Life Bar

Life Bar (Korean: 인생술집; RR: Insaengsuljip) is a South Korean Talk show distributed by tvN every Thursday night at 11:00. Season 1 broadcast its final episode on April 13, 2017. Season 2 premiered on May 18, 2017.^[2]

Life Bar
Promotional poster
Also known as	Tipsy Talk
Genre	Talk show
Starring	Shin Dong-yup Kim Jun-hyun Kim Hee-chul Han Hye-jin
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	118
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	SM C&C[1]
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08) – April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)

Format

It is a unique talk show where celebrity guests and the three show hosts candidly share their life stories over a drink. The ratings for the show were upped to "19+", making it the only R-rated show on tvN.^[3][4]

Although it is a talk show entertainment program, it contains live drinking scenes. It broadcasts on the 15-year-old broadcast, and it was broadcast by the audience rating of 19 years old or over. However, after the second store, It is broadcasting again with a 15-year-old rating.^[5]

permanent segment:

• Masterpiece of Love: A quote to explain your life.

Broadcaster

Host

Name	Duration	Ref.
Shin Dong-yup	December 8, 2016 – April 11, 2019
Kim Jun-hyun	December 8, 2016 – July 20, 2017 January 4, 2018 – April 11, 2019	[6]
Kim Hee-chul	May 18, 2017 – April 11, 2019	[7]
Han Hye-jin	June 7, 2018 – April 11, 2019	[8]
Tak Jae-hoon	December 8, 2016 – April 13, 2017	[7]
Eric Nam	February 2 – April 13, 2017
Yoo Se-yoon	August 3 – December 28, 2017	[6][9]
Yura	May 18 – December 28, 2017	[6][7]
Jang Do-yeon	January 4 – May 24, 2018	[6][8]

Employees

Name	Duration
Kim Root	May 18 – July 20, 2017
J Model	August 3, 2017 – May 24, 2018
Jin Hae-Sung	June 7, 2018 – April 11, 2019

List of episodes

Main article: List of Life Bar episodes

Year		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	2016	4	December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)	December 29, 2016 (2016-12-29)
	2017	47	January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)	December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)
	2018	52	January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04)	December 27, 2018 (2018-12-27)
	2019	15	January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03)	April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

2016

List of ratings (episode 1–4)

Episode #	Air Date	AGB Nielsen ratings[10][11]
Season 1
1	December 8, 2016	1.260%
2	December 15, 2016	0.856%
3	December 22, 2016	1.126%
4	December 29, 2016	0.651%

2017

List of ratings (episode 5–51)

Episode #	Air Date	AGB Nielsen ratings[10][11]
Season 1
5	January 5, 2017	1.151%
6	January 12, 2017	0.665%
7	January 19, 2017	0.944%
8	January 26, 2017	0.7%
9	February 2, 2017	1.087%
10	February 9, 2017	0.809%
11	February 16, 2017	0.794%
12	February 23, 2017	0.616%
13	March 2, 2017	0.603%
14	March 9, 2017	0.495%
15	March 16, 2017	1.047%
16	March 23, 2017	1.010%
17	March 30, 2017	1.069%
18	April 6, 2017	0.801%
19	April 13, 2017	0.760%
Season 2
20	May 18, 2017	0.987%
21	May 25, 2017	1.270%
22	June 1, 2017	0.870%
23	June 8, 2017	1.449%
24	June 15, 2017	1.597%
25	June 22, 2017	1.632%
26	June 29, 2017	1.077%
27	July 6, 2017	1.259%
28	July 13, 2017	1.468%
29	July 20, 2017	1.132%
30	August 3, 2017	1.431%
31	August 10, 2017	1.239%
32	August 17, 2017	1.561%
33	August 24, 2017	1.361%
34	August 31, 2017	1.206%
35	September 7, 2017	1.731%
36	September 14, 2017	1.185%
37	September 21, 2017	1.032%
38	September 28, 2017	1.491%
39	October 3, 2017	2.197%
40	October 12, 2017	1.183%
41	October 19, 2017	1.155%
42	October 26, 2017	1.065%
43	November 2, 2017	1.784%
44	November 9, 2017	1.253%
45	November 16, 2017	1.334%
46	November 23, 2017	1.459%
47	November 30, 2017	1.499%
48	December 7, 2017	1.439%
49	December 14, 2017	1.761%
50	December 21, 2017	1.149%
51	December 28, 2017	1.604%

2018

List of ratings (episode 52–103)

Episode #	Air Date	AGB Nielsen ratings[10][11]
Season 2
52	January 4, 2018	1.720%
53	January 11, 2018	1.420%
54	January 18, 2018	1.943%
55	January 25, 2018	1.533%
56	February 1, 2018	2.099%
57	February 8, 2018	2.844%
58	February 15, 2018	2.037%
59	February 22, 2018	1.555%
60	March 1, 2018	1.795%
61	March 8, 2018	1.592%
62	March 15, 2018	1.285%
63	March 22, 2018	1.781%
64	March 29, 2018	1.101%
65	April 5, 2018	1.684%
66	April 12, 2018	1.187%
67	April 19, 2018	1.431%
68	April 26, 2018	0.974%
69	May 3, 2018	1.307%
70	May 10, 2018	1.469%
71	May 17, 2018	1.203%
72	May 24, 2018	0.982%
73	May 31, 2018	2.025%
74	June 7, 2018	1.979%
75	June 14, 2018	2.486%
76	June 21, 2018	1.826%
77	June 28, 2018	2.391%
78	July 5, 2018	1.901%
79	July 12, 2018	2.331%
80	July 19, 2018	2.371%
81	July 26, 2018	2.844%
82	August 2, 2018	1.584%
83	August 9, 2018	2.473%
84	August 16, 2018	2.429%
85	August 23, 2018	2.053%
86	August 30, 2018	2.312%
87	September 6, 2018	2.032%
88	September 13, 2018	1.710%
89	September 20, 2018	1.102%
90	September 27, 2018	1.396%
91	October 4, 2018	2.065%
92	October 11, 2018	1.644%
93	October 18, 2018	1.210%
94	October 25, 2018	1.177%
95	November 1, 2018	2.161%
96	November 8, 2018	2.011%
97	November 15, 2018	1.121%
98	November 22, 2018	1.546%
99	November 29, 2018	3.028%
100	December 6, 2018	2.407%
101	December 13, 2018	2.158%
102	December 20, 2018	1.169%
103	December 27, 2018	1.668%

2019

List of ratings (episode 104–118)

Episode #	Air Date	AGB Nielsen ratings[10][11]
Season 2
104	January 3, 2019	1.320%
105	January 10, 2019	1.820%
106	January 17, 2019	1.900%
107	January 24, 2019	1.988%
108	January 31, 2019	2.765%
109	February 7, 2019	1.994%
110	February 14, 2019	3.566%
111	February 21, 2019	2.017%
112	February 28, 2019	1.711%
113	March 7, 2019	1.607%
114	March 14, 2019	1.376%
115	March 21, 2019	1.874%
116	March 28, 2019	1.593%
117	April 4, 2019	1.122%
118	April 11, 2019	1.536%

• Note that the show airs on a cable channel (pay TV), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast (FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2017	2018 Korea First Brand Awards	Talk Show	Life Bar	Won	[12]