New Delhi: According to reports, Idol Star Athletics Championships, a very popular athletics program on MBC, will return for Chuseok 2024.
Having taken a two-year break, MBC will reportedly return to producing the Idol Star Athletics Championships for this year’s Chuseok. The filming of the variety show is set to take place in August, and it is anticipated to debut in September, just in time for the Chuseok holidays. There will likely be futsal, golf, and relay races during this year’s tournament.
Since the 2022 Chuseok edition, the Idol Star Athletics Championships have been on hiatus.
Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) is set to return in August. pic.twitter.com/tMofQwL8A1
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Return of ISAC
According to the media reports on June 20, 2024, a source from MBC stated that the Idol Star Athletics Championships will be held in the Fall of 2024. MBC confirmed, “It is true that ISAC will return for this year’s Chuseok, with recording scheduled for August.”
In addition, the source said that the shooting is slated to take place in August. Chuseok, also known as the Korean Thanksgiving, is the time when the show will take place.
The Idol Star Athletics Championships were held for the last time in the year 2022. For the last two years, the competition has been put on hold for a while.
Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) will reportedly return in August after 2 year hiatus.https://t.co/G2K7mls9UI pic.twitter.com/HcGD7dU10m
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About the Show
The K-pop stars who appear on Idol Star Athletics Championships compete in a variety of sports events. Idols can connect at the event, while fans can cheer them on and enjoy seeing various K-pop groups perform together. Many sports are included in the ISAC, such as futsal, archery, wrestling, relays, and rhythm gymnastics.
In 2010, during the South Korean holidays of Chuseok and Lunar New Year, MBC first premiered the sports show – ISAC. But the COVID-19 epidemic forced the show to pause for three years, and it didn’t return until the 2022 Chuseok special. Once again, the show has been at the centre of several controversies. And now, in Chuseok 2024, after a two-year absence, it will come back again.
Notable K-pop groups have competed in the tournament in the past, including BTS, SEVENTEEN, Teen Top, NCT, TWICE, ITZY, Red Velvet, B1A4, and many more.
