Idol Star Athletics Championships
A MBC Original
A rotating roster of pop idols is put through a series of athletic contests while grouped into competing teams. The show focuses on performance and play instead of drama, pairing familiar faces from music and entertainment with straightforward sporting challenges. Participants trade stage lights... Read more
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About Idol Star Athletics Championships
A rotating roster of pop idols is put through a series of athletic contests while grouped into competing teams. The show focuses on performance and play instead of drama, pairing familiar faces from music and entertainment with straightforward sporting challenges. Participants trade stage lights for tracks, courts, and fields, and the emphasis is on speed, coordination, and teamwork rather than personal backstories. Matches are staged as short, high-energy events that highlight athletic skills, quick reactions, and playful rivalries, with winners celebrated and losers teased good-naturedly. The format keeps things simple and upbeat, aiming to entertain fans by showing idols in an unfamiliar, active element without altering the core of their public personas.
Released in 2010, this reality TV special presents itself as a light competition, featuring idol groups and solo performers. It’s formatted around team-based events and episodic broadcasts that emphasize variety show pacing over serialized storytelling.
There are no widely reported major awards or nominations associated with this show, it functions more as a fan-oriented entertainment piece than an awards contender. Its appeal has tended to be measured in viewer engagement and social media interest rather than industry trophies.
The program has resonated with fan communities, creating many shareable moments and encouraging viewers to root for their favorite idols outside of music or acting. Clips of standout performances or surprising athletic feats often circulate online, and the show has influenced how variety programming mixes celebrity culture with light sports content.
Critical and audience response tends to focus on the show's strengths: it’s fun, energetic, and showcases a different side of performers. The listed vote average of 8.0/10 reflects positive viewer impressions, especially among fans who enjoy seeing teamwork, friendly rivalry, and physical skills paired with variety-show banter. Overall, it emphasizes entertainment value and camaraderie over high-stakes competition or dramatic storytelling.
Details
- Release Date
- September 25, 2010
- Episode Length
- 1h 10m
- User Ratings
- 1 votes
- Type
- TV Series
- Seasons
- 24
- Episodes
- 66
- Network
- MBC
- Status
- Returning Series
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Reality
- Country
- South Korea
- Studio
- MBC
Seasons (24 seasons, 66 episodes)
Season 1
2 episodes - 2010
Season 2
2 episodes - 2011
Season 3
2 episodes - 2011
Season 4
2 episodes - 2012
Season 5
2 episodes - 2012
Season 6
1 episodes - 2013
Season 7
2 episodes - 2013
Season 8
2 episodes - 2014
Season 9
2 episodes - 2014
Season 10
2 episodes - 2015
Season 11
2 episodes - 2015
2016 ISOC New Year Special
2 episodes - 2016
2016 ISOC Chuseok Special
2 episodes - 2016
2017 ISAC
2 episodes - 2017
2018 ISAC
4 episodes - 2018
2018 Chuseok Special
4 episodes - 2018
2019 ISAC
4 episodes - 2019
2019 Chuseok Special
6 episodes - 2019
2020 ISAC
9 episodes - 2020
2020 Idol eSports / Woof Woof Athletics Championships Chuseok Special
2 episodes - 2020
2021 ISAC: Hall of Fame
2 episodes - 2021
2022 Chuseok Special
3 episodes - 2022
2024 Chuseok Special
3 episodes - 2024
Season 24
3 episodes - 2025
