Akdong Broadcast Club Pioneered K-Pop Survival Shows Before Tragedy Ended Its Success
Long before Produce 101 popularized Korea’s survival show format, MBC aired Akdong Broadcast Club in 2001, a Saturday program that held nationwide…
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