# Wizard of Nowhere

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***Wizard of Nowhere*** () is a South Korean [travel](/source/Travel_documentary)-[reality show](/source/Reality_show) on [MBC TV](/source/MBC_TV_(South_Korean_TV_channel)) that started airing on June 5, 2017. The cast of six, divided into two teams, goes to another country for three days. In those three days, they are given missions to do. Before midnight strikes, they must reach their destination for the day. The cast has no phones or wallets or money with them, or even personal belongings. All they have are the essentials from the producers: sleeping bags, tents, cooking equipment, utensils, and some hiking gear. Most of the time, they rely on hitchhiking to complete strangers to get around.

## Broadcast timeline

Episode type Broadcast date Broadcast time Pilot June 5, 2017 Mondays at 23:00 (KST) June 17, 2017 – July 1, 2017 Saturdays at 23:15 (KST) Regular July 30, 2017 – September 3, 2017 Sundays at 18:45 (KST) September 10, 2017 – November 12, 2017 Not airing due to MBC Labor Union strike November 19, 2017 – May 27, 2018 Sundays at 18:45 (KST)

## Cast

### Regular members

Member Episodes Corresponding Location Kim Soo-ro Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31 Nepal · Georgia · Kamchatka Peninsula · Sicily · Tasmania · Sri Lanka · Estonia Um Ki-joon Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–9, 21–31 Nepal · Georgia · Kamchatka Peninsula · Sri Lanka · Estonia Yoon Jung-soo Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31 Nepal · Georgia · Kamchatka Peninsula · Sicily · Tasmania · Sri Lanka · Estonia Kim Tae-won Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–19, 26–31 Nepal · Georgia · Kamchatka Peninsula · Sicily · Estonia Choi Min-yong Pilot 2–4; Regular 1–5, 10–20 Nepal · Georgia · Sicily · Tasmania Kim Jin-woo (WINNER) Regular 1–25 Georgia · Kamchatka Peninsula · Sicily · Tasmania · Sri Lanka Han Chae-young Regular 6–20, 26–31 Kamchatka Peninsula · Sicily · Tasmania · Estonia Eric Nam Regular 16–31 Sicily · Tasmania · Sri Lanka · Estonia Don Spike Regular 20–31 Tasmania · Sri Lanka · Estonia

### Guest members

Member Episodes Corresponding Location Niel (Teen Top) Pilot 1–4 Nepal Kim Yong-woon (Kim Jin-woo's father) Regular 8–9 Kamchatka Peninsula Oh Se-deuk Regular 15–19 Sicily Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel) Regular 21–25 Sri Lanka Han Hyun-min Regular 22–25 Sri Lanka

## List of episodes

### Pilot

Episode # Broadcast date Visited place Cast member 1–4 June 5, 2017 – July 1, 2017 Nepal Kim Soo-ro, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jung-soo Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Niel (Teen Top)

### Regular broadcast

Total episode # Regular episode # Broadcast date Visited place Cast member 5–9 1–5 July 30, 2017 – August 27, 2017 Georgia Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Kim Jin-woo (WINNER) Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Yoon Jung-soo 10–13 6–9 September 3, 2017 November 19, 2017 – December 3, 2017 Kamchatka Peninsula Yoon Jung-soo, Um Ki-joon, Han Chae-young Kim Su-ro, Kim Tae-won, Kim Jin-woo, Kim Yong-woon 13–19 9–15 December 3, 2017 – January 14, 2018 Sicily Yoon Jung-soo, Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam Kim Su-ro, Kim Jin-woo, Han Chae-young, Oh Se-deuk 20–24 16–20 January 21, 2018 – February 4, 2018 February 25, 2018 – March 4, 2018 Tasmania Yoon Jung-soo, Han Chae-young, Kim Jin-woo, Don Spike Kim Su-ro, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam 25–29 21–25 March 11, 2018 March 25, 2018 – April 15, 2018 Sri Lanka Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam, Kim Jin-woo Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), Han Hyun-min 30–35 26–31 April 22, 2018 – May 27, 2018 Estonia Kim Tae-won, Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Han Chae-young Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam

## 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.

### 2017

Episode # Broadcast date Average audience share AGB Nielsen[2] (Nationwide) TNmS[3] (Nationwide) 1 July 30, 2017 5.2% 5.1% 2 August 6, 2017 5.9% 6.2% 3 August 13, 2017 5.7% 5.8% 4 August 20, 2017 6.0% 7.5% 5 August 27, 2017 4.9% 6.3% 6 September 3, 2017 5.5% 5.9% Ten weeks break due to MBC Labor Union strike 7 November 19, 2017 6.1% 5.8% 8 November 26, 2017 6.5% 6.9% 9 December 3, 2017 5.2% 5.6% 10 December 10, 2017 6.3% 7.2% 11 December 17, 2017 7.3% 6.3% 12 December 24, 2017 8.3% 8.8% 13 December 31, 2017 5.9% 5.3%

### 2018

Episode # Broadcast date Average audience share TNmS[3] (Nationwide) AGB Nielsen[2] (Nationwide) 14 January 7 6.8% 7.0% 15 January 14 7.2% 6.6% 16 January 21 7.3% 6.3% 17 January 28 7.6% 6.7% 18 February 4 7.4% 7.9% Two weeks break due to PyeongChang Olympics 2018 19 February 25 7.3% 7.2% 20 March 4 7.4% 6.0% 21 March 11 7.8% 6.6% — March 18 colspan="2" 22 March 25 8.1% 6.3% 23 April 1 7.2% 6.2% 24 April 8 6.4% 5.8% 25 April 15 6.2% 5.4% 26 April 22 6.8% 5.7% 27 April 29 5.6% 5.9% 28 May 6 5.1% 4.5% 29 May 13 5.7% 4.5% 30 May 20 5.4% 5.0% 31 (End) May 27 5.0% 5.0%

## Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients Result 2017 17th MBC Entertainment Awards[4][5] Program of the Year Wizard of Nowhere Top Excellence Award, Variety Category Kim Soo-ro Excellence Award, Variety Category Yoon Jung-soo Choi Min-yong Rookie Award, Variety Category Han Chae-young Um Ki-joon Kim Jin-woo Best Teamwork Award Wizard of Nowhere Special Award (Variety Show) Yoon Jung-soo Best Couple Award Kim Tae-won & Yoon Jung-soo

## References

1. ["*Wizard of Nowhere'*s production team on MBC official website"](https://program.imbc.com/Concept/ozwizard) (in Korean). *[MBC](/source/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201021044850/http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/ozwizard/concept/index.html) October 21, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

1. ["Nielsen Korea"](http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=01). *www.nielsenkorea.co.kr*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171119004905/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=01) 2017-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

1. ["ko:오지의 마법사 : 네이버 통합검색"](https://search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_hty.top&where=nexearch&query=%EC%98%A4%EC%A7%80%EC%9D%98+%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%82%AC&oquery=%EC%98%A4%EC%A7%80%EC%9D%98+%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%82%AC&tqi=TlWP7lpVuFZssusVB84ssssssSl-284277) (in Korean). *search.naver.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201021025023/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_hty.top&where=nexearch&query=%EC%98%A4%EC%A7%80%EC%9D%98+%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%82%AC&oquery=%EC%98%A4%EC%A7%80%EC%9D%98+%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%82%AC&tqi=TlWP7lpVuFZssusVB84ssssssSl-284277) October 21, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

1. Jung Yoo-na (December 29, 2017). ["\[MBC 연예대상\] 전현무 대상·박나래 최우수상...'나혼자산다' 싹쓸이(종합)"](http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/12/30/2017123000011.html) (in Korean). *[The Chosun Ilbo](/source/The_Chosun_Ilbo)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171229182920/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/12/30/2017123000011.html) December 29, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2017.

1. Ha Soo-jeong (December 29, 2017). ["\[MBC 연예대상 종합\] 전현무 생애 첫 대상-올해의예능상 '나혼자산다'"](http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110804512) (in Korean). *[OSEN](/source/Osen_(newspaper))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231806/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110804512) December 29, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2017.

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