{{short description|South Korean reality show}} {{use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = | image = Youn's Stay (promotional poster).jpg | image_size = | caption = Promotional poster | genre = Reality show | country = South Korea | language = Korean<br/>English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 12 | starring = See list | director = Na Young-seok<br>Kim Se-hee | writer = Kim Ran-ju | location = Gurye County, South Jeolla Province | runtime = 100 minutes | company = CJ ENM | channel = tvN | first_aired = {{start date|2021|1|8}} | last_aired = {{end date|2021|4|2}} | related = {{plainlist| *Youn's Kitchen *Jinny's Kitchen *Jinny's Kitchen: Team Building }} }} '''''Youn's Stay''''' ({{korean|윤스테이}}) is a South Korean reality show which premiered on tvN on January 8, 2021, and aired every Friday at 21:10 (KST).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/tv/article/2020123145114|script-title=ko:돌아온 '윤식당' 멤버들…'윤스테이', 1월 8일 첫 방송 [공식]|website=Tenasia|date=December 31, 2020|last=Jung|first=Tae-geon|language=ko}}</ref>
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, many important changes were made to the original format of the reality show "''Youn's Kitchen''" for the third season, leading the producers to make the decision to release it under the new title "''Youn's Stay''".<ref name="pandemic">{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2021/04/26/yuh-jung-youn-viki-travel-reality-show-youns-kitchen-watch|title='Youn's Kitchen' to 'Youn's Stay,' TV show producer talks about changes after pandemic|website=The Korea Times|date=January 6, 2021|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/09/398_302061.html|title=Get Your Yuh-Jung Youn Fix In Viki Reality Travel Show, 'Youn's Kitchen'|website=Decider|date=April 26, 2021|last=McCarthy|first=Sean L.}}</ref> It is the first spin-off of ''Youn's Kitchen''.
==Overview== The show is a rebrand from ''Youn's Kitchen'', in which the cast members operate a hanok guesthouse, specially for foreigners who have lived in South Korea for less than a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/12/31/entertainment/television/Youns-Stay-tvN-Na-Youngseok/20201231150300472.html|title=New reality show 'Youn's Stay' to begin airing from Jan. 8 on tvN|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=December 31, 2020|last=Lee|first=Jae-lim}}</ref>
==Cast== * Youn Yuh-jung as herself (Owner and CEO of Youn's Stay) * Lee Seo-jin as himself (Vice CEO of Youn's Stay) * Jung Yu-mi as herself (Manager) * Park Seo-joon as himself (Manager) * Choi Woo-shik as himself (Intern)
==Production== Since travelling abroad was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the reality show took place in Korea to run a traditional hanok guest house in South Jeolla Province instead of opening a small Korean restaurant overseas. According to the series producer, Kim Sae-hee, the show's purpose was to show the guests (who were mainly foreigners who have lived in South Korea for less than a year for educational or business matters) part of the culture and "beauty of Korea" that they couldn't see freely due to the pandemic.<ref name="pandemic"/>
Matching the change of format, it is stated in December 2020 that the new season is renamed "Youn's Stay".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202012220053|script-title=ko:[단독]'윤식당'→'윤스테이' 외국인 손님 받았다… "1월 첫방송"|website=Ilgan Sports|date=December 22, 2020|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|language=ko}}</ref>
===Casting=== On April 1, 2020, it is revealed that production had tried to take Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi and Park Seo-joon abroad to film the third season of ''Youn's Stay'' but were unable to due to the COVID-19 situation.<ref name="Ilgan0401">{{cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202004010027|script-title=ko:[단독]차승원·유해진, '삼시세끼'로 4년만에 돌아온다|website=Ilgan Sports|date=April 1, 2020|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|language=ko}}</ref>
On October 26, 2020, the new addition of actor Choi Woo-shik is announced.<ref name="Ilgan1026">{{cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202010260073|script-title=ko:[단독]박서준·최우식, '윤식당3' 함께… "내달 촬영 시작"|website=Ilgan Sports|date=October 26, 2020|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|language=ko}}</ref> Choi is known for ''Our Beloved Summer'' and the highly awarded movie ''Parasite'' in which actor Park Seo-joon also played.
Choi joins as the new intern of the hotel, while Youn stays the owner and CEO. Others are promoted: Lee as Vice President, Jung and Park as managers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202012310059|script-title=ko:'윤스테이', 1월 8일 첫방송… "한국의 美 담아냈다"|website=Ilgan Sports|date=December 31, 2020|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|language=ko}}</ref>
The part-time helper, Shin Gu, does not appear in this show.
===Filming=== While the initial plan was to produce a third season for the original program "''Youn's Kitchen''", the production had to face the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and shutdown in 2020, leading to major changes in the show format. First, the filming of season 3 which was planned for March 3, 2020 overseas was postponed until the second half of the year, monitoring the global situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202003100029|script-title=ko:코로나19로 연예계 보릿고개 장기화|website=Ilgan Sports|date=March 10, 2020|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|language=ko}}</ref><ref name="Ilgan0401"/><br/>On October 26, 2020, it is announced that, after considering filming in January 2021, the filming would take place in Korea in the end of November 2020.<ref name="Ilgan1026"/> However, for safety reasons related to the COVID propagation, the location was kept secret. The broadcast was also scheduled for January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000874421|title=[DA:이슈] '윤식당3' 측 "이서진·윤여정·정유미·박서준·최우식 출연, 1월 방송" (공식)|website=Naver x Donga|date=November 27, 2020|last=Hong|first=Se-young|language=ko}}</ref>
==Viewership== <section begin="ratings" /> {{Television ratings graph | title = Youn's Stay | refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20180105|title=Nielsen Korea|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|language=ko|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref> | average = y | width = 250 | height = 190 | country = South Korea | - <!-- E01 -->|2.172 <!-- E02 -->|2.654 <!-- E03 -->|2.950 <!-- E04 -->|2.919 <!-- E05 -->|2.849 <!-- E06 -->|1.971 <!-- E07 -->|1.859 <!-- E08 -->|1.753 <!-- E09 -->|2.025 <!-- E010 -->|1.890 <!-- E011 -->|1.797 <!-- E012 -->|1.661 <!-- S01_AV -->|2.208 }}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;max-width:450px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;" |- |+ Average TV viewership ratings |- ! rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}} ! rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date ! colspan="2" | Average audience share<br>(Nielsen Korea)<ref name="nielsen1">{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=0&ie=utf8&query=%EC%9C%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%85%8C%EC%9D%B4|title=AGB Nielsen Ratings 1|language=ko|via=Naver}}</ref><ref name="nielsen2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01|title=AGB Nielsen Ratings 2|language=ko|via=nielsenkorea}}</ref><ref name="nielsen3">{{cite web|url=https://search.daum.net/search?w=tot&DA=YZR&t__nil_searchbox=btn&sug=&sugo=&sq=&o=&q=%EC%9C%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%85%8C%EC%9D%B4|title=AGB Nielsen Ratings 3|language=ko|via=Daum}}</ref> |- ! width="90" | Nationwide ! width="90" | Seoul |- ! 1 | January 8, 2021 || 8.210% || 9.828% |- ! 2 | January 15, 2021 || 10.212% || 11.699% |- ! 3 | January 22, 2021 || 11.486% || 13.280% |- ! 4 | January 29, 2021 || 11.404% || 13.204% |- ! 5 | February 5, 2021 || {{color|red|'''11.578%'''}} || {{color|red|'''13.339%'''}} |- ! 6 | February 19, 2021 || 7.852% || 9.148% |- ! 7 | February 26, 2021 || 7.591% || 8.069% |- ! 8 | March 5, 2021 || 7.315% || 8.556% |- ! 9 | March 12, 2021 || 8.272% || 9.534% |- ! 10 | March 19, 2021 || 7.145% || 7.715% |- ! 11 | March 26, 2021 || 7.390% || 8.591% |- ! 12 | April 2, 2021 || {{color|blue|'''6.613%'''}} || {{color|blue|'''7.458%'''}} |- ! colspan="2" | Average ! {{color|green|'''8.756%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''10.035%'''}} |- | colspan="5" | * {{small|In the table above, {{color|blue|'''the blue numbers'''}} represent the lowest ratings<br>and {{color|red|'''the red numbers'''}} represent the highest ratings.}} * {{small|This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://tvn.cjenm.com/ko/younstay/}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{TVN (South Korea) Variety Programs}} {{Na Yeong-seok}}
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