My Neighbor, Charles

South Korean television series

My Neighbor, Charles
Genre	Reality television
Created by	KBS
Written by	Park Hee-jin, Oh Myung-seon, Park Jeong-mi, Lee Sang-mi, Shin Eun-mi, Kim Ah-rim, Son Min-young, Hong Sung-hye, Kim Hee-yoon
Directed by	Lee Hae-don, Jeon Hye-ran, Choi Yoon-young
Presented by	Choi Won-jeong
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	375 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Kim Ja-young
Production location	South Korea
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	55 min
Production company	KBS
Original release
Network	KBS1
Release	January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06) – present (present)

My Neighbor, Charles (Korean: 이웃집 찰스) is a South Korean reality-variety show that airs on KBS 1TV every Tuesday at 19:40 (KST).^[1]

Synopsis

Each episode follows the daily lives of foreigners in South Korea, filmed over the span of two weeks. Daily routines, language acquisition, and culture differences are shown during the program.^[2]^[3]

Some episodes follow members of the Korean diaspora that have returned to South Korea, including Sakhalin Koreans^[4] and Koryo-saram.^[5]

Format

The show is filmed in a multiple-camera format. Cameras follow the subjects on their daily routines.

A sit-down studio interview is shown at the beginning and end of the episode.

Episodes

References

^ "이웃집 찰스". 이웃집 찰스 (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "Program Info". Archived from the original on November 27, 2016.
^ "'이웃집 찰스' 마샤, 하루 매출 1000만 식당 사장님 변신". 한국일보 (in Korean). October 28, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "'이웃집찰스' 사할린 한인 3세, 번역기로 대화하는 사연". 국제뉴스 (in Korean). February 6, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "'이웃집 찰스' 함박마을 고려인 김 이리나·차 예카테리나 사연 소개". 국제뉴스 (in Korean). May 7, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.