Kim Tae-ri's First Variety Show, 'After School Theater Club Teacher' to Air in 2026

Kim Tae-ri has announced her first variety show challenge since her debut.

According to a report from a media outlet on September 23, Kim Tae-ri is said to be preparing a variety show titled 〈After School Theater Club Teacher〉. The program will feature Kim Tae-ri as a theater teacher at a rural elementary school, conducting theater classes for students, and is expected to be her first variety show.

In response, Kim Tae-ri's agency and tvN confirmed that they are preparing the program. It is scheduled to air in 2026, but tvN stated, "The details have not been finalized," and did not provide a definitive answer regarding the previously known format.

Having debuted in the entertainment industry in 2016 with 〈The Handmaiden〉, Kim Tae-ri has gained public love through works such as 〈Little Forest〉, 〈Mr. Sunshine〉, 〈Twenty-Five Twenty-One〉, 〈The Cursed〉, and 〈The Age of Youth〉. It raises curiosity about what achievements she will make as she appears in her first variety show in ten years.