K-pop Idol Seniors and Juniors Turn Egypt Into a Class War for Super Junior and NCT in ENA’s “The Prince and the Beggar”

ENA’s new travel survival show, “The Prince and the Beggar,” shakes up the variety landscape next month on the 27th at 11:15 p.m.

A brutal survival tale of social class under the land of the pharaohs

Set against the sweeping scenery of Egypt, six of South Korea’s top K-pop artists plunge into a blood-pumping struggle for power. Super Junior’s Lee Teuk and Shin Dong, Dawn, WEi’s Kim Yo-han, NCT’s Johnny and Jisung take center stage. Over 6 nights and 7 days, they cross Cairo, Luxor, and Hurghada—seizing the power of the prince, where only the winner rules everything. By contrast, the loser is reduced to a brutal beggar and must endure relentless sandstorms at their limits.

Producer Lee Tae-kyung of tvN’s Amazing Saturday takes the helm. With missions that are thoroughly localized and a plot full of unpredictability, the show promises a catharsis like none before. The program will be streamed simultaneously worldwide through the global OTT Disney+, and is expected to write a new hit formula for K-variety.