SBS sets “Master Jang Hang-jun” premiere for 15th next month with twist audition for top stars

A meticulously crafted world that moves between fiction and reality

SBS' ambitious new variety program “Master Jang Hang-jun” will premiere on the 15th next month. Breaking from cookie-cutter variety formats, the show has drawn attention in the television industry with an original concept that combines a mockumentary and a talk show.

The show's main draw is film director Jang Hang-jun and the deadpan fictional world he creates. In the program, he plays a master director who helmed the fictional blockbuster “The Man Who Lives With the King,” which supposedly sold 10 million tickets. He will personally hold auditions to find a top-tier actor for his next film. Each episode's celebrity guest will engage in a high-stakes battle of wits and sharp banter with Jang Hang-jun within the fictional setup.

Song Eun-yi, known for her Midas touch in variety television, and webtoon artist Kim Poong, who has built a singular persona, are also joining the cast and raising the show's overall polish. The trio's trademark chemistry is expected to bring lively humor to an audition format that could otherwise feel heavy. Viewers will see whether their meticulous planning, which moves between reality and fiction, delivers a fresh sense of release.