Name: Camping Club
Genre: Variety Show, Travel, Comedy
Released: 2019-07-14
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Lee Hyori, Ock Joo Hyun, Lee Jin, Sung Yuri

Lee Hyori is a South Korean singer and TV personality born on May 10, 1979, in Cheongwon, South Korea. Her debut in the Korean entertainment industry came when she joined “first generation” K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, with Ock Joo Hyun, Lee Jin, and Sung Yu Ri in 1998. The group remained active until 2002. The following year, she released her first solo album, “Stylish,” featuring the hit single "10 Minutes." She went on to make a brief foray into the world of acting, appearing in “Three-leaf Clover (2005). She then returned to her music career, releasing “Dark Angel” in 2006. She has become a variety and reality show regular, appearing in tiles such as “Superstar K” (2009) and “Magic Eye” (2014). She appeared alongside her husband in 2017 reality show “Hyori’s Homestay,” and was reunited with her fellow Fin.K.L members for 2019 reality show “Camping Club.”

Lee Hyori

Ock Joo Hyun is a South Korean singer and musical theater actress. Born on March 20, 1980, she launched her career in 1998 as the lead singer for the popular K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, which was active from 1998 to 2002 and 2005 to 2008. Outside of the girl group, she has enjoyed a successful solo music career and also gained fame as a radio DJ, a member of various variety shows, and with her yoga fitness ventures. But starting in 2008, Ock Joo Hyun has enjoyed tremendous success as a musical theater actress, winning numerous awards for her starring roles in such big-hit productions as “AIDA,” “Chicago,” “Monte Cristo,” “Das Musical: Elisabeth,” “Rebecca” and “Wicked.”

Ock Joo Hyun

Lee Jin is South Korean singer and actress born on March 21, 1980, in Seoul, South Korea. She first burst onto the Korean entertainment scene when she debuted as a member of four-member “first generation” K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, alongside Ock Joo Hyun, Sung Yu Ri, and Lee Hyori. The group’s first album was “Blue Rain” in 1998, and they ceased activities in 2002. Lee Jin subsequently decided to turn her hand to acting, appearing in Season 3 of the sitcom “Nonstop” (2002). She then went on to appear in a number of TV series – such as “The King and I” (2007) – and movies like “Too Fragile to Be Loved” (2009). She is also a variety and reality show star, appearing in titles like “X-Man” (2005), “Heroes” (2010), and “Camping Club” (2019).

Lee Jin

Sung Yuri is an award-winning South Korean singer and actress. She was born on March 3, 1981, in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, in what was then West Germany. Her father, Sung Jong Hyun, was a prominent theology professor at Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary and was studying in West Germany at the time of Sung Yuri’s birth. She returned with her family to Korea when she was 4 years old. Sung Yuri made her debut as a singer as part of the K-pop girl group Fin.K.L in 1998 and enjoyed tremendous success until the group became inactive in 2005. After all the members began pursuing solo careers in 2002, Sung Yuri turned to acting and made her acting debut in the 2002 television drama “Bad Girls.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Snow Queen” (2006), “Hong Gil Dong” (2008), “Swallow the Sun” (2009), “Romance Town” (2011), “Feast of the Gods” (2012) and “The Secret of Birth” (2013). Sung Yuri also served as host of the popular television reality series “Healing Camp” from 2013 to 2015.

Sung Yuri

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Four-member girl group Fin.K.L. set the standard for K-pop in the late 1990s, transforming the entertainment scene with a string of popular hits. In 2002, they halted activities and went their own separate ways. But for a very brief reunion in 2004, the four women – Lee Hyori, Lee Jin, Ock Joo Hyun, and Sung Yuri – have not worked together since.

Since their Fin.K.L. days, the women have all pursued successful careers, with three going on to become in-demand actresses, and Lee Hyori becoming one of the most successful Korean female solo singers of all time.

All that changes when the quartet reunites for a cross-country camping trip reality show that sees them travel the length and breadth of South Korea – reminiscing about old times, catching up on each other’s lives, and getting into brand-new adventures.

At the end of their quest, the four women must decide if they will reunite once more – on stage this time – to perform at a concert marking 21 years since their 1998 debut release “Blue Rain.” Will the trip generate enough nostalgia to convince them to perform as Fin.K.L. once more – or will they decide to let go of the past once and for all?

“Camping Club” is a 2019 Viki Original reality show. The program’s executive producer is Yoon Hyun Joon.

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