Tanaka-kun_Vibes
Good survival show! Though needs some improvements
Probably the best survival show I’ve seen Korea make yet! Winning was based on results, not by biased judges, predetermined results or judges wanting to see something “new” or “fresh” (looking at you dbo). There it was friendly competition, competitiveness but also encouragement.
However there is a production bias of what the perfect/strongest body looks like and can achieve. Balance, speed,etc. (can’t recall all 5/6) were not represented nor did every contestant get tested in each category. Would watch a s2, but hopefully they’d make improvements.
“Finding the perfect body regardless of gender, age, race” my a**! They had 2 foreigners, 1 white and 1 black. Most of the people when looked up were in their 20s/30s. The oldest person, that we know of, was 48 Korean age. 23/100 (I think) were females and a lot of quests, especially those with instant elimination, catered toward bigger, bulkier build (AKA the guys). Body weight and teamwork that tests all aspects of the “perfect body” would be ideal.
A couple ideas of change: 1) It should be a ranking system, not elimination, if you want to find the most ideal body type because (sub)test could’ve had a different outcome if, for example, they did tile flipping and/or shuttle run before tug-of-war. If the producers want to keep a competitive edge then top #s get and advantage and/or bottom #s get a disadvantage. This way everyone has a chance to participate in an event and show their versatility, or lack of; 2) do the punishments rounds as round 1, letting people choose what they think they’d be best at, and therefore the best of each category moves on to the other quests; or 3) everything stays the same except no one is officially off the show right away- everyone gets 1-2 challenge cards that they can use at any point, before it’s down to top 3, where if they do better than someone in that event they swap places with the other competitor. Statues are smashed if you’ve used up all challenges or fail to get back into the competition before final 3; 4) either lower the prize money, be one gender, or if it’s going to be coed, any lifting (rock or statue) should be at least a % of average “strong” body weight for equity reasons - greed played a role in some people’s decisions, though it did give survival of the fittest at times, others it just didn’t make sense.
However there is a production bias of what the perfect/strongest body looks like and can achieve. Balance, speed,etc. (can’t recall all 5/6) were not represented nor did every contestant get tested in each category. Would watch a s2, but hopefully they’d make improvements.
“Finding the perfect body regardless of gender, age, race” my a**! They had 2 foreigners, 1 white and 1 black. Most of the people when looked up were in their 20s/30s. The oldest person, that we know of, was 48 Korean age. 23/100 (I think) were females and a lot of quests, especially those with instant elimination, catered toward bigger, bulkier build (AKA the guys). Body weight and teamwork that tests all aspects of the “perfect body” would be ideal.
A couple ideas of change: 1) It should be a ranking system, not elimination, if you want to find the most ideal body type because (sub)test could’ve had a different outcome if, for example, they did tile flipping and/or shuttle run before tug-of-war. If the producers want to keep a competitive edge then top #s get and advantage and/or bottom #s get a disadvantage. This way everyone has a chance to participate in an event and show their versatility, or lack of; 2) do the punishments rounds as round 1, letting people choose what they think they’d be best at, and therefore the best of each category moves on to the other quests; or 3) everything stays the same except no one is officially off the show right away- everyone gets 1-2 challenge cards that they can use at any point, before it’s down to top 3, where if they do better than someone in that event they swap places with the other competitor. Statues are smashed if you’ve used up all challenges or fail to get back into the competition before final 3; 4) either lower the prize money, be one gender, or if it’s going to be coed, any lifting (rock or statue) should be at least a % of average “strong” body weight for equity reasons - greed played a role in some people’s decisions, though it did give survival of the fittest at times, others it just didn’t make sense.
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