K-Dramas like LOUD

12 shows with a similar feel

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  I-LAND (2020)

  I-LAND (아이랜드) is a South Korean boy group reality survival show produced by Mnet and organized by Belift Lab, which at the time of airing was a joint venture between entertainment companies CJ ENM and HYBE. It premiered on June 26, 2020 and broadcasted every Friday at 11 p.m. KST on Mnet. A second season, I-Land 2, was expected to premiere in the first half of 2022 featuring female trainees; however, on July 15, 2022, it was announced that it would be postponed. Instead in 2023, HYBE partnered with JTBC to produce R U Next? featuring trainees who would debut in Illit, signing with Belift Lab, becoming labelmates with Enhypen. On July 24, 2023, Mnet announced the second season titled I-Land 2: N/⍺, not in affiliation with Hybe or Belift Lab, featuring female trainees. The show started airing in April 2024, and is collaborating with The Black Label, with the final lineup debuting in WakeOne.

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  Run BTS! (2015)

  Run BTS! is a variety web series starring BTS, broadcasting intermittent for free viewing on Weverse and YouTube, was formerly offered weekly for free viewing on V LIVE.
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  BTS In the SOOP (2020)

  'In the SOOP BTS ver.' is a reality show, portraying BTS members' everyday life, relaxation, and everything in between, away from the city life. A time of freedom and healing in a place for BTS, and BTS only.
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  Imitation (2021)

  Ma-Ha, a member of the struggling girl group Teaparty, faces anger and backlash after injuring popular idol Kwon Ryeok during a reality TV program, leading to tense encounters as their paths continue to cross.

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  Dream High (2011)

  Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.

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  Infinite Challenge (2005)

  Infinite Challenge has been reported as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, and follows a similar format of challenge-based Reality Television programs, familiar to the audiences in the West, but the challenges are often silly, absurd, or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the aspect of a satirical comedy variety show, rather than a more standard reality or contest program. In order to achieve its comedic purposes its 6 hosts and staff continuously proclaim, the elements of this show are the 3-Ds, Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.
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  Idol Star Athletics Championships (2010)

  Idols compete in an athletic competition, divided by teams.
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  Given (2021)

  Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Satō and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.
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  Idol Dictation Contest (2021)

  A spin-off version of the popular tvN variety series, 'Amazing Saturday - Doremi Market'. Lee Tae Kyung PD has revealed that the spin-off program will go through a test-trial of 4-episodes, inviting idol stars to the same 'Amazing Saturday' studio to try out the signature song listening challenge.
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  iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ (2021)

  iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ was an LDH audition from 2021-2023, with vocal, rap, and dance divisions for ages 12-25, open to all genders and nationalities.
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  Mafia Dance (2018)

  The classic mafia game with a twist! Idols dance to their latest song but some members are 'mafia' and are hearing a different song instead. Can the other members spot who the mafia are, or will the mafia succeed in correctly dancing and claim victory?
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  V-1 (2019)

  “V-1” is a vocal survival show that seeks to find the best vocalist amongst active girl groups in Korea. From main vocalists who are already known for their talents to hidden gems who are ready to blow people away, 12 idols have gathered to take on the title of “Vocal Queen.” Of 86 idols who applied for the show, GWSN’s Seoryeong, gugudan’s Nayoung, DIA’s Jueun, DreamCatcher’s Siyeon, Venus’s Jeong Da Kyung, SONAMOO’s High.D, APRIL’s Jinsol, WJSN’s Yeonjung, Weki Meki’s Sooyeon and Choi Yoojung, and Cherry Bullet’s Hayeoon and Bora will advance to the main competition. Putting everything on the line, they are full of determination to win as they put their talents to the test.