Nana Tour with Seventeen aired on tvN Korea is the latest variety show of director (DP), producer Na Young Seok, collaborating with the famous boy band Seventeen.
Initially, the show attracted attention because it was directed by Na DP - a director famous for popular entertainment and reality TV shows such as "Two Days One Night" (2 days 1 night), "Three Meals A Day", "Youn's Kitchen", "Grandpas Over Flowers", "New Journey To The West" ...
Seventeen is one of the most famous and successful boy bands in Korea. In addition, this is a program broadcast during tvN's prime time.
The Seventeen members had a trip to explore and experience Italy with Na DP, thereby expressing their interaction and expressing their true personality.
However, the show had difficulty creating a significant impact in terms of viewership ratings. Nana Tour with Seventeen started with a rating of 2%, then the rating remained at 1.9% throughout the episodes.
The show's format is not much different from previously released variety shows, but it seems to have not attracted the public, who are not Seventeen fans.
Previously, at the press conference, Na PD responded to concerns about variety shows featuring idol groups that pose a high psychological barrier to the public. He said: "I want to create content with the participation of an idol group, when Kpop and the idol industry have reached global level.
If I started creating such a program, I think I should do it for Seventeen. We don't intend to create a show that only fans watch. I don't think there are big barriers, when people will see them as young people traveling and playing on the road."
With only two more episodes to end, perhaps Nana Tour is unlikely to witness a significant recovery in rankings. This also makes the audience wonder whether Na PD can continue to collaborate with idol groups and be well received by the public in the future.
Many audiences have explained and criticized the reason why Nana Tour with Seventeen recorded low ratings on tvN.
Some opinions said that despite Seventeen's presence, the show was not as attractive as expected, due to poor editing and high fees.
Some viewers commented on Allkpop: I watched the second episode and the editing was very poor in terms of pace. It was so rushed that it seemed like they had enjoyed part of the trip for about 10 minutes.
I am a huge fan but still have difficulty watching the first 3 episodes. Some parts are too long and I expected more games, because I'm used to Seventeen's dynamism. Each episode is more than 2 hours long but it is not fun at all"...
In addition, fans believe that one of the reasons why audiences do not follow Nana Tour with Seventeen on tvN is because this show is also broadcast on the Weverse platform.
In particular, Weverse has released a full version with a longer duration on tvN. Many fans said they prefer to watch the version of Nana Tour on Weverse because it is less cut and has many interesting situations of Seventeen members.
The tvN version feels too short, lacking much humorous and warm interaction between the members compared to the full version on weverse. Maybe they should release a Weverse version after tvN finishes airing, one viewer commented.
