Catch! Teenieping[b] (Korean캐치! 티니핑; RRKaechi! Tiniping) is a South Korean animated preschool television series produced by SAMG Entertainment.[4] The first season of the series aired on KBS2 on March 19, 2020.[5][6] The second season of the series aired since September 22, 2021, under the title Twinkle Catch! Teenieping (Korean: 반짝반짝 캐치! 티니핑) on JEI TV.[7][1][8]

Catch! Teenieping
Twinkle Catch! Teenieping poster[a]
Also known asCatch! Teenieping: Fairies of emotion

Twinkle Catch! Teenieping (season 2) Secret Catch! Teenieping (season 3)

Dessert Catch! Teenieping (season 4)
Korean name
Hangul
캐치! 티니핑
Revised RomanizationKaechi! Tiniping
McCune–ReischauerK'aech'i! T'inip'ing
GenreComedy, Pet

Fantasy Preschool

Magical girl
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes104[1]
Production
Running time11 minutes
Production companySAMG Entertainment
Original release
NetworkKBS2 (Season 1)
JEI TV (Season 2~3)
ReleaseMarch 19, 2020 (2020-03-19) –
present

Plot

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The series revolves around Romi, a pretty normal girl at first glance, who is actually the princess of a magic kingdom, the Emotion Kingdom. She came to Earth to catch all the Teeniepings: cute but very mischievous creatures that all have a unique power attached to an emotion or a concept they represent. They like to wreak havoc in all Harmony Town, and try everything to not be caught. To catch them, Romi has to transform into a magical princess with the help of some Teeniepings. The people of Harmony don't know what happened, so the princess must keep her identity as secret as possible. Only the people closest to her can know her identity as a princess.

Characters

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Main

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  • Romi (로미) is the princess of the Emotion Kingdom, who became a normal girl of Harmony Town. When a freed Teenieping is around, she secretly transforms into a magical princess to catch them.
  • Sarah (사라) is the older cousin of Romi, can be a little bossy, strong minded, and courageous. Is the one who opened the Heartrose Bakery, a mother-like figure to Romi, and takes care of her.
  • Ian (이안) is a young man who desires to be a pastry chef, following his father's footsteps.
  • Kyle (카일) is the son of a famous and wealthy conglomerate who wishes to become a pastry chef.
  • Jun () is a handsome young man who aims to own his own bakery one day.

Teeniepings

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  • Heartsping (하츄핑) is the Royal Teenieping of love, who always stays with Romi. She is nice, full of love and care for friends. Heart (Season 1), Pink Diamond (Twinkle Catch!), Flower (Secret Catch!), and Berry (Dessert Catch!) Themed.
  • Dadaping (바로핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of rightness. He is very serious and organized. He is always looking to learn new things. Cloud Themed.
  • Gogoping (아자핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of courage. He is very sporty and likes challenges, as well as crazy activities. Star Themed,
  • Chachaping (차차핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of hope. Calm and relaxed, she is very optimistic and never loses hope when there are difficulties. Clover and Hope Themed.
  • Lalaping (라라핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of joy. She is very cheerful and energetic, and likes to sing and dance with her friends. Melody Themed.
  • Happying (해핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of happiness. The last Royal Teenieping, she appears to be nowhere to be found, until Romi discovers she was actually transformed into Giggleping, a villain Teenieping. Sunshine Themed.
  • Joahping (조아핑) is the Royal Jewel Teenieping of kindness. Warm, gentle, and sensitive. She likes to help others. Emerald Themed.
  • Teeheeping (방글핑) is the Royal Jewel Teenieping of laughter. A real tomboy, she likes to have fun with her friends. Ruby Themed.
  • Trustping (믿어핑) is the Royal Jewel Teenieping of trust. The youngest of all, he is faithful and innocent. He is Sapphire Themed, immature, but trustworthy.
  • Okeydokeyping (꾸래핑) is the Royal Key Teenieping of peace. Thoughtful, sociable, and likes everything to be peaceful. Crystal Themed.
  • Nanaping (나나핑) is the Royal Key Teenieping of passion. Has strong passions but short patience, this makes her a bit sloppy. Solar Themed.
  • Trueping (솔찌핑) is the Royal Key Teenieping of honesty. Likes to be honest to himself and others, this may cause some uncomfortable situations sometimes. Cloud and Star themed.
  • Luckyping (행운핑) is the Legendary Key Teenieping of luck. She was locked in a chest for most of the season Secret Catch! Teenieping, protects the Key Teeniepings and the Mystic Village. Luck Themed.
  • Fluffyping (포실핑) is the Royal Dessert Teenieping of purity. Kind to everyone, and believes that nothing is fundamentally bad, thinking this Amy cause some problems. Cotton Candy Themed.
  • Jellyping (말랑핑) is the Royal Dessert Teenieping of enthusiasm. Is never tired to have fun, acts before she thinks and forgets her problems quickly, looks for very fun activities. Jelly Themed.
  • Shashaping (샤샤핑) is the Royal Dessert Teenieping of positivity. Optimistic, positive, and understanding state of mind, always listening for directions. Sherbet Themed.
  • Sweetping (달콤핑) is the Legendary Dessert Teenieping of sweetness. Sister of Tangyping, always fights with her. Heart, Cherry, and Sweetness Themed.
  • Tangyping (새콤핑) is the Legendary Dessert Teenieping of sourness. Sharp, arrogant, and innocent, always fights with her sister Sweetping. Star, Lemon/Orange, and Sourness Themed.

Episodes

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Season 1 Catch! Teenieping (2020-2021)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Cookie Mess"
UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
2"A Very Charming Teenieping"
UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 2020 (2020-03-26)
3"A Shy New Classmate"
UnknownUnknownApril 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)
4"Dadaping, the Smart One"
UnknownUnknownApril 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)
5"Who's The Best?"
UnknownUnknownApril 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)
6"You Can Do It, Maya!"
UnknownUnknownApril 23, 2020 (2020-04-23)
7"Oops, I Forgot!"
UnknownUnknownMay 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)
8"Marylou's Tummyache"
UnknownUnknownMay 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)
9"Welcome, Dear Hope"
UnknownUnknownMay 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)
10"What Does A Tear Candy Taste Like?"
UnknownUnknownMay 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)
11"Find Moseyping!"
UnknownUnknownJune 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)
12"Let's Sing With Joy"
UnknownUnknownJune 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)
13"Mimicping Is A Fan"
UnknownUnknownJune 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)
14"Don't Look At The Mirror!"
UnknownUnknownJune 25, 2020 (2020-06-25)
15"Come Back Home, Heartsping!"
UnknownUnknownJuly 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)
16"Spooky Picture Time"
UnknownUnknownJuly 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
17"Love Me More!"
UnknownUnknownJuly 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)
18"Unforgettable Birthday Party"
UnknownUnknownJuly 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)
19"Find The Lucky Stamp"
UnknownUnknownJuly 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
20"Gonna Tweet It All!"
UnknownUnknownAugust 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
21"The Bubble Gum Disaster"
UnknownUnknownAugust 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)
22"Greedy Allmineping"
UnknownUnknownAugust 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)
23"Angry Roarping"
UnknownUnknownAugust 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)
24"Dadaping Is Everywhere"
UnknownUnknownSeptember 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)
25"That's No, Nonoping!"
UnknownUnknownSeptember 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)
26"The Arrow Of Luvping"
UnknownUnknownSeptember 17, 2020 (2020-09-17)
27"Likey The Pranks, Giggleping"
UnknownUnknownSeptember 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)
28"Too Cold, Coolping!"
UnknownUnknownOctober 8, 2020 (2020-10-08)
29"The Art Is Alive"
UnknownUnknownOctober 15, 2020 (2020-10-15)
30"Maya The Little Princess"
UnknownUnknownOctober 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
31"Phew, Too Heavy!"
UnknownUnknownOctober 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)
32"The Upside Down World"
UnknownUnknownNovember 5, 2020 (2020-11-05)
33"Five Romis"
UnknownUnknownNovember 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)
34"Zipping Likes It Fast"
UnknownUnknownNovember 19, 2020 (2020-11-19)
35"Do You Wanna Be A Baby?"
UnknownUnknownNovember 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)
36"Aliens At Heartrose!"
UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)
37"The Sleeping Beauty Of Heartrose"
UnknownUnknownDecember 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)
38"Stuck With Lena"
UnknownUnknownDecember 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)
39"The Funny Monster"
UnknownUnknownDecember 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)
40"Teenieping Carnival"
UnknownUnknownDecember 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
41"It's Play Time!"
UnknownUnknownJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
42"A Strange Guest At Heartrose"
UnknownUnknownJanuary 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)
43"The Flower Incident"
UnknownUnknownJanuary 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
44"Baby Noriping"
UnknownUnknownJanuary 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
45"Happying's Back"
UnknownUnknownFebruary 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)
46"Princess Sunshine"
UnknownUnknownFebruary 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
47"Trouble In The Library"
UnknownUnknownFebruary 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)
48"The Coolest Friendship"
UnknownUnknownMarch 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)
49"The Electric Touch"
UnknownUnknownMarch 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)
50"Teenieping From The Ocean"
UnknownUnknownMarch 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)
51"In The Name Of The Royalpings!"
UnknownUnknownMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
52"Princess Veronica"
UnknownUnknownApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)

Season 2: Twinkle Catch! Teenieping (2021-2022)

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  1. Twinkle Twinkle! Jewel Teeniepings!
  2. Welcome To Teenieping School!
  3. Tickle, Tickle~ Try Not To Laugh!
  4. Ow-Ow! No More Boo-Boos!
  5. Wishping's Three Wishes
  6. Pat Pat~ It's Ok~
  7. Shrinking Romi(!)
  8. Tidy Up Until It Sparkles!
  9. Top Chef Yummyping
  10. Trustping Has Fainted!
  11. Things Get Wooly!
  12. The Teddy Bear Is Alive?!
  13. Another Princess
  14. Memo This, Memoping
  15. Royal Teenieping Face-Off!
  16. Heartrose Becomes A Kingdom
  17. A Jewel Teenieping Heist!
  18. Who's The Real Heartsping?
  19. Find The Gift Box!
  20. Where's My Muse, Sculpt!
  21. A Perilous Picnic
  22. Twirl Whirl Teenieping Ballet
  23. Wonderping, The Hero Teenieping
  24. Teenieping School Graduation
  25. Heartsping In Danger
  26. The Jewel Forest Is Restored

Season 3: Secret Catch! Teenieping (2022-2023)

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  1. Secret Catch! Key Teeniepings
  2. Transform! Floraheart
  3. Overeating Is Dangerous, Yum Yum!
  4. Hot, Hot, Camping Commotion
  5. I'll Treat You, Cure!
  6. Hospital For Teeniepings
  7. Come on Okeydokeyping! Let's Go Get Them!
  8. Please Repair This, Handyping
  9. Romi And Heartsping's Bodies Are Switched

Season 4: Dessert Catch! Teenieping (2023-2024)

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Broadcast

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Catch! Teenieping premiered on KBS2 in South Korea on March 19, 2020. The series is also released on VODs and video platforms. The first season aired on KBS2 every Thursday at 5:15 pm until April 1, 2021.[9] The season 2 of the series was broadcast from September 22, 2021, on JEI TV every Wednesday first at 8:30 am.[10] The same episode would be rebroadcast at 6:30 pm.[11] To celebrate the second season, JEI TV held a poll in October 2021 to encourage viewers to pick their favorite characters.[12]

On July 12, 2021, it was first broadcast in China under the title 奇妙萌可 on Chinese Streaming platforms.[13][14] The Season 1 of the series was premiered on Netflix on October 30, 2021.[15] It ranked No. 5 in Australia and No. 9 in North America on Netflix’s trending kids’ content list.[16] It aired in Japan on Kids Station on December 3, 2022.[17][18] Russian dubbing was released on August 14 on STS Kids.[19]

Music

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Opening songs

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  • Season 1: "CATCH PING : Fairies of Emotion opening song", performed by Kim Yurim.[20]
  • Season 2: "Sparkling Catch! title", performed by Lee Jeongeun.[21]

Insert songs

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CATCH PING : Kid's dance song[22]

  1. "Teenieping song", Lee Jeongeun, 2:25
  2. "Heartsping song", Cho Gyeongi, 1:45
  3. "Princess Romi song", Jang Yena, 2:04.

Others

  1. "Hi", Jang Yena, 1:34.

Popularity

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The series is considered "popular among preschoolers and elementary school pupils" in Korea.[23][24] It is also said to be one of the Korean series that are "hugely popular shows in the Asian market with 35 billion views in China alone."[25] In 2023 the first character-based indoor theme park, based on the series, was launched.[26][27]

Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ The characters' names are as follow. In clockwise order; Romi (the human character with pink hair), Teeheeping, Heartsping, Joahping, and Trsutping.
  2. ^ Also known as Catch! ping or CATCH PING Fairies of Emotion; The alternative English title was used in KOCCA. (the former title was in the posters for the show, and the latter is written in the page itself.)[2] However, on the official English youtube channel, the title Catch! Teenieping is being used as the English name for the show.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "'반짝반짝 캐치! 티니핑' 오는 22일 첫 방송". Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. ^ "CATCH PING Fairies of Emotion on KOCCA website". Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. ^ "Playlist of S01 made by the official English channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  4. ^ So-hyun, Kim (2023-05-18). "'Catch! Teenieping' producer aims to become 'Disney of Korea'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. ^ "삼지애니메이션, 신규 콘텐츠 '캐치! 티니핑' 사업설명회 개최". 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ "삼지애니메이션, '캐치! 티니핑' 사업설명회 열어". 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ "반짝반짝 캐치! 티니핑". Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  8. ^ "Teenieping". samg.net. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. ^ "Catch! Teeenieping". Korean Broadcasting System.
  10. ^ "SAMG, 새 시즌 '반짝반짝 캐치! 티니핑' 22일 첫 방송". 2021-09-15.
  11. ^ "09월 22일(수)". JEI TV.
  12. ^ "<반짝반짝 캐치! 티니핑> 방영 기념 이벤트 - ★이.달.티★". JEI TV. 2021-10-05.
  13. ^ "CATCH! TEENIEPING ranked Top 3 on 'Youku', one of the top 4 video platforms in China". SAMG Entertainment. 2021-07-23.
  14. ^ youku, https://youku.com/ Archived 2024-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "New on Netflix this week: All the new TV shows available to watch right now". Digital Spy. 29 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Korean animation 'Catch! Teenieping' gaining global popularity". The Korea Herald. 2021-11-09.
  17. ^ "[キャッチ!ティニピン]💘キャッチ! ティニピン💘ティーザー初公開!|12月3日 キッズステーションで会おう💗". Youtube. 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  18. ^ "キャッチ!ティニピン". Kids Station (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  19. ^ "Поймай Тинипин! Королевство эмоций на СТС Kids". Archived from the original on 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  20. ^ "CATCH PING : Fairies of Emotion opening song". Youtube. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  21. ^ "이정은 Lee Jeongeun - 반짝반짝 캐치! 티니핑 주제곡 Sparkling Catch! Teenieping title Official M/V". Genie Music. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  22. ^ "CATCH PING : kid's dangce song". YouTube Music. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  23. ^ 김, 성현. "'티니핑' 부산 상륙… 사진 찍으려 수십 미터 장사진". 부산일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  24. ^ Seung-hyun, Song (2021-12-19). "[Herald Interview] SAMG vice president says IP holders will be final winners of future metaverse market". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  25. ^ "South Korean Animators Aim to Contribute to the Region's Global Successes". Yahoo News. 2022-02-23. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  26. ^ Daily, The Chosun (2023-12-21). "SAMG opens Korea's first character-based indoor theme park 'Teenieping World'". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  27. ^ "LG Uplus builds kids' park featuring characters of SAMG behind Miniforce series - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea". pulsenews.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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