Lipstick Prince (Korean: 립스틱 프린스) is a South Korean beauty show distributed by OnStyle and premiered on December 1, 2016. The show features 7 idols learning about makeup techniques and applying these new skills either on mannequins or celebrity guests. The show hopes to break the stereotype that makeup is only for females and to encourage discussion of cosmetics, makeovers, and beauty among male idols.[1][2][3]
| Lipstick Prince | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Beauty, comedy |
| Starring | Kim Hee-chul |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Ji-wook |
| Producers | Han Ri-na Kim Seo-yeon |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Production company | Golden Eight Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | OnStyle |
| Release | December 1, 2016 – June 2, 2017 |
Format
editA female celebrity guest, or "princess", will talk about what makeup look she'd like to try. The cast members will then learn the makeup style from a professional makeup artist and practice their new skills on mannequins. Thereafter, the idols will apply the makeup to the guest in a tag-team style. The guest will not be able to see what makeup look they have done for her until the end.
Cast
editOn February 27, a representative from OnStyle announced that Block B's U-Kwon and NCT's Doyoung will be leaving the show. Furthermore, they revealed that VIXX's N and NCT's Johnny will be taking their places in the second season of "Lipstick Prince."[4]
List of episodes & guests
editSeason 1
edit| Episode # | Air Date | Guest(s) | Concept | Prince of the Day | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | |||||
| 1 | December 1 | Park Ha-sun | Femme Fatale Make-up | Eunkwang | |
| 2 | December 8 | Kim Jin-kyung | I.O.I's Red & Glitter Make-up | Tony An | |
| 3 | December 15 | Park Na-rae | Son Yejin's Innocence Make-up | Astro (Moonbin, Cha Eun-woo) replaced P.O. and U-Kwon for this episode | |
| 4 | December 22 | Irene Kim, Choi Jun-young, Ju Sun-young, Kim Na-rae, Ahn Ah-reum | Christmas Party Make-up | Doyoung | |
| 5 | December 29 | Bora (Sistar) | Awards Ceremony Make-up | Rowoon | UNIQ's Seungyeon appeared instead of Eunkwang |
| 2017 | |||||
| 6 | January 5 | Seohyun (Girls' Generation) | Strawberry Make-up | P.O | Kangnam and MC Gree replaced Eun-kwang and Ro-woon for this episode |
| 7 | January 12 | Sandara Park | Harley Quinn Make-up | ||
| 8 | January 19 | Lee El | Chic Lavender Make-up | U-Kwon | |
| 9 | January 26 | Nam Bo-ra | Semi Smokey Make-up | P.O | |
| 10 | February 2 | Song Hae-na, Go So-hyun | Barbie Doll Make-up | Tony's Team | Tony's Team (Tony An, P.O, Doyoung, U-Kwon) |
| 11 | February 9 | Kim So-hye | Goblin's Yoo In Na Make-up | Shownu | |
| 12 | February 16 | WJSN (Cheng Xiao, Exy, Bona, Luda, Seola, Eunseo, Dayoung) | Spring Make-up | ||
Season 2
edit| Episode # | Air Date | Guest(s) | Concept | Prince of the Day | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||||
| 1 | March 30 | Lee Se-young | Hollywood Make-up | Eunkwang | N was not able to participate |
| 2 | April 6 | Lee Su-hyun (Akdong Musician) | Cat-Like Make-up | Rowoon | |
| 3 | April 13 | Sowon, Yerin (GFriend) | Taeyeon "Why" Make-up | Tony An, Seo Eunkwang, Shownu, P.O | N had his first appearance on the show after being absent |
| 4 | April 20 | Soyou (Sistar) | American Style Make-up | N | |
| 5 | April 27 | Shim So-young, Lee Jin-yi | Audrey Hepburn Style Make-up | Tony An, N, Johnny, Rowoon | |
| 6 | May 5 | Hyuna | Orange Crush Make-up | N | For this episode P.O was replaced by Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn (They are part of Triple H with Hyuna) |
| 7 | May 12 | Jun Hyo-seong (Secret) | Kira Kira Make-up (sparkly/glitter makeup) | Rowoon | |
| 8 | May 19 | Nayeong & Sejeong (Gugudan) | Vampire Make-up | Eunkwang, Shownu, P.O, Kim Heechul | |
| 9 | May 26 | Seol In-ah | Festival Make-up | Shownu | |
| 10 | June 2 | Chaeyeon & Huihyeon (DIA) | Flower Make-up | Shownu, P.O | |
References
edit- ^ Lee, Ji-yeong (2016-11-08). 아이돌 '화섹남' 총출동!…'립스틱 프린스' 화려한 7명의 프린스 드디어 대공개. enews24 (in Korean). CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "'립스틱 프린스' 김희철 "첫 단독 MC, 굉장히 성공적"". EToday (in Korean). 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "김희철 '립스틱 프린스' 시즌2도 책임진다..MC 확정(공식입장)". Stoo Asiae (in Korean). 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ Jang, Minhye (2017-02-27). "온스타일 측 "빅스 엔-NCT 쟈니, '립스틱 프린스2' 합류 확정"(공식입장)". stoo.asiae.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-06-30.