Treasure Hunt (South Korean game show)

Treasure Hunt (Korean: 보물찾기) is a South Korean survival reality game show that aired on the streaming platform TVING from its premiere on December 2, 2022 to January 20, 2023. Twenty-four contestants compete in a treasure hunt to find a ₩500 million (US$373,000) prize.[2] New episodes aired every Friday at 4 PM.

Treasure Hunt
Promotional poster
Also known asTreasure Hunt
Treasure Finding
Finders Keepers
보물찾기
GenreSurvival reality
Game show
Created byChae Sung-wook
Kim Eun-ji
Written byKim Jung-sun
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time74–110 minutes[1]
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) –
January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)

Cast

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Episodes

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No.Title [1]Original release date [1]
1"24"December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
2"24"December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
3"16"December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)
4"16"December 23, 2922 (2922-12-23)
5"16"December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30)
6"12"January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)
7"12"January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)
8"6"January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)


Production

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Director Chae Sung-wook and screenwriter Kim Jung-sun compared the show to an experiment, where they observed how adults will behave in what is considered a childhood game. With monetary issues becoming more and more important, they wanted to observe how the participants' determination and attitude shined in a childhood survival game.[2]

The show had a large realistic set, with built-in hidden mechanisms and levers to further develop an all-encompassing environment for the participants.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "보물찾기 1화 – TVING". TVING (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  2. ^ a b Si-jin, Lee (2022-11-28). "Tving's 'Finders Keepers' reveals human desire, instinct through children's game". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. ^ Kim, Kyo-seok (2022-12-12). "어떤 방법으로 5억 돈 가방을 차지해야 납득할 수 있을까('보물찾기')". 엔터미디어 (EnterMedia) (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-31.