[Diary Point = Reporter Park Bo-young] 'Earth Arpyeong World Tour 4' set a new series-high rating with its premiere episode and topped Netflix Korea's variety Top 10 chart, production company TEO announced.
'Earth Arpyeong World Tour 4' premiered on October 17. Directed by PD Kim Hoon-beom, the fourth season is built around the concept of the 'Earth Arpyeong Travel Film Festival,' in which cast members travel the world to create their own travel films. According to TEO, the premiere broke the series' own rating record and ranked No. 1 on Netflix Korea's variety Top 10.
This season brings back returning travel creators Pani Bottle, Kwak Tube and Won Ji along with MC Noh Hong-chul, while Kyuhyun joins as a new MC. Partners joining the trips include Chun Woo-hee, Kang So-ra, EXO's Kai and Sehun, and Park Myeong-su. In this format, the three main cast members roll dice to decide their destinations, then each crafts their own journey into a single travel film.
On Netflix's official weekly Top 10 TV series chart in Korea for the week of October 12-18, 'Earth Arpyeong World Tour 4' did not appear among the overall Top 10 titles. That ranking covers all TV series for the week, while the No. 1 ranking cited by TEO refers specifically to the variety show category, reflecting a difference in both the tracking period and the category used.
'Earth Arpyeong World Tour 4' airs every Saturday on ENA. In the premiere episode, Pani Bottle, Kwak Tube and Won Ji each kicked off their journeys under the newly expanded film festival concept.