| Producer, Director | Jeong Cheol-min |
| Cast | Yoo Jae-suk, Oh Na-ra, Cha Tae-hyun, Yang Se-chan, Lee Jung-ha, BLACKPINK Jennie |
| Episodes | 8 (1 episode per week) |
| Native Title | 아파트404 |
Apartment 404 Episode 5 Preview
Apartment 404 Overview
In this 8-episode retro variety programme, six members, including Yoo Jae-suk, Oh Na-ra, Cha Tae-hyun, Yang Se-chan, Lee Jung-ha and Jennie Kim will explore the mysteries that lie within the different residences of an apartment complex. Every episode will have something different and the story will vary from episode to episode. Based on true events, the episode will be a mix of mystery and comedy, with entertainment being the middle word throughout! On top of that, the six members will be split up into two teams and guest stars will also join them in every episode, shaking group dynamics up and adding spice for the viewers as well.
At the end of the competition between the two teams, one person will be announced as the winner of the show. Jeong Cheol-min, the producer and director, has been a part of hit variety shows such as Sixth Sense and Running Man and popular host and comedian Yoo Jae-suk is also a known figure in the comedy circuit and has also worked with the director on both shows while actress Oh Na-ra has been a part of Sixth Sense.
Meanwhile, comedian Yang Se-chan was a part of Running Man. Lee Jung-ha has been a part of many variety shows as a host but will take part in a variety show for the first time. Lastly, Jennie Kim, popularly known as Jennie, is a part of the enigmatic K-pop group BLACKPINK.
Apartment 404 Episode 4 Recap
In episode 4, the viewers and the cast were transported to 1970 – the time when South Korea was all about economic and infrastructural progress. Due to Jung-ha being absent from the cast, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s Yeonjun became a member for one day. They were divided into two teams- with Jennie as the police, Yoo Jae-suk as the mayor and Cha Tae-hyun as the customs officer, making the public officials. While Oh Na-ra, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s Yeonjun and Yang Se-chan were the traders.
The episode was based on the real story of the Wau Citizen Apartment Complex where a a string of officials were bribed by unlicensed builders to build a big apartment complex as there was a tight budget and limited construction time, to empty the shanty town. This caused several activities – using cheap and unsafe materials, building the complex on a 60-degree hill slope, etc. All these issues caused the building to collapse on April 8, 1970, costing many lives.
They had to play the life-size version of bingo, using items hidden around the area, which was used to mark the square. They got 100,000 KRW to use as a way to trade for items and they also got monetary prizes for each square marked. In the end, the winning team got 10 times the money they managed to collect by the end of the game.
To make it tougher, the public officials had to stop them from completing the squares. If any places were not marked, the public officials would win. Jennie and Jae-seok, as the police and mayor, were allowed to run around and stop any traders from delivering their items to the customs officer A.K.A Tae-hyun. Through multiple rounds of betrayal, bribery and chaos- the traders managed to complete all the squares, making them the winning team. However, each member asked to return a lump sum of their winnings without explaining.
While Yeonjun, Se-chan and Tae-hyun refrained from forking over the money and the others did- making Jennie, Na-ra and Jae-seok the ultimate winners of the game.
Apartment 404 Episode 5 Preview
The upcoming episode takes a darker turn as we transport to 1991! The chaos ensues as Jung-ha returns and they find themselves amid a suspicious case. With many apartment residents kneeling over and foaming at the mouth, it seems that the 6 members will be coming across an incident that they have never experienced on the show before.
Portrayed as the shocking case of 1991, the cast is constantly on the run to find the culprit behind the incidents of the residents falling sick unexpectedly. With each of them being suspicious of each other, hilarity ensues as they stop each other from finding the mastermind.
Apartment 404 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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