On 6 February 2020, Star News reported that "Battle Trip" will end and sadly the program is confirmed to have its final episode aired on 27 March 2020. After four years of being on-air, the KBS's traveling variety show "Battle Trip" will be coming to an end. In response to the reports, the production crew of the variety show confirmed that they will air its last episode on March 27. The follow-up to the variety show is still under talks and discussion.
The South Korean television entertainment program "Battle Trip" is distributed and monopolized by KBS every Saturday starting way back 16 April 2016. The program is starred by Kim Sook, Kim Jun-Hyun and Yoon Bo-mi of Apink as the main MCs of the show. More often, an invited celebrity will work together with the cast as a special MC to host the show. Last July 21st, 2018 the television entertainment program "Battle Trip" celebrated its 100th episode since debut.
Here is the History of the program concept of the show:
From Episode 1 to 158
The program first made a trip competition between two groups of celebrities or many individual celebrities, traveling based on specific topics and showing viewers travel information and giving them amazing tips. The winner is chosen based on the 100 votes from the audience. To prevent cross-country travels, each group can only travel within selected cities or states as the topic designate.
From episode 1 to 6, the winning team will be determined by the popularity votes from the 100 audiences. Each of the audience can only decide on supporting just one specific team.
From episode 7 onward, the winning team will still be determined by the popularity votes from the 100 audiences but giving the 100 audiences the chance to choose to support either one team or both teams.
From Episode 159 to 180
The program was updated and the new concept is introduced which focuses on the relationship between the selected destination and the guests. The popularity votes from the audience of 100 were canceled and they changed into a new studio setting that was used to film the program.
Rapper San E that is part of the show has stepped down from it after episode 47 on the 22nd of April 2017. Jung San, more famously known by his stage name as San E, is a South Korean rapper. He debuted way back 2010 under the JYP Entertainment.
Ever since then, the show would invite celebrity guests to be a Special MC to host the show together with the cast.
