# Living Together in Empty Room

Living Together in Empty Room (Korean: 발칙한 동거 – 빈방 있음; RR: Balchikhan Donggeo – Binbang Iteum), also known as My Unexpected Housemate, is a 2017 South Korean television program starring various artists. After premiering its pilot episodes on January 27 and 28, it officially replaced Duet Song Festival and began to air on MBC on Fridays at 21:50 (KST) starting April 14, 2017. The last episode was broadcast on March 23, 2018.

## Format

The program revolves mostly around celebrities who live alone or those that are interested in becoming roommates with other celebrities for a short period of time. The participant's house that the roommate(s) temporarily live in becomes the landlord, while the other member(s) are referred to as tenants. Each time there is a new living arrangement, the first order of business is to go over the lease agreement as a group, specifically, the section of the contract where each person lists up to three terms for their time together as roommates. The terms can be rules/guidelines for the roommates to follow, but usually, the terms are activities that each person would like to experience altogether while living as roommates. Once everyone has agreed upon each other's terms, the contract is signed by all parties and an acceptable amount for rent is negotiated that the tenant(s) will then pay the landlord before they start living together roommates. They will live together for a few days and carry out the contractual provisions.
At the end, they will sincerely think about the memories with each other after living together, and each of them will separately respond to a survey that they will select "YES" or "NO" to become roommates with each other again; the results are announced shortly thereafter. This survey is only symbolic, and not decisive, i.e. all of them select "YES" doesn't mean that they will be roommates again.

## Broadcast timeline

| Period | Time (KST) | Type |
| January 27, 2017 | Friday at 17:45 ~ 19:55 | Pilot |
| January 28, 2017 | Saturday at 23:15 ~ 0:45 | Pilot |
| April 14 – July 28, 2017 | Fridays at 21:30 ~ 22:10 (Part 1) 22:10 ~ 23:05 (Part 2) | Regular |
| August 4 – September 1, 2017 | Fridays at 21:50 ~ 23:10 | Regular |
| September 8 – December 1, 2017 | Not airing due to MBC strike | Not airing due to MBC strike |
| December 8, 2017 – March 23, 2018 | Fridays at 21:50 ~ 23:10 | Regular |

## Cast members

| # | Landlord | Renters | Episodes | Notes / References |
| 1 | Han Eun-jung | Kim Gu-ra | Pilot | NotesHan Eun-jung selected "YES" and Kim Gura selected "NO". |
| 2 | P.O (Block B) | Kim Shin-young, Hong Jin-young | Pilot | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for others. |
| 3 | WJSN | Oh Se-deuk [ko] | Pilot | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for other. |
| 4 | Brave Brothers | Yang Se-chan, Jeon So-min | 1–4 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for others. |
| 5 | Han Eun-jung | Kim Gu-ra | 1–4 | NotesHan Eun-jung selected "NO" and Kim Gura selected "YES". |
| 6 | P.O (Block B) | Kim Shin-young, Hong Jin-young | 1–4 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for others. |
| 7 | Yoni P & Steve J | Jo Se-ho, P.O (Block B) | 4–8 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for others. |
| 8 | K.Will | Han Eun-jung | 4–8 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for other. |
| 9 | Yura (Girl's Day) | Kim Gu-ra, Kim Min-jong | 4–8 | NotesYura selected "YES" for others. Kim Gura and Kim Min-jong selected "NO" for each other and "YES" for Yura. |
| 10 | Ji Sang-ryeol | Oh Yeon-ah | 8–11 | NotesJi Sang-ryeol selected "YES" and Oh Yeon-ah selected "NO". |
| 11 | Han Eun-jung | P.O (Block B), Lee Tae-hwan (5urprise) | 8–11 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for others. |
| 12 | Heechul (Super Junior) | GFriend | 8–11 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for other. |
| 13 | Ji Sang-ryeol | Oh Hyun-kyung, Kim Gu-ra | 12–19, 27–30 | NotesOh Hyun-kyung selected "YES" for each others. Kim Gura selected "NO" for each others. Ji Sang-ryeol selected "YES" for Oh Hyun-kyung and "NO" for Kim Gura. Since episode 27, Ji Sang-ryeol and Kim Gura switched roles, their part was filmed in Japan. |
| 14 | Hong Jin-young | iKon (Jinhwan, Bobby), Jin Jeong-seon [ko] | 12–15 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for others, except Jin Jeong-seon selected "NO" for Bobby and "YES" for others. |
| 15 | Jo Se-ho | Sandara Park, P.O (Block B) | 12–16 | NotesJo Se-ho and P.O switched roles for the second half of their segment. Each of them selected "YES" for other. |
| 15 | P.O (Block B) | Jo Se-ho, Sandara Park | 17–18, 20 | NotesJo Se-ho and P.O switched roles for the second half of their segment. Each of them selected "YES" for other. |
| 17 | Oh Chang-seok | Jiyeon (T-ara) | 16–19 | NotesEach of them selected "YES" for other. |
| 18 | Yura (Girl's Day) | Kim Min-jong, Sojin (Girl's Day) | 19–21 | |
| 19 | DinDin | Lim Ju-eun, Yoon Doo-joon (Highlight) | 20–22 | NotesLim Ju-eun selected "YES" for each others. |
| 20 | Sungkyu (Infinite) | Lee Kyung-kyu | 21–24, 26–31 | |
| 21 | Kim Seung-soo | Choi Jung-won | 22–25, 31–33 | NotesThere is their first reunion on television after 14 years since 2003 when they co-starred on SBS's drama Sweetheart [ko]. Each of them selected "YES" for other. |
| 22 | Cheetah | 2PM (Chansung, Wooyoung) | 24–26 | |
| 23 | Yoon Jung-soo | Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel) [ko], Wanna One (Ong Seong-wu, Kim Jae-hwan, Kang Daniel) | 25–29 | |
| 24 | Han Hye-yeon [ko] | Jinyoung (Got7), P.O (Block B) | 30–33 | |
| 25 | Solbi | Kim Dong-hyun, Sleepy (Untouchable) | 32–33 | |

## Guest appearance

| Episode # | Part of cast # | Guest |
| 2 | 5 | Seo Jang-hoon |
| 7–8 | 9 | Sojin (Girl's Day) |
| 11 | 12 | Kim Shin-young |
| 20 | 15 | Zico (Block B) |
| 23 | 20 | Kim Min-seok |
| 24 | 20 | Microdot |

## Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

### 2017

| Episode # | Broadcast Date | TNmS Ratings | AGB Ratings |
| Pilot | January 27 | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Pilot | January 27 | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Pilot | January 28 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Official broadcast ||||
| 1 | April 14 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| 1 | April 14 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| 2 | April 21 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| 2 | April 21 | 3.8% | 4.9% |
| 3 | May 5 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
| 3 | May 5 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| 4 | May 12 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| 4 | May 12 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| 5 | May 19 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| 5 | May 19 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| 6 | May 26 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
| 7 | June 2 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| 7 | June 2 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| 8 | June 9 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| 8 | June 9 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
| 9 | June 16 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| 9 | June 16 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| 10 | June 23 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| 10 | June 23 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| 11 | June 30 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| 11 | June 30 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| 12 | July 7 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| 12 | July 7 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
| 13 | July 14 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| 13 | July 14 | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| 14 | July 21 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 14 | July 21 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| 15 | July 28 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 15 | July 28 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| 16 | August 4 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
| 17 | August 11 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| 18 | August 18 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| 19 | August 25 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| 20 | September 1 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| 21 | December 8 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| 22 | December 15 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| 23 | December 22 | 4.0% | 3.3% |

#### Remarks

* May 26, 2017: Due to broadcast of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup's match between South Korea and England, episode 6 was delayed to broadcast later 30 minutes than usual and in only one part.
* June 2, 2017: Episode 7 was broadcast early at 20:55 (KST).
* Since episode 16, the program broadcast a continuous episode instead of division into two parts per episode.
* September 8 – December 1, 2017: Episode 21 was cancelled due to MBC strike. A special episode, included the highlights of the 1970s trio's part (Oh Hyun-kyung, Kim Gura and Ji Sang-ryeol), was aired instead on September 8.
* December 29, 2017: Episode 24 was cancelled due to broadcast of 2017 MBC Entertainment Awards.

### 2018

| Episode # | Broadcast Date | TNmS Ratings | AGB Ratings |
| 24 | January 5, 2018 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 25 | January 12, 2018 | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| 26 | January 19, 2018 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| 27 | January 26, 2018 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 28 | February 2, 2018 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| 29 | February 16, 2018 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 30 | February 23, 2018 | 2.3% | 3.0% |
| 31 | March 2, 2018 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| 32 | March 16, 2018 | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| 33 | March 23, 2018 | 3.4% | 2.3% |

#### Remarks

* February 9, 2018: Episode 29 was cancelled due to broadcast of 2018 Winter Olympics.
* February 23, 2018: Due to broadcast of 2018 Winter Olympics, episode 30 was late aired at 23:55.
* March 9, 2018: Episode 32 was cancelled due to broadcast of 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Program of the Year | Living Together in Empty Room | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Variety Category | Han Eun-jung | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Variety Category | Kim Shin-young | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category | Hong Jin-young | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category | Yura | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Variety Category | Oh Hyun-kyung | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Variety Category | Sandara Park | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award | Han Eun-jung | Won |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award | P.O | Won |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award | Kim Gu-ra & Han Eun-jung | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award | P.O & Sandara Park | Nominated |
| 2018 | 18th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category | Oh Hyun-kyung | Nominated |
| 2018 | 18th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award in Variety Category | Choi Jung-won | Nominated |