# Wizard of Nowhere

Wizard of Nowhere (Korean: 오지의 마법사; RR: Ojiui Mabeopsa) is a South Korean travel-reality show on MBC TV that started airing on June 5, 2017. The cast of six, divided into two teams, goes to another country for three days. In those three days, they are given missions to do. Before midnight strikes, they must reach their destination for the day. The cast has no phones or wallets or money with them, or even personal belongings. All they have are the essentials from the producers: sleeping bags, tents, cooking equipment, utensils, and some hiking gear. Most of the time, they rely on hitchhiking to complete strangers to get around.

## Broadcast timeline

| Episode type | Broadcast date | Broadcast time |
| Pilot | June 5, 2017 | Mondays at 23:00 (KST) |
| Pilot | June 17, 2017 – July 1, 2017 | Saturdays at 23:15 (KST) |
| Regular | July 30, 2017 – September 3, 2017 | Sundays at 18:45 (KST) |
| Regular | September 10, 2017 – November 12, 2017 | Not airing due to MBC Labor Union strike |
| Regular | November 19, 2017 – May 27, 2018 | Sundays at 18:45 (KST) |

## Cast
### Regular members

| Member | Episodes | Corresponding Location |
| Kim Soo-ro | Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31 | NepalGeorgiaKamchatka PeninsulaSicilyTasmaniaSri LankaEstonia |
| Um Ki-joon | Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–9, 21–31 | NepalGeorgiaKamchatka PeninsulaSri LankaEstonia |
| Yoon Jung-soo | Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–31 | NepalGeorgiaKamchatka PeninsulaSicilyTasmaniaSri LankaEstonia |
| Kim Tae-won | Pilot 1–4; Regular 1–19, 26–31 | NepalGeorgiaKamchatka PeninsulaSicilyEstonia |
| Choi Min-yong | Pilot 2–4; Regular 1–5, 10–20 | NepalGeorgiaSicilyTasmania |
| Kim Jin-woo (WINNER) | Regular 1–25 | GeorgiaKamchatka PeninsulaSicilyTasmaniaSri Lanka |
| Han Chae-young | Regular 6–20, 26–31 | Kamchatka PeninsulaSicilyTasmaniaEstonia |
| Eric Nam | Regular 16–31 | SicilyTasmaniaSri LankaEstonia |
| Don Spike | Regular 20–31 | TasmaniaSri LankaEstonia |

### Guest members

| Member | Episodes | Corresponding Location |
| Niel (Teen Top) | Pilot 1–4 | Nepal |
| Kim Yong-woon (Kim Jin-woo's father) | Regular 8–9 | Kamchatka Peninsula |
| Oh Se-deuk | Regular 15–19 | Sicily |
| Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel) | Regular 21–25 | Sri Lanka |
| Han Hyun-min | Regular 22–25 | Sri Lanka |

## List of episodes
### Pilot

| Episode # | Broadcast date | Visited place | Cast member |
| 1–4 | June 5, 2017 – July 1, 2017 | Nepal | Kim Soo-ro, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jung-soo Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Niel (Teen Top) |

### Regular broadcast

| Total episode # | Regular episode # | Broadcast date | Visited place | Cast member |
| 5–9 | 1–5 | July 30, 2017 – August 27, 2017 | Georgia | Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Kim Jin-woo (WINNER) Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Yoon Jung-soo |
| 10–13 | 6–9 | September 3, 2017 November 19, 2017 – December 3, 2017 | Kamchatka Peninsula | Yoon Jung-soo, Um Ki-joon, Han Chae-young Kim Su-ro, Kim Tae-won, Kim Jin-woo, Kim Yong-woon |
| 13–19 | 9–15 | December 3, 2017 – January 14, 2018 | Sicily | Yoon Jung-soo, Kim Tae-won, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam Kim Su-ro, Kim Jin-woo, Han Chae-young, Oh Se-deuk |
| 20–24 | 16–20 | January 21, 2018 – February 4, 2018 February 25, 2018 – March 4, 2018 | Tasmania | Yoon Jung-soo, Han Chae-young, Kim Jin-woo, Don Spike Kim Su-ro, Choi Min-yong, Eric Nam |
| 25–29 | 21–25 | March 11, 2018 March 25, 2018 – April 15, 2018 | Sri Lanka | Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam, Kim Jin-woo Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Yook Joong-wan (Rose Motel), Han Hyun-min |
| 30–35 | 26–31 | April 22, 2018 – May 27, 2018 | Estonia | Kim Tae-won, Yoon Jung-soo, Don Spike, Han Chae-young Kim Su-ro, Um Ki-joon, Eric Nam |

## Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

### 2017

| Episode # | Broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Episode # | Broadcast date | AGB Nielsen (Nationwide) | TNmS (Nationwide) |
| 1 | July 30, 2017 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| 2 | August 6, 2017 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
| 3 | August 13, 2017 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| 4 | August 20, 2017 | 6.0% | 7.5% |
| 5 | August 27, 2017 | 4.9% | 6.3% |
| 6 | September 3, 2017 | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| Ten weeks break due to MBC Labor Union strike ||||
| 7 | November 19, 2017 | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| 8 | November 26, 2017 | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| 9 | December 3, 2017 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 10 | December 10, 2017 | 6.3% | 7.2% |
| 11 | December 17, 2017 | 7.3% | 6.3% |
| 12 | December 24, 2017 | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| 13 | December 31, 2017 | 5.9% | 5.3% |

### 2018

| Episode # | Broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Episode # | Broadcast date | TNmS (Nationwide) | AGB Nielsen (Nationwide) |
| 14 | January 7 | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| 15 | January 14 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 16 | January 21 | 7.3% | 6.3% |
| 17 | January 28 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
| 18 | February 4 | 7.4% | 7.9% |
| Two weeks break due to PyeongChang Olympics 2018 ||||
| 19 | February 25 | 7.3% | 7.2% |
| 20 | March 4 | 7.4% | 6.0% |
| 21 | March 11 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| — | March 18 | No airing of show this week | No airing of show this week |
| 22 | March 25 | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| 23 | April 1 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| 24 | April 8 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| 25 | April 15 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| 26 | April 22 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
| 27 | April 29 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 28 | May 6 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| 29 | May 13 | 5.7% | 4.5% |
| 30 | May 20 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
| 31 (End) | May 27 | 5.0% | 5.0% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Program of the Year | Wizard of Nowhere | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Variety Category | Kim Soo-ro | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category | Yoon Jung-soo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category | Choi Min-yong | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Variety Category | Han Chae-young | Won |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Variety Category | Um Ki-joon | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Variety Category | Kim Jin-woo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Teamwork Award | Wizard of Nowhere | Won |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Special Award (Variety Show) | Yoon Jung-soo | Won |
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award | Kim Tae-won & Yoon Jung-soo | Nominated |