Problem Child in House

Problem Child in House (Korean: 옥탑방의 문제아들) was a South Korean variety program that aired on KBS2 starting November 7, 2018.^[1][2][3] The program also aired on KBS World with English subtitles.^[4] The show ended in mid-January 2024.^[5]

Problem Child in House
Promotional poster
Hangul	옥탑방의 문제아들
Genre	Variety show Quiz show
Starring	Kim Yong-man Song Eun-i Kim Sook Jung Hyung-don Min Kyung-hoon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	260 + 2 pilots (list of episodes)
Production
Production location	South Korea
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	KBS Entertainment Production FNC Production
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07) – present

Synopsis

In this quiz show, the five hosts and the guest(s) put their general knowledge to the test.^[6] They must correctly answer ten trivia questions given by the production team before they are allowed to leave the rooftop.^[7] They are not allowed to use their phones to find the answers on the internet.

Changes in running time

Air date	Air time
Pilot
September 25, 2018	17.50 – 19.10
September 26, 2018	18.30 – 19.50
Air on every Wednesday
November 7, 2018 – April 3, 2019	Part 1: 23.10 – 23.55
	Part 2: 23.55 – 00.40
Air on every Monday[8]
April 8, 2019 – December 23, 2019	20.55 – 22.00
January 6, 2020 – March 30, 2020	Part 1: 20.55 – 21.30
	Part 2: 21.30 – 22.10
April 6, 2020 – June 22, 2020	Part 1: 20.50 – 21.25
	Part 2: 21.25 – 22.00
Air on every Tuesday[9]
June 30, 2020 – April 12, 2022	Part 1: 22.40 – 23.15
	Part 2: 23.15 – 23.50
Air on every Wednesday
April 20, 2022 – January 17, 2024	20.30 – 21.50

Cast

Current

Name	Episode
Song Eun-i	1–present
Kim Sook	1–3, 5–present
Jung Hyung-don	1–46, 49–105, 118–173,[10] 176 – present
Kim Jong-kook	174 – present[11]
Lee Chan-won	224 – present[12]

Former

Name	Episode
Kim Yong-man	1–29, 32–173
Min Kyung-hoon	1-223

Special MC

Name	Episode
Hong Jin-kyung	4
Kim Sung-joo	30-31
Moon Se-yoon	47-48
Kim Hee-chul (Super Junior)	110, 112 – 117[13][14]

List of episodes

Series overview

Year		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	Pilot	2	September 25, 2018	September 26, 2018
	2018	8	November 7, 2018	December 26, 2018
	2019	50	January 2, 2019	December 23, 2019
	2020	52	January 6, 2020	December 29, 2020
	2021	50	January 5, 2021	December 28, 2021
	2022	TBA	January 4, 2022	TBA

2018

Episode#	Broadcast date	Guest(s)	Note(s)	Ref.
Pilot	September 25	No guest(s)
	September 26
1	November 7
2	November 14
3	November 21
4	November 28		Special MC: Hong Jin-kyung. Due to personal schedule, Kim Sook did not appear in this episode.	[15]
5	December 5	Kwak Dong-yeon		[16]
6	December 12	Kim Jong-min		[17]
7	December 19	Yoo Byung-jae		[18]
8	December 26	Kim Shin-young, Shin Bong-sun		[19]

Episode 1–8 + 2 pilots

2019

Episode#	Broadcast date	Guest(s)	Notes	Ref.
9	January 2	Moon Se-yoon		[20]
10	January 9	Boom		[21]
11	January 16	Lee Gi-kwang (Highlight)		[22]
12	January 23	Kim Jun-hyun		[23]
13	January 30	Heo Kyung-hwan		[24]
14	February 6	Seo Jang-hoon		[25]
15	February 13			[26]
16	February 20	Park Sung-kwang		[27]
17	February 27	Kim Won-hee		[28]
18	March 6	Lee Seung-yoon		[29]
19	March 13	Key (Shinee)		[30]
20	March 20	Mamamoo		[31]
21	March 27	Kim Bo-sung		[32]
22	April 3	Jo Jae-yoon		[33]
23	April 8	Lee Hwi-jae		[34]
24	April 15	Hong Jin-young		[35]
25	April 22	Defconn		[36]
26	April 29	Kim Sung-joo		[37]
27	May 6	Im Ye-jin		[38]
28	May 13	Yang Hee-eun		[39]
29	May 20	Oh Sang-jin, Kim So-young [ko]		[40]
30	May 27	Davichi	Special MC: Kim Sung-joo[a]	[42]
31	June 3	Tyler Rasch		[43]
32	June 10	Noh Sa-yeon		[44]
33	June 17	Kim Hee-chul (Super Junior)		[45]
34	June 24	Seo Kyung-seok		[46]
35	July 1	Lee Hong-gi (F.T. Island)		[47]
36	July 8	Hwang Kwang-hee		[48]
37	July 15	Yoon Jung-soo		[49]
38	July 22	Lee Deok-hwa		[50]
Special	July 29	—
39	August 5	Chungha		[51]
40	August 12	Kim Wan-sun, Kim Jung-nam [ko] (Turbo)		[52]
41	August 19	Oh Chang-seok, Yoon So-yi		[53]
42	August 26	Seo Min-jung		[54]
43	September 2	Park Ji-sun		[55]
44	September 9	Hong Hyun-hee [ko], Jason		[56]
45	September 16	Hur Jae		[57]
46	September 23	Ahn Young-mi		[58]
47	September 30	Baek Ji-young	Special MC: Moon Se-yoon[b]	[59]
48	October 7	Kangnam		[60]
49	October 21	Ahn Hyun-mo [ko]		[61]
50	October 28	Sunwoo Sun		[62]
51	November 4	Kim Dong-hyun		[63]
52	November 11	Jang Yoon-jeong, Do Kyung-wan [ko]		[64]
53	November 18	Kim Seung-hyun [ko], Kim Eon-joong		[65]
54	November 25	Na Moon-hee, Kim Su-an
55	December 2	Kim Tae-gyun
56	December 9	Park Ho-san
57	December 16	g.o.d (Son Ho-young, Kim Tae-woo)
58	December 23	Lee Hye-sung, Kim Do-yeon [ko], Park Ji-won [ko]

Episode 9–58

2020

Episode#	Broadcast date	Guest(s)	Notes	Ref.
59	January 6	Tei, Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe)
60	January 13	Kim Young-ok
61	January 20	Seo Hyun-chul
62	January 27	Rowoon (SF9), Kim Kang-hoon
63	February 3	Kang Hyung-wook [ko]
64	February 10	Tae Jin-ah, Lee Moo-song [ko]
65	February 17	Choo Dae-yeob [ko]
66	February 24	Kim Soo-yong [ko], Lee Yeon-soo [ko]
67	March 2	Sechs Kies (Eun Ji-won, Jang Su-won)
68	March 9	Jang Hyun-sung
69	March 16	Jang Young-ran, Lee Ha-jung [ko]
70	March 23	Kwon Il-yong
71	March 30	Cha Hwa-yeon
72	April 6	Yang Chi-seung [ko]
73	April 13	Park Hyun-bin
74	April 20	Jin Se-yeon
75	April 27	Yoo Min-sang [ko], Kim Min-kyung [ko]
76	May 4	Jo Kwon (2AM), Seo Eun-kwang (BtoB)
77	May 11	Park Eun-hye, Kim Kyung-ran
78	May 18	Sung Si-kyung
79	May 25	Shownu (Monsta X), JR (NU'EST)
80	June 1	Kim Chang-ok [ko]
81	June 8	DinDin, Ravi (VIXX)
82	June 15	Byun Young-joo
83	June 22	Yoon Doo-joon (Highlight)
84	June 30	Lee Yoo-ri, Lee Bong-geun [ko]
85	July 7	Jang Yoon-ju
86	July 14	Sean [ko] (Jinusean), Lee Young-pyo
87	July 21	Jang Sung-kyu
88	July 28	Park Joon-hyung, Kim Ji-hye [ko]
89	August 4	Lee Soo-jung
90	August 11	Choi Soo-jong, Lee Chang-wook
91	August 18	Hyun Joo-yup
92	August 25	Seo Yi-sook
93	September 1	Lee Hee-joon
94	September 8	Yang Joon-il
95	September 15	Park Jung-soo
96	September 22	Jo Woo-jong [ko], Jung Da-eun
97	September 29	Kang Eun-tak. Uhm Hyun-kyung
98	October 6	Jessi
99	October 13	Im Chang-jung
100	October 20	Kim Han-gil, Choi Myung-gil
101	October 27	Esom, Go Ah-sung, Park Hye-su
102	November 3	Ham Yon-ji [ko], Aiki
103	November 10	Lee Juck
104	November 17	CNBLUE
105	November 24	Lee Sang-yi
106	December 1	Jung Sang-hoon	Jung Hyung-don did not appear in this episode.
107	December 8	Kim Hak-rae [ko], Im Mi-sook [ko]
108	December 15	Jang Ye-won, Jang Ye-in [ko]
109	December 22	Oh Hyun-kyung, Kim Soo-ro
110	December 29	Sandara Park, Lee Ho-cheol [ko]	Special MC: Kim Hee-chul

Episode 59–110

2021

Episode#	Broadcast date	Guest(s)	Notes	Ref.
111	January 5	John Lee, Yoo Su-jin [ko]
112	January 12	Ha Do-kwon, Yoon Jong-hoon	Special MC: Kim Hee-chul
113	January 19	Bae Yoon-jung [ko], Jaejae
114	January 26	Yang Jae-jin [ko], Yang Jae-woong
115	February 2	Eum Moon-suk, Kim Young-kwang
116	February 9	Epik High
117	February 16	Oh Mi-hee [ko], Lee So-yeon, Choi Yeo-jin
118	February 23	Minho (Shinee)
119	March 2	Jang Hang-jun
120	March 9	Hong Eun-hee, Jeon Hye-bin, Go Won-hee
121	March 16	Bak Goon [ko], Hong Jam-eon [ko]
122	March 23	Sayuri Fujita
123	March 30	Oh Eun-young [ko]
124	April 6	Kang Daniel
125	April 13	Jang Na-ra, Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE)
126	April 20	Brave Girls
127	April 27	Kim Won-hyo [ko], Shim Jin-hwa [ko]
128	May 4	Lee Seung-chul
129	May 11	Jin Goo
130	May 18	Hur Jae, Heo Ung, Heo Hoon
131	May 25	Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook
132	June 1	Ra Mi-ran, Mirani
133	June 8	Yoo Jun-sang, Jung Sung-hwa
134	June 15	Park Hoon, Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-joon
135	June 22	KCM, Kim Yong-jun (SG Wannabe)
136	June 29	Go Doo-shim, Ji Hyun-woo
137	July 6	So Yi-hyun
138	July 13	Ha Jae-sook, Ok Ja-yeon
139	July 20	Jeong Jun-ha
140	August 3	Cha Tae-hyun
141	August 10	Myung Se-bin
142	August 17	Kim Dong-hwan, Syuka [ko]
143	August 24	Song Seok-won, Namgoong In [ko]
144	August 31	Park Joon-young [ko]
145	September 7	Jee Seok-jin
146	September 14	Lee Dong-jin [ko]
147	September 28	Choi Young-jae, Hwang Choong-won
148	October 5	Jang Young-nam
149	October 12	Ji Hyun-woo, Lee Se-hee
150	October 19	Park Sung-hoon, Jeon So-min
151	October 26	Kim Jae-won
152	November 2	Choi Tae-sung [ko], Jung Seung-je
153	November 9	Kim Yeo-jin, Yoo Sun
154	November 16	Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Hak-joo
155	November 23	Kim Kap-soo, Jang Min-ho
156	November 30	Lee Jae-myung
157	December 7	Yoon Seok-youl
158	December 14	Haha
159	December 21	Pak Se-ri
160	December 28	Choi Won-young, Kim Ki-bang

Episode 111–160

2022

Episode#	Broadcast date	Guest(s)	Notes	Ref.
161	January 4	Na Tae-joo [ko]
162	January 11	Kwon Yul, Park Ha-sun
163	January 18	Kim Young-chul, Lee Geun-chul/Jake Lee [ko]
164	January 25	Moon Se-yoon
165	February 15	Apink	Yoon Bo-mi and Son Na-eun are absent
166	February 22	Yeo Esther [ko], Kim So-hyung [ko]
167	March 1	Han Chae-young, Ji Yi-soo, Koo Ja-sung
168	March 8	Abhishek Gupta/Lucky, Jonathan Yiombi
169	March 15	Shim Yong-hwan, Kwak Jae-sik
170	March 22	Chang Ki-ha
171	March 29	Park Ji-young, Bae Da-bin
172	April 5	Lee Jung-eun
173	April 12	Kim Byeong-ok	Final regular appearance of Kim Yong-man.
174	April 20	Song Ji-hyo	First regular appearance of Kim Jong-kook.
175	April 27	Jang Hyuk
176	May 4	Kwak Do-won, Yoon Doo-joon (Highlight)
177	May 11	Jo Hye-ryun
178	May 18	Sung Hoon
179	May 25	Seo Kyung-seok, Park Jong-bok
180	June 1	Kim Young-ha
181	June 8	Lee Min-young, Lee Yu-ri
182	June 15	Na Moon-hee, Choi Jung-hoon (Jannabi)
183	June 22	Jang Do-yeon
184	June 29	Hwang Soo-kyung [ko], Kang Soo-jung [ko]
185	July 6	Young Tak
186	July 13	Ji Sang-ryeol, KCM
187	July 20	Lee Ji-hye
188	July 27	Hong Seok-cheon, Kim Ji-min
189	August 3	Bong Tae-gyu
190	August 17	So Yoo-jin, Kim Ho-young
191	August 24	Kim Sook, Baek Ji-young
192	August 31	Kim Moon-jeong [ko], Im Chang-jung
193	September 7	Jung Eun-pyo, Jung Ji-woong
194	September 14	Lee Sang-jun [ko], Kim Hae-jun [ko], Lee Eun-ji [ko]
195	September 21	Koyote
196	September 28	Ra Mi-ran, Song Sae-byeok
197	October 5	Park So-hyun, Sandara Park
198	October 12	Jang Young-ran, Han Chang
199	October 19	Son Jong-hak [ko], Jang Hang-jun
200	October 26	Sungjin, Ha Sung-yong
201	November 2	Kim Wan-sun, Choi Sung-kook
202	November 9	Jeon Soo-kyeong, Lee Jong-hyuk
203	November 16	Kim Kwang-kyu
204	November 30	Lee Guk-joo, Song Hae-na [ko]
205	December 7	Jeong Dong-won
206	December 14	Kim Young-min, Jinyoung (Got7)
207	December 21	Kim Bum-soo
208	December 28	Cha Tae-hyun, Kwak Sun-young

Episode 161–208

2023

Episode#	Broadcast date	Guest(s)	Notes	Ref.
209	January 4	Cha In-pyo
210	January 11	Lee Kyu-hyung
211	January 18	Choo Shin-soo
212	January 25	Byul, Seo In-young
213	February 1	Hong Sung-woo, Han Sang-bo
214	February 8	Lee Su-ji [ko], Jasson
215	February 15	Lee Chan-won
216	February 22	Kim Mi-kyung
217	March 1

Episode 209–present

Rating

• 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.
• Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of Problem Child in House. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)

Ep. #	Original airdate	Nielsen ratings[66]
		Nationwide
Pilot	September 25	3.2%
	September 26	3.9%
1	November 7	2.2%
		1.7%
2	November 14	1.6%
		1.6%
3	November 21	1.6%
		1.3%
4	November 28	1.5%
		1.4%
5	December 5	1.6%
		1.2%
6	December 12	1.4%
		1.6%
7	December 19	1.9%
		2.0%
8	December 26	1.9%
		2.5%

List of episodes in 2018 (episode 1–8 + 2 pilots)

Ep. #	Original airdate	Nielsen ratings[66]
Nationwide
9	January 2	2.2%
10	January 9	2.2%
11	January 16	1.4%
		1.4%
12	January 23	2.5%
		1.8%
13	January 30	2.6%
		2.6%
14	February 6	2.8%
		3.7%
15	February 13	3.2%
		3.6%
16	February 20	2.7%
		2.8%
17	February 27	4.1%
		3.7%
18	March 6	3.2%
		2.9%
19	March 13	3.0%
		2.8%
20	March 20	2.9%
		2.9%
21	March 27	2.7%
		2.7%
22	April 3	3.0%
		2.8%
23	April 8	4.0%
24	April 15	4.9%
25	April 22	3.6%
26	April 29	4.4%
27	May 6	5.4%
28	May 13	4.5%
29	May 20	4.3%
30	May 27	4.3%
31	June 3	4.3%
32	June 10	4.0%
33	June 17	3.9%
34	June 24	4.6%
35	July 1	4.0%
36	July 8	4.1%
37	July 15	4.1%
38	July 22	4.4%
Special	July 29	3.4%
39	August 5	3.8%
40	August 12	4.0%
41	August 19	4.2%
42	August 26	3.8%
43	September 2	4.5%
44	September 9	4.2%
45	September 16	4.1%
46	September 23	3.4%
47	September 30	4.4%
48	October 7	4.9%
49	October 21	4.6%
50	October 28	4.5%
51	November 4	4.5%
52	November 11	6.1%
53	November 18	6.4%
54	November 25	4.7%
55	December 2	4.8%
56	December 9	5.2%
57	December 16	4.8%
58	December 23	5.6%
		6.5%

List of episodes in 2019 (episode 9–58)

Ep. #	Original airdate	Nielsen ratings[66]
Nationwide
59	January 6	4.1%
		5.5%
60	January 13	5.6%
		7.0%
61	January 20	4.7%
		6.1%
62	January 27	4.2%
		5.3%
63	February 3	4.8%
		6.5%
64	February 10	3.8%
		5.5%
65	February 17	4.2%
		5.6%
66	February 24	4.4%
		5.1%
67	March 2	4.2%
		7.5%
68	March 9	4.3%
		6.5%
69	March 16	4.1%
		6.0%
70	March 23	4.4%
		6.5%
71	March 30	5.5%
		7.3%
72	April 6	4.3%
		6.6%
73	April 13	4.6%
		6.6%
74	April 20	4.2%
		5.9%
75	April 27	4.3%
		7.3%
76	May 4	4.7%
		6.5%
77	May 11	4.4%
		6.3%
78	May 18	4.9%
		7.7%
79	May 25	3.7%
		4.9%
80	June 1	4.7%
		7.0%
81	June 8	3.9%
		5.8%
82	June 15	4.1%
		5.9%
83	June 22	4.5%
		6.0%
84	June 30	3.1%
		3.2%
85	July 7	3.1%
		3.4%
86	July 14	3.0%
		3.6%
87	July 21	2.6%
		2.8%
88	July 28	2.7%
		3.5%
89	August 4	3.3%
		3.8%
90	August 11	2.9%
		3.2%
91	August 18	2.7%
		3.1%
92	August 25	4.4%
		4.5%
93	September 1	3.7%
		3.8%
94	September 8	3.1%
		3.7%
95	September 15	3.4%
		3.8%
96	September 22	3.4%
		3.8%
97	September 29	3.3%
		3.8%
98	October 6	3.8%
		4.0%
99	October 13	3.1%
		3.3%
100	October 20	3.6%
		3.6%
101	October 27	2.2%
		3.0%
102	November 3	3.0%
		3.7%
103	November 10	2.4%
		2.5%
104	November 17	3.1%
		3.3%
105	November 24	3.5%
		4.4%
106	December 1	3.4%
		4.4%
107	December 8	3.7%
		4.1%
108	December 15	3.0%
		3.6%
109	December 22	3.5%
		4.0%
110	December 29	3.5%
		3.8%

List of episodes in 2020 (episode 59–110)

Ep. #	Original airdate	Nielsen ratings[66]
Nationwide
111	January 5	4.4%
		6.1%
112	January 12	3.3%
		4.4%
113	January 19	3.3%
		3.7%
114	January 26	4.3%
		5.1%
115	February 2	3.7%
		4.7%
116	February 9	4.1%
		4.2%
117	February 16	2.8%
		3.0%
118	February 23	3.1%
		3.7%
119	March 2	3.9%
		4.4%
120	March 9	3.3%
		3.7%
121	March 16	3.4%
		4.4%
122	March 23	3.2%
		3.1%
123	March 30	2.6%
		3.9%
124	April 6	2.8%
		3.6%
125	April 13	3.0%
		3.6%
126	April 20	2.3%
		2.6%
127	April 27	2.6%
		3.3%
128	May 4	2.9%
		3.8%
129	May 11	3.1%
		3.7%
130	May 18	3.2%
		4.0%
131	May 25	3.4%
		4.4%
132	June 1	2.8%
		3.9%
133	June 8	2.7%
		3.4%
134	June 15	2.3%
		2.8%
135	June 22	2.7%
		3.7%
136	June 29	2.4%
		3.5%
137	July 6	3.2%
138	July 13	3.3%
139	July 20	3.3%
140	August 3	5.3%
141	August 10	3.4%
142	August 17	4.0%
143	August 24	4.1%
144	August 31	4.3%
145	September 7	3.0%
146	September 14	3.1%
147	September 28	3.5%
148	October 5	3.3%
149	October 12	3.6%
150	October 19	3.6%
151	October 26	2.8%
152	November 2	3.5%
153	November 9	3.1%
154	November 16	3.4%
155	November 23	3.8%
156	November 30	4.4%
157	December 7	4.0%
158	December 14	2.7%
159	December 21	3.3%
160	December 28	2.5%

List of episodes in 2021 (episode 111–160)

Ep. #	Original airdate	Nielsen ratings[66]
Nationwide
161	January 4	2.5%
162	January 11	2.7%
163	January 18	2.7%
164	January 25	3.0%
165	February 15	1.6%
166	February 22	4.0%
167	March 1	2.7%
168	March 8	2.6%
169	March 15	2.6%
170	March 22	2.5%
171	March 29	2.3%
172	April 5	2.5%
173	April 12	2.5%
174	April 20	3.5%
175	April 27	4.0%
176	May 4	3.5%
177	May 11	5.2%
178	May 18	3.5%
179	May 25	3.6%
180	June 1	4.3%
181	June 8	2.6%
182	June 15	3.1%
183	June 22	3.2%
184	June 29	3.6%
185	July 6	3.1%
186	July 13	2.7%
187	July 20	2.2%
188	July 27	2.8%
189	August 3	2.7%
190	August 17	2.9%
191	August 24	3.4%
192	August 31	3.3%
193	September 7	3.5%
194	September 14	2.7%
195	September 21	3.6%
196	September 28	3.2%
197	October 5	3.7%
198	October 12	3.7%
199	October 19	2.8%
200	October 26	4.9%
201	November 2	4.0%
202	November 9	2.9%
203	November 16	4.3%
204	November 30	3.3%
205	December 7	3.6%
206	December 14	2.9%
207	December 21	2.5%
208	December 28	3.4%

List of episodes in 2022 (episode 161–208)

Ep. #	Original airdate	Nielsen ratings[66]
Nationwide
209	January 4	3.7%
210	January 11	2.7%
211	January 18	3.1%
212	January 25	2.9%
213	February 1	3.8%
212	February 8	3.4%
215	February 15	4.4%
216	February 22	%
217	March 1	%

List of episodes in 2023 (episode 209–present)

Notes

1. Standing in for Kim Yong-man who was absent due to health issues.^[41]
2. Standing in for Jeong Hyeong-don who was absent due to personal matters.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2019	17th KBS Entertainment Awards	Best Challenge Award	Problem Child in House	Won	[67]
		Excellence Award in Entertainment	Min Kyung-hoon	Nominated
2020	18th KBS Entertainment Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Kim Sook	Won	[68]
		Viewers' Choice Best Program Award	Problem Child in House	Nominated	[69]
		Top Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category	Song Eun-i	Nominated
		Producers' Special Award	Song Eun-i	Won	[70]
		Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category	Min Kyung-hoon	Nominated