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  "title": "Top 10 Variety Shows in Pacific Asia",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-01-20T18:25:50.482Z",
  "description": "Longest-running & most episodes",
  "publishedAt": "2025-05-27T10:35:45.486Z",
  "textContent": "We, Pacific-Asians, are big on variety shows, and I have always wondered which shows are the \"longest-running\" and have the \"most episodes\". Here is what I have found and it is quite interesting. <!--more--> Scope - Region: Northeast Asia (NEA) and Southeast Asia (SEA) only - TV-only (excludes music-only, talent-only, or radio shows) - Includes live/pre-recorded, broadcast, and streaming platforms - All figures are estimates as of 2024–2025. - Variety shows are those that combine music, talk, comedy, games, or audience interaction—excluding genre-limited formats. - Only TV-based platforms were considered, including cable, terrestrial, and OTT-distributed broadcast content. --- 🟢 Longest-Running (Ongoing) | Rank | Title | Country | Years | Debut | |:------:|-------|---------|-------:|:-------:| | 1  | Eat Bulaga!          | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 46 | 1979 | | 2  | ASAP                 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 30 | 1995 | | 3  | It's Showtime        | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 16 | 2009 | | 4  | Running Man          | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 | 2010 | | 5  | Knowing Bros         | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 10 | 2015 | | 6  | I Can See Your Voice | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 10 | 2015 | | 7  | Amazing Saturday     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  7 | 2018 | | 8  | Hangout with Yoo     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  6 | 2019 | | 9  | 2 Days & 1 Night     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  6 | 2019 | | 10 | All-Out Sundays      | 🇵🇭 Philippines |  5 | 2020 | 🔴 Longest-Running (Ended) | Rank | Title | Country | Years | Debut–End | |:------:|-------|---------|-------:|:-----------:| | 1  | Gaki no Tsukai               | 🇯🇵 Japan       | 35 | 1989–2024 | | 2  | SMAP×SMAP                    | 🇯🇵 Japan       | 20 | 1996–2016 | | 3  | Happy Together               | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 19 | 2001–2020 | | 4  | Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook    | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 13 | 2009–2022 | | 5  | Star King                    | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  9 | 2007–2016 | | 6  | The Return of Superman       | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  8 | 2013–2022 | | 7  | X-Man                        | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  3 | 2003–2007 | | 8  | Invincible Youth             | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  3 | 2009–2012 | | 9  | Real Man                     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  3 | 2013–2016 | | 10 | Non-Summit (Abnormal Summit) | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  3 | 2014–2017 | 🟢 Most Episodes (Ongoing) | Rank | Title | Country | Est. Episodes | Format | Debut | |:------:|-------|---------|---------------:|--------|:-------:| | 1  | Eat Bulaga!          | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 13,000+ | Daily Live  | 1979 | | 2  | It's Showtime        | 🇵🇭 Philippines |  3,000+ | Daily Live  | 2009 | | 3  | ASAP                 | 🇵🇭 Philippines |  1,500+ | Weekly Live | 1995 | | 4  | Running Man          | 🇰🇷 South Korea |    750+ | Weekly      | 2010 | | 5  | Knowing Bros         | 🇰🇷 South Korea |    400+ | Weekly      | 2015 | | 6  | Amazing Saturday     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |    300+ | Weekly      | 2018 | | 7  | 2 Days & 1 Night     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |    250+ | Weekly      | 2019 | | 8  | Hangout with Yoo     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |    200+ | Weekly      | 2019 | | 9  | All-Out Sundays      | 🇵🇭 Philippines |    200+ | Weekly Live | 2020 | | 10 | I Can See Your Voice | 🇰🇷 South Korea |    120+ | Weekly      | 2015 | 🔴 Most Episodes (Ended) | Rank | Title | Country | Est. Episodes | Format | Debut–End | |:------:|-------|---------|---------------:|--------|:-----------:| | 1  | Gaki no Tsukai            | 🇯🇵 Japan       | 1,600+ | Weekly | 1989–2024 | | 2  | SMAP×SMAP                 | 🇯🇵 Japan       |   920+ | Weekly | 1996–2016 | | 3  | Happy Together            | 🇰🇷 South Korea |   600+ | Weekly | 2001–2020 | | 4  | Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | 🇰🇷 South Korea |   600+ | Weekly | 2009–2022 | | 5  | Star King                 | 🇰🇷 South Korea |   400+ | Weekly | 2007–2016 | | 6  | The Return of Superman    | 🇰🇷 South Korea |   400+ | Weekly | 2013–2022 | | 7  | Non-Summit                | 🇰🇷 South Korea |   170+ | Weekly | 2014–2017 | | 8  | Real Man                  | 🇰🇷 South Korea |   187  | Weekly | 2013–2016 | | 9  | X-Man                     | 🇰🇷 South Korea |   150+ | Weekly | 2003–2007 | | 10 | Invincible Youth          | 🇰🇷 South Korea |  100  | Weekly | 2009–2012 | <!-- / SPDX-SnippetBegin /   /     SPDX-SnippetCopyrightText: © 2025 JC John Sese Cuneta <https://im.youronly.one/p/contact-us/> · Yelosan Publishing.     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