The Seasons
Program Logo
Hangul	더 시즌즈
Revised Romanization	Deo sijeunjeu
Genre	Talk show Music
Presented by	Jay Park (season 1) Choi Jung-hoon (season 2) AKMU (season 3) Lee Hyo-ri (season 4) Zico (season 5)
Opening theme	"Sunday Night Drive" by Jay Park (season 1) "Summer II" by Jannabi (season 2) "Last Goodbye" by AKMU (season 3) "Full Moon" by Lee Hyo-ri (season 4) "Artist" by Zico (season 5)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	57 (as of May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17))
Production
Production location	South Korea
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	February 5, 2023 (2023-02-05) – present

The Seasons (Korean: 더 시즌즈) is a South Korean late-night music talk show that airs on KBS2 on Fridays at 22:00 (KST).^[1] It is a seasonal late-night music program encapsulating different hosts on a rotational basis, showcasing musicians from various genres through in-depth interviews and live performances,^[2] including guests outside of music who finds interest in it.^[3]

Series overview

The Seasons acts as a successor following the end of You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook after 13 years;^[4][5] adding to the long running "30-year legacy" of late night music talk shows broadcast by KBS alongside Lee Sora's Propose and Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter among others.^[6] It was created with the intention to air four installations aligned with the four seasons of the year,^[7] each hosted by different stars with its own titles,^[8] following the KBS tradition of naming the late night music program after the artist.^[6] Its production assembled a young band led by pianist and composer, Jeong Dong-hwan of MeloMance, for the show to create a "well-made stage".^[8]

Jay Park's Drive

Choi Jung-hoon's Night Park

Long Day, Long Night with AKMU

Lee Hyo-ri's Red Carpet

Zico's Artist

Season 1

The program began with The Seasons: Jay Park's Drive (박재범의 드라이브; Bakjaebeom-ui deuraibeu) and its host Jay Park in February 2023; with its title named after the American-Korean artist's single, "Drive" (2016).^[7]

Season 2

Its second season, The Seasons: Choi Jung-hoon's Night Park (최정훈의 밤의공원; Choejeonghun-ui bam-uigongwon), hosted by Choi Jung-hoon of Jannabi, aired in May 2023; with its title named after his band's single, "Summer II" (2021).^[3] Originally slated for twelve episodes, the program was extended for a fourteen episode second season.^[9] Albeit it accumulated the lowest amount of viewers amidst the first four seasons, it recorded the highest viewer rate for people in their twenties on the OTT platform Wavve as of April 25, 2024.^[10]

Season 3

Sibling duo AKMU, served as the project's third host with their show titled The Seasons: Long Day, Long Night with AKMU (악뮤의 오날오밤; Agmyuui onar-obam), in correlation to their hit single, "Last Goodbye" (2017).^[11] Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun became the broadcast channel's youngest emcees for a late night talk show, and first to host one as a duo.^[12] The installment garnered the most viewers on Wavve throughout the program's history as of April 25, 2024.^[10]

Season 4

Its fourth installation was presented by Lee Hyori; titled The Seasons: Lee Hyo-ri's Red Carpet (이효리의 레드카펫; Ihyori-ui redeukapet).^[13]

Season 5

The project was announced to be renewed for a fifth season, with its host confirmed to be Zico of boy group Block B, and is titled The Seasons: Zico's Artist (지코의 아티스트; jikoui atiseuteu).^[14]

List of episodes

Ratings

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