Beat Coin () was a South Korean television program that aired on KBS2 on Thursdays at 20:30 (KST) from July 21, 2022 to January 18, 2024. Helmed by Park In-seok, the producer of Sister's Slam Dunk and the third installment of 2 Days & 1 Night, and the writer of Battle Trip, the show began with the premise of leaving fate to the flip of a coin and was inspired by the format of older Korean variety shows from the 2000s and early 2010s; however, the coin flip concept was gradually phased out of the show. Each episode had a new theme, with one notable long-term project being the release of a music single. Despite amassing a fan club which called themselves "Coin Purse" or "Piggy Bank", the show was ultimately cancelled after 70 episodes due to low ratings.
On February 23, 2025, Screwballs (), an ongoing successor starring the same cast and helmed by the same producer, began airing on Netflix. The show received attention for quickly topping Netflix's top 10 list in South Korea, in contrast to its predecessor's performance on cable television, and it has since repeatedly reappeared on the list with the release of each new season.
Cast
Kim Sook, comedian Hong Jin-kyung, model Cho Sae-ho, comedian Joo Woo-jae, model Jang Wooyoung, singer and member of 2PM
List of episodes Year Episodes Originally aired Time slot (KST) First aired Last aired 2022 20 7 Thursday20:30–21:50 13 Sunday21:20–22:40 2023 47 3 15 Thursday20:30–21:50 29 Thursday20:30–21:45 2024 3
Ep. # Air Date Guest(s) Theme Pilot July 14, 2022 rowspan="3" 1 July 21, 2022 Bungee Jumping or Not 2 July 28, 2022 Six-Star Hotel Check-In or Check-Out 3 August 4, 2022 , Meenoi 4 August 11, 2022 Sandara Park, Irene Kim, Lee Gi-kwang, Gyeongree, MC Gree Summer Vacation Best Friend Special 5 August 25, 2022Cha Tae-hyun, Twice (Jeongyeon, Jihyo)Special guests: Kim Deok-jae (vice president of KBS), Ateez (Yunho, Mingi, Wooyoung), Byun Sung-gil (former floor director of Gag Concert), Kim Jong-min (Koyote) Fate Directors 6 September 1, 2022Cha Tae-hyun, Twice (Jeongyeon, Jihyo)Special guests: Le Sserafim Your Glorious Youth No broadcast on September 8 due to the aftermath of Typhoon Hinnamnor. 7 September 15, 2022 Telepathy 8 September 18, 2022 Special guests: La Poem "Coin Kingdom" 9 September 25, 2022 Xiumin (Exo), Baekho, "Coin! Earth Expedition!" (2022 FIFA World Cup Special) Part 1 10 October 2, 2022 Xiumin (Exo), Baekho, Special guest: Lee Chun-soo, Oh Ha-young (Apink) "Coin! Earth Expedition!" (2022 FIFA World Cup Special) Part 2 11 October 9, 2022 Xiumin (Exo), Baekho, "Coin! Earth Expedition!" (2022 FIFA World Cup Special) Part 3; Yonsei University Festival 12 October 16, 2022 Yonsei University Festival Guerilla Concert 13 October 23, 2022 Special guests: Shin Gyu-jin, Lee Su-ji, , (G)I-dle (Miyeon, Minnie), Park Jun-gyu, Seulgi (Red Velvet), Stray Kids (Lee Know, Han, Hyunjin, Seungmin, I.N), Xiumin Halloween Murder Mystery No broadcast on October 30 due to the aftermath of the Seoul Halloween crowd crush. 14 November 6, 2022 Special guests: Nature (Sohee, Saebom, Aurora, Chaebin, Uchae) "War on Viewer Ratings" 15 November 13, 2022 rowspan="3" "The Spoon Game" Part 1 16 November 20, 2022 "The Spoon Game" Part 2; "Three Meals Coin Homestay" Part 1 17 November 27, 2022 "Three Meals Coin Homestay" Part 2 18 December 11, 2022 Park Jin-young Beolgyo Girls' High School Surprise Concert 19 December 18, 2022 Yeosu Surprise Concert 20 December 25, 2022 Beating Cheongyang's Bosses
Ep. # Air Date Guest(s) Theme 21 January 1 rowspan="4" Sook's Camping or Tentless Camping 22 January 8 Blood Circulation or Economy Circulation (Sauna or Labor) 23 January 15 "Beat Coin Entertainment Company Retreat" 24 February 16 Medical Check-Up 25 February 23 Special guest: Lee Su-ji, Bbaek Ga (Koyote) "Superstar Versus Manager" 26 March 2 rowspan="3" 27 March 9 2 Days & 1 Night Special Part 1 28 March 16 2 Days & 1 Night Special Part 2 29 March 23 Special guests: Heo Kyung-hwan, , , Nichkhun (2PM) 2 Days & 1 Night Special Part 3; "Shameful Historical Journal, That Day" 30 March 30 Jimin (BTS) Dangerous Invitation Special 31 April 6 Special guests: Park Ji-yoon, MC Gree "Coin Golden Bell" (Star Golden Bell Special) 32 April 13 33 April 20 rowspan="3" Blind Date Part 1 (Woo-jae, Se-ho) 34 April 27 Blind Date Part 2 (Sook) 35 May 4 Recreating Fairy Tales (Children's Day Special) 36 May 11 Rado, Kim Hye-sun, Baek Gu-young "That Girl Life" or a Hard Life 37 May 18 Taeyang (BigBang) "Beat Coin Entertainment Company Outing" 38 May 25 Special guests: Kwak Beom Ewha Woman's University Festival 39 June 1 Stray Kids (Bang Chan, Changbin, Felix, Seungmin, I.N) Music Stars versus Variety Stars 40 June 8 rowspan="2" "The Spoon Game Returns" 41 June 15 42 June 22 Taecyeon (2PM) Ghosts versus Secret Human 43 June 29 Rado Formation of Unbalance (group) 44 July 6 Special guests: Kim Hye-sun, Sook's Birthday Special 45 July 13 rowspan="3" Mental Health Check-Up 46 July 20 First Anniversary Special 47 July 27 "Beat Coin Scout" (25th World Scout Jamboree and Horror Special) 48 August 10 Rado Unbalance's "Never" part distribution 49 August 17 Lee Sang-yeob, Kim Jin-woo (Winner), Jihyo (Twice) Sports Stars versus Secret Spy 50 August 24 RadoSpecial guests: Lachica, Kinky, Root, Park Jin-young, STAYC (Sieun, Seeun, Yoon) Unbalance's "Never" recording and choreography 51 August 31 2PM 2PM 15th Anniversary Special 52 September 7 53 September 14 rowspan="3" Hong Kong Special 54 September 21 55 October 5 "Coin Travel in Paju" 56 October 12 Rado Unbalance's "Never" MV filming 57 October 19 Rado, Lachica Unbalance's "Never" MV filming and live performance; "Coin Travel in Gwangju" Part 1 58 October 26 Rado "Coin Travel in Gwangju" Part 2 59 November 2 Kim Myung Seon, Shim Eu Ddeum, Kim Hye-sun, Kim Chun Ri, Jang Eun-sil Autumn Field Day 60 November 9 Sam Hammington "CSAT Preparation Drill" 61 November 16 rowspan="2" Detectives versus Secret Thief 62 November 23 Bungee Jumping or Not 2 63 November 30 Cameo: Yoo Jae-suk, Shin Dong-yup, Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Tae-ho, Lee Jun-ho (2PM) "Jin-kyung's Strange Day" (Jin-kyung's 30th Debut Anniversary Special) 64 December 7 Jin-kyung's 30th Debut Anniversary Dinner Show 65 December 14 Special guest: "The Little Genius" (The Genius Special) Part 1 66 December 21 rowspan="2" "The Little Genius" (The Genius Special) Part 2; Sook's Camping or Awkward Camping (Christmas Special) 67 December 28 Secret Agents Race
Ep. # Air Date Guest(s) Theme 68 January 4 Special guests: Yunho (Ateez) "Beat Coin Ad's Kick-Off Meeting" 69 January 11 rowspan="2" Year of the Blue Dragon Special 70 January 18 Final Episode (Early Chuseok Special)
Ratings In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in , and the lowest rating for the show will be in each year.
Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen NationwideNielsen Korea ratings: 1 July 21 1.7% 2 July 28 1.7% 3 August 4 1.5% 4 August 11 1.2% 5 August 25 2.0% 6 September 1 1.6% 7 September 15 1.5% 8 September 18 1.7% 9 September 25 1.6% 10 October 2 2.1% 11 October 9 1.3% 12 October 16 2.4% 13 October 23 14 November 6 1.5% 15 November 13 16 November 20 1.5% 17 November 27 18 December 11 2.7% 19 December 18 2.3% 20 December 25 1.5%
Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen NationwideNielsen Korea ratings: 21 January 1 2.0% 22 January 8 1.8% 23 January 15 1.6% 24 February 16 25 February 23 1.3% 26 March 2 1.6% 27 March 9 2.2% 28 March 16 1.8% 29 March 23 1.4% 30 March 30 2.1% 31 April 6 1.9% 32 April 13 1.3% 33 April 20 1.8% 34 April 27 1.9% 35 May 4 1.9% 36 May 11 1.4% 37 May 18 1.1% 38 May 25 1.9% 39 June 1 1.3% 40 June 8 1.4% 41 June 15 1.4% 42 June 22 1.4% 43 June 29 1.4% 44 July 6 1.7% 45 July 13 1.6% 46 July 20 1.4% 47 July 27 1.9% 48 August 10 1.2% 49 August 17 1.3% 50 August 24 1.2% 51 August 31 1.4% 52 September 7 1.6% 53 September 14 1.7% 54 September 21 1.5% 55 October 5 1.1% 56 October 12 57 October 19 1.3% 58 October 26 1.5% 59 November 2 2.1% 60 November 9 1.4% 61 November 16 1.2% 62 November 23 1.5% 63 November 30 2.1% 64 December 7 1.6% 65 December 14 1.2% 66 December 21 1.7% 67 December 28 1.6%
Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen NationwideNielsen Korea ratings: 68 January 4 1.2% 69 January 11 70 January 18
Discography TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsAlbumKORDown."Never" (as Unbalance) Released: October 19, 2023 Label: KBS Media Format: Digital download101
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result KBS Entertainment Awards 2022 Best Couple Award Joo Woo-jae and Cho Sae-ho Best Teamwork Beat Coin Entertainer of the Year Kim Sook Excellence Award in Show and Variety Category Cho Sae-ho Rookie Award in Show and Variety Category Jang Wooyoung Joo Woo-jae Top Excellence Award in Show and Variety Category Hong Jin-kyung 2023 Entertainer of the Year Kim Sook Excellence Award in Show and Variety Category Joo Woo-jae Top Excellence Award in Show and Variety Category Hong Jin-kyung
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