Jinan-gun 'Ppamang' Showcases Charm on Survival Variety Show

KakaoTV 'Nae Kkum-eun Ryan' Appearance

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] The red ginseng character of Jinan-gun, Jeonbuk, ‘Ppamang’ will showcase its charm by appearing on KakaoTV's original digital variety show ‘My Dream is Ryan’.

According to the county on the 31st, Jinan-gun's character, the red foal ‘Ppamang’, is a name combining the red color of red ginseng and the foal of Maisan Mountain. During the Red Ginseng Festival, the character attracted tourists' attention with the ‘Ppamang’ mascot costume.

The program ‘My Dream is Ryan’, which will premiere on KakaoTV on the 1st of next month, is a survival variety show where mascots from across the country, who consider Ryan as their role model, enroll in Mayejong and challenge themselves to become the top graduates.

Directed by PD Kim Min-jong, who directed ‘Real Men’, the show features student supervisor and space superstar Kim Hee-chul and homeroom teacher actor Shim Hyung-tak as strong supporters, along with lively special trainee Choi Yoo-jung, providing customized coaching and training to depict the process of being reborn as a ‘super rookie’.

The mascot selected as the top graduate of Mayejong will receive a scholarship along with the benefit of releasing KakaoTalk emoticons.

‘Ppamang’ plans to challenge this survival competition by showcasing its lively personality, unique fashion sense, and versatile talents that differentiate it from competing characters, aiming for the top character position.

The ‘Ppamang’ character of Jinan-gun serves as the ambassador for the Jinan Red Ginseng Festival, won the Encouragement Award at the 2014 Jeonbuk Love UCC Contest, and participated in the 2018 1st Our Neighborhood Character Awards.

Additionally, it continuously operates SNS activities introducing restaurants, tourist attractions, and cultural assets, and promotes itself by producing various souvenirs such as towels, dolls, and tumblers.

Jeon Chun-seong, the county governor, said, “I hope that Jinan-gun’s red ginseng character ‘Ppamang’ will demonstrate its unique personality and charm on a variety show featuring mascots from across the country and become a character loved by the entire nation, like the second Ryan or Pengsoo.”

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