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- September 22–28
- Seoul, South Korea
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100 competitors, all known for their well-developed physical attributes and physique, go head-to-head in various individual and team challenges, or 'quests' of strength, balance, agility, endurance, willpower and strategy. The competition is formatted like a tournament. After each quest, participants are eliminated until only one remains to win the...
Season 1
The show started off with 100 participants, 77 men and 23 women, with some being eliminated each episode. Many of the contestants were professional sportspeople for South Korea's national teams and fitness influencers.
Each quest differs regarding both the physical challenge as well as the number of contestants at risk of elimination.
Viewership
The show rose to be the most popular non-English show on Netflix on the third and fourth week after its release.
Critical response
The show received positive remarks from critics for destroying misconceptions around Asian bodies and expanding the definitions of strength. Some critics praised the show for "shattering the gender barrier" by showing women competing on par with elite male athletes, though others, such as Rachael Joo, an associate professor of American studies at Middlebury College, pointed out that the show coincided with a heightened attitude against gender equality in South Korea by designing stages favora...
Controversies
While the production team stated that there was no rematch in the final game, semi-finalist Jung Hae-min claimed that the final game was filmed twice. In the initial match, the game was halted by Woo's complaints of the equipment and again halted by the production team to oil the machines. When Jung was about to win again, the production team asked to move to a different location, citing issues with audio recording.[unreliable source?] Many viewers alleged on social media that there was stero...
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