Asian stars get real on reality TV

South Korea's Little Cabin In The Woods, featuring actors So Ji-sub and Park Shin-hye living in a forest cabin, is the latest in a growing trend of regional reality programmes that boast big names in entertainment

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There is a new South Korean television series where A-list actors So Ji-sub and Park Shin-hye are seen living an idyllic life in an isolated forest cabin on Jeju Island.

Titled Little Cabin In The Woods, it features them setting up hammocks together, basking in the sun and engaging in charming, real-life banter over a wood fire at night.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 02, 2018, with the headline Asian stars get real on reality TV. Subscribe