Muscle Farmers

Muscle Farmers
Promotional poster
Hangul
헬스파머
RRHelseu pameo
MRHelsŭ p'amŏ
GenreVariety, Reality show
Written byChoi Jin-su
Directed byPark Sang-hyuk
Kim Kwan-tae[1]
StarringChoo Sung-hoon
Heo Kyung-hwan
Jong Tae-se
Amotti
Baekho
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
ProducerKim Baek-sun
Running time90 minutes
Production companiestvN, CJ ENM
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseDecember 21, 2025 (2025-12-21) –
February 15, 2026 (2026-02-15)

Muscle Farmers (Korean: 헬스파머; RR: Helseu pameo) is a South Korean television program produced by CJ ENM and airs on tvN. About five physical strength entertainers help with farming work by harvesting various crops. It stars Choo Sung-hoon, Heo Kyung-hwan, Jong Tae-se, Amotti, and Baekho.[2]

The program aired on Sunday at 19:40 (KST) from December 21, 2025, to February 15, 2026.[3]

Synopsis

Due to labor shortages in rural areas caused by rapid population aging, the show follows physically fit Korean celebrities as they leave their gym routines behind to take part in hands-on farming projects, providing manual labor in places where machinery cannot fully replace human work.

Cast

Episodes

Ep. Original broadcast date Location Guest Ref.
1 December 21, 2025 Jeongseon, Gangwon Does not appear [4]
2 December 28, 2025 Does not appear [5]
3 January 4, 2026 Jangheung, South Jeolla Park Hae-jin [6]
4 January 11, 2026 Goseong, South Gyeongsang Yoon Shi-yoon [7]
5 January 18, 2026 [8]
6 January 25, 2026 Uiseong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Joon Park [9]
7 February 1, 2026 Kim Jae-joong [10]
8 February 8, 2026 Yeoju, Gyeonggi Lee Joon [11]
9 February 15, 2026 Siheung, Gyeonggi [12]

Ratings

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[13]
Nationwide Seoul
1 December 21, 2025 1.816% 1.386%
2 December 28, 2025 1.7% 1.52%
3 January 4, 2026 1.3% -
4 January 11, 2026 1.3% -
5 January 18, 2026 1% -
6 January 25, 2026 1.3% 1.359%
7 February 1, 2026 1.582% 1.65%
8 February 8, 2026 1.781% 1.874%
9 February 15, 2026 1.2% -
Average 1.44% 0.87%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).

References

  1. ^ "MUSCLE FARMERS (2025)". CJ ENM. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. ^ "헬스파머 인물 소개" [Muscle Farmers Cast Introduction]. tvN. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  3. ^ "헬스파머" [Muscle Farmers]. tvN. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  4. ^ Park Jae-hwan (December 21, 2025). "'헬스파머' 21일 첫 방송... 첫 작업은 배추 15톤 수확" ["Muscle Farmers" premieres on the 21st... First task is harvesting 15 tons of cabbage]. KBS Star (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Baek A-young (December 28, 2025). "'헬스파머' 못 말리는 헬스 파머들, 피지컬 내기하다 눈물까지?!" [[Muscle Farmers] Unstoppable muscle farmers, even brought to tears during a physical challenge?!]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Lee Seung-mi (January 4, 2026). "박해진, '헬스파머' 첫 게스트 출격…"아모띠 운동 메이트"" [Park Hae-jin appears as the first guest on "Muscle Farmers"… “Amotti’s workout mate”]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Baek A-young (January 11, 2026). "'헬스파머' 윤시윤, 해병대 출신다운 맹활약 예고" [[Muscle Farmers] Yoon Si-yoon, a former Marine, foreshadows a remarkable performance]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Baek A-young (January 18, 2026). "'헬스파머' 톱질 안 되면 괴력으로?! "운동 된다"" [[Muscle Farmers] If sawing doesn’t work, use brute strength?! "It counts as exercise"]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Lee Da-kyeom (January 25, 2026). "'헬스파머' 경북 의성 히카마 도전" [[Muscle Farmers] Challenge of jicama in Uiseong, Gyeongbuk]. bntnews (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Kim Young-jin (February 1, 2026). "김재중, '헬스파머'서 히카마 수확 도전…"게스트가 이렇게 고생은 처음"" [Kim Jaejoong challenges jicama harvesting on "Muscle Farmers"… “It’s my first time struggling this much as a guest”]. JoongAng News (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Baek A-young (February 8, 2026). "'헬스파머' 마지막 게스트 이준, 농사일 접신(?)" [[Muscle Farmers] Final guest Lee Joon, possessed by farming work(?)]]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Jeong Yoon-ji (February 15, 2026). "헬스파머' 시흥 연근 밭 수확" [[Muscle Farmers] Harvesting lotus roots in Siheung fields]. bntnews (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Naver.
  13. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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