MBLAQ's Hello Baby
| MBLAQ's Hello Baby | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Developed by | KBS WORLD |
| Presented by | KBS Joy |
| Starring | MBLAQ (dads) Dayoung (baby) Lauren (baby) Leo (baby) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 40 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | January 29 – April 5, 2012 |
MBLAQ's Hello Baby is the fifth season of South Korean reality show Hello Baby. The show stars boy band MBLAQ as fathers of 3-year-old [[multicultural] children, Dayoung (Korean-Vietnamese), Lauren (Korean-Canadian), and Leo (French-Korean).
Concept
On January 12, 2012, a video preview for the new season showed MBLAQ talking about their wonderful first impressions of their children. The happy mood quickly changed, however, as the members expressed the difficulties of becoming a dad.[1] The season aired on January 19, 2012 in KBS Joy and ended on April 5, 2012 with a total of 12 Episodes.
Just like the previous seasons of Hello Baby, MBLAQ needs to fulfill the task of a parent to meet the needs of the children that will be living with them in a roof.
Cast
Dads
- Seungho - He was dubbed as the most likely to be a good father among the five members of MBLAQ. He found Lauren during the first episode.[2]
- G.O - He is also known as the mother. He found Dayoung and has been her favorite father during most of the episodes.[3]
- Lee Joon - Along with Mir, he did not find any of the babies on the first episode. He usually had small fights with Leo but ended up capturing his heart in the end. He was voted as the worst father along with member Mir.
- Thunder - He found Leo on the first episode. He is known as the father who spoiled his children.
- Mir - Along with Lee Joon, he didn't find any of the babies and is also known as a toddler because of his childish personality. He also made Dayoung cry during an episode. He captured the hearts of the babies in the end. He was voted as the worst father along with member Joon.[4]
Babies
- Yoon Dayoung - She was found by G.O on the first episode. Her father is Korean while her mother is Vietnamese. She is known to be the most quiet among the three kids but is later revealed to be very loud.
- Hanna Lauren - She was found by Seungho. She is a Korean Canadian. She is very loyal to Seungho and is also very fond of beautiful things.
- Recipon Leo - He was found by Thunder on the first episode. His favorite father was Thunder for most of the episodes but later in the end, he preferred Lee Joon although they have a history of fighting with each other. His father is French while his mother is Korean.
Episodes
| Episode | Summary |
|---|---|
| 1 | MBLAQ had a mission of finding the three multi-cultural babies that they will take care of. They were given clues such as the eyes of the baby, the nose and lips. They have to search for them in a very crowded place in which there are lots of children. G.O found Dayoung first, followed by Seungho who found Lauren and lastly, Leo who was found by Thunder. |
| 2 | Dayoung, Lauren and Leo sets off to their father's dorm to wake them up. They had little bonding moments inside before going to a resort for swimming, in which Dayoung felt jealous between Lauren and G.O. |
| 3 | The fathers and the babies transferred to their own house. Leo cried after Lee Joon punished him for hitting him. The real mothers of the kids gave a list of foods they eat, in which MBLAQ tried to cook for them. Dayoung doesn't want to eat at that time and Mir made her turn around from the table, in which resulted to Dayoung crying.[5] |
| 4 | MBLAQ with the babies went to a child expert to know more about how to take care of children. The kid's favorite fathers were revealed, and Dayoung opened up for the first time. Mir and G.O apologized to her, in which she have forgiven them easily. Later on, they went into a temple. |
| 5 | The continuation in the temple was shown, followed by Lee Joon having an alone time with the kids. Later, MBLAQ decided to have their own musical. They went on a musical expert to learn more about it. |
| 6 | This episode started outside in the streets with Mir, Lee Joon and the three kids. They were asked to pick one father and the two girls ended up picking Lee Joon, while Leo chose Mir. Throughout the episode, Mir and Lee Joon was given the chance to capture the hearts of the children. The three children ended up choosing Mir in the end. When they went home, the members announced that they need a mother. |
| 7 | The father and the babies prepared for meeting the mothers. They held an audition and watched silently in a room how the mothers take care of the children. In the end, they voted for one mother. |
| 8 | They had a mini concert in front of the mothers, followed by the next day inside their house. The mother they chose and Lee Joon's mother visited them. |
| 9 | Seungho wasn't present in this episode due to his illness. The other members with the kids prepared for their musical. The children watched MBLAQ's live performance on Music Bank. Later on, MBLAQ recorded the Bibimbap Song. |
| 10 | Throughout the whole episode, they were in a zoo and an amusement park. |
| 11 | MBLAQ, with Leo and Lauren, prepared for Dayoung's special surprise birthday party. Leo and Mir went out to buy for the ingrediets while Lee Joon and G.O was left in their house to prepare. Thunder went out with Dayoung to past the time. At the end of the video, the babies recorded the Bibimbap Song. |
| 12 | They rehearsed for the musical first before they perform.[6] The three babies had a special tribute for their fathers. Later on, they spent time together. MBLAQ wrote their messages for the kids before they separate ways. |