Parents' Guide to

Apartment404

By Jenny Nixon, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 12+

Korean entertainers in escape-room style game show.

TV Amazon Prime Video Variety Show 2024
Poster image for the Korean variety show Apartment404. The cast is pictured as if peering through a door's peephole

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

  • Jennie Kim, Lee Jeong-Ha, Cha Tae-hyun, Yoo Jae-suk, and Se Chan-Yang walk into a building's entrance looking surprised
  • Se-Chan Yang, Jennie Kim, and Yoo Jae-suk stand in a parking garage with Oh Na-ra, who speaks while gesturing with her hands
  • Lee Jeong-Ha, Se-Chan Yang, and Oh Na-ra laugh while sitting on the floor, as Jennie Kim stands nearby smiling

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What's the Story?

APARTMENT404 is a Korean game show featuring celebrities who solve mysteries inspired by real-life events, set in the actual locations where these events took place. The cast members are split into two teams, each assigned an apartment to hang out in where they have to uncover clues and play games to figure out what happened there -- it's very reminiscent of the "escape room" attractions so popular in the United States. The episodes are fairly long, clocking in at nearly two hours each.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: Not yet rated
Kids say: Not yet rated

You don't have to be a K-drama aficionado or a fan of Korean pop bands to enjoy this series -- the cast is charming and fun to watch whether you know their celebrity backgrounds or not. Apartment404 may not have the slick production values American audiences are used to, but what it lacks in glitz it makes up for in laughs. The cast members, including BLACKPINK's Jennie Kim and popular Korean comedian/TV host Yoo Jae-Suk, have an appealing chemistry and unpretentious goofiness that is enjoyable to watch. It certainly wouldn't hurt if they tightened the pace and made the episodes shorter, but this isn't the end of the world. This is a fun, family-friendly peek into how another culture does game shows.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about differences they notice between American game shows and those from overseas. Which shows are your faves?

  • Apartment404 relies on the players' ability to keep a secret. How do you think you might fare if you were part of one of these challenges?

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