Twogether (TV program)

Twogether is a South Korean-Taiwanese travel documentary television series starring Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu. It was released by Netflix on June 26, 2020.

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Synopsis

Actors Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu travel to six Asian cities where they must complete missions together, even though they do not speak each other's language, in order to meet their fans who recommended the locations they visited.

Cast

Production

Development

On June 24, 2019, South Korean news media Osen reported that Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu would film a variety show where they would travel around the world together to meet their fans. Lee Seung-gi's agency confirmed that the two actors were planning on starring in the show but denied that Netflix would release the program, which the streaming platform also denied. On September 9, 2019, a week after filming began, Netflix announced through a press release that Twogether would be available for streaming exclusively on its platform.
The show is produced by Company SangSang which is also behind the production of Netflix's game show Busted!.

Filming

Filming began on September 2, 2019 in Indonesia and ended in the fall in Seoul.

Release

On June 8, 2020, the main poster for the show was released along with the announcement that Twogether would premiere on June 26. The first trailer was released on June 11, the second one was released on June 23.

Critical reception

Joel Keller of Decider said that "Twogether is a pleasant diversion that has great scenery and two ingratiating young stars. Whether you read the subtitles or not, you'll wish you were on the adventures Jasper and Seung-gi are on."