Sister's Slam Dunk (2016)
This South Korean variety show features an all-woman cast of actresses, idols and comedians. The show follows each cast member as she tries to accomplish a long-held unfulfilled dream. Special high-profile guests also make appearances to help the women achieve their dreams.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2016-04-08The cast members are introduced through an interview with 3 variety show masters from 1 Night 2 Days, and meets each other for the first time. Kim Sook is chosen as the first dreamer, and her dream is to be a tour bus driver. The members divide into two teams, one to get the license (Kim Sook, Jessi, Tiffany) and the other one to find a mentor for learning to drive (Ra Mi-ran, Hong Jin-kyung, Min Hyo-rin).
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2016-04-15Both teams proceed with their assigned task, and Jo Se-ho comes to inform them about road safety.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2016-04-22The members go to MT as proposed by Kim Sook, and chooses the second dreamer. During the trip, the members are fulfilling their wishes as well as the rule. Min Hyo-rin is the first to get her wish, which is to do a makeover for the older sisters. Kim Sook gets her wish to eat alone, and Tiffany gets her wish to visit an amusement park.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2016-04-29The sisters arrive at the dorm and spends the night playing games getting to know each other. The following morning, Jessi gets her wish to try bungee jumping.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2016-05-06Min Hyo-rin is chosen as the second dreamer. Her dream is to debut as a girl group member and they get help from JYP as the producer.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2016-05-13The members visit KBS Music Bank and have battle with TWICE members through games. They also hear the completed song for their debut, "Shut Up". Afterwards they visits I.O.I and have talks regarding debuting as girl group from different agencies.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2016-05-20Kim Sook & Jessi are taking the exam for the bus driver's license. The sisters also work on the second dream and get their girl group name.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2016-05-27JYP teaches the girls the choreography for their debut song. They also get their personality checked through MBTI test, and celebrate Tiffany's solo (I Just Wanna Dance) at KBS Music Bank.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2016-06-03With Tiffany missing through a concert schedule with Girls' Generation, the rest of the girls work on the singing and choreography for their song. Ra Mi-ran and Kim Sook consult with Jo Kwon and Yenny. Min Hyo-rin and Hong Jin-kyung consult with Kim Tae-woo, while Jessi is working on the rap.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2016-06-10The first recording for the song, and more work on the choreography. The members also decides on the costumes and makeup style.
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Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 2016-06-17The recording continues for the chorus and rap part, but Hong Jin-kyung still struggling with her part which makes her stays longer at the studio while the other members perfect the choreography. After the recording, Min Hyo-rin invites the members to her house.
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Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 2016-06-24As debut date is getting near, the members work harder on the choreography. Later Bada & Shoo from S.E.S visit them to give tips on debuting as girl group.
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Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 2016-07-01The shooting of "Shut Up" music video with guest starring Kim Joon-ho as Min Hyo-rin's boyfriend and Yoo Hee-yeol as Min Hyo-rin's previous boyfriend.
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Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: 2016-07-08The shooting continues with several cameos appearance.
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Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date: 2016-07-15The sisters go for a trip to relax and open up to each other.
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Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: 2016-07-22The Unnies finally debut live at Music Bank (while still maintaining their #1 rank at online music charts). The second dream comes to an end and the members present a gift to Park Jin-young as they bid farewell.
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Episode 17 - Episode 17
Release Date: 2016-07-29Jessi is chosen as the third dreamer, choosing to learn boxing. But after starting this dream, she discovers that the other members' prepared a surprise with the crew: her real dream is to spend time with her parents who live abroad, and complete three tasks chosen by her father.
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Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date: 2016-08-05The three tasks from Jessi's father are revealed: one related to the past by playing basketball together; one to the present, seeing Jessi perform; and one to the future, organize a pretend wedding.
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Episode 19 - Episode 19
Release Date: 2016-08-26The sister's fufill the two first tasks, and start to organize the wedding.
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Episode 20 - Episode 20
Release Date: 2016-09-02Jessi's pretend wedding is a success. The fourth dreamer is chosen as Hong Jin-kyung, whose dream is to host her own television show.
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Episode 21 - Episode 21
Release Date: 2016-09-09The members then tell Jang Jin of Hong Jin-kyung's idea for her dream of a Hong Jingyeong Show. The members start brainstorming to find ideas for the show with each member asking for advice from several people. The members then present their ideas to Jang Jin, with the director deciding Jin-kyung's idea of environmental awareness in regards to health & well-being as the best theme for the show. The members then meet up with "Speech Dart" professor Kim Hyun-ah to help them in their speech as TV presenters for Hong Jin-kyung's dream. The PD then announces that the volleyball player and Olympic competitor Kim Yeon-koung would be a special guest and a "dreamer" for several episodes.
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Episode 22 - Episode 22
Release Date: 2016-09-16The members meet up with athlete Kim Yeon-koung, who stated her dream to be a rapper. Due to only having a week to prepare, they will be aided by "teachers", which is revealed to be Lee Sang-min (former member of Roo'ra) & rapper DinDin. The members then head out to eat at the restaurant when they began the girl group project and surprise Kim Yeon-koung with the presence of her fellow 2016 Olympic volleyball teammates. The members then try to fulfill her special dream of being a rapper.
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Episode 23 - Episode 23
Release Date: 2016-09-23The members meet up with Dynamic Duo and start practicing (under 10 hours) for their stage performance: a modified version of one of their well-known tracks, "Friday Night" at a well-known club at midnight.
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Episode 24 - Episode 24
Release Date: 2016-09-30Jang Jin then decides on the format of Hong Jingyeong Show: a movie with a fake documentary format, which he plans to enter in a film festival. The members do camera-recording trials with Jang Jin and are tasked with finding material for the show. The members then find out where their recycled trash goes to, and do a debate on protecting the environment.
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Episode 25 - Episode 25
Release Date: 2016-10-07The members measure the fine dust level within their surroundings while doing their own efforts in protecting the environment, from recycling to DIY eco-friendly products. The members then meet with former politician-turned-writer Rhyu Si-min in regards with Hong Jin-kyung's ideas. Jang Jin and the members then start shooting Hong Jingyeong Show's first scenes inside Seoul City Hall, with Jessi as the holder of the boom microphone. Jang Jin then informs the members that he plans to include their work in the 14th Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF), where they have to convince the film festival chairman Ahn Sung-ki.
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Episode 26 - Episode 26
Release Date: 2016-10-14As the last dreamer, Ra Mi-ran then reveals that she plans to completely use what is left of their planned money, while she relates her life story at her old house. The members then meet up with AISFF chairman Ahn Sung-ki to convince him to include Hong Jingyeong Show in the film festival, while continuing to work on the movie's next scenes.
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Episode 27 - Episode 27
Release Date: 2016-10-21Ra Mi-ran's 1st dream is revealed, which is to build a house. They go to a vacant building to begin the process of building a restaurant in goodwill, with Ra Mi-ran's idea being chosen. Because of the rainy weather, they can't shoot scenes for the movie, rescheduling it instead for next week instead. Jessi and Kim Sook then receive their roles and lines for the movie, as they eat out with Jang Jin. The following week they go to work on the movie's car scene with Min Hyo-rin. After debating ideas, the cast then goes to Music Bank in search of someone young who can act. They finally settle on Music Bank host Kang Min-hyuk, and go to the MC's waiting room to ask him to act for them.
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Episode 28 - Episode 28
Release Date: 2016-10-28Hong Jin-kyung, Min Hyo-rin, and Jang Jin are filming their "fake" documentary while the other cast members paint the interior of the restaurant. In consideration, Hyo-rin then invites actor Kwak Si-yang with whom she worked in Persevere, Goo Hae Ra, to help the remaining members. The final design and floor plan of the restaurant is completed and split into sections for further development, with the members then bargaining and listing quotations on the necessary materials on a budget of ₩3,500,000 ($3,500). On another day, Jessi's films her part in one of the sets from Mi-ran's currently-airing drama The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop while Kim Sook's double-role as a doctor and a dengue patient and Hong Jin-kyung boat scene is also filmed.
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Episode 29 - Episode 29
Release Date: 2016-11-04Jessi, Ra Mi-ran, and Kim Sook go to make a table, which Kim Sook shows off her wood-working skills. Hong Seok-cheon comes to help with the restaurant set up. Later, the cast throw a Halloween party with Hong Jin-kyung and Jessi dressed up as cats, Min Hyo-rin as Harley Quinn, Sook as No-Face, and Ra Mi-ran as Marge Simpson. They spend the night near Gangnam Station, talking to fans and doing silly antics.
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Episode 30 - Episode 30
Release Date: 2016-11-11By the day of the film festival filming has been completed, and the members preview their "fake" documentary Was Will (originally Korean: 내일도 미래람면; RR: Naeildo Miraeramyeon, translated If Tomorrow is the Future). The cast then has a congratulatory dinner, and present a gift to Jang Jin as they bid their farewells to him.
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Episode 31 - Episode 31
Release Date: 2016-11-18The members continue with Ra Mi-ran's next dream, who has another dream of going caroling. Sung Si-kyung comes to help with the dream, and the cast goes to their restaurant to add the finishing touches with Lee Soo-geun assisting. They buy a kimchi refrigerator as a gift, and then later hold a love-counseling lesson with college students. Various students come to get help and are later set up with blind dates.
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Episode 32 - Episode 32
Release Date: 2016-11-25Another dream of Ra Mi-ran is revealed to be camping, and Mi-ran comes prepared with all the needed supplies. Once the cast reaches their destination they set up, prepare food, and play a version of "Never Have I Ever" with many personal questions. As the restaurant is officially opened, the cast members get to taste the food and hold the 3:3 blind date which includes Jessi's stylist. The blind date is a success, and Ra Mi-ran's dream restaurant is opened for the public.
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Episode 33 - Episode 33
Release Date: 2016-12-02In the final episode, the members meet up again with Sung Si-kyung to go over their three holiday songs. They record the song the following week, to be revealed in the last part of the episode. Ra Mi-ran's dream draws to an end with a photoshoot of the cast members by rapper Bbaek Ga. The photoshoot concludes with the members saying their final words to the viewers, and one last cheer by the cast. At the end of the episode, the carol album is revealed, alongside photos from each dream in season 1 of Sister's Slam Dunk.