Netizens talked about the decline of variety shows compared to the earlier days.

On May 28, one netizen took to a popular online community forum and wrote, "I'm not from that era, but from what I hear from my sister, the variety shows from long time ago were apparently super entertaining. When I look up variety shows from the past, there are so many fun episodes so I just watch them all on YouTube."

The netizen then critized the variety shows from the recent days, writing, "Nowadays, they're all mukbangs, about traveling, or installing cameras in celebrities' homes so that they can show off just how fancy their lives are, how happy their lives are, how kind they are to their families, or how happily they take care of their children...They only do reactions whereas long time ago, they used to throw their bodies around and become the center of the joke, so viewers would connect with them really well."

Netizens commented:

"I hate 'I Live Alone' and 'Omniscient Point of Interference' the most. I came to the realization that I have no idea why I'm sitting there watching these things, so I stopped watching them."

"Only the panel members are switched out, but if you just look at the VCR you can't even tell the difference between 'I Live Alone' and 'Omniscient Point of Interference'."

"Seriously, all they show nowadays are stuffing themselves with food and laughing amongst themselves."

"For real, they are not genuine at all. They just play, eat, and talk amongst themselves and have a ton of PPLs...so boring."

"Nowadays, I only see celebrities showing off their money. Loll."

" 'Hangout With Yoo' is the most severe. I recently watched if after a while and unknowingly blurted out, 'what the f*ck are they doing?' "

"I stopped watching variety shows after 'Infinite Challenge' ended."