Should you stream 'Take a Hike' on Netflix? Three reasons say yes
Take a Hike! on Netflix leans on goofy cast chemistry and snowy Korean treks — but is that enough to make it your next feel-good binge?
First comes the crunch of snow and the slow realization that nobody here actually wants to be doing this. In Take a Hike!, four Korean celebrities who would rather be anywhere else slog through winter trails and a punishing, multi-hour climb in Seoraksan, swapping comfy indoor routines for crampons, cold noses, and a camera catching every complaint.
- Car, the garden — singer
- Dowoon — musician from DAY6
- Lee Chae-min — actor
- Tarzzan — member of ALLDAY PROJECT
The series runs 10 episodes and streams on Netflix .
Reluctant hikers, real laughs
The bit that lands is how stubbornly un-transformed they stay. No overnight outdoorsy glow-up, no secret ringer. They wheeze, slip, question life choices, and ask — repeatedly — why anyone signs up to suffer on a mountain. Celebrity status buys exactly zero shortcuts; the trails do not care, and that mismatch fuels the show’s funniest beats.
From strangers to a team
What starts as four mismatched personalities evolves into real camaraderie. Roles fall into place, awkwardness loosens, and the banter turns into inside jokes and small, practical kindnesses on steep, icy stretches. By the time the climbs get brutal, the suspense isn’t just “Can they summit?” — it ’s “Can they get there together?”
Snow, views and hot food
When the wind cuts and legs give out, the show counters with wide, cinematic looks at Korea’s winter peaks — the kind of sweeping, white-on-slate vistas that make all that grumbling worth it. And because this is a Korean variety show at heart, there’s a payoff waiting: hot shelter meals, sizzling pork belly, and bowls of ramyeon that steam like victory laps after hours in the cold.
There’s pedigree behind the chaos, too. It’s produced by the team that made New Journey to the West, Jinny’s Kitchen, and Earth Arcade, which explains the easy, unscripted warmth and the travel-meets-challenge rhythm that keeps the laughs coming between gasps for air.
The 10-episode series streams on Netflix.