Club-owner catches flack for 'Infinity Challenge' imitation

Singers respond to audiences in "Saturday, Saturday is for Singers" in early January. / Yonhap

A dancer who appeared on the popular MBC variety show “Infinity Challenge” got into hot water by naming his southern Seoul club after a popular segment of the show.

Indentified by media by his surname Kim, the man had appeared on a segment in January called

“Saturday, Saturday is for Singers,” which celebrated K-pop music from the 1990s.

Kim called his club “Totoga,” which in Korean is the shortened version of “Saturday, Saturday is for Singers.”

The club hired several singers who appeared on the show, including female solo singer Kim Hyun-jung and three-member band Cool.

Kim apologized to the network, saying he would cease using the title, according to Yonhap News Agency.

MBC was reportedly considering taking legal steps against Kim, having concluded that he had infringed on the Prevention of Unfair Competition Act.

Following Kim’s apology, MBC said it would not take legal action.

Kim was a back dancer for singer Uhm Jung-hwa on “Saturday, Saturday is for Singers.”