Kian’s Bizarre B&B has returned, but the guesthouse looks very different this time around. After BTS’s Jin became one of the most memorable members of the Season 1 staff alongside Kian84 and Ji Ye Eun, Netflix’s unusual variety hit has entered a completely new chapter with 2PM’s Lee Junho, LE SSERAFIM’s Kazuha and former volleyball star Kim Yeon Koung.

The biggest question, however, was always going to be what happened after Jin. At the Season 2 press conference in Seoul on September 22, producers Lee So Min and Kim Ji Hyun, together with Kian84, Kim Yeon Koung and Lee Junho, opened up about the thinking behind the new lineup. Kazuha joined remotely because of an overseas schedule, while the production team explained why the new season was never intended to simply recreate the first.

Why Lee Junho became Kian84’s new ‘superstar’ after BTS Jin

The change in staff immediately became one of the most talked-about aspects of Kian’s Bizarre B&B Season 2. Season 1 had built its identity around the unpredictable combination of Kian84, BTS member Jin and Ji Ye Eun at the unusual Ulleungdo guesthouse.

Jin did not return for the second season. At the September 22 press conference, producer Lee So Min said that Kian84 still wanted a “superstar” on the show, which led the team to cast Lee Junho. 

Instead of attempting to find someone who could simply reproduce Jin’s role, producer Lee So Min said the team wanted to build a combination of personalities that viewers had not frequently encountered in variety entertainment.

There was also another factor.

Kian84 apparently was not ready to let go of the idea of having a major “superstar” working at his bizarre guesthouse. Lee So Min joked that Kian84 still had that desire, which ultimately helped lead the production team toward Lee Junho.

The decision creates a very different K-pop connection for the series. Junho is widely known as a member of 2PM, while his career has also expanded significantly into acting. His appearance therefore places a major singer and actor inside an unscripted environment that is far removed from the controlled atmosphere of dramas, performances and promotional schedules.

The producers have also made it clear that Junho is not being presented as a replacement who is supposed to imitate Jin. Season 2 was designed around a different group dynamic from the beginning.

Season	Location	Main Staff	Key Change
Season 1	Ulleungdo	Kian84, Jin, Ji Ye Eun	Ocean-side guesthouse
Season 2	Daegwallyeong	Kian84, Lee Junho, Kazuha, Kim Yeon Koung	Snowy winter guesthouse
Season 2 special appearance	Daegwallyeong	Dex	Temporary employee

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Lee Junho had already watched Season 1

Junho’s decision to enter the strange world of Kian84 was not made without knowing what he was getting into.

He had already watched Season 1 before receiving the offer. What caught his attention was Kian84 himself, particularly the imagination and innocence that Junho felt were visible throughout the first season.

Lee Junho said: “Watching season 1, Kian84’s imagination and innocence were very appealing to me.”

That impression became part of the reason he wanted to accept the opportunity.

The timing also mattered. Junho explained that much of his usual schedule revolves around productions, and he had been looking for something that could provide both a sense of restoration and a new challenge.

What happened after he arrived at the Daegwallyeong B&B was apparently much more physically demanding than the word “healing” might suggest.

Junho recalled that the experience left its mark on him.

Lee Junho said: “Day by day my hands, feet and knees were bruised.”

Despite that, he described the experience as something he would have difficulty encountering anywhere outside Kian’s Bizarre B&B. The unusual working environment also allowed him to meet guests from different backgrounds, giving him conversations and experiences that are not necessarily part of his normal entertainment career.

That contrast becomes one of the defining ideas behind his Season 2 appearance: a polished 2PM star and established actor stepping into Kian84’s eccentric world, where even the physical structure of the guesthouse can become part of the challenge.

Kazuha becomes the new youngest employee

Lee Junho is not the only major K-pop name joining the staff.

LE SSERAFIM’s Kazuha takes over the role of the new youngest employee, adding another idol presence to the series after Jin’s Season 1 appearance.

Because of an overseas schedule, Kazuha was unable to attend the Seoul press conference in person. Instead, she participated through a video call.

She explained that watching the first season had made her curious about the unusual connections formed between employees and guests.

Kazuha said: “It is an honor to appear in ‘Kian’s Bizarre B&B Season 2’ with everyone.”

Kazuha also admitted that she was entering completely unfamiliar territory. Running a guesthouse was something she had never done before, but she approached the responsibility seriously because she wanted the guests’ experience to become a meaningful memory.

Kazuha said: “I enjoyed getting to know the guests, and it remains a good memory.”

Producer Lee So Min also revealed that Kazuha surprised the production team. The producers had initially expected her to have a relatively calm presence, but her personality during filming reportedly turned out to be considerably livelier than they had anticipated.

For viewers familiar with Kazuha through LE SSERAFIM’s performances, group content and variety appearances, the second season therefore offers another setting in which to see her personality develop through prolonged interaction with guests and fellow employees.

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Kim Yeon Koung adds another unexpected personality

Former South Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon Koung completes the main staff lineup.

Kim said she had enjoyed Season 1 and believed her years of living and working within sports teams had prepared her for sharing space with unfamiliar people. That experience, however, did not completely prepare her for Kian84’s creation.

She joked about the inconvenience of parts of the lodging, even for someone accustomed to her own exceptional height, while acknowledging that actually operating the B&B was far from easy.

For the production team, the contrast between Kim and Kian84 was part of the attraction.

Lee So Min explained that seeing Kian84 become slightly intimidated around the former volleyball star made their pairing particularly appealing for the show.

Together with Junho and Kazuha, Kim helps create a staff that is deliberately unlike the Season 1 combination.

Rather than trying to rebuild the chemistry created by Jin and Ji Ye Eun, the production team has placed Kian84 alongside three people from very different professional backgrounds and allowed the new chemistry to develop from there.

Daegwallyeong turns Kian84’s guesthouse into a winter survival challenge

The cast is only half of the transformation.

Season 1 took place on Ulleungdo, where Kian84’s strange guesthouse was surrounded by an ocean-side setting. Season 2 moves in almost the opposite direction, taking the show into the snowy mountains of Daegwallyeong during winter.

Producer Lee So Min explained that the contrast was intentional. After filming the first season during summer on Ulleungdo, the production team began considering what the complete opposite environment would look like.

The answer was a winter B&B filled with heavy snow, cold conditions and Kian84’s unconventional architecture.

Kian84 also returned with the advantage — and pressure — of having already operated one guesthouse.

Rather than entering Season 2 as a completely inexperienced proprietor, he now had the first season behind him. Yet that experience did not make the creative process easier.

Kian84 felt pressure to create something that could follow the famously strange structure of the first guesthouse. He reportedly submitted around 10 ideas while the production staff remained closely involved as the concept continued developing.

The resulting property pushes his impractical imagination even further, while the winter conditions create an entirely different collection of problems for everyone working there.

The guests remain at the centre of the experience

For all the strange architecture and physical comedy, Kian’s Bizarre B&B continues to rely on the guests staying at the property.

Junho said meeting people with different lives and occupations was one of the most memorable parts of filming. The experience gave him opportunities to have conversations that he might not normally encounter through his entertainment career.

The Daegwallyeong landscape also left a strong impression on him, particularly during periods of exceptionally heavy snowfall.

That keeps one of the central ideas from Season 1 alive. Beneath Kian84’s unpredictable rules and unconventional buildings, the series is ultimately about strangers living, eating, working and talking together.

Netflix previously described the first season as existing somewhere between healing and hilarity. Season 2 changes the location and staff dramatically, but that underlying concept remains.

Dex arrives as another surprise employee

The September 22 press conference also revealed another unexpected appearance.

Producer Lee So Min confirmed that Dex will appear as a temporary employee during Season 2.

According to the producer, Dex travelled to Daegwallyeong shortly after returning to South Korea from an overseas shoot. His arrival reportedly received an enthusiastic response from both the staff and the B&B guests.

His appearance adds yet another unpredictable personality to a lineup already built around Kian84, Kim Yeon Koung, Lee Junho and Kazuha.

Season 1’s success made the staff change even more significant

The complete reset comes after the first season established Kian’s Bizarre B&B as a successful Netflix variety series.

The show premiered on Netflix on April 8, 2025. It followed Kian84 as he attempted to operate a guesthouse largely based on his own imagination, with Jin and Ji Ye Eun working as employees while rotating guests stayed at the unusual Ulleungdo property.

Netflix later reported that the series reached No. 6 globally in its Non-English TV category. It also entered the Top 10 in markets including South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Netflix officially renewed the series for another season in July 2025.

That history gives the Season 2 casting decision additional weight. Jin had become an important part of the original B&B’s identity, but the production team chose not to simply recreate the formula.

Instead, the second season uses the change itself as part of its story.

Kian’s Bizarre B&B Season 2 begins a new chapter

Kian’s Bizarre B&B Season 2 premiered on Netflix on September 22, 2026. The season contains 10 episodes scheduled to roll out across three weeks, moving the series from the ocean-side setting of Ulleungdo to Kian84’s snow-covered Daegwallyeong experiment.

For BTS fans, Jin’s absence naturally changes the feeling of the staff lineup. Yet the production team has not presented Lee Junho as someone whose job is to recreate what Jin did.

Instead, Junho, Kazuha and Kim Yeon Koung have been assembled to create an entirely different combination around Kian84.

And the most intriguing part of the transition may be the reason Junho entered the picture in the first place. Kian84 apparently still wanted his bizarre guesthouse to have a “superstar” employee.

This time, that role belongs to 2PM’s Lee Junho.

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Conclusion

Kian’s Bizarre B&B Season 2 is therefore not simply a continuation of the first season with a new cast. It represents a deliberate reset in location, atmosphere and staff, while retaining the guest-focused spirit that helped establish the series.

Jin did not return for Season 2, while the September 22 press conference focused on how the production team built a new staff lineup around Lee Junho, Kazuha and Kim Yeon Koung. With Daegwallyeong’s winter conditions, Kian84’s increasingly unconventional ideas, and Dex appearing as a temporary employee, Season 2 is clearly designed to stand on its own.

Source/Research Disclaimer: This article has been prepared based on thorough research of the sources provided with the verified material, including Netflix materials and reports from the September 22, 2026 Kian’s Bizarre B&B Season 2 press conference. The article reflects the information available in those sources and does not imply independent verification beyond what the provided material supports. The production team did not publicly specify why BTS’s Jin was unable to participate in Season 2, so no reason for his absence has been inferred.

Sources

Ilgan Sports — September 22 Season 2 press conference report

Ilgan Sports — Why Lee Junho was cast after BTS Jin

MK — Kazuha on joining Season 2

OSEN via ChosunBiz — Lee Junho on his Season 2 experience

Soompi — Season 2 teasers and staff lineup

allkpop — Producers explain Season 2 casting 

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