The popular variety show "New Journey to the West" has announced the start of filming for its 7th season.

According to reports on the 17th, the tvN variety show "New Journey to the West" will begin filming for its 7th season in Korea on the 30th.

Ahn Jae-hyun, who had been rumored to be stepping down due to controversy surrounding his marital discord with Goo Hye-sun, will ultimately not be appearing.

A representative from the program stated, "Season 7 will be filmed domestically, and the cast will consist of the existing members Kang Ho-dong, Lee Soo-geun, Eun Ji-won, WINNER's Mino, Block B's P.O, and Kyuhyun from SUPER JUNIOR, who was recently discharged from the military."

"New Journey to the West" is a reality variety program based on the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West." After its first season aired in September 2015, its 6th season was broadcast last year.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.