The Genius (더 지니어스)
Beautiful defeats and ugly victories.
[Please note: All translations are credited to Bumdidlyumptious, our contributions are in the form of some typesetting and providing 1080p versions]
Synopsis
The Genius brings together 13 contestants from various walks of life to compete in various mental and political games. Every episode, a contestant is eliminated and the last player remaining is crowned the champion.
Every game’s mental demands results in every episode being riddled with thrills and shocks as all the players compete to outwit and outplay one another. Each contestant must figure out both the rules of the game and the people they’re playing with to figure out how to win.
Season 1: Rules of the Game
Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆
Cast
NOTE: All pictures shown here are based on fame, not impact on the season
As well as:
- Cha Minsoo (Poker and Go Legend)
- Cha Yuram (Professional Pool Player)
- Choi Changyeop (Actor)
- Choi Jungmoon (University Student - S.N.U and Mensa Member, 158 IQ)
- Hong Jinho (Former Starcraft Pro)
- Kim Kyungran (Announcer)
- Kim Minseo (Auctioneer)
- Kim Poong (Webtoon Artist)
- Lee Junseok (Politician and Harvard Graduate)
- Park Eunji (Weather Presenter)
Links (Season 1)
Subtitles by Bumdidlyumptious
- OK Video (1080p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
- MEGA link (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended)
- Torrent Magnet (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended): magnet:?xt=urn:btih:874fc5daf1c0c4072c635ef9979d48f4400ba8d3
- Subtitle files from Bumdidlyumptious with minor adjustments from us, here for archival reasons
- MEGA link from Bumdidlyumptious (720p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
Supplementary Material
- Season 1’s BTS Clips -
YouTubeMega - SNL Korea - The Genius Sunggyu
Graphics
- S1’s alliances represented by kingdoms
- Sunggyu vs Changyeop
- Gura vs Jinho vs Sunggyu vs Sangmin
- S1 players on a Swindler/Strategist/Politician equilibrium
- Paraphrasing of two life lectures from Kyungran and Sangmin
- A supercut of all the previews that appeared at the start of each episode
- Images of prop production by 비아씨큐브
Season 2: Rule Breaker
Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Cast
As well as:
- Hong Jinho (Former Starcraft Pro)
- Jo Yooyoung (Announcer)
- Kim Jaekyung (Idol, Leader of Rainbow)
- Lee Dahye (Professional Go Player, 2900 ELO)
- Lee Doohee (Legendary Hacker, Groom to Kim Jisook)
- Lee Eunkyul (Illusionist)
- Lim Yohwan (Former Starcraft Pro, Poker Player)
- Lim Yoonsun (Lawyer, Quiz Show Winner)
- Nam Hweejong (Star Math Lecturer, 173 IQ)
- Yoo Junghyun (Announcer and Politician)
Links (Season 2)
Subtitles by Bumdidlyumptious
- Vimeo (1080p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
- OK Video (1080p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
- MEGA link from us (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended)
- Torrent Magnet (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended): magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2e7ae32a2b8360ec4e14581e034858f794e3620e
- Subtitle files from Bumdidlyumptious with minor adjustments from us, here for archival reasons
- MEGA link from Bumdidlyumptious (720p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
Supplementary Material
- Season 2’s BTS Clips -
YouTubeMega - The Genius Behind Preview
- How Jinho plays 20 Questions
- Jinho’s lovelife
- The Secret of 2
- Footage of producers designing 7 Commandments
- A supercut of all the previews that appeared at the start of each episode
- Images of prop production by 비아씨큐브
- A tour for the newly-wed house of Doohee and his wife Jisook (idol from Jaekyung’s girl group Rainbow)
Graphics
- S2’s players ranked according to various traits
Season 3: Black Garnet
Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★
Cast
As well as:
- Choi Yeonseung (Oriental Doctor)
- Kang Yongsuk (Lawyer and Politician)
- Kim Junghoon (Actor and Quiz Show Winner)
- Kim Kyunghoon (Graduate Student)
- Kim Youhyun (Poker Player, English Tutor, Computer Science Major)
- Kwon Juri (Domestic Casino Dealer)
- Lee Jongbum (Webtoon Writer)
- Nam Hweejong (Star Lecturer, 173 IQ, Soopdeul God)
- Oh Hyunmin (University Student - KAIST, Co-Winner of The Genius: KAIST)
- Yoo Sujin (Financial Advisor)
Links (Season 3)
Subtitles by Bumdidlyumptious
- OK Video (1080p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
- MEGA link from us (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended)
- Torrent Magnet (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended): magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0f687aa29600e3e2488cced69a879236ce642517
- Subtitle files from Bumdidlyumptious with minor adjustments from us, here for archival reasons
- MEGA link from Bumdidlyumptious (720p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
Supplementary Material
- Season 3’s BTS Clips - YouTube Mega
- Season 3 Teasers for: Junghoon, Dongmin, Hweejong
- Player Introductions
- Press Preview
- A supercut of all the previews that appeared at the start of each episode
- The Unrevealed Maths Black Mission
- Images of prop production by 비아씨큐브
Graphics
- S3 players’ skill webs
Season 4: Grand Final
Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Cast
As well as:
- Choi Jungmoon (University Student and Mensa Member, 158 IQ)
- Choi Yeonseung (Oriental Doctor)
- Kim Kyunghoon (Graduate Student)
- Kim Kyungran (Announcer)
- Kim Youhyun (Poker Player, English Tutor, Computer Science Major)
- Lee Junseok (Politician and Harvard Graduate)
- Lim Yohwan (Former Starcraft Pro, Poker Player)
- Lim Yoonsun (Lawyer, Quiz Show Winner)
- Oh Hyunmin (University Student - KAIST, Co-Winner of The Genius: KAIST)
- Yoo Junghyun (Announcer and Politician)
Links (Season 4)
Subtitles by Bumdidlyumptious
- OK Video (1080p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
- MEGA link from us (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended)
- Torrent Magnet (1080p, Softsubs, Recommended): magnet:?xt=urn:btih:dfdf73554879d2805cdd1a70e8b776b11ea7952c
- Subtitle files from Bumdidlyumptious with minor adjustments from us, here for archival reasons
- MEGA link from Bumdidlyumptious (720p, Hardsubs, Streamable)
Supplementary Material
- Season 4’s BTS Clips - YouTube Mega
- Compilations that Shark has made for the show
- The Genius: Side Story - Teaser and Preview (Produced by Sangmin, ended up garbage)
- Podcast interviews with Youhyun and Kyunghoon
- tvN10 Awards - The Genius Cuts
- The Genius, The Behind (An on-stage interview with the Director and 2 best players): Part 1, 2, 3, 4
- Hyunmin’s retrospective about his discovery of the show up until S3E5
- The paraphrasing of Hyunmin’s S4 retrospective: E1, E2/E3, E4/E5, E6/E7
- Hyunmin answering questions about the show: Part 1, 2, 3
- Dongmin’s interview with Hyunmin (Paraphrased): Part 1, 2, 3
- Dongmin’s interviews with Jinho (Paraphrased)
- Dongmin’s videos reminiscing about the show (Paraphrased), focusing more on: 12 Janggi and Tactical Yutnori
- ‘The Storm Zerg’, an article from a while back about Jinho
- A supercut of all the previews that appeared at the start of each episode
- Jungmoon’s review of some of the props and some BTS stories (Paraphrased)
- Images of prop production by 비아씨큐브
Graphics
- S4 player combination graphics about what pairs would work well
- S4 flowchart for what player you are
- Player chart and profiles/alignments based on gameplay and strengths
- The players as a pantheon of gods
- The players as Hogwarts houses
- S4’s alliances represented as businesses
Notes For Downloading
Softsubs are highly recommended to help maximise the quality and overall experience.
When using softsubs, please be sure to use a suitable player. Players such as VLC, MPV and MPC are fine. Don’t use the Windows 10/11 default player.
Notes From Us
SharpShark: Probably the GOAT show. Needs more God of Music.