Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC)
Genre: Variety Show
BTS’s First ISAC Broadcast Appearance: January 30, 2014
Appearance Years: 2014 - 2017
About the Show
Show Synopsis
From 2014 to 2017, BTS participated in MBC’s Idol Star Athletics Championships, also known as ISAC. The event is a South Korean television show that aired for the first time in 2010. It features K-Pop artists competing against one another in multi-sport events, similar to a Sports/Fields Day event held at schools.
Additional Facts
BTS’ first appearance at the ISAC was on January 13, 2014 at the Jamsil Student Gymnasium. 6 of the 7 members participated with Suga unable to attend due to having surgery. The 2014 ISAC was known as the ‘Lunar New Year Special Idol Athletic Championship’ and included events such as track & field, archery, curling, and futsal. The 2014 ISAC aired during the lunar new year holiday in Korea over 2 days on January 30 - 31, 2014 on MBC.
BTS holds the record with the most 4x100m relay wins taking home 3 consecutive gold medals from 2015 - 2016 and a silver medal in 2017.