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Physical: 100피지컬: 100
Physical: 100 (피지컬: 100) is a South Korean reality competition on Netflix in which 100 contestants, chosen for their physiques, are cut down quest by quest until one wins ₩300 million. It was created by MBC producer Jang Ho-gi (장호기). Season 1 premiered on January 24, 2023, and Season 2, Underground (언더그라운드), on March 19, 2024.1 Jang has said the idea came from the "best body" notices on his gym's bulletin board, and that about 1,000 people applied for the first season's 100 places.5
Its signature device is the plaster cast: every contestant has a cast of their own torso on the set, and an eliminated contestant smashes it with a sledgehammer.1 Season 1 was won by Woo Jin-yong, a CrossFit athlete and snowboarder; Season 2 by Amotti (아모띠, Kim Jae-hong), who beat Hong Beom-seok in the last match.16 The Season 1 final was disputed: runner-up Jung Hae-min said the rope-pulling match had been stopped and restarted, and Jang held a press conference on March 9, 2023 to show raw footage and deny any manipulation. DabPop's production feature sets out what each side said.3
On Netflix's global Top 10 for non-English TV, Season 1 spent six weeks, with a best week of 45.42 million hours viewed and No. 1 rankings for the weeks ending February 12 and 19, 2023. Season 2 spent three weeks and opened at No. 1 with 25.3 million hours and 6.1 million views.2 The format has since spread: the spin-off Physical: Asia premiered on October 28, 2025, and Physical 100: Italy and Physical 100: Mexico followed in September 2026.12 Season 1 also won Best Reality & Variety at the 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards and was nominated for Best Entertainment Program at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.1

Key facts
| Korean name | 피지컬: 100 (Physical: 100)1 |
|---|---|
| Platform | Netflix; produced with MBC, Luyworks Media and Galaxy Corporation1 |
| Creator and director | Jang Ho-gi1 |
| Seasons | Season 1, January 24, 2023; Season 2 (Underground), March 19, 20241 |
| Contestants | 100 per season; Season 1 77 men and 23 women, Season 2 72 men and 28 women1 |
| Prize | ₩300 million1 |
| Winners | Season 1: Woo Jin-yong; Season 2: Amotti (Kim Jae-hong)16 |
| Weeks in Netflix global Top 10 (non-English TV) | Season 1: 6 (peak 45.42M hours); Season 2: 3 (peak 30.9M hours)2 |
| Spin-offs | Physical: Asia (2025); Physical 100: Italy and Mexico (2026)12 |
| Awards | Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2023, Best Reality & Variety (won)1 |
Appears in DabPop rankings
Sources
- Wikipedia, Physical: 100, retrieved 2026-10-17.
- Netflix Tudum, Top 10 all-weeks global file (latest week 2026-10-04), retrieved 2026-10-17.
- DabPop, How Physical: 100 Is Made: Casting, Quests and the Final-Game Dispute, retrieved 2026-10-17.
- DabPop, Korean Reality Shows in Netflix's Global Top 10, retrieved 2026-10-17.
- The Korea Herald, ‘Physical: 100’ creator Jang Ho-gi looks to find top ‘global’ physique (February 7, 2023), retrieved 2026-10-17.
- The Korea Times, 'Physical 100' Season 2 creator, finalists share grueling journey of survival show (April 5, 2024), retrieved 2026-10-17.