Half-Moon Friends
{{Infobox television
| image = HalfMoonFriends.jpg
| caption = Official Poster
| developer = JTBC
| starring = Kim Jin-woo
Lee Seung-hoon
Song Min-ho
Kang Seung-yoon
Nam Tae-hyun
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 12
| producer = Im Jung-ah
| director = Kim Soo-ah
Hong Sang-hoon
Shim Woo-jin
Jung Jong-chan
Oh Hyo-jung
Sung Se-hee
Kim Min-jung
Jeon Yoon-so
| writer = Choi Hye-jung
Jang Mi-ok
Park Hye-ri
Yoo Na-ol
Park Byung-hee
Kim Ki-hyun
Park Ah-reum
| location = South Korea
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = approx. 1 hour
| network = JTBC
| first_aired = {{start date|2016|4|23}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2016|7|16}}
}}
Half-Moon Friends ({{Korean|hangul=반달친구|rr=Bandalchingu}}) is a South Korean television entertainment program aired by JTBC{{Cite news|url=http://www.yg-life.com/archives/72860?lang=en|title=[Exclusive] WINNER's TV show "Half-moon Friends" will be first broadcasted on April 23|newspaper=YG LIFE|access-date=2016-12-29}} from April 23, 2016 to July 16, 2016, total of 12 Episodes. It is also distributed online on MiaoPai, popular Chinese video-streaming application, recording average of six million views for each episode and surpassing 32,100,000 views in accumulated number.{{Cite news|url=http://www.yg-life.com/archives/75344?lang=en|title=WINNER's "Half-moon Friends" fascinating China, too… Recording more than 30 million views|work=YG LIFE|access-date=2016-12-29}}
This is also the final activity of Nam Tae-hyun with WINNER, who soon left the group in November 2016.
Format
The shows features Winner members interacting with children ranging from 4 to 7 years of ages. The show is meant to show the friendship that can grow between idols who have lived the trainee life for many years and children who often spend time alone due to busy parents.{{Cite news|url=http://www.yg-life.com/archives/72498?lang=en|title=WINNER will appear in JTBC's new show "Half-moon Friends"… Interesting collaboration between idol singers and children|newspaper=YG LIFE|access-date=2016-12-29}}
WINNER members halt their promotional schedule to filmed the show in a daycare center for 15 days.{{Cite news|url=http://www.yg-life.com/archives/73043?lang=en|title=WINNER's friendly two-shots with children in "Half-moon Friends" show… How cute!|newspaper=YG LIFE|access-date=2016-12-29}}
Cast
= Teachers =
For the children to easily memorize the names of Winner members, they created cute nicknames for themselves.{{Cite news|url=http://www.yg-life.com/archives/73638?lang=en|title=KANG SEUNGYOON Says, "We made nicknames for ourselves for the children while shooting ‘Half-moon Friends’."|newspaper=YG LIFE|access-date=2016-12-29}}
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Nickname |
| Kim Jin-woo
|Jyu-jyu Teacher (쥬쥬쌤) |
| Lee Seung-hoon
|Hat Teacher (모자쌤) |
| Song Min-ho
|Candy Teacher (캔디쌤) |
| Kang Seung-yoon
|Yoo-ni Teacher (유니쌤) |
| Nam Tae-hyun
|Monster Teacher (괴물쌤) |
= Students =
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Age !Description |
| Jeon Seo-yeon (전서연)
|7 |Full of aegyo, has leadership and is considered the prettiest |
| Shin Min-seo (신민서)
|7 |Chic and eye-smile is her trademark |
| Park Yeo-joon (박여준)
|7 |Has the best body as he does 40 push-ups a day |
| Joo Ji-woo (주지우)
|7 |Takes care of twin sister Seo-woo, an energetic mood maker; son of Joo Hee-jung |
| Joo Seo-woo (주서우)
|7 |Twin sister of Ji-woo and is polite; daughter of Joo Hee-jung |
| Lee Nam-woo (이남우)
|6 |Manly, older twin brother of Jung-woo |
| Lee Jung-woo (이정우)
|6 |Cheerful, younger twin brother of Nam-woo |
| Jeon Min-joon (전민준)
|6 |Older brother of Jei, is chic but warm to people he's close to |
| Park Ha-yul (박하율)
|4 |Youngest and knows how to be funny |
| Jeon Jae-yi / Jei (전재이)
|4 |Younger sister of Min-joon who eats a lot |
Episodes
| class="wikitable"
! !Airing Date !Narrator !Guest !Ratings |
| Episode 1
|April 23, 2016 | |0.3% |
| Episode 2
|April 30, 2016 | | |NR |
| Episode 3
|May 7, 2016 | | |0.6% |
| Episode 4
|May 14, 2016 | |0.5% |
| Episode 5
|May 21, 2016 | |0.5% |
| Episode 6
|May 28, 2016 | |0.5% |
| Episode 7
|June 11, 2016 | | |NR |
| Episode 8
|June 18, 2016 | | |0.5% |
| Episode 9
|June 25, 2016 | | |0.3% |
| Episode 10
|July 2, 2016 | | |0.5% |
| Episode 11
|July 9, 2016 | |0.4% |
| Episode 12
|July 16, 2016 | | |0.5% |