[1][2] In an interview with Yonhap, Program Director (PD) Lee Won-hyoung said the ultimate goal was to create a "new world" and mentioned the possibility of "unexpected love lines" developing among the cast.

"[9] On July 25, 2016, the date of the airing of the third episode, PD Lee said in a press conference that their new language "Babel" was not really possible, adding, "We wanted to show that people can communicate with a limited vocabulary like we do with English when we travel."

[9] Brazil's Matheus Olivério da Silva Rêgo is a samba dancer whose school would soon perform at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

[2][12] On August 15, 2016, the date of the airing of the sixth episode, Tanon Varaya had to leave the show midway for health reasons, which he shared in a videotaped farewell.

[6] In August 2016, PD Lee was contacted by linguist Mark Dingemanse from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics praising the show's concept and value for human communication and language studies; and proposing a future collaboration.

Fellow recipients that day included Sohn Kyung Shik, chairman of CJ Group, the food and media conglomerate, and Joachim Son-Forget, the first Korean-born member of the French National Assembly.

[34] Past award winners of CICI Korea Image Awards include K-pop stars Psy and Rain, maestro Chung Myung-whun, jazz singer Nah Youn-sun, Chinese actress Tang Wei, the Chairman & CEO of Amorepacific Corporation Suh Kyung-bae, Kwangjuyo President Cho Tae-kwon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, France's Digital Economy Minister Fleur Pellerin, golfer Pak Se-ri, skater Shim Suk-hee, ballet dancer Park Sae-eun, YouTubers Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal, Samsung Galaxy Android series of smartphones and Google's AlphaGo.