The show was produced by Kim Tae-ho,[3] and starred various entertainers, including Yoo Jae-suk, Park Myung-soo, Jeong Jun-ha, Haha, Jung Hyung-don, Noh Hong-chul, Jun Jin, Yang Se-hyung, Hwang Kwang-hee, Gill, and Jo Se-ho.

[5] Each episode features cast members competing in challenges, including physical competitions and song contests.

[6][7] Often called "the nation's variety show",[8][9][10] Infinite Challenge was consistently popular in South Korea during its 13-year run.

[9] In 2008, the show reached its viewership peak, with nearly 30 percent of South Korean television viewers watching the program.

[12][13] Additionally, the show's song contests, which paired cast members with popular musical artists, spawned multiple top ten hits on the Gaon Digital Chart throughout the 2010s.

Thereafter, the program has created challenges with regard to anything related to real life (excluding some critical issues such as religions and sexual preferences), in outdoor studios, with little use of acting or heavily based plotting.

[47] On the afternoon of November 8, MBC announced that Noh Hong-chul would be leaving the show and Infinite Challenge would continue on with the five remaining cast members.

Infinity Challenge is famous for predicting jokes before some events occurred in real life, like The Simpsons.

[83] In 2023, twelve years later, Christopher Nolan made the film Oppenheimer based on that book, Haha became the South Korean public relations ambassador for that movie.

[84] Other examples purported as Infinity Challenge predicting the future include the Brexit,[85] Among Us,[81] Hangout with Yoo,[86] Koo Jun-yup and Barbie Hsu's marriage,[87][88] and Kim Shin-young's Korea Sings MC selected.