Catch! Teenieping

Catch! Teenieping (Korean: 캐치! 티니핑; RR: Kaechi! Tiniping) is a South Korean animated television series produced by SAMG Entertainment.^[3] The first season of the series aired on KBS2 on March 19, 2020.^[4][5][6] The second season of the series aired since September 22, 2021 under the title Twinkle Catch! Teenieping (Korean: 반짝반짝 캐치! 티니핑) on JEI TV.^[7][1][8]

Catch! Teenieping
Twinkle Catch! Teenieping poster
Also known as	Catch! Teenieping: Fairies of emotion Twinkle Catch! Teenieping (season 2) Secret Catch! Teenieping (season 3) Dessert Catch! Teenieping (season 4)
Korean name
Hangul	캐치! 티니핑
Revised Romanization	Kaechi! Tiniping
McCune–Reischauer	K'aech'i! T'inip'ing
Genre	Comedy, Pet Fantasy Magical girl
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	104^[1]
Production
Running time	11 minutes^[2]
Production company	SAMG Entertainment
Original release
Network	KBS2 (Season 1) JEI TV (Season 2~3)
Release	March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19) – present

Plot

The series revolves around Romi, a pretty normal girl at first glance, who is actually the princess of a magic kingdom, the Emotion Kingdom. She came to Earth to catch all the Teeniepings: cute but very mischievous creatures that all have a unique power attached to an emotion or a concept they represent. They like to wreak havoc in all Harmony Town, and try everything to not be caught. To catch them, Romi has to transform into a magical princess with the help of some Teeniepings. However, she must be really careful to keep her identity secret, as the people of Harmony Village do not believe in magic.

Characters

Main

• Romi (로미) is the princess of the Emotion Kingdom, who became a normal girl of Harmony Town. When a freed Teenieping is around, she secretly transforms into a magical princess to catch them.
• Sarah (사라) is the older cousin of Romi, can be a little bossy, strong minded, and courageous. Is the one who opened the Heartrose Bakery, a mother-like figure to Romi, and takes care of her.
• Ian (이안) is a young man who desires to be a pastry chef, following his father's footsteps.
• Kyle (카일) is the son of a famous and wealthy conglomerate who wishes to become a pastry chef.
• Jun (준) is a handsome young man who aims to own his own bakery one day.

Teeniepings

 

The loyal teeniepings (season 1)

• Heartsping (하츄핑) is the Royal Teenieping of love, who always stays with Romi. She is nice, full of love and care for friends. Heart (Season 1), Pink Diamond (Twinkle Catch!), Flower (Secret Catch!), and Berry (Dessert Catch!) Themed.
• Dadaping (바로핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of rightness. He is very serious and organized. He is always looking to learn new things. Cloud Themed.
• Gogoping (아자핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of courage. He is very sporty and likes challenges, as well as crazy activities. Star Themed,
• Chachaping (차차핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of hope. Calm and relaxed, she is very optimistic and never loses hope when there are difficulties. Clover and Hope Themed.
• Lalaping (라라핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of joy. She is very cheerful and energetic, and likes to sing and dance with her friends. Melody Themed.
• Happying (해핑) is the Royal Emotion Teenieping of happiness. The last Royal Teenieping, she appears to be nowhere to be found, until Romi discovers she was actually transformed into Giggleping, a villain Teenieping. Sunshine Themed.
• Joahping (조아핑) is the Royal Jewel Teenieping of kindness. Warm, gentle, and sensitive. She likes to help others. Emerald Themed.
• Teeheeping (방글핑) is the Royal Jewel Teenieping of laughter. A real tomboy, she likes to have fun with her friends. Ruby Themed.
• Trustping (믿어핑) is the Royal Jewel Teenieping of trust. The youngest of all, he is faithful and innocent. They are cute. Sapphire Themed.
• Okeydokeyping (꾸래핑) is the Royal Key Teenieping of peace. Thoughtful, sociable, and likes everything to be peaceful. Crystal Themed.
• Nanaping (나나핑) is the Royal Key Teenieping of passion. Has strong passions but short patience, this makes her a bit sloppy. Solar Themed.
• Trueping (솔찌핑) is the Royal Key Teenieping of honesty. Likes to be honest to himself and others, this may cause some uncomfortable situations sometimes. Cloud and Star themed.
• Luckyping (행운핑) is the Legendary Key Teenieping of luck. She was locked in a chest for most of the season Secret Catch! Teenieping, protects the Key Teeniepings and the Mystic Village. Luck Themed.
• Fluffyping (포실핑) is the Royal Dessert Teenieping of purity. Kind to everyone, and believes that nothing is fundamentally bad, thinking this Amy cause some problems. Cotton Candy Themed.
• Jellyping (말랑핑) is the Royal Dessert Teenieping of enthusiasm. Is never tired to have fun, acts before she thinks and forgets her problems quickly, looks for very fun activities. Jelly Themed.
• Shashaping (샤샤핑) is the Royal Dessert Teenieping of positivity. Optimistic, positive, and understanding state of mind, always listening for directions. Sherbet Themed.
• Sweetping (달콤핑) is the Legendary Dessert Teenieping of sweetness. Sister of Tangyping, always fights with her. Heart, Cherry, and Sweetness Themed.
• Tangyping (새콤핑) is the Legendary Dessert Teenieping of sourness. Sharp, arrogant, and innocent, always fights with her sister Sweetping. Star, Lemon/Orange, and Sourness Themed.

Episodes

Season 1 (2020-2021)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"엉망진창 쿠키 만들기"	Unknown	Unknown	March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
2	"아잉핑이 너무해!"	Unknown	Unknown	March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26)
3	"부끄러워 하지 마!"	Unknown	Unknown	April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)
4	"올바름의 티니핑, 바로핑!"	Unknown	Unknown	April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)
5	"최고는 누구?"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)
6	"용기를 내, 마야!"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23)
7	"깜빡할 수도 있지!"	Unknown	Unknown	May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)
8	"배고플 땐 상상해봐!"	Unknown	Unknown	May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)
9	"희망아, 어서 와!"	Unknown	Unknown	May 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)
10	"눈물사탕은 어떤 맛?"	Unknown	Unknown	May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)
11	"차나핑을 찾아라!"	Unknown	Unknown	June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)
12	"즐겁게 노래 불러 봐!"	Unknown	Unknown	June 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)
13	"날 따라 해봐요"	Unknown	Unknown	June 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)
14	"거울을 보면 안 돼"	Unknown	Unknown	June 25, 2020 (2020-06-25)
15	"돌아와, 하츄핑"	Unknown	Unknown	July 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)
16	"무셔핑의 사진찍기"	Unknown	Unknown	July 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
17	"나만 사랑해줘!"	Unknown	Unknown	July 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)
18	"좌충우돌 생일파티"	Unknown	Unknown	July 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)
19	"행운을 부르는 도장"	Unknown	Unknown	July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
20	"다 말해 버릴거야!"	Unknown	Unknown	August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
21	"풍선껌 대소동"	Unknown	Unknown	August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)
22	"욕심쟁이 다조핑"	Unknown	Unknown	August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)
23	"화내지 말아줘!"	Unknown	Unknown	August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)
24	"바로핑이 많아졌어요!"	Unknown	Unknown	September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)
25	"싫어 싫어, 시러핑!"	Unknown	Unknown	September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)
26	"바네핑의 화살"	Unknown	Unknown	September 17, 2020 (2020-09-17)
27	"장난이 제일 좋아"	Unknown	Unknown	September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)
28	"춥다, 추워! 덜덜핑"	Unknown	Unknown	October 8, 2020 (2020-10-08)
29	"그림이 살아있다?!"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 2020 (2020-10-15)
30	"동화 속 공주님이 되고 싶어!"	Unknown	Unknown	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
31	"아휴~ 무거워, 무거핑"	Unknown	Unknown	October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)
32	"뭐든지 거꾸로, 꺼꿀핑"	Unknown	Unknown	November 5, 2020 (2020-11-05)
33	"다섯 명의 로미"	Unknown	Unknown	November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)
34	"씽씽핑은 빠른 게 좋아!"	Unknown	Unknown	November 19, 2020 (2020-11-19)
35	"아기가 좋아~ 베베핑!"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)
36	"하트로즈에 외계인 등장!"	Unknown	Unknown	December 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)
37	"잠자는 하트로즈의 공주"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)
38	"로미, 레나랑 딱 붙다?"	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)
39	"토끼 괴물이 나타났다!"	Unknown	Unknown	December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)
40	"티니핑 축제"	Unknown	Unknown	December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
41	"장난감이 되었어요!"	Unknown	Unknown	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
42	"하트로즈의 수상한 손님"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)
43	"꽃 만들기 대소동"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
44	"사고뭉치 아기 노리핑"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
45	"악동핑의 진실"	Unknown	Unknown	February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)
46	"프린세스 선샤인"	Unknown	Unknown	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)
47	"공부할 땐 조용히, 똑똑!"	Unknown	Unknown	February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)
48	"다 얼려 버려, 꽁꽁핑"	Unknown	Unknown	March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)
49	"찌릿핑은 짜릿짜릿해!"	Unknown	Unknown	March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)
50	"바다에서 온 티니핑"	Unknown	Unknown	March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)
51	"로열핑의 이름으로!"	Unknown	Unknown	March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
52	"프린세스 베로니카"	Unknown	Unknown	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)

Season 2: Twinkle Catch! Teenieping (2021-2022)

1. Twinkle! Twinkle! Jewel Teeniepings!

Season 3: Secret Catch! Teenieping (2022-2023)

1. Secret Key Teeniepings

Broadcast

Catch! Teenieping premiered on KBS2 in South Korea on March 19, 2020. The series is also released on VODs and video platforms.^[4] The first season aired on KBS2 every Thursday at 5:15 pm until April 1, 2021.^[9] The season 2 of the series was broadcast from September 22, 2021, on JEI TV every Wednesday first at 8:30 am.^[10] The same episode would be rebroadcast at 6:30 pm.^[11] To celebrate the second season, JEI TV held a poll in October 2021 to encourage viewers to pick their favorite characters.^[12]

On July 12, 2021, it was first broadcast in China under the title 奇妙萌可 on Chinese Streaming platforms.^[13][14] The Season 1 of the series was premiered on Netflix on October 30, 2021.^[15] It ranked No. 5 in Australia and No. 9 in North America on Netflix’s trending kids’ content list.^[16] It aired in Japan on Kids Station on December 3, 2022.^[17][18] Russian dubbing was released on August 14 on STS Kids.^[19]

Music

Opening songs

• Season 1: "CATCH PING : Fairies of Emotion opening song", performed by Kim Yurim.^[20]
• Season 2: "Sparkling Catch! Teenieping title", performed by Lee Jeongeun.^[21]

Insert songs

CATCH PING : Kid's dance song^[22]

1. "Teenieping song", Lee Jeongeun, 2:25
2. "Heartsping song", Cho Gyeongi, 1:45
3. "Princess Romi song", Jang Yena, 2:04.

Others

1. "Hi", Jang Yena, 1:34.

Popularity

The series is considered "popular among preschoolers and elementary school pupils" in Korea.^[23][24] It is also said to be one of the Korean series that are "hugely popular shows in the Asian market with 35 billion views in China alone."^[25] In 2023 the first character-based indoor theme park, based on the series, was launched.^[26][27]

References

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External links

• Catch! Teenieping: Fairies of Emotion at SAMG Entertainment
• Twinkle Catch! Teenieping at SAMG Entertainment
• Catch! Teenieping: Fairies of Emotion at KBS website
• Sparkling Catch! Teenieping at JEI TV's website