Kim Yong-man showed off his best friend chemistry with Yoo Jae-seok.
Comedian Kim Yong-man appeared in the 200th episode of tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block', which aired on the 28th.
Kim Yong-man has been friends with MC Yoo Jae-seok for 32 years. Yoo Jae-seok introduced Kim Yong-man as "my colleague, classmate, school senior, friend and teacher." When Yoo Jae-seok said, "Actually, I came today and knew that Kim Yong-man was coming," Kim Yong-man said, "The production team asked me to come as a surprise."
Kim Yong-man, who is running a content production company, said, "How long will I be selected and do it? I decided not to do that and try to make the things I want." When asked how he felt about changing from being chosen to being made, Kim Yong-man complained, "I made it myself. I had to get a pick for this too. It's the same pick, but it's a bigger pick."
The two are also senior and junior in university departments. Yoo Jae-seok recalled, "I went to the freshman orientation, and Yong-man hyung saw the MC. I thought he was a professional orientation instructor. He was good at facilitating it." He continued, “I was surprised to learn that Kim Yong-man was a senior who returned to school later.” Kim Yong-man said, "I served in the Navy Public Relations Team for 3 years. I hosted more than 100 events in a year and about 300 in 3 years before returning to school." Kim Yong-man said, "The freshmen whispered, 'What is that man like?', 'I wonder how much money he gave me'" and "At that time, Yoo Jae-seok was smoking, but he didn't know he was a senior, so he was the one who smoked cigarettes and talked the most." I imitated and laughed.
The two were motivated to debut in a comedy contest in 1991. At that time, Kim Yong-man received the Grand Prize and Yoo Jae-Suk the Encouragement Prize. Kim Yong-man recalled, "At that time, my nickname was billiard ball. Now my hair is very tidy, but then I was beaten up. My hair was round." Yoo Jae-seok laughed, saying, “It was called a billiard ball or table tennis ball,” and “I followed Jang Kook-young at the time.”
Yoo Jae-seok said of Kim Yong-man in his youth, "He had a clean appearance and a refined speaking skill. At the time, his nickname was Byun Woo-min, who was hit by a bomb." Kim Yong-man was shy, saying, "I don't know that well." Also, when he took off his glasses and showed off his dark eyes and double eyelids, Yoo Jae-seok laughed when he said, "It was a bomb hit."
Yoo Jae-seok recalled his unknown days and said, "My brothers saw me and said that I could not do rehearsals, but I felt sorry for them. When I tried to quit comedy, Kim Yong-man and other colleagues pulled me out." In response, Kim Yong-man remembered, "It was a story between us, but he said it would be Yoo Jae-suk."
Kim Yong-man and Yoo Jae-seok have been together in the entertainment show 'Exclamation Mark' in the past. Yoo Jae-seok said, "It was hard, but now that I think about it, 'Exclamation Mark' is the most memorable." At that time, Yoo Jae-seok saw Kim Yong-man and thought, 'How can he talk so naturally with a citizen he meets for the first time'. He said, “It helped my broadcasting life.”
Kim Yong-man said, "It's tiring to go with Yoo Jae-seok." Then, he said, “When I meet a citizen when there is no camera, I say hello and just pass by, but Yoo Jae-seok approaches.
Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr