Channel S's 'Again Map' recharged viewers' emotions with an online trip to French cities.
The 44th episode of Channel S's 'I'll Go Again', which aired on the 2nd, included the 'French Emotional Cities 5' episode in which Choi Tae-sung and singer Byul accompanied their travel partners Kim Shin-young and Lee Seok-hoon on an online trip. Excluding the well-known Paris, the Alpine town of 'Chamonix', the ultimate in splendor 'Versailles', the wine town 'Bordeaux', the city of the sun 'Nice', and Howl's Moving Castle 'Colmar' were selected as the best French cities. .
While Versailles ranked 5th and Nice ranked 4th, Bordeaux, the home of world-class wine, ranked 3rd. Chateau Baychevel, a winery with a 300-year history and an area of approximately 750,000 pyeong, boasts a quiet atmosphere with its delicate classical architecture and French garden. In addition, knowledge of wine changes such as coconut and coffee aromas depending on the degree of oak barrel roasting was added, further increasing interest. In addition, the sight of 'Teddy', a proxy traveler walking around Place Victoire, Rue Sainte-Catherine, and Place de Quincons, aroused everyone's envy.
Second place was Chamonix, a French city with Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps. Chamonix, the town that hosted the first Winter Olympics, impressed viewers with its CG-like natural beauty. The highlight of the spectacular view was the sight of Mont Blanc in front of my eyes after taking the train to Montanbert Station. Mont Blanc seen from the top overwhelmed the onlookers with its grandeur, which was on a different level from the view from below the village. Additionally, Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France, boasted refreshing colors. Afterwards, the sight of a surrogate traveler enjoying an open-air bath overlooking Mont Blanc and drinking Mont Blanc beer, a local beer in Chamonix made from Alpine glaciers, took away the fatigue of the viewers.
The long-awaited first place was Colmar. Colmar is the city where Kim Shin-young was predicted to be number one. Colmar, the setting of the animation 'Howl's Moving Castle', is a stylish city with exotic scenery that adds fairytale-like scenery and medieval romance. The Church of Saint-Martin, a historic medieval church built over a period of about 130 years starting in 1234, was a magnificent and beautiful landmark of Colmar. In addition, the leisurely sight of a surrogate traveler enjoying the scenery on a ferry in Petit Venice, also known as Little Venice, provided healing to the viewers. In addition, a variety of online experiences such as making chocolate, ice skating, and watching a children's choir performance fascinated viewers.
Kim Shin-young showed off her power as the master of 'I'll Go Again' with a 100% hit rate, guessing everything from 5th to 1st place. Kim Shin-young fully recharged her emotions during the online trip to the French city, giving encouragement and saying, “Colmar deserves first place.”
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr