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“Joo Woo-jae has it all” Kim Sook “but he’s not cheap”
The 36th episode of KBS 2TV's entertainment show 'Hong Kim Dong-jeon' (directed by Park In-seok), which aired on the 11th (Thursday), featured the 'New Life Project' episode. The dress code was MZ look, and the members' various looks caught the eye. Joo Woo-jae, Kim Sook, and Wooyoung showed off the perfect MZ look, Jo Se-ho showed a dress code that was 2% short, and Hong Jin-kyung showed off her MZ generation appearance with a perfect backside, leaving the members surprised and saying, “She has a beautiful backside.” With the new life project unfolding in earnest, the front side of the coin was new, and the other side was hard work. Joo Woo-jae and Hong Jin-kyung seemed to be in trouble as they got tails in a row, but Kim Sook, Jo Se-ho, and Wooyoung got heads in a row, and the members' 'New Life Project' began.
The first project of the new life was to learn singing, and the members met with 'hit song maker producer' Rado to evaluate their singing skills and receive coaching. As soon as Hong Jin-kyung saw Rado, he expressed his desire to sing, saying, “Can you give me one song?” Hong Jin-kyung showed off her knowledge by saying, "You composed Apink's 'My Way'," and went as far as searching to please Rado, but she ended up kneeling and apologizing because she kept giving wrong answers, making the members and Rado burst into laughter. In order to evaluate his singing skills in earnest, Wooyoung started singing, and Rado said that his sweet voice reminded him of morning coffee, and gave him full marks for talent, vocalization, and rhythm. Kim Sook, who sang Purple Scent, told Rado that it reminded him of natto and that it had a savory flavor.
On the other hand, Rado fell in love with Joo Woo-jae as soon as he heard his song and said, “It reminds me of the singer Rady. He commented that it was a sweet and classy voice, saying, “It’s a voice that women would like in the old Cyworld.” When Rado praised her for having the face, height, and singing, Kim Sook dissed, saying, “But you’re not cheap,” making the scene burst into laughter. Jo Se-ho was unable to continue singing properly due to the members constantly bursting into laughter, and received criticism from Rado that his vibration was inconsistent. Hong Jin-kyung, the last runner, sang 'Taeyeon - What If' and I felt puzzled by Hong Jin-kyung's song, asking, "What is it?" Hong Jin-kyung requested to change the song to 'IU - Good Day' and sang it again, but all the members could not hold back their laughter and could not euphemize the song. However, breaking everyone's expectations, Rado responded positively to Hong Jin-kyung's song, saying, "I was born with talent," making Hong Jin-kyung proud.
The members of 'Hong Kim Dong-jeon' began receiving point lessons from Rado with 'STAYC-Poppy'. Hong Jin-kyung had a mental breakdown while singing 'Poppy', which had no notes and had to flow smoothly, but thanks to Rado's lessons, Hong Jin-kyung's singing skills improved dramatically and she was able to sing 'Poppy' perfectly. In the ad-lib that followed, Joo Woo-jae impressed Rado with his amazing skills and received rave reviews. On this day, Rado pointed out Hong Jin-kyung as the new professional rookie. Rado explained the reason for choosing Hong Jin-kyung because he seemed to have a high potential for development, saying, “He has good talent, but his skills are still lacking.”
The second project of my new life was to learn dance, and I spent time learning EXO-Love Shot with 'K-POP dance legend' Baek Gu-young. Before learning dance in earnest, Baek Gu-young and the members had time to compare the dance lines of SM, JYP, YG, GAG, and entertainment companies, and Kim Sook praised active idol Wooyoung's dazzling dance, saying, "Wooyoung's dancing is so cool." On the other hand, Baek Gu-young was impressed by Joo Woo-jae, who was in surprisingly good form. When Baek Gu-young's Love Shot practice began, Hong Jin-kyung encountered difficulties in making the dual pistols. When Hong Jin-kyung made a V instead of a double pistol, Wooyoung said, “I’ll go to the orthopedic surgeon tomorrow,” making Hong Jin-kyung laugh.
As the dance continued, Hong Jin-kyung said, “Director, let’s choose who will get on the boat and who won’t,” and stuck out her tongue at the new student’s hardships. Baek Goo-young impressed Hong Jin-kyung with an unexpected compliment, saying, “Hong Jin-kyung’s dancing is American style,” but then said, “I don’t listen to the teacher,” and showed off her skills of using carrots and sticks alternately, making Hong Jin-kyung laugh. However, the members fought hard and finally completed the choreography, perfectly recreating the love shot dance. Baek Gu-young fell in love with Jo Se-ho's recreated love shot and chose Jo Se-ho as the professional Goddess.
The third project of living as a newborn was exercise, and the members did jumping exercises with comedian and jumping activist Kim Hye-sun. The members, who were frightened by the scary slogan, 'If you get caught while running roughly, you will die', expected a tough workout for Kim Hye-sun, who appeared full of fighting spirit. The members of 'Hong Kim Dong-jeon' started their exercise with the mission of success if the total weight of the five members lost 2 kg after the jumping exercise. Joo Woo-jae kept making fun of Kim Hye-sun during the exercise, and was eventually told by Kim Hye-sun, “Don’t be selfish and do the right thing.”
The exercise was literally hell itself, the members' souls were gone, and the scene was filled with only the sound of breathing. Joo Woo-jae, who could not stand it anymore, screamed, “What does this have to do with MZ?”, but the jumping exercise continued. After the jumping exercise was over, the members weighed themselves for the mission, and the members who succeeded in the mission by losing a total of 2.2 kg breathed a sigh of relief. A day full of passion, not knowing whether the members of 'Hong Kim Dong-jeon' were new or struggling, had time to relax on the home screen. It ended with a lot of laughter. Meanwhile, a video previewing the meeting of Taeyang with 'Hong Kim Dong-jeon' appeared next week, raising expectations soaring.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
