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Lee Kwang-soo's favorite Yoo Jae-seok becomes his 'favorite'
According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership rating research company on the 23rd, MBC's 'What Do You Do When You Play?' aired on the 22nd. The household viewership rating was 5.0% in the metropolitan area. The 2049 viewership rating, a key indicator of channel competitiveness, was 2.7%, ranking first among entertainment programs broadcast on Saturday. The best minute was the video call scene of Haha, Shin Bong-seon, Park Jin-joo, and Lee Yi-kyung getting angry at the sight of Yoo Jae-seok, Jeong Jun-ha, Mi-joo Lee, and Joo Woo-jae healing, which recorded the highest viewership rating of 6.4% per minute.
On this day, ‘What do you do when you hang out?’ was featured as a special ‘A Meal in Jeju’. Yoo Jae-seok, Jeong Jun-ha, Mi-ju Lee, and Woo-jae Joo arrived at the horses' home away from the human world. They were moved by the stories of horses rescued just before slaughter, and the sight of them interacting with the horses provided a healing that could not be seen anywhere else.
'What do you do when you play?' arrived in Jeju Island one day in April. The members appeared at the airport with guest Joo Woo-jae. The members, excited by the travel atmosphere, expressed their excitement by saying, “Can we really have fun today?” However, upon reaching the destination, an unidentified person approached the vehicle. “Haha, Shin Bong-seon, Park Jin-ju, and Lee Yi-kyung, get off. I have to go to work,” he urgently called them out. In an unusual atmosphere, Yoo Jae-seok, Jeong Jun-ha, Lee Mi-ju, and Joo Woo-jae, who remained in the car, started heading somewhere.
After walking along the forest path for a while, they arrived at the Gotjawal Horse Conservation Center, the first in Korea. CEO Kim Nam-hoon said, "Here are retired racehorses that have been abandoned by people, horses that are not used at the riding range, etc. The reality is that horses under 5 years old (at racecourses) are culled when they can no longer run. In foreign countries, sanctuaries (places that protect animals) are located here. ), but in our country the system is inadequate and is run by individuals,” he explained. The members were shocked to hear the story of Luna and Ruthy, who were almost illegally slaughtered while pregnant, and came to understand the reason for Sanctuary's existence, saying, "This is heaven for horses."
The members approached the horses to get to know them by handing out carrots. CEO Namhoon Kim said, “I will form a relationship with a horse,” and created a matching horse for each of them. Jeong Jun-ha is Jon Snow, a powerful retired racehorse who earned over 1 billion won in prize money; Yoo Jae-seok is Jaycee, who created the opportunity to start a horse protection center; Mi-joo Lee is the most charming and gentle Cheon-dung; Joo Woo-jae is 80 years old in human years. I was paired with Lauren, an old horse.
Among them, Thunder, which was released after dropping 5 people at 5 horse riding ranges, came here just before being slaughtered. CEO Kim Nam-hoon said, "Cheondung had an itch on his stomach, so we put a horse riding saddle on it, and he scratched it, which led to an accident." He added, "Now that we've tamed him, anyone can ride him on his back." The members were moved by the story of Thunder, who almost lost his life due to a misunderstanding caused by human error. Yoo Jae-seok patted Thunder, saying, “There was such a story. You had a hard time.”
The members began work in earnest, including pulling out stakes, filling water for the horses to drink, and cutting grass. When Joo Jae-seok started nagging Yoo Jae-seok, Joo Woo-jae said, “Can you please give me something different from Jae-seok?” Meanwhile, when Yoo Jae-seok praised Lee Mi-joo and said, "She (Lee Mi-joo) is better," Joo Woo-jae said, "She has no brains," making her jealous of Lee Mi-joo and making her laugh. So, the members filled the truck with grass and headed to the dining area, thinking about the hungry horses.
The sight of horses running after smelling the grass was a spectacular sight. The members were amazed at the sight of free horses running along the truck. Yoo Jae-seok looked at the horses eating peacefully and said, “This is a bit like the Serengeti,” and added, “I feel really proud.” Additionally, the members each visited their partner horses and interacted with them by stroking their heads. In particular, Yoo Jae-seok approached Joo Woo-jae and said, "I wish this friend would eat something. To me, you are the one. I like Gwang-soo and friends like that," and called Joo Woo-jae his favorite horse, making people laugh.
After completing their work, the members saw the sleeping horse they had only heard about. I got to see a cute baby horse lying down and sleeping next to its mother's horse. Horses sleep lying down in the most comfortable position. Yoo Jae-seok seemed to be immersed in the charm of Sanctuary, saying, “This place makes me forget about the outside world for a while.”
At the end of the broadcast, the angry labor scene of Haha, Shin Bong-seon, Park Jin-ju, and Lee Yi-kyung, the opposite of the healing Sanctuary One Meal team, was depicted, drawing attention. The images of Haha, Shin Bong-seon, Park Jin-ju, and Lee Yi-kyung appearing in haenyeo uniforms and saying, “Is this a dream or reality?” were revealed. It stimulates curiosity about what kind of story will be told by those who go into the sea struggling to find a meal.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr
