Yoo Jae-seok "I'm sorry about the sudden end of 'Infinite Challenge'"

Broadcaster Yoo Jae-seok shared his belated thoughts about the sudden end of 'Infinite Challenge'.

In MBC's entertainment show 'What Do You Do When You Play?', which aired on the 25th, a scene was depicted where detectives from the 'Hangout Police Station' uncovered the full story of Jin Do Jun-ha's (Jeong Jun-ha) kidnapping. At the same time, Yoo Jae-seok's secret dance video and personally collected music hidden in his cell phone were released, raising expectations for a new project.

According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership rating research company, on this day's 'What Do You Do When You Play?' The household viewership rating was 4.5% in the metropolitan area. In particular, 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 scene where Yoo Jae-seok confessed the story of how he practiced dancing for Teen Top's 'TO YOU' with Hwang Kwang-hee, Yang Se-hyung, Yoo Byung-jae, Jo Se-ho, and Nam Chang-hee, and recorded the highest viewership rating of 5.9% per minute.

On this day, 'President Park' Park Seong-woong appeared in front of Detective Team 1 Yoo Jae-seok, Park Jin-cheol (Park Jin-joo), and Lee Jae-sik (Lee Mi-joo), radiating an unrivaled force. He introduced his name as ‘Park Seong-woongnam’ and denied kidnapping Jin Do Jun-ha, saying, “I only moved at Jin Do Jun-ha’s request. It was a kidnapping of a citizen. “It’s a self-made play,” he claimed. He also added that Jin Do Jun-ha embezzled the company's money and that the corrupt ledger was kept in Yamujin Land. Detective Team 1, who was searching the trunk of Park Seong-woong-nam's car, found a shovel and headed to Yamujin Land, suspecting that "it looks like he was digging the land."

Team 2, Habedro (Haha), Crazy Dog (Shin Bong-seon), and Byun-gi (Lee Yi-kyung), who arrived one step later than Team 1, also heard the truth from Park Seong-woong-nam and were surprised to learn that Jin Do-jun-ha had embezzled 2.5 billion won of public funds for food expenses. Meanwhile, Park Seong-woong-nam fainted after drinking the whiskey left by Jin Do-jun-ha, and Detective Team 2 set off for Wild Land using the hint they got from Park Seong-woong-nam.

Detective teams 1 and 2 arrived at the wild land development site to find evidence of Jin Do Jun-ha's true identity. They began digging and shoveling the ground in earnest. Byeon-gi (Lee Yi-kyung) used his strength to pull out the rope buried in the ground, and Yoo Jae-seok found a rotten rope and laughed in vain. The two teams, who were keeping each other in check, soon came together and worked together to find the ledger of corruption. Jin Do-jun, who appeared at the same time, tried to run away with the corruption ledger in his hand, but was caught and beaten by detectives. In the end, Team 2 enjoyed victory by handcuffing Jin Do Jun-ha's hands.

Next, Yoo Jae-seok's secret private life was revealed and attracted attention. The production crew met Yoo Jae-seok on a day when there was no filming. The three PD brothers showed Yoo Jae-seok the video they had obtained, saying, “You started it, but aren’t there some things you couldn’t finish?” The video showed Yoo Jae-seok dancing to Teen Top's 'To You'. Next to Yoo Jae-seok were Haha, Hwang Kwang-hee, Yang Se-hyung, Yoo Byung-jae, Jo Se-ho, and Nam Chang-hee. Yoo Jae-seok was embarrassed and said, “This wasn’t broadcast. I (did) personally spend my own money. “Only my close associates know,” he said.

Yoo Jae-seok said about the behind-the-scenes part of his dance practice, “It was a time when COVID-19 started and recording was stopped. “We decided to use our free time to do it ourselves,” he said, adding, “We practiced for two and a half months, all summer.”

Yoo Jae-seok said, “I was trying to make you laugh. Gwanghee is naturally good at this, and Sehyung is also good at this. “Byungjae practiced hard,” he said. “I also did ‘What Do You Do When You Play’ by myself at the time, so I did it while eating with the kids.”

He continued, “I said this. This isn't a meeting with a purpose, but you never know. That we might have a goal together. The end of ‘Infinite Challenge’ was sudden for us as well. That's true. “That’s why I wanted to soothe my empty heart, and I felt sorry and grateful for the members,” he said, drawing attention by expressing his honest feelings.

The dance practice that he had practiced so hard came to nothing when Byungjae Yoo became a close contact of COVID-19. Expectations were raised as to whether the cover video could be released to the world through ‘What do you do when you hang out?’

In addition, Yoo Jae-seok's personal collection of songs was also surprisingly released. Yoo Jae-seok said, “Actually, it was a song that the company asked me to judge. There was a song that was good, but other people said it wasn't good. “So I said I would buy the song,” he said, revealing the secret story and revealing a sneak peek of the song. The exciting city pop-like music made me get excited, and the production team recommended that it would be a good fit for Lee Mi-joo and Park Jin-joo's 'Juju Sisters'. Yoo Jae-seok also seemed to agree, saying, “I definitely have that feeling,” raising curiosity about what events will unfold from this.

In the trailer released at the end of the broadcast, expectations were raised by the appearance of a 'missing enter' who will fulfill Yoo Jae-seok's unfulfilled dream. Yoo Jae-seok introduced himself by saying, “I am JS, the CEO of Dingcheori Entertainment,” and announced, “You are all trainees from today.” Along with this, Yoo Byeong-jae, Yang Se-hyung, Jo Se-ho, Hwang Kwang-hee, and Nam Chang-hee also appeared one after another in the 'What do you do when you hang out?' It was predicted that there would be competition with the members for the center position. Broadcast Saturday at 6:25 p.m.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr