Byun Woo-seok, worked again

tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' continued the 'seonjae' syndrome and captured the hearts of young target viewers.

The TV real-time channel viewing UV (number of unique visitors) for the 245th episode 'Festival' of 'You Quiz on the Block', which aired on the 22nd, broke 'You Quiz''s own highest figure since 2022. In addition, VOD viewing UV on the same day also recorded a figure that doubled compared to the previous week. TV viewership ratings were also hot. It ranked first in the same time slot for all channels, including terrestrial broadcasters, with an average of 6.3% and a highest of 8.3% based on households, and also ranked first in the same time slot for all channels, including terrestrial broadcasters, with an average of 3% and a highest of 4.3% in viewership ratings for men and women in their 20s and 49s, which is tvN's target. In particular, looking at the viewership ratings for women in their 30s, it was revealed that it garnered an explosive response from young target and female viewers, with an average of 4.2% and a peak of 6.4%, breaking 'You Quiz''s own highest record in 2024.

Actor Byeon Woo-seok, who is causing a syndrome as the character of Seon-jae in 'Bounce on Seon-jae', shared a wealth of stories, from his feelings about receiving so much love for his work to the story behind his appearance. The level of immersion was heightened by reminiscing about the unknown days when she continued to play small and supporting roles for several years from her modeling debut. In particular, as Byun Woo-seok said, "I want to receive expressions of affection from my parents for the rest of my life," the part that revealed the story of a family full of love and affection was recorded as the highest-rated minute in the 2049 target audience rating that day.

The story of Psy, the god of festivals, also attracted a lot of attention. Psy attracted attention by confessing that after gaining global popularity with 'Gangnam Style', he started applying YouTube views to Billboard's counting method. In addition, the story of musician Psy, who is so sincere about performances and festivals that he has an attitude toward life that "happiness seems to be in the right place" and has been working hard to freeze festival invitation fees for 15 years, added to the sincerity and fun.

Taean Girls' Middle School band KBZ, which recorded 1.1 million views on the cover video and was praised by the original singer, provided positive energy. The leader and bassist of the band KBZ, Cho Min-seo, second guitarist Kim Ga-young, vocalist Park So-yoon, and guitarist Oh Sae-bom, fully displayed the charm of a 16-year-old middle school student who became a rising star in Taean. He boasted a chemistry full of MZ power with the big boy Yoo Jae-seok and the cute boy Jo Se-ho, and even showed off a live stage that recorded a page of his youth through music.

In the 246th episode of 'You Quiz', which will be broadcast on the 29th, the stories of Choi Gil-seong, a prosecutor who has the highest national arrest rate of unexcused people, Jang Yoon-ju, a top model and Chungmuro's jewel, and Baek Eun-ha, a professional reporter and actor with 25 years of experience exploring movies, will unfold.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr