Mamamoo's Solar Takes on the Durian Challenge on Her YouTube Channel 'Solarsido'

Mamamoo's Solar recently shared a new video titled 'How Far Have You Gone with Durian?' on her YouTube channel 'Solarsido.'

In the video, Solar recounts a past experience with durian, saying, "I once brought durian to a hotel, thinking I'd enjoy it, but I was so shocked. I wondered if it was sold to me by mistake. It's one of those foods I forgot about, and it wasn't a good memory."

The production team suggested a '5-step journey to get closer to durian.' Solar remarked, "Isn't durian the king of fruits? It would be nice to get closer to it, so I'll try today." The first step was mango jelly. After tasting it, Solar said, "I think I've gotten closer," and asked for the second step.

The second step was durian snacks, which quickly won over Solar's taste buds. She easily moved on to the third step, dried durian. Solar commented, "I've never seen dried durian before," and after tasting it, she said, "The texture is initially crunchy, then it melts, and everything hits you at once. The more I talk about it, the more it takes over my whole body."

Struggling, Solar humorously asked, "Can I stop here?" The fourth step was fresh durian. Solar noted, "This is real durian. Some people like it, some don't. My first impression wasn't great, but I'll try it again." After tasting it, she said, "It's sweet and sour. It's different from when I tried it before, and the taste is quite unique."

The fifth step involved eating durian over rice. When Solar was taken aback, the production team likened it to mango sticky rice. Despite hesitating and repeatedly asking if she could stop, Solar eventually took on the challenge. Slowly chewing the durian rice, she said, "I need to drink some water," and stepped away. Solar concluded, "I respect those who like it, but I thought I got closer to durian, yet I didn't."

By Chaeryeong Lim, TenAsia Reporter syjj426@tenasia.co.kr