A fulfilling course was introduced.

On the JTBC ‘Tokpawon 25 Hours’ broadcast on the 2nd, Tokpawon AlphaGo, a business trip specialist, appeared and went on a diverse online trip encompassing Almaty, Kazakhstan, Bangkok, Thailand, Albuquerque, USA, and Pamukkale, Turkey.

On the ‘Tokpawon Direct Purchase’ corner that day, AlphaGo appeared as a Tokpawon and visited Zelenyi Bazaar, the largest market in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which boasts an area of approximately 6,000 pyeong. AlphaGo praised the apples of Almaty, famous as the ‘City of Apples’, after tasting them, and also tried Kumis, a traditional Central Asian drink, but eventually gave up after not being able to finish one glass. He aroused curiosity by describing the taste as “It feels like putting soda water in makgeolli.”

He then vividly conveyed the atmosphere of a local market with various food ingredients filled inside and clothes sold outside. In the studio that day, Jeon Hyun-moo, Kim Sook, and Yang Se-chan wore the hats that AlphaGo bought, and the visuals of Kim Sook and Jeon Hyun-moo resembled doppelgangers, making viewers burst into laughter. The three wearing similar hats added to the cheerful atmosphere by saying, “Welcome,” as if they were hotel managers.

Next, on ‘Tokpawon GO’, they guided a customized Bangkok family travel course that children can enjoy at the request of the applicant. Thailand‘s Tokpawon introduced a bus restaurant that provides everything from a fine dining course for children to a luxury course for adults while touring tourist attractions in Bangkok, Thailand. The cast members gave a round of applause for their innovative system of serving food by bus after stopping at a famous restaurant.

They also visited the zoo with the baby hippopotamus Mudeng, a popular animal in Thailand, and the second tallest landmark in Thailand. If you go to the yellow observatory of this landmark, you can enjoy a view as if you were looking down from the sky, and they even gave a tip that if you go between 5 and 7 p.m., you can see the breathtaking night view.


Meanwhile, the American Tokpawon headed to the fascinating land of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, Old Town. In New Mexico, if you order a dish with chili in it and say “Christmas,” they will cook it with red chili and green chili, drawing attention. He also visited the ‘Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta’ and took everyone by surprise with the romantic scenery of colorful hot air balloons lined up in a row and lighting up the night sky.

Lastly, Tokpawon from Turkey went to Pamukkale, a small hot spring town, one of the three major tourist attractions in Turkey, and showed them the spectacular view of the limestone layers that spread out like a snow-capped mountain. Above all, it caught people’s attention that in order to protect Pamukkale, which was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage City in 1988, you must enter barefoot. Tokpawon then tried the paid photo service and used props to take a great shot against a great background. After seeing this, Chanwon Lee couldn‘t help but exclaim, “Wow! This is the shot of a lifetime!”.

The viewership ratings for the broadcast that day were 2.9% nationwide and 3.0% in the metropolitan area based on Nielsen Korea’s paid households.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.com