Today (17th), a 73-year-old challenger who is raising a child in his twilight years will appear on Channel A‘s ‘Birth of a Body God’.

The challenger who came to see the birth of a body god reveals that he had a meniscus removal surgery in the past, which resulted in a ruptured knee cartilage. The challenger has supported his family by selling fruits for over 40 years, and after that, he raised his three grandchildren, and his knee condition has gotten significantly worse compared to his peers. The challenger adds to the pity by saying, “I barely managed to get by by getting cartilage injections once every six months”.

The challenger surprises everyone by holding onto the railing and walking down the stairs backwards in a video of his daily life. In particular, while his in-laws, who are only one year younger than him, walk ahead with healthy knees, the challenger is always seen lagging behind due to his serious knee condition.

The ‘3-Week Knee Rejuvenation Project’ for the challenger will be revealed. Trainer Gong Kyung-sik mentioned that the hip joint is an important key to relieving knee pain and expressed his confidence in the project, saying, “The challenger can make the challenger look forward and come down the stairs straight through the ‘3-week knee rejuvenation project’.” It is said that MC Hwang Bo-ra was moved to tears by the challenger’s complete transformation into a more courageous person than anyone else.

While attention is focused on what the secret solution for the challenger‘s knee cartilage is, Channel A’s ‘Birth of a Body God’ airs every Tuesday at 8:10 PM on Channel A.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com