BTS Jin returned to the ‘Bingo board’ as the incarnation of revenge, and an unexpected twist unfolded.

In the 5th episode of tvN‘s ‘Handsome Guys on Sunday’, which aired on the 5th, BTS Jin was divided into Team Handsome (with Kim Dong-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, and guest appearance), and Team Guys (with Cha Tae-hyun, Shin Seung-ho, and Oh Sang-wook) to open a bingo race under the theme of ‘Exploring the Architecture of the Beautiful Island Jeju’ to learn about nine buildings that showcase Jeju’s history, culture, and unique beauty. Architects Lim Hyung-nam and Noh Eun-joo also joined as special commentators, adding to the fun.

Jin, who appeared as a guest again following the first episode, recalled the punishment he received during his last appearance, the ‘Extreme Mackerel Packaging Part-time Job’, and foreshadowed revenge by saying, “I came here because I wanted revenge on all five of you. I want to see you work”. Jin got a chance to form a team. Everyone took turns drawing a Chance Card, and Jin decided to recruit the member who drew the good card after observing the members‘ expressions. Jin chose Kim Dong-hyun and Lee Yi-kyung as his teammates and successfully obtained powerful chances such as ‘Opposing team location confirmation ticket’, ‘30-minute nap ticket’, and ‘Re-challenge ticket’, while the remaining Cha Tae-hyun, Shin Seung-ho, and Oh Sang-wook received bad cards such as ‘Birthday celebration ticket’, ‘Tangerine picking experience ticket’, and ‘Re-challenge ticket’, and Jin’s revenge match started off with good momentum.

That didn‘t last long, as Kim Dong-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, and Jin had an advantageous situation but they lurched from the start and led the race into the fog. Leader Lee Yi-kyung and action captain Dong-hyun had different opinions about the first destination. After much deliberation and worry, the Handsome Team finally compromised and decided on the ‘Altteureu Airport’, the exact center of the bingo board, as their first location.

At the same time, the Guys Team, which started under unfavorable conditions, boldly gave up the exact center and chose the worst route that the Handsome Team would never choose, a cliffhanger tactic. Leader Cha Tae-hyun calmed down and started the race, saying, “The chance of winning is less than 10%,” and Shin Seung-ho and Oh Sang-wook also kept their hopes up, thinking about tasting the foods from ‘Gogi Guksu’, ‘Black Pork’, and ‘Daegumbari’, rather than winning. After that, the Guys team visited the guesthouse, which was the first location and a building with a Yongduam motif, and after struggling with the smells of food that were distracting them, they finally lit a small spark of hope with Shin Seung-ho’s correct answer.

The Handsome team activated the ‘30-minute nap ticket’ to tie up the Guys team from the start, and while the Guys team members were forced to sleep, they arrived at the Altteureu Airport leisurely. Jin, who comfortably entered the center of the bingo board, said, “I should taste victory too! I think I‘ll be resentful if I get punished today”, and then started the quiz. The problem was about Chusa Kim Jeong-hui’s painting ‘Sehando’, and Kim Dong-hyun, who has a Korean history certificate, showed particular confidence. However, Kim Dong-hyun kept confusing Chusa Kim Jeong-hui with Kim Jeong-ho, who drew the Daedongyeojido, and said, “I saw that painting! But I don‘t remember,“ he said, stamping his feet, arousing Jin and Lee Yi-kyung’s distrust. In the end, the answer led by Kim Dong-hyun was judged as incorrect, and Jin sighed, saying, ”I picked the wrong guy.“ After that, the Handsome Team barely managed to get their first bingo after using their retry ticket.


The two teams that succeeded in the quiz had their meal time in polar opposite atmospheres. The Guys Team, who were planning their strategy while eating meat noodles, sighed and said, ”We lost,“ when they heard the alarm that the Handsome Team had succeeded in the Altreu Airport quiz, which was right in the middle of the bingo board. In an absolutely disadvantageous situation in the bingo race, Shin Seung-ho tried to change the mood by saying, ”Shall we just go for a drive along the coastal road?“ and also showed off his untimely ‘sweetness’ by offering to take Director Noh Eun-joo wherever she wanted to go.

On the other hand, the Handsome Team, which was eating the defense meeting, had a civil war over the use of the ‘location confirmation right’. While the leader Lee Yi-kyung wanted to use the chance to find out the Guys Team‘s intentions, the action leader Kim Dong-hyun took the position that “I don’t think we need to use it”, and Lee Yi-kyung was upset at Kim Dong-hyun who kept opposing him. After an argument, the two used the chance and realized that the Guys Team was using a land-grabbing strategy. After that, the Handsome Team, which even got into a ‘real fight’ while choosing a destination, quickly put an end to the discord and headed to the ‘Ark Church’. At this time, Lee Yi-kyung said, ”There‘s no chance, no hope,“ and worried, but Kim Dong-hyun, the ”source of all worries,“ acted very calmly and said, ”Shall I buy some Hallabong ade?“ which made Lee Yi-kyung angry again. In the end, Jin also secretly sympathized with Kim Dong-hyun, the ”P-type action leader,“ and increased the anger index of ”J-type leader Lee Yi-kyung.“

After arriving at the ”Ark Church,“ the Handsome Team predicted that an Ark-related quiz would come up, and they went into the quiz fully prepared, such as finding expected questions through AI. However, the actual question was about Jeju proverbs, and the Handsome Team had to use all their deductive powers to figure out what the proverbs submitted in the local pronunciation meant. The Handsome team came up with a plausible answer, ”If you wash with so much water, you’ll have to drink all that water when you go to the afterlife,“ but the production team demanded a precise answer and withheld the correct answer.

The Handsome team put their conflict aside for a moment and came up with an answer again, but they made the mistake of repeating the same answer they gave in the first attempt and ended up being marked as incorrect. The production team stated, ”This is an answer that Jin has said before,“ and that the correct answer is ”when washing your face,“ not ”when washing.“ Jin felt disappointed and started to cry, saying, ”This is controversial because I‘m going to add fuel to the controversy.“ With this, Jin, who has lost teamwork and an advantageous high ground, has turned on the red light for the revenge match, and attention is focused on whether he will be able to successfully get revenge and avoid a second consecutive penalty following ‘Extreme Mackerel Packaging Part-time Job’.

Meanwhile, Guys Team Leader Cha Tae-hyun also showed a headache because of the youngest members with big appetites. While the situation was looking hopeful as they answered correctly at Moon Hyung-hang’s house, Shin Seung-ho and Oh Sang-wook were obsessed with eating Jeju Island black pork and showed no intention of returning to the race. Cha Tae-hyun sighed, “I‘m screwed. My chances of winning were 25% before I came here, but they’ve dropped back to 10%.” Both teams are in chaos due to complicated ‘internal circumstances’. It is anticipated how the bingo race, which cannot be easily judged as a winner or loser, will end.

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