A ‘New Year‘s Special’ will be held on tvN’s ‘You Quiz on the Block’.

The 275th episode of ‘You Quiz on the Block’, which will air on the 8th, will feature Min Jun-hong, a member of the Antarctic King Sejong Station wintering research team who studies Antarctica in extreme environments, and actress Song Hye-kyo, who is appearing on a talk show for the first time in 23 years.


According to the production team, the members of the 37th Antarctic King Sejong Station wintering research team who have returned from a one-year extreme mission in Antarctica, 17,250km away from Seoul, will be appearing on ‘You Quiz’. Team member Min Jun-hong and his colleagues will reveal their journey to the South Pole, which took a full week, and their daily routine on the other side of the globe, making everyone perk up their ears. The special survival training they must undergo to adapt to the harsh weather where the temperature feels like -35 degrees Celsius and where it‘s hard to even stand, the ‘world’s first’ research results related to Antarctic glaciers, and the passionate stories of the team members who fulfill their mission in an extreme environment where danger always lurks, are drawing attention. From the wondrous scenery and penguin and whale stories you can see in an unknown continent to delicacies you can only find in Antarctica, the colorful stories of the people at King Sejong Station, the first Antarctic research station in South Korea, will be revealed that day.


Actress Song Hye-kyo, a top star for 28 years, meets with Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho. Song Hye-kyo, who is appearing on a talk show for the first time in 23 years, gets the nickname ‘Song Straightforward’ for her hidden desire for comedy and unstoppable talk, despite her feelings of being really nervous. She adds interest by revealing a memorable episode where Yoo Jae-suk treated her in the past, as well as her school days when she was called the prettiest girl at Eun Kwang Girls‘ High School with Fin.K.L’s Lee Jin, and the hidden secret that allowed her to become the famous queen of connections in the entertainment industry, from Kim Hye-soo to Suzy. There is also a heartwarming story about her surprise wedding gift to Jo Se-ho, whom she met for the first time, and even taking care of the production team of ‘You Quiz’.


You can also hear the honest story of Song Hye-kyo, who has enjoyed the peak of her popularity for 28 years since her debut in the entertainment industry as the grand prize winner of a 17-year-old school uniform selection contest. Along with the new turning point in her acting career felt in her 20s, 30s, and 40s, the behind-the-scenes stories of numerous masterpieces that are still loved, from the sitcom ‘Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic’ to ‘Autumn Tale’, ‘All In’, and ‘The Glory’, will also capture attention. Along with honest confessions about the struggles she had with gossip and false rumors surrounding her, you can also hear the identity of the ‘5 years of training’ that created the current Song Hye-kyo. The stories of Song Hye-kyo the woman, Song Hye-kyo the person, and Song Hye-kyo the actress, which you have never heard of anywhere, amidst Yoo Jae-suk‘s rave reviews that say, “You’re falling into the Song Hye-kyo talk swamp,” will all be revealed on this day‘s broadcast.

The broadcast will be on Wednesday, the 8th at 8:45 p.m.

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