KBS2 entertainment show ‘The Boss‘s Ears Are Donkey Ears’ Video evidence of announcer Ani Um Ji-in receiving a special mission from Jeon Hyun-moo to deliver a cake to announcer Hong Joo-yeon who was on duty on Christmas Eve last year has been released.

On the 19th, the 289th episode of KBS2 entertainment show ‘The Boss‘s Ears Are Donkey Ears’ (directed by Ahn Sang-eun, hereinafter ‘Donkey Ears’) recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 5.3%, with a peak viewership rating of 8.5%. This continued its powerful power by being the number 1 entertainment show in the same time slot for 138 consecutive weeks. (Nielsen Korea standard)

Boss Lee Soon-sil, who started ‘Lee Soon-sil’s North Korean Cooking Show’ with her juniors Kim So-yeon and Na Min-hee after settling in South Korea, spared no effort in making the main menu ‘Squid Sundae’, and the audience who tasted the completed squid sundae went out to buy it, making Lee Soon-sil laugh. Lee Soon-sil, who succeeded in selling out the dish, caught everyone‘s attention by continuing to talk about each other’s defection processes. In particular, she touched Kim So-yeon, who said, “There‘s nowhere to go during holidays in South Korea,” and missed her family, with the warm words, “Come to my house,” which touched her heart. Na Min-hee, who had earned foreign currency in Europe, said, “Foreigners earn 2,000 euros even if they work hard, but North Korean defectors only earned 130 euros. Back then, I didn’t live like a human being,” which made people feel sorry. Next, when asked about their ideal type between Jeon Hyun-moo and Park Myung-soo, Lee Soon-sil, Kim So-yeon, and Na Min-hee all unanimously answered, “Park Myung-soo is better,” and added, “Jeon Hyun-moo seems cold to women, and people with bold facial features are not popular in North Korea. Jeon Hyun-moo for dating, Park Myung-soo for marriage,” making the studio burst into laughter.

In particular, Boss Um Ji-in heated up the studio by testifying about an unexpected incident that happened on Christmas Eve. Hong Joo-yeon, who was on duty, gave Jeon Hyun-moo a Christmas cake and a handwritten letter.

Kim Sook, Park Myung-soo, and Lee Soon-sil all became excited at this. Jeon Hyun-moo expressed his affection in the letter, saying, “On duty on Christmas Eve. I hope this is the right way to set the mood,” and things got even hotter. Park Myung-soo said to Jeon Hyun-moo, “How do you know you‘re on duty?”, “I saw you at home, so what do you think it looks like here?”, making everyone laugh by abruptly cheering on their romance.

Then, Boss Um Ji-in called together the five Annaz Hong Joo-yeon, Nam Hyun-jong, Kim Jin-woong, Heo Yu-won, and Jung Eun-hye for a mid-term review of the auditions for female professional volleyball casters and reporters. When KBS volleyball broadcast main caster Lee Jae-hoo, who appeared along with Um Ji-in as a mentor for the juniors, Nam Hyun-jong expressed his respect, saying, “I saw senior Lee Jae-hoo studying volleyball broadcasting at the Hangzhou Asian Games, so I became interested and applied.” Hong Joo-yeon caught everyone’s attention by answering Lee Jae-hoo‘s surprise question about volleyball rules without hesitation.

Jun Hyun-moo said, “Kim Jin-woong is the least suitable and Nam Hyun-jong will be the best, but since she already has two main events, I think Hong Joo-yeon will do well,” and Kim Sook encouraged her, saying, “Say it confidently that you like her,” making everyone burst into laughter. On the day of the audition, Nam Hyun-jong said of Hong Joo-yeon, who he had practiced with, “She has potential.” He praised her, saying, “She absorbs quickly,” and when Kim Jin-woong, who had been practicing loudly by himself, showed his friendship with commentator Han Yu-mi, who appeared with Lee Jae-hoo, by calling her “sister,” Lee Jae-hoo pointed out, “You seem frivolous and inconsiderate toward the other auditionees,” raising curiosity about the results of the audition.

The reporter audition began first. However, while Jung Eun-hye stuttered during the interview and received disappointing evaluations, Heo Yu-won captured the judges’ attention from the start with an impactful opening statement that utilized her volleyball fan colors. In an interview that perfectly captured the given mission, Lee Jae-hoo expressed his satisfaction, saying, “KBS didn‘t seem new, but if they continued to report with a more realistic feel like they do now, it would be the icing on the cake.”

Boss Jung Ji-sun, who represented Korea at the Taiwanese VIP fine dining event, invited Kim Sook as a hidden card to help prepare 140 servings of ‘Shiraegi Bath Black Vinegar Gangjeong’. Jung Ji-sun expressed her expectations, saying, “Sister Kim Sook is surprisingly quick with her hands and good at cooking. She’ll do a great job as an assistant.” Kim Sook, who was making the bath while listening to Jung Ji-sun‘s praise, said, “I feel like I’ve already done it,” and didn‘t stop, but instead made Jung Ji-sun make a mistake of dropping the tray, making everyone laugh. Kim Sook said, “This is the worst trip of my life. Turn off the camera, I’ll hit you,” and threatened, “I‘m really going to sue you,” as the event was about to begin. However, when she confirmed that some of the bath she had worked so hard to make had melted and stuck to her, she immediately went back to making bath. When she appeared on stage at the event venue after breathlessly completing the dish, the locals welcomed her with explosive reactions, and after the interview, she began a bath-making demonstration in front of the VIPs. Although she was sweating profusely because of the hardened sugar syrup, fate was on her side for a moment. Soon, as sugar poured down and she received applause from the VIPs, she was reborn as the ‘Taiwan Bath Queen’, saying, “I guess I’m meant to be”.

‘The Boss‘s Ears Are Donkey Ears’ airs every Sunday at 4:40 PM on KBS 2TV.

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