Koyote member Kim Jong-min drew attention by revealing his feelings at the time of receiving notice of his departure from ‘2 Days & 1 Night’.

On the MBC ‘Radio Star’ (planned by Kang Young-sun/directed by Kim Myung-yeop and Hwang Yoon-sang) that aired on the 5th, Kim Jong-min, who has been meeting viewers for 18 years since appearing on ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ from season 1 to season 4, Moon Se-yoon and Park Na-rae, who received grand prizes from KBS and MBC respectively, and Cocoon, who has appeared on ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ 4 times in 3 years, appeared as a congratulatory delegation for the 900th episode.

In particular, Kim Jong-min is the most frequent guest on ‘2 Days & 1 Night’, having appeared 11 times, and is also the guest of ‘1 Days & 1 Night’, which was launched around the same time as ‘2 Days & 1 Night’. He made everyone laugh by revealing the secret to his longevity as a guest on ‘2 Days & 1 Night’. Having been on ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ for 18 years, he mentioned that he had actually received notices of getting off during that time and that there had been a ‘national petition’ to get his signatures to get off.

Kim Jong-min, who went through the biggest crisis of his life at the time, began by saying, “After doing 2 Days & 1 Night, my alternative service began. I thought I would live a life of wealth and honor after I was discharged. Because 2 Days & 1 Night did so well. That‘s why I practiced a lot on variety shows with Haha for two years, just hoping to get back on TV.“

The scene where the ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ members dragged Kim Jong-min to court on the day of his discharge became a hot topic, and the viewer ratings also went up. Kim Jong-min recalled, ”But when we did the first broadcast, it didn’t go as I thought. They felt awkward with me. That‘s why it was hard to talk. Whenever I said something, the atmosphere became tense. It was so horrible. I thought it would get better next week, right? But it didn’t get better, and two years passed like that.“

In that situation, a national petition demanding Kim Jong-min‘s departure was created, and Kim Jong-min said that he thought about getting off when he saw the number of petitions increasing.

Kim Jong-min then surprised everyone by saying, ”As far as I know, there was talk from above about getting me off,“ and ”But I know that Young-seok hyung (Na Young-seok PD) held out at that time.“ He continued, ”In fact, I was notified of my departure during Season 3,“ and said, ”I decided to quit at that time, but when other people quit, I got a re-recruitment offer. When I had trouble making a choice, I went to Hodong hyung. My brother worried about me as if it were his own business and said, ’I think it would be better to do it,‘ so I called him the next day and said I would do it. It was really hurtful. This is the first time I’m talking about it in such detail,“ he added.

Moon Se-yoon‘s story continued. He joined ‘2 Days & 1 Night - Season 4’ and returned home in glory as the ‘Moon Daesang’. He started the laughter by saying that he felt a ‘rival’ toward Yoo Se-yoon, the MC of ‘Radio Star’. He said that although he debuted first, Yoo Se-yoon, who has the same name as him, became very famous on ‘Gag Concert’ with ‘Your Poop Color Power’, ‘Baboon Gag’, and his name wasn’t called properly. He said, ”Even at events, people would say, Yoo Se-yoon! Even when I go to a restaurant, Yoo Se Yoon!” he expressed his anger, saying, “I was narrow-minded back then”.

Meanwhile, Moon Se Yoon brought up a story that was both amazing and creepy while watching Kim Jong Min, with whom he had been on ‘2 Days & 1 Night’ for 6 years, and made everyone laugh. He said that he checks the viewer ratings all the time, and when he told Kim Jong Min about it, he didn‘t seem to know, testifying to his unwavering appearance.

Park Na Rae showed off her outstanding performance as the ‘Goddess of Repaying Gratitude’ that day. She revealed that she was able to escape 10 years of obscurity thanks to her appearance on ‘Radio Star’, and expressed gratitude to MC Kim Gu Ra, who helped her with her ‘Water Slap’ act at the time. The scene was revealed, and Kim Gu-ra, who had already splashed Park Na-rae with water once, splashed her with water again to help her act realistically, and because of that, Park Na-rae was able to make everyone laugh.

Park Na-rae, who later became a regular member of ‘I Live Alone’ (hereafter ‘Nahonsan’) and gained great popularity, also revealed an episode that had built up over time. He honestly said that the reason he had been awkward with ‘Nahonsan’ chairman Jeon Hyun-moo was because he was close friends with his ex-girlfriend Han Hye-jin, so there was nothing he could do. Park Na-rae, who also talked about this with Jeon Hyun-moo, showed off their ‘strong camaraderie’ by revealing that he had promised to hold her hand when he walked down the aisle in place of his deceased father.

Park Na-rae in particular made everyone laugh by saying that she would be the only one to have walked down the aisle with a man, and the laughter was even greater when a video of her walking down the aisle with Jeon Hyun-moo was revealed. Everyone laughed at the episode related to the palm oil tour with ‘Palm Yooz’ with Jeon Hyun-moo and Lee Jang-woo, as well as the story of how she developed her deltoid and latissimus dorsi while exercising to take a ‘Body Profile’ as a promise without consulting Lee Jang-woo. Park Na-rae’s appearance showing this in the studio made the viewers laugh out loud.

Kokun, who had been devoted to music and then entered the ‘entertainment show’, said that she has had more hobbies and activities thanks to ‘I Live Alone’. He said that he gained 14 kg while doing ‘I Live Alone’, properly showing off his ‘boyfriend meme’ maker side. His special ‘fashion concept’ made everyone laugh. Kokun said that ‘the face completes fashion’, but that his idea of ‘fashion complete’ is a slightly distorted face. He made everyone laugh by saying that if you do that, you will see your clothes more than your face, and you will pay more attention to your clothes.

Meanwhile, next week‘s ‘Radio Star’ will feature the second installment of the ‘Old Palace is a Great Palace’ special, featuring Kim Jong-min, Moon Se-yoon, Park Na-rae, and Cocoon.

Photo=MBC ‘Radio Star’Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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