The freshman welcome party of the five actors will be revealed.

On the JTBC show ‘Studying Language Before It‘s Too Late - Shalla Shalla’ (abbreviated as ‘Shalla Shalla’), which will air on the 19th, actors Sung Dong-il, Kim Kwang-gyu, Um Ki-joon, Jang Hyuk, and Shin Seung-hwan will reveal their real-life English challenges from classes to after-school life.

According to the production team, on the evening of the first day of school, the five late-blooming students excitedly attend the freshman welcome party, a mandatory course for admission. In particular, the members plan to become global ‘best friends’ with their young friends and teachers who are as old as their children through the freshman welcome party. On this day, a friend who boasts native Korean tastes such as pajeon, bibimbap, and doenjang jjigae makes a surprise appearance, stimulating everyone’s curiosity, while Sung Dong-il and Kim Gwang-gyu are said to have shown special chemistry with their Spanish friend Jose.

On the second day at the language school, unlike the first day, the members and friends who have become much closer take part in classes full of passion. Sara, a beautiful Brazilian transfer student who entered the beginner class late the day before, shows off her extraordinary presence as soon as she appears, instantly becoming the beginner class‘s ‘ace’ and is kept in check by Kim Gwang-gyu. Attention is focused on the chemistry between ‘trauma’ Kim Gwang-gyu and ‘dedicated trainer’ Sara, who have been engaged in a fierce war of nerves since their first meeting.


Meanwhile, in the intermediate class, Um Ki-joon, who made everyone envious with his sweet phone calls with his wife in the morning, completely transforms from a ‘short answer criterion’ to a ‘passionate criterion’. Not only will Um Ki-joon guess English words quickly, but he will also use his body to passionately contribute to the team’s victory, despite the rule that only facial expressions can be used during the speed quiz class.

After finishing the second day‘s class, the members invite the neighboring couple for the first time and challenge a home party. Sung Dong-il decides on ‘K-nutritious food’Samgyetang’ as the main dish for the neighbors and starts preparing it himself, but since it is not easy to obtain Korean ingredients, the dish is not ready even when the neighbors arrive home, showing an impatient appearance that is not typical of a veteran chef. Furthermore, Kim Kwang-gyu, who is in charge of communicating with the neighbors, starts off shaky from the beginning as he cannot memorize the sentences that Jang Hyuk tells him, and ends up making an embarrassing slip of the tongue. Kim Kwang-gyu’s awkward words and the full-fledged local adaptation period of the five actors, including their first neighbor invitation, will be revealed on the 19th at 10:20 p.m. broadcast.

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

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