Cha Joo-young, who appeared on tvN‘s ‘You Quiz on the Block’, opened up about the golden spoon theory.

In the 281st episode of ‘You Quiz on the Block (directed by Lee Jong-hyeok, written by Lee Un-joo)’, which aired on the 19th (Wednesday), the ‘No. 1 trending topic’ episode featured a colorful talk between violinist Kim Yuna, who has captivated the world with her beautiful melodies, Dr. Kim Eui-shin, who has been waging a war against cancer for 50 years, nutritionist Kim Bo-young, who is a sniper at satisfying the taste buds of office workers, and actress Cha Joo-young. The broadcast on that day recorded an average of 5.9% and a high of 7.6% in the metropolitan area, ranking first in all channels in the same time slot including terrestrial channels, and first in all channels in the same time slot including cable channels, with an average of 5.5% and a high of 6.7% nationwide. In the 2049 male and female viewership ratings targeted by tvN, it recorded an average of 2.7% in the metropolitan area, a peak of 3.6%, and an average of 2.3% and a peak of 3.0% nationwide, proving its hot topic by taking first place in the same time slot across all channels including terrestrial channels. (Nielsen Korea, paid platform standard)

The genius violinist Kim Yuna, who recorded 160 million views with a video of her impromptu performance at the Rome Airport, garnered attention with the behind-the-scenes story behind it. She said that the reason she went to Italy was that she won a prize at the ‘Piccolo Violino Magico Competition’ and was on her way to perform on the opening stage the following year. In particular, Yoo Jae-suk could not help but admire her calm speech that was hard to believe for a 10-year-old, saying, “She has class and elegance. Kim Yuna, who started learning the violin when she was 4 and swept various competitions the following year, also revealed a practice log that she kept every day while practicing for 6 hours a day, drawing admiration. On this day, Yuna Kim performed ‘Vivaldi: Summer 3rd Movement’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, which devastated the Rome airport, on ‘You Quiz’, giving viewers goosebumps.



The story of Dr. Kim Eui-shin, the world’s top cancer authority, also attracted attention. Dr. Kim, who was selected as the best doctor by American doctors 11 times, stated that “15% of cancer is genetic, and the remaining 85% is due to various toxicities and poisons from lifestyle or the natural environment”, emphasizing that the biggest factor causing cancer is stress. In particular, he said that Korea has the highest incidence of colon cancer, and said, “Colon cancer used to be a very rare cancer, but now that people are well off, they eat a lot of meat”, and “Red meat has a lot of bad fat. It can cause chronic inflammation and promote all diseases,” he said. However, Dr. Kim said that it is not about not eating meat, but how you eat it that is important. He advised that it is much healthier to eat it steamed rather than grilled. He also mentioned fish, yogurt, and natto as his diet, and said that he eats tofu, potatoes, and eggs steamed.

We were also able to meet the story of nutritionist Kim Bo-young, who has been a topic of conversation as a sniper for office workers’ taste buds. Kim Bo-young, who has been working as a nutritionist for 10 years at a small to medium-sized company in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, said that she has about 360 employees and prepares 590 servings, 4 meals a day. The budget for one meal is 5,500 won. She surprised Yoo Jae-suk by revealing that the actual cost of ingredients is in the 3,500 won range. Nutritionist Kim Bo-young said the secret to her popular Hongge Ramen was, “Seasonal ingredients are nutritious and you can get them cheaply.” She also said, “It took three weeks for the airlift. I called the crab direct sales center in Pohang, checked the day I was going to go catch the crabs, and told them I would buy in bulk.” Yoo Jae-suk even gave nutritionist Kim Bo-young the nickname, “Deal King.”

The honest story of actor Cha Joo-young, who rose to fame in 10 years with “The Glory” and “Wonderful,” also drew attention. She made everyone laugh by revealing the behind-the-scenes story of how she passed the audition for “The Glory,” which catapulted her to stardom, with a single foul word after a long audition. Cha Joo-young, who studied abroad, said, “That’s not true at all,” regarding the rumors surrounding her being born into a wealthy family in finance, and explained the source of the rumors by saying, “It’s true that my father works in finance. My relatives also work in finance, and I grew up seeing that, so I naturally thought I would go into finance.”

Despite her father’s strong opposition, Cha Joo-young bet her life on the profession of “actor.” Cha Joo-young confessed, “Ambiguity was my driving force. I think I always wanted to prove that ambiguity.” She continued, “I’ve always felt like an outsider and didn’t belong wherever I went. I was embarrassed to write down my profession as an actor. I wanted to create something of my own.” She also confessed, shedding tears, “I don’t even sleep when I’m working on a project. My gums are all receding. I don’t know how to use tricks, so I just do it until I can do it. I think I have to do my part to be able to call myself an actor.”

Meanwhile, next week‘s broadcast will feature the Harbin gold medalist trio Kim Gil-li, Park Ji-won, and Jang Seong-woo, as well as the original writer of ‘Severe Trauma Center’ Lee Nak-jun and actress Han Ga-in, raising expectations. tvN’s ’You Quiz on the Block‘ airs every Wednesday at 8:45 p.m.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, yyynnn@donga.com

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