tvN‘s ‘Useless Trivia Encyclopedia: Mediterranean’ teaser has been released.

‘Useless Trivia Encyclopedia: Mediterranean’ (abbreviated as ‘Alseulbyeoljab: Mediterranean’) is another series of ‘Useless Shinjab’, which opened a new chapter in ‘Trivial Talk’ with the massive disclosure of knowledge and in-depth conversations by experts in each field. It contains endless talks by trivia doctors from different perspectives on architecture, science, space, natural history, humanities, and literature while traveling to various European cities along the Mediterranean sea route.

This season of ‘Useless Trivia Encyclopedia: Mediterranean’ will feature familiar faces and new doctors to present more diverse intellectual explorations. First, following last season, architect Yoo Hyun-joon, physicist Kim Sang-wook, and astronomer Shim Chae-kyung will once again embark on a chatty voyage to show off their deep knowledge and cheerful banter. Yoo Hyun-joon visits symbolic sites representing the city, such as the Colosseum in Rome, and introduces architectural features in person. Kim Sang-wook discovers science in works of art and personally searches for traces of great scientists. Shim Chae-kyung sheds light on the development of astronomy that began with astrology and European space technology, introducing aspects of European astronomy that we were not familiar with.

Newly added science communicator Lee Jeong-mo, Roman law expert Han Dong-il, and poet Ahn Hee-yeon add fresh perspectives. Lee Jeong-mo tells stories that stimulate scientific curiosity with 100% energy and a unique perspective worthy of a ‘dinosaur lover’. The teaser video reveals his innocent appearance, fully dressed up in dinosaurs from the clothes he bought while traveling to his socks, raising expectations for intellectual chatter that is already entertaining. Han Dong-il will answer all your questions about places that show the history of Roman law, which is the foundation of the current legal system, as well as cathedrals that you can’t miss when traveling around Europe.

Ahn Hee-yeon is the first poet in the ‘Know-It’ series. She faces travel destinations with a special perspective that makes everything she sees ‘poem’, and conveys emotions with special impressions that she has never experienced before. According to the teaser video, the scene where the 100% rational ‘affectionate’ scientist Kim Sang-wook destroys Ahn Hee-yeon‘s 100% emotion is captured, raising expectations for the polar opposites of the two doctors’ showdown. The stories of the doctors who look at the Mediterranean Sea from their own unique perspectives in their respective fields are expected to present intellectual curiosity and unique emotions to viewers.

Above all, the biggest feature of this season is that the combination of doctors changes depending on the city they travel to. Of the six fields of architecture, science, space, natural history, humanities, and literature, four fields form new combinations in each city, and even in the same place, they present completely different perspectives and interpretations. For example, in one city, architecture, science, space, and literature are combined, and in another city, science, space, humanities, and natural history are combined, creating interesting and new conversations each time. Since new combinations are created in each city, the fresh chemistry and unpredictable conversations between the doctors are the biggest points to watch this season.

MCs Yoon Jong-shin and Bae Doo-na are also worth noting. Yoon Jong-shin, the ‘Talk Captain’, who returned three years after ‘All-Round’, naturally leads the conversation as if he had found water, and unfolds a chatty voyage. In addition, new MC Bae Doo-na is full of curiosity and has a lot to ask and talk about, and she plans to create deep conversations with the doctors each time. In particular, with his unique empathy and highly immersive reactions, he will make the conversation richer, and sometimes he will show his signature ‘melo look’, which is expected to maximize his chemistry with the doctors.

The production team said, “Yoon Jong-shin, Bae Doo-na, and six miscellaneous doctors will set off for the Mediterranean in search of the center of civilization.”, “A new combination of doctors and fresh talks will unfold in each episode, so we hope the viewers will enjoy the intellectual exploration together.””‘All the Things You Need to Know: Mediterranean’ will premiere on Monday, the 31st at 10:10 p.m.

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

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