The pride of South Korea‘s bands will be facing off not on a stage but on a soccer field.

The production team of JTBC’s ‘Let‘s Eat Dinner Together 4’ announced on the 29th that ‘Silica Gel’ bassist Choi Woong-hee and ‘Na Sang-hyun Band’ bassist Baek Seung-ryeol will be joining as players.

‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together 4’ (abbreviated as ‘Mungchan4’) is the fourth season of the ‘Let‘s Eat Dinner Together’ series, which has led South Korea’s sports entertainment for six years, and this time, it is garnering attention by creating the first-ever 11 vs. 11 large-scale soccer league in entertainment, the ‘Fantasy League’. This is a large-scale project where stars active in various fields such as idols, singers, actors, comedians, sports figures, and creators will appear and compete with each other, and it is expected to showcase the true essence of a full-fledged soccer entertainment show.

According to the production team, one of the characteristics of this season is that soccer enthusiasts active in various fields will appear. Choi Woong-hee of ‘Silica Gel’ and Baek Seung-yeol of ‘Na Sang-hyun‘s Band’, who represent the indie music scene, will also join ‘Mungchan 4’ as participants with a passion for soccer.

Choi Woong-hee is the bassist of the band ‘Silica Gel’, which is loved for its unique musical style. ‘Silica Gel’ has established a solid position in the indie music scene with an experimental sound that combines psychedelic rock and electronic elements, and is a team that has been recognized for its musicality by winning awards such as the Korean Popular Music Awards. In addition to music, Choi Woong-hee is known to show off his top-notch soccer skills by participating in the early morning soccer team every week. Expectations are high for the soccer skills and new charm he will show in ‘Mungchan 4’.

Baek Seung-ryeol is the bassist of ‘Na Sang-hyun’s Band’, which is loved by many fans for its emotional melodies and lyrical lyrics. ‘Na Sang-hyun‘s Band’ has been steadily gaining popularity with its dreamy sound and sincere musical messages, and is actively performing at various festivals and performances, and is called a trendy band. Baek Seung-ryeol has also shown his love for soccer by actively participating in two soccer clubs in addition to music. As this is his first appearance on a variety show, curiosity is piqued about what kind of image he will show in a new environment.

The production team said, “Since we used passion and sincerity for soccer as our criteria for casting, there will be many new faces that we have not seen in existing variety shows.”Choi Woong-hee and Baek Seung-ryeol, the two bassists of Korea’s representative bands Silica Gel and Na Sang-hyun‘s Band, are such cases. Please look forward to what kind of different charms they will show on the soccer field and in entertainment programs instead of on stage,” he said.

‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together 4’ will first air on Sunday, April 6 at 7:10 PM.

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

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