Yoon Jong-shin, Bae Doo-na, and the miscellaneous knowledge doctors begin a full-fledged cruise journey.

tvN‘s ‘Useless Trivia Encyclopedia: Mediterranean’ (abbreviated as ‘Alseolbyeoljab: Mediterranean’) travels to various European cities along the Mediterranean sea route and contains endless talks by the miscellaneous knowledge doctors from different perspectives on architecture, science, space, natural history, humanities, and literature.

In the second episode on the 7th, Yoon Jong-shin, Bae Doo-na, and the miscellaneous knowledge doctors finally board the ‘Romance All-Useful Ship’ and begin an even more fulfilling chatterbox trip.

The released preview video for the second episode shows the travelers from around the world boarding a huge cruise. Full of excitement about their first cruise, they cannot hide their surprise at the world beyond their imagination that unfolds before their eyes. From the grand central space reminiscent of a large department store to the various shops, pubs, and giant slides on the outdoor deck, the scale that makes you think of another city floating on the sea is surprising. With the splendid interior facilities and the wide open sea view as the backdrop, the excitement of the moment of heading to an unfamiliar city raises expectations for the start of the full-fledged voyage, and what kind of stories the travelers from around the world will tell.


The first port of call for the cruise is Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean. New face Han Dong-il joins this itinerary, following architect Yoo Hyun-joon, physicist Kim Sang-wook, and poet Ahn Hee-yeon. The first East Asian lawyer to serve on the Vatican Supreme Court and fluent in Latin and Italian, he will tell even richer stories of the Mediterranean based on his 10 years of study abroad in Rome. In addition, Ahn Hee-yeon explores Sicily following the journey in Goethe’s ‘Italian Journey’, while Yoon Jong-shin and Yoo Hyun-joon visit the ancient Greek amphitheater in Taormina. Kim Sang-wook explores the origin of the flowerpot with the face of a Moor, a legend in Sicily, surprising even Bae Doo-na, saying, “It‘s such a scary story.” In addition, the dark history of Sicily, the story of the mafia, is also revealed, and the colorful chatter continues in the second episode.

This extensive banter could not be contained in its entirety, so it was also released as an additional video. These people, who chatted about the interesting topic of “‘When did the idea that ’you have to get married if you love someone‘ originate?”?”, touched on the historical background that marriage was originally a system for inheritance and property distribution, not love, to the trend that marriages based on love began only after economic independence became possible following the Industrial Revolution. He also pointed out that we are currently in a transitional period where people love but do not want to get married, in other words, we are in a transitional period where we are rediscovering the meaning of ‘marriage’ that fits the new industrialization era.

‘Alsseulbyeoljab: Mediterranean’ Episode 2 will air on Monday the 7th at 10:10 PM.

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

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