Jeon Hyun-moo, Bae Sung-jae’s level is obvious “If it wasn’t there, I wouldn’t have appeared” (Moon Nam)

TV Jun 23, 2025

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tvN ‘Problematic Men Reboot: Math Edition’ is unveiled.

‘Problematic Men Reboot: Math Edition’ is a full-fledged math storytelling quiz show that analyzes the world from an omniscient math perspective and suggests ways to solve math problems more easily and enjoyably.In order to rebuild the collapsed math self-esteem of the entire nation, Korea’s representative daily instructor Jeong Seung-je will hold a special math lecture.Jeon Hyun-moo, Bae Sung-jae, John Park, Suho, and Kim Kyu-min will herald an extreme brain war that you won’t see anywhere else.

The first episode of ‘Problematic Men Reboot: Math Edition’, which will air on the 23rd, will show the two math dropouts, Jeon Hyun-moo and Bae Sung-jae, showing their nervousness before solving the problems in earnest.The only remaining original member of ‘Problematic Men’, Jeon Hyun-moo, shows his strong camaraderie towards new member Bae Sung-jae.Jeon Hyun-moo says, “If Bae Sung-jae wasn’t here, I wouldn’t have appeared,” and suggests, “Let’s two math dropouts represent the feelings of the math dropouts,” causing an explosion of laughter.Bae Sung-jae’s confession that he will see math skills that are beyond imagination adds to the laughter.


The ‘God of Math’ instructor Jeong Seung-je, who appeared later, promises a special prescription that will make countless dropouts ‘ears perk up.He boasts, “If you watch this broadcast, you can get at least a grade 2 in the math section of this year’s college entrance exam.You just have to open your mind.” In fact, it is said that he will fully demonstrate Jeong Seung-je’s magic during the lecture on ‘differentiation’ that day.He made the audience immersed by explaining concepts that are easy to understand as if under a spell and also revealing hidden differentiation tricks.

However, the students who set out to solve the problem face difficulties as soon as they start.The sight of Su-ho constantly laughing in vain, Jeon Hyun-moo and Bae Sung-jae sighing, saying, “I think I’m wrong,” and “I’m going crazy,” foreshadows a difficult period of recovering self-esteem in math.Attention is focused on whether the problematic students can overcome the infamous wall of differentiation, and the first preview shows the members solving a problem they had given up on an hour ago with “Jeong Seung-je’s magic,” raising curiosity for the main broadcast.

‘Problematic Men Reboot: Math Edition’ will air at 10:10 PM on the 23rd.

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

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