MBN‘s ‘Let’s Go (Let‘s Go)’ has captured attention with the stories of friends who have drawn various life graphs.

On the 9th episode of season 3 of MBN’s real variety show ‘Let‘s Go’, which aired on the 16th, CEO Kim Kwang-soo, the ‘Hand of the Entertainment World’, who took over portal sites in the previous broadcast, and former national soccer player Song Jong-gook appeared.

First, CEO Kim Kwang-soo, who garnered attention in the previous broadcast by reviving the T-ara bullying incident, appeared once again as the first friend. CEO Kim Kwang-soo talked about the production process of the compilation album ‘Love Song’, which sold about 2 million copies, saying, “In the past, they sold records illegally on the streets under something called a Billboard chart, but I thought, ‘We need to get rid of illegal Billboard charts.’ So we made a compilation album, ’Love Song,‘ and we also advertised it in the newspaper,“ he said.

CEO Kim Kwang-soo also shared an anecdote, saying, ”Originally, we were going to cast Kim Hee-sun, but we changed the casting to Lee Mi-yeon after seeing her cry while saying, ’Thank you, Seung-woo, who is like a friend to me‘ at the awards ceremony.“

CEO Kim Kwang-soo also shared a funny episode where he bought a newspaper for actress Hwang Shin-hye, who was nominated for the Popular Star Award at the ’Blue Dragon Film Awards.‘ CEO Kim Kwang-soo said, ”Choi Jin-sil and Hwang Shin-hye, who were the top stars at the time, were nominated for the Popular Star Award, and I wanted to look good in front of Hwang Shin-hye, so I bought a truckload of newspapers so I could vote.“ The MCs were amazed, saying, ”This is something that can’t be done in this day and age.“

Lastly, CEO Kim Kwang-soo told the story of how he submerged actress Lee Ui-jung, who was a popular star and the main character in Jo Sung-mo‘s ‘To Heaven’ music video. CEO Kim Kwang-soo started by saying, ”Lee Ui-jung once said, ’I invested in Jo Sung-mo,‘“ and when the broadcasting station said, ’They can‘t play the 10-minute-long Jo Sung-mo music video because it’s too long,‘ the broadcasting station PD suggested, ’Submerge Lee Ui-jung.‘ The main character Lee Ui-jeong did not show up on the scene, and I got a call from the broadcasting station director who said, ‘Lee Ui-jeong is the real investor of Jo Sung-mo and Kim Kwang-soo is in charge of public relations,’, and eventually we played the music video,” he revealed.

Song Jong-guk, a former national soccer player and currently living the life of a natural person, appeared as the second friend, revealing his perfect camping car life equipped with everything from an air conditioner to a sofa, kitchen, and bathroom. When the MCs asked him about his future plans, Song Jong-guk answered, ‘I currently plan to immigrate to Canada,’, and said, “I like teaching children, so I plan to continue. But I recently got my Canadian permanent residency. Canada has a good soccer market, so I’m thinking of going. I‘ve never thought about going abroad, but I think it will be a new challenge if I go to Canada,“ he said.

Song Jong-gook’s close friend, former national soccer team member Seol Ki-hyun, appeared as a surprise guest and talked about soccer and the future with Song Jong-gook and Ahn Jung-hwan. Ahn Jung-hwan, who is known to have obtained all the qualifications required to become a soccer coach, said, ”It took almost 10 years,“ expressing his difficulties, to which Hong Hyun-hee asked, ”Do you have any thoughts about becoming a coach? What do other people think?“ Song Jong-gook replied, ”I hope you don‘t. Broadcasting suits you well,“ and Ahn Jung-hwan said, ”A soccer coach is a job that ultimately has no happy ending. He answered, “That means it’s that difficult,” raising expectations for director Ahn Jung-hwan.

MBN’s real variety show ‘Let’s Go’ Season 3, which contains the planning intention of running to any place across the country where there are friends you’ve wanted to meet, from celebrities to popular figures, to listen to their life stories and become true friends, airs every Saturday at 8:20 PM.
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Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com