Choo Sung Hoon, Kim Dong Hyun, and Oh Sang Wook heightened the excitement by holding a food tour under the guise of a race.

In the third episode of tvN‘s ‘Handsome Guys on Sunday’ (abbreviated as ‘Handsome Guys’) that aired on the 15th, ‘Guys’ Cha Tae Hyun, Lee Yi Kyung, and Shin Seung Ho and ‘Handsomes’ Kim Dong Hyun, Oh Sang Wook, and Choo Sung Hoon, who joined as a guest, began a ‘Jeolla-do Taste Bingo Race’ under the theme of ‘Jeollanam-do’s Traditional Liquors’, sampling nine types of traditional liquor and food that goes well with them. The viewership ratings averaged 2.5% for households in the metropolitan area, with a high of 4.7%. They averaged 2.3% for households nationwide, with a high of 4.5%. (Based on Nielsen Korea paid platform)

It started off lively at the foot of Wolchulsan Mountain in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do. Choo Sung-hoon, who appeared with the production team‘s explanation, “As expected from Yeongam, we invited a very tall person,” stole the spotlight with his force like a long-haired tiger descending from Wolchulsan Mountain. Kim Dong-hyun playfully warned, “I’ve known Sung-hoon hyung for a long time, so you can think of the team Sung-hoon hyung goes to as a team of 2 vs. 3. He‘s really just someone who eats.” Choo Sung-hoon coolly accepted Kim Dong-hyun’s diss, saying, “Use me only when you‘re going hard. I can’t even drive,” and the tiki-taka between the two, who are known to be best friends, made people laugh.

The key was to divide the teams. In the end, the members‘ fates were decided with rock-paper-scissors, and Choo Sung Hoon teamed up with Kim Dong Hyun and Oh Sang Wook as he had wished, forming the ‘Trio of Sports Clubs’. At that time, Choo Sung Hoon said, “Kim Dong Hyun has a somewhat decent appearance among martial arts players. I also have a decent appearance among old men” and took the lead in naming the team ‘Handsomes’. Cha Tae Hyun, Lee Yi Kyung, and Shin Seung Ho from ‘Guys’, who coolly gave up ‘Handsomes’, were satisfied with the member lineup consisting of only brains and predicted an easy victory. When Choo Sung Hoon heard that the punishment was ‘Brewing alcohol directly at a brewery’, he said, “Wow, that’s great. Let‘s just eat beef comfortably, eat bulgogi, and sleep for a day,“ he said, welcoming defeat from the start and making the faces of the rest of the ‘Handsomes’ turn ashen.


The ‘Handsomes’, who started off by shouting ‘Everything’s okay’, had things go smoothly. They increased their chances of getting the correct answer by obtaining two ‘Re-challenge Tickets’, which are the most powerful benefit among the item cards. In addition, when the ‘Guys’ were delighted to obtain the ‘30-Minute Nap Ticket’, which allowed them to put their opponents to sleep whenever they wanted, Kim Dong-hyun said, “Hyung Sung-hoon is a person who sleeps even without a nap ticket”, and neutralized the item, causing laughter.

Then, the two teams began a full-fledged race with Kang Jin, placed in the center of the bingo board, as their first goal. ‘Handsomes’ headed to Gangjin ahead of ‘Guys’, but were helplessly tied up and had to give up Gangjin because ‘Guys’ used their nap tickets right from the start. Then, ‘Guys’ learned about Gangjin‘s barley soju and seemed to be one step ahead as they enjoyed bulgogi, a traditional Korean dish, after answering the quiz correctly. However, ‘Handsomes’ made a sharp turn to Jangheung and raised their spirits while enjoying Jangheung traditional liquor, and brought the match back to square one by using their re-challenge ticket to answer the quiz correctly.

After that, Choo Sung-hoon, Kim Dong-hyun, and Oh Sang-wook went to eat ‘Hanwoo Samhap’ with ‘Jangheung Dongdongju’, putting aside their competition for a moment and enjoying the sports club mukbang time, drawing attention. The three started off with a ‘Hanwoo Mukbang’ and then ate eight servings of razor clams and even spicy tteokguk as a side dish, enjoying an unparalleled mukbang. They shouted, “We can lose! No, we lost” and were filled with happiness. Finally, Choo Sung-hoon picked up a bingo board and said, “What do you want to eat next?”, turning it into a menu. He decided on the place his appetite led him to as his next destination, making everyone laugh.

The two teams soon met in Yeongam. ‘Guys’ was the first to arrive in Yeongam. However, they met ‘Uncle Kase’, the owner of a brewery, but they failed the quiz. Shin Seung-ho, who was confident of his answer and said, “I told you I’m smart,”, and pleaded with his brothers for a chance to restore his honor. Shin Seung-ho, who predicted that the ‘Handsomes’ would come to Yeongam using the ‘Rival Location Confirmation Right’, made a bold move of giving up moving and going into hiding in a timely manner. Later, the ‘Handsomes’ did as Shin Seung-ho predicted, and the ‘Guys’ strategically decided on their next destination after figuring out their opponent‘s exact location, making it even more fun.

While the ‘Guys’ continued their fierce battle of wits, the ‘Handsomes’, who were completely unaware of this fact, simply continued their lucky race, forming a contrast. The ‘Handsomes’, who were given the mission to find someone with a birthday and wish them a happy birthday, happened to pass by a barbershop and found out that the owner of the barbershop had a birthday coming up, so they were lucky enough to get the mission for free. Also, when they went into a nearby cafe to buy a cake, there were birthday candles set out as if they had made a promise, and even the cafe owner was celebrating his birthday. The ‘Handsomes’ were delighted, saying, “Today is a day we can do anything”, and Choo Sung Hoon in particular guaranteed victory by saying, “On a day like this, we have to compete. We can win even if we don’t do anything”, and they even enjoyed a leisurely tea time. Choo Sung Hoon also gave a thumbs up, saying, “We‘re like a travel pro. You made a good team”, and Kim Dong Hyun and Oh Sang Wook, who had initially refused to be a team with Choo Sung Hoon, followed Choo Sung Hoon as if nothing had happened, making everyone laugh.

After luckily solving the mission and meeting their uncle Casey, the ‘Handsomes’ were delighted to hear that the ‘Guys’ failed the quiz. They also used the retry ticket to succeed in the quiz. With his sturdy stomach, Choo Sung-hoon was one step ahead in the bingo race, and he was relaxed, saying, “I’m full, so let’s go to the sauna.” The cheerful younger members of the sports club followed him without resistance, causing laughter.

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