'How do you play?' summoned 'Park Myung-soo's surprise attack' from 2009.

On the broadcast of MBC's 'How do you play?' on the 22nd, the production team proposed a self-employed revitalization project to the members. Yoo Jae-suk's '2025 version of the surprise attack.' This is the 2025 version of 'Park Myung-soo's surprise attack' that aired in 2009 on 'Infinite Challenge.' The format involves the members being dispatched to stores to help increase sales for self-employed individuals struggling in a recession.

Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Lee Yi-kyung, Cho Sae-ho, Park Jin-joo, and Im Ji-yoon called their close friends, while Kim Min-young, along with actors and comedians such as Joo Woo-jae, Dean, and Patricia, gathered for the project. Notably, Cho Sae-ho and Nam Chang-hee, despite their schedules, made an appearance as original members from the 2009 'Park Myung-soo's surprise attack,' adding warmth to the episode.

The first operation area was a tteokbokki restaurant in Ewha University. The owner's daily target sales were 800,000 won, but the actual sales reached as high as 1,467,000 won. The owner remarked, “It feels like a dream. I hope that even if it is not a lot from now on, I can at least cover my labor costs. I'm really thankful. I feel great. Today is beyond expectations, like a dream,” while smiling broadly.

The second operation members included Park Kwang-jae, Seung-hun, Sleepy, Lee Jin-seong, Han Sang-won, VIXX's Ken, and Kim Min-young. Previously connected to Yoo Jae-suk and Haha, taxi drivers, along with 'big eater' Lee Kyu-ho and junior comedians, gathered a total of 45 people and visited a pork rib restaurant in Eunpyeong District. The owner's sales target was set at 2 million won.

All the members enjoyed the meat deliciously, and smiles overflowed from the owner's face. However, there was a shortage of meat. Regrettably, the total sales recorded were 1,715,000 won. The owner mentioned, “It’s a recession. Sales have halved. I often hear people saying it's so tough that they feel like they’re dying. But today, both my spouse and child smiled for a change. Thank you,” while smiling.

PD Kim Jin-yong told OSEN before the broadcast, “We looked for a way to give strength and support to self-employed individuals while bringing them smiles, and that’s how the idea of the surprise attack came up. There’s no reason to intentionally avoid a good precedent. I hope everyone enjoys it with a welcoming heart, as many still seek it out.”

The 'Park Myung-soo's surprise attack,' which aired in 2009, was a 'working-class economic revitalization project' proposed by Park Myung-soo. At that time, Yoo Hong-cheol, Jeong Hyung-don, Park Myung-soo, and Jeong Joon-ha visited places selling pork belly and chicken, researching daily sales and target sales, while enlisting the help of celebrity friends and surrounding student athletes.

'General Park Myung-soo' stated, “Eat until you drop. Let’s give dreams and ambitions to self-employed individuals who are trying to survive. History will remember today,” while assigning the judo team to the chicken restaurant and the football members and celebrities to the pork belly shop. The members created comic situations by introducing 1st round pickles and 2nd round soda for the judo team competing for chicken, providing laughter.

At that time, the 'Infinite Challenge' team succeeded in the challenge of 50 chickens but failed in the challenge of 250 servings of pork belly, leading to Park Myung-soo, who planned the item, paying a total of 1,674,000 won. The production team of 'How do you play?' paid homage to the groundbreaking items from that time, generating warmth in living rooms. Viewers also smiled broadly at the cheerful faces of self-employed individuals, who were finally experiencing a boost in sales.

Such retransmissions are highly welcome.

[Photo] Broadcast capture

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