Lee Yi-kyung and the members received flak from 'Nolmoo' Joo Woo-jae for his absurd concept.
On the 19th broadcast of MBC's 'What Do You Do When You Play?', they staged a segment called 'Good Deeds Corporation' and embarked on a virtual filial piety mission.
That day, Lim Woo-il joined as a new intern, while 'Deputy Joo' Joo Woo-jae appeared with a hunched turtle neck posture, drawing attention. He whispered to Lim Woo-il, who was seated in his place, "I think this is my spot," and Yoo Jae-suk instructed, "Switch seats." Despite this, Joo Woo-jae said, "But this is my spot..." to which Park Jin-joo admonished, "Just sit down!" Yoo Jae-suk then pointed out the absurd concept, saying, "If you can manage to maintain that hunched position all day, you can do that," and Park Jin-joo remarked, "A migraine is coming on soon."
Yoo Jae-suk explained the content, stating, "Have you heard about virtual filial piety these days? It seems that parents of a certain age are promoting in the way of the past, and the children are doing the promotion instead through social media. So, our Good Deeds Corporation reached out to several individuals among those practicing virtual filial piety based on posts we saw. Their children requested something to be done. Today, we are here to execute the requests of the children as they described."
In response, Joo Woo-jae, forgetting the concept, said, "It seems that the children want their parents to feel this way," to which Yoo Jae-suk pointed out, "Oh? Your voice has changed?" Joo Woo-jae then hurriedly adjusted his slumped posture and gloomy expression, eliciting laughter.
Joo Woo-jae, Lee Yi-kyung, and Park Jin-joo then moved with dispatched employee Park Kwang-jae to a ramen shop in Noryangjin and a hamburger shop in Suyu-dong in Gangbuk-gu for their virtual filial piety mission. The first destination, the ramen shop in Noryangjin, was where a daughter had posted a promotional article for her father. It was a restaurant established by three chefs who developed menus in a large corporation, but they reportedly served fewer than ten customers a day. While checking the client's daughter's requests, Lee Yi-kyung pointed out, "But we must do good deeds; actually, the two seated behind the ramen are sharing just one bowl," targeting Park Jin-joo and Joo Woo-jae, who responded, "That's a misunderstanding. I think my rival is Manager Park, and today I will face off with Manager Park directly," once again making an absurd statement.
The four actively conducted customer recruitment to assist with sales, leading customers into the fully booked shop. The client's father showed a delighted expression, and the four, witnessing this, also displayed emotional reactions.
Afterward, the four took time to taste the ramen at the shop and give honest evaluations. Joo Woo-jae provoked Park Kwang-jae by saying, "Are you nervous thinking about facing off against me?" to which Park Kwang-jae responded, "I'm so nervous. This is the first time I've felt this kind of tension in my life." In response, Joo Woo-jae boasted, "Let's go head-to-head man to man. Today, I'll clear up any misunderstandings about being unable to eat. The media's effects. Even when someone can't eat, just smelling meat makes them full. I'll break this image today. I'll handle about four servings, and you handle four; both of you can just handle three each," proving his bravado. Eventually, Park Jin-joo, unable to hold it anymore, snapped, "Can you stop flapping your mouth?" eliciting laughter.
As Park Kwang-jae finished his ramen in just three bites, Joo Woo-jae quickly responded, "Then I'll match that too," and continued a storm of eating. Lee Yi-kyung chuckled, "This guy's meal is over," while Park Jin-joo exclaimed, "What's happening? The person has changed!" Joo Woo-jae confidently shouted, "One more bowl, please," but quickly followed up with, "I meant the pickled radish," adding to the humor. Meanwhile, Park Kwang-jae was already having his third bowl of ramen, and Joo Woo-jae noted, "Viewers might see this and think the bowls are small, that there isn't much in them, but in my opinion, it's plentiful. It's on the abundant side," continuing his absurdity.
Watching this unfold, Lee Yi-kyung asked, "But why are we doing this concept? I'm curious," and Park Kwang-jae responded, "It seems like we can't turn back now, so it keeps going on." Lee Yi-kyung suggested, "It would have been better to just have a hunched neck" and asked, "Are you crying?" Joo Woo-jae, who was steadily eating ramen, replied, "Why on earth? Why would you cry while eating? You should laugh while eating something delicious. I'm just bored; let's mix some rice with it. Aren't you mixing rice? I mixed some first, didn't I?" and continued to mix rice.
In response to Joo Woo-jae's taunts, Park Kwang-jae said, "Hearing you keeps bringing me up," and joined in mixing rice with his ramen. Joo Woo-jae finished a bowl with a slurp and said, "I'm not normally one to document this, but this bowl is pretty." He even took a confirmation shot. Later, when Park Kwang-jae devoured a garlic bread in one bite, Joo Woo-jae boasted, "Aren't you supposed to cut it into pieces to eat in one bite? Isn't a baguette this big? You can't just serve someone a whole baguette, so they cut it for you to eat in one bite," only to receive a counter from Lee Yi-kyung. Yet, Joo Woo-jae continued to eat bread without breaking character, prompting Lee Yi-kyung to remark, "Deputy also eats it all in one bite. You two can really compete."
Furthermore, Joo Woo-jae said to Park Kwang-jae, who ordered shrimp ramen, "You can't hold back your curiosity?" and Lee Yi-kyung eagerly requested shrimp ramen as well. He suggested, "We should end with you eating ramen," while Joo Woo-jae donned a vacant expression, behaving as if he were seeing ghosts, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Afterward, Joo Woo-jae began to finish off the shrimp ramen, prompting Lee Yi-kyung to nod in approval, saying, "I can acknowledge this." When Park Kwang-jae saw him eat four pickled radishes in one go, he responded, "I wouldn't even eat pickled radish like that. I usually have one or two," admitting defeat by saying, "I genuinely lost—after four pickled radishes, I lost. I acknowledge it." Joo Woo-jae continued his bravado, saying, "From now on, don't go around claiming you can eat noodles elsewhere," and Park Kwang-jae admitted, "I won't. I lost by a margin." Park Jin-joo remarked, "Your madness has triumphed," shaking her head and laughing.
Meanwhile, that day, the shop's revenue recorded 526,000 won just from lunchtime sales. At one point, it was so slow they only made 80,000 won in a day. Lee Yi-kyung noted, "People who remember the flavors will continue to exist, and new customers will want to taste it. "Park Kwang-jae remarked, "The menu is unique, so people will likely enjoy it, and since they can eat, it's a menu that office workers would love. It was delicious," expressing satisfaction.
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