Broadcaster and entertainer Yoo Byung-jae will take on the role of MC for EBS's new variety show "The Fiery Priest".
EBS will air the first episode of its new variety show "Priest empathy quiz show The Fiery Priest" (abbreviated as "The Fiery Priest") on the 18th.
Previously, EBS, which discovered high school talent through "Scholarship Quiz," will this time spotlight middle school students' wit and flair through "The Fiery Priest." Also, amid an environment where the importance of "communication" and "emotional exchange" in recent education settings is increasingly emphasized, it will embark on a cheerful challenge to create a "space for communication between teachers and students."
The new program "The Fiery Priest" will have Korea's popular broadcaster and all-around communicator Yoo Byung-jae serve as the "communication vanguard," connecting students and teachers. Yoo Byung-jae will act as a one-day teacher and spend a day with them, and preliminary rounds at each school will select student and teacher representatives. After that, the format will proceed with each school's representative teams facing off in the finals.
What sets this contest apart is that it's not simply a quiz show. Through quizzes and games and corners that explore each other's inner thoughts, teachers will share things they couldn't tell students, and students will reveal heartfelt truths they've kept inside, which is expected to create a fresh ripple in school culture that has recently suffered from poor communication.
Also, it will not end with just a showdown between school representative teams; the finals will be played for a total prize of 10 million won to support students' dreams, and word has it that the preliminary venues became even more heated upon hearing the news.
Yoo Byung-jae said, "There aren't many programs recently that can communicate with students. I was often surprised by students' flair and talent on my personally run YouTube channel, but seeing them on site is even more intense," expressing his feelings about joining the program.
"The Fiery Priest" will begin its first broadcast at Sinseong Middle School in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, and visit a total of three schools, including Cheongwon Middle School in Seoul and Hwangji Middle School in Taebaek, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. You can get a preview of the finals atmosphere through each school's preliminaries, and anticipation is growing about which school will be the final champion. The first broadcast is at 3 p.m. on the 18th. <
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