Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Woo-bin and Doh Kyung Soo's genuine friend synergy turned Friday night upside down.
On the 17th (Fri), the first episode of tvN's Kong sim-eun de kong naseo useumpang haengbokpang overseas exploration (directed by Na Young-seok, Ha Mu-seong, Shim Eun-jeong) (hereafter "KongKongPangPang") aired, and from the preparation process the bickering Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Woo-bin and Doh Kyung Soo's dynamic exploration of Mexico began.
The broadcast recorded an average nationwide household rating of 2.7%, a peak of 3.8%, an average of 3.0% in the Seoul metropolitan area and a peak of 4.7%, ranking first among cable and general programming channels in the same time slot both nationwide and in the Seoul area. The 2049 viewership rating, tvN's target, ranked first in the same time slot across all channels including terrestrial broadcasters in both nationwide and Seoul metropolitan area. (Based on paid platforms combining cable, IPTV and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
First, a month before departure, at the launch ceremony of the overseas cultural exploration team for KKPP Food executives and staff, departure impressions and overseas exploration rules were revealed. At that event, recalling the hard days from "GBRB" and "콩콩밥밥," Lee Kwang-soo, who expressed gratitude to the head office for giving the exploration opportunity, said energetically in his departure remarks, "I will broaden my horizons with this opportunity, and since there will be another season, I will keep running without stopping for that season," showing the class of the CEO.
Executives and staff read the rules aloud and learned that they had to plan, book and pay for travel arrangements such as air tickets, accommodations and destinations themselves, and that travel allowances would be distributed differently according to position. In particular, the total travel allowance for CEO Lee Kwang-soo was 6 hundred thousand won more than auditor Kim Woo-bin and Deputy Minister Doh Kyung Soo. The resulting clash between Doh Kyung Soo, who protested, and Lee Kwang-soo, who tried to protect his allowance, provoked laughter.
During the process of choosing a destination, the travel preferences of Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Woo-bin and Doh Kyung Soo were revealed, and because Lee Kwang-soo kept endlessly collecting candidate destinations, they couldn't decide on a destination for two hours, even tiring the production staff and drawing laughter. After a long discussion, the first destination was decided to be Mexico City, Mexico.
On the long-awaited day of departure, Kim Woo-bin appeared wearing a suit befitting an awards ceremony to show respect to viewers, leaving Lee Kwang-soo and Doh Kyung Soo embarrassed. After departure, the bickering chemistry among the close friends continued in Mexico City, where Kim Woo-bin and Doh Kyung Soo suggested walking four minutes then taking the subway with a transfer, while Lee Kwang-soo proposed walking 14 minutes to take the subway once without transferring, creating a clash of opinions that drew attention.
In the end, Doh Kyung Soo, who followed Lee Kwang-soo's suggestion, said he accepted Lee Kwang-soo's opinion because "he looked a little pitiful," expressing that they should give in to Kim Woo-bin at least once. Meanwhile, as Doh Kyung Soo explained his own standard of doing what's appropriate and cutting what's not, Lee Kwang-soo, as if spotting pancakes on the street, shouted, "Pancakes!" but Doh Kyung Soo and Kim Woo-bin pretended not to hear and kept walking, providing amusement with the image of the younger brothers who are masters of push and pull perched on the eldest's head.
There was also a subtle power struggle between the head office finance staff and the exploration team. When 10,000 won in interest was credited to Kim Woo-bin's account after receiving the travel allowance, a clash occurred between the head office staff, who said the interest was company money, and the exploration team, who didn't want it taken away. When a head office staff member appeared to be magnanimous, saying "I will give it to you," the exploration team showed discomfort, foreshadowing a tense tug-of-war over finances that would not be easy going forward.
Thus, "KongKongPangPang" piqued interest with the new story of Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Woo-bin and Doh Kyung Soo leaving the countryside and the company cafeteria to broaden their horizons in Mexico. While maintaining the distinctive charm of the "GBRB" series, beloved for the close friends' pleasant chemistry and innocent laughter, it added freshness with the excitement and enjoyment of traveling to unfamiliar lands.
tvN's Kong sim-eun de kong naseo useumpang haengbokpang overseas exploration airs every Friday at 8:40 p.m. <
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