In 'Kong Kong Pang Pang,' the despair episode of Lee Kwang Soo, Kim Woo Bin, and Doh Kyung Soo's trip to Cancún, Mexico, had viewers rolling with laughter.
On the 14th episode of tvN variety show Kong sim eun de kong naseo useumpang haengbokpang haeoe tambang (abbreviated Kong Kong Pang Pang), episode 5 unfolded the expedition team's fascinating stories, from Doh Kyung Soo's covert cebiche local restaurant raid to the team falsifying evidence to get special funds from head office.
First, the behind-the-scenes story that Doh Kyung Soo, who wanted to go to a cebiche local restaurant in Cancún, secretly planned it while Lee Kwang Soo and Kim Woo Bin were renting a car was revealed, drawing attention. Kim Woo Bin, finding out that the ramen shop address Doh Kyung Soo had given was actually the cebiche restaurant address, felt betrayed and said, "I don't think we'll see each other when we get back to Korea," prompting laughs.
Although the team was briefly shocked by Doh Kyung Soo's sincere food scheme, they soon fell for the fantastic flavors of classic cebiche and aguachile as if nothing had happened. Also, thanks to the generous owner's service, they had the good fortune to taste the empanada and nikkei cebiche they had been curious about, and they expressed warm thanks with enthusiastic gratitude and tips, heightening the warmth.
But an unexpected group meltdown occurred because of the lodging. They found an interior different from the photos, a smell, and countless ants. The embarrassing state of the lodging turned what had been the privilege of single rooms into a punishment, and the team's slightly sensitive reactions added subtle humor.
After strolling the Caribbean beach and arriving at the ramen shop, the team began searching for a place to stay the next day with even stricter standards. If they stayed in better lodgings, they would be left with only enough expedition funds to barely cover meals for the rest of the schedule. With special funds from the head office desperately needed, Lee Kwang Soo's gradational anger, saying, "It doesn't match the purpose," provoked uproarious laughter.
To request special funds, the team gathered all kinds of materials at the lodging. In particular, they began filming a fabricated video to induce sympathy, and Doh Kyung Soo, who had to act as if he were in pain, couldn't hold back his laughter, causing a cast change; after the roles passed to Kim Woo Bin, the head office producer, and the writer, they finally finished filming.
While Kim Woo Bin was writing the proposal, Lee Kwang Soo called the head office representative to gauge a positive atmosphere, and they even hastily fabricated a photo of a producer who had a nosebleed, raising curiosity about whether the team would receive special funds.
Furthermore, an overnight reshuffling of the team began, bringing another crisis. As a result, the team missed the whale shark tour they had reserved, and following Lee Kwang Soo's suggestion, they decided to see flamingos, a round trip that takes seven hours, leaving viewers eager to see whether the reshuffled team could safely complete the schedule.
'Kong Kong Pang Pang' airs every Friday at 8:40 p.m.
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