Comedian Park Narae has halted her broadcasting activities amid a dispute with former managers, and the show she left, Save Me! Homes, will present a Shanghai, China, special.
Kim Sook and chef Jeong Ji-seon leave for Shanghai, China, for Save Me! Global Homes on the MBC variety show Save Me! Homes (abbreviated Homes), which will air on the 11th.
That episode will broadcast Save Me! Global Homes, which looks at prices of various foreign homes. To date, Homes has attracted attention by revealing prices of listings around the world through its global price check, including Australia, the United States and Hong Kong, as well as Egypt and Georgia. This time, as the first installment of the Asia megacity series, the show heads to Shanghai, China, for a global site visit, joined by Chinese food queen chef Jeong Ji-seon and Head of Team Deok Kim Sook.
However, 'Bok team leader' Park Narae is expected to be hard to find. Since the show's first broadcast in 2019, Park Narae had protected Save Me! Homes as 'Bok team leader' and an original member, but amid a recent dispute with former managers she took responsibility and halted her broadcasting activities. Accordingly, the Save Me! Homes production team also respected Park Narae's wishes and decided she would leave the show, saying they would edit out as much of her existing filmed footage as possible.
Park Narae's vacant spot is expected to be filled by China expert and creative 'Captain Ddaguh' to make the China special's site visits richer and more varied. Kim Sook introduces Captain Ddaguh as "traveling the world for seven years and gaining popularity with Chinese content." Captain Ddaguh drew attention by saying, "I attended elementary, middle, high school and university in China. I graduated from Tsinghua University's law department, and I believe Chairman Xi Jinping is an alumnus of my department."
Asked 'what does Shanghai mean to Chinese people,' he raised expectations for the site visit by saying, "A city of wealth and the center of economic development! It is a first-tier city that led modernization. There is a saying: 'If you want to see 5,000 years of China, go to Xi'an; to see 500 years, go to Beijing; to see 50 years of China, go to Shanghai.'"
He explained that Shanghai is divided into Pudong and Puxi based on the Huangpu River, with Pudong formed as the new city and Puxi giving a feel of the old city.
The three people's first site visit is to an apartment opposite 'Tian'an Tianshou,' rising as Shanghai's new landmark, said to be the largest apartment complex in the Puxi area. Captain Ddaguh surprised everyone by saying, "There are as many as 96 apartment buildings, and more than 10,000 households live there. Parking prices are really expensive; an underground parking space is trading for about 120 million won."
Inside the apartment, the three cannot take their eyes off the Tian'an Tianshou view seen through the living room's floor-to-ceiling window. Kim Sook repeatedly exclaims in amazement, "It's so surprising that I can enjoy a Shanghai photo spot from my home." Chef Jeong Ji-seon looks around the modestly sized kitchen opposite the living room, checking the stove and other fixtures. Noting that the kitchen is smaller than expected, Captain Ddaguh explained to aid understanding, "China has a well-developed delivery culture. People even order breakfast for delivery."
The Save Me! Homes global homes special: Shanghai, China, will air at 10 p.m. Thursday on the 11th.
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