'You Quiz on the Block' Stray Kids Felix recounted a story about his mother crying because of his Korean name 'Lee Yong-bok'.
On the 24th aired on tvN 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter 'You Quiz'), Stray Kids Felix appeared. Coming out to appear on 'You Quiz' amid a busy schedule, he said his recent concern was, "I want to play one game of LOL, but I'm so busy I don't have time for a single game," which drew laughter.
Serving as an ambassador for a wide range of product categories as a male idol, from hats, cosmetics, earrings, phones, to bags, he was one of the industry's rising trends. Yu Jae-seok asked, "You have a lot of modeling, so you pay a lot of attention when taking photos," and Felix answered, "I pay attention when taking photos."
Yu Jae-seok said, "They are said to be devouring the world. They are said to have been No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for eight consecutive times. They are said to be the first in Billboard's 70-year history," relaying the achievements of the group Stray Kids that he belongs to. Yu Jae-seok asked, "I heard they write and compose everything," and Felix modestly replied, "It's burdensome but I try to enjoy it, and as a team we try to show a positive image."
Yu Jae-seok asked about the gold gift, "I heard JYP Park Jin-Young gave 20 don of gold each," and Felix replied, "At the occasion when we were eating, Park Jin-Young said he would give a present. He gave gold, packaged prettily in a commemorative shape for being No. 1 on Billboard."
Felix is Australian, and his Korean name was Lee Yong-bok. Felix said, "My Korean name is Lee Yong-bok. Yong as in dragon, bok as in fragrance. It means the dragon's fragrance, and my mother received the name and cried for about six months," he said. His Korean name is so well known that even other fandoms know it, and fans often endearingly call him "Yong-bok-ah."
Yu Jae-seok asked, "The older sister is Jisoo, the younger is Jimin, but only you are Lee Yong-bok?" Felix said, "In Australia, Lee Yong-bok was fine. After coming to Korea as a trainee, the company said the name Lee Yong-bok was uncommon, so let's just use Felix. So I agreed," saying that he realized his name was unusual after coming to Korea.
Felix continued, "Among the members, a friend named 'Han' found the Lee Yong-bok written on a small medicine bag. In front of many trainees he said, 'Who is Lee Yong-bok?' Since I was the trainee who first joined, everyone looked at me. When I said I was Lee Yong-bok, it caused an uproar," he said, drawing laughter.
Meanwhile, Yu Jae-seok hosted alone when Felix, writer Moon Yoo-seok, and monk Doryun appeared. This was because recently Cho Sae-ho stepped down after the allegation that he had ties with a mob member involved in the country's largest illegal money laundering organization, along with a statement that it was "without basis." In the final segment featuring writer Kim Poong, Cho Sae-ho appeared and editing was inevitable, but Yu Jae-seok was alone with the earlier guests.
At one point, during writer Moon Yoo-seok's quiz time, Yu Jae-seok drew attention by saying, "You Quiz playing both the drum and the janggu by myself! I'll give a quiz too."
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