"Hangout With Yoo' veteran entertainer Lee Kyung-kyu offers his 2026 variety show outlook and reveals an unusual New Year resolution(?) that surprises everyone.
On the program 'Hangout With Yoo' airing on the 3rd (directed by Kim Jin-yong, Lee Joo-won, Ahn Ji-seon, Bang Seong-su; writer No Min-seon), scenes are revealed of Yu Jae-seok, HaHa, Joo Woo-jae and Heo Kyunghwan visiting Lee Kyung-kyu to offer New Year greetings for the year of the red horse in 2026.
In the released photos, the four visit Lee Kyung-kyu's office, spread a mat and bow deeply. The senior figure in the entertainment world, Lee Kyung-kyu, alternates between carrot and stick greetings, and the sight of the four who seem wide awake from the new year raises anticipation for the meeting.
Lee Kyung-kyu sharply analyzes why HaHa has had a long run on weekend variety shows, while offering affectionate words and a joking limited-time sentence(?) about their variety careers to Joo Woo-jae and Heo Kyunghwan, drawing laughter. In particular, Heo Kyunghwan feels anxious at Lee Kyung-kyu's diagnosis that pierces his current situation.
Viewers also hear Lee Kyung-kyu's 2026 variety show outlook, which had predicted couch broadcasts and the documentary-ization of variety. Yu Jae-seok burst into laughter at Lee Kyung-kyu's forecast, while HaHa, Joo Woo-jae and Heo Kyunghwan reacted uneasily and taken aback, prompting curiosity about the next trend the veteran predicts.
Meanwhile, there is also talk about when a collaboration between the two variety heavyweights Lee Kyung-kyu and Yu Jae-seok might happen. To that, Lee Kyung-kyu elicits uproarious laughter from everyone with an unexpected remark. Surprised by Lee Kyung-kyu's unusual largesse, Yu Jae-seok reacted, saying, "I didn't think you would consider that."
[Photo] Provided by MBC
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