Heo Kyunghwan perfectly filled the vacancy left by Lee Yi-kyung
On the 10th episode of MBC Hangout With Yoo, Yu Jae-seok, Haha, Heo Kyunghwan and Joo Woo-jae, who were invited to Kim Kwang-kyu's 60th birthday celebration, appeared on air.
That day Yu Jae-seok was surprised by the dol party table placed at the opening location, and after assessing the situation said, "Isn't this dol party setup?" Following Yu Jae-seok, Haha, Heo Kyunghwan and Joo Woo-jae appeared and celebrated the '21st' Daesang.
Yu Jae-seok said, "I think it's an award we received together; they worked so hard," and Joo Woo-jae boasted, "And that day he bought us meat." Yu Jae-seok paid for all the company dinner expenses, including the production staff. Hearing this, Heo Kyunghwan made an awkward face, and Yu Jae-seok said, "You didn't come to the awards ceremony." Heo Kyunghwan replied, "I watched the live broadcast," and Joo Woo-jae chimed in that he had also been contacted.
Yu Jae-seok asked, "Wouldn't you have come to the company dinner?" and Haha jabbed, "Is it still awkward?" Heo Kyunghwan said, "I didn't go to the awards ceremony, so just going to the company dinner is a bit... Of course I could have gone."
Haha said, "It kind of feels like it moved to 'You Quiz'? Does it?," and Heo Kyunghwan said, "No. 'You Quiz' had the nationwide interview clips start circulating. But surprisingly the articles dropped sharply after the broadcast ended." Yu Jae-seok revealed, "I was on 'You Quiz' yesterday, and they said they watched their own broadcast standing up," which drew laughter.
Haha asked, "Final question. Is it 'You Quiz' or 'Hangout With Yoo'?" and Heo Kyunghwan said, "Actually Hangout With Yoo? also needs to tell me now. What will you do with me. What will you do. Tell me now. Let's play together now," he said. Yu Jae-seok drove Haha and Heo Kyunghwan, saying, "Short members with short members," and Heo Kyunghwan lamented, "What will you do with me? I held back in 2025. Please tell me until the end."
They recorded on Jan. 1 to welcome the new year, and Joo Woo-jae and Haha teased Heo Kyunghwan's joining by asking the production staff, "Can we cheer together? Give it to him? Not?" Yu Jae-seok added, "Talk it over well with the production side." Yu Jae-seok said, "Then assume Kyunghwan becomes a member in 2026, one~two~," and Haha laughed, "That's really awkward. Assume it happened."
Yu Jae-seok wondered who the honoree at the feast was, and at that moment Kim Kwang-kyu appeared. Kim Kwang-kyu, who had celebrated his 100th day on Insamoe, said he turned 60 this year. Yu Jae-seok congratulated him, "That's truly a great occasion," and Kim Kwang-kyu revealed, "I woke up in the morning and was surprised. I had a 6 in the front seat. But my father passed away at 70," he said. The members were unable to react, and Haha lamented, "Brother, why are you like this?" Kim Kwang-kyu also apologized for the broken reaction, saying, "Ah, I'm sorry."
Dressed and seated at the dol table, Kim Kwang-kyu joked, "Excuse me, this is my first time sitting here since I was born, and it feels a bit like an ancestral ritual table.." which drew laughter, and Haha said, "You can't go behind the folding screen, brother! Don't go even if someone calls you." Kim Kwang-kyu's 60th birthday celebration continued, with a growth video, cake cutting and dol-jabi time. After the dol party, a wish-fulfillment time for Kim Kwang-kyu followed, and they first moved to the market to buy him a blanket.
Yu Jae-seok said, "Coincidentally, the place we're going is Suyu-ri. It's where I spent my school days," and Haha said, "Do you know anything about Yu Jae-seok? Jae-seok hyung transferred from Gongneung Elementary School to Yuhyeon Elementary School. Then he went to Suyu Middle School." Yu Jae-seok asked, "Why are you telling that?" and Haha asked, "Here's a question: do you know which high school Yu Jae-seok went to?" Heo Kyunghwan asked, "Is there a test?" and Yu Jae-seok laughed, "No, no."
At the blanket shop they each recommended blankets in their own styles, and Kim Kwang-kyu chose Joo Woo-jae's pick, a gray blanket. While Kim Kwang-kyu lay down to check the blanket, he sat and waited while it was being packaged, and Yu Jae-seok opened his wallet to buy a blanket for his brother.
Next, Kim Kwang-kyu wished to eat together, and they moved to a restaurant for drivers. Yu Jae-seok said, "There are many taxi garages around Suyu-ri," and Kim Kwang-kyu, who actually worked as a taxi driver, revealed he used to drive a Stella. Heo Kyunghwan said, "If you drive taxis in Busan, there's a saying you're probably the best driver in the world," and Joo Woo-jae agreed, "The roads are narrow and rough." Kim Kwang-kyu then said he has no sense of direction, which drew laughter.
After the meal they said they were drowsy from post-meal sleepiness, and Kim Kwang-kyu asked, "Shall we play a game of billiards?" Joo Woo-jae confessed, "I'm good at bowling." Mentioning past stories related to bowling, they moved to a bowling alley and started a game. Once the real game began, Haha scored 108, Heo Kyunghwan and Joo Woo-jae scored 117, Yu Jae-seok scored 90, and Kim Kwang-kyu scored 85, making Kim Kwang-kyu the one to pay for the game. They then moved from the bowling alley to a public bath, and Yu Jae-seok excitedly moved his legs while entering the hot bath.
Yu Jae-seok laughed, "It's so nice. In the past during Lunar New Year or other holidays when I stayed with family and the holidays were long, we'd come to places like this with our older friends. Then we'd play as we did: eat, play billiards, come to the sauna, and if nothing special happened we'd go home at night. If parents asked what we did, we'd say, 'Yes. We had a meeting and came back.'"
The members entered the cold pool and got hit by the waterfall, and Yu Jae-seok, riding the award momentum, succeeded in getting hit by the cold-water waterfall for 10 seconds. He screamed and entered the hot pool, complaining, "I thought the waterfall would be warm," but emphasized, "Doing this in the new year really energizes you."
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