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MBC Omniscient Interfering View revealed the special daily lives of Japan's wannabe icon Yano Shiho and donation icon Sean, delivering big laughs and emotion to viewers. Reflecting changes in media consumption environments, the channel competitiveness key indicator 2054 rating achieved 2.5%, placing it first among Saturday variety shows. In addition, Sean's lovey-dovey moment—returning from an overseas marathon schedule immediately because he wanted to see his wife Jeong Hye Young—became the center of attention as it recorded the episode's highest minute rating of 5.5%. (Provided by Nielsen Korea)
On Saturday the 10th, episode 380 of the MBC variety show Omniscient Interfering View (planner Kang Young Seon, directors Kim Yoon Jip·Jeon Jae Wook·Kim Hae Ni·Jung Dong Sik·Lee Da Woon, writer Yeo Hyun Jeon) first showcased Yano Shiho's down-to-earth Korean outing hidden beneath her elegance. After waking up, Yano Shiho demonstrated a thrifty, meticulous care routine that even applied leftover pieces of a "K-mask pack" to her neck. She then completed a packed self-care routine from the morning, taking inner beauty with a love of "K-herbal medicine" and inner peace through meditation.
Yano Shiho, who said she is usually so forgetful she looks for her belongings several times a day, was the epitome of a surprising charm. That day, too, she rummaged through a messy hotel room looking for her phone and laptop, amplifying the familiar warmth characteristic of a "Tokyo ajumma." Also, during a Korean online lesson with her quickly grown daughter Sarang that made aunts and uncles nationwide fall "in love," her bubbly reactions and the spicy joke "I need a boyfriend" provoked bursts of laughter.
Next, the most mismatched breathing in Omniscient Interfering View history—the "lack of communication chemistry" between Yano Shiho and her Korean manager—triggered laughter. Yano Shiho freely mixed Korean, English and Japanese, showing off an unprecedented gossip instinct, and even in the communication struggle where the manager did not understand and a translator app was summoned, her relentless "my way" chatter that continued without concern caused hilarity.
The topics spanned genres. After obsessively checking whether the manager had a boyfriend, she even transformed into a "love meddler" who started recruiting applicants in the studio, and she unleashed an energy that never let the audio rest for a second by candidly revealing a spicy New Year ambition such as "I want sales to be number one at the company."
Yano Shiho's surprising moments also left a strong impression. Visiting a kickboxing gym with Sarang, she kept the place fired up with high-energy reactions, and daughter Sarang proved her father Choo Sung Hoon's DNA with an overwhelming physical presence at 172 cm. The "fighter family," with powerful punches and heavy high kicks, drew admiration, but the real twist happened at the professional photo shoot. The moment the camera started rolling, Yano Shiho erased her bubbly image and returned perfectly as a top model emitting an overwhelming aura. In particular, her professionalism in pre-analyzing the tendencies of on-site photographers and perfectly absorbing direction sent chills not only through the staff but also through Sarang, a worldwide model hopeful watching her mother's workplace.
Donation angel Sean revealed a miraculous marathon scene in which 260,000 citizens together achieved 20 billion steps, resulting in a total donation of 2 billion won. Showing the process of turning on a pedometer app and running to accumulate 100 won per 10 km, he described the idea he once imagined—"if 50 million people all turned this on and ran just 10 km, it would be 5 billion"—and how that idea actually materialized into a major project of 20 billion steps and a 2 billion won donation, surprising viewers. Then, in a 10 km marathon held in minus-6-degree cold, Sean's true value was revealed. Even after crossing the finish line, he ran back several times to cheer participants one by one, and eventually crossed the finish line together with a manager who was suffering leg cramps and vomiting, delivering a touching moment.
The astonishing figures of Sean's sincere "Sean influence" were heavenly. In the past 13 years he accumulated a running distance of about 65,000 km, roughly 1.6 times around the earth, and this dedication immediately yielded huge charitable results. Sean, the only person in Korea with a record of completing the seven major marathons of the world within one year, is said to have donated a huge amount of 5.5 billion won last year through various charity marathons, once again proving the stature of the "donation angel." Not stopping there, he expressed a New Year ambition to challenge completing the seven major marathons and the seven-continents marathons within a year, and also revealed a desire to try to break the "world's youngest to complete the seven major marathons" record together with his sons Harang and Hayul, raising anticipation for a generational journey of giving.
The emotion of giving peaked with briquette volunteer work done with his family. Sean, together with his wife Jeong Hye Young and their children, showed the perseverance they have maintained for 11 years by delivering 2,100 briquettes. In particular, Sean attracted attention by volunteering to deliver to houses at the very top that even briquette trucks and volunteers could not reach. Climbing steep slopes to bring warmth, he even carried 19 briquettes—about 70 kg, equivalent to the weight of an adult—in a single load on a carrier and climbed the hill without hesitation, showing a superhuman side that left everyone agape. The sight of the children silently carrying briquettes after their father and Jeong Hye Young always smiling warmly together melted living rooms and gave the best lingering impression of the weekend night.
Next week's broadcast will reveal the intense daily life of Shin Woo Hyun, Korea's only Formula 3 driver racing toward F1. From strict diet measurements that do not allow a 1 kg weight difference to extreme neck training to withstand tremendous g-forces and explosive runs on the kart track, his all-in day devoted to racing will be presented. Next, the daily life of Roy Kim as "egennam" will also be unveiled. Along with unique self-care routines such as an outlandish morning dance that begins with a mouthpiece in, he visits marine corps comrades to soothe his mind after hearing polar-opposite saju readings like "major luck at 50" and "end of health luck at 89," presenting a cheerful image to viewers.
Omniscient Interfering View airs on MBC every Saturday at 11:10 p.m.
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