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On Problem Child in House, Joo Woo-jae reveals the resentment of being shunned in the variety scene after taking Jun Hyun-moo's advice.
KBS2 variety show Problem Child in House (hereafter "Okmun-a") is a dopamine-fueled quiz war where troublemakers who gathered in a rooftop room to become "brainy and sexy" amid the deluge of the world's miscellaneous knowledge face off over outlandish questions, with Song Eun I, Kim Sook, Kim Jong Kook, Hong Jin Kyung, Yang Se-chan, and Joo Woo-jae competing.
The broadcast on the 29th adds meaning as it marks the 300th episode special, with Jun Hyun-moo, who won the grand prize at the 2025 KBS Entertainment Awards, appearing as a solo talk show guest for the first time in 14 years. In the midst of this, pro variety veterans like Kim Sook, Joo Woo-jae, and Yang Se-chan form a chaotic food chain of biting and being bitten with "the predator of the variety scene," Jun Hyun-moo, drawing laughs.
That day, Kim Sook expresses pride at Jun Hyun-moo's visit, saying, "He's easy to meet but not someone who comes on other people's shows. He hardly ever does guest spots, so I did some groundwork personally." But before Kim Sook can even savor the afterglow of pride, Jun Hyun-moo shakes the "shichu siblings" Kim Sook's standing, asking, "So do I just put on a wig and sit in Kim Sook's seat?," drawing laughs.
As Jun Hyun-moo, who had been flaunting the power of a "variety predator" with Kim Sook as the target, suddenly becomes the prey, interest builds. In particular, Joo Woo-jae vents, "In the early days when I was entering broadcasting, I did a variety show with Hyun-moo hyung. At the time, Hyun-moo hyung advised me, 'You should become someone the network finds hard to book. Don't go on just anything,' so I actually turned down shows that reached out, but after a bit, no one was calling. That year I did one program and then took a long rest," heating up the rooftop room. Joo Woo-jae raises the level of the exposé, saying, "Later, when I told this story to Hyun-moo hyung, he went, 'When did I say that?,' and denied it," and Hong Jin Kyung reportedly pours fuel on the fire by saying, "But when you turn on the TV, Hyun-moo is on," turning the scene into a sea of laughter.
Yang Se-chan also exposes Jun Hyun-moo's rookie MC days. He says, "Back then, Hyun-moo hyung was just starting out as a main MC, and when I, as a panelist, got a little laugh, Hyun-moo hyung would get impatient. He had to land at least one punchline himself to move on cleanly to the next segment," reportedly making Jun Hyun-moo's face flush red.
Anticipation is rising for the 300th episode special of "Okmun-a," where Jun Hyun-moo, appearing as a solo talk show guest for the first time in 14 years, candidly opens up, and MCs reborn as "variety hyenas" unleash an indiscriminate offensive.
Problem Child in House, which captures dopamine-exploding chatter and quiz battles unfolding in a rooftop room, airs every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on KBS 2TV.
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