Comedian and film producer Shim Hyeong-rae appears on MBN's Kim Ju-ha's Day and Night to candidly share his feelings about the much-talked-about "facelift" surgery.
The 11th episode of Kim Ju-ha's Day and Night, which will air on the 7th (Sat), has Shim Hyeong-rae revealing his recently bandaged, swollen face, shocking everyone, and he frankly shares the behind-the-scenes story of the "facelift" surgery. While hosting a YouTube channel where he interacts with fans as his permanent character Young-gu, Shim Hyeong-rae felt that even with makeup he no longer felt the same, so he thought, "I should show the original appearance of old Young-gu," and boldly decided to try the "facelift" surgery. Attention is focused on Shim Hyeong-rae's surgical review, as it has been one month since the operation.
Shim Hyeong-rae also reveals the unbelievable birth story of "Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil," which shone as the box-office No. 1 Korean film in 1989. "Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil," for which Shim Hyeong-rae personally participated in the script work, was completed at ultra speed: one day to finish the script and two weeks for production. Moreover, Shim Hyeong-rae confessed that during his heyday, when an apartment cost 500,000 won, he earned as much as 200 million won as appearance fees for "Young-gu and Ddaeng-chil" and shot more than 100 commercials, surprising many.
Having appeared in and produced 118 films, Shim Hyeong-rae talks about the blockbuster success of "D-War," which was released in 2007 and attracted 8.6 million viewers, and the trials and tribulations that followed that success. He also raises expectations by expressing ambitious plans for the currently reported production "D-War 2," saying, "We will hold the D-War 2 production press conference within this year."
Meanwhile, Shim Hyeong-rae and Kim Ju-ha transform into, respectively, "the one who suggests imitating Young-gu" and "the one who refuses to imitate Young-gu," engaging in an endless game of spear and shield. Shim Hyeong-rae suggests to Kim Ju-ha that they perform Young-gu's characteristic gesture "ttiriri~ririri" together, and he encourages Kim Ju-ha to try wearing the Young-gu wig, saying, "I think it would be so cute," but Kim Ju-ha repeatedly replies, "No, I'm fine!" and flatly refuses, drawing laughs. Curiosity grows over whether Kim Ju-ha can defend against Shim Hyeong-rae's tireless gag proposals to the end.
Meanwhile, the original "gag singer" (comedian + singer) Shim Hyeong-rae presents a special "Young-gu show" stage on Kim Ju-ha's Day and Night. Attention is focused on Shim Hyeong-rae's uproarious performance after he perfectly transforms into Young-gu. Finally, divorced for 15 years, Shim Hyeong-rae expresses his poignant feelings toward his distant daughter, saying, "I was so busy that I never even went out with my daughter once," leaving viewers moved.
Meanwhile, Kim Ju-ha's Day and Night airs every Saturday at 9:40 p.m. Kim Ju-ha ranked third among variety show personalities in internet response for the 4th week of Jan. (2026.01.19.~2026.01.25.), released by the broadcast content value information analysis system Racoi.
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