SBS 'Whenever Possible' Yu Jae-seok, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Sang-hoon and Ji Ye-eun delivered a streak of wins that brought a pleasant fortune-filled energy to living rooms for the Lunar New Year.
Accordingly, the rating for the 'Whenever Possible' broadcast on the 17th (Tue) recorded a peak of 6.0%, 2049 2.2%, household 4.3%, marking an upward trend in ratings and ranking first among all Tuesday broadcasts excluding the Olympics based on 2049, demonstrating unchanged strength even during the Lunar New Year holiday. (Nielsen Korea, metropolitan area basis)
SBS 'Whenever Possible' (directed by Choi Bo-pil/writer Chae Jin-ah) is a variety show of 'gap-time strategy' that gifts luck in the brief spare moments encountered in daily life. In the broadcast on the 17th (Tue), the two MCs Yu Jae-seok and Yoo Yeon-seok and 'gap friends' actors Jung Sang-hoon and Ji Ye-eun met with Ilsan firefighters and a rice cake shop owner, filling the Lunar New Year holiday with boisterous laughter.
That day the 'SNL siblings' Jung Sang-hoon and Ji Ye-eun chatted with Yu Jae-seok and Yoo Yeon-seok, raising the holiday mood. Yu Jae-seok showed his pleasure, saying, "Sang-hoon is in my direct line. We both dropped out of Seoul Institute of the Arts, self out line." When Ji Ye-eun joined the college talk saying, "I attended university for eight years and then graduated. I was late because of activities," Yu Jae-seok teased, "What activities? Promotional activities?" and Jung Sang-hoon added, "Ye-eun is different from when she was a rookie. I went to greet her first earlier," piling on the playful teasing of Ye-eun and producing comic laughter from the start.
The first gap hosts visited by Yu Jae-seok, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Sang-hoon and Ji Ye-eun were firefighters. The gap hosts warmed hearts with camaraderie formed by colleagues united by a sense of duty in their profession. The first gap mission was a 'New Year's group jump rope' holding a cup containing a ping-pong ball while running. Yoo Yeon-seok offered one-on-one special coaching to Ji Ye-eun, known by all as uncoordinated, saying, "Ye-eun, look at me! Jump with me!" and even the gap hosts joined in the chorus of "Jump!" to help, dramatically succeeding in stage 1.
When they even passed stage 2 thanks to a bonus coupon opportunity, Yu Jae-seok savored the joy of unity, saying, "It's so beautiful." Jung Sang-hoon, sweating profusely, responded with 'Tsingtao' acting, saying, "I won't budge~," eliciting laughter. With the gap host's stop, the stage 2 gift was delivered and everyone cheered.
The four shared stories left unfinished over lunch. They livened the Lunar New Year atmosphere not only with updates on their recent lives but also with a surprise call to close friend Cho Jungseok.
At that moment Ji Ye-eun aimed for a gap romance with Yoo Yeon-seok, provoking laughs. Sitting side by side with Yoo Yeon-seok on the bus, Ji Ye-eun bombarded him with flirty lines like "Senior, have you tried CC?" and "How far are you going?" Yoo Yeon-seok played along with the romantic skit, but Yu Jae-seok and Jung Sang-hoon sitting in the back seat cut off the two's skit with, "Just by looking at the back of their heads, they're not a couple," causing everyone to laugh. Eventually Yoo Yeon-seok forgot his role as 'Yunavi' as Ji Ye-eun's relentless flirting left him dazed, and Yu Jae-seok added to the laughter with, "Today Yeon-seok can't get his wits about him because of Ye-eun~."
The second gap hosts were the rice cake shop owner and his son. The hosts' strong family love brought smiles to everyone. The second gap mission was the 'Kong Kong Kong tteok!' game, a relay in which players flick a ping-pong ball with a paddle to sink it into a container. Ji Ye-eun confidently said, "I was on the table tennis team," raising expectations. Proving it, the four succeeded through stage 2 on their fifth attempt, and Yu Jae-seok clenched his fist, saying, "It's New Year's, so we must succeed!" The four, who did not shy away from long practice, achieved a dramatic stage 3 success after the sixth attempt. Ji Ye-eun smiled proudly, saying, "I'm so happy! This is crazy."
Yu Jae-seok, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Sang-hoon and Ji Ye-eun delivered thrilling dopamine and happiness to living rooms for the holiday with a delightful conversational chemistry akin to a family gathering and a fantastic rhythm that completed the games with the two gap hosts. In particular, Jung Sang-hoon's impromptu situational acting at just the right moments drew laughter, while Ji Ye-eun amplified the holiday special's fun with her cheerful charm that turned Yu Jae-seok and Yoo Yeon-seok upside down.
Meanwhile, the two-MC variety 'gap-time strategy' 'Whenever Possible,' which gifts luck in the brief spare moments encountered in daily life, airs every Tuesday at 9 p.m. on SBS.
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