'Amazing Saturday' DAY6 Young K made a surprising impact as a new Doremi member.
On Feb. 28 the tvN variety show 'Amazing Saturday' (hereafter 'Amazing Saturday') featured new member DAY6 Young K. Everyone was amazed that even Boom didn't know until the opening remark. Boom said, "If it's a new member you could have told me. How could no one know?" production staff only then went so far as to change Boom's script to meticulously hide Young K.
Starting with mukbang, and skilled in singing as well as the dictation game, songwriter and vocalist Young K appeared nervous. Shin Dong-yeob and P.O. were dumbfounded. They had had drinks with Young K a few days earlier but hadn't heard a word.
Boom said, "The production kept everything secret so you must have been surprised; you must have met one of the members," expressing astonishment. Young K said, "The producers said it was absolutely a secret and didn't say a single word," while adding, "They did say there was an important shoot on Friday," as a sort of explanation.
Boom welcomed Young K, saying, "He sings, composes and writes well, he's handsome, and he eats really well. He's a real eater! He's become part of the Amazing Saturday family." Young K easily won the appetizer game and then showed mukbang skills by finishing a large burger in one bite.
Next, the dictation game began with RIIZE and Jo Jae-jaz guessing the lyrics to Rise's "Back Bad Back." Young K had hoped to make a meaningful contribution, but the one-shots went to Moon Seyoon, Jo Jae-jaz and Nucksal. Boom teasingly chided, "Young K isn't contributing. What are you going to do?"
Young K reasoned, "If you move 'next to' forward, two spaces remain. If you insert this as 'rise,' it becomes 'just rise to the next,'" inferring the lyrics. Lyricist Woozi also inferred the lyrics, saying, "This isn't their first song. It was released two to three years after debut. Compared with just before debut, I think the feelings after debut are embedded. So I'm not sure about 'worn shoes,'" thinking about RIIZE itself while guessing the lyrics.
Boom laughed, "The lyricist Woozi and Young K are attacking each other." Woozi expressed his view, saying, "Not 'worn shoes' but 'different but,' we're not fake, and wouldn't it mean we rise to the next," but Young K pinpointed the song's description, asking, "Why would you precede a debut?" and kept "worn shoes" in mind as the answer. Young K ended up being correct. Shin Dong-yeob said, "Young K sent Woozi out without getting his hands bloody," drawing laughter. In this way Young K filled the void left by SHINee Key with his ability to infer lyrics.
In the subsequent drumfish soup mukbang, Young K drank the soup down heartily. Boom asked, "Have you tried drumfish soup before?" and Young K replied, "This is the second time. The taste is different again," showing his status as a mukbang powerhouse who eats anything and immediately filling the space left by Short Mouth Sun.
[photo source] tvN variety show 'Amazing Saturday' broadcast screen capture
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