Heo Kyunghwan declared he "can't do it" about competing in the same time slot with senior Yu Jae-seok.
On the 8th, channel MBCentertainment released a pre-release video of the new variety show "Choiwoosusan (山)".
Earlier, MBC announced the launch of the new variety program "Choiwoosusan (山)".
"Choiwoosusan" is a "mountain (山) variety" of MBC's top entertainers. It is a new work that brings together You Se Yoon, Jang Dong-min, Boom, Yang Se-hyung, who had a pleasant showdown over the grand prize at the 2025 MBC Entertainment Awards, and the recent MBC variety trend Heo Kyunghwan.
Additional cast member Heo Kyunghwan had a separate pre-meeting with the production team, and when asked, "Do you know what kind of program this is? You just agreed to do it, right?" he answered, "You just do it after seeing the members. But there are too many cooks right now. I think we need to sort out one person per episode."
He continued, "(There are) no strikers, only too many midfielders.." and worried, "The striker I imagine means the main MC, but they aren't main MCs; there are just too many midfielders."
Heo Kyunghwan confessed, "Still, combinations like this don't meet often. We talked among colleagues before. 'We need to change the generation now.' It seems about eight years, but we still haven't been able to change it."
The production team asked, "Does saying the generation must change mean people like brother Yu Jae-seok should step down?" A greatly startled Heo Kyunghwan said, "It's not about stepping down, it's about getting on the boat together.. we must get on it. I still feel like those brothers, I still feel like we can't help them. It means we should help them a bit now," stumbling badly and drawing laughter.
Especially, Heo Kyunghwan said, "Don't casually bring up the name Yu Jae-seok," and added, "I still feel like he helps me. I'm saying this with a feeling of 'I'm sorry'."
"Choiwoosusan" airs every Sunday at 6 p.m. This time slot competes with SBS "Running Man" and KBS2 "2 Days & 1 Night." Above all, "Running Man" is the flagship variety show in which Yu Jae-seok appears.
Heo Kyunghwan asked, "Are you trying to take down '2 Days & 1 Night' with this lineup?" The production team said, "Brother Jae-seok from 'Running Man' also.." Upon hearing that, Heo Kyunghwan asked, "Don't say that. Does it fit exactly?" then said, "I can't do it," stamping his feet and getting up.
However, contrary to his words, he completed a photoshoot with the members for the poster, eliciting laughter.<
[Photo] Pre-release video cap of "Choiwoosusan (山)"
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