"National mentor" Venerable Beopryun makes his first-ever road variety show appearance.
According to SBS on the 22nd, SBS' Beopryun Road — monk and guests, which premieres in May, will for the first time in a variety show reveal part of the sacred pilgrimage in India that the monk has undertaken for 34 years.
The program will disclose why Venerable Beopryun, who had long declined numerous variety show appearances, chose "monk and guests" and the journey. In particular, Venerable Beopryun, who has always shown the public an unwavering demeanor, is expected to reveal another side of himself through this broadcast.
He moves around riding rickshaws with the guests, shares street food, and bursts into laughter at unexpected moments, revealing a more human and candid side, and is said to frankly confess, "Variety is harder than spiritual practice."
Those who will join Venerable Beopryun in practice also draw attention. Ro Hong-chul, who dominated the scene with energy; Lee Sang-yoon, who adapted to the rawness of India; Lee Joo-been, who canceled a trip to New York to join; Lee Ki Taek, who shows an offbeat and candid side; and the youngest, Oldeph Woo-chan, who broadened the journey's depth with seriousness and affability, have all joined.
They head to an India never before seen, welcoming the raw energy of India that existing travel variety shows could not capture: tributaries of the Ganges where life and death coexist, market alleys, and even the remote school that Venerable Beopryun himself established 34 years ago.
Meanwhile, the changing appearances of the cast within it will be broadcast through SBS' Beopryun Road — monk and guests, which premieres in May.
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