MBC 'I Live Alone' showcased Girls' Generation Yuri's candid, straightforward life in Jeju and the Rainbow members' shocking talent show.
According to ratings company Nielsen Korea on the 11th, the household rating for MBC 'I Live Alone' (hereafter "I Live Alone"), which aired at 11:10 p.m. on the 10th, recorded 6.9% in the Seoul metropolitan area, ranking first among Friday variety programs. The 20-54 rating was also 4.1%, placing it at the top of its time slot and among Friday variety shows, and the peak minute rating reached as high as 8.9%.
In the episode, Girls' Generation Yuri's realistic third-year life in Jeju was unveiled for the first time. Yuri showed the real hardships of battling Jeju's morning humidity and insects, while also drawing attention with a romantic, contrasting daily life of riding a motorcycle along the coastal road.
Especially, Yuri called the beach "my market" and amused viewers with her "natural person" side as she harvested seaweed herself. She then demonstrated her cooking skills by quickly preparing "spicy pollock roe and seaweed pot rice" topped generously with the canned seaweed and butter-grilled pollock roe, and this modest meal mukbang scene provided healing to viewers and became the "best minute," recording the peak minute rating of 8.9%.
Yuri also revealed the feelings that followed her glamorous entertainment industry life. She said, "When I was busy with activities the spotlight gave me happiness, but there was emptiness in my personal life," and added, "In Jeju I focus more on eating and making a living than worrying about appearances. Being close to nature gives you the courage to do things on your own," confessing deep satisfaction with life in Jeju and adding poignancy.
Meanwhile, the episode featured a talent show relay called "Rainbow night," which crowned the finale of the "1st Rainbow summer retreat."
The opening was led by Jun Hyun-moo. Calling himself an "invited singer," Jun Hyun-moo transformed into "Muillit," a parody of the girl group ILLIT, and performed "It's Mu" with choreography he learned after spending 300,000 won, drawing both cheers and sighs. That was followed by Ku Sung-hwan and Park Kyung-hye's "Candy in my ear," Bae Nara's mass-singing stage of "Thorns," and "84s" Kian84 and Kim Dae-ho delivered Seo Taiji and Boys' "Comeback Home," devastating the living room with an all-time visual synchronization rate.
In addition, high-quality stages comparable to music shows poured out, including Code Kunst's dizzying tricks, Lee Seon-min's toy acting, Minho's "to put it simply," and Park Ji-hyun, Joy and Seo Bum-june's "Elegy." After fierce voting, Kim Shin-young, who completely dominated the stage and ignited the excitement as "Aunt Dabi," won the grand prize over formidable candidates, warmly concluding the retreat night.
Meanwhile, at the end of the broadcast, next week's preview teased Lee Ju-seung's daily life returning as "director Lee," and the running life of the "real-run crew" Kian84, Minho and Bae Nara.
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