Chapter 5: Running Man
JK fitness room and downstairs JK entertainment a style, small and lean, fitness facilities are not only complete, but also basically the latest, very high-end atmosphere on the grade.
Hungry, Lin Dong, who was awakened by hunger, was a little hesitant, should he go downstairs to forage for food? If you don't have a key, you won't be able to get in when you get out. After rummaging through the boxes and cabinets, except for pure water, which is mineral water, there are no snacks, instant noodles and other things at all.
Kim Jong Kook's territory is indeed a sinkhole. Nicknamed "Tiger", he is a vegetarian in life, and only occasionally eats low-fat meats such as beef and fish during dinners.
"Ding Ding Dong!" The wind chimes hanging from the door frame swayed.
Kim Jong Kook returned with his two younger brothers, HaHa and Gary, but all three wore tight pants and a pair of short hot pants. The legendary inner Ku is worn outside, which is very funny.
Lin Dong was stunned by the strange scene in front of him, "Brother Zhong Guo, what are you doing here?" Drag party? ”
The old Kim Jong Kook, who was wearing inside and outside, blushed, "Good morning, you clean up these breakfasts first, and we'll talk about it later." As soon as he put a few takeaway bags on the table, the tiger fled in confusion and ran to the locker room.
Loyal little brothers, HaHa and Gary, nodded casually and said, "Hello! I followed in the footsteps of the tiger to change my clothes.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner in Kimchi Country have basically not changed. Kim Jong Kook brought back rice, kimchi, and miso soup, which really made people lose their appetite. Lin Dong hadn't tried to eat white rice in the morning.
The breakfast that HaHa and Gary bought was more in line with Chinese tastes, fried rice cakes, seafood noodles and fried sauce noodles. Lin Dong, who had been hungry all night, had his eyes shining, swallowing his saliva and waiting for the three of them to come back.
"Let me introduce you to you. This is Lin Dong from China, and these two are HaHa and Gary. We lost the recording of "RunningMan" last night, so we had to wear hot pants and take public transport home. Kim Jong Kook washed the floor as soon as he changed his clothes, for fear that Lin Dong would treat them as a psychopath.
No wonder Boss Jin came in a hurry last night and went in a hurry, it turned out that he was in a hurry to record the show.
Lin Dong laughed secretly in his heart, in the early days of "RunningMan" in 2010, he had no friends, and it was all filmed at night. And the content is also very boring, just simply divided into red and blue teams to fight, Liu Jae-seok and Kim Jong Kook as the captain to lead the younger brothers to play various small games.
The ultra-low single-digit ratings also reflect how monotonous and boring "RunningMan" is during this period, if it weren't for the national MC Liu Dashen, this show would have been cut long ago.
"Brother HaHa, Brother Gary, I'm Lin Dong, please give me more advice in the future!"
Gary is a shy man for ten thousand years, and after bending slightly to return the salute, he sat silently and said nothing.
HaHa is not as "crazy" as in the show, nodding his head and starting to eat. "I'll eat it."
"I don't know the taste of you Chinese, I just bought some kimchi country breakfast at random, and you can eat it too." Kim Jong Kook, as the leading brother, did not forget to greet Lin Dong to dine together.
Lin Dong, a beginner, didn't know much about the table manners of the kimchi country, so he had to learn from it. Hide your left hand under the table and eat with your right hand alone. Is it like the Thais and Indians in the early years who used no paper to go to the toilet and relied on their left hand? So get into the habit of having a clean right hand and a dirty left?
Bento boxes are always moving around, and eating takeout with one hand is really a technical job. Lin Dong cautiously ate as quickly as he ate, trying his best to suppress the urge to use his left hand.
It's okay to eat slowly, but everyone drinks the same bowl of soup with a spoon, and Lin Dong really can't accept it. The three big men in "RunningMan" are holding spoons and picking fat and thin in the miso soup, and they are so happy to eat that HaHa licks the spoons very disgustingly.
It's so unhygienic that Lin Dong has to eat noodles with his head bored, far away from the soup bowl, and eating at the same table with the men of the kimchi country is completely tormenting.
"Isn't miso soup unappetizing? We kimchi people can't do without miso soup for every meal. "Boss Jin is still very concerned about the new employees who come from across the ocean.
"I just eat noodles, and I'm not used to drinking soup and eating rice in the morning."
"JK Entertainment downstairs has kitchenware, there will be staff present during the day, you can go down and cook and eat. But as a reminder, Soya lives there and being alone like last night is absolutely not allowed! Kim Jong Kook was dedicated to protecting his little niece.
"I see." Lin Dong was a little depressed, where did he look like a pervert?
"HaHa, go for a two-hour workout after eating, don't think about being lazy! It's all because you dragged our feet that our team lost last night. You must not lose again next time, it is a shame to walk down the street in hot pants! "Kim Jong Kook is too serious, and he has to compete to win a variety show.
Looking at HaHa with a bitter look, Lin Dong almost burst out laughing, HaHa and Gary were really sad, it was depressing enough to be the little brother in the show, and they were dragged to exercise for two hours after recording the show all night, which was really a cheat.
"You can't blame me this time. It's all because of Gary, he has weak legs when he sees a girl, and he is killed by Jihyo every time. "HaHa's ability to sell teammates is very good.
Gary, a shy man, didn't argue, and ate with his head down, but his face and ears became red, like a shy little girl.
"Yes! Can't you just be serious? After two months of recording, it is still a single-digit rating, and SBS TV is about to cut the show. After completing his military service, Kim Jong Kook was not at all as strong as he was during the previous Triple Crown period, and his singing and discography were tepid, and now only the show "RunningMan" remains.
"I've worked hard. This show is always filmed at night, and the energy is completely insufficient. ”
"That's why you have to exercise well!"
HaHa was stunned for a moment, this Nima dug his own pit and jumped the rhythm by himself?
Lin Dong watched the interaction of several people, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: Maybe it is precisely because of the various hardships in the early days of "RunningMan" that the hosts have experienced hardships together, and they will unite to cast the glory of the future. Song Jong-ki and Lizzy, who quit halfway at the trough, are afraid that their bowels are blue with regret.
"Brother Zhong Guo, don't worry. SBS's two prime-time programs "RunningMan" and "Heroes" on Sunday, if you want to cut "Heroes", you must cut "Heroes and Heroes" first. Lin Dong really couldn't bear to watch a few big men hang their heads, so he decided to leak the heavenly secrets.
"Do you keep an eye on our show in China?"
"Ugh!" Lin Dong scratched his head for a while, 2010's "RM" was not yet popular, and it did not have the slightest influence in China. "I watched it online to learn Kimchi Chinese."
"Then tell me, why did you cut "Heroes and Heroes" first?" Kim Jong Kook is a little interested in what foreign audiences think.
Lin Dong: "The ratings of the two programs are about the same, both in single digits. But "Heroes and Heroes" has two professional MCs and twelve hosts, such a lineup is too huge, and the production cost must be higher than that of "RM". If you want to cut the show, of course, you have to do it first, the one that costs more money. ”
Kim Jong Kook was stunned, there is really some truth, but why does it sound so awkward? It's just because a few of their hosts are cheaper, can't it be because the show is better or something?
Lin Dong didn't break it up, looking at the schedule, he knew that "Heroes and Heroes" was the main hit. The broadcast time is a real prime time, and the ratings of KBS's show are 40% on the national variety show "Two Days and One Night" at every turn.
"Heroes and Heroes" is SBS's ambitious work, two professional funny artists as MCs, among the twelve female hosts, there are not only the popular silly IU, Korean entertainment seniors Lu Shiyan, but also t-ara, kara and other popular girl group members, and the rest are also well-known in different fields.
On the other hand, "RunningMan" is completely a one-god rhythm with N pits. Liu Jae-seok is the national host of the red, but the No. 2 person Kim Jong Kook is at a low point in his career, and the No. 3 person Ji Seok-jin is only an old and weak person on the verge of retirement.
The only female host, Song Ji Hyo, was directly hidden in the snow for two years after she starred in "Frost Flower Shop", and now she is back in the mountains. The rest of the people didn't have much fame at the beginning, and they were all new people. The youngest Lee Kwang-so joined almost with zero salary and sold himself to gain fame.
Such a cheating experimental host combination, after a year of running-in, "RunningMan" went abroad and became popular all over Asia. It really makes people have to admire Liu Zaishi's training skills.