Guests: Yang Se-Hyung
AGB Nielsen Korea Rating (nationwide): 11.7%
- down 2.3% from last week
- 3.7% higher than the nearest variety competition (0.9% drop from last week)
AGB Nielsen Korea Rating (nationwide): 11.7%
- down 2.3% from last week
- 3.7% higher than the nearest variety competition (0.9% drop from last week)
Episode at a glance (minor spoilers):
Myung-soo and Jun-ha continue from where the previous episode left off - looking for more wild polar bears! They then failed to see aurora at night. Next day, they continued to find wild polar bears. After which they learned how the villagers dealt with polar bears who entered the village. Jun-ha also dressed up as Nora to recite some poem, in a parody of a viral video by Ludovico Einaudi. The message is clear, save the earth, save the arctic!
The two of them came back to some fanfare and is being mock-interviewed by the members in a studio setting. It was a segment they called, Yoo Jae-Suk's sad day. Jae-suk also took the opportunity to announce one of 2017's project, people's cabinet special.
The last part of the show was "Santa Academy". It looks like it will be a christmas special where the members have fun and play some games among themselves. They also showed a calendar with graphics of the key events they participated in this year. The calendars were sold, with the receipts going towards funding of a IC scholarship.
The two of them came back to some fanfare and is being mock-interviewed by the members in a studio setting. It was a segment they called, Yoo Jae-Suk's sad day. Jae-suk also took the opportunity to announce one of 2017's project, people's cabinet special.
The last part of the show was "Santa Academy". It looks like it will be a christmas special where the members have fun and play some games among themselves. They also showed a calendar with graphics of the key events they participated in this year. The calendars were sold, with the receipts going towards funding of a IC scholarship.
My Review (minor spoilers):
I was disappointed with the 2nd part of the polar bear special. It felt like they had to drag the special into at least another episode to make the trip "worth it".
The middle part was pretty much banter that is weak by IC's standards.
The last part (yes there were 3 different segments and the episode felt a little disjointed) where they talked about the scholarship was meaningful though. Like what the netizens are saying, IC is doing more than what some politicians are doing. The quiz part was pretty entertaining though.
Anyway, it looks like the Santa Academy special will be a low-budget special that is not so taxing for IC, financially and physically. After months of hard work, i think they deserve a less hectic special for once!
I was disappointed with the 2nd part of the polar bear special. It felt like they had to drag the special into at least another episode to make the trip "worth it".
The middle part was pretty much banter that is weak by IC's standards.
The last part (yes there were 3 different segments and the episode felt a little disjointed) where they talked about the scholarship was meaningful though. Like what the netizens are saying, IC is doing more than what some politicians are doing. The quiz part was pretty entertaining though.
Anyway, it looks like the Santa Academy special will be a low-budget special that is not so taxing for IC, financially and physically. After months of hard work, i think they deserve a less hectic special for once!
Backstory, Reference, Inside Jokes:
1) The polar bear special is made because of the "Letters of Fortune" special in Ep 464. In a gist, the members had to write letters earlier in the year and send to a mail that only posts out a year later. Jae-suk wrote a letter to Jun-ha saying that he enjoyed watching him interact with Polar Bears in 2016.
2) Jae-suk wrote that because it became a running gag that Jun-ha had affinity with animals. In 2015, he was sent to Africa (Ep 430/431) to take care of elephants. His interaction with the elephant named "doto" was very well-received. He wrote a song with a line about doto and even became ambassador of Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation. He then visited "doto" again that was shown in Ep 441 and 445.
3) Myung-soo accompanies Jun-ha on both the trips to meet elephant and polar bears.
4) With the completion of this challenge, they have finally concluded the challenges that were mentioned in Ep 464. They were:
- Jae-suk to dance with Exo (Ep. 498)
- Myung-soo went back to "nature" and sat under a rainfall (Ep. 503)
- Jun-ha became a slave of Myung-soo (Ep. 503)
- Jun-ha rode one of the world's scariest roller coaster (Ep. 493)
- Jun-ha auditioned for Show Me The Money 5. (Ep. 472)
5) Nora is a character that Jun-ha always appear as when he cross-dress. I won't be listing the episodes because there are way too many! I am not too sure of the origin though, would appreciate if anyone knows!
2) Jae-suk wrote that because it became a running gag that Jun-ha had affinity with animals. In 2015, he was sent to Africa (Ep 430/431) to take care of elephants. His interaction with the elephant named "doto" was very well-received. He wrote a song with a line about doto and even became ambassador of Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation. He then visited "doto" again that was shown in Ep 441 and 445.
3) Myung-soo accompanies Jun-ha on both the trips to meet elephant and polar bears.
4) With the completion of this challenge, they have finally concluded the challenges that were mentioned in Ep 464. They were:
- Jae-suk to dance with Exo (Ep. 498)
- Myung-soo went back to "nature" and sat under a rainfall (Ep. 503)
- Jun-ha became a slave of Myung-soo (Ep. 503)
- Jun-ha rode one of the world's scariest roller coaster (Ep. 493)
- Jun-ha auditioned for Show Me The Money 5. (Ep. 472)
5) Nora is a character that Jun-ha always appear as when he cross-dress. I won't be listing the episodes because there are way too many! I am not too sure of the origin though, would appreciate if anyone knows!
Entertainment Rating: 2/5
Meaningful Rating: 3/5
Episode Rating: 3.5/10
Santa Academy was pretty boring, but you're right that IC probably needs a break financially and physically. Next week's episode probably won't be that entertaining as well.
ReplyDeleteYea, just hope the interaction between the members are solid and will save the episode. Well, hopefully a "rest" will give them better energy for the next charge!
ReplyDelete