Park Myung-soo made a long-awaited appearance on MBC.
The episode of MBC's entertainment program 'What Do You Do When You Play?' (directed by Kim Jin-yong, Jang Woo-sung, Jang Hyo-jong, Wang Jong-seok, written by Choi Hye-jung) aired on the afternoon of the 12th and was themed 'What Do You Do with Myung-soo?'
On this day, Haha revealed a list of famous yet unpopular celebrities, including himself. Haha said, "First of all, it's director Jang Hang-jun. I met him at Hapjeong Station, and he was wearing a mask. He said, 'I'm Jang Hang-jun,' and I burst out laughing."
He continued, "And congratulations to Dean, and Epik High's Tukutz!" Upon hearing this, the members agreed, saying, "Oh, that's true! I know what you mean," and Yoo Jae-suk especially lamented, "Tukutz! I've been telling him to do some variety shows for a long time, but he hasn't."
Haha also mentioned Ji Suk-jin and Park Myung-soo, saying, "They say I'm a parasite, but the real parasite is Myung-soo hyung," which drew laughter.
At that moment, Park Myung-soo, who returned to MBC after 7 years, appeared. Transforming into a reporter, Park Myung-soo greeted, "Hello, viewers. I'm an MBC veteran comedian, and I'm back after 7 years. Yoo Jae-suk is now at the end. I will create a final work with him," which made everyone laugh.
When asked how he had been, he replied, "I'm right next to you. I've been living lonely, struggling, and in poverty. Yoo Jae-suk abandoned me, and I've been barely holding on alone, but now I'm standing tall and doing well. I missed you all."
When Yoo Jae-suk asked, "Have you been under Jeon Hyun-moo?" Park Myung-soo replied, "That's something Haha made up. All the songs Haha sings are plagiarized." However, when asked if the rumor about being an idol's butler was true, he said, "That's true. I'm the butler for Aespa's Winter and BLACKPINK's Jisoo," which caused everyone to burst into laughter.
As Yoo Jae-suk and Park Myung-soo hugged each other warmly, Haha said to Park Myung-soo, "You're talking behind Jae-suk's back!"
To this, Yoo Jae-suk replied, "He apologized for that," and Park Myung-soo said, "Jae-suk said, 'Hyung, they say you're talking bad about me? Haha and Ji Suk-jin said that?' So I said, 'Oh, that's right,' and I apologized," which made everyone laugh.
Yoo Jae-suk revealed, "Hyung admitted it. So I said, 'Since you were honest, I'll forgive you.' I sent him some meat," sharing the behind-the-scenes story.
The group went outside to play a bingo game, and the first mission was to "blow out a candle." Upon arriving at the candle-blowing location, they lost motivation when the production team said they had to blow out the candle while wearing stockings on their faces. Park Myung-soo said, "I came back after a long time, and this is what you prepared?" and started dancing.
However, when the production team remained expressionless, Park Myung-soo exclaimed, "Aren't you going to laugh? If you don't fit this job, go do something else! Use the money you've saved to start a business," unleashing his sharp tongue.
After some ups and downs, Park Myung-soo and Yoo Jae-suk teamed up to successfully blow out the candle, and the members moved on to the next mission, "Jump Rope." While moving to the mission location, Yoo Jae-suk recalled, "Do you remember, Hyung? Before the aerobics competition, we said we should practice one more time, but Myung-soo hyung said, 'I can't do it!' and threw the CD."
He continued, "The reason I'm telling this story is that looking back, I understand Myung-soo hyung's feelings. I thought, 'That hyung is really too much,' but after getting married, I understand his feelings. Once you become a parent, you start to understand certain things."
Hearing this, Park Myung-soo apologized, saying, "I'm sorry. It shouldn't have happened, but I was mentally struggling," to which Yoo Jae-suk replied, "In the end, you meet the people you are meant to meet again."
The members had to surpass the 206 jumps made by national jump rope representative Yang Jeong-hyeok in 30 seconds. However, they failed with a total of 188 jumps.
Feeling down from the consecutive failures, the members moved on to the final mission, "Namsan Relay." Park Myung-soo and Yoo Jae-suk did the relay running while Haha retrieved 5 bottles of water from the vending machine. Then Joo Woo-jae and Lee Yi-kyung returned to the starting line.
However, Haha took too long retrieving drinks from the vending machine, and the first attempt ended in failure.
After failing up to the fourth attempt, Haha changed the order and strategy, saying, "Myung-soo hyung goes first, I go second, Woo-jae gets the drinks, then Lee Yi-kyung goes down the slope, and Yoo Jae-suk finishes." They managed to retrieve the drinks in 22 seconds, showing promise, but Yoo Jae-suk dropped all the water while going down the stairs, resulting in failure.
Before the last attempt, everyone was exhausted, but the members rallied their spirits once more.
The result was success. They passed the Namsan relay mission with 2 seconds to spare. Park Myung-soo said, "I hope this is just the beginning. Today is my final work. It was my last project with Yoo Jae-suk. I will walk home," sharing his thoughts on the appearance.
MBC's 'What Do You Do When You Play?' airs every Saturday at 6:30 PM.
[Seo Ye-ji, Star Today Guest Reporter]
