Actors Jo Yeo-jeong and Jo Jung-seok showcased their delightful banter and dedication to missions.
The SBS variety show "Whenever There's a Chance," aired on the 29th, achieved a season-high rating of 2.6% in the 2049 demographic (according to Nielsen Korea), 5.0% in the metropolitan area, and 4.3% nationwide.
In the sleeper mission scene, which ranked first among all programs in the 2049 demographic on Tuesday, the ratings soared to 3.6% in 2049 and 7.3% in the metropolitan area, marking a "best minute" and proving its powerful combination of ratings and buzz.
"Whenever There's a Chance" is a variety show that gifts luck during brief moments of spare time encountered in daily life. In this episode, Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok, along with their "gap friends" Jo Yeo-jeong and Jo Jung-seok, visited the Bundang area, filling viewers' spare time with their lively back-and-forth.
That day, Jo Jung-seok started off by tickling the audience's funny bone with a talk alongside his long-lost brothers Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok. When Jo Yeo-jeong praised Yoo Yeon-seok, saying, "Yeon-seok came to visit during filming. He has a good personality," Jo Jung-seok and Yoo Jae-suk, as if on cue, zipped their lips and said, "Hmm~." When Yoo Yeon-seok complained, "Why aren't you being positive?" Jo Jung-seok quipped, "I have nothing to add. I didn't deny it," leading Yoo Jae-suk to humorously respond, "If Yeo-jeong said it, that's enough. Everyone in the world knows," turning the scene into a sea of laughter.
The first gap location the four visited was a public institution overseeing international cooperation. The gap game was a "kick the shuttlecock" game using the Vietnamese shuttlecock "Tagaow." This was a mission Jo Jung-seok had unfortunately failed during Season 1, and Jo Yeo-jeong confessed to being a beginner at it, raising the tension.
Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Jo Jung-seok succeeded in the first stage of the bonus coupon round with the gap owner. Before the second stage, the four began sweating through intense practice, with Jo Yeo-jeong even borrowing Yoo Jae-suk's rain boots to boost her motivation. However, they faced disappointing results, and Jo Jung-seok humorously explained to the production team, "Only Yeo-jeong shouted for a challenge," bringing laughter until the end. The gap owner presented an MVP gift to Jo Yeo-jeong, saying, "Thank you for your hard work," adding a warm touch to the scene.
During a brief lunch break, close brothers Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Jung-seok created laughter by teasing their younger brother Yoo Yeon-seok. Jo Jung-seok recalled their first connection, saying, "We worked together on the movie 'Architecture 101.' Yeon-seok is an annoying senior." Yoo Jae-suk exploded in mock anger, "Why did you bring Suzy in? That's the problem!" and Yoo Yeon-seok defended himself, saying, "I followed the script. I was a rookie too."
In response, Yoo Jae-suk playfully shot back, "You should have told the director," to which Jo Jung-seok immediately added, "That's realistic advice," causing everyone to burst into laughter. Furthermore, when Yoo Yeon-seok expressed his concerns about how to eat noodles these days, Jo Jung-seok quickly retorted, "Calculating that kind of thing isn't fun," leading Yoo Jae-suk to acknowledge, "You guys are really genuine, genuine," renewing their legendary chemistry.
The last gap location was a cheerleading academy. The game to gift luck to the gap owner's mother and daughter, who have been cheerleading for two generations, was "Nail-Biting! Shoe Tossing," where they threw slippers onto yoga blocks on a balance ball. At that moment, Jo Jung-seok noticed the elasticity of the slippers. He said, "We need to find the soft ones," and successfully found the optimal slippers, completing the first two stages in succession, while Yoo Jae-suk cheered, "Jung-seok is on fire."
Eventually, Jo Jung-seok asked the gap owner, who was contemplating the third stage challenge, "Do you want to decide after watching me?" and suddenly held a showcase, successfully completing it and turning the scene into a sea of laughter.
Afterward, the four challenged the third stage with the mission that "two out of four must succeed," and Jo Jung-seok eagerly dove into finding another "soft slipper," adding more laughter. Ultimately, with the two soft slippers discovered by Jo Jung-seok, both he and Yoo Yeon-seok succeeded in the third stage, and Yoo Yeon-seok gifted Jo Jung-seok the slippers, saying, "These are lucky shoes. Wear them during the stage greeting," bringing laughter until the very end.
Meanwhile, the variety show "Whenever There's a Chance," hosted by MCs Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok, gifts luck during brief moments of spare time encountered in daily life, airs every Tuesday at 9 PM on SBS.
[Kim So-yeon, Star Today Reporter]
