Korean variety show "Korea No.1" released a trailer, from which you can see the three fixed MCs of the show, namely Lee Kwang-soo , Yoo Jae-suk and Korean women's volleyball athlete Kim Ruan-kyung .
Seeing this combination, many netizens expressed their expectations. At the same time, many people have raised questions. Didn’t Lee Kwang-soo say that he will no longer appear in variety shows? Why are there new programs?
This part of netizens should have a misunderstanding. When Lee Kwang-soo got off the car from "running man", he did not say that he would no longer appear in variety shows. His meaning was that he would no longer appear in "running man".
On April 27, 2021, Lee Kwang-soo announced that he had gotten off the variety show "running man" that he had been in 11 years. At that time, there were two main reasons he gave.
The first is the body aspect.
In 2020, Lee Kwang-soo was injured in a car accident and suffered serious foot injury. Although the surgery was performed during the period, the results were not ideal.
Because he wanted to record "running man", Lee Kwang-soo failed to recuperate well, which led to his serious overdrawn health. That's why he decided to quit the show and take a good rest.
The second is career aspect.
Although Lee Kwang-soo is a model, he is keen on filming. So he plans to quit from "running man" and concentrate on being an actor.
After leaving "running man", Lee Kwang-soo starred in "The Murderer's Shopping Catalog" and "Pirates 2: Ghost Flag".
Because he left a deep funny impression on the audience in "Running Man", no matter what role Lee Kwang-soo plays or what type of work he plays, it will make the audience feel that he is seriously off the show. The first feeling when everyone sees him is that he wants to laugh.
This is why good actors will not easily appear in variety shows. Just like Lee Kwang-soo, they have left an inherent impression on the audience. It is almost impossible to change now.
With Lee Kwang-soo's current image, the most suitable work is comedy, or continue to appear in variety shows. Obviously, Lee Kwang-soo chose the latter.
In September 2022, a variety show called "The Zone: Only by persevering can you survive" officially started. This is also the first variety show Lee Kwang-soo has appeared as a regular member after getting off the car from "running man".
"The Zone: Only by persevering can you survive" has three fixed MCs, namely Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwang-soo and Kuan Yu-ri .
For each episode, the program team will set a theme. The three MCs will be successful as long as they persist in the theme for four hours and do not give up.
Judging from the seven episodes that have been aired, Lee Kwang-soo is still the same as before, and is willing to do anything to make fun of it. In the first episode of the show, he rolled forward on the self-adhesive floor.
and "Lee Kwang-soo hurts every Monday" that is familiar to fans of "running man" are also reproduced in this show. The cooperation between Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo has changed from RM to a new show, which has also become a major highlight of this show.
Before the launch of "The Zone: Only by persevering can you survive", Lee Kwang-soo revealed in an interview that the reason why he appeared in a variety show again was that he wanted to work with people he knew.
The people familiar to Lee Kwang-soo refer not only to Yoo Jae-suk and Kwon Yu-ri, but also to the former main PD of "Running Man", Zhao Xiao-jin. He is now the main PD of "The Zone: Only by perseverance can you survive".
It is precisely because of this that "The Zone: Only by perseverance can you survive" has a very good feeling of "running man" in the past, and it can even be said to be much better than the current "running man".
Previously Kim Jong Kook , haha, Ji Seo-jin , Song Ji Hyo and Liang Se Chan starred in the extra chapter of "running man". Now Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo have starred in two new variety shows together.
And both shows are better than "running man". It can be seen that it is not that the members are not able to do it, but that the show is not able to do it, otherwise Lee Kwang-soo would not withdraw. What do you think?