'Extreme 84' Gian84 → Gangnam, 'The Last King' Arctic Marathon starts..Up to 7.1% per minute [comprehensive]

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Finally, the final race between Gian84 and Extreme Crew has begun.

In the eighth episode of MBC's "Extreme 84," which aired on the 18th, Gian 84, Kwon Hwa-woon and Gangnam, who finally started their last race on the harshest stage of the Arctic, were depicted. The extreme crew, who stepped down in fear and tension, is raising expectations that they will be able to complete the extreme race to the end.

The broadcast on this day broke its own highest ratings, recording 4.5% of household viewership. In particular, the scene where Kwon Hwa-woon, who had been leading the first place all the time in the Arctic Marathon, was overtaken one after another soared to 7.1%. The 2054 viewership, a key indicator of channel competitiveness that reflects changes in the media consumption environment, also rose to 2.2%. (Based on Nielsen Korea's metropolitan area)

A day before the competition, runners who participated in the Extreme Crew and Arctic Marathon embarked on a preliminary exploration of the actual course for safety. Outside the bus window traveling along the marathon course, endless steep slopes and canyon terrain unfolded, and as we got closer to the starting point, snow-covered Juju and Russell Glacier appeared. The extreme crew could not hide its complexity in a seemingly formidable environment.

Arriving at the starting point, the extreme crew admired the overwhelming scenery of Mother Nature and felt the burden of the Arctic marathon with his whole body. In preparation for the actual race, the three people, wearing Eisen and cold-weather equipment, went on a test run on the glacier and became increasingly reticent as they experienced the coldness of the Arctic, steep slopes that cannot be climbed without holding a rope, and glacial sections that reach 10 kilometers.

In particular, an unexpected crisis came to ace Kwon Hwa-woon. The one that slipped on the icy road one after another and could hardly move forward. Kwon Hwa-woon couldn't hide his bewilderment when things didn't go his way, and Gian84 and Gangnam, who were watching, also expressed concern. After the preliminary investigation, Kwon Hwa-woon confessed, "Honestly, I'm not confident," and the shaking of the ace, who was always confident aiming for the first place, shocked viewers as well as the extreme crew.

The harsh reality of the Arctic marathon was once again emphasized at the subsequent marathon briefing. Safety rules to prevent accidents were repeatedly guided, and the explanation, which continued without laughter, made the extreme crew nervous with a completely different atmosphere from the African and French marathons.

Meanwhile, amid a tense atmosphere, Gian84 proposed to make a wish with Gangnam's "lucky chest hair," drawing unexpected laughter. In Japan, there is a myth that the longer the chest hair, the more the blessings follow, and Gangnam argued that "there has never been a wish not fulfilled by praying with chest hair." In response, Gian84 pulled out Gangnam's chest hair and shared it with Kwon Hwa-woon, and Kwon Hwa-woon grabbed the chest hair and prayed for the first place, drawing laughter.

At night, only a few hours before waking up, the accommodation was filled with silence. Kwon Hwa-woon said, "I've played the full course several times over the past year, but I've never felt like this before. I'm nervous and afraid," he said, expressing his anxiety honestly. Looking back on his disappointing mind with the last marathon, Gian84 expressed his calm determination, saying, "I don't want to be lucky, and I'll only go as far as I've run."

In the early morning of the competition, not only Gangnam, which is challenging for the first time, but also Gian84 showed tension by forgetting the number ticket. On the way to the departure point, a bus carrying runners stopped on the ice, marking the start of the arctic marathon, and the extreme crew could not hide his nervous appearance.

After many twists and turns, runners who stood at the starting line had to prepare for the race without even having enough stretching time due to the delay in time. Finally, the starting signal sounded, Gangnam was in a hurry and joined the race at the back, and Gian84 put down the pressure and burden that continued until the previous day and settled down, saying, "Let's just have fun running again." Gian84's expression, which became more comfortable than before, made even the viewers happy.

Meanwhile, ace Kwon Hwa-woon took the lead as soon as he started, keeping his initial top spot. However, the ranking fell to third place, allowing a series of overtakes in slippery states and glacial sections that had struggled the previous day. He tried hard to increase the speed, but at the end of the broadcast, Kwon Hwa-woon was predicted to stop the race in a hard way, raising the tension to the highest point. On the coldest and most harsh stage of the Arctic, attention is focused on whether Gian 84, Kwon Hwa-woon, and Gangnam can run to the end.

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