Monk Beop-rhun and Noh Hong-chul's 'Monk and Guest' Enters Netflix TOP 10.. Birth of a Well-made Road Variety Show

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'Beop-rhun Road: Monk and Guest' announced the birth of a well-made road variety show.

SBS's new variety program 'Beop-rhun Road: Monk and Guest' (hereinafter 'Monk and Guest') ranked seventh in the Netflix 'Today's Top Series in Korea' list released on the 21st and second in the variety category, securing a spot among the TOP 10 content from its first broadcast week. TV viewership also reached a peak of 3.7% per minute.

First broadcast on the 19th, 'Monk and Guest' is a road travel documentary featuring 'national mentor' Monk Beop-rhun and five guests—Noh Hong-chul, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Ju-bin, Lee Gi-taek, and Woo Chan—on a journey to find their 'true selves.' In today's broadcast, the group was shown arriving in Kolkata, a city in northeastern India.

Monk Beop-rhun described this journey as "traveling while practicing," explaining, "Seeing and hearing the various landscapes and facts outside is travel; at that time, when you feel good or experience anger and irritation, examining your own mind is practice." He then assigned the members a mission to pack only as much as would fit in a small bag called a 'barang,' which monks use to carry their belongings during practice.

In a subsequent interview, Monk Beop-rhun conveyed the meaning of the mission, saying, "Shouldn't we seek freedom from the need to feel secure by carrying many things?" Initially overwhelmed, the members gradually let go of their 'attachment items' and set off carrying only a single barang, generating anticipation for the journey ahead.

Meanwhile, SBS has prepared a special re-airing of the first episode of 'Monk and Guest' to coincide with the 'Buddha's Birthday' holiday. The first episode will be rebroadcast on the 23rd at 6:10 p.m. and on the 24th starting at 10:55 a.m.

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