'Why Hiking?' K-Da Gadeun Considers Quitting the Hiking Variety Show: "It Didn't Make Sense"

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K-Da Gadeun of 'Why Hiking?' (hereinafter 'Da-deung-wae') revealed that he considered quitting the show after learning about the hiking concept.

On the 12th, a press conference for Netflix's new variety program 'Da-deung-wae' was held at Naru Hotel Seoul M Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Attendees included PD Na Young-seok, PD Park Hyun-yong, singer K-Da Gadeun, Day6 member Dowoon, actor Lee Chae-min, and group All Day Project's Tarzan.

'Da-deung-wae' is a hiking variety show following four involuntary hikers who have never been interested in hiking throughout their lives as they embark on their first winter mountain expedition in the dead of winter.

PD Park Hyun-yong explained the program's planning background. PD Park stated, "Writer Lee Woo-jung, with whom I work, has hiking as a hobby. Na Young-seok PD and I dislike hiking. Although neither of us had any interest in hiking, after going on hikes through Writer Lee Woo-jung's influence, we ended up having many conversations. We thought that if we went through the hardship together, we would become closer and suddenly grow more familiar with each other."

He continued, "In fact, when we were recruiting these members, we did not mention hiking at all. We talked about a completely different program. They must have found it difficult because they were forced into unwanted hiking."

The members shared their immediate reactions upon learning about the 'winter mountain climbing' concept. K-Da Gadeun said, "I thought it made no sense. I wondered how badly my reputation would suffer if I quit at this point."

Dowoon recalled, "I thought it was a job scam. I planned to quit too if K-Da Gadeun took the blame and left. But since he handled it so well, I felt disappointed."

Lee Chae-min shared, "I love sports in general, but I didn't particularly enjoy hiking. I ended up hiking involuntarily. It wasn't just a small hill in front of my house; we were talking about climbing a large mountain, which made me dizzy and very worried."

Tarzan added, "I dislike the cold, so I thought that would be difficult. However, I also realized it was more fun than I had expected."

Meanwhile, 'Da-deung-wae' will premiere on the 18th.

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