‘The Real Man’s Travel Guide in Taiwan’: Choo Sung-hoon, Kim Jong-kook, and Zico explode with masculine chemistry

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In SBS Plus and MBN’s ‘The Real Man’s Travel Guide in Taiwan,’ Choo Sung-hoon, Kim Jong-kook, and Zico gave it their all in a dart competition and an MZ-generation game.

In the second episode of ‘The Real Man’s Travel Guide in Taiwan,’ Zico opened up about the pressure he felt returning to variety shows after three years to Choo Sung-hoon and Kim Jong-kook. While stating that he is not the type to offer advice, Kim Jong-kook shared a tip from his experience as a senior variety show veteran with Zico, who likes dad jokes: “If you keep at it persistently, it will eventually become so absurd that you burst out laughing.”

Choo Sung-hoon, Kim Jong-kook, and Zico visited the Shilin Night Market, the largest in Taipei. Upon discovering a dart game, the three immediately engaged in a competition. Choo Sung-hoon and Kim Jong-kook, who exchanged tense remarks while recalling their showdown during their previous trip to Kyushu, cheered after hitting five out of six darts.

On the other hand, Zico, who had been practicing alone even as his older companions argued, failed to hit a single balloon. As Zico expressed frustration, saying, “I’m actually really good at darts usually,” the production team voiced suspicion that it was not part of a “bigger picture for his character.” Zico protested, saying, “It’s not a character thing.”

At a local breakfast restaurant they visited on Kim Jong-kook’s suggestion that one must always eat breakfast, an unexpected competition over the hierarchy of “male hormones” broke out. As he had declared in a pre-interview, Zico ranked first in male hormone levels, shedding the bitterness of the dart match. Kim Jong-kook, who had previously expressed pride in his hormones, was instantly pushed down to last place. When Choo Sung-hoon even took over carrying their breakfast bags, Kim Jong-kook grumbled but accepted it.

The three headed to a hot spot among local MZ-generation youth where they could enjoy aerobic exercise. The trio looked bewildered upon entering an LED game hall where players touch tiles according to color. They were even tense when presented with an injury-related consent form, asking, “Is this like a waiver of bodily rights?” Before fully grasping the game rules, Choo Sung-hoon impulsively started moving his feet, causing the game to end as soon as it began.

Amid the confusion, Zico, the youngest member, emerged as an unexpected problem-solver by leading the game. Taking charge of the floor tiles, Zico nimbly removed them and performed well. Choo Sung-hoon and Kim Jong-kook gave Zico a thumbs-up, saying, “So he was good at something.”

‘The Real Man’s Travel Guide in Taiwan,’ which airs every Tuesday night at 9:40 p.m., has recorded the number one spot for six consecutive days on friDay Video, the top local OTT platform in Taiwan. It has also entered the TOP 10 on the OTT platform Wavve.

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