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What was Jae Suk like 14 Years Ago?
Topic Started: Oct 26 2014, 08:10 PM (3,226 Views)
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Here is a translation for an interesting Yoo Jae Suk article that popped up today. Nothing new but it's a great read nonetheless

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It took him a massive 12 years to win a TV related award since winning the participation award at the 1991 KBS University Comedy Festival. He was finally a comedian but it didn't seem like he would survive in the TV world. However now, this might seem a bit excessive but, you cannot possible talk about TV without mentioning this guy. At this point, most netizens would have figured out who I'm talking about. That's right, this is the story of our "national MC," Yoo Jae Suk.

Yoo Jae Suk may have now finally reached the peak of the MC world but it's quite hard to find information about him during the early 2000, back when he was just breaking free from the world of obscurity. There is also practically no stories about his days on "Saturday Goals Achieved - Live and Have Fun Together," when he finally started to show his talents as an MC. That's why I searched for a person that knows about those times. And amazingly that person was a lot closer than I thought. He is the current Head Of Planning for Variety Show Division 2 in MBC's Variety Show division, Jun Jin Soo CP.

Jun CP was responsible for producing the early episodes of "Saturday Goals Achieved." He also still remembers the time when he first met Yoo Jae Suk. During his early PD days, Jun CP worked hand in hand with Yoo Jae Suk to create "Live and Enjoy Together." Interestingly, Jeon CP is currently responsible for MBC's "Infinity Challenge." He is someone that has deep ties with Yoo Jae Suk.

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Yoo Jae Suk is currently responsible for some significant programs across the broadcasting studios, such as Infinity Challenge (MBC), Happy Together 3, I'm a Man(KBS) and Running Man(SBS). The title of "National MC" really doesn't seem out of place for him.

However Yoo Jae Suk wasn't always the popular MC. Like I said at the beginning, he made his debut by winning the participation award at the Comedy Festival, however he played no significant parts on TV. Yoo Jae Suk has already mention his 9 year long struggle of being a no name comedian.

The point when Yoo Jae Suk finally caught the eyes of the public was in 2000 when MBC aired "Saturday Goals Achieved." Back then, Yoo Jae Suk was responsible for the segment "Live and Have Fun Together." His MC prowess started to become known and he started to spread to other broadcasters. He has now risen to become the "National MC."



I'm not sure if netizens will remember this but "Live and Enjoy Together" wasn't the segment where Yoo Jae Suk first made his name known on MBC. Before "Life and Enjoy Together," he was the MC for a segment on "Saturday Goals Achieved" called "Yoo-Yang's Star Champion." This was his first MC role on MBC. During this time, Yoo Jae Suk's partner was Yang Mi Ra, famous for being the "Burger Girl" (Note: Yang Mi Ra gain to fame was in a CF for Lotteria. She was fairly active in the early 2000's)

Jun CP thinks back to the time when Yoo Jae Suk first came to MBC. "In early 2000, MBC's Saturday programs weren't in a great position." "We needed a new and radical direction, at that time Yoo Jae Suk was demonstrating great MC prowess on KBS and so he was selected as our MC." He continues on, "Yoo Jae Suk was a new figure for MBC." "I remember that we brought him over because we saw potential in his MC abilities." Before coming to MBC, Yoo Jae Suk was the MC for KBS 2TV's "Freedom Declaration, Today is Saturday."

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◆ "First impressions of Yoo Jae Suk? I was worried because he was extremely shy"


Jun CP's first impressions of Yoo Jae Suk can be described in a single word, Shy Guy.
Jun CP says "When I first met him, Yoo Jae Suk was an extremely shy person." "If we are to split people into 2 types, someone that immediately mingles with others or someone that takes time to get close with others, then Yoo Jae Suk was definitely the latter."

A bit belated but Jun CP reveals that he was extremely worried after meeting Yoo Jae Suk. He needed to be the host of a TV show but after seeing how shy Yoo Jae Suk was, he wondered "Should we really be asking him to MC a show."

However Yoo Jae Suk completely changed the moment he grabbed a microphone. Jun CP says "He showed a completely different side to himself when on air." With a laugh he says, "He had a keen understanding of what the content of his program was and what he needed to do on his shows."

Jun CP continues, "Even though you might think through what you need to do on a show before a recording, it's actual quite hard to put that into practice once the cameras starting rolling." "However Yoo Jae Suk was able to do that." It's sort of like when Yoo Jae Suk gets in the seat of a racing car. He is usually a scaredy cat but the moment he sits in that car seat he changes completely.

People who watched MBC's "Live and Enjoy Together" will remember the Cushion Quiz.

The participants would split into two teams then a member from each team will sit on a cushion and compete in a quiz match. The Cushion Quiz even made an appearance during 2011's "Infinity Challenge - Cancelled in Case Of Rain" special, which brought back old memories for viewers. Even viewers that might not have seen the original quiz show were immediately interested in it.

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However there is an amazing secret to all of this. Back when he was on "Cushion Quiz," Yoo Jae Suk would give out 8~9 multiple choice answers rather than 4. He would also twist the answers slightly to make them seem like the correct answer when they weren't. All of this were ideas that he thought of on the spot.

Jun CP recalls, "The show was rather boring when the participants were answering the questions easily." "At that point, Yoo Jae Suk started adlibing the multiple choice answers." As an example, during the Infinity Challenge - In Case Of Rain Special, Yoo Jae Suk asked the question "What is the name of the MBC Children's program." Of course the answer is "Po-Po-Po."

Yoo Jae Suk would then change some of the answers to say "Popopo Friends," "PoPoPo~PoPoPo~" "PoRoPoPo~~" etc. It really showed off his quick wits

Jun CP says "There was no way the staff could have predicted that." "Even after that, we would keep that format roughly unchanged and Cushion Quiz started to gain popularity." In a way, Yoo Jae Suk changed the fate of a program thanks to his wits.

After "Live and Enjoy Together," Yoo Jae Suk and Jun CP would continue their relations by meeting on "Infinity Challenge" 14 years later. From his time as a beginner PD to now, when he is a CP novice, Jun CP has kept his ties with Yoo Jae Suk.

It would be fair to say that we are quite curious to hear what Jun CP thinks about Yoo Jae Suk. He says "A lot of people want to work with Yoo Jae Suk." "It's because he has a talent for making guests and participants shine on his shows." Also "If it's someone making their first appearance on a variety show, Yoo Jae Suk would go up to them during the breaks and talk to them endlessly and offer advice, telling them they should talk about this and that because it would be funny on air."

Jun CP says, "Sometimes when I watch Yoo Jae Suk MC a program, I can't help but think he's a genius." "His ability to pick out a participants character and give them nicknames and his ability to make a participants character interesting are both extremely amazing."

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A lot of people already acknowledge Yoo Jae Suk's MC prowess and love him for it. Of course that's not 100% the case but most will have a hard time disagreeing with this fact. In that case, what does Jun CP think is Yoo Jae Suk's reason for gaining the love of the public?

Jun CP says "No matter how popular you are, that can all come crashing down in an instant. That's the reality of the Entertainment world." "Yoo Jae Suk is extremely careful when he is picking out new programs. He is also extremely careful about what he says." He continues, "He is also extremely careful when dealing with people. This is why I think he was been able to maintain his career up till now." "When I first saw Yoo Jae Suk, he was someone that I had high hopes for and believed that he would do well."

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Jun CP says that Yoo Jae Suk still has a lot more to show. He says "It's now been 10 years since I've first met Yoo Jae Suk but I believe he still has a lot more to offer in future." "When I first saw him in the past and even now, my impression of Yoo Jae Suk has always been the same."

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On a somewhat related note, I asked him about why Infinity Challenge was able to last for so long. I also asked him about how long Infinity Challenge will air on TV.

Jun CP says "Probably until the day they stop really." "The program has reached a point where there is no point talking about "how long will it continue for." He says with a laugh, "As long as viewers enjoy it then it will keep on going."



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