'Entertainment lend' Lee Kyung-kyu drew laughter with his unrestrained scolding towards his juniors.
The MBC show 'What Do You Do When You Play?' broadcast on the 8th featured Lee Kyung-kyu in the '2025 Conscience Refrigerator' special.
On that day, as Lee Kyung-kyu made his entrance, Lee Yi-kyung welcomed him passionately with a princess hug, and Ha Ha warned, 'If it were the old days, you would have been slapped.' Lee Kyung-kyu said, 'I dislike excessive physical contact,' adding, 'Even dogs have times when they bite and when they don't. There was a time when I was biting. They think I'm a dog that won't bite. I bite.'
Yoo Jae-suk noted, 'Kyung-kyu, you often got angry back in the day, and rumors have been exaggerated, so in the late 90s to early 2000s, there were hardly any people around Kyung-kyu.' Lee Kyung-kyu recalled his notorious past, saying, 'When I walked down the hallway of MBC, the writers all stuck to the wall.' Additionally, Yoo Jae-suk shared, '(Lee Kyung-kyu) has appeared on 'What Do You Do When You Play?' He said at the end that he hoped to find my good deeds, but when I really looked for it, there was none.' Lee Kyung-kyu admitted, 'If there are good deeds, I was told to come out on 'What Do You Do When You Play?' but no matter how much I searched, there was nothing, so let's fabricate it. But there’s nothing to fabricate.' At this, Lee Mi-joo said, 'Only I…' which made Lee Kyung-kyu angry.
Yoo Jae-suk said, 'Back in the day, Kyung-kyu diagnosed the entertainment scene, saying that it would soon become documentary. But last year, when I asked Kyung-kyu about entertainment trends, he said, 'I don't know anymore.' Kyung-kyu honestly replied, 'A new platform has come. So, I don’t know.'
Hearing this, Joo Woo-jae asked, 'Do you usually watch 'What Do You Do When You Play?'' and Lee Kyung-kyu responded, 'What? Who are you to ask me about when I watch TV? You said not to come out. You’re in the 11. You’re the one I removed representing the model. Don’t talk from now on,' and he got flared up. In fact, recently, even though Lee Kyung-kyu is not an entertainment figure, he revealed a 'Blacklist of Entertainment' that disrupts the ecosystem, which included Na Young-seok, PD Kim Tae-ho, Ahn Jung-hwan, Baek Jong-won, Lee Hyun-yi, Jung Yoo-mi, Lee Seo-jin, Kim Sung-joo, Kim Dae-ho, Jang Sung-kyu, and Joo Woo-jae.
In response, Lee Kyung-kyu said to Ha Ha, 'Kyung-kyu has now said he’ll only be an MC, but he will also be a guest,' to which Joo Woo-jae joked, 'Are you doing a membership too?' and Lee Kyung-kyu sharply responded, 'Shut up, you. He won’t do it before leaving.' He also replied to a good wish from Lee Yi-kyung, saying, 'Hey, are you saying I should die? Just because you say long live, no one who lived long exists,' then added, 'Don’t talk about life and death,' which drew laughter.
Lee Kyung-kyu said, 'I have done many programs, but this is the only one I wanted to do again,' as he announced the 'Conscience Refrigerator' special. He continued, 'At first, it wasn't a conscience refrigerator. The production crew brought a TV box. I got a lot of scolding for it. Since it's given, isn’t it not your money? It should be something big. They brought a refrigerator box, so I changed it. I thought to myself, how can you attach conscience to a refrigerator? If you put something in, it won't rot in the refrigerator. So that's why we created the conscience refrigerator,' showing his pride.
Then, Joo Woo-jae interjected, 'Actually, it's a freezer. Refrigeration is slightly rotten.' Lee Kyung-kyu snapped, 'You don’t know the meaning of life. Just eat frozen foods your whole life.' He added, 'What I did in the past isn’t important. What I’m doing now is important,' and Joo Woo-jae continued, 'You said the past isn’t important and then when the ‘Conscience Refrigerator’ video came out, you didn’t say, “I did that?”' This led Lee Kyung-kyu to remark, 'Looking at Joo Woo-jae's behavior, I’m glad I put him on hold,' resulting in laughter.
Afterwards, the products were revealed, and unlike the past, which had originally been limited to one refrigerator, options were expanded to include a refrigerator, styler, dryer, washing machine, robot vacuum, or 72-inch TV. Upon seeing this, Joo Woo-jae pointed out, 'It should be a washing machine-dryer combo,' to which Lee Kyung-kyu angrily replied, 'Why is he acting up? Just sit still. What does it matter to you what we give? Are you paying for it? Just stay quiet.' Yoo Jae-suk, witnessing this, remarked, 'I'm glad that Kyung-kyu is still getting so passionately angry.'
The conscience spot was located on the road and the subway. Lee Kyung-kyu once said, 'I tested by scattering 100 wallets in Incheon to see how many would return, and over 90% came back. Our society is honest.' After hearing this, Lee Mi-joo asked, 'Do you put cash in there?' Lee Kyung-kyu replied, 'Be quiet,' saying, 'If your hand is raised, it means you’re continuing with the conversation. If you’re talking and someone comes in…' He scolded, and Park Jin-joo also raised her hand, saying, 'I have a question,' but received the nagging, 'Now isn't the time for questions, think it over.' Yoo Jae-suk questioned, 'How can you think over things on the program?' Lee Kyung-kyu responded, 'There's tremendous progress. When I go home, I hit the ground and regret it. It keeps getting better. Just think about it for about two months.'
Yoo Jae-suk said, 'When it comes to Kyung-kyu, unlike Myung-soo, who would apologize and say it wasn’t sincere afterward, Kyung-kyu doesn’t do that.' Lee Kyung-kyu asked, 'What’s to apologize for?' He continued with, 'Talking gave rise to unnecessary discussion was not about meaningless conversations but rather testing the contribution to character and behavior program. So we decided to split into teams: Team A and Team B. The difference is substantial. Team B will hardly be seen on air,' he said. Already, with Joo Woo-jae, who was thoroughly disliked, worried, 'Isn't it likely that I'm on the list for removal?' As suspected, Lee Kyung-kyu, Yoo Jae-suk, and Ha Ha took the road, while Lee Yi-kyung, Joo Woo-jae, Lee Mi-joo, and Park Jin-joo were assigned to the subway. Lee Kyung-kyu coldly stated, 'Whatever you four do or don’t do, you four can go home.'
Meanwhile, Lee Kyung-kyu's team visited a shopping area near a children's protection zone with Jeong Yi-seok, Director General of the Safety Education Department at the Korea Road Traffic Authority Incheon Branch. Director General Jeong explained, 'When there's a red flashing signal, you must stop. You have to stay at a speed of 0 before starting again to protect pedestrians and children, and in the children’s protection zone, you must stop at the crosswalk.'
The preliminary experiment showed that there were no cars stopping among the 50 vehicles, indicating a challenging journey, but against expectations, two owners of the products appeared and moved the audience. The subway team headed to the lost and found center to find a person returning fake lost items and succeeded in finding the owner of the conscience refrigerator on the second attempt.
Yoo Jae-suk said, 'I went out on the road with Kyung-kyu, and there are still citizens who keep their conscience everywhere. One day, I will return with Kyung-kyu with a new project,' adding to the anticipation.
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