'What do you do when you play?' Lee Mi-joo and Park Jin-joo are leaving the show, and no additional fixed members will be added for the time being.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, according to OSEN's coverage, the recording of MBC's entertainment program 'What do you do when you play?' featuring Lee Mi-joo and Park Jin-joo for the last time has been completed, and it has been confirmed that they filmed content related to food. Although Lee Mi-joo and Park Jin-joo said their goodbyes to the viewers, the atmosphere was not one of sadness or tears.
In particular, insiders and officials told OSEN, "Although Lee Mi-joo and Park Jin-joo are leaving 'What do you do when you play?' together, it will continue to operate with only the existing four members for the time being without additional members," noting that there may be guest appearances, but there will be no new member joining.
In the past, family members Jung Jun-ha and Shin Bong-sun abruptly left 'What do you do when you play?' in June 2023, and in the following month, the current member Joo Woo-jae was secured as a fixed member. However, this time, without additional members, Yoo Jae-suk, Ha Ha, Lee Yi-kyung, and Joo Woo-jae will lead the program under a new system with four members.
Meanwhile, the team behind 'What do you do when you play?' announced in a press release on the 22nd, "Yoo Jae-suk, Ha Ha, Joo Woo-jae, and Lee Yi-kyung will undergo a change in a four-member system," stating, "Park Jin-joo and Lee Mi-joo will leave 'What do you do when you play?' after filming their final episode on May 22, following discussions with the production team since earlier this year. Going forward, the show will be reorganized with the four members. The four will lead 'What do you do when you play?' based on their individual personalities and the teamwork they have built up so far."
In particular, the production team noted, "After considering future activities together, we made the difficult decision for a bittersweet farewell while supporting each other. We sincerely thank Park Jin-joo and Lee Mi-joo for shining on 'What do you do when you play?'" They added, "The final filming segment of Lee Mi-joo and Park Jin-joo will be broadcast on the 31st at 6:30 p.m., where they will say their last goodbyes to the viewers."
'What do you do when you play?' is a project where National Entertainment 'Infinite Challenge' producer Kim Tae-ho and Yoo Jae-suk teamed up again, and it is the last program directed by Kim Tae-ho before leaving MBC. It first aired in July 2019, and in the beginning, it was loved as a 'character show' with 'national MC' Yoo Jae-suk challenging various fields, later changing to a 'team play' format with the introduction of fixed members. In this process, Lee Mi-joo joined as an official member in August 2021, and Park Jin-joo joined in September 2022.
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