K-Variety Round Up: Highlights From Korean Variety Shows From The 2nd Week Of March

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Welcome to Kpopmap’s newest weekly series, K-Variety Round Up! Mondays can be brutal and one of the hardest days of the week to get through. Sometimes, not even five espresso shots can help us to face the first day of the week. But through K-Variety Round Up, we hope to provide the perfect serotonin boost to help alleviate the Monday blues!

Through this series, we focus on tidbits and highlights from various Korean variety shows that you might have missed over the past week/weekend. These clips might appear across social media feeds, but considering the sheer amount of scrolling we do, it can be difficult to watch everything, on top of tending to our busy schedules.

But that’s why Kpopmap is here to bring you the funniest and most heartwarming clips to the tips of your fingertips! Now, take a look down below for a little dose of happiness on this dreaded Monday.

1. Celebrating EXO D.O.’s Birthday

A brand new variety show premiered on SBS this week called “No Math School Trip”. The new series brings together six unbridled men to go on a mathless trip through a snow-laden village in Hokkaido, Japan. They tackle various missions and engage in unusual games, bringing laughter through their charming chemistry.

During the first day of filming, it happened to be EXO D.O’s birthday! The rest of his fellow castmates surprised him with a cake, party hats, and even presented him with gifts! In particular, JANNABI’s Choi JungHoon gifted D.O. a book with a written message inside. The message was awkward, yet extremely sincere and heartwarming. We cannot wait to see D.O. and JungHoon’s friendship flourish on “No Math School Trip”!

2. Kim JiSuk’s Happy Dance

There are many ways to combat the doom and gloom of Mondays. One method is to eat the tastiest food imaginable for one or all of your meals! Sometimes all it takes is for some delicious food to enter your stomach for all your worries to melt away.

In this week’s episode of SBS’ “Same Bed, Different Dreams 2” we see actor Kim JiSuk having the most adorable reaction to Bae Dae Hae’s cooking. After one bite his face absolutely lights up and he sways side to side in pure bliss. That reaction should be enough to make you fall head over heels for the actor!

3. MiJoo Dancing To ‘Obliviate’

Idol groups disbanding is inevitable and could happen to almost anyone. But just because a group has disbanded, doesn’t mean that their existence is erased from history. Sometimes, we get clips of former members dancing to old songs or singing their old group’s hit tracks.

If you are a Lovelyz fan, you can rejoice! In this past episode of “Hangout With Yoo”, MiJoo provided the biggest Lovelyz crumbs by dancing to ‘Obliviate’. Her performance might have been short, but the former girl group member provided the biggest wave of nostalgia.

4. Difficulties Of The Strawberry Game

If you’re a longtime watcher of Korean variety shows, you’ll have seen the strawberry game played at least once! It’s a simple repetition game in which players have to say the word ddalgi, which translates into strawberry in Korean. The number of times they have to say the word depends on the previous player.

On this episode of SBS’ “Running Man“, rising actress YoonSeo’s spirit made an appearance and introduced an upgraded version of the strawberry game. Regardless of the iteration, the “Running Man” cast always have a hard time playing the iconic game. So with this altered version, there were bound to be numerous hiccups — and hiccups there were! It was hilarious to watch the “Running Man” members mess up, even getting to the point where Ji Seok Jin stated that he originally hates strawberries. Hopefully the cast didn’t have strawberries in their nightmares later that night.

MiYeon has blinding visuals and a voice that can win over anyone’s heart. On top of her talent as an idol superstar, she is a comedic gold mine. Her quirky personality makes her effortlessly funny and such a joy to watch on any variety show.

One person’s embarrassment is another person’s entertainment. And that’s certainly the case for MiYeon. She adds a comedic spin to IOI‘s ‘Very Very Very’ and you can totally see her face become flushed with embarrassment by the end. It’s okay MiYeon, you brought smile and laughter to everyone, and that’s what matters in the end.

We hope with this edition of K-Variety Round Up, your Monday is filled with happiness and strength. Fighting!

Which of these K-Variety moments is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!