Idol Hides His Military Service

"hat’sacoconut,right?"

"thinkso···."

"mm···."

eeSionstaredatthelargecoconuthangingfromthetree,lookingasthoughshehadfallenintothought.

hetwitchatthecornersofhermouthwastheexactexpressionshemadewhenevershefoundsomethinginteresting,anditseemedshewasplanningtotakethatcoconut.

Andonthefaceofthecameramanstandingrightbehindherwithacamerainhand,therewasafatiguehecouldn’thide.

'feelbadforthecameraman.'

Shinyuwasjustasexhausted,sosheunderstoodthecameraman’sfeelingsbetterthananyone.

hecuadorspecialofJunglexpeditionthatShinyuandeeSionhadendedupappearingon.

heplanforthisJunglexpeditionwastovisittheWaotribe,atraditionaltribeofcuador,andexploretheAmazon.

And—

-hereturnofagreatwarrior!helegendaryAmazonsreallydidexist!

heWaotribe,whichhaddeclaredthatitcouldnotaccepttheJunglexpeditionteamunlesstheteampassedthewarrior’strial,hadendedupsufferingacrushingdefeatbeforeitcouldevenreachthethirdcontest.

heWaotribehadbeenutterlydefeatednotonlyintreeclimbing,butinthesecondcontest,thecontestofstrength,aswell.

Whenthegiantmanwholookedwellover190centimetershadchargedstraightin,eeSionhadsimplyliftedandthrownthemanoutoftheringtoclaimvictory.

ShinyurecalledhowtheoldesttribesmanamongtheWaohadburstintotearsandshoutedthewordsgranguerrerowheneeSion,afterconfirminghervictory,hadletoutaroarinsidethecircle.

twasSpanish,soShinyuhadn’tbeenabletounderstandwhatitmeant,butaccordingtotheinterpreter,thetribesmanhadbeenpraisingeeSionasagreatwarrior.

Bang!

hatgreatwarriorwascurrentlysmashingopenacoconut.

"Unnie!You’llhurtyourhandlikethat!"

"t’sfine.hisisharderthanthought."

Asifthenicknameaan-dongarzanhadn’tbeenanexaggerationafterall,eeSionhadgoneupthecoconuttreelikeaflyingsquirrel,droppedthecoconuttotheground,thenclimbedbackdownandstartedtryingtobreakitopenwiththeedgeofherhand.

Shinyustilllackedlifeexperience,butatleastknewthatcoconutswerenotsomethingyoubrokeopenbarehanded.

Whatwasthedifferencebetweenahumanandabeast?

twasthathumansknewhowtousetools.

Bang!

Butasiftryingtoredefinethelinebetweenhumansandbeasts,eeSionbroughttheedgeofherhanddownonthecoconutwithfierceforce.

Crack.

Soon,thecoconutthathadlookedlikeitwouldneveropensplitapartandrevealeditswhitefleshinside.

"rydrinkingit.Stafftoo,justwaitalittle.’llcrackanotheroneforyou."

heneeSionheldthecoconutoutwithabrightsmile,andShinyudidn’trefusetheoffer.

"t’ssweet!"

AsShinyudrankthewaterfromthecoconutsplitinhalf,itfeltlikeenergywasfloodingbackintoeverypartofthebody.

"Wow···thisiscompletelydifferentfromthestuffyougetinKorea."

hecameraman,whohadalsobeenhandedanewlyshatteredcoconut,wasstaringinamazementwhilegulpingdownthewater.

eeSionlookedonatShinyuandthecameramanwithasatisfiedexpression.

"twasagoodthingyoufollowedme,right?"

AteeSion’squestion,askingwhetherithadn’tbeenagoodideatofollowher,thetwocouldonlynod.

-oday’sfoodissomethingwehavetogetourselves.

AfterthematchwiththeWaotribehadended,theJunglexpeditionteamhadenteredthevillageandbeentreatedtoalavishlunch.

Buttheprogram’spolicywasthatdinnerhadtobeobtainedinthejunglebythecastthemselves,soafterwardthecastsplituptogatherfoodseparately.

-’llgotothejungle!

Unliketheothercastmembers,whohadgonetotherivertocatchfish,eeSionhadstubbornlyinsistedonexploringthejungle,andbecauseofthatShinyuhadnochoicebuttochoosejunglesearchingaswell.

Afterall,anyonewouldhavepreferredcatchingfishinthecoolriveroverexploringaswelteringjunglewherewhoknewwhatmightbelurking.

hereasonwasthatnoneoftheothercastmembershadreadilyjoinedeeSion’steam.

AndsoeeSion’sgrouphadenteredthejungleandbeenexploringforthreehoursnow,followingamemberoftheWaotribewhohadcomeastheirguide.

nanicelypavedcityroaditwouldhavebeenonething,butwanderingthroughaharshjunglewithnoproperpathswasextremelyexhausting.

omakemattersworse,thedifficultyofthejunglesearchhadrisenevenhigherthankstoeeSion,whoranaroundsayinglet’sgohere,let’sgothere,asifshehadbecometherealarzan.

ventheJunglexpeditioncameraman,famousforhavingstrongstaminabecausehealwayshadtofollowcastmembersaroundcarryingheavyequipment,waspantingfromexhaustion.

"hisisinsane."

venthenativeguidewhohadcomealongmutteredtohimselfwithaworn-outexpression.

-Whathasthatpersonbeensayingforawhilenow?

-···hatthisiscrazy.

-Ah.

venwithoutunderstandingit,Shinyuhadfeltliketheguide’swordsprobablymeantsomethingalongthoselines.

WhenShinyuquietlyaskedtheinterpreterwhohadcomealong,Shinyulearnedthatitwasinfactadisparagingphrase.

Anyway,bythetimetheycameacrossthecoconutsafterallthatwanderingthroughthejungle,thewaterinsidethemtastedbetterthananythingShinyuhadeverexperiencedinlife.

Anditwasn’tonlyShinyuwhofeltthatway.

otonlythecameramanandinterpreter,whowerestaringblanklyandclutchingthecoconutseeSionhadhandedoutonebyoneasthoughtheyweresacredtreasures.

venthenativeguide,whohadsurelyeatenplentyofcoconutsbefore,wasdrinkingwithadeeplymovedexpression.

"Wouldn’titbebetterifweheadedbacknow?"

hegrouphadbeenrestingforamomentwhilewatchingeeSion’scoconut-smashingshow.

ncetheyhadrestedabit,thecameramansuggestedthatmaybeitwasabouttimetoreturntothevillage.

Whichmadesense.twasgraduallygettingdark,andeventhoughtheyhadonlymovedthroughsafeareasfollowingtheguide,itcouldstillbecomedangerousifitgottoolate.

Maybebecauseofthat,theothersallnoddedvigorouslyinagreementwiththecameraman’ssuggestion.

aturally,Shinyuwasjustasexhausted,soShinyuturnedapleadinglooktowardeeSion.

"Sowe’renotgoingtoseeajaguar?"

eeSionletoutthequestionquietly,soundingdisappointed.

rdinarily,eeSionwouldhavepushedaheadanyway,butwhenshewaswithpeopleotherthanhergroupmembers,shewasunexpectedlycapableofmakingsensiblejudgments.

"et’sjustgoaroundforthirtymoreminutes,thenheadback."

Still,perhapsshecouldn’tfullyletgoofherregret,becausesheproposedthattheystayjustthirtyminuteslongerbeforereturning,andthegroupforcedthemselvestomusteronelastbitofstrength.

***

"Wow,thatfishisseriouslyhuge!"

"hisisamazing.venwithjustthis,tonight’sdinneristakencareof,isn’tit?"

"Asexpected,ChiefBangmanisdifferent!ereallycaughtafish!"

KimBangmanwasreturningproudlywithafishskeweredonastick,whilethecastmembersaroundhimpouredoutpraise.

'here’ssomething’vewatchedandlearnedforyearsnow.hismuch,cando.'

Bangman’sshouldersswelledatthepraise,butoutwardlyhewastryinghardtoactcalmandnotshowit.

Catchingfishintheriver.

hiswasunexpectedlydifficult.

Forsomeonewithnoexperience,failurewasonlynatural,andevenforsomeoneexperienced,itwascommontoendupempty-handedifluckdidn’tgoyourway,soitwassomethingthatrequiredbothskillandluck.

speciallysincethiswasn’tKorea,butariverintheAmazon,catchingfishtherewasextremelydifficult.

Firstofall,thewaterwassomurkythatvisibilitywaspoor,andwiththewaterplantsandtreeroots,itwastheworstkindofenvironment,whereifyoumovedwrongyourfeetcouldgetcaught.

ntopofthat,theAmazonRiverwasthekindofplacewhereevenlocalssometimesgotintoaccidents,sincedangerouscreaturesofkindsyoustillcouldn’tidentifywouldappearinthewaterfromtimetotime.

venso,Bangmanhadovercomeallthosebadconditionsandsucceededinhuntingafairlylargefishintheend.

BangmanhadbeenleadingJunglexpedition,oneofWBS’sflagshipvarietyshows,sinceitsearlydays,soitwasanimpressivefeatthatonlymadesensebecausehecouldpracticallybecalledanexpertatsurvivalbynow.

'ankod.fthishadfailedtoo,myauthorityaschiefwould’vecollapsed.'

venthoughBangmanwasstandinginfrontofthecastasifhehadmerelydonesomethingnatural,inwardlyhewasactuallylettingoutasighofrelief.

-won!

hatwasbecause,inthewarrior’strialearlierthatmorning,Bangmanhadendedupbeingcompletelyreducedtobackgroundscenery.

-Youthinkthisisfinetoleaveasis?

-t’sdifferentfromwhatweplanned,butthinkthismightactuallybemorefun.

-rue.Peoplehaven’tlikedhowMisterBangmankeepshoggingeverythinglately,sothisfeelsfresh.thinkit’llbegood.

BangmanhadhappenedtooverhearthePDandfilmingcrewchattingexcitedlyaftereeSion,anammemberandtheguestforthiscuadorspecial,hadsweptthroughthewarrior’strialallbyherself—thetrialthatBangmanhadoriginallybeenmeanttogooutanddominate.

'Justwhatkindoflifehasthatkidbeenliving?She’snotevenspecialforces,sowhyisagirl-groupidolthatgoodwithherbody!'

WhenBangmanwatchedeeSionclimbtreeswithsuchspeed,hehonestlyhadnoconfidencethatevenwithallthepracticeintheworld,hecouldclimbfasterthanher.

AndwhenhesawherflingagiganticWaotribesmanoutoftheringinonemove—atribesmanBangmanwouldobviouslyhavelosttoifhehadfacedhimhimself—hefeltsomethingclosetoawe.

venBangman,whohadalreadyspentmorethantenyearsasacomedian,hadbeensostunnedthathecouldonlystareblankly,soitwasn’tstrangeatallthatthefilmingcrewhadgottenexcitedandstartedtalkingabouthowtheywouldeditthosescenes.

Butseparatelyfromthat,Bangmanstillneededtohavesomekindofmomentofhisown.

[Junglexpeditionhasbeenboringlately]

"tusedtobefunbecauseyoucouldseethemstrugglingtogetfoodandmakeplacestosleep,

butatsomepointalltheydoisdragaroundfamousguestsandshootmukbangs.

hatdamncrayfishwasonlyinterestingthefirsttimetoo.owitjustlookslikeabigshrimp."

⤷heyscreamcrisisinthepreview!andthenitturnsouttobethemcatchingmosquitoes.waspissedashell

⤷Bynow,everyjungleordesertedislandispredictableanyway

⤷nceit◆оvеlіgһt◆(nlyonоvеlіgһt)gotpopularandfamousguestsstartedshowingup,theystartedplayingitsafe

⤷fritdoesn’tfeelliketheearlydaysanymore

⤷WatchingKimBangmandesperatelybusthisassisstillfunthough

⤷feventhatwasn’tthere,itwould’vebeencanceledalreadylol

neofthemaindrawsofJunglexpeditionhadalwaysbeentheexploitsofKimBangman,themanservingaschief,butlatelyfilminghadonlybeenhappeninginplacesthatweretootame,sohehadn’thadanystandoutmomentsinweeks,andthathadmadeBangmananxious.

ntopofthat,withquiettalkalreadystartingtocirculatethatthisrestructuringseasonmightbringinanewprogramtoreplaceJunglexpedition,itwasthekindofperiodwhentheshowneededastrongimpact.SoBangmanhadworkedwiththePDtopreparetheeventcalledthewarrior’strial.

heoriginalpurposehadbeentocreateanimpactfulsceneofBangmanfacingoffevenlyagainstanativetribeonthetribe’shomeground,thenwinningintheend.

AndBangmanhadevenrehearsedthewholethinginadvancewiththeWaotribe,likeafixedmatch.

ButallofthathadgoneupinsmokebecauseofeeSion.

Whichwaswhy,inordertomakesurehehadamomentduringthedinner-preparationsegmentthistime,BangmanhadworkedhardtoswimdirectlyintothedangerouswatersoftheAmazonRiverandhuntfishwithaspear.

ntheendBangmanhadsucceededinhunting,withasinglespear,afairlylargefish,thoughhedidn’tknowitsname.

'Atmost,allthey’llhavegotteninthejunglearesomecoconutsorsomething.'

BangmanhadbeenworriedthateeSionmightfollowhimtotheriver,butwhenshehadinsteadsaidshewasgoingintothejungleherself,hehadnochoicebuttofeelrelieved.

Afterall,thethingsyoucouldgetinthejungleweremostlynomorethantreefruitlikecoconutsorafewotherfruits.

rdinarilyevengettingthatmuchwouldbedifficult,butthinkingofeeSion’stree-climbingskills,Bangmanassumedshewouldatleastbringbacksomething.

Still,nomatterwhatitwas,itlackedimpactcomparedtothisfishBangmanhadpersonallycaught.

"h!ookslikethejunglesearchteamgotbackfirst."

Bangman’sgroupreturnedtotheWaotribe,stridingproudlybackwiththefishslungacrossBangman’sback.

tseemedthejungleteamhadarrivedfirst,becausetherewasanoisycrowdofpeoplegathered.

'Whatisthis?'

hemomentBangmansawit,hefeltanominouspremonitionfornoclearreason.

Atmost,thejungleteamshouldhavebroughtbacksomefruitorafewcoconuts,sowhyweretherethismanypeoplegathered?

Withthatominousfeeling,Bangman’sstepsquickenedbeforeheevenrealizedit.

hen,atlast,Bangman’seyeslandedoneeSion,holdingupacrocodileasbigashertorsolikeachampionshipbelt.

***

"Doyouknowwhatitlersayswhenhe’sbeingpickyaboutfood?"

"itlerbeingpickyaboutfood?"

"Yes!"

AtRyujin’squestion,thehosttiltedhisheadandsankintothought,tryinghardtoguesstheanswer.

heotherpanelistsalsostartedthrowingoutdifferentguessesanddiscussingamongthemselves,apparentlytryingtosolveittoo.

'oday’sthedayfinallyshakeofftheboringimage!'

Watchingthatscene,Ryujinwasmakingafirmvowtoherself.

odayinistory,aneducationalprogram.

Amongeducationalprograms,itwasafairlypopularone—ashowwhereeachweekasinglehistoricaltopicwaschosen,andthehostandpaneliststalkedaboutit.

Usually,programslikethistendedtobesoseriousthattheybecamepuresleepingpills,butthisonewasalsofamousforfeelingfairlyvariety-likethankstothehost,anentertainerwithacomedianbackground,whowasgoodattossinginad-libshereandthere.

AndRyujinhadbecomethefirstguesttoappearonodayinistory.

[fyou’reoneoftheYourswhothinksourRyujinisgonnabelessfunthantheprofessors,upvote]

"hePDofodayinistoryisseriouslyevil.

omatterhowboringRyujinis,she’sstillanidol,andnowthey’redeadsetonpubliclyburyinghervarietyskills."

⤷sn’tthatoverdoingit?Ryujin’sactuallyprettyfunnywhenshe’sonvarietyshowswiththemembers

⤷hat’sjustbecauseofeeSion

⤷am’svarietysenseishighevenifyouexcludeeeSioninthefirstplace,andtheonewhodragstheaveragebackdownisSeoRyujin

⤷veryonewhowatchedtheAgbaeklivebroadcastknows

⤷Stoplying,whoactuallywatchedthat?

⤷veryonewhowatchedfiveminutesoftheAgbaeklivebroadcastknows

Ryujinhadbeentheonlymemberamongamtogetsoldofftoaneducationalprogramattheamauction.

Andafterward,thehumiliationRyujinhadtoendurewasbeyondwords.

versincethelivebroadcastduringAgbaek,thenicknameboringhadclungtoRyujinlikeatag.

Personally,RyujinhadbeenabletotoleratethenicknameSluggishRyujin,andeventhenicknamethecompany’shuntingdog.

ButthenicknameboringalonewassomethingRyujinabsolutelycouldnotstand.

'hepreparationsareperfect.'

hisweek’stopiconodayinistory,theshowthatselectedonetopiceachweek,wasWorldWar.

nordernottogoontheairlookingignorant,Ryujinhadspentthepastseveraldaysstayingupallnightdigginguprelatedmaterialandstudyingonherown.

Butthatalonehadn’tfeltlikeenough,soRyujinhadevenpreparedakillerjoke.

"seriouslyhavenoidea.Whatexactlydoesitlersaywhenhe’sbeingpickyaboutfood?"

WhenneitherthehostnorthepanelistscouldguesstheanswertothequizRyujinherselfhadgiven,andtheyfinallyaskedwhatitwas,Ryujinfeltthatthemomenthadatlastarrived.

"Well,it’sthis···Fascism!’llhavepasta!"

Ryujin’swordsechoedemptilythroughthestudio.