Walt Disney Pictures + entertainment 'The Zone: I Live to Hang in' (hereinafter referred to as 'The Zone'), which I met through a video interview on the 28th, said about the change and unchanging of Yoo Jae-Suk, which has been breathing for a decade. When asked if he had ever thought about breaking up with Yoo Jae-Suk for a new challenge, he laughed and said, "I do not intend to break up yet."
'The Zone' is a real variety that depicts the survival period of the three human representatives in eight future disaster simulation zones that threaten humanity. It is a new concept entry that the production team shows Running Man', Baro You', 'Family Out', Baro You' and 'Barro You'. As a member, Yoo Jae-Suk and Lee Kwang-soo, who showed off the fantastic Tikitaka Chemi in Running Man', met again and added a new combination called Girls' Generation Kwon Yuri.
When asked about the reason for the casting of the three people, Cho Hyo-jin pd said, "I told Yoo Jae-Suk that I would like to do something other than observation entertainment or love entertainment that is popular in Korea now. Yoo Jae-Suk also wanted to diversify entertainment, to do something new because he had a sense of mission to meet various entertainments with viewers, and to try to entertain him because he had a lot of escapes at the end of the story. "He wanted to show one person holding out rather than seven to eight people, I thought of him. I was so resting that I wanted to have fun with him. I did not doubt that Yoo Jae-Suk, Lee Kwang-soo's chemistry was so good. "
"Yoo Jae-Suk recommended Kwon Yuri while talking about whether there should be a coordinator who can pull the two sloppy chemis and go harmoniously. Yoo Jae-Suk has rarely recommended anyone, so I think it is positive. "
Joe pd said, "The concentration on the situation is better than anyone else." "Everyone will feel it when you watch the broadcast, but 'The Zone' is a four-hour stay in each disaster simulation zone. Usually, in the case of entertainment, there is a resting breath, which runs for four hours without breaking. Yoo Jae-Suk controls the breathing of the situation and draws hard work and laughter. If it wasn't for Yoo Jae-Suk, the program itself would not have been YG entertainment. I asked if it would be okay to do more than ever from the YG entertainment stage, but I said, "Of course I have to take it for fun."
"The insights that penetrate the whole body are also significant, and they are soft and loose, and they run smoothly toward the situation even if it is difficult. The ability to solve situations is incomparable to anyone. I think it evolves more as I get older. I think it is a good person and an unbearable person. "
The zone, which has been released until the fifth time, is popular in Asia. It ranked first in Korea and Hong Kong, second in Singapore and Taiwan, and third in Indonesia. Walt Disney Pictures + New subscribers and daily active users also increased.
Joe pd said, "I heard a lot of stories about how it worked internally. I do not see comments or anything like this, but the reaction is pretty good on the portal site." Kim Dong-jin pd also added, "I am listening to a lot of stories about fun."
However, some of them responded that it was somewhat sadistic that the members were wet in cold water for 4 hours in the weather of minus 10 degrees in one time and the cold that was close to minus 20 degrees in the temperature.
Joe pd said, "There was no intention of rejecting the performers. The members said that it was fun during the broadcast even once. "It was a good feeling for the performers to react when the situation was real," he said, laughing, "even after it is over, it feels like simulating." I didn’t worry that it might look sadistic, but I thought it would mean something when I held on, and the cast agreed. I've never said I'm going to die hard," he said.
In 'The Zone', You Hee-yeol took on the role of narrator who delivered the explanation and message of the rules to the members in the disassembly octagonal tablet with AI U.
But You Hee-yeol has recently been embroiled in plagiarism controversy and is on the verge of leaving the entertainment industry, which has been around for 28 years. It was claimed that You Hee-yeol's song "Very Private Night" in June copied Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Aqua". You Hee-yeol immediately apologized for Ryuichi, but the controversy grew even more as 'Pliss Don Go My Girl', 'Hello My Love' and 'Happy Bus Day to You' were caught up in plagiarism. As a result, KBS2 You Hee-yeol's sketchbook', which You Hee-yeol had been conducting for 13 years, ended at the end of 600 times.
Joe pd said, "I have appeared with my voice." "The Zone" YG entertainment did last year and took it earlier this year. At that time, You Hee-yeol was a representative of Yoo Jae-Suk's agency and was aware that the relationship was good. I thought it would be fun for the two people to be struggling. "
As for Season 2 of "The Zone," "I do not think I can explain the follow-up season at present. I would like you to take a position as a production company. Season 1 I'm good, so I can think of other development directions. "