Sunday 30 June 2013

Han Hyo Joo and Jung Woo Sung in Highcut

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So, Jung Woo Sung and Han Hyo Joo have a new movie to be released this month titled Cold Eyes (aka Stakeout aka Surveillance).
As a remake of Hong Kong movie , 2007′s Eye in The Sky, the movie tells story of Han Hyo Joo who plays a rookie detective , just joined a Police's Special Crime Department which specialized in surveillance high profile criminals. Han Hyo Joo with her team surveillance Jung Woo Sung who plays a cold-hearted leader of a heavily armed crime organization.
To promote their movie, those beautiful actors posed for several gorgeous black and white photos inside Highcut magazine Vol. 104, including the magazine cover.

Cold Eyes open July 4 in South Korea, see the movie trailer and poster below.

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RACE START! In Malaysia. Running Man Fan Meeting Asia Tour 2013

Yes, Running Man fans! You heard it right! Running Man members will be in shore this September.

Note : This is press release we received from the organizer, Big Pocket Group

Big Pocket Group is excited to announce that we’ll be bringing 4 RUNNING MAN members to Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur will be the next highlight for the most anticipated South Korean variety show, Running Man. After international showcase in Hong Kong on 13 July 2013, their next stop will be in Star Stage, KWC Fashion Mall on 7th September 2013. The main casts that will perform and entertain fans on stage are Kim Jong Kook, HaHa, Gary and Ji Suk Jin.

It is a must not be missed show as the casts will be showcasing their talent and will add in few surprises for fans. Due to exuberant fan demands, half of the seat has already been booked and is expected to be sold out fast due to limited seating.

Big Pocket Group is pleased to announce that for the RACE START! In Malaysia. Running Man Fan Meeting Asia Tour 2013 showcase will be go on sale on 20 July 2013. A special ticket launch has been arranged to cater for the expected rush for the tickets once they go on sale. Only Premium and VIP Tickets will be available at the launch.

Online bookings on available via TicketCharge on 21st July 2013.

Ticket Details :

Premium Package

- Hi5 & Autograph Session
- Limited edition RM Paperbag
- Limited edition RM Poster

VIP 469

- Limited edition RM Paperbag
- Limited edition RM Poster
- Lucky Draw – 20 fans will be attending Press Conference

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- Limited edition RM Paperbag
- Limited edition RM Poster

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- Limited edition RM Postcard
- Limited edition RM Poster

169

** Limited edition RM Poster while stock last

Ticket Launch Details :

Date : 20 July 2013

Time : 11:00 AM – 5:00PM

Venue : 15th Floor, Star Stage, KWC Fashion Mall

For further information and more updates

Website : http://www.bigpocketgroup.com/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Bigpocketgroup88?fref=ts

Twitter : @BigPocketGroup



Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Gabby Douglas Big Winners At The 2013 BET Awards — See The List HERE!!!

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The BET Awards was full of FIRE this year!!

From surprise duets to R.Kelly's ca-RA-zae awesome hip-hopera, we were having a blast!

Wanna see who took home the goods??

Ch-ch-check out the winners' list …AFTER THE JUMP!!!

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST: Rihanna
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST: Miguel
BEST GROUP: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
BEST COLLABORATION: A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST: Kendrick Lamar
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST: Nicki Minaj
BEST NEW ARTIST: Kendrick Lamar
BEST GOSPEL ARTIST: Mary Mary
BEST ACTOR: Jamie Foxx - Django Unchained
YOUNGSTARS AWARD: Gabrielle Douglas
BEST MOVIE: Think Like a Man
SUBWAY SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: LeBron James
SUBWAY SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: Gabrielle Douglas
COCA-COLA VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD: Drake - Started From the Bottom
CENTRIC AWARD: Tamar Braxton
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Charlie Wilson
HUMANITARIAN: Dwayane Wade
FANDAMONIUM: Chris Brown

U agree??

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You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin: Episodes 33-34 [Open Thread]

Wow. It took the show 34 episodes to figure out that if you cast a singer (or two) in the lead role of a drama, maybe we'd want to see them sing. Give the writer a cookie. Although… it might be a little moldy and stale from WAITING SO LONG. Just sayin'.

 
The gist:

Soon-shin moves in with Mi-ryung. However, she's not happy about it, and doesn't hide it. Mi-ryung tries to win her over a few times before she gets petulant too. It's a lot of petulance.

Mi-ryung continues to try to dictate Soon-shin's career, but Soon-shin puts her foot down and only works with Jun-ho, who prepares her for auditions. A tiny background role for a drama comes up for an aspiring singer character and he remembers her stage performance and gears her toward that. This gives a few moments of cuteness in each episode, worth a watch with a finger on the fast-forward button.

Yeon-ah feels pushed aside and threatened now that Mi-ryung is ignoring her. So she gets extra-bitchy with Soon-shin, especially when Jun-ho's obvious interest keeps growing. She has tried to keep out of Soon-shin's casting issues, telling Mi-ryung that nepotism never gets an actor very far, but finally she snaps and (1) signs on to the drama Soon-shin is auditioning for, (2) tags along to auditions, (3) gets all set up to make Soon-shin miserable.

 
Highlights:

There are a number of Jun-ho and Soon-shin scenes in these two episodes, which is a good thing and long overdue. Sadly they no longer get me as excited as they used to, but it helps since the other sisters are getting less interesting.

So Soon-shin hears that she's not her father's daughter and this is crushing. For anybody else to care I would be frustrated at the "bloodline rules all" implications, but it makes sense for Soon-shin because she yells at Mi-ryung that she stole away her mother, and now also her father.

Jun-ho insists on accompanying Soon-shin following her confrontation with Mi-ryung, insisting that he can't let her go because she'll worry him too much. He at one point pats her on the shoulder, but when she shoots him a look, he's all, Oh look, a mosquito. I love how much he is the opposite of smooth.

Then when they're eating over drinks, he misinterprets her reaction to the soup and thinks it's too hot, and starts fanning her bowl with his hands. Gah, I love him when he's being all dorky. It's why he's a great romantic interest (when he's not being stalkery) because he cares about her feelings more than anything else.

Jun-ho also advises her that nothing about her family discoveries matters with how she should actually feel about them, and adds philosophically that everybody lives for themselves in the end. That sounds selfish, but it helps and she later parrots that back to Mi-ryung.

The morning-after scene is worth it just for assistant In-sung's hilarious reaction to seeing Soon-shin sleeping in Jun-ho's office. Jun-ho looks super pleased with himself to watch her sleep (um, it's sweet, I swear, not vampire-creepy) and goes out to buy her toiletries and breakfast.

Soon-shin goes on her first audition, which gives Jun-ho the opportunity to give her my favorite of his many facial expressions:

She bombs that and he tells her encouragingly that they've only begun. Also, he shares that you can want something too much and it can stress you out and ruin how you perform, which is why he ended his singing career before it began.

Soon they pick a new audition which requires her to sing. She can play a little guitar so they go with that, while Jun-ho advises that she not pick a dance song since she can't dance. This leads to some cute flirting with him insisting he can dance, which just leads to him tripping. HA. And it turns out, when he's not falling on top of her, he's dragging her to fall on top of him. I'm not complaining.

A conversation with Mom reminds Soon-shin of her Dad's favorite song, and that inspires her to change her song choice. When she struggles to play it on guitar, Jun-ho takes over, which gives us about five seconds of a duet. I guess I'll take it.

Jun-ho ignores Yeon-ah's lunch invitation in favor of that practice, and when she tells him he can go, he says, "Right now, this is most important. [looks away] You're the most important."

When Yeon-ah gets pissy about Jun-ho liking Soon-shin now, Young-hoon actually tells her she should've treated him well while she had him. Ha. He says it in his nice way since he's a nice guy, but the words are kinda satisfying.

Yeon-ah sits in on Soon-shin's audition and is prepared to be a huge raging bitch about it, but in an underhanded way—after insinuating that she'll get Soon-shin cut, she asks the director to cast her. Keep your enemies close, I suppose?

But then Soon-shin starts singing and Yeon-ah looks gratifyingly threatened because she's actually good.

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(Song: "잊혀진 계절" / "Forgotten Season")

 
Lowlights:

So sad, but Bread Man makes the lowlights list this time. He tells Bread Boy that he has to stop lessons now, because he likes Hye-shin so much and he can't bear to face her anymore. (She's such a good person for not holding his past against him… but that makes him feel even more like he doesn't have the right to like her. Or something. I'm not sure.)

Hye-shin overhears his tearful confession and then starts acting really weird around Bread Man. This makes me sad for him and a little angry at her. I get that she feels weird about him liking her, not because he's an ex-con, but still. It's like abandoning someone right after they've been the most vulnerable.

Chicken Ajumma continues to be a pain in the ass about Yoo-shin. Chicken Ajusshi points out that the reason she doesn't like Yoo-shin is because she wants a daughter-in-law she can control.

The two ajummas have another fight, but this time Chicken Ajumma brings up ancient grievances like how Mom was always so uppity and superior about her wonderful awesome life and her wonderful awesome husband/kids and how she looked down on Chicken Ajumma all her life. I've gotta say, it's hard to side with anyone in this because they're both kind of terrible, but yeah, I can see Ajumma's point since Mom does have that insufferable martyr complex.

But later I guess it smooths the path for more understanding (or whatever) because Mom apologizes if she ever treated Ajumma badly and they make up, sort of.

Yoo-shin tries to win over Ajumma by cooking and cleaning for her, and Ajumma kicks her out of the house. But it gives her the idea to use Yoo-shin's own tactics against her, and she sets her to cleaning the toilets and doing all the housework. Chan-woo is sweet and insists on taking over the work and gives Yoo-shin a foot rub, which is really very cute until Ajumma sees them.

Jun-ho's mother starts to suspect weirdness about her husband's closeness with Mi-ryung. Thus far it's all been aboveboard, though I do think Dr. Shin likes Mi-ryung more than he likes his wife at this point, but I don't blame Mom for worrying. Still, I find her very wearying and smug so I can't really care.

Soon-shin's family drives me NUTS. Once she's gone, they complain that she actually left, like they weren't screaming at her that she wasn't family just an episode ago. So Grandma gets mad at Soon-shin's "betrayal." Then Soon-shin comes home and Grandma gets mad that she's back. Then Soon-shin packs a bag to leave and Grandma gets mad that she's leaving for real. This all happens in the span of about three minutes. Basically, Grandma needs no excuse to be mad.

Mi-ryung forgets Yeon-ah's birthday and keeps asking her for advice on what to do about Soon-shin, because she has no shame and no tact. Yeon-ah is hurt and asks whether Mi-ryung ever thought of her as daughter.

I would feel sorry for Yeon-ah, only then she turns right around and is a terrible sniping bitch to Soon-shin, insinuating that she's an ungrateful coattail-rider who would abandon her adoptive family in a flash just so she can be famous. Ugh, Yeon-ah.

The only consolation is that it's actually really satisfying to watch her face when Jun-ho turns down her birthday lunch, then walks into The Only Restaurant In the Universe with Soon-shin. Then Soon-shin excuses herself (because it's the most awkward gathering ever with Jun-ho's mother and sister making bitchy comments to her face—gossiping harpies, I swear) and Jun-ho excuses himself to leave with Soon-shin.

Yeon-ah smirks as Soon-shin blunders her way through the audition reading, only to look unsettled when she rocks the song.

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Go Soo and Lee Yo-won’s mystery wedding in Empire of Gold

We've got two new Monday-Tuesday dramas rolling in tomorrow — Moon Geun-young's Goddess of Fire at MBC, and Empire of Gold over at SBS. Both are pretty lengthy (Goddess is 32 episodes and Empire is 24) so they're gonna have to bring their A-games to get me to tune in for the long haul. Here's one attempt to draw viewers: Empire has released stills of its leads Go Soo and Lee Yo-won getting married, with the promise that there will be reversal upon reversal in order to find out what drove these two mortal enemies down the aisle.

I dunno, when dramas say "reversal," they usually just mean "plot point." The one thing that does intrigue me is that it looks like the unhappiest wedding known to man, with no guests or smiles to be seen anywhere. It makes me curious to know if this is a marriage of strategy more than anything.

It's described as a secret wedding between Go Soo, the "commoner's son" who had everything but money, and suffered great humiliation and scorn because of it; and Lee Yo-won, the "empire princess," second daughter of the country's biggest chaebol group who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

Go Soo's character becomes a "drifting warrior" to claw his way to the top of a real estate empire, while the princess has to protect that very empire from outsiders because she's going to inherit it. The drama promises a story with twists on twists to answer the question why one person who's trying to steal what the other person is trying to protect… end up choosing to marry one another. I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and say it's not love? Or am I not reversing the reversal enough times?

I'm curious about Empire pretty solely based on the creative team that was behind The Chaser, but I worry that the Chaebol Wars will be just that — chaebol wars and nothing else. Without the awesome daddy-daughter love/tragedy/revenge that drove The Chaser, it's going to have to do something else to make me care.

Empire of Gold premieres this Monday July 1 on SBS.

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G-Dragon talks about his ‘One Of A Kind’ World Tour Concert in Singapore

G-Dragon, an all-rounded K-Pop star and leader of popular boy group Big Bang, came to Singapore with a bang for his solo concert.

For the first time, the superstar stepped out of Korea for his solo concert around the world, including Singapore. His concert is choreographed with the help of famous choreographers Travis Payne and Stacy Walker, who have previously worked extensively on Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ tour.

G-Dragon One Of A Kind World Tour Live in Singapore, truly one of a kind, took place on 29 and 30 June at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Dressed with a ‘One of a Kind’ cap, black tee, stylish gold striped pants and black shades, the star spoke with the media and almost froze everyone on ground with his coolness.

This is not your first solo world tour, is there any point of time during this world tour that you miss your band members?

G-Dragon: It is always good to have them around, it is fun with them and I like working with them. When times are hard and I feel a little lonely during my tour, I would really like to have them around. They have been a great support; because those who are available would come down to support me so I’m thankful to them.

 

You became the first South Korean artist to perform solo in Japan, how did you feel? Was it a plan to set such a record for yourself?

G-Dragon: I’m very happy that all my dome tours in Japan were very successful. This is all thanks to my fans. It has never really been my goal to set records like that but as I go on, my goals become bigger as well. I will continue to work hard to fulfill all expectations from me.

‘One of A Kind’ concert has gotten really great reviews – the dance, the songs, the setup and especially the costumes. What kind of costumes can concert goers look forward to?

G-Dragon: It’s been about three months since I started this world tour, and I have been changing my costumes here and there a little. Particularly, I like the opening costume I have in every tour and it looks cool on stage. I’m sure you guys will like it too.

 

In the last press conference in Taiwan, you had a really special costume. You were going for an ‘Auntie’ look?

G-Dragon: For the hat that I wore during my last conference, I just like the hat, so I wore it. As someone who needs to present myself constantly to the public, I get the pressure that I always have to show a new look. I’m always trying, but I guess sometimes I tend to overdo it and it could be a little uncomfortable for those seeing it, but I still get your support for me, so I am thankful for that.

There are four different themes to the concert, which theme is the most difficult theme for you?

G-Dragon: All the stars have been there for me during the planning stage, but particularly during the middle and ending part, there is this song where I was under the rain and all. Nevertheless, I really find myself to be part of the music and I can still concentrate in the performance.

 

One of the themes is a musical theme. What was the idea behind your choreography that had one of the dancers fly across the stage?

G-Dragon: That particular scene is the one that I just mentioned; the one with the rain and nightmare, As a performer, I think it’s important that the music gets visually presented so I try to express the nightmare that I’m in, as well as the lady that I’m longing for in the performance, so that’s why it’s in such a presentation.

 

During this concert, we have 2NE1 as your special guest; who are your special guests in Korea’s concert as well? What kind of chemistry are you expecting from them in your concert?

G-Dragon: For 2NE1, I like them, just like all other YG artistes, and I trust them with their performance. As this is my last tour, I would like to end it special and I trust them to help me achieve that effect.

Is the style of your new album something like from Big Bang or will it be a very unique G-Dragon style?

G-Dragon: Looking back at all the work I produced, it is all the kind of music that I like. I have always tried to produce something which I like, which may be a little selfish of me, but I hope all of you will like what I like and please continue to support me.

 

Before concluding the press conference ONE Production’s Mr Ngiam took some time to share his thanks to GD and YG Entertainment‘s Mr Jung, and Live Nation’s Yung Bae. G-Dragon also concluded by saying that he loved Singapore. The press conference ended after a brief photo-taking of Mr Ngiam and G-Dragon.

Event Coverage: Janel Ku@hellokpop

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Running Man: Episode 151

Don't let that angelic smile fool you—that man is a lethal assassin-for-hire who will stop at nothing to find his target. With over a hundred cameras to help him out, you might think that victory is guaranteed. But nothing is a sure thing in varietyland.

What I can tell you, however, is that you'll get a heart-stopping, gripping hour of a hunt that won't let you catch your breath until the very end. If that includes a sweaty, shirt-shedding man roaming the halls, then so be it.

EPISODE 151. Broadcast on June 23, 2013.

We're introduced to our first guest right off the bat: actor Jung Woo-sung (Padam Padam, Athena), who's looking mighty smexy in that suit. He's at the SBS building where 108 surveillance cams act as his eyes.

And if the introductory preview is any indication, we're in for an exciting and thrilling game of cat-and-mouse. At least, that's what I hope. *fingers crossed*

Our cast gathers together elsewhere, soaking in the balmy weather. Also, did everyone color-coordinate today or is it just coincidence? And hey, Haha is sportin' a new blond 'do!

They wait with anticipation as a stretch limo pulls in with today's guests: 2PM's Lee Junho and returning guest, actress Han Hyo-joo, who are here to promote the upcoming movie The Watchers. Oh yay! I loved Hyo-joo in her last appearance.

They greet her with her trademark "Beautiful!" catchphrase, except for Haha, who immediately rushes towards her. But she won't be fooled this time, and now she's the one who trips him up with her leg.

My, how time flies; has it already been over six months since Hyo-joo's visit? I love that she's prepared to take on whatever the show has in store, beautiful actress image be damned.

Haha is quick to tease her about it, saying that she'll have to be roughin' it in the summer this time. Ignoring him, she cries: "Ah~it's hot!" HA, it's both weather-appropriate and punny!

Jo PD introduces today's survival race where the cast will vote someone off after each mission station. Only the first three people to succeed will be safe from elimination, and the unlucky person will be unable to move on.

When Jae-suk asks if the rules also apply to their guests, the others jump on him about it and propose to vote him off first.

In the limo, Jae-suk asks the ladies how they would feel if their boyfriend drove up with a fancy limo and a song dedicated to them. Both of them literally cringe at the cheesiness.

They arrive at the first location where the cast will need to pass a series of mini-games and Hyo-joo runs ahead of the pack to the first station. Here, they'll need to throw a bottlecap so that it lands between a narrow space. Hyo-joo gets pretty close and yells: "It's hard!"

Haha makes fun of Jae-suk's hide-behind-the-wall technique, only to try it himself when it actually works. Kwang-soo leans forward to get closer on his next turn, and belatedly realizes that Haha has a hold on his underwear, giving everyone a free viewing of his bum. Aw.

It's a simple game where overthinking it will just work against you. Soon it comes down between Kwang-soo and Jong-kook, and the latter complains that he can already feel Kwang-soo's unlucky aura.

They go turn for turn, but it's Jong-kook who succeeds first, and poor Kwang-soo gets dragged away. Aw, he really does have awful luck.

The remaining cast is sent out with various missions to search the marketplace. Some of the randomly specific tasks crack me up, like to find a foreigner or an ajumma wearing a visor.

Suk-jin tracks down a couple on a date at the ddukbokki stand, where Hyo-joo waits for her food. It's cute how she compliments them with her "Beautiful!" catchphrase.

Meanwhile, Jae-suk doesn't have much luck finding someone with a camera. His attempt to whisk away the ddukbokki couple for himself doesn't work and gets flagged down by ajumma fans. He even tries to bring VJ Kwon-ryul back to complete his mission, but suffice it to say that he gets left behind.

Again, Hyo-joo leads to the pack to the next station. It's a trivia quiz game and Haha jokes about how smart Hyo-joo is in order to put pressure on her. They gripe over how easy her question is ("Where does Peter Pan live?"), but she gets it wrong: "Wonderland!"

They voice their complaints once more when Junho correctly answers a relatively easy English question, and are left unsatisfied when Myuk PD replies that the idol picked well.

Haha looks pretty confident in the face of another English question. You know, until he actually hears it. ("What does 'DIY' stand for?") He responds with the thick-headed answer: "Difficult! I am Young!" Hahaha.

We skip ahead to a bit later where three people have already passed. It's Jong-kook's turn, and Suk-jin reminds him that the remaining boys will be eliminated if he gets it right. It's an Ernest Hemingway question and none of the three get the correct answer on their first try.

Round and round they go (with Gary hilariously half-slurring his answers, ha) naming all the countries they know. Then after Myuk PD gives them a hint, Jong-kook gets it right, and both Haha and Gary are left behind.

As Jong-kook run ahead of everyone else towards the last station, I can't help but think that the man needs to rest. I admire his (and the cast's) tenaciousness, but it pains me as a viewer to watch you have a hard time with a recovering leg (and I presume his back as well).

Ha, the eliminated are already here to watch the cast members solve a 2×2 Rubik's cube. They get tips from the eliminated peanut gallery and both Suk-jin and Jong-kook finish right after each other.

That leaves the guests to duel it out, and Junho is so concentrated on his cube that he unknowingly solves it… and keeps twisting. When they point it out to him, he whimpers: "Aw, you should've told me…."

Unfortunately, it's Hyo-joo who gets wrangled into the pool of being possibly eliminated. The voting process begins, and it never fails to crack me up how the castmates will claim to stick together and then vote against them anyway.

By the time we get to Jong-kook, the votes are split between Haha and Kwang-soo… and he chooses Haha, who is promptly dragged away.

We check back in with Woo-sung, who receives his mission: Eliminate the cast in the order determined by the voted-off members. The 108 cameras hidden throughout the building will help him track where the castmates are.

However, the cast will be running around to find them and obstruct his view. Only when all the cameras are turned off can Woo-sung be eliminated.

Meanwhile, Kwang-soo is sent off by unanimous vote (aw). When he joins Haha in the van, they're given a Death Note notebook to write down their desired order of elimination.

They're still in the dark when they arrive at the SBS building. Then they casually open the door, get a glimpse at the man whose back is turned to them… and hilariously back away outside. Haha: "Is that… Jung Woo-sung?"

They warily walk back in and Woo-sung whirls around to greet them. They freak out.

Aw, it's so adorable to see them turn into a pair of fanboys in Woo-sung's presence. Though I haven't seen the 1997 Beat movie myself, I do know the film's success launched the actor's career.

The boys ask if he's okay from all the bullets (in reference to his role from The Good, the Bad, and the Weird), and Woo-sung busts out his quick wit: "I got them all removed. I'm a changed man now." Ha.

It's apparent that Woo-sung is nervous about doing a good job and making a good first variety show impression. His earnestness is adorable as he outlines the mission for the boys, whose eyes glaze in admiration at the mention that they're a team.

HA—their shirts have an awesome photo of Woo-sung on them. That's both hilarious and fantastic. All three of them break out in dance (So Cute) and Haha and Kwang-soo jokingly bicker over who gets to be Woo-sung's fanclub prez. Hahaha.

When Kwang-soo figures that Woo-sung will act according to their bidding today, the sunbae corrects him from his chair—no, he's doing them a favor by eliminating their castmates. He quickly puts them in their places, informing them of how sensitive he can get.

So Haha and Kwang-soo mull over the elimination order which basically boils down to "Let's eliminate the hyungs who torture us the most last to make them suffer."

They place Jae-suk at the end of the list. As for who gets eliminated first, they simultaneously call out: "Suk-jin!" Ha, these two crack me up.

With nearly three years of nametag rippin' under their belt, the boys give Woo-sung a few pointers on how to easily eliminate someone. Woo-sung's a quick study.

The cast is briefed on the current situation when they arrive at the SBS building. They all gape at the daunting task of searching for over a hundred cameras and over the haunting idea that they have no idea who will be eliminated first by the mysterious hunter.

The countdown to the start of the mission begins and while the cast rallies together, Haha proposes that they celebrate at Woo-sung's house if they win. Woo-sung: "You like visiting other people's houses, don't you?" Newlywed and soon-to-be father Haha nods.

As soon as the whistle blows, Woo-sung and Kwang-soo head out as Haha keeps a watchful eye out for Suk-jin, their first target. The cast is off to a good start when they discover two cameras right away. Only 106 more to go!

Keeping track of all the cameras is a difficult and confusing task for Haha. Not only that, the cast is quick to discover the hidden cameras within a few minutes (bringing the count to 100) and Suk-jin is nowhere in view.

That is, until he's spotted on the 22nd floor and Woo-sung races up there once he gets word. There's no time to figure out a strategy in the elevator, and before we know it, we're already down to 88.

At least Woo-sung spots Suk-jin as soon as he gets off, and Suk-jin darts at the sight of him. But Woo-sung is lightning fast as he gives chase down the row of cubicles and eliminates Suk-jin in a blink of an eye.

The cast grows increasingly nervous as they search the building since they don't know who the next target is. They wonder what the order might be, and Gary guesses: "Is it by age?" Jae-suk: "Then I'd be next…"

We know that Ji-hyo is next on the list, and Woo-sung takes to the stairs. The frightening sound of the bell echoes up the stairwell and Hyo-joo whimpers in fear.

Meanwhile, the Ace is spotted on the sixth floor and she makes sure to check her surroundings as she turns off the cameras. Time is of the essence but Kwang-soo's presence is more of a burden than help, and Woo-sung sends him away to run down the stairwell on his own.

Then at Haha's impatience that they have to nab Ji-hyo soon, Woo-sung hangs up on him. Haha: "What kind of assassin is he?" A hitman who turns the corner to eliminate an utterly shocked Ji-hyo from the game.

Elsewhere, the cast is a bundle of nerves, unaware that Gary is the next target. Hyo-joo claims that she heard Kwang-soo's voice along with the bells earlier.

Gary tells her that they can't trust anyone. Then she instinctively jumps when he suddenly pretends to hide to lighten the mood.

Woo-sung gives Jae-suk a fright when he comes tearing down the hall. He corners Jae-suk and starts lying about how he was instructed to employ a spy to help him, and that's Jae-suk. It's utter rubbish of course, but I'm getting the sense that you'll do just fine in varietyland.

He goes into great detail with Jae-suk, who's flabbergasted by Woo-sung's sincere delivery. Woah, and Woo-sung is already sweating from all the running. However when they part way, Jae-suk correctly deduces that Woo-sung's explanation makes no sense.

In fact, if Woo-sung let him go free, that means it's not his turn to be eliminated yet. So he freely carries on his original mission to turn off the cameras.

Now forty cameras are out of commission which brings the count to 68. As soon as Haha spots Gary onscreen, two more cameras are turned off.

Thanks to Kwang-soo's tip-off, Woo-sung heads down to the first floor. In the elevator, he says: "I'm usually an impatient person, but this is most impatient I've ever felt!"

When Kwang-soo arrives first to stall for time, Hyo-joo asks him about his t-shirt. Um, he's now part of Woo-sung's fanclub? Once Woo-sung is gets off the elevator, all it takes is a few seconds for Woo-sung to swiftly eliminate Gary.

He immediately heads off in search for Hyo-joo (Caption: But Junho's next on the list…) as Kwang-soo trails behind. He manages to catch her, but when he gives a similar spiel he previously gave Jae-suk with those same sincere eyes, Kwang-soo comments: "You think she's going to fall for that?"

Woo-sung gives Jae-suk the second surprised fright of the night when he silently emerges from the elevator. By now Jae-suk doesn't believe a word Woo-sung says about the whole "You're my spy and so is Hyo-joo" scenario, but he pretends to plays along.

Jae-suk listens closely as Woo-sung continues in his sincere and gentle voice about the next targets (Junho and Jong-kook, respectively). He remarks: "Aren't you a bit too serious for a variety show?" Woo-sung: "Sorry." Ha.

But before Woo-sung sends Jae-suk off, he tells him: "Oh, and stop turning off all the cameras." Jae-suk tries to lie that he's only turned off a couple, but Woo-sung knows better, and he retorts: "My eyes are surveillance cameras!" Hahaha.

Woo-sung pays a visit to jail to properly greet the eliminated members. Then he feeds them lies about the reasons why Haha and Kwang-soo placed them on top of the list. Like how Ji-hyo ignores them and Gary takes no interest in them.

I love that he's so casual in his delivery that he could possibly say anything, and the cast might be momentarily fooled into believing him. It effectively plants a seed of doubt, and when he leaves, the jailed members fume over the words.

Meanwhile, our next target, Junho, has been pretty sharp at discovering the hidden cameras. Once he's spotted, Haha immediately relays the info to a sweaty Woo-sung, who can barely catch his breath.

Are you… going to continue to search for them shirtless? Mmm. But alas, he keeps his jacket on and tells Haha that he can keep the shirt. Haha looks ecstatic.

With 30 cameras remaining, Woo-sung races down to the ninth floor to find Junho. He gives chase until Junho hits a dead-end and eliminates him.

Jong-kook is next on the list and Woo-sung does his best to remain unseen, though the dangling bell gives away his presence. Jong-kook is the only one who is still in the dark about who their hunter is, and he can barely register Woo-sung's name before he appears.

Woo-sung gives chase but loses him. All we can hear as Jong-kook runs away is: "Hyung, I'm a fan!"

But Kwang-soo is on Jong-kook's tail and keeps Woo-sung updated on their target's whereabouts. After Jong-kook is eliminated, Jae-suk muses to himself about how Haha and Kwang-soo wants to do him in.

There are just eleven cameras remaining when Jae-suk overhears Haha's voice in the vicinity. So Jae-suk walks right into the surveillance room and scolds Haha with the Death Note notebook.

A tiny ear-pinch is enough for Haha to give away Kwang-soo's position. He ushers his hyung out of the room and reveals that Jae-suk is indeed last on the list.

But Jae-suk has noticed some cameras on the roof via the monitors, and he heads up to turn them off. And then there were nine.

There's not much Haha can do as he watches the tiny squares turn black. Six… then five… four left now. He lists off where the remaining cameras are now, completely unaware that Jae-suk has overheard him from just outside the door.

With that knowledge, he turns off one more while Hyo-joo does the same on a different floor. Two cameras left…

Then Jae-suk looks directly into the camera before he turns another one off. Now only the lone camera on the 21st floor remains…

Woo-sung is thoroughly annoyed now, and when he runs into Jae-suk once more, he issues the warning: "Don't get yourself caught."

Jae-suk sets off in search for the final camera and guesses that he's on the right track when he spots Haha on the 21st floor. As he looks around, Haha tries to get through to Woo-sung, who isn't picking up. But Jae-suk discovers the very last camera anyway.

Now it's an even playing field, and as Jae-suk confirms the final order with the staff, Woo-sung shows up on the 21st floor. A warning sound tips them off and they run down the stairs to keep Hyo-joo safe.

Thus, Woo-sung is unable to do a thing when he runs into Jae-suk, who tries to lead him far away from Hyo-joo's hiding place. So Woo-sung makes a run for it.

They lock Haha in a room (who asks to be left with at least a VJ, ha) before they strategize what to do next. Jae-suk proposes he'll take Woo-sung on while she remains hidden until the opportune time.

So they implement that plan when they find Woo-sung on the thirteenth floor. Jae-suk tries to keep Woo-sung talking as Hyo-joo gets into position.

But Woo-sung takes another opportunity to make a run for it, slamming through the doors to the stairwell. To this, Jae-suk is like, He could have just pushed on the bar instead!

After a failed attempt to sneak up on Woo-sung, he spots Hyo-joo hiding around the corner. The two manage to hold him down, but it's Woo-sung who gains the upper hand, sending them both to the ground.

But both of them reach for Woo-sung's nametag… and tear it off before collapsing onto the ground again, exhausted.

When everyone gathers together again, Jae-suk remarks about his winning streak whenever the final mission takes place in the SBS building. He stands side-by-side by Woo-sung and well, there's a difference there all right.

Yay! The preview tells us that we'll see Woo-sung again next week. I consider *that* a win.

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