Hangout with Yoo (Korean: 놀면 뭐하니?; MR: Nolmyŏn Mwohani?; lit. How Do You Play?) is a South Korean reality show/program on MBC. It airs on MBC starting from July 27, 2019 on Saturdays at 18:30 (KST).[1]
This is a show that was started in order to find out what Yoo Jae-suk would be doing during his days off. Subsequently, the show showcases Yoo taking on various projects, with him taking on various secondary roles. Recently, all projects that would have to be done outdoors will have to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, and be changed to indoor projects.
Segments[]
(Only segments that last at least three episodes will be listed here)
Camera Relay: PD Kim Tae-ho will first pass the camera to Yoo and from there the camera relay continues by passing to the next celebrity until the camera's storage is full. Different celebrities will be using the camera to record what they will be doing during their days off.[2][3]
Yoo-plash: Yoo, as Yoo-go Starr, learns to play the drums. He is taught to play a drum beat, and this beat sample he played would then be spread out to various singer-songwriters and producers to further work on it, adding accompaniment by accompaniment as the relay goes on until a complete song is produced. This segment showcases the producing of numerous songs, which began from the drum sample, and eventually the drum recital where Yoo performs the songs together with the artists involved.
Bbong For Yoo: Yoo debuts as a trot singer under the stage name Yoo San-seul (유산슬). This segment showcases all the activities he had taken part as a rookie trot singer.
Life Ramyeon: Yoo, as YooRaSek, handles a ramyeon restaurant, serving ramyeon that he cooked to celebrities, while sharing heart-to-heart talks.
Indoor Concert: Yoo, as Yoo Sam, goes to recruit various acts and then host an indoor concert, without any audience. This project was initiated at the last minute due to the current 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea.
Chicken Doctor Yoo: Yoo, as Chicken Doctor Yoo, makes Korean fried chicken, the reason being many shops selling it have been shutting down due to the current 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea. A continuation of this project, named Saturday Saturday Chicken, was done, as Yoo and several celebrities work together to operate a fried chicken drive-through for only 100 cars.
Summer X Dance X Yoo Jae-suk (later named SSAK3): Yoo, taking the stage name U-Doragon, forms a co-ed trio SSAK3 (싹쓰리) with Lee Hyo-ri and Rain, and the trio made their debut on July 25, 2020.[4] This project was done due to ballads dominating the music charts even in the summer, which PD Kim Tae-ho thought to be not the usual as the past, when upbeat dance songs (typically by co-ed groups) were popular in the season.[5]
Refund Sisters: Yoo, as Jimmy Yoo, becomes the producer of the special 4-member girl group Refund Sisters (환불 원정대), who made their debut on October 10. This is a spin-off from Lee Hyo-ri naming Uhm Jung-hwa, Jessi and Hwasa (Mamamoo) as the members she want in her dream girl group during the SSAK3 segment.
H&H Corporation: H&H stands for "Heart & Heart". Yoo, as Yoo Pang, together with Kim Jong-min and Defconn, picks several stories from people who want to show their hearts, but find it difficult to speak out, to their intended recipients. He then contacts, either through video call or visiting personally, and deliver these stories in place of the senders to these intended recipients.
Winter Songs Resurrection Plan: Yoo plans to find songs with the feeling of winter, and invite artists to recreate performances of the songs live for the special. The reason is that for some reasons, in this winter season, songs with the winter feeling could not be heard in the streets of Korea.
Variety Investor (later named 2021 Live And Fall Together): Yoo, as Canola Yoo, finds celebrities who have potential to become variety stars, together with Kim Jong-min and Defconn. Eventually, the program "Live And Fall Together", which was hosted by Yoo, returns after 20 years.
MSG Wannabe: Yoo, as Yoo Yaho (who is the twin brother of Jimmy Yoo), finds potential members among male celebrities to produce the male vocal group MSG Wannabe, which is a name parody of vocal trio SG Wannabe. Eventually, the final MSG Wannabe lineup consists of 8 members, and two sub-units are also formed: M.O.M (Jee Seok-jin, KCM, [ko], Parc Jae-jung) and JSDK (Kim Jung-min, Simon Dominic, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Sang-yi).
JMT: Yoo is a director at JMT (Joy & Music Technology) after leaving Infinite Company. This segment is known as the continuation of Infinite Company, which is an unscripted skit that parodied on the lives of office employees, and was one of the more well-known segments of Infinite Challenge.
Acorn Festival: Yoo, Haha and Mijoo formed a project trio Toyote (토요태), a parody of Koyote, after the trio's cover of Freestyle's "Y" received huge responses. The festival focuses on songs that charted very well on Cyworld BGM Chart, and their singers.
On January 12, 2022 MBC announced PD Kim Tae-ho will resign on January 17, 2022.[7] He left MBC after 21 years of ending with 'Acorn Festival' aired on January 15, 2022. PD Park Chang-hoon, who directed Omniscient Interfering View, was selected as Kim Tae-ho's successor.[8]
Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of Hangout with Yoo. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.
^Kim Ga-young (January 27, 2022). "한 식구된 '놀면 뭐하니?' 유재석·정준하·하하·신봉선·미주, 포스터 공개" [A family member said, 'What do you do when you play?' Yoo Jae-seok, Jung Jun-ha, Haha, Shin Bong-seon, and Mi-joo, posters released] (in Korean). Edaily. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Hyun-jung (January 12, 2022). "MBC "김태호 PD, 17일 퇴사" [공식입장]" [MBC "PD Kim Tae-ho resigns on the 17th" [Official position]]. Xports News. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^Baek, Ji-eun (January 12, 2022). "[공식] MBC "김태호PD, 17일 퇴사…'도토페' 마지막 방송"" [[Official] MBC "PD Kim Tae-ho resigns on the 17th... Last broadcast of 'Dotope'"]. Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Naver.
^"2021 올해의 브랜드 대상 수상 기업" [2021 Brand of the Year Grand Prize Winner]. kcforum (in Korean). August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
^Baek Ah-young (September 2, 2021). "놀면 뭐하니?', 제48회 한국방송대상 작품상 수상" [What do you do when you play?', won Best Picture at the 48th Korea Broadcasting Awards]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Naver.
^Gayoung Kim (December 29, 2020). "[2020 MBC 연예대상] 유재석, 이변없는 '대상'…'놀면 뭐하니?' 싹쓸이 [종합]" [[2020 MBC Entertainment Awards] Jae-Seok Yoo,'Grand Prize]. edaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^Baek Seung-hoon (December 17, 2021). "'2021 MBC 연예대상', 올해의 프로그램상·베스트 커플상 후보 누구?" [Who are the nominees for the '2021 MBC Entertainment Awards', Program of the Year Award and Best Couple Award?] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim Myung-mi (December 30, 2021). "[MBC 연예대상]유재석, 2년 연속 대상 "♥나경은 사랑해→故김철민 추모"(종합)" [[MBC Entertainment Awards] Yoo Jae-suk, Grand Prize for 2 consecutive years “♥ I love Na Kyung-eun → Remembrance of the late Kim Chul-min” (Comprehensive)]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
