Actor Cha Woo-min captured the small screen by unleashing his contrasting charms as the ‘Mangwon-dong social butterfly’ and an ‘owner of five pets.’
According to Nielsen Korea on the 24th, the previous day’s broadcast of MBC’s ‘I Live Alone’ recorded a household viewership rating of 4.9% in the metropolitan area, claiming the No. 1 throne among Friday entertainment programs. The 2054 viewership rating also ranked first overall for Friday entertainment at 3.0%.
In particular, the ‘best one minute,’ which surged to a peak rating of 6.2%, was the scene where Cha Woo-min went for a walk in the alleys of Mangwon-dong holding chicken breast and boiled potatoes. He warmly greeted neighbors and friends encountered in every alley, displaying his exceptional ‘love for Mangwon-dong’ and social butterfly aspect.
Marking his 7th year of living alone, Cha Woo-min’s ‘Woo-min House’ was a pure reflection of his tastes. Along with various hobby equipment for running, cycling, cooking, and reading, it was filled with five family members (five pets) he loves: companion cats ‘Sen’ and ‘Haku’, companion snake ‘Maku’, companion lizard ‘Creamy’, and companion hermit crab ‘Leri’. Cha Woo-min, who has been interested in animals since middle school, expressed a heavy sense of responsibility, stating, “I welcomed them when I could take responsibility myself.”
Cha Woo-min then revealed that he gained 13kg in 6 months, displaying his overwhelming physique as the ‘Mangwon giant’ and his thorough workout routine, drawing cheers from the Rainbow members. Furthermore, he showed off unexpected cooking skills by making pork belly boiled pork and Gyeongsang-do style spicy beef and radish soup after shopping at the Mangwon Market, drawing enthusiastic empathy and applause from Kim Shin-young and Ryu Hye-young, who share his hometown. He added warmth by sharing his deep inner thoughts, saying, “Living alone is a process of growing up to take responsibility.”>
Meanwhile, the broadcast also depicted Code Kunst and Lee Sun-min’s ‘Mountain Health Club’ tour and ‘bulking bromance,’ bringing laughter. Code Kunst expressed his touching sentiments about Lee Sun-min’s gift of stir-fried pork and braised quail eggs in soy sauce, saying, “If I had an older brother, it would feel like this.”>
Next week’s broadcast previewed ‘Dongducheon Natural Man’ Kim Min’s appearance at a sports day and Kian84’s Jeju Island daily life celebrating his 43rd birthday.
