Korean Wave's Otaku Artist

  Infinite Challenge is now a relatively popular show in the variety world. Although it still has a long way to go before reaching its current status, its influence on the variety world is already beginning to emerge. After agent Kim Soo-hyun's 3-hour mental construction, Yoon Hyun finally decided to fulfill his duties and received his first notice from Infinite Challenge: he needs to clear at least two days of his schedule. Because his first recording for Infinite Challenge was an overseas trip.

  So Yun Xian reluctantly spent two days filming on the set of "Coffee Prince 1st Shop" and then took leave from the director, screenwriter, and co-star Yoon Eun-hye before embarking on his first journey to Infinite Challenge.

  "Hello, I'm PD Kim Tae-ho of Infinite Challenge." The day before the trip, the Infinite Challenge crew arrived at Yoon Hyun's house. "This is your exclusive PD Kim Tae-hee in Infinite Challenge," said Kim Tae-ho, introducing a woman standing next to him to Yoon Hyun.

  "Hello, Kim Tae Hee... x" Yoon Hyun felt a bit awkward, putting the girl in front of him together with his own sister Tae Hee... it was a bit discordant.

  "Hello, Yun Hyun, please give me more advice." This Kim Tae-hee PD is still very polite to Yun Hyun.

  "We came here today just to film a scene of you receiving the mission and preparing to depart." Kim Tae-ho gestured towards the camera at Yoon Hyun.

  Yin Xian was stunned for a moment, only to discover that the camera had been on all along. He could only make what he thought was a pretty cool expression and waved at the lens.

  Then Yoon Hyun's phone rang.

  Yin Xian answered the phone.

  "Yoon Hyun, please arrive at Incheon International Airport tomorrow morning at 8:00 to prepare for the Infinite Challenge shoot."

  "Oh, okay." Yoon Hyun replied calmly before immediately putting on a fed-up expression and yelling at Kim Tae-ho behind the camera, "I can hear that it's you calling me even without putting my ear to the receiver. Is wasting phone bills fun?"

  The whole audience burst out laughing.

  Kim Tae-ho also praised Yoon Hyun's sense of art.

  Just kidding, Yoon Hyun thought. Haven't eaten pork and haven't seen pigs run? One of the important leisure activities for a former otaku is watching variety shows from all over the world... Can't learn now? And when it comes to spitting bars, these people in the entertainment industry are not comparable to the differences between otakus who have been lurking on forums for years!

  Then a row of people who were taking pictures bid farewell and left Yoon Hyun's house.

  "How come you're still here?" Yoon Hyun looked at Kim Soo-hyun, who had sent off the Infinite Challenge staff with a bow and was now back in the room.

  "Tomorrow at 8, I have to be in Incheon! I need to leave my house by 6! Just thinking about it is exhausting! Since your house has so many rooms, why don't I just stay here instead?" Kim Soo-hyun didn't consider herself an outsider.

  "Isn't it bad for a bachelor and a spinster to be in the same room together?" Yoon Hyun looked at this woman with some chill.

  "What are you afraid of if I'm not?" Kim Soo-hyun carelessly glanced at Yoon Hyun.

  This was Kim Joo-hyun's first time at Yoon Hyun's house, and when she saw that the artist she brought with her was sitting in a huge mansion in Gangnam like a wealthy person, she was completely bewildered. Now her only thought is how to safely and naturally borrow a place to stay from Yoon Hyun. After all, this place compared to her home far away in Namwon... is really too convenient!

  Yoon Hyun looked at Kim Soo-hyun, who seemed to be somewhat mentally unstable, and shook his head silently. "Then you should prepare some clothes, shouldn't you? This time it seems like we're going to the Philippines. Although 2 days isn't a long time, it's a tropical place and you'll still sweat a lot. Aren't you worried about smelling bad?"

  "Th...this..." Kim Soo-yeon was suddenly at a loss for words. Ever since Yoon Hyun found out her birthdate in early September, he had been making references to her star sign all the time. And she indeed had some obsessive-compulsive tendencies and mysophobia...

  "Alright... Looking at Kim Soo-yeon's pitiful appearance, thinking that she had to come all the way from Namyang early in the morning was indeed too far, so he said: "Let's go, I'll drive you back to pick up a few clothes, and you can stay here tonight."

  "Uh... how did you suddenly become so enthusiastic?" Kim Soo-hyun looked at Yoon Hyun with caution.

  Yin Xian was speechless for a moment, then said: "Isn't this because I pity you...... Alright, wait a minute."

  Then dialed a phone call.

  "Hey, Ji Xian, what are you busy with? What's your plan for tonight? It's like this, I have an early announcement tomorrow morning, and my agent wants to stay over at my place tonight. You know, it's just the two of us... Ah, yeah, that's why I thought of you... Yeah, Ji Xian, help me out. Otherwise, Kim Soo-hyun would have to rush over from Namyang early tomorrow morning... Yeah, or should I get her to call you?... No way, because I think Bae Suzy might not agree... Alright, thanks!" Then Yoon Hyun hung up the phone and said to Kim Soo-hyun: "Alright, Ji Xian is coming over to stay with you tonight. You can thank her properly later."

  Then he drove his own car and took Kim Joo-hyun with him towards her home.

  From Jiangnan to Nanyang, Yin Xian drove for nearly 40 minutes, and I really felt a bit sorry for her having to take the long-distance bus to work every early morning.

  Kim Soo-hyun got off the car and went upstairs. In just a moment, she appeared at the entrance of the corridor with a large box in her hand.

  "Hey, it's just an overnight stay plus two days in the Philippines, what's the big deal?" Yun Xian said with some resentment.

  "Just leave some stuff at your place, just in case." Kim Joo-hyun replied vaguely.

  Although he was a bit dissatisfied with Kim Soo-yeon's self-willedness, Yoon Hyun still got off the car to help put Kim Soo-yeon's luggage in the car and then drove back to Gangnam.

  However, when Lee Ji-hyun got on the car and saw Kim Soo-yeon's large box, his gaze towards Yoon Hyun completely changed.

  Although Kim Soo-yeon kept explaining, Lee Ji-hyun still insisted on going back to the dormitory and dragging Chun Baeul along.

  The whole atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward.

  "What's going on?" Quan Bao Lan, who was pulled into the car in a daze, obviously still didn't understand what was happening.

  "It's just that my agent was going to stay overnight at my place, and then took a bunch of things, which were seen by Ji-hyun, she thought I had an unclear relationship with the agent, and then insisted on dragging you in..."

  Quan Bao Lan was speechless.

  What was originally a one-person room suddenly had three more people added to it, making Yoon Hyun's home instantly lively.

  Especially on the double bed in the guest room, three girls need to sleep together, which is especially embarrassing.

  So embarrassing that even Full Blue wanted to run away. But under Li Zhi Xian's suppression, they reluctantly boarded the pirate ship with tears in their eyes.

  The story was actually far from being so romantic or exciting, and a quiet night just passed by.

  Although Jeon Bae-soo and Lee Ji-hyun constantly scolded Yun Hyun's behavior, they didn't really make things difficult for him, and he still slept peacefully with Kim Soo-young on the same bed.

  As for whether or not they said anything in a whisper or shared some little secret, that's something only Yin Xian wouldn't know...

  The next morning, Yoon Hyun got out of bed before 5 o'clock, ran a lap around the building as usual, and then went home to make some simple breakfast. It was almost six when Kim Soo-hyun finally came out of the bedroom wearing tight sleepwear, dragging her tired body.

  Yoon Hyun swore he had never realized his assistant had such a great figure.

  But with his otaku properties acting up, he didn't even dare to take a second glance, and simply took his own breakfast back to his bedroom.

  About ten minutes later, Yoon Hyun finished breakfast and came out of the bedroom. Kim Soo-yeon was already ready to go. However, the red color on her face that had not completely faded showed that she must have gone through a very intense mental struggle just before.

  Jeon Bora and Lee Ji-hyun were still sleeping, so Yoon Hyun left a note on the dining table and followed Kim Soo-hyun out the door, getting on the just-arrived van to head to Incheon Airport together.

  Maybe because of good luck, it was almost a smooth ride all the way, and the car arrived at Incheon Airport, just after 7 o'clock.

  After contacting the PD of the program team, Yoon Hyun found the program team that had already gathered together.

  "Everyone has worked hard!" Yoon Hyun bowed to the photographers and PDs who were already well-prepared.

  "Yoon Hyun has arrived very early!" PD Kim Tae-ho greeted Yoon Hyun with a big smile.

  "You came earlier, thank you for your hard work." Yoon Hyun replied politely.

  "Well, actually... you can go rest over there for now," Kim Tae-ho saw Yoon Hyun's politeness and seemed to be... slightly moved? "The others might take a while to arrive."

  Yoon Hyun glanced at the camera that had already lit up and smiled as he shook his head, saying, "No need to, I'm resting well."

  "Didn't you feel nervous because it's your first time on Infinite Challenge?" Kim Tae-ho asked.

  "There's a bit of tension, but it's not enough to keep me awake." Yoon Hyun smiled and suddenly became mischievous, with a concerned expression he said to the manager who was standing behind the camera and still looked sleepy: "Su-yeon, why don't you go take another nap?"

  As soon as Yoon Hyun's voice fell, he found that at least two cameras were put into operation immediately: one aimed at himself and the other at his agent. He couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for the cameramen. This must be very sensitive cameraman to achieve this!

  Kim Soo-hyun listened to Yoon Hyun mention himself, and in a daze, he didn't even realize there was a camera filming him. He hurriedly waved his hand at Yoon Hyun and pointed to the cameraman in front of Kim Tae-ho, indicating that they were being filmed.

  Yoon Hyun-jae shook his head as if pretending to be foolish, pointing to an empty chair next to him and saying to Kim Soo-hyun, "Go sit for a while. It's going to be tiring today."

  Kim Tae-ho couldn't help but say: "Yoon Hyun is really gentle with girls!"

  Yoon Hyun nodded and said, "That's because you haven't seen my agent when he hasn't had enough sleep and gets angry."

  Then came a burst of hearty laughter.

  As a result, naturally, Kim Joo-hyun shot Yoon Hyun a "remember this" threatening glare.

  Yoon Hyun didn't have to wait long before the first guest arrived. The first one to arrive was Liu Zai Shi, also known as the host of Infinite Challenge and a national celebrity.

  "Hello, Senior Liu Zaishi!" Yin Xian proactively went forward to greet him while Liu Zaishi was still some distance away and bowed deeply with a 90-degree bow.

  "Yoon Hyun, hello! Welcome to Infinite Challenge!" Liu Zai Shi said with a big smile on his face.

  As a veteran in the entertainment industry who has been through thick and thin for over a decade, Liu Zai Shi's humble personality has made him one of the few artists in Korea's entertainment circle known as "no controversy".

  "This is my first time appearing on a variety show like this, so I hope the seniors will take care of me." Yoon Hyun bowed again at a 90-degree angle.

  "No need to be so polite. Just call me Shi Ge from now on." Liu Zhishen patted Yin Xian's shoulder very affectionately. "The 'Infinite Challenge' program is different from many variety shows in the past, you have to prepare yourself for a tough time!"

  "Is PD Kim Tae-ho still here? Is the program really okay?" Yoon Hyun noticed a camera still recording on one side, so he also cooperated and said.

  "Ah, his reputation among us has thoroughly gone bad! Gone bad!" Liu Zaishi exaggeratedly waved his hand.

  "So infinite challenge is PD's challenge, right?" Yoon Hyun seemed to have grasped the essence of the program.

  "Yoon Hyun indeed lives up to being a top student from Seoul University, finding the essence of Infinite Challenge with just a few words." Liu Zai Shi nodded in great approval.

  "Isn't it a challenge for PD?" Kim Tae-ho, the PD behind the camera, finally couldn't help but interrupt.

  "When one person issues a challenge to another, isn't it that the challenger says what they're going to do and then the one being challenged agrees to do so?" Yin Xian said with a straight face.

  "Yoon Hyun-ah, it would have been great if you had come to Infinite Challenge earlier!" Liu Zai Shi said while applauding Yoon Hyun-ah's question.

  Just as Yoo Jae-suk and Yoon Hyun-ji were chatting, Jung Joon-ha and Jeong Hyeong-don also arrived almost at the same time.

  Yoon Hyun bowed to the duo, nicknamed "Big Fat" and "Little Fat", just as he had done for Liu Zai Shi.

  Just as Yin Xian hadn't had time to exchange pleasantries with the two, Lu Hongzhe also appeared on the scene, and so Yin Xian again paid his respects to Lu.

  "Yoon Hyun is being too polite, it's making me feel embarrassed." Lu Hongzhe, who was always bullied in the Infinite Challenge team, felt a bit embarrassed when Yoon Hyun bowed to him like that.

  "Yes, Yoon Hyun, you don't have to be so polite! Infinite Challenge is a program that's notorious for not respecting age or seniority. If you're too polite, don't come crying when your dad bullies you later." It was clear that Jung Hwan had a good impression of Yoon Hyun, and he took the initiative to start talking to him.

  "Is Park Myung-soo senior that scary?" Yoon Hyun, although he watched a few episodes of Infinite Challenge as a supplement last night, and added some impressions of Infinite Challenge in his previous life memories, still can't form a clear impression of each person's personality.

  "Devil, devil!" As a victim of frequent bullying, Zheng Junhe's resentment ran deep, "From inside to outside, from top to bottom, from front to back, it's all just a devil!"

  "I think I just heard someone badmouthing me!" Park Min-soo's voice suddenly rang out from behind a group of photographers.

  Zheng Junhe was startled.

  Only Park Myung-soo was standing there with a furious face, pointing at Jung Joon-ha and ready to scold him.

  Yoon Hyun didn't care about all that and hurriedly went forward to greet Park Myung-soo.

  It's probably because he was just attacked, so Park Myung-soo rarely showed a warm and friendly side, gently patting Yoon Hyun's back, saying a few comforting words, and then taking a photo with Yoon Hyun in the direction of his agent.

  "Wow! Mingxiu, have you opened a new store again? Are you going to get Yoon Hyun to do free advertising for you?" Liu Zaishi quipped with experience.

  What followed was naturally a mess.

  Afterwards, hh also arrived. However, his spirit was not particularly good due to the issue of age, as he faced the predicament of being forced to serve in the military soon, with the latest time point being next March. So, unless he appeared on camera, hh's recent mental state has not been particularly good, such as today when he accidentally broke the thread while adjusting his clothes after putting it on...

  Everyone was present, so Kim Tae-ho signaled for everyone to get ready to record the opening of this special episode.

  “3,2,1，！”

  Amidst cheers and applause, the recording of the opening ceremony began.

  "Ah! Incheon ah!" Jeong Hyeong-don struggled to assert his presence.

  "Hurray! We're going abroad!" He was completely different from his lackluster state just now, and he looked extremely excited.

  "Where are we going?" Liu Zai Shi, as the host, controlled the rhythm well.

  PD Kim Tae-ho said in a voiceover: "This time our program team rented a small island in the Philippines."

  "Wow! Philippines!"

  "Private Island!"

  Villa! Yacht! Sunshine beach!

  Luxury vacation!

  Everyone cheered enthusiastically.

  Looking at this scene, Yoon Hyun, who was sitting in the nanny car on the side and had not yet appeared, raised an eyebrow with some unexpected surprise.

  This atmosphere doesn't feel right...... Is this show really so friendly?

  Wait... Renting an island...

  Yin Xian's mind suddenly flashed with some information about Infinite Challenge, and he didn't know how three big characters suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

  No Man's Island

  A cold sweat trickled down Yun Hyun's back.

  Sitting next to him, Kim Soo-hyun, who was still arguing with Yoon Hyun, found that Yoon Hyun suddenly became stiff and asked worriedly: "Yoon Hyun, what's wrong?"

  "Nothing... nothing..." Yoon Hyun-soo suppressed the panic in his heart and spoke to Kim Soo-hyun in as calm a tone as possible: "Before we board the plane, remember to buy some snacks like cookies and candies at the convenience store in the airport."

  "Hey, although this is your first time abroad, you don't have to be so scared." Kim Soo-yeon found Yoon Hyun's behavior somewhat puzzling.

  "Listen to me and you'll understand." Yoon Hyun stopped talking because the introduction being recorded outside had reached him.

  After a flurry of excitement and commotion, Liu Zhi finally restored order and then asked PD: "How come you suddenly thought of inviting us on vacation?"

  "Ah! I know! Because there are new members of the Big Trend joining us!" Lu Hongzhe, who was beside him, received PD's instructions and continued to speak.

  "What's so great about it? Can you be more arrogant than me?" Park Myung-soo scoffed.

  "Ah, our new member, please come on stage!" Liu Zai Shi shouted loudly at the nanny car where Yin Xian was sitting.

  At this time, Yoon Hyun was nagging Kim Soo-yeon to buy things according to his own requirements. Hearing the call, he broke off the conversation and opened the door of the minivan, getting out.

  "Oh! Yun Xian!" Huihui suddenly shouted loudly.

  "La la la, la la la, h~" Zheng Junhe sang straightforwardly.

  Yoon Hyun bowed and ran with a smile on his face among several people.

  "Yin Xian ah!" Liu Zai Shi pulled Yin Xian to his side and started hosting: "Welcome to join our Infinite Challenge!"

  "Thank you everyone, thank you Shi Ge." Yin Xian smiled and replied.

  "Yoon Hyun-ah, welcome! You've given us a luxurious vacation just by coming!" said Jung Joon-hyung.

  "Ah, Yoon Hyun-ah, now that you've joined our Infinite Challenge, shouldn't you understand your position here?" Park Myung-soo still had a very sharp tongue.

  "I will closely unite around the team with Liu Zaishi as the core." Yin Xian nodded and bowed to Liu Zaishi in a flattering manner.

  "What! Don't you know that I am the core of this entire team?!" Park Myung-soo said in anger.

  "Being the second-in-command is just being the second-in-command. Besides, I think I may also stand in the position of second-in-command in the future." Yoon Hyun looked down at Park Myung-soo with a slightly disdainful expression.

  Park Myung-soo's hair stood on end: "Ah, this is war! War!"

  "Let's talk about war after I finish my vacation!" Yoon Hyun calmly brushed off the angry Park Myung-soo and walked to the farthest edge, after all, whether it was seniority or age, he was the youngest.

  The opening was almost over, and a group of people boarded the plane bound for Manila.

  Before boarding, under Kim Soo-hyun's murderous gaze, Yoon Hyun-seung stuffed a few compressed biscuits and a pack of sugar into the suitcase that Kim Soo-hyun was carrying.

  When the plane landed in Manila, the group first complained about how unknown they were to the empty arrival channel. Then, the 7 people were asked to take a crowded small car, saying it was heading to their destination.

  "Isn't our broker coming with us?" Yun Hyun asked cautiously.

  "The brokers will go afterwards." PD's words were stiff, but Yoon Hyun smelled a hint of conspiracy.

  "Su-yeon, give me the food I just told you to buy." Yoon Hyun said to Kim Su-yeon during a break in filming.

  "Yin Xian, what are you going to do with these?" Kim Soo-hyun still couldn't understand.

  "Just give it to me. I'm hungry and was going to eat something." Yoon Hyun said with a sly smile.

  Then a big bag of food was quietly taken onto the car by Yoon Hyun.

  On the plane, a group of people still had to put on some acts, such as showing off their excitement, or making fun of Zheng Junhe for wearing a suit and leather shoes with a dress shirt on the plane, and then changing into shorts and short pants after getting off the plane.

  And so on.

  Then everyone fell into silence.

  Nothing else, it's just too hot.

  Yin Xian was eating as if it had nothing to do with him, stuffing his mouth with food until he was almost bursting, and still shoveling more in.

  "Yoon Hyun-ah, what are you doing? Do you think we're taking advantage of you with the Infinite Challenge?" Liu Zai Shi couldn't help but look at her with some displeasure.

  "There's nothing, I'm just a bit nervous and starving, so I've been eating nonstop to distract myself." Then, facing the camera that had been rolling continuously, she made a pitiful expression and said: "I think the audience will sympathize with me too."

  Liu Zai Shi shook his head slightly in a somewhat helpless manner.

  After sitting in the car for more than an hour, we finally arrived at our next destination, a small airport.

  "What? We're still going to take this plane that's already 40 years old?" Everyone was speechless when they faced a small and outdated plane.

  "For vacation, we are quite hardworking too." Yin Xian sighed.

  "How long will the plane be flying?" Liu Zai Shi couldn't help but ask.

  "About an hour."

  Then, amidst the murmurs of discontent from the crowd, he boarded a small plane again...

  After a bumpy flight of several hours, the small plane finally landed at a small airport. Yoon Hyun had eaten all the food he had brought with him by then.

  Now he feels a bit nauseous when eating anything.

  Just when everyone thought that after 6 hours of bumping they had finally arrived at their destination, a bad news came: to go to the target island, they still need to take a boat...

  A feeling of unease gradually rose in everyone's hearts.

  As the ship drew closer and closer to the small island that was their destination, a sense of despair spread through the crowd.

  "What about the villa?"

  In a desperate cry, a group of 7 people were "thrown" onto the sandy beach of a deserted island.

  The production team behind "Deserted Island" finally revealed the true identity of this special episode: Survival on a Deserted Island.