'Hangout with Yoo': Haha Opens Up About Popularity, Pressure, and His Role in ‘Infinite Challenge’

By Sohee, Kim

Jun 28, 2025

'Hangout with Yoo' Haha Opens Up About Popularity, Pressure, and His Role in ‘Infinite Challenge’



Broadcaster Ha-ha confessed the burden of playing the role of Supporter and the qualification of 'Infinite Challenge'.

MBC entertainment program 'What are you doing when you play?In ', Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Lee
'Hangout with Yoo' Haha Opens Up About Popularity, Pressure, and His Role in ‘Infinite Challenge’
Kyung, Joo Woo-jae is pictured leaving 'Bancas (broadcasting station vacation)' to MBC.

Yoo Jae-suk and Ha-ha, who were looking at MBC gift shops, were happy to find the figure 'Infinite Challenge'. However, unlike Yoo Jae-seok's goods sold out, there are a lot of his goods left, so Haha said, `Why aren't you buying mine. Jae Seok's is sold out, but mine is left," he said, expressing his disappointment.




Yoo Jae-seok responded, "'Buy one of yours'. "Isn't it left because it's not sold?" he responded playfully, and the employee also confirmed that there are a lot left, drawing laughter. When Ha-ha asked "Is Myung-soo's left?" the employee replied "Ha-ha has more left than Myung-soo." Then "Yoo Jae-seok's is sold out, Jung Joon-ha's is sold more than Park Myung-soo's, and Kwang-hee is last." Ha-ha explained, "There are about 100 left."

Haha is "I'm famous, but I'm not popular," he said with a bitter smile.

'Hangout with Yoo' Haha Opens Up About Popularity, Pressure, and His Role in ‘Infinite Challenge’
In the end, Ha-ha visited a mind care center in the broadcasting station and received counseling. He said "I have to caricature or sublimate my heartache or shortcomings in a comical way, but it was funny and fun to have the goods left." I don't think I'm going to die because of this, but I'm so sad to do it.'




He then had such a complex and qualification since the "Infinite Challenge" period. Other people will be happy with the big program, right?' I will, but the share I had to deal with was very burdensome. They weren't just good people, they were geniuses. It was overwhelming and difficult to keep pace with the steps there,' he confessed.

Then "Of course I was grateful, but I knew it. I'm a supporter in it. That's why I'm so jealous of my qualifications", he confessed.

The counselor said "Since the content I created is a job that is evaluated by the public, how someone perceives and responds is something that I cannot handle, so there is fundamentally a lot of anxiety and fear." The comparison is actually positive. Comparing 'How do I grow?' I just need to grow while doing it. Focus on that direction, advised him.




He then sympathized with Ha-ha's role, saying, "From the point of view of me as an office worker, Yoo Jae-seok is a working-level manager, and Ha-ha is acting as the middleman between the upper and lower people with two employees below."

Haha said "Thank you for recognizing" " Anyway, what I'm thankful for is to be the person I need, but I think I found that position well. What I realized in the process is that the program should shine, not that I shine, so that I can play my role in it. "

There have been many changes in 'Nol something', and I don't know what will happen if I go to a four-person system, but I'm worried about my role in the program. "But will it be helpful because I'm famous and not popular?"' I'm going to do it."

In response, the counselor said "Isn't he famous and popular?" and Haha finished the consultation with a smile "There are 100 Goodes left."



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