Five-year suspension of activities Choi Hong-man revealed for the first time at a Jeju restaurant, so he didn't even meet anyone (exhibition)

Oct 05, 2025

Five-year suspension of activities Choi Hong-man revealed for the first time at a Jeju restaurant, so he didn't even meet anyone (exhibition)



'Omniscient View' captured the small screen with comedian Lee Young-ja's special day and Choi Hong-man's unexpected daily life.

In the 367th episode of the MBC entertainment program 'Omniscient Interfere' (hereinafter 'Omniscient Interfere'), which aired on the 4th (Yesterday), Lee Young-ja, who was reborn as a food ingredient manager, and Choi Hong-man, who revealed his daily life for the first time in 20 years, were depicted.

Before Lee Young-ja's daily life, Choi Hong-man's appearance in the studio surprised everyone. Standing 217 centimeters tall, he lifted Hong Hyun-hee and Lee Young-ja one after another, lifted Hong Hyun-hee's feet with one hand, and took out a huge shoe the size of her upper body and quickly turned the interjectors into 'smaller'.




Lee Young-ja then appeared as 'food ingredients manager' to draw attention. She has been collecting data on seasonal ingredients from all over the country and has started opening Yumi Gamaek to help farmers and promote the charm of seasonal ingredients. In particular, Lee Young-ja showed extraordinary enthusiasm by directly airlifted green onions, the main ingredient, from Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do.

On the other hand, satire appeared as a daily part-timer in Yumi Gamak. The satire was surprised by the enormous amount of green onions weighing 100 kilograms, and caused laughter by the difficulty of moving the green onions with Lee Young-ja. On top of that, Lalal's secondary character 'Lee Myung-hwa' made a surprise appearance in front of the two who finished transporting green onions, helping to fire support for the restaurant's opening. Lee Young-ja, who greeted Lee Myung-hwa happily, presented a variety of green onion dishes, including a green onion cream cheese sandwich and green onion tteokbokki, as well as a recipe for green onion kimchi that followed 'Youngja's Chives Kimchi'.

Special guests also attended the "Yumi Gamak" to add to the atmosphere of the Chuseok special. From actor Park Joon-myeon, who is famous for his resemblance, and singer Cho Je-jee, to a mirage and Lee Chang-ho's secondary character 'Lee Taek-jo', they were together. The feast of dishes such as fish cake meat pancakes with seasoned green onions and steamed blue crabs prawns stimulated viewers' mouths, and in particular, green onion tteokbokki was highly praised as it became so popular that requests for 'green onion refill' were flooded. Lee Young-ja's Gamaekjib ended warmly, showing the infinite possibilities of seasonal ingredients.




Five-year suspension of activities Choi Hong-man revealed for the first time at a Jeju restaurant, so he didn't even meet anyone (exhibition)
Next, Choi Hong-man's house, which has been living on Jeju Island for five years, was unveiled for the first time. Choi Hong-man said of his life on Jeju Island "It's been four to five years since he took a break from broadcasting activities. Due to my severe social phobia, I did not meet people well and overcame them by exercising in Jeju Island"He confessed.

The house, which is being used as a temporary accommodation before moving, attracted attention as it was filled with props that showed his cute taste. After waking up at dawn, he surprised everyone by drinking 500mL of bottled water, eating 12 baked eggs and several yogurt as a snack, and taking nutritional supplements one after another.

After getting ready to go out, Choi Hong-man went on an Oreum walk with his high school classmate, manager Bu Sang-hoon. He said, "It's okay to ride a light car because the ceiling is high, so I wear bright clothes on purpose for people who are surprised when taking a walk in the morning." The manager said "I went to school for the first time during the entrance ceremony of the first year of high school, and among hundreds of students, Hongman was the friend who came out of the head."," he said of Choi Hong-man's powerful first impression.




After arriving at the sunrise spot, Choi Hong-man made a warm wish, and after the walk, he continued to eat at a meat noodle restaurant with his manager. He surprised the studio again by eating a big bowl in one hand.

Choi Hong-man learned to make his favorite rice cake two years ago, and turned into a part-timer at a regular Omegi rice cake shop. He carried 12 kilograms of rice cake dough in one hand and made two rice cakes at a time, performing a hundred activities. In addition, his daily life in Jeju gave viewers great satisfaction, such as talking happily with mothers who worked together and making the atmosphere amicable.

According to viewer rating agency Nielsen Korea, the 367th episode of 'Omniscient View' topped all programs aired at the same time with a 1.7% viewer rating, a key indicator of channel competitiveness. In particular, after the last guest Lee Taek-jo appeared, the scene of Lee Young-ja grilling shrimp on the crab pot lid to mark the opening ceremony soared to a maximum viewer rating of 4.4% per minute, giving the viewers the pleasure of watching the small screen.

In next week's broadcast, Choi Hong-man's daily life in Jeju continues. As he is active, he reveals his daily life of focusing on preparing for the game and the long-distance flirting that continues between Jeju and Seoul, heralding Jeju's life with added excitement. In addition, chef Cho Seo-hyung, who made an impression with his grandmother's taste in the popular entertainment show 「Black and White Cook」, will appear. Chef Cho will unveil the house and prospective groom for the first time, and will present dishes that stimulate the five senses at the newly opened Korean Dining 2nd restaurant.

MBC entertainment program 『Omniscient Interfere』 airs every Saturday night at 11:10 p.m.



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