Double Date with ATEEZ, Episode 4: Dreamy Day

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(Written August 31, 2025)

We are back with ATEEZ!  Four of them are taking us paragliding and amusement park riding today.  Two of them are still night fishing, and we never figured out where Hongjoong and Wooyoung are headed.  Tumblr users have informed me that there’s no age restriction on ATEEZ concerts and that they’ve even seen toddlers at the shows.  You’re now up to speed.  Let’s do this!

I’ve mentioned in my other show recaps that I’m new to K-pop.  I became a K-pop fan about two years ago, and as we open the show with our night fishermen Jongho and Yeosang talking about how much they love ATINY, I’m having a K-pop epiphany.  A popiphany, if you will.  I’ve always thought it was cute that K-pop groups not only had fan group names but talked about them like they were a person, an actual loved one.  But listening to Jongho and Yeosang now, I’m starting to realize more about what that bond is.  If you have taken the name ATINY, then ATEEZ is talking about you when they talk about how much they love ATINY, and how grateful they are to ATINY, and how they can’t wait to see ATINY again.  To an actual ATINY, it might seem like they’re not just referring to their fan base.  It might seem like they are referring to you personally.

This might explain why some K-pop fans lose their minds when their favorite idols are caught dating.  If you call yourself Monbebe and start reading rumors that Minhyuk might have a girlfriend, it might actually feel like your boyfriend is cheating on you.  The motivation to threaten and harass is not all all justified, but I’m starting to understand the motivation.   Giving your fan base a unifying name is a great way to bring those fans together, but the downside is that some unwell fans see it as a parasocial relationship.

By the way, I didn’t just pull that Minhyuk example out of thin air.  About three months ago, he was rumored to have a girlfriend, and instead of being happy that a 31 year-old man might be finding a real human connection in the chaos of show business, the poor guy had to go on Bubble and write an apology that included sentences like, “I believe I deserve the criticism and blame from Monbebe for the things I did wrong.  I’m really sorry for making your hearts ache.” 

Oof.  I didn’t mean to start on such a downer.  To lighten things up, here’s a screenshot from a YouTube video of Wooyoung and Yeosang playing with a baby named Yuchan.

Feeling better?  Okay!  Back to our dates.  Jongho and Yeosang get a Hidden Ask question on their phones.  It’s the one Wooyang and Hongjoong were talking about last week.  “What is a trophy or honor that you want the most?”

Yeosang says being in ATEEZ is already his best honor.  His only goal is for them to rise higher in the industry, leaving a legacy that all music fans will remember.  Meanwhile, the ever-practical Jongho’s goal is for everyone to stay healthy.  That goal is about to be challenged by his bandmates Yunho and Mingi, who are about to jump off a mountain with selfie sticks. 

We cut to our paragliding team, still waiting for the wind to die down.  They’re pondering the Hidden Ask question, and Yunho echoes Hongjoong’s desire for a Grammy.  He also wants to stay in ATEEZ until he’s eighty and be remembered as someone who was chill, loved, and true to himself.     

Now over to San and Seonghwa.  We’re rewinding a bit – when we left them, they were at the amusement park, but now we go back to them still getting there.  As they drive their open-top convertible through the city streets at night, people are starting to notice.  I’m surprised no one tries to jump into their car at a stop light.

“Do they still sell churros at the amusement park?” asks Seonghwa. 

“Of course.  I need at least two,” San replies. 

I’d like to remind our viewing audience that these boys have just finished a 52,000-course gourmet meal that was mostly beef.  

Back to our paragliders.  They get another Hidden Ask about a day they felt so exhausted, they thought they might collapse.  Given Mingi’s ability to nap at will, I can imagine he stays pretty well-rested. 

Yunho remembers the physical toll of performing at Morocco’s Mawazine Music Festival in 2024.  COVID had forced the festival to close for three years, and not only did ATEEZ help bring it back, they were also the first K-pop group ever to perform there.  Yunho also says that some group members passed out during their Summer Sonic performance in Japan that same year.  They played both festivals on outdoor stages in scorching heat.  Yet both Mingi and Yunho agree that the mental stresses are worse than the physical ones.

Back to Jongho and Yeosang.  They’re still enjoying their dinner by the lake, giving us ASMR slurping.  

They discuss the question from last week about a moment that they couldn’t avoid, so they just pushed through and enjoyed it.  For Jongho, it was his solo performance on the show Immortal Songs.  Back in the studio, Jongho’s bandmates talk about how proud they were of him, and Seonghwa tells him he saved the video and still goes back and watches it.  I love when maknaes get a chance to shine.

They discuss some of the other Hidden Ask questions, and my takeaway is how physically and mentally demanding their lives are.  Even now, on these dates that are supposed to be fun and relaxing, they’re working.  They’re filming these dates for a show and have to stay in Idol Mode.  They can’t just switch off.  This isn’t even the only show they have going on right now.  As I write this, ATEEZ is also being featured on an Apple TV show called KPOPPED.  It never ends.

The fact that they’re still in Idol Mode is making this Hidden Ask segment start to drag a bit for me.  I believe they’re being sincere in their answers, but they’re also careful to promote their activities and include ATINY, and I’m here for the moments that force them to be more spontaneous. 

Finally, we get one of those moments.  The winds have died down, and Yunho and Mingi are ready to fly.  I just now realize that our boys are using stuffed animals as kneepads.

I feel my heart pounding faster as they position themselves for the jump, selfie sticks in hand.  I mentioned back in Episode 1 that some idols are banned from driving, and now we have two idols about to jump off a mountaintop.  (I’ve since learned that the driving ban mostly applies to YG Entertainment idols, and after recapping YG Treasure Box, I’m really not surprised.  Founder Yang Hyun-suk is certifiably nuts.)

Yunho makes the jump first, and he loves it.  He gets up so high, his ears actually start popping.

Back on the mountain, Mingi is very nervous.  He looks like it just occurred to him that he’s going to have to do this too.  I’d like to remind our viewing audience that this date was HIS idea.

He gathers his courage and makes the jump.  What we see next is just gorgeous.  “So this must be how birds feel,” Yunho says breathlessly as he marvels at the scenery from hundreds of feet up.

Feeling emboldened, they let the instructors pull some steep turns, spins, and free falls.  Back in the studio, their bandmates can only stare in amazement.

They can only stay up there for about ten minutes.  The winds are still too strong for a longer ride.  But the instructors make every second count, and our Twin Towers are still dizzy with excitement when they land.  The rest of their bandmates agree they all want to try it.

Now that we’ve returned to solid ground, it’s time to catch up with Seonghwa and San.  They’ve reached the amusement park, they’re in their school uniforms for some reason (including stuffed animal backpacks), and it’s time for more thrills and adventure. 

After taking pictures in front of the fairy tale castle, they head for the rides.  Now I think I understand why San wanted to wear the school uniforms.  They really are like big kids right now, reliving their childhoods.  While on the rides, they’re screaming so loudly, their bandmates back in the studio have to yank out their earpieces.

We cut back to Hongjoong and Wooyoung and finally get to see the second part of their date.  They’re headed for Dongmyo, a huge flea market in the Jongno District of Seoul.  (Wikipedia tells me the merchants donate a portion of their profits to underprivileged people in the area.)

“This car feels really out of place here,” Wooyoung says.

Everyone is staring, so they put the top up.  Hongjoong finds a parking space, runs around to the passenger side, and escorts his date out of the car.  We get a great moment in a confessional when Wooyoung criticizes his date’s driving skills.  He says, “Other than composing, dancing, singing, and rapping, Hongjoong can’t do anything else.” 

Our boys spend the day shopping.  I would totally love this date.  Especially since Hongjoong says he’ll buy anything Wooyoung wants.  He clearly hasn’t seen his date’s confessional footage yet.

We get the funniest moment yet when Hongjoong takes him to a vintage clothing stall, saying he knows how much Wooyoung loves that style, and then we get a confessional clip of Wooyoung saying, “Actually, I don’t like vintage clothes.”  The other bandmates in the studio get a huge kick out of this.

Back in the shop, our boys decide to pick clothes for each other and let the other bandmates vote on their favorite looks.  The loser has to wear the least favorite outfit to the band’s next Music Bank performance.  This date just took a dark turn.  Although it is fun watching them try on clothes.  These guys can pretty much wear anything.

Now back to the amusement park.  San and Seonghwa get on a ride called the Atlantis.  That sounds like a peaceful water ride.  Maybe it’s a relaxing sail along a river with pretty views of the park.  

I had no idea Seonghwa could hit notes that high.  I know he’s a tenor, but wow.

Back in the studio, San gets the provocative question of whether he’d rather rent out the amusement park again, or … rent Yeosang.  Come on, guys.  We finally get an episode where San isn’t complaining about not being Yeosang’s date, and you just had to go there. 

San thinks about it for a minute while Yeosang protests, “What about my opinion?!  I became a choice all of a sudden!”  Sorry, Yeosang.  This episode hasn’t had a lot of fan service, so it’s time to serve you up on a platter.  Of course, San chooses Yeosang, who looks like he’d like to choose his own security guard.

Back at the amusement park, San and Seonghwa move to the indoor part, and I desperately want to go there.

It’s not just an indoor mall.  It’s a full-on indoor city.  I’m surprised that so many of the signs are in English.  

Our boys enjoy a tray full of junk food and neon-colored drinks.  This date has taken them from the gourmet end of the food spectrum to churros and soda. 

Back to Jongho and Yeosang at the lake.  They’ve finished dinner and decide to try fishing again.  Their egos are deflated when they see fish scales at the end of their lines, meaning the fish have been enjoying the bait and swimming safely away.  They may as well be dumping the bait right into the water. 

“The fish are getting a fish bait omakase!” Wooyoung teases them in the studio.

But they are determined to catch at least one fish.  They throw out their lines again.  While they wait for the already-full fish to bite, Jongho has a surprise for his date.  He excuses himself, pretending he has to go to the bathroom, and comes back with dessert.  It’s a birthday cake for Yeosang!

In a confessional, Yeosang says he should remember to celebrate Jongho’s birthday as well.   A producer asks if he knows when Jongho’s birthday is, and he clearly does not.  “Jongho’s birthday?  Jongho’s birthday is … that time.  That time is when … it’s a good day.  Jongho was born on a good day.”

Yeosang will NEVER live this down.

The only other bandmate whose birthday he knows is San.  Hearing this, San is even happier than he was on the roller coaster. 

Jongho checks the fishing lines, and the fish have stolen the bait again.  Aren’t these guys using hooks?  They’re not just scotch-taping worms to the lines, are they?

Maybe our fishermen will get lucky next time.  The episode ends here.  It looks like next week we’ll have more adventures at the amusement park, and the members will vote on the winning outfit on the vintage clothing date.  In the meantime, as a birthday present for Yeosang, I’m giving him this handy chart.  See you next time, ATINY!

Episode 5:  Wonderland

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Double Date with ATEEZ, Episode 3: Dancing Like Butterfly Wings

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(Written August 24, 2025)

Welcome back to double dating with ATEEZ!  So far, I think Hongjoong and Wooyoung are in the lead for the best date prize.  They’ve been doing crazy water sports, losing several baseball caps and much of their dignity in the Han River, while the others have been making pottery, taking nature walks, and enjoying gourmet meals.  Time for these other bandmates to kick it up a notch.

We start with Mingi and Yunho, who are winding their way through the forest in a luxury sports car.  Mingi says he has prepared “an extreme that you can’t even imagine.”  NOW we’re talking.   Yunho reminds Mingi about how they went bungee-jumping in Macau when they were trainees.  I’ve seen a lot of videos of K-pop idols bungee-jumping.  Is that a K-pop rite of passage? 

We see footage of the In Your Fantasy tour, and I have another question.  Some Redditors insist that ATEEZ has an age restriction on their concerts, like R-rated moves in the U.S.  I can’t find any confirmation of that.  To any ATINYs reading this who have been to an ATEEZ concert, did you have to show ID?  With some of these concert clips I’ve seen online, I wouldn’t be surprised.  If you’ve ever wondered how a microphone can be used as a phallic symbol, ATEEZ will be happy to show you. 

Last week, we learned about how ATEEZ was treated badly after their debut because they came from a small label.  Now we’re seeing clips of them playing packed stadiums.  I hope that all the other groups who refused to bow to them and producers who cut their performances short are watching this show.

It’s time for another Hidden Ask question for the group.  This one is inspired by the song “Déjà vu” and submitted by Yeosang:  Was there a moment you enjoyed inescapably?

Yunho says it’s Coachella.  Back in the studio, several of his bandmates agree.  These boys still haven’t come down from that high. 

Mingi says he loved performing at New York City’s Field Stadium, and I think he means Citi Field.  That concert was delayed two hours due to rain and almost got cancelled.  But when they finally decided to perform in the rain, the 45,000-capacity crowd was still there, waiting for them.  New York ATINYs are not afraid of a measly little monsoon.

“We were crazy back then,” says Hongjoong.  Yes.  Back then.  As opposed to the time the group decided to film themselves getting a sleep endoscopy in 2023 for their YouTube channel.  They really did that.  ATINY may debate me on this, but for me, the best part of that video is Mingi waking up in recovery, still under the affects of the anesthesia, and bragging repeatedly and triumphantly that he was the first one to wake up.  He also got up and danced around while a nurse tried to get him back onto the gurney.  God help us if this group is still crazy famous when it’s time for their prostate exams.

Back to our show.  We join Jongho and Yeosang in their pottery class.  It’s time to move on to their next date, prepared by Jongho.  And of course, there’s a Porsche Boxster waiting for them.   

As they drive through the night, another Hidden Ask question pops up on Yeosang’s phone.  What do you think is true coolness?

Yeosang says modesty is cool.  For Jonho, coolness is being truly great at what you do.  Plain and simple.

We cut to Seonghwa and San at the restaurant as they wait for yet another beef course (between them, they’ve eaten an entire herd of cattle at this point), and they’re already on another question:  Have you ever had a moment where you just had to enjoy it because you couldn’t avoid it?

That’s a tough question.  San says he can’t really enjoy things he can’t avoid, so he just grits his teeth and pushes through.  Seonghwa makes a good point – the band has to be careful because everything they do is in public, so they have to make the best of the things they don’t enjoy.  

After everything I’ve learned about toxic fans over the past year, I get it.  The last thing a K-pop idol needs is a picture of himself showing any sign of frustration.  Whether it’s having a very short time to prepare a performance or doing a concert in the pouring rain, they have to put on a smile and power through. 

Seonghwa and San agree that if you can avoid something unpleasant, you should.  “So what’s the thing you most wanted to avoid during ATEEZ activities?” Seonghwa asks. 

“Preparing a stage when we didn’t have enough time,” San responds.  Idols sometimes get opportunities to perform on a show last-minute and have to make it look like they’ve been rehearsing for weeks.  As a veteran watcher of K-pop survival reality shows, I see this a lot.  One particular Wild Idol mission had trainees coming up with a stage in just 90 minutes, outdoors in the pouring rain. 

Our boys enjoy their final beef course.  It’s snowflake beef with an egg yolk for dipping.  Of course, the egg was free-range.  I’m surprised the hen didn’t lay the egg right there in the kitchen.  Now I’m thinking the meal is over, but nope.  Those were just the beef courses.  The dishes keep coming.  I hope they’re saving room for six rounds of dessert.

Speaking of dessert, it’s a four-color set.  Black sesame jelly, soft persimmon, Earl Grey pave chocolate, and matcha (a type of green tea).  I wonder if DoorDash would bring any of these things to my apartment.  I really want to try them. 

When this meal started, it was early afternoon.  It’s now dark outside.  I would want to go right to sleep after a meal like this, but no.  San gets a text alert.  It’s time for him to bring Seonghwa on the date he has planned.  They’re going to Songpa-gu. 

Everyone in the studio is excited, so I look it up.  Songpa is the largest district in Seoul (by population) and hosted many of the events of the 1988 Summer Olympics with of all its sports facilities.  The district’s Wikipedia page is mind-boggling.  Songpa has a childcare center that is actually called the “Children-Only Multiplex Facility,” which has a theater, experimental education room, book café, and cafeteria.  I am deeply jealous.  I never had a multiplex facility growing up.  Is this South Korea’s way of trying to bribe the country into having more children? 

We’ll have to wait to see what awaits them in Songpa-gu.  Back to Yeosang and Jongho in their Porsche Boxster.  They’re bickering because Yeosang thinks Jongho has gotten lost.  “Even the streetlights are getting fewer!” Yeosang wails.  “Don’t worry,” the maknae responds, but it really does look like he’s kidnapping his bandmate.  Driving down mountain roads at night is creepy.

Jongho reminds his date that this is supposed to be romantic and asks if they should hold hands.  After a pause to allow the fans watching this show to shriek in response, Yeosang declines.  “Shouldn’t we interlock fingers?” Jongho insists.  “Knock it off,” says Yeosang.

Jongho getting shot down by his date

 
Yeosang might want to reconsider, because Jongho says they’re going to a haunted house.  I can’t tell if he’s kidding.  We eventually arrive at a lake and what looks like campgrounds.  No one does glamping like K-pop idols on these shows.  Jongho has rented the entire facility.

Turns out, they’re going night fishing!  This looks really cool.  There’s a fountain in the middle of the lake and a surprising lack of mosquitoes.

Back in the studio, San is getting a bit too much into the romance of it all, wondering if they’re going to kiss.  I’m sensing a passive-aggressive vibe because he’s still jealous that he’s not on that date with Yeosang. 

Before hands are thrown, we cut to Hangjoong and Wooyoung, still weaving through city traffic in their red Porsche.  They get a Hidden Ask question:  Is there a trophy or honor you still want to get?

Hongjoong says he wants the band to eventually get a 30^th anniversary trophy.  They’ll be in their late 40s at that point, which means they can celebrate that anniversary with new songs like “Blind (without my Bifocals)” and “Not Okay (an ode to Male Pattern Baldness).”

Hongjoong would also like to win a Grammy.  I checked and was surprised to learn that as of this writing, not a single K-pop group has won a Grammy Award.  I thought for sure BTS would have at least one, but after five nominations, they still haven’t won any.  I hopped over to Reddit to see if anyone there had an opinion on the matter and was knocked out of my seat by the angry rants.  K-pop fans are PISSED. 

Wooyoung says he wants to perform at the Super Bowl.  Again, I can’t believe not a single K-pop artist has done that.  Jungkook from BTS was invited to perform with Usher in 2024, but he  was doing his military service.  Can you imagine ATEEZ doing the halftime show?  That would be insane.  Someone get an online petition started.

Our boys get another question.  Was there a time when you felt like the bandmates are connected, even if you didn’t say it?

Wooyoung has an answer.  When things go wrong onstage, like if the stage lift malfunctions, the group quickly comes up with a workaround without saying a word.  They just look at each other and know what to do.  Hongjoong has a similar answer, saying the bandmates can sense each other’s energy and know when to mix things up onstage.  After so many years together, it’s like they can read each other’s minds.  They think this intuition is why the band doesn’t argue as much as they used to. 

The fact that they’ve been together so long really is remarkable.  Artists are temperamental by nature.  Put eight of them together in a band and have them travel, live, and work together for years, and you’d expect them to drive each other nuts.  Most bands, K-pop or otherwise, don’t have a long shelf life for that very reason.  The fact that ATEEZ has gotten through the hurdles and made their bond stronger makes me think there might actually be a 30^th anniversary celebration in their future.

Time to check in on Yunho and Mingi.  Yunho is trying to guess what kind of extreme date Mingi has planned.  They’re driving upwards into the mountains, so he guess a zipline, and Mingi says it’s similar.  He says it’s a combination of bungee jumping and ziplining. 

Of course, we’ve seen the previews, so we know where they’re headed.   That’s right, paragliding!  As they approach the site, even Mingi looks a bit nervous.  Or he may just be a little embarrassed that Yunho is protectively putting an arm around him while parking.  Their bandmates in the studio tease him mercilessly about that.

Turns out, neither one of our boys have been paragliding before.  In a confessional, Yunho tells us Mingi might actually be crazy.  “He’s not normally like this,” Yunho says worriedly.   

Mingi tells us he’s chosen the highest paragliding spot in Korea, and it’s also the longest course.  He may actually be crazy.

They sign a bunch of releases, absolving the paragliding company of all responsibility in case Mingi decides to try steering them into North Korea to see if anyone recognizes him.  (Seriously, the guy is obsessed with making sure everyone recognizes his name.  I honestly don’t think it’s an ego thing.  I think he has this genuine innocent curiosity to see how many people have actually heard of him.)

Our boys change clothes and get their safety training.  Their instructor tells them the drive to the top will take twenty minutes on an unpaved road, and then they will fly 2.5 km (about 1.5 miles). 

They hop in the truck for the bumpy ride up the mountain.  They get tossed around the backseat, and I’m wondering if the instructor is purposely aiming for all the potholes.  Mingi starts getting carsick, so he just goes to sleep.  He’s able to do that.  Just puts his head back and starts snoring in five seconds.  I need a handful of melatonin to sleep at night, and this guy just flips a switch in the middle of a wildly jolting off-road ride.  

Yunho shakes him awake when they get to the site.  I’m getting really excited to see them flying.  The instructor inflates the paraglider wings and straps the safety gear on our boys.  They have to wait for strong winds to die down, which causes some anxiety because they do NOT want to have to go back down in the truck.  While they wait for the winds to cooperate, their phones buzz with another Hidden Ask:  When did you feel the destiny?

“Right now!” says Mingi.  “I’m destined to fly!” 

For Yunho, he feels it when he performs for ATINY.  We get more clips of their live shows.  The view of the audience from the stage is dizzying.  I cannot imagine 50,000 people showing up to see me.  All those people spending money on tickets and travel and hotel and light sticks and merch, learning the fan chants, braving the crowds, making new friends during the show, experiencing the kind of high no drug can come close to causing, losing their voices from the screaming and singing, and finally making their way back home afterwards and experiencing the emotional crash, only to look forward to doing it all again … all for me.

No wonder this group keeps talking about how much they love their fans.  I get overwhelmed when someone just remembers my birthday.  Having 50,000 fans show up for me, concert after concert, would be humbling beyond belief.  I understand why Yunho feels the destiny every time.

Now we cut to Seonghwa and San, who are leaving the restaurant and heading for the Songpa-gu district.  Are they going in a flashy car?  Can Mingi fall asleep on command?

San looks so effortlessly cool behind the wheel.  They drive with the top down through the city streets at night, and I get a bit wistful because it really is romantic.  The camera crew really knows how to capture this.  Huge round of applause to everyone who worked on this show.

After some blissful moments riding around the city, we return to our fishing spot in the campground with Yeosang and Jongho.  Yeosang has never been fishing before.  Jongho walks him through it, and they cast their lines into the lake.  I would give anything to see them reel in one of Hongjoong’s missing baseball caps.

Back in the studio, San is miffed that he’s not the one teaching Yeosang to fish.  He actually looks jealous, and I don’t think it’s for the cameras.  I want to get a degree in psychiatry just so I can poke around in that head of his.  In the meantime, Yeosang is only thinking of ATINY and wishing they could join him and Jongho on their fishing date. 

While waiting for the fish to bite, our boys get a notification of another Hidden Ask.  We’re getting a lot of them on this show.  The question:  When did you want to hit a member the most?  I think we had this question in the last episode, but I’m all for stirring the pot again.

Jongho says San recently took his phone away and changed his name in the contacts from “Choi San” to “My San,” so when Jongho looks him up, he has to type “My San.”  So now Jongho wants to hit the bandmate who looks way stronger and is already jealous that he’s on a date with Yeosang.  Maybe you should think that one through, my guy.  And San, seriously, what in the name of Frasier Crane is going on with you?

Yeosang says in the past, he and Mingi had the same phone case and kept getting confused and taking each other’s cell phones.  Yeosang had to do a digital detox for several hours when Mingi took off with his phone.  I hope Mingi had fun with that, answering the phone while pretending to be Yeosang.  I would totally do that.  “Yeosang speaking.  San?  Who’s San?  Am I supposed to know you?”

Our fishermen aren’t having much luck.  The fish keep taking the bait and swimming away.  So they take a break and cook ramen right there in the tent.  

In the studio, the other bandmates admire how these two chew and swallow.  Mukbang is … interesting.  I will say that the ramen looks so good, and I’m ordering DoorDash as soon as I finish writing this.

Back to Seonghwa and San on their evening drive through the city.  They are approaching an amusement park in Jamsil.  That city name sounds familiar.  I Google it, and yes, that’s the location of Jamsil Indoor Stadium, where the first season of Boys Planet had its finale.  I am so glad I decided not to recap the second season.  Every time I check for updates on Reddit, the viewers are more and more angry.  It sounds like the Chinese trainees are getting royally screwed over.

Seonghwa and San are not heading for the stadium.  They’re headed to someplace even better – Lotte World Amusement Park!  I love amusement parks at night.  This is going to be so much fun!

San pulls into the parking deck, and his bandmates in the studio marvel at how sexy he looks when he parks.  They go on about this for almost a full minute.  Yes, he does look sexy driving, but it’s San.  Objectively, he probably looks sexy when flossing his teeth and picking up his dry cleaning.  I would think they’d be used to it by now.

We’re running out of time in this episode, but we get some great shots of the amusement park.

San has rented the entire park for the evening, and he probably looked very sexy while doing that as well.  Seonghwa is so excited, he’s dancing in the parking garage. 

Are they starting with a roller coaster?  Maybe the carousel?  Nope!  First they have to … put on school uniforms.  Okay.  What?

There’s actually a shop in the park that sells school uniforms.  I’ve learned a lot about Korean culture from recapping these shows, but somehow I missed this.

I’d appreciate it if any ATINYs familiar with Korean culture can tell me in the comments what this is all about. 

With our final couple of minutes, we head back to the paragliding site with Yunho and Mingi, and the winds have finally died down.  They’re actually going to paraglide while carrying selfie sticks. 

Our episode ends here as Yunho takes off, and this is a great cliffhanger.  Next week, we’ll get to see paragliding and amusement park rides.  We’ll get more questions for the group.  Maybe Yeosang and Jungho will actually catch some fish.  Whatever happens, I can confidently predict that San will look sexy during it all while complaining about not being on a date with Yeosang. 

See you then!

Episode 4:  Dreamy Day

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