Four artists Yoo Jae Suk, Hwang Jung Min, Yang Se Chan and Ji Suk Jin enjoy Hanoi cuisine and share their self-sufficient journey to Vietnam through the show "Pinggyego". Episode 1 of the show is currently ranked 2nd on YouTube Korea with nearly 6 million views.
The Pinggyego program of four artists Yoo Jae Suk, Hwang Jung Min, Yang Se Chan and Ji Suk Jin coming to Vietnam is causing a stir on Korean YouTube. In this episode, the artists have a journey to explore Sa Pa. The group has a few hours in the capital Hanoi before moving on. After four days, episode 1 of the program attracted more than 5.5 million views and is currently ranked 2nd in trending on Korean YouTube - an unprecedented record on the Ddeun Ddeun channel.
According to the rules of the game, members are not allowed to use phones, travel apps, electronic maps... instead, each person will be given a kit including a travel guidebook, pen, mask and film camera. The attraction for the audience is the quite realistic and humorous segments such as catching a taxi, bargaining, exchanging money, enjoying the capital's food, trying egg coffee, the train street... Members spend most of their time walking, the purpose is to explore every corner of the capital.
Four artists Yoo Jae Suk, Hwang Jung Min, Yang Se Chan and Ji Suk Jin enjoy Hanoi cuisine and share their self-sufficient journey to Vietnam through the show "Pinggyego"
"Vietnam is a very popular country with Korean people. I didn't expect Sa Pa to be so beautiful," said Korean national MC and comedian Yoo Jae Suk at Incheon airport, before boarding a plane to Hanoi.
During his stay in Hanoi, actor Hwang Jung Min surprised everyone by crossing the street as skillfully as a local. The actor proved to be a skilled tour leader when he tried to avoid tourist-only food spots to find the most typical experiences, where many locals frequent.
During the program, the artists went to many places such as the train street cafe, the restaurant on Tong Duy Tan street and tried seafood vermicelli, stir-fried beef pho, vermicelli with grilled pork, and spring rolls.
During the program, the artists went to many places such as the train street cafe, the restaurant on Tong Duy Tan street and tried seafood vermicelli, stir-fried beef pho, vermicelli with grilled pork, and spring rolls. The Korean stars were impressed by the bowl of vermicelli with many types of seafood such as shrimp and mantis shrimp but the price was only 50,000 VND. After finishing the meal, the stars continued to stop at a coffee shop and strong oolong tea on Phung Hung street after more than 20 minutes of traveling.
The program contributes to promoting the image of Vietnamese people to international friends.
The artists enjoyed coconut coffee and cakes. Notably, Yoo Jae Suk, Yang Se Chan, Ji Suk Jin and Hwang Jung Min were all overwhelmed when trying Vietnamese milk coffee. "It's really delicious, I've never tasted coffee like this before," Ji Suk Jin said.
At the end of episode 1, the show revealed the moment the group took the train to Sa Pa, starting the journey to explore the place that editor Pinggyego called "Switzerland of Vietnam".
