"Middle-aged Man" are occupying the Korean entertainment industry. Actors and sports stars, not those who have been active in entertainment, are providing freshness through different challenges. They are in their second and third heyday, attracting attention with new appearances in entertainment.
Representative figures include Choo Sung-hoon, a broadcaster who was a mixed martial arts fighter, and Jang Hyuk, an actor.
Choo Sung-hoon took on a new challenge by opening a YouTube channel in November last year. He had a strong image of being a martial arts legend, but he was reborn as a friendly 'loose old man' on YouTube. He revealed his wife Shiho Yano's room without cleaning it and got scolded, and he was caught by his family by buying snacks at a convenience store and made them laugh. The steakhouse completely broke the existing 'strong man' image by even revealing the appearance of a convex belly after eating three plates.
Thanks to this twist of charm, his YouTube channel surpassed 920,000 subscribers within months of opening. The famous steakhouse in Japan, where he introduced an eating show, launched the Chu Sung-hoon Menu and emerged as a hot place where Korean tourists flocked.
Choo's new look is also shining in entertainment programs. Choo Sung-hoon also challenged trot by appearing on tvN's STORY variety show 'Handsome Trot'. "I really wanted to sing Na Hoon-ah's song on stage."He decided to appear on the show because of the unexpected trot sensibility, drawing attention. In addition, Netflix's original entertainment show 「Churai Churai」 is also set to be released, shaking the entertainment market.
While Choo Sung-hoon drew attention for his poor uncle , actor Jang Hyuk clearly shows the image of 'a challenging uncle '.
For the first time in 28 years since his debut, Jang Hyuk is showing his new charm by appearing on the trot entertainment show 'Handsome Trot'. Taking off the serious charisma shown in the acting and singing trot passionately is giving a fresh shock to the public. In addition, JTBC's entertainment show 『Language Training Before It's Too Late』 is surprising as it shows a challenge to studying English. Jang Hyuk left Cambridge, England for language training and is working with actors Sung Dong-il, Kim Kwang-kyu, and Um Ki-jun on 「Learning Left and Right English」. Jang Hyuk is striving to build a different entertainment character than others by taking on a series of different challenges with his unique passion and sincerity.
As middle-aged stars stand out in entertainment programs, they are creating a new trend of entertainment, and expectations are high on how they will perform in the future.
