[DiaryPoint Reporter Park Bo-young] Actor Kim Yoon-seok appeared on episode 368 of tvN’s You Quiz on the Block on Nov. 11, marking his first variety talk show appearance in 39 years since his debut. He shared behind-the-scenes stories from the 40-hour shoot for the film The Chaser and directly addressed rumors of a rift with director Na Hong-jin.
“Na Hong-jin and I are very close friends,” Kim said of the rumors. He added that they laughed them off, saying, “We just say to each other, ‘People come up with all kinds of stories.’”
For the final fight scene in The Chaser, Kim and Ha Jung-woo had to decide whether to keep filming or resume the next day because of their blood makeup. “Jung-woo and I said, ‘If you’re okay with it, we’d like to keep going until we finish,’” Kim recalled. They chose to continue rather than remove the makeup and get ready again, extending the shoot to 40 hours.
Kim also shared that “4885,” the number associated with the film, was the phone number of director Na Hong-jin’s apartment at the time. His decision to choose the then-new director’s The Chaser as his next project after Tazza: The High Rollers, along with stories about filming with Ha Jung-woo, caught the attention of viewers who remember the movie.
The episode recorded a nationwide household average rating of 4.5% and a peak of 5.8%, according to Nielsen Korea’s paid-platform data, ranking No. 1 in its time slot among cable and general programming channels. In the Seoul metropolitan area, it averaged 5.0% and peaked at 6.5%, ranking No. 1 across all channels, including broadcast networks.
You Quiz on the Block is a talk show in which Yoo Jae-suk discusses guests’ life stories with them. Episode 368, featuring Kim, is scheduled to rerun on tvN on Nov. 12 from 4:50 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. It is also available to stream on TVING.