tvN's You Quiz on the Block' this week broke the highest viewership rating of the year thanks to the meeting of HYBE's CEO and JYP's CEO - two giants in the entertainment industry. Not only that, it also attracts viewers with interesting and emotional stories in the career journey of both legendary presidents.
One of them includes a story shared by Park Jin Young during the early days he met BTS after their debut. JYP's CEO seemed to have sympathy for them when he saw the group at the awards ceremony without his "father", Bang PD, accompanying them. Therefore, he proactively gave the group a cute consolation and it showed that he is like the second "Bang PD" of BTS.
Below is the story about the situation that year that caused Bang Shi Hyuk PD-nim to receive "blame" from Park Jin Young:
The 'Fateful Meeting' episode of 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter referred to as 'You Quiz'), broadcast on the 1st, recorded an average viewership rating of 6.5% (standard nationwide by Nielsen kσrєα, same below) and a maximum of 8.6%. This is a double increase compared to last week's average viewership rating of 3.5%. It seems that the appearance of HYBE President Bang Si-hyuk and JYP CEO Park Jin Young played an important role in this achievement.
In this day's broadcast, the movie-like relationship between CEOs Park Jin Young and Bang Shi Hyuk, insights into K-pop, and memorable stories in their careers were fully revealed. In it, Park Jin Young frankly identifies himself as a living witness to the history of Kpop, or in other words, the ups and downs of Bang Shi Hyuk and BTS from the first meeting with him to life in US during the financial crisis.
In particular, because they have worked together for a long time, the memories and chemistry between the two have made the public more emotional. Bang Shi Hyuk created a warm atmosphere when expressing his gratitude, saying that he received great help from Park Jin Young when he encountered difficulties in the past. On the contrary, Park Jin Young also shared his memorable experiences with Bang PD and the most important project in his life: debuting BTS.
One of the things Park Jin Young remembers about BTS is when they first debuted. He also understood that because the group debuted when Bang PD's Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Entertainment was not yet famous and was really struggling financially, so the group did not receive much attention. Not only that, in some award ceremonies, because they are rookies and Bang PD has events where they cannot accompany them, BTS looks very lonely among the artists.
At that moment, Park Jin Young actually "blamed" Bang PD for "abandoning his children". But most of all, with the sympathy of someone who founded many idol groups like CEO Park, he approached and comforted BTS with his actions. CEO Park Jin Young recalled that memory: "There was a time when only BTS came to the awards ceremony without Shi Hyuk. At that time, they were like children coming alone without their father and friends. Maybe they don't feel that way, but to me, I feel like they are like my son or grandson, so I came to greet them first and talked with the members during the event."
After hearing that story from JYP's president, Bang PD laughed and added, "I'm not BTS's birth father, but (in terms of our relationship), they are like my sons". That is completely clear because both BTS and fans recognize Bang PD's companion role in their career.
From the story of the two CEOs, it can be seen that BTS received love and support from people in the industry for their first steps. Fortunately, on their difficult journey to Kpop superstardom, the group always had experienced and loving "fathers" leading them.
Meanwhile, in the rest, Bang PD also shared his happiness when remembering the moment of signing a contract with BTS for the third time after 10 years of their debut. He said: "There are many options for superstar artists like BTS. The fact that they chose to renew their contract is in itself a recognition that we have done a great job with BTS and our history of working together. It also seems like a congratulation to me".
Not only that, he also confessed his strong emotion at the decision to continue accompanying the 7 members of BTS. He recalled: "We always talk as if only happy things happen, but in reality, most of the time we discuss to achieve the final decision. Then, when BTS said 'I will trust you and renew (contract)'. The two weeks since then have been the most wonderful time in the more than 20 years I've chosen the management work. I think it's the happiest time. The successful re-signing has relieved my spirit a lot".
