Lee Tae-gon returned to Jeju with a 65cm red seabream

Actor Lee Tae-gon returns to 'What's the Point in Leaving It' holding a 65cm red sea bream he caught in the Jeju sea. The 48th episode of the tvN STORY variety show 'Young-ja and Seri's What's the Point in Leaving It,' airing on the 22nd at 8 PM, is organized as the second part of a Jeju special, featuring Lee Tae-gon and actress Lee Soo-kyung as guests. The core of the episode information released before the broadcast is not a simple visit to a famous restaurant. It is a self-sufficient feast where they catch, prepare, and eat everything on the spot.

Episode 48 Begins in the Jeju Sea

The title of this episode is 'Self-Sufficient Jeju Feast.' It is known that Lee Tae-gon went down to Jeju before filming to catch a 65cm red sea bream and bigfin reef squid. In the broadcast, these ingredients will lead to red sea bream sashimi and tempura, bigfin reef squid sashimi, and Jeju seafood ramen. Park Se-ri adds black pork fern kimchi stew to complement the seafood with the flavors of the Jeju mainland. The program's direction, which has emphasized 'delicious rest,' has shifted this time from introducing restaurants to a meal prepared through the physical movement of the cast.

This is also why Lee Tae-gon's appearance is noteworthy. He is an actor who has demonstrated his fishing skills in various variety shows, and in the 48th episode of 'What's the Point in Leaving It,' that character forms the backbone of the episode. The previews and teasers feature scenes where Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri learn sea fishing from the fishing expert Tae-gon, and a pre-release scene where Park Se-ri, having felt the 'tug' of a fish, battles with a fish. The structure is such that the guest's special talent is not just a decoration for the story but drives the very process of completing the dining table.

The Tone of Talk Changes with Lee Soo-kyung's Arrival

Lee Soo-kyung appears as Lee Tae-gon's 'special taste expert' in this Jeju episode. The chemistry between the two, who reunited after 20 years, is introduced like real siblings, and in the pre-release video, a scene where Lee Tae-gon and Park Se-ri give realistic reactions to Lee Soo-kyung's views on dating is prominently featured. In this program, which combines eating shows with talk, such relationships are quite important. If it only continued with fishing and cooking, it could remain a mere experiential variety show, but when the witty conversation of actors who have known each other for a long time is added, the atmosphere of the meal comes alive.

'What's the Point in Leaving It' is a variety show in the format where Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri treat guests to a meal while sharing stories and memories. On TVING, it is introduced as airing on tvN STORY on Mondays at 8 PM, featuring cast members Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri, and creator Kim Se-hoon. Episode 48 combines Jeju's local ingredients, sea fishing, and reunion talk within this basic framework. What viewers will look for is clear: whether the large ingredient, the 65cm red sea bream, ends as just a visual spectacle on screen, or whether it becomes an episode that naturally connects to the relationship between Lee Tae-gon and Lee Soo-kyung and the way Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri host their guests.