Yoo Jae-suk and Ahn Jung-hwan reunite on 'Hangout with Yoo?' on September 12... Promising playful chemistry

On the MBC variety show ″Hangout with Yoo,″ Yoo Jae-suk and Ahn Jung-hwan reunited on a variety show after seven years. In this episode, Ahn Jung-hwan, who will serve as a soccer commentator for the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games, appeared and enjoyed a trip to Italy within Korea with the members. Ahn Jung-hwan said, ″It’s been a while since I got in the car driven by Jae-suk hyung,″ expressing his delight at sitting next to Yoo Jae-suk for the first time in seven years since ″These Kids.″ The two immediately showed their unique chemistry by bickering as soon as they met. When Yoo Jae-suk said to Ahn Jung-hwan, who was taking a short break, ″You’re a star. You’re a star,″ Ahn Jung-hwan responded, ″Hyung! I stood outside for 20 minutes during the opening. Please make the opening shorter.″ Photos released before the broadcast captured Yoo Jae-suk and Ahn Jung-hwan suddenly engaging in a bench-clearing moment. Yoo Jae-suk avoided Ahn Jung-hwan and attacked only with his mouth, while Ahn Jung-hwan showed an unaffected reaction. The members watching said, ″Hyung is going to lose 100%!″ and overly protected Yoo Jae-suk. Meanwhile, ″Hangout with Yoo″ ranked first in the ″September Variety Show Brand Reputation″ announced by the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute and won the Weekend Variety Show of the Year award at the ″2026 Brand of the Year Awards″ hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee. The episode will air on the 12th at 6:30 PM.