'I Live Alone' Minho, 3rd Place in Triathlon...Personal Best Record Updated

MBC’s ″I Live Alone″ highlighted SHINee Minho’s challenge in a triathlon and Lee Juseung’s diverse daily life in the episode aired on the 6th. Minho participated in the largest domestic triathlon held in Tongyeong, a grueling sport requiring completion of a total of 51.5 km, including 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling, and 10 km running. He stated, ″My goal is to break my personal best record,″ and had been consistently preparing to finish in the 2-hour 20-minute range, surpassing his previous record of 2 hours and 32 minutes. On race day, he faced multiple challenges such as heavy rain, an injury during swimming, and gear and chain problems on the uphill cycling section. However, Minho showed unwavering determination by shouting, ″NO excuses! NO whining!″ Exhausting all his strength in the final running section, he crossed the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 14 seconds, setting a new personal best. He also secured 3rd place in the 35-39 age group, earning a spot on the podium. After the race, Minho shared, ″Since it was a battle with myself, I didn’t want to make excuses,″ adding, ″I felt a rush of relief and accomplishment, and even got emotional.″ He also said, ″Honestly, I never imagined I would come in third. I decided to ’do my best’ and ’break my record,’ but standing on the podium felt like someone recognized that effort and rewarded me, which made me feel even prouder.″ He then set a new goal to become a true Ironman by completing the 226.2 km King Course. The episode also portrayed Lee Juseung’s daily life. Lee revealed that, as a short film director, he was invited to serve as a judge for short films at a film festival, where he evaluated 50 works based on his own criteria such as sincerity, originality, experimentation, and mise-en-scène. He also visited a friend’s farm cabin, harvested sweet potatoes, napa cabbage, and radishes from the garden, and enjoyed a healing time by making fresh kimchi and wood-fired pizza with the ingredients. During his commute, he had a lively conversation with AI about the autumn sky. After watching Lee Juseung’s day, Kian84 commented, ″I think having a questioning mindset is a good thing.″ Meanwhile, according to Nielsen Korea, the nationwide household rating for ″I Live Alone″ on that day was 4.7%, with a 5.1% rating in the metropolitan area. The 20-54 age group rating was 2.7%, ranking first among Friday variety shows. The scene showing Minho’s nervousness just before the race recorded the highest minute rating of 6.0%. In the next episode, Guseonghwan’s preparations for a high school alumni reunion and PARK JI HYUN’s after-work daily life will be revealed.