"Great Escape: Urban Legends" premieres December 2... Escape from a real location

The TVING original variety show ″Great Escape: Urban Legends″ will premiere on December 2nd at 6 PM. This season features Kim Jong-min, Kim Dong Hyun, Shin Dong, Yoo Byung-jae, Go Kyung-pyo, and Seungkwan as they take on escape missions based on urban legends. The production team stated that, based on their experience with five seasons and nearly thirty episodes, they considered new themes and implementation methods. Accordingly, they planned the concept of ″urban legends,″ which can tie together strange and fascinating stories. The team said, ″Beyond a simple horror season, we also covered places we can easily visit and bizarre stories we’ve often heard, so we hope viewers enjoy it,″ adding, ″Some stories might even be subtly connected to the universe of previous seasons.″ To enhance the program’s immersion, the production team actively utilized real spaces, preserving the original feel, structure, and props as much as possible. They put great effort into avoiding building sets in empty studios and adjusted the lighting darker than usual to create tension during filming. The cast’s diverse reactions were also highlighted as a key point. The production team said, ″It will be fun to see who is the member who apologizes first, the one who gets angry after melting down, the one who begs, the one whose body reacts first by jumping around, the one who disappears, and the one who becomes one with the person next to them without seeing anything,″ adding, ″No matter what type of escaper they are, all six ended up with hoarse voices from screaming so much after filming.″ The performances of the existing members and the adaptation of new member Seungkwan also drew attention. The production team described Kim Jong-min as living up to his nickname ″Kim Discovery,″ saying, ″There were moments when he seemed a bit disheartened,″ and added, ″His pure and fearless play added a lot of humor to the program.″ Regarding Shin Dong, they said, ″When he gets a good feeling, he solves problems immediately upon seeing them and predicts the story at once. However, we don’t think we’ve ever seen him fully express fear or tension.″ Seungkwan quickly bonded with the older members and performed well. The production team said, ″The world of escape can sometimes be a cold survival competition, so it must not have been easy to adapt, but he quickly got close with the older members, helped organize things, had great reactions, and always worked hard, for which we are grateful. We also feel sorry for making him cry every time.″ Especially notable was the chemistry of the ″Budongjong″ unit formed by Kim Jong-min, Kim Dong Hyun, and Seungkwan, and the production team asked viewers to watch the strength of ″Budongjong.″ Additionally, the ″chunky chemistry″ of the timid Shin Dong clinging to the tall Go Kyung-pyo in scary situations and Go Kyung-pyo embracing the members were also cited as entertaining elements.