Yoon Shi-yoon shows off his idol genius in The Best Hit

83 May 26, 2017July 19, 2021

Yoon Shi-yoon shows off his idol genius in The Best Hit

by tipsymocha

This show hasn’t even started yet and it cracks. Me. Up. KBS’s second attempt at the variety-drama hybrid format, The Best Hit, has a week left until it premieres, and they’ve just released a hilarious 30-second teaser in the form of a ’90s music video featuring Yoon Shi-yoon (Mirror of the Witch) and Hong Kyung-min (Because I Love You) as members of idol boy band J2. I just wish they had made it full-length, ‘cause this is pure gold.

There are times words and pictures just don’t do a video justice, and this is definitely one of those times. I was born in the ’90s and quite young when it was over, so I don’t have too many memories of the decade, but this mini music video definitely re-triggered a nostalgia for the era I had developed after the Answer Me series. The gold-tinted frame, the back-lit tunnel, the boombox, the BUCKET HATS. It’s perfect. And also, amusingly accurate. Don’t just take my word for it, take a look at the old-school H.O.T. music video below for context. (It’s for research! Science!)

Yoon Shi-yoon’s character Yoo Hyun-jae is described as a musical genius gifted with songwriting, dancing, and singing skills that put him at the top of the idol game when he debuted back in 1993. However, his life gets turned upside down when he is presumably propelled into the future, and he’s reduced to nothing but the neighborhood bum. The drama is about him mixing it up with other youths in present-day Seoul, which should make for some great laugh-out-loud scenarios since some of them will be in the idol industry, and he’s basically a grandfather in idol age and perspective.

Below are some recently released stills of Yoon Shi-yoon and Lee Se-young (Laurel Tree Tailors), engaged in one leg of a really, really awkward love triangle (square? Pentagon?) across two generations between Kim Min-jae’s (The Lonely Shining Goblin), his mom Yoon Son-ha (Six Flying Dragons) and dad Cha Tae-hyun (The Producers). It may become one of the weirdest love polygons I’ve seen in dramaland.

I trust that this show will be zany enough to make it work, though. A lot of the promo material has been pretty tongue-in-cheek, and the news articles hilariously keep referring to Cha Tae-hyun as Ra Jun-mo (his PD character in The Producers), so I have high hopes this show will bring the comedy in spades.

The Best Hit will be the first entry in KBS’s newly revived Friday-Saturday slot, and will premiere on June 2. For those of you interested, a prologue to the show will air an hour before the first episode next week. I don’t usually tune into those extended preview offerings, but I might check this one out if it means more Yoon Shi-yoon in the ’90s.

Via iMBC

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1 meganpg1

May 26, 2017 at 1:39 PM

This looks so cute, I can't wait!

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2 テン

May 26, 2017 at 1:57 PM

If there was any doubt about me watching this show, it's gone now

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3 naomi123

May 26, 2017 at 1:58 PM

I couldn't breathe from laughter after watching that MV. Maybe I'll give this drama a chance after all.

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4 frabbycrabsis

May 26, 2017 at 1:59 PM

When one of them just makes a bird flying away with his hands since all the cool moves have been taken.

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mango

May 26, 2017 at 8:33 PM

I've never seen better dance moves HAHA

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5 stringofpurls

May 26, 2017 at 2:03 PM

Oh my god. I just can't wait!

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6 aweebit

May 26, 2017 at 2:20 PM

Science is good! Very important to research thoroughly!

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7 Lunabird

May 26, 2017 at 2:23 PM

I just want to say that these stills are already hilarious and cute, despite the fact that the show didn't even come out yet. Yoon Shi Yoon and his poses are just great. I''m officially hyped for this show now.

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8 russe

May 26, 2017 at 2:31 PM

Best teaser ever. I'm counting down the hours until this show airs.

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9 katakwasabi

May 26, 2017 at 2:42 PM

yes! this is the MV i commented previously. it's 90's galore! i cant wait for this show to air. yoon shi yoon fighting! hopefully the drama hits daebak ?

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10 UmbrellaMan

May 26, 2017 at 2:42 PM

Ah, the 90s nostalgia is real. The only thing the video was missing was the fish-eye lens. Hahaha. Growing up a 90s kid, I can't wait for this drama.

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11 DaivaDaebak

May 26, 2017 at 2:47 PM

I'm in. Can't wait to watch this.

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12 blnmom

May 26, 2017 at 2:53 PM

Hahahaha, Hong Kyungmin! Cha Taehyun made him do that and was giggling the whole time, I bet.

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13 news

May 26, 2017 at 2:55 PM

Well, 90s nostalgia no more as it's making a comeback..I see Yoo Ah-in sporting a modern 90s look in Chicago Typewriter.

And let's not forget the ultimate 90s song Wrongful Encounter / Bad Meeting by Kim Gun-mo with English subtitles for your convenience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxL9ONNMOc

You're welcome :-)

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PakalanaPikake

May 26, 2017 at 5:04 PM

@news --

Thanks for that link. I can hear why "Wrongful Meeting" was a mega hit. Great melody, great lyrics, great voice. ;-)

Back in 1995, the technologies needed to watch MVs online did not yet exist. YouTube itself would not debut for another decade. No wonder this is new to me, an international viewer who doesn't speak Korean. I feel like a time-traveling 70s college disc jockey/anthropologist who hopped into a time machine. Oh, right. Because I am. Thank you, World Wide Web. ;-)

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ObsessedMuch

May 27, 2017 at 1:23 AM

Oooh isn't this the one that Jo Jung Suk keeps singing in Jealousy incarnate? :P

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new

May 28, 2017 at 5:19 AM

Lol, Yes! I'll forever remember him when I listen to this song because he took it to that level.

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14 giocare

May 26, 2017 at 2:56 PM

"ITS ABOUT TO GET LIT Y'ALL"??. I love Kim Min Jae but right now im only interested in Yoon Shi Yoon's storyline

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15 news

May 26, 2017 at 3:07 PM

Lately, Yoon Shi-yoon and Yoo Seung-ho are my ultimate biases. If they had an eye emoting contest, I really don't know who would win.

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PakalanaPikake

May 26, 2017 at 5:15 PM

Throw Jang Hyuk into the mix and you'd really have a showdown. ;-)

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anayahs

May 26, 2017 at 8:52 PM

Add Joo Won in there to get the stakes even higher.

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PakalanaPikake

May 27, 2017 at 12:55 AM

Amen! We might as well go ahead and faint dead away. ;-)

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16 Muzeeka

May 26, 2017 at 3:17 PM

It will be fun!!

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17 SnarkyJellyfish

May 26, 2017 at 3:28 PM

Even as work piles up I'm pretty sure I am here for this.

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18 zgs1994

May 26, 2017 at 3:57 PM

Ahahaha! This legit made me smile :D

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19 Theo

May 26, 2017 at 4:34 PM

This doesn't look like it's much about romance and more about fun antics. I'm in.

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20 rania

May 26, 2017 at 4:40 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt1W52sDeck this is the official link, please change it and make a million view! LOL

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21 dramamama

May 26, 2017 at 4:42 PM

Oh. My. God. Thank you!

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22 beodimel

May 26, 2017 at 5:04 PM

This is awesome. Awesome. Awesome.

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23 PakalanaPikake

May 26, 2017 at 5:26 PM

Thanks for sending me down a rabbit hole (wormhole?), tipsymocha!

I totally agree -- I'd love to hear the full-length version of the song. Fingers crossed that it makes it into the OST.

YSY & Co. have me in stitches even if I'm too old a fossil to have paid any attention to newfangled 90s music when it was happening. ;-)

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24 hiskee

May 26, 2017 at 6:17 PM

omg this is gold.

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25 kurazo4

May 26, 2017 at 6:18 PM

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26 kurazo4

May 26, 2017 at 6:21 PM

This is fantastic! can't wait to see Yoon Shi yoon again!

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27 kurazo4

May 26, 2017 at 6:21 PM

This is fantastic! can't wait to see Yoon Shi yoon again in dramaland!

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28 bezeich

May 26, 2017 at 6:49 PM

Thanks for including HOT in this post.

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29 mindy

May 26, 2017 at 6:54 PM

That H.O.T. song always brings me back to this absolutely legendary scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOfsjk4kotY

Anyway, this looks like a blast! Hope it's good!

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30 stringofpurls

May 26, 2017 at 7:40 PM

I listened to the H.O.T. song and I like it. Maybe I need to try out some old school K-pop.

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SojuSommelier

May 27, 2017 at 1:09 AM

First generation Kpop is the best!

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stringofpurls

May 27, 2017 at 4:37 AM

Do you have any song recommendations?

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ar

May 27, 2017 at 7:40 AM

HOT: Candy, We Are the Future
Lee Jung Hyun: Wa, Bakkwo
Finkl: to my boyfriend, forever love(see Sung Yuri when she was really young!)
Baby Vox: Why, Get Up (see young Yoon Eun Hye!)
Koyote: Passion, Paran (young Kim Jong Min joined about a year after their debut)
Bijou: I love you more than anything else.
Shinhwa: Perfect Man, Resolver (young Eric!)
SES: I'm Your Girl (young Eugene!)
Sechskies: Couple, Comeback
G.O.D.: Road (young Yoon Kye Sang )
NRG: Face
Turbo: December, Black Cat (young Kim Jong Kook)

You should watch the live concert videos of old kpop and all the over the top camera spins!

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bbstl

May 27, 2017 at 9:54 AM

The thought of all the cameos this show could have is overwhelming!

stringofpurls

May 27, 2017 at 11:18 AM

I watched Resolver last night!

Thanks for the list!!

Namwhan

May 27, 2017 at 12:51 PM

Nice.

31 Green Tea

May 26, 2017 at 8:29 PM

So excited for this!

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32 Green Tea

May 26, 2017 at 8:30 PM

YSY <3

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33 wackycashew

May 26, 2017 at 8:31 PM

Pwahahahaha!! This cracks me up!! Oh, the 90s feels!! Bring it on, YSY!!!

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34 songsong

May 26, 2017 at 8:46 PM

LOL Donggu become member of J2! Its gonna be fun.

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35 Myka

May 26, 2017 at 9:14 PM

Okay, this teaser made me want to watch the show. I'm in it now.

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36 keiru

May 26, 2017 at 9:23 PM

Gosh, I forgot how much I miss YSY on my screen. The last time I watch Yoon Shi Yoon was in Flower Boy (his sageuk with Kim Sae Ron didn't work for me) so I might have to watch this. It looks super fun too :D

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37 erratic

May 26, 2017 at 10:09 PM

This looks crazy fun. XD

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38 inna

May 27, 2017 at 12:21 AM

J2 remind me to Korean duo Turbo.. Kim Jong-kook must be happy LMAO

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39 wapz

May 27, 2017 at 12:55 AM

I have lost track of how many times I have replayed it. This show turned from one I wasn't interested into at all to one I am looking forward to after hearing about the time travel and this video. Won't mind the full ost, I actually like the song.

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40 hamlukan

May 27, 2017 at 12:57 AM

Haha. I know Hong Kyung Min from variety shows, great to see him back to dancing even if it's just for a drama.

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41 SojuSommelier

May 27, 2017 at 1:08 AM

I read in instagram YSY is attending MuBank? Is this confirmed?

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42 ash

May 27, 2017 at 1:13 AM

The song sounds a bit like a Hindi song ?

Also, is Yoon Shi Yoon wearing a wig? ??

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SojuSommelier

May 27, 2017 at 1:47 AM

I think it's his real hair. He has the same do on 1n2d. He doesn't hideit.

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ash

May 27, 2017 at 8:21 PM

Ohh right. Thanks! ?

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43 Lovely-Promise

May 27, 2017 at 2:11 AM

Wow! Definitely putting this on my list??
Thanks for the recap?

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44 Momo

May 27, 2017 at 3:28 AM

daebak! I can't stop giggling watching the so-called MV.
pure gold indeed

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45 blubluskye

May 27, 2017 at 6:29 AM

This to me, is one of the most hilarious (and original) concept I've seen in k-dramaland. I have high hopes for this show now. Hope this show hits all the right notes from start to finish.

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46 also

May 27, 2017 at 7:33 AM

what exactly is a variety drama? I've been trying to figure it out but I'm left scratching my head

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SojuSommelier

May 27, 2017 at 9:48 AM

Based from the two trailers released, the approach of this drama is nothing like the variety-drama I imagined (ala-"Producers"). Have you watched "Producers"? I felt like they just want to categorize Best Hit as such, but in simple terms, the story flow and direction are more sitcom-y than drama. They must've avoided the term SITCOM because judging from the teasers, obviously it isn't. The plots in sitcoms are episodic. I doubt, Best Hit will have that kind of style. It obviously has a major story arc that viewers have to follow. But at the same time, it's not also a drama drama. I don't know if I'm making any sense ahaha. "Producers" also had a major arc, but you'll notice how the first 3 episodes were written and directed compared to the remaining episodes.

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boraflok

May 27, 2017 at 6:16 PM

I'm thinking of a drama that's part drama, and part set up with funny captions and sound effects or variety-style shots and editing like variety shows?