The Jan. 13 episode notched a 1.8% rating in the key 20-49 demo and a 4.4% household share, marking a new season high. The show also led its time slot for the fourth straight week in the 20-49 demo and ranked No. 1 among all Tuesday variety programs, per Nielsen Korea (Seoul Capital Area).
Joining co-hosts Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok, “Gap Friends” Kwon Sang-woo and Moon Chae-won hit a camera rental shop and a Korean medicine clinic, serving up easy banter that cut right through the cold snap.
While Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok traded war stories from the 2025 SBS Entertainment Awards, Kwon slid into the chaos as Yoo’s newest 1976-born “agitator.” “Sang-woo’s always been a variety natural―now the seal’s broken,” Yoo teased. Kwon, unfazed, shot back, “I’m 50 now. Embarrassment? Never heard of her,” revving up his comedy engine. When Yoo urged the group to “get to the owner, stat,” Kwon deadpanned, “Got an afternoon shoot you’re rushing to?” prompting Yoo to crack, “Since Cha Tae-hyun, no one’s flipped my insides like this,” and the laughter snowballed from there.
First stop: a camera rental shop. The owner, an Iranian expat nine years into life in Korea, stunned the crew with his A-plus office-worker chops. Every time Kwon tried to sneak in a joke at the owner’s impressive vocabulary, Yoo marveled, “King of Korean comedy films right here.”
The mission was an “Actor ID Quiz”: name the star and their works from photos. After Yoo Yeon-seok’s first miss, Moon Chae-won mock-grabbed his sleeve to protest―only to flub her own answer moments later. “So you weren’t fumbling―there was just nothing to say,” she laughed, switching gears on a dime. Even when the cast from the movie “No Other Choice” popped up in succession, no one landed it. “Guess this game really gives you no other choice,” Yoo Yeon-seok groaned as the team burned through all their chances in round one.
Lunchtime turned into street theater as Kwon greeted passersby―“Hi there! Where you headed?”―then boomed, “I’m the guy buying Yoo Jae-suk lunch!” Cue more giggles, especially when the married men bonded over spouse-approved survival skills. “My wife’s favorite phrase is ‘Anyway…,’ and I go, ‘Or… not?’ just to check,” Kwon shared. Yoo replied, “Kyung-eun’s go-to is ‘Did you hear me?’” They summed it up for the single Yoo Yeon-seok: “Bottom line, wives hold the veto. Wait for the final decision,” they joked.
Stop two: a Korean medicine clinic. The owner confessed to chasing dopamine so hard he even switched careers. So the mission delivered a jolt: knock down a Gongjindan case by smacking a ping-pong ball with a tongue depressor―in other words, “Gongjindan Pop!” The team cleared round one with a single second left, then buzzer-beated round two as Yoo shouted, “Now that’s dopamine!” and Kwon, fired up, shrugged off his jacket. The wall hit at round three; even after burning a bonus coupon, they stalled out. “Sorry we couldn’t get you that dopamine hit,” Yoo apologized. The owner quipped, “Should’ve put me in for the tenth try!” sending everyone off laughing.
From age to win-loss records, nothing mattered but the comedy as Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kwon Sang-woo, and Moon Chae-won delivered big laughs across Nonhyeon-dong. With Kwon officially crowned Yoo’s latest lovable troublemaker, a new variety star may be in the making.
Hosted by Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok, "Whenever Possible" is a “seize-the-gap” variety show that drops surprise good fortune into everyday downtime. It airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on SBS.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)
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