Was randomly browsing for Hwayobi’s videos on youtube when I stumbled across some very old videos of Hwayobi on X-man, a Korean variety show which apparently used to be really popular (I also read that the show’s undergone some new format changes so I’m not too sure what happened there) but in any case the video I watched of Hwayobi playing “Danghyenaji!” (translated as “Of course!” figuratively; heard from a Korean friend it used to be literally translated into “Carrot!” and not quite sure how carrot = of course but there you go, Koreans!) was uproariously funny and I just have to share it!!
From all the videos I watched of “Danghyenaji!” I deduced that the game’s participants are split into two teams (red and blue) and each team sends out one contestant from each side. Because the name of the game is “Danghyenaji!” (Of course), no matter what each side’s opponent says, the only way to reply is, “Of course!”…which leads to several hilarious remarks being made on both ends whilst they try to subtly insult each other!
[edit: Also, after reviewing several of the videos, I also realised that as long as one party makes a comment that the other party is seriously unable to answer, it becomes a KNOCKDOWN. I think the best people at this game are the ones with extreme eccentricities. Let me find a Hyun Joong video to see how he fares…]
Hwayobi’s fantastic at the game, because she has the most unusual responses ever. I love the comment she makes about porn videos / DVDs below:
And for variety:
And for those who like Yoon Eun Hye (lead actress of popular Kdrama Coffee Prince):
AND, who says it’s not good to know your enemy? Jun Jin just managed PWNED ALL (including his good buddy and his co-member of ShinHwa) :
Oh I cannot stop!! (The Danghyenaji videos keep rolling after the Junjin one, which is hilarious!!) Signing off while I ROFLMAO watching them vids, The Big One P.S. Yes, sorry, I know I’m really outdated with the Korean stuff but man, these things are hilarious! Especially the Idol Army Episode between Shinee + 2 PM (Minho + Nickhun!) and their version of Danghyenaji!
July 11, 2009 at 00:19
I don’t quite get the game even after watching. I need help!
July 11, 2009 at 11:08
The point of the game is to make the other party feel ridiculous. Whoever can do that first wins and the other party gets “knock[ed] down”. They usually try to do this by 1 of 3 ways: (a) outromance the other party (b) insult the other party (c) romance the other party first to soften them up and then immediately turn it into an insult. The better you know the other party, usually the more missiles you have to make them feel ridiculous. E.g. With JunJin & Hwangbo (2nd last video) – Hwangbo is known in the Korean entertainment industry as extremely masculine, and she’s always being digged for being a man ie all the references to being in the army etc and which is why when JunJin said, “Cos you were wearing a skirt”, she was immediately knocked down.