Iceland Edition of Youth Over Flowers
In this Iceland edition, will feature the journey of 4 South Korean actors in Iceland, seeing Aurora as their ultimate destination. The word “aurora” is derived from the name of the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, who traveled from east to west announcing the coming of the sun. Ancient Roman poets used the name metaphorically to refer to dawn, often mentioning its play of colors across the otherwise dark sky.
at their first meeting, who came first there was actor Jo Jeong-suk, he said that honestly, he had come prepared, just in case even though the staff had told them they would be leaving tomorrow. He also added that he had been packing from a few days ago.
Jo Jeong-suk also made a confession that he knew who he was going to go to and where he was going accidentally from his manager, which they should have known about the day they got their plane tickets. not long after, Jung-woo came and looked surprised to see Jo Jeong-suk who was already there, because he didn’t know he would go with Jo Jeong-suk. then followed by the arrival of Jung Sang-hoon afterward, who was also surprised to see Jo Jeong-suk and Jung-woo there.
then Na PD explained that there should be actor Kang Ha-neul who will also be participating, but he has to attend the Blue Dragon Awards so he can’t participate.
Na PD finally explained they would go to Iceland and aim to see Aurora there. the reason why ‘Youth Over Flowers’ this time is to Iceland is that the reaction of the three of them when one by one were given several pictures about the destination of their destination when they saw the picture Iceland their expressions were very amazed by that picture.
at that time, Jung Sang-hoon finally asked what time they would leave tomorrow, and Na PD immediately gave them their plane tickets. and sure enough, as expected Jo Jeong-suk, they will leave tomorrow, November 25, 2015, but at 00.55, which means they have to go to the airport right then and there. of course, Jung-woo and Jung Sang-hoon protested because they hadn’t packed anything.
on the way to the airport, they were given allowances of 3000 euros, which is more than 300 000 krw.
the day after, they were supposed to go to Gulfoss, but the weather was snowing hard enough so that the road began to be covered with snow, although initially, they tried to keep trying to keep going, the longer, the harder it was to see the road clearly because of snow, and they afraid that it would be difficult to go home if they continued and felt it was too dangerous to keep going with such weather conditions, so they decided to leave tomorrow, and turn around.
On their way back, Jung Sang-hoon suggested going to a church called Hallgrimskirkja, The name is taken from Icelandic religious poet “Hallgrim” and “skirja” means church. Hallgrimskirkja is one of the city’s best-known landmarks and is visible throughout the city, the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country and includes 10 of the most beautiful churches in the world. The church is also used as an observation tower. An observer can take a lift up to the Reykjavík deck and view and the surrounding mountains.
after the surprise arrival of Kang Ha-neul, their next destination was Reykjadalur or we might call ‘Smokey Valley’, Reykjadalu is a beautiful valley in the south of Iceland, characterized by geothermal activity and famous for its “hot river”, where hikers can bath surrounded by nature. it is located right by the town of Hveragerði, an approximately 40-minute drive from Reykjavik.
to reach the hot spring, they need to go up on foot, which means they need to hiking. the view they got on the way to the top was very beautiful and amazing. but after crossing the first hill, their expressions and staff began to show fatigue and Jung-woo estimated that it would take another 30 minutes to an hour to get to the top, while they had to get down before the sunset. they discussed whether they should go up or not because they were only 1/3 of the trip and they decided to continue the journey because it was a pity to go that far if they had to go back.
after continuing their journey, they finally arrived at Hot Spring and tried to get inside they said that it was very warm. In the interview, Jo Jeong-suk said “If I went back I think I’d regret it for the rest of my life. This is the feeling that I can’t forget.”
On the way back Kang Ha-neul also revealed that he felt lighter after going to the water, and others added perhaps because the warm water gave them strength.
One night, in the middle of Jo Jeong-suk’s interview, suddenly someone said there was an aurora in the sky, of course, this made everyone, the staff, and other guests at their inn immediately ran out to watch the aurora.
when they all came out, they finally truly witnessed the true aurora before them. then they met another guest who immediately rushed in their car, and said there was a place to see the more beautiful aurora, and finally, they hurried in their car to follow the guest.
although in the end they just followed where the aurora came from, they finally saw the aurora in a clearer and more beautiful place. the expression of happiness when they saw the aurora was very radiating in them at that moment. every one of them even makes a wish and pray in front of the aurora.
in his interview, Jo Jeong-suk said “There are a lot of things which I see for the first time here in Iceland. Whenever I see that, I start thinking about people who I love and my family because I wish I could go see it together with them. That was what came to my thought. ”
the youngest, Kang Ha-neul said “There’s only one important thing. I hope my dad, my mom, and my younger sibling can live comfortably without any worries.”
Jung-woo also revealed, “The Aurora itself is really meaningful, but I hope I can enjoy this kind of thing together with the people whom I love.”
and finally, Jung Sang-hoon said “I’m really thankful that I can have holidays with these guys here. Previously I thought ‘even if I can’t see the aurora, it’s okay’. seems like I’ve seen it, In Iceland, it seems like I’ve found my own aurora, I thought, ‘even if I can’t see the aurora, it’s okay.’ It’s really beautiful. I wish I could see this together with my wife, and my baby. I totally need to show them this. ”
Africa Edition of Youth Over Flowers
almost similar to previous seasons, this season also kidnapped the cast. This edition will also include 4 South Korean actors who starred in the popular drama ‘Reply 1988,’ and to prepare for this Na PD in collaboration with Reply 1988’s PD, Shin PD and prepared everything for 2 months. in contrast to Iceland which has very cold weather, this edition will go to Africa, more precisely in Namibia which has hot weather. let’s see the excitement of the actors from ‘Reply 1988’ on holiday to Africa!
a little different from the first meeting in the previous edition, their first meeting was held when the ‘Reply 1988’ players were on vacation with Phuket, Thailand. On January 22, 2016, the actors didn’t even know that they were going to take part in the ‘Youth Over Flowers’ program, with the help of actress Ra Mi-ran who also played in the drama ‘Reply 1988’, they invited Ryu Jun-yeol, Ahn Jae-hong, and Go Kyung-pyo to chat at one of the cafes in Thailand before they return to Korea.
At first, Ra Mi-ran tried to start a conversation by asking their respective opinions about their opinions about participating in ‘Youth Over Flowers’, they all seemed interested and willing to participate if they were given the opportunity. Thinking it was just an ordinary conversation, Ra Mi-ran confessed that she was close to PD Na and said that she would try to talk to PD Na by calling Na PD right there in front of them, and asking her to invite the three of them to take part in ‘Youth Over Flowers.’ Na PD, who was actually not far from the cafe, suddenly appeared in front of them while still talking on the phone with Ra Mi-ran.
seeing Na PD at the time, really made all three actors surprised and speechless right then and there. Na PD told them to leave with him right away to take part in ‘Youth Over Flowers,’ because they’re already late but the actors still looked very confused and could not believe what was happening right then. even Go Kyung-pyo could not hold back her feelings and cry hearing this.
in the car to the airport Go Kyung-pyo finally explained the reason for crying because he thought that only actors who loved by the public would appear in ‘Youth Over Flowers’ and felt that he was not well known enough as an actor to appear in ‘Youth Over Flowers.’
Same as the previous season, because the three of them really have no idea about going to Africa for 10 days right then and thought they would go back to Korea at that time. they did not bring any preparation to go to Africa, Ahn Jae-hong revealed that He only have one underwear, and even Go Kyung-pyo admitted he had used his underwear at that time for 2 days.
actually, there is one more actor from Reply 1988 who will follow this edition of ‘Youth Over Flowers’, namely Park Bo-gum, but because at that time Park Bo-gum was still the Host of ‘Music Bank’ with Red Velvet’s Irene, so Park Bo-gum will follow later. just like the other three actors, Park Bo-gum also has no idea about this trip. he thought that after ‘Music Bank’ he would return to his home.
but when in the car suddenly his hyungs called him and told them that he had to go to the airport right then and there to go to Africa with them. Park Bo-gum, who was very confused at that time, invited the staff from ‘Youth Over Flowers’ to get into his car, and rushed to the airport at that time to catch up with his hyungs.
But when he had to transit, Park Bo-gum mistakenly saw the plane gate that written “A0” but he saw “A30”, he shopped some of his needs in Africa and went to eat while waiting for his plane around the “A30” gate, at the time he realized that he was mistaken, he only had a 15 minutes left, so he had to hurry to find the gate “A0” plus he did not know where it was that made him have to first ask people where the gate was located. after arriving, the local airport staff said that he was too late because the captain had signed load sheet, which caused Park Bo-gum to postpone his departure until the next flight tomorrow, January 23, 2016, at 4 am. make something like this happen, Park Bo-gum apologized many times to the staff for his carelessness. He also apologized to the hyungs who were already in Africa, and wanted to immediately meet with them as soon as possible, and apologized to the staff in Africa including Na PD.
when Park Bo-gum arrived in Africa, he was picked up by his hyungs at the airport in the car they had rented. and finally the cast for the complete Africa edition.
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