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Cha Tae-hyun Breaks 'Kids Jinx' on '틈만나면' With All-Clear Mission Success

Published : Aug 26, 2026 9:05 AM


Finally, the children's jinx was broken.

On the August 25 broadcast of SBS's "Teumman Namyeon," Jin Ki-joo and Cha Tae-hyun appeared as gap friends.

During the broadcast, the four people, having succeeded in their first gap mission, complained of fatigue and moved to have a meal. At a knife-cut noodle restaurant recommended by Jin Ki-joo, a resident of Gwangjin-gu, they shared natural conversations.

Jin Ki-joo, who does weight training, Pilates, and occasional boxing, drew attention by saying, "I started it for stamina, but it helped when putting someone in their place."

Afterwards, the four buried their heads and dove into a mukbang. The four just ate frantically. In particular, Cha Tae-hyun drew attention as he continuously marveled, saying, "I'm usually not that interested in food, but this place is really delicious."

The game to decide who pays for the meal that day used a bottle opener remote. In vain, before even completing a full circle, the bottle opener stopped pointing at Yoo Yeon-seok, making him the loser.

Then, the four moved to meet their second gap owner. Upon learning that an elementary school student was the protagonist, the four felt extreme tension. That was because they had repeatedly failed the gap missions involving elementary school student gap owners. This time, they met the gap owner hoping to break their children's trauma.

Four friends who first met in the first grade and became best friends were the main characters of the day. The child who applied for the appearance said, "I've been watching 'Teumman Namyeon' since last year and it was so fun that I applied," adding that Yoo Jae-suk felt so, so fascinating. The child also brought smiles by saying, "My mom told me she prayed before giving birth to me so that I would be born as handsome as Uncle Yoo Yeon-seok."

The kids said they dreamed of receiving a game console in their dreams. The kids showed lukewarm reactions to the school backpacks, which were the prize for the first-stage mission. However, when a Lego set appeared in the second stage, they showed a completely different reaction from before, drawing laughter.

Overcoming their trauma and succeeding up to the second stage, the four cheered. Wishing for the game consoles they had dreamed of in their dreams, the kids shouted "GO." And just like the kids' wishes, the third-stage prize was a Nintendo game console.

Despite the rule that failing the third stage would result in all prizes being confiscated, the kids shouted GO, and the four seriously took on the third-stage mission.

After repeated failures, it was their final attempt. Thanks to Jin Ki-joo's performance, they succeeded in the mission, and the children, having won a Nintendo Switch, expressed their joy by even dancing.

In particular, the Yoo brothers, who broke the children's jinx, drew attention with more relieved expressions than ever. Cha Tae-hyun, who has led missions to success every time he appears and has become a human talisman of good luck, brought laughter by joking, "How far is my boiled pork head performance supposed to go?"

Meanwhile, the end of the broadcast previewed actors Hyun Bin and Woo Do-hwan appearing as the next gap friends, raising expectations for the upcoming broadcast.

(Photo: Yonhap News)