You Quiz on the Block’s Jeon Eun-seul revealed why she took part in the National Museum of Korea costume play.
On the 30th broadcast of tvN variety show You Quiz on the Block (hereafter You Quiz), Jeon Eun-seul, who won the grand prize in the National Museum of Korea costume play, appeared.
Jeon Eun-seul recently dressed up as a carp inkstone at the “2026 National Museum of Korea costume play” and took first place out of 275 teams. When asked what prompted her to participate, she said, “At first, because graduation was approaching, I wondered, ‘Is it okay to graduate right away?’ Then suddenly it appeared on SNS and I thought I should make this the pinnacle of my college life, so I decided to enter.”
Passersby actually admired Jeon Eun-seul, who had dressed up as a carp inkstone, saying, “Wow, you really can’t beat this.”
Yu Jae-seok asked, “Did you expect it to become this much of a topic?” and Jeon Eun-seul said, “I didn’t expect it at all. I debated whether to apply and submitted it at 11:59 even though the deadline was midnight.”
Yu Jae-seok also asked, “Of the many artifacts, why the white porcelain carp-shaped inkstone?” Jeon Eun-seul replied, “I like the characters Golduck and Ddungi. They don’t look like they can get angry. They look silly, and these days people like characters like that and they’re easier to approach.”
Jeon Eun-seul said she searched the National Museum of Korea website’s artifact search from the first page to the last and found the inkstone. She then bought a stretchy suit online, and with AI help bought acrylic paints and face-painting supplies to prepare.
Jeon Eun-seul said, “I’m embarrassed to say, but it cost about 40,000 won,” and Yu Jae-seok marveled, “Isn’t that maximizing efficiency? You won with idea and physical execution.”
[Photo] You Quiz on the Block broadcast screen capture
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