MBC's "How Do You Play?" shows off the Refund Expedition and Jimmy Yoo meeting members for the first time in the same room!
Per Soompi, "Refund Expedition" is a project girl group composed of Lee Hyori, MAMAMOO's Hwasa, Jessi, and Uhm Jung Hwa. The group was created after Lee Hyori, during promotions for SSAK3, named the other three members as her dream girl group. Jimmy Yoo, who is the general producer of "Refund Expedition," is the nickname of Yoo Jae Suk.
Yoo Jae Suk viewed the video of Refund Expedition on the last week's episode in their first meeting and had an individual meeting with the group's members.
This week's episode began with Yoo Jae Suk interviewing potential managers for "Refund Expedition," and Yang Se Chan was the first person who was interviewed. However, Yang Se Chan, who was not informed of the reason that it is an interview he was coming to, immediately rejected the offer when he heard who the members are.
He expressed that he doesn't want to be a manager at all. "I thought about it for a minute, but I don't think I can't drive a car with Lee Hyori, Jessi, Uhm Jung Hwa, and Hwasa on it." He continued that they are not a perfect fit because he is not a fluent English speaker, and he cannot converse with Jessi with that.
The next person interviewed by Jimmy Yoo was Jo Se Ho, who commented that it would not be a comfortable journey knowing who the members are. Being uneased at first, he became enthusiastic about the business. He shared that he is good at handling strong-willed people and shared that he can manage them for free. He added that he would take the 50,000 won and signature for the rest. But later on the interview, he became troubled understanding what's going on, and the annoyed Jimmy Yoo sent him out.
Jung Jae Hyung was the third person interviewed, and he was noted to be recommended by his agency CEO, Yoo Hee Yeol. During the interview, Jung Jae Hyung explained that he thought the interview was for a producer position and was taken aback after knowing that it was for a manager's job. He then tried calling Yoo Hee Yeol but was told that the number is unlisted.
After seeing the members' photos, Jung Hae Hyung said that he couldn't do the job. When asked about the pay, he suddenly became interested and said, "1,600,00 won (approximately $1360). Jimmy Yoo was amazed by Jung Hae Hyung's musical skills but found a flaw after knowing that he has no driver's license.
Moreover, before the full meeting with "Refund Expedition," Lee Hyori picked her stage name as "Lee Chun Ok." And after the meeting, Jimmy unveiled the girls' very flexible contract, tailored to the members' interests. In the condition of Lee Hyori, she would be allowed to terminate her agreement on the day she gets pregnant.
Lee Hyori shared with her new group that she's preparing to get pregnant. "I'm not married, but we're living together. It's like a common-law marriage." She continued that when she gets pregnant, their group has to end.
