Meet the 100 Contestants of Physical: 100 Season 2 - Underground

I remembered prepping for publication blogposts for 2023's "Physical: 100" reality TV show from South Korea, after my fruitful watch, but alas not completing said posts... now fast forward to "2024", where its sequel "PHYSICAL: 100 SEASON 2 - UNDERGROUND" has started it's promotional run, leading up to its premiere on Netflix March 19th, so here we are...!



WHAT-IS: One hundred contestants in top physical shape compete in a series of grueling challenges to claim the honor — and cash reward — as the last one standing.



Featured above is the trailer for the first series, broadcast 2023, with all 9 episodes currently watchable on Netflix (Maturity rating:PG13).

Each episode was broadcast weekly when it first aired, and I remember the anticipation for new episodes were pretty fevered, even though I'd only jumped in the middle of the series!

The series has its own share of "controversies", including a accusatory "rigged ending" (Plenty of YT-videos about this, which you can search for your own entertainment, cheers), but what fascinated me the most, were the post-show infamy of select contestants - from their own YouTube channels, to guesting on each other's videos, to brand name recognition, especially that of the already legendary Japanese mixed martial artist "Yoshihiro Akiyama" AKA Choo Sung-hoon (추성훈) AKA "Sexyama".

No small wonder the stakes for contestants might probably have gone up this time round - at least in terms of "self-promotion" - including a member of a KPOP Boy Group! Featured below is a video promo to Meet the 100 Contestants of Physical: 100 Season 2 - Underground:



00:05 The Warriors
00:31 National Athletes
01:06 It Body
01:33 Superstar Athletes
01:55 Athletic Celebrities


PRESS: Who has the strength, speed, agility, and wit to reign supreme in this ultimate showdown of physique? From top-class athletes to amateur gym warriors, get ready for a brand-new season of competitive, challenging, and cutthroat quests on PHYSICAL: 100 SEASON 2 - UNDERGROUND.

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