Netflix’s first-ever South Korean survival game show, Physical 100, is trending globally due to the rigid game plans and insanely talented contestants. Regardless of age and sex, all the contestants are asked to take part in quests that can break their backbone. When the top 5 finally enter the final round, only one winner will take home the prize money of 300 million Korean won.
100 South Korean fitness lovers participate in this game show, and within the first round, 50 are eliminated. Similarly, in each quest, many eliminations happen, leaving us with a few contestants. However, among these 100, some Male Contestants have stolen the viewers’ hearts even if they got eliminated early.
Based on your happy personality, skills and sportsmanship, here are the best 10 male contestants of Physical 100 who deserve to be remembered!
10 Prominent Male Contestants of Physical 100
Choo Sung-hoon
Almost every viewer would fall in love with Choo Sung-hoon due to his excellent leadership and skills. Sung-hoon is an MMA fighter and a former Judo athlete with over 15 championships. He is the eldest participant who battled with every contestant fiercely. Apart from his strength and agility, his sportsmanship can be eminently seen in the group quests when he motivates others as their leader.
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Kim Min-cheol
Kim Min-cheol is an absolute sweetheart! Not only does he actively participate in the quests, but his thoughts on making the team win also show his unique personality. As he is a national ice climber, in quest 4, he did extremely well and the co-contestants were shocked to see his insane strength. In fact, some of the participants admitted that they will go hiking if Min-cheol was on the safety crew.
Park Jin-yong
In the first few rounds, Park Jin-yong’s participation was noteworthy, but in quest 4, he marks his stand. Who’d have thought the Olympic luger Jin-yong would run super quick like that? His speed was unmatchable when he competed with three contestants in the 4th quest.
Yun Sung-bin
Yun Sung-bin is one of the famous contestants and the 100th person to enter the arena. As soon as he walked in, everyone wished to never compete with him, for he is known to be extremely sportive. Sung-bin won gold at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018 as a skeleton racer and became the first Asian medalist in the Olympic sliding sport. Apart from his achievements in the sand and ship quest, when he wished for the team to win due to the efforts of others, viewers loved his heartwarming persona.
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Jeon Young
If you’ve wondered who would have trained the artists to act like zombies in the Kingdom series, then the credits go to Jeon Young. Young is a choreographer, dancer, and Korea’s first bone-breaking team leader. Though he was eliminated in the first round, he is a positive bee. He simply performs a bone-breaking dance for the co-contestants and puts a smile on their face before leaving the game show.
Kim Kyung-jin
Kim Kyung-jin is your friendly neighbourhood farmer with an excellent physique and standard fitness qualifications. In the first round, when he competes with dancer Cha Hyun-seung, he is eliminated. However, he quickly became the talk of the town because he clearly deserved to play more. His sportsmanship and the beautiful smile he flashes captivated a lot of viewers.
Kim Ye-hyun
Kim Ye-hyun is a model, bodybuilder and former fencer. He also is the CEO of Fit and Hill Fitness company. While he has extraordinary sports skills, he grabbed the attention due to his resemblance to Ateez’s San. Apart from that, his opinions were also pretty straightforward and not misogynistic, unlike some.
Seong Chi-hyun
Seong Chi-hyun became the fans’ favourite after returning to the show via the wild card round. Despite having a knee injury, he pushed himself in two extremely tough rounds. Most importantly, when he worked his way through in the Ship quest, the contestants saw how fearless Chi-hyun was.
