The Human Condition

Currently watching: The Human Condition

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This is one of the newest addition to the list of variety shows by KBS. I am hooked ever since the first season because it was somewhat different from the rest. If you are a fan of Gag Concert, you would have realized that the six people above are their comedians. Thus, there is a touch of comedy apart from the serious message that the show is trying to convey. 

"The Human Condition", a pilot program, will feature diverse and true-to-life episodes on the experience of life without necessities by six comedians. The comedians live in a designated lodging place for seven days without cellular phones, access to the internet and TV. In the process, they are surprised to find new things they don't know about themselves. They all say that they found the importance of a man's word, and as free time increases in a life without digital appliances, they talk with each other more and work together on more things than before, which makes them feel closer. In addition, the various other experiences of the comedians will be presented through the 24-hour in-depth reporting in this program. (Source: KBS)

That was the first season, where their mission was to live without the basic technology that we are so used to by now. For the second season (which ended on KBS World just today!), their mission was to live without waste! At the end of each day, the members will have the final weigh-in whereby the waste they produced from that day will be weighed. The loser will have to pay a penalty which is usually by spreading the message across to the public in ingenious ways. It was really interesting because I think waste is something that most of us take for granted. More than just recycling, we should take a step further in minimizing the amount of waste that we actually produce.

Some of the steps taken by the members are:

• Bringing their own containers and tumblers to fill their packed food and coffee
• Setting up their own composting corner. This was interesting as Sangguk bought some worms to see whether it really works. At the end of the week, the banana peel which they threw in the beginning disappeared.
• Making recycled paper. Sangguk actually cut up and mixed a bunch of papers with water in a blender. He then dried them and ironed the mixture. He failed at his first attempt but was successful for the second one! He then used the paper to write a letter to his dad. 
• Eating enough and by ordering what they think they can finish so as to minimize the amount of food waste.
• Recycling their scripts by making them into a notebook. 
• Making handicrafts out of their waste. Taeho is such a master at this one. He created an Eiffel Tower out of paper.

The third season is starting next week on KBS World, every Saturday at 4 pm. Their mission this time round is to live without.. cars. Do not miss it!