"Friendship and Love are Separate" BOYNEXTDOOR's Qingdao Mukbang, from Food Origin Quizzes to Balance Games

The group BOYNEXTDOOR shared their honest values and daily lives while enjoying local food in Qingdao, China. In the released video, the members who visited Qingdao are shown tasting local cuisine and having conversations.

From Dongpo Pork to Mapo Tofu, Members Enjoy Local Food in Qingdao

The BOYNEXTDOOR members visiting Qingdao enjoyed a meal with various local foods in front of them, such as Dongpo pork, Mapo tofu, fried rice, and Yangcai. In the video, the members continued their conversation while sharing the tastes of the food. In particular, regarding the Dongpo pork, they responded "It's really delicious" and showed themselves using AI to check information about the food's origin, mentioning that it originated from the name of the Northern Song dynasty literati Su Dongpo. Regarding Mapo tofu, they continued their meal while mentioning that it is a representative dish originating from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. In addition to this, various menus such as fried rice, Yangcai, and chili oil (Lajiao You) filled the table.

One of the members confessed to having visited Qingdao on a family trip when he was in the 5th grade of elementary school. He shared his thoughts on the local visit, mentioning the memory of visiting the Qingdao Beer Museum at that time and the curious experience of encountering non-alcoholic beer, which did not exist back then. Additionally, he expressed happiness regarding the recent Busan concert, showing satisfaction with performing in his hometown.

"Friendship and Love are Separate"... A Balance Game Revealing Members' Values

During the balance game that continued during the meal, the different values of the members were revealed. To the question 'Love at first sight vs. Love that builds up over a long time,' one member answered, "The latter is correct in the sense that both the inner and outer aspects are good," but another member showed a romantic view, saying, "I have fallen in love at first sight in my life." Also, regarding the question 'If a friend's partner commits infidelity,' a debate broke out with diverging opinions: "I would tell the friend directly" versus "I would not intervene because the relationship might grow distant."

The conversation continued regarding their attitudes toward love. While discussing 'Kind style vs. Devoted style,' one member emphasized that he is a devoted style, saying, "It is bad to be only kind without actions following." Following this, to the question 'Living as the only fool in a group where everyone is a genius vs. Living as the only genius in a group where everyone is a fool,' he showed choosing a comfortable life by saying, "The former would definitely be happy."

Communication Continued Amid Chinese Language Games and Local Atmosphere

In the latter half of the video, a game using Chinese sentences was conducted. The members participated in the game based on their respective Chinese language skills. The video captures the members reading Chinese sentences or determining the order through games, and pleasant conversations between members continued during this process. In particular, they indirectly revealed their feelings toward local fans by sharing behind-the-scenes stories, mentioning an episode from the performance where the sentence "Make us go crazy" came to mind during the stage performance, and they actually decorated the stage that way.