The protagonist of the 'Infinite Challenge' debt quote, Assistant Manager Lee Seong-yeop: "Salary is an oasis in the desert... a checking account (overdraft account) is an eternal friend"

Assistant Manager Lee Seong-yeop, who drew attention in the past for his remark "If you want to stay at a job for a long time, you just need to take out debt" during an appearance on 'Infinite Challenge', appeared on the tvN variety show 'You Quiz on the Block' to share his recent status.

“Recalled through memes from the Infinite Challenge days”... Reflections on returning to 'You Quiz' after 5 years

In the video, Lee Seong-yeop shared his thoughts, stating that his appearance during his time on 'Infinite Challenge' is still being recalled as 'memes' online even five years later. He mentioned that his appearance back then was unrefined even by his own standards, and expressed that he wanted to show a changed version of himself through this appearance on 'You Quiz'. Lee Seong-yeop added that when he first received the contact from 'You Quiz', it was such an unexpected proposal that he even suspected it might be a prank call.

"Salary is an oasis, checking account is a friend"... Remarks filled with empathy for office workers

Lee Seong-yeop drew empathy from viewers by candidly revealing the joys and sorrows of office life and his realistic values. Regarding the previously famous mention of 'debt', he described a checking account (overdraft account) as a "friend that goes with you forever," comparing the overdraft account used when salary is insufficient to 'relief rice' (relief grain) distributed during past years of famine. Furthermore, regarding the power to control the urge to quit a job, he said, "If you receive financial therapy called a salary, the urge to quit disappears."

Regarding salary negotiations, he showed a realistic attitude. He responded that if he were offered an annual salary of 1 billion won, "I don't think I would be able to leave work on time if I worked that much," adding, "I want to receive just enough to be able to leave work exactly at six o'clock," emphasizing the importance of "a life with evenings." He then cited his goal at work as "living hard every day without being too greedy and reaching retirement," and revealed his dream of running a guesthouse named 'The Man Next Door' inspired by his name after retirement.

Hobby is dance, ideal type is "career woman"

Detailed stories continued regarding his daily life outside of work. Lee Seong-yeop revealed that he started attending a dance academy earlier this year and recently learned the choreography for IVE's 'ROYAL'. During the filming, he also showed off his talent by briefly performing IVE's choreography.

To questions about marriage and his ideal type, he answered, "There is no one I am currently seeing." He chose a "sophisticated and urban career woman" as his ideal type and expressed his fan heart by mentioning An Yu-jin, a member of the idol group IVE.