The program, titled Ojisan and Bishonen, follows Ji Chang-wook and Sion as they travel around Japan.
The Korean title pairs the Japanese word “ojisan,” meaning an older man or uncle, with “bishonen,” a term commonly used for a handsome or beautiful young man.
The unusual title quickly became a talking point online, with many commenters debating both the age-based concept and the decision to use Japanese terminology in the name of the show.
Netizen Reactions
The sampled comments focused heavily on the program’s title, with users debating whether Ji Chang-wook qualifies as an “ojisan,” criticizing the use of Japanese terminology, and questioning the overall concept.
1. You can definitely call a 40-year-old an ahjussi, and to a 25-year-old he’s obviously even more of an ahjussi ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ That’s around Park Myung-soo’s age during the prime of Infinite Challenge ㅋㅋㅋ What is with these weirdos... What, are we supposed to call them “a young man and an even more handsome young actor” instead?? Is this some NCT WISH-related obsession, or are people with an age complex projecting themselves onto an older actor with controversies?
2. Why are people throwing such a fucking fit over something like this...
3. What is that title? Regular people would probably back away just from seeing the title.
4. They look about the same age visually, so who’s supposed to be the ojisan and who’s the bishonen?
5. The concept is fucking lame.
6. Ji Chang-wook is an ahjussi though. He’s literally middle-aged.
7. There really are a lot of Japan-obsessed people in broadcasting. They even put Japanese in the title ㅋㅋㅋ
8. Whoever came up with that title has completely lost the plot. Why even use Japanese? But separate from that, 40 is definitely ahjussi age. No matter how handsome or youthful-looking someone is, that’s middle age. What is going on with the age range of TheQoo users?
9. “Ojisan” is crazy.... Wait, is he really old enough to be called that?
10. Is this a Korean variety show? I thought it was a Japanese show because of the title.
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