2 Days & 1 Night Season 4 Episode 301 Recap
The Legendary "Thoughtful Celebrity" Meltdown & Paragliding Disaster
Cast: Kim Jong-min, Yeon Jung-hoon, Moon Se-yoon, DinDin, Yoo Seon-ho, Ravi (guest appearance in spirit)
Kim Jong-min
The Episode That Broke The Internet: "Thoughtful Celebrity" DinDin Goes Nuclear
If you only watch one episode of 2 Days & 1 Night Season 4, make it Episode 301. This is the one where DinDin’s “thoughtful celebrity” persona completely collapsed in the most spectacular way possible, Yeon Jung-hoon waited 90 minutes for paragliding only to be defeated by wind, Yoo Seon-ho found 6 four-leaf clovers while squatting in grass, and Kim Jong-min proudly announced he read “Umenbersch” by Nietzsche.
Yes, this episode has everything.
1. Yeon Jung-hoon’s 90-Minute Paragliding Tragedy
Best moment of the year candidate: Yeon Jung-hoon, dressed in full gear, waiting an hour and a half while everyone else drinks beer and eats snacks, getting hyped up by children chanting “Lee Joon! You can do it!” — only for the wind to die exactly when it’s his turn. The man stood there like a war movie survivor while Yoo Seon-ho found six four-leaf clovers in the grass.
Quotes of the day:
- Staff: “The wind is bad.” → 45 minutes later → “Now the wind is good!” → 5 minutes later → “Actually the wind is bad again.”
- Joon (dead inside): “This feels like a penalty.”
- DinDin: “I want to stand next to him and blow wind if it helps.”
Eventually they just gave up and made an AI image of Joon paragliding. 10/10 pettiness. We stan.
2. Uirimji Reservoir – Step Count Chaos
The mission: invite random citizens with the highest step count → winner gets more slots on the wheel of doom.
Highlights:
- Se-yoon picked a firefighter in flip-flops (7,719 steps).
- Sae-ho found a family man with 18,700 steps who was begged on his knees.
- Then came the legendary 3-minute step cheat: everyone shaking pedometers like their lives depended on it while school reunion ajosshis jumped in place. Jong-min’s partner turned into a dancing machine and hit 8,447 steps from 6,837. Absolute madness.
3. Dinner Quiz Hell – The Fall of Thoughtful Celebrity
DinDin (after getting 9×6 wrong in Times Table Minus One wrong):
“THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS! HIS PENT-UP ANGER HAS EXPLODED!”
*proceeds to scream at the PD for 30 seconds straight*
Never has a man lost his soul so completely over 9×6=54→53. The table lost braised mussels, steamed eggs, oyster kkakdugi, shrimp jeon, and tteokgalbi. They ended up with only blue crab and beef shank hot pot — and still called it “one of the best meals in 1 Night history.”
Jong-min’s contribution to world literature: confidently declaring he read Nietzsche’s “Umenbersch” (Ubermensch). The subtitles mercilessly corrected him. Iconic.
4. One Heart Autumn Excursion – Staff Betrayal
Staff joined for fried chicken reward. The tug-of-war and board-flipping were brutal. The obstacle relay was pure chaos — Sae-ho running the anchor leg like he was possessed and winning by a country mile.
Final sleep arrangement:
- Sleeping outdoors: Kim Jong-min, Yoo Seon-ho, Moon Se-yoon
- Yeon Jung-hoon sacrificed his indoor spot for Se-yoon (king behavior)
5. Mount Worak Dawn Hike – Crocodile Game Betrayal
The crocodile game decided who escapes the hike. Seon-ho got bitten on the very first tooth. DinDin and Se-yoon barely survived until the last tooth betrayed DinDin.
DinDin on the mountain: “I will change from a thoughtless to a thoughtful celebrity.”
Narrator: He did not.
Final Verdict
Episode 301 is peak 2 Days & 1 Night. It has everything that makes this show legendary: genuine misfortune, explosive anger, heartwarming moments, and Kim Jong-min being proudly mispronouncing German philosophy.
If you haven't watched it yet — go watch it right now. The DinDin rage scene alone is worth the entire Netflix subscription.
Rating: 10/10 “Thoughtful Celebrity” meltdowns
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