House on Wheels: Beyond the Ocean Episode 6 Recap – Furano & Biei Dream Trip with Bread, Flowers, Soup Curry & $20,000 Melon!

House on Wheels: Beyond the Ocean – Episode 6 Recap
Furano & Biei, Hokkaido: The Ultimate Healing Trip

If you ever needed proof that House on Wheels is the most heartwarming travel variety show in Korea, Episode 6 just delivered it in 4K. The gang wakes up in the breathtaking highlands of Furano and Biei, and what follows is pure summer-in-Hokkaido magic: free bakery breakfast, colourful flower hills, legendary soup curry, the unreal Blue Pond, rain camping vibes, homemade pasta, and… tasting a Yubari melon worth up to $20,000!

Morning Walk with Dad & Bread Heaven

Sung Dong-il is up at 5 AM (as usual), and this time Rowoon sweetly joins him for a sunrise walk. The conversation turns deep — marriage, family, making mom happy — and it’s the softest father-son moment you’ll see all week.

Meanwhile, Chae Soo-bin wakes up, reads Montaigne (iconic), accidentally knocks down a tent pole, and… quietly hides it. Relatable king behaviour.

Highlight: The campsite bakery “Yuyu” gives every camper free freshly-baked salted butter rolls for breakfast. The cast buys the entire tray thinking they have to pay, then discovers it’s complimentary — pure joy ensues.

Shikisai-no-oka: The Most Colourful Hills in Hokkaido

Lavender season has sadly passed (peak is late July–early August), but the massive flower fields of Shikisai-no-oka are still jaw-dropping. Patchwork hills, tractor rides, scarlet sage honey-sucking — it’s a living painting.

The group debates renting the cute mini-carts (Hee-won really wanted to) but ends up walking… then regretting it because the park is HUGE.

Food Marathon: Soba → Soup Curry → Sausage Shock

• Cold/Hot Soba mix-up – Thanks to Rowoon’s fluent Japanese, they accidentally order steaming-hot pork broth soba instead of cold. Result? One of the best meals they’ve ever had in Japan.
• Soup Curry – Jun-han’s ultimate Hokkaido dream. 13-vegetable soup curry blows everyone away. Even the curry haters convert.
• Venison Sausage – Hee-won falls in love… until he learns it’s deer meat and dramatically regrets life.

The Magical Blue Pond (Shirogane Aoiike)

Emerald-blue water, dead trees standing in the pond, aluminium particles creating that unreal colour — it looks photoshopped in real life. Crowded but absolutely worth it.

Rain Camping & Na-ra’s Legendary Pasta Night

Sudden downpour turns the open-sided house into a waterfall. Everyone rushes inside, then Na-ra whips up two incredible pastas:

1. Gochujang seafood pasta (hangover cure level)
2. Hokkaido cream + pollock roe pasta (buffet first-bite energy)

Dong-il torches premium wagyu with a blowtorch and serves it with raw egg yolk — everyone loses their minds.

The $20,000 Yubari Melon Moment

A Korean produce broker they met in Sapporo sends corn, potatoes, and TWO luxury melons — one Furano (delicious) and one legendary Yubari melon. The difference when they cut it open is actually insane:

• Furano = refreshing, watery, classic melon
• Yubari = perfume-level fragrance, melts without chewing, “What have I been eating my whole life?” reactions

They literally smell the Yubari through the rind. 20,000 USD suddenly feels understandable.

Quote of the episode:
“So THIS is what a melon is supposed to taste like.” – Literally everyone after the first bite of Yubari melon

Final Thoughts – Best Episode of the Season?

Episode 6 has everything: stunning nature, hilarious guest chemistry (Rowoon speaking fluent Japanese saved the day multiple times), heartfelt talks, incredible local food, and that once-in-a-lifetime Yubari melon experience. If you can only watch one episode of House on Wheels: Beyond the Ocean, make it this one.

Rating: 10/10 healing points