☊ suju classic : EHB review ep 1-4 ☊

Ahh... because Ryeowook brought back the topic of their EHB swimming episode during their recent guesting in Studio C, I was once again drawn to the addicting world of EHB!!! Here's a thorough lookback at a CLASSIC Super Junior show which literally made history and was a major milestone for most (if not all) ELF^^.



I started watching Explorers of the Human Body 인체탐험대 during the early part of 2008~ just after they wrapped up the series. I have been replaying all 13 episodes maybe once every other month (at least) since then. This will be my fifth year at this and I just never get tired of it!!!

Explorers of the Human Body in Wiki has a neat compilation on the 13-episode HIT SHOW which has become such an EPIC MUST-WATCH for all super junior fans. I proudly quote this

"Ratings for the show became the highest of all three shows that aired in SBS's new Good Sunday lineup as the show is educational and entertaining to watch."

I thought I should make my NTH replay a little bit useful and capture some memorable scenes and quotables. Of course, my bias will always be evident even if I love all the other members haha. As this set of downloads were one of my very first in this fandom, I only have hardsubbed videos whose FULL CREDITS go to DBSJ Productions and Gods of the East GOE-SS. I shall forever be grateful for this incredible milestone in my fangirling life! So here's to crazy hairstyles, funny collar grabbing moments, classic suju antics, and PURE SUJU INDULGENCE^^.

Warning! This is an excessively LONG POST since there are really a LOT of things worth noting from each episode. SERIOUSLY. I divided the review into several parts with this first part covering only up to Episode 4.
............... Episode ❶ Tongue & Eyes ...............
............... Episode ❷ Stomach ...............
............... Episode ❸ Strength Part I ...............
............... Episode ❹ Strength Part II ...............
............... Episode ❺ Laughter ...............
............... Episode ❻ Balance ...............
............... Episode ❼ Flexibility ...............
............... Episode ❽ Tears ...............
............... Episode ❾ Reflexes Part I ...............
............... Episode ❿ Reflexes Part II ...............
............... Episode ⓫ Archery ...............
............... Episode ⓬ Breathing Underwater ...............
............... Episode ⓭ Dogs' Sense of Smell ...............
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorers_of_the_Human_Body

............... Episode ❶ Tongue & Eyes ...............
Broadcast Date: Nov 11, 2007


★ Experiment A: How to inhibit your tongue from tasting anything.




What was that bitter tea? 용담Yong Dam (Herbal Tea)
Reaction Team (Eunhyuk, Shindong, Leeteuk, Kangin, Heechul and Hangeng) did Freezing the Tongue
No Action Team (Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, Yesung, Sungmin, Kibum) did Drying the Tongue



★ Experiment B: Which flavor can you NOT taste after eating the 가가이 모과잎Gymnema Sylverstre herb?
Ryeowook was sooo cute asking if the experiment will make them lose one taste FOREVER!? ^^
Siwon-Sugar, Ryeowook- Salt, Donghae-Lemon Juice, Yesung-Gosam Tea
Yesung suggests drinking uber bitter Gosam Tea to wash away the mouthful of salt Reaction Team ingested.




★ Experiment C: Hot Pepper Tasting
Korean Chunhyang 10,000 scoville >> everyone
Thai Priki Teo 100,000 scoville >> (almost) everyone
Mexican Habanero 300,000 scoville >> Yesung, Siwon, Leeteuk
Indian Jolokia 1,000,000 scoville! >> Yesung, Kibum, Hangeng, Heechul
Yesung asks for "Closing" when he was about to swallow the entire Habanero pepper. He meant "Close-up".
Who was that Indian woman who ate 60 Jolokia peppers in 2 minutes? Anandita DuttaTamulku
Shin Dongyup says the woman's name was "Hakuna Matata" later on after he himself ate the Jolokia pepper.




Sungmin in the background is suffering aegyo-style haha^^




★ Experiment D: Change Blindness: Flashing Pictures on a Screen
A. SMTown Summer Super Junior group shot with the Kibum's chair having black stripes
B. 10,000 Korean Won with denomination switching from 10000 to 1000
Shin Dongyup asked Kibum to admit honestly if he was able to
Revelation of Siwon's excessive arm gestures!!!



★ Experiment E: Change Blindness: Doctor Switching [Group Prank]
Kibum and Sungmin had 2 doctors switching
Hangeng, and Siwon had 4 doctors switching. Only Siwon caught the prank.
The boys had so much fun observing how one of the doctors had a mannerism of parting his hair after emerging from underneath the desk.
The rest of the members were also tested.





............... Episode ❷ Stomach ...............
Broadcast Date: Nov 18, 2007



Heechul's metal rod in his leg was revealed via the X-ray.
Donghae's bag was also revealed via the X-ray and it showed how he had knitting stuff haha^^.
Leeteuk and Donghae's digestive systems were X-rayed as they ate yoghurt.





★ Experiment A: [Yesung's question] Can you still digest food if you eat upside down?
Yesung and Sungmin challenged hanging upside down and swallowing food while in the X-rays.
Funny how the members were cheering for Ming to swallow his saliva and force the food down when it almost went back up his throat.





★ Experiment B: [Shindong's question] Will the stomach always have some space for dessert?
Donghae and Sungmin were selected via human roulette to accompany Shindong on this test.
Donghae ate 735g of food, Sungmin ate 967g and Shindong ate a total of 1667g!!!
Donghae had cake for dessert, Sungmin had chocolate cake and Shindong had canapé.










★ Experiment C: [Kangin's question] How can you drink so much alcohol but cannot do the same for water?
Kibum challenged by drinking a lot of beer and then a little water afterwards.
Kangin challenged by filling his stomach with water and then he was still able to drink a lot of beer afterwards.
Kangin and Kibum pretended to talk down to Shin Dongyup after drinking so much beer. Shin Dongyup pretended to take it out to Eunhyuk!



............... Episode ❸ Strength Part I ...............
Broadcast Date: Nov 25, 2007 Co-MC: Eunhyuk


Shindong commented how the fans would wave to the camera whilst covering their faces hahah.
It was announced that they will select a Co-MC based on their questions.
Shindong asked why Eunhyuk's feet smell like Doenjjang?
Eunhyuk asked how he can win against Yesung on arm wrestling? This question gave him his Co-MC position.






★ Experiment A: 2 Methods to Win on Arm Wrestling
Initial tests of strength to match the members against each other.
Sungmin vs. Kibum >> Ming wins!
Siwon vs. Shindong >> Shindong almost wins (they stopped before ending)
Kangin vs. Shin Dongyup >> Shin Dongyup results to kissing Kangin's fist ㅋㅋ
Yesung vs. Eunhyuk >> Yesung wins!
Yesung's incredibly small hands were revealed.




➽ Method 1: 코끼리코10바퀴! Turning with elephant nose for 10 times
Eunhyuk does the elephant nose and wins over Yesung.
Siwon does his elephant nose too with excessive arm gestures of course! He wins over Shindong.
Shin Dongyup also does his elephant nose but he still loses to Kangin! Careful observation though ... looks like he did the elephant nose reversely...
Kibum does the elephant nose on one direction and wins over Sungmin who did it the opposite direction.
Eunhyuk awkwardly reads out the explanation as Co-MC but Shindong correctly guesses that the explanation will be a voice over!





➽ Method 2: 강강술래
Eunhyuk watches the members do강강술래 while Yesung keeps his head down. Afterwards, he wins over Yesung!
Donghae tries it out, watching the members turn around. He wins over Hangeng afterwards.
Shin Dongyup challenges again but still loses to Kangin.
Shindong comments that it's good the members are gaining strength but then the rest of them are so tired.





★ Experiment B: Electronic Muscle Stimulation
Siwon gets electronic waves on his abs. Was this the debut of Siwon's abs? ㅋㅋㅋ
Donghae gets the electronic waves on his arms. See how cute Hae was with his regular arms a few years back.
Ryeowook and Yesung gets theirs on their forearms and they do eccentric involuntary movements.








............... Episode ❹ Strength Part II ...............
Broadcast Date: Dec 2, 2007 Co-MC: Eunhyuk

★ Experiment A: Weightlifting
Eunhyuk opens the show ~ soooooo cute!!!!
Kangin pranks Eunhyuk by pulling down his shorts while pretending to trip. And so this kicks off the pants-pulling rampage in suju!
The female weightlifter chooses Shindong as her cute younger brother.
Yesung tries to lift the 100 kg barbell and failed.
Shin Dongyup also attempts to lift the barbell but he lets out some gas instead!
Leeteuk attempts to lift the barbell but he also fails.
Shindong was able to lift the barbell but he wasn't sure how to raise it above his head.




➽ 5 methods of increasing strength:
smelling liquid ammonia;
massaging the legs;
hitting the person to induce anger;
giving out a shout;
& wearing tight clothes (belt)





Ryeowook was so sweet as he almost cried when the female weightlifter succeeded in lifting the barbell. He felt it was such an achievement and was moved!
Kangin guesses that the bottle contains the smell of gold since it is the coveted medal. He sneaked out to smell the bottle on his own and got a shock at the strong smell.
Donghae had the cutest reaction when smelling the ammonia.
To demonstrate the cry of will power, the team screamed 우리는 슈퍼주니어 어예요! (yey!)
Eunhyuk had to lift the barbell so he took off his outer shorts and had to do with just his cycling wear.
The boys had a fun time trying to get him to un-block his pelvic area! Sungmin was ever so helpful and brought Eunhyuk's shorts to him but Kangin threw it away to the bleachers.
Donghae and Shin Dongyup also succeeded in lifting the barbell.
Shindong and Kangin both challenged to lift the barbell above their heads. They both succeeded!!!








★ Experiment B: Long Jumping; holding the golf balls and using tape on toe finger
Eunhyuk calls out Shin Dongyup for not following the script!
Leeteuk jumps 3m 20cm
Shindong jumps 3m 50cm
Siwon jumps 4m 40cm!!!
Eunhyuk jumps 4m 20cm
Everyone else jumps beyond 3m except Kibum who makes a mistake.



➽ Taping Team (Leeteuk ) vs. Golf Ball Team (Kangin, Siwon)
Leeteuk 3m 20cm --> 3m 90cm Ryeowook looks so cute being surprised like that.
Kangin 3m 50cm --> 4m 20cm
Siwon 4m 40cm --> 5m 10cm



★ Experiment C: Lifting person with your fingers
Yesung, Ryeowook, Sungmin and Kibum tries to lift Shindong with their hands and they failed.
After placing their hands on top of each other and atop Shindong's head, the tried to lift him again using their fingers.
They succeeded!!