SHINee's Minho and EXO's Chanyeol join Rising Eagles teammates on 'Ask Us Anything'

SHINee's Minho and EXO's Chanyeol sit down on JTBC's Ask Us Anything on June 27 at 9 PM, alongside Moon Soo-in and Jung Gyu-min. All four play for Rising Eagles, a celebrity basketball team coached by former pro Seo Jang-hoon. The squad grew out of the SBS variety show Passionate Basketball Team and is now in Season 2, competing in a national championship against top amateur teams.

Minho opens with a complaint: the director won't let him do "fighting" because it feels awkward. Seo Jang-hoon nods—he's hated the gesture since his playing days. Jung Gyu-min gets his moment too. He was "doubted a lot about his basketball skills because of his height," and Seo Jang-hoon was skeptical at first. Now Seo's take is simple: "Jung Gyu-min plays basketball really well." Jung mentions both his grandfather and father are over 180cm tall, and recalls that Moon Soo-in—born in Incheon to his Seoul roots—was already known for his game back in school.

Chanyeol shifts to idol life. He talks about post-military "bulk-up syndrome," something "every male idol seems to go through at least once." Fan disapproval at the time has made related photos nearly impossible to find now. He also claimed he personally helped EXO members Kai and Sehun manage their own bulk-up phases after their respective discharges. (EXO's military era, fully documented in one variety appearance.)

Moon Soo-in's flex was pure money. He earned over 40 million won in basketball tournament prize money alone during university, a run that earned him the nickname "prize money hunter."