Friends: Episode 2 Seo Min Jae's Daily Life

Heart Signal 3's engineering goddess Seo Min Jae reveals her daily life and at-home workout routine on Friends.

MCs: Lee Sang Min, Heechul, Seunghee (Oh My Girl), Shindong

Seo Min Jae's Daily Life Reveal

The time is 7am at Minjae's house, and loud dog barking can be heard across the room. Turns out to be the sound of her alarm as she squirms around under the covers trying to wake up. While Minjae gets out of bed, Seunghee is surprised and compliments on how fit her body is.

Minjae greets the viewers and gives an update on her current status. After Heart Signal 3, she is still going to work at Hyundai Motor Company just like before. Sangmin watches on with admiration, "That's so cool!" Shindong says, "How can her occupation be a mechanic? It was unbelievable when first revealed." A huge twist indeed!

She previously shared this apartment with her younger sister and brother who were both in Seoul, but is now living alone. Her brother recently enlisted in the military. While her sister passed her exams, and wanted to move back in with the parents.

Minjae's Workday Morning Routine

After waking up, the first thing Minjae does is head straight to the fridge to pour a glass of water. The best skincare method is to drink a lot of water as she reveals drinking 1.5L of water per day. Sangmin and Seunghee both nod in agreement about how drinking a lot of water is good for you.

Minjae starts getting ready for work and heads to the bathroom. She reveals her workday morning routine down to the exact minute. The alarm is set for 7am, and she wakes up at 7:10am. After washing up, applying makeup, and getting changed, it is 7:55am. She drives to work and arrives at the company between 8:17am - 8:20am.

While blow drying her hair, Minjae watches American sitcom Modern Family on the tablet. She is a huge fan of the show and has seen every season at least 4-5 times already. It just puts her in a good mood when watching.

Time to get changed, but she heads to the pantry cabinet in the kitchen... Huh?! The MCs chuckle. Shindong asks, "Why are her clothes next to the fridge?" Minjae naively does not know what people usually put in there. The crew tells her usually plates and bowls or food products. Sangmin cracks up, "It's right next to the fridge... Of course, it's for food products!"

Minjae is finished getting ready, and heads back into the kitchen. She grabs a protein bar and scoops some honey into a tumbler to take along with her. The honey is from a close friend whose father is a beekeeper. Since honey is good for women's skin, she likes to mix in water and drink it while at work.

During the lunch break, Minjae records a quick self video at work. "These are my favorite sunbaenim... Ta-da!" The two familiar faces waves and greets "annyeonghaseyo~" It is the two coworkers who made a guest appearance on Heart Signal 3. The MCs smile widely, happy to see the humorous duo again. The one who proudly bragged about their YouTube video getting over 3,000 likes, and the other who felt like a global star after being on the show. They cannot show their entire face because they are required to keep their masks on in the office now. The video is then quickly turned off once their team manager walks by... hahaha...

Daily Life After Work

5:33pm, Minjae gets off of work and drives home. Now dressed comfortably in sweats and wearing glasses, she is watching TV in the living room. Pushing aside the coffee table, she opts to sit on the floor and uses the couch as a backrest instead. Seunghee totally relates and says, "A national rule as expected!" Heechul teases Seunghee who keeps asking if she can sit in front of the couch as well. 

The MCs spot Minjae watching Pengsoo on TV. Turns out, she has been a huge fan of the giant penguin since the very beginning. Even at work, she has Pengsoo on both of her monitors and a calendar too. The crew asks, "Don't you want to meet him?" Just the thought of it makes her smile and heart race "dugeun dugeun"~ Shindong teases, "Is Pengsoo going to be the new friend?"

Minjae races to the door to receive the food delivery once the doorbell rings. Tandoori chicken and curry, yum! The restaurant owner is from India, so she feels the taste is more authentic. She tears off a piece of naan first and dips it in the curry. Mmm~ The day ends as Minjae enjoys a delicious dinner while watching her favorite TV show.

Minjae's At-Home Workout Routine

The next day, Saturday morning. Minjae walks into the living room wearing workout clothes, showing her incredible body shape. "She looks like someone who does pilates," says Heechul. In fact, she use to go to pilates around 3-4 times a week. But because of Covid-19, all of the places are closed now so she can only exercise at home. Minjae takes out the yoga mat and starts the at-home pilates workout. In order to not get hurt, she carries out the exercise as learned from her instructor.

For the next workout course, Minjae takes out a resistance band to do squats. The band makes squats harder, but helps with control and strengthens the form. Preparation is complete as she loops the band around the thighs right above the knees. Nice and steady squats showing perfect posture! Feet are shoulder-width apart, knees do not go beyond the toes, lower back is always straight, and the hips feel like sitting on a chair.

After the squats, Minjae wraps up the workout by doing a plank. "I can't even last one minute," says Seunghee. All are amazed by her perfect form as she holds the plank position well over a minute. Incredible!

After exercising, Minjae rests and enjoys a relaxing foot bath while watching her favorite drama. As Sangmin says, "That's therapeutic!"

Minjae Learns How to Pole Dance

2pm, a package is delivered. Minjae unboxes it right away by the entrance. Shindong asks, "What is it?" A closeup is shown of the box. Heechul is surprised, "Pole dance? She's going to do pole dancing at home?" Minjae wants to learn pole dancing, but is unable to go anywhere for classes right now. After seeing tutorial videos on Youtube, it is possible to do at home so she wants to give it a try.

After unboxing the dance pole, Minjae reads over the instructions carefully first. She takes out a tape measure and various tools to begin the installation process. "She's like MacGyver," says Heechul. Minjae quickly and easily gets the dance pole assembled and even uses a level tool to check if it is straight after installation. Done in less than an hour! With a lot of experience working with tools, she was able to get it done quickly. So cool!

Minjae comes across pole dance videos on Instagram, and thinks it is really pretty. "People around me told me it is a really good exercise!" She changes into a cute outfit to attempt her first pole dance challenge without ever taking a lesson before. After watching a tutorial video, she gives it a try. The MCs burst into laughter! She tries to hang on to the pole, but ends up sliding straight down instead. Like Shindong says, "It's not easy!"

Despite feeling a bit flustered, Minjae does not give up and keeps trying. After a few more attempts, she is starting to get the hang of it and is actually spinning. Pretty impressive for a first-timer~ Sangmin gives a compliment, "Her posture is not bad at all!" The pole dancing wraps up as she slides down from tiredness... chuckles... The segment ends with Shindong saying, "She's so attractive~" Catch more of Minjae's daily life next time on Friends!