![]() ![]() It’s The Great British Bake Off, but with fewer shirts and far more contestants. There’s an earnest, contagious joy to Physical: 100 that sets it apart from much of reality competition TV we get in the U.S. But, as the show progresses past its introductory hall of torsos (one bust for each contestant), one gets the impression that admiration from their fellow competitors is worth far more to these athletes than the 300 million won (about $235,000) prize. All the winner will earn is the admiration of their fellow competitors. ![]() No one will be eliminated should they not be able to jump as high as Iron Man, aka Olympic skeleton racer Yun Sung-bin, who springs from a stationary position onto a pile of mats almost as tall as he is without stretching or breaking a sweat. ![]() This isn’t one of the five main physical challenges. In a series with only nine episodes, it might seem like a waste of time. There’s an interlude in the fourth episode of Physical: 100, Netflix’s Korean-language fitness reality competition series, when the remaining 25 contestants take a break from the official challenges to see who can jump the highest. ![]()
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