A heart-stopping moment unfolded with no room to breathe. Choi Seung-hyuk narrowly cheated death during a perilous sea escape from North Korea.
The footage was uploaded on March 22, 2026, to Channel A’s official YouTube channel, 'playChannelA'.
Thanks to the brave actions of his friend Lee Cheol-eun, Choi survived the crisis. Even amid the desperate plea, "Leave me and go to South Korea," Lee refused to abandon him—moving viewers with his determination to protect his friend to the very end.
Battling the vast open sea in a small boat, their defection looked straight out of a movie. According to Choi, "I got a muscle cramp in the middle of the open sea," a situation almost impossible to grasp without seeing it firsthand.
This episode, spotlighting an unshakable friendship, drew a major response from viewers. The way Lee Cheol-eun saved Choi was especially touching—and it’s raising anticipation for upcoming broadcasts of 'Now On My Way to Meet You'.