‘Physical: 100’ Cast Reveals How Dangerous the Netflix Show Is

"Physical: 100" cast revealed the dangerous side of joining the Netflix survival reality show.

The streaming giant has been receiving positive reviews from viewers and media after the South Korean reality show aired on January 24.

The 9-part episode program features 100 participants from the best of the best with contestants coming from the military, fitness, sports, and even Olympians gathered to compete in a series of grueling challenges to claim recognition and whooping cash prize amounting to 300 million South Korean won or approximately $245,000.

Of course, being the champion is not the walk in the part since aside from the difficult challenges, participants had to endure death-defying tasks.

'Physical: 100' Cast Reveals Suffering from Injuries During the Show

One of the participants who showed skills in the first challenge is the UDT member and instructor Kim Kyeong Baek.

In his Instagram post, he revealed that his arm was paralyzed from the hanging competition.

"Remembering that moment, I thought my arm would be okay after a day," he said in the post, adding "But my arm ended up being numb for two months."

Although he managed to hang for a long time and even surpassed the Olympic gymnast medalist Yang Hak Son, he was eliminated in the second episode where they had to protect the ball at all costs until the time runs out. The 6'8 baseball player for KT Wiz Dustin Nippert ended up the winner in their wrestling match.

According to an outlet, Reddit users think that his injured arm was one of the reasons why he lost the wrestling game.

On the other hand, some netizens think that the winners of "Physical: 100" would end up badly injured.

Singaporean Elaine Wong Says Participants Ended Up With Broken Ribs and Fractures

In a report cited by AsiaOne, Elaine Wong spoke about her honest thoughts about the Netflix reality show.

She thinks that every contestant "was crazy about the prize money" and "their pride and their jobs are on the forefront and on the line."

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The Singaporean beauty also revealed that some participants ended up in a bad shape but chose to continue because of pride and money."

"Even though they have broken ribs and torn ligaments, they just go ahead with it (the competition) - they act like it's fine but they will be very much in pain after performing," she explained, as mentioned by the media outlet.

Moreover, she also mentioned that her friend endured a broken rib while others had knee fractures and couldn't walk which she described as a "horrible" experience.

In "Physical: 100" Elaine Wong faced off against YouTuber and fitness enthusiast Shim Eu-ddeum, but the Singaporean beauty lost to Eu-ddeum.

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Written by Geca Wills