Zen Crush wins a Spacing Out contest

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

Singer Crush tried his hand at a spacing out competition.

Hosted by the Seoul Han River Project Headquarters, the “2016 Han River Spacing Out” event was held on May 22 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Han River Park.

Spacing out refers to the act of staying still without thinking. The competition was held with the intention of encouraging people in these modern times to allow their brains to rest amid living their busy lives, always occupied by cellphones and laptops.

Participants attempted to space out without doing anything and falling asleep throughout the event.

The organizers used a device to measure the heart rate of the contestants, and whoever maintains the most stable heart rate is awarded with a trophy, a certificate, and a cash prize.

Singer Crush attracted attention when he was seen taking part in the contest. He said, “I wanted to let my brain rest because I’ve been so busy and out of it recently. I came to support the event without thinking anything.”

Onlookers who spotted the singer at the event took videos of him, one of which shows him participating in aerobic exercises to condition their bodies for spacing out.

In the end, Crush came out as the winner through a combination of votes and an assessment of his heart rate, which they found to be the most stable. When he ascended the stage for his award, he stated, “I’m in a daze. Thank you. I hope more people know about and participate in this great competition.”

He later posted a commemorative photo of himself onstage on Instagram, with the caption “They even checked our heart rates. In any case, I got first place. Spacing out contest,” expressing his gladness for winning the unusual competition.

Congratulations to Crush for the bizarre but meaningful award!

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Winning speech + translation

Crush: I join this competition because recently I've been very busy and lose a grip in life, so I want to relax my mind.
cr:wikitree

— CRUSH_Fanbase (@Crush9244_fan) May 22, 2016

crush brought the entire crew with him to the do-nothing event omg 😍😂 pic.twitter.com/ccOGbYmVKg

— princess rei ♚ (@shinhyoseobs) May 22, 2016

crush (shin hyoseob) / rapper

HAHAHAHAHA he was on TV and he's a rapper apparently (': pic.twitter.com/m1E4QZxr30

— princess rei ♚ (@shinhyoseobs) May 22, 2016

someone pointing out that crush had a hole in his sock and him trying to hide it LOL pic.twitter.com/WaDUK9Jmus

— princess rei ♚ (@shinhyoseobs) May 22, 2016

victory nap

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1. [+11,093, -40] What is this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+8,535, -41] ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I heard he even practiced at home before competing and it paid off ㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+6,883, -60] This is crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+6,061, -48] Daebak ㅋㅋㅋ I knew he was competing but I didn't think he'd actually win ㅋㅋ

5. [+770, -2] I saw him asking how you can enter to compete and he actually entered ㅋㅋㅋㅋ and even won ㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+515, -3] Who thought he'd actually win ㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+470, -7] ㅋㅋㅋ This makes him so likable ㅋㅋㅋ


8. [+376, -2] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah this makes him charming ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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Source: Soompi via insight and Nate, NetizenBuzz via Naver, hyun_g02 instagram 1, 2; crush9244 instagram, HiphopKr, wikitree4you youtube, crush9244_fan; shinhyoseobs 1, 2, 3; wikitree

I know I've been spamming y'all with Crush lately but this was just too funny not to post. Have you ever won a competition, Omona?

Comments

[cafetin99.livejournal.com]

LOL, so random. But I like it. :D

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

This was so random but good for him I guess lol. The most random thing I ever won was tickets to see Anahi when she came to my country several years ago. I wasn't even a fan. I just answered some questions about her on a website for fun and a few days later they told that I had won. I didn't go tho.

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

Lol, now that you mention that, I won a dinner with JJCC through a charity raffle I think a year ago? I donated because it was for a good cause and I didn't think I'd win anyway because I never win anything, but they emailed me saying I'd won and I had to tell them I couldn't go because I'm on the other side of the world lmao.

It seems like you only win things you don't really want! My aunt won a gym membership that way too XD

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

Oh I think I remember that and I was thinking whoa it'd be so cool to meet my faves like that, but like you said it sucks when it takes us 2 days to get to Korea.

Now I remembered that I had also won plane tickets to any European destination of my choosing through the same website but I couldn't reach the airport on that day because it had snowed heavily the days before and all the roads were blocked and my parents wouldn't take me. I was so pissed..

[cafe-miel.livejournal.com]

Rejected meeting the future First Lady :P

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

Wanted to ask the First Lady of what but then I googled her and damn... Get it, girl!

[cafe-miel.livejournal.com]

Yes, the trend of politicians x celebrities.
Honestly I'm not happy about it but it's better someone famous because their wrongs and well-doings are more in the open so yeah, you rejected meeting the first lady. Congrats! XD

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

Well she was fresh out of RBD back then so I didn't miss much tbh

[unicornios.livejournal.com]

Shame on you sis, you missed the opportunity to meet the next political fashion icon, Princess Anahí!!

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

[bomsnose.livejournal.com]

i heard about this before, and i'm considering entering once. i wouldn't crush crush, but i think i'm quite a good at this sort of thing. they have like a world cup now, too, or am i making that up?
and i'm very competitive, but i don't think i've gotten first place. ah wait, i did win a limbo competition when i was like 10. the price was a lot of free food in the school cafe, i dined like a queen for a month at least. what else... idk i won a lot of stuff, but no other first place.

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

lol wtf

[http://users.livejournal.com/psychedelico_/]

this competition sounds right up my alley but i might accidentally fall asleep since i sleep rly easily too (only when it's not bed time though. at night i take like 2 hours to fall asleep).

[szhuns.livejournal.com]

I saw this on netizenbuzz this morning and was thoroughly entertained. Apparently he expressed interest in this competition a few months ago on ig and then he actually went through with it lmao bless him. I also read that he wanted to relax amidst his busy schedules so I'm sure this was a good way to do that.

[gee.livejournal.com]

This sounds really cool actually, although I would seriously not win. When I space out and just let my mind wander my anxiety tends to give me things to think about haha my heart rate would probably be bouncing up and down.

[sforza.livejournal.com]

omg, that's awesome, good for him!
also is the competition some kind of comment on how frantic modern life is and how important it is to take moments to relax and chill? interesting

[tempestdance.livejournal.com]

lulz last year some 10 year old girl won, this year a celeb wins the next one XD

[seulgibear.livejournal.com]

that's so cute. spending a day in the sun, relaxing, sounds like a great day.
i don't think i'd do well in this competition tho lol i'm so restless. unless they let you use a phone, then i wouldn't move for hours.

[tree-star123.livejournal.com]

lmao so cute and weird

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

this is weirdly endearing

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

I could never win something like this, for some reason as I start to relax my heart rate randomly spikes right after. Respect to him tbh.

I've won a few things including kpop contests and actual irl contests but what it's taught me is the importance of having people that genuinely care about you around you. When I won some of these things I was competing against friends and they were clearly jealous, one of them even tried to steal my award lol... and then other friends didnt say anything to me but congratulated other people.

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

LMAO

[avrgaesthetics.livejournal.com]

this is so freakin funny. one time, i won a free cup :D

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

At my previous workplace they were big on raffles during company parties. I've won hotel stays, restaurant gift cards, dvds, lots of wine, etc.

[scionofawhisper.livejournal.com]

it sounds like casual meditation.. xD

and I won an art competition thing with the japan foundation and received some sort of ornate box I never used, lmao

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Now this is a competition made for me.

I once won a belly flop competition while staying at a hotel. It gave my family, friends and I free beer access for the time we stayed there.

I hate beer. :3

[olive-101.livejournal.com]

lmao it's hilarious that a celeb went to this and actually won.

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

I won a pie (really, more of a tart) eating contest lol. Just a one round thing. Also I was like 12 or something.

[gyudon.livejournal.com]

Back in elementary school, I won a math competition in my region, but lost during the national contest :( Then we moved to a different country and I realized how mediocre I was at my best subject lmao

[volume1995.livejournal.com]

not necessarily won a competition, but when kyary pamyu pamyu came to belgium in 2013 (i think?) she threw a towel from her merch into the crowd and i caught it lmao i do feel like i won first place with that sort of

[unicornios.livejournal.com]

Damn, I wish I could do this right now. Not thinking about anything sounds amazing when you're deling with traumas you've supressed your entire life.

Stay winning Crush.