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Family--
[usually centered around a married couple, a group of people who are closely related.]
One day, Se Ho's parents came to visit.
His adorable mother
and his gentle father.
We won the challenge against the live octopus!
- It's stuck! - Wow!
Will Se Ho's parents like Nana too?
You're very gutsy.
You're good at handling it.
[The strength to overcome hardship.]
So I've come to this point. Please help me, Father.
Why were Se Ho and the other roommates crying?
[The happiness that comes from spending time together.]
And the strange competition happening in the yard!
Nana says she's an expert hula hooper.
Me and Kang Jun, both of us want to be crowned king of the one-legged contest.
And even a spicy food eating contest got Sora sweating.
This is the spiciest thing I've ever eaten.
- Ugh, I'm sweating. - Min Woo started out so fearlessly.
Kang Jun, where are you going?
Where are you going?
Family. Those who always stand by me, no matter what.
[A special present for Ga Yeon's coming-of-age.]
Shall we find out how we're all going to grow today?
[Episode 9]
[Sweetness, Spiciness, and Bitterness]
Hello?
Are you awake?
Uh huh.
Hurry up and get ready.
Okay.
I'll be back soon.
Tell Min Woo to drive!
Okay.
[She's worried about Nana grabbing the wheel... ]
Good morning!
In charge of breakfast today, it's Nana and Min Woo!
They've decided to go grocery shopping early in the morning.
[Mama Shin receives a phone call... ]
Hello?
All right.
[He goes outside to receive something.]
[It's an... enormous box?]
[Meanwhile, Soo Hyun has come down to the kitchen.]
What's in the box?
[Grin]
Ah!
And this little guy is?
Poong Poong!
[He's been attached to Bom ever since she moved in.]
You must like dolls.
Oh, yes, this is my Poong Poong.
[Bom's best friend, Poong Poong]
[I miss my family!]
What is that?
Poong Poong's family.
Why are there so many?
[Why don't we take some out?]
[There's no end to them!]
Bom is going to be so happy.
There's so many of them, it's like we're being taken over.
- We're not in charge anymore. - Exactly, that's what it feels like.
'This is our turf now!'
They're so cute!
[Bom, still unaware and sleeping.]
[My family's here, wake up Bom!]
- She's going to be so surprised. - Yeah.
I think putting them upstairs will be better.
She'll see them when she leaves her room.
[In order to surprise Bom... ]
[migrating the Poong Poong family to the 2nd floor.]
[The Poong Poong family has occupied the second floor living room.]
[Min Woo and Nana have returned from the grocery store.]
Whoa!
What?
He was cooking the beef broth for us.
Wow.
[The broth has a mother's touch!]
Thank you, Mama!
Uh oh!
What are we going to do?
What is it?
What?
[We've been caught.]
Give me something to put under it.
Under that, under that. That bowl.
This?
No, the big one! Yeah, that one.
[They quickly put the eggs in the bowl.]
I'll take care of the eggs.
Good morning!
['Roommate' chef Mama Shin appears!]
[Oh mama!]
What are you guys doing?
[Nervous.]
[What's the ruckus?]
I was in a hurry and dropped the eggs.
[Very tense.]
Wow!
So they all fell at once, huh?
Yes, they all did.
Careful picking the shells out.
[Should have been more careful!]
[Phew, what a relief!]
Nana, I'm almost finished, don't worry!
[The loving face of Mama Shin.]
[A creature spread out on the living room sofa.]
[Se Ho, wake up!]
[Surprise!]
- Why are you sleeping out here? - Did you sleep well?
- Is breakfast ready? - Yes, please eat!
Hey, get up and eat!
He's always sleeping when breakfast is ready.
Get up right this minute!
- I'm getting up! - How can you be sleeping
when Nana made us all breakfast? Get up right now!
Get up! Right now! Right now!
I'm awake.
[Having forcefully woken up Se Ho]
[Mama Shin goes to wake up Chan Yeol]
Yeol... Chan Yeol.
You can sleep after you eat.
Nana made breakfast for you.
You don't want it?
You'll wake up?
Come on. Let's get up nice and slow.
You must have been exhausted.
Look at your hair.
- Oh no. - Oh no!
- Get ready and come down, okay? - Okay!
This is delicious.
It tastes so good because it's beef broth.
I'll be going on my room service duties now.
Is it okay if I go up by myself?
Let's go together.
Since it's a lady's room...
- Whose food is that? Bom's? - Yes!
Wait a second.
Let's tempt her with the food.
Mission: Wake up Bom with dumpling soup!
Your room service is here.
You have to let her smell it.
May I approach?
Okay, I'm coming closer.
Would you like to smell it?
[Hehehe...]
So what are you going to do?
[She can't help giggling at the smell of dumplings... ]
Want us to leave this next to you? It might spill if we leave it on your bed.
- Get those covers off. - Leave it next to me!
All right, I'll leave it.
Make sure you eat it!
Good morning, Chan Yeol! Come here and eat!
Good morning!
There aren't any peppers in Chan Yeol's.
[Chan Yeol can't eat spicy food.]
It's not here! Oh, no, it is here.
[Ooh.]
It's really good.
Hasn't Nana gotten better at cooking?
[Grin]
[Should Bom start digging in too?]
[Yum!]
[So good.]
[Plop!]
[Oh no - she spilled it!]
[Napkins, napkins!]
[Wiping down her mouth]
[Pow!]
[Bom continues to inhale her food!]
[Truly the goddess of being filmed eating on 'Roommate.']
She snarfs down the bowl.
Nana and Min Woo are really good!
We work well together.
You two do really well together.
Are you usually a good cook?
What are you good at?
Something you're better at than everyone else?
Me?
Make-up?
I have a certificate!
Oh, really?
A national certificate.
Ga Yeon, what are you good at? But not cooking, something else.
I'm better than most women at push-ups. Better than my girlfriends.
How many can you do?
A while ago, when I took the special forces practical exam
I did 80.
- In one minute? - Yeah.
[I think I could maybe do... eight?]
You've got to do it like, bam bam bam bam!
After breakfast, for the dishes...
We should all show off what we're good at.
- A skill contest? - Uh huh.
Not just to decide who does the dishes
but for more chores, like washing the windows if you lose.
- You want to compete with me? - Yeah!
Okay, let's do it.
Chan Yeol, what are you good at?
Me? I'm good at one-legged contests.
One-legged contests?
Hey, me too!
- Should we do it then? - Let's do it!
Kang Jun vs Chan Yeol, in a one-legged battle!
10 seconds left!
[Next - a competition to decide who does the chores!]
[A match-up where their pride is on the line!]
[Who will come out victorious?]
I enjoyed breakfast a lot.
Thank you for saying so.
What is that?
Poong Poong!
Bom finally meets the Poong Poong family.
[Hello, Bom!]
[Has Santa come early this year?]
Look at this!
Hello!
I was going to ask you if -
Look at this!
I saw it, I'm shocked. What's going on? Why so many Poong Poongs?
I don't know!
- You don't know? You didn't do this? - No!
Really?
Come on, let's all go to my room!
[Let's go]
[She carries the Poong Poong family to her room]
Are you the mom?
Are you a girl?
You're so cute.
So cute!
[I love you all!]
I've got to bring in the rest of them.
[Already her bed is full!]
[Se Ho goes to Bom's room]
Yes?
What's this?
It's my family!
Aren't they cute?
Why are there so many?
I don't know! They were all outside.
Aren't they cute?
Isn't it awesome?
What's the Poong Poong mom's name?
Poong Poong isn't a mom... he's a dad.
That's the dad.
No, Poong Poong is the dad.
Then what's his wife's name?
I don't have a name yet?
- Chi Chi. - Huh?
Chi Chi.
Chi Chi? Okay, Chi Chi.
When did you name her?
Just now.
Really? Then what's this one's name?
Roo Roo.
Roo Roo?
You know how when a dog has puppies
you give them away to people you know?
No, they don't!
Should I give one away?
I'll take care of it really well.
[How can I send them away when we've already grown so close?]
I'll give you Roo Roo.
- Roo Roo? - Yes.
Okay.
No, don't go!
Take care of him.
No, Roo Roo!
Come back!
He's mine now.
No!
What do you mean 'no'?
Hey, what's wrong?
You gave him to me, so now I'll take care of him.
[Bom, who's fallen in love with Roo Roo... ]
I'm taking Roo Roo.
Roo Roo!
Come down soon.
Goodbye!
[Whirl]
[Sob]
[And just like that, Roo Roo was gone.]
[Roo Roo... I hope you're happy.]
Whoever loses has to do a chore.
The first floor isn't tidied up yet-- the living room and the first floor.
And the windows need washing.
For the one-legged contest, the three of us want one-on-one matches.
Okay, that's fine!
Who's doing the hula hoop?
[First game - hula hooping for as long as you can!]
- Awesome! - This is great.
But Se Ho, I'm just so good at the hula hoop, I think I should start now.
[You want to try me?]
[The competition gets fierce.]
Let's do rock, paper, scissors.
Nana, Ga Yeon, please enter the stage.
The athletes enter.
[Hula hooping: Park Bom vs Nana vs Ga Yeon]
Do rock, papers, scissors to decide who gets to choose their hoop first.
Rock, paper, scissors!
[Ga Yeon wins!]
- I'll choose this one. - No!
[I was going to pick that one... ]
No, go ahead, go ahead.
Rock, paper, scissors!
[Nana wins!]
I'm screwed!
Please choose your spots.
Get ready!
[Who will be the queen of hula hooping?]
- Fighting! - Ready?
Begin!
You're doing well!
I don't think we'll see a winner right away.
[They're all pretty good]
Wow, they're doing well.
Ga Yeon's struggling a bit.
No, this is a breeze for her.
I should have gotten that hoop.
How could you pick that one?
You're already athletic.
What? I see this is a critical moment for you.
I'm fine.
Nana's in critical condition!
She was talking about how she should start earlier.
Give us the mission already!
Two minutes! Every two minutes.
I think my intestines are tumbling around.
[The torso pain intensifies]
Ah, it's heavy so it's slowly slipping down.
Bom is good at it!
I'm in pain right now.
Now, there's 10 seconds left!
Come here, come here!
In ten seconds, step to your right.
- Let's change places! - We're turning?
[Turn, turn!]
[Wow - they've succeeded in switching places.]
[They're good.]
Change places again in another 10 seconds!
[10 seconds later...]
[Second time switching places!]
[Why is Nana spinning?]
[Whoa - close call, but she did it!]
Change places one more time!
It's hard!
Change, change!
[Nana begins to spin again!]
They're going to run into each other!
How about this time they just keep rotating?
Let's do that.
From now on, keep rotating!
This is ridiculous.
Three, two, one!
Rotate!
[At this moment!]
[Nana starts spinning in place]
[Nana is eliminated!]
The two of you keep going!
- Let's see the final winner. - Yeah, we have to see the winner.
I do hate losing, but...
But still--
Ga Yeon, move forward!
One foot?
One foot! Do it on one foot!
Three, two, one... one foot!
[Eek!]
Um...?
I can't do it!
[Park Bom is eliminated!]
And so the winner is Song Ga Yeon!
[Men's competition:]
- Okay, I'll start. - Let's go!
I'll give it my all.
Get ready.
Ready? Start!
Se Ho! Se Ho!
- Don't talk to him! - Don't talk to me!
Start over!
You can't do that!
- Se Ho eliminated! - Do it again!
Even if we start over, I think Se Ho will lose.
Okay, then let's start over.
- Kang Jun, can't I use yours? - You can.
You're screwed now, Kang Jun.
I feel confident with this one.
[Se Ho has the advantage with the big hula hoop]
[Will Kang Jun be all right with the small hula hoop?]
We're starting! One, two, three!
Oh, come on!
One, two, three!
[What are you doing?]
[Two turns and that's it!]
[Tsk, tsk... ]
All right, let's go!
Se Ho, you're out.
Out!
Yeah, the three of you continue.
- Come on. - Okay, we're starting.
One, two, three!
Wake me up when the game's over.
You're sleeping?
- It's really hard! - It was a work out earlier.
[Ack!]
[His waist's got a turbo engine!]
He's dancing!
[Oh, Min Woo, hahaha]
Don't, don't!
[Park Min Woo, eliminated after trying to spin at lightning speed.]
I'm not doing it any more!
[This is hilarious]
We have to see the grand winner.
- Three, two, one, change places! - Change places.
Chan Yeol, you're -
You're looking a little weird.
- It looks weird, Chan Yeol! - You're not looking good!
Not looking good! Move it up!
[Chan Yeol, you're an idol... keep a straight face!]
Open your eyes wide!
You don't really need to spin it so fast.
It looks really funny when you
just look at their bodies and not the hula hoops.
Don't look at the hula hoops.
Just look at their bodies, it's hilarious.
One foot now.
I think I'm going to throw up.
- You spun too hard. - One, two, three!
[They're neck in neck.]
They're so used to it now.
[But then...]
Why are you rotating your foot?
[Chan Yeol is eliminated!]
Miss Park Bom, who is the finalist here?
The winner is Seo Kang Jun!
And as a special event, Nana claims she can spin all four hoops at once.
Wow, special!
- For how many long? - 30 seconds!
Start!
[Wow!]
[Eeek!]
[Epic!]
Eight, seven, six, five, four
three, three, three...
Two, one!
[The Amazing Nana! Crowned the hula hoop queen!]
- That was awesome. - You did great!
Now, the one-legged contest!
[The one-legged fight: Chan Yeol vs Kang Jun vs Min Woo]
[Who will be the king of the one-legged fight?]
[Will it be the tall ones, Park Min Woo or Chan Yeol?]
[Or the young upstart, Seo Kang Jun?]
And start!
[From the start, Chan Yeol and Kang Jun are in cahoots]
I knew it would be like this. Okay, let's do this.
Oh, it's two against one.
They're only working together for now
soon they'll be enemies.
[Min Woo attacks first.]
Careful, careful!
Kang Jun is strong!
The tides have turned again.
Betrayed so soon!
I have a feeling Min Woo's going to lose.
[This time Min Woo and Chan Yeol collaborate?]
[Kang Jun, on his own]
[Attack!]
Mr. Jo Se Ho, won't you do commentary for us?
He's hit Kang Jun!
The older men are-
[Oh!]
[Wow]
Kang Jun, you're good.
- Why don't we switch legs? - Switch legs?
One, two, three!
[Man, this is hard.]
[Taking advantage of his exhaustion, Chan Yeol attacks!]
[How dare he!]
[Let's just focus on Kang Jun first!]
[Let's wait until he's lost all his strength.]
[I'm losing my strength... ]
This is too hard.
[The time is now!]
[Two roommates go head-to-head!]
They're both just skin and bones!
[So amusing.]
[Kang Jun's in danger!]
[Seo Kang Jun is out!]
[And now... ]
[Only two are left!]
[Here I go!]
[I hope you win, Chan Yeol!]
[EXO's Chan Yeol vs the fired-up pretty boy Min Woo]
[Who will win the one-legged fight?]
The skeleton attacks!
[Wow!]
[Chan Yeol wins the one-legged fight!]
[The guys had a great competition!]
- Wow! - Amazing!
[Must clean the sheets.]
[Must wash the windows.]
[Now the house cleaning begins!]
[Everyone's working hard to do their chore.]
[A spring cleaning to ring in the summer, they clean the house well.]
- Sora! - Sora!
Are you doing okay today?
Yeah.
Are you feeling okay?
I'm good.
We had a really fun time today.
We had a hula hoop contest.
We competed to see who was the best.
I'm a great hula hooper!
Really? But today's hula hoop winner was Nana.
Wow.
What are you good at?
I'm... not great at eating spicy food, but...
- Yeah? - I don't sweat when I eat it.
Wow, really?
I don't sweat.
If we prepare something spicy for you
and you sweat while you eat it, then we win, okay?
Are you sure you can do this?
Whoever sweats first loses.
Okay, then we're going to prepare.
Okay.
All right, Sora.
- Strange she doesn't sweat. - See you later!
- Get home safe! - Okay!
Let's all wash up and meet back here.
10 minutes from now, or what?
20 minutes from now.
- It'll take me longer. - How long?
- She takes a while. - One hour!
What, are you going to the public baths?
If I shower, get dressed, lotion up, it'll take an hour.
You can do all that later.
Just do the basics now, you're pretty as you are anyway!
- For real? - Yep.
- Then I'll go wash up now. - You are?
[Setting off to find a spicy dish to knock out Big Sis Sora!]
Let's go wash.
[Everyone's primping themselves getting ready go out.]
[Six pack! Fit body!]
Min Woo, Kang Jun!
Divided into teams, we set off to find
a dish that will make Sora sweat.
- I'll drive! - Okay.
Are you a good driver?
Let's find something so spicy
that we see sweat dripping from Sora's forehead.
Oh, let's go here.
It says it's right in front of Sung Kyun Kwan University's main gates.
They say they have spicy Iranian curry.
Curry?
Sounds delicious.
Please drive carefully.
Yes, I will.
- I really enjoy spicy food. - Uh huh?
And the spiciest thing I've ever had
was at a place in Gangnam.
What do they have there?
They have almost every kind of spicy dish out there.
Wow, really?
If you say it's spicy, it must be really spicy.
Yeah, I really enjoy spicy food.
What about you, Chan Yeol? Do you know any places?
Me? No...
- Oh, that's right. - I can't eat spicy food.
[Jack-of-all-trades Chan Yeol's only weakness]
[weak to spicy food!]
[Yawn!]
You must be so tired, Chan Yeol!
- A little. - What are we going to do?
- He must be wiped out. - Yeah.
How can Sora not sweat while she eats spicy food?
I don't believe it, actually.
That's like a condition, you should go to the hospital.
I don't think I'll sweat either.
- Oh, you'll taste it later. - Sure.
I'll sweat all down here.
If I eat it, I'll break a sweat immediately.
No one should be eating this...
Ugh, I'm sweating!
[Welcome to the world of capsaicin!]
Huh?
[What is he doing right now?]
What's that sound?
The sound of Chan Yeol rebelling in the back.
He's fighting against the car.
Huh? Sure.
Let me go.
Where are you taking me?
It's no use.
You've been taken.
Resist all you like, it will be futile.
That's right. Be quiet and just follow us.
That's a seatbelt that handcuffs people.
Oh... am I getting arrested?
[Perhaps due to the exercise earlier, it's a lazy afternoon]
[Chan Yeol has fallen fast asleep]
He must be so tired.
Tired Chan Yeol.
I was stroking his head like his and he woke right up!
He's going to fall right over.
He can understand people even while he's asleep.
No, he can just hear our whispering.
No, that can't be it.
See?
He must be skilled at something other than starting fires.
He can hear people's whispers.
- He's a scary child. - He as a lot of powers.
Fire-starting, whisper-hearing super human!
He's awake, he's awake!
Stop talking!
They arrive at the curry house Se Ho suggested.
- Over here! - Yes?
Welcome.
You're Cabbage, right?
How do you know me?
I see you a lot.
You're Nana from After School, aren't you?
Nice to meet you.
[Will he know Jang Jun too?]
I recognize your face, but...
Park Hyun Bin!
Why are you doing this, Se Ho?
This is Seo Kang Jun, an actor.
- Nice to meet you. - And over here is the beautiful fighter.
I know, I'm too scared to say anything.
Is Ga Yeon scarier or is the spicy curry here scarier?
The curry is scarier.
You won't be able to eat the spiciest one.
We'll try it.
- The spiciest! - We want to take it with us.
Then should I prepare just one?
Yeah, we'll try it first.
Will it be ready soon?
- Yes, very soon. - All right. Thank you.
He speaks Korean so well.
But he says we can't handle it!
It's here!
- Do you have any napkins? - Yes, I'll bring some over.
- This is the spiciest? - Yes.
- This? - It doesn't look that spicy.
Wow.
I can't tell by the smell.
Oh, it looks so good! My mouth is watering.
Whoever loses rock, paper, scissors eats first.
- Nana, you're last since you won the game. - Okay.
Rock, paper, scissors!
[Kang Jun is chosen!]
[Will he be able to eat it?]
I'll do that for you.
[They say it's the spiciest curry... ]
You have to mix it.
I have to eat all of this?
Just eat a little.
It's already spicy.
[It's in!]
[Is it spicy?]
[What's the taste like?]
Seems like it's okay?
[Hot!]
[The capsaicin spreads through his mouth.]
I need some water.
It's that bad? Kang Jun!
At breakfast he was saying the peppers in the soup were spicy too.
Oh no!
[Worried]
What is it?
It's that bad?
- It's really, really spicy. - You're just messing with us.
- I'm sweating. - You and me, rock, paper, scissors.
Rock, paper, scissors!
Oh, I lost!
[Now it's Se Ho's turn.]
This is enough, right?
[Still fairly confident... ]
He's so annoying!
Why is he so annoying?
[Ugh!]
[Isn't pain hilarious?]
Is it really that bad?
[Ahh!]
I don't think I can chew it!
It hits you slowly.
[A slow burning spiciness.]
I'm sweating.
[Urgently taking care of the tongue first.]
You're sweating!
You try it, seriously.
- This is a lot. - Eat a lot of it.
You're sweating so much right now.
[His whole body is shaking.]
It's not spicy at first.
Chew on your tongue.
[Trembling.]
I don't think I can eat this.
So funny.
Try it.
This is too much.
It hasn't hit yet.
[It's about time it started spreading... ]
[Tense.]
It's not that bad.
- What the heck you mean? - What are you saying?
You didn't eat it right, did you?
I will be totally honest about it.
It's really spicy!
[The spicy curry is in her mouth!]
[Is she starting to feel it?]
Isn't it not that bad?
[Sneakily]
[You can't take the pickled radish!]
It's spicy, right?
You can have it after you tell us.
It's spicy.
[Ugh!]
What's wrong with you?
I guess I'm good at eating spicy things.
I don't think this will work on Sora.
If Ga Yeon can eat it...
Then let's go to one more place, but ask them to wrap this up.
And if we don't find something better, we can use this.
They have no problems eating it.
It's spicy.
It's good to eat spicy food.
It chases off the heat in the summer.
It does what?
Fights the heat with heat.
Wow.
- You don't know what that is, do you? - No, I do!
Have you been to that Shingil-dong jjamppong place?
Spicy jjamppong!
It was even on 'Star King.'
[The legendary spiciness that made even Kang Ho Dong cry]
He's crying!
My mother's name is Shin Gil Soon.
Really?
Mrs. Shin Gil Soon!
- Mother! - Mother?
She's not your mother-in-law!
Mrs. Shin Gil Soon!
Nana is doing very well. Say something to your mother.
Hi, Mom! I'm going to Shingil-dong!
Meanwhile, we arrived at a spicy chicken feet restaurant.
I can sense the spiciness already.
Yeah, the smell...
- Is this the chicken feet? - Yeah.
There are no bones, so it's easy to eat.
I've never had chicken feet before.
Go ahead and try it, Chan Yeol.
I feel dizzy already.
- Let's do this! - Let's do this.
Eating this will surely make me more mature, right?
[The spicy taste slowly creeps up]
Do people really order something as spicy as this?
Of course.
What?
[Dizzy]
[Clenched teeth]
Isn't this fun? Growth!
These are growing pains!
[Gasp, gasp]
[The spiciness has spread down to his toes]
The cheese here is really good!
[Gulp]
This is the spiciest thing I've ever eaten.
Isn't that right, Chan Yeol?
Are you growing?
[Something has to be done.]
This is the first time he's had something so spicy.
- There's water over here! - Huh?
- You want the big one? - Yes.
Okay, get the big one.
My tongue!
[He takes care of the emergency with juice.]
My tongue keeps burning. Look at you sweating!
Min Woo is drowning in sweat.
[A barrage of capsaicin.]
No one should be eating this...
I'm sweating!
Min Woo started out so fearlessly.
[Where is the once-fearless Min Woo going?]
Are you okay, Min Woo?
I'm going to go to the restroom.
Min Woo, are you all right?
[Ow, my stomach.]
I'm... I'm going to rest a little here.
What's wrong with me today?
[Dizzy]
I'm usually good at eating it.
Now I want spicy food so badly! My mouth's watering!
This is nice, this is nice.
You can't get this kind of sweat from exercising.
I'm so happy right now.
[He's currently in the restroom... ]
Min Woo, are you okay?
Okay, then.
Min Woo's not feeling so well right now, so...
He kept saying, 'bathroom, bathroom' to me.
I think his stomach really hurts.
My stomach hurts too.
[My stomach hurts too.]
[They pack up the food and head back home!]
- It hurts again. - Should we stop at a restroom?
No, just go. My stomach is burning.
[Eventually...]
Both of them are passed out.
Eventually, both Min Woo and I passed out...
Turns out I'm the spicy food master.
[Grin.]
[Heading toward the jjamppong place in Shingil-dong!]
[How exciting!]
[Shake, shake.]
Nice song!
[Their bodies keep moving.]
Now the four musketeers are off to find some spiciness! Let's go!
[Finding the spicy dish that will get Sora sweating!]
Right, then left.
[Co-ed quartet formed?]
[It's the spicy food expedition that makes you want to whistle as you go!]
They arrive at the jjamppong place that can make you faint.
If the two you can finish it all
I won't charge anyone who comes here after watching 'Roommate.'
Wow.
So Ga Yeon and Nana together have to finish one bowl?
Yes.
- Then it's agreed. - All right!
- You have to succeed! - Yes, we will.
Okay, let's eat.
- Sir? - Yes?
- Is this the spiciest? - It is!
Wow, it's good.
It's really good.
[Hot!]
- It's so good. - Yeah, isn't it?
It's not spicy?
A tiny bit.
- It's spicy. - But it's so delicious.
You think it's good too, right?
[Spicy but delicious?]
I think this is spicier.
Me too.
But it's so good.
[Slurp, slurp!]
[Is Kang Jun one-shotting the jjamppong too?]
[Dripping with sweat.]
You can't take a break.
You have to keep eating.
[Dazed]
[Once you start, you can't stop.]
Where are you going?
[Surely not... the bathroom?]
[Cough, cough!]
You're running off to the bathroom
so you don't have to eat the rest of this, aren't you?
Roll your tongue around a little.
I can't feel anything on my tongue.
It's so spicy!
But we still finished it!
Wow, woo!
[Applause]
Tell them that anyone who comes here after seeing this broadcast
can eat for free.
You finished the jjamppong, after all.
If you watched us eat here today on 'Roommate'
come here and tell the manager, and your jjamppong will be free!
Wow!
You're the best, sir!
Thank you!
[Clutching their aching stomachs, they head home.]
Se Ho, Ga Yeon comes of age today.
Really?
- Yeah, it's her coming-of-age day. - Seriously?
Congratulations!
Thank you!
Ga Yeon, who came of age today. I want to congratulate you too!
There are three coming-of-age presents, right?
- Roses... - Roses, perfume?
- Yeah, perfume... - and a kiss.
Then I will take care of the perfume. You?
I'll take care of the kiss.
And me, the roses.
Thank you all.
Shouldn't we do something special?
[That night... ]
[The usually strong Ga Yeon spills a few tears.]
It smells so spicy!
Oh my God.
[Each team takes out their dish.]
[Cough, cough]
[The spicy smell wafts through the house]
Wow, I can smell it all the way from here!
It's too spicy!
Sora, it seems like you're already nervous.
[Achoo!]
- Should we try it? - Yes.
Which dish will manage to get Sora sweating?
Isn't it more delicious if you eat it with onions like this?
I thought that would be too spicy.
Here, try this. I only gave you a little.
Don't eat so much on an empty stomach.
Even if we're on opposite teams...
Try the squid.
[Ga Yeon tries the spicy squid.]
It's good, right?
Will you try a little more?
It's not spicy at all.
Oh, really?
[She relaxes a little.]
I feel like I want to throw up.
What do you think, Nana?
- It's sweet. - Seriously?
This... is not spicy.
[Kang Jun tries it too.]
[Kang Jun is not very good at eating spicy things.]
It's sweet.
What's going on? Your face is red. It's not spicy?
No, it's not spicy.
It's a little spicy, but it's sweet compared to this.
[So you're saying it's okay?]
What will Sora's reaction be?
[Once again sweating.]
[It seems like it just hit him.]
So sweet...
This isn't really that sweet.
- Did you see my face change color? - Yes.
This is sweet? Really?
Sweetly spicy.
Of course it's spicy.
But we had something really, really spicy earlier.
Sora, I think you're sweating?
When Sora ate our dish, did she sweat or not?
She did, but you-
[Ack!]
Sora, is this your reaction to the squid?
Can't I stop for a bit, Nana?
Even if I do love you...
Break time.
Our prediction was right.
We finished off an entire bowl of jjamppong.
Not one bowl per person?
One for two people.
No way. Did you leave the broth?
No, including it.
Seriously?
It was so spicy but so good.
It might be less spicier than earlier, my tongue is numb.
It's gone numb, it was spicier earlier.
[Slurp!]
[How bad will the spicy jjamppong be?]
Did you sweat a lot?
Se Ho and Kang Jun sweated a lot...
[Are... are you okay?]
Sora's not sweating but her face is red.
[Her eyes have become wet.]
I think you're sweating.
- It's okay to give up. - Isn't that sweat?
I'm totally sweating right now.
Sora is defeated by the spicy jjamppong!
Sora, you've been through a lot!
It felt like... constant explosions?
I didn't want to eat a single bite.
But they prepared so many dishes, so of course I had to try.
[An unusually spicy day draws to a close... ]
It's too big.
[They try to ease their burning mouths with some shaved ice.]
Make your way slowly to your rooms.
[She can't stop sneezing.]
I'm going to step out for a bit.
Where?
I'm going to go buy Ga Yeon some flowers.
[But why is Min Woo getting the flowers?]
Why is there so much of it now?
Put in some cocoa, fruit, et cetera...
[Today is Ga Yeon's coming-of-age day!]
It's my friend's coming-of-age day so I'm here to buy some roses.
Sure.
Could I get 20 together
and then a single one?
What color?
Red, please.
Well, she's a passionate kid.
[Min Woo knows about Ga Yeon's passionate side better than anyone.]
I think you it'll be fine if you wrap it roughly.
[Ta-da!]
[On a day like this, you can't forget the cake.]
20 candles, please.
[The party is ready!]
We decided to throw Ga Yeon a surprise party.
Congratulations, Ga Yeon!
[Tip toeing]
[She has no idea.]
It's Ga Yeon's coming-of-age day. Let's go and give her these right now.
Nothing better!
Nothing better than you!
Min Woo!
- Yes? - Come here for a minute.
[She has no idea what's about to happen.]
Let's go.
- Just go? - Yeah, go! Let's go!
Go, go, go!
[The roommates descend in a line.]
[Murmuring]
Wait, where's Sung Woo?
[For now, they retreat.]
Sung Woo!
Shh!
[Must have been tired, Mama Shin is already asleep.]
Let's go! Just go!
[The roommates start off again!]
[Following each other... ]
Congratulations!
Thank you!
[Everyone has a rose!]
[Smooch!]
Congratulations!
Blow out the candle! One, two three!
Make a wish!
Please let me find a boyfriend!
No, that's not it.
Thank you!
- Congratulations, Ga Yeon. - Thank you.
It's not easy being the youngest.
You suffered silently.
Thank you so much, really.
Min Woo bought all the flowers.
What do you want to do most now that you're an adult?
Me?
Let's see.
I think I've done it all.
What do I want to do?
Date.
Dating, dating!
Let's set her up with someone!
Then why don't I introduce her to one of my handsome friends...
Yeah, and I have friends too.
Thank you.
- Congratulations! - Thank you.
[That night, their hearts were warmed]
[knowing they have family to celebrate and be happy with... ]
[An exhausted Nana is already asleep.]
[Soo Hyun gets ready for bed too.]
Nana's sleeping so I can't talk.
[Is she talking in her sleep?]
I'm sorry!
[Shocked]
You were just talking in your sleep.
Yeah, I know.
- Are you okay? - Do you know what I said?
'I'm sorry.'
I always wake up as I'm talking in my sleep.
Because I talk too loud...
Before I sleep, I will sing a song to everyone.
[Don't want to hear it.]
Film me! Me! Over here.
That's it. Okay.
If...
[I told you not to do it.]
Music video? Okay, music video.
If we...
were a little younger.
How would things be now?
Oh, if we were...
of the same hearts
would it work again?
If we...
It looks as though Sora has something for Ga Yeon.
[Just then Ga Yeon enters the room.]
- Are you going somewhere? - No, just the bed!
- You surprised me. - Wash up, Ga Yeon!
- I'll hurry up. - You go first.
[Washing up will take at least 10 minutes, right?]
[She even has a card for Ga Yeon]
[It's an important day, so she wants to tell her something from the heart.]
[Anyone there?]
[Huh?]
You can use it now.
You're already done?
[She's back so soon!]
[Her writing speeds up]
[Um...]
Are you leaving early tomorrow?
Huh?
[Hurrying]
I'm going to change into my pajamas.
Still, it takes me 30 minutes...
It takes Bom a whole hour.
But Ga Yeon, I think it's about three minutes.
[Finally, finished writing the card.]
[Now she puts the card in with the present.]
Here, Ga Yeon.
What is this?
A present.
Wow!
Oh my.
Can I look at it now?
[Anticipation.]
[Wow!]
This is my favorite one!
[That's a relief.]
It's so pretty.
Yeah, it's the one you like.
You have to try it on.
- Right now? - Yeah.
[An unexpected gift from Big Sis Sora.]
It's really pretty.
I'll take a picture of you.
Oh my lord.
- They're so pretty! - Sit here.
So pretty! Ga Yeon, you look so pretty.
- Put your legs forward, like this. - Forward?
Yeah, they look a lot longer that way. Okay!
[2014, on my coming-of-age day, wearing the shoes Sora gave me.]
Not bad, right?
It feels like we're in the picture together even though we're not.
I'll wear them well.
[I think I'm going to cry.]
I'm so happy you love them so much.
I'm getting more emotional than you.
Have you ever been to a club?
A club? No.
Well, now you can walk in confidently.
Honestly, I do want to try going...
I just never had the chance.
Man, if I were a little younger I could take you myself.
I'll talk to Bom about it.
Nana and Bom.
I'll wear them well.
Congratulations, Ga Yeon.
[Big Sis Sora is on her way out to wash up too.]
- The light... - I'll turn it off.
[Wordlessly, Sora wraps Ga Yeon in a hug.]
It was so unexpected.
I'll really treasure them.
You always keep so much inside.
From now on you tell me everything, okay?
Okay.
- Sleep. - Okay.
[Sora - the gift from above.]
[The heartfelt gift she gave to me]
[I can't express with words how thankful I am for today.]
Dear Ga Yeon.
When I first saw you, I thought to myself
'Why is there such a beautiful person here?'
I am MMA fighter Song Ga Yeon.
You seemed like an adult, but you're only just now 21.
As we spend time together, I am learning a lot from you.
When did you father pass away?
When I was in the 10th grade.
I hope that you become the MMA fighter you've always dreamed of being
and I hope that you have a marvelous love life.
But whoever you meet, you must receive my and Bom's approval.
I hope that you smile even more, are even healthier
and that you shine brightly each and every day.
Sora, it's me, Ga Yeon.
I'm so thankful for the meaningful gift you gave me.
As I grow older, I will become a good adult
a good person
and a good little sister.
I love you.
A group of people who can speak their feelings
with just a warm embrace.
Right at this moment, we're happy because we're together.
The next day on 'Roommate.'
Sora and Nana are making samgyetang and geotjeori.
- Nana! - Yes?
Come here.
- Look at this. - Oh, it's so cute!
The uncooked chicken is cute?
Want me to wash it?
It's so cute.
It says that we have to soak the geotjeori in salt for an hour.
[Searching online for a geotjeori recipe.]
Geotjeori is one of the dishes that
my aunt always used to make when I was young.
So I wanted to try making it myself.
Nana's geotjeori.
Sounds good.
- Please. - I look forward to it.
Now you put these here...
So cute!
[Freshly washed chickens.]
[Nana pours salt from a cup.]
[Don't do it like that.]
[Like this.]
That's it.
[Mama Shin shows her how to add salt]
If you use the cup they come out in clumps.
[Nana takes a fistful of salt]
[a whole lot!]
[Half cabbage, half salt]
Nice, nice.
- We're doing very well so far. - Yes, we are.
It's perfect.
A perfect samgyetang and geotjeori.
Just put in some rice flour, a jujube and some garlic.
And then here you...
This is so cruel.
[It's fine when you're eating it, but cooking it... ]
This is a little cruel! Isn't it?
I'm going to put some in, watch.
- Instructor Sora? - Yes?
Your class on how to stuff the chicken with rice flour begins now.
- Carefully spread the chicken's legs. - Okay.
[She spreads it wide!]
[An uncomfortable view for Big Sis Sora.]
Did I do it too forcefully?
Put the rice flour in here.
Wow, this is an experience.
It feels really weird.
It does, doesn't it?
Humans are cruel.
Can't we use spoons for this?
Should we?
Yeah, try the spoon. Good idea.
Here, you have to stitch it up.
You don't want the flour to spill out.
So after you do this, you take the toothpick...
Who thought of this?
Pierce it here and stitch it.
Watch your hand.
[The toothpick doesn't go in well.]
- It's not working! - It's not?
I think it's going to rip.
Can't we use thread to sew it?
No, you have to tie it.
It's working.
It worked!
- And after that... - One chicken done?
Yep. And then tie up the chickens like this
using chives.
- The leg. - Tie them?
[Earnestly tying up the chicken's legs.]
Wow, how amazing.
- Isn't it? - Amazing how they make it like this.
Okay, here's one chicken.
Look at this one, Nana.
- It's pretty! - Isn't it?
I've never seen a chicken in so personally before.
Me too.
I've never touched a chicken like this either.
Me too.
What if the rice flour comes out of its throat?
[Huh?]
It's all connected.
You could be right.
Whoever thought of this dish is amazing.
How did they think of putting rice flour in here?
This country has a lot astounding dishes.
[Tying up the chickens with the toothpick.]
This is like piercing someone's ear.
Isn't it?
- The ear is pierced. - It went completely through.
Wait, isn't that enough? Right?
- Like this? - Yeah.
But this feels so strange...
Two chickens down.
Do we really have to tie them like this?
I feel bad for them.
- But I think I'm getting better at it. - It's easier?
Yeah. It's funny.
I hope it's good.
Okay, I'm going to the last one now.
- Did I do well on this one? - Oh, yeah.
This one's plump.
- Now go do the kimchi. - The kimchi?
[Big Sis Sora finishes up.]
[Nana mixes the geotjeori with its seasoning.]
Time to taste it.
[Blech!]
[What's going on?]
[What do I do?]
[What on Earth does it taste like?]
It's way too salty.
It's so salty.
[The more she chews... ]
It's too salty.
I'm in trouble.
[Should I add more cabbage?]
What do I do?
[Desperately mixing to reduce the saltiness.]
What?
I'm just imagining the looks on everyone's faces when they eat this.
What do I do?
[What will their reactions will be?]
- Sora, will you come here and taste it? - Okay.
You'll probably...
faint when you taste it.
I usually like my food salty.
[She bravely takes a bite of the salty geotjeori.]
[Oh my!]
- It's too salty. - What do I do?
[Is this salt or is this geotjeori?]
What do I do, it's too salty.
- I'm in big trouble. - Go ask Sung Woo.
Tell him it's too salty, and ask him what to do.
Mama Shin!
Yes?
[And so they send an SOS to Mama Shin.] Help me!
What do you need?
- It's very... - We're in trouble.
Hey, you finished the chicken?
Taste this please.
How did you make it?
We're in trouble.
What do we do?
The rest of the ingredients all fit into the six chickens.
- They did? - Yeah.
What did you put in here?
- Garlic. - Garlic.
- Red pepper flakes. - Red pepper flakes.
- Pickled anchovies. - Picked anchovies.
Garlic.
What's going on? Does it taste good?
- You didn't add anything like ginger in? - No.
You didn't? And you didn't add in any sugar?
I have to add sugar?
Usually you put in something like plum extract, but...
We have to wait an hour for the samgyetang to finish cooking.
It's good but...
- There's something missing. - It's salty!
It is, isn't it?
What happens if we add some vinegar?
No. I don't think that will work.
It's very salty.
What did you do after you soaked it in salt?
- I soaked it, then drained the water. - Uh huh.
- You only threw out the water? - Yes.
You didn't wash it?
That's what I'm saying.
I didn't know that. The blog I was reading said nothing about washing it.
Oh, brother.
But it does taste good. It's just salty.
You were supposed to rinse it first. And then afterward add the seasoning.
After you sprinkle in the salt.
You made a mistake, huh?
- Yes, I think that's why it's so salty. - Uh huh.
And if you can put in some ginger too.
Just a little bit.
- My stomach hurts from eating that. - Your stomach hurts?
No should eat that much salt.
[Doctor Shin begins surgery on the salty geotjeori.]
Can you change the course of the chicken's salty destiny?
Are you supposed to lightly soak geotjeori?
Uh huh.
Once again I'm learning new things.
[Tasting the geotjeori after emergency measures have been taken.]
A little better.
- It's a bit better! - It is, right?
Try it, it's good.
It's okay.
How is it?
Good! Who made this?
It's good?
Did you make it?
- Yeah. - Really? It's good.
Don't lie!
Don't lie to spare my feelings, just tell me the truth.
It's pretty salty, isn't it?
But I think it'll be fine if I eat it with rice.
- Right? - Really.
Nana, you could go get married now. Truly.
You're only eating it out of love.
You're good.
You're doing well.
Our family really is the best.
I think I could do a better job next time.
- Of course. - I made mistakes...
No, but it's tastes good, really!
[I think I could do a better job next time... ]
Ding dong!
Who could it be?
Who is it?
Oh, yes, hello!
One moment, please.
Is it open?
Wow, they're so young!
We'll come in for a second!
[Se Ho's parents have come to visit the roommates!]
Se Ho's mother is here and she looks so young.
Se Ho's mother?
Se Ho's parents' surprise visit!
Hello!
- You must be Nana. - Yes, I am.
[Se Ho doesn't know his parents are here yet]
Hello!
Hello, how are you?
- It's nice to meet you. - Please come in.
Thank you.
I thought Mama Shin might be having a hard time with the side dishes-
- Hello! - Hello!
I brought some sides.
Wow.
- Hello. - Nice to meet you.
You are too stylish.
You're so young!
- Please sit down. - All right.
I have to put these in the kitchen.
- Side dishes? - Yes.
- Oh, hello! - Hello!
Nice to meet you.
She's very beautiful.
She's brought us side dishes.
[Is someone here?]
Whoa, what's going on?
[It's been a long time since Se Ho has seen his father.]
- When did you? - Finally we see our son's face.
Why are you visiting today?
Your aunt sent these over.
Oh, she did?
There's no one to eat it.
We thought of you all.
Really?
Please sit, I'll bring out some fruit!
We're going to eat fruit too?
- Let me give them a tour first. - Of course.
I really enjoyed watching you in 'Dae Jo Young.'
Oh, thank you!
He's looking at you the same way my father would.
My father loves Soo Hyun too.
- He loves period dramas. - Ah, I see.
Thank you.
Okay, let us slice the fruit, let us slice the fruit.
It's very nice and clean.
It's cleaner than our house!
This is my room.
- You haven't hung the curtains yet? - No.
You should hang some curtains. The sunlight is so strong.
It's nice that it's bright, though.
- It is, isn't it? - Yeah.
- It's excellent. - It's really nice.
This is the famous Lee Dong Wook's bed, right?
So he's out filming?
It's been a while, hasn't it?
It's so hard to see your face.
- We've finally come to see you. - I know.
We kept saying we would come, but we didn't.
Exactly.
You broke your promise to come home once a month.
I send other things home, though.
With this?
This? This is nice.
Do you want to see my face or do you want to see this?
- This is better! - That's better.
[Se Ho's mother is a natural comedian.]
This is the camera that I always say hello to.
Say hello, he'll say hello back.
Hello.
I am Jo Se Ho's father, Jo Gyu Seong.
Today, this great show...
Are you giving a speech?
These days when I'm at the studio, they're always telling us
to give a little speech. I think they learned it from you.
Always, 'Hello. My name is this, I am that.'
Nice to meet you!
Ask if it thinks I'm handsome.
Is Se Ho handsome?
Yes, he is!
It's saying no.
Yes, he is!
Wow!
[Yum]
It smells like samgyetang!
It does?
[The samgyetang is just about done.]
You do everything well these days!
Nice, isn't it?
[Se Ho's parents have gone to look at the yard.]
This is a very large yard.
Oh, look at this!
It's so nice to dry laundry out in the yard.
Yeah, we washed them over there.
Good.
Didn't we have something like this when I was young?
When you see a house with a yard, aren't you reminded of when I was little?
- Of course. - Let's sit.
How about a swing?
Thanks to you we get to do nice things like this.
Ma'am, why don't you have something to drink?
Thank you.
Have some fruit, too.
I'll pour you out a glass too.
Let me stir this for you.
How did you get to be such a good cook?
- Oh, me? - Yes.
- Well, I lived alone, so... - You must have a great interest in it.
I mean, I just learned through trial and error.
It just happened.
You seem to have a real knack for it.
You're a fan of his, aren't you?
Yeah. I feel nervous.
- You know some of his songs, don't you? - 'Circe.'
'Circe.'
- Let's sit too. - Let's sit.
Please sit.
[Wow!]
I want to touch it!
Look, the suckers on their arms are still--
Is this still alive?
No, but that's how fresh it is.
- It's stuck! - It's stuck.
Wow, it's so soft.
We can't just eat it like this, can we?
One octopus is this big?
Oh, who made this?
We made it today.
You all know to make things like this?
Oh, my!
Wow.
[She's discovered the salty geotjeori]
[You shouldn't eat that... ]
What else do you think it needs?
[Se Ho's mother's opinion?]
It's good.
Just put in some sesame seeds and sesame seed oil.
- Sesame seeds and sesame seed oil. - Before you eat it.
It's good.
Thank you!
You're ready to be married.
Please eat before you go.
It's delicious.
[Did you say that Nana made it?]
No, no, lift the box here.
Did Mama Shin make this?
- No, Nana made this. - Oh, Nana did.
It was my first time making it.
- That's impressive. - It is.
Try it!
Give him some.
How is it?
Must be good because Nana made it.
[Embarrassed]
Your face is so thin!
Why, does it look rounder on TV?
A little rounder than in real life.
Really?
Your face is very small, too.
I look better in person, right?
I liked you on TV, but I like you even better in person.
Thank you!
Wow, it's moving!
Where? Wow!
It's still alive.
How do you handle this?
Look at its eyes!
If you don't have a big pot--
It's so amazing.
[An intimidatingly large octopus!]
There's a huge octopus in my house.
God, that scared me!
[It seems as though she's done this before.]
- Wow. - You're so cool.
He doesn't sometimes come home?
He said he'd visit about once a month, but...
- Oh. Why? - He hasn't.
Did he ever bring girlfriends home to meet you?
I wish he would.
Se Ho, you don't have a girlfriend, do you?
- You have a lot! - I brought one home a long time ago.
First year of college.
He always tells us, 'I have a lot of girlfriends!'
He brags.
You gave up that line now that your parents are here.
- He's become very well-behaved. - What happened?
Earlier, did you say that you did or didn't have flour?
- It's so cute. - It's so cute?
You're very gutsy.
You're good at handling it.
It's so amazing.
I thought most young ladies would find this gross.
[I'm liking you more and more.]
Its eyes.
Why does it have its eyes closed?
Why don't you ask it? Why are your eyes closed?
[She plays along with the strange conversation.]
It's climbing up!
Se Ho is a good man.
He's very respectful to his elders.
He's even better to those younger than him.
But he's not very good to women.
[Embarrassed... ]
[The octopus attempts to escape!]
The baby's climbed out!
Let's put it in here.
Wow, so amazing.
[She's attached to the octopus]
[now she's even playing with it.]
[Stretch!]
[Nana and Se Ho's mother, already close]
So cool.
Where are you from?
I'm from Chungju, in North Chungcheong province.
Are you up here by yourself?
But you're still -- you're still just a child.
I'm 24.
You came up when you were 19?
And you've been here since?
Yeah, I was modeling when I first came up.
Oh, you started out as a model!
I like you. You always seem so pleasant and bright on TV.
Thank you.
And you're so young too.
- I'm the closest to Se Ho. - Really?
We joke around a lot.
Se Ho doesn't have any younger sisters, only older.
So he probably likes you even more.
[Hehe!]
Mom, you're not saying weird things to Nana, are you?
- Saying weird things. - I'm not.
Why would I subject someone else's precious daughter to that?
Just wondering...
In case you were saying things like, 'Please, take care of my son.'
[Please not that!]
[Squirm, squirm.]
[Giant octopus escapes!]
- Nana? - Yes?
- He fell over. - Got it.
Can you do it?
He pooped himself, why?
No, no, should I do it? Should I?
[Some of the octopus ink got on the floor.]
There's something strange coming out of him.
He must be having a hard time, he's squirting ink all over.
- This is the ink? - Uh huh, I think so.
You're going to do it?
Wow!
You're so good - and you're so young, too. Wow.
Mother, why don't you take the day off?
Yes, please relax!
I meant Mother Shin.
Oh, Mama Shin?
He says you should rest!
My wife will take care of that for you.
[Putting the octopus in boiling water.]
He's escaping again!
Also, let's lightly blanch it later and boil it.
I think that's the only way to do it.
It's too fresh.
Yeah, it really is.
Is it still alive? Wow!
It looks delicious.
Just blanch the outer--
Will you take a look at this? I think this will do.
- It gets tough if you overcook it. - Yes, definitely.
I think it'll be fine.
Will you give one of these to Mama Shin?
-This? - Yes.
Maybe we'll use this one.
[Serve Mama Shin before Se Ho's father?]
Mr. Jo.
Please try this.
[Se Ho's father first -- Nana has good manners!]
Thank you.
I gave a spoonful to your husband first.
Good job.
I forgot to say he should have the first taste
since Shin Sung Woo knows a lot about how food should taste.
I wanted to hear his opinion
but she went and gave the spoon to him first.
She seems like such a pleasant young lady.
It made me admire her once again.
[A spoonful for you too]
[a taste for the refined palate of Mama Shin as well.]
[Delicious!]
[The scrumptious parboiled octopus...]
[that Se Ho's mother made for everyone!]
The parboiled octopus is complete!
Wow, it looks so good.
[Enjoying the taste of a mother's cooking for the first time in a while.]
[Thanks to you our mouths are in paradise!]
Does Se Ho give you a lot of spending money?
He doesn't give us separate spending money.
He doesn't, but my shoulder hurts a lot these days.
They say it's tendinitis, so I can't really work because it's too hard.
And then I got a phone call from him telling me not to work.
He said he'd hire a helper to work around the house.
Occasionally he buys me a purse. He flatters himself!
And he calls often.
Three years ago I had surgery for thyroid cancer.
Maybe it's because of seeing me suffer through that
but he always asks how I'm doing
and the last thing he says is always, 'I love you, Mother.'
You're different than you seem!
Whoever he marries is going to be a lucky woman.
Yes, he'll treat her well, really well.
Even my son-in-law says that about him.
I'm not bragging about my son, but...
You are!
I'm so embarrassed I don't know what to do with myself.
Why are you embarrassed?
- Well, that's what everyone says. - That's true.
I asked so much of my father, so it's only right that I give a lot back.
It's nice to see.
He treats us well.
I might look like I don't have it together, but I do.
[Just then, Bom and Kang Jun return from the market.]
- Hello! - Hello!
Se Ho's mother and father.
This is Kang Jun.
Nice to meet you.
Where's Bom?
- She's here. - She here?
I'm back!
Bom! These are Se Ho's parents!
- Hello! Nice to meet you. - Hello! Nice to meet you.
She's pretty.
Thank you.
Sit down, Bom, have some of this.
Okay.
Have some octopus.
Let me try it on!
If I take my hat off now my hair will look really weird.
No, it won't.
- I'll run upstairs real quick. - No, no, sit!
- Sit down! - I can't sit here with this on!
Your mother's here.
- It's all right. - I'm sorry. Isn't it rude?
What did she say she was? An alien?
[How does he know that?]
Because she's so pretty.
Ah, yes.
Everyone's so pretty and lively.
While you were watching the show
did you ever think
'Oh, a woman like that would be nice for our Se Ho?'
[Ack!]
- Was there anything like that? - A particular person?
I don't have a list of qualities I'm looking for in a daughter-in-law
because I'm not the one living with her.
I just want someone that my son is happy with.
- Of course. - Older or younger
none of that matters to me.
You're so cool about it.
None of that is really important to me.
- Anyone, as long as he loves her? - Anyone!
Why reason do I have to disapprove if he says he loves her?
You're looking at Nana as you say that!
The two of you are smiling!
You were smiling like this.
I think Se Ho likes Nana.
He kept staring at me then! Why was he doing that?
It made me uncomfortable.
No, Bom, I was just--
Why were you looking at each other at that moment?
If I look at you, does that mean I like you?
You smiled like this in the middle of it.
This is unfair.
A man knowing when to admit his feelings is a kind of strength.
Mother. Mother.
- Yes? - You should go home now.
This is the samgyetang that Nana and Sora cooked.
Wow!
Let's share this.
- Please eat. - No, let's share. I can't eat it all.
What's this? Did you tie it up with scallions?
Yes.
But after you eat it, give us your objective opinion.
Be honest.
[What will Se Ho's parents think?]
- Have some more of this. - I will.
[I hope it's good... ]
Who did you say made this?
Nana and I did.
Do you usually cook?
It's my first time.
You're ready to be married.
Thank you.
The daughter-in-law he chooses is Nana, maybe?
[Embarrassed.]
How does it taste?
It's good.
They did well. It doesn't even smell.
You have to give a score out of 100. Honestly.
100 from me!
- Wow! - Whoa...
This dish seems easy but it isn't.
Look, the chicken hasn't burst
they sewed it up so the flour wouldn't spill out
and they tied up the legs nicely too with -- they look like chives!
- Are they? - Yes.
They tied it up. You could put this out to serve anywhere.
What about you, Father?
Yes, it's very good.
120 points, 120.
He's not perfect, but he's our precious Se Ho.
Please take care of him well.
Even after Se Ho made his debut he was unknown for quite a while.
That must have been difficult.
It was a long time.
I got him an apartment in Mokdong.
When he didn't have much work, I thought he was lying.
I used to go there once a week to do his laundry and things.
I call, he doesn't answer.
I thought, 'Is he home?'
'Is he out?'
But I couldn't just barge into my son's apartment
so I just kept calling on my way there.
And if he keeps not answering
then I'd send him a text letting him know I was going in.
Sometimes he'd be sleeping curled up in a ball like this.
I'd wake him and he'd say, 'Mom, I have a radio show to go to.'
'Let's eat together and then I'll go to the radio station'
'and you can finish up here and leave.'
So we were eating lunch together and he said
'It's okay, I can take it.'
'Mom, I'm okay, I'm okay.'
But I think maybe that day he was extremely lonely.
He said he was looking down from the 15th floor
and wanted to jump.
He was getting so little work that it was weighing heavy on him.
I wondered to myself what it must feel like to want to jump.
I thought, 'What's this?'
'How difficult it must be for Se Ho'
'if it was to the point that he wanted to jump.'
I just said to him, 'Why did you think that?' and turned around
to finish my work, but I couldn't get anything done.
I thought, 'Ah, he's gotten to that point.'
'Lord, please help him.'
Young people need work.
I knew so well how hard it is to not have work.
I thought I was going crazy.
I thought, 'I wish he would just quit.'
I said, 'Isn't there something else you could do?'
And he said no.
He said it was something he'd started and that he could take it
and told me that he was going to give it a try.
Now he's become a little more well-known and there are people who love him.
So on the hand hand I feel relieved and grateful.
But on the other hand I think
'Son, you worked so hard.'
'But still there may be even greater hardships you'll run into'
'I hope you can cope with it well.'
Back then it was really difficult.
Seeing this young thing just lying there while
the sunlight was coming in through the windows.
He was being sensitive to us.
Feeling like he had to go out and do something
but not actually having anywhere to go.
[The currently very popular entertainer, Jo Se Ho]
[But he debuted in 2001.]
[He had a promising start, winning the grand prize]
[for the SBS Gag Concert]
[Then for 14 years he lived in obscurity.]
[The long years when he missed the applause and thirsted for attention]
[But he persevered and this is where he is now.]
So I feel most anxious when there's no work.
'I wonder what he's doing, I hope he's not having a hard time.'
And he spent a lot of time alone.
That's the way it had become.
So when I saw episode one and two of 'Roommate'
I just felt so happy.
I was so happy
that he had all kinds of friends here
to support him in difficult times.
I felt so grateful.
And it made me want to visit even more.
I wanted to say thank you.
But in this business you have to go through the hardships
if you want to achieve anything.
Those who have everything handed to them
in the end can't create anything of their own.
Se Ho is on his way, so don't worry too much.
Before Se Ho's mother told her story
I didn't know that Se Ho had such a difficult past.
Knowing now that Se Ho too has been through things like that...
I thought to myself that I should be better to him from now on.
Especially now that you're all connected as roommates
I adore all of you and wish the best for all of you, honestly.
So I hope you all do well.
And if you do your best to every little person who loves you
if you show them your best then I think
one day you'll get your dues.
There are people who like you and people who don't
but to try to embrace even those who don't like you
is too much to handle.
So just don't disappoint the ones who love you
and live well.
That's what I'm saying.
[A mother's quietly supportive message]
Now go home.
We've been here too long.
[Just then, Ga Yeon comes home after her work out.]
- Hello! - Hello!
Oh, nice to meet you!
This is Song Ga Yeon, the MMA fighter.
My mother and father.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
Would you like to experience a low kick?
Nana has to leave.
Can I hug you?
- It was nice to meet you. - I'll take a picture.
Yeah, do that.
Me too.
[Take good care of Se Ho!]
She's a very nice young lady.
When she fed me the octopus--
Were you happy?
Yes, I was. I thought, 'What a bright young woman.'
And despite being an important person, she still fed me the octopus herself.
Will that opportunity ever come again?
I look forward to it.
There was a rumor that Se Ho's from a wealthy family.
Some gossip. So they say, 'Oh he's just doing this work to do it.'
What an absurd story, it never seems to die.
The rumors say that I just do TV as a hobby.
No, that's not true.
My husband just works at an office, how can his salary be so high.
But compared to other companies, the salary was not bad.
So it's true that we lived comfortably.
Enough to live on
without needing to ask someone for money.
Then you're well-off, if you don't have debt.
We're rich, we are!
Very rich!
The company was so big that even now what I remember is
we moved to the Japan office for three years
and in Japan there's no such thing as a 70 pyeong apartment.
but that's the size of the apartment they gave us.
And as those little things became distorted bit by bit
eventually they began saying, 'Doesn't his father make three billion won?'
It started spreading before we knew it. I was surprised.
No, but it's not true.
He's just an average salaryman.
I apologize.
You're sorry? Then stand up.
[Bowing]
There's probably some truth to the rumor.
It's that he'll work hard to make those rumors a reality.
So you can earn the riches.
I'm almost there.
Only 2,900,000,000 won to go.
Since Kang Jun's here why don't you say something in English?
I think today Bom should do it.
Bom is good at English!
He speaks Daegu English.
Tell them thanks for inviting you today.
- I should? - Yeah.
I'm so great to be invited to this program.
You're welcome.
Any time.
Okay, thank you very much.
Also, I want to invite you to my home.
Oh, yeah? Thank you!
The more, the better!
Now you know why I pronounce English the way I do...
I learned it all from my father.
We prepared a rice cake for you because it's Korea traditional snack.
Wow.
Why's my English so stiff? Because I learned it from my father!
[Want to speak Daegu English with me?]
- We talked about this. - Oh, right.
Tell her before you leave.
But maybe it's rude.
- No, it's okay. - It's okay?
- Let's head over to Bom. - Oh, okay.
I still want one of the ones she has.
Bom!
You have to tell Shasha goodbye.
Goodbye.
- I can't! - No, it's okay, I have so many.
A special gift for you.
Shasha, let's go home.
Please take good care of her.
Shasha, I will take good care of you.
You take care too...
It was hard to watch you when--
I'm going to cry again!
No, don't! I'm going to too.
Well, to cut to the chase, I'm telling you to stay strong.
And that people like us really love you.
So don't ever be lonely.
Seriously.
I want to hug you.
I really love you.
I don't want you to have a hard time, don't be lonely.
I hope you're happy, truly.
You're an amazing woman.
How do I say it? I thought that even though she must be so busy
on the other hand she could be very lonely and having a hard time.
I just wanted to tell her a lot of people who care about her.
So I just gave her a big hug.
We're leaving. Shasha's leaving!
Why are you making my friends cry before you leave?
I just thought, 'Oh, it could be hard for her, she might be lonely.'
Because it's a sad thing to not have many friends at that age.
So just treat each other like real siblings
even though Se Ho isn't perfect.
He's very caring.
Fighting!
Thank you.
Goodbye.
See you later.
[The parents leave as everyone sees them off.]
- Goodbye to Sebastian too. - Goodbye, Sebastian.
[Bom, crying where no one can see her.]
Goodbye! Get home safe!
We had a wonderful time!
Goodbye!
It was a delight!
Which way do we go?
Oh, this way.
I was sad we don't get to see each other often.
So I was very happy to be able to see my son.
I love you. Take care of yourself.
Thank you.
His parents, always quietly supporting him in the background.
But there are also awkward daughters out there
or sons who don't say much
and even those who meet new family members.
And although this is the image of other people's families
this is the person who always gives you strength
the first person in my life
We love you, Mom and Dad.
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