Happy to be together on "Happy Together"!
- Hello and welcome. / - Hello.
Your applause was much louder than usual.
Yes, it really was.
We're always happy when we're together.
Visiting our cafeteria today
are celebrities that the elderly loves and adores.
The elderly's idols?
They're idols of the senior citizen centers.
She's the elderly's Girls' Generation, Hong Jinyoung.
She's the elderly's scary newbie, Jo Jungmin.
She's the elderly's Yu Jaeseok, Cho Yeonggu.
He's the elderly's veteran actress, Roh Hyunhee.
He's the elderly's G-DRAGON, Yoon Taek.
Welcome!
It's great to have you here. Welcome to the show.
They're the elderly's superstars and idols.
- Are they? / - That's right.
I don't get it. Who's the elderly's G-DRAGON?
- It's Yoon Taek. / - He's the elderly's G-DRAGON?
- No way. / - He's the elderly's idol.
Why not? They're top celebrities thanks to the elderly.
I see that.
The elderly can't remember idol names.
- They can't. / - It's amazing they know them.
Those four make sense, but not Yoon Taek.
- Why? / - I didn't know he's that well-known.
You might wonder why they're here,
but we'll give them a chance to explain that.
We all know why Jinyoung's here.
- How many events do you attend in a day? / - Many.
It's about six or seven.
- In a day? / - I work hard.
How can you fit in that many?
- You wake up. / - I start with a marathon.
I press the start button at a marathon event.
It's either that or I sing at the end
to cheer up the runners.
- What's after that? / - Once the marathon's over,
- I sing at department store's brunches. / - I see.
Most of them are one-hour shows done over a brunch.
Those aren't long, then. You'll be done by 2 p.m.
- Yes. / - What then?
Then it's on to the flowers.
There are flower festivals for all four seasons.
She goes to so many festivals and fairs.
I ask her what she's up to these days.
She told me "I got muddy,"
which means that she sang at a mud festival.
That's how she describes it.
- Tomorrow I have a beef fair. / - Korean beef.
Do you get to eat at such festivals?
I do if I have the time, but I usually hit the road.
Hitting the road...
- Hit it. / - She hits it.
- Right away. / - Yes.
What about in the evening?
There are evening events all over Korea at all times.
I'm usually done by 10 or 11 p.m.
That doesn't mean she goes home at 10 or 11 p.m.
- Where does she go? / - To Nonhyeon-dong.
- Chicken feet. / - Or Cheongdam-dong for chicken feet.
- Really? / - Isn't that right?
- Yes, I eat chicken feet. / - Okay.
You must barely sleep then.
These days I think I get three, four hours of sleep.
You could sleep more if you don't eat chicken feet.
But she has to eat to work the next day.
- It's so she could stand and sing. / - Yes.
The time spent eating in Gangnam...
A wise man said people like us must earn when we can.
I'm raking it in as fast as I can.
This is why the elderly love her.
- It's not just earning. / - "Rake it in."
- "Rake it in." / - The elderly like that.
We're the senior citizens' idols.
So Jinyoung told us about her daily schedule.
Let's meet Jungmin.
(She has the looks)
(And she's talented)
- She's beautiful. / - Please introduce yourself.
Hello, I released a single titled "Sway".
It's great to be here. I'm Jo Jungmin.
I'll sing you a bit of my song "Sway".
'Sway, sway, sway, loves came to me'
'Sway, sway, sway, my heart beats fast'
'Sway, sway, sway, the breeze blows'
'It's a perfect time to be in love'
Sorry but Jungmin...
- A whole verse... / - It's too awkward to stop.
Usually when we go "wow,"
the guest stops singing.
She's that inexperience to showbiz.
Why is she the scary newbie?
Is she that popular?
She's like the Ko Soyoung of trot.
- Really? / - Yes.
She does look like Ko Soyoung.
Why sing when you have the looks to be an actress?
I'd always wanted to become a singer.
Shouldn't you be in an idol girl group?
I'm a bit old.
- How old? / - I was born in 1986.
- Just tell us how old you are. / - I'm 30.
- 30? / - Yes.
You're a baby in our industry if you were born then.
She basically just cried for the first time.
- Is she a baby in trot music? / - She's a newborn.
She's barely weaned.
She's trying to speak. I was born in 1985.
I'm the youngest trot singer at the moment.
Everyone enjoyed it while Jungmin sang for us,
but I noticed Jinyoung's wary glance.
- Are you rivals? / - Jungmin and Jinyoung...
Don't people tend to compare the two of you?
I don't care. I love seeing younger trot singers.
Why? Be honest.
Trot is in a slump.
Try not to sound too sad. Liven it up a bit.
We're in a slump.
Trot needs a boost.
I heard there are many new trot singers,
- but they just don't get a chance... / - To perform.
- There are few chances. / - That's right.
It's either "Gayo Stage" or "National Singing Contest".
I saw you on "National Singing Contest",
Jungmin.
There are so many new trot singers.
That's right. Okay, let's move on for now.
I was surprised when I had to introduce him.
"He's the elderly's Yu Jaeseok, Cho Yeonggu."
Aren't you more well-known for your dieting?
He is the bad example of dieting.
I lost more than I gained doing that.
Aren't you the icon of aging?
My wife told me that dieting would help
advance my career again,
so I ate chicken breast for two months and lost 15 kg.
But if you eat chicken breast for three days,
it smells like chicken poop from the fourth day.
- Really? / - You get sick of it because
it's all you eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
So I blended it with some water and drank it.
I had to eat it
and that's how I got this amazing six-pack.
- You had an amazing figure. / - I did.
So I started getting calls to come on shows.
The first call came from "Vitamin" and I was overjoyed.
"Excessive weight loss can lead to death."
(The icon of failure)
Every interview I did was about the dangers of dieting.
The dangers?
Jeong Junha followed in your footsteps shortly after.
He went down that path.
His photos are in almost every post
as an example of bad dieting.
My mother is supposed to be pleased when I'm on TV,
but instead she's always crying.
(Side effects!)
Your face looks gaunt.
You have a body of a 20-year-old,
but the face of a 50-year-old.
"My son's face is like that and he's on TV."
Also, I get exhausted if I film for too long.
You don't have enough strength.
- People wonder if you're stressed. / - That's right.
- You look better now. / - I weigh 72 kg now.
I exercised and now I'm much better.
- You look younger. / - Don't I?
- Why did you say... / - I wouldn't dare say
I'm as witty and skillful a host as you,
but as soon as I pass the Pangyo Interchange....
As I pass the Pangyo Interchange my popularity
- I'm unbeatable. / - Why? Why?
Are you unpopular within Seoul, then?
Most of the elderly living outside Seoul watches KBS.
They rarely watch variety shows.
They mostly watch informative KBS shows.
- Like "My Hometown"? / - Yes.
- I've done morning shows for 15 years. / - I see.
I went everywhere to introduce local crops and produce.
I've been hosting a morning talk show for seven years.
I'm on TV five days a week.
The elderly tend to prefer people they see every day.
Anywhere I go they say, "I saw you this morning."
- Past Pangyo, that is. / - Anywhere past Pangyo.
- What events do you host? / - Let's see...
I host an early-morning economy show,
then I film three segments of a talk show.
While the team does that, I go to host a radio show.
They give me an hour off for that.
As soon as that's done I go south for something else,
then I sing live at a cafe.
- A cafe? / - Do you sing?
He released an album.
Yeonggu released a song.
- It's all the rage. / - I saw him on TV.
I forgot what show it was, but he was the last singer.
- That's... / - Only top celebrities close the show.
I think it was a music show
and he was on the stage in the rain.
All alone...
The audience had left.
Because they put me last,
I thought I'd become a celebrity.
In the rain and wind,
I sang for just 15 people.
I saw that on TV.
Sing for us first.
- I'm a great singer. / - How does it go?
My new song is "Love Bee".
'No one can stop time from passing'
'The flowing...'
'No one can stop...'
- I like it. / - Isn't that Suh Yuseok's song?
- My song... / - 'No one can stop...'
My song "Love Bee" was written so that
anyone can sing along after just listening to it once.
Who can? The elderly?
'No one can stop time from passing'
I borrowed the lyrics.
'You are a rose'
'Shall we go to Jongro?'
Yeonggu, are you saying your song was plagiarized?
- I... / - What are you talking about?
Who promotes a song like that?
- Was it plagiarized? / - It's not just borrowed words.
It's almost plagiarized, but not at all.
We did our research.
- Eight bars... / - It deviates after six bars.
He deviates a lot. From Pangyo Interchange...
- and the lyrics. / - It's my song
and I'll do anything it takes to promote it.
Is it a mixture of a few famous songs?
- It is. / - You should go to prison.
Let's meet the actress from "Love on a Jujube Tree".
- It's Roh Hyunhee. / - Hello.
Why did you say today's theme is perfect for you?
Can you explain?
Today's guests are celebrities that the elderly like.
The elderly treat me like how youngsters treat IU.
- IU? / - Yes.
- She's the elderly's IU? / - Yes.
- G-DRAGON, IU, and me. / - Yu Jaeseok.
She's Ko Soyoung.
(What an ensemble of guests)
I recently collaborated with IU.
- You look like her. / - Do I?
Can you tell us why you're the elderly's IU?
All the events I attend these days
are for those aged around 60 to 90.
- 90 years old? / - Yes.
But to those people
I'm Myeongja from "Love on a Jujube Tree".
They remember the cute, young IU-like actress.
- You're cute and adorable to them. / - That's right.
They always say
- I look just the same. / - Jungmin is 30
and she's a newborn in trot.
To the elderly, someone like Hyunhee must be...
- Do they recognize you? / - Of course.
Don't they say, "Is it really you?"
No, they say I haven't changed one bit.
That I look just like I did ten years ago.
At first, I thought that they said that to tease me
and that I'd spent all that money for nothing.
Wow, she's a born entertainer.
But they remember my character from back then.
- Really? / - I'm still that young Myeongja to them.
In their memory I'm the age I want to go back to.
I should treat them as a thank-you.
That's why I volunteer with the elderly often.
Hyunhee talks about this like it's a comedy sketch.
She likes it when we talk about it.
- I see that. / - She enjoys it.
What do you do for those in their 60s and older?
I hold their hands and sing and serve their meals.
She's a great singer and dancer.
Didn't she release a trot album?
- Did she? / - Yes.
Hyunhee, could you sing for us?
- I'd... / - Stand up.
- Stand up. / - Stand up.
Two, three, four.
'Hit, hit, hit, hit on me'
'Hold, hold, hold, hold on to me'
'Go as far as you might'
'But my love and your love are made for each other'
- Wow. / - This is really addictive.
'Made for each other'
As you can see, she's a true veteran.
- Why? / - She already thought about
when and how to stop singing.
"Made for each other" and stop.
- It was perfect. / - Yes.
"Sway" went on a little too long.
It took us an hour to reach Yoon Taek.
- He and I started career at the same time. / - Is he?
- Aren't you and Shinyoung colleagues? / - Yes,
we were hired as the seventh batch of comedians at SBS.
- You never age. / - Who, me?
- Yes. / - He's way old.
You all know that Yoon Taek
- loves nature. / - He's one with nature.
You go around meeting nature lovers.
- That's why he doesn't age. / - That's amazing.
Back when Taek was our age, we performed for people.
He looked like this when he was 33.
- That's right. / - He looked old for his age.
Even when our boss was there,
- people went up to him. / - I see.
It was as if he were our CEO.
That's when the elderly started to like him.
I stand out because I have such a big head.
I'm visible from 100 m.
We once performed for some gangsters and we messed up.
Taek did nothing wrong.
Someone else messed up but because of his big head,
they said, "You, Big head, come here."
Was your hair always this curly?
- I permed it. / - He went for the Jun Inkwon look.
- Yes, Jun Inkwon. / - Was it longer?
I was a Jun Inkwon lookalike when I debuted.
- He sounds just like him. / - Show us.
The elderly burst out laughing.
- When do they laugh? / - Even before he starts,
they can't help but laugh.
Don't people mistake you for Defconn?
We actually met before we became entertainers.
We met in the street.
We crossed paths and because our hair looked the same
we both sniggered.
Then we said hi.
I went to Hongdae about four hours later.
- He was there. / - It's destiny, then.
Migratory birds follow the same path.
They flock together.
I watch your nature-lover show sometimes.
- Do you? / - I do sometimes.
- That's the show the elderly know me for. / - Okay.
Nature-loving hermits don't have Internet or phones.
How do you cast them?
- People ask me that a lot. / - How do you find them?
Let's say there's a producer or a writer
and they have to cast a hermit.
The hermits usually gather herbs.
That's their usual pastime.
For four or five days at a time
- They're away. / - they leave home.
Sometimes the producer pitches a tent to wait
and then leaves a note if waiting didn't work.
- And go home? / - Hermits don't have phones.
Without Internet or a phone, visiting is the only way.
- It takes legwork. / - I guess so.
It's Saturday and I have to go to Sejong and Cheongju.
Can you speed it up?
- Why Cheongju? / - What for?
I have two events in Sejong and Cheongju.
- No days off? / - No.
I'm doing really well these days. I really am.
- You must be rich. / - If we say you're popular,
most people would say, "Not really."
But he says "I'm doing really well these days."
"I have to go to Sejong City."
I believe Jinyoung, you said this before,
- that your CEO suggested you sing trot. / - Yes.
Were you in a girl group?
Yes, I was in a four-member girl group Swan.
(Girl group "Swan")
(Cute Jinyoung)
After that I was on KBS' "Anna's Mistake".
- That was talk of the town. / - Yes, so
many entertainment agencies reached out to me.
But I really wanted to be a singer,
so I auditioned to become a singer
and met my present agency CEO.
The last song I sang was a trot and he liked it.
What else did you sing?
I sang a song called "Star".
- "Star"? / - Yes.
'The wind rattles my windowpane'
- Is it a trot song? / - It sounds trot.
'It's like I cannot walk'
'I'm so exhausted'
It's a trot song.
Can you sing a pop song?
Any Korean song she sings...
How about you blow your nose first?
You sound way too nasal.
- It really is amazing. / - It's a habit.
Pop, pop.
(Trot hand gestures)
She keeps making trot hand gestures.
- Do you know pop songs? / - Huh?
- Do you know pop songs? / - I can sing them very well.
Then what comes after the word "greatest"?
What's that song called?
- "Listen." / - "Listen."
(Listen)
(She can even sing a pop song)
(Talented Jinyoung)
(Listen to my gestures)
She makes trot gestures with her left hand.
I think you crushed up the lyrics.
Sorry but you did this way too much.
You go like this too much.
I keep leaning forward.
- Sing like you're on TV. / - You just sang "Listen".
Could you sing that like a trot?
(Lovely nasal tones)
- It's different. / - She's good.
- She twists the notes. / - It works on pop songs?
(Ends with finger hearts)
She didn't forget this. She remembered.
This and a wink.
The old men must love you.
I know you love trot songs and we love your songs,
but did you ever think that at your age
you should've stayed in a girl group?
No, I never thought that.
- She loves trot. / - Does singing trot suit you?
- I didn't like it at first. / - Young women...
- Not at first? / - They avoid trot songs.
- At first? / - At first...
- The words were so direct. / - Give us an example.
The word "battery".
"Fill me with love."
'Fill me with love'
'I think my battery of love has run out'
I cried when I first got the lyrics.
- Why? / - It was because...
"I don't care whether you're ugly or not fit."
The lyrics are too direct.
Yes, "You're the best for me."
I thought, "How am I to sing this?"
I cried in front of my computer when I got the e-mail.
I really wailed,
but when I recorded it,
- Was it good? / - the song
got stuck in my head.
There are some songs that just get stuck in your head.
"Hands up, freeze, don't you move."
"You're now my prisoner," when she sings that,
all the elderly people hold their hands up like this.
The words are "hands up, freeze, don't you move."
She's great with her fans.
'Should I give you my love or not?'
Yes or no?
'Yes or no?'
(Ends with a wink)
Your right eye,
did you do that deliberately?
- Was it automatic? / - It's a vitamin D deficiency.
- Magnesium, magnesium. / - Oh, magnesium.
- It's a habit. / - Isn't it?
When practicing my song "Battery",
I practiced my wink for hours each day.
- You practiced? / - I did.
- How? / - That's how I did it.
Where in "Battery" do you wink?
'I can't live without you'
'I really can't live without you'
- Both eyes? / - 'You're my battery.'
It's not just one eye. Do you switch it up?
- Left wink, right wink. / - That's really hard.
- It's captivating. / - I'm amazed.
She even winks on the radio.
(Winking on the radio?)
She was in the booth with me
and she went, "That's what happened."
"Did something get in your eye?" "Sorry, it's a habit."
She just said that she winks habitually.
- Even when she talks. / - She does wink a lot.
Jungmin, how do you plan to compete with that?
- What can you do? / - I'm not as...
- Is she a rival? / - No, she's my senior.
- She's only a year older. / - She debuted years ago.
I personally like her so much as a fan.
But doesn't your agency or label want you to...
Jungmin, I think your hair is your stuff.
You keep touching your hair.
That can cause a herniated cervical disc.
Or cause a curved spine.
I wink so often that my eyes tremble sometimes.
I'm doing nothing and my eyes do this.
Is it a side effect?
- Yes. / - Your battery's flat.
Jungmin is famous for looking like many celebrities.
Like whom?
Some people mentioned Jessica Gomes.
- Kim Ajoong. / - Kim Ajoong.
Min Hyorin sometimes.
She's a perfect mix of Lee Honey and Jessica Gomes.
I say Jessica Gomes.
Are your parents both Korean? Miss?
I got teased about that so much as a child.
My skin was dark, much darker than this.
A bit Southeast Asian, then?
People called me things like "Philippines" or "Africa".
I cried and hated going to school because of that.
- I'm so envious, though. / - Now I'm grateful.
She looks like she's a foreigner.
- Fake tans don't work. / - People pay to get a tan.
Do any of your parents look like a foreigner?
- No, but my dad has dark skin. / - We have a photo.
- Gosh, her mother... / - She's beautiful.
- Who's the mom? / - She's beautiful.
Your mother is beautiful.
No wonder you look the way you do.
- Yeonggu mentioned that he recorded a song. / - I did.
He's been a reporter and a host for many years,
but he originally debuted as a singer.
- Really? / - Yes.
- He entered contests. / - He entered singing contests.
I won Cheongju Musimcheon's
Singing Contest. / - What?
Also, then with Myungsoo
I entered an impersonation contest as Cho Yongpil.
- Myungsoo... / - You entered that together.
- Did you? / - We both...
And you're feigning ignorance?
- I was going to mention it. / - Were you?
- Oh, on SBS? / - If we failed to get into KBS,
everyone auditioned for MBC then SBS.
- We moved around. / - That's right.
Myungsoo was a famous Lee Seungchul impersonator
and he suddenly became a comedian, so I envied him.
- We had hope. / - You did as fellow impersonators.
We were comrades of sorts so when Myungsoo made it,
he gave us the hope to continue.
Yeonggu's impersonation of Cho Yongpil was really good.
- I was great then. / - Sing "Mona Lisa".
"Mona Lisa", actually...
I sing much better since I had vocal cord surgery.
'Can you really not accept my love?'
'My Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, don't make that face'
Slow down. Why are you singing fast?
- Your reactions aren't too good. / - I see.
(Quick wrap-up)
You know...
I go to so many singing classes.
- I really... / - Do you sing at singing classes?
It's like Jinyoung said earlier.
It's so hard to promote songs.
TV stations are reluctant to create trot music shows
and radio stations don't play trot music much,
so we have to promote them in singing classes.
I went to so many...
- All over Korea? / - To at least 500.
I sing and teach them my song free of charge.
- Just to promote your song? / - Yes, I do.
The ladies love it when I show up because
although I sing, I also tell funny stories.
When I spend time with them I act like it's my concert.
- It's really exhausting, you see. / - It would be.
But I can't rest because I visit three classes a day
while I'm there.
Do that three times and I'm exhausted.
Did that help a lot?
I can at least get the ladies to sing my song.
This is exactly how "At Andong Station" and
"What About My Age?" became famous.
- Really? / - Yes.
The ladies at singing classes loved the song
and the classes are surprisingly packed.
There are 500, 700, 1,000 people.
"At Andong Station" is now a song that everyone knows.
It's my favorite song at the moment.
My song is the most popular one in singing classes.
- "Love Bee"? / - Yes, "Love Bee".
I heard that Yeonggu's son helps promote the song.
- He prays each night. / - He does what?
When I heard that...
- That's so nice. / - It's so touching.
I'm so grateful for that because he's in first grade
and he sings my song at his school.
His teacher asked what he was singing.
"It's my dad's song. It has to become a hit."
He teaches the song to his friends
- and he prays each night. / - For what?
"Dear God, please make "Love Bee" a hit."
- You must have grumbled a lot. / - He sees me...
He sees me work hard to promote the song.
We have a video clip of Yeonggu's son.
A son, for his father...
Little Jeongwu actually prays every night before bed.
- "Please make my dad famous." / - How sweet.
Isn't that a perfect son?
- Yeonggu's son is a genius. / - He is.
He memorized it after listening to it five times.
Let's watch.
I'm Cho Jeongwu and I love my dad.
I'll sing "Love Bee" for you.
'No one can stop'
'Time from passing'
'Oh, it cannot be stopped'
'Fall in love for...'
He's singing that for me.
'For a lonely heart'
Look at that missing tooth.
'Oh, such is life'
'It passes like a cloud'
'All I end up with is wrinkles'
'Oh, it cannot be stopped'
Please support my dad Cho Yeonggu and "Love Bee".
I cry whenever I watch that.
- I cry each time. / - Me, too.
- My son... / - That video...
He makes a face as if he knew all about life.
- I didn't ask him. / - Look.
- He looks and sounds desperate. / - He does.
My manager recorded this and I teared up watching it.
- Who did? / - I cry whenever I watch that.
I'm so grateful and whenever I take him to an event,
- he goes on stage. / - What?
And he sings my song.
- He sings "Love Bee". / - People love that.
He says, "You sing verse one, I'll sing verse two."
I'm so thankful for everything he does for me.
He even buys firecrackers and waits
- until I come on stage. / - Alone?
He sticks them in the sand if I'm singing at a beach
and sets them off at the climax.
What a sweet boy.
What boy of his age...
Your wife raised him really well.
I owe her so much because I'm almost never at home,
but she taught my son so well.
Did you recently struggle with bad comments online?
You see,
I appeared on "Gayo Stage" after releasing my album.
I was on "Gayo Stage".
- I sang "Devoted Dandelion". / - Cho Yongpil's song.
I was really scared about being on the show.
Jinyoung will understand because
that show is all about the singing.
I was so nervous.
I sang "Devoted Dandelion" very well.
The show's official website rarely gets any posts
- on the comments page. / - That's right.
The elderly never leave comments online.
There was a flood of over 200 after I was on the show.
I thought I was popular and said to the producer
"Sir, watch how many people visit the website."
"Take note of how many reviews we get."
"I'll bring on a new trend on "Gayo Stage".
I was pleased about the flooding comments.
Then I read them.
"Cho Yeonggu on "Gayo Stage"? Think again."
"If Cho Yeonggu is a singer, then I can be a singer."
- "Producers..." / - Did you sing poorly?
'I am a single'
'Sad little dandelion'
'For all those years I looked up at the sky'
'Where can I turn to hear my loved one's voice?'
I thought I did well, but I guess the viewers didn't.
My plan was to push the negative comments back.
- So I... / - Did you post?
I got my relatives to leave comments.
"Cho Yeonggu's singing made me cry."
"My mom wants Cho Yeonggu to appear more often."
- "How can he be this good?" / - That's old-fashioned.
I needed to push the bad comments to the next page.
Then someone said, "Are you hiring people now?"
- They knew right away. / - His relatives posted stuff.
You can tell because everyone's surname is Cho.
The name shows up.
I must say though that some trot songs
gain popularity a year or two afterwards.
- That's right. / - It's sometimes ten years later.
You have to gain popularity in the countryside first.
It takes a few years at least.
But the elderly who live down south,
whenever they see me,
- wish to shake my hand. / - In South of Pangyo.
- They want to take photos with me. / - Then
just move to the Pangyo area.
- No? / - I can't do that.
Whenever I'm in the neighborhood, business owners
bring their cars and vans and help promote my song.
- All right, Yeonggu... / - Let me finish.
I love singing at song classes because
when I leave after entertaining them for an hour,
the ladies hold my hand and say I made them happy.
I'm happy that I can do something to make them happy.
- But we aren't happy. / - Are you not?
Yeonggu, please make us happy.
I'm a mother, too. Make me happy.
I'm a hit on shows like "Antiques or Fakes".
- "Antiques or Fakes"... / - But not here.
I did some reading on psychology.
Yeonggu keeps saying he's happy.
People who are unhappy
say they're happy to hide how they really feel.
I am happy! I am.
I'm happy.
- He's hot-tempered. / - I'm happy.
- You say it too often. / - I'm happy.
- So... / - Myungsoo, help me. We struggled together.
It's just you now.
That was funny.
I'm done struggling.
That was perfect.
- "It's just you now." / - "It's just you."
"I'm done struggling."
- I'm doing really well now. / - We get it.
We get it.
People who struggle psychologically say they don't.
Yeonggu made me think.
- About what? / - Must someone struggle that much?
- You have to. / - He works so hard.
Yes, but he talked about his family.
- He can't spend time with them and heels bad. / - Yes.
What's he doing, then?
- What about you? / - You're always in the mountains.
- You're away for four days a week. / - That's true.
I spend three days filming and stay at home for two,
so I try to make it up to my family.
I try to spend as much time with them as I can.
Whenever I stay in the mountains,
I'd love to go hand-in-hand with Yeonggu.
He needs to leave it all behind and heal.
I'm too busy. I have events to attend.
No, he needs time to think and recuperate.
- You really do. / - I said I'm busy.
Busy isn't always good.
- It's sad. / - Take him with you.
- Right? / - Yes.
Even you feel sorry for me?
- Yes. / - Get some fresh air.
- Leave the stress behind. / - It's good to be busy,
but what is happiness?
What is happiness?
What's the definition of happiness?
- I'm impressed. / - What do you think, Yeonggu?
You keep saying you're happy.
Yoon Taek does have a point,
but being busy could make you happy.
- Yoon Taek. / - Yes?
- Be honest. / - I'd love to be happy.
You said you were happy.
He's depressed. We need sad music.
- He's sad. / - This is terrible.
Add some sad music later on.
Because
- I don't know why I do this. / - Are you going to cry?
But because you do this, your family...
Why do I have to go this far, though?
I can't sleep much and I don't see my family much.
I wonder and regret about my lifestyle
and cry over my son's video.
I feel sorry for him.
I just don't get why I only keep chasing my goal.
I can't stop myself,
- so I feel sorry for my family. / - It's your dream.
I think men are like that.
If there's something they really want to do,
they just can't give up.
Spending time with your wife and son can be a dream.
Why give up on that dream so quickly?
- Why only chase your own dream? / - He's good.
- Excuse me. / - Is this a philosophy class?
Am I taking a philosophy lecture?
- Is this the show's new format? / - I'm serious.
- People... / - Is this the new show?
Is this the new concept? Why am I here, then?
Give up a little and you feel so much better.
- Did you give up something? / - I did.
You used to be a big celebrity.
- Now you aren't so... / - I'm much happier now.
Does watching Jaeseok and Myungsoo make you...
No, these two,
they're famous and busy
and most Koreans love and adore them.
- I don't envy that. / - Really?
No. Jaeseok and I, we're the same age.
- We are. / - And Myungsoo, too.
They're really busy and they do so much,
but how will being that busy make me happy?
That's what I think.
Isn't that it? What makes me happy works for me.
Who do you envy the most, then?
Nature lovers.
No. No, no.
I'm not sure where he's going with this.
- I think... / - I'm being really serious.
- You aren't making sense. I watch your show. / - Okay.
- Hermits live away from their families. / - They do.
- No, but... / - Are you saying they're unhappy?
It may come across like that on the show,
- but they all have a sad past. / - That's right.
It could be financial
and they lost everything they had.
They suffered and despaired.
- That's right. / - They despaired
and went to live in a mountain to die alone.
Why? So they could die without bothering anyone.
But once they moved,
the mountain and nature accepted them.
They were able to recover.
- They did with nature. / - Yes.
They became as one with nature and life.
Now they have nothing to lose, so they're truly happy.
- I guess I reached that age. / - But...
I sleep in tents.
- That's not what I heard. / - Why?
You sleep in a luxury tent.
- That costs thousands. / - Oh, that?
- That's... / - Why do you sleep in that?
- Because... It's like this. / - You love nature.
He's perplexed now.
- Can you answer? / - That's...
You really need to watch how you explain this now.
He does sleep in a tent but not always.
Let me explain.
I love camping, backpacking and
sleeping in the mountains.
That's one reason the production crew casted me.
- Do you have such a nice tent though? / - I do but
I'm an outdoor guy and I do want nice equipment.
Why do I sleep in a nice tent?
I'm a regular on two shows.
One films for two nights three days, one for two days.
You're almost never at home, then.
- The nature show... / - Is this happiness?
The nature show films every other week.
I'm busy one week and free the next.
When I have to, I take my tent and sleep nearby,
- then head to work. / - With your family?
No, I sleep alone.
Do you have the right to lecture me about happiness?
- It's like... / - Where's your family in all this?
- I'm... / - Are you happy because you sleep in a tent?
- No, it's... / - You're free from your family!
- Leave it behind. / - It's good to be busy but
spending time with your wife and son can be a dream.
Why give up on that dream so quickly?
I wonder and regret about my lifestyle
and cry over my son's video. I feel sorry for him.
- We're just the same! / - Not at all.
- I'm saying... / - You're different.
I disagree.
- Everyone has a different standard. / - That's right.
For some, happiness could be following their dream.
- Are you happy? / - I'm exhausted physically,
but... I'm just so happy.
- It's like this. / - We haven't switched formats yet.
I'm not sure if I should be here or not.
I thought we switched formats in the midst of the show.
We're still in the sauna uniform so we're good.
- I have a question for Yoon Taek. / - Actually...
I'm not sure if this is true or not. I'll ask him.
He's so used to seeing wild ginseng that it's nothing.
(Full of doubts)
Wild ginseng is rare and expensive.
Who here has had some?
I have.
- Right? / - Every quarter.
I eat a root a month at least. Not just one root.
A cluster.
It's too rare to eat in a cluster.
To hermits, wild ginseng...
Is it common?
- It's not that special. / - Really?
Have you eaten all sorts of insects?
- I've eaten a lot of insects. / - Why eat insects?
Because the hermits do.
- He has to join in. / - Is it for proteins?
It's something like that. They aren't picky eaters.
They eat larvae that are still squirming.
A man gave me one to try.
- How did it taste? / - I couldn't eat it.
I thought, "How do you eat this?"
He's sharing his precious supplies during the show,
so I thought he'd be so disappointed if I don't eat it.
So I bit into it.
- And? / - It tasted okay.
- What? / - I'll describe the taste.
It tastes of peanut butter.
- Liar. / - I swear.
- I ate a centipede. / - A centipede?
- A centipede. / - A fresh one?
- Wasps. / - A fresh centipede?
- No, it was a dried one. / - How do you eat that?
Either dried or left to soak in alcohol.
The hermits always give you a present when you leave.
- They do. / - Did you bring something?
- I actually... / - Really?
- Wild ginseng? / - No, it isn't.
What, then?
- This is... / - What's that?
- It's wasps. / - Wasps and...
This is wasp wine.
- That's creepy. / - This is...
Wasps...
The hermits just eat these whole.
It's great for neuralgias and men.
- Eat that, then. / - I've eaten one before.
- Eat it. / - Eat it.
- Do I have to? / - Yes.
You said you ate one before.
It's not that.
I tried one before and it doesn't taste nice.
- Even you don't... / - It doesn't taste nice.
- How does it taste? / - It's okay but I ate it before.
Did you?
Like Yoon Taek told us that happiness isn't a riddle.
Don't compare yourself with others. Focus on yourself.
I totally forgot about this but Roh Hyunhee...
I was surprised. I just remembered this.
- Hyunhee suffered because of me. / - Why?
Do you remember the old housing lottery show?
- Yes, it was "The Lucky Train". / - That's right.
- "The Lucky Train." / - I came on the show.
I was working hard as an actress at the time
- and Jaeseok was a rookie. / - That's right.
He was unpopular then.
I was totally new to showbiz and clueless.
Hyunhee at the time...
She also hadn't been around for that long,
- but she was on the rise. / - She was a rising star.
At the time the rest of us on the show
didn't expect she would accept the offer.
Jaeseok had to work with me on something each week.
- It was a comedy sketch. / - That's right.
- We had to work together each Sunday. / - Yes.
He was so nervous and he trembled so much on stage.
- It was live. / - Gosh, he was terrible.
- It was a live show. / - He can't do live.
I was too...
I'm an actress,
so I'm used to following the script.
Jaeseok read off his script during the rehearsal,
but once we went on live, he started to adlib.
That wasn't adlibbing.
- You forgot your lines? / - Yes,
she thinks I was winging it but I just forgot my lines.
- It's tense. / - It is.
- I was confused and he pretended not to know. / - Yes.
What I thought then was that
this guy wouldn't last in the business.
I'd drawn up my own conclusion about him.
Now he's on every channel and everyone loves him.
Whenever I see you on TV I think
I really am a poor judge of a man's character.
At the time I...
I know it's very late, but I owe you something.
I wasn't able to give you anything at your wedding.
- Must we do this on TV? / - I wrote my name on that.
- How old is your son? / - He's six.
It's six years late.
- No, I got married in 2008. / - Actually,
I was told divorced people weren't welcome at weddings
- so I wasn't sure. / - Congratulatory money...
It's nice of her to remember, though.
He gave it to me at my wedding.
Okay.
I doubt I was able to give that much at the time.
I gave you the exact amount back.
Can we look? Can we look?
I want a look.
- Let's have a look. / - I'll check.
When I was poor... May I look?
- The amount I gave her... / - I am poor now but
- I did my best. / - It's the exact amount.
Thank you. You didn't have to.
You really didn't have to.
- I couldn't go to your wedding. / - I see.
Myungsoo, your marriage is a miracle on its own.
- You don't need money. / - Thanks for that.
Goodness.
It's great, regardless of the amount.
Do you remember how much you gave?
I could tell as soon as I saw the amount.
This was the best he could do at the time.
- I'm so sorry. / - I had a glimpse.
I would have given more if I were able to.
It was rude of him to even attend with just that much.
It was such a small amount.
- The envelope was flat. / - Mrs. Shin was in there.
- Was she? / - Yes.
That means that at the time,
I thought highly of Hyunhee as a person
that I wanted to give her at least 50 dollars.
It shows.
I was so grateful.
I'm curious.
- Why did you record a trot song? / - Yes, why?
I don't know what happened,
but I know I did nothing immoral or improper.
I didn't spend tax money to get plastic surgery.
That was a funny way to put it.
- It wasn't social overhead capital. / - It wasn't.
But I ended up acting like I'd committed a crime.
I went on the morning show he hosts
and acted like I'd done something wrong
and people thought of me as an icon of despair.
It must have been so hard for her.
I'd better ask then. Did you get plastic surgery often?
- Me? / - Yes.
Can you not tell?
If you go to places like Garosu-gil in Seoul,
you see women with bandaged faces.
- They do with molds and things. / - That's right.
My only mistake was to do it before it became popular.
I was shunned just for trying something new.
When I saw her for the first time in years,
I couldn't recognize her.
She said, "It's me, Hyunhee."
- "My name is still the same." / - "Same name."
- "The same name." / - "My name is still the same."
"Oh, Hyunhee, hi, how are you?"
"Don't I sound exactly the same?"
She wanted to erase the past and start fresh.
I changed everything.
- I became a trot singer. / - Hyunhee is so optimistic.
- She is. / - Well...
Someone with a really painful past
- can sing cheerful songs. / - That's true.
That can give more people hope.
You can make a great point.
- You're right. / - I love her song.
We need to go back to Jinyoung now.
Jungmin mentioned this earlier but as an entertainer
you have to be quick on your feet.
- Work the crowd. / - Especially with the older crowd,
do you have any tips?
I tend to communicate with the audience.
If there's a group of old men and women,
I ask, "ma'ams and sirs, have you eaten yet?
Oh, have you?"
Someone is bound to say, "No, I didn't."
- "I'm hungry." / - "Are you hungry?"
"I skipped my meal to come here."
She works with them.
I also tend to enter with my song playing.
- How? / - I play the intro to my song "Battery,"
then I enter.
- How? / - This is my microphone.
Hong Jinyoung!
Hello, I'm Hong Jinyoung.
Hello, ma'am.
(Singing and greeting the audience)
'My battery of love has died'
- You have music playing. / - She put her hand out.
Why did you stroke her head?
She's the best.
She's also famous for being cute.
People love it when she goes "you".
You have a few.
My first three were...
- You have the pika. / - I'm so happy I could faint.
- Pika. / - Yes.
Happy Together, you.
You tried all three on Myungsoo and...
That's right.
He didn't react.
He didn't respond last time, so I practiced a few more.
- There's more? / - I have newer ones.
- New cute behavior? / - New cute behavior.
Show us.
- I won't be mean on purpose. / - React if you like it.
- Her cute behavior is great. / - She's cute.
- Please respond. / - Okay.
I really love this.
Myungsoo, I like you.
Like you, like you, I like you.
What's next? What else is there?
- He's doing it again. / - Keep going.
- I'm trying to be optimistic here. / - Next.
- There's one more. / - What is it?
Myungsoo, heart, heart.
Heart, heart.
That was lovely.
I liked that very much.
Heart, heart.
- I liked that. / - That was great.
Did you like that? Was that okay?
- "Heart, heart" was nice. / - Was it?
Jungmin, don't let her beat you.
- Do something. / - Show us what you can do.
I need to take lessons from her.
- Can I borrow yours? / - Think about your boyfriend.
Myungsoo, you.
That wasn't bad.
Not bad.
- Try the heart, heart one. / - Heart, heart.
Heart, heart.
- She's not there yet. / - It takes practice.
- The thing is, Jinyoung... / - It's hard.
Jinyoung does it with a straight face but Jungmin...
I can't stand it.
- Can you dance for us instead, then? / - Dance?
- Dance? / - Can you?
- Can you dance? / - Yes.
A sexy dance?
- What kind of music? / - Anything is fine.
We'll give you the floor.
- Let's do this. / - Okay.
Start the music.
Her hair goes first.
(Elderly's idol dance time)
Jinyoung, go all out.
She's good.
(Sexy glance!)
This is...
She has the moves.
Jinyoung, go all out.
She's good.
Jinyoung, go all out.
She's good.
This is...
She has the moves.
- No one actually dances like that. / - Why not?
If you dance like that in a club, you become a target.
- Why? / - You dance, then.
That doesn't work in a club.
Play some music.
(Shinyoung, Jinyoung dance duo)
(This is how people dance?)
Is that it?
(What a mess)
Here's the staff.
- What's wrong? / - Is she being arrested?
Where are we going?
Don't come back here. Don't come back.
- And that's how... / - We lost her.
- That's how... / - Did she just get fired?
- This club... / - They need a nicer crowd.
Let's move on from the ladies and back to Yeonggu.
He talks on and on, so just ask him one question.
Brace yourselves.
- Oh dear. / - Drink some water.
Did you benchmark Jung Woosung on how to treat fans?
I've been on an entertainment news show for 19 years
and people ask out of all the celebrities that I met,
who stood out and who impressed me the most.
I once got to chat with Jung Woosung over a drink.
He bought and poured drinks for me
and all the production crew who were there.
He paid the bill as he left the bar.
As he was heading to his car, about ten people ran up.
He took photos with all ten of them.
I said, "You're a celebrity."
"Don't you get sick of this?"
"This is the only way I can return the love they give."
He said that.
Did your manager block your fans until then?
After Woosung said that...
So that's what you did before Woosung said that.
Okay, hear me out.
- When he said that... / - Look at what?
- Wait, hello? / - We're looking at you.
Don't interrupt when I'm talking.
When I'm interrupted... I'm trying to talk.
- Okay. / - I'm getting to the end.
Older people like Misun need the momentum.
- My point is... / - Poor Misun.
See, this is why I'm not cut out for variety shows.
Your show needs to appeal to the older generation.
- When will he stop? / - So...
Do you know why I'm so popular?
(Random and confusing bragging)
- He's back to being happy. / - We didn't ask.
You need help.
We didn't ask you why you're so popular.
You can't say that.
You're supposed to be the host.
Okay, then, let me ask you this.
We started off the conversation by making fun of you
but seriously, how do you captivate the audience?
- Isn't that an important skill? / - It is.
What do you do?
When I show up on stage,
people love me.
Doesn't he get sick of it?
There are times when people aren't that happy.
They're when I'm there.
I communicate with the crowd.
That's why the production crew loves me.
Do you get through to them?
I do. Of course.
- Why not us? / - What's wrong with us?
- What's wrong today? / - I'm usually...
Don't ruin our show.
Are you trying to ruin my last day on the show?
I didn't want to come on as it's a variety show.
- I was reluctant. / - This is so hard.
Yeonggu said all that to make us laugh,
- but he works hard. / - I do.
- He gives it his all. / - He'll be around forever and
- having fun. / - Okay, now listen.
I came on this show and I'm trying really hard
to boost your ratings. Do you know that?
Then talk less.
Who here wants the ratings to drop?
We all want to do our best.
I even danced.
This is the Yeonggu Show.
That's what you're watching today.
- I'm exhausted. / - Let's just...
Let's eat.
I'm dying over here.
Do you know what killed me?
- What? / - Yeonggu said...
"I'm exhausted." Who is draining whose energy?
Oh, no!
We really need to put this to a vote.
Whose fault is this, really?
- Let's vote. / - I'm exhausted.
Guess and Get Fei.
- Oh, Fei, Fei. / - Fei, Fei.
Fei, welcome back.
There she goes again.
- What an entrance. / - Hello.
- Fei. / - You're so pretty.
- Fei cooks fast and it tastes good. / - Really good.
Did you prepare a lot for us today?
Today's foods will make you say, "What, really?"
- Will they? / - Are you using strange ingredients?
I'll use normal ingredients in a new way.
Do the elderly seem to like you?
I think they recognize me at least.
- Do they? / - The ladies do.
Misun has her eye on you.
- How? / - She can cook and she's pretty.
My son is a high school senior.
I'm a bit too old for him, then.
You might like her son but his mom is the problem.
- Is it me? / - No, no.
Don't use your son to better your future.
- Okay, Fei. / - Yes?
What's the first dish?
It's tieguanyin fried prawns.
- What's tieguanyin? / - What's that?
It's a type of oolong tea.
- Oolong tea? / - Oolong tea, green tea.
- The prawns will smell of tea. / - That's new.
- Fried prawns / - With tea?
(Prawns soaked in tea)
(A combination of tea and tempura)
The first question is about Jinyoung.
"The cute and talented Jinyoung's only flaw is this."
- Me, her behavior. / - No.
- Heart, heart. / - She's being cute.
Her flaw is her being cute?
- I'll give you a hint. / - Yell "me" first.
- Say "me" first. / - It's a body part.
- A body part? / - A body part?
- Me. Her chest. / - Misun?
Her chest.
It's not her chest.
Her only flaw is her hair.
- No. / - It's lower down, then.
Me. Her feet.
Why?
- Correct! / - Really?
Your feet?
- Why? / - Do you have ugly feet?
Compared to the rest of my body, my feet are big.
- What? / - Can you show us?
- She has fat feet. / - My nickname was Padded Foot.
- Padded Foot? / - Yes.
My feet are very fleshy.
- They're thick, you mean? / - Yes.
Our feet swell up if we're in heels all day.
Jinyoung's feet are like that even in the morning.
- Really? / - That's true.
- Many people don't like their feet. / - Don't they?
My feet are like Conan's from the cartoons.
- They're long. / - She has feet like a frog's.
I might be the only one wearing socks right now.
I even wear socks in the pool.
- Do you? / - Yes, so
that's why I said feet and I was right.
They're cute if you keep looking.
They are? So why are they a problem?
Because I heard a lot that
men like women with pretty feet.
Some men look at the feet of women before they date.
- Do they? / - Are they rich feet or poor feet?
It's like palm reading.
- That's a thing? / - It is.
- So... / - Different people like different things.
- That's right. / - I guess.
Let's talk further about this topic.
Jinyoung has dated in the past.
- That's right. / - Her feet are fine.
Are you dating?
- I haven't for two years. / - Two years?
- Isn't that a long time? / - Is that true?
- Wasn't it on and off? / - Is it two years?
Jungmin, what about you?
- Me? / - Do you have a boyfriend?
Not now.
- Have you never dated? / - Of course, I have.
When was the last time?
It was about two years ago as well.
I heard that you're a devoted girlfriend.
I can see it.
- Can you? / - Yes.
Why are you devoted?
I love to drive.
I'm a pretty wild driver and I'm great at parking.
Back when I had a boyfriend,
I always picked him up and drove him home.
- Wow. / - You were like a designated driver.
But now I want to be loved a little more.
When the woman goes all in
and the man can feel it, they seem to back off.
Fishing is fun when the fish fights to get away.
- Weak fish are no fun. / - That's right.
Did Jun Hyunmoo try to set you up on a blind date?
Yes.
He called me about two months ago.
He asked if I was seeing someone and I said no
and he said he knew someone nice.
- Did you accept? / - I didn't.
- Because it was Hyunmoo? / - Is he the guy?
I've never been on a blind date.
- It must be so awkward. / - I'm surprised.
I wonder who will marry Jinyoung.
- Me, too. / - She's a catch.
- Some lucky guy. / - He would hit the jackpot.
- She's so cheerful. / - I can be a good wife.
- Wink to the camera. / - Yes, wink.
Here's to my future boyfriend. Heart, heart.
I can't wait to see what Fei will cook.
The prawns are soaked in tea.
They aren't fried yet.
This is tieguanyin tea.
- This? / - Tieguanyin?
- It smells of green tea. / - I can smell it.
- It smells lovely. / - Yes.
Brew the tea leaves in hot water.
- Soak them? / - Yes.
Then clean the prawns
and slice them down the belly.
Leave them in some tea for about 20 minutes.
Drain the water.
These are tea leaves.
You're frying that?
That must be tasty.
- I like the smell. / - Me, too.
- What's that? / - Sprinkle with salt?
- You're draining the oil? / - Drain the oil.
The prawns have to be dried.
- Dry the prawns? / - Before you fry them.
They're nice and fat.
How do you know if the prawns are fat?
Because of the way they look.
They look nice and fat.
- They do. / - They're in season.
- It's prawn season. / - Yes.
I thought the prawns looked good.
Prawn tempura needs batter but not this.
- Straight into the oil? / - It won't be fattening.
- It smells nice. / - Can you smell it?
- It's almost done. / - Okay.
Wow, look.
Once more?
- What's that? / - It's spicy ground pepper.
Fei's food is always a bit spicy.
We eat Chinese food, but this is a new recipe.
- It is. / - I've never seen this before.
There are tens of thousands of Chinese recipes.
That looks so good. I want some.
- The smell of China... / - This looks so...
- It's done. / - Is it?
- Yes. / - Here's the tieguanyin fried prawns.
(Freshly fried seasonal prawns)
(Seeped in tieguanyin tea)
(Tieguanyin Fried Prawns)
Hang on.
- The crunchy sound... / - The tea leaves...
Thank you.
(Crunch crunch)
How is it?
- Wow, it's perfectly seasoned. / - Be honest.
- She didn't use salt. / - She used a lot of pepper.
It's not too spicy.
It's pepper salt.
- Pepper salt? / - Pepper salt.
Is it good?
- When I chew... / - I hear the crunch.
- Yes. / - I love prawns.
- I smell the tea. / - An acrostic poem with "prawn".
- Hyunhee... / - "I want some prawns."
Wait until I say so.
He's out. Anyone else?
- Me. / - Ready?
- I'll bark for you. / - Okay.
- What kind of dog? / - I'll be a maltese terrier.
- You sound just like one. / - I'll be a big dog.
- Okay. / - A big dog.
(Fried prawns/Let's eat)
- I wish your friendship lasts forever. / - What?
I lost a lot of screen time.
Yeonggu, do you have an acrostic poem?
"It has been a while since I saw my son sleep."
Go home, then.
Go home early tonight.
- Go. / - "The birds are flying in."
And then?
I'm cute, heart, heart.
Heart, heart.
- Well done. / - Well done.
I liked that.
Well done. That was perfect.
I can't help give you one.
- It must be good. / - If that's all...
The prawn's flesh is nice and soft.
- The texture is lovely. / - Is it?
It smells great.
(Licks her fingers)
What's the second dish?
I'm from Hainan.
I'll use spicy Hainan yellow gochujang and
make Hainan yellow gochujang stir-fried rice noodles.
(Yellow gochujang)
(Spicy stir-fried rice noodles)
I'll give you the next question.
It's about Hyunhee.
"Hyunhee's mother did this to her in middle school."
Me. Her mother conned her.
- It's not that. / - She stole from her.
- She was grounded. / - No.
This is...
It's something that sometimes happens to a schoolgirl.
- Does it? Oh. / - Me.
Did she shave your hair?
- Is that it? / - Is that it?
- A shaved head? / - A shaved head?
- A shaved head? / - Like this.
- Correct! / - Yes!
(The rice noodles are mine)
What happened?
There was a Baby Deer Children's Stage Group.
- I was... / - It was famous.
I auditioned, got in, and performed in a play
because I wanted to act.
That's how I got into stage acting.
My problem was my terrible grades.
I took an exam in middle school
and there were 56 girls in my class.
- I placed 53rd. / - Who did worse than you?
The one who came 56th,
she had acute pneumonia,
so she didn't take the exam.
The girl that placed 55th was an athlete.
The one right behind me...
She had a slight learning disability.
- So basically you ranked last in your class. / - Yes.
I showed my mom my report card
and she came out with these big pair of scissors.
She just cut my hair left and right.
Clumps of my black hair fell all around me.
Yeonggu was a famous idiotic character back then.
- I was... / - Your hair was like that.
My hair was so short that it looked like a crew cut.
- She almost shaved it. / - That's terrible.
- Did you manage? / - Why give her your report card?
- Were you proud? / - I needed her to sign it.
When did your mother give Myungsoo a fright?
- Me? / - Yes.
Do you remember the show?
The show with three wheels.
- Yes. / - It's "Three Wheels."
They did a Parents' Day Special and I was on the show
with my mom
- Isn't she here today? / - She is.
- She'll be over there frowning. / - She looks elegant.
Her looks are so deceiving.
- Really? / - She looks elegant.
My mom swears terribly.
- She does it sweetly. / - She was strict.
- There are many mom and daughter shows. / - Yes.
I did a few of those with my mother.
She kept getting edited out because she swore so much.
Did she swear a lot?
Is that why Myungsoo was afraid of her?
Do you not remember? Were you daydreaming?
I don't want to remember that show.
It was a bad time for me.
So we heard Hyunhee's story.
Jinyoung, did your mother ever hit you?
Not really but she hit me on the head with a comb once.
- That's nothing. / - It really hurt.
She hit you hard?
- It hurts if you go like this. / - That hurts badly.
I had a curfew when I was younger.
My father always said that
my shirt had to be below my belly button
and I could only wear jeans.
I had my ears pierced when I was 20.
He was that strict.
I hid my clothes in every fire extinguisher
in the building.
- In the box. / - In the fire extinguisher box?
- Yes. / - To change into on the way out?
I changed slowly as I went down each floor.
- I put on a shirt on the sixth, / - She's different.
- then I put on shorts on the fifth floor. / - Wow.
My bag was on the third floor and shoes on the first.
When I got home, I changed on the way back up.
One day I met my mom on the stairs.
- She hit you with her big comb? / - Yes, she did.
- On your crown? / - Yes.
Jungmin, what about you?
I was a good girl.
Didn't you ever defy your parents?
I did some bad things,
but what my parents don't know won't hurt them.
What was the worst thing you did?
I skipped my tutoring classes
to hang out with my friends.
(Disappointed)
- That's... / - That's nothing.
You should spend your class tuition elsewhere.
That's a true delinquent.
- You spend. / - That's what we all did.
Once or twice...
She was a good girl.
I was a good girl in every other way.
What about you, Yeonggu?
I was...
- We have a third dish. / - I'll be short.
Don't tell us something gloomy.
It's not gloomy, but my family used to be poor.
(Little Yeonggu vowed to earn a fortune as an adult)
So I told myself that I would earn a fortune later on.
My question was...
- Defying your parents. / - Being a bad boy.
I wasn't a bad boy.
You could have said so from the start.
Why did you make it hard for us to understand?
I wanted to wrap it up nicely and save face.
Let's eat.
- Yes, it's stir-fried noodles. / - Spicy Hainan style.
- Yellow gochujang. / - Rice noodles.
What's that?
It's an egg.
"It's an egg."
(Eggs and salt)
Is that salt you're sprinkling?
(Scramble the eggs)
- What a great smell. / - That alone looks good.
(Cook the pork)
- Is that pork? / - Yes.
- Gosh. / - That looks good.
- That's the topping. / - Yes, it's for the noodles.
Yes, I'll mix it all together later.
(Eggs, pork and ham)
- The original... / - She's a great cook.
(Cooking the noodles)
(In an oiled wok, cook diced garlic and bean sprouts)
- Look at her wrist. / - She's good.
She's definitely a dancer.
(Cooked noodles)
Fei, please add a lot of noodles.
- Okay. / - Make a lot this time.
- Is it spinach? / - Yes, it is.
(Add spinach)
That looks good already.
(Noodles, come to me)
I could eat it right now.
(Gulp)
Give me some of the leftovers.
- It has to be good. / - The eggs.
- This looks good. / - It looks so good.
(Noodles and meat mixed together)
- There you go. / - It's Hainan cuisine.
- This is Hainan cuisine. / - I'm amazed.
Here's the last step.
What's that?
If you have this, you can add it.
- What's that? / - It's yellow gochujang.
- Hainan? / - Hainan.
- This way the noodles stay whole. / - Yes.
The food is ready!
(Rice noodles cooked with pork)
(Yellow Hainan gochujang)
(Stir-fried Hainan Rice Noodles)
- Yoon Taek. / - Yes.
That looks delicious.
Yoon Taek gets to taste it first.
- It smells great. / - I smell the soy sauce.
When did the gochujang go in?
- It was added last. / - Yellow gochujang.
Doesn't it taste different?
What do you think?
Is it better than wasps?
It's way better than any insect.
(A wasp could fly in)
Can you come up with an acrostic poem for "stir-fry"?
- Me. / - Go.
"Pwease give me some stir-fwy noodles."
- And then? / - "My mommy wants some."
"My mommy wants some."
(Possessed by a baby)
This is what we want. Mix up your skills.
My shoulders hurt.
- Show us what you can do. / - I'll take her on.
- Go. / - Let's see.
"Give me some food."
- And? / - "Just a little, please."
That wasn't good enough.
- Misun, Misun. / - I can't do it.
- Go. / - "Give me some..."
Gosh.
I don't want any!
(Embarrassment floods in)
I'll give you some.
Fei, is that the yellow gochujang?
You can all have some.
Thank you.
- Taste it. / - It's good.
Your lips burn after eating spicy food.
It's spicy.
(The spiciness of China)
It's good.
(She could eat the plate as well)
What's the last dish?
- It's 3.6.9 galbi. / - What's that?
- Is that the name? / - The numbers stand for
three spoonfuls of sugar,
six spoonfuls of soy sauce,
and nine spoonfuls of water.
- Is that the ratio? / - Yes.
That's the ratio.
(Tender ribs)
(Marinated in sauce)
- This question is about Jungmin. / - Ready?
"As a child, Jungmin almost died doing this."
- That's so general. / - Fighting a bully?
- I can... / - Pesticides?
I'll give you a hint.
You went way too far.
You all used this just a while ago.
Me. Chopsticks.
- Really? / - Really?
(Did she guess correctly?)
- Really? / - Really?
Really?
Correct!
(Shocked that she's right)
What did you do with chopsticks that almost killed you?
I loved to play with building blocks as a child,
so whenever I saw a hole
I wanted to stick things into them.
So I stuck a chopstick into a socket
- and got an electric shock. / - In a power outlet?
- Were you hurt? / - I got electric shock.
- That was dangerous. / - Parents need to watch out.
Power outlets are a dangerous thing.
- I got electric shock once, too. / - Where?
I pressed into an electric wire with a knife.
- I felt the electricity. / - Oh dear.
I guess that's when I became a genius.
That's when you became insane.
You need to watch what you say.
Let's see how Fei cooks her 3.6.9 galbi.
3-6-9!
Are those pork ribs?
Yes, it's pork ribs.
I won a celebrity cooking contest with this dish.
This is an easy way to cook pork ribs.
It's back ribs.
Score the meat.
Watch your fingers.
Add three spoonfuls of sugar, six spoonfuls of
soy sauce and nine spoonfuls of water.
- The ratio? / - Yes.
That's the ratio.
- Isn't she great? / - It's instinct.
I just love her even more now.
Will the meat soak up enough flavor?
(Cook with fresh ginger)
(Slice peppers and leeks)
The meat is cooked already.
She scored the ribs.
That was why.
Fei, it's 3.6.9, right?
This is... Yes, it is.
I'm supposed to cook it with a rice cooker.
- A rice cooker? / - That would taste perfect, then.
Is it spicy peppers?
(Cook with peppers)
That looks great.
Fei's recipes are easy to try at home.
Yes, everything is so simple.
Did you really win with this?
Yes, I won with this.
It's all done!
(3.6.9, the golden ratio)
(Well-seasoned pork)
(3.6.9 Galbi)
Galbi needs rice.
That's right.
- Can we make acrostic poems? / - You can.
Use your fingers.
You might get to do a galbi commercial.
Eat it as best you can.
Galbi, you.
(Pleased)
Show us the white of your eyes as you eat.
That's her specialty.
Perfect.
(One bite of meat)
(A scoop of rice)
It's amazing with rice.
It's perfectly seasoned.
- Is it? / - Yes.
- It's so tender. / - Isn't it?
- Isn't it tough? / - You can tell with just one bite.
(Eat, chew, taste, enjoy)
Yeonggu is gaping at the galbi.
- Make an acrostic poem. / - Go.
"It's getting worse."
- Yes? / - "Move."
- Oh, that was interesting. / - Yes?
- Yes? / - No, I'm moving the plate.
I almost had a shock.
- Me. / - Go.
"I don't have much time left."
Have some.
(Suddenly solemn)
- Really? / - Just like that?
Thank you.
- Enjoy it. / - I'll share it with Shinyoung.
Shinyoung, I'll give you some.
No, I'll earn it.
Really? Go.
"Go if you want."
Just eat.
(Please just eat)
- I was happy. / - Okay.
- I had fun. / - I'm sorry.
Hyunhee.
It looks delicious.
- I can't bear to eat it. / - Can I have some?
Come and take one.
- Jungmin, have some. / - Thank you.
It's so good.
- You can add more sugar. / - Sweet is always good.
It's cooked differently.
Isn't it good? It looks good, too.
I'm Fei's fan now.
(Heart, heart)
Let's give Fei another round of applause for that.
You're lovely, Fei.
Fei, thank you for joining us again.
It's time to say farewell to two good friends.
How long have we worked together now?
The good times are flashing before my eyes.
- Are they really? / - Yes.
Those were good times.
Misun first came on as a guest
back when we filmed in the sauna,
she laughed with us and at us.
Misun, you're out.
(She gave it her all to make us laugh)
I've ruined my image now.
(Those were some good times)
(Back when we were in the sauna)
(We're grateful to have enjoyed your company)
- Shinyoung was with us for over a year. / - Yes.
This show helped me reach new heights in entertainment.
This is where people noticed my sense of humor.
I could make people laugh, but I was a poor listener.
I got to learn and practice how to listen to others.
Misun, do you want to say something?
It was great to see you every week.
It's sad to leave but something new is waiting for you,
so please keep watching.
Also, please support Shinyoung and me on other shows.
I wish you the best.
Thank you both very much.
Thank you.
(Thank you, Park Misun and Kim Shinyoung)
That's all we have time for today.
We had five guests on the show.
Yoon Taek and Roh Hyunhee,
Cho Yeonggu, Jungmin,
and Jinyoung and we had so much fun today.
We'll see you next week
with a totally new concept and program.
It won't be easy,
but we'll do our best.
- See you next week. / - Thank you.
- Thank you. / - Thank you.
Great job.