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We will counsel you on your unspeakable concerns!
- National Competition on Worries! - National Competition on Worries!
I'd like to introduce the guests...
who are with us today.
Ye Sung of Super Junior!
(Ye Sung of Super Junior)
It's Ye Sung.
All men will fall in love with them in 2016.
Su Bin and A Young of Dal Shabet!
(Su Bin and A Young of Dal Shabet)
It's Park Si Hwan with a charming voice.
(Park Si Hwan, the man with a charming voice)
- Ye Sung recently started acting. - That's right.
- Yes, I'm in a drama called "Awl". - "Awl"?
- You were great in it. - I work with Si Hwan.
Were you thinking of becoming an actor?
It has always been on my mind.
(Giggling)
You must have a role model whom you look up to.
- He's actually a foreigner. - I see.
Who is it?
Robert De Niro.
- Robert De Niro. - He is American.
- He's a great actor. - He's definitely not Korean.
He is American.
- He is. - Right.
It's Si Hwan's first time being on our show.
I heard you've prepared something to show us.
It's not a great talent.
If it isn't great, don't do it.
(Forget it if it isn't great.)
Why did you prepare something weak when it's your first show?
- Still... - He is just being humble.
He prepared something.
- What are they for? - Please explain to us.
- This is... - Are they sunglasses?
- I brought this to mimic Zion.T. - Are they Zion. T's sunglasses?
(He's going to imitate Zion.T.)
I can already see it!
(He starts acting like Zion.T.)
- He looks like Zion.T! - It's Zion.T.
Is that all?
- I will sing. - Of course.
If you ended there, it would not have been great.
I didn't expect it to be this bad.
(He's getting ready to sing like Zion.T.)
(I don't know anyone)
(It's boring)
(Singing)
- That was good. - It was a success.
(He's not bad.)
- Dal Shabet has a new album out. - Yes.
You usually show your new dance.
Do you have something prepared for us today?
Of course, if you'd let us...
- we'll show you. - Of course.
If you'd let us, we'll show you.
(Honey, stop clapping.)
("Someone like U" by Dal Shabet)
(The dance easy and it's all about the hands.)
(The song has rhythm and strong lyrics.)
(It's a sexy and powerful dance!)
(They point three times.)
Wow, they pointed at me!
Since you're on Hello,
do you have any concerns?
- I have something. - I do.
I like drinking very much.
Oh, wow.
If I drink, I can't sing the next day.
- That's fatal. - Of course you can't.
You shouldn't drink.
- You shouldn't drink. - I want to drink everyday.
I wanted to get to know Si Hwan.
We went to a cafe where they also sell beer.
I ordered a cup of coffee.
- He ordered a beer. - I see.
I thought about leaving after having a drink.
He drank about...
nine bottles of beer there.
- At a cafe? - Really?
(Look at this guy!)
I suddenly feel close to him.
- Yes. - I like him.
Ye Sung, what kind of personal concern do you have?
I have two dogs.
I don't think they like me.
- Are they your dogs? - But they don't like you?
How do you know?
They never come to me when I call their names. Not even once.
- I've had them for five years. - Really?
- For five years? - To whom do they respond?
They respond when my parents or siblings call them.
It's because they spend more time together.
I want to get closer to my dogs.
- Actually I... - Send a message to "Animal Farm".
(Send a message to "Animal Farm")
We will help you with that.
- Is there anyone else? - Some girls have pigtails.
Since I'm in my mid-20s...
I'm afraid to put my hair in pigtails.
- You can do it. - Try the pigtails.
Even she has her hair in a bun.
(You don't know the reason.)
She always has her hair in a bun.
This is symbolic for me.
It's to support reunification of Korea.
(The reunification of Korea.)
It symbolises reunification!
- It's my father. - Her father.
My dad who is over 70 is still stubborn.
Mom said she wanted to eat rice today...
but he insisted on eating kalguksu.
It's nice if we just order the same thing.
It's reunification.
He said I'm pretending to be hurt when my cartilage were ripped.
He could have talked to the doctor himself.
Has he changed a lot?
I heard from my mother...
that my dad has changed a lot after being on the show.
He's more considerate to my mum.
Has your husband changed a lot?
Yes, he's changed a lot.
- How? - Even when we talk to each other...
he's careful with his words. He tries to make himself better.
On our way back home after the show, this is what he said.
"I didn't know you were having such a difficult time."
You look better, but your husband doesn't look so good.
(Now the table has turned.)
(But they look good together.)
Let's see if their concern will win for the second time.
What's given to the winner?
We will award the winner with a 1,000-dollar gift certificate.
We have new concerns.
Let's find out what they are.
Show us the keywords please.
- "Love Me More". - "Superman".
"I Don't Understand."
We should be most comfortable at home.
This person says he hates being at home.
Let's find out more about it.
Hello, every moment I spend at home is painful.
I'm a man who's been married for three years.
My sweet home had turned into a place of fear.
"Bok Soon and Bok Hee, did you sleep well?"
"Bok Nam, Bok Gil, have you eaten?"
"Bok Man and Sunny, how are you today?"
"Sa Ha, Byul E, Sa Ppi, Sa Woo, Inny and Choo Cho."
"Where are you?"
- "Where are you?" - Are they all dogs?
All these names belong to parrots.
- Birds? - They must be noisy.
She cares more about the birds than me.
Do you know what all men like to do at home?
Men love taking a nap in the living room.
"Flutters. What is this?"
"Goodness, it's poop again! Honey!"
"Close the bird cage."
"No, it will make them feel stuffy."
They usually cover my clothes with poop.
Even when they poop everywhere in the house...
my wife considers the birds' freedom is more important.
"Honey, make me some doenjang jjigae, please."
"Just eat whatever is in the fridge!"
"My children, I brought you dried pumpkin seeds. Let's eat."
I haven't even had doenjang jjigae during three years of my marriage.
But I still love my wife.
"What are you doing?"
"How about a kiss?"
Flapping, flapping!
"Get away!"
"Don't yell at them. Leave them alone!"
"Were you startled? I'll give you a kiss."
I'm very lonely.
I'm treated worse than the birds.
This has to come to an end.
Whether I leave or the birds go...
I want this to come to an end.
(Is it me or the birds?)
I went to the zoo with Song Eun I and Kim Sook.
One parakeet was chirping loudly.
We asked what was going on, we were told that it lost its husband.
- So Kim Sook said... - Was it a parakeet couple?
none of us have a husband.
Goodness.
The parakeet understood.
Then it became quiet.
Have you had a pet other than dogs or cats?
When I had a turtle...
I felt even lonelier because of him.
- Because it doesn't talk? - Yes.
When I approach him, he hides inside his shell.
- He hides his head? - Yes.
I figured I should raise a different type of turtle...
that's more social, so I bought another one.
He was also shy, so I bought another one.
One day, the first turtle I had...
Don't they grow to be very large?
He started growing really big.
He goes to toilet more than me.
- So... - Really?
So I sent him to an aquarium.
That's right.
I went to see him last Christmas at the aquarium.
He always used to hide...
- but when he saw me... - Had he changed?
he kept following me.
I think he was crying.
- What? - Seriously.
I can understand having one or two birds...
but she must be raising a lot of parrots at home.
- So the husband is stressed out. - Right.
Let's find out if there's more.
The person of concern, please come out!
(He's concerned about his wife who only cares about the birds?)
(Noh Seong Tae)
I read the list of birds' names.
How many birds do you have at home?
- We have about 20 parrots. - 20?
- 20? - Yes.
We have eight budgerigars...
four love birds...
two sun conures...
one green-cheeked conure, one pineapple conure...
two strawberry finches and two bourke's parrots.
- We have a total of 20 birds. - Wow.
One year ago, I bought a house.
I bought the house by taking out a big loan.
- The birds have invaded the house. - Right.
You bought a house for the birds.
Right.
- After taking out a loan. - Yes.
We asked for a video to see how many birds they have.
- Goodness. - It's hanging on a curtain.
What is its name?
- They're flying around. - Wow.
(Birds are flying freely.)
(There are so many birds.)
- There are so many. - Wow.
(Flapping)
It's sitting on the camera.
They're not in the cage.
What about birds' excrement?
Do birds defecate while they're flying?
They poop on my shoulder and fly away.
When I wake up...
my body is covered with excrement.
- Do they defecate over you? - Yes.
They must think you're a toilet.
They think he's their toilet.
We bought a couch a month ago.
The birds pecked on it so much...
so the couch is damaged now.
That's a storage for the birds.
- These are chicks. - They have chicks.
We have 10 of them.
- Are they chicks? - Yes.
Look at that!
Look at the bird poop.
The couch is torn.
(Birds made a mess everywhere in the house.)
The floor is full of their mess.
- Goodness. - This is...
Look here!
I thought it was a storage.
- Is that a storage? - Why does she raise chicks?
The last scene was the balcony.
- Is that the balcony? - Yes.
My wife wants to give freedom to the birds.
So imagine 20 birds flying in the house.
- Right. - They just defecate everywhere.
Let's meet the wife who loves the birds more...
than her husband.
Hello.
(Hello)
- You love your birds, right? - Yes.
What do you like about them?
They're all in pairs.
I like how close they are.
The way they kiss...
and when they kiss me in the morning are so lovely.
- Do they come and kiss you? - Yes.
You have a nice hairpin...
but there is bird poop on it.
- No. - You have something white on it.
It's a hair pin I made myself.
- It's the name of my birds' family. - Bok Family?
I thought that white thing was bird poop.
I'm being serious.
Doesn't it look like bird poop?
Does your husband have to do with how you fell in love with birds?
It's my husband's fault.
A year ago, when I was going to a nursing school...
I was very exhausted both physically and mentally.
We went on a date at an aviary.
Bok Soon, a budgerigar, suddenly flew toward me.
I strongly believed that...
I must take this bird with me.
I got the permission and brought her home.
Then I started falling in love with birds.
But don't you think having 20 birds at home is a bit too much?
It's less than 20.
We have 20 eggs that are going to hatch, though.
You have 20 eggs that are going to hatch?
- Will there be 20 more birds? - Yes.
Every one of them will hatch.
- I saw some chicks, too. Why? - Yes.
The chicks are just my hobby.
Then raising parrots is not a hobby?
They're my family.
- Parrots are family? - Yes.
Anyway,
do the parrots help you...
get through the day?
Yes, when I come home from work,
they all give me kisses.
That really cheers me up.
- It relieves all my stress. - They give you kisses?
The parrots seem to help relieve her stress.
Isn't that a good thing?
- It's a good thing for her. - Yes.
But this gives me stress.
I'm preparing to change jobs, so I'm not working at the moment.
But it's too noisy to study at home.
And because my wife works,
while she's away, it's my responsibility...
to take care of the birds. I never thought...
I would be taking care of birds.
(But they're a big part of your life now.)
But look what happened.
Listening to your husband,
I can see how stressed he is.
- He's preparing to change jobs. - I don't agree.
- Why not? - Why not?
When I brought the birds home, we agreed that...
I'd be the one to care of them.
Up to now, I've kept my word. He's only helped out during the past...
month and all he has done is change their water.
That's all he does.
- What? - That's not what you said.
You said you take care of them.
- They're telling different stories. - Why is that?
(She has no idea.)
- This is not okay. - Who's telling the truth?
You shouldn't tell a lie on television.
- That's what she thinks. - Okay.
I always drive her to work and pick her up after work.
And before I pick her up,
I clean up the apartment. I even mop the floor.
And I clean up the bird food dropped on the floor.
- But it'd be dirty again. - When she comes home, it's dirty.
Then why don't you just stop cleaning?
It'll be dirty again anyway.
But then she nags me for not cleaning up.
I guess you two see this...
from different viewpoints.
Should we ask the birds?
- We should do that. - I heard they're here.
(Her birds are here?)
- It chirped. - I heard it.
They're truly beautiful.
- Wow. - Oh, my.
(I'm here!)
It's very loud.
They are beautiful.
They are pretty.
They're glamorous.
They're beautiful.
(Their feathers are so colourful.)
(They have a friendly personality.)
(Everybody's fascinated.)
- Please introduce them. - Yes.
- They can't do it themselves. - It's her family.
This one is called Bok Nam.
He's the third oldest.
He was the third one I brought home.
He's a sun conure.
He can say the word, "Mum".
- Really? - He can pronounce it clearly?
When I say, "Give Mum a kiss", he repeats it...
- and gives me a kiss. - Really?
Show us.
- Come here, Bok Nam. - He's dancing.
- Wow. - He doesn't like it?
- No, it means he likes it. - He likes it?
- Come here. - That's adorable.
- Come here, Bok Nam. - Maybe he feels uncomfortable.
I think so.
- It turned it's back to you. - It turned it's back to you.
He loves cameras.
- He loves cameras? - Yes.
- Bok Nam. - He loves to be on camera.
- Could you bring him out? - Okay.
You're taking the roof off?
(Come on out, Bok Nam.)
It's beautiful.
- Say something. - Bok Nam, give mum a kiss.
Say "Mum".
Bok Nam, give me a kiss.
He stuck out his tongue.
He stuck out his tongue?
He sometimes gives me a peck.
- Make him say something. - Say, "Mum".
- Say, "Mum". - Say, "Mum".
- Say, "Mum". - Or, "Dad".
Does he really talk?
- Have you heard them talk? - I've...
I've never heard them talk.
- What? - He must be nervous.
- I think that's why. - Say, "Mum" again.
- Can he really speak? - Yes.
- He's not saying anything. - Do it again.
Say, "Mum".
(I don't believe...)
(he can talk.)
- Say "Mum". - Mum.
Mum.
(He spoke!)
(It's amazing.)
(I see.)
(That's what happened.)
We were completely fooled.
- He can't seem to talk at all. - Let's try again.
(Seeing Bok Nam staying quiet,)
(Tae Gyun decided to use his talent.)
Mum
(Mum)
(He fooled everybody.)
(I thought I heard my voice.)
(He is having fun.)
If he won't say anything. You should answer instead.
Let's start a conversation.
- Do you love me? - I love you.
(That's one talkative bird.)
- Introduce other birds as well. - Okay. This one is Bok Nam's wife.
Her name is Sunny. She's a three-year-old sun conure.
She can clean your teeth and ears.
- She cleans your ears? - She cleans your teeth and ears?
- She cleans your teeth? - Yes.
- She cleans my husband's teeth. - Is she a dentist?
- How does she do that? - Is this true?
Yes, she cleans my teeth...
and ears.
But sometimes she bites me, while she is doing it.
- We have to see this. - Sunny.
- Sunny, come here. - Good.
You have to clean someone's teeth, for your mum's honour.
- They got back together. - Do you want to go to your dad?
They're such lovebirds.
- Go to your dad. - Clean his teeth.
(Clean your dad's teeth.)
- What about Ye Sung? - They won't get off your back.
They don't want to go back to their dad.
They won't.
But having...
two parrots on your back...
sure looks amazing.
(You look amazing.)
You should go hiking with them sometime.
They won't fly away.
- I've done it before. - Go hiking with them.
You said they looked beautiful and the next moment, you're scared.
Who are these ones?
- They're love birds. - Love birds?
They're quite violent...
unlike their appearance.
- They have strong stares. - This one is called Inny.
- Ouch. - It bit her.
She's obsessed with fingers.
She likes to chase people's fingers.
Even when she was bitten, she still looked happy.
Even if she bleeds, she'll be happy.
They don't bite hard. I'm not bleeding.
- Even if her bones are showing. - I'm not bleeding.
This one is a seven-month-old pineapple conure.
This one is a seven-month-old green-cheeked conure.
- He recently started speaking. - He started speaking?
He gurgles all the time.
- He's starting to. - As you all know,
all mothers are liars.
Always making a fuss like, "Did you hear what my baby said?"
- She thinks they're smart. - They get to eat nice food.
Look at that.
- It's dried fruits. - Is it some kind of jelly?
- It won't come to you. - You're afraid?
I'm afraid it'll bite me.
- They won't leave their mum. - Don't be afraid.
Raising a parrot or two would be nice.
Bok Nam doesn't bite people.
- Sunny does. - Could you brag about your husband?
There's nothing to brag about.
(Fluttering)
(Sunny is flying around.)
What should I do?
(She landed near the audience.)
- Let's go. - Sunny.
Why did she fly away?
(Wow)
(Oh, dear.)
It's okay.
(It was going well...)
(until it scared her.)
(She's swinging her hands.)
Are you okay?
(Get off me!)
(Are you okay?)
(I'm scared of birds.)
She won't bite you.
- Is she all right? - Yes.
She's just startled.
(Meanwhile, Bok Nam is still on her back.)
- She bit me. - Did she?
- Really? - Yes.
She bit me.
(Yeong Ja, are you okay?)
(Take my hand.)
(I'll never let go of your hand.)
(No, I'll be the one who saves her.)
Oh, my.
(It's a love triangle.)
Thanks.
- Are you jealous? - What kind of scene was that?
- But it does feel good. - You are very nice.
- Okay. - She must be startled.
I was so startled. Does she do that to you, too?
All the time.
She's all friendly...
but the next moment, she bites me.
- Okay. - It pooped.
(She's pooping.)
- It pooped. - Look at that.
- Luckily, it didn't poop on her. - She never poop on me.
She goes and poops on my husband.
- I'm sorry I startled your bird. - It's okay.
But I was really scared.
When you swung your hands, I thought you'd kill the bird.
(I thought you'd kill the bird.)
(I was more startled than you.)
- I was so scared. - You laid down in the right place.
I know.
I was afraid you'd fall.
(Luckily, she laid down in the right place.)
- Okay. - All right.
Thank you.
(Thank you for introducing your birds to us.)
If you can't brag about your husband,
can you at least tell us what he likes?
- He likes doenjang jjigae. - What?
- I know he likes it. - Then why don't you cook it?
We've been married for three years now.
And she has never cooked it for me.
- Never? - Never.
That's sad. Why don't you cook for him sometimes?
One day, I bought two bags of instant curry.
Because the credit card belonged to her,
she got a text about the purchase.
And she was furious that I bought them.
- Okay. - It was only four dollars.
As you just saw, she feeds...
- dried fruits to the birds. - They looked expensive.
I think she spends 200 to 300 dollars every month...
on bird food.
But she hates to spend money on me.
And that hurts me.
Were you really angry?
We already had a lot of curry at home.
He didn't even look in the cupboards...
and instead he went to the supermarket to buy new ones.
- But it was only four dollars. - Yes.
You spend 300 dollars a month on bird food.
I'm a member of many bird-lover clubs.
And the clubs sometimes give away bird food to the members.
It's mostly free samples.
I spend much less than that.
I spend less than 100 dollars a month.
You must buy a lot of wet wipes, too.
Even before I got married,
I'd buy lots of wet wipes.
- Now you're just sharing with them? - Exactly.
What about the pads?
We have three dogs.
- You have three dogs? - Yes.
- So we always have pads anyway. - Are you running a zoo?
(Do you run a zoo?)
She has a unique point of view.
(Don't go too far, honey.)
Are they your friends?
(Her friends are here with her.)
How do you know him?
- I'm her close friend. - Okay.
I'm actually on her side.
- Why? - Why do you think so?
I used to have 30 hamsters.
- That's why I can understand. - I can see why you're friends.
(I can see why you're friends.)
- You had 30 hamsters? - Yes.
What about now?
I'd love to raise them...
but I have three kids and my husband won't let me.
Your husband looks like a giant hamster.
(Your husband looks like a giant hamster.)
Don't insult the hamster.
When they buy bird food,
they don't buy a little.
They buy a lot.
(They buy a lot.)
- They buy a lot of bird food? - And I give them a ride.
How much food do you buy for yourself?
(I buy this much.)
(You know.)
What makes you really sad?
Every time she brings a new bird home,
I ask her to stop and send some of them away.
Then she'd reply, "Don't make them leave."
"You leave instead."
- "We should get a divorce." - "We should get a divorce."
- She'd say these things. - Because of the birds?
It makes me wonder what I am to her.
Am I less important to her?
It makes me wonder and I feel sad.
Did you really say that to him?
Yes, because he doesn't help out at all.
He didn't marry you to help you out with birds.
He doesn't do any house chores, either.
Even when I was studying,
I did everything including the cooking.
He'd be angry if I didn't cook.
But the biggest problem I have is...
he disappears at night.
- What? - What?
(What's this now?)
- What do you mean? - I'd find him...
playing computer games.
(He plays computer games every night.)
She's accusing you of not doing house chores and playing games.
How much do you play?
I can explain.
I'm looking for a job in the game industry.
So I need to know the market.
Of course, I play for fun as well.
But it's not like I play games all day long.
Even though she accused me of disappearing at night,
she disappears at night as well.
- Where does she go? - We keep birds in the living room.
- And she wants to sleep there. - She wants to sleep next to them?
- Yes, she does. - Then...
- That's not good. - That's a problem.
- Aren't you planning to have kids? - They should.
When we start something,
birds start to flutter around.
They'd sit on my back and poop.
- They're jealous. - Do they get jealous?
Bok Nam gets really jealous,
because she's raised her since it's birth.
So he's very attached to her.
But it's your fault as well.
Whatever the birds do, shouldn't you carry on?
Imagine being pooped on by a bird. It definitely discourages you.
(Being pooped on is discouraging)
If Bok Nam keeps coming between you,
wouldn't that be a problem?
He's cute.
I like when he's jealous.
- You like it when he's jealous? - Yes.
Listening to your husband,
I can see he's madly in love with you.
- And he wants to be with you. - He wants to be with her.
- He wants to spend time with you. - Like when they just got married.
Then why don't we make his wish come true?
- In front of all these people? - Yes.
Imagine we're all birds.
(Imagine we're all birds.)
Can you come down here for a moment?
- Okay. - They look great together.
- Try to have a romantic moment. - Okay.
Now the birds get in the way.
- Stop it! - It's Sunny.
Stop it! I'm going to poop on you.
(Stop it! I'm going to poop on you.)
(They're such huge and noisy birds.)
(I must overcome this.)
Give her a kiss.
(His wish came true.)
Stop it!
Thank you.
Are you happy?
It's been a while since we've kissed.
It was even a very nice one.
He's so happy now. He's not worried anymore.
- Right. - Oh, my.
With just one kiss, he's content.
Can't you keep them in the cage at night,
- so that you can have babies? - Right.
- They'll feel stuffy. - What?
- The birds will feel stuffy? - The birds will feel stuffy?
But you should care about your husband feelings, too.
It's only for a short time.
(It's only for a short time.)
How long should it last for the birds to feel stuffy?
You must be really good.
He must be really good.
Look at you.
You shouldn't be concerned.
(Stop teasing him.)
Before we wrap it up, please say something to your wife.
Our budgerigar...
laid more than 20 eggs.
And they're hatching right now.
And you even brought some more eggs...
that later hatched into chicks.
Then you brought...
home even more eggs...
and they're about to hatch.
(They're hatching now.)
- So... - It's good he came on the show.
It's hard to keep so many birds in an apartment.
It might also disturb to our neighbours.
I hope we'll keep less than 10 birds...
- just like in the beginning. - Less than 10 birds?
I hope you'll care more about the two of us.
- Okay. - He wants to keep only 10 birds.
- Ye Sung, start. - Do you think it's a concern?
- Push the button if you do. - Push the button.
- You think it is a concern. - It is a concern?
He's really quiet.
- He's a very careful person. - Yes, he is.
- I think it's a concern, too. - Okay.
If you think about what he just said,
he's not asking her to get rid of all birds. He's compromising.
Only if you agree on it, I think you will be much happier.
- What about you, Si Hwan? - I think it's a concern as well.
- Why do you think so? - Imagine they have kids.
The birds might hurt the baby.
You'll care more about birds, and it'll lead to fights.
If you think about that,
I really hope you'll stay together.
(I really hope you'll stay together.)
If you think it's a concern,
please push the button.
(What's the audience's opinion?)
- In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. - In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
(They are pushing the button until the last second.)
A lot of people pushed the button.
Please reveal the result.
(The result)
How many will it be?
- Three. - Will it be 173?
- I think it'll be a lot. - Is it 73?
No way.
If its 173, they'll be the new winner.
- A lot of people pressed it. - What will the number be?
- Out of 200. - Is it 153?
- How many out of 200? - No way.
(They are eliminated.)
(Surviving)
I'll introduce the next story.
If you had a Superman in your family,
how would you feel?
This is about someone suffering from having a Superman in the family.
The title is, "Superman".
Hello, I live in Taebaek in Gangwon province.
I'm a 21-year-old girl.
We have a very strong man...
in our family.
He's 71 years old now.
He's my grandfather.
Everyday, as soon as he wakes up at 4am,
he cleans the chicken cage,
- feed the chickens, - He does the house chores?
and collects the eggs...
then he goes to the field which is 1,600m².
He plants lettuce, chilies,
potatoes, cucumbers, carrots... and pumpkins in the field.
He picks corns and sesame leaves and looks after apple trees.
And then...
he goes to work at 8:30am.
- He even has a job? - Wow.
He repeats this every single day.
And he takes care of all kinds of problems in the neighbourhood.
"Where are you going again? You should take some rest."
"The washing machine is broken next door."
"I'll take a look."
"Where are you going now?"
"The tiles are broken across the street.
"I'll take a look."
"The heater is broken at the dentist."
"I'll take a look."
"There's a rat on the street."
"I'll take a look."
Sometimes, we get so worried...
that we offer to help him. Then he'd say,
"Hands off!"
"You guys are useless."
"I can't stand it. Get out of my way!"
(He has to do everything by himself.)
He works all the time.
He finds something to do whenever he has time.
He works even when he's sick.
Grandfather, can't you just...
lie back and relax now?
(Can't you lie back and relax?)
As we get older,
we grow fonder of our grandparents.
Have you ever felt the similar feelings towards your grandparents?
- My grandfather... - Your grandfather?
still drives a taxi.
I'm not only worried about his health...
but also about all the bad things that might happen.
Something bad might happen.
I'd read articles about young people being rude to taxi drivers.
- It makes my heart sink. - You're worried it'd happen to him.
So I tell him,
"I'll send you some money. Why don't you stay at home?"
But he doesn't work for the money.
He prefers working outside to staying at home.
(She's a thoughtful girl.)
This girl is so thoughtful. She cares about her grandfather.
Let's welcome her.
(A girl who is worried about her hard-working grandfather)
(I'm scared.)
(Yu Ye Jin)
Si Hwan.
Help her get up.
Hold her hand.
(I'm jealous.)
Si Hwan, go help her out.
(Grab my hand.)
(I can do it myself.)
(He's in shock.)
- Go help her out. - You hurt his feelings.
- I'm sorry. - That's okay.
- He went all the way over there. - Ye Sung must feel hurt.
No one wants your help.
I know.
- Even the tortoise. - That's right.
- Why didn't you want his help? - I would like to know, too.
I thought he was saying,
"Hello."
- You thought he was saying hello. - He wanted to help you get up.
Please introduce yourself.
Hello, my name is Yu Ye Jin.
I'm 21 years old and I'm from Taebaek in Gangwon province.
(Welcome to the show.)
We had a similar story like yours before.
It was about an 80 year old man,
- who is still working so hard. - I remember.
I don't think this is a bad thing.
It's good to be doing something productive.
I've lived with my grandparents...
- all my life. - I see.
But, I've never seen him taking a day off from work.
He gets up at 4am in the morning and cleans his room.
Everything has to be perfect.
He also cleans the front door, at least three times a day.
- The front door? - Yes.
- He's a workaholic. - He also vacuums three times a day.
All our neighbours call him, MacGyver.
He's become the neighbourhood handyman.
Can you give us an example?
Our neighbour's vacuum cleaner broke down once...
and he insisted on fixing it for them.
- Did he fix it? - Yes, he did.
- He really is amazing. - Another time, the old lady,
living below us had problems with her lightbulb.
So, he went to the store and bought a new one and replaced it for her.
- He helped out the old lady? - Yes, he did.
- Also... - Maybe she broke it on purpose.
(The lightbulb was an excuse to see each other?)
- We shouldn't make assumption, yet. - Of course.
- Another time... - Go on.
- He came home really late. - After leaving in the afternoon?
I asked him where he had been.
There are two graves close by our place...
and we don't know who they were.
He was there, all afternoon pulling out the weeds and tidying it up.
- He doesn't know who they were? - No, he doesn't.
- They were strangers' graves. - Yes, they were.
- That's not an easy thing to do. - Another time,
because we live an apartment building.
We have a lot of rats running around.
- I see. - He doesn't use conventional...
- methods to catch them. - Does he use his hands?
He hits them with his shoes.
He uses his shoes?
- Yes. - He's a master rat-catcher.
- I'm curious, do the neighbours... - Yes?
ask for help or does he do it without being asked?
They don't ask him, he just does things for them.
- Even though, they didn't ask? - Yes, that's right.
Now, all our neighbours just assume he will fix everything.
- Everyone assumes he will. - I see.
- They all think he will do it. - Everyone thinks its his job.
Yes, it has.
Let's meet the grandfather who has his granddaughter worried.
Where are you?
- Hello. - Hello, nice to meet you.
(He's glowing.)
How old is he again?
- He's 71 years old. - He looks really young.
You don't look your age.
Are you really 71 years old?
Yes, I am.
- You look a lot younger than that. - I can't believe it.
I'm really surprised.
- Did you dye your hair? - I did.
- He dyed his hair. - Did you know she was concerned?
I've lived for over 70 years now,
and I find it a little strange that she is concerned...
and has to talk about this on a television programme.
From her perspective this could worry her.
What is your secret to catching rats?
How do you catch them with your shoe?
I was a marine and we are trained to catch anything.
He's a trained marine, that's why it's easy for him.
A rat is very quick.
If I can see it, I can catch it.
If you are diligent,
industrious and are willing to cooperate in your daily life,
- you can do anything. - Are you giving a lecture?
Yes, I am. I'm telling you the importance of a positive mind.
Wow, he's impressive.
This is a part of me because I was in the special forces in Vietnam.
The person over there was also in Vietnam.
I see.
I guess, we're comrades.
(They are cut from the same cloth.)
Could you tell us about a time when he really made you upset?
He's working at my university dormitory.
- He is? - Yes.
In winter, the pipes in the dormitory building freeze up.
- He ripped his hands fixing it. - Oh, my.
But even with an injured hand, he kept working.
Another recent incident was...
when I went to a dentist.
So I was in a room with a dentist.
I was busy seeing a dentist and I kept hearing something outside.
I just assumed it was a construction crew working.
Then, one of nurses came up to me.
"Ye Jin, your grandfather..."
"is doing something with the heater."
"He's trying to fix it."
I don't know why he has to try and fix everything.
I don't really understand this.
- I feel terrible all the time. - I see.
Have you ever been paid for your work?
I don't accept payment for my handiwork.
- You don't accept payment? - Yes.
If you see something broken, do you have to try and fix it?
Yes, I do.
Is it like an itch you can't scratch?
Yes.
Is there anything here at the moment that is bothering you?
- Like something you want to fix. - Something you want to repair.
Actually, I found four things that need to be fixed.
Four things? Could you tell us?
The floor here needs repairing.
Are you talking about the set?
It was creaking as I walked in.
How about over here?
For example, there's a nail missing on that floorboard.
I think this needs fixing.
(The seat is shaking.)
(We didn't expect that.)
- Hold on a second. - "I think this needs fixing."
This is nation's favourite television show and...
so, do you think this is acceptable?
We did not know about that for the past five years.
- A lot of people miss these. - Sir,
could you fix it before you leave today?
- Okay. - Don't worry, it won't break.
The person next to him is?
- My grandmother. - Could you take the microphone?
- Hello. - Hello.
You have a nice smile.
It must be nice, because he goes out of his way...
- to fix everything. - He's a perfect husband.
It may seem like it's nice...
and people say, I'm really lucky.
But when a husband keeps doing everything,
people assume, it's because I'm a horrible wife.
- I see. - People come up to me...
and ask if I know how to cook.
That's a little harsh.
From a woman's perspective, it's not very nice.
But whatever the case, he still makes your life easier.
- Excuse me? - He does make things easier.
What are you talking about?
(What are you talking about?)
- She doesn't agree. - He does make things easier.
It's tiring, he worries about the university.
He's worried about the students not getting enough to eat.
So, he cooks 10 portions of noodles to feed them.
He also makes side dishes, such as stir-fried anchovies...
and gives them to the students.
He doesn't make my life easier.
So, you're the one who has to cook all the food?
- Yes. - Then, let me ask you...
apart from cooking.
Does he do anything else to make your life hard?
Something he does that really upsets you.
There is,
we had a stream going through the house.
- It was a small stream. - Okay.
When I went to do the laundry...
The stream was filled with strangers doing their laundry.
If it's windy, he will put a sheet to block the wind for them.
- For them? - Yes, for the strangers.
He also makes a fire for them.
- He uses real firewood. - So it keeps the ladies warm.
- What a guy. - One day they heard...
that we are moving to another place.
The residents felt sad.
They ask if we moved to a new neighbourhood, "Who would..."
"help us out like he did?"
What makes me angry is, he should be doing things for me...
and not on someone else.
- That makes me angry. - That would upset you.
If he put up a barrier only for you, that would be okay...
but because he put up one for everyone.
That's what upset you, right?
You didn't like him being nice to everyone.
I just didn't like it.
(Grandmother, that was great.)
We've been hearing people's opinions.
I think, some of the neighbours are here with us today.
- Hello. - Hello.
Yes, take the microphone.
Please, give them a microphone.
From a soldier's perspective.
What's your opinion of him?
- I've known him for over 40 years. - Okay.
- He's too energetic. - I agree.
- He can't stand injustice. - Wow.
I think he could even survive in the desert if he had to.
Have you tried surviving in the desert?
I'm just saying, that's how tough he is.
Has he fixed anything for you?
- You've known him for a long time. - You've known him for 40 years.
I remember once my appendix burst.
It burst.
And on that day, my husband was away.
- So, he took me to the hospital. - What a guy.
Most people would not help you out.
Your husband seems like a very caring person.
Is he the same with you?
No, he's not.
- I have chronic chest pain. - Okay.
I often feel like someone is trying to rip my heart out.
I sometimes can't breathe because of the pain.
- Once, the pain was unbearable. - I see.
So, Ye Jin called her grandfather to let him know.
She told him, "Grandmother is in pain, she needs your help."
His reply was very cold.
He said, "I'm working."
"Call an ambulance or take a taxi to the emergency room."
- Gosh. - I'm sure you felt hurt.
I felt incredibly angry on that day.
Why did you act like that?
Well, she always has medication for that.
- I thought she had to take them. - I see.
I have a responsibility to...
protect 400 students living in the dormitory.
I never know what might happen.
- That's why... - That's true, but...
something did happen in your home.
But, she can just call 119 for help.
Ye Jin's also at home to help her.
Your wife doesn't seem too happy with what you're saying.
- I know. - She doesn't look happy.
What else made you angry?
- Grandmother... - Let everything out.
I have so many stories bottled up.
- Tell us everything. - We're not leaving until you do.
There are so many times he was inconsiderate.
My husband loves to wear caps, sunglasses and jeans.
That's his style.
He likes to look young.
Yes. When he wears a baseball cap with sunglasses...
he looks really young.
So, when we go out together...
to eat something, everyone stares at me and sometimes even...
- talks about me. - Oh, my.
They think we are having an affair.
One time, a drunk woman who was sitting next to us.
She was already drunk from the morning.
And with her drunk eyes, she kept looking at me.
Then she said, "I thought he was your son."
She said that?
- Say something to her now. - No.
It's really insulting for a woman to hear someone say that.
I was insulted and he was just sitting there with a big grin.
Have you considered,
just enjoying the spotlight?
Act like you are dating younger men because you are rich.
(She's a billionaire.)
- Just enjoy the spotlight. - That's...
For a woman, it's very insulting.
- It would hurt a woman's pride. - Yes, it would.
Could you tell us what kind of cap and sunglass you were wearing?
- Did you bring them? - People thought you were her son.
- Look at those. - They're great sunglasses.
- He wears them everyday. - Seriously.
- Please talk into the microphone. - For 48 years...
(He's been wearing these for 48 years.)
Talk into the microphone.
(This is how he looks with the cap and sunglasses.)
(He looks like a bad boy from Taebaek.)
(He looks stylish.)
He looks really young.
He looks like Jun Park from god.
- I think he looks like a foreign... - He even dresses like a young man.
When I look at him, I think of...
- Tom Cruise. - I agree.
You're feeling really happy, aren't you?
Thank you very much.
He talks different now.
- Your voice changed. - I know.
"Thank you very much."
Does your personality change when you put on the cap and sunglasses?
Every time I put on my cap,
- I look more charismatic. - I see.
- Are you going to keep it on? - Sir.
Salute.
No, I meant...
(He's embarrassing.)
- He's very energetic. - He's attractive.
I don't think it's a concern. I think it's a good thing.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing.
But, he's 71 years old...
and it can be dangerous to walk early in the morning during winter.
- Especially for elders. - Yes. Because of the temperature.
He realised he looks better with the cap and sunglasses.
That's why he's putting it back on.
On one occasion, my grandfather was feeling ill,
so he went for a medical check up with my grandmother.
After receiving the test results back,
we found out he has problems with his pelvis.
And they told him not to move around so much.
If you keep moving around too much...
you might suddenly not be able to stand.
The doctors warned him.
But, he doesn't listen and...
- he's still overexerting himself. - So, that means...
Doesn't it hurt?
- This is serious. - Doesn't it hurt?
It does hurt.
- Why do you move around? - Why do you do it?
I've played football for over 50 years.
- I was playing and... - You're talking about football?
- Yes. - Okay.
So, I always apply soothing lotion on my bruises...
- and I keep playing. - Doctor said it was serious.
- True. It is serious. - Then, you should stop.
I'm going to stop playing from next year.
- From next year? - Yes.
I want to keep playing this year.
The season's just started.
- I know. - Sir,
has being active become a habit?
Or because you feel like you need to keep working...
to make a living?
- What is the reason? - Well...
If I want to live until a 100, I need to save up more.
- He wants to live until 100. - He's not wrong.
- You want to live until you're 100? - Yes.
If that's what you want, good luck
(If that's what you want, good luck)
He told us, he's working to save up.
Is this true?
Yes, it is true.
But in my opinion...
We have enough, for the three...
of us to survive.
- Even when his sons... - Yes?
send him money, he won't accept it.
- You won't accept it? - No, he doesn't.
I still make a living.
I'm still working.
I tell them to spend it on their needs.
"I'm still earning money."
"Don't worry about us."
"I'll also provide for Ye Jin, so don't worry."
So, you're also supporting Ye Jin?
- Yes, I am. - How long will you support her?
She's majoring in Casino management at Korea Tourism College.
- She's going to be graduating soon. - Okay.
- After she gets a job. - Okay.
- That's when I'll stop working. - That's when you'll relax?
- That's my plan. - I feel like...
she will be a dealer and you will be a guest at the casino.
- You're right. - It does look like it.
Is there anything you want to do, once he retires?
I want my grandparents to have a wedding.
- Sorry? - Like a wedding photo.
My grandfather also did not have his 70th birthday party because of work.
Our family planned everything, but he didn't make it because...
suddenly something happened at his work.
- He couldn't go on a trip. - No, he couldn't.
He chose not to go.
This must have made your grandmother really sad.
- Yes, she was sad. - It was a family trip.
Also, I want the three of us to...
What do you want to do?
I want my grandfather to stop working so hard and...
go on a family vacation.
You want the three of you to go on a family vacation.
Is there anything you would like from your husband?
Yes, I would love to go on a family trip with my granddaughter.
Ye Jin really wants to go.
Also my sister is living in the United States.
I would love to visit her.
We can't never travel because of our situation.
It's times like this, when I feel hurt the most.
Do you also...
want to take a wedding photo with your husband?
- It must be tough. - It's been hard on her.
Please go on vacation with your family.
I think your wife has been bottling up a lot.
I just don't have the time because of my work at the moment.
That's why I can't go.
Are you working every day?
- Don't you have vacation days? - Of course not.
I want to keep working...
until they tell me to stop working.
That's when I will...
go travel with my wife.
Until the day I have to stop working,
I have to dedicate myself to the job.
Excuse me ma'am, why did you suddenly start to cry?
She must have a reason. Excuse me ma'am.
- Ma'am. - Would you like a handkerchief?
- Sir, give her a hug. - Yes.
You're so considerate to your neighbours.
Give her a warm hug.
Her shoulders are bigger than mine.
Why would you say that now?
(That was unnecessary.)
- Thank you. Please stop crying. - Yes.
(She still manages to smile.)
I think she finds him funny.
You know your shoulders are wider right?
- Yes, I do. - She knows.
(She knows.)
- Why did you start crying? - It's a good thing.
I was thinking about Ye Jin and started to cry.
You were thinking about Ye Jin?
To tell you the truth, we had an out-of-style traditional...
wedding in the countryside, and that's why she mentioned the photo.
So, I've never had the chance to try on a wedding dress.
I'm also a woman, so when I see the wedding on dramas,
I also imagine myself in a fancy wedding like that.
- I don't remember telling her this. - I understand.
- I see. - Sir, don't you also...
want to have a fancy 70th birthday party?
A party, where your wife gets to wear a fancy dress?
The grandfather in a tuxedo and the grandmother in a wedding dress.
Are you talking about my 70th birthday party?
No, that won't do.
Then, when will you do it?
When it's her 70th birthday party.
- How long away is that? - it's four years later.
- Three years? - No, four years.
We don't know what's going to happen with your pelvis.
I have my goals, and so it can't be helped.
- You really are stubborn. - He is insufferable.
Ye Jin, is there anything else...
you would like to say to your grandfather?
Firstly...
Both of you are...
the most important people in my life.
I don't know if I can say it.
(She's been holding in her tears.)
She must really love her grandparents.
- Both of them are important to her. - From her shoes...
She really cares about them.
(Let's cry together.)
- They're tearing up. - Everyone's crying now.
The whole neighbourhood is crying.
(There is a flood in Taebaek.)
Are you crying or laughing?
- Are they crying or laughing? - Hold on...
- All the ladies seem to... - Yes.
have gotten their hair done at the same place.
- You have a good eye. - Yes.
Oh, dear.
Please continue.
Grandfather, you are...
like a father to me.
Both of you are the most important people in my life.
I want you both to enjoy your life instead of working so hard.
I want you to stop worrying about money.
And, please stop saying things like,
- "I'm going to die soon anyway." - Right.
I want you to live a long happy life with me.
I'll start earning and will take care of you.
- Tell them, you love them. - I love you.
- Well done. - I love you.
I love you, too.
(She uses her fingers to make a heart.)
(She's a trendy grandmother.)
To all the residents living Taebaek.
Let's do it together. Everyone say, "Taebaek."
(We love you.)
Where did you learn how to do this?
- This... - I'm not that old.
- It's a popular gesture. - Yes. I'm not that old.
Could you do it to your husband?
Could you both do it?
Shouldn't he be sending his heart to me?
-You're right. - Okay.
(Wink)
(They are still young and energetic.)
- Sir. - That was good.
Let's start with Si Hwan.
(Guest votes)
I don't think this is a concern.
- Okay. - It's not a concern.
- Okay. - What about you A Young?
- I think it's a concern. - It's a concern.
I know how Ye Jin feels.
-What about you Su Bin? - I also think...
it's a concern.
I thought of my own grandfather...
- as I was listening to them. - Okay.
I hope you will hold yourself back...
to continue to stay healthy.
Please do it for your family.
I think it would make her happy.
Ye Sung?
I don't think it's a concern.
(He thinks it's not something to worry about.)
Okay.
Why?
He's so serious.
I am always very serious.
- Are you? - Yes.
If you think it's something to worry about,
please press the button.
(What do the audience think?)
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Stop.
Not too many people pressed the button.
Actually, in order to get a lot more votes,
it had to be about her grandma, not grandpa.
If she had come out with that story of being misunderstood...
as her husband's mother, she would've gotten many votes.
I think if she had come out doing this, they wouldn't have voted.
I know.
Sir, please say something to your granddaughter...
and to your wife.
(This time, her grandpa will say something to the family.)
Until now,
she's been put up with me.
She listened to me all the time.
My wife also went through a lot.
And she always followed me.
- Tell her what you'll do. - Call her name and say it.
I love you, Ye Jin.
- thank you. - Tell her what you'll do now.
From now on,
I will rest a little too.
Also, even if I were born again,
I'd still marry your grandma.
I love you.
- She smiled. - She smiled all of a sudden.
(He ends with a romantic love confession.)
All right. I think we should listen to what her grandma has to say.
(Let's see what she thinks about this.)
- Grandma, what will you do? - Would you marry him again...
if you were born again?
No, I'd never marry him again.
I will marry someone else.
- Of course. - Yes.
Let's check the result now.
- All right. - Please show the result.
(The result)
Eight... Did it exceed 100 votes?
I think it didn't exceed 100.
88 votes.
It means you should live a long and energetic life.
That was a very symbolic number. Thank you.
(She's out.)
(She survives.)
Next story is "I Don't Understand".
Hello.
I am a hair designer from Ulsan who is in his 20s.
My boss is a very philosophical person.
Working for a person like him, I learn a lot of things.
Being philosophical...
really drives you mad.
He enlightened me.
Three years ago, I first interviewed for the job.
He asked me, "What's your dream?"
"What efforts are you making..."
"for your dream?"
"To become a good hair designer, I experienced various things."
"Naturally, when you're on the way to your dream,"
"you go through an overgrown forest, and you can't see the sky."
"I will become the leader and lead you on your journey."
"So won't you trust me and go up to the top together?"
I didn't know what he meant, but I decided to accept the job.
(He decided to accept the job first.)
That was just the beginning of my hardship.
Isn't the morning meeting supposed to be cheerful?
"Dear employees, did you have a good sleep?"
"I wonder if you are all right."
"Today, I want to talk..."
"about what it means to be all right."
In the morning?
"Sometimes, it means you are good."
"Sometimes, it means you are not so good."
"What does it mean to you to be all right?"
Is it time to meditate?
He gives a one-hour lecture every morning,
and it drains my energy even before I begin working.
That's not all.
We went to a karaoke after having dinner together.
I'm now tired
I am tired of waiting
"Stop the song."
"This is not the time to sing a song."
But you're in the karaoke.
"At this moment, we are here all together."
"What do you think it means to be together?"
(What do you think it means to be together?)
This is bad.
What do you mean by that question anyway?
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I said this to him.
"Boss, we're out to enjoy. What's wrong with you?"
"A person must know..."
"his duty."
"We are together because..."
If he wasn't my boss, I would've punched him.
I've been doing this already for three years.
The new year is here, and enough is enough.
Boss, stop talking rubbish.
Or I will quit.
That was his story.
(Stop talking about philosophy!)
All the employees who are...
struggling because of their philosophical boss are here.
Let's invite in the one who sent us the letter.
Please come on out, Sir.
(Who is the person worrying about his philosophical boss?)
It's a guy?
(Bae Jong Yul)
Hello
It sounds like you've been working there for quite a long time.
This is my third year.
I saw him for the first time on the job interview.
At the time, he compared life to mountains and gave a long speech.
And I made the worst decision of my life to work for him.
What does your boss talk about?
Usually when you have a morning meeting,
you reflect on yesterday's work and cheer up for today's work.
But he tells us to face the person in front of me...
and says that person's face is a reflection of me.
If he is smiling, then I'd be smiling too.
If he's frowning, then I must be frowning too.
My face is that big? My head is big now?
He talks like that for half an hour, and then...
he plays a development video for 20 minutes.
After we finish watching,
we have to say what we think.
- You don't get customers? - It's tough to start every day.
When customers come, we tell them to wait until we finish.
- Really? - Yes.
And he likes to appear cool in front of people,
so when we have customers, he preaches more passionately.
If two customers come, he'd say "Face each other."
("Face each other.")
One customer came to get a perm, and I did a poor job.
The perm didn't turn out well.
It's normal for him to scold me.
But he said, "When you walk on a curved path, you run into an..."
"asphalt road. When you walk on that road, another curved path appears."
- I... - What does that even mean?
I don't know either.
- I made a mistake, right? - Yes.
So usually, you would explain to your boss why...
it went wrong.
But he asked me to type it and print it on a paper.
- Why? - To write down what you did wrong?
- Yes. - That's a letter of apology.
You've never told your boss about this?
I tell him every day.
Then what does he say back?
He says I am a man of small calibre.
He says I have to be a man of bigger calibre.
Do you think he's a man of big calibre?
He's a man of very small calibre. He always goes sulky.
Really?
- I'm not joking. - He goes sulky?
He goes sulky and doesn't talk for three days.
He's the man of big calibre!
I can't wait to meet him.
Where are you?
- Hello. - Hello.
Why are you so philosophical? You are still quite young.
Every man tries to look for an answer to a question.
In doing so,
I want to help them find answers on their own.
- I only say what is necessary. - You say what is necessary.
What would that be?
I've been in this industry longer,
so I think it's my job to...
tell them about how to be a better person.
I don't think that is a problem.
- He's right. - I think you are right doing that.
But perhaps you say things too often and for too long time,
then it becomes tough.
One-hour morning meeting is way too long.
Didn't you get bored when teachers had a one-hour morning assembly?
- I rather liked it. - You liked it?
I was always thankful that someone was taking time for me.
Since it was all for your sake, you loved it and wrote down notes.
He's born to love lectures.
In the morning, when they come to work,
they should be cheerful. But they are all dispirited,
and they say hello to me like they are sick chickens.
And they just go about their way after saying hello like that.
They are depressed because of the morning assembly.
- "It's coming again." - Look at the faces of...
your employees. Look at each other's faces.
That's your face.
If you do that...
Why did you spoil the fun at the karaoke?
When you are out, you're supposed to have some fun.
Whenever they are at the shop, they look so lethargic.
But when we go out for drinks, they get so excited.
So that means they have the passion in them.
I don't understand why they don't show the passion when they work.
They are professional hair designers.
They should maximise their abilities and...
make their customers beautiful.
That's what I was telling them about.
It must be tough to listen to it every morning,
but in the end, it's a good thing for you, isn't it?
After work,
I want to meet my friends and rest.
But he forced us to make a book club.
(What club?)
- A book club? - Yes.
(A book club at a hair salon?)
I used to hate book clubs when I was in school.
So I had to read books when I was supposed to meet my friends.
And we had to write a book report and...
recite it in front of everyone.
Is it a school or what?
- Oh dear. - Maybe he wanted to be a teacher.
When I talk to Jong Yul,
our conversation doesn't go smoothly.
So I asked him to read books.
And he said he'd never...
read a book in his life.
That's why I suggested that he should read some books.
In order to talk to our customers,
you need to become well-cultured. You'd feel a sense of achievement.
So it's a good thing.
By the way, you had never read a book?
- No. - Really?
- Yes. - Ever since you were born?
- That's how much I hate it. - He's a tough one.
- He's worse than me. - Not even once?
When he describes it like that, it sounds good.
But when we talk, it's different.
He asked me to read books...
because he thought he couldn't communicate with me well.
He said it in a very offending way.
He was being sarcastic.
So he was saying, "You're too stupid."
Actually,
I majored in Philosophy.
- I majored in Philosophy. - You studied Philosophy.
When I was studying, I used to read a lot of books.
And I learned a lot. If you think about it, a hair designer...
must understand the flow of the world. He must be...
aware of the latest trends,
talk to his customers about it...
and give them different style.
That's the purpose of the book club.
Listening to him makes me really frustrated.
By the way, your tone of voice...
It makes people tired.
- Your voice makes people tiring. - It makes people tired.
Are you changed after reading books?
Honestly, I lied to him that I read the books.
I read the prologue and I decided to copy it.
So, I just copied prologue.
- And you pretended you read it. - Yes.
Let's talk to his other employees.
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
I've been working for him for four years.
Talking to his employees,
I realised that they all look so exhausted.
They have no energy.
- Nobody has energy. - I know.
This is not a meeting. Wake up, everyone.
- Imagine we're at a karaoke. - Imagine that we're at a karaoke.
(Think of this as a karaoke.)
Let's talk now. How is it working with him?
You've been working for him for four years.
One day, he just came up to me...
and asked me why I'm always zoned out.
I was nervous about what he was going to say next.
All of a sudden, he started talking about a rabbit and a turtle.
He started to talk about that.
So I thought he was just giving another philosophy lecture.
You didn't really think that, did you?
I cursed him of course.
(She secretly cursed him.)
- Right. - "Here he goes again. Darn it."
- How about the one next to her? - I am the manager.
Actually, I am the one worried.
- Everyone is worried. - I'm really worried.
- Why? - When my employees get...
stressed out because of him, they all come to me.
When I hear their complaints, I tell them to my boss.
And he ignores them 70 to 80 percent of the time.
When the employees don't listen to him,
he comes to me and lectures me.
- That's the toughest job. - For example...
So I am stuck in the middle.
Then who is the one next to you?
I am his regular customer. I've been his customer for seven years.
(What?)
What?
(We have his regular customer!)
Why did the customer come here?
Why is he here?
I thought you were an employee too. You are his customer!
At first, I thought he was the owner of the salon.
Maybe he did it to his customers too?
Does he talk to you about philosophical things as well?
Honestly, I'm not sure about that.
But once in a while, I go to him to get a haircut.
And he cuts my hair however he wants.
- However he wants it? - Yes.
When I ask him to cut more on certain parts,
he says it's not necessary,
and he tells me to just trust him.
Is that why you've been going to him for 7 years?
I think you get...
trained by him.
At first, I felt upset,
so I went to other hair salons once in a while.
But in the end, I ended up getting used to him.
What was the most absurd hairstyle he gave you?
One day, he said he learnt a technique.
So I went to him.
After my hair was done, I lied down on my bed...
and tried to comb my hair, my fingers wouldn't go in.
- It was too tight. - Yes.
I was worried for three days.
Whenever I lied down, I tried brushing my hair.
And every time when I tried to comb my hair,
So...
As hair designers...
He loves it.
We need to be able to suggest styles that match our customers.
I think that's important.
In a way, cutting hair involves philosophy.
(How do these two things relate?)
When was the time he made you the most frustrated?
One day, it was during the meeting in the morning.
He told me to imagine what I would be like in three years.
So I started imagining.
- But... - You listened to him.
He told me to set goals.
So I wrote down my goals and gave them to him.
He told me to write them in detail.
One of my goals was, buying a car.
And he told me to write which car that I want to buy.
And it was just the three-year plan.
You had to write down size of the engine, too?
Tell us. What are your three-year goals?
- What did you write down? - You brought it?
- Yes. - Let me see.
(He wrote down his three-year life goals.)
- He wrote so much. - That's stressful.
And he rejected this?
I wrote five drafts in a month. This is the final draft.
- This is the final draft? - Yes.
- This finally passed. - Yes.
This is the morning of September 24, 2017.
I am newly-married.
- He will get married. - He's already married here.
The smell of rice wakes me up.
Now I don't wake up with an alarm.
I eat breakfast and get ready to go to work.
We kiss each other in front of the door.
I go down the basement and start my car.
It's the latest model from Hyundai I bought last year.
Good one.
It takes exactly 20 minutes to get to my work.
I live in an apartment in Samsan-dong.
When I go to work, six interns greet me with admiration.
I am a star designer who gets paid 10,000 dollars a month.
After lunch, I work hard with my intern.
At the end of the day, I just organise my things.
This last sentence shows that he was sick of writing it.
There are so many employees that I say bye 15 times.
I head home.
My wife greets... You should have written like this.
I head home. I love my car.
You should have written that.
I eat fried chicken with beer at home and release my stress.
My wife is such a lovely woman.
I am a happy man.
It's because I achieved all my dreams.
(That's a perfect plan!)
He wrote well.
He wrote well. He must have been rejected so many times.
It's a detailed plan.
Why did you make him write about his goals?
Everyone has dreams...
But I think many people don't take actions.
If he writes down his dream in detail, he has a better chance...
of making that dream come true. That's why I asked him to write it.
It doesn't cause any trouble at all.
Is there anything he made you do other than your work?
One day, he was upset with us.
We usually leave work around 9pm.
And that day, he asked me to make a raw egg stand on a table.
The five of us...
had to make five eggs stand on top of a table.
- You had to make the eggs stand? - Yes.
- Did it stand? - It didn't.
- So? - He forced us to do it.
We had to take a picture of it and send it to him...
to go home.
- Does it work? - And then go home.
(Does it work?)
Did it work?
I glued it to the table.
But it still didn't work.
So we all held one each,
- and on the count of three, - You released them...
- we let go of the eggs. - and you took the picture.
They brought the picture.
Let's check how they made the five eggs stand on a table.
(They are really standing up.)
I would have believed it if you didn't mention the glue.
(Look at the conversation.)
"Should we go home?" "Or should we not go home?"
- That's so sad. - Sir,
why do you do that to your employees?
That's really sad.
Why did you make them do it?
I wanted to teach them about faith.
When Columbus found the New World,
he pushed himself because he had faith that it existed.
But Columbus broke the egg and made it stand.
But when you believe in it and focus on it...
You wanted to tell them that they can make the egg stand...
if they have faith that they can make the egg stand?
Yes.
Everyone was very lax,
so I told them that I'd let them go home early if they succeed it.
- That's how it happened. - But they're not in circus.
(Are you training us for circus?)
(This is serious.)
What was the hardest thing to stand?
- What was it? - Last minute decisions.
- Last minute decisions? - Yes. When there's a workshop,
he doesn't ask me if I have time.
He just notifies me that there's a workshop tomorrow...
- and that I should go. - He just tells you to go.
One time, there was a girl who had an important family event.
And that day we had the test.
Thankfully, she didn't have to take the test that day.
But he said everyone has a life,
and he didn't let her go until the end of the test.
So she cried.
What happened to her family event?
She had an important family event. Why didn't you let her go?
She wasn't taking the test anyway.
Months before that day,
I made plans and notified them.
So she had the chance to adjust her schedule.
- But still, she had to... - How can she change...
family meetings?
The meeting wasn't for her.
- It was for her sister's wedding. - Right.
You should have let her go.
The family was gathering to discuss her sister's wedding.
So how could she push the date because there's a test?
She's not in the place to do that.
And she wasn't taking the test that day anyway.
It was the meeting of two families becoming a family.
You are not flexible.
She's part of her family,
but she has a life of her own too.
It applied to all employees in my salon.
(It would be better to talk to a wall.)
(I want to vote right now.)
Ever since a year ago,
I've been telling him 50 times that I am resigning.
But he always told me that I am still a baby tiger.
He always starts with philosophical lessons.
I can't communicate with him.
Even if I tell him that I am resigning, he doesn't listen.
"I quit." "No, you are a baby tiger."
- What does he mean? - What does it mean?
What do you mean he's a baby tiger?
I have faith that he will grow into a great hair designer.
- He can grow into a big tiger? - Yes.
Do you think you can communicate with your employees?
I am frustrated because I can't communicate with them.
But I try my best to enlighten them.
But it's not working at all.
So wouldn't it be better to shorten it and to make it more effective?
Shortening it...
doesn't sound like a good idea. My life goals...
In my opinion,
I can't succeed by myself.
It's my goal to watch...
my employees grow.
It's like telling someone to keep reading self-development books.
That won't work.
You should hang out with them and do something fun together.
And at one point, they will realise something and improve themselves.
Just reading self-development books won't...
help them when you simply tell them to read.
(Are you even listening?)
Mr Yeon?
- Sir? - Yes?
What do you think of his incessant lecturing?
He must try to change like me.
Don't you think he should change?
Yes he should...
because that's also being self-righteous.
It will take a long time for him to fix that.
(It will take a long time for him to fix that.)
Weren't you getting bored as you listened to him?
I feel frustrated.
He seems frustrated.
(Please scold him more.)
Could you say something to the director?
You should learn from your employee.
Listen to what he says and try to change.
This goes to all the employees.
Otherwise, it will continue to be a pain.
- What do you think of his comment? - What do you think?
- Director? - Thank you.
I want to communicate better...
but I can't seem to do it well.
He's not going to change.
You could have just said I understand.
All he had to say was that he will try to change.
But he started coming up with excuses again.
Right.
That's the problem.
He's impossible.
He's impossible?
(He gives up on solving the concern.)
Could you say a word to your director?
I hope you won't think that way...
and live like a normal person.
What does that mean?
He also wants to live like a normal person.
- It's not that he's bad. - Right.
But he could become better by changing his way of thinking.
What do you think?
I think it's a concern.
If he believes in his employees, there's no need to say it.
He would feel encouraged by being there for him.
I think it's a concern.
I don't think it's a concern.
I don't think it's a concern either.
If you continue to give good advice...
and he listens to you.
Since you know that he's not ambitious enough...
you must know how to cheer him up and make him ambitious.
- He's a philosopher, too. - He is...
really great.
(We have a philosopher here.)
Si Hwan.
Say it in a way we can understand.
Are you saying Jong Yul's not ambitious enough?
(Does he mean that Jong Yul's not ambitious.)
You made a mistake. This guy is a tiger.
If you think...
this is a real concern, please press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! - In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
Time is up.
Director.
Please say a word.
I hope you will become...
a more open-minded person.
I hope we will succeed...
together by working hard.
- Wait. - What are you saying?
Will you lecture less?
We're curious if you could...
- stop lecturing as much. - Director?
I will try to stop lecturing so much.
By how much exactly?
The meeting used to be an hour long.
- How long will it be now? - 10 minutes?
15 minutes?
- Is that okay? - Wow.
- Applaud! - He reduced by...
- 45 minutes. - You can do it!
Could you also say a word as a customer?
(A word from a customer)
- Please do what I ask next time. - Right.
I'm curious how many votes they received.
I think there are quite a lot. Show us!
Two.
Let's see.
- "MacGyver" had 162. - Is it 172?
- It's going to be hard. - Is it 172?
(Will they become this week's winners with 172 votes?)
- Is it 172? - They may win.
- Is it 172? - No.
They received 152. It's still a lot.
Good job.
So...
"He's Stubborn" wins for the second time.
("He's Stubborn" wins for the second time.)
Until the day we are all worry-free...
Hello will continue to counsel you.
- Thank you! - Thank you!
("Roasted Clam" by UV)