We will counsel you on your unspeakable concerns.
- National Competition on Worries. - National Competition on Worries.
We should introduce you to the guests for today.
In her 30 years as an actress, this is her first appearance...
on a variety show.
Actress Yoon Bok In.
(The popular "Mum" character, Yoon Bok In)
Hyeun Young.
(A smart housewife, Hyeun Young)
Jeong Jin Woon.
(Boyfriend material and singer, Jeong Jin Woon)
A singer and his agency's CEO came together.
Andy and UP10TION's Woo Shin.
(Hot CEO Andy, and UP10TION's Woo Shin)
(Screaming)
- Andy, it's been a while. - They're so popular.
- Bok In. You're new to this, right? - Yes.
Is there a reason why you chose Hello?
Well, I...
Shin Dong Yeob?
I really like him. I think he's the funniest comedian in Korea.
There are a lot of people that are funnier than him.
- You have no idea. - When he talks,
there's something that boils in his eyes.
- Just looking at his eyes is funny. - Something boils?
- That's right. - His eyes.
She frequently plays the mother role.
But in real life, she's single.
- Is that so? - Really?
She's not married.
My boyfriend and I have been dating for a while.
- For how long? - Maybe nine years?
- That long? - For nine years.
Yes. That's why we came to an agreement.
What kind of agreement? Are you getting married?
She'll get married.
(They're engaged now.)
Congratulations.
Hyeun Young, since you've been married for longer, give her a tip.
When your husband comes home late and drunk,
or if he's making you mad, don't blame him.
You can blame your previous life.
(Blame your past.)
"I've maybe sinned in my past life."
If you think this way, you'll be happily married.
Woo Shin is really funny.
He has no idea what we're talking about, so he just smiles.
Can you understand?
(I'll just smile.)
(Clapping for no reason)
Have you dated before?
- Yes. - Of course he has.
He might have more experience than you.
- Really? - He might be dating now.
- Are you dating? - No.
- Really? - No.
- You're pretty. - Thank you.
I brought some presents.
- You brought us presents? - Why?
It's nothing much.
- I draw caricatures. - He's so sweet.
Caricatures?
(We can tell he's a rookie.)
This is amazing.
- This is us. - That's not me.
That's Dong Yeob.
It's Yeong Ja.
(It's shocking.)
- Are you a man? - Look at Dong Yeob.
- Dong Yeob looks like a villain. - Yes, he looks like a villain.
- You two are together. - Yes.
What he wrote right here is...
"Yeong Ja, pay attention to me."
(She's getting butterflies.)
Why did you write this?
Our new song is called "Attention".
(UP10TION's new song is "Attention".)
- You're smart. - I'm speechless.
It wasn't a message for Yeong Ja.
Last week, "Let's Break Up" won for the second week.
It's their second win.
Did anything change after the show?
A famous instructor from Seoul...
got in touch with me.
- To be your partner? - He recommended his student.
He asked me to come find them and see if we're a good match.
If it works out,
- I might end up living in Seoul. - Are you moving out?
That's great.
Ma'am, will you let him go?
Of course.
- Wow. - Really?
- But I have a condition. - What?
I'm going to go with him.
That's not letting him go.
That's not really letting him go.
Sir, you heard what she said.
- What do you... - You have to let her leave, too.
What do you think?
That's nonsense.
(She's talking nonsense.)
I want her to take this chance and get a break.
- You two should go on a vacation. - Yes.
We'll see if they win their third week today.
What does the winner get?
We will give the winner a 1,000 dollars gift certificate.
We have three worries today.
Please show us what they are.
("He Makes Me So Angry", "Dear Mum", "Did I Do Something Wrong?")
This worry is from a daughter...
who wants to press charges on her mother.
Hello.
Hello. I have five sisters and one brother in our family.
I'm a 30-year-old woman who is the 6th daughter.
- 7 kids? - 6 girls and 1 boy?
- There are 6 girls and 1 boy. - They wanted a son.
- That's how it was in the old days. - My old mum is really arrogant.
She never listens to anyone.
She leaves early in the morning,
and comes home after midnight.
The place she's always heading to is in the middle of the streets.
She's been selling fruits for 26 years...
while raising the seven of us.
That's amazing.
I phoned her, "Mum."
"I'll come over this weekend with the kids."
"I have to work. I have customers. Bye."
"Mum, should I come over for the holidays?"
"No, I have to work. I have customers, bye."
Even during the holidays?
"Mum, there's supposed to be a typhoon today, don't..."
"Who cares about a typhoon? I have to go. Bye."
(A typhoon won't stop me.)
Rain or shine,
my mum works 15 hours a day without taking a day off.
Works 15 hours a day.
- It breaks my heart. - She's working so hard.
I wouldn't say anything if she's healthy.
Her back is in pain and her whole body aches.
When she went to see a doctor, he told her,
"Your arthritis is really severe."
"If you don't get a surgery now, you might never walk again."
"I won't get a surgery."
"If I do, I can't work."
"I have to work."
People sometimes walk by her and say,
"Doesn't she have kids? Won't they take care of her?"
- That could happen. - "How can they let her work?"
The seven of us are considered ungrateful.
Is it greedy for me to want her to retire?
Mum. Please stop working,
and enjoy your life.
It's because of work.
Elders see this as their life long jobs.
It's like a habit to them.
It's probably hard for her to get away from it.
What do you think about this story?
I had an incident recently where I wanted to end my relationship...
- with my mum. - Why?
- She's exactly the same. - She's a workaholic.
Yes, I want her to rest. But she keeps on working.
- It makes me sad to see her. - Of course.
And I can't ignore it either.
It still gives me a headache.
- My mum also ran a fish place. - Yes.
It was a fish store.
We went to a Chinese restaurant for the first time,
and when she ate jjamppong, she was surprised.
- Why? - "Is jjamppong..."
"supposed to be this hot?"
- I see. - She always had it cold.
- She blew on it and ate it. - Wow.
My mum works the whole kitchen.
She cut herself once while using a knife.
- Then she should go see a doctor. - Did she not go?
She sprinkled some cigarette ash and continued to work.
Before I had a child, when I saw my mum working...
I would think that she should stop slaving herself.
But now I have a child.
What I feel now when I think of Da Eun as I work...
is that it's not a habit. It's because we want to...
give our children warm food and get them new clothes.
It doesn't matter how hard it is for me.
- Of course. - That's why we can't stop working.
We'll now meet with the guest who is worried about her mother...
who won't stop working after raising seven kids.
Please come out.
(Who is the person that's worried about her workaholic mother?)
(In Jung Min)
Hello, hello.
- Welcome. - Hello.
Please introduce yourself.
Hello, I'm the youngest daughter of six daughters.
I'm In Jung Min.
(She's the youngest daughter.)
You're the youngest daughter of the seven kids.
Does your mum really work 15 hours a day?
Yes. She has been selling fruits as a street vendor...
- for the last 26 years. - 26 years.
- 26 years. - That's amazing.
- She leaves home at 8am. - Okay.
- She goes to the wholesale market. - She picks up fruits.
- She gets it from the wholesaler. - Yes.
She then sets up and works until 11pm and comes home.
- 11pm? - Yes.
She gets home around 12am.
- Is that her store? - That's your mum?
- That's bigger than I thought. - It's pretty big.
Yes.
Ma'am, how much is a hanrabong?
- Do you want one? - It must...
It must take a lot for her to place them out.
I'm curious about something.
- She works until late, right? - Yes.
I wonder if she has no choice but to work...
- If they're not doing so well. - because of financial reasons?
That's not the case.
All seven of us are married and well now.
None of us are having difficulties with our finances.
- You give her allowances, right? - Yes. On her birthday or holidays.
On mother's day, we even chipped in 200 to 300 dollars.
Since there were many of us, the total amount was big.
- That's right. - It's 2,100 dollars.
Even though we help out a lot, she goes out to work.
I can't understand it.
At a glance, her clothes are really flashy.
It's in all colours of fruits.
- It's hanrabong colours. - White. It's white.
She's wearing every colour of the fruits she sells.
I think she's working because she has to buy clothes.
How is her health by the way?
Her arthritis is really bad.
Her knees, back, and wrist. They're all bad.
Even her fingers are bumpy like a frog because of it.
- That's what hard workers get. - That's right.
- I met her on my way in. - Okay.
But she had a hard time walking in.
I wonder why she's so stubborn about working...
when it's so bad for her health. Let's meet her and ask.
Hello, Ma'am.
- Hello. - Can you hold up the mic?
What did you do with the store today?
My daughters said that it's a great show on KBS.
- They begged me to come. - Then...
I was upset, but I closed the store.
Although I'm here physically,
my heart is still at my storage.
My fruits are going to go bad.
- Ma'am. - Yes.
We heard earlier that your hands are like a frog's.
They're not.
- Can you show us? - Go like this.
Yes. My goodness.
My gosh. Her hands...
Her hands are just like a frog's.
She needs surgery.
Why are you so set on working?
I was born as the eldest daughter.
I had to support my family when I was 16.
My husband was so handsome...
but he wasn't a breadwinner.
Why are you suddenly talking bad about him?
I'm not. It's the truth.
It's just the truth. So I worked alone...
to raise the seven children from preschool to university.
They're all married now.
He's not a breadwinner, but he's surely a winner in bed.
Ma'am.
How long did you rest after giving birth?
I gave birth to my eldest at 5:35am.
I went to work at 9am. I had breakfast then I worked.
You had a baby at 5am, then you worked from 9am?
It was in the suburbs.
I left her behind and went to work.
- Her eldest. - I had my son at 7:05am.
I went out around 11am, to weed the fields.
What was your husband doing?
On the day of giving birth, it feels like...
- your whole body breaks. - I know. It must hurt a lot.
- You left just a few hours after? - I gave birth to all through natural births.
That's why I'm sick.
That's right. You have to rest well after giving birth.
You were busy working. How did you manage to have so many kids?
I married a man who was the only son in three generations.
They wanted a son, so we tried until we had one.
- They tried until they had him. - Yes. We kept on trying.
- Let's meet with them. - Okay.
Nice to meet you.
Hand them the mic.
- I'm the eldest, In Jung Hwa. - Nice to meet you.
I'm In Jung Hee and I'm the third daughter.
I'm In Jung Hyun and I'm the fourth daughter.
I'm In Jung Sook and I'm the fifth daughter.
- Finally, it's the son. - Here he is.
- I'm the youngest, In Yong Jin. - The seventh child.
(And the youngest son)
Are all the daughters worried as much as Jung Min?
- Let's start with the eldest. - Yes. From what I remember,
my mum was always pregnant even when I was in high school.
- All the time. - Of course.
Yes. To me, I remember Mum as someone who works like a cow.
It's really pitiful for me as her daughter.
- Are you the third child? - Yes.
I'm worried, too. Mum drives a motorcycle...
going to and from work.
- She drives a motorcycle? - Yes.
- She drives it herself. - A motorcycle?
How big is its engine?
Is it 125cc?
- 125? - Right.
- I thought it was this kind. - That would be nice.
I thought she would drive this type.
How did you end up driving it?
I learned it. Now I even deliver with my motorcycle.
She went to an elementary school field by herself and...
- she would fall. - I taught myself.
You taught yourself?
- She practised on a field? - She did it herself?
- Yes, at night after work. - At night?
- Yes. - After work?
That's crazy.
She learned it by herself.
Are you Iron Man?
When was it the most upsetting for you?
Two years ago, she didn't know there was construction on the road.
She just drove through the area, and fell with the motorcycle.
She didn't call any of us.
We didn't know she was hurt. But it was too painful.
She applied band aids on her cuts and cooling sheets on bruises.
Yes. After that, she still went to work saying she's fine.
- My goodness. - I was really upset.
Ma'am, why didn't you go to the hospital?
- You should have gone. - It wasn't that bad.
I wasn't dying and I didn't break any bones.
- That's why I didn't go. - But it hurt a lot, right?
It was really uncomfortable when I was getting up or sitting down.
It was uncomfortable, but...
money is powerful.
- You're... - I didn't want to lose customers,
- You're really amazing. - so I didn't go.
There is another fruit vendor just across from Mum.
They're only a metre apart. They're right in front of each other.
Mum works very hard to beat her.
- It's a competition. - Mum goes to work before her...
and stays behind until she leaves.
It's gotten worse.
Do you really work harder because of the other lady?
That's the greed of a business owner.
You're very ambitious. Are you winning in sales?
Of course she's doing better.
- She's doing better? - I see.
Of course. She works with her son.
- With her son? - She works with her son.
You should ask your son to work with you, too.
- No. - Why not?
You don't want to give him trouble.
He has a job. Why would I make him work with me?
You don't want to split the profit with him, I see.
(I don't want to share.)
Let's meet her youngest son.
Because of him, she had so many daughters.
Let's see if he's a good son.
- Hello. - Hello.
What do you think?
- Firstly, my heart aches. - Yes.
She still calls me "my baby" and "my puppy".
While seeing her take extra care of me over my sisters,
I feel like it's my incompetence that makes her work so hard.
Of course you're precious to her. You're the son she finally got...
on her seventh try.
I'm sure it'll be frustrating for her to look at your sisters.
- How was it? - Did you feel discriminated?
Discrimination?
Of course it was huge.
We're all defectives.
- We were only made to make him. - Is that it?
- Don't say that. That's not true. - Really?
Mum just said so, too.
I can't ever remember getting new clothes or shoes.
- But you're the eldest? - Don't you get new stuff?
She often got hand me downs from other people.
While my brother got new shoes and new clothes.
That's what I remember.
Jung Hyun, do you have something to say?
- There are famous chips and snacks. - Yes.
When she buys them, what happens is...
if she had leftovers,
we would fight over it.
- We were upset about that. - My goodness.
Ma'am, why did you discriminate your daughters?
The reason is,
after having my fifth girl, my in-laws tried to kick me out.
- Why? - Because I didn't have a son.
- It was really bad then. - They told me I'm wasting food.
I heard them talking to my husband,
"How can you keep a woman like that?"
(What kind of wife is that?)
That's what happened in her generation.
- Because I couldn't have a son. - How can they say that?
I ended up having that one.
I felt like I had the world.
- Because of the son? - Thank goodness I had him.
After all these years, don't your daughters treat you better?
Yes. Yes.
Sons are useless.
- That's right. - He only cares about his wife.
I'm being completely honest.
I'm not lying.
I was able to get six other great new sons raised as my own.
And I gave birth to one and gave him away.
- That's right. - You must feel great with six sons.
Of course.
(They're better than my son.)
Other than being worried about her,
I think there would be times when you were sad because of her.
It was 2 or 3 weeks after giving birth, but...
my mum still hasn't visited to see the baby. She was busy.
- Was it because of work? - She couldn't come.
Did she go to anyone's house?
With my first kid,
she didn't visit until two months after because of work.
My first kid is a girl, and my second is a boy.
With my son, she didn't come over for three months.
- So we went to see her instead. - That's too much.
She learned that sons are useless.
(Sons are not worth my time.)
People often say...
that they love the grandchildren over their own children.
Don't you miss them?
Of course I miss them and I want to visit them.
- Then why didn't you visit? - Why didn't you?
I couldn't go because of work.
It's because of work. Selling fruits is difficult.
Even if I'm closed for one day, I'd have to deal with leftover stock.
- They rot easily, too. - Yes.
- My grandchildren are adorable, - They must be.
But I can't really hug them or play with them.
Due to my health condition,
(She has severe arthritis all over her body.)
I can't give them hugs. I can only touch them.
(She can only look at them.)
Your grandchildren had something to tell you,
so they sent us a video message.
- I see. My grandchildren did? - Yes.
- Oh, my. Really? - Let's watch it together.
- Please show us. - Gosh, she's so cute.
- Who is she? - Grandma, let's live...
happily together at our house.
- Grandma, I love you. - Gosh, she's adorable.
(She wants to run to them now.)
Grandma, you have a lot of money.
(Grandma, you have a lot of money.)
Why do you still work so hard?
Please stay healthy and live a long life...
so that you can buy us fried chicken.
- I love you. - She said, "Buy us fried chicken."
(Okay, I will.)
(They're her four grandchildren.)
- They're so cute. - I see four of them.
- They're the fifth one's kids. - Gosh, they're adorable.
- Grandma, we love you! - Grandma, we love you!
- They're really cute. - The youngest one keeps eating.
They're super cute.
(I love watching them eat.)
Ma'am.
You heard her asking why you work so hard when you're already rich.
What do you think about what she said?
I need to keep making money to buy fried chicken for them.
Right. So you work because of what they say.
To buy friend chicken for them.
Does any of her daughters want to say anything else to their mum?
- She's the fourth one. - Are you the fourth one?
Out of all of us, I think I must be the one...
whom our mum is most worried about these days.
I got married eight years ago,
- but I still don't have a kid. - I see.
I've tried artificial insemination,
and I've also tried in-vitro fertilisation about three times.
(I've tried in-vitro fertilisation three times.)
Each attempt upset me so much because it didn't work.
(She didn't know how to pull herself together.)
So I called my mum to vent.
But my mum just hung up after saying, "Okay, I understand."
I was hoping that my mum would console me.
"It must've been very difficult for you. I understand."
"You've been going through so much."
I wanted her to say, "You'll conceive soon. It'll happen."
But she's always too busy with work...
Your mother is the only person who could console you that way.
- Ma'am. - You wanted to hear it from her.
Why didn't you console her?
My heart was aching so much, but what could I have said...
as her mother when she was telling me those things?
She was hoping to hear you say, "You'll be a mother soon, too."
- My heart was aching too much. - Please tell her now.
Please console her now.
I don't know what to say because my heart hurts so much for you.
My daughter, don't worry too much...
even if you can't conceive now. I know that it'll happen someday.
It'll happen when you least expect it...
like a gift from the sky.
(A beautiful baby will come to you like a gift.)
- That's right. - Everyone is tearing up...
- Yes. - except for her son.
What about you, the oldest daughter? Has your mum ever upset you?
Well, it was last year. My mum was riding her scooter to work...
and got hit by a one ton truck.
(She was hit by a one ton truck.)
- On her way to work? - Yes.
The truck hit her from behind.
I got a call from the emergency room.
- She was unconscious. - Goodness!
I thought she was going to pass away then.
I went to see her, and it was an absolute disaster.
Her cheekbones were fractured,
- and her wrist was broken, too. - My goodness.
She had blood all over her. I was so upset.
- It must've been a huge shock. - It was heartbreaking.
Yes. I was the first one to arrive at the emergency room.
My mum held my hand and said, "Jung Min."
"Listen to me carefully."
When she was saying that, she could barely talk.
I said, "Mum."
It sounded like she wanted to say her last words.
- That's how you felt. - Yes.
So I said, "Mum, don't say that. You're not going to die like this."
"Seriously, stop it." Then I ran out of the emergency room.
A little after that, my husband gave me a note.
- Was it from your mother? - I asked him, "What is this?"
- He said, "It's from your mother." - Gosh.
- So I read the note. - Was it her will?
(On that note from her mother...)
"That store owes me this much."
- Oh, no. - "That person owes me 20 dollars."
- What was it about? - Unpaid tabs.
- Unpaid tabs? - Yes.
- She told him to write it down. - In that situation?
- Her life was at stake. - That is crazy.
She told my husband to write down the amounts of the unpaid tabs...
- and to give the note to me. - Goodness.
- Why did you do that? - Ma'am, did you think...
that was going to be your final moment?
- Yes, that's what I thought. - She actually thought that.
In those cases, most people wouldn't think...
about unpaid tabs. They'd want to say what they hadn't...
been able to tell their children as well as their grandchildren.
Were the unpaid tabs the only thing that crossed your mind?
I've worked so hard to earn that money...
- at my old age. - That's right.
I was worried my children wouldn't be able to benefit from the money.
So I thought, "They could use this note as proof and get the money..."
"even if I'm not around."
In my opinion, that note about the unpaid tabs was...
- like her will. - That's right.
She wanted her children to get the money and benefit from it.
(The mother who had worked her whole life selling things...)
(left this note as her will.)
Let's talk about you now.
Has any of your children ever upset you in any way?
There was one incident that really upset me.
- Who was it? - Who upset you?
- My son. - I see!
- Her son upset her. - I knew it.
- Please tell us about it. - I'll tell you what he did.
My granddaughter's first birthday party took place on November 27th.
I bought a bracelet, a ring and a necklace as gifts and went there.
- Did you close your store, then? - Yes, for the day.
Because my entire family was there including my sons-in-law,
the wine tasted especially good.
Of course. You were celebrating with people you love.
So I drank a little and got tipsy.
- That's totally understandable. - I was pleasantly tipsy.
And I said this to my son.
"Son, I think I'm drunk. I should sleep over at your place."
- That's totally fine. - Then my son said this.
"Mum, you can't. Just go home."
("Mum, you can't. Just go home.")
Or, you should sleep at one of my sisters' place.
- Seriously? - That's so mean!
That's what my son said.
- I'm so annoyed. - Why on earth did he do that?
(You made me get up.)
(I'm sorry.)
Goodness gracious.
(Please feel free to throw it at him.)
Gosh, I can't believe it.
- That's really horrible. - I'll try to calm myself down.
- Were you going to hit him? - So I just came home that night.
- She just went home that night. - Unbelievable.
- Why did you do that? - My mum wasn't that drunk.
And my sister's place was just around the corner.
So I told her to go to my sister's place.
- Because it was close? - Yes.
But it was your daughter's birthday party.
Didn't you think that she'd want to sleep over at your place?
(She probably wanted to stay with you, right?)
That thought didn't even cross my mind.
- It's because he's the youngest. - And he's a son.
- He's clearly the youngest. - Sons are useless.
Frankly, I didn't actually want to sleep at his place.
- I just wanted to say it. - You tested him.
- She just wanted to ask him. - Whether he meant it or not,
if he had said, "Sure. Come with us, Mum."
- You would've said no. - I would've said, "It's okay."
- Right. - I would've gone home anyway.
You would've said, "Why should I go there when your sister lives close?"
Ma'am, you shouldn't have said it to him in the first place.
(It was a difficult test.)
(I'll try harder.)
I think that all of your problems will be resolved if you...
- reduce your workload a bit. - That's right.
- Even just 1 or 2 days a week. - Is it a possibility at all?
Even if I decide to reduce my workload,
I just can't make it happen.
- Why is that? - I'm old and frail,
and all I have left is my greed. I can't cut down my workload.
- Time means money to you. - I lose money if I take a day off.
- She works so hard. - What does money mean to you?
Money?
If I don't work and hence don't generate any income,
I feel that I would starve to death soon.
(I feel that I'd starve to death soon.)
I can't rest.
(This anxiety was instilled in her at an early age.)
Well, your entire life has been about your children,
so you probably haven't had much fun.
- Right. - She probably has no idea.
How about you start planning doing fun things with your family?
- I agree. - Going on a trip, for example.
- Have you thought about this? - We actually...
went to Cambodia together last winter.
I wonder if she just looked at fruits during the entire trip.
- She did! - Really?
(She did!)
- Seriously? - There are a lot of fruits there.
- Really? - Yes.
She kept observing the fruits there and said,
"It'd be awesome to sell this fruit in Korea."
"It'd sell really well. Why don't these things..."
- "get imported into Korea?" - I'm getting goose bumps.
"They're so delicious. You can't taste fruits like these in Korea."
- Will she import them? - She wanted to bring them so badly.
(It was supposed to be a family trip.)
I was so happy about being there with my daughters,
but I kept worrying about the fruits in the storage...
- freezing and going bad. - She kept talking about it.
Did you also feel jealous of the store in front of yours...
during your trip thinking that they'd be doing well?
Of course.
I was worried that my customers would shop there.
There's one way your mother could change.
As you know, I also grew up working at a market.
- Your mother will never change. - I agree.
But your mother will take a break if her competitor takes a break.
(That's how you can make her rest.)
That's the only way. So...
- my solution is... - Wow, that's so true.
Here's my solution.
Her children should save money together...
- and pay that woman for the day. - To pay her competitor?
- "Please close the store today." - If she takes the day off,
- "Oh, they're closed." - your mum will notice it...
and take a break as well.
Her competitor should change for this problem to be solved.
Before we finish, you should say a few words to your mother.
Tell her what you've wanted to say to her.
Mum.
(Just saying that word makes her emotional.)
Dad passed away suddenly from lung cancer eight years ago.
(Her dad passed away suddenly.)
You work too hard,
so I'm worried about losing you the way we lost our dad.
(I'm so scared of you leaving us.)
While you're alive, we should enjoy the beautiful seasons together.
When flowers bloom and when leaves turn colours in autumn,
I want our family to spend more time together and make...
a lot of happy memories together.
Mum, stay healthy. Let's be happy together, okay?
Okay. I'll be healthy.
You're making many of us cry today.
- All right. - This is so sad.
All right. Let's start with Bok In.
I can empathise 100 percent.
Ma'am, I can totally understand how your children must be feeling.
As a daughter myself too,
I'll continue trying my best.
Please stay healthy.
(Please stay healthy.)
So would it be a worry for you?
Bok In, you should also say a few words to your mum.
- You should. - Tell her to listen to you.
Mum, please go to a dentist and get your tooth treated...
- Recently, my mum had... - Is she refusing to see a dentist?
Her tooth fall out when she was brushing her teeth.
I even gave her money, but she just wouldn't go...
saying that her store was too busy.
I said, "I have to get married, too."
Then she said, "It's already late. Why are you rushing now?"
(It's already late. Why are you rushing now?)
Mums can be...
Mums can break our hearts at times.
(Mums can break our hearts.)
I also think it's a worry.
Daughters need to be able to cherish memories about their mother...
because their mother means a world to them.
I wish fruits never rot.
You should find ways to preserve fruits.
- Preserve them in salt. - These days,
people eat dried fruits like dried apricots.
You should try selling fruit extracts and dried fruits.
Stop talking nonsense.
(Stop talking nonsense.)
- I think it's a worry. - Right.
I think that it'd be a worry, as well.
- I also think that it's a worry. - Yes.
If you empathise with this worry,
please press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. - In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
- Stop. - Time's up.
- I have a question. - Yes.
- If it gets many votes and wins, - If it comes in first place,
- she has to come here, right? - Yes, every week.
- Wow, that'd be great. - She must come.
I hope this story wins!
- You should've said it sooner. - You said it too late!
I just thought of it now.
- She has to come here every week. - That'd be amazing.
All right, Ma'am.
Please say a few words to your daughters.
I don't want much from you girls. My life is almost over.
I just want to see all of you, all seven of my kids,
living happily...
for a long, long time until the moment I die.
That will help me stay healthy.
So I just want you to be happy.
I've lived long enough, so don't worry about me.
Okay?
I'm happy as long as all of you are happy.
- Always. - You have to be happy first.
(Her words were so moving.)
Even if it's hard, try your best to be happy!
Ma'am, I'd like to tell you something.
My mother actually passed away last year.
(Tae Gyun's mother passed away last year.)
Whenever I see good things...
Whenever I see beautiful flowers, I think of my mother.
(He misses his mother so much.)
Please don't hurt your children's hearts.
Make many wonderful memories instead.
Getting by each day is so difficult.
(If you want your children to be happy, )
(you should find your own happiness first.)
I saw many people pressing the button.
- Please show us the result! - 200 votes.
(The result)
I want this story to win so that the mother can come back next week.
It has to get over 190 votes though.
- I think 190 is possible. - 183!
- Make it a tie! - 183! She has to come every week!
(I should've said it earlier.)
- Thank you for joining us. - People are so cold hearted.
(It's too bad.)
Oh, boy.
(Mum, let's be happy from now on.)
(Stay by our side for a long, long time.)
I have a story from a grade eight student...
- who is having a very hard time. - Goodness.
- Kids that age are self centered. - That's right.
Things are difficult enough for kids at that age.
Let's find out who is making his life so difficult.
The title is "He Makes Me So Angry".
Hello. I live in Gwangju, and I'm in grade eight.
They say that kids at my age are troublemakers,
but there's someone a lot worse in my family.
It's my dad.
My dad takes all sorts of medicine and supplements from herbal remedy,
red ginseng juice, deodeok preserved in honey,
bellflower roots and pear juice...
to vitamins, iron and calcium supplements, pain relief medicine,
digestive medicine and so on everyday.
He takes all of them at the same time.
Oh, are they all for his father?
He'll live a long life.
That's not everything.
When I ask, "Dad, where are you going?"
- He lives in Gwangju. - It's in Jeolla Province.
- What kind of dialect was that? - Look.
- That was Gyeongsang Province. - He lives in Jeolla Province.
- He sounded like a North Korean. - "Where are you going?"
- "Where are you going?" - "Where are you going, Dad?"
"I'm stepping out to get acupuncture."
That sounded funny.
A few hours later,
he'd say, "I'm going to see a neurosurgeon."
"That acupuncture treatment didn't help much."
"I should go to a neurosurgeon and get an injection."
- He goes to clinics everyday. - He even sees medical doctors.
- Every single day. - That's crazy.
- It gets worse. - He's very health conscious.
My dad runs a pool hall, and he does this all the time.
"Son, I should get some rest because I'm feeling tired."
"Watch the store for me, okay?"
"Gosh, I've been studying all day..."
(Murmuring)
Please read the son's line for me.
- He's using the wrong dialect. - Jin Woon.
"I've been studying all day, so I'm really tired, too."
"Don't even start."
"I'm feeling all stiff and tense. I should go swimming."
"Take care of the store for me, okay?"
And when I'm sick...
"Dad, I think I sprained my ankle."
"It hurts so much."
- "Gosh, I'm in pain." - He sounds more like a dad.
"Dad, what should I do?"
You're the dad, aren't you?
The son sounds more like the dad.
"Don't worry. It'll heal soon."
"Don't be late for your class."
Am I his real son or what?
I'm not just a kid. I'm in grade eight.
Was I supposed to sound like a grade eight kid?
(Was I supposed to sound that young?)
I'm worried that I'll really start to resent my dad.
Please stop my dad.
(Please stop my dad.)
Taking that many things isn't good.
Each medicine and supplement serves a purpose,
but all of them have to go through your liver,
so your liver can never rest. You'll need to take medicine for liver.
The more medicine you take, the worse the vicious cycle gets.
- That's how medicine works. - Right.
That's what is worrying me now.
This grade eight student sent us this story because...
his father makes him so angry.
We should hear the full story from him.
Let's welcome him to the stage!
(Who is this young student worried about his health obsessed father?)
(Lee Jae Yoon)
Hello!
(He's in grade eight?)
Well, he doesn't really look like he's in grade eight.
(He doesn't look that young.)
- Oh, my. He's tall, too. - He is.
- He's a big guy. - He's tall,
- Gosh, look at him. - and he has a good physique.
Did he take some of his dad's supplements?
I know, right? He looks so healthy.
Please introduce yourself.
Hello. I'm a grade eight student from Gwangju, Lee Jae Yoon.
(He's actually quite cute.)
Are you here because you're really worried about your dad?
Rat poison might be the only thing my dad hasn't tried.
- Rat poison! - He has taken that many things.
He takes a lot of medicine.
We all know that taking too many medicines at once isn't good.
But he keeps doing it no matter what I tell him.
It has gotten to a point where I can't do anything about it,
- so I'm worried. - Right, I can understand.
- Does he take all of those? - Look at that.
(Shocked)
- Are those all his medicines? - Look!
(His dad takes all these at once.)
- Seven are prescribed medication. - Yes.
- That's crazy. - Seven are prescribed medication.
Does he seriously take all of those at once?
- Yes, he does. - That's not healthy.
- They'd fill you up. - I know, right?
- Can he swallow all of those? - He'd have no room for food.
Does he exercise at all?
He exercises a lot, too.
- He exercises too much. - What kind of exercise?
It's a difficult exercise even for young people.
About 3 or 4 years ago,
- he started doing triathlons. - Triathlons?
- He must be super healthy, then! - Actually,
he may seem healthy, but it's really bad for...
- the joints. - His joints are bad.
You said he also takes medication for his hip joints.
- What about marathons? - Does he do marathons?
He does over 10 marathons a year.
- He's an athlete. - 10 times a year?
He competes in 3 to 4 triathlons every year.
- That's the average. - 3 to 4 triathlons in a year?
He'd be fine if he doesn't exercise so excessively.
All of his health issues are caused by exercising excessively.
- Because he works out too much? - Yes.
- He takes medicine to exercise. - I guess he loves to exercise.
He exercises to stay healthy, but over doing it is causing issues.
So he takes medicine to relieve the symptoms and works out again.
If the pain hits him again, he takes his medicine again.
- That's right. - It's a vicious cycle.
Why does he live like that?
Let's meet his father first.
Hello, Sir.
- Hello. - Hello.
(Is he the health obsessed father?)
You look very healthy.
- Why do you take so many medicines? - He does look healthy.
They're all good for you.
As you heard, I do a lot of strenuous exercises.
I take magnesium and calcium supplements to prevent muscle spasm.
- They're good for that. - Yes.
In addition, I've had many ligament injuries.
So I take a pain relief medicine for the pain from the injuries.
I only take the pain relief medicine when I work out.
- And digestive medicine is... - You work out every day.
You exercise everyday, which means you take that medicine everyday.
That's right.
- What else do you take? - Digestive medicine.
I have chronic gastritis, but I love to drink.
- You love to drink? - He likes drinking, too.
I think his liver index would be so high.
Sir, I heard that too much exercise isn't healthy.
How much do you exercise?
You take all those medicine to keep up.
When I do one of those Ironman Triathlons,
I swim 3.8km in the ocean,
cycle 180km and run 42km.
- That's because you're an ironman. - I do all those together.
To build strength and endurance for those competitions,
I spend about 5 to 6 hours on weekends...
to train for running and cycling.
- I train steadily. - To compete in the triathlon?
Sir, so you don't think that your health issues...
are caused by exercising excessively like that?
I became healthier after I started exercising.
- But in the story... - I can be this healthy...
- Because of the exercises? - Yes, that's right.
But we heard that you visit doctors frequently, too.
I was suffering from an after effect of being in a car accident.
- I see. You were in a car accident. - That's right.
So you regained health because of the exercises,
and you only visit the doctors...
- because of the car accident. - Correct.
- It's not caused by the exercises. - Not at all.
If the exercises are helping, you wouldn't need to take medicine.
- You keep taking them. - Actually,
I don't really need to take those medicines,
but it's triathlon season and I am preparing...
- for the Ironman Triathlon. - You want to be Ironman.
Since I am working out more in preparation,
I take magnesium and such...
- to prevent muscle aches. - He is addicted to exercise.
- To be honest, - He is addicted to exercise.
I didn't know that my son was so worried.
He is my youngest child who I had in my late years...
and I want to live healthily until the day he gets married.
About 12 to 13 years ago, I weighed 103kg.
I wanted to live to watch him grow.
That's why I lost 23kg with exercise.
Your dad says that he exercises for you. Did you know that?
His words don't make sense.
- Why not? - When he exercises in the weekend,
- he gets exhausted. - Right.
Then he says he needs to recover and makes me...
work at the pool hall 3 or 4 times a week.
- It's his job, too. - I get that he needs to recover,
but his exercises shouldn't get in the way of his job.
- It shouldn't affect his job. - It's irresponsible of him.
Are other family members worried as well? Is it just you?
My mum is worried, too.
She is the one sitting next to him, right?
- Mum sometimes cries. - She cries?
- Really? - I think she felt hurt.
Seeing her cry made my heart ache.
Most parents try to hide their tears from their children.
She is teary eyed now.
- She is about to cry. - This is a bigger worry for her.
- Ma'am. - I cannot describe it with words.
- Tell us. - When he gets hurt,
I get so upset that I could kill him.
(How shocking!)
It's just an expression.
- That's right. - There is no cause for concern.
- Ma'am. - She is from Jeolla Province.
- It's just an expression. - Don't take the words literally.
How would people from Seoul say that?
- "I resent him." - "I hate him."
- "I hate him." - "I hate him."
- She must be very annoyed. - Tell us about your worry...
in details.
He only cares about himself.
When it comes to exercises, he is a sick person.
(He is a sick person.)
- A sick person? - A sick person?
(What does she mean?)
He may not be mentally ill, but he is a sick person.
- A sick person. - He is a sick person.
Yes, he is a sick person.
I recently went to the emergency room in the morning.
When I was getting an IV,
he dropped by and said, "You will get better soon."
"You are born healthy." Then he left to exercise.
It made me want to kill him.
- I bet. - I was so upset.
Indifference is really upsetting when you are sick.
It would make any love disappear.
Many years ago,
I developed a malignant tumour in my knee.
When I went to get my diagnosis,
the doctor told me to come with my husband.
I told the doctor that he is exercising.
He gets really angry if I call him during his exercises.
"When I am exercising, don't call me even if my parents pass away."
- That's ridiculous. - I had no choice...
but to receive the diagnosis by myself.
That was too much.
On the day of my surgery,
he planned to exercise.
(Did he exercise on the day she got a surgery?)
I went into the operating room with my mother.
It was frightening to wait in the hall.
- Of course it was. - I was crying.
- You must have been upset. - I was upset, too.
The professor held my hand and wiped my tears.
- That happened. - He is leaning away from her.
- He is leaning to his right. - That was too much.
- You were too careless. - Seriously.
Her story has been exaggerated.
I was in an important meeting when she got her diagnosis.
I am sure everyone understands how important a gold meeting is.
My goodness, he played golf!
That's why I couldn't be with her when she was diagnosed.
- On the day of her surgery... - Sir.
Sir, imagine that you have a malignant tumour...
and your wife goes to play golf.
- It's unbelievable. - Wouldn't you be upset?
I didn't know she had a malignant tumour.
Didn't you tell him about the malignant tumour?
- She didn't. - It was a recurrent tumour.
- A recurrent tumour? - Yes, it was a recurrent tumour.
- Then you should have known. - That's why he needed to be there.
"I am hanging up. I can't answer the phone right now."
He hung up.
- He didn't even listen. - Wait a minute.
You also were not there on the day of her operation.
- I didn't know. - No, he wasn't.
Are you saying you didn't know she was getting an operation?
- You live with her. - Did you not tell him?
"I am busy playing golf. I am hanging up."
She didn't get a chance to tell me, so I only found out later...
- that she got a surgery. - You should have taken the call.
Ma'am, hit him.
He deserves it.
(I hate you.)
My goodness.
She used her elbow.
- She did a good job. - I thought she would use her hand,
- but she used her elbow. - It was like an MMA fight.
That was amazing.
Did exercising improve his health? He claims that...
exercising improved his health.
I am not sure. He is in pain after exercising.
He takes medicines, goes to hospitals and gets acupuncture.
There is something that annoys me these days.
He keeps about 300 bees at home.
(There are 300 bees at home.)
- What? - He uses tweezers.
(Why does he keep bees in the house?)
- Is it for bee venom? - He uses tweezers...
- to apply bee venom to himself. - My goodness.
- It's for bee venom acupuncture. - That's right.
Is he an expert of bee venom acupuncture?
- My goodness. - That's unbelievable.
My goodness.
(There are hundreds of live bees.)
- Does he raise them at home? - No, he doesn't.
That's how many bees we have left.
- That's how many bees we have left. - That means there used to be more.
On some days, he applies 20 to 30 stings a day.
- 20 to 30 days? - On some days,
he applies 50 to 60 stings a day.
- In one day? - Yes.
- Where does he apply them? - He does it on his shoulder.
He applies 50 stings on his shoulder?
- Yes, he does it in intervals. - That's too much.
He does it on his acupuncture points.
Since it's venom, I am afraid multiple stings at a time...
- will lead to side effects. - It doesn't sound healthy.
Seriously. Do you think it's effective?
I don't think it's effective.
It only leads to blood and ooze. His skin gets inflamed.
- I bet it does. - It leaves him with scars.
It looks painful.
Why do you get bee venom acupuncture?
I have been getting bee venom acupuncture...
at the clinic of oriental medicine for decades.
However, I felt that it wasn't very effective.
It didn't give me any lasting effect.
About a year ago, I heard that professional runners...
use live bees for bee venom acupuncture...
to treat a ligament injury. That's because...
natural bee venom is 1,600 times more effective...
than regular antibiotics.
- Really? - It's the best for inflammation.
That's why I bought live bees for bee venom.
- Does it help? - It helps a lot.
- You are not an expert. - Have you asked an expert?
- Bee venom can kill you. - Seriously.
I think I grew a tolerance for bee venom.
I once hit a wasp nest during mountain biking.
I ended up getting stung seven times on my head.
- Were you okay? - My eyes closed on their own...
and my mouth became paralysed. I couldn't speak.
- You were stung seven times? - Yes.
It could have been lethal.
It would have been disastrous...
- for anyone else. - He or she would have died.
He got stung on his head, too.
- You were fine. - I had grown a tolerance.
That's what the doctor told me.
Like Tae Gyun said earlier, you are not an expert on bee venom.
- That's right. - Is it safe to administer it?
It would be illegal for me to test bee venom on someone else.
However, it's legal for me to sting myself with live bees.
He assesses the situation, apply treatments...
and takes medication by himself. His mother-in-law is...
sitting next to his wife. Did you know that your son-in-law...
takes medicines and works out to exhaustion?
I live with him.
- I live at my daughter's place. - I see.
Jae Yoon was born two months premature.
My goodness. He was born two months premature.
- He still looks healthy. - He was born two months premature.
He would have been even bigger if he was born in the 10th month.
Did you see your son-in-law injecting bee venom?
He injects himself with it.
When it comes to his body and his health,
- he is mad as a hatter. - Mad as a hatter?
He gets too absorbed in it.
- It sometime upsets me... - Tell us.
That he doesn't think of his wife.
He doesn't care about her health.
When I first heard the story,
I understood his desire to live healthy for his son.
However, I can now see the problem with Korean men.
They are like race horses.
They charge forward with their eyes focused on the road.
When you do that, you will soon find there is no one by your side.
Don't leave your family behind. Take care of them.
It's frustrating to watch.
(We agree with you.)
- Seriously. - It's frustrating to watch.
You are exactly right.
I would like to give an excuse as a fellow man.
When we charge forward and find no one by our sides,
that means the family members are riding on our backs.
It can be exhausting.
(That's right.)
Do you think you look after your wife amidst your exercises?
I believe I am doing my best.
When have you ever looked after me?
- My goodness. - He doesn't care about me...
- when he is exercising. - He doesn't care about you.
His heavy breathing during the weight training...
can get very annoying because I am a light sleeper.
I sleep in a tent in the living room because of that.
- No way. - I can't sleep with him.
- Is that for real? - Is that the tent?
Seriously?
I sleep in the tent.
- Do you sleep in the tent? - Yes.
- It looks fun. - I can't stand his heavy breathing.
Why do you exercise in the bedroom?
There is a bathroom in the bedroom.
He exercises in front of the mirror.
Other families I know go out to eat and take a trip,
but my family doesn't do that.
- What? - Does the family never eat out?
Even if we do eat out, my dad doesn't join us.
It's always just my grandma, my mum and I.
Last year, my dad and I went to Jeju Island.
- You and your dad did. - I thought we would...
spend time together and eat tasty food,
but he was busy exercising.
- He exercised during the trip? - I was left alone...
because he was busy exercising during the trip.
It turned out to be a trip with triathlon athletes.
- For goodness' sake. - What did you do in Jeju Island?
I spent my days in the hotel.
- That's not a trip. - I called my mum and said...
that I don't know what I came to Jeju Island for.
- It felt like I was in a prison. - He went there to exercise.
Jae Yoon had tagged along in his dad's field training.
I didn't train then.
I couldn't compete because I was recovering from my surgery.
I went to cheer for the athletes I know.
I originally planned to watch the competition...
and enjoy the trip with my son.
However, since the competition starts at 6am,
my son was still asleep and I had to leave without him.
Cheering for other athletes made me forget about my son.
Other thoughts occupied my head.
I thought Jae Yoon was your precious son.
- The thing is... - You had him at a late age.
- You want him to grow up strong. - That's noble of you.
Does it ever occur to you...
that exercises are keeping you away from your family?
I need to be healthy to take care of everyone...
- as the head of the family. - He is right.
When my son enters high school,
he can join me.
- You want him to exercise. - That's right.
If he exercises for the Ironman Triathlon,
- we will spend more time together. - He will need to study then.
We will spend our weekends together...
- and make good memories. - He doesn't want to be Ironman.
You can't force Jae Yoon to exercise.
You don't spend time with him now.
I don't think he will feel comfortable around you later.
At this age,
boys love being alone.
It may be different for Jae Yoon. Maybe he prefers a company.
You occasionally enjoy being alone, right?
(He has grown up.)
Most kids want to stay alone at his age.
However, Jae Yoon craves his dad's presence so much...
- that he is acting differently. - You are right.
Say what you want to say to your dad.
Dad.
Try to exercise less. Taking care of yourself is a good thing,
but you should cut down on medicines.
I hope you would try to spend more time with the family.
All right. Thank you.
Let's start with Bok In. Do you think it's a worry?
- I think it's a worry. - Press the button.
A bottle of soju makes you feel good,
but anything more than that will only disorient you.
- That's right. - Moderation is the key.
- I also think it's a worry. - All right.
I think it's a worry.
I hope you would study up...
on how to take care of yourself. Cutting back on exercising...
and spending more time with your family...
- will help you exercise for long. - That's right.
I also think it's a worry.
I think it's a worry as well.
If you think it's a worry, please press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. - In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Stop.
Doesn't the sound of buttons sting like a bee?
(Doesn't the sound of buttons sting like a bee?)
- How many stings were there? - There must have been over 100.
Please say a few words to Jae Yoon.
My son,
when you were in kindergarten,
I went to the swimming pool with you for seven years.
My goodness.
From now on, join me...
for even a day during the weekend...
to exercise.
- You want me to exercise. - You don't want to do it,
but we can exercise and go for a meal afterwards.
We will make fond memories.
All right. Did Jae Yoon's worry get over 181 votes?
Let's see the result.
(The result)
It will be over 100.
It's a worry.
Is it 180?
It's 150.
(Eliminated and survived)
"Did I Do Something Wrong?"
Hello, I am a 29-year-old man with a small concern.
People always say to me,
"My goodness, look at him."
"How will you survive in this dangerous world?"
"You won't even be able to get married."
People click their tongues at me...
like I am a pitiful being.
I guess I have a small frame.
I am 150cm tall.
I am a manly man at heart,
but I live in a cruel world.
One time, I worked part-time at a barbecue restaurant.
"What would you like to order?"
"What is this kid doing here?"
"Are you a boy or a girl?"
"You seem to be a bit drunk."
"Of course I am a man."
"What a liar!"
"A man wouldn't be so tiny."
"Show me proof."
"Let's see it."
Such embarrassing moments are frequent.
This happened at work.
"The place is a bit messy."
"Shall we clean up together?"
"Why don't you do it?"
"I am too busy."
My juniors look down on me.
They don't realise that I'm their senior.
Even my friends mistreat me.
"It feels lonely to be alone when the weather is so nice."
"Please introduce me to a woman."
"I can't. You are too short."
"Anyway,"
"there are no women to introduce to you."
Are they ashamed of me?
I want to say this on Hello.
Stop looking down on me just because I am short.
(Stop looking down on me just because I am short.)
Let's see how big his worry is.
Please welcome him with a round of applause. Hello.
(Who is looked down on because of his height?)
(Jung Woo Chul)
- He doesn't seem very short. - Hello.
My goodness.
- Please come this way. - It's this way.
- Hello. - Hello.
Please sit down.
(He has a small frame.)
You are short. What are your measurements?
My height is 150cm,
my weight is 60kg and my foot size is 240mm.
Is everyone in your family short?
My father is 1cm shorter than me.
- My brother is 175cm tall. - He is tall.
My mother is 165cm tall.
- His mother is tall. - You wrote that...
people look down on you because of your height.
Do people really do that?
- Yes, a lot of people do. - That's unfortunate.
Give us details.
A stranger would say,
"Shorty, come here."
- What? - I hate people like that.
That's unbelievable.
I have worked at the same company for over 10 years.
One senior employee...
only makes me get coffee.
- There are more recent recruits. - That's right.
- There are younger recruits. - That's right.
- Does it still happen? - Yes, it does.
- Why does he do that? - That's unbelievable.
Even the more recent recruits look down on me.
They must be following...
the senior colleague's example.
When I get to work,
a junior colleague says hello with his hands on the phone.
- A junior colleague does. - That's right.
When other colleagues get to work,
- he would say hello with respect. - The same person does.
- I know! - How does he say hello to you?
- "I know!" - He goes, "Hi."
"I know!" You can tell us everything.
- Did you see that? - "I know!"
(I know.)
How cute!
When I give a junior colleague a task,
he says, "It's right there. I am busy."
"You do it."
- They look down on you. - I know!
(I know.)
It is strangely charming.
- "I know!" - It's charming.
- Tell us everything. It's okay. - What else happened?
There must be executives in the company.
How do they treat you?
I think everyone looks down on me.
- Everyone does. - I know!
(I know.)
- You worked part-time as well. - I did work part-time.
This happened when I worked part-time.
(His words make her laugh.)
Even if I treated customers with care, they would say,
"What is wrong with you?"
"You look weird." They would call me weird.
- Why? - I don't know.
They asked me why I act like a girl if I am a man.
Then they tried to pull down my trousers.
- My goodness. - You should have shown them!
(You should have shown them!)
"Look! Are you satisfied now?"
It will make them uncomfortable.
My goodness.
- My goodness. - What do you do for a living?
- What is your job? - Currently,
I teach acting and work as an actor at a theatre.
You are an actor at a theatre.
In the theatre, there are strict rules regarding...
- the senior-junior relationship. - That's right.
Bok In, you have been in the industry for 30 years.
The incidents he talked about can't be happening in the theatre.
I am sure they are happening...
- at work or a part-time job. - They happen in the theatre.
- That's right. - "That's right."
- "That's right." - They happen in the theatre.
There must be a seniority system.
Do your junior colleagues in the theatre look down on you?
Yes, they do.
My voice is feminine...
and I am short.
Your voice isn't feminine, but high pitched.
- Really? - You speak in a certain way, too.
I think it's funny.
I have a high pitched voice.
When I was 20 years old,
I got robbed by high school students.
(He got robbed by high school students.)
They took 30 dollars from me.
- 30 dollars. - It happens.
It happened when I was 20 years old.
Listening to my voice and seeing my height,
they asked me if I was a man and tried to take off my trousers.
- They did that. - High school students did.
That's right.
- Why are they so interested? - I don't understand.
Why are they so determined to see his manhood?
They could always look at theirs.
For goodness' sake.
Have you tried hard...
to be not looked down on?
When I work in the theatre,
I move heavy things.
- You do it without being asked. - Yes, I move heavy things.
I once wore a nice suit with vertical stripes...
to the theatre to look taller.
However, people said I look short.
Have you used insoles?
- I've used insoles before. - The ones that are 10cm?
- I've used 15cm ones. - 15cm?
An outer sole of 10cm and inner sole of 5cm.
You must have looked very tall.
People still looked down on me.
Isn't Kim Byung Man's height similar to his?
I'll look it up with my phone.
- How tall is Byung Man? - Byung Man is also short.
He's short,
- but he's the best in his field. - That's right.
He's great at what he does.
Byung Man is also...
- The height is given so accurately. - How tall is he?
He's 158.7cm.
(His height is given up to its decimal point.)
To its decimal point?
Why is it given a decimal point?
Some of Woo Chul's friends are here in the studio.
Hello. Where are you?
(We're here.)
Among the four of you, raise your hand...
if you think it's a worry for Woo Chul.
- Is it a worry? - They all think so.
(It's a worry.)
Since we're co-workers, we work together a lot...
- Co-workers? - like a miscellaneous work.
When someone else or I make a mistake,
we simply have to apologise.
However, when he makes mistake, the boss raises his voice...
and says, "Why'd you do such a poor job?"
Since he gets intimidated,
the mistake becomes a more serious issue.
I feel quite bad for him when such things happens.
The boss may scold him more because he's smaller than others.
Who's the boss?
That's unfair and can hurt his feelings.
- How about the person next to him? - Is that him?
I'm one of the colleagues in his theatre group.
- He's the colleague. - Are you the one who nags him?
- That's right. - Yes.
(He's exactly the one.)
I don't nag him that much.
- He's the one who gives him orders. - That's right.
I make him do chores at times but...
He's the bossy colleague.
(It was you, right?)
(Don't harass Woo Chul.)
I usually ask Woo Chul to get coffee out of habit...
and it's also my way of saying hello.
- Gosh. - Saying hello?
When we meet and he calls my name, I have to serve him coffee.
I have a reason to nag.
One time when we were cleaning up,
Woo Chul said, "Can someone bring me the broom?"
Someone younger said, "You get it since it's next to you."
"I can't bring it to you because I'm busy."
- What did you do? - You should've said something.
I scolded him and said,
"How dare you speak to your older colleagues like that?"
Maybe he was annoyed that you kept making him get coffee.
To be honest,
everyone, including these two, ask him for a coffee.
He doesn't like to do the work by himself.
- He doesn't? - If something is next to him,
he could get it himself.
- He still tells me to get it. - What a colleague.
- He's the annoying type. - He's very mean.
He's a bad colleague.
They can talk about it since they've been colleagues for some time.
How about the friend next to him?
- I'm a producer of the theatre. - You're a producer.
I'm also the manager of a PC room...
where Woo Chul works as a part-timer.
You must be very busy.
Many people look down on him even when he's working,
- as a part-timer. - At his part-time job?
There are also customers who casually approach him...
to borrow money...
- from a part-timer. - Customers?
- He's so nice. - Customers borrow money?
Even if they borrow 10 to 20 dollars,
it's a lot of money for a part-timer.
Since Woo Chul is too nice, he lends them money.
Woo Chul has a hard time saying "no" to things.
He has a hard time. I think that's the biggest issue.
I'm curious to know what goes on in your mind.
Since most people aren't friendly to you,
do you think they'd like you or thank you...
- if you lend them money? - No.
- You can't reject things. - Right.
If I say, "Hey shorty, lend me 10 dollars please."
You can't call him shorty while borrowing money from him.
- Yes, they do. - Do people call you shorty?
- That's taking money by force. - Do you answer to that?
(Woo Chul had to ignore it even when people called him names.)
- Simply ignoring it isn't good. - Right.
Resolving it...
- in your own way is important. - You must channel it differently.
What about the woman next to him?
How do you know Woo Chul?
Hello. I'm the leader of the theatre group.
Wow.
I found out many things I didn't know about by coming here.
I'll discipline the members.
What do you think of Woo Chul?
When the audience goes out after a performance,
people wonder, "Is that short person male or female?"
Some say, "I didn't know people like him could become actors."
When I hear those things, I feel very bad for him.
I don't understand how people can talk about someone...
loudly enough that he can hear them.
- I'd like to meet them. - Many people do that.
- Many point their fingers at me. - For what?
- When I wear a sleeveless top, - Since you're thin.
People stare only at my legs when I'm on stage.
After meeting Woo Chul,
I noticed that he has a complex, but he makes it obvious.
That's why people notice it, don't you think?
Since you lack confidence, you can't express your opinion.
Don't you feel more intimidated when it happens?
That's right.
Actually, from sixth grade to middle school,
I was bullied.
- Were you bullied? - Yes.
It was because I was too short.
I was 138cm tall then.
Students who were taller than me beat me in the restroom.
Since then,
I became self conscious.
That's what happened.
That happened for quite some time.
If you were bullied since sixth grade throughout middle school,
how did you overcome such a hard time?
In 10th grade, I joined a theatre group with a friend.
The first role I played was a female holding a picket sign.
- Really? - "A female holding a picket sign"?
- It was a female role. - Yes.
Since I was bullied a lot, I wasn't confident enough.
However, when I went on stage,
I could act like a female picket instead of someone being bullied.
- You were committed to the role. - Right.
- That's how I overcame... - You overcame it that way.
You regained confidence by acting.
Why don't you keep acting?
I'd like to,
but the roles that are given to me are limited.
My friends get good roles such as...
a hero or a judge.
While I get the role of an old lady,
or a perverted old man.
(His roles are either an old Gyeongsang lady or pervert old man.)
- I bet you'd do a great job. - That's interesting.
How do you act like a perverted old man?
Do you remember any lines?
- Yes. - Can you show us?
All right, please come in.
Let's open the window.
Don't you see the Han River?
- Doesn't it look beautiful? - Yes.
Are you the eldest daughter? You look pretty.
You're the youngest? How about you?
You must be the eldest daughter.
The eldest daughter is really pretty.
That's a great role.
(That's a great role.)
What's wrong with that role?
- That's a great role. - Gosh.
That was a perverted old man.
- It's unique and interesting. - He's really good.
How do you act like a queen?
Here comes the queen.
What's all the commotion about?
- Something like this. - You're good.
He's very good at acting.
- His acting is attractive. - He's very good.
- Do you usually play those roles? - Yes.
From the audience's perspective, your acting stands out.
What kind of roles do you want to play?
Don't you think actors like him become popular later?
Many people think so,
and I'm quite ambitious myself.
I'd like to play more masculine roles.
I'd work hard if I'm given the chance.
I would put a lot of effort, but I haven't been given the chance.
- Can the producer give him chances? - As a main character.
Instead of taking impressive roles,
- it's better for Woo Chul... - That's true.
To play roles that are indispensable.
Then he can develop himself more and become a better actor.
This might sound offensive,
impressive hero-like characters may not suit you.
It's better to develop characters that you're good at.
You can become a better actor that way.
I hope you'll become an actor like Lee Moon Shik.
- He's good at playing unique roles. - How about Oh Dal Su?
Oh Dal Su, Lee Moon Shik.
They are great actors.
They started playing unique roles, and now they play the main characters.
If you take those steps,
you'll play a main character someday.
That's true.
I haven't played a main character yet either.
Your unique character is more important these days.
Don't lose confidence. I really like your voice,
so keep your voice.
Instead, I'd like you to change the shape of your eyebrows.
How?
Your eyebrows are quite thick.
Trim them to look more like Song Joong Ki's eyebrows.
Then you'll leave a stronger impression on people.
(I should try it.)
What are you most worried about?
I'm most worried about getting a girlfriend.
Have you dated before?
I've had two girlfriends in the past.
When I was 20, I dated someone in the neighbourhood,
but we broke up after a month.
When I was 28, I dated someone for 6 months.
We broke up because we didn't get along.
- It wasn't clear who broke it off. - It was unclear.
- The end was unclear. - Right.
Why don't the colleagues introduce him to someone?
You have friends.
He never asked me to introduce him to someone.
You should do it without him asking.
- Why didn't you ask him? - I was also busy.
I've asked other friends to introduce me to women.
- To other friends? - Yes.
They said, "I can't because you're too short."
- Because you're too short? - Right.
They also said, "I don't have any friends to introduce."
That's what they say.
Sir,
he said his friends didn't introduce him to people although he asked.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Yes, I do.
Woo Chul introduced me to her.
Woo Chul did?
(You should pay him back.)
Why haven't you introduced him to someone else?
I also don't have friends.
- That's what they always say. - Right.
You shouldn't blame the fact that your friends...
don't introduce you to women.
To meet someone, you must be more proactive...
- and show that you're confident. - Why haven't you introduced me?
(He flusters.)
- I... - He doesn't have any friends.
That's right, I don't have any friends.
(That's right, I don't have any friends.)
I misunderstood. I didn't know he had no friends.
Is there anyone you like at the moment?
I've had a crush on her for more than a year.
She knows that I like her.
- Does she know? - Have you told her?
Yes, I have.
She said, "He's too short and not manly enough."
I heard her say that.
You heard her say that?
You may worry that you can't date because you're short,
but I don't think that's true.
- Personality is more important. - Confidence.
Your father is 1cm shorter than you, but he got married.
- Is he 165cm tall? - Yes.
I don't think being short is a problem.
- That's just an excuse. - This is what I think.
As you work hard and build up your career,
- you'll meet someone someday. - That's right.
Instead of insisting on people to introduce you to someone,
focus on your work and you'll find someone.
That's true.
You can't change your height.
I think it'll be better for you to change your attitude.
- You should gain more confidence. - Right.
His friends should try to help him become more confident.
Tell us Woo Chul's strength.
He's the sweetest person I know.
He's very sweet.
As an actor, Woo Chul is flawless.
- You're flawless as an actor. - It's not about his acting skills.
He's very earnest, which is what I love about him.
- Of course. - How about the group leader?
Woo Chul makes the people around him happy.
You can't help but smile when you're around him.
He makes you feel like a queen.
I've experienced it already.
When someone looks down on you,
have you hated or blamed yourself for it?
Even if I approach them confidently, people give me a look...
and say, "What's wrong with him?"
If I had been taller, people wouldn't look down on me like this.
It's because you're too self conscious. It's time to change.
You can't expect others to respect you when you don't love yourself.
You have to respect yourself first.
- Right? - You're here...
to tell the world that you will change yourself.
- I'm glad you came. - This is a turning point for you.
All short men out there, stand up.
All right.
I'd like to ask you again.
Say something to those who disrespect you.
Don't disrespect me only because I'm short.
I hope you know that what you're saying could deeply hurt someone.
- That's good. - What kind of actor will you be?
I won't be as good as Song Joong Ki or So Ji Sub,
but I'd like to be a great actor.
Great.
Let's start with Woo Shin today.
Okay, I don't think it's a worry.
I don't think it's a worry.
I used to dislike working alone.
I wasn't confident either. I had high pitched voice back then.
Now, it became much deeper.
It only takes time and effort.
- You can change your image. - We all worked hard.
- How about Jin Woon? - I don't think it's a worry.
- Hyeun Young? - I don't think it's a worry.
Remember that there may be people who treat you badly,
but there are also people who support you. Stay confident.
I don't think it's a worry.
- I noticed he was very attractive. - He is.
I believe you have enough potential.
She supports him and says it's not a worry.
If you think Woo Chul has a worry, please press the button now.
(What does the audience think?)
Wow.
- In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. - In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
The time is up.
Friends and the group leader, please say a word of encouragement.
None of us here have perfect looks.
Everyone has complex.
You can turn your weakness into your strength on stage.
You're attractive enough.
- That was great. - Great.
Let's find out the result.
(The result)
- Did they receive more votes? - Many seem to have pressed the button.
- Is it more than 100 votes? - Wow.
I hope you become a great actor.
"Let's Break Up" takes its third win.
We will give the winner a 1,000 dollars gift certificate.
Until the day we are all worry free,
Hello will continue to counsel you.
Thank you.
Open recruitment for KBS, MBC and SBS.
I'm Kang Dong Min.
Who told you to go?
Don't come near me.
The reason why we've gathered here...
is to recruit the best foreign comedian in Korea.
- Goodness. - Are you joking?
I wasn't convinced.
I thought I could make you mine.
That's good enough.
- Okay. - That's not what I meant.
I understand it completely.
What did you say?
("Love, Love" by Big Brain)
(Hello)