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It's always better when we're together, Happy Together!
Welcome.
- Hello. - It's nice to see you.
Today's topic is,
"There's Nothing More Important Than Family."
- What's more important? - You can't say it like that.
Of course.
Where does your son Ji Ho...
most resemble you?
- I noticed this since he was young. - This will make news.
He talks a lot.
He must be a chatterbox.
- He likes to speak and talks a lot. - Does he have an overbite, too?
- No. - Thank goodness.
- He doesn't. - He takes after his mum then.
Yes. By the way Hyun Moo, do you take after your father?
- Goodness, they're here. - I'll let you know next week.
- That was perfect timing. - I'll tell you next week.
- They can just come in. - Hello.
- Welcome. - Goodness.
- Hello. - It's Jeon So Mi.
Her father's here, too.
Are you So Mi's father?
It's So Mi's father.
- Come in. - Hello.
Come on in.
- You can sit. - Please come in.
- Come in. Hi. - Hello.
Goodness, it's Lee Dong Jun.
- Hello. - Come on in.
He went to the army recently.
(He's still a youthful, hot-blooded fighter.)
- Trainee Dong Jun. - Yes, Sir.
- Are you a child? - No, Sir.
You're very childish.
(He became a childish dad in the military.)
I will never be like my dad.
If I step out of line,
he'll kick me out of the family.
Hello.
(It's father and son, Lee Dong Jun and Lee Il Min.)
Hello.
- They're our final guests. - Goodness.
Hello.
Goodness.
It's AKMU!
(They were the overall winners of "K-pop Star".)
(They're unique sibling musicians.)
(They're siblings with perfect harmony.)
(Lee Soo Hyun and Lee Chan Hyuk)
It's "There's Nothing More Important Than Family" special.
Since family members are here today,
please introduce yourselves.
Our first family is Jeon So Mi and Matthew Douma.
Introduce yourself, So Mi.
Hello, I'm So Mi from I.O.I.
Hello, I'm So Mi's dad Matthew.
(What a relief, his Korean is good.)
You seem like a foreign exchange student.
It feels like...
we came over to Matthew's house...
- to hang out. - That's right.
It's a home party.
Our house doesn't look like this.
Your Korean is excellent.
Next up...
is Dong Jun's family.
Hello, I'm Lee Dong Jun...
and I was recently discharged from the military.
(He was a real man and went to the army at the age of 59.)
Hello, my name is Lee Il Min.
I'm Dong Jun's son.
It's nice to see you.
His voice is great.
I originally used the name Lee Il Min...
but a fortune teller told me it was a bad name.
- Il Min? - Yes.
My parents went to several naming centres and came up...
with around five different names.
I was trying to pick one out.
I told him to pick one out of five.
Can you tell us about this later?
This is supposed to be an introduction.
This isn't the time...
to tell a long story.
Father and son are alike for sure.
You're both chatty.
(Is chattiness in their blood?)
I have to tell you what my name is.
- Keep it short. - I tried to pick one out...
and I decided to go with Lee Geol.
- Is your name Lee Geol? - Yes, it is.
- Is your name Lee Geol? - So we call you Lee Geol?
- Yes. - He's letting you know in advance,
just in case you call him Il Min.
I see.
This is the first time he's revealing it.
I'm not used to it yet because he chose it a couple days ago.
I'm still not used to it.
- It's unfamiliar. - Il Min or Lee Geol?
- Now you're calling him Lee Geol? - Yes.
It would've been great if he changed his name next week.
He's revealing it for the first time here.
- His new name is Lee Geol. - Lee Geol!
(Lee Il Min is now Lee Geol.)
Next, we have AKMU with us.
(Let's hear AKMU's introduction.)
Hello, we're sibling musicians...
- Lee Soo Hyun and... - Lee Chan Hyuk.
Their hearts are divided.
- We don't make hearts together. - Really?
- Yes. - You can do it instead.
Like this?
I see.
The heart is broken.
- What? - We do that on purpose.
Do you not like each other?
It's weird for siblings to make a heart together.
- You're shy. - I see.
Just focus on yourself.
- Watch out for yourself. - I want to know what's going on.
He's very curious.
Your outfit looks like...
someone's on your back.
- Who? - It's like someone's behind you.
Isn't that out of style?
I got this a few days ago.
I bought it for this show.
A lot of things happened in the last few days.
I wouldn't have bought new clothes for another show.
You should wear nicer clothes.
- Myung Soo, I saw you... - This is getting long.
on television a few days ago. This won't take long.
(This won't take long.)
He's responding to everything.
Myung Soo, you're dressed like an old woman.
That's his concept.
- You dress like that on purpose? - Yes.
That's it.
- Will you keep dressing like that? - He's always dressed like this.
Do the viewers like it?
Today's episode is "There's Nothing More Important Than Family" special.
We have three families here with us today.
Matthew, were you worried about being on the show...
with So Mi?
(Matthew was worried about going on television with his daughter?)
Yes, for the past week, my wife...
has been telling me what not to say.
What did she forbid you from talking about?
It'll cause problems if I talk about them.
Go ahead. She's not here.
She's not here.
She's right there.
Is she here today? She's here to check up on you.
- There she is. - Your wife is here.
(I'm watching you.)
What can't he talk about?
She's keeping an eye on him.
He can't complain about his wife.
(He can't complain about his wife.)
No complaining about his wife?
Once he starts, there will be no end to it.
- Just say nice things. - No bad-mouthing.
All you need to know...
is I'm eating well at home.
She's always offering me food.
So the truth is the opposite?
- Well, it's just... - Did you eat today?
Yes, the radish soup was delicious.
- What? - I had radish soup.
- You had radish soup? - I was sleeping this morning...
- while she chopped away. - Really?
Really?
You heard her chopping this morning?
(He was woken up by the sound of his wife chopping.)
What else did you have?
She slaughtered a cow this morning.
(His Korean is at Robert Holley's level.)
I think Matthew is prone to exaggeration.
Am I doing well? Can I come home tonight?
- I can come home, right? - He's scared.
From this, we know they had a plan ready.
How long have you lived in Korea?
How long have you lived here?
It's been around 22 years.
- No wonder. - It's been nearly 23 years.
You've lived in Korea for longer than us.
That's true.
How long have you lived here?
You've been here for longer than the two of them.
He probably knows more about Korea.
That's true.
So moving on...
Soo Hyun, I heard your mother really wanted...
- to be on Happy Together. - Really?
I told her that parents were coming on to the show...
- with their children. - That's right.
So my parents thought they should be here as well.
I told them not to come.
- You told them not to come? - Yes.
I said we'd go as siblings.
Our parents hold lectures.
They hold lectures on child rearing.
They love...
to talk.
They love doing this?
They like to make people laugh.
- They're the same as you. - The show wouldn't have ended.
If they came, there would have been two more hosts here today.
(The MCs would've been maxed out.)
Oh, my goodness.
Didn't they come to watch?
We have busy schedules.
At first, they used to follow us around.
They used to bring fruit for us as well...
- but as time went on... - They got tired of it?
They eat it themselves at home.
They eat it by themselves?
(Parents get hungry too.)
You're doing great.
Let's talk to So Mi from I.O.I.
She made her debut.
(So Mi officially debuted as the centre of I.O.I.)
(So Mi came first in an audition programme.)
(So Mi was chosen as the centre of I.O.I.)
(So Mi stands in the centre of the group.)
How do you feel?
When people said that something felt like a dream come true,
I used to think it seemed so fake.
That's what I used to think.
- When people say so on television? - Yes.
But it really does feel like a dream.
Matthew, how did you feel...
when So Mi came first and was picked to stand in the centre?
I couldn't believe it at first.
It didn't feel true and even now, she's never home.
- Really? - First things first,
thank you for letting me see So Mi.
(He stands up.)
Thank you for letting me see So Mi.
Are you thanking us?
I haven't seen So Mi in a month.
This is the longest we've been together.
When I send her a text,
she replies four hours later.
She says "I'm here." but I have no idea where that is.
- That's all she says? - Yes.
When I ask her where she is, she answers yes after four hours.
- That's all she says to me. - She's busy.
So Mi's dad is Matthew Douma...
appeared on "Descendants of the Sun".
- I remember him. - Right.
What scene did you shoot with Song Joong Ki?
It was a combat scene.
- Let's take a look. - It's a combat scene.
Get it together!
I'm sorry.
(Something goes wrong during a joint operation.)
(Matthew starred as a US captain.)
How about you and your Korean boy scouts go back home...
and train with your mamas?
It's Captain Yoo versus Captain Matthew.
Is he getting a beating?
Even though it's a drama,
seeing your father...
(The two captains fight to test their loyalty.)
Stop!
Have you seen this, So Mi?
I've seen it.
Honestly, it's embarrassing to watch.
Why?
After I made my debut, I'm always asked...
about my dad appearing on "Descendants of the Sun".
When it was decided that he'd be on the drama,
we practised together at home.
I helped him.
- You practised the moves? - Yes.
- But... - That's right.
now that he's here like this, it's weird.
Is it okay to be here with my dad like this?
(He's just a regular dad to her.)
Why not?
I didn't think my dad would become such a hot issue.
- Really? - How is it to see your dad acting?
- Is it awkward? - Yes, it is.
Since my dad used to do taekwondo,
I learned it too, when I was younger.
He'd offer to help me practise...
but he hit me in earnest and it would hurt.
I used to get bruises. That's the kind of dad he was...
After appearing on "Descendants of the Sun",
everyone recognised him. I hang out with him a lot...
and when we do, older people recognise him...
instead of me.
They ask me to take photos for them with my dad.
(The centre of I.O.I. becomes a photographer.)
Were you always an actor?
No, I used to be a photographer.
- You were? - Yes, I was.
I was a model a long time ago.
- Your dad used to be a model? - We have pictures.
- Oh, no. - Dad showed me those.
(Wow!)
- Isn't this... - He looks like British nobility.
He was a magazine model?
Is that your dad?
His neck is so long.
He reminds me of Richard Gere.
- That's your dad? That's so... - That's so cool.
- Wow. - Oh, my goodness.
- His legs are so long. - Is this really him?
- That's Matthew? - Are the photos doctored?
How long ago was that?
That was around 1997.
The clothes look like they're from the 90s.
That was around 1997 or 1998.
How old are you?
I was born in 1974.
You must know "Pick Me" really well.
- I can't sing it at all. - You just don't want to.
- We won't force you. - I'm a terrible singer.
You can't even sing the chorus of "Pick Me"?
No. I can't even pronounce it.
(I can't pronounce it.)
It's English. How can you not pronounce it?
- "Pick Me" is English. - Everything else is fine.
Please don't make me sing!
- Just try the chorus. - It's easy.
- So Mi, demonstrate for him. - I can't do it.
- Start. - Pick me, pick me, pick me up
One, two, three, four...
Pick me, pick me, pick me up
(All right then!)
(He gives in to his daughter.)
- He ended up singing it. - He gave in.
AKMU also came first place in an audition programme.
- That's right. - You came first place?
Yes, we won.
Actually, we were hoping...
you'd invite us on "Infinite Challenge".
Oh, the Music Festival special?
You look just like Producer Kim Tae Ho.
- I thought Tae Ho was here. - They really look alike.
He really...
looks like Tae Ho.
(They're doppelgangers.)
- I've heard that a lot. - Are they brothers?
They even confused our photographs on news articles.
It was an article about me, but they used Tae Ho's photograph.
The caption says it's Lee Chan Hyuk from AKMU.
- Oh, no. - What's that?
(I'm me and so are you.)
- It's okay. - I hear you're even neighbours.
We live in the same building.
- Have you ever run into him? - Yes, several times.
- What happened? - When we bumped into each other,
- He was surprised. - I was startled too.
We knew who each other was. We had finally met.
You're doppelgangers.
The photo on his identification card looks just like you.
I'm serious. The photo looks just like you.
Was I.O.I worried about AKMU's comeback?
I'm a fan.
(So Mi's dad is an AKMU fan.)
Which songs do you like?
- I don't know the titles. - Will you sing something?
- Pardon? - He's polite.
I can't sing their songs.
We'll sing first.
- You can follow along. - All right.
That's a good idea.
If you...
keep forcing me to sing, I'll get revenge.
- Don't do it. - Let him sing and get revenge.
You're fighting over the cushion.
(They're obsessed with the cushion.)
(Yours is here, Dad.)
Cover yourself up with that.
- Can you sing a bit of "RE-BYE"? - We'd love to hear it.
All right.
(Her attractive voice is a treat to the ears.)
- That was great. - You want him to sing that?
- How can he sing that? - AKMU never disappoints.
- You're so mischievous. - He has to sing this.
He's mischievous.
Dong Jun, try it.
I'll end up making it sound like a trot song.
- That's fine. - That's great.
That sounds great.
Can you sing for us?
Sing it again.
(Who cares about the genre?)
(What will happen...)
(when trot singer Dong Jun sings AKMU's "RE-BYE"?)
(He attempts to sing.)
- I can't sing right now. - That was nice.
It sounds like you're trying to say fever.
It sounded like fever.
- Why can't you sing? - It's supposed to be "RE-BYE".
You should be better prepared as an upcoming entertainment star.
Am I upcoming?
(Annoyed)
I'm the hottest entertainment star right now.
I'm holding back at the moment.
I'm so bored.
(The king of variety shows is holding back.)
I saw an article online...
which said that Kim Heung Gook, Lee Gyeong Gyu and I...
were the top 50-something variety stars.
- Who's the best among the three? - Are you the best?
Obviously, I'm the most popular.
I'm the most popular lately.
- Actually... - I'm holding back right now,
so each family will have their turn.
(He wants to chat.)
- How sweet of you. - He's the icon of consideration.
- He's the icon of consideration. - You're so considerate.
As you mentioned, you've been very busy lately, Dong Jun.
- Are you getting a lot of offers? - Really?
- I get a lot of offers. - Really?
I'm sure Saturdays are busy days. Thank you for making time for us.
I know, but I've never...
appeared on "Happy Together".
This is my first time.
I liked the people on the show,
more so than other programmes.
Isn't this your first time meeting Matthew?
This one is like a younger brother.
When my brother...
- was younger, - Foreigners don't like that.
he saw me.
- Really? - Yes.
- When he did taekwondo. - He did taekwondo.
I see.
- It's been 20 years. - Can I keep talking?
- Yes. - Now is the time.
Tell them, Matthew.
- When taekwondo... - Dong Jun is ignoring Geol.
When taekwondo became an Olympic sport,
there was an event...
held at Jangchung Gymnasium where the president attended.
They held a competition?
There are celebrities who hold black belts in taekwondo.
It's Actress Kim Hye Soo and Actor Kim Dong Jun.
They're here with us on this meaningful day.
There you are with Hye Soo.
- Hye Soo did taekwondo? - That's right.
She did demonstrations at Midong Elementary School.
- There he is. - That's Matthew?
(Matthew shows off his smashing skills.)
- Wow. - Is that you?
Oh, my goodness.
- He's so handsome. - That was when your dad was young.
- Wow. - That's right.
- And today's your second encounter? - Yes.
Did you know Matthew back then?
I didn't know him.
You made it sound like you were really close.
Back in the 90s,
I was really busy as an actor.
I was filming "The Red Zone" at that time.
It got great ratings.
I was so busy but they asked me to come to that event.
I won several world championships in taekwondo...
so I agreed to appear with Hye Soo.
I heard you had a tough time in the military.
To be honest, I never served in the military.
- Because of taekwondo? - Yes.
Since it's for a television programme,
I assumed they would go easy on me because of my age.
Once I entered, I found out this was serious.
- There was no staging? - Yes.
My instructor was several years younger than my son.
That's right.
He yelled, "What are you doing?"
He kept yelling at me.
I was very angry at first. I was so frustrated.
I was cursing him in my mind.
(You better watch it.)
- That rude jerk. - It's the military.
It's not like normal society.
I'm probably older than his father.
I was conflicted.
- What was the hardest part? - The hardest part...
I was the squad leader.
I'm usually good at memorising lines.
I can memorise scripts easily.
My instructor took me aside.
He taught me how to begin roll call.
He went over the procedure.
Reporting for evening roll call!
- Evening... - Evening roll call.
- Reporting for evening roll call. - How many are present?
Squad one ready for roll call!
(His face is stiff.)
Ready for roll call!
Try again. This is to report that all squad members...
are present in the evening.
Reporting for evening roll call.
(It's already his fourth attempt.)
(Please get it right this time.)
Ready for roll call!
(He keeps repeating the same errors.)
Try again. Reporting for evening roll call.
It must have been tough if it made Dong Jun so nervous.
I became more popular thanks to that though.
- I did so badly. People liked that. - I see.
Geol, I hear you made firm resolutions for coming here today?
- I'm sure he did. - I've been on a few variety shows.
When the shows aired, I was always the most searched keyword online.
- Really? - Yes.
- Which shows were you on? - If I were to list them all...
You were on "World Changing Quiz Show".
- That show's long gone. - I've been on my fair share.
You're equally very confident.
- Like father, like son. - They're the same.
They have incredible confidence.
That's all we have.
- Lee Geol's so confident too. - You're the best.
All the shows he went on jumped in ratings. What shows were they?
He doesn't remember but the ratings went up. I like your confidence.
It's actually fascinating. I'll get calls from writers after the show.
They'll say the ratings went up by two percent, thanks to me.
He told us our rating will go up by two percent, too.
I went on a variety show and the rating went up by 2.5 percent.
- It was by 2.5 percent. - Because of you?
It went up by 2.5 percent from the previous episode because of me.
- Because of you? - I was trending on search engines.
He might play dumb if the ratings don't go up.
- He might say it wasn't his fault. - It's not enough you're here.
- You have to entertain people. - That's right.
- He's very funny. - You have to let me talk.
Do whatever you want.
- My goodness. - He's upset.
- He's angry. - He's so funny.
- Goodness. - Move over.
(Move over, Dong Jun!)
He's like one of those people in the subway.
- Come this way. - Their legs are wide open.
(He'd spread his legs and read the paper on the subway.)
He's one of those people.
- He would do this. - I know what you mean.
I understand.
(He's one of those guys on the subway.)
- He's like them. - I know what you mean.
There's enough room for two but he took over our space.
You can't even hit him.
(There's so much space down there.)
He's taking up so much space.
- He was trying to let it go. - I felt like I was on the subway.
He pushed his bum over.
- I could imagine you doing that. - Let me read the paper.
On the other side of the subway, they are getting anxious.
They are afraid of losing their seats.
I was wondering when he was getting off the subway.
- I was getting anxious, too. - This is funny.
Your clothes are very contrasting, too.
- You wore black and you wore white. - I wore black and white.
- Sure. - It's black and white.
(Black and white are for men!)
- "I wore black and white." - He's a zebra.
- Dong Jun. - I'm in black and white.
- He's a zebra. - I'm Geol's dad!
(I'm Geol's dad.)
(Don't mess with me.)
You're Geol's dad, and you're So Mi's dad.
That's right. You're So Mi's dad.
We're going to talk about your family,
but I have a question about your dad.
He must have been a very strict dad.
I remember getting disciplined as a child.
- Really? - He was holding a concert once.
I wore a T-shirt to the concert,
but he didn't like what I was wearing.
He told me to change into a polo shirt.
I didn't want to wear a polo shirt for some reason.
I didn't know better so I yelled, "I don't want to!"
He said, "You punk!"
He tried to strike me with a back sole kick.
- Really? - Show us how he did it.
- I don't know how to do it. - It was a back sole kick.
- It was a back sole kick. - He learned taekwondo differently.
- He calls it differently. - It's a back sole kick.
- Like this. - It's an axe kick.
(He shows off in front of Matthew.)
(Aren't you going to look at me?)
Come at me.
(He never gets intimidated.)
- I'm getting numb. - Did you have a drink?
- Did you have a drink? - I'm getting numb.
(He's scary.)
How did it end?
I learned taekwondo when I was young,
so I blocked his kick.
- I see. - With this?
- You blocked him. - And then?
He tried to block me with his arm,
so when I saw that, I dodged him.
My kick would knock him out.
I didn't want to get my son. I just wanted to scare him.
He learned taekwondo,
so he used his arm instinctively.
It's an old memory now.
Can you act out the situation?
- You want me to act it out? - Yes.
Let's do it.
(I am confident about acting.)
Say the lines first. The dad can start it off.
- What's wrong with your shirt? - I don't want to wear it.
You can't wear that to my concert.
You're going to mortify me.
Change your shirt.
- Change your shirt. - I don't want to.
You...
- I don't want to. - You...
(He swears.)
Wow.
(Swear words were bleeped out.)
Excuse me.
You need to omit that part.
(He was in character a bit too much.)
You need to omit that part.
The rest of it is okay.
Edit it out.
- You can't swear. - You...
You...
Say the lines again.
- Say, "You!" - Just say that.
Go with that.
- Lee Geol! - Say his name instead.
- Let's go with that. - You have to be more rebellious.
- Say, "Geol". - Do that.
- Let's go from the beginning. - All right.
Dress properly. It's my concert today.
Look at what you're wearing. People will know you're my son.
What's wrong with this?
You have to dress appropriately.
Throw something on top like I did.
I'd rather wear something comfortable.
- You. - Goodness.
(It's his turn to show his anger.)
Goodness.
(All eyes are on him.)
(Geol...)
- He's laughing. - You...
(He doesn't time it right.)
Wait.
(Why is swearing important to him?)
- He's funny. - I almost swore.
- Look at Geol. - I can't do it.
- You can't do that. - Geol.
Since today's theme is "There's Nothing More Important Than Family",
we'll go back to the stories of their birth.
So Mi, you stand in the centre when you perform as I.O.I.
You're in the centre but what does that mean in terms of your role?
When we get interviewed, I stand in the middle.
- I see. - Who's the leader of the group?
- Pardon? - Who's the leader?
It's Na Young. Her nickname is "Stone Na Young"
- I see. - Doesn't she look like Na Young?
- You're right. - She does.
- You look like her. - Pretend you're daydreaming.
- He wants to see you daydream. - Let's see.
- She's good at it. - You look like her.
(Are they sisters?)
You resemble Stone Na Young a lot.
- I've heard people say that. - You have, right?
- Yes. - I see.
- Who's the centre of the family? - Mum.
- Mum. - Mum.
- Mum? - It's Mum.
- He says it right away. - This is me in the morning.
- Stop it. - This is Dad's ringtone.
(What's Matthew's ringtone?)
When Mum calls...
- It's the "Star Wars" theme. - It's Darth Vader.
(Mum is the boss.)
I get nervous. I start to tremble.
He was in the middle of an important meeting with my agency,
but once his phone started ringing,
- he took Mum's call right away. - Really?
- Are you afraid of your wife? - Are you afraid of her mum?
- She's an important person. - I know how he is.
He's a real man.
Men are submissive to their wives.
(Tough men are submissive to their wives.)
I'm like that.
I'm not afraid of anything else.
- You can talk later. - I'm like that to my wife.
That's how you're supposed to be.
Stop touching each other's thighs.
(Stop touching his thighs.)
You keep touching his thighs.
(They have nice thighs.)
- You're too funny. - Who's more prominent?
- I'm more prominent. - I'm more prominent.
I don't think so.
- Who's in the centre? - You must have different roles.
Chan Hyuk, you write the song and lyrics most of the time.
- I'm the vocalist. - You mostly sing.
When we are on stage, she gets all the attention.
- Although she is on camera, - I see.
I'm the one who assigns her the parts so she gets the attention.
- I see. - So, you're practically the leader?
- Yes. - What do you think, Soo Hyun?
- People see me more, anyway. - That's right.
You think you're the centre of attention. That makes sense.
- That makes sense. - You said there are perils...
when it comes to performing with your brother.
The biggest one is...
we can't sing love songs to each other.
(They can't immerse themselves in love songs.)
You can't focus emotionally.
I can't look into his eyes and say that I love him.
When we introduce ourselves,
- we do hearts the other way. - We do.
Soo Hyun said this about singing love songs with her brother.
- You sound quite aggressive. - I said I feel like puking.
- I get startled. - He makes you puke?
I make you puke?
- Are you hurt? - Yes.
- I'm sorry. - You weren't like this before.
I heard you used to be in the centre of attention when you were young?
- That's right. - She's pretty.
Was she always pretty?
- No. - She didn't like it back then.
- Really? - Why?
- She's a mixed child. - I was in a foreign school,
- and transferred to Korean school. - She wanted plastic surgery.
- Why? - Where?
She wanted to look more Korean.
- Since she looks exotic. - Right.
She didn't like her eyes, nose or lips.
She wanted to dye her hair, too.
Is it because the kids were making fun of you? You looked different.
I could feel other kids looking at me in fascination.
I thought if I looked more Korean,
- they would look at me less. - How would you look more Korean?
She wanted to do her eyes, nose and lips.
- I wanted to lower my nose. - Really?
People get surgery to make it higher.
- I wanted to dye my hair black. - Oh, dear.
- You look so pretty though. - My hair actually got...
brighter now. So I wanted to make it darker.
You look so pretty.
- You do. - You obviously have lighter hair.
People try to make it lighter.
- People pay money to lighten it. - Look at her.
She spent money for it.
- Him, too. - We wanted to look Western.
- That's right. - I wanted to look more Western.
- He wanted to look Western. - It's not the same for me.
- You just aged. - This is my natural colour.
- So Mi, you're so pretty though. - You are very pretty.
When you look her up online, you get makeup tips.
Right. Young people try to look like her.
They try to copy your makeup.
She was still young,
but I guess she told you about these things.
She told me when she was young.
I could feel her pain when she was telling me this.
- I see. - That was when I was young.
- You were young. - I like how I look now,
but when I was young, I wanted to look like other kids.
- I see. - I was really ugly when I was born.
- If you look at a photo album, - She was chubby.
- She had fat everywhere. - I was obese as a child.
- You were obese? - She lost weight doing taekwondo.
She looked like that from then.
There are many videos of So Mi as a child.
It's because...
she used to be on television a lot when she was little.
- She must have been talented. - We have many videos.
(This is a music video made for English education.)
(She rocks the hipster style.)
(This is So Mi in elementary school.)
(So Mi on "Let's Go! Dream Team")
(She was on her school's Taekwondo Demonstration Team.)
I don't know why I went first.
Let's hear you sing.
- She's so pretty. - Your daughter is a big girl.
That's her granddaughter.
I guess you like being on television.
Three generations of the family are here.
You saw your mum cry.
Are you wondering why she's crying or do you understand her?
I understand her but it feels like I have to cry too.
(She feels like she has to cry with her mum.)
I met So Mi when she was in elementary school.
- Hold on. - That's right.
So Mi, even before you joined I.O.I,
- you appeared on television. - She was talented.
- So Mi. - She was interested in modelling.
- I see. - I told her to work hard.
I told her I'd take pictures for her.
- Who's that? - Is it So Mi?
My dad had a big influence on me.
- You look so pretty. - He took all your pictures.
- You're pretty. - She's so pretty.
(Photo by Dad)
She is so pretty.
- She's so pretty. - There's a story behind this photo.
- Can you enlarge this? - Why?
- Is she crying? - Do you see the tears?
- You see it, right? - She's teary.
- Why? - I didn't want to do it.
"Dad, I'm so cold!"
- She got teary. - Is that what she said?
"I'm so cold!"
- She yelled at me. - I couldn't hold it any longer.
He brought kendo uniforms from somewhere.
He told me to put it on...
- and made me pose. - It looks good though.
How could you pose like that when you're just a child?
You look like a warrior from Hollywood films.
Why are you so impressed?
- You look so pretty. - It's amazing.
- It looks like you wanted to cry. - I thought so, too.
- It looks like that, right? - It does.
- It looks like a poster. - He's a professional photographer.
I used to get so stressed so whenever Dad brought the camera,
I hid from him. I didn't want to take pictures.
But she has to get used to this...
if she wants to get comfortable in front of the camera.
Your dad used to make you practise...
in front of the camera so I assume it'll be easier...
for you to pose in front of the camera now.
- It was probably helpful. - Since my debut,
I had a lot of photoshoots.
When I get compliments,
I realise that Dad's training helped me a lot.
I never wanted to do it.
We always used to argue when we were taking pictures,
- but looking back on it, - You should be thankful.
I'm thankful. He played a big part.
So Mi, you're called "Vitamin So Mi" in I.O.I.
- Who gave you that nickname? - Vitamin So Mi.
I was on a programme called "SIXTEEN".
Other trainees in JYP...
used to say that I never get tired.
So in an interview, when I was asked what my nickname was,
I said people called me Vitamin.
- I'm still using that nickname. - It's your nickname.
- Are you really energetic? - How are you at home?
- Is she like that at home? - She's the same at home.
At home, it's my mum, dad, sister and I.
There are four So Mis.
- They're just like you. - They must be energetic.
Apparently, Matthew...
appeared in a lot of movies.
I think you were in more movies than me.
He was in more movies than Hyeon Gyeong.
- He's your senior. - He definitely is.
In 2013, you starred in "The Spy: Undercover Operation"...
and in "Over My Dead Body" in 2012.
- In 2011, you were in "Mama", - Oh, that one.
In 2014, you were in "Ode to My Father" with your daughters.
Your younger daughter was in it, too.
So did you come to Korea to be an actor?
No, So Mi said she wanted to work in this industry...
so I told her that she had to work hard. It's not an easy job.
It looks easy on television but to do this for living,
I told her she had to work hard. One time, So Mi...
was looking at old pictures...
and found a picture of me.
She asked if it was me and I told her it was.
I told her she had to work as hard as me.
She told me to try it out.
I was too old to be a model,
so that won't work. I decided to go for dramas or films.
That's how it started and it kept going from there.
But your profession was in photography.
Yes, I worked for The LA Times for a while.
They moved to China,
so my department changed.
I'm considering what to do now.
- So then... - You haven't decided, yet?
So Mi is a singer now,
- so I don't know what to do. - You're in between jobs.
I'm actually the first foreign photographer to enter Dokdo.
(He's the first foreign photographer to enter Dokdo.)
The article was featured worldwide in The LA Times.
I wanted to let the whole world know...
about the excellence of Korean culture.
- Korean culture? - I am proud of Korea.
I lived in Korea for a long time.
I have experience in several fields.
Why did you come to Korea in the first place?
I initially came to be trained in taekwondo.
- You were into taekwondo. - From then,
I started...
to love Korea.
When I went back to Canada, I'd miss Korea.
When I was in Korea, I didn't really miss Canada,
but I wanted to go back and meet my friends.
Which country do you prefer?
- If you had to pick. - I can't compare the two.
I can't pick one. I like both.
You sounded very immature, Dong Jun.
(That sounded immature.)
That's like asking a child if they like their mum or dad.
- That was an immature question. - I have a reason for asking that.
If I asked that question, he would have sworn at me.
He likes Korea...
(Take a back sole kick!)
He's very affectionate about Korea,
which is why he's so interested in the culture.
He was talking about Dokdo so that's why I asked.
He couldn't turn a blind eye.
Let's move on to Chan Hyuk and Soo Hyun.
Your parents loved you dearly.
We named our family the Happy Power Plant.
- That's your family's name?
That's what we named ourselves.
My dad used to run a blog,
and he called it "Happy Power Plant".
He didn't change it for years,
so I thought it was the name of the company he worked for.
- That's funny. - He thought his dad...
- worked for Happy Power Plant. - I know.
I thought he worked for a power plant.
Is it true that your dad wakes you up with a kiss?
He does. Our family's the Happy Power Plant.
I understand he would have done that when you were young,
- but does he still do that? - Does kiss you on the lips?
- Yes. - Does he?
- He gives us a kiss on the lips. - Your dad does?
- I kiss my dad, too. - Really?
Yes. We were used to it as kids...
and it hasn't stopped ever since.
When I was in puberty, I tried to avoid my parents,
- but I'm closer to them now. - Is that right?
We do that, too.
- Really? - That's how I wake up Evelyn.
I gave So Mi a kiss when I saw her earlier.
- Really? - Do you give each other kisses?
- What? - We don't do that.
(They're shocked at the thought.)
- We don't. - It's just with your parents.
It's just your parents, not with each other.
- Of course. - Do your parents kiss each other?
- Yes. - They do.
We've been asking our parents...
to do something for us.
We want a younger sibling.
(They want a younger sibling.)
- They're the Happy Power Plant. - They must love kissing.
Stop it.
- What are you saying? - They are a kissing family.
- All right. - They're a kissing family.
You're right. They are.
Chan Hyuk and Soo Hyun are siblings,
so they must have good teamwork.
I hear their harmony is amazing.
Can you add harmonies to any song?
- It's not that difficult. - Yes.
- It's really difficult for us. - It sure is.
I wish I could add harmonies to songs.
- Singing in key is hard enough. - It's hard to stay in tune.
- How do you do that? - Isn't it difficult?
- It is difficult. - Can we sing any song?
- Sing any song. - Soo Hyun can sing something...
- and you can harmonise to it. - Let's do it on the spot.
- I'll sing anything. - Yes, anything.
- Can I sing a trot song? - Go ahead.
- Can you harmonise to that? - I'll do it to Dong Jun's song.
That sounds like an idea.
- Can you sing it for me? - Let's hear the chorus.
- I can do it. - If AKMU sings your song,
it'll be a big hit.
- There's no question about that. - Sing the climax.
- These two... - That'll be amazing.
work so well together.
- They are a great team. - They have a clear purpose.
They're here to gain popularity.
I know what you are feeling
Sister
(The stage of a taekwondo champion)
Trust me and follow my lead
I'll make you happy
I know what you are feeling, Sister
- That's how it goes. - I know what you are feeling
- That's correct. - I know what you are feeling
- I know what you are feeling - That's it.
- Go. - I know
- I know
Get set, go.
- I know what you are feeling - I know what you are feeling
(He's touched.)
That's amazing.
That was perfect.
Do it with them.
- Do it with them. - Can you do it with him?
- You two should try. - Let's try it.
- You do the high part. - Okay.
- Sing the first note. - I know
- I - I know
Get set, go.
- I know what - It's too high for me.
- I know - I know
- Get set, go. - I know what
It's not working.
Are you sure you're my son?
I know what you are feeling, Sister
Do people actually know that song?
It's popular these days.
- It's doing well. - "Sister" is getting big.
Sul Woon Do made the song for me.
I knew it was going to be a big hit. It's starting to gain popularity.
Na Hun A's fans are all coming over to me now.
- I'm absorbing all of them. - His fans became yours?
- How come? - How would you know?
Well, I started singing...
to target the fringe market.
It sounds like you're gloating about yourself.
- That's what it's all about. - I could be wrong.
- Oh, dear. - You said it yourself last week.
You said you have to promote yourself in this day and age.
I did say that.
- You're right. - That's what I'm doing.
He watches this programme every week.
You do have to promote yourself...
but I've never seen someone do it for the entire time.
You have to show off a bit, these days.
- I agree. - That's our selling point.
I'm sorry, but can we hear them sing now?
Go ahead and show us.
(Dong Jun is so cool.)
- Keep yourself together. - Okay.
- Think of my song when you sing. - Okay.
- He's like an insurance salesman. - Exactly.
Show us how to sing in harmony. You can start with a different note.
I know how you feel, Sister Try it.
- I know how you feel, Sister - He didn't sing well.
That's it.
- Ready. - Now...
- I know how you feel, Sister - I know how you feel, Sister
Can we please stop listening to this song?
- This song is easy for me. - You keep repeating this verse.
- We heard it so many times. - She says she heard him already.
The Sister said she knows what you mean now.
She sent us a text message.
- Today's theme is... - Okay. Please go on.
- Today's theme is family. - I mean...
The sister in this song means family, too.
- Please show us. - Please sing it for us.
Ready, go.
- I know how you feel, Sister - I know how you feel, Sister
- How they sang the song... - That was great.
- makes it feel very different. - It sounds different.
- Could you sing "Pick Me"? - Can you sing that, as well?
- "Pick Me"? - You know that song, don't you?
- Of course, they can sing it. - That's amazing.
- Pick me, pick me, pick me up - Pick me, pick me, pick me up
- Oh, wow. It feels different. - It feels like their song.
- It feels like AKMU's own song. - Exactly.
Who is the original singer of "Pick Me"?
- Here she is. - It's her group's song.
(Oh, is it your song, Matthew?)
- Why would you think that it's him? - Whose song is it, then?
- It's I.O.I's song. - It's a girl group called I.O.I.
- It's my group. - Can we...
- sit somewhere else? - Did you ask if she's from I.O.I?
- For a moment... - Do you mean...
- that it's So Mi's song? - Yes, it is.
- It's her group's song. - From today,
- I won't forget it's her song. - Right.
Pick me, pick me It goes like this, right?
- That's right. - The song goes like this, right?
- Yes. - That's right.
- So Mi, please sing for us. - Let's hear So Mi sing.
- We'll sing with her. - That would be great.
- Can you sing in harmony with her? - Okay.
- Oh, she's the singer of this song. - That's right.
You realised that three hours after we began.
- Pick me - You can start with this note.
- Pick me, pick me - Pick me
Pick me, pick me
- Pick me - Ready, let's go.
- Pick me, pick me, pick me up - Pick me, pick me, pick me up
- Awesome. - Great.
- They improvised it. - It was nice.
- You kept repeating "Pick me". - That's right.
That's how the song goes.
- It's easy to memorise the lyrics. - Would you like to sing this song?
- Please play the guitar for him. - How about you four sing together?
- Pick me, pick me, pick me up - Pick me, pick me, pick me up
- It's easy. - Good job.
Matthew shook his head like this while they were singing.
(He copies Matthew.)
- This song will be a hit. - It's already a big hit.
- It already became a big hit. - He didn't know.
- Every Korean knows this song. - It's popular.
- Is that so? - It's a very popular song.
It's been a long time since it became a hit.
It's 50,000 times more popular than your song.
- Is that true? - Yes.
- Really? I didn't know that. - Yes.
(He learns another piece of information.)
By the way,
you two spend a lot of time together as you work together.
- Yes. - Are you two close in real life?
- No. - No.
Since we spend time together while working as much as...
- others spend together at home. - That's true.
When we get home, we go straight to our rooms.
- We're get off work. - Really?
They spend a lot of time together.
We don't talk to each other as much as you might think.
- Our rooms are far from each other. - I see.
- We talk on the phone at home. - On the phone?
- You're not as close as you appear? - That's right.
I guess you don't know each other's secrets.
- We know each other's secrets. - We know each other well.
- You do? - Do you know about his love life?
- We know each other's love life. - One of you is in a relationship?
- No, but we share everything. - No, it doesn't mean that.
- They tell each other when they do. - That's right.
Which one of you dated most recently?
I did.
(It was Chan Hyuk.)
- Since I'm a songwriter... - Unbelievable.
He's a songwriter.
(Jae Seok gives him a fist bump.)
- He's a man. - We should treat him like a man.
He's a real man.
To make new songs, I need inspirations.
- Our agency allows him to date. - Is that so?
So do you meet girls just for inspirations?
- No, it's not like that. - I see.
I come up with ideas from personal experiences.
Did you compose "RE-BYE" from your experience?
No, that song is not about love.
It's not a love song.
He has no idea what it's about.
You know the rib-eye steak.
I don't think the title refers to that rib-eye.
- They sound similar. - My friend runs a steak restaurant.
- Really? I love steak. - Dong Jun is funny.
I thought the song is about rib-eye steak.
Be careful. Dong Jun might start a whole new story.
- You have to be careful. - I'll keep quiet.
(He can tell a story about any subject.)
- I'll be careful. - So Mi seems to like Dong Jun.
- He's so funny. - He is?
- You like me, don't you? - Yes.
What does it mean that Soo Hyun always puts you in trouble?
Our parents scolded me a lot when I was in adolescence.
Soo Hyun would come up to us when they were telling me off.
Normally, little sisters tell on their brothers...
- to put them in bigger trouble. - Right.
- Siblings do that. - But it doesn't work like that.
Our parents always scolded both of us if she did that.
- It always ends up like that. - "Telling on your brother is bad."
- But Soo Hyun is so sly. - I see.
She said, "I know that Chan Hyuk still has a lot to learn."
That would put him in bigger trouble.
"I'm not mature enough either..."
- "but I'll take care of him." - Goodness.
- Did she really say that? - Yes. Then...
our parents said, "She's like your elder sister."
Oh, my. I see what he means.
- He must have been frustrated. - He must have been angry.
Did you say that intentionally?
Of course. I tried telling him and got scolded.
(She planned everything.)
- You are so smart. - I acted like a good girl.
(Soo Hyun is so smart.)
I bet you forged your report card too.
Hasn't everybody done that once in their life?
I have.
In my case,
I didn't have to forge my school report.
Back then, we received a report card made of paper.
- That's right. - I used an ink eraser to forge it.
Oh, an ink eraser?
I thought it wouldn't leave any marks.
I told my mother that my school wouldn't send a report card...
from that year.
I forged my report card because I got 20 out of 100 points...
on a dictation test.
- It was a dictation test. - She's still not good at spelling.
- Is that so? - Our parents adored her so much.
She got 20 points, and I got higher than 90 points.
- I see. - Our parents would say...
"Good job", to me. They were different with Soo Hyun.
They patted her on the head saying "How adorable."
I thought about what made a difference between me and her.
It turned out because she acted cute.
So I tried to learn how to act cute like she does.
- You did? - I bet it backfired.
I'll give you an example. My parents home-schooled us.
Let's say we played computer games...
- during the class. - Secretly.
When Soo Hyun gets caught,
she acts cute. "Dad, please."
I thought, "That's it."
- No way. - But you're a boy.
I thought she won our parents' favour with her cute acts like that.
- I see. - That's right.
- Please show us how you act cute. - I gave it a try.
- She gets caught playing a game. - Okay.
Why are you not studying?
Oh, Dad, please. Don't be angry.
- Then, he smiles automatically. - I understand.
Chan Hyuk, try imitating her.
What are you doing? You're should be studying.
Oh, Dad, please.
(Myung Soo is ready to kick him.)
He's about to kick Chan Hyuk.
- How dare you! - Although I braced myself,
it's still annoying.
I remember So Mi's most devastating moment.
- Her mum was sitting down angry. - She was angry.
I was sitting quietly.
She started weeping.
So Mi would say,"Dad." "What is it, So Mi?"
"I hate multiplication tables."
- Multiplication tables. - Oh, I see.
- The three times table was hard. - The three times table?
(She has difficulty learning her three times table.)
My wife and I didn't want to put pressure on So Mi.
We raised her to be a happy person.
When she got a low mark, we praised her and gave her a kiss.
When she got a really low mark,
we praised her even more.
We raised her to be a happy person. We didn't want to stress her out.
They always told me just to do my best.
- I told her to write her name nicely. - He said that, too.
(This is the secret of So Mi's family's happiness.)
I hear Lee Geol went to the same school as Suzy and Seol Hyun.
- Is that true? - Sulli, too?
I went to the same high school as them.
I graduated from an art high school, a special-purpose high school.
Juniel went to the same school, too.
- She went to the same school. - Oh, Juniel?
Juniel and I were the most popular in school.
- Can you prove it? - Like father, like son.
- They're so confident. - Exactly.
- We were the most popular students. - They're unbelievable.
- Let's let him finish. - Why did you cut him off?
- Am I doing great, Dad? - Yes.
- She and I were the most popular. - All right.
I heard that you get an offer to debut as a singer?
- Yes, I did. - He looks like an idol singer.
- He has a good physique, too. - I don't know. My father...
always listens to trot songs in his car.
Also, I'm good at singing trot songs.
Whatever song I sing, I sing it in a trot version.
He danced the choreography of "Tell Me" in high school.
- Isn't that true? - Yes, it is.
"Tell Me".
(There was "Tell Me" dance craze across the country back then.)
Could you show us your dance?
- Wouldn't it be awkward? - Still.
He even dances like a trot singer.
- Please show us a little bit. - Please show us.
This is the choreography he dances the best.
(Geol is confident in doing this dance!)
(Is he really good at it?)
He dances like a middle-aged man.
- He's not good at this. - You're doing great.
(Everyone is shocked.)
That's good. Way to go, my son!
(Dong Jun is proud of his son.)
- Look at him. - You're doing great.
- My goodness. - He dances like a trot singer.
That's not the "Tell Me" dance.
(Now, his dance looks perfect!)
Dong Jun, even though he's your son,
you can't say that he is good.
- I'm impressed. He's amazing. - He kept cheering.
I thought that he's a very poor dancer.
- He's a very poor dancer. - You're right about that.
- It was exciting. - Why does he think it was good?
- He isn't good at dancing. - I think I did a really good job.
- No way. - I can't believe him.
- You were amazing. - The script says...
that he's the best at doing "Tell Me" dance.
- I expected him to be better. - I thought he would dance well.
He's very... I mean, Hyun Moo is...
(Myung Soo points at Hyun Moo.)
- Don't be rude on a TV show. - It's okay with me.
You should be polite.
- I'm playing his son right now. - That's funny.
- You weren't so polite either. - It's hilarious.
How dare you!
(He's been the feistiest guest...)
(who seemed to feel at home.)
(Bring it on!)
All of a sudden, he looked so serious saying...
- "Don't be rude on a TV show." - "Don't be rude."
Myung Soo is baffled.
You are completely two-faced.
- Why would you say that? - "Bring it on!"
- He's generous to himself. - He spoke very casually...
- more than 70 percent of the show. - That's right.
- He spoke very casually. - I did?
- Yes. - That's not true.
- "That's not true." - I didn't do that.
- He's so funny. - "I didn't do that."
- It's okay. - I really didn't do that.
- Okay. - I speak politely most of the time.
(Sae Ho, please don't get me wrong.)
- So Mi, why don't you show us? - Can you do the "Tell Me" dance?
- Yes. - Really? Please show us.
- Let's see how different it is. - Geol, watch her carefully.
- I'm excited. - This is how you should dance.
I don't know what it's like. I've never seen it before.
- You've never seen it before? - What kind of dance is this?
(He dances awkwardly.)
(Please let my daughter dance.)
This is the "Tell Me" dance.
- This is it. - She's good.
- She's good as expected. - This is how you should dance.
(She dances greatly.)
(That's my little girl.)
(Is this the original dance?)
Her dance is completely different from his.
(Geol joins So Mi.)
(He starts dancing in his style.)
- That was great. - Thank you. Please sit down.
- She's so talented. - Now I see how you danced poorly.
- He says Geol is a poor dancer. - Watch me.
- Improve your wave dance skill. - Should I?
So Mi is an amazing dancer.
- Not long ago... - She must also be good as a singer.
- Don't you think so? - Yes, I do.
- Thank you. - That's true.
- Chan Hyuk and Soo Hyun. - Yes?
You lived in Mongolia for a long time.
- Yes. - Did you grow up in Mongolia?
Were you two born in Mongolia?
- No. - No. When we moved there...
I was about to graduate from primary school.
I was in 3rd grade.
Why did you move to Mongolia?
Our parents did missionary work there.
- I see. - So...
That's why we lived in Mongolia.
We lived there for four years. Some people think...
we're Mongolians.
- I thought they were Mongolians. - Many people misunderstood.
We look a bit like Mongolians.
In Mongolia, Soo Hyun is considered...
- as a very beautiful girl. - I see.
- A Mongolian beauty. - I heard that I look like...
- former Miss Korea winners. - You mean, Miss Mongolia.
- Right. - It should be Miss Mongolia.
- That's right. - Right. The Miss Mongolia winners.
There was a news article about us...
in a Mongolian newspaper.
It said that a Mongolian band called "AKMU"...
won a Korean singing competition.
- It was a prestigious contest. - They thought you were Mongolians.
We read the article and thought it wasn't right.
Everyone believed the article and posted a lot of comments.
The Mongolian people were very proud of us.
We were baffled. It must be the reason why when we went to Mongolia,
some people recognised us. It was hard to believe.
Sae Ho looks Mongolian.
- That's right. - Indeed.
- When I first saw him... - He looks like the champion of...
- traditional Mongolian wrestling. - Exactly.
- Really? - He looks like the champion.
- They move like this. - That's right.
- That's how they do it. - They apply oil on their bodies.
They even wear clothes like this in a match.
- I see. - Really?
Except they reveal their chest.
- It covers the back though. - That's right.
- He really looks like a wrestler. - Do you have a birth mark?
- Come again? - Do you have a birth mark?
Why did you ask that?
I'm sorry but I don't have one.
Since you two lived in Mongolia,
you must be good at speaking Mongolian.
- I'm curious, too. - I don't speak Mongolian.
- Really? - I didn't...
- You lived there for four years. - That's true but...
- I didn't need to speak Mongolian. - Didn't you have Mongolian friends?
Because we were homeschooled,
- we only had each other. - I see.
Although she can't speak Mongolian,
she's good at imitating the diction.
- "The number you are calling is..." - I see.
- "The phone is switched off." - Yes, like that.
- You memorised the way they speak. - I just memorised the line.
- I see. - You memorised the line?
- Her pronunciation is terrible. - Indeed.
- Mongolians may not understand me. - Please show us.
- We wouldn't notice it. - Please show us.
The phone is ringing.
(It reminds me of the vast Mongolian grasslands.)
- That was great. - Like this.
- I feel like I heard that before. - You do?
- That was good. She has a talent. - Exactly.
- It was good. - I heard that you waived...
from plastic surgery when you signed the contract.
We met with the agency staff before we made the contract.
We were so determined to tell them about this...
- but they wouldn't listen. - What did you say?
"We don't want to have plastic surgery."
- We said it in a serious manner. - When we said that...
everyone laughed.
- No one forced you... - They shook their heads.
- to have plastic surgery. - Exactly.
- They shook their heads. - They said not everyone does that.
- I see. - They continued...
by saying that they like who we are.
Why? Were you afraid they might suggest that to you?
- Yes. Just in case. - Please go on.
It was our first contract with an agency.
We also heard the rumour that...
some agencies take their artists somewhere secretly...
- to perform plastic surgery. - For plastic surgery?
We were afraid it might happen to us.
What if someone says you will look much prettier...
- if you have a surgery? - I would never do that.
Our agency owner, YG, once suggested that.
He said, "Soo Hyun, how about..."
- "you get your nose done?" - Right.
I said, "I am very happy and grateful..."
"that I can breathe through my nostrils."
After I told him that...
- he said, "Okay." - You use it only for breathing.
- Of course. - We once met someone working...
in a plastic surgery clinic. He said,
"If you get your nose done, you need to get your eyes..."
- "and lips done, too." - He kept going on.
It means I have to build a whole new face.
That's why I don't consult a plastic surgeon.
- She has a balanced face. - I see.
- Soo Hyun is quite eloquent. - She's adorable.
- She's pretty enough. - It was a good expression.
When So Mi said she wanted to have surgery, I thought,
- "Even us didn't want to do that." - "Why would she want that?"
Chan Hyuk is right. You're pretty enough.
Okay. I won't do it.
(So Mi gives up.)
- You don't need surgery. - You already look so pretty.
This is a true story.
As I was watching their music video,
I thought they became a lot prettier and more handsome...
since they made their debut.
I promoted them.
(We are naturally beautiful.)
- Soo Hyun became prettier. - Indeed.
- Thank you. - I heard you lost a lot of weight.
Yes. I was very determined to lose weight.
- Really? - Yes.
- I shouldn't eat a lot. - Right.
- But Chan Hyuk needed to eat a lot. - He's too thin.
- I need to gain weight. - He doesn't easily gain weight.
When he ate pizza or fried chicken in the evening,
although I don't like pizza,
I came to crave it so much...
that I had a bite, chewed it and spat it out.
You spat it out?
I just take a taste of it.
I even rinsed my mouth with water.
(Soo Hyun was strict about her diet.)
- It must be hard. - How much weight did you lose?
I have been on a diet for four months.
- I lost 7 or 8kg. - She lost a lot of weight.
So Mi, I hear that you lost a lot of weight, too.
She lost a lot of weight, too.
I was called off at the agency because of my weight.
"So Mi, compare your weight from the past month to this month."
They showed the difference.
- I looked a bit fat. - You didn't. You looked fine.
(So Mi stops her dad.)
- I became determined. - That was funny.
I told myself to lose weight.
It feels good when you start seeing the difference.
- That's right. - That's right.
I ate three bananas a day in a week.
I ate a banana for each meal every day...
- for one week. - Really?
- Did you lose weight? - I lost about 4kg.
- Of course. - I worked out, too.
- You did? - The first three days...
were very hard but I endured it.
- I got used to eating a little. - That's right.
Matthew, what is your level...
- in taekwondo? - I'm in the 4th level.
(Matthew is in the 4th level.)
- He's on an instructor level. - Yes.
- So Mi, you learned it as well? - Yes.
I was too young to achieve the 4th so I'm ranked in the 3rd.
- I see. - That's amazing.
- Dong Jun, what about you? - I ranked 7th.
- The 7th? - Oh, my.
- What about you, Geol? - I ranked 3rd, too.
- I see. - That's great.
- I taught him myself. - He's the same as So Mi.
That's right. Both Geol and So Mi are ranked 3rd.
- I've got 2nd level in black belt. - Okay.
- Who asked you? - Why did you learn Taekwondo?
- Answer when you're asked. - Didn't you just ask me?
- No, no one asked you. - Really?
- Yes. - How could this happen?
- It's okay. - I am very sorry.
- I thought you asked me. - Did you learn taekwondo?
Working in the entertainment industry is hard,
- but taekwondo is harder. - Yes, it's very challenging.
Didn't you win three world championships?
- Yes, I did. - Oh, my.
I also heard that you fought against 11 people.
Yes, that's correct. It's all about overwhelming your opponents.
Even if you're confronting 100 opponents alone,
you have to stand strong and tall.
If you exude bravery and charisma, they won't be able to attack you.
But there's a rumour that all 11 men were very drunk.
I can also take on 11 men if they're drunk.
Well, they may have been drunk.
(Was that the truth behind the legendary fight?)
So you met them when they were already exhausted.
- That's right. - They probably smashed everything.
They drank, danced and vandalised things all night.
- They're too weak to even get up. - I also heard...
that some of them don't even remember you.
You're right. It's true.
- They were very drunk. - Are you mad at us?
You're not mad at us, are you?
Not at all. It's good to end the story like this.
- Why do you say that? - Whenever I talk about fighting,
people just think I'm bluffing. So I did hybrid martial arts.
That proves my strength.
Did you do well in hybrid martial arts?
Didn't you win with a TKO on the second round?
- No, that was in the first round. - Right.
- Who were you up against? - It was a clean knock out.
I think he was about 29 years my junior.
- He was younger? - Yes.
I actually watched that match.
I saw his back sole kick during that match.
- I was so surprised. - He actually used that skill?
(November 2015, KBS 88 Sports Centre)
(His son and wife came to cheer for him.)
(He fought with a professional fighter 29 years his junior.)
(He overwhelmed the opponent with his speciality kick.)
(Let me show you my back sole kick!)
(Dong Jun punches him non-stop.)
(The opponent ended up being knocked out.)
(Lee Dong Jun won the first round with a TKO!)
- That was the first round. - The first round!
He was young so I thought...
I could lose if the match went into the second round.
- He's obviously in a better shape. - Right.
- You wanted to end it quickly. - I gave it my all.
I was able to end the match in just 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Fortunately, I was able to knock him down.
I was relieved, but worried that he may get back up.
We heard so much about your skills and we'd love to see them.
- Right. - What do you want to see?
- We prepared a few tiles. - I see.
We'd love to see you smash them. Sae Ho, you did taekwondo.
Yes, that's true. But these...
I can break these by just lightly brushing them.
- Really? - These are easy.
- You're bluffing. - No, I'm serious.
- Show us, then. - Let's say I saw Geol.
I'll say hi and just push them out of my way and they'll break.
- No way. - You'll break all of these?
- Hi, Sae Ho. - Hey, Geol. What is this?
(He'll say hi and smash the tiles.)
(They're intact.)
- These tiles are... - None of them broke.
What did you do?
- He broke one. - Only one broke.
- Doesn't it hurt? - It's so painful.
- These tiles are hard. - These are harder than I thought.
- They don't break easily. - I underestimated these tiles.
Next up is Matthew. Matthew, please show us.
- He knows what he's doing. - Look at his posture.
He also has great physique.
Matthew, are you ready?
- Here he goes. - That'll be more challenging.
Will he be okay?
- Use your fist. - Using your fist will be better.
Your daughter wants you to use your fist.
That won't work.
(Let me show you.)
That won't work.
He broke nine tiles.
(Smashing)
I smashed all 10 tiles.
- 10 tiles. - It was actually 7 tiles.
- He used his hand blade. - He did.
So Mi, your dad is scary.
- How did he do that? - Let's welcome the legend now.
Introducing the world champion,
Lee Dong Jun!
(It's Dong Jun's turn to demonstrate.)
Korea's champion!
Wait, let me stretch first.
Not everyone can do this.
- It needs to be held properly. - It must be held right.
- Hold it like this. - Like this?
- Vertically? - That's right.
- Tell me how you'll do this. - I'll just kick it.
(Flinching)
You have to be still. My kick is powerful even at this age.
It'll happen in a split second. Think that you're in a fight.
Why am I holding this by the way?
You look scared.
- Don't worry about a thing. - I'm okay.
I'll be like, "Behave yourself," and...
(He shows us the turning hook kick.)
(Lightning speed)
Amazing.
- Your kick is so fast. - Yes, I told you so.
Matthew, it's your turn. Keep your blanket on.
Hold it well.
- About this height. - Sae Ho, you should try it, too.
That's very high.
It's meant to be high.
(He flies.)
(That's a flying kick.)
(His jump is impressive.)
I can't believe my eyes.
- So Mi, could you show us, too? - Exactly.
- Sure. - Really? That's awesome.
- Here she goes. - She's so cute.
- I haven't done this in ages. - She looks like she's at home.
- She looks different. - She looks like a different person.
Really?
(So Mi looks so cute and bubbly on stage.)
Show them your kick.
(Today, she's a taekwondo master.)
(Her legs are split perfectly.)
(Something exploded.)
- Gosh, what's that sound? - You did it!
- The light broke. - It broke.
- Did you see that? - Did she shoot a blast or what?
The light broke!
Why did that break all of a sudden?
- Unbelievable. - Is this a special effect?
She must have shot a blast from her foot.
Why did the light break?
So Mi, you're so impressive!
(She could blow up our entire set.)
Did you do that on purpose or what?
Could you turn off all the lights?
I want to go home early.
(Myung Soo wants to go home early.)
- Show us the roundhouse kick. - Please hold it higher like before.
Someone tall should hold it.
He got up immediately.
- I'm sorry. - Sae Ho, just sit down.
Sae Ho was humiliated for some reason.
- He was so direct about it. - Exactly.
(Only her dad can hold it that high.)
(A roundhouse kick)
She's so good.
Bravo.
(Everyone is surprised by her kick.)
Bravo.
(From an idol to a taekwondo master)
(Please pay attention to me, too.)
That was perfect.
Sae Ho, show us your skills now.
- If you really want... - He has experience.
- I'll show you something amazing. - Go ahead.
Please amaze us.
Please hold it from both sides.
Hold it slightly lower.
- Will you use both feet? - That's right.
- I don't think he'll make it. - A little lower.
So you'll show us a twin close kick.
- On the count of three. - Move it lower.
- Match his height. - Step back a little.
- Position it right. - Does this look okay?
(She's nervous for him.)
All right. One...
(I'll show you what I can do.)
(Jae Seok jumped, too.)
(That's still an impressive jump.)
Oh, dear.
That was...
Oh, dear.
(He flaunts how nimble he is.)
Why did you jump like that?
You have to hold still. You can't jump with me.
- We'll do better. - I was scared.
- It defeats the purpose. - All right.
(No, that had a lot of purpose.)
(Sae Ho, you can attend any event now.)
(He shoots!)
One, two, three.
(Thigh pull!)
(Great job, Sae Ho.)
So Mi, you almost made your debut as a member of TWICE.
- Yes. - Things are going well for I.O.I,
- but TWICE is doing so well too. - Right.
How do you feel about it?
I decided to go on "Produce 101"...
because TWICE had already made their debut.
I figured that my agency didn't have plans on making...
another girl group for a while.
I was practising with the girls who also didn't pass,
when the opportunity rose.
I was scared. It was just after I failed the audition.
I was scared of failing again,
but thankfully, it worked out.
Are you still in touch with TWICE members?
I tend to click better with girls who are older than me...
so I get along better with the TWICE members.
We released our albums around the same time...
and shared waiting rooms.
I'm busy catching up with them these days.
Watching her finally debut must have made you so happy.
Yes. But I'm actually glad...
that I had an extra year to spend with So Mi.
So Mi and I hang out and we still hold hands.
- I see. - Whenever people see us together,
they think I'm his wife.
I see. They think he's your boyfriend.
They give me mean looks.
When Evelyn is with us, people think...
- So Mi's her mum. - That's right.
They think Evelyn is your kid?
- Yes. - I look older than my age...
(So Mi looks older than her age.)
- while my dad looks young. - He looks younger than his age.
- Yes, that's right. - That's why people see it that way.
- Right. - I can see why people think that.
I hear Matthew cried when So Mi didn't make it into TWICE.
I cried because I thought about how heartbroken she'd be.
It wasn't because she didn't get in.
I picked her up that night.
Bringing her home, I kept thinking,
"How should I console her? How can I make her feel better?"
I asked her if she was okay and she said, "Yes."
Then we got home.
She went straight to her room and slept.
While she slept, she was crying.
She didn't fall asleep crying.
The tears just rolled down while she was sleeping.
When I saw that, I just broke down.
I thought about how sad she must be and how she was holding it in.
I was so sorry.
I wanted...
I really wanted her to make it through the hardship.
I tried talking to her the next day,
but she didn't say anything.
Anyway,
I'm very grateful that she is where she is now.
I just felt so bad that she went through such a difficult time.
(Sorry. Thank you and I love you.)
This is the first time seeing my dad cry.
You've never seen him cry in your 16 years of life.
No. that's why it's making me cry.
I see.
Regardless of ethnicity, all fathers feel the same way.
I knew how hard she had worked for it,
but there wasn't much I could do for her.
It's something she had to go through and I couldn't do the work for her.
She did it because it was her dream, but it didn't work out.
I'm so grateful for her. I learned so much from her.
Let's give them a big hand.
That was such a moving story.
Since today's show is all about families,
we should do the famous segment in "AM Plaza".
It's the "Family Singing Contest"!
(The Family Sings)
Hyeon Gyeong and Sae Ho will be the judges for today's contest.
- I'm not sure why, though. - Hyeon Gyeong is the head judge.
- Is that right? - Vocal skills take up 10 percent.
Teamwork will take up 20 percent, and performance will be 10 percent.
Last but not least, my personal opinion will take up 60 percent.
- That's so vague. - That's not fair.
She's saying she'll choose whoever she likes.
What's the prize for the winner?
The winner will get a Korean beef gift set.
(Look at this beautiful sirloin.)
I'd like a gift certificate.
- Pardon me? - We don't have that.
- That's what "AM Plaza" gives. - Just eat the beef.
(Just eat the beef.)
Let's welcome the first family to the stage. Who's going first?
- Contestant Number One. - AKMU!
(Contestant Number One, Lee Chan Hyuk and Lee Soo Hyun)
Feel free to appeal to the head judge before your performance.
Yes, you can show me how talented you are.
- Okay. We'll sing, then. - That sounds great.
- They'll sing. - That's their specialty.
- One, two, three, four. - One, two, three, four.
(Oh, my.)
(They are quite good as expected.)
(Their voices are calming.)
(The tough men are enjoying it as well.)
(Everyone is really absorbed into the song.)
(Will you be quiet?)
(They put their squabble on hold...)
(to sing together as one unified voice.)
(The sister flaunts her cuteness...)
(while her brother keeps the balance.)
(That was the greatest brother and sister duo, AKMU.)
(What kind of result will this beautiful harmony bring?)
- Thank you. - Bravo!
- Bravo! - They will win.
- Oh, my. - Bravo!
Look at the head judge's face.
- Keep this for now. - Look at her eyes.
Keep the prize for now.
- It's yours for now. - Look at her face.
- My goodness. - Hold onto it.
Please hold onto it for now.
- That's unbeatable. - They're in first place so far.
First place is theirs at the moment.
- It's a full mark for vocal skills. - I gave it to them right away.
Let's welcome the second team. It's Dong Jun and his son!
(Contestant Number Two, Lee Dong Jun and Lee Geol)
- They'll sing "Sister"! - Nice!
We should get up to sing this. It'll help us score more points.
- That's right. - Stage etiquette.
- Stage etiquette is important. - Totally.
Our team name is Fun Brothers.
Hello, everyone. I think we should start performing at events.
The two of us should do that. I think we'll be good at it.
- You two are hilarious. - We should if we get invited.
You two are always so confident and have such thick skin.
I'm serious.
("Sister" by Lee Dong Jun)
(He's already charming us with his dance.)
He's dancing with his hips.
(She's already cracking up.)
(The dad starts singing first.)
(The son dances excitedly.)
(Dancing with the tambourines to earn more points)
(He's doing his best.)
(Myung Soo is loving it.)
(The son starts singing.)
(He has a deep voice.)
(He invites the head judge over.)
Hello, Hyeon Gyeong!
(I can't take my eyes off you!)
(They're trying so hard to get a high score.)
(She acts coy.)
(Here it comes.)
(Let us show you our tambourine dance.)
(Their performance has turned into a party for everyone.)
(This one is having a great time, too!)
(I know how you're feeling, Sister.)
(Get ready for his rabbit dance.)
- Thank you. - Impressive.
I must say that you two are really awesome.
- They're Fun Brothers, indeed. - I'm looking at their score now.
They got 20 out of 20 for teamwork.
For performance, she gave them 10 out of 10.
For vocal skills, they got 8 out of 10.
- Did they beat AKMU? - Their score is higher than AKMU's.
- Is that right? - All right. Let's move on.
- So Mi won't perform with her dad. - Matthew won't perform?
She'll perform with her baby sister, Evelyn. Please come up on stage!
(Contestant Number Three, So Mi and Evelyn)
- Welcome, Evelyn! - She looks like So Mi as a kid.
- She looks just like So Mi. - Totally.
- She's so cute. - So Mi looked just like her.
- Oh, it's so true! - Evelyn, nice to meet you.
Please introduce yourself to us.
Hello, my name is Evelyn.
Your sister is a member of I.O.I.
- She's the centre of the group. - Are you aware?
Well, I don't really know what you're talking about.
(So Mi didn't expect that answer.)
She's so adorable.
- You'll perform "Pick Me" today? - Yes.
- Do you like beef? - Well...
It means meat. Do you like meat?
Yes.
You'll get this if you become the winner.
I love eating meat with ssamjang.
She's saying that she likes eating ssam.
I agree with you.
- Are you confident about winning? - Yes, I am.
- Really? - Yes.
Then say a few words to the head judge.
You need to make her like you.
- Win her heart. - Tell her to make you the winner.
Go and give her a kiss.
(Hugging)
(Evelyn showers Hyeon Gyeong with love.)
- You're so cute. - I'm a judge, too.
Evelyn. I'm a judge, too.
(Okay. I'll give you a hug, too.)
She looked as if she was hugging a bull.
(You looked like a bull.)
- You looked like a calf. - Let's watch their performance now!
(This song is about girls and their dreams.)
(We chose this song to win that Korean beef set.)
(Will they be the winner?)
(She's so cute.)
(She wins everyone's heart in a matter of seconds.)
(Did she give up because she's feeling too shy?)
(Please don't give up!)
(I've fooled all of you, haven't I?)
(The real dance begins now.)
(If it's for Korean beef,)
(I can be at the centre of the stage.)
They're so good!
(The baby sister...)
(is as talented as her big sister.)
Evelyn is really good.
(What will their score be?)
(Their performance ends with a perfect finale.)
(She feels shy as soon as it's over.)
- You did so well. - That was so impressive.
- You two did a great job. - Today's show is...
- like a special for Family Month. - You did very well.
You did a great job.
Evelyn, I have something to give to you.
Hey, take it back.
(Come to your senses.)
(It ended on a happy note, though.)
All right. Happy Together's "Family Singing Contest".
Who is the winner?
(Will AKMU's sweet voice make them the winner?)
(Will the father-and-son duo's stage etiquette bring them victory?)
(Will the adorable sisters be the winners?)
Who is the winner of Happy Together's "Family Singing Contest"?
It's So Mi's team!
(So Mi and Evelyn won the contest.)
(The beef gift set is theirs now!)
Hyeon Gyeong gave them 60 out of 60.
- I see. - Their total score is 90.
AKMU's total score is 88.
Dong Jun and Geol got 58.
That means they came dead last.
She felt uncomfortable when Dong Jun called her "Sister".
- Why did you do that? - He's just joking.
We'd like to wish the three families more happiness.
- Yes! - Let's give them a big hand.
We'll come back next week with funnier stories.
We'll see you next week! Thank you.
- Thank you! - Thank you!
(Please look forward to our show next week!)
("Free Somebody" by Luna)