Today we have the guys who lived and died for their appearance.
They've come back after 16 years for their fans.
Oh, love
- We love Sechs Kies - You know their song?
- Of course I do. - Are you also frozen in time?
- I was around when they were. - You were preserved, too.
- They're old guys. - You're all frozen in time.
They're from a long time ago.
He was the first idol to get divorced.
He was known for playing a dumb character...
but he's returned as the Sechs Kies leader after 16 years.
Since he's nearly 40 years old,
his memory from 20 years ago is hazy.
It's the charismatic leader of Sechs Kies, Eun Ji Won.
His unique character was revealed after 20 years.
He made Yu Jae Seok speechless.
He's a prickly guy from another dimension.
It's because of him that Sechs Kies has joined YG Entertainment.
It's the Jackie Chan of Sechs Kies, Lee Jae Jin.
- That's right. - He's YG's brother-in-law.
He looks just as youthful as g.o.d's Joon Park.
He has the same appearance and hairstyle as 16 years ago.
He even speaks in the same cringeworthy way.
It's the smiley face of Sechs Kies, Kang Sung Hoon.
Everyone thinks this person is just a robotic actor,
but he was actually an idol singer.
Were you surprised when the robot started dancing?
Are you okay?
(Yes, I'm okay.)
Even this saying is out of style.
It's the youngest robotic member of Sechs Kies, Jang Su Won.
Everyone thought this person was just the robot's friend.
People fell in love after seeing him on "Infinite Challenge".
He's the former dancing machine of Sechs Kies,
and the current wife of Tony, Kim Jae Duck.
- Welcome. - Hello.
- Hello. - It's been a long time.
- It's nice to see you. - Hello.
- Hello. - Welcome.
They're all grown up.
- They're all grown up. - I'm flustered.
Do you know what day it is?
On this day, 16 years ago,
Sechs Kies held a press conference announcing their breakup.
Really?
As of May 18, 2000,
Sechs Kies will no longer be a group.
We called you here to announce...
our retirement from singing.
You won't be able to see us anymore after we retire,
but we'll always be with you.
Thank you for sticking with us.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
The group disbanded on May 18, 2000.
Now you're back together on the same day in 2016.
How did that happen?
- That's unbelievable. - Don't think of it much.
Why did you bring it up then?
Sung Hoon, how do you feel about getting back together?
I personally feel very unfamiliar.
When I heard we were going to be on Radio Star,
I couldn't sleep because I was so nervous.
You look great despite of not having enough sleep.
You still look great.
When you go through tough times, your appearance usually suffers.
He's mentally strong.
He must be.
Jae Jin has a lot of wrinkles around his eyes.
- Were you always like that? - He struggled a lot.
- Raising kids is hard. - That's right.
- Right. - That's true.
Did you always have so many wrinkles?
My skin stretches easily.
That's true.
He was like that 20 years ago.
Are you made of rubber?
While preparing for your comeback,
did you look into various agencies?
- That wasn't the case. - What about S.M. Entertainment?
No.
They have Jae Jin.
How could they join S.M. Entertainment?
- It's possible. - They wouldn't do that.
- Jae Jin is laughing loudly. - It could happen.
If Sechs Kies comes back with S.M. Entertainment,
it's the same as H.O.T. joining YG Entertainment.
It's possible.
It's possible. The groups might merge.
Why is that so funny?
(That's very funny.)
- It's not meant to be funny. - It's not that.
We were intimidated by YG Entertainment.
It's such a big company.
We hoped to join a big agency.
- To receive marketing support? - Yes.
It was our hope to be supported like that for our comeback,
but we didn't look around.
I hear you have complaints about the contract.
You're calling it a slave contract.
I said that in an interview.
- What are the terms? - "It's a slave contract."
YG Entertainment is the slave.
YG is the slave?
That's what Yang Hyun Suk said.
- He's the slave? - That's right.
I think he put us first.
Are the profit-sharing terms in your favour?
We received the best conditions.
I don't like the contract term.
- You wanted to extend it? - You wanted a longer term?
- You wanted to extend it? - I wanted 10 to 20 years.
- How long is the contract term? - I can't reveal that.
- You can't go past 10 years. - I wanted the maximum term.
It's for three years.
Three years?
- He said it. - Can he say that?
We want to end our careers with YG Entertainment.
- I want to work until I'm 70. - The term is too short.
Is YG Entertainment your life insurance policy?
When Jae Jin declared that you'd overthrow H.O.T.,
everyone was silent on "Infinite Challenge",
but that became everyone's goal when signing with YG Entertainment.
When we first formed the group,
we vowed to overthrow H.O.T. and...
(We'll overthrow H.O.T.!)
(Everyone else is silent.)
That surprised me.
After signing with YG Entertainment, all of the members asked Hyun Suk...
for a favour.
Since H.O.T. will probably also make a comeback,
please help us beat them this time.
It upset me that I was the only one who said that,
but when we signed, everyone said the same thing.
The other members admitted...
that they felt the same way back then.
H.O.T. isn't doing anything. Why must you overthrow them?
- They're not doing anything. - They should make a comeback.
As far as I know,
they're attempting to stage a comeback,
but I heard there's one who holds out.
I don't know who it is.
You know who it is, but you're not saying.
- That's sensitive information. - There's one person holding out.
Did anyone here cause trouble?
- It's Ko Ji Yong. - That's right.
There wasn't anyone here...
- who made things difficult. - That's not it.
He didn't make it difficult for us.
For his sake,
we accepted it without any question.
- It went smoothly. - That's right.
In H.O.T.'s case, you might say...
You want to say it so badly, don't you?
Since you've staged a comeback,
wouldn't it be better if H.O.T. also joined in?
That's our hope. If H.O.T. comes back,
we might even be able to do a joint concert.
That's true.
We really want them to come back.
Jae Jin jokingly said he wants to overthrow them but...
I'm not joking.
- It's... - Come out.
(Come out, H.O.T.!)
(He's amused by Jae Jin's antics.)
It'll be more fun if they also come back.
- We can compete again. - It'll be another chart battle.
- It'll be fun. - What I mean by not cooperating...
is that in g.o.d's case for example,
Yoon Kye Sang is established as an actor.
Those types of things might get in the way.
In H.O.T.'s case, someone's obviously unfit to return.
- He keeps bringing that up. - Exactly.
Ji Won, why don't you send them a message?
What message?
We have to respect their opinion.
Ji Won and I were on "The Geeks"...
- for quite a while. - That's right.
We did a lot of programmes together.
You're a lot different on variety shows.
- He's holding back a lot. - Yes, he is.
- That's not Ji Won's charm. - He's already playing his role.
- I know. - He's the Sechs Kies' leader.
Don't do that at such important moment.
There wasn't much to do here so far.
The questions...
weren't interesting.
(The questions weren't interesting.)
The story about H.O.T. is fun.
Why is it fun that they can't return because of one member?
It's a guessing game.
Of course.
Is that it?
Do you think Sechs Kies defeated H.O.T. 16 years ago?
- We lost. - We lost.
Do you have any regrets?
Now it's more about the journey...
rather than who wins or loses.
That's a comment from 1996.
- I really mean it. - Of course.
Jae Jin probably feels differently.
I guess he really wants to defeat them.
Tell them to come out again.
Hold on, Jae Jin is...
- He's good at variety shows. - He's the best.
Why are you so worried?
- He's entertaining. - It's fine.
- We can use that for the previews. - Yes.
(The promised time has come)
Come out.
(They won't be able to stand it.)
Jae Jin is so funny. Why was Jae Seok speechless?
Why did Jae Seok have a hard time?
Radio Star is the best at starting fights.
(Radio Star War)
- Ji Won. - Yes?
Who were the members who wanted...
to get back together the most?
- Was it Jae Duck and Su Won? - Anyone can see that.
(Anyone can see that.)
Do we look like we're struggling?
- That's the feeling I get. - Do we look like we're struggling?
Getting back with the group is the only way you'll survive.
That isn't wrong.
You wanted it the most.
(You really wanted it the most.)
- He really wanted it. - That's true.
- It's his only way to survive. - You wanted it too, Jae Duck.
(You wanted it, too.)
- Did they really want it? - That's true.
They were the ones...
who pushed for it and led the way.
Your expressions look like...
you're set for the next three years.
You'll be fine for the next three years.
We took a year off after the group disbanded.
We started to prepare...
- for the comeback after that. - For this moment?
All of us thought of it every year,
but I'm glad we didn't make our comeback.
- Now is the perfect timing. - Right.
- It brings back memories. - If we'd returned earlier,
we couldn't have joined YG Entertainment.
I see.
He's so glad about joining YG Entertainment...
instead of Sechs Kies getting back together.
That is what's important for him.
More people called...
when they heard we joined YG Entertainment.
It's well-known.
Even if we hadn't gotten the same treatment...
- as Big Bang... - Big Bang?
- Even if it wasn't like Big Bang, - Big Bang?
I would've trained for six years if they asked me to.
(He's fine with six years of training if it's YG Entertainment.)
The singers at YG Entertainment must feel like...
they joined the military and five sergeants just moved in.
(We welcome you.)
Su Won, is your relationship going well with your girlfriend...
who's 13 years younger than you?
- Yes. - That's good.
She's from a different generation, isn't she?
- Yes. - She knew you were a former singer.
How does she feel about your comeback?
- Things have changed. - She must be happy.
My girlfriend didn't know I used to be in Sechs Kies.
She just thought I was a bad actor.
Actually, when she saw me perform on "Infinite Challenge",
she saw Sechs Kies' popularity for the first time.
Does she treat you differently?
I think she's in awe.
(I think she's in awe.)
- Are you considering marriage? - Yes, I am.
Did you meet her parents?
- Not yet. - I see.
- Is she thinking of marriage? - Yes.
I see.
Really?
(Seriously?)
- Will you marry within three years? - Three years?
Shouldn't you marry while you have the contract?
I think I will.
Then the YG family will come to your wedding.
Isn't it a breach of contract...
- if you marry within three years? - Really?
Was there a condition like that?
If it gets in the way of our group promotion...
- No, he can get married. - Of course.
I'll consider it carefully, so I won't get divorced.
(I'll consider it carefully.)
(The divorced idol singer freezes.)
Don't worry about it.
- He always talks about marriage. - What are you saying?
- You said you were getting married. - Why are you bringing up my ex?
(Why are you bringing up my ex-girlfriend?)
Jae Jin is entertaining.
He said Jae Duck is a traitor...
because he lives with Tony An.
He's the funniest one.
He's got bad temper.
Since he's backed by YG Entertainment,
he's fearless.
(He's fearless because of YG Entertainment.)
Did you say that?
In 1997 when we practised dancing in front of the mirror,
there were six of us, while H.O.T. had five members.
- We would each pick a target. - Who?
Since I'm a dancer,
- I picked Jang Woo Hyuk. - Woo Hyuk?
- Jae Duck's target was Hee Jun. - Moon Hee Jun?
- I see. - We used to practise like that.
Jae Duck used to be in charge to overthrow H.O.T.
He would imitate Hee Jun and Woo Hyuk's dance moves.
- He would make fun of them. - He made fun of them?
- He dissed them? - He was always the first one.
- Now he lives with Tony. - That's right.
He's a national traitor.
- It's a fitting statement. - I see.
- That... - He betrayed Sechs Kies.
Am I that much of a traitor?
- Is he a defector? - That's...
- That's too much. - That's overdoing it.
He's great at variety shows.
(He's so good at variety shows.)
There's a reason I live with Tony.
Jae Jin doesn't know it, but I'm actually a spy.
- Are you spying on H.O.T.? - I'm gathering intelligence.
He doesn't know.
You are a defector.
(You're a defector.)
- You're a spy. - I am.
- He's spying for you. - I'll give you information.
I tell you everything.
They ask me about them.
Who's holding out in their comeback?
I haven't heard about that.
(I haven't heard actually.)
Jae Jin was much talked about on "Infinite Challenge"...
for being a prickly character from another dimension.
Due to his offhand comments,
people were looking forward to his battle with Gu Ra.
(Gu Ra versus Jae Jin in a battle of wits)
You have to explain it carefully to Jae Jin.
He'll really think it's a battle.
(He'll think it's a battle.)
Everyone will expect that type of battle...
because his brother-in-law is the CEO of YG Entertainment.
Thus, he's wealthy.
They assume I'll ask questions about that,
but I don't really care.
I already heard from Ji Won.
"There are credit cards with no limits."
I told him it doesn't exist, but he said, "Jae Jin has one."
(He avoids eye contact.)
Ji Won, why are you acting like you don't remember?
- You can't tell Gu Ra anything. - Say it.
- Did you trust Gu Ra? - Come on.
- You told me that several times. - Did you tell him?
- I did. - See?
I was asking if such thing existed.
I use a debit card.
I told him about it because Hyun Suk has that type of credit card.
- It's not yours. - It wasn't yours, Jae Jin?
- I only have a debit card. - I see.
He kept saying it didn't have a limit.
I insisted that it had to have a limit.
He's right. Certain cards don't have a limit.
You can spend up to 100,000 dollars a month.
- There are cards without limits. - The limit is 100,000 dollars?
- Yes. - Such thing exists.
(He's silent.)
Ji Won, should I not have said anything?
Aside from that, I'm thinking about what else I told you.
(He's reviewing their past conversations.)
What did I say to you?
I can't hear anything else.
(Be careful what you tell Gu Ra.)
From what I hear,
did you own a restaurant inside YG building?
Yes, I ran the tteokbokki restaurant for a while.
- You didn't own it? - No, I didn't.
- You just ran it? - Were you a staff?
I was just the front man.
(He was just the front man.)
The front man?
(He's rapidly aging.)
- He wasn't the actual owner. - It was a franchise.
- It closed after three months. - It didn't do well?
An order of tteokbokki cost 13 dollars.
Gimbap cost eight dollars.
- It closed after three months. - You can't do business like that.
- You can't do that. - It wasn't my fault.
Hyun Suk made the decision to open it.
He told me to run it.
After it closed,
he told me I wasn't good at business.
- Did you run anything else? - No.
He said I wasn't cut out for business.
I played with my niece.
Since I'm always with my niece,
everyone often says that I adore her too much.
But when I see her, she's unfamiliar to me.
She looks so much like the other side of the family.
She resembles her father.
She completely resembles him.
This is another subject but...
Ji Won didn't understand.
Paternal?
There's paternal and maternal.
I don't get it.
(I don't get it at all.)
Jae Jin is a great artist.
He holds an exhibition every year showcasing his artwork.
That's his artwork?
- Wow. - Who is this?
- That's my little sister. - That's right.
It's Eun Joo.
- He drew that? - It looks like a photograph.
Goodness. The shading is amazing.
What kind of artwork do you admire?
I like my art professor's work.
I respect my professor.
- I see. - That's an unexpected reply.
- That's tough. - Who is this?
- That's good. - It's my nephew.
- He looks just like Hyun Suk. - They're identical.
I drew that when he was three years old.
- I can tell based on his teeth. - I see.
It's so realistic.
Did you design your album jacket?
YG Entertainment handles that.
- I see. - He's going to design...
- our group logo. - Right.
- Did you study art? - No.
- It's only been around two years. - Do you sell your work?
Hyun Suk bought that one from me for my sister.
That's a great business.
(He bursts out laughing.)
Your father was a sketch artist when he was a criminal investigator.
When he worked as a police detective in Busan,
there was an annual sketching competition.
- He always won first place. - He drew composite sketches?
Who would you choose to do...
a composite sketch out of the MCs?
- Can I say? - Yes.
- Who looks like a criminal? - Pick someone.
(Who looks like a criminal?)
I'd choose Gu Ra.
Gu Ra's wrinkles are really cool.
- Draw him. - Do it quickly.
- I practised at home. - I see.
- You already drew it? - No, I can't do that.
I have to sketch it here,
but I practised.
This is my first time seeing him in person.
I practised.
- Wow! - My goodness.
(He can't stop looking.)
- Let me see. - He's good.
My lips are slanted.
It's serious.
- You look like a criminal. - Come on.
It looks like half of my face is paralysed.
It does.
- What is this? - Did you sleep on the streets?
He uses photos as reference.
- You'll be shocked when you see it. - Will I?
Your lips are like that.
Are they?
- Show them. - Let's have a look.
- Show him the photo. - Are my lips like that?
Yes. Here you go.
(It's a crooked smile.)
- Your mouth is slanted. - It is.
I give you that.
He just exaggerated it.
Show these two side-by-side.
My mouth was slanted, and he exaggerated it.
Draw him again.
I had a hard time drawing Jae Seok...
because he kept moving around.
I'd like to take a photo of you, and then draw you.
Okay.
Take his photo.
(Master Artist Lee)
Sit still.
Make that smirk.
(Smile)
Let me see.
- Is that how I look? - Good.
Now get to work.
Shall we go on talking?
- We should. - Let's talk to Sung Hoon.
You haven't changed. Even your hairstyle's the same.
- You even say corny things. - You're just the same.
You said this before.
"I have no intention to get married. I love the Yellows."
Hello, Yellows.
Are you there, Yellows?
(The Yellows answered after 16 years.)
- That's what current singers say. - That's right.
He came up with the word "Yellows".
- The Yellows. - Yes.
The rest of us never called our fans Yellows.
(We never called them Yellows.)
You're lucky your colour was yellow.
- What if it had been red? - Right.
You can't call them Reds.
(You can't call them Reds.)
Sung Hoon said he's learning slang words to keep up...
with the younger generation.
Let's go through a few of them.
- Jong Shin. - What's ML?
- ML? - ML.
You could say, "My ML."
- The ML member. - Are you imitating someone?
- Lee Hyun Woo? - ML.
Hello, I'm Lee Hyun Woo.
- Do you know? - ML.
You need to know Chinese characters.
L means love.
- What would "M" mean? - Hate?
Most loved?
That's it.
Most loved.
Who's your ML member?
- Who is it? - It's true.
Yang Hyun Suk.
That's such a 90's answer.
I don't know this one.
- WC. - WC.
World's cutest.
- That's it. - Really?
I know one.
- KW2SO. - What does that mean?
Know when to stay out.
- Does it really? - KW2SO.
Jae Jin, you're still drawing me, so KW2SO.
Okay?
You should stay out.
Let's all go back to 1997...
to talk about Sechs Kies.
Sung Hoon, when you first met Ji Won in Hawaii,
were you scared?
The first time I saw him...
was in a classroom during class.
He was wearing a yellow jacket with collar...
- and sleeping like this. - He was asleep.
The teacher said,
"Wake him up."
So I patted him and said, "Hey, hey."
He got up and said,
"Shoot. What now?"
He spoke Korean.
So I thought, "Oh, he's Korean."
After class,
he came up and asked me which part of Korea I was from.
When you saw him sleeping in the middle of class,
did you think he was important?
I thought he was a daebak guy.
- What's that? - A daebak guy.
I lived in Daebang-dong.
He's learning things like...
- "daebak guy". - "Daebak guy"?
- We don't say that. - We say, "he's impressive".
What's "daebak guy"?
It's a term that I use.
If there's an impressive person, I say, "You're a daebak guy."
"You're a daebak girl."
- I say that. - Do you?
- "Daebak girl"? - "Daebak girl"?
Don't you say that?
- No. - What does that mean?
I think you're learning weird stuff.
(He's learning slangs from the late 20th century.)
- That's interesting. - Why were you asleep?
- Why were you asleep? - He just was.
- I had no one to talk to. - He was sleepy.
- Why were you there? - Where?
Hawaii.
I went there to study.
When I was in Korean school,
I struggled a bit when I hit puberty.
(What?)
(Click)
Go on.
- Can I go on? - Yes.
Do you speak fluent English?
- Do you? - I did back then.
I learned English from my nephews.
Even here, children speak differently...
- from adults. - That's right.
My English is like a kiddie level.
Our English is primary school level.
Almost preschool level.
That's the level we're at.
Who speaks better English, you or Tony?
- We'd be the same. - I agree.
Tony, too?
- He's called Tony. - He'd be better.
(His English would be better.)
- Are you defending him? - You have to, don't you?
- He knows a lot about Tony. - "He'd be better."
Why do you think he'd be better?
I never spoke English around you.
(He's the charismatic leader.)
Poor Jae Duck.
Did you do something wrong?
(Just kidding)
- Su Won, when you auditioned, - Yes.
you were asked...
what your specialities were and you said, "Nothing."
- That's how you got picked. - You stood out.
Did he say that?
It turned out to be the truth.
(He really can't do anything.)
I heard what happened.
The reason our company picked him was...
They asked, "What can you do?"
"Nothing."
That was his answer.
That's why they picked him.
- Why? - Because he was honest.
Shall I explain what happened?
Is there another reason?
- Well... - What?
Actually,
before Sechs Kies came on the scene...
There's an unknown story.
Ji Won and I were meant to debut...
- as a duo. - As a duo?
- Like Deux? - Yes. That was the deal.
Then H.O.T. debuted.
The company's CEO...
- had a change of heart. - He wanted another member.
- He scrambled. - "Let's make a group."
I wanted to work with Ji Won,
so I said I'd quit.
I suddenly lost all interest in becoming a singer.
So our CEO said,
"I will let you pick the extra members."
(Not everyone's pleased.)
- Really? - So you picked them.
To be honest, I was there when Su Won auditioned.
I was sitting beside the CEO.
I liked it when he said he wasn't good at anything.
He was the member Sung Hoon could use as a stepping stone.
I just liked his innocent charm.
- It was his charm. - Yes.
I liked how he looked, too.
So I whispered to the CEO.
"Let's take him."
(Let's take him.)
Way to go, Sung Hoon.
He's like AlphaGo. He's so calculative.
- It was his call. - Well done, Sung Hoon.
"Let's take him."
- It's like a scene from a movie. - "Let's take him."
"Let's take him."
Is this team made up of people you wanted?
After that...
There's more.
In Jae Duck and Jae Jin's case,
I saw videos of them dancing.
- Beforehand? - I saw the video before we met.
There was no need to test them on it.
They were that good.
- We had to see their faces instead. - Their looks.
Our CEO saw Jae Duck's flashy dance moves...
and picked him.
I thought...
we would need someone who could dance smoothly.
That would make us an all-rounded team.
I liked how Jae Jin looked,
and he could dance smoothly.
"Pick him."
(Pick Jae Jin.)
- What? - Really?
Is this all true?
- You chose him, too? - "Let's take him."
- "Pick him." - "Pick him."
I don't even have to make up this story.
Bag him. Put him in the bag.
- Is he shopping? - He's shopping.
(Everything we need is in the cart.)
In Ji Yong's case...
We'd picked someone.
- I see. - And...
I'd known Ji Yong since primary school.
He suddenly said,
"Sung Hoon, I'd like to become a singer, too."
You created Sechs Kies then.
He's the mastermind.
- He's like After School's Kahi. - This is mortifying.
Anyway,
I can tell all now because time has passed.
Did none of you know this?
- I didn't tell them. - I remember it differently.
I was aware of it.
- Were you? - I was aware he was in charge.
- But... - I see.
after I was chosen,
they picked Jae Duck and Jae Jin.
Upon seeing Jae Duck, Sung Hoon said...
he didn't want to be part of the team.
(I don't want to be in this team.)
It's true.
- Jae Duck... - Poor you.
- What? - That's how I remember it.
Jae Duck is cute.
Jae Duck's face at the time...
That's not how I remember it.
His dialect was a bit...
- He didn't like Jae Duck. - It was...
He chipped in.
He confirmed it.
I remember what happened now.
It wasn't because of how he looked.
- It was his dialect. - He thought it wasn't appropriate.
He said things like "y'all".
We clashed over that.
That became his charm.
Hello, y'all.
Then Sung Hoon saw his dance and changed his mind.
He was that good.
Their memories are all skewed.
- Tell me how you remember it. - I remember...
I didn't know the CEO watched the video of us dancing.
- He watched. - I didn't know where they were.
I see. So you thought they'd seen you for the first time.
He said I'm in the group as soon as he saw me.
- Before you danced? - Yes.
So it's true.
- We knew you could dance. - You thought they liked your looks.
I thought they liked how I looked.
(The sad truth came out after 16 years.)
I think I'm done.
Master Artist Lee.
- He's good. - This is great.
It's so pretty.
This is fantastic.
- You have some skill. - I like this.
- Will you sign it? - He's good.
- Don't you sign it? - Is this for him?
No, it's not.
- Take a photo of it. - This?
- Is it not for him? - Isn't it mine?
Why not? It's my face.
I drew it.
- It's my face. - I drew it.
Change the face then.
Give it back to me first.
Give this to me as a gift.
I don't do that.
- It's not a gift. - It's his masterpiece.
He collects them.
Don't people usually give them away?
I'll sell it to your son later on.
Just like I sold one to Hyun Suk.
- It's for your future business. - Okay.
How much will you ask for it?
I'll start at 1,000 dollars.
(It's a drawing for MC Gree to buy.)
Su Won, when you met Ji Won,
you thought he was Sung Hoon's manager.
- What's this about? - Tell us about it.
After I joined the team as the third member,
I got to meet the other two who had met up first.
Sung Hoon looked pretty much as he does now.
He looked pretty and sweet just like an idol singer.
I'd been told there was one more guy,
- but when I looked around... - He didn't look right.
Right. I saw Ji Won sitting next to Sung Hoon...
and thought he was a manager the company sent.
He just came back from Hawaii so he had a tan...
and always had dark wrinkles under his eyes.
He'd always had them and looked fierce.
You would think they'd pick...
only good-looking guys, but that wasn't the case.
One had the looks.
- You each had a different role. - You have different styles.
- A team of handsome guys fail. - They flop.
Why don't you ask me?
What?
Ask me what I thought of Su Won.
- Okay. What did you think? - Is this a revenge?
I thought, "Who's that fool?"
(He has too much charisma.)
You're usually very protective.
Why did you turn on me?
Why did you say that?
Because I thought, "Who is that?"
I hadn't heard that word in a while.
That's kind of cooked rice...
I wasn't expecting to hear of.
It sounds delicious.
(He skips between charisma and childishness.)
I think he's all twisted.
- No, I was kidding. - It was a joke.
Didn't you two get along?
- We were close. - You two.
I did as he said.
- We got along. - The first impressions were bad.
Su Won, you couldn't dance at first, right?
You said Jae Duck swore when he taught you.
Jae Duck and Jae Jin were in charge of choreography,
so they taught us.
I wanted to learn from Jae Jin who was calm and gentle.
- Jae Duck... - He was hard-core.
He didn't say anything bad or mean,
but he'd just come to Seoul.
- Did he say, "y'all"? - Yes.
- "Y'all." - "Y'all are useless!"
The way he speaks is...
For example, Jae Jin would say, "I think we should do it like this."
Jae Duck would say, "Not like that!"
- It was the tone. - He didn't mean it though.
It just means, "What are you doing? Do it like this."
I said, "Can't you even do this? What's wrong with y'all?"
He didn't mean to offend them.
- You meant well. - He wasn't being mean.
It depends on how you hear it.
- To people from Seoul... - It sounds rough and offensive.
Don't you say "y'all"?
- I don't. - Stop it. What's wrong with you?
(Gu Ra's from Incheon and loves dialects.)
Jae Duck taught you how to dance. Are you as good as him now?
I wonder how he'll answer that.
- What? - I mean his dance skills.
- Really? - Who? You?
- How about a dance battle? - Do the back-down then.
Show us a few moves, Jae Duck.
Show Su Won what you can do.
It's been a while.
- Dance for us. - Please do.
- Play something. - Play some music.
(He's the master of the back-down.)
(Jae Jin and Jae Duck were the dance machines.)
He's a good dancer.
Look at him.
This is insane.
(This is how we reacted.)
(Jae Duck is the dance machine.)
- Su Won. - Can you do that?
Show us your version.
Go on. Take turns.
It's Sechs Kies' dance time.
I'm not that great dancer.
(Creaking)
(Excited)
That's a kick and a double kick.
(He's a robot that kicks.)
(And finally...)
What was that?
(It's the same move but has different feel.)
Wasn't I right? I was right.
You can't do anything.
- Don't you want to see Jae Jin? - Yes.
- It's been so long. - Jae Jin.
- Go on. - Do it for us.
Play the music.
Go for it.
Go.
- What should I dance? - After so long...
(A dance battle with Jang Woo Hyuk)
(His dancing shocked everyone.)
After so long...
(He's spinning.)
(His body does amazing things.)
(This requires some skill.)
(It's jaw-dropping.)
(His joints swivel and turn.)
(Jae Jin is the dance master.)
Ji Won, you're next.
- Go on. - He's injured.
- You're taking turns. - Leader Ji Won, Leader Ji Won.
Leader Ji Won, Leader Ji Won.
(Wow)
I like that.
(This was unexpected.)
This is hip-hop.
(He tried to show us hip-hop and ended up falling.)
(Everyone ages.)
Jae Jin and Jae Duck, you can still dance.
They were always good.
Why don't you form a sub-unit?
They just made a comeback and you want to split them up?
(Do you want to split them up?)
Sechs Kies' first national TV appearance...
was on "Recharge 100 Percent".
You debuted with "School Song".
You thought H.O.T.'s debut song "Warrior's Descendant" was cool,
but the lyrics of "School Song" were terrible.
I'll read the lyrics.
"Ari ari ari, we climb the hill of studies."
I see some traditional lyrics.
"Forget about music and art, the focus is on Math and English."
That's a gem.
"Ari ari ari, we get good grades and go to a good college."
"Midterm exams and finals."
"Midterm exams, catch me if you can."
"Finals, catch me if you're angry."
- "Catch me if you're angry." - "Our grades and..."
- "the SAT." - "I'm the best."
- "Forget about dreams." - "Just memorise everything."
- "I'll become a computer." - "I will go crazy."
That's satire.
Which part don't you like?
The whole thing.
It goes "ari ari, seuri seuri". What on earth is that?
They added that to the lyrics because of the gugak element.
That's the only gugak element there.
- What? - What?
Did I just hear "lamppost"?
Did he mean "overturned"?
- That was a terrible joke. - It might not work.
Don't you think he needs help?
- He's with S.M. Entertainment. - He needs a scolding.
He debuted years after you.
- Scold him. - I'll beg on my knees later.
You're such a cute little fool.
(You're so cute.)
Sung Hoon, did you envy H.O.T.?
- Why? - I liked their outfits.
- Their outfits? - They were colourful...
and it looked nicer.
Our clothes had math equations on them.
The music video for "Couple"...
was filmed in places like an office.
We even used the clips from other shows.
We filmed in an underground corridor and karaoke bar.
"Road Fighter" was filmed like that.
We feel unfulfilled when it comes to music videos.
Why don't you tell Hyun Suk?
- Go all out. - Use a drone.
Back then,
H.O.T. looked pale and pretty in their music videos.
S.E.S. looked so pretty for the same reasons.
We filmed on a rooftop and by an office door.
(He really does seem upset.)
Did you envy H.O.T. that much?
I wouldn't say I envied them.
Their company hired buses to transport fans...
who lived in other regions.
Let's say there's a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Jamsil.
It's a big deal and TV stations send cameras to tape the event.
We knew for a fact that we had just as many fans all over...
but students couldn't afford to travel.
H.O.T. fans didn't need to pay...
because the company sent buses to get them.
- Did they send buses everywhere? - Our company...
didn't have that system so that was upsetting.
Why didn't you speak up? "Send some buses."
(Get some buses.)
I found out that the Yellows were upset about that.
The Yellows.
- I heard so much about it. - Fans of H.O.T. get dropped off,
- but your fans... - They had to live nearby.
They took buses and subways.
When I looked at the stadium, all I saw was a fried egg.
All I saw was a fried egg.
Their fans were dressed in white and a few of our fans were in yellow.
- Now I get it. - I see.
- That's why you said fried egg. - It was upsetting.
It's a cross-section of boiled egg.
H.O.T. was huge,
- but... - Fried egg.
Boiled egg.
It looked like a fried egg.
The size of the yolk is different.
The yolk of a fried egg sometimes bursts.
If it does, everything turns yellow but it doesn't always burst.
How poetic!
- They are very poetic. - Good job, Robot.
It would have been nice if the fans of Sechs Kies...
had a system to assemble together.
In a sense, it's an envy for S.M. Entertainment.
To go home after the concert,
our fans had to ride the bus for H.O.T. fans.
- They had to share a bus. - That's right.
- Really? - Yes.
- They live in the countryside. - Did they allow it?
They could have friends in the bus.
I see.
- Doesn't the bus have tickets? - What do you mean?
- It's a bus for the fans. - Yes.
It's a borrowed vehicle for the fans.
- S.M. Entertainment sent it. - Don't ask belated questions.
I couldn't have asked then, could I?
You picked a wrong person to mess with.
(It's a tough day for Gu Ra.)
(He's proud.)
As the best idol group of the era,
Sechs Kies set many records.
They were the first dance group...
- to hold a solo concert... - They came before H.O.T.
at Sejong Centre Chamber Hall.
All members worked as a DJ for a radio programme.
They came before H.O.T. in this one, too.
- They played the lead in a movie. - They came before H.O.T.
They are also the first idol group to achieve this feat.
Their song, "Couple"...
made it on music charts again 18 years after it was released.
- It's on 11th place. - Even my son, Ra Ik sings the song.
- Tell us about the song. - "Couple" is a song...
that represents our determination.
Another song was chosen as the title song,
- but we stood firm... - You wanted it to be "Couple".
- and insisted on "Couple". - I remember that.
Everyone loves the melody.
The album contains...
the original soundtrack of our movie, "Seventeen".
- Really? - I remember "Seventeen".
Why are there so many things you don't know?
- Do other members ignore him? - You resemble Tony too much.
(You resemble Tony too much.)
Ji Won, the members must have been very close.
Back then, SBS had a show called "Happy Saturday",
and it had a segment involving a hidden camera.
The most popular episode was the one that targeted Sung Hoon.
It earned many fans for Sechs Kies. Tell us about the episode.
- Sung Hoon thought I was dead. - Really?
Sung Hoon got tricked into thinking I died...
because of a paragliding accident.
- There is a video clip. - Let's see it.
- Do you remember it, Sung Hoon? - I think I do.
They will go paragliding now.
Sung Hoon thinks they are filming a commercial.
Cue!
Now comes Ji Won.
It was a stuntman, not Ji Won.
He goes up in the air.
He is holding a doll.
- A doll is on a paraglider. - I see.
- He is putting make-up on. - He put red make-up on his face.
Then, Ji Won finds a spot...
and lies down.
(Grinning)
The paraglider with a doll is in the air.
(He points a gun at Ji Won.)
When he shoots, the doll will drop.
He shot it.
What?
We need assistance.
(Sung Hoon is confused.)
- Ji Won has red make-up. - That's incredible.
(There is chaos.)
It is an intense situation.
(He almost falls.)
"I killed a person!"
He runs towards Ji Won.
(Ji Won lies on the ground.)
Ji Won! Ji Won!
(Sobbing)
Please step back.
(Please save him!)
My goodness.
- TV shows were intense back then. - No kidding.
- He is playing dead. - That's intense.
Oh, my.
He has red make-up on his forehead.
(Jae Duck enjoys the situation.)
I knew what was going on.
- What happened? - Paramedics are here.
(An ambulance appears.)
How intense!
- Who is that? - It's Park Soo Hong.
(MC Park Soo Hong appears.)
- TV shows were intense back then. - You're right.
(He is inconsolable.)
Wait.
(Wailing)
Give him a mouth-to-mouth.
(He really tries to do it.)
(Ji Won couldn't hold in his laughter.)
Oh, my.
(Crying)
That's so sad. I am going to cry.
(Ji Won is moved to tears.)
- TV shows were intense back then. - He's not looking at Soo Hong.
This is for "Happy Saturday".
(He is dazed.)
For goodness' sake.
(He finally smiles brightly.)
I remember that. After I got tricked,
I didn't talk to the members...
- on our way back to Seoul. - You were upset.
I was so shocked. Ji Won was like my real brother.
Ji Won and I grew up together in Hawaii.
He fell from the sky because of my shot.
It really looked like he was dead.
- "I am a murderer." - "I killed a person."
"I am a murderer. What should I do now?"
Stop acting.
- Why do you keep on doing that? - I am free to do whatever I want.
- Tell him to stop singing, too. - Don't sing or act.
- He acts all the time. - I don't want to hear them.
(He's discouraged.)
Sechs Kies had appeared in every show for three years.
We made a compilation of their exceptional performances...
- 20 years ago. Let's watch it. - Really?
(Eun Ji Won)
Ji Won!
(Laughing)
- This is incredible. - What a striking resemblance!
You look exactly like him.
(Ji Yong dresses up as Leon.)
It's Ji Yong.
- It's Song Hye Kyo. - Song Hye Kyo.
(He can't act.)
(Sung Hoon's hair looks like antennae.)
His lips aren't moving in sync.
(His lips aren't moving in sync.)
Song Hye Kyo will be surprised to see this.
- This goes way back. - Look at his eyes.
He was a robot back then, too.
They're powerful! Everyone, it's Sechs Kies.
My goodness.
(The members and the current idol singer are both shocked.)
Oh, my.
(Sung Hoon is flirty.)
- Goodness. - What are you doing?
- They made us do that. - Oh, my.
It's Jae Jin.
My goodness.
- Is that underwear? - Who is that?
(Jae Duck wears a white Speedo.)
- Who is that? - Oh, my.
- Is that Jae Duck? - Gosh.
(After wearing the white Speedo,)
(Ji Yong flaunts his skinny body.)
(Su Won shows off his bottom.)
He is wearing a Speedo, too.
- It was a white Speedo. - That was interesting.
We did appear in a lot of shows.
We accepted every offer H.O.T. rejected.
(They accepted every offer H.O.T. rejected.)
- It worked in our favour. - Let go of the past.
- Stop sulking about H.O.T. - They gave us more opportunities.
That's right.
- It worked in their favour. - It made them more approachable.
That's right.
I think they wore Speedos on their own accounts.
I have always worn Speedos since I was confident.
- It was a trendy item. - What were you confident about?
I was confident in general.
(I was confident in general.)
Now comes a time for us...
to see their special talents.
Shall we start with Sung Hoon? He will imitate Pikachu.
- Gosh. - He will imitate Pikachu!
Sung Hoon, give us Pikachu.
Pika, pika, pika. Pikachu.
- That's it. - Seriously.
(His talent makes everyone freeze.)
Your new fans will lose interest.
Jae Jin is the only one who is good at this.
- Jae Jin is talented. - He has many special talents.
- He does. - He can imitate Master Lettuce,
Duck, Jeon Yu Sung and the late Rhee Syng Man.
He can imitate a variety of voices.
- I wrote down what to say. - Master Lettuce.
Once upon a time,
a kind king ruled over a kingdom.
Once upon a time...
He is good.
Master Lettuce and Master Radish.
(Chuckling)
- Imitate a duck. - A duck.
(Quack, quack, quack)
(Shaking)
He's good.
Imitate Jeon Yu Sung.
Hello. I am Jeon Yu Sung.
- He is good. - Computers?
If you learn computers for a week, you can be as good as Jeon Yu Sung.
He sounds similar.
I will now imitate the late president, Rhee Syng Man.
- Dear citizens, - He's good.
we are faced with an economic downturn.
- We should turn away from luxury. - He is good.
- He is good. - He is very good at this.
What kind of an idol singer imitates the late president, Rhee Syng Man?
- Exactly. - He's good.
Please do it again.
We are faced with an economic downturn.
- We should turn away from luxury. - Do Master Lettuce.
Once upon a time...
- It's the same voice. - He sounds the same.
- Isn't he good? - He is very good at this.
- Ji Won, can you do impressions? - I can imitate Dooly.
- Yes. - He can imitate Dooly.
That's it.
He looks exactly like Dooly.
- He looks like Shin-chan. - He looks exactly like Dooly.
- You should go, "Ooh la, ooh la." - I can't talk with that face.
- I see. - Try it. Have you tried it?
- It's impossible. - You haven't tried it. Try it.
Ji Won.
(What?)
I can't talk with air in my cheeks.
Since H.O.T. and Sechs Kies were rivals,
the fan clubs also had intense rivalry.
They often fought with placards.
Sechs Kies' placards always had strong words.
"We signed a deal with the devil..."
"for Ji Won."
"We are the devil's blades."
- Gosh. - It's taken from an actual placard.
- I have a suggestion. - "Devil's blades"?
You need to be creative. Put this word in a blank.
Do you know what I mean? Make them guess.
"Sung Hoon, I want to have your blank."
This isn't "Vitamin".
- I will give it a try. - Okay.
"Sung Hoon, I want to have your blank."
- What goes in the blank? - I know.
Baby.
(Sung Hoon, I want to have your baby.)
See? You get funny answers.
That's intense.
"Sung Hoon, I want to have your baby."
It's wrong.
- I have seen it before. - Ji Won.
- Do you want a hint? - Yes.
We saw Ji Won become this earlier.
Corpse.
- Corpse? - Correct!
They want his corpse?
My goodness.
"I want to have your corpse."
Let's do this one.
"Ji Won, blank me."
What goes in the blank?
"Ji Won, blank me."
- Five, four, - It was written on a placard.
three,
- What was the question again? - "Ji Won, blank me."
"Ji Won, divorce me."
For goodness' sake.
(Jae Jin is the best.)
Jae Jin, where did that come from?
Why would they ask for a divorce in the absence of marriage?
"Ms Geum Ja, please bless us." What is this?
That would be my mother.
- His mother's name is Kim Geum Ja. - "Ji Won, marry me."
I heard...
the fans' placards changed from "Ji Won, marry me"...
to "Ji Won, remarry me."
That's hilarious.
I can't believe you brought it up.
- I just read from the script. - You little jerk.
Sechs Kies filmed a movie titled, "Seventeen".
You won't get to see my face again.
Sung Hoon,
I heard you and Kim Ji Hye of To-Ya...
rehearsed a kiss scene in secret.
- They rehearsed a kiss scene? - It must be true.
- They did it in secret, too. - Was it in secret?
There was a group called To-Ya.
I remember.
I have seen them recently on TV.
Show me a picture of To-Ya.
That's who she is.
The picture hasn't even loaded yet.
For goodness' sake.
- It hasn't loaded yet. - He does things half-heartedly...
towards the end of the shoot.
There was nothing on screen,
but he said, "That's who she is."
Have you heard this story about Gu Ra?
He was at a team dinner after a shoot.
Staff members gather at a restaurant, right?
He said, "Hey, you are here."
But she was a stranger.
(Hey, you are here.)
She just bowed since she recognised Gu Ra.
He pretends to know everything.
He lacks sincerity.
He greeted...
a complete stranger.
I react first.
(I react first.)
I say, "Ouch" before the needle goes in.
(I say, "Ouch" before I the needle goes in.)
- She is beautiful. - She has a pretty face.
(Kim Ji Hye of To-Ya is a beautiful woman.)
During the shoot,
a lot of fans gathered...
to see a kiss scene.
There were so many of them that they couldn't be managed.
The director was worried,
so he ordered us to practise kissing in the car for two hours.
- My goodness. - The director did?
It had to end with a single take.
Who was the director?
What a considerate director!
- Let's look up the director. - He's amazing.
- Director Jung Byung Gak. - Director Jung Byung Gak.
- Director Jung Byung Gak. - What other movies has he made?
He stopped directing after 2004.
He was ahead of his time.
What an impressive man!
Did you practise for two hours in a car?
We couldn't practise kissing in a car.
It was too awkward.
However, we couldn't just sit idly.
The director told you to practise.
He would have scolded us if he could tell we didn't practise.
- I see. - We wondered what we should do.
We practised kissing lightly.
You figured out the angle.
We premeditated the angle.
When the shoot resumed,
we messed up the scene.
When our lips met,
the fans screamed...
and yelled, "I will kill you!"
I put my back into that kiss.
I kissed her passionately...
like she was my girlfriend.
I will never forget you.
(She was pretty 18 years ago, too.)
(It's a shockingly intimate kiss for idol singers.)
(It's no wonder the fans were so upset.)
In "Seventeen",
Su Won acted better than he does now.
Come on. Let's take a break.
We've been practising for two hours.
All of us are not good actors.
- Do you think you have improved? - I bet he does.
I wouldn't say that.
I just have my own style.
- He is right. - It's important to be unique.
- He is a unique actor. - Exactly.
I had a few shoots with actors...
and heard a story from them.
They do a read-through, right?
- He has created a ripple effect. - How so?
They mess up when they have to say, "Are you okay?"
Because it reminds them of Su Won.
(The line reminds them of Su Won.)
I see.
- It is a ripple effect. - Because of that,
they get nervous whenever they see the line.
Are you okay?
They don't want to copy him.
- "Are you okay?" - The line became his.
(That became his famous line.)
Sung Hoon is the only member of Sechs Kies...
who has taken a nude picture.
For goodness' sake.
He looks like Ricky Martin.
- Is that him? - Doesn't he look like Ricky Martin?
- Is that Sung Hoon? - He looks like Ricky Martin.
I can't believe they revealed it.
Radio Star is the best.
- Where was the picture taken? - I remember the picture.
- It looks like a Greek temple. - What is it?
(It looks like a Greek temple.)
I was abroad...
to take pictures for the cover of my second solo album.
Photographer Kim Jung Man was in charge.
Kim Jung Man.
He found a perfect background for a nude shot of his dreams.
I was the only model available.
Did you use that picture for your album?
He told me he would add it to his private collection...
instead of using it for the album.
Then, he released the picture.
The floor was very hot.
The heat was intolerable.
It was really hot.
The heat is coming this way.
Touching the surface with the tip of a foot...
would have made anyone go, "Goodness. It's hot."
The stylist got a full view of my naked body...
because I kept getting up since the floor was so hot.
I cooperated as a model for the sake of art.
I make a lousy model. Look at that.
You look great.
- You have nice bottom. - I know.
Your body is touching the floor.
You have nice bottom.
It looks nice.
This space adds to the beauty.
(This space adds to the beauty.)
All right.
Sechs Kies announced their disbandment on May 18, 2000.
After the announcement,
fans trashed the building of DSP Media in anger.
They threw chrysanthemums and trash.
Does it symbolise...
- the death of Sechs Kies? - I think so.
They trashed Young Gu's car, too.
They mistook his car for the president's car.
I talked on the phone with Young Gu.
He gave me a detailed account of the incident.
Members and the fans thought...
- he was compensated for his car. - By whom?
We thought the agency and the fans compensated.
I heard the story from Young Gu.
After his car was trashed,
the fans responsible were taken to the police station.
(It was a serious matter.)
The fans needed to...
pay for the damage in order to reach a settlement.
However, Young Gu refused to take money from students.
The fans gathered money because they felt bad.
However,
it wasn't a lot since the fans were students.
As I understood it, they only managed to gather 200 dollars.
Young Gu refused to take money from students.
He didn't take money from the fans.
The agency gave him...
- 10,000 dollars or 15,000 dollars. - They compensated.
With the money he got as compensation,
he fixed the car and used it for three years.
How badly did they trash the car?
- Only the bottom was unscathed. - It was completely trashed.
- Really? - They turned it into a convertible.
- They broke the glass. - They stole his belongings, too.
Really?
1,000 fans did this.
They stole my clothes, too.
- It's the worst for the victim. - Of course, it is.
I heard he only had it for three days.
- He did nothing wrong. - It was longer than three days.
- It was a new car. - No, it wasn't.
If I were him,
I would have been furious...
- to see my new car broken. - I doubt it was a new car.
He lost his new car.
- They were saying it was a new car. - I don't think so.
(Gu Ra is pigheaded.)
How did it feel to disband?
None of us could go home.
If fans were waiting in front of the house,
we had no means of moderating the situation.
- We dispersed. - I remember we dispersed.
Was there an event that led to disbandment?
- We couldn't go on anymore. - It's understandable.
The schedule was very hectic.
One time,
we released an album and starred in a film and musical in a year.
I don't think any of us knew what the movie was about.
That's right. We got to the set,
memorised the lines and began acting.
Then we would go to practice for the musical...
- and record our parts in songs. - You appeared on shows, too.
We never recorded a song together.
Then, a similar day would start after two hours of sleep.
Anyone would grow tired after three years of that.
The thing is,
we didn't have a problem with the president of our agency.
We didn't have a good relationship with our manager...
who works the closest to us.
In my opinion,
the attention and love our agency has once shown to us...
- went to Fin.K.L. - I see.
It played a factor to our disbandment.
Did you feel you were a bit neglected?
We felt very neglected, to be honest.
What would have happened if you had continued?
When I look back on it now,
I regret disbanding so soon.
There is a matter...
we and the agency settled on.
Sung Hoon and I were asked to stay.
What happened to the rest?
Other members were discarded, weren't they?
We were getting ready to leave the agency.
The members had a good relationship.
Please don't misunderstand.
We were on good terms.
The agency wanted Ji Won and I to stay.
Ji Won and I discussed in the bathroom.
We decided not to accept the offer because of the other members.
We agreed with each other and left the agency.
- We left the agency. - Did they let you go?
We didn't even have a written contract.
- You worked without a contract? - We didn't have a signed contract.
- We only made a verbal contract. - I see.
- Did you have any income? - Yes, we did.
- We had. - It wasn't much, though.
Even if it was only 10 cents, it's still income.
- Are you teasing them? - We had income.
When I think of Jae Jin, I first think of him going AWOL.
I was shocked.
Lee Jae Jin of Sechs Kies was caught by the military police in Daegu...
33 days after he ran away.
Jae Jin hates it when people say he ran away.
- What should we say, then? - He didn't return from leave.
It's called AWOL, too.
- That's true. - Right.
It's different in a legal sense.
I see. Why didn't you return?
I was having a hard time back then.
What happened in the military?
- Nothing happened in the military. - I see.
I had been having a hard time before I joined the military.
My father passed away in January 2006.
My mother was ill back then, and she passed away in 2008.
- Both of them passed away? - Yes. After that,
I joined the military. I had a tough time.
- So, you didn't return from leave? - No, I didn't.
What happened? Were you caught?
- Did you return to the base? - No.
I meant to return to the base by myself.
- I was caught before that. - By the military police?
- Yes. - How long were you absent?
For 33 days.
Does that mean you had to run away for a long time?
- That's right. - I see.
- What did you do? - Were you hiding?
I went to my father's home town.
- I stayed in a motel. - I see.
Then, I moved to my mother's home town, and stayed in a motel.
I was locked up in the military prison for 33 days.
After the trial, I was sent back to my unit.
How did you overcome your sorrow?
During my military service,
my sister told me she was pregnant before she announced her wedding.
I was very surprised, and started...
feeling very peaceful somehow.
You must have felt the sense of responsibility.
I thought I had been selfish.
I didn't think of my sister's sorrow for losing our parents.
- I only cared about my sorrow. - You still have your family.
You realised you were not alone.
- That's right. - I see.
As my sister got pregnant after our parents passed away,
it felt as if our parents were back.
You had such a hard time.
I'm glad that you overcame it.
You are watching a high-end music programme...
What did you say?
- I'll be high-end from this moment. - No one has ever cut me off...
- when I said this line. - What's wrong with you?
You are watching...
You are watching a high-end music programme, Radio Star.
- No one did that in 10 years. - Why did you do that?
(Ji Won stops the line for the first time.)
I haven't made a mistake when I said this line.
- I've never stammered. - Are you proud of that?
Yes. It's because...
- Why is this a high-end music... - It will be from this moment.
- He was saying it so smoothly. - No one has done that before.
(Ji Won is unpredictable.)
You are watching a high-end music programme, Radio Star.
Today, we prepared a special segment for Sechs Kies.
"The Song for the Yellows".
Let's hear the first song chosen by these five members.
("Road Fighter" is the title track from their 3rd album.)
It's "Road Fighter".
- Why did you choose this song? - Why is this the first song?
This is the song our fans want to hear the most.
- This song? - Yes. Many people say that.
We received the most number of stories in the history of Radio Star.
- Many people sent us stories. - It's a short segment.
We received the most number of stories in history.
Most of the stories are about 16 years ago.
This story is about 20 years ago.
It makes me feel nostalgic. This is a story about Sung Hoon.
It's from Forsythia Hoon.
"I've been a huge fan of Sung Hoon since I was 12 years old."
"I have a touching story about Sung Hoon's kindness."
- She's over 30 now. - That's right.
"My friend and I were in front of his house at late night."
"We were dozing when Sung Hoon came home."
"He could have just gone into his house."
- "He woke us asking if we'd eaten." - My goodness.
"He gave us bread and milk."
"He also gave us money for a taxi fare."
"Sechs Kies were already top stars back then."
"I've always been grateful for that. Please don't leave us again."
Do you remember that?
- You even gave them a taxi fare. - It must have happened a lot.
I remember that.
- You remember these fans? - Yes, I remember that.
I remember that because I gave them money.
He's so sensitive about money.
Meanwhile, in Su Won's case,
when he saw his fans sitting in the hallway of his flat,
- he passed by holding his breath. - He walked by quietly.
It's something he would do.
You didn't send them home.
So many fans were waiting in front of our houses every day.
I lived in a flat back then.
Sometimes, our manager just dropped me in front of the flat.
I lived on the 12th floor. When the lift doors opened,
I would see many fans sleeping in the hallway.
Some of them would bring a picnic mat.
I had to tiptoe to avoid waking them.
If I made any noise while I was walking by,
I'd glance at the fans and then keep going.
If I stepped on something that made noise,
someone would wake up and look at me.
(He begs her to be quiet.)
I asked her not to wake others. I had to be nice to her.
- I see. - I had to.
If she makes noise,
everyone else will wake up. It's hard to talk to all of them...
when I'm alone without my manager. I tried to keep it quiet.
That's how Su Won is.
Sung Hoon had his own way, too.
Jae Jin, when you released your solo album,
you reported the fans in front of your house to the police.
You reported your fans.
You reported your fans. What happened?
You called the police whenever you saw your fans?
- What is going on? - I think you must have done that.
Why would you report your fans...
- to the police? - He called the police.
- "I was just passing by." - Right.
- Why did you do that? - I needed to go out.
- The fans were in front of my door. - Yes.
As I lived in a studio, I could hear what they say.
Some of them knocked saying, "I know you're in there."
It exhausted me. I couldn't go out when I wanted to.
- So, I called the police. - I see.
- I did it several times. - You did?
You called the police every time you went out.
The real problem was when I came home.
When I worked all night long,
I had to call the police before I arrived home.
As I kept doing that, some fans said from outside,
"Please don't call the police."
"We'll leave as soon as we find out where you live."
They asked you not to call the police. That's unusual.
Each of them has a different style.
- I think he really did that. - Su Won...
- sneaked into his house. - Sung Hoon gave them food.
He avoided the fans while Jae Jin reported them.
Since Jae Jin's father was a detective,
he must have been used to public power.
(No way.)
- Shall we hear "Road Fighter"? - Excuse me.
I have to ask for understanding before I perform.
I hurt my toe while I was taking a shower.
I stubbed my toe on the door.
I got hurt quite severely.
- My toenail fell off. - He had stitches.
It hurts even when I put on sneakers.
I will have to dance in my slippers.
- Please understand me. - Okay.
His feet will be caught on the camera.
If the viewers see his slippers,
- they might find him rude. - That's right.
- They might misunderstand him. - Okay.
- Let's hear "Road Fighter". - Let's hear it.
("Music Camp")
("Road Fighter" by Sechs Kies)
(They will give the performance people have been missing.)
(They will call up the old memory.)
(Let's go back to 1998.)
(How could I leave you behind?)
(I keep going forward as this road leads me)
(How could I leave you behind?)
(The camera spins just like the old times.)
(I'm riding in the rain with my love in my heart)
(You didn't change your mind)
(Jae Duck is here.)
(He makes gestures just the same as he used to do.)
(It's Jae Jin and Ji Yong's part.)
(Jae Jin fills Ji Yong's shoes well.)
(My heart for you, the dreams that kept me going)
(Ji Won is back.)
(I ride along the road with my love in my heart)
(At the end of this road, I will bury all my feelings)
(They did the difficult dance move easily.)
(As you told me cold-heartedly)
(Sung Hoon performs in his slipper with passion.)
(I will be gone)
(Sung Hoon is back.)
(So you can forget me)
(Sung Hoon still has his beautiful voice.)
(Tears fall down my face, reminiscing our memories)
(His smile is as cute as before.)
(Let's ride on the road, let's ride faster)
(Faster, faster, let's ride faster, so the wind blows my body)
(Let's ride on the road, let's ride faster)
(Faster, faster, let's ride faster, so the wind blows my body)
(They dance in perfect order.)
Way to go, Su Won!
(The group dance is in perfect sync.)
(Wow)
(It's dance break time.)
That's amazing.
(Jae Jin is such a great dancer.)
Is that the original choreography?
(He's still as good as he used to be.)
(How could I leave you behind?)
(I keep going forward as this road leads me)
(I love Sechs Kies.)
(I'm riding in the rain with my love in my heart)
(The streets are heated up, all will be burned down here)
(Ride faster so you can make the wind stronger)
(Jae Jin shows his powerful rap with his baritone voice.)
(I am gone, my heart was burnt down)
(Su Won is back.)
(Cheering)
(Finally, it's Su Won's part.)
(Gu Ra becomes emotional as Su Won sings.)
(I will have only one memory in my heart)
(Su Won stands awkwardly.)
(I will have only one memory in my heart)
(I will only remember your happy smile)
(His voice cracks.)
(Let's ride on the road, let's ride faster)
(It's exciting as if they're performing at their concert.)
(Let's ride on the road, let's ride faster)
(Sechs Kies is the best.)
(Their performance was the same as before.)
- Great! - Yes!
It's so good to hear this song again.
- It was great. - Yes.
- Su Won did a great job. - It was great.
Why didn't you give us yellow balloons?
- Su Won was amazing. - I wish we had yellow balloons.
It's different from idol groups these days in a good way.
- It has a different feel to it. - It's good, isn't it?
- It was so good. - It makes me feel affectionate.
- I know. - Right?
- It's heart-warming. - Indeed.
- It was good. - Their songs are good.
Su Won was impressive.
Sung Hoon still has his beautiful voice.
He has such a great voice.
Your performance cheered us up.
- It warmed my heart, too. - It made me feel good.
- I felt happy. - Me, too.
- Su Won's pitch was unstable. - I know.
- It was funny. - Your voice cracked once.
His voice was shaking while his body was so stiff.
He was standing still.
(He was so stiff.)
- As Ji Won performed in a group... - He was amazing.
- He danced in the centre. - Ji Won was great.
(He's the leader of Sechs Kies.)
- He looked different. - Jae Jin is undisputed.
Your rap was impressive.
- His eyes are charismatic. - It was good.
Shall we find out...
- the second song they chose? - Okay.
("Feeling" is a song from their 4th album released in 1999.)
I like this song, too. Yoon Il Sang made this song.
- Really? - Why did you choose this song?
Please tell us.
This song was one of the most popular songs.
When we performed at the concert on "Infinite Challenge",
- we sang this song, too. - I see.
It was cut out, so...
"Road Fighter" was cut out, too.
Jae Duck, is it true two taxis followed you...
with your fans in them, so...
- you ended up at a police station? - Yes.
I went out and drove my car.
I was on my way to meet the other members.
I saw two taxis following me.
- I drove in the alley. - You tried to lose them.
I couldn't lose both of them.
You can't even lose one of them.
He doesn't drive faster than 80km per hour.
He always stops at the traffic lights.
- I get it now. - You can't lose anyone that way.
- You can't even lose a bicycle. - They would rather pass you by.
He makes others frustrated when he drives.
It was a very important meeting.
We were going to discuss a serious matter.
I didn't want to let the fans follow me.
- I tried to get away for two hours. - You should lose them.
There was no way I could lose them. I honked at them, too.
They kept following me, so I went to the police station.
(He ended up going to the police station.)
I couldn't think of any other ways. I pulled over my car,
ran into the police station and said while weeping,
"Two taxis have been following me for two hours."
The police officer said, "Have you been drinking?"
(The police officer thought he was drunk.)
My face turned red, and my eyes were teary.
- Were they your fans? - Do you mean the police officers?
- No. - The people in the taxis.
- Yes, they were my fans. - I see.
He thought we meant the police.
The police officer didn't recognise me. He thought...
I was drunk and talking nonsense.
I explained what happened,
and he sent the fans home. I remember that I did this.
As they passed me by,
I pointed my finger at the taxi.
- At the taxis? - Yes, I had a hard time.
- You were angry. - I was really angry.
I bet there was no tension as he drove slowly.
I felt like I was driving at 150km per hour.
You mean, 15km per hour.
(He felt like he was driving fast.)
I'll read a story about Jae Jin.
Stupid Yool says, "In 2005, Jae Jin performed..."
"at the Gapcheon Love Concert in Daejeon."
"I saw him behind the stage, so I went up to him."
"He was standing on a plank."
"I stepped up on the other end of the plank."
"He jumped on the plank all of a sudden."
"I jumped, too. We played Korean see-saw unintentionally."
"He smiled at me, and left."
- That's romantic. - You played Korean see-saw.
- With a total stranger. - I don't remember that.
It's not like he was in Namwon.
(Namwon is famous for traditional Korean games.)
I don't think it was romantic.
I think he meant to blow her away.
(Jae Jin wanted to blow her away.)
Like this.
(Is that what you imagined?)
When she jumped, he must have been surprised.
- He kept going. - That's right.
- Let's hear "Feeling". - All right.
I have a feeling it will be awesome.
(It's the second time travel with Sechs Kies.)
(In 1999, Nostradamus said the world will come to end,)
(but Sechs Kies and the yellows still shined brightly.)
(They topped the music charts back then.)
(With this performance, you will fall in love with them.)
(They dance in sync just as they did back then.)
(Fresh morning coffee and your kiss wake me up)
(He looks like he hasn't aged.)
(Kyu Hyun cranes his neck.)
(The cute choreography goes well with the lyrics about pure love.)
(Su Won sings Ji Yong's part.)
(Fixing my tie on my way to work)
(Will be one of your daily routines)
(Kyu Hyun is ready to become their fan.)
(Sung Hoon seems like he hasn't aged.)
(I believe it will happen someday)
(This is my only wish)
(I love you and I'm grateful that I met you)
(I'm grateful that I was destined to love you)
(The emotion of the 90's warms our hearts.)
(He sweeps his hair up.)
(Then, he passes the baton.)
(This was the style at the end of the century.)
(This is the usual angle used at the end of the century.)
(Coming up next!)
(After the performance, one of them will surprise everyone.)
(Don't miss out their funny way of saying goodbye!)
(Stay tuned!)
(Go, Ji Won.)
(Ji Won sings in falsetto beautifully.)
He sounds like Jo Kwan Woo.
He sings like Jo Kwan Woo.
(This is Su Won's part.)
(I prepare everything to make you happy)
(Su Won has to sing Ji Yong's part after that.)
(He turns around after finishing his part.)
(Aren't you going to sing Ji Yong's part?)
(He forgets for a moment.)
This isn't my part.
(That's not what matters now.)
(Ji Won punishes him.)
(Kyu Hyun falls in love with Sechs Kies.)
(I love Sechs Kies.)
(Sung Hoon looks even happier than 17 years ago.)
(The other members perform in perfect order, too.)
(I wish we could be together Until the end of time)
(Jae Jin sweats a lot probably because he's out of energy.)
(He seems a bit uncomfortable.)
(He's got swag.)
(At our last moment in this world)
(I will tell you that I love you)
It's heart-warming.
He sang like Jo Kwan Woo.
He sang in falsetto just once.
Su Won improved his singing skill a lot.
(Su Won accepts his compliment quietly.)
(Jae Jin's seat is empty.)
Where is Jae Jin?
(Gu Ra looks for Jae Jin.)
He hasn't returned.
(Gu Ra talks like a duty officer.)
He should return now.
Isn't he going to return?
- Why hasn't he returned yet? - Send someone to find him.
(Ji Won is like a petty officer.)
Why don't we end the show while looking for him?
(Su Won makes a mean joke.)
It was great.
(Jae Jin finally returns.)
What took you so long to return after the performance?
I went to the bathroom.
That was quick, then.
(It was like this.)
(It turns out this is the reason he's late.)
I didn't expect this kind of reason.
He looks really...
- He is... - I think...
he became quick when he was running away.
(It does make sense, though.)
(Grinning)
He's really quick.
That's impressive.
Oh love, I love Sechs Kies
It's been "Sechs Kies Special". Let's hear how they felt...
starting from Ji Won.
To be honest, I was...
very surprised that I hadn't known so much about them.
Everyone has a different story.
- That's right. - You all remember it differently.
I haven't had a chance to hear how things went for them...
after the break-up.
Jae Jin, how do you feel?
Today, on Radio Star,
I came to talk about the time when we just debuted,
our group's break-up, my personal affairs...
and YG Entertainment where I'm working now.
It was all-inclusive.
Is that an abbreviation?
- No. It means everything. - It means everything is included.
Can we please wrap up nicely?
(Ji Won sulks.)
(Giggling)
I haven't heard of that expression.
I think being on this show was...
a good chance for me to tell my stories.
Also, you helped me feel comfortable while I talked about them.
- I feel good that I've done it. - I see.
Sung Hoon, you came on the show after a long time. How do you feel?
I had a really pleasant time.
As you know, I am the cheesy member in our group.
I'm excited to meet the Yellows again.
Goodness.
Was it good enough to be aired?
- Yes, it was. - You should ask this question.
Was it really okay?
(He speaks like a robot.)
- He did it too many times. - Right.
He doesn't sound funny anymore.
- He was good. - You improved a lot.
(He improved his acting skills.)
Jae Duck, please tell us.
I found out a lot about them today.
- You didn't seem to know anything. - It was so shocking.
As I heard them, I became very grateful.
- I feel grateful to my members. - I see.
- I'd like to thank you as well. - Thank you.
The girls who were waving yellow balloons in school uniforms...
have become mothers.
16 years was a very long time.
Your courage to go up on the stage again...
brought those girls a smile...
that they have forgotten in their busy lives.
Thank you for making our hearts flutter once again.
Thank you.
We will say good bye here. See you next week.
- Please! - Please!