He earns a million dollars per word.
He became really popular.
(Hwang Chi Yeul acts cute.)
Rumour has it Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo are dating.
(Kim Min Seok tells trivia about "Descendants of the Sun".)
He is out of control.
It's like Tom Cruise is speaking Korean.
(Lee Hyun Jae, who looks like Tom Cruise,)
(exudes his charm that will win women's hearts.)
I just can't hit her.
(Parc Jae Jung makes the hosts laugh.)
What is that? I can't believe him.
He makes jokes like Kim Heung Gook.
(The four lucky men show off their talents on Radio Star.)
(The Lucky Men Special begins now.)
Today, we will talk with...
four lucky men.
The Lucky Men Special.
- He's very popular in China. - That's right.
In January, he appeared on "I Am a Singer" in China,
and won the competition three times in a row.
In China, he's as popular as Song Joong Ki and Kim Soo Hyun.
In Korea, he's just a single man living in the rooftop.
He has a handsome face, a nice body and a great voice,
but he doesn't have a single hit song.
It's Hwang Chi Yeul, the lovely prince of China.
This guest benefited the most from "Descendants of the Sun".
In the drama, he was an admirer of Sergeant Major Seo.
In real life, he is a close friend of Song Hye Kyo.
He looks like a playful high school boy,
but he's actually a 27-year-old tough guy from Busan.
- It's the actor, Kim Min Seok. - Right.
The next guest looks like a foreigner we've seen somewhere.
He looks like Tom Cruise,
but he was born and raised in Korea and hadn't been to the US.
He debuted as the drummer of MATE, an indie band.
However, he wasn't successful.
He then debuted in China depending on his handsome face,
and became a very successful actor.
He's the pride of Jangpyeong-ri in Icheon.
- He's from Icheon? - Yes.
- Icheon is famous for its rice. - That's right.
He has the same name as the director of Financial Supervisory Service.
It's the actor, Lee Hyun Jae.
- The director is Lee Heon Jae. - That's right. I'm sorry.
- Oh, wow. - You thought I didn't know, right?
- I know that much. - Please cut this out.
(Gu Ra is mortified.)
This guest is a celebrity. He's not an ordinary person.
He looks like Kim Soo Yong.
(Jae Jung looks like Kim Soo Yong.)
He drew thick eyebrows like Kim Mi Wha.
- He's all spruced up today. - He looks like Kim Soo Yong.
He's the winner of the fifth season of "Superstar K",
but he's not very famous.
Although he was born in 1995,
he looks like he entered college in 1995.
That's when the curse of "Superstar K" began.
That's not true. There's no curse.
- It's the curse of "Superstar K". - People like him become successful.
There's a reason why Jong Shin keeps defending him.
- He's in Mystic Entertainment. - I am sick of this.
- Why would you say that? - Another guest from your agency?
Don't say that.
- We had guests from your agency. - Which one?
Lee Yoon Seok.
Who else? Who else appeared on this show?
Is there no one else?
(Jong Shin is mortified.)
It's Parc Jae Jung, a singer in Mystic Entertainment.
Hi, Chi Yeul.
(Hwang Chi Yeul, Kim Min Seok, Lee Hyun Jae, Parc Jae Jung)
- They're amazing. - They're superstars.
- Chi Yeul is the main guest. - Exactly.
- He sat at the end last time. - He sat at the end of the table.
- He's a superstar now. - It was only a few months ago.
- I'm proud of him. - I'm already getting thirsty.
We might get 100 million views today.
(Chi Yeul is embarrassed.)
Chi Yeul, please say hello to our viewers.
Hello. I'm singer, Hwang Chi Yeul.
I worked really hard to be successful.
I sat there last time and...
I came to make this far. I will continue to do my best.
- He seems more relaxed. - That's right.
- He looks somehow healthier, too. - Exactly.
The Chinese money transformed him greatly.
You look so tanned as if you put on make-up to look tanned.
I had a gig in Sanya, China.
Luckily, I had a chance to ride a yacht.
- Wow, a yacht. - In my opinion,
- he's more popular than Kyu Hyun. - Not everyone gets to ride a yacht.
He's treated better than Kyu Hyun.
- Absolutely. - I admit that you are right.
- You don't get to ride a yacht. - I don't.
- Exactly. - He doesn't get to ride a yacht.
- I don't... - You served in the military, right?
- Yes, I did. - See?
He's better than Kyu Hyun in every way.
(Kyu Hyun feels defeated.)
He doesn't speak in dialect, either.
As I stayed in China for a long time,
- I didn't speak Korean very often. - I see.
Are you pretending you can't speak Korean well?
He didn't stay in China long enough to forget the Korean language.
I speak Korean well. I just use less dialect.
Chinese fans must be watching this as well. Say hello to them.
I saw so many Chinese fans in front of the TV station.
Please say hello to the Chinese fans.
(Hello. I am Hwang Chi Yeul.)
(I will do my best.)
Wasn't it too short?
He doesn't seem good at Chinese enough to forget Korean.
(His Chinese wasn't good enough for him to forget Korean.)
- Min Seok, please say hello. - That was hilarious.
Hello. I am actor, Kim Min Seok.
- I'm feeling comfortable here. - That's good. Just relax.
(He celebrates himself.)
Kyu Hyun told me earlier...
that he doesn't understand why...
"Descendants of the Sun" is so popular.
I didn't mean it like that.
- I enjoyed the drama. - Don't you want to be cast?
- The drama got a 40-percent rating. - I enjoyed the drama.
I just hoped for a different ending. You didn't even watch it.
That's true, but I didn't say the drama wasn't fun.
Hyun Jae, please say hello to our viewers.
(Hello. I am Lee Hyun Jae from the Chinese movie "Cities in Love".)
It's nice to meet you. I'm Lee Hyun Jae. I'm back as an actor.
- He introduced himself in Chinese. - Was he here before?
Was he here before? What does he mean he's back?
He looks like he must speak Spanish.
(He does speak Spanish.)
- Thank you. - He's very good at Chinese.
- He's really good, indeed. - I debuted...
in China a little bit earlier than he did.
In what year did you debut in China?
I debuted in China in 2013.
- It's been 2 years. - Almost 3 years.
Jae Jung, please say hello to the viewers.
He really looks like Kim Soo Yong.
Kim Soo Yong?
Hello. It's nice to see you. I'm singer, Parc Jae Jung.
He has dark circles like Kim Soo Yong.
- It's because of the dark circles. - Right.
Some people say that I look like Kang Yong Seok.
He looks like Kang Yong Seok, too.
He looks like Kang Yong Seok, right?
- That's right. - I get that a lot.
Please take this pose in front of the camera.
- In front of the camera? - Why?
(I will sue you.)
Jae Jung appeared on...
- "Dirty Talk" that I hosted before. - That's right.
- Did he appear on your show? - He ruined the show.
Was the show terminated because of me?
No, it wasn't because of you. Did you have to bring that up?
Chi Yeul returned in glory since he was on Radio Star last September.
You can see his popularity in China by the number of his SNS followers.
Lee Min Ho, Kim Soo Hyun and G-Dragon have 10 million followers.
It took them over a year to have 10 million followers.
Chi Yeul had 5 million followers 3 months after he made an account.
- Only in three months? - You were ranked the highest...
- among the Korean singers, right? - I'm the first to be in the final.
Also, the contestants rarely danced in the competition.
- I tried dancing while singing. - You performed "Bang Bang Bang".
Yes, I did.
- You did Michael Jackson's dance. - I did that, too.
I performed "Honey" by Park Jin Young, as well.
- It sounds like "Heuney". - It sounds weird.
- It's "Honey". - He speaks in a dialect again.
(He uses a dialect again.)
What was your final ranking? Were you the third?
- My final ranking was third. - I see.
I couldn't prepare much as I had to learn Chinese in a short time.
I hadn't learned Chinese before that.
- Did you memorise all the lyrics? - Yes, I did.
Did you write it down in Korean?
- I wrote down the in Korean. - Did you sing the songs in Chinese?
- Yes, I did. - I watched him on "I Live Alone".
He put the lyrics on the wall to memorise them.
- I use a calendar... - Jae Jung has improved a lot.
- Hasn't he? - He did a great job.
- Jae Jung. - Well done.
Chi Yeul, I heard you do some cute acts...
that mesmerise your Chinese fans.
- I saw you acting cute earlier. - Could you show us a bit?
Since I'm from Gyeongsang Province, I'm not really good at acting cute.
However, now, I act cute for my fans because I'm grateful.
- So I... - Please show us.
When my fans ask me to show cute acts,
I take some cute poses like this.
And this.
Wow, that's good. He is really good at that.
See you later.
- This is how I act cute. - Your fans must love that.
- Older women must like that. - It's because when I go to China,
- I stay there for a long time. - They must love his cute acts.
- Do you do that to Korean fans? - Yes.
- Do you act cute to Chinese fans? - Yes, of course.
(Wait for me.)
(He shoots hearts to his fans.)
His cute acts are like Hong Jin Young's.
- It seems she inspired you. - That's right.
(I love you.)
He is working very efficiently.
He knows only 10 Chinese words.
If you consider how much he earns, he'll make a lot of money per word.
Am I right? Let's say he earned 10 million dollars.
It means he earned a million dollars per word.
Per word?
That's right. Per word.
I didn't have much time to prepare for my performances.
- I was busy memorising the lyrics. - I understand.
I had to rearrange the songs, practise the choreography...
- and memorise the lyrics. - It's hard to pronounce Chinese.
As I practised hard, I became good at saying the memorised lines,
although I still can't have a conversation.
(Chinese lyrics)
- Was that the lyrics of a song? - Yes, I did.
I memorised the lyrics until I could say them like lines.
- He made a lot of effort. - I practised very hard.
He earns a lot of money. He should make a lot of effort.
- He should. - Can't you be positive about him?
I'm just being realistic.
- Please call it a great challenge. - So he did it just for money?
- Just for money? - I'm just being realistic.
I think it's amazing he shortly became successful,
and continues to maintain his popularity.
I did my very best.
He became famous overnight.
(He became a star overnight.)
- He earned his popularity. - I didn't mean it like that.
- What else should I call that? - Three months is a short time.
- Right. - How else can I describe it?
Since when did we praise him?
Compliment him just once.
- I am complimenting him. - All right.
Do you know what's the problem of the media?
One moment, they flatter a star. The next, they'll belittle him.
That's ridiculous.
We are with Hwang Chi Yeul who became a star overnight.
We should encourage him when things don't go well.
People always forget about a star once he loses his popularity.
I will never do that.
It turns out he is bragging about himself.
Kim Min Seok became very popular through "Descendants of the Sun".
He became a star overnight, as well.
I heard you felt your popularity on the set not long ago.
When I filmed a movie,
- I had to stay in a motel. - I see.
The owner of one motel said, "Hey, Private Kim."
"I used to be a captain. You should salute me."
I said, "Yes, Sir."
He saluted me and left. I was grateful for recognising me.
The next day, he brought his friend who used to be a lieutenant.
(The owner of the motel brought his friend who used to be a lieutenant.)
"He's a friend of mine. He was a lieutenant. Salute."
"Private Kim, take care and enjoy your ramyeon."
"Yes, Sir."
He said, "That's good. You may go."
I saluted him.
You had meals with other actors while filming in Taebaek.
We were staying in a small town.
We always had meals together, and gathered in a motel...
to play video games.
Can I ask something?
There was a rumour that Song Joong Ki dated Song Hye Kyo...
on the internet. What's the truth?
They are close friends.
- Pardon? - He said they are best friends.
Hyun Jae, you look like a foreigner.
Is one of your parents from overseas?
My father is half-American.
My grandfather is American. I'm a quarter American.
Do people describe it like that? A quarter American?
Yes, people usually do.
I guess you don't speak English very well.
- I can't speak English. - Not at all?
I speak English a little as I learned it in school,
but I don't speak it as well as you may expect from my looks.
The way he talks is very...
- It sounds weird. - That's not what I mean.
He sounds very convincing.
It feels like Tom Cruise is speaking Korean.
He does look like Tom Cruise.
Are you on an average level of speaking English?
- That's right. - Like "Fine. Thank you. And you?"
He must be better than that.
I think Kyu Hyun is probably right.
Probably?
Although Hyun Jae doesn't speak English well,
he's good at acting like a foreigner who can't speak Korean.
We should see this.
It's difficult to speak Korean. I'm still learning.
- He sounds like a foreigner. - He does, indeed.
When I go to a restaurant, people often ask me...
if I am a foreigner. Sometimes, I don't bother to explain.
I say like a foreigner, "I like your kimchi. Can I have some more?"
The waiter says, "It's surprising a foreigner eats kimchi."
Some taxi drivers take a long route on purpose.
- I see. - Because you look like a foreigner?
- They thought he was a tourist. - That's right.
- They thought you wouldn't know. - Yes.
What did you do? Didn't you say anything?
I clearly spoke in Korean.
"Don't take the long route."
- He was very startled. - He must have been.
He said, "I didn't mean to do that."
"You speak Korean very well."
"You should have taken the route through Jangseungbaegi."
That is funny.
(He's funny.)
He speaks much better Korean than I do.
When I saw him today, I thought...
"Should I greet him in English?"
I was wondering what to say and how to say it,
then he spoke in Korean.
I started thinking, "Wow, he must've studied hard."
- "He tried hard." - Yes.
He should be on "Non Summit".
(He looks like a foreigner from "Non Summit".)
- Hyun Jae's never been to America. - That's right.
- He was born and raised in Icheon. - I've never been to America.
He used to dig up kudzu roots on the mountain slopes.
Whenever he wet his bed, he was sent to neighbours to ask for salt.
- Is that true? - Yes.
I lived in the countryside.
I had to walk 40 minutes to go to the nearest store.
The bus going to town only came 2 to 3 times a day.
There weren't many kids my age to play with,
- so I ate berries in the mountains. - You lived in the countryside.
After we moved to Ilsan, I was shocked to see the subway.
Where in Ilsan do you live?
- I live in Daehwa-dong. - Daehwa-dong.
The subway recording goes...
"The next stop is Daehwa."
When I lived in Icheon,
I'd never heard anyone mention or talk about where we lived.
Hearing "Daehwa" on the subway really fascinated me,
So I asked my Mum, "Mum, do we live in a famous place?"
What a beautiful story.
(Only Gu Ra's impressed.)
How long did you live in Icheon?
Until I was 10.
- He must've stood out even more. - Right.
I actually experienced the prejudice first-hand.
When I was in primary school,
kids teased me using words they didn't know the meaning of.
It's okay to say I'm mixed,
but some of them started calling me a cross-breed.
They used words that you'd use to describe animals.
That happened when I was in primary school.
- After that, kids idolised me. - Things are better now though.
When my father tells me what things were like...
when he was growing up,
I think his generation suffered more than I did.
Every human has two evil dogs deep inside.
They're called "bias" and "prejudice".
- They're very bad. - Yes.
I doubt those are dog names.
Let it go.
I had a similar problem and I'm not even mixed.
My face is also...
- I have dark skin. - Where?
- What? - Your skin isn't dark.
Jae Jung, don't try to join in every discussion.
Free yourself.
- Don't try too hard to impress. - Your skin isn't dark.
- Did you put him up to this? - What's going on?
I was told that Jae Jung practised and prepared for days.
- This is one of his stories. - It doesn't fit.
Look at him.
- I have... - He has dark eyebrows.
I went to see a dermatologist that Jong Shin recommended.
The doctor asked me if my surname came from Miryang.
He said that one of my ancestors was a king...
and he married an Indian princess.
That's why we have dark eyebrows and hook noses.
- Which dermatologist is this? - The clinic is in Myeong-dong.
The ointment I was prescribed with wasn't for East Asians.
If you look at my hand,
they gave me a cream that was made for Southeast Asian skin.
Hey, my mum has the same surname.
- So is my mum. - But...
- That's nonsense. - The genes finally ended up in me.
- I see. - Jae Jung, relax.
Relax.
(He believes in a random myth.)
Jae Jung, you lived in America for a while,
but you can't speak English.
- I wasn't there for long. - Were you in Florida?
- Florida? - For how long?
- For about 15, 16 months. - How come...
- When did you move? - After a year in high school.
I see. Why did you go? Was it to enter a university in US?
No. My father left his company...
and decided to emigrate.
He said, "We're from nature, so let's live in nature."
So he decided to farm in Florida.
- Did he work at a conglomerate? - He did.
- He was pretty high up. - He was an executive.
Does he still live there?
- No. We all returned to Korea. - I see.
- So you could audition? - Yes.
Well done.
- Did you have a farm? - A large one.
- What did you grow? - Orchids.
- "Orchids"? - Yes.
Was it a failure?
We earned enough to live off of,
but we had a hard time because there was...
- this one Mexican guy... - Hang on.
- They aren't listening. - Sorry.
It's like a station lounge.
Listen to what he's saying.
Don't chat when he's telling a heartbreaking story.
Do you not know what an orchid is?
He asked if Jae Jung was talking about naan bread.
Is this how you dip naan bread?
(Is this how you eat?)
- So what happened? - During the year...
some Mexican workers stole some of the flowers and fled.
It was...
- It was tough. - Yes, but what I liked...
was the fact that I was able to spend time with my family.
- When I was born... - That's why he can't speak English.
When I was born, my mother was 40 years old.
But now I realise that she was once a teenager, too.
- What? - What's he talking about?
Please stay by me
- Wait. I... - This conversation...
What have you taught him?
- Did you write the script for this? - What happened?
- To include humanism? - Let him finish.
- Why did it end up like that? - I didn't teach him properly.
(I failed.)
(An ashamed teacher)
- Are my stories boring? - No, no.
I don't get what you're saying. Forget the fun part.
(Jae Jung's lost in a talk-show maze.)
Some say that...
Jae Jung is the worst winner in the history of "Superstar K".
- That's how the media sees you. - Yes.
"A rough-and-ready winner".
Do your parents worry about that?
My parents are worried, yes.
(He's stuttering.)
Do you earn enough as a singer?
I'm just starting out, so I haven't earned anything yet.
I'm only 22 years old.
I have a lot of time left.
- Wait. - At 22...
I'm just 22 and I lost my parents.
Isn't that sad?
- You lost them? - What?
(What on earth...)
Your parents are both alive.
- Wait. - Wake up, will you?
- Your parents... - You can't say they're dead.
- What were you trying to say? - As the breadwinner...
- That's a different word. - "Lost weight"?
- Yes. - I chose the wrong word.
- They lost weight. - Out of concern.
Why would they lose weight?
- They have no income. - He isn't making anything.
- They're that concerned. - What were you trying to say?
I meant to say it's too much...
for a 22-year-old to have to support his family.
- I see. - His parents are alive and well,
and he said, "I lost them."
What was that?
A lot of people come to our show to promote their work.
Lee Seung Chul and Park Jin Young were here,
and now we have you, Jae Jung.
What are you here to promote?
- Yes. I will release a song soon. - We know.
- Kyu Hyun recorded... - Is it a duet?
It's a duet.
I joined Mystic Entertainment...
because I like Jong Shin and he wrote me a song.
Kyu Hyun and I recorded a duet with that song.
- I know that. - They're both here,
so I thought it would be nice if I'll be in this show.
- What's he saying? - I don't know.
- I see why your parents struggle. - I don't think it'll do well.
You'll lose me soon.
(You will lose me soon.)
You're killing me here.
Why do you think I chose that word?
I will lose myself soon.
(Jong Shin is going mad.)
You're here to promote your song and also do something else.
- Yes. - What?
- Gu Ra slanders your agency. - Yes.
- So you're here to punish him. - That's right.
I don't think he knows the meaning of the word.
I was reading the script earlier, and when I saw "punish"...
I will help you defeat him today.
(Let's defeat Gu Ra.)
Now I see he lacks vocabulary knowledge.
- Did you understand the lyrics? - Yes, I did.
- Jae Jung. - Yes?
- Do you know what "punish" means? - I'll explain.
Whenever someone from our agency comes in,
Gu Ra says that Mystic Entertainment has something with MBC.
What did the article say?
- Was it corruption? - Close ties.
- Corruption? - Do you know what that means?
- Close ties. - What corruption?
- Corruption? - We have close ties.
- What does that mean? - MBC isn't corrupt.
- It's like... Stuck. - We're close.
- Stuck? - That's his interpretation.
Is having close ties the bad kind of stuck?
- What? - Is it bad?
Yes, so I heard him say we have a bad kind of relationship.
- That's it. - I thought he's wrong.
I went to meetings and did interviews,
and stole the scriptwriter's heart.
That's why I'm here.
I'm not here because of my agency.
People watching this show will know that...
I was really nice to people from Mystic Entertainment.
I praised them a lot. Their own CEO doesn't do that.
That's why my CEO said...
- you should join. - Join what?
- Our company. - Mystic Entertainment?
- Yes. - I have demands.
What is he talking about?
Think before you speak.
He sent me a text.
It all depends on how much they can pay me.
I won't join for free.
I'd feel much safer.
(I'd feel much safer with you around.)
Must I join for your sake?
Unbelievable. He's funny.
Mystic will last forever.
(It's a hasty ending.)
- Forever. - What?
In the history of our show... He's the weirdest...
(What a character.)
He's a warrior.
- You fight for your company. - He's better than Eddy Kim.
- He is. - He's much better than Eddy.
- LLM. - I think that Eddy...
- What did you say? "LLM"? - Yes. "Long Live Mystic".
- He said "LLM". - Confusing, right?
- He doesn't listen to others. - What does he do?
After I was on "Superstar K",
- I couldn't... - He might interrupt when you sing.
When you're singing your part.
I'm that desperate. This is kind of my first time on MBC and...
Just listen!
(Dream big)
(He wants to do well.)
Chi Yeul, your Chinese fans love you...
on a whole different scale.
The first-class cabin flights that he takes are always full.
His fans rented the largest electronic display in Shanghai.
When I have to travel abroad, my agency buys me...
a business-class ticket.
Sometimes my fans sit next to me and fly to China.
- Next to you? - Yes.
- Most of the time... - Isn't that stressful?
I don't mind at all.
If I order beef, then she orders chicken,
and when our meals are served, I ask her if it's good.
- We share food and talk. - Really?
- That's friendly. - He's friendly.
Sometimes the waitress asks me...
if we're travelling together, in case I feel bothered.
- Stewardess? - Isn't it "stewardess"?
Yes, it is, the stewardess.
The stewardess...
So I...
- We all understood. - Don't become like him.
- It happens. - We have vocabulary issue here.
(We have a vocabulary problem.)
Anyway, the flight attendant usually asks...
if I want to sit somewhere else.
I say I don't want to.
I also say we're a team.
I think highly of that.
Getting all haughty and arrogant because they're famous...
I know idols singers who do that, but I won't mention their names.
I see it all the time.
- Maybe he's like that. - At the airport...
- Good for you. - If they call me...
We all sleep when we're flying.
Even if my hair's a mess, I take off my sunglasses.
I take them off and say hello.
- That's it. Can you do it forever? - My sunglasses...
- Of course. - Good for you.
I bathed at a hotel's sauna earlier today.
As I was leaving, a lady in the elevator asked...
if we could take a selfie outside.
I said yes.
(I'm that cool.)
- I get that. - This is the electronic display.
(A gift from his fans)
- It says... - "Chi Yeul, marry me."
Yes, that's right.
- Where was this? Shanghai? - Yes, that's what I heard.
- That's amazing. - The highlight display...
The electronic display.
Our today's guests have trouble with words.
- Actually, actually, I... - It's fine.
- You're huge in China. - I visited China last year.
I did a lot of interviews.
Now that time has passed, I wanted to speak like a person from Seoul,
and maybe upgrade my image a little bit.
When I try to do that, I get stuck.
- I should stick to what I know. - There are highlighted displays.
- They glow in the dark. - They're visible anywhere.
Even under blankets.
(They shine in the dark.)
The day you filmed "I Am a Singer" in China,
did your fans line the road from your hotel...
- to the TV station? - Really?
It was the finale.
As I was leaving the hotel,
I saw a huge crowd gathered outside.
- That's so cool. - So a grinder...
You know, the thing that has a fan at the back.
A thing you can ride.
- A "hang glider"? - A "pang glider"?
- A glider. - Yes, a glider.
A grinder is something you use to grind stuff.
- That's a grinder. - Right.
- That's a grinder. - That's what you said.
I studied Mechanics and that's why it came out.
- A glinder. - A glider.
A glider. That's it.
- A glider went up... - Poor Tom Cruise.
(He's the only normal one.)
He's most fluent.
He'll be laughing at the others right now.
They hung banners from it and everything.
Drones. They used those, too.
- It sounds impressive. - I'm envious.
- We have a video of all that. - Do we?
- My fans are here to cheer me on... - Is that the hotel?
- Yes. - For the finale.
That was for the third round.
What a crowd.
- Oh, that's it. - The drone.
(His face is in the sky.)
That's amazing.
The grinder.
It's glider, not grinder.
(He's making hearts with his fingers.)
(He's greeting his fans.)
(The police are busy keeping his fans in check.)
You have to be good to them.
(Chi Yeul smiles back.)
It's crowded. Wait, are they moving along with you?
Yes.
(He proved his fame.)
When was that?
- A month ago. - A month ago?
It's recent, then.
When you come home to Korea, do you feel abandoned?
(It's so different here.)
- Not really. - No?
My Chinese fans see me off at the airport in huge crowds.
When I come back here, I can take my time.
It's so easy.
When I'm in China,
- I stay at a nice hotel. - Right.
Everything's luxurious and the water pressure's great.
But as soon as I return and enter my own home,
I see an empty rooftop.
- Wait. - Do you still live there?
- You can move now. - Why don't you?
- Change things up. - I moved in just recently, so...
This is what I like. I like it when people say this.
Some idol singers...
What's wrong with moving if you can afford it?
There's no reason to move when the contract hasn't expired.
- Why do that? - Right.
(He feels reprimanded.)
Min Seok is from Busan, Gyeongsang Province.
A lot of people think you grew up in a rich household...
and that you're spoiled.
- Did your grandmother raise you? - Yes.
I was a little boy when I realised she's all I have.
What about your parents?
After they had me, my mother...
So since you were young...
- My father's in Pohang. - He works there.
- Did your grandmother raise you? - Yes.
- Do you call your father? - Yes.
Do you?
Are you good to your grandmother?
I recently shot a commercial.
I gave her the cash on Parents' Day this year.
How old is she?
- We're 40 years apart. - She's not yet 70.
- She's young. - She's young.
She should have gotten remarried.
When I suddenly showed up, she thought about it...
and she had a fiance at that time.
- She chose me. - She wasn't that old then.
- In her 40s. - She was 40.
- At 40... - She became a grandma.
- Yes, in her 40s. - Her youth...
She could almost be your mother, then.
- It's possible. - Yes.
- She's like a mum. - My granny and I are like friends.
She's the one who taught me how to swear.
She's swearing at me and beating me like a mum would.
Sometimes she was like a friend or a girlfriend.
She must be pleased that you're famous.
Were you on "Entertainment Weekly"?
Yes, I was.
She called me after that.
She cried on the phone for two hours and wouldn't let me speak.
She's cursed me out for five years.
She wanted me to join the army or work in a factory.
To do something productive.
She'd always say, "Come back home!"
Gyeongsang Province people yell first.
- It's true. - That's how we drifted apart.
Then she saw me on "Entertainment Weekly".
- For people at her age, - That's understandable.
they think being on that show means you're a star, I guess.
- That's true. - She cried so much.
Does she curse at you?
She didn't say any bad word when we last met.
She's the granny of a star.
That's normal.
Even if they want to, they don't.
That's what the elderly people are like.
Did you struggle a lot since you moved to Seoul,
and worked part-time jobs?
My grandmother fell seriously ill.
She became disabled.
She had a stroke,
scoliosis and uterine cancer,
and basically couldn't move.
I realised I had to start earning money.
Until then, I basically wasted my life doing nothing.
I decided to try delivering things.
I delivered parcels, hamburgers,
- Korean lunchboxes, sushi sets... - All sorts of things, then.
When you were at work, were you enticed in any way?
Is it what we're thinking of?
I worked part-time when I wasn't filming the drama.
- Did you do both? - Yes.
Actors do that all the time.
- I had a supporting role. - He was a huge star.
- He won 40 grand awards. - He doesn't understand.
(All the awards Gook Jin won over the years.)
He doesn't know what it's like to be unknown.
This is his new tactic.
(Weapons of mass praise)
This is how he attacks now.
At one time, I sold pears in the street.
- Did you sell fruit? - Yes, pears.
- Why didn't you say so? - Why would I?
You just did.
(You're telling us now.)
An idol singer won't get it, and neither will a huge star.
He's a singer-songwriter, so he won't get it, either.
Only I understand your feelings.
(He praises himself.)
Go on.
I tried to cover my face,
but I kept getting messages.
We have to give out our phone number.
"We will send this person." With your photo, right?
- For the safety. - Really?
The customer told me to come in.
- Really? - I wondered why.
She'd ordered two lunches saying one was for me.
- She wanted me to stay. - I see.
I didn't go inside.
It's scary. Who knows what would happen?
I accepted a mouthful of food at the door.
(I ate one mouthful in the safety of the corridor.)
Just like Chi Yeul,
- Hyun Jae also works in China. - I see.
I guess he didn't like how I praised Chi Yeul's and not his career.
"He isn't the only one who earns millions of dollars."
Really?
- No, I... - How famous are you?
- Chi Yeul's on the news. - I...
I'm not as a big star as Chi Yeul.
I've worked in China for three years,
and I shot seven movies.
Where are you based? Shanghai or Harbin?
Because I film movies...
Why did you say Harbin?
That was my joke.
(That's my joke!)
Who did you work with? Liu Yifei?
- The most famous star. - Fan Bingbing?
- Yang Mi. - Yang Mi?
Is she as famous as Zhao Wei?
I guess. Yes. Zhao Wei, Yang Mi,
- Fan Bingbing. - Are they both famous?
- Look her up. - She had long hair then.
You don't have to.
You are a guest. You don't need to look it up.
- Wait. - Let the MC do it.
- Look it up if you want to. - What does he want to look up?
- Yang Mi. - May I use my phone?
- Sure. Go ahead. - Yang Mi.
- She is famous. - She is a hot actress on Weibo.
- Yang Mi. - Yes.
Hyun Jae must be famous in China. You won the best newcomer award...
at a well-known ceremony in China.
It was run by iQIYI, which aired "My Love from the Star"...
- and "Descendants of the Sun". - It's an online video platform.
Yes, it is. I became...
the first Korean to win their best newcomer award.
My first job in China was "Tiny Times 3.0".
Many Korean actors act in Korean and have it dubbed in Chinese later.
The director suggested that I do the same.
However, the president of my agency told me...
that I can get nominated to win the best newcomer award...
if I act in Chinese and suggested that I learn the language.
Since I didn't speak Chinese well,
I wrote the pronunciation in Korean like Chi Yeul mentioned earlier.
I did it for every lines I had.
I memorised them...
and acted in Chinese for "Tiny Times 3.0".
My part wasn't dubbed.
(He painstakingly memorised his line in Chinese to act.)
That's how I won the best newcomer award.
You speak Chinese well even if you don't speak English well.
I still remember the lines.
- He put a lot of effort into it. - I know.
- He memorised every lines. - It's not an easy task.
You already look like a Westerner. Why not go to Hollywood?
- He doesn't speak English. - He can play the young Tom Cruise.
Imagine this. If Tom Cruise films another "Mission Impossible"...
and dies in the process in an accident,
Hyun Jae can play the double.
(He will make the best double for Tom Cruise.)
Let's not imagine anyone dying.
Hyun Jae can play the young Tom Cruise.
- He can be the replacement. - That won't do.
Why do you keep imagining a scenario in which Tom Cruise dies?
Tom Cruise will sue you.
- Be careful. - I can be your defence attorney.
Really?
- That is if Gu Ra gets sued. - You do look like Kang Yong Seok.
(Kang Yong Seok)
- Hyun Jae is really handsome. - He really looks like Tom Cruise.
You know that you are handsome, right?
- I didn't know when I was young. - You know now.
Being made fun of for my looks in my childhood traumatised me...
and left me uncomfortable with people's attention and scrutiny.
That's how I became absorbed in music.
I chose to be the drummer because it put me in the back.
Before I became a member of MATE,
I always played the drums with my head down.
- You didn't want people to look. - I didn't want people to look.
Being on TV as a member of MATE helped me overcome my fear.
- It helped. - Yes, it did.
- Jung Joon Il was in MATE, too. - Jung Joon Il?
- He was on Radio Star. - Yes.
Had I been the producer, I would have put him in the front...
and put Joon Il in the back.
It would have been unprecedented to have the drummer in the front.
Even during the MATE concert,
I was uncomfortable with people staring at me.
My manager often scolded me for keeping my head down.
- You didn't like the attention. - No, I didn't.
Has it improved?
Working as an actor in China...
improved my attitude greatly.
Going to China is the best for overcoming shyness.
Huge population means more people to stare at you.
Yes.
(He's speechless.)
You might be right.
Is going to China the best for overcoming shyness?
(China is the leading country for treatment of shyness.)
This is how much Jae Jung loves Jong Shin.
This is what he has said.
"Jong Shin is mine. I want to resemble him even in his speech."
- Speech? - To speak like me,
you need a more extensive vocabulary.
- You have a point. - "We are Romeo and Juliet."
That's right.
- Why did you say that? - He is strange.
I wanted to dedicate my life to music like Jong Shin.
I had a dream of working with him...
after "Superstar K".
However, I had terms to follow after winning the show,
Jong Shin and I were kept apart like Romeo and Juliet.
(Like Romeo and Juliet)
(They don't understand.)
You haven't read "Romeo and Juliet", have you?
- I know the plot. - Tell us.
Doesn't Romeo kill himself?
Was it Juliet?
(They both kill themselves.)
What have I read?
He is just like Heung Gook.
You should meet Heung Gook instead.
(We would make a pretty great pair.)
Jae Jung studies Jong Shin's speech and behaviour to copy him.
- He has a great interest in me. - That's right.
- Can you do a voice imitation? - Show us.
"Hey, Jae Jung."
Is that all?
"Have you come prepared? Good luck on Radio Star."
That's all I have.
(I can't bear to watch him.)
- He tried hard. - Can you sing a song like him?
Shaved ice, shaved ice with red beans
(It seems like he has only studied Jong Shin's facial expression.)
Do the "I love you" part.
I love you, I love you
(He tries very hard.)
- My goodness. - He's trying hard.
He doesn't hold back.
He is like a non-celebrity.
He acts like one.
- He tries hard. - Whom does Jae Jung resemble?
A non-celebrity.
Kyu Hyun, you can have him. You like non-celebrities.
No wonder I like him.
It's time for voice imitations.
Jae Jung can imitate Park Ji Yoon, Kim Dong Ryul and Lee Seung Hwan.
This is my Park Ji Yoon impression.
(She sings in a nasal falsetto.)
- Park Ji Yoon impression. - All right.
Please come back
Have you done this in front of Ji Yoon?
- I couldn't bring myself to. - I thought so too.
(Why are you holding yourself back?)
Give us your impression of Kim Dong Ryul.
It feels as if we met yesterday
He is good.
(He sounds very similar to Kim Dong Ryul.)
- That was pretty similar. - Now, imitate Lee Seung Hwan.
(What will Jae Jung's impression of Lee Seung Hwan be like?)
I won't run
I won't lie to myself
(He was doing so well.)
He is like a non-celebrity.
- He is like a non-celebrity. - It's not embarrassing
- He tries hard. - He is like a non-celebrity.
I won't be like that
That was good.
- Make the sound of water drops. - I can do that.
(Water drops)
(It's the sound effect from an old arcade game.)
(Everyone is surprised by his special talent.)
- Have you done it in "Dirty Talk"? - Yes.
I thought I had seen it somewhere.
I told you not to do it!
- I liked it. It was nice. - I know.
- He did a better job on Radio Star. - It was fine.
He did a good job.
Cross your eyes.
- I can move my eyes freely. - Really?
Look.
(His eyes move left and right.)
Look.
(They are all shocked.)
(Screaming)
I can control the movements of my eyes.
Cross your eyes and make the sound of water drops at the same time.
You can do it.
(He crosses his eyes and makes the sound of water drops.)
He can move his eyes freely.
I can change their directions.
How impressive!
- I think I can do it. - He can move his eyes freely.
- My goodness, you can do it. - That's right.
I can do it, but if a woman sees me doing this,
she will go, "My goodness."
"I won't have dinner with you."
It's not a popular look among ladies.
I wanted to charm Gu Ra today.
(Did he win over Gu Ra's heart?)
His visit to Radio Star...
won't help him with his new song.
Chi Yeul is the best at voice imitations.
Give me a list of the people he can imitate.
Ha Dong Gyoun, Park Hyo Shin, Yoon Min Soo,
Yu Hae Jin and Yoon Moon Sik.
Give us Ha Dong Gyoun.
Butterfly
- He sounds like him. - Butterfly
That's how I used to call you.
- Give us Park Hyo Shin. - Park Hyo Shin.
If you have loved
- Someone nice - How nice!
Give us Yoon Min Soo.
Please come back to me
(He pretends to hold a microphone.)
Give us Yu Hae Jin.
Wait a minute. The place where we are at...
- He sounds like Yu Hae Jin. - Give us Yoon Moon Sik.
You jerks, this is no place for you to cause a ruckus.
(His voice imitations are on a different level.)
(He is like a vending machine of voice imitations.)
- Jae Jung, you seem very surprised. - He clapped.
Your voice imitation of Yoon Min Soo was on point.
I can do more.
(He exaggerates Yoon Min Soo's singing style.)
My goodness.
(One more time)
What are you saying?
- I didn't get it either. - It sounds like...
someone is messing with the volume.
(The DJ manipulates the volume.)
Chi Yeul, while your accent became your trademark,
I heard you tried to hide it when you first came to Seoul.
I did. In Gyeongsang Province, people go, "Have you eaten?"
In Seoul, people raise the tone for the last word.
- You know what I am talking about. - Have you eaten?
"Have you eaten?" That's the way to do it.
However, raising the tone ruins your throat.
I decided that...
I will speak without an emotion to keep my accent at bay.
Have you eaten?
- Have you eaten? - Have you eaten?
- Have you eaten? - Are you imitating AlphaGo?
Enjoy your meal.
Your outfit is pretty.
Spring is here.
(AlphaGo is commenting on the weather.)
- Tell us the story about ice cream. - What happened at the store?
- You tried to hide your accent. - The cashier was very pretty.
I was buying something at the convenience store...
and wanted to speak like a person from Seoul.
"Please throw away the receipt and put it in a sack."
That's what I ended up saying.
No one refers to a plastic bag as a sack in Seoul.
When I am buying milk, I might go,
"Do you have anything heated?"
Chi Yeul, when you craved for meat in your financial struggles,
you drank oil instead of meat.
- Yes, I did. - Did you drink a cup of oil?
I lived in a semi-basement room...
when I first moved to Seoul.
It can get quite dusty in a semi-basement room.
It's bad for your throat.
I heard that eating pork belly clears your throat,
so I went to a restaurant to eat meat...
only to find that one serving costs eight dollars.
I decided to not to eat the meat since it's expensive.
I had usually fried rice in oil.
I thought to myself...
that drinking the oil will have the same effect.
That's how I came to drink oil before singing.
- It's a heartbreaking story. - Tell your Chinese fans this story.
(I love meat.)
You will start getting a lot of oil as a gift.
(You will start getting a lot of oil as a gift.)
I found it surprising that Min Seok...
used to be a chef.
He has certifications...
in Japanese, Korean and Western cuisines.
I see.
You made sashimi and sushi since you were 19 years old.
- Since I was 17 years old. - Really?
- How did you go to school? - I went to school in the day...
and worked at a restaurant in the evening.
I lacked sleep the most when I was young.
- This is how I first made sashimi. - How did you first get started?
The chef and the owner of the restaurant...
had an argument over the raise.
It happens a lot.
The owner of the restaurant said, "Come over here."
"You are fired,"
"Min Seok, you are in charge now." I said, "What?"
- You were the sous-chef. - Yes.
He first told me to clean the fish for the soup.
Two months later, he told me to skin the fish.
Then he told me to cut the head off of the fish.
That continued on. In a year,
I found myself making every dishes.
- The owner named me the main chef. - You didn't ask for as much money.
- I was diligent, too. - Did you cut your hand often?
You can still see the scars.
- I can see them. - Look at this scar.
I got this scar from cutting the same spot 30 times.
- My goodness. - A lot of effort goes into...
making sashimi with ease.
Were you mistaken as an octopus thief at the restaurant?
I lived at the restaurant when I was in high school.
I stole a few abalones to eat.
- Abalones. - You stole them.
The owner of the restaurant started to count them.
- He noticed them missing. - "Did you steal the abalones?"
He subtracted the amount from my monthly salary.
He subtracted the money for the abalones.
Now that I have become an adult, I find the situation unfair.
I was a dedicated employee.
Those abalones were the means of his livelihood.
- They cost a lot. - What are you doing?
You have changed all of the sudden.
- Stealing is wrong. - All right.
Let's just listen to his story. We know that stealing is wrong.
He got the money subtracted from his monthly salary.
- Stealing is wrong. - Stealing is wrong.
I reflected on my wrongdoings. One day, I got to work early...
and was sharpening the knives.
All of the sudden, the owner started to hit the back of my head.
I asked, "What is it?" He said, "Where is the octopus?"
"I don't know where it is. I didn't steal it."
- "Didn't you eat it?" - "Didn't you eat it?"
"No, I didn't."
- "I think you stole it!" - He kept hitting me.
My goodness.
"I am telling you that I didn't!"
Then I saw the octopus on the ceiling.
- The ceiling? - Using their suction cups,
they had escaped from the aquarium.
I said, "There it is! Why are you getting mad at me?"
"I don't want to work here anymore." Then I ran outside.
(He ran outside.)
Did it really happen?
- Octopuses can climb up the wall. - It's plausible.
I can't believe the owner resorted to violence.
(I can't believe the owner resorted to violence.)
- We know violence is wrong. - We know exactly how you feel.
("I object to violence.")
The final audition for "Descendants of the Sun" involved...
a membership training during which you made...
sushi for Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo.
I made sushi for the director, script writers...
and four main actors.
- You made sushi. - Yes.
Is that how you passed the audition?
The sushi sealed the deal.
- I don't think that's why I passed. - They wanted to eat more sushi.
(That's how good he is at making sushi.)
You were once a chef at the greatest buffet in Busan.
I wasn't a chef, but I cooked better than most of my peers.
- You were more talented. - That's right.
You once made thousands of sushi in a day.
I made 5,000.
- Really? - He must have worked nonstop.
We made preparations.
- Let's enjoy some sashimi. - All right.
Let's see how he makes sashimi.
A halibut is the flower...
- of fish market. - The flower?
Yes, this is like the final boss in a game.
- It's the most difficult to fillet. - The bone is raised like this.
The two sides must be filleted differently.
I see.
- Filleting halibuts is the hardest. - That's right.
- I didn't know that. - They have a lot of bones.
- This is how you start. - You take off the skin first.
How interesting!
- My goodness. - He is good at this.
- He is an expert. - He is good at this.
Cut the bones along the spine.
- I see. - Like this.
- My goodness. - My goodness.
- Like this. - My goodness.
How impressive!
- It's impressive. - It really is.
The front side is done.
We have a fillet from the front side.
- Then you take out the guts. - Only the bone remains.
I think the senior actors will love it...
if Min Seok gets cast with them.
He will be asked to do this a lot when the show airs.
If the location of the shoot is near the sea,
- they will want to cast Min Seok. - That won't do.
- That won't do. - "Min Seok is a great actor, too."
- He is a great actor. - They shouldn't do that.
- My goodness. - There is a lot of flesh.
Only the bone remains.
- Let's set this aside. - Take this home to make soup.
Make soup.
He will now make sashimi.
Firstly, I will remove the skins.
He needs to get skinless fillets.
I used to be able to do it without cutting the fillet in half.
However, I am not using my own knife.
What did you do with your old knives?
I left them...
with my student.
Your student?
I was determined to never use those blades again.
- He is like a swordsman. - He speaks like a samurai.
He is like a swordsman.
My goodness.
- He is separating the skin. - That's right.
- This is amazing. - He is good at this.
- It shows years of experience. - That's right.
While it looks like he is working half-heartedly,
- the skin says otherwise. - Show us the skin.
There is no flesh on the skin.
- He is skilled. - Seriously.
(Wow)
- I am getting goosebumps. - This bit of flesh should be gone.
Please understand that I am not using my own knife.
Here. Wipe your sweat.
(Wipe your sweat.)
It looks like a cow's third stomach.
(It looks like a cow's third stomach.)
- Now comes the highlight. - He really used to be a chef.
- He used to be a chef. - Make the slices thick.
That's right.
- Is that thick enough? - It's good.
- Don't try to eat it yet. - Watch the shape.
- Put your chopsticks down. - For goodness' sake.
This is our first time eating sashimi on the set.
Thank you for your hard work. Let's eat.
My goodness, this is amazing.
- I never saw the entire process. - It was my first time seeing it.
(Savouring)
- It's the freshest I have tasted. - I love thick sashimi.
It's really tasty.
I like how thick it is.
My goodness, it's tasty.
A slow knife stroke ruins the grain of the fish.
I see.
- Skills are important for sashimi. - It's very tasty.
- Please stop eating. - Okay.
(They finish the dish.)
All right.
(Good job.)
There is a rumour...
that Jae Jung comes from a rich family.
I heard that your grandfather...
was the owner of a famous ice cream brand.
It's an old story, but what you said is true.
- Really? - What is the brand called?
It used to be called Samkang.
- Samkang? - It used to be Lotte Samkang.
- It used to be a famous brand. - This was in the 50s and the 60s.
- Lotte Samkang made Amatna. - At the time, my grandfather...
- made shortank. - What?
- Shortank? - It is used to make fried food.
- You mean shortening. - It's shortening, not shortank.
I thought you were talking about "Show! Music Tank".
- That's what I heard, too. - Shortening.
He made sakharine, too.
It's saccharin, not sakharine.
- You have the words mixed up. - I see.
Grandfather, along with his brother...
and other people...
was the founding member of Samkang.
- He also manufactured paper. - What?
- Paper. - Paper.
- Paper. - Jae Jung is clueless.
I thought you said "Jazz".
- I didn't say "Jazz". - Paper.
- Your cousin runs the company now. - That is...
- a flour mill company. - I see. It's a flour mill company.
That company is still run by family.
It seems like your family is very wealthy.
- I wouldn't say that. - He probably left you a fortune.
That's not true.
Many things took place since my grandfather's time.
- You grew up in a wealthy family. - When I was in primary school,
my family was very wealthy.
My father studied hard,
entered the university and worked for a big company.
- He is alone now. - What do you mean by that?
- Did he retire? - He has no jobs.
- You should say that he retired. - You mean he retired.
- You should say that he retired. - Seriously.
He needs to take a Korean lesson.
- "No job". - You say your father is alone...
to indicate that he is a divorcee...
- or a widow. - That's not what I meant.
- You should say that he retired. - He received superannuation...
and used the money to go to the US.
- He retired. - Then came the struggle.
- You talked about it earlier. - It was in the US...
that family tore apart.
- What? - The family tore apart.
- The family tore apart. - There were financial struggles.
- What you said can mean anything. - You should have said...
that the family went bankrupt.
You should take Korean lessons starting tomorrow.
(You should take Korean lessons starting tomorrow.)
Jae Jung, you danced on TV a while ago.
You visited another programme I am an MC at...
- and danced with Seo In Young. - It was on "Dirty Talk", right?
- Show us your dance again. - I heard that you came prepared.
- Me? - Yes.
Show us your dance.
- I didn't exactly come prepared. - Show us your dance.
- Dance! - All right.
- This is Jae Jung's dance time. - This is my first time seeing it.
Face the camera.
Let's go.
(He begins to dance with a shout of concentration.)
(It's not exactly a dance.)
(It looks like he is hitting his back against a tree.)
(He is at the mineral spring.)
(He looks like a middle-aged man who is exercising.)
- I don't know what to do with him. - Let's go!
(It's a dancing balloon this time.)
You go up, Chi Yeul.
(Laughing)
Go, Chi Yeul.
Show us the Chinese dance.
- Me? - Yes.
- It's the Chinese dance. - Right.
It's been awhile since I've danced.
Music, please.
(Let's go.)
(Chi Yeul!)
(He's popping and locking.)
(Each part of his body moves separately.)
(Chi Yeul is like a robot.)
(That's amazing.)
(He's transforming without pausing.)
(Chi Yeul the robot)
He's great.
That's amazing.
(He ends smoothly.)
Go up again. Try to imitate him.
- I'll dance exactly the same way. - Right.
(It's like black and white.)
(It's perfect locking versus perfect drooping.)
Where's the octopus?
(He's laughing.)
Where's the octopus?
(It's more similar to an octopus than a dance.)
- Where's the octopus? - Didn't Chi Yeul dance like this?
- He'll stick to the ceiling. - However...
(He caused the octopus to escape.)
Jae Jung is cheap.
During "Superstar K" and the meeting for Radio Star,
you wore your grandfather and father's clothes?
Yes, I don't really buy clothes.
- I just wear... - Your father's clothes?
my father's clothes.
My father uses a particular aftershave.
The scent lingered.
I like that.
Does the aftershave have a sailboat on it?
- Is it green? - It has a sailboat on it.
Do you mean Kim Bum Sun?
(I don't know what that means.)
(Everyone bursts out laughing.)
What is this? What's going on?
What is this?
(He can't just let it go.)
- It's a boat, a boat! - It's a sailboat.
It's a boat with a sail.
- It's a sailing boat. - You know,
it's a popular US brand of aftershave.
- I know. - Right, I know of it.
- Kim Bum Sun? - He's a novelist.
- He's an author. - I can't believe this.
Wow, I can't believe this.
Enrol in language school tomorrow.
(Go to language school.)
Jae Jung, I hear you treasure the wise sayings of Jong Shin.
What's with that?
- What wise sayings? - I don't know either.
Jong Shin told me...
being pathetic isn't necessarily a bad thing.
It shows honesty and genuine love.
- That's what he said. - Yes.
When I heard that...
A wise saying should be quotable.
It's like a drought.
The effects of the drought...
The drought will worsen...
- Drought? - I mean it's unclear.
(He can't raise his head.)
I'm exhausted.
- Let's stop. - It's a drought.
- It needs to rain. - It's a spring drought.
It's a drought in spring time.
- What is this? - He misspoke.
- It's a bit hazy but... - It's a drought.
(He still finds it funny.)
- being pathetic... - Just say you can't remember.
But I have to speak.
(He's taken aback by Jae Jung's confidence.)
- That's true. - I have to answer.
Don't make him study. This is entertaining.
You don't need to study. This is good.
(My memory is like a drought.)
You are watching a high-end music programme, Radio Star.
Our guests today are four extremely lucky men.
These songs will make your luck shoot straight up.
Let's hear Chi Yeul's song.
Chi Yeul...
- Wow. - It's "Bang Bang Bang".
(In 2015, he sang "Bang Bang Bang" on Chinese "I Am a Singer".)
Why did you select this song?
When I appeared on "I Am a Singer",
- I won first place with this song. - It was this song.
- It was also a hit in Korea. - Yes.
- Right. - I'd never rapped before.
My accent kept coming up while practising.
- I'd never rapped before. - Your accent kept coming out?
I said things like "Transform that negative energy."
- It kept coming? - It was really pathetic.
You sound like Heo Kyung Hwan.
(He sounds like Heo Kyung Hwan.)
My accent kept coming out.
Your real name is Kim Min Seok.
But you're stressed because of an idol with the same name?
- Who is it? - It's EXO's...
- Someone from EXO? - Xiumin.
Xiumin is also an actor.
When you search for my name, he shows up.
- He uses his real name when acting? - Yes.
- Your results aren't showing up? - Yes.
Before I filmed "Descendants of the Sun",
the president of my management company offered to rename me.
He sent me potential names like Kim Hwan Seung.
- Hwan Seung? - Hwan Seung?
- What an unusual name. - You should move to Sindorim.
After the drama, my name didn't bother me anymore.
Your name is more recognisable now.
You also considered a name change because of actor Parc Jae Jung?
That doesn't make sense since he's an actor.
That's not why. I got my fortune told.
I was told my name meant "a farmer's son".
- I gain energy from land. - Florida!
That's unusual.
Is that right?
- It's unusual. - It's not typical.
(They're giving him a Korean lesson.)
It's not a typical occurrence.
So I wanted to go by my first name alone.
- Jae Jung? - That's weird.
But due to the Ministry of Finance Management...
It's the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
(It's the Ministry of Finance and Economy.)
It's like Foreigners Special today.
(It's Foreigners Special today.)
Here's Chi Yeul with "Bang Bang Bang".
("Bang Bang Bang" by Hwang Chi Yeul)
(He's reminiscing the James Bond opening theme.)
(Here comes James Bond.)
(I wake in the dark night)
(Everyone come in, who's next?)
(His powerful voice took over China.)
(Worship until your throat explodes)
(Here comes the rapping.)
(Pompous men and fake women)
(Their unwarranted confidence is a sight to see)
(As you can see, I'm arrogant)
(I'm like your allergy)
(It's lawless here today)
(He's laughing.)
(Burn your heart)
(I want to drive you crazy)
(He even throws in some Chinese lyrics.)
(Like getting shot by a gun)
(It's a sexy wave.)
(Now he's dancing like Michael Jackson.)
(He's shooting women's hearts.)
(Come if you want)
(What are you waiting for)
(He shoots.)
(He flashes a lethal smile.)
Yes.
(It was a perfect performance.)
Wow, "Bang Bang Bang".
- First of all, you sing very well. - You're a good singer.
I can rap much better than that.
- But you rapped with an accent? - I wanted to be funny.
- It was like Yook Gak Soo. - Right, it was toward the end.
It's lawless here today
(He's got the feeling.)
It was like Yook Gak Soo's style.
(He does it once more.)
Let's hear Hyun Jae's song.
- Wow. - It's "Ah-Choo" by Lovelyz.
- Yoon Sang wrote this song. - Right.
- It's sung by Lovelyz. - Yes.
- I heard it lately and it stuck. - Yes.
I was curious who wrote the song.
- It was Yoon Sang. - It was produced by his team.
Yes, I was shocked.
Jae Jung, you have a bad relationship with Super Junior?
- Baby sister? - A girl you had a crush on...
What baby sister?
Didn't you say "baby sister"?
Is that how you heard?
I didn't hear it correctly. Let's just move on.
I don't want to seem like I don't know.
You don't want to seem like you don't know.
He doesn't want to seem like he doesn't know.
He should have said,
"I don't want to seem ignorant."
Why did he say it like that?
Introduce him to Professor Yang Joo Dong.
He's a language scholar.
(I want to introduce him to Professor Yang Joo Dong.)
The girl you had a crush on was a huge fan of Super Junior?
- Yes. - I had a crush on a girl...
- for four years. - Yes.
It started during winter vacation in primary school...
and lasted until I was a freshman in high school.
- Was she pretty? - She was pretty in my eyes.
- Who did she like? - She liked Kyu Hyun.
- Really? - Kyu Hyun had a profile...
- called Kyu at the time. - There were a lot of them.
I think that if they're alone together,
he'll hit Kyu Hyun.
(Kyu Hyun will get hit.)
I can't hit you, Gu Ra.
(Did I just hear it correctly?)
(Gu Ra is so bewildered he can't speak.)
What's with him?
(Jong Shin can't raise his head.)
(He's blissfully oblivious.)
That was shocking.
Gu Ra doesn't normally react that way.
Be on a variety show together.
If I refer a guy like him, he ends up being utterly boring.
I have to wait and see.
(Be careful, aspiring entertainment star.)
- Let's hear Hyun Jae's "Ah-Choo". - Yes.
(The Lovelyz's song is bright and upbeat.)
(How will he sing it?)
(You don't know how I feel)
(Ah-Choo)
(I feel like sneezing when I look at you)
(There's so much I want to say to you)
(The handsome guy sings...)
(in a simple and technical way.)
(His tone is genuine and honest.)
(Ah-Choo)
(There's pollen floating in my heart)
(There's so much I want to do for you)
(He seems like a foreigner singing in Korean.)
(He plays the drums.)
(You don't know how I feel)
(Ah-choo)
(It's a solo drum.)
(It's like he's playing Whac-A-Mole.)
(I won't lose a single beat.)
(He's completely immersed.)
(His drumming skills haven't deteriorated.)
(He finishes with a Tom Cruise smile.)
He's good.
He reminds me of...
a teenager playing drums at home...
- in a sitcom. - He's so cool.
Thank you.
Now, let's hear Min Seok's song.
It's very emotional.
(It's a song for the man who stole the woman he loves.)
- Wow. - Chi Yeul should've sang this.
- He sings well. - Did you choose it, Min Seok?
- Min Seok sings well. - Why did you choose it?
There was a woman I promised to love forever.
We were supposed to move to Seoul together.
Was she your girlfriend?
Yes, she was my girlfriend when I was 21 or 22.
We ended up going separate ways.
- You broke up? - Yes.
We broke up.
I still had her password for her social media accounts.
When I looked, she already had a new boyfriend right away.
- Right away? - Yes.
I had no money after moving to Seoul.
- I drank a lot... - Yes.
and I listened to this song.
Someone saw you.
Park Na Hye sent this in...
"Six years ago,"
"we worked together at a buffet restaurant in Busan."
"We were acquaintances."
"I had a crush on him because he was so handsome."
"I never said anything because I was nervous."
"I regret it now that he's such a success."
- Do you remember? - Yes.
- Do you remember her? - There were...
- around 100 to 150 employees there. - Of course.
Yes.
Were you popular with so many employees working there?
- I'll bet. - My nickname back then...
was Buffet SHINee.
(Buffet SHINee)
- Buffet light? Buffet SHINee. - Wow.
He's Buffet SHINee.
Wow, Buffet SHINee.
I can't eat because of the light shining in my eyes.
- I'm grateful she remembers me. - I know.
Here's Min Seok singing "Love Her".
You're so cool.
(It's a song for his ex-girlfriend's new man.)
(I don't know your name)
(I have a favour to ask)
(Love her, love her)
(He has a great voice that fits "Superstar K".)
(They're immersed in his voice.)
(He scribbles.)
(Gu Ra's judgment is...)
(unanimously 100 points.)
(He sings while thinking of his lost love.)
(His voice is full of emotion.)
(You're the one she loves)
(Love her more than I did)
(Don't make her cry again)
(It was a moving performance.)
That was amazing.
Wow, I could feel the pain you had.
Wow, that was so good.
I'm proud.
- We enjoyed it. - Thank you.
Now, let's hear Jae Jung's song.
(What song did he choose?)
That's a famous song.
("Two Men" was produced by Jong Shin as a duet with Kyu Hyun.)
It's a duet...
- with Kyu Hyun. - It's not a famous song.
Famous songs are well-known.
- It's famous. - It hasn't even been released yet.
It'll be famous.
You must have worked hard preparing.
Yes. Jong Shin and Cho Kyu Chan produced it.
Jong Shin wrote the lyrics.
I sang a duet with Kyu Hyun.
It'll be released soon.
Kyu Hyun is known to be picky.
- I asked for a favour. - Yes.
I'm sure I'll get something for it.
That's why I haven't gotten on his case lately.
- You can't bother him. - I'm not helping Gu Ra.
(That's why I felt less stressful.)
Min Seok, you made a shocking confession.
Will you want to get a nose job in the future?
Your nose is a bit crooked.
- Right? - I got in a fight when I was young.
- Did you get hit? - I got hit.
I broke my nose.
- I don't care how it looks. - Yes.
(He can't breathe through one nostril.)
- That's true. - My nose is broken.
I have trouble breathing and I always have sore throat.
I sleep with my mouth open.
- So later on... - Will you cosmetically enhance it?
- I don't know. - Don't do it.
- You can't. - I won't.
- Don't enhance it. - Keep it the same.
Don't enhance it. You'll be ruined.
Your features are small and balanced.
If you enhance your nose, you'll ruin it.
We have an expert. Right, Chi Yeul?
- Yes. - Yes.
It looks good on Chi Yeul.
- He has good proportions. - Yes.
His forehead, nose to philtrum...
- He's an expert. - He has good proportions.
If he got a small implant, it might look good.
There are different sizes.
- Is that the silicone implant? - Right.
The implant goes here.
- You can't go too large. - Right.
- He needs to get a small implant. - He looks fine now.
I just want to straighten out my nose.
- Just straighten it. - Keep it natural.
- Yes. - I...
- worked out when I was younger. - Why are we talking about this?
(Why are we talking about this?)
His nose is a work of art.
(It's a high-end nose.)
- He's really handsome. - Yes, he is.
You were great on the drums.
He could play the drums with that nose.
- It's an amazing nose. - Jae Jung's nose is nice, too.
Jae Jung's nose is nice, too.
Your nose is...
- It's like an arrow. - Right.
Can you impersonate Seo Kyung Seok?
Hello.
(He tries but fails.)
Wow, he's trying hard.
- Seo Kyung Seok... - I'm Kyung Seok.
(It's his second attempt.)
What is this?
It's pretty average.
- It's average. - He's not very good.
- It's pretty funny. - I can't do it.
What is this?
- He tries hard. - Yes.
(He keeps laughing.)
- Let's listen to them sing. - Wow.
It's an honour.
(They prepare.)
Did you hear him say it's an honour?
He's really an amateur.
"It's an honour."
(How will Jae Jung and...)
(Kyu Hyun's duet go?)
(The countdown starts.)
("Two Men" by Parc Jae Jung featuring Kyu Hyun)
(He's nervous.)
(Did you say goodbye)
(He sends silent support to Jae Jung.)
(Jae Jung stops being nervous and focuses on the song.)
(The audience focuses in return.)
(After Jae Jung's part is over)
(Do you still remember?)
(He's a perfect singer.)
(It's an honour.)
(Did you hide your pain through the night)
(For the sake of others' happiness)
(The two guys' harmony...)
(makes the score shoot up.)
(Jae Jung's low voice combines...)
(with Kyu Hyun's smooth voice.)
(It's like seeing Kim Dong Ryul and Sung Si Kyung.)
(The performance is nearly over.)
(He keeps pressing the button because he's absorbed in his song.)
Thank you.
We enjoyed your performance.
I got a good feeling about the song.
- Cho Kyu Chan is a good songwriter. - Kyu Chan?
I wrote it.
Kyu Chan is good at producing songs.
- Now that I think of it... - Kyu Chan is amazing.
- He did nothing. I wrote the song. - He's a good songwriter.
When we were recording,
Kyu Chan directed us.
(Kyu Chan directed us.)
Hey, I'm in charge.
Kyu Chan is amazing.
Only Kyu Chan could produce such a great melody.
- Jae Jung... - We really enjoyed the performance.
The song is great.
People with great figures look good in clothes.
People with good skin look good on screen.
People who work hard for their dreams, luck follows them.
We hope your luck will continue this year.
We'll say good bye here. See you next week.
- Please! - Please!
("My Lips Are Like Warm Coffee" by Eddy Kim)