(Three years ago)
(He's unbelievably boring.)
("Kangta is a boring guest.")
("It's even worse with Kangta. It's a casting failure.")
(He's changed!)
You want to fight? Come up to the rooftop.
(He reveals his hidden talent and proves how funny he is.)
- You said you like Victoria. - It didn't go well of course.
(He turns his sad one-sided love story into a gag too.)
(The other guests help him sound even funnier.)
(Kangta and his gang's long-standing talk show intimidates Gu Ra.)
(Episode "From Awfully Boring to Awfully Fun" begins now.)
To help recover the fame of one man who is famous...
for being awfully boring for the last 20 years,
these awfully funny guys came together.
This episode is "From Awfully Boring to Awfully Fun".
- It's "Awfully". - It's "Awfully".
"Awfully".
Old people can't pronounce it.
- He's referring to something else. - He's awfully boring.
Gook Jin is awfully boring.
(Jong Shin cracks a joke.)
Let me introduce this singer who's known to be awfully boring.
Unexpectedly, his hobby is watching comedy shows and copying jokes.
He turned from a Korean idol singer to a famous actor in China.
His countless female fans have left him,
and now he's waiting for his love of life to show up.
He's the single idol singer, Kangta.
This comedian became famous as "Woong Yi's Father" character,
and he's currently the ace of "Comedy Big League".
But people still don't recognise him.
He's the little-known comedian who debuted 11 long years ago.
Through his appearance on "Real Men" and Radio Star,
he hopes to be the crown prince.
- You want to be the crown prince. - The crown prince.
- The crown prince.
He's so popular these days. Lee Jin Ho.
What was that?
Lee Jin Ho.
(It's the catch phrase he's known for.)
He's the man behind the highest rated episode of Radio Star.
Radio Star is proud of his work.
He wishes to make this episode get the highest rating,
but he's worried he can't because of the awfully boring Kangta.
The man still adored by Park Na Rae, Yang Se Chan.
Kangta is famous in Asia for being awfully boring.
- Everyone in Asia is aware of it. - Not just Koreans.
- Right. He didn't mean it. - You're awfully boring in China!
There's a rumour that he's famous in China for being boring.
Awfully boring.
(Even Chinese people know how boring Kangta is.)
He first appeared in 2007 on as the character, Woong Yi's father.
Crazy, we're crazy
(It's Yong Jin's catch phrase from "Comedy Big League".)
(We're crazy)
He's a rather successful comedian with 11 years of experience,
but he's more famous as being Jang Do Yeon's crush.
He's very happy to be here today on Radio Star.
Please welcome the hotshot comedian, Lee Yong Jin!
(Clear the way! Mr Awfully Boring is passing.)
Here comes Mr Awfully Boring.
He's been here once before.
- What's going on? - It's been such a long time.
I had never heard about being famous in Asia for being boring.
You're famous in Asia for being boring.
You were supporting them.
Even his shirt is boring.
(Even his outfit is boring.)
Kangta, many people would wonder how you know these comedians.
- I heard you are best friends. - In 2006,
when they did "Woong Yi's Father" skit... Wait, that was 2008.
I once joined the show as a guest.
(Kangta was a guest on the skit, "Woong Yi's Father".)
(He said the catch phrase and did the comedic dance.)
(He was very happy.)
Even before that, I was his fan.
- I loved that show too. - So I...
volunteered to join the show as a guest.
And we've been friends ever since.
(I see.)
He's just listing facts.
(He just tells the story as it is.)
- It's almost like a press release. - Only the facts.
- Am I supposed to be funny already? - I mean...
- He was very straightforward. - For a while...
I'm still shocked from being introduced as Asia's boring man.
- Please give me some time. - Actually,
these three comedians came out here to turn you into Mr Awfully Fun.
- But people... - He's just making us boring too.
People don't change.
(Once you're boring, you are boring forever.)
He was special. Usually when we have guests,
they don't come to rehearsals.
But he was so nervous that he even joined the dry rehearsal.
- That's too... - So things changed because of him.
Since then, all the guests come to the dry rehearsal.
- It's required now. - Yes.
I feel sorry about that.
By the way, these guys got infected by Mr Awfully Boring.
He's not funny either.
(He's the first one to be infected.)
Se Chan, Kangta asked you to go for some drinks with him...
on the first day you met him, and you thought he had no friends.
It's not that I thought he had no friends.
It's such an unusual thing for a guest to suggest an afterparty.
- It's strange for a guest... - There's no one like that.
- to suggest an afterparty. - And he was on just one show.
It was just one show, and it lasted less than five minutes.
That's why I thought perhaps he didn't have friends.
People who purely love something...
are commonly known as enthusiasts.
It's actually very tiring to get to know people like that.
One of my friends is a famous bicycle designer.
Kim Gun Mo loves my friend's designs and is an enthusiast.
- Everyone knows about... - Did you introduce them?
Gun Mo's bad drinking habits.
Gun Mo drinks with him every day.
My friend is in a lot of pain.
I told him to be careful and to stay away, but he can't.
Even Gu Ra became boring.
He's usually very funny.
(We have another victim.)
- Please make it better. - What's wrong with you?
He's a powerful man.
- He's unbelievable. - Please make it better.
- I am usually better. - It could've been really funny.
- It could be funny. - I thought it would be a hit.
How can that be funny?
It's just like "The Wailing".
(He bit the bait of Mr Awfully Boring.)
It's the Awfully Boring virus.
Since you mentioned about me being Asia's boring man,
I've been getting nervous.
Why?
I think I won't be able to get away from it.
- By the way, he's not like that. - Since the start...
- How is he when you meet him? - He's really funny. He's goofy.
But you sometimes fake your laughter, right?
- We've been friends for a while. - We used to, but he got better.
- We met a long time ago. - He's got a voice of a radio DJ.
- He could be a radio DJ. - This is Radio Star.
This is Radio Star.
(He cracks a dad joke.)
(What did you just say?)
(It makes his friends ashamed.)
Please, Kangta!
- I'm a radio DJ on Radio Star. - I got goosebumps.
What's wrong with talking like a radio DJ on the show Radio Star?
That's nice.
I love it.
He's justified to be boring. Directors are boring.
- He doesn't need to be funny. - That's right.
As you must've expected it, I moved recently.
(He cracks another lame pun.)
(It shocks everyone.)
- This is... - You...
- You will be in big trouble. - He's stubborn too!
(Kyu Hyun screams in pain.)
If it's okay with you,
can we re-shoot everything from the start?
- No. No. - Let's start over.
I think we have to start over.
Then it will be boring again.
(Recovering is hopeless.)
It's been a long time since he was on Korean TV.
You said you intentionally came out here...
to make your hard-working comedian friends famous.
Actually,
Producer Hwang thought the three comedians...
weren't good enough for Radio Star.
Kangta heard it and decided to join us.
We admit it.
I'm hosting the radio show called "Starry Night".
It's not easy for a Hallyu star to be a radio DJ.
- Isn't it tough with your schedule? - You're constantly travelling.
This year is the 20th anniversary of my debut.
So I wanted to spend more time with my Korean fans.
Starting with the radio, I hope to become more active in Korea.
- Is that right? - In China,
many people still remember Ahn Chil Hyun.
Ahn Chil Hyun.
When I was in China, people talked about...
Kangta and Ahn Jae Wook.
Everyone still knows Kangta and Ahn Jae Wook.
I think you went to China a long time ago.
(He did.)
Of all famous Korean celebrities in China...
It's funny when he disses himself.
(He becomes a little funnier by dissing himself.)
By the way,
Kangta came out here today to make his friends famous.
His friends came out here because they felt bad for Kangta's image...
as Mr Awfully Boring.
When you say he's awfully boring, we get flustered.
He's not boring at all when he's with us.
He's the one who always cracks jokes.
You feel that he's not actually boring.
- People don't know how funny he is. - Can you give us...
an example of the times when he was funny?
When he watches a movie or a TV show,
- he always copies it. - He does?
He usually impersonates a character in it.
- Is he particularly good at any? - Please show us.
Please show us. We'll be the judge.
A lot of people impersonate Kwon Sang Woo, so I'll do it.
- Okay. - Kwon Sang Woo.
(It's the famous line from "Once Upon a Time in High School".)
You fight that well?
Come up to the rooftop.
(Go, Kangta!)
(He acts with his eyes.)
Hey.
You fight that well?
His voice is similar to Sang Woo's.
You want to fight?
Come up to the rooftop.
His voice is just like Sang Woo's voice.
I love it. I'm pretty good at it myself.
- Come up to the rooftop. - It's like he burnt his tongue.
Love always come back.
Kyu Hyun is trying hard because his agency's director is here.
Jeong Seo.
(He's trying hard to make the director look better.)
You can also impersonate Jung Jin Young, right?
- Jung Jin Young. - This is from "King and the Clown".
It's from the scene that many people might not remember.
It's the line Jung Jin Young says to Jang Hang Sun.
- He's blinded by one of... - Do you want to die?
It must be time for you to die.
Do you want to die?
It must be time for you to die.
You see? He's funny!
- He's good. - He's good, isn't he?
He's good, but he is not funny.
(He's devastated.)
Comedians love this kind of thing.
Just before this, you were exactly like Kwon Sang Woo,
- but it wasn't funny. - It's a talent.
He's good at describing them.
The fact that Kangta is boring...
Gosh. You're rubbing it in.
- The word is... - Recently, I was disc jockeying,
and someone requested me to play Kisum's "No Jam".
- Kisum's "No Jam". - I felt guilty playing it.
- Why... - He's funny when he does that.
He's funny when he tortures himself.
(His self-torture gag is funny.)
Who's more boring, Kim Min Jong or Kangta?
I think I'm a little better than Kim Min Jong.
When you drink together, who talks more?
- Is it Min Jong? - Kangta would talk more.
- I talk more. - Right.
When he's drunk, he can't talk well.
He can impersonate Min Jong, too.
Can he?
When he's not drunk, he goes, "Hey, you're here."
When he's drunk, he says, "Drink, you idiot."
(His tongue becomes loose when he's drunk.)
See? He's funny!
Why would you say he's boring?
- That was funny. - He's good.
- That was funny. - That was.
He's funny if you get to know him.
- That was funny. - He was a bit like Joo Hyun, too.
- Indeed. - Drink, you idiot.
Jin Ho.
11 years ago, you saw Gu Ra...
- complaining about everything. - You saw me?
- Yes, I saw him. - 11 years ago.
It was 2005 when he was...
hovering around public TV networks.
That was the start of his career.
He was hovering around public TV networks.
- He's flustered. - He was hovering around?
- It was before Radio Star. - I was a disc jockey on a show.
- I was on "Star Golden Bell". - He was on "Star Golden Bell".
- It was before "Star Golden Bell". - Is that right?
That's when I first joined a variety show.
It was a show called "Taste Versus Taste".
- Oh, "Taste Versus Taste". - He's nervous.
The food wasn't good at that time.
It was red bean kalguksu versus chicken kalguksu.
Which one did I eat? Chicken kalguksu?
- No, it was red bean kalguksu. - Did I?
- It was red bean kalguksu. - I don't like red beans too much.
What I want to tell you is...
that he kept on cursing while they were showing the videos in the show.
- Did I curse? - You did.
- No way. - I am serious.
- No way. - I'm not adding anything.
- Stop it. - What did he say?
Let's listen to him.
- What did he say? - Be precise.
"Why are they selling this horrible food?"
"Which one will you vote for?" He asked me.
"I'm going to choose the chicken." He said, "Choose the red bean."
I chose red bean kalguksu. I didn't get to eat in the end.
- It was "Taste Versus Taste". - Right. It was a competition.
Yes. I chose the red bean because of him, and I didn't get to eat it.
- Is that right? - He swore again as he left.
"What kind of show is this?"
- He was upset he didn't get to eat. - He was.
- I can't refute it. - Right.
He only told the truth.
(He didn't add anything.)
- Was it your first time to see him? - Yes.
He didn't need to warm up his voice for that show,
but he must've been nervous. He kept doing this.
(He kept coughing to warm up his voice.)
- That's not true. - You did that.
I saw it.
You should admit it.
- He said it well. - He was once a nobody.
I did this?
Yes. You did that in the hallway while holding a bottled water.
(He kept warming up his voice since he was nervous.)
I can do it!
I am good!
What's this?
(That's when I was a nobody.)
Even after the shooting, he cursed and said...
"Gosh. They actually didn't feed us at all."
- He was upset that he couldn't eat. - They didn't let us eat.
He's very good, isn't he?
- I give him that. - You saw him when he was a nobody.
- He was a complete nobody. - Yes.
He was a nobody.
(Gu Ra was once a nobody.)
- Yes, indeed. - How was I a nobody?
Why don't you admit that you once had those days?
That was not the case. At that time,
I was hosting a radio show on KBS from 12pm to 2pm.
It was on primetime slot. So I wasn't a complete nobody.
I was a halfway nobody.
(They settle with "halfway nobody".)
Gu Ra needs to swear.
He put it very nicely without exaggerating.
There has been a few comedians who talked about me.
There was Jang Dong Hyuk.
- Gu Ra was actually angry at him. - He was.
They all add a lot of things for their talks,
but he didn't add as much.
He's like an honest restaurant.
(He's like an honest restaurant that doesn't add flavour enhancers.)
Se Chan, you shot many commercials after you appeared on Radio Star...
and moved to a four-bedroom house.
Which commercial was he in?
I did one with Se Hyung and all the rest was with Na Rae.
- You worked with Na Rae. - Na Rae is...
She's like a chairman of a big company. We call her "Chairman".
- Chairman Park. - That's how we call her.
I heard that one of the four rooms is Na Rae's.
- The biggest room is hers. - You...
- Your house is 188m², right? - How did you know that?
It's in Bukgajwa-dong.
How do you know that?
Se Hyung recently appeared on my show...
and told me about it.
He told you the full story?
Then why did you act like you had discovered something amazing?
(It wasn't a big deal.)
(He observes Gu Ra attentively.)
By the way, Na Rae is amazing.
When we first decided to move,
we started looking for a place,
but we soon became very busy with work.
Originally, we wanted to get a smaller house.
Those are not in the market.
There was nothing, so Se Hyung...
- looked everywhere alone. - There might be bigger houses.
- Right. There were. - Yes. That's common.
Since we didn't have much time,
we ended up getting a big place. Se Hyung made a contract.
However, it turned out that Se Hyung couldn't get a mortgage.
- After what had happened to him... - Right.
last year, his annual income wasn't enough for a mortgage.
Right.
I was going to stand as a surety for the mortgage.
However, I was too busy to make it to the bank,
so I told Na Rae about it. I told her that we needed money...
and asked if she could lend me some.
- She said she has two big bills. - She lent it to you.
She said she'd lend it to us.
- That's crazy. - It was 200,000 dollars.
Why would you say the amount?
Se Hyung already said it.
It was 200,000 dollars.
- That's why I think she's amazing. - Did she just lend it to you?
She said so, but...
Se Hyung and I felt uncomfortable borrowing that much.
We asked her to lend us the half of it.
That's a hard thing to do.
She agreed, and she wired it to me right away.
If you borrow two bills, you need to marry her.
Se Hyung said it, too.
He said I'd have to marry her if I borrowed two bills.
What's wrong with that?
Se Hyung said he doesn't want to see Na Rae coming out of my room.
He suggested we just borrow half.
We only borrowed what we could handle.
- She could come out of your room. - That would be horrifying.
It's like this. These days, life can be so unexpected.
Regardless of your will,
you might have less work.
When that happens,
she might occupy your room to get her money back.
Stop it.
- It is possible. - Don't do this to me.
Nevertheless, we have Kangta on our side.
- What about him? - We'll call him for help.
What do I have to do with it?
You should help us. Will you just watch Na Rae come out of my room?
I can handle it.
(Laughing)
Se Chan, you joined the army on "Real Men" with Jin Ho.
- With Jin Ho? - Yes.
- Didn't Yong Jin go? - He didn't.
- Why didn't you? - I never got the casting call.
- You're brutal. - You knew it.
- You're cruel. - You're cruel.
- I can't just go there. - You're cruel.
- I am sorry, but... - Yes. You need to get a call first.
Yong Jin is a little more known than Jin Ho.
- Is that right? - So I thought it was Yong Jin.
- But it was you two? - Jin Ho is...
- a much better comedian these days. - Is that right?
I'm not even popular, yet I'm experiencing a slump.
(That's ironic.)
- Is that right? - Yes.
- You've never been famous. - Right.
(An ironic slump of an unpopular comedian)
Yong Jin, it looks like you're a Radio Star fan.
Yes. I'm a big fan.
It seems like you planned your strategy as a Radio Star fan.
You said that you wanted to call Gu Ra "Dad".
- I watched a show yesterday. - What was it?
I watched his show with MC Gree in it.
- I watched it, and... - He's actually my son.
Of course.
Why would he call me "Dad"? He's not my son.
You're mistaken.
- Gosh. - You're mistaken.
- He's my son. - Let's listen to him.
- What's the reason? - He takes care of his son so well.
- I know that he's supposed to. - Yes. He's my son.
So I wondered if he would...
also take care of me if I became his son.
That's why I wanted to call him "Dad".
Call him "Dad".
- Dad. - How is it?
(He looks away.)
- How is it? - Se Chan...
- He hates it. - Actually, I can handle...
Yong Jin calling me "Dad",
but I can't take it when Kim Kyung Min does that.
He was born in 1967.
- He's even older than me. - Yes.
He wanted to call me "Dad", what should I do about this?
I know Kyung Min can be like that.
(Daddy)
Kangta, you are not so active in Korea...
because you stay in China more than eight months a year.
This is how popular he is in China. The Chinese TV series he starred in,
"Love in the City 2"...
was the highest rated TV series of CCTV in 2007.
- That was 10 years ago. - Yes. It's been 10 years.
In 2012, he became the first foreign actor to act as a Chinese emperor.
- Did you shave your head? - No.
- Didn't you? - I played as a young emperor.
He is treated as China's national actor now.
Do most people recognise you when you're in public places?
They recognise me. I'm very grateful for that.
Then, which is more comfortable?
Walking on the streets of Korea or of China?
- Isn't Korea better for you? - Korea is better these days.
We once went to an amusement park in Jamsil.
There is a merry-go-round.
That's where the music video of "Candy" was shot.
(H.O.T's "Candy" was shot there.)
(18-year-old Kangta)
That's where they shot it.
We were standing in front of it, and nobody recognised him.
(Nobody recognised the idol.)
- That's sad. - That's sad.
- Indeed. - That is really sad.
The fact that Kangta goes to an amusement park means he let go.
- It used to be unimaginable. - He let go of himself.
I often go to one these days.
When you watch Sechs Kies...
working together these days,
- do you want to bring back H.O.T? - I am envious of them.
- However, the situations differ. - That's right.
That's why my envy does not lead to an action.
It makes me a bit cautious to bring up the issue...
because fans await our return for the 20th year anniversary.
- That's right. - The thing is,
I don't want to say the comeback...
will definitely happen because it may not happen.
I bet H.O.T can still fill an entire stadium.
Of course they can.
H.O.T was the best.
(In 2003, the colour white filled the main stadium at Jamsil.)
- Thank you. - Thank you.
(Will fans get to see them again?)
Since many people asked me...
about the future plans of H.O.T,
I was forced to answer.
If I may be honest on this show,
I feel bad for the fans that people keep talking about something...
that may not come to be.
I am worried that they will think we are using their love for us.
However, it would be a shame to not do anything...
on the 20th anniversary of our debut. While I cannot say...
a comeback or a concert...
- will happen for sure, - That's right.
we will make an appearance as a five-member group...
in one way or the other.
We are working hard on it.
Please believe in us.
H.O.T should make a comeback.
My friend, Hyun Jin Young wants to bring back Hyun Jin Young and Wawa.
- Really? - It may happen.
- Hyun Jin Young and Wawa. - Is he planning a comeback?
- I'm just... - You were jesting, right?
(Gu Ra only spoke of his personal wish.)
Yong Jin,
even though Kangta is widely known as someone who is awfully boring,
he coaches you on how to be funny...
- whenever you run into him. - Here is what he likes.
He likes giving me ideas for a comedy skit...
and evaluating me.
Among the celebrities I know,
he loves comedy the most.
He knows comedians well.
He knows every single comedian.
Which advice did you give him?
I advised him on the colour of his comedy skits.
- Colour? - What colour would that be?
Comedy skits should have unique colours.
- Comedians should be original. - That's right.
- Their comedy skits are unique. - When I notice the comedians...
give ordinary comedy skits, I criticise them.
You want them to retain their originality.
This is what Kangta often does.
When one kind of comedy skit goes on for long period of time,
he calls me and says, "It's time to let it go."
"It won't work in your favour if you drag this on."
He has the mind of a director.
Once I told the director, "I want to end this comedy skit."
He said, "Why would you want to do that?"
I said, "It's a suggestion from others." And he asked who suggested.
Then I said, "Kangta did."
He said, "Then follow Kangta!"
(Follow Kangta if you want to!)
I have a good idea.
Kangta should become a sponsor.
Say, "Listen,"
"I will give you 5,000 dollars a month."
"You should focus on writing good comedy skits."
Wouldn't that be a good idea?
He would be a sponsor for comedians.
(A sponsor for comedians)
Seo Kyung Seok opened a jjamppong restaurant near MBC.
- It's nearby. - He opened a jjamppong restaurant.
I had no idea.
- One of the kitchen staff... - You are right.
used to work as a comedian for SBS.
His imitation of the elderly is simply unrivalled.
- His name is Kim Yong Hyun. - Do you know him?
I do. I know who he is.
You should go to the restaurant and look after him.
- Why would I do that? - My goodness.
You should eat their jjamppong.
I don't know him well. I had no idea that restaurant even existed.
You should look after comedians in this nation.
You know every single one of them.
Knowing them and looking after them are two different things.
"Give me a bowl of jjamppong."
"Here is 200 dollars. I am a sponsor for comedians."
(I am a sponsor for comedians.)
Gu Ra looks after his junior comedians.
- You should look after him. - That's right.
Me? I had jjamppong at the restaurant.
(He is so kind that he ate their jjamppong.)
Kangta, you must be very close...
- to the three of them. - I am.
When Jin Ho went to the army,
you cried harder than his parents.
I can explain.
It's Jin Ho's exaggeration.
When I was in the army,
he came from China to see me.
He cleared his schedule for me.
He told me to sleep at his house...
so that he can give me a ride the next day.
- How nice! - You didn't stay with your parents?
No, I didn't.
There was a bit of drama.
There was a downpour that day.
They separated the soldiers from the gate...
since the ceremony couldn't be held because of the rain.
They said, "Families, please go back. Soldiers, come in."
That was the situation.
Jin Ho was holding an umbrella.
He let go of it...
and went down on his knees by a big puddle.
He bowed to his parents.
- He bowed to his parents. - I was quite surprised.
I put my hands on the wrong spot...
and dunked my face in the puddle.
(He made a mistake.)
It's very theatrical.
Did Kangta cry?
When I was saying goodbye to my parents,
Kangta was watching me from afar with other friends.
- I was wearing sunglasses. - I was saying bye.
When I said, "I'll get going."
- I noticed streams of tear. - For goodness' sake.
- Kangta cries a lot. - Did this really happen?
- Did you cry? - Everyone did.
- I see. - Everyone cried.
- You went to see him off. - His comment was funny, though.
When I said bye to him, he said, "Get lost."
(Get lost.)
- That's great. "Get lost." - He tried to act cool.
He is rather manly.
(He's a manly man with tearful eyes.)
There is something even more interesting.
Only family members can visit soldiers for their first leaves.
But Kangta visited Jin Ho.
He booked five hotel rooms near the army base.
- Why did he do that? - I served in Yanggu.
- You served in Yanggu. - Did you stay at K hotel?
That's right. It was K hotel.
The CEO of the hotel, Kyung Hwa Su is a friend of mine.
- Kyung Hwa Su. - My goodness.
That's incredible.
He is in a zip business.
- You mean zipper. - Zipper.
- I see. - Why did you book five rooms?
Since a family member had to come to get me the first leave,
he came with my brother. He arrived the day before to study the area.
- Yes, I did. - He did that for me.
- He studied the area for the visit. - That's right...
He planned out how to spend the day.
- He worked out a schedule. - I explored the area to see...
if there's a place we can go to have fun.
- There's a market in Yanggu. - Yes. It was pretty small.
I explored the area.
There is Park Soo Keun Museum as well.
- Stop it. - Stop it.
(Gu Ra is promoting Yanggu.)
He arrived the day before.
I noticed how well Kangta navigated the place...
without GPS navigation. It was because he had explored the area.
We drank a lot that day.
He had booked five hotel rooms.
They're for my friends and families.
- A lot of people visited you. - Kangta is very kind.
He must really cherish Jin Ho.
Kangta also sent a handwritten letter to Jin Ho...
- as if he is Jin Ho's girlfriend. - Really?
This is almost like "Brokeback Mountain".
- It's bromance. - Really?
- Did you send a handwritten letter? - It wasn't a handwritten letter.
He told me that he needs...
posters of girl groups.
I just left a message behind the posters.
He got me signed posters...
of f(x) and Girls' Generation.
- It had the name of my unit, too. - He did everything.
Yes, he did everything.
On the last programme you were in with me,
- you said that you like Victoria. - Victoria?
- Yes. - Right, I like her.
You said that you like her as a woman.
Is there a female celebrity you want to date?
When I consider the age and everything,
Victoria seems the best.
- Victoria. - His ideal type matches mine.
It would not be hard to see her as a woman.
You like girls with big eyes.
Did nothing come out of the show?
No, it didn't.
Why would anything come out of it?
- Victoria is a nice woman. - They would make a cute couple.
Kangta is nice, too.
I am sure she heard about what I said on the show,
but she did not say anything.
- She did not comment. - You should have made a move.
- You wanted her to say something. - Yes.
She does not call me as much anymore.
- I see. - We travelled with her.
- Really? - You travelled with Victoria?
We went with members of S.M. Entertainment.
- I see. - Victoria was there.
On our way back to Seoul from Sokcho,
Kangta said,
"Let's go to the beach since we are in Sokcho."
Victoria did not get out of the car.
- She is not interested. - It means she is not interested.
- She dislikes him. - She is not interested in Kangta.
- It won't happen. - I thought she was tired.
It won't happen.
I thought she was just tired.
Women usually enjoy going to the beach.
- Most women would go to the beach. - You go to Sokcho for the beach.
I bet the car was facing the land, too.
(Jong Shin rubs salt on his wound.)
- Victoria's face was turned away. - She refused to look at the beach.
I even turned off the ignition, but she stayed inside the car.
Kangta and Victoria will never become a couple.
We won't bring it up again.
It won't go on any longer.
(He gives up.)
Se Chan, Jin Ho and Yong Jin...
are close friends with Kim Hee Chul of Super Junior.
I heard Kangta and Hee Chul drink with different types of people.
Kangta and Hee Chul...
do seem different.
- They have different styles. - I drink often with Hee Chul, too.
Kangta drinks with employees...
- of S.M. Entertainment. - I see.
He drinks with the employees, not the celebrities.
There are employees he has been friends with for many years.
It's usually them and the three of us.
The group is always comprised of men. There are no women.
- There is never a woman. - Victoria wouldn't go to the beach.
I bet she deleted his number.
I guess he is incredibly unpopular with women.
Women find him difficult to approach.
I guess so.
Drinking with Hee Chul...
is a splendid matter.
Hee Chul drinks with people...
who are on a different level.
He drinks with Suzy.
Suzy and Lee Yu Bi.
He drinks with them.
He drinks with other celebrities.
He has no romantic feelings...
- towards those female celebrities. - They are only friends.
- They're like sisters. - That's why they like him.
That's right.
Well, Hee Chul is a bit like that.
There is a rumour...
that he's a bit...
(Why is he raising his hand?)
- He's a bit... - What are you trying to say?
Do you want a high five?
People around him...
- grew suspicious... - He's like Iron Man.
because he only stays as friends with female celebrities.
People wondered.
There was a rumour about his sexual orientation.
As a fellow member of Super Junior I guarantee you that he's straight.
I do, as well.
I know a lot about... Forget I said that.
(I am actually a manly man.)
Kangta is well-known to often buy drinks for his friends.
You give electronic devices for their birthdays.
He does it for his friends and acquaintances as well.
What kind of device are we talking about?
- We are talking about the iPad. - I see.
I want to recommend...
an electronic device I find useful to others.
- I love electronic devices. - He is an early adopter.
Have you received an electronic device from him?
- I have. - What did you receive?
I received an iPad.
He bought one for himself when it first hit the market.
He loved it so much that he gave it to two of his friends.
When he sees that someone does not have an iPad,
he goes, "You don't have an iPad?" He goes to buy another one.
He went to the Apple store in Samseong-dong...
about seven times.
- He must have bought 20 iPads. - Really?
There is another act of kindness.
- When you want to download an app, - He downloads apps for you.
you need to have an account.
He shared his account information with everyone.
He allowed everyone to use his money to pay for apps.
He is incredible.
How does someone like him exist?
People do not often buy apps that cost money.
Why don't you do the same for H.O.T members?
I just don't understand.
Why don't you do the same for them?
It has been a while since we disbanded.
Are they busy with work?
They wouldn't accept my gift since they are rich.
They're all well-off.
- Gu Ra is very interested in H.O.T. - It's not like that.
Do you want to join the group or something?
He likes talking about other people.
His jokes are far too ridiculous.
You won't paint your face like them, will you?
(Does Gu Ra want to be Kangta?)
Jin Ho, I heard that Kangta told you...
to use his house as your own.
When I was in the army,
Kangta was working in China.
Kangta is like his dad.
- Seriously. - He is like Jin Ho's dad.
He acts like Santa Claus even when it is not winter.
- Wouldn't I look strange? - Don't worry about it.
- You are a good man. - Someone I know is like Kangta.
He is the president of the Korean Association in Sri Lanka.
- He knows a lot of people. - When I met him a year ago,
he gave me enough underpants...
to wear for an entire week.
He bought me seven pairs of designer underpants.
I met him recently.
There are other famous designer underpants.
He gave me another seven pairs as a gift.
He bought me seven pairs of underpants.
I initially refused the gift, but he insisted.
He said, "Wear them every day and think of me."
It was very burdensome.
That's a bit weird.
It was very burdensome.
Does that make him a sponsor of underpants?
It seems like you don't find Kangta's gifts burdensome.
It's natural to take care of friends.
When I was in the army,
I had no place to go since I had moved out.
Back then, Kangta lived in Samseong-dong.
"You don't have a place to go, right? Here is the password."
"Use my place as you would like."
Since he has four dogs,
he asked me to look after them in return.
When I went into the house,
there was money on the table.
I still don't know if it was a test or an allowance.
(It made him ponder.)
- I bet it wasn't an allowance. - It couldn't have been a test.
It couldn't have been a test.
- It could've been a test. - Was he testing Jin Ho?
- Was it a test? - Maybe it was.
Was the money the only thing on the table?
It looked like it was begging...
- to be taken. - What was the amount?
There were 10 50-dollar bills...
and 5 10-dollar bills.
It is reminiscent of how...
people leave tips at a hotel.
Maybe he was watching from a surveillance camera.
"Take the money!"
Kangta, was it an allowance?
- Yes. - It was for Jin Ho's use.
He provided for Jin Ho.
He is an amazing friend.
- Seriously. - There is no one like him.
With an attitude like that, H.O.T will make a comeback for sure.
He doesn't do the same for his members. What a strange man!
I think he will make a group with these comedians instead.
(We want to form a group.)
We almost had a misunderstanding one time.
I was getting ready for a comeback at Kangta's place.
His four dogs began to fight among themselves.
The youngest one started to limp on one leg.
It had fallen off of the couch. I called Kangta right away.
I said, "Your dog is limping."
He told me to take his car and take it to an animal hospital.
I did and it ended up getting a surgery.
But Kangta's acquaintances said,
"Maybe Jin Ho hit the dog."
That happened.
Our relationship grew a bit awkward after that.
I can explain.
Falling off of somewhere can explain a fractured bone.
However, it was the bone on the top of its paw...
- that became fractured. - It must have been stepped on.
Someone either stepped on it or dropped something on its paw.
Maybe the surveillance camera fell.
- Jin Ho must have stepped on it. - Are you suspecting me?
(Gu Ra is suspicious.)
If it wasn't done on purpose,
it was an act of negligence.
Only you and the four dogs were in the house.
That's right.
The other three dogs are the witnesses.
(The other three dogs are the only witnesses.)
For Kangta's birthday, Se Chan and Jin Ho did...
a special event they haven't even done for their girlfriends.
They should give back for everything they have received.
Jin Ho gave me a unique gift on my birthday.
It was summer when I first took a leave from the army.
He did a special costume event.
What about Yong Jin? Was he in the army?
- Yes. - Yes, he was.
Yong Jin is a bit out of place today.
That's right.
I don't think he's their best friend.
I feel like an outsider. I'm the only bored one here.
Can you give me a sandbag or something?
He has no stories with Kangta.
I feel like Yong Jin will be taken out of the group.
(He is at the end of the cliff.)
When he took a leave in the middle of summer,
I hid and waited for him in a ski costume and a snowboard.
We prepared a cake for his birthday.
We bought a cake box at an expensive bakery...
and put inexpensive bread inside.
(He put a cheap bread in a luxurious cake box.)
You put candles on it, too.
He brought me an even more luxurious cake box the year after.
I became expectant.
There was one Choco Pie instead.
It has been bitten into already.
(There was one Choco Pie that has been bitten into.)
- My goodness. - It has been bitten into.
Do you like that?
- When is your birthday? - What?
I can do such things for you.
Really? I would like that.
You can give him a few of your used underpants.
(It would be a terrible gift.)
Jin Ho dyed Kangta's hair after drinking at Pocheon Valley.
- That's right. - Really?
You and Kangta went to many places together.
We have done a lot of strange things.
We went to Pocheon...
because Kangta was in Force Recon Battalion nearby.
- I see. - He said,
"Do you want to go to Pocheon?" So we went there.
He became a guide. "This is where we marched."
We began drinking midday.
We started at a restaurant, but they ran out of drinks.
There was no convenience store.
We ended up finding a cart bar.
We decided to order food and drinks from the cart bar.
Our plan was to go back to the valley.
We ordered an egg roll and other things.
We also ordered beer...
and had a glass each.
When we clinked our glasses, Kangta's beer splattered on me.
I was drunk, so I splashed my beer on Kangta.
He held the beer bottle and splashed more beer,
so I splashed beer on his hair.
I found his hair a bit lighter next day.
(I found his hair a bit lighter next day.)
It seems like Jin Ho is the closest to Kangta among the three.
- We have met a lot of times. - That's right.
It's because I didn't enlist in the army until later.
I can see that Kangta...
is quite different from Moon Hee Jun.
- What is Hee Jun like? - Hee Jun is cute by nature.
- He is a bit like that. - What about Kangta?
- He is a manly man. - He is macho.
- He takes care of his friends.
He is a bit bossy, right?
No, he isn't.
He is not like that.
(My goodness.)
Kangta and Se Chan went to Eurwangni Hotel...
to play a video game.
We were joined by another friend.
Did Yong Jin go?
- No, he didn't. - He didn't go anywhere with Kangta.
- Why is he here? - Are they not friends?
What a shameless man! Why are you even here?
Why are you here?
He is a loner.
- He owns a sashimi restaurant. - Really?
It doesn't matter. I didn't go to Eurwangni with Kangta.
Do you own a sashimi restaurant?
I told you in another programme.
Gu Ra doesn't remember.
- He must be quite forgettable. - Gu Ra has good memory.
I still remember what he said when I revealed the information.
"I thought you smelled like halibut."
Why would he not remember that?
I say such things all the time.
(It meant nothing.)
The trip involved...
a video game we played.
- It's a football game. - We were obsessed with it once.
We used to gather around at Kangta's place to play.
One day, Kangta suggested we play the game somewhere else...
because it felt a bit dull to stay at one place.
We decided to go to Eurwangni.
We went to Eurwangni.
- You took the console with you. - Yes, we did.
We went to a motel.
We couldn't even see the beach.
We were in an insignificant motel.
- You couldn't see the beach. - No, we couldn't.
We set up the console in the motel,
but the video game would not work.
It had to do with the TV specifications in the motel.
"The game won't work. Shall we go back home?"
"The problem might lie in the console."
"Let's try setting up the game somewhere else."
Kangta and I came outside.
We entered a billiard hall in the area.
"Hello." "How many balls would you like?"
"May we try connecting this console to the TV?"
"Aren't you Kangta?"
"Yes." "What are you doing here?"
"We are trying to play a video game."
"We want to know..."
"if the problem is in the TV or the console."
They let us give it a try.
We plugged it in, but it didn't work either.
We thanked the owner and exited the billiard hall.
I wanted to leave, but Kangta suggested we try another place.
He thought the game will work with a newer model of TV.
We entered a samgyeopsal place this time.
It had a widescreen TV.
We said, "Hello, Sir." He said, "Aren't you Kangta?"
"Yes. May we connect this game console with your TV?"
(Kangta was very eager.)
"What? Why do you want to do that?"
He said, "We're trying to play a video game."
The owner said, "You came here to play a video game?"
Then he told us to go ahead. We tried, but it didn't fit, either.
So we told Kangta, "Let's give up now."
"We can play the video game in your house in Seoul."
"We spent almost four hours on this."
- You went there just to try? - Yes.
We said we should give up, but Kangta said we shouldn't.
He insisted on playing a video game at Eurwangni Beach.
He took us to a luxurious hotel nearby. When we went in,
the hotel receptionist was surprised to see Kangta.
Kangta said,
"Would you mind if I try connecting my game console..."
- "to the TV in the lobby?" - I see.
- That's why you went to the hotel. - That's right.
He said, "We'd like to play a video game."
"Is the TV here the same model..."
"as the ones in the hotel rooms?" The receptionist said, "Yes, it is."
"If it works on this TV, we'll stay in this hotel."
- I see. - So he gave it a try,
and it worked on that TV. He called Jin Ho right away and said,
"Come here. We're in the hotel. Let's play a video game here."
He came, and we played it.
No, we didn't play a video game.
- I think we played... - We played just once.
- And then, we went out for a drink. - He suggested we have a drink.
He said, "Let's go out and eat some clams."
While we were drinking, he was talking about...
how we played the game and how happy he was.
I was glad we had a memorable time, and I felt relieved...
- that we could play the game. - I see.
(He wasn't there with them.)
I understand why he doesn't hang with the other H.O.T members.
Who among them could deal with him?
(His group members wouldn't be able to deal with him.)
We've seen Kangta's special talents.
Now, we'll see Jin Ho, Se Chan and Yong Jin's special talents.
- I'm excited. - Right.
I hope you don't expect too much.
Honestly, we're not very good at funny acts like this.
Kangta, do you agree?
It's true.
Is that so?
They're good at planning unique comedy skits.
- Let's start with Se Chan. - Imitating Dok2.
- I'll imitate Dok2. - He looks like Dok2.
- I should wear a cap. - He'll imitate Dok2.
- Good. You look like Dok2. - Wow.
(He looks a lot like Dok2.)
He really looks like Dok2.
Yes. It's good.
(Drop the beat.)
The connection between you and me
Turn it up, turn it up
(The hosts like his special talent.)
That's all.
- That's all. - Are you satisfied?
- Was it good enough? - That was good.
- I liked it. - Are you satisfied?
Yes, I am.
- Let's move on. - Up next is "Dentures".
I'll pretend that I'm taking out my dentures.
I'll begin.
(After he moistens his teeth,)
(he takes out his dentures.)
(Then, he washes it.)
(He feels refreshed.)
(Well...)
- This is what I talked about. - What do you think, Kangta?
- It wasn't very funny. - Is that so?
He's not good at funny acts like this.
- You think it's not funny enough? - Up next is...
- imitating Jeon In Gwon. - Kangta is quite strict.
- This might not be funny. - That's okay.
I already tried to imitate Jeon In Gwon,
but I sounded more like Maeng Gu.
It's more like Maeng Gu imitating...
Jeon In Gwon singing "Don't You Worry".
Okay. That sounds good.
(He transforms into Jeon In Gwon.)
My dear
(He became Maeng Gu.)
You don't need to worry about anything
(You don't need to worry about anything)
Let us
(They all crack up.)
Forget
(He makes everyone crack up.)
- That's Maeng Gu. - That's exactly like him.
(Even his lips look like Maeng Gu's.)
- He's good. - I didn't know he can do this.
- I like it. - It was good.
Kangta likes it.
- I'm so relieved. - Last time...
when Se Chan was here, he pulled off one act. What was it?
- I imitated a ship horn sound. - That's right.
- It was funny. - He made us laugh.
(Let's watch it again.)
(He's imitating a ship horn sound.)
(The ship sets off.)
That's good. You're doing great.
- It's funny. Good. - You can stop here.
- That's enough. - It was good.
After he appeared on Radio Star, Se Chan improved his skills.
- He improved his skills. - Will you mark it as favourites?
- Yes, I will. - All right.
- Then, I'll end it now. - Kangta will mark it as favourites.
I feel so good.
- Let's move on to Jin Ho. - Jin Ho, please show us.
I'll imitate the famous lines from the movie "Friend"...
in Sokcho dialect.
- In Gangwon Province dialect. - I'm worried.
- Are you worried? - I'm worried.
I'll show you the original version first.
I'll play Jang Dong Gun, and he'll play Yu Oh Seong.
- Why are you like that? - What do you mean?
Why are you only nice to Sang Taek?
(They sound similar.)
He's my friend.
- Oh, they're good. - What about me?
Am I your servant or something?
Stop it.
This is the original version.
- This was the original version. - I'll do this in Sokcho dialect.
- Okay. - He'll act it in Sokcho dialect.
- Right.
Why are you like that?
What do you mean?
Why are you only nice to Sang Taek?
- He's my friend. - What about me?
What am I to you?
Am I your servant or something?
Stop it.
Or what?
- Kangta, what do you think? - It's hard to say.
- It was more like a comedy skit. - I see.
- He's always been good at this. - Okay.
- He's a bit disappointed. - Let's move on to the next one.
- He'll imitate a javelin thrower. - I think this will be funny.
- The Olympics will be held soon. - That's right.
I feel like he'll actually throw a javelin.
I'll imitate a Scottish javelin thrower.
- I think this will be funny. - Scottish players are good at this.
Let's watch the javelin throw this time.
- This player is quite promising. - That's right.
(Screaming)
(He screams while he throws the javelin.)
(He continues to scream after he throws it.)
That's what they do.
- He's right about it. - We need to see an actual player.
- That's what they do. - Please continue.
- I'll imitate a German shot putter. - A shot putter?
- A German shot putter. - Right.
Up next is the shot put.
(He crouches down as much as possible.)
That's good.
(He throws it with all his might while screaming.)
(The shot flies high, and falls on his foot.)
(My foot hurts.)
That's right. That's what they do.
- He says that's what they do. - That's what they do.
- He says that's what they do. - What do you think, Kangta?
He could have made it funnier. Like I wasn't funny because...
I was just showing the facts, it's the same for him.
- How about a discus thrower? - Shot putters usually do that.
Let's see the last one. He'll imitate Barthez.
- Let me drink some water. - Even though he was...
He's drinking water because his throat hurts.
He'll imitate the goalkeeper, Barthez.
Kangta, how do you feel?
I feel sorry for him...
- because he's trying so hard. - I'll imitate...
- a French goalkeeper. - Barthez.
I'll show you how he reacted when Carlos scored a goal...
- with his UFO free kick. - Okay.
His UFO free kick is unforgettable for Barthez.
A 33-year-old wingback, Roberto Carlos...
The Brazil team just got a free kick.
(He imitates Barthez.)
He's describing the details of the situation.
- He's good. - He's meticulous.
- That's good. - That is.
(He imitates Barthez perfectly.)
- That's good. - That is.
He's describing every little thing.
(He's preparing for the free kick.)
(Carlos scores a goal with his UFO kick.)
(He's dazed.)
(He takes his anger out on the ball.)
(He looks like he lost everything.)
(He pulled it off.)
- That was good. - It's so funny.
- Men would love it. - I like this.
- It was good. - Any soccer fan would know that.
- Exactly. - Kangta is relieved now.
- It was funny. - Kangta is relieved.
Kangta looked like he was about to cry watching Jin Ho trying so hard.
- He felt bad for Jin Ho. - Yes. I felt sorry for him.
- He's like their mother. - Yes, he is.
- They pulled it off in the end. - That's right.
- Yong Jin must be nervous. - It's Yong Jin's turn.
- I'll sing a song.
- He'll sing Lee Juck's song. - I came up with this for this show.
- He's good at singing. - Kang Kyun Sung once...
imitated Kim Jang Hoon and a hen together.
- I remember that. - I'll do the collaboration, too.
I'll imitate a horse while singing "Run Across the Sky" by Lee Juck.
- A horse. - A horse?
I don't mind if my body would be shattered
Even if I fly
(He imitates a horse while singing.)
(It sounds like a horse laughing after it found food to eat.)
- He copied the singer and a horse. - That was unexpected.
- Do you like this one, Kangta? - Yes, I like it.
- Will you add it to your bookmark? - But he lacks originality a little.
Really?
- He needs to be more creative. - He'll imitate Park Hyo Shin, too.
I'll imitate Park Hyo Shin and a cow.
- A cow? - I think this will make sense.
Watching this year's
First snow
(He imitates a cow while singing.)
- You like this one. - I like this.
I don't know what he would like.
(The gag sponsor has picky taste.)
I came up with this one yesterday.
I'll imitate Lee Sun Kyun when he's sleepy.
Sleepy Lee Sun Kyun.
Come on. Hurry up.
One vongole for table number seven.
(He yawns while talking.)
(Kangta laughs.)
Is this funny?
It's original.
Gosh. What's your standard?
- It's original. - Hold on a second.
- I think the horse was funnier. - Really?
- I really liked this one. - I see.
Then, I'll do one more that's more difficult than this.
- Go ahead. - I'll imitate Lee Jung...
when he eats spicy food while singing.
(Kangta and Gu Ra are focused.)
Never
Come to me again It's spicy.
It's so spicy.
(He couldn't eat any more spicy food.)
That's funny.
- Right? Isn't it funny? - I like it.
- It's funny. - Indeed.
(They reach to an agreement.)
- But the cow wasn't funny. - He's really funny.
- The cow was okay. - The cow was funny.
- I think the horse was funnier. - The cow was funnier.
- No way. - We're not in the zoo.
(We're not in the zoo.)
Jin Ho, is it true that you almost died while delivering pizza...
- to fill in for Yong Jin? - That's true.
Yong Jin used to deliver pizzas.
He asked me to fill in for him...
- when he had something to do. - That's right.
He called me one day. It'd been raining since the morning.
He asked me to fill in for him because he wasn't feeling well.
I didn't know that we had Typhoon Rusa on that day.
While I was riding the scooter, I crossed the centre line.
- Because of the strong wind? - Yes, I was pushed around.
I delivered 27 pizzas that day.
I got complaints because the pizzas were crumpled.
Those people are mean.
They should've considered the weather.
(Those people are mean.)
What's the story about the soccer game?
It was when the match between Korea and Spain was held.
- It was 2002. - Do you mean the World Cup game?
Yes, it was a day game.
He asked me to fill in for him to watch the game.
There were a lot of people cheering on the street,
and I fell down.
I saved 400 dollars by delivering pizzas...
to buy a video game console.
I made an online direct dealing.
I went to pick up the game console, but I got swindled.
(It turns out to be a sad story.)
- It's a funny ending. - He has a lot of funny stories.
(He has a lot of funny stories.)
Jin Ho got into troubles because of Yong Jin,
so he got back at Yong Jin. by baking raisin bread.
That's right.
I went to an agricultural high school.
One day, one of our assignments...
was baking raisin bread.
I found a fly paper hanging in the kitchen.
I put in some flies instead of raisins.
I baked the bread with flies.
I gave the bread to Yong Jin, and he enjoyed it.
(Yong Jin enjoyed the bread.)
- My goodness. - Did you know about this?
- I found out about it later. - His stories are very funny.
- Indeed. - Right.
I'm sure the wings of the flies got stuck between his teeth.
They take things to the extreme.
- It's so funny. - I see why Kangta likes them.
(Kangta loves their sense of humour.)
When I was hosting a radio show,
I liked their comedy skit so much.
I told a female comedian...
who was on my radio show...
that I found them really funny.
She said, "Jong Shin, they're all crazy."
- That's not true. - She said you're all crazy.
- It's not true? - To be honest,
we're misunderstood.
We're not weird people.
Since we came up with something the other comedians couldn't,
- they made us look like weirdos. - They spread a rumour about us...
- saying we're crazy. - They said you guys are crazy.
I know. I really hate that.
- They're our fellow comedians... - Excuse me. In high school,
you put flies in the bread for revenge.
Do you think that's normal?
He cooked a meal for me.
(He's extremely optimistic.)
Jin Ho, you said you had graduated from an agricultural high school,
but we found out that you graduated from a science high school.
It became a science high school after I graduated.
(It became a science high school after I graduated.)
It changed after you graduated?
- It's an elite school now. - It's an amazing coincidence.
- Now I'm from an elite high school. - It's an elite high school.
That's how I appeared on "Problematic Man".
That's definitely problematic.
- Jin Ho fooled them. - That's right.
- They didn't know about this. - They had no idea.
I appeared on "Problematic Man" with Yang Se Hyung,
and I couldn't get any answer.
(His mind is blank.)
Jin Ho, since you're a popular comedian,
you thought your school was proud of you,
but they asked you to keep it a secret.
- Is that true? - One day, I got a call...
- from my high school. - Yes.
My old teacher told me, "Jin Ho, it'd be great..."
"if you don't say that you graduated from this school."
- Why? - Normally, they'd brag about him.
- Why? - Why did he say that?
Is it because the students don't like that?
I appeared on Jung Sun Hee's radio show,
and we talked about our school days.
I made up stories about my school.
I told her what an agricultural high school is like.
I said that on a sports day in my school,
we started a cultivator when we began a relay race.
- I see. - We used it as a baton.
We started a cultivator again instead of passing a baton.
I also said we played a game where you move a person...
from point A to point B using an excavator.
- My goodness - He even said...
they could operate an excavator with a knife on the bucket...
- and cut tofu. - Right.
- Not everyone can do that. - He made up such a funny story.
He said every student of his school was able to do it.
He's a weirdo.
(He makes up stories in a weird way.)
The comedy skits you performed on "People Looking for a Laugh"...
were ahead of the times back then.
As I said earlier, the current Korean comedy...
hasn't caught up with them.
- Oh, wow. - I hope it won't happen.
- They can't. - I hope it won't happen.
(Their comedy is too futuristic.)
Yong Jin has a rebellious attitude.
- A rebellious attitude? - Right.
- You don't know what that means? - What's it mean?
- An attitude of opposing opinions. - That's right.
I thought it meant deep conflicts.
(I thought it meant deep conflicts.)
- That's funny. - You can keep drinking water.
I appeared on "Problematic Man".
(Please don't forget that.)
When everyone says yes,
- Yong Jin says no. - Right.
Back then, Park Seung Dae was the most powerful man...
- among the comedians, - The most powerful man?
and Yong Jin was the only one who confronted him.
I was the only one to do that out of 50 comedians.
Why did you confront Seung Dae?
He said, "I'm going to lavish compliments on good comedians,"
"but I'll ignore those who are not."
I said, "Mr Park."
"What is it?"
"I've read a book,"
"and it says that compliments can make a whale dance."
"It's good to praise those who are good,"
"but wouldn't it be nice to praise those who are not?"
- He said this to him. - I see.
He said this right after that. "Get out!"
(Get out.)
Did Seung Dae say that?
He tried to say it politely. "Please get out."
"Mr Lee, please get out."
I heard that Seung Dae had asked you...
- about your dream. - That's right.
- This is the right answer. - He taught us...
"What's your dream?"
"I'm going to become a great comedian,"
"and make the entire nation laugh."
- This is the right answer. - For instance, he asks,
"What kind of show host do you want to be?"
"I want to be like Yu Jae Seok. I want to be like Kang Ho Dong."
- Other comedians usually said that. - It's a standard answer.
- Yong Jin never said the answer. - What did he say?
"Yong Jin, what's your dream?"
"What kind of show host do you want to be?"
"I want to become a travel writer."
"Get out!"
(As expected, he said "Get out.")
- "Get out, and don't come back!" - "There is..."
"There's someone who has a negative influence on others."
That's right. I don't why he did it,
but whenever I disagreed with him,
he said, "Hold on. Stop what you're doing."
He said, "Sit down." Then, we had to focus on him.
We had to focus on him.
He said, "There's someone who has a negative influence on others."
- He didn't say who it was. - Obviously, it's me.
- "I won't say who that is." - I pretended I had no idea.
"Who could that be?"
(Who could that be?)
- That's right. - I would say, "Oh, is it me?"
- Then, he would tell me to get out. - Oh, I remember now.
Yong Jin once made Mr Park embarrassed.
Mr Park often checked on us at the theatre.
- There are two theatres... - I know that.
in the Park Seung Dae Theatre.
Mr Park found fault with Yong Jin.
"Yong Jin, why weren't you in theatre one when I was there?"
"Where did you go?"
- "I was in theatre two." - "You weren't there, either."
"I went back to theatre one." "Get out!"
- "Don't come back." - "Everyone, focus."
- "There is someone..." - What's that?
- "How dare you joke around?" - That's ridiculous.
- "Get out." - That's ridiculous.
- "Get out of here now!" - I can't believe this.
It's ridiculous.
- He keeps patting his ear. - It's because his ears sweat a lot.
- His ears sweat a lot. - He did it all the time.
Sometimes, his ear turned red because he patted it too much.
(My ear hurts.)
I think Seung Dae is like one of the comedians in your batch,
Kim Soo Yong.
- That's not true. - They're different.
This is what I think about Seung Dae.
I'm sorry to say this, but...
he's not good at acting, he doesn't have good ideas...
- and he can't perform well. - Kim Gu Ra, get out!
He would say this right away.
"Get out! Get out now!"
(Get out.)
However, what I highly appreciate about Seung Dae is...
He trained so many of his junior comedians.
- That was hilarious. - Usually, the other comedians...
trained their junior comedians...
while doing their own performances.
That's why they needed to split works quite often.
But Seung Dae focused on training his junior comedians...
without working as a comedian to support his juniors.
- I appreciate his effort. - He taught us really well.
- That's right. - He's a good mentor.
That's right.
- Now... - Let me tell you one more story.
- Okay. Go ahead. - Mr Park is not good at acting.
- That's right. - But he taught us how to act...
demonstrating in front of us.
- Se Chan was the best pupil. - I was a good pupil.
Mr Park demonstrated the jjajangmyeon eating act,
and Se Chan copied him.
imitated him. I'll show you.
- I got a rave review. - He gave Se Chan a perfect score.
- He got a perfect score. - Please show us.
The jjajangmyeon was just delivered.
(He's getting ready to eat.)
He's really good at this.
Mr Park loved it.
(Jong Shin and Gook Jin are proud of him.)
(He blows on the noodles.)
- Listen to this sound. - Right.
(He flicks his tongue.)
- Is that good? - This is good acting to Mr Park.
- Why would you eat it like that? - What did Seung Dae say?
- He complimented Se Chan. - "Give Se Chan a hand."
- "Give him a round of applause." - He approves of things like this.
- "You'll get three meal tickets." - Yong Jin, did you try this, too?
I didn't do as I was told.
"Show me your jjajangmyeon eating acting."
"Sir, can I change it to dumplings?"
"Then get out!"
"You're just impossible."
(Seung Dae gave up on him.)
(He never does as he's told.)
My jaw hurts because I laughed too much.
- Are you satisfied, Kangta? - Yes, I am.
I found a new side of Yong Jin.
- Is that so? - Yes.
- Will you meet him often? - Yes, I will.
- You will? - Jin Ho and Se Chan are...
the regular guests on my radio show.
Is Yong Jin left out of that, too?
- Yong Jin is... - He spat out water.
You didn't even invite him to your radio show?
You're the DJ. You can easily choose your guests.
- I'll invite him to my radio show. - All right.
What would you do if he disagrees with you...
- while you have a drink together? - I would say, "Get out!"
(Get out!)
(He used the joke at the right timing.)
There's another story about Yong Jin.
Before he made his TV debut,
he lived with seven other comedians including Hong Yun Hwa...
- in a semi-basement room. - That's right. I paid the deposit.
However,
the reason you moved out of the house is...
- saliva. - I was...
- Saliva? - really shocked when it happened.
It was a semi-basement room,
and we could see people's lower bodies through the window.
- I see. - In summer,
we removed the mosquito screen because it was too hot...
and kept the window open.
I heard students passing by my room while chatting.
I was sitting on the floor leaning against the bed.
While I was watching TV, someone spat...
and the spit got on my shirt.
- My goodness. - That can happen.
You got spat on?
- I got it on my shirt right here. - It can happen.
- Right here. - People spit when they pass by.
- Exactly. I got it on my shirt. - It can happen.
So I thought...
- Were you inside? - It's my home. I live there.
- It can happen. - I was so sad.
- It's hard to get spat on at home. - Indeed.
Who would get spat on unless I'm the one who spit.
- Kangta last dated in 2013. - Yes.
On the show "Taxi", you said you weren't dating.
Weren't you seeing a lady who Jin Ho introduced to you?
No. I was on "Taxi" before he introduced the two of us.
- Right before that? - Yes.
- Did you meet after? - Yes.
Who was it? Is it Miss Yoon?
You shouldn't say her name.
He wants to say her name.
(He wants to say her name.)
- Did you consider marrying her? - Yes.
We didn't date for long, though.
I started thinking too much.
"Will I be able to marry her?"
"If not, should I let her go?" I started having such thoughts.
- Then... - It happened.
We broke up after 7 or 8 months.
On "Taxi", you said you would get married before you turn 38.
- Time really flew fast. - It does.
What's your ideal type?
Anyone with pretty eyes.
Someone like Victoria?
- You like pretty eyes. - Her eyes are pretty.
That's why he liked me.
(My eyes are pretty.)
- What? - Get out!
(With a straight face)
Jin Ho, get out.
- He's a quick learner. - He picked it up fast.
Our staff loved that.
He just stole my catch phrase.
(He steals gags.)
Jin Ho's the comedian equivalent of Dok2.
Not only do they live in the same area...
- Do you live in Yeouido? - Yes.
Jin Ho, do you spend whatever you earn?
Yes, I just do everything I want to.
That's why I moved to Yeouido.
If you take the Olympic Highway and passes by the 63 Building,
there's a tall block of flats and I found myself wondering...
what kind of people lived there.
Then, I suddenly wanted to live there.
Last year was my 10th year as a comedian,
and I had also turned 30.
- I wanted to move there. - A monthly rental?
- With a large deposit. - I see.
I now live in there.
I'm impressed.
That makes you work hard.
Yes. Since you have a goal.
- It's to live there. - Exactly.
What about you, Yong Jin?
- Me? - What's your ideology?
What ideology do you mean?
- About money. - Do you spend everything?
Sorry, I was daydreaming.
- I'm really sorry. - Get out.
Get out. Get out.
- If you can't focus, get out. - I got distracted.
- Sorry. - This is Radio Star. Focus!
- Sorry. I apologise. - He's in a slump.
- Do you spend everything? - Me?
I gave a lot of it to my parents.
I bought my father a car.
Jin Ho did, too.
Yong Jin paid for his older sister's wedding.
She got divorced.
Get out.
- How far are you going? - That was loud.
People get divorced all the time.
Yes, people do. It happens.
(Two people are deeply hurt.)
He's scary.
I don't think...
he'll become a mainstream comedian.
(Gu Ra gets his revenge.)
You are watching a high-end music programme, Radio Star.
Today's guests are four people who believe they are awfully funny.
These are the songs that they believe they should...
- sing. - Sing.
Let's hear Se Chan's pick.
(What song did he choose?)
This one?
Sae Ho sang this on our show and it became a hit.
- Can you do better? - "Do You Know".
The last time I was here,
I couldn't sing properly. So, today I will.
- Can you sing this properly? - Yes.
I sang a duet with Se Hyung,
and he kept making weird noises.
(The brothers sang a duet five months ago.)
(Whenever there was a pause,)
(Se Hyung filled it in.)
Turn off his mic.
- Will you be funny today? - Today...
- No. I'll sing properly. - Okay.
Yes.
I'm excited.
Jin Ho, is there something you want to ask Yong Jin's aunt?
- What's this about? - This happened in 2007.
- His aunt's a shaman in Gongju. - She is.
- Your aunt? - Yes.
She offered to...
write me a talisman to wish me good fortune and prosperity.
She said it's worth 5,000 dollars.
It was written in real chicken blood and it's for my personal keep.
I kept it in my wallet.
Then, I got an accident the next month.
My gig got cancelled.
I had no work.
Yong Jin won Best Newcomer that year.
(Something smells fishy.)
What talisman was it?
She's really good. She knew what she was doing.
His aunt is a really good.
- Blood's thicker than water. - I don't know what talisman it was.
I tore it up right away.
(I tore it up.)
Se Chan will sing "Do You Know".
("Do You Know" by Yang Se Chan)
(He clears his throat.)
(Gosh...)
Are you really singing?
(Detective mode)
(I won't say.)
(Carefully and meticulously planned)
(He's lip-syncing the song.)
I got so excited at first.
Then, I was shocked.
(Will he be able to make everyone laugh?)
(He's getting emotional.)
(Without you)
(He could go through the roof.)
(We just can't avoid the black hole.)
(Everyone's laughing.)
(He staggers.)
He made a mistake.
(He mouthed the wrong word.)
(People may mock him...)
(but he's shameless.)
(Because of the traces of you)
(It's as if he's eating a cheeseburger.)
Isn't he the greatest fake ever?
Do you hear it?
The sound of my heart?
(The One made everyone cry with this line.)
(It was so emotional.)
I cry out.
Until my voice...
reaches...
(The sky)
(He staggers again.)
(They applaud him.)
(Do you know, do you hear what I say)
(Because of the traces of you)
(He's about to cry.)
He nailed the vibrato.
(Do you know)
(He stayed true to the song to the very end.)
(He turned lip-syncing into a work of art.)
He's better than The One.
Well done, Yang One.
Thank you.
That was very well done.
I thought it would be hilarious if your dentures fell out mid-song.
When your mouth was wide open.
(Like this?)
Let's hear Yong Jin's pick.
It's another tough one to sing.
- He can sing. - This song?
Why did you pick this song?
In my last year of middle school...
- we had a fair and Jin Ho came. - I did.
I sang Kim Kyung Ho's song and the crowd cheered.
It almost made me want to become a singer.
- To become a singer? - I wanted to be a comedian.
- I always had. - But then...
this song made me seriously consider if I should sing instead.
Jin Ho, you... Oh, dear.
(What's he going to say?)
You hated Se Chan for getting more gigs than you,
so you cut out holes in his shirt where his nipples would go.
- Really? - I'll explain.
Whenever we got an offer,
he would ask for less than I did and snatch the gig from me.
- He stole it. - Yes.
- He lowered the price. - He did.
- Did you negotiate together? - He ruined everything.
I hated him for it.
Why in the nipple area?
He had only one shirt.
I couldn't cut up the whole thing.
Just this part.
- I cut two holes. - He's a true comedian.
Didn't that actually make him look funnier?
I just had to yell hooray to get the crowd going.
- And get more offers. - Yes.
Comedians are really funny people.
I heard that female anchors...
swapped out each other's clothes.
- Out of jealousy? - Yes, but comedians...
deal with it very wisely.
(He sounds like a headmaster.)
How is that wise?
- What is he talking about? - He cut two holes.
- Is it wise to reveal nipples? - Is that so?
Well done.
He just wants to go home.
This is his sign.
He sounds so insincere and doesn't think much towards the end.
(His heart is already on the way home.)
Let's hear him sing.
Let's listen to Yong Jin sing "People Who Make Me Sad".
("People Who Make Me Sad" by Lee Yong Jin)
(He checks his fire power.)
(The crowd has high hopes.)
(Whenever you call me)
(It's a good start.)
(And say it's me)
(They listen attentively.)
(He's channelling the spirit of Kim Kyung Ho.)
(Why can't that person be me?)
(He's good.)
(Why does it have to be my friend?)
(He gets ready to sing the chorus part.)
(I saw one day)
(He had broken your heart and you were crying)
(The high notes are increasing his blood pressure.)
(He looks a bit angry, though.)
(His face crumpled.)
(He is angry indeed.)
(It's getting hot in here.)
(He's like a human flamethrower.)
(It's like he's yelling, "Get out!")
(You are my whole life)
Get out!
(Get out!)
(It was a fiery performance.)
- Well done. - Well done.
You should come on "King of Mask Singer".
You should be on "King of Mask Singer".
He usually sings much better than this.
- He's really good. - He belts it out.
- His high notes... - I have a sore throat.
You were good.
If you allow me, I can practise a little later.
- No, no, no. - No, no, no. Get out!
Just get out!
(That was funny.)
It's the end of the "From Awfully Boring to Awfully Fun".
- What? - Will you say it properly?
- "Awfully Fun". - It's not the jam we eat.
- Say it properly. - "From Awfully Boring..."
"to Awfully Fun".
(Zam is the singer who sang this.)
(This is the group that Gook Jin keeps mentioning.)
How did you enjoy today? Shall we start with Kangta?
It was nice to be here with my three friends.
I thought I could be funnier if I'm with them,
but I realised it's hard.
No, you did fine today.
- Did I? - Yes.
I didn't know you were that funny.
- You were funny. - Really?
- Yes. You were very funny. - Thank you.
Would you like to come with the whole H.O.T next time?
Yes. I'll see what I can do.
- Jin Ho? - It meant a lot...
to be here with Kangta and my friends.
Gu Ra.
Compared to when you started out, you've come a long way.
I was so pleased to see that.
- Didn't he become a mature person? - That's right. Didn't he?
He doesn't swear these days.
- He won the award as well. - I came a long way.
I thought I couldn't, but I made improvements.
I used to be a scoundrel.
- Se Chan? - It was fun to be here with them.
- I really liked it. - I see.
Yong Jin?
One of my goals in 2016 was to be on Radio Star.
I'm glad I accomplished it.
I'd like to close by quoting your catchphrases.
If you think Kangta isn't funny, then come over here.
(It's been eight years since this came out.)
Come right over.
- It's your catchphrase. - Shall I say it?
If you think Kangta isn't funny,
come over here. Come right over.
Come over here. Come right over.
If you still think so after watching Radio Star,
I wouldn't like that. I wouldn't like it one bit.
(He is moved by Gook Jin.)
During the show,
you weren't just funny,
but you were all awfully funny.
- Get him some jam! - Say it properly.
- He wants jam! - He just can't say it.
Get some jam for him.
(They are singing Zam's song again.)
You are all great.
You're great.
We will say goodbye now. See you next week.
- Please. - Please.
("She" by Vromance)