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We will counsel you on your secret issues.
This is Hello, the National Competition on Issues.
We have a very talented actor with us today.
- It's Kim Min-kyo. - Hello.
Kim Min-kyo!
- Welcome. - Kim Min-kyo!
She's smart and beautiful. Here's Lee Jung-min.
(KBS Newsreader Lee Jung-min)
Hello.
They were here last time...
and entertained us greatly. Here are B.A.P's Young-jae and Him-Chan.
(B.A.P's Young-jae and Him-Chan)
Min-kyo, I believe it's your first time at Hello.
- Right. - Did you hear anything good about Hello?
- Did you hear about who you could meet here? - Well...
Most people told me...
- they got to see girl groups here. - I see.
- They bragged about that. - Life throws you lemons sometimes.
(It's Min-kyo's unlucky day.)
By pure chance, when Hong Seok-cheon was here, we had girl groups here with us.
(Girl groups are showing off their charms.)
(Don't act cute here!)
- B.A.P released a new album, right? - Yes.
- Sing it here. - Shall we?
(B.A.P reveals their new song.)
("SKYDIVE" by B.A.P)
(Charismatic music fills the air.)
(Dance prodigies' powerful performance)
(Their performance is like a film noir.)
All right.
It can be awkward. It's understandable.
Talking of Min-kyo,
he's at the peak of his career at the moment.
How is it going? I heard you were starring in a play, too.
- Yes. I'm in a play called "Taxi Driver". - "Taxi Driver"?
- Yes. - It's a famous play.
- Yes. Director Jang Jin wrote it... - Jang Jin...
and Kim Soo-ro produced it.
- Yes. - He has a special connection to Jang Jin.
I guess so.
- He discovered me. - Jung-min,
- you were like this before and you're doing it again. - Pardon?
The hosts are meant to ask questions like that.
- Gosh. - I'm sorry.
- Don't do that. - I have a tendency to host wherever I go.
We will begin today's episode with our guests. As usual, we have three issues.
Let's find out what they are.
(The keywords are revealed.)
("Please Go Away", "Absentee Husband", "Can You Block My Son?")
"Absentee Husband".
Hello, I'm a mother-of-two from Gumi.
If anyone has seen this person, please let me know.
His name is Ahn Hee-Chan.
He's 170cm tall and weighs 78kg.
- He appears so innocent but he runs away from home at every chance he gets. - What?
- What? - He specializes in agonizing his family.
- He leaves the house often. - This man is no other...
than my 32-year-old husband.
- It's the husband. - He leaves the house all the time?
His history of walking out of the house began three years ago.
"Honey, it's you day off, right? Please take care of the kids."
"I'm tired!"
"I make the money. You should look after the kids."
"I can't stand this!"
With that, he left the house.
(Gosh)
- Really? - I went to look for my husband...
and placated him as best as I could and brought him back.
"Honey. Stop playing games."
"Are you going to be like that all day? Turn off your phone."
"I can't stand this. I'm going to leave."
- Just like that, he left again. - Oh, dear.
He got used to leaving the house and won't come back...
for up to one week.
- He walks out like that. - This is serious.
Now, he packs a luggage bag...
- He carries around a luggage bag. - and leaves the house.
I can't tell my kids that their dad left the house.
I'm so embarrassed.
Is there a way to fix...
my husband's bad ways? This was the issue.
Jung-min, did your husband ever leave home?
Couples can fight and they can walk out from frustration...
but they should come back home at night.
- They should come home that day. - Of course.
That's not really leaving home.
My friend's husband picks fights on purpose...
- if he wants to go out that night. - On purpose?
- To leave? - Yes, he picks a fight.
When his wife tells him to get out, he leaves.
- He takes that literally. - "Hooray!"
(Let's party!)
- That's why he picks fights. - "Yes!"
This looks quite serious...
but I'm sure there is a different side to the story.
From what we heard, he's a pubescent kid.
Let's meet our guest.
(Who's worried about this absent husband?)
(Park Ji-yeong)
(Hello)
Does your husband leave home really often or is this exaggerated?
In the last 3 years, he walked out 10 times.
- How many times? - 10 times.
- 10 times. - 10 times in 3 years.
It's becoming more frequent...
- as time passes. - That's bad.
Let's go over the first time he left home.
I think it was February, 2013.
- My husband loves his sleep. - I see.
I told him to get out of bed...
and he said, "I'm the breadwinner. You look after the kids."
"I'm the breadwinner. You look after the kids." He left like that?
- Yes. - How about the second time?
I think it was June 9th, 2014.
- She remembers the date. - There was a year's gap.
The second incident.
We fought about him sleeping in again.
He slept for 10 hours that day.
I woke him up...
- and he said he couldn't stand it and left. - Gosh.
- It wasn't even a fight. He just left. - You just woke him up.
- You should get him to promise... - Right.
never to walk out like that again.
- Get him to talk it out at home. - She could really do that.
Gosh.
- I won't let it slide. - She's coercing whoever it is.
- She's so fierce. - Promise me!
I got him to write a memorandum.
- You did? - He promised never to walk out again.
- He wrote me a memorandum on that. - I see.
However, it's useless.
When you were dating,
did he disappear like that as well?
- He wasn't like this then. - He wasn't.
What was he like?
He was really sweet.
- He tried hard. - We are primary school alumni.
- So... - You're friends.
He was sweet and treated me well.
When we fought, he always gave in.
I didn't know he'd be like this.
- I feel scammed. - You've been friends from primary school...
- She has regrets. - Let's meet...
your husband. Hello.
Hello.
He looks...
like he'd love to sleep.
- He looks tired. - He looks like he'd love to sleep.
You look so tired.
- You look really tired. - You do.
- Right? - Is it true that you walked out 10 times?
Is it?
Yes. That is true.
Why do you leave home?
- I work in shifts... - Yes.
and I get about 3 to 4 hours of sleep on average.
- On average? - He doesn't get much sleep.
When I try to catch up on sleep, she tells me to get up.
When she does, it frustrates me.
Even so, not everyone walks out like that.
- That's why I came here today. - All right.
I have issues of my own to talk about.
(Gosh)
(What is the real reason behind Hee-chan's actions?)
She kept waking me up so I told her I wanted to sleep in after my shift.
I was quite angry.
When I was talking, I was slapped in the face.
- Slapped? - I was slapped in the face.
- What? - So...
- Slapped in the face? - Yes.
I was physically hit...
- She hit you? - by my wife. Yes.
I felt so humiliated and flustered.
- Wasn't it a small tap on the face to wake you up? - No.
- Was it a full power swing? - Seriously...
- She really slapped you? - Yes, while I was talking.
I was dumbfounded.
- I said, "Are you crazy?" - Okay.
Then, I left.
(He left like that.)
- Why did you slap him? - Why, Ji-yeong?
- I hit him lightly. - Okay.
I hit him lightly and I was shocked about what I'd done.
- I apologized to him. - You were in the wrong.
She said she hit you lightly. How hard was the slap?
- The fact that she hit me while I was talking... - That's right.
- is humiliating. - A light slap would anger me more.
(Who do you think you are?)
When I first saw you,
you looked so glum.
- Really? - Did you run out the second time because she hit you again?
No, the second time, she didn't hit me.
- Did you run away because you were scared? - No.
- No, that's not it. - You poor thing.
You can't really call the second incident running away from home.
If you get really frustrated, you could go out...
- to cool down. - That's true.
That day, I walked out to cool down.
When I came back home,
she had locked me out.
- What? - Even the safety lock...
- had been locked. - I see.
I was so flustered. She wouldn't talk to me nor pick up the phone.
She didn't answer the doorbell, too.
I had nowhere else to go so I had to sleep in the car that night.
- Then you didn't leave home. - The next evening,
I did some research on the internet.
- You were like this in you car. - Did you search how to unlock safety locks?
There was a way to unlock the door with strings.
The next day, I unlocked the door with a string and went back home.
When I went in...
My wife has quite a temper.
Every time I leave home,
she adds a new lock to the door.
We have three new locks on our door.
There's a photo.
How many is that?
Their house looks like a safe.
That's unbelievable.
- That's amazing. - Do you have to go through all those locks to go home?
(It's almost laughable.)
- What's going on? - Normally we just have two locks.
If you can unlock those locks, I bet you can get into any random house.
That's amazing.
Apparently, you wrote a memorandum.
I write one whenever we make up.
- Whenever? - I wrote whatever she told me to write,
- regardless of what it was. - Regardless?
- She took a photo of it. - This looks...
- like you're enjoying it. - He wrote "Memorandum"...
- in bubble letters. - He's having fun.
- Bubble letters. - How effective were his memoranda?
They are useless. He just promises to keep his word...
when he's writing them.
You wrote that you'd never leave home again, right?
Did you leave again after that?
Yes, I did.
- Why? - Did you want to try out the new locks?
Why did he leave? Why did you leave?
It was time for us to change our car.
I don't know a lot about cars.
I asked my husband about different cars.
My husband was giving me half-hearted replies.
I had an argument about that with my husband. He...
took his suitcase and left the house.
- What? - He had already packed.
Could you explain this to us in more detail? You fought over a car.
If I say to my wife, that this car is safe.
She looks at my comments in a negative way.
You don't know anything about cars, so what are you saying?
(What do you know about cars?)
You need to check online.
She said that to me, even though I had done my research.
She ignores what I say.
That's why I don't want to talk to her.
I answer in a half-hearted way and I tell her to look it up online.
She punched me after I said that.
- She punched you? - Yes.
You shouldn't have hit him.
Are you telling us, she punched you instead of pinching you?
She used her writs to put more power into it.
- Snap of her wrist. - After getting punched twice,
- Twice? - It wasn't just once?
(He got hit twice.)
I warned her not to hit me again.
This time she used her cellphone that she was using to look things up...
to hit me on the middle of my head.
(She hit him with her cell phone.)
That was harsh.
Tell us everything. What happened next?
(Is this a soap opera?)
I think they need to switch seats.
I didn't feel like I deserved to get hit like that.
I thought to myself, "Do I really need to live like this?"
My parents would be really saddened when they heard how I was being treated.
- He did have a good reason. - They've been friends since primary school.
- Right. - They were friends.
She must look down on him.
- Everyone is starting to side with the husband. - I mean...
Did you really think we would be on your side on this issue?
- Why did you hit him? - He's crying.
- Really? - He isn't crying?
- He isn't? - You're not crying, right?
- No, he isn't. - That's going a little too far.
I feel like he has a little bit of a con artist in him.
Why would you say he was crying when he just had something in his eye.
- He just looks so sad. - You're not crying, right?
- Me? - We need to hear the wife's side of the story.
Why did you hit him? Be honest.
- I just him out of habit. - It was a habit.
It was a habit.
He goaded me into hitting him again.
He goaded you. After you left the house,
how long did you stay out?
He didn't come back for three days.
My company's dormitory building...
is located five minutes from my house.
I have a lot of friends who live there,
I went to his house and drank the first night.
When I was with him,
- it felt like I was very free. - Right.
It felt like I had returned to when I was a
I felt really happy.
On the second day, I started to think about my kids.
I did start to feel a little bad about it.
We heard there was one other time when you had left the house.
I think it was the start of the year.
I was driving my car.
We were arguing about little things.
She kept hitting me...
- in the eye with her hand. - What?
She hit your eye?
She didn't poke my eye.
- She just hit it. - While you were driving?
Yes.
I went to the supermarket with my husband.
My husband wanted to buy a drone.
I asked him why he needed one and told him not to buy it.
He didn't buy it and we got into the car.
The kids and I were also in the car, but he was driving so recklessly.
- I see. - I told him to drive safely.
- And I hit him. - When he left the house,
what kind of thoughts did you have?
He was irresponsible.
- He was irresponsible? - Yes.
- He was irresponsible. - Didn't you feel bad about hitting him?
He left because you hit him.
I don't hit him all the time.
- Right. - It'd be bad if you hit him all the time.
One time, it was his day-off, but he was just spending the whole day playing games.
So, I told him to stop playing video games and play with the kids.
But he said the house was too stuffy, and he just walked out.
He left after that conversation?
Yes, he left after that.
This issue is starting to get even more interesting,
because he told us that he felt happy in the dormitory.
He said that.
- He left even though, you didn't hit him. - Right.
He must have been really anxious to leave.
"Why isn't she hitting me?"
- "She should have hit me by now." - It should have come.
That's not what I was feeling.
I did try and talk it out with her.
After you heard my side,
I'm sure you noticed, but she is intimidating.
I can't win against her. I've never won an argument with her.
When we have arguments, I don't have any place where I can take out my rage.
My foot got caught on a toy couch.
I kick it out of the way, as I walked past.
My wife saw that and said,
"Did you kick that?"
She opened the door and...
threw the toy couch out of the apartment.
She told me to throw it out.
- She's tough. - She is.
We have plastic drawers at home.
I was so angry that I punched one of the drawers.
She said, "Did you punch that?"
(We can feel her charisma in those three words.)
- You must have been scared. "Did you punch that?" - Yes.
She said that, and have you seen a baby bottle sterilizer, before?
- Yes. - She grabbed that and threw it at me.
It hit the refrigerator and it broke.
The sterilizer also broke.
Whenever I try and talk things out, it becomes worse.
- He can't talk to her. - She breaks all the appliances when I try and talk.
- You do the same thing as him, when you get angry. - I pay it back two-fold.
(Scary)
You liked her more then she liked you, when you two were dating, right?
- Yes, I liked her more. - You must have...
- followed her around a lot. - She is very pretty.
Up to now, he has just left the house,
and he has never won an argument.
It always ended up with you writing a memorandum and apologizing, right?
- Yes. - Then the cycle repeats. How do you expect thing to change like that?
I think we need to listen to someone...
who has an objective perspective on this.
His colleague from work has come on the show.
- Welcome. - Hello.
The baby is sleeping.
- When he left... - Is that the daughter?
Why is she sleeping on the colleague's lap?
She prefers him over her dad.
It's because he is never home.
- She's sleepy. - She's so cute.
- She's sleepy. - She's cute.
- She is the daughter. - Whose side do you agree with more?
I feel like he should be sitting down there.
Are you saying is an issue for the husband?
He looks like a person who is depressed.
He does look like that.
Please tell us you opinion.
They have had so many fights.
When we have lunch together...
or a beer, I'm normally the one who pays.
He must have felt bad on that day.
He told me that he was going to treat me to a meal.
He wanted to treat me so we were going to have jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork.
We went to an ATM machine to get some money out.
He only had six dollars in his account.
So I told him,
"Treat me next time. I'll pay for this."
"No. I'm going to treat you this time."
He called his wife.
He talked on the phone for 30 minutes asking for money.
She wired him the money. When you normally wire the money,
you send 10 or 20 dollars.
But she wired him 14 dollars,
so he could take out 20 dollars.
I thought to myself, "Does he really need to treat me?"
Right it would make you feel bad.
Can you tell us another story?
I don't know his family situation, but he looked worn-out...
so I asked him, "What's wrong?"
He does the laundry, wash the kids and puts them to sleep.
When we work overtime, we have to work 12 hours.
- Does he help with the housework? - He normally does it all.
He does it all.
Did you say he does it all?
When I say, "Don't you think she is crossing the line?"
He doesn't like it when people say that.
He knows that he is having a hard time.
- He doesn't like it when someone says... - Of course.
anything bad about his wife.
I become the fool for worrying about him.
Wow!
You've started to look even better.
Exactly.
(He's become a cool person thanks to his friend.)
- You do all the housework. - Right.
You've got a really good friend.
I thought her husband didn't help out...
with the household chores and the kids, and that's why she was having a hard time.
If he helps out with everything,
When he is with his colleagues,
don't you feel like you need to help maintain your husband's dignity?
I do try to help maintain his dignity.
He acts like a child.
I told you about how he wanted to buy the drone.
He walked out of the house after the incident.
He walked out and I received a text message 4 or 5 hours later.
The text message 1,000 dollars had been withdrawn.
My husband came home two weeks later.
I asked him,
"Why did you withdraw 1,000 dollars? What was it for?"
He told me that he had rented a one-room apartment.
- A one-room apartment? - He rented it.
- He wanted to leave the house. - He needed a few weeks.
You left the house and rented a one-room apartment because of a drone?
You two are both extremely excessive.
There is no middle ground.
At that time, she had said this to me,
"I don't need a husband."
"Just play your role as a father."
When I heard that,
as a father and a husband, I kept feeling like my position...
was being undermined.
I did think about getting a divorce.
I told my parents.
And they started to cry in front of me.
I realized that this wasn't the answer.
I put aside my pride and went home.
- How long were you away from the home? - It was about three weeks.
It was three weeks?
Did she open the door when you came back?
I can't open the door with a string anymore.
He needs a hacksaw.
I waited outside the house for about 3 to 4 hours.
luckily, the delivery man was coming towards our house.
He was carrying two boxes.
I rang the bell and said the deliveryman was here.
She knew what time the deliveryman would come,
so she opened the door without any suspicion.
I came in and got on my knees and said I was sorry.
(This has become normal.)
She told me to write another memorandum, so I did.
After I wrote the memorandum, I looked around...
and I saw a new handbag lying there.
I asked her what this was.
She told me it was a handbag. "Since you spent 1,000 dollars,"
"I spent 2,000 dollars on this."
She makes it her mission to get back at you.
You tried to save 120 dollars and ended up spending 3000 dollars.
Exactly.
It was turning to fall from summer...
so I had only packed summer clothes.
When I went home,
my winter clothes and shoes...
had all disappeared.
- Did she throw them out? - She threw them out.
- On our fridge, - She's a character.
we have family photos...
stuck on it.
She had cut out my face from all the photos.
- She cut you out. - Gosh.
- It's almost comical. - Gosh!
(Their family photos are creepy.)
- Wow. - Hee-Chan has been cut out.
What's noticeable is that if we look back on what they said,
- they never made up on good terms. - Right.
One person just storms out...
and the other tries to get back at him at home.
When we try to talk things through,
I'd like my husband to listen to what I have to say.
He did listen before but these days,
- he talks back at me. - Oh, dear.
- Talk back? - How could you say that?
- That's so harsh. - The problem here...
is she thinks he's her subordinate.
That's obvious from how she addresses him.
- You can't be like that. - He's your husband.
If I were to speak for Ji-yeong,
I'd say she thinks her husband is being immature.
It's hard enough to look after two daughters...
but he feels like a son, too.
She thinks he's lazing around and sleeping in.
We were close friends in primary school...
and we used to argue childishly from the past.
As you said, I do act silly sometimes.
- You do tease her. - Yes.
- You do that to your daughter, too. - When I first read this story,
I thought he was so immature and irresponsible.
However, I'm sure the audience agrees with me.
"Did I go too far?"
"People seem to have a different opinion."
- You learned that today, right? - Yes, a little.
- A little. - However,
I don't hit him these days.
- We're asking if you feel sorry... - Exactly.
- towards your husband. - It's all in the past...
but do you think that you are also at fault?
I do feel sorry about hitting him. I apologized to you for that, though.
(I apologized for that, though.)
Hitting him is not the issue here. The biggest problem...
- is that you don't respect him. - Right.
- Right. - You disrespect him.
- You need to respect him. - Verbal abuse is abuse, too.
What you just said was disrespectful, too. It was an order.
- So today, - Yes.
for the first time, let's try this.
I'd like to know what the audience thinks.
We used to ask the audience to press the button...
if they thought the guest's issue was an issue indeed.
Today, we'll vote on that...
as well as from the husband's perspective.
- This is a first. - That's a good idea.
- Good! - This is a first.
Let's do this.
- You can vote for both of them. - Of course.
You can vote for both or not vote for them at all.
You can vote for just one person. It's up to you.
Min-kyo, you can go first.
- Go. - From Ji-yeong's perspective, it's not an issue.
- I think it's an issue from her perspective. - I see.
- We'll vote for her, first. - Okay.
- I think it's an issue. - Okay.
I don't think this is an issue for her.
- Okay. - All right.
If you think it's an issue for the wife as well...
or it's an issue for her alone, it all counts.
If you think it's an issue for Ji-yeong, press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- 50? - Is it an open vote?
- Five... - Four...
- Three... - Two...
(An immature husband who leaves home all the time)
(How many people think it's an issue for the wife?)
- Five... - Four...
- Three... - Two...
- One. Stop. - Time is up.
- All right. - 56 votes?
The wife's issue...
- received 56 votes. Hee-Chan could get less votes. - I think he'll get more.
- He could get less. - Hee-Chan, do you think you'll win?
Be honest.
Yes, I do.
(We'll see about that.)
How about you, Ji-yeong? You got 56 votes.
Do you think you'll win?
You're anxious, aren't you?
I don't know.
You must be very anxious. You're holding this so tightly.
- The leaf is about to fall off. - It's going to rip.
- Whatever the result is, - The apple leaf...
- it's an objective opinion so you should accept it. - Right.
- Okay. - Do you think it's an issue for the husband?
From his perspective.
Yes. I think it's an issue for him.
- Not for the wife? - Yes.
- Young-jae? - I think it's an issue for him.
- As expected. - Yes.
I think it's an issue for him, too.
If your wife hits you,
I think it's understandable to storm out.
I think it's a big issue for him.
He already received twice more votes from our guests alone.
All right.
Everyone, be objective and vote from his perspective.
What if he gets 200 votes?
- I think he'll get a lot of votes. - Press the button.
(The second vote)
(What does the audience think?)
Everyone is voting.
- Five... - Four...
- Three... - Two...
- One. - Oh, my goodness.
- Oh, my goodness. - Stop voting!
Please, stop.
We've done this for a long time so we know.
Your husband won.
- By far. - He won.
(Her hopes are slashed.)
- It's over 150 votes. - I think so, too.
Right now, do you think,
"All right."
"I shouldn't have written in so rashly."
Yes or no?
Or do you think it was just a lot of noise and you won?
What are you thinking?
I'm embarrassed.
- You are embarrassed? - Yes.
Then...
let's move on to a more embarrassing moment.
- All right. - You have to accept the result.
They are shaking hands and everything.
If you think it's understandable...
- that Hee-Chan left home so much... - Let's look at the result.
All right. How many people thought this was an issue for the husband?
How many votes did he get? Show us the result.
- It's going to be high. - You think so?
- Is it over 150? - Let's see the last digit.
- It's over 100 votes for sure. - Is it 158?
(The last digit is eight.)
(Ji-yeong was coercive and curbed her husband's self-esteem.)
(How many votes did Hee-Chan receive?)
- It's over 100. - Is it 158?
- It's over 100 votes. - Of course.
- I think it's 158. - 158?
- I think it's 158. - I think it's 148.
It's 158!
I think it's 148.
(He received 158 votes.)
(It's almost three times the votes Ji-yeong received.)
Don't take this wrong. It doesn't mean you're not at fault, too.
- Storming out of the house is a very bad idea. - It is.
- You have to fix that. - You could storm out for a day out of rage...
- but a month? That's asking for a divorce. - Exactly.
What...
(How does she feel?)
do you think?
I realized once again that I was in the wrong.
I feel I should treat him better.
All right.
- It's great that you accept that. - Well done!
What would you like to say to your husband?
I'll try to talk things out with you from now on...
- so you should... - Call him Honey.
- You should... - You need to change first.
I'll try my best. I love you.
I know you're childhood friends...
- but you should call him differently. - I agree.
- There's Honey, Baby and so on. - That's very important.
How about you?
For the first time,
I was able to win over my wife on this show. Thank you.
This is your first ever victory.
It was a great victory.
I hope she doesn't hit you 158 times.
Honey. We've known each other from a very young age...
and got back together as adults.
There were bad times but we had happy times, too.
I won't do anything to anger you from now on.
I know I can be childish...
but please understand. I desperately want a drone, though.
(I really want it.)
Let's live a happy life together. Ji-yeong, I love you!
I know it can be hard as you're childhood friends...
but you should give each other space...
- and respect each other. - Of course.
They say that's how you become happier.
I hope to see you on Hello News again...
- as a happier couple. Thank you. - Thank you.
This is a very frustrating issue. It's "Please, Go".
Hello. I live with my daughter, who's in ninth grade.
Every day is torture for me.
"Wake up for school."
"I'm not going."
(It's an issue.)
- It's an issue. - "It's 9am. You're late."
"It's 10am. Wake up, will you?"
My daughter goes to school when she feels like it,
even if it's 10am or 11am.
If she makes it to school, I wouldn't worry.
"I'm not going to school today."
"Why?"
"I feel like it."
"I just don't want to go."
- Unbelievable. - She skips school whenever she wants...
and at most, she goes to school twice a week.
- Twice a week. - What?
This week, she missed three days of school. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
One day, her tutor called me.
"If she misses more school,"
"she can't move on to high school."
I came to Hello out of desperation.
Please help me send my daughter to school.
(Honey, please go to school.)
I didn't like to study...
- but I went to school to hang out. - I see.
- You go to see your friends. -That's right.
- I went to school to hang out, too. - Exactly.
- All my friends were at school. - Exactly.
My school was in the countryside so at lunch,
- Right. - someone would bring lettuce and another would bring gochujang.
- Another friend would bring rice... - It's a daily feast.
- That made me want to go to school. - That's more like a party.
Exactly. At lunchtime, we'd go to the garden...
and pick perilla leaves, hot peppers and so on.
I think that's when I started to gain weight.
- Gosh. - She could...
- have a peer that's bullying her. - That's a possibility.
- I think there's a reason behind this. - You think there's a reason.
- That's a possibility. - It is.
She must be very concerned. Let's bring out our guest.
Please come on out.
(Who is worried about their daughter who refuses to go to school?)
Hello!
(She has a daughter in ninth grade?)
(Oh Seung-Eun)
She's the mother?
- Are you the mother? - Take your shoes off and go on up.
- She's so young. - Aren't you the sister?
Please introduce yourself.
- She looks so young. - Hello. I'm a mother of a ninth-grader.
I'm Lim Sin-young's mom, Oh Seung-Eun.
How bad is her truancy?
- She only goes to school once or twice a week. - I see.
- Yes. - Why is that?
I was so upset...
- that I tried to beat her to go to school. - If you're so upset, that's possible.
Even so, she doesn't go to school...
- and won't wake up? - It was no use.
When did this begin?
She started to skip school from June last year.
- From eight grade, right? - Yes.
When I see students walking around in their uniforms,
I wish Sin-young was one of them.
I envy them so much and it makes me sad.
- Then... - Jung-min, hold her hand.
(It upsets her.)
- What does she do if she skips school? - Games?
She does nothing. She just lies at home.
- She does nothing? - Yes.
She's so lazy and lethargic...
so even when I ask her to come out of her room to eat,
she asks me to bring it to her in her room.
- She doesn't want to come out of her room? - Yes.
- She eats while playing games. - She plays games.
Even when I'm in the next room,
- Yes? - she texts me.
"Mom, I want pizza." "Buy me chicken."
- She needs a telling off. - Yes.
Now, she even...
asks me to bring her water.
She even asks me to bring her water.
This is serious.
I want to know if there is a clear reason for her acting like this.
She was the class captain in seventh grade.
- Class captain? - That's the class leader.
She was the class captain.
She was a popular girl...
- And had leadership, too. - Yes.
- She did well at school and was a great daughter. - Why did she change?
Whenever I see her skip school...
and watch her life become empty,
- it makes me wonder what made her change. - All right.
Let's meet her and find out. Hello.
- Hello. - Hi.
(Who is the daughter who skips school?)
Why won't you go to school?
The biggest reason is that I can't be bothered.
I can't be bothered. That's the main reason.
- It's because you can't be bothered? - Yes.
If I stay at home, I can play on my phone...
- and play games. - Okay.
I can do whatever I want at home so I don't go.
You have to go to school for your future and your mom wakes you up.
Shouldn't you listen to her?
- I do feel sorry, - Okay.
but she treats me harshly sometimes, too.
That's because you're acting out.
Well, it's quite serious.
She grabs my hair when I'm sleeping to wake me up...
- and screams and so on. - Okay.
I wanted to run away from home.
The sole reason is that you can't be bothered, right?
- You're not hiding something from us, right? - Tell us.
- Please. - Go on.
- Is that the only reason? - Mom...
- said I was class captain in seventh grade and popular. - Right.
- I was class captain in eighth grade, too. - Okay.
- After that, I fell out with a friend. - I see.
Going to school became frightening after that.
At school, as I was class captain,
I had to get my classmates to quieten down when they get noisy...
- Right. - but if I let them be because of my lowered self-esteem,
my friend had a go at me for letting my classmates be noisy.
- When I do tell them to be quiet, - Yes.
- they... - It must have been hard.
- Right, this can't just be from laziness. - Friendship is very important.
- She did have a reason. - I knew she had a reason.
- I knew it. - It's as Min-kyo said.
It's all right.
They humiliated me...
- in front of my teacher. - I see.
After that,
going to school frightened me.
- I wasn't sure if anyone would want to hang out with me. - You were scared.
(She thought everyone hated her.)
- She was bottling this up. - She had her reasons.
- She seems to have a reason for her acting out. - Did you know about this?
I didn't know as such,
- but I had my suspicions. - Okay.
However, that's not the case anymore.
As I said at the beginning,
she's lazy.
She just can't be bothered to go to school.
Has it become a habit for you to skip school...
or are you still frightened?
Mom's right too, but after falling out with a friend,
I don't have anyone I can call my friend.
- Oh, dear. - When I ask my friends to come to the restroom with me,
they say they can't be bothered and won't come with me.
You don't go to school because you can't be bothered, too.
Why do you have to go to the restroom with friends?
She skips school too often.
Don't her teachers say anything?
I talked to her class tutor a few days ago.
- Her attendance was too poor. - Yes.
She hasn't attended enough days of school...
so we can't apply for high school.
- For high school? - Yes.
When I heard that, it felt like my world was crumbling down.
- It got so bad that the head teacher of her year... - Yes.
came to our house every day...
for a month...
- to take her to school. - Really?
- There are still teachers like that? - Yes.
- That teacher is amazing. - Carry on.
Thankfully,
- the teacher is here with us today. - Is he the head of year?
- Yes. - I see.
Well...
- Sin-young isn't your own daughter. - Yes.
Wasn't it hard for you to pick her up every day?
I picked her up on my way to work...
so it wasn't hard.
- You're amazing. - One thing is that she hardly ever...
waited outside for me when I went to pick her up.
I had to wait about 10 minutes...
or call her. Then, she'd hurry out.
Was there a special reason for you to pick Sin-young up for school?
Actually,
her mom is a former student of mine.
(Seung-Eun is a former student of his.)
- So she is your former student? - You taught her.
- Really? - Yes. I taught her in middle school.
- That's a special bond. - Was Seung-Eun a lazy student?
They are both the same.
What's going on?
(Does laziness run in the family?)
- They are similar. - I'm sure she didn't skip so much school.
I stopped picking her up thinking she'd improve,
but nothing has changed.
- Nothing changed for the better. - I see.
Your teacher tried so hard to lead you in the right direction.
Why did you stop going to school again?
- He said I came out late. - Yes.
I felt bad about that.
- Also, I was scared he'd tell me off. - Okay.
Then you could get ready faster when he comes for you.
You just have to wake up earlier.
- I tried, but I can't. - You can't be bothered?
What time do you go to bed?
- Well... - Be honest.
I go to sleep at six o'clock.
- In the morning? - Yes.
No wonder you can't get up.
- You sleep at 6am... - When I can't sleep,
I get up at 12pm or 1pm.
If I sleep well, I get up at 5pm.
So what do you do...
- until 6am? - Her sleep pattern is broken.
- I play on my phone... - Games.
- You play games. - Yes.
- No wonder she can't get up. - It's no wonder.
You said you were worried...
- about what your classmates would think about you. - Yes.
Some of them are here today.
Let's hear from them.
- Hello. - Please introduce yourself.
Please introduce yourself.
- I'm Sin-young's class captain, Jung Eun-hyo. - She's the class captain.
Do your classmates not care much about Sin-young as she says?
No. They ask about whether she's at school or not...
- They do? - and if she's not there,
they ask about why she's not at school.
I think the biggest reason for her being unable to make friends...
is the fact that she doesn't come to school.
- She doesn't spend enough time there... - Yes.
- to make friends. - Is there anything you wanted to say...
to Sin-young as a friend?
Sin-young is very good at sports.
She is very athletic.
When we play sports matches,
her presence makes a big difference...
so I hope she comes to school more often.
Also, she writes well.
I hope she joins us...
for literature classes, too.
Tell her that you do care about her and that you like her.
Please say that to her.
(Awkward)
They are so shy.
- She missed school so much, she's shy in front of her friend. - Exactly.
Look at each other.
- She's your class captain. - Call her.
- Sin-young. - Sir, please sit down.
Let them see each other.
Please help them out.
- You should move closer so your teacher can sit. - Right.
- Sir, please sit there. - Please take a seat.
Look at each other.
(It feels so awkward.)
They aren't used to seeing each other so they are shy.
Sin-young.
I hope you come to school.
- Well done. - If you're too shy, you can text each other.
How lovely is this?
You'll go to the restroom with her, right?
- Yes, I will. - Great!
She'll come with you.
You go to the restroom...
with whoever has to pee.
Sin-young, your teacher and your friend...
all care about you. Can you see that?
- I didn't know before... - Yes.
but now that we've talked about it,
- I think it was all in my head. - That's right.
- You holed yourself up. - So...
Do you want to go back to school now?
- I do want to go... - Okay.
- but I missed so many classes. - Right.
I'm worried it's too late for me to be able to catch up.
- Don't think that. - Sir, what do you think?
Objectively speaking, can she continue her studies?
If the problem gets worse...
during the next seven months,
then it would be difficult...
when she tries to enter a high school.
- Are you saying if she keeps going from now on, she has a chance? - Yes.
- You want to go to high school, right? - That's a relief.
- Yes. - It feels like the daughter doesn't really open up to the mother.
What is making life so hard and sad for you?
- Let's ask the mother first. - You feel frustrated when something is on your mind.
- What about the mother? - Let's hear what has made the mother sad.
- When she was a child, - Yes.
I divorced her father and raised her by myself.
Because of that I feel bad for my daughter.
I couldn't act harshly to her because of this.
- Right. - So when people say the reason she doesn't go to school...
is because she didn't grow up with a father.
My throat just tightened up and I couldn't say a word.
She has to be the breadwinner.
- So, she can't just quit and take her to school. - She can't do that.
- It has become a vicious cycle. - Ever since I was young,
she told me she would provide me with everything I needed.
I know that so I feel even worse.
- Mom has also disappointed me in a couple of ways. - Okay.
I studied and climbed up 30 spots.
So, I rang my mom excitedly after school.
I told her that I had improved my grades, but she just said...
"That can't be your grades are bad because you skipped too many days of school."
"You should think about doing better in the future."
- She didn't praise you. - I can understand that.
When I want to tell her something, she goes to her room and sleeps.
She always has her door closed.
Why didn't you praise at times like that?
My daughter has skipped so many days of school,
that the criticism came out, first.
I understand.
I'm also not that healthy,
so I have become more sensitive towards everything.
What do you mean, when you say you're not healthy?
Six years ago, I was told that I have diabetes.
- Diabetes. - She is young, though.
I inject myself with insulin in the morning every day.
(Saddened)
Two years ago I was diagnosed with cancer.
- I had surgery twice. - Goodness.
After I had cancer surgery,
- they told me that I needed to rest for three months. - Of course.
Since I have to be the breadwinner of the family,
I took a week off, and I am...
- still working. - Gosh.
Recently, I've been stressed and worried...
because she doesn't go to school.
My insides started to hurt, as if my stomach and intestines had coiled together.
I went to the hospital to get a check-up.
They told me my stomach and intestines had become paralyzed.
- It's because she is stressed. - They couldn't function.
They advised me to get hospitalized.
Right now, my daughter is skipping a lot of classes.
I was worried that...
she might not go at all if I wasn't there to check.
I left the hospital after being hospitalized for a day.
Your mom is sick, if she gets stressed,
she might get even worse.
Aren't you worried about your mother's health?
I grew up watching her become sick.
So, I do feel apologetic to her.
I did cry secretly without her knowing about it.
When I think about how much pain she must be going through,
I do feel like I have to do better.
But I just can't seem to do it.
So, I do try to do better.
- But... - Every time...
- You should have tried more. - We understand how you feel,
but trying is...
- not the right thing to say. - Right, that is an excuse.
What that means is, you are thinking about it but you never put it into action.
Considering the situation, your mom must be feeling really frustrated, right?
Ma'am, what are you worried about the most?
- I'm not that old, - Okay.
but because I'm unhealthy, the places that ache are just growing.
After I die,
- Why would you think about that? - But there's...
- no way to not think about it. - Right, your body is in bad shape.
Your starting to think about it.
In this cold and harsh world,
I worry about my daughter,
- who is living a really lazy life. - I understand.
I worry about my daughter a lot.
I also...
- have a dream. - Of course.
When I tell her this, she won't believe. She'll just laugh it off.
I like writing.
So, I wanted to apply for one of the arts high schools in Seoul.
I did prepare for entrance exam.
I had planned out the written project as well.
But since we couldn't afford it,
I kept hearing people advising me to quit trying.
My mother doesn't trust me.
So, no matter how much I try, I don't feel like it's worth it.
I keep having thoughts like that.
She told me that she wanted to apply to Seoul Arts High School.
She wanted me to get her a place in Seoul.
- She said that she would go to school from there. - Where do you live?
- We live in Chungju in North Chungcheong Province. - Chungju.
But considering our financial situation,
- we're not in a financial situation to be able to send her to Seoul. - Right.
I had to ask her to give up on that dream.
I cried a lot and gave up on that dream.
Since I gave up on that dream, there is nothing that really motivates me.
- You've become disheartened. - Yes.
The reason why I would like you to attend school is...
because you like writing,
and you could make a living with your writing.
But, you have to experience going through all of this.
(Experiencing a lot is important.)
"I see. There are people like that."
"There are people who want to help me."
It's not about getting good grades,
it's about getting along with a lot of different people.
Your daughter said her goal was to get into Seoul Arts High School.
I also attended Seoul Arts High School.
You need to stop feeling like your life will be affected negatively,
if you don't get into Seoul Arts High School.
There are a lot of celebrities here who didn't go to Seoul Arts High School.
I didn't go there, but I went to Seoul Institute of the Arts.
I mean,
(You still have a lot of opportunities.)
My major was Electrical Engineering.
Since you came on the show,
could you share your resolve with us?
- Right. - Your teacher said you still have a chance...
to go to high school.
I have something I would like to say to Mom,
I wrote it down, because I thought I would get chocked up.
- Did you write it down? - Okay.
Good thinking.
- You did say you were good at writing. - She came prepared.
"Hi, Mom."
"It's been a while since I wrote a letter to you."
"I didn't know that you were agonizing about this so much."
"You promised to give everything that I needed."
"You worked so hard to raise me..."
"Thank you for everything, Mom."
"When I was younger, the adults would..."
"tell me how I needed to do better for you. I was tired of hearing that."
"But now, I'm starting to have those thoughts."
"You'll be turning 40 in a couple of years."
"You should be taking care of your health. These thoughts..."
"I don't want to dream of a future without you, Mom."
"This will probably be the first and last time I say this,"
"Thank you for everything."
"And I want to apologize to you until my jaw hurts."
"Don't get sick and let's live a happy and long life together."
"From your loving daughter."
(From your loving daughter.)
Sin-young!
I understand your feelings.
But that isn't what your mom wants to hear at this moment.
Tell us your determination for tomorrow.
Tell us about what resolve for your school life.
- We know you love your mom. - Your mom...
- I'll wake up early and go to school. - Right.
- How many times a week will you go? - You can't skip a day.
I will go to school five times a week.
- Did she say 5 days? - 5 days.
- Everyone, 5 days is acceptable, right? - 5 days.
- That means she won't skip a day. - Is that right?
There are only five school days in a week.
- You have to go every day to get into high school. - Exactly.
You have to go.
Ma'am, if she goes to five days a week, you'd be happy, right?
If she goes to school.
You have to show her your love for her through your actions.
- Promise us. - You can't just make empty promises.
- Good luck! - We'll start with Min-kyo. Is this an issue?
I believe that this is solvable.
So I don't think it is an issue.
I believe the solution lies with her friends.
Her friends consoled her when she was crying.
- Her friend. - Yes, so I believe that this is solvable.
I think from the mother's perspective, this is an issue.
I also think that this is not an issue.
She always had a bright personality.
I also believe that she has a lot in herself.
So, I believe that she will do well.
I also don't think this is an issue.
If you think this is an issue, press the button.
(What will the audience think?)
- In 5, 4, - 5, 4,
- and 3, 2, - 3, 2,
- and 1. - and 1. Please stop pressing your button.
She told us that there is something she would like to say. Please say it.
I've become more sensitive as my health has worsened.
So, I couldn't give you all of my attention.
I do feel I have become more sensitive.
I would like it if you just went to school.
Nothing would make me happier if you did this.
Let's go watch movies together like we did in the past.
We'll go out to eat delicious food. Let's live like that.
I love you.
You heard their story today,
is there anything you'd like to say to the mother?
I'll look after Sin-young and...
I'll make sure she goes to school.
(I'll take care of her and make sure she goes to school.)
I'm curious how many votes they got.
How many votes did "Please, Go" get?
- Please show us. - The end digit is...
It's over 100 votes.
- Gosh, I think it's over 100 votes. - The voters sympathized with the mother.
- Will it be 133 votes? - It might be 123 votes.
How many votes out of 200 will the get? They got 133 votes.
(They received 133 votes.)
(I'll see you at school tomorrow.)
The last issue today is called...
"Can You Block My Son?" A mother in her 30s sent this in.
Hello.
Here it is.
My son is obsessed with yo-yos.
"Mom! Dad! Look at this."
"This is a new technique."
(What do you think?)
(It's really cool, right?)
(It's fascinating, right?)
It's really cool, right?
- You're doing great! - That was great!
(They ask for an encore.)
(He's not making these sounds with his mouth.)
(He's very good.)
Our family is suffering...
because of our son's obsession with yo-yos.
"Mom, a limited edition yo-yo has been released."
"Buy it for me!"
"I'm working. Hang up."
"Mom, it's going to get discontinued soon."
"Buy it for me! Now!"
"I need to buy it now!"
He called me 80 times to pester me to buy him a yo-yo.
I ended up blocking his number.
- That's why she wants to block him. - It's understandable.
My son was so preoccupied with yo-yos...
that he scored zero on his math test.
He scored zero on his math test.
That's not easy.
- It's hard to get everything wrong even if you try. - I know.
- I got nine percent for a test once... - Soon...
he will be going into high school. Please help him...
come to his senses.
(Please help my son come to his senses.)
- We all loved yo-yos when we were kids. - Right.
How about Him-Chan and Young-jae?
- It's hard to find something to go crazy for. - Weren't you crazy about anything?
- His dream was to become a professional gamer. - Many boys...
- love playing games. - Right.
- I think this is linked to his dream... - His dream is related to yo-yo?
I think this boy will become a pioneer in yo-yo...
- Yo-yo master? - Yes, I think he'll become a pioneer in yo-yo.
- Yo-yo master... - Yes. I think so.
- Yo-yo means something to Young-ja, too. - I'm sick of it.
The yo-yo effect after a failed diet.
- That's right. - Yo-yo effect.
Let's welcome the mother who is concerned...
about a boy who's crazy about yo-yos.
(Who's the mother worried about this yo-yo-crazed son?)
(Jeong Jung-ok)
(She makes an impressive entrance.)
(Wow)
- Be gentle. - They're helping our guest out of the ball pool.
I should help out, too.
It's nice to meet you, Comrade.
Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you. - Please introduce yourself.
Hello, I'm a mother of two moms...
- Mother of two moms from Chuncheon... - Two moms?
Two moms?
She has two moms.
- She has two moms. - That's...
That was so abrupt!
Having two moms is a serious issue.
How long has your son's obsession with yo-yo been going on?
He started spinning those from a year ago.
- How good is he? - Is he very good?
- He competed against 50 people in a small competition... - Yes.
and he was placed 23rd there.
- 23rd? - That's about average.
(He's not that great, then.)
What's his yo-yo schedule?
- What does he do when he wakes up? - "Yo-yo schedule"...
- "Yo-yo schedule"... - As soon as he wakes up,
he checks to see if his yo-yos have bent...
or been scratched.
It takes him half an hour to check on that.
- In the morning? - Yes. To check his yo-yos.
How many yo-yos does he have?
- As far as I know, there are more than 100. - What?
- Over 100? - That's why it takes him that long to check them.
- He has a lot of yo-yos. - When he has exams,
- I... - He scored zero, right?
- You said he scored zero on his math test. - He scored zero on his test.
That means he tried to avoid the answers.
We have a photo of the yo-yos. Let's see.
- That's so cool. - They all look the same.
They look like macarons.
- They look like speakers. - He has cases for them.
How much are they? How much does one yo-yo cost?
- I'm sure the professional ones are expensive. - They must be.
- He has so many of them. - They look expensive. Where does he get the money?
I don't buy him any.
He collects the pocket money I give him...
or the money he gets from his grandma.
- Also, a friend of mine said he'd be given money if he behaved well. - Okay.
When I wasn't there, he called that friend and said,
- "I behaved well. Instead of pocket money," - Goodness.
- He asked for a yo-yo? - "could I get a yo-yo?"
In the end, he got my friend to buy him a yo-yo.
- That's how he collected 100? - He's very cute.
- I was so embarrassed. - You said he called you 80 times.
- He's persistent, so you can't not buy it for him. - He has to get what he wants.
You say he called you 80 times. Isn't that exaggerated?
No, it's true.
- 80 phone calls? - When I'm at work, I can't always take calls.
Then he calls me constantly.
- Constantly. - He leaves missed calls.
He hangs up and calls back and repeats that endlessly.
I counted his calls and he'd called me 80 times.
- It tells you how many missed calls you have, right? - Yes.
- I had 80 missed calls. - Didn't that shock you?
(What's wrong with my son?)
There's a boy with a very cute haircut.
I think he's your son. Hello.
- He's so cute. - Hello.
- Did you get a yo-yo-style haircut? - He's cute.
- Did you know Mom blocked your number? - He's cute.
I don't know how a mother can block her son. It upsets me.
He's adorable.
That yo-yo was a limited edition and I couldn't buy it...
so I was so mad.
- I left home... - You left home?
- Where did you go? - I slept over at a friend's house...
- but I didn't have my uniform with me. - Oh, dear.
- He really left home. - I was scared but went back home for the uniform.
However, my yo-yos were okay and Mom didn't say anything.
I was happy that things ended well.
- He's happy. - You're very optimistic.
He's happy that things ended well.
- He's adorable. - Even 10 or 11 yo-yos are quite a lot.
Why do you need 100 yo-yos?
If you are a yo-yo lover,
- "Yo-yo lover"? - "Yo-yo lover".
- you want to try out different yo-yos. - That's right.
- 100 yo-yos aren't enough. - In your opinion,
how good are you at yo-yo?
I ranked 23rd out of 50 people...
- but I'd only started yo-yo five months ago. - I see.
Now, I'm sure I'll rank in the top 10.
- Top 10? - I see.
- Shall we take a look at how good Min-jae is? - Yes!
Come on out.
(Let me show you.)
- He has gloves. - He's excited.
He's adorable.
- Good luck, Min-jae. - Okay.
- Is this a rare one? - How many do you have in total?
- Look forward. - I have 104.
- Wow, 104. - Look forward and explain for us.
- This one looks unique. - The string separates from this yo-yo.
- He knows his stuff. - The yo-yo doesn't stay connected to the hand.
The yo-yo separates itself from the string.
- Yo-yos have evolved. - They were all plastic in the past.
This one cost 250 dollars.
(This cost 250 dollars.)
(Why is it so expensive?)
- That's so expensive. - The rim you see here...
- is made from titanium. - How much did he spend?
- It's titanium so it's expensive? - It's a good yo-yo.
If you have 104 yo-yos, it could be worth over 10,000 dollars in total.
- I have high-end yo-yos so you could be right. - This one...
- Is this one gold-plated? - He collected...
- pocket money to buy these. - That's 189 dollars.
- I can see why your mom is worried. - That's worth 138 dollars.
- They're all worth over 100 dollars. - It's a pricey hobby.
- 1000 dollars? - This kid has so many yo-yos worth over 100 dollars.
Buy your husband a drone!
I agree.
Look at all these.
Show us some simple techniques first.
- A simple one is the Eiffel Tower. - He seems excited.
- This is it. - The yo-yo is still spinning.
- It's spinning. - That's the Eiffel Tower.
- Eiffel Tower? - There are variations of that technique.
- Look at him. - There are variations.
- Look at him. - You can spin it diagonally.
(It's a diagonal Eiffel Tower.)
(It's nothing.)
(He's at ease.)
(I'm pretty good, right?)
He's very good.
That's so cool.
(Everyone cheers for Min-jae.)
- Great. - Hey!
- Let's hang out. - Everyone, he's a yo-yo lover.
That's so fun.
- The third technique... - Wait.
You have to use that one, right?
- I can use a different one. - Your top is white and the string is white, too.
Try it wearing this.
- It's okay. - Here.
- It's small. - It's still got the tags on.
We can't see the yo-yo.
- Dong-yeob... - It won't close.
(Struggling)
How cute.
- Let's just close one button. - Are you okay?
- I can't breathe. - Are you uncomfortable?
- It's going to burst. - He's uncomfortable. Here we go.
- This is a technique called Boing-Boing. - "Boing-Boing".
(Boing-Boing)
(What's coming next?)
- Next is the Horizontal. - "Horizontal".
Yo-yos normally spin like this but this one goes like this.
- It spins diagonally? - It does?
(Does it spin diagonally?)
Like that?
He's a yo-yo lover, everyone!
- He's good. - That's so cool.
He has his own technique.
- Would you like to give it a go to some music? - Yes.
- Let's see it with a round of applause. It's "Min-jae Combo". - "Min-jae Combo".
(He starts spinning his yo-yo.)
(This footage is not being fast-forwarded.)
(He's good.)
(Look)
(Falling)
(There's no room for boredom.)
(The speed and level of difficulty goes up.)
(Excited)
He's good.
(It's a powerful...)
(finish.)
Well done!
(You are a true yo-yo lover.)
- You're so cool. - "Min-jae Combo" is so cool.
"Min-jae Combo"!
- "Min-jae Combo". - I love Min-jae!
I loved this.
The technique without the string was cool. Show me again.
- That's so cool. - "Min-jae Combo" is cool.
- We can see he's enjoying himself. - That's what I'm most worried about.
When it falls to the ground, it makes a loud noise.
I don't do this often anymore.
- Don't talk back to your mother. - He was just excited.
- Yo-yo lovers don't talk back. - He's very good.
(He throws it high...)
- This is the technique. - Isn't that dangerous?
(It flew off.)
(It flew into Young-ja.) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
(Of all the people)
- He's thinking of all the people, why is it her? - Isn't this dangerous?
I'm not here to see that yo-yo.
The yo-yo is here.
(I'm sorry.)
- What is he doing? - Are you gathering the string?
(Isn't that dangerous?)
(It flew in the air so fast.)
(Mesmerized)
(The passionate fan has returned.)
Give me a high-five, too.
(He gives out high-fives to everyone.)
(I've had enough of that.)
It was nice meeting you. Take care.
He's so cute.
- He's really good. - He really is.
Everyone here has acknowledged you as a yo-yo player.
Your mom told us that you got a zero on a math test.
You did get 20 points on an earlier test.
I used to play badminton.
When I was in primary school, I was a badminton player.
- You were a sportsman. - I don't know the basics of study, so that's why I'm bad.
I told myself, "Instead of studying let's try a different career path."
- I decided to become a yo-yo player. - A yo-yo player?
What is your dream? To be the best yo-yo player?
I want to open up a yo-yo club.
I'll use my name and open a yo-yo club.
I'll sell yo-yo and give lessons.
- I'll make a living with that. - He's planned it out.
- He does have a dream. - Yes, he does.
He does have a dream.
(Mom, can't you support my decision, too?)
(I understand where the mom is coming from.)
I think she did have to take those away from you. The yo-yo came towards me,
and that was the most dangerous yo-yo I have ever experienced.
If you're not careful, you could hurt your cheek here.
If it hits your face, you could break your glasses.
I am raising the children alone after I got a divorce.
In the mornings, I look babysit children.
- And in the evenings, I worked as a substitute driver. - You worked hard.
- After working 14 to 15 hours a day, - Oh, my.
I see him twirling that.
- The sound... - It would make it hard for you to sleep.
I can only get about 2 to 3 hours of sleep because of that.
I am so tired the next day.
- Min-jae. - Yes?
Your mom is trying to sleep after working so hard,
how could you stand there twirling the yo-yo?
I knew I shouldn't do it.
But I couldn't stop myself.
I'd be doing the same thing, the next day.
If you wanted to do it so much, couldn't you do it outside,
so that your mom can get some sleep?
- If I my yo-yo hits something, it'll get scratched. - Someone could get hurt.
Are you saying that your yo-yo is more important than your mom's sleep?
Yes.
- What? - Isn't it more important to make sure your mom doesn't get stressed?
That's why,
I massage Mom's legs and do the dishes.
- He's cute. - He is.
- You massage her legs, so she'll let you play with the yo-yo? - Yes.
You love your mom the most, right?
Yes.
There was a slight pause before he answered.
- It did end well. - You should let her sleep.
Do the other family members get stressed as well?
- She has a daughter. - He has a sister.
My daughter...
got so much stress from the yo-yo that she is starting to go bald.
Really?
- She's going bald because of the yo-yo. - That's incredible.
I work part-time and sometimes I work a full-time shift as well.
I need to take a rest.
But he keeps spinning that yo-yo, I get frustrated...
I'm so frustrated.
(I'm so frustrated.)
(She's getting angry.)
He starts talking with an elderly man that he doesn't know,
"Sir, take a look at this."
He's going on his way and he chases him saying, "Look at this."
- He chases after him? - Yes.
There was a trick that I had been polishing for 3 to 4 days.
I succeeded in pulling off that trick as I worked with my sister.
You succeeded at that moment?
I wanted to show my sister.
She told me to get lost.
(She must have been sick and tired of the yo-yo.)
- The sister... - That's why he showed the elderly man.
I said, "Sir, could you take a look at this for a moment?"
- He's cute. - How did the elderly man react?
I kept following him and showing him and he said, "You're outstanding."
"You're outstanding."
(From a yo-yo player to an outstanding person.)
"You're an outstanding person."
You were trying to show him your trick but he was looking at you instead.
- Yo-yos must be dangerous. - It does look dangerous.
Yes. I was walking in front of him, and he was spinning his yo-yos.
But a car was coming towards him. The car was honking.
- But he didn't hear it and continued to spin the yo-yo. - He was concentrating.
You don't know what will happen. Don't you think you should be more careful?
I know I should.
I was concentrating too much on the yo-yo.
You shouldn't do it at all on the street.
(Simple answer)
- Right. - I mean...
(Right)
(If he is obsessed this much,)
Do all the people around you,
know that your son is obsessed with yo-yos?
Well, we go to church,
the deacon of the church,
are worried because of the yo-yo as well.
He brings along his yo-yo to church every week.
He was spinning the yo-yo and a five-year-old child...
- got hit the head by it. - That would have hurt a lot.
The mother of the child...
called Min-jae's mother and said some things.
Right. What if the child has a scar.
"Min-jae, do I have to get cursed out like that,"
"just so you can spin your yo-yo? Do I have to get on my knees?"
"Is that the only way you will stop?"
I cried and said that to him.
Well, I can't stop.
If I don't have a yo-yo, the yo-yo...
- tells me to spin it. - The yo-yo talks to you?
- "Come here and spin me." - Doesn't the math textbook talk to you?
The math textbook doesn't talk to me.
(Definite preference)
You are right. There's nothing I can say to that.
I don't think your son is afraid of you.
I don't think he realizes that you're saying this,
because you worry about his future.
That's why he's acting like this doesn't concern him.
- He doesn't listen, so I used a fly swatter...
and used it to hit the yo-yo.
- You hit the yo-yo? - Yes.
- She hit the yo-yo. - Did you really hit the yo-yo?
Yes, he pleaded and cried for about an hour.
"Why are you doing that to my yo-yo? Just punish me instead."
- The yo-yo got scratched? - It was scratched.
It started to shake as well.
She did it to the really expensive...
yo-yo that I showed to you before.
- How could it shake. - It can.
She hit it with a fly swatter.
Okay.
(It can happen.)
When does Min-jae's mother look worn-out the most.
Because she is stressed and overworked, she's always in pain.
She got a detailed check-up.
When she is struggling,
she says that she wants to send the kids to her mother's place.
She sometimes says that, when she does, I feel bad for her.
She must be really tired for her to say that.
You heard what your mom said just now, right?
How do you feel when you say that.
Mom...
sleeps when I come back from school,
which is from 4pm to 8pm. That's the best time for me to practice.
So, I have to keep practicing during that time.
I don't think he realizes how serious the situation is right now.
I would like him to realize one thing.
Your mom sleeps for that brief period...
because she has to go work as a substitute driver.
Do you know why she does it?
Because she is a good driver.
(Speechless)
She's working to put food on the table,
and to send you to school.
- She has to buy you yo-yos. - Right.
She can't make enough with just her day job,
so she works when everyone else is resting.
That's why she works as a substitute driver.
- There aren't many female substitute drivers. - Right.
When I spin the yo-yo, there are new techniques that I created.
And there are a lot of tricks that I have learned.
It's fun these days, so I am really happy.
I do feel a little bad.
But I would like my mom to be more understanding.
It'd be nice if you could be more understanding as well.
Just a little. You could compromise.
I can sleep deeply even when it is loud.
You're an outstanding person.
This is...
It's not easy for kids at his age to have already decided on what they want to do.
Ma'am, do you think you could become a little more understanding?
(Shaking)
No, I can't.
I never tell him to be the best.
- Right. - No one here was that smart.
He's in the third year of middle school and there are so many words he doesn't know.
He doesn't have a strong vocabulary.
I would like him to know enough foundational knowledge...
to have a conversation with someone.
You do need to know foundational knowledge.
Can you do that for your mom?
I can't.
Are you just going to live as a yo-yo player?
That's my dream.
- He's certain. - It won't change.
- He's made up his mind. - What can your mother say...
to study hard at school...
and be praised. How would you like your mom to talk to you?
With warmth and passion.
Whenever I tell her that I'm going to show her a yo-yo trick.
My sister and mother...
both tell me to get lost.
Then, if they do that, can you reduce the number hours you do it?
And you will study hard at school, right?
- Study doesn't come naturally. - No parents like it when their children say that.
- How many hours do you do it? - Me?
(Thinking)
I think about 10 hours.
How many hours can you cut?
- I'll cut down 30 minutes. - What?
- You're going to decrease it by 30 minutes? - Yes.
Min-jae, let's have a wager.
When you order fried chicken, what else do they give you?
- Pickled radish and sauce. - Right?
Pickles.
- Just because you ate chicken doesn't mean you only eat chicken, right? - Right.
- You eat the pickled radishes as well, right? - Yes.
It's the same with life.
(He understood this.)
- Hey. - That was the first time, he nodded all day.
- It was the first time. - Hey, Min-jae.
- Yes? - When you eat chicken and it's too greasy,
- you have to eat the radishes, right? - Yes.
You have to drink a Coca-Cola to wash it down, right?
That's the same with language, friends, study and family.
These things are the radish and Coca-Cola in your life.
(Min-jae, did you understand?)
- Yes. - Did you get it?
Yes. I need to eat the radishes and drink the Coca-Cola as well.
- Exactly. - So, I'll focus on what mom says...
- You can still do it. - instead of just focusing on the yo-yo.
- I'll listen to my sister. - Exactly.
- And study. - And I'll study as well.
(I'll study hard.)
I feel like I do need to do these things.
You feel like you need to do it.
Our talk did strike home a little.
- He did feel something. - Yo-yo players are exceptional.
You have to communicate with him in a certain way.
He's saying this now,
but when he gets home, he wants someone to watch him.
Ma'am, how many hours would you be happy with?
It's not about the hours. Firstly, I want him...
to not do it in the morning.
- In the mornings. - I won't do it in the mornings...
or the early mornings.
- What about school? Don't give up and try. - School?
I will try.
You also can't do it when your mom is sleeping.
- Right. - I'll do it outside when she is sleeping.
Really?
- Really? - You made a promise.
- Yes. - Give him a round of applause.
A man never goes back on his word. You promised.
We have to seal it. Put your signature on it.
- That's it. You have to keep that promise. - He's cute.
Let's ask the guests whether they think this is an issue.
We'll start with Him-Chan.
His thought-process doesn't seem to be as mature as his peers.
That's why I think this is an issue.
I really think it's cool that he can spin the yo-yo like that.
But when you think about the attitude towards his mother,
I do think he has crossed the line. That's why I think it is an issue.
I would like it if you didn't do it during the hours...
your mother said you can't do it.
- Okay, Min-kyo. - I also think it is an issue.
If you think this is an issue, please press the button.
(What do the audience think?)
Okay, in 5, 4,
- and 3, 2, - 3, 2,
- and 1. - and 1. Please stop pressing your buttons.
Shall we take a look at the votes?
Please show us.
How many votes did "Can You Block My Son?" get?
I'd say the got 130 votes.
It's down to Sin-young and Min-jae.
Will it be more?
Does Sin-young get to press it, too?
(I don't believe it.)
The audience thinks you have a bigger problem then Sin-young.
Your issue was more worrisome than the one about her.
You came first. How do you feel?
Don't you feel like you have to do better for your mom?
Yes.
(I'll believe you.)
With this, "Can You Block My Son?" is the winner.
("Can You Block My Son?" wins.)
We will give you the winners a prize.
Until the day we are all issue-free,
Hello will continue to counsel you.