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(This program is a documentary where two MCs, who survived in the
jungle-like world of variety shows, go on a trip to find dinner.)
Kyung-kyu, is this a canal?
This is the saltwater park in Incheon.
Wow! It's spectacular!
- People are kayaking. - Kayak.
They made saltwater into a canal.
- It's salty, huh? - It's salty.
It's so salty! It's sea water!
- The view is wonderful! - Look here.
- This is the saltwater park? - It is.
A kayak has been prepared for Kyung-kyu and Ho-dong
who have fallen for the saltwater park's scenery.
Can this flip over?
- It can. - It can flip over.
- It can? - Yes.
- Then I can't go on it. - It's rare.
(The godfather sits right down.)
- Where are the rows? - Let me check the weight first.
We can't ride this if we're too heavy?
Wait a minute.
- I don't think this will work. - Just get on.
- How many kilograms are you? - 79 kilograms.
It's about to cross the line.
I want the bottom to be see-through! Otherwise, it's no fun!
Meanwhile, two women are enjoying the kayak ride.
- This is scary! Hold on! - Geez.
- Jung-an. - Stop it.
One...
(Where are they going...?)
The opening of this show didn't seem so tough. Oh, my!
(Eventually, they collided.)
(Just gives up./Whatever...)
No matter what we do, we're in the same spot.
Where do we go?
(After many complications, Kyung-kyu and Ho-dong leave.)
Kyung-kyu, wait. Let's go forward.
Go forward. Oh, no! Kyung-kyu, no!
- No! You can't! - Hold still!
- No! No! No! - I'm turning it around!
I said no!
- I'm turning it around. - Seriously, no! We're going to fall!
I'm not joking around! What's wrong with you?
(Totally stiff)
"Let's row the boat!"
(Excited/Pale)
Come out, dinner partners! Hurry! Where are you?
- Dinner partners! - Behind you!
- Hey, staff! Move! - No! No! No!
Move! I said move!
Slowly. Director, be careful.
- Why are you coming this way? - That's our director.
- Oh, they're here. - I think this is them.
- Dinner partners! - Dinner partners!
- Dinner partners, hurry up! It's cold!
Are you our dinner partners?
Who are you guys?
I think they're idols.
Do you know who I am?
She sounds like an actress.
- It's her! - If I see you, I'll know.
- I know who it is! - You can know from my voice, right?
- Her last name is Chae. - What?
Her last name is Chae.
Hello!
(But...)
- Berlin dance! Chae Jung-an! - Chae Jung-an!
- This is hilarious! - I missed you, Jung-an!
- Come this way. - I want to.
Do something.
- At least you know Jung-an. - She's my junior classmate.
Hee-Jin! Aren't you Jang Hee-Jin?
- Hello! - You're Hee-Jin, huh?
- Yes. - Come back safely.
Be safe! We'll be going!
I don't think we'll be able to make it today!
(Eventually, a rescue boat has come.)
Please save us. We're troubling you a lot today.
- Kayaking is difficult, isn't it? - Yes.
Welcome.
- One, two, three. Up. - Wow. Long time no see.
- Hi! Long time no see! - Hello!
She's good at acting. She's good on variety shows.
Loveable Chae Jung-an who has a variety of charms.
Do you think it is right for you to handle national affairs emotionally?
You must understand the anxious hearts.
Jang Hee-Jin, an actress with a lovely smile who
went through transformations after transformations.
The two actresses who are best friends have come to "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
- Do you live in Songdo? - I'm just from Incheon.
- From Incheon? - Yes.
Jang Hee-Jin is Incheon's beauty.
The Incheon beauties are Kim Gu-Ra, Jang Hee-Jin,
Ji Sang-ryeol, and Yum Kyung-hwan.
They're the four beauties!
(Incheon F4)
Lucky you!
There are three beauties in Incheon.
- Kim Gu-Ra. - No, Hwang Shin-ae.
(A fool who knows nothing but Gu-Ra...)
- You went to Jemulpo High School. - No, I didn't.
That's an all boys' school!
- You guys went to the same university. - Right.
- She has amazing energy! - She does.
I saw her on "Ask Us Anything."
- Did you see the Berlin dance? - Yes, and I knew she would do that.
(He could already see her obvious rudiment.)
What is your relationship toe each other?
Currently, we live in the same neighborhood.
- We're in the same office. - So you guys are in the same agency and are neighbors.
- Yes. I led her to my neighborhood. - You told her to move?
- Yes. - To what neighborhood?
Oksu-dong, Seongdong-gu.
- Oksu-dong. - Oksu-dong.
Are you guys connected to this place?
- I think it's because we give off this international vibe. - Really?
- This is Incheon, so the Incheon beauty should read this. - "Incheon beauty."
"Please have dinner at Songdo International Business District."
This is an international business district.
Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City.
Also known as Songdo International Business District.
The sea and mud flats in the past have been reclaimed
and become an artificial island.
Not only does it have the first saltwater park in the country,
but it is also a free economic zone.
Will they be able to have a global dinner at the international
business district that is at the center of attention?
"Let's Eat Dinner Together" Episode 58: International City.
- She's your junior classmate. - Right.
I'm always mystified when I see Jung-an because
while she was a celebrity, I went to my younger friend's house,
and her photo was hanging as a bromide on his wall.
So she was a top celebrity to me. I always have a strong impression of her.
I was refreshing back then.
I mean, at that age, you have to be.
She was an idol.
- I was a singer. - She was a singer. A female warrior of techno.
- Right. I was. - What song did you sing?
You should do it right away! One, two, three, four!
Would you like to see the Berlin dance on
- the pole? It's famous in Songdo. - Ho-dong.
She's my junior classmate. We have the honor of Dongguk University!
- I'll hold this for you. - This isn't right!
Ladies and Gentlemen! From Berlin!
Berlin dance! Let's go!
(Fatal...)
(Glance)
(A fatal flapping that stole everyone's gazes...)
Don't ever tell anyone you're my junior.
We need to erase the fact you went to Dongguk University.
You are an embarrassment to our school!
In all 100 years of Dongguk's history, no one has ever done this before!
You're trying to ruin our school!
You can't do that! We're a Buddhist school!
How can someone from a Buddhist school be doing this?
- But Kyung-kyu. - We're a Buddhist school!
- Just do it once. - Do what once?
- Do this once. - Hey.
You're the winner of the cultural merit. He received
He won the Bogwan Order of Culture Merit.
A dance to celebrate your culture merit!
(Merit swag)
(A dance with 100 year history of Dongguk University...!)
(Freshman Recruitment for Dongguk University)
I apologize, president of the university!
(The wonderful collaboration (?) of a senior and junior...!)
Will we be able to succeed with them?
This is what an international scale is.
- The buildings are very pretty. - Because it's a new city.
- It looks like a nice place to live. - This doesn't seem like Korea.
- It's very exotic. - Look over there.
This is the Hanok Village Hotel.
- A hotel? - Yes.
- It's global, isn't it? - It's pretty.
If foreigners visit Korea, it'd be meaningful for them to stay at this hotel, right?
Yes.
They get to know our culture.
Look. Isn't it different when you look here and there?
(From vintage Hanok Village to...)
(bling bling lofty buildings)
Songdo International Business District where
cutting-edge style and traditional taste co-exists.
Look over there.
These are all business buildings.
Behind them are apartment buildings.
There's a forest of buildings in the saltwater park.
- I think the watery forms are really pretty. - Right.
They look way more flexible than you.
- They actually made it like this because of that? - Yes, to look like waves.
- To match it with the water? - Yes.
The buildings were built to look like waves for the marine city.
- The lake was made from sea water, right? - Yes.
This is the first seawater park in Korea that uses
sea water purified in real time from the ocean.
There's even a tent dress skyline that mimics our indigenous mountain tops.
It is a futuristic city that has been thoroughly constructed and elaborately designed.
Isn't the technique wonderful?
Why did they make an international business district in Incheon?
- First off all the traffic... - The sea!
- There are planes and boats. - Incheon Airport is right here.
That, too, but Incheon is an easy place to communicate with other countries.
- Right, for trade. - Trade.
When I lived in Incheon, Songdo wasn't famous,
but my parents always came to Songdo to eat food.
They would come here for Korean restaurants and sushi.
- Because there's an ocean here. - Right.
Wow! Foreigners! Where are you from?
Hi! Wow!
- Yeah! Walking is good! - Very healthy!
- Running is good! - Young man. Young man.
Have a good day!
You two are very compatible.
See you later!
This is embarrassing.
Hee-Jin, do you live with your parents?
- It's been about two years since I left home. - What do you do about dinner?
I usually eat alone, and I almost always make food.
I led Hee-Jin to my neighborhood, and a market
opens at my friend's apartment once a week.
So once a week, we shop there together.
- There's too much food, so we share it. - We share it.
If we buy a box of tangerines, we share it. We're creating that kind of culture.
Whoa. Interior. Nice interior.
It's very nice. I want to live here!
- You really want to live here? - Wouldn't it be nice to?
There are no clubs here.
What's the difference between clubs and nightclubs?
If you go to clubs, there are no guys like you there.
If you go to nightclubs, there are guys like you.
(A refreshing answer that makes them speechless)
This is that famous fact violence.
You explained it so easily!
At the Berlin dance master's club fact check,
the class president starts to worry.
I'm worried about our school.
Why? Why would you worry?
I'm fine, but what if it's over for Jung-an?
She has an unstoppable mental world.
"Mental world."
- When did you find out about her mental world? - While we were filming.
Is there anything you were upset at him about?
- Rather than upset, he expresses... - I don't express my feelings well.
Yes, so I assume he must hate me.
- I thought, "He must really hate me." - It's possible for you to think that way.
However, I stood through, and I think he really likes me.
(Stagger)
- Nice! Nice! - He still got it!
He still got it!
(A reaction that seems like his soul will be blown away)
Just like that! I can feel that he loves me!
With his best reaction, the tsundere class president
expresses his affection for his junior classmate.
A new city is different from an international city, right?
There are many foreign businesses here.
- Yes. - Isn't this why it's an international city?
There should be a university here. An international university.
There probably is. Let's go into a real estate agency and ask.
Okay, sounds good.
- Come inside. - Okay.
- Hello. - Oh, hello!
- It's nice to meet you! - Hello!
We're from "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
- We have many questions about this city - Okay.
- This is Songdo International Business District. - Right.
Is there a difference between new cities and international cities?
Of course.
This is a city created in order to keep foreign investments.
The construction wasn't done by Koreans either,
but they worked together with foreign partners.
- They did a collaboration. - Yes, that's how they made it.
With the naked eye, this place looks like it's just full of apartments.
Yes, there are just apartments. No residential houses.
Of course there aren't any. It's an international city.
How much is it per pyeong?
It's about $14,000 per pyeong. It's quite different from Seoul.
- Do many foreigners live here? - Yes, they do.
There are apartments distributed especially to foreigners.
What about the age range?
There is a diverse range of ages, but recently, young moms have been moving here.
Because of the schools. There are international schools, too.
What about the college campus?
It's a global campus. There are international universities, like Utah University.
- So there's a college campus in Songdo? - Yes.
They got foreign investments in order to make this into an international city.
- Right, and it's still currently being progressed. - Still being processed.
There's no map here, but it's called "10 Zones."
(Even now, they're developing the reclaimed land.)
What's a zone?
While creating this land, they created a name for this area.
Like Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, etc.
- So it's not a tool? - No.
This is Zone 1.
What is the etymology of Songdo?
It doesn't really have a great etymology.
Oh, I'm curious why not.
During the Japanese Imperialism,
there were trees made in the recreation area, which is why it's called Songdo.
If you go to Busan, there's Songdo. There's Songdo in Pohang as well.
The name was influenced by the Japanese Imperialism.
Incheon uses the word "michuhol" a lot.
This place also uses that word a lot.
- Did you study all of that? - Rather than study...
(You are amazing!)
(Songdo's Seol Min-seok)
We talk about areas a lot, like it's this times as big as Yeouido.
Then how many more times is it as big as Yeouido?
As for that...
- Is that a bit difficult? - Of course it is!
- I'm sorry. - She's not some geologist!
- It's a bit hard? - I've never been to Yeouido before.
(Professor of Songdo who only specializes in Songdo)
- Anyways, thank you. You've been a big help. - Thank you.
Ho-dong, these are the apartments.
- Let's cross the street and check what kind of doorbell systems they have. - Sure.
(They go into the apartment complex.)
- The neighborhood is amazing. - Right.
- Because it's a new international city, they made it really nice. - It's clean.
The construction has become more modernized.
- They made sure everything fit together. - Yes, they did.
Everything is perfect in the bling bling international business district.
However, there is an evil winter reputation among citizens of Songdo.
Song-beria's icy winter sea winds are getting stronger.
- It's really cold. - It is.
Should we not do this today? It's cold.
- We have to hurry up and go in. - We don't have to do it?
What happens then? We just do the opening and receive payment?
They'll give you half.
I should take the half and go to a tented vendor.
- Something upsetting happened to you recently, didn't it? - No!
- No wonder her eyes are swollen! - You're romantic.
Yes. The first tented vendor alley of Incheon.
- Where in Incheon did you party? - Me? Bupyeong and Dongincheon.
- She doesn't admit she didn't party. - I partied around.
- You partied around. - I did.
I've never seen anyone admit they partied around on TV before.
- I've asked that plenty of times, too. - I wasn't really book smart.
She can confidently say she partied around
- because she did it in a healthy way. - Right.
- Jung-an can't say she partied around. - She can't.
- Did you party around? - I don't remember.
- No memory. - I don't remember at all.
She partied hard.
(Airplane girl (?) who freely partied hard and fulfilled her dreams)
We already figured out what kind of people live here.
There's nothing else we need to know. Your hometown is Incheon, too.
- I think they'll let me in if I emphasize I'm from Incheon. - Right.
- Just say it's Incheon. - I think one of my ex-boyfriends was from Incheon.
I would've had in-laws who lived in Incheon.
How should we split up the teams?
Do you think it should be Team Dongguk?
We should change things up a bit.
- That's because... - He must hate me.
- That's not it. Deok-hwa came out last time. - I see.
- We did Team Dongguk last time. - Classmates.
Wouldn't it be weird if we teamed up by classmates again?
Because you're using it too much?
Then come here, Kyung-kyu.
- We're passionate siblings. - Passionate siblings.
- Yes, we're full of spirits. - We're beauty siblings.
Our passion is losing to their beauty.
- Beauty siblings. - Beauty siblings.
- In Songdo, "Let's Have..." - "Dinner Together!"
(Song-beria's coldness can't even stop the passionate siblings' excitement.)
With Song-beria's cutting winds, that time has begun.
- It's so cold that I think we have to go inside quickly. - It's cold.
- Let's go. - It suddenly got cold. Songdo has sea breeze.
Right.
- There are many lights. - It's night, so they're all home.
There are many lights on. This place has a lot of lights as expected.
This place has the most lights.
- It's cold. - It's cold!
(They enter the apartment building where they will ring the doorbells.)
- We'll start first. - Okay, go ahead.
- If it works, we're going in first. - Sure.
There you go.
(Kyung-kyu can't wait and searches for information.)
It's going through.
- Who is it? - Hello.
It's nice to meet you.
- Did you eat? - You should introduce yourself. You need to say who you are first.
Hello. I'm Korean actress Chae Jung-an.
- Hello. - What is this about?
I rang the doorbell because I wanted to eat dinner with you.
- Ask her if she knows you. - Sorry, but do you know me?
I don't.
Introduce yourself.
Aren't you curious who I am?
- Hello? Excuse me? - She hung up!
- Oh, no. I wasn't ready for that. - I can't do this! It's too scary!
"Don't you know who I am?"
- I think she was mad I rang the doorbell. - That's not it.
- She doesn't know you, but you asked her if she did. - I suddenly got scared!
(This time, it's Hee-jin's first try.)
You need to introduce yourself and ask if they know you.
It was great until "Korean actress."
- Are you a Hong Kong actress? - Who knows? I may become one.
(Hopeless)
(Nervous)
- Hello? - Hello?
I'm actress Jang Hee-Jin from Incheon.
- I know. - Hello.
I-
(Korean actress whose mentality isn't fully recovered yet)
- Did you eat yet? - I have a baby, so I ate early.
- You ate early? - Goodness.
I see. Thank you.
Good night.
- Bye. - Bye.
- Good job. - I'm done, right?
"I'm Chae Jung-an. Do you know who I am?"
If they don't know, you have to make them know.
Let's do this.
Show your face.
Maybe I don't look good on screen?
You're too close.
(Jung-an...good luck this time!)
- Who is it? - Hello.
I'm Korean TV star Chae Jung-an.
- And? - You're surprised, right?
I came in here hoping I could eat dinner with you.
- I have to go out now. Sorry. - Ask her if she knows you.
Good-bye.
(When she gets flustered, she forgets her next lines.)
You should've asked if she knows you.
When you introduce herself, just say, "I'm
actress Chae Jung-an," not "Korean TV Star."
Then the people think you're joking around.
You must introduce yourself sincerely.
This is really making me nervous. I didn't think it would.
- Do it slowly. - Take your time.
- You must ask if they know you. - Okay.
- Who is it? - Hello.
Hello, I'm actress Jang Hee-Jin from Incheon.
Do you know me?
The door has opened.
She wants you to come in.
- She hung up. - Why did the door open?
Why did the door open?
It's closing. Do I have to go in? What do I do?
(It's vague whether she got permission or not.)
- Try it again. - Right? I should.
There are cases when they open the door because they don't know what's happening.
- Tell her you're from JTBC. - Say this is "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
If she doesn't answer, you failed.
(She answered!)
Hello! Did you just open the door for me?
(What is her answer...?)
Did you just open the door for me?
(What is her answer...?)
I'm sorry. I pressed the wrong button.
- I see. - I'm sorry.
Okay. Thank you.
Just like Songdo's frigid winds,
Hee-jin's heart is becoming complicated.
(She froze with mixed feelings...)
"Hello. I'm Chae Jung-an."
(This person is keep practicing...)
- We're try now. - Sure.
Five. Jung-an, let's do this.
- Just explain it slowly. - Let's do this!
(Jung-an calms her heart down and goes for it!)
(Very nervous in front of the bell)
Hello.
Hello. I'm Chae Jung-an.
Did you eat dinner yet?
Excuse me? I'm sorry, but I can't hear very well. Can you speak a little louder?
- Sorry? - She can't hear.
You know who I am, right?
Sir? Ma'am? Goodness. Good-bye.
- I can't hear. - I can't hear either.
Let's go to the next building.
The system is great, but why can't we hear very well?
Will the international business district open their
doors to Korean actresses and Korean comedians?
- Jung-an. - Yes?
- You said you can't hear very well, huh? - I'm sorry.
Then you should get hearing aids.
- I'm lacking a lot. - Have some confidence.
(They move to the next line.)
(They try with a thumping heart!)
We can't hear it.
- Show your face! - Your face!
- Hello? - Hello!
- Hi. - I'm actress Jang Hee-Jin from Incheon.
Do you know who I am?
- I don't. - Oh, dear.
Oh, I guess you don't.
Did you see the drama "You Are Too Much?"
I think I did see it.
I'm filming "Let's Eat Dinner Together" right now.
- Ask if he knows. - Really?
Yes. Did you eat yet?
- Not yet. - Not yet?
- Ask if he knows the program. - Do you know this program?
Yes, I watch it often.
Really? My hometown is Incheon, so I came here and...
- Say you're cold! - I'm so cold and hungry and...
- He hung up! - Try again. It hangs up automatically because of the time limit.
- I got in, right? - Ask if he can be your family for the night?
Ask if he can be our family?
(Are you the one we just talked to...?)
Hello. The call ended.
You talked with me earlier-
Oh. He opened the door.
Get a hold of yourself!
- The door opened though! - You should go inside, Kyung-kyu.
- Should we go? - Go on.
(Hurrying)
- If he lets us in, we're getting in pretty fast, right? - Right.
- We can't affirm anything though. - Really?
- Are there many cases like this where you don't get in? - Yes.
We might go in and come back out.
(No counting your chickens before they hatch!)
I have a feeling they'll succeed.
Even if we're waiting, can't we try?
Right? Then let's do this.
(Racing heart)
I had a feeling they would succeed.
(Kyung-kyu & Hee-Jin came back)
(Huh?)
He's busy.
- The man came out and he said his wife said... - She said no.
The man said yes, but his wife said...
yes.
(Real bewilderment)
His wife is outside. The man said yes...
- But his wife said... - Yes.
- So what? Did you guy succeed? - Yes.
We came to say bye.
- Hello! - Hello!
- I'm Lee Kyung-kyu. - Hello!
- It's nice to meet you! - Hello!
This is actress Jang Hee-Jin.
- Now I recognize you. - She's from Incheon.
We're filming "Let's Eat Dinner Together" in Songdo.
- My wife said you guys might come. - Really?
- Yes. - So?
My wife went to pick up our youngest son, and she said to invite you guys in.
- Really? Thank you! - Really? So you'll be our family tonight?
- Yes. - Thank you!
We got in really quickly! Thank you!
(That's how it went, kids)
- We got in really quickly. Jung-an, good luck. - You really are from Incheon.
Then this is the last time? We're closing on our own?
- Yes. - We can't see each other anymore today.
- You guys have to meet next time. - Bye, Jung-an.
- Bye. - Bye, Jung-an.
- Bye. - Should I give her this?
- Two dollars? - Two dollars? Sure.
(Wow You're very generous!)
- Thanks a lot! - Thank you!
- Good luck! - Let's go somewhere else.
Let's go out. We need to go into another house.
Yes, I'm fine.
I wonder what kind of fantastic meal we'll be eating today to suffer like this!
- They did it. - From Kyung-kyu's expression, I thought...
- He's good at acting! - I thought the man was okay but his wife wasn't.
That was what his expression said.
(These two are more dejected after being fooled.)
After seeing someone else succeed, the night at the
international business district seems more hopeless.
(They're waiting for the man.)
I'm nervous! This is very fun!
Variety shows are fun.
It's fun because we made it.
- It suddenly became fun. - Come on in.
- Hello! - Hello!
- What's your name? - Thank you.
Jang Ho-Jin? You guys are both Jangs.
- We have the same last name! - They're all Jangs.
- My last name is Jang. - I know.
It's an honor.
- So these are pictures of your children. - You have two kids.
This is my eldest son, and my youngest son went to learn something.
- He's on his way home? - Yes, my wife went to pick him up.
- You give off a good impression. - Yes.
They entered into the dinner story of a family of four with two silly sons in it.
- Please take a seat. - Sure.
- Did you eat dinner? - No, we didn't.
(It's the first time they hear such a question./We came to eat dinner.)
- Thank you. - We have a small garden.
- I dug them out. - Yourself?
- Yes. Please have some. - Thank you!
- Eat just a little bit. - Please join us.
- I did. - I dropped a piece.
This is nice!
To be honest, I thought we'd fail.
I'm happy that we made it.
Thank you!
Is this your hometown?
My hometown is Jeolla-do.
- Really? - Yes.
I came up here for work, but I settled down in Incheon.
This is a nice place to live, right?
Many people think Songdo citizens are very cold,
but that's not the case.
After living here, I noticed the neighbors get
together a lot and create a good atmosphere.
It's a very nice place to live.
- Right. - So I'm very satisfied.
- Where's your job? - In Siheung.
Siheung? How long does it take to go there from here?
- About half an hour? - Half an hour.
- It's not that far, right? - Yes, it's not.
- But why are you home so early? - Oh, because my youngest son had to be picked up.
I have to watch my eldest son, so I always come home at this time on Wednesdays.
- On Wednesdays? - Yes.
- I see. - That's a relief.
You must have a lot of leisure time.
I'm making the ingredients for mold.
- What high school did you go to? - Seokjeong Girls' High School.
She's from Incheon. She's one of the four beauties here.
- I don't think anyone knows! - One of the four beauties of Incheon.
Doesn't Ji Sang-ryeol live here?
- Many celebrities live here. - Even the triplet's dad lives here.
Yes, he lives right here.
- The soccer player, too... - Lee Dong-kook?
- Yes. Doesn't he? - He lives in the back part.
- Lee Dong-kook lives here, too? - Yes, he's not far.
I think it'd be nice to live here when I get married.
- Who? - Me. I haven't gotten married yet.
If I get married, I think it'd be nice to settle down here.
That's right. Incheon is your hometown, too.
- Are you planning to get married? - I should!
- Why didn't you get married yet? - I couldn't get married.
It's not that I didn't. It's that I can't.
I wanted to get married five years ago.
- Really? - Yes.
It's not easy. I think getting married is the hardest thing.
Getting married is hard but being married is seriously hard.
I think everyone who got married says that.
I should do this.
So you cook yourself.
I think they'll be late, so I should get started on the rice.
- Should I help you? - No, please just sit down.
(He gets to work.)
Before his wife comes, sweet Mr. Jang skillfully washes the rice and sets it first.
(The rice cooker is finished operating.)
I saw a couple's note over there.
- Where? - Here. Look.
- Rules that a married couple should keep. - Wow. Really?
"Only compliment positive things about each other."
"Say the first words to the one who just came home in a nice way."
"Make sure you remember their birthday, anniversary,
and the birthdays of their family members."
"Do not investigate each other nor look through each other's pockets."
That's hilarious!
"Do not compare each other to someone else. It only wounds the pride."
Wow. So you guys are following the rules?
We want to.
It's still a relief that you guys kept that up until now.
Because they could've taken it off when they fight.
They're more curious about his wife after seeing the
couple attempting to follow the note on the wall.
Meanwhile, the passionate siblings are still wandering around in the cold wind.
I think more families are home now.
(They arrive in front of a new doorbell.)
You can go inside.
(Children are going back home.)
Lucky. They're going home.
Wow. They remembered all that.
(Young children (?) who are ringing the doorbell to escape the cold.)
(Did they answer?)
Hello. I'm Chae Jung-an.
- Yes. - I'm sorry, but do you know who I am?
- Yes. - It's nice to meet you!
- Oh, my. Is this "Let's Eat Dinner Together?" - Yes! This is that show!
(Jung-an is thrilled she knows her.)
- Do I look away? - Yes, you look beautiful!
- Thank you. - Say you're today's dinner partner.
- I'm so sorry though. - Why?
We ate dinner at 6:00.
(Bolt from the blue)
You sound like you had an amazing dinner.
I'm your huge fan!
- Thank you! - But how...?
Ho-dong, it's nice to meet you!
Hi. How do I look in the monitor?
You look round.
Long time ago, people used to say my husband looked like you.
Oh, is Ho-dong your ideal type?
- No. - I see.
(Embarrassed...)
It's really cold outside. Have a warm evening.
- Yes. Good luck. - Good-bye.
But she was my fan...
It's fine.
Take your time.
We just need to make it before 7.
- Hello. - Hello!
It's nice to meet you. I'm Chae Jung-an.
Yes, hello. I know you.
- It's nice to meet you! - Ask her how she knows you.
How do you know me?
You're so beautiful that I keep an eye on you.
- Thank you. - I can see you well on the screen.
- Really? - A drama of yours she remembers.
Do you remember any of my dramas?
I watched "Coffee Prince."
I recently did a drama on JTBC called "Man to Man!"
- Did you watch it? - Yes.
It's nice to meet you! Did you eat dinner?
My kids are still little, so I think they'll get in the way of filming.
- We're good with kids! - I can carry them on my back.
- I'm sorry. - No, it's fine! Have a good evening!
It's not easy...
(The Song-Beria winds outside feel much colder.)
- Here I go. - It's good that we can hear it clearly.
The quality is different from earlier, right?
I think it's because less wind comes in here.
- Hello? - Hello?
- Hello. I'm actress Chae Jung-an. - Yes.
Do you know me, by any chance?
No, I don't.
Have you ever watched "Ask Us Anything" lately? Did you see the Berlin dance?
- I didn't watch that episode. - Really?
- Then did you watch "Let's Eat Dinner Together?" - Yes.
I'm here for "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
Would you like to eat dinner with me and talk about this and that?
I have no food at home.
- His parents must not be home. - Are the adults not home? It turned off.
(6:35 p.m.: Ho-dong & Jung-an are ringing the doorbells.)
(This time, there's no answer!)
Call.
(With the continuous...no replies...she starts to change...)
I think I'll hear this melody when I go to sleep.
(1. She dances. 2. She becomes nervous. 3. She talks to herself...)
Wouldn't it be better to have some distance?
I think they'll be surprised if I'm too close.
(Have strength, Jung-an!)
What apartment number are you going to?
Go on.
(What did they order?)
Should we go with him?
- Did you come to deliver? - Yes.
- Is it food? - Yes.
Maybe we can go with him.
- What the heck? - Is this the right place?
Yes. - The building is right? What's the menu?
- Sushi. - He said it's sushi.
You have to show your face here.
- Oh my goodness! Hello? - Hello? Delivery.
Oh my gosh! "Let's Eat Dinner Together" is here!
Please ask her if she can talk on the intercom with us!
- Please tell her to accept our call! - Please do! Go on up!
Go upstairs and please ask her to talk to us!
She saw us and wondered if she should open the door or not!
- We must have made it! - She couldn't make up her mind.
- This place seems charming. - We heard her voice!
- I think she'll be very cute. - We heard her voice through the delivery man's phone.
- "What do I do?" - "It's 'Let's Eat Dinner Together'!"
We have to wait. I'm sure he'll be done in two to three minutes.
(The two of them are waiting for good news from the delivery man.)
Three minutes that feel like thirty minutes pass by.
This is the time when we need wisdom from a skilled warrior.
That's because a young warrior will attack, but a skilled one will wait.
Since we waited, he came. How was she like?
- She was flustered. - Flustered...
- She said you guys came to film. - Right?
- Thank you! - Thank you.
Now that we got the information...
Last one.
We need to have nice expressions.
We love you.
- It worked. - Hello.
- Hello! - We heard your flustered voice through the phone earlier!
My husband is eating out, and I'm just going to have a simple dinner.
This is really flustering...
Even though you're flustered, please be comfortable.
- My dinner partner today is Chae Jung-an. - Hello.
- Hello! You're very pretty. - Isn't she?
I thought I saw something wrong.
Eating isn't important to us. Talking is.
But I don't have any fun stories.
Then we'll be waiting for our next union.
Even the cooperation with the delivery man failed.
They move on to find another house.
- It's only natural she's flustered. - Right.
- They're amazing if they let us in when we ring their doorbell
- out of the blue and ask to eat dinner with them. - Right.
(Song-berias winds aren't dying down...)
You and I met, so there's no way we'll fail!
- We're full of spirit! - Exactly!
- You're not unlucky, are you? - I came this far with luck.
- I know. So you're lucky. - I'm not unlucky.
Even their confidence masked with luck is temporary.
The end of the golden time is slowly approaching...
and the wall to get dinner is just getting higher.
The time before 7:00 is the golden time.
(The hair tells you about Song-beria's winds.)
There are many lights on over there.
(Which of those houses will become the one to give them dinner...?)
(The two of them find the light and rush ahead.)
(Their footsteps are becoming urgent...)
(They ring the doorbell with desperation.)
Done. Show them your face.
(Very nervous)
- Who is it? - Hello. I'm Chae Jung-an.
- It's nice to meet you. - I'm sorry.
I'm sorry...
- She said sorry? - Yes.
- She recognized you and said no, but it's okay. - Okay.
Call.
(Once again, the song plays...)
(Kyung-kyu and Hee-Jin succeeded after hearing this song...)
(Feeling upset)
Good-bye.
(She had to say good-bye to people through the intercom...)
(What will be the end of this song for Jung-an...?)
Hello. I'm Chae Jung-an.
- Hi. - If it's not too much to ask, do you know who I am?
- Yes. - Thank you.
I'm filming "Let's Eat Dinner Together" right now.
Did you eat dinner?
- I'm just about to eat now. - You are?
Ma'am!
Hi, Kang Ho-dong. Come on in.
- Come in? - Come in?
Yes.
- Then Jung-an and I succeeded today? - Yes.
- We did it! - Thank you! We'll come up right away!
The door opened! What's going on?
(Baffled)
- We're at the very top. - I'm dizzy since we really made it. We really did it.
And we'll be able to see the view from a high place.
It feels weird even though we made it.
It's very flustering when you go inside.
You don't know what to do. But that's all part of the fun.
- Yes. I'll be natural. - These are all people we're meeting for the first time.
They head towards their lofty meal
and go to the very top where they can catch Songdo's night scenery in one eye.
- I'm nervous. - I hear voices. I think there's a baby.
The door is open! Oh, my! Princess!
- Hi! - Hello.
- Hello! Hello, ma'am! - Hello.
How did you end up knowing us and welcoming us?
I just came home now and am about to prepare dinner.
Just now? Wow, this house is filled with daughters!
- I have a son, too. - Really?
- Three children. - Three children.
Three children.
They entered the dinner story of a family of three
children where love is in every corner of the house.
- Please take a seat. - Thank you.
- You're so beautiful. - Thank you.
Out of all the days, you just had to come on the coldest day.
But we're so baffled since we came in after being out in the cold.
- Seo-yool, how old are you? - Seo-yool!
How old are you?
- I'm nine. How old are you?
- I can tell she's five years old. - You're right.
You're five?
I can tell you're nine. Am I right?
I got everything right!
- What's your name? - Shin Ji-woo.
- Ji-ho? - Ji-woo.
- Ji-woo. Shin Ji-woo. - Yes.
Both my husband and I work, so we do the dishes at night.
- Isn't it time for your husband to come home then? - No, he comes home late.
Then we won't be able to meet him today?
Yes. You'll only be able to see my son.
- Is your son older? - Yes, he's in fifth grade.
- So he's coming home from the academy? - Yes.
Today is the coldest day in Songdo.
- Songdo... - It's a really windy day.
You really saved me. Thank you.
- I guess we're eating multi-grain rice. - Yes.
I'll rinse this cooker for you.
With just one glance, she does it.
Jung-an actively helps Ms. Choi prepare dinner.
(She receives a call from someone.)
Hi. Come on over. Bye.
(She quickly washes the morning dishes.)
- I'll wash them! - I'm really good at washing the dishes.
You just answered a call. Is someone else coming?
My colleague from work is coming to eat dinner because we
couldn't see each other last week since I had gone on a trip.
- Really? - But I didn't tell her about you.
- You did the right thing! - Just in case she'll get surprised.
- What's that? It's a spoon holder! - She brought it from kindergarten.
- Please give it to me. - The pretty lady is going to wash it for you.
I'll wash it for you.
While pretty Jung-an is helping with the dishes,
Ms. Choi quickly starts dinner.
(Jung-an is done with the morning dishes!)
(She even takes care of the food waste.)
You look like you won't do these things.
- Oh, no way. - I can't believe I made an important guest do this.
But you must be tired.
It hasn't been long since I returned to work.
Oh, so you were taking care of the kids, since Seo-yool is little.
- Dong-jun! - Hello.
You're Shin Dong-jun right? Sit here.
- Do you know my program? - No.
You don't know what this program is called?
- "Let's Eat A Scoop Together?" - "Dinner..."
- Oh. "Let's Eat Dinner Together." - Bingo.
- Ms. Choi. - Yes?
Your husband has a broad figure.
- Yes. - That's why Dong-Jin is tall, because he's like his dad.
Right. My husband is tall.
- You took this with your parents and grandmother. - Yes.
- Was Seo-yool not around then? - Yes.
Wow. Total swag. When was this taken?
When I was about eight years old. When I entered school.
- Ji-woo, did you wash your own hair? - Yes.
- You're just drying it naturally without a blow dryer? - Yes.
- Should I quickly dry it for you? - Yes.
- Bring the dryer, Ji-woo. - I'm scissor hands.
- Does your mom usually dry your hair? - No.
- You dry it by yourself? - Yes.
What kind of style do you like? Would you like me to give you some volume?
You can just dry it.
You're at the hair shop right now, but I'll make it look like you didn't.
(Anticipating)
(Calm)
- Miss, you have a lot of hair. - I do.
You must be happy. I don't even have to create some volume.
While Ji-woo is prettily getting her hair done at Jung-an's hair salon,
the sides dishes are being deliciously done by Ms. Choi's quick cooking.
My guest is here.
(They don't know Ho-dong and Jung-an are here.)
Can you open the door for her? She'll be shocked.
You're playful, like we are.
(Jung-an opens the front door.)
- Hello. - Oh, Chae Jung-an!
- Aren't you the actress Chae Jung-an? - What brings you here?
I came to eat with my friend...
Welcome!
(He's preparing the second surprise.)
You were surprised, weren't you?
- Dad! - Who's here? Hello!
(Instinctively runs away (?))
Hello! You must have been surprised when Jung-an opened the door.
No, I've met her before.
- Where? - At a mall autograph session.
- Did you get an autograph? After waiting in line? - Yes.
That's amazing. This isn't the first time we meet.
At Kyung-kyu's, they're also waiting to meet someone.
- She's here. - The mom is here.
- Mommy is here. - She's here!
- Hello! - Woo-Jin, come here.
- Hi! - Hi!
- Hi. - Please come in.
- Welcome. - We waited for you for a long time.
- It's messy though. - It's fine.
- They said it's fine. - It's fine.
- Oh, no. My house is a mess right now. - It's all right.
- It's clean and nice. - Oh, no.
- Should we help you clean up? - No, I'll do it.
I'll help you out.
- Should I wash something? - Just the dishes, please.
Should I? Sure.
(On one side, Hee-Jin is washing the dishes.)
(Finally, dinner is being prepared!)
- How are you so good at the dishes? - Because I live by myself.
So I do everything on my own.
You're really good at it! My goodness!
With warm compliments, today's main menu, braised cutlass
fish, that will warm the bodies finally starts to be cooked.
(And...)
With her eye measurement, she creates a spicy marinade of gold proportions.
While the cutlass fish is turning red,
Kyung-kyu is cosplaying the nice man as he lets the children ride on his neck.
Ho-Jin. Ho-Jin.
(Five and seven year old brothers are overflowing with energy.)
(He has to play with the energetic kids...)
You're going to get hurt.
- Saw that? - Ho-Jin, Mr. Lee is tired. Come down.
- No. - Come on, Ho-Jin.
I think it's about time you guys stop playing around.
It's very hard raising two boys, isn't it?
- I'm not married yet. - Yes.
- I really want to get married nowadays. - Really?
- I need to have babies soon, too. - I think you'll do well in a married life.
- Right? - Yes.
- It'd be nice if I could get married. - You're very friendly.
I'm going to get married right away if I have a man.
Just in case the family is hungry, Ms. Choi speeds up the preparations for dinner.
While the braised cutlass fish is stewing in the spicy marinade...
yellowish tofu and a variety of side dishes are quickly being put on plates.
With the white rice that Mr. Jang prepared beforehand...
and the firm raw oysters from the fresh sea...
It looks good!
(Mouth watering)
Today's highlight.
A perfect dinner has been prepared with delicious braised cutlass fish.
You have really good cooking skills, ma'am.
(Time to take a proof shot!)
This is amazing! It looks delicious!
It's an amazing dinner.
This is a dinner made by a super mom raising two sons
with the main dishes: braised cutlass fish and raw oysters.
Let's eat! Oh, my! The blankets!
Kids, let's eat!
- Oh, my. - I couldn't stop them.
(The brothers are playing with the blankets out...)
- Kids. Woo-Jin. - Let's eat!
- Woo-Jin. - Woo-Jin. Ho-Jin.
Hey. Tomorrow, your teacher will see this and go, "Oh, Ho-Jin is on TV."
But if you show this side of you, you'll be embarrassed in front of your friends.
Woo-Jin, should we eat? Let's go eat.
Woo-Jin! Woo-Jin! Look at me.
Come here. Oh, my! Why are you in your long underwear? Goodness!
(This is chaos...)
Shall we sit?
- Please take a seat. - Okay.
- Enjoy. - Thank you!
Thank you!
- It's good, right? It's good, right? - It's good!
It's so delicious!
(He's eating in such a rush that he doesn't know where his food is going...)
(He's controlling the camera so it's filming (?) the food deliciously...)
- Why am I not coming out? What's not coming out?
- Why am I not coming out here? - You are.
- You are coming out. You are.
- I'm not. - You are. Here. You are coming out.
(He's quickly taking a bite...)
- If I come here, I'll come out better, right? - Right.
That's right. You know your stuff.
You need to come out well.
(Hee-Jin is eating a delicious spoonful.)
- It's a good thing we didn't eat. - It is.
- Mom, it's a good thing we didn't eat, huh? - It is.
(She's focusing on her youngest son's cute tricks.)
- Ma'am, you were lucky. - I was!
- You, too. - Of course!
Eat a lot, Woo-Jin.
It's delicious! You're a great cook!
She's really great.
(The couple can't eat because they have to feed their children first...)
Mom you're really good at cooking, right?
Your mom is very good at cooking, isn't she?
(She's happy hearing her children say it's delicious...)
But my dad really can't cook!
It's delicious.
This braised cutlass fish is really good.
It's so good, isn't it?
Kyung-kyu, whose battery was out playing with the two playful boys,
is recharging with a speedy eating show.
Thank you.
Hee-Jin, who helped set the table,
dreams about her future marriage life as she tastes Ms. Choi's cooking.
Even the couple, who are busy feeding their children
first like mommy birds that feed their babies,
are eating from time to time and dealing with their hunger.
Ms. Choi,
how long does it take to make the kids sit down at the table and finish eating?
- I think it takes about an hour. - To finish eating.
It takes an hour. I don't think we can eat in half an hour.
Right? I think eating is the hardest thing for families with children.
Do you guys not have a lot of time to converse with the kids around?
We either usually talk on the phone during the
daytime or after our kids go to sleep at night.
- Night. - We can't talk while we're eating.
- When they're sleeping? - Yes.
- Do you guys go watch movies? - Movies?
- Movies... - You guys don't?
(This is nuts.)
You can't watch movies? I didn't get married yet.
(A question that only singles can ask...)
The easiest date you can go on is to the movies.
- With the kids? - After they're asleep.
They can go see a late-night movie when they're asleep.
- Go to a theater or watch it at home? - Go to a theater.
They're sleeping, so how can you empty the house?
Is that how it works?
You shouldn't leave kids alone.
Then how big do they have to be?
- When they're in elementary school? - Yes. They have to be...
- over 4th grade. - 4th grade?
Wow. I really don't know anything.
I told myself that I would go on an overseas trip with
- my husband every year when I get married. - Me, too.
I haven't been able to go for eight years now.
I see.
There are various reasons why.
It's not easy.
Do you think they'll be able to focus on the movie?
Now that I think about it, I was wrong.
- Right? - Yes.
Moms are always on standby every five minutes.
- Of course! - You never know what will happen and when.
Even if you're home, if you get a call from school, you have to go.
- So working moms are amazing. - They are.
I especially send an applause of respect to moms who raise sons.
You must have had a really hard day.
(Feeling guilty)
It's okay if it's double the work, but it feels
like it's five or six times more of the work.
(Completely agrees)
Hee-Jin isn't married.
- Yes, she isn't. - After getting married,
would you suggest her to get married or wait?
It depends on her age.
I'm old. I'm 35 this year.
- Really? - Yes.
- Seriously? - Yes.
- That's shocking. - It is?
- Really? - It's been 14 years since I've debuted.
I'm pretty old. That's why I've been thinking about marriage since five years ago.
Last year, I really wanted to get married, but I've kind of given up this year.
- I got married at 35. - Really?
- You didn't get married early. - Yes, I was working.
- What were you working in? - I was doing fabric design. Textile.
- I was designing... - Then you settled down after you got married?
Yes, and after I grew older, I realized I had to get married.
- Same here. - I was working, so I had no intention of getting married,
but after wondering if I should have kids or not,
I realized I wanted to have kids, so I ended up getting married.
Is it difficult working or raising children?
(Why bother asking?)
I think marriage life is seriously harder.
There's nothing to work, really.
Actually, I think being a regular housewife is even more incredible.
The most amazing person in the world is a housewife.
Things get easier after the kids grow up, right?
- Right now is the hardest time, right? - That's true, but it's so hard.
- If they grow up, they'll be very reliable. - They will be.
- Right. - Of course.
The joy of marriage is raising your kids.
The woman who didn't dream of marriage and just focused on work in her young days...
became a wonderful housewife with two treasure-like sons and honest husband one day.
If you go back to the days before getting married, is there something you want to do?
- Me? - Date?
Trip? Going on more trips that you can't now?
I think she'll want to go on the trips she can't now while raising our kids.
A few days ago, he went to Jeju Island.
- I went for work. - No way!
You went to play golf, for three days and two nights, too!
He left Friday early morning and came back Sunday at noon.
That's about three days.
He was really sorry to me as he went.
He said, "After I come back, you can go on a trip, too. I'm sorry."
I felt like I became his superior.
Where are you going to let your wife go?
- Wherever she wants to go. - Really?
A few days ago, I told her to go next spring.
Your husband has a great personality.
- Is he only nice to us? - Yes.
(His true face (?) that only she knows...)
She's very funny.
- Me? - Yes.
That's because I'm an old woman.
I wasn't like that when I was younger. I was coy as well.
Since I became older...
How did you two meet?
- I actually ran a nail art salon. - Nail art salon.
I ran a nail shop in Bundang.
One of my clients introduced us since I was single.
He was doing business, and he was single as well.
I heard that I should get married to a good man.
He was a good and kind man.
- Yes, so... - She was fooled by my appearance.
Yes. We met on a very rainy day.
- Was it first at love sight? - No.
He was very dark, like he is now, and he had a lot of freckles on his face.
He used to run marathons.
- Really? - His hobby was hiking and running marathons.
I went running on the weekends.
But I really liked the fact that his hobby was exercising.
It sounded healthy. It made me think he was mentally and physically healthy.
I was pretty old as well. We met when I was 33.
- He looked really sincere. - He is very sincere.
He doesn't lie.
Did you fall for her at first sight?
Yes.
So we ended up getting married.
If I think about it now, we were so different...
Right. You guys are from different areas.
We're from different areas, and the hardest part about
our relationship was our different environments.
How do you mediate that? Does he just do whatever you want?
Look. There's something there.
They saw that as soon as they came.
My mom wrote that down for us so that we would always remember them.
Which number is the one you guys aren't doing really well?
- We're very good at number five. - What's that?
Number five. "Do not investigate each other nor look through each other's pockets."
(Their privacy is being well-kept...)
- Number five is well-kept. - I think we're keeping that 100% of the time.
- What else? Which one is the hardest? - Number eight.
- What is it? - "Do not compare each other to someone else. It only wounds the pride."
I really think I can't keep that one.
- Who compares? - I do.
- Don't compare! - Who do you compare him with?
- The man next door? - Exactly.
The dads in this neighborhood are really good at home.
- Ho-jin's friends' dads are... - You need to move.
They're really good to their family.
The husbands? This is a terrifying neighborhood.
Husbands will have to be careful when they move here.
There's no title for that, right? Like "boy next door."
There's no title for a good husband, is there?
"Husband next door." "Neighbor next door?"
"Neighbor next door?"
- Son's friend's dad. - S.F.D.
If those men do well, then dad is tired.
They're so good though.
Another dinner in Songdo-dong with dad's enemies S.F.D is growing deeper.
(At the three siblings' house, dinner preparations are speeding up.)
- There are many families with three children. - It's really common in Songdo.
That's why I'm sad. Because my daughter didn't make it into kindergarten.
Oh, the kindergarten...
There are many three siblings in Songdo as well as twins.
This neighborhood became popular because of the Song triplets.
Right. This place became very famous after Song Il-kook moved here.
There are many families with children of three or four.
There can be twins or triplets in classrooms.
- There are even four of them in Dong-jun's class. - That's amazing!
That's incredible. The news is saying how there
aren't enough kids, but there are many here.
- It looks delicious! - You don't look that big though.
- I look big on TV though, right? - Yes, you must feel like it's unfair.
On "1 Night 2 Days," elderly women used to say you weren't fat.
- You didn't believe that, right? - Yes.
His face is big compared to other people though.
- No, that's because you have a small face. - Really?
You look very young. You still have your high school face.
No, I just suddenly gained a lot of weight.
- Oh, because of child-rearing? - You didn't lose weight?
I was sick, so I took a break.
I was on break for about two years, and it's only
been about three months since I've returned to work.
I had no idea I would go back to work without losing all this weight.
I thought I would lose it all.
- Are you sick? - Yes.
She was very sick.
- Jung-an and I have good energy, so you'll recover in no time. - Thank you.
- I haven't fully recovered yet. - I see.
The rice will be delicious because it was just made.
It will be really good.
Dong-jun, let's move these together.
A warm dinner in Songdo with hot, new rice and
delicious side dishes has been completed.
This is a dinner in Songdo-dong, Incheon.
- One... - Two, three.
This is the dinner of an affectionate and healthy home of three children
they met in Songdo after going through the cold winds of Songdo.
- Thank you. - It won't taste great.
- No, no. - Thank you for the food.
- I'll eat this with this. Do you like this? - Yes.
Please eat a lot.
You just need dried laver with this, and it's perfect. Right?
(She wraps rice in dried laver and takes a huge bite.)
(Ho-dong's next target is seasoned aster.
This is the taste of a mom's perilla oil? Sesame seed oil?
Starting with the attack of seasoned aster with mom's perilla oil,
Ho-dong shows his exemplary food show,
and even Korean actress Jung-an, who starved the whole
day, shows off a pleasant and easy-going eating show.
Her mother runs a restaurant, so the cooking skills have been passed down to her.
Because she watched her mother cook.
- Where was her restaurant? - She used to have one in Gongju and Incheon.
- Then did you come here from Chungcheong-do? - Me? Yes. That's my hometown.
- What city? - Gongju.
Gongju.
- Do you know where Gongju is? - Gongju, Buyeo.
Yes. I lived near Gyeryong Mountain.
- I've gone there before. - Why?
- For "1 Night 2 Days." - With Park Chan-ho.
He went with Park Chan-ho.
In the frigid winter, I went into the valley water.
I watched that over and over again. To see Lee Seung-gi.
Do you want to come again next time with Seung-gi?
- With Seung-gi? He discharged from the army. - I know.
I really like him. I even drew him.
Although I didn't complete it.
Is Lee Seung-gi your favorite celebrity?
Yes, because I want Dong-jun to grow up well like he did.
- He's really upright. - He is.
I just lived without knowing what's going on,
and then when I woke up one day, I was a dad.
I have to be a good dad, you know?
- Seung-gi was so admirable. - Right.
So I called him over.
"Seung-gi, what kind of environment did you grow up in?"
We must write this down.
Back then, everyone wanted their child to grow up like him.
I need to record this.
Despite his young age, he was upright, talented, and polite.
So I asked him if he went through a time of rebellion during school.
He said, "Of course I did. Why wouldn't I have?"
For example, he wanted to be rebellious like his friends.
I asked him what the secret was, and he said his parents trusted him.
- Trust. - He said he couldn't do anything rebellious because of that trust.
Listen well.
- This is what parents should hear. - I asked him as a parent.
- I trust you, too. - Because of that, he couldn't do anything bad.
I really empathize with that. Because I couldn't
disappoint my parents' trust, I endured this until now.
- Why are you laughing? - What's wrong with you?
(It's so funny that he's at a loss for words.)
We trust her, so what's wrong with you?
I knew she was funny, but after being with her the whole day...
- You guys were together the whole day? - Yes, for about half a day.
Your husband should be home by now.
Is he late because of work? What does he do?
He's a service engineer.
I guess the service hours are long.
You know the equipment at semiconductor companies?
My husband's companies sells those parts and installs them for their customers.
- Semiconductor parts? - Yes.
What exactly are semiconductors?
I heard semiconductors are a huge deal here.
Aren't we a peninsula country?
(Excuse me?)
- You mean the Korean Peninsula. - Right. Sorry.
I think she's awesome!
(The more and more you watch her, the more you realize she's a fun person.)
She daringly spits out these words without an end.
- "We're a peninsula country." - So what?
She's laughing, too.
- Then his job is in Songdo? - No, the headquarter is in Israel.
The office is in Gunpo, and he works there.
- The headquarter is in Israel? - Yes.
That's why she went to Israel a few days ago.
- She went with him when we went for work. - Because she misses him.
Because she misses her husband.
She said she went because she missed him.
- She said "she misses her husband." - "Husband,"
- You're so cute. - Ji-woo, you're really good today.
(Ji-woo is taking care of her own share of the show.)
Are you going to be on TV when you grow up? Are you going to be a singer?
- What do you want to be in the future? - An artist.
- Then bring a sketchbook and draw me.
- I might draw it weird. - No, you must draw it well.
You kept saying your daughter didn't make it. What did you mean by that?
Yesterday, the students were announced for kindergarten.
- For the youngest? - Seo-yool.
- She's five. - She's in daycare right now.
- But the competition is that tough? - Yes.
There aren't many kindergartens in Songdo.
- There aren't many kindergartens, but there are many students. - Right.
Then it's cast by lottery?
Yes, if you submit the application online,
the computer will draw randomly.
But she didn't make it.
- So you were upset. - Yes.
It was a nearby kindergarten. The rest are too far away.
- There would be one less worry if it was closer. - Right.
(She suddenly bursts into laughter.)
I'm sorry.
- Why? We must hear the artist's intention. - I love it! I do!
Give it to me. Let me see.
I shall reveal it. Count to three.
One, two, three.
- Ta-da! - Wow...
What's this? Does my hair look like this?
She drew you to look young. You look very young.
"Believe."
(Ho-dong sincerely signs Ji-woo's artwork.)
- This is my gift. - Thank you.
- Grow up healthy. - Okay.
The dinner in Song-do is growing deeper along with Ji-woo's dream.
- How about the adults talk for a bit? - Sure.
(After dinner, it's tea time for the adults.)
To congratulate your return to work and in hopes of your full recovery.
- Thank you. - Cheers!
- May I muster up the courage and ask you a question? - Sure.
When you woke up one day, did you suddenly feel unwell?
So did you decide to get examined at the hospital?
That's not it. It was during 2015 when MERS happened.
Every time I came to work, my body temperature would
be checked by those scanners used at the airport.
But my fever wouldn't fall.
- So you thought something was up. - On top of that, I was tired.
So I made an appointment at an obstetrics and got a blood test because I had a fever.
The obstetrician told me that I should be going to the internal medicine department.
So I went, and they told me...
I had leukemia.
I thought my life was crumbling apart. Seo-yool was
three, Ji-woo was seven, and there was Dong-jun.
I think that was the hardest moment in my life.
Then your husband must have been the first one to hear the news at the hospital.
He thought I would get shocked, so he told me to go outside, and he heard it.
- I had a feeling. I was like, "What did he say?" - How did he explain it to you?
He told me everything without hiding anything, and the two of us...cried.
My husband said, "I'll do everything I can to fix you."
After that time, I haven't cried since. Not after that one time.
I think I was just cheerful and thought that everything was okay.
But still, you'd be devastated.
Yes, but I have three kids.
I couldn't be devastated, but I think I had optimistic thoughts back then.
I don't think I had depressing thoughts.
Even when I was sick in the hospital, I thought, "I'm
glad that out of our five family members, it's me."
Not my children. Not my husband.
I overcame it with the thought that I was able to endure this.
My husband had it the hardest. He nursed me as well.
We laugh about it now,
but back then, I wanted to heal quickly and go home.
Seo-yeool stayed at my sister's house for about eight months, but
Ji-woo and Dong-jun had to go to school, so they stayed home.
Even now, Seo-yool is obsessed about her parents.
Even if we go somewhere, she's afraid we'll drop her off somewhere again.
While we're filming, you'll see her come around once in a
while and check if I'm here. She got into that kind of habit.
(Even at home, she always follows her mom around.)
(Five-year-old Seo-yool still misses her mom even though she's by her side.)
Two years have passed since then.
People might see me and be like, "She must be better now. She went back to work."
But still, I get uneasy when it gets cold.
The reason why I told you guys to come in earlier...
was because you can catch a cold out there. Songdo winds are harsh.
So when you asked if you can eat dinner, you sounded really desperate.
The reason why I told you to come in right away is
because it's really cold, and you might get sick.
Oh, no. We just came...
We came here with thoughts of gratefulness, and
we came to a house overflowing with thanks.
(Today makes them think of gratefulness.)
This isn't just a simple dinner to me.
After hearing your story, it makes me realize I've been living a very grateful life.
- I didn't realize that. - Exactly. I'm grateful you made me remember that once more.
This just made me think of how grateful everyday life is.
What do you think played your biggest role during the past two years?
I think mental attitude is important.
Everyone in my family was very careful. I wore a mask and didn't go outside.
The patients would share their stories, empathize, and become strength for each other.
Every day that passes by seems wasteful and quick,
but at the same time, I wished I could watch my kids quickly grow up.
While I was in the hospital,
I really wanted to see Dong-jun go to middle school and wear his uniform.
That was my wish.
But he's in fifth grade now, and I think that will happen soon.
Back then, it was like that.
That's why I would like Lee Seung-gi back then whenever he came out on TV.
I thought, "Yes, that's how I want to watch my son grow."
I wondered,"He needs to grow up like that. What will he be like in the future?"
But I didn't really cry or have depressing and sad thoughts.
- Moms are strong. - I know.
I think your family's love has come together very well.
- Oh my goodness. - When I was sick, I would always tell my kids, "I'm fine."
Whenever people asked me, "Are you okay? Aren't you tired?" I'd be like, "I'm fine."
But nowadays, if something is wrong with me, I
go, "I'm tired. I think I need to take a break."
This has become a time of looking back on myself.
She watched me go through all of this.
To be honest, I didn't really have a deep talk with her about her illness.
- I couldn't. - You can't really bring it up.
I just purposely acted like nothing happened and talked more brightly.
- I just talked about different topics. - We just passed it with more laughter.
More than two years have passed like that.
- I think your children matured more through this. - Yes.
One day, I came home from work, and all the dishes were done.
I asked if their dad had done the dishes, but
Ji-woo said, "No, Dong-jun and I did them,"
I asked why, and she said, "Auntie told us to help you
a lot because you're tired, so we did the dishes."
It made me realize they grew again.
To other people, it may just be washing the dishes.
Right.
Ji-woo is nine, so when I see her stand there
and wash the dishes, it makes me proud of her.
The reason why she was able to endure the hardest time of her life...
was because of her reliable husband, trustworthy son Dong-jun,
grateful and admirable Ji-woo, and youngest Seo-yool whom she's always sorry to.
She was able to overcome anything, thanks to the gift of family.
- Gather your energy. We need to draw up our strength. - And give them to her.
Your hands are damp.
One, two, three!
You, too! You, too!
- Thank you! - Thank you!
They attempt a call with her husband who was her biggest support.
- What if he doesn't answer? - The signal is going
through, but I don't think he'll answer. He's very busy.
(Calling her husband)
- Say hello. - Hello?
- What is it? - What do you think about "Let's Eat Dinner Together,"
the show with Lee Kyung-kyu and Kang Ho-dong, filming at our house?
- So what if they come? - So what if they come?
Oh. They came.
Hello!
For real?
I told you he would say that!
- I'm Kang Ho-dong. - And I'm Chae Jung-an.
- Are you free to talk? - Yes, I am.
We came to film in Songdo today.
Please eat a lot, although I don't know what we have.
We have nothing.
You must give three compliments to your loving wife.
On my cell-phone, she's saved as "Wise Wife."
- She's wise. - You praise her for being wise. Number two.
- She's intelligent. - Number two, she's intelligent. Last one?
- He's not saying I'm pretty. - She's beautiful.
(Satisfied)
You are a pro.
- She's going to give three compliments about you. - Okay.
- He takes us on a lot of trips. - She compliments you for that. Number two.
He talks a lot with his children. Not in his point-of-view, but theirs.
You compliment him for being a friend to the kids. Last one.
Last one...
(Handsome face)
(Shakes her head)
You're handsome.
You're very handsome.
- This is so nice to see! - Yes. My wife was sick before.
I think you guys will be a huge strength for her.
- Thank you so much! - I mean it.
I think she'll be happier after meeting the Kang
Ho-dong and Chae Jung-an she likes so much.
- I can tell what kind of person you are just by your words. - Yes.
- Jung-hoon. - Yes?
I always you'll be healthy and that our family will be happy.
- I wish we can live like that. - Yes, let's continue smiling like we do now.
- Okay! Let's do that! I love you! - Me, too.
Romanticist!
He usually says those words often.
But will this go on air?
(Songdo romanticist has been revealed to the entire country.)
- On three, should we all say "way to go?" - Yes.
- One, two, three. - Way to go!
While reuniting with cheers in wishing for Ms. Choi's health...
If you wash the dishes and hand them to me, I'll rinse them.
(Cleanly)
Hee-Jin, who wants to get married, washes the dishes cleanly.
(Skillful hands)
You're really thorough. You're very clean.
- If you don't do it, you don't, but when you do, you're perfect. - That's right.
Housekeeper Jung-an shows off Berlin dish washing.
One, two, three.
- One, two, three. - I love you.
In Songdo-dong, Incheon, houses 95 and 96 have been born
while having conversations that are as deep as the ocean.
Please come over again!
- Bye! - Bye!
Thank you for coming over!
(One day on Yanghwa Bridge when fall is coming to an end...)
(Inside the taxi that is crossing over it...)
(there is one lonely customer and one taxi driver.)
(And...)
Why the heck are we at cold Yanghwa Bridge?
Oh, who's that?
Hello!
- You just dropped by because you saw us? - Yes.
- I was on the way to see my friends. - While wearing a mic?
I told them to make sure this can't be seen!
(Lee Juck: a singer to his bones)
- The taxi driver is a dinner partner? - Zion T!
(Not Taxi Driver but Zion T)
I thought you were an old man.
"Let's be happy. Don't be sick."
Yanghwa Bridge. Lee Yang-hwa.
He's the ambassador of Yanghwa Bridge.
This is Sangsu-dong?
(A neighborhood where culture and every day coexists)
I know this place very well. I used to live here. My office is here.
My studio used to be here.
- I used to come here often. - Here?
Please lead us.
What am I? Why did I come here?
- Do you recognize him? - No.
Of course she doesn't.
- Should he sing a familiar song for you? - No.
Just ten seconds! Please! Just ten seconds!
(A guerrilla concert (?) out of the blue)
(Passionate singing)
It's his first time singing at a real estate agency!
(Will it be able to happen as he says....?)
- I'm singer Lee Juck. - Is this "Let's Eat Dinner Together?"
You got it!
I didn't even wash.
You have the worst luck ever.
"Don't worry about anything."
There are many cases when singers turn out like their songs.
Please reply, doorbell. There's no reply.
(Darn it...)
- "Let's eat dinner together." - Why are you doing this?
- Try it without your sunglasses? - With my naked eyes?
Okay, here I go.
Fail!
That's a clean half-moon.
Are we going to be like the moon? Where one team fails and one succeeds?
- This isn't going to be easy. - This is a crisis.
Hurry up! Let's run!
We might fail. We're in trouble.
It will go as you say.
("Let's Eat Dinner Together"/Wednesday 10:50 p.m.)
This will stay in your memory.
I think it really will.
- It was sad coming out because we grew used to each other. - Right.
- I think eating together has a big impact. - Right?
Yes.
Ho-dong, I forgot all about the cold earlier.
I feel like we became a family, right?
That thought comes to my mind today.
I think she got warmth and strength.
Will you eat an international dinner with us?
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