Hello.
Please welcome this week's special guests.
So Yujin, Shoo, Kim Soeun and Heo Youngji.
- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.
- Dashing through the snow... - City sidewalks...
Full of beggars
We are a bit too overdressed today.
- My stylist went overboard. - What about me?
I even... Turn on the lights, please.
- I light up. - You'll electrocute yourself.
She needs to stand up.
- So I said... - You'll electrocute yourself.
- Look. - I can't spill a single drop of water.
I smell burning meat.
Be quiet.
- I'm a tree. - Rudolph sold his antlers already.
It's the recession.
- They're so pretty while we're all... -You're right.
- They look lovely. - They're all angels.
It's a Christmas Special, so Carbon Copies
will introduce our guests.
- We'll do it a bit differently today. - All right.
Hello, we are Carbon Copies.
- We have very special guests today. - We do.
Shinyoung, I heard you're going to sing some carols.
I am. Shall I begin singing some carols?
Five, six, seven, eight.
Look out the window, look out the window
Her husband's restaurants are everywhere
She's married to a mogul restaurateur.
It's the lady we all want to eat out with, So Yujin.
Her husband's restaurants are everywhere
They're everywhere.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Joy to the world, the fairy has come
Let earth receive her queen
She went from a singing fairy to a mother of three.
The K-pop fairy is back! It is Shoo.
- Shall I keep on singing? - Five, six, seven, eight.
Santa knows what you're doing
He'll find out who's sneaking around
Santa Claus is coming after you
She's living a love-dovey fake married life on TV.
She wants to be in love for Christmas, Kim Soeun.
That was different.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
This young star shines brighter than Rudolph's nose.
The lady we want to spend Christmas with.
It's Heo Youngji.
- Thank you, Carbon Copies. - Well done.
As you can see, we're all dressed up for Christmas
and even decorated our set.
Is your shirt really safe?
- I'll be fine as long as I'm dry. - Okay, I see.
Yujin, we haven't seen you in a while.
How long has it been?
- It's been about four or five years. - Right?
- When we shot the show in the sauna? - That's right.
- Yujin, isn't... - It's your first TV appearance.
this your first TV appearance since you got married?
My first variety show.
- Your look... - Give her a round of applause.
- Why? - She recently gave birth to a son.
- Congratulations. - Really?
- Congratulations. - She has it all.
- How old is your baby? - He's eight months.
How did you lose all the baby fat?
- No way. - What are you saying? You did.
- Really? - Yes.
After female Hollywood stars give birth,
they get their figures back immediately.
You're like a Hollywood actress.
Misun still hasn't gotten her figure back.
Misun still has the muffin top.
You see your husband's restaurants everywhere.
- You can't get happier than this. - You have a son.
- You have a son. - Yes. A husband who loves you.
- You have a cute baby. - That's right.
You see your husband's restaurants everywhere.
The profits roll in at night.
- Who does your son take after? - My son...
Some say he has my husband's frame or structure.
But some features look like mine.
Children are a mix of both parents.
We have a photo of her baby son.
We do?
Let's have a look.
- Is this the first photo revealed on TV? - Yes.
Let's see if he looks like his mom.
He is cute.
- Look at him. - He does look like you.
- He looks like his dad. - He's learning.
- How cute. - He looks more like you.
- Does he? - You must eat plenty of great food.
- He was cooking at home? - Yes.
We eat most at home.
What's your son's name?
- His name is Yonghui. - Yonghui.
- Baek Yonghui. - Baek Yonghui.
Yujin recently became a mother
but Shoo, how old are your twin daughters now?
They're 17 months now.
They're all grown up.
She got very busy after she was on our Twins Special.
- She's always busy. - What were you busy doing?
I think a lot happened.
- That's right. - It's been about six months.
- Didn't you shoot many commercials? - She did.
What commercials did you shoot?
They were liquid baby formula, humidifier,
- vacuum cleaner... - That's a lot of commercials.
- You made a lot of money. - And a clothing brand.
- Congratulations. - Congratulations.
- We're pretty late. - I should've become a mom now.
Let's see how much the twins have grown.
- How cute. - They look identical.
- They can stand now. - I see that.
- They were crawling before. - They stand now.
- Yu, the eldest is so handsome. - He's good-looking.
This is why they shoot commercials.
- He's handsome. - What did you say?
- Companies want cute kids. - He's so handsome.
Yujin, your son is still very young,
but would you be on one of those reality shows?
I'm not interested in being on TV with my son.
- I want about three children. - You do?
You need to start trying again soon, then.
Wasn't it hard to give birth?
It was easier than I thought.
- Did you have a natural childbirth? - I did.
It was a natural childbirth.
So today we have mothers
and two single ladies as our guests.
Soeun is living a fake married life on TV.
- They're so... - They're a very physical couple.
They're a popular couple.
- I was so surprised. - Song Jaelim is so...
You aren't really married, but aren't you happy?
- Yes, it's fun. - Is it?
Soeun, you're weren't comfortable at first
- at being physically affectionate. - It's because...
- It was too much at first. - But?
It made me cringe.
I think I'm getting used to it.
Do you remember anything corny that Jaelim said?
We drove somewhere on the day we first met
and had to stop by a gas station when he said,
"When other people fill up gas in their car,"
"I fill up my sensitivity."
- Wouldn't Choi Minsu say that? - I thought so, too.
My fingers and toes curled up.
What if your actual boyfriend said that?
I'd say, "Stop here, please."
- "Wait, I'm going to get out." - Of course.
Of course.
Yujin, do you personally like such comments?
I say corny things like that.
Give us an example.
- What do you say? - How about to your husband?
Aren't you more cute than corny?
Yes, I try to act cute.
I call him "my love, my world, my everything".
"My love, my everything"?
"My world, my everything".
It's way too cheesy.
"My world, my everything".
- My everything. His stores are mine. - It's cheesy.
- "They're mine." - "It's my world."
- "My restaurants!" - "My husband's restaurants!"
Youngji, did you stay up last night?
- No, I slept really well. - Did you?
She laughs without making any sounds.
I have been watching Youngji...
"When will it be my turn. Is it now? Isn't it now?"
- I was waiting for my turn. - Right?
And this set is so fascinating.
She looks surprised this whole time.
I thought that's how you look.
What do you find fascinating?
- I like just everything. - It's all fascinating?
How about you introduce yourself?
- Say hi to our viewers. - Okay.
- She must've prepared something. - Did she?
- To the camera. - Okay.
- Go ahead. - Where do I look?
Face the front and introduce yourself.
You don't really have to stand up.
- You might as well do it. - Hello.
I'm Youngji, the youngest member of KARA.
I hope you like me. I'll do everything the best I can.
- You can do it! - I can do it!
- Youngji, Youngji... - Who was that for?
- What was that about? - It was a special message.
Are you interviewing for a job?
Give us some talent show!
- I can do something. - What?
I can do an impersonation of someone.
- Who is it? - Who is it?
- I can do Hwang Jungeum. - Hwang Jungeum?
You look like her.
I'll do it.
"Don't do that anywhere else. It's absurd."
You sounded like her.
"Don't do that anywhere else. It's absurd."
- You sounded like her. - You did.
Especially the "do that" part.
She remembers.
Myungsoo just asked if he's a real thug.
Shoo, you were the first generation of idol singers.
When you look at Youngji,
doesn't she remind about your days in S.E.S.?
- You're the original fairy. Tell us. - Yes.
I used to be that clueless, too.
You aren't anymore?
- I saw her debut performance. - You did?
- I looked it up. - Did you?
- I did. - How old were you then?
"I'm Your Girl" came out in 1997.
So it was 17 years ago.
- Four or five. - She was four or five years old.
- Do you remember the dance? - I do.
- Youngji prepared "I'm Your Girl". - Really?
- Should we take a look? - Go for it!
Join her, Shoo.
- How about two generations? - Join in.
- Do you remember the dance moves? - Yes?
- Why wouldn't she? - She remembers them.
You look pretty stiff.
Let's warm up. I need to warm up.
- Music, please. - Dance simultaneously.
Smile.
That way first? Again, please.
- With time goes the memory. - It's confusing.
With time goes the memory.
Ready.
Music, please.
- They're good. - Looking good.
She still has it, see?
- She really is the original. - You bet.
- They're so cute. - Oh wow.
"I'm the original!"
- That was great. - Are you tired?
You did well.
Yujin, we can't skip you.
- Madam So. - Show us your moves.
- "Parapara Queen." - "Parapara Queen."
Can you dance to "Parapara Queen" for us?
Five, six, seven, eight.
Come on!
- She remembers. - She does.
- She remembers. - She remembers it all.
Where are you from?
Would you like to join us?
- That was great. - How did you hold yourself back?
You must've felt so cooped up at home.
Your husband, Baek Jongwon is a good few years older.
- How much older is he? - He's 15 years older.
That's fine.
It's great for your husband, but how about for you?
I like it.
Sometimes he's my husband,
but sometimes he's like an older brother.
He's that much wiser so I learn a lot from him.
Do you feel the generation gap?
I don't feel it at all.
I sometimes act childish in his eyes.
If he says, "How could you act like that?"
Then I say, "Let's go back 15 years in time."
Say, for example, that time is June of 1998.
"What were you doing at the time?"
"It was during the financial crisis so I was a mess."
"See, that's why I'm a mess now."
"I'm where you were 15 years ago."
- That's perfect. - There's no way out of that logic.
- A linguist. - He can't talk himself out of that.
You might not have minded but what about your parents?
- A 15-year age gap... - What did they say?
Didn't your parents disapprove?
They did at first because of our age difference.
But after meeting him a few times, they liked him.
He was witty and made them forget the age gap.
- My parents call him almost every day. - Really?
"Jongwon, what do I add to the stew first?"
"Mother, I told you that goes in last."
Don't your parents have an age gap between them?
They do, so my mom's afraid I'd get lonely.
She might pay the price for her choice
and she didn't want me to experience that.
- But now... - She's pleased?
I see.
Married couples don't feel the age difference later on.
- That's true. - You become friends.
Shoo, isn't your husband younger?
- My husband? He's my age. - You're the same age?
- I see. - I bet you argue a lot, then.
Do you argue a lot with your husband?
We don't argue much.
So you do, just not much.
Of course, we argue.
We do argue,
but we lived apart for months since he was an athlete.
- So he's more like a friend and a lover. - I see.
If you're the same age, you'll feel like friends.
Since you're the same age, what do you call each other?
- I call him "baby". - You call him "baby"?
"Baby," like that.
She says "my world" and she says "baby".
Soeun, what would you call your future boyfriend?
- I'd say "oppa." - So you prefer older men.
She likes older men.
I go for older men than younger ones.
- Younger men would like you, though. - Really?
- Do younger men approach you? - Don't they?
They seem to like my easy-going attitude.
Do younger men think you're a pushover?
- Yes, I think so. - They do.
Youngji, when was the last time you...
- Well, you're still young, - That's true.
but when was the last time you dated someone?
I was a trainee for a long time.
- It was before then. - Was it?
- How old were you? - Is it a sad story?
But I never really fell deeply in love
- that much in love. - You never did?
You know the kind of stories people tell.
Couples who are so deeply in love, they elope together.
Or they think they can't live without the other person.
I want to fall in love with him and marry him.
I want to experience a passionate love.
The kind that makes you elope?
Not that many people end up eloping for love.
Despite the disapproval from the family.
Like Romeo and Juliet?
You mean the heartbreaking love in films and dramas?
- Yes. - Say your parents hate your boyfriend.
- "He won't do." - They disapprove.
- In that situation... - I still have to marry him.
He is my only love.
Even if my family hates him, I need him.
Even if your future mother-in-law calls you over
and gives you an envelope to leave her son, you won't?
I won't leave him if he's my only love.
You took a peek inside and saw 200,000 dollars.
What if it's more than 200,000?
That muted laugh again.
Some relationships overcome all that.
I want to experience that.
You watched too many dramas.
What do our married women think
if your family disapproves?
You overcame it all and tied the knot but
is there any advice you'd like to give your juniors?
Your love should come first.
- Love comes first? - That's because,
depending on how you grew up,
you naturally avoid people your parents strongly hate.
Put love first as long as it's reasonable.
- Shoo, what about you? - If the parents say no.
If the parents say no?
I've thought about this.
If my son brought his future fiancee home
and I disapprove,
I hope he would listen to me.
What if he can't live without her?
- What then? - What if he says he'll die?
- I don't want to think about it. - She's a mom.
- She thinks like moms do. - She's an actual mom.
You can't marry him off yet.
- I know how she feels. - You both empathize.
I don't want to think of the day my son gets married.
Just thinking about him getting married...
- I hate it. - Do you really?
I traveled to Taiwan a while ago.
My son...
I feel weird now.
He became friends with two female film crew.
I guess he forgot about me.
He told me not to eat the lunchbox,
and that he wanted to save it for them.
- She's crying. - He took your food?
- I had started eating. - And?
One of them was in control of the camera.
"Mom, stop eating. Give your lunch to her."
- I was so upset. - You would be.
- How sad. - Another time I had two chocolates.
Gosh, all these stories...
I had two chocolates.
I asked him if he wanted one and he said yes
so I peeled one open for him and ate the other.
Yu suddenly asked for another so I asked why.
"It's for Aunt Jelly."
I was so upset that
he asked me for something to give others.
- Who is Aunt Jelly? - Who is this Jelly person?
What about when he starts dating and gets engaged?
For the first time...
My husband says that
however much I love him, he'll forget me in the end.
That was the first time I felt so upset
and worried about when he grows up.
She'll make a serious mother-in-law.
If you're that upset over a five-year-old...
- Shoo cries whenever she's here. - It's weird.
- She can't stop crying when she's here. - It's true.
Since this is the Christmas Special,
- we invited an extra guest. - We did?
Who is it?
He's a very popular male star.
- This doesn't feel good. - Why?
- Who do you want to see? - Is it her husband?
- Who is it? - Is it Song Jaelim?
Let's do a short interview.
- Hello? - Hello?
- Hello. - Hello.
- I'm curious now. - No one can tell who you are.
Would you give us a few hints?
- For the past month or so, - Yes?
- my song has been topping the charts. - A singer.
I'm a singing thug.
- He's a singing thug. - He's a singing thug?
- He's not a music thug? - He's a singing thug?
Is he a real thug?
He sounds like a ghost.
- A singing thug? - He said he's a singing thug.
Come on out.
- Join us, Mr. Thug. - Come on in.
Is it someone like Kim Sehwan?
I missed these singing entrances.
It's you?
His entrance...
This is just...
- You're dressed like me. - What's going on?
- What's this? - What are you doing?
What's on your head?
- He's not wearing socks. - Why are you barefooted?
What are you doing?
Most people would stop singing by now.
- He's thick-skinned. - He must be.
He didn't even wear socks.
Kyuhyun.
How come... You just dressed up on the top.
- You're bare below the waist. - It's so sad.
Please welcome Kyuhyun.
I'll show you to your seat.
Kyuhyun, your single is doing really well.
Does your agency treat you differently?
- I'm actually shocked. - Are you?
The CEO says, "You're the only reason I smile."
You can't say that yourself.
- You can't be the only reason. - I was surprised.
There's not much for us to smile about these days.
- Is your company having a difficult time? - Maybe.
- A good end is good. - Of course.
I hear balladeer Sung Sikyung called you?
I was very surprised.
He called me suddenly one day.
He said I was the best balladeer out there,
and the next day, he reached No. 1 with Toy's song.
I was left in the dust.
You're the first Super Junior to release a single.
- Are you? - Is this the first?
I'm the first one to release a solo single mini album.
What did the others say?
I kept it from them on purpose.
- Why? - You aren't the kind to keep secrets.
I was very careful and quiet about it.
I was afraid they'd find out and put a stop to it.
But they congratulated me when it came out.
- You brought Henry with you last time. - Yes.
You struggled a lot because of him.
It was a long day.
What did he do to irk you?
He asked, "What have you ever done for me?"
It was...
- Fame went to his head. - He is very popular now.
- I brought him as my friend. - You did.
- He was on What's Your Name Special. - Right.
He was the most-searched name for two days.
It was thanks to "Happy Together" and not me,
- but that's how he got on "Real Men". - Yes.
He owes us all.
Youngji, has it been a while
since you last saw Kyuhyun?
It's my first time meeting him.
- We never met up this close. - That's right.
- What do you think? - Isn't he good-looking?
I listen to "At Gwanghwamun"
at least twice or three times a day.
- Why? - Because it's so nice.
- Can you sing it for us? - "At Gwanghwamun", please.
- You want me to sing? - Yes.
I stand, frozen on the spot like a fool
I let the rain drench me as I wait
For you who won't come
I'm happy
- Kyuhyun... - Kyuhyun...
What are you doing, Youngji?
Seriously...
Just in case you are there
- He is good. - He can sing.
I've never seen ladies this indifferent to a male guest.
I expected this.
Isn't this worse than you expected, though?
A barefooted male guest...
- It's a fake sauna. - A man on our Christmas show.
- Why are you barefooted? - He rushed over.
- I was barefooted last time, too. - That was summer.
- It was hot. - Won't you even look at him?
- He's an idol. - I'm sorry.
Did you just see Shoo?
I'm sorry, it's just me.
- Shoo used to be in SM, too. - You're right.
It was way before.
Did you ever see her when you were a trainee?
I joined SM just two months before my debut.
- She'd already resigned by then. - "Resigned."
- She didn't resign. - My contract was up.
- Terminated. - Her contract was terminated.
That's the same as resigning. It makes sense.
Out of the four ladies we have here,
- one was his ideal type. - Really?
I adored her as a young boy.
Raise your hand if you think he's talking about you.
No one? Another hint, please.
She was very popular at the time.
- Does anyone think it's them? - One, two, three.
Shinyoung raised her hand.
I was very popular once.
There's a bit of an age gap.
- It's not her, then. - So we have two candidates.
- "Parapara"? - I'm the oldest here...
"Parapara" or S.E.S.
- Does she have big eyes? - Big eyes?
- They both have large eyes. - Who is it?
I was a huge fan of Shoo.
- She's your ideal type? - I was a fan.
- I was a very passionate fan. - You liked S.E.S.?
Out of the three, I liked Shoo.
- Out of the three? - Why did you like her?
I liked odd people.
That's true, all my fans were slightly odd.
- Really? - Why?
Most S.E.S. fans liked Eugene.
Those who liked good singers were fans of Bada.
Most Fin.K.L fans liked Sung Yuri at the time.
- I was a fan of Lee Jin. - So was I.
- That's odd? - Why is that odd?
- Ask him what he liked about me. - Why Shoo?
Her hair was parted to one side back then.
She had a short bob that was parted to one side.
Men have fantasies about such haircuts?
The parting was almost by her ear.
By her ear?
- That's harsh. - That's a bit too much.
My hair had to fall at a certain angle.
It covered about half of one eye.
- It had to be just so. - Wasn't that frustrating?
It was.
- It was set with hair spray. - Set with hair spray?
Soeun, I heard that you said
you have an ideal type.
- I liked him as a fan. - Do you care about looks?
I did when I was younger.
- But not now? - It's more?
Now I care less about looks.
Who do you like, for example?
I like Won Bin.
- It's all about the face. - Come on.
- How could you? - It's all looks.
- That's all you care about. - It's all looks.
I was a huge fan of his.
You're a huge fan of Won Bin?
- I was since preschool. - How so?
I watched everything from "Tough Guy's Love"
to "Autumn in My Heart".
Yujin is now happily married with Jongwon,
but was he your ideal type of man?
- I've never thought about that. - Never?
I did wonder what kind of man I'd meet.
But I thought if I set any imaginary standards,
- I'd feel disappointed. - I see.
I believed in destiny.
- A fateful meeting. - I heard that
when you meet the one, you know that you'll marry him.
Let me tell you something that happened to me.
I was filming and he came to pick me up.
I'd called him saying it was my last scene,
but it took three, four hours.
We'd just started dating so I still had butterflies
when I told him where he could wait.
- But my shoot just wouldn't end. - It happens.
I made him wait four hours without a single call.
When I finally walked up to him feeling terrible,
the first thing he said was, "Are you tired?"
"Are you done?" "Are you hungry?"
He asked without complaining to you.
I was touched by his consideration.
I was impressed.
They were still dating.
If she makes him wait that long now,
"What are you doing?"
"Do you know how cold it is?"
No. He just leaves.
- He leaves? - Why wait that long?
How did you meet him? Did someone set you up?
Han Jiseung, the director of "Alone in Love"
- went to high school with Jongwon. - Did he?
I was in a drama with Soeun
and Shim Hyejin played my mother.
Hyejin and Mr. Han are good friends.
The three of them met up for dinner one day
and Mr. Han said something about Jongwon being single.
Hyejin said, "I'm doing a drama with Yujin."
I guess they decided they should include me one day.
That's how we met.
I didn't even know what he did for a living.
I just asked Hyejin, "What does your friend do?"
"He owns a BBQ restaurant."
"He's a sweet guy but an old bachelor."
It wasn't just one restaurant though.
- Not just one. - I bet he owns all but one.
I was a regular at one of the chains he owned.
- I found that out later. - Were you pleased?
I asked Hyejin later if she knew about it
and she asked, "Oh, is Jongwon famous?"
- She didn't know either. - Here's an update.
- He owns 27 restaurant brands. - Brands alone.
There are 426 branches in Korea.
And 30 overseas.
- You must be happy. - You married him for one.
But weren't you happy he kept adding to it?
- With overseas branches, too. - I looked them up.
Of course. You should and who wouldn't?
- It's weird if you didn't. - How honest.
How do you help him?
Do you help him develop new menus?
No, I never do anything like that.
He comes up with a lot of new ideas at home.
I'm just the first official taster.
Does he skip whatever you don't like
- and keep what you like? - It's not like that.
When he first asked me to taste something...
I did that.
It's the ideal reaction.
I'd say, "How did you come up with this?"
Now I'm used to him asking me to taste his cooking.
He sometimes prepares breakfast for us
and when he asks me to taste it...
- That's what I used to do. - The thumb is important.
Stick it up between your eyebrows.
But now, I say things like, "It's a bit salty."
Then he goes, "What?"
He didn't want to hear that it was bland or salty.
He wanted me to appreciate his food and praise him.
I had no idea and gave him an honest answer.
- Shoo... - I'm envious.
- Of what? - He cooks for her.
Do you envy that he cooks or owns restaurants?
I envy both.
- I never thought she'd say that. - She was our idol.
I eat at his restaurants very often.
Yujin is all I can think about.
I wonder if she can get me a 50 percent discount.
I can get a celebrity discount.
What happened to our K-pop fairy?
- Did you hear her mention discounts? - The fairy...
Kyuhyun suddenly looks so disappointed.
Did you imagine this?
- He's upset? - He stuck out his chin.
- People change with time. - They do.
My neighbors still think I'm very mysterious.
Shoo, what did you do last Christmas?
Last year? I spent it with my family.
We dressed up with the children and had fun.
Yu said... My husband asked him,
"Yu, what do you want Santa to bring you?"
And Yu said, "Get me whatever you want."
- Oh no. - He knows.
On hearing him say that...
I didn't dare ask him if he thought his dad was Santa
because I feared his answer.
I thought Yu still thought Santa existed
just like any children his age.
- So his answer shocked us both. - He knows.
Because the year before, my husband dressed as Santa.
Maybe he thinks there are many Santa Clauses.
I wanted to ask him but I was afraid of what he'd say.
My husband kept whispering, "He knows?"
Soeun, did you believe Santa existed?
If so, until when?
I realized quite early that Santa wasn't real.
- Did you? - You realized it yourself?
I found out myself and said to my mom,
"I hope Santa gives me a new phone this year."
I took advantage of it.
You were a natural actress.
- What about you, Youngji? - I didn't know.
I told my mom one day that
I wanted Santa to give me a certain Pokemon.
But I woke up the next day,
I saw that there was a different Pokemon.
I wondered why it was the wrong one
- until I saw a note beside it. - Saying what?
It said Santa couldn't get me the other Pokemon.
"I'm sorry I couldn't give you the one you wanted."
"Youngji, I'll give it to you next year, I promise."
But it was so obvious that it was my mom's writing.
My mom has a very unusual handwriting.
It's pretty but unusual, so I wanted to ask.
I guess she knew that I'd know about the writing.
So at the end of the note, she wrote,
"My writing is the same as your mom's."
I was in preschool then, so I was young
but I didn't tell my mom that I knew.
- And Kyuhyun? - I think he still believes in Santa.
I'm the last one so there's nothing much to say.
You get small presents if you hang stockings.
So I hung my pants.
He tried way too hard.
- I really... - That's a conman, not a child.
- No con... - He fished for presents.
You are a conman.
What did you do last Christmas?
- Last year? - Were you on a date?
- Were you with Saeho? - I was with him.
- What for? - Did you guys have a party?
- It was so upsetting. - Why?
I was with Eunhyuk because we were
staying in the same apartment at the time.
We asked Saeho about his plans
and he didn't have any either.
- He was jobless. - Were you with Changhui?
- We met at a karaoke bar. - A karaoke bar?
You were enjoying the night life.
- We're regulars. - So you go there often.
- They're regulars. - I went whenever I was sad.
- We drank and sang. - That's sad.
Christmas is for lovers.
- It was just you three? - It was four of us.
- Another comedian Jinho... - Lee Jinho.
- Did you have fun? - It was hilarious.
I thought it would be gloomy with just four guys.
Saeho sang "Do You Know?" in his own way.
- He entertained us. - Did you?
- He sang. - He's in Super Junior and younger.
Didn't you feel embarrassed at all?
- Usually the younger ones try. - You served them?
I didn't intend to be the entertainer.
Up to that time, last Christmas,
- my connections... - Your living situation...
Super Junior was out of my league in a way.
The only famous celebrity's number I knew was Jaeseok.
He forced some jerky on me on Chuseok.
That was Changhui.
- You bribed him with jerky. - I refused.
- I waited all day. - I said no thanks.
He kept asking to see me.
So I told him to come over, but he refused.
I invited him in for a meal and still he refused.
He kept telling me to come outside.
- Saeho and Changhui were wearing suits. - Suits?
And they gave me something.
I asked what it was and they said a token of thanks.
- For what? - That's what they said.
I said they should take it back, but they refused.
I peeked into their car and saw it was full of jerky.
You're so old-fashioned.
Who else did you visit?
I believe we went to Kim Gura's.
And then we went to Nam Huiseok's.
- I thought it was the 80s. - And Hong Jinkyung's.
And then we visited a few producers.
I remember the two of them smelling of cigarettes.
The stink...
They chain-smoked because they were nervous.
- This year is different. - How so?
Saeho suggested that for this Christmas,
we should show off to those who are less famous.
- Some juniors. - Who paid for the drinks that night?
- He put it on the tab. - You did what?
- What was that about? - Eunhyuk drank a lot.
Kyuhyun, do you think fame went to Saeho's head?
Saeho used to call me every now and then
- and talk about a great shrimp place. - Shrimp?
You can afford to eat at a gourmet restaurant?
- I take VIPs to special places. - "I befriended"
"the shrimp restaurant owner's son for our sake."
But since he's been on "Roommate"...
- He's busy. - And "Happy Together", he never calls.
If I call him, he says, "Oh, hi, Kyuhyun."
I started drinking again after a long break
and got drunk and went too far.
He called me not long ago at 11:30 p.m.
It had been a while, so I was glad to hear from him.
He said, "You shouldn't be like this, you know."
So I asked him what was wrong and he said,
"You let me down."
- He went, "Are you that popular?" - What?
- He's weird, too. - "No, Kyuhyun, why?"
"You aren't the only one who's popular."
He said, "You know, I'm popular, too."
- Kyuhyun, what was that? - What were you doing?
I said, "I know that."
I'd avoided drinking while recording my album.
- And I drank a lot and blacked out. - Really?
The next day, I saw Saeho's name on my phone.
When I asked if we'd talked, he told me that story.
- Christmas reminds you of him. - I guess so.
How is your schedule, Kyuhyun?
Aren't you incredibly busy?
I'm sure there are times it's great to be busy
but don't you want breaks, too?
If I think of the days when I had nothing to do
I was left in the dorm alone while the others had work.
- So those times... - What did you do?
What time did you get up when the others were busy?
I'd just sleep in
- though I'd woken early. - It gets to you.
- You wake up early for nothing. - I did.
I'd watch some TV and listen to their radio shows.
Or watch the other guys come on TV.
- Now even if I can barely sleep, - You're happy?
I'm very happy.
Do your parents brag about you?
They're very pleased.
My mom goes around saying, "I'm Soeun's mom."
"Do you watch her drama? What about that drama?"
She tells everyone she meets what time the drama is on.
She actively tells people.
- She does. - And what about your parents, Yujin?
- They don't tell anyone. - Why not?
They keep it secret.
Even when they travel abroad,
they don't tell anyone that I'm their daughter.
My husband bought a new cell phone one day.
We were talking about it with my parents
and my mother asked if she could use the old one.
So he gave it to her.
On one of their trips, my mom turned on the phone
and a message said, "This is Baek Jongwon's phone."
They were part of a group and others saw it.
When they wondered about the name,
my dad said, "I'm Baek Jongwon."
He was so afraid they'd ask about it.
He lied about his name.
- My parents never talk about me. - They don't?
What's this about your father adoring you?
My dad... My mom was very strict.
My dad was very old when they had me.
He was overprotective.
- They were very different. - How so?
Ever since I was five years old,
- there were two buttons by my bedside. - Buttons?
One was the switch to my room light.
Many parents put the switch closer to bed.
The other rang a buzzer in my parents' room.
- Like on a quiz show. - It beeped?
Princesses in fairytales pull a rope to call servants.
- That's how you called them? - I'd ring the bell.
You see, I had many nosebleeds as a child.
And I hate mosquitoes.
Nosebleeds and mosquitoes.
They didn't like me walking about with a bleeding nose.
Whenever I had a nosebleed or there were mosquitoes,
I'd ring the bell and dad would come.
In the dark, I'd say, "Dad, my nose is bleeding."
And he'd clean me up.
- And he'd catch mosquitoes? - Other times he'd ask,
and I'd say, "A mosquito's buzzing."
After he got it, I would say goodnight.
Don't you need to be rich to have buttons?
- Come on. - He's a dad.
It's just one buzzer in one room.
My mom hated it, thinking I was being spoiled.
- But my dad... - You were his princess.
- Amazing. - It's a dad's love.
What about you, Soeun?
Did your parents ever beat you?
- I was... - Never?
They never hit me.
How come?
Both my parents were busy working.
- No time to beat you. - They were barely at home.
I have a younger sister
and I was her other mom.
- I see. - She called me "aunt".
- I did all the housework. - As a child?
I got my sister ready for school.
Someone pressed a button to summon her dad
while someone raised a sibling.
- I'm still raising her. - Are you?
We prepared a little something for Christmas.
We took short videos of our guests.
I'm going to knit a one-of-a-kind scarf.
- You didn't knit it yet. - It's called "All Over".
- It's pretty. - Thank you.
It takes a while to knit a scarf.
- Seeing her knitting would be fun. - It takes time.
- It really is an edit. - Now you're wearing makeup.
- Even outside? - You're not making much progress.
Is it nearly done?
The sky-blue balloons
Will live on forever in our hearts
Cheer up, kids.
Why is life so hard?
That's pretty.
?It looks like...
- It's pretty. - It's pretty.
- She can do anything. - She's talented.
Ta-da.
Who is it for?
Oh, it's for her mom.
I unraveled it six, seven times until five a.m.
- Ta-da. - I finished it at five a.m.
- I knitted it after seven attempts. - Is it a hat?
She asked if it's a hat.
That muted laugh...
- How pretty. - Your mother looks very happy.
Isn't it beautiful?
- It's lovely. - Your mom looks great.
I stayed up all night knitting this.
I had to start over again so many times.
I'm sure she loved it.
I'm terrible at making pretty things or being cute.
I used to play soccer and sports.
You played soccer? You were a tomboy.
I'm not good with my hands.
- She was touched. - You did your best to knit it.
What did your mom think about you joining KARA?
- How did she react? - She was pleased.
She cried a lot.
I was young and I wasn't prepared.
- She thought she sent me to die. - "Die"?
- To a battle field? - Yes, to a battle field.
You might have been asked this a lot.
You joined KARA as a new member.
Were the other members territorial?
Could you answer that question?
- I got those a lot. - Were they
- territorial? - You were asked that question a lot?
You can tell us now.
- Finally. - At last.
- Tell us. - "Youngji was bullied."
- You survived it. - I mean the question.
- Everywhere I go... - People ask you that .
That's usually the first question.
I joined the team expecting to be bullied.
But it was the complete opposite.
I knew nothing at all
so I had to refer to the others a lot.
If I asked, "How should I do this?",
they'd teach me gladly as if they were waiting for it.
Then they go, "Oh, and by the way..."
- And they teach me more. - That was hard.
They taught you too much.
- Isn't that your point? - I learned too much.
Knowing two or three when you only asked one question.
I love it.
Kyuhyun has a knowing grin on his face.
Kyuhyun, you were the last to join Super Junior.
- The last member. - I was.
Youngji said she felt no pressure at all.
- What about you? - Were you stressed?
I think our situations are different.
The other three KARA members were already known.
I was joining a team that was just getting started.
- It's different. - I was nerve... No, wrong word.
This sounds exciting.
- We were jittery. - You all had the nerves.
We had to become huge fast but there were 13 of us.
More members means more competition.
That was inevitable.
- We were all very touchy. - I see.
Did you have any know-how as to how to settle in?
I joined the team very late
but so did my friend Ryeowook.
I entered a slump around one or two months
after the debut.
I don't remember why, but I was crying
and I talked to Ryeowook.
"What should I do to settle in this big group?"
He told me that time would heal everything
and that I should try for six months, which I did,
and that's when I felt that the others accepted me.
I didn't stand out much in the beginning,
so I guess they didn't feel threatened.
- You were almost invisible. - I was quiet.
- I get what you mean. - So basically it was,
"We should be nice to this guy."
- You hid your actual talents. - I think so.
- You took your time. - In the beginning,
whenever the manager called me...
They'd teased me because I almost became "Gwihyun".
- But... - "Gwihyun"?
Mr. Lee Sooman said, "Isn't 'Kyuhyun' too hard to say?"
- "Gwihyun, Kyuhyun..." - He's impersonating Sooman.
"Gwihyun... How's Gwihyun?"
- My manager firmly said no. - What a relief.
So whenever the manager called, I said, "Yes, Sir."
I rarely call people "Sir",
but I did then to give a good impression.
I always humbled myself.
I always stood in the back or the far side for photos.
Being almost invisible made them drop their guards.
- That's why they adore him. - Of course.
- It's a great idea. - You're smart.
- That was good. - Right.
- Soeun, did you have a hard time? - I did at first.
I was such a terrible actress
that a producer hit me on the set.
What?
- He didn't beat me. - A nudge?
He flicked my forehead or said some mean words.
If that happens in front of others, it feels...
It felt terrible at the time but
I am what I am now because of him
so I'm very grateful.
Shouldn't he have hit you harder then?
- Shouldn't he have done this? - What do you think?
If hitting helps, I'd love to hit Saeho and Shinyoung.
After I became known as an actress,
I ran into him at a broadcasting station.
- I ran away. - Why?
- I remembered that time. - You were traumatized.
I was scared and at the time, I'd cried a lot.
- I told my mom I didn't want to go. - To work?
- I clung to the door. - To stay at home?
Did your mom let you stay?
My mom? She kicked me out.
She said I had to do what I had to do.
I'd made a promise by signing the contract.
Or you pay three times the amount.
- That's the penalty. - Three times the pay.
S.E.S. was a popular from the start.
- You didn't have a hard time? - You were respected?
- You were SM's first girl group. - The best.
- Was it hard? - It was intense.
- How? - I heard there were over 100 trainees.
We were on rotation.
Eugene and I joined S.E.S. a bit later.
I wasn't used to being scolded by seniors.
I cried so much.
Let's say there's a four-beat dance move.
If we gets it wrong, we did 40 pushups.
- Like this. - You did 40 pushups?
That's why SM groups can dance.
- They were strict. - Pushups make you dance well?
- No? - You must be fit.
- You just get fit. - We were.
- They trained you hard. - And you sang like angels.
Only the chorus of "I'm Your Girl" has a cute dance.
During the verse, they swivel on their knees.
I had bruises everywhere
- while practicing recently. - I know.
My muscles ached.
- Are your bones... - My bones?
They're fine.
It is a first time seeing him flustered.
- "They're fine." - They're strong.
Kyuhyun's a bit...
- I didn't know better. - I know.
I know.
- You should learn more. - You should.
Weren't you and Fin.K.L rivals?
We became rivals, oddly enough.
- Rivaling companies... - You had to be.
- There were rumors. - H.O.T. versus Sechs Kies.
- Fin.K.L versus S.E.S. - That you fought.
- That you never say hi. - About our fans, too.
- We fought over dressing rooms. - How?
- Fought for the bigger one? - Yes, the nicer one.
The youngest stylist stayed there the whole night.
Really?
We argued over the openings and closings of shows.
- A fight of the fairies. - Weren't they assigned
- like the dressing rooms? - At the time...
- First come, first served? - The more, the better.
- A fairy fight. - You wanted the upper hand.
- You didn't need that many dancers... - That's true.
- You hired many stylists. - And many managers.
Even if they have nothing to do.
- It's all for show. - What's the point?
It was all for show.
- We cheered for you. - Did you?
The H.O.T. fans cheered for fellow SM groups.
- So we boycotted Fin.K.L performances. - Really?
- We childishly turned our backs. - And what else?
For S.E.S., we did all the chants and sang along
for SM's family.
- Let's watch Shoo's video next. - Shall we?
- We'll see the kids, then. - It's her home.
- It's her home in a forest. - Yes.
- How adorable. - It's Rayul.
- Who's this? - He's handsome.
He's so chic.
- That's why he's on TV. - How cute.
- He's handsome. - He's very handsome.
- He's so cute. - Isn't he handsome?
They've grown. They can make cookies now.
- Today's recipe. - No dad again.
- Butter! - It's always just you four.
- Eggs. - Eggs. Right.
We mix it all together.
Mix it well with your hands.
Goof job.
They learn about textures.
It's a lot of work for the mom.
- They'll make a mess. - So I put a sheet of plastic.
- You put it on the floor? - I always do.
- How pretty. - So cute.
Rahui, what will you make?
Okay, then go ahead.
- Yu is doing good. - He is.
- He loved that. - He likes making things?
He'd stay still and work on it.
Pick a cutter.
- Yu, pick one. - Rahui's eating something.
- Is that the dough? - She's eating chocolate.
The beans I'd left aside.
That's it.
- Push. - Well done.
It's all done.
Mommy will cook them in the oven.
Come over here, you cutie pies.
They understand everything now.
They can say "oppa", "mom", and "granny" now.
- It's the tree. - It's the tree.
Only children appreciate that kind of fun.
- Teenagers don't like to decorate it. - Really?
Really?
My son is never home.
- He shouldn't be home. - He should be with friends.
He should go to the movies or something.
It's done.
Let's light the tree and eat.
Yu is a great older brother.
It's sparkling.
The music makes it feels like Christmas.
How come they're all so pretty?
Look at her.
- She has food on her face. - At that age, those who
eat with cream on their face are cute.
Thank you for visiting my home.
Have a Merry Christmas, everyone.
- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.
- How sweet. - That was lovely.
They grow up so quickly.
These days they say random things
or copy someone and I think it's so funny.
- My husband loves it. - I'm sure.
Doesn't that make you want to get married?
- I think the twins are so cute. - I love them.
You don't really sound like it though.
- I'll have four children. - What?
- I'll have four children. - You do that.
You're making many shocking comments today.
Youngji said quite a few things today.
You gave the reporters some headlines about you.
I think we should watch Yujin's video next.
Let's take a look at Yujin's.
- Hello. - That's your home?
- "Happy Together" Christmas. - I heard rumors about
- the house. - The house looks different on camera.
I'll make a Christmas present with these bottles.
I'll put the baby to sleep first.
Ta-da.
I sprayed the bottles with lacquer.
They're red and green.
- You spray painted the bottles? - I did.
You spray painted the wine bottles?
Hang on.
Her house is huge. She's walking away.
- The hall... - She just disappeared.
- It's like a mine. - You could play badminton.
Ta-da, there's the deer.
It might not look like it but it's a tree.
And here's my hidden card.
I used this a lot in the summer.
It's leftover nail polish.
Let's see if the glittery colors stay on.
I think it sparkles.
I think it shines.
Finally, I'll wrap some string around the top.
I'm really curious, how far does the hallway go?
- It looks like a cave. - Where does it end?
- How many rooms? - That's what I want to know.
It looks like it goes on for 200 meters.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
I thought two decorations wouldn't be enough,
so I'm going to make something else.
Here you go.
This isn't the gift. This is just wool.
I learned about this popular woolly cap.
I'm going to see if I can make one.
- You knitted it that quickly? - Tada.
- It's done. - It's lovely.
- You must have learned. - You're good with hand.
Bye.
Wow.
What's this?
Gosh.
Who is this from? It's from Yujin, right?
It's beautiful.
Yujin.
Thank you so much for these great gifts.
I was told you knitted this hat yourself.
I really appreciate it.
Let's meet up before the year ends.
I'll come by to see Yonghui.
- You're that close to Kim Jisu? - Yes.
She was my senior in high school,
and I've stayed with her for days to watch movies.
- You ran away from home? - I stayed with her.
- Let's see some photos from last year. - Shall we?
It's at home.
- That dinner table... - That's a long table.
- Her home is an acre-wide. - The plates...
- How many set was that? - A dozen, I think.
It was a party for his eight friends.
Don't the husband and wife eat at either end?
- That's right. - They face each other.
"Merry Christmas, sweetie."
Does he still give you handwritten letters?
He writes to me a lot.
This is what her husband wrote.
"Merry Christmas, sweetie."
"I know you're struggling with pregnancy."
"I'll make you happy. I love you."
Only newlyweds write each other letters, don't they?
- Of course. - You have to.
- What happens after five years? - You speak.
Wow. He has a lovely handwriting.
That's from this year.
- I was away for a week. - "Come back safely."
"Yonghui and I will be fine, sweetie."
"Don't worry about us at all."
- He calls you "sweetie". - The letter got shorter.
It's shorter and the writing is larger.
He wrote on an A4 paper instead of a card.
He sounds pleased that you're away, too.
This is what women fail to grasp.
- What's that? - What's this?
- What's this? - It looks like a scrawled note.
It's the form you fill in at airports.
- A note from overseas. - "Exactly 100 days ago,"
"I was given the best gift ever."
"I believe God rewarded me for my good deeds"
"by giving me this precious gift."
"I was very flustered by this unexpected gift."
"I swore to cherish it but I'm very new to this."
"I'm like a novice, a new driver, a new chef."
Now it gets serious.
- Keep yourselves together. - I'm ready.
Clench your teeth.
"Dear present, my sweet present."
"Please understand how I feel."
"I want to show you my love, I just don't know how."
"I don't know what to do."
"I'll love and cherish you even more each day."
"I'll learn good techniques."
"Hang in there with me while I learn."
"God is watching, so I will learn fast"
- "how to love you." - "How to!"
- "Remembering 100 days ago." - Amazing.
That was the highlight.
"Dear present, my sweet present."
"Please understand how I feel."
That was just...
Soeun looked queasy. She's not used to this.
It's nice if your boyfriend or husband writes to you.
I'm getting used to it now.
But that was... That was way too much.
- This is someone's life. - I envy you.
Kyuhyun, do you call your girlfriend at night
- and sing to her? - You can sing.
What if she says, "Can you sing me to sleep?"
I think I did that when I was in school.
What did you sing?
I sang "Our Love Like This."
You sang it over the phone?
When the girl asked me to sing, I made her start first.
She sang, "Can you love me?"
Then I took over and sang, "Now..."
It was back in the day.
Hiding under the covers so your parents can't hear.
- You sing quietly. - Saeho, you sang for girls, too?
- How? - What did you sing?
Every day...
Don't sing.
You don't always have fond memories of Christmas.
You might want to forget some Christmases.
Do you have any, Soeun?
This isn't a bad memory but
I've been spending the last four Christmases
- with the same friend. - That's sad.
- We did the same thing each year. - Which is?
We ate pizza and pasta among dating couples
with some wine. Then we'd go drink at a Japanese bar.
We'd wake up the next day at my home or hers.
- For the past four years? - So far.
That's your Christmas nightmare.
The pizza, pasta, Japanese bar...
What about this year?
- How about this year? - She has a boyfriend now.
- Oh dear. - You're left alone.
I felt betrayed.
I think I'll spend Christmas alone this year.
- Come to my place. - Can I?
Don't you go to Myeong-dong on Christmas Eve?
I used to go to the cathedral there.
- Don't you? - No.
I almost punched you then.
- How dare you. - I used to be a Buddhist.
- I didn't go to cathedrals. - A Buddhist...
- He didn't go. - He's a friend from the temple.
- He's a temple friend. - I was a Buddhist.
We have footage of Yujin's acting.
- This might shock you. - We talked about nightmares.
Is this going to be scary?
You can scream if you don't like it.
- Let's start with Yujin. - Let's take a look.
- "Parody Drama." - These were masterpieces.
- It was a masterpiece. - It's Jeong Junha.
- My goodness. - You look like Bae Yongjoon.
That was a masterpiece.
- You were beautiful in this. - You look so young.
- When was this? - It was 10 years ago.
- It was around 2004. - This was a hit.
"Parody Drama."
Every comedian from SBS wanted to be in that show.
- Look at those pants. - They're so wide.
Aren't those bell-bottoms?
Junha and I were fighting over Yujin.
It was like a sitcom.
- You did a lot. - She did "Lovers in Paris."
Why can't you tell them?
- It's exactly the same. - That hair...
- Why can't you say it? - How can I?
Your hair looks angry.
You looked a bit like Kim Jungeun.
Hair wax at the tip...
- At the time... - "Lovers in Paris."
What terrible acting.
- We did all that. - It's so embarrassing.
Your lips touched.
Junha played Lee Donggun.
- Is he a thug or what? - He's a thug.
Yujin, Junha and I had so much fun filming those.
Do you remember filming it with Jaeseok?
- Of course. He tried so hard. - I did.
I'm also very grateful for something.
- Really? - You probably don't remember but one day,
a light fixture fell on my head from high up.
It hit me right on the head and I blacked out.
When I woke up,
I was on Jaeseok's back and he was running.
He took turns with others to reach a hospital.
I had totally blacked out, so I got a CT scan.
We have a video of Soeun, too.
- Let's watch. - Sure.
Is that your home?
- Where is that? - I'm going to a good friend's home.
- You're going to a good friend's? - To make candles.
- You look pretty. - Candles?
I'm going to make candles.
- Candles... - She's your friend?
- She's a neighborhood friend. - Her yellow hair...
- She looks tough. - She dyed her hair too blond.
- She needs a treatment. - A lot of people make them.
- Yes. - They make candles at home.
- Then get some soy wax. - How much?
Use the scale, it'll tell you.
- Do you know what that is? Paraffin. - Paraffin?
- Add some oil to this. - At the right temperature.
- Isn't soy a bean? - It's a type of bean.
It's an aromatic oil.
- Do you cool that? - Yes. For 12 hours.
For 12 hours?
- It takes 12 hours? - It's almost a day.
That's hard work.
- It's pretty. - I bet it smells nice.
Oh, that's adorable.
- Look at all that. - We need to sing some carols.
- You put it on top? - Yes, they're decorations.
How can you use those?
Aren't they so pretty?
They smell lovely, too.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas.
How pretty.
Did you give the candles away?
- ?I brought them here for you. - Did you?
- They're for us? - Really?
My goodness.
- Candles made by Soeun. - Gosh.
I wrapped every one of them
even these decorations.
- It smells lovely. - It does.
- Light one. - Are they all identical?
It may look like she's giving us some sauce jar.
- Open them up. - It smells great.
- I don't want to open it. - The bow is pretty, too.
It smells great.
- It smells nice. - It does.
It's so pretty.
Thank you so much, Soeun.
- It's my first Christmas present this year. - Yes.
- What a great ending. - It is.
Thank you so much for joining us.
We hope you all an enjoyable Christmas.
- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.