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- (Narration) May, the queen of seasons.
The spreading green lifts everyone's spirit and children's laughter fill the air.
Ho-dong and Kyung-kyu are dressed colorful for the season.
- It's already summer?
- Yes it's practically over 30 degrees Celsius.
- It's hot.
- We're in Nowon.
- Nowon-gu.
Nowon-gu is the first for us.
- Nowon-gu?
- We've been to many, like Gangnam-gu and Dongdaemun-gu.
- Oh, Nowon-gu's a first.
- It's our first.
- Remember last week?
- It's where children practice traffic accidents.
- It says children's traffic park.
Kyung-kyu.
- Why?
- Isn't our dinner buddy a kid today?
A kid?
- Ouch, my ears.
- Children.
Don't you think today we'll have the first ever children dinner buddy?
- Child actors and actresses?
You know, the one from 'The Wailing.'
"What's important."
Isn't it that her?
- (Narration) Would a young dinner buddy show us what's important today?
- Hey, look. Them in masks.
Riding bicycles.
- You're right.
- Hey, that...
- The details.
- Who is that?
- They're two men.
- In this hot weather.
- Ah...
It's been so long since I rode a four-wheel bicycle.
Hello.
Do you recognize me?
- Isn't it weirder if she doesn't?
- But I'm wearing a mask.
- It's them. Kyung-kyu, really...
Nice catch.
- Who would they be?
Hey, try pretending. In this weather.
- They're two men.
- Aren't they calling?
- I don't know.
Do you want to try a spurt with our butts raised?
- Hey, Eun Ji-won.
What's his nickname?
It's 9-year-old. - It is.
- Yes. I think it's Eun Ji-won.
It's Children's park, and Ji-won is the 9-year-old.
- Hey, Kyung-kyu.
You're so on fire today.
- Is it right?
- Because, Sechs Kies.
- Sechs Kies did...
Excuse me.
They're back.
- They did, and they have a new album.
Hey, Sechs Kies.
- Sechs Kies.
Ji-won.
- It's Ji-won.
Huh?
Who is it?
- Who's this?
Hey, these guys.
- (Narration) They are the guys.
Today's dinner buddies.
Eun Ji-won, the national 9-year-old, and leader of Sechs Kies.
Jang Su-won, the national robot, and the youngest in Sechs Kies.
You were surprised, weren't you?
- Hey, start talking. Who are you?
- He's the robot.
The actor. The acting, you know.
- The robotic acting.
- The robot actor.
- Ho-dong, what happened to your hair?
- Why didn't you say.
- They told me not to.
- Don't listen to them.
- It's hot.
- No it's not. This is what you do.
Intimate like this. It's how you do it.
- I'm sweaty.
- No, this is the big trend these days.
- No, you're making me sweat.
Please save me Kyung-kyu.
- I told you to come when it was still cold. What were you doing all this time.
- What would that make him, Ho-dong.
You should be more considerate.
What's your name?
- Say hello. - I'm Su-won.
- Yes, of course. Su-won.
Do you have connections to this place?
- Isn't it Ji-won, Su-won, and Nowon?
- Oh, wow.
Were you bit by a dog on your way here?
I think you've been bit.
- I was trying to look un-cool.
That's just me.
- I heard today would be tough since it's a holiday.
- That people won't be home.
It's eleven days long.
- Yes.
- The best straight holiday.
- Isn't it really hot, even in May?
- It's so hot.
- Share a dinner in Junggye-dong, Nowon-gu.
So we're in Junggye-dong.
- (Narration) Junggye-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul.
It's named after its location in the middle of Jungrang-stream
and is an apartment village under the Buram mountain.
What would today's meal be, earned after going through all the studying?
Let's Eat Dinner Together Episode 32, A Song for Educational Institutes
- Hey, there's something. To do something.
There's something.
- Kyung-kyu.
- Isn't it a random game?
Let's divide teams.
- It's a random game alright.
- (Narration) Special cold drinks for the warmer season.
It's the anchovy team against the americano team, who will have communication quizzes with people for pocket money.
It's the producing team's secret effort to block Ho-dong's indiscreet communication.
- I can't tell from looking.
I'll just go for one.
- Who do you want to team with, Su-won?
- Me?
- Huh?
- Why are your eyes shaking.
- No, I like you both.
- Pick one, and say it.
- He looked at me and went.
- Since you're the most senior entertainer here.
- How about you?
- Me, what?
- Is it Co-op 7 or New Journey to the West?
One, two, three.
Huh?
- What.
- Hey, say it.
What?
- I'm still.
I've worked with you a lot.
- Right.
- You're tired of me.
- No, no.
No, Kyung-kyu's here, so.
- This would make them get tired of you.
- There's Kyung-kyu here.
- Don't divide teams.
This is an era of integration and governance. It's no longer a time of separation.
- Wait, it doesn't work that way. Let go.
You have to run to the tree and back. The first to come picks first.
- Don't do it. - Go run.
I have to do what Ho-dong says.
- Oh, no.
- They're like machines.
Don't you have self-pride?
- He told me to do it.
- One, two, three.
- You have to suck it in. So there aren't doubts.
- Oh...
- Wow, it's soy sauce. Raw soy sauce.
- It's soy sauce?
Smells like anchovies.
- It has to be a mix, in order to have some time to think.
- We have to run too, Kyung-kyu.
Ready...
- Go.
My god.
Why do I have to do this?
- I think that's the one.
Isn't it?
What, Kyung-kyu. "Wait.
- Yuck. What is this.
Go ahead.
- It doesn't smell. - Right?
- (Narration) Oldies but goodies. Ji-won and Ho-dong pulled the lucky anchovy draw.
- It's the lucky and unlucky team.
- We're not unlucky. We'll never be separated.
Come here.
Let's do this all day.
- Let's go take the bus.
- Let's go.
Where should we go?
- It's not hot.
- It is hot.
- Let's never be apart, Ji-won.
- Smells like anchovy.
I can smell you from here.
- You live in Yeouido, and you Nonhyun?
Apartment, and you?
- Villa.
- Villa?
- With who?
- My parents.
- Together?
- Yes.
- Then how many meals do you have together in a week?
- Barely any.
- How about you?
You live alone.
- He usually orders in, I think.
- Yes, so I eat one meal a day.
- One meal a day?
- Yes.
- Trying to come up with three meals is too hard, so.
- Don't you get hungry?
- I eat a lot when I get hungry.
I don't portion it.
- I eat only three meals a day right now and how much would I eat if I only had one meal?
- You will hurt yourself.
- (Narration) The four spoons are moving to the main street to meet with people.
- Here.
Let's...
Hey.
- Can you give us a quiz?
- Kyung-kyu, stand in teams.
- Pick one you like.
- Anything.
- Give us anything.
- And if we get it right...
- It's about you.
- Anything?
- The answer has to be about you.
- A question about you.
- You would know the answers.
- How old am I? - Answer.
I was faster. I said it first.
I think you are.
Sixteen.
- Yes, that's right.
That's how you do it,
- Wait.
Give me your register.
- Her register? - She doesn't have ID yet.
- That she's 15...
- You don't have ID, do you?
- No.
- Okay, you can give him.
- Thank you.
- Which school do you go to?
- Jungwon middle school.
- Are there many education institutes here?
What's it like?
Is there the Ginkgo intersection? Famous?
- Yes. There are many institutes.
- How many do you go to?
- Institutes? Just one.
- See ,everyone goes.
- Let's bet $0.5, which institute would she go to?
- Which kind?
- Take this one.
- English.
- English?
- Yes, it's English.
- It was actually a hard question.
- I think they're going to win all $2 before we get on the bus.
- It's already one dollar.
- Thank you.
- From what she said I think the ginkgo intersection seems to be the main street here.
- It's the institute street.
- Let's go there and have today's dinner.
- At the ginkgo intersection.
- Around that street are many apartments.
And many institutes, too.
- (Narration) The hub of Junggye-dong.
They're headed to the ginkgo intersection where the institutes are at.
- Can we shoot a little here?
- You can ask a question about yourself.
- This.
- Just one question.
- Who, between Kyung-kyu and Ho-dong...
- Answer.
Answer.
Ho-dong.
- Ho-dong.
Kyung-kyu.
- Bingo. - Really?
I'm sorry.
- Come here.
- Really.
- But I got it right for you. Really. Be happy.
- How should I react to this.
- Be happy.
- We won.
We did, but why...
Why?
- Why what?
- What do you mean what.
Why do you like him better?
- Don't separate teams like that.
- She could be lying.
- She's not.
- She might like me.
- I could tell she was telling 100% truth.
You're the problem. I'm going to.
You should have said my name, even if you don't think so.
- But I had to earn the money.
- You two make a good team.
- Talking back like that...
- (Narration) The youngest who has to say what's in his mind.
The chemistry today is worth looking forward to.
And the bus arrived at the Ginkgo intersections, where there are many ginkgo trees and institutes.
- Hello.
Are you on our show?
- No.
- You were just sitting here.
- Ho-dong, the quiz.
- Quiz. - Hello.
- Take a look at this.
- And give us questions. - One person please.
It's too hard.
It doesn't matter.
- What is my last name?
- It's a rare one.
- A rare last name?
- One chance only.
- Ms. Na.
- Wrong.
- Uh, Ms. Yeo.
- Wrong.
- Rare last names...
- Ms. Wang.
- Oh, that's correct.
- Wang.
How did you know?
- Wang?
- Wang. - Yes, Wang.
- One of my colleague's name is Jae-jun Wang.
He suddenly crossed my mind.
- Here you go.
To Mr. Su-won here.
- It was a tough question.
- You saw that.
- I had no idea.
- I got it right in just three tries.
Her last name.
This gentleman here.
The gentleman.
The quiz.
- Could you do it?
- How old am I?
36?
- Correct.
- Really?
- Yes.
- 36?
- Wow, god.
Zodiac sign?
- I'm a dog.
It's right.
Good job,
- Wow, he's good.
- Just one go and we get it.
Ma'am.
Give us a question.
- A question?
What did I have for lunch today?
- Ho-dong.
Kimchi stew.
- No.
- You can say, wrong.
- Answer.
- It's us.
- Chinese?
- Answer.
Cold noodles.
- Bingo.
Wow, really.
- We've got something going on today.
Really. Since the day is warmer, it's cold noodle season.
- Which kind? Chili sauce, or cold meat broth?
- You ate too?
Yes.
- Thank you.
- I think, since we're in the institute zone, there are a lot of students even when today's a holiday.
- Yes.
- Look at the students.
So crowded.
Private institutions everywhere.
- A lot of apartments too.
- This building.
- This large building is mostly institutes.
- (Narration) The education fever in Junggye-dong created this street full of institutes and famous tutors.
- Ho-dong.
Let's try entering an institute.
Look.
Look at the names here.
- Yes, Kyung-kyu.
- We just go in, without even casting?
- We don't cast.
We have to ask if we can shoot.
- So that we can just take a look...
- Wow.
- Okay.
You can come in.
- Hello.
- What do you teach here?
- Here?
Here, is east Asian history.
- Sorry?
- East Asian history.
- This is a social studies institution.
Here's Asian history.
- East Asian history.
- With permission, the team meets the students in their recess time.
- Let's Eat Dinner Together.
What do you study?
- It's Life and ethics class here.
- Cooking?
Cooking...
- There are nine subjects.
Ten if you count Korean history.
- Life and cooking.
The students are learning life and cooking.
- Life and cooking?
- That's a thing?
- There are ten subjects here in total.
East Asian history, living and cooking.
All different.
For each class.
- So its for middle school? High school?
- High school.
- You didn't go to high school.
- I did go.
- You did?
- Till sophomore.
- You're a drop-out?
- I quit high school.
- Dropout?
High-out?
- Don't say that.
He's...
Don't.
- Short for high school drop out.
- Bad joke.
- Let's go, Kyung-kyu.
Life and cooking. What would that be?
- Living and cooking...
- Did class start?
- It's break time.
- Nice timing.
We don't want to disturb you guys.
Are you the teacher?
- Yes?
- Can you show us how the class goes, since it's break time?
For the viewers to see.
Let's try taking a seat, Kyung-kyu.
Take a seat.
- Behold everyone. We're super smart.
- It's nice that we came during recess.
- This was what we were doing.
On life and ethics, are Mencius and Plato.
- Who said cooking?
- It's not life and cooking. Ethics.
- Ah...
- Life and ethics.
- Wait.
You said life and cooking.
- So I asked if it was a thing.
- Cooking's important in life.
- So I thought life cooking was weird.
- You don't talk about how leaders should practice politics for the people in cooking class.
- So, we thought maybe cooking was a part of social studies.
- I was curious too.
- It's life and ethics.
- Life and ethics.
- Yes.
So we're learning Plato and Mencius, "and the characteristics of leaders.
- What was Mencius like?
- He was disciple of Jasa, grandson of Confucius.
He's a leading scholar in Confucianism.
Right after Confucius.
- Oh he went to study abroad?
- We were studying Mencius' democracy-based dynastic revolution,
That the people are the roots.
Since the people have the power, a king could be overturned if he is not kingly, and Locke and Mencius agreed on this point.
- So, it's the humanities, in a sense.
- I think I should take an early leave. I feel unwell.
Till when do you have classes?
- Till seven...
- So you take classes till seven and go home and have dinner right away?
- Yes.
- And then go to bed?
And then what?
- We go to study rooms.
- Study rooms...
- Study again?
- Must be many institutes.
- How many institutes do you go after school?
- Four.
- Four?
- And?
- Three.
- Three...
- About four.
- So do you eat dinner with your parents at home?
- I just buy something.
- Really.
Alright.
Cheers.
- Good luck. - Good luck.
- Hope the best for all of you.
- So, today's a holiday.
They're taking classes even during a holiday.
- Of course.
- They wouldn't like holidays at all.
- There has to be an education revolution.
- It's less warmer not that it's around 4, 5.
- (Narration) Now is the time for exploring the apartments for the dinner.
- We've been to Mokdong, and it may seem it will be easy to tell from the outside since it's apartments.
- Yes.
- It's actually quite hard.
- It's confusing to see from the outside.
- It is?
- It's the corridor type.
- Yes.
- So are they old apartments?
- No.
- Corridor types are comparatively older.
Now, there's the elevator.
- The house there when the elevator opens.
- They don't build corridor types any more.
Not the multi-purpose buildings?
- There are no corridors these days.
- What's this?
- What would this do here?
- It's that thing.
To prevent planes from crashing.
- No. - No way.
- With flashing lights on top.
- Planes don't fly this low.
- What is this?
- I don't know.
- I've never seen anything like this, corridors or not.
- Isn't it heating?
They heat it up there.
- Huh?
- They do heating here.
- If that's true, then this place would be warm while other places are cold?
- What then?
- What is it?
- What is this?
- Central heating.
- This is the main system.
- I told you.
- Central heating.
It acts as a heater.
- Yes.
- So, wow.
For the whole apartment area?
- The entire area?
- Apartments. Wait.
Is this a market?
- Hi.
- A bazaar.
- The apartment bazaar?
- Oh, smells so nice.
- Hi.
- Yes, hi.
- The watermelons look good.
- (Narration) The warm and fun bazaar open in the apartment complex.
The Junggye-dong apartment scene that is warm and friendly.
- I heard this area here are the green apartments.
Green everywhere.
- Phytoncide.
- Because of all the trees here, right?
- Green apartments.
- Kyung-kyu, it's much less hot now that it's past two and three.
- Now that the sun's down.
- Yes, the weather.
- If it's already this hot in May imagine what July and August would be like.
- The heat is okay.
You're not.
You have air conditioning for the heat.
There's no cure for you.
- So, let's make a plan.
- They're going to pass out during interviews.
Let's get it done from 6:30 to 8 today.
- Let's do it in 90 minutes.
- If we visit them too late, they can't sleep.
We shouldn't do that.
- I watched this show, and really thought that the people were awesome here.
- Really appreciate it.
- Opening your doors up is really not easy.
Opening up your house.
- It's not just the doors they're opening up.
It's their hearts.
- Our society is becoming more divided.
So this program is helping open up people's hearts. It plays an important role here.
Do you see?
Do you get it?
- Now I think I do.
- I think I know.
- Hey, you...
You don't know.
He's good.
- The unscripted show in Junggye-dong, Nowon-gu.
Let's Eat.
- Dinner Together.
- (Narration) The day is now longer, but the time of destiny has come.
- Can we go inside?
- We can't.
- Someone has to open it from the inside.
We have to decide which house to ring.
- Ji-won.
- How do we do this?
- Do well for the first try.
- Here's a camera. Your face shows.
- Who is this?
- Hello. I'm Eun Ji-won, do you know me?
- Huh? Mr. Eun Ji-won? Wait.
- See, she can see you.
The door opened.
- Hello, ma'am. - It really is Mr. Eun Ji-won.
- Do you know me?
Very nice to meet you. Did you eat dinner yet?
Oh, you've eaten.
- Too bad...
- You had an early dinner.
- Yes, I did.
- Hi.
- Hello. - We're from Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- Oh wow...
- We're kind of short on time.
Thank you.
- Su-won.
- You should come inside again.
You're here just because of me.
- That was a valid argument.
- I'm sorry.
But we have to eat too.
- Who is this?
- Hi.
Hello. I'm Jang Su-won.
- Yes, yes...
- You don't know me, do you?
- I do recognize your face.
- So our program is where you eat together and talk with each other.
- Oh, but my wife isn't feeling very well. She's just back from the hospital.
- Oh, of course, thank you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Thank you.
- Please get well soon.
- Yes.
- Is it my turn?
Hello?
- Who is this?
- Hi. I'm Eun Ji-won.
Are you home?
- Of course she is.
- Do you know me?
- I'm a big fan.
- Oh, really. Could you...
- I can't really come out right now...
- Oh, right, you can't...
It's alright. We're just here to say hello.
Bye.
This is actually hard.
- It's not easy.
- Kyung-kyu.
- It's tough.
- How about we show them this time, Kyung-kyu.
- We can.
- Show us how it's done, Kyung-kyu.
Get it on the first try.
- It's my turn.
Let's go.
- It's not a sand pit. Why would you spit on your hands to press the bell.
- Let's go.
- They'll be so surprised.
- Yes, hello ma'am. I'm the Korean wrestling champion, Ho-dong Kang.
Can you see me?
- She said no.
- And, and.
- Ma'am.
- I'm a bit busy right now.
- You're busy.
Yes, then take care ma'am.
Yes...
- Ji-won.
Even Ho-dong's having a hard time.
- Ho-dong.
You'll show us how it's done?
That was the worst welcome ever.
- And.
- Let me do it.
- Yes, you do it.
- Wait, wait.
- Whatever. Just do it.
Be calm.
- Who is this?
- Hi. I'm Eun Ji-won.
Oh, sir. How are you.
My name is Eun Ji-won.
- Hello.
- Hi.
It's where we have dinner...
- I already ate.
- Sorry?
- I had dinner.
You could have another, right?
- I can't.
- You must not be a big eater.
- I'm full...
- So our show is where we eat dinner together.
- Oh, it's Mr. Ho-dong Kang.
- We are a team together today.
- Please come in.
- He said come in.
- We're in a show called Let's Eat Dinner Together.
We can't go inside if you already had dinner. It's the show's rule.
- I'm sorry.
- No, no.
- I already ate.
Sorry. - Have a good day.
- (Narration) Most finished their meals early on a holiday evening.
A tough dinner is expected today.
- Who is this?
- Hi.
Hello?
Hi. My name is Jang Su-won.
- And who is that?
- My apologies.
Thank you.
- Bye.
- Su-won, this is really a first.
Today's a record-breaking day.
Su-won, this was really a first.
- Oh, I , I don't. It was so embarrassing I didn't know what to say.
Do I give that bad of an impression?
- This house looks good.
- I really lost confidence. Really...
- Is anyone there?
- Just a second.
- Wait wait.
Just a minute's enough.
- There's a possibility. - I can feel it.
It's over 50%.
- It's different from 'please go!'
- You're quite strong, not crying.
- I really lost appetite then.
No appetite at all.
I was hungry, but not anymore.
- Hello ma'am.
- Oh, no.
- So, I'm Eun Ji-won.
- Yes, I know.
- Here's Ho-dong.
- So, first, did you have dinner today?
- Were you planning on eating?
- We were about to make stir-fried rice.
- Stir-fried rice.
So, if you haven't eaten, we're in a program where we come inside and talk this and that.
And making good memories.
Please have a minute to discuss...
We'll wait here.
- This looks good.
- Are you waiting?
- Yes, she's discussing.
- She's giving us feedback.
- She said sorry.
- He says no.
Thank you ma'am.
- It's okay Ho-dong.
- We could be just in time if we go to the convenience store right now.
- Su-won, why do you look so down.
- I'm still shaken.
- Su-won.
- Are you going to go?
- Yes, I will.
- This isn't moving.
- Really, Ho-dong.
I really need to go to the toilet.
- Oh, sir.
Nice to meet you sir.
I'm wrestler Ho-dong Kang. - Wow, hello.
- What were you doing sir?
- I was having dinner.
- You were having dinner?
So our dinner buddy today is Ji-won--come say hello Ji-won.
From Sechs Kies.
Do you know him sir?
- Hello.
My name is Eun Ji-won, sir.
- Would it be possible for us to come inside and join you for dinner
and talk about this and that, and make good memories together?
Would you like to talk with your family first?
- Yes...
- We'll wait here.
- Close the door, don't pressure him.
- Or could I just use the toilet...
- I'm sorry but my children would feel uncomfortable...
- I'm very sorry sir but could Ji-won just use the toilet?
He's been waiting to go for so long...
Go, quickly.
Just the toilet sir.
- Unbelievable.
- You saved my life sir.
It was really close.
- (Narration) Ji-won survived his personal crisis, but the dinner situation is still in crisis.
- Ho-dong.
Ho-dong, let's go to that apartment.
- Shall we go then.
You're not the lucky type, are you?
- Yes, I am. Everything I've done so far was pure luck.
I have the best luck, but it's strange.
- You're luck-su-won.
- Okay...
- Say hello politely.
- They're not answering.
- It's over.
- Come, Ji-won. Ji-won.
Okay, first floor.
Go ahead.
- The light's on.
- Hello. My name is Eun Ji-won.
- Oh, no, just a minute please.
- Sorry?
- She's coming.
- Oh, the door.
Oh, the son, he's handsome.
- How many are there?
Why so many?
- Hello?
- Your mother?
- I got the bell.
- You're the mother?
- Yes.
- These are your sons?
- Friends of my son.
- Hello.
- Ma'am, we're running out of time, can you hear what this is about?
- Yes, please.
- So if you say yes, we can come inside
and we can have fun whether there's much food or not,
talking about this, and that.
So the important thing is, have you eaten yet?
- We just got our ordered Chinese.
- So, we can just share a little bit of that.
- That would be okay?
- Of course.
- Oh, really?
- So, would you like to be our family today?
- I should have worn some makeup.
- You can take your time inside.
We can wait for you.
- The house is a mess...
- We can clean up for you.
- Mom, and son.
Would you like to be our dinner buddies today?
One, two, three.
- Yes.
- Let's go, high-five, buddy.
High-five.
- Do you know our program?
- Yes, we do.
- You must have to study a lot too.
- You should go now.
- Go where?
- We've finished.
- Now we have to say bye.
See you around.
- Yes, Ho-dong.
- Take care.
Go, go.
- See you tomorrow Su-won.
- Have a nice dinner.
- Su-won.
- Yes...
- It's okay.
It's okay Su-won.
- Phew..
- Excuse me.
- Excuse, excuse us.
- Excuse us.
- Oh, sir.
We didn't know you were here. - Oh, the father too.
- You didn't even talk with him beforehand?
- So we're really torn right now.
- Oh, then, we're...
- Then I'll leave you guys to it.
- That would make us have to leave, the rules.
So another time, maybe...
- I'm sorry.
- It's all part of the experience, so.
- Enjoy your dinner. The food will get cold.
- I'm so sorry.
- No, not at all.
Take care ma'am.
- Enjoy your dinner. - Kyung-kyu left?
- Who is this?
- Hello.
- Who is this?
- Hi. My name is Jang Su-won, do you know me?
- Go inside and talk.
- Hello ma'am.
I'm a member of Sechs Kies, if you've heard of it.
- Sorry?
- Do you know Sechs Kies?
Do you recognize me?
- Hello.
- Ma'am, have you eaten yet?
- Yes, we have.
- You have?
- Yes.
The kids have eaten.
- Maybe next time, then.
- Can't we do it grandma?
- Huh?
Can't you do it?
But you had dinner.
- I only had a little.
- This is really a first recently.
- Anyone there?
So hungry.
I'm so hungry.
My stomach acids are coming up.
Ho-dong must have had Chinese.
- Wouldn't they already be eating?
- Would they?
- Yes.
- Most would already have eaten by now.
It's likely that people already finished their dinners.
- Yes, but... - Who is this?
- Hello.
Hi, I'm Eun Ji-won.
How is..?
- We're brothers.
- Brothers.
Just the two of you?
- Yes.
- Your parents?
- They're away on a trip.
- So, have you eaten?
- We were about to go out to eat...
- You were about to eat outside.
Okay.
It's so cool.
- Who is this?
- Hi, I'm wrestler Ho-dong Kang.
- I'm Eun Ji-won.
- We're a in a program where we eat together talking about this and that.
- Oh, we just ate.
People would already have eaten past 7:30, so we should hurry.
Ji-won, we can't lose as a team today.
- I know, right?
Which floor is it?
Oh.
- Yes.
- It's eighth floor.
- Who is this?
Hi, I'm Kyung-kyu Lee, a comedian.
- I know. I've seen it.
- We're so hungry.
- I just had dinner on my own.
- Oh, okay.
Thank you.
- This place.
Oh, hello.
Hello, ma'am. I'm singer Jang Su-won.
Ma'am...
- (Narration) He's no longer shook by such unwelcome treatment anymore.
- Have you had dinner?
- We just finished eating.
- (Narration) But the timing is the problem.
- Have you eaten yet?
- Yes, we have.
- You did.
- Hello. I'm comedian Kyung-kyu Lee.
- I'm Eun Ji-won.
Do you know Eun Ji-won?
- I don't think I do.
- I'm Eun Ji-won of group singer Sechs Kies.
We would like to eat dinner with the residents here and share some stories together.
- Oh, no.
- Ma'am.
- Oh, no.
- Hello.
- Don't be nervous, ma'am.
Oh, hello.
You have a lovely girl too.
Princesses. Sir.
- So many are there.
- Hello sir.
Wow, hello grandma.
Please hold my hand ma'am.
- Because today Ji-won and I...
- I know.
- We're Let's Eat Dinner Together.
We only have till eight o'clock.
So just the two of us can come inside. And talk with you, grandma, and the children to make have a fun time together.
But have you eaten yet?
- No, we were just about to.
- Ma'am, can you discuss if we can...
- Come inside.
- Sorry?
- Would it be alright?
- Yes, of course.
- Sir, would it be alright?
- Sir?
- Come in.
- Ji-won, we did it.
Ji-won...
- Come in please.
- May I shake your hand sir.
- It's half past seven, and it's a late dinner.
- We had a tiny bit, but we really wanted to do this.
- Sorry?
- Really?
- You ate?
- Just a tiny bit, because of the little one.
- So, you haven't really eaten sir?
No?
- I think he ate.
- I did eat a little because of work...
- But if you already ate...
- It was just when we were feeding the little one.
- The producing team won't allow...
- We're sorry.
- No, no.
- We can't have you eat twice.
- Our program...
- Oh, is it?
- We only have ten minutes left right now so if you'll excuse us, we should leave.
- Excuse me...
I'm not leaving any more.
- Till the last.
- I would like to quit.
- Ma'am, it was nice to meet you, so take care.
We should leave.
No, no.
Practically, Ji-won.
- Yes.
- There's almost no chance of finding a family that didn't have dinner till 7:50.
What if both teams fail?
- It will be a first then.
Isn't it?
- It is. It will be history.
If you haven't eaten, I could come in and...
- We've eaten.
- Oh you finished dinner?
- Hello, sir. I'm a singer Jang Su-won.
He hung up, right?
Let's go now.
Let's go.
- This must be shocking for you too.
- Ji-won we have to run now. It's our last five minutes now.
We'll make it. Ji-won, we will.
Don't worry Ji-won.
Ma'am, would you like to eat dinner with us?
- Would that be difficult?
- The shooting?
Sorry ma'am.
Oh, no...
I thought there would be a miracle.
It's 7:58 now. I believed in a miracle.
- Yes.
- Hi, I'm comedian Kyung-kyu Lee.
- Yes, yes.
- Hello.
Can you see me well?
- Yes, very well.
- Oh, okay.
If you can open up your doors, we can come in,
and we can talk about this and that, and learn about life in Nowon-gu.
That's our program.
Uh...
Have you eaten yet?
- No, not yet.
- Kid's bicycles. That's it. This is the last.
Success guaranteed.
It's alright.
There are miracles.
It will work.
Think positive.
You must think positively.
No failure.
It connected.
- Hello sir.
We're shooting.
- Sir, I'm Ho-dong Kang.
Daughter.
6th, 7th grade daughter. Hi.
- Mr. Ho-dong Kang.
- Sir, right now the time is 7:58.
- That's a big family.
- It's 7:58 right now.
Ma'am, and we can hear something smelling nice.
- You can hear smells?
- Ma'am we're from a JTBC show called Let's Eat Dinner Together.
We have a time limit till 8 o'clock.
And today's dinner buddy is Ji-won.
- I'm Eun Ji-won.
- We have a time limit till 8. Please don't answer yet.
We have no other way. We have no place to back off now.
Are these all your daughters?
- It's our cousins.
- My nephews are here.
- Your nephews and children.
If you haven't had dinner yet...
Please don't speak yet.
If you haven't eaten, we can come inside with you and the family, and we can talk and take pictures,
and talk about this and that, which is what we do for the show.
Did you have dinner?
- We were about to.
- But it's 7:59 right now.
The time limit is until 8.
Would you like to be our dinner family today?
- Can we eat dinner with you?
- Would you like to be our dinner family today?
- Ah...
Yes, come in.
- 59...
Ji-won.
- Thank you.
Thank you so much.
- Can we eat dinner with you?
- Yes, you can.
- Wow!
- How easy was that?
Oh, really?
Who did he say he was with?
- That doesn't matter one bit.
- Just one moment please.
- Of course, yes.
He has a nice voice too.
His voice is so nice.
We got it on the 14th floor.
At exactly 8.
Wow, we did it.
- You must be hungry.
- Really hungry.
My throat is so dry.
Let's wait a second.
Today's the worst.
With Jang Su-won.
People say one moment's choice can change your life, and Su-won I did not know choosing you would mean such hardship.
- I still don't have my appetite back.
Because of the shock earlier?
- Su-won, please say a few words to the lady earlier...
- Yes.
Say you're sorry.
- I'm sorry I startled you with my visit.
I'm okay, and I hope everything goes well with you and your family.
- Shall we go in?
- Thank you.
- (Narration) After so many unwelcome visits was
a dinner with the Junggye-dong three brothers.
- Oh, son.
Thank you.
And another son. - Hello.
- So there are three of you?
- Yes, I'm the oldest.
- The oldest. Second oldest?
Youngest.
So, what grade?
- I'm in a senior in high school.
- Senior.
- I'm a freshman in high school.
- Freshman.
- I'm in 7th grade.
- 7th.
Three sons.
- The senior is really tall.
Very handsome. Ma'am your sons are all very handsome.
- (Narration) Mother chose ramen as the late dinner menu.
Dumplings were warmed up for a side menu.
- Is there anything I can help you with?
- No, nothing.
- Really, nothing for me...
- No, no.
Please make yourself at home.
We were going to make you seafood ramen.
Alright?
- (Narration) With all kinds of rich seafood, eggs, and green onions, is mom's special seafood ramen.
- So the oldest son took it?
- Yes.
- Did you know it was our show?
- Yes, I knew.
Mr. Kyung-kyu was here with a spoon...
- If you hadn't opened the door
we would have gone to the convenience store.
It was our last chance.
- Did Mr. Ho-dong Kang succeed?
- Down there...
- Next building?
- No, here.
Next building.
- He's probably having Chinese.
- He was invited to where there was Chinese ordered.
- Who did he come with?
- Mr. Eun Ji-won.
- Oh, Eun Ji-won.
- Sechs Kies.
An idol girl group would have been better. Right?
- Who do you like?
- I like Twice.
- Twice.
- It's only natural.
- Sul-hyun was on the show.
- Ms. Kyung-lee was too.
- Yes, Kyung-lee.
Sorry about this.
- No, not at all.
- Brought the wrong person.
- I like Sechs Kies.
- Weren't they big when you were in elementary school?
- How old are you?
- I was born in 1999.
- 1999. Yes, when you were 2 or 3.
That was when we were most active.
Our debut was in 1997.
It's so long ago...
- What do you usually have for dinner?
- We're all busy, so we don't always eat together.
- How about father?
- He comes in later, so we rarely eat together.
- He probably will come past 9.
- Does he work near here?
- He runs a coffee place in Uijeongbu.
- Uijeongbu.
So you wouldn't be able to have dinner together.
Did you live here since you were little?
- No.
- Where did you live?
- We lived in Daejeon.
- But are you not at an institute because it's your day off? Or you don't go?
- Yes we do, but just not today.
- I don't have classes today.
- Which kind?
What do you learn?
- English, Math, and German, Japanese, and Chinese.
- Huh?
Japanese, Chinese, English.
- English, and Math.
- Math.
- Yes.
- Wow. And you're in 7th grade.
- I have just one tutor, and he alone teaches
writing for college entrance, Korean, and English,
and I also study Chinese.
- So 3-4 is the average.
- My school's quite far away, so I only take tutoring lessons for math and English.
- Where's your school?
- Gye-dong.
The place you went the other time.
Yes.
- You've seen it?
- I have.
- You watch this show a lot.
- They know everything.
I heard you moved here from Daejeon.
- Yes.
- So how long have you live here in Junggye-dong?
- Now about five years?
- What made you want to move?
- Because of my husband's job.
We were a long-distance couple, and then we lived in Gileum-dong.
- Oh, Gileum-dong.
- We moved because of the children's education.
- For the education...
- Yes.
But it hasn't been fruitful.
- Ma'am, may I laugh out loud?
- Hahahahaha.
Your goal is their grades.
- You know what she means, right?
- She moved for education.
- So this neighborhood...
- All institutes here.
- Like Daechi-dong.
- Like Daechi-dong in Gangnam.
- But the institution fee for all three...
- Ma'am, education costs must be huge.
- Yes, it's tremendous.
- Right?
But if they're not performing so well...
It must be very hard for you.
- What is your dream, young man?
- A professional gamer.
- What?
- You are not helping.
- How about the you, son?
- I'm thinking of tax or accounting...
- Tax and accounting.
Unique.
- Isn't it a lot of studying?
- I went to a related high school for that.
- Which high school is it?
- Daedong Taxation High school.
- Oh, taxation...
There is a specialized school for that.
- Why do you want to be a tax collector?
- So, I started out my career plan as a taxation related public official but it's hard.
I wasn't really so smart so I wanted to start studying early.
- I didn't know you can want to be work for tax and accounting at such a young age.
- How many students are in a class at school?
- 26 in a class.
- Wow, tax and accounting.
How about this young man?
- I want to be a PD who makes traveling programs.
- Why traveling?
- I like to travel, and I was really inspired
by PD Na Young-seok's Grandpa's Over Flowers.
So I wanted to work in that field.
- Become a PD.
So are you thinking of majoring in relevant fields like mass communication or theater.
- Yes, broadcasting.
- Broadcasting.
- I also went to high school in that field.
- Which school?
- Seoul Broadcasting High school.
- Seoul Broadcasting.
How is it different from regular schools?
- Students mostly take the college entrance exam.
But for us, the curriculum is focused more on our career plan.
- Do you have a special broadcasting item?
- The one I have in mind is kind of like Grandpas over Flowers, but with regular people.
- Instead of celebrities?
- Yes, especially with foreign workers and people like that, and to travel together is my dream.
- So if you were to hire an MC for that program, would you pick Ho-dong or me?
- Me?
Mr. Kyung-kyu of course.
- He's old enough to answer correctly.
- I mean it.
- Do you all have girlfriends?
- No.
- Just him.
- Only the second son.
For how long?
- Tomorrow's our 1 year anniversary.
- Oh, no.
- That's good news. Good news.
- Ma'am.
- Do you know this?
- Yes.
- You're daughter-in-law's 1 year anniversary.
- Yes.
- Are you seeing her tomorrow then?
- We're going to Everland.
- Tomorrow?
Tomorrow?
- Yes.
- Everland?
Roller coasters and all.
- There must be a lot of people.
- Of course.
- It's just the way it is.
Where did you meet her?
- Me?
We grew up in the same town, in Daejeon.
And we started seeing each other after moving here.
- Daejeon?
You never said that.
- She didn't know.
- She's from Daejeon?
- You don't know her.
- You didn't know ma'am?
- Yes, not about Daejeon.
- It must have been from a while ago, it it's Daejeon.
- I know.
- That happens. Everything reveals.
- Ji-won.
- (Narration) The unlucky team dramatically found a house at 8, just like the lucky team.
- Let's go.
Such miracle.
- The house is so messy.
- It's alright.
- No, no.
- We look worse.
It was so hot.
Hi, hello.
High-five.
- Sir.
It's exactly 8 o'clock, standing in the entrance now.
Can you see?
Exactly 8.
- I can't believe what's happening.
- We can't either.
This clock is five minutes fast.
- We walked up all the way from first floor.
- Can you give me a hug.
- Daddy.
- Can we sit for a minute, to catch our breath.
- No, no. Any house with children are like this.
Ah, my legs.
Sir.
- Yes.
- How many sons and daughters?
- Two daughters and a son.
- Three kids?
And two nieces and nephews?
- Three.
- So there are six kids in here right now?
- Yes.
- And you're taking care of us too.
A lot of nieces and nephews today.
- Yes.
We hung out together today and I brought them here.
- Sir I can tell you're from Jeollanam-do.
- Yes.
- Your home town?
- Yes, it's Gwangju, Jeolla-do.
And my wife is from Busan.
A couple from two different regions.
Hey, kids. Come play with us.
Let's see who comes first. Go.
Who comes first.
First place.
and who's second place.
Wow, and third place.
Very nice.
I feel so full.
I don't even have to eat.
How old are you little puppy?
- I'm ten.
- Ten?
So you're in third grade?
- Yes.
- And the oldest?
- Second oldest.
- Who's the oldest?
- She's changing right now.
- So this isn't even everyone.
- Is she wearing makeup?
- She's right here. - Behind you.
- Quite an age difference.
You and your sister.
- 3 years difference.
- Right, but kids grow fast, so.
- And you are the cousins?
Nephews?
- Yes.
- Where do you live?
- I'm from Gunsan.
- You came from Gunsan?
- Yes.
- Gunsan has a beautiful sea, right?
- Yes.
- Right?
- Yes.
- How old are you?
- I'm in 4th grade.
- So you're 11?
- Yes.
- She's the youngest among the cousins.
- Isn't this beef?
- Yes.
- We should cook all of this.
- All these beef, for us?
- They were on sale.
- Wow, all the love.
- (Narration) A beef party today, thanks to all the love.
A dinner prepared by the couple from two regions.
- We need more beef, right?
- Yes I think so.
- (Narration) More beef was added, for the new family members.
Many side dishes, and best of all, is the beef dish.
- When should we eat?
Now.
- Yes, we'll join you.
- The kids must be hungry.
- Look at the rice bowls.
They're so cute.
Did I eat like this when I was little?
- Seaweed soup, raise your hands.
Three.
Kimchi soup.
Two Kimchi soup.
- You already know how to eat.
- Kimchi soup.
- I want seaweed soup.
- (Narration) Respecting everyone's preferences, was a table filled with different soups and dishes.
- Yum.
- Wait just a second.
- Can I give you a hand?
You put the rice in the soup.
- Yes. Well done.
Nicely done princess.
Looks perfect.
A dinner at Junggye-dong, No-won gu.
One, two, three.
- (Narration) This dinner is a Junggye-dong couple's beef dish table.
And it's a large meal for three children, three nephews and nieces,
and also the two guests, 10 in total.
- 'Dinner Cinema,' ready, action.
- Say thank you for the meal first.
- Thank you.
- Wow, it really is a big family.
- Enjoy your meal.
I could cut this for you.
Enjoy.
- Su-geun, are you eating?
- They're cutting everything for them.
- Anyone want water?
- Me.
- Okay.
Do you want me to cut kimchi?
- Can you reach the beef?
Alright?
Do you want them cut?
- When would the parents eat.
- Is everything alright Jung-won?
- Do you want this Su-won?
- Alright.
- It was so natural.
- So do you usually eat after the kids have eaten?
- That's actually better.
Or else we can't eat well.
- So, should we join you after the kids are done eating?
- Aren't you hungry?
- It's alright.
- Which side of family are you then?
- I'm from the mother's side.
- Maternal aunt. - He's uncle from the mother's side.
- Cousins.
- All cousins.
From the mother's side.
How is auntie's dinner?
- It's good.
- What do you like the best?
- Beef.
- Of course.
It's just roasted.
- The beef itself must be good.
- (Narration) The six children are filling themselves up with the beef dish.
All with different tastes, but a perfect dinner for everyone.
- Anyone want seconds?
- Me.
- More for Jung-won?
- Me, please.
- Wow, Gunsan princess.
Can you give me a bit of the beef dish?
- This makes us hungrier.
- How did the nephews and nieces come over?
- It's May, and we were at my parent's house, and we invited just the children over to our house.
- So that your sisters and your mother could have some time to themselves...
- So during the day us two went to the movies, and changed roles for the evening.
- Trading roles.
Who's older, between the two of you?
- I'm older.
- Sorry?
- He's younger.
- So you're older?
How many years?
- Not that much. About two years?
- Two years?
- I'm full.
- Alright.
- Are you finished?
Shall we eat then?
- But the kids finished all the soup.
- It's alright.
- Gunsan princess finished her meal and your cleaning your dishes too?
Wow.
- So cute.
- Is that how you do it at home too?
With your parents at Gunsan?
- No?
But still, thank you for not finishing the beef.
I thought you kids were going to finish it.
They were eating so well.
Asking for seconds.
I was surprised.
There's more left than I expected.
- (Narration) The steamy, large dumplings
and the special seafood ramen was finished.
The sons are making more seats for the guests to sit.
- Only two chairs.
- (Narration) And dinner was ready.
This dinner is made by a mother of three sons, made with a special seafood ramen and dumplings for the holiday evening.
- So, just pretend we're not here for just 3 minutes.
And act as normal with the kids.
Ready, action.
- Enjoy. - Thank you.
- This too.
- Is there water?
- Just a second.
- Me, too.
- Alright.
Try some kimchi.
- No.
- Koreans should eat kimchi.
- No.
- At least we eat kimchi stew.
- But you have to eat kimchi.
How was your study?
Don't talk about it?
Did you write the movie report from yesterday?
- Yes.
- It was fun, right?
- Yes.
Dead Poets Society.
- There's the book version in Woo-jin's room.
The book is even better.
- Carpe Diem.
- I cried in the end, when I first watched it.
When he went up on the desk, I cried.
- You haven't seen the movie?
- No, just the book.
- Did you write a book report?
- You did for homework.
- Thank you for the meal.
- Thank you.
- I should give you more soup.
- No. - Oh, no.
- It's seafood ramen.
- The kimchi is really good.
- Ma'am.
Which movie made you cry?
- He watched Dead Poets Society for homework yesterday.
We watched it when we were young.
- With Robin Williams starring.
- He watched it yesterday.
- For homework?
- Not for school, but for the tutoring lesson.
- This is so good.
- (Narration) For Kyung-kyu the ramen was more special than the movies.
It's the taste that will wake even the dead poets up.
Su-won, who suffered so much today.
Is into the spicy soup and the kimchi.
The three sons are also enjoying mom's special holiday meal.
The dinner with guests is also making her smile.
A second meal for the grownups.
- Would you like some garlic?
Do you like hot pepper?
- We should wash our hands first.
- The restroom's that way.
Or here too.
- Our hands.
- I should get the peppers and garlic out.
- (Narration) The grownups were able to have some of the beef the children left.
- Wait, please.
Thank you for the meal in Junggye-don.
- Thank you.
- It's not much, but please.
- This is so much.
- One, and another.
- Let's show them.
- Huh?
- Show them how large your one bite is.
- Like this.
They wouldn't really be surprised.
- All of a sudden.
- The rice is perfectly cooked.
- Wow, that was hot pepper?
It's really spicy and good.
- I'm so into greens these days.
- You eat greens too?
- Yes.
- That's a problem.
- It must have been a disaster if I were a vegetarian.
- No green belt in our country then.
- No phytoncide.
- No.
- (Narration) Ho-dong is devouring the green leaves as if trying to make all the greens go extinct.
Another menu was as popular as the greens.
Ji-won seems addicted to the spicy red peppers.
The coupe is now enjoying the meal now that the children finished eating.
- The kimchi is good.
- Do you work, ma'am?
- Yes.
- So you both work.
What do you do, ma'am?
- I work as a surgeon.
- You're a doctor?
- Yes.
- Which one?
- Surgeon.
Appendectomy and.
- Intestines?
- Yes, intestines too.
- Are his intestines alright?
Isn't it a little abnormal?
- Her major is actually breast cancer and thyroid.
- So if you're a couple at work, you're a doctor too?
- Yes.
- Which part?
- I'm at orthopedics.
- Bones.
- Yes.
- So is your dream to become a doctor too?
All doctors.
Is your dream.
You finished already?
- Yes.
- As you are both doctors, do you want your children to become doctors?
- We aren't unhappy about our jobs. So if she wants to, yes.
- If she wants to.
- Yes.
- But it takes hard work.
- She's not really an avid student.
- I once got perfect scores, top student.
- You must have studied really hard.
- In 4th grade I got perfect scores.
- I thought boys don't start early. Perfect scores in fourth grade is early.
- And then I let go.
This is the failure of early education.
I went to nine institutes when I was young. All at once.
So I would be driven to the institutes.
And my curriculum was faster than the one at school.
You know what I mean?
- Why did you let go? After all that?
- I got into my teens, and I sort of
got tired of studying altogether.
It wasn't fun anymore. I was sick of it.
I did too much at a young age.
- Did you live here for long?
- In our intern and resident years.
Internship, you can say.
That's why you moved to Sanggye-dong.
- And I was a resident here.
- You were the superior?
- She was.
- I was in my second year as a resident.
- And I was a freshly graduated intern.
- The hospital love story.
Does it work out like this often?
- She gave me a lot of looks.
- So, she must have been a senior to you.
Which department, and how did you first meet?
- I was a surgical resident. And interns take turns.
They switch departments once a month.
And he came as an intern during May.
- Right, on May 1st.
So I went to the surgical department, and she was older too.
And that two years gap between a intern and a resident is really big.
- That much?
- It is.
So I really didn't see her romantically. But things worked out.
- We went in surgeries together.
- So there must have been a first impression.
- First impression.
- Be honest.
- So she was really charismatic, like a surgeon.
So I respected her.
- Like with a halo behind her.
- Yes.
She really was charismatic, and she would give me a lot of opportunities in the surgery room.
To try new things.
So I'm an orthopedic, but I didn't think I had the skills,but she kept giving compliments.
So that really helped me think I was good.
- Right.
- He says it like I was the one who went for it.
- She says she didn't, but anyways.
So I was alone and lonely too, and there was a weekly day off, and ours coincided once.
So we somehow watched a movie together.
- Who asked?
- I did.
I didn't ask her out.
- It must have been hard to ask a senior to go watch a movie together.
- She said she was bored, so I offered to watch a movie together.
- She was a superior, so.
- Yes, superior.
So that's how we went.
- Did you show that you wanted to watch a movie?
- Yes, but I asked him out for dinner first. I asked. Come out, intern.
- Then he has to come, right?
- Yes, of course.
We used to have pagers back then.
- In the hospital.
I've seen in in TV series.
You would hear the pager and say, gotta go.
- Yes, so that's how it started, and rumors we didn't know about would spread.
So we had to meet often to handle that.
- So the rumors helped you out.
- You weren't really dating yet?
- Yes, kind of, about to date.
- Kind of like a push and pull period.
- So we would meet to take care of the rumors and people would find that out, making things bigger.
So it just happened like that.
And we got married in a year.
- In just a year, you got married.
- Yes. We got married on May 19th.
Met at May 1st, and married at 19th.
- How did he propose?
- He said dating meant getting married. He never asked to marry him.
- So now I realize, that girlfriends don't always have to be your wife.
Nowadays.
So she's still bummed about how I didn't propose.
Why propose, when you can naturally get married.
But what I feel bad for her is she got married in her 3rd year of residency.
And I had to serve in the army.
The military service.
- So you went to the army after you got married?
- Yes, right after.
So we were busy, so we only had a week to prepare the wedding.
So she didn't even get to try on a wedding dress.
Even the venue wasn't selected by us. We found out the day before the wedding.
So we went and picked a dress there, and got married.
She cried then. For the first time.
Because, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing for women, and the dress was used and dirty.
I was sorry.
- WE didn't get to prepare well, but I'm okay.
- I'm sorry.
- Where did you go for honeymoon?
- We went to Jeju Island.
- Jeju Island.
- It was hard because I was on call the day before, and got married, and I kept dozing off in the honeymoon trip.
- I couldn't drive, so we had a driver.
And he asked.
What does the bride do for a living, since she sleeps through the drive every time.
- I kind of felt bad about that then.
- We learned from TV shows and documentaries and to be a doctor is all about
a strong sense of duty.
It's just like in the TV.
'General Hospital.'
- Isn't that from too long ago?
There were a lot of recent shows too, like 'Doctors.'
- 'White Tower.'
There's a whole bunch.
- Kind of like, Mr. Jung-woo Ha.
Right?
- Kind of, yes. Like Jung-woo Ha.
His face.
- He's more handsome than Jung-woo Ha.
- We're sorry.
I shouldn't have.
- Her charisma, really.
Is there pre-symptoms of appendix issues?
- Do you have tummy aches often?
- No.
Appendix hurts?
- But appendix isn't my major field. My major is breast cancer and thyroid.
- Does thyroid happen to men too?
- Yes.
- Anyone with thyroid can get illness.
- So, how do you know?
- If anything is different that usual, since it's in your throat.
If you can feel something, you need to get ultrasound.
- If you can feel something?
Can you feel my neck, please?
As a doctor.
- But your neck is very short.
Wait.
- What if something comes up? I'm scared.
- Lift it.
Like this.
- Wait, I'm nervous.
It's a good thing if anything shows.
- About here.
It should be around here. But there's nothing suspicious here.
So in most cases this would mean normal, but very small signs are hard to detect like this.
- Because this is the most hard-working part of my body, my esophagus.
I already had a 100 years worth of food.
You deal with life.
How do you live long and healthy?
Is that a hard question?
- You should just go home now, sleep tight, and wake up early.
Let's get up now so that these folks can rest.
- I think so physical health, you can see it and cure it, but actually, the psychological health is more important.
- I agree.
- Right.
Much more people suffer from the disease of the mind than their bodies.
So I meet a lot of cancer patients, and most ladies who come in are hurt inside.
- The elder ladies.
- Having trouble communicating at home, and they tell me their stories, and maybe that's why they get sick.
I had the most difficulty when us two didn't get along.
Work wasn't fun at the hospital, and the children were stressful.
But when I feel that he's there for me, the world was happier, and I was more confident.
So I thought I should do the same for him.
And we have to be like that for our children too, as parents.
So that they could grow up to be warm-hearted people outside too.
The psychological and emotional difficulties...
- It doesn't even show.
- It doesn't.
- People don't know.
- So we have to ask each other.
- You're bringing me to tears.
You have to tell me if you're not feeling alright.
I will tell you if I'm ill inside.
- (Narration) The most valuable prescriptions were given with the meal.
- Ma'am.
Isn't it tough, raising three sons?
- People pity me.
Grannies passing by would say, oh, dear.
- It's rare, three sons these days.
- I didn't know I would have three sons.
- But they're all so wort it, now that they've grown?
- Yes, they are.
The house feels empty even when one's outside.
- It must be.
Yes, right.
They don't know that, your sons?
- No.
- She has a different view.
Who's the trouble maker here?
- It's different from now and then, but 8th grade is always the most difficult.
When he was in 8th grade, and him too.
And the youngest one too. - Boys are like that too?
- Yes.
- 8th grade is the worst, they say.
- Yes, in their early teens.
- Did they all go through that stage in 8th grade?
- Yes, starting from 7th grade, till 8th grade.
Entering high school seems to be a stabilizing period.
- Right.
They all go through that.
You don't know, do you?
- I don't remember if I went through that period.
I don't think I know what it's like.
- Really?
- Is it becoming more rebellious?
- Yes, that.
- And wanting to be alone, is that it?
- Yes, and not talking with your parents, only with your friends.
- Yes.
- Children develop their own thoughts, and more disagreements occur.
- I was really into dancing in middle school, and went to rock cafes and places like that.
- Yes, that's it.
- I've been to those places, to dance.
- So from the parent's point of view, it would be like, what's happened to him?
- But my parents both worked, so.
- Did you work too?
- Yes, I work.
- What do you do?
- Were you a teacher?
- Did it show?
Wow.
- Yes, she is.
- Teacher.
- You were a teacher?
- How did you know?
- I lived quite long.
What grade do you teach?
- 5th graders.
- But isn't the education cost too much?
- It seems inevitable.
So my children have their own goals, and the costs are an inevitable part I think.
And during elementary school, our youngest didn't take any extra classes.
But now that he's in middle school, more worries come up.
And that leads to private education.
I try to let go, but it's difficult.
- Isn't sending your children to specialized schools difficult?
- So for my first son, he attended a school seminar.
And told us that he had interest in such field, and we weren't exactly ready for it.
So we rushed into it to send him to high school.
So some things we regret, and some we are happy about but I don't think there's a definitive answer.
We can't predict what he would want to become and if his plan works out, then we did well.
- Is there any disappointments you have?
- Disappointments...
I like how we talk, but since they're sons, they can't seem to understand how moms feel like daughters do.
That's kind of what I wish were better.
So for my second son, he has loads of gifts for tomorrow, but none of them are mine.
- I have one planned.
- For the one year anniversary.
- I saw all of the presents prepared.
But no mother's day present for me. Those kind of things.
- Only three days away.
- But what I appreciate is they went through their teenage period with their careers in mind.
- It must be nice. Having such nice sons.
Right?
We'll clean the dishes ma'am.
You don't wash dishes at home, do you?
- Me? Every once in a while.
- (Narration) Conscience master and lucky Su-won.
Are cleaning the dishes together.
- Do you usually wash dishes?
- I live alone, so yes.
- (Narration) Ji-won is also showing off his dish-washing skills.
- I'm the Korean wrestling champion.
Do you know what that is?
- Yes.
- What is it?
- A strong person.
- Yes.
One, two, three.
- Let's do this.
- Thank you. For the wonderful dinner today.
- (Narration) The dinner sharing family number 47 and 48 are born, who were miraculously discovered in the last minute.
The pictures were delivered a few days later.
- Thank you for the picture.
Our family had so much fun. Thank you.
- The month of family.
- Thank you for the wonderful time.
- Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- You're the best.
- There's the two in the garden.
- Hae-jin.
Jung-hoon.
There's news everywhere.
Man-to-man.
This is Park Hae-jin.
Wow, Jung-hoon.
Do you know Jung-hoon Yeon? Who he is?
- Of course.
- Who is he married to?
- Tae-hee Han?
- What?
- Hae-jin, Hae-jin Yu.
- You had a girlfriend?
- Yes.
- You did?
- I was really a fan, so I went to see her shoot.
I thought I would have been married by 35.
- Marriage and death are later the better.
- There are houses here.
- A suburb in Gangnam?
Do you like flowers, Jung-hoon?
They're very rare.
They're all cut nicely.
You don't really like to talk, do you?
How did you steal her heart?
- I had to talk to her somehow.
- An unscripted drama.
What is it?
- The details.
- I'm actor Park Hae-jin.
- No.
- Do you?
- Who is this?
- I'm actor Jung-hoon Yeon.
- I'm a bit busy.
- Have you heard of Jung-hoon Yeon?
- Yes.
- Do you...
- This place.
You've seen to much TV.
- Hae-jin really reminds me of Jong-min.
- Who is this?
- I'm actor Park Hae-jin.
Do you know me?
- I'm not sure.
I don't think I do.
- You went through all the hardship and received healing.
- It would have been a bad memory if we failed today, but we were able to meet such nice people.
- Right?
Cheers.
- Good work today.
- Ji-won and Ho-dong, Success!
- (Narration) A positive dinner.
Would you like to join us?
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