(Line up in the order of experience in the music industry!)
(The ace who's been working as an entertainer for 23 years)
(His eyes look even smaller in person.)
(Do you want me to make your eyes small?)
(Should I force myself to smile and keep going on?)
(Kim Jong Kook, the powerful man with closed fists)
(His life has been successful thanks Jong Kook?)
(You're 5 years older than Jong Kook.)
(I can't perform without Jong Kook.)
(If he's out, I'll leave too.)
(Kim Jung Nam of Turbo sticks with the ace.)
(Now he disciplines his junior singers.)
(He's so cool even in dating.)
(Chan Sung is in a well-established position in his field.)
(Chan Sung, the experienced singer in charge of discipline)
(I have an extraordinarily handsome face.)
(My specialty is my handsome face.)
(I am stupid.)
(What do you do on your days off? He doesn't understand what I said.)
(Kim Jin Woo of Winner, the youngest guest who is stupid but cute)
(Is everyone infected with the stupidity virus?)
(It's okay to be a little stupid today.)
("The Vibe Built through Experience" begins now.)
Today, you'll enjoy our elegant show with a good laugh...
that we've created through the 10-year history of Radio Star.
This is a high-end talk show with a long history.
- Radio Star. - Radio Star.
Our today's special MC is Kang Nam, the strong man.
- Hello. I'm Kang Nam. - Welcome.
- He's very popular. - His appearance was on the news.
- On the news? - Yes.
Many stars would refuse to come on our show in your situation,
- saying they need to take a break. - He just...
- But Kang Nam is different. - Go easy on me please.
- Don't be harsh. - In fact,
- It's not a flaw. - it's not a wrong thing to do.
- That's right. - A breakup is a personal matter.
- You're right, so go easy on me. - Of course.
- Gook Jin, please give me advice. - That's true.
Let's ask Gook Jin.
- Anyway... - You did the right thing.
(You did the right thing.)
- All right. - His Korean improved a lot too.
- Because he dated a Korean girl. - I got better in Korean.
- He improved a lot. - You guys taught me well.
- His Korean was poor before. - Dating is...
- the best way to learn a language. - That's right.
Jong Shin is right. He improved his Korean greatly.
- I learned a lot from you guys. - All right.
- Thank you. I'll do my best today. - Okay.
He continued to host his TV shows after his divorce.
- He has the same experience. - Even after getting divorced.
- He had to make people laugh. - Exactly.
Shows must go on even when you just got divorced. You have no choice.
You must've gone through more pain.
- Right? I'll be okay. - Of course.
(They're united by pain.)
Today, we invited four singers of different generations,
from a veteran singer to a newcomer.
Today's theme is "The Vibe Built through Experience".
He won the Grand Award at the three music awards on different channels,
winning a great achievement.
He's also a great entertainer who is very popular in China.
- He's very popular in China. - However, in real life,
he's busy taking care of the stupid Kim Jung Nam...
- Mikey. - and the pitiful Mikey.
The singer with 23 years of experience, Kim Jong Kook of Turbo.
- He has 23 years of experience? - Kim Jong Kook.
He tried to convince our staff to invite Mikey too,
but that's too much to ask.
(Don't worry about me, Jong Kook.)
He used to be a dancing machine called the legend of clubs.
However, after he left Turbo, he performed at night clubs...
with Kim Jong Kook impersonator.
Now he's busy dividing the rap parts with Mikey thanks to Jong Kook.
The dancing king of Turbo, Kim Jung Nam.
- He did popping dance all the time. - That's right.
He danced all the time.
- He did popping dance every day. - He looks like...
Jung Jae Hyung.
He looks a little like Jae Hyung.
- Doesn't he look like Gook Jin too? - Exactly.
- He has a similar personality too. - He really looks like Gook Jin.
- They look alike. - You're right.
- They look the same. - Exactly.
- He looks like the late Bae Ki Suk. - That's right.
- Exactly. - They even have the same smile.
Don't try too hard to pretend that you're okay.
- What? Gosh. - Just be yourself.
I'm going to go home!
- Gu Ra is right. - Just let it go already!
He sounds sad, right?
- Don't pretend... - I wasn't pretending.
- Don't go over the top. Sit down. - Gosh.
- Try to feel comfortable here. - Right.
- It's not that simple. - It's not a big deal.
- I think he's enjoying this. - Do you want to...
go to the restroom and cry a little?
(Where should I go?)
With his acrobatic dance performance...
as dazzling as a circus performance,
he made women's hearts flutter.
He's famous for his fit, muscular body.
He successfully debuted as an actor with his passionate performance,
but his characters die in the beginning of the drama.
His specialty is playing a character who dies early.
Actors like Kim Kap Soo play a character like this often.
He's the youngest member of 2PM who debuted 10 years ago.
- Chan Sung. - All right.
His glowing, pretty face allowed him to make his debut.
He's the most handsome member of Winner.
However, through many variety shows,
he revealed his ignorance.
The up-and-coming entertainer with ingenuous beauty,
- Kim Jin Woo of Winner. - "Winner."
- Great. - "Winner."
- Welcome. - Hello.
(Kim Jong Kook, Kim Jung Nam, Chan Sung, Kim Jin Woo)
It's been a long time.
- Hello. - It's nice to meet you.
- Welcome. - Hi, Jung Nam.
- They greeted following Jong Kook. - Yes, they did.
- Isn't it normal? - When your senior singer greets...
- Jong Shin is their senior singer. - That's right.
- Doesn't Jin Woo look like... - Kang Nam lost a lot of weight.
I'm sorry to tell you this, but doesn't he look like someone?
Who?
Whom does he look like?
Just speak out.
Doesn't he look like U-ie?
- I'm going home. - Wait.
- That's enough! - Look at him.
He has a similar vibe...
- He looks a little like her. - Yes, he does.
- He does look a little like her. - He looks like a girl.
- I thought he was a girl. - He's pretty.
- He has a pretty face. - Winner.
When he came to see me, I thought he was a girl.
- Exactly. - He's becoming prettier every day.
- All right. - Four charming singers are here.
Please say hello to the viewers, starting with Jong Kook.
Hello!
I'm Kim Jong Kook, the vocalist of Turbo.
- I'm happy to be here. - Thank you.
You look like a swimming pool lifeguard.
(Look at his muscles.)
- I feel like I'm at a pool. - I wore this because it's summer.
I wanted to look cheerful too. Also, avocado is healthy food.
- I didn't know they were avocados. - Yes.
- They're avocados. - I feel like he'd rescue us.
- They're avocados. - He looks great.
- Jung Nam, please say hello. - Hello.
It's nice to meet you. I'm Kim Jung Nam of Turbo.
I wish I could be a vocalist,
- but I can't. - You look like...
a person who is living in a beach town.
- A local man. - That's right.
(Welcome to Hawaii.)
- Chan Sung, please say hello. - Okay.
Hello. I'm Chan Sung of 2PM. It's nice to meet you.
- He's handsome. - Chan Sung is...
very active on his social media.
- Is that so? - He's not active on Twitter.
- I don't post on it often lately. - I like...
visiting his social media. Many of his posts surprise me.
He often writes unexpected posts.
(I'll post again soon.)
- Jin Woo, please say hello. - Okay.
Hello, I'm Kim Jin Woo of Winner.
- I'm the most handsome member. - Exactly.
- He looks a little like her. - I think he looks like Shoo too.
- He does look like Shoo. - Yes, he does.
He looks like Shoo of S.E.S.
The members of Winner are all very honest.
Not long ago, I asked Kang Seung Yoon...
what happened to Nam Tae Hyun.
He told me the truth.
- What did he say? - He shouldn't say that on TV.
I can't say it here. It's not that serious though.
Stars usually beat around the bush, but he told me honestly.
- I realized... - My group members are honest.
- that he's very honest. - It's normal these days.
He said Tae Hyun didn't get along well. I guess he had no choice.
- He didn't get along well. - You just told us.
- He didn't get along with them. - He left Turbo for the same reason.
I told you in order to prevent ridiculous speculations.
- They don't mix well. - That's right.
- Is it the same for Kang Nam? - That's enough.
Please stop it. You've been talking about it the whole time.
Kang Nam got thinner.
- He lost a lot of weight. - I'm filming a drama.
- Oh, that's why. - Which drama?
- I play a beggar from Thailand. - I see.
So I lost 15kg.
- Good for you. - He looks skinny.
- All right. - Why am I feeling so depressed?
- All right. - They'll play music when you speak.
I think so too.
Since his debut in 1995, he has been an entertainer for 23 years.
- That's amazing. - Already 23 years?
He was wearing a jumpsuit when I first saw him.
- So did Jung Nam. - We wore a jumpsuit.
- Right. - Before we begin,
you want to emphasize that seniority was very important...
among singers in the 1990s.
In the 1990s, my senior singers were...
- strict with their junior singers. - That's true.
In fact, Jong Shin and I...
- used to be... - You were never nervous around me.
- Please don't say that. Mr. Yoon. - What's with you?
- We were... - You scare me. Don't come closer.
Okay.
(He's unbelievable.)
- At that time, - That's true.
my senior singers were scary.
Who was the scariest?
- Sobangcha members were scary. - Sobangcha?
- Yes. - They were scary.
- Noise too. - Chung Won Kwan was scary.
- Noise members were scary too. - Noise? Hong Jong Gu.
- Hong Jong Gu. - And...
Hong Jong Gu was scary.
When a music show ended,
the managers of the singer who was ranked the top that week...
booked a private room in a night club.
- That sounds exciting. - After the music show,
- all the singers went to the club. - All of them?
- That sounds great. - Everyone had to be there.
- Every week? - I don't think...
Before the winner was announced...
Let's say there were three candidates.
The managers of the three candidates booked a private room.
- All of them made a booking. - When the winner was announced...
and the managers heard the result,
the manager of the winner paid for for everything that night.
- It was common at that time. - The industry was booming then.
- That's right. - Singers got a lot of works.
In fact,
- it was all their money - Sorry?
The managers didn't give their singers less,
- and they spent that money. - That's right.
- They ran away with money too. - There are many stories like that.
- Exactly. - We didn't know our album sales.
- We didn't. - We didn't know.
They can't seem to relate to this story.
It's so different now.
- That's right. - Still, many people think...
- it was better at that time. - I heard a lot about it.
- I'm one of them. - People were more attentive.
- It was good. - Due to the circumstances,
some of them are locked up in some place now.
However, the managers were ripped off too.
- That's right. - They got ripped off.
- That's true. - There were many problems.
If Jong Shin produced song albums at that time,
he might still be on the run now...
because he's not so honest either.
(He might still be on the run now.)
Jung Nam, you're here as the singer with the highest seniority.
However, because you took a very long break,
the length of your active period is shorter than Jin Woo's.
I performed on TV shows for about one and a half year.
- After that... - He was like a flame.
Yes. I disappeared quickly like a flame.
However, during his break,
- he performed at night clubs. - That's right.
- Did he? - Yes, he continued working.
- He performed with someone else. - Kang Nam, calm down.
- Whom did you perform with? - Did you find a man like him?
- I couldn't perform with a man. - What did you do then?
- He probably found a woman. - I performed with a woman.
No male singer could imitate Jong Kook's voice.
- I see. - His voice sounds like a mosquito.
- That's understandable. - Did you introduce...
the female singer as Jong Kook?
- No. She was... - She must've worked out hard.
She should be like the WWE star Chyna.
(We'll take over all the clubs.)
- Compared to Jong Kook, - Right.
Chan Sung and Jin Woo are like newcomers.
- Are idol singers strict too? - Are they?
- These days. - Just until I was a newcomer.
When 2PM debuted, TVXQ was active.
U-Know of TVXQ.
Shinhwa made their come back at that time.
Jun Jin of Shinhwa.
Wonder Girls and Big Bang.
All of them were active.
When we were about to get in our car,
our agency owner called us urgently.
He asked if we hadn't said hello to Lee Min Woo.
- Lee Min Woo? - The Shinhwa member.
- Lee Min Woo of Shinhwa. - Lee Min Woo.
Shinhwa was the last group...
- that my generation... - He deserves respect.
- taught the order of ranks. - He has 20 years of experience.
- At that time? - Min Woo deserves acknowledgement.
- Please go on. - We said...
that we had greeted him, but he thought we hadn't.
- We said hello to Min Woo. - You went to see him.
He told us to greet him properly next time.
- He said that? - We apologized to him.
After that, we appeared on a variety show in Jeju Island.
- Min Woo was very nice to us. - Of course.
He wanted you to greet him because he liked your group.
- I think so too. - Speaking of greeting,
- I talk to Yoo Hyun Sang sometimes. - Yes.
He complains that Kim Heung Gook doesn't greet him.
- Even at his age. - That's how people normally feel.
- That's true. - Right.
I joke around with my senior singers on variety shows,
but Kim Gun Mo and Shin Seung Hun are very senior to me.
- I still greet them very politely. - Jong Kook is polite.
Jong Kook, have you ever called your junior singer over?
- He has. - Me?
- You did it many times, right? - I called my senior singers over.
Gosh.
(His senior singers got scared when he showed up.)
- Actually, I didn't... - Have you called them over or not?
I didn't call my junior singers over that often.
You're notorious in Indeogwon.
- In Anyang. - Oh, that?
I often scolded other students in high school.
- Everyone in Indeogwon knows that. - Since I started my career...
Since I started my career,
- I haven't been so harsh. - That's right.
A long time ago, one of my senior singers...
complained that his junior singer didn't greet him.
- Was he junior to you too? - Yes.
- You talked to him. - I wanted to help my senior singer.
So I talked to my junior singer.
The singers around my age didn't complain to Jong Kook.
- We talked to Kim Chang Ryul. - That's right.
- I talked to Chang Ryul... - You complained to Chang Ryul.
- People compare me to him a lot. - Set Chang Ryul free.
- Set him free now! - They say...
They say...
- that Chang Ryul and I are similar. - Why would you be angry?
- Set him free. - I'm not like him.
Chang Ryul beat up his junior singers very often.
(Jong Kook, may I have a word with you?)
Jong Kook said he likes 2PM members,
- I really like them. - saying that they're honest.
Yes, I did. I've met a lot of idol singers.
- They're like Shinhwa members. - I see what you mean.
- They're not pretentious or shy. - Right.
They're manly.
- 2PM isn't Park Jin Young's style. - Exactly.
Shinhwa wasn't exactly SM Entertainment style either.
Idol singers at that time...
- They were disciplined. - Yes, they were disciplined...
and a little mysterious.
But I saw them in a club all the time.
(That's what Shinhwa members are like.)
2PM members have good personalities too.
- I like them. - Thank you.
How is Nichkhun doing?
- I haven't seen him for a while. - He worked in China for a while.
He's working in Korea now.
- He's working in Korea? - Yes.
He was worried about losing hair. Has he gotten better?
He didn't lose his hair. He just has thin hair.
- He has thin hair? - Yes.
- He always exaggerates stories. - Don't talk about things like that.
- I was just curious how he's doing. - He made up a story.
Nichkhun said on a TV show that he's worried about his hair loss problem.
- He just has thin hair. - Many people have that problem.
- Don't point it out like that. - Jong Kook is right.
- There's treatment for that. - He knows a lot about it.
He talked about it when he has such thick hair.
That's not true.
- You know what I mean, right? - Look at this.
- He has such thick hair. - I've been taking treatment.
- You have thick hair. - That's not it.
- You shouldn't tease them. - We all need to take care of hair.
(There was a time when he didn't need to take treatment.)
Jung Nam said that 2PM members look like babies...
compared to Jong Kook with a muscular body.
He's not just muscular.
I feel like I'm working with a beast.
When he changes his clothes,
he doesn't look like a human.
- He's in his 40s now. - Yes.
- I can't believe he's in his 40s. - What is...
your suit size? Do you customize your suits?
- I may look very big, - He doesn't...
- but I have a slim waist. - He doesn't look so big.
I'm not that big...
- You're huge. - What are you talking about?
You're like the Hulk. Don't lie.
What are you talking about? That's why people get a wrong idea.
- Let's stand next to each other. - When people see me on stage,
they always say that I look much thinner in person.
- What's your waist size? - It's 30 inches.
- Really? - He has a slim waist.
- It's between 29 and 30 inches. - I'm surprised.
- That's because he has no fat. - Stand up. Your size is 30 inches?
It's between 29 and 30 inches.
- I think... - He has a slim waist.
- He really has a slim waist. - I told you the truth.
- Gook Jin, what's your size? - Gook Jin.
- 22 inches. - 25 inches.
- 22 inches? - 25 inches.
- 22 inches. - You might die, Gook Jin.
- Why would he die? - I can't believe that.
- 22 inches? - I'll tell you my size.
- You should eat well. - It's not like that.
Gook Jin wears large size of children's clothes.
(He's as big as an elementary school student.)
Large size of children's clothes.
- Is that true? - You must have a lot of options...
- when shopping for clothes. - It's not 22 inches.
- I thought so. - It must be about 24 inches.
24 inches? He has such a small waist.
- That's nonsense. - Why?
- Is it 26 inches? - My trousers size is 29 inches.
- Is that so? - You're not so thinner than me.
- My trousers size is 29 inches too. - His trousers are loose.
- You're similar to me. - Yes.
You two are similar in many ways.
- His trousers size is 29 inches. - You two really look alike.
They looked more alike when we were working as Turbo.
- At that time, right? - Yes.
- Jong Kook told me about it. - They looked so much alike.
On "Saturday Night Music Show", we asked you to stand together...
- to compare your faces. - "Saturday Night Music Show".
You put on sunglasses.
You two looked the same when wearing sunglasses.
- I remember that. - That was crazy.
They're definitely your seniors because they're so talkative.
They don't have any chance to talk because of you.
- It's not that. - Why are you so chatty?
- They'll have their turns. - "Why are you so chatty?"
We should talk about what we told the writers in our interviews.
(He's a professional entertainer.)
- After a long break, - He's chatty.
- "He's chatty." - Jong Kook made his comeback...
as the king of summer songs with Jung Nam and Mikey.
You said Turbo is the first group in the world...
that has the former and present members at the same time.
I came to think about it.
I thought there's no group...
- that has the former and present... - The first group in the world.
members working together at the same time.
- He overly interpreted it. - To me,
it feels like I'm with my ex-wife and current wife.
- That's how I feel. - Jung Nam.
- Jung Nam, do you think... - Are you a nobleman or something?
- That's how I feel. - A nobleman?
Do you need Jong Kook in your group?
Do you have any plans for you and Mikey alone?
- The reason... - My big picture was...
to help the two of them form a group,
a DJ duo. They could name the duo Turbo S or something.
I told them to form a duo.
- I told them my idea. - Turbo S?
- I gave them a tip. - Turbo S.
However, Jung Nam insisted on...
starting a career in China...
performing with female backup dancers.
- I see. - He prepared for his debut alone.
Did Mikey like your idea?
In fact, Mikey went back to the US.
I can't take him with me even though I want to because he's in the US.
He went back to the US because you didn't want to take him with you.
If he had work in Korea, he would've stayed.
He went to the US to sell insurance because he has no job here.
- He sells insurance? - Insurance?
- He was the best in Los Angeles. - Mikey was?
(He's a rapper and an insurance agent.)
- Will you give them the group name? - Sure.
- Even if you're out of the group? - Of course.
- I would give them anything. - Perform as Turbo first, and...
I'll introduce you to a fitness instructor who sings well.
- Think about it. - That'd be great.
- Find someone who sounds like him. - I am in "I Can See Your Voice".
I continued to look for someone like me.
You looked for someone who can replace you.
That's right.
I looked for someone who can work out and sing well,
but I haven't seen a man like that.
- You and Mikey should be as Turbo. - We will do that.
Jong Kook will work with Mikey and me, too.
The two of you should leave me out of it.
Don't think about that.
He keeps trying to discard us.
(We can't let you go.)
Jung Nam depends on Jong Kook too much.
He said that his life is a success, thanks to Jong Kook.
Even though his parents...
- are alive and well, - I hope he wouldn't say that.
he depends on a man who is much younger than him.
Jong Kook must find him burdensome.
The five years he spent without Jong Kook wasn't a life.
- It wasn't a life. - He was born five years earlier.
I didn't have a life before I met Jong Kook.
(I won't let you go.)
- Seriously. - The thing is,
we have been apart...
for a short while of 18 years.
- That's right. - 18 years.
18 years are a short while if you are together for 100 years.
He plans to spend 100 years with Jong Kook.
It will be a short while before you part ways.
I won't let him go.
- You won't let him go. - I can't.
For many years, I would look inside the mirror...
and see myself frowning.
Even if I made good money I frowned.
Even if I saw something fun, I frowned.
- Delicious food didn't help either. - It always upset my stomach.
Now that I have reunited with Jong Kook,
- I always smile. - I see.
Everyone tells me...
that I look better.
I have given it some thoughts.
I don't think I can live without him.
(He suddenly confesses his love.)
- You feel that way about him. - My goodness.
Is that why...
you want to look like a woman?
- No. - That's why he looks that way.
- His hairstyle is feminine. - No, it's not.
He moves his hands like this.
I am thankful...
because until last year, I got tax refunds.
This year was the first time they asked me to pay more.
- You had to pay more tax. - Yes.
- It made me thankful. - The thing is,
our last album...
didn't earn us a lot of money.
The fact that he was asked to pay income tax tells me...
he took on side jobs without my knowledge.
That's what I think it is.
- That's right. - Because...
he has to pay up since he received money in advance.
That's why I didn't think he would be asked to pay income tax.
Let's ask him.
Have you performed at events without Jong Kook's knowledge?
I had to be loyal.
(I had to be loyal to my employers.)
(He is innocent and honest.)
You had a mysterious image in the 90s.
I heard that appearing mysterious...
caused a lot of hassles.
I didn't want to appear mysterious.
However, my agency told me to wear sunglasses...
since my eyes look scary.
I was also told to cover myself up with a hat.
That's why I wore sunglasses and a hat.
No one recognized me without them.
Jin Woo, you dismantled YG Entertainment's mysterious image.
I didn't dismantle it.
Winner did.
1TYM and Big Bang...
don't come out of the waiting room.
I wondered if they have a chamber pot in their waiting room.
They didn't even go to the bathroom.
They probably do have it.
We decided to dismantle the mysterious image.
- We brought our CDs, - You signed them.
signed them, and gave them to artists in other waiting rooms.
The only reason why someone would do that...
is to see female idol singers.
- It was the same back in my days. - That's right.
There were people who always went to the bathroom.
They were too young to have prostate problems.
- Prostate problems. - That can't be the reason.
- They might have prostate problems. - No way.
You don't have prostate problems when you are in your 20s.
He looks like Kim A Joong too.
- I wondered whom he resembles. - You were thinking about that.
I knew that he resembles an actress.
- He resembles Kim A Joong. - He does.
- Kim A Joong. - He does look like an actress.
He resembles a lot of people.
- That's right. - I have the best face.
You have the best face.
It has been 10 years since 2PM debuted.
- It has been 10 years. - Really?
Chan Sung, Park Jin Young liked you since the day you debuted.
You received a lot of attention. Can you tell us more?
When we debuted,
everything had to be confirmed by Jin Young.
Before the debut,
- my hairstyle... - He is a cruel dictator.
Jin Young looked over the proposal for my hairstyle...
and decided on an updo.
People said that the hairstyle belonged to a peasants' uprising.
Do we have a picture?
- You had an updo. - That's right.
It looked okay.
It's a hairstyle that appears in the textbook.
There is a picture of a peasant with that hairstyle and a gun.
His face is too handsome to be called a peasant.
Seriously.
Before we go on TV,
we get everything confirmed by Jong Kook too.
What are you talking about?
Everything he says is connected to Jong Kook.
- He should have stories of his own, - Everything is connected to him.
but every topic leads to Jong Kook.
Did Jong Kook confirm your current hairstyle?
I go to him with different ideas.
- You take them to Jong Kook. - Yes.
Then he goes, "This one will look good on you."
That's the answer.
It's a confirmation for him.
I am only sharing my opinion.
Will Jong Kook confirm before you get married?
(Will Jong Kook confirm before you get married?)
Chan Sung,
being an idol of the 21st century, you prepared to debut abroad.
I heard that you learned Japanese in a unique way.
When it was decided that 2PM will debut in Japan,
(Empty)
we had to learn Japanese.
I guess we talked for a long time.
- You finished your bottle of water. - Yes.
You talked for too long.
I don't remember seeing him drink water.
Chan Sung is an important guest.
I am sorry.
- Chan Sung, go on. - So...
we had to speak Japanese...
whenever we had a concert in Japan.
That's how we got better at the language.
As for me, I appeared in about two dramas in Japan.
You were in dramas.
- Yes. - Really?
The agency didn't assign me an interpreter.
I translated and read the lines on my own...
and made adjustments at the studio.
When I went to Shibuya,
I saw a big poster of Jun. K.
- That's right. - It was incredible.
- That's right. - Jun Ho is very popular in Japan.
He has given a solo concert for four years in a row.
They are not very active in Korea.
However, 2PM is very popular in Japan.
- You dominated Tokyo Dome. - Yes.
- That's right. They are the best. - They didn't dominate it.
They are the best.
Why would they dominate Tokyo Dome?
(Why would they dominate Tokyo Dome?)
Jin Woo, you have been a trainee at YG Entertainment the longest.
For how many years were you a trainee?
About five years.
Their trainees debut very quickly.
He works the hardest among singers of YG Entertainment...
since he started late.
When Yang Hyun Suk criticized you harshly,
you decided to end him.
- My goodness. - That's not true.
Why are you making up stories?
That's why you practiced hard.
When I was a trainee,
I trained with all my might and put in a lot of effort.
He said, "Effort will get you nowhere."
"You just need to do well."
- "I want to see results." - Results.
Since I was putting a lot of effort into the training,
I was devastated to hear those words.
It was then...
You decided to end him.
How much have you planned?
Did you want to open the gas valve?
- Did you add poison to his rice? - What have you tried?
Did you add poison to his water?
You can put a banana peel on the staircase.
I wrote in the Death Note.
- Really? - That's hilarious.
Jin Woo really wanted to end him.
If Hyun Suk becomes sick,
we will know what caused it.
(You know that I am joking, right?)
Park Jin Young must have criticized you often.
- That's right. - Does he still do that?
No, he doesn't.
- You cried once. - In the past,
we received a song as trainees.
It was "Only You".
About three months later, he suddenly said,
"Sing the song."
The trainees have a monthly evaluation.
We were so occupied by it...
- that we forgot about the song. - You forgot about "Only You".
It was like a sudden quiz.
- He asked everyone to sing it. - Yes.
All 12 trainees got the lyrics wrong.
The lyrics were way off.
"Any random person on the street would be able..."
"to sing better than you."
"A dog's bark is preferable."
At the end...
- He is cruel. - He is cruel.
- At the end... - He shouldn't have said that.
- Maybe they sang like St. Bernard. - The trainees were lined up...
and on the far right was a trash can.
He saw it and said,
"I want to throw everyone in the trash can."
- I was so upset. - At that point,
- someone must have sworn. - That's right.
When you hear those words, you become angry.
- What would you have done? - I would have thought,
"Should I beat him up and be done with it?"
(How scary!)
At least they got criticized for their talent.
- We got criticized for our looks. - Who did that?
- We got criticized so often. - That's harsh.
- You can't change your looks. - That's too much.
I couldn't do anything.
We received criticism several times a day.
The agency should have recruited handsome men.
(The agency should have recruited handsome men.)
Chang Sub, what are special cares JYP Entertainment has for artists?
There is the mental health care.
- Mental health care? - Yes.
- A psychiatrist comes for sessions. - A psychiatrist?
- Yes. - That's important.
We also get workout sessions and sex education.
- Sex education. - Sex education.
Did Gu Sung Ae give a lesson?
- Sex education. - No, she didn't.
Gu Sung Ae was relevant many years ago.
How does the sex education go?
It's for trainees who are underage.
I see.
Jong Kook takes care of it for us.
He is too much.
- He is too much. - What are you talking about?
Listen.
People will misunderstand.
When did I ever give sex education?
- I meant the mental health care. - Don't be ridiculous.
He gives the mental health care. You surprised me for a second.
- He gives the mental health care. - You surprised me for a second.
Does Jong Kook not give you sex education?
I am too old for that.
I don't need to give them sex education.
They have their own styles.
(They have their own styles.)
Jin Woo, you are like a baby bird who debuted four years ago.
- A baby bird! - When Psy visited the show,
Kang Seung Yoon worked as the special MC.
- He did a good job. - You thought...
he could have done better.
Seung Yoon has a way with words.
He is very natural.
When he sat here as an MC, he seemed unnatural.
He should have focused on having fun.
- He could have done better. - Kang Nam is very natural.
I can't focus on having fun when the other MCs are so loud.
You are very natural if we don't bring up your personal life.
That's especially true today.
- You are natural. - You know,
ever since Seung Yoon worked as an MC for a day,
he always brags about himself.
- Gu Ra, is that your influence? - No.
We didn't interact.
That was cold.
- He was always like that. - That was cold.
That was cold.
- He was always like that. - He was always like that.
I have something I want to ask.
If you could remove one guest, who would you pick?
Wait a minute.
(He picks the chatty man.)
- Why did you ask him that? - It was just a question.
- I wanted to hear his answer. - It was a strange question.
There must be a purpose to your question.
- A purpose? - Why else would you ask that?
- Let me explain. - Excuse me.
If you make him leave, I will leave as well.
He follows me everywhere.
(I will follow you everywhere.)
Jin Woo, your group member, Song Min Ho became well-known...
for his foolishness.
You said that your foolishness is a bit different.
- That's right. - Are you foolish too?
I am very foolish too.
- He answered right away. - He has an air of ingenuous beauty.
Yes, he does.
- It's his beautiful face. - In which areas are you lacking?
- That's right. - Studies.
- General knowledge. - I see.
When someone with his face doesn't know much, it's cute.
- That's right. - That's right.
When someone with his face doesn't know much, it's a disaster.
- He needs to be knowledgeable. - I am glad that he is.
- I am glad that he is. - I learn to survive.
You would have been lost without your knowledge,
- Gu Ra. - That's true.
Speak for yourself.
- Speak for yourself. - I am not very knowledgeable.
Min Ho is foolish...
on programs.
- You are foolish in real life. - I am purely foolish.
Doesn't that mean Min Ho is better suited for programs?
You need to stay true for programs.
Is Min Ho fake?
I am not saying that he is fake. Min Ho is foolish too.
(They are neck and neck.)
- He is foolish, too. - Jin Woo.
He criticizes his group member.
Jin Woo, you were scammed due to your foolishness.
- Tell us about it. - Many celebrities get scammed.
Only those who have saved up a lot...
get scammed.
- Do you mean money? - Yes.
He doesn't even understand.
- To be scammed, - Why doesn't he understand?
- you need assets. - Money.
- That's right. - I was scammed in a game.
- A game. - It was an item scam.
- I was going to mention that. - An item.
I should have verified the seller's phone number...
before making a deal.
We only exchanged messages through mobile messenger.
I didn't call the seller once because I didn't know his number.
- You have issues. - If you scam Jong Kook...
with a similar method,
he will end you in real life.
- He will look for you. - "Come on out."
I will chase the scammer to the end of the earth.
I stopped playing games after I got scammed.
That's good.
- You did a good job. - I loved playing games.
I had my reasons.
Before we make a comeback, we get a long break.
- That's right. - We get a long break.
Having no work puts us under a lot of stress.
Kyu Hyun was good at games.
I had to release my stress.
Watching TV only got me so far. I had to be the king in the game.
- I put a lot of energy into it. - Why don't you...
- write music? - I'm not talented.
He is honest. He is honest.
- He is honest. - Seriously, I'm not talented.
You also said that you have no knowledge.
(He neither has the ability to write music nor knowledge.)
He know the exact limits...
- to his capabilities. - That's right.
It's hard to be so aware.
I know.
Chan Sung,
I heard that you were happy to hear that Jin Woo is foolish like you.
I was told during the preliminary interview...
that Jin Woo is the rising fool.
I was so happy to hear it that I said, "Is he a fool, too?"
Do you think you are the foolish one in 2PM?
I forget things very easily.
I was on the phone when I said, "I lost my cell phone."
- That's the type of a fool you are. - Yes.
- You were holding your cell phone. - Yes.
I was very foolish too.
We know that.
- We know that. - You do look foolish.
- We know that. - I got better thanks to Jong Kook.
I used to make fun of Dong Hyun...
for not knowing the capitals.
Among people in our generations,
it's a trend to know the capitals. That's how we know.
They wouldn't know much about four-character idioms.
- That's right. - Four-character idioms are harder.
Four-character idioms.
We don't know much about abbreviations.
- That's right. - We don't know much.
What do you do during mangjunghan?
- What? - Mangjunghan.
Who is mangjunghan?
- What do you do during mangjunghan? - Mangjunghan.
- Mangjunghan. - What do you do?
- It has three characters in Korean. - Yes.
I thought you were going to ask about four-character idioms.
- My goodness. - It's not a four-character idiom.
You made a mistake.
- You made a mistake. - Ask Jong Kook.
- Ask Jong Kook. - Doesn't "Mangjunghan" mean...
- a break? - That's right.
The word was used often in the past.
People can enjoy mangjunghan.
- That's right. - You can always ask Jong Kook.
It's a word that has never come up in my life.
I see.
- I have never heard it before. - Young people these days...
have to look up the Chinese letters we know.
- What? - They don't know what they mean.
Recently, I said,
"Why are you making eogitjang?"
Do you know what "Eogitjang" means?
Eogitjang.
- Eogitjang. - Isn't it a Japanese name?
- Eogitjang. - Eogitjang.
Does it mean the floor?
Isn't it a Japanese name?
- Eogitjang. - Eogitjang.
Eogitjang, thank you.
Eogitjang.
Eogitjang, thank you.
- Eogitjang. - How would I know what it means?
It means "Fuss".
Because people don't know what it means,
it becomes a popular keyword.
We call those loanwords.
One of the loanwords include bento.
- Bento? - Do you know what it means?
- Do you know what it means? - What?
Bento is a packed meal.
Why would you ask a Japanese man if he knows what bento means?
Seriously.
(Pretending to be knowledgeable gets him humiliated.)
Anyone would agree that Jin Woo has an idol's face.
- That's right. - He is an idol through and through.
- That's right. - He looks handsomer on screen.
- He is like an actor. - He looks handsomer on screen.
He is very handsome in real life too.
Your specialty is "Shockingly beautiful face".
He is very pretty.
He is the prettiest singer in the history of YG Entertainment.
YG Entertainment doesn't recruit singers with beautiful looks.
His face belongs in S.M. Entertainment.
- S.M. Entertainment. - I hear that often.
- Are you a natural beauty? - Yes.
He is so handsome. He is from Mokpo.
- Really? - It doesn't suit his image.
- I know. - He is from the beautiful...
Imja Island. He is from an island in Mokpo.
You are from the archipelago.
- He is from an island. - The archipelago.
- What is that? - You are from the archipelago.
- Imja Island is a part of it. - He doesn't know those words.
He doesn't know those words.
- You are from the archipelago. - Do you know what that means?
Does it have to do with books?
My goodness.
- The words sound similar in Korean. - He doesn't understand.
I'm not sure, but the archipelago is a group of islands like Incheon.
It's a region that contains a lot of islands.
There are many islands in Incheon like Yeongjong Island.
- He is from Imja Island. - I know a related word.
- What? - Dadohae.
- What? - It's a completely different word.
The South Sea is called dadohae.
- It's a completely different word. - What's dadohae?
- The South Sea. - The South Sea is called dadohae.
I shouldn't say anything. I feel like I am studying history.
This isn't history. This is geography.
This isn't history.
- This is geography. - My bad.
- My goodness. - I only got to bring up...
Imja Island.
This is really hard.
- You are from Imja Island. - That's right.
I lived there until the age of seven...
and moved to Mokpo.
Was anyone named Imja in Mokpo?
For goodness' sake.
(Dad joke alert is activated.)
I told you not to do that.
Do you find that funny here?
Wasn't it funny?
Imja.
You told these jokes during "Family Outing".
You were the little Jiang Taigong.
- I can explain. - Do you know who that is?
- Do you know who Jiang Taigong is? - Yes, I do.
- Thank goodness. - Use exact words.
- What is this supposed to mean? - Fishing.
What is this?
It's originally means the name of the government position.
- You know well. - What's "government position"?
(He ruins the atmosphere.)
Government position.
Abe's government position is prime minister.
It means the higher up.
No, Abe's government position is prime minister.
So Abe and Abe's government position are two different people.
Abe is the prime minister.
- Abe is the prime minister. - The prime minister.
- That's his government position. - Can one person speak at a time?
- Examples would be... - Government position.
- section chief, department head, - Job positions.
- It's like a job position. - Like a president.
- That's right. - It's like a cockscomb.
- A cockscomb? - Don't do that.
Why would you confuse a foreigner?
What are you, an ugly Korean?
A government position makes you look cool like a cockscomb.
What is wrong with you?
- An ugly Korean. - Teach him properly.
Would you point to this direction when he needs to go to Itaewon?
You need to enunciate.
- Was my pronunciation off? - You need to enunciate.
Let's listen to Jin Woo.
Seriously. We should listen to him.
My nickname was the little Jiang Taigong.
You don't have anything to do on the island.
- That's right. - You can only swim...
and fish. I fished on the dock...
whenever I was bored.
You almost burned down Imja Island due to an immature prank.
It was winter.
I became cold after playing outside.
There was a shade. Wait, no.
Shade, no. There was a net.
- The net was... - He's slow.
Shade and net are two very different words.
- He really is slow-witted. - They are two different words.
- Chan Sung was... - It's a special for foreigners.
- Should I translate for you guys? - Even I don't make that mistake.
There was a pile of nets.
I lit up a match there.
I wanted to keep myself warm.
- But the fire caught onto the pile. - That happens often.
- It could be a disaster. - The nets were on fire.
- Every net was on fire? - Yes, all of them were on fire.
- Well, that... - I don't think the nets would've...
been able to burn down the whole island.
- 911 Rescue Center was far away. - There wasn't one?
- It was located far way. - I see.
- An excavator was near there. - A resident...
With the excavator, we scooped up the sea water...
- Really? - and put out the fire.
- I thought it was a small fire. - How big is the island?
- I don't know, but it's big. - How many households are there?
- We can conclude nothing with that. - Wait.
- Was this a hard question? - This is definitely difficult.
- How many households are there? - How long does it take for a trip?
- Do you remember the distance? - How many houses were there?
How long does it take to go around by car?
It takes about an hour from one end to another.
- Then it's quite a long distance. - It's small if it takes an hour.
- It's not a small island. - I don't know much about it,
- but you must be mistaken. - I agree. One hour isn't it.
- If so, Imja Island must be huge. - It's gigantic.
If one end to another takes an hour, it is a big island.
- Like this? - No, through the shoreline.
- No, on the coast road. - The roads weren't paved back then.
Right now, they are all paved.
- There were a lot of fires then. - It was so big.
Then this incident could've burned down Imja Island.
- That's right. - It was big.
So how many households are there?
- It must be few thousands, but... - A few thousands?
Then it's a big island.
- Please be precise. - Do you not know the definition?
- Is it the number of houses? - Did he mean the word, "past"?
- No. - There are a lot of people.
- It means the number of houses. - A lot of people live there.
- There are a lot of people. - He was right.
- Then it would really take an hour. - He was right.
- It would take that long. - His estimation was right.
- We doubted him too much. - We did.
- He was right all along. - We didn't believe him.
- After all, he was from there. - We said he was slow-witted.
We doubted him too much.
You doubted him the most!
I'm sorry.
(He apologizes fast.)
People will look up Imja Island.
- I bet they will. - I'll search Imja Island.
They look up the area of the island.
Jin Woo, you said when you were young, you waited for your dad...
who went out fishing.
- He was gone for few months. - Really?
- Where did your dad... - Was it a pelagic fishing boat?
- If he was gone for few months... - A pelagic fishing boat?
- No, it was inshore fishing. - Did he catch shrimps?
- I bet it was inshore fishing. - Inshore fishing?
- But he was gone for long. - He probably fished nearby.
- Inshore fishing? - Because he was gone for long,
- Gu Ra is saying it was nearby. - Wasn't it inshore fishing?
Don't you know what inshore fishing is?
Does it mean he fished nearby?
- Yes. It's called inshore fishing. - That's right.
- Wait, but... - It's not a pelagic fishing boat.
- His dad was gone for few months. - Listen to him and judge.
What kind of fishing boat did he get on?
It was a big boat. It was big.
When he was out to fish, for how long was he gone?
The longest was either 6 months or 3 months.
- It has to be a pelagic boat! - It's a pelagic fishing boat!
- Goodness. - Come on, Gu Ra.
- You have to hear everything. - Get it right, Gu Ra.
This is a new segment.
Let him talk.
- A new segment, Quiz about Jin Woo. - You should've let him talk.
(It's a new segment.)
- You have to be certain. - Gook Jin was right.
- How many were on the boat? - It's a quiz.
There were about six people.
That can't be a pelagic fishing boat.
- Wait. - How can that be a pelagic boat?
- This is amazing. - Wait.
Why would 6 sailors go fishing for 6 months?
- Hey. - Why would they be gone for long?
- You said it was six months. - Hold on, everyone.
- Wait a minute. - Six months?
- Let me clarify this. - No.
- What will you clarify? - Hey, look.
- He left to fish, - He was gone for six months?
but he came back. He just didn't go back home.
That's right.
- He didn't come back home? - No, he didn't.
Jin Woo just didn't know it.
- It's just like a drama. - No way.
- He didn't go home. - Can't you agree?
- There are no pelagic boats there. - It's not that.
It doesn't make sense. If so, he should've lived in Mokpo.
- It's not that. Hey, Jin Woo. - Did he stop working this year?
- A bit more. - Six sailors aren't enough...
if your dad was gone for six months.
- Really? - When he said six months,
- he was confused. He was young. - This is so mysterious.
It doesn't make sense for a kid to...
- remember there were six sailors. - What a mystery.
- Wait. Stop, everyone. - The sailors...
Didn't 6 sailors go on a fishing expedition,
and come back with a huge tuna?
No, not really.
- Why... - This is going nowhere.
Why are you making him sound dumb?
This is going nowhere.
- Was your dad Hemingway? - No.
When his dad was gone for six months, he brought fish home.
- That makes sense. - There was this thing.
When he caught enough fish to fill the tank,
- he came back and left again. - See? I was right.
- He just didn't come back home. - If there were six sailors...
Through our conversation, we learned a lot about Jin Woo.
- That's right. - We learned a lot.
- He's a mysterious guy. - This is nice.
- He's unique. - It feels like I had an awakening.
Jin Woo has an element of surprise.
- I thought he was from the city. - That's right.
- He looks like he'd be from Seoul, - I agree.
- but he's from a rural area. - When I hear he's from an island,
- I feel I can be close to him. - I do too.
After today's shoot, you should talk to your day.
(Let's settle that it's not a pelagic fishing boat. It's small.)
You said that you resemble...
- actresses. - That's right. We said that.
Goodness, he looks exactly like her. Take a look.
Gu Ra, this is my part. Don't take it away.
You're right. He and she are so much alike. Okay.
- The photos are exactly the same. - It's Hwang Jung Eum.
You look like Jung Eum a lot.
What is that? Did he dress up as a girl?
- No. He just have the hair band. - They look so similar.
- He's as pretty as she is. - He looks like her.
- That's right. - Jung Eum is pretty too.
- When you were young, did you... - He is pretty indeed.
have a complex about having a pretty face?
- No, I didn't have. - His face is his strength.
But I had a complex.
- You just said you didn't. - What?
- It wasn't about my face. - Goodness.
- It was about my external factors. - It was about something else?
I can definitely see that he is slow-witted.
- You felt that too, didn't you? - It wasn't about my looks.
It's not about your face, but it's about having a beard?
It's because I have a beard.
- Really? - Because you have a beard?
- Yes. - Because it doesn't suit your face?
- That's right. - I think he'd look cool with it.
I guess later on, your bear looks like Jun Hyun Moo's.
- No, it doesn't. - Does it at least look cool?
Yes, it does.
- It doesn't go well with your face. - With your looks...
- I think it'd look cool later. - I agree.
How many days does it take your beard to look shaggy?
If I don't shave even for a day, it looks shaggy.
- Really? - Yes.
- He looks neat though. - I'm not envious of many things.
After being envious of Jong Kook's voice,
- I'm envious of his looks. - He's handsome.
You're envious of Jong Kook's voice?
- Well, his voice is unique. - It sounds divine.
- It sounds divine? - No one can copy his voice.
- On the contrary, the good looks... - Come on. Respond to what he said.
- It was a nice comment. - I noticed that too.
- What can I do? - He ignored him three times.
- How can I respond every time? - You should've.
"It's not that divine."
- You could've said this. - I thought about it for three days.
Gu Ra turned around as soon as he said it.
(It sounds divine.)
(He couldn't play along and turned away.)
- Respond next time. - Okay.
- Gu Ra just turned his back on him. - But I responded to him a lot.
As always, our guests have prepared their special talents.
Special talents?
First up is Jin Woo who debuted four years ago.
Your special talent is impersonating Jung Eum.
- Can you show us? - He looks like her.
- He will impersonate her? - He even sounds like her?
(I want to eat a cheese burger.)
(Her cute way of pronunciation created a famous scene on a sitcom.)
I want to eat a cheese burger.
(I want to eat a cheese burger.)
Get me a cheese burger.
You know that I like cheese, don't you? Put two slices in it.
That impression was...
We should dub in her voice just like we did it to Kwon Hyuk Soo.
(Dub in Jung Eum's voice.)
(Dubbed Clips: "Cheese Burger" by Jin Woo)
Hey.
(Her voice is being dubbed in.)
You know that I like cheese, don't you?
Put two slices in it.
But Jong Kook is better at doing impressions for female voice.
- Who's better? - You are.
- Let's go. - Jong Kook should do it.
- Do the impression. - Out of nowhere?
- Come on. Hurry and do it. - Let's do this.
You're good at these things.
Start with, "Hey".
- Do it for Mikey who's not here. - Do it well.
Hey.
(He sounds hoarse.)
Get me 1 cheese burger. Get me 2?
(His cute act makes them furious.)
I'm leaving.
(Whoever made me do this, come to me.)
Chan Sung, you prepared a special talent too.
Kim Bo Sung used to do this a lot actually.
- Bo Sung? - Yes, he often did this.
- What is it? - He doesn't do it often now.
You prepared smashing the pine boards.
- All the guests are standing up. - I'll do it.
Here it is.
I have a certificate for level three in taekwondo.
- He knows how to hold it. - It's better for him to do it.
Wait. So did you learn taekwondo?
I also have the certificate for level three.
- Really? - In taekwondo?
- Level three in taekwondo? - Jung Suk Won can...
- turn 720 degrees, can't he? - I'll turn.
- It's 560 degrees. - Is it? I see.
Only Iron Man can turn 720 degrees.
How can a person rotate 720 degrees? That person won't survive it.
Am I an electric drill?
(Am I an electric drill?)
(He turns once and smashes it.)
(Smashing)
(He breaks the board so well that it refreshes people watching.)
(Shouting)
- He's good. - You're quite good at this.
- He's good. - He's good.
(Even Jong Kook confirms it.)
Kim Hye Seong who was on the same sitcom only ripped his pants.
- He showed us his underwear. - I saw that episode.
- Jong Kook, you're level three too? - Yes.
- You should smash one too. - Well, I'm...
good at hurting people with my punches.
- I don't look cool when I do it. - You don't have to do it. Okay.
That's right.
He's good at real fights.
So today, Jung Nam...
said that he will do something for Jong Kook too.
Really?
- Is it dedicated to me? - So...
This is his special talent, a tribute to Jong Kook.
His life...
- Even though you're alive and well. - His life...
He wanted to do this for Jong Kook.
Jong Kook is sitting right next to him.
He said that he will dance the tango by himself for Jong Kook.
- How will he dance by himself? - He's going to do that?
Give him a round of applause.
- I don't know if I can do this. - Tango?
That's right.
- He's getting ready. - There you go.
- Hold on. - That fits his hairstyle so well.
His dance suits his hairstyle. I'm serious.
- This is so funny. - It's a great match.
I agree.
Jung Nam is funny once he starts moving.
- He looks so cool. - They're playing the song.
- I know this song. - It's called "Libertango".
(This master of tango dances to the melody of tango involuntarily.)
(Looking intense)
- He doesn't blink. - You're right.
Do people really dance like that?
(His eyes rest only on one direction just like his unchanging loyalty.)
(His performance of tango is soulful.)
That was nice.
- He dances well. - He looked like a fish.
I agree with Jong Kook. Jung Name should start moving.
(Part 2 will air shortly. Stay tuned and don't even blink!)
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star...
with representative singers of each generation.
From winning the Grand Award at three major TV stations'...
music awards, you're aiming for Grand Award at entertainment awards.
Last year's recipient of Grand Award, Jae Seok said...
that he raised Jong Kook as an entertainer.
You said that Jae Seok made a crazy remark.
Wait. Crazy remark?
- I've never used such a word. - Really?
- I didn't say that. - When he films the show,
he needs both Lee Kwang Soo and Jong Kook.
- That's right. - In what way was it crazy?
If I were to talk based on a premise,
- firstly, he's such a nice person. - Of course he is.
As I star on variety shows,
he helped me reach my potentials of an entertainer.
- He's a helpful guy. - I agree.
- He almost raised me. - That's right.
Once in a while, some fans who like Jae Seok excessively...
- His fans. - Okay.
They use me as an example...
and say that I was nothing.
They say that I was nothing...
"He was a nobody."
"Jae Seok took him in and made him into who he is now."
That's right. They say something along that line.
They make this claim a lot,
- but I was somewhat famous. - Actually,
you were funny on "X-Man".
- I was on it because I was famous. - "X-Man" was successful too.
Jong Kook was the best part of the show.
("X-Man" was a popular variety show in the late 2000s.)
(Jong Kook and Yoon Eun Hye's love interest got the most attention.)
Of course.
(A famous scene, that makes you cringe, was created.)
- Actually, I should be thankful... - You were the best at that time.
to the crew of "X-Man".
- Not Jae Seok? - I mean...
- You had your part in it too? - For 10 years,
- I sold more than 5 million albums. - But the thing is...
- I was quite a successful singer. - Jae Seok's fans...
would say that he is...
- ungrateful. - That's right.
- That's what they say. - Fans think that.
Jae Seok came as a host for our fan meet when I was in Turbo.
I thought he was from YMCA, a civil organization.
- I didn't know he even existed. - Really?
- At that time, he wasn't famous. - He wasn't famous.
He was just a nobody. No one knew him.
I didn't even remember him.
- When you had the fan meet? - Later, my fans gave me the photos.
They told me that Jae Seok once hosted the fan meet for Turbo.
I saw the photo, and said, "I never knew that."
That's how Jae Seok was non-existent in my mind.
(A nameless host and popular singers)
Haha can call Jae Seok as his savior though, can't he?
- When it comes to Haha, - Isn't he Haha's savior?
I acknowledge that Haha does treat him like his savior.
- You agree with that. - Haha ought to.
- Haha should. - That's right.
- He had nothing. - Then...
- Jong Kook, in your opinion, - He had nothing?
who should treat Jae Seok like he is their savior?
- Haha, Kwang Soo, - Well...
- and Myung Soo? - Well, Myung Soo is...
- Myung Soo should. - Myung Soo is older.
But even though Seok Jin is older than Jae Seok,
shouldn't Seok Jin be thankful?
- Seok Jin? - Yes.
What do you think, Gook Jin?
- Shouldn't he be thankful or not? - What about Seok Jin?
Seok Jin should treat him like Jae Seok is his savior.
(Gook Jin doesn't hesitate at all.)
Actually, Seok Jin...
Since you've been in this industry for 23 years,
with complete determination,
do you think you're Kim Gu Ra among singers?
That's right. You've gotten quite mean quite rapidly.
- It's not that. - You give constructive criticism.
- He has a voice now. - No, it's not that.
When I star on "Running Man",
- You're voicing your opinions. - all of the members are nice.
So there's no one who'd be the villain.
That's right. Seok Jin...
can't say anything mean since he owes Jae Seok a lot.
- He can't. - Well,
- he can't be mean by nature. - That's right.
Seok Jin says mean things behind people's back.
- You're right. - You know Seok Jin is...
He talks a lot off camera.
- He talks a lot off camera. - Seok Jin...
is the celebrity who changed the agency the most.
His hobby is signing contracts.
- He's like that. - He's looking for an agency now.
- He's that bad? - Besides,
he is truly an amazing man.
- He changes his agency often. - Continue with the story.
The members of "Running Man" should be complimented.
We've been filming the show over seven years,
- but no one caused scandals. - That's true.
People don't know this.
When the program was just starting out,
after the shoot, I gathered younger members...
- Did you call them? - and fed them until late night.
Every time we finished filming, I always did that.
I took care of them with my own money.
- I've been doing that. - You are the one who called them.
I strengthened our teamwork.
- Jae Seok doesn't go drinking. - I was the only one.
Around that time,
he focused on "Infinite Challenge".
He didn't pay attention to "Running Man" a lot.
- From my observation, - I didn't mean any harm.
Jae Seok will cut him loose soon enough.
(He was joking.)
Jong Kook is trying to be an actor after being a singer.
You tried acting on "The Producers",
but you let down Writer Park Ji Eun.
- She wrote "My Love From the Star". - They offered me out of nowhere.
I thought why they would need me all of a sudden.
I discussed this with Cha Tae Hyun.
- Did he tell you to do it? - Yes, he said so.
What he always told me was that...
I should never try acting as long as he was alive.
- I don't think you'd die easily. - Exactly.
- No, until he was alive. - He was talking about himself.
Even if he tried, he couldn't be.
His eyes look smaller on screen.
(Kang Nam provokes him.)
Should I make your eyes smaller today?
- Okay. I'll cut it out. - Should I?
(Shaking)
The writer told me this when we were having the dinner after the drama.
She hired me because...
she wanted my poor acting to gain attention.
- She was after that. - She wanted you to act poorly?
- But you did well. - Your acting was good though.
- I did better than they expected. - She wanted to destroy Jong Kook.
- I did better than they expected. - You did better than they expected.
I can't let her slide.
Don't be so dramatic now.
No, I should be.
He's the treasure of variety shows. She wanted to you to be a poor...
actor, so she can use you like Jang Su Won.
I'm not even angry. Why are you getting all worked up for?
- No, I ought to be angry. - I'm not mad.
It's because he'd never cross path with her.
(How did he figure that out?)
- You got offers in China though. - Really?
- Well, yes, I did. - In China, voices are dubbed.
- They dub voices in China. - That's right. He can speak Korean.
So they are looking for voice actors with a high-pitched voice.
No.
They would find someone whose voice would suit my image.
A deep voice wouldn't fit you.
They will find a voice that's going to suit me.
Even in commercials I filmed,
- they dubbed a deep voice for me. - Really?
- It was a deep voice. - But that's not like you though.
People in Korea might think that doesn't suit my voice,
- in China, that works. - Really?
- It suits my looks. - It'd be weird for us to watch.
(This is the Chinese commercial Jong Kook filmed.)
(They dubbed in such a deep voice.)
- What roles were you offered? - Me?
Offers must be about martial arts.
Yes, I get a lot of offers like that.
The last offer I got was...
- playing a bodyguard. - That's a nice one.
Another one was...
playing half man and half beast.
- That's a good one. - Half man and half beast.
- I'm a man but also a beast. - Like that monster?
- That was the role I was offered. - I see.
You'd be good for half man and half beast in Stephen Chow's film.
("Half Man and Half Beast")
Let's hear it directly from Jong Kook.
When you arrive at the airport in China,
- how many people are there? - A lot of people come.
You didn't realize you were getting popular when it happened.
It's not just be. The members of "Running Man"...
go overseas for the fan meets.
- We were greatly welcomed there. - I bet.
We use the VIP routes and have security details.
- You were treated like superstars. - After getting treated like that,
- the moment we land in Korea, - When you are in Korea.
Seok Jin says this.
"I should go home and sort out the trash."
(He faces the reality.)
Seok Jin's interest in...
relationship between Korea and China is higher than politicians.
- He's very interested in it. - Right.
Every day, he says,
"What did Xi Jinping say?"
He's very interested in the news regarding Korea and China.
(I love you, China.)
Chan Sung,
you've been taking big roles in dramas.
Right now, Jun Ho and Taec Yeon of 2PM are working as actors.
- They are all good. - Yes, indeed.
You guys are competing each other as actors.
But you compete against silly things like your pride.
It's silly like who gets the truck for coffee first.
- "Why is he getting it first?" - Another member gets it first?
Who is the best actor among you, Jun Ho, and Taec Yeon?
But all of you are better than Park Jin Young, aren't you?
- Anyone decent is better than him. - Of course they are better.
You are better than Jin Young. That's all that matters.
- He was even the lead actor. - Exactly.
- Really? He was? - It's "A Millionaire on the Run".
- He started acting early. - "A Millionaire on the Run".
- I'm sure he knows it. - Who has the most successful drama?
- Among us three? - Yes.
It's "Good Manager" right now.
- Jun Ho's doing well. - I see.
- Jun Ho is ahead. - He's a little ahead.
But Chan Sung is more active on social media.
How active are you?
- He's quite philosophical. - Of course.
- I'll have to check it. - But I'm on hiatus these days.
- You are on a break. - The world is doing better.
- Yes. - You're in graduate school...
for acting right now?
I had my midterms a couple months ago.
The assignment was to depict an animal.
(His midterm assignment was to depict an animal.)
- So I chose an ostrich. - It was in "I Live Alone".
- Yes. - That was on the show.
- It became viral. - People really liked it.
- Do it for us. - Yes, show us.
- Yes. - Ostrich.
(An ostrich can run at a max speed of 70km an hour.)
- Ostriches have long legs. - Yes.
They have long legs.
- They hold up their leg like this. - Oh, he's good.
(He imitates how an ostrich walks.)
It would walk like this.
And if it notices over its shoulder a prey like a tiger,
- or panther approaching... - Yes.
- Once it detects that, - Yes.
it puffs up its chest and run away.
And then...
(Dashing)
- That's good. - Gosh.
- He's fast. - It's good.
The legs are the same.
- Even his face looks like a bird. - You're right.
- He does look like a bird. - Yes, he does.
I can do horses in period pieces too.
- You can do horses too? - You did horses too?
- Horse? - Aren't you good that?
Horses are really smart.
Yes, so if someone who's not good at horseback riding gets on,
- Go up there. - Yes.
- He's good. - When they get on the horse,
- they get a little annoyed. - Yes, they do.
You have to kick them about five times for them to go.
But during shoots, the amazing thing is..
when they hear "Ready!", they get ready to run.
- Since they're so used to filming. - I see. They know when to run.
Horses tend to travel in herds.
But according to the script, I had to leave tot he side.
I had to leave to the side. So the horse got ready to run.
The horse began running. It was supposed to turn when I tugged.
But this fellow just...
(The horse just turned its head and turned.)
That's what it did.
- Really? - Yes.
- Maybe you tugged wrong? - Since other horses were running,
I tugged this much but it just did this.
That's how it ran.
- Gosh. - Really.
He's good at imitating horses.
(Perfect imitation of the horse)
What an amazing imitation.
- Gosh. - Okay.
- What did you say? - That was so clean cut.
- That was such a good transition. - Gosh.
(That was a clean transition.)
Jin Woo, I heard you received a very nice gift from Yang Hyun Suk?
We made our comeback recently...
- with the song "Really Really". - It did very well.
- The song did very well. - It's a great song.
- What was the gift? - So...
It was a bottle of champagne, but a very vintage one.
- An aged one. - I see.
He gave each of us one that matched our age.
- I was born in 1991. - 1991.
He'd have been in big trouble if someone was born in 1952.
- You can't find one. - It'd have been impossible.
- He gave us all one each. - Even the 80s would be expensive.
- I see. - Very nice of him.
- So your boss gets you gifts. - Yes.
- Boss. - Look at him.
He must feel something now.
You're making a lot of comparison jokes today.
I think he wants me to hear this.
Is he the boss?
- Yes. - But...
- You're the boss? - I see.
- But... - Jong Kook is the boss.
He'll have to get approval.
Buy him a bottle from 1971.
- From 1971. - He needs to pay me back first.
I didn't know Jong Kook was the boss.
- I produced the entire Turbo album. - He gave Jung Nam an advance.
- You produced it? - Yes.
He produced it and paid for everything.
- I see. - Then you do need his approval.
He had a lot of grudges against Jong Kook, but things have changed.
- I can't say anything against him. - You had a lot of grudges.
Then do you call him Jong Kook or boss?
- Of course he calls me Jong Kook. - I call him Jong Kook.
- Yes. - Of course.
But when signing contracts, he's the boss.
(Jung Nam and Jong Kook's double life)
Jong Kook has become the king of kids because of a show.
- A lot of kids watch it. - Yes.
- Kids love the show. - Ra Ik...
- Ra Ik is crazy about the show. - I'm very good with kids.
I used not like playing with kids,
when I was young.
But from one point, I started loving it.
- And kids love me too. - You used to take their money.
- Oh, come on. - What?
- You did. - Come on.
All right,
I have to make this clear.
I may have fought with kids, but I never took their money.
(That's scarier.)
Since kids know me and like me,
I ended up being friendly with them too.
Before, when little kids would go...
"It's Kim Jong Kook!", I would say,
"I'm not your friend. Come here."
- I said that when I was young. - He must have been so scary.
- You were scary just now. - So scary.
But now all I feel is love. I like kids now.
I went to a pool once with Haha.
There were a lot of kids there.
Did they try to pull down your pants?
No, they didn't.
Stop that.
Aren't they like, "It's Jong Kook!" and do that?
- Kids can't... - They're like, "It's small!"
(It's small!)
- It's small. - That's funny.
When we go to places like that,
little kids gather around me in particular.
I was basically a water park.
- They were hanging on my arms. - Ra Ik...
- I would play with them like this. - and my daughters...
- really think he has superpowers. - Really.
They think Jong Kook can do anything.
- Children think that. - Yes, children.
You need to teach your children the truth.
You can't just let them be.
You shouldn't shatter children's dreams.
We did teach them the truth, so he's now nothing to them.
Any plans of marriage?
- I should get married. - Mikey is single too?
- Yes, he's not married. - All three aren't married.
I feel like I should send off Jong Kook first.
You're older than him.
- You should get married first. - He'll take care of himself.
I've never seen him with a girl in the past two years.
He's the type who never talks about his relationships.
- Very firm. - Even to me?
- I am very careful. - You're very firm.
Is it because you want to protect the children's innocence?
I do have to protect that, yes.
"Commander" can't do anything like that.
The "Commander" has no superpowers in love!
I know nothing of that sort.
- The "Commander" can do anything. - He's talking to the kids.
(The "Commander" grows further away from love.)
Jung Nam, you're a legendary man...
who ruled over the clubs with your dancing?
Don't you have any plans for the future?
- I mean... - That's what I want to know.
My future is right here.
- I don't have to worry about it. - Yes.
- Kim Jong Kook is your future. - Yes.
- I see. - By this point...
I've heard of "People are the future."
- Kim Jong Kook is the future. - Yes, yes.
- What is this anecdote about? - Let me tell you.
So you know these night clubs?
There was one that I used to go to,
but they suddenly banned me.
- Why? - Since they wouldn't let me in,
I came down from the third floor and a friend asked where I was going.
I told him I was going to Myung Dong.
He asked why and I told him I couldn't get in.
I said I'd never come back here again.
He told me to wait a second, so I was waiting outside.
And the 300 people that were in there all started coming out.
- 300 people? - Yes.
- The number's been bumped up. - No.
- I swear. - Really?
But if it was 300 people,
it reminds me of the children's tale "Pied Piper of Hamelin".
They all followed him out.
He led them all out.
- Gosh. - That's what happened.
That club must have really regretted that.
In just a month, the club actually closed down.
- Gosh. - Really?
- Because of Kim Jung Nam? - Yes.
Back then, Jung Nam was...
famous amongst dangers.
He was an idol.
If social media existed then,
It would have been crazy. Videos would have gone viral.
- He'd have made a lot of money. - I'd be doing things in China.
Stop talking about China now.
(Shame...)
Chan Sung, I heard you and Taec Yeon eat a lot of food.
Are you guys soulmates? Food soulmates?
Do you guys really eat that much? Was I good?
Yes.
It's exciting.
So the story is...
since we were in training, we always ate a lot.
We'd go to kimbap place,
and it would be me, Taec Yeon, and our trainer.
The three of us ate.
And our check amounted to about 100 dollars.
- 100 dollars for 3 people? - 100 for 3?
- My goodness. - Wow, that's a lot.
It's equivalent of 10,000 dollars in Gang Nam's bbq restaurant.
- 10,000 dollars. - I'm serious.
There was a restaurant we'd go to all the time.
We only went to that place.
But the company allowed us to go to that kimbap place.
There was usually a price limit.
But they told us we could eat whatever we want without limit.
- So we went. - You'll regret ever saying that.
You guys are going to die.
- We'll send you to paradise. - Yes.
So you guys were like, "Tell the trainer to get over here."
We ordered everything we wanted to eat, and just kept eating.
They have a lot of items on their menu.
They have so many items. And we ordered almost all of them.
100 dollars?
So the price limit came back because of you two?
Yes, after that, the limit was six dollars.
- Six dollars. - That's so low.
- Yes, the limit came back. - They were probably shocked.
- Goodness. - That's incredible.
Before, Turbo was also...
The team broke up because of the food price limit.
The team broke up because of the food price limit?
We'd order an item for each of us and one other thing to share.
The company hated us for that one shared item.
- One shared item? - Yes.
Everyone needs another dish to share!
It was just one more pork cutlet.
It was an item for each of us,
- and a pork cutlet. - A pork cutlet is a must.
The boss asked, "why did you order 3 items when there're 2 of you?"
For that one pork cutlet,
he scolded us so bad. It was only five dollars.
We'd sold a million copies of our album!
You guys had that limit when you sold a million copies?
We sold a million copies but we didn't even get royalties.
- That's really brutal. - That was the final straw?
It was really...
I'm going to leave this company and eat all the pork cutlet I want!
(Turbo breaks up over a five dollar pork cutlet!)
- Yes. - Does Winner eat what they want?
- This is surprising to us. - They have the cafeteria.
Even when we were in training, we didn't have a price limit.
- Their cafeteria is good. - Really?
So we were always at the cafeteria.
YG is amazing.
- That's the best. - I should have gone to YG.
- YG is great. - And they have a cafeteria.
YG's motto is "Eat however much you want."
(YG's motto is "Eat however much you want.")
Chan Sung, you never dated in secret,
but you were never once involved in a scandal?
We just never met by ourselves.
- You met in a group? - All together?
- Just like a normal friend? - I see.
That's very smart.
So you were never in the paparazzi's radar?
I don't think they're that interested in me.
Paparazzis are usually really interested in celebrities...
- dating each other. - That's what they focus on.
- That's what they're into. - Yes.
So Jong Kook, do you usually date celebrities?
I never date celebrities. Never.
- That's better. - Yes.
2 years ago, when the 3 of us got back together,
I asked Jong Kook.
If I get a girlfriend,
can I go on dates?
- He asked me that. - I see.
I wasn't asking for permission.
Aren't you around 45 years old?
It's because when I was in the business,
scandals meant the end of a career.
- Back then, that was true. - It's a while ago.
So I asked him, but after hearing what Chan Sung said,
I don't think anyone would care even if I do.
Jung Nam, I'm sorry, but you can get married too.
Please do it. Please try finding someone.
Getting married would actually be better for your career.
- Yes. - Get married.
You can get on so many more shows if you get married.
- You're right. - There are a lot these days.
Please get married.
- Of course. - There are so many shows.
- Get married. - There aren't shows for single men.
- Yes. - There's nothing for us to do.
- There are so many these days. - Yes.
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Today, we have guests that will heat things up this hot summer.
Songs that will make me the king of summer!
Let's first listen to the song Jong Kook chose.
- Gosh. - It's Young Hoon's song.
("Twist King" is a song from Turbo's 2nd album in 1996.)
- It's Turbo! - Gosh.
But you know, you shouldn't have said Jong Kook chose this.
It should have said Turbo.
What's "Kim Jong Kook with Kim Jung Nam"?
- You're right. - This is wrong.
Well, we have Mikey too.
He's...
Officially, we're called Turbo.
But within the company, we're Kim Jong Kook and Two Turbos.
- Really? - That's how it is.
He's already planning to separate.
It's Kim Jong Kook and the boys?
No, it's Kim Jong Kook and Two Turbos.
- I see. - You never know what happens.
This is funny.
He's already doing the paperwork.
- He's already on it. - Kim Jong Kook with...
We haven't heard this song in a while. "Twist King"!
I really like this song.
(Turbo's icy punch will blow the heat away.)
Kim Jong Kook!
(Protector of the Earth, the Commander's high notes)
(Jung Nam's rap makes you feel like you're in a tropical island.)
(The song begins with Jong Kook's support.)
(Turbo's hit song rocked the nation in the 1990s.)
(Everybody dance, forget everything and dance)
(Dancing)
(Scream everyone)
(They're all excited.)
(Forget all your worries)
(Go back to the summer you spent with Turbo.)
Look at his dance!
(His dancing skills are still alive.)
(He was too focused on his dance and missed his cue.)
You have to rap!
(He can't hide the fact that 23 years have passed.)
(The youngest members on the side are enthusiastic.)
(Exciting "Twist King")
(He still has happy feet.)
(Scream everyone)
(The 3 old men return to the 90s.)
(Don't worry about world's troubles)
(Summoning Mikey, the king of insurance in Los Angeles)
(Turbo is back! "Twist King".)
(Their performance blew away all the heat and worries.)
That was great.
Back then, we were on a music performance show,
and he got his lyrics wrong. So we had to go record again.
The staff called us...
and said they really can't broadcast it.
So we had to go again and record again.
He had to record again?
Let's listen to the song Jin Woo chose.
- I know. - Nice.
It's perfect for the summer.
("Let's Go on a Trip" is from Cho Yong Mil's 7th album in 1985.)
What's the reason you chose this song?
- I've never been on a trip. - I see.
Not a personal trip.
- Really? - Really.
- You have to go. - Where do you want to go?
- I want to go to Chile. - Why Chile?
- Wine! - The country itself...
- is one straight line. - It's long.
I want to go on a drive there.
(I want to go on a drive there.)
- Because the country is long? - I see.
But just because the country is one long line,
it doesn't mean all roads are one long straight line.
(He admits it right away.)
- The coastal roads will... - They have different roads,
so you'll have to make left turns and right turns.
Isn't that true?
He thought he'd be able to drive straight without turning the handle.
Just driving straight like this?
- You'll have to turn like this. - The country is actually wide.
- Really? - Of course.
I see.
Let's listen to Jin Woo sing "Let's Go on a Trip".
- "Let's Go on a Trip"! - All right.
("Let's Go on a Trip" by Kim Jin Woo)
(He's an island boy who wants to go to Chile.)
Winner!
(Imja Island town party)
(They're the neighborhood elders cheering the boy's dream.)
(This is one of the best vacation songs that gets you excited.)
(The song makes you want to pack up and leave.)
(The golden sun opens the festival)
(Towards the vast plain, towards the waterfalls)
(There will only be straight roads in a straight-line country.)
(I'm going to dash down the long straight road.)
(We're all rooting for you, kid.)
(This is a campfire in the Andes Mountains.)
(Let's go on a trip to that place)
- That was good. - Thank you for the song.
- His singing is very pretty. - Yes.
(The song shows his pure and beautiful dreams.)
It was "The Vibe Built through Experience" special today.
Jong Kook, how did you feel about the show today?
This was my 1st time on the show in 7 years.
- Really? - Yes.
You were on the show when "S" was here.
Yes, I was on the show with Tak Jae Hoon when "S" was here.
Yes, I personally love Radio Star.
This show has made us all laugh for years.
It was so fun being here.
We hope to do many things as Turbo for a long time.
So please show us a lot of support.
Okay, the master of imitating Ostriches, Chan Sung.
- How did you feel about today? - I keep thinking about the ostrich.
I haven't been on the show for a long time, so I was worried.
But I had a lot of fun.
- You'll be a big star in JYP. - You're right.
- Hey. - Star?
- Can you sound like you mean it? - Look at me while you say it.
He said that while looking somewhere else.
My goodness.
Okay, Jin Woo. How did you feel?
It was my first time on the show.
I'm so honored to be on this great show.
- I think this will go viral. - Yes.
- Imja Island. - Yes.
You might become their ambassador.
Thank you so much. I had a great time.
- I learned so much today. - Yes.
Our special MC, Gang Nam. How did you feel about today?
This was my first time being in this seat.
Whenever I'm on variety shows, I have to laugh a lot.
But I realized today that you don't have to laugh.
This was the face Gu Ra made when the guests were singing.
You took a picture of me?
(He's a revolution in reactions.)
Were you taking a picture of me?
You don't have to laugh in variety shows.
Today, I learned so much.
You have to send me this photo.
How did you take such a good photo?
What a photo.
- Goodness. - This is a new role for MCs.
I learned so much today. Thank you so much.
- My goodness. - What a nice photo.
These four guests have guarded...
the Korean music industry without ever wavering.
You are all lovely from head to toe
- Thank you so much. - I hope you make...
our hearts beat...
and remain as music legends.
We will say good bye here.
- See you next week. - Please.