Happy to be together on "Happy Together"!
It's great to see you.
May is Family Month and today's guest is quite fitting.
She's not our favorite sister or mother.
She's our favorite foul-mouthed lady.
It's Kim Su Mi.
Welcome.
You look so posh.
You're too pretty for someone who swears.
You look too nice.
- You seem to be afraid of her. - I'm not.
We're both from Gunsan.
I respect her very much.
That's so random.
You never compliment anyone.
- The fact that he said that... - He's nervous.
He talks like this in front of two people.
Lee Seung Chul and her.
- Why are you here alone? - Why are you alone?
I brought a few other guests.
- Please introduce them to us. - Okay, okay.
- So, we can rest? - No, come here. Stand behind me.
- Oh, we're her dancers. - Are you?
Help her out.
Su Mi will introduce our guests herself.
Look at her figure.
Be quiet, everyone back there. Shh.
Okay.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Hi, this is your host for today.
Kim Su Mi.
Tonight's first guest.
Professor Bae Jong Ok, good for you
I didn't go to college but I did just fine, too
Gen-gen-gen, I'm a gentleman
- It's Bae Jong Ok! - It's Bae Jong Ok.
Pretty slim Yoon Hyeon Suk, good for you
But I also posed for a bikini shoot, just like you
Gen-gen-gen, I'm a gentleman
It's Yoon Hyeon Suk!
Oh, yeah.
Long-legged Byun Jung Soo, good for you
I may have short legs but my face is prettier
Gen-gen-gen, I'm a gentleman
It's Byun Jung Soo!
Okay.
You speak really good English.
- I'm taking lessons these days. - Really?
It is Su Mi and the Girls Special today.
- Is that what the shades are about? - Su Mi's Girls.
The girls look pretty grown-up.
Isn't the youngest in her 40s?
Isn't she?
I wish I was 32, but I'm 42.
- I'm the second youngest. - Hyeon Suk is 45.
- She's 45. - Seriously?
Wait, don't mention my age.
- Should we not? - Please don't.
- An actress' age is a secret. - I apologize.
Jong Ok, they can look it up on the internet anyway.
- Still, don't. - No?
Bae Jong Ok is... 37!
She's 37!
Okay, she's 37.
Hyeon Suk is still single.
- She was never married. - That's right.
- Never? - She's a real virgin.
I'll leave it up to your imagination.
How old are you this year, Su Mi?
- Why do you ask? - Well, they're in their 40s...
Never ask an actress her age.
- Myung Soo, that was incredibly rude. - Hey, Jong Ok.
I'm not an actress, I'm a foul-mouthed lady.
- I'm 68, so what? - What are you trying to do now?
You're younger than I thought.
Jong Ok, aren't you one of the more fierce
- and intimidating actresses? - She is.
Seeing Sae Ho here today makes me feel at home.
- They did a show together. - We worked together.
- That's right. - She was your big sister.
She was my eldest sister.
What was she like?
It looked as if Sae Ho had feelings for you on the show.
That he liked you and stuff.
- Sae Ho had feelings for Jong Ok? - Me?
We actually talked about it over coffee.
- We lived together for six months. - I know.
We lived together.
Now that sounds odd.
Just simply as a man looking at a woman,
I could say that she's an attractive woman.
- How old are you? - I'm 34.
It won't work.
Why not?
Just pretend it's America here.
That's nonsense.
So, it's okay in America and not here in Korea?
How much do you make a month?
In a month? I earn enough to support myself.
- Do you have a house? - I do.
- Sae Ho is quite well-off. - What do your parents do?
I already met Sae Ho's parents.
- It's all done, then. - Yes, but...
The bottom line is that neither of us is interested.
Above all, the four of you seem to be very close.
Could you tell us how you became all close?
We were all in a drama called "Hooray for Love".
We worked together for six, seven months.
You were in that drama with many others.
If you do a lot of dramas,
- it's not easy to be friends. - That's right.
I think the four of you had something in common.
When we were shooting the drama,
- it was fun, but we rarely met up. - We had no time.
Did you become closer after the drama was over?
After it was over, actress Lee Bo Young got married.
While she was preparing for her wedding,
we had to decide on a dress code.
Hyeon Suk brought the dresses from the States
and we gathered at my house to try them on.
- Like bridesmaids? - Yes, we were bridesmaids.
So that's how you all became very close.
- Hyeon Suk, you live in the States now, right? - Yes.
- I called her over. - To be in this show?
- No, I suggested we go to Guam. - She did.
- I offered to plan the trip. - She did everything.
That's why she's here in Korea.
Then we found out about this "Happy Together" episode
and decided to come on as Su Mi and the Girls.
Hyeon Suk extended her stay by a week for this.
- So that's the story. - It's a long one.
- It must be great to be in your prime again. - Yes.
You also shot a commercial.
You can still dance, too.
Usually people over 60 talk about retirement
but you're even more active and passionate.
Is there a reason for that?
I want to learn from you.
I got here two hours early today.
Why so early?
- It's out of habit. - Whatever you do?
I once had a schedule where
five TV shows and films overlapped with one another.
The crew on the fifth project thought I'd be late.
So, they placed bets saying I wouldn't be on time.
"There's no way she can get here in five minutes."
They each bet ten dollars.
The director I'd known for a long time bet 50 dollars.
He said, "She'll be here on time."
"I worked with her many times and she was never late."
They started counting down the seconds.
Five, four, three, two, one. And then, I was like
"Oh, I do hope I'm on time. Am I late?"
"Am I late?"
Everyone else was so shocked.
- But our question was... - It wasn't about the bet.
How do you think you peaked for a second time?
We were asking what your motivation for working was.
It's like "Interstellar". She's in another dimension.
- We have to stay very alert. - Hang on.
You may have asked about motivation and peaks,
but when you're my age, you miss the point.
The same goes for you too, Jae Suk.
- I'm going to keep an eye on you. - Ma'am.
- It depends on who dies first. - Be quiet.
There's no order as to who dies first.
- You're the expert hosts. - That wasn't the point.
When people like me talk, we can go off on a tangent.
So, it's your job to stop me from doing that.
I tried to but you...
Don't mock me.
She got him.
He's toying with me.
Why don't you swear at him, then?
He's Korea's most popular host at the moment.
I hate him sometimes. Could you swear at him for me?
Point out his weakness or something.
What do you not like about him? Be quiet.
You monkey.
Are you okay?
You've done enough. Let Myung Soo take over.
You're not that much better than him.
He's from my hometown, Gunsan.
Are you okay?
Sit up, Myung Soo.
Will that do? Do you feel better now?
- That was a bit... - She's so funny.
When she swore at me, there was this chi.
- Did you feel it? - I felt this energy.
- Did you feel it? - I did.
Did it hit you?
It felt like it hit me in waves.
You don't have to scream to convey energy.
She's been telling Jang Dong Min off a lot lately.
- Has she? - Yes, she has.
He deserves it.
What do you think of Myung Soo?
- We're from the same city. - Swear at him too.
- He's a bit spiteful as well. - I grew up poor, so
- there's probably not much to scold me for. - You?
- Let's hear you swear, Su Mi. - Go on.
Are you revving up?
- Are you revving up? - No, no.
Myung Soo, I really like you a lot.
- Why? - Do you find him sweet?
No, it's because...
You really are ugly.
What did she say?
"You really are ugly."
Just swear at me.
What you just said offended me even more.
Swear at me like you did to Jae Suk!
That felt worse!
Lady!
Do you and Jae Suk have a history together?
15 years ago... In some library at Jecheon...
- Yes. "Let's Read Books." - "Let's Read Books."
You were the assistant host back then.
- The main host was Kim Yongman. - Yes, he was.
- I was a guest on that show. - That's right.
I didn't know your nickname so I asked,
"Are you a dragonfly?"
"Tell me what your nickname is."
Well, I go by many, such as dragonfly, mantis...
But here's the highlight.
Yongman stood here, an assistant host there
and Jae Suk stood here.
Yongman said, "Please welcome our guest Kim Su Mi."
But Jae Suk wasn't at his spot.
The library was halfway up a mountain and the producer
yelled "Jae Suk!" Then Jae Suk came running over.
The producer asked, "Where were you?"
Then Jae Suk said,
"I was so nervous, so I went to drink some water."
Really? Jae Suk was nervous?
- Did he go to get some water? - Did you?
- Really? - For real?
I was thirsty, so I needed some water.
- Why didn't you drink beforehand? - I was thirsty.
So I said to him,
"What are you doing?"
"What are you doing?" And then, Jae Suk went
"I'm sorry, but I have stage fright."
Water was dripping down his chin.
That's right.
- Here is the library! - The library!
I'll feed the grasshopper.
- Do you remember that day? - I do.
But now you're a big name.
Time really flies.
He used to be like that.
He had to say his lines, but
the producer yelled at him and I also yelled at him.
That discourages a person.
As an assistant host, he had a line.
- It was just two words. - But?
I don't remember what it was, but I remember thinking
"I don't think he'll last a year."
The other assistant host did pretty well.
Jae Suk's spot was over here.
- The assistant director said "cue." - But he froze?
Jae Suk said, "Can we go again?"
- Really? - He used to have stage fright.
I was still learning the ropes back then.
But now, he's become Korea's most famous host.
You remember all that? It was such a long time ago.
Jong Ok, Su Mi introduced you as a professor earlier.
Where do you currently teach?
I quit. I taught at Chungang University for ten years.
That was quite long.
Was it because students didn't enroll in your class?
- I heard you were a strict professor. - Me?
No, I didn't think I was, but
I must have been stingy with their grades.
Were you?
The rules say you get an "F" if you miss three classes.
- So I just... - Some professors are lenient on that.
But I couldn't afford to be lenient because,
one semester, only three students enrolled in my class.
- What? - Yes, three students.
- I don't know why. - Because you give poor grades.
- Doesn't the class get cancelled then? - Yes.
So I asked for one more student as three wasn't enough.
I barely managed to get one, making it four in total.
A class of just four?
Did any of them get an F?
So, there's only four students, and
if anyone skips three classes, I have to give out an F.
But because there were only four, no one dared to skip.
- They all know each other. - They wouldn't dare.
But all of them said it was their most memorable class.
- Why? - Because...
- Because they were angry at you? - No, we once
practiced acting out a scene that was at a karaoke.
But the local karaoke refused to have us that night.
- Because it was their peak hours. - Yes.
So, I asked when would be good and they said dawn.
So, we went there again at dawn.
It was a scene where a girl had to sing.
- But no one can sing well at dawn. - Of course not.
So, she didn't sing properly and
I ended up yelling at her.
- At dawn? - Angry again?
- You weren't shooting for real, right? - No.
I really admire her because if we're doing something,
she always tries to join us, but she would then say
"Sae Ho, I think you're doing well and will do better."
"What are your plans?"
That's nice of her, right? Tell me yours, Shinyoung.
- I'm... - "I'm going to the restroom."
- Really? - Yes, she goes to the restroom.
She doesn't listen to other people.
She won't listen.
Come to think of it, her hair is covering her ear.
Not both of them, but just one.
People like her tend to get distracted easily.
Students hate it when you are the only one talking.
- How are you when you teach? - The same?
Do you just talk, not listen?
I guess so.
You said not many students enrolled in your class.
People in our profession tend to not listen to others.
- Nearly all of us. - Is that so?
- Really? - No, we don't listen.
And we hate it when others lecture us.
- Are you like that, too? - I swear right away.
Hyeon Suk, you were recently on
Bae Cheol Su's TV show with the ZAM members.
- It was great. - Wasn't it?
It must have been so long since you met up.
What was it like to see them again after so long?
- I was so happy. - I'm sure you were.
We all wanted to make one last memory together.
Will ZAM get back together as a group then?
I don't think we'll do so permanently
but if our fans want, we can always perform.
Teams like R.ef and Jinusean got back recently.
- They're so famous now. - I didn't know that.
- I heard it's the trend these days. - It is.
Someone said to me,
- "I miss you because of so-and-so." - Do it.
- As "Su Mi and the Girls"? - No, no.
Su Mi and...
ZAM was so popular back in the day.
That was 23 years ago already.
- We debuted in 1993. - She can still dance.
- I almost cried when I saw her on TV. - Really?
- "I Will Not Stop." - That's right.
("I Will Not Stop" by Zam)
(Reunited after 23 years)
(They all still can dance)
You hadn't performed in a while.
Was it very difficult?
We hadn't performed together for a long time.
After we rehearsed twice,
I almost fainted.
- Out of exhaustion? - Yes.
I never imagined that would happen.
- At the time we performed... - Many times a day.
We rehearsed maybe even up to 20 times a day.
But after just twice...
Although the choreography wasn't that tough.
It wasn't, but after just two tries, we crumbled.
- "We really are old." - Everyone is in their 40s.
But then once you're on stage
and you hear the audience yell and cheer...
- Then this supernatural strength... - Hyeon Suk,
dance for them right now.
I remember the moves.
- Do you really? - Do it, Shinyoung.
- I think I remember it, too. - That's it.
("I Will Not Stop")
(The biggest dance 23 years ago)
- One, two, three. - Two, three.
Oh gosh. Her body remembers the moves.
There she goes. Oh, yeah.
You're so good.
Yoon Hyeon Suk still has it.
I danced it so many times. My body moves automatically.
My body reacts to the music.
It's not my brain.
Are you exhausted?
You look like you need to throw up.
- It's manageable. - Is it manageable?
It's your first time on our show. How have you been?
I moved to the States seven years ago.
- Did you emigrate? - Yes, I did by myself.
I had a few reasons.
Many bad things happened to me at once.
My mom passed away.
Many things happened.
You had no choice but to leave Seoul.
I found myself wondering what I was doing here,
so I just decided to up and leave.
- Did you leave with nothing? - Yes, I did.
Alone? What did you do there?
I got into the fashion industry.
She did well. She's rich.
- Who's rich? - She is.
- She's rich? - Yes, she is.
- Did your business do well? - It did.
Is your house in Los Angeles nice?
She lives... You visited her. You tell them.
- Does she have a pool? Then she's rich. - She does.
Of course she has a pool.
Jung Soo, did you four get along from the beginning?
- What was your first impression? - I was scared.
When I first worked with Su Mi...
As you all know, I wasn't originally an actress.
- I was a model. - You were.
Su Mi looked at me like
"Oh, I see a former model is here."
But she liked me for my sense of fashion.
- Oh, did she? - Yes.
Although it was hard at first,
I was able to approach her and...
- Jung Soo. - Yes?
- The reason I liked you - Yes.
was because every week
you gave me a handbag or jewellery.
I liked you because of your gifts.
You're so honest.
- She's honest. - Wow.
- You're so honest. - She is.
- She's so like Myung Soo. - She is.
But I didn't just accept her gifts and forget about it.
- Did you give back? - To her...
She's always giving me food.
Even today, she gave each of us a huge bag.
- Of what? - There were barley dried croakers,
marinated crabs, and other side dishes.
- She gives back. - She does.
That's why she's like a mom to me.
I asked her to officiate my renewal ceremony vow.
When she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer,
I was the second person to know, after her husband.
She said, "Mom, I want to have another wedding."
"Can you officiate it?"
Do you remember how much I cried that day?
Was it before your surgery?
I found out two months before the drama ended.
My back itched and I had dandruff.
My scalp was dry and skin flaked off.
My voice kept getting hoarse, too.
The test results said I had thyroid cancer.
I had to wrap up a drama with cancer.
- I barely got through each day. - Of course.
I wondered what to do.
At the time I thought anyone with cancer died,
so I wanted to leave something special behind
for my family before the surgery.
So I gathered some good friends for a charity wedding.
We accepted donations.
We sent the money to children in Nepal.
I planned it all.
We did it in our garden.
You were there too, right?
Bo Young was my bridesmaid,
and I asked Su Mi to be the officiator.
When you hear that song, you're supposed to enter.
That's when I started to cry.
- The bride will enter. - The bride will enter.
(July 1, 2012 Jeong Su's vow renewal ceremony)
(Bae Jong Ok)
The bride will say her vows.
Groom Yoo Yong Eun and bride Byun Jung Soo
are now husband and wife for the rest of their lives.
They have renewed their vows.
Please give them a round of applause.
People clapped to congratulate us,
but it made me cry even more because of what it meant.
Everything was uncertain.
Su Mi was standing in front of me
and my parents and in-laws were next to me.
- I knew she had cancer. - They had no idea.
No one else knew.
At the time of the ceremony only Yong Eun and Su Mi knew?
That's why it was...
- Everyone cried. It was emotional. - It was.
I'm so grateful you were there, and Bo Young too.
- What were we talking about? - First impressions.
- What was your first impression? - I was scared.
Anyway, this is insane.
As for Jong Ok... I asked which other actors signed up.
The director said, "Kim Su Mi, Cheon Ho Jin, Bae Jong Ok."
I said, "Jong Ok?"
- I told him that I don't want to do it. - Why?
I don't think Jong Ok knows about this.
I refused the role because... I was scared of her.
The first time I met her,
"Man in Crisis" was my first ever drama.
- Do you remember? - I do.
It was my first acting role after being a model.
At the time she scolded me.
"Do a better job, will you?"
Because it was your first drama.
It felt like, "Where'd they find someone this bad?"
- She didn't say it, but you felt it? - Yes.
I got so discouraged I couldn't say my lines.
I think I talked to the wall after she left.
You messed up a lot, then.
"I'll never act again."
I was very on edge at the time myself.
It was because of the drama.
- Weren't you in it? - I was.
You, too?
I slapped Jong Ok a lot.
The drama itself had a lot of issues.
We got the script two days before the air date.
That means we have to work two days straight.
- So every one of us... - We were all so tense.
She was inexperienced,
so I'm sure I made some faces.
- You admit to it. - You admit to it?
You do, right?
Now that we're working together again,
I see that she does her best.
I like people who work hard.
- I like that about her. - She's like that.
My impression of her has improved over time.
Hyeon Suk, I heard that you had problems with Jung Soo.
They didn't get along at the start.
They're close now, but...
- What happened? - At first...
She has a deep voice and makes large gestures.
She'd come in with a mirror.
She'd say "hello" and come in and sit down.
She didn't bow properly to the other senior actors,
so I thought, "You brat."
They all got there too early.
- Instead of being on time... - No, you were late.
- But... - It was a couple of minutes.
- It was a couple of minutes. - What happened?
You're supposed to apologize as you come in.
I knew I was older than her,
so I decided to teach her a lesson.
Teach her a lesson.
- You're scary. - She looked at me
and said, "You're older, aren't you?"
- That wasn't too bad. - You were rude.
- "You're older, aren't you?" - What then?
I thought "how dare you" and meant to say "so what?"
But instead I said, "Yes."
You silly thing.
Because I was so used to speaking politely,
I failed to show my anger.
I had to fight this girl a lot in the drama.
Now I'm a girl?
That's how I vented my anger.
- You already didn't like her. - My stupid manners.
The director said, "Mess up Jeong Su's hair."
I told him I'd do just fine. "Don't worry."
I grabbed her by the hair and went for it.
Let go of her!
Let go! Let go of her before I turn you bald!
"Isn't this supposed to be an act?" That's how I felt.
I had certain not-so-nice feelings towards Jong Ok
because of how she treated me in the beginning.
So when I got to slap her,
- I swore I'd really go for it. - That happens?
- Things happen behind the scenes. - It's serious.
I never told this story before.
There's a scene where I go to her store
and ask her why she's flirting with my husband.
I spread my fingers and
flattened my palm as best I could and let fly at her.
I almost took off her head.
And what happened?
After that she started to slap back with a vengeance.
I slapped back.
My hands are mostly skin and bones,
so if I actually slap actresses, they cry.
I guess rumours spread about my slapping.
I recently did a drama with Kim Cheong.
She always brought packed lunches.
They were so delicious.
I always thank her mom for it.
One day I had to slap her twice.
It was one right after the other.
It was a double slap.
It was in the script.
I had no choice but to slap her twice.
- And? - Cheong almost fell over.
(That really hurt)
Her mom said, "I packed her lunch every day."
"How could she slap you when I fed her?"
I asked Cheong to explain to her mom for me.
- Was Zo In Sung scared of you, too? - Was he?
We were in "That Winter, the Wind Blows".
"Uhm, wait, sorry, when will you hit me?"
"The script says here, so I'll slap you here."
"Okay, just a moment."
- To prepare himself. - To brace himself?
Are you that scary?
It's best to do it properly in one take.
Jung Soo knows how it feels.
My cheek hurts already.
You mentioned earlier that
Lee Bo Young's wedding brought you together.
Yes, Hyeon Suk brought over all the dresses.
Bo Young insisted that we wear dresses.
She picked the dress code for us.
"We'll all wear pretty dresses and then party."
She told us so.
Wow.
- Jong Ok's dress suits her very well. - It does.
That's what I was going to say.
- I don't think you like wearing dresses. - I don't.
- I rarely go to weddings. - That's true.
- Do you? - She does.
I was perplexed.
I thought, "Are they really going to wear dresses?"
I expected her to say, "No, I don't wear dresses."
- But she did as she was told. - Did she?
- Who, Jong Ok? - Yes.
We all dressed up and people complained.
"Do you think it's your wedding?"
- We got told off. - We did.
Did you all know she was dating Ji Sung?
- We did. - Of course.
When we're chatting with him,
we forget that he's a man.
- Do you? - It's like he's one of us.
I see.
We can chat in groups with our Smartphones.
Ji Sung is in the group instead of Bo Young.
We chat with him instead.
He likes to chat, then.
Bo Young is pregnant now.
It's such a blessing, so I wanted to do something.
The three of us decided to throw her a baby shower.
We have a photo taken at the baby shower.
Bo Young's face is slightly chubbier.
- Is she due soon? - I think so.
- She's due in June. - She's chubby now.
Jung Soo is in the background.
- Jong Ok, are you usually like that? - No.
Being on variety shows changed me.
- You've changed. - She's younger at heart now.
Puberty came late.
Don't these baby showers make you want to get married?
- Me? Watching that... - How was it?
- I was so envious. - Were you?
- I went to her wedding and baby shower. - Yes.
I thought it would be nice if someone did it for me.
I randomly said, "Jung Soo, the flowers are so pretty."
She said, "Flowers cost the most at any wedding."
I said, "I see."
Then she suddenly said, "Hyeon Suk."
"I'll take care of your wedding."
I think she really will.
When she suddenly said that, I got so emotional.
And we burst into tears at someone else's wedding.
We wiped our eyes with napkins.
We were sitting in the front,
and people in the back wondered what was going on.
Jung Soo, forget about planning a wedding.
Find her a man first.
If she finds a man, I'll sort out the wedding.
- Does she not have a man? Why? - She doesn't.
- She's surrounded by too many girl friends. - Right.
She's never bored.
We're looking for a man.
Who would you like? Do you have an ideal type?
I do have an ideal type.
Who would it be?
Someone like Kang Ho Dong or Kim Su Ro.
A witty man?
A masculine man who is also fun to be around.
- A man who is strong and burly. - Because I'm...
Someone like him, then?
He's witty and fun.
- He's into fashion too. - He is.
- That's perfect. How old are you? - I'm 34.
Can you manage a 45-year-old?
- Pretend it's America. - I'd consider it.
She has a house in the States.
She lives in LA.
That's all good, but I can't move to LA.
I think I need to be here for a while.
So you like slightly big men.
(Su Mi and her daughters went on a trip)
(They grew closer)
I heard you had specific roles for the trip.
- What were they? - She carried stuff.
The porter?
She entertained us.
I made myself the photographer.
- She drains people. - She loves to take photos.
She tells you where to stand and how to stand.
I asked, "Why are you here?"
"Are you here to take photos or have fun?"
"Mom, when I was diagnosed with cancer"
"and sorted through my things,"
"I saw I had so few family photos."
- That's when she started taking photos. - I see.
We took so many photos.
You had some great models
- so I bet it was fun. - You bet.
- They were so stylish. - I think that Jung Soo...
- You changed everyone else. - I think so.
Jong Ok, didn't you hate taking photos?
- She didn't. - But for her sake...
Do you take selfies now?
- No selfies. - She only does when we're around.
- We have a few here. - You have a lot.
You took this in Guam.
- Aren't we pretty? - Wow.
- Is this Jong Ok? - Yes, it is.
It's Jong Ok.
It's leopard print.
Jang Dong Min bought it for me to wear in Guam.
- Leopard print? - Yes, so I wore it.
He even knew my size.
You're just as fit as the rest of them.
This is nice.
This one is more revealing.
- They have the figures for it. - Wow.
I never took Jong Ok for someone to do this.
You did it all.
- We promised not to show those. - I had no idea.
As you can see,
these two are having fun and posing voluntarily.
Jong Ok tagged along but looks...
"Do I do this?"
- She was directed. - Guess what.
What's funny is we took a few topless photos.
There was no one else, so we gave it a go.
"Let's not do that, I can't be bothered."
But she took her top off first.
She posed first, too.
Her figure... It's the best.
- This is the best photo. - It's of Su Mi.
- Isn't she pretty? - It's lovely.
You have beautiful armpits.
Women's armpits age, too.
The skin grows dark.
But hers are so white.
She has a lovely bone structure and curves.
- She used to look like Natalie Wood. - She did.
You mentioned Natalie Wood.
- We decided to compare the two. - Really?
- Oh, my gosh. - Oh, my gosh.
- It's Natalie Wood. - Which is Su Mi?
- This one. - This is Su Mi.
- Where did you get this? - You looked alike.
- Didn't I have her nose? - You did.
You could be twins.
- Your eyes look alike, too. - They do.
You're the Natalie Wood of Asia.
Who exactly is Natalie Wood?
She's the famous actress from "Splendor in the Grass".
Is she alive?
- She died a suspicious death. - At an early age.
- A suspicious death? - She died in her mid-40s.
She drowned during a trip.
- A suspicious death? - She died.
- No one knows how. - It's a mystery.
We went from Natalie Wood to her suspicious death.
I wish she were alive.
What is it?
We went from talking about Natalie Wood and me
to Wood's suspicious death.
Every topic we touched so far...
It's so hard to wrap up.
My goodness.
- This is quite the photo. - Can we show this?
Oh.
- It's Hyeon Suk. - Why did you give them that?
- You're a model. - You edited it.
It's like a photo shoot.
We were working out.
Hyeon Suk taught us some moves.
We were spreading oil on our skin
telling ourselves we should get a nice tan.
We thought stretching would be fun.
- Your curves... - Is this Hyeon Suk?
Isn't it beautiful? It's not my body.
If she really didn't want us to show this,
she could have snatched it away.
- "Give that to me!" - She could have.
I never imagined you'd have this.
Hyeon Suk, so many people would envy you.
Everyone in the States are crazy about the hips.
- Not the chest? - It's not the chest anymore.
- So I tried to shape mine. - I should move there.
- So now I... - We can't join in this topic.
As soon as I wake up, I stretch for 30 minutes.
(The fit and beautiful Hyeon Suk's workout)
The first thing you do is stretch.
- This is a workout, too. - Is it?
- I should remember this. - Stretch yourself out.
Then fold your legs up like this.
This loosens the hip joints that stiffen overnight.
Pull your legs to your chest.
- You're so supple. - It hurts in a good way.
Then alternate your legs.
- It looks easy, but it hurts. - It hurts.
That's why it's good.
This pose works on your hips and back all at once.
- I do it all at once. - How?
You lie face down.
That's tough.
- You're like a skydiver? - You're like Superman?
- How do you do that? - Up, down, then up.
- She's very fit. - This works on your back,
hips, and your thighs. It's good for your whole body.
I see that.
- How many times? - You do it 20 times.
If that's too much, do it ten times with three breaks.
You have to tense your muscles and relax them.
This stretched them out.
Then you get up...
- Do the cat pose? - Yes, do the cat pose.
That's an easy way to stretch out in the morning.
Thank you.
- Lecturer Bae, try it. - How about giving it a try?
She can do it.
She works out regularly.
- She did ballet, right? - She dose Pilates.
- I never tried this, though. - Try it now, then.
Do it for ten seconds.
- You can manage. - Do it for ten seconds.
It's not about how high you reach.
It's about doing it properly.
- Relax your arms. - You're fit.
- She can do it. - Perfect.
- Your bottom stiffens up. - One...
Two, three, four, five.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
- Then do the cat pose. - Do the cat pose.
Hello, kitty.
Meow.
- Well done. - You did well.
- I feel refreshed. - Do you?
You sit with your legs crossed.
If you must, sit like this.
People who sit for long hours...
- This is nice. - Then...
Lean forward like this.
- Don't look down. - My back hurts.
Lean over facing forward with your chest up.
No, I can't.
- That's nice. - Don't you feel good?
You're loosening up your joints.
That feels good.
Jong Ok, is it true you can't cook?
- She's terrible. - Is she terrible at cooking?
I opened the box of kimchi she had made.
It smelled of rotting herbs.
Su Mi visited our place after we made the kimchi.
We said, "Jong Ok made it, could you taste it for us?"
She was so relaxed.
"It's okay, you can always recycle food."
After tasting it, she said, "Maybe not this."
"We should throw this out."
She has a lot of courage, though.
"Come over, I cooked dinner."
Then she serves us corn, sweet potato and tteokbokki.
They're hunger crops.
"Don't you just love tteokbokki?"
I didn't care about food,
but we have fond memories of the food our moms made.
That's what we love.
That's why I felt sorry for my daughter.
So one day I asked her,
"Don't you mind having a mom who is a terrible cook?"
She was so nonchalant.
"You work hard. Do you have to cook well, too?"
- I like that. - When I heard that,
I felt the guilt leave me and gave up on cooking.
How old is your daughter?
She's a junior in college.
She must be your best friend.
Is she?
Whenever she talks about her daughter,
- her eyes shine bright. - I see that.
- They shine. - Do they?
Your eyes shine when you talk about your daughter.
- Is she in Korea? - She's in the States.
- I'm so thankful. - What about?
She's healthy, and she focuses on her studies.
It helps a lot if they don't get in trouble.
Does she tell you to find a date?
"I want you to find someone and not grow old alone."
She never said that.
I think she thinks I could find someone.
She's so cool about it.
- They're all so popular. - That's true.
- They still are. - They still are.
Who was your rival back in the day?
Name just one.
I can't really name any rivals
- because I had a unique character. - That's true.
The cool businesswoman character
- never was the lead. - That's true.
I was the cold-hearted woman.
I thought your characters were cold and distant.
They were cold.
- They talked back to the men. - They did.
- They told their bosses to stay away. - They did.
But she was mean like that in real life.
After I moved to the States,
I met someone who knew her.
That person told me just how mean Jong Ok was.
Lee Mi Suk, Jong Ok and Ko Hyun Jung
- were in a drama together. - That's right.
You mess up.
Mi Suk would say, "Oh, sorry, I'll do it again."
Hyun Jung was a rookie at the time
so she went, "My goodness, I'm terribly sorry."
- "I'll try again." - You sound like her.
But when Jong Ok makes a mistake...
"Me? Bring me my script."
- She denies it. - She's in denial.
She can't believe it.
Jong Ok, do you admit to that?
I used to be like that.
Were you?
You're such a great actress.
I haven't seen you that many times,
- but I think you've changed. - I have.
You seem more peaceful.
You were on the show "Roommate" with Sae Ho.
I didn't expect to see you on a variety show.
- It was a shock. - I agree.
Why the change?
- I wanted to have fun. - That's right.
Also, I love being around talented people.
Perhaps I think so because of my past experiences,
but I was too solemn and serious.
I thought I should worry and fret about my acting.
- I was dark and serious. - The past you
- wouldn't have taken such photos. - Of course not.
You wouldn't have like this.
Or I'd say, "Why are you taking photos?"
Have you never tried comedy?
- I'd really love to try. - Would you?
She's the master.
That's why I told her point blank.
Get them to cast me, too.
- Yes. - You want a role?
I said that publicly before,
and I even mentioned it a few times in interviews.
I've gotten no offers so far.
They don't think I'm capable of handling that image.
The directors are just dumb.
They could cast her in a dramatically funny role.
Why do I do all the funny roles?
- Are you bragging? - No...
Are you bragging?
Compared to a few years ago,
I think your lifestyle has changed a lot.
- It's old age and wisdom. - That's right.
Nothing moves you when you're old.
People will risk a lot for something.
You don't risk anything at my age.
If it doesn't work, it's fine.
You learn to let go of things.
- I started seeing things differently. - Yes, yes.
It wasn't intentional.
- It came naturally. - That's it.
"Why did I insist on being like this?"
"I didn't have to at all."
Can you give an example of a thought
- that you gave up? - For example,
an actress should only act.
She should only do dramas.
- There are rules that I had set. - Your rules.
I never thought of breaking them.
You tried hard to seem mysterious.
- Did she? - Yes, she did.
A reporter once asked me if we were close.
I said no and he started to bad-mouth Jong Ok.
He begged her for an interview, and she refused.
At the time, I thought I had nothing to say.
How do you react to your mistakes now?
- Now... - Do you ask for the script?
No, I ask for some time and pick up the script.
- She does check. - She still checks.
It's not like that.
She used to say, "Me? Get me a script."
Now if the director stops her...
"Oh, hang on."
You're great at impersonating others.
I'm an actress.
We talked a little about Jong Ok's past,
- but Hyeon Suk was popular, too. - She was.
- She was just... - I first saw her 25 years ago.
I first met her in Bangbae-dong.
I never knew someone could be so beautiful.
- Even before her debut... - She was famous.
She was well-known in Apgujeong and Bangbae-dong.
- How did you meet? - She was always around
- in Apgujeong's main street. - Bangbae-dong?
- Bangbae. - Did you see her?
Hyeon Suk was very famous.
People called me "Grand Pretty".
Did they?
- There used to be a Grand Department Store. - Yes.
Cha Seung Won asked me.
We'd grown up in the same neighbourhood.
He said, "Were you 'Grand Pretty'?"
So he'd heard about you.
- Wasn't that why you were cast? - No, it wasn't.
So many things happened to me.
I wanted to be on TV, but my dad was a soldier.
- He was a general. - I see.
There was no way around that.
So I appeared on your old show secretly.
- The star lookalike show. - That's right.
I appeared as Kim Wan Sun's lookalike.
I used an alias.
I was Yoon Ayeong instead of Yoon Hyeon Suk,
and I insisted on wearing a mask.
Just in case my dad saw the show.
- Did you wear a mask? - I did.
My mom and I came up with secret plans.
I pretended to be in bed, but I snuck out to practice.
How intimidating was your father?
Even in my high school years I never got to
- study at a library. - Why not?
- My curfew was 6 p.m. - What?
In my senior year of high school a driver
took me to school and wherever I had to be afterwards.
I couldn't go anywhere.
- You even had a personal driver? - Yes.
Then I experienced freedom in college.
My curfew was now 10 p.m.
- What happened when you were late? - No exception.
"Dad, I lost track of time chatting with friends."
- It didn't work. - He was a soldier.
Then you became famous as a member of Zam.
How did your father find out?
The time had come for me to take him head-on.
- I was on TV all the time. - You were.
Apparently someone had told him about it.
"I think I saw your daughter on TV."
My dad thought it was strange because he was
told I was in bed whenever he came home.
At the time, we produced vinyl records.
I decided to face the music, so to speak, and tell him.
I handed him the record in silence.
He looked at it and said,
"Hey. Why do you look so awkward in this?"
At the photo?
That one comment ended
- all our strife. - He gave you permission.
After that he offered his full support.
He did have one request.
"You represent the daughters of soldiers."
"Watch yourself in public."
I think I watched myself too much.
You took good care of yourself.
Hyeon Suk, you guarded yourself too much.
I know, I think I did.
Did you not date men?
I had a curfew until I was 36.
Hyeon Suk, when it seems too late, that's the time.
Party like crazy from now on.
- What a great mom. - I have no one to party with.
Go out with anyone.
She is finally free to party
- but she's alone. - No one around.
She lives in LA now.
Didn't some huge celebrities hit on you?
There were rumours.
I remember Kim Gun Mo.
We were good friends.
He was so nice to me and good to me.
Whenever Kim Won Jun saw us together,
he'd call me Gun Mo's girlfriend or something.
- Really? - I guess they talked about you.
How popular were you?
Let's say that you visited an army base.
- You were in Coco with Lee Hye Young. - Yes.
The soldiers adored Coco.
- We stood out. - That's true.
We entered the base in a car with an open sunroof.
Hye Young and I wore short tank tops.
As we're drove into the base,
Hye Young and I stood up and danced all the way.
That's when the soldiers started to go crazy.
They were screaming and we got on the stage and sang,
Heavy breathing
When we sang that,
- they loved it. - I bet they did.
We toured a lot of army bases.
At the time when you and Hye Young were popular,
there weren't that many tall female singers.
- The original idols. - Soldiers' girlfriends.
You were the original girl group.
What I want to know is, you were so popular
then you suddenly disappeared.
- What happened? - I looked for you.
I see.
What happened?
I had regrets about not being able to study,
so I studied abroad.
I studied English for a while.
Then I came back, but I couldn't adjust.
I became an actress, but I didn't get any great roles.
- You were in dramas. - I was in many dramas.
- You were in quite a few. - I did so many.
- She did more than I was in. - It was a lot more.
But no one remembered me.
I think it was because I never really experienced pain.
I was an average girl who grew up in a stable home.
I was just too normal.
After that, I experienced real pain.
- I was mistreated by men. - Were you?
The mom I loved so much passed away.
After going through all that in a period of time,
I appeared in "Hooray for Love".
That's when people said my emotions showed.
Acting is about hard work,
but it's also about your experiences.
The public thinks our job is all fun and easy,
but we have to portray one character for half a year.
- Hollywood stars... - They even see psychiatrists.
They always consult a psychiatrist.
That's why I travel to
get out of character when the program is done.
But even in Guam, you know, I cried.
- Why? - Why?
I was so happy that I missed my mom.
You didn't know because of my sunglasses.
You were all sitting down.
The coconut pillow was so comfortable.
- I suddenly missed my mom. - Don't cry.
"Mom, you were a human being and a woman,"
"yet you never got to live a decent life."
That made me feel so sorry for my mom.
She died young.
I couldn't stop my tears from flowing,
so I turned away from you.
"God, if you could send her to me for just one hour,"
"I'd hug her in silence for that hour."
I think I cried for about five minutes.
After that I felt... I guess my mom saw me.
I was feeling under the weather that day.
I wasn't feeling well, so I'd taken some pills.
After all that crying my mom...
My real name is Yeong Ok.
I felt her saying, "Yeong Ok, you have succeeded."
"I'm proud of you and I'm watching over you."
Immediately after that I felt...
I can't put it in words.
I suddenly felt better.
What's wrong with you?
I call Su Mi "mom".
I still did, even after our drama had ended
and Hyeon Suk loved that
because her mom had passed.
She told me that through our trip to Guam,
she gained a mom and an older sister.
Did you start calling Su Mi "mom"?
I just wanted to say the word "mom"
but I had no one to say it to.
One day I copied Jung Soo and said "mom"
and Su Mi responded immediately.
So to me our trip was...
It felt like a family trip I enjoyed with my mom.
Wherever we went,
- it felt like we had a mom. - Our rooms...
Jong Ok and I shared a room, and they shared a room.
I'm sorry I just laughed,
but what you just said rhymed.
- Talk about that later. - You rhymed.
It was almost like a poem.
That was a bit...
Stop it, Mom.
The way you said you and Jong Ok shared a room...
Was that intentional? To make us laugh?
It was a typical rhyming joke.
She wanted to change the mood.
All these actresses are so emotional.
I go to sleep with the TV on, and I snore.
- So... - We wanted to sleep in one big room.
I was laying on the huge couch...
When I got up the next morning,
there were two bathrooms but I didn't want to wake her.
Do you know what Jong Ok did when she saw me?
I thought she was Japanese.
"Did you sleep well last night?"
- What was funnier... - Jong Ok the roommate.
She showered at night, too.
Why do you bathe for two hours?
Seriously.
That evening she washed and dried her hair and said,
"I wish you a good night."
Then she closed the doors.
Jong Ok the roommate.
(A woman who curses and three fierce actresses)
(They laughed and cried together)
(And now they are family)
Su Mi, you mentioned that you're learning English.
I saw a video of you speaking English.
Nice to meet you.
No toilet.
I have a stomach ache.
Oh, my gosh, hallelujah.
You crazy.
What did you honestly think about my English?
Weren't you shocked?
If I'm really honest,
- I don't know if she's good. - I just started.
- But she speaks foreign languages. - Really?
- Does she? - She speaks a mix of foreign languages.
"Madam, handle ippai turn."
- She used three languages. - Everyone understands.
Guam is full of Japanese, Chinese, Americans, Koreans.
That was four languages.
Madam, handle, ippai, turn.
That's how she speaks, but everyone understands.
Are you learning English to host a show in English?
I've tried so many things in my career so far.
When I'm 80, I want to be like Oprah Winfrey.
When my hair is Gray, I want to host my own show.
Famous international celebrities visit Korea.
I want to have them on without an interpreter.
I'll ask what I really want to know.
Talk shows rely on subtitles
or an interpreter, and I don't like that.
That's why I'm learning.
I think that all of you...
We watched "Happy Together" in Guam, too.
- It was on TV. - It was on KBS World.
Try hosting the show in English.
My teacher is here. Where is he?
- Your teacher is here? - Is he?
- Hello. - Hello.
- Hello. - Have a seat.
Please introduce yourself.
Hi, everyone. My name is Kim Mun Seok.
I am Kim Su Mi's English teacher.
Nice to meet you.
- Did you get that? - He used easy words.
"Hello, fellow Koreans, I am the so-and-so, your host."
- Teach them that. - So they can say it?
Myung Soo first.
Shouldn't he check Myung Soo's level first?
How about Su Mi and Myung Soo have a chat?
- See how good we are. - So he can judge.
Hi, good evening, Mr. Park.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- Where are you from? - Okay.
- Okay. - No, no.
"Where are you from?"
Good boy, good boy.
"Good boy."
- GD and Tae Yang's song? - Good boy.
Good boy. Yeah.
What's your job?
Movie star.
Sorry, could you tell me again?
Uh, what?
- Okay. - You two might fight.
- You two... - Bye. Bye.
Myung Soo is surprisingly good.
What was that about?
- You're good. - No, I'm terrible.
There was an U.S. air base in Gunsan.
He followed soldiers saying "chocolate give me."
"Chocolate give me. Chocolate give me."
- Let's learn what to say. - Teach them that.
- Repeat after me. - Okay.
Hi, overseas Koreans. This is Park Myung Soo, your host.
I'm very happy to meet you.
Let's have fun tonight.
I'm very tired.
Sorry, sorry. Next, next.
- I'm very tired. - You say what he said.
I have an illness.
"Overseas Koreans" are Koreans living abroad.
"Overseas Koreans."
- You do the honours. - Okay.
Say that for the rest of us.
Over-overseas Korea.
This is Park Myung Soo.
Could you, er...
Why did you go "er"?
Would you like something to drink?
Later, night, eat bad, bad, okay?
Bye, see you next time.
- What did you say? - Don't eat late at night.
No late-night snacks.
- I'm very tired. Bye. - Bye.
We need a certain level of listening skills,
and the teacher is way beyond that.
Please give him a round of applause.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
He's too good to teach people like us.
- What's wrong? - What happened?
- What is it? - Hang on.
- What's wrong? - It's an emergency.
- Are you in pain? - Take a break.
- We can take a break. - Should we?
Are you in a lot of pain?
Hang on.
Should we go to the emergency room?
- We need a break. - Please.
- Sorry. - Take a break.
What's wrong?
One, two, three.
What's wrong?
What happened?
Take her backstage.
- She should lie down. - No, hang on.
Hyeon Suk, talk to me.
Can you talk? Is it that bad?
Is it her stomach?
What time is it?
- Now? - It's 5 p.m.
- It's 5 p.m. - Hang on.
- Hang on. - Just leave her?
- Should we call an ambulance? - Sit down.
Do you know what to do?
No, but she...
Please turn off all the cameras.
They're all off.
(But!)
(The cameras)
(Are not off?)
(Yes!)
(This is)
(Kim Su Mi and Girls')
(Cute but brutal)
(Candid camera)
(Project Name)
(Su Mi and Girls)
(Take On MC and Kids)
(An actress' waterworks)
(Director: Su Mi Kim)
(Will they pull it off?)
I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I heard her talk.
She made plans for 5 p.m. with someone over the phone.
We would've let you leave early if you'd told us so.
Is that it?
She could really be sick.
What's wrong with you?
Did you make plans? What's she saying?
You're such a nuisance.
If you'd told us so...
I really hate people who tell lies.
I heard you talk on the phone earlier.
I heard you make plans for 5 p.m., you brat.
She hates people who lie.
- It's not that. - It is that.
Son, take her to a hospital.
You better be really sick.
- It's not that. - She's lying.
Are you sure?
I heard her make plans.
- You shouldn't lie. - Is that true?
Did you want to leave?
Shouldn't you talk about this outside?
She's not sick. I've had enough. We're done.
- It's over. - Mom, don't say that.
- All the crew... - She wouldn't lie.
Can the crew excuse us?
Managers, leave us.
Mom.
I'm sorry.
How dare you lie, you brat.
- What's this about? Tell us. - I'm sorry.
Get out.
Stop it, Mom.
- We were doing so well. - Did you shoot enough?
- Hey. - Mom.
We aren't done yet.
We have something else to do.
Where's the senior writer?
Call the producer.
Come back in so we can wrap up.
Wrap up the show quickly.
I'm done talking. Wrap it up.
Don't worry about the show. We'll figure it out.
- Wrap it up. - We'll take care of it.
- Don't worry. - It's over.
It's fine. Don't worry, Hyeon Suk.
- End the taping. - You said a lot already.
We thought you were really in pain.
She might be.
Just tell the truth.
- It's okay. - That's enough.
I'll wrap it up.
I'd like to thank Kim Su Mi, Bae Jong Ok...
Is this it?
Why are you laughing?
You got tricked.
- You got tricked. - How dare you?
What was all that about?
- I'm all wet. - How could you...
Oh, no!
- We got you? - You got us?
- We tricked you. - Really?
You were amazing today.
- Was I? - You were awesome.
- Mom, did I do good? - You could be a lead.
You could be the lead of any drama.
What was all that for?
Surprise!
I thought my heart was going to burst.
Well done.
Su Mi is so much older, so I...
I'm so timid, so I was wondering what to do.
What really shocked me was...
I turned around, and there was no one behind me.
We aren't done yet.
We have something else to do.
They all left.
Where did you go, Myung Soo?
We went to get the writer and producer to step in.
I thought... it was for real.
- I run away when this happens. - You do.
He was so concerned that he took off his wig.
I told him to put it back on.
That's what you said?
I was wondering why you said that.
I didn't understand Hyeon Suk.
Why pretend to be sick to go on a date?
If I think about it now, when I'm not so confused,
it doesn't make sense because Hyeon Suk wouldn't...
She really cried.
Just when I'm wondering if it's real,
- she started to swear. - You're right.
It was so...
I couldn't look at you.
- In case you laughed? - I couldn't look.
I felt so bad.
She planned the whole thing.
Why did you come up with this idea?
It's so boring.
Talk shows are always the same.
- It was a fond memory. - For us to share.
- It's the first candid camera on the show. - Is it?
Su Mi, you planned all this for our sake, right?
- That passion... - You're the best.
She deserves some applause for that.
We did it.
(Late Night Store)
It's time to auction off our stars' soul items.
Late Night Store.
Let's see what our first item is.
Who is the client?
It's Yoon Hyeon Suk.
- It'll be something about fashion. - I bet.
Let's see the item she brought for us.
What is it called?
"Happiness doesn't come in sizes."
- What is it? - The size of what?
It's the date of purchase.
- 2015... It's very recent. - Yes, it is.
It's new.
- It's unused? - Yes, it's new.
Let's see the notes.
- "Gift from a former idol." - "A former idol."
Carefully.
- I like it that it'll take us somewhere. - Yes.
That's true.
Let's have a look.
What could the first item be?
- Shoes? - They're so pretty.
They're really trendy.
- They're slip ons. - They're slip ons.
They're very comfortable.
- Why these shoes? - They're new.
A good friend gave me these as a gift.
She said this when she gave them to me.
- What? - "Wear these shoes."
"These pretty shoes will take you on a pretty journey."
I liked that comment so much.
Is she the former idol you mentioned?
- She's a former idol. - The one who gave you these?
- Who is it? - Call her.
- Call her now. - Then I'll...
Who could it be?
Who is this former idol?
- A former idol. - It's someone Hyeon Suk's age.
There are very few. Is it Lee Hye Young?
Hello?
- Hello, sweetie. - Hi.
- Are you doing well? - I'm doing fine.
- Who is it? - Isn't it hard?
- Introduce yourself. They're all listening. - Hello?
- Hello? - How are you?
I'm fine.
Hyeon Suk called you suddenly.
- Could you tell us who you are? - An idol?
I'm Lee Mi Yeon.
- Lee Mi Yeon? - Lee Mi Yeon.
- Is it you, Lee Mi Yeon? - Hello.
I didn't know you were friends with Hyeon Suk.
You didn't? We meet up secretly. That's why.
Not many people would know.
- How far back do you go? - It's been a while.
- We met five, six years ago. - I see.
Could I ask what you were doing just now?
- Who, me? - Yes.
- What were you doing? - Now I'm curious.
Now I really want to know.
I was drying my hair after a shower.
- Why are you flinching? - What's wrong?
No, I...
Mi Yeon, put on a dressing gown.
We can see you. It's a video call.
Oh dear, this...
Why did you buy her these shoes?
Hyeon Suk doesn't know many people
who would give her gifts.
She's always giving gifts to people.
- So I bought her those shoes. - That's so sweet.
Well done.
- Not again. - She's crying.
Are you punking us?
Hyeon Suk, why... You cry way too often.
Why does everyone cry?
She's crying because of what you said.
- She's such a softie. - She is.
Is she doing well?
Did you tell her to wear the shoes
to go somewhere nice?
"Go somewhere nice"?
You make it sound so morbid.
What poor editing skills.
- Do you want her to cross the Styx? - No.
- Mi Yeon. - The Styx?
Can you tell us exactly what you told her?
About the shoes?
I didn't say much.
I wished for Hyeon Suk to wear them
and have good fortune wherever she went.
That's what I meant to say.
What kind of a friend is she to you?
Whenever we meet up, we can chat comfortably.
We can share anything.
We're a little like lovers.
Are you trembling?
- I'm sweating. - Yes, I can tell.
I can tell that she's trembling.
Take another shower.
- Mi Yeon. - Yes?
I just said your name.
Ever since you shot that chocolate commercial
"The Tree on Which Love Blooms,"
that was the only chocolate I ever ate.
- I cried at "Happiness Isn't About Grades." - Yes.
I heard you're a fan of our show.
- Why did you say that? - It's worth a try.
- Would she say no? - Come on the show.
It's so noisy.
It was the first thing I said.
I'm sorry.
What are you doing on June sixth?
I'm at home most of the time these days.
Then we'll see you then, Mi Yeon.
- Why? Are we meeting up? - Yes.
- See you. - See you.
Come to the KBS annex by 1 p.m.
I won't keep you any longer.
See you on Tuesday.
- Okay, good luck, sweetie. - Thank you.
- I'll do my best. - Okay.
- Thanks, Mi Yeon. - Thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Thanks. - You say "sweetie".
What kind of a friend is she?
She opens her ears to me,
but keeps her mouth shut.
We tell each other what we'd never tell anyone else.
That's important.
We don't need a lot of friends in life.
We need just one or two.
When if you tell them your deepest secret,
they'll take it with them to their graves.
Well done.
We should try them on.
You're fit, so model the shoes for us.
Show us how they look.
- Try them on. - They're so comfortable.
They're slightly raised at the back so...
Don't ruin them. You'll lose 50 dollars.
- Don't wear them like that. - She lost 200.
- They're so pretty. - I told you so.
Hyeon Suk, how about you just buy them back?
I asked Mi Yeon.
"Sweetie, it's for charity."
She does a lot of charity work.
- If it's for that... - Hyeon Suk.
Just donate 200 dollars and buy them back.
Yes, you should.
I think those cheapskates will buy them for 20 dollars.
Ma'am, they aren't here for business.
They aren't in this for a profit.
- Just do it. - Let's begin.
- Sell it. - Place your bids.
I want them for my mom. I bid 40 dollars.
40 dollars.
I bid 35 dollars.
- 40. - 40.
- Su Mi. - Ma'am.
If someone bids 40 dollars, you can't go down to 35.
I'm new at this.
Show us your cash. Do you have cash?
Are you trying to hike up the price, old lady?
Now you're calling me old lady?
I'll kill you if we meet in our neighbourhood.
- We have a bid for 40 dollars. - 40.
- I bid 100 dollars. - 100 dollars.
- It's going up. - 100.
- Going up. - I bid 125 dollars.
We have 125 dollars.
Why are you covering your mouth?
- I bid 47 dollars. - 47 dollars.
I bid 125 dollars.
125 dollars.
I'm chewing gum to quit smoking.
You're fighting a lonely fight.
Shin Hyun Jun said this.
"Quitting the nicotine gum"
"is harder than quitting smoking."
I've been chewing it for three years.
Hyun Jun couldn't quit chewing that gum.
- Really? - Yes.
Jong Ok, won't you bid?
- I bid 160 dollars. - 160 dollars.
Jong Ok just bid 160 dollars.
- I bid 230 dollars. - We have 230.
- 230 dollars. - 230 dollars.
- No more bids? - Count to three.
One, two, three.
They're yours for 230 dollars. Congratulations.
He's a lecturer.
For 230 dollars,
the shoes go to Kim Su Mi.
I'll buy you a new pair.
Will you? Thank you.
Try them on.
I wear size 4.5.
- She has small feet. - Are they big?
Can someone check if she has enough cash?
Our next client is Kim Su Mi.
I can't wait to see what she brought.
- I'm so excited. - Let's have a look.
She's last for a reason.
"It's a gentleman's dinner table."
- Did you bring a table? - Okay.
It's the date of purchase.
"I made it."
- A table she made herself? - It's handmade.
- Did she bring food? - No way.
It's possible. She sells kimchi.
- Read the notes. - But then
we have to eat it today.
"Zo In Sung, Cho Yong Pil, Jang Dong Min."
"Only for people I like."
- For her favourite people. - Let's see what it is.
Are you fighting a bull?
Carefully, so it doesn't spill.
- I'm curious. - Let's see.
One, two, three.
What is it? Is it food?
- This is... - It's a set meal.
- It's barley croakers. - It's barley croakers.
There are kimchi and crab in soy sauce.
I'm starving.
- I want this. - There are pickled clams,
- marinated octopus and pickles. - It looks good.
The dried croakers look delicious.
- Did you make them yourself? - Of course.
- My mouth is watering. - I'm hungry.
Place the winning bid,
- and you win all that. - You win everything.
May I have a taste?
I like everything here.
- It's barley croakers. - It's not too salty with
- freshly sliced peppers. - Mom, give him a pepper.
- A pepper? - Give him some kimchi.
- It looks so good. - I want some too.
It's so good.
- I'm drooling. - Her kimchi is the best.
- Did you make everything here? - Of course.
Would I con you all?
The barley croakers...
- Look at that. - Look at the eggs.
Tear into it.
Do you bury your kimchi underground?
Yes, then I put it in the fridge.
She's going that way?
You've tried it before.
You, too?
Come here, Myung Soo.
He's from Gunsan like her.
She just gave him some rice.
- Is it good? - It was just rice.
It tastes like rice.
"It tastes like rice."
The fish has eggs.
- We need to taste it to judge. - You're right.
- Myung Soo's favourite is barley croakers. - It is.
- Anyone else? - All of us.
- Are you hungry? - Wait.
- We need to stand in line. - Stand in line.
I want to eat it with some kimchi.
I'm sorry. No cutting in line.
Stand in line.
- You tried some. - Go away.
- You ate. - Wait your turn.
- Next. - Want some egg?
You're next, Sae Ho.
I keep my kimchi underground.
I bury it in a pot.
Then I bring it out late February or early March.
I have an industrial-sized kimchi fridge.
It's about this big.
I have six of those.
I pack everything in them.
A few days ago I made onion pickles
with egg-sized onions from Muan.
I bought three sacks and pickled them.
I see you made these for many people.
Did you take some to Cho Yong Pil yourself?
We live in the same neighbourhood.
I ask his housekeeper if he's in Korea.
If she says he is, I leave the food.
Sometimes I go to his office.
Hyun Jun sent me a huge bouquet on Parents' Day.
Zo In Sung called me two days ago.
It's so delicious.
- It's really good. - The rice is perfect.
The rice is so well-cooked.
It's delicious.
Come and have some kimchi.
What are you doing, Jong Ok?
- I love crab. - Do you?
Ms. Bae.
Can you pretend you didn't see that?
Look at that.
- It's so fat. - Shinyoung.
It's so good.
- There. - It's fantastic.
It's better than any chef's food I've tasted.
It's great.
- The crab tastes so clean. - Yes.
I made everything here at home.
The croakers... I filmed "Mapado" in Yeonggwang.
The barley croakers... You cook them in a specific way.
Younger people won't know this.
Soak them for 30 minutes in rice water,
then steam them for just 30 minutes.
Then you sprinkle some black sesame seeds.
That's how you cook it.
In the summer, pour cold green tea in your rice.
You add some ice.
It's the best feast ever on a day of summer.
- You can finish a bowl with anything. - Absolutely.
When I was young, my mom...
My father brought salt back from the salt lake.
We lived in Gunsan so my mom,
she'd cook this and we'd eat it behind closed doors.
- Misun. - Thank you so much.
You must be so hungry right now.
The barley croakers...
The meat inside the head.
- That's the best. - It's the fish's head.
- It's so good. - Who is it?
Wow.
She's so kind.
Let's get to work.
You should get into politics.
I won't do it. I'd be easily bribed.
I won't rot away in jail.
A full set of dishes made by Su Mi herself.
Delicious kimchi made with homegrown ingredients,
- barley croakers and crabs. - Crabs in soy sauce.
The auction is on.
- I bid 50 dollars. - 50 dollars.
- I bid 80 dollars. - 80 dollars.
- I bid 100 dollars. - 100 dollars.
- I bid 210 dollars. - 210 dollars.
- I bid 220 dollars. - 220 dollars.
220 dollars.
We have 220. It'll be sold if there are no more bids.
One, two, three.
220 dollars.
Congratulations.