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We will counsel you on your unspeakable concerns.
National Competition on Worries!
Let me introduce today's guests.
This singer with a sweet voice is about to debut as a solo artist.
Please welcome Jung Yong Hwa.
Hello.
"That Girl".
He's the most demanded comedian.
It's Yang Se Body, Yang Se Hyung.
Yang Se Body. Yang Se Body.
Yang Se Body.
These girls will heat up this summer again.
Please welcome Wendy and Joy from Red Velvet.
Hello.
(They look refreshing.)
Se Hyung, you came to Hello...
when you were not very popular. And you came back...
- when you're really popular. - Right.
I was sitting in the audience seat.
The competition was intense even in the back.
- Even in the back. - We had to ask questions.
- Right. - I think I didn't get to ask any.
He went from there to here.
No. No.
(Welcome back, Se Hyung.)
And our hosts really love you.
- You all came from the same place. - I...
I used to do sketches with Cultwo.
I don't know what they think, but they're like parents to us.
When they were really busy,
- they were like... - Were you my child?
He's the father, and he's the mother.
All comedians know that.
- Dong Yeob... - Right.
influenced my gag style. I copied him a lot.
Did you get it from Dong Yeob?
I'm famous for acting annoyingly, and I got it all from Dong Yeob.
Don't you belong to Jae Seok's group though?
I belong to the viewers.
(What are you talking about, Yeong Ja?)
Right.
(He's proud of Se Hyung.)
He's right.
(Se Hyung loves the viewers.)
Yong Hwa, I met you recently on another show.
And I thought your new song is very good and catchy.
- Please sing it for us. - Please sing it.
- Thank you. - Let's hear it.
("That Girl' by Jung Yong Hwa)
(His handsome face completes the song.)
(We slowly fall for his charms.)
(Great)
(This summer, his sweet voice will make all girls' hearts flutter.)
That was lovely.
Since you're on Hello,
can you tell us anything that's special about you?
I have this.
If someone gets a haircut or dyes his hair, I notice it.
- You're sharp. - I am sharp.
Women must love that.
- Do you notice it right away? - Do you notice...
- anything different about me? - She's changed a lot.
In the past, you had a fist...
You used to have a fist on your forehead.
Her bangs used to look like a fist.
She used to have a fist.
She used to have that.
- He called her bangs "a fist". - It used to be bigger.
- In the past, it looked like this. - It looked like this.
- But now it's gotten lighter. - It used to be a big lump.
- How can you call this a fist? - Like this.
- It's a crown. - You are not very sharp.
My stylist fixed it with a concept.
- This is like a crown. - What is?
- Right. Like this. - But he called it a fist.
- It does look like a crown. - I'm talking about the past.
(Look closely.)
As soon as I arrived, I went to their rooms and greeted them.
Yeong Ja's room had a candle.
But instead of making the place look feminine,
it made the room look like a fortune-teller's office.
(He gets punished right away.)
Red Velvet,
your new song title is very unusual.
- Yes. - Yes.
It's called "Red Flavor".
Please sing "Red Flavor" for us.
- Okay. - "Red Flavor".
- All right. - All right.
(The men are nervous.)
("Red Flavor" by Red Velvet)
(They capture men's hearts.)
(They exude their cuteness.)
Good job!
(Red Velvet's "Red Flavor" will turn this summer hot.)
I can't breathe.
Good job.
"Red Flavor".
We got three stories again.
Let's see what they are. Please reveal the keywords.
- "The Real Korean Man". - "Dictator Mom".
"I Have a Sad Story"
Let's get started.
This is "I Have a Sad Story".
Hello. I am a 15-year-old from Seoul.
My name is Kim Young Yun.
I'll tell you my sad story.
It was when I was in kindergarten.
One girl told me this.
"Young Yun, why does your voice sound like an old man?"
But he was in kindergarten.
In elementary school, my friend said this to me.
"Did you catch cold? What's up with your voice?"
My voice is very different from other people's.
People tell me that my voice is hoarse.
It's too serious.
I'm the saddest when I hear this.
"Everything about you is good..."
"except for your voice."
"Right. My voice is..."
"Hey, be quiet. I hate listening to your voice."
(What is happening?)
Whenever I say something, my friends shut me down.
Why do I have to live like this?
I don't want to live like this for the rest of my life.
Please help me.
(He begged for our help.)
He's the youngest person who's worried about his voice.
He's an 8th grader boy.
Let's bring him in and hear his voice.
Please come on out.
Come on out.
(Who's the 8th grader worried about his unusual voice?)
(Kim Young Yun)
Goodness.
He looks cute.
(He is tall for an 8th grader.)
He is tall.
Please introduce yourself.
(It's time for him to introduce himself.)
Hello.
I am a 15-year-old, Kim Young Yun.
It must be a big worry for him.
(A simple hello gives them the magnitude of the worry.)
Is that your real voice?
- Yes. - It's Young Yun's voice.
(It's his voice.)
Wait, so your voice isn't like this because of puberty.
Your voice was like this since childhood.
My voice has stayed the same for 15 years of my life.
It was like this from the age of one.
- It has stayed the same. - That's horrible.
Even in kindergarten, my friends asked,
"Why do you sound like a grandfather?"
In elementary school, my friends often asked me if I have a cold.
That's when I realized that I have a strange voice.
It's a big worry.
This is the most serious worry that is related to the voice.
When do you feel the most stressed out?
I feel stressed out...
when I meet people...
because it's hard to talk to them first.
When I am in the bus, subway, a PC station,
or a mart,
people ask me, "What's wrong with your voice?"
One time, a middle-aged man asked me a question.
When I answered,
he imitated my voice.
(Why did he do that?)
He asked me, "What's wrong with your voice?"
- For goodness' sake. - I have a question.
It sounds like it's hard for you to speak.
It's not hard to speak.
It's just that my voice is hard for people to listen to.
Your throat doesn't hurt when you speak.
- No, it doesn't. - Your voice is strained.
You speak the same as we do,
- but your voice sounds strained. - That's right.
- Have you gone to the hospital? - That's right.
To the hospital?
When I was little, I asked my mom...
why my voice is like this.
She told me that I had an illness as a baby.
Apparently, I am too young for an operation on my vocal chords.
It's too dangerous.
Plus, the doctors said it won't bring a change.
Your voice...
must have made your life very stressful.
Is there a reason why you decided to visit Hello?
When I was in elementary school, I didn't think much of it.
Now that I am in middle school, there are many new students.
When the new school year begins,
I wish they wouldn't talk to me.
This is what I find the hardest.
Back in elementary school, I didn't have a singing test.
- A singing test. - That's right.
It involves singing in front of the entire class.
It must be hard.
It's hard.
When there is a talent show for a school trip,
the recreation instructor said,
"This isn't the voice of a middle school student."
"The puberty must have hit him hard."
The recreation instructor said it as a joke,
so I laughed it off.
However, I felt very sad inside.
Of course you did.
It must be hard to go to school...
whenever the new school year comes around.
- Your parents must be worried. - That's right.
They must be worried.
I don't think they know.
I don't talk about it much.
- You don't tell them it's hard. - No.
- You know, - He is a good boy.
- I am sure they have an idea. - I bet they know.
They must hide how they feel...
- so as not to hurt you. - That's right.
That must be why they don't talk about it.
He grew up healthy and handsome.
He is cool and handsome.
- How tall are you? - He is handsome.
I am 178cm tall.
(He is 178cm tall.)
He is in eighth grade.
Se Hyung, he is 178cm tall.
He grew up well.
- That's unbelievable. - He grew up well.
Young Yun's parents visited the show for his son,
who gathered his courage to be here.
- Hello. - Hello.
It's nice to meet you.
He talked about his situation in front of many people.
How are you feeling?
I was very surprised at first.
You were very surprised.
It must have been hard for him.
- He even sent a worry to the show. - That's right.
Sir, how are you feeling?
My foolish son...
never talked about these things.
(He never showed them that he is struggling.)
He always talked cheerfully...
and remained positive.
I had no idea.
He told us that he had an illness as a baby.
What had happened?
Around his first birthday, he had high fever.
He continued to convulse.
- He convulsed. - Yes.
I thought he had pneumonia,
but he was assigned a doctor who specializes in leukemia.
What did he have?
He was diagnosed with blood cancer.
He had hemophagocytic syndrome, to be specific.
The problems he had with his lungs...
made it hard for him to breathe.
He got tracheal intubation twice.
When they removed it,
he couldn't make a sound when he was crying.
It must have been hard on you.
Back then, his life was in danger.
That's right.
I was only thankful that he survived.
When he began to learn how to speak later on,
he couldn't make a sound.
When he called his friends,
they couldn't hear him. He had to touch them.
He says that it's not hard to speak,
but he once had to pop a vein to say something.
It was like that when he first learned how to speak.
He said that he is too young for a surgery.
Can he get a surgery when he grows older?
What did the doctors say?
Because vocal chords have...
a bundle of nerve cells,
an operation is too risky.
They said a recovery is impossible.
- You went to a big hospital, right? - Yes, I did.
I went to all major hospitals in Korea.
I am sure he did thorough research.
Through an acquaintance,
I got to exchange letters...
with a specialist in the US.
He asked me if I can visit the US.
However, I had 3 sons and 1 daughter...
and was going through financial difficulties.
I had to give it up.
My goodness.
He was cured of his illness, right?
- That's right. - Only his voice remains.
That's right.
Thank goodness.
There is a scar in my heart.
Like my wife said, he was sick for a week.
Since he continued to convulse,
my wife would ask me when I got home from work,
"Let's take him to a big hospital."
"There is no point in going in the evening."
"We will have to wait forever at the emergency room."
I delayed the visit to a big hospital.
(He thought his son would get better soon.)
- You missed the golden time. - That's right.
Had I taken him to the hospital sooner,
- things... - You feel guilty.
might have turned out differently.
That's right. Parents are bound to think,
"Perhaps I should have done this."
They always live with that thought.
(They can't help but feel guilty because they are parents.)
Young Yun's brother is here as well.
Hello.
Hello, I am Kim Young Yeon.
What are your thoughts on your brother's voice?
I heard his voice a lot ever since I was little.
I didn't think there was anything wrong with his voice.
Other people find it fascinating.
My friends heard his voice and asked,
"Does he have a voice disorder?"
I got so upset that I beat them up.
I am worried about how he is doing with his friends.
When he goes to a karaoke with his friends,
he pays without singing a single song.
Hearing that made me upset.
Your brother...
beats people who make fun of you.
It seems like you and your brother get along.
We talk often,
but he doesn't talk about his struggles.
He doesn't do that.
If he tells me...
about his struggles,
I would gladly do anything I can do as an older brother.
- That's good. - He is cool.
(He wants his brother to open his heart.)
Thinking that his parents will worry,
Young Yun didn't tell them...
about his struggles.
He might think he is being a filial son,
but his parents probably wish...
that he would share what he is going through.
Not saying anything could be a great injustice to the parents.
Young Yun's parents are surprised...
- because he suffered by himself... - That's right.
and didn't tell them anything.
Why don't you take this opportunity...
to talk to your parents and your brother?
In the beginning of the school year,
friends make fun of me because of my voice.
They probably mention it five times a week.
One time, someone said,
"I can do a voice impression of him."
He did a voice impression of me.
One time, this girl said,
"I don't want to hear your voice. Be quiet."
A girl said that.
A friend I was close to in seventh grade...
visited me during the break and said, "Hey, Throat."
I got so upset that we fought.
It ended when the teacher broke us off.
We don't talk anymore.
(He lost a friend.)
We don't even say hello to each other.
You are 178cm tall and in eighth grade.
You must be on the tall side.
I am on the tall side.
Do friends make fun of you even though you can beat them up?
After they get beaten up,
they probably say, "I deserved that."
Seriously.
"Please hit me one more time."
"I am getting beaten up again."
They aren't the only friends you have, right?
You have good friends you can depend on, right?
Yes, they are here.
They are here.
His friends are here.
I thought they were his younger brothers.
They look as kindhearted as Se Hyung.
- Right? - They look their age.
- Their clothes match in color. - I know.
They are wearing pink.
(It's nice to meet you, my friends.)
Do you understand your friend's worry?
We have been friends since the fourth grade.
Whenever friends and teachers ask him,
"What's wrong with your voice?"
I answer for him...
because I don't want him to feel awkward.
- What do you say? - I tell them he had an illness.
That's nice of you.
When he sings in front of the class for a music test,
his classmates laugh.
Young Yun usually lets it go when they make fun of his voice.
However, he can't do that when it becomes too much.
He often gets into a fight.
I have been his friend since the seventh grade.
It seems like he struggled a lot...
because of his voice.
When he plays soccer or games,
he can't call out to his friends.
It's hard for him to become close to those he meets for the first time.
He doesn't talk much.
(It's hard for him to become close to those he meets for the first time.)
When is Young Yun the most popular among friends?
He is handsome.
- What is he like in school? - In seventh grade,
girls in eighth grade visited his class to see him.
How many girls came?
Girls in eighth grade did that.
- Yes. - How popular is he at school?
He went out with the most popular girl...
at school.
(My goodness.)
(What a cheeky boy!)
You!
(Embarrassed)
Did you envy him?
- Yes. - He is popular.
They came because they were curious about my looks.
They had heard about you.
He must be famous.
It's a bit embarrassing to say.
Of course it is.
That's how popular he is.
The older girls came...
and told me that I am handsome. They texted me...
and visited me.
How did you come to go out with the prettiest girl?
(They are interested.)
We sat together for a science class.
- You sat together. - Yes.
You used a pipette together.
A pipette.
They probably drank out of the alcohol lamp.
I am envious.
That would have been a disaster.
We didn't do that.
"We didn't do that."
Couples talk a lot.
Instead of talking,
I prefer...
(Hush)
(I know there is something that is more important than words.)
That's hilarious.
Don't make it weird.
I couldn't let him finish.
"I prefer..."
You prefer eating delicious food.
That's right.
When we were on a date, there were people around us.
That's why...
I couldn't talk much.
- I see. - I think...
my ex-girlfriend was upset about that.
She was upset about that.
- Did you break up with her? - Yes.
They broke up.
Perhaps you are overthinking it.
Could it be...
that you are too self-conscious?
What do you think?
I lack self-confidence.
My parents told me that...
I have to make an effort and study harder than the others...
since my voice will hold me down later in life.
For birthday parties, people go to karaoke often.
My mom asked,
"Will you go to a karaoke, too?"
Your mom asked that.
Even though you were well-meaning,
Young Yun got hurt by your words.
Since Young Yun's voice is like that,
I told him that he needs to work 5 and 10 times harder...
when the others work two times harder.
- Ever since he was young, - You pressured him.
I told him that he needs to do that to be like the others.
It seems like those conversations...
became a burden to him.
(At first, they were only thankful to have him by their side.)
(Then they developed expectations as parents.)
(They didn't understand how much pressure he was under.)
(They feel bad.)
Did you make that comment without thinking?
I heard him sing once at a birthday party.
I was very moved.
However, I hadn't heard him sing once after that.
I love it when he sings.
I want to hear him sing.
You said the comment in a different tone.
"Will you go to a karaoke, too?"
"I want to go with you and hear you sing."
- You said it without thinking. - Yes.
I had this thought when I was young.
As many of you know,
my big brother is hearing impaired.
He became sick soon after he was born...
and lost his hearing.
Because he couldn't hear, he never learned how to speak.
That's right.
When I was young, I thought, "If my brother can speak,"
"what kind of a voice will he have?"
My big brother is very handsome.
"Since he has a handsome face,"
"I bet he would have had a nice voice."
I had that thought when I was little.
You had a similar thought, right?
I had it often.
Even if I think about it,
I can't imagine how my original voice would have been.
It ends with a thought.
I see.
(He can't imagine his original voice.)
Brothers tend to have similar voices.
I am sure your original voice is similar to your brother's.
That's right. Brothers have similar voices.
Is there a time...
you decided to give up your dream because of your voice?
I think it will be hard...
to pass a job interview.
That's right. You might be at a disadvantage.
Do you know what your son's dream is?
When he was in elementary school, he wanted to be a comedian.
A handsome comedian.
- We are his dreams. - He would make up...
funny stories...
and tell them to his friends and family.
That used to be his dream. These days,
he says he wants to be a chef.
- A chef. - Yes.
That's nice.
Even though I am not good at cooking, I enjoy it.
I like to eat what I make.
- You will make a great chef. - He will look cool.
Which dish can you make the best?
Ramyeon.
What?
That's a start.
He is only in eighth grade.
That's a start.
What do you think...
is your strong point?
I don't have a lot of strong points.
I don't have anything other than my tall height.
You have a handsome face.
He knows it.
Most people would have said, "You flatter me."
He was like, "That's another one."
He knows it.
It would be nice if his friends can tell him.
What are his strong points? What kind of a friend is he?
- He is good at sports. - He is good at sports.
- He is good at games. - He is good at games.
If you are good at sports and games, that means...
you can do anything.
It's not like we can change his voice.
Why did you send the worry?
I find it hard to talk to someone...
I am meeting for the first time.
When I do that, their reply is,
"What's wrong with your voice?"
Since many people will watch this episode,
I hope they would refrain from criticizing my voice...
and asking me what is wrong with it.
That's your wish.
The thing is,
we tend to focus on one bad thing...
- even if we have nine good things. - That's right.
Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki's upcoming marriage...
made me very depressed.
Why did I do in past life...
that nothing is happening in my life?
I have a way of overcoming depression.
- What is it? - While I don't have...
Jun Ji Hyun's nice body, I have more hair than her.
While I don't have Song Hye Kyo's pretty face or acting skills,
I have more hair than her.
While I don't have Seol Hyun's perfect figure,
I have more hair than her.
When you get old, how much hair you have is important.
I have a lot of hair.
Your ponytail is the size of a fist.
Perhaps you will say later,
"I only have a lot of hair."
(Be quiet.)
(It's fun to make fun of Yeong Ja.)
They say you can improve your voice...
with practice. You can train your voice...
so that you are better heard.
Please don't give up hope.
Everyone is self-conscious about something.
Some people may have a critical weakness.
Because you live with such a weakness,
you make more effort than the others to overcome it.
At one point, you will see...
that you have become a better person.
What would you like to say to those who look at you funny?
Everyone has a different voice.
I hope you wouldn't ask me about it...
or make fun of it.
Here is something you need to know.
I say this because you don't want people to inquire about your voice.
It's wrong for people...
to make fun of your voice or say something crude.
However, those around you...
are bound to ask you what happened to your voice.
You need to live with that.
If you don't overcome it,
things will just get worse.
I think you have to overcome it.
You're handsome.
- He has a small face too. - You're handsome.
Do you think it's a worry or not?
I don't think it's a worry.
I don't think it's a worry either.
He has good friends,
good brother, and good parents.
I believe that he can overcome this.
I don't think it's a worry either.
I don't think it's a worry...
because good listeners who care about others...
are more popular than talkative people...
- who like to talk to others, - That's true.
and have more friends around them.
If it's uncomfortable for you to talk to others,
try to become a good listener.
I think it'll help you overcome your problem.
He mustered up his courage to send his story to us.
If you think his problem is a worry,
and you're rooting for him, please press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- 5, 4... - 3, 2, 1.
- Stop. - Time's up.
Ma'am, please say a word to your son for the last time.
To your son.
My son, I love you so much.
I'm very happy and grateful that I can...
live with you.
I hope you won't give up on your dreams,
and have courage to pursue what you want.
Young Yun, I love you.
I'd like to thank Young Yun's mom.
- Even though his voice is damaged, - She did a good job in raising him.
she saved his life,
- and showed us her wonderful son. - Exactly.
The girl who will date him is so lucky.
He grew up so well.
You understand...
that your mom had no choice but to save your life, right?
(She saved his life instead of his voice.)
He's so muscular.
He even has a muscular body.
(He has everything. I envy him.)
- Let's find out the result. - He seems like he knows it.
Please show us.
(The result)
"I Have a Sad Story".
- It's a 3 digit number. - 104 votes.
- 124 votes. - 104 votes.
124? 104?
(124 votes for "I Have a Sad Story")
(He got 124 votes.)
"Dictator Mom".
Hello. I'm a girl in eighth grade who has no joy in life.
Teens around my age rebel against their parents once in a while,
and do something unusual. That's what I heard.
- It's called eighth grade syndrome. - That's right.
However, I can't go through the common experience...
because of my mom.
"May I go to my friend's birthday party this week?"
"Gosh. No!"
"May I go to cinema with my friend?"
"Gosh. No!"
Try to sound like a mom.
"Gosh. No way."
(What?)
You sounded like a dad in the second sentence.
I can't go out freely because my mom controls my life.
One day, I was watching a movie at a theater with my friend.
My mom came to the theater even before the movie ended,
and she dragged me home.
She's even more controlling at home.
When the clock strikes 9pm...
"Daughter, give me your phone now."
I'm not allowed to use my phone in the morning. What's worse...
"What are these messages?"
"What's this photo?"
"Did you go somewhere without telling me?"
- She goes through my texts, photos, - He doesn't sound like a mom.
- and even my social media. - He sounds like a dad.
She goes through my phone every day.
Don't you think she's invading my privacy?
I'll have to live with her for a long time, and I'm hopeless.
Mom, it's too hard.
Can you let me do things I want?
(Let me live my life freely.)
How old were you?
Were you a good boy in eighth grade?
I was similar to her.
- With our guest? - Yes.
- You were a good boy? - Yes. My mom had...
stronger punches than any boys I knew...
until I started high school.
- Your mom's punches were strong? - Yes.
- When she threw a punch at me, - I see.
- Like this? - I listened to her.
(Laughing)
How about you? I think you were a good boy.
I rarely had fights with her.
- With your mom? - Yes. I usually kept my curfew...
- that my mom set up. - I see.
One day, I lied to her that I'd go to the library,
and went to the Haeundae Beach...
- with my friends. - Haeundae Beach is beautiful.
When I was at the beach, my mom called me.
She asked,
"Yong Hwa, where are you now?"
I said I was about to go home.
She told me to turn around, and I saw her behind me.
(His mom was right behind him!)
"Turn around."
(She must've punched him in the face.)
She must've hit his chin.
(Moms have exceptional hunches.)
- Joy, how were you in eighth grade? - I wonder that too.
My mom was the type of mom who sets her children free.
So I didn't go through the emotional changes.
I never lied to my mom.
- For example... - Your mom would understand you.
- "Yes, Mom, I'm having a drink." - Yes.
- No, it wasn't like that. - You said yes.
- You said yes, Joy. - She said yes.
"Fine. I'll quit smoking soon."
Why would you say that?
(Welcome to Hello. This must be your first time.)
Exactly.
I'm just saying that she could tell her mom about anything.
Our guest is an eighth grader who feels frustrated...
because of her restrictive mom.
Please come out!
(Who is the girl whose mom is giving her a hard time?)
- Hello, hello - Hello, hello
- She's pretty. - She's charming.
(Wi Soo Jin)
(Welcome!)
- She's wearing a trendy outfit. - She looks charismatic.
- She does, indeed. - She looks a bit rebellious.
- Sit down here please. - She looks like a Red Velvet member.
- She's very tall. - She suits "Red Flavor".
Please introduce yourself.
- I'm Wi Soo Jin. I'm 15 years old. - Welcome.
Please speak more loudly.
How restrictive is your mom?
All I do on weekdays is...
to take classes at institutes after school.
My mom picks me up at the institute.
(Her mom starts controlling her as soon as her classes end.)
I can't go out on weekends without her permission.
How many times did you go out last year?
I went out 5 or 6 times in total last year.
(She went out 6 times or less last year!)
- Throughout the year? - My gosh.
Out of 365 days?
Please go on.
If I go out on Saturday, I can't go out on Sunday.
My curfews are between 4pm and 5pm.
People usually get off work at 6pm.
- Between 4pm and 5pm? - Yes.
What does she do when you're out?
She starts calling me three hours before my curfew.
She asks where I am, whom I'm with, and what I'm doing.
There's no point of going out.
What happens if you don't answer her call?
She would call me continuously until I pick up.
My goodness.
She even calls my friend when I don't pick up.
That's the worst.
- She calls your friend? - That's awful.
Yes, she does. My friends said...
- my mom acts like a stalker. - A stalker?
You said your mom picked you up even before the movie ended.
I guess you didn't see the ending.
I went out without her permission.
I see.
She kept calling me, so I answered my phone outside...
because of the light of my phone.
She said I shouldn't have gone out without her permission,
and she came to the theater to take me home.
What movie were you watching?
It starts with "The King's".
- "The King's Case Note"? - "The King's"?
- "The King's Case Note"? - That's right.
How long did you watch the movie? I watched it too.
- I enjoyed the movie too. - I'll tell you how it ends.
(I'll tell you how it ends.)
- He'll tell you. - How long did you watch it?
I watched it for about 10 minutes.
She watched it for 10 minutes.
- 10 minutes? - She watched only for 10 minutes.
It's a waste of money.
- She watched it for 10 minutes. - Exactly.
You told your mom that you were in the theater.
- She knew you were there. - Yes.
- She didn't allow you to watch it? - That's too harsh.
She didn't. She came to the theater,
took my phone away from me,
and dragged me home when I didn't even tell my friend.
Your friends must have avoided hanging with you after that.
- Exactly. - Right.
- It's uncomfortable. - They know she won't come out.
- She feels sorry to her friends. - Exactly.
- Soo Jin, look at Tae Joon too. - Why can't you look at him?
- Do I look like your mom? - Look at Joy and Wendy too.
Do you feel shy because he's handsome?
- Yes. - I think I look like her mom.
She said she's shy because you're handsome.
- Is that right? - Yes.
What does that make me?
(What does that make me?)
- She feels comfortable around you. - You don't make her feel shy.
(You're Jung Chan Woo.)
When you're at home,
does she let you do whatever you want?
No. I have to give her my phone at 9pm.
- You give her your phone? - She returns her phone.
- Really? - My mom goes through...
my phone.
- My photos, texts, and calls. - My goodness.
- She checks everything on my phone. - That's too much.
I can't even join my friends' group chat room.
(I want to join my friends' group chat room.)
As it's your private life, and you go home early,
- you can keep your phone. - Exactly.
Would your mom disagree with that?
- My mom swears at me and hits me. - She swears at you?
- She throws things at me too. - She hits and swears at you?
She hits, swears, and throw things at you?
How does she swear at you?
She says things like...
She's tough.
My gosh.
- Her mom is... - I can't look at her.
If you look at her,
Soo Jin's mom is wearing an outfit like a school uniform.
- Right. - She doesn't look so tough.
Let's talk with her. Hello.
Hello.
(Who is the overly controlling mom?)
Ma'am, do you understand your daughter's worry?
No, I don't.
She asked me to let her live freely...
because she wasn't sure how long she'll live.
It shocked me. So I came here to ask her what her problems are.
Don't you think that she had no choice and she was frustrated?
I don't understand why she's frustrated.
Ma'am, she can't go out.
You feel frustrated when you can't go out.
She has 1 or 2 hours of free time.
- When? - After school.
- How can you think that's enough? - That's too short.
- It takes time to move. - What about weekends?
I have a job, and my husband is busy doing farm work.
We have 2 more children who are 6 and 8 years old.
So she should look after her younger siblings.
- Oh, I see. - She looks after them on weekends?
- Yes. - She babysits her younger siblings.
You should leave her free while she's out.
- Why do you call her so many times? - You shouldn't call her.
It's because I worry about her. I start calling her,
and keep calling her until she picks up.
When she doesn't answer her phone, I go to pick her up.
What worries you so much?
Did something happen in the past?
Nothing happened, but as you can see, she's tall.
I'm afraid guys might...
- I'm big, but nothing happened. - I understand...
Gosh. It's true. Nothing ever happened to me.
Even when I went home at 3am,
- nothing happened. - Let me ask you something.
Teens at her age are very sensitive.
- You have to respect her privacy. - Right.
You take her phone away from her at 9pm,
and go through her call history, texts, and messages.
- I don't think that's right. - She reads all her texts.
- Exactly. - I have a reason...
to start doing that. I found proof of her having a boyfriend,
and I started checking her phone.
- There's nothing wrong with that. - Is it not acceptable?
- Pardon? - She can have a boyfriend.
No, that's not acceptable.
Do you have a boyfriend?
She doesn't have time for that.
People have babies even during a war.
I'm sure that she had a boyfriend,
or she has one now.
Her mom is doing that because she had a boyfriend.
Do you have a boyfriend?
- I don't have one now. - Why?
- Did you break up with him? - Yes.
- When? - Last week.
- Last week? - Last week?
The reason you broke up with him...
Why did you break up with him?
- My boyfriend was... - Did he stop loving you?
- Go on. - scared of my mom.
- He was afraid of your mom? - Yes, he was.
- He doesn't have to meet your mom. - She didn't call him too, did she?
She did.
What did she say to him?
She said, "Who are you to date my daughter?"
That's unbelievable.
She called and texted him.
- She texted him too? - Yes.
You must've dated a few boys, right?
- How many boys did you date? - 10.
- 10? - 10?
(She's only 15 years old, but she dated 10 boys.)
Her mom is shocked.
- She's in shock. - Her mom is shocked.
- She's shocked. - My goodness.
Everyone, be quiet!
- Ma'am! - Be quiet.
Ma'am.
How many did you think she met?
- I thought there were 2. - 2?
There were eight more boys.
How long did you go out with them?
It was shorter than two weeks.
- Oh, it was so short. - She met them for a short while.
(It's different from how grown-ups date.)
Has your mom ever pretended to be you,
and texted your boyfriend?
- Gosh. - No way.
- That's creepy. - She really shouldn't do that.
What did she tell your boyfriend?
She said, "I want to break up with you."
- That's too much. - Did she say, "I don't like you"?
Don't you think you crossed the line?
In fact, I didn't like her first boyfriend at all.
- He had slanted eyes... - He wasn't her first boyfriend.
I see.
- He must've been her 7th boyfriend. - Right.
He must've been her 7th or 8th boyfriend.
I didn't like him because he looked like a womanizer with slanted eyes.
What are your standards for your daughter's boyfriend?
- What type of boy? - A diligent and attentive man.
- He shouldn't be that old. - She's in middle school.
- She's in middle school. - I can't believe her.
- Imagine a boy in eighth grade say, - Girls wouldn't care about it.
- "Happy New Year, Mother." - What else did she do...
- "Happy New Year, Mother." - What else did she do to stop you?
She texted your boyfriend pretending to be you.
She didn't let me go to school to separate me from my boyfriend.
What?
She didn't let you go to school?
She told you not to go to school?
- For how long? - For two days.
She stopped you from going to school for two days?
What did she do to punish you?
I wasn't allowed to use my phone for three weeks.
For three weeks?
Don't you think it was too much?
My daughter is...
quite naive.
Who would be happy if their daughter meets many different men?
However, you have to set her free.
She was over 160cm tall when she was in fourth grade.
- When I walk with her, - That's not possible.
(That's not possible.)
- men think... - Why would you say that?
She's too tall for her age.
Se Hyung was...
- I got surprised. - short when he was a child.
Why is it not possible?
That wasn't the point, but he was overly immersed.
He said, "That's impossible."
- Ma'am... - What texts bothered you?
He said, "I want to hold you in my arms."
Who said that?
- Her boyfriend did. - I see.
He also said, "I love you."
He must've wanted to sit down after standing for a long time.
His legs must've hurt.
Do you understand why your mom was upset?
Or do you think it's not something she should be upset about?
- I don't understand her. - Okay.
You think there's nothing wrong about saying he wants to hold you in his arms...
- or he loves you, right? - Yes.
Joy and Wendy.
What do you think about a boy saying he wants to hold her in his arms?
- Boys would say more than that. - Is that so?
Kids these days would do.
- I see. - I think...
I think I'm quite conservative.
- Even if many boys do that... - In fact, she and I...
used to have disagreements...
- because we grew up... - We had different opinions.
- in different environments. - Do you understand her mom?
I understood her at first,
but she's...
(Grunting)
- She's too... - Let's say...
Soo Jin goes out with a boy who is a good student...
- and has a good personality. - Okay.
Would you let her go out with him?
- Yes, I would. - Can he say he wants to hold her?
Good students never say such a thing.
- They're just the same. - My goodness.
- Is that so? - You're so naive.
Have you ever kissed or held your boyfriend's hand?
Of course, she has.
Her mom is right in front of her.
- That's just normal. - I'm sure she has.
Do you mind if I ask you about your first kiss?
- I haven't done it yet. - She said she hasn't.
She can't say that in front of her mom.
- From the way I see it, - You did the right thing.
- if she tells that now, - "You did the right thing."
You did the right thing.
Ma'am, they date each other because they like and care for each other.
It's understandable.
I know that,
but since we're living in the countryside,
we know how many spoons each other has.
How would you know that? Are you thieves?
No, but we know. It's true.
May I ask where you live?
- We live in Jangheung. - Jangheung?
We live in a small town.
- We know all about each other. - Are you afraid of rumors?
I think it's okay to date a boy,
but I'm afraid it might cause bad rumors,
and the rumors might brand her as a bad person.
Any mom would worry about that.
When she attends her school union,
her friends will talk about the boys she dated.
I would understand if you worry about her boyfriend,
but you're the same even when she watches a movie with her friend.
I'm afraid there might be a boy among her friends.
She was alone with her female friend.
- Why does she worry so much? - Exactly.
She kept calling me even when I was with my female friends.
It's because...
there's no way I can check if there's a boy or not.
(Why would she worry about dating boys?)
Soo Jin's friend is here too. Let's talk to her.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Hello. - She's very pretty too.
I thought she was Soo Jin's younger sister.
Can you tell us how Soo Jin's friends think about her mom?
Everyone thinks she's scary and obsessive.
There's a rumor that anyone who goes out with Soo Jin...
will be scolded by her mom.
They get scolded if they date Soo Jin?
We talked about the text that Soo Jin's mom saw.
"I love you," or "I want to hold you in my arms."
Do you think that's too much?
Or is it normal for kids these days to say that?
- It's normal. - It's normal?
Do some kids say more intense things?
I'm sure you wouldn't do that.
Yes, they do.
Ma'am, what do you think about the rumor about you?
I'm glad that boys are scared of me.
- I fully understand that. - Me too.
What about her female friends?
I'm sorry to her friends, but...
- Are you sorry to them? - Yes.
- She doesn't want to change. - Right.
She seems rather satisfied.
As she heard about the rumor,
she seemed to be glad.
"They're afraid of me. That's good."
You're trying to keep her under your control,
but don't you think she'll lack sociability?
She doesn't have enough time to hang with her friends,
and doesn't have anything to talk about with them.
She'll end up alone with you.
That will damage her sociability.
What do you think about that?
When she asks me for my permission in advance,
I let her go out.
Even when she does that,
she has her curfew.
Yes. She must keep her curfew.
It's not something she needs your permission for.
It's normal for kids go home between 4pm and 5pm.
You're right. However...
I'm afraid she might meet boys.
My gosh.
Why can't you trust your daughter?
- You know... - I think...
she'll have a stronger desire to have fun.
I told her to do whatever she wants after graduating high school.
Let me ask you something.
What would you do if she goes out of control...
after graduating high school as you set her free?
She'll be out of my sight.
(I wouldn't mind that.)
- What? - That makes no sense.
- How can that be better? - Let's hear from Soo Jin.
This is so frustrating.
Is she nice to you when you keep your curfew?
We don't talk to each other often.
- You don't? - We don't.
When I tell her what happens at school,
she doesn't react except for the matters she's interested in.
Do you argue with your mom at home?
I always try to make up with her whenever I argue with her,
but she ignores me, and holds a grudge for 3 or 4 days.
(She holds a grudge for days.)
Why would she... That's crazy.
You're her mom. You should try to make up with her first.
It's true that I'm blunt,
but she's quiet too.
She ignores me when I talk to her too.
Is that because you live in the countryside?
No, it isn't.
Does your mom get angry a lot?
She gets angry over little things.
- Give us an example. - When I forgot to clean my room,
she told me to live in an orphanage if I would keep going on like that.
An orphanage?
- Ma'am, why did you say that? - That's too harsh.
It must've hurt her feelings.
I think I got carried away while arguing with her.
- I think that's why I said that. - That can't be an excuse.
I think she's not violent though. She doesn't use violence, right?
- She hits me on my head often. - Your head?
Does she wrap your hair around her fingers, or just pull your hair?
She hits me like this.
- Oh, she hits you on the head? - Hitting the head is offensive.
Even though she's her daughter...
How long do you think she'll listen to you?
Until she graduates high school.
- She might. - Yes.
She may listen to you, but she's accumulating resentment and pain...
- inside of her. - I see.
It's not like she does as you say because she wants to.
But when it reaches a certain limit,
things might get worse.
- Right. - She might run away from home.
- Right. - You're making her miserable.
(She feels sad.)
By the way, does she do that to your younger siblings too?
- They are still too young. - They're young.
How old are your siblings?
They are 8 and 6 years old.
- Let's talk to her siblings. - Hello.
Hello.
Goodness.
- She's adorable. - These children are so calm.
Can you introduce yourself?
I am Wi Soo In from Class 1 of Grade 1.
- Goodness. - Adorable.
(Welcome)
She must be turning grade 2 soon.
Does Mom scold you a lot too?
- Did you get scolded a lot? - Yes.
When do you get scolded?
I get scolded if I don't clean my house...
and when I eat loudly.
Do you clean your house?
(She nods.)
- Where do you clean? - Do you clean your room?
I don't have a room yet.
Right. I'm sorry.
- That's a sensitive issue. - Then...
who do you think gets scolded the most?
My eldest sister.
Why do you think she gets scolded?
She's worried about hurting her sister's ego.
She's stuck in between her mom and her sister.
She doesn't know where to position herself.
- Really? - This must be the toughest moment.
How do you feel when your mom and your sister fight?
- I feel scared. - Right.
- Right. - She gets scared.
Do you want your mom to stop scolding your sister?
Yes.
Are you worried about what Mom thinks?
Are you scared of your mom?
Yes.
- Goodness. - She's scared of her mom.
Do your siblings constantly mind your mom?
Whenever Mom says something,
- they get startled. - Is that right?
She asks for Mom's permission for everything.
If she can drink water or go to the bathroom.
She asks permission for that.
- "Mom, can I drink water?" - Tell us everything.
"Can I go to the bathroom?"
- She asks for permission. - What else?
It's just like the military life.
You do that when you get trained as a new recruit.
What else do they ask?
- Everything. - They ask if they can eat.
Why do they have to ask for permission to do everything?
- Can't they just drink water? - I never told them to do that.
They just voluntarily do it. I don't know about drinking water,
but they ask whether or not they can eat because...
they keep eating and I try to control their diet.
In case of the bathroom, Soo In is suffering from...
- frequent urination. - Yes.
She asks for my permission because I used to control the frequency.
- It's understandable. - You feel it too, right?
- She was trying to help. - They are very conscious of you.
I asked my eldest daughter why they ask for my permission...
- to do everything. - Right.
- They do that because... - They got scolded too much.
you always say no.
It's because you said no more often than yes.
I think you should loosen up a little.
If you could talk to her...
and she asks you what time you want to come home by,
what would you say?
- 7pm. - 7pm.
7pm is not late at all.
- It's not late. - It's not late.
That's right after "Hometown Report".
- It's perfect. - I am curious.
You didn't ask for her opinion when you imposed a curfew.
I did that only because she wouldn't come home even after the sunset.
- I told her to come home... - Have you...
asked her what time she'd want to come home?
- It was a one-sided... - I've asked her once.
I asked her once,
and she told me 6pm.
Is that why you reduced it by one hour?
Why did you set the curfew as 5pm?
I chose 5pm because that's before the sun goes down.
But it's bright even after 8pm these days.
It's like that in summer. But it's not like that in winter.
- Then give different curfews. - It should depend on the season.
You should set different curfews for different seasons.
My mom used to tell me to come home before the sun sets.
So I hated winter, and I loved summer.
What do you think about that?
It's okay, as long as she comes home before the sun goes down.
- Are you sure? - Get her to promise you.
You can go home at 6:40pm.
- Take the chance. - It's too cold in the winter.
- Just say yes. - Accept the offer.
She accepts it.
(I like it.)
(She's thrilled.)
From now on, call her when the moon comes out.
You can only call her when the moon comes out.
There are times when both the sun and the moon are out.
There are times like that.
Is there anything you want from your mom?
Why don't you say it since you're here?
She drinks every day. I hope she will control...
She drinks every day?
How much does she drink?
She drinks two pitchers of beer.
- Two pitchers of beer. - Yes.
Isn't that three liters?
Does she drink three liters of beer every day?
Does she not drink soju? Does she only drink beer?
She usually doesn't drink soju. She drinks about two bottles.
- Is that not drinking a lot? - She drinks two bottles.
When she drinks soju, she drinks two bottles.
She drinks three liters of soju.
- She drinks like a general. - Does she drink every day?
Yes.
Do you drink a lot every day?
After I cook for my children,
I drink at home. I don't have any bad habits though.
Your mom...
drinks leisurely after her work.
Why do you not like it so much?
When she drinks, she acts on a whim.
She sometimes scolds us and sometimes praises us.
Then she apologizes.
- That's a bad drinking habit. - That's a drinking habit.
- You have a drinking habit. - That's a drinking habit.
Tell your mom something before we end.
Please delay the curfew.
Please drink moderately.
Don't take away my cell phone.
Are you giving her orders?
You should talk to her nicely.
(She gives another try.)
I will behave well.
Please delay the curfew.
Please drink less.
"Don't take away my cell phone."
(It's very similar to what she did awhile ago.)
I hope you won't take my phone away.
And what else?
- You love her, don't you? - I do.
(She doesn't sound sincere.)
- Tell her that. - Tell her you love her.
(She says it with her heart.)
I love you, Mom.
(She's shy.)
"I love you, Mom."
(Don't fight now.)
The guests should vote first.
I think it's a big worry.
If she will do what she just said...
If she lets her daughter do whatever she wants to do...
when she graduates high school and turns 20,
she might grow apart from her.
I am worried about that.
I also think it's a worry.
I think it's a worry too.
I think it's a worry.
I have two younger sisters.
When I was in 8th grade, I felt a huge sense of responsibility,
and it really weighed me down.
My parents told me my siblings would never succeed...
if I don't succeed.
- They told me that. - You must've been pressured.
- You are the eldest daughter. - Yes.
But they gave me the freedom to do anything.
That was my parents' way.
I feel really bad for her because she might be really hurt.
Then you should hold her hand.
Yes.
- She's like my little sister. - They are of similar age.
I know.
She doesn't like her hand.
(She wants to hold Tae Joon's hand.)
If you sympathize with her, please press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
That's it.
Tell your daughter something.
Soo Jin, from now on,
come home before the sun sets.
Please hang out with only your female friends.
Let me trust you, and I will trust you.
- I love you, Soo Jin. - You should trust her first.
Let's see how many votes she got.
104 votes is winning so far.
- 100... - 157.
- 147. - 137.
157.
(She got 157 votes.)
She got a lot of votes.
"The Real Korean Man".
Hello. I am a man in his 30s...
who gets attacked all the time.
I was just walking down the street.
"Gosh! Look at that man."
"Goodness, because of foreigners like him,"
"this country has gone bad. Spit."
- Goodness. - No way.
I get cursed for no reason.
It happens even when I'm driving. "You violated the traffic light."
"Goodness. I'm sorry. Your driver's license, please."
Most people think I'm a foreigner.
But I'm from Hwasun, South Jeolla Province.
I was playing in a baseball club, and the opposite team's coach said,
"What?"
"Why does that team have a foreign member?"
"How can you get a foreigner?"
"It's unfair."
I'm tired of explaining that I am Korean.
I will explain myself for the last time on Hello.
I am a Korean man...
from Hwasun, South Jeolla Province.
(I am a Korean man.)
When I was in elementary school,
I was a little dark.
- Right. - You played outside a lot.
- Yes. - That happens to kids.
I've had defined features since I was little,
so my friends teased me.
When I was small, I didn't like that.
How did you become white again?
- Well... - Money did it of course.
Money did it of course.
(Are you used to it now, Joy?)
When I was little,
I wore sunscreen as a facial mask every night.
Is there a such thing?
- No, there isn't. I made it up. - You made it up.
You thought you'd turn white if you wear sunscreen.
- That's money. - It's really bad for your skin.
That's money.
(That's a cute worry.)
Among all the people who came here with a similar story,
this person is by far the best.
That's what the crew told me.
But is he more serious than the one from Jeju Island?
Right.
He was really serious.
- Is he more serious than him? - That's what the crew said.
Let's bring in the guest.
Please give it up for him.
(Who's annoyed about being mistaken as a foreigner?)
(What?)
(He comes out wearing a helmet.)
(Yoo Song Hyeon)
I am so curious.
When he came out,
I didn't think he was wearing a helmet.
I thought he was more of an alien than a foreigner.
(He looked like an alien.)
Do you think you look like a foreigner?
I don't want to admit it.
But you will know when you see me.
I can see your eyes through the glass.
- Right. - I can see your eyes.
And they do look like the eyes of a foreigner.
- Is that right? - Yes.
Let me see. Excuse me.
Let me see.
(She stares at him.)
He must've been really shocked.
(I'm sorry. Did I shock you?)
He must've been really surprised.
He does look like a foreigner.
- You all must be curious. - He's the best one so far.
All right.
(How much would he look like a foreigner?)
Goodness.
(She claps her hand.)
All right.
(They are speechless.)
All right.
(They don't know what to say.)
All right.
Everyone is really good.
Instead of saying something, they just went like this.
(They are lost for words.)
- Everyone did that. - Everyone did that.
Thank you.
Let's hear his introduction.
You can relax and talk with an accent.
Please introduce yourself.
Hello. I am Yoo Song Hyeon from Gwangju.
- Welcome. - You are really Korean, right?
I was born and raised in Jeolla Province.
Have people been asking if you're a foreigner since you were little?
No, when I was little, my mom said...
my skin was as fair as milk.
Milk?
Then since when...
did people start mistaking you for a foreigner?
It was when I entered middle school.
When I run into elders in the streets,
they ask me if there is...
a foreigner in my family tree.
I was curious too, so I asked my parents.
And I almost got hit by my mom.
So why do people keep asking?
Like he said a while ago,
he used to have fair skin. We got some of his photos.
It must've been worse when you were little.
You looked more like a Southeast Asian then.
How is your skin fair?
Why are your eyes glaring?
- Right. - He had glaring eyes.
By the way, what kind of milk was it?
Was it strawberry milk?
You were a cute baby.
- He's handsome. - He's handsome.
It was worse when he was younger.
Now he's a little chubby, but when he's thin,
- he looks more like a foreigner. - You were handsome.
This is his family picture.
(It's his family picture from when he was 15.)
I think your entire family is like that.
- It's... - Everyone looks like a foreigner.
- Everyone except for grandmother. - His entire family looks like that.
Everyone except for his grandmother.
Who's the person next to you?
The person to your left.
- He's my elder brother. - Your elder brother.
- He looks more like a foreigner. - He looks like a foreigner too.
Don't you agree?
Doesn't he look more like a foreigner?
Other family members don't get mistaken as a foreigner.
- Everyone looks like a foreigner. - We were still young in that photo.
Your sisters look like foreigners too.
Did your sister shave her eyebrows?
It's because they took it...
- in a small photo studio. - It's faded.
- Yes. - It might have been a fad then.
His sister looks like a model.
Where do people think you are from?
- Philippines. - Philippines.
Usually that's what happens. There was a group called Ink.
- Ink. Man Bok. - Ink.
- Yes, there's a guy called Man Bok. - Man Bok.
- Man Bok. - People tell me I look like him.
There's a martial artist called Ernesto Hoost.
- Ernesto Hoost. - Ernesto Hoost.
- Some say I look like him. - You look like him.
- You look like him. - Then there's a baseball player...
from Kia Tigers, Bernadina.
They associate anyone with dark skin with me.
By the way, like what Dong Yeob said,
I didn't think he looked like a foreigner.
But now I think he looks like a Filipino police officer on a bike.
(He looks like a Filipino police officer.)
He looks like one of those police officers with a gun.
- I think I've seen him. - Right. Right.
- A police officer. - I think I saw him in the airport.
- They're usually at the gates. - Right.
(Oh, dear.)
What was the most shocking nickname you've had?
One time, my friend told me he saw me in the morning.
I asked him where he saw me.
He said he took a dump in the bathroom,
and his poop was the same color as me.
That's terrible.
(He's always been teased.)
Tell us about other incidents.
When I went to a barbecue place,
a waitress asked me, "Do you know how to speak Korean?"
And she said the word "samgyeopsal" very clearly.
- She thought I didn't know. - You should've done the same.
"I will take this."
One time, I got into a car accident.
I went to a police station to fill out something.
I showed him my ID, but he asked me if I can write in Korean.
Why would he ask that when he saw your ID?
He thought it was forged.
He thought you were naturalized.
Usually, when you go to a bar,
they don't ask for your ID. It's not required.
- Right. - But they ask for it.
But they don't take it.
Right. I just show it to them.
You show it to them.
He's got pride.
I was in a bar, and the news came out from the TV.
The news was about...
the government giving benefits for the multicultural families.
And one guy in the other table saw me and...
asked why he has to work hard...
to give benefits to foreigners like me.
He said they should kick out a lot of the foreigners.
(He treated him like a tax-squandering foreigner.)
He said that out loud.
Did you say anything to him?
It was a bar in our town.
I can't understand that man.
Did the coach of the opposing baseball team come to you...
and tell your coach you can't play?
- Did it really happen? - We were getting ready...
before the game, and the judge came to us.
He said the opposing team was raising objections.
They said we shouldn't have a foreigner in our team.
The judge said I couldn't play without showing him my ID.
- You had to show your ID. - You were just playing baseball.
- Did you show it to him? - I showed it to him.
When something goes on for a while, you get used to it.
- Right. - Can't you just disregard it?
It would be fine if it ends as a misunderstanding.
But sometimes I get into uncomfortable situations.
To go from one end of Gwangju to the other by taxi costs 10 dollars.
But I get charged about 20 to 24 dollars.
- Really? - They think you're a foreigner.
They go around the city.
In the 90s, when I was still in college,
I went to a place that sells all kind of snacks.
I was dressed unusually, with a hat and suspenders.
The owner must've thought I was a Japanese student.
He said, "Japan? Japan?" I thought it was so fun.
So I said, "This one. This one."
I ate a few fish cakes and a little bit of tteokbokki.
And he charged me 25 dollars.
No way.
I got really upset.
And I said to him, "You shouldn't rip off a customer like that."
(And he was shocked.)
He was really surprised.
I told him to stop it.
Right. You should've told them not to rip you off.
I wanted to say it,
- He's too nice. - but it was at night,
so it could have turned into a fight.
- So you avoided it. - He's too good.
Yes, he's a nice guy.
He's been experiencing this since he was young,
so he'd rather ignore it than get into trouble.
Yes. Usually that's what happens.
When I ride a public transportation,
elders take a picture of me because they think I'm a foreigner.
- Goodness. - That happened.
- I don't understand. - I can't understand that.
Because I don't want to get my pictures taken,
I just sit down and look at my phone the whole time.
I really can't understand it.
People point fingers at you for looking like a foreigner.
- Why would they do that? - They curse at you.
That's just nonsense.
How would they treat actual foreigners then?
- Right. - They are terrible people.
Your friends are here. Hello.
(His friends who understand his worry came along with him.)
The one on the far left must have a similar concern.
- I've experienced it a lot too. - Right?
Which nationality do people think you are?
People usually think I am either a Filipino or a Thai.
You must sympathize with your friends a lot then.
I got picked on a lot too.
When I entered high school, I met him.
- You hung out together. - When we hung out together,
people paid less attention to me.
- You're pretty much the same. - You're at the same level.
(That's a great synergy effect.)
In high school, whenever we went to a store or a restroom,
other students teased him for looking like a Filipino...
or a foreigner. He must've been hurt a lot.
He missed a lot of school days too.
He didn't come to school more than 40 days a year.
One time, he went to sing at his friend's wedding.
And one naughty friend told the bride's friends...
that they brought him from abroad.
(His friend lied to people that he's a foreigner.)
(How could he have done that to his friend?)
(This friendship is over.)
He got offended, and they got into a fight.
They often go over the line.
- Right. - Yes.
My friend said this to a bride's friend.
"He's from abroad,"
"and the groom hired him to sing at the wedding."
- He went on, and I got annoyed. - You got annoyed.
And we got into a fight.
What did you sing at the wedding?
I sang Haha's song.
Haha's "You Are My Sunshine".
I am tone deaf, so I am terrible at singing.
So I lip-synced.
You lip-synced.
- You lip-synced to Haha's voice. - Yes.
- You lip-synced at a wedding. - I've never heard of such a thing.
What kind of a friend is he?
Why would you volunteer to sing in the first place?
It sounds like things were worse when you were in school.
Everyone greeted me by saying, "Hey, Filipino."
It was the same when I went to a store.
So I went straight home after school.
I didn't hang out with my friends.
- You didn't talk to them either. - I didn't talk to them.
I rarely went to school.
Your friend said you missed a lot of school.
In the day time, there are a lot of people outside.
- Yes. - Because my face is dark,
I stand out during the day.
So I usually walked around at night.
I thought it was all because I was in my awkward age.
When I was younger, I looked for a part-time job.
However, they said they don't hire foreign exchange students.
Has that been a problem many times?
Yes, it has.
I lost chances multiple times because of that.
What is your current profession?
Right now... I started my own...
construction consulting firm a year ago.
- Are you the owner? - So you're the owner.
For this job, I have to go meet the clients.
Whenever I meet them,
they ask me if I'm a foreign worker.
Exactly.
And they ask me if I'm really Korean. If I say I am,
they repeat the question a couple of times.
Based on my appearance, they ask me such questions.
When do you feel bad for him?
I feel bad for him whenever he meets women.
When we were young, there was a girl he really liked.
He really liked her.
But she said she didn't like him because of his dark skin.
- She said that. - Just because of his skin tone?
I don't know where he heard it from...
but he thought drinking milk would make his skin paler.
Really?
Yes. He drank milk for a month.
Were you shocked to hear that...
the girl you liked didn't like you because of your skin tone?
- Yes, I was. - That's why you drank milk so much.
I think I was naive.
I believed that milk would make me pale.
He was just too desperate.
I thought that coke would make me darker.
So I just drank milk and Sprite.
I did.
Goodness.
It upset my stomach, but I drank 2L of milk every day.
(He drank it in the morning and evening.)
- So you can be pale? - That's too much.
And then I go to the bathroom.
- 2L? - I go to the bathroom afterwards.
That's not good.
What else have you tried?
Another thing I tried was putting on sunscreen.
- You need sunscreen. - Yes.
She does that a lot too.
I see.
I used sunscreen.
I tend to sweat a lot. After one hour,
- it stains your clothes. - It drips down.
Then it wouldn't look so good.
I also tried to wear a turtle neck in summer.
- In summer? - Yes.
- A turtle neck? - Goodness.
- That's not good. - Still...
- You'd sweat a lot. - Nothing worked. I just sweated.
Do you still not have a girlfriend?
Now, I'm married.
You're married?
Yes, I am.
You're a capable guy.
I didn't have a girlfriend until I turned 30.
A friend of mine's parents go to Vietnam a lot for business.
They introduced me to a lady from there, so...
we dated and got married after a year.
You always use the same kind of photograph.
She doesn't look Vietnamese.
The bride looks Korean.
She looks Korean, not him.
- Oh my goodness. - No way.
(No way.)
You don't look Korean.
(We admit.)
Your wife looks like the Korean one.
She's Korean, not you.
Their nationalities changed.
(Which one do you think is Korean?)
Unbelievable.
(This is a hard one.)
Go home. Tell your wife to come here.
(Go home. Tell your wife to come here.)
You know, at the wedding,
you meet about 10 people.
Out of those 10, 8 to 9 people...
see me as the foreign one.
- They think your wife is Korean. - Yes.
Your wife must be concerned.
When we visit my wife's family in Vietnam,
we pass through the immigrations at the airport.
And there, they ask us...
if we're visiting my family.
- Your family? - Your family?
You're visiting her family, but...
they think my family is in Vietnam.
(I'm Korean.)
When your wife first saw you, what did she say?
At first, she asked me if I'm Korean about three times.
- She asked you that? - She thought you're Vietnamese.
I said I was.
She asked me to show her my passport.
So I showed it to her.
You had to show her your passport in Vietnam?
Goodness.
If I don't have an identification,
they doubt me.
When we saw the picture earlier,
we could see why this is a problem for you.
Today, your wife...
isn't with you.
No. We were going to come here together,
but her Korean is not perfect, and she's afraid to meet new people.
She's not confident yet.
- She's scared to meet new people. - Yes.
If I looked Korean,
we would be more comfortable.
But people always misunderstand us.
She doesn't like to explain to them every time we meet new people.
Do you talk a lot when you're out in public?
We do. At restaurants,
the server gives the menu to my wife only.
- Goodness. - So...
That's a problem.
In Vietnam, only I receive the menu.
It's a considerate gesture though.
- They think I'm Vietnamese. - Right.
(It's a funny but sad situation.)
Do you have children?
You've been married for two years.
I have a daughter who's one year old.
You must be somewhat worried about her.
- She doesn't look like me. - Does she look like her mom?
Yes. She resembles her mother.
She's so cute.
- She's adorable. - I'm relieved.
- She's so cute. - She's not at all...
But I'm worried her skin will become darker when she's older.
I see. You've been through a lot.
And when she turns five and enters school,
I'm afraid that her friends might tease her...
and say her dad is a foreigner.
It's great that you're here today.
You can say that you're Korean.
You can say it with pride that...
you're a loving dad and husband.
When you're out with your family,
- do people still misunderstand? - Does that still happen?
At supermarkets, people ask my wife...
- where I'm from. - I see.
My wife doesn't understand Korean well...
They just assume you're foreign.
She doesn't answer them.
The looks people give us...
are hard to bear.
He's been through with the remarks and things people say,
but the looks people give can be offensive.
You must have been stared at so much.
It's a form of violation.
(He gets stared a lot as well.)
What would you like to say to the world today?
I'm a Korean man, and I served my time at the military.
That's right.
Please don't judge or discriminate against me...
based on my appearance.
Please treat me like any other person and don't be prejudiced.
That's right.
Yes.
He's not asking us...
to pay attention to him because he looks foreign.
That's not what he wants.
He just wants to be treated fairly.
Every person has biased thoughts and prejudice.
The only way to get rid of them...
is to putting yourself in their shoes.
You need to try to understand that person.
That way you can see what they go through.
(Don't judge. Have a conversation with them.)
You shouldn't judge people based on their looks.
Awesome.
What's your daughter's name?
Yoo Yeon Woo.
- Yeon Woo. - That's a nice name.
And what's your wife's name?
It's Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tuyet.
(I see.)
Repeat it.
- Nguyen... - Thi Ngoc.
- Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tuyet. - Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tuyet.
- To your dear Yeon Woo and Tuyet. - Sure.
I'm thankful that you came all the way here to be with me.
Let's raise our daughter well...
and rely on each other to live happily.
I love you.
(You can do it.)
What do you think, Se Hyung?
- I don't think this is a worry. - No?
- Why not? - If they don't lose hope...
and courage I don't think they'll have a problem in the future.
- I don't think this is a worry. - Okay.
I think this is a worry.
Even if they're confident,
people can still give them a hard time...
and they can lose confidence.
I don't think this is a worry.
Personally, I look up to my dad...
and I believe that he's the coolest.
I think his daughter will want to think that way as well.
- Right. - If he stays positive,
I don't think this will be a problem.
His worry is not the problem.
Our prejudice and discrimination are the real problems.
- Right. - Yes.
I give my vote to ourselves who are the problem of our society.
Let's put a stop to this. Okay?
(Let's change!)
If you think this is a worry, please press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Time's up.
Let's see how many votes he got.
"The Real Korean Man".
Is it over 100?
- It's over 100. - It is.
104?
- 104. - 104.
Thank you.
(104 votes)
Hello?
It's been a while. It's time for "Hello News".
Some of the families...
who had the most concerning worries contact us...
and tell us how well they're doing now.
- That's right. - Apparently,
something amazing happened after they were on Hello.
Let's see what worry they had...
and how they've changed.
(Sangam World Cup Stadium)
It's FC Seoul.
Isn't that the story I introduced?
- Isn't it? - It's about the little girl.
(A superstar is here.)
- What was his name again? - The football fan.
- What was his name again? - The soccer fan.
(This is quite exhausting.)
Everyone is excited.
It's the soccer fan girl.
She had a problem.
(She got the uniform as a Children's Day gift.)
(I came here to brag about it.)
(I see.)
(Are you here to watch another game today?)
Ask Eun Ha Soo.
I came here today to meet Dejan. I am happy.
I was invited by him.
Dejan invited her himself.
Really?
He knows she likes him.
(This is what life should be.)
Dejan contacted her through social media.
He wants to meet her.
- She's doing the kickoff today. - The problem only got bigger.
I think I failed.
(I failed.)
We tried to balance her life with soccer and...
came to an agreement with Eun Ha too.
We're very happy about this situation.
(She's so cute.)
- What do you want to do with Dejan? - Well...
I prepared a present for him.
I want to give that to him...
and I want his autograph.
(I'll meet him soon.)
(Hello)
Did they meet?
Dejan.
(Dreams do come true.)
She must be over the moon.
(Be still, my heart.)
(Trembling)
Goodness.
She must be so happy.
Look at him.
(Dejan loves her.)
(Her soul has left her body.)
She's adorable.
I'm more afraid than her.
This is like... I'm sweating more than her.
He's more nervous than you are.
(I'm not nervous. Look at my smile.)
She's so cute.
Really? Thank you so much.
Seriously. Thank you so much.
She got him a gift.
Thank you so much.
- How nice. - Thank you.
She can't say anything.
(I won't go too far.)
Follow him. Quickly.
She's about to faint.
(Her heart pounds.)
You must be so happy.
Goodness.
(I can die in peace now.)
Look at her.
She's so happy.
(What happened now?)
(With the superstar, Dejan...)
This young lady...
is Kim Eun Ha Soo and she's a big fan of FC Seoul.
Apparently, Dejan is her favorite.
Go, Dejan!
All right.
(Very nice)
She's good.
Dejan must be proud of her. He's smiling like a dad.
I was extremely nervous,
- but now that I'm done, - She's good.
I'm relieved and happy.
(Now she has to cheer from the VIP seating area.)
She's sitting down now.
- Where is she? - That's a VIP seat.
She's with the cheering fans.
I see. She's cheering with them.
- There she is. - She's cheering with them.
Why did she go there?
She wants to be with them.
(Forget the shy fan girl.)
Oh, my.
(In her previous life, she probably saved a country.)
She represents the whole cheering squad.
(It's their chance to score.)
It's a goal.
I think Dejan scored one.
(FC Seoul won.)
She's so happy.
It's her happiest moment.
(Sorry, Dejan.)
Wow. He's giving her his uniform.
He's so thoughtful.
They got to know each other, and she had a wonderful time.
If you have a worry, don't hesitate...
to contact Hello and get counselled.
Go, Dejan. Go, FC Seoul!
(Good job.)
We'll give you updates whenever we hear the good news.
Thank you.
(Be sure to look out for more news.)
"Dictator Mom" is this week's winner.
Congratulations on your victory.
Until the day we are all worry-free...
Hello will continue to counsel you.
Thank you.
("That Girl" by Jung Yong Hwa)