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(This program is about two men who were once called...)
(the nation's MC's in the jungle-like world of variety shows.)
(It's a documentary about these two on a journey searching for their dinner.)
(It's JTBC, a station that's been popular lately.)
The long-awaited day is here.
This was the day Let's Eat Dinner Together was announced to the world.
We now begin the production presentation session for Let's Eat Dinner Together.
(The two MCs stood in front of numerous reporters.)
How many times do I have to say he went out to exercise?
Gyeong-gyu and Ho-dong are doing a show together for the first time in 23 years.
But this is what they realized after filming two episodes together.
They're not compatible.
As expected, Ho-dong is...
But we expected them to be on the same page today.
Why is this the first time that we have worked together in 23 years?
I didn't know Ho-dong would...
still be working in the entertainment world.
I thought he would have quit by now.
When we go into filming, he turns into an affectionate person.
I realized he's addicted to filming TV shows.
He stops me from talking because he's too lazy.
- That's not it. - He's not some herbicide and yet he cuts up those new sprouts.
- He's too noisy. - He's not understanding.
It's these difference...
- that you can see when he works with me. - I feel frustrated.
- Excuse me. - I am also upset.
- I introduced you two as being very close. - No, that's not it.
- He's like a child, - Stop it now.
he has no right to feel worn out.
Don't you think he's too affectionate?
We'll replace Ho-dong...
and with that new person,
I think I can do this show for at least five years.
I really miss Lee Yoon-seok.
The press conference ended with neither person able to reach the other.
- Thank you for being with us. - One moment.
Yes?
There's something I would like to share.
- As luck would have it, the two of them have a shoot today. - Okay.
- There's something I want to give them. - You've prepared a lot beforehand.
(Suddenly pulling them out)
We'll just begin the filming right here and right now.
- Right here? - We'll also tell you where you need to go.
(He hurriedly delivers the mission card!)
Hold on a second!
Is this the opening of the third episode of Let's Eat Dinner Together?
"Using public transportation, go to the neighborhood in the photograph."
"Get someone to give you dinner."
There's a house in this picture.
- Is that a cliff? - Where is this house?
Is this the opening of the third episode of Let's Eat Dinner Together?
"Using public transportation, go to the neighborhood in the photograph."
"Get someone to give you dinner."
There’s a house in this photograph.
- Is that a cliff? - Where is this house?
Are you telling us to look at this one photograph...
- and find this neighborhood? - She even prepared a large version of it.
Director.
Is there a cliff like this in Seoul?
Are you're telling us to look at this one photograph...
and find the neighborhood?
Is this in Seoul?
(He pretends to not know.)
I don't think this is in Seoul.
Is there anyone who knows what neighborhood this is?
(He asks the journalists.)
(Silence)
It doesn't matter. Please raise your hand if you know.
I'm asking for your help.
- It's Changsin-dong. - Where?
- He said Changsin-dong. - Changsin-dong!
(The journalist said Changsin-dong.)
But where is that place?
- This is... - Let's go shoot the show.
Let's go shoot the show.
Just as you asked,
- they've... - Let's leave after saying our farewell.
Thank you everyone.
(They send them off with an applause!)
Thank you for your hard work.
All they have is one mysterious photograph and the clue Changsin-dong.
And so, their third journey begins in a rush like this.
- Sir, let's figure this out before we begin. - Where?
- Let's not rush. - Of course we need to find out before we go.
How can we know from just looking at this one photograph?
I mean, we need to know where to go.
No, that journalist told us a moment ago.
- He said it's Changsin-dong. - You mean in Seodaemun District?
No, it's Dongdaemun District.
Changsin-dong is in Jongno District.
This is...
(They try searching for it through their smart phones.)
Sir, there's a Changsin Station.
It's village on a cliff.
It's in Spain though?
Let's Eat Dinner Together wouldn't send them overseas in only its third episode.
It's coming up with a place in Greece.
- What about Greece? - When I looked up cliff-top villages, it also showed Italy.
Is it Positano?
- You seem to know one thing but not what it leads to. - What?
- You need to look up cliff-top village in Changsin-dong! - Search for it then.
A cliff-top village came up once I typed, "Changsin-dong and cliff."
Right, it's a cliff-top village.
That's right. The place in the photograph...
is not in Spain, Italy or Greece.
It's a village on a cliff found in Jongno District, Changsin-dong in Seoul.
It's a natural village in the middle of a city in Seoul.
What kind of neighborhood is this place?
What kinds of people are living there?
There's no way to know before they visit it themselves.
Let's Eat Dinner Together Episode three, "On a Cliff," the Changsin-dong Episode.
(Episode three, "On a Cliff," the Changsin-dong Episode.)
- There's a Changsin station. - Do you mean the subway?
- Gyeong-gyu. - What subway line do you have to get on to get to Changsin-dong?
I'm asking about the subway line.
(It's Lee Gyeong-gyu! Let's run away.)
Hello? What subway line did you say?
Gyeong-gyu, people don't like it when you do that.
People are running away from you.
- It's line 6. - Line 6? Okay.
She said we need to take line six.
It's Dongdaemun District, Changsin-dong through line six.
Changsin-dong is definitely in Jongno District.
Today, first of all,
- our feet feel light on this episode of Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Right.
- Why do they feel light? -It's because we succeeded last week.
You can't say it in a lax like that.
- This is the opening. - You can just do it in an easy-going way.
We need to be overflowing with energy.
Then, try doing it by yourself.
For the first time in 23 years, Gyeong-gyu and Ho-dong are...
working together on the trending show, Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Setting aside the pain at Mangwon-dong behind us,
- we've achieved something great in a tight spot. - Right.
Let's Eat Dinner Together for the first time who gave us dinner.
It has finally happened.
Our bodies are so light like this, see?
Is it a rally? Must you film a TV show like it's a rally?
Don't push yourself.
Last week, the family we talked a lot with...
How many times are you repeating the same thing?
Stop it now. Why is the opening...
still going on? How many times are you repeating yourself?
There might be someone who is just tuning in now.
They don't know what happened in the beginning.
So you're going to repeat the same thing for people who turned on the TV just now?
- I'm being as kind as I can be... - You're saying the same thing.
Are you going to be saying the same thing the whole day...
- for people who turned it on now. - You need to change your attitude.
So let's just do it one last time. Please sit down.
What is this? Let's just start going.
- Calm down and sit here - We need to go. We need to get on the subway train now.
We need to get on line six and go to Changsin-dong.
This is my personal conviction. The opening is the most important part.
- Okay, be like that then. - It's the most important. That's my philosophy.
Please just give me this one.
- Please sit down. - What are you saying we need to do?
- And so... - You've been saying the same thing for 30 minutes.
So we met our first family in Mangwon-dong.
Right, Gyeong-gyu? In Seongsu-dong,
we had our first family to give us dinner.
- So what? - That's what I wanted to say.
- It's because... - Okay! Let's go!
(Please give me a moment.)
Director, to be honest,
I didn't know what the production staff wanted to say through this show.
- Let's go. - Right, let's go.
But here's the thing. My goodness!
But I was just starting to warm up.
It takes one hour for that to happen?
There is four dollars in here.
- So, Gyeong-gyu... - Let's get going.
We need to first express the story this show is trying to tell us.
It's about heartwarming stories.
Let's get on the subway now. Where is the metro station?
(Ho-dong can't get it but Gyeong-gyu wants to do it fast.)
- It's this way? - We really should do the opening longer.
Ho-dong got excited for the opening.
We've filmed nothing they can use as the opening.
- What do you mean? - I mean the opening.
You mean right now? There's a lot.
- Let's sit and talk a bit before we go. - That bothersome.
Talk while you're walking.
The show isn't fun when you talk while you sit down.
You need to do it while you move around.
That's what it's like in movies, too. Move!
(They leave from DMC station. It's currently 2:10pm.)
It's here.
- This is the one. - Let's get on it after a short break.
- Why? - Let's film a bit more for the opening.
Don't do it.
Are we going to stay up all night filming just the opening?
He wants us to film the opening once again.
I don't like the opening we've filmed.
(I better stay silent.)
(Uncomfortable)
Ho-dong looks like he's about to begin something again.
So, Gyeong-gyu...
- Are you doing the opening? - Pardon?
- Are you doing the opening? - No, it's not the opening.
What's the most important thing about our show?
It's finding a house that will give us a meal.
- Of course. - This house will give us a meal!
- This house won't! We need to have intuition for that. - Okay.
The end of all intuitions is Korean wrestling.
Korean wrestling is really the end-all for intuition.
When you're so close to someone,
your body has to be able to read the opponent's thoughts.
(Ho-dong has it.)
- That's how they predict. - Then, let's see.
What do you think I'm thinking?
- You won't believe this. - What am I thinking?
You want this show to do well and you're very worried about it.
(What are you talking about?)
(He can't be serious.)
That's not true.
Feel this. It's not true.
What am I thinking about right now?
Right now, you want to sleep.
- Right. - It's because this is bothersome for you.
I just don't want you to speak.
(My wish is that you'd be silent.)
- I'm so tired. - He was trying hard to ignore what Gyeong-gyu was thinking.
But Ho-dong guessed it right through intuition.
But Ho-dong is not the type to stop trying at this point.
On the right,
there's a female student two seats away from me.
Let's ask whether she likes Gyeong-gyu more or Ho-dong more.
(Peeking)
(Should we do this or not?)
Gyeong-gyu has a painful memory of a similar situation in the first episode.
To be honest, it doesn't seem likely that Gyeong-gyu will win.
The winner gets to hit the loser with the spoon.
- Okay? We're doing it, then. - Okay.
- Excuse me. - Yes?
Do you like Gyeong-gyu or Ho-dong? You must decide.
Decide in 1, 2, 3.
I like Lee Gyeong-gyu.
(He's the happiest man in the world.)
You're lying.
You've only hurt yourself.
(It wasn't a lie.)
Hit me.
(Hitting)
(That hurts)
Thank you for that.
(It's the love of a citizen who brought back a smile on Gyeong-gyu's face.)
Usually, the person who asks loses.
- You try it now with the person on you left. - What?
Hello, ma'am.
I mean you. Yes, ma'am.
Do you like me or Ho-dong?
I like Yu Jae-seok.
(The citizens laugh together.)
Get off the train, ma'am.
We need to give each other a hit.
Hit in 1, 2, 3.
(They share the pain.)
That lady has a sense of humor.
(It's a bitter smile.)
This tastes bitter.
The question only brought them bitterness.
Still, they arrived at the place with a sense of new hope.
Will we be able to get a meal?
- Of course we will. - It's Changsin-dong of Jongno District.
Now, they have to find the cliff-top village from the photograph.
- Ma'am, look at this picture. Where is it? - Do you know where this is?
Where do you live, ma'am?
- I live here. - You don't know where this is?
- You live in Changsin-dong? - Yes.
- How do we get there? - Changsin-dong...
Hey, I'm talking!
- It's over here! - It's right here!
- I guess we just have to go in this way. - Go that way,
- I see. - and I think you need to go up from there.
- We'll go now then. - Thank you.
- Where were you going? - I was going home.
Your house...
Be happy, ma'am!
Both of them are here!
- Yes, hello. - I met you before.
- Hello. - Gyeong-gyu.
- This is a very... - I sell radishes...
- good part to eat. What is this? - for a living.
- Shall I cut up a radish for you? - No.
What is this, ma'am?
- What is this? - Shall we give you coffee?
- Is there no water? - It's hot water.
- Okay, give me a cup of water. - It's hot water.
(He briefly stops for a cup of hot water.)
When Ho-dong comes here,
tell him to hurry up and go away.
(He cuts off communication before he can begin.)
- Okay. - Is this "Running Man?"
No, it's not.
He's here! Quick, tell him to go away!
(It's nice to meet you.)
(They each keep searching for the cliff-top village in their own way.)
- Hey, Ho-dong! - Yes?
- Hey, Ho-dong. - Wow!
- This is it, isn't it? - I didn't know a place like this existed.
Wow, what is this?
(So they already found the place?)
- This is a real cliff. - That's what I'm saying.
It's different from this picture, but still.
But as you can see, it's a different cliff than the one in the picture.
- It's a cliff. - It's the first time I've seen a village on a cliff.
Let's go over there. Let's take a closer look.
This is really incredible.
- Hello, ma'am. - Right, we should ask the real estate office.
Where do we have to go to go up here?
Don't film me. I don't want to be on TV.
- We'll cover your face like this. - I don't want to appear on TV.
- Just go up the stairs. - It's just up the stairs?
- It's the stairs. - Okay.
Life brought us to an uphill road!
- What? - It's an uphill road.
(They begin climbing up without direction in search of the stairs.)
You seem to place a lot of meaning in even very trivial matters.
This is a food documentary, you know.
It's a sewing factory they found on their way to the village.
(They found a sewing factory on their way to the village.)
- Hello, I am Lee Gyeong-gyu. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
- It must have been several decades since you began this sewing factory? - Yes.
- Hello, Ho-dong. - Right.
- You used to have to use your foot but it's automatic now, right? - Yes.
- We're still using the same machine. - Do you mean this machine?
- Yes, it was this what. - We must show the old machine on screen.
Let's go in, then.
Don't go in. Let's just pass by.
Hey, cameraman. Go in and film it.
- I must go in and show the machine to the viewers. - You don't need to.
We don't have time.
- It's from the past. - It's old.
- I see. - That's really something.
- It's from the past. - In the past, it was all manual.
We pressed it with our feet.
- This is the Brother Sewing Machine, right? - Yes.
It's written right here!
Now tell him to get out since you need to work.
- You like Ho-dong though, right? - I do. I'm a real fan.
- Are you a married couple? - Yes.
- Continue working hard. We'll go up now. - Okay.
Does it take very long to get to the cliff-top village.
(Gyeong-gyu leaves Ho-dong behind.)
These are the stairs.
(He found the stairs that the real estate lady told him about!)
- Does it take very long to get to the village? - No.
- No, it only takes five minutes. - It doesn't?
But it's a hill.
- It's a hill? - Yes, it's a 90-degree hill.
- Is it a 90-degree hill? - It'll make you lose a lot of weight.
I'll be heading out then.
(Gyeong-gyu hurriedly runs up the stairs.)
(He went without me.)
(He is waiting for him.)
Wow, Gyeong-gyu.
You really seem like some divine being.
It's amazing up here. Come up here already.
- They said it is very steep. - Exactly, so come here quickly.
There's no time to talk.
Look over here.
(What is it that Gyeong-gyu saw?)
- Are we going up there? - Yes, it's up there.
(It appeared as soon as he turned around the corner.)
(It's so high.)
(It stretches to the edge of the sky.)
(It's a steep cliff road!)
We need to go up there quickly and look from there!
- Gyeong-gyu! - Yes?
You get there quickly when you go alone, but when you go together, you go further.
I want to go far by myself.
(He's gone.)
Wait a minute.
Nice to meet you! I'm Ho-dong.
What's your name?
- What is it? - It's Lee Ji-ho.
- It's Ji... - It ends in Ho.
It's Ji-ho? Let's go.
You're in first grade, right?
Is there anything you're having a hard time with? Ji-ho, where were you headed to?
- I was going home. - Where is your home?
You have to go over there and then go over here.
Have you seen me on TV?
- Look at my face. - Yes, I have.
Do you think you've seen me on TV?
- Where is your house? - Hey, Gyeong-gyu.
Try running up.
My house was also on a hill when I was young.
- There were stairs for you. - Right, there were 168 steps.
I went up and down those stairs every day.
Wow, you went up this cliff-like stairs?
The scenery opens up on the uphill road that seems to touch the sky.
(The scenery opens up on the uphill road that seems to touch the sky.)
It's a magnificent view in the middle of the city. It's like Santorini in Greece.
But the sense of romanticism is brief.
Let's hurry. There's no time.
(Huffing and puffing)
There's no time. Why is the Korean wrestling champion so weak?
No, today...
I should have worn sneakers but because of the press conference...
- I wore these weird shoes. - It means you have no intuition.
I didn't know we'd go to Changsin-dong, you know.
You're really frustrating!
It'd be the same whichever neighborhood we went to!
Let's go up then.
Can't you go up faster?
(From now on)
(Huffing and puffing)
(Your face will lose any hint of a smile.)
(Huffing and puffing)
(Look at this very steep road.)
(He's all frowns.)
(It's quite a steep road that makes his breathing rough.)
(Yelling)
(These darn dress shoes!)
(No matter how much we climb up,)
(Huffing and puffing)
(The stairs don't end.)
(Why are those men so bad at climbing up?)
(When will they climb up all the stairs?)
People who live in this house are really amazing.
This household is really incredible.
They climbed these stairs every day! You're really an amazing person.
(Even the camera director has shaky legs.)
(Actually, even the staff members...)
(climbed up ahead...)
(or followed them up.)
(This is a filming emergency on the hillside of Changsin-dong.)
I am already...
(This is only the beginning.)
Gyeong-gyu...
Do an opening.
- Since we're finally up here, do it. - Changsin-dong! Let's Eat Dinner Together's
Gyeong-gyu and Ho-dong...
have finally reached the peak.
(He finally planted his feet.)
Wait, that line is too old.
- There's still more to climb. - There's still more.
We need to go more.
- Wow, there are a lot houses at Changsin-dong. - Right.
- When you walk slowly, there are things you finally notice. - It's the front.
Wow, it's steep.
There are steep stairs stretching toward the sky at every gap.
There are bicycles that will run uphill with you waiting for their owners.
The sight of walking ladies from the back...
neatly overlap with house plants.
There are blankets and pillowcases hanging because it's a clear day.
It's where sneakers that were crushed under someone's feet enjoy sunlight.
What is Kim Min-joo doing now?
When you walk slowly,
the scenery of the alleys start a conversation with you.
This is too hard.
It's hard. I'm getting tired.
(Are you having a hard time?)
(It's not an easy road for Gyeong-gyu who is 57 years old.)
(They found a narrow set of stairs.)
I want to climb straight up here.
- These are stairs that go up to a house. - No, they’re not.
Let's do rock, paper, scissors with the loser going up and finding out.
- He goes up? - Yes, to check whether this is right.
If it is, he calls the other to come up.
Okay, then. Let's do it quickly. Don't do things like that!
(Let's see.)
Why do you do that every time?
- Do it in 1, 2, 3. Rock... - Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
(Both of them are rocks!)
- You're champion. - Do this, Gyeong-gyu.
- This is 100 percent for certain. It's all psychological. - Exactly.
Yes. Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
(Scissors)
(He's good.)
As expected of a Korean wrestling champion.
In 1, 2, 3.
(They both pull out paper.)
(It's neck and neck.)
You've improved.
You've still got it. Should we try hitting the wrists?
- Should we do that? - Okay.
(rock-scissors-paper)
(Rock and paper)
(Ho-dong wins.)
I always think one move ahead.
It's because... Listen, this is an important tip.
If both players pull out a rock,
then there is a high chance people will think of pulling out paper on the next turn.
That's why you should pull out scissors.
He knows that.
I'm so tired.
(Shaking)
(He climbs up the stairs and out the manhole.)
(Peek-a-boo)
Ho-dong, come up here.
He was going to climb these stairs anyway,
why did he make the bet?
(He was going to climb up the stairs anyway, why did he make the bet?)
Wow! This is like climbing up a rock face.
Do you know where this is?
(He asks the store owner for help.)
Please take a look at this photo.
Hello. Do you know where this is?
- Do I have to go to the other side? - If you want...
to see this view, you have to go down and look up.
- How would we get here? - You have to take that road and go up that way.
I have to go up there?
(Are you telling me I have to go down again?)
(Meanwhile, Ho-dong has climbed out of the manhole.)
(It's too small.)
(Out of breath)
(He has finally reached the top of the stairs.)
Well...
He wants to share the sad news.
If we want to get to where they took the photo,
then we have to go down here.
(What?)
We have to go down and we'll see the view.
After we check the view,
we just have to climb up there.
(Are you kidding?)
My chest hurts.
(Gyeong-gyu looks tired.)
Let's go.
(He looks in pain. Is he really okay?)
Gyeong-gyu, does your chest hurt?
It hurts a little.
- What? - It hurts.
(Is he feeling in pain because of the shock?)
Ho-dong looked around for a place...
where Gyeong-gyu could take a break.
Gyeong-gyu, come sit down here for a moment.
(Collapsing)
(He's motionless.)
(He must have really been tired.)
(Getting up)
The neighborhood is strange, right?
Could you massage this part here?
(Give me a massage.)
- Like this? - In any case,
Ho-dong really does take good care of Gyeong-gyu.
It's been a while since we saw a heartwarming scene like this.
Just a little more. Okay.
You should film this to make Ho-dong seem like a nice person.
(You're too much.)
Let's help improve Ho-dong's image.
Does this feel good?
(He gives Gyeong-gyu a full body massage.)
(Gyeong-gyu is satisfied by the sincere massage.)
Let's go. I feel like you're going to abandon me.
(One arm at a time)
Why are you suddenly doing this?
(Giving Gyeong-gyu a piggy-back.)
You're tired, right?
Just hold on a little longer.
(Ho-dong's effort is praiseworthy.)
It's going to be over soon. We'll get there soon.
Just hold on a little longer.
We've passed the camera.
You are...
the king of affectionate broadcasting.
- You are more affectionate than me. - No, I'm not.
(Brotherly love shown by the Changsin-dong brothers.)
The two had climbed up here thoughtlessly.
They are going down again to encounter the view...
in the photo.
These are all alleyways.
- Yes. - We just climbed up a hill.
- Gyeong-gyu. - What?
What kind of road is this?
The road is twisting down.
- It's like a winding road. - Is it a winding road?
A winding road looks like this, right?
Hello.
- It's nice to meet you. - Yes, it's nice to meet you.
Ma'am, did you climb up from all the way down there.
Gosh! You must be tired.
- She's sweating. - Hello.
- The residents all have happy expressions. - They do.
I think all the residents who live here are healthy.
They have to hike up here every day.
(They can feel a positive energy from the residents.)
(Waddling)
Gosh! Are you going home?
Are you going home or are you hiking?
What are you delivering?
- I'm delivering tofu. - Tofu?
Oh, my.
I meet the person at the half-way point.
- The tofu... - Rendezvous.
You're delivering that to the owner of the sewing factory.
It's hard for her to go all the way,
so the person who asked for the order also comes down...
- They are finally meeting. - Yes.
Here's the tofu.
(They're deeply touched.)
Ho-dong, we didn't set this up.
- The money. - Don't forget the money.
Gosh! Tofu!
(Received payment)
(Walking)
The person who ordered the delivery...
- They met in the middle, right? - Yes, they did.
Gyeong-gyu.
- I'm curious about something. - What?
If we were going to go down here, why did we walk up the road before?
That's true.
(That's true.)
We walked down the wrong road.
We needed to look for where they took the photo, first.
- Right? - Then, we shouldn't have climbed up that hill.
Right, we shouldn't have gone up here.
Gosh! There are so many motorbikes going up.
- It's a motorbike. - There's like three motorbikes going up every minute.
(Fascinated)
(They spot a few senior citizens playing Janggi.)
Hello.
- What are you all doing here? - There are so many motorbikes.
It's nice to meet you. If we want to see this view, where should we go?
(They decide to ask the senior citizens.)
Where do we have to go to see this view?
This view? Just go all the way up that road.
You have to go all the way up there.
- No way. We just came up from there. - No, you have to go up that road.
They have finally found out where they can see the village on the cliff.
But they have to climb up the road again.
I understand.
- Sir, there are a lot of sewing factories here. - Yes.
Why are there so many sewing factories here?
- I don't know. - Sorry?
Sir, I know your game is important but the viewers are watching.
Could you give them a more detailed explanation?
Well, a lot of camera crews come here.
But they always edit us out.
They edit you out?
Sir, they edit you out because you don't try.
- They always edit us out. - A lot of camera crews came here...
but he only came on for a few seconds.
Sir, could you give us a wave?
(Don't edit us out.)
(They walk around the neighborhood.)
That's a sewing factory.
(All the shops in this alleyway are sewing factories.)
- Doesn't this remind you of the past? - Sewing factories...
This neighborhood gives off a nostalgic timeless feeling.
The sounds of the sewing machines...
and the sounds from the motorbikes,
from this place knocks on the doors of our hearts.
Let's ask him. Sir!
- Is this neighborhood... - Hello.
Hello. It's nice to meet you.
- Our program is... - Oh, my. It's Lee Gyeong-gyu.
Oh, my!
- This is Kang Ho-dong. - Oh my goodness!
I am really big fan!
- Oh, my. - Could you calmly...
(Please, have an apple.)
Why is the village on a cliff like this?
When Korea was under Japanese rule,
they used this area as a quarry. That's why...
this part turned into a cliff.
It was like this since the Japanese colonial period?
The reason why Changsin-dong became a cliff face during Japanese rule,
was because of the granite they quarried here.
The granite was used to build Gyeongseong Station, now known as Seoul Station.
The granite from this area was used to build the Bank of Korea...
and the General Government Building as well.
(Gyeongseong Station, General Government Building and the Bank of Korea)
This is a painful reminder of our time under Japanese rule.
- Thank you. - Yes, thank you very much.
We need to go this way.
(Their footsteps quicken towards their goal.)
Do we go this way?
- It's another steep road. - It's another one.
I think they should call this road,
"Changsin-dong's Road of Life."
- That sounds good. - We've walked down all sorts of roads today.
(Steep roads and downhill roads, the journey of life, by Kang Ho-dong)
(The road continues to go up.)
The road doesn't flatten out.
(Out of breath)
Hey, I can see it.
(They can see a glimpse of the cliff-top village.)
I'm out of energy.
Oh, my.
(His breathing is getting more ragged.)
- This is a really strange neighborhood right, Gyeong-gyu? - Right.
(He doesn't have the strength to speak.)
We have to climb up the stairs.
(He moans as he climbs the stairs.)
Gyeong-gyu.
- Do you want me to give you a piggyback? - No.
It'll make me look old.
The program is all about me carrying you around.
No, that's not true.
Why is this road like this?
(Oh, dear)
- I'll give you a piggyback. - No, it's okay.
If we climb to the end, we'll be able to see it.
- We are almost there. - How about if I push you from behind?
I'm fine with that.
Push me properly.
- Don't just put your hands there. - The camera can't see me pushing you.
But it is a lot of work.
(His heavy breathing is really loud.)
- Normally Gyeong-gyu, - What?
food tastes better after you work out.
Right, Gyeong-gyu?
This really...
feels like a hike.
(They push their tired bodies and reach the top of the stairs.)
It's the same view.
Ho-dong.
They have finally found the view.
This is it.
You can see that part here.
It's a village on a cliff...
that you wouldn't have expected to see in Seoul.
This is Changsin-dong's cliff-top village.
- It's that part. - It's the same view.
It was taken here.
- They took the photo here. - Yes, they did.
I want to show this. Hold this for me.
You need to think up ideas like this.
(Clicking)
Take a look.
That's it there. It's the same.
Show them.
The staff is shocked, too.
- What? - The staff is shocked.
- They are shocked by how accurate we are. - Right. This is a nice view.
This is so nice.
(Gyeong-gyu is lying down during a shoot again.)
(I'm closer to the sky here.)
(Getting up)
It looks like...
there are about 10 houses up there. There should be more on the other side, right?
Will there be a house up there...
that will open their doors for these two?
He's filming us from up there. From the top.
How is the view up there?
(Of course. His instinct to chat comes back in gear.)
Please make a circle with your arms if the view is amazing.
(It's amazing.)
- It's amazing? - He says it's good.
Let's go up there.
- It's already amazing here so imagine how it'd be up there. - Let's rest there.
(They head up to the house on cliff that the camera man is at.)
(I'm tired.)
(He watches him carefully.)
This is too tiring, right?
This won't do. Wait a moment.
(How nice! Get on my back.)
- What's with this guy? - It'll be just up to there.
This is for the preview.
(He obliges as a professional showman.)
Up in 1, 2, 3.
It's so tiring.
Gyeong-gyu,
- we'll get there soon. Hold on for just a bit. Be strengthened! - Okay.
- Be strong for just a bit more. - Just don't throw me away somewhere.
Film from far away.
(Lee Gyeong-gyu even cares about details like the camera angle.)
- It's hard to even cling onto you. - Do it quickly!
He's heavy!
It's hard to even cling onto you!
Gyeong-gyu,
- even if you're tired and hungry, hold on just a little longer. - Okay.
Don't throw me away.
- Gyeong-gyu! - Don't throw me away.
That's enough.
- We're practically there. - I'll get off now.
(They turn off the acting now.)
I feel like I can live now.
- Thank you. I can't believe you carried me for 100m.- Don't mention it.
- Don't mention it. - I resurrected by saying it was 100m, right?
(These are 100m in terms of TV.)
They are window display brothers who act out a friendship.
(Window-display brothers act out a friendship.)
(Let's see.)
Gyeong-gyu, we came here before.
It's a place we were at before.
Is that so?
- It was here. - Right, we came up over here!
(He went through a staircase that was tight on his body.)
(I'm tired!)
(It's the place they came up to while making crying noises!)
We came up here,
- and uselessly went in full circle. - We went down, right?
- So we uselessly went in a circle. - We should've climbed this way
But thanks to that hard work,
the scenery feels even more valuable!
(It allowed them to see this scenery!)
(He finds people inside the sewing factory.)
- Did you eat already? - Yes!
Why are you carrying around a spoon?
It's to get a meal from someone once the sun sets in late afternoon.
Who said they'll feed you?
(That hits him right on the spot.)
Even if no one does,
we need to beg them to give us a meal.
- Is that so? - Yes.
Then come here later.
Is it up there?
No, come here and call out for a yellow tent. I'll buy you a meal.
It's yellow tent! I got it.
(He secured a one-meal insurance!)
Hey, Ho-dong.
I prepared for you some people who'll give us a meal.
- She said she'll give us a meal. Yes. - Really?
- Hello, ma'am. - What do you mean "ma'am?" She's a miss.
- Hello, miss. - He called me "miss!"
I'm so tired.
- Shall I give you a drink? - Please give us a cup of water.
(One cup of water would be enough.)
(She pours out cold water.)
- What kind of water is this? - You mean this?
It's made of Yagwan door and ivy.
- Yagwan door? - Yes.
It also has roots of...
They say Yagwan door opens even when it's night.
Tonight, the gates of this village have to open.
This is practically herb medicine.
(Drink up!)
- We'll come back later. - Okay!
(They feel recharged thanks to the Yagwan door!)
(But the steep uphill stretches endlessly.)
It's so pretty.
It's really great.
Here's the thing. Because we're at an incline,
when I lay down, my body goes down like this. Do you see?
(It's third time he filmed while laying down.)
This draws my blood down that way.
Lean over here.
Don't do that! I think your public image is becoming way too good.
Ho-dong is only set on washing clean his public image.
Are you all right?
- If you are... - When you keep asking that to a person who's perfectly fine,
you're sending me over to the other side!
Don't cause harm from right next to me.
What is it, you dog! How dare you bark!
What is it?
(He takes his anger out on the dog.)
- What is this place? - It's this house.
There's a road here.
(As expected, they go up a narrow and steep staircase.)
(They arrive at the rooftop with a great view!)
- All that sweat was worth it. - Exactly. I feel like we got to the mountain peak.
(They found another panoramic view on top of a panoramic view.)
Look at that! It's Namsan Mountain.
Panorama view of Seoul is opening up before their very eyes!
Wow! Hey, it's really high up.
(It's high up!)
- It's beautiful. - This is at complete 90 degrees.
Exactly.
- Look at that! It's completely straight down. - Exactly.
(They see a village embraced by the cliff below their feet.)
I heard this altitude is similar to the altitude of Namsan Mountain.
- Is that so? - Yes.
(He's too busy capturing a panorama of Seoul.)
Look at that.
(Again, he didn't react to my comment.)
The weather is also great today.
Hey, Lee Gyeong-gyu!
That's not how you film variety shows!
Variety shows are all about reactions!
(He's so noisy.)
Hey, Lee Gyeong-gyu! Give proper reactions!
I would have hit you if you were a junior to me!
(I would have hit you if you were a junior to me!)
- My heart feels completely relieved. - Right. It's good to do that.
Hey, Kang Ho-dong!
Stop filming TV shows in such a fake way!
Half of it is a conman's work!
They opened up their hearts at the top of the cliff.
The inner thoughts of those two echoed throughout the city of Seoul.
Hey, Ho-dong. Now do an opening for the rooftop.
- What did you say? - Do a rooftop opening.
You know, say, "Yes, we're finally on the roof!"
(Gyeong-gyu, to be nice, leads into an opening.)
(Shall I do it or not?)
Come on, do an opening.
(He gets in the angle as if to do it reluctantly.)
This is Ho-dong and Gyeong-gyu collaborating for the first time in 23 years.
We've prepared this "Welcome Show" with a lot of ambition.
- Welcome... - This isn't the "Welcome Show."
This is Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Hey.
"Welcome Show" was canceled from KBS.
Did you come to harm this show?
Did you?
(A criminal of the highest offense)
I told you to do an opening and then you did it with a show that was canceled.
Do it properly now.
(They'll start exploring the village on a cliff. It's 4:30pm now.)
Let's go.
The houses line between the sky and the cliff.
Out of these, will there be a household that'll become a family for these two?
It was hard coming up but it's great now that we did it.
- Hello. - This neighborhood is so pretty.
- It's a Gold Retriever. - Let's try this house.
(He's one cute dog.)
(Welcome.)
Give me your hand.
(It's nice to see you.)
You asked the dog to give you his hand but that's wrong.
Dogs have no hands.
(Bursts out laughing)
Dogs only have paws,
but you keep asking for a hand, so the dog...
says, "Whatever, I'll just give you a paw!."
Please study animals with more attention.
No, I used to be on the show "Marley and Me."
- I'm a doctor of animals. - Is that so?
Then why did you ask for a hand? Give me your paw.
In the end, it's like reading words of wisdom to a dog's ear.
The house is indeed tall, isn't it?
Don't you feel like this house will be very generous?
They even have red peppers drying outside. Right?
They have a tree full of persimmons as well.
I choose this house.
- Aren't you Lee Gyeong-gyu? Hello. - Yes. Hello.
Around what time do the neighbors here come home?
There are many people who sew for a living,
so there's not really a set time.
- They run deliveries with plastic bags like that. - Really?
You must like drinking.
- Right? - No, this isn't from that.
I can't drink.
It's a mosquito bite.
- A mosquito bit me! - A mosquito bit you in the nose?
You're so impolite.
How could you ask him about alcohol?
- Be healthy, sir. - It's the side effect of chatting too much.
How could the uphill be this endless?
Gyeong-gyu!
- Hey, Gyeong-gyu. - Yes?
- Personally, don't you think this alley is pretty? - It's pretty.
The alleys are so great.
(A different mood in each narrow alley.)
In the past, all the roads were alleys.
That's what I mean. Alleys are really something.
This is great. There's a quaint beauty to this one.
- Gyeong-gyu, the neighborhood is so pretty. - Yes?
- Hello. - Ma'am, this is all edible.
They are lettuce aren't they?
What do you mean they're lettuce? It's not lettuce.
- They're young radishes. - Young radishes!
- This is young radish kimchi? - Right, they're young radishes.
If you just look at this, it feels like the peak of a mountain. Right?
It's all like a mountain...
because you see nature.
This isn't a rooftop but a mountain top.
There's someone inside!
I choose this house!
Gyeong-gyu, I choose this house.
- There's green onion, see? - Right.
(The two go to all the houses.)
- Hey, Gyeong-gyu. - I choose that.
- I choose that house. - I choose it.
Hey, Ho-dong.
I choose this house.
(He halfheartedly chooses it and goes on his own way.)
- Are you tired or something? - I choose this house.
- Why? - It's because it has a tree.
It's easy to remember.
Right now is about the time when you drastically lose your strength.
All my blood sugar is gone.
We have about two dollars left. Let's just eat something.
We can drink ice coffee, right?
(Salivating)
There are stairs again!
This is torturous.
(Gyeong-gyu is at the limit of his physical strength.)
The sun would set from over there, right?
It'd be amazing when the sun sets.
Right, Gyeong-gyu?
No scenery is of interest to Gyeong-gyu.
This neighborhood is really no joke.
(His strength is gone. Sighs automatically come out.)
Wow, it's really hard.
It's pretty, but...
His stamina is too poor for going around Changsin-dong.
The road of Changsin-dong is like life.
- Seongsu-dong. - There are ups and downs.
- We should be thankful. - I agree.
(The value of ordinary life)
What is your uphill in life?
(Thinking)
It's best when I'm not sick.
When I'm not ill.
- When is your downhill then? - It is...
- When you're sick? - Yes.
(Thinking)
- When was your biggest uphill moment? - Stop!
Why are you so curious about my life?
Was it the best when you did the hidden camera show?
It was when you were champion.
(Frustrated)
Please reply earnestly!
I'm so exhausted.
Let's take a break and reorganize our thoughts.
We're not qualified to be exhausted.
Let's do this!
(Laughing)
We can do it.
(Laughing)
It's my first time hearing that during a show.
(Laughing)
Gyeong-gyu is having a lot of unique experiences lately.
- We walked around the whole neighborhood . - Yes.
If they give us food at this starting point, it's over!
Since no one's home right now, let's take a break.
Okay.
(I'm so exhausted.)
(Sighing)
This is their fourth break.
(He gets on the exercise machine.)
My body's so cramped.
What are you doing?
You're over-exercising yourself.
- What? - That's too much.
Does it help relieve your body?
It's relaxing. Try it!
- No. - It's better than sitting.
Your body gets lighter.
You should move more when you're tired.
Get on that machine.
(He gives it a try.)
- How do you do it? - Put pressure on your body.
Stretch your legs.
(Glancing)
Stretch your legs.
It's just like stretching.
- It feels good, right? - Yes.
(I told you!)
(Gyeong-gyu gets off the machine first.)
- This feels good. - Yes, it does.
What is that?
(Should I try something else?)
You look really awkward.
(Laughing)
(His determination suddenly goes up.)
This feels nice.
(He's very satisfied.)
This is surprisingly addictive.
Move your hips like that.
This is surprisingly addictive.
Gyeong-gyu has another unique experience.
This feels great!
Another dinner time is approaching.
The time has finally come.
(Current time, 6pm)
Hello, I am Comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu.
What if they say, "So what?"
I can't get it out if my mind.
Should we say "You have a delivery!"
Hi, I'm Lee Gyeong-gyu. What? Do I have a package?
(Laughing)
- Hi. - Who is it?
Do I have a delivery?
(More than you can imagine)
Hi, you have a delivery.
What will be waiting...
for Gyeong-gyu at Changsin-dong?
Hello!
(He greets someone brightly.)
- We should practice. - We didn't see you before.
- Right? - I heard you were coming.
Is that right?
It's good to see you.
(Nice to meet you!)
Isn't it this house?
Yes.
- The house with green onions. - I see it.
The door is open.
Let's go to this house. It has green onions.
(He carefully closes the door.)
You can just close the door!
(He carefully closes the door.)
You can just close the door!
You're Kang Ho-dong!
(Startled)
(They were so startled.)
- I was so surprised. - Me, too.
- Where do you live? - There.
(Laughing)
(He was watching them.)
- Hi. - Hello.
Nice at meet you.
Did you eat dinner?
No, why?
Can we have some dinner?
- Dinner? - Yes.
There's no one home but me.
- Your wife isn't home? - No.
- She's not here. - Where is she?
She went out.
The door is locked.
It's locked.
When do you have dinner with your wife?
- At 8 o'clock. - 8 o'clock?
There's a lot of time left.
Yes.
Are you going in?
When will you eat?
- At 8 o'clock. - Why do you keep asking?
- Why? - Never mind.
- We will come back later. - Okay.
Excuse me?
- Were you sitting there alone? - What?
You were sitting there by yourself?
Why do you keep asking?
We're going!
- Stop asking him. - Hello.
I was so surprised.
Your voice is too loud!
Everyone in this neighborhood...
heard your voice.
(Ho-dong can be spotted by his voice.)
(Gyeong-gyu's first attempt at the village on a cliff.)
(Hesitating)
(Go ahead.)
(He bravely pushes the doorbell.)
(Nervous)
- Who is it? - Hi.
- Yes. - I'm Comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu.
(Silence)
- Hello? - Yes.
I'm Comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu.
- Do you know Lee Gyeong-gyu? - Yes.
I am Lee Gyeong-gyu.
So what?
I'm Lee Gyeong-gyu.
So what?
(He's bewildered.)
- Did you have dinner? - Yes.
Our program is...
about eating dinner together...
- that is if you haven't eaten, yet. - I see.
- So can we go in? - No.
What?
(There was no reply after that.)
(Gyeong-gyu is at a loss for words.)
So what?
(Dizzy)
Why do they keep saying "So what?"
(Sighing)
(The "So What" continues.)
They keep saying "So what."
I mean...
They just cut you off during the conversation.
- Hello. - Hi.
(Hello)
Gyeong-gyu, let's take a break.
- That's really surprising. - What?
- It's amazing. - What?
- I envy you. - Why?
Everyone just ignores you.
And it's so funny. No one ignores me.
What are you talking about?
They're not just ignoring me, they're turning me away.
This is the house with the persimmon tree. Let's go.
(They discover another house.)
You should get a taste of it, too.
(You deserve it.)
(Glancing)
Let's do this.
I have a good feeling.
They'll say "So what?"
- I have a feeling. - So what?
(Breathing deeply)
(Ho-dong presses the doorbell.)
(Quiet)
(Nervous)
Who is it?
- Hi. - Who is it?
- Hi, I'm the Korean wrestling champion Kang Ho-dong. - Yes?
- Are you a student? - Yes.
Are you in Junior High School or High School?
I'm in Elementary School.
- What grade are you in? - Fifth grade.
Then you must be a fan of mine.
I guess so.
I am his grandmother. Who is out there?
Hi, I'm the Korean wrestling champion Kang Ho-dong.
I can see you. So what?
Ho-dong has finally heard it.
- Hello? - Yes?
I am shooting a television program right now.
- It's a show about eating dinner together. - So what?
Can you give me some...
Hello?
Can I have some dinner?
We haven't prepared yet. Come next time.
When should we come back?
Bring me a present. You earn a lot of money!
(Laughing)
- Next time? - A famous person has come to my house!
- Next time I'll bring a present. - Okay.
Thank you!
(Thank you!)
It's not easy.
(He doesn't want to give up.)
Gyeong-gyu feels kind of satisfied.
(Satisfied)
- Gyeong-gyu! - What?
- The "So what" is really hurtful. - What?
The "So what."
I told you.
(Now you understand.)
This isn't going well.
We don't need to be discouraged.
(Don't be disappointed.)
We haven't even started yet. It's fine.
We're not doing so bad.
- Ho-dong, let's try here. - Okay.
Okay, good.
(Gyeong-gyu presses the bell.)
Okay, go.
(Ho-dong says hello.)
(A motorcycle passes by loudly.)
(Let it pass by.)
I'm sorry.
What?
- Hello. - Hi.
Nice to meet you.
I was going this way.
- You're working. - I was wondering where you were headed.
- This is my house. - You're back home?
Let's go in.
- Yes. - Okay.
Let me give you some tea.
Let's go in together.
(Let's go in!)
- Carry his motorcycle. - Okay.
Let me give you a hand.
- That's all right. - I have to help in order to get some dinner.
Did you bring this from the factory?
Give it to me.
It's strange how we met here.
Put it over there.
Where?
- There. - Here?
Would you like to eat dinner with us?
What? I already ate.
That will be it.
- Thank you. - Okay.
(Laughing)
- Good-night. - Bye.
(Goodbye!)
(The night gets darker.)
The time right now...
is 6:30pm, so we should start to succeed.
(Current time, 6:30pm)
I chose this house.
There's a Korean flag here.
Okay, let's do this.
(He presses the doorbell.)
Hello?
Hello...
(Silence)
I hear something!
- Hello? - Who is it?
- Hello? - Yes?
What are you doing?
(The godfather of entertainment is humiliated.)
What are you doing? Do you think I'm deaf?
(Laughing)
(Laughing like a horse)
-We should have some fun. - What?
We should enjoy ourselves.
I don't need that.
I need to have dinner. I'm starving.
(He presses without hesitation.)
Don't just press anywhere.
Hello?
Hi!
Hello!
- Wait a minute. - Okay.
Hello?
Someone's coming.
Hi, I was just wondering...
I'm Comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu.
- Hi. - Hello.
- Hi, I'm Kang Ho-dong. - Hi.
- Did you have dinner? - Yes.
- You ate dinner? - Yes.
You ate so early.
- It's not even 7 o'clock yet. - I already ate.
We eat before 6 o'clock.
- You eat dinner early. - I see.
Do you eat any snacks?
I don't eat snacks, because I'll gain weight.
Did your wife go somewhere?
She's sleeping.
- She's sleeping already? - Yes.
It's only 6:30pm.
We're more than 80 years old.
I see.
- You're more than 80? - Yes.
- Really? - Yes.
- I'm 82 years old. - Really?
- Then you were born in 1935? - Yes.
You look so young!
- We thought you hadn't eaten dinner yet. - Okay.
We will leave now.
- Thank you. - Take care.
Goodbye.
There are so many people!
- Thank you. - Goodbye.
Everyone probably had dinner already.
- Everyone around here? - Yes.
(Everyone?)
- He's so healthy. - He was born in 1935.
Let's try this house.
(Staring)
- Go try it. - I think all the doorbells...
were installed together.
They're all from one company.
- They are identical. - It never works.
It's okay, just press it.
(They are blaming the doorbells.)
(Ho-dong presses the doorbell.)
- Who is it? - Hi, I'm the Korean wrestling champion Kang Ho-dong.
(Buzzing sound)
I'm Kang Ho-dong.
(Buzzing sound)
Someone's coming out.
- They always come out. - I thought I was electrocuted.
(Startled)
Nice to meet you, sir.
(He comes out in pajamas.)
- Hi. - Hello.
I'm Lee Gyeong-gyu.
- Hi. - Nice to meet you.
- I have a question. - Yes?
- We said hello. - Yes.
And you just came out.
I have to come out and see.
Have you had your dinner?
Yes, I have.
What did you eat?
I had some fried mackerel.
Fried mackerel?
- You ate it fried, instead of boiled? - Yes.
I see.
- I see. - It tastes delicious.
- Thank you. - Yes.
Thank you.
I'm sorry I was no help.
- Thank you for opening your door for us. - Okay.
- Thank you. - Bye.
Good-bye.
- Wait, just a minute. - Why?
Can you tell us how old you are?
I'm 73 years old.
You must get a lot of exercise, living in these hills.
- Right? - Yes.
Your skin looks very young.
Thank you for the compliment.
We will be going now.
- Thank you. - Goodbye.
We're running out of time.
- We don't have time! - He's so healthy!
Yes, he probably has his reasons.
- We don't have time. - This place is on the hills.
We need to have dinner!
(Everyone has already had dinner.)
The lights are off.
Last week at Seongsu-dong, people came home late at night.
There's no one home.
I already ate!
On the other hand, in Changsin-dong...
Most of the people...
had already eaten their dinners.
Everything is different in Seoul.
- Let me try. - After the motorcycle passes.
(Gyeong-gyu makes another try.)
That dog!
Could you give us some of your food?
Maybe we should try dog food.
Hey, doggy!
The lights are on.
(He desperately presses the doorbell.)
(Startled)
(Buzzing sound)
(Are they telling us to come in or not?)
Hello!
Hi.
- Hi. - Yes.
I'm Comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu.
- Have you had dinner? - We're eating right now.
- Then can we... - It's Lee Gyeong-gyu, the comedian!
Can Kang Ho-dong and I have some dinner here?
- No, you can't. - What?
Can we have just...
- Hello! - Hi.
Hi, how are you?
We're here to have some dinner.
- Dinner? - Yes.
- Come in. - What?
Really?
Will they receive permission easily, like last week?
No, you can't come in.
- What? - You can't come in.
- No? - No.
I understand. Your wife is not allowing it.
I understand.
- I'm sorry. - It's all right.
It smells good in there.
I can smell it.
- Hello. - It's Kang Ho-dong!
Don't go out and drink!
- I should give them a drink. - That's all right.
- Goodbye. - Bye.
They almost succeeded.
(That was close!)
Last week...
if Ni-el's family hadn't opened the doors for us, we would've failed.
- This isn't easy. - What?
This is definitely not easy.
If it was easy, we wouldn't be doing it.
(They are getting hungrier.)
The bell is broken.
There's no bell.
(More people have finished their dinners.)
(Calling Ho-dong)
Ho-dong, come here!
(Clink)
(Wait, I'm on the way!)
- Would you like to have dinner with us? - I'm starving.
I'm starving.
(The alley is quiet.)
I don't think anyone's here.
(Gyeong-gyu presses the bell.)
- Who is it? - Hi.
- Hello? - Who is it?
Hi, I'm Comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu.
No, it's all right.
- What? - It's all right.
Yes, I understand.
(Gyeong-gyu has been totally denied.)
(Laughing hard)
Don't laugh!
What's so funny?
What does he mean by "It's all right?"
(Laughing)
That was so hilarious.
That was worse than "So what?"
Much worse.
"So what" seems like nothing to me now.
(He concentrates on the bell.)
"So what" was a kind response.
"So what" is nothing compared to this.
What did I say?
I didn't even say anything.
(More than they can imagine...)
Hi, I'm the Korean wrestling champion Kang Ho-dong!
They should change the key.
No one is home.
(Laughing)
Ho-dong, do something!
Why are you passing by?
Why aren't you doing anything?
- The bell doesn't work. - It works.
(The door opens.)
Another door in Changsin-dong opens.
Hello?
Sir?
Hi!
Hi, I'm the Korean wrestling champion Kang Ho-dong!
Hello.
Hello, my name is Lee Gyeong-gyu.
- What? - Hello.
What?
(She's so surprised.)
Something's out there!
(We are not "something.")
We're not something.
Ma'am.
I think she's a student.
Ma'am? Hello.
Can you talk to us?
- Hello, Ma'am. - Oh my.
- I'm Comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu. - It's Lee Gyeong-gyu.
- Nice to meet you. - Ma'am.
- Ma'am. - What are you doing here?
Were you in the middle of dinner?
- We're from JTBC Network. - Hello, we're from the same Kang family.
- Hello! - You have the same surname.
We are?
Ma'am, our show...
is a program where we go around, holding a spoon at night,
- to ask for food. - I'll give you some food.
Really? She said she'll give us some food!
At the end of a cliff, they hear the miraculous words, "I'll feed you."
How many steps did they have to climb to hear those words?
Does that feel good?
How many times did they build their friendship?
How many neighbors did they meet?
She's said she'll feed us!
- Really? - There are no side dishes.
It's fine. All we need is rice.
- She told us to come inside. - Ma'am, who's with you?
She's with her daughter.
Are you with your daughter?
- My granddaughter. - Your granddaughter!
I see.
- Ma'am. - Come in.
You only have to feed me, your granddaughter, and Ho-dong.
My goodness. Thank you so much.
That's how they came to meet the family who would...
share their meal in Changsin-dong.
- Thank you so much, Ma'am. - Thank you.
You were in the middle of dinner.
Where you eating?
(Kang Dae-suk, 80 years old)
We're so thankful for letting us in your house.
Are you giving us the entire pot of rice?
I'll heat it up for you.
It's fine. We prefer cold rice.
- We don't mind cold rice. - It's fine.
Where's your granddaughter?
- Yes? - Come join us.
- My goodness, what a beauty! - She's pretty!
- Please don't film me. - No, it's all right.
- It's okay. - It's all right.
- We've been to so many places today. - It's all right. Don't be shy.
Did you eat?
- Not yet. - You should eat with us.
- Give me a high-five! - What?
Join us.
- What's your name? - I'm Yoon Mi-jeong.
- Yoon Mi-jeong. - Yoon Mi-jeong.
We don't have any side dishes.
It's fine, ma'am.
To greet their unexpected guests,
she kindly starts taking out the side dishes to prepare the table.
She even heats up their soup like her warm heart.
(Steaming soup)
She was eating by herself.
(Ho-dong notices something.)
- She was watching television. - And eating by herself.
We rang the bell while she was eating.
She came out...
- and is serving us all her rice. - How touching.
- How sweet. - There aren't a lot of side dishes.
- This is great. - We don't have much.
- It looks so good. - Did you make the kimchi yourself?
It's fermented kimchi.
(Homemade side dishes)
- What's this? - It's pollack soup.
- Wow, it's pollack soup! - What's this?
(She even serves japchae from the freezer.)
Japchae? What luck!
You know I love japchae, right? I'm a japchae killer.
(Glad to hear it.)
This table is Changsin-dong resident, Kang Dae-suk and...
her granddaughter, Yoon Mi-jeong's, dinner.
It's a simple table, yet full of her grandmother's...
handmade side-dishes and warm, kindness.
When Lee Gyeong-gyu and Kang Ho-dong...
asked you for a bowl of rice, how did you feel?
- It felt good. - Why did you feel good?
Feeding others is what I love to do the most.
- I've always enjoyed it. - Feeding others?
(She always enjoyed giving others.)
Ever since I was young,
when I had guests, even at late hours,
I'd always give them a big bowl of rice.
- Is your real surname "Kang?" - Yes.
- He's a Kang from Jinju. - I am.
- Are you also a Jinju Kang? - Yes.
(In that case...)
The reason you let us in wasn't because of Gyeong-gyu...
- but for Ho-dong, right? - No, it's not that.
I always liked Lee Gyeong-gyu.
Thank you.
- What about me? - I liked Ho-dong ever since he was a Korean wrestler.
Then, we'll have Grandmother Kang and Mi-jeong eat first...
and we'll join you in the middle.
This is so embarrassing.
Do you think you'll be able to act out the scene?
I can't do it.
(Go Grandmother!)
- Mi-jeong, let's eat dinner. - Come and eat, Mi-jeong.
- You're so good! - What's with all this acting? My goodness...
You can just do what you normally do when you eat.
Think of it as an episode from "Screening Humanity."
Go, Mi-jeong!
This is a typical dinner at Mi-jeong's house of Changsin-dong.
What's this?
It's pollock soup.
What time did Dad leave the house?
- Around eight in the morning. - Really?
They're good.
Look at them act.
(An incredibly realistic dinner show)
This is too sour. I don't think we can eat this anymore.
I want to try it. I'll just take a little bite.
There are no small pieces.
- Just eat it. - You said it's too sour.
Who cares if it's sour. Just eat it.
Why are you telling me to eat it when you won't eat it yourself?
You like sour foods.
It's good.
It's too sour.
You should make kimchijeon...
with the sour kimchi.
(In response, Grandma Kang takes a spoonful of rice.)
I had to wait so long for the bus,
so I took another bus and walked.
(Mi-jeong talks about how she went to school.)
I took another bus to school.
I wasn't late.
Grandma Kang, why won't you answer her?
Your granddaughter was talking to you,
- but you don't respond. - I just nod.
You just nod.
- The thing is... - We should ask for some food. I'm so hungry.
I know we've already asked, but when you and I join them, we should try to...
- be more natural. - Chopsticks.
- Pass him the chopsticks. - It's not so easy.
- I know. - Mi-jeong, you're a really good actor.
(Embarrassed)
Here are some chopsticks. Thank you!
Where are you going?
I'm going to get some seaweed.
On that famished night,
Gyeong-gyu and Ho-dong start to fill their stomachs.
They enjoy a homemade dinner made by Grandma Kang.
Ho-dong takes a bite full of the homemade dinner.
Gyeong-gyu, who had been endorsing the mukbang wave,
starts to gain on Ha Jung-woo.
(Gyeong-gyu's seaweed mukbang threatens to outdo Ha Jung-woo's.)
Honestly, did you buy this at the store...
- or did you make it? - I made it myself.
It's different. It's all natural.
It tastes incredible.
(Grandma Kang's incredibly tasty natural side dishes)
(Embarrassed)
(Gyeong-gyu picks at the sour kimchi.)
- It's sour. - I'll try it.
I can tell he'll know the taste.
(He ignores the advice and takes a bite.)
- It says on his face? - He's got "I know what I'm doing" written all on his face.
- Right? - Yes.
Guys like him like sour kimchi.
Is it sour?
- It's sour. - It's really sour.
You should try it.
People eat it for the sour taste.
Thank you so much, Grandma Kang.
When Grandma Kang...
(What a taste!)
told us to come inside and eat...
The kimchi is incredibly sour.
What did I tell you?
It's really good, though.
It's really sour but good.
(Grandma Kang's deliciously sour kimchi)
- Is your grandmother always so generous? - Yes.
If you were home alone, you wouldn't have let us in, right?
Me? Yes.
(A resolute no)
Why not?
- Is it because you're shy? - Yes.
Why did you come to our house? What happened at all the others?
What happened was, we were kicked out of all other houses.
- They wouldn't feed us. - Don't lie to me.
- What kind of house wouldn't give you food? - It's not exactly that.
They had already had dinner.
- They didn't have any food. - I think most families eat dinner around 6pm.
You don't always eat dinner with your granddaughter, do you?
I mostly eat dinner by myself.
- Really? - Except on Wednesdays and Fridays, she comes home early.
I see.
We're here on a Wednesday.
- If not, we wouldn't be eating together. - Where do you eat on other days?
- I eat at school. - At school.
(She eats dinner while studying at school.)
Why? Do I look that funny?
- It's your big face. - No, it's not.
(The mouthful of food makes his face look bigger.)
You should have asked your granddaughter to eat with you. Why were you eating alone?
She said she didn't want to eat.
I see, you had homework.
- You eat breakfast with the whole family, right? - Yes.
Do you eat breakfast together?
- We eat with my son. - I see.
(Slurp)
What time does your dad come home?
- My dad? - He's out lamenting over some drinks.
- What? - He's with a friend lamenting over some drinks.
He's lamenting over drinks?
(The avid drinker likes the expression.)
What an interesting expression.
You and your granddaughter don't talk much, do you?
When she comes home from school,
she says she's home and goes up stairs.
I'm on the first floor.
When did I ever do that? I came downstairs and did things with you last time.
- You did? - I did.
Where's that expression from?
Did you learn your accent from your grandmother?
- Yes. - Mi-jeong, get me some water.
(Without a word, Mi-jeong listens to her grandmother.)
Still, with your granddaughter around,
- you'd feel less lonely. - That's true.
Right?
- She's a good girl. - She is?
(In her grandmother's eyes, Mi-jeong is an angel.)
Is there anything you've always wanted to tell your grandmother?
I want you to use the things I bought you.
What did you buy for her?
I bought her some lipstick.
(Mi-jeong gave her some lipstick.)
- Why don't you use it? - It's too precious to use?
- She paid 46 dollars for it. - That's too precious.
Why did you buy something so expensive?
- That's too expensive. - Is there anything else you want to tell her?
- What else? - You can complain however much you want.
(Giggles)
When you eat, you should turn off the television.
When you leave the house, you should turn off the heater.
- You also don't want me to smoke inside the house? - That's right.
Stop smoking inside your room. Smoke outside.
(Chuckles)
I smoke.
The smoke comes all the way up to the second floor. I can't stand it.
(She airs out her grievances.)
I'm not feeding you from now on.
You're going to starve starting tomorrow.
I'll quit naturally when I die.
I'm 80 years old.
I'm only going to live another 2 or 3 years.
No, that's not true.
Do you have any complaints with her?
- Please tell us. - I don't. She's kind.
If you say that, how will people look at me?
- Well... - But she has a temper.
She has a very short temper, so if I say anything,
she'll yell at me and get angry at me.
- I don't get angry at you. - That's why I don't say anything.
A thought has occurred to Ho-dong.
Your grandfather is going to tell you what to do. You know it, right?
This is a game where you hold hands and tell each other things honestly.
And you have to respond with "I see" at the end.
You just have to respond with "I see" to her honest statements.
Hold hands.
Why would I?
- She's your granddaughter. - You have to hold each other's hands.
- Mi-jeong, you can go first. - No, I'll go first.
- Okay. - Mi-jeong, you have to study hard, okay?
Okay.
(She answers with a smile.)
First, look after your health.
Don't get sick so you don't have to go to the hospital.
Study hard so you don't disappoint your dad.
That's number one. There's nothing else I want to say.
- Ma'am, you have to tell her things that had disappointed you. - There's nothing.
- Something that disappointed you a little. - There is nothing.
Mi-jeong, it's your turn to tell her what had disappointed you.
Tell me. Was anything that I did that made you disappointed?
Is there something?
Hold on. Let me think.
That's enough. Stop it.
(She stops it even before she can think of anything.)
- Okay. - She got you.
- She got you. - I understand. Let's see if I ever get you another glass of water.
- You don't have to. - I understand.
I'm never going to pour you another glass of water.
I see.
(Her ability to control the conversation comes from experience and age.)
- You did a good job. - Thank you for that.
- Is that so? - Yes.
Thank you for that.
- I'm originally from Chungcheong Province. - Right.
When I was a young woman, I was fussy about whether he was a gentry or a commoner.
- My family was a nobleman's family so I said I would only marry a nobleman.
I married a nobleman and look what happened to me.
I see.
I see. That's what happened.
During the 1988 Summer Olympics, my husband...
- saw Kim Young-Nam win the gold medal. - Okay.
He was so excited about that first gold medal,
he passed away after he got overexcited and collapsed.
Did he really pass away like that?
He was 58 years old. I was 52 years old and I became a widow.
We had four children but we had nothing...
and passed away. So, what can you do?
I stopped drinking after that.
And I tried my hand at doing a business.
I earned a lot of money.
- What kind of business did you do? - I tried my hand at everything.
I really did a lot of different things.
I earned money and gave my children an education.
- That's how I lived. - A lot happened.
As they shared a meal together, she shared her story.
The dinner they had together turned them into a family.
(The dinner they shared turned them into a family.)
Could you tell us a couple of things that you are grateful to her for?
Thank you for waking me up in the mornings.
I'm so grateful for that.
Is there anything else you are grateful to her for?
Thank you for still being alive.
That was nice.
- Ho-dong. - Gosh.
Tell me that you are grateful that I'm still alive.
- I'm... - I'm grateful to meet a kin here.
(It's a dinner filled with thankfulness.)
You are eating dinner tonight, thanks to my kin.
No, I really like Gyeong-gyu.
No way.
- I really do like him. - She said she does.
- But you must like me more than him. - No, I like Gyeong-gyu more.
- Stop lying. - I'm not.
You're lying.
(She likes Gyeong-gyu more than her own family.)
Ma'am, between Ho-dong and me,
- which one of us would you like to do the dishes? - No, I'll do it.
If you had to pick one person, who would it be?
No, don't do that. I'll do it.
If you could order one of us, who would it be?
Him.
(Ho-dong has been picked to do the dishes.)
Why would you make your kin do it?
I'm making you do it because you are kin.
- Right. - It's because you like me more, right?
- Also since we had a meal together, we are now family. - Right.
- Where are you going? - We are a family.
- Are you going for a smoke? - No.
They need to eat something as well.
Have some soy milk at least.
- You can't just watch people eat. - Ma'am.
Accept it.
Here you go.
- Yes, take it. - Please, sit down.
You must be tired.
- I need to smoke for my digestion. - Go out and smoke one.
- We'll just stay here and talk. - You people are impossible.
(You can't stop her.)
Do you talk to your father often?
I think so. I think I do.
Then, how about you give your dad a video call and tell him we're here.
Lee Gyeong-gyu and Kang Ho-dong are here at my house.
Lee Gyeong-gyu.
Kang Ho-dong. You know the fat Korean wrestler.
- What? - Dad.
- What? - We have guests at our house. Do you know who came?
- I don't know. - Gyeong-gyu. I mean Lee Gyeong-gyu...
and Kang Ho-dong are here.
- Why did they come to our house? - They came for dinner.
- What? - They came for dinner.
What are they eating at our house?
They are eating rice with japchae, kimchi and seaweed.
Okay. Tell them to eat a lot.
- Dad. - Yes?
Do you want to talk to them?
No, that's okay.
Hello? Hello, sir.
- Yes, hello. - Hello, I'm the comedian Lee Gyeong-gyu.
- Yes, hello. - Hello, I'm Kang Ho-dong.
- Yes, hello. - Hello, sir.
We are doing a program where we have to be invited in for dinner.
- I see. - We pressed the doorbell as we were passing by.
- Your mother said... - Yes?
invited us in for dinner so we came in.
I didn't say that. They asked for dinner.
- Please enjoy it. - Yes, thank you. We have eaten a lot.
It was cold rice. It wasn't that good.
- Ma'am, say something. - You have to always be careful, okay?
Be careful and don't drink too much.
- Your mother said... - Yes, I understand.
When we asked what you were doing your mother said,
"He's probably drinking."
(Laughing)
- Thank you. - Yes, please enjoy the meal.
- Yes, thank you. - Thank you.
(You can feel his warmth through the phone.)
We do seem to be very lucky.
We met a really warm family.
- Ma'am, thank you for the food. - I'm sorry.
- No, not at all. - I needed to cook you warm rice.
No, not at all.
(Rather than warm rice, we felt the warmth of her heart in the meal.)
Hurry up and do the dishes.
- I have to do it. - No, just leave it.
- I have to keep my word. - No.
- Let go. - Ma'am we are from the same family line.
- No, stop it. - I'm your kin.
Just let me do it.
Ma'am, go talk to the staff over there.
We're from the same family.
Did you watch me when I was the Korean wrestling champion?
I did watch you a lot.
- I clapped and was so happy. - When I was the Korean wrestling champion?
You need to hear that sound.
- You need to hear that sound. - Right.
I'm almost done.
Ho-dong easily finished off the dishes.
(The dishes are done.)
We need to take a commemorative photograph.
(Peaceful)
- Thank you, ma'am. - Thank you.
- Just shout out... - Shout, "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
The grandmother and...
- the granddaughter. - You forgot my name, didn't you?
Her name is Min-jung.
It's Mi-jeong.
You ruined the heartwarming moment with that.
We can just re-shoot it. Okay, Mi-jeong.
- We'll do it again. Ma'am? - Yes?
The grandmother and the granddaughter, Mi-jeong.
My name is Kang Dae-suk.
(Struggling)
I'll teach you my name.
Is "Dae" the Chinese character for big?
The grandmother, Kang Dae-suk and...
Mi-jeong were on our show, Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- Thank you so much for the meal. - Gosh!
Gosh! Ho-dong!
Ma'am, I'm talking here.
Please listen to me when I talk. What are you doing we need to do the ending.
- Why are you in such a hurry? - Hurry up! I need to watch my serial drama.
In 1, 2, say "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
- Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Thank you.
They met this family on the cliff village of Changsin-dong.
This is the second family to give them a meal.
A few days later...
(A package arrives for the grandmother who was watching her drama.)
A framed photograph to commemorate their meeting arrives.
This is making me go crazy.
Should I go crazy, too?
(The granddaughter filmed this.)
Why do I look like this?
Why do I look like that?
You look very pretty.
(Ma'am, please continue to be healthy for a long time.)
(Go back to the beginning!)
(Why aren't they giving me a spoon?)
(Going back to the 1990s!)
(It's Gyeong-gyu!)
(You're embarrassing me!)
(A hilarious way to recapture their original passion)
(Today's mission, find the 6,000-year-old spoon!)
(They are climbing mountains and crossing rivers in this adventure.)
(Where are we meant to find this spoon?)
(What is the secret in this adventure to find the spoon?)
(Their destination, the hidden gem in Seoul, Amsa-dong.)
(Can I try a jujube?)
(Stop him)
(Forget all the previous conversations)
(Ho-dong has come back and his conversational skills have improved.)
(The confident Ho-dong will try a huge mansion.)
(Why should I be afraid?)
(He rings the bell without fear.)
(I'm the Korean wrestling champion, Kang Ho-dong.)
(Oh? It really is you.)
(Let's Eat Dinner Together airs every Wednesday night at 10:50pm.)
Could you give me a hug?
I don't mind as long as it's a man.
(Laughing)
- We're kin, though. - It's fine as long as you are a man.
(She hugs him like a young woman.)
- Let me give Gyeong-gyu a hug as well. - Oh, my.
(The grandmother's affection could be felt through that meal.)
I'm never going to forget our time at Changsin-dong.
There's so much I have learned today.
It was so hard climbing that steep road. But after we climbed over it...
it was a comfortable downhill walk.
(Is that the wise saying for today?)
- Gyeong-gyu. - Hurray, Changsin-dong!
In 1, 2, 3,
Hurray!
If one evening,
they come ringing your doorbell,
would you share a meal with them?
(Would you share a meal with them?)
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