Subtitles by OnDemandKorea
(This program is a documentary where two national
MCs go to find dinner in a jungle-like ecosystem.)
(Seoul Jeonnong Elementary School/ Current time: 12:00 PM)
It's the new year, and Kyung-kyu is waiting for Ho-dong.
Why isn't he coming?
- Go, kids! - Hello! It's so amazing!
Hurry up!
Kyung-kyu!
(It's good to see you, Kyung-kyu)
Awesome!
Bye.
- Yes, yes, yes. - Wow! It's Kang Ho-dong!
Kyung-kyu!
Why are we here?
This is Jeonnong Elementary School.
- Okay. - Behind this school is Dapsimni.
Yes, Dapsimni.
I lived here during my four years of college.
I lived with my grandmother.
- This program is becoming more and more spoiled. - Why?
We went to Busan where you were born, and today
we're going to Dapsimni where you lived before.
- No, it's a coincidence! - It's like we're following your life story.
This is just a coincidence.
Jeonnong Elementary School is related to me because my grandmother used to work here
I see. What kind of work?
She was an assistant who helped with different kinds of school work.
- I see. So your grandmother worked here. - Yes.
This program is mainly about you then.
So what?
- But... - No! Next week, we're going to go to Seongsan-dong.
- Why? - I spent my newly-married days there.
A mission card is also delivered in the year 2017.
"Eat dinner at Dapsimni.Buy spoons at the antique market."
There's an antique market in this area.
They sell old items there.
They're giving us a lot of money this time because it's the new year.
For two weeks now, we've had guests, so it feels
a bit empty now that it's just the two of us.
They could've just given us the spoons, but they're worried there won't be
enough parts for the show, so they're sending us to the antique market.
Is that true?
The dinner plans for the year of the rooster has
started at Dapsimni-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
It is a place where there are memories of Kyung-kyu's college days
and where our ancestors' warmth are kept in the antique market.
On top of that, it has the biggest street of hardware stores in Seoul.
It is a place where modern apartment buildings and old houses are facing each other.
What will the first dinner of the year be like here in Dapsimni?
"Let's Eat Dinner Together" episode 12: Going to find the answer
We need to cross the street.
- You must know the streets well. - Of course. This city is in the palm of my hand.
Let's visit the place where you used to live.
We need to go up there.
- Let's go. - Let's look around. We need to buy spoons, too.
- Were there many apartments back then, too? - No. There weren't any.
- This place is filled with apartments now. - There weren't any back then.
Then what used to be here?
Something like farmlands.
(The Dapsimni now is very different from the one back in Kyung-kyu's college days)
Dapsimni must mean something. What does it mean?
This place is called Dapsimni because they were trying to decide a place for the
emperor to live in, and this place was a short distance away from the capital city.
- That's why it's called Dapsimni? - Yes.
(Dapsimni's origin of name/ People say it was called Dapsimni because of the wide
field near the place where it used to be the downstream region of Cheonggyecheon)
Look! It's your fan club!
Hey, kids. Are you going home?
How old are you guys?
- Eleven! - Eleven?
Thirty-seven years ago, Mr. Lee used to live here.
So you guys are his Dapsimni juniors.
- When I ring the doorbell later, give me dinner! - Okay.
- Got it? - Okay.
- Do you know the name of our show? - "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
- That's right! - How did you know?
- 11:00 on Wednesday nights. - Right!
(You're going to make it big! We compliment you)
- Tell your mom! When we ring the doorbell, give us dinner! - Okay!
She even knows it's on 11:00 on Wednesday nights.
- Bye! - Bye! Thanks!
These buildings probably didn't exist, but do
- you remember the streets? - They're the same.
Then what did you used to do for fun around here?
I went to school and the broadcasting studio.
There's the antique market!
It's there? Oh, it is.
This place is filled with shopping centers.
Why is this here?
This is Dapsimni's land mark that has been built in the
mid-1980s after antique stores started to gather in the area.
KyuDong's spoons are here in this place filled with old tastes.
And they were waiting for KyuDong in the middle of all these old items.
We need to go inside and buy spoons.
Will they sell spoons in here?
(Antique)
Ho-dong, these are all antiques, so they're expensive.
- There are items from hundreds of years ago. - Yes.
Isn't that a small kitchen range? Don't you call it that?
- Wow. We used to light up the fire this way. - How much is this?
- Thirty dollars. - This one?
- Yes. - Thirty dollars?
If you turn this the wrong way, you can die!
(It's troublesome if you do this...)
-Do you still make such immature puns? - She likes it.
- It's 2017. - She likes puns.
Wow, Kyung-kyu.
What's this? Do you put it on your head?
- Water jugs. - You put the water jug on top of your head with that.
This is really...
What's this, Kyung-kyu?
You put rice cakes on here.
You put things like crackers and fruits on here.
What is the oldest item that you have?
- Goryeo celadon! - Oh! Goryeo celadon!
Goryeo celadon!
Spoons!
This place is filled with spoons! All of them are spoons!
We're going to eat so much food today!
- Goryeo celadon. -Goryeo celadon! It's a very precious item!
This is an old pillow.
- This is a pillow for lords back then. - Yes.
- How much is this? - $5,000.
- It's a pillow though. - This must be hundreds of years old.
About 800 years old.
- An 800-year-old pillow. - Let me see it, Kyung-kyu.
- Be careful. - Our ancestor must have made this.
He must have slept on it, too.
That's a jar.
Is this more than a hundred years old, too?
- Two hundred. - Two hundred.
This is Goryeo celadon, and this one is 500-years-old.
- Two hundred? - Five hundred!
That one is two hundred years old while this one is five hundred.
Are you just saying random things? Is this a 1000 years old?
No, this one has been made recently.
(She's very honest)
- Five hundred days. - Five hundred days!
- Spoons are over there. - How much are they?
These? Five dollars each.
- No way! We can't buy it for five dollars. - Not five dollars.
- Why not? - All we have is five dollars.
If we fail to eat dinner at someone's house, we don't have anything to eat tonight.
(What should I do?)
Two for six dollars.
(Will she decide to give them a discount?)
Two for six dollars? Fine. Six dollars.
(Okay, deal!)
Since you have a big mouth, get a big spoon.
- Is this old, too? - Yes, it's about eighty years old.
- All of these are handcrafted. - That's right. These are precious.
Seeing the old year out and the new year in.
KyuDong got new spoons to eat warm dinners in the new year.
(New Year's first mission is a success!)
-Thank you for giving these to us at a cheap price. - You're welcome.
Traditionally, you put new wine into new jars,
so you must use new spoons for new meals!
KyuDong are going closer and closer to their new companions.
(They don't know anything yet)
- I don't want to say good-bye to my new friends I made here. - Then live here.
We met your friends, too.
Oh my god!
- Oh my god. - Oh my god.
Who are you?
- Pardon? - What is he doing?
What is it?
Come inside?
(They follow him inside...)
(Dazed KyuDong)
What is it? You want us to look at that?
Isn't he the one who's joining us today?
- No one told us anything. - Who is it?
Do you know us?
(Of course)
Are you closer to Kyung-kyu or me?
(Both of you!)
Who is he? What is he?
Let’s just leave him behind.
Hello!
You surprised us.
He's Kang Ho-dong's pupil, Super Junior's Lee-teuk.
Lee-teuk is my friend!
- You say everyone is your friend. - We did "Star King" together.
(Unable to trust Ho-dong's favorite pupil)
- Will you be okay? - Yes, I'm fine. I haven't eaten all day.
- Let's go out. - Okay. Let's go.
Oh my god!
(Who is the other hidden figure?)
- Did you buy another spoon? - Soo-young!
- You surprised me! - Hello!
Soo-young will join them for dinner today to become their pupil.
They are the first dinner companions of the new year.
This is so out of the blue!
Five dollars for one spoon!
Wait a minute. Aren't you all part of Soo-man's family?
Damn it. I should leave.
- Where are you going? - We need to eat dinner together.
(Anyways, I'm happy to see you)
- Let's go. - Sure.
- Did you guys buy spoons? - Yes, we did.
(You cutie)
They got new spoons and have new dinner companions, but it has started to rain.
The first rain of "Let's Eat Dinner Together." It's a good sign, isn't it?
- It's raining. - It's raining.
What do we do?
- This is the first episode of the new year. - We're the first guests of the new year?
- That's right! So today is very important! - Yes, Ho-dong.
I was watching the show with my mom, and I asked her what she would
do if you guys came, and she said she would give you guys dinner.
You're a Hallyu star!
- You guys went to my house, too. - What?
- You rang the doorbell to my house. - Seriously?
Yes.
Why didn't you give us dinner?
You pressed a different number. The house that
asked "who is Kang Ho-dong" was my house.
(Oh, the place that hurt my heart)
- That villa? - Yes.
(The place they went to during the Cheongdam-dong episode)
Hello! I'm champion Kang Ho-dong.
- Kang Ho-dong? - Yes.
Who is Kang Ho-dong?
It isn't easy to ring a doorbell.
Try it.
- Press the doorbell. - Ding-dong.
Hello, sir. I'm Soo-young!
- Pardon? - Girls' Generation!
- Who are you? - Girls' Generation!
I'm a fan of Wonder Girls.
All of a sudden?
(That can happen)
The first rain of the first show of the new year!
What kind of sign is this?
They'll have to work in the gloomy weather for the first dinner of the new year.
Lee-teuk admires you so much.
They have no idea what will happen on the search for their dinner.
I hope you can get this year's first answer at the raining Dapsimni.
It's been a while since you've been on a variety show, Soo-young.
- It's been so long. - I haven't been able to see you at all.
It's been so long that I can't adjust to it.
If you take a break, it's hard. Your mouth has to get used to it.
If you do a lot of variety shows, you get a six-pack on your tongue.
If you don't do variety shows for a while, your tongue
- gets fat, and it doesn't work quite well.. - That's right.
- What do you think about my six-pack joke? - I think it's good.
You're getting it examined.
- He's my teacher, so you need to call him grandfather. - Grandfather.
(You punk!)
(Entertainment grandfather is still vigorous)
There seems to be many hardware stores here.
Yes, there are many here.
Sir, why are there so many hardware stores here?
Is there a problem?
No, I'm just asking.
(He seems to not have recognized Kyung-kyu)
(Now he recognizes Kyung-kyu)
Why are there so many of them?
It's been about thirty years since these hardware stores appeared.
Behind the antique market is a street filled with about 200 hardware stores.
Businessmen who used to sell yellow dye at the hardware
stores emigrated to Dapsimni, so this market came to be made.
Kyung-kyu, please speak in a friendly manner.
I was so dumbfounded.
"Why are there hardware stores here?" "Is there a problem?"
"That's not what I meant..."
He came on too strongly.
He did that while you guys were watching me. How embarrassing.
This is what it's like. You try ringing those doorbells later.
Many people ask if this is all a set-up.
That's what I thought, too.
I knew this show was real because of the tone of the people who are answering the doors.
I thought the staff had set all this up beforehand.
Let's talk while we're walking.
This is a road movie.
- We can't take a break. - Keep going.
- Let's do it while we're walking. - He hates being delayed.
Hurry, hurry.
Oh, what are you doing here, Kang Ho-dong?
- Hello, ma'am. - Hello.
Ma'am, who is she?
Look at her.
I know her name.
Tell us who she is.
What generation is this?
Ma'am, what generation is this?
What generation?
Single Women's Generation?
Young Ladies' Generation!
(A girl has become a young lady)
- Ma'am, it's Girls' Generation. - That's right.
I just couldn't think of it.
Ma'am, do you know who I am?
Is it Super Market?
- Super! - You saw me on TV a lot, didn't you?
He comes out on TV! Super...
- Ju... - Ju...
- Junior Super. - Junior Super!
Switch them around!
Super Junior.
All the famous people are here.
A time of communication for her to gain information
about music and the idols to realize a sense of crisis.
(Kyung-kyu is filming a road movie by himself)
Doesn't Kyung-kyu look too lonely?
- You look lonely. - No, I don't!
That was all useless filming. It won't come out.
That's why I didn't take part in it.
Kyung-kyu!
Pretend you didn't hear him.
- Hello! - Hello!
Kyung-kyu, greet them nicely! How happy they
- must be to see you! Please! - Oh my god. I'm going crazy.
Kyung-kyu, please wave at them!
Lee Kyung-kyu! Lee Kyung-kyu! Lee Kyung-kyu!
Please call his name just once!
Go!
Kyung-kyu!
Will brusque Kyung-kyu answer them?
-How long has it been since we heard that? - Please say, "Kyung-kyu, I love you!"
Kyung-kyu, I love you!
- Let's hurry up! - Thank you!
(Thanks)
(Stomach grumbling)
- I'm hungry. Aren't we going to eat any snacks? - You're hungry?
- Yes. - Then talk less.
You'll get hungry very soon.
What if we need to use the restroom?
Just take care of it on your own, and don't talk too much.
But we need to talk a lot since we haven't been on variety
- shows for a while. - No, you don't. That's just obsession.
Obsession.
Okay then.
So don't talk.
I'm worried if we'll be able to go into a home on this rainy day.
But on a positive note, people will be staying home since it's raining.
Oh, I think so, too.
Your problem is that you're always pessimistic! Everyone else is optimistic!
There's traffic, so people will be home late.
Soo-yeon, if you're pessimistic about everything,
- you'll feel much happier. - Really?
- Does it make you more comfortable? - Yes.
- If you're pessimistic, you won't be frustrated. - That's right.
So you need to always think that you can't do anything.
It's not easy for the pessimistic godfather of entertainment to teach this to them.
- Hello! - Hello!
How do you feel about Dapsimni after living here?
- It's a great place to live. - What's so great about it? Brag about it.
If you tell her to randomly brag about it on a rainy day...
You're disrespectful.
- What's disrespectful about that? - Of course it
is! It's raining, and she was just passing by!
But I just learned this from Kyung-kyu.
- Is he your son? - Yes.
- Hi! - You're a bit obese.
- You're disrespectful! - You're disrespectful!
You're healthy!
Do you know that you and I look alike?
- No! - We do look alike!
Do you like meat or cucumbers?
Lee-teuk, you don't need to be part of that.
I eat cucumbers, too.
- Don't learn things like that from him. - I won't.
He's talking about useless things.
I used to do a lot of those things because I learned from
- him, but they aren't aired. - Of course they're not.
You shouldn't do such things like that.
- I should learn again, shouldn't I? - Again.
So I learned the wrong things.
- He's still doing it. - Right?
Look at that. What did that poor woman do to deserve this?
What did she do?
How many kilograms are you?
Thirty-something.
Thirty-something? You're not that fat then.
The first digit must go up higher.
- First digit. - He's about forty kilograms, right?
(No wonder...)
(Cool mother has exposed the truth/ Glare)
Lee-teuk.
Oh, it's here!
This is Dapsimni 1-dong.
(Dapsimni 1-dong)
It is a place where low houses are gathered elaborately in narrow alleys.
It is the place where the new year's first dinner's answer will be at.
(Ho-dong has finished communicating)
That drawing is pretty!
- Let's go. - He interviewed a citizen for 15 minutes.
Lee-teuk, what did I teach you?
- You must always do your best. - That's right.
- Even if it might get edited out. - Right.
- There's nothing to throw out though. - It's
precious, but Kyung-kyu said it won't even air on TV.
Hey, how about we split up into teams like this?
I'm sorry, but I want to go with you, Kyung-kyu.
Soo-young, you must hate being on TV.
(Lee-teuk & Soo-young have become on Kyung-kyu's team)
- Lee-teuk. - Yes, Ho-dong.
I'm so confused right now because I don't know who I should listen to.
The houses are very close together.
- Aren't you curious who lives here? - Yes.
Oh, the neighborhood president must live here.
(They discovered the neighborhood president's house)
Wouldn't the neighborhood president open the door for us?
Try it later.
Try his house later.
I picked his house.
In my case, I pick houses like this once because they grow green
onions and have a crock, which means they know how to cook.
Food is all about serving, so since they're confident, they'll open the doors for us.
- Ma'am, you can pass by. - This is my house.
- Oh, you live here? - Yes.
- Oh, Kang Ho-dong! - Hello, ma'am! I'm Lee-teuk!
- You're good at cooking, right? - No.
- You have a crock here. - It looks like you have something in there.
I don't use it. It's just there.
- So is it empty? - It's empty?
But you're growing green onions.
Those aren't green onions. They're orchids.
Oh, orchids.
Ho-dong has no answers in Dapsimni.
Hello, Kang Ho-dong.
- Hi. - Hello.
- Where do you live? - Right here.
- So you two are neighbors. - Yes, we are.
- Do you two know each other? - Yes.
Those women can't go home either.
He shouldn't talk to them for such a long time. We'll just pass by them.
(Intending to avoid the swamp of communication)
(Cover and concealment)
(Crawling lowly between the staff members!)
There's the national MC, Lee Kyung-kyu.
- Hi! - Hello.
- It's nice to meet you! - Let's shake hands!
-We'll be leaving first. Good-bye. - Bye.
(Fleeing before he can get dragged into the conversation)
Which teacher's teachings are correct? Of course, there
aren't any answers. They're just very different.
Meanwhile, Kyung-kyu and Soo-young have quickly arrived into the next alley.
- This house is okay. The lights are on, right? - Yes.
There's a tree, too, huh?
There's a doorplate as well and a doorbell, too.
- Their front gate is already open. - The doors to their hearts are already open.
- How about we partner up? - Sounds great.
- Right? Don't you think we'll end soon? - Of course.
- I'll lead the way somehow. - It would be advantageous to
have you. If you just say hello, they'll open the door for us.
Then I'll just barge in there, use my words, and we'll be done with the rest.
The pupils are switched, and Kyung-kyu is smiling from ear to ear already.
I'm so different from Kyung-kyu. Will you be all right?
- I feel so much better already. - Really?
- At least you react to what I say. He just leaves the spot! - Really?
I think you're funny though.
We're way too incompatible with each other.
So you two are incompatible.
Ho-dong likes Lee-teuk more than someone else.
Look for places with bikes, like this one.
- Bikes. - This is where you park your bike.
- It means they're not home yet. - Right.
So this is a point, too.
There's a crock here, too.
This is called a "so-dok" (disinfection) because it's a small crock.
If you put that in a car, it's a "so-dok-cha" (disinfection car).
- Very nice joke. - Really? I can say anything I want? I'm making an effort here.
And look here.
If they're growing a tree, it means they're
taking care of it, so they have a warm heart.
- I see. So it's good if they're growing trees and raising pets. - Right.
But Kyung-kyu is very unique.
He cleans up his dogs' poop all day long, but he doesn't get angry at all.
-I see. - But he hates people.
Speaking of the devil, he's coming right now.
This is the most tiring moment for him.
The two teams meet up again, and they cross the big street
to head over to Dapsimni 2-dong in the cold winter rain.
Wow. Soo-young, you're so unlucky today.
Why?
This is your first show of the new year, and you're walking
in the rain. I don't even know if we'll eat dinner or not.
From what I think, the possibility is low.
But I really don't think they'll open the door
for me. People don't really know who I am.
I think I'll have to sing "Genie" abruptly.
This must be the pessimism she learned from Kyung-kyu.
So you're not going to talk about your boyfriend on the show?
(Pretends (?) not to have heard his sudden attack)
- Why would you ask that? - Huh?
Why would you ask about her personal life?
- It's fun, Kyung-kyu. - No, don't do that.
Why aren't you talking about him when your relationship with him is public?
Are you guys in a crisis? Did you two break up?
(No~)
Kyung-kyu keeps grabbing onto me and pushing me
towards you so that you can't come close to him. See?
- He keeps doing this. - Kyung-kyu.
(Prohibited to approach/ Struggling)
(Kyung-kyu, you're the best~)
Why is that so important right now?
- Her boyfriend is an actor. - I got it.
I know who he is!
His father is a drama PD.
- I know him. We went to the same college. - Really?
Kyung-kyu, let's talk more over here.
(Stubborn knee-drop guru)
Think about dinner!
I'm so hungry that I can't talk!
- If you think about your boyfriend, you'll get happy. - Yes.
"Yes."
It's so tiring, huh? It's raining, too.
Then think about your wife.
What?
(Stumble)
Good timing!
That was very respectable!
(5. When you react, put your heart (?) into it...)
- Did you see that he didn't fall over? - Did he pretend
he didn't hear anything when he heard everything?
Don't get involved with them.
So he's listening to everything.
Let's go this way.
(Investigating Dapsimni 2-dong)
What about this house?
(Picked the house in the corner of the alley)
I think that house is good, too.
This one.
- It's bright. - Yes.
- Doesn't this house look the brightest here? - Yes, it does.
- Do you know why? - Because there's no wall.
The lights are on.
This house is nice.
Ho-dong! Green!
This is our house.
- It's green. - Green.
What is green?
- Green. - Green.
- It's nature. - Nature.
He's making things up.
- Right? - Yes.
Nature is sincerity.
- What is he saying? - What do you mean?
(His pupil can't even understand)
What is the best food? Natural food that is made from sincerity.
- Green symbolizes nature. - Green.
- Green. - Green.
- This is a good house. - This is actually really hard.
It is.
- This is different from watching it on TV. - It is.
- This is really real. - It is.
Let's make up a plan.
Let's start ringing bells from here.
- Don't go back to the other neighborhood? - It's hard to go back there!
After all the training, it is time for dinner.
The theories are over, and now it's time for the actual battle to begin.
What kind of answers will they find in the new year during the dinner exam?
They decide the teacher who they will be partnered up with for tonight's dinner.
(Team Ho-dong & Soo-young and Team Kyung-kyu & Lee-teuk)
(My teachings have gotten through you!)
Hey, ring the doorbell.
(The first ringing of the doorbell in the year 2017)
- I'll do this house first. - Sure.
- No one is on the first floor. Do the second one. - Okay.
We need to be quiet.
Take your hood off. Show them your face.
- Be relaxed. Just think of it as eating dinner with them. - All right.
(Extremely nervous in front of the doorbell)
(Hesitating)
(He finally pressed it!)
(Will Lee-teuk be able to do it well?)
(Shaking)
Does no one live there?
(He rings it one more time, but there's no answer)
Why are you shaking?
- It's so scary. - This is nerve-wrecking.
- This won't do. - We're in trouble from the beginning.
- Is it our turn now? - We missed it on the first try.
- Is it our turn? - I'm unlucky.
- I have a bad feeling about this on a rainy day. - Is it our turn?
What is the fate of Team Kyung-kyu who had a bad beginning?
- Hold on. - The house with the light on.
(Ho-dong checks for the second time)
Why are you ringing this doorbell?
(No one is home)
What about this one?
They answered!
- Hello, sir! - Just kidding.
What?
(A mischievous 48-year-old)
(Next is Soo-young's turn!)
You need to overcome this by yourself!
(She faces the bell by herself...)
Standing in front of the doorbell is making me nervous!
Reveal your name.
This is fun!
Say it in a loud voice.
Oh my gosh!
Say "I'm Super Junior's Soo-young."
Girls' Generation.
Whatever.
Don't ring it a lot. Just ring it once and wait.
Wait.
- Just wait. Look at it. - Watch it.
(Are they continuing with the missed shots...?)
Yes?
(I'm kidding again~!)
(48 is an age when you want to play jokes...)
- Who is it? - Hello! I'm Girls' Generation's Soo-young!
Yes.
If you haven't eaten yet, can we eat together?
(Anticipation!)
Hold on please.
She told me to hold on.
You should've said this was for a program. You just suddenly
said, "I'm Girls' Generation's Soo-young. Can we eat together?"
I know. I was just so flustered.
(Is she coming?)
Back up!
(Speedily moving back)
Hello!
- We're from JTBC's program "Let's Eat Dinner Together." - Yes.
Did you eat already?
No.
Are you home alone? You didn't eat yet?
(The student steps out of the front gate)
- Hello. - Hello.
(It's good to see you~)
(Confused by their sudden appearance)
Were you taken aback because Girls' Generation's
Soo-young wanted to eat dinner with you?
Yes, I was.
- Did you see her face? - Through the intercom.
- Mom. - Oh, your mom is home.
- Hello, ma'am. - Hello!
(Her mother came just in time!)
We're filming "Let's Eat Dinner Together."
Oh my gosh! It's Kang Ho-dong!
- You didn't know we were filming? - No, I didn't.
- Hello. - We ring the doorbell and we ask if we can eat dinner with
you. If you say yes, we go into your house and eat dinner with you.
We need to go to church.
(That's too bad...!)
- I'm sorry. - It's fine.
We're grateful. If you didn't have to go to church
today, you would have let us eat with you, right?
- Of course. - It's too bad you have plans already.
- My husband is a pastor, so we need to go to church. - Oh, you're a sister.
Oh, no.
- It's okay. - It's okay.
We just need to roam around a little bit longer.
We didn't eat one meal today, but it's okay.
(Burst into laughter!)
I'm sorry.
- Thank you. - Bye.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Bye.
This was our first failure, but strangely enough, I feel happy.
(That's the fun on this show: to meet new people)
(Lee-teuk immediately chooses a house to ring the doorbell!)
Confidently!
- Overcome it by yourself. - Here I go!
(Thump thump)
(Pr~~~ess)
What's wrong with me today?
(Presses it in different ways but it's silent...)
- It doesn't work. - The second floor.
Try it.
(Fortunately the bell works!)
- Who is it? - Hello! We're Super Junior!
Hello! I'm from a program where we eat together! I'm Lee-teuk!
Pardon?
You were too fast!
We're Super Junior!
(Takes a break...)
I'm Lee-teuk. You know me, don't you?
- Yes. - You can tell by my voice, right?
- I'm not sure. - You're not sure?
We're doing a program where you eat dinner together.
Did you eat dinner yet?
No. I mean, yes I did.
Are you lying that you ate when you didn't really eat?
- I think she's lying. - You already ate? Okay.
- Oh, no. - Ask if she knows our show.
Have you watched "Let's Eat Dinner Together" before?
- The one with Lee Kyung-kyu in it? - Hold on, please.
Hello! I'm Lee Kyung-kyu!
Hello!
Hello.
Hi. Did you really eat dinner?
Yes.
How many times are you going to ask her that?
- Oh! It's Kang Ho-dong! - Yes.
Be honest. You lied about having eaten dinner, right?
No, I'm sick, so I ate early after I came back from the hospital.
She's sick.
- Do you have a cold? - Yes.
Why are you sick?
Don't be sick whenever you please!
- Pardon? - Don't be sick!
I'm sorry! He's being weird!
- All right. Thank you! - Thank you!
- Bye. - Bye.
(Lee-teuk's second challenge was a failure)
- But "we're Super Junior" is way too fast! - Is it? Okay, I'll slow down.
- "Hello. We're Super..." What is it? - We're Super Junior!
- Why? What's that? - It's our way of greeting people.
Don't sell Girls' Generation's name first. In the
beginning, just say, "Hello. I'm Soo-young."
If that doesn't work, try, "I'm Girls' Generation's Soo-young."
I need to add Girls' Generation though. Should I try this one?
That one!
(Discovered the green gate Ho-dong loves)
(Now it's Soo-young's turn to ring the bell!)
Okay. Take a deep breath.
Start when you're ready.
Do it?
(Ding-dong~)
(Are they home?)
(He's nervous, too)
Who is it?
Hello! I'm Soo-young! Girls' Generation's Soo-young!
Pardon?
I'm Girls' Generation's Soo-young! You know me, don't you?
You called the wrong person.
I didn't come to the wrong place. Hello?
(Girls' Generation's Soo-young's big humiliation)
(Frozen with shock)
I didn't call her, but she said I called the wrong person.
(Oh, Soo-young...)
What if she thinks I'm a weird person?
Ring the doorbell again so that you can explain to her.
You try it.
- No! - It's over, so you can't.
- Even though we can't, let's just explain to her. - Go ahead.
Who is it?
Pardon me, but we're from a JTBC program where you eat dinner together.
- Okay. - I'm Soo-young from Girls' Generation. Did you eat dinner yet?
I don't feel well right now.
- Oh, okay. I'm sorry. - Ask her if she knows you.
Do you know me...?
She hung up!
(Soo-young's 2nd embarrassment)
(Cover and conceal his face in guilt)
(Crumbling of Girls' Generation's pride)
You need to make more of an effort.
It's been a while since we've released an album.
Soo-young, sing trot from now on.
Trot?
Then elderly women would know who you are.
We'll be looking forward to Soo-young's trot album this year.
Lee-teuk, try this one.
- I'll do this one. - I think this house will work.
I'm starving!
(Will they be able to eat dinner this time?)
Hello!
Hello.
I'm Lee-teuk.
Are you peaceful? Are you healthy?
- What are you doing? - There was no answer. Isn't someone there if the light is on?
- No, it doesn't work like that. - Oh, really?
You're a dog hand!
I have a losing hand. What's a dog hand?
- Soo-young is up next. - All the doorbells I ring won't work.
- Soo-young! - Yes?
- This house! - This house!
(They like the interior)
Soo-young, don't be flustered. Do it slowly.
(She pressed it!)
(Tidying up her appearance)
You need the lights-
(Heart sank at the suddenly opening gate)
(She pressed it!)
(Tidying up her appearance)
You need the lights-
(Heart sank at the suddenly opening gate)
(The three bystanders are having so much fun)
- Hello! I'm Girls' Generation's Soo-young! - Oh, hello!
Did you eat dinner yet?
We're eating right now.
- Oh, really? - Yes.
Oh, you already started.
We're from JTBC's "Let's Eat Dinner Together." If it's okay with you...?
(She's discussing with her husband...)
(If they succeed, only Ho-dong & Soo-young will enter!)
Will they succeed in eating the first dinner of the new year?
He said you can come in.
- Really? - Okay!
Hello, ma'am! I'm Kang Ho-dong!
- Come in. - Okay, we will!
(No way!)
(Kick and hit)
We can't even eat because of you!
You should have rang this doorbell!
- Bye, Kyung-kyu! See you later, Lee-teuk! - Bye!
- We need to go now. - Already?
- Soo-young, let's go in. Good luck, you guys. - Are you really going?
- We didn't know you would open the door for us so quickly! - Hello!
Let's go inside.
- It's raining! You were in the middle of eating ? - Thank you!
- We were just eating right now. - I see.
I'm sorry.
We can even eat cold rice in cold water.
- Just what you have... - Why, hello!
(Forceful blocking!)
- Come in! - We need to go to another house.
Cheer up!
- Thank you! - Cheer up!
This is a house with a good character in it!
Kyung-kyu, he was watching a show about fishing!
- We're both fishers! Oh, dear! - Goodness.
- Thank you! - Enjoy your dinner!
Why did you choose me? If I had gone with Soo-young, I would have eaten already!
The fish you lose always looks bigger.
The dinner they lost made them very resentful.
- I'll make sure to succeed on the next house. - Why'd you come here?
You must love variety shows, sir!
(Kim Seung-ho, 59/ Choi Sun-bong, 55)
We thought it was our neighbor who rang the doorbell
to ask us something. That was why we opened the gate.
- So you opened the door without seeing her face. - That's right.
We thought you were our neighbor.
- I see. - Thank you so much for opening the door!
We'll put the microphones on you now.
(What were they eating?)
- Is this sirloin? - Yes, we wanted to restore our bodies' health.
- I can grill sirloin for you. - Those are thin flanks, not sirloin.
(We like all meat)
Let's take off our jackets first.
Ms. Choi, this is very meaningful-
Put the good jackets there and the bad ones on the floor.
(High-five)
He loves variety shows.
- Put the good one up there. I'll put mine on the floor, sir. - So that's a bad one!
- Mr. Kim, mine is a bit pricey, so I'll put it up here. - Go ahead if it's pricey.
It was sponsored.
Excuse me, but what do you do for a living?
I work for a trading company.
I see. Are you the chairman?
No, I'm just an employee.
I saw the photos, and it seems like you have a son.
- Yes, he's not in Korea though. - He's studying in Russia.
- Oh, in Russia. - Yes.
- How many children do you have? - We only have one.
- A son? - Yes.
Where in Russia is your son?
- Moscow. - Moscow? It must be freezing over there.
Moscow Aviation Institute.
He majored in rocketing.
I'm going to take a photo now.
- This is dinner with a family from Dapsimni. - I'm hungry.
This is the first dinner of the new year that is full of meat
prepared by a kind and generous couple who loves variety shows.
(Sirloin, green onion kimchi, seasoned crabs)
Pretend we're not here, and please eat your food. We'll be right here.
Let's eat.
Damsimni Dinner Theater. Ready? Action!
Let's have some soju with our dinner.
(Looking for alcohol in the beginning...)
- Let's drink soju. - All right.
We just enjoy dinner like this.
(She brings out cold soju from the refrigerator)
- Here is the soju. - You should drink some, too.
This is life.
- I talked on the phone with Tae-hyung. - Good.
He came back from the association.
- I'll pour it for you. - Ladies first.
Thank you.
And then what?
He had a good time there.
He's going to go to school until the day after tomorrow and then have a break.
- He ended the semester. - He did?
- Yes. - To our health.
- Cheers. - Good job today.
(One shot)
There was good chuck flap tail at the butcher's shop, so I bought some.
Let me taste it to see if it's good.
It's delicious.
Did anything happen today?
Of course not. I just ate well,
came home from work, exercised, and drank some soju.
- You'll be happy if you think positively. - Of course.
Please eat.
- Today... - Cut! We'll stop here!
- Did we do well? - You guys are pros!
You guys were really great!
I thought I had become an invisible man!
In life, there are good days and bad days.
- This is frustrating. - The raindrops are getting bigger.
It's raining so much.
We're going to be in big trouble if we miss dinner time.
- This house! - Okay.
(Hurrying)
Hurry.
(Please let it work this time)
(Lee-teuk is steadily ringing the doorbell)
- Did you press it? - Yes.
- Does it work? - No.
(Losing Hand keeps missing shots)
I was in a rush.
Why are you so unlucky? Gosh.
Here!
(Lee-teuk has confidently chosen a villa!)
(Press)
You're...! All the bells are broken!
What's wrong with you? I was trying not to get mad in the beginning of January!
- Let's go. We have no time. - You're...!
What do we do? All the doorbells won't work!
Why are you so unlucky? Huh?
I'm sorry.
You should've just stayed home. Why'd you come out today?
We can't even eat dinner.
This one!
- Here! - I'll try it.
(What is Losing Hand's fate this time?)
(Fortunately the bell works!)
Who is it?
- Hello. I'm Super Junior's Lee-teuk. - Yes.
Did you eat already?
Yes, I have.
- Pardon? - I already ate.
- Oh, you did? Okay. - Thank you.
(Tactful...)
Either the bell doesn't work for you or the people already ate dinner!
You're...! Oh my god.
(What a mess...)
- What about this one? - Good.
We can't be picky right now. Let's go inside. I'm freezing!
- I'm cold. - Press it!
(Rings the doorbell with his losing hand!)
(Uneasy)
(The door opened for Loser Lee-teuk!/ Touched)
Hello. Hello!
- Hi. - Hello, ma'am!
I'm comedian Lee Kyung-kyu!
I'm Super Junior's Lee-teuk!
Hi.
If you haven't eaten dinner already, can we eat with you?
My son broke his leg.
Oh, really?
I have to go pick him up from work.
- Oh, I see. - He got hurt?
He was playing soccer and fell down.
- I see. You need to pick him up then. - Yes.
- If it wasn't for that, we would've eaten together, right? - Yes.
- Thank you! - I'm sorry.
- Thank you. I'll close the gate since it's open. - Thank you.
(Losing Hand is very polite)
- Why did he have to get hurt while playing soccer? - I know.
You shouldn't play sports outside on a cold day.
- This one! We got it! - This one!
- Second floor, right? - We got it! We're going to eat now.
Press it! Everyone is home!
- Over here... - Who is it?
Hello! I'm Super Junior's Lee-teuk.
- Who? - Super Junior's Lee-teuk.
- And? - We're filming a program where you eat dinner together.
No, sorry. We have a guest.
- Bye. - Bye.
How unlucky you are! Why is there a guest in this one?
- Do it until you succeed. - Okay. Here!
(Press~)
His luck is really...
The doorbells are all broken.
The bell isn't working.
(The bell doesn't work again! / Next house)
(Quiet...)
The doorbell is broken.
- It's broken. Come here. Do you want to get beat up in an alley? - I'm sorry.
- Are you X-man? - Of course not!
- You already ate, didn't you? - No, I didn't.
You set this up with Soo-young to trick me, didn't you?
No, I didn't eat one meal today. I feel so dizzy.
I lived in Dapsimni, but Dapsimni is throwing me away.
Oh my goodness. Dapsimni is throwing me away.
A no-answer dinner at Dapsimni.
- Hello! - Hello!
- Did you eat? - No, we didn't!
- We'll give you meat! Come here! - No, thank you.
Thank you!
(Dapsimni hasn't thrown me away yet...)
I'm hungry.
I'm hungry. I feel like I'm going to faint.
- Hey. - Yes, Kyung-kyu.
- Ho-dong must be done eating, right? - I think
he might be having dessert at this point.
They'll be eating dessert while watching the fishing program and talking about meat.
- Thank you for the food. - This kimchi is really delicious.
- Ms. Choi, we're going to be stubborn and eat. - Go ahead.
- The rice is... - This is kimchi made during
kimchi making season, and it's delicious.
I'll rip these with my fingers. You need the taste of your hands here.
(Nicely fermented kimchi plus a mother's taste)
- The meat is delicious. - I'll grill some more meat for you.
You're our special guest today. Soo-young is very blessed. She's Blessed Soo-young.
It's delicious.
These pickled mustard leaves are very delicious.
It might just be delicious to us though.
Oh my god. Oh my god.
They're from my mother's house in Anmyeondo Island.
Wow!
Wow. You eat it like this, right?
Yes.
It can fit in my mouth.
(Cleared in one bite)
(Shocked)
It fits!
(This is a true eating show...)
The meat is so delicious!
I'll grill more meat, so eat a lot.
(These two are having a proper meal as the first dinner of 2017)
Try some of the dried radish green soup made with beef brisket.
- You put beef brisket in here? - Yes. It's delicious if you put beef brisket in it.
It's very delicious.
- Wow. This is like a home-cooked meal. - This is a real home-cooked meal.
There are also fried dried radish greens.
It's good to eat a lot of dried radish greens. Should I grill more meat?
- No. - Yes. Grill more.
(I'll take only one spoon (?)...)
I think you took too much.
Do you think Kyung-kyu went into a home?
If he went in, he went in. If he didn't, he didn't.
While Ho-dong and Blessed Soo-young are having refills of home-cooked foods...
- My hands are cold. - Yes.
Kyung-kyu and Losing Lee-teuk are doing infinite challenges.
It's already 7:00.
(From 2-dong to 1-dong)
- There isn't much time, right? - Right. We're the only ones who haven't eaten yet.
This is the first time this happened.
I'm sorry.
(Thoughtlessly charging as soon as they see a doorbell!)
("Losing" Lee-teuk rings the doorbell and waits...)
(Miserable/ His hair is sticking to him like seaweed)
I don't think I should ring the doorbell...
My reliability in you dropped quite a bit.
(The continuation of Losing Hand's curse...)
(Pitch dark alley)
Why are all the lights out?
All the lights are out in this neighborhood!
I saw a place earlier. This one!
(At last, Kyung-kyu is stepping in)
(The bell works properly!)
(Restless)
(Even more restless...)
Hello!
They hung up...
- Who is it? - Hello!
I'm comedian Lee Kyung-kyu.
Oh, but you came to this neighborhood?
I used to live in Dapsimni.
Liar!
- I'm serious. - He's serious, ma'am.
- Can I open the gate? - Sure.
- Super Junior's Lee-teuk is here, too. - I'm here, too.
- Hello! - Hello!
- Oh, my. - Have you watched "Let's Eat Dinner Together" before?
- Yes. - If you haven't eaten dinner yet, you can invite us into your house.
- Me? - Yes.
- To my house? - Yes.
(Helpless)
We just eat what you normally eat. We just add our spoons to the table.
Do you guys usually come without notice like this?
- Yes. - Then we'll be on TV?
Are you by yourself?
No, I'm with my kids. One of them has the flu though.
Oh, that's not good. The flu is going around lately.
(Too bad)
I used to live in Dapsimni behind Jeonnong Elementary School.
- Oh, really? - Yes. That's why we came here.
- Can I take a photo with you? - Sure.
- I don't have my phone with me. - Oh, no.
- Can I go get it? - Sure, we'll wait here.
(Ran off before the conversation ended)
The camera directors are looking more and more unhappy.
- Don't worry about the staff. You worry about yourself. - Okay, I'm sorry.
- Why are you being so nosy? - I'm sorry.
I'm just worried about them.
Ma'am, please hurry up!
I'm sorry.
(Losing Hand is friendly to everyone)
(They leave behind the short meeting with her)
(Raining Dapsimni 1-dong/ Current time 7:25 PM)
My stomach hurts!
Ribs! Oh my god!
(Ribs are right in front of your eyes, so why can't you eat them...?)
I need to pee, and I'm hungry. I'm going crazy.
(They discovered a villa with lights on!)
Which apartment number is it? Hold on.
Which one do I press?
(After checking the number of the house, they called them right away!)
(Hurry up and get ready...!)
(Thump/ Gulping)
(The lights are on)
(There is no answer)
I'm sorry.
(The heavens have thrown Losing Hand away...)
(Kyung-kyu picks a house number)
Calling...
(Will his choice succeed...?)
(Seems like no one is home again...)
Who is it?
Hello, ma'am! I'm Super Junior's Lee-teuk.
We are filming a program where you eat dinner together. If
you haven't eaten dinner yet, would you like to eat with us?
I'm making red bean porridge...
You're spraying on perfume?
- Red. Bean. Porridge. - Red bean porridge?
Hello, ma'am!
I'm comedian Lee Kyung-kyu!
I know.
We're doing a program where you eat dinner together.
- I see. - If you're making red bean porridge right now, may we eat with you?
- Hold on. My pants... - Pardon?
- Please hold on. - Sure!
- She's not wearing pants. - What?
- She needs to wear pants. - She's changing her pants.
This episode is aired on New Year, but today is actually winter solstice.
We need to eat red bean porridge so that ghosts won't get attached to us!
This is why things didn't work out for me.
- Who rang the doorbell? I did! - Oh, that's right.
- You're so frustrating. - I'm sorry.
You don't have to feel bad. I'm the only one
who'll be eating. You can eat somewhere else.
Can't I go with you?
Why isn't she coming down though?
Her family- Oh! Someone's coming! He must be her son!
(Her son came down instead)
- He's Super Junior's Lee-teuk. - Lee-teuk!
You'll get stuck.
- Did you eat the red bean porridge? - No.
- Are you about to eat it? - Yes.
Did your mother tell us to come in?
(We can...go in...can't we?)
- Did your mother tell us to come in? - Yes.
- Really? - Thank you, son.
- Are you a high school student? - First year of high school.
You're so skinny. You have a model's body.
Very nice! Let's go in now.
But the door closed. What do we do?
- He has the password. - Oh, I'm sorry.
You little...
- Let's go inside. - Don't come in, cameras!
After going through hell and high water, Team Kyung-kyu is able
to eat red bean porridge at someone's home in Dapsimni 1-dong.
Hello, ma'am!
You were surprised, weren't you?
- I could recognize your face. - I see.
- Yes. Please take a seat. - Okay.
- I just came home from work. - I see.
Ma'am, you must be a fan of Song Joong-ki.
What's your name?
Byun Jeong-min.
- Byun Jeong-min. - Jeong-min.
Today is winter solstice.
Yes. It's actually my first time making this, but you want to eat it...
Yes, I know.
Ma'am, you must be a good cook.
This is my first time making this. My mother already prepared the ingredients for me.
Oh, really?
I couldn't make it in the morning, so...
Life is all about timing!
After continuous bad luck, Team Kyung-kyu's dinner is going
to be red bean porridge that blocks all misfortunes.
It's amazing timing.
- You've worked hard. - What?
You've worked hard. My goodness.
I feel pleased.
Pleased, my foot.
I saw the show, and you were starving.
Yes. If your mother hadn't given us food, we would've starved.
Ever since two in the afternoon, we've been walking in the rain.
(Filled with pity)
- Do you like hot food? - Yes, we do.
(We can't be picky right now...)
Wow! It looks delicious!
(Steam rising up)
- Red bean porridge. - Oh my goodness!
(H~ot red bean porridge and cool radish water kimchi!)
- With red bean porridge, you need...what's this called? - Radish water kimchi!
Radish water kimchi! I need to take a photo.
- This is a sumptuous feast! - Yes, it is. One, two, three.
This is a dinner of red bean porridge served for two men drenched
in rain by a mother and son living together in Dapsimni.
This is a warm meal that will block all misfortunes and kill two birds with one stone.
Be normal.
Hold on! Ready! I'm a director, you know?
Ready!
Action!
- Just act real. - Jeong-min, you know how to eat red bean porridge, don't you?
- Your grandma gave this to us yesterday, so make sure to eat it. - Okay.
Thank you for the food.
I don't know if I made it well.
It'll be good since grandma gave it to us.
(Yum yum / Chew chew)
It's a bit bland.
(He took a bite...
(and poured in salt)
Is it okay to put so much sugar in it?
I like sweet things.
Your grandma gave us this radish water kimchi.
(Takes a bite of the red bean porridge with a ton of sugar in it)
It's sweet.
(It looks delicious)
Are your exams over?
I'm still taking them.
- When will you be done with them? - Tomorrow.
(Silence after short answers...)
(He doesn't talk!)
I used to be like this at home.
(Brusuqe...)
What about your brother?
He went to work.
Did he eat dinner before he left?
The mess you saw was what he made while eating.
(Bewildered)
If he made a mess, you can clean it up!
- But... - Okay, okay.
- You said we only had to clean up after ourselves. - Okay, I won't nag you anymore.
(This is so real!)
(After that, there were only the sounds of eating...)
All right!
- Sons don't usually talk. - I'm like that, too.
(Embarrassed)
I don't talk when I'm eating with my mother either.
That's why I get flustered a lot. The only time the
family are able to gather together is during meal times.
The boys are all grown up now, so they have their own
schedules, and since I work, I come home late, too.
- Since we're all men, we can understand him. - We can understand.
I'm extremely hungry.
I'll really enjoy eating this!
Thank you!
- I should've cut the kimchi up. - No, it's fine.
My nickname used to be Red Bean Porridge Killer.
- Really? - I love red bean porridge!
- I'll enjoy eating this. - Thank you.
The bells are broken.
The bell isn't working.
- I'm sorry. - Do you want to be beat up in an alley?
After the bitter taste of a cold, tough day, they're able to taste sweet gratefulness.
It's sweet.
The red beans are very good.
(Gobbling)
I really love red bean porridge.
Although his nickname is Red Bean Porridge Killer, would he have
ever tasted red bean porridge that is tastier than this one?
(Gobbling up red bean porridge with his seaweed hair)
And for Lee-teuk who struggled internally, it seems like the warm bowl of
red bean porridge cleanly washed away his bad luck of being the Losing Hand.
The red bean and rice cakes in here are so delicious.
- I purposely failed everything just so that we can come here. - Of course.
- We were in Dapsimni- oh, Soo-young should have came. - Yes.
Why did you have to come here?
- Do you like Soo-young from Girls' Generation? - He likes I.O.I.
I.O.I. That's a relief.
- Oh, who do you like? - Who from I.O.I?
I like them all.
He's smiling for the first time.
A couple weeks ago, Se-jeong went to eat with us in Itaewon.
If I let you talk with I.O.I on the phone, will you study hard?
No.
(I can't stop him)
I don't like to study.
(He's at an age where studying is stress...)
How long has it been since you lived here?
We moved here last year. We lived in Dapsimni...
- Oh, here? - Yes, but we just moved to a different house.
We move around frequently, so we feel kind of sad that we don't have a permanent home.
- The lease went up so much. - Yes.
It's really hard to find a leasing house. I wonder
- if there will be any in the future. - I know.
The prices shot up so much.
You lived in Dapsimni for a long time.
How long has it been since you lived in Dapsimni?
- It's been a long time. - It's been a long time.
- Since my third year of middle school?
I moved here in my second year of high school.
- So you two met here in Dapsimni? - Yes.
- From across the street. - She used to live across the street from me.
- We met through matchmaking. - How long have you two been married for?
Twenty-eight years.
Do you remember when you first met?
- Yes. - Where did you guys meet?
- Cheongnyangni. - We met in Cheongnyangni.
- Where is your hometown? - Namji Cafe.
- You even remember the cafe name? - Yes.
- Namji Cafe? - Yes.
What was your first impression of her?
- First impression? - Yes.
I didn't like her.
Oh, really?
If my sisters knew of this, they would say his blessing...
(That he would have kicked his own blessing away...)
What was your first impression of him, Ms. Choi?
I didn't think he was that great either.
(They both had terrible first impressions of each other?)
That's fate, too. You both had terrible first impressions of each other.
I think fates are given to us by heaven.
(I see)
- It wasn't first at love sight. - Yes.
So even though you married through matchmaking, you married your first love.
No, she's my second.
You should say she's your first love!
Other people would have just said so.
Then what about you, ma'am?
Yes, he's my first love.
- He's my first and last love. - Yes, of course he is!
My wife already knows.
(He was already caught, so he honestly confessed)
Please dip it into the oil and eat it while it's warm.
- May I have one more bowl of rice? - Sure.
- You want more? - Just a little bit.
Sure.
( Thin flank, kimchi, fried dried radish greens)
(Doesn't get tired and devours the three delicacies)
It's so delicious.
- You ate another bowl, right? - Yes. I ate two bowls.
Tae-hyung will be so tormented in Russia.
- How about you give him a call? - Yes, give him a call, honey.
- Should I? - Give me the phone after you call him.
(Calling their son)
What time is it there?
You need to go back six hours.
- Tae-hyung. - Hello?
Hi! It's your uncle.
Hello!
- He doesn't know which uncle it is. - Do you know which uncle I am?
- I'm sorry. - You don't know?
- Yes. - It's okay. What were you doing?
I was doing an assignment.
Oh, you were studying? How admirable you are!
Tae-hyung, I got a matchmaking offer for you.
If you get this right, you'll get the offer. If you
get it wrong, you won't get the offer. Got it?
What is your favorite girl group?
(Anticipation)
Four characters!
(Don't give him a hint~)
I like Red Velvet.
(She's part of national girl group Girls' Generation...)
So Red Velvet is your first choice. For your
second choice, raise the age level a little bit.
- Girls' Generation? - Who is your favorite?
I like Tae-yeon.
(2nd humiliation)
- And then? - You like Soo-young, don't you?
Soo-young?
(Fishing for compliments...)
I'll let you talk to her, so I'll talk to you later!
(Changed to a video call)
He can see you.
Oh, he's shocked!
You said you like Tae-yeon, so why are you so happy to see me?
(What's going on?)
(Excited)
Hello!
Hello! But isn't that my house?
Yes.
(This is the first time you have such a guest, huh?)
I'm eating dinner with your parents right now.
(Dazed)
Hi!
It's dad.
- What's going on? - Girls' Generation's Soo-young.
(Blink)
Who is your favorite MC?
I think I should be careful about what I say.
- Kang Ho-dong! - You talked to him earlier, right?
Of course it's Kang Ho-dong.
(I'm thrilled)
Hey, Tae-hyung!
You look like me!
- You really do look alike! - You're totally like me!
I want to touch your face like this! Look at your chubby cheeks!
Look at his face.
(My cute son)
How is the weather in Russia right now?
It's about ten degrees below zero.
Ten degrees below zero?
It was even colder yesterday.
It might be hard for you to say this with your
parents around, but do you have a girlfriend?
No, I don't.
(I like you)
You're like me.
He's big. He's 185 centimeters.
- 185. - 185?
Who is your ideal type?
I like short and cute girls.
So definitely not Soo-young.
A girl who is shorter than me.
- So... - Wouldn't any girl be shorter than you?
No matter how tall I am, I'm shorter than you. Must you really say that?
Your parents are concerned about you, but they're very proud of you, too.
I'm doing my best to meet their expectations.
(Nostalgia)
Say a video message to your beloved parents.
Okay, go!
(Shy)
I didn't do anything special, but you sent me to study abroad. Thank you.
And I'll repay you when I come back home.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Last of all, tell him some words of encouragement, Soo-young.
I'm sorry she's not Tae-yeon.
I'm not Tae-yeon, and I'm a bit on the tall side...
but Tae-hyung, you're already their proud son, but work
hard and I hope you safely come back to Korea. Cheer up!
Thank you.
Tae-hyung, thank you!
Thank you so much.
Bye!
You should send him a kiss!
(Chu~)
Although he's 185 centimeters and 100 kilograms,
he's still the apple of your eye, right?
Of course.
(To his mother, he's a loveable son)
The worries about their son's dinner could have been delivered
through the meal prepared for Ho-dong and Soo-young.
How many people live here? Three?
Yes, there are three of us.
(Three people live together/ Hesitant)
May I have more red bean porridge?
(Oh, of course)
- You didn't offer me a second helping. You should have said something. - I'm sorry.
Ma'am, I'll do it.
- No, it's okay. - No, I'll do it.
I don't like it when other people are using my kitchen.
- Here's some sugar. - You eat, too.
Yes, you can give me some more. I already ate one bowl.
(One more bowl!)
You must eat red bean porridge on winter solstice.
(Gobbling and smacking his lips)
- I think I should thank my mother for this. - Yes.
Pardon me, but you speak so well. What do you do for a living?
I'm an insurance sales representative.
To be honest, even people who generally speak well get silent in front of cameras.
- I was just talking as if there aren't any cameras. - That's good.
- Did you know your mom is good at speaking? - Yes.
That's the first time I ever heard my son say that.
- Really? - He doesn't talk a lot about me.
- Then you should say what you couldn’t tell her all this time. - Brag about her.
- I really want to hear that. - Yes. Three positive things about her.
There aren't any though.
(Oh my goodness...)
- Then let's do this. Your mom will go first. - Then the son will go.
I can do this.
- Time to brag about your son! - My son...
- First off... - I think my son is handsome.
He's handsome! He's good-looking! Second one!
He's detailed and organized.
- He doesn't help me though. - But he's detailed.
Third one!
Despite being a boy, he's very sentimental.
Girls love this kind of style the most.
The negatives are that...
Hold that thought. Now it's your turn to say three
positive things about your mom. Start! First one! My mom is...
Pretty.
Good! That's a great one!
(His mom is thrilled by his compliment)
- Second? - My mom is...
She's good to other people.
- She's nice to other people. - That's 100% true! She opened the door for us!
- She knows how to give a hand to people in need. - Right.
When I say something, you always add something.
- I'll decrease my comments. - No, just a little.
- Third! - She's a good cook.
She's a good cook! This was really delicious!
- Fix this. - That's right. Time for the faults.
The first thing you want your son to fix. First!
I think there's only one thing we disagree about.
Games...
Oh, games!
If it isn't for that...
I might not understand him because I don't play games and I don’t know much about them.
Are you willing to play less?
Yes, I am.
- Good! - How many hours do you play? What is the longest you have played?
Maybe about six to seven hours.
The longest? The whole day.
Wow. You must fix that.
Your mom will feel frustrated and upset.
Second thing you would like him to fix.
He doesn't talk much.
- I wish our family talked a lot, but we're so quiet. - Yes, families should be noisy.
(The three sons are self-reflecting)
Other than those, I don't have anything else.
- You want him to play less games and talk more. - Yes.
- Do you talk a lot when you're with your friends? - Yes.
I can tell you talk a lot by the shape of your mouth.
- We can tell by looking here. - It's a bit
droopy here. You can tell he blabbers a lot.
- Blabbers? What's wrong with your word? - I'm sorry.
Converse.
The first thing you want your mom to fix.
Nagging?
There are times when I make mistakes, and she only catches me then.
- It's usually like that. - Nothing can be done about this.
Your mom is only watching you then?
(Appears during the timing of mistakes)
When I'm about to clean the house, my mom tells me to clean the house.
That's right!
When I was in high school, I opened my book to study when my mom said, "Study!"
(I won't study!)
Or when you studied hard but you're just taking a break, and
they come in right then and accuse you of not studying.
- The timing is amazing. - You can't do anything about this.
Once this goes on air, all teenagers will sympathize with you 100%!
I have an older brother, and he plays games, too.
He plays games and then lets me play, too. I get caught at that moment, too.
(R...Really?)
(Why is it always me...?)
(Is Jeong-min the spokesperson of all sons?)
And I'm actually not good in school.
(Oh dear...)
I played a lot in middle school, but after I got
into high school, she's telling me to study.
I don't want to study.
- Oh my gosh! - What's your dream? To become a pro-gamer?
I go to a technical high school, so I'll do something in that area.
- Oh, really? - So you'll do something with machines then.
I couldn't take care of his school life, actually.
I see. Later on, when Jeong-min goes to college, gets a job, and goes
through military service, he'll come back and be a filial son to you.
- When I was in school... - You're talking like an old man.
It might seem so, but you two remind me of how I used to be with my mom.
I didn't listen to her, and I didn't study
- either. - Me, too. All sons are like that.
- Look at your mom. - And tell her the things you couldn't tell her before.
I didn't know you wanted to talk to me so much, so I was always in my room.
From now on, let's talk a lot.
I love you.
- We came here so randomly, right? - Yes.
(It's been a while since she heard her brusque son say "I love you")
(Ho-dong just called!)
It would've been awfully noisy if he came here!
(What?)
- What was so awful? - You heard me?
You heard me?
What would've been so awful?
- Lee-teuk. - Yes.
Help Kyung-kyu on his phone so that we can video chat.
Yes, we'll call you back through video call then.
- We're trying to do a video call. - Yes. I got it.
Yes, do that.
- You went in? - You went in?
Yes, we did.
You went inside.
(Amazed by what's happening)
We were served dinner!
- Oh. - Guess the menu.
We ate something you can't even imagine.
(Food we can't imagine?)
- Ramen? - No.
- Not ramen. - Oh! Scorched rice with water?
Scorched rice with water? No!
- It came down ancestrally. - Red bean porridge!
- Red bean porridge. - Red bean porridge!
You got it!
- Lee-teuk. - Yes, Ho-dong.
We couldn't even eat all the think flanks yet.
Close your mouth.
Ms. Kim is here.
Hold on! Please talk to Ms. Choi!
- Hello! - Hello!
(What's going on?)
It's nice to meet you.
How nice and warm is this? They're both from Dapsimni.
(Meeting between Dapsimni mothers)
- Yes. - Where do you live?
This is Dapsimni 1-dong.
Oh, really? You're across the street from us.
Yes. We crossed over to here.
Then what is over there...?
- Do you know Dapsimni intersection? - Yes.
- From that way, it's towards the Dapsimni Elementary School. - Oh, I see.
- Ms. Choi. - Yes?
Aren't you sick and tired of Ho-dong asking you so many questions?
You wish he would leave, right?
No, I feel like I received a Christmas present.
- Oh, really? - You are a very nice person.
They talk more than I do.
Oh, really? Mr. Kim was pretty unusual.
I don't know when I should step in!
(Hang up!)
(It's this timing...)
- He hung up. - He hung up.
(Bewildered)
He hangs up when we talk too much.
(Time of live broadcast that made everyone burst into laughter)
(This happiness is all thanks to the mothers)
If we had not eaten dinner, I would've been beaten up by Kyung-kyu.
(Red bean porridge saved you)
- Oh you were going to talk to your mother! - About the red bean porridge!
- She's not my mother. - Then?
- It's my mother-in-law. - I see! Lee-teuk and I will greet her first.
Yes.
We had a good dinner, thanks to the red bean
- porridge you sent, ma'am! - It was very delicious!
- It was so good. - It was the red bean porridge of our lives.
You can say something to your mother-in-law.
Mother...
the red bean porridge was delicious.
This could have happened because you gave us the red bean porridge.
We live so close to each other, but I couldn't do
anything for you, so my heart breaks when I think of you.
I know you're sick lately, so I feel terrible that I can't help you out.
I hope you'll live a long, healthy life, and I'll be a healthy daughter-in-law, too.
Thank you, mother.
I'm sorry for asking you this,
I feel bad about asking about your family situation.
Did your husband...?
He passed away.
It's been a while since he passed away. He passed
away when by kids were two and four years old.
But my mother-in-law helped us out a lot.
I see.
I wonder if there's anyone like my mother-in-law out there.
Jeong-min, you need to be really good to your mom. You know that, right?
Cheer up. High-five.
When you open the doors, all families have their own stories.
Even my family has a story, too.
That's true. Even these two families in Dapsimni have different stories.
Is that Song Joong-ki's real signature?
No, I got it from the agency.
Before we leave, I'll leave my autograph on that poster.
- Will that be okay? - That would be great for you to leave us an autograph.
- I think she doesn't like it. - No, I do.
(I reject your rejection)
(A bigger autograph than Song Joong-ki's)
Kyung-kyu encouraged the family's happiness with Song Joong-ki in the poster.
Lee-teuk is washing the dishes with grateful hands instead of his losing ones.
Soo-young wore an apron to do the dishes.
There are rubber gloves here.
Seeing her washing the dishes makes it seem as if you have a daughter-in-law.
I'd love to have such a daughter-in-law.
This is the 12th dinner of "Let's Eat Dinner Together." Be happy!
(Commemorative photographing with the houses that gave them dinner!)
In the year of the rooster, they were able to have their eleventh and twelfth dinners
with families in Dapsimni who had different stories but the same warm hearts.
And a few days later, the photo frames were delivered to the Dapsimni families.
Kang Ho-dong came out much better than we did!
- It would have been nice if I was here. - I know.
It would've been great if you were here.
- It's great. - What's great?
(Awkward)
(Can't stand the awkwardness and runs away)
(The ending fits the entertaining couple)
We hope everyone will be happy and healthy in 2017.
We love you.
(Bye~)
(Breaking dinner news!)
I'm Jeon Hyun-moo, the MC for the 2017 season of "Let's Eat Dinner Together!"
(Jeon Hyun-moo)
Hello!
(Han Suk-joon)
You don't trust me?
Do whatever you want!
Hyun-moo, in fact, you're just bubbles.
(Bringing up Jeon Hyun-moo's bubbles)
Why did you betray KBS?
Why did you betray "1 Night and 2 Days?"
(Flustered)
- We're doing apartments? - You've never done apartments, huh?
Will they open the door for us?
Do you have a talent?
Okay, get ready. Why are you taking your clothes off?
What are you doing?
(Their eyes widen at something they see for the fight time)
I'm guessing we'll be eating within three houses. I'm serious.
Ding-dong!
("From head to foot")
(Punishing the rock)
- Show me an example. - Watch the master.
(Ding-dong)
I'm champion Kang Ho-dong!
(What will happen...?)
(Hang up!)
(Applause mingled with laughter)
What's my name?
Jo Se-ho?
(Jo Se-ho who slept after eating ramen)
This isn't easy.
We're in big trouble.
This isn't easy.
Will we be able to eat?
(Will the apartment door open?)
("Let's Eat Dinner Together")
- Good-bye, Ms. Kim! - You don't have to come out, ma'am.
- Good-bye, Mr. Kim. - Bye.
- Thank you! - It's raining even more.
It's raining so much.
- I only did this once, but this seems like a very good program. - Why?
- I feel warm. - You do?
Yes.
It's raining so hard.
- This feels like a lie, right?- It feels like we cast them beforehand.
- Thank you for the food! - Yes.
If they got an answer today in Dapsimni,
it's that a warm meal exists among the rain and cold weather.
It was a warm day.
They might have to keep looking for answers throughout the year.
Will you eat dinner with us in 2017, the year of the rooster?
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