(A little scary national mom)
(Brilliant actress Lee Hwi Hyang)
(People followed Hwi Hyang to Radio Star.)
(Gu Ra dares to get on Hwi Hyang's nerves.)
(I guess you don't know my mom yet.)
(From dried radish greens, wine and to beef,)
(she's extremely aggressive.)
(A vivid testimony from the youngest son who was beaten)
(Does she practice?)
(Radio Star is also aggressive.)
(How dare you tease Hwi Hyang?)
(Do you want to get slapped with kimchi?)
(Words aren't enough to get our point across.)
(The final boss, Hwi Hyang, gets involved.)
(We're just goofing around. You're taking it too far.)
(No one in this family is an easy target.)
(Here's a close-knitted family of ultimate fighters.)
("The Whole Family Gets Together" begins now.)
I'm Gook Jin, the father of Radio Star.
With just one punch, I can easily knock out their teeth.
I try to reason with them by talking to them.
Do it right.
How can a father knock out his children's teeth?
- What is that? - What kind of a father is he?
That doesn't make sense.
I'm Jong Shin, the sister-in-law of Radio Star.
When the guests give me even the smallest chance,
I swiftly attack them.
I'm watching you.
I'm the eldest son of Radio Star.
Just like the pillar of this family,
I'm diligently trying to broaden my range of shallow knowledge.
Recently, Tiger Woods won a championship after five years.
- Congratulations, Tiger. - That was random.
I wish he watches this clip.
- I want to see him golf one day. - Listen.
Isn't he the worst among the three of you?
This is big news in the US. It's his 1st win in more than 5 years.
- That's right. It's big news there. - It's big news in the US.
- Tiger Woods won the championship. - You don't know anything.
I'm Tae Hyun, the youngest son of Radio Star.
Everyone loves me whatever I do.
I'll innocently defy them just like any other day.
The family tree is messed up.
- I'm a sister-in-law. - You have to open it up.
This looks cooler.
That's right. We fight like cats and dogs,
but we can be friendly once you get to know us.
We're a high-end music program which is thicker than water.
- Radio Star! - Radio Star!
We have invited four people...
who had met as a family in a drama...
and became close friends.
This week's special is, "The Whole Family Gets Together".
If she never beat you up, don't call yourself an actor.
She monopolized on the role of a vicious mother in Korea.
Now, she's an expert when it comes to hitting or beating people up.
She's a dazzling actress.
Her name is Lee Hwi Hyang.
"Passion and romance passes by like the wind". What's this?
(Jong Shin read the lyrics instead of singing it.)
It's from "Rustic Period". Have you forgotten already?
- You forgot about that already? - I'm sorry.
The title is written right there. Did you forget that already?
This theme song plays on its own whenever you see him.
We thought he was keeping a low profile,
but he's had various roles such as screaming, throwing things,
and getting beat up in historical, morning, and one-episode dramas.
- An Jae Mo. - It's An Jae Mo.
Nice to meet you.
She put herself on the map as the pretty one in Papaya.
She used to show off her cheerful and bubbly charms.
As soon as she became an actress, she's facing serious ordeals.
She specializes in facing all sorts of hardships. She's Kang Se Jung.
Moon Ji Sang.
Except for this name, no other words can describe him.
That drama aired four years ago,
- but he still can't branch out... - That was four years ago?
from "Jang Bo Ri Is Here".
We're relieved that he was on at least one famous project.
- Sung Hyuk. - Welcome to our show.
- Come on in. - Hello.
- Hello, everyone. - Hi, Hwi Hyang.
- She's very beautiful. Hello. - Right.
- My goodness, seriously. - It's nice to meet you.
- We'll start with you, Hwi Hyang. - Okay.
Please say hello to our viewers.
- They presented me as a scary lady. - Right.
But actually, I'm a softie...
delisted my strong looks. My name is Lee Hwi Hyang.
- Hello. - She's a softie.
(Acting all cute)
I see. She's soft inside. Jae Mo, you're up next.
I gave myself...
a nickname just now.
I'm SRP An Jae Mo.
- "SRP"? - "Still Rustic Period"?
That's what it is.
(He criticizes himself out of nowhere.)
- I see. "Still Rustic Period". - That's a weird nickname.
- He's still remembered by that. - Still?
But that drama left a strong impression on viewers.
- Right. To change my image, - Yes.
- I starred in different dramas, - Okay.
but it all comes back to that.
- Se Jung, say hello to our viewers. - Okay.
Mothers who have sons...
love me dearly.
I'm Kang Se Jung.
- Okay. - All right. This is Kang Se Jung.
It's nice to meet you. Sung Hyuk, introduce yourself.
Hello.
I was assigned with an important task of...
killing it on the show. I'm Sung Hyuk.
- Okay. - I'm not sure if I can do that.
When he was on "Real Men", he lost his voice.
(Thanks to his enthusiasm in the beginning of the show,)
(he had to spend his time in the army with a hoarse voice.)
- He's quite odd. - Yes, he's an oddball indeed.
Hwi Hyang, this is your 37th year of your acting career.
- We only got to see you in dramas. - Right.
You decided to star on our show to change your public image.
Actually, before...
I joined Radio Star to change my image, I got a haircut.
Since I look too scary,
with my hair up,
- people can't approach me. - I see.
That's why I cut my hair after my last drama.
- Okay. - I want to play a nice character.
I know that she's not that old.
Excuse me?
- Hey. - She's not.
- I'm not that old. - That's what I meant.
- You can't say the word, "old". - You're older than me.
- She's around Gook Jin's age. - Exactly.
- In my opinion... - We're about the same age.
We're almost...
- friends. It's not a big gap. - Right.
Who are actors or actresses around your age? Is it Choi Myung Gil?
- She's slightly older. - I'm...
- slightly older. - Yes, she is.
What do you mean by "slightly"?
- It's a small gap. - "Slightly"?
- She's probably 2 or 3 years apart. - What does it mean?
Is that 1 or 2 years?
We can be the same age or I can be a bit older.
- A bit older. - Yes.
According to the data we have, she was on a talk show before.
You debuted a year before Choi Yang Rak.
- Yes, I did. - You did, didn't you?
- Then... - That's right.
- you're around Gyeong Gyu's age. - If that's the case...
- Yes, I am. - That's right.
Is Im Ye Jin around the same age?
- No, no. She's a bit older. - They're all from the same era.
- Stop trying to figure out my age. - I see.
If we keep digging,
- there might be something. - You're trying to reveal my age.
It's not that.
- It's better that you share it... - Why?
because I'm sure you look younger than your age.
You are older than us though.
Anyway, when I go to places,
- people think I'm really old. - I see.
- Some people even think... - She debuted at an early age.
she's around the same age as Park Won Sook.
- Some people think so. - That's not true.
- Then... - That's why I'm telling you this.
A long time ago, Choi Min Sik played the Pig in a drama.
You were his love interest.
- Aren't you around the same... - He played my son.
- You're jabbering nonsense. - He played your son?
- Really? - What are you trying to do now?
- But we're around the same age. - You were around the same age.
(In reality, they're around the same age.)
- That's true. - Then you'd have a big age gap...
- with Park Won Sook. - It's a big gap.
- She's way older than Hwi Hyang. - We, actresses,
- don't emphasize on age. - Okay.
- We're just actresses on stage. - Tae Hyun always says,
"I met with my teacher."
- Actors he calls his teachers... - That's true.
- She's not that old. - Right.
Just call me however you want to call me.
(We're from the same era.)
How did the four of you all meet?
- Everyone here has history with me. - I see.
I acted in a project with them at least once in my acting career,
but they have all been slapped by me.
I see.
- That's the theme today. - Right.
I guess so.
(That must be it.)
Jae Mo, you said you're so happy that the school break is over.
- Is it about your kids? - Yes.
How old are your children?
- My daughter is in 1st grade. - 1st grader.
My son is seven years old.
- They're a year apart. - Yes.
During the school year,
do you take care of your children?
I can't take care of them when I'm working in a drama.
When the school is out, I thought...
my wife would take care of our children,
but she just neglects them,
so I try to take care of them.
- Your wife neglects them? - Yes.
She just wants her husband to play with them.
- She assumes he'll do it. - That's your theme today?
Is that what he's going for?
- All right. - When we first met,
- he was single. - Yes, I was.
Mother, that was my last single year.
"My last single year"?
- He calls her "Mother". - "Mother"?
She was my mother in the drama.
- She played your mother. - Yes.
Thanks to her,
all I did was cry in the drama from halfway to the end.
- Why? - I married a lady of a family...
- she had a feud with. - I see.
- Se Jung. - Yes?
Your face is familiar, but your name sounds unfamiliar.
- Your name sounds unfamiliar. - Right.
You changed your name and career three times up until now.
What do you mean you changed your careers?
- I was... - She was in Papaya.
- A lot of people assume that... - Papaya.
I debuted as a singer first.
- Actually, I was an actress first. - You were an actress.
- Yes. - I see.
I debuted as an actress first,
but the girl group I was in got more popular.
- I was performing as a singer. - You were in Papaya.
- I came back to my first job. - You came back to acting.
- You were a singer. - Yes.
You were an actress, singer, and actress again.
But what about your names?
It was Kang Se Jung, Go Na Eun, and Kang Se Jung.
- You took back your original name. - Then...
- Yes, I did. - It's just like...
that drama a long time ago, "Oh Hae Young, Another".
- What? - "Oh Hae Young, Another".
("Oh Hae Young, Another"?)
- Okay. - "Another"?
Is that the right title?
- "Oh Hae Young, Again". - It's "Oh Hae Young, Again"?
What was that?
- Unbelievable. - "Oh Hae Young, Another"?
- "Say that it's sailfin sandfish." - My goodness.
"This fish is very delicious."
"What is this?" "This is a sailfin sandfish."
This would be an example.
- It's "Oh Hae Young, Again". - "Oh Hae Young, Another".
Do you want to eat sushi? Why did you say that?
(Do you want tuna sushi?)
Throughout one's acting career,
it's hard to cross paths 2 or 3 times in the same dramas.
- That's right. - I'm sure you know, Tae Hyun.
But when she debuted, she played my daughter.
And in the beginning of this year...
- Was she your daughter-in-law? - Yes, it was for the drama.
- She was my daughter-in-law. - You were her daughter-in-law?
You hit her when she was your daughter and daughter-in-law?
Yes, that's right.
(Getting slapped is a given.)
The tolerance level for your pain must have gone up.
- That's not it. Come on, tell them. - Does it feel different?
When I made my first debut,
it was my first drama, and I played her daughter.
- My character was dearly loved. - Okay.
But this time, I played her daughter-in-law.
She didn't approve of my character in the drama.
I was expecting something grand.
I anticipated for that...
since she gets into the role.
- You mean when she had to hit you? - Yes.
- When I had to hit her? - She's scary when she gets into it.
- Seriously. - It must have been hard for you.
I was really scared.
This scene was in the script.
She had to splash wine on me.
- She splashed wine on you? - Yes, she had to splash it on me.
She said that just splashing the wine was bland.
- She said it was boring. - Okay.
She added something else in the scene.
The scene was during a meal. A lot of food was set up.
She noticed the cabbage leaves.
- Cabbage leaves? - Cabbage leaves?
- Song Chang Eui... - My gosh.
- mentioned it on another episode. - That's the scene.
- That's the one. - You were the one...
- with the wine and cabbage leaves. - Yes, that was me.
She splashed the cabbage leaves first.
- After that, she poured the wine. - I see. That was the order.
The Western and Korean cuisine came together.
(Her body had a taste of the fusion meal.)
Those ingredients rarely are served together.
Wine and cabbage leaves.
(In many ways, the famous scene was quite new.)
- Usually, - After acting...
ox blood and wine...
- It was cabbage leaves. - It was cabbage leaves.
I see. It was cabbage leaves.
- Try that with ox blood next time. - Ox blood?
(He makes a recommendation since he's at it.)
Do you practice slapping people?
(Do you practice slapping people?)
Do you practice how to slap people?
- Do you use your shoulders? - I don't practice.
I'm good at it since I get to slap people a lot.
(Her skill improves every time she slaps someone.)
- I heard you two travel together. - Yes.
- You've known each other... - Really?
- for 12 years. - Seriously?
But Se Jung said that traveling with Hwi Hyang is...
the most uncomfortable.
I meant...
(Glancing)
Is it just the two of you on the trip?
Or do you travel in groups?
One of Hwi Hyang's close friends is...
Lee Hyo Jae.
- She's a hanbok fashion designer. - Oh, right. Yes.
One day, I called Hwi Hyang.
I told her that I wanted to visit her.
When she heard that, she said that she was glad to hear it...
and asked me to join her for a trip.
She invited me on a trip to a nice place.
(The trip was planned at the last minute.)
- So I went on the trip. - You were just going to visit her.
(It was supposed to be a short visit.)
- It was just a visit. - That was it.
- That was all you wanted. - So what happened?
- Things got out of hand. - So...
How many days were you on the trip?
- We went away for two days. - I see.
I really enjoyed the trip.
Hwi Hyang drove all the way there.
She did.
Hyo Jae was in the passenger seat.
And I was sitting in the back.
- It's not like you can sleep there. - You were in the comfiest seat.
Yes, I was in the comfiest seat.
- I kept feeling uncomfortable. - I see.
I kept asking if I should drive.
She said that she liked driving.
She drove while listening to music.
It was physically comfortable,
- but I was uneasy. - I get it.
- It was mentally uncomfortable. - I kept feeling that.
You couldn't fall asleep even if you're sleepy.
- She has to keep talking. - Yes.
"This song is very good."
"Gosh, the sky is so beautiful."
(Her cheerful voice filled the car.)
- We went on a trip together. - It was for two days.
If she falls asleep, I wouldn't bring her along next time.
(She's joking.)
You can wake her up if she falls asleep.
Wake up.
(That's not when she slaps.)
That's very simple.
- Just slap her. - All right.
(Slapping)
After this show, junior actors and actresses won't give her a call.
No, no. But I had such a great time.
I had a lot of good food. It was fun hanging out with her.
- She wrapped up the story nicely. - I mean it.
(A nice wrap-up)
During Sung Hyuk's preliminary interview,
he kept worrying about getting criticized by the viewers.
- When I talk on variety shows, - Did you always get criticized?
people always criticize me.
"Why is he so rash when he talks?"
- You get ahead of yourself. - People say you're impatient.
That's why...
that has become a habit of mine when I have interviews.
I always say, "If I say this, people will criticize me."
- It comes out? - Yes.
What did you say during interviews?
- "Real Men" must've played a role. - Yes.
- Is it the Pushup Incident? - Yes.
(He claimed that his physical strength wouldn't be a problem.)
(After that claim, he couldn't keep himself off the ground.)
I always think to myself that I must be careful with what I say.
I always try to keep that in mind, especially on variety shows.
But it's impossible not to talk on variety shows.
- Right. - You're the most talkative one now.
That's my point.
- But he starred on the show thrice. - It's fun when you talk a lot.
It's entertaining.
- He's a bit off-the-wall. - He's off-the-wall.
Tell you what.
This is why Sung Hyuk gets criticized on variety shows.
- We can find out through this line. - What is it this time?
"How would you describe yourself?" "I can do people's impression..."
"after observing them for a second."
- This is why people badmouth you. - Listen.
- He's just confident. - This is hard to pull off.
That's not it. Let me clarify.
I'm good at making observations of people.
I can point out their characteristics.
I can't do their impressions. For example,
everyone has their own look when they stay still.
As for you, Gu Ra, this is your look.
That's right. Yes, that's it.
- He just looks like that. - Exactly.
- It's easy to pick out mine. - Right.
- What about Jong Shin's look? - What about mine?
As for Jong Shin,
it's his teeth.
- That's it! Yes. - You're right.
- I... - You do this.
He's flinching his lips just like you.
- That's it. He's good. - I know what you mean.
- I do this before I speak. - Right.
- I flinch my lips. - And...
- as for Tae Hyun, - Okay.
- his mouth stays open. - That's true.
- He's right. - His mouth is slightly open.
- Only his upper teeth show. - That's true.
That's why people say that he resembles Adrian Beltre.
- Adrian Beltre? - Yes, Adrian Beltre.
- He looks just like Beltre. - That's right.
- Choo Shin Soo mentioned it once. - Beltre.
- What about me? - What about Hwi Hyang?
- Do mine. - Hwi Hyang...
tends to tighten her lips a lot.
She folds her upper lip like this.
He's right. She's doing that now.
(Glancing)
- She's not liking it. - Hwi Hyang.
- She's not liking it. - I mean...
This is like a habit.
Don't do women's impressions. They don't like it.
- I'm not mocking her. - I know.
- That's when she's mad. - It's her trait.
- It's her description. - A trait.
- But I thought Hwi Hyang... - Okay.
Maybe, it's because he only saw me when I was mad.
No, I really think that she's very warmhearted.
It's just her image.
- What about Gook Jin? - Who's next? Gook Jin.
As for Gook Jin...
He doesn't have a specific look.
Right. He doesn't show facial expressions.
That's why...
- it's hard to do his impression. - I see.
Can you do Jae Mo's?
Jae Mo doesn't have a big trait when he talks.
He just says that if he can't do their impressions,
they don't have any unique traits.
Jae Mo, this is your first time meeting Sung Hyuk,
but you watched all of his dramas?
I saw him first in "Jang Bo Ri Is Here".
He's a good actor.
On top of that, I was starring in other dramas too.
He dressed up as a woman in "A Korean Odyssey".
I just realized that they're seating by rankings.
- Go on. - He dressed up as a woman.
I thought that not every actor would be able to...
- dress up as a woman in a drama. - Dressing up as a woman?
I was impressed with him. It must have been a hard decision.
When I heard he was joining today, I was glad.
This is my first time meeting him.
They're seating in accordance of their debuts, right?
- Did you debut first, Se Jung? - It was around the same time.
- She debuted first as an actress. - Yes.
Aren't you older than him?
- Are you around the same age? - I think I am.
- I think so too. - Right?
- I think she is. - Yes.
Hwi Hyang, you should introduce your children to one another.
They don't know each other.
- They don't know each other. - Right, I don't think they do.
I've worked with them.
- Se Jung and I worked together. - I haven't worked with Sung Hyuk.
- It's just Sung Hyuk? - Yes.
- We met in "Jeong Do Jeon". - I might know all of my children.
- I was in many dramas. - She was in many dramas.
(This family seems to have many secrets.)
- His dressing up impressed you? - Yes.
Then did you try to sound like a woman for that role?
- I thought a lot about my voice. - Some of us didn't watch it.
Instead of imitating women,
I decided to use the highest pitch my voice could pull off.
- Can you demonstrate for us? - His voice...
It went like this.
(Transforming into a woman)
When I talked, I spoke softly like this.
I tried to talk like women.
- Just like that? - When my role was a woman,
- this is the tone I used. - My gosh.
He has a deep voice.
You sound like a man whispering.
- He sounds like a gentleman. - Actually,
I played a character who is physically a man,
but he's possessed by a spirit of a woman.
Their voices aren't that different. It's just the way they talk.
- 1 body with 2 spirits. - I see.
"1 body with 2 spirits".
- "1 body with 2 spirits". - Listen.
Just like that policy, 1 household with 2 properties.
(Those two spirits are taking up space in Sung Hyuk's body.)
Sung Hyuk, you became Hwi Hyang's fan...
because of what she said.
I'm not sure if she remembers this.
I'm sure she told this to a lot of young actors and actresses.
It happened out of the blue.
- My character's name was Kang Ho. - Kang Ho.
"Kang Ho,"
"when the camera starts rolling, forget our status in this industry."
- She told me that. - She's right, you know.
But at that time...
At that time...
I was worried about what I had told him.
That's an important point.
She was trying to tell me that I should be confident.
- That's a great talk. - That's what she meant.
I was in my mid-20s back then.
After looking back on it in my 30s,
what she told me was very valuable.
That's true. In the end, everyone is trying to make a living.
- Must you say it like that? - Listen.
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star...
with four actors and actresses who bring the whole family...
in front of the TV screen with their dazzling performances.
We'll start today's special, "The Whole Family Gets Together".
Hwi Hyang, you said that actors and actresses are bound to get slaps...
- when they work with you. - Right.
Do you know how many people had a taste of your slaps...
up until now?
- I don't remember my past. - But...
do you remember anyone from the old days?
I slapped Park Shin Hye very hard and a lot.
- Park Shin Hye. - Park Shin Hye.
(She played a stepmother who tortured Park Shin Hye.)
(Looking brutal)
(Shaking)
That was "Stairway to Heaven".
- Yes, I slapped her pretty hard. - That was the drama, right?
Are your memories all mixed up because you hit so many people?
- Right. I don't remember. - Park Shin Hye.
- My goodness. - Let's take a look.
(We prepared this to jog your memory.)
Look at Hwi Hyang's eyes.
(A collection of slaps)
(She's scary.)
- I'm glaring at her with my eyes. - That's Park Shin Hye.
- Shin Hye in "Stairway to Heaven". - This is the wine.
This was in "The Secret of My Man".
That was the dried radish leaf soup and wine.
- This is the wine scene. - Hold on.
- I thought this was blood. - The wine looks like...
- It looks like a slasher film. - Right.
- A scene from "Friday the 13th". - That looks like...
she's hit with a bottle.
- The blood drips in movies. - That's right.
- It dripped right in her face. - That did happen.
Is she grabbing Kim Bo Sung's hair?
- That's me. - It's Sung Hyuk.
- That's Sung Hyuk? - It's from "All About Marriage".
That's not Bo Sung.
Who got splashed with water?
Narsha was one of the victims?
- It's Narsha. - She got splashed.
She's not picky about their jobs.
- She probably did something wrong. - At a glance,
- it looks like WWE's highlight. - This is the highlight.
- She's the champion. - Here's Ko Hyun Jung.
- This is Ko Hyun Jung. - Ko Hyun Jung.
She's in utter despair.
- She was one of them? - She's behind Hyun Jung.
I want to get rid of these memories. I knew you'd bring these up!
You even hit Ko Hyun Jung. You did hit a wide array of people.
Seriously.
(Under her palm, everyone is equal.)
(She creates these famous scenes with her passion for acting.)
I slapped a lot of men too.
Sung Hyuk is the only one on the board though.
- But... - She hit you pretty thoroughly.
- I remember filming that scene. - Do you remember this scene?
I experienced getting beat up roughly for the first time.
- Roughly? - You were beaten up roughly?
(From the first intense slap,)
(he can't possibly forget about her rough hands.)
(She utilized fitting props at the right time.)
If my memory serves me right,
that wasn't how the script described about the way she should hit me.
- He's right. - But Hwi Hyang...
recreated the scene within the script.
By the way, you have a knack for slapping people.
What did you think about the kimchi slap as an actress?
There was one time I even hit someone with beef.
- How? - I hit someone with beef sirloin.
(She gets the beef ready first.)
(It's the most expensive slap with Korean beef of the highest quality.)
- It'd stick on the cheek. - Right.
- You slapped him with beef? - Yes.
(Get your face ready. Here comes the beef.)
- Here's my opinion. - It was soaking wet.
Kimchi slap must have been in the script, right?
- I heard that it was. - That was scripted.
- I worked a lot with the director. - I'm sure it was in the script.
- Doesn't he wing it? - He comes up with those on the set.
- The director improvised that? - He comes up with...
- all the improvisations. - Didn't he do the juice scene?
- Isn't it the same director? - Isn't he from MBC?
- He is. - What's his name?
- Wait, that wasn't in the script? - It's Kim Heung Dong.
- I see. Kim Heung Dong. - It was still planned.
- On the set, he went, - It was done on the set.
- He thought about it. - "Ma'am,"
"what do you think about slapping him with kimchi?"
- Hold on. - He came up with it on the set.
- Is that so? - If you work with him,
it would be legendary.
"You too?" "I thought of that too."
They would share ideas together.
I got a haircut because I don't want to play such roles anymore.
(She keeps promoting her innocent side.)
- What about with octopus or... - Yes, I have done that.
- Really? - She has used everything.
- The octopus... - Doesn't the whole radish...
hurt the most?
- I slapped someone with cabbages. - Cabbages?
I bet the octopus must have gotten stuck on the face.
By the way, it doesn't feel good..
- to hit people. - Of course, not.
- That's true. - After hitting them,
I can't go over to them and try to comfort them.
- That's more work. - It's part of acting.
If I do that, I wouldn't look professional.
I have to turn away from them. That breaks my heart.
Have you ever been slapped hard in a drama?
I've been slapped a few times too.
By whom? Did that person get sick after slapping you?
- Jung Han Yong hit me once. - Jung Han Yong.
- It was in "Stairway to Heaven". - Right, right.
There was a scene where he had to hit me hard.
You did this legendary improvisation in "Stairway to Heaven".
What is this one about?
Well, it was about slapping.
- I slapped people and broke stuff. - That's the improvisation?
I knocked over the table.
- That's the craziest one. - That wasn't scripted?
Actually, knocking over the table wasn't in the script.
- But... - If the slap wasn't in the script,
people must've been shocked.
- I didn't slap someone then. - She knocked over the table.
Given the storyline,
- You had to knock it over then. - the scene where I disturbed...
the couple had to be expressed intensely.
Getting up and screaming that she was against the marriage...
- wouldn't have done the job. - Right.
- That wouldn't be effective. - The table was as big as this.
- As big as this one? - My gosh.
(She's getting ready to unleash her fury.)
(Demonstrating monstrous power)
- You knocked over a big table? - That wasn't planned.
- It was unscripted. - The table was set up...
- for about 15 people. - My gosh.
- You got into the role and did it. - You just went with it.
- She had to be infuriated. - My gosh.
But I told the director...
- and the crew in advance. - You gave them a heads-up.
- I had to because... - You didn't tell the actors.
- they had their own positions. - That's right.
- I can't cause trouble. - That's right.
Imagine they were filming her face when she knocked over the table?
- This can't happen. - Exactly.
- We couldn't set the tables again. - Right.
- It would be very expensive. - Right.
You didn't tell the actors...
- to capture their true reactions? - No, she should tell them.
- I should, so they don't get hurt. - Exactly.
- So no one gets hurt. - I have an absolute rule.
I don't elaborate on how I'm going to slap them because...
- if I tell them in detail, - Do they try to dodge it?
- they start thinking about it. - Right. This is what I meant.
- Their cheek would flinch. - Right. When it's time,
- I say I'll slap them from here... - She must slap them abruptly.
and that they should brace themselves.
- "Brace themselves"? - They don't know where you'll hit.
But to them, this must sound so scary.
- They know a slap is coming. - That's right.
- "Where is it coming from?" - Or their face would flinch...
five seconds before she slaps them.
(Is it now? Here?)
- This can't happen. - Did you do that too?
- Actually, for the soup scene, - I'm sure that happened probably.
she told me that she was planning to do something.
She said I should just be aware of that.
I knew about the wine since it was in the script.
All of a sudden, the dried radish leave soup came at me.
You must have thought if it'd be the soup or the tofu.
"Or would it be the spinach?"
- "Something will come at me." - "There's no way..."
- "the dried radish leave soup." - "No way."
- "It can't be the soup." - And there came the soup.
"Tofu would be perfect."
(Next time, she'll pass the soup.)
Among the actors I have worked with so far, there's an actor...
- no one can predict of his actions. - Who is it?
- You can tell us. - I worked on three projects...
- with Yoo Dong Kun. - I see.
- He's unpredictable? - Yes.
- We were in "Jeong Do Jeon". - I was in it too.
He played my father, and I was Taejong.
We were sitting down together and having an argument.
I went into the set to start filming.
He kept getting up.
He went to a corner, brought something, put it under the table.
- He did that. - I see.
He must've thought he should seem more infuriated.
He took the sword out of the blue.
After getting things in order, he was sitting down.
In that scene, I had to win the argument with my father.
- I was to defy my father verbally. - That was in the script.
- I had to win the argument. - Okay.
I started talking back to him. And all of a sudden,
he got up and held the sword.
As he was walking out of his seat, he destroyed the set.
- That means you won. - No.
- No. - If he's mad, it means he lost.
- And he kept walking toward me. - You had to be in the center.
The spotlight went from you to him.
He approached me.
He was grabbing the sword with his bare hand.
- He prepared blood to go with that. - He prepared that.
- He didn't give a heads-up? - Great.
- You needed to get a closeup. - My gosh.
- The focus went to him. - All of a sudden,
I saw his hand covered with blood.
As he called out my name, he covered his face with it.
(Covering his face with bloodstained hands)
After that, his face was covered with blood.
I was supposed to glare at him and win the argument.
I couldn't look at him.
- You lost then. - Yes.
- That's your defeat. - That's why...
I did this when we were rehearsing once.
We were supposed to have a fight,
but I was very quiet during the rehearsal.
He asked if that was how I was going to act for the scene.
I told them that I was going to be quiet. And when we were rolling,
I went, "Your Majesty!"
- I got up from my seat. - You got your revenge.
I threw stuff at him too.
- That's what I did. - "You can't fool me twice!"
He was trying to hold back while he was continuing with the scene.
I could see in his face that...
- "Look at this punk." - he was flustered.
- I thought he'd scold me afterward. - This is fun.
When I was walking out of the set,
someone tapped me on my shoulder. It was Dong Kun.
He said, "You punk. Good job." And he left.
- You went all out in the scene. - Right.
Hwi Hyang had to teach...
- Sung Hyuk to do what I did. - Right.
But I...
- You learned it on your own. - learned it myself after acting...
for 20 years.
- He taught himself that. - So every actor should do that?
- He acted with many veteran actors. - That's right.
- It's all about the power struggle. - He was in many historical dramas.
Sung Hyuk said that Hwi Hyang...
- It's that scene from earlier. - Yes.
She beat you up like you were a pinata or something.
- When I looked at the photo, - That's the scene.
- it refreshed my memory. - She didn't hold back to hit you.
She didn't hit me, per se.
- She pulled my hair. She tugged it. - Okay.
- And then... - She tugged your hair.
- She hit the back of my head. - Okay.
She slapped my face then.
- She juggled with your face. - Right.
- Yes, it felt just like that. - But in such scenes...
I'm sure this is the case for everyone.
He impregnated my daughter.
- He should get a beating. - What am I supposed to do?
- That's true. - I would be furious.
- He deserved that. - Right.
Think about it from the mother's point of view.
- I have a question. - Okay.
Can you do something unscripted when you're getting slapped?
For example, he would put...
a bag of blood in his mouth and let it drip after the slap.
- I can't do that. - Do you not do that?
- We'd have to do the scene again. - You wouldn't go that far?
- I guess you don't do that. - The genre would change then.
- Or his tooth could fall out. - It was a weekend drama.
- You don't do such things? - It was a weekend drama.
- You can't take it that far. - Things must be cheerful.
But you didn't feel the pain?
- How could that be? - No, no. When you were hitting me,
it doesn't hurt.
It's after the scene when you're on your way home.
That's when you feel it.
(The pain comes rather late.)
- Does it hurt later? It stings? - It hurts after the scene.
And during the scene, it doesn't hurt.
Your character would feel sorry.
- You still had to act. - Yes, I got her daughter pregnant.
- I was into my character. - That's right.
- "I deserve the beating." - That's right.
- Right. - Does she only use her hands?
She uses her whole body to act.
When the camera starts rolling, she also rolls...
- She does? - She gets into the role.
- I guess we can say that. - Yes, she gets into her role.
By the way, I did...
- more than hitting people in drama. - We know that.
- Of course, we know that. - Gosh.
- Everyone knows that. - You played various roles.
You used to play a tragic character too.
- Yes. - That's right.
- She only took on the lead roles. - Somehow,
- that part of my acting stood out. - Right.
Your characters lead the stories too.
That's right. But when you hit actors,
you take the camera angle, lights,
and even their history of plastic surgeries into consideration.
- That's so impressive. - My gosh.
- Not the history of surgeries. - You consider that when slapping.
One time, I had to slap an actress in a scene.
I acted out the scene according to my feelings and slapped her.
She was in severe pain.
- That's a possibility. - I wondered if I hit her...
that hard. I went to check on her in the dressing room.
She had gotten a plastic surgery for her chin.
- She had just gotten a surgery. - She should have said something.
- I know. - Now,
before I have to hit someone...
(She scans the target.)
Can you tell by looking?
- Can you tell by looking? - "Have you gotten a surgery?"
I can't help but take a look.
If it looks like they had a surgery, do you hit them like this?
(If you can't hit the face, use the uppercut.)
Maybe she does.
- "Here comes the punch." - In that case,
I change the direction. I hit them on the head...
(The master of slapping has a solution.)
- or on the shoulder. - The head.
People would think...
this is a special on the martial arts directors.
Whenever I had the scenes that involve violence,
- I strived to do well. - That's right.
That's right.
I think I was able to amaze people.
However, now that I reached a certain age,
I want to move people with my performance.
Those are some wise words.
I will let the junior actors amaze people now.
Se Jung, this is impressive.
When you worked with Im Sung Han,
you wore a bald cap and hanbok...
and danced to "Tell Me".
What was the drama?
- "Opposites Attract". - "Opposites Attract".
- Lee Tae Gon was in it. - No, no.
That was "Assorted Gems".
Isn't "Opposites Attract" a drama...
in which Im Hyuk shot laser beams out of his eyes?
No, that was "Lotus Flower Fairy".
"Lotus Flower Fairy".
In the drama...
Im Sung Han is an amazing screenwriter.
This is impressive. Was the scene necessary...
for the drama?
For the wedding anniversary of her parents,
my character throws a surprise event...
to make them laugh.
To make them laugh...
Should I call her my character's half-sister?
- A half-sister. - A half-sister.
- A half-sister. - Wasn't she played by Jeon So Min?
- No. - You don't know anything.
Seriously.
You are in too many shows...
that your information is jumbled.
(Gu Ra's news ends.)
That scene was...
on the script.
I found it really funny.
It's rare for an actress...
- to try on a bald cap. - Im Sung Han...
always goes beyond our imagination.
(She gave the performance her very best.)
(In a trance)
After the episode aired,
people asked me how I did that.
- It was strange since people... - They were worried.
Yes, they worried and asked me if I am okay.
I enjoyed shooting the scene.
You learned how to dance back in your Papaya days.
I bet it was easy for her to dance to "Papaya".
Sung Hyuk, you only got beaten up in dramas.
You didn't get to hit anyone.
Those are the characters I get.
Since Sung Hyuk has a fit body,
I thought he would have been in many action movies.
Even when I am in action movies,
I get beaten to death.
How strange!
I was in "Operation Chromite".
I am in a battle,
but I have to die...
in order to save my comrades.
That's why...
I end up dying.
- In that scene, - Do you get beaten to death?
I get shot 50 times.
That's how I die in that movie.
50 times is excessive.
I really get shot 50 times.
Do you die multiple times?
- I die over a long period of time. - How does it happen?
Do you react to all 50 bullets?
- Yes, I do. - How does it happen?
Let's say I am standing here.
I get shot from the behind.
Then I turn around...
and get shot some more.
Then I kneel...
and get shot some more.
Then I fall over.
That's how I get shot 50 times.
It's like "The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad!"
- The main character moves... - That's hilarious.
like this and that.
He dies like this.
Even after he gets shot,
his hand gets burnt.
That's how I acted.
He also steps on a pickax and gets his on the head.
(I know how it goes.)
Hwi Hang,
we didn't know about this. You said there is a question...
you always get asked on an interview.
In the 80s, many reporters visited the shoot.
Whenever they come to the shoot, they ask,
"You are a former Miss Korea, right?"
- They ask you that. - Yes.
It's because of my looks.
However, I was never Miss Korea.
In 1981, MBC had a beauty pageant...
- for Miss MBC. - You were an employee.
- You were Miss MBC. - Yes.
MBC had a beauty pageant to celebrate the establishment.
I was in the second year of college.
- You were Miss MBC. - I was Miss MBC.
My friends had urged me to participate.
- That's how I participated. - Who were...
other Miss MBCs?
- Kim Chung. - Kim Chung.
Were Miss MBCs different from the hired actors?
No, we were added to the 14th batch of actors.
It was a special event to find new talents.
- That's right. - It was a special event.
It celebrated the anniversary of the broadcasting company.
Miss MBC.
Hwi Hyang, do people take pictures of you in secret?
They do that when I go to a restaurant.
People at other tables...
hold the camera like this.
I can tell what they are doing by the angle of the camera.
She is an expert when it comes to the angle.
That's right. I am an expert.
I can tell...
if there are 5 or 6 cameras.
Even when they pretend to do something else,
I know they are taking pictures of me.
When that happens, do you try to look prettier?
I stop myself from eating without a care.
(Smiling)
I have to look pretty.
It can't be helped.
She can't let people have ugly pictures of her.
No, I can't.
You want to show your pretty angle.
Yes, I eat in a way that shows a pretty angle.
(She shows a 45-degree angle that accentuates her features.)
I hope they would tell me.
It's better to be...
- in a group picture. - "Let's take a picture together."
I would be thankful if they do that.
They must be scared of you.
That could be the case.
I got a haircut so that people wouldn't be scared.
(I don't bite.)
Jae Mo, your most famous work is "Rustic Period".
You played Kim Doo Han.
We have to talk about it.
When did the drama air?
- 2002. - 2002.
There was a legendary happening...
that cut the viewer rating in half from 50 percent.
Was the viewer rating cut in half?
It's still 25 percent.
That's right.
Was the viewer rating cut in half?
I have this.
(Ta-da)
I remember that.
I mean,
Jae Mo played the child version of Kim Doo Han.
- The younger version. - The younger version.
I was in the drama from the 8th to 50th episode.
You were in the drama for 10 months.
- Kim Yeong Cheol was in the rest. - Kim Yeong Cheol.
Until you left, the viewer rating was at 50 percent.
The lowest viewer rating we had was 43 percent.
The momentary viewer rating was 62 to 63 percent.
The plot is the most interesting when Kim Doo Han is a young man.
- That's right. - There are more happenings.
Kim Yeong Cheol plays Kim Doo Han when he is a congressman.
- Then it's less lively. - Back then,
I was in 43 episodes.
However, I was in 52 action scenes.
That means...
I fought at least once...
in an episode.
Jae Mo, look at your face.
Why were you...
- so plump? - Look at his face.
Kim Yeong Cheol looks gaunt in comparison.
Seriously.
- What is this? - It's a bad picture of him.
I thought it was a picture of me.
(Shocked)
The picture gave you a pause, right?
Who picked that picture?
It's a screen shot of the drama.
You were a bit chubby.
You had baby fat.
- It's not like that. - Did you gain weight?
Before I filmed the drama,
I only weighed 65kg.
- Then you gained weight. - I prepared...
for my role over the course of a year.
I gained weight until I reached 78kg or 80kg.
You had to gain weight.
- Then this picture is correct. - I ate jjajangmyeon.
I still wasn't that chubby.
Judging from the pictures,
it looks like Kim Doo Han went on a diet as he got older.
(Before and after)
You performed at nightclubs back in the days.
My goodness.
- Did you? - Yes, he did.
You must remember that.
I have never done that.
Really?
He said he has never done that.
He pulled your leg.
You even released an album. I know that.
You released an album.
That's right.
- People did that back in the days. - Back then,
my agency scheduled an event...
even when I had a shoot. I had to go...
in the middle of the shoot.
However, there is no way of knowing when the shoot would end.
I would call over a snack cart...
and run over...
in my costume.
I wore a bowler hat and a scarf.
- That was your costume. - I ran over,
sang three songs,
and ran back for the shoot.
I can't believe you did that.
You must have been busy.
You became the youngest actor to receive the Grand Award.
Then your appearance fee increased by 10 times.
It still wasn't impressive.
When I debuted, my appearance fee was...
around 30 dollars.
- I debuted as a child actor. - That's right.
My appearance fee was around 30 dollars.
Actors weren't paid a lot of money back then.
I still think I was born in the wrong era.
Back then, you couldn't earn a lot of money...
even if you were very popular.
It's not easy to win the Grand Award at the age of 24.
He was 24.
- You were 24. - Yes.
It was one thing I achieved.
Has no one broken the record?
No, not yet.
I think the record will hold.
It's impressive to win the Grand Award at the age of 24.
It was one thing I achieved.
You know,
he looks happy as he reminisces about the past.
It's sad.
It's not sad. It's okay.
(It was like that back in the days.)
Se Jung, thanks to your graceful image,
you are the most wanted daughter-in-law.
You said the image is a lie.
Yes, it is.
Because I played those characters,
people think I am like that.
However, I am very clumsy.
I can't cook.
If there is a cooking scene in a drama,
they film me from the back...
since I can't cook.
I just make the sound and go,
"You are here."
I can tell she doesn't cook. This is how...
you usually hold a knife,
but she made a different gesture.
You will cut your hand if you put it like that.
- She doesn't cook. - No.
She put your hand like that.
Don't you have any interest in cooking?
I don't have any interest.
You don't need to cook.
That's right.
It's not the cooking skill that makes a fine daughter-in-law.
This is what I mean.
At my age, people develop an interest in health...
even if they weren't like that before.
You have no interest in cooking.
No. Moreover...
She is firm.
- That's good. - That's her stance.
That's her stance.
I refuse to spend time on a skill I don't need.
It's not fun either.
I think Se Jung would make...
a fine daughter-in-law...
because she is diligent...
and responsible.
- That's why... - You can buy food.
You can work around it.
I heard you don't even get offers for a blind date...
these days.
No, I...
I guess...
men expect me...
to be graceful and feminine.
However,
I like to use my body.
I have attended...
an action school.
I love to exercise.
- You hobby is exercising. - Yes.
- That's what she is like. - That's right.
- You have a Pilates certificate. - That's right.
Please tell us about your hobbies.
I play sports throughout the seasons.
- Snowboarding and swimming. - Swimming.
- Snowboarding and swimming. - Yes. Water skiing.
You must go to Gapyeong often.
- I don't go there often. - You go when you are free.
Pilates, hiking, and cycling.
- Cycling. - Cycling.
- Then I do weight training. - Weight training.
- You play golf, too. - That's right.
I began to learn it recently.
- You play sports in all seasons. - Yes.
- You must be busy. - I am busy.
You can find someone through these activities.
That's right.
It's nice to share your hobbies...
with your lover.
What's your ideal type?
- My ideal type? - Yes.
I like men who are active.
When I suggest something...
- A man who understands. - Yes.
It could also be a man who handles it in a wise way.
- A man who can handle it. - Yes.
That's good.
You prepared a specialty that uses your body.
- This is... - Can you show us right now?
You will show us kicks.
Three types of kicks and a handstand.
Do you practice martial arts?
- Yes, I do. - It's understandable...
- since she was an idol singer. - Back in the days,
I learned it because I wanted to be...
in an action movie.
Did you get a matching color?
What is that?
- He surprised me. - Look at the color.
Which one is a mat and which one is a staff member?
I will take off my shoes.
- You came prepared. - Yes.
This is...
- My goodness. - This is...
How should I call it?
- Will you go like this? - Yes. It's a simple handstand.
- It's a yoga pose. - Yes.
- Be careful. - Okay.
(Groaning)
Does she have to do this?
My goodness.
We can't help her with this specialty.
There you go.
(Trembling)
(She is going up.)
- It's not an easy pose. - This is fascinating.
You need to straighten up.
There you go.
That's impressive.
- That's impressive. - You are incredible.
- You did a good job. - Really?
Yoo Ji Tae did something similar in "Oldboy".
That's impressive.
You should straighten your top.
Your pants.
The drama directors...
should include these scenes regardless of the plot.
(Smiling)
She did a handstand.
- Now come the kicks. - The kicks.
She attended an action school.
- She is strong. - That's right.
This is a simple kick.
Three types of kicks.
(Cracking)
- Your knee cracked. - Your knee cracked.
Your knee cracked.
- Your knee cracked. - Your knee cracked.
- Your knee cracked. - I didn't warm up.
It looks like you haven't done this in a while.
- She is good. - That's a regular kick.
- She is good. - That's a side kick.
She is good.
It's not an easy kick.
Now, I will show a roundhouse kick.
- A roundhouse kick? - Yes.
It's not an easy kick.
Kim Doo Han is watching.
Didn't Jae Mo use that kick often back in the days?
- That's right. - It has been a while.
(Swinging)
(Her eyes rival those of Kim Doo Han.)
There you go.
Those are the three types of kicks.
When actresses visit this program,
they don't usually show...
a handstand or a roundhouse kick.
She likes those things.
I really like those things.
Her kicks were advanced.
It's not easy to get them in the right angle.
Thank you.
Jae Mo, because of your role,
you got picked on by the children in your neighborhood.
Which role was it?
It was a drama called "The Great Wives".
(It was a drama called "The Great Wives".)
I played a professor who was having an affair.
The character was the absolute worst.
When I had free time, I rode a bicycle with my children.
I used to play...
with the children in the neighborhood.
Those children watched the drama because I was in it.
- I see. - They watched it.
Aren't they too young...
They must have watched it with their parents.
How did the children react?
- How did they pick on you? - How did they pick on you?
The first reaction was this.
They told my children,
"Your dad is a bad man."
It started out that way.
- They thought the drama was real. - Yes.
Then it escalated and when they saw me,
they ran the other way.
When I went to a restaurant,
the owner refused to serve me.
People in his neighborhood were absorbed in the drama.
They were too absorbed in the drama.
They were really into it.
They took the drama as a real event.
Did the owner refuse to serve you at the restaurant?
- Yes. - Some people are like that.
- It's only a role! - Because of that,
I struggled...
to adjust for six months to a year...
after the drama.
(Jae Mo had a hard time.)
It was hard for me to cope with the way...
everyone looked at me.
It was the most comfortable to be alone.
Was it that bad?
Yes. Back then,
I holed up in the house.
- I didn't even go outside. - How did your wife react?
"Honey, don't you think this is too much?"
"I am trying to be understanding,"
"but this is excessive."
- My wife and I fought a lot. - Really?
- It was hard on you. - For me,
it was a shocking experience.
Kim Doo Han.
Lee Jong Won...
- He played those characters a lot. - That's right.
He is an expert at playing an adulterer.
- When he saw me struggle, - He is an expert.
"Jae Mo, just do it."
- That's right. - "You will get used to it.
You are good at imitating him.
- That's Lee Jong Won's voice. - That's right.
That's why you have to play a lot of those characters.
You become indifferent after a while.
- Play a lot of those characters. - That's right.
Lee Jong Won would know.
Have you ever been turned away...
at a restaurant?
No. They only told me that I am a good actress.
Perhaps they were scared.
"I will make her dishes tastier.'
(Please don't flip over the table.)
Sung Hyuk is very passionate about acting.
To improve his acting skills,
he takes vocal lessons and gets certificates.
You used the vocalization skills...
when you were in "A Korean Odyssey".
Yes, it came in handy.
Show us what you did.
I used this voice to play...
- a female character. - It's unrelated to singing.
It's related.
When you learn how to sing,
you learn how the sound travels.
You can send the sound up...
or down.
Up or down. There is a difference.
Up or down. Can you say a line...
as you alternate?
Up or down.
Up...
That's not very impressive.
You just changed the tone.
No, no.
I can do the same.
You don't need vocal lessons to do that.
- Even I can do it. - Up or down.
- Even children can do it. - Up or down.
This is...
This is the same thing. Left or right.
This is the same thing.
Hello. It's the same thing.
I guess it may not be...
the most difficult skill.
However, I came to understand how a sound is made...
through vocal lessons.
I see that...
you specialty is unique.
What you showed us just now is each sex's vocalization.
Up or down.
(Laughing)
There is a breathing technique that goes with the emotions,
sadness, happiness, and anger. That sounds interesting.
It's embarrassing to do in front of the senior actors.
This is my know-how.
I think acting is all about breathing.
Sometimes, you have to ready your emotions...
or build them up...
before the shoot.
- I didn't know. - In those cases...
- Let's say I am sad. - You are sad.
You are sad.
(Breathing hard)
Here it comes.
(What is going on?)
- Let's say I am sad. - You are sad.
You are sad.
(Breathing hard)
(Breathing heavily)
Doesn't he feel dizzy?
I'm starting to feel dizzy.
Don't you think it takes too long?
- After I breath like this, - Yes?
- You built up the emotion. - I feel sad.
Oh, you get to the emotion before the shooting.
- Once I built up the feelings, - Right.
I don't have to change the tone of my voice.
- I look sad. - I can see that.
And...
- Let's say I'm angry. - Okay.
When I become angry...
(He got everyone's attention.)
(Furious)
- When I become angry, - Yes?
You're angry.
I grasp my chest.
- I grasp my chest. - I feel tired.
And I hold back my anger.
Jae Mo is laughing. He's laughing while he's getting angry.
- He's feeling... - Jae Mo, hold it back.
- I hold it back. - Are you laughing or crying?
- I hold it back. - Okay.
I try to keep anger pent up inside. This is what I do.
You can get to different emotions only by doing that.
- I always do this. - That was hilarious.
I thought...
(It's so funny.)
- To express anger... - I think people criticize me...
because I do things like this on TV.
- No. That's not it. - I shouldn't have done it.
I understand that it's a good way.
But I was more impressed that he explained while acting.
- I... - It's hilarious.
- It's kind of like this. - You showed sadness and anger.
Can you show us how you feel joy?
- How do you express joy? - Joy...
- How do you express it? - I'm doing it right now.
When I express joy,
I breathe like this. Then I feel happy.
Can't you do it more?
If I do it more, I feel happier.
Like this.
It was... It was good.
Keep going. Can't you elevate it?
- If I elevate it... - This is so funny.
I'm afraid I might get criticized again.
- After that... - For example, you're about to...
film a scene where you get angry.
But you're not angry from the beginning...
of the scene.
- This is what I do. - How do you get into emotion?
- When we take a short break... - They don't shoot it all at once.
So when other actors are acting, you build up the emotion.
(Breathing heavily)
When they hear you breathing like this,
they know that you're building up the emotion. Is that the case?
It's not easy when you film scenes on an indoor film set.
There are situations like this.
Well... This is an extreme example.
I'm filming a scene where I get angry in a studio.
I'm angry as I enter the room.
While I'm waiting behind the door,
I immerse myself in the emotion.
And then you come in?
(He made himself angry in an instant.)
- I get into the emotion quickly. - I see.
This is what I was saying.
(It takes only 10 seconds.)
It's method acting.
- You can get air in your brain. - He builds up emotions.
- You get air in your brain. - What?
That's very dangerous.
Well...
Just stop it.
It's very dangerous to get air in your brain.
I hope it won't happen.
- Things were going well. - It's his personal opinion.
- It's how he feels. - Exactly. It's how I feel.
- Right. - It's just how I feel.
Oxygen goes into the blood.
That's right. And the blood rushes to the brain.
- Oxygen in the blood. - That's right.
You feel clear-headed. That's what you mean, right?
- No. My head feels heavy. - Let's just move on.
All right. We get it.
Sung Hyuk is supposed to have built-up experience,
but he has air in his brain instead.
- Jae Mo, as his senior actor... - He has air in his brain.
How do you immerse yourself in emotions?
I think you need a skill when you film...
- a crying scene. - How do you express anger?
In fact, I use a similar method.
Breathing helps me too.
I sit alone and breathe like this.
I take a long, shallow breath.
(Breathing in, breathing out)
I use this breathing technique...
- It's similar to what he does. - To access the emotion.
When I film a crying scene...
When It's shot outdoors,
I turn my head in the direction of the wind.
- While facing the wind, - Oh, you face the wind.
- Just like you played Kim Du Han? - I use my breathing method.
- Just like Kim Du Han. - I breathe...
I breathe slowly.
That's what we do on variety shows.
I always look at the lighting on "One Night Two Days".
Tae Hyun, how did you make yourself cry in "Along with the Gods"?
We...
- What did you do? - We filmed in a studio.
- There was no wind. - Right.
- I usually listen to music. - I see.
I learned about the breathing method for the first time today.
I'll make sure to try it.
It's the best way.
- What Jae Mo said... - It's pretty much the same.
- is the same as my method. - I see.
He's exhausted.
- He's exhausted. - He expressed...
- all kinds of emotions. - He let it all out.
Drink some of this. It's delicious.
Among all the actors who demonstrated acting on this show,
- he was the most passionate. - That's right.
I think...
- he'll be a popular acting teacher. - Exactly.
(He spits out.)
That's joy. He must be happy.
I thought the same thing while watching his acting.
He's good at teaching.
- He's great at it. - My goodness.
- He has a talent. - It's true...
that you can be of great help to your junior actors who have...
- trouble crying on cue. - Absolutely.
I'm trying to tell many actors about this method,
but most of them don't take it seriously.
(Oh, dear.)
Hwi Hyang said she wants to get rid of the evil character image she has.
I heard you grabbed our writer's hair...
during the interview.
- "How dare you?" - The thing is...
Since we kept talking about how I hit other actors in dramas,
the writers said I looked strong.
So I had to prove that they were mistaken.
- That you never hurt them? - Exactly.
I showed them that I have my own skill to grab hair...
without hurting the person.
- If I grab your hair like this... - Wait.
Oh, I see. I get it. Please go on.
(Gook Jin fell victim even before he knew.)
- Go on. - It hurts.
- Then how do you do it? - It hurts when hair is pulled.
- But if you... - Do you grab a lot of hair?
grab the person's... I mean...
- I see. - You grab the hair like this.
- Her hand was coming towards me. - Spread your fingers like this.
- Right. It won't hurt. - And grab the head instead.
It looks like I'm grabbing his hair really hard.
- Instead of his hair? - It hurts if you grab the hair.
- But you grab the head. - I get it.
- If you grab the head and shake it, - I see.
- it looks like you're hurting him. - But it actually doesn't hurt.
But you're just putting your hands on his head.
I get it.
- Spread your fingers like this. - And you shake the head.
- That's an incredible skill. - You don't grab the hair.
- If you grab the hair, it hurts. - Like this?
Do you want to be grabbed by the hair?
- You can do it if you want. - It doesn't hurt at all.
Also, when I slap someone in the face, I just...
- Please show us how you do it. - No.
- I just... - So we can see how it works.
I stand in front of the person at a distance.
And when I slap him in the face,
I gather my energy until the moment I hit him.
- She's coming closer to me. - My face looks scary...
- as I'm focusing on the emotion. - You put on an angry face.
Yes. My face looks scary, but...
When I hit him, I simply touch his face lightly.
- Your action is different. - Fierce eyes are enough.
It looks like I hit him hard.
I'll play the man who gets slapped by you.
- You want to get slapped? - How?
Just like you did, hit me lightly.
But...
- I could hit you hard. - She's worried...
Gook Jin might get hurt badly.
(He might disappear.)
Jae Mo is treated like a national guest in Mongolia.
- It's... - Really?
- It's because of "Rustic Period". - Is it?
I didn't know that drama was exported to Mongolia.
Not exactly.
- They just copied the drama. - They copied it.
I heard all the networks in Mongolia aired the show.
There are more TV stations in Mongolia than I thought.
- "Rustic Period"... - They just copied it?
was the only drama Mongolians could watch.
Then did you create added value?
I bet he did.
- But they copied the drama. - You see...
- Just as I said before, - He was born in the wrong era.
I was born in the wrong era.
I got an offer for a large fried chicken brand commercial.
When you get an offer for a TV commercial,
- you expect the typical pay. - That's right.
- You got paid too little. - That's right.
It was unreasonably low.
- But it was a fortune in Mongolia. - It was a long time ago.
I was once invited to Mongolia...
by the President of Mongolia.
There's a large theater in Ulaanbaatar.
I performed in that theater.
- I performed there every year. - Prices...
- without getting paid. - That'd be better.
- Right. - You could have spent the money...
only in Mongolia.
It's worth much more there.
That means he has to live there.
- He can come back after that. - You could've donated it.
In Mongolia, there aren't many things to do...
- to spend money. - Right. I heard that.
Those who go to Mongolia want to enjoy watching the stars.
- Enjoying the scenery. - That's right.
The most memorable thing that happened in Mongolia...
is something that has never happened in Korea.
I went to a department store.
I saw my photos all over the walls.
The whole building was covered with my photos.
It was an indescribable feeling.
I haven't gone to Mongolia for about five years.
- The country has advanced a lot. - I think it's been 4 or 5 years.
- It must've advanced a lot. - In the past five years,
many people expanded their businesses to Mongolia.
I heard a lot of things have improved.
As I said before,
- I was born in the wrong era. - You were born in the wrong era.
(I feel bad for him.)
Early this year, in an interview, Sung Hyuk said his wish for 2018...
was to play in three more dramas or movies...
- following "A Korean Odyssey". - He doesn't have much time left.
You have only three months left.
Chuseok holiday is over too.
- It's quite chilly now. - He has one more to go.
I'm starting to film a drama soon.
So I played in only two dramas.
But if my cameo roles were included, I met my goal.
- Did you play many cameo roles? - Yes, I did.
What roles did you play?
I played a cameo role in a movie.
And... If that counts...
Cameo roles don't count.
I know. That's true.
Can't a few cameo roles be considered as a major role?
5 cameo roles are equal to 1 major role.
How about 3 cameo roles for 1 major role?
- No less than 10 cameo roles. - 10 cameo roles?
- At least 10 cameo roles... - It's hard to get that many roles.
- for one major role. - Haven't you ever wondered...
why you got all those cameo roles instead of major roles?
I think that thought came across my mind for a while.
Shall I tell you how to get more offers?
I got much more offers when I required lower pay.
- You required lower pay. - Yes. After that,
I got a lot of calls.
- That makes sense. - It's hard to do that...
Is it much lower than before?
(Close to home)
- He was born in the wrong era. - I said...
- I required lower pay. - He was born in the wrong era.
I didn't say it's much lower than before.
He's paid 10 times less than before.
- His pay increased 10 times. - Then it decreased back.
- You're making your way up again. - He's right.
It was necessary in order to make your way up again.
As long as I want the role, I don't mind...
if I get paid little.
Did you text people around you...
to let them know that you'd accept lower pay?
"It went down."
- "It's going down." - When you think about it...
Se Jung was a member of Papaya.
And she hated the theme for the group.
The team name, Papaya,
has a refreshing image...
as it's a fruit name.
- Fresh feelings. - Yes.
So each of the members represented a different fruit.
"Papaya" is a fruit name after all.
You had a fruit theme.
We had a fruit theme.
- Which fruit were you? - I was the youngest member.
So I was unripe green apple.
- Unripe green apple? - Apple?
What about the other members?
- Unripe apple, lemon, orange, - Lemon.
- and blueberry. - Blueberry.
Did you hate the fruit theme?
Yes. Even though we were...
very young,
- we dressed up like children. - I see.
- Not like pretty girls. - Matching the color to the fruits?
I never wore any other color except for green.
- Because you're unripe green apple. - Yes.
(She had to wear the same color.)
- You wondered when you'd be ripe. - I can see why.
"Will I be green forever?"
It is known that Sung Hyuk used to be a tennis player,
but he was actually a soft tennis player.
- What is soft tennis? - It's different from tennis.
It's different.
- It's... - A soft tennis ball is not fuzzy.
- Yes. It's not fuzzy. - Right.
- It's a rubber ball. - Right.
And you have to inflate it.
There's a filling hole.
You can put air in it using a syringe.
A lot of things in your life involve air.
Including your acting method...
Right.
Everything including strokes is different from regular tennis.
It's completely different.
In soft tennis, you have to hit the ball with a short swing.
But in regular tennis, you shouldn't do that.
You should complete your follow through.
- Follow through. - Yes.
Regular tennis is more common.
What made you start to play soft tennis?
When I was in school, the coaches of sports teams...
- Since I had a large physique, - Right.
they all wanted me to join their teams.
I started with track and field...
when I was in second grade.
You were in second grade.
I was trained in the team.
But then the volleyball team coach...
talked me into joining his team.
So I played volleyball when I was in third grade.
But I transferred to another school.
- You played soft tennis there. - Yes.
My friend kept telling me...
that the coach wanted to see me.
I had a feeling. I knew why he wanted to see me.
"He wants me to play in his team."
My friend said, "Let's go. He'll buy us jjajangmyeon."
So I went with him. That's how I started it.
Were you good at it?
- Me? Yes, I was good. - Yes.
Have you ever competed in the National Junior Sports Festival?
- Of course I have. - Really?
- Yes. - You have?
I was a runner up.
- Could you show us a little bit? - He must've been really good.
- He was a great player. - Can you come forward and show us?
- Soft tennis? - Just the stances.
- They grab the racket differently. - Well...
It's pretty much the same.
You have to grip the racket like this.
- And then... - Western grip.
you hit the ball like this.
Right in front of the ball.
- I see. - A soft tennis ball is really soft.
- It's so soft. - Right.
- This is regular tennis. - Follow through.
In soft tennis,
- you hit the ball like this. - I see.
(They use the shoulders in tennis, but the wrist in soft tennis.)
Show us the tennis stroke twice and the soft tennis stroke twice.
- Twice for each. - Regular tennis.
- Twice. Okay. Soft tennis. - Regular tennis.
- I'm tired. Soft tennis. - Soft tennis.
- He moves fast. - Soft tennis.
- Soft tennis. - You should be quick.
(Staggering)
Soft tennis players are good at hitting a volley.
It's different when hitting a volley too.
Is that so? Show us.
How do you hit it in tennis?
- In tennis, - You hit it like this.
- you hit it like this. - I see.
Like this. Or like this.
- A volley in tennis. - Like this.
But in soft tennis,
- you hit it like this. - What's that?
- Like this. - Are you serious?
- Yes. - But it looks weird.
Like this.
- Like this. - Do they serve differently too?
Yes, they serve differently too.
(He's acting clumsily.)
In regular tennis, you serve...
(He's exhausted.)
In regular tennis, you serve...
You throw the ball,
and your body moves forward.
- How about soft tennis? - In soft tennis,
(He's out of breath.)
You throw the ball...
- and hit it like this. - You jump.
- You use your wrist. - You should hit it.
- You use your wrist, right? - Yes.
- Oh, I see. - Use your wrist.
- Like this. - That's right.
Use your wrist for a backhand too.
You don't hit a backhand like this in soft tennis?
Do you hit it like this?
- Right. It's different. - I bet it is.
- You should learn it. - This is regular tennis backhand.
In regular tennis,
- you hit it like this. - Right.
(You have to stretch your arms out.)
- Like this. - Regular tennis.
- But in soft tennis... - You use your wrist.
- Like this. - I see.
Like this.
(He's serious, but he makes everyone laugh somehow.)
- Somehow... - He perfectly demonstrated it.
(Proud)
Hwi Hyang is worried because...
she looks fashionable even when she wears work pants.
- I bet she does. - When she was younger,
- She was famous. - young people back then...
copied her fashion style...
- as she dressed so well. - That's right.
- She was fashionable. - She looked sophisticated.
When choosing clothes to wear for my dramas,
I get involved in the decision making.
Therefore,
when I play a character like a farmer...
in a drama or a movie...
Usually, when actresses wear a T-shirt, work pants,
and a checkered-print shirt,
- they look ordinary. - Normally, yes.
But I...
Since they're colorful and have patterns on them,
they make me stand out more.
I guess she gave up everything in her life in the city.
(She looks too sophisticated for a farmer.)
- What do you do about it? - In a situation like that...
It happened when I was filming a movie.
I asked the director to give me his sleeveless shirt.
- The director... - I see.
I tried on the clothes that were prepared for me,
but all of them were colorful.
They only made me look more vibrant.
So I asked the director to take off his shirt.
I filmed the scene wearing his shirt.
When I play in dramas,
I mostly wear monochromatic colors and avoid colorful clothes.
Did you also find...
a perfect song for your scene...
and practice to sing it in the scene?
Yes. It was when I played...
in the drama, "Shining Romance", which was aired on MBC.
In the drama,
I played a butler at a food artisan's house.
However, she leads a double life.
She works as a loyal, quiet, and hardworking butler during the day.
But at night, she goes out...
and sings at a bar.
- She leads a double life. - She lives her life to the fullest.
So I had a scene where I sing at night.
The writer chose a song...
that people around her age like,
which was "Men Are Ships, Women Are Ports".
Or a song that was released at around the same time.
However, I thought I should cater to young people too.
- I tried to find a song for me. - You wanted an unexpected song.
Back then, IU's songs...
- IU? - were very popular.
So I listened to all of her songs.
However, I didn't choose a famous song.
I found the song, "Between the Lips".
I guess your character was a trend spotter.
Exactly. When she goes out at night,
- she seduces men. - I see.
"Between the Lips".
The song title alone sounds so seductive.
- It's a good song title. - When I saw the song title,
I decided to sing that song.
- I practiced the song. - Isn't 50cm too far?
Not too far, not too close.
She plays hard to get.
I thought it meant between the upper and lower lips.
- Me too. - Gosh, no.
- I'm serious. - That's impossible.
Are you an alligator or something?
- I really thought like that. Right? - For a moment...
"Why did IU name her song like that?"
- Me too. - I'm sorry.
Between two people.
- He's right. - I apologize.
50cm should be this close.
- That's right. - This close.
- It makes tension between them. - I really thought like that.
- I practiced the song. - I've never heard of this song.
(She sang "Between the Lips" perfectly in the drama.)
(The irresistibly attractive Hwi Hyang)
- That's amazing. - I didn't sing it so well though.
Nevertheless, you had the sense of keeping up with the trends.
I wish she had sung three-octave notes like IU.
(She would've transformed into IU perfectly.)
Jae Mo...
was incredibly popular among women.
There's a woman who made Jae Mo...
- live in fear for one year. - Was she a stalker?
It's a long story.
How long do you think it'll take to tell the whole story?
I'll keep it short.
No. We'll just be prepared.
I saw her for the first time...
- in Canada. - In Canada?
On my way from Montreal to Quebec,
there were a few hotels that looked like mansions.
I meant to stay at one of them for a night...
and leave the next day. When I entered my room,
I saw everything in the room...
except for the bed frame, which was gold color,
was white.
- It looked weird. - It was an all-white room.
- "What is this?" - Anyway,
I washed up and laid down in bed.
While I was sleeping,
I felt like someone was grabbing me.
- You did? - I know that feeling.
- I opened my eyes. - What was it?
I saw a woman's face right in front of me.
- Gosh. - Really?
She was right above me.
It sounds like a horror movie.
I fainted right away.
When I woke up, the room was very quiet.
(There was no sign of anyone.)
"What was it? Did I have sleep paralysis?"
I understand why you thought like that.
So I thought,
"Why did I have sleep paralysis when I'm in a foreign country?"
And I came back to Korea.
I was living in an apartment near Gangbyeon Station.
There were small windows on the elevator doors.
I was going up in the elevator.
I think I was living on the 17th floor.
When the elevator...
- Oh, it's another scary story. - I was...
- Did you just realize that? - She wasn't a person.
He gets scared too easily.
- Right. Cover your ears. - He can't hear scary stories.
- You should've done it earlier. - So...
I was watching out the windows...
while going up.
When the elevator stopped on the 17th floor,
there was someone standing in front of me.
I got out of the elevator, and she was across the hallway.
She was the woman I saw at the hotel in Canada...
- when I had sleep paralysis. - The same person.
- How could that happen? - That's really scary.
I fainted again.
- Did you faint? - Yes.
However...
One day, my mother said,
"I'm not sure if it was a dream or reality,"
"but on my way the bathroom, I saw a girl..."
"in front of your room."
She saw a girl sitting there...
- Your mother saw her too. - Exactly.
My mother asked her what she was doing there.
In front of your room.
She asked the girl what she was doing,
and the girl said she would leave shortly.
My mother wasn't sure if it was a dream or reality.
She went to the bathroom half asleep.
So we didn't know if it was a dream.
Jae Mo must've been terrified at that point.
And...
the last time I saw her...
Almost one year passed.
One year?
The last time I saw her...
That day, I finished the shoot.
My stylist or one of the staff members...
needed a ride home as the last bus left.
I offered that person a ride.
On my way home after that,
I fell asleep.
- While driving? - Yes.
- I dozed off. - You did?
- Yes. - I see.
I woke up at a thud, and my car was swaying.
And there's water in front of me.
I was so surprised. I tried to move to the back seat. But then...
(He was surprised and tried to move to the back seat.)
I saw the woman sitting on the trunk.
- Was she keeping it from falling? - She saved him.
- Is she not a ghost? - Suddenly...
She's a ghost.
Gosh. Seriously.
You might think that I'm crazy if I told you this.
- It's not a scary story. - I was so scared.
- I moved to the back seat, - It's not scary.
and got out of the car.
Did your car stay as it was?
My car fell off and was scrapped.
- My goodness. - Really?
- It fell off after you got out. - It fell off after I got out.
Could she have tried to...
keep the car from falling off?
I was confused.
It's rare to meet the same ghost several times.
I haven't seen her since I saw her sitting on the trunk.
- That's weird. - I saw her 20 times for the year.
When you see a ghost,
why didn't you say, "I'm Kim Doo Han"?
(Why didn't you try it?)
"Hey. I'm Kim Doo Han." Didn't you try it?
(He barely got to introduce himself to her.)
(The ghost would've gotten scared and run away.)
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Today's theme is for our guests to show off their singing skills...
they acquired while screaming in their dramas.
"The Song to Sing by Screaming and Shouting".
Let's hear the song that Jae Mo chose.
(What song did Jae Mo choose?)
- "Wild Man" by Kang Sung. - Kang Sung.
Was he forced to sing this song?
Stand with your back to us before the song begins,
and when the song begins, look back at us.
It would be awesome.
But this isn't the song Jae Mo sang, right?
- This is Kang Sung's song. - Exactly.
This is Kang Sung's song,
but I'm sure I sang the song more than he did.
I think you're right.
- That's why Kang Sung... - I sang the song so many times.
couldn't get any gigs.
It's been a long time. Kim Doo Han is back.
Let's hear "Wild Man" sung by Jae Mo.
I'm embarrassed.
- Turn around. - It's too late.
- It's okay. - Turn around. Kim Du Han.
("Wild Man" sung by An Jae Mo)
Turn back around with fierce eyes.
Turn around.
(How could Kim Doo Han, who's back in 2018, look?)
(Did you call me?)
(Kim Doo Han)
He must've gone through a lot.
(He's back to take over Jongno!)
(Out of my way!)
(My passion and romance fade away like the wind)
(The song ignited all Korean man's passion 16 years ago.)
(The glory days when he played Kim Doo Han)
(Reminiscing the time makes everyone happy.)
(Remember that you were the youngest Grand Award winner!)
(I will become a wild man.)
(Jae Mo dreams of becoming the wild man once again in 2018.)
(Kids in the neighborhood hated me because of my play boy character.)
(But that's just because my performance was very realistic.)
(I will become a wild man just like him.)
(He makes the listeners dream of becoming a wild man.)
(Jae Mo sings his heart out.)
(The passionate performance of the true hero of the times, Jae Mo)
He looked so manly.
- If he hadn't been asked to sing... - I bet he wanted to sing it too.
He would've seen the ghost in the elevator again.
- It was amazing. - He sang so skillfully.
I sang this song so many times.
I still remember the lyrics.
- Of course. - Right.
- We really enjoyed it. - He's cool.
Today's special was "The Whole Family Gets Together".
Before we say goodbye,
starting with Sung Hyuk,
could you all tell us what image you want to create for yourselves?
- I'll always do my very best... - The earnest Sung Hyuk...
- whom we all trust. - Exactly.
- He makes a lot of efforts. - We all trust him.
to become a good actor.
What was that?
- Keep going. - Why?
You think you made people laugh enough?
I've done everything I could.
- He used up his energy. - He's professional.
He's a professional entertainer.
I had such a great time.
There are many different sides of me that I haven't shown you.
I'd like to show you all of them.
Great.
All right. Jae Mo.
You've been famous for your character, Kim Doo Han.
What kind of public image do you want to create now?
In fact, so many people loved that character.
- I don't think I can get rid of it. - I understand.
However, I hope people will also like the new sides of me as well.
But he sang the song too well before.
I think his image will last a few more years.
I've always hoped I would play...
a good character for a change.
And I got a part in MBC's weekend drama that will begin in November.
I play a realistic mom with painful family history.
- Her daughter lives a tough life. - Is she sick?
Watching her suffer and struggle, I take care of her.
So I'm going to do my best.
Thank you.
We won't stop chatting until late night...
like a little frog family next week as always.
Please gather the whole family and watch Radio Star together.
We will say goodbye here. See you next week.
- Please. - Please.
(See you again next week!)