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(Yoo Byung-jae came to...)
(Gangnam-daero.)
(It's a transient existence.)
(I only live today!)
(Laughing)
(Fearless buskers are here!)
(I came here...)
(because I can't say this anywhere else.)
(A high-end satire busking!)
("Reds" for North Korea-following leftists)
(My goodness.)
(She is the president.)
(She contemplates and makes her own decisions.)
(She's an amazing person.)
(Communication is not a responsibility.)
(Wow)
(How's our society?)
(Even successful people can hit rock bottom in a second.)
(An awesome busking)
(Cheerful laughter and bitter tears)
(A poet who writes poems on social media websites)
(Please introduce him nicely.)
(A poet who disposes his poems)
(Get out there, you poem disposer.)
(The unhindered attack of words begins now!)
I am MC You Hee-yeol.
I am MC Haha.
I'm Yoo Byung-jae, the most useless person at YG Entertainment.
Did he really say that?
He should've said it later.
I'm Ha Sang-wook, the poem disposer.
What?
- What did he say? - Poem disposer.
- I see. - He's a poem disposer.
- I was startled. - Poem disposer.
I'm Park Jun-young, an ignoble lawyer who once went bankrupt.
- It sounded pretty cool. - Wasn't his voice tone a bit high?
He sounded like David Beckham.
He speaks like a soprano.
The courageous have come out to talk.
- Wednesday night. - Busking with words.
- As I Say! - As I Say!
(Busking with words, As I Say)
All right. We're here...
with our buskers today.
- First of all, Sang-wook... - Yes.
Why did you introduce yourself as a poem disposer?
It's a bit like the term "empathy disposer". I make my living by writing poems.
Most of all,
seeing today's buskers...
gives me confidence.
To be honest, as I came in here,
I looked at today's buskers, and I thought...
it was "The Ugly Festival".
So... I'm sorry.
- It's okay. - I'm sorry.
- What's "The Ugly Festival"? - It's a show about ugly people.
(Oh.)
(Sullen)
- It was a joke. - I see.
All right. We'll go out on the street...
in search of stories and start busking.
That's right. From Seoul to Jeju Island,
we will talk and listen to anyone on the streets.
All right. Today, the three buskers who share the same goal...
will do relay busking.
Let me introduce them.
You don't know what his real job is.
But we all know he's a funny guy.
He's a comedian, writer, and actor.
- Yoo Byung-jae is here. - Hello.
(The hero of YG Entertainment, "Yoo Byung-jae")
As I said, you're doing a lot of things.
- It seems you're not working very hard these days. - I've been lying in my bed.
But you're working with YG, the best agency in this country.
- Yes. - Why aren't you working hard?
When I first joined the agency, they rented a house for me to stay.
Yes.
Since I live comfortably in a good house,
it's hard for me to come up with new ideas.
You live comfortably.
- That's how I feel. - Really?
- Shouldn't you move out then? - Please don't say that.
- Why? - Don't say that.
- Why? - Even now, I feel very anxious.
- You don't want to move out? - If they ask me to move out, I have to.
Please introduce our next guest.
- Is that it? - Yes.
- All right. - Let's move on.
Okay. His poems are short but impressive.
He's a poet who writes about our everyday life.
With his witty expressions, he makes people empathize.
He posts his poems on social media websites. He's Ha Sang-wook.
(Poem disposer, Ha Sang-wook)
It's my first time seeing him. I only saw him on TV.
In person, you look uglier than you did on TV.
(I'm disappointed.)
But...
you dressed up today. You look a lot better.
- Right. - I met him on another show.
- They were voting for the ugliest person. - I came second.
Yes.
- Is that the end of my introduction? - Yes.
Let's introduce our next busker.
He speaks on behalf of citizens who complain of an injustice.
He's been spending his life defending other people's rights.
He once went nearly bankrupt. It's Lawyer Park Jun-young.
(A lawyer who went bankrupt, Park Jun-young)
When you introduced yourself,
why did you say you're ignoble?
If you think of someone as a special being,
you can respect or admire that person.
But you can't participate...
in the works that the person has done.
He sounds like the curate of my church.
- Right. - What I'm saying is...
I became quite...
- popular and famous recently. - Pardon?
When people show interest in me...
I'm sorry, but what do you do?
- I don't know. - We only know that he's a lawyer.
I've been on Story Funding for the last 90 days on the portal site Daum.
Are you a fund manager?
What funding?
To explain why I said I'm ignoble...
- Are you going back to that topic? - Yes.
- I have to finish explaining. - Okay.
We need to perform a ritual here.
If you think of someone as a special being,
you can respect or admire that person.
- Right. - But you can't act like that person.
If you think that person is just like you,
you will gather up the courage and think you can be like him.
- I see. - Byung-jae is drinking water.
Can you explain it to me again?
He's saying that everyone is the same, right?
- That's right. - So,
we shouldn't have any preconceptions towards people.
- I get it. - But Jun-young,
- let me point this out. - Sure.
You said you became popular and famous,
so people might find it hard to approach you.
- What does that mean? - You became famous?
- When? - Why are pretending that you don't know it?
- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.
- I apologize. - I watch the news to keep myself updated.
But it's my first time seeing you.
I can't believe you.
(I can't believe you.)
- But... - Be honest.
Don't get upset. Sit down.
Let's sort this out. Sang-wook,
did you know him?
I'm sorry to say this,
- Be honest. - but I knew him.
Really? How?
He came on an internet show I listen to.
Are you talking about Afreeca TV?
It's not like he was trying to make money on the show.
Even on the show, Everyone didn't know who he was.
So it took a while to introduce himself.
- I think it took about 5 or 10 minutes. - See?
Let's not talk about that.
(He's sick of it.)
I mean...
I didn't assume that people wouldn't know me.
- Really? - Do people recognize you on the streets?
People recognize me at restaurants.
- At restaurants? - Even at car parks.
- Many ordinary people recognize me. - Car parks?
It's strange that you didn't know me.
- Byung-jae, did you know him? - I listen to Podcast and the news, but..
I've never heard of him.
- Well done. - By the way,
he recognized me first and said hello when I came here.
- I did? - Yes.
I said hello because you greeted me first. I just said hello.
I thought the director came to the set.
Let's stop this debate.
(Let us know if you knew him.)
All right. It's a special episode.
Byung-jae, what are you going to talk about today?
As I said earlier, since I've been staying home lately,
I came to think about myself a lot.
At one point, I thought I don't know much about myself.
So I wanted to talk about myself today.
I've never seen you talk about yourself before.
I've talked about myself a few times,
but everyone ignored. People were not interested.
- Is that why? - I've tried.
("Reds" for North Korea-following leftists)
(If you make a joke like this,)
(you'll be inspected during Parliamentary audit.)
(I should've learned horse riding.)
(His life is full of regrets.)
(Yoo Byung-jae's busking)
Today, you'll be showing your true self. You will reveal your true identity.
Do you feel comfortable being on this show?
Yes, I do.
- I don't have to show my personal talents. - Right.
- I don't have to... - Should he see his personal talents?
- Well... - I think he's prepared something.
No.
Should we see his personal talents?
There's a new segment starting this week.
"Show Us Your Last Talent".
Byung-jae, please show us what you prepared.
I've done this before.
- I'll do an impression of Skull. - All right.
- He came prepared. - Skull.
(It's a reggae party.)
(He sounds exactly like him.)
Actually, today is Skull's birthday.
- Really? - It's a great birthday present.
(Skull, happy birthday.)
(The new segment will be a hit.)
You're good. He looks satisfied.
- He loves it. - Byung-jae,
our production team told me that you thought you're the only celebrity here...
after seeing the list of today's guests.
That's what you thought.
No, I'm not big-headed or anything,
but when I saw the list of today's guests,
- I thought... - You thought you're the most popular one.
Among today's buskers, I thought I'm the most popular one.
I see. I think Sang-wook is deriding you.
I was also told about the other buskers today.
I wasn't really sure about each busker's role on the show.
Usually, each person's role is very clear, right?
When Key came one the show, each person had a clear role.
I've watched that episode, so I wasn't sure...
if my role is to be Key or Cho Seung-yeon on the show.
Why were you confused?
You're taking Cho Seung-yeon's role.
But I wasn't really sure.
That's how I felt. That's why I asked the production crew...
if I should I take Key's role or Cho Seung-yeon's role on the show.
Then they told me I should take Key's role.
- They told me that. - They gave you a role?
- This is the spot where Key sat before. - Wow.
You also tend to be a bit overconfident, right?
That's what they told me.
- I'm not so sure about it though. - You look so relaxed.
- You're looking down on them. - They made me sit here.
- I didn't know why they gave me this seat. - Are you guys rivals?
Also,
- a lot of people compare us on the internet. - Really?
- That's right. - A lot of people do that.
Jun-young, do you know who they are?
I've seen Byung-jae on TV often.
I thought he was a manager before he became an actor.
That's what I thought.
- Well... - It suits him.
Honestly, I didn't know who he was.
- Many people don't know who I am. - I'm not dissing him because of what he said.
I said I knew who you were.
It's so funny.
I didn't know him because...
I'm getting a lot of attention these days.
What's wrong with you?
I don't even know what's going on around me.
How can I know what other people are doing?
I think he's not the person I knew.
I mistook him for another person.
Is that right? We had at least...
- one celebrity guest every week. - That's right.
For the first time in our show's history,
- we're shooting without a celebrity. - Right.
He empathizes and consoles people.
Ha Sang-wook is known as a poem disposer on many social media websites.
We'll recite some of his popular poems.
- I will recite Sang-wook's poems like they do... - Okay.
on "The Night of Literature".
"Am I different?"
"Am I fooled?"
"Famous restaurant."
It's amazing.
"I can't believe it even if I'm watching it."
"News."
This is amazing. Can we recite some more?
It's like a nonsensical quiz.
- Please recite your poem. - Okay.
Let's listen to the poem...
- and guess the title. - Okay.
"It comes from above,"
"but I can't take it anymore."
- "It comes from above." - "It comes from above."
I know the answer!
Government.
Actually, I wrote the poem hoping everyone would think that.
"It comes from above, but I can't take it anymore."
Salary.
(Salary)
Actually, I also had that in mind when I wrote the poem.
- He's talking about appearance fees. - I know.
Diarrhea.
- Oh, that makes sense. - Yes.
Wow, you're talking about the innards.
He's amazing.
As expected, he thinks outside the square.
What's the title?
The title of this poem is "Floor Noise".
("Floor Noise")
- I think our titles are better. - Gosh.
"Diarrhea" sure is the best title.
I write the poems...
to make the readers look back on their lives and think about themselves.
That's the reason why I wrote this poem.
I see.
Moving on,
he introduced himself as an ignoble lawyer who went bankrupt.
He has another nickname.
A lawyer who specializes in retrial.
What kind of retrials did you defend?
I took the murder case of a homeless girl in Suwon. It was the first retrial.
(5 teenage runaways and 2 people with intellectual disabilities...)
(made a false confession due to coercion.)
(At the retrial, they were found not guilty.)
Also, I took the taxi driver's murder case that took place in Iksan.
(Mr. Choi was sentenced to 10 years in prison,)
(but the true culprit was found in 2003.)
(After Mr. Choi was released from prison,)
(the police officer in charge killed himself.)
I took the Samnye Nara Supermarket robbery case as well.
A trio of robbers went into the store...
and killed the owner who was an old lady.
They didn't catch the real culprits.
Instead, they accused an innocent person of murder.
So, people with intellectual disabilities or minors,
who are the socially weak people of our society were falsely imprisoned.
The case was solved after 17 years. They were found not guilty.
- My goodness. - This case became a big issue.
Because the investigations and trials were not carried out properly.
Moreover, the real culprits surrendered themselves to the police later,
- but the police let them go absurdly. - Why did they do that?
Perhaps, they didn't want to admit their mistake.
Their mistake?
- Their improper investigation? - Yes.
After they were found not guilty,
how were they repaid for the damages?
They collected damages of course.
But the problem is that the public power that inflicted pain on them...
didn't reflect on their conduct. They're still alive and well.
We should know that a decision of "not guilty" isn't the end.
In the course of retrials and achieving justice,
citizens of this country have to pay attention.
Then the wrongdoings of the public power will be revealed,
- and things like this will never happen again. - Yes.
- Right. - If we don't, it will only produce more victims.
That's right. Their wrongdoings have to be revealed.
When we think of lawyers,
we think they make a lot of money.
- Right. - Yes, I was excited.
- I thought I'd live a comfortable life. - And drive a nice car?
Yes, I thought I'd drive a nice car...
and marry a lady who's from a rich family.
That's what I thought.
- He's brutally honest. - And drink whiskey?
I drank whiskey, boilermaker and went to bars, too.
Did you style your hair like this?
I used to live like that. That had been my life for a while.
- When you became a lawyer? - 4 imported cans of beer cost 10 dollars now.
- But it was... - It was expensive.
Yes, it was about 10 dollars per glass back then.
- Right. - I even got drunk from it once.
(I even got drunk from it once.)
- Wow. - I used to live like that.
I thought you were going to say something unimaginable.
Amazing.
Not all lawyers can live a life like that. They have to be competent.
You have to get good grades, graduate from a prestigious university,
or have a good family background.
Only a limited number of lawyers can live a luxurious life.
I could never become one of them.
Why did you think you couldn't have that life?
I went to college for only one semester.
I'm also from a small island, so I don't have a good background.
- So you're a high school graduate. - Yes.
I only received one more point from the passing score at the bar examination.
- So you barely made it. - That's right.
You also said you went bankrupt.
Please don't use the word "bankrupt" too often. I have my pride.
I see.
But that's what you told us.
- Did you go bankrupt? - No, I didn't.
If I go bankrupt, I can't work as a lawyer.
Legally, an insolvent cannot work as a lawyer.
- If you're exempted, you can work as a lawyer again. - I see.
If you defend the people who're socially weak, you can't make a lot of money.
You won't get much lawyer fees.
I had about 200,000 dollars of debt when I became a lawyer.
While I was repaying my debt, I took these retrials...
and North Korean defector cases.
So I ended up going into debt again.
Right now, I owe 300,000 dollars in debt.
As time passes, my financial trouble has gotten worse.
So I started a fund-raising campaign...
on Story Funding, where I can explain my situation and receive donations.
So I needed a word that could leave...
a strong impression on people.
That's why I used the word "bankrupt".
Then...
- Please be honest about this. - Okay.
- You started to defend people at retrials. - Yes.
- It's something everyone tries to avoid. - It might become an opportunity for me.
- What do you mean? - If a lawyer...
without a good academic background and experience...
wants to get acknowledged by others,
the lawyer needs to produce meaningful results from the cases he took.
Right? Retrial is something that people try to avoid,
and it's difficult to produce meaningful results.
If I could produce meaningful results from these cases,
my presence would be recognized.
That's one of the reasons why I take retrial cases.
That's one of the reasons.
He's really honest.
Aren't you being to honest? People would say they do it for justice.
I don't understand why people are trying to impress others.
Did you come on the show to be famous?
I already became famous.
It's frustrating that you don't know how famous I am.
To be honest, about two months ago...
- You almost had him. - Today, he will fight against...
prejudices and preconceptions on the street, not in the court.
I'll be looking forward to it.
Today's location for busking is a busy place...
where you can see a lot of office workers and students who're going to academies.
It's Gangnam-daero.
It's the eighth busking location. I'm worried that...
- too many people might gather because of Jun-young. - I know.
- There'll be a huge throng. - Will you be okay?
It's cold, so there won't be many people.
Why are you acting like that?
- He has changed. - Right.
You said you're famous.
- I'm being realistic. - I see.
Then, let's go to the Word Door.
Let's go.
- What should I do? - Just look how he does it.
- Lights will come through that door, right? - Yes.
(There!)
- No, not yet. - It's just windy outside.
It's cold.
Oh, gosh.
No!
- I brought something, just in case it's too bright. - What's that?
Look at his face.
(Frowning)
(Jumping)
Don't stand there. It's dangerous.
Byung-jae.
(Jun-young and Byung-jae passed through the door.)
I'm disappointed. He's changed.
(I'll show you.)
Hey.
(Did he fail to pass through the Word Door?)
Take me.
Take me with you.
(Will they be able to arrive on the street?)
(They arrived at Gangnam-daero in no time.)
(Wow)
We passed through the Word Door...
and arrived on the street where the busking will take place.
We safely arrived at Gangnam-daero.
A lot of people are...
welcoming us.
I'm curious about this.
Do you know this person in the middle?
Everyone, this is the most popular person these days.
Please give him a big hand.
(They don't know who he is but welcome him.)
I feel a bit embarrassed.
You became so humble all of a sudden.
I'm facing the harsh reality.
- Let's go upstairs and build some plans. - Okay.
- Ha Hee-yeol. - Ha Hee-yeol.
Now we've just arrived where we'll be waiting for busking.
We need to set the order of busking first.
There must be someone who thinks he's the best.
That person can take the stage first. That will work.
- I don't think I am. - Why?
Why did you change your mind?
All right. Then it's Yoo Byung-jae, Ha Sang-wook and then Park Jun-young.
Busking will be done in that order. Is that fine?
No, it isn't.
- Let's get started. - Sure.
- What are you doing? - Go to the stage.
Okay.
Go for it.
Do your best. Don't be nervous.
- Go. - Thank you.
Among the busking events we've held so far,
- this is where the largest number of people are. - But the conditions are the worst.
- It's quite cold and raining too. - Yes, it's raining.
If they stay with us till the end despite the bad weather, it would be great.
(Byung-jae meets the people.)
(Cheering)
(Hello.)
(Loud cheers)
The cheers are quite loud.
(Louder than expected)
Feel free to approach me.
(Everybody feels really free to approach him.)
- What a sight. - Byung-jae.
Now's he the hottest star of YG.
(Striking a pose)
(Smiling for his passionate fans)
(Satisfied)
(Getting nervous)
(A rare sight to see)
He loves creating stories for others.
But he's a bit shy person.
(Mumbling)
(So into his script)
Jun-young, please listen to me.
- I'm so nervous that I can't hear anything. - Listening to me will help you.
I'm the least known people here.
No, you aren't.
- What a sudden change of attitude. - Why did you act like that in the studio?
I thought I deserve it.
(I understand you.)
(The first busking in the middle of Gangnam street)
Hello.
Hello, I'm Yoo Byung-jae.
I'm a comedy writer...
and also working on other things.
What I'd like to talk about today is...
nothing really grandiose.
Rather than taking about dream, life, hope, and value...
I want to talk about my personal, everyday experience.
It's going to be a light talk.
If you want to learn meaningful lessons from this event,
or get an insight,
you'd better leave this site right away.
My talk today has nothing to do with such things. It's just about me.
Now, let me start.
(Starting a busking without any lesson)
Recently, certain thoughts come across my mind quite often.
Frankly speaking, I...
realized that I have no idea of who I really am.
I'm such a self-contradicting person.
(Realized his self-contradictions)
Sometimes I appear on TV as a TV personality.
But sometimes I'm a writer.
Do you know what the most frequent and common topics...
of TV show writers during their meetings?
What they do most often is...
speaking behind the back of TV celebrities.
Like "He's so arrogant."
"Her acting is terrible. She has no sense at all."
- They say things like that. - Really?
That's why their attitude has changed.
But when TV celebrities meet,
they speak ill of writers.
"This script is crap. No one will find it fun."
True. We often say so.
The script is terrible.
But I'm on both sides.
Ever since I started my career as a writer, I've thought I'd never do that.
But now, I speak behind writers's back when I'm with celebrities.
And vice versa when I'm with writers.
Once I...
acted in a drama.
I wrote the script and acted in the drama myself.
While waiting for the filming as an actor,
I said "The script is awful"...
even before I knew it.
But it's me who wrote it.
Also when I was taking a look at my acting in the editing room,
I blamed myself for my poor acting and expression.
But it's also me.
He got confused.
That's what I am.
I think I know myself well.
But such self-contradictory feelings are inside me, though I didn't realize them.
Also,
there were people whom I hated and thought "I will never act like them."
But I sometimes find myself acting like to them.
During the last election,
(During the last presidential election)
my parents were strong supporters of the candidate number one.
I wondered why, so I asked them why they support her.
My father said he supports her, who became the president now,
because she graduated from the same school with me.
He graduated from Sogang University.
He said it's because he wanted me to be more successful.
But I quit the school because of the reason he said.
(Oh dear)
(My goodness)
Can it be aired?
He's crazy.
I'm just joking. That's not the reason.
If you joke around with things like this, you'll...
be summoned to the government audit.
Don't get me wrong.
It was because of my grades.
It would've been great form me if I had learned horse riding skills.
That's why.
(Fretting over)
But my mother...
said she's pitiful.
However,
my mother's life has been so much more pitiful.
She...
was born into a poor family, and got married to an even poorer family.
She had to take care of her sick father-in-law.
My father didn't have a job at that time.
Debt collectors visited us everyday.
She had to work at factories and restaurants,
also as a housekeeper.
She did everything to make a living. Life was so touch,
and she often...
told her young son "I wish tomorrow won't come, Byung-jae."
So when I heard my mother saying "She's pitiful",
I got so angry and upset.
I let my anger on her for the first time in my life.
I told my mom she's not in a position to feel sympathy for her.
My mom's so innocent.
But her being naive hasn't helped us. I told her to be more selfish.
I was so angry.
Also I said we should be more careful before feeling pity for anyone.
She's the representative of our country and the president.
She always puts the people first and thus makes decisions on her own.
She's a great person who thinks herself.
You shouldn't feel that way.
Is there anyone controlling her behind her back? No. So don't feel sorry for her.
That's how I got angry with her.
(Is this your best, Byung-jae?)
However, I do share things like that in common with my mom.
Sometimes on TV,
you would see celebrities talking how hard their lives are.
For example, "My pet left house."
Or "I'm sad that my make-believe marriage ends today."
"I feel bad that people only focus on my sexiness."
Hearing that,
I used to feel sympathy for them.
I thought they are so pitiful and poor.
But at that time...
I was watching the show in my tiny monthly rent room.
Still I felt sorry for those people.
(What on earth is this about?)
This is so funny.
Funny but sad at the same time.
I...
don't really know what I am.
I realized that.
I guess some of you might have noticed that I love making jokes about politics.
It's not because I feel that I have to do.
But because it's really funny.
As a comedy writer, I enjoy joking around the politics.
(It's a good source of comedy.)
But recently I decided not to make such jokes...
because of a certain incident.
Let me put it as...
an association of parents.
The members of the Korea Parent Federation...
- sued me for defamation. - My goodness.
It's a totally new kind of busking.
One day, my nephew asked me...
"Did you swear someone?"
I asked him why, and he said that's what he was told.
He also asked "Are you a bad guy?"
I see.
But what...
came across my mind first was...
sorriness for my nephews who were too young to hear that.
They should see beautiful and great things in the world.
(He wished his young nephews will see only the bright side.)
But because...
I talked about somewhat dark and risky topics like politics,
I might have left negative impact on them. It had me really worried.
Thinking that,
I came to ask myself...
"What should I do now? What can I do for them?"
So I decided not to talk about...
those dark or risk topics. Instead,
I'll talk about something bright and be helpful to them.
For example I can help them practice writing, as they are very young.
I won't talk about anything that could be risky, like political topics.
So I started teaching my nephews.
It's like this.
He makes many mistakes in dictation.
When you write "do the laundry", it should be "l", not "r".
It reads "l".
No, that's not right.
The other letter is used for "red".
"Reds" for North Korea-following leftists.
That's right.
When you say "but", it ends with "t".
Yes, "t".
It's in the word "coup detat".
There's a saying "Successful coup is not called a coup."
In "five-year economic development plan",
It's not "developmant". It ends with "ment".
Not "mant" but "ment".
As in "constitutional amendment".
No, you're writing "mant" again.
"Ma" is for "martial law".
Lastly...
(Mind-blown)
he wrote "The younger one...
should not order around her elder sister."
Order around?
This is correct.
She did order her around.
That's right.
His performance sound like stand-up comedy.
I think the whole busking he prepared is stand-up comedy.
When I teach them like this,
(He had no other intention.)
I often found how curious they are about everything.
One day, my nephew...
asked me "Why do I have to study?"
I said "It's to get into a good university."
"What happens after that?"
"Then you'll get a good job."
"What else after that?"
"You can live in nice towns."
"Then what?"
"You can make good friends."
"Why is it good?"
"Then you don't have to write your own speeches."
(It's the icing on the cake)
(The gist of stand-up comedy by Byung-jae)
- He's the best. - Both of you stood up.
He's hilarious.
(Startled)
You know I'm joking. It was all joke.
This is...
my first time to watch such well-made stand-up comedy.
I'm open to any questions. Feel free to ask me whatever you want.
You've just finished your busking. Aren't you worried about yourself?
I'm not a big star and thus not really well-known.
However, since I started my career in show business as a comedian,
my motto has always been "Seize the day."
It's because...
my job itself is far from something stable.
This job is so unstable.
If that's the case, I'll just enjoy every moment of my life, saying whatever I want to say.
I want to live...
like that.
Also I already realized all my dreams, as they were not so big in the first place.
I just want to live my life to the fullest...
day by day.
You said all your dreams came true.
Is there anything else you want to further achieve?
I want to continue my career in comedy,
no matter how the form will be.
Making 5 million dollars.
Ranking as the top comedian in public surveys.
I haven't had dreams like that.
All I want is just continuing to work in the field or comedy as long as I can.
Because I love comedy so much.
This is all I can do.
The reason why I'm here...
is I've been preparing stand-up comedy for a long time.
I could be a stand-up comedian, or...
just continue to write comedy scripts.
Or I can write books.
I'm not trying to limit my possibilities to one particular thing.
I know it might sound like bragging about myself.
But limiting myself to something wouldn't be fun.
I think so.
I've never seen him so full of himself.
If you had fun with my busking today,
please press the button. One click is worth of one dollar.
After me, Sang-wook and...
Jun-young will give you a speech.
But make sure to vote for me, not them.
Thank you for listening to me despite this cold weather.
("Seize the Day" by Byung-jae)
He's awesome.
Byung-jae!
No one else but only Byung-jae...
can do performances like this.
- Cool. - I agree.
He's here.
Welcome, sir.
I was so nervous.
- I was frightened. - But you were amazing.
(The funds raised through "As I Say" is donated to people in need.)
How did you feel down there?
I was freaking nervous and my mind went blank.
(Nervous)
But I was glad that they were all paying keen attention to me.
When we had a meeting in the studio,
- you said you'd talk about yourself. - Right.
- You hid it from us. - No, it's about myself.
I talked about my parents too.
- Jun-young, I have a personal question because he's my close friend. - Yes.
Is there any possibility that he'd be sued again?
I'm asking it since I truly worried.
First of all,
it would be ridiculous if someone sues him for this.
Someone will do if he's really determined.
Please, stop it.
He already experienced one.
- You were sued once, right? - His expression has changed.
It seemed natural for him to raise the issue that way.
If it's natural, no one can seek legal proceedings against it.
It was quite natural back then.
But they sued me.
Today's busking was sad but funny.
Thank you for your speech.
I was really impressed.
Recently, I...
feel how seasons are changing when I'm out to film this show.
If you look at people gathered on the street, you can see their outfits have changed.
They are all bundled up in thick winter coats.
It is quite cold these days.
Now, even more people are coming here.
- People are getting off from work. - It's 10 minutes to 6.
The second busker is Sang-wook.
How will you attract people?
I have a life-size photo of myself.
I'll tell them it's me...
and ask them to listen to me.
He called himself a poem disposer who sells his poems.
Coincidentally, Byung-jae is really good at introducing people in a witty manner.
- Can you please introduce him, a poem disposer? - I'm scared.
A poem disposer of disposable poems.
(Disposable)
Go out, you disposer.
- What are you doing here? - Okay.
Why don't you go out?
(Go meet your audience.)
- I'll dispose my poems. - Good luck.
(It's Sang-wook's turn now.)
(He's going out with his life-size photo.)
(Busking Zone is already crowded with people.)
Hello.
(It's Ha Sang-wook.)
I'm going to shout to promote my busking.
You can take a seat here.
No, I'm going to move that way.
(Everyone's moving.)
(People are flocking to him.)
It's the largest crowd we've ever seen.
Hello, everyone. I'm...
a poem disposer,
Ha Sang-wook.
(Sang-wook's busking starts with warm welcome of people.)
I feel so shy when people look at me. So...
please look at this instead of me.
It's me.
(Same person)
You can look at this picture. I wonder if you know...
I used to be an office worker.
I didn't quit my job before I started writing.
I started writing while I was working at a company.
So I often introduced myself as an office-poet.
As I wrote poems while I was working,
many people think...
I must be...
a courageous person who quit his job to realize his dreams.
It must've been a tough decision.
That's what people think of me.
But that's not true. I was so scared.
To be honest, I didn't follow my dream of writing.
It's more like giving up my job.
He just gave up.
(A different perspective)
The biggest concern I had when I quit the company was...
that I'll lose my monthly wage. I didn't have much saving.
Moreover, my family isn't well off.
So the monthly wage was very important for me.
It was not easy to abandon it.
Though I was making some money from writing,
it was not as much as my wage.
So I thought hard.
Shall I continue to work at the company? Or shall I focus on writing?
If I have to give up one of them, I'll give up my office job.
That's how I gave up my day job.
A dream that I really wanted to follow was something different from writing. One day,
I came up with an idea that my poem could be lyrics.
So I invested my own money...
to write songs and lyrics.
I composed two songs.
They are "Gift Money" and "Go to Work".
It's like "You have to go to work."
Do you know what the result is?
No one would know.
- No. - The result is this. Nobody knows about them.
(Nobody knows what his songs are.)
Nobody knows. Even my social media followers and fans were not interested in...
the songs at all.
(Even his fans were cold.)
The result didn't really disappoint me. I sort of expected it.
I was satisfied with the fact that I tried what I wanted to do.
What really made me sad and upset...
was what people told me when I shared my plan.
(People's response to his plan to write songs.)
I wrote some posts on...
my social media that I was writing a song.
Some of the comments to the posts...
were like "He's changed", "He thinks he's a star now".
"Why don't you just keep writing?"
They told me to stick to my job.
(People tried to stop his challenge.)
"Stick to what you're doing now."
I felt so bad about those comments.
The first post I wrote on my social media in 2012 was...
"You're not with me when I need you. You bother me when I'm busy."
The title of that short poem was "Sleep". That's my first poem.
Let's say I could go back to 2012,
with the person who wrote that comment.
I was a designer back then. I majored in art.
I might ask him "Take a look at my poem. Do you think I can be a writer?"
"I might be able to write a book. What do you think?"
What would the person have told me?
I think...
he might've told me "Keep on design, what you're doing now."
I'm sure that people like him would've told me so.
(He wrote poems against such prejudice.)
Let me introduce one of my poems.
"Many dreams go nowhere."
"Not because of harsh reality, but because of biased advice."
Its title is "The Wall of Advice".
The wall of advice, not the wall of harsh reality.
I turned 36 this year.
I thought how many times I've faced with the wall of reality, and there wasn't much.
I'm not saying my life has been an easy journey.
My parents were not that rich to allow me...
to do whatever I want in my life.
But I wasn't bothered by it.
(The wall of reality didn't matter.)
However, I haven't really broken down the mighty wall of others' advice.
Right.
That's true.
I don't know how high or mighty the wall of reality is.
I had to give up before I reach it.
Let me introduce you my other poem.
"It's not true that elephants can't jump. They just don't need to."
Let's say there's...
a baby elephant that is trying hard to reach fruits on a tree but can't do it.
You may go and tell him...
"Instead of using your nose only,
try jumping up. You can do it."
"Give it a try." You might say so.
The elephant wouldn't do it at first, but...
what if others keep encouraging him to do and...
providing him positive inputs? How will it change?
He will try to jump.
One day, he...
might even forget how important his nose is.
(One may lose the sight of his own strength.)
We all say that we should be positive.
Many people encourage us that we can do anything we want.
Of course I know it's out of good will.
But actually those positive encouragements give us huge pressure.
Talking about bright sides only...
will make you obsessed with fear against potential failure.
(Fear of failure)
These days, I often think...
what we really need now is not the energy from being positive.
We have to admit that we might not be very successful in the end.
That will relieve us from the stress and pressure.
(We need to unwind ourselves.)
So I'd like to change "You can do it" into...
"You can't be good at everything. But you can do whatever you want."
"Or, you don't even have to start."
I want to say these words.
I believe those words...
will give us strength to overcome...
the pressure that forces us to be positive all the time.
So I place more value on the power of...
admitting yourself as you are than...
the power coming from being positive.
Great.
He looks really cool. Shall we go out too?
- Will I look better down there? - Why don't you try yourself?
- No, you go first. - No.
You will look really intelligent and sexy.
Now let me answer your questions.
- You sang a verse of your song earlier. - Yes.
Can you sing the whole song for us?
- My song? - Yes.
Well, I'm so sorry but whenever....
I try to sing a song, my vocal cords don't work.
I should ask it before I try to sing a song.
Then it always says "no", and that's it.
(Can't persuade his vocal cords)
However, since you've asked me,
I'll do lip synching here today.
(Lip synching?)
Lip synching!
(What is he talking about?)
I haven't seen anything like this.
The first lip synching performance of Sang-wook.
(Sang-wook's lip synching performance in Gangnam)
(Waving to the rhythm)
Don't follow me. I want to be only one enjoying the ambiance.
(Let me enjoy the ambiance by myself.)
How brazen he is.
What a sight.
Even if it's lip synching, he should use a microphone at least.
(An invisible microphone in the air)
I'll show you my head voice.
(Special service for his fans)
(Lip synching with head voice)
(Laughing)
It's my chest voice.
(His chest is singing.)
His singing is quite good. I can't believe it's him.
It's his voice.
(Unexpected sweet voice)
(I love this song.)
The envelops of gift money
show how good I am at relationships with others
That's it for today.
("Gift Money" sung by Sang-wook in Gangnam)
Any other question?
At the moment, do you have other dreams you want to achieve?
Questions about my dreams made me develop this fear for positiveness.
I don't like the question "What's your dream?" because...
not many people can honestly talk about their dreams. Can you?
Aren't you pressured to say something grand?
When I talked about my dream, some said "It can't be a dream."
Those negative comments...
made me be scared of talking about my dreams.
So sometimes I said things...
that are actually not my dreams.
I borrowed dreams from other people.
(He pretended.)
After I talk about such borrowed dreams,
I try to realize them anyway.
It's so difficult as they are not mine.
It's like borrowing money.
(It's like borrowing money from a moneylender.)
Words like "What's your dream?" or "Dream big"....
seem to make us be drifted apart from our real dreams. I don't have many dreams.
I try not to have too many dreams.
That's my answer.
("Poem Disposer on the Street" by Sang-wook)
Thank you.
(Going back with his precious life-size photo)
(People touched by his speech are donating.)
Have a seat here. You're so cold now.
Since his poems are very witty and cheerful,
I thought he must be a really positive person.
I didn't expect he'd be this thoughtful.
He mentioned two walls, the wall of advice and the wall of reality.
Was there advice that offended you?
When I hear advice, it...
sometimes sounds like for the person who's giving the advice, not me.
In that case, I don't feel good.
For example, "I told you so."
- It's not helpful. - Right.
He just wanted to tell me he was right.
"Hey, I told you this would happen."
If he had known, he should've told you earlier.
That's right.
At Gangnam station here, it draws towards the night.
It's the hottest time here, and it's the hottest person's turn.
It's considered one of the hottest places in Seoul.
I'll make it short. The final busker is Park Jun-young!
Go get the stage.
(Let's get started.)
- What should he do? - Go for it!
- Go Jun-young! - You can do it.
It's awesome. We have a really big audience today.
Yes, it's huge.
(Waiting for a celebrity)
Hello, I'm a lawyer, Park Jun-young.
Those who delivered speeches before me are writers.
So there speeches were great.
But my job is to plead for people at the court.
Speaking before you is so different from pleading at the court. I'm very nervous now.
Please be seated if you want to listen to me.
I'll move that way.
(People are showing interest.)
He's the third busker today.
He's getting the greatest attention from the audience.
The biggest number of people are gathered.
(Everyone's seated.)
Currently, I'm working on "Story Funding" at a portal website...
called Daum.
At a portal website called Daum...
(He's trying to impress people with his career.)
He seems desperate.
Today, I'm going to talk about what we have to do...
to overcome prejudice and stereotypes.
Have you heard of a novel titled "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
The title is very interesting.
It's about a lawyer who made wonderful pleading at the court.
He's called Mr. Finch.
It's based on a real case that occurred in the US in the 1930s.
Mr. Finch defended a black man named Tom.
Tom was accused of a sexual assault on a white woman.
Let's think about it. It happened in the States in the 1930s.
The assaulter was a black man...
and the victim was a white woman.
Even before the trial started,
people had been so convinced that Tom must've sexually assaulted her.
Even today, prejudice and discrimination against black people are here to stay.
However, Tom didn't commit the crime. He was under a false accusation.
Mr. Finch's daughter asks him.
"Dad, do you think you can win this case?"
His answer to that question was...
"No, I don't think so."
Then he went on.
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years...
before we started...
is no reason for us...
not to try to win." That's what he said.
It's a great statement.
I myself had to go through so much prejudice.
I...
graduated from a high school in a remote island.
That's the highest level of education I got.
My friends back in my hometown...
or acquaintances never asked me to take care of their cases.
Being their friend can't...
assure them to consult their cases with me, who got only high school diploma.
That was the reality I faced.
So I became a court-appointed lawyer.
While working as a court-appointed lawyer,
I took the murder case of a homeless girl in Suwon,
which happened in 2007.
Two homeless people were caught as suspects, and their sentence was confirmed.
Before long,
they said there are more suspects.
So five teenage runaways were brought to trial.
I was the court-appointed lawyer for the teenagers.
Of course I thought they were guilty.
But how did the case turn out?
All 7 suspects were found not guilty, after 5 years.
I think it's a matter of prejudice and preconception.
When he comes back, I'll ask a little more about the case.
- I'm curious how they were found not guilty. - Exactly.
You can't just reach a conclusion.
Do you know the murder case of a taxi driver that took place in Iksan?
I took the Samnye Nara Supermarket robbery case as well.
Do you know what these two cases have in common?
In these two cases, innocent people were falsely imprisoned.
We live in this society where it took 17 years to solve this absurd case.
I think it's better to go down and ask him. I'll go ask him.
Though they were found not guilty, they were left with scars.
Some incidents ended up as just another unsolved cases,
not being able to bring justice for the victims.
We have to keep paying attention...
and see how these socially meaningful cases...
come to an end.
We also have to pay attention to see if the real culprits were caught...
and the public power is taking...
any responsibilities as a result of their manipulation and rigging.
- Rain is pouring. - Is it raining?
It's raining.
(He is worried.)
- It's raining hard at the moment. - It's raining.
- I will finish my busking here. I will receive questions. - Okay.
(Is this the end?)
He has to wrap it up.
I can see you're working as a court-appointed lawyer and doing good deeds.
But you can't make a lot of money by doing that.
I'm curious what makes you keep working as a court-appointed lawyer.
There are so many victims who are falsely charged in this society.
In Korea, there are no organizations that can help them.
So somebody has to take a responsibility and help them.
I'm taking that responsibility at the moment.
That's why I have to focus on these cases.
It's only natural...
for a lawyer to defend the accused in the court.
But standing here in front of many citizens...
was very meaningful for me. Thank you.
(He wraps it up quickly so they can avoid getting soaked.)
Yes!
(He comes back to the waiting room with Hee-yeol.)
- It was great. - Well said.
It started to rain hard all of a sudden.
But no one left the spot.
They kept listening to you.
It's something that has never happened on our show.
The rain was pouring.
Jun-young was being considerate,
- so he wrapped it up quickly. - Yes.
I thought everyone knew about these cases, but it was so unexpected.
- But everyone in the crowd didn't leave. - They're waiting.
You're a star!
But I'm sure many people don't know much about these cases.
Do you want do another busking later?
Wow, it's an honor.
Well... I have faced up to reality.
As you were speaking, I got curious about many things.
I want to go down there and listen to what he has to say.
Does anyone want to come with me?
- Me. - Okay.
He's interested in crime stories.
What are you doing?
- Get out there! - Get out there!
Good luck!
(The rain has stopped.)
Hello.
- Hello. - We've prepared cushions.
Please take a cushion and have a seat.
I hope you enjoy...
Jun-young's busking.
- Please come forward. - Take a cushion and have a seat.
Thank you.
Hee-yeol has definitely gathered crowds before.
- Have a seat. - He had a different job.
Please sit at the back if you have time.
Is that okay?
For your reference, this person next to me is...
the main artist of YG Entertainment along with G-Dragon.
- This is Yoo Byung-jae. - Hi, I'm Yoo Byung-jae, the main artist of YG.
Hello.
It rained during my busking.
So I had to wrap it up quickly.
Thank you for staying here.
I'm sure you're here to see Hee-yeol...
- and other celebrities... - My name is Yoo Byung-jae.
(Flustered)
I'm Yoo Byung-jae.
- I'm Yoo Byung-jae. - I forgot your name for a moment.
- I'm Yoo Byung-jae. - I was flustered.
How many times will he say his name?
Thank you. Let me introduce myself again.
I'm a lawyer who has experienced prejudices myself.
I was born and raised in a small island,
which is part of Wando, South Jeolla Province. I graduated high school there.
I passed the 44th bar examination in 2002.
I was proud.
But when I went into the legal circles,
I had to face the brutal reality.
Giving an important case to someone...
who has no experience and is a high school graduate...
is very dangerous.
One might say it's a prejudice towards academic clique...
or the course of life he has taken.
Maybe I'm one of the victims...
who has suffered from the prejudice.
I actually have the same experience.
I went to a vocational high school.
Back then, people thought I was hopeless whatever I did.
So I decided to go to college, no matter what.
I took the college entrance exam again...
and went to a well-known university in Seoul.
Even if I did the same thing,
I realized that people are looking at me differently.
I know how...
prejudices can make people look at you differently, even if you do the same thing.
So I started to take the cases offered by the government.
I'd take about 40 to 50 cases a month. When I was busy, I'd take up to 70 cases.
The case that changed my life was...
the murder case of a homeless girl in Suwon.
Let me explain about the case.
At a high school in Suwon, a girl's dead body was found.
Two people who had intellectual disabilities were...
falsely convicted.
Not long after,
five teenage runaways, other than the other two suspects,
were investigated on suspicion of the crime.
I was the court-appointed lawyer for the teenagers.
The prosecutor said this in the court.
"The teenagers are the homeless runaways."
"They're wild like stray cats." That's what he said.
Since he had that prejudice,
he ended up making an illegal investigation,
which was based on deception and coercion.
The reason why I started to think...
the teenagers were falsely accused was...
the letter they wrote, which was filled with sincere appeal of innocence.
One of the teenagers sent a letter to a counselor...
at Youth Counseling and Support Center, who had looked after them.
"I've left my house and lived like a delinquent."
"But I hope you will trust me."
"I said I didn't do it, but the prosecutor forced me to admit."
"I thought they'd incriminate me if I get mad, so I ended up admitting the charge."
"I tried to keep the promise I made to you. Why would I kill a person?"
He borrowed a dollar to buy papers, and this is the letter he wrote.
There are four pages.
The four-page letter was filled with his sincere plea.
"Trust me."
(Trust me.)
"Trust me."
(The sincere plea of teenagers)
They didn't say they want justice. They wanted me to trust them.
People might wonder...
why they made a false confession so easily, even though they didn't do it.
People think...
that kind of confession...
was only made when people were tortured in 1970s and 80s.
Even though they weren't tortured,
they said they killed a man.
Do you know why?
(The reason of false confession)
When teenage runaways and people with intellectual disabilities...
are left alone without any help from others,
if they think there is no way out,
they can make a false confession and say they killed a person.
Even after they make a false confession, they think...
they won't get charged with murder because they didn't kill a person.
They think making a false confession is the only way out.
There's a case that became an issue recently.
The case didn't get much attention due to Choi Sun-sil scandal.
Do you know Samnye Nara Supermarket robbery case?
Three robbers went into a supermarket.
An old lady was killed in the supermarket.
She was suffocated to death. It was a robbery case.
This case is important...
because minors with intellectual disabilities were falsely accused of the murder.
While they were being imprisoned,
the police received a tip regarding the true culprits.
So the real culprits were caught and admitted their crime. There were three of them.
But they ignored their confession and released them.
Instead, the minors with intellectual disabilities...
were kept imprisoned.
The case was influenced by the unfair and brutal public power.
You can see another prejudice here.
They thought the poor kids with intellectual disabilities...
who used to be petty thieves can go into the supermarket and kill a person.
Even though there's no evidence,
if they make a confession,
they will be convicted of the murder. It's a kind of prejudice as well.
What I want to say is that...
they are no different.
I hope you think that they can become...
competent people one day.
Even though they seem worthless and weak,
if you think they have the possibility to grow and improve,
you won't be able to have prejudice towards them easily.
This world is complicated.
Are lot of things are happening.
It's important to bring justice.
But before that, we have to discover why the injustice has happened.
It's not to criticize the people who made mistakes.
We need to give them a chance to admit their wrongdoings...
and to reflect on themselves.
Only then, these cases will never happen again.
To prevent them from happening again,
we have to keep paying attention and see...
how these cases come to an end.
(People need to keep paying attention to the falsely accused cases.)
(His second busking comes to an end.)
I'd like to thank you all. It's really cold.
Even I was shivering from the cold.
Thank you so much.
Everyone came out.
(It's Haha.)
It reminded me of "Moneyed are guiltless, moneyless are guilty."
Yes.
Jun-young also said that prejudices and preconceptions are...
- the worst perpetrators. - Right.
(Wow)
- What did you think? - Wow.
You're the Sohn Suk-hee of variety shows.
(Laughing)
We will now reveal...
how much our buskers have collected.
Let's find out.
We will now reveal how much Byung-jae collected.
(Nervous)
- Wow. - I thought you said 50 dollars.
I'm so nervous.
The amount includes cash donations.
- He collected 31 dollars. - Yes!
(He gives a shout of joy.)
(It's a lot more than he expected.)
- It can't be. - He sure is the best actor at YG Entertainment.
- Wow. - Thank you.
Now, let's add the amount...
that Ha Sang-wook, collected.
Wow.
Hee-yeol, is this the correct amount?
- This can't be... - It's the total amount, including 31 dollars.
Yes. Wow.
It's 87 dollars in total.
Why are you surprised?
- Look at his face. Look. - Why are you sullen?
(Byung-jae, why are you sullen?)
What? 56 dollars?
- The amount is a lot higher than we usually collect. - Amazing.
Lastly, let's add the amount that Lawyer Park Jun-young collected.
My goodness.
- Hee-yeol, I think our show will do really well. - Why?
- The total amount collected is... - Goodness.
It's 130 dollars. Wow!
(It's 130 dollars.)
(Amazing)
You collected 43 dollars.
(He's good with numbers.)
The total amount collected today is 130 dollars.
The total amount collected so far...
is 557 dollars. Wow.
The collected money will be donated to charity...
through Happy Bean.
- We usually wrap it up by saying "What are you doing? Get out there." - Yes.
When I say, "As I Say", please say "Ha Hee-yeol".
- Let's wrap it up saying that. - Okay.
Look at the camera. Are you ready?
Busking with words, "As I Say".
- Ha Hee-yeol! - Yes!
(The hottest buskers are here.)
(The man who wrote the president's speech)
(Kang Won-guk, a former speech writer at the Blue House)
(Do you use a tablet PC when you write a speech?)
(I have a tablet PC. There are pictures, but they're not mine.)
(Laughing)
(Lee Se-young is also a racy novelist.)
(She wrote, "Breast Pads of a Woman".)
(Will she tell us everything?)
(A fireman with a burning heart)
(Oh Young-hwan)
(Shouting)
(As I Say)
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