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I am MC Yoo Hee-yeol.
I am MC Haha.
I'm the EXO of Chungnam, Ahn Hee-Jung.
What was that?
If I, Kim Young-chul, raise the TV ratings over 5 percent,
I'll become a regular on As I Say.
What? What are you talking about?
- What did he say? - He's tiring me out already.
I'm Son Byung-ho. I'm the founder of the Son Byung-ho Game.
Wow.
He's a pro gamer.
(In just a few minutes...)
(The governor has difficulty adapting to variety shows.)
(Sighing)
(He keeps poking his nose into everyone's business.)
(Do you know who I am?)
(If our rating goes over 4% this week...)
(Both of you step down.)
(Ahn Hee-jung's...)
(shocking pledge.)
(A pledge to get in everyone's ratings.)
(It will be revealed in just a few minutes.)
The courageous have come out to talk.
- On Wednesday night, - Busking with words,
- this is As I Say! - this is As I Say!
- Yes. - Nice to meet you.
- Today's lineup is strong. - Really strong.
- Wow. - I have a good feeling about this.
Young-chul is the weakest link.
What did you say?
He's not the EXO of SM,
but the EXO of Chungnam.
He's the governor of Chungnam, Ahn Hee-Jung.
- Hello. - Hello.
- You're really handsome. - Chungnam's EXO.
Both of you...
look so much better than you do on TV.
You can tell he's very old. He uses the word "television".
- Television. - Yes.
- He's Chungnam's EXO. - Yes.
- Do you know who EXO is? - I didn't know who they were at first.
Honestly, I didn't.
- He's being so honest. - Before, I heard you...
used to write EXO as "XO".
Someone asked me for an autograph.
That person requested I write out...
"Chungnam EXO, Ahn Hee-Jung" on yellow Post-it.
Back then,
I thought it'd be cool for me to write it all out in English.
That's why I wrote "Chungnam XO".
- But as soon as I wrote that, I felt something was wrong. - You noticed?
As I wrote it, it looked like the name of Cognac.
- Exactly. - He has a great sense of humor.
- He noticed it. - I did.
That person went on to post it on Instagram.
Now that I know there's an "E" in EXO,
I wonder if E-X-O's fan will notice me too?
You can't say E-X-O. That's looking for trouble.
They'll attack you for that.
It's the same as calling the group H.O.T. as "Hot".
Why is this so complicated?
- You have to say EXO. - It's complicated.
Also, Young-chul?
Yes?
- Who gave you permission to make yourself a regular? - I did.
- What? - Why are you picking a fight with us?
Has this program ever gotten over a 5 percent rating?
- No. - If I add in my energy,
and cause the ratings to go over 5 percent, that's good for the program, isn't it?
- Besides, there's only two MCs here. - Yes?
That's why I'm saying I'm going to come in too. Is there a problem?
Is there a problem?
Was that too aggressive?
Wait. Because I'm sitting next to the Chungnam governor,
I was trying hard not to get overpowered by his presence.
But I think I came out too aggressive, didn't I?
All right, moving on...
- The founder of Son Byung-ho game... - They're not going to interview me, are they?
- Son Byung-ho. Hello. - Hello.
It's been a really long time.
It's great to see you again.
Did you have a new game prepared for us today?
- Well... - We're going straight to the game without asking how he has been?
- It's like he's a recreation instructor. - People only know about...
the Son Byung-ho Game. They don't know who Son Byung-ho is.
It's very unfortunate.
- But that's okay. There's Son Byung-ho Game One and Two. - Yes?
But from Three, it didn't work.
Was was Three about?
Three is where you act dumb.
When you say the number four, you have to hold up a different number.
- A different number? - Yes.
- You have to act dumb. - Yes.
If you don't get it right, everyone points, saying, "Dummy, dummy, dummy".
This is the key point of this game.
Byung-ho, this is the first time we're meeting each other...
Everyone here today...
- has very different auras. - Yes.
I'm looking forward to see how this plays out today.
Before we start our talk,
this meeting will follow the concept of an AA Meeting.
Everyone will be anonymous and equal. So to keep everyone on the same level,
we won't be adding any titles or modifiers.
We'll be just calling each other by their names.
Hee-Jung.
When else will I ever have the chance to call him by his name?
- Today's the only day I can do that. - Will that be all right with you?
Let's do it as you suggested, Hee-yeol.
That was crazy.
That made my heart skip a beat.
I'm getting nervous. He's really good at this.
- He is, isn't he? - Yes.
One of the most popular comedian, Kim Young-chul.
Stop it! Stop!
Stop doing that.
D-A-N-G. Call me if you need a pick-me-up.
- I'll give you a glucose injection. - This is too funny.
He's doing it already.
Everyone laughed except for Hee-Jung.
- I laughed. - I must have shocked him.
While we're on that,
let's see your series of mimicries.
You sure?
Yes. Let's see them.
- He had another five sets, didn't he? - Yes.
- It was originally 17 sets. - It was?
But I took out 12 of them.
- It was draining to do all 17. - Just show us five.
It's because Mrs. Kang Bu-ja would...
laugh and cry at the end.
That's why I took some out.
- You're getting exhausted, aren't you? - He's already tired.
- Did you see his expression? - He's tired.
No, I'm not tired.
Hee-Jung, you can't be getting tired already.
Sitting next to Young-chul, it's kind of fascinating to watch him...
- What will you start with? - I'll start with Chungnam EXO.
Growl, growl, growl. You shouldn't growl, hey.
You shouldn't do that, you know?
You couldn't tell who that was? It was Lee Yeong-ja.
She's from Chungnam, just like you.
You don't know who I am?
Hee-Jung is being so cold.
That was Ha Chun-hwa.
You're really tired, aren't you?
If you don't know who I am, I won't let you get away with it.
It's Cho Hye-ryeon.
- This is driving me crazy. - Governor, I won't miss out on it.
I'm sorry. But do you even know who I am?
I can understand he doesn't understand my mimicry skills but...
- Who's the last one? - It's Kim Hee-ae.
Kim Hee-ae?
I won't miss out on it. Everyone knew, right?
I didn't know.
- Really? - This combination...
It's really funny, isn't it?
They're like a comedy duo.
- Are you okay with being my comedy partner? - Sure...
We can be partners until the election.
If you ever become the president,
please don't harm him.
- He's not really a bad person. - I won't do anything like blacklist him.
I will never do anything like that. Never.
It'll be funny if Young-chul can't come out on TV anymore.
Let's be friends.
This is too funny.
Anyway, on "Ask Us Anything", your promise to step down has gotten out of hand.
They have been holding meetings about your dismissal.
It's really amazing how much...
people want you to step down.
- Did you write those comments? - No.
- Those comments... - It's really amazing...
- how he can unite people as one against him. - I'm serious.
Out of all those comments, there were two or three that stated,
"If you don't step down, you're no different from those politicians. Step down."
I'm always telling the viewers this. I'm not a politician.
- He's the politician. - It's because you make so many outrageous promises.
But those promises...
I was framed.
What do you think of this? He's not keeping his promises.
Hee-chul said, "You should step down if our ratings go over 5 percent."
They told me to say okay in front. So I said,
"Okay."
You said okay when they told you to?
- See? - He did say it.
Yes, I did say it.
Will that be a problem?
Who told you to say okay?
Kim Hee-chul.
- He was your coworker? - Yes.
Then you can step down together.
Wait, this...
This is the first time anyone suggested that.
I never thought of that option.
That's a very clear cut solution.
What will you be talking about today?
Why are you cutting me off like that?
- We were... - They'll edit out what you just said.
They'll edit it out?
Today, I'll be talking about...
Well, it's been 19 years since I worked in the entertainment business.
I was able to make it this far because of my motormouth.
I'll going to be bus king...
about my motormouth.
He's normally good at English but he said "bus king".
(We're looking forward to his "bus king".)
Next, we have the governor of Chungnam, Ahn Hee-Jung.
There's a reason the people in Chungnam keep talking about this.
- When I saw you, - It was surprising.
- I felt that your face was really handsome. - He's handsome.
You think so? Thank you.
Do you think you're handsome too?
I kept hearing people say that since I was a child.
- I'm sorry. - Not at all.
I wish I could age like him in 10 years.
He's exactly 10 years older than me.
Ten years will pass by in a flash.
I feel like he came here to personally attack me.
But according to the rumors, I heard
Hee-Jung didn't have any sense of humor.
- I was really worried about him, but he's pretty good at this. - He is.
But actually, things like politics...
are always talking about social conflict and issues.
- So it's a very serious job. - Yes, it is.
That's why people think I'm boring.
It's due to the image of me being a politician.
But if you get to know me, I can be fun.
- You are. - Back in my freshmen MT orientation,
everyone stayed up all night listening to my life stories.
He's really good at bragging about himself.
- He is. - I'm not...
- just bragging. I'm telling the truth. - I'm sure.
He speaks with you as if you were an old friend.
A lot of people are misunderstanding you.
- They think you're a difficult person. - As our society progresses,
I hope this prestige associated with authority...
disappears soon.
Prestige is nothing but a facade.
The toughest thing I experienced as a governor...
was when the workers would try to avoid me when they saw me in the corridor.
I asked them if it was because they hated me.
They responded that it was difficult for them to approach me.
But I don't think it should be like that.
I really hope we don't continue in that way.
We should be allowed to rub shoulders while playing basketball together.
Wouldn't it be great to have that kind of country?
That sounds great.
- Hey, stop it! - Why? We could play basketball together later.
Let's hold hands. It's all right.
He likes me.
I'm not done talking yet. That's why...
regardless of if you're a CEO, president, or governor,
just like soccer,
they're all just mere positions.
In fact, for all of us...
Having different positions doesn't mean you have different levels of power.
But we're always made to think we have different levels of power...
- when everyone's on the same level. - Yes.
- That's right. - We're all just friends.
Can I ask you a sensitive question?
You announced that you're running as a presidential candidate this election.
Even if you do well, it will be very risky.
Even then, why did you decide to run for president?
Actually, I go around college campuses telling this to students.
"You want me to talk about things that gives you courage but I can't."
But, I do tell them...
about the college students in our grandfather's generation.
I tell them about the students during Chun Doo-hwan's reign.
About how they died, fighting for their rights.
I talk about how people in their twenties are...
all suffering in the present.
But when has history ever been kind to the people in their twenties?
History has never been kind to us. So we should stay strong.
That's what I tell them.
I believe that the challenges faced by this generation...
are the same challenges faced by the previous generations...
throughout the history.
I don't think they're any more challenging than they were before.
- Have I been talking too long? - No. I was just touched.
- We're listening. - Right now, your ratings...
It's very high.
It's continuing to rise.
Two months ago, the press kept asking me...
why my ratings weren't going up.
Just like how not all flowers bloom at the same time in spring,
each individual grows and develops differently.
I answered them that I believed my time will come soon too.
But I must admit I did get depressed when my ratings weren't going up.
- He's so honest. - I was discouraged.
- And upset? - Yes.
Everyone would tell me to attack or badmouth someone else.
But I hate badmouthing others.
I never thought of this as fighting the other candidates.
It's all about being chosen by that generation.
It's not a game where you can win by fighting with the other candidates.
It's not a competition.
This election is all about looking deeper and deeper...
within yourself and finding your foundation.
The past few months have been very difficult for me...
when people suddenly started taking interest in me.
That's why I always say this.
It sounds like I'm copying a commercial but...
if you think about it again, it has to be Ahn Hee-Jung.
I feel like I heard that somewhere.
I do feel like I heard that somewhere.
- But last time... - Last time, we had Lee Jae-myung...
- The mayor of Seongnam came here. - When he came here,
- we were able to get a 3.9 percent rating. - He made a record.
- It didn't go over 4 percent? - No.
He was short 0.1 percent.
Do you think you can help us go over the 4 percent rating?
It sounds like you're challenging me.
- It does. - I don't want to be rude but...
but rather than your ratings,
we care more about our TV rating.
I'm sorry but it's more important.
- That's okay. - I really wish we could go over the 5 percent rating.
We each have to worry about ourselves first.
If we go over a 4 percent rating,
I'll do as you tell me to.
So you two...
should also put something on the line.
His eyes suddenly changed.
He has a desire to win.
- Today's episode is all about making promises. - Sounds good.
- If we go over 4 percent because of Hee-Jung... - Both of you step down.
- What? - I didn't agree to anything yet.
Whenever we do the opening...
When I say, "I'm MC Haha",
I'll say it doing your signature hand motion.
As for me, when you start your campaigning process...
and need a campaign song,
- I'll let you use my songs. - Sounds good.
I'll definitely let you use them.
For example, if he comes out as Candidate Number Two, he can sing,
Did you pick Number Two?
(It's an effective campaign song.)
- He can. - That's funny.
I'll be happy if you pick me
(He loves it.)
Even if he wins the election
I'll be happy if you pick me
It's all depends on the number you pick out.
What will you put on the line?
If I win the election, I'll invite you two as VIPs...
to my inauguration party.
The inauguration party?
Isn't this becoming way too big now?
Is this how this program is done?
That would be very uncomfortable...
Will that make you uncomfortable? Then I'll just invite you.
Can I sing there? Will that be okay?
During the opening, I'll go, "Congratulations on your inauguration!"
He was talking to us too. Why are you butting in?
I thought I was also invited.
If you did that, that would be so embarrassing.
We have some great teamwork going on here today.
Next, he's been acting for 35 years.
He's a genuine actor, Son Byung-ho.
(The great scene stealer, Son Byung-ho)
Lately, we haven't been seeing you on TV as much as before.
Last year, I was going back and forth between dramas and movies.
But these days, I've been trying to go back to my roots...
- and preparing myself for theater. - What kind?
It's called "Male Impulse".
It'll start showing in a Daehangno theater on February 16th.
- I see. - When we talk about Son Byung-ho,
- we automatically think of your games. - It's...
really not common for an actor to be known for their game ideas.
- You're right. - How did your games get so famous?
It started when I appeared on a variety show called...
"Happy Together"...
to promote my movie. Yoo Jae-seok asked me,
"What have you been up to?" I told him, "I play games to pass the time."
"What kind of games?" "I play the folding fingers game."
That episode was legendary.
That's how "Happy Together"... - got its "Son Byung-ho Game" segment.
- Yes. - Yes. In the end,
I'm very thankful.
I went there to raise people's awareness of my name.
I'm really grateful they named a game after me.
- And this game made me realize something. - Realize what?
Life never happens the way you plan it.
That was a busking topic, right there.
That's amazing.
Do you know this game? Do you know the Son Byung-ho Game?
I'm not so sure...
Even the person in the Blue House knows this game.
She does?
Someone asked her,
"Do you know the Son Byung-ho game?"
She answered, "Of course. It's the folding game."
You're behind the times.
Look at his expression.
It's okay. You can learn everything here.
We'll teach you everything.
You can learn the Son Byung-ho game from Son Byung-ho himself.
- Yes. - You can learn it from the founder.
- Shall we try it out? - Sure.
Actually, it's no fun to play the game like this.
- Then how? - We need to decide on a penalty.
That way, everyone will do their best.
- What should we do for... - The penalty? Step down?
Would you please stop it already?
What about instead of busking, we're forced to leave and go home?
How does that sound?
We just go home.
- Isn't it interesting? - It's funny.
You can't prepare things like this.
All right. If anyone, excluding us, loses this game,
they'll sing a song after their busking...
- Okay. - without any music.
- All right. - Okay.
The random game that Son Byung-ho likes.
- Start. - People running for president, fold.
You're being so aggressive.
- That's so... - direct.
People over 50, fold.
(It's finally Hee-jung's turn.)
People not wearing a turtleneck, fold.
That's a good one.
This is so fun. It's my first time playing this.
(This old man is excited.)
What's left?
If you're a governor, fold.
- What? I can do that if I want to. - Okay.
- Let's just end this here. - Okay.
If you're Mr. Ahn, fold.
(This is the class of a founder.)
So this is how you play this game?
- Congratulations. - Congratulations.
That was great.
Not only is Byung-ho...
- good at games, but he's a man of many talents. - Yes.
I heard you were great at dancing.
I wouldn't say I was great at dancing. Because I'm an actor,
I thought I should dance differently. So I came up with the bowling dance.
There's a contemporary dance version, a ballet version,
and a Korean dance version of how to do the bowling dance.
I wanted to show that I was an actor. That I was different.
Do you have any nickname for your dancing abilities?
Back in the army, they order you to dance sometimes.
That's when I did one of Michael Jackson's moves.
Everyone had a blast seeing me do that.
The captains would look for me...
and tell me to dance. Yes, sir!
And I would dance. They wouldn't give me any music either.
- They would call me Jackson Son. - Jackson Son?
(The dancing military soldier, Jackson Son)
- We can't just let this pass by. - No, we can't.
Give us some music, please.
- Please, show us your moves. - Show us your moves, Jackson Son.
- Come on, show us. - Show us.
(Singing)
(Wow!)
(Splendid)
That's good.
(His flashy footwork...)
It feels legit.
He looks like a real dancer.
(Jackson Son)
That's the moonwalk, isn't it?
He's playing golf!
That's a golf dance.
- Show us your bowling dance. - Bowling dance.
Show us, Byung-ho.
The bowling dance...
I'll show you the Korean dance version.
I hold the bowling ball.
(Moves up and down)
He's really...
(He steps lightly...)
(and throws it with elegance.)
It's so detailed.
The contemporary dance version is different.
You need more strength.
(He gathers up strength.)
Walk, walk, walk and jump!
(He jumps with all his strength.)
(In just a few minutes, Jackson Son shows off his many talents.)
(He's the first speaker show such passionate actions in As I Say.)
(The natural-born comedian, Kim Young-chul)
(Only three comments. Unlikeable, not funny, disgusting.)
(From being no fun on "Ask Us Anything", he becomes the funniest thing ever.)
(You're a loser if you're not from Seoul.)
(A cold-blooded politician...)
(or a romantic Guardian Ahn?)
(Ahn Hee-Jung bares it all.)
(Today's busking location is Hongik-ro in front of Hongdae.)
Hello. It's nice to meet you all.
(They greet the citizens in close quarters.)
- We're doing it here? - There's so many people.
We must be really popular.
After going through the door of As I Say, we arrived in Hongik-ro.
- Yes. - Yes.
- Although it's the end of winter, it's still very cold. - Yes, it is.
That's why we prepared a warm place where the citizens can be out of the cold.
Shall we go inside and greet them?
- Let's go inside. - This will be our busking location.
Hello, everyone!
(Packed)
Hello, hello.
It's warm in here.
(Everyone cheers loudly.)
Hello.
- You're not cold? - No.
- You're warm? - Yes.
We'll be starting our busking for As I Say very soon.
But before that, let me introduce one of the hottest issue...
He's the icon of stepping down.
- He's the icon of stepping down. - Be quiet.
The greatest comedian, Kim Young-chul.
Hello.
I'll acknowledge it.
Next,
we have the governor of Chungnam, Ahn Hee-Jung.
(Chungnam Governor, Ahn Hee-Jung)
I'm sure everyone had experience playing the game he invented.
The founder of the Son Byung-ho game, Son Byung-ho.
(The busking order is Ahn Hee-Jung, Kim Young-chul, and Son Byung-ho.)
(They start amidst the cheers of the citizen.)
Good luck!
(They start immediately with their first busker.)
In just a few minutes, Ahn Hee-Jung will start his first busking.
He has 30 years of experience speaking to a crowd.
Will we be able to witness his skills? Let's find out.
Hello, everyone.
Although he has a lot of experience,
it's probably his first time doing something like this.
- Anyway, he really is handsome... - The crowd loves him.
Anyway, you came here to see Haha and Yoo Hee-yeol, didn't you?
- I came to see you. - Oh? You did?
May I shake your hand?
(As expected of Chungnam EXO, he greets his fans.)
I always hear people call me the Chungnam EXO.
But since yesterday, they started calling me Guardian Ahn...
(They call me Guardian Ahn.)
Who are you? Where are you?
My staff members...
gave me some lines, telling me the drama, "Guardian" was getting popular.
They put a red scarf around my wife's neck...
and told me to say these lines while holding her hand.
So I...
Lately, I've been getting thick-skinned.
So I did as they told me.
(Heart-wrenching)
Give me some time to get into the role.
(Actor Ahn is very demanding.)
(Guardian Ahn)
The times I've spent with you...
was radiant.
The times I've spent with you was filled with happiness.
No! Please don't...
(Looks away)
(Sighing)
I'll come as the rain.
I'll come as the first snow.
I'll come as the rain.
I'll come as the first snow.
I'm Ahn Hee-Jung. Hello.
(Guardian Ahn, Ahn Hee-Jung)
(His introduction was very unique.)
That's amazing.
At the same time, it's difficult to watch.
After thinking about what I was going to talk about...
I'm sure everyone was very afraid of the MERS incident two years ago.
(There was great anxiety among the citizens about MERS.)
When it was confirmed someone got a positive result for MERS,
no one would go within the 500m radius of that hospital.
Everyone was in a state of terror.
During the MERS incident, the whole country was frozen in fear.
If you were coughing and suffering from a fever,
they first took a sample of your saliva.
Then, they would send that to the Seoul Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
There, they would check the sample...
to see if you were infected with MERS and take two to three days...
to notify you if they had MERS or not.
Really?
They didn't do anything within the hospital itself?
What happens after they notify the patient to be MERS positive?
They would have to hurry and quarantine the patient,
along with all the people he came into contact within those two days.
I asked them, "Why do we need to send this to Seoul and wait two to three days?"
"It's protocol. We need to receive back the results from the Seoul Center."
"But during that time, the patient will move around..."
"and increase the number of people you have to quarantine."
"Don't we have the ability to check if he's MERS positive or not?"
"We can check on our equipments."
If we can check it ourselves, we should check to see if he's infected...
so we can decide whether to quarantine him or not.
Why do we have to send it to Seoul...
and wait for the Seoul Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
to provide us the results?
I told them I'd take all responsibilities.
I told them to send all samples to Chungnam Health Research Institute...
to see if they tested positive for MERS.
That's how we were able to deal with the disease.
We were able to quarantine the infected in a shorter amount of time.
We're always talking about this.
We use the term "In Seoul" a lot.
If you're not "in Seoul", you're a loser.
I found someone write that while browsing through social media.
How long have we been using that word?
"If your not in Seoul, you're a loser."
How long have we been using that term?
You think 20 years? You think 50 years?
It's a concept that's been around for 600 years.
Did he say 600 years?
For 18 years, Jeong Yak-Yong was exiled to Gwangjin, Jeonnam.
I'm sure you've heard of Dasan Jeong Yak-Yong.
While he was in exile, he wrote a letter to his sons.
In that letter, he wrote this.
"My sons..."
"Never leave the four gates of the Hanyang."
In 1392, the year when Joseon was founded,
after the reigning king declared Hanyang as the new capital, people would say,
"When people are born,"
"send them to Hanyang. If horses are born,"
"send them to the Jeju Island." We would constantly hear this from our forefathers.
- He's right. - They would say that.
Many people believed they had to stay in Seoul...
to gain favorable living conditions.
And in some sense, they were right to believe so.
In this system where everything's based on a central system...
Not knowing whether a patient is MERS positive or not...
Regardless of the patient being visibly sick...
Until we receive orders from the central system,
our whole country is forced to just sit and wait.
This concept of "in Seoul" and this centralization or power...
is the core problem of this country.
This system is not only outdated...
but is highly inefficient at carrying out operations.
It's a system that pushes many people to the sidelines.
Today, 50 percent of the population is concentrated...
in Seoul and in capital area.
In the land covering 10 percent of Korean territory,
50 percent of the population is living there.
There are environmental problems,
transportation problems...
and, lastly, above the Creator, we have...
- Landlords. - landlords.
With the high rents and prices,
even if we work as hard as we can...
or even if we run...
our small businesses desperately,
there's nothing left for us after paying the rents.
(Incomes are mostly used to pay the rents.)
Most Korean corporations and...
headquarters of major companies are located in Seoul.
I'm sure you've heard of...
the wage disparities between...
the major companies and subcontractors.
While major headquarters get 1000 dollars, primary medium companies get 500 dollars.
Sub-tier supplier receive only 300 to 350 dollars.
Such unfair wage system...
within the enterprise ecosystem...
may be forcing us to believe that...
all the good jobs are located in Seoul.
(Aren't we forced to believe that?)
As an analogy, we are a soccer team...
that cannot make the use of the whole field.
(Korea as a soccer team that cannot make the use of the whole field)
The 10 percent of the Korean territory.
To go through that narrow door, aren't we all suffering...
trying to add qualifications to our resume?
With the sky-rocketing so-called "In Seoul" rents...
and the matchbox-like apartments,
we are wasting our life to survive daily.
That's why it's called "Hello Joseon" here.
Until the early 20th century, the centralized governmental power...
forced us to be loyal to the country...
and to subdue any individuality.
"Shut up and follow."
However, our happiness in the 21st century...
doesn't come from the concentrated power of the centralized government.
Shouldn't we be able to make our own ways to live?
Shall we make new lives of our own together?
(Goosebumps)
I'm going to copy him later.
There are many students...
and office worker who cannot...
have a meal together with their families.
They're living the "dinner-less life".
I want to know what you think of such social conditions.
It's very sad.
It's a sad reality.
We have more materials than what they had 50 years ago,
but we've become more unfortunate.
We don't have to worry about starvation,
but more of us are giving up on their lives.
The highest rate of senior suicides in the world.
High rate of teenager suicides.
We haven't come all the way here to make such country.
We have to eat to live,
but we also need our healthy minds to survive.
That is the result of the unbalance of minds and bread.
When you're selecting a politician, please look at their values and philosophy.
Specific pledges are important,
but it can easily be a lie.
You have to ask about the values and its directions.
(What's important is the value and direction of their pursuit.)
If we don't pay attention to that,
after every election,
we'll end up with a politician who has promised certain things but doesn't,
and it'll be repeated.
Everyone, thank you for being here with me.
He didn't do it yet!
He didn't sing! He's supposed to sing.
- He lost the Son Byung-ho game, you know? - Right.
I think we should remind him.
Excuse me. Can you hear me?
- Third floor? - Can you hear me?
- Who is it? - I'm Yoo Hee-yeol.
I can hear you well.
- Governor. - Yes.
- At the studio, - Yes.
you lost the Son Byung-ho game.
Well, you guys planned to...
- Right, I lost the game. - Right.
Answer with either yes or no.
- Okay. Yes, I lost the game. - It's like a hearing.
You remember the punishment you promised, right?
You promised to sing your favorite song.
- You need to answer, Governor. - Good job.
Answer with either yes or no right now.
Can you find the lyrics for "Don't Worry", please?
(Wow)
Show me the Hyukoh version.
What did he say?
He said the Hyukoh version.
("Don't Worry" by Ahn Hee-Jung)
Don't be worried
- What is this song? - He's singing with only one note.
Let's sing a song together
Darling, get over all your painful memories
in your heart and let them go
Are we on "I Can See Your Voice"?
("I Can See Your Voice")
I say he's not real.
Let bygones be bygones
That's what they're supposed to be
Sing a song for the one who left you
Say him that you don't regret over loving him so much
(He safely completes the song.)
- Governor. - Yes.
- Thank you for your performance. - Yes.
Antenna Entertainment Agency will...
(Anticipating)
not be recruiting you.
No one will.
I'll stop here. I love you everyone.
(I love you everyone.)
He's finally here.
Good job.
(Ahn Hee-Jung returns to the waiting area.)
- That was amazing. - You seem so relaxed.
- Please take a seat here. - I lost track of time.
When you made that comment...
"Shall we make new lives of our own together?".
That was so amazing.
I'm someone who can work only when the people work with me.
So I have to beg with a do-or-die attitude.
- Your turn for busking is coming up. How do you feel? - What are you going to do?
Well.
In 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,
Figure Skater Kim Yu-Na set a new world record.
Everyone was sure that she won the gold medal.
I feel like Mao Asada who had to compete after Yu-Na.
Do you know what I mean?
- Aside the gold medal, she set a new world record. - That's so funny.
- That was the perfect analogy. - Just do it.
What are you still doing here, Young-chul?
- Get out there. - Get out there!
- Go, Young-chul! - Go, Young-chul!
- Go, Young-chul! - Show what you can do.
(The Busking Zone is much quieter for Young-chul's turn.)
When do I start? There are still people in there.
- Young-chul is out in the street. - Hello.
- He must be nervous. - It's my turn now.
Do you have any plans?
Why don't you get in there?
It's really cold outside.
Go inside. Yes.
Go inside with your friend.
Why is everyone standing outside?
Isn't it cold here? It's cold inside.
No, it's not cold inside. It's cold outside.
Young-chul's busking is starting soon.
I'm gong to start in three minutes.
Hello. How are you?
- What are you doing here? - Holiday.
Holiday? So why don't you go inside? No?
We have to go eat.
- You have to do eat? - We didn't eat yet.
Before eat, why don't you go inside and...
Even foreigners don't have such strong accents.
There's not enough time left.
It's for free.
Please go inside.
- Young-chul's good at that. - It's for free.
- Look at him. - You don't have to pay anything.
- That's amazing. - Okay, there are enough now.
Yes, please go inside.
My great busking will begin soon.
You'll be surprised. I promise.
(Laughing)
Because of the pledge I made,
(Are you really leaving your shows?)
I've become the icon of leaving shows.
I started to think about...
why I make such pledges...
and why I make so many promises,
and I realized that I talk too much.
I carelessly comments, too.
Doesn't that quality suit my face, though?
Kim Young-chul is talkative. Right?
I tried to figure out why I've become so talkative.
Have you seen my mother on a television show?
She's very funny, too.
I think that's where I learned to live happily.
When I was in Grade 11,
my parents got divorced.
They got divorced...
in the year I turned 19, Grade 12.
At the time...
I had an oldest brother.
I haven't shared this...
with others. It's a bit awkward for me.
One night, my brother went out to get a fried chicken.
I told him that I wanted to have a fried chicken, and he went out to get it.
- That night, there was a car accident. - Oh, my.
That was the last time I saw him.
I heard the news that...
he died on that night.
It was...
(Between parents' divorce and brother's death)
the most difficult time for me.
I lived with my brother for 19 years,
and even more time has passed without him.
It's been 23 or 24 years. I feel bad that...
the pain of missing him everyday...
is not as strong as before.
(His longing for his brother is getting lighter.)
(The pain he has kept deep within his heart)
If it's this painful for me,
how much pain is my mother,
who gave birth to him, in?
After seeing my mother crying...
when my brother passed away, I haven't seen her cry at all.
I asked her, "Mom, aren't there times when you can't help buy cry?".
She said, "Of course there are."
"I cried a lot when you weren't here."
She'd cry when no one could see, when she was opening up a crock,
or when she was doing the laundry.
When she's immersed in sadness, she'd get a call from her youngest sister.
"Hello, my younger sister?"
"Have you sold enough seaweed? You have?"
She'd find herself smiling.
(The sadness was gone during a conversation)
She also said, "Young-chul. I must have no guts."
"Even if I'm sad, I'd laugh if I see something funny."
I think I resemble her that way.
(He resembles her ability to cover sadness with laughs.)
I believed that nothing else could be sadder.
So I kept smiling, and more things made me smile in return.
It's true, everyone.
As I was living a happy and fun life,
I connected it with my career.
My friend suggested so seriously...
that I become a comedian.
I don't remember but he told me that I made a face at his suggestion.
"Do I look like a comedian to you?"
(Natural born comedian)
Then in 1999,
I passed the test for the KBS 14th open recruit comedians in 1999.
I'm not sure if you remember, but we were in the financial crisis in 1999.
Because of that, they had to reduce the number of comedians from 14 to 7.
- Wow. - I was worried. There were 14 comedians standing there.
We had to do a 10-second speech on why we wanted to become a comedian.
We had to persuade them why we had to become a comedian.
When it was my turn, I don't know what happened,
but in my DNA there something weird.
You know those who always step forward instead of standing still?
(Like...)
(me.)
"I pictured myself in 10 years."
"Joo Byung-Jin, Lee Hong-ryul, and Shin Dong-yup just passed through my mind."
"Aren't you excited to see what I'd become in 10 years?"
"I'm entry number 168, Kim Young-chul."
I realized that I stepped forward, so...
(Back to original position)
stepped back, and I was already a comedian then.
It could've been due to my talkativeness. After more than 10 years have passed,
I met the chief director of KBS, and he said, "How are you doing?".
"Hello, Chief Director."
Out of nowhere he said, "It's been more than 10 years."
I didn't know what he was talking about. He said, "The 10-second speech."
"I apologize. I should've said 20 years."
I didn’t know I could listen to his story without getting bored.
- I know, right? - It's so fun, too.
Exactly.
I'm a 19-year comedian,
and there are many nicknames for me.
What comes to your mind when you hear my name?
- Ha Chun-hwa. - Yes, good point.
It's very important to me. Anyone else?
- Yang Hee-eun. - Song Eun-yi.
I expected to hear Song Eun-yi, but...
"it's understandable."
Can I punch the picture tube?
What? Picture tube? You're really from the old generation.
- What should I say then? - That's so funny.
- What is it called? - Just call it monitor or screen.
The television at my place still opens up like this.
- Do you turn the knobs to change the channels? - Yes.
- With locks. - Adjusting the antennas, too.
There are many nicknames related to my talents. It's true,
but there's also a new character in relation to English.
I wanted to become more successful,
so in 2003, I went to the Montreal Comedy Festival in Canada.
I didn't speak any English in 2003,
but this is what happened at the festival.
"Hello! Everyone I'm from New York."
"Montreal is really nice weather."
That's what I heard, and I just like you guys.
Haven't you ever laughed just because everyone else was laughing?
- Yes, I have. - Even when filming As I say, I have.
(Even during filming As I say)
(Distinguished MC)
When you spend more than a week or 10 days in that environment,
it becomes very hard on you.
Since there are no friends or anybody I can talk to,
I started talking to the moon.
"Moon, if you ask me what I want to become,"
"I'm going to come back here as an international comedian."
"You have to remember me." I talked to the moon.
When I came back to Korea,
it was Monday. Since then, I've started studying for English...
until now. It's been 15 years so far.
Studying English has become my weapon, talent and hobby.
That's when I started to make careless comments as I was studying English.
If someone asks me, "What do you want to do now?".
I'd say, "I want to write a book."
"I also want to host Arirang TV."
I was able to accomplish those careless comments.
As I said something, it really happened in my life.
When I really want to do something, it really happens to me.
I heard this story on a radio show.
An English psychologist said that we should not swallow our dreams.
We need to speak out about our dreams no matter what, so it can be heard.
"If I fail to quit smoking, I'll give you 100 dollars." That's how it begins.
- This year, I'm really going to start studying English. - Really?
- Yes. - I see, you'll start studying for English.
How about you?
I'm going to work on keeping good health because I have diabetes.
- I see. - I need to manage my weight.
I'm actually working on it now by controlling my diet.
How about you? Anything planned for this year?
Becoming the president.
It's so different from ours.
(On another level)
English, diabetes, and the president.
I've been working on something else. I'm learning how to figure skate.
Next year, there's 2018 Pyungchang Olympics.
There will be televisions related to figure skating or other sports. Right?
If there are such shows, they're going to need someone...
who can host and figure skate at the same time.
Who'll be able to do that? I will be.
Someone asked me, "What if there are no shows like that?"
It doesn't matter to me. If not, then I'd be learning figure skating for myself.
Speaking out the dream and getting a control of them...
have made me who I am today.
As as result of speaking out my dreams,
I've already said that I'm going to become an international comedian.
I've had a meeting with an agency in the States last year.
Of course I still need to work harder. The agency has told me,
"What kind of role do you want to play in the States?". In many dramas and movies,
I realized that all the main characters go to restaurants.
There aren't that any Asian waiters in the restaurants.
When asked what I'd like to do, I said waiters. How?
I'm going to wait on in a funny way.
Everyone is like, "Hey, excuse me. Are you ready go order?", but I'll be different.
After a twirl, I'll say, "Excuse me, are you ready to order?".
If they say it's not funny, then all I have to do is not do it.
I just need to come up with something else.
It's just a way of keep challenging myself.
I'm going to go to Hollywood.
You need to listen very carefully though. All I said was...
that I'll go to Hollywood, but I didn’t say anything about being successful.
All I have to do is visit Hollywood and come back.
For example, if I come back without any success after three years, I can just say,
"I apologize. I prefer Korea." Even if that's what I have to do,
I still want to challenge myself. So what if it doesn't work out?
The failure I'll experience in the States...
will be very helpful to me in Korean entertainment business.
I don't know how you think of me,
but I believe that I'm living my life.
Living your own life...
Shall we live such great lives together?
Thank you.
(Just like how talkative he is, he doesn't stop challenging himself.)
Good job, Young-chul. Good job.
I'm from Busan.
- You came from Busan. - Yes.
I'm on a business trip in Seoul,
and I'm happy to hear your personal stories.
Is there something that made you become positive?
Something that made me become...
positive?
In "Ask Us Anything", I'm treated as a boring guy..
It made sad in the beginning.
I complained to Hodong, and he said,
"It's okay, Young-chul."
"It's okay since you're funny. Are you hurt by it?"
I said, "Well, I'm not unamusing, but people keep calling me not funny."
"When we tape a show you call me an old-timer. How do you think that makes me feel?"
"That's true. What do I do?" He said, "Try getting swept up by it."
"Try getting swept up by that character that they created for you."
That really hit home. From then on, I never get mad when someone says I'm not funny.
Thank you!
(Kim Young-chul's hilariously talkative busking)
Bravo!
Is there a need for a post-talk?
Young-chul, sit down.
I feel like I just returned to the real world.
I was happy for a moment down there.
- This is my first time seeing him get emotional on TV. - Me too.
I suddenly got emotional, too.
I've always wanted to be bright.
I would like the viewers to continue perceiving me as a bright Kim Young-chul.
A few years from now in the west,
- Young-chul may be taking orders. - Seriously.
- Hey gentleman, are you ready to order? - That was Kim Young-chul!
(Let's wrap this up.)
- The current time is 8:34pm. - We're in trouble.
We have Son Byung-ho's busking ahead of us.
You used the term "monodrama" earlier. I'm really looking forward to it.
I've never seen anything like this.
Even the term, monodrama, is new to me.
- Don't expect too much. - I can't not expect much.
I'm having a hard time breathing.
- This will help you. - What are you doing?
- Get out, please. - Oh, really?
Yes, this is the concept.
- You can do it! - You can do it!
(What will Son Byung-ho's "monodrama busking" be like?)
Hello, nice to meet you.
Hello! Nice to meet you!
Yes, really.
I would like to first thank all of you...
who are out here on this cold day to hear busking.
I thought a lot about what I could talk about to really connect with you.
But in any case, you are all the main characters in your own dramas.
It's flowing today.
(Laughing)
- The reaction itself is so funny. - The whole reaction.
His tone is even higher than mine when he laughs.
(Feeling intoxicated)
I wanted to ask. What comes to mind when you think of Son Byung-ho?
- Game! - Of course, the Son Byung-ho Game.
- A villain! - Villain, that too of course.
I don't look that much like a villain, right?
I look friendly, right?
- Yes. - Seeing him in person, he looks really young.
Honestly, I wasn't trying to be an actor from the beginning.
I was a normal student. But there's this thing called talent.
A talent you can't help.
When I was three or four years old,
whenever music came out, I would dance on the dinner table.
So adults would tell me, "You should be Lee Ki-dong Bae Sang-dong when you grow up."
I think all I had was this talent.
Then in middle school, a great person...
appeared and changed my life.
Do you all know...
- Bruce Lee? - Lǐ Xiǎolóng?
Lǐ Xiǎolóng.
(Oh!)
The monodrama must be starting.
When you watch "Enter the Dragon"...
(Smack)
he tastes his blood.
(Immortal scene)
(Tasting)
(Oh!)
(Possessed by Bruce)
- What was this move? "Game of Death"? - "Enter the Dragon".
- "Enter the Dragon"... - "Game of Death", "The Way of the Dragon".
- You really are an old-timer. - Don't do that.
(Stop it. What an old-timer.)
These are nunchucks.
I'm not good, but you can tell the difference, right?
(Exclaiming)
(I am the Bruce in this town.)
(Wow)
(Laughing)
(A rare sight)
This is a new type of busking.
This is the first in busking, right?
This is the first of this kind of thing.
Aren't you of the Bruce Lee generation?
I used to carry nunchucks in my backpack.
This 80s generation, Bruce Lee, Chelsia Chan...
Who's Chelsia Chan?
- Chelsia Chan? - You don't know Chelsia Chan?
- I don't know. - Stop lying.
You have a big bromide poster at home. I know it.
Anyway, watching scenes like that...
really made me want to be like Bruce.
I began to dream of becoming an action star.
(I began to dream of becoming an action star like Bruce.)
Middle school flew by.
When I got into high school, my father's business failed.
We were completely broken.
From then on...
I didn't have any concerns about what college I should go to.
I had only one thought. I need to make money.
I went through all the newspapers.
That's when an ad caught my eye.
If you look at the alley next to Daehan Theater in Chungmuro,
you'll see Milky Way, The Birds, Spotted Deer.
- They had these youth theater acting schools. - Next to Daehan Theater.
Milky Way had put out an ad.
The dream that I had in middle school of becoming an action star...
began to boil up again because of that.
This feels like my path for some reason.
I had a feeling all of a sudden.
So I went to take the test.
I don't know if I did good, but I passed.
(He passed the theater audition.)
At that time, my college tuition was 380 dollars.
Shocking isn't it? "Oh my, it was that cheap?"
- Right? - My seniors two years up paid 380 dollars. I paid 460 dollars.
Really? I paid 680 dollars.
(You're more of an old-timer than I thought.)
(I know how you feel.)
But then...
my registration fee for Milky Way was 400 dollars.
(Registration fee was more expensive than tuition.)
So I went to my father, got on my knees and said, "Father, please."
"I'll pay you back in one year. Help me."
(Got on his knees and asked for his father's help)
That's how I continued to take steps on an actor's path.
This thing called life...
What do we always think of when we hear "stage actor"?
I'm hungry. I'm tired.
That is right.
It's true.
It was very hard. I have experience one day walking home.
This was when I lived in Sanbon and when Oh Tae-seok featured at Seoul Arts Center.
I called one of my colleagues with the five cents I had left.
He didn't pick up the phone!
So I lost my five cents too.
Let's try walking. What's life but experience?
So I began walking.
- All the way to Sanbon? - Sanbon?
Isn't that in Gungpo?
From Sadang to Sanbon through Namtaeryeo. Why is Namtaeryeo so far?
Why's it so faraway? As I was walking, I cried for the first time.
Tears just came out. I couldn't help it.
You hit that physical limit.
(Tears explode at the limit)
Is this the right path for me to be taking?
Is this theater, is this acting right for me?
If I endure a bit more or am more patient,
will I get some sort of return?
I began to question myself. I asked myself.
Then something caught my eye. What was it?
(Something caught Byung-ho's eye.)
Was it a gift from God?
I saw a bike that was thrown away.
I got on that thing so fast and rode all the way home.
I think experiences like that...
were great foundations and driving forces for me to do theater.
In my mid-thirties,
I wanted to get married and have a bit of financial ability.
So I ended up having another beautiful experience.
In the early 90s, a friend and colleague of mine called me,
"Byung-ho, what are you up to? I quit theater."
"I got a job to make some money for a while and I thought of you."
"How are you? Are you interested in work?"
I went. Average yearly income was 1,000 dollars and this was 2,000 a month.
But when I got there,
I saw countless people dressed just like me showing up.
What is this?
Multi-level Marketing, MLM. Do you know it?
- What's that? - Oh, you don't know.
In other words, pyramid selling.
It's a pyramid scam.
This is my chance to sell seats!
I entered into that world.
(Entering into the pyramid world)
"You're doing your friend like this? I'm leaving." But life is ironic.
In this place, there were three senior colleagues there.
I really respected them in theater.
- They were there? - They said, "Byung-ho,"
"if you want to stay in theater, don't you think we need to get something too?"
When a senior theater actor going through the same pains...
said that to me, it really hit home.
I had nothing to say. He said, "Listen one more time. Multi-level marketing."
So I heard it again. As an actor,
through multi-level marking,
how many seats do you think I sold?
250? Then I wouldn't be here.
I would be at diamond level, right?
I sold but one.
Even that I had to lie to my friends to sell one.
I felt like this wasn't it, so I returned to the theater.
Back at the theater, I worked really hard.
I don't know if I got lucky, but movies...
began contacting me for auditions. Then one day,
an incredible scenario had arrived.
I went for an audition.
"Try what's on that script."
Okay.
"Hey, Kang-jae. Kang-jae!"
"Come on, Kang-jae!"
You know what that is?
I feel like I've seen that before.
Oh. What was this movie?
That's from a movie called "Failan".
(He acted in "Failan" with Choi Min-sik.)
(He snatched your attention with his realistic gangster act.)
(Savage)
I remember thinking,
is this person a gangster in real life?
That's how good his acting was.
Why did my role of Yong-sik...
get so much attention?
And through the role of Yong-sik, why did I get another level of blogging?
In order to really digest this character Yong-shik,
I asked what this person's goal is?
What's behavior to remember?
What's his instinctual state?
Why? Why? Why? I wanted to find these answers.
I would find those answers and make it mine.
That's where the look in the eyes came from.
The pain that I had experienced until now,
the walked memories,
the talents, the madness, the sadness...
were all in my eyes.
Those wild eyes in "Failan"...
were filled with all the pain that he received...
in this world, right?
Wow.
I'm sure everyone here has painful memories,
memories you don't want to look back on. I think everyone has these.
But those things have brought us here.
They are assets to all of you sitting here now.
I think of them as the driving force that will make your future.
So don't be afraid of those experiences.
My dream as an actor of 35 years...
funny enough is being a ten million actor.
Again, I ask myself the questions.
Can you endure that?
Do you think that's the right path to take?
I want to answer myself...
that you can do it.
I will do it.
(The dream of an actor of 35 years)
To everyone here as well...
let's go together...
with this kind of trust and conviction.
You can do it, right?
(Trust your convictions of experience)
It's 9:35pm.
(The people are warmly cheering.)
- Well done. - Good job.
(Well done)
One thing that surprised me,
of course or buskers today were amazing,
- but raise your hand if you watched all three buskers. - Seriously, that's great.
Wow, let's give them a hand.
(The people's passion matched the buskers.)
We have just concluded the 20th talking performance.
How much is the total...
collected amount for the buskers' joint collection target?
The first busker,
Ahn Hee-jung's busking collection is...
(How much did he collect?)
It's 38 dollars! Wow!
He's a triple threat entertainer!
- Thank you to everyone. - Yes.
All right, how much did our second busker Kim Young-chul's add up to?
Wow, it really must've been moving.
I am in the process of winning the presidential candidacy.
I'll do my best!
(Ahn Hee-Jung plus Kim Young-chul...)
It's 76 dollars!
Added. Added. Added.
- Oh, added? - Yes, added.
Lastly, with Son Byung-ho collection...
I didn't have time to do this.
That's right.
- We will announce the amount on the screen. - We will show it on the subtitles.
(Busking that will set a winter night on fire is coming!)
(Flaming comedic instincts)
(National goofball)
(Trending comedian, Yang Se-hyeong)
(Her sexy charisma has been burning for eight years.)
(Diva dreaming of the top, NS Yoon-G)
(Writer of "Jidaenolbyat" selling millions)
(Burning intellectual desire, Chae Sa-jang)
(The total collection amount revealed shortly)
Lastly, with Son Byung-ho collection...
I didn't have time to do this.
That's right.
We will announce the amount on the screen.
We will show it on the subtitles.
Should we recite our end greeting like an order?
In 1, 2, 3!
- Next week as well, As I Say! - As I Say!
Thank you!
Well done.
We are Super Junior!
(Instantly tired)
Sweet them all today!
(Ho-dong Clan is ready!)
It's embarrassing! Stop!
The moment we open our mouths, either Hee-cheol will die or I will die.
- Are you that guy in the end? - Who?
I went out with this girl I met at a club.
Buy me tteokbokki. Feed me.
Oh no!
Isn't Shindong too much like Kang Ho-dong?
(Design comedy!)
Because they are younger guys that truly respect me.
- Today. -Your spirits are high.
Go on "Give Me One Meal".
What's that?
(What?)
(Ho-dong Clan's disbanding crisis?)
(In a time when conflicts happened sooner or later...)
(a war to take charge of the "vernation" took place.)
(Giant Clan's General Seo)
(Ho-dong Clan's General Kang)
(There was widespread social upheaval hundreds of years ago.)
- I closed my eyes. - I know.
(A fierce battle that doesn't spare bodies)
(Flying)
(Cursed arrows)
(Relieve the general of the curse!)
(His men struggle to lift the curse.)
(Blowing)
(Who will be the final winner?)
(Knowing Bros, Saturday nights at 8:50pm!)
(Stay tuned)
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