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While the top representatives from each country...
were convening at the UN...
to discuss global peacekeeping and security,
despite the lack of any official recognition,
the self-appointed G's from around the world...
are convening for the peace and security of the global youths,
hence the Non-Summit Meeting was formed.
We shall begin the session.
I'm the Chairman of the Non Summit Meeting, Jun Hyun-moo.
- I'm the Secretary General Yoo Se-yoon. - I'm the Chairman Sung Si-kyung. We're...
- Junyoosung! - Junyoosung!
(Welcome, representatives.)
(Non Summit Meeting)
What are some of the things that have changed in season 2 compared to season 1?
- Lots of things changed. - Yes.
I say this all the time. "The door is open."
If there is any country that wishes to join and debate together,
don't hesitate to knock on the door.
We have a new representative who will make the debate more lively.
- Let's meet the first Non Summit Representative. - Welcome!
(Curious)
(Chinese Non Summit Representative, Weng Wei)
- What? Isn't he Korean? - Oh?
- Chinese. - No, I'm not.
(He is currently a video content producer.)
(A young man from China who is full of ambition)
(Weng Wei from China)
(Hello, I'm Weng Wei. I'm Chinese and I've lived in Seoul for 8.5 years.)
(My job is producing video contents.)
(I'm very glad to have an exciting debate with you today.)
- As I see it, - He's charming.
he looks like a Korean who speaks Chinese really well.
- He does look like a Korean. - Please introduce yourself in Korean.
Hello, I'm Weng Wei from China.
I majored in journalism at Kyung Hee University...
and studied International Management at Yonsei University.
Right now, I'm working as a producer in China.
- So, today... - He is Korean.
- As a producer, what do you think of Non Summit Meeting.
When you deal with issues regarding Korea,
- I think you need to be harsher. - That sounds good.
- Welcome. That's what we need now. - Yes!
- Today... - We look forward to some strong words from you today.
- You're ready to say some harsh things about Korea, right? - Yes, I'm prepared.
- Korea... - Here, tell us something you don't like about Korea.
Korea is a neighboring country to China.
But isn't it too friendly with the U.S?
It's always the same thing from China.
- "Isn't it too friendly with the U.S?" - "Isn't it too friendly with the U.S?"
- Are you being jealous? - Well, I'm just...
- trying to become more friendly. - Okay.
If you're opening statement is this good, we'll expect more from you later.
- Take your seat. - Okay.
(We look forward to a harsh debate from a producer.)
- Good. - That was Weng Wei. Next up is...
someone from Central America. Welcome.
It's the country of passion and the center of Latino culture. Mexico!
(Mexican Non Summit Representative, Christian Burgos)
- How are you? - Welcome back.
(From Mexico, the country of passion)
(A playful video producer)
(A playful man who is versatile and dexterous)
(Christian from Mexico)
(Hello, I'm Christian Burgos from Mexico.)
(I'm so happy to meet and debate with you all again!)
(Thank you. Nice to meet you.)
This man is definitely a foreigner.
- In Korean, this time. - This time... Right.
Okay, I'm Christian Burgos from Mexico. Nice to meet you.
Is there a special advantage you have that the others don't have?
I am good at reacting to things.
And I have a passion for things I do.
- You're passionate. - I think those are my strengths.
You're like the Mexican version of Sam Okyere.
- We needed a person like you. - Yes.
How old are you?
I was born in 1993. I'm 24 years old.
- Are you the youngest then? - Here...
Yes, we're the same age.
(They're the same age.)
- Same age. - He's very mature.
- Okay, please give us your best. - Okay.
(Welcome)
It's been very long since we had...
someone from this country. They are close yet so far away.
- We'll invite a Japanese representative. Come on out. - Wow.
- It's been a while. - Welcome!
(Bowing politely)
- Hurry. - He's definitely Japanese.
- He's definitely Japanese. - Welcome.
(The serious and polite Japanese representative)
(A sensitive 25-year-old who works as an emoticon designer)
(Oogi from Japan)
(Hello, I'm Oogi Hitoshi from Japan.)
(I came to Korea because I wanted to know more about Korea.)
(I look forward to today.)
(Nice to meet you.)
- Now in Korean, please. - Yes.
Hello, I'm Oogi Hitoshi.
I graduated from Keio University in Japan.
- I worked in an animation company. - Wow.
I came here to learn more about Korea.
- Wow. - Nice to meet you.
- Yes, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
Don't be nervous.
Why did you take a interest in Korea while you were studying animations in Japan?
- Oh. - Was it because of K-pop?
- It was because of my girlfriend. - I knew it.
- Your girlfriend is a Korean. - Yes.
- I knew it. - I think we should stop asking.
- "Because of my girlfriend." - "Because of my girlfriend."
- It's... - How about now?
- I'm still dating. - Is it the same person?
- Well, she's a little different. - A little different?
Because of my girlfriend.
- "Because it's different." - "Because it's different."
- He's flustered. - Right.
- You're Korean is good. - No, I'm...
How long did you study Korean for?
I studied for four years.
I've been to Korea as an exchange student for a year.
- So, 1 year and then 4 years. - Yes.
- Then... - You're good.
Did you come as an exchange student because of your girlfriend?
Yes, because of my girlfriend.
- "Because of..." - "Because of..."
"Could you please stop?"
- Yes. - "Because it feels uncomfortable."
(The Japanese representative made everyone laugh.)
Okay, today... Let's hear your resolution of the day.
You all wanted to have a Japanese representative in the meeting, right?
So today, as a Japanese representative,
I'll do my best today to tell fun and meaningful stories.
- He is good. - I'll look forward to it.
- He speaks really well. - Okay, take your seat.
- Okay. - Thank you.
- You should say hello to each other. - Shall we?
I still can't tell if he is Chinese.
- He really looks like a Korean. - Right?
- Where are you from? - I'm from Jilin.
- Jilin. - Oh!
- Isn't it famous for perilla? - That's right.
- For what? - Perilla.
- Perilla? - Perilla.
Perilla from Jilin is the best.
Oh, so you sell sesame and he sells perilla.
(Satisfied)
So you see the world in the perspective of seeds.
- You all look like vegetables to me. - The seeds.
- You're a man of vegetables. - Okay.
Nice to meet you.
- Let's take some time to get to know each other. - Okay.
Shall we begin?
(Today's Non Summit Representatives)
Okay, we will now start G11's debate.
(Actual debate)
Okay, each representative brings up topics to debate from his country.
It's the time to listen to different opinions.
We discuss all global issues by saying yes or no.
"Agree or Disagree, What is So Important?"
The new representatives have brought issues from their countries.
Since we didn't have a Japanese representative for a while, let's hear his first.
The first naked restaurant in Toyko is going to open soon.
- A naked restaurant? - Yes, a naked restaurant.
That's a strong topic to begin with.
It's drawing people's attention because it set strict standards for entering.
People who appear to be obese...
will have their weight checked.
If they weigh 15kg more than the average weight, they can't enter.
People with tattoos can't enter either.
Only the people between ages 18 to 60 may enter.
Everyone dining there must wear a paper underwear.
- A paper underwear? - Yes.
So, the guests are not completely nude.
I wanted to know what you think about the naked restaurant in Japan.
I would like to propose this topic.
I think I wouldn't be able to enter because of my BMI.
- I think I won't make it because of my BMI either. - Then,
what do the restaurant staff wear?
- I heard they'd wear G-strings. - Oh, my. G-string?
- I heard the staff are all men. - Really?
- I heard they're all men. - Are they Japanese?
- No, they're foreigners. - Really?
- Men with good physique. - Yes.
- From which countries? The U.S... - Like...
The U.S., the U.K., and Italy.
- Italy? - Why are Italian guys...
- going all the way to Japan to do... - Our economy isn't doing well.
- Why do they do that in Japan? - It's a hard life.
First, if you think you would not go to the naked restaurant,
press the button.
- If you won't go, press it. - Are there more no's?
- So, Zahid is going. - Oh, Weng Wei voted...
Zahid is definitely going.
- Zahid is... Lucky is going. - Yes he is.
I can imagine Zahid and Lucky sitting together in there.
- Wearing paper underwear? - Then I won't go.
- You'll go and stare at people like this. - That's it.
- Let's hear from them. - Okay.
I think Zahid and Christian...
said they would go because they want to look at other people.
I think it would be embarrassing.
It would be embarrassing and you won't... It'd be uncomfortable.
What if there is a very beautiful woman sitting across from you?
- Wearing paper underwear. - Look at his expression.
- His expression changed. - He suddenly...
Then he'd go to her right away and say, "You look like my future girlfriend".
- What do you think? Would you... - But it's a restaurant. It'd be embarrassing.
I... Alberto thought I'd go to look at other people, right?
But it's different. The reason why I want to go there...
is because it's a new idea.
I'm looking at it from a business angle.
(He's only there for business?)
That's my mindset.
I just wanted to see what the atmosphere was like.
- It's a new idea so... - You're only there for business?
- Yes, that's why... - But, can you open a business like this in Pakistan?
- I can't do it. I can't, but... - Pakistan is too conservative.
It's not that I want to open a business like this.
I just want to know what direction the world's...
- trend will... - Okay, we got it.
- We got it. - Okay.
- I'm just curious what kind of business Zahid will start. - Hold on...
Now, Lucky...
are you going to the restaurant to find out what sesame seeds they use?
- Why do you want to go? - You can't experience something like that in India.
- That's why, I want to experience this culture... - Lucky,...
doesn't it feel like a waste of money?
- If you go to a restaurant like that? - I'm sure the food is good.
- If you want to eat good food, you can go to another restaurant, right? - But...
It's not about money...
If you want to see a restaurant like that in India, you would have to wait 50 years.
You may think...
that we're a little strange.
- We don't have something like that in India. I would like to experience it. - Yes.
I don't object to naked restaurants,
but I believe this one has too many restrictions.
If you're fat, old or have tattoos. They won't let you in.
- That's discrimination. - It's not really discrimination, it's more like...
the theme of the restaurant.
The reason fat people can't come in is because...
- of the concept. It's not discrimination? - It's just the theme.
So, you shouldn't think about this too deeply.
- But Christian... - You said it's not discrimination...
- Yes. - I know the theme is to be naked.
But if a fat person can't go inside, then that's discrimination.
It's a requirement.
(Chattering)
If the theme is to be naked.
Then, why do they discriminate against fat people?
If the theme is to be naked and not to be thin,
then everyone should be allowed in as long they're naked.
- Yes, you're right. - This is discrimination.
I know the restaurant has a concept...
but I believe restricting the guest because of the theme is not right.
If they tried to open a restaurant with this theme in Germany,
they wouldn't even be able to open.
But there are restrictions in clubs, in Germany right?
I tried to enter a club with a friend who was African American...
They're were nine of us but the only one who was stopped was him.
- They stopped him from entering the club? - Yes, it wasn't because he was black.
They said they stopped him because of his clothes.
- But that's because of the clothes... - They let me in...
- the club. - No way.
He got in, even though he's a terrible dresser.
Where was this?
This sometimes happens in America. When they try and make requirements...
They make rules that can be used to discriminate.
That sometimes happens. He talked about his friend before...
They purposely ban clothes that African American people like to wear.
"This is not discrimination. Your clothes are inappropriate."
That's the excuse they use.
"You can't wear that clothing brand in here."
- They do it so they can discriminate. - I see.
I understand. Anyway, it's a bit strange that you'd want to go to that restaurant...
- Oogi, do you want to go there? - No, I don't.
- Why? - In japan, shame is a big part of the culture.
So, rather than thinking you are right...
How other people perceive you is more important.
- So, if I were to tell my friends I went there. - Yes?
"Why did you go to such a weird place?"
- They'd call you a pervert. - Yes, they would.
If that was to happen, I would not be able to live in Japan.
They would remember.
To protect my reputation, I would not go there.
You're worried how other people see you?
- But, apparently you can't get a table. They're fully booked. - Is that right?
Yes, I'm sure it's because they've just opened.
- It won't last? - Yes.
Do you think they will have windows, so people could see from the outside?
- If you can't get in, you want to look? - You want to see?
(A quiet man and his quiet opinions)
By any chance, do you have any strange restaurants...
like this in your country? Like this naked restaurant?
Like the Ninja restaurant in New York?
We do have a ninja restaurant.
The waiters are very famous.
- They have loud voices. - It looks fun.
- Are the waiters ninjas? - Yes, they're all ninjas.
Is it run by a Japanese person?
I don't think so. I think he's just a New Yorker.
- An American. - You can only see his eyes, right?
The most famous one I can think of is in Rome.
It's been around for a very long time.
The restaurant is call La Parolaccia.
- The name of the restaurant is actually a swear word. - It's a swear word?
So, when you go in...
the waiters can either complement you or insult you.
- They serve you in a very relaxed atmosphere. - They swear at the customers?
- It's like the Korean restaurant. - It's like that.
But, if it's very popular.
And the restaurant has appeared in many movies.
I think we have a restaurant like that in my country.
It's a fast-food burger restaurant.
While the guests are getting ready to order...
they say something like, "Hurry up and order. Hurry."
- It's similar. - This is what a restaurant in Paris is like.
Is that right?
- That's normal for a restaurant in Paris. - I see.
- Aurélien is... - He's making fun of his own country.
Do the waiters say things first?
For example, if you went to a cafe in Paris...
and you had just finished your coffee. The waiter would stand behind you.
- When is he going to order his next cup. - Or get out?
Constant pressure.
The most unique meal would be...
having lunch with Warren Buffett.
Just recently someone bid $4 million.
Someone paid $4 million for one meal.
To be fair, there are so many people who want to meet Warren Buffet.
He auctions off his time for charity.
But this time, it was for 4 million dollars. It was the most ever.
Apparently there is a question you can't ask him.
When you're having a meal with Buffet.
- You can't ask him advice on where to invest your money. - For profit.
- You can't ask him that. - Not for profit.
- What's more interesting is, you're not meeting him in a fancy restaurant. - Okay.
There is a restaurant he always goes to.
It's just an ordinary steak house.
He always orders a hamburger, steak and a cherry cola. It's always the same.
It's truly just an ordinary restaurant.
- Someone paid $4 million for that. - Yes.
- Then, wouldn't it be better to use that money to have lunch with Suzy? - Yes.
He could pay more for that.
In my cause I would do it because I would be making a very important contact.
If it's the company's money, I would do that.
- If it's the company's money. - If it's not my money.
If it's someone else's money, I could do that.
Whether it's the company's money or mine, who here would do it?
In 3, 2, 1.
- Please raise your hand. - "I would pay $4 million for lunch with Warren Buffet.
Oogi. Alberto.
If I only had $100,000 left in my savings,
- I would still pay it to have lunch with him. - Really? Why?
I believe it would be a tremendous opportunity.
I keep thinking it would be a great opportunity and I have to take it.
- What would you like to ask him? - Well...
I would like to know how he picks his investments.
You can't ask him which one to invest him, so you'd ask him how he picks them.
- That way I know the standard. - You're very smart.
- The reason I wouldn't do that is because... - Yes?
Warren Buffet writes lots of books.
And you can read his thoughts on things through his books.
It's all in his books.
- Why would you spend all that money? - You could just do that.
Well, Scarlett Johansson also did the same thing with the same conditions...
and donated the money to charity.
But, the bid was only $50,000.
You can have a meal with an actress 80 times for that amount.
- That's true. - That would be better than having lunch with Warren Buffett once.
I would rather invest that money...
and become the next Warren Buffett. That's how I feel.
- So you won't eat with him? - Why does everyone want to...
- You wouldn't? - I wouldn't.
You'd go to a naked restaurant, but you wouldn't eat lunch with Warren Buffett?
He could go there with Warren Buffett together.
So, you would be wearing paper underwear with Warren Buffet.
Buy me a meal.
It's $8 million.
In the first part we talked about a naked restaurant.
We discussed how restaurants should respect diversity,
uniqueness and lessen discrimination. That's what we think.
- Shall we hear from Mexico next? - Yes.
In Mexico, the government...
has passed a law that will allow them to monitor the citizen's communications and...
location information. Even though the people asked them to repel this law.
The government...
says, as long as this is used to only monitor crimes and suspected criminals...
then it shouldn't be a problem.
So, what do you think about the Mexican government...
monitoring the citizen's communications and location information.
I would like to propose this topic.
- Location information. - We did have a similar controversy before.
Let us hear your opinions.
Do you think they should be able to see it? In 3, 2, 1. Press the button.
A lot of people pressed the button. Christian, Alex and Alberto agree.
I think in Mexico's case, there is no other option.
There is a lot of crime in Mexico.
I think the government has to do this.
Mexico is too large.
It's 20 times the size of Korea. That's why...
there are so many places where there are no security cameras.
There have been many cases where criminals were caught...
through the monitoring of these communications.
Even in Korea, if a crime happens...
the police can look at this information if they want, right?
Yes, they can check the instant messaging application.
- Yes. - But, don't they need to get approval from a judge?
- Yes, they need a warrant. - The court has to approve it.
- Yes. - So, when the state or government...
looks at your communication information without approval.
I feel like that would be a violation of privacy.
It feels like they don't care about the citizens.
- We struggled and fought for our rights. - Yes.
If we let this go. We could be living in a Big Brother state later on.
There are so many institutions that can check our personal information.
Whether we give them approval or not.
A lot of our information is already public.
We should allow them to use these information, however...
- we should set up limits. - Just because it's public...
Are you just going to say, there's nothing we can do?
Society needs to protect the citizens' privacy.
- Isn't that right? - It is...
- but our privacy is being protected. -Isn't that normal?
If I wanted to find out something about you, I could do it very quickly.
That's not true.
Good luck on finding it.
If I was the police, I would start off with your social media.
- I only use my nickname on my social media. - I could find out your credit card...
- credit card payments. That's why... - He can do it.
we need rules to protect our privacy in society.
But, that is the opposite.
- That's true. - But, it's not like they can look at everything.
- They can't look at everything. - The government...
They can only access this, if it is related to a crime.
That's when they can look at it.
But, we're not talking about criminals, we're talking about suspected criminals.
- Yes. - They might not be a criminal.
That's true. Originally, they had to get a warrant from a judge.
However there was an incident.
They received a warrant from a judge.
- It took them two years to look through it. - Really?
From then on, they got rid of it.
- They got rid of it. - From the police's point of view...
there are many cases.
- You have to solve them quickly. It does help. - Yes, that's right.
- You can solve crime very quickly. - Say, Alberto's the police...
imagine you thought he was a criminal, but he wasn't.
- Then will you look through all his communication information? - That's good.
- Excuse me? - If...
What happens to him?
Let's say I thought he was a criminal.
I can't confirm the information, so I said let's arrest him.
Then, we can arrest him, confirm the information and start the court process.
- He would suffer a lot because of this. - Right.
But because we've checked the information.
Se-yoon is not the criminal.
We have to find the real criminal. That's how it should go.
- What if I keep making the police laugh? - Exactly.
They're laughing as they read his texts.
(Laughing)
Actually, there's something you should all be watching out for.
You know all the social media that you do? From the moment you sign up there is so much...
information that you give away.
They can find out who you talked to. If I press "Like" for something,
it'll appear on my friend's screen and they can find out what interests me.
The reason why I disagree with this is...
because they are doing this to catch one criminal...
but it's going to effect a lot of citizens.
Looking at photos on social media is fine,
but in this case, it's for 24 hours.
- They can look at my phone calls, texts, everything. It feels like... - Right.
They don't really trust the people.
I think they established this law to help capture criminals.
How do they do this in other countries?
In India we don't even have speed cameras.
We also don't have a breathalyzer.
There was a time when we didn't have a breathalyzer, too.
- That's right. - The police used to...
ask us to breathe out. "There's alcohol on your breath."
- There was a time, when that happened. - I heard they used paper cups.
Because of that, some policeman still have to run after...
the criminal to catch him.
- This the complete opposite... - Yes?
Recently we've invented something,
it's a car, but inside it has cameras built in.
These cameras...
can identify a driver's face from up to 60m away.
- All the driver's photos are taken. - Yes?
The data gets transferred to the police database and examined.
If a face matches a criminal's face an alarm goes off.
It's like the movie, "Minority Report".
It examines the information and then processes it.
Actually, face recognition technology is being used on some social media sites.
- Is that right? - If you upload a photo, the site matches the photo with a name.
- Yes, that's right. - Is that true?
- Face recognition is already here. - That's why I don't do social media.
Also, smart-phones have GPS systems installed in them.
I turn those off, too.
Exactly. That's what you're meant to do.
- I'm not going to commit a crime but... - Why are you so secretive?
We just want to know.
- We want to know. - I'm sure you're not curious but...
it feels like we're letting this kind of technology into our lives too easily.
I think it's something we have to think really hard about.
- That's true. - There are many people who don't use a smart phone for that reason.
- They don't use smart phones. - 2G for life.
I feel like there should be a guideline...
on how much private information should be used or released to the public.
I'm going to believe that many of have felt the same way.
Shall we hear from China, now?
In Beijing, they have just announced a new congestion tax.
The announcement has shocked many people.
They're implementing this due to the possibility of the smog problem worsening.
They're trying to solve the smog problem. That's why they say they're doing it.
They surveyed people about this. About 74 percent of netizens surveyed disagree.
I would like to know what you all think about this.
How would they implement the congestion tax?
For example when you're driving and you have this recorder installed.
It will calculate how long you were driving. And you just have to pay the amount.
- It depends on how long you're on the road for. - Yes.
So, even in China there are disagreement about this tax.
How do you feel about this?
If you are against this congestion tax, please press the button.
In 3, 2, 1. Press the button.
- Are you agreeing with this? - Yes.
Alex is the only one that disagrees.
In my opinion, smog is not only caused by cars.
You also have to look at factories that use coal and other factors.
Instead of doing this, I think...
In London, there is a city tax.
- If you enter the city, you have to pay a tax. - Okay.
- I think the city of Beijing should try this. - But isn't this a city tax?
- It's a tax that applies for an area in Beijing? - Yes.
- If you want to enter an area... - If the roads are congested...
- It's used during peak times. - Yes, they don't do this in the weekends.
This is only used during peak times in the weekdays.
I think this tax is a very good tax.
- The tunnel in Hanam is also like that. Namsan tunnel. - Namsan tunnel.
- Yes, it's two dollars. - The dust problem is serious.
On average more than 1.6 million people die because of it.
- Especially in Beijing, the dust enters your body... - It goes into your body.
and increases the chances of getting cancer.
- we have to use a tax as an incentive. - We have to stop this.
What's most important is how you use the taxes.
If it is to improve the public transportation service, then I can accept it.
In China, I heard they made a special bus...
that can carry 1,200 people.
- Did you say 1,200 people? - Yes.
So, if it's to create something like that bus. I can accept it.
We started talking about this because of the congestion tax.
Do you by any chance have any interesting taxes in your countries?
Because it's hot in Deli, right?
So, any restaurants that turns on the air conditioner...
has to pay a 6.5 percent luxury tax.
- Luxury tax. - If you turn on the air conditioner.
"Did you turn on the air conditioner?"
If you do turn it on, you have to pay a 6.5 percent tax.
In Switzerland, if you want to raise a dog, you have to pay a tax.
- Dog tax. - A dog tax.
We have the same tax in Germany.
- Dog tax. - Dog tax.
The amount you have to pay depends on how big or how much the dog weighs.
- Why. - It's something like that.
It's like, "Mary you have to lose weight! You have to!"
"If you don't, we're through."
You have to register your dog.
You also have to inform the government when your dog dies.
You have to register your dog as well.
If you raise a dog in Germany, you do have to pay a tax.
The size doesn't matter.
It's more about how dangerous a dog is perceived to be.
The more dangerous the breed, the more they have to pay.
- If you can raise a dog like that, - That's a good tax.
- it means you can afford to pay more taxes. - That's amazing.
We're giving them responsibility.
Since we have so many people who abandon dogs,
we make them pay more taxes and become more responsible.
I heard that France is infamous for abandoning their dogs.
There were a lot of articles about it.
They're famous for abandoning dogs?
During the vacation period,
- a lot of dogs get abandoned. - In France?
Since I don't raise any dogs, I had no real interest in the topic.
(Oh, my)
In France, the people who own dogs...
The dog poop...
- They don't clean it up? - No, they don't.
You have to keep avoiding it.
You have to avoid stepping on it.
In Paris, we have this special motorbike.
- It cleans... - It cleans the dog poop.
The motorbike cleans the dog poop?
Hold on. Yes, Alex?
- Yes, in Switzerland... - What's this?
We have a very unique law.
In one area in Switzerland, they have a law...
which states men are not allowed to urinate standing up after 10pm.
- After 10pm? - It's too loud.
(It's too loud.)
Is that true?
(Warning)
Are you showing off?
- Are you saying Switzerland men are... - It's not like that in my hometown.
That's just in some places.
Is it true that if you don't mow your lawn in Switzerland, you'll be fined?
- That's... - Is that true?
I don't know if that's against the law...
but normally you aren't allowed to mow your law on Sundays.
- Is it because of the noise? - Yes.
- They really like the quiet. - They really do.
Okay.
We've discussed the issues from various countries.
We'll see what's so important next time again.
Let's invite in today's guest representative.
He has been a ballad president for 27 years, since the 6th republic.
He's a writer, composer, producer, a judge, and
a Lionel Messi in bed,
an entertainment agency representative, cafe owner, and a Jung Woo-sung wannabe.
He is busy like a summit representative. He is Yoon Jong-shin.
(The Korean representative for the 105th episode, Yoon Jong-shin)
(Yoon Jong-shin, 48, nationality: S. Korea, occupation: too many)
(Showing respect)
- President Yoon. - Yes.
I'm not a president.
- Is that so? - Yes.
- Many know you as one. - No, I'm just a major shareholder.
(From the start he makes everyone laugh.)
I see. Please take a seat.
- What do you mean by Jung Woo-sung wannabe. - Sorry?
What is Jung Woo-sung wannabe?
- Jung Woo-sung wannabe? - Yes.
- He thinks he looks like Jung Woo-sung. - Yes, he does.
He came to visit us once.
- Is that true? - But Jong-shin...
People might think it's the same episode then.
I'm Yoon Jong-shin.
You don't look alike.
(Zero percent resemblance)
They might think this is a re-run.
- Who here knows Yoon Jong-shin? - Christian.
(7 people know and 4 people don't)
They watch a lot of television.
Who here knew that Yoon Jon-shin is a musician?
(Quickly)
Who knows his songs?
(Quickly)
- What song do you know, Christian? - My personal favorites are...
"Annie". - You know "Annie"?
- Also "Night View". - "Night View"?
I really like it.
I'm such a fan.
(How in the world can this be?)
- That's crazy. - I'm not kidding.
- I'm such a fan that I came to Korea, - Yes?
and bought all the albums.
- Really? - I love it.
- You bought all his albums? - Yes.
Then sing a song.
- Me? In front of him? - It's okay.
- It's a good thing. - I sing a lot in front of Si-kyung.
- Just sing a little bit. - Just a little.
- I will sing "Night View". - "Night View".
Is it around over there?
Do you still live there?
- He really knows it. - Yes.
- You know "Night View". - Yes.
I don't even know it that well. I wrote too many songs.
- How do you think my songs will do in Mexico? - It'll be great.
Because I'm almost finished in this country.
- Actually, - If I'm being honest...
- I know him more as an MC than a singer. - Right.
But what surprised me was how stylish he is.
- Fashionista. - He dresses really well.
It feels good to hear such a complement from an Italian.
Maybe he dresses like an Italian.
- He knows how to dress. - Have I seen you at the Milano fashion show?
If the singing career doesn't work out,
you should become a designer. - My singing career is bad as it is.
It's at the bottom.
We'll start the 105th Non Summit meeting with Yoon Jong-shin.
- I heard you brought your own personal issues to discuss today. - Yes.
I've been dominating as the top ballad singer for 27 years.
But I've got an issue to share.
I make a living off of people's sadness, is that abnormal?
Also, you are a singer...
and at the same time you wrote the most number of sad ballad songs in Korea.
- You don't see too many sad songs on the chart these days. - Right.
- All the popular songs are about happiness and bright love. - Yes.
Why do people not look for sad songs any more? Are they not sad any more?
It makes me sad that people aren't that sad any more.
- It used to work. - What's ironic is that...
sad ballad songs were very popular in the 90s.
My songs became hits in the 90s.
I heard that life was prosperous back then.
And when people don't want to listen to sad songs,
- that's when the economy is actually bad. - Actually,
- When life is difficult, - they'll listen to fun songs.
people think it's a luxury to even feel sad.
- I thought maybe that was the reason. - That's right.
Is making a living off of people's sadness abnormal?
Press the button if you think that's abnormal. In 3, 2, 1. Press the button.
Jong-shin is a weird guy.
- "He is abnormal." - Weng Wei pressed the button.
Why do people have to be sad?
- If you press it then it means I'm abnormal? - Yes. He's telling you to get a grip.
But Italian songs like canzones are very sad, too.
There are many sad ones.
You don't have to write ballad songs, you could write other songs.
If you're trying to write sad songs, don't you have to be sad as well?
- You don't smile as you write them. - So that's why I pressed the button.
You have to get sad to make others sad.
I think the concern itself is an issue.
You are sacrificing yourself for the others. That's good.
You need sadness to enjoy happiness.
It'll make your life fun and exciting. That could happen.
If all songs were happy then there would be no such thing as a happy song.
You can see Jong-shin's priority in his issue.
He didn't say people's sadness gives him approval or make him feel loved.
Instead, he said he makes a living off of people's sadness.
- You can call me the sadness dealer. - Yes.
- Sadness dealer? - Sadness dealer.
- He really seems like a seller. - Sad business.
(Sad business)
The thing about sad songs is.
People listen to it when they are sad.
But people also listen to sad songs to relieve stress.
I think it's a good way to relieve stress. I think it's a good thing.
- But I think it's weird to make a living off of sad songs. - That's true.
Do you have to make a living that way?
That's the saddest thing I've heard recently.
Do you have to make sad songs to make a living?
We all have sad moments. We have to accept that.
I think it's normal to make a living off of something you are good at.
- Pakistani people are sad people, I know that. - What?
There are many sad Pakistanis.
We are... Our nation has our own genre.
- What genre? - There's a genre of sad music called ghazal in Pakistan.
- Ghazal. - Yes, it's called ghazal.
Pakistanis like this genre of music.
I broke up with my girlfriend. On my girlfriend's wedding day...
I was in Korea, but I came back for her wedding.
So I've heard Jong-shin's "Your wedding".
In a way the song resonated with me.
- So, I think it's a great song. - Did you go to you ex-girlfriend's wedding?
Yes, when I arrived there,
I couldn't go. I hated it so much.
- I didn't go in... - Oh, my.
- Isn't he like a professional counselor? - I saw the photos.
He's going to use that story in his music.
So you went to the wedding, right?
- "Your Wedding" was my first hit song. - I see.
- It was in 1992. - Yes.
(Caught off guard)
- What happened? - You are right. It was in 1992.
- It was back then. - If you listen to it closely...
When I heard the first line, it hit me.
- I didn't know you were that beautiful. - Yes, that was the line.
I was protecting you. I will meet you in my next life. That was the line.
I was protecting you. This life is very short.
Jong-shin's lyrics are usually about how long a man will try and hold on to her.
- The definition of a loser. - Yes, it's like a fight.
- That's why I listened to it a lot. - When I look at my lyrics,
I wonder if he'd still be alive.
- How can a man live on with such pain? - I feel like I'm going to die.
In "May You Please" the song goes, I hope you'll meet a good person.
I've lost a reason to live.
- What do you want me to do? - The lyrics are really sad.
Everyone here is a foreigner,
but the Korean language has a lot of sensitive expressions.
If you just add another melody and change the words even just a little bit,
it can become a very sad song. That's one of the charms of the Korean language.
- I'm sure each country has such expressions. - They have it as well.
There are nuances that we don't understand in foreign songs. Sometimes we ask.
I think break up songs are all different around the world.
We also have Jong-shin with us, he has had experience as music judge.
- He's also an expert in break up songs. - Right, he's an expert.
- Could you test us? - Yes.
Korean people have a stereotype about Indian music.
That's what Korean people think. But, to be honest...
in India, we have a saying.
(Speaking Indian)
We have this saying.
- It means don't say goodbye. - That's perfect for a ballad song title.
- Never say good-bye. - They made a movie with the title. It's very sad.
- Yes, Indian movies are very sad. - I know.
It's a part from the song.
(Even if you go far away)
(You'll stay in my memory)
(Wow, Lucky)
(Please don't say good-bye)
Please don't say good bye. Since you are still in my memory.
Let's never say goodbye.
The sentiment in this song is like this.
There are two types of break-ups.
The first type is, I'm going to forget you, so forget me too.
But in this song, don't say goodbye because you'll remain in my memory.
Can you sing that part without explanations?
(Two lovers that do not want to get separated)
(Singing along)
(Is this a miraculous collaboration between India and Pakistan?)
- You know the song, too. - He knows it.
Of course, they watch all the Indian movies in Pakistan.
(Pounding)
- Well, we speak the same language. - Yes, it's the same language.
- So our music is very similar to Indian music. - But...
- How about Pakistan? - Ghazal.
In Pakistan, we have our own genre.
I've prepared a song called, "Don't forget me". That's the name.
I will sing it.
(If we didn't break up)
(If we had not said good-bye)
(But we must go our own ways)
That was awesome.
- How can you sing like that? - He's so much better than Lucky.
- What were you singing, Lucky? - It sounds sad.
- It sounds sadder. - You have good vibrations.
You can usually move to the rhythm in most songs. Like this.
But in Zahid's song, I'm like.
(Nodding)
- I keep nodding like that. - I thought you were going to levitate.
Yes, slowly floating to the air.
That was great. What does it mean?
I hope we don't break up but we have to.
Whether I'm with you or without you please remember me in a good light.
- There are many prearranged marriages in that country. - Yes.
- So it's common to see such break-ups. - That happens a lot.
- The households arrange their children's marriage together. - Yes.
So you have no choice but to get married that way.
If Jong-shin was born in Pakistan, he would've become a master in ghazal.
(That's possible)
- He could've sold a lot. - He could've made a new genre there.
In Korea, lyrics like this are...
if you listen to "Departure" by Hareem... - Jong-shin wrote it.
He is truly an expert on break-ups.
- It says since you are closer to the heaven, can you pray for me. - Can you pray for me.
- I want it, want it, want it, want it.- I want it, want it, want it, want it.
(Fantastic teamwork)
It was sang by actor Kim Won-hae.
I'm in tears.
- Doesn't Canada have the same market as the USA? - Pretty much.
- Celine Dion, Michael Buble, Justin Bieber. - There are many singers.
Instead of talking about popular songs,
I want to talk about Bieber's song that got the most dislikes.
It's called "Baby".
(It talks about teen love and made Justin Bieber famous worldwide)
If you listen to the lyrics,
it's really sad.
- How does it go? - Which part of the lyrics?
(The other neutral nations are helping.)
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
(Completely ignoring tone and rhythm)
(Please stop)
(Holding his laughter in)
That was Justin Bieber's "Baby".
(Don't applaud)
His singing was the saddest part.
Most sad song has this sentiment.
That I didn't know we'd break up.
It's also used a lot in ballads.
Objectively speaking,
on average people do break up after several years of relationship.
But still the expression that they didn't know they'd break up is used always.
For me, instead of ballad, it's rap.
- Let's hear it. - Rap can also be sad.
I listened to it a lot whenever I broke up when I was young.
Every time you broke up?
Yes, whenever. I did break up often.
The title is "Un'altra cos Che ho perso".
(The King of rap)
- It's long. - He's good.
That was good. Wasn't the beat similar to Korean rap?
- But... - What does it mean?
It's actually very cool.
"In my life, there were times when I missed flights."
"There was a time when I lost my wallet."
"And who knows how many umbrellas I've lost."
"You're just one of the things I've lost."
- Just one of them. - Yes.
- But you're trying to forget her. - Right.
"I'll lose other things too in life."
The way he reacted...
was as if he was from a center for supporting break-ups.
- Wow. - This situation is...
- It's when you're trying to forget your love. - Like a commentator.
- I think this is a very sad song too. - Oh.
They way he's saying those things...
- means that even then... - It rhymes.
But the missing umbrella is sadder.
He never said that.
- He didn't say that. - That's horrible.
- That's pathetic. - Now that's turning into hip-hop.
"I went to the bank to find my umbrella. I'm not going to find you."
I heard lots of Italian songs when I was a child.
Do you know "Laura non c'è?"
- The song... - Yes, I do.
Laura is a woman's name. The title means she is no longer by his side.
- Laura's not here. - Young-gu isn't here.
- Yes, like that. - What does it mean?
The man cheated on her, so Laura broke up with him.
The man was dating another woman,
but he suddenly misses Laura so much.
So, "Although I'm with you now,"
- "I actually want to see Laura." - Wow.
It shows a man's capricious behavior.
- So, men... - Why are you trying to analyze all the songs?
- Men are... - Being capricious.
- Yes, men are... - Capriciousness.
- He connects them all together. - The song I want to introduce...
is "Elle m'a dit" by Cali. It means...
"She said to me."
It's a bit embarrassing, but...
(What?)
(It's lively for a break-up song.)
It's very sensual.
The melody sounds lively.
- Yes, this is the song. - It's very provocative.
- It's a break-up song. - "When I sleep with you,"
"I think of that guy."
"But when I sleep with him,"
"I don't think of you."
- Oh. - What is that supposed to mean?
- Sing it again. - Hold on.
The title means, "She said to me".
- That's what she said? - "What she said to me."
- That's horrible. - It's really shocking.
That's horrible.
- She's too cold-hearted. - She's cruel.
It's very direct.
- It's very European. - I feel insignificant.
- It is horrible. - Not just the sleeping part.
The act itself is just... Really...
Why would she bring that up?
She's intentionally trying...
- to hurt your feelings. - It's...
with the lyrics.
I think the German song would sound very stiff.
The song is called "Auf anderen Wegen". It means, "We're going different ways".
- Shall we listen to it? - It's...
(Is that a ballad?)
Is that a rap?
- It's because I'm bad at singing. - Was that a song?
(DJ! Drop the beat!)
- It sounded like some background music. - First...
First, I'm very bad at singing.
The one thing I can't do well in front of other people is singing.
(He turned out to be a bad singer.)
(This is what the song actually sounds like.)
(It's good to know that there is something Nik is bad at.)
(What do the lyrics mean?)
- What does it mean? - In Korean, it means...
"You want to walk, but I want to jump."
"When you talk, I want to sing."
There's not even a silence between us now.
Where did our love go?
- That's very philosophical. - Wow.
- It's very definitive. - It's from Germany.
German songs have deep meanings.
- If you are stupid, you won't even realize that you're breaking up. - You just...
You tell her, and she doesn't realize that you want to break up with her.
"What is he saying?"
(Sure! If you want to walk, let's walk!)
They want to do different things.
"I want to do this, but you want to do that." But it sounded very nice.
- You want to walk, I want to jump. - Walk and jump.
- It's sad, but nice. - It's awesome.
- They love each other, but they're so different. - Jong-shin, you are...
It's like you came shopping and got lots of ingredients.
I think he will write a new song today.
He's got the inspiration.
Jong-shin, I think that's going to work. I think it'll sell.
- Really? - Putting those together.
I'll mix them up nicely.
You're still so easy to persuade.
If it goes well, how much of the earnings will I get?
In percentage? Don't even think about it.
- Japan. - Japanese lyrics are...
- Japanese songs are very poetic. - Right.
The song I want to introduce is the one by HY.
It's called "366 Days".
- Wow. - There's an extra day.
There's a drama called "Red Thread". It was the theme song of that drama.
I'll sing it first.
- That's how it goes. - Oh.
In Korean, it means "I remember you, almost frighteningly".
"You smell, your gestures. Everything."
Japanese lyrics are very delicate.
I don't understand the language,
- but the songs sound so sad. - It's very sad.
There was a group called Anzen Chitai. Tamaki Koji was a member.
- Do you know Anzen Chitai? - He was born in 1992.
I think Anzen Chitai broke up in 1992.
How about Mexico this time?
The song I want to introduce is about a swallow.
It's a song about a swallow. I'll sing it first.
- The famous part. - I think he'll be good.
- Wow, he's good. - He's good.
- It means... - What does it mean?
"Where will the tired swallow go when it leave this place?"
To Mexican people, a swallow symbolizes...
- breaking up. - A swallow does?
- A swallow leaves. - Yes, it leaves.
Yes, because it leaves.
If you go to an airport in Mexico when someone famous is leaving...
In the airport, next to the airplane, mariachi...
- They play the Mexican traditional music for the person. - Right.
Do you know that a swallow flies low on a cloudy day?
Of course.
- Everyone in the country knows that. - Yes.
- Isn't that in a school textbook? - Why did you mention it?
In song lyrics, cloudy days are described as sad days.
A swallow flies often in a cloudy day.
There is an Italian expression like that.
"Swallows are flying low."
- There is a song like that. - That's amazing.
- Then it would rain soon. - Yes, it would rain soon.
- That's right. - They'll break up soon.
Wow, you looked like an ornithologist for a moment.
Dr. Yoon Moo-bu and I have the same last name!
It's amazing how he has a comment for each and every song.
Actually, no matter the circumstance.
- If you want to bring out the emotions, - Yes?
you need to bring it out of small things.
Like these... If you are to write lyrics for ballads,
you gain the ability...
to draw out sad emotions from little things.
I think they have different sentiments.
- Oh. - The lyrics are nice.
We listened to all the countries' songs.
Which one was most touching?
First of all,
the flow of the song was... Pakistan. Zahid had...
- Zahid. - the Lydian air to it.
It actually sounds so sad.
- Although I didn't understand the lyrics. - The melody.
And the French song was also very amazing.
- It was very direct. - I guess you liked the lyrics.
Yes, I wanted to make a music video of that.
Well, I...
(Pakitan with its melody versus France and its lyrics)
Well, I would choose Zahid.
(The son of Hunza Village won!)
We listened to breakup songs.
I think you must have different expressions and proverbs regarding breaking up.
- There's something we say often. - What is it?
It's, "Morto un papa Se Ne fa un altro".
It means, "If the Pope passes away, we can just get a new one".
(Just replace the word "Pope" with "lover".)
- "You can just get a new one." - Yes.
In France, there is a saying, "If 1 leaves, 10 will come".
- Wow. - That's even worse.
(France has a while different scale of things.)
This is where you can see the culture. Korea has that saying.
"If you make a woman resentful, you will have frost in May and June."
May and June must be freezing in France.
What do people say when they break up in your countries?
We say lots of absurd things. Like...
- Shouldn't we save Italy for later? - You too?
I think it's going to be the most absurd one.
- Actually, I think women say it honestly. - Really?
- Men say absurd things, like... - Like what?
"I love you too much."
"I can't stand it. We have to break up."
- What does that mean? - "I can't stand it?"
- Because the love is too much. - The love is too much.
My song, "Horsetail", has that saying.
- I guess you came to promote yourself. - Right.
You can easily find the song on any music websites.
I almost ended up singing that song.
- To me... - Si-kyung mocked the song.
He was forcing me to buy it.
(Embarrassed)
And we say this a lot too. "You're too good for me,"
"so I can't be with you anymore."
Like, "I'm so poor and tired. I can't make a beautiful person like you happy."
When a man says that, in fact,
he just want to have an affair.
- It's... - He's saying it because he's dating a different woman.
- Oh. - There's something similar in the U.S.
- What is it? - You know, "It's not you, it's me".
- It's the same thing. - "It's not you."
- "There's nothing wrong with you. I'm just not good enough." - "It's my fault."
- Yes, "It's my fault". - In Pakistan,
people often break up from inevitable circumstances.
Sometimes your family has already decided who you will marry.
Or a woman might break up with her lover because her family doesn't like him.
So, they don't really meet up and talk about it.
- If these things happen, they just naturally break up. - Really?
What about going against that? Like you love each other too much.
- Do you ever disobey your family? - Like running away?
- Like "Romeo and Juliet". - It happens, but not often.
In this situation,
doesn't the woman getting pregnant solve the problem?
(What?)
- Wait. - Gosh, Aurélien.
- Let's talk about that later in the waiting room. - Okay.
(A direct approach befitting the French)
People say this in India.
Parting is a choice made by parents.
- Love is a choice made by parents too. - Really?
Over 95 percent of the people get married without ever seeing each other.
In India, if you ask what love is,
there is an expression that says, "Love is what comes after you get married".
Wait, then I'm curious about something.
Let's say you met a really pretty woman New Delhi.
- Okay. - Don't you ask for her phone number...
or ask her to have a cup of tea with you at all?
You would get beaten up for that.
I'm being honest. I'm not joking.
- You get hit? - Yes.
- With her shoe. - The woman?
That's highly likely.
- I... - So, would the woman quietly take her shoe off?
Or she might slap you. I'm not joking. 10 years ago,
I went to a village in Delhi with my friends.
- Okay. - I dyed my hair back then.
A woman came up to me and said,
- "Oh, you're hair is very cool." She said it looked nice. - Okay.
So I thanked her.
And 10 minutes later, someone smashed a beer bottle against my head.
I'm not kidding. It's a true story.
You mean her boyfriend did?
- Did you go to the hospital? - Yes, he was angry that I talked to her.
Did you really just say "Thank you?"
- Pardon? - Didn't you saying something else?
- How did you look at her? - Did you stare at her?
I did tell her that I should keep dyeing my hair.
Wow, but that's very strict.
What would be the worst way to say good-bye?
Just going dark is the worst. I've experienced this once.
If I just get dumped,
if I don't contact her for a few days, I feel better.
But without a clear ending,
those few days turn into few weeks.
And my heart keeps hurting.
It makes me misunderstand things and I get worried.
If so, is there a saying to express "Going dark" in your countries?
- Now there's an English slang for that. - What is it?
It's something similar. Ghosting.
- Ghosting. - It means something similar.
- Disappearing like a ghost. - Oh, disappearing.
Besides ghosting, any other countries?
- Ostrich! - Ostrich? Oh, an ostrich.
- Why an ostrich? - An ostrich buries its head in the sand.
- Oh. - Doing this with its head?
- We say that often. - "You're being an ostrich."
- A few... - That'd be like a pheasant in Korea.
When a hunter appears, a pheasant hides its head away.
- "How dare you act like a pheasant?" - Yes.
All it matters is for me to not know about it. Like that.
- Oh. - There are a lot of couples that live together in Germany too.
A person that wants to break up often just...
gets up early in the morning, packs up, and leaves.
- Wow. - Wow.
The lyrics. It actually happens.
- It's ghosting. - Wow.
- Well... - Right.
Some time ago, I was with my girlfriend.
We were both doing something with our phones.
I guess she was talking to her friends about how she wanted to break-up with me.
- Wow. - But, she accidentally sent the message to me.
- So I got the message and checked it. - Wow.
I said, what's this? Then she hurriedly got up.
She said, "I have to leave now". I said, explain this to me first.
"I'm not in the mood for talking right now!" Then she left.
She left, and I never saw her again.
- I really never saw her again. - Maybe that was intentional.
- Did she not even answer your messages? - She didn't answer them.
- I mean... - Congratulations, yours is the worst experience. It can't get worse.
Later, my friends asked me.
I don't even know if I dumped her or if she dumped me.
- Because she just went dark. - That's the worst one.
If so, what's the acceptable amount of time for not contacting?
- I say 2 days. - I think it's 2 days too.
- One day might be just from the phone running out of batteries. - A day?
- You can't sleep even if it's just one day? - She might've lost her phone...
or she might be very angry.
If you're dating someone, I think not contacting for a day is like going dark.
- I don't think so. - In India, even trains often come a day late.
The train...
- A month! - How about six months?
After a year, if you can't...
We just talked about this. In India...
- Two days is nonsense. - Yes, because...
Installing a phone in a house takes five years.
- Right, that takes 5 years. - Fixing it takes 5 years.
- "Honey..." - After five years, you'd say, "Oh, I left my phone at home".
- That's... - "Honey, my cell phone screen was broken. How long has it been?"
"Honey, I'm 40 years old now."
- As I see it... - Did you graduate from college now?
Yes, have you been doing well?
There's something I'm really curious about. I want to ask Mark.
I was on the same program with Stephanie Lee. She lived in the U.S. for a long time.
We were talking about people dating. She's dating someone.
She couldn't contact her boyfriend for two days.
Korean people would go crazy if that happened.
But she told me she doesn't care.
She said he'd call her if he has something to say.
"Why do I need to know what he's doing all day long?"
Most people who go crazy. But as a New Yorker myself,
people tend to be busy.
If I don't hear from my girlfriend for three days, I'd be worried.
But if it's like two days, I'd just think she's busy.
She said not hearing from him for 2 or 3 days is fine.
- But they're dating. - They are.
Then, let's say you're not in love. You're just interested in each other.
If you're just dating someone,
is it okay for you to do date someone else too?
In the U.S, people have this "Getting to know you" time.
You can date the person or date someone else. It's really...
- It might take like two months. - Just testing each other.
I was surprised when I came to Korea.
When I met a woman once and then twice,
- she was already waiting for me to make a choice. - It's a bit...
I considered her to be almost a stranger. How could we...
I think those kind of things happen so much faster in Korea.
There's something I don't understand. You just date for two months?
- "Getting to know?" - It's because...
- "Getting to know? Getting to know?" - I...
It sounds like Korean. "Getting to know?"
- "Getting to know?" - I thought it was Korean!
You jerk. How dare you? "Getting to know?"
- How dare you "Getting to know?" - How could you do that?
What kind of person are you? "Getting to know" for two months?
I'm not sure about "Getting to know".
Okay, let's stop now.
- What "Getting to know"? - It's so funny.
So, is that hard to understand for a French person?
It's because... In 1 or 2 weeks, you can tell what kind of person...
No, no. I don't think so.
There is something I'm not getting used to in Korea.
After meeting each other twice, the person...
is waiting for the decision to be made.
But you really feel like strangers. After meeting twice...
- Do you have physical contacts while getting to know each other? - Yes.
With many people? You know, since you would be...
- dating many people? - Well, personally, I do it safely.
Safely?
- Safe? - He's sweating now.
- He's sweating now. - He's laughing all of the sudden.
- Safe? - Holding hands, a kiss, or a hug.
- Okay. - Safe?
I heard there is a popular way to break up in Japan these days.
It's... When a man is breaking up with his girlfriend,
he brings up the money he spent on dates.
He tells her to pay those back.
- The money spent on dates? - Yes.
- Some people... - That's horrible.
collect the receipts and write everything down in a notebook.
(That's horrible.)
- Just like, "I spent this much money on our dates". - Oh my.
"Patbingsu was $9.50, you owe me $4.75."
- "You ate more, so you pay $5." - Yes, "You had two more spoonful".
People sometimes give back the presents they got when they break up.
When you break up after dating together,
are there countries where you get the presents you gave back?
People want to get them back, but because of their pride...
I'd think my pride is more valuable, so I can't ask for that.
So you do feel like you want to get it back.
- Sometimes. - Do you keep a list at home?
No. I can't ask because of my pride.
- Asking to get it back feels awkward. How can you say that? - Right.
In Korea, alcoholic beverages are important on the day of breaking up.
- People drink. - When Korean men break up,
they drink soju. People rarely drink beer for that.
Hey, I broke up with my girlfriend. So I'm going to drink 2l of cocktail.
- In Mexico, don't you drink tequila? - Tequila, right.
(Licking the salt)
- You squeeze a lemon. - "I broke up today."
(I'm going to have lots of it since I broke up.)
(We'll conclude that soju is the good breakup-drink.)
Okay.
Nowadays, "safe breakup" has become a newly coined word.
Breakup crimes are becoming a serous social problem.
- Yes. - It was even reported by foreign media.
People made absurd things called "revenge videos".
- There are lots of news articles about that. - It's serious.
Being a man, something very scary happened last year.
A professional boxer...
went to see a man who was having an affair with his wife.
He took a big knife and cut off the man's...
- private body part. - Ouch.
- While he was sleeping? - No, he went there and beat the man up first.
- After the beating... - He was a professional boxer.
He cut it off and threw it in the toilet.
If he used a big knife to cut it off...
As a man...
(Poor man)
There was a very famous breakup crime in Mexico.
After a guy broke up with his girlfriend,
he went to visit her a few days later.
- Then he beat her and stabbed her to death. - Gosh.
But, what was shocking was that...
the guy was 14 years old.
His girlfriend was 11 years old.
- What is that? - So everyone was shocked.
This happened a few days ago in Germany.
A woman got dumped by her boyfriend.
She wanted revenge. So she stole his car...
- and sank it in a lake. - I'm getting upset.
- So the man... - Yes?
While people were pulling the man's car out of the lake, they found another car.
But, they're still trying to find out the owner of the second car.
- It probably belonged to her other boyfriend. - She just dumps them in the lake.
- She sank the cars. - Maybe she dated lots of guys.
- Yes. - Maybe she runs a parking lot.
- All the expensive cars. - Isn't she a car thief?
And the person who takes care of the lake realizes that the water levels are rising.
(The water level is rising for no apparent reason.)
Okay, we got it.
Lovers breaking up isn't the only issue.
There are partings that make many people sad.
The saddest parting in France was...
the Charlie Hebdo incident.
The victims were...
people who worked for a weekly magazine. Someone who draws things.
An illustrator.
There were a few of them.
They were killed. It made French people very sad.
Because it felt like our freedom of expression was attacked.
- It's like a trauma to us. - Yes.
- In India, most of the pilgrimage takes place in the mountains. - Okay.
Every year, buses go up the mountains.
- Each year, 1 or 2 buses fall off. - Gosh.
Pilgrims die in these incidents.
If it happened occasionally, the government would take it seriously.
- But people get used to it. - They become insensitive.
- So I wish they would do something serious about it. - Right.
Every year in the U.S, there is a big parting.
Few people go to colleges in their hometowns.
People all arrive at the colleges on the same day.
- That's when people start to live on their own. - Oh.
You're parting for real for the first time.
Mothers cry, saying "Oh, my boy is all grown up now".
"When will we see each other again?" People remember everything from that moment.
That day. The day when they entered college.
I heard Mark read a poem on his high school graduation day and made everyone cry.
- Wow. - My hometown is a seaport.
When I wrote the poem,
I described a boat leaving the port.
Let's hear it.
(Looking forward)
A ship. A ship sets sail tonight, beneath a pallid moon.
And with a sigh we wonder why it has to sail so soon.
The people of the harbor town are sad to see it go.
But all the same, with pride, they came their blessings to bestow.
- It's a bit long. - That's awesome.
- Mark. - It is.
- It's... - Se-yoon is about to cry.
- Se-yoon is... - I was so sad when I heard "last season".
- That's the only thing you understood. - Yes.
(He never said "last season".)
Well, parting is...
Death is the biggest parting of all.
It's a permanent parting that can't be turned back.
I think each country would acknowledge death differently.
Yes, I think Japan...
has a positive impression on death.
Because... Since 2012,
the word "shukatsu" became a widely used word.
"Shukatsu" means "Preparing well..."
"for the last days of your life."
You visit where you would be buried, or choose how your funeral will be carried out.
They write all of those in what's called an "Ending Note".
- There was a movie based on that. A documentary. - Yes.
So, people tell their family about how they wish their death to be like.
I think people think positively because of that.
I'm curious about something. In Korea, friends who are very close say,
"I'm going to kill you if you do that" as a joke.
Do you all use that saying as a joke?
- No. - Yes.
- "A killer body." - Not so much.
In Italy or Mexico, I think people will kill you if you say you'll kill them.
So, you don't say "I'll kill you" as a joke.
How about "a body shape that kills"? Killing body?
- In the U.S, the word "killing"... - The word, "killer".
- Yes, as a joke. - People say that as a joke, right?
In Pakistan, people who are friends say it all the time.
"I'm going to kill you." Like this.
- Often? - Yes, as a joke.
Is that because you believe in reincarnation?
- I suddenly... - What is that? What does that have to do with anything?
It's because we believe that the method...
and the time of your death is predetermined.
So, even if I say "I'll kill you",
- That's not true. - It's not true in the end. So we joke about it.
What if you coincidentally say it at the wrong time?
- Then you're a psychic. - "I'll kill... Ouch!"
- Things like that can happen. - I'm sorry!
Things like that can happen. But, we...
consider death to be the beginning of a new journey.
- There is a bit of a need to think of death positively too. - Of course.
We think of it very positively in Mexico too.
Because... Since the old times, since the time of the Mayan cultures...
We believed that people go to a good place after death.
So there is Day of the Dead in Mexico too.
Day of the Dead is the 1st and the 2nd of November.
- Are those holidays? - No, we just... The dead...
That's a relief. Taking a break on the Day of the Dead would be a bit...
"Hey, this year's Day of the Dead is just before the weekend. Let's go on a trip."
- They work to death on the Day of the Dead. - It's not that bad.
We just visit the grave of the deceased...
and hold a party for the person. So that the person would be happy.
- So visiting the grave of a deceased isn't something too solemn. - Right.
- You go to party. - That's right.
- Okay. - That's interesting.
We had a killer time today.
"It kills!"
Okay, the 105th Non Summit Meeting. Jong-shin's topic...
was "I make my living by making people sad. Am I abnormal?"
Let's have the final voting.
Okay, the final voting for this topic...
Since this topic is related to Jong-shin's family earning their living,
we will entrust the issue completely to Jeon Mi-ra.
We don't have the authority.
- You can tell your sad story to Mi-ra. - Okay.
Is Mi-ra happy or sad these days?
Sometimes, when I write the lyrics,
if I make them very sad,
it becomes a hit. So she wants me to write sad lyrics.
"Gosh, this is sad!"
- "This is going to earn some money." - "Good, good."
Make it even sadder.
How was your time at Non Summit Meeting?
- Oh, it was so nice. - Okay.
I really liked how you all had different perspectives.
And thanks to the many different stories, it was refreshing.
It was very interesting.
- They are the growing future of variety shows. - Yes.
- As the king of variety shows, watch over them. - Okay, I'll look forward to them.
- Good job. - Yes.
(Yoon Jong-shin, the expert in parting, thank you for joining us.)
I would now like to adjourn our Non Summit Meeting.
Until the day we all become normal-
Normal and abnormal-
Don't melt away.
- We will adjourn now! - Yes!
- We have new Non Summit Representatives today as well. - Yes.
- Nice to meet you! - Nice to meet you.
The labor law reform regarding sending emails is becoming an issue.
What about the companies that have work on the weekends?
They are asking you to work more, so they should pay you more.
I feel sorry too. I'm contacting them because I'm in a hurry.
They need to give you time for a nap.
- A break in midday? - Wow.
(What's important? Resting? Or flexible work?)
That sounds like France!
It's Min Kyung-hoon!
"I want to have a new nickname."
"Am I abnormal?" That's the topic.
What was your nickname before?
He called me Paeng Hyun-suk.
- So I... - It's a bit embarrassing for me to say this,
but I was called the Golden Bottom.
- The Golden Bottom. - The Goltom!
- Let's make a nickname for Kyung-hoon. - Okay.
If you want a new one, how about New Ssamja?
He was very good at the one-legged fight. So how about Chicken Foot?
- Let's take out a letter and make it Ssaja. - Ssaja?
(What will be Min Kyung-hoon's new nickname?)
(Non Summit Meeting, every Monday night at 10:50pm)
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