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While top representatives from each country...
were convening at the UN to discuss global peace-keeping and security,
despite the lack of any official recognition,
the self-appointed G's from around the world...
are convening for the peace-keeping and security of global youths,
hence the Non Summit Meeting.
(Episode 143)
We shall begin the session.
I'm the Chairman of Non Summit Meeting, Jun Hyun-moo.
- I'm Secretary General Yoo Se-yoon. - I'm Chairman Sung Si-kyung.
We are Junyoosung!
We got a new corner for the new season.
- It's making me excited. - Yes.
We'll be looking at the ranks of each country in the "B-board Chart".
Wow.
America has a Billboard Chart. Japan has an Oricon Chart.
In our Non Summit Meeting, we have a "B-board Chart".
Today's ranking topic will be on health.
Related to health,
it'll show the reality of how bad the air pollution of major cities are.
We developed a ranking chart on the air quality index.
As you can see, Xinlin is already anxious.
(You caught me.)
Let's start by revealing the cities with the worst air quality,
starting from fifth place.
- This is making me nervous. - Fifth place...
- Who placed fifth? - I'm curious.
- India? - Pakistan?
- It's China. Chengdu, China to be specific. - What?
- Fifth place? - Yes. Fifth place is Chengu, China.
(Chengdu is shrouded by smog.)
(The airport was forced to close and the traffic was forced to be regulated.)
And together with Pakistan... That's surprising.
Lahore, Pakistan...
Kolkata, India are both placed third.
- Lahore is a little worse. - Really?
They tied in third place.
(They tied in third place. Lahore, Pakistan...)
(and Kolkata, India which has been surrounded by yellow dust.)
Second place is Seoul, Korea.
(Seoul is shrouded in a white fog of particulate matter.)
It was very upsetting how even Busan's...
- That's true. - air quality was affected by China.
(Busan couldn't escape the fog of particulate matter and placed 11th.)
- You have to guess which one placed first and which one placed sixth. - Really?
- First place is... - I know.
- Where? - It must be Beijing.
- Beijing? - Mexicans were taught the air of...
Beijing was really bad, since we were little.
Since you were little?
It's because you didn't get a proper education when you were little.
When I worked as an intern in Beijing,
I used to work on the 33rd floor.
But most of the time, the air was so bad...
- that I couldn't see the ground. - What?
- It's true. It's that bad. - It's like you're floating.
When I went to Beijing, it was the first time I ever saw visible dust.
It passed by, like this.
I think it's...
either Dhaka, Bangladesh or New Delhi, India.
- New Delhi? - Yes.
It's really bad. I saw a photo on the internet...
I saw a photo of them swimming in the river,
with foams forming in the water.
That's not water. It's air.
- No, it was literally... - Their water pollution is really bad.
Let's include water pollution too.
(India's Yamuna River has really bad water pollution.)
I still can't get over the shock of when I arrived in the airport in Delhi.
The fumes from the exhaust pipes were completely in your face.
(Choking)
It's true.
I already talked about how...
India's air wasn't very good.
Even I think the air pollution is New Delhi is really bad.
Are you turning yourself in?
- He's turning himself in. - He admitted it.
I should do this before you cut me down viciously.
You're free to take first place.
(Will it really be one of these two countries?)
(Beijing, China vs. Delhi, India)
Let us reveal the first and sixth place.
- First place is... - We were right.
New Delhi, India. Sixth place is Beijing, China.
Wow.
Xinlin looks so happy. It's as if he's on top of the world right now.
How did this happen?
Beijing is actually getting a lot better.
(B-board Chart, Which city has the worst air pollution?)
New Delhi took first place.
Thank you. Is there an award?
But we won first place. Shouldn't you give us a mask or something?
- Lucky, your house is in New Delhi, right? - Yes, it is.
But I can acknowledge it.
I can accept it because one of the biggest reason for New Delhi's air pollution...
is due to the 10,000 ton of garbage thrown out everyday.
They don't recycle their garbage. They burn down the entire thing.
Oh no. No wonder...
- The residents of New Delhi should be putting in effort but... - They should.
The other reason is due to the number of cars.
Between 2002 and 2003, the number of cars increased exponentially.
I went to India five years ago.
But I was never able to see the four lanes on the street.
They used the four lane road as a five lane road.
Beep beep.
(In India, they don't use lanes.)
And you can't forget about the cow in front of you.
I'm always telling you this. In India, the lanes on the roads...
are just for when you're bored.
They're just decorations.
- Decorations? - If you drive straight, it'll make...
you sleepy, so you should move back and forth.
It's pretty bad.
On the other hand, we thought Pakistan was very clean...
- and free of air pollution, but it placed third. - It beat China.
Last time, I definitely said it was better than New Delhi.
I never said it was really good.
I just said it was a lot better than New Delhi.
If you go north, the Hunza villages might have the best air qualities.
That's the same in Korea. The air in the countryside are much better.
It must be the same for India too.
It's true. If you move 300 to 400km away from New Delhi, it's heaven.
Because the country is so big,
they can afford to move 300 to 400km away.
- For us... - If you move 300 to 400km away, we'll be in the ocean.
Be careful now.
This time, we'll reveal the rankings for which we should be proud of.
Recently, according to Bloomberg News,
they surveyed 163 countries...
and investigated the health of the people living there.
- The healthiest country in the world was... - India?
It's written down here.
- China? Switzerland?
Everyone's looking forward to it.
(Which country is the healthiest in the world?)
- It's Italy. - Wow.
(Thumbs up)
Are you sure Alberto didn't investigate this?
I knew it would be Italy.
After all, Italians live the longest.
They drink wine, eat olive oil, and eat a lot of good ingredients.
They exercise a lot. And I also think it's because they love a lot too.
They're number one in that.
- Yes, they're the best in love. - There's a town in Italy...
- full of people who are in their eighties and nineties. - Yes?
I heard they still love each other.
That's their secret in how to live a long life.
Last year, my wife and I went on a vacation and stayed at a hostel in Italy.
The owner of that place was in her seventies.
But she would go around doing the house chores everyday.
One day, she brought us some cake.
She said her mother made this cake.
Her mother?
- Wow. - Was she 100 years old?
She was 103 years old.
We actually met her. She was super healthy.
"How are you doing?" "It's getting tough now that I'm getting older."
"My knees are starting to hurt a little."
(Shocked)
Moving on, third place was taken by Switzerland.
(Co-existing with nature, Switzerland is a great place to live.)
There's a "Where-to-be-born" Index.
It lists out the best countries to be born in.
Switzerland took first place on that list.
And although it came second for longest life expectancy,
it came out first for men's life expectancy.
- So... - That's incredible.
What age are you planning to live up to?
I would like to reach my 100th year.
(B-board Chart, What is the healthiest country?)
And unfortunately, Korea placed 24th on the list.
But if you look at it more closer, the countries with the most population...
Those countries who ranked higher than France...
- are Italy... - And Japan.
There's no other besides those two.
That's why, France is actually third place...
if you count only the countries with huge populations.
- It's true. - You're so...
If you're going to be like that,
Korea is actually second place.
If you only count Asian countries...
- We're second in Asia. - Yes.
- We're second place. - Yes.
What would Westerners know?
Since the European countries are so close by,
the ranking difference wouldn't be too far off.
- Wow. - Wow.
Since the Germans drink beer...
and the French drink wine, would that also cause some difference?
When I went to Germany, I was scared I would die if I kept drinking like that.
All we would eat were sausages, potatoes, and beer.
If you look at the chart, most European countries are in the same place.
But this really sticks out to me.
Japan and Korea are very close geographically.
- But Japan outranks us by... - Japan...
- Japanese eat a lot of seafood. - Oogi will live for a long time.
It's because we eat very healthily.
And recently, there has been a health boom.
People are working harder to become more healthier.
According to a research in Waseda University, Japanese...
- have good guts... - You mean digestive system.
Yes. They researched the bacteria inside the guts.
They found unique bacteria inside the guts of Japanese people.
- Is it because of natto? - It just might be.
Even though it's cold in Canada, a lot of people live active lives there.
Their basal metabolism is very high and they also have a good immune system.
We don't catch colds that often.
Wow.
But I started to catch colds when I came to Korea.
- Why? - Did your immune system get bad?
I'm always playing games inside. I don't go out much...
Don't you think you should change your lifestyle?
It's because of you.
You're going to catch a cold in Canada if you keep doing that.
And way below Canada is America.
Yes.
Is it because of the hamburgers?
- It's because of fast food. - We have a high rate of obesity...
We never get any good scores when it comes to health rankings.
Mexico, China, India, and Pakistan were all below 50.
- Mexico... - Below?
- Although Christian looks like this, - Yes, below.
I guess there are obesity problems back home.
- It's worse than America. - Below? Wait...
But...
He's speechless.
What are you trying to say?
- He's shocked. - He's speechless.
You making the same face as Yoo Ah-in.
- America ranked 34th. But we couldn't even... - It ranked below 50.
If you're going to argue about this, China isn't that different from Japan either.
- But... - Hey, China ranked below 50 too.
(China ranked below 50, Japan took seventh place)
- I think that enjoying life and eating good food are very important. - Yes.
There was a professor who worked on a farm...
His name is Lee Won-jong.
- Wait, is he Korean? - Yes.
- According to a book he wrote... - Yes?
- I wasn't expecting that. - Professor Lee Won-jong?
According to his book,
the secret to longevity for people living in Italy and Pakistan...
lied in how they enjoyed their lives.
- I can see that. - And the food they eat...
It seems like such an obvious answer...
- but it's really hard to do. - It's very hard.
- For the sake of your enjoyment and health... - We'll start our main debate.
(The Non Summit Meeting will start.)
This is a time where representatives will bring up issues about their countries.
We'll be discussing all kinds of global issues during "What Is So Important".
(Global Side Dishes Time)
This was Alberto's issue.
Recently, on RAI's "Parliamone Sabato", a popular Italian talk show,
they talked about how the women of Eastern Europe face both gender...
and racial discrimination.
I would like to hear what everyone else thinks about this matter.
On Italian's public broadcasting network, RAI,
they discussed why Italian men preferred women from Eastern Europe...
on public television and heavily were criticized for it.
The program was shut down.
What kind of things were they talking about that they shut it down?
It was crazy. It was a talk show that aired every Saturday afternoon.
They talked about why Italian men liked women from Eastern Europe.
First, they wouldn't wear pajamas or wear sweatpants at home.
They were always dressed up sexily all the time.
Second, they would forgive their husband for having an affair.
They really discussed that on public television?
Third, they were perfect housewives.
- They were taught how to do housework from a young age. - That's so...
- It's risky. - Fourth, after giving birth,
they would come back to their fit figure immediately.
Fifth, they wouldn't complain or whine.
- Oh my... - This is...
They gave six reasons for why they were so popular among Italian men.
It blew up.
(Roberto Alessi, editor-in-chief. Women from Eastern Europe also like Italian men.)
(But only for their money.)
(Fabio Testi, Italian actor. Women from Eastern Europe are very free.)
(Italian women can never be so free like them.)
It was even more an issue because this aired on public television.
- It caused a huge issue. - And it wasn't only women but men...
who also criticized the show.
They requested that they take that program down immediately.
People were saying how even people at bars don't speak like that.
How could they think of speaking like that on television?
In fact, the CEO of RAI is also a woman.
But after seeing the talk show, she stated how it deeply offended her.
- Especially since it was broadcast on her network... - But the host...
said they got an okay from the CEO when they showed her the script.
- She already knew. - But she was trying to slip out of it?
Yes. She was trying to slip out of it.
But there was more outrage at how we had to pay mandatory fees to RAI.
There were many protests before.
But now that something like this has happened,
no one wants to pay the fees.
Italy just shared...
how there was a huge issue concerning a public television program.
Let's find out what each country thinks about their broadcasting networks.
Do you think we need broadcasting networks that run on government funds?
If you think so, press the button.
(Agree 7, Disagree 4)
I think we should have these networks.
Japan only has one public broadcasting network called NHK.
If there weren't any public broadcasting networks,
they would only show programs that made them money.
If that happens, we wouldn't know which news outlet to trust.
But because we have a public broadcasting network, you can trust that.
- Can you really trust that? - Can you?
Well, compared to the other networks...
I think there should be one network you can trust...
for everyone to feel a little safer.
What you're saying is true. But what I'm saying is...
why do they need to collect fees from our taxes for it?
They should just receive commercial fees like other networks...
But there are some contents that can't get commercials...
Although public broadcasting networks are important to America,
there are some contents that don't help the network sales...
Things like local news and so on...
But the people living in those area need those news.
- And in terms of education, there was Sesame Street. - That's right. Sesame Street.
- It came out in Korea too. - Yes.
That program also came through a public broadcasting network.
(Sesame Street. A children's education program produced in 1969.)
(It's a program loved by children in over 140 different countries.)
(If there's no public broadcasting station,)
(programs that aren't profitable will be cut.)
I agree with what Mark said about how we need public broadcasting networks.
Our public broadcasting network was really good a long time ago.
It showed documentaries, children's programs, traveling shows...
It showed us movies without any commercials.
It was great. But if the broadcasting station can't run its programs well...
RAI shows as many commercials as a regular network.
- The quality is low. There's no difference. - That's not good.
We can just go to the internet to look at these valuable contents instead.
It's the same for Pakistan. They take our money, but they show so many commercials.
There aren't a lot of good programs and are filled with commercials.
That's why people hate it.
But the reason they need our tax money for those networks...
is so that various different programs can be aired there.
It's important how they broadcast information there.
(Germany's public broadcasting network, ZDF, covered the Munic Terrorist Attack.)
(They received tax money and reported back precise coverage.)
Because there's a system where the news come out every hour...
There are so many news program on the internet these days.
(Do we need public broadcasting system in the Internet Era?)
- That's... - When I...
Because Japan has a lot of natural disasters like earthquakes...
If they got rid of that, we wouldn't know where to look.
(During the Kumamoto earthquake, they were airing a normal news program when...)
(Earthquake Alert)
(Emergency Alert)
(They proceeded calmly in reporting the areas affected by the earthquake.)
(Most public broadcasting networks are responsible for reporting natural disasters.)
In Mexico's case, there is a public broadcasting network...
but it's not a main network like how KBS is to Korea.
And it doesn't show a lot of different programs, so people don't watch it too much.
That's why I don't think we need it.
Even if it disappears, people might not know or care.
And besides, you end up falling asleep while watching those programs.
- They're very boring. - That's really good.
- That means the country is safe. - But,
- the programs... - The country is safe?
If there was a war, we would need those networks.
But what can public broadcasting network...
do that other networks can't? Is there anything else?
- They're all the same. - They can...
tell you about the country's situation.
- You really think they'll tell you everything? - But...
this is different.
If you think about Switzerland,
the number of people watching TV is decreasing.
Most people use the internet to search for programs.
There are many other ways to get information.
That's why personally,
I don't think there will be any need for these kind of networks anymore.
But if we really have to have one,
it should be completely free of any commercials, just like the BBC network.
But you need commercials for your bathroom breaks.
Fine, there are times for commercials but...
Let's discuss what would be the appropriate cost of these networks.
In Korea, each family pays about 30 dollars for their programs.
Switzerland's fees are the most expensive in Europe.
It literally cost us 510 dollars a year.
- Is that why you're against it? - What?
- That's a lot. - That's pretty expensive.
- It's so expensive. - It is.
That's why a lot of people say they should make it private.
How many public broadcasting networks do you have in Switzerland?
There's an Italian channel for the Italians,
a French channel for the French, and a German channel for the Germans.
(Italian Channel: RSI)
(French Channel: RTS)
(German Channel: SRF)
But personally, I think the Swiss Channel is very boring.
That's why I end up watching the Italian Channel instead.
- You watch RAI? - Yes.
Wait, you're watching the channel that the Italians...
pay for?
(He's guilty of watching it illegally.)
Is there any country that doesn't pay? Does everyone here pay?
- We pay too. - Yes.
- How much? - We pay RAI about 90 euros a year.
- It's about 110 dollars. - That much?
But there are so many people who don't want to pay for it.
- Actually, even my father skipped out on paying for it. - He refused to pay?
He told them to take his TV. He said he won't watch RAI.
He refused to pay for two reasons.
First, they started to show so many commercials when they didn't use to before.
- Second, they suddenly stopped showing live soccer. - RAI did that?
- That's super important for an Italian. - Exactly.
On top of that, there were many cultural programs on the weekends.
They showed concerts and things...
But after they got rid of all that, he refused to pay.
- I see. - I see.
Can I say something as someone who used to work on a public broadcasting network?
- Sure. - The truth is...
You really don't look like you worked there.
(Laughing)
Public broadcasting networks actually have a role.
It's for those remote areas deep within the mountains.
It's responsible for giving information to the very poor families living there.
Private networks can't afford to do that.
They have to cut programs if they don't make any money.
If they would fix the problems they're criticized for...
When they act in the role that they're given well,
I'm sure anyone would agree that it's necessary.
- But there are a lot of cases where they don't. - Yes, there are many.
That's why they don't want to waste their money.
In Japan, even on the cheapest option, you have 150 dollars a year.
If you think about it, that network gets about six trillion dollars every year.
- Six trillion? - Yes. Six trillion.
But NHK stated they were going to renovate their building...
- and spend two trillion... - Two trillion?
I thought to myself, "Did they really need to go that far?"
The Italian TV show that discussed the topic of sexual discrimination...
and racial discrimination was canceled.
As we know, some information that we take to be true could be false.
Sometimes the information released by the media...
in other countries can cause misunderstandings.
We'll use this time to make corrections on stated information that are false.
"I Have Something To Say To Your Country's Media Broadcasters!"
Everyone, give us one thing.
There was a documentary made by the English broadcasting company, BBC,
it was called "Secrets of China".
On the program, they stated a typical Chinese person values...
money, marriage and obedience.
They also claimed that Chinese youth were spending all their time online.
They also stated that Chinese people did not have freedom.
The distorted facts caused outrage in China.
- In truth, all countries want to make money. - Right.
- Right? - Yes.
We had an election last year in the US.
China was a very important during the election.
On one of their news program segments, Fox News...
sent a reporter to Chinatown to discuss the issues about China.
He interviewed Chinese Americans or Chinese people living in the US.
He asked the people what they thought about the US elections.
In one of his interviews, he went up to a Chinese old lady,
whose first language was not English,
and asked her what she thought.
- It's understandable if she gets flustered by complex questions, right? - Right.
If she couldn't answer a question, the news show made fun of her.
(Reporter, Justin Watters)
(Silence)
(They used scenes from movies to ridicule her even more.)
(Is this the Year of the Dragon?)
(Is everything made in China now?)
(No!)
(Then, what is not made in China?)
(Offended)
(The content of the segment disparaged Chinese people.)
He kept asking stupid questions.
He would ask questions like, "Are you good at Karate?"
- But Karate is a Japanese martial art, right? - Yes.
He went to a Taekwondo studio...
and tried to interview them on China. But once again, that's a Korean martial art.
Because of what he did, a lot of people complained about this segment.
He needed to apologize for his insensitive take,
but he defended himself by saying it was a light humor piece.
People like that need to have a taste of their own medicine.
- That's right. - Since you mentioned Fox News,
back in 2015, they...
claimed that there was a neighborhood in Paris...
where non-Muslims and police could not enter safely.
They called it the No-go zone.
There is no such neighborhood like that.
- Isn't there? - No.
(No-go zones)
(They used this phrase several times.)
(The French media satirized the comments made by Fox News to refute the claims.)
(Goodness me! It's a terrorist attack!)
(They mocked the US news media by satirizing their comments.)
(Paris is the most dangerous city in the world.)
The US news media is always fun to watch.
- Why does Fox News do that? - The reason I say this is,
you would not believe how little they know about France.
- Back around 15 years ago, - It's my cross to bear.
when the French youth were protesting,
they put up a map...
but the cities were placed in the wrong places.
They placed Cannes near Spain.
And on the map Toulouse was next to Italy. It was a mess.
They're seems to have been a lot of mistakes.
For us, it was the 2006 World Cup. It was held in Germany, right?
But during the semifinals, we defeated Germany easily.
The next day, A German newspaper...
printed that the mafia had made it to the final.
That was the title of the article.
That was harsh.
- What print media was this? Wasn't it Bild? - Die Zeit?
- It was Die Zeit. - I see.
The article did say that Italy played well, but it was written in a humorous way.
- It didn't make us feel good. - Of course it wouldn't.
It'd be like if we lost to Japan and the heading was, "We lost to the Yakuza."
- It would make anyone unhappy. - I felt really unhappy.
Of course you'd feel unhappy.
- That was harsh. - Is the paper closer to a tabloid paper or focused on sports?
That would be called yellow journalism.
- Die Zeit is normally a press media that you can trust. - Really?
Really? -
(Die Zeit is a weekly newspaper that is considered the premier newspaper...)
(in Europe, along with the French newspaper, Le Monde.)
That's why I asked him if the article was an article from the Bild.
Bild is a rubbish newspaper.
I was shocked because he said it was Die Zeit.
If you look at sports articles, the writers always use phrases that catch the eye.
- Right. - Cricket is really popular in India, right?
There was a South African cricket player.
He was a Muslim, and he had an enormous beard.
He was an excellent player.
I don't if the commentator was English or Australian,
- but he had said that he had silenced the crowed like a terrorist. - That was bad.
- He was trying to say that he performed well. - Right.
- It's like the mafia comment. - Was it in the paper?
- That's horrible. - It was controversial.
We've had similar incidents because of telenovela shows.
A lot of people have the wrong impressions about Mexicans.
They have this impression that all Mexicans exaggerate.
- The reason they have this impression is... - I see.
It's because on the shows, when someone asks the people a question,
they ask why like this.
- I see. - It's a drama.
They overact on the show.
(That was good.)
They over exaggerate their acting.
When foreigners watch a telenovela show, they think that all Mexicans act like that.
(This is a light sample.)
(A simple example of Mexican woman fighting.)
We also have a type of character that we refer to as the Prince of Mexico.
We call any character who rides a horse, has a mustache,
and has his shirt unbuttoned...
- to show his hair this. - Gosh.
They think all Mexican men are like that.
We get stereotyped a lot because of our TV shows.
A lot of people outside of the US believe that everyone walks around with a gun.
Why would they believe that?
It's because a lot of people watch "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".
- They watch a crime show. - Someone dies every week.
They have a gun because they are a criminal.
Not all the people in the US are like that. Not everyone owns a gun.
In US or European films, the Swiss characters are stereotypically portrayed.
They are always played as corrupt bankers or corrupt rich people.
When we see this, they feel it is a warning to look at oneself in the mirror.
- I don't understand why we have this image. - A corrupt banker.
Personally, I think it is because people are jealous of Switzerland.
(Jealousy?)
- Why do people have this image of us? - Because it's the truth.
- In truth, Swiss banks are really clean. - Why would they believe that?
- We are very transparent? - When have you ever been transparent?
We started becoming transparent a few years ago.
Since you only started recently, keep working hard.
Hollywood always portrays Pakistani men as taxi drivers...
or the owner of a convenience store.
(Feeling sorry)
When you look at how Pakistani people are shown on Korean TV dramas or films,
they always play characters who are being treated fairly or unfairly by the boss.
- They're always shown as factory workers. - I see.
- They always say that the boss is unfair. - Right.
If you look at all the successful doctors in the US,
many of the doctors are ethnically Pakistani.
They never show a Pakistani doctor, right?
Even in Korea, a lot of Pakistani students...
are working hard on their doctorate studies. They're doing really well.
But they never show characters like that on TV.
When a footage of India is show on the news,
they always show someone doing yoga or a poor neighborhood.
Snakes. In our country they show snake charmers.
Yes, it's either a snake or someone washing in the Ganges.
I really am into fashion, so I always try to dress well.
But whenever I dress well, people compliment me in a strange way.
- They say you're not a typical Indian. - Right.
I've heard that comment about me a lot too.
"When I look at the way you are dressed, I feel like you're an Italian."
"Are you really from Pakistan?"
- You can't make things up. - It's the truth.
(It's the truth.)
- Now... - Yes.
- They called him an Italian. - Do you think he said it to himself?
Right.
- It's the truth. - Zahid, did you say that to your reflection?
- He said it to himself. - The two of you do dress well.
- Yes, they do. - It's true.
A lot of people have this wrong impression about Japanese people.
People think that Japanese people know everything about animation and adult videos.
- Animation and what? - Adult videos.
- Adult videos. - Say that again?
I do know about animation and adult videos.
When I came to Korea, I heard this a lot.
They ask me what my favorite title is.
- "What is your favorite title." - Goodness me.
- People see you as an expert. - Right.
They feel like they must learn from you.
"Could you recommend me something?"
- We're not all like that. - I do want to apologize to Oogi about something.
- The image that Italians have of Japanese men is... - Yes?
Oogi.
(Everyone claps in agreement.)
- When I look at Oogi, the feeling I get... - Right.
- is he really is Japanese. - He really does seem Japanese.
- What about him do you think makes him feel Japanese? - He's a very warm person.
He's also well-mannered.
He's also very clean.
You also feel like that he would apologize often.
- That's the feeling I got from him. - He's also very calm.
Also, we don't know what he's thinking.
- Right. - We don't know.
- We don't know what's going through his head. - Right.
He's smiling right now but...
- We don't really know. - Right.
during a BBC interview, Professor Robert Kelly's...
wife was referred to as the nanny. This became controversial.
There are stereotypes about Koreans as well.
With those prejudices...
For me, through this program,
- I learned a lot about what racial discrimination is. - Right.
Even on those subjects that I really didn't know.
I learned that certain comments or topics could be uncomfortable.
I am learning a lot right now.
We'll wait and hope that the media can take the lead...
towards breaking down the barriers of discrimination.
We'll find out "What Is So Important?" next week as well.
(We will continue to try and help make a world without discrimination.)
We will now introduce the Korean representatives for today.
They are aiming to be the girl group presidents. They've made their comeback.
Every day is Girl's Day.
We have So-jin and Yu-ra.
(They stand up immediately.)
(The 143rd Korean representative is So-jin and Yu-ra.)
- Welcome. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
(Eye sight and concentration has gone up)
- Please take a seat. - Look at the happy expressions on their face.
- Please take a seat. - Yes.
(They all sit down with a happier heart.)
We have two beautiful people here today.
- Could you please introduce yourselves? - Okay.
- Every day is Girl's Day. - Every day is Girl's Day.
- Hello. We're Girl's Day. - We're Girl's Day.
What else do we say?
I'm the leader of the group. My name is So-jin.
My name is Yu-ra. Hello.
Hello.
- Hello. - I feel awkward.
We heard that if you ever got the chance to come on,
there was someone you wanted to talk to.
I remember Guillaume...
- mentioning Girl's Day in a previous episode. - Yes, he did.
- He seemed to know a lot about us. - Right.
- Yes. - Tell us about them.
- Yes, well... - What kind of group are they?
They started off as a five member girl group, but they're a four member group.
- Gosh. - How did you know that?
So-jin is the oldest...
(He has no sense.)
Why did you mention that? You could have said something else!
When this program first aired,
you were gaining attention with the song, "Ring My Bell".
I see. "Ring My Bell".
The music video and the song were both really good.
He's the expert on girl groups.
They're making a comeback as a group. How long has it been?
We're making our comeback after 1 year and 9 months.
It's been a while since we made our comeback.
The music video will probably be uploaded tomorrow.
- Right. - Gosh.
- Oogi is also an expert. - Goodness me.
- How did you know that? - He's as good as Guillaume.
I didn't know that.
Look at this side. All the men have their hands clasped in front of them.
- Right. - I thought we were at a church for a second.
This is tough.
Oogi, what is your favorite Girl's Day song?
My favorite is "Don't forget me".
(It was a song that was released five years ago.)
- That is my favorite. - How do you know that song?
- How do you know that song? - How do you not know the song?
- "How do not know the song?" - Gosh. Listen to him talk.
- That was nice. - That's Oogi's true feelings, "Don't forget me".
- "Something" is popular, too. - That's right.
It is a popular song in Mexico.
- Really? - We...
You sang it in Spanish, right?
- Yes, right. - Yes.
The Mexican people were really touched by that.
When we were in Mexico, we felt like we had become Beyoncé.
- The fans sang along with us. - Their pronunciation...
They were so excited and happy.
(They performed a passionate performance in Spanish.)
(The Mexican fans replied to this with passionate screams of joy.)
We will now open the 143rd Non Summit Meeting.
Let's listen to the issue brought to us by So-jin and Yu-ra.
"Girl's Day has made a comeback after being away for 1 year and 9 months."
"As we performed together as a group,"
"I had this thought. So I bring it forward to you."
"I prefer being in a team rather than alone. Am I abnormal?"
You really are very strange.
(The two Chairmen and the General Secretary can't understand them.)
We don't have in depth knowledge about this, but not all groups get along, right?
Girl's Day has incredible teamwork.
You tried being a solo artist, and you also tried working as a team.
- Do you actually know what you're talking about? - We're close.
You've tried being a solo artist, and you have worked as a team as well.
- Is there a reason why you prefer working as a team? - Right.
For both of you.
To be honest, when you go to broadcast a show alone, you feel smaller or nervous.
If I'm with my other members,
I feel like we're just having fun together.
It's the first time I've felt that variety shows are fun since my debut.
How many years has it been?
We're now in our eighth year.
If you look at the year.
- Seven years. - I heard that the seventh year always brings crisis for idol groups.
Normally for idol groups, by the seventh year, they've gone through some changes...
and either group breaks apart or something changes.
The reason for this is because most idol group contracts are for seven years.
- I see. It's the time for a new contract. - Yes.
- That's some sharp thinking. - That's the answer.
But for us, we've already extended our contracts for another two years.
- Did the four of extend your contracts? - Yes.
- Then, this curse wouldn't apply for you. - Right. That's why this talk came about.
I heard this somewhere,
about you So-jin,
I heard that the other members don't use the typical honorifics to address you.
- I heard they sometimes call you ma'am. - Excuse me?
- Excuse me? - Are you So-jin's anti-fan?
- No, I just heard... - Do I look that old to you?
Look at the innocent expression. He really believes it.
I think he's faking it.
- Guillaume... - Why are you trying to break them up?
Why are you trying to do that?
- The other members do use honorifics. - But, some of my fans do call me,
- auntie as a nickname. - I see.
Unlike Girl's Day, there are other idol members out there who do like working alone.
Let's find out what our Non Summit representatives prefer.
I like working alone or I like working as a team.
If you like working alone, please press the button.
It's not about being selfish, we're just talking about your preference.
Press the button in 3, 2 and 1.
"I like working alone." Xinlin and Christian pressed the button.
- Guillaume pressed the button as well. - Guillaume .
I prefer working alone because...
you'll start to have a lot of grievances when you work as a team.
That's the first problem.
Also, let's say as your working, you run into a problem.
You'll fight and that'll cause unhappy feelings.
When you work alone, you can admit that you made a mistake.
You can solve things faster.
The reason why I like working as a team is,
in Japan, we have a saying,
(When three people come together, together they have the wisdom of a divine being.)
Roughly translated, it means that when...
three people come together, they'll have the wisdom of a divine being.
So when you work as a team,
it's better than trying to solve a problem on your own.
The effect of working together is 3 to 4 times more effective.
- Is that when you have 4 people? - Is it 4 times or 5 times more effective?
There is no limit.
- There is no limit to that. - Aurélien is starting again.
He's starting a business soon.
He's trying to show off his charm.
I do like working as a team. However a famous French singer once said this,
"If you have three people, it is a group."
"But if you have more than four people, it will be a gathering of fools."
- Why did he say that? - Why?
In truth, the singer leaned towards anarchist beliefs.
- He wasn't a supporter of government. - He saw...
people gathering together for politics, and agreeing on foolish actions.
Is it like the saying, "Too many cooks will burn the stew."
Okay. Xinlin, what about you?
I'm a very competitive person.
So even if I join a team, I'd get stressed if someone was better than me.
In the end, it makes me feel like I'm fighting myself.
Do you feel stressed if the person next to you is better looking?
- Right. - Or is adored more.
If we're being honest, we all think like this.
People get jealous all the time.
If you're in the same environment and he's better, then you'll ask what am I, then?
Don't you feel those emotions?
- For me, I played a lot of soccer, right? - Yes.
- If you have someone who is really good on your team, - It's nice.
it's really nice.
- If your team wins, then it is good for you too. - But for people...
we worry that if he's good, that person might look down on me.
- He might... - No.
- That could happen. - But does it matter?
Xinlin, you have to think of this from the opposite side.
- What if everyone else was bad? - If they're bad.
- Imagine if everyone else on your team was bad. - Right.
- That's a good point. - But if you succeed alone,
then you can feel proud about succeeding alone.
But if you fail, you have to bear the burden of failure alone.
- That's true. - When you're a team, it's of course nice to succeed,
but in the case that you fail, you can console each other.
Also, what Christian is trying to say...
is that you'd feel that you're good. But no one in this world is perfect.
There are things that we're all bad at.
But if you're in a team, you can cover each other's weaknesses.
- But... - That's the good thing about being in a team.
what if you fail? I worked really hard, but we failed because of this person.
- I failed because of that person. I could've succeeded. - But...
But when you play sports as a team, you don't get that feeling.
Firstly, for people who like working as a team,
we feel a responsibility to the team when we're together.
You can't let your team members suffer because of you.
This makes you work harder.
That's not the only thing.
Let's say something happens, and so you've started walking down the wrong path.
You don't know that you're doing this. And time continues to pass by.
If you're in a team, they can tell you what you're doing wrong.
They tell you that you can fix this by doing this.
- And I believe that this will lead to better results. - You could try better alone.
Although you could win as a team, but only one person gets to go on stage...
to pick up the prize. Only the representative of the team gets to go up.
You'd wonder why you're not up on the podium.
Do you have some bad memories of working in a team?
- I mean... - I feel like you have some unpleasant memories.
No, that's not it. But, I don't think I could actually feel happy for that person.
(Why do you get to go up?)
He's honest.
- He's really honest. - I like that about you.
Everyone has that feeling.
- He's telling us his thoughts. - Xinlin isn't being honest.
It is my honest feelings.
- He just said that he gets jealous when someone else does well, right? - Yes.
What if that person...
helped the other people who weren't doing that well do better?
- Would you still not be able to clap for people like that? - Yes.
(Yes.)
- That's because... - Why?
I would think why I wasn't up there with him.
- I think you have a strange personality. - I mean...
- In my opinion. - She said there was something wrong with him.
- Why do I have to help other people? - I like that honesty.
For me,
I'd start to question why I didn't have the talent to help other people.
Why do I have to always get help?
- It's because you're struggling. - Why can't I do it?
- But... - I understand him now.
- There's one other good point... - Isn't that an inferiority complex?
- Isn't that an inferiority complex? - It could be.
There is one other good point about being in a team,
let's say you don't want to work today,
then your team can do the work instead of you.
And vice versa.
Are you saying that you wouldn't work, even though you have Xinlin on your team?
You could run the team like that.
He comes from a country where they work less.
In China, a lot of people are an only child.
They have to be the only one to receive the spot light.
I think that he could think like this because...
- he has a different concept of what a team is. - Right.
In truth a team is, in English,
it's an acronym for together everyone achieves more.
- Is that true? - Why are you bringing English into this?
- You went too far just now. - Why are you saying that in English?
- That's what it means. - Is that true?
- No, I don't think so. - I don't think that is right.
- There really is a saying like this. - It's like saying, "I love you" is...
- I don't think he knows. - But, he is right.
If we think of this as individuals, we could think...
that the amount of profit would be higher, because I'm alone.
- But that's not true. - When you think of the gains as a team,
the amount of profit would be a lot bigger.
That's why this acronym was created.
- Together everyone achieves... - No way.
- I think... - Don't make things up.
This is an actual acronym.
- This is a real acronym. - I'll really start to believe you.
There is one last thing that I'd like to say,
- Are you going somewhere? - Did he say one last thing?
No, that's not it.
(Alex's first words of the day was, "There is one last thing I'd like to say,")
- It was nice to know you, Alex. - Good-bye Alex.
- Good-bye. - We'll always think of you.
(Everyone says good-bye to him.)
- Good-bye, Alex. - They're so funny.
I think, in truth, everyone...
is already living their lives as a team.
We're social creatures. And what we do best is communicate the knowledge.
I can ask other people about things I don't know.
And I can tell them about what I know.
Because of how we can share information,
(Pout)
you can say the way people live their lives are based on...
- Wait. - After all, this is the Internet Era...
- Yes. - But...
(He caught on too.)
Yu-ra caught on to this first but...
Xinlin kept doing this.
(Pout)
Xinlin didn't even want to clap for him.
- She showed So-jin... - He was pouting.
His lips were like this.
Wasn't the character for "human" made to portray two people leaning on each other?
- That's how we also learn it in Japan. - Yes, it's a Chinese character.
But China is always talking about being independent.
If you go to a supermarket in China,
you can see what it's like to be self-reliant.
- Why? - Everyone pushes their cart by themselves...
- Wait, who wouldn't push the cart themselves? - Does everyone push it like this?
- It's a cart. - Only one person is supposed to push it.
- You think... - Why would you need a group to push a cart?
Everyone in the world pushes the cart themselves.
I'm curious. I'm sure you had cases where everyone had differing opinions, right?
Did you, as the oldest, take the lead?
There are times where I think I'm being too selfish so I...
- So you're the one who makes all the decision? - Yes.
Because it's better for me as the leader to say all the best and worst things first.
- You're acting as the leader? - Yes.
You're the oldest? Do you speak to her formally?
Yes.
- The members... - Then...
It's because they were all 16 and 17 when I first met them.
- And I was 25 back then. - You were?
But speaking formally...
is not like "What did you do?"
- We say, "What'cha doing?" and call her "So-jin". - They tease me a lot.
We just basically add the "yo" at the end.
Did you really have say it like this?
Instead of just saying "So-jin", you...
- Yes. - Although we're very close,
- You respect her? - Yes. We respect her.
We have a Japanese proverb...
saying you should keep your manners in front of best friends.
- I agree. - That's why...
- Today, we'll be talking about the teamwork of each country. - Yes.
Teamwork is necessary for a good outcome.
Are there any situations you think needs great teamwork?
- In investment... - Investment?
it's obvious you can't do it alone.
It's made so that you have to work together.
Because mutual funds...
You see, I work in finance...
(What?)
This isn't a blind date.
- Yes, Mark. - This isn't a date.
(Mark appeals to her with his charms?)
- You see... - Look at him laugh.
I understand.
- No one asked. - It's not a date.
(This isn't a blind date.)
(Is that what you were thinking?)
It's like saying "I bought a porcelain vase not that long ago."
"I have a black Ferrari parked in my garage."
- Yes. - Anyway, moving on...
Fund is the collection of money from various different people.
They make funds to share the risk.
Even when they decide where to invest their funding,
they can't decide on that by themselves.
They have to persuade all their partners before they vote on it.
- You're saying teamwork is important during investment? - Yes.
I used to work at a coal mine.
The mines were separated into several different areas.
- Coal mine? - There, you'd find...
- engineers, translators, safety teams, and so on... - He worked as a translator.
If one of those people made a mistake down there,
- everyone would die. - Yes.
As a translator, when an engineer came to tell me to tell them to turn it on,
and I told them to turn it off,
- It's over? - It's over.
Because things could explode. It'd be a catastrophe.
- That's why working in a coal mine requires a lot of teamwork. - I see.
In Switzerland, there's a mountain rescue team...
Didn't he say that was the last thing he was going to say before?
- The last thing? - He did.
We'll give you one more chance to talk.
This will be the last time.
- The last.... - It's really the last time.
The mountain rescue team has been around for a long time.
A rescue worker and a rescue dog work as a team...
to look for people who got lost in the mountains.
The St. Bernard is the dog representing Switzerland.
When they go search for lost people,
the dog carries a small keg of alcohol around its neck.
- It wasn't water? - It's alcohol. It's alcohol because...
it's used for those stranded people to warm themselves.
Nowadays, a team is comprised of a rescue worker, dog, and drone.
They work together to search for missing people.
The Japanese sports colleges do a performance every year.
Out of all the performances, they have a performance called "Group Action".
It's a performance where they make various shapes by just walking.
Because it's so pretty,
it's called the "Art of Walking".
- They walk like this? - Yes. They walk together.
They walk by each other without running into each other.
It's very Japanese. They work together on everything.
It kind of feels North Korean.
It does feel like North Korea.
- North Korea might be better. - They spend five months preparing for this.
The amount the walk...
is close to 1,200km. They walk that much for those five months.
They keep walking in the gymnasium...
- and keep practicing... - So they don't run into each other?
- Yes. - They must lose a lot of weight.
What do you think? What kind of situation needs teamwork?
I think for celebrities, it's crucial to have a good manager.
- It's very important. - Yes.
For example, if I said this...
and the manager messed up on communicating, our schedules will be ruined.
Our messages would get lost.
That's why there should be good teamwork between the manager and the celebrities.
They look like they're working alone but are actually...
- part of a larger group. Is there anything like that? - Is there?
Switzerland is known for its architecture.
- In Gangnam... - Switzerland?
Yes, it's true.
Switzerland is known for its architecture.
- Isn't it known for its mountain? - There are a lot of famous Swiss architects.
In Gangnam,
- the Kyobo building was designed by the Swiss architect, Mario Botta. - Really?
- Yes. - The Kyobo building?
- Yes. - I don't think it's that pretty.
- That was only one architect. - Only one...
A lot of people think architects work alone.
But personally, I think the structural engineers are more important.
Because although the architect designs the building,
the structural engineers are the ones who decide if it can be built or not.
If something goes wrong during the construction,
the structural engineers will be held responsible for it.
That's why I think their jobs are more important.
I don't know if Switzerland really has the best architects or not...
- It's funny, isn't it? - My...
My father also works as an architect.
So I personally felt how important teamwork was to an architect.
If you watch dramas or movies,
the architect is always working alone in his office.
Yes, he's always drawing alone.
- It looks like a very lonely job. - Yes, it does.
But when I saw my father work, he had to have...
good chemistry with the engineers and technicians.
That's why my father always work with...
the same team he's been working with since a long time ago.
Speaking of architecture,
the Taj Mahal is very famous in India.
A lot of people worked together to build that building.
The main architect who built Taj Mahal was Iranian.
He was a man named Isa Ustad.
He gathered up people from all over the world like Italy and France.
It wasn't just made by people from India.
People from all over the world gathered together to make such a beautiful building.
Because we were speaking about fathers, my father...
We're talking about fathers again?
He was an art instructor.
I would always hear him say this.
I always thought the artists of France and Italy...
made their masterpieces by themselves.
But everything was done through teamwork.
A great example...
of this a French artist named Rodin.
- Rodin? - Yes, Rodin.
- Rodin? - The Thinking Man?
He used to work together with over 100 people.
Oh?
- Isn't manga like that too? - I was just about to talk about manga too.
It's all connected.
The people who draw manga are seen as a single person.
So a lot of people think it's made by one person.
But there's also the editor,
the background artist, the person who colors the work...
Different people are responsible for different things. This also needs teamwork.
In China, becoming an actor isn't something you do by yourself.
In our country, the market for stand-in actors is big.
For example, there are the people who substitute actors for their action scenes.
And there are people who are only shot in their back.
There are also people who stand in for the actors when they do...
a lighting check.
And this is ridiculous. But because celebrities have to go on a diet,
there are people who eat instead of the actors.
They shoot all their eating scenes.
- Wow. - Wow.
Are Chinese celebrities that busy?
They're busy and they use a stand-in if they don't want to do something.
I see.
One of our members work in finance.
- Mark... - Yes?
- In America... - You already talked about funds.
- In America... - Just tell us about your assets.
In America, teamwork is very important to MBA students.
- You have an MBA? - Yes.
He graduated from Princeton.
I got my MBA in Wharton.
Anyway, teamwork is important when you get your MBA...
because you're put into teams the moment you're admitted to the school.
I'm not allowed to choose my teammates.
The school chooses them for you.
For two years, you work with that team...
You do your homework and take tests together.
We all get the same score. So we don't have a choice.
Whether we like our teammates or not,
we have to work together.
Because even after you graduate,
most business related things work through great teamwork.
Teamwork is that important.
Because I'm also working for my MBA, I understand what he's talking about.
- Are you also trying to appeal to the girls? - Yes. I'm also working for an MBA.
- I was going to talk about something else... - Then you should have.
Why did you mention that?
There wasn't any reason for you to say that.
It's because he already said everything I wanted to say...
(It's because he already said everything I wanted to say...)
Today's teamwork is really great.
It only looks like everyone's working by themselves.
- Yes. - Wasn't this a competition?
- Anyway, what is it? - When you bow in Pakistan,
- you need good teamwork. - When you bow?
- Bowing? - We pray five times everyday.
When we all gather to pray, it's called Jamat Namaz.
For that, there's one person in the front.
And everyone behind him has to follow him.
The timing has to be precise when you bow down.
If one person makes a mistake,
- everyone else will have to do it all over again. - They pray together?
When a lot of people gather to pray together,
the prayers become more stronger.
- What? - It works better?
- Yes. - "The prayer was pretty strong today, wasn't it?"
- Yes. - "Wasn't our seventh bow just perfect?"
There's a place called Jama Masjid. It's the biggest mosque in all of India.
There's a big prayer every Friday night.
- Over 20,000 people gather there... - Yes.
- Do they bow together? - They bow together.
The sight is unbelievable.
Although I'm an atheist, even I think that's very beautiful too.
- It feels emotional. - Yes. It really feels incredible.
I see.
I'm the Prince of Ballads.
- Were you trying to appeal? - Yes.
Now, it's mandatory to brag before you state your opinion.
What kind of person do you think is detrimental to a good teamwork?
I think it would be someone who butts in first.
- It's ironic how you spoke out first. - Butts in first?
- Yes. That's what I think. - Butts in first?
During my junior year of college,
we were put in groups of four for a project.
But because I wanted to appeal to the teacher,
I studied for it first and showed the teacher the results first.
The teacher said it seemed like a great idea.
I went to my teammates and told them they would get a good score.
But you shouldn't work like that in a team.
(Laughing)
Other people could have done much better than you.
Anyway, eventually, I ended up leaving the group...
and got the lowest score of the entire class.
I used to work in a lot of groups.
It was very annoying.
We decided to work separately, but there was that one person who didn't do anything.
- That's right. - There's always that one person.
That really shouldn't be allowed to happen.
For me, it's those people who come, looking all tired because they couldn't sleep.
When that person comes in, the entire team is drained of their energy.
I don't like those kind of people.
They say, "What's the point of all this?"
Yes. Those type of people always criticize using philosophy,
saying, "You're already born with nothing."
"Why should we work so hard? We're all going to die anyways."
- Is there really someone like that? - Is there?
They should just admit they don't want to do it.
Instead they go, "What's the point?"
They attack us philosophically.
- "There's no meaning for this." - Yes. Exactly that.
I think there are four types that are really bad for the team.
- People who speak behind people's back. - That's true.
- People who give up easily. - I agree.
I see it happening often during soccer.
The score is 1 to 0. Everyone's doing their best but there's this one guy who says,
"Guys, it's over." There's always someone like that.
- There is. - It's the worst.
Also, people who don't stick to the rules.
Everyone's doing their best.
And this happens often in companies.
People who don't express themselves clearly.
A company is full of busy people. Everyone's busy there.
You sent an e-mail.
"About what we talked about, you figure something out." That's what they write back.
You have no idea what they're talking about so you write back. It's a waste of time.
You can meet all those types when you play a game.
You can describe them all with this one term.
In English, they're called toxic.
They're toxic people.
- In games? - There's so many of them.
There's also another type.
There's this type that gets upset...
- and says they're done. They're hands off... - I hate those types.
We have to decide whether we're going to do A or B.
Everyone except one wants to do A.
But that one person who wants to do B says,
"Fine. Do whatever you want."
- "It has nothing to do with me." - You're really good at this.
- It's because he did that a lot. - You did?
"I definitely said we should do B. Remember that. Go on and do A."
There are those types...
In English, we say "This guy is checked out."
He's checked out. He's not a part of this anymore.
While working as a group, aren't there times you want...
to stand out and be more popular than the other members?
You have those parts where you stand out.
There are parts where you stand out.
But you can also make those parts where you don't stand out...
- into something where you do. - That's true.
There's a way to turn it around.
Also, when we divide up our parts,
- everyone already knows where their part is. - Yes.
- It's already decided? - Yes.
We know which part suits which one of us best.
That's right. It's not about what we want to do.
It's all about how to make this work.
We wonder about how to shine in our parts.
How do you shine in your parts, Yu-ra?
How did I make it shine again?
- I think I try to stick to the concept... - You already did it.
- She did it. - Let's clap for her.
Good work.
She uses her shoulders and nose.
(She touched everyone's heart with her "Thinking Yu-ra" pose.)
- You did good. - Good job.
You three have been doing this show for a long time. How's your teamwork?
That's a good question.
- We don't have any teamwork. - We don't.
We only do what we're told to do.
For the last three years, we've only been looking forward.
- We don't have teamwork. - That's so...
Oh?
You're Jun Hyun-moo, aren't you?
(They finally introduce themselves to each other after three years.)
(It looks like he fell for it.)
- You were a comedian, right? - Yes. Nice to meet you.
We can't talk about teamwork without talking about sports.
Which sport do you think your country is the best at?
- Should we start with baseball? - Which country is good at baseball?
Japan is pretty strong.
America's strong too.
- America and Japan made eye contact. - They did?
- You can go first. - I think Japan is better at baseball.
- Better than America? - Yes.
- They're really good. - Better than America?
If you look at the Baseball World Rankings,
we're in first place.
(Japan ranked first on the Baseball World Rankings.)
Isn't that because American's dream team didn't come out?
I wouldn't know about that.
- You don't? - Then why do all the best MLB players...
go to American teams?
- That's... - If Japanese teams were better, Americans would be going there instead.
Maybe the food didn't agree with them.
(Laughing)
Most Japanese baseball players see the Major Leagues as their final destination.
- I'm sure. It's huge. - Yes, it's huge.
- But because we play baseball since we're little... - That's true.
Have you heard of Koshien?
It's a high school baseball championship.
Almost all high school teams come together...
to participate in that championship.
- That comic book H2 was pretty popular. - I remember that.
Yu-ra, what do you think about baseball?
I did pitch once though.
People said I had good form. But if you see the videos,
only the form was good. I ended up throwing it to the ground.
- In front of you? - Yes.
- Why isn't baseball popular in Europe? - It's not popular.
What's baseball?
Did you just ask what baseball was?
But in Europe, Italy...
Italy and Netherlands are always winning.
But they're not very popular.
They never aired on television.
- According to a friend of mine... - It never aired on TV?
It's just like how we're not interested in soccer. It's the same.
(The Europeans unite to attack him.)
- It's not the same. - No, it's not.
(Pouts)
Is Switzerland weak when it comes to soccer?
No, they're not weak.
We have a pretty good team.
The problem lies in how there's Germany in the north, France in the west,
- and Italy in the south. - That's tough.
We can't compare to those countries.
Canada is really bad at soccer.
We rank 117 on the list.
No. We're the worst. We rank 132.
This is so...
Did you say 132?
We rank 198.
China has an image of being bad at soccer.
The coach for the Chinese team said this once.
Chinese children born with Little Emperor Syndrome...
are weak when it comes to team sports.
That's why there was this joke among the Chinese.
"No one can win against us in ping pong."
"But anyone can win against us in soccer."
They're pretty strong in ping pong.
- But... - We taught them how.
- Japan said they taught China how to play ping pong. - We were number one...
- but China took our place... - That just means you lost.
No, we taught them.
Oogi, please state only the facts.
Just state the number of Olympic medals Japan has.
- He's on a roll. - It doesn't matter who taught who.
- Look at him. - He looks completely different from how he used to pout.
(Very happy, Very sad)
But I really would like to know. Didn't America get better at soccer?
- Yes, but Americans still don't have a lot of interest in soccer. - In soccer?
Americans think it's very boring. Even after an hour or two,
it's still 1 to 0 or 0 to 0.
It's so annoying. Meanwhile, in other sports,
the scores are 72 to 63 and so on.
- They like fast sports. - They want to see some results?
- Baseball is... - Yes.
No one can beat America when it comes to basketball.
Since 1992, during the Barcelona Olympics,
when they sent in our NBA players,
they sent the best of the best. They made up a dream team.
Ever since then,
America would always get gold medal during the Olympics.
(1992 Barcelona)
(1996 Atlanta)
(They won gold at the Olympics in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.)
(They've won gold for three consecutive Olympics.)
However at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens,
the US and Italy faced each other.
We had assumed that we would, of course, lose.
Before the game, I had thought...
- we would have done well if we did not lose by 60 points. - Goodness me.
- I thought we had already lost. What happened?
But a miracle happened, we beat the US team.
- I see. - Everyone went wild when that happened.
(The players in blue are the Italian players.)
(The Italians defeated the strongest team in the world, the Dream Team.)
(They rode this momentum and ended up with the silver medal.)
(Since 1992, this was the first time that the US team did not win gold.)
Let's talk to the country who created the manga, "Slam Dunk".
In Japan, you're right we came up with "Slam Dunk" and "Kuroko's Basketball".
We have a lot of manga about basketball, but in reality, we're bad.
We don't have any players who are aggressive.
In the US you have players who'll take the ball and dunk it, right?
In Japan, teamwork is so important that we just pass the ball.
- They keep passing the ball. - "You shoot the ball."
"Shoot it! No, You shoot it!"
I saw a professional basketball game in Japan.
The Japanese players would continue to pass the ball.
It ended up with the players passing it until it got to a foreign player.
He dunked it.
That's Japanese culture. You don't like to take the spot light.
You don't like to make others suffer. It'd be horrible if you made a mistake.
- If I make a mistake... - You could shoot it as you apologize in your head.
"I'm sorry!"
You could apologize when it doesn't go in.
Don't you go to soccer, basketball and baseball games to perform?
- Yes, we do. - Which sport has the best atmosphere?
- The baseball fans are the most passionate. - Right.
- Yes. The fans at a soccer stadium are too far away. - Right.
The sounds from the fans is like this.
That's what it sounds like.
(This is the sounds from a soccer game.)
(It roughly sounds similar.)
- Right. - The shouts at a baseball game sounds closer.
- What about basketball? - Well,
at a basketball game, you hear the sounds of sneakers on the hardwood a lot.
- The atmosphere is different. - She remembers the sports through the sounds.
You're saying that this sounds was the best.
- This sound. - It sounds closer.
Could you give us an example of a success through teamwork...
or collaboration in your country?
The reason why China is growing so rapidly...
is because of the human-wave strategy.
For example even when they're screwing the bolts in,
they work as a 3 person team. 1 person will tighten it,
the second person will inspect it, while the last person films it.
- That's why we can create things quickly and they are safe. - Amazing.
In Japan, we have cleaners for trains,
what they do is, when a train gets to the station,
the window before the train departs is exactly seven minutes,
- Do they clean the whole train in seven minutes? - Yes, they do.
Normally, there are 100 seats in each compartment, and one person does it all.
(Let's go!)
(They start by cleaning up all the rubbish.)
(They clean the overhead compartments, table floor and seats.)
(They bow at the end as well.)
We believe that cleaning everything in seven minutes is a miracle.
It feels like we're watching a performance, so we call it a "cleaning performance."
(A cleaning performance)
When I thought about this, I thought of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
It took around 120 years to complete it.
- Also we have to keep in mind that there was no electricity back then. - Yes.
You can't work when it gets dark, right?
So, almost 2,000 people carried torches in the night.
- Torches? - Yes. At night.
When you see it with your own eyes, it really is a beautiful cathedral.
- You've all heard of the French Foreign Legion, right? - Yes.
(Speaking French)
Yes, I do know that.
(Everyone is confused.)
- Don't just talk between yourselves. - They're foreigners...
(Imitating French)
(No, not that.)
Even if you're a foreigner, you can fight until the end for France.
The French Foreign Legion accepts people who ran away from other countries.
They accept criminals,
- Criminals. - people who have committed crimes and...
- those who have run away. - They help you erase your past.
The French Foreign Legion becomes your family.
That would be a very scary army.
(They have been involved in over 35,000 wars. They are the bravest soldiers.)
(Even though they're nationalities are all different when they first join)
(They're salute is, "The French Foreign Legion is my home country.")
After retiring from the French Foreign Legion, you'll receive a French citizenship.
I see. If you finish your service, you get a citizenship.
In China, we did work as a team once.
We had this actor called Wang Baoqiang.
His wife had an affair with his manager.
And she took all of his wealth.
The citizens were so angry about this.
One of these angry citizens finished his work,
and he found the records for when she stayed at the hotel...
- The records for her affair. - Yes, or another person found the plane tickets...
for the person going on a trip together. The person found it by chance.
They made this information public,
in the end, Wang Baoqiang won the divorce settlement.
- The nation helped him. - Yes.
If the netizens in China helps, you could find the information in a minute.
Right.
In Mexico, we have a challenge that has happened just recently.
It's a group diet that has been organized by the government.
The government's goal is...
the loss of 500 tonnes by 50,000 people.
- If 50,000 people need to lose 500 tonnes... - That's the goal.
- Then, each person would have to lose 10kg. - Yes, it's about that.
I don't know if it will succeed.
The number is 500 tonnes by 50,000 people.
(The government officials are starting to look different.)
It took a while before one of your songs came in first place, right?
I think It took us 1,096 days.
- It took almost three years. - Yes.
"Twinkle Twinkle" did well.
- It was popular and then... - It dropped.
We also had a song called "Oh! My God". You don't know it, right?
- You probably don't know it. - I can only exclaim.
- Right. - We had a lot of songs that did not work out.
But the mindset we had was,
"There are times when it works out and times when it won't."
"It'll work out the next time. Let's not get down by this."
"Let's work harder for the next song." That's the mindset we had.
We tried to stay positive.
When we watched TV and saw the groups that were doing well.
- We watched and analyzed what worked and what didn't work for them. - You studied.
Yes. We watched a lot of girl groups.
- We also watched to see how we should act when we won. - That's a good attitude.
(They leaned on each other during the hard times.)
They're a lot of people who succeeded by leaning and trusting each other.
But could you tell us examples of when teamwork failed to work out?
They're a lot of people who succeeded by leaning and trusting each other.
But could you tell us examples of when teamwork failed to work out?
I think an example would be Zinedine Zidane's headbutt.
- The Zinedine Zidane headbutt. - Back in 2006,
it was the 2006 World Cup final. It was Italy versus France.
There were only a few minutes until the end of the game.
Marco Materazzi cursed at Zinedine Zidane.
- He didn't curse him - He did.
He talked about his sister.
- What did he say about her? - I can't repeat it on TV.
- He said that. - Did he say she was pretty?
He said that his sister was very good at it.
- I see. - He said that.
She does it really well in Italy.
- "She's really good at it." - He's a good translator.
- He got angry. - I think it was his final game.
It was Zinedine Zidane's final game.
In my opinion, he ended his career in a glorious way.
- Did you say glorious? - For me...
(France lost after Zidane was kicked off.)
- Yes, you're right. - It was a glorious end.
- That's true. - But from the team's perspective,
they might have thought he was a traitor.
- It would have been bitter. - If he was going to do it,
I would have thought he would've thrown a straight or a hook.
Do you remember the character in the video game, "Street Fighter"?
- It was similar to that. - I had never seen anyone headbutt someone in the chest.
- Marco Materazzi was too tall. - He was too tall.
I understand now.
In the US, a lot of people buy a lot of lottery tickets.
Inside companies, a lot of colleagues would get together...
and pay the same amount and buy lottery tickets together.
They're are lots of groups like that.
At one of these groups, around 23 people got together...
and bought lottery tickets together.
One day, one of the people went to the hospital and found out she had an illness.
That was the only time that she didn't pay for a ticket.
- But that was when they won. - Goodness me.
- How much was it? - It was over 10 million dollars.
When the person left the hospital,
he asked for his share.
- "You didn't pay." - She felt betrayed.
They just said that he didn't pay his share.
They washed their hands of the incident.
He argued that this wasn't right.
She sued them.
- The judge said that she should get 1.9 million dollars. - Did you say 1.9 million?
- She received 1.9 million dollars. - I can't believe that.
In Italy, we have a similar program to Korea's "Uncovering the Truth".
It's a similar program to that.
Since 1988, they've been airing an episode every week.
The reporters of the show go to the provinces...
and uncover corruption and things that are going bad.
- It's insanely popular. - How can they do it every week?
But one of the problems that happened was, a few years ago, the reporters...
were shown to be creating fake incidents.
The nation trusted this program.
But since they were caught making up fake incidents, the backlash was harsh.
The funny thing was, at the start the two hosts were fired.
But we found out that only one of them had fabricated stories and incidents.
- He had tricked his own team mates. - He tricked his team mates.
- He was the only one who did it. - So the team thought it was real corruption.
Right. They investigated the incidents.
- He was put on trial. - He must have faced a lot of pressure to do that.
The trust of the people is important, right?
The most popular sport in India is cricket.
It is similar to baseball.
There was a huge incident that happened back in the year 2000.
Players from various countries gathered together to try and rig the matches.
They received money and lost on purpose.
What was important about this case was, we had supported the team and trusted them.
Players can have bad days and performances, right?
But when they performed poorly, the fans thought they had been paid.
- The suspicion never disappeared. - You shouldn't do that.
- Right. - It ruins the trust of the fans.
Did you have a story about Son Heung-min?
- I personally felt betrayed by him. - Why is that?
I'm from Hamburg, so I support the soccer team Hamburger SV.
The club had raised and trained Son Heung-min since he was very young.
He had received all of his schooling education in Hamburg.
- Do you mean Son Heung-min? - Yes.
He became a really good player at the club.
He had a lot of fans as well.
- But later on... - However?
we heard that he was in talks with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
When we heard that he was in talks to join the club.
We thought to ourselves,
"We raised him and he said that he loves the club, so he won't leave."
- Also... - He must've really been upset.
Son Heung-min came on for an interview.
He said, "I told my son not to leave. He can grow into a star at Hamburger SV too."
- I believed him. - You trusted him.
He left us. Everyone in Hamburg felt betrayed.
Since you're from Hamburg.
So-jin and Yu-ra, could you tell us which team you were on had the best teamwork?
Isn't the answer right in front of you?
Couldn't you give us a different answer?
- It is, of course, Girl's Day. - Girl's Day.
We have great teamwork with our staff, including our hair and make up stylists,
- and our manager. - I acknowledge that.
We have great teamwork with everyone.
I really think that it was a move by a divine being...
to put the four of us together as a group.
- Can you tell on TV? They really are close. - Right.
- Please ask the other two members to come on next week. - Okay.
- We'll ask them. - We could ask them.
Okay, I understand.
The issue brought to us by So-jin and Yu-ra of Girl's Day was...
I prefer being in a team rather than alone. Am I abnormal?
- We had a discussion on this issue. - Yes.
- The US basketball legend Michael Jordan once said this, - What did he say?
- He said this. - You're going to say it in English, right?
- Yes. - Okay.
"I..."
(His accentuation is a little too much.)
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
Mark, could you say it in English?
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
I want to be good at speaking English, too.
Did you just ask whether a US person was good at English?
He's good at English.
- He's really good. - Thank you.
- In any case, - Yes?
Girl's Day has come back as a group.
But don't you think it is a little much not to introduce their title song?
- We'll just sing a little of the chorus. - Okay.
("I'll be yours" by Girl's Day)
(You want them, right?)
(Lucky is too embarrassed to look.)
(Heart thumping)
(Their hearts are thumping.)
(He's the happiest person in the world.)
(The middle-aged men of Non Summit Meeting can't hide their emotions.)
- The song is catchy. - Yes.
- Lucky couldn't look up when they got close. - Right.
He was clapping while looking at Zahid.
(Only looking at Zahid)
(He gets embarrassed a lot at the young age of 38.)
Anyway...
I would now like to adjourn our Non Summit Meeting.
Until the day we all become normal
- I'm really looking forward to your new album. - Okay.
Please stand.
Do I have to stand?
(Singing)
(Grimacing)
("I'll be yours" by Girl's Day)
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