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Episode 175
This meeting is called to order!
I'm Chairman of Non-summit, Jeon Hyun-moo!
- Secretary General, Yoo Se-yoon! - Chairman, Sung Si-kyung!
We're Jeon Yoo Sung!
Welcome Ambassadors!
Issues attracting the eyes of
7.5 billion people around the world!
Today's topic is: Asia's Got Eyes On You!
Since November 3rd, President Trump
went from Japan,
to South Korea,
to China,
to Vietnam
and to the Philippines
during his tour of 5 Asian nations.
Since, former president, George H. W. Bush's visit in 1992,
it's been 25 years since South Korea was visited by a U.S. president.
What was Japan's and China's reaction?
Japan was very welcoming.
The media reported Trump's every move.
And the six days of Trump's visit were called Trump's Week.
The focus was completely on Trump.
Isn't that a bit too much?
That's over the top.
After Trump left for South Korea,
Prime Minister Abe tweeted "Arigato Donald."
As if they were friends.
Right, to give a friendly vibe.
But!
There are also comments that
the meeting between Trump and Abe was a failed one.
because when they went golfing together,
(Trump and Abe, peacefully playing golf)
the walk on clouds didn't last very long)
Abe missed holes a lot that day.
So, on his way out of the bunker,
(Abe, noticing Trump leaving without him)
(Wait for me!)
(And he falls!)
It looks like Trump didn't notice.
Poor guy...
(Busy chasing Trump after falling)
I wonder what he was thinking while falling.
"Oh, God, I'll be mocked for 5 years, at least!"
And according to Abe,
the two, apparently, had a deep conversation
But it turns out that they barely spoke.
They were just golfing.
And tumbling.
Trump, on the other hand, made all his demands.
In relation to cars,
he stressed that the U.S. is
experiencing financial loss because of Japan.
There was a ceremony of Trump and Abe feeding carp fish.
He dumped the whole thing!
The whole box!
Like that!
The picture tells it all.
While some commented that it was like Trump to do that,
others criticized that he lacks common sense.
But this is actually fake news.
- It's fake? - Yes.
If you look at the video,
(While peacefully feeding the fish)
The Prime Minister tossed the whole thing first, then...
Trump copied him.
(And that was the birth of the controversy)
The picture alone makes him look insensible.
So it was criticized for being a political move.
In China, because this was the first state visit
since President Xi's second term,
it was seen as very important.
Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, came out to greet.
While both leaders were having tea,
they watched a video of Trump's grand-daughter
singing in Mandarin,
and Xi Jinping complimented that it was an A+.
Hello, Grandpa Xi.
Hello, Grandma Peng.
Sit here and relax.
Drink a cup of tea.
I'll give you a kiss. I'll give you a kiss.
My good mother. My good mother
So the Chinese media said,
"A new kind of partnership for China."
"Abnormal president, normal partnership."
That's a compliment?
Yes, it is.
Wasn't the whole Tiananmen Square reserved for Trump?
We welcomed Trump with maximum treatment.
The Forbidden City was reserved
for the first time after 600 years,
- for a state visit. - Wow.
And they dined at the Qing Dynasty's Emperor's Jianfu Palace.
Previously, there was a bit of conflict because
a red carpet and stairs were not prepared
during Obama's visit.
This time we prepared well.
Look at those perfect rows!
Mark, how did the U.S. react to Trump's Asia tour?
Our reactions were okay this time.
The overall opinion is that
he works better overseas than in the U.S.
He works better outside?
This time, there was no controversy over handshakes, and...
I saw his speech at the National Assembly,
and I thought it was pretty good.
He studied Korea a lot before coming. That was touching.
(He spoke of human rights issues in North Korea,
and praised South Korean female golfers,
showing interest in South Korea)
The American media also acknowledged his knowledge of Korea.
There were positive remarks about his speech.
President Moon Jae-in invited President Trump,
not to the Blue House, but to Camp Humphreys,
and showed an unconventional reception,
of the most honorable treatment and ceremony.
How do other countries go about state visits?
In Mexico, you definitely can't leave out the music.
When the pope visited Mexico in 2016,
we prepared a welcome concert for him.
What we did was,
after the plane landed,
the ceremony began as soon as the door opened.
"Welcome! The ceremony begins!"
And then, one of Mexico's most famous singer
sings a song especially made for the pope.
That's how it's done.
(People cheer as soon as he descends)
(And sings the song made for the pope)
(A welcome concert dedicated to the guest of honor)
In Pakistan, we close the road to traffic,
from the airport to the Prime Minister's Office.
It becomes inaccessible to civilians.
Then, we decorate the road with pictures of our guest of honor,
president, and prime minister, all together.
(Xi Jinping Road)
That must feel good.
When Xi Jinping came,
didn't Pakistan send airplanes to greet him in the air?
Right. That did happen.
As soon as Xi Jinping's plane crossed Pakistan's border,
8 Pakistani planes were sent to escort his plane.
- Wow! - That's really cool!
It went viral.
You see that in movies.
But there was controversy about it, too.
Islamabad city was decorated with so many flags and pictures
to the point that you couldn't tell if it was in Pakistan or China.
The Pakistani government got very excited because
that moment was the beginning of
an economic partnership between Pakistan and China.
So it was a historically significant moment.
When President Trump visited France in July,
President Macron reserved a restaurant
- in the Eiffel Tower for dinner. - Right.
Because of that, tourists couldn't enter after 6pm.
How inconvenient for tourists who went exactly at six
to see the Eiffel Tower for their first time.
Switzerland does it very similarly to other countries,
but there's one thing unique.
Usually, when there's a state visit,
both heads of state are seen shaking hands.
But since Switzerland basically has 7 heads of state,
Right.
(Each of 7 members takes turn as president)
So they all stand in line, and shake hands
with the guest, one by one.
I think people might find this interesting.
Is there a main leader among the 7?
- Excuse me? - Is there a...
There's probably one presiding now.
That's why each of them must be introduced.
"He's in charge this year."
"I'm in charge this year."
Talk with that one next year.
Canada doesn't spend as much as money as other countries.
To a visiting head of state,
we provide one suite room and 9 standard rooms.
If the guest gets sick,
the guest must pay the hospital bill.
Seriously?
- You should never get sick then. - That's mean.
They're like, "Not our problem."
So the time we spent the most money was
when the Prime Minister of India came.
We spent no more than $500,000.
Our spending is less than other countries.
Yes, indeed.
When the pope came to Mexico,
the concert and its promotion cost us
as much as $1.8 million.
The pope and the crowd clapped
as they watched the concert,
but later, everyone was shocked by the cost.
At every subway station in Mexico City, there were posters saying,
'Mexico City welcomes Pope Francis.'
Like this.
So people said,
"Why put posters there when"
"the pope won't even ride subways!"
People criticized that the Mexican government
should be using such money for education, hospitals, and roads.
Later, the increasing trash also grew into a problem.
During Trump's recent visit to South Korea,
there were pickets for the release of Park Geun-hye,
and while there was a rally welcoming Trump,
there were also protestors.
What incidents occurred during state visits in your country?
In the U.S., when the heads of state exchange gifts,
there's pressure from watching eyes.
It must be stressful.
So...
(There's been a tradition of gift exchange)
When the Prime Minister of England came,
he brought a very precious gift.
It was a pen holder made from the wood of
a historically significant significant boat.
But Obama gave the British Prime Minister
25 DVDs of American movies.
Maybe they're precious to him.
So, the Prime Minister was disappointed.
What if he asked to have them returned the next year?
(DVD Rental Shop Open)
So the British media said,
"25 DVDs in exchange for this precious pen holder?"
"It's not like we don't have DVDs here!"
"We should have gifted
a DVD of Sherlock Holmes instead!"
When former dictator of Libya, Gaddafi, visited Italy in 2010,
waiting at the airport,
were 100 hostesses
hired by the Italian government.
Hostesses?
It was requested by Gaddafi.
And, in a garden at the Libyan embassy,
he lectured 200 women on Islamic religion.
Why to women?
It was requested by Gaddafi.
So the Italian government hired them.
This aroused so much controversy.
On top of that, he visited four times in one year,
which aroused even more controversy.
At that time, he was the majority shareholder
in many Italian companies.
So they had to be nice to him.
Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada was once
receiving the British royal family.
Prince George was 3 then,
and when Trudeau asked for a high five,
George refused.
He refused?
- Yes, he refused. - Are you sure?
He didn't seem that shy, though.
No high fives,
no hand shakes,
no nothing!
Well, because he's a stranger.
"Go away if you have no toys."
When President Obama visited England before,
he met Prince George
Since Prince George is a kid, it was his bed time,
so he came out in his night robe
and that image of him went viral
because he was so cute!
So, Obama jokingly said,
"How could you greet the U.S. President in a night robe?"
He was joking.
But that night robe became so popular that
it was sold out.
He's an influence!
He seems more interested in Obama than Trudeau.
Have you heard of Jose, the world's poorest president?
He's the former president of Uruguay.
When he visited Japan,
a hotel was prepared for him,
and it was a 5 star hotel.
So it was an excellent hotel,
but when he entered the hotel,
he complained that it was too extravagant,
which stirred the media.
"This is too luxurious!" Like this?
They call him Jose, but he's not a "heo-se."
("heo-se" = "show off")
Oh, Jose has no "heo-se."
Jose has no heo-se.
It's a Korean joke: "Jose no heo-se."
He lived in a farmhouse even during his presidency.
He's a very humble man.
When China was visited by a foreign president in 1970,
that president stayed in a hotel in western China.
He was on the heavy side,
and the facilities of the hotel were old
so the toilet collapsed,
- and he injured his butt. - Oh, my!
Maybe it's due to his "deposits,"
and not his weight?
I don't know the detail.
You don't?
Sorry for mentioning the pope again, but...
Was he your only visitor?
Why are you talking about him only?
Usually, when we meet the pope,
there's a dress code that must be followed.
The President and First Lady must wear all black.
But the Mexican First Lady wore all white.
Only designated people can wear white.
They're called Catholic Queens,
the only ones permitted to wear white.
So she was criticized a lot for this.
More than 70% of Mexico is Catholic,
so everyone knows the rule.
But, after that, she did wear black.
Trump's state dinner was also a hot topic.
A 360 year-old soy sauce served with grilled Korean beef,
and Dokdo shrimp, stirred the media.
Dokdo shrimp looked really good.
(popularly known as 'diplomatic meal')
What kind of state dinner does each country have?
In 2009,
when the Chinese leader,
Xi Jinping visited France,
a state dinner was held at
the Palace of Versailles.
Then, there was a system of serving a dish every 8 minutes.
All together, it was an 18-course meal.
It took 140 minutes to eat it.
So, more than 2 hours.
140 minutes.
China takes long, too, right?
Yes, we believe that eating long means to eat well.
Right.
State dinner is the most important to Italy.
Italy's state dinner must be so good!
It's no joke! It takes several courses to get through.
When there's a head of state who visits frequently,
we record their favorite course,
and when they revisit, we serve exactly that.
So there's a record of each head of state's favorite dish.
For instance, the former president of France,
Hollande's favorite dish is
Rigatoni pasta made with smoked ricotta and Ragusan eggplant.
What on Earth is that?
Smoked ricotta cheese,
and eggplant from Ragusa, which is a city, is also added.
As for former British Prime Minister, David Cameron,
his favorite food was Milanese risotto.
Each time he comes, that would be added to the course meal.
But he would have liked just about anything.
Whoo!
In China,
the state dinner menu isn't that rare because
they're sold on the Internet when New Year's Day comes.
- They're sold on the Internet? - Yes.
The State Guesthouse makes and sells the menu online themselves.
- Really? - Yes.
We can also eat what Trump ate.
How much is it?
It's about $500 for a meal of 4 people.
Oh, $500.
So, Trump had 4 meals during his visit in Japan.
Though Japan has a variety of seafood,
since Trump likes meat,
a chef was brought just to serve
an American meat burger for meal.
- In Japan? - Typical American.
Eating American food even in Japan...
Right?
And for the other 3 meals,
we served him wagyu beefsteak.
So there was criticism about this.
Why only serve meat when there are
so many famous Japanese food.
Some fried food would have been good.
Or even Chashu ramen.
And Trump sprays a lot of ketchup on his food.
(Meal accompanied by ketchup)
That's embarrassing for us Americans.
When Trump usually goes to a steakhouse,
unlike steak-lovers that typically eat rare or medium,
he orders very well done and pours ketchup.
Really?
He's addicted to ketchup!
That's not a typical American taste.
It's a kid's taste.
Maybe he dipped Dokdo shrimp in ketchup too.
(Hopefully not...)
He'll only know the taste of ketchup.
That's sad.
Prime Minister Trudeau visited Mexico ONLY for one day!
Uno!
Are you mad that it was only one day?
No, no!
He came and delivered a very inspiring speech.
So people liked him very much.
So, after the speech,
we have all these Mexican food
that even UNESCO approved,
but he ate a very tasty Japanese food instead.
- Why Japanese food? - I know, right?
He comes all the way to Mexico for ONE DAY,
and decides to eat Japanese food.
But it's important to know whether it was Trudeau's request,
or fed by the Mexican government.
Fed by the government?
Why don't you call him and ask?
I'll ask.
You can ask, too.
Another hot topic was Trump's means of transportation during his tour.
Presidential plane: Air Force One.
Presidential helicopter: Marine One.
Presidential car: Cadillac One
All transported from the U.S.
What kinds of presidential transport does each country have?
As you said, the U.S. Air Force One is a very popular one.
We also call it the Flying White House because
it's equipped with all that is needed
for emergency and executive operations.
There are 3 floors inside it,
with meeting room, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc
Also, if in need of surgery, there's an operating room.
And, as you said, our helicopter is Marine One.
When he was visiting Korea this time,
2 helicopters were sent first, to obscure the location of the president.
And the limo's nickname is "The Beast."
It's a very expensive car
equipped with a variety of defensive measures.
It goes like 50 mph, even if the tires blast.
Former French president, Sarkozy was a big fan of the U.S.
He wanted to have his own Air Force One,
so he purchased a used airplane,
which was called, "Air Sarko One," by the media.
- Air Sarko One? - Yes, he copied.
The President of Mexico rides
the most expensive presidential plane in the world.
Really?
It's most expensive.
It's called, Dreamliner 787,
and costs $100,000/year to maintain it
even when it's not flying.
But what people don't understand is that,
this plane is used, not only for official business,
but also for personal affairs.
It was revealed that
after his official schedule, the president flew to another country
to pick up an acquaintance.
People criticized it a lot because all that money comes from our tax.
It was very controversial.
In contrast,
China, surprisingly doesn't have a private plane for Xi Jinping.
Why is that?
So, when he needs to travel,
an ordinary plane is borrowed from Air China,
and the interior is remodeled before use.
There was a private one before,
but an agent found a bugging device inside.
So instead of using that,
an ordinary plane is borrowed at random,
which is more economical and safer.
But if you're sick,
you can't have surgery in that plane.
In that one?
In Switzerland, even the president takes public transportation.
Because Switzerland is very safe.
More like because it's tiny.
Well...
You're both right.
There is a private plane,
but it's very small so it's only used when
visiting close by European nations.
When going to a country that's far away,
we just borrow an ordinary plane.
If you use private planes,
the money comes out of the citizens.
That's right.
I read a news article saying that
when the U.S. President travels somewhere,
it costs $2,614 per minute.
But all that money comes from citizens.
I think that's crazy.
Germany is a bit different too.
Of course Merkel also rides expensive special cars,
and is protected by guards 24/7.
But the president lives in the Blue House in Korea,
and in the U.S., the White House.
But Merkel, lives in an ordinary apartment in Berlin.
And, in front of her apartment,
there are only 2 police officers.
Her address is made public,
so anyone can look it up.
Isn't that too shabby for security?
It's even a tourist attraction.
Many tourists go there.
Merkel's Mansion?
Merkel's House.
You can go up to the front door.
It's like Hyori's Home Stay.
Right!
You can take selfies there.
Hyori's home is big, at least.
Merkel shops at her local stores
with only a couple of guards.
There's a picture that went viral because
she was in line at a bakery, but no one gave attention.
I heard many Koreans visit Merkel's building.
My acquaintance also took pictures there.
You have so many acquaintances!
He's been here long enough.
I've lived in Korea for 19 years.
When Pope Francis visited Korea,
the media said that it was successful.
Koreans showed humility.
Instead of a luxurious car,
the pope was driven in Soul car,
Soul by Kia.
After it went viral in Europe, its sales doubled.
It was being sold like crazy.
Kia must be hoping for another visit.
Non-summit always welcomes our viewers like guests of honor.
The official discussion begins!
Let's welcome today's guests!
They're men with great love for their wife!
Love Men of Chungmu-ro's, Movie Director, Jang Hang-jun,
and actor, Kim Mu-yeol!
Welcome!
(A storyteller of all genres and backgrounds)
(Husband of Screenwriter, Kim Eun-hee)
(Movie Director, Jang Hang-jun!)
(The man on trend with box office mojo)
(a.k.a husband of Yoon Seung-ah)
(Irreplaceable actor, Kim Mu-yeol!)
You must introduce yourself on our show.
I'm...
Director, Jang Hang-jun, who filmed, 'Forgotten.'
Nice to meet you.
(Nice to meet you)
Hello!
I act mostly in movies, but also do plays.
I'm actor, Kim Mu-yeol.
Nice to meet you!
Mr. Kim, I'm your fan since your role as "trouble maker" in...
'All Bark No Bite.'
Oh, right!
It's an old movie.
- Jin Seon-kyu is in too. - Yes.
I loved that movie!
I liked 'A Muse,' better.
That movie was good too.
Your acting is so good, Mr. Kim!
He's a well recognized figure in movies,
but he's on entertainment for the first time.
So he's counting on Director Jang.
He's usually very quiet!
I told him to count on me,
but I'm not always that entertaining.
I hope today goes smoothly.
Mr. Kim resembles a guest we've had before.
Who?
There was a professor who came 3 times.
Professor Jin Joong-gwon?
Combine Sean and that professor,
and you get Mr. Kim.
With glasses on.
A result of Sean plus Jin Joong-gwon?
You already have a nickname on your first day.
Do you know Jung Suk-won,
who's married to singer, Baek Ji-young?
(There's a resemblance!)
How about Ong Seong-wu from Wanna Won?
He looks like him!
Yea, yea, you're right!
(So many faces)
He's good looking.
It's been 9 years since your last movie.
Right, right!
It's your first time working together. How was it?
The first time I saw Mr. Kim,
he wore a hat, and I thought,
"Oh!"
"Eh?"
"He's less good-looking than I thought."
This man is a comedian!
Not as handsome as I thought!
That was my first impression of him.
But the more we talked,
I realized that I want a personality like his.
Someone who speaks less and listens more.
You're very talkative and don't listen to others!
I really like his kind of personality.
He talks less and shows more action.
And, what was your first impression of Director Jang?
Well...
Is he controlling?
He said I don't talk much,
but you saw that, I don't get a chance to talk.
Because he talks too much!
So you can talk.
He would often start the conversation with a question.
After I say a few words, he starts talking again.
It's after meeting Director Jang that
I learned to listen more to people.
You had no choice but to listen!
You two are a good balance.
You think so? That's good. I was worried.
If there was another like Director Jang...
I don't like people that are like me.
I like people who don't talk much.
Talkative people tend to like quiet people.
So, your wife is a famous screenwriter.
Right.
Did you ask for her opinion this time?
Oh!
She did evaluate the first draft.
Is she superior to you?
She's out of my league.
- She's too famous. - Yes.
So she had a look at it.
She's very stubborn and meticulous with thrillers.
- That way it's fun. - Right.
She said, "Honey, this scrip is good!"
You're all set!
"Honey, this is a hit!"
Her approval is everything!
I felt more confidence when she said that.
Of course!
I got approved by a famous person!
"Famous person!"
"Honey, this script is a hit!"
Those few words mean everything.
Maybe she was just being nice.
But in her room she did...
(Secretly cried in her room?)
Now that I think about it, her eyes were moist when she came out.
Mr. Kim, did your wife support you during this movie?
Director Jang has many connections,
so many food trucks were sent for us while we were filming.
But we rarely had time for them.
There were food trucks parked everyday.
- Really?! - Yes.
- He's not even an idol!
He said it's because it's his comeback in 9 years.
Because I hadn't been active for long.
It's a chance that came after 9 years.
And I had no idea about the food trucks.
So what I was saying is...
It's Mr. Kim's turn to talk!
Calm down, a little.
(Mr. Talkative)
No time for the food truck, and...?
I didn't have time to do that, but--
my wife hired a food truck that sold chicken.
The staff were very happy.
Alright, let's listen to today's agenda.
I brought this agenda, as the end of the year is
approaching, bringing back all these memories.
I want to remember everything that's being forgotten.
Am I abnormal?
Many things become things of past, in the era where everything changes so quickly.
What do you miss particularly?
In 70s and 80s when I grew up,
professional boxing was a big thing.
It was very popular sports.
Everyone gathered around TV when boxing was on.
Thomas Hearns, for example.
Sugar Ray Leonard,
A butcher in a boxing ring, Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
(Nobody here knows them)
My favorite boxer was Alexis Argüello.
He was called a 'the Gentleman of the Ring.'
Before Alexis, there were only triple division champions.
For the first time in history, he tried for boxing quadruple champion.
His opponent was the rising rookie called Aaron Pryor.
If he won this fight, he could change the history of boxing.
Did he win?
So the match began.
In the beginning, Alexis had an upper hand.
Sports announcer in my time got excited while
making comments. They became very emotional.
Is the history about to change????
But then, Alexis began to stumble.
And eventually he even fell on his bottom.
He was down.
The sports announcer started yelling, "Get up, Argüello!"
Is this some kind of a comedy sketch?
That's what happened, seriously.
And while Argüello was out--
(He goes on and on about boxing)
It was the age of boxing.
So the conclusion is you miss boxing.
I have a feeling that it's going to be a long night.
Do you ever think about trying out acting?
No, I've never thought that.
I'm just a regular folk who talks too much.
He talks a lot.
I think I should stop, then I go on for more.
Mu-yeol, now you know how to talk in this show.
What do you miss from things that we can't find anymore?
There used to be a small theater called Hakjeon Green on Daehakro.
They closed down the theater a while ago.
(It used to be an epitome of performance art,
where famous actors spent their budding years)
There's this play called "Subway Line #1" that went on for 17 years.
Wit the close down of the theater, they stopped showing the play.
That place is steeped in memories.
Do you guys have particular item from the past that you miss?
I used to use lots of floppy disks to store things.
There's something before that one.
(5.25 inches floppy disk)
What I remember from my childhood in Japan is--
is a small-sized CD with a diameter of 8 cm.
I remember.
- Is he talking about mini disc? - No, it's CD in a small size.
It really brings back memories.
They used to sell tons of it in 90s.
It's hard to find those anymore.
That was the first CD I'd ever seen in my life.
It was very popular in Mexico too.
But the problem was that you could store only three songs.
Back then.
Nowadays, no one really uses CDs anymore.
It reminds me of the time when we watched movies in VHS tapes.
- Oh yeah VHS tapes. - I remember those.
We watch lots of Indian movies in Pakistan.
My dad didn't like that I watched too much movies
because he thought I should be studying instead.
I went to a video store and borrowed lots of tapes when he was not home.
We don't see those anymore.
There used to be video rental shops.
Those VHS tapes had to be rewind.
There was a VHS tape rewinder.
- There was one that looks like a car. - I know that one too.
In a red sports car shape.
The video shop guy was always spacing out with his hand on the rewinder.
They loved it when you rewind it yourself before returning.
That's good manners.
Mu-yeol, you really love talking about the good old times.
I always rewind it after watching erotic films.
Because it's always stopped at a certain scene.
You watch only certain parts.
I remember car phones that came out in 80s.
Back then, only wealthy people and successful businessmen
had car phones in their cars.
It was huge.
It was easily detected because
a huge antenna had to be stuck
on the trunk.
I used to be so jealous.
But it's funny how big it used to be.
In the 80s and the 90s,
when cell phones didn't exist,
people with cell phones
wanted to show off that they had one.
People in Italy used to answer
their phones very loudly.
It was like that everywhere.
Hello!
That reminds me how...
He just butted in for this one too.
Go ahead.
When cell phones first came out in Korea,
the one we used to call a brick...
I was on a bus going across
the Banpo Bridge.
And for the first time ever, I heard...
In a bus.
That's shocking.
And I heard, hello?
Everyone froze.
Some people...
Didn't even know about cell phones.
Before cell phones,
when normal phones first came out,
it used to be our family's
most treasured item with
refrigerator and TV.
We had to use a telephone cover.
Is that it?
(A cover to prevent dust.)
It's to fend off dust.
(I remember that.)
I remember!
We even had a base!
It was pretty.
We even used a base for support.
I got it trouble when I didn't cover it
after using the phone.
We even had locks.
That's too long ago.
I'm serious!
It was for stores during off hours
so people can't use it.
A phone book for Germany.
Phone books!
(Each house had thick phone books.)
Best for killing cockroaches.
I know!
Or as a dish mat.
(That's right.)
For ramen!
That's how prank calls were possible
before.
(Prank calls are universal.)
(1 person who's been very quiet.)
Aurelien, do you have one?
No.
(Honest.)
Great.
If you don't, you don't.
(Doesn't get bogged down by the past.)
Some jobs disappeared as
the tie changed.
(Jobs did disappear.)
Speakerines existed until the 90s.
Speakerines...
Were the people who told us
daily TV schedules every day.
Like an announcer?
Yes.
Korea used to live broadcast
the current time is 10 O'clock.
Now it's recorded.
Rookie announcers had to do it.
The current time is 10 O'clock.
JTBC.
Now it's recorded.
You used to be able to get the time
if you pressed 116.
That's right!
(Does it still exist?)
It still exists.
(Opened in 1982.)
(Popular when cell phones didn't exist.)
But you can get the time
just by looking at your phone now!
(He's right.)
You can see it as you dial!
When you dial 116...
Just look at your phone.
Why don't you try it?
See if your phone's time is correct.
(Nervous for no reason.)
Press 1 for local time.
Press 2 for cities outside Korea.
Press 1.
The current time...
2:05:30pm.
It's 4 seconds late!
(116 is still in service.)
A long time ago in Britain...
People worked as alarms.
When alarm clocks didn't exist,
some people used to go around
to wake people up by throwing
small stones or bu using sticks.
When I was young, I lived
in a countryside in Pakistan.
We used to have salesmen
who sold accessories, toys and snacks.
I have so many memories.
They didn't come every day.
It must've been a party when he did.
Kids used to follow that guy every where.
Everyone would sit around
and watch him.
That used to be so cool.
But since we have stores
in countryside as well,
it disappeared.
The fun disappeared with it.
I want to remember everything
that's being forgotten.
Am I abnormal?
Is today's agenda.
There are a lot of researches on memories.
What are some interesting researches
in your country?
Japan has a research that says
ginkos help with people's memories.
So Japan used this to make gum.
It helps with middle aged people
retain their memory.
It's really on sale.
I tried some.
I don't know if it worked...
Did you forget that you had some?
How much was this?
(Depends on who takes it...?)
A lot of young Chinese people buy it.
Really?
It was banned in Taiwan
because they said it's false advertising.
We have something funny.
According to a research in Mexico,
between women in 18 years and 27 years
of age,
during a testing period...
If they make love...
(What's he talking about?)
What do you mean?
It's...
Are you talking about sex?
Yes.
(Straight to the point.)
Apparently it helps with memories.
Only women?
Only women.
It doesn't work for men?
Not as well for men.
It works as neurons become more active
and increase in its numbers.
I don't know if it's scientific,
but you do feel more alive.
And hormones.
I have a question...
Would this air?
Of course.
There's no problem...
It's not a bad thing, is it?
Of course not.
Maybe because it's a foreign word?
No!
(Maybe if it was a long time ago.)
There was a tunnel next to my school.
And for some reason, one kid wrote
sex on it!
It's kind of a taboo.
So no one used that tunnel.
It's become inappropriate!
A bad tunnel.
I have something similar.
A university in Germany
did a research on 28 men's memory.
The result said,
erotic pictures will make men's memory
to go bad.
(No way...)
Being sexually aroused
makes brains less focused
and there are other reasons as well.
This is something similar
to what Christian said.
But people who had real sex,
for both men and women,
it helped with memories and emotionally.
Don't look at erotic pictures.
Have an actual sex.
This is a research by
an American psychiatrist.
Posting pictures on social media
helps with memory.
Then my memory must be amazing!
This is how the test was carried out.
Few people were put in a museum.
One group had to take photos
but the other group could only see
with their eyes.
The group who took photos
remembered much more than the others.
So taking pictures actually help.
You tend to get focused more
when you upload the photos.
There are a lot of things to consider.
When I go to big malls...
I don't remember where I parked my car...
So I always take a picture.
That's a great idea!
Then I can find it.
Even if I don't look at it.
You can't always remember.
But I remember as soon as
I take a picture.
What if you forgot you took
a picture of it?
(I guess so...)
That's when you chew that gum.
Good idea.
And don't look at erotic photos
after posting photos on social media.
(That doesn't help with memories.)
Erotic photos on social media?
What...?
Do you look at them?
Now we know what he's up to.
I'm going to check on you later.
Guillaume! There's a pill?
In a joint research between
McGill and Harvard University,
they found a medication
that could delete your trauma.
Really?
Some soldiers might panic
at a sound of a balloon popping.
But with that medication,
he won't panic even if he remembers
the past.
That'll be a great help for those
suffering from PTSD.
That's so cool.
How can it single out trauma?
I think it could heal PTSD.
That's wonderful.
If a technology to erase bad memories,
like that Canadian research exists,
what would you guys do?
If you can delete or form certain memories,
would you take it?
Who'd use it?
(Use it: 2 vs. Won't use it: 10.)
Only Christian and Ogi want to use it.
Ogi, what kind of a trauma do you have?
Is it that time when
you were rejected by your first love?
After becoming scared of women...
I'm scared of women.
What?
Because...
I sent a text to a girl in middle school..
But she didn't reply even when she read it.
If there was a woman in front of me,
I used to go around her...
Really?
Yes.
Erasing those memories would be good.
What good is it gonna do for me?
Ogi, I think...
Forgetting about it doesn't mean
that it didn't happen.
Everything you did after the trauma
was because of that trauma.
If you forgot about that trauma,
you'd think, why am I scared of women?
(That's right.)
No!
You can't think like that!
I have no memories left.
Then I don't know anything!
Everything I felt about that person
would disappear!
You're not you anymore.
As an engineer who specializes
in artificial intelligence...
(His specialty.)
If I have the data
of someone's memory and habits,
I can easily make fake thoughts
with a computer.
It's called a machine learning.
Having one more or one less memory
makes you into a different person.
I am me.
(Stop telling me that I'm not me.)
I'm Christian Burgos.
This is a good debate.
Did you hear that?
Listen.
I get where Ogi is coming from.
I went through a lot
when I first came to Korea.
Wouldn't it be nice if I could
erase those memories?
I had a problem with money and visa
so I could only eat
one hamburger a day.
It was really tough.
But even now when I see one in a store,
I feel pain.
Or if I see someone eating it,
it all comes back to me.
Trauma.
Wait!
Try to find happiness from that burger!
Because you couldn't afford it before.
But you can buy 3 a day now.
Wouldn't it make him cry?
You don't have to buy it.
Every time you look at it,
think about how much happier you are now
compared to before.
If you delete that memory,
everything you've learned from it
would disappear too.
That's the worst part of it.
For example,
if Ogi committed a fax pas
in front a woman before,
he'll do the same thing
if he deletes that memory.
You learn from your mistakes.
So he'll get heartbroken again
if he deletes that memory?
It just came back to me again!
You can take pills again.
The pharmaceutical companies
will make a fortune!
But people learn from their mistakes.
I admit that's true.
I think even the bad memories
are part of my experience.
I agree.
This is from the Batman Begins...
So why do people...
So why do people fall?
It sounded cool in English.
Both good and bad memories
are important experiences in your life.
A memory isn't a single thing.
It's a network.
Losing one memory could cause
and entire section to disappear.
Mu-yeol.
Do you think you'd want to erase
bad memories?
No, I think they're necessary.
It's similar to what he said.
But memories form an experience.
That's what makes a person unique.
Exactly.
I wouldn't be me, if I was missing
any of it.
Traumas start psychologically
then it affects you physically in the end.
It's how our body tries to defend itself.
For example, sweating, trembling hands...
Just to name a few.
I think we should focus more on
how to deal with those symptoms
and try to fix it.
I think that depends.
Physical wounds heal quickly.
But emotional scars
are not easily healed.
Some people can never get over it.
So it depends on case by case.
Some people are famous
for their extraordinary memory.
Why don't we talk about them?
There's someone in America
known as the memory genius.
His name is Kim Peek.
Do you guys know Rain Man?
It was based on his story.
Dustin Hoffman?
America has a lot of cities.
He memorized all 43,000 zip codes
for those cities.
He can recite them from top of his head.
Or when you give him
any specified date and year,
he can say what day of the week
it was immediately.
He also read about 10,000 books.
He memorized all of them.
That's crazy.
We have a guy named Giovanni Gaio.
He's 35 years old.
He remembers everything that happened
to him from when he was 4.
He asked to be examined to a college
because it was so hard on him.
The result showed that there was
a huge gap of memory compared
to a normal person.
When he was asked,
what happened in June 3rd of 1990?
He remembered everything.
He remembered the result of a soccer game
and who scored in that game.
That must be painful.
It's a sickness.
It's called a hyperthymesia.
It doesn't mean you're intelligent.
You just remember everything.
Apparently it's really painful.
Haraguchi Akira in Japan is even cooler.
We normally know Pi as 3.14.
But he remembers 100,000 digits of it.
100,000 digits?
He started memorizing them when he was 58
in 2004.
He memorized up to 54,000 digits.
He succeeded on memorizing
100,000 digits after 2 years.
How is that possible?
Why is he memorizing them?
I'm not sure...
A lot of things happen in Japan
for no reason.
That's correct.
I've seen 10 digits.
Let's do a comedic version.
Should we recite pi?
That joke is so old.
I miss Kang Sung-bum.
There's a British man named Stephen
He has a down syndrome.
He looked at Mexico City
for 15 minutes from a helicopter
then drew a painting
of a Mexico City from the top.
What's cool is...
It was so detailed.
Every single building was so detailed.
It's about 4 meters wide.
15 minutes?
After looking for only 15 minutes.
Wow.
How is that possible?
That's called a photographic memory.
Yup.
He remembers things like a photo?
That's how he remembers things.
Humans are really amazing sometimes.
I heard having a photographic memory
is really tough because
hey remember too much information.
You can save photographs so easily
these days.
When I think about the times
when it wasn't possible,
I can barely remember it.
That's right.
You forget everything.
It feels like a dream.
I'm not sure if it really happened.
And since pictures are digital now,
they've become less valuable.
Exactly.
Valuable pictures don't exist anymore.
Pictures from the military,
or baby pictures were the only copies.
That's why people looked at
the photo album often.
Even adults, after drinking for a bit,
came home and looked at the pictures.
I don't tend to look at
digital pictures as much.
There are so many.
People used to carry photos
in wallets too.
Sometimes in a pendant.
(Pendants!)
That was too long ago.
Zahid always goes one step further.
He sounds older than I am.
We have a man named Jung Dae-chun.
After his son moved to a different city,
he missed him very much.
He started memorizing every single
train stations from his house
to where his son is.
Memorizing them became so fun for him,
he memorized every train station in China.
He also memorized every single
famous mountain in China.
Korea has a lot of mountains.
But China...
A lot of props.
There must be so many.
My uncle knows every mountain
in the Alps.
(China is about 250 times bigger...)
Isn't Switzerland tiny?
He even knows their altitudes.
What?
Altitudes.
Props.
Didn't that one comedian
memorize all the train stations too?
But don't you as well?
Yup.
Go!
Sindang, Dongdaemun...
Finish it!
What line is it?
Line 2.
(Reciting train stations...)
(In trouble.)
Dangsan.
(They take over.)
But one changed its name.
Sincheon changed to something else.
That's correct.
That's why I failed.
They probably know more than we do.
(Respect.)
Do you know anyone with
extraordinary memory?
This is weird but...
He's a good friend of mine.
When...
I was getting married,
I texted and called him
to invite him to the wedding.
He didn't even respond.
And he didn't end up coming.
Then about 4 or 5 years later,
I ran into him.
I tried to contact you about my wedding.
Were you out of Korea?
He said...
No, I was in Korea.
I asked, did you not get the message?
He said, I did.
You got married on April 11th, 1998.
I didn't go on purpose!
Goosebumps!
Why not?
You didn't come to my wedding.
Knowing the exact date is scary.
It wasn't even his own wedding...
He didn't come on purpose?
Exactly.
(That really is extraordinary...)
Do you know any actors with good memory?
Jun Kwang-ryul.
In Hur Jun...
He was so good with difficult
medical terms.
He's known for doing long takes well.
It was when I was doing Sign...
Dramas have a lot of lines.
This one was about forensics.
Very academic.
It was about drugs and their side effects.
The line was about two-thirds
of an A4 paper.
He did it all?
I asked him if we should cut in the middle.
He said, he could do it on one take.
So when we started...
He was unstoppable.
While acting.
He had tears in his eyes.
He got a standing ovation when he was done.
It only took one take.
Why are you looking at Mu-yeol...?
You can do it too, right?
Are you good at learning your lines?
Not really...
Most people around me can't.
That was honest.
In movies or dramas,
I don't have to continue once
the director yells cut.
But in a show...
If the other actor forgot the line,
or when I forgot my line after
the other person said two pages worth
of lines.
(Sounds terrifying.)
What do you do?
Could you repeat that again?
As an ad lib?
That buys me time!
What if you still can't remember?
Could you repeat that one last time?
I'm not good with lines.
(I just have to work harder...)
Let's talk about something
that should've been remembered
but was covered up...
By another news?
Takemura Kenichi, the journalist, said...
Be careful when the media is keep talking
about celebrities.
That's when the country wants to
hide something from its people.
In Japan too?
We have a lot of news about celebrities.
So we assume that there's something.
Last year Becky and this singer
was caught for cheating.
It was overblown.
It was on the news for a year.
Now we know that it buried an issue
about our social security.
We call it, disappearing social security.
The company that handles our pension
was losing billions of dollars.
But after they finally admitted it,
we found out that they have already lost
500 billion dollars.
People didn't know.
They were only focused on the gossip.
It was bad.
When something big comes out
as a celebrity gossip,
people assume that
someone's trying to hide something
in the comments sections.
That's how we tend to think.
The Mexican government got rid
of our only electricity company
because of an apparent fraud.
What happened was...
The government ignored the process...
And just tore down the company.
44,000 employees were kicked out.
They just made a new company.
That's huge.
It is.
But on that day...
There was a really important
soccer game.
I know it sounds impossible.
But when there's an important soccer game,
the whole of Mexico focuses on that.
So that incident was buried.
Even when people found out about it later,
It's too late.
People are still protesting about it.
Some people are wondering
if the government chose that date
on purpose.
We've had a few scandals on Sarkozy.
Every time a new one broke,
he says something inappropriate.
That's his strategy.
That's how he plays a cover up.
They're mostly about Muslims or immigrants.
So the press focuses more on his comments
instead of an actual case.
They're all rookies.
(Who's worse?)
(Long time no see everyone.)
Berlusconi owns the biggest media group
in Italy.
When he was the prime minister,
he was in charge of national media as well.
For those few years,
when we watched the news,
they were like variety shows.
They were full of nude photos
celebrities.
Or animals being returned to their homes...
He did this when he was amending laws too.
There was a huge scandal in 1994
about fraud.
When he was linked to it,
he tried to change the law.
When Italian people opposed...
Remember the 1994 World Cup in America?
Italy was in the semi-finals.
On the day of the match...
He held the vote to amend the law.
Wow.
Everyone was focused on the game.
We even won and went to the finals!
The whole country was ecstatic.
That's so cheap.
We found out a few days later...
We realized the law was amended.
(It's not over yet.)
One of the TV stations couldn't receive
funds from the company
but it was already in a huge debt.
He tried to amend the law again
on his favor.
He faced a big opposition again.
He waited until the Christmas Eve.
That was his D-day.
It's the biggest holiday for us.
We found out after the holidays...
(Berlusconi, the master of cover ups.)
He's a pro.
I'm surprised how so many things
could be covered up.
This would never happen in Germany.
Korea uses internet sites for news.
So it's easy for one trending topic
to get all the attention.
But Germany is still analogue.
We use radios, TVs and newspapers.
So we're exposed to variety of news
in detail.
Cover ups don't happen as much.
Even during the world cup finals?
We won!
What's going on?
We won!
Let's read the news.
Fraud hardly happens in Germany
compared to other countries.
(Maybe people's constant watch)
(is the reason why.)
China has a cover up expert?
Zhang Ziyi's husband's name is Wang Feng.
When Song Hye-kyo and Song Jung-ki
got married...
He caused trouble.
He secretly filmed it.
In 2013...
He got divorced to his ex-wife...
But an even more famous singer
came out about getting a divorce.
So Want Feng was buried...
When he proposed to Zhang Ziyi...
He was buried by a soccer team
winning the AFC.
When he released a new song...
It was buried by
another celebrity started dating.
So we feel very bad for him.
So we wanted to make him a trending topic.
People kept leaving comments
on his news
to make it a top news.
When he and Zhang Ziyi got married,
the title of the article was,
Wang Feng Finally Makes The Top News.
Did something similar happen in Korea?
It's about the World Cup.
I worked on a movie called
Northern Limit Line.
The official title of the incident is,
Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
(Battle between South and North Korea)
(on June 29th, 2002.)
The first one occurred 3 years ago
at the same spot.
6 people were killed in action.
19 were injured.
It was a big battle.
But no one knew about it.
It was during the World Cup...
That's what everyone was focused on.
I was in college back then.
I didn't know either.
We should've found out earlier...
(Never forget the soldiers' sacrifice.)
How do you guys want to be remembered?
I don't have a preference
on how I want people to remember me.
I want my family to have good memories
about me.
Is something wrong?
Nope.
I have a kid.
When my kid grows up...
and gets a daughter or a son...
And tells the kids about their grandfather,
I want to be taken as a good guy.
I think about that sometimes.
Even if she doesn't...
I think you'd be there.
When I was young...
(Still talks a lot.)
Do you know boxing?
(Still talks a lot even as a grandpa.)
How about Mu-yeol?
As an actor...
I want to be remembered by
the characters that I played.
As characters...
What if people remembered you
as a villain?
Of course!
I wanted to avoid being a villain before.
But now I think any character...
Is great as long as its remembered.
After playing a villain...
Some old women say...
Here's that terrible woman.
I heard that makes actors very happy.
It's a testament of how great you were.
3 years ago in this show...
I said I love beef and my dream was
to eat beef 3 times a day.
You said you lost $100,000
by fraud.
If you can get it back...
(What does he want to do the most?)
Eat beef 3 times a day.
For the last 3 years,
whenever I met someone,
I ate meat.
I like other food too.
I'm into BBQ chicken lately.
That's meat!
It's not beef!
(Chicken isn't meat.)
Only beef is meat to Guillaume.
Chicken is like a drink to him.
I like chicken too.
I like a lot of food.
How about sashimi?
I do.
I like a a lot of Korean food.
Oysters?
I had it two days ago.
He just likes food.
Non Summit Meeting episode 175
was about I want to remember everything
that's being forgotten.
Am I abnormal?
What did you guys think about today?
I couldn't stop listening to them.
And...
I know I watched this on TV before.
But foreigners debating in Korean
is a rare sight.
I couldn't look away.
I liked how the topic we talked about today
wasn't lighthearted either.
Mu-yeol?
Please remember our movie,
Forgotten.
I like talking about one topic.
I had a great time talking to you guys.
Thank you.
Non Summit Meeting will now adjourn.
Until we're all normal again.
Like button shows how well appreciated
certain things are these days.
To show our support...
I heard Ogi's good at this song.
He'll take over today.
To show our support...
I heard Ogi's good at this song.
He'll take over today.
(Traumatic...)
Adjourned!
Known as the Choo Choo Train!
But in Korea, he's Hyun-moo's look alike.
Major League baseball player,
Choo Shin-soo!
(Baseball's Hyun-moo is here.)
(Doppelgangers?)
(Who's who?)
(We're twins.)
(They're identical.)
You guys have similar hair too.
I'm shaving it tomorrow.
He hit 22 home runs again.
His personal record.
(Choo Choo Train never stops!)
I wore a red underwear.
It does give me some energy.
People say go Choo as your cheer.
(A new side of Shin-soo!)
I'm worried about my kids' education.
I'm wondering about whether if I should
start educating my kids early.
Am I abnormal?
My son plays baseball.
The only thing I did was baseball.
I went to the cemetery...
I ate eels...
I ate 2 whole chickens.
I ate 5 ramens.
My father always said
let's just graze cows.
Starting early on sports and arts
is important.
We have tasting education.
We have a circus school.
I went skiing every Friday.
We do a lot of gymnastics.
I did too.
(And the result?)
(How does he teaches his kids?)
I try to encourage them.
I don't talk about results.
I look at their efforts.
Can you be my brother?
(Education around the world)
(and how Choo Shin-soo does it as well!)
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