Subtitles by OnDemandKorea
(The contents of this program are not suitable for viewers under the age of 15)
While ambassadors to the UN hold meetings
for the sake of global peace and security,
although not appointed by their country,
individuals claiming to be representatives of their country
have gathered to form an unofficial council
for the peace and security of the youths of the world.
Episode 176
(Upcoming)
In the U.S., he's an unstoppable Choo Choo Train!
Korean Representative in the Major League,
Choo Shin-soo!
Choo! Choo!
(Doppelganger?)
Can you turn around?
(Dramatic reunion of doppelgangers?)
- Your hair also look the same. - I'm shaving tomorrow!
You broke your own record with the 22nd home run this season.
(Exclusive disclosure of the behind-the-scenes)
I was wearing red drawers. It seems to energize me.
Fans chant "Go! Choo!" when they cheer you.
Go! Choo! Go! Choo!
(Unstoppable charm of Choo Shin-soo)
The meeting is called to order!
I'm Chairman of Non-Summit, Jeon Hyun-moo.
Secretary General, Yoo Se-yoon.
Chairman, Sung Si-kyung.
- We are... - Jeon Yoo Sung!
Welcome Ambassadors!
I hope you're okay, Alberto.
Wow... Italy...
didn't qualify for the World Cup!
You scared me there for a moment!
How could this happen?
First time in 60 years!?
Yes. But I didn't watch any of the matches.
Why?
It's not really news.
We somewhat expected this outcome.
Italy won the World Cup in 2006.
Then, in 2007, the president of Italian Football Federation was changed.
But, instead of a person relatable to soccer,
it was changed to a politician of a large corporation.
Since, then, the Italian Football Federation started going downhill.
We failed to advance to round of 16 in 2010, 2014 World Cup.
It was worse this time.
We lost 3:0 to Spain.
Tied 1:1 with Macedonia.
We won 1:0 to Albania, but with difficulty.
We've been waiting for something big to happen so that change can come.
I think change will finally come this time.
Of course!
Now that this happened, it should change!
It was sad to see Buffon in tears on the newspaper.
The title was, 'The End.'
Our players are not even bad. They're good players.
It's the coach...
The important question is,
who are you going to support now?
Me?
Korea.
There you go!
I already bought a uniform for my kid.
Of course! It's your second country!
We hope for a good result.
It's gotten cold outside, and it's beginning to feel like the holiday season.
When the cold holiday season comes,
we think more about those in need.
So, today, let's discuss the culture of giving in each country.
What are some common holiday community service activities in your countries?
The Salvation Army is very common in the U.S.
And, not just in New York, but anywhere in the U.S.,
Winter Coat Drives are popular.
They're for donating winter clothes.
Usually, the city hall or library of a town
hold these events to help those in need.
Christmas is a pretty big holiday in Italy, too,
so we have many charity events.
The most popular charity event is
the selling of a flower called, Christmas Star,
in every Italian town.
Because it's for charity, 100% of the profit goes to
leukemia research fund.
It's a charity event that began in 1985,
and thanks to many celebrities who promoted it,
now almost every house in Italy buys a pot of Christmas Star around Christmas time.
Canada also has a charity event for the holiday season.
It's an on-demand free transportation.
The free transportation drivers are volunteers,
and the cost is covered by sponsors.
Donations made are given to 150 charities.
The most popular French comedian of the 80s
founded a charity called Les Restos Du Ceour.
Why did he make? This is what he said:
"I pay 3 million dollars of tax,
yet there are still people in our country that need food."
He thought it was ridiculous, so he created this charity.
Since then, a charity concert is held, each year by many celebrities.
That concert is called 'Les Enfoires.'
What this means is...
The literal translation is, "son of a beep."
So...
"son of a bitch."
(Don't get it twisted!)
It's probably used as irony.
Clever.
Right...
Why do French people like to twist things?
They're like, "Psh," while doing good things.
If you look at Les Enfoires group,
there are about 80 very famous celebrities.
So many participate.
They must feel shy about calling it 'People that Do Good.'
So, they reversed that for humor.
In France, charities don't work only during holidays.
At supermarkets, volunteers wait at the entrance to show customers a list.
It's a list of food needed for donating to the food bank.
So, for instance, while shopping, if you think you can buy an extra spaghetti,
you pick up an extra spaghetti,
complete your transaction,
and hand it to the volunteers at the entrance.
- That's wonderful. - What a great idea.
But this is a crisis.
Such organization should not exist from now on.
It's the government's responsibility to help its people, not charities'.
It feels like our country has failed us.
You're right.
I have an idea for the
buy-one-get-one-free marketing in Korea.
There are apps, like the GS app,
that help you collect such coupons.
It'd be nice to have a "donation button" on such apps
to donate the extra item.
- Ooh! - Great idea!
- Donating the extra one! - Nice!
Because an extra one is unnecessary for people who live alone.
So you buy one, give away one.
That's a good idea.
It'd be nice to have that.
There's a charity movement called #Onigiri Action,
that recently started in Japan.
Onigiri means 'rice ball.'
If you take a picture of a rice ball and post it online,
a donation is made.
A dollar is donated per picture.
That one dollar is enough to feed 5 children
in poor regions such as Africa and part of Asia.
So, a lot of people uploaded pictures,
and it totaled to 160,000 pictures this year,
which raised enough money to feed 4,500 people for an entire year.
In China's Inner Mongolia, there's a band called Ppeo-tti,
that formed due to the aggravated environmental issues in that region.
They formed a band to inform people of the gravity of this problem.
All of their songs are about protecting the environment.
Earth is covered with green hope
Ah let's protect
Ah the environment
They gained a lot of popularity.
When Mexico was affected by the earthquake,
there were many victims and people in hunger.
So some women gathered and established a restaurant
to give food to victims and rescuers for free.
Monetary suppport is also need,
but these women helped Mexicans realize
how important such social action can also be.
Pakistan also has a year-round charity activity.
Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, is inhabited by many rich people,
but right behind it, there' a small town inhabited by poor people.
So the Islamabad people sent
large bowls called, Dae-geu, to that region
to provide people with food everyday.
So those people can eat 3 meals a day for free.
Curry and Naan are commonly consumed in Pakistan,
but they only give out rice, here.
So...
Just rice?
Well, it's fried rice.
It's mixed with other ingredients.
Since rice is healthier than naan?
Right.
As various methods of giving increase,
we realize that giving isn't all about a large amount of money.
In Korea, those who help people in need
receive a Good Citizenship Award.
This is to spread the culture of sharing.
Tell us about a volunteer service
or donation program that you took part in.
Last week, at Sillim Station,
I saw a grandma carrying something heavy.
So I carried it for her to the bus,
helped her to a seat, then got off the bus.
Didn't she recognize you?
Nah, I'm not that famous.
So you want attention?
Nah
It's nothing like that!
People used to be that kind before.
Some still do it today, though.
Helping an elderly with their luggage.
My reason for doing this is very simple.
When I help someone here,
I hope that someone will also be helping my mom who's in China.
Aww, that's very sweet.
Like Wang Xinlin, I tend to help people I'm not familiar with.
So...
Unfamiliar?
So you don't help familiar people?
Meanie!
Last Christmas, I saw a foreign grandma
trying to use a machine at a train station.
But she had no clue how to use it.
Meanwhile, a stern-looking French employee was standing near her,
but he offered no help at all!
So I helped her buy the ticket myself.
Speaking of grandma, I saw a problem yesterday at a subway station.
You know how you have to push a bar after scanning your card?
Well, the bar was so strong that
the old lady couldn't push through it.
So I helped her push the bar.
Something should be done about those bars.
You pushed the old lady?
No, I mean the bar.
Be careful!
(Ruining his story)
"Don't push me, you rotten boy!"
- No, I didn't push the old lady! - We know!
- So the bar is that stiff. - Yes.
In Pakistan, there's a tradition of keeping a jar at home,
and whenever something good or bad happens,
you put money in it.
I do that too.
I added money to the jar
when I first got an interview for this show.
I was able to fill the whole jar this year too.
So I'm donating it this holiday season to those in need.
Wow! You guys do lots of good things!
You guys know I'm interested in art.
So I joined a sponsorship for the National Museum.
Wow!
Man, you're on another level!
He's way up there!
He's not like us!
I joined a sponsorship for the National Museum.
Please don't include my story about helping a grandma.
(Too funny)
That sponsorship doesn't just donate money.
I like that there's also a service of
inviting kids from other regions that don't have
the chance to visit the museum,
and have fun classes with them.
There's Korean pottery class, for instance.
I draw on ceramics with them.
You, an American?
I think it's fun.
Recently, thanks to Alberto,
I was able to participate with Alberto and Ogi
in a wheelchair marathon.
Right, we did.
They pair you with someone in a wheelchair,
and you run with them by push them.
Honestly, I was a bit annoyed at first
because we had to get there by 5AM.
That's pretty early.
Ad it was cold.
But once I started,
I saw how happy it makes those people.
So I thought it was worth it.
I loved that it didn't feel like I was helping at all.
It was team play.
I loved that it felt like we shared a moment.
That's good.
I was paired with
a very competitive grandpa who kept yelling,
"Come on! Faster!"
"Faster, Boy! Faster!"
They might as well choose Alberto to push
since he's more fit than Ogi.
"Is there anyone beside Ogi?"
I did my best!
I was actually paired with someone else,
but that grandpa called me over.
"You! Over here!"
- The "chosen one." - Good judgment!
It was hard, but I had fun.
So, each nation is doing something to help those in need,
but do you think there's a neglected group that needs more attention?
Since I had my child, I naturally became more interested in children.
When you raise a child,
a tremendous amount of
time, money, education, and love goes into it.
So, my wife and I talked a lot about the orphanage.
So many kids out there don't get enough love and attention.
There needs to be more attention and support for them.
Children are the future of our society.
I think poverty among senior citizens
needs more attention from society.
Elderlies in poverty often don't ask for help due to self-esteem.
When they don't have money for food, they hide that.
They try not to show it.
So the problem stays hidden.
It's a problem both in the U.S. and Korea.
But when I came to Korea, I was surprised by the fact that
Korea has the highest senior poverty rate among OECD nations.
Korea also has the highest suicide rate among elderlies.
So my friends and I raised money to donate to Senior Welfare Services.
I think women still need more attention.
People in Pakistan are working to strengthen feminism.
and the government is also putting effort,
But in some of our rural regions,
it's still a problem because people don't know about women's rights.
So our government and citizens
should show more interest in this issue,
and provide more volunteer service for them.
All right.
We hope everyone has a warm holiday season.
And now, the Non-Summit Meeting
Officially begins the discussion.
Let's invite our guest representative of the day.
Representing Russia, Olga!
Nice to meet you!
Hello, my name is Olga.
I came from Ussuriysk 9 years ago to study in Korea.
Hello.
My name is Olga, I'm 28 years old,
and I'm from Ussuriysk, Russia.
I came to study in Korea 9 years ago,
then I fell in love with the clean and beautiful sea of Busan.
Now, I'm a newlywed in Busan.
Nice to meet you all.
So, where is Ussuriysk?
Ussuriysk is a very small city that's 2 hours away from Vladivostok.
It used to be inhabited by many Korean independence activists.
So historic sites of that time are still there.
There's also a monument for, activist, An Jung-geun.
Why do you like Busan so much?
Well, don't you think the ocean is great there?
But there are oceans in Russia too.
Russian oceans are freezing!
Busan's ocean never freezes,
so you can enjoy it in the winter with some grilled clams.
Grilled clams!
I don't hear Busan's accent.
Right? She's speaking in standard accent.
Well... I tend to use Busan's dialect when I speak with my husband.
So you're not using it now?
Well, since everyone here is from Seoul.
(Imitates her accent)
I'm from Seoul?
(Adorable Busan dialect by Russian Rep.)
Coincidentally, our other guest is a man of Busan.
That's right.
It wasn't easy to have him today.
He's like no other man of Busan.
So, today's Korean guest is
an unstoppable Choo Choo Train in the U.S.,
but in Korea, he's Jeon Hyun-moo's doppelganger.
Korean Major League player,
Choo Shin-soo!
(Ignores Jeon Hyun-moo)
(Flabbergasted!)
Twins!
He's a better version of me.
Stand next to him!
Our shapes are different, though.
Look at their hair!
Right? The hair style!
Oh, my God!
Can you two turn around?
(Looks the same even from behind)
As he was entering, I thought, "When did Hyun-moo get so big?
They look so similar!
(Go back to your seat)
He's not happy about it.
Seems like it!
(17 years of playing in Major League Baseball)
(A 7-year, $130 million contract since 2013)
(A seasonal record of 22 home runs this year)
(The Choo Choo Train of Texas Rangers)
So, please introduce yourself.
Okay.
I've played in Th U.S. for 17 years now.
My name is Choo Shin-soo, and I play in Texas Rangers.
(Nice to meet you)
It's not easy to see him in Korea,
nor on entertainment shows.
You must be busy since you just returned to Korea after a year.
But you still came on our show?
Yes. Each year, at the end of the playing season,
I try to be on television because
if I don't do it then,
I might lose connection with my fans.
You're right.
So I chose to be on Non-Summit because
it's very different than other shows that I've ever been on.
And you get to know each country's...
What am I trying to say...?
Culture! You get to know different cultures.
Oh! You don't feel comfortable with Korean now, do you?
Well, he spent 17 years overseas! He might forget some words.
You guys even react the same way!
So, the reason why I accepted
to be on this show when I was called,
is to hear about other countries.
Like you, ambassadors,
Mr. Choo is also a foreigner when he's overseas.
That's right.
You might all relate today.
Why can't you look at me?
Just be natural!
Mr. Choo is an excellent player now,
but during the time of poor performance,
you were criticized a bit?
Yes. During the first half season of 2015,
I played poorly from April to June.
Your BA was .100, right?
People criticized that it was Jeon Hyun-moo playing,
not Choo Shin-soo.
Every comment was like that!
Rumor had it that the game was being played by an imposter.
"Choo is a good player, so that can't be him playing!"
But during the second half season,
I recovered, and was able to perform well.
It wasn't played by Jeon Hyun-moo.
It was definitely me.
Now, they tell me to stay away from Texas.
So you don't jinx Mr. Choo.
Do we really look the same?
(Yes, from head to toe!)
Everything but the voice!
Your voices are different.
Even your hair is the same.
I'm shaving my head tomorrow then.
Do you go to the same salon?
He tries to copy me all the time.
You have the same hair.
Yes. Our brow hair's the same too.
(Enraged)
Do you get stressed for having too much beard?
I don't get very hairy.
Not like the other players?
Other players are hairier than me.
Players like Mike Napoli and Rougned Odor grew their beard.
To avoid any jinx, we like to re-create
the same condition that was when things went well.
Players do that often.
Right. So...
When we were making 10 wins in a row,
our players happened to be growing facial hair.
So they try to keep it.
But I'm not very hairy,
and when I try to grow facial hair,
I look like a mess.
And, my wife doesn't like it.
So, after a long thought, I turned to Amazon,
and purchased a fake mustache.
I actually went outside with it on my face.
My teammates laughed so hard because I grew a mustache overnight.
As if it was Halloween.
Texas was mentioned on our show before.
We know it to be a very unique place, but tell us about it.
How is it there? Are people nice?
From what I know, you can drive 45 hours
and not see any ocean or mountain.
I grew up in Busan, so I'm used to oceans and mountains.
So I missed that a lot in Texas.
Other than that, all is good. People are friendly.
Texas has its own identity that they're proud of.
They call it "Texan."
"Texan Pride."
And...
There weren't many Koreans where I lived in the U.S.
5 years in Arizona, 6 years in Cleveland, and a year in Cincinnati.
So, Texas almost feels like Korea to me.
The Texas Rangers, unfortunately, didn't make it to the fall league this year.
Your regional rival, Houston, won the World Series.
Are you upset about having to watch the rest of the games through TV?
Yes, kind of.
Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are in the same state.
We compete about 16, 18 times a year.
So, when one wins and the other loses,
it kind of hurts our pride.
And, when the season is over,
I don't watch TV at all.
I don't even turn on the TV.
I'm not interested, although I play it.
What incentives do you get when you win?
We basically get a lot of bonus.
The winner of the World Series
shares the profit made from spectators.
From what I know, that amounts to a bonus of $350 thousand.
- Per person? - Right.
So, about 400 million won.
Staff members such as the team's trainers and masseurs,
also get a bonus.
The same incentive?
The team's veteran players discuss and decide how much
to give those assistants based on their contribution to the team.
But it's the honor that matters most.
Winning players receive a World Series ring.
That ring is an honor that you can't put a price on.
It's more meaningful.
So, when you play in America,
if your opponent is a Japanese player,
does it make you more ambitious?
Well...
Not because it's a Japanese player.
I feel that in general
when I compete against Asian players.
That ambition is something I can't control.
Even when I played against
Chen Wei-Yin, the Taiwanese player,
I swore I wouldn't let him have 3 strikes.
How about against Ryu Hyun-Jin?
Same.
Oh, really?!
"I'm not losing to that Asia!"
"He's not my friend on this ground!"
That happened when I played against Park Chan-ho.
Oh, right!
Park Chan-hoo usually threw the ball at 9293m/h.
But the ball he threw at me was 95m/h.
It was his fastest ball.
He was thinking like you.
No mercy!
But in the end, he had his 3 strikes, and I was out.
but I was proud at the same time.
I feel respected when my opponent does his best.
We shouldn't go easy on each other
just because we're from the same country.
But 95m/h was too...
No, I was thankful that he did that.
- You're awesome! - That's fair play.
So, your fans chant
"Go! Choo!" to root for you.
"Go! Choo!" "Go! Choo!"
(go-chu = chili pepper, or penis in Korean)
He's embarrassed!
Choo! Choo! Choo! Choo!
Go Choo!
How did you feel about it at first?
Were you embarrassed?
If I had heard this, "Go Choo" cheer in Korea...
Be careful how you say it!
It's okay. It's a food name.
I first heard this cheer in America
when fans chanted, "Go! Choo!"
I didn't find it bizarre.
When I returned to Korea,
Korean fans asked how I feel about it.
That's when I realized that it could sound embarrassing.
Sorry for asking after this but,
why is your nickname a 'bunny?'
What?
They say that's your nickname.
You ok?
Is is true?
This nickname was given by Joey Votto in 2013,
when I played in Cincinnati Reds.
That's right!
It was Joey Votto, a Canadian player who gave him that nickname.
Right.
They have a dog race, apparently.
Yes, they do.
To make the dogs run faster,
they use a rabbit to lure them.
But, no matter how fast the dogs are,
they can never catch the rabbit.
I'm pretty good at running to base.
So, Joey Votto asked me how to say 'rabbit,' in Korean.
So, I told him without much thought.
That it's, "tokki.'
So he called me like that every time.
When I asked him why, he said,
"I wish I could catch you."
Joey Votto was a player above outstanding, and he still is.
So I'm honored to have his praise.
When I returned to Korea,
people asked why my nickname became "bunny."
So I explained why.
Now they have the similar idea with the one about the chili pepper.
You are chili bunny.
It shouldn't be used together.
There's certain image associated with chili pepper.
Spicy chili pepper.
I know they're rooting for me. But it can be thought in a different way.
Now they are calling me a bunny--
We got it.
You know what they say about bunnies.
I'm not like that.
At the moment--
You shouldn't take it so seriously.
Please edit this for me.
(He's not a bunny)
Let's get to know about major-leaguer from your countries.
Korea has Choo Shin-soo.
Japan?
There must be a lot.
Ichiro Suzuki, for instance.
He was in the Seattle Mariners with Mr. Choo.
He went ahead to the major league in 2001.
He's had 200 base hits for 10 years straight since then.
In Japan, he's like a legendary figure.
We call him the greatest baseball player.
We're very proud of him.
Well, US is the country of baseball.
There are too many great players, so I can't name them all.
But these days, Derek Jeter's probably the most respected player.
Derek Jeter.
He'd been playing for New York Yankees for 20 years.
He's recently retired.
When he retired, he made about 200 million dollars.
He was the second highest-paid player in baseball history.
The coolest thing about him is
even after he retired, he pursued his passion in baseball
and became the owner of the Miami Marlins.
It seems like representatives from Europe do not have much to say.
Is there a major league player from Switzerland?
Yes.
There's only one person who's ever gone to the major league.
Who is it?
His name is Otto Hess.
He was born in 78.
Not in 1978,
but 1878.
He's from the 19th century!
The major league has a very long history.
He played for Boston Braves.
The team even won the world series once.
Wow.
A baseball player form Swiss.
Let us begin today's main debate.
Shin-soo, could you share your agenda with us?
As a father with three children,
I think a lot about education.
I'm thinking about giving early education to
a child who's showing a potential in sports.
Am I abnormal?
You can't ignore genetic factors.
No doubt.
It's natural to think that children of Choo Shin-soo would be talented in sports.
You son is 12 years old now.
He weighs almost 200 pounds?
He's a real major league.
He's already a bit taller than me.
- Seriously? - 12 year old boy?
He's 12?
We took that picture 6 months ago.
He's very muscular.
His arms are longer than mine.
Shouldn't he try his hand at baseball?
He looks like a fellow player.
I think he should try football.
He's already doing it.
But being big and tall does not make you good at sports.
That's true.
- How long has he been playing sports? - Since he was 5.
But that wasn't a special training. It's just something kids his age all did.
What do you think? Does he have a talent?
Many people praise his skills.
And of course that makes me happy.
However, since I know how competitive it is in the States,
I have to be sure he's really, really good.
He's 12 years old now.
He should be able to compete with kids much older than him.
Then I can plan out the course of his career.
Being better than his peers don't mean a lot.
- You want him to see a bigger picture. - Were you like that when you were little?
Yes. My team in middle school played against a high school team and won.
When I was a sophomore in high school, I'd play with the seniors.
So you're saying he has a long way to go to catch up to you.
That's not what I meant...
Korea and America are different.
To be honest, America is very big.
If Korea has about 55 high school baseball teams,
America has about 55 high school baseball teams within a one hour radius.
So there's no comparison.
You can't be helped but be effected because your father
used to do amateur boxing and was a swimmer, right?
- Yes, that's right. - And your uncle used to a batter for the Giants.
- Right. - So I guess you could go into the baseball field when you were younger.
Ever since I was little, when I was done with my baseball
practice, I would always go see the Giants play.
I saw my uncle play.
I grew up watching my uncle play baseball.
So I started to naturally play baseball.
I'm playing baseball, and so is my son, but I didn't make him do it.
- My children always watch baseball. - Just like you used to.
What about your second son and youngest daughter? What are they talented in?
My second son, since he's a boy, plays baseball and ice hockey.
My youngest child, since she's a girl, is learning ice skating and gymnastics.
Are there sports families in your countries?
You know the Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon?
- He's famous. - He's one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world.
His family is full of national athletes.
His mother was a discus player and shot-putter.
His father was also a shot-putter.
They shouldn't fight.
There won't be any household goods left.
(The dangerous couple fight of national athletes)
His uncle was a basketball player.
He has two older sisters, and they're both volleyball players.
- They must be tall. - Buffon is about 191 centimeters tall.
- They're all very tall. - It's genetic.
In Canada, there's a famous family called the Sutter family.
There are 12 hockey players in that family.
In the earlier generation, besides the eldest one, six of them are hockey players.
And then out of their sons, six of them also became hockey players.
So only the eldest son didn't become a hockey player.
The reason is that he was scouted to become part of the team,
but he rejected it because he had to help with the family farm.
So they're all good.
So he couldn't go because he was supporting his younger brothers,
but according to them, he was the best hockey player out of them.
"Is it abnormal for me to wonder if I should
make my children take early education when
they show talent in art and physical education?"
We will officially start the debate now.
We'll be discussing early education in art and physical education.
Many people say it's early to start when you're young.
Let's listen to what the other countries have issues about concerning this.
Does everyone in Russia know how to do gymnastics?
Many Russians do gymnastics when they're little.
- Really? - I did it as well.
Many people do it, but it's such an intense sport.
- Your Busan dialect is coming out. - Her husband is from Busan.
We dated in Busan.
- His dialect sounds familiar, right? - I don't use the Busan dialect a lot.
You do use it a lot.
You need to train for three hours every single day.
So many people quit in the middle of it.
If you don't train in physical education or arts when you're young,
it will be hard to catch up to your competitors later on.
So parents make you do it when you're young.
Like you start to do music when you're six or three years old.
- "Three years old." - "Three years old."
- Aren't you doing this on purpose to create a character? - No!
I thought you were singing. "Six years old."
(Burst into laughter)
- You really like this. - I feel like I'm talking to my grandmother.
How can you get a grandmother vibe from a Russian?
He loves it so much. He misses his grandmother.
- It's because it's been a while since he heard it. - Yes...
He's tearing up. He's tearing up because of a Russian's Busan dialect.
My grandmother used to talk that way.
(Their way of talking is eerily similar.)
So you start learning between the ages of three and six.
The reason is because hearing develops a lot during that age.
- So I think that's why they learn it then. - Really?
In Japan, you call it "naraigoto."
If you look at the popularity ranking, swimming is overwhelmingly in the lead.
About 40% of the children learn it.
We have a pool in every school, so they learn it there.
After that, it's English and piano.
- Fourth place is calligraphy. - That's unusual.
And one thing that's popular lately is kids' dance.
Dancing has become popular in Japan lately.
You can learn dancing on TV, and there are many academies as well.
We consider early education very important, so we spend a lot of money on it.
One family was interviewed,
and they said they spent about $160,000 on it per year.
Children take lessons in ice hockey, kayaking, fencing, horse riding, and golfing.
They're rich.
So when asked why the mom made her child take all those lessons,
she said that when her child applies for a good school, and the school sees that the
child took ice hockey lessons, they'll think the child is not from a usual family.
- To let others know that. - They're not a usual family.
- Of course not. - Right.
Cooking is a form of art.
So in France, there's early education for dainty food.
Thirty years ago, one criticizer claimed that children won't
know which foods are good or not because of frozen foods.
So he suggested children learn about dainty foods in school.
So at school, every year, there's a week of flavor.
So there are classes and lessons for those.
Won't children get hurt if they play with knives?
It's just about taste. Like they figure out what it tastes like. It's done safely.
It's similar to Swiss. Elementary students have to get cooking lessons.
Fondue?
Fondue for a week?
In America, the arts and physical education was
important, but nowadays, they're in danger.
It's because parents in America made their children do so much
of these activities that the term "soccer mom" came around.
But from some point on, these activities weren't thought of as truly necessary.
What's really necessary nowadays are things like math and science.
So the cities and country is giving less funding for arts and physical education.
The sports teams, art classes, and music lessons are at risk
of vanishing, so many people are saying this
is dangerous and that we shouldn't do that.
That's sad news.
In Korea, I think sports changes like fashion.
For example, a while back, Park Chan-ho went to the major leagues.
- So parents made their children play baseball. - Right.
When soccer became popular in 2002 because of
the World Cup, all the kids started playing it.
Park Se-ri is golfing.
- When Kim Yu-Na was popular with ice skating, all kids did ice skating. - Right.
AlphaGo is here! Make everyone learn how to play a game of go!
- Really? - Because of AlphaGo, go became popular.
That's what I think is going on.
Honestly, you have to look at the kids' talents and make a choice,
so it's unfortunate people make their choices based on the trend.
Like I mentioned last time,
children must receive compulsory education for at least nine years.
You have to go to class, or it's illegal.
In Germany, there really isn't a lot of physical education.
There is physical education class, but it's only like once a week.
You have to focus on your studies, so you can't really
practice sports, even if you have the talent for it.
One of the first league soccer teams is called Atalanta.
To be honest, they're not that great, and they're not big either.
However, their youth team is one of the top five in the world.
(Atalanta Youth Team's exceptional skills)
That was so fascinating that many people were curious about how they train.
Other kids go to school in the morning, but their grades aren't that important.
However, in this team, you must show your grades to the coach.
If your grades are bad, you can't play in the weekend matches.
- Really? - So you must do well in your studies, too.
All the players there live in the dormitory.
It's a dormitory run by priests.
Character education.
They receive strict education, and the rules are very strict as well.
So they teach soccer, but they also give try to make good character.
It's really successful.
To be frank, our country didn't focus too much on studies either.
The athletes would just sit in the back of class and sleep.
The teachers didn't pay much attention to them either. That has changed now, right?
From what I heard, things have changed.
Even when I was in school, I didn't study much.
In elementary school, I only took up to six classes and practiced afterward.
In middle school, I only took four classes up to noon,
and in high school, I didn't go to class at all.
- I didn't go to school. - They were being considerate of his sports.
- To be honest, it's hard to succeed in sports. - Right.
Just because you start it doesn't mean you'll succeed,
but we just do it thinking that we will.
But when you don't make it, you lack knowledge because you didn't go to school.
So if you don't make it into baseball, there are
limited options to other things you can do.
But I heard that nowadays, athletes study a lot and baseball is done like a club.
I think that's the right thing to do.
There should be education acts and training methods that are in the spotlight.
Please introduce the unique education acts and training methods
children in your country receive for arts and physical education.
In Japan, there are the famous three Kemda brothers.
They're famous for boxing.
Their father named Kameda Siro came up with a unique device to train for boxing.
It's called a "world's jab."
He attached a glove to the end of the pole
and created a device that you could endlessly jab someone with.
So he was famous for training people with that.
It's kind of like teasing someone.
All you're doing is practicing dodging.
Not only that, but he uses a ping-pong ball.
He does a practice where he throws the balls and the players dodge them.
There's something nowadays where you hit the ball that is attached to your hat.
- China is good at ping-pong. - Right.
- There's a special technique for that. - What is it?
Liu Guoliang, the Chinese coach of a ping-pong team,
throws the balls really fast like a robot when he trains his players.
So his nickname is "Ball Throwing Machine."
Currently though, China's ping-pong teams are weakening.
It's because China's famous coach is in Japan right now.
So the Japanese players are getting better.
We won't weaken just because one person leaves!
In China, the athletes who became stars do a lot of promotions.
Because they're doing activities as celebrities, the Chinese teams weakened.
No. That's according to Japan. In China, it's not like that at all.
There they go again.
- The competition is right in front of them. Let's see. - We won.
Usually, athletes do warm-ups before a match.
In Germany, all other athletes, besides soccer players, do soccer for warm-up.
The reason why soccer players don't enjoy soccer
is because they need to play it sincerely.
So during the Olympics, the judo players
created goals using water bottles in the arena and played soccer.
- So other people saw that and were fascinated. - It was for a warm-up.
- It's just a warm-up. - Do you know how to play soccer?
I don't. Besides baseball, I don't have talent for anything else.
- Not any other sports? - No. I haven't even tried them.
- What about golf? It looks like you'd play it well. - Many people say that.
But it's not true.
It'd be fine if I enjoyed it as a hobby,
but once I start something, I have to be good at it.
Same goes for me.
I know myself so well that I try not to play any other sports until I quit baseball.
Because when I played Starcraft,
my match ended at 10 p.m., and I would get home at midnight.
However, I had set up a plan. I always had to win ten times before I went to bed.
If I don't win ten games, I don't sleep.
(He gave up on sleep until he won 10 games.)
Back then, I had just become a dad.
My child was growing, so I always got in trouble by my wife because of that.
My child was in the living room but I was in front of the computer.
- When I think about it now... - You told your wife, "I didn't win ten games yet."
Your ID wasn't ChooChooTrain, was it?
GoChoo?
- GoChooJug? - GreenGoChoo?
Back then, my ID was Choo17.
Choo17.
To go to the Olympics, Mexican athletes prepare a lot.
They work so hard that they become very tired.
So they found a way to be less tired.
They're even using it now. It's five meals per day.
It's eating five meals per day.
Usually, you eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But there are two snacks between them.
There must be a lot of obese athletes.
(They must exercise as much as they eat.)
When you digest, you get sleepy or tired.
But if you keep eating, there's nothing like that.
I tried it once, and it was effective.
But just because it's a snack doesn't mean you eat junk food.
It must be something proper, like chicken and salad.
What do you eat, Shin-soo? What do you like to eat?
I eat anything. I used to eat a lot.
I ate so much back then, like two whole chickens and five ramen noodles.
- Five? - I ate so much.
My father used to say, "I'd rather raise a cow."
"I can't raise a human."
When I was little, I would digest everything I ate.
Right.
- But ever since three years ago... - I guess athletes experience that, too.
Ever since three years ago, I would have a hard time during my games if I ate a lot.
- You'd get indigestion. - I'd feel uncomfortable.
- If I play while I'm a bit hungry, I'd play well and feel light, too. - Right.
What I heard is that Ichiro eats exactly seven chicken wings before he plays.
No more, no less. Exactly seven.
- That's his designated amount. - Yes.
There are many delicious foods in the major league, and it's very hard to manage that.
After practice, there are about two hours of break time.
At that time, so many delicious foods come out. In major
leagues, chefs prepare them right in front of you.
- In minor leagues, you only get two pieces of bread. - That's a big difference.
- You can request, too, right? - Yes, you can request, and there are basic foods, too.
So, I am still at a young age, but as a player, I'm almost at my last stage.
- How old are you this year? - 36. I was born in 1982.
You can play a little longer.
I can play about four to five more years,
but in order to do that, it'd be better for me to maintain a slim figure.
You probably eat healthy food because you're an athlete.
I think I have eaten everything that is healthy.
- Don't you eat snakes? - I think that was the hardest thing to eat.
- Because of the taste. - Yes, the fishy taste.
- Was there a healthy food that really worked? - Something that really fit you.
I think eel suit me the most. That was the most effective for me.
Your body gets warm, and you gain energy.
That's just delicious to me.
Early education in arts and physical education are changing.
Please tell us special methods in your countries.
In our country, there's a special circus college.
In China, circus is very popular, and it has
developed well, so there are many students in it.
The parents said the reason why they made their child go to circus school
is so that they will have a skill just in case
their child doesn't do well in school.
(I want to learn it.)
Russia is famous for ballet. Two of the five world's ballet troupes are in Russia.
There's the Marinsky Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet.
Each of those ballet troupes have academies.
The competition to get in there is so tough that
children start ballet at an professional ballet
school early in order to get in there...
Why do you keep laughing?
Does she still seem like your grandmother?
- And? - And they send their children to those ballet schools.
(I miss my grandmother.)
- The lead dancer of Marinsky Ballet is Korean. - Yes.
He's very famous. His name is Kim Ki-min.
He's been working for Marinsky Ballet ever since 2011.
He's a ballerino with a strong ticket power.
That's amazing.
There are unique ways in sports to build the nerve and concentration skills.
You had a unique training experience, too, right?
Yes. There are some training methods I did because of my coach.
Also my parents dropped me off at a graveyard at
night and picked me up later to build up my nerves.
- Does that even help? - It does, doesn't it?
- It doesn't help at all. - It doesn't?
My father was really disappointed.
If you take young children to that kind of place,
they're scared so they either shake or try to run away from the situation.
They don't usually think, "I'm going to fight these
ghosts! I'm going to do something about this!"
- "I'm going to overcome this." - They won't think that way, right?
Don't you build some nerves and grow calm?
I was just plain scared.
I just wanted to hurry up and go home.
- Then do you have a jinx? Like you have to do something twice? - A routine?
Yes. For me, I come right on time to the field.
When I wake up, I do the exact same thing.
- What is it? - I buy coffee first.
I change then go out to buy coffee.
When I wear my uniform, I always wear the left side first.
- What if you accidentally started from the right? - Then I start over.
If something happened during my routine, then I start all over again.
Then do you have any lucky clothing? Like socks?
Like red underwear.
Actually, I liked red ever since I was little.
- Red? - Red. In my school days, I always wore red underwear.
Athletic underwear are long and thick,
but it's hard to find red ones in Korea,
so I went to Japan and customized a red one.
Customized red underwear.
My batting gloves are red, too.
Oddly enough, I feel like I'm being energized when I see the color red.
It's passionate.
The Chinese representative is eagerly agreeing with you.
- It keeps ghosts away. - You really like it.
- Do you think he wore that to chase ghosts away? - I'm serious.
Thinking about it, when we talk about arts and
physical education, people think it's costly.
What are the expensive and cheap arts and sports in your countries?
In China, if you learn arts, it's seen as burning money.
Learning instruments is especially expensive.
The western piano is the most expensive.
In one news, a parent bought his child a piano that costs $50,000.
However, he was worried that it wasn't the
best and said he needed to change it later on.
The most expensive sport in the world is the yacht competition.
The team who won first place recently for the Volvo Ocean Race is China.
The yacht is about 5 million dollars.
Yachts are expensive.
- It must be more expensive than the prize. - Yes.
You also have to pay separately for parts and maintenance.
The yacht alone is 5 million dollars.
America has golf and horse riding, too,
but there's one expensive sport we have, and it's lacrosse.
- What's that? - It was a game originally made by Native Americans.
It's a game from their history.
So any school has baseball and basketball teams,
But if a school has a lacrosse team, people
assume that school or neighborhood is wealthy.
That's because you have to pay about $600 dollars to play lacrosse.
The school or neighborhood has to hire a lacrosse
teacher, so it's a very expensive sport.
That's really fun.
In Germany, tennis, golf, and horse riding are considered elite sports.
When it comes to tennis and golf especially,
kids don't learn them because they want to.
There are many cases where the parents make them take those
lessons in order to network with other children and parents.
In Japan, kendo is an expensive sport.
All the equipment and safety gear are costly.
Also, at that age, growth happens quickly.
- However, every time you grow... - You need to buy a new one.
So at my school, those equipments were on display.
Even though they're smelly,
we borrow them and use them.
It's similar to fencing. Compared to Korea though, fencing isn't as expensive.
- Really? - Yes, but the equipment is costly.
So many people think it's an expensive sport.
But to be honest, the lessons aren't expensive at all.
In France, the cities lend the gyms for free.
So it's not much different from learning soccer.
So they don't have to buy equipment again?
- Kids grow quickly though. - I see.
If you can handle the smell, you can just borrow it from someone, too.
- Isn't it the same for baseball gloves? - Yes. Goodness.
(The stench is the problem.)
- It's bad, huh? - Yes, if you use it for a long time.
Like for me, during the game, I'll take my hand out of the glove and wipe my sweat.
You get shocked, huh?
(Dizzy)
It's my jobs, so I can handle the smell.
But as mentioned earlier, my second son plays ice hockey.
The equipment is very expensive. Kids grow up quickly as well.
The skates are costly as well, but feet grow quickly.
So the skates are clean, but the kids can't wear them because they're small.
That costs a lot of money.
In baseball, wooden bats are cheaper.
Aluminum bats are around $300 to $400.
My sons play baseball in America, and they use aluminum bats instead of wooden ones.
Aluminum bats are around $300 to $350, and that's costly.
So that is kind of burdensome.
Guillaume boasted about Canadian bats.
Canada's bats are very popular.
(How good are they?)
Many baseball players use them.
- The density of the maple trees are perfect for bats. - Right.
- Really? - I heard about two to three good bats are made from a big, single tree.
But the Canadian maple bats are firm and filled inside.
- Do you use Canadian bats as well? - Yes, I do.
How many bats do you have?
In my team, I'm not the type of player who breaks a lot of bats.
Because you hit it authentically.
I get bats to get different weights or colors.
If you order a set, 12 bats come.
- In a set. - Yes. I can last one year with one set.
However, many players break their bats.
They hit them with wooden bats, so even if the
ball hits against it slightly, it can break.
- That's how much you don't miss. - Even if it misses, it doesn't go that far.
- I have no idea why. - Because you didn't miss.
You don't miss!
The one who wants to give compliments and the one who doesn't want to receive them.
- You don't miss. - He doesn't want your compliments.
I know because I watch a lot of your games.
There is one instrument in Italy that parents wish their children are unskilled at.
- Harp. - The harp.
- It's the same for us. - At first, you don't buy it because it's too expensive.
It costs about $160 to $170 per month to learn it.
If you buy the harp a bit well, you have to
buy it, but the cheapest one is over $10,000.
I bet people will go nuts if their daughter shows skills in harp.
However, if the child shows more potential, then the prices can go up to $100,000.
- That's crazy. - That's the cost of a house.
In Mexico, vocal training is very expensive.
- Really? - Yes.
The average wage in Mexico is about $1,200 per month.
But if you want to take vocal lessons, you have to pay a registration fee of $1,500.
And you have to keep paying $400 every month.
If you tell people you're receiving vocal lessons
in Mexico, people will think, "Wow. You're rich."
And Nick mentioned that horse riding is expensive in Germany.
Korea thinks of it as a royal sport, too.
But we have a lot of horses, so it's actually cheap.
- It is? - I think everything is expensive in Korea.
- Yes. - It's expensive.
Because in Europe, these are all done through clubs, so there's a lot of profit.
That's why they can teach children at an affordable house.
In Korea, academies are more popular than clubs.
- So there's an entrance fee. - There's no profit.
How is the cost to learn baseball in America?
We actually don't pay a lot.
The coaches aren't hired like ours.
One of the parents of the players is the director and coach.
So there's no special fee for it.
I think all major league baseball teams donate to the teams in the area.
For example, the Texas Rangers
visit the poor schools in Texas and help out once in a while.
So since there's a lot of sponsors,
there are no cases when children can't play because they don't have the equipment.
Aren't people shocked when you go visit your son when he plays baseball?
I try to watch from far away.
If I go up close, just like how it was for me,
rather than wanting compliments from other people,
he wants to be acknowledged by his father.
So whenever I played baseball, I always watched out for my father.
"Am I really doing this right? The coach said
I'm doing well, but what does my father think?"
That was a huge stress for me.
I don't want to give my son that stress, so I try to watch from afar.
Where he can't see me.
It won't be easy to hide with that build.
They can see you. "Hey, your dad is watching from afar."
"He's pretending you can't see him."
If you watch American movies, there are scenes where they
go, "Oh, my dad didn't come again." They might feel sad.
That's right. He looks for me a lot.
For six months, I'm in the baseball season, and for two months, I do spring training.
If I do well, I have a post season.
Then I'm not home for about eight to nine months,
so I have no time to see my kids play baseball or basketball.
So my son is happy when I go see him play.
From the night before, he keeps asking me, "Dad, you're coming right?"
- Then you should go. - Why hide? - He's a superstar.
I do go, but I don't sit up front.
If I do, my son will keep asking me,
"Am I doing this right? Did I do well? This is wrong, isn't it?"
Even though I'm a baseball player, the coach has his own pride.
- The coach? - Right.
The coach might feel grateful that he gets advice from a major league player,
- but I think he'd feel offended. - Right.
I don't want to create that kind of situation, so I don't sit near my son.
You should just go, and if he asks you, be like...
Seriously, when my son does that, I tell him to go and not come to me.
"Ask the coach. We'll talk at home." That's what I do.
(At home?)
- The coach heard it. - That's why I'll speak in Korean.
- I speak in Korean then. - That's smart.
What kind of arts and physical education experiences do you guys have? I'm curious.
Ever since I was seven years old, I learned gymnastics.
In Russia, many children start learning when they're three or four years old.
So I was very late.
And one of the gymnastic equipments is a cudgel.
- Isn't that scary? - I was really scared of it.
It's quite heavy.
I threw it in the air, and I should've caught it
well, but I lost it, and it landed on my head.
Your head would crack!
- I got hit by it a lot. - Sounds painful.
I would be so scared that when I threw it in the
competition, I'd be like, "Will I be able to catch this?"
There are cases when I would just avoid it.
- You need to spin and then catch it. - Exactly.
I'd be like, "This won't work!" Then I'd dodge it.
If you throw this, can you catch it?
I might throw it far.
(What is her skills of having learned Indian club gymnastics since 7 years old?)
I might throw it far.
(What is her skills of having learned Indian club gymnastics since 7 years old?)
Even I could've caught that one.
This is the reality of early education.
(We'll just say it's because she started late...)
I'm the opposite case. When I was little, I gave up on sports.
My mom was so good at sports that she wanted me to try everything.
So before I went into elementary school, she taught me basketball.
But I was so terrible at it that my mom went,
"You're my son, so why are you so bad at this?"
So ever since then, I vowed to never play sports anymore.
Because even if I do, I won't be able to beat my mom.
Because you couldn't beat your mom.
In Mexico, parents don't usually send their children to
academies, but my mom sent me to learn taekwondo when I was nine.
(9-year-old Christian)
(A time when he kicked skillfully)
Just thinking about it is exhausting.
Try doing this properly.
I used to be like, "Tae. Kwon. Do!" I'd do this as well. I learned everything!
I remember everything.
It was so hard because I had to combat while
wearing a safety helmet and safety equipment.
It was so tiring, so I went to my mom and told her I wanted to quit.
My mom smashed my back.
- - Back smashing. - She told me to do it until the end.
America really loves baseball.
So when you start playing from when you're little, pitching and hitting is difficult.
So usually, you start with something called t-ball.
You put the ball on top of the tee and hit it from there.
Without a pitcher.
So that's how you build your skills, and that's how I started as well.
When you graduate from t-ball and move onto baseball, it's a proud moment.
For me, the kids in baseball told me, "You're not good.
Go back to t-ball." That was traumatizing for me.
My kids went through that as well.
At ages five and six, they played t-ball, and from
age 7, they played with a coach pitching to them.
After that, they played like athletes.
What kind of arts and physical education would you like to teach your kids?
First, I'd like to consider their genes before making any decisions.
Because, if he's my son, then I'm sure he'll be long like me.
He'll be long.
- Like what? - I want to make him do pallet.
- "Pallet?" - Laundry?
- Ballet. - I thought you wanted to make him do the laundry.
"He'll do well."
All parents want to make their children do the laundry.
I want to make my children draw.
I think everyone who will do early education will empathize with this.
- Parents usually make their children do what they couldn't do. - Right.
I had drawing skills, but I couldn't really study
drawing properly, so I feel regretful about that.
I think it'd be great if my children did it.
All the Japanese people I know draw so well.
Is there a reason for that?
Ever since we're little, we've been exposed to animation.
Also, in elementary school, there are many kids who draw cartoons.
They draw them for fun.
They just see the video and draw it.
There's the culture of animation.
I want to make my child learn singing or instruments. Actually, both.
When I came to Korea, I sang for the first time and...
(Guillaume sang in front of many people.)
I really couldn't sing, so in my early twenties, I really
wanted to sing well, so practiced at karaoke rooms a lot,
but I didn't get any better.
In my opinion, I think it's because I never sang when I was a child.
I think if I had learned it when I was little, I
could have sung now without being embarrassed.
So I hope my children won't be in such an embarrassing situation.
For me, I really envy people who can speak different languages.
Can't Leo speak three languages?
I have some friends who also married people from other countries.
Their children do understand the words, and yet, they
need to make an effort in order to speak properly.
They really need to work hard.
For me, I just want to let my son play and experience
boredom until he goes into elementary school.
I think children need to be bored in order to do what they want to do well.
Your wife may think differently.
My wife has less greed in early education than I do.
- Really? - Yes.
I'm curious. Do you not fight with your wife about early education?
There could be a difference of opinions. "Let's do this."
I let my wife be in charge of that, but for example, if my children
got in trouble for not doing their homework, then I step in.
"That is your duty, and I hope you'll do it."
But since I know about baseball, and it's the
path I walked on, I'm a bit firmer about it.
I don't talk about the results.
If I see that my children made a lot of effort...
I don't want to scold them about the results even if they're bad.
- That's cool. - Can't you be my father?
(Volunteer adoption)
- I'll be good. - Can't you be my big brother? We look alike.
I'll be your little brother.
- You said you don't do other things to focus on baseball. - Yes.
Then is there a sport you want to do after you retire from baseball?
There's no sport that I want to do.
I do want to teach baseball to youth or children
though because that's all I've ever done.
"Choo Shin-soo's Baseball Class?"
It costs a lot of money to do sports.
There are so many people who don't even have the chance to play.
You never know if a kid who has never played baseball
will be a pro if he's given a ball and glove.
A major league player could be made.
There's Ronaldo.
One boy in Southeast Asia who is a huge fan of him went into Ronaldo's soccer club.
There's plenty of room for those kind of cases.
And if I do a sport, I want to do something I can do with my wife.
- How romantic. - That's wonderful.
Couple yoga!
- Couple yoga? - Yes, couple yoga.
Because there's nothing we can do together now.
I'm always out playing baseball.
When I retire, I'll be home.
We need to do something we can do together, like drawing.
- How long have you been married for? - 14 years.
- Do you still find your wife loveable? - Well, yes, I think so...
You guys are meant to be.
(Fated married couple of 14 years)
(Choo Shin-soo and Ha Won-mi)
(Their 24 hours of overflowing love)
(Check them out on December 2 at "The Stranger.")
Episode 176 of "Non-Summit Meeting." Choo Shin-soo's agenda.
"Is it abnormal for me to wonder if I should make my children take
early education when they show talent in art and physical education?"
There are many kids who are dreaming to become
a major league baseball player like you.
Please give a word of advice to their parents.
The reason why I'm making my children do a variety of activities
is because I thought I would do baseball forever.
I seriously thought I'd do it until I die.
But now, it's almost time for me to retire.
If I think about it, there's nothing for me to do.
Maybe it's a cultural difference,
but American baseball players take a lot of
interest in football during football season.
When it's soccer season, they love soccer, and
when it's basketball season, they love basketball.
They've played all those sports as they were growing up.
So they have topics to talk about with each other.
But as for me, even if I do get along with them, I can't join in those conversations.
There are some players who play guitar at a club house, too.
When I see that, I think, "I should let my kids try everything they want to."
When you learn something, it makes you feel good. It's a great thing.
Yes. Thank you.
How did it feel coming on the show today?
I was very happy.
I'm living overseas, so people from different countries have different opinions.
While listening to how different countries teach their children,
it made me think of different methods I can teach my children with.
We had a great time. We look forward to your future endeavors. Take care.
I will.
"Non-Summit Meeting" will now adjourn.
Until the day we're all normal again.
We really hope Choo Shin-soo will retire very, very late.
With hopes he'll seize the moment and "go Choo,"
I'll dedicate this song to him.
We really hope Choo Shin-soo will retire very, very late.
With hopes he'll seize the moment and "go Choo,"
I'll dedicate this song to him.
"Go-choo!
I feel like sneezing when I see you!
There are so many things I want to tell you!"
Meeting adjourned!
This is Captain Kim Seung-Jin, the man who goes when the sea
calls for him and the one who succeeded in a yacht world tour.
(Ocean surveyor Kim Seung-Jin)
You're the first one in the country to go on a yacht world tour.
I was independent with no stops and no aid.
I went around the world without any support.
Everyone dreamt of this when they were little.
- I prepared for 14 years. - 14?
After being on the ocean for a long time, this came to my mind.
Am I abnormal for being more comfortable on the ocean than land?
- How do you wash your clothes? - What is the probability of getting into an accident?
I have a question.
(This area's king of the ocean.)
Did you ever feel endangered?
When there's a typhoon, a wave of about 9 to 10 meters come at you.
(What?)
There were hundreds of dolphins surrounding the yacht.
- Then a shark appeared. - Oh, no!
I hit the shark.
(Battle with a shark?)
I'm definitely going to watch this movie!
We have pink dolphins.
A hot spring comes up the sand.
There's a river inside the ocean.
There are blue lobsters and albino lobsters.
- Can you fish? - I caught tuna and shark.
You caught a shark?
I made jerky. You can make stew and pancakes as well.
(Three meals on the ocean)
What is your most memorable moment?
There were many stars. They weren't just in the sky. They were in the water as well.
If I hadn't done this, how could I have experienced such nature?
I think you can fulfill what you want to do and
get what you want when you actually do them.
(And...)
I think it's great that this program exists in Korea.
I think this was a good opportunity to communicate.
This is an experience I'll never forget.
This is a precious memory to me.
I got friends who will be with me forever.
"C.M.F.F."
Coincidental Meeting, Friends Forever.
You made this up last night, didn't you?
Of course I did.
("Non-Summit Meeting"/Monday night 10:50 p.m.)