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In order to keep global peace and sustain a safe world,
many heads of state would gather at the UN for summit meetings.
Meanwhile, there are those who were never officially sent
but claim to be representative of their country
These "Gs" hold meetings for the peace of youths in the world.
(Episode 177)
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 representatives!)
Before we introduce our guest today, we'll meet our one day representative.
First off is our Indonesian representative Kevin. Please introduce yourself.
Hello, everyone. My name is Kevin.
I'm from Palembang, Indonesia.
Currently, I'm majoring in computer engineering in the
most prestigious university in Seoul, South Korea.
Hello. I'm Kevin from Palembang, Indonesia.
I've been living in Korea for five years.
I came to Korea after becoming interested in Korea's cutting edge IT.
I am currently majoring in computer engineering.
(Welcome!)
He was a rapper in a boy group in Indonesia.
Really? Wow, he's an idol!
He's like SHINee.
- Really? - Yes. After coming back from studying in
Australia, I started to be active in a boy group as a rapper.
(I'm Indonesia's SHINee!)
(Explosion of charisma)
Should I show you Indonesian rap?
(Blossoming anticipation)
- Then he'll reply in Korean rap. - Rap battle?
(Indonesia boy band VS. Korea's representative rapper)
- Drop the beat. - There's no beat.
There isn't?
That's drop the gavel.
Cue!
"Keep in mind and don't stop."
(Explosive rapping)
(Feeling anxious)
"I'm nervous every second that my heart pierces my ribs."
(Yoo Se-yoon, are you listening?)
(So cool!)
- I don't know what he said, but the rhythm is great. - I know.
If you add a beat, it will be cool.
- Okay. - You should respond to him.
Respond to him?
- What will you do? - Drop the beat.
Cue!
Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo!
"Listen to my rap. Listen to my rap.
You're Indonesian! I'm Korean!
There are many delicious foods in Indonesia!
Korea does, too! Si-kyung is glaring at me!
My goodness! I'm embarrassed!"
(That's very familiar...?)
That's the "monkey's butt is red" song!
(Korea's representative rapper is whipped up in a plagiarism issue.)
- That was a sampling. - Oh, come on!
And Columbia's representative Jorge.
Hello. My name is Jorge Pena.
I'm Colombian, and I'm 27 years old. I've been living in Korea for about 4 years.
Currently, I am doing accounting work at a Sweden company in Korea.
Hello, everyone. My name is Jorge.
I'm Colombian, and I'm doing accounting work at a Sweden company in Korea.
- I've heard a lot that I resemble Alberto. - You guys do look alike.
Yes. I hear that about twice a day.
I've heard it a lot, so I really wanted to meet him, and I'm honored I get to see him.
He's handsome.
(Whoever he looks like, he's very handsome.)
Isn't Columbia hot?
It's hotter than Korea.
So I have a hard time here in the winter.
What is the lowest temperature in Columbia?
We don't go below zero.
Mexico is like that, too. It's really rare to see the temperature go below zero.
You come to Korea and get shocked.
It's the same for Indonesia. It's hot there every day.
What was it like experiencing Korea's winter for the first time?
- I saw snow for the first time in Korea. - Really?
At first, when I saw snow, I wanted to eat it.
The first winter is fun.
You keep looking forward to snow, so you don't really feel the cold.
The years after that you feel the cold.
(Totally empathize)
When I was in international school, there was a student
from Africa, and he saw snow for the first time.
He thought it was so amazing that he wanted to put in his backpack and take it home.
(Everyone has their own first snow memory they cherish.)
Let's have our guest join our Indonesian and Colombian representatives.
We really wanted to invite this person and hear his story. He has finally come out.
If America has Jack Sparrow and England has Captain Hook,
Korea has this man.
"I'll cross the Pacific Ocean. I'll cross the
Atlantic Ocean. I'll cross the Indian Ocean."
The one who always goes when the sea calls for him.
The sea man who successfully went around the world in a yacht.
Captain Kim Seung-Jin.
(Korean representative ocean explorer Kim Seung-Jin)
(He's the first in the country to successfully
travel the world in a yacht without 3 things.)
(He can go anywhere with just a yacht.)
(Ocean explorer Kim Seung-Jin)
Please introduce yourself.
Hello. I'm Kim Seung-Jin, an ocean explorer who ventures with the sea as my stage.
It's nice to meet you.
(Wow! An adventurer!)
You're the first one in our country to successfully travel on a yacht around
the world without stopping at a pork, without power, and without aid?
Yes. In exact terms, it's yacht sailing without power engine,
without outside support, and without making a landfall.
I have to go alone non-stop
around the world without receiving support.
How long does it take to go around the world?
I calculated it would take about 218 days.
It varies according to the boat performance.
I succeeded it in 209 days.
- This is something from a movie. - It was something I dreamed about as a kid.
I wondered what it would feel like to ride a boat alone and travel around the world.
- The first question that comes to mind is, did you prepare water for 209 days? - Yes.
In the yacht, there's water, food, and tools.
I can last with this much supplies.
(He even has a solar heat & wind power generator.)
- How many liters? - You just have to calculate 2 liters per day.
That's enough, but in the worst case scenario, I could drink rain water.
- That's amazing. - What kind of job did you do before?
Before I went on this trip, I was a producing director of documentaries.
- Did you do this for the contents? - That's not it.
I lived as a documentary PD, and I enjoyed a comfortable and peaceful life.
But one day, I realized that didn't make me happy.
- You didn't realize in your thirties. - I realized it when I was over 40.
"I'm an adventurer."
So I prepared to be an adventurer from then.
I prepared for 14 years and left when I was in my fifties.
14 years?
What did you prepare for 14 years?
- Did you not have the courage for 14 years? - Or were you gathering money?
Many things are required. First off, you need navigational ability.
- Knowing the ocean is important. - Experiences.
You need a lot of experiences. I also needed money to prepare a boat.
Is it true you sold your house to buy a yacht?
Yes, that's true.
(You sold your house?)
- Sorry, but are you married? - Yes, I'm married, and I have a daughter.
I heard your daughter hates the ocean.
"My house is floating away..."
"It's floating away."
- But my family supported my decision. - That's amazing.
- That's wonderful. - His family is more amazing.
I have a question.
Long time ago, there was another explorer who climbed Mount Everest.
He said that every time you go, there's 11% chance you might die.
- What is the probability of getting into an accident on a boat? - Number wise.
While preparing for 14 years, I saw stories of other people who took the challenge.
There's about 50% chance of failure.
The percentage of losing your life isn't that high.
- Other people would just give up. - That's right.
- Or they would go to a port. - Right. They'll get rescued.
Were there any occasions your life felt endangered?
- I know. I'm curious about that. - There were many occasions.
Among one of them was when I was in the Pacific Ocean where dolphins gather often.
I came outside, and there were hundreds of dolphins around my yacht.
- What did you do? - I was so amazed that I grabbed
my selfie stick and went into the water to film them.
- You jumped into the water? - Yes.
With my flippers, snorkel, and goggles.
- I was filming but they went far away. - How far?
About 60 to 70 meters.
- Oh my goodness! - It's the end if you can't return!
That was when a shark appeared.
It was the worst case scenario.
You saw its fin?
Fortunately, I discovered it before it could bite me. I was lucky.
- How big was it? - About 2.5 to 3 meters.
- Really? - That's crazy.
A shark's habit is to bite you if you try to run away.
- So what did you do? - Instead of running away, I just turned away.
I turned and held my selfie stick high.
I straightened my flippers as well.
- In one line? - To endanger it?
No, to make myself look bigger.
You heard that, right? That a shark won't
attack you if it thinks you're bigger than it.
But it still came towards me.
Wow! This movie is so fun!
We have many logic that are wrong.
It came towards me, so I pretended to stab it.
But it still kept coming towards me.
- It's a habit. - Even though I pretended to stab it, it still came towards me.
(Scary!)
First, I hit the shark with my selfie stick.
I hit its face as he escaped it.
It must have been a bit surprised because it turned away.
At that time, my boat was 20 meters away.
I went up to my boat with great speed.
You must learn fencing.
Yes.
What if instead of getting surprised, it was like...
(Did you just hit me?/Bte!)
(As long as you have a selfie stick, you'll survive in a den of sharks.)
- Is that moment filmed in your camera? - It is.
- I want to see it! - The king of contents!
I'll show it to you.
- It's not CG, right? - No.
I'm a documentary PD, so as soon as I went up on the boat, I filmed my reaction.
"Everyone, did you see that? Jaws..."
(The actual filming footage)
(The shark is approaching quickly.)
(Attack with the selfie stick)
(The shark turned away after getting hit.)
(He used that chance to quickly run away.)
When you came back after going through such hard
times, did you cry when you see your family?
Of course. I cried a lot.
It was my first time showing my tears in front of my daughter.
- Your daughter cried, too. - Yes.
You should go with her next time.
To be honest, this all started off with wanting
to cross the Pacific Ocean with my daughter.
- But I was venturing alone. - She never wants to go.
I don't think so.
If she sees the video of the shark, she'll be like, "Dad, is this a shark?"
"No, it's a dolphin!"
(I'll protect you with a selfie stick.)
- The stars are beautiful. - I bet.
- I once saw really beautiful stars. - Where?
It's in the southern hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean.
It was windless, but on some windless days, there are still some waves left.
On that day, it was perfectly windless with no waves.
I went around the earth two and a half times, but I only saw it once.
It was calm like a lake.
Not only were the stars in the sky but in the water as well.
- Beautiful. - Because they were reflected.
It felt like my yacht was floating in space.
It was my first time seeing something so majestic.
- That's in your camera, too, right? - No.
- I was going to go see that movie. - It would get so many likes.
- Let's move on with the concern. - Let's hear Mr. Kim's concern.
Okay. While venturing the sea for a long time, I came to think of this.
I'm more comfortable on the ocean than land. Am I abnormal?
Let's hear what you did daily during the 209 days on boat.
Starting from the morning.
When I wake up in the morning, I check my boat.
That way, I can see problems beforehand.
I drink some tea then wonder what I should eat for breakfast. That's a big worry.
Every day, I write in my diary.
I jot down the condition of the ocean, the voyage status, and my thoughts.
Twice a day, I talk to the land support team.
I check the wind status of the place I'm going.
I finish everything before the sun goes down.
When I do it after dark, I'll use a lot of energy and it might be dangerous.
I finish dinner when the sun is still up and take a shower.
Watching the sunset is the highlight of my day.
- You use a compass, right? - Not really. I use a GPS.
(We're in the modern times...)
- Oh, you have a GPS? Like a navigation? -Of course.
(Ocean navigator?)
"There's a tuna in the front!"
"Please catch it right now."
- Just like the movie "Perfect Storm," was there a time when it was hailing? - Yes.
There's an upheaval on the boat?
When there's a typhoon, there are waves that are about nine to ten meters tall.
In front of your eyes?
(This height?)
My yacht isn't that small, but then it starts to surf like this.
- The yacht surfs? - Yes.
(The wave is about to turn the boat over.)
(Chaotic)
You get goosebumps.
So I start praying in my mind. "Please don't let the boat turn over."
- What if it does? - Then I have to dry it and turn it over.
- The boat must be really fast then. - It's extremely fast.
It's usually 10 knots, but in the storm, it's about 14 knots.
If your boat gets hit by a storm and it breaks, then it's over.
- Right. - Weren't you scared of that?
It's not like you can call for repair.
- Can you call for help while you're floating? - Yes.
I always have a kit that could call for help in emergencies.
- The most serious problems occur when you bump into something. - Right.
I was terrified of ice.
Truthfully, I was the most scared of small ice, the ones that don't show up on radar.
Ice that's the size of this hall is considered small.
This is small ice?
They're pieces that fell off of big icebergs.
It doesn't come up on my radar, so I have to keep an eye on it.
(In the fog when you can't see anything)
This is the worst scenario. I can only see 50 meters in front of me.
(He's dozing while looking out for icebergs.)
(He discovered an iceberg.)
(He avoids the iceberg.)
I thought, "Let's enjoy this. That's the only thing I can do."
(It was nice when we were talking about stars...)
- Listening to this now is kind of like... - Not anyone can do this.
It's amazing.
You must have amazing explorers like Mr. Kim in your own countries.
Please tell us about them.
In Japan, there's Shiraishi Kojiro who wrote "Crossing 7 Seas."
When he was 26, around my age,
he accomplished the trip around the world alone without any stops.
He was the youngest one to do so at the time.
(From 2006 to 2007, he took 2nd place in a worldwide yacht race.)
(He was the fastest to cross from Yokohama to San Francisco.)
(He's preparing for the 2020 non-stop yacht race.)
On the other hand, there's someone who achieved it at the oldest age.
He's Dateo Ikuo, and he achieved the worldwide tour at the age of 76.
So he applied to be in the Guinness for being
the oldest person to achieve a worldwide trip.
In China, there's a famous yachtsman named Guo Chan.
He's the first man in China to travel the world nonstop by himself in a yacht.
Unfortunately, last year, he was crossing the
Pacific Ocean when he went missing near Hawaii.
- He's still missing to this day. - Oh, my!
That's unfortunate news. Actually, I wanted to meet him, so I contacted him.
So I was preparing to see him, but then that incident happened.
- The reason is unknown, right? - He went missing from the boat.
- Oh, dear. - The boat was discovered but there was no one in there.
In those cases, it's assumed he fell off the boat.
So you must really be careful when you travel alone.
There was a controversy regarding a similar
case to "Life of Pi" that happened in Columbia.
("Life of Pi": The story of one boy who survives alone on the ocean)
There were four people fishing in the Pacific Ocean,
but their boat broke, and three of them died.
One man survived, but miraculously enough, he was unscathed and healthy.
So there was a surprise about that.
The three corpses were undiscovered.
But their passports were with the one who survived.
Didn't he say anything about those three men?
He said he survived by drinking rain water and fishing.
- For two months? - Yes.
He said the rest of them committed suicide because
they got mentally ill, but no one really knows.
Goodness.
In France, the most popular captain is Cousteau.
Cousteau made the Aqua-Lung
and made many documentaries to show underwater life.
(Cousteau's 1956 documentary...)
was a sensation itself
to people who saw underwater life for the first time!)
The director Wes Anderson made a movie called "The Life Aquatic" in 2004.
He was a fan of Cousteau,
so he made the lead actors wear red hats
because that was Cousteau's symbol.
There's a man named Robert Ballard who was a
naval officer and became an archaeologist.
He's a cool and famous person.
He was the man who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic.
He's friends with James Cameron, the director of "Titanic."
They're making a project to preserve the wreckage and treasures of the Titanic.
The Titanic isn't in Canada's sea, but it's about 600 kilometers from Canada.
It's been about 20 years since the movie came out.
Soon, the documentary for it will be released.
The reason why James Cameron is so interested in underwater life
is because he saw Cousteau's documentaries when he was young.
- The French? - Yes, so he discovered a new world.
So all of this happened because of France.
It makes sense because Cousteau is really famous in America.
Currently in China, they're preparing Titanic No. 2 with,
not only the same exterior, but the same interior as well.
So in 2018, it is planning to go from Jiangxi to Dubai.
We'll begin our official discussion about Mr. Kim's concern:
I'm more comfortable on the ocean than land. Am I abnormal?
We can't not talk about the seas of the world.
You even sang about the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean earlier.
There are many oceans. Only Swiss...
(No trace of the sea...)
We have many mountains though, so we don't need the sea.
We're going to talk about oceans today.
We have no oceans, but we have a lot of water.
You can go home now, Alex.
(No! We don't have oceans...but we have a lot of water...)
So we prepared a bragging time of the world. Which sea is the most beautiful?
First, we'll hear about the Pacific Ocean.
(With an area larger than any continent)
(The ocean that takes over half of the entire sea)
America is a country where you can enjoy both the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
I'll introduce a lesser known beach to you today.
There's a place called the Glass Beach in California.
(Glass Beach where there is unusual sand)
Glass Beach was actually a landfill.
It's a place where trash is.
As time went by, the glass bottles that people threw away
became round after being swept in the waves and sand.
They're beautiful.
They're beautiful and colorful.
- So that's why it's called Glass Beach. - Yes.
- Can you walk barefoot? - You can.
(You won't get hurt even if you walk on there barefoot.)
Okinawa has he most beautiful beach in Japan.
I want to introduce a unique place to you, too.
It's Ibusuki in Kagoshima Province.
You know the sand on the beach?
There's a hot spring in the sand.
That's because there's a volcano called Sakurajima in that area.
Due to that, the sands get warm, and there's a hot spring in there.
Also, the sand is black.
You can watch the ocean while enjoying the hot spring.
You can also experience a natural sand bath.
- Go in the sand and have it put over you. - Yes.
You'll start sweating like you're at the sauna.
The whitening effect is stronger here than from the hot spring.
In Dalian and Shandong, there is a glow-in-the-dark beach.
At night, the sea glows blue, and if you look
from afar, it looks like stars drop into it.
It's really pretty. I looked into the reason why the sea looks like this,
and it's because of bacteria.
It can make the sea glow like this.
This is something you can see often while sailing.
Really?
Every time the boat pushes into the waves, the noctiluca emits light.
Should we go to the Atlantic Ocean now?
(Various fish and wild animals live in there.)
(The Atlantic Ocean if famous for beautiful tourist places.)
France is the second country to have the most territorial waters in the world.
First is U.S, but there isn't much of a difference when you calculate it.
- It's really close. - Anyways, France is second.
(Only 316,000 km of a difference...)
I wanted to introduce you to a unique beach.
It's called Passage Du Gois.
It's a 4 kilometer road that connects to Noirmoutier Island.
But during the rising tide, the road disappears.
During the ebbing, it comes back.
So from 1987,
one competition was created.
The moment the tide rises, people start running.
It's a rising tide rally.
When you finish up, the water comes up to your knees.
- It must be dangerous. - It's an extreme sport.
- It must be nerve-wracking. - The water will come up soon.
- The aids follow them. - Of course there are aids.
- They're amazing. - It happens quickly.
(Please do not follow them.)
In German, the North Sea is famous.
It's very clean, and there's a Scandinavian vibe from it.
I think you can experience more charms when you go during fall.
(North Sea's lonely atmosphere)
- There's the Mediterranean Sea. - It's famous for being beautiful.
They call Italy the flower of the Mediterranean Sea.
There are many beautiful beaches. It will take a long time to explain them.
- You probably know about it, too, Mr. Kim. - It's very beautiful.
- You agree. - I went there this year. It's so beautiful.
It's really pretty. The one I like the best is Sardinia.
In the summer, the wealthy from all over the world gather in the northern part.
But if you go to the southern part, there are no people.
I usually go to the southern part.
The northern part is too expensive.
It's really beautiful.
I went there with my wife,
and after going there, even after we go to Southeast Asia,
she says Sardinia is the best.
(The pride of Southeast Asia that did nothing...)
Swiss doesn't have a sea, but if you want to go, it isn't far.
So most people go to Italy for the beach.
My favorite location is Gagliano. It's really pretty.
When you go in the summer and you see expensive
cars, a majority of them are owned by Swiss people.
Right.
The ocean in Sicily is beautiful, too.
In that area, there are the Aeolian Islands.
There are seven islands, and two of them are volcanic islands.
So the islands itself are volcanoes, and when
you go close, you can see the sea is black.
And in one of the seven islands, there's one
where 100 people live in without electricity.
It becomes really dark there.
Many famous artists and writers from all over the world go there.
They work there for about six months and go back home.
Many famous Americans go there.
When I passed by that island...
The island is really pretty, you know?
- You passed by there? - Yes.
You pretty much went everywhere!
When you go up close, it's majorly filled with cacti.
I've never seen cacti in such high places before.
It was very touching.
Should we go to the Caribbean Sea?
Mexico is all about Caribbean.
(Mexico is between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.)
If you go to Cancun, you can experience the wonders of the Caribbean Sea.
Many Koreans go to Cancun, so there is one place I'd like to recommend there.
It's called Maroma Beach.
It's as beautiful as Cancun Beach.
The sand there is white and soft. It's really nice.
The special thing about this island is that there are only 58 people living there.
- Oh, my! - There are only 58 people,
so it's perfect for a romantic date or a fun trip with your friends.
It might feel like an uninhabited island.
- Colombia can't lose. - Right.
Similar to Mexico, Columbia is both near the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
There are two places I'd like to introduce. The first is San Andreas.
It's an island, and if you go there, you can see seven colors of the sea.
(There are various things to see underwater.)
Columbia is the number one honeymoon spot.
That's like Columbia's Jeju Island.
Yes, and like Japan's Okinawa.
San Andreas is very beautiful.
It's very similar to the tropics. It was truly beautiful.
The second place is Cartagena.
It's a port city.
Long time ago, all of South America's treasures were moved from there.
Historically, it's very famous.
It's very beautiful, and it's popular for cruises.
Cartagena was very beautiful.
You'll regret it if you don't go there.
Whenever I pass by there, I always drop by Cartagena.
How about the Indian Ocean?
(The most diverse humans live there.)
(It is the warmest ocean in the world.)
There are islands called Raja Ampat.
It's the place where the most sea animals are distributed from.
There are many sea animals, and they're very diverse.
You can also swim with turtles.
People who love scuba diving will love it.
The scuba diving and snorkeling are very popular here.
(Wonderful scenery)
That kind of scenery is usually used for commercials.
"I feel like I'm right in here."
(UHD you experience under the sea)
Most people don't think that Pakistan has beaches.
They think we just have deserts.
The place I'd like to suggest is French Beach.
During the imperialism, this was an area where many French people
liked to go, so it's still called French Beach to this day.
Our culture is different from others.
At the beach, we usually ride horses and camels.
So you don't see many people swimming there.
(Arctic Ocean: The smallest ocean that is covered with ice)
(There are many laboratories there, so it's a place of scientific research.)
(Canada is between the Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.)
There's a place called Hudson Bay in the Arctic Ocean.
If you go there you can see 3,000 beluga whales at once.
You can even kayak amongst them. It's a hot destination for Koreans.
There's a place called the capital of polar bears.
(Churchill is called the capital of polar bears.)
If you get the timing right, you can see more polar bears than people in the city.
There's another place I'd like to introduce.
At Newfoundland,
icebergs float down sometimes.
- Suddenly, a bunch of them came down. - That's what I ran into.
- He said that's what he ran into. - You ran into that?
The highways come to a halt because many people suddenly
come over to look at the icebergs and take pictures.
What do you pick as the number one beach?
If we're talking about beauty, perhaps the coral islands in the Pacific ocean?
- They're very beautiful. - There is the least number of people there.
You can only go there by yacht.
Many corals come up there, and there are only a couple entrances.
The area is very wide, and there are about six or seven islands.
If you go in there, it really feels like paradise.
There are coconut crabs there in the summer.
They're this big.
They're so big that you can't eat them alone.
- Did you eat them? Did you steam them? - Yes, I did.
I steamed them and put them in bean paste stew.
- Coconut crabs in bean paste stew? - I put them in ramen as well.
- There's plenty of nature. - It sounds delicious.
What about our country?
I'm confident that our country's landscape is the best.
The rocky islands of the Aegean Sea in the south are wonderful.
It's a landscape you can't see overseas.
If you enjoy scuba diving, Ulleung Island is perfect for it.
- Ulleung Island is nice. - It's fantastic.
I have dived in many places all over the world,
but it was rare to see a place like Ulleung Island
where the view is clean and can be seen from far away.
(Ulleung Island's transparent underwater)
Do you know bulgyhead wrasse? It's like the humphead wrasse.
There are bulgyhead wrasse swimming around you. You can see that.
That's where I'd like to recommend.
Since you say that, we trust it.
(The extreme king of the sea's trustworthy recommendation)
As we mentioned before, while Mr. Kim was on the sea
for a long time, he would eat all kinds of seafood.
What kinds of seafood are in your oceans?
As you all know, Japan is surrounded 360 degrees by the sea.
You can even call it the heaven of seafood.
We can catch 3,900 kinds of seafood.
Japanese really love squid though.
Long time ago, we used to eat the most squid. Not now though.
There's sashimi and sushi.
We especially like to eat it dried.
- You dip it in mayonnaise. - Right.
But the problem is that America's culture has come into our country,
so people aren't eating seafood.
Ever since a few years ago, Japanese tend to eat more meat than fish.
The reason why they stopped eating squid is-
Isn't it because of Fukushima?
To be honest.
Well...no comment.
Teeth have become weakened,
so people can't eat squid anymore.
So many people don't eat squid because of that.
Colombia is the paradise of various organisms.
We have many animals.
They're all big, and if you go to the Caribbean Sea, the lobsters are delicious.
There should be a country where they catch so many lobsters that they're cheap, right?
Us. We have so many lobsters.
- America, too, right? - Yes, America catches a lot of lobsters as well.
About 80% of the lobsters come from Maine.
As most of you know, lobsters are usually red.
Sometimes, if you're very lucky, you can see blue lobsters.
It's so hard to find them. The hardest to find are the albino lobsters.
- They're white. - Why do they look like that? Do you eat them?
They're harder to catch than blue ones.
One out of a hundred million lobsters is albino.
If you find them, it's big news.
Recently, someone caught two of them in a span of one week.
It's so rare that it appeared on the news.
They ate them right after publishing it on the news?
- Will they turn red when you steam them? I'm curious. - It looks scary.
Actually, lobsters are the most famous in Canada.
We catch about a hundred million kilograms of lobster per year.
Nova Scotia is a good spot to find lobsters because
the water is deep and the temperature is cold.
Some lobsters have hard shells and some have soft shells.
There are many hard shell lobsters in Canada because it's cold.
It's difficult to export soft shells.
But hard shells stay in their condition even when they're exported.
So China and Korea eat a lot of Canadian lobsters.
There was the news that Chinese people are buying all Canadian lobsters.
For a few years, the price of lobsters rose because of Asia. I can't say it's China.
However, lobsters became very expensive, so Canadians don't eat them a lot.
When you steam them, they become red. It's good for holidays.
Because they're red!
I guess they really won't like albino lobsters.
In Mexico, tuna is very common.
We catch 140,000 tons per year.
But because we catch so many, we keep running into conflicts with America.
The problem started to occur with America in 1980.
Since we could catch a lot of Tuna near Mexico, we
blocked all foreign ships so they couldn't come.
If we want to export our tuna to America,
we need the mark that says "Dolphin Safe."
It means that the tuna was fished without endangering the dolphins.
It's a mark to acknowledge that.
- So dolphins can die while tuna is being caught? - Right.
But suddenly, America couldn't give that seal.
This lawsuit has been going on for 20 years now.
It still hasn't ended yet.
We have small tuna, not big ones, but we eat a lot of them.
We have many beaches, so we catch the seafood and grill them right away, like steak.
Delicious.
One month before my date to come back home,
I checked my food and realized I didn't have much.
That's when I tried fishing. I caught about four tuna?
(He speaks about the huge scale so calmly.)
- Tuna is huge! - Tuna? Tuna?
- There is small tuna. - How did you eat it?
- Like sushi. - Sushi?
(He catches the fish and makes it into sushi by himself.)
It's also delicious when you use tuna flesh in kimchi stew.
Tuna kimchi stew!
(Same tuna, different feeling)
The flesh may get overripe, so I add it in the end.
- Then it becomes nice. - We'll never make kimchi stew with raw tuna.
(We'll do it when we get the chance.)
Just like Korea, Italy is also a peninsula, so we have a lot of seafood.
We catch a lot of anchovies. In one year, we get 54,000 tons.
We eat a lot of seafood and clams.
What I ate the most were sea urchins.
In the summer, my friends and I would go in the
ocean, get sea urchins, and eat them on the spot.
- Seriously? - Yes. We open it up right away and eat it with bread.
When I came to Korea and went to sushi restaurants, these
women would ask me if I know how to eat sea urchins.
(Italians know how to eat them very well.)
The fish that Germans eat the most are salmon, herring, and cod.
Hamburg is a port city, so they eat especially a lot of fish.
They eat it in many diverse ways.
- Diverse ways. - Diverse ways.
In China, there's a fish called tri-spine horseshoe crab.
You can catch it in Indonesia and Japan also.
It's been around for about 350 million years, so it's called the living fossil.
It looks like something that is a mix between crabs and bugs.
The most unusual thing about it is that its blood is blue.
You can use the blue blood for medicine as well.
Many people are looking for it, so it's on the verge of being extinct.
Ever since 2012, it has been registered as a level two animals at risk of extinction.
Right. In Indonesia, you can't fish for it either.
Same for us.
- I think it existed when there were dinosaurs. - Exactly.
When you fished, what is the most unforgettable fish you caught?
Tuna and shark.
- Shark? - You caught a shark?
When you fish, you usually don't catch sharks.
Did you get revenge against that shark?
It wasn't in the same sea.
I barely managed to pull it up in three and a half hours.
Two people lifted it up at the same time, and
it was about 2 meters and 3 centimeters long.
I put the flesh in the fridge and it could be cooked in various ways.
- Kimchi stew again? - I made pancakes as well.
- Shark pancakes? - The rare shark kimchi stew?
Many countries eat shark meat.
How long can you eat a 2-meter shark for?
I couldn't eat it all. I dried it in the sun and made jerky.
I never knew shark jerky could be so delicious.
It was really good. So I thought this was a new discovery.
Will we ever eat shark jerky?
When you're on the sea for a long time, there's this disease-
- It's called scurvy. - Right.
- You can get scurvy. - How do you eat vegetables?
For vegetables, I took seeds.
You know cotton pad? I planted them in a cotton pad and watered it.
In the tropics, you grow plenty to eat in five days.
- You grew vegetables? - Yes, and I would eat vegetable bibimbap with them.
Thanks to that, I was able to come back healthy without taking supplements.
(It's this taste!)
There are probably many strange creatures in the sea.
Let's hear the stories of strange sea creatures from your countries.
Columbia has pink dolphins.
They're very hard to see.
They lived in the Amazons ever since two million years ago.
(Totally pink)
- It's not Photoshop, right? - No.
That's what it really looks like.
- I heard you shouldn't make eye-contact with it. - Right.
There's a legend that says you'll have nightmares all your life
- if you make eye-contact with it. - You'll have nightmares?
- These dolphins are made from genetic transformations. - Genetic transformations.
In China, there's the Chinese white dolphin.
It was first recorded in the Tang dynasty.
As the name states, it's white when it's little and pink when it's older.
But because there are so few of them, they were listed for conservation.
It's as precious as a panda, so it's also called the panda in water.
Because it's rare.
Recently, an Italian man went to Thailand and caught a 240 kilogram sting ray.
(Giang sting ray)
I caught a sting ray before but nothing that big.
- You caught one though? - Yes. It was about two meters long.
- A sting ray two meters long? - I think that's two meters long.
(This is 4m long and 2m wide...)
There's a giant sea animal in Japan, too.
There's something called a giant squid.
They say there's one that's 18 meters long.
Japan successfully filmed a giant squid.
It's really difficult to film.
A professor caught it while filming straight for 400 hours.
(Dignified)
- It's scary. - It was big news worldwide.
Gross!
After Typhoon Harvey ended in Texas,
one person was walking on the beach when he
discovered something that looked like a monster.
She had no idea what it was, so she uploaded a picture
of it and asked if anyone knew about it on social media.
One expert answered her. He said it was a fang snake eel.
It usually resides in the deep seas of the Gulf of Mexico,
but due to the typhoon, it flipped and washed up on shore.
So people had no idea about it. It looked scary though.
I've never seen that in Mexico before.
There's a place called Acapulco Beach in Mexico.
One day, a strange object appeared on it.
(Unidentified object)
- It's tissue. - It's not tissue!
It's not tissue! A professional was called,
but even he didn't know what it was.
(A horrible shell that is like rags)
(A creature that even has stiff parts like bones)
(What is this?)
But witnesses say there were even bones.
It also has legs like an octopus and hair like human.
Isn't it the remains of a dead animal?
No one knows, but the smell was dreadful.
Did you meet a strange sea creature, Mr. Kim?
Whales were the most interesting to me, since they're huge.
There was one time when dozens of whales appeared around my yacht.
I was so shocked and looked out, and I found out later on that it was a dolphin.
They were about three meters long, but their movements were like those of whales.
I thought they were whales and filmed them.
- They weren't dangerous. - Not at all. They were calmly following the yacht.
There aren't just sea creatures in the sea.
Due to unfortunate reasons, there are things
that have been kept underwater for a long time.
What things are locked in your oceans?
In 2013, there was an earthquake in Pakistan,
and an island suddenly appeared.
The island appeared because the water level had gone down.
It was about 36 meters long.
Three years later, the water rose again, so the island went back underwater.
Because it appears and disappears according to
earthquakes, it's called the Earthquake Island.
In 1955 in China, to generate waterpower,
it flooded about a thousand villages that included 27 areas.
What's surprising is that those buildings didn't
crumble and are just still in the water like that.
On top of that, there are even the store signs from the Qing Dynasty.
(The underwater city has actually been filmed.)
(There are still traces from that time left.)
That's exciting for divers.
It's amazing there are still signs from the Qing dynasty.
There's something called cenote in Mexico. It's like a cave.
(Cenote: a natural sinkhole)
There's a cenote called Angelita Cenote.
If you swim under there, there's another spring in there.
As you can see from the photo...
- A spring? - A spring. Like a river inside a river.
(What does he mean?)
You fall and look into it!
It's like a river in the water.
How could that be?
If you see it, there are things that look like small islands in it.
There are trees, too. Do you...understand what I'm saying?
(He's in water and going into another water.)
(A different side of what you've seen before)
(A fascinating landscape created by a boundary of freshwater and salt water)
Many people talk about treasure islands and treasure ships.
There are many talks about sunken ships.
It's from WWII.
During that time, there was a ship called SS Minden with
gold in it that was on its way to Germany from Brazil.
It was discovered by British ships and suddenly disappeared.
But recently, it was discovered near Iceland.
The reason why that ship suddenly disappeared was because Hitler sunk it.
At that time, Hitler thought, "If I can't have it, nobody can."
He said it was Germany's and wouldn't let it go to another country.
So that happened.
There are people like that who step on their hot dogs
when they drop them so that no one else can eat them.
They don't even want a stray dog to eat it, so they destroy it.
(Right.)
There's a sunken ship in Colombia as well.
Long time ago, Colombia used to be Spain's territory.
At that time, some Spaniards loaded gold, silver,
and treasures in a ship and headed for Spain.
On the way, they were attacked by a British ship.
People didn't know where the ship sunk.
But in 2015, it was found in Columbia.
- They couldn't get it out though. - They couldn't get it.
- Really? - It's worth about $20 billion.
- $20 billion. It's found but not brought out. - Yes.
(Ears perked up)
If it's worth about $20 billion...
it'd be worth it to invest 500 million dollars into it.
It is.
In 1715 in the coastal waters of Florida,
a Spain ship filled with treasures sunk.
For about 300 years, it's been underwater.
On the day after it rains,
the gold in there keeps coming out.
So they call it the treasure coast.
However, if you find that ship, you must give
20% of the treasures to Florida government.
The other 80% must be split between the one who
discovers it and the company that owns the ship.
Do you ever imagine finding treasure ships?
Of course. I think all sailors do.
A while back, I was in New Zealand,
and in the summer, there are news about treasure hunters.
Every people, they hunt for treasures, but no one has found them yet.
I'd like to try it if I have the money and time.
Let's say you find treasure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
You can't get it though.
If it's a decent depth, I could.
I probably have to use other equipment though.
I think the realistic treasure to find is ambergris.
It's whale feces, but it's sold for a lot of money.
There's a high possibility to find these.
- How much is it worth? - About $30,000 to $40,000 per kilogram.
These things actually float on the sea and end up on shore.
So they're discovered mostly on shore.
You'd get angry if was another animal's feces.
"Oh, that's my poop!"
"Why did a tuna poop so much?"
There are treasures in our country, too, right?
Long time ago, a Netherlander was taking treasure on a ship
when pirates chased him, so he hid the treasures in a cave.
Later, his son appeared with the treasure map,
the Korean who saw the map said it was in Yeondo.
It's the last island in Yeosu. It was called Sorido.
So the Korean was like, "Isn't that my neighborhood?"
It hasn't been discovered yet, so it's a worthwhile adventure.
Are you suggesting we find it?
If you have the time...
Instead of treasures from our imagination, let's talk
about unique vessels that are more amazing than them.
A company named Lockheed Martin
created a stealth ship.
It looks really unique, and it doesn't show up on radar.
It was in a "James Bond" movie.
It may not be on radar, but it's so obvious.
If you shoot a missile with a naked eye, it will go right through it!
It will hit it no matter what!
- It will be okay at night. - At night, you can't see anything.
Since a long time ago, Germany has been famous for their submarines.
They were sturdy and powerful to the point where everyone was scared of them.
As of now, America and Russia have the biggest submarines,
and they're all run by nuclear energy.
Germany's submarine U-212A is the most modern and
best submarine that doesn't use nuclear energy.
In Italy, the yacht business is very developed,
so many yachts are made.
We currently made the biggest yacht in the world.
It's a yacht called Fulk Al salamah,
and the service engine is the biggest, and it is also the longest.
This year, Germany made a longer one,
but this yacht is still the biggest, and it weights 11,000 tons.
We made it and sold it to a wealthy man in Oman.
- That's a yacht? - Isn't that a ship?
Isn't it a cruise?
- It's a personal yacht. - Any boats for leisure are called yachts.
Boats for leisure are yachts? How are they different from cruises?
Cruises take many people and are for commercial purposes.
Boats with personal purposes are yachts.
Someone personally owns this.
What country is your yacht from?
My yacht is from France.
Why didn't you get it from Italy?
France makes a lot of yachts.
They say the French will go to the sea with just have a bathtub.
That's how much they love the sea.
Your yacht must have a name.
It's called Arapani. It means sea snail.
It goes slow?
- Ara means sea? - Yes, and pani is from snail.
- Arapani. - Yes, so Arapani.
- That's a pretty name. - Since it sails slowly.
That's a really cool name.
I thought it would be called Advancement. A tacky name.
Italy and France make the best yachts,
but the gloves used inside the yachts are from Pakistan.
(That may be true.)
We make the best, so we export them to many countries.
- The gloves you use are probably from Pakistan. - Is he right?
They're made in New Zealand and China.
(He promises to use Pakistan gloves next time.)
There's a special boat that is used in North Pakistan only.
You know the tire tube? It's a boat made from that.
- It can't be used in the ocean though. - Sorry, but that's a boat?
(That's a boat?)
I used to play with that when I was little!
Isn't there an excessive number of people on there?
One guy looks extremely nervous.
This is a weird photo, but it's really good.
- I'm serious. - The man in the middle is crying!
They're pushing against the ground, right?
The depth looks to be less than two meters.
There's a small village called Organic Village.
They use that as a means of transportation.
(A simple transportation)
- It's unique though. - It is.
Our country also boasts of great shipbuilding technology.
What do you think is our best ship?
It's probably the Turtle Ship that boasts of history and tradition.
It's the best.
It's a battleship with a defensive nature.
To go on a long trip, the bottom is too flat, since it can't handle the waves.
Instead, even though they get stuck in mud, as long
as there's water, they can quickly get out of it.
This ship was built to bump against the enemy's
boat and break it, so it's very sturdy.
The Turtle Ship even put a roof over the Panokseon.
At that time, Japanese ships weren't very tall.
In order to not allow Japanese troops to climb onto
the ship, it was purposely created to be tall.
The height also made it easy to shoot arrows.
That's the kind of defensive ship it is.
- It was visually frightening to the enemies. - It was.
It even had fire spitting out of the mouth.
Because of this skill, I think it was Hyundai, but
they were going to design a ship in some country.
At that time, the ship industry wasn't famous in Korea,
but Hyundai was able to begin this project because they
declared they were from the country that made the Turtle Ship.
I think I heard that as well.
About 70% of earth is made of the sea, but people
don't really have interest in sea pollution.
Let's find out what the sea pollution is like in your countries.
This is a serious issue.
I think Japan's sea pollution is really bad, but the worldwide cause of it is plastic.
I heard that there are 8 million tons of plastic thrown away in the world.
The problem is micro plastic.
It's small plastic that is smaller than five millimeters.
It's easy for fish to eat,
which means they're consuming toxic substances.
- If humans eat that, it can also effect them. - Because it can hurt humans.
Right. Micro plastic needs to be taken care of right away.
Japan sea has about 28 times more micro plastic than other seas.
So they must be taken care of quickly, but the process is being slowed down.
America is in the same boat.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game
keeps uploading photos of animals who are being hurt by plastic.
Many people get shocked from them.
One investigation said that by 2050,
almost all seabirds will have eaten plastic.
Our seas are on the clean side, but we had problems as well.
For example, there was a huge incident in 1991.
There's a city called Genoa in Italy, and a huge American oil tanker exploded there.
The oil leaked into the sea, so the sea became very dirty.
Just like what the Koreans did during the 2007 South Korean Oil Spill,
many Italians went to do community service to clean the beach up,
but due to that, the sea became very polluted.
They say it was the largest boat to immerse.
- So the oil tanker exploded. - It was a big problem.
Do you remember the 2007 South Korean Oil Spill?
Of course. I even went on site to report, so I remember it very well.
The crude carrier Hebel Spirit collided with
a crane barge, so oil started to spill out.
Five years after that incident, I went to investigate it
again for a program to check how much better it has become.
I heard it was 99% recovered,
so I asked professionals how it was quickly recovered.
They said it was the most effective that the
citizens washed away the oil in the beginning.
They say there's no better way.
The citizens are amazing.
- It's wonderful that the citizens can team up with the same motive. - That's amazing.
In Pakistan, the sea pollution is very severe.
There are still many people who have the habit of throwing their trash into the sea.
Right now, the government is making a lot of effort to come up with solutions,
but the problem is very severe because people still throw their trash into the sea.
What we need to be alert about is...
Most people are mistaken that the ocean is infinitely wide.
The ocean has its size, and it's finite as well.
Many countries assume trash will be purified if they put it in the sea.
That's the thought that has polluted the sea today.
When sailing, there are times we pass by places that have heaps of trash.
When we see that, our heart breaks.
Our sea is being polluted like this, but the people on land don't know at all.
In the world, there are five huge islands filled with trash.
The two of the five islands in the Pacific Ocean are ten times bigger than Korea.
- Trash islands? - Islands of trash that are floating around?
Right. Large ones exist between Japan and Hawaii.
This is a very serious problem.
Many countries are wondering what to do and taking action as well.
However, it's so big, that it's not that effective.
But recently, a boy in the Netherlands came up with an idea.
He came up with a system where you install a plastic structure to gather trash
automatically in order to quickly take care
of it, and they're starting to make it now.
Right now, they're at the experimenting stage.
It will be actually installed between 2019 and 2020 to collect trash.
I think we need this kind of effort as well.
(Good idea!)
The best thing to do would not throw trash away.
For episode 177, we discussed Mr. Kim Seung-jin's worry: I'm
more comfortable on the ocean than land. Am I abnormal?
There are many young people who would like to go on an
adventure like you but can't muster the courage to do so.
- Do you have any advice for them? - It doesn't have to be about the sea.
Yes, well, I think everyone has something they would like to do.
I hear a lot that people can't do them because they
have no courage or because of their environment.
If we don't push the enter key on our computer, then what happens to our software?
You can't use anything.
I think the enter key is courage.
So I think you can fulfill what you want only by pressing that enter key.
You pressed the enter key of a great program.
I hope you'll safely continue your adventures in the future.
How did you feel coming out today?
I had a great time.
I actually loved this program.
It was very interesting to see things from your point of view.
So I was joined all of you with a happy heart.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
(Thank you Captain Kim Seung-Jin for telling us your movie-like adventures.)
There is one news we need to tell the viewers today.
It's unfortunate news. This program has been around for three and a half years now.
July 7, 2014 was our first episode.
(203 guests, 122 one-day representatives)
For three and a half years, we held many fiery debates with various topics.
We're going to be taking a break to reorganize.
Please support "Just Between Lovers," the JTBC drama that
will be taking over "Non-Summit Meeting's" empty spot.
You're promoting the drama while shedding tears.
I had no idea that such a relationship existed.
- "Just Between Lovers." - I think it will be a good relationship.
When we get the chance, we'll come back with more useful topics.
Let's hear about the thoughts of our "Gs," who played an active role on this show.
I have a lot to say, but...
(What are France representative Aurelien's thoughts?)
I was surprised because the staff members and panelists are very kind people.
The MCs, too.
You mentioned us very last!
- We have to acknowledge that everyone is kind. - They are.
Everyone is kind, so the casting was done very well.
He's suddenly evaluating us.
- Tell us your thoughts. - I thought you were the chief of variety shows.
- What do you feel? They're all very grateful already. - Aurelien is nice, too.
When you're in your thirties, you don't usually use your head a lot.
Right? But due to this program, I started to use my head again.
- I respect you. - He really doesn't change.
(Honest and bold French Aurelien)
(While doing many debates, my head became a bit flexible.)
To put it simply, I think I got many F.F.
What I mean is that I got forever friends.
That's why I got many F.F.
(Cringey)
I thought it was a four character idiom.
- Me, too. - I made up one of those, too.
- What is it? - "C.M.F.F."
Coincidental Meeting, Friends Forever.
I feel a draft in the air.
(I got C.M.F.F.)
I was able to walk my one and only 28th path of life with everyone here,
so it's a very precious memory to me.
Later, when I look back in my life when I'm
an elderly man, I won't forget these moments.
This was something I never imagined would happen when I was little.
I never thought I would be on TV,
and this was a precious experience for me because it was something unimaginable.
We did many debates, so I think I'm abnormal.
I really never thought about being on TV before.
Because you didn't have to.
(Because Swiss is rich!)
Because he's rich.
I wondered if I could really represent Swiss,
but I studied about Swiss so much now, so I think
I know it more than any other Swiss people.
If we were to be a representative of Korea overseas,
we would have to study about Korea a lot, too.
- This was a chance for you to learn about your own country. - Yes.
While representing Pakistan, I learned a lot about it.
While learning about other countries and comparing them to Pakistan,
I came to know the problems in Pakistan and what kinds of things are needed.
So I think this has become the beginning of my future.
I am sad, but since we're always together, we could
get back together if we have the chance next time.
Thank you.
I'm really bad at this because I'm an emotional rollercoaster.
I think it's really great that this kind of program is in Korea.
It gave people like me who came from far away
a chance to talk about our own countries,
To be honest, Korea's impression of Mexico wasn't great when I came to this show.
But now...
I'm sorry.
I think the more this show aired, the more people's impression of Mexico changed.
I'm very grateful for that kind of opportunity.
Also, I was very happy to be with you all.
From now on, I'll be someone who informs people about Mexico. Thank you.
I remember the first time Christian came to our show.
I never thought he would play such a sturdy role on here.
I thought all you would do is dance.
Two things come to my mind.
First, you guys teased me a lot because I looked like someone who was always crying.
(Tearful face Mark)
This was a precious time of starting and ending with tears.
(It was hard to find his smile, but now he became a tearful face again...)
We always joke around, you know.
For example, we say there's someone who's trying to make a wall between our countries,
- but there's no wall between us. - Right.
We became close friends, so I think it was a good
time of communication where there were no walls.
I think "Non-Summit Meeting" is a program that broadens your vision.
Before I came on this show, I thought I was a normal person.
I thought everyone thought the same and didn't think there were many differences,
After being on this show for three and a half years, I
realized that there was no one who thought exactly like I did.
I don't think there is anyone in this world who does.
This was an unforgettable experience to me.
I was here from the beginning, so I have a lot to say.
First off, we say often that this is a borderless world.
I really think that's true.
Our countries are different, but we have many things to learn from each other.
Not only are these stories important to us, but to society else as well.
You guys truly made a lot of impact in informing our
viewers about your countries in an approachable manner.
Debating in Korean every week isn't that surprising now,
but I'm very grateful that you discussed difficult topics in Korean.
I believe that we'll develop more in the future.
I'll try to make chances where we can get closer on a personal level.
Thank you.
I'm very happy that we got closer.
I got closer to you guys and the world.
At first, I felt like I was the only one didn't know about worldly situations,
so there were times when I was lonely.
But now, when I talk to the people around me,
I can now input my thoughts.
It's all thanks to you guys and the staff. Thank you.
I thought it was very important to meet your countries,
but I think it was very nice that I could reflect back on things I
didn't know about Korea through your countries and your positions.
This was meaningful to me because it was a time when I could learn about my country.
I enjoyed it because this was a worthwhile and meaningful program.
I hope this will be a short break.
All right. Borderless "Non-Summit Meeting" will now adjourn.
Until the day we're all normal again.
We'll take a short break. See you in March.
- We will not adjourn! - Bye!
Good job, everyone!
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