(They'll yell without thinking.)
(They are out of control.)
(Every sound he makes is perfect. Kim Jo Han!)
(He can't control his Korean though.)
(Hasn't it been more than 10 years since you came to Korea?)
(7 octaves of pumpkin sweet potato)
(It's not that funny.)
(It's okay. I respect your personal taste.)
(Jung Eun Ji, the idol singer with 8 years of experience)
(Her frankness is not like that of an idol singer!)
(Excited)
(Big Hit Entertainment's authentic successor, Lee Hyun)
(He's the 2nd best artist of the management company of BTS.)
(However, he feels small in front of BTS.)
(Jo Bin, the guy with the first and the best visuals)
(He's actually popular among women.)
(Isn't it your imagination?)
(Is the Jos finally revealing who they are?)
(We can finally understand Jo Bin's unique taste!)
(Nobody can stop us.)
("The Story You Want to Know about these Musicians." begins now!)
I would like to ask Jong Shin about something.
How can you update your SNS account so soon?
He even puts up things...
while we are filming.
I think I should post something now.
"I'm filming today as well."
He uses it really often.
I would like to ask Gu Ra about something.
Why does your chin never stop growing up?
I think it's going to touch the ground soon.
- Chinny! - All right.
I would like to ask Mr. Cha about something.
You're in a drama, "One Night Two Days", and Radio Star.
But you actually monitor yourself.
You drink with your wife.
I wonder when you can have your free time on your own.
I would like to ask Gook Jin about something.
How can you be so good at golf?
Even when he's not holding a gold club, the ball moves.
Mapo-gu Butcher, you're the best.
I met Park Gwang Hyun the other day.
He said Gook Jin is lying.
He really wants to come here as a guest.
(Gook Jin said he never lost in a golf game.)
(Park Gwang Hyun can beat me?)
(That's a lie!)
He said he really wants to prove you were wrong.
He's not good at how to play golf. He's good at making lies.
- The ball goes far. - Gwang Hyun was...
He was really furious about it.
Even though we've been together for a while,
we still want to know more about each other.
This is a high-end program with full of curiosity.
- Radio Star! - Radio Star!
Today,
we invited four people...
who make us curious about...
why they are doing something else than music.
"The Story You Want to Know about These Musicians" begins.
First of all, this guy...
(Singing)
(Gook Jin is just singing.)
What is that?
With his songs that have more ad-libs than lyrics,
he's been leading the genre of rhythm and blues.
However, his look-alike Raymon Kim...
is becoming more popular than him these days.
Kim Jo Han!
(Kim Jo Han, singer)
She became popular as the main vocalist of Apink.
But she doesn't have the best visuals of her group.
Can she not beat Son Na Eun?
Jung Eun Ji of Apink!
- Jung Eun Ji. - Welcome.
We could find out...
about what he's been doing by me.
(You know Lee Hyun in Big Hit Entertainment.)
(Bang Si Hyuk paid for his graduate business school.)
Now he's here at Radio Star.
The successor of Bang Si Hyuk.
I also heard he's Tim Cook of...
Big Hit Entertainment.
He'll solve our curiosity today. Lee Hyun!
(Lee Hyun is here to solve our curiosity.)
Triangle gimbap, Sakyamuni, the shaven head,
and the soda head.
He's leading the music industry with his hairstyles.
He's good at singing, and he has a normal person's face.
Why is he doing that?
Jo Bin of NORAZO!
- Welcome. - Hi.
- Please have a seat. - Hello.
It feels a bit like a Japanese variety show.
- Well... - He's wearing a skirt.
- He's like an art piece. - That's right.
- Thank you. - Right...
Are you wearing tights?
Yes. Only on one of my legs.
- Goodness. - Here.
I'm really curious why he's doing that.
- It's his concept. - In the past,
Lee Hyuk used to stop him at times.
After the new member joined, he's just out of control.
He's doing everything in his way.
Jo Han, please say hello to our viewers.
Hello, it's nice to see you all.
I'm Raymon Kim of the music industry.
- Raymon Kim. - Raymon Kim.
Eun Ji, please say hello to our viewers.
Hello. I'm here with several missions today.
I'm Jung Eun Ji of Apink. Nice to see you all.
It's nice to see you, Eun Ji.
Hello, I'm the authentic successor of Big Hit Entertainment, Lee Hyun.
- "The authentic successor". - That's right.
He found a right place.
He's been going to a business school these days.
(The truth of the business school will be revealed soon!)
- That's right. - Jo Bin, it's your turn.
Hello.
(I opened the refrigerator and found cider)
Hello, I've been promoting the song, "Cider", these days.
I'm Jo Bin of NORAZO. It's nice to see you all!
- "Cider". - Welcome.
That's the color of the bottle of cider.
That's right. It's the cider bottle.
It won't explode, will it?
- Looks like something coming out. - That's what I'm working on.
I'm trying to make that work.
Normally, the producer takes...
a full shot of a guest,
- but he can't now. - Because of the bottles.
He's zooming it out.
So Hyun is in the frame too.
- I'm jealous! - Goodness.
Let's be in the frame together.
How do you decide your concept?
Did you find one? Or was it your stylist?
We discuss it together.
I'm a Russian ballerino...
who has a lot of money and lands.
- I'm a rich man today. - Is it today's concept?
Yes. I'm a Russian rich guy.
Bleaching your hair like that costs about 200 to 300 dollars.
- Is that why you use the spray? - I use spray.
- You're right. - I knew it.
- I see. - That's easier.
Wouldn't you get a cider commercial like that?
- I haven't gotten anything yet. - Not yet.
This world isn't as easy as you think.
- It's hard. - Gu Ra...
summoned Hyun with what he said last time.
Bang Si Hyuk isn't producing your music,
but sent you to the graduate business school.
- Is that true? - How did you know?
I was in a program with Kim Tae Woo.
I asked him about Homme. He said Chang Min's not doing it anymore,
and Hyun is going to a business school.
But I'm not going...
- to the business school anymore. - Really?
- Why? - Well,
I attended it for a semester, but it's not my thing at all.
You should have made it your thing.
- Si Hyuk must've been disappointed. - Well,
he didn't tell me to go to school.
He said it was a good idea for me and the company.
- So he gave you a chance. - I do want to do it, but...
Doesn't that mean he wants you to...
- I just can't. - assist his work for the company?
Because he can trust Hyun.
Isn't that what he wants?
I don't really know.
(He's not easy.)
Whenever Radio Star...
tries to invite BTS,
the company's just... We can't satisfy them.
They always suggest Lee Hyun.
We have our situation too.
- Why... - Is this the conditional offer?
They must know why we're feeling this way.
- Actually, - You should understand us too.
whenever I say...
I'm in Big Hit Entertainment,
everyone's saying things like, "Why are you in the same company..."
- "with BTS?" - Oh, I see.
- But you were there first. - I was the first one...
who signed the contract with my company.
You're the first musician of Big Hit Entertainment.
I've been there since the company was only this big.
- You're the first Big Hit musician. - Yes.
- That's me. - The first musician of Big Hit.
(Why am I crying?)
Jo Han, you had a dream before coming to Radio Star. What is it?
Is it because you were nervous?
As I know, you can hear a lot of funny stories...
- from Radio Star. - Right.
You can find it online too.
So I felt a bit pressured to be funny.
To be honest, I don't think I can do that.
However, I was amazing in my dream.
Everyone laughed at whatever I said.
I was even saying, "Gu Ra!"
I did everything I could.
- People even fell on the floor. - In your dream?
You guys even said,
"Jo Han, you're really funny. How come you never came here before?"
So I was happy to come here because of my dream.
- But it was just a dream. - Well, since Jo Bin is like that,
no one can beat him.
Last time, Son Yeo Eun from "Bad Papa"...
sang "I'm So Sick" here.
(There isn't anything)
(Of the feelings from the past)
(She kept quiet while talking.)
(But she wasn't quiet when she was performing.)
(She even showed off her idol singer eyes.)
- She did. - She said...
she learned it from you, Eun Ji.
Yes. Yeon Eun was really worried.
She was worried like, "I get shy around new people."
"I don't know if I will be able to perform there."
I told her she can do it.
Bada went to a karaoke with Yeo Eun.
Upon hearing her sing "I'm So Sick",
Bada told her that she should sing it on Radio Star.
That's how it started.
Yeo Eun first said, "I can't do this."
Towards the end, she breathed like an idol singer,
swept her hair, and showed the body roll.
I was really surprised.
Did you teach her the breathing technique?
I didn't have high expectations...
- when I taught her. - She did a good job.
Although I told her that she can do it,
I wondered if she will be all right.
- She did an amazing job. - She used what she learned.
Yes. I was very proud.
That was the only redeeming part of her visit to the show.
That's why it's my goal...
to have more screen time than Yeon Eun.
(Let's go, Eun Ji.)
Jo Bin, you explained...
- the concept of your looks. - Yes.
You are known as the Korean Lady Gaga...
without money.
That's hilarious.
Lady Gaga without money.
- My goodness. - What is that?
(Everyone is surprised,)
(but Jo Bin keeps calm.)
(He can't believe his eyes.)
It's a photo card in NORAZO's single album.
- Look at this. - Idol singers make photo cards.
- Are these photo cards? - That's right.
- These come with the CD. - That's right.
Since the photo cards aren't sold separately,
the fans beg us to release another album.
- Because of these? - Yes.
They call the company constantly.
These are like a dud.
Those photo cards get charming after some time.
The third one is quite scandalous.
- Yes. - This one?
Yes. I got the idea...
from TWICE's commercial.
That's how it came to be.
- A lot of people... - Look at his shaved head.
It's like a scene from a science fiction movie...
in the 80s.
- I was performing "Mackerel". - "Mackerel".
It's my motto...
to use my own hair for every hairstyle.
The Triangle Gimbap Hair was made with my own hair.
For that comeback, I parodied...
Chow Yun Fat's character in "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Lee Hyuk shaved my head.
Some people say that you go too far,
right?
Some people say that it's too much.
However, that's my image.
I am too much.
I thought to myself, "Since that's the case,"
"I don't see the need to hide it."
"Let's do this."
Having one ornament in my hair was pretty fun.
That became 2 and 3 ornaments.
That's how I came to be this way.
It's good that you are firm in your beliefs.
That's right.
This is unacceptable.
Why do you say that?
It's nice.
- This is... - Do you want to rip it?
The bottom part is...
You might think the photo was taken without much thought,
but there were thorough safety measures.
(Throwing)
(He wants to cover up the photos.)
How did you secure those bottles?
These bottles? Take a plastic bottle like this one.
- Cut off one-third of it. - You cut off one-third of it.
Since the bottle is empty inside,
it's very light. Take off the cap...
and tie one end of the hair piece with a rubber band.
- There is hair inside the bottles. - Yes.
The end of the rubber band goes in first.
Then spread the hair upside own...
so that it cascades down the bottle.
That's ingenious.
He is like a master artisan.
How do you put the bottles on your head?
When the bottles are ready,
I make a mold out of my own hair.
I gather my hair around...
and make the buns.
- Then you insert the bottles. - I insert the bottles.
Then I am almost done.
(It's easy, right?)
When he had the preliminary interview,
Bin's outfit and face were ordinary.
The crew had an emergency meeting since the interview was ordinary.
Which side is the real you?
Jo Bin is my stage name.
- What's your real name? - It's Jo Hyun Joon.
- Hyun Joon. - When I go back...
- to being Hyun Joon... - Then you become ordinary.
Your name is similar to that of the H Group's heir.
That's right.
That's why there is a rumor.
People say that I am a son of a conglomerate...
who graduated from the Seoul National University.
That's ridiculous.
- There is no such rumor! - It exists.
- That's ridiculous. - People say I became this way...
because I couldn't stand my strict family.
What I found on the internet said...
I am someone...
who craves for freedom.
I didn't dispute it.
- It's a nice misunderstanding, - That's right.
- so I am enjoying it. - That's right.
(I am enjoying it.)
Jo Han, you once met Jo Bin on a radio program.
I heard that you couldn't say a peep.
When you released a song titled "Superman",
you sang it in the studio.
I found it so funny that I couldn't say a word.
- I was busy laughing. - You couldn't say a word.
NORAZO's style of music is different from mine.
I thought to myself, "I see that it's okay to do this."
I learned a lot.
I want to learn from him, but...
It sounded like,
"I see that it's okay to be this ridiculous."
He pulls off the concept.
It's very important to give people joy...
through music.
When you take a look at NORAZO's music videos,
they are experimental and artistic.
A lot of foreigners comment that...
the music videos are works of art.
Wearing that kind of an outfit...
isn't the end of it.
- That's right. - His personality and readiness...
make him a good artist.
Does that kind of an outfit...
suit your personality?
I am actually shy around people.
When I take the stage,
I find it the hardest...
to sing under the bright light...
without dressing up.
That's why I wear glasses, an outrageous hairstyle,
and an over-the-top outfit.
Then people see me and laugh.
They go, "My goodness." It's exhilarating.
I feel like I removed a barrier.
That's why I do this.
His looks stand out.
As the second-best artist of Big Hit Entertainment,
you should talk to the company...
and help Jo Bin...
debut in the US.
He might make it big.
The company has the age limit.
(Jo Bin gets eliminated.)
If Big Hit Entertainment is interested,
I am willing to get a professional secretary degree.
(I am willing to get a professional secretary degree.)
- You will do anything I say. - That's right.
When I make it big, I will contact you.
I could be a secretary.
It will be hilarious if he becomes a secretary that way.
I will try my best.
I am also willing to learn oriental medicine...
so that I can make some restorative decoction...
for Bang Si Hyuk every morning. Please put in a good word.
Eun Ji,
you received a special order from your company.
I have many things to promote.
Give us one.
If I may give you one, my solo album is coming out.
(Jung Eun Ji releases her 3rd solo album.)
I participated in producing all of the songs.
- It's your solo album. - Yes.
- Is it your 2nd solo album? - It's my 3rd solo album.
- The third solo album. - I see.
- What else is there? - Also,
I will have a solo concert.
(Jung Eun Ji will have a solo concert.)
Buy a ticket!
(She is embarrassed.)
You will have a concert.
The promotions aren't about the company.
- There is another thing. - Okay.
I starred in a horror movie.
How scary!
- What else? - What else?
There is... There is nothing else.
- That's all. - Is there anything personal?
- Anything personal? - "I got..."
"a boyfriend!"
- Is there something like that? - Should I look for one...
on Radio Star?
I don't have anything personal to promote.
- I see. - All the promotions are...
- about work. - She is an important artist...
who is in various fields.
- Thank you. - Eun Ji has a wonderful voice.
Thank you.
Do you ask other artists...
for a collaboration?
- Are you talking about NORAZO? - Yes.
- A collaboration? - Yes.
- Me? - Yes.
- Do I ask other artists? - Yes.
(He can't believe his ears.)
Has NORAZO collaborated with other artists?
Sleepy does that.
Other artists have asked us for a collaboration.
However, we are worried that...
we will be guests who stand out more than the host.
That's why we have to be careful.
Why don't you work with them for "Monthly Yoon Jong Shin"?
- I have something better... - "Monthly Yoon Jong Shin".
than "Month Yoon Jong Shin".
It will be great if you collaborate with Kim Young Chul.
Okay.
NORAZO and Kim Young Chul will go well together.
- I think it will be a good fit. - However,
both NORAZO and Kim Young Chul are too much.
- They are too much. - Do you want something extreme?
- Too Much Brothers. - Do you want something extreme?
I think it will be nice.
"Ring Ring Play with NORAZO".
(He comes up with a song title.)
It's a good idea.
He reminded me of Young Chul.
(Stay tuned for Too Much Brothers.)
Jo Han, your album will be released as well.
Did it really take 10 years to make?
For "High Kick through the Roof",
I produced the OST.
The crew wanted a pop song, but there were copyright issues.
That's why I ended up making the song...
and using it.
(It's a familiar song.)
Is it your song?
You don't know it well, right?
- Is it your song? - I listened to it every day!
Let's stop seeing each other.
(For the ending scene of "High Kick through the Roof",)
(this song was always played.)
My goodness.
People think it's a pop song, but it's not a pop song.
It's more like K-Pop.
You were the music director...
- of "High Kick through the Roof". - Yes.
- If the episodes aired... - Did you know?
on Wednesday,
- I worked on the music... - I didn't know either.
on Monday.
To release my new song,
I sent the music to about 20 lyricists.
That's why it took so much time.
The lyrics should flow out like butter.
- That's right. - I felt bad to turn them down,
but I wrote the lyrics in English in the end.
Are the lyrics in English?
I wrote the lyrics...
in the rhythm and blues style...
of R. Kelly in the 90s.
Other lyrics simply didn't fit.
- Are all the songs in English? - Yes.
- No lyrics are in Korean. - No.
It's a pop album.
For "Love", you wrote the lyrics in English and Korean.
- That's right. - I guess you didn't like that.
This song is too much of a pop song.
(He starts singing his new song all of a sudden.)
It's been a while that someone sang a song when I asked about it.
- It's been a while. - Didn't I tell you?
This comes very naturally to Jo Han.
- I was merely asking. - If we were to do this...
"I will do it for you". See? It's weird if we do it.
- Is this a musical? - He can pull it off smoothly.
- That's true. - I see.
The song has to come out smoothly.
Can you improvise while singing the song?
(He starts singing right away.)
(Enjoying the song in a daze)
(Hitting multiple notes)
Jo Han.
If I hold your hands, you can sing, right?
- Here's what you can do. - I can do this instead.
- That's the rumor. - Can you sing with your hands here?
- Sing with your hands gathered. - Okay.
(Feeling frustrated)
(Shaking his head)
- He's good. - No, he needs his hands.
- He has to use his hands. - He's bound to be a singer.
- Listen. - He has to do the hands.
When he had his hands gathered, he started moving his head.
(He started moving his head.)
All right. You are watching...
a high-end music program, Radio Star with four guests...
that you want to know more about except about their songs.
Let's begin today's special, "The Story You Want to Know..."
"about These Musicians"
Eun Ji is done with her days at the dorm now.
- Yes, yes. - Did you move out?
- Yes, I did. - Did everyone move back home?
- Two of us... - Was it just you?
Cho Rong and Bo Mi are still living at the dorm together.
- And I moved out. Yes. - The rest of you moved out.
Isn't it great to live alone?
- It's great. - What's so great about it?
Well, as for me...
How should I put it? I don't have to worry about others.
- I have no one to be careful of. - Right.
When I was living at the dorm,
I wished to have a place of my own.
As time went on, I started having more stuff,
- but I didn't have much room. - Right.
Especially, after my shower,
I don't like putting on clothes.
But whenever Ha Young...
passed me by after I took a shower,
she'd shout just like this.
I thought that she wasn't home.
I thought she was out.
I was watching the TV without wearing clothes in the living room.
Ha Young opened the door and went,
(She shouts as expected.)
Did she continue to do that?
- Yes. - It wasn't a one-time thing?
- She kept doing that? - Yes.
- She's very consistent. - I see.
Usually, men do that.
- They do it once or twice. - You know...
Hey, excuse me. By the way,
do men whistle at each other?
He's weird. He's weird when you pay attention to what he says.
- Usually, men are surprised... - There's a lot.
or disappointed.
(He's realistic for no good reason.)
Recently, Lee Hyun said...
that he's Jeong Do Jeon of Big Hit Entertainment.
Didn't Jeong Do Jeon have a bad ending?
- Yes, he died at the end. - Jeong Do Jeon...
- Didn't he? - He didn't...
- have a good ending. - Right.
I didn't think that far.
- I helped pave the way. - You should think about that.
Let me ask you think.
Does it mean that you're the brain of the establishment?
Are you saying that you're the commander in chief...
- under Si Hyuk? - I mean...
If I don't tell this to people,
people ask why I'm staying at the label.
- Let me ask you think. - They do?
You belong to the label as an artist,
but you should tell us what kind of role...
he wants you to take. Please tell us that.
- He's treated as a director. - Right.
- That's what I heard. - What's your title?
I don't have a title, per se.
- I think that I should get a title. - Okay.
- That's his personal idea. - I haven't...
- You might be right. - He hasn't given you one yet.
No, he hasn't given me one yet.
- Si Hyuk recently asked me this. - Okay.
He asked how I wanted to live my life.
He always asks me these kinds of questions.
Si Hyuk cares a lot about him. That's what it is.
He always thinks that...
I have been living a diligent life...
in order to fulfill the life he has given me.
Lately, he told me that I should tell him the life I wanted to live,
- not vice versa. - He's asking Lee Hyun to leave.
- That's my take on it. - That sounds really scary.
- No, no way. - It's like...
he's telling Lee Hyun that he should be on his own now.
- Some might understand it that way. - Is that it?
He might mean that Lee Hyun can't read between the lines.
That's right.
He's saying that Lee Hyun can't read...
- between the lines. - That's his strength.
He told me that he loved me.
(Feeling sad)
(It's true.)
You have to keep up the act that you can't.
- Right. Pretend you don't get it. - You think so?
- You can't be smart. - You must remain there.
But he really told me that he loved me.
He told me that a lot of people at the label treasure me.
"You're a very valuable asset to us."
- Keep up with that. - "What's the life you want?"
How did you answer that?
I couldn't tell him right away.
I asked him to give me four months to think about it.
- Four mouths. - He asked for a long time.
- What happened then? - After that...
- Didn't four months pass already? - Yes.
- Okay, 4 months already passed. - When 4 months passed...
Recently,
- I've been thinking... - Okay.
- why I have been stressed out. - Go ahead.
I thought about that.
I thought that I didn't feel the sense of belonging.
I wanted to do something that would help me feel part of the label.
- He's asking for a title. - I see.
He wants to be a director.
- He wants a title. - That's true.
When you told him that,
didn't Si Hyuk ask for four months? To answer your question?
After that, I can't reach him.
(Feeling bitter)
- I told him what I wanted. - Despite what he said,
Lee Hyun is kindhearted and nice.
Si Hyuk said that he treasured Hyun very much.
- He said that? - That's the thing with him.
Before we released the song, "Without a Heart" in 2009,
our previous album was a complete failure.
He must have been worried too.
"Hyun, don't worry."
He said, "I'll take care of your life."
He told me that he would help me...
- drive a foreign car. - It's settled then.
You'll be the driver?
(Will he be Si Hyuk's driver?)
Are you good at driving?
I'm good at driving.
(A singer and a driver)
Jo Bin, last year,
- you parted ways with E Hyuk. - Yes, we did.
- Was it amicable? - Of course.
When you talk about important matters...
- such as leaving the group. - Okay.
You don't have those conversations...
in that costume, right?
I remember it was at an event.
I remember that he told me when we were waiting in the car.
- Then he was in his costume. - I was wearing a traditional hat.
That's why it was a bit...
- Is it a talk between scholars? - I know, right?
That day, I was wearing a black outfit.
At a glance, I looked like the Grim Reaper.
- He told me that he was leaving. - Okay.
But the thing was that...
I could see that he thought about it for days.
Did you see it coming?
- Yes, I did because... - You saw it coming.
we participated in a rock festival twice.
When we partook in that, our performance was well-received.
- I was happy. - It was well-received.
I thought that Hyuk...
- might get really motivated. - He wanted to do rock.
- He's a rocker after all. - Right.
How did it take you to make a comeback since Hyuk's leaving?
It's been about two years and a half...
since I met the new member. That's when we decided.
To show the public that we were a new group with this new member,
I thought we would need a lot of time to prepare.
It's like your effort had gone down the drain.
- A lookalike joined your group. - Right.
(They resemble each other.)
- They look alike. - They resemble each other.
He's on the set now.
- The resemblance is uncanny. - They look alike.
- They resemble so much. - His preference doesn't change.
He's wearing a silver jacket.
That's right.
(The jacket suits the image.)
- They do look similar. - Do you plan to...
dress him up like you?
He's very open-minded.
One time, he told me...
- that it might be funnier... - Wear that hat?
- if he wore the same hat. - He volunteered?
When he said that,
I told him not to do it.
Both of you shouldn't do it.
- Only you can do it. - Both of us shouldn't do it.
And this is my thing.
- They're a duo. - His name is Won Heum.
- Yes, it's Won Heum. - Won Heum.
You told Won Heum that...
you would be singing Rhythm and Blues songs?
- That's how you won him over. - He had a great career in China.
- He was popular in China. - Okay.
She used to be the dream girl of many men.
Aoi Sola. When he was active in China,
he formed a mixed group with her and another girl from China.
- The name of the group was JAM. - Really?
Aoi Sola became a singer?
- Yes. - The one from Japan?
Yes, the idol singer in Japan.
She went to China.
Aoi Sola was an idol singer?
- No, she was in adult movies. - So she was...
She's very famous.
- She has a wide spectrum. - Right.
He was very successful in China at that time.
I kept offering him a spot.
I told him that I would change NORAZO's image if he decided...
to join us to suit whatever needs he had.
Whether it was a ballad song or a Rhythm and Blues song,
I would put him in the center of the group.
Did he drop out from that group?
He dropped out from the group smoothly.
Then he came over to Korea.
Then are there only two of them in that group now?
- Or was it disbanded? - As he got out, it got disbanded.
It was a mixed group of Korea, China, and Japan.
- It was a mixed of three countries. - That's unique.
After the group got disbanded,
Aoi Sola went back to Japan and got married.
His dropout wasn't the only reason that it got disbanded.
- Probably. - That was bound to happen.
Wasn't she in the center of the group?
Yes, that's quite true.
(He admits it without making a fuss.)
This is about Lee Hyun.
You were going to throw a fit when Si Hyuk named your stage name.
What was your first stage name?
It was Good Man.
- What? - Your stage name was Good Man?
That would have four syllables in Korean.
Yes, Good Man.
Do I need to call you, "Man".
- "Good Man". - "Hey, Man".
- "Gosh, he's a good man". - Let me explain.
I was going to the practice studio.
Si Hyuk called me.
He said, "Hey, Hyun."
"How does Good Man sound for your stage name?"
- "Good Man". - He asked me that.
"Hyung Soo will be K.Will."
"You'll be Good Man."
I see.
I told him I'd think about it.
- For 4 months. - 4 months?
Just for four months.
- The host would say, - It's four months again?
"We have Good Man here today."
Everyone in the label was against it.
- I can see why. - Good Man.
Everyone at the label was against...
"Without a Heart",
"You're the Best of My Life",
- and "Still Eating Well". - They were all hit songs.
Everyone at the label was against it.
When everyone said they weren't good, Si Hyuk stood firm.
That's how we had those hits.
- Things like that do happen. - Right.
Si Hyuk thinks when everyone is against it, he must go with it.
It's a business tip I learned from him.
(If you can't run a business, learn from Si Hyuk.)
That's why he still says that...
I should have gone with Good Man.
When you pick your title track, you should never have a vote.
- Right. That's true. - It never works out when you vote.
- Are you giving him business tips? - Yes, that's right.
You have to go with the most substantial song.
You should go with a song that stands out.
A song most people like...
- doesn't become a hit. - That's so true.
- "It's sung by Good Man." - You mean the follow-up song?
- It would go like this, right? - That's right.
- "Bad Man" sung by Good Man. - By the way...
I have a song named "Criticism".
- "Criticism" sung by Good Man. - People won't forget it though.
That's how it was with NORAZO.
- People thought it was weird. - I like your name.
- I think that's a good name. - NORAZO...
- It sounds like "play with me". - By the way, there's a downside...
- You can shorten it. - if you use Good Man.
- It's too extreme. - It could be fatal...
- if something bad happens to you. - First of all...
- "Good Man has been arrested." - I know what you mean.
- Exactly. - That'd be weird.
Why would he ever be arrested?
(This "Good Man" will be in trouble if he does something bad.)
Did you prepare...
- Bang Si Hyuk's impression? - He did it when he was talking.
I'm sure that's what he wants too. Look at the trend these days.
Singers at the major three labels do the CEO's impressions.
- They do the impressions. - Right.
- Like Park Jin Young's. - Exactly.
- You must do it. That's the role... - But for Si Hyuk...
- he wants you to play. - I see.
- That's what he wants from you. - That's right.
- Mr. Good Man, go ahead. - Please do the impression for us.
- He puts his hands on his stomach. - That's right.
- His hands are always there. - He puts them on his stomach.
- This is how he watches cartoons. - I've seen that a lot.
Hey, this is Hit Man Bang, let me introduce myself
I can scare my opponents
(Cringing)
- What was that? - This is part of the act too.
That's how it ends. When he's introducing himself,
he would feel embarrassed about the introduction.
(Cringing)
Really?
Hey, I scare my opponents with my rapping, dancing, and singing
I spit out my rhymes and flow here
(Cringing)
- Watch it if you haven't seen it. - I see.
"Hey."
(His impression isn't over.)
Usually, Si Hyuk...
- lies down just like this. - Okay.
His laptop is very stable on top of his stomach.
- That's like his bed. - He has a great physique.
When I come in, he goes, "Hey, sit down."
- Is that his laptop? - This is what I'm talking about.
- This is what he wants from you. - There is one more.
- I got one more. I just remembered. - Okay.
- Here's a thing about producers. - Okay.
Let's say that I'm done with my recording.
There are times he's happy with my work. Sometimes, he's not.
When it's good, he slowly gets into the rhythm.
What's up with your hands?
- I have no idea. - What is that?
- It's the mouse to his computer. - I see.
- But I'm not sure. - Is he playing the bass guitar?
- It's not about the rhythm. - Go on.
- He just feels excited. - Okay.
- He sticks out his bottom. - After that,
- does he start talking? - "Hey, isn't this great?"
"Isn't this great?"
- He's hilarious. - You have found your path now.
- This is the path you must take. - This has been my path.
- Impressions mean popularity. - Right.
- That's right. - That's what he wants too.
- I should make him more popular. - Yes, you should.
No one ever does Si Hyuk's impression.
BTS used to do that, but not anymore, so I should do it.
- Why would they do it now? - Exactly.
- He's the only one now. - Only I can do the impression.
(He's a "Good Man" who does Si Hyuk's impression.)
Jo Han used to work as a vocal coach.
Being five minutes late is a way to increase the volume of voice.
I start my class five minutes late.
Before I walk in, they must prepare themselves.
If my lesson is at 2pm,
they should have arrived at 1:50pm and start breathing.
Here's a thing about breathing and holding one's breath.
People can usually hold their breath for 30 seconds on average.
Someone with some singing skills can hold it for 45 seconds.
With practice, it can last from 1 minute to 1 minute and 15 seconds.
- Holding their breath? - Yes.
- They have to hold their breath. - It increases as time goes on.
She was very good at that.
- Did she learn from you? - She took your class.
- Yes. - When she started,
she didn't do anything. Then I told her to breathe.
- Yes. He said, "Sit and breathe." - I said that to her.
- "Breathe"? That's all? - Right.
When you haven't been trained, your voice shakes.
Once you learn how to control your voice,
- It will sound stable? - your voice sounds stable.
- It doesn't vibrate. - I see.
For example, I would time it with the stopwatch.
(He demonstrates his breathing technique.)
- I see. You keep breathing out. - Like a tire is deflating?
You have to do this for a long time.
(Everyone lets out their breath as if they're possessed.)
- You have to keep doing this. - If you keep it up...
- Yes, that will happen. - You should...
(Beware of disappearing)
(Jo Han's singing lesson is very special.)
You'll slowly get smaller.
Jo Han does have a very loud voice.
You broke an expensive speaker with your voice?
- You broke it with your voice? - Yes.
It was when I had a showcase for my last album.
- It was a very nice venue. - You must have been shocked.
I was singing. It happened all of a sudden.
- I had to sing some high notes. - Right.
When I hit those high notes, it made a noise all of a sudden.
The loudspeaker exploded.
But the thing is that each one costs about...
- 150,000 dollars. - My goodness.
I felt that I had to reimburse them for the damage.
- No. - I just felt I had to.
- What happened then? - I found out that...
those weren't speakers for concerts.
- They were just expensive. - Yes.
- It's for listening to songs. - I see.
- It wasn't suitable for singing. - I bet.
- They installed the wrong one. - You weren't at fault, right?
No, I wasn't. I was very relieved.
- I can't believe it popped. - It happened to you too, Lee Hyun.
You broke several microphones in the recording studio.
- Because you have a loud voice? - That's when I realized that...
I had a really loud voice.
It was the first time I met with Si Hyuk.
I was recording the demo track for F-IV.
As for the Rhythm and Blues songs in the early 2000s,
- singers always shout in the end. - Yes.
There's a part when they shout. I was doing that part.
At that time, I just opened...
my voice completely. I went like this.
My voice cracked when I was doing that.
Si Hyuk asked me to turn my head...
a bit to the side and sing. I said I would.
When I sang that part,
he asked me to sing with my back turned.
- I turned around and sang. - Your voice is that loud?
That's when my voice was the loudest.
In the end, we changed the microphones for the drums.
- With an insensitive microphone. - That's when he fell for you.
- Since my voice was loud, - It happened to you, Lee Hyun.
I didn't know how to manage the songs.
I used to shout from the start of the songs.
He always told me that I would score zero for my singing.
Lee Hyun keeps doing his impression.
- This is my task, you know. - Right.
- Like Jo Han? - I practiced using the air a lot.
Here's an example. Say that I'm singing "Without a Heart".
- If I were to use my raw voice... - Sing the song.
(It's 100 percent his voice.)
- I used to sing it like this. - Okay.
This is how it changed.
(He uses only 50 percent of his voice.)
(Sounding sad)
- Just like this. - You wouldn't use your core.
- No. - Without the core.
I practiced getting rid of the air...
- in my throat a lot. - He does have a loud voice.
- That's right. - He has a big mouth.
I have a huge mouth.
- You do. - Right.
- The inside of my mouth is big. - Exactly.
Can't you fit in a bowl of rice in your mouth at once?
- A bowl of rice? - Does anyone try such a thing?
- It might fit. - If you're hungry, it's possible.
Don't eat for 1 day. Skip all 3 meals.
(He gives a silly answer to the silly question.)
All right. Eun Ji, You have pride in your voice too.
When you got tested for the voice, you're in the top first percentile.
- Yes. - My gosh.
- When I first debuted, - She has a good voice too.
I got the test with the endoscope inside my throat.
- It was fair and straight. - Your throat?
- Yes. - It was pinkish.
The doctor told me that it was in the top first percentile.
- It was straight without damage. - They never touch.
- They have to touch like this. - Right, right.
They won't if there's inflammation.
Right. I was told I had a great throat.
- Your voice got loud in the army? - His voice is loud too.
Yes, before the army, my voice was a bit high-pitched.
When I sang before the army, I used to sing Kim Gun Mo's songs.
- Or songs similar to his. - Can you do his impression?
- No, I can't. - I see.
If I get overly motivated and do his impression here,
- it might backfire. - Now that you're in that costume,
I get the feeling you'll do everything I ask.
- I see. - Okay.
(Kim Gun Mo)
(Feeling utterly satisfied)
- It was... - The timing was great.
time for me to fulfill my military service.
What was your duty there?
- I was a scout. 11th Division. - 11th Division.
- I see. 11th Division. - I was in a battalion.
- That's a hard one. I was there. - Yes.
- Yes, he's my senior officer. - I see.
- I'm his senior. - In the army,
when we sang the military song during the morning roll call,
everyone just shouted the lyrics.
- Really? - Yes. They just shouted.
- Without any tunes? - Yes.
When I kept that up, my voice got hoarse.
- Things are tough there. - Listen.
If you sing with a melody, it sounds weird.
- That's true. - Instead of singing like this,
they sing like this.
- Rewarding day - Without any tunes.
(Well-disciplined)
I don't know why there's a music sheet.
But when they want us to memorize the song, they give us the sheet.
That's so true. Yes.
- It's just a rap. - It goes like this.
- It looks like one note. - Right.
After that, when I got discharged,
my voice changed.
That's when I started really getting into...
- heavy metal music. - Is that so?
I started screeching and growling.
I thought I should get a new, cool voice with this.
- The army... - That's what I practiced next.
Our slogan was, "Everything is possible, rising cobras!"
- "Rising cobras"? - "Everything is possible,"
"rising cobras."
Everything is possible, rising cobras!
- If you do that, you're punished. - Really?
(Everything... Rising...)
- They can't understand you. - That's right.
They can't understand you. You just say one syllable.
(Everything... Rising...)
(This isn't an abbreviation.)
By the way, they all say that they have great voices.
- They do indeed. - Should we hear them now?
Why don't you sing us a snippet to hear your voices?
- We'll start with Jo Bin. - Let's hear them.
- My voice? - Yes.
I'll imagine that your hat might come off because...
the volume of your voice is so loud.
- He must be nervous. - Right.
(Son)
(Take care of the earth)
(His voice can travel out of the earth.)
- You do scratch your voice. - Right.
When I do this, the audience...
including the elders are impressed.
They go, "My gosh, that guy can be loud."
Lee Hyun.
- Lee Hyun. - His voice is really loud.
Don't be intimidated.
You are really good at scratching your voice.
(Thank you.)
I will do the ad-lib in the chorus of the third verse.
You turn around and do it.
Please sing, "Without a heart".
Without a heart
(Belting)
(Moths might come out of his mouth.)
(Worried)
- Jo Bin's voice was louder. - Don't say that.
His voice is really loud.
- It was like... - His voice is really loud.
- the Pacific Ocean. - Their singing styles...
are different.
Eun Ji, you are next.
I will sing a song by Apink.
(I will always give you strength)
(Her voice is powerful and explosive.)
(Unfazed)
Eun Ji has a nice voice.
I could really hear the lyrics.
Eun Ji has a big mouth.
- Artists should have a big mouth. - That's right.
It's Jo Han's turn.
Then I will sing...
Let us hear your true voice.
Don't use a falsetto.
(I can think of a melody.)
He has to move his hands.
(I should let you go with a smile)
(Belting)
(His ad-lib makes them forget themselves.)
(Ad-libbing)
(It's never-ending.)
(He has been playing with the rhythm for 26 years.)
When you sing like that,
do cows moo and run over?
I often sing with the microphone away from me.
- You hold it at a distance. - That's right.
It would be amazing if you sing like that in Africa.
Cows will run over.
(They will hear Jo Han's call and run over.)
Can you do something it with Gook Jin's catchphrase,
"Hello"?
(Hello)
(It's a desperate cry.)
There is nothing he can't do.
- They are impressive. - They have amazing voices.
- They are impressive. - Their voices are powerful.
Lee Hyun, you got your voice from your mom's side of the family.
Yes.
You and your aunts turn a karaoke into "Gayo Stage".
They must be good singers.
They have powerful voices.
Most middle-aged women sing...
like Yang Hee Eun.
My aunts go... Night fog
They sing like Hyun Mi.
- That's how they sing. - Their voices are like mine.
Their voice comes from the stomach.
(Their deep voices come from the diaphragmatic breathing.)
All of them sing that way.
All of them harmonize that way.
None of them is a singer, right? They are housewives.
My oldest aunt had released an album in the past.
She was a singer.
Other aunts copy the oldest aunt.
They use the technique they saw on TV.
(They hold the microphone like a professional.)
(Like this)
They sing like this.
I got my voice from my aunts.
Eun Ji, when your family has a conversation,
people mistake it for a fight.
- That's right. - It's the Gyeongsang Dialect.
Eun Ji is from Gyeongsang Province.
- It's not only the style of speech, - They have loud voices.
but also the loud voice.
"Gosh, this is tasty."
Everyone talks like that.
"You should mix it with chives."
It sounds like we are fighting.
"Gosh, Mom. Be quiet!"
- Even that voice is loud. - That's right.
Even that voice is loud.
The tone is high in Gyeongsang Province.
Three of us can be...
really loud.
One day, I was coming home from school...
when I heard a familiar voice.
They had opened the window of the house.
That's why I could hear their voices on the street.
- It was a regular conversation. - Yes.
My mom and dad can sing very well.
When I go to a karaoke, I can only hear their voices.
- She got their genes. - She got their genes.
I know the way they hold the microphone.
I am your
(They do the diaphragmatic breathing with their hands.)
Lee Hyun, now that you are here,
you should tell us about BTS.
The members I am close to are Jimin...
- and Jin. - Jin.
Jimin is a lot like me.
After a performance, he blames himself too much.
He blames himself.
He always says, "Why wasn't I born with a gift?"
He is really talented.
- He always says that. - Those people succeed in the end.
That's right.
- Can he become bigger than he is? - After every performance,
- he monitors it. - He blames himself.
"I couldn't have done better."
"I should have done more."
- That's right. - These days,
you feel honored when Jin makes fun of you.
Of course.
- He became really big. - That's right.
I feel honored that he breathes the same air.
When a junior celebrity becomes big,
the senior celebrity wonders,
"Should I treat him the same?"
- "Should I treat him better?" - That's right.
"What should I do?"
Back in college,
I knew a man who was the class president.
He called me in 5 or 10 years and swore at me.
He said, "You..."
It has been a while since we heard you swear.
- It's good to hear it again. - He called me...
and swore at me so suddenly.
Gosh, hearing it in real life is like a pilgrimage.
I was flustered because both he and I were...
nearing 50.
He must have thought he was being affectionate.
"I don't know if it's okay for me to call you."
If he hasn't behaved that way before,
it would be disconcerting.
"You must be really busy."
"Do you have time to talk?"
That's why I think...
the former is better.
You think swearing is better.
But the junior celebrity hasn't done anything wrong.
(But the junior celebrity hasn't done anything wrong.)
I think it's better.
I have an okay relationship with the junior celebrities.
I treat them like friends.
When Jin sees me,
he grabs my cell phone...
and takes a selfie.
He goes, "Look at this when you feel down."
He is like that.
That's when he should swear, right?
"You little..."
That's the right time.
(It's the familiar reaction.)
"He treats me the same."
I remember the first time...
I saw his flippant manner.
BTS came to record a song.
Other members were really tired from a previous schedule.
Jin came and said to me,
"How does it feel to record a song with an A-list celebrity?"
That kind of a behavior puts the others at ease.
- That's right. - It puts the others at ease.
I jokingly said, "I am really grateful. Please sing."
If he gets kimchi fried rice,
he would go, "Do you expect me to eat this?"
He is like that.
- "I am a world-famous star!" - When we meet, he goes,
"Hyun, how does it feel?"
"How does it feel to see a handsome face?"
(He is ridiculous.)
He does it so well that it doesn't grate on my nerves.
It's important...
to remain the same.
- That's right. - In front of RM,
you become taciturn.
- RM makes me that way. - Is he charismatic?
- He is definitely charismatic. - He is young, but charismatic.
RM's music is intense as well.
- That's right. - He also gave a speech.
He studied English by himself.
He is really cool.
He is very smart.
I feel like I will become small...
if I joke around in front of him.
That's when you should swear.
"Has success turned you blind?"
"You little..."
If I swear at him...
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
If I swear at him,
he would say, "Okay, Hyun," and walk away.
He is very...
- He is intimidating. - He seems like someone...
who is very serious.
You are in an awkward position.
I know. I want to drink with them,
but it would be awkward for me to accompany all of them.
I should put in more effort. I will do that.
(Are you watching this?)
Back in the days,
when you wanted deliveries,
you could ask them to make a call.
Now, you can't help but do it yourself, right?
It's a bit like that.
(He becomes smaller in front of the superstars.)
Jo Han, were you a b-boy?
That would be a stretch.
90 percent of my friends were African American.
- You lived in Atlanta. - That's right.
I breakdanced back then.
My friends influenced me...
to listen to hip-hop and rap music.
Can you b-boy?
Not really.
I could always do...
a body roll.
But I moved on to a different style of dance.
Lee Hyun, you were a b-boy as well.
(Laughing)
- Lee Hyun. - Back in high school,
- b-boying videos were popular. - That's right.
They stood up and stuff.
Those videos got me to dance.
Let's have a dance battle.
- A dance battle! - A dance battle.
A dance battle!
Who can participate in a dance battle?
There are a few.
Jo Han and Hyun are the retired b-boys.
(Jo Han and Hyun are the retired b-boys.)
When the opposing team dances,
you stand like this.
Then you dance when it's your turn.
When the opposing team dances, you boo.
- Boo. - Play some music.
Lee Hyun.
(The 1st B-boying Battle on Radio Star)
The two of you should go up.
This is driving me crazy.
We should all stand up.
You guys should do a battle.
- A battle? - Oh, that's cool.
Goodness. What do I do?
- Yes! - We should all stand up.
We should stand up.
- We have to do this together. - That's right.
- There you go! - What kind of b-boy is that?
- We all should stand up. - There he goes.
Team Jo Han and Team Lee Hyun.
- Here he comes! - Lee Hyun will go first.
(Go Lee Hyun!)
(His must have played DDR often in the past.)
Jo Han!
- There you go! - Goodness.
(Go Jo Han!)
- He's stepping up. - There he goes.
(He's defending with his American steps.)
Try that dance moves!
(He's trying his best.)
Hyun, it's your turn again.
(It was just a teaser!)
(Nimble)
Lee Hyun's really good.
(It's not the excitement you can find in this world!)
- Jo Han! - Jo Han, do it again!
- You need to be more aggressive! - Try harder!
- That's good! - Jo Han!
- He's going again. - That's right!
(I dance like a larva when I'm sad.)
(The battle's finished with the late 20th century's emotion.)
Their cheerleading captain is amazing.
(Overwhelming)
You brought someone really strong!
He's worth a hundred.
How did you find someone like that?
By the way,
have you guys done a lot of events in the Dongdaemun area?
I could feel that atmosphere all of a sudden.
He looks like a character from "Street Fighter".
When you play that game, you can see...
- the people cheering on the side. - Like this.
- Because... - That's...
Bin was standing there,
it made me feel like we were in the movie from the 22nd century.
It was like we were in an unknown planet.
- Like "Blade Runner"? - Yes, like that.
When Jo Han steps up,
his vibe is amazing.
I do like hip-hop dance,
- not b-boying. - That's right.
- It's a bit different. - Breakdance?
By the way, Hyun,
It was b-boy dance.
- I was really surprised. - It was amazing.
- Jo Bin, - Yes?
you've been using the same choreography for 14 years...
that you learned for 2 months in Yeongdeungpo?
- That's right. - Is this it?
Yes, this is part of that too.
So we decided to start the band, NORAZO,
but I was terrible at dancing.
- I was like, "What do I do?" - That's why you took the class.
I was passing by Yeongdeungpo on the bus.
I saw this advertisement saying, "We'll make you the best dancer!"
They had a two-month course.
So I signed up and went there.
- I... - Why don't you show us?
- What? - The moves you use often.
I see.
- Well, I... - There should be NORAZO's music.
I don't have any basic skills.
So what I do is more like a dance routine.
So for "Happy Song", when the song plays,
(He loudly goes forward.)
(The eye contact he learned from the short-term course.)
And I wobbled my legs.
After wobbling my legs,
then,
- That's actually cool. - I moved my arms and legs.
For "Superman",
(He spreads every part of his body.)
- He's good. - I agree.
For this song,
I tried to make my moves longer.
I'm not good at...
any small and delicate moves like this.
What's your favorite dance move?
It's the move in "Cider".
- Which one? - It's not hard.
There's this part, "The food isn't going down".
I stand up like this, and...
"The food is going down, it hurts"
(He acts like he's digging out a sweet potato.)
(He bites the big sweet potato as a finale.)
That's my favorite.
After that, I go like,
"Oh, cider. Oh, oh, cider."
- He is... - "It unblocks everything, cider!"
That's how it goes.
By the way,
your waist is really thick.
- What? - My body shape is like the Fedor's.
- I should have eaten less. - Your waist is a bit...
- It's a body of a fighter. - That's right.
- Did you put on some weight? - Yes.
You were pretty slim back in the days.
I lost my weight easily...
while I was promoting my song.
But I think I'm old now. It doesn't happen anymore.
It's been 10 years for me to be on Radio Star,
but I haven't seen any guest who's so colorful like you.
I can still see it in my eyes.
You have every color on you now.
He's wearing every color a color TV can deliver.
- Not only the three primary colors, - It's a bit...
I'm also wearing holograms.
When you sing there later,
the back lightings will almost be useless.
- I don't really need them. - You're more colorful than them.
- Thank you. - More than lightings.
Eun Ji, you exercise a lot...
- to be in shape. - Yes.
I used to be really chubby.
But as an idol singer,
I had to fit myself in stage clothes.
I've done many diets.
But it was really bad for my health.
- Not eating is... - Yes. it was bad.
Just eating less was really hard.
But when we were promoting "NoNoNo",
there was this dance move we were twisting our waists...
as spreading out.
Since I learned dancing for the first time as a trainee...
after coming to Seoul,
I didn't have any skill.
So I used my muscles too hard.
I ended up getting disc.
I tried to bend over...
while I was brushing my teeth,
but I dropped on the ground.
- It must have hurt a lot. - It was really hurting.
I almost hit my head on the sink.
That's when...
I thought I need to work out for the first time.
I only enjoyed breathing before.
I didn't like exercising at all.
But then I felt like I had to start working out,
or I won't be able to keep this job for a long time.
My body shape has changed a lot since.
It's great.
- Always, - Jo Bin,
- be careful about the neck disc. - I see.
- All of a sudden... - Gache from the Joseon Dynasty...
became bigger and bigger because they were competing.
Someone even died because it broke her neck.
You have to be careful.
- I have to take care of myself. - You'll keep doing that.
I work out hard for my trapezius muscles.
Is there a particular exercise you do for that?
I just lift it up like this.
(Shrugging)
Jo Han, I heard you have a really good sense.
You're even called Kim Gil Dong.
I'm a bit...
I love babies.
Whenever I see cute babies on the street,
my voice changes and say things like,
- "Come here." - Oh, that.
I act silly.
One day, I was jogging around Han River.
And there was...
a three-year-old kid was riding his bicycle from this side.
I think he should have pushed his pedals harder.
It looked like he was going to fall off in the corner.
I was looking at him and thinking, "Oh, there's a cute kid."
- And then you thought... - "It's dangerous."
I was like, "Oh, oh, oh!"
I ran as fast as I could...
and caught this kid.
(Kim Gil Dong used his supernatural power.)
I didn't know how it happened either.
I was like, "Oh, I got him."
If I didn't catch him, he would have been really hurt.
- You can sense things like that. - That's cool.
- You can sense the danger. - That's awesome.
- I've never heard it before. - The other day, I went to...
a swimming pool at a hotel.
There was a little baby...
wearing a tube.
He was just floating around.
- Then I felt he would drown. - All of a sudden?
It went upside down like this.
I could only see his legs.
- Does this mean legs? - Yes.
I could only see his legs like this.
- It was only thing you could see. - But...
I ran to him and got him out.
(He rescued the baby instinctively.)
I think you can get a uniform for that.
That's plausible.
You should get a uniform saying Thunderman or something like that.
(Thunderman with the sixth sense)
Eun Ji,
you saved one of your friends because of your sixth sense.
I can sense things from my dreams quite often.
- Everyone is... - So...
I had this dream about my friend getting hit by a black car.
- So... - In the dream?
I told her to be careful about black cars that day.
Later that day, she was crossing a road.
There was a deluxe taxi coming from the side.
Since it became the green light, she stepped forward a bit,
and then she stopped because it was a black car.
Then the car got right in front of her. The driver missed the signal.
She almost got hit by that car.
But she stopped crossing the road because it was a black car.
My dad used to ride a motorcycle.
I had a dream that a motorcycle was lying on the ground,
and my dad was in the hospital.
It turned out my dad was delivering in the early morning...
and slipped on the snow.
I found out I had that dream around the time he had that accident.
If you keep your image like this,
when you have a boyfriend in the future,
he'll be scared of you.
If only you do things like these...
(The right example for using precognitive dreams)
"I was tearing up blood in my dream."
(I was having bloody tears in my dream.)
By the way, you got scared while filming the horror movie this time.
It was really scary.
- It's because... - What is the movie about?
It's called "0.0MHz".
It was a webtoon from the D search engine.
Since it was adopted on the screen, the possession scene was added.
I often have precognitive dreams.
So I was worried if I would be really possessed while filming it.
I became really worried.
I was worried if I would jump up and down without knowing.
I was really scared.
- I really hoped... - What if you become like,
"Kim Gu Ra!" while filming?
What?
- I really didn't want to be... - What if that happens suddenly?
- What are you trying to say? - I'm just...
So I prayed in bed every night.
"Please get rid of that scene."
- Did it happen? - Yes, it was gone.
- That's cool. - Great.
- You almost jumped up and down. - That's right.
It almost happened.
She could become the first shaman singer.
(Jung Eun Ji, almost became a shaman.)
Jo Bin, women are scared of you.
So you've never had a girlfriend since you debuted as NORAZO.
Well,
my character is a bit strong.
I wore weird sunglasses and had a triangle hair.
I even shaved it all.
I've always had weird hairstyles.
So one of my close friends tried to ask his friend...
to eat with me. But she said,
"He's scary."
- You're just being funny. - Yes, but...
I guess what I do looks a bit...
like I might have a weird view of the world...
- or an unusual way of thinking. - I see.
"I'm sure he's not ordinary."
- Right. - I thought he was married.
- Me? - Yes. You always dress up...
- in an unusual way. - Do I look like I'm married now?
- No, you don't. - Is that not the case?
- You always... - Does it feel like I make money...
- for my family? - That's right.
- Like the head of a family. - I see.
- Dressing up wouldn't be easy. - You thought it was a dad's sorrow.
- Yes, I did. However... - I see.
I had a different thought.
Since you wear unisex clothes,
I thought you might become gender neutral.
- That's what I thought. - Me? No.
Dressing up like this increases my desire.
It makes me like and want women more.
- You can... - I feel desperate.
meet a woman who likes it.
- That's right. - Yes.
There are a lot of people in this big world.
- Of course. - They have different preferences.
Whenever I performed a gig, most of my fans were men.
But these days, I see some female fans screaming, "I love you!"
Have you really been single your entire life?
- Have you not dated anyone? - You must have met someone...
I may have gone on a date with someone.
But It was hard...
to take the relationship to the next level.
There were certain things to consider.
She also has her own...
- family and friends, right? - Yes.
It could be weird to introduce me to her family.
"My boyfriend is the guy with a triangle hair."
If your friends know your ideal type...
- You should tell them. - I see.
What's your ideal type?
I want to meet someone wise.
- Someone who... - Understand you?
cheers for me and gives me strength.
Would it be okay if she cheers for you half-heartedly?
- Well... - It's not so bad.
If it's too obvious...
If you want her to cheer for you all the time, you have no choice.
- It's impossible. - Even if that's true,
- it's good to be cheered for. - I want her to mean it.
"That's good. Good. Nice." It'd be better if she says,
- While she's cooking. - "Oh, my. That's fantastic."
By the way,
- you do your hair before your gigs. - Yes.
Can you sleep in the car on your way to the venue?
It depends on the hairstyle.
I bet you can't sleep with the triangle hair.
- It's hard with this hairstyle. - Exactly.
- Do you have to sit up straight? - When I sit in the car,
- my hair touches the roof. - Right.
- Oh, that's right. - So I have to lie down like this.
If I want to have a chat...
instead of sleeping, I lean to the side like this.
I have to lower my head in some way.
I have a question. Was there any hairstyle you wanted to try,
but you couldn't because there was no way to do it?
Actually, I wanted to...
get all my hair spiked up.
- Defying gravity? - That's right.
I think he'll look great.
It'll make me look like I'm hanging upside down.
- I see. Is that... - My goodness.
I'm still trying to figure out...
how to spike my hair like that.
Why don't you compromise with reality...
and shave your head leaving about 10 strands of hair?
You can spike the hair you have left.
- How about you grow your hair... - It won't be seen.
long enough to use as your eyebrows and moustache?
- That's a good idea. - Right.
- Doesn't it sound good? - As if all of his body hair...
- grows on the head? - Yes. So it can also be...
- your underarm hair. - Underarm hair too.
Right. I can cover my body with my hair.
Hyun, do you drink wine from the bottle?
Well, it's not that I'm a heavy drinker.
People usually pour wine into a glass and swirl the glass...
- What do you call that? - There's some space in there.
However, if you drink wine from the bottle...
like this,
as wine goes into your mouth,
the scent of wine spread in your mouth instantly.
- He has a big mouth. - But wine...
should be exposed to air.
Since he has a big mouth, it should be decanted in his mouth.
He's right. There's a big space in my mouth.
- Recently, - At this rate...
you drank much more than you usually do.
I used to work out a lot to keep my figure and maintain my abs.
- That's right. - I remember.
- I started working out in 2009. - He had a nice body.
Since then, whenever people asked me to show my abs,
I had to show them my abs. That's what my life was like.
- "That's what my life was like." - When I was starting to...
- get exhausted, - He used to do that a lot.
I had time to focus solely on my music.
I'm so happy about it, but the problem is...
that when I finish my work between 4am and 5am,
- weirdly, I feel like drinking. - Right.
- Between 1am and 2am, - Yes.
I feel like drinking so much.
I feel like I should reward myself for working hard.
- I like the night breezes too. - You worked hard.
Don't you text someone when you're drunk? "Are you asleep?"
"What are you doing?"
- I don't... - I hate that.
- "What are you doing?" - "What are you doing?"
I usually send only emojis.
Anyway, that's why I drank so much.
- Actually... - Alone?
(Let me think.)
- Is there a story behind it? - Pardon?
Is there a story behind it?
(Taken aback)
Well, the thing is...
Last year,
I broke up with my girlfriend who I dated for a long time.
- I see. - How long did you date her?
About five and a half years.
- He got teary-eyed. - He must think of her.
If you broke up with her last year, you must think of her a lot now.
That's one of the reasons I drank.
It all happened recently. You drank wine...
- from the bottle recently, right? - That's right.
- Is it because he was sad? - I think he lied about sipping.
- It wasn't like that. - Gosh.
"Are you asleep?"
You need to make a lot of songs now.
I hope you make many good songs using your emotions.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
Gu Ra... He...
- He sounded so serious. - He was half-hearted.
Jo Han, you finally understood...
why people giggle when they hear your songs.
Yes. As you know if you listen to my old songs, I had poor diction.
- But it made him charming. - That's right.
I tried to improve my diction,
- but I was told I didn't have to. - "It's good. What's the problem?"
But when I hear my old songs, it's annoying.
- Even to yourself? - Yes.
- What is it you hate the most? - "Mudeoya"?
- "Deuisang". - "Deuisang?
(Laughing)
- You see... - Could you sing that part for us?
What part?
- Isn't it the same song? - It's the last part of the song.
(I'm holding on to the end of the night)
(For my love)
(Deuisang)
(I remember that.)
- It's "deoisang". - However,
I pronounced the word correctly in the previous parts.
- It was only that part? - People still remember...
only that part.
You made it stand out, right?
I didn't even know I pronounced it wrong.
- Deuisang - I couldn't tell the difference.
My Korean was so poor at the time.
- "Deuisang". - When you sing this song,
do you pronounce the word correctly?
Some people ask me to pronounce it the way I did before,
but I'm traumatized by it, so I can never do it.
But I think some people ask you to do it.
I don't think he can pronounce "deoisang" correctly.
- I can... - He can.
pronounce it properly now.
(He can pronounce it now.)
- See? How about "mudeoya"? - He can pronounce it now.
- However... - Mudeuya
That's how I pronounced it before. You made me nervous.
- I should sing... - Mudeuya
Mudeoya
(Awkward pronunciation)
- I used to pronounce it like this. - Pronounce it correctly.
Good. That's good.
However, I think the awkward pronunciation...
- It sounds better. - makes the song better.
It sounds romantic.
In fact, that brings people back old memories.
Go with "deuisang". It's Robert De Niro.
It's not Robert Deo Niro.
- Go with "deuisang". - You want him not to fix it?
- Or Di Nero. - People from Gyeongsang Province...
The lyrics goes, "I wonder what you meant to me."
But they sound like they sing, "What you mom to me".
(It sounds cute.)
Jo Han, did you have a hard time because of Toegyero?
I like making things.
- So I have a lot of tools. - You shop in Toegyero.
Yes. I went to Yongsan to buy computer parts...
to assemble a computer by myself.
To avoid traffic... My friend is also overseas Korean.
We decided to search a short cut in the car navigation.
I had to enter "Toegyero", but...
"Too... Twe..."
I asked my friend how to spell it, but he didn't know either.
"Tue..."
"Twe... Twu..."
- You didn't know how to spell it. - There's auto-correction now.
But back then, there was no such function.
I had to type the correct name.
"Toie..."
So we gave up, and it took us two hours to get there.
- That's funny. - He's hilarious.
To be honest, I still don't know how to spell it.
The names are written in English on the road signs,
but there are many difficult Korean words to pronounce.
- That's true. - It's hard for foreigners to read.
- Twe... - Toegyero.
- Toegyero. - "Twe".
(It's so hard for me to pronounce it.)
Hasn't it been more than 10 years since you came to Korea?
- It's been 20 years. - It's been more than 10 years.
It's been 20 years.
Does Joon Park speak Korean better than you do?
- No. Jo Han is better than him. - Yes.
- You came to Korea in 1995, right? - I think Joon is better.
You came to Korea...
- in 1995. - I think I'm better than him.
Okay.
(What are you saying? I'm better than you.)
- All right. - Hyun...
grew a goatee like Jo Han...
in the early years of his music career.
- Yes, I did. No! - This...
If you look at this...
(His photo is revealed against his wishes.)
- This? - Yes.
- Yes. - Oh, that's Hyun?
He put on makeup on it too.
- In fact, I couldn't... - You have a beard.
I can grow a beard now, but back then,
it was too thin and patchy.
- I couldn't grow a thick beard. - I see.
- It looked funny? - I wanted to grow a beard...
to make myself look quiet and charismatic like will.i.am...
- of The Black Eyed Peas. - I see.
The Black Eyed Peas.
Since I couldn't grow a beard,
Si Hyuk brought me some face hair...
- I see. - on a tray.
It turned out...
that he trimmed his own beard.
And he brought it for me.
"You are my other self now."
- That's great. - The two of you are a perfect duo.
You two shared face hair.
Yes. But at the time, I didn't find it weird.
- Of course. - I was moved by what he did...
- for me. So I... - Right.
Just like the woman in a story sells her hair to buy her husband a gift.
Exactly. I picked up each strand...
and attach it on my chin...
using glue.
- Gosh. - Did you maintain it afterwards?
No. The hairstylist we worked with...
suggested get treatment like eyebrow extension.
Jo Han, does your beard grow much thicker if you don't trim it?
When I made my debut,
as you can see from my old photos, I didn't have a beard.
I had no beard.
When I came back to Korea to work on our second album,
it started to grow due to the change of environment.
- After you came back to Korea? - The change of environment?
- I didn't have a beard before. - No way.
I swear.
- That makes no sense. - It's true.
A beard started to grow because of the chance of environment?
- I didn't have this. - Listen.
- It's possible. - I didn't have it before.
Will it disappear if you go back to LA?
No. It doesn't work like that.
In fact, water is completely different here.
- Because of that, some people... - Water is different here.
- have skin problems. - That's right.
That's understandable.
- This started to grow. I swear. - Nonsense.
It could've stimulated the pores.
So I grew a beard,
and everyone said I looked good,
and I should grow a beard.
That's how I started to grow a beard.
It grew with water, right?
- It grew with Korean water. - Right.
Hydroponically.
Is that why you're proud of your beard?
- Is it? - I maintained it for a long time,
- so I'll just maintain it. - Why don't you grow a beard here?
Also, I work with American musicians...
- quite often. - That's right.
It seems that there's a rule about a beard...
among musicians in the US.
If they see a young musician who shaved his face,
they don't expect much from him as a musician.
That's how they feel.
There are many African American musicians...
- who have a beard. - That's true.
So I...
naturally joined them.
Isn't it fun to touch a beard...
as it's prickly?
Would you like to touch it?
Oh, my.
I think you can grow a beard.
Of course.
I can grow a huge, thick beard like a tough guy.
Gosh. We can see your face. Stop lying.
(He got me.)
Jo Han is famous for his ad-libs.
He won't have a problem even if the instrumental stops.
I believe that everything comes out of my mouth can be music.
I do beatboxing and everything I can.
- When the music stops? - Yes.
Could you show us your beatbox skills?
- I haven't done it for a while. - Okay.
Do you have a mic?
- Yes. - It'd be great.
We have a lot.
This is what I learned when I was younger.
(I'm ready.)
(One for the money)
(Imitating a beat)
(Boom)
(The beat is getting more and more exciting.)
(The accurate beat mesmerizes everyone.)
He's good.
(Imitating a beat)
(He can make different sounds freely.)
(The end)
Is the song title "Pungto"?
- It sounded like "pungto". - You see...
- In fact, - "Pungto"?
there are so many people who are good at beatboxing.
I learned it a long time ago.
But I'm just good enough...
to help a singer a little bit.
- By making a rhythm. - Yes.
Well... Gu Ra...
- Your son is a rapper. - Yes.
You can help him a lot by beatboxing.
- Me? - He can do it?
Yes. I'm serious.
- When he practice rapping... - Pungto, pungto
I don't think I can learn to beatbox.
You can learn right now.
- Right now? - Give it a try.
Would you like to give it a try?
Do it for Dong Hyun.
Give it a try.
I don't think I can do it.
It's not so hard.
For Dong Hyun.
(The beat started without warning.)
(Beatboxing awkwardly)
"It's now 2pm."
(It's 2pm.)
(Enthusiastic)
"It's..."
Are you eating something?
- There's a dog beside him. - Stop making a noise while eating.
I'm clicking my tongue.
I feel like I'm watching an ASMR video.
It's tongue clicking sound.
(Yum)
Hyun can imitate Jo Han's voice.
I'm embarrassed.
You'll imitate his pronunciation, right?
- No. It's not that. - What is it?
- I can imitate... - He's good at impersonations.
how he sings ad libs when he gets excited...
- while performing. - When he gets excited.
Tears fall down
(Imitating Jo Han)
That's a good one.
(It was short but intense.)
Eun Ji, did Choi Hwa Jeong told you to show something...
on Radio Star?
Yes. It was popular to make a parody of the sweet potato scene.
I appeared on a radio show at the time.
Hwa Jeong saw my impressions...
and said, "You should do this..."
- "on Radio Star." - It's Na Moon Hee's line.
That's right.
It's embarrassing to do it all by myself.
(She's nervous to do it.)
You can do it.
How should I do it in this atmosphere?
- You can do it. - Okay.
Don't be shy.
(She braces herself.)
"Gosh. The soup is too salty."
"What are you saying? It's not too salty."
"It's too salty, Mother. Why didn't you add some water?"
"It's good."
"I bet you bought it at a supermarket."
"No. Cheol Soo's mom who lives next door..."
"gave me some honey potato..."
"You mean, sweet potato, Mother."
"That's what I said. Swing..."
"Swing potato?"
"Sweet potato! Sweet potato!"
"Sweet potato! Are you happy now?"
- She's good. - Thank you.
I liked your Lee Soon Jae impression.
Thank you.
You sounded more like Lee Jung Sup when you imitated Na Moon Hee.
I like her Lee Soon Jae impression.
Jo Han said in the interview...
that he's second to none when it comes to fishing.
And he showed our staff photos of the fish he caught.
But they were taken in the 20th century.
- In the 20th century? - In the 20th century.
- When you lived in LA? - Yes. I went to Mexico often.
I caught a tuna that weighed 80kg...
- 80kg? - and some spearfish...
- Spearfish? - that were this big.
Can you show us how you caught a fish?
How you caught the tuna. Can you show us?
- What do you mean? - How did it feel...
- when you caught the tuna? - Like how you reeled in.
I'm not lying. It was so big.
- Please show us how you... - Usually, people stand up...
while holding their fishing rods.
They hold it like this and pull it.
- His stance is good. - Tuna swims ahead at first,
but then it swims down.
- It swims down? - I see.
- It swims down. - That's why people do this.
And then it swims around in circles.
- Tuna does? - It swims in circles.
You can't beat it...
if you only use your arms.
- I see. - You have to sit down.
- You keep holding on to it. - Until the tuna gets tired?
Circle... It's called "death circle".
- Death circle. - Because it'll lose energy...
- and die in the end. - It takes about two hours.
So you can't do it using only your arms.
- You should sit down. - What do you say in English...
in an urgent situation like that?
- A fish got hooked. - There's a sudden tug.
- "Hook up!" - "Hook up."
It means a fish got hooked.
- Everyone gets nervous. - A fish got hooked.
"Hook up!"
Everyone else leaves, so I can focus.
- Really? - So...
What if you need to go to the bathroom?
- He's too focused to think of that. - Right.
- I see. - Yes. He's too focused.
But he has to hold his fishing rod for two hours.
- You can't think of anything else. - He looks speechless.
- Seriously... - You have to hold back.
You can't think of anything else.
Some people might improvise.
(She's convinced right away.)
You need help when you lift up a 80kg fish, right?
It's equal to two of Gook Jin.
- That's right. - He caught that big tuna.
Hey.
1 tuna is equal to 2 of me?
Since it weighs 80kg, it's equal to 1 and a half of you.
A tuna as heavy as Gook Jin is not worth a lot.
They just let it go.
- Exactly. - They release it.
If it's as big as you, I'd say, "Grow up and come back."
(They're teasing Gook Jin with one mind.)
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Today's theme is for those who returned to their main profession.
"The Song You're Dying to Listen to".
Shall we listen to the song that Hyun chose?
Will you imitate him?
- No. - Okay.
("Can't We" by Wheesung)
I sang this song...
at many singing contests.
I think you have a similar singing voice.
- I copied him a lot. - He does.
Will you imitate Wheesung too?
That was good.
Will it be a funny version?
- Actually, I can't decide... - Wheesung impression.
whether I should sing the part... Love your man
(Imitating Wheesung)
Or sing that part like Wheesung.
- That would be great. - He's really good.
Imitate him at least in that part.
- Just that part. - That'd be nice.
- Just that part? Okay. - Yes.
- I'm counting on you. - Hyun will sing "Can't We".
We all work together for a performance.
("Can't We" sung by Lee Hyun)
(I almost forgot...)
(that he was a great singer.)
(He continues singing in a heart-wrenching voice.)
(Inner conflict)
(Love your man)
(Imitating Wheesung)
- That's good. - It came already?
(The audience members are fully satisfied.)
(His desire to make people laugh won the sorrowful emotion.)
(It's undeniable that he's the first singer from Big Hit Entertainment.)
(He can imitate Si Hyuk,)
(and he's in a high position at Big Hit Entertainment.)
(But BTS became much more successful than him.)
(He's afraid he might be forgotten.)
(Can't I...)
(just sing?)
(To be just an executive,)
(he's too talented as a singer.)
(Hyun showed off both of his singing and impression skills.)
He's amazing.
I think he should continue to sing rather than being an executive.
That was incredible, Hyun. You're a great singer.
He can be both a singer and an executive.
I think he looks better on stage than at school.
I'll be an executive who makes good songs.
Now, shall we listen to the song that Jo Bin chose?
(What song did Jo Bin choose?)
Oh, my. It's...
The song title is "Constipation", but it's a rock ballad song.
Yes. This is the only song...
that has been banned by TV stations.
Why was it banned?
They said the song was vulgar.
- That's nonsense. - But...
MBC approved of the song.
- Really? - Yes.
Why did you name the song "Constipation"?
- It's a song about constipation. - Is it?
- So... - It's not a metaphor?
- It's not a metaphor for love or... - No, it's not.
- It's not a figurative expression? - It's not a figurative expression?
You're trying to let it out,
but it won't leave your body.
- "Come out already!" - Exactly.
MBC approved of "Constipation".
So I prepared a special effect.
- What's that? - Okay.
- I'll turn the light on. - Oh, my gosh.
- Yes. - I had no idea.
Okay.
- You care so much about details. - Yes.
- It changes the colors too. - Yes. It slowly changes the colors.
That's amazing.
If I had turned it on in the beginning of the show,
- I would've run out of battery. - Of course.
- You should save the battery. - Now...
- You should. - I think...
NORAZO deserves recognition.
I agree with you. They know how to have fun.
Let's listen to "Constipation".
(How could Jo Bin's "Constipation" be?)
Whenever he stands up, he surprises me.
("Constipation" by Jo Bin)
(Jo Bin is shining as bright as the mirror ball.)
(The shining Jo Bin sings a song for feces.)
(You and I haven't been together so long)
(But you're still inside of me)
(Sad)
(Does a song about constipation have to be this sad?)
It's so sad.
It's really sad.
It must be terrible constipation.
(It sounds like a sad love song.)
(I push you out of me)
(He's singing his heart out.)
(I'm letting you go)
(Hey, are you listening to me?)
(It won't be easy to do in this tiny toilet.)
(Cheer up.)
(Clenching his fists)
(He doesn't forget to show off his singing skills.)
It can be a breakup song...
- if you change the song title. - The song title should be...
"Dear Feces", not "Constipation".
Are you actually constipated?
Well, I...
- have healthy bowel movement. - He doesn't look like...
he's constipated.
(Refreshed)
Today's theme was "The Story You Want to Know about These Musicians".
Today, we satisfied...
our curiosity about you guys.
Radio Star will...
Hold on to the end of the night
We'll always make you feel good,
and we'll become the best variety show.
We will say goodbye here.
See you next week.
- Please. - Please.
(See you again next week!)
("Pirate King" by ATEEZ)