(This program is a documentary that captures the journey of...)
(two renowned show hosts,)
(who were once beloved by the entire nation,)
(looking for someone to feed them dinner.)
(It was one day in December of 2018.)
(In busy lives, people became heartless.)
(And they looked for a place to cleanse their minds.)
(That place was located at the foot of a hill in Malli-dong.)
(In that long-running place,)
(there lived a lady who was a little different.)
(People who got her service...)
(all became peaceful and happy.)
(It's a magical story born at the magical barbershop.)
(Will she be able to do her magic to Kyung Kyu and Ho Dong too?)
Is this Hyochang-dong?
It's near Hyochang-dong, but this is actually Malli-dong.
- Malli-dong. - A scholar from early Joseon,
- Choi Ma lli... - Right.
practiced good deeds here.
To remember him,
this area was named "Malli-dong Pass".
Did the town name "Malli-dong"...
- Right. Right. - originate from there?
Yes. Yes. Look at this place.
- This is an old street. - Look at that.
Look at that barbershop.
(It's as if time didn't affect this old barbershop in Malli-dong.)
"Barbershop". That's old.
- Kyung Kyu. - Yes?
This is a Seoul Future Heritage site.
Of course. It's written right here.
I... That's funny.
"For health reasons".
He opens only from 9am to 6pm.
- It's for health reasons. - I...
And...
I...
By the way, doesn't it have an unusual aura?
(The exterior displays the traces of paused time.)
- I guess it hasn't changed at all. - It hasn't changed at all.
He must be preserving all of these.
- It's... - It's run by a young...
- Lady. - Yes.
(They carefully go inside.)
- Hello. - Excuse us.
Excuse us.
Let's go inside, Kyung Kyu.
I think she is our guest.
(He's surprised.)
(The master is not stirred by their visit.)
It would've been bad if we just passed by the place.
- Who... - Look at the hair.
(The customer let her fix her hair with her rough hand moves.)
- My goodness. - She is Scissorhands.
Her performance is amazing.
She's Scissorhands.
Where are you from?
Are you here to get your hair done?
Yes. I am going to cut my hair.
There's no hair to cut though.
- What? - There is no hair to cut.
- You can cut the sides. - I can trim it a little.
- I know who she is. - Who is she?
I know them. They are singers.
They are not.
I think she actually runs this place.
No, she doesn't.
This is crazy.
- Do you know them? - I know them.
I just can't remember their name.
How long have to been running this barbershop?
It's been a long time. I inherited it.
- I know them. - Who?
- Red Velvet. - What?
- Who? - Red Velvet.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
- Right? - You are right.
- Red Velvet. - You got it.
(Today's dinner mates are...)
Why didn't you tell us?
(Their airport fashion always become a hit.)
They're hot stars who are young people's idol.
Seulgi is Red Velvet's dancing machine.
(Red Velvet's dancing machine, Seulgi)
(Nobody can doubt this idol's singing talent.)
She's the one with an explosive singing ability.
Wendy has the vocal chords as great as a national treasure.
As they became more fun,
they became very popular and active in the variety show scene.
Our art troupe went to Pyongyang...
These hot ladies took over Pyongyang too.
Today, they are here to take over Let's Eat Dinner Together.
(Seulgi and Wendy from Red Velvet)
It's his first time...
- to see you on Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Right.
I've met them before on Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- Where? - They made a surprise appearance.
- Yes. - At Samseong-dong.
It was when Min Ho and I failed.
- Right. - Right.
- You met them in front of a store. - Right.
(He completely failed.)
(It was the day when Min Ho failed for the second time.)
(Why is Red Velvet there?)
(Ho Dong was flustered, and Min Ho was embarrassed.)
What are you doing here?
(They ran into Red Velvet on the street.)
There were all of you there.
- Right. - We said hello to everyone.
- Before that, Joy and Irene... - They were on the show.
- Right. - In Yangjae-dong.
- We walked around in Yangjae-dong. - Right.
You must be unfamiliar with a barbershop like this.
But when I was young, when I was a teenager,
I used to hold my dad's hand and...
- come to a barbershop like this. - Right.
- Was it like this? - And girls,
I will teach you this.
- When you wash your hair, - Yes.
- You lie down. - you do this.
You didn't do that in the past.
- The barber just shoved your head. - Yes.
Is that what you did?
He got water...
and rinsed your hair.
I was wondering why there was no chair.
We thought you tilt this chair at 45 degrees angle...
- and somehow stay there. - Like this.
No, no. You lie down now.
But you leaned forward in the past.
That's how the barber washed your hair.
That's how it always has been.
There was no running hot water, so you had to boil water.
It's...
- preserved so well. - That's how the hair was washed.
(The old and worn-out goods make it feel like time stopped.)
Kyung Kyu, I call Wendy...
- Mom in my heart. - Why?
- She's a mother to me. - Why is that?
In my heart, Wendy...
is like my mom.
He is like my sore finger.
(The son is happy.)
(Episode 21 of "Knowing Bros")
(I want to tell people that you are a good man.)
You are making me cry.
(Ho Dong was touched and comforted by her praise.)
- I am your sore finger. - Yes, you are my sore finger.
(Wendy's finger is huge.)
Let's go. Let's go.
- Hello. - Hello.
It's nice to meet you.
- It's nice to meet you. - It's nice to meet you, sir.
You are here to hand us the spoon.
You came to hand us...
I want to say hello first.
- want to say hello first. - It's nice to meet you.
- Sir. - Yes.
How long have you been running this barbershop?
- 90 years. - 90 years?
- Did your grandfather run it? - My grandfather, my father,
and I have been running it for a total of 90 years.
You've been running it for three generations.
Right. For three generations.
How long have you been running this shop alone?
By next year, it will be 60 years.
- You've been here for that long. - Yes.
60 years.
- You mean this place is that long. - Yes, it's been here for 60 years.
Insisting on the traditional method,
he's been collecting time in one place.
It's a small yet big space of the master barber.
(The memory of the customers over 90 years dwells in here too.)
("He's Been Using the Same Scissors for 45 Years.")
("People Come from Japan too.")
Wendy, please read it...
- with your beautiful voice. - Read it loudly.
Go.
- Have dinner in Gongdeok-dong. - Have dinner in Gongdeok-dong.
The village they will power up today...
is Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.
With Gongdeok Station, where four subway lines pass, as the center,
this village has great transport links.
It's chosen as the optimum area for business.
Many companies and public institutions are in this area.
(Many companies and public institutions are located here.)
In the office haven Gongdeok-dong,
will they be able to get invited in for a dinner?
Let's Eat Dinner Together Episode 109. "Gongdeok Office".
(Episode 109, "Gongdeok Office")
So this is near there.
It's near Gongdeok Rotary.
- This used to be Gongdeok Rotary. - Yes.
If you go that way, you'll get to Mapo-gu.
If you go this way, you'll get to Seoul Station.
When you cut through this way, you'll get to Yongsan.
This is the transport hub.
(Gongdeok Ogeori became the transport hub.)
Gongdeok Rotary.
I think I've heard of it.
- This is amazing. - There are a lot of offices here.
- I... Yes? - Kyung Kyu.
There are a lot of offices...
around Gongdeok-dong.
- There are a lot of office workers. - There are a lot of officetels.
So a lot of young office workers live here.
This is the first place where a lot of offices...
and officetels were built.
"Offictel" is a combination of office and apartment flat.
The first ever officetel was built in Dohwa-dong,
which is near Gongdeok.
(Korea's first officetel is located in Dohwa-dong.)
This shows the long history of Gongdeok...
and its close tie to office workers.
This is the fritter village.
It smells incredible.
(The four spoons enter the street filled with delicious food.)
They look so delicious.
- Hello. - I want to eat them.
Jeon Street...
is a very popular spot of Mapo-gu.
Jeon Street is not missed in Gongdeok.
It's the place with 30 years of history.
(It's a hot place of Gongdeok with 30 years of history.)
- It's the atmosphere you pay for. - Right.
- I really love markets. - Me too.
This is Jokbal Street.
Jokbal Street which is just as popular...
as Jeon Street...
sells hearty sundae guk during the day.
At night, they serve jokbal with drinks.
It becomes a place where office workers come to unwind.
(This place comforts the tired office workers.)
There's Jeon Street,
and there's Jokbal Street too. It's lovely.
Should we visit a realtor's office?
- A realtor's office? - Should we...
- go in here? - Yes.
- Hello. - Thank you.
Go ahead.
- It's nice to meet you. - Hello.
- Hello, sir. - Hello.
Today is Gongdeok-dong special.
It would be lovely if you explain where we are now.
- This is Gongdeok Station. - Yes.
You are right in front of Exit Five.
Are there that many offices around here?
- There are many offices. - Are there?
All of these buildings are...
head offices.
Head offices.
But why are there so many offices here?
This is the VIP road.
It stretches from Gimpo International Airport...
to Gwanghwamun,
and all the way to the Blue House. This is the VIP road.
- This is that road. - Ho Dong.
When someone famous came from America...
- Right. - When their President came,
he got off at...
Gimpo International Airport, drove through this road,
- This is the road. - and went to the Blue House.
It's the path Presidents take. That's why it's VIP.
Gongdeok Station...
got developed very late.
Line 5, Line 6,
Gyeongui-Jungang Line, and Airport Railroad.
As those four lines started to pass through this area...
It's been 3 and half to 4 years.
That's when this area developed as the transport hub.
I heard among the residents,
there are many young office workers.
That's what I heard.
Right. Because there are a lot of offices here,
and it's got good transportation system,
a lot of people from mid 20s to early 30s live here.
(The age range of the residents is mid 20s to early 30s.)
Which area has the most number of officetels?
There is one.
Amongst big company buildings on the roadside,
there are officetels here and there.
(There are officetels here and there amongst big buildings.)
How much is it per 3.3m²?
The rent is 800 dollars.
- The monthly rent is 800 dollars. - I see.
They are young people...
- who just started working. - Right.
- We will make sure to succeed. - Sir,
can you recognize them? They are famous idols.
- They are the dinner mates. - Red Velvet.
- Red Velvet. - You looked familiar.
- Really? - Have you seen us?
- You look very familiar. - They...
- went to Pyongyang too. - Yes.
- We did. - Right.
You performed that song.
1, 2, 3, 4.
(They perform "Red Flavor".)
(His cheekbones are lifted)
(They performed to thank the realtor.)
- Thank you. - He is...
- Thank you. - smiling ear to ear.
- Thank you. - Bye.
- Bye. - Bye.
I hope you will earn a lot of money.
My goodness. There are so many buildings.
It's huge.
Is this the head office building?
- This is Hyosung. - This is what he mentioned.
- I think I remember. - Right.
There are a lot of head offices here.
- This and that. - There are a lot of head offices.
I know the owners of this and that building.
We can't visit the offices.
Do you not know anyone who lives here?
Everyone I know lives in Pyeongchang-dong.
(Believe it or not)
Actually,
Red Velvet is known for having started...
working at an early age.
Seulgi became a trainee when she was in elementary school.
- What are... - That's working.
What are pros and cons?
Right. Right.
- What are the Pros... - What was good about...
- This is a good thing. - starting to work at an early age?
The earlier you start working,
the more fearless you get.
You become fearless because you don't know.
I will compare it to my experience of studying abroad.
I went abroad when I was young, so I was fearless.
So I wasn't afraid to do anything.
- I just went for it. - There is an old saying,
"An ignorant person is brave."
Because you don't know, you become brave. You don't fear.
She's famous for having received an award from...
the American President. She's very smart.
The President Obama's Awards.
- Who? Obama? - Yes.
- Barack. - From Barack Obama?
Yes. Barack Obama.
- I was in middle school back then. - How did you study?
(He doesn't understand.)
- How did you do that? - That's not easy.
- Seulgi. - Yes?
- What did you do? - Me?
I auditioned when I was a sixth grader.
And I became a trainee in the first year of middle school.
It's really hard to become a trainee.
- I know. - She has to...
pass the audition to be a trainee.
- And there... - Then you can become a member.
You wanted to be a singer when you were in elementary school?
Yes. Since I was little.
I just liked to dance to music.
She just kept dancing.
And I liked to sing a lot.
I could roll my eyes since I was in middle school.
(Students who chatted, Lee Kyung Kyu)
It's not that I tried it on purpose.
It just happened during the class.
So you decided to become a comedian?
Yes. When I started rolling my eyes.
- Because you were funny? - Yes.
- You know it, right? - Yes.
I just did it before I knew it.
She was just a schoolchild.
I think it's amazing that she auditioned at that age.
I think so.
- It's amazing. - What about you, Wendy?
I just went to the audition with my friend.
- To the audition? - Yes.
She just tagged along...
and passed the audition.
- She did? - I usually get...
very nervous,
but I wasn't nervous that day.
You weren't nervous.
I just sang my favorite song...
- with my own style. - I see.
What kind of style?
Rhythm and blues and soul.
- Something like jazz. - Rhythm and blues and soul?
I sang "Moon of Seoul" by Kim Gun Mo.
- "Moon of Seoul"? - Yes.
Isn't it a drama that featured Choi Min Sik and Han Suk Kyu?
That drama has nothing to do...
with Kim Gun Mo's song.
Really?
(They are excited talking about the old drama.)
It was a very popular drama back then.
(I see.)
So you guys are talking about "Moon of Seoul" by Kim Gun Mo.
- Yes. - It's an old song too.
- Right. - It's about the moon anyway.
But we have different things in our minds.
In 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(The moon I'm looking at tonight)
(The moon is)
(Humming)
(Singing at high notes)
(Wendy's "Moon of Seoul" sounds very soulful.)
This is it.
(Impressed)
- That's cool. - Cool.
Seulgi, what did you sing?
I sang "Doll" by Lee Jee Hoon.
- "Doll". - Let us hear it.
(She starts singing immediately.)
(It can't be helped)
Good.
(It's good.)
This is nice.
(But I won't give you a hard time)
This is the song.
(Emotional)
She's like a vending machine.
I can just touch you to make you sing.
I practiced a lot.
- So I still remember it. - She must've worked so hard.
Right.
With their dreams of becoming a singer,
the two girls went into the world at an early age.
And with their passion for music,
they've become what they are now.
About Red Velvet.
Kyung Kyu, they look so gentle now.
But once they get on the stage,
- their eyes change. - I know.
They look so charismatic.
They glare at the camera.
(Charismatic charm)
If you sing something,
they will sing along immediately.
(Alien words?)
I know it.
(She can dance to any rhythm.)
(This one must be hard.)
(But Seulgi manages to do it.)
(She can dance any moves.)
(This is exciting.)
(Did you think it was over?)
(He just keeps saying champions.)
That's all I know.
You are affected by Queen.
- Kyung Kyu, look at this. - It looks delicious.
- What is it? - This is good.
Eating alone?
This is an interesting name. It's "Instant Noodles Office".
It means there are a lot of people who eat alone in the neighborhood.
People come here alone without caring about others.
They just eat instant noodles alone...
and go home.
I guess so. It sounds good.
A lot of office workers would come here.
And some students.
How should we approach them?
Don't worry.
Once we get into alleys,
there will be a lot of studios.
We will try to visit those studios.
(They will mostly visit the studios.)
How do we split into teams?
In Gongdeok-dong.
Seulgi, you should give it a try.
- Me? - Make me cry.
(Make me cry like Wendy did.)
I'll be your team then.
All right.
Bite your finger.
(Wendy and Ho Dong are a team.)
All right then.
Let's go.
Here is a drama without scripts in Gongdeok-dong...
with Red Velvet.
- Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Let's get it!
Let's get it.
It's a city of glitz. And it's six o'clock.
Even if workers leave work on time, they are not home yet.
(They start ringing doorbells at 6:00pm.)
- Let's go, Red Velvet. - Wow, look at that.
He's eating alone after work.
Before he goes home, he eats dinner alone.
It's more convenient this way.
- They don't need to do the dishes. - I guess his age is...
about 20 to 25.
I think so.
- I'm worried. - Let's get in.
- Here? - Yes.
- We're just going in like that? - Sure.
(As they get into the studio apartment,)
The packages.
(there are a lot of packages.)
It says kimchi here.
(It means they are not home yet.)
I guess they get kimchi...
from their parents in the country.
- I see. - Because they live alone.
It means they eat at home.
There must be people who live alone here.
- Kimchi. - Wendy.
- Let's go to the fifth floor. - Okay.
I was thinking about that.
We just released our 5th album. So I was thinking about 5th floor.
Okay. Let's go to the fifth floor.
- This is amazing. - She's a genius.
I said 5th floor when you were thinking about your 5th album?
Yes. What a coincidence.
(She never misses a chance to promote their new album.)
Let's go to the fifth floor.
All right then.
(Wendy rings the doorbell for the first time.)
- What are you going to say? - Try to introduce yourself.
The music starts to play.
You can just sing.
(Humming)
- Please be home. - What matters is if anyone's there.
It won't be easy to get the timing right.
Right. They are mostly young people.
- It's over. - I think there's no one.
Someone might be in the bathroom now.
Even if they leave work on time...
- It's only 6:07pm now. - It's over.
The studios...
(Ringing a doorbell)
Office workers wouldn't be here yet.
They leave work at six.
They wouldn't be here.
It is quitting time.
(They can't be home now even if they leave work on time.)
Hello?
Hello, is anyone in there?
Is anyone there?
(The door is open.)
(Surprised)
Just go up there, Seulgi.
- Are we going up? - Yes.
We'll go up now.
(They pass by the lobby.)
(They call the elevator.)
Are we going to succeed just like this?
We'll see when we're up.
(Will they?)
What kind of people are living...
in this building?
It hasn't been long since I moved in here.
- So I'm not sure. - Where are you from?
I'm from Daegu.
I said there would be a lot of people...
who are from the provinces.
She's from Daegu.
- I'm not good at dialects. - You can speak in dialect.
No, I can't.
- Irene is from Daegu. - Right.
- Let me help you. - Thank you.
We'll help you carry it.
- Is this food? - Gosh.
What's going on?
- Hello. - Hello.
Are you going in?
Did they succeed?
I guess they succeeded, but they are just pretending.
What?
Look at Seulgi. She's not so good at acting.
She succeeded.
Look at her eyes. She succeeded.
I know Seulgi.
- She's acting with her eyes. - No, that's not it.
It was an office.
It was an office?
(It was an office.)
So we failed.
This is why the building is called officetel.
There are offices.
There are studios and offices...
on the fourth floor.
I'll go outside.
(He goes out...)
(and checks the places with the lights on.)
First floor.
Is this the first floor?
That's the second floor.
So that's the fourth floor.
The light is on.
You're checking the places with the lights on.
Fifth floor.
We don't know the unit number though.
You're right. Fourth floor.
The lights are off in most places.
(Most of the lights are off in the studio apartment at 6:16pm.)
I'll go with the fourth floor.
She tries the fourth floor.
There are more than 20 units per floor.
Right.
So it's hard to find one.
(It's hard to find the place with the light on.)
If the bell rings for more than 15 seconds,
- it means there's no one. - No one's there.
- 15 seconds? - Yes.
It goes off after 30 seconds.
This is a studio.
There are a lot of single households.
If they are office workers,
they aren't home yet.
The bell rings for a long time.
It is about 30 seconds.
They're doing it twice in a row.
No, we're not.
- No? - Yes, they are.
They just called another unit.
(Trying to stop her)
- You can do it twice. - Okay.
We'll do it twice.
This isn't...
- the right time. - Go ahead.
Just press any number you want.
- Do you want me to try? - Yes.
We will stick with five today.
Good.
Because your fifth album is released.
It's the fifth album.
Right. Our fifth album.
- Fifth album. - We are stubborn.
You have the fifth album and I'm stubborn.
We released the fifth album.
(Shy)
It feels embarrassing.
We never get to talk to anyone...
over the intercom, right?
- No. - They just opened the door.
(We didn't talk to anyone.)
The bell might have been broken.
- Hello? - Hello?
- Hello? - They can't hear us.
Do you want to eat?
(Giggling)
- Can you...? - Can you hear me?
Just ask them to open the door.
Could you open the door please?
They can't hear us?
No one answers the doorbell, so they think it is out of order.
(Is it that the intercom is broken or no one is in there?)
Please be home.
There are a lot of single households in the building.
This is a realistic dinnertime of an area with many studios.
(None of the houses answers.)
Not even 10 percent of the people are back yet.
- Let's go. - Okay, then.
(They had to make a move without talking to anyone.)
Let's find some place with a lot of lights on.
Gosh, it's not very easy to do this in an area with many studios.
- Should we cross the street? - Are those studios too?
I think people live there too.
Yes, you're right.
- I'm so hungry. - Me too.
- Seulgi! - Yes?
Do you and Wendy go on diets too?
- We have to. - We control...
- our weight during our promotion. - We must.
What was the worst way that you tried to lose weight?
- I didn't eat much. - She's right.
- When I wake up... - When you wake up.
Back then, the ground up thing was really popular.
You add black beans, a little bit of fat-free milk,
- Uncooked? - then you add some cabbage...
- and apples, then grind them up. - Okay.
- That's breakfast. - What about lunch?
Then I jumped rope 10,000 times to digest that.
I swell up easily,
so I had a packet of pumpkin juice as lunch and dinner.
- Goodness. - As lunch and dinner?
- Yes. - Is that all?
That was the end.
That's it? What about solid pumpkin?
Without that.
- Just the juice? - You bear through the day...
thinking about your solid food on the next morning.
(He's out of words.)
- That's for a day? - That's what I did...
while I was still a trainee.
I couldn't do that after I debuted.
- No, you can't. - If I did that, I would have died.
I can't do that again either.
Let's get this going.
(Walking inside)
Calling.
The line is busy. Please try again in a moment.
- Wow. - If the line is busy,
- it means they're home. - The line is busy.
- Keep that one. - Look.
- They all walk in alone. - Keep it.
They're all coming home now.
They're coming in.
- I'm sorry. - It must be cold.
The virus thing. Is this the virus scan?
Yes.
(The iris scan, not the virus scan)
This is cutting edge.
Look, this is like the AI.
- Go ahead. - We should try a house too.
Wendy, just hit the button in the middle. Five.
(Room number 5, calling)
Number five.
It's a cold day.
- The line is busy. Please try... - Oh, later.
(It's Seulgi's turn again.)
Please.
- The line is busy. Please try... - The lines are all busy.
- The line is busy. Please try... - This isn't good.
- The line is busy. Please try... - It's still busy.
Then it's our turn again.
- Which one should we choose? - Why can't we contact anyone?
- What does that mean? - Exactly.
- Are they on the phone? - Maybe the receiver isn't on right.
- If it's a receiver like this. - Show your face.
You should show your face.
The line is busy. Please try again in a moment.
Are you allowed to keep doing this?
(Feeling conscious)
You just did it 10 times all by yourself.
- Wendy. - Yes?
Let's burn our bridge here today.
(No one picked up the intercom yet.)
Hello.
Are you shooting Let's Eat Dinner Together?
Come right in.
(Kyung Kyu showed signs of schizophrenia,)
(then sank down on the floor.)
My goodness.
(No one has answered the bell yet.)
I don't even remember which number we called.
No one is at home.
Let's move.
(They decided to move again!)
(Kyung Kyu walks quickly in anxiousness.)
Where is he going?
I'm so hungry.
Aren't you going to eat?
- Have you eaten? - What?
- A get-together. - You're going to a get-together?
- Right, it's that season. - My gosh, a get-together.
(On the other hand, Ho Dong and Wendy are...)
- Hello! - Say hello.
- They're so cute. - Looking handsome.
Give me a kiss.
Uncle, Ho Dong.
I love you.
My gosh. He's cute.
He's so cute.
Hello. Are you on your way home?
No, we're going back.
Back to work...
- Keep it up. - after eating dinner?
All right, keep up your energy!
(Many began to work overtime after eating dinner out.)
I think we're now far from Kyung Kyu and Seulgi.
- My gosh, what is this smell? - Is this a multipurpose building?
- This looks like an office too. - You know what?
- It's cold, isn't it? - Yes.
But the next moment, you're inside eating dinner.
- All of a sudden? - Yes, such miracles can happen.
So...
- don't be burdened. - Yes.
Don't you think that building is...
- Don't you have a good feeling? - also consisted of studios?
I think we can go right in.
- Hello. - Hello.
Are you getting off work?
- Yes. - Right.
Do you work around here?
No, I work abroad.
Oh, so you have a place abroad, and you travel around.
- Yes, I have a business abroad. - I see.
Let's go up together.
(They got on the elevator together.)
- Have you eaten yet? - No, I haven't.
You should eat.
My gosh, what are the chances?
- Where are you from? - Seoul.
You're from Seoul, but you live in China now?
- Yes, I live in Shanghai. - In Shanghai.
Oh, I see. What are you having for dinner?
I heard my wife cooked dinner at home.
Tell her that Lee Kyung Kyu and a member of Red Velvet...
- looked really cold and hungry. - Yes.
Ask her if she agrees...
- to eat dinner with us. - Sure.
- If she says no, that's fine. - Okay.
- Is this how you do it? - Yes, you do it smoothly.
But my place is really tiny.
It's all right. We don't take up a lot of space.
We'll take up only a tiny bit of space.
- We're... Yes, exactly. - I'll ask her.
- Don't feel burdened at all. - Sure.
Don't get in a fight.
I won't.
(Seulgi and Kyung Kyu...)
(follow his light footsteps.)
(They can hear them screaming.)
There are a lot of people in there.
(They can hear them screaming.)
- Really? - Yes?
(Are we getting kicked out?)
- What? What did you say? - Hello.
- Hello. - Could we...
- join you for dinner? - Hello.
- Yes. - Hello.
It doesn't have to be fancy. Instant noodles sound great too.
- Well, it's... - Anything is fine.
My house is just too...
It's all right.
Come in.
(They succeeded on their first try!)
Producer Bang.
Welcome, this is our place.
Hello.
- Is she your daughter? - Hello.
- Hello. - She's such a beauty.
- Excuse us. - Your father looks so nice.
My kids love her.
Seriously. My goodness.
- Hello. - You must be his son.
- Thank you. - You're so pretty.
- Thank you. - You must be a fan of Red Velvet.
- My goodness. - Do you like Red Velvet?
The family of the loft studio welcomed them warmly.
What kind of people live...
in this usual house with electric guitars and suitcases?
- How old are you? - I'm 19.
- You're 19. - You're 19 years old?
- Then she has to like Red Velvet. - Clean up a little.
You should have given us some time to clean up.
- It's all right. - My goodness.
(Throwing stuff to the loft in a hurry)
I only saw this happen on TV.
Yes, this is it.
I can't believe this has happened to me.
You should experience something like this in your life.
It'll be a great memory.
- May I take a picture with you? - Of course.
(Let's take a picture first!)
- We'll take one when we leave too. - Can you take it for me?
(He asked his dad to take it.)
(How do I take a picture?)
I'll do it.
(A member of Red Velvet is in my house!)
My hands are shaking.
(Heart racing)
Let's take more pictures later.
We're just about to eat...
We'll take another one before we leave.
Are you studying the Bible?
Oh, I'm doing my assignment.
Your assignment.
(His assignment is all in English.)
What about the daughter? Which grade are you in? A senior?
Yes, I'll be attending college soon.
Right, the exams are over.
- Yes. - Can you give us five minutes?
- Of course. - Yes.
You two can stay. Just the camera crew, please.
I just need five minutes to clean up a little.
- Okay. - Sure.
- Then put the microphone on them. - We need to.
Put microphones on them.
(5 minutes later)
Ma'am.
- It's okay. - Let me know if you need help.
- Yes. - Wait, I was already cooking.
You must be hungry. You two can eat first.
- We'll eat later. - No way.
- We have to eat together. - It's about eating together.
Is there anything that I can help you with?
The kitchen is way too small.
I'll do this, then.
(While they're busy,)
(their son is busy filming the situation.)
(A shooting within a shooting)
This is insane.
(He takes a 360-degree picture to remember the moment.)
(He's just happy.)
This isn't much, but we got some fruit.
- I thought we could share. - Thank you.
(Seulgi bought some fruit for the family.)
- It's your favorite. - I got some strawberries.
Grapes.
I got green grapes and strawberries.
Right here.
Wow, I'm going to show this off to my friends later.
(He's mesmerized by Seulgi.)
It'll be weird if you keep taking her pictures.
(Posing)
How long have you been married?
- About 20 years. - Over 20 years.
The eldest son, what is your major?
- Bioengineering. - What?
- Oh, bioengineering. - I'm a bioengineering major.
- The same university. - The same.
- Really? - Really?
- Yes. - The same major?
- Different majors. - Just the school.
- The same university. - Different majors.
- Bioengineering, biochemistry. - Biochemistry.
- May I ask which university is it? - Yonsei University.
- Both of you? - Yes.
- Are you a senior? - I'll be a senior next year.
Right, if you're 22, you'll be a senior soon.
I feel really conscious sitting next to someone so pretty.
- Come on, what are you saying? - Don't worry.
Should I change seats? But this is...
I want to sit next to her.
No, I want to sit next to her.
- Who are you among Red Velvet? - I'm Seulgi.
Yes, Seulgi.
Bear Seulgi.
(She even knows Seulgi's nickname.)
Do you know Red Velvet?
I do.
- Really? You do? - Of course.
There's a member on the team who has the same name as me.
- Oh, is there a Ji In? Then? - No.
- My English name. - Oh, Irene?
- That's it. - Oh, Irene.
- Is that your English name? - Yes, it's Irene.
I used it before she did.
- I know. - Do you usually come home early?
I don't work in Korea.
I stay in Shanghai, China.
I came here on a business trip...
to stay for only 10 days.
I came back after meeting someone on business.
- Oh, you work in Shanghai. - Yes.
What do you do for a living?
I run my own business.
- Your own business? - Yes.
I trade in chemical products.
- Chemical products. - Yes.
That's cool.
There is your residence like an apartment there too, right?
- Yes. - You live there,
- And I come here on business. - but when you come here...
on business, you stay here with your kids,
- and go back, right? - Yes.
My goodness.
Only my son stayed in Korea before.
My daughter was somewhere else.
Where did you study?
In New Zealand.
New Zealand?
The small islands beside Australia.
She studied in New Zealand.
What about you? Did you continue to stay in Korea?
- He was in New Zealand too. - He also...
studied abroad with her.
He just entered a college in Korea.
Then both your kids...
- were studying abroad, - Yes.
- My wife probably had a hard time. - and you were in Shanghai.
What about your wife?
She was with the kids in New Zealand.
- With the kids. - The three of them?
Then how long were you apart from them?
For six years.
- In Shanghai? - Yes.
(He's lived alone in Shanghai for 6 years.)
It must've been so hard.
Now, we can understand the family...
- much better now, can't we? - Right.
Then how long has it been since you came back to Korea?
I think it's been only 10 days since I came back.
- That's not long. - For the college entrance exam.
Right.
Have you seen Let's Eat Dinner Together?
Yes, I watched it often on the Internet...
with my mom in New Zealand.
You didn't think you'd be on it, did you?
I never thought of that.
But you usually visit houses instead of places like this.
Today, we wanted to come to studios.
- We wanted to try studios. - I see.
We thought...
only one person would live here.
- I did live alone here before. - He lived alone here.
- Isn't that right? - Yes.
But your father and mother are here too today.
How often does this happen in a year?
- Maybe once? - Less than once a year.
It happens less than once a year,
- Gosh. - so we're very lucky.
(What an amazing coincidence.)
Now that Ji In came back, from now...
Are the two of you going to live here from now?
- No. - A dormitory?
- I have to go to a dorm. - A dormitory.
I should stay in Songdo for a year.
What about you, Ji Woo?
- I think I'll continue to stay. - Here?
With your mom?
- Now that we live together, - We're going to move.
we're going to find a new house to live in. We'll be here...
- Because it's too small. - only until we move to a new place.
Because it's hard for many people to live here,
we're staying here temporarily.
It was my dream to live a place like this.
- Why? - I needed a space of my own...
and wanted to live in a place with upstairs.
- You did? - Especially studios are nice.
That's right. Where do you live now?
I live with all my members together now.
- We live in one place. - Split up now.
The four of us used to use one room in the past,
but we have separate rooms now.
- You do now? - Yes.
Do you play them as a hobby?
- Only as a hobby. - Is that right?
(The son's guitars are in the corner.)
My college buddy recommended it to me as soon as I entered a college.
- Well... - Please play it later.
(Shy)
The lady is preparing for dinner for a big family in the small kitchen.
I think I need to check and take out whatever we have.
Inside the built-in storage closet in the hall,
a built-in fridge appears.
Various ingredients are coming out of the small fridge.
We don't have a dining table.
Oh, right. We don't have a table.
We should eat at suitcases.
We can put the food on suitcases and eat it.
- Suitcases... - No problem.
Gosh, we don't have a dining table.
Let's set the table.
(Taking out the suitcases)
Gosh, this is the dining table...
that hasn't been seen on Let's Eat Dinner Together ever before.
We used them to eat because we don't have a table.
It's totally okay.
- We can use the two of them. - Yes.
- Please sit. - What should we do?
(A dining table is completed with the two suitcases.)
Gosh, this is so funny.
The colors are pretty.
They're colorful.
The kimchi looks so appetizing.
That's right. My mother made it for us.
She made it herself?
I received it a few days ago.
It looks like it's fermented so well.
She made it for the winter.
(The kimchi is mouthwatering.)
My goodness.
Kimchi is considered to be the best when it's made by moms,
and it's put on the specialist table ever.
(Seulgi is in charge of setting the table.)
This looks so delicious.
- Should I put it over there? - Yes.
I should put it in the fridge.
- Let me do it. - Please put it in empty space.
Seulgi cleans things up right away.
These are the proofs that he had food delivered often.
(The traces the son left while he lived alone)
No wonder because he lived alone.
Next is what she's making with ambition.
If you have only eggs, salt, and green onions,
you can easily make eggrolls, the best dish for those who live alone.
It's being cooked golden brown in a pan.
(She rolls it,)
(lets it cook,)
(and keeps rolling, and it's done now.)
The eggroll is neatly cut off at the tips of Kyung Kyu's fingers.
(Kyung Kyu cuts the eggroll.)
On the cutting board?
(A cutting board is used as a dish today.)
It looks nice though.
Shall I wash them here?
After washing the strawberries Seulgi brought...
and decorating the dish carefully with them,
the table got much more colorful.
(The table got much more colorful.)
The father doesn't sit back and just watch either.
He seems to have grilled meat many times.
He grills the meat perfectly and seasons it...
to complete the grilled beef.
(The grilled beef is done too.)
Do you have stew too?
Yes, it's already cooked.
What stew is it?
Right before you arrived...
- Is it bean paste stew? - Yes.
- That looks good. - With a little bit of beef.
The bean paste stew she cooked for the family of four...
is reheated for the new members.
While all the dishes are being placed on the table,
the son is looking for something desperately.
(When he finds a mirror, he suddenly checks his looks.)
(Rustling)
(He finds something.)
What are you doing?
May I...
get your autograph?
(He doesn't care about the dinner and asks for Seulgi's autograph.)
(He was desperately looking for some paper for her autograph.)
(Smiling broadly)
So that I can put it on my guitar, could you...
- Oh, I see. - make it smaller too?
- Will this be okay? - Thank you.
(Staring)
(As if only he and Seulgi's autograph exist at the moment,)
(he keeps staring at it.)
(There is nothing more I wish now.)
(The suitcase table is almost set.)
- Paper cups? - Do you like to drink?
Yes, I do.
Then...
Do you have more?
Have you had a drink with your family like this before?
- We drank a lot last night. - Yesterday.
I drank a lot for the first time yesterday,
and I threw up.
You're 19 years old now.
Well, the thing is, in New Zealand,
- if your parents agree... - Oh, okay.
or supervise you, it's okay to drink.
- If you go to college, - To have a drink...
you get to drink a lot.
But if you don't know how much you can drink,
- Right. - it could be a problem,
so I had a drink with her,
but it turned out that she can't drink well.
(It turned out that she can't drink well.)
My daughter can drink well.
When she drinks with a lot of people,
she said she is the last one that survives.
I was so proud of her as her dad to hear that.
(Ye Rim's father is proud that she can hold her liquor.)
(It's time to take a picture of today's dinner.)
- All right. - You take a picture of it too.
In Gongdeok-dong,
for the first time in the history of Let's Eat Dinner Together,
a table is set on suitcases,
and all the family members eat together after a long time.
Gongdeok-dong.
This meal is...
full of great food made with so much care...
that the suitcases can barely support them.
The family members who lived in separate places gathered...
together after a while to enjoy the happy meal on the suitcases.
(The happy meal on the suitcases)
All right. Thank you for inviting us in.
No problem at all. This is so...
Let's share a little since it's a small bottle.
- There is not enough of it. - Thank you.
Let me pour each of you some of this.
- Thank you. - That is...
Here you are.
(Pouring it for his son too)
(Amazed at the scent of the wine)
(Seulgi fills the father's cup.)
Thank you.
Give me just a little.
Thank you for the food.
- Thank you. - There is not much.
I know.
(Slurping)
(Amazed)
I've watched the show many time,
but I think we're the only family without a dining table.
(The first table made with suitcases on Let's Eat Dinner Together)
We'll preserve this scene forever.
We will.
We have used them as a table...
- to eat before. - See?
I knew you have done this before.
We have used suitcases in our place too.
Those who started to watch this just a moment ago wouldn't know.
They'd think this is a new kind of dining table these days.
(A trendy dining table?)
There are other suitcases in them too.
So they won't sway at least.
No wonder they were quite heavy.
- They are not pushed away easily. - That's right.
A small suitcase is...
in each of them.
I was really hungry.
- It's so delicious. - I'm sorry.
Don't be. It's so good.
- I should've cooked more. - She lives...
only with her members,
so she can't eat home-cooked meal.
(Having a big bite)
It's so good.
(She puts in the eggroll with her mouth wide open.)
(She is so touched that she frowns.)
(The eggroll is disappearing into her mouth nonstop.)
(She is amazed again.)
As she keeps eating the eggroll that suits her taste,
Seulgi looks so happy as if she is on top of the world.
This must be why Seulgi is known for eating food well.
(Putting a lot of rice in one go)
(I won't even let go of a single grain.)
(The seokbakji is so crunchy.)
Excited Kyun Kyu joins the eating show.
He falls into the red flavor of the crunchy seokbakji,
and he's eating as well as Seulgi.
(Kyung Kyu is seating as well as Seulgi.)
(The son eats only the strawberries Seulgi brought.)
(He even eats the leaves and stems of the precious strawberries.)
When the whole family get together,
even without a fancy table and pretty dishes,
they can have a happy meal smiling broadly.
(They're happy even without a fancy table and pretty dishes.)
Meanwhile, Ho Dong and Wendy are wandering...
around the streets in Gongdeok-dong to find their dinner mates.
- It says "VIP". - Yes.
- Shall we try this one? - Oh, "VIPtel Building".
(It feels like very important people live here.)
It sounds like a studio building, right?
(They try to get in cautiously.)
- Hello, sir. - Hello.
Gosh, Hi Mr. Kang Ho Dong.
(The security guard recognized Ho Dong and came out.)
But this is an office building,
so everyone went home.
- Is this an office building? - There is no one.
- We can't eat with anyone? - No.
(He is well aware of Let's Eat Dinner Together.)
- He knows everything. - He knows everything.
We don't have much time.
You have to look around.
- We should speed up. Good luck. - Okay.
- Thank you. - Good luck.
(Moving to another building in a hurry)
Thank you.
Hello, sir.
How may I help you?
We're from a variety show on JTBC.
We'd like to press the doorbells...
and talk to the residents on our show...
Since this is an apartment,
they'd feel uncomfortable, so you can't do that.
Can't we just press the doorbells from here?
- No, you can't. - Not even here?
(The clock is ticking, but it's not easy to press doorbells.)
We got it.
You know the studio we went to at first.
We can wait there.
The first studio we went to.
I'm sure they'll come.
(Returning to the studio building they tried on their second attempt)
Now that we visit again, it looks more familiar.
They sell cosmetics here.
(Will their dinner mates be here?)
Oh, it's a nail salon. They're closing up.
(Peeking)
(Wendy presses a doorbell right away.)
(Pressing it hard)
Gosh, I'm startled. I'm sorry.
You pressed our doorbell earlier.
Oh, really? You didn't open the door then?
I don't know how to talk with a person at the entrance,
so I happened to turn it off twice.
(Gasping)
Have you eaten?
No, I haven't yet.
(Gasping)
My goodness.
What?
(Ho Dong comes back in a hurry to hear Wendy's urgent voice.)
So we...
That's not it. We already pressed her doorbell.
- What? - We pressed it,
but she didn't know how to talk with us and turned it off twice.
- My goodness. - For goodness' sake.
- She didn't know how to do it. - I just...
open the door habitually...
without saying anything.
It's okay anyway.
On this cold Wednesday night...
It's too cold now.
- have you eaten dinner? - No.
- She hasn't. - Gosh, on this cold day.
Have you eaten dinner, Wendy?
- No. On this cold day. - No?
Have you had dinner, Ho Dong?
(No, I haven't.)
- We're all the same now. - Yes.
- We can relate to one another. - Right.
- Then let me ask her 1 by 1. - 1 by 1.
Please put it down.
I was taking out the trash.
Please take your time.
Put it down for a moment. It's heavy.
(Put down the heavy trash.)
Are you an office worker?
- No. - Then are you a student?
I graduated from school.
You graduated.
- Then are you searching for a job? - Yes.
You're searching for a job.
How long have you lived here?
I moved here last summer.
- Then for about six months. - It hasn't been long.
So you have lived in this studio...
for about six months.
- May I ask your name? - I'm Im Ji Young.
- Ji Young. - Ji Young.
You are trying to find a job,
and she started to work not that long ago.
Since we walked the path slightly before you,
why don't we go up together and talk about the youth?
What do you think?
Here are Wendy of Red Velvet...
and Ho Dong, the ssireum champion.
Will you invite us in and become our family?
(Please)
(What will be Ji Young's answer?)
Here are Wendy of Red Velvet...
and Ho Dong, the ssireum champion.
Will you invite us in and become our family?
(Will you invite us in and become our family?)
But I didn't have any plan to have dinner.
If you didn't have a plan to eat, we can't eat with you.
I usually don't have dinner when I'm alone, so I wasn't eating.
- I know. If we change... - Right.
her plan, it's against the rules.
Because we have only 30 minutes left, we'd better get going.
- Okay. - Thank you, Ji Young.
- Thank you. - Bye.
(Disappointed)
- Fair play. - Fair play, yes.
(The red light for dinner will be turned on pretty soon.)
It's 7:31pm.
Now that it's past 7:30,
we're free from all the rules.
We could meet someone on the streets now.
(Fierce eyes)
(The rookie on the show presses doorbells so passionately.)
(With her flashy hand moves,)
(she is determined to keep pressing them until she succeeds.)
(But what she only hears is the beep.)
I could hear this sound in my nightmare now.
- Keep trying it. - Okay.
Do you live in Gongdeok-dong?
(I already ate at work.)
(Already...)
Have you had dinner?
I have a plan tonight.
Have you eaten dinner?
- I ate just now. - Just now?
Where do you live?
In Naebalsan-dong.
(Naebalsan-dong...)
It should be someone who lives in Gongdeok-dong.
(He gets thirsty somehow.)
Hello.
Are you on your way home?
- Yes. - Do you live in Gongdeok-dong?
Yes, I live in Gongdeok-dong.
- Can I talk with you? - Yes.
Do you work in this neighborhood?
No, I work in Myeong-dong.
- Myeong-dong? - Yes.
Then your address is Gongdeok-dong, right?
- Yes. - All right.
Please come over here.
She says she commutes from here to Myeong-dong.
For goodness' sake.
She lives near here. Who do you live with then?
Only my husband and I live there.
With your beloved husband.
- You are newlyweds, aren't you? - Yes.
You're accurate.
Do you know why we can get hopeful now?
Newlyweds usually eat together,
and eating together means love.
That's why they eat together all the time.
Have you eaten dinner yet?
Yes, I have.
I didn't expect that.
You're newlyweds, and where did you eat so early?
My husband went to have a get-together.
so I ate while working overtime.
Because it's December now, there are many get-togethers.
That's right.
- Please go home now that it's cold. - Okay. I'm sorry.
- It's okay. - Be happy.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
This is not good.
- Now... Wendy. - Yes?
We need to speed up.
- Dinner time may pass so quickly. - That's possible.
Oh, no.
You're on your way home, right?
Could you have a brief interview with us?
(Disguising it as a brief interview)
You need to get the question right now.
No, no I can't.
Who is this person?
The name of her group consists of four letters.
Four letters?
- Red... - Red Velvet?
(That is correct.)
1, 2, 3.
(She automatically sings "Red Flavor".)
(I'm curious, honey)
(The strawberry flavor melts away once I take a bite)
(Screaming)
You became Wendy and Ho Dong's family today.
(Ta-da, it was Let's Eat Dinner Together.)
What's going on?
Have you had dinner?
- No, not yet. - She must be so hungry.
By any chance, do you live in Gongdeok-dong?
- Yes. - Then everything is good so far.
Oh, no. I live in Dohwa-dong near Gongdeok Station.
(She's frozen.)
- What? - Gongdeok Station?
- Dohwa-dong. - Dohwa-dong?
We have to have dinner in Gongdeok-dong today,
- and you live in... - Dohwa-dong.
- Dohwa-dong... - What should I do?
(Though it's near Gongdeok Station, it doesn't work.)
Oh, this doesn't work.
(Gongdeok-dong, Gongdeok Station, Dohwa-dong)
- Enjoy your dinner. - Thanks. Good luck.
Oh, hi. Where are you...
(Gosh, what is going on?)
Please come over here for a second.
We said earlier...
that because there are trains that go to the airport,
many flight attendants live here.
That's right.
She is a flight attendant.
- No, I'm not. - You're not?
Since it became cold these days, I can't guess as well as before.
I saw the name of the airline here.
That's why I said that, but I was wrong.
Are you on your way home from work?
- Yes. - How long have you worked?
- It's the 3rd year here. - The 3rd year.
Good.
Do you live in Gongdeok-dong?
Oh, what should I do? I'm sorry.
(Collapsing)
I have to ride a subway and travel for an hour.
(I want to cry.)
(He groans.)
Where do you live?
- Bucheon. - Bucheon.
Bucheon.
- Bucheon. - It's all right.
Okay. Hurry up. Thank you.
- Thank you. - Okay.
Bye.
It's 7:46pm. We have 13 minutes.
What do we do? Wendy?
I don't have any special ideas.
(Her mind is blank.)
Are you on the way home?
- What? - Are you on the way home?
- Are you... - Do you live in Gongdeok-dong?
Yes.
You are our last hope.
Please stand in the middle.
(She's flustered.)
- You are a student, aren't you? - I am. I'm a high school student.
You are a high school student. My goodness.
- Who do you live with? - With my parents.
- With your parents. - Yes.
Where do you live with your parents?
The apartment over there.
Where are you going right now?
- Home. - Are you on the way home?
- Did you eat dinner? - No.
Did you really not eat dinner?
Can you call your mom...
and tell her that you are in the shoot of Let's Eat Dinner Together...
and that you met Ho Dong and Wendy on the street?
Can you ask her if she can invite us in for dinner?
- Okay. - Okay.
- Are you a high school senior? - Yes.
She's done with the exam.
- She must've taken the exam. - She's done with the exam.
She got to wear makeup for the first time in her life.
First time?
No. Her skills are good.
I don't think it was her first time.
- Can you tell when you look at her? - Dad.
- It's her dad. - I...
On the way home,
I ran into the cast of Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- They want to come for dinner. - Can I talk to him?
I will pass the phone to Ho Dong.
- Sir. - Yes, hello?
Ma'am. It's me, Ho Dong.
I ran into your daughter on the street.
We are shooting Let's Eat Dinner Together in Gongdeok-dong.
Have you eaten yet?
We haven't eaten yet.
Right. What is your name?
- Shin Sun Mi. - Shin Sun Mi.
Will you and Sun Mi become Ho Dong and Wendy's...
family in Gongdeok-dong?
I only have leftover rice from yesterday. What do I do?
It's fine even if it is from last week.
This show is about sharing your story.
You don't have to worry about the food so much.
Okay. Then you should come.
Thank you so much, ma'am.
I will go home with Sun Mi.
Okay.
Let's go. Where is it?
My gosh, I think I am going to cry.
- Wendy. - I...
Wasn't it like a drama?
I nearly put my spoon under my running nose.
How can this happen, Sun Mi?
This is incredible.
Did you get a good result from the exam?
I plan to go to the art school.
So the exam doesn't really matter.
What is your specialization?
I specialize in applied dance.
- I knew she was a dancer. - Applied dance.
1, 2, 3, 4.
(This is applied dance.)
That's applied dance.
(She's impressed by the experienced dancer's class.)
You looked like a dancer.
Who is your role model then?
(She's excited.)
- Red Velvet. - Red Velvet?
- No way. Really? - Really.
I listen to a lot of...
- Red Velvet songs when I practice. - Really?
You must know Wendy and Red Velvet so well.
Yes. I do.
When you enter this area,
you realize that the complex is big.
We are in Ahyeon-dong.
What?
We are in Ahyeon-dong right now.
(Everyone freezes.)
- What? - We are in Ahyeon-dong now.
Wait. Calm down.
Even so, it might still be administered by Gongdeok-dong.
So don't talk with such a cool voice.
- Wait. - Do you know your address?
- Yes. - What's your address?
What is the address of your house?
- Mapo-gu. - Mapo-gu.
Mapo-daero.
Does it belong to Gongdeok-dong?
When I use a food delivery app, it says it's Gongdeok-dong.
Isn't this area Gongdeok-dong?
- It must be. - It must be. It is.
Is it? They are saying it's still Gongdeok-dong.
Let's go. Let's go. Let's go there anyway.
(They are not sure yet. They will go and ask Sun Mi's mom.)
Is it Ahyeon-dong or Gongdeok-dong? That's the problem.
I don't like the name of that grocery store.
"Ahyeon Food Market".
- We are dumbfounded. - I don't like the name.
It should be "Gongdeok Food Market".
- It's here. - Is it here?
(The anxiety gradually suffocates the 3 people.)
(They arrive at Sun Mi's apartment.)
We will pass.
Are we in Ahyeon-dong or Gongdeok-dong?
We are excited and anxious at the same time.
I hope it will work.
(The time is already up. What will happen to them?)
Ma'am.
Let's Eat Dinner Together is here.
- Hello. - Hello.
You look so kind.
Come on in.
Does the house belong to Ahyeon-dong?
(Please say Gongdeok-dong.)
It belongs to Ahhyeon-dong, Mapo-gu.
Is that right?
(Oh, dear.)
(What's wrong?)
The rule of this show is that we have to stay within Gongdeok-dong.
But it's really close. You can just come in.
(Sun Mi's house is right outside of the boundary of Gongdeok-dong.)
(It's very close.)
Just eat here.
(Sun Mi's mother feels sorry too.)
She's cute. She's so cute.
(What do we do?)
I bought fruits a while ago.
- Can I... - Fruits? As a gift?
- Yes. But... - Let's give it to them.
I want to give it to them.
Then let's do this.
Sun Mi.
Why don't we go inside and drink a glass of water?
- Stay for dinner. - Since she's a dancer,
Wendy will give her some tip on dancing.
We will just drink a glass of water.
We will go in for a while.
(Ho Dong and Wendy enter the house at which they could've had dinner.)
- She fixed such a delicious meal. - I wasn't going to have dinner.
My gosh.
- I shouldn't have seen it. - Ma'am.
You made this spinach dish.
It's not spinach. It's canola herbs.
Is it canola herbs?
Canola herbs.
This is her kimchi.
(The smell of kimchi attacks their empty stomachs.)
You've already set the table, so I will take a photo of it.
It's not the house where we had dinner.
It's the house where we could've had dinner.
- Yes. - This is crazy.
- What do we do? - There's nothing we can do.
1, 2, 3.
(He takes a photo of the meal they could've had in Ahyeon-dong.)
This is the dinner of Sun Mi's from Ahyeon-dong,
whom they met on the street of Gongdeok-dong.
It's the meal they could've had...
if their house wasn't in Aheon-dong.
(It's too bad.)
(Sun Mi takes a photo with her role model.)
What kind of a daughter is Sun Mi to you?
She is such a good-hearted and lovely child.
- Is she? - I don't want her to be taken.
But I am sorry to her because I can't do much for her.
- Why? - I'm busy for work,
so she takes care of herself.
Right.
She looks so mature.
- You major in applied dance. - Yes.
What do you practice?
My friends and I choreograph songs and practice together.
You come up with your own choreography.
Yes. We chreograph songs.
We help each other prepare for a college interview.
We ask each other questions...
and prepare for the interview.
One thing I want to tell her is this. If you have confidence,
when you are on stage or while you are performing,
it makes you shine more than anything else does.
Yes. Your eyes show it. Your facial expressions show it.
It becomes who you are.
So have confidence in yourself.
Then you will be fine.
What if you lose confidence and fall into a slump?
What should I do?
When it comes to a slump,
having at least one person who believes in you...
is very helpful.
Honestly, when I am going through a slump, because it's so tough,
I sometimes can't believe in myself.
When you go through a slump and realize that there is...
someone who believes in you more than you believe in yourself...
When you realize that,
you can resolve to keep working hard and not give up.
When you do that, you grow.
Your mother believes in you.
Always think about that.
(For her mother who trusted her and for herself,)
(she should become a bigger person.)
We are telling her something amazing today.
(Thank you.)
I asked her to give me her address.
I am going to send her my new CD.
(Wendy wants to give Sun Mi her new album.)
I was going to give this to the family we join for dinner.
- This is so delicious. - She bought such a big one.
I love it.
- Really? - Wendy bought them herself.
- Strawberries and... - The crew didn't buy those.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Take this. - What is it?
- Tangerines. - Tangerines.
There's nothing else I can give you. You must be very hungry.
You should eat this at the convenience store.
- Oh, dear. - Thank you.
Thank you.
We are not in Gongdeok-dong,
but we got a family in Ahyeon-dong.
(Sun Mi, her mother, Ho Dong, and Wendy shared hearts.)
(She makes a cute face.)
You make such a cute face.
We will get going now.
- Cheers, Sun Mi. - Thank you.
- Thank you, Sun Mi. - Thank you.
We spent too much time here.
What do we do?
We have time until 9:30pm.
Someone must come for dinner.
If that store was on the right side,
- It would be in Gongdeok. - It would be in Gongdeok-dong.
We are going from Ahyeon-dong to Gongdeok-dong.
- Do you understand? - Yes.
- This is Gongdeok-dong. - Right.
This crosswalk is the boundary.
While Ho Dong and Wendy head to a convenience store...
not in Ahyeon-dong but in Gongdeok-dong...
Why did you think about sending them abroad?
After we got married,
- we lived in China. - Right.
They grew up there.
So when they entered high school,
we thought it wouldn't be bad...
if they study in an English-speaking country.
That's why we moved to New Zealand.
We never really lived in Korea.
- You've never. - Right.
- But they speak Korean well. - Right.
In Shanghai,
they attended a Korean school until grade three.
We had to make them learn Korean.
- That's why... - You don't know the idioms, do you?
I don't know them well.
I live in Korea, but I don't know them.
(She's always lived in Korea, but she doesn't know them.)
I was born and raised in Korea.
Doesn't it feel strange to be back in Korea?
We came at least once a year.
If you went back and forth...
I love Korean culture.
There's Korean Wave, you know?
Which idol group do you like?
- BTS. - BTS.
(She mentioned BTS in front of Seulgi's face.)
You know I made them famous, right?
On this show, I kept talking about BTS.
That's why their popularity skyrocketed.
(Thanks to BTS, Let's Eat Dinner Together became popular.)
Did you study abroad before you got married?
- No. I didn't study abroad. - No.
I was a country girl.
Then it must've been tougher.
Since we already experienced living abroad in Shanghai...
- You had the experience. - Yes.
I thought, "It can't be worse than this."
It can't be worse than Shanghai.
But it was tough at first.
We just went there without knowing anyone.
You just banged your head against a wall.
so it was tough at the start.
How did you overcome it?
It must've been hard to speak English.
Yes. I still can't speak English.
You can live there without speaking English.
- Really? - Of course.
You just need three words.
- "Hello." - Hello.
- "Thank you." - Thank you.
- "Please". Those three. - "Please".
And when you spend money,
you don't need language.
Right. Money speaks for itself.
You are just spending
- They understand it. - They understand.
Everyone understands money.
Right.
- How is the education there? - Pardon me?
How is the education there?
- I think it's great. - Is it?
What I liked about it was that...
- they consider sports and music... - Right.
They consider those important.
- Right. - They consider sports important.
They hold athletic children in higher regard...
than the academic children.
- So my children... - That's amazing.
got to do music and play sports a lot.
And I liked that.
They studied abroad for 7 to 8 years.
How many years did you spend as a trainee?
- About 7 years. - 7 years.
That's a long time.
While they were studying abroad,
I was training.
I constantly learned to sing, and I learned a lot of dances.
They teach you language too.
They teach you Chinese,
- They do? - Japanese, and English.
We are touring in Japan.
- In Japan? - Yes.
We are touring in North America soon.
Nobody comes to New Zealand.
Nobody.
(By nobody, she means BTS.)
They go to other countries.
What was the toughest thing about training?
For me, it was...
I've been doing this since I was very young.
The more time passed,
I became anxious about whether I would be able to debut.
If I don't get to debut,
- I didn't have any other options. - Right.
This was the only thing I've been doing since I was in Grade Seven.
What worried me the most was what I could do if not this.
But isn't becoming a trainee there hard enough already?
- Right. So many people audition. - Right.
When I joined the agency,
I couldn't believe it.
Also, I didn't sign the contract as a trainee right away.
I signed the contract after about a month.
I had to go through tests.
So in the beginning,
I became scared.
But when I got used to it, it became fun.
Do you...
plan to live abroad?
Or do you plan to live in Korea?
I want to live abroad.
- You want to live abroad. - Yes.
Living abroad, I realized that foreign cultures...
and their thoughts...
are very varied.
I think that's very important.
I want to work in a multinational company.
I want to meet a lot of people and travel a lot.
Sir, you might end up...
- getting a foreign son-in-law. - Right.
I am not against it.
You are very international.
You must be very proud...
to see them all grown up. They are going to college.
They are adults now.
They all got into college,
- so my job is done. - Right.
In New Zealand, when you graduate from high school,
you move out.
The country supports it too.
So all the children become independent.
- In Korea, kids can't do that. - Right.
Rent is so high.
It's better to stay home.
It's better to stay with parents.
What does the country support?
When you...
move out, I think they pay for the rent.
And the first-year tuition is free.
- The law changed. - The Labor Party took over.
And they changed the policy. I don't know the details.
And every month, students get an allowance.
(The state provides a living allowance.)
- The government provides that? - Yes.
- That's amazing. - That's why...
Young people become independent because they get all those supports.
Sir, don't you want your family to live together in Korea?
- One day, it will happen. - Right.
But wouldn't they leave?
They would be not young anymore.
- Right. - You two would be in Korea.
This family spent more time apart than together.
Waiting for the day when their luggages...
come together and form a dinner table,
they are cheering for each other.
(They are cheering for each other from their own places.)
(Wendy and Ho Dong are giving another try at a convenience store.)
It's...
Someone went inside. Someone went inside.
A lunchbox. A lunchbox.
Who got a lunchbox? Where?
Someone bought the lunchbox.
Where?
(How did she see this?)
Hello, sir.
Are you trying to have dinner?
No, I am trying to get these chestnuts.
You are buying jellies.
Whose is this?
Whose lunchbox is this?
That's mine.
- Wait. - Do you live in Gongdeok-dong?
Yes, I live here.
Then...
I found him. I found him.
I thought a customer...
came and bought it.
It turned out this nice man...
It's actually expired.
The expiry date is 8pm today.
You thought it was a shame to waste it.
I am supposed to throw it away,
but I eat it.
But is it fine to eat it until today?
It was supposed to be consumed before 8pm today.
But it's been only an hour.
So it's fine to eat it.
What is your name?
Yoon Soo Myeong.
- "Soo Myeong". - Yoon Soo Myeong.
Soo Myeong as in "short life expectancy".
You could also say "long life expectancy."
I heard it so many times.
- Soo Myeong. - Yes.
Do you know the rule of Let's Eat Dinner Together?
I know the show.
We failed the first mission.
The second mission is to find a dinner mate...
at a convenience store before 9:30pm. We have to...
eat with a resident of the town.
- Cup noodles are great too. - Right.
Could we... You were going to eat alone anyway.
Can we...
- I... - Wendy and Ho Dong...
We can buy other things too...
- and share it. - We can buy cup noodles.
But I am working right now.
- I can't eat outside. - Right.
- We can eat here. - We can eat standing up.
We will eat with you somewhere here.
If you don't mind it, let's make a good memory.
I am a part-time employee,
so I can't leave the counter.
You are working right now.
If you leave the counter, you will be in trouble.
We will be causing him trouble.
(He feels very bad.)
(Groaning)
I have to make a living too.
I can't get fired.
Of course.
(But they still enjoyed talking to him.)
Youth number one.
(Youth number 2.)
- Number 2? - Number 3.
- Should we say "cheers"? - Yes.
- 2, 3. Cheers! - Cheers.
- We will wait outside then. - Okay.
(It's 8:58pm. They retreat for the hardworking young man.)
- Thank you. - Thank you.
We are not leaving though.
You have such sharp eyes, Wendy.
I can only see...
lunchboxes.
I didn't see it.
So I thought you were...
- mistaken. - No.
I saw it clearly.
Someone will show up.
(He spots a passerby.)
Have you eaten?
Yes.
I feel colder because I am hungry.
(It feels much colder because they are hungry.)
It's cold.
Did you buy food?
- I am not going to eat anything. - You won't eat anything.
Wait.
I am seeing things.
(It's 9:09pm. It's about time to start seeing things.)
(It's 9:13pm. After that,)
Will someone appear?
(they waited and waited more.)
(But they didn't see anything.)
Since that time when we ran into Red Velvet in Samseong-dong,
this is the first time to fail, isn't it?
I didn't fail for such a long time.
You and I met twice on Let's Eat Dinner Together.
And both times we met at a convenience store.
Right.
(Red Velvet witnessed Min Ho's complete failure.)
So you succeeded Min Ho's failure.
I think we shouldn't come on this show.
You failed when we were on the show.
Wait. Joy and Irene succeeded.
Right.
(Seulgi succeeded too.)
It must be me.
No. No.
You can't give up yet.
We are simply trying to create a drama.
(It's about time to write the drama.)
There are a lot of offices here,
and we talked about young office workers.
When you start working,
the most important thing is your first paycheck.
Wait. When you first got your share,
that was like your first paycheck.
Right.
I still remember that time.
I gave everything to my parents.
But I studied abroad since Grade Five.
My parents spent so much on me..
and on my elder sister.
My number one dream was...
to earn money fast.
because I want to buy a house in Korea...
and bring my parents here in Korea.
That's my first dream and wish.
So you're about to achieve your first dream now.
No. Not yet.
- I'm still far from doing that. - You need to...
- You should work harder. - I still have a long way to go.
Since when did you think about repaying your parents?
It's when I started making money.
- You realized making money is hard. - Right.
- It's hard, isn't it? - Yes.
As I started making money and managing it,
I realized that there are a lot of things...
that I should take care of.
And my parents have done the whole things...
raising their kids.
I realized that later on.
Your parents have supported you...
and you just took it for granted.
But as you started making money,
(Now she understands what her parents have gone through.)
- you realized how hard it is. - Yes.
I think it's only possible...
because they are parents.
Now that I'm a father myself,
- I feel... - It feels different, right?
very grateful to my parents.
They mean a lot to me.
Parents never wait for us.
Are your parents still in Canada?
Yes.
I bet your parents will cry when they watch you on TV.
They just cry even when they hear my voice.
My mom and dad do that.
Here.
Send a video message to your parents with this.
(A video message to her parents in Canada)
Mom and Dad.
I'm so comfortable with you...
that I feel afraid to call you.
I'm afraid...
I'd get things off your chest.
Now that we're living far apart,
I know you'd worry about me.
So I can't call you often.
I'm doing just fine. I'm healthy.
And I feel even happier...
with my work these days.
I'll make a lot of money and bring you here.
Please stay happy and healthy...
until then. I love you.
Gosh, I'm so shy.
I feel like crying.
(Wendy makes Ho Dong cry again.)
Red Velvet just released their new album.
(It's time for Seulgi to promote her new album.)
We will give her 30 seconds to promote her new album...
because she succeeded.
If she failed, she wouldn't have gotten the chance.
- Get ready. - Just like this?
Yes. Just think about what you want to say.
Are you ready? Start.
We are releasing our fifth mini album.
It's called RBB, which stands for "Really Bad Boy".
It's coming out this week.
About "Really Bad Boy"...
Our last song was "Bad Boy".
The boy has become a lot worse.
The song is about my feelings...
for a really bad boy.
It's about a girl who wants to...
captivate the bad boy's heart.
How many seconds?
- And we are... - Time's up.
The song is really good.
Just sing a little bit for us.
And there's this dance.
(She's dancing too?)
(They are ready to watch it.)
(Dance time in the studio)
This is the song.
Thank you. I hope you will like the song.
Thank you.
We want the son to play the guitar.
(The son plays the guitar in reply.)
All right then.
- You didn't lend the guitar? - He's playing it in front of her.
(Everything has to be perfect for Seulgi.)
The good bands are now disappearing.
Show us something cool.
(He even wants a guitar pick.)
- A pick? - Pick.
He's playing it sitting down.
(The live concert is ready.)
(Excited)
Guckkasten's song.
(Thrilled)
- It's "Mirror". - "Mirror"?
Okay.
(He warms up his fingers to play it perfectly.)
(Nervous)
All right.
Let's do this.
(With the song on YouTube,)
(he starts to play the guitar.)
(Skilled stroke)
(Are you watching me?)
(Of course.)
(Moving her head to the rhythm)
(He keeps calm playing the guitar.)
We have only three minutes left.
- Okay. - We should hurry.
Excuse me.
Did you just buy food for dinner?
- No? - Do you live in Gongdeok-dong?
- I live in Gasan-dong. - Gasan-dong.
You don't live in Gongdeok-dong.
- Did you have dinner? - I'm having dinner now.
(My goodness.)
We have one minute left.
Just say anything.
Red Velvet's fifth mini album,
RBB will be a big hit. Please love our song, "Really Bad Boy".
9 seconds. 8.
- And please love "Let's Eat Dinner Together". - Seven.
- The third complete failure. - Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Wendy of Red Velvet.
(The 3rd complete failure, Wendy of Red Velvet)
(She failed, but she's still cheerful.)
We each carry it.
Stop shooting us.
We don't deserve the fancy cameras.
- We can shoot ourselves. - Let me get this.
(They shoot themselves for the finale.)
Today's dinner mate was Wendy.
And we failed it again.
(Bowing)
(They become polite after the failure.)
Today, Ho Dong and Wendy kept asking "Do you live in Gongdeok-dong?",
but they ended up failing to have dinner.
(Focused)
(Washing well)
(The daughter holds Seulgi's sleeves so they won't get wet.)
You must be happy.
I touched her sleeves.
(Now they use the suitcase as a chair.)
(They take a commemorative photo together.)
(Click)
They met the 191st family for Let's Eat Dinner Together in Gongdeok-dong.
(They met the 191st family for Let's Eat Dinner Together in Gongdeok-dong.)
Thank you for making good memories with us...
as soon as I came to Korea.
- Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together.
(The preview of the next episode will be revealed.)
(It's all green in winter.)
(I'm Rudolph.)
(Let's Eat Dinner Together, Christmas Special)
(A handsome Santa is singing carols.)
(A sweet voice perfect for Christmas)
(Sentimental Santa, Roy Kim)
(And there's another dinner mate.)
(Or a Christmas tree?)
(A tree with a suspicious body)
(It's moving.)
(A dinner mate who's like a Christmas gift)
(Human Christmas tree, Jo Bin)
(You will go around looking like this?)
(Sure.)
(I think he's crazy.)
(Sulky)
(Today's town for the Christmas Special)
(Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul)
(They don't understand the combination of dinner mates.)
(Why are they here together?)
(I heard it'd be a special episode with smart guys.)
(I'm smart, but I have a strange brain.)
(He's well-educated.)
(We shot the opening in front of S university. It's his school.)
(He graduated from S university?)
(What's the capital of Canada?)
(Ottawa)
(He's a genius.)
(Mathematics section)
(His brain is in full operation.)
(Plus 919 equals?)
(He adds the numbers in his head.)
(Correct)
(You're the big brother.)
(He's a genius.)
(I'm sure he's dressed like this for a reason.)
(The genius steals the thunder from the real smart guy.)
(Spring, spring, spring, the spring is here)
(He sings sweet carols to get attention.)
(Run or not?)
(They do an impression of Young Goo all of a sudden.)
(He joins them.)
(Thumping)
(Jo Bin dumbs everyone down.)
(A dinner with smart guys)
(A Christmas tree is here.)
(People might report him to the police.)
(He might look scary.)
(Hello?)
(How do I look in the camera?)
(Red...)
(Cut off)
(He's just red and strange.)
(Who are you?)
(Let's go, Jo Bin.)
(Singing)
(My son)
(Do you recognize me?)
(I'm sorry,)
(but we had dinner already.)
(We had dinner already.)
(They didn't have dinner,)
(but they're just saying that because of you.)
(I see.)
(It's the emotional ballad singer, Roy Kim's turn.)
(Nervous)
(Look at his posture.)
(This is how an entertainer rings a doorbell.)
(He's strange, but he's just good-looking.)
(Here are my good looks.)
(He makes the most out of his face.)
(But even his good looks are useless for ringing doorbells.)
(Maybe this tree brought us bad luck.)
(It's an unlucky tree.)
(If we fail, it's all your fault.)
(Will they be able to dine?)
(Let's Eat Dinner Together)
- I'm full. - Seulgi.
I told you earlier walking on this street.
It may be cold now, but you'll be eating with a spoon before you know.
- That's right. - Right?
I met such a kind person.
Me?
Yes.
(Sure)
We failed, but it was a sound failure.
- Yes, it was good. - Right?
We didn't avoid it.
- It's all right. - Let's soar with this spirit.
- Yes. - Let's jump upon the count.
Wendy and Ho Dong. 1, 2, 3.
(Go, Wendy and Ho Dong.)
I had a lot of work, so I'm going home now after working overtime.
Oh, overtime.
I already had dinner at work working overtime.
I got off late from work.
(A day in Gongdeok-dong was as busy as four spoons.)
Will you put down work for a second...
and join us for dinner?
(Will you put down work for a second and join us for dinner?)