(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.)
("Think, look, and act. It'll happen.")
(By Skeleton Athlete Yun Sung Bin)
("I'm a 100-point skater." By skater Lee Sang Hwa)
("I'm not disappointed, I did my best." by skater Sim Seok Hee)
("It was fun. Let's keep going." by skater Choi Min Jung)
(Korea National Training Center, currently 2:37pm)
- Gyeong Gyu. - It's the National Training Center.
It's been a while since this place was established.
- Has it been 50 years? - Over 50 years.
They recently moved to another place.
- Yes, to Chungcheong Province. - Yes.
(Korea National Training Center has relocated.)
This is the skating rink.
Taereung International Ice Rink﻿.
- Hello. - Look over there.
- The ice rink. - It's huge.
(They walk inside.)
(This is...)
After Korea began to thrive in ice skating in Winter Olympics,
many young skaters are training hard on this ice rink.
It is cold in here.
- Of course. This is ice. - It's for winter sports.
- She's good. - She is.
Turn the corner.
- She must be an athlete. - She probably is.
She must be a junior athlete.
Look, an elderly.
Yes, an elderly is here to skate.
(Men, women, young, and old can enjoy skating.)
Hello, are you a trainer? Are you a coach?
- Yes. - Really?
Are you training junior athletes?
Yes.
What's the age bracket?
Very young kids. Those kids over there.
Jun Hee, press down.
How old is he?
- Is he 7? 8 years old? - He's 8.
Press down. Stay low. Harder.
- Harder. - Oh, my.
It's cold. Go home.
This is a training for elite skaters.
They're here. They're talking.
Pretend that you're bad.
No.
(They're excited to see Gyeong Gyu and Ho Dong.)
What do we call them?
- Mr. Kang. - Mr. Kang Ho Dong?
Mr. Kang and Mr. Lee.
(Who are these two girls?)
(They found little skaters.)
- Kids. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
How long have you skated?
It just became one.
Just became 1? 1 month?
No, not one month.
I started in January.
- It's my first time. - Since January?
And you're this good?
(Standing straight)
Can you go forward? Ready, go.
(Let's go.)
Yes, good job.
It's been a day for her. Only a day.
It's obvious that it's only been a day.
- It looks hard for her - She just learned it today.
- She's good. - She's not crying.
- Keep it up! - It's only been a day.
- What's that? - This way.
What are they doing?
- This is the center. - We have to stay still.
(They suddenly begin to speed up.)
- It's cold. - Gosh, it's cold.
- Hey, look at them. - My goodness, hello.
(Speeding by)
I've seen them.
(They are in shiny skates...)
(on a shiny skating rink.)
Look at them.
(The two skaters are gliding over the ice beautifully.)
They keep going gracefully.
They're so good.
Last one!
(It looks like he's watched a lot of matches.)
Goodness, I can't believe we met Korea's heroes here.
This is really beautiful in real life.
Much better than through a lens.
(They showed Gyeong Gyu and Ho Dong a beautiful lap.)
- Hello. - Welcome.
- Hello. - I really rooted for you.
Congratulations. My gosh, congratulations.
I'm so glad to meet you.
I really rooted for you.
- We've met on a variety show. - Yes.
- We met on "Star King". - Yes.
- That was 4 years ago. - 4 years, yes.
What's with you?
- Congratulations. - Really.
- Okay. - Who are they?
- What? - Hurry up. Who are they?
He doesn't remember names very well.
(He would have to know Pyeongchang's heroes.)
Gyeong Gyu.
- Sim Seok Hee. - What?
- Skater Sim Seok Hee. - With confidence.
Skater Sim Seok Hee.
And she's Choi Min Jung.
They're the 1st and 2nd place in world ranking.
- Right? - Yes.
Gosh, that was close.
You gave it a shot, but you guessed right.
Welcome.
(The two ladies that made Gyeong Gyu scared are...)
Sim Seok Hee won three gold medals...
in the second World Cup.
The captain of the national team...
who dominates the rink with her long limbs.
(Gold, silver, bronze medal in 2013 Debrecen Championships,)
(5 gold medals in 2014 Montreal Championships,)
(Medals won in 2017 Rotterdam, and 2018 Montreal Championships)
The second place in world ranking, skater Sim Seok Hee.
Choi Min Jung won four medals in the World Championship.
The unbeatable queen of outside track.
(4 gold medals and a bronze medal in 2015 Moscow Championship,)
(3 gold medals and a silver medal in 2016 Seoul Championship,)
(2 gold medals, 1 silver, 1 bronze in 2017 Sapporo Games,)
(2 gold medals in 2018 Pyeongchang, 5 gold medals in Montreal)
Choi Min Jung, the number one skater in world rankings.
The queens of ice who have conquered the world...
came to conquer Dining Together.
I'm so glad to see you two.
Why don't you come down from the ice to talk?
You should change your shoes.
Are those the skates you wore during...
- I wore these. - Pyeongchang Olympics?
Yes, I won a gold medal in these.
- You won a gold medal in these? - Yes.
(These skates gave her a gold medal.)
Do you have a few skates, or are these the only pair?
- These are the pair. - Only these?
Yes, it takes me a while to break these.
- Of course. - Yes.
What about you, Seok Hee?
Do you not use a few pairs at once?
- Just one pair? - I actually use a few.
This company can make copies of the same design.
I like how new skates feel,
so I was at the Olympics with a new copy of these skates.
- With a new pair? - Yes.
- You need to take a picture. - Did you wear these this year?
- Yes. - During the relay?
(I'll take a picture of Seok Hee's skates too.)
She probably wore these...
- because they're golden. - Exactly.
All athletes...
- love gold. - Of course.
- Right. - This company...
only makes golden shoes...
- for world champions... - And Olympic medalists.
and Olympic medalists.
No matter how much money you offer,
- they won't do it? - No.
- It's from the company? - You need that record.
- They made these golden? - Yes.
Can't you paint it gold yourself?
- No? I can do it. - With spray paint?
I can spray them.
Do you have the medals?
- Yes, we brought our medals. - Really?
Man, it's in a case.
- Ho Dong, it's in a case. - Yes.
My goodness.
(Heart racing)
You should've done this, not ssireum.
Gyeong Gyu, you will be...
hated by every single ssireum athletes.
I'm just saying that they should give medals for ssireum too.
Goodness, look at this.
(It's a medal in real life.)
What is this?
- It's a badge. A souvenir. - Oh, it's a badge.
This is your gold medal.
- Ho Dong, this is a gold medal. - Yes.
Is this gold plating or real gold?
It's real gold, come on.
- It's gold. - It's gold plating, I think.
- Is this gold plating? - That's what I heard.
We should file a complaint to the International Olympic Committee.
- It's a bit of gold. - Are they making fun of them?
It's a bit of gold.
- Isn't it 100 percent gold? - No.
Nonsense. Come on, IOC.
This is... They're mean.
Stop complaining the IOC.
I mean, IOC, come on.
They didn't do anything.
(Ta-da)
It's heavy. It's pretty heavy.
(It's a reward for their hard work.)
I pulled a prank cam on Olympic medalists...
while they were having a meal.
- How? - A long time ago,
I took this medal...
(Flapping his way oddly with his unusually short legs.)
(It's the legendary bird with a human face...)
(that only comes down when the world is in peace.)
(He has a poker face with big wings, and he draws you in.)
(The legendary man-faced bird came down to see the two legends.)
I said, "Let me look at your medal."
(Ta-da)
(The man-faced bird tries to be cute.)
What is this?
It's the man-faced bird of the opening ceremony.
Isn't that it?
It's that bird.
(The man-faced bird is so polite.)
It's the mission.
Please take the card out.
It's the man-faced bird.
- The man bird? - How can I take it out?
(He gives them a spoon and an envelope.)
- He has something. - I was wondering what it was.
(Is this a person?)
This is very troublesome.
It's a very extreme job.
(You are watching "Extreme Job", of Dining Together production crew.)
Can you read it for us?
(Here is today's neighborhood!)
"Have dinner in Gongneung-dong."
- Gongneung-dong? - Gongneung-dong?
It's right around the corner.
Korea National Training Center is in Gongneung-dong.
- Really? - It's in Gongneung-dong.
The legendary man-faced bird told us where to go today.
It's Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul.
Gongneung-dong is well known with Korea National Training Center.
Also, it has Korea Military Academy, which is a military district,
and Taereung Royal Tomb, registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site,
so the nature is preserved very well.
It has many schools such as Seoul Women's University,
Seoul National University of Science and Technology, et cetera.
It's a green and educational town.
The two queens of ice have spent...
most of their years here at Gongneung-dong,
training hard and competing with other athletes...
at the Korea National Training Center.
Will they have a meal like two national players?
Dining Together, Episode 75. It's Okay to Fall.
(The guests, Gyeong Gyu, and Ho Dong leave the ice rink.)
You two look different in everyday clothes.
How long have you two known each other as skaters?
How long has it been for you?
I came in here during the 2014 and 2015 season.
- Gyeong Gyu. - Four years?
You can ask me any simple questions...
about Seok Hee or Min Jung.
- Why? - I'll ask them if I don't know.
I've been fanboying.
- Really? - Yes.
How many siblings do you have?
- I have... - An older brother.
Goodness.
- Oh, man. - I'll add to that.
- Do you have a brother? - She likes the color green.
- Yes. - I see.
She always wears green.
Even her shoes.
Is your brother a skater too?
He used to skate.
He's the one who started first.
- I followed after him. - You went with you brother.
Gyeong Gyu couldn't watch the 3000m relay...
because he was shooting a show abroad.
- I see. - Not live, at least.
I watched it later.
Did you know that she fell during the preliminaries?
I know.
But she got back up.
- And? - They were like 3rd or 4th place.
You're unbelievable.
- Did you win? - We came in first.
They passed by the 3rd and 4th to come in 1st.
Gyeong Gyu.
- During the 3,000m relay... - Hey, hear me out.
Don't ask me about these things.
This is really bad.
This was like a drama.
This will be made into a movie in 10 years.
Yes, so foreign skaters were amazed...
that how you came in first even after you fell down.
They said it was amazing.
Min Jung received the touch.
That touch became the top three touches of this world.
(Amazed)
- What's the top three? - It was the best scene.
What are the three?
Didn't she lie down and do it?
- Min Jung lied down and did it. - That,
E.T.'s touch.
- E.T.'s touch? - Yes, E.T.
- And? - And...
I think it was called "the Creation".
- Oh, "the Creation of Adam"? - Yes, that.
Yes, that touch.
That and E.T.
- Yes, E.T. - That and E.T.
Then there's Yu Bin and me.
So those are the top three.
South Korea, they've caught back...
to the back of the path. This is incredible.
They've gone so fast.
Good contact there. That's an important part.
They have set a new record, even though they fell.
They became the first place...
thanks to their perfect teamwork and a perfect touch.
They have even set a new Olympics record...
of 4 minutes 6 seconds and 387.
How many seconds do you lose if you fall?
- Almost... - Almost a lap.
- A lap? - It's pretty much game over.
Gyeong Gyu, it was possible...
because they kept on following through...
until the very end.
If they had been all out of it,
- Right. - it would've been game over.
Yes, we were all focused,
and she put out her hand.
- Of course. - That's how it was made possible.
And during the preliminaries of the 1,000m relay...
We were really sad too. So you must've been heartbroken.
What do you think happened?
Was it because of the ice?
That sometimes happens. Even if you train all year round,
there comes that odd moment.
We joke around and say that we stepped on plastic.
- We stepped on a plastic bag. - Yes.
We say that we stepped on a plastic bag.
We sometimes slip and fall.
And of all times of the year... It's not even the year for me.
This hasn't happened for years now.
- For years? - And it had to be that day.
I was really flustered too.
At that moment...
- I couldn't get back up. - did you think,
"Man, I stepped on a plastic bag"?
- That's... - I opened my eyes to see the fence.
(She opened her eyes and saw the fence.)
She opened her eyes in front of the fence.
They stepped on a plastic bag on that day of all days.
But they did not give up,
raced through the goal,
and finished the race gracefully.
Some say that skater Sim Seok Hee...
and skater Choi Min Jung do not get along.
Seok Hee and I both strive for the same goal.
We're both here to reach the same dream.
It's not right to say that we don't get along.
I believe we became a great team as Korea's national skaters.
("We felt stronger than ever thanks to Min Jung." by Sim Seok Hee.)
Seok Hee and Min Jung are only one year apart in their age.
They're best friends and the best rivals,
who became a great companion for one another.
Recently, they have ranked the 1st and 2nd place...
during the Montreal Championship,
surprising the world together yet again.
- I'm glad the bus came quickly. - Yes.
Let's get on.
Since you've both lived here for long,
you probably know the neighborhood well.
But we usually just stay...
- in the training center. - We're usually just in there.
Yes, you wouldn't...
- really come out. - Yes, we don't.
They left the training center, where the two skaters worked hard...
to head over to Gongneung-dong.
(They're excited to go out for once.)
We're here.
Are we getting off?
(They're at a residential area already.)
Let's go, my juniors.
We should at least know why it's called Gongneung.
Let me tell you why it's named Gongneung.
This town used to be called Gongdeok-ri.
Gongdeok-ri.
They took "Gong" from that.
- And there's the Royal Tomb. - Yes.
They took "Tae", which means tomb...
- It's "Neung". - Yes, "Neung".
That's why this became Gongneung-dong.
That's the origin.
(I see.)
And whose tomb is that royal tomb?
King Jungjong, King Jungjong's second wife.
It's Queen Munjeong's tomb.
(You can see how powerful she was by the size of her graveyard.)
Why is Gyeong Gyu focused on the fact that it's a royal tomb?
There are a lot of barbeque places around royal tombs.
(She's learning.)
Isn't Taereung grilled ribs famous?
- Yes. - It's famous.
Because they carry out ancestral rites at the tomb,
they slaughter cows here.
- From a long time ago. - From a long time ago.
So Taereung is famous for barbecue, right?
You're right.
- That's all I have. - Okay.
(He's done for the day.)
You athletes can make the show fun.
"You athletes"?
I'm done.
Gyeong Gyu's job isn't quite over yet.
(The athletes are chatting away.)
I never get sick of the footage...
of my championship whenever it comes on.
Excuse me, I'm sorry.
We have to do the real estate agency segment.
(Gyeong Gyu's Real Estate Price)
I'll really be done...
after I do my segment on the real estate price.
(The two skaters are very responsive.)
This is the end.
My role is to tell you the history of the neighborhood...
- and a segment on the real estate. - Sounds great.
- Okay. - I only have two things to do.
They need to tell us stories about the training center.
- I'll just do this part. - We can continue later.
You can continue with the story once we come back out.
- Okay. - Let's go inside.
(Chuckling)
Hello, nice to meet you.
We're shooting Dining Together.
Hello.
We walked in with the owner.
- Are you the owner? - Yes.
I see. The owner just got here too.
The queens of ice.
- Oh, right. Hello. - Hello.
What's the percentage of single family houses around here?
Most of the housing here are apartments.
There aren't many single family houses.
This is the area with houses.
Yes, and this is Seoul Women's University,
so there are many studios around there.
(There is a small area with studios thanks to campuses.)
Why are there so many universities around here?
- He's right, there's another one. - Yes.
University of Science and Technology and Seoul Women's University.
And there's Sahmyook University.
And Korea Military Academy.
Yes, Korea Military Academy.
There are a lot of universities around here.
(And there are many elementary and middle schools too.)
There's a high possibility we'll run into college students.
- It might be someone our age. - Right?
This neighborhood is close to these campuses,
but there are barely any shopping districts.
- Yes, I didn't see a lot. - So it's not a university town.
It's just a local commercial district.
The saddest thing is...
that there isn't a shopping district here.
Many students are frustrated about that.
You must be a bit disappointed to see how they relocated...
the Korea National Training Center.
We can't run into national players anymore.
- See? - Of course.
- They sometimes come here. - Yes.
We come out from time to time.
I've seen Lee Yong Dae a few times.
- Lee Yong Dae? - Yes, he comes to get bread.
And Jang Mi Ran the weightlifter.
- Jang Mi Ran? - Yes, I've seen her too.
Have you ever met her?
I have.
Who else have you met in real life?
Fencer Nam Hyun Hee.
- Fencer Nam Hyun Hee? - Yes.
It was really cool to see her.
I kept on staring.
Your juniors are probably staring at you too.
- It's been quite a while. - I guess so.
Will they do that?
Do you think we'll succeed?
I actually had this thought a few days ago.
"If Dining Together comes to my neighborhood,"
"is there anywhere for them to go?"
(Disappointed)
Because I think...
there are hardly any students in their studios now.
Then go home late at night as they study at college.
And I don't think there will be many people in apartments...
or houses right now either.
We'll manage to do it anyway.
You got gold medals even after you fell down.
I think you can succeed in this.
- Will we fail with this spirit? - Of course not.
- Of course not. - You have to succeed.
You must succeed.
Why don't you change the name of this real estate agency...
- to Gold Medal Real Estate... - Okay.
- as gold medalists have been here. - Sure.
So that whoever comes here will be able to know.
- I see. Thank you. - Gold medalists are here.
Today, they are more desperate for dinner than for a gold medal,
but the realtor didn't expect it would be that easy.
I really hope that we could succeed.
Hello.
(There is a crowd outside now.)
Hello.
- Hello. - Oh, my gosh.
- Is school over now? - Yes.
It's time for students to go home.
Yes, it is.
(They spot a university in a moment.)
Here is Seoul Women's University.
Unlike other universities,
its gate is in the middle of apartment buildings.
(There is no shopping district indeed.)
- I think this is the back gate. - Maybe.
Have you been to this university as it's located nearby?
I have been to...
- its cafe to work with a computer. - Only to the cafe inside.
- Inside? - Yes.
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
Are you eating ice cream in this cold weather?
Oh, my goodness.
Do you recognize her?
(Pretending to skate)
- She is really pretty. - Do you?
- Look at her once again. - Choi Min Jung.
- Right. - Miss.
- You should add Miss. - Miss Choi Min Jung.
- Do you go to this university? - Yes.
Are there many students from other areas in the country?
- Yes. - Yes.
- Do they live in studios? - Yes.
Where? Up there?
Yes, behind the shopping district.
- Over there? - Yes.
Then about what time do students...
usually arrive at home after calling it a day?
- At around 8pm? - Around 8pm.
(Looking so worried)
Do you know who she is?
- Skater? - That's right. Skater Sim...
- Right. - from the Olympics.
- My goodness. - It's her.
Incredible.
- It's Sim Seok Hee. - Goodness.
- Hello. - Hello.
- I was wondering. - Why don't you shake hands?
She is the hero...
- of Pyeongchang Olympics. - Thank you.
(While Seok Hee succeeds in communicating with citizens)
I really want to succeed.
All I can think of now is that I want to succeed in this.
The Olympic fever is still lingering.
What would you fear with the spirit of a gold medalist?
You'll definitely succeed today.
As Min Jung is so competitive in games,
she desperately wants to succeed in having dinner today.
Since you are athletes,
do you have a little different hobbies from others of your ages?
I like to take pictures with a film camera.
- Really? Analog photography... - Yes.
- with a film camera? - Yes.
- I like watching films developed... - Developed.
- and printed. - You do?
I like old styles.
(Sentimental pictures Seok Hee took herself with a film camera)
- And... - What about you, Min Jung?
I'm not quite handy,
so I'm not good at making things.
I just like reading quietly...
because I'm not really handy at all.
- But your feet have great skills. - Thank goodness.
- Thank goodness. - That is enough.
You don't need to be handy.
- So you like to stay quiet. - Yes.
You like reading.
- Since it is such a fierce sport, - Sure.
it's important to have such a quiet time.
Don't you watch TV?
Yes, I do. I watch Dining Together too.
Do you?
Do you have a favorite male idol singer?
- Well... - I...
still remember she had Ideal Type World Cup in the past.
- I was in the semifinal. - The semifinal.
Back then, Kim Woo Bin...
won her Ideal Type World Cup.
- He did. - Isn't that right?
(Kim Woo Bin versus G-Dragon)
(Kim Woo Bin wins.)
(Kim Woo Bin turns out to be Seok Hee's ideal type.)
Because of the drama he was on,
- I fell for him back then. - You did?
I had a chance to have dinner with him,
so I was really glad.
- Did you have dinner with him? - Yes.
He contacted me first.
- Actor Kim Woo Bin did? - Yes.
I was so thankful.
Do you still get in touch with him?
Because I'm using a feature phone after the Olympics,
we're not in touch any more.
- I heard he is ill now. - He's ill now.
I was told he got much better,
but I'm still worried about him.
Who is your favorite, Min Jung?
It is hard to pick one.
Which dramas or songs do you like?
- Songs. - Songs?
I usually listen to...
- You like indie music. - indie music.
- Indie music? - Rather than hip-hop...
- or rap, - Rather than them,
- she likes indie music better. - I prefer...
a little quieter music.
They are competitive athletes on an ice rink,
but they crave the everyday life of common girls in their 20s.
Min Jung is just over 20 years old now.
You have skated for about 10 years, right?
I started skating when I was six years old,
so it is the 15th year now.
I started it because my parents wanted me to enjoy it just for fun.
Like the kids we just saw?
Yes, but I said that I'd keep doing it because it was fun.
To your parents?
Yes. I asked them to let me keep skating.
- What about you, Seok Hee? - What about you?
As for me, my brother started learning how to skate...
- first. - Your brother?
Yes. I just followed him...
to go to the snack bar in there.
I kept following him.
- To eat something? - Yes.
And one day, I tried skating,
- And? - and it was so much fun.
- Goodness. - That's how I started skating.
- This is interesting. - Was it fun from the start?
- Yes, it was. - It all started from the snack bar.
If there had not been the snack bar in there,
- Then I wouldn't have been there. - you wouldn't have been there.
Right. How old were you then?
- I was seven years old. - Were you in elementary school?
- You were seven years old. - Right.
She was young enough to like snacks.
- Thank goodness it was there. - Thanks to the snack bar.
Seok Hee, why do you think...
Korea is doing well in long or short...
- speed skating? - What a good question.
- I think... - It sounds like a documentary,
- yet a refined question, right? - Yes.
It looks like a different show now.
It is completely different.
- Isn't it? - You were different earlier.
I think we spend so much time...
on training.
We run in mountains, lift weights,
and practice both on the ground and on ice.
How many hours a day do you practice?
Almost eight hours a day.
What? Do you practice eight hours a day?
Yes. We practice twice a day. In the morning and in the afternoon.
Including practice on the ground and on ice, it'll be eight hours.
When do you take rest?
When we get out of the training center on the weekend,
- we can rest. - I see.
We need some time to recover to work out the next week.
Do you know what the athletes in the center hate the most?
- What is it? - Running in the mountain.
- Mount Bulam? - Yes.
You must have run there a lot.
Yes, we ran a lot indeed.
I've run there twice too.
- It was awful. - It is really tough.
The ssireum champion and the gold medalists...
all fear the running in Mount Bulam.
- Not getting hurt is a skill too. - Tell me about it.
Please be careful not to get hurt.
Blades are dangerous and you may get hurt...
by falling and scraping your body...
- on the ice. - Right.
There are many dangerous moments.
Haven't you ever wanted to quit?
I haven't actually wanted to quit.
- Really? - Yes.
There were times that were hard for me,
but I did that to be happy.
They have skated ever since they were little kids,
and endured the hard times on the cold ice.
Even in tough moments,
they trusted their decisions and came this far.
They are youths in their 20s...
who dream of becoming happier through skating...
even though they fall multiple times.
There is skater Kim Ki Hoon, right?
- A short track speed skater. - Yes.
Do you know this, Gyeong Gyu?
- Let's say this is the finish line. - You mean holding out a skate?
That Korean athlete started to hold out his skate for the first time.
As a matter of fact,
0.0001 second decides the color...
- of the medal. - Right.
The subtle difference is so important.
The Korean player started that for the first time,
- and now, every skater does that. - Exactly.
There are some skaters who are especially great at that.
- Especially. - You're right.
They were surely following me,
- but suddenly held it out. - It could happen.
- Then I get so upset. - Right.
- I couldn't see them, but... - Min Jung has lost like that,
- and so have I. - Right.
It's like I get caught...
- totally off my guard. - If I were a speed skater,
- I think I'd be the best at it. - You may.
That is a great skill though.
The finish line is right in front of you, and you're...
- off your guard, - Yes.
but someone behind you suddenly holds out her skate, right?
Yes. I suddenly get to see her skate blade.
- You must feel so disappointed. - Exactly.
Imagine that someone sticks out her foot the moment I'm going to win.
- It's kind of a strategy. - It is.
What is that?
(I hope you will succeed today.)
Thank you.
There are so many schools here, aren't there?
There are many kinds of houses...
- including apartments, - Apartments.
single family houses,
multiplex house which there are more...
- And studios. - Studios.
How do you want to split up?
- What about Team Lee and Sim? - That sounds good.
- Team Lee and Sim. - We're Team Choi and Kang.
- We're Team Choi and Kang. - Okay.
We'll do it with our best power...
- and energy. - We...
- Energy? - will just keep going.
We are Lee and Sim,
and I think someone with another last name will be waiting for us.
Someone with another last name?
All right.
- Someone is waiting. - We have to find him or her.
We should.
Here is a drama without scripts with...
- gold medalists. Dining Together. - Dining Together.
In search of someone with another last name in Gongneung-dong,
the queens on the ice start to run for dinner.
- Aren't you hungry? - Yes, I am.
- I'm so hungry. - You must be.
(They enter the residential area.)
Who will start first?
Who starts first in a relay?
(She does.)
- Then she should start first. - "Then she should start first."
Where do your parents live?
- They live in Hanam. - Hanam?
Then how many times a week do you eat with your family?
At home.
Twice a week.
- What about you? - I spend...
5 to 6 days a week in the training center and go home.
Weren't you in Folk Village when you were a ssireum athlete?
I can't believe you said that.
You may be protested against by ssireum athletes.
- We're athletes too. - Well,
ssireum is a traditional sport.
Since they are athletes, they are in the training center.
Ssireum is a traditional sport, so you may have stayed in Folk Village.
Is it something I can't ask?
(The former ssireum champion is lamenting.)
- You're ridiculous. - Gosh.
That was the most absurd thing that you have said so far.
How could you ask if I was in Folk Village?
- You're talking nonsense. - My goodness.
You are at the starting line.
How do you feel now?
First of all, I'm really hungry.
I'll make sure to enter this house...
and have dinner with them.
Then Seok Hee will start first.
Okay.
Since it's a relay, the starter is important.
- You should not fall. - You shouldn't.
(She almost collapses because of the awful memory.)
- Did she press it? - She did.
(She chose the doorbell on the left.)
This is Seok Hee's first attempt on Dining Together.
It's her first attempt.
Will she succeed in the first try with the energy of the gold medal?
Is it a failure?
Was sit a plastic bag?
- Yes, a plastic bag. - You say you stepped on a bag?
- Did I step on it? - Did you?
- Let me press it once more. - She stepped on a plastic bag.
Sim Seok Hee stepped on a plastic bag.
- Did they go to the bathroom? - Seok Hee...
keeps challenging, but...
Someone is coming out.
(Puzzled)
- Someone came out. - Please say hi.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Introduce yourself. - I'm...
Sim Seok Hee, the national short track speed skater.
- Say hello. - Do you know who I am?
I know, but I was in the middle of something.
- So you can't let us in? - No, I can't.
Okay, I see.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Seok Hee failed.
- I did step on it. - He knows, but he can't let her in.
Now...
How should we interpret it?
Is it considered as falling?
She didn't fall.
- She just staggered. - I staggered.
It is sad that skater Sim Seok Hee...
staggered at her first try.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
- We'll try the second floor. - Okay.
- Go, Min Jung. - Please face that way.
How do you feel now?
He keeps asking how they feel.
I'm so nervous.
- As if I were a game, - Isn't that right?
- I feel so nervous. - Do you?
Would you like to say something to your parents?
- To my parents? - Yes.
Mom, I'll make sure to make it.
(Good luck!)
She's making the first attempt now.
Here she goes.
I feel nervous.
(They can't hear anything.)
Does she have unlucky hands?
(It looks like it's broken.)
- It's broken. - You stepped on a plastic bag.
- It's a plastic bag. - I surely...
- stepped on it. - Dear viewers, we're sorry.
She slipped on a plastic bag.
She stepped on it.
- On a plastic bag. - Right.
- She slipped on a plastic bag. - I did.
This race is not easy even for the gold medalists on ice.
Hello.
- Have you eaten yet? - Not yet.
I think you live in a nice neighborhood.
This is a nice town.
What do you like the most? Please brag about three things.
- It's very quiet. - It's quiet.
And all the houses here are built very sturdy.
- Are the houses sturdy? - Sturdy?
Every house is sturdy.
Houses are usually built sturdy.
We can notice they are sturdy when we look at them.
(So sturdy that they can't get in)
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Can you wear nail art when you play in a match?
Yes. I had never worn it,
but I did for the first time...
before I participated in the world championship.
- Was it your first time? - Yes.
Because the result was good in the championship,
I think I'll keep wearing it.
It becomes a superstition then.
- Yes. I want to keep doing it... - Exactly.
- if I think it brings me luck. - Right.
Please go ahead.
There is a car parked here.
It's a pretty house.
This car has been parked here for a long time.
- For a long time? - Why?
Because there is bird poop on it.
(Gyeong Gyu says ridiculous things today.)
Because of the bird poop?
(Is he doing a good job on reasoning as a veteran?)
- The bird poop tells it all. - Okay, if that is the first reason,
what is the second reason?
The car is cold now.
You should touch the hood.
The trunk is cold even if the car just arrived.
- Trunk. - Okay.
(He presses the doorbell before Ho Dong picks on him more.)
(Nervous)
Will it be Sim Seok Hee or Choi Min Jung?
Let's move.
(There seems to be nobody in there.)
Is no one there?
- This house is green. - It's a green house.
- I feel good about it. - It's green.
- Green. - Green feels good.
Min Jung didn't even have a chance to talk.
No, not yet.
Go, Min Jung.
(Desperately hoping to talk to a resident)
The bell is working.
(The doorbell sound is loud.)
Maybe there is no one in there.
(She fails to talk to someone again.)
What the realtors say are so accurate.
- She said people won't be at home. - She did.
They're 80 to 90 percent precise.
As the realtor expected,
it is hard to meet somebody at home in Gongneung-dong.
(It is now 6:17pm in Gongneung-dong.)
Press that button.
(The melody sounds familiar.)
(It's the melody of "Hwagae Market".)
(It's like they're in a karaoke room.)
(Dancing with his shoulders)
- Try another one. - Let me try another one.
Step backwards.
They're not home yet.
(Min Jung tries another floor.)
Okay. She pressed Unit 301.
(Bobbing her head)
You never know when they will suddenly answer.
(Only "Hwagae Market" keeps playing.)
I like this song.
There is only one person...
that was at home so far.
There is no one
(He ends up singing "Hwagae Market".)
- There seems to be no one. - I've seen you for 20 years,
but I can't get used to your comedy today.
(Gyeong Gyu shows a lot of things today.)
You even sing a song.
Please try it, Seok Hee.
Seok Hee...
- She slipped. - Did you do that for the show?
That was good slapstick.
(By the way)
It's broken.
There are many doorbells...
that are broken.
Excuse me.
Sir?
Kid?
- Hello. - Hello.
(No matter how many times they ring the bells, there is no answer.)
- No one came home. - Is there nobody?
There is no one.
I can't see anyone.
I'm so hungry.
(What should we do?)
My goodness.
- I'm hungry too. - I'm so hungry.
Ever since the first attempt, they haven't even got a chance to talk.
Regardless of the fact, they get so hungry.
We're in big trouble. This is not good.
What time is it?
The winter has not receded at all.
Do winter sports athletes like...
winter the most?
I like spring the most.
I like autumn.
- Autumn? - Yes.
I don't like winter because it's cold.
I like how it feels...
- I see. - before a new season begins.
The lights are on over there.
I wonder how members of the national team would feel...
if they get a pension.
The pension is not given...
unlimitedly.
- The point has a limit. - It does.
- It depends on their points. - Up to 100 points.
Even if they go over that point, they won't get any more pension.
But it's still meaningful...
- to get a pension from the country. - Sure, it is.
- It'll be an honor. - It is.
You haven't received a pension yet, have you?
I met the point for a pension now.
- So... - She met the point already.
I get prize money at a time now.
(This is the dignity of the world number 1.)
How do you feel to get a pension from the country?
I feel so honored...
and more responsible.
Hey. I will also get a pension in a few years.
(I will get a national pension in a few years.)
(He feels somewhat sad although he brought it up himself.)
- You will? - Gyeong Gyu.
(Gyeong Gyu's Getting Pension Together)
That was hilarious.
I will also get a pension from my country.
(He will become an entertainer who gets paid by the nation.)
- You are so funny. - May I try it?
That was so funny.
- Well, - Then you will get to know...
- I'll get it soon. - how the medalists would feel...
- when they get a pension, right? - Sure, I will.
- Do you get a pension too? - Yes, I do.
I will get a pension soon too.
Well, I'm Choi Min Jung, the short track speed skater.
Do you know about me?
(Paying attention)
- I don't know. - You don't?
- Show your face. - Okay.
- He came out. - He came out.
- There he is. - Speak to him.
Hello.
Hello, sir. We're from JTBC.
Okay. What brought you here?
I'm just wondering...
if you watched Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.
I didn't watch it.
You haven't watched it at all?
- I'll be back after changing. - Okay, please go ahead.
We'll be waiting here.
- Did he go back in? - Please.
Why? Why did he go back in?
He said he didn't watch the Olympic Games.
(He didn't watch the Olympic Games.)
(This is the difficulty they didn't expect.)
- How should I explain about me? - Goodness.
It's not like he didn't watch the short track speed skating games,
- but... - He didn't watch any game at all.
How come he didn't watch the Winter Olympic Games at all?
- Sir. - He's back.
You look...
- You changed into new clothes. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
Sir, you said that you didn't watch the 2018 Winter Olympic Games...
- at all. - Yes.
Why not?
- He must've been busy. - Because I was busy.
I told you.
Do you know who this lady is?
No, I don't.
He said that he didn't watch any of the games.
Do you know that our national team won gold in short track skating?
Congratulations.
(He congratulates her a few minutes after meeting her.)
You know what short track speed skating is, right?
Isn't it something like this?
- Yes, that's right. - Yes, it is.
She's the gold medalist.
- She's a gold medalist as well. - This is Choi Min Jung.
- Hello. - The other lady looks familiar.
- She is Sim Seok Hee. - Oh, really?
Did you watch the 2014 Winter Olympics that was held in Sochi?
I think she does look familiar.
(Seok Hee looks familiar to him.)
Thank you.
Sir, that being said...
Shall I come out?
Yes, you definitely can.
No, I'll just stay here.
(He sure knows how to play hard to get.)
(Laughing innocently)
Introduce yourself to him.
I won 2 medals in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang...
as a member of the short track speed skating national team.
She won two gold medals.
- Yes, in the Winter Olympics... - Oh, I know what this is about.
Are you going to ask me about having dinner together?
Oh, do you know our show?
(Please keep listening, sir.)
You should've just told me that.
Sir, please keep listening.
- Please keep listening. - Just a little longer.
If you haven't eaten yet,
would you let us...
join you for dinner so that we can...
have conversations over a meal?
Sir, please don't give us your answer just yet.
Here's the most important question.
Have you had dinner yet?
I have to go to work now.
- Pardon me? - I have to go to work.
- Now? - Yes.
Where do you work?
I work at Shinpyeonghwa Market over there.
I have to be there by 7pm.
(Let's check the time now.)
- I was getting ready for work. - He was getting ready.
I work at night.
(That's why he couldn't watch any games.)
What do you sell at the market?
- Clothes. - Clothes, I see.
(He has a clothing retail business.)
Have you lived in Gongneung-dong for a long time?
No, I used to live in a different area.
I see.
(They have nothing to say.)
Sir, our conversation is just not working out.
(Is that so?)
When we asked him if he's had dinner,
he said, "I have to go to work now."
Anyway, we'll get going, then.
If you go this way...
Please make a few suggestions.
On this street... My neighbors at that house probably aren't home now.
- We'll just get going, sir. - You have to go the other way.
- The other way? - Behind this street.
We came here because we had no luck there.
Right, I guess no one is probably home there either.
(This conversation is not going anywhere.)
Try the house at the end of the street.
- Okay. - Okay, we will.
- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.
- We had a great time with you. - I'm sorry.
Guys, let's go this way. This way.
(Now, Seok Hee will try her luck at this building.)
(The doorbell is ringing.)
The doorbell sounds nice.
By the way, he's the first resident you talked to, right?
Yes, the very first resident I talked to.
- But he had to go to work. - Yes, he said he has to go to work.
- He didn't even watch any games. - I was in the Olympics,
but he didn't watch any games.
No one is home.
Nobody is home?
My goodness.
Gyeong Gyu, today is really not easy.
- It definitely hasn't been easy. - Gosh, I'm hungry.
I'm hungry too.
Athletes must eat at set times.
Isn't your body clock telling you that you're...
- in crisis mode now? - Yes, it is.
The queens of ice's body clock is giving them...
crisis alerts,
and the golden hour is almost over as well.
Let's try this building. I see many lights.
- This building? - Ho Dong, I see many lights here.
Min Jung, just press your favorite numbers.
I'll keep it simple.
(Min Jung's face is shown clearly.)
The resolution is great.
That doorbell sounds so nice.
Hello?
Hello.
I'm Choi Min Jung, a member of the short track speed skating team.
Do you know who I am by any chance?
Oh, yes. I've seen you on TV.
- Really? - She must be a student.
Then have you had dinner yet?
Sorry?
- Well, I'm just... - We're just wondering...
(This is hilarious.)
- Min Jung is nervous now. - I see.
If you don't mind me asking,
- are you a student? - Yes.
I see. Do you go to Seoul Women's University over there?
- Yes, I do. - I see.
- It's been disconnected. - What does that mean?
Oh, she's coming out.
(The resident came out.)
- Hello. - Yes.
- Has she eaten... - The call gets disconnected...
automatically after a couple of minutes.
We were going to press it again anyway.
- Explain everything to her. - Okay.
Well... I'll be...
on a show called Dining Together this week.
I'd love to have an opportunity to chat with my fans...
who supported me throughout the Winter Olympics,
so it'd be lovely to have dinner with you if you haven't eaten yet.
- I see. - Did you have dinner already?
No, I just got home from school.
You just got back from your class.
If that's the case...
What were you going to have for dinner today?
- Instant noodles. - Instant noodles?
- Sounds great. - I love instant noodles.
Where are you originally from?
- I'm from here, Seoul. - Seoul.
- Seoul. - Me too.
(She tries to find a common denominator to persuade her.)
I live in Seoul too.
Where's your family... Where do your parents live?
- My family lives in Bangbae-dong. - Bangbae-dong.
We visited Bangbae-dong recently.
- I saw you there too. - Really?
Seorae Village.
Yes, I saw you shooting Dining Together there.
- You saw us in Bangbae-dong? - This must be destiny.
Then will you invite us in and become our family today?
(Go away, Gyeong Gyu.)
(What did I do?)
Don't you dare try to steal this from us, Gyeong Gyu.
Anyhow, would you invite the gold medalist, Choi Min Jung,
and the former ssireum champion, Kang Ho Dong,
into your place and become our family today?
But the thing is...
- Okay. - Yes?
(What will her answer be?)
Would you invite the gold medalist, Choi Min Jung,
and the former ssireum champion, Kang Ho Dong,
into your place and become our family today?
But the thing is...
- Okay. - Yes?
My place is...
really tiny, so I don't think you'll be able to come in.
(She scans him from head to toe.)
If that's the case,
I'll go in because I'm a lot smaller than him.
I'm a lot smaller, so I can go in.
- No, you can't. - As you can see, I'm quite small.
You're too huge.
She's not comfortable with inviting you in.
- You cannot go in. - Hang on.
My team is better, right?
- We can stand up and eat. - That's right. I'll...
It's a tiny semi-basement apartment.
That's the beauty of being young.
- All right, then... - Ask her again.
Will you become our family today?
The female student they met after struggling for a while.
Will she be persuaded by the team's desperation?
(They finally found their family in Gongneung-dong!)
High five, guys.
- Finally. - Congratulations.
You can make it happen in any situation.
(Jealous)
I'm so jealous.
(I'm over the moon.)
- Bye, Gyeong Gyu and Seok Hee. - We'll get going.
I'll see you again in 2022.
In the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Keep up the great work.
- Bye. - See you next week, Gyeong Gyu.
- Bye. - Bye.
- Let's go in, then. - Okay.
Are you going to come in right away?
- We'll give you a few minutes. - We'll give you time to tidy up.
(They'll give her time to clean up.)
- We'll wait here. - Okay.
My gosh, thank goodness.
Yes, what a relief.
It looks like she is...
around the same age as you.
Yes, I think so too.
Before I joined the national team,
I used to live alone because of the training sessions.
- I saw it on the news. - Oh, did you?
- When you were in middle school, - That's right.
you started living away from your parents...
- to be near the training center. - That's correct.
- You lived all alone, right? - Yes, I did.
My heart broke when I heard about it.
The hardest part was preparing meals...
for myself.
Wasn't it scary to live alone?
Yes, a little bit.
But you endured it to become an Olympic medalist.
That's right. It was something I had to endure.
My gosh.
We only waited five minutes.
- I'm sorry. - You cleaned up very quickly.
- May we come in now? - Yes, please come in.
- All right. - But my place is really tiny.
- Will it be okay? - It's totally fine.
- It doesn't matter at all. - Yes, it's fine.
What's your name again?
I have a very unusual name. It has four syllables.
My name is Lee San Da Ra.
That's a pretty name.
- Lee San Da Ra? - Yes.
What does it mean? Is it a pure Korean name?
No, it uses Chinese characters.
What does the name mean? San Da Ra.
It means to spread goodness in the world...
like the scent of tea leaves in the mountains,
like how the scent spreads.
- We'll go in and hear more details. - Okay.
- Lee San Da Ra. - Yes, Lee San Da Ra.
- My, even her name is... - It's such a pretty name.
I see some rules written here.
We're a family.
Oh, this isn't it?
There's another door?
(There are more doors inside.)
Don't take your shoes off there. The floor here is dirty.
Pardon?
- The floor is... - Is the floor dirty here?
- That's okay. - Is this like a hallway, then?
This isn't the end. This is where the place begins.
Each room is occupied by a student.
It's sort of like a shared study house.
We're not interrupting students in other units, are we?
It's fine as long as we're quiet in the hallway.
Talking inside is no problem at all because it's soundproofed.
- I see. - I see.
- Oh, my. It's so cute. - We should take our shoes off here.
My gosh, the slippers are so cute.
Would you like to put on the slippers?
No, it's okay.
My gosh, that plush toy is adorable. The puppy.
Did you get it from your boyfriend?
- No, my ex-boyfriend. - Pardon me?
It's from my ex-boyfriend.
Oh, your ex...
(He asked a question that he shouldn't have asked.)
It must remind you of memories.
- Then... - Good memories.
Yes, it does.
Both of us liked to play the claw machine.
- Are they from claw machines? - Yes.
Then are you seeing anyone now?
(Do you have a boyfriend now?)
We can take our time and talk about everything.
All right, we're going in.
They enter her tiny but big space filled with...
the 20-something-year-old's memories and dreams.
(Stars can only shine in darkness.)
There are so many things like this.
Yes, I always burn scented candles.
This is a semi-basement level, so the ventilation is bad,
and it's always dark because we rarely get sunlight.
That's why I burn many scented candles.
It must be also because you have to spread good scents far and wide.
You said that's what your name means, didn't you?
- What is that? - Oh, this is...
A little while ago,
the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships...
were held in Canada,
and I bought this there...
as a gift for the resident I'd meet through Dining Together.
It's maple syrup.
I hope our dinner together leaves good memories behind.
- Thank you so much. - That's why I brought this for you.
- Here you go. - Can I really take this?
- Let's see what's inside. - Sure.
- This is famous. - Yes, it's famous.
Canada is known for maple syrup.
- It's really delicious. - It's too nice.
- No, no. Don't say that. - It's too nice for my place.
No, that's not true.
What will happen if we put this in instant noodles?
- It'll be too... - Too sweet?
Yes, it'll probably be too sweet.
She just said that she participated in the competition in Canada.
- She swept the board there. - Yes, I saw that.
- Oh, you saw it? - Yes, even in that competition.
No, I read an article about it.
I watched the Winter Olympic games on TV though.
Then, hang on.
- Min Jung was born in 1998. - Oh, I see.
How old are you this year?
I'm 21.
- You're 21 in Korean age. - Yes, that's right.
What about you, San Da Ra?
I'm 22 this year.
I'm the same age as Sim Seok Hee.
- So, you were born in 1997. - Yes.
And you attend Seoul Women's University, right?
- Yes, I do. - What year are you in?
- I'm a sophomore. - I see.
Did you watch Min Jung's game live?
No, I couldn't watch her game live.
Then which ones did you watch live?
(Which games did she watch live?)
- Mainly male teams' games. - I see, male national teams.
(I see.)
- All of my close friends are girls. - Right.
And she goes to a women's university too.
Which ones were you rooting for mainly?
I was rooting for Kwak Yoon Gy and Lee Seung Hoon.
(Kwak Yoon Gy and Lee Seung Hoon)
Yoon Gy.
(She's blushing.)
Then say three nice things about Kwak Yoon Gy.
He has big eyes, and he has such great skin.
Also, his dimples are so cute.
Please send him a video message.
I really enjoyed the episode of "Radio Star" you were in.
(She feels so shy.)
My gosh, you look so cute with those dimples when you smile.
(She doesn't know what to do.)
Oh, my. I'd love to see your handsome face more often.
He should've come instead of me.
- I'm sorry I came... - No, no.
- I go to a women's university, - Right.
so if I see guys on weekdays,
- I get an allergic reaction. - Oh, an allergic reaction?
She gets an allergic reaction.
Why do you react like that?
I get that awkward around guys.
Then am I the first man you're seeing this week?
Yes, except for my professors.
I see. Are you getting any allergic reactions? Are you okay?
- Yes. - Really?
(This man definitely does not cause any allergic reactions.)
You're so good at subtly humiliating people.
My gosh, I'm...
Then, hang on.
How should we prepare dinner?
Are there any specific instant noodles you like?
I like all instant noodles. I really love instant noodles.
But you don't eat instant noodles, right?
- I do. - Really?
You can't eat it when you're training, right?
Yes, I can't eat it often. But when I get cravings...
From time to time, when I feel like eating them...
- You can say "craving". - Can I?
She's doing her best to sound as polite as possible.
She reads a lot. She's very thoughtful.
I do eat instant noodles when I get cravings for them,
but there are many times I have to resist the urge to eat them.
I don't have any big competitions coming up in the next little while,
so I can definitely eat it today.
What's your favorite one?
Instant noodles taste the best when someone else cooks them for me.
(Bursting into laughter)
Well, it's just that...
My, I think I met the next big showbiz star.
Gosh, I thought that you'd just name an instant noodle product.
What a witty answer.
Have you watched "Kang's Kitchen"?
Yes, I saw you cooking that delicious-looking instant noodles.
It'd be amazing if we could find all the ingredients for it.
(She has all sorts of instant noodles.)
My gosh, there are so many.
Then... Shall we pick the spicy one?
Sure. Would you like some ham too?
This, right? We can put this in it.
- Shall I boil water, then? - Sure.
- Can I use this bottle of water? - Yes, by all means.
While San Da Ra is washing dishes from yesterday,
Min Jung starts measuring the amount of water for the instant noodles.
(Min Jung measures the amount of water accurately.)
You can just eyeball it roughly.
She's that thorough because every second counts in speed skating.
(She's thorough in everything she does.)
How much water did this have originally?
I've put in eight cups of water so far.
How many liters does it hold?
Isn't this about 200mL?
How much water was in this bottle?
- I don't know. - Up to here.
- What? You don't know? - Up to here.
Gosh, then we have a problem.
This is a 2L bottle, so let's just do this.
(The instant noodle expert, Chef Kang, comes to her rescue.)
Like this.
(She has huge respect for him.)
Have a seat. Min Jung, you too.
Min Jung, look at this.
(Marveling)
We really need to remember this.
My, those are such wise words.
What inspired you to write this?
My ex-boyfriend...
- learned calligraphy. - I see.
He made this for me for my birthday.
Don't most girls throw out things like this?
I did put it away after we broke up,
but I took it out again because I thought it looks nice.
It's nice, you know. It's a wise saying.
I didn't really know where to store it, so I just left it there.
I see. That's fine because it's part of your great memories.
Are you on a scholarship?
Yes.
She's receiving a pension.
(Min Jung receives a pension instead of scholarships.)
Can you really get it...
until you die?
I was so curious.
Yes, I do get it until I die.
I heard songwriters receive royalties even after death.
It doesn't work like that for us.
My pension payments will end when I die.
"When I die."
- Does your pension die with you? - Yes, it does.
That sounds sad.
It is sad indeed.
- So, everything will end. - Yes, that's right.
While the water comes to a boil along with the sad news...
which they weren't expecting...
Then, do you usually eat...
instant noodles alone at home for dinner?
Yes, most of the time. I usually eat instant noodles...
or jelly.
I have to lose some weight at the moment,
so I ordered four boxes of jelly made for weight loss,
but I haven't even finished the first box.
Is jelly good for weight loss?
Yes, the one I ordered is only 4kcal per pouch.
I see. 4kcal is like not eating anything.
- Yes, it's very low. - Is it filling?
When I eat it, I feel as if I'm just gently knocking on my stomach.
(It's certainly not filling enough.)
Knock, knock.
I'm still so hungry after eating it.
That's why I used to eat 6 to 7 pouches at a time.
(Even the camera operator can deeply relate to her story.)
Then I realized, "This is wrong. I should..."
"just eat proper meals. I shouldn't have to eat like this."
Can you show me the jelly? I want to see what it looks like.
- Oh, this. Is this it? - Yes.
I see. It's konjac jelly. Konjac is good for you.
Yes, I also bought konjac noodles...
to make pasta.
I heard it helps you lose weight.
But you told us that you were planning to eat instant noodles.
- Losing weight is the hardest. - Yes, it's hard.
Min Jung, you don't need to lose weight, right?
No, I have to watch what I eat every single day.
- You do? - Yes.
Body weight matters a lot in speed skating.
Even when I put on just a couple of kilograms,
I can really feel the difference.
So I always watch what I eat to keep my weight under control.
But why are you trying to lose weight? Doesn't she look great now?
Yes, she does.
- I put on a lot of weight suddenly. - When did it start?
I gained quite a bit of weight when my ex-boyfriend and I were together.
After we broke up,
I wondered if he broke up with me because I gained weight.
That's why I'm trying to lose weight.
The one who gave you that puppy?
The puppy...
- The turtle. - No, not that guy.
(It's a different boyfriend.)
My mom thinks that I've never been in a relationship.
What should I do now?
When I was younger, my mom told me...
that I'd get a boyfriend in university.
I went to all-girls schools from elementary school to high school,
so I had such unrealistic ideas about guys.
I thought that in university,
I'd meet a guy in the library who'd offer me canned coffee...
and ask me if I'm tired.
I thought that I'd lock eyes with a guy as I'm pulling a book out.
(San Da Ra's on-campus romance)
I also thought that I'd go for a walk at night...
with a guy friend when my friends and I go on a trip together.
I totally thought that those things would happen.
But at my school...
What is it like there?
It's all girls. We're like, "Hey, let's eat!"
(Crying)
That's the reality.
What about guys at the military academy?
Do you girls at Seoul Women's University...
go on group blind dates with guys from that school?
Yes, we do.
Girls at my school go on blind dates a lot with guys from that school.
Is that right? I see.
There's a very famous snack place in front of my school.
If you leave your phone number on the bulletin board there,
guys see it and take down your numbers.
Isn't their curry tteokbokki good?
- Oh, have you been there? - I used to order from that place...
- Really? - often when I was in Taereung.
Did you leave your number on their bulletin board?
(Did she really do it?)
If you see my number there, please pretend you never saw it.
(Please pretend you never saw it.)
Or you can erase it too.
- No, don't erase it. - Okay.
- You both should date. - Yes.
You're still so young.
While the two young ladies wait for their prince charming,
these two still haven't found their family to have dinner with.
Gosh, I'm hungry.
(Seok Hee has spoken with no one since the first resident.)
(The doorbell is ringing.)
(Desperate)
(Is no one home again?)
I think the door is open now.
Hello?
She's coming out.
- Hello. - Hello.
Hello, I'm Sim Seok Hee, a member of the national short track team.
Do you know who I am?
- Yes, I've seen you on TV. - I see.
- Right now... - Ma'am, have you had dinner yet?
No, not yet. My children aren't back yet.
We eat when they're home from their classes.
I see, your children aren't home yet.
- Yes. - I see.
- They get home after 8pm. - Oh, no. Okay.
All right, then.
We're shooting a show called Dining Together.
- Oh, really? - Yes.
- I see. Take it easy. - Thank you.
Take care. Thank you.
(They're disappointed to hear that when someone finally answered.)
Gosh, I'm hungry.
(They walk into a building right across the street.)
(Here we go!)
(She adjusts her height.)
Hello?
- Tell her. - Oh, this is...
- My gosh. - What?
- Hello. - Hello.
- Have you had dinner yet? - Oh, we're... My gosh!
- Is this for that thing? - Yes, Dining Together.
Oh, we're making boiled pork now.
Do you know who this young lady is by any chance?
- I'm not sure... - Who are they?
- I'm in the national team. - Her name is Sim Seok Hee.
In the 2018 Winter Olympics,
- she won a gold medal. - Oh, right.
- Hello. - Hello.
- That little girl is so cute. - Hi!
- But our place is... - Oh, my!
We cleaned and organized everything earlier,
- He's more handsome than my dad. - but the kids made a mess again.
- I know, right? - Nonsense.
- Hello, Princess. - Say hello.
- Hi. - What should we do?
I have to tidy up the place first.
- The kids made a mess everywhere. - All right.
Was that your mother?
- Pardon me? - The woman who came out earlier.
No, that lady is here to check the gas meter.
To check the gas meter?
Then what about your husband? Is he not home yet?
Oh, my husband is sleeping now.
He's asleep at the moment, but he'll get up if I wake him up.
Then would you like to ask him and make sure that he's...
okay with us shooting the show at your place?
- No pressure. - You're very pretty.
Thank you.
- Shall we wait out here? - Yes. Just a moment, please.
- But our place is so messy now. - That's okay.
It's normal for families with little kids.
(It looks like the wife is positive about it!)
(Please...)
Please...
- Honey. - She's calling her husband.
What do you say? Can they come in?
(Paying attention)
Honey, the short track...
We can hear everything.
- Hello. - My gosh, hello.
- Hello. - I'm Lee Gyeong Gyu.
Yes, hello.
This is the short track speed skater...
- Oh, yes. Sim Seok Hee. - That's right.
- It's nice to meet you. - Likewise.
We're shooting Dining Together.
Why did you go to bed so early?
I teach at an exam preparation center.
I was taking a nap after my class.
For what kind of exam?
I teach English to those who are preparing for the police exam.
English? I see, you're an instructor.
So, have you eaten yet?
- Pardon me? Well... - Dinner.
- May we go in and have... - This is really...
- It really is a reality show. - Yes.
Nothing is scripted or planned in advance.
That's correct.
Then may we go in and have dinner with you?
Yes, but our place is too messy...
- Then go in and tidy up. It's okay. - All right, then.
I'm enjoying "The Fishermen and the City".
Oh, thank you.
- Then we're going in, - Yes.
- right? Okay. - Yes.
(They've finally found their family.)
(Smiling ear to ear)
Finally...
(They can't stop laughing.)
- They're eating instant noodles. - Right.
We'll eat boiled pork.
- We have to eat boiled pork. - By the way,
he's pretty good-looking.
I guess I'm just super handsome.
(He's embarrassed of what he said.)
I'm incredibly handsome.
- So many houses were empty. - I'm coming out now.
Yes, okay.
- I have to get going. - Oh, okay.
Okay, please go ahead.
Sorry to interrupt.
(She finished checking the gas meter and escaped.)
My dad also loves TV shows about fishing.
Oh, all right. Thank you.
Shall we come in now?
Mom, can they come in now?
- No, just a moment, please. - Gosh!
Wait a few more minutes?
Okay, got it.
(Screaming)
Dealing with those kids won't be easy.
(Gyeong Gyu is very nervous.)
I think the kids will exhaust me.
(Beeping)
Hi!
I'm the handsome man.
- Hi. - I'm the handsome man.
(He's smitten with her.)
- We'll eat together in a bit. - Yes.
We'll go in shortly. All right.
Say hi to the camera.
Hi!
- Hi! - All right. My gosh.
Look at your dress. How adorable. Who got it for you? Mommy?
It used to be my sister's.
- Your sister? - Yes.
Did your sister give it to you? I see.
- You can come in now. - Okay.
(Gyeong Gyu and Seok Hee enter the house.)
Let's go in.
We moved recently.
Oh, really? That's okay.
Team Lee and Sim has finally met their dinner mates...
and gets to enter another family's home in Gongneung-dong.
Hello.
- We moved very recently. - Please don't worry.
- Hello! - Hello.
- Hi, kids. - Hi!
(Seok Hee says hi excitedly.)
This is the cute, cozy new home...
of the young couple with two daughters.
Just relax and be yourself.
- Please give them mics. - Okay, we will.
When did you move here?
- Has it been three months? - Really? That's very recent.
- Yes. - That is very recent.
There's an elementary school right across the street.
This one will enter that school soon. She's seven now,
- I see. - but when she's eight...
- She'll enter that school. - You moved here in advance...
- for her school. - Yes.
Are you 7 now? Are you 7 years old now?
- Yes. - I see.
I saw you shooting near Seoul Women's University this morning.
I thought to myself, "They won't come to my place."
Then I told my wife to keep the door locked just in case...
because our place isn't in shape to be on a TV show, but...
I had no idea that you'd come to our place.
(He didn't imagine this would happen.)
- Let's sit. - Yes, please have a seat.
Did you say that you're making boiled pork?
My wife was actually going to make it...
two days ago, but she couldn't because she was too busy.
(She was too busy to make it.)
She had to step out to buy some garlic today anyway, so...
- I went grocery shopping. - I'm happy you did.
- We wanted to eat it yesterday. - I'm not a great cook.
- He's more handsome than you, Dad. - Now, we can eat it together.
You have to cook the pork, right?
- Yes, the meat is being cooked now. - Oh, really?
- You're boiling the meat now. - Yes, I am.
What do you usually eat it with?
- My mother-in-law's kimchi. - With kimchi.
- That's all we need. - It's nothing special.
- That's how we usually eat. - It sounds great.
I know that I'm bragging a little,
but we don't even have any seasonings.
- My wife doesn't use them. - We may have some now.
(She must have an acute sense of taste.)
You may find her food a little bland,
but I enjoy the things that she makes.
You may be wondering why I'm chubby like this if that's the case.
It's because I eat enough seasonings when I eat out.
(I consume a fair amount of them when I dine out.)
Did you see her on TV by any chance? In the Winter Olympics?
We watched every game.
- You did? - Yes.
She's very pretty in person.
- I know, right? - I couldn't recognize her.
- I see. - It's because I'm wearing makeup.
- She's very tall too. - Isn't she?
- She's really pretty. - You know,
she won a medal each in the Winter Olympics in Sochi...
and in Pyeongchang.
(She's won 2 medals.)
In Sochi, she was...
- like the baby of the team. - Yes, I really was.
But you looked like the leader of the team in Pyeongchang.
Yes, I was the leader this time.
I could feel the charisma.
- Oh, really? - Yes.
(She's gotten more charismatic.)
Back then, I had just entered high school.
I was the youngest member of the team, so I didn't know anything.
But 4 years passed by after that. I experienced my 1st Olympics,
and many things happened in the four years.
I guess that's why the vibes I exude have changed a lot.
- Does she look more charismatic? - Yes.
- She looks so cool now. - My gosh, thank you.
I heard Choi Min Jung went to the world championship competition.
- Yes, that's right. - I thought she went there too.
I did. I participated in it too.
Oh, then it's...
- I got back yesterday. - You got back yesterday?
How does it feel to be the world's number 1 and 2?
I'm so curious.
She's the number one in the entire world,
not just in Korea.
Our team was actually hoping to win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places,
but we couldn't, so we were a little disappointed.
- You guys wanted to win all three? - Yes.
That would've been so cool, you know.
(Impressed)
But 2 members of our team won the top 2 places...
out of so many speed skaters, and that in itself is...
(She's proud of her team.)
- very nice. - Of course.
Before the Olympics,
I saw them training,
and they were shouting.
Like this.
It turned out they were in a training.
They were too tired.
- We do that when it's too tough. - It was extremely intense.
- It's intense. - It was intense.
(Is that the infamous cry of Mount Bulam?)
We were training there too.
I shouted too.
It was too tough.
Where are you originally from?
I was born and raised in Gongneung-dong.
I have never left this area.
My husband is from Pohang.
- Pohang. - Yes.
He left his hometown and moved to Seoul.
- And he's working very hard now. - Right.
We met in Noryangjin.
- Did you live in a tiny flat? - Yes.
She lived in one of those tiny studios,
and I also lived in a similarly small one.
It was so small that my feet touched...
the wall when I lied down.
I used to live there.
I kept studying,
and ended up becoming a teacher.
My mentor at the time asked me to teach...
a supplementary class.
So I went in to give a lecture.
There were about 150 students in the room.
And she was sitting in the front row.
For your information, we are the same age.
- We are the same age. - Don't be too surprised.
We are the same age.
(They were both born in the Year of the Chicken.)
This is why people tell me I'm a lucky guy.
(He strongly agrees.)
So I...
(He naturally starts telling their love story.)
I chased her for about five years.
After chasing her for about five years,
I just faced her head-to-head.
When we were around 30,
I told her she wouldn't be able to get married if she doesn't marry me.
Nothing could stop me.
I was feeling impatient.
After chasing after her for five long years,
we got married.
We didn't live here after we got married.
There's a town called Baekwoon. It's one stop from Bupyeong.
- Baekwoon Station. - It was a shanty town.
And our place was in a multiplex house built in the 1980s.
After we lived there for a year, suddenly...
the ceiling sunk.
- The water pipes must've burst. - Yes.
Without thinking, I held up a chopstick...
- and poked the ceiling. - Did water pour in?
And water started to drip.
We couldn't believe it.
We only lived there for a year, but the owner kicked us out.
Fortunately, I was working really hard at the time.
I was doing private tutoring and giving lectures.
So we got to move here three months ago.
- Three months ago. - Three months ago.
(They are amazing.)
So my husband and I have been through a lot.
And that experience...
is helping us a lot in life.
After moving quite a few times, he must be exhausted,
but he continues to be a very affectionate father.
He really...
(He's a very affectionate father.)
adores the children.
- That's an unusual expression. - He's an affectionate father.
- I have a soft spot for my girls. - You are...
- an affectionate father. - He is a very affectionate father.
We both used to live in tiny studio.
(The tiny studios of Noryangjin brought them together.)
After we got married, we lived in a house...
with two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom.
When we lied down, it felt much more spacious than the studio.
- That was really nice. - And it was really nice.
That was really nice.
How did you afford to furnish your house?
He bought everything.
- Mr. Affectionate Father did. - Right.
He goes to work very early in the morning.
He's been...
- Right. - working very hard.
And he doesn't really use money at all.
His favorite snack is the wheat puff cereal.
(He's got a humble taste.)
That's good.
That's really good.
He would never spend.
- I eat it with milk. - With milk.
- I mix them together. - Right.
I eat them together.
Nothing makes me happier than that.
(Milk and wheat puff cereal make him feel like he's got the world.)
Because he's a lecturer,
even if I didn't ask him a single question,
he manages to keep talking.
I love it.
(In just 10 minutes, they mastered the couple's life.)
- He talks very fluently. - Yes.
But is he doing it right?
- It's fine. - Is it okay?
They can edit it and put this part in the back.
You mentioned your love story too early.
They can edit it and put it in the back.
What is your name, sir?
- My name is Kwon Hyuk Min. - Mr. Kwon.
(Mr. Kwon lectures on Dining Together.)
Mr. Kwon.
He's very good.
How is the boiled pork coming along?
You should've told me that a while ago.
Then I would be preparing the meal right now.
- Is that right? - Yes.
Right.
(The boiled pork has been boiling away.)
You can keep talking. I will go and...
I thought it was still cooking.
No, it was done a while ago.
- Really? Then we should eat it. - Yes. It's ready to eat.
We are in trouble though. I need to cook rice.
- What? - Rice.
We don't have rice.
Rice doesn't take long to cook, right?
It won't take long.
I will cook it fast.
It's what we always eat.
- Right. - Yes.
I haven't prepared anything.
Do you like multigrain rice or white rice?
- It doesn't matter. - Does it not matter?
All right.
My wife takes pride in her cooking.
You both have pride.
His wife, who takes pride in her cooking,
first checks the preference of the guests...
and starts cooking the rice to their liking.
(She's relaxed enough to customize the rice.)
(The white rice starts cooking.)
With her swift hands, she cleans the vegetables.
She makes the sauce for the boiled pork too.
(She cleaned the vegetables and made the sauce in no time.)
She takes out a handful of her mother's kimchi...
and cuts it nicely to go with boiled pork.
The meal they have been waiting for is being prepared in an instant.
- My wife made this sauce. - It's the best.
Come on, girls. You need to eat too.
Little princesses.
The writer was playing with them.
She must be tired.
My goodness.
- What is your name? - Na Hyun.
- What is it? - Na Hyun.
Na Hyun. Come here.
(She's very shy.)
She looks like Miss Korea. Why is she going around?
She thinks she's a princess.
Princess. Princess.
She recently started to wear the tiara.
- That? - She wears it to her school.
That's the problem.
- Does she wear that to school? - Yes. She wears it to school.
(The tiara is her favorite accessory.)
She makes such a fuss about it in the morning.
- What if you take it away? - She will go crazy then.
Right. It's her trademark.
She can't lose that.
I hope the boiled pork is cooked well.
Finally, the highlight of the day, the boiled pork...
is revealed.
Boiled with a variety of vegetables,
the boiled pork became very lean.
She cuts it in a way that has a perfect ratio of fat to meat.
(She slices it thinly.)
Seok Hee, who has been hungry for a long time...
puts a heaping amount of rice on each bowl.
(She packs the bowl with rice.)
(Here comes the boiled pork.)
It's my first time to cook it.
It looks really good.
Meat is always good.
(Seok Hee serves the big bowls of rice.)
This is too much rice.
- She put so much rice. - Can you eat everything?
I think I can eat everything.
(She's got the appetite of a national athlete.)
I am really hungry.
(He takes a photo of the meal.)
Should I bring some more?
That's okay. Excuse me.
This meal is prepared by...
a wife, a proud cook, for her hardworking husband.
She skipped the artificial flavor enhancer and filled it with love.
It's a sumptuous boiled pork meal.
- Let's eat. - Thank you.
Thank you for the meal.
You're eating next to a national athlete.
(I like her.)
Let's eat.
(How would her boiled pork taste?)
It's good.
(She eats the boiled pork.)
Do you like it?
- This is how we eat. - It's so good.
It's really good.
This bean paste sauce...
is not salty at all.
It's got the unique taste of bean paste.
It's really good.
I love it.
When we moved, we didn't have a housewarming party.
You are our first guests.
- Are we really? - My goodness.
(Gyeong Gyu and Seok Hee are their first guests.)
- Have some of this. - Thank you.
- You're the first ones here. - Thank you.
- Are we? - Yes.
We are not settled in yet.
You didn't have a housewarming party.
(She takes a big mouthful of rice.)
(She slurps the soup.)
(I love it.)
(I am going to eat it well too.)
Seok Hee, who's spent all her energy in the international game,
recharges her strength...
with Mrs. Kwon's boiled pork.
Gyeong Gyu, who is touched by the perfectly seasoned sauce...
is enjoying lettuce wraps...
like a gold medalist eater.
(He eats like a gold medalist.)
The family of Gongneung-dong is enjoying their meal...
with the national athlete.
(Everyone has lost track of time.)
Meanwhile, at the house of Da Ra who's on a diet,
the water starts to boil.
Did you get kimchi from your mother?
Yes. I have kimchi.
She takes out kimchi from her mother in Bangbae-dong...
and cuts it with scissors she uses everywhere.
I have kimchi dumplings too.
Dumplings will be good. Dumplings would do.
(She even found him dumplings from her freezer.)
(And the instant noodles turn into dumpling noodles.)
When you add dumplings to instant noodles,
you can break them and mix them into the soup.
And that's delicious.
Let's eat two each.
(He adds a total of 6 dumplings.)
We have to eat two each. Let's add in some kimchi.
He chops their mother's kimchi...
and adds spicy kick to the soup.
Once he adds in the magical seasoning powder,
the soup becomes perfect.
It's not good if you cut this nicely.
He spoons the luncheon meat...
into the soup.
Perfect.
I think this is going to be around 3,000kcal.
(She's blissful.)
When you eat a meal, you have to enjoy it.
If you really enjoy it, it won't make you fat.
(We trust you today.)
It's like the Olympic medal we just saw a while ago.
It looks like a medal.
(He puts in the noodles that look like a medal.)
Three medals.
That looks really good.
We talked about this briefly outside, but...
In middle school,
she lived alone...
like you...
to be trained as an athlete.
- In middle school? - Yes.
- How did you eat? - That's why I relate to you.
Fixing a meal for myself was the toughest part.
It's hard enough for me now.
I was really lonely then too.
And then you came here...
and met Da Ra, who chews konjac jelly...
while being agonized by the youth.
(She's a little embarrassed.)
Chef Kang's instant noodles, which will replace...
the konjac jelly is finally coming together.
He adds in his secret ingredient,
red chili flakes.
Chef Kang's spicy kimchi dumpling ham instant noodles are done.
(Here comes Chef Kang's special noodles.)
Can three of us eat all of this?
Isn't it too much?
(It's overwhelmingly big like the chef himself.)
We are going to eat a delicious meal at Gongneung-dong.
This meal was made with...
the ingredients of San Da Ra...
according to Ho Dong's recipe.
These high-calorie instant noodles...
will make San Da RA forget about the diet.
- It's an honor. - It's an honor for me.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
It's an honor for me as well.
Let's eat it together.
I will take the wooden chopsticks. All right.
- Were you using the wooden ones? - This is fine with me.
I am bad at using chopsticks.
We have to eat all of this. We can finish this.
Put some dumplings.
- Let's eat first and talk more. - Okay.
It looks really good.
I'm afraid this meal is too simple.
(Slurping the noodles)
(They quietly concentrate on the noodles.)
(Ho Dong likes it.)
(Min Jung calmly slurps the noodles with her clumsy chopstick skills.)
This is really good.
(Min Jung loves it.)
This is really good. I haven't had this in a long time.
(He's amazed by the instant noodles he cooked.)
(He blows on the noodles...)
(and eats a mouthful.)
(Slurping)
(Instant noodles cooked by another person is always the best.)
Try the dumplings. It's spicy.
The dumplings are very spicy.
(She tries the dumplings.)
(It's got a kick.)
I strongly recommend trying the luncheon meat.
(Luncheon meat is always good.)
Have some luncheon meat, San Da Ra.
(It's big and plump.)
(We already know what it tastes like.)
Min Jung, have some luncheon meat.
(She eats a piece.)
(He's thrilled.)
(Moving his legs)
(San Da Ra cracks up.)
Using all of his facial muscles, he sucks in the noodles.
He is in love with the noodles he cooked.
(He's in love with the noodles.)
Min Jung concentrates...
like a gold medalist...
and calmly enjoys the instant noodles.
When I'm on TV, I wouldn't say it's bad, would I?
Enjoying the instant noodles...
cooked by another person,
San Da Ra forgets about the diet.
(Diet? What is that?)
When was the last time you had instant noodles?
(She thinks carefully.)
I haven't had the noodles like this in such a long time...
that I can't remember when the last time was.
Has it been around three months?
You can't cook at the training center.
- I see. - Yes.
Why not?
You are not allowed to cook in your room.
The only thing you are allowed to have is the cup noodles.
So I had never got a chance to eat proper noodles.
Also, I had to watch my diet.
But is this what you have been craving for?
Yes. It's really good.
After watching this, a lot of people will eat instant noodles.
Watching someone eat instant noodles on TV at night...
is such a great temptation.
It really is.
When I used to eat a lot,
I used to eat... My nickname used to be Six Packets.
I used to eat six packets of instant noodles at one time.
Alone?
Yes.
How many packets of instant noodles have you tried eating at one time?
When I used to...
- When you were growing up... - When I was a high school senior...
You were still growing then.
When I was a high school senior, I think I ate three packets.
My goodness.
(She is Ms. Three Packets.)
You could eat all of this alone.
There's one with a smaller portion. You know?
All right.
Ms. Three Packets.
Did you put in rice afterwards or not?
(She lets out a deep sigh.)
I did.
After eating three packets.
How about you?
Just one packet.
Me too.
(She feels too betrayed.)
I only ate one as well.
- I only ate 1 but... - You mean 1 box?
(She attacks Mr. Six Packets.)
Ms. Three Packets.
Have you never eaten...
more than one packet at a time?
Yes. I don't like eating a lot of one thing.
I like constantly eating different things.
By any chance, can you not finish a burger set on your own?
I can finish it. I can.
I heard there are people who can't even eat that much.
Did it really surprise you?
(She feels guilty.)
- It's... - When this goes on air,
won't people think I am a pig?
But you spend a lot of energy.
You have to do homework.
- And I have a part-time job. - You have a part-time job?
- Yes. I need one. - What do you do?
I have to pay the rent.
Do you pay for everything on your own?
- Yes. - That's amazing.
What is your part-time job?
I work a night shift in a convenience store.
Do you have to go to work soon?
No. I only do it on the weekends.
- Only on the weekends. - Yes.
- Do you do it alone? - Yes.
Is there no other person?
It must get scary sometimes. Right?
Yes. When drunk people come,
I get a little scared.
Right.
What was the first thing you ate...
after the Olympics?
After the Olympics, I ate burgers and fried chickens.
Every day, I ate something unhealthy.
(Laughing)
By the way, don't athletes...
eat a lot of special food for health?
I used to take ginseng and herbal medicine.
Athletes who go for something more special...
eat snakes and frogs. I've seen people eat those.
- San Da Ra. - But are they...
- actually good for you? - Your questions...
are exactly the type of questions...
Gyeong Gyu would ask.
- He asked you those. - Yes.
Some athletes eat snakes and other things to...
(He had asked her the same question.)
I am just curious.
You think she would eat something special for health.
- Yes. - He asked the same question.
- Really? - Yes.
While San Da Ra was showing off her interview skills,
Gyeong Gyu was asking this question.
Do you usually eat at home?
I eat out almost all the time.
- How about breakfast? - I eat...
I eat breakfast in Noryangjin.
After the morning class, I find a restaurant in Noryangjin.
- They have a lot of restaurants. - Yes.
And it's cheap.
- Americano is just a dollar. - It's cheap. Right.
Do you always eat dinner at home though?
I usually eat dinner at home.
When you were little,
the elders used to tell you that dinner is very important.
Right. It's important.
I understand it now.
Dinner is the most important.
It's important now that I have a family.
When I was a single man,
it didn't really hit me.
Seeing them being happy assures me that I am holding up.
Whether I am doing a good job or not,
I am holding up at work.
That's what's important.
I have something to tell you, Mom.
Tell them they are handsomer.
- What is it? - It's nothing.
She said all the crew members here are handsomer than her dad.
The crew members.
One time, I was taking...
my daughter to her preschool.
And I dropped a dollar bill.
A middle school boy picked it up...
and gave it to me.
When my eldest saw him,
she said he was so handsome.
She said he was much handsomer than her dad.
But the important thing is...
that I felt jealous when I heard it.
I was annoyed.
She should still think I'm the handsomest.
(He was sad.)
(He feels bad that his two young daughters are growing up.)
I don't want to be strict with them though.
I don't want to be strict to them.
They are going to suffer once they become adults.
- You're worried. - Yes.
After I got married and had children,
I started seeing girls working part-time jobs differently.
They are also precious daughters...
of their parents, you know?
So even if they make some mistakes,
- he just wants to understand them. - He does?
(He treats them the way he treats his daughters.)
That's nice.
You're eating it well.
Has it been long since you had some home-cooked meal?
- Yes. - It has?
I was in Canada for the past 10 days...
for the championship.
(She's missed home-cooked foods.)
Do you eat late-night snacks? You eat it secretly?
- I do that. - I guess she'd secretly eat.
Without telling your coaches.
As long as I maintain the proper weight.
- they let me eat some night snacks. - I see.
- There are no weight divisions. - Right.
She works out a lot. Even if she eats a lot,
she won't gain weight.
It's not that I'd gain a lot of weight,
but I'd feel a little heavier.
It'd affect your physical condition.
Yes, it would.
Let's eat.
Stop it.
Please have some.
- This is for you. - Thank you.
There's been no one...
who made me a wrap.
Really?
- I'm so honored. - Maybe I should do it twice.
- No, it's okay. - No?
When I watch Dining Together,
I see Ho Dong have dinner with other families.
He likes to eat wraps.
I think the directors like it when he does that.
(Ho Dong likes to eat wraps.)
The directors like it so much.
That's why I'm making a wrap now.
(Gyeong Gyu makes a wrap to stand against Ho Dong.)
He made a wrap for himself.
(Taking a mouthful of food)
(Gyeong Gyu and Ho Dong enjoying their wraps)
(Slurping)
Seok Hee is eating well.
- I love to see her enjoy the food. - She should eat a lot to exercise.
She seems to like it.
It's so delicious.
You're just eating them all.
You got a lot of rice.
She's so good.
You should praise and criticize each other now.
Would you go first?
- You should go first. - Okay.
- Praise her? - Yes.
I'm grateful...
that she's raised Hee Yeon and Na Hyun well.
(Yum)
When I have a hard time,
she stays with me saying it's okay.
I'm very thankful for that.
Even in rough circumstances,
he holds out silently without giving things up.
I'm grateful for that.
He teaches students with all his heart.
He goes through good times and bad times...
together with his students.
I think that makes him look wonderful and lovely.
(They all praise the husband together.)
She just saved your face.
That was very nice.
I'm a lucky guy, right?
- Yes, you are. - That's not true.
(San Da Ra praises and criticizes herself.)
You should praise and criticize yourself.
You can do all this alone.
I praise myself that I work part time hard to make money.
And I'm proud that I get along with my friends...
without feeling disappointed to go to a women's college.
And it's good that I stay strong without getting discouraged.
You always stay positive.
I praise you, San Da Ra.
Is there anything to criticize about yourself?
(She lets out a sigh.)
It's disappointing...
that I eat even when I decided not to eat.
It's disappointing.
I understand.
(Those who are on a diet would understand how she feels.)
I decided not to call my ex-boyfriend at night,
but I did. That's disappointing.
(She can't keep a straight face.)
(They're about to burst into laughter.)
That's very disappointing.
She must've kicked her blanket at night.
(She must've kicked her blanket at night.)
Sometimes it's hard.
It's hard when I'm drunk.
I blame the alcohol.
(Laughing)
(She remembers the time.)
I was out of my mind.
(She feels embarrassed thinking about the time.)
Min Jung, it's your time.
I'm proud that I won the gold medals again...
at the Winter Olympics that I've always dreamed of...
and the World Championship.
After going through a hard time,
I realized how to enjoy what I do. I'm proud of that.
You just said you realized...
how to enjoy what you do.
What does that mean?
As an athlete, I always tried to do my job well instead of enjoy it.
So it wasn't fun at all.
But I realized...
that I should enjoy my job to become a better athlete.
Then I became to enjoy exercise...
and work even harder.
Is there anything you're worried about?
(Is there anything that Min Jung is worried about?)
I'm seriously thinking about this.
It feels like I lost track of myself.
That's what I'm worried about.
I've just worked hard all my life...
just to achieve my goal.
So it feels like I lost track of myself.
I know much about exercise,
but I've tried to avoid my own problems.
(Min Jung gets it out calmly.)
When I hear things like this, I feel like...
the world isn't fair.
She's at the top of her field.
I think that's so cool.
She looks amazing.
It's time to end the day...
after the meaningful conversations.
We'll do the dishes.
No, I'll do that.
Are you doing it with your bare hands?
- You'd get hurt. - It's okay.
I only use my feet for my job.
It'd be okay even if I hurt my hand.
(She only uses her feet for short track speed skating.)
- My older sister does art. - Really?
So Mom always tells her to be careful with her hands.
And she tells me to be careful with my feet.
She doesn't care even if I hurt my hand.
(Washing clean)
(The two athletes do the dishes together.)
(Gyeong Gyu and Seok Hee are doing the dishes as well.)
You don't do this in the training center.
I don't do it in the training center.
(Meticulous)
Before you came in,
the gas-meter reader was here.
she was surprised to see you...
and cleaned the house together with us.
She helped us...
clean the house.
This is the most beautiful house for youth in Gongneung-dong.
(They take a photo all together.)
Cheese.
They met the 127th and 128th families...
for Dining Together in Gongneung-dong.
We hope Dining Together will be the best TV show for communication.
Go, Dining Together.
- Go, Dining Together. - Go, Dining Together.
I'll keep supporting Ho Dong and Min Jung.
Go, Dining Together.
(The preview for the next episode will continue shortly.)
(Eye-catching)
(Power-walking)
(A model's aura)
(Stylish and fashionable)
(Who are today's dinner mates?)
What's up, baby?
(The hot rookie, Han Hyun Min and the top model, Jang Yoon Ju)
(She's Korea's top model.)
(She's the symbol of Korean models.)
(This is walking.)
(That's the class of the top model.)
(Swaggering)
(Let me show you something.)
(Angry walking)
(Running with thumps)
(Wild walking)
(Terrified)
(It's time to have your eyes pleased.)
(Fashionable)
(Are you American?)
(He's a native Korean.)
(He's named one of the most powerful teenagers by Time Magazine.)
(He's the top teenage model.)
(I love you, Han Hyun Min.)
(They're excited to see Hyun Min.)
(Screaming)
(You look so cool.)
(He steals the show.)
(I'm 100 percent sure we will succeed.)
(You will have dinner in Doseon-dong.)
(Yoon Ju rings a doorbell first.)
(Hello, I'm model Jang Yoon Ju.)
(The house is a mess.)
(My place is a mess too.)
(Nice to meet you.)
(Hanging up)
(All right.)
(I think we're doomed.)
(The most popular model gives a shot.)
(Spreading his legs)
(He's the first one who spread his legs like that to ring a doorbell.)
(I think there's no one.)
(They just keep ringing doorbells.)
(I think no one lives in the building.)
(Upset)
(You need to exorcise.)
(Who is this?)
(Someone finally answers the doorbell.)
(I have shingles, so I don't feel good.)
(What is shingles?)
(He has a bad luck.)
(Would they be able to find someone to feed them dinner?)
(Dining Together)
(Ho Dong escorts Min Jung out.)
How did you feel today?
Thanks to you, I had a lot of fun today.
I thought we'd fail today.
How did you feel today?
I always compete with others in the short track.
It felt great having dinner...
with other people today.
- Good luck. - Good luck.
(Good luck, Sim Seok Hee.)
- Beijing. - Beijing?
Let's jump for the gold medal in Beijing.
To Beijing.
(Beijing)
(Good luck.)
A dinner that cheers you up when you're down.
Will you join us for that?