(Two Days and One Night in Panmunjeom)
(1953, Korean Armistice Agreement)
(Peace continued for 60 years.)
(However, it was incomplete peace.)
(Then in the spring of 2018,)
(the wind of hope for peace blew once again.)
(Two Days and One Night visits the historical site.)
I didn't think it'd be this close.
(A view that was too good to be true)
(The distance was closer than that of the reality.)
(It's a world they've never experienced before.)
(A place where the sorrow of division)
(and hope for peace coexist.)
(Until we step on its soil ourselves!)
(Two Days and One Night in Panmunjeom)
(It all begins now!)
(A day in June in Paju, Gyeonggi Province)
(We pray for unity.)
(A place where the desires of many are left behind)
(The train wants to keep going!)
(A place where the train to North Korea rests)
(A place where you can see the land of North Korea)
(It's quite a special place.)
(Today, we begin at Imjingak.)
Hello. Hi.
Hello.
- There you are. / - Hi.
- Hi, everyone. / - Good to see you.
Why were we brought to Imjingak?
What's this?
NNSC. Neutral Nations...
These photos are from during the war.
(The photos depict Korea at the time.)
- When's this? / - It's when the war ended.
- Right? / - Yes, it's after the war.
Hold on. Is this Pyongyang?
- Is this North Korea? / - It's Gaeseong.
- Gaeseong? / - It's the city closest to South Korea.
- Really? / - I see.
They must be prisoners of war.
They're waiting to be shipped home.
(They witness the tragic history like this.)
(He feels bad.)
I got goosebumps.
This is Freedom Bridge.
- Over here... / - Freedom Bridge.
Freedom Bridge?
(Freedom Bridge)
12,000 people walked across it.
About 12,000 prisoners walked across it.
Over 10,000 people crossed it?
I can't believe it.
(The burning desire for freedom)
About 12,000 prisoners
walked across this bridge
in search of freedom,
hence the name.
No way.
(They retrace the steps)
(of those who searched for freedom 60 years ago.)
(One step at a time,)
(they imagine what it must've been like.)
I read somewhere
that it was only as far as Daejeon.
- What is? / - Seoul to Pyongyang.
- I see. / - It's two hours away.
- It wouldn't take long. / - It's not far.
Once we're unified, we'll be able
- to drive to Russia. / - Exactly.
(Over the bridge and past the railway,)
(it's only a two-hour drive to Pyongyang.)
Why is it blocked here?
This is as far as we can go.
Isn't this the military line?
- What is this? / - The MDL.
Really? Is North Korea beyond this wall?
(Is North Korea beyond this wall?)
(Really?)
No, it's still South Korea.
- It's not North Korea. / - Stop it.
- Beyond the wall... / - I can't see anything.
I'm dying of curiosity.
It's still South Korea.
Isn't it North Korea beyond this?
This is still part of the military base.
It's a neutral zone.
(It could have fooled me.)
"We pray for unity."
Look at what's written there.
Students must've written all these.
- It's written by a child. / - Many come to visit.
"I wish to stop looking through a telescope."
"Until the day we step foot in North Korea."
(I wish to stop looking through a telescope.)
(Until the day we step foot in North Korea.)
Kids
are better than us.
(How are you over there? Have you been well?)
We've only been joking about it,
but what if we get
- to go to Pyongyang? / - I'm telling you.
I have a good feeling about this.
Can you imagine North Koreans
- watching our show? / - That must happen.
That'll guarantee you another 10 years.
- Another 10 on this show. / - More than 10.
It will never end.
You better take good care of yourself.
Isn't this the Gyeongui Line?
It connects South Korea to North Korea.
There's a train over there.
Once this is reopened...
Isn't that the train that wants to keep going?
- Right. / - Is that it?
(Its tracks once ran all the way to Sinuiju.)
(Steam Locomotive of Gyeongui Line)
(Iron Horse wants to keep going.)
- Look how old it is. / - It's really old.
It sure is.
- It's covered in rust. / - It's a cultural asset.
- Of course. / - It's just on display.
- These are bullet holes. / - Exactly.
What are those?
(Iron Horse still wears its past wounds.)
Everyone, Gaeseong is
only 22km away.
- It's closer than Seoul. / - Exactly.
22km?
22km by car is...
- It'll only take 30 minutes. / - Exactly.
This must be the railway.
(North Korea is very close in actual distance.)
Let me tell you about today's destination.
Today,
you're going to
the only town located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone,
Freedom Village of Daeseong-dong.
What? Are we going right up to the MDL?
It's the only town
located right inside the DMZ.
There's a town inside the DMZ?
- Yes. / - Really?
(What kind of a town is it?)
- In the DMZ? / - I had no idea.
(The one place in Korea)
(where you can see the largest Korean flag.)
(The town where you can clearly see)
(North Korea on the other side.)
Don't we need permission to go there?
You need permission to go in and out.
(Civilians need permission to enter the town.)
How many residents are there?
- Quite a lot. / - Really?
Yes.
Are the residents living there
those who had been displaced?
They have been living there since before the war.
- Right. / - It's their home.
(Hearing that they'll visit an unknown town)
(makes them excited)
(and a little nervous.)
The bridge behind you
was only recently opened to the public.
We'll head out after taking a look.
- Behind you... / - Recently?
- Right. / - Dokgae Bridge.
Let's go.
(Dokgae Bridge of Imjin River)
It's been released to the public recently.
- Not "released". / - Revealed.
- Look at this. / - Civilian Access Control.
(The entrance is different, to begin with.)
Do you see this yellow line?
This is where civilian access was controlled.
It had been completely blocked off,
and was only opened last year after 67 years.
What you'll see
is only a part of the bridge, though.
The yellow line marks the beginning of it.
Please enter.
Hold on. Are we in North Korea now?
No, of course not.
No cameras would be allowed, then.
I'm sure you can see
the old train behind you.
That's the train of Gyeongui Line.
Right now, it serves as a rest area for tourists,
but you've also boarded that train.
The inside of the train looked like this.
The train at the time
- had wooden seats too. / - Really?
Yes, just think that you're on the train.
(It's as if they're back in time.)
- The inside of the train? / - Yes.
(The Gyeongui Line ran from Seoul to Sinuiju.)
(Many years after,)
(we see the inside of the train again.)
(Will Iron Horse)
(get a chance to run the tracks again?)
When we reunite,
- will this be reopened as a railway track? / - Yes.
The train can reach Gaeseong and Pyongyang.
- If you look here... / - 208km to Pyongyang?
- That's only as far as Daejeon. / - The tracks run
all the way to Berlin, Germany.
The tracks are all connected,
but this section has been blocked off.
If North Korea allows us access,
we could reach Beijing and Berlin by train.
We might be able to go to Berlin
- with an overnight train. / - Exactly.
(They're now at the end of Dokgae Bridge.)
(In awe)
- It's cut off. / - In front of you
are posts that were destroyed
- during the war. / - I see it.
The bridge is supposed to continue on those.
Is North Korea on the other side of the river?
Actually, North Korea is just 5km beyond it.
Can you see two faint ridges in the distance there?
Those are Mount Songak in Gaeseong.
That's part of North Korea.
- Over there? / - Yes.
I see it.
It's not that far.
The red marks on the collapsed bridge
are bullet marks from during the war.
We marked them to make them visible.
- There they are. / - Where?
It's so close, I could smell it.
We're going here, Daeseong-dong.
- Here it is. / - It's in front of Panmunjeom.
- We're very close. / - It's Panmunjeom.
(Daeseong-dong is near to Panmunjeom.)
(The map makes it more real.)
(Today's destination is Daeseong-dong.)
We're nearing North Korea.
I want to visit North Korea.
What's this?
I see a bell.
- In Jongak... / - It's struck on the New Year.
It's kept in custody.
- Usually... / - The bell is struck.
People talk about Jongak on TV during the New Year.
This is the place.
It's my first time to see it in person.
It's majestic.
(In one corner of Imjingak,)
(there's a bell that wishes peace.)
(Peace Bell)
- Let's strike it once. / - Okay.
Is this our first time seeing it?
- Shall we do it together? / - Of course.
- Let's do it together. / - Go around.
It's my first time.
(Excited)
It's so hard.
(It's interesting to see it in person.)
- Wish for peace. / - Okay.
- Let's wish for peace. / - I hope we go to...
- North Korea. / - I hope we go next year.
- Seriously. / - Let's pray for it.
Let's ring the bell.
For families to reunite.
I hope the two Koreas reunite.
My grandparents aren't well.
I hope they can go home while they're alive.
- How about... / - That's my personal wish.
- Your father... / - He was a baby then.
My grandmother carried him on her back.
- Are they from the north? / - Hwanghae Province.
- You're from the north. / - Yes.
(The members didn't know Defconn's family story.)
(He hopes for reunification.)
For peace.
- Here we go. / - In one, two, three.
(It's loud and clear.)
(It has a deep vibration.)
Do you hear it?
It's a bell.
It's easier to grab than I thought.
There's a vibration.
(You can feel the vibration with the hand.)
- It's heard from afar. / - Shall we go again?
- In one, two, three. / - Peace.
Peace!
(Peace)
(The sound of peace touches their hearts.)
It's majestic.
My heart is beating fast.
- It feels strange. / - Right?
Shall we do it once more?
It's the last time.
Let's pray for peace.
Here we go.
(They're touched.)
(They communicate with Peace Bell.)
- Peace. / - Good job, everyone.
- Peace. / - Peace.
(They dream of peace.)
Doesn't it vibrate a lot?
I got goosebumps.
- It's still ringing. / - North Koreans hear it.
That's right.
It feels like we're reuniting with the sound.
The sound of the bell is beautiful.
(We hope our hopes are heard in North Korea.)
Let's go.
(They head to the Demilitarized Zone.)
For the first time for a variety show,
we're going to a village on the front line.
We couldn't even cross Tongil Bridge before.
How many months did you work on getting in?
- It took three months. / - Three months?
Can you work on our visit to North Korea?
We must start now.
- What does DMZ stand for? / - Panmunjeom.
"Demilitarized Zone"?
Isn't it a zone without the military?
"Demilitarized Zone"?
"Demilitarized Zone".
(They still don't understand.)
We're going to a village inside DMZ,
and we're filming that.
We have to be careful about many things.
Do we have to pass the military security?
(In front of Tongil Bridge)
Goodness, isn't this Tongil Bridge?
- Weren't we stopped here? / - We stopped right here.
We're back.
(It's closest to the north that you can get)
(from South Korea as a civilian.)
Everyone is going in.
Right.
What's going on?
(They can't take their eyes off of the view.)
(After all the staff and members are inspected...)
Thank you.
Do we have to give you our IDs?
(Finally!)
It starts now.
- What is it? / - Now.
We're crossing Imjin River.
- Imjin River. / - This is amazing.
Imjin River.
Is this Imjin River?
Imjin River.
(It's the view as soon as they enter.)
- Is it a stream? / - No.
(Imjin River)
It's written there.
It says Gaeseong.
This way is to Panmunjeom. Did you see that?
"Panmunjeom".
(The road that they're on)
Chairman Jung Jooyoung went in with cows.
(Visitors came during moments of peace.)
President Moon Jaein drove on this road
for the summit between North and South Korea.
Defconn's grandfather is North Korean.
- Where is he from? / - Hwanghae Province.
Was your father born in Hwanghae Province?
He was, and he moved to the South as a baby.
- What was it called? / - His mom carried him.
They moved to the south while dodging bombs.
My grandfather applied to programs
to Mount Kumgang to find his family.
He's very old now,
so he wasn't accepted.
(He gets closer to his grandfather's home.)
I thought we'd be there as soon as we enter,
but we're going far.
That means we're getting close to Gaeseong.
We have a long way to go until Daeseong-dong.
- A long way? / - Yes.
We're going very close to the north, then.
"Daeseong-dong", "Haemaruchon".
It's coming up.
I'm hungry.
- I'll check... / - I didn't eat on purpose.
- Why didn't you? / - We always get something.
You should have eaten today.
There's not much to eat here.
Gosh, it's the JSA.
- Here's another checkpoint. / - It looks very serious.
- "JSA". / - "JSA"?
Is it Joint Security Area?
(Joint Security Area)
Is it here?
Really? Isn't it a military base?
- This is the JSA. / - Here?
Is this JSA?
- I saw this in the movie. / - What's JSA?
There's a movie called "Joint Security Area".
Does the actor say, "Shoot me before you go"?
- "Shoot me." / - That's "Silmido".
- He's so cute. / - "Stop shooting."
- My goodness. / - What's that?
- This is crazy. / - On both sides,
we see a new world.
- Look. / - It's barbed wire fence.
It looks like the demarcation line.
There's a lot of barbed wire fence.
There's absolutely nothing.
It's complete nature.
Nothing is developed.
There are many animals and plants
living in peace in the DMZ.
- There's an elementary school. / - Really?
"Daeseong-dong Freedom Village".
We have arrived at
the entrance of Daeseong-dong Freedom Village.
The Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in July 1953.
They agreed to keep a town in the demilitarized zone.
Daeseong-dong Freedom Village was built in the South.
There's Peace Village in Kijong-dong in the North.
Peace Village in Kijong-dong is only
1.8km from Daeseong-dong Freedom Village.
(It's less than 2km.)
- In North Korea? / - We can run there.
We were inspected when we entered.
Outside visitors are strictly limited.
Only those with permission are allowed to enter.
(Their first time in the demilitarized zone.)
This is it.
(Their first time in the demilitarized zone.)
We're in Daeseong-dong.
(It was difficult to get here.)
- Inside the school... / - It feels strange.
- Hello. / - It's my first time here.
Don't the trees look different?
The elementary school has good facilities.
The air is so clean.
(Full of plant smell and the sound of children)
(It's an ordinary town in the countryside.)
It's no different from any other village,
yet it's ironic how difficult it is to get here.
1.2km from here
is a village in Gaeseong.
Just like there's the South Korean flag,
there must be the North Korean flag over there.
I've never seen such a huge South Korean flag.
It's on such a big metal tower.
I've never seen anything like that.
It looks like a memorial hall.
You're right. It's a museum.
The building on your right
is Daeseong-dong Village Record Exhibition Hall,
where historical records are kept.
We invited a resident to explain.
- Hello. / - Hello.
Please introduce yourself, sir.
I'm Kim Siyoon. I'm a resident here.
I'll introduce some records of the village.
Was the building built in the 50s? It's made of brick.
It was built in 1959.
(It's part of the village's history.)
It's turned into a place
where we keep the records of the village.
This is the map of the village.
It's 1.9km from Peace Village in Kijong-dong.
- 11.5km from Gaeseong. / - It's so close.
Isn't it possible to walk 11.5km to get there?
Yes, it's possible.
- This is North Korea. / - Yes.
- It's over there. / - You can see it.
- It's North Korean flag. / - You can see the flag.
- Really? / - Where is it?
- You didn't see it? / - No, I didn't.
- It's over there. / - I know.
- It's over there. / - Where?
Over there. It's right there.
- It's there. / - There it is. My gosh.
My goodness. There it is.
- It's right over there. / - It's not in this town.
It's in North Korea.
It's only 1.8km away from here, right?
- That's North Korea? / - It's North Korea.
That's Kijong-dong in North Korea.
And there's the grass thicket at the end.
That's where the Military Demarcation Line lies.
If we shout out loud, they might hear us.
It's so close. It just looks like one village.
I should zoom in.
I'm zooming in.
I can see it.
(It's just a close neighboring village.)
In one, two, three. Good.
(They take commemorative photos.)
- This is amazing. / - What?
- This is so fascinating. / - I know.
On your right,
it explains about the DMZ.
(It's the beginning of the painful history.)
This is a picture of a summit.
- What was the summit for? / - The ceasefire agreement.
(Ceasefire Agreement)
They also agreed to exchange war prisoners.
That's right. They talked about it at the summit.
And they exchanged war prisoners
on Bridge of No Return.
- They got a choice. / - It was right on this bridge.
Once they cross it, they can never go back.
That's why it's called Bridge of No Return.
That's right.
There's no barbed-wire fence on the MDL,
but there are sparsely-placed signs of MDL instead.
This is the view from the South.
North Korean people see the other side of it, then.
Right. They see the other side of it.
It also says "MDL" in Chinese characters.
There are 1,292 signs of MDL.
And all the signs are numbered.
1,292 signs?
(The neighboring villages are separated)
(by 1,292 signs and a stone bridge.)
This is the chronology of Daeseong-dong.
When they reached the ceasefire agreement,
they suggested to have one each.
One in the South and one in the North.
Right. As you can see,
we have the chronology of Daeseong-dong,
and the North has the chronology of Kijong-dong.
If they shout, can you hear it from here?
Yes. We can even talk to each other.
- I see. / - Have you talked to them?
Did you ever talk to them?
- I hear them quite often. / - Oh, really?
- Yes. / - I see.
The elementary school has a long history.
Right. There were no schools here back then.
The village people set up a school
to educate their children.
- After the war? / - Yes.
(They gave children learning opportunities.)
There used to be only thatched-roof houses,
- but now we built modern houses. / - Modern houses.
And this is a picture of the children,
some of which are still alive.
- Really? / - Yes. They're still here.
They like to come here and see these pictures.
It reminds them of the old days.
When things are not good with North Korea,
do you feel nervous?
- I was curious about it. / - I'm not nervous,
but there's mounting tension.
The press sometimes asks questions like that.
But if we're stirred here, it stirs the whole nation.
So we try to keep our composure.
(There has been a lot of tension in Daeseong-dong.)
(But as the two hands meet...)
Things are very nice these days.
It's the best ever.
Right. Things are going very well these days.
The President met the North Korean leader,
and had a summit in Panmunjeom.
It's a historic event.
So the village people have high expectations now.
These numbers reflect the population of Daeseong-dong.
It's about the village people.
We must live in the village for at least eight months.
You have to spend eight months in a year here?
Yes. If we fail to spend 240 days in the village,
our resident registration will be canceled.
They even do roll call at seven o'clock?
They do that for a reason.
When something unfortunate occurs with North Korea,
the military should carry out an evacuation.
So they must know how many people are here
to evacuate the residents.
- That's what it is for. / - I didn't know that.
Do you have elementary school students here?
Yes, but the school was at a risk of being closed,
so we brought in some students from outside.
We still have the school.
It's part of history.
This is where visitors sign their names.
- Now that you're here, / - It's a visitors' book.
I'd like you to sign your names
and leave messages.
(Writing neatly)
Right here.
(To Daeseong-dong residents)
(They wish for their health and peace)
(The noble value of freedom)
(Smiling)
I wrote "health" twice.
Health is important.
What are you going to do?
You already wrote that you wish for their health.
I pray for their good health.
(He keeps talking about health.)
I've made an acrostic poem with Daeseong-dong.
- Really? / - That's amazing.
The noble village of Korea.
- That's nice. / - Thank you. It was good.
We'll go to the flagstaff now.
You will get to take down and fly
- the national flag there. / - Really?
We replace the flag regularly.
Is there a restaurant in the village?
We don't have restaurants or supermarkets here.
- Really? / - The residents
do farming here. We only have a school.
So the kids can't go to game rooms or anything.
Right. We don't have game rooms here.
(Disappointed)
There's the flagstaff.
(It's huge.)
The flag is 19m wide and 12m high.
- 19m wide? / - Yes.
It's about 211 square meters.
211 square meters?
(It's as big as a house.)
- It's as big as a house. / - 211 square meters.
It's a noble house.
(It's the biggest national flag in the country.)
(Amazed)
It looks like Eiffel Tower from here.
I can't even see it.
- We can't go up there. / - It's too high.
(It's so high that it can't be captured in one frame.)
- Hello. / - Hello, nice to meet you.
I'm the leader of Daeseong Village, Kim Yongsung.
You're the leader of the village.
It has stairs on it. Do you climb up the tower?
We don't go up there.
- It's scary. / - How often do you replace the flag?
We replace the flag when it's damaged.
I saw it was torn at the edge.
- He's right. / - Where?
- It's torn at the edge. / - My neck hurts.
(Struggling to look at the flag)
(The flag is torn by the wind.)
- We'll replace it, then? / - We'll do it together.
I'm so honored.
- We're using a machine? / - Yes, it's not difficult.
I heard it's the cloth for a parachute.
- It's lightweight cloths. / - May I touch it?
You may touch it.
As you heard at the museum,
the flagpole was low at first.
But things got competitive during the Cold War,
and it grew from 30m to 50m.
It's like a competition against North Korea
- back in the 1970s. / - The 1970s?
And by the 1980s, it became 100m high.
After North Korea saw this,
- they made theirs 160m high. / - 160m high?
- It's 160m high. / - It's almost double.
Once reunification happens, we won't need it anymore.
- That's right. / - We won't need the tower.
Let's replace the flag now.
How do we get it down?
- They use a machine. / - There's a machine.
There's a weight in the middle.
I'll put down the weight first.
- There's the weight. / - It's coming down.
It's like an elevator.
- This is so cool. / - The flag is coming down.
- It's huge. / - This is amazing.
It's just too big.
You can't show how big it is.
It doesn't show how big the flag is.
(You can feel it now.)
Look. It looks so big from up close.
It looks like a parachute.
I've never seen such a huge flag before.
- It's 211 square meters. / - It'll cover all of us.
I know.
It's covering the camera.
(The camera is covered by the flag.)
Should I hold this?
- You have to hold it. / - Wait.
I'm scared.
(Floundering)
We can put it down here.
- It's so cool. / - Hold it!
Be careful.
(A big guy is covered by the flag.)
- Get out. / - Where?
Gosh, it's so huge. Come out.
- It's huge. / - Jongmin.
- It's really big. / - Get out.
- Get out of it. / - I thought I was stuck.
It's really big, sir.
We should unscrew them one by one.
Unscrew it and pull out the ring.
(Siyoon gives it a try.)
Pull it down a little.
- Stop. / - Okay.
- A little more. / - Pull it down a little.
- Stop. / - Please put it there.
We should raise it now.
Let's help him raise the flag now.
- Put it to the side. / - Let's put it aside.
(Working hard)
(Joonyoung is responsible for the chain.)
There.
(Taehyun is responsible for raising the flag up.)
Stop.
(We can only see Joonyoung's busy hands.)
(Looking left and right)
You can't see my face because the flag is huge.
We need to tie the ends.
Here. Take this end.
- Where is the end? / - It's this over here.
Over there.
(Two corners come together.)
You got it?
That's good.
(The huge flag is folded in half.)
This is really huge.
- Hey. / - Straighten that side.
- More. / - Straighten it more.
- Why is it so wrinkled? / - What is?
I mean...
- Straighten it out. / - Your side.
The upper edge.
Yes.
- We got it. / - That's good.
(After folding it several times)
- That's it. / - Good.
- Let's come together. / - Let's meet.
- Here we go. / - Reunification.
(Let's reunify.)
- Here. / - We got it.
We just folded 211 square meters of cloth.
(They fold the old flag.)
This is the last step.
I've never seen a flag like this before.
(Let's raise the precious flag.)
- It's brand new. / - Let's raise it.
- Yes, you can raise it now. / - May we?
- Let's go. / - Okay.
- Pledge of Allegiance. / - All right.
The wordings have changed.
Keeping peace and freedom in mind.
Take off your hats.
(They show their respect.)
Take off your hats.
Let's wish for the reunification.
Pledge of Allegiance.
I stand before the noble Taegeuk flag
and solemnly pledge allegiance
to the Republic of Korea,
to its glory, liberty, and justice.
(In the closest town to North Korea,)
(they raised Taegeuk flag,)
(and hoped for liberty and peace.)
- That's fantastic. / - Look at it waving.
Taegeuk flag is waving in the wind.
♪ Taegeuk flag is ♪
- ♪ Waving in the wind ♪ / - ♪ Waving in the wind ♪
- What's next? / - ♪ Up high in the sky ♪
That flag is perfect for that song.
I feel so proud.
Guys, I helped raise it.
- It's amazing. / - We did it together.
- Guys, we folded it. / - I raised it.
You did.
We raised Taegeuk flag together.
That's right.
(It's a flag raised by Two Days and One Night.)
It's all done.
- Thank you. / - Thank you.
- You're welcome. / - Thank you.
We experienced something special.
Thanks to you, it was very meaningful.
It's a really big Taegeuk flag.
The town on the other side must know we changed it.
- Yes. / - You know what?
Imagine if we say "Two Days",
- and they say "One Night". / - Yes.
That'd be awesome.
(Until the day we can shout it together)
We did a good job changing the flag.
I raised it.
- Yes. / - I feel so proud.
I attached it and Taehyun raised it up.
I guess we're going to an elementary school.
(An elementary school in Daeseong-dong)
Let's go meet the teacher.
We're students of Daeseong
- Elementary School. / - Let's meet our friends.
This is the only school in the village.
Daeseong-dong Elementary School opened in 1968.
(The only school in the demilitarized zone.)
(It started out as a self-governed school.)
(The villagers continued to educate children.)
(In a historical place of two separated Koreas,)
(children cultivate their dreams.)
There is a total of 30 students from Grades 1 to 6.
- That's a lot. / - Are they our friends?
That's way more than I thought.
I thought there would be less than 10 students.
Kids come from out of town
- to study here. / - Yes.
The students are in class right now.
So we'll go to the teachers' office.
(Dream Classroom)
- This is nice. / - It's great.
(Interesting)
There's a kindergarten. It's very nice.
- Hello. / - Hello.
- Hello, teachers. / - Hello.
- Hello. / - Hi,
- Hello. / - This is nice.
- Is this the teachers' office? / - Yes.
- Are you the principal? / - No.
(He's flustered.)
I'm a head teacher.
- A head teacher. / - I see.
- What about him? / - He's an English teacher.
Native English-speaking teacher.
Where are you from?
- I'm from America. / - America.
- New York? / - Florida.
- Florida. / - Florida.
Did you get what he said?
Hi, nice to meet you.
Okay.
Previously, I asked you
what elementary grade you want to go back to.
Do you remember your answer?
I just chose randomly.
(They did a survey beforehand.)
(They just picked any random grade.)
(Siyoon replied late, so he got Grade 3.)
(Everyone was excited.)
- I picked Grade 6. / - I'm Grade 3.
I'm in second grade.
Let's stand in order. I'm second grade.
- Grade 5. / - Grade 1.
- Grade 1. / - Grade 2.
Why do you think we asked you to pick?
Why did you?
- You told us to study. / - Yes.
I've never seen a Practical Course book.
We won't lose to elementary students.
(A week ago, everyone received textbooks.)
I'll start studying since you told me to.
(He's worried.)
Was there a book like this before?
It's a Practical Course textbook
for elementary students.
I chose the sixth grade.
I got Social Studies.
(Sighing)
I think I picked the wrong one.
I got history.
I'm terrible at math.
(He got a math textbook.)
(My gosh!)
Addition.
They said I'll regret it if I didn't study.
If it was math or Korean,
I could study.
But this is...
(It's art.)
Maybe they'll give you questions
(Soochan helps his dad.)
and you have to say the names.
First grade, first semester.
Me?
Isn't first grade, first semester easy?
I think I just need to solve the questions. Let me try.
It's second grade. Why should I study?
I know everything.
Is it about guessing how many people are in here?
One, two, three, four...
(He's very serious.)
There are 31 people on pages 48 and 49.
There's nothing to study. What should I study?
It talks about local products.
They are things that are produced locally.
What do they mean by encouragement?
Are they talking about an award?
Carbon is fart.
(Carbon means fart to Defconn.)
You'll fart less if you eat less.
"Floating, splashing, plopping."
"Plopping after Mommy."
(Why did they have to study?)
What you need to do today is...
You'll be a teacher for a day.
- Come on. / - Gosh.
You'll be a teacher for a day.
(In despair)
Gosh.
I couldn't even understand the textbook.
I have to teach history.
I can't teach kids. I'm like one of them.
Am I a math teacher, then?
You'll teach the grade you chose
- soon in the fourth period. / - Gosh.
Physical punishment is banned, right?
Can I flick their foreheads?
- No. / - You can't touch them.
- Not even a flick? / - No.
You can't touch them.
The principal will do an appointment ceremony.
The principal is here.
- Hello. / - Hello.
- Hello. / - Hello, sir.
Nice to meet you.
Thank you for choosing us as teachers for a day.
Letter of appointment. Kim Junho.
I appoint you as Daeseong Elementary School's
second grade teacher for one day.
Second grade.
- Here you go. / - Thank you.
Second grade is easy.
You'll all be given the same letters.
- Thank you. / - No problem.
- We can be their friends. / - Next.
- Honorary teacher. / - Third grade.
- I'm in fourth grade. / - Thank you.
(They feel the responsibility.)
- Grade 5 is hard. / - Grade 6 will be harder.
- Why is that? / - To be middle schoolers.
You'll see when you go to the classroom.
They're adolescents.
Don't feel pressured.
It's not about giving them knowledge.
Just communicate and interact with the kids.
Conduct the class at their level.
(Please do a great job today.)
(The school bell rings.)
(The teachers go to their classes.)
- Is this it? / - I think I'll be shocked.
(He's nervous and excited.)
Hello!
- Hello. / - Hi, I'll be
- your teacher for today. / - Who are you?
Who am I?
(I don't think I've met you before.)
Don't you know me?
- No. / - No.
- Really? / - Yes.
Is that right?
Let me tell you my name first.
My name is
Mr. Kim...
That's my family name.
Please read this. One, two, three.
- "Kim Jongmin." / - Good job.
Yes, Mr. I'm Kim Jongmin. I'm your teacher for today.
Let's study together.
(All right.)
I'll call the attendance first.
When I call your names, raise your hand
and say "I'm here." Okay?
No. 1, Kim Damhye.
Are you here?
No. 2, Kim Taeyoon.
(First grader Kim Taeyoon is here.)
No. 3, Um Taejoon.
I'm here.
No. 4, Yeo Soyoon.
- I'm here. / - You're here?
No. 5, Jeong Yoohwa.
Are you here?
- There are five people? / - Yes.
Everyone is here today. Well done.
Which page did we stop yesterday?
We stopped here.
- You're learning supporting alphabets now? / - Yes.
Isn't it too hard?
- It's easy. / - No, it's not.
- Is it easy? / - Yes.
(The kids are better in Korean than the teacher.)
Let's read from the start.
You can all read, right?
One, two, three.
- "Floating duckling." / - "Baby duckling."
- "Author Kwon Taeun." / - "Kwon Taeun."
"Mother Duck is floating."
"Following Mother Duck."
(Taejoon's not reading it aloud.)
(Jongmin walks to him secretly.)
(He got caught.)
You are all reading, right?
(Yes!)
Who knows what "floating" means?
- Me. / - Yes, Yoohwa.
It means being buoyed up on water.
That's correct.
Give her a round of applause.
(Good job.)
Who knows the meaning of "Dong Dong"?
(What can it be?)
Oh, so nobody knows it.
- Yoohwa. / - I forgot.
You forgot?
You know what "floating" is, but not "Dong Dong"?
(I don't know it too.)
We'll fill in the words.
I'll show you how first.
Follow after me.
(He's excited.)
It isn't easy.
- It's not easy? / - No.
You see the middle part here.
You have to listen to it.
His hair...
- Your hair, sir. / - What?
(When his hair shows on the screen...)
What? What's wrong?
(They're laughing.)
And... What's wrong?
Your hair is blocking the camera.
His hair is on TV.
(This is a camera?)
(Peek-a-boo!)
(He's laughing so hard.)
(They like his joke.)
(It's something only Jongmin can do.)
(It's really funny.)
If you write better than me, I'll clap for you.
(They write letter by letter with their tiny hands.)
Just write the word "floating".
(He's working hard.)
Let's see now.
Let's start with Taeyoon.
He wrote the word "floating".
Well done.
(He feels good about the compliment.)
You wrote the word. Full marks.
Full marks. Full marks.
(Yes!)
(The kids feel more confident now.)
You're all so good.
(Meanwhile, in the second graders' classroom...)
Okay, everyone.
Please take your seats.
Hi.
(They're puzzled.)
Hello.
I can wear a cap like this.
I'm sorry.
(He feels ashamed.)
My name is
(He changes the topic.)
Junho.
I'm your teacher, Mr. Kim Junho.
"Kim Junho."
What's my name again?
- Mr. Kim Junho. / - Mr. Kim Junho.
That's right. I'm Mr. Kim Junho.
- Do you know Two Days and One Night? / - Yes.
Who's in the show?
- Mr. Defconn. / - Yes.
- Mr. Defconn. / - He's a fat pig.
Mr. Kim Junho's in the show too. It's me.
And there is Yoon Rockyoon.
(They're laughing.)
(Look at them.)
You like this kind of joke.
(The students look brighter than before.)
Yoon Siyoon takes a lot of dumps.
(Junho's a funny teacher.)
Please tell us more stories.
You want more?
Defconn has a lot of poo in his stomach.
His name should be Poofconn.
Let's start with today's class.
Please open your book to page 48.
Who wants to read? How about you, Kwon?
"Let's introduce our family's daily life."
You had drawing as your homework, right?
(He checks up on their homework.)
Let's have you present it to the class in front.
Come to the front.
My family rides bicycles.
My family likes traveling.
Jeju island was really fun.
I went swimming with my mom and sister
near my uncle's house.
Well done. Good job, you all.
Okay.
You all did very well.
- Are you married? / - What?
Are you not married?
(He's sweating.)
I'm sweating.
Listen.
I
(I live alone.)
live alone.
- No way. / - You're lying.
You're still not married?
(Well, that is...)
Okay. I mean...
I can't lie to children.
Yes. I just live alone.
There's a different world you don't know.
(He's at the third grader's classroom.)
Hello.
(Siyoon's at the third grader's classroom.)
Oh, my goodness.
- Two Days. / - One Night.
- Who watched the show? / - Me.
Really?
Which episode did you watch?
I watched Season 3.
Season 3? Who knows my name?
- Who knows my name? / - Me.
- Mr. Yoon Rockoon. / - Rockyoon?
Who knows my real name?
(He's not Rockyoon?)
Who knows my actual name?
- Mr. Yoon Rockyoon. / - Mr. Rockyoon.
I'm Rockyoon in Two Days and One Night.
But my actual name's Yoon Siyoon, okay?
Do you have any questions?
- Me. / - Okay.
Which baseball team do you like?
- Baseball? Do you like baseball? / - Yes.
- Which team? / - I like KIA.
KIA? Oh, my goodness.
(Oh, my goodness.)
- Teacher... / - Gosh.
I like Doosan.
(Laughing)
Nice to meet you, everyone.
I'm your teacher for today.
I'm Mr. Cha Taehyun from Two Days and One Night.
Nice to meet you.
(Oh, nice.)
(It's a special day for the kids and the members.)
(How will it be cherished in the kids' diary?)
(Defconn's at the fifth grader's classroom.)
- You can go in. / - I am here.
(Defconn's at the fifth grader's classroom.)
(The kids are screaming.)
Nice to meet you, everyone.
Hello.
I'm your teacher
for today.
Nice to meet you. I'll introduce myself.
I'm your teacher for today.
I'm Mr. Defconn. Nice to meet you.
(They cheer passionately for Defconn.)
What's my name?
- Mr. Defconn. / - Mr. Defconn.
What's my name?
- Mr. Defconn. / - Okay. You're right.
If I don't teach you, they won't feed me today.
(Defconn's always hungry.)
- Let's go with page 35. / - Okay.
How can we reduce carbon emission?
Be confident and raise your hands.
(They're shy.)
What's there for us to do? We can fart less.
(They like the joke.)
You fart 10 times a day.
You can reduce the number of times you fart.
You hold it throughout the day.
You can give examples like this.
(Meanwhile in the sixth grader's classroom...)
Hello.
- Hello. / - Welcome.
I'm your teacher for today.
My name's Mr. Jung Joonyoung.
- Nice to meet you. / - Nice to meet you.
(They're clapping.)
(A deep sigh)
(The teacher's so worried regardless...)
This is hard.
Do you like Social Studies?
(They just laugh.)
I don't know much about Social Studies,
but it's my subject for today.
- I'll try to teach well. / - Okay.
Let's study on how Korea has changed
after the March First Independence Movement.
After March First Independence Movement,
Japan changed the way they ruled Korea.
They realized that force did not work,
so they tried to rule over the culture.
They tried to educate with their ways of culture.
They practiced this movement.
It's called Product Usage Encouragement.
This movement is about
using Korean products and economizing.
So they wanted Korean corporations to grow.
(To put it simply...)
It's like using Samsung instead of Apple. Okay?
(She got it right away.)
It was a perfect example.
What did I say about the movement earlier?
It's about using just the local products.
Yes. You are all so smart.
(The class ended with a huge compliment.)
It's lunchtime.
Thank you.
(It's time to say goodbye now.)
- Don't go. / - I have to go.
- Let's shake hands. / - Don't go.
(The kids and the teacher are already attached.)
Give me a high-five.
(He doesn't want Jongmin to leave.)
High-five.
High-five. Good.
Don't go.
High-five.
(Their last high-five)
Please don't go.
Stay here with me.
You want me to stay with you?
I hope you learned a lot today.
I'm sorry. I don't think I taught you well.
(No. It was fun.)
It was nice to meet you.
Let's all have lunch now.
(They applaud him in appreciation.)
(The intense class exhausts him.)
Joonyoung, thank you for the lecture.
Now we'll play the "Lunch Game".
(He seems to know something.)
You will play "Guess the Word".
Look at the hints your students wrote and guess
what they describe. If you guess it correctly,
you can have lunch with your students.
If you don't, you'll serve lunch to them.
- He'll serve lunch. / - He'll serve us lunch.
Is it one word?
(What word are they describing?)
(Examiners)
(They're excited.)
The word is "puberty".
"You change and become mean."
"When you think back later, you feel ashamed."
"You're not at it yet, but your friend is at it."
(Frozen)
It's puberty. Isn't it too easy?
(The correct answer is puberty.)
I didn't know he'd get it so easily.
I'm really smart.
I'm good at everything except history.
(He's a genius indeed.)
We're having samgyeopsal for lunch.
(Defconn already knows the lunch menu.)
Guessing a word is not so hard.
- We made it a bit hard. / - Really?
"What should I do when my brother is rude to me?"
"It makes me sad and upset."
(It doesn't look easy.)
(When I think of what to eat)
(Deciding what I want to be)
(Thinking for a long time)
(I'll give you three seconds.)
I can't do it in three seconds.
"When I think of what to eat."
- Wait. / - You can't eat.
No, wait.
- If you don't know... / - Wait.
They're all describing one word.
(Even after reading their hints,)
(he has no clue what it could be.)
(They whisper that it has two syllables.)
- Two syllables. / - Time is up.
(The students desperately)
(want to have lunch with him.)
(Will their hearts lead him to the answer?)
This makes me think...
(Surprised)
Somehow, it makes me think.
(The students are excited.)
This makes me think.
The word is "think".
(Cheering)
- Correct. / - Yes!
"Think"!
(Defconn wins samgyeopsal for lunch.)
(Thank you, guys.)
Hang on a second. This is about "think"?
When your brother is rude to you, you think.
You think about what you want to be.
"When I think of what to eat". Who wrote this?
(It's me.)
It was you?
Guys, let's go. Let's eat!
Samgyeopsal, samgyeopsal.
"It harms your health."
(Taehyun's "Lunch Game")
"Many people are addicted to it."
"You always carry it around."
"You can talk to someone who is far away."
Say the answer in three seconds.
I need to say what word it is?
Yes, guess what word they're describing.
- One, / - I know.
- two, three. / - It's a mobile phone.
(They seem flustered.)
Is it wrong?
(They don't know what to say.)
(Incorrect!)
- Is it wrong? / - The correct answer is...
- Smartphone. / - Smartphone.
Mobile phone and smartphone are the same.
Don't you think this is too mean?
Raise your hand if you think this is too mean.
(Raise your hand if you think this is too mean.)
(The kind children want Taehyun to eat.)
See? The children think so too.
If one of you explains the difference between
the two phones, I'll let him eat.
(I can do that.)
Smartphone means
a phone that is smart.
Mobile phone means a phone you hold with your hand.
(What he said is not necessarily wrong.)
Now I think of it, maybe "smartphone" is right.
(Maybe I was wrong.)
Now that I think of it, I'm too old.
- This is... / - Guess what it is.
- It's very easy. / - She's right. It's easy.
"It makes you feel uncomfortable and bad."
"You say the opposite."
The word is "lie".
(The word is "lie".)
(Correct)
(Siyoon wins "Lunch Game".)
I can eat. I can eat.
(What about Junho?)
I'm hungry.
(He shouldn't let them starve.)
- Me, too. / - All right.
These are the hints.
"It's doable."
"It's a deal between the teacher and me."
"I write a diary every day."
It's so easy.
"The worse you are, the more it increases."
(He's so eager to say the answer.)
I heard you guys were good at quizzes.
- That's right. / - Is this a word?
It's a word.
It's a very easy quiz.
I'll give you three seconds.
- One... / - One...
(He has three seconds.)
Two.
Homework.
- Homework. / - Check the answer.
Homework, homework.
Homework.
(Correct!)
(My teacher is the best.)
- If I didn't get this... / - Mission completed.
- You can have lunch now. / - Wait!
Hang on a second.
(Guys, let's go together.)
Wait. Let me take a seat.
"Some of them have pockets."
"It's excited when it rains."
"It jumps."
(Thinking)
One word came to my mind.
Will you say the answer?
Could you tell me how many syllables it has?
- No. / - Why not?
Aren't you just buying time now?
- Aren't you? / - Gosh, it's hard!
- Guess it correctly. / - Guess it correctly.
- One, two, three. / - Frog.
(Is it the correct answer?)
Did he guess it correctly?
It's a secret.
Do you think your teacher got it correctly?
- I think he did. / - I think he did.
You're overestimating me.
(The answer is "frog".)
- Frog. / - He guessed it correctly.
(You're the best!)
- Thanks to your hints... / - Are you a comedian?
No, I'm a singer.
You are a comedian.
Thanks to your great hints,
I can have lunch. Let's clap our hands!
We're having lunch with a comedian teacher.
- I will release my album soon. / - Let's go.
- Let's go. / - Let's go!
- Let's go eat. / - Let's hurry.
(It's a fun lunchtime.)
Everyone, stand in a row.
Stand in a row. Otherwise, you can't have lunch.
I'll stand in the back. Let's queue up.
- Let's go. / - I'll be the last.
- Hello. / - What do ducks say?
- Hello. / - Hello.
- What do pigs say? / - Oink, oink.
Let's go eat.
It smells good.
(Today's menu is samgyeopsal, lettuce)
(and bean sprout soup.)
What? Junho, you solved the quiz too?
Yes.
- Taehyun. / - He'll serve the food.
Taehyun was supposed to say "smartphone", but
he said "mobile phone". We counted it as half correct.
- Give me the food. / - He'll serve the food first.
- He can eat after? / - He'll eat after serving.
Thank you.
- Do you want some more? / - No, thanks.
You need some more. You should eat more.
- Mr. Taehyun. / - Hi, nice to meet you.
You had the bread with toothpaste in it, right?
I did. How did you know? Did you watch it?
- Yes. / - Do you want some more?
- Do you want some more? / - I'm fine.
It's too much. I'm sorry.
My goodness.
Everyone guessed the words correctly? You're amazing.
It must've been really easy.
- Enjoy. / - Thank you.
Enjoy, guys.
- Enjoy. / - Enjoy.
Enjoy. Thank you for the food.
You should eat a lot of vegetables too.
I will.
I'm next.
(Eating together makes the food tastier.)
How did you guess the answers correctly?
It was easy.
Why did you bring so little food?
- Would you like some more? / - No.
Are you sure?
(Jongmin takes care of the children too.)
It's so big. Look.
(He takes a huge bite.)
You eat very well. You should eat a lot.
It's delicious, right? I know.
(Let me take a bite too.)
Do you like it?
(Everyone eats lettuce wraps.)
(The food is not only tasty but also healthy.)
(You must have been very hungry.)
(It's delicious.)
(Here's one more hungry child.)
(He finished the meat already.)
- This is fun. / - Mr. Jongmin,
- this is for you. / - Thank you.
You're so kind.
(He puts the last wrap into his mouth.)
Mr. Jongmin, where is Mr. Taehyun?
- Mr. Taehyun? / - Yes.
He didn't solve the quiz. He can't eat.
Poor him, right?
(What about me?)
It's delicious.
I can eat
because you insisted both phones are the same.
I thought we'd drink fish sauce coffee.
We're just having normal food.
We can't give you that.
How is it to live here?
(What are the downsides of living in DMZ?)
What's the most irritating?
(What's the biggest downside?)
We see a herd of roe deer every day.
- What? / - Roe deer.
She's right.
There are roe deer?
(Culture shock)
That's uncomfortable?
You don't think the way we think.
Which celebrities do you like?
I like BTS.
BTS? Are you a fan of theirs?
♪ Fake love ♪
(The children love his live performance.)
♪ Fake love ♪
Do you like any celebrity?
- Who do you like? / - Mr. Defconn.
Me? Really?
(Thanks, man.)
I made you fall in love with me today, right?
My head isn't as big as you thought, right?
Thanks to you, I had a great lunch.
Good.
Ready, action.
(They made a video to introduce the village.)
Let me introduce our village.
Daeseong-dong Village is the only village in the DMZ.
It was founded in 1953 during the Armistice Agreement,
and it's called "Freedom Village".
That place you see over there is North Korea.
It's only 1,800m away from here.
People ask us if it feels dangerous here,
but we are not sure about that.
The soldiers are always on guard.
This is our school.
It has a history of 48 years.
However, there are sadly only 30 enrolled students.
If we had more students,
playing soccer during lunch break would be more fun.
So we always look forward to having new students.
(The future our children dream of)
Hey, what are you doing? Come on.
Come quickly.
(Hopefully, they can call each other "we")
(instead of "North" and "South" someday.)
I often think about how we will play
with the children from North Korea.
I think it'll be fun to play with them.
(They started learning percussion ensemble)
(to be in the union.)
(They wish the drum sound echoes to the North.)
(We'll play for you when we see each other.)
That was great!
- Two Days. / - One Night.
(Come visit Daeseong-dong Elementary School.)
All right.
My class was the best.
- Mine was the best. / - No, mine was.
My students were the best.
Is this the place?
(Daeseong-dong Community Center)
- Is this the place? / - Sir.
- There's a restaurant. / - Shall we eat?
- Let's eat here. / - Sir.
Welcome. I'm the head of the village.
Hello, sir.
I saw you earlier.
He's such a great speaker.
- Please have a seat. / - There's a computer too.
- Yes. / - It's so neat here.
At first, we were quite fascinated,
- but now we're used to it. / - Is that so?
You can freely hang around now,
but there used to be soldiers watching you.
- I see. / - The soldiers watch the visitors?
- Yes. / - I see.
Is it inconvenient to live here?
What's inconvenient was
the broadcast of North Korea's propaganda.
Our villagers suffered a lot from it.
- Propaganda broadcasting. / - We can hear everything.
They do it here too?
It's peaceful here now,
but it was hard to even talk like this before.
- Because it was loud? / - Yes.
- It must've been noisy. / - Yes.
Sir.
Is there any way
to move into this village?
What if a stranger wants to live here?
You can't move in here.
The people currently living here are
the relatives of those
who were registered here during the treaty.
Other people can't just move in here.
I have one question.
Do you not want to
move to other cities like Seoul?
Our ancestors have been living here
- since time immemorial. / - I see.
- You keep the village. / - Exactly.
- You feel responsible. / - You're amazing.
- I guess I do. / - You're amazing.
You're the only people who can live here.
- Right. / - Only you can.
If you go on the rooftop,
you have a nice view of North Korea.
Would you like to go have a look?
Can you see North Koreans there as well?
When the weather is good,
you can see them with a telescope.
We can see everything with a telescope.
I'm not sure how it is now. Let's go have a look.
I'm sure we can see everything
if we zoom in with a telephoto lens.
There are telescopes here.
(There are telescopes on the rooftop.)
Up here,
you can see North Korea very well.
Those green things are in North Korea, right?
Yes.
- Awesome. / - I can see it.
I see a thatched cottage.
- Is that in North Korea? / - Yes.
It's painted blue.
(North Korea is right before their eyes.)
They painted the building.
- I can see someone riding a bike. / - Really?
Wait. Look. He's right over there.
Did you see someone?
Someone is riding a bike over there.
(They can clearly see North Koreans.)
- I see them. / - Right?
- Yes. / - There's someone.
What is that?
I can't believe that's North Korea.
(You can see them through camera lenses.)
(They are like us. They are another us.)
(We got used to)
(the division.)
(And here, they face the reality.)
Nice to meet you!
(We hope we can meet them one day.)
I can see everything over there.
- Can you? / - Yes.
People are riding bikes over there.
I think they're on the way to farming.
(Kijong-dong Village in North Korea)
(You can see this only in Daeseong-dong.)
This is really fascinating.
When Americans visit us,
we bring them to Palgak Pavilion.
It's 200m away from Military Demarcation Line.
Let's walk there.
- Can we go there? / - Yes.
Let's go.
(They head to the northernmost land.)
Our destination is 200m away from them?
(Daeseong-dong Village is full of stories.)
Goodness.
This is the first time the path inside the village
is shown on television.
I seriously can't believe this moment right now.
It's so close right before our eyes.
It just looks like a normal village.
(It has a sad history of the division.)
This is the northernmost we've ever been to in Korea.
- It's right there. / - There's a flag.
- We're getting closer. / - It's right there.
Let's go up there.
(Many thoughts run through their minds.)
We're at the northernmost now.
This is the northernmost of South Korea.
I feel like I'm going to a summit.
Is that North Korea out there?
At the end of this is Military Demarcation Line.
(Military Demarcation Line is before their eyes.)
We set up bulletproof glass here
because it's dangerous.
- Is this bulletproof? / - Is this bulletproof?
You can't see it because of the trees,
but their guard post is in there.
- You mean it's in the forest? / - Yes.
They might be watching us as well.
(73 years of division)
We can easily get there by foot.
(73 years of agony)
- This is surreal. / - It's so close.
Now it feels real that we can't go there.
We can't go there.
We can easily reach there by foot.
It's not even high up. We just can go.
I feel like we're blocked by a wall.
I feel like this wall is blocking us.
At least we know we're close to our reunification.
(Rather than missing each other,)
It's frustrating that we can't go further.
(it'd be nice to see the river together.)
Gosh, the Taegeuk flag looks awesome.
(The Taegeuk flag looks majestic.)
(A peaceful afternoon in Daeseong-dong)
(What will you do now?)
(Daeseong-dong Senior Citizen Center)
Where are we going now?
Oh, my gosh.
(What is that?)
(Daeseong-dong Village Employment Agency)
(Welcome!)
It's an employment agency.
On such a sunny day.
Daeseong-dong Village's main industries
are rice farming and dry-field farming.
Due to the characteristic of the village,
they rarely have visitors from outside.
We're very short-handed.
I'm so glad that you're helping us.
- Are we? / - Thank you so much.
- Excuse me. / - Are we?
What should we do?
The villagers here said
that they need help.
They'll arrive soon.
- So they will pick us. / - Yes.
- They'll scout us. / - Oh, my.
Taehyun is popular whenever we do this.
I should pretend that I'm skinny.
- My back hurts so much. / - I'll pretend I'm skinny.
I feel so weak.
- My back really hurts. / - I feel weak.
People will think Defconn is
- a great worker. / - He's so strong.
I'm not good at digging.
You can build another pavilion there.
(He's worried.)
What do we get in return?
Don't say we'll gain pride.
You'll gain a heart.
- What? / - Give us dinner.
- What about dinner? / - We need dinner.
- We need snacks at least. / - What about snacks?
I want iced coffee.
It's really hard to work on such a hot day.
Hello.
- Hello. / - Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Feel free to pick anyone.
Please introduce yourself.
I live in Daeseong-dong Village.
My name is Shin Kyeongho and I'm a bean farmer.
Mr. Shin Kyeongho farms beans.
(Are we going to farm beans today?)
Is bean farming busy these days?
Yes, we're busy sowing the seeds nowadays.
You look young. How long have you been farming?
It's been about 10 years.
10 years? Were you born here?
- Yes, I was born here. / - I see.
He's born here.
How much work is there to be done?
Today, we need to work on about 13,223 square meters...
(13,223 square meters)
(This is 13,223 square meters.)
The field is about 13,223 square meters.
I got a heatstroke earlier.
Stop pretending to be sick.
(He lifts up his shirt.)
(I got injured.)
Why do you keep taking your pills out?
- He's a patient. / - You're quite skinny.
Your body figure is similar to Joonyoung's.
Please pick as many flags as the number
of workers you need.
- Sir, you should... / - Sir?
Please pick the flags.
(He picks only one?)
- One? / - He picked one flag.
(He needs only 1 worker to farm 13,233 square meters?)
(I'll avoid going there at any cost.)
Do you farm beans with machines?
We have machines, but we need to drive them.
What kind of worker are you looking for?
- Well... / - Should he be strong?
- I guess not. / - That's not so important.
Being patient is the most important.
Patience. Aren't you very patient?
- I'm most impatient. / - Hey, you're patient.
- Joonyoung is. / - Why me?
He's been on this show for 10 years.
- He never gives up. / - I got a heatstroke.
He needs one person to help him farm beans.
I'll give you a quiz to figure out
who knows more about beans.
It's a quiz on beans.
It's a quiz? He doesn't pick one?
(I want to play a physical game.)
- Line up. The one who can't answer will go. / - Okay.
Decide among yourselves where you stand in the line.
Let's play rock-paper-scissors.
- Let's play it. / - Being first is bad.
Ready or not, rock-paper-scissors.
- Let the winner decide how we stand. / - Okay.
Rock-paper-scissors.
You decide.
I'll be first.
- I want to be second. / - Who is second?
- You be second. / - Thank you.
- Joonyoung. / - Okay.
Defconn.
- Taehyun. / - Siyoon and Junho.
(He looks desperate.)
Hey, punk.
Hey, you brat.
Let's go into the DMZ together.
It could actually be good for you.
You have more time to think.
(He'll have to know the question first.)
- Are you ready now? / - Yes.
Here goes the quiz.
Say a word that starts with "bean".
- Sorry? / - A word that starts with "bean"?
- All right. I'm good at this kind of games. / - Okay.
(A word that starts with "bean"?)
(Bean)
- Do you know any word? / - I'll count to three.
Hang on. A word that starts with "bean"?
- Hurry up. / - Okay.
- One, two... / - Bean powder.
- What? / - Bean powder.
Bean sprout.
- Three, two... / - Concord.
- Concord? / - Concord.
Concord. Okay.
(Why are they all so good?)
Bean pulp.
- Bean pulp? / - Bean pulp.
Bean noodles.
Pounding heart.
Bean pod.
Kongjwi and Patjwi.
(That's not bad.)
Why is this going on so long?
- Next. / - Bean jorim.
- Bean jorim. / - Correct.
Bean jorim is correct?
- Bean fireworks. / - What?
- Bean fireworks. / - Bean fireworks?
That is a word.
It is a word.
- It's not a word. / - Come on!
Hang on a second. It's not a word.
- It's not a word! / - Yes!
"Bean fireworks" is not a word.
- It is a word. / - What is that?
"Bean fireworks" is not a word.
- Okay. / - You're out.
Yes!
- Congratulations, sir! / - Seriously? Just like this?
- Goodbye. / - He's chosen.
Goodbye.
♪ Goodbye, my precious man ♪
Congratulations.
(He is given a straw hat.)
- Are you happy about him? / - Yes, I am.
He's an amazingly patient man.
He's patience itself.
Sir, just think of him as your slave.
Just slave him around.
My wife loves him.
- That's great. / - It's good for her.
How great.
- May I pick one more? / - Of course.
(He'll pick one more?)
He's going to pick one more worker.
Why?
What kind of worker do you need?
I want to bring the person I like.
- Who do you like? / - This is all about luck.
Let's ask him. Who do you like?
Tell us who you want
- to take with you. / - You.
(Is there someone else behind me?)
- Who? / - You.
Defconn.
Defconn!
- Wait. / - Congratulations.
So I got picked as his first choice.
- I'm his first choice. / - There's no more.
- Then let's play a game... / - Here.
Take this water bottle with you.
I want to play a game.
- Have fun. / - Let's play a game.
Siyoon and Defconn will follow him
to the farm and help him.
(13,223 square meters. I'm thirsty.)
Defconn, bye.
Okay, thank you.
Defconn.
Maybe the bean farm is a better option.
- You're right. / - There he is.
He's coming.
(The reason he looks down is...)
It's moving!
(Pond Snail Race)
They're so fast.
(The workers' future depends on)
(the slow race.)
(Daeseong-dong Village is the only village in DMZ.)
(They have a pep rally!)
(Daeseong-dong Village Pep Rally)
(They play games for the dinner menu.)
(They even do military training?)
(What is "hamburger" in North Korean language?)
(Meat ear bread?)
(And...)
We're going to Panmunjeom.
(The destination of this trip is Panmunjeom.)
It's extremely tense.
North Korean soldiers have come.
(And they meet unexpected people.)
(Two Days and One Night in Panmunjeom)
("Is Who" by Minseo)