(Bae Doo Na is on Radio Star!)
(She's a global star who travels the world.)
(But that doesn't mean they'll be easy on her.)
(Once, he was the king of ballads.)
(Now, he is...)
(He knows himself really well.)
(There had been a rumor that Lee Ki Chan won the lottery.)
(Please share that money with us.)
(He's ready for his debut in Hollywood.)
(Or he could be an English teacher!)
(Soo Joo, the muse of the famous designer's brand)
(Her life is more luxurious than you can ever imagine.)
(G-Dragon, Barbara Palvin, and Leonardo DiCaprio...)
(And she tells us the surprising personal connection.)
(Hyenas start criticizing.)
(Stephanie Lee, the actress who's more used to being without makeup.)
(She debuted as a model in New York.)
(Now, she's trying to be an actress in Korea.)
(She's trying to be an entertainer too.)
(It's about the world where they live.)
("Stars Who Went Abroad" begins now.)
We're ready to make everyone laugh with our globalized mindsets.
We are a high-end program.
Do you know Radio Star?
- We are Radio star! - Radio Star!
We invited four people...
who've lived abroad today.
It's "Stars who went abroad".
That's right.
She got cast on the street and debuted.
Working with big directors like, Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan Wook,
at last she became 40.
- Wait, - Cannes film festival,
What do you mean by "At last she became 40"?
That's...
You just spend some years and become 40 years old.
- That's how it happens. - Right...
Everyone becomes 40.
Don't make a big deal out of it.
(It's somewhat embarrassing.)
I was a celebrity who was 40 too.
I'm planning to be a celebrity who's in his 50s.
She was invited to Cannes film festival three times.
She's the global actress, Bae Doo Na.
- Welcome. - We don't even have to...
- explain about Doo Na a lot. - I agree.
- Welcome. - Thanks for coming.
He was once the prince of ballads.
He was on variety shows often with Park Kyung Lim and Lee Soo Young.
However, he might have thought Korea was too small for him.
He announced his debut in Hollywood.
(Lee Ki Chan got cast in "Sense8" as Bae Doo Na's brother.)
So what's your major work?
He's also an actor who's 40 years old.
He's 40 years old.
It's Lee Ki Chan.
Is it about actors who are 40 today?
He made some progress.
Only after 2 years of her debut, she made herself...
to the big 4 fashion weeks, New York, Paris, London, and Milan.
She's the global top star.
However,
she's just known as G-Dragon's friend in Korea.
She's the top model,
Soo Joo.
Soo Joo sounds like a term for constructions.
- Soo Joo. - Seriously,
- I knew you were going to say that. - You know what I mean.
I know.
Everyone must have said this before.
Neutrogena.
She's the one with that flawless pronunciation.
We are more used to her face without any makeup.
She's not Stephanie who dances.
She's the actress, Stephanie Lee.
- Welcome. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hi.
- Thanks for coming. - Nice to see you all.
- Hey. - I'm here.
- It wasn't easy for you, I know. - Why are you wearing heels, Doo Na?
- It's because of the other guests. - No, that's not it.
- Ki Chan is... - Look at him.
- What about me? - He's...
Were you waiting for them to sit first?
- We invited global stars today. - Goodness.
Global stars are here.
Why don't you say hello to viewers in English? Stephanie can begin.
- Say hello to viewers? - Yes.
Hello. My name is Stephanie Lee.
Thanks for having me to "Radio Star".
We are not "Video Star". It's Radio Star.
- Radio Star. - Radio Star.
Didn't she just say "Video Star"?
I couldn't understand any of it.
- I thought she said "Video Star". - Me too.
- I guess we misheard it. - Next...
- Can you say Neutrogena? - Well,
From Neutrogena.
That's right.
- Neutrogena. - Soo Joo, it's your turn.
Hi, everyone. My name is Park Soo Joo.
- I see. - Your family name is Park.
She is Park Soo Joo.
I don't understand why Ki Chan has to do this in English too.
- I don't know either. - He's also in Hollywood now.
- I don't understand. - That's why.
- Please say hello in English. - Ji Chan is...
- Oh, I said Ji Chan. - Ji Chan?
- He just said Ji Chan. - I did.
- You said Ji Chan. - I'm Ki Chan.
Do you mean Jung Ji Chan, the bassist?
- Okay. - Hey guys.
Good to meet you. I'm 39 years old.
Actually, 40 in Korean age.
We call it "Bulhog" here.
It's good to see you.
(All they can hear is "Bulhog".)
Doo Na? In English please?
I don't know why I have to do it in English too.
But I'll do it anyway. Everyone did it.
Hi, my name is Doo Na. Thank you for having me.
- Her confidence. - Great.
- It was short but... - She doesn't say her full name.
- Doo Na, - Can I do it again?
- Why? - I want to make it simple too.
- Well... - No, you can't.
It's Doo Na's first time to be on Radio Star.
You're filming the drama these days.
How did you make time to be here?
I'm in that drama...
with Tae Hyun.
It's the drama called "The Best Divorce".
So when he films Radio Star,
we don't have any filming schedule.
- That's right. - Oh, that's why.
- So it's my day off anyway. - I see.
- Drama is... - What's her role?
- We are husband and wife. - Husband and wife.
What is "The Best Divorce"?
You must know it well.
I want to ask you about that.
Don't you think you would know that better than anybody here?
I mean, it could be your second-best option.
- But I don't know if it's the best. - Watch the drama and figure it out.
- I've been curious about it. - That's...
- So it's called "The Best Divorce". - Yes.
I heard you've been secretly working a lot, Doo Na.
Yes, after "Stranger" last year,
I haven't really shown it to the public,
but I've been working a lot.
I finished filming the movie called "The Drug King"...
and "Sense8",
the American drama.
- And... - You did the historical drama.
That's right. I did one.
- That's cool. - That's why my hair is like this.
It's "Kingdom".
I worked with Ju Ji Hoon and Ryu Seung Ryong.
- It's the zombie drama, right? - That's right.
- That's right. - You filmed a music video too.
Yes, I did!
- I was really busy! - Wasn't that a really big work?
It was a really big work.
- It really was. - Yes, it was.
- It was for... - "Monthly Project Yoon Jong Shin".
- Really? - That's right.
She's such a global star.
You persuaded her to work for "Monthly Project Yoon Jong Shin".
It looks like we might have tried our hardest...
to invite Doo Na today.
But it was actually Ki Chan.
- Really? - It was his pride.
- It took... - It's hard to believe.
I agree.
- It took a year. - I want to explain.
(It took 1 year.)
Whenever we contacted you, you were abroad.
If I was actively working here and there,
- I could have been here easily. - I see.
Oh, you mean on your way to here and there.
- But I was always preparing myself. - I know what you mean.
I'm not lying. Whenever you called me, I was performing, or...
But at the pre-filming interview, we found out...
you didn't do much abroad anyway.
I don't have much going on these days.
What I'm always reminded of whenever I hear your name is...
the rumor that was spreading in this field.
They said you won the lottery.
- Really? - Yes.
It's a bit strange, but there really was that rumor.
- They said he won the lottery. - So...
- It was about 10 years ago. - Right...
They said I donated that money or something.
- I heard that too. - Right.
- So I thought... - So it's not true.
- Not at all. - And...
- It's such a weird rumor. - I know, right?
That had been really spreading.
- Soo Joo is the busiest one. - Soo Joo.
She's the top model who's more recognized overseas.
You're staying in Seoul only for today...
because of Radio Star.
Yes. I was supposed to be in Korea...
for two weeks.
But somehow, I couldn't go home...
for a month.
Because of my schedules, I went to Europe for a bit.
I'm temporarily staying in Korea now.
- You have your home in Europe. - No, it's in New York.
- New York, I see. - But I work in Europe often.
Your home is in New York, but your work is in Europe.
- Yes. - And you're dropping by Korea.
Yes, I work here sometimes too.
Where were you born then?
I was born in Seoul.
- Seoul? - I see.
How old were you?
- What? - Well...
When you went to America.
How old were you when you went to America?
- I was nine. - I see.
My grandparents were living in Los Angeles then.
I got my student visa and studied there for a year...
and came back to Korea. But I couldn't adapt here well.
So my family...
decided to move to America. So...
I moved there when I was in the sixth grade.
So you had a base in Los Angeles.
Where in Los Angeles?
I was in Southern California.
I was in the South.
- In the South? - In Los Angeles...
Because I used some difficult words, you're doing the same.
- Yes. - You don't have to do that.
I'll use traditional terms more.
So you worked with Stephanie Lee before.
What I remember is...
It was when I just arrived in Korea after a long time.
So my Korean wasn't that great.
It's still not that great.
When there's a shooting, they give us...
Chinese food for lunch often.
You know the plastic containers you get for the delivery food.
It was the first time for me to see that.
I didn't know how to open it.
But she was like, "That's not how you do it."
She used the little plastic knife to open it.
So I thought,
"She has an American name, but she adapted in Korea well."
- She knew about here well. - I had...
some experience in Korea already.
I met her after working in Korea for a while.
You guys have really opposite looks from each other.
Really different.
Stephanie Lee was in a historical drama recently because of her looks.
I've always heard I have Korean-American looks.
And I've also heard I don't look East Asian.
I thought you look really East Asian.
That's what I think too.
But I guess they can see more Korean-American side of me.
- I see. - Why is that?
Because of that image,
I thought I wouldn't fit in a historical drama.
The time setting for that drama is actually the Goguryeo period.
- It's "The Great Battle". - Yes, that's the film.
- "The Great Battle". - Yes.
- You have that look. - That's right.
I can feel the Gaema Heights from you.
I guess that's a good thing.
Zo In Sung is in that movie too, and they spent 18 million dollars on it.
- That's right. - Is it about the general?
- It's about the general. - What's your role?
I'm Dal Lae.
So it's a fictional character.
I'm the royal bodyguard.
- There were a lot of action scenes. - Not like your name, that's tough.
"Take Dal Lae's sword!" That sounds a bit weird.
- I see. - Right...
We heard the biggest change was your weight after started acting.
I put up a lot of weight.
- About 15kg, I think. - What?
I can't see that at all.
When I was a model, there's the certain size I need to fit in.
So I was strictly on a diet.
I had to care a lot. But while acting,
I kind of lost my way.
- My clothes don't fit me anymore. - Do you have to lose it all again?
- Well... - I guess.
I don't know if I'll be able to though. I gained so much.
Stephanie Lee is...
Doo Na's huge fan.
What? Really?
- Really? - I really like you, Doo Na.
- Is it because of "Sense8"? - No,
- I've always liked her. - You have a beautiful story...
- about Doo Na. - Really?
- A nice story! - We have...
the same hair stylist.
We go to the same shop.
I heard...
she gave chairs...
to every production member of her drama.
She even put their names on those chairs.
- I saw the picture. - They are really good chairs too.
- Really? - They are really good quality ones.
- That's... - We heard...
Doo Na's scale gotten bigger after working abroad.
We heard that.
Doo Na gave me a chair too.
- Really? - It has my name written on it.
But they got nice black chairs. Mine is too yellow.
- With your name written on it? - That's...
Yes, it has my name on it, but it's too yellow.
But you're sitting on it all the time.
- I am. - It's a really comfortable chair.
But it's too yellow.
- Oh, it's a portable one. - Yes.
- It's a folding chair. - How did you write the name on it?
You can find...
heat transfer stickers online.
- Heat transfer stickers? - There are the alphabet ones.
- You just need to use an iron. - You even did it by yourself?
- Did you do it then? - No,
I bought the sticker for them so that they can use it.
"I'm busy. So you guys put your names on it."
It's still amazing though.
Is there any reason why you gave them chairs?
It was the first filming day with Tae Hyun.
Tae Hyun's group...
- How can I say that? - His staffs?
Yes. They brought their own chairs...
and set it up at the site.
But my staffs were just standing up.
That didn't look good.
- That made me want to do it. - That's why.
She also gave everyone...
name tags on the last filming day of "Sense8".
Because we were traveling a lot.
They will remember it forever...
- because you gave it to them. - That's right.
It's a souvenir for working on the same drama.
Those small gifts can really...
- move everyone. - I agree.
Ki Chan even travels with Doo Na.
- Yes, we are really close. - That's good.
You even stole Doo Na's money without knowing once.
Really?
- When? - He wants to apologize.
Well, there was nothing wrong with it...
if you know what happened before and after that.
But because you said I stole her money, that sounds a bit...
But you did steal it though, right?
- Yes, I did. - That's what I'm saying.
- What happened? - What's the story?
We had a premiere screening in San Francisco...
after season one.
After that, we both had some business in LA at that time.
We thought about renting a car and driving to LA.
- It took us about eight hours. - Yes.
- We drove up there together. - We went there by car.
- With the whole staff? - We went from...
- San Francisco to LA. - No, just the two of us.
- It was just the two of you. - That's nice.
You didn't care about other people's opinions.
- People might understand, you know. - Not at all.
How could I ever date her? Gosh, no.
- Why would you say such a thing? - No need to feel small about it.
- Come on, she's Bae Doo Na. - No, no.
You don't need to feel inferior to her.
- No, that's not what it is. - What's wrong with you?
You used to be famous back then too.
I'm doing well. Things are going well for me.
- You must've gotten close. - And the road...
- from San Francisco to LA... - Right.
- is really beautiful. - That's why...
- That's right. - We'd never been on that road.
- We wanted to enjoy the scenery. - No, I'd driven that road before.
Did Ki Chan drive for the whole trip?
- Yes. - She drove once midway to LA.
- I told him that I could drive. - I see.
- Weren't you her driver? - He was like her agent.
- He was like her agent. - I drove too.
- Don't be like that. - I don't seem to remember anything.
Tell us what happened. How did you steal from me?
- She's a lady and my friend. - That's true.
- Are you two the same age? - Yes.
- Yes. - You two are friends.
- The road to LA was so beautiful. - That's true.
- I bet it must've been nice. - Yes, it was nice.
When we got there, we rented a place to stay.
We shared the place.
- There were separate rooms and all. - It was a two-bedroom house.
You don't have to explain that.
- That's not necessary. - So we rented a place together.
- We'd never. - He's trying to start up a scandal.
You didn't have to tell us. We would've assumed that too.
Of course, we used separate rooms.
Since Doo Na had been to a lot of places abroad,
there was this website she used to book a place.
It's Airbnb.
I put the cash in the living room to give to Doo Na.
I put it there and let her know that that was my half of the share.
After about 3 or 4 days,
I ran out of cash.
(Giggling)
What's strange is...
There were 10-dollar bills. I thought it'd be okay.
It was just 10 bucks.
- That... - You took the cash...
- as if it was your mother's wallet. - I don't remember at all.
It's not that bad to share 10 dollars.
That's right.
I had to go to the supermarket.
I didn't have cash by then again.
Then I took a 20-dollar bill from that.
(Taking a bit of cash)
- The next day... - You used it like your allowance.
- That was all I did. - It must be about 100 dollars.
It didn't come out to 100 dollars. Probably around 50 dollars?
But you kept feeling sorry about that.
- You went on trips together. - We did.
Do you meet up often in Korea?
Actually, we don't meet often in Korea.
You must've had a bad memory from the trip.
- No, no. That's not it. - That must be it.
She kept missing some dollar bills.
(Teasing them is so much fun.)
We mentioned it briefly earlier.
Doo Na, were you in two...
of Jong Shin's music videos?
- Yes, I was. - What were the songs?
"Temperature of Separation".
That's right.
You begged her to be in your music video.
- This is terrible. - It's because...
- Doo Na films... - Seriously?
When you ask people, you beg as if you'd die without their help.
- But he'd forget about that. - When someone calls,
I'd ask, "Who are you?"
Unbelievable.
- She's right by the way. - Come on.
- I was really thankful back then. - She was in two music videos.
The filming for "Temperature of Separation" was so hard.
- It was harder than a movie shoot. - Right.
- Was it that hard? - It was because...
while the invisible band...
played music,
I had to pretend to be a woman going through a breakup.
It was really funny.
I had to cry, but in front of me,
they played their instruments in this exaggerated manner.
I had to act out the scenes with the band which was hard.
- This time, - It must've been a difficult scene.
she starred in my music video for "Cold".
She had to cry again in the scene.
- Why does she always cry? - You can adjust angle for tears.
- No, I can't do that. - Gosh.
(Feeling embarrassed)
- Let's watch the music video. - Anyway...
- Let's stop it here. - You should talk.
Back then, there was a rumor that...
Gook Jin supported Doo Na.
- Did you know about this? - Whom did you help?
- What's this about? - That expression sounds...
Can you explain us about this?
- I've never heard of this. - Right.
When I first made my debut, my older brother...
- Since I didn't have an agent then, - I see.
my brother drove me around in my mom's car.
- He resembles you. - He resembles me?
Yes, they look so alike.
- Yes, you two look alike. - That's right.
- He does resemble you. - Your brother resembles me?
- They look really alike. - He's a commercial director now.
- That's why... - That's how the rumor started.
That's how the rumor started to circulate.
- Like Gook Jin helped me out. - Gook Jin sponsored Doo Na.
- Because he resembles me? - Yes, he looks just like you.
- You do look like him. - Really?
He's skinny and has strong features too.
- Not all skinny guys look alike. - No, no. That's not it.
Just our figures look alike.
I'm sorry, but what's your brother's weight?
My brother's weighs about 50kg or something.
- Is that so? He's skinny. - They must look exactly the same.
- The resemblance is uncanny. - Tell him to gain some weight.
- Tell him that. - He weighs 50kg.
- He's not that tall either. - Right.
- He's very slim. - I see.
- His jaw area is small too. - I see.
Have they ever met in person?
- No. - I ran into him just once.
- We just brushed past each other. - You remember that?
I only remember that because...
when Doo Na said...
hello to me like this, her eyes...
were so warm.
It was like looking at my brother.
(His face was familiar like her own brother's.)
- Soo Joo, your mother... - Yes?
has something to say to Gu Ra?
- Yes. - Okay.
When I was invited to appear on Radio Star,
I told my mom that I would be on this show as a guest.
My mom told me that...
what would I do since I spoke...
- terrible Korean. - I heard that too.
After she said that,
she told me that my father graduated from Inha University.
- He's an alumnus. - Is that so?
- Her mother... - He's very into that kind of thing.
- knows what's important. - You're doing well today.
- I do cherish my alumni. - That was so sudden.
- He must be an upperclassman then. - Right.
- He started college in 1972. - What did he major in?
- He majored in engineering. - Engineering...
- I majored in liberal arts. - I see.
So your father entered college in 1972, correct?
- Yes. - Class of 1972.
- He must've been born in 1953. - That's right.
- In 1953. - He was born in 1952.
Then he must've took the test again.
(This guy was in Class of 1989.)
- I guess so. - It'd only make sense then.
- Her mother wanted to say that... - Right.
- her dad is his senior alumnus. - I see.
She's the daughter of your alumnus.
- You'd better treat her well. - Treat her well.
Okay.
You are watching a high-end music program,
Radio Star with four guests...
who can definitely prove how prestigious our program is.
We'll start today's special, "Stars Who Went Abroad".
Doo Na, Ki Chan, and Soo Joo...
starred in the drama, "Sense8",
directed by the Wachowski Sisters.
Soo Joo, can you tell us how you ended up getting the role?
As for me, I work as a model abroad.
I have an acting agent.
My agent would inform me about such projects with the synopsis...
and told me that if I wanted the role,
I should send the directors a self-tape.
My agent told me that the Wachowskis...
prefer actors and actresses who...
have unique personalities. They like people with character.
My agent suggested the idea of...
entering my self-introductory video.
- You mean, "submit". - You submitted the video.
Sir, I'm taking good care of your daughter.
Please teach me.
You'd "enter" the acting world.
- I was told to submit a video. - Use "submit" instead.
- How? Is that just a self-tape? - How did you make yours?
Yes. I was trying to think how I should film this.
Since I take a lot of flights,
there was this one time I missed my flight.
I almost didn't make it to work.
- After many compilations... - "Complications".
After many complications...
- You went through ups and downs. - She's making a lot of attempts.
- Teach me a lot. I'm here to learn. - By any chance...
- By any chance, - Don't need to use fancy words.
are you trying to be like Joon Park?
- That's not your agenda, right? - We might sound similar.
(Take my mistake!)
- "After many compilations..." - "After many compilations..."
- It's like a horror movie's title. - It's "after many complications"?
- Yes, "after many complications". - After many complications...
Well, things got hectic.
Anyway, I talked about the time I missed my flight.
- I said that... - You shared that story.
I always tried my best in everything I did.
Luck did play a role in my career,
but I usually get great chances and think timing matters a lot.
- You handled it nicely. - That's why I told them...
- She told a great story. - that I wanted to...
do my best with this project.
And they accepted my tape.
But for you to be able to send these self-tapes...
Not everyone can just send them, right?
- There should be someone... - They don't accept everyone's.
- Exactly. How do you get a chance? - The agency...
- She said she had an acting agency. - The agent would inform you.
As a matter of fact, not so long ago,
- I changed the screens at my house. - Okay.
- The guy from the store came. - The agency?
When he was leaving,
- he told me that... - What's this?
- he writes songs. - The repairman from the agency?
He's dragging us into a small story.
- All of a sudden... - He told me that he writes songs.
I listened to him talk,
and he brought me a USB.
- He wanted to give it to Jong Shin. - He wanted you to listen to them.
- You're the agency? - That's how it happens.
(Diligent Gu Ra Agency)
After hearing that, I told him to leave the USB with me.
- Earlier... Let me give it to you. - Give it to me.
- I will. Okay? - I'll listen to them.
- This is how it usually happens. - The thing is that...
- if I hear the songs and like them, - Right.
this would make a great story.
Mariah Carey was a waitress too.
She was a waitress near the record label.
She waited tables,
- but there was Brenda K. Starr. - Mariah Carey?
- Was she a backup singer? - She was a fan of Starr.
- That's how she gave her self-tape. - That's how it happened.
- That's the song. - That's what happened.
- I thought she waited tables... - "I Still Believe". That's it.
- and hummed the melody. - That's what I thought too.
I thought she sang like this. "What would you like?"
I was wrong.
That was so funny. It was hilarious.
What would you like?
(He's a soulful singer.)
When you talked about the screens,
Doo Na thought there was an agency for screens.
All right. What about you, Ki Chan?
- I... Just like Soo Joo, - How did you get cast for "Sense8"?
I auditioned for the role.
- I think he has a great face. - That's how I got the role.
But you're the villain.
That's right.
Actors will be excited to play...
the character I'm portraying...
- because my character kills my dad. - You kill your dad.
He sends his sister to prison too.
- Think of the worst man you can. - He's...
He's the worst villain among villains.
- You're playing that role? - Yes.
I had a chance to audition for the role.
That's how I got the role.
I'm always grateful to Doo Na.
You should visit her during Korean Thanksgiving Day.
- I should visit her. - If you say that...
- You ought to pay her a visit. - And...
I'm not saying this because she's next to me or anything.
- This is crazy. - Doo Na does her best...
as an actress. I'm serious.
- She paved the road. - She built up a nice filmography.
In various ways, she contributed in increasing...
Hollywood's interest in Korea among many other Asian countries.
But on top of that, the directors, the Wachowskis,
cast Doo Na for a role...
in "Cloud Atlas" and started working with Doo Na since then.
I believe that's how the tie continued on to "Sense8".
I'm always grateful to Doo Na.
No, don't be.
- Did you audition for the role too? - No, no.
- I... - You didn't audition for it, right?
No, no.
- I didn't audition for "Sense8". - You just got it? Okay.
But for my first Hollywood film, "Cloud Atlas",
I did an audition.
Back then, I didn't have an agency or anything.
I didn't even get a call from the casting director.
The directors gave me a call.
That's how I ended up making a self-tape at home.
My brother held the camcorder and filmed the video for me.
- Gook Jin's lookalike did. - I made the self-tape.
I didn't know what I was supposed to do for self-tapes.
I just read the lines and sent the video.
They asked me to come to Chicago to do a camera test.
I went there with just a backpack by myself.
- I treated it as a trip. Yes. - You went there by yourself?
If I didn't get the role, it'd be embarrassing.
I was hesitant to tell others. That's why...
- You went there in secret. - I went there without my agent.
I went to Chicago while keeping a low profile.
When I went there,
I got the role.
- Really? - Yes.
That was my first audition. The directors always...
For example, when we were filming "Cloud Atlas",
they asked me in advance to join their next project.
I'd agree then.
- So... - What did the directors...
like about you?
I don't know either.
Let me explain. When I was filming "Cloud Atlas",
I couldn't even speak good English.
- Seriously. - They just liked you as you were.
- I'm not sure. - This is about Doo Na's English.
I heard you went to the States alone and got a boarding house to stay in.
- Yes, I did. - You took care of everything.
- I love your accent. - You do?
- It's not an American accent. - I have a Korean accent.
- She has a bit of British accent. - Right.
Wasn't your place in the UK?
- Yes, I learned English in London. - I see.
- Didn't you learn from an old lady? - Yes, right.
In London, she worked as a dialect coach.
- The old lady was the coach. - Yes.
There are no dialect coaches in Korea,
but there are dialect coaches in English-speaking countries...
because characters' accents would signify their status...
- or their personal background. - That's true.
Can you give us an example?
When the upper class and the aristocrats...
talk posh, they pronounce their Ts clearly.
- Bottle of water. Like this. - They'd enunciate the Ts.
The working class would be bothered to pronounce the Ts.
- A bottle. - Bottle. Bottle of water.
- This is how they do it. - I see.
I hired a dialect coach.
She had to deal with a student who knew nothing about English.
She had to teach me English on top of the accents.
- You didn't know anything. - Then we became close friends.
Later on, she told me that...
she wanted me to learn English.
She asked if I wanted to stay with her since she had a spare room.
After my shoot Germany, I went to London right away.
I stayed with her since then.
- You took the room at her house? - She let you stay there.
- That's so cool. - And then...
we became close friends.
Did you get offers to join projects from other countries like France?
- Countries from Europe? - Right now, I'm discussing...
- to star in a French movie. - A French movie?
They told me to learn French.
- That's why... - That'd be fun...
- if Doo Na can speak French too. - After this drama,
I have to go learn French.
For me, learning is really fun.
Say that my character is a tennis player in the movie.
(Eager to learn)
I'd think that I get to learn how to play tennis for free.
- That's my attitude. - My gosh.
I'm excited that I get to learn French.
(Not eager to learn)
If I were in her shoes, I'd go, "I have to learn French?"
(It'd be a bad year for him.)
- "Can't you hire someone else?" - "Can't we use a voice actor?"
(His passion to learn has burnt out.)
Are the projects there big? Are they different?
The projects there are definitely huge.
We have to go around the world.
We went to Nairobi.
- Nairobi in Kenya. - We went to Berlin in Europe next.
For projects like "Sense8",
- do they reserve hotels for you? - Actors, actresses, and the crew...
stay at a five-star hotel or better hotels and fly business class.
From these minor logistics, you can see things are different.
I only filmed in Korea.
(He made it to Hollywood, but filmed only in Korea.)
- Right. - Tell us differences on sets.
There was a red-light district in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province.
We filmed a car chase scene there.
- They rented two of the areas. - The entire areas?
For several days,
- we would... No. - Would they empty the shops too?
We'd ask them to turn the lights on and go home.
After that, we'd start filming.
- Exactly. - These are large-scale projects.
We filmed for seven months.
We went to 15 cities during those months.
- We'd move after 2 weeks or so. - For 7 months.
We'd be filming in San Francisco, go to Chicago next,
Nairobi in Kenya, and Seoul.
We'd move around every two weeks.
The flight tickets and hotels for the whole crew must've been a lot.
In that sense,
- things seem better. Right. - Its target is the entire globe.
- I'm jealous of that. - We could film great scenes...
- because of these investments. - Actually,
- things have improved here now. - Is that so?
When we go to our waiting rooms,
we can find various kinds of snacks.
- We get all different types. - We started to get snacks in 2001.
We didn't get that during the 1990s.
We get snacks and beverages too.
- All kinds of beverages too. - Right.
We have a lot of coffee from the S Coffee Shop.
(The domestic host doesn't want to lose out to Hollywood.)
- Did you experience this, Ki Chan? - The scale...
Sure. I was in Bucheon too.
- What is it? - Nothing.
Bucheon is very accessible for us to visit.
We filmed the scene in which Doo Na had to chase me...
to kill me for three days in Bucheon.
I had to drive a convertible.
- It was an expensive car. - Right. We damaged about two cars.
- It was a convertible? - It must've cost millions.
One of them...
had to be flipped over.
Another one was used for the chase scene.
I got really curious in the end.
The car costs about millions of dollars.
- Didn't we have about 3 cars? - They gave us 3 cars,
- and we ruined two of them. - Right.
- Or the cars might have been... - Probably.
in contact with water.
- Anyway... - It's possible.
- Anyway, - Right.
just to film the car chase scene,
they brought about three functioning cars. When I saw that,
I realized things were done differently in Hollywood...
- and they prepared a lot. - That's right.
Things are getting better in Korea too.
We're flying a lot of drones.
- That's right. - Korean shows film great scenes.
As for drones, even the adolescents can fly them.
(Korea is a good country.)
Stephanie.
You debuted first in the States and came to Korea afterwards.
- Yes, that's true. - You came here afterwards.
I started my career in the States and worked there as a model.
I really wanted to come to Korea,
but I didn't want to come as a model.
I just wanted to visit Korea.
I wanted to live in Korea,
but since I was already modeling,
- I thought I could that here. - In Korea?
Yes.
That's how I came here.
You said that when you saw other models,
you were happy to see them like they were your people. Please elaborate.
This is what happened.
When I was young, I was too tall for my age,
so I thought that my looks were unique.
I wasn't confident about my looks.
I always hunched forward.
One of the common traits tall people have is...
hunching forward.
When I wasn't confident with my appearance at all,
I saw this program called "Korea's Next Top Model".
When I saw models in that program,
I felt like I had found my people.
- I see. - That's how I felt.
- I always felt I was an outsider. - I could understand that.
I saw people with similar appearances...
and similar physical figures...
like traits of people from Goguryeo.
- You resemble a lady from Goguryeo. - Right.
Soo Joo, you were cast on the street in the States when you were 23?
Yes. Like what Stephanie just said,
living abroad as an Asian woman brings down your confidence level.
I don't think Asians abroad feel...
that they are handsome or beautiful often.
A lot of different species live in California.
- You mean, "ethnic groups". - Right, ethnic groups.
(Beware of her mix-up.)
- I thought we were in a game. - Like tribes.
I mean...
- Your mother saw this coming. - we're not wild beasts.
- "Gu Ra will take care of you." - There are many ethnic groups.
(Mr. Park, are you watching this?)
- We're like a minority. - A lot of...
- A lot of people live there, - We're a minority.
but Asians aren't the majority.
I didn't feel so confident when I looked slightly different.
Back then, I wasn't comfortable in my own skin either.
I thought I was just all and slim.
On the street, out of the blue,
a short lady approached me.
She came to me...
and asked how tall I was.
I told her my height was 178cm. After hearing my answer,
she told me that she was a model scouter.
She wanted to make me an offer.
I thought about her offer, but I was already interested in fashion.
- Personally, I liked fashion. - I see. You didn't even hesitate.
(She accepted it right away.)
After that,
they take photos to see how I look in photos.
After that test...
Was it the week after? There was a show.
- I was in the show as a model. - It happened quite fast.
- Wait. So... - In the States?
- It's amazing she wasn't trained. - Precisely.
I noticed that Korea has a lot of...
- modeling schools and academies. - Modelling academies.
- You can even major in modeling. - There was a major...
- for modeling at colleges. - That's true.
I was really surprised.
In the States, models don't spend a lot of time preparing for debuts.
- They just put you on the show. - They just make you start.
- That's the training. - That's right.
Doo Na said that whenever she goes abroad,
she turns into a rock.
I have fun on the set.
- I tend to act silly. - Okay.
I like it when people treat me with no respect and stuff.
She enjoys that?
But when I go abroad,
I sort of become more aggressive.
- If I don't stay on my toes, - That's right.
I don't understand them.
- That might happen. - That's possible.
Even if I did study English,
I can't speak English fluently like Korean.
- Right. - When I'm on the set in Korea...
and can hear and understand jokes...
without paying attention to what the person next to me...
is saying, that makes me really happy.
- But... Right. - You can understand everything.
That's right. Even if I don't stay on my toes,
I could understand them easily. That's why...
the moment I depart from Incheon,
- You'd get nervous. - I get into the combat mode.
I try to survive in the industry.
I would be away in that mode for seven months.
After filming "Sense8",
my trainer told me that I was incredibly focused.
When he asked me if I miss anyone, I said, "No."
- I lived that way. - However, Soo Joo said that...
Doo Na acted cute.
- Did I? - What's that about?
Since Doo Na was...
in all seasons of "Sense8",
she was very close to the staff members.
I thought Doo Na would be...
strong and charismatic.
However, when I saw her,
I realized that she is cute.
Her voice is high-pitched.
- To the staff members, she goes... - Can you imitate her?
- She goes, "My goodness." - Really?
She wasn't a rock.
My heart is a rock,
but I am not like that on the outside.
- She continues to be a warrior. - I don't do that.
"I, Bae Doo Na, am here."
So you do act cute.
- Of course. - She acts cute very often.
He's right. I do.
- Really? - You act cute but stay alert.
- That's right. - You stay alert.
For an example, I don't eat Korean food once.
- Something like that. - You don't even look for it.
- I don't even look for it. - Don't snacks count?
- What? - You had Korean snacks.
I saw Marine Boy.
"To stay strong, I must eat Marine Boy."
"I must eat Marine Boy."
Someone must have gotten it for me.
You ate Marine Boy instead of rice.
(Korean snacks gave her strength in Hollywood.)
Soo Joo, you began to get attention after you dyed your hair blonde.
- Yes. - Really?
When I debuted, I had black hair.
- You had black hair. - Yes.
I didn't get much attention.
I had gone to New York with high expectations,
but I didn't get much attention.
I realized that it was time for a change.
My agency suggested that I dye my hair blonde.
I loved the idea,
so I got my hair bleached.
It was my first time...
to my hair bleached and dyed,
so I didn't know it would be so complicated and exhausting.
- It's hard to become blonde. - It's a long battle.
- It takes about eight hours. - I went to the hair salon...
20 minutes before it opened.
I entered the hair salon at 9:40am...
and left at 7pm or 8pm.
- I sat still and got my hair burnt. - It's so tiring.
- It was long. - You get your hair done regularly?
- Yes, I go once a month. - How do you look after your scalp?
I look after it more diligently than my body.
I see.
I make a living thanks to my hair.
Do you have a colorist in the US?
Yes.
I learned that...
it's good to visit the same colorist who can get the color right.
Just like I have an appointed hair stylist,
I have an appointed colorist.
Is the hair salon more expensive in Korea?
- It's more expensive in the US. - It's especially expensive...
- in New York. - I heard it rivals a monthly rent.
- Yes, it does. - Really?
When I bleached my hair for the first time...
- Can I reveal the cost? - Go ahead. How much did it cost?
It cost about 2,500 dollars.
- 2,500 dollars? - 2,500 dollars.
- No way. - Are you sure...
you didn't get ripped off?
- Did you get ripped off? - Seriously.
(Gu Ra can't help but wonder if she got ripped off.)
- "Ripped off." - That's so expensive.
- Seriously. - I think you were ripped off.
- I think you were ripped off. - They swindled the tourist.
- 2,500 dollars? - Getting hair bleached in Korea...
costs about 500 to 600 dollars.
It's quite expensive in Korea.
- 2,500 dollars is no joke. - 2,500 dollars...
- in US... - I did go to a nice hair salon.
You must have gone to a very nice hair salon.
I thought of it as an investment.
It must break your heart when your roots grow.
"This will cost 100 dollars."
As her roots grow, she will go,
"100, 200, and 300 dollars."
"10, 50 dollars."
Bleaching your roots will cost 100 dollars.
Bleaching your roots will cost 300 dollars.
If they ask me to pay 2,500 dollars,
I would go, "I am going to sleep here."
"If I pay 2,500 dollars, shouldn't I be able to sleep here?"
- You will make the most of it. - "Shouldn't they get me a meal?"
- I know. - Seriously.
You get water, coffee, and Champagne...
- for free. - Then you should drink...
a bottle of Champagne.
(They would drink Champagne until they get their money's worth.)
Doo Na, it's embarrassing for you to brag about yourself.
What?
Since you are Louis Vuitton's celebrity muse,
- you are treated... - You pronounced it wrong.
- Louis Vuitton. - Louis Vuitton.
You are treated like the national guest.
- That's not true. - Don't you get treated that way?
- No. That's an exaggeration. - Models must have it differently.
- Let's say you land in Paris. - What is it like?
Even if it's embarrassing, tell us what happens upon arrival.
You should give us the details so that people won't ask again.
- You know, - This part will air.
if you don't give us the details, people will say that...
you get treated like the President of Korea.
That's right.
"She can sleep at Centre Georges Pompidou."
- People will start the rumors. - You should give us the details.
That's why people still believe I make a living with the lottery.
- That's right. - It's the best...
- to clear the rumors. - I agree.
Are you an exclusive model?
It's called Louis Vuitton Exclusive.
- You are an exclusive model. - That's right.
I am not allowed to model for Louis Vuitton's rival brands.
I have to represent Louis Vuitton.
- I am an exclusive model. - Are you not allowed wear Chanel?
- No. - Of course she isn't allowed.
Can you wear for private affairs?
How should I put it?
I wear Louis Vuitton...
- for official events. - In daily life too.
However, they encourage me to wear Louis Vuitton in daily life.
- That's right. - They give you clothes.
I am an exclusive model for Dennis Golf.
After asking Doo Na a question,
he continued to talk to Tae Hyun.
You have heard of Dennis Golf, right?
Mr. Park.
Thanks to Mr. Park, I can wear the clothes anytime.
- I see. - He is a friend of mine.
I can go to any Dennis Golf shop and get clothes for free.
Louis Vuitton interests me more than Mr. Park.
- Hold on. - How do you get treated...
- when you go abroad? - This is what happens.
When I arrive at the airport,
- a sedan picks me up... - A sedan with a driver.
and drops me off at the hotel.
- There is a driver. - Yes.
- Does he open the door? - I mean...
Is "Louis Vuitton" written on the sedan?
"LV" is written on the sedan.
That's what we want to know.
- You need to overcome this. - Isn't your name written on it?
- Isn't your name written on it? - No, it isn't.
Is there a shining plaque that reads "Bae Doo Na"?
Doo Na! Doo Na!
To be honest,
we are curious about how you get treated.
What happens when you arrive at the hotel?
Then I go to the fashion show the next day.
- The hotel... - At the hotel...
(Trumpeting)
It's the people like him who spread rumors.
- Give us the details. - It's the people like him.
- A fruit basket! - Fruits and chocolate.
Are there flowers?
- People haven't experienced it. - I heard that...
- you get a suite. - That's why I am curious.
That's right. I receive good treatment.
Inside the room is...
a gift of a Louis Vuitton bag to cheer me up.
Louis Vuitton cares a lot about is family,
so the members receive top treatments.
I am always thankful.
Didn't you prepare any gifts for us?
- Keychains would do. - I knew you would ask that.
Dennis Golf can do it.
I can get everyone a golf hat.
(It's good to have a friend in the business.)
Soo Joo is Chanel's muse.
Unlike Doo Na,
Soo Joo wasn't shy to talk about how she gets treated.
Doo Na was a bit embarrassed. How do you get treated?
- You get drivers too? - Doo Na told you everything.
- Really? - That's the full course.
Do you see a Chanel bag when you open the door?
Yes. There is also a bouquet of flowers.
- Flowers and Champagne. - Before the show,
I also get a card...
from Karl Lagerfeld.
Does he never take off his glasses?
He wears sunglasses 24 hours a day.
He is like Park Sang Min.
Neutrogena.
- Neutrogena. - Neutrogena.
(Everyone has copied her pronunciation.)
- Neutrogena. - Stephanie,
that commercial made you a star in Asia.
To be honest, I didn't expect...
to get chosen for the commercial.
There were...
- many top actresses. - Top actresses.
I didn't think I was the main model.
I thought they would show a shot of my body...
without my face.
(A model without the face)
I heard later on...
that other people dressed up...
in the videos they submitted.
However, I dressed freely.
- You weren't pressured. - No.
- I wore pajamas. - Was the commercial for Asia?
I didn't know at the time, but it was a commercial for Asia.
- It wasn't a commercial for Korea. - No.
Doo Na, people misunderstand you on the plane.
- That's right. - How do they misunderstand you?
- People think I'm ill. - Why?
I sleep too much.
- I sleep... - It's a blessing.
You don't need them to fall asleep.
- Them? - Sleeping pills.
No, I don't need them.
There are a hand gesture for pills...
- and a hand gesture for drinks. - It looks like he takes them a lot.
People who don't fly often...
love to eat in-flight meals.
- People who don't fly often... - That's right.
- eat everything they get. - They wait 30 minutes.
"What will I get today?"
- "What will I get today?" - They eat everything they get.
I fall asleep before the plane takes off.
- That's good. - Then I wake up...
when the captain speaks 40 minutes before landing.
She is a world-class star.
- She is a world-class star. - The flight attendants...
get worried.
"I think she fainted."
They get worried...
- among themselves. - Doesn't your back hurt?
- No, I sleep soundly. - It's a blessing.
When I wake up and freshen myself up,
they tell me that they were worried.
After three days, I take the same flight with them...
and faint again.
There are soccer players...
who have a fear of flying.
- I'm afraid of it. - You have no fear whatsoever.
I have a fear of flying.
- Then how do you sleep so soundly? - That's why I fall asleep fast.
You fall asleep because you are scared?
During the takeoff,
- you feel like you are floating. - If I am awake...
during takeoff, I get really scared.
"I don't have any regrets in life, do I?"
That's the thought I have before I fly.
"I don't have any regrets in life, do I?"
- You still have that thought? - Yes.
If it isn't for work,
- I try to avoid flying. - I see.
You must become very scared...
if you're awake during a turbulence.
I wake up during a turbulence.
I go, "My goodness." Then I fall asleep.
(Then she falls asleep.)
- You fall asleep. - I'm jealous.
- "I..." - It's a blessing.
"I have no regrets in life."
Then I fall asleep.
Ki Chan,
do you resemble the main character in "La La Land"?
- Yeo Jin Goo? - I didn't say that.
- The main character. - My situation resembles hers.
I didn't say "Yeo Jin Goo".
(Doo Na has a poor hearing and Gook Jin has a poor diction.)
The main character.
- It wasn't about Jin Goo. - My situation resembles that...
- of Emma Stone's character. - Emma Stone.
- I'm sure everyone relates to it. - You have a point.
The movie is heartbreaking...
because it's so real.
Anyone who went to a film school in LA,
worked as a staff member,
or attended an audition...
would become touched when they watch the movie.
Because there are too many applicants...
and so little time,
the judges don't pay attention to each person.
(There is tension in the audition room.)
(Emma Stone tries her best.)
(You can leave now.)
(Upset)
For a drama that aired on ABC Television,
I met a famous casting director...
who is an old woman.
She lies down on the sofa...
and goes,
- "Go ahead." - That's rude.
Thankfully, that was the worst audition I had.
My friend once had an audition...
where the judges ate pizza without saying a word.
Even when you are acting, they answer their phones...
and have people come in.
The rude situations I have encountered...
was portrayed perfectly in the movie.
When I watched "La La Land", I went,
"Right, that's what happened to me."
- You felt sympathy. - Yes.
I wish I could get casted without auditions like Doo Na.
You are mistaken. I have auditions all the time.
I said we traveled for 7 months to shoot "Sense8".
That's what we did in hotel rooms.
After the shoot,
actors would go, "I need to make an audition tape."
- "I will help." - Really?
We made audition tapes all the times.
Most of the times, we didn't get the job.
Tom Cruise doesn't make an audition tape.
Of course he doesn't.
How successful do you have to be in order to skip the process?
- An A-list celebrity. - Doo Na told me that...
you need to have...
4 or 5 staff members.
Then you can skip the audition.
You need to have an agent,
- a manager, a bodyguard, - A bodyguard.
and a PR representative.
Once you have a bodyguard, you can skip the audition.
You also need a personal assistant. If you have five staff members,
- you are an A-list celebrity. - If you travel by yourself,
you have to make an audition tape.
- You need a bodyguard. - There are A-list celebrities...
who travel by themselves.
- Hugh Grant travels by himself. - Really?
- Yes. - Does he walk alone?
Yes. He carries a backpack.
Jim Broadbent is the same.
There are famous celebrities...
- who travel by themselves. - I see.
Models have...
casting directors.
For an audition, you wear a slip dress.
- And then... - It must be hard.
they make you wait for 3 to 4 hours...
and leave to have a meal.
- My goodness. - They do that.
They even have a meeting.
Experienced models go.
They say "Forget it" and leave.
Newly debuted models...
and less popular models...
- have no choice but to wait. - That's right.
They make you wear a slip dress...
- in order to see your body. - Yes.
It's practically underwear.
It feels strange.
It's not like I am in a shoot for a lingerie brand,
but I am practically in my underwear.
Also, the slip dress is worn by a lot of people.
- It's... - It's the one they give you.
Yes. It smells.
- It must be hard. - Yes.
Auditions are sad.
Stephanie, have you had similar experiences?
When I worked in New York,
it made me sad when the judges picked on my body.
Compared to other models,
I have wide hips.
They talk about my body...
right in front of me.
"You have extremely wide hips."
It's not like I can say anything.
"It's not like I can shave my hips."
"They are useful for childbirth."
- You know... - "They are useful for childbirth."
How do you know if you passed the audition?
Do they contact you if you fail? I never had that happen.
No, they only contact me if I pass.
They don't contract me if I fail.
How do you know if you should go to other auditions?
You don't know if you passed or failed.
It means you failed.
- It's worse for models. - It happens all the time.
You fail all the time.
It's not a pass or fail.
They give you an option.
- What option? - You'll be an alternative?
It's not a pass or fail.
They give you an option.
- What option? - You'll be an alternative?
- You get waitlisted. - You get waitlisted.
It's like getting waitlisted for a flight.
- Yes. There is a waitlist. - How cruel!
Even though you didn't pass the audition,
you have to wait.
If you are desperate for the job,
you have to wait.
This one is about Ki Chan.
There is a movie titled "Life"...
starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds.
You got to the final audition. For which role was the audition?
A Japanese actor...
who was in "The Last Samurai"...
played one of the main astronauts.
He played a Japanese character.
I was happy and excited...
by the prospect of starring in that kind of a movie.
- Jake Gyllenhaal is a star. - I know.
The screenplay was...
also written by the men who wrote "Deadpool".
It was very entertaining.
The Skype interview with the director went well...
and we had a constructive conversation.
The character called for an actor...
who is older...
and more well-known in the US.
If that was the case...
- You still reached the final stage. - Yes.
If Doo Na is the result...
everyone sees,
I am the process it takes to get there.
That's my role.
Ki Chan, your words fill me with thoughts.
Even though you have only been in one drama...
I am sorry to say this,
but I thought you were building castles in the air at first.
- You are getting closer. - You made me realize that...
- you will soon achieve... - You have been unfortunate.
- your dream. - You will get your luck break.
You will soon achieve your dream.
I am sure of it.
(Laughing)
I don't want to say anything prematurely...
and jinx it.
Like Gu Ra,
the public might read articles about me...
and think,
"He is building castles in the air."
Even I had that thought at first.
I worked hard to achieve something.
After the 1st season of "Sense8",
pilot episodes air around the New Year's Day.
That's when...
a lot of new TV series begin.
During that time,
I had auditions and went to an acting school.
Can't you use your visit to Radio Star...
- for your auditions? - What?
Will it lower your chances?
Unfortunately...
You jest because it's none of your business.
Gu Ra might get casted...
- because he looks funny. - "What is that character?"
(He might debut in Hollywood.)
Stephanie,
did you get scolded in the backstage due to your specialty?
I used to practice...
- popular specialties. - Really?
When KakaoTalk was getting popular,
I imitated the message alert.
- You mean the sound. - It goes, "Katalk!"
- I see. - I imitated it a lot.
Since I imitated it so well,
the senior models went,
"Turn off your cell phone."
- Really? - You're that good?
This will be the only special talent we see today.
Please show us.
- We didn't expect this. - We haven't seen any.
- This is the only one. - But it's too short.
- That's okay. - I just...
- "Katalk, katalk." - Show us.
"Katalk, katalk."
- I... - Did you do that repeatedly?
- I did it repeatedly. - This is...
- "Her phone won't stop ringing." - I mean,
imagine her doing this repeatedly.
No matter how funny it is,
- They must've been annoyed. - it's annoying.
I can also imitate the notification when the airplane landed.
- What do you mean? - Show us.
(She imitates the notification sound.)
(It was so realistic.)
A lot of messages come in at the same time.
As soon as you turn your phone on.
(He understood it just now.)
- The messages start coming in. - When you turn off airplane mode.
Many messages come in all at once?
You get messages from the consulate office too, right?
(He pretends he knows well.)
You will also...
imitate your senior models too.
We, models, watch and imitate...
our senior models' runway walks...
to improve our walks.
However, I'm going to do it...
- in a comical way. - I see.
- But I think I'll be scolded. - You won't be.
- It's just for fun. - They're generous people.
They'll like it very much and compliment you.
- Well... So... - Which model?
Jang Yoon Ju, whom everyone knows...
- Jang Yoon Ju? - Yes.
- Han Hye Jin. - I see.
- They're both famous models. - Song Kyung A?
- And Soo Joo. - Really?
You'll imitate my walk?
Each one has their own way of walking.
- I'm excited to see it. - Could you show us now?
- You need to stand up. - I'm excited.
- I'm really excited. - First, Yoon Ju...
walks in a glamorous way on a runway.
That's good.
(The relaxed face)
- She looks like Yoon Ju. - Especially her facial expression.
Right. That's it.
- I've seen that pose. - She strikes a pose like this.
(I've seen that pose too.)
That's right.
- It was Jang Yoon Ju. - She's observant.
- Hye Jin's walk is quite tough. - Han Hye Jin.
- Who? - Han Hye Jin.
- She walks so fast. - Han Hye Jin.
- All right. - It's a little hard to imitate her.
She walks really fast.
- It's simpler than I thought. - It was Han Hye Jin.
Do it again. Show us again.
Hye Jin's runway walk.
Right. I see what you mean. Great.
(It takes her only 4 steps.)
- Like this. - Keep going.
- Okay. - Who's next?
- And Soo Joo... - Soo Joo.
walks very elegantly...
- like water flows. - I see.
I see. That's elegant.
(The fluid walk as if water flows)
- It's very elegant. - I didn't know.
- Soo Joo, show us your walk. - That's so cool.
- Goodness. - Show us your original version.
- Show us. - Show us your original walk.
I...
She's wearing jeans.
My, she's so tall.
- I walk differently... - We didn't notice it until now.
in a way I think it's suitable for different shows.
It depends on the brand, clothes,
- Is that so? - and the theme of the show.
- For example, Chanel asked me... - Yes.
to walk as if I was walking on the street.
Chanel.
- Does she walk like this? - Right.
I walked like this like I usually walk on the street.
If you go to Hongdae,
you'll see that most people on the street walk like that.
- Anyone can do that walk. - And if it's...
- a streetwear brand, - Okay.
I would hunch my shoulders a little bit.
Right. I've seen models walk like that.
It's different from how Stephanie walked.
- It's very different. - Exactly.
- Can you... - I haven't done it for a while.
- show us what Stephanie did? - The elegant walk.
Okay.
- I see. - She looks elegant.
(This is a top model's runway walk.)
Sometimes, I move my arms like this too.
And...
- Victoria's Secret... - Victoria's Secret.
I haven't been on their show before, but...
I'd walk like this.
(Like this?)
She walks cheerfully.
Victoria's Secret.
Does she imitate a male model too?
- She can imitate Nam Joo Hyuk. - Nam Joo Hyuk?
- Joo Hyuk sways on a runway. - I see.
- Nam Joo Hyuk. - However,
he has his own unique style.
- He stands like this. - Yes.
- She's good at impressions. - He walks...
- Is he injured? - What's that?
- You look like you're injured. - What was that?
That's how people with tilted pelvis walk.
I have a tilted pelvis.
(When did I walk like that?)
(I'm sorry, Joo Hyuk.)
- Show us your runway walk. - Mine?
- Yes. Show us your walk. - Stephanie's runway walk...
I walk like this.
Oh, that's her style.
(Confident)
It's similar to Yoon Ju's walk.
I think her walk...
- She forgot how she used to walk. - That's right.
(She admits it.)
Doo Na said that there's something Korean fans often say...
that confuses foreign stars.
- That's... - Is it a common comment in Korea?
- Yes. - Like a habit?
My friends who are foreign actors...
are surprised sometimes.
Whenever they meet Korean fans,
after the fans say hi and say that they're big fans,
they often hear that...
- they have a small head. - A small face.
They hear that very often.
However, when you say that in English, it's a bit weird.
- Koreans... - "You have a small head."
- It sounds weird. - "You have a small face."
That confuses the foreign stars.
So I tell them it's a compliment.
Koreans are obsessed with the size of the face.
We're obsessed with body proportions.
They get surprised by that.
- These days... - Their reactions make me laugh.
When I take photos with my fans,
they want their faces to look small.
- That's right. - They try to stand behind me.
Then I step back too.
- We repeat it a few times. - Gosh.
You once went all the way home like that, right?
- Sorry? - Walking backwards.
Do you think you can go to Mapo like that?
- That makes no sense. - You keep walking backwards.
What's the appropriate expression for that situation?
Is "a small head" appropriate?
There's no expression like that, right?
- They don't usually say that. - "You have such a small face."
- How do you say that in English? - "You have a small face"?
But if you say that,
- it may sound offensive. - Exactly.
It could sound like, "You have a small brain."
- Like "You look thoughtless"? - Yes.
It means you have a good body proportion.
- Right. - That's what fans mean,
- but it sounds odd in English. - I get it.
(A small head equals a small brain?)
- They get confused. - "Why would they say that?"
- "What's wrong with me?" - That's how they react.
I tell them it's a compliment.
(Don't get them wrong. It's a compliment.)
(It's understandable.)
When people heard about Ki Chan's debut in the US,
they were curious about how he learned English.
He took all sorts of English lessons.
I took private lessons...
and group lessons.
I also took English classes at English institutes in Jongno.
You made every effort.
- That's great. - I tried everything.
The method that suits me better than anything is...
to talk to a native speaker on a video call...
about the given topic. There are English tutors who do that.
- You'll be successful in two years. - I think so too.
- It seems to me... - I mean it.
- that he has a specific plan. - Exactly.
- I thought he was only dreaming. - Right.
You're amazing.
So I talk to my tutor about things I'm interested in.
For example, since I like dramas and movies,
- I come up with a topic about it. - I see.
I tried to find a tutor who would help me talk a lot.
You brought the English course book he used in the US.
- His English course book? - Oh, that. But...
it's hardly a course book.
- Ki Chan... - I used this in my classes...
should be on "People Is Good" soon.
- What's that? - This is...
When you go to an acting class...
It doesn't have many pages though.
(He changes his attitude suddenly.)
I thought it would be this thick.
Can anyone speak English well once they master this?
- No. - It has only a few pages.
- It's not like that. - It has only four pages.
- I thought it'd be this thick. - Excuse me.
Since he said it was a course book,
- No. - I thought it'd be thick too.
- It says, "Common words". - He practices basic words.
It's not like that.
There are many different classes at an English school, right?
The class I took...
- "500 common words..." - Because...
- I'm not a native English speaker, - Yes.
to put it simple, I trained English pronunciation.
He trained English pronunciation.
Yes. I practiced pronouncing long and short vowels.
- I see. - Could you show us?
- It's just... - Please show us.
For example, "a" in "cat" is a short vowel.
- "Short vowel". - It's a short vowel.
"Act, after, as, ask, at, back,"
- "bad, black, class, fact." - You repeat the vowel.
I read these words consecutively.
Can you do it like the Chatty Man? Can you do that?
- You should dance like him too. - Like this?
- Right. - Start from here.
You like the idea so much.
- It was really funny. - So...
(Chuckling)
"R" as a vowel...
"Board, border, born, bored,"
"corn, course, door, force, forlorn,"
"four, horn, horse." Like this,
I improved my pronunciation.
- I see. - Yes.
However, there are some roles...
that need Korean accent like normal Koreans do.
Like Koreans who aren't fluent in English.
In my opinion,
you have to improve your English to the native level first.
- Only then, you'd get a chance... - Various roles.
to play roles as a native speaker or an Asian man.
It just crossed my mind...
that Ki Chan will have become...
a famous English instructor 10 years later.
Right? Wouldn't it be nice?
- For actors. - Right.
Seeing that he's so passionate about learning English...
You said he'll become successful.
(Sad)
When Doo Na...
worked in Hollywood, Rain, who sang "Rainism",
had a negative impact on her. Is that true?
- Rain? - Yes.
He didn't have a negative impact on me.
He did something that makes me proud of him.
I filmed the movie, "Cloud Atlas", in Berlin.
Before then, in the same studio,
- Rain filmed "Ninja Assassin". - "Ninja Assassin".
(Rain filmed "Ninja Assassin".)
Everyone in the studio at the time...
was moved by Rain because...
- he was the most determined... - He's hard working.
and hard-working actor they had ever seen.
- He had a negative impact on you. - He...
- got in shape so quickly. - He's good at that.
Also, the Wachowskis were impressed while filming "Ninja Assassin"...
that once Rain sees the martial art choreography,
- he memorized it immediately. - I see.
He raised the bar on Korean actors.
Now, they have such high expectations for us.
They were like,
- "Can you do that too?" - "Can you do as well as he did?"
They had high expectations for me.
- But... - Rain raised the bar.
I lowered it a little.
(I lowered it a little.)
Soo Joo has done...
a lot of hard-core performances.
First of all, let's take a look at this body painting.
- My, this is... - I remember that.
She looks a bit like a Smurf.
- A little bit. Right? - Stephanie...
- She looks like a Smurf. - It's not a CG image.
- I... - She reminds me of...
- James Cameron's "Avatar". - Right. "Avatar".
So did you...
get your entire body painted?
- All the parts that showed. - Right. Would you have painted...
- the parts that didn't show? - They used face paint on my face,
and body makeup for the rest parts of my body.
The designer contacted me by himself...
and said he wanted to body paint me.
He asked if I was willing to do it, and I said yes.
His name is Jeremy Scott,
and he's a close friend of mine.
So I accepted his offer happily.
However, he said he wanted to...
keep the theme confidential until I arrived at the venue.
I thought of a heart shape...
- or some jewels... - You didn't expect this.
- on my face. - Just a small part of your face.
- It reminds me of "Star Trek" too. - That's what I expected.
But I became like a character in "Avatar".
Nevertheless, I like how you gaze at the camera.
- We have another photo, right? - Yes.
- We have another one. - It looks like a respirator.
- Oh, that. I... - How did you do this?
- For this show... - Are you inside of this?
Yes.
- The other models... - You're inside of this pack.
- Yes. - She's wrapped.
Yes. It was a vacuum pack.
- It's a vacuum pack, right? - Yes.
- How did you breathe in there? - I was vacuum packed.
- There's a hose that provides air. - It looks so scary.
- It looks... - Right.
- Was it actually vacuumed? - Yes.
- Inside the pack, - It must've been scary.
there were two hoses.
- One was to suck the air out, - I see.
- and the other to provide air. - It gives you air.
The hose I'm grabbing provided air.
Did you get enough air?
I held my breath for a while, and when I needed air,
- I pulled the hose towards me. - That sounds scary.
And then I changed my pose and held it for a while.
I repeated this process.
Did you get paid more than these walking models?
- I think I was paid the same. - She deserves extra pay.
- What a shame. - But this show...
your friends can be harsher than other designers.
(They should've paid you more.)
Soo Joo, you're close friends with the global model, Barbara Palvin.
That's right.
But you had a bad first impression of her,
so you backbit her with G-Dragon.
I didn't backbite her.
I met her for the first time...
when I was working in Paris.
G-Dragon asked me to see him...
while hanging out with his friends.
Barbara has this image of an angel.
She's very beautiful, but when I met her in person,
she actually seemed a little flippant...
- How should I put it? - "Flippant"?
You meant to say "flippant", right?
- She seemed... - So she's high-spirited, right?
- Yes. - It's not a negative expression.
She seemed like a tomboy and was very perky.
- I thought, "What's with her?" - She wasn't what you expected.
- "What's with her?" - "I don't know about her."
- "She's so loud." - "What's wrong with her?"
- "G-Dragon, what's with her?" - "She's too high-spirited."
Yes. So I...
While talking to G-Dragon,
I said I didn't know about her.
- "I don't know about her." - At first,
I didn't have a good impression of her.
I didn't talk much with her before I left.
But as I worked with her,
- I realized she was... - Barbara Palvin.
very soft-hearted...
- She's... - You can't know a person at once.
She's playful, but really kind.
How did you become friends with G-Dragon?
I knew who he was,
but I didn't know that he was that famous.
I just thought he was a good dresser.
We had a photoshoot together.
The theme of the photoshoot was "Twins".
- You and G-Dragon were twins? - Yes.
- G-Dragon and me. - It was the theme?
So G-Dragon had his hair...
extended to have long blonde hair just like me.
We took the photoshoot all day long.
In the photo on the cover, we were topless.
I covered my chest...
- by hugging him from behind. - I see.
I didn't know it'd draw so much attention.
- It was a great photography. - After the photoshoot,
we started to hang out often.
Stephanie also met a global fashion model.
- When she first met Tyra Banks, - She appeared on a talk show too.
Tyra Banks. Right.
It says you whispered with your mom.
So you just saw Tyra. You didn't meet her.
- Tyra Banks... - You whispered, which means...
- "That's Tyra." - What exactly did you say?
Actually, I decided to start...
my modeling career...
when I watched "America's Next Top Model".
Since I didn't know anything about the industry, I went to...
- a modeling agency with my mom. - In the US?
And Tyra Banks, the host of "America's Next Top Model",
- was at the agency. - She was there.
I didn't even think that she could be Tyra.
In the US, Tyra Banks...
- is such a great show host. - Of course.
My mom and I didn't recognize her.
We thought she was an African American girl...
with voluptuous hips.
- So we talked about her hips. - You didn't know who she was.
- You didn't recognize her. - She turned out to be Tyra Banks.
- So... - That moment, Tyra looked at me.
- Then she walked towards me. - Right.
"You talked about me, right?"
- "I heard you." - "You..."
"I read your lips. You talked about my hips."
(I got caught.)
She walked up to me. Back then,
Tyra was active as a photographer.
She said she wanted to take photos of me.
So I was hired by the agency.
Did you still not know who she was?
- I knew when I saw her face. - You finally recognized her face.
She didn't recognize her hips, but she recognized her face.
Ki Chan, do you...
really hold an enormous grudge against Ricky Martin?
You hold a grudge against so many people.
All of Ki Chan's stories involve a grudge.
- They talked about connections. - Ricky Martin...
- seems to live happily these days. - It's not that I hold a grudge.
- I... - What could he have done?
When I was active as a singer,
the music genre I wanted to pursue...
- was African-American music. - Oh, right.
You promoted yourself as Korea's Ricky Martin for a while, right?
- Hong Kyung Min did that. - So did Ki Chan.
It's not that. Between 2001 and 2002,
- Ricky created the craze, - That's right.
and Kyung Min brought it into Korea.
- He went with the tide. - My agency decided...
to go with the same genre.
So I released a Latin song, "Viva! My Love".
- I love that song. Can you sing it? - It was a Latin song.
- That's it. - It has a Latin rhythm.
- I remember that song. - It can sound like a trot song.
- That's exactly what I think. - That's right.
That's the song I hate the most among all my songs.
But I love that song.
- I thought it was a trot song. - No, it's not.
So I produce my albums by myself now.
- You do? - Time passed and luckily now,
I can sing about what I want to say, make a melody I like,
- and produce my own songs. - Can't you overcome the trauma?
- You should try a Latin song again. - No.
That's not what I can handle.
(He can't handle Latin music.)
Will you continue to pursue ballad music?
- Or some other genres? - He's good at R and B and soul.
As a matter of fact, I think...
- I can try a new genre easily now. - That's right.
Young people in their 20s these days don't know who I am.
He judged his situation accurately.
Yes. I'm serious.
He became objective in the US.
- I was objective before then. - He seems to know...
- himself better than anyone else. - So I think...
I can try a new genre...
- as many people don't know me. - Which genre?
It could be Latin music.
- He has a good sense of humor too. - No.
Regardless of the genre,
I think I can create songs in the style I wanted to try.
Songs that I didn't have a chance to make.
Not long ago, Stephanie played in the drama,
"Partners for Justice".
I heard Jung Jae Young is addicted to games.
He likes challenging himself to new things that seem interesting.
For example, he wanted to learn a new English expression every day.
He called it "The English Lesson of the Day".
- He learned English. - I was...
- You were his tutor. - That's right. I was.
- You taught everyone? - Each one practiced...
So you taught them...
- a new expression every day? - A sentence.
He found something very difficult.
You know the word, "alcohol", right?
He found it hard to pronounce that word.
- "Alcohol"? - Native English speakers...
pronounce the word like this. "Alcohol".
- "Alcohol". - Right.
- But it was difficult... - It's hard to pronounce it.
- for him to pronounce it. - "Alcohol".
Would native speakers not understand if we say it with Korean accent?
If you pronounce it like that,
- they wouldn't understand it. - Just use body language.
- "Alcohol". - Like this.
- That would solve the problem. - That would work.
Would Americans understand what this means?
- I think they would. - Wouldn't they?
- This gesture means money. - Like this.
- Wouldn't this work? - They wouldn't know what it means.
- Wouldn't they know what it means? - You should do this.
- They wouldn't. - I don't think...
- they would. - How about this one?
- Yes. "We're running out of time." - "Hurry up."
- "Let's wrap up quickly." - "Hurry up."
You know what this means, right? You don't?
(He has high expectations.)
I'm asking to turn on the air conditioner.
You all know that, right?
- "Air conditioner"? - Yes.
- Like this? - Yes. That's for air conditioner.
(Hand gestures can unite all the people in the world.)
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, and Tim Burton, attention, please.
Today's theme is to impress great Hollywood directors.
"The Song to Be Coveted by Hollywood".
First, shall we hear the song that Ki Chan chose?
(What song did Ki Chan choose?)
I haven't heard this song for a while.
In "Sense8"...
("What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes)
- Why did you choose this song? - It was when I was in school.
This song...
played in Season 1 of "Sense8".
When this song played,
the main characters realize that...
they can feel each other while listening to the song.
I thought it was a symbolic song...
for the fans of "Sense8".
- Ki Chan will sing "What's Up". - "What's Up".
(Ki Chan, a former ballad singer in his 40s, has a message to deliver.)
(Lee Ki Chan, age 40, never stops going for auditions)
(Today's judges are listening carefully to see how good he is.)
(I'm 40 years old, but my life is still...)
(The footage of Ki Chan's audition)
(My destination is Hollywood.)
(Fascinated)
(His sweet voice mesmerizes everyone.)
(These judges react enthusiastically.)
(Nice!)
(Some other judges are rude to eat pizza during the audition.)
(It hurts his feelings, but his passion explodes.)
(I'm impressed.)
(Wait and see, Hollywood.)
(He's about to become successful.)
(The 40-year-old Ki Chan doesn't stop making efforts.)
(His performance made everyone want to cast him.)
Do the Wachowskis...
- know that Ki Chan sings well? - Yes.
- How do they know that, Doo Na? - Pardon?
- Did you tell them? - Yes.
- I let them hear his songs. - I see.
- Doo Na helped him a lot. - That's so kind of her.
- She promoted his songs too. - You should be good to her.
- You should keep driving for her. - Exactly.
(He should give her a ride 100 times for her friendship!)
Next up is Soo Joo. Shall we hear the song she chose?
("Love is Like Raindrops Outside the Window" by Yang Soo Kyung)
(Soo Kyung's greatest hit song released in 1989)
"Love is Like Raindrops Outside the Window" by Yang Soo Kyung.
- It's an unexpected song choice. - Exactly.
I don't think you had many chances to hear this song.
It was my favorite song when I was a child.
- Was it? - She was a baby at the time.
- She listened to it back then. - I found her so beautiful.
- I stood right in front of the TV. - Really?
Shall we hear her sing "Love is Like Raindrops Outside the Window"?
("Love is Like Raindrops Outside the Window" such by Soo Joo)
(On this night)
She sings well.
(She drew attention by singing only 2 bars.)
(Avatar Soo Joo is trying to connect with the others.)
(Connection succeeded.)
(Her clear voice is worth keeping in a vacuum pack.)
(Soo Joo's vacuum pack will replace respirator.)
(Karl Lagerfeld, are you watching this?)
(Inspiration)
(Let Soo Joo's song inspire you.)
- Thank you. You were amazing. - Everyone was surprised.
I thought Yang Soo Kyung was singing.
When you started singing.
I realized it was you as you continued singing.
- You look different when singing. - Exactly.
- Do I? - Yes.
(Her innocent voice was hidden behind her Western looks.)
Today's theme was "Stars Who Went Abroad".
Is there any other country you want to go to?
Since I came back to Korea from the US,
I'd like to work in the US again...
- if I have a chance. - That would be great.
- Soo Joo. - I...
Rather than going to another country,
- I want to do something different. - A different job?
What do you have in mind? Acting?
I want to start an acting career properly.
I also want to be a musician.
What do you think of Latin music?
Ki Chan still wants to be on variety shows.
(He got me.)
Ki Chan, I think there are many places you want to go to.
- I'll establish myself in the US... - You should see it through.
as an actor, and then...
Keep trying for another couple of years.
After that...
I'm not joking. Regardless of my song, "Viva! My Love",
I want to make my debut in Latin America.
Doo Na?
To be honest, Korea is the best place for me.
When I film a movie or drama in Korea,
I feel so happy that I don't want to be anywhere else.
Sometimes, it feels like we travel in order to come back where we are.
- Exactly. - Right?
The same goes for filming.
We do it in order to go home.
- Right? It's a philosophical... - In fact,
- comment, right? - You're right.
- It's for going home after all. - As long as I have enough energy...
- He's right. - Gu Ra...
(Everything we do, we do it to go home.)
Because of these stars who went abroad,
you couldn't go to bed early tonight, right?
We'll keep hearing news about you from overseas.
We will say goodbye here.
See you next week.
- Please. - Please.