(The innovative talk show had drawn the curtains at last.)
(The innovative host, Lee Dong Wook)
(The innovative guest, Gong Yoo)
(Hearts drop.)
(Gasping)
(No!)
("Your cheekbones will rise.")
(He crosses his legs and puts his arm behind.)
(It's because I'm handsome.)
(The host had dragged out the real Gong Yoo.)
("I was laughing too much, my gums are parched.")
(Today will be Part 2.)
(The in-depth conversation is disguised as a trip.)
(When you go on trips, do you look for good restaurants?)
(Why are you not on social media?)
(He keeps asking without eating.)
(And he keeps answering them smoothly.)
(When do I get to eat if it goes like this?)
(Laughing)
(Right.)
(Jeju Special Self-Governing Province)
What do you do when you rest?
- Me? - Yes.
I actually...
I just really like...
going fishing.
But I'm too busy and I can't go that often.
- I once had a lot of thoughts, - Yes.
and I couldn't sleep well at night.
- There was a time. - Yes.
I tried fishing in that period.
And it turns out...
fishing is very useful for my mental health.
That's why you...
When I was having a hard time mentally,
- you asked me to go fishing. - Right.
(Fisherman Gong Yoo)
And I had a harder time after we went fishing.
- When I get old, - Yes.
should I become a fisherman?
- A fisherman? - Yes, not a farmer.
- I'm just thinking. - Next year,
are you going to be saying: "I bought a boat?"
We're finally going fishing.
I really wish you would catch one.
I also wish I would catch one.
(A moment later)
(Surprised)
(He caught one!)
(Surprised)
(He's very excited.)
(He's got one!)
(It'll be chaos with cheers and tears.)
(Calling)
- Hey, brother. - Hey.
- Yes. - We're on our way.
You're on your way?
What are you doing right now?
- We're next to the ocean. - I went to a bathhouse.
I took a half bath.
It was mostly my upper body.
If it was an upper-body bath, does it mean you went upside down?
I'm taking my left-body bath tomorrow.
Then you'll be lying sideways on your left.
Yes, I should lie sideways. Care to join me?
- We'll all do it, three of us. - I'd like to.
All right. We'll get there soon. See you.
- Drive safe. I'll see you soon. - Yes.
Yes.
I think we're almost there.
(Who's the fishing guest who takes an upper-body bath?)
(Moseulpo Port, Jeju Island)
Is he on the boat already?
No way. Is he that impatient?
(The impatient friend)
Is he hiding or something?
It's because of the camera.
Hello!
(Laughing)
Stop doing a sketch.
I slept here last night.
I was too tired.
Was that the best sketch you could think of?
Let's go fishing.
- I told you he'd be on the boat. - I've never even imagined.
(Park Byung Eun, actor, fishing guest)
(He thoroughly checks for safety.)
This is it. I came here for this.
Let's go.
Show us your head spin.
I'll show you a head spin if you catch one.
He'll do a head spin if we catch one.
We're not coming back until we catch anything.
- We're going night fishing. - Yes.
- We're really going. - Here we go.
Let's do this.
- Can you see it well? - I'm so excited.
Let's go.
- Do you like this that bad? - Yes, I love it.
- He just loves fishing. - I love it.
(We wish you a big catch.)
Byung Eun, what do you think it is that makes fishing attractive?
I think it's good that fishing doesn't make you think.
- He's done it already. - Yes, we have similar reasons.
- I don't have to think. - You only think of catching a fish.
- You're just so absorbed in it. - You have one goal.
It's good for actors like us to have that one hobby.
You can soothe that empty feeling after a film or a drama.
- Right. - In that sense,
I think fishing is perfect for actors.
- Wait. Are we here? - We're here.
- We got here. - Already?
These are what we're using today.
- The egi. - Yes, this is an egi.
- Choose the color you like. - I want this one.
Then I'll take the orange one.
- Pink is for men. - Pink is for men.
You have to teach me how to do this. I've never done it.
(Today's target is this bigfin reef squid.)
(Bigfin reef squid is a type of swimming squid.)
(The squid requires a high-level technique to catch.)
- I threw my rod like this. - Yes.
- Open it, - Yes.
and just drop it.
- Until it reaches the ground? - Yes.
And...
- You have to give it some action. - Like that?
(It entices the bigfin reef squid.)
Then...
stay there.
- Wait. - Is that it?
- What? - Is that one?
- What? - It got out!
It bit again!
That quickly?
- No, it got out again. - What is this?
Did you get it?
- Did you? - Yes.
- Did he really hook one? - He did.
It got out again.
- Is it gone? Did you lose it? - Yes.
There must be a lot of them down there.
I want to start. I have to start now.
Okay. Let's do it again.
Let's do it.
Why is it going that way? Release and drop.
- Throw it now. - Throw it?
There's too much wind. It keeps going down.
Did you get one?
- Did you get one? - Yes. Wait.
- If it pulls... - It pulled and then stopped.
That's a bigfin reef squid.
I lost it.
(At that moment,)
(the rod arches with expectant.)
It's a big one!
- It's big. - Really?
It's so interesting.
Why is it only happening to Byung Eun?
- It's coming up. Director! - He's got one.
(He catches the first bigfin reef squid.)
Yes!
- You did it. We got the clip. - Bravo!
This is a bigfin reef squid near Jeju Island.
They sell it for 50 dollars for one of these.
It looks pretty.
- Here. - Look at that.
I want to feel what it's like to catch one.
Do you have your next work?
- Do you have a plan? - No, I haven't decided yet.
Are you taking a break?
It's year-end. I should get some rest.
(Something bites Dong Wook's rod.)
He caught one!
- You caught one. - Wait a second.
- Reel it in slowly. - What's happening?
It bit again. Take it slow.
Keep reeling it in.
- What's this? - It's a squid, that's what.
I'm about to cry.
- I really got one. - You got it!
- What do I do? - You got one!
- What do I do? - It's big.
(Dong Wook catches a bigfin reef squid.)
- Dong Wook! - That's awesome.
What is this?
- What is this? - Your show will be a success.
What just happened? Byung Eun.
- It feels good, right? - Yes.
I imagine that felt amazing.
Why am I crying right now? Is it because of the wind?
Yes!
Congratulations.
- For the first time in my life... - You caught a bigfin reef squid.
- What did it feel like at first? - It was heavy.
- It was heavier than I thought. - Does it keep pulling?
It keeps pulling, right? You'll feel it.
You could have lost it just now,
- but it bit again. I told you. - It did.
- It got out once. - When it pulls,
you flick your rod hard.
I'm the only one who has to catch it now.
Come to me.
Look at him.
I got it!
- He got one. - It's a big one.
- You got it. - I got it!
Here it comes.
(He already caught two.)
It's the second bigfin reef squid.
They'll charge you...
about 100 dollars for something this big in Seoul.
Please come to me.
He's going to help me.
- Who is? - What?
I don't know who it is.
Hold on. We have to change the batteries in the camera.
Sure.
- It's not the time for that. - It's not the time.
This is not the right time.
(A moment later)
Did you change them?
I'll just start fishing.
I don't have time.
I have to catch one, at least.
What is it?
(His response makes them look forward to it.)
(Did he finally catch one?)
- No, we got stuck. - We all got stuck.
- Was it yours, Dong Wook? - Yes, it was mine.
- Did you just catch me? - Yes.
You caught Dong Wook.
He's better than a bigfin reef fish.
- He is. - Sure.
You didn't catch a squid, but you caught Dong Wook.
- But I'd rather catch a squid. - Would you?
Look.
Look at the sun. It's beautiful.
- Look at that. - It's amazing.
I don't need that.
- You should enjoy the sunset. - I don't need the sunset.
- Speak, guys. - What?
Speak.
- It's a talk show, Gong Yoo. - What?
I'll talk in the studio.
- We went fishing in Jeju. - Yes.
Do you know what you look like when you're fishing?
- I wouldn't know. - You wouldn't, right?
I must be opening my mouth.
I took a picture secretly.
- Am I drooling? - No.
You did have a runny nose.
When he's fishing,
his face looks like that of an innocent child.
So...
I took a picture in spite of myself.
That's how much...
he likes fishing.
Your life as Gong Yoo, as an actor is important,
but I think your life as Gong Ji Cheol is also important.
What makes Gong Ji Cheol happy as a human being?
I'm a middle-aged man who likes sports.
The American basketball league, the NBA has...
- just started. - It did.
I check which team has...
how many games left and when it's being aired.
Then I turn on my television as soon as I wake up.
It's such a joy for me.
You also went to San Francisco and watched a game.
It was...
my dream to watch that team play.
As I entered the stadium, I thought my heart would burst.
And also, people...
shout out.
"Let's go, Warriors!"
I chanted with them.
I don't even speak English, but I got up...
and I shouted out with my bad English.
I acted like Stephen Curry was a friend of mine.
I shouted at him when he can't even hear me.
Isn't that what older men do at baseball games in our country?
Exactly. It was the same.
For instance, if Lee Jung Hoo makes a safe hit...
"Hey, Jung Hoo!" It's just like this, right?
"I've been watching you since you made the debut!"
- You're right. It was the same. - Right.
We've talked about basketball.
He likes watching movies, and he recommends a lot to me.
In the recent film, "Joker,"
Joaquin Phoenix is the lead role.
And I've been admiring him since a long time ago.
I think he's such an amazing actor.
- Among the movies he played in, - Yes.
- there's a movie called, "Her." - "Her."
Yes, so...
The setting of the film is in the near future.
It wan an imagination...
that was quite possible in a not-too-distant future.
That's why the film appealed to me more.
In the sense of artistic values, and everything else,
it was fascinating including the mise-en-scene.
There's also a movie called, "Moonlight."
It won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
- It's for LGBT people. - Yes.
- The film is about growth. - Right.
He was homosexual and a person of color.
I feel that I'm interested...
in people who are alienated.
- The movie was excellent itself. - Right.
Can I carry on?
Yes, you may tell us more.
- There's an actor, Clint Eastwood. - Yes.
One of his films is called, "Gran Torino."
His every wrinkle,
and his hoarse voice,
they all felt like his strengths.
His wrinkles themselves are part of the mise-en-scene.
I hope I could...
get old like him.
I feel like I'm in a movie show.
You kind of look like Kim Kyung Sik.
"A movies versus a movie!"
You're good. I can't believe you responded to that.
But among all the genres,
there wasn't horror.
You're not a fan of horror movies, are you?
I don't like horror movies.
But seriously,
I can't watch it by myself.
I agree. I can't watch it by myself either.
I have never watched horror movies in a theater.
- My goodness. - I don't think...
about watching horror movies even at home.
I'm not the only one who's scared of it.
What's funny is...
that you were in "Train to Busan"...
with zombies. And Dong Wook,
you played a psychopath.
But is acting okay for you?
Yes. It's okay.
When I filmed "Train to Busan,"
the zombie make-up looked so real.
I knew that they put make-ups...
and they were here to act as zombies.
- Despite all that, - Sure.
I ran my butt off with all my might when I filmed it.
- So... - Was this all for real?
These people with zombie make-ups...
ran after me bleeding made me run so hard.
- I understand. They were so good. - They were so real.
And...
they came...
right by me...
with blood all over their bodies and make-up on...
and they said: "Gong Yoo."
I was so afraid of them.
They said: "Gong Yoo." And I was like: "What is it?"
"Can I have a picture with you?"
- With the make-up on? - Yes.
Because they were done filming at the time.
They could have removed the make-up for pictures.
But they wanted to take a picture with make-up on.
- Was it to reminisce? - Yes.
Actually, the zombie theme doesn't...
originate in Korea.
In Hollywood, there have been...
- That's right. - big fans of it from long ago,
- and people are familiar with it. - Right.
But oddly,
the zombie movie that was created purely...
- in Korea... - Yes.
- has made it to Cannes... - Right.
and received many applause...
- and respect internationally. - True.
When it was recognized as a well-made film,
I could realize how much Korean film production has...
- gained in stature. - Yes.
So I'm proud that I am a Korean actor.
This is a different genre,
but for example,
- BTS... - Yes.
What they do is incredible.
They enhance the nation's reputation.
They enhance our national prestige.
About this matter, I personally think that...
it's the only thing...
- the culture is able to do. - Right.
I say this often.
If there weren't music,
the world we now live in would have been miserable.
Musicians are awesome.
They're cool. I envy them.
I bet musicians may think of actors...
like how we think of them...
because it is relative.
They may not, though.
You're right.
I...
- want to be... - Yes.
a musician...
- if I'm born again. - I think about that too.
A singer-songwriter, specifically.
Whether it is a movie...
- or a drama, we're like... - Right.
a tool to depict and develop the story...
- a director or a writer wrote. - Yes.
- It's not like we're... - Sharing our stories.
So,
if I could be born again, I want to live...
as a musician...
- that shares his own story. - What would be the genre?
- It can be ballad songs like this. - I see.
I like ballad songs.
Musicians I liked all sang ballad songs.
If I could be born again, I want to be...
- a frontman of a rock band. - I knew you would say that.
- You're good at singing. - Am I?
I just enjoy singing at karaoke in my neighborhood.
Nothing more than that.
What are the songs you sing a lot?
No, I won't ask you to sing.
Me?
Well, I usually go for...
There are a few songs you always sing in karaoke.
I usually sing Yoo Jae Ha's song often.
- Or Kim Dong Ryul. - Right.
That was it.
Was it "Should I Say I Love You Again?"
That song. And what was it?
Did that song go like this?
- I found whenever - What was it?
- I found accidentally - That's right.
- An old cassette I found - An old cassette I found
(Searching for the song)
Try not to cry.
Let's cry for a bit now.
- Shall we have some time alone? - We should.
("An Old Song" by Kim Dong Ryul)
Who are you thinking of now? Tell me.
Everyone has his first love deep in his heart.
You...
This song is about first love.
That's why I asked you.
Who were you thinking of?
I can't even remember when my first love was.
- You were so into it. - No.
You completely fell into it just now.
You got so sentimental.
You got me.
I'm not sure if she's doing okay.
How have you been?
I heard...
- you live by yourself now. - Right.
I'm sure you'd feel lonely when you're home alone.
When do you feel lonely the most?
I'm sure many people would feel the same way.
When I drag my body...
back home...
after work,
- the lights are off. - It's dark inside.
When I have to turn...
all the lights as I enter,
that's when I feel lonely.
As I turn on the lights in a dark house,
I feel empty.
- Many people would agree. - Right.
The very first thing I do when I get home is...
turning on the TV.
Even if I keep the volume down,
- it emits some light. - Yes.
And having the screen on...
makes me feel comfortable.
It depends on my mood,
but there are times I feel that lonely like you mentioned.
But I'm a person...
that feels less lonely than I think I am.
Are you good at playing by yourself?
Yes. It's not difficult for me...
- to spend time by myself... - I see.
even for a long time.
If I were a close friend of you two,
I would want to set up...
a blind date.
By any chance,
have you ever been on a blind date?
A blind date?
I bet you two have received many calls from friends.
- I've never received one once. - I've never got one.
- We don't get calls. - No way.
So I have...
- something for you two. - Is it a blind date?
- Pardon? - Is it a blind date?
You are correct.
(What is this talk show about?)
(Situational Talk, an advanced talk to analyze...)
(figures by putting them in an extreme situation)
(A blind date with Lee Dong Wook and Gong Yoo)
- Just smile. It's okay. - Really?
Have you ever been on a blind date?
- No, I haven't. - Me neither.
So this is our first time.
- Right. - What do we talk about?
Don't they usually ask stuff like...
- "How wealthy are you?" - "How much do you make a month?"
That may be rude to ask them directly, so we should ask...
"How much do you pay for the insurance a month?"
This will give you approximate numbers.
I bet you've asked it before.
You know it very well.
That's a skill we can use.
Hello?
Where are you? We have a two-to-two blind date.
You need to hurry. It's in Cheongdam.
Cheongdam. Cheongdam. Can you not hear me?
(Glancing)
Chungnam. Can you hear me? It's in Chungnam.
Chungnam.
I told you it's in Asan, Chungnam many times.
They're from Chungnam.
Why are you in Cheongdam?
- What's with you? - I like her.
I don't think you can make it today. Bye.
- Hi. - Hi.
- I'm here for a blind date. - Yes.
- Nice to meet you. - Are you the matchmaker?
No.
- I'm here for the date. - I see.
- Please sit. - Please have a seat.
- We should ask her name first. - Sure.
- May I ask your name? - I'm Jang Do Yeon.
- I see. - I see.
I'm Lee Dong Wook.
Is your name Lee Dong Woo-gi?
They're pure Korean with four characters.
- My parents have... - It sounds like...
Welsh corgi.
Lee Dong Woo-gi, Welsh corgi. I'm sorry.
- She's here too. - I'm sorry.
- I'm rather upset.
I'm so sorry.
Me? My family name is Gong.
Gong Ji Cheol.
- Gong Ji Cheol. - Yes.
Why are you using your real name all of a sudden?
- It's just that... - Do you use a stage name?
- Excuse me? - Why would you need one?
It's just the nature of my job,
but I don't think we are as close...
as to be able to get things off our chest.
Saying that, you just revealed your real name.
- You're right. - We met for the first time,
- and I do feel awkward as well. - I am...
- shy with strangers. - But then again, we do need...
- Time to ease into it. - We will, after some time.
That's right.
Over time, I will let you know of my stage name.
All right.
What's your ideal type? I'm curious.
I'd like someone like my mom,
so I can rely on her,
like when things get tough,
I'd like to have time to unwind, talking things through with her.
I hope to meet someone like that.
Excuse me. There's something on your jacket.
You bastard!
Look at the time,
and you're wandering around...
late at night like this...
with these tacky clothes!
I ironed your modern hanbok, didn't I?
You bastard!
Why don't you listen to me?
Come back into my womb again if you're going to act like this.
- Are you going to upset me again? - By the way, come to think of it,
I will take it back.
Really?
I'd like someone like my dad.
You bastard!
(You bastard!)
I told you never to steal my cigarettes, didn't I?
My Eighty-eight cigarettes keep disappearing.
- She said: "Eighty-eight." - You're dressed like one.
The word "ideal type" can be...
- quite vague, - That's right.
so can we narrow it down...
to occasions when you felt that someone's demeanor was attractive.
If someone is proactive...
Someone proactive?
That can be charming too...
in this day and age.
Women confess their feelings for men.
I don't think men have to make a marriage proposal...
- to their partners all the time. - That's true.
Yes, it's a misconception.
Would you marry me if you have some time?
You just need a hand-carved stamp with you.
- I'm not ready for it yet. - Not yet.
You seem very certain.
- I'd like someone to comfort me. - Someone to comfort you.
What do you think your strength is...
when it comes to dating someone?
I think having three meals a day is important,
so say, if she didn't have food,
I think I will...
feed her.
You'll be a boyfriend who reminds...
of someone to have three meals a day.
Speaking of my personal strength,
I would keep in touch with her.
That's important.
So she can be less curious about what I'm up to,
and less anxious. That's what I'm good at.
I think that's really important.
"I'm having Americano with Gong Yoo."
"Just got macarons." "Had two bites."
It's not that I'd report my every single move,
I'd at least say things like,
"This is what I'm up to now." "I'm with this person."
I'd let her know at least that much.
I think I'm asking you too vaguely,
so I will give you "Either-Or" questions.
What if you like someone?
Would you confess to her right away or not?
In 1, 2, 3.
- No. - No.
Why not?
I tend to take time.
I also remember...
the feelings at a given time,
but I don't think I act...
based on how I feel at a given moment.
I think I've become more prone to be scared...
of failures.
It takes time to be certain of your feelings.
That's right.
Have you ever sent...
a message to your ex...
in the middle of the night?
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- I have. - I have.
I see.
Was it something like, "Are you awake?"
Are you awake?
- It's a bit like this. - It feels different.
Followed by an ellipsis?
Yes, with a question mark and then an ellipsis.
I don't think she replied.
Have you ever sent a follow-up message the next day saying,
"I sent you a message last night?"
The next day, in desperation?
- Saying, because I was drunk? - Yes.
I have.
You all have.
I'm grateful for her...
not to have replied to me.
I must not have gotten closure with her back then.
I had still...
wished her well,
so we stayed in touch,
but we stopped talking to each other at some point.
Do you have similar experiences...
where you received a message from him...
or sent a message to him?
I haven't sent one...
even though the urge to do so was so strong.
- I know. - I resisted it...
- lest I should regret later on. - You see, mostly...
men tend to message...
their ex-girlfriends,
whereas women don't.
I think so too.
What if...
both of you...
- like me? - Yes.
Would you choose friendship over love,
or love over friendship?
We need to be serious about this.
He laughed with his nose.
What?
You did laugh through your nose here, right?
- I don't think that's right. - I'm sorry.
Are you asleep?
You guys are a mess,
mocking and dozing.
- No, I didn't mock you. - I didn't sleep well last night.
Please don't say that.
(Love?)
(Friendship?)
(Please stay calm, my heart.)
- Love. - Friendship.
I think you two are a good match.
Now that you say that,
I want to have you, Ji Cheol.
She is that proactive kind I'd been looking for.
- That's right. - Is that so?
Does that mean that I could go for love over friendship this time,
which I'd tabooed until now?
I know I would feel empty inside once the camera goes off,
but I'd like to immerse myself in this as much as I can.
I'm not sure.
- People talk about male friends. - Yes.
Let's say your girlfriend went...
on a trip with her male friend...
for 2 days and 1 night.
Would you let her...
or not?
This is not an easy question.
I'm determined.
Are you?
In 1, 2, 3.
- No. - No.
Strongly, no.
Of course not. What are you talking about?
(Wow, Welsh Corgi!)
(Wow, Lee Dong Woo-gi!)
If you were to think about it the other way around, though,
I think it's understandable.
Hang on, where did you say you were going?
No, you know, it's not too far from here.
- It's not too far from here? - It's near Dangjin.
- Dangjin? - Yes.
You're saying you're going to Dangjin with Na Rae alone?
- Is it Na Rae? - Yes.
I see.
It makes sense if you think about it like this.
Yes, putting oneself in the other's shoes.
If I asked her: "Would you let me...
go on a trip with my female friend?"
If she said yes,
I think I'd break up with her.
Because you'd be disappointed?
It's not about that,
but it's about the way of thinking.
It'd be too difficult for me to be in a relationship with her.
The question itself was too extreme.
Let's say it's not just the two of them,
but a group of her friends including...
male and female friends.
If it's a group,
- I think it's okay. - Yes, I think so.
May I...
go to the bathroom?
- Yes, of course. - I don't want to take a dump,
but just to wash my hands.
(Laughing)
Too much information.
The bathroom's that way.
What about her? What do you think of Do Yeon?
You will know someone only when they get drunk.
That's when you get to know someone in depth.
That's right. Who knows?
- You can tell. - She might have gotten surgery.
She may act wrongly too,
- drunk. - I'm sorry.
I didn't take a dump,
but just...
I needed to make a phone call.
She must be a nutter.
(Sobbing)
- Would you like to hear my story? - Yes, please go ahead.
This may sound disappointing.
- Both of you are so charming. - Thank you.
Ji Cheol, you are...
a bit disgusting...
because your face is too small.
Dong Wook, you are...
You know, I was so shocked.
You look like you are hand-drawn.
What are you doing?
No, it's just that I needed the toilet paper,
I mean, the tissue so I can wipe my tears away.
You have a beautiful complexion,
but it's a bit scary.
It feels like I should...
give you a massage for better circulation,
so I wonder if it would worry me too much.
- That's right. - I'm afraid that you cannot come...
with me, either.
Get out, please.
- Do we get out? - Yes.
We will.
It was fun.
- It was fun. - Bye. Thank you.
(Empty-handed we come, empty-handed we go.)
I shall live by myself.
(Because I Want to Talk)
Because I Want to Talk.
We're here with Gong Yoo.
We all bound to have...
a turning point in our lives.
It was the summer of 2007...
when Korea was thunderstruck...
by this huge syndrome...
of "Coffee Prince."
("Coffee Prince," the best drama of 2007)
We should...
look into this now.
You haven't been in that many romantic dramas before, right?
No, not as many as you'd think,
but as you mentioned before, many people...
- loved that drama, - Yes.
where people...
came to believe that I was good...
in romantic dramas,
which I liked personally in part,
but it was also burdensome.
The drama started around the time...
when I began to feel disillusioned by my acting career.
In fact, I tried so hard...
not to take on "Coffee Prince."
Why?
The drama itself is really interesting,
but at that time,
I was in my late 20s,
and I had to go to the military.
- I think I had a lot of... - Worries.
practical worries that someone may have of that age,
and I also...
wanted to stabilize...
my position as an actor.
I was worried if I was burned out.
There was this period in my life when I was tormented...
with such worries.
We all have one,
whether it be transitioning from one's 20s to one's 30s,
or from one's 30s to one's 40s.
I'm not sure what would have happened...
if I hadn't taken on "Coffee Prince."
It's a drama that rekindled...
- my passion for acting, - It rekindled it.
which is why I say that the drama is meaningful for me.
Your passion for acting was...
rekindled through "Coffee Prince."
Let's say, it was fun.
What would you say...
the most decisive moment...
of your life is, Gong Yoo?
(Gong Yoo's most decisive moment in his life)
- You can't think of one right away? - Well... No.
In 2011...
- In 2011. - Yes.
The year 2011 was the most decisive period.
Yes, I think so.
What happened then?
I was in a movie...
titled "Silenced," in 2011.
I didn't set out to expose...
society's dark underbelly...
with a sense of responsibility...
- from the beginning. - Yes.
("Silenced")
But I came to empathize...
with those who cannot act upon their wishes...
- in the face of harsh reality. - Yes.
You suggested the film to the director, didn't you?
As an actor myself,
I don't think that was...
a spur of the moment decision.
- I did suggest it first. - Yes.
- The film's based on a novel. - Yes.
When I first read it,
I was maddened...
so much so that I couldn't help...
but doubt if it was a real story.
At first, I couldn't believe...
that it was true,
and later on, as I calmed down my emotions...
and thought things through,
wondering what I could do as an actor.
That's when...
I decided to act in that movie,
hoping that the audience would...
be able to receive the message,
considering movies are more approachable than novels.
Fortunately,
many people empathized with the sentiment,
who funded the production.
"Silenced" was released in September 2011.
A special case...
was passed in October 2011,
and implemented in November 2011.
In just under two months,
it was able to...
raise awareness among the public, build social consensus,
and reverberated throughout society at large,
I believe.
Not to mention "Silenced,"
when you look at this movie which was recently released,
"Kim Ji Young, Born 1982,"
some allegedly say that you prefer movies...
with a social message.
What do you think...
about their opinions?
I think that they may think so,
but I don't intentionally go...
for movies with a social message.
Also, I'm not that bold...
as to be able to go...
against mainstream.
As an actor, though,
I think about what I can do.
As I mentioned before,
I sort of act as a bridgehead or a stepping stone...
between the public and social problems.
- Nothing more, - That's what actors are,
- nothing less. - a medium between the two.
"Kim Ji Young, Born 1982" as well as "Silenced" is...
less of a movie with a social message,
- but more of our own stories... - Yes.
which were not often told...
- in public, I think. - That's true.
It's how people live.
- Right. - It's our own stories.
- From the position of an audience, - Yes.
I'm sure that there are...
audiences who come to watch...
- works with social causes, - Yes.
but there are also people...
who get interested as their favorite actor is playing.
- Yes. - It's true.
- Or they are told that it's good. - It continuously...
I like...
- this kind of virtuous circle. - Yes.
You really said it well here.
In the past, I didn't think much about this,
- Yes. - but nowadays...
if I can call this...
- a sort of positive influence, - Yes.
then I think...
that maybe it would be good...
- to get involved... - Yes.
in as many activities as I can.
Yes, it does matter.
So we've talked about movies.
- Yes. - And this is actually...
the 18th year since your debut.
- You are so smooth. - Why?
(Why?)
The way you changed the topic...
I got the chills.
You made it unnatural by mentioning it.
- No one would have noticed. - I mean,
I was actually quite touched just now. This can just get edited.
(We can't cut out a compliment.)
I'm sorry.
- It's been 18 years. - You were so natural.
I dare not say...
that it's your best year,
but there was a year that you achieved so much.
We can't go without talking about the years 2016 to 2017...
where you worked on "Train to Busan,"
"The Age of Shadows," and "Goblin."
("Goblin" directed by Lee Eung Bok, written by Kim Eun Sook)
("The Age of Shadows," directed by Kim Jee Woon)
In the name of Resistance,
execute the enemy spy.
("Train to Busan," directed by Yeon Sang Ho)
It was such a gifted year.
On the other hand,
it made me wonder if I was allowed to receive so much.
In the end...
it even made me cower down a bit.
I felt good but at the same time...
- You were getting too much at once? - Yes.
In a way,
I felt overwhelmed.
- In a way I did. - It's possible.
Of course, I was working...
on different movies and shows without stopping.
You worked continuously.
And it did make me physically exhausted,
but I was also thinking...
that I felt void.
Right. I was thinking...
that maybe that void made you...
stop and take a rest for a bit.
You didn't work on anything...
for about two years since then.
I bet a lot of people got curious.
(Jeju Special Self-Governing Province)
It's nice. It's so pretty.
- Let's go for coffee. - Sure.
- Hello. - It looks cool.
- Hello. - Hello. It's so pretty.
Which coffee...
I'll get the Americano.
What's the semi-basement latte?
Is it putting something hot over something cold?
I'll just get the signature one.
I'll get a semi-basement latte...
- and an iced Americano. - Okay.
It's nice.
This is really nice.
It feels like I haven't been exposed to the sun in such a long time.
I really do.
I'm getting vitamin D.
Thank you.
(Clinking)
(A sip of coffee under the warm sunlight)
This is so good.
I can't even talk...
as it's so nice.
You and I...
with coffee...
at 1:30 in the afternoon.
I would have never imagined this.
Of course.
You shot two movies in a row.
This is also my fourth show of the year.
I know.
- And two TV dramas. - You worked a lot too.
But isn't this nice about us?
We get the records of traces...
of our lives every year.
Yes, that's nice. I think that's really good.
(He carefully brings out a question from deep down the heart.)
So I just got curious.
It took you a while to start the next show...
after "Goblin."
What was the reason?
Well,
to be honest,
it was a time that I had to rest.
I couldn't not rest.
- But it was such a huge success. - Yes.
It's hard not to feel burdened after that.
You just can't.
It was too big of a success.
Everyone went crazy.
- I was welcomed everywhere, - Yes.
and I got so many more fans and foreign fans.
But I don't think...
I, myself, enjoyed that every moment completely.
- Were you also scared? - Yes, of course.
I also felt weighed down.
Maybe that's how much I can take.
I was so thankful and it was such a great thing,
but I kept thinking...
that it was beyond what I could take...
which made me cower down.
I stopped going out...
as I didn't want my feelings to be seen...
by others.
It made me avoid people.
(Times when he chose to hide rather than to pretend to be fine)
So you had a rough time.
And it happened to me the year after.
After getting affected mentally,
I also stayed at home...
for about a month and a half without seeing anyone.
Yes.
And you know...
- how I felt back then. - I do.
You'd call me at night and ask me to come out.
And you'd tell me that you were lying on the living room couch.
We'd drink soju near my place.
This isn't just a problem for actors.
Right.
But now that I've gone through something,
I feel like I have to help if someone else...
- goes through a similar problem. - You want to help out?
I think of such things...
and I also observe more closely even the smallest things.
Everyone calls out for help...
in their own ways.
So I think that it's necessary...
to closely observe from the side.
Those around you.
You've earned huge success and happiness...
through that role,
but the process of separating yourself...
from the role wasn't easy either...
which made you go through some rough times.
The work that you have selected after two years of rest is...
"Kim Ji Young, Born 1982" which was just released.
- Yes. - It's going well.
It has also had over three million viewers.
I'm really...
grateful.
Well,
it's only a small number,
but there were people...
- with biased opinions on the movie, - Yes.
which made me worry.
But a lot of the people supported the movie...
and those who watched the movie emphasized with it.
I feel really happy.
In my opinion, the movie,
"Kim Ji Young, Born 1982" is...
and the essence behind my choice...
in choosing a movie is...
that it's not talking about the life of a woman,
but about pains that a person can have.
So pains...
that a person can get without them even realizing it.
Pains that are inflicted in relationships.
Without realizing, we are hurting and getting hurt...
between our families, friends, and colleagues.
- And there are a lot of times... - Yes.
that we just let things go as that's how it normally is.
It was a story that allowed me...
to think about such things.
In a way,
I've also experienced how rough it can be...
as someone who has been hurt before...
so that's what allowed me to work on...
"Kim Ji Young, Born 1982."
I believe that it was a great work...
to break your two years of rest...
and a good role for returning.
That's what I'm thinking.
I watched it in the first-run theater.
You must not know...
how the general audience must have reacted.
- Right? - Right.
Even if it's a really sad scene,
you can hear people wiping...
their tears...
- or sniveling. - That's right. In a quiet way.
What was unusual with this movie was that...
there were so many people weeping.
I believe that coming to a theater, watching a movie,
and crying all you want...
- could be a way of relieving. - That's right.
Without worrying about how others will see you.
And just follow your emotions.
I think that in a way you can feel lighter as you leave the theater.
- Yes. - Right.
- It could be a mean of catharsis. - Yes.
- And... - There's some relief through tears.
The proudest moment...
after filming "Kim Ji Young, Born 1982" was...
the messages I got from my male friends...
who are married...
and are raising kids.
- Yes. - Yes.
They thanked me for showing such a movie.
"My relationship with my wife..."
"hasn't been great recently,"
"but I thought so much..."
"after watching the movie together."
Those are the parts...
that made me feel glad to work on this movie.
As an audience,
I watched the movie thinking that it was a story of a mother.
I kept thinking of my mother...
while watching it with my mom.
After watching the movie,
I thought that she must have gone through so much.
So I held her hand and told her, "You went through so much, Mom."
And she told me to just clean my room.
It's reality.
Of course, you've done...
a lot of works and roles,
but is there a role that you'd like to try in the future?
I still...
- haven't had a proper villain role. - A villain.
Can you imagine him as one?
(Shaking their heads)
Wouldn't this how it'd be?
Even if you were a villain,
people would try to understand why...
and would try to think that you must have a good reason behind it.
"There must be a reason..."
- "why he's doing that." - That's right.
Those around him must have pestered him too much.
But I think that's why...
I can surprise others.
I believe that villains who make you think...
that there must be a reason behind for why they're villains...
is a more attractive role.
- I took on a villain role recently. - Yes.
- Have you seen it? - I have.
It suited him well.
The psychopath character.
- Hold on, - Well, it means...
that he acted just that well.
Why doesn't it sound like a compliment?
Your expressions were...
Now that the character Seo Moon Jo was brought up,
there was a catchphrase you came up with, Dong Wook.
- What is it? I don't know it. - "Honey."
It's just a signature line of mine.
Yes, it just gives you a sense that you'll die if you hear it.
Show us.
It's, "Honey" by the original Seo Moon Jo.
("Honey" by the original Seo Moon Jo)
Will it work?
You just have to loosen up when you say it.
Honey.
It's scary.
I think you're still tied up with the role.
Would you give him a response?
What did you say, honey?
- What did you say, honey? - Is it too clingy?
- He's so sweet. - You're driving me crazy!
I guess I'm not fit for a villain role.
But for this kind of "honey,"
even if I got stabbed here...
(A heavy blow of sweetness)
Yes.
You've made the comeback with "Kim Ji Young, Born 1982..."
after two years of break and succeeded.
You've also finished filming a movie called "Seo Bok..."
- and it'd be released soon. - Yes.
Besides choosing a work, I'd like to know...
if you have any plans as an actor.
There's something that I've thought about for a long time.
I'm interested in production.
It's something that I've had interest in for a long time.
Find a good original work even if it's not popular to the public,
- and make it into a movie. - Into a movie.
I want to broaden that range.
Then you're also considering recruiting new actors?
To put it simply, it's planning and producing.
I'm saying that I want to be a producer.
I would still act,
but it could be...
some sort of new creation...
or it could also be a low budget movie.
It could also be a commercial movie.
So I have some plans...
to work on some fun things...
with people that I like...
as a crew.
This is the first time I'm hearing it as well.
Even after having said this,
I don't know when it will happen.
But I feel that it's time to stop thinking...
and start doing something.
I don't think people will watch me if I do it too late.
- Yes. - I see.
So if I could contribute...
even for a tiny bit...
in producing different movies,
- then... - Do I get a chance for an audition?
You don't even need to audition.
Even though you have to pay me?
But it sounds great,
even just to participate.
I'll take the compliment...
if it'll ever come true.
(He's great to the end.)
You are great at talking.
I'm always thankful to you.
I've talked ten years worth of talking.
- I'll continue to repay you. - Not at all.
Thank you.
How was it today?
It's the first time...
that I got on TV...
to trace back my stories...
and share everything...
- from public... - Yes.
- to private stories. - Yes.
After sitting here...
to share my different stories from the past...
I feel that it was a good choice to come here.
I don't know why I was so scared and hid away before.
I'm still not fully mature,
but I also think...
that maybe this is how I'm slowly...
turning into an adult.
I'm feeling something I haven't felt recently...
in today's talk show.
Thank you.
I'll come back next week because I want to talk.
Please keep supporting my dream. See you next week.
Thank you.
(An actor who can view the heart well.)
That's it with the actor, Gong Yoo.
(An actor who always felt like a boy.)
(We cheer for your future, Gong Yoo.)
(After the first filming...)
(A man urgently makes a call.)
I'll hit the slate.
Check the microphone one more time.
(A man who has been scrutinizingly checking the filming)
Yes.
The filming just finished.
I'll have to meet you up to explain the details.
I'll reserve the restaurant we met last time.
Yes. Goodbye.
(Next Episode)
(The only human...)
(who won against AlphaGo.)
(Human representative for go, Lee Se Dol of 9 Dan rank)
(I'm not so confident...)
(in losing.)
(I see.)
(He perfectly adapts to the talk show.)
(Lee Se Dol flexed as well.)
(I'm close to being a genius with the game of go.)
(It's scarier when a genius tries.)
(Frightening)
(Dong Wook has stopped operating.)
(He reveals all the behind stories of the match against AlphaGo.)
(He's genuinely touched.)
(His game-winning move was not supposed to work.)
(He has the last match against AlphaGo ahead of his retirement.)
(Do you think you will have won?)
(Either way, it's my last...)