(He has an elegant manner of speech.)
(A superstar of sophistication, Lee Hyun Woo)
(Is he the Lee Hyun Woo we used to know?)
(A rising star of sophistication, Leeteuk)
(It's a long way to become a man of sophistication.)
(He's a walking encyclopedia.)
(Is Lee Seung Yoon the man of nature?)
(I'm the number one.)
(Yoon Taek is a man of nature to the bone.)
(He is a seasoned man of sophistication.)
(His humor is a plus.)
(Kim Kyung Shik, a blue-chip man of sophistication.)
(You can smell the variety show.)
(Their talent for variety shows explodes today!)
(There will be funny and energetic talks!)
(Are you ready to fall into the swamp of sophistication?)
("Men of Sophistication" begins now.)
I don't think you know,
but this year, there was a program called...
- "Grandma's Puppy" on MBC. - That's right.
- It was 9pm on Thursdays, right? - Yes.
- For a little while, - You know everything.
I was a man of sophistication.
In 2006, I hosted an educational program for the first time.
It was "Yoon Jong Shin's Famous Dinner".
It was an absolutely horrible dinner.
Gu Ra and I hosted it together.
It was a daily program, but we couldn't even air 100 episodes.
(They couldn't even celebrate their 100th day anniversary.)
I'm doing a lot of educational programs.
Until a little while ago, I was hosting "TV Inside" too.
"New Late Night E News" is also on an educational channel.
- "Battle of Tongues". - The staff of those programs...
finish filming faster.
(The simple and clear reason why he loves educational programs.)
- I like that. - That sounds good.
Educational programs are amazing.
I've done various things, but I haven't done...
- educational programs. - They are amazing.
- It's really good. - But...
don't you think my laughter doesn't suit educational programs?
- Well. - It won't be a problem
Don't you think it's too frivolous?
Well,
you might want to think about something better though.
It's hard to get out of educational programs.
That's right. Not only we have a talent for variety shows,
we are also full of sophistication.
We have everything.
We are a high-end program with out-going people.
- Radio Star. - Radio Star.
We invited four people...
who would rather be famous in variety shows...
than in educational shows.
"Men of Sophistication" begins now.
Because of his blank face and expressionless way of speaking,
he's neither bad nor good in variety shows.
However, he's been consolidating his position in educational shows.
Lee Hyun Woo!
There is always a way.
I thought...
it was going to be Lee Hyun Woo, the young actor.
Really?
He is called Junior,
but he's actually as old as a senior.
To be popular among older people, he does many educational shows.
He's been cooking on EBS these days.
Leeteuk of Super Junior!
Even his looks changed in an educational way.
All right.
Once, he was the cute one...
of Tin Tin Five.
He's the forever woodpecker.
He's now the 21st century's film narrator every Sunday at lunchtime.
He's Kim Kyung Shik.
It's hard to tell if he is Defconn or a sponge from a distance.
He's keeping his character with his hair style.
I thought he left the secular world with men of nature.
However, he's here because he's envious of...
Lee Seung Yoon being on Radio Star. Yoon Taek!
How mundane!
- Welcome. - Hello.
- Hi. - Hello.
- Hello. - Thanks for coming.
Why did you dress up like it's an award ceremony?
Well, I'm always like this.
- All right. - He's always busy with things.
Please say hello to our viewers, Hyun Woo.
Hello, I'm a popular singer, Lee Hyun Woo. Nice to meet you.
- "A popular singer"? - Really?
He's become pretty chatty.
Hello, I was once sexy,
but since I'm cooking these days, I'm a sexy man who cooks.
That's him!
I'm your mom's favorite celebrity, Leeteuk.
- What? - He's famous among moms.
- Oh, I see. - That's fun.
That's his target viewers these days.
- They make you money too. - That's right.
Please say hello to viewers, Kim Kyung Shik.
Hello.
(Laughing like a woodpecker)
I'm your forever woodpecker.
- I haven't heard that for a while. - I introduce films to you.
I'm Kim Kyung Shik.
It's your turn, Yoon Taek.
I'll get up a bit.
Hello, I came back from nature.
I'm Yoon Taek.
There you go.
He's doing something he doesn't do there.
He never does that on that program.
I felt pressured because of him.
Hyun Woo,
I heard you're living with two talking monkeys these days.
I have two boys.
They are 10 and 8.
They are basically monkeys you can communicate with.
They keep running around...
- and shouting. - 10 and 8...
They are in the 3rd and the 2nd grade.
So I'm living with monkeys.
You're as famous as BTS at home.
It's because...
I am...
They think I am the most famous person in the world.
They don't even know what I do.
- In the world? - They must don't go out often.
I don't let them watch TV a lot either.
They would know the truth only if they're outside within 1km radius.
The fact their dad isn't the most famous.
But how did they know you're famous?
My wife monitors...
the programs I'm in.
- Like "Wednesday Gourmet"? - Yes, and...
I sometimes show footages of myself from the past...
so that they can have some pride.
- So... - I see.
My wife shows it to them too.
Your face is sometimes on some food in the refrigerator.
- That's right. - Lee Hyun Woo's pork cutlet.
That's also true. My face is on some packages.
So they think I'm a superstar.
That's a bit...
- Well, for your family... - Do your kids know...
who Yoon Jong Shin is?
They know about Shin Dong Yeob.
We don't do any program together.
- That's right. - But you work with Dong Yeob.
I heard you couldn't stop praising your wife during the interview.
That's very different from when we drink.
Did you do something wrong?
- I mean... - You did something wrong.
She's right with everything. She has every answer.
So I always...
(It looks like he definitely did something wrong.)
So I talked about her...
Please give him a bottle of soju.
I love you.
I heard something...
from someone close to Hyun Woo.
They said Hyun Woo's wife is...
pretty strong.
Oh, right.
- But I love her so much. - Whenever I drink with him,
he drinks really quickly at the beginning.
Because he has to go home early.
But that's comfortable for you, right?
At the beginning of our marriage,
I wasn't really used to having a curfew.
You know, I've always lived my life like a bohemian.
- You've enjoyed your freedom. - How about now?
But I'm really used to how things are now.
I realized it's great.
So it's fine for him.
But it must have been hard to accept.
But staying out until late...
isn't that fun for me anymore.
It's not fun.
- It's tiring. - It really is.
- Drinking is... - But...
going home isn't that good either.
But my wife is there.
(My wife is home.)
- Goodness. - So...
He really sounds like someone from an educational program.
- So... - "But my wife is there."
But when they asked him what he does for his wife,
he couldn't say a word.
- What? - It's...
You said your wife knows everything.
Well, my everyday routine is about her.
She's always the first one to consider.
I even call her...
as soon as I finish filming.
"Hey, what are you doing now? I'm done with work now."
You sound like a machine.
You just keep talking.
Some people say I'm an AI.
Living like that...
He's really changed.
You look really happy now.
But at first,
- there were... - It's more about giving up.
- arguments... - Giving up?
But there's no winner...
when you argue with your wife.
Nobody's going to give you a gold medal or cash prize for winning it.
- So I decided to lose. - Of course.
And I believe what she says is always truth.
As time went by,
I realized women are actually right.
- He really is in love. - But normally,
when a husband gives up one thing,
his wife understand something else like drinking.
But drinking outside isn't as fun as before.
- Do you drink at home? - Yes.
I bring some nice food like seasonal specials home.
Yellowtail is amazing these days.
Looking at my kids playing,
I eat and talk with my wife.
I think it's the best, honey.
You are having a happy life.
(He printed out too much data today.)
- Done? - There's more.
The next question is also about his wife.
- Hyun Woo. - Yes?
So it's like filming a drama with your wife...
- at home. - What is it?
We've been married for 10 years.
So we sometimes feel...
things became a routine.
But if you combine it with some activities,
- What kind of activities? - Activities?
One day, she said she would show me a magic trick.
There was a bottle of water on our dining table.
She put a coin on the side.
She said she would put the coin in the bottle.
She told me to spit on the coin.
So I did.
She chanted a spell and said the coin went in.
The coin was still outside though. But she said there's one inside.
So there were two coins.
She told me to look inside it. I couldn't see anything still.
She said I should actually look from this side.
I moved the tissue and put my eye on the bottle to see.
Then she squeezed the bottle.
It was...
What kind of drama is that?
I saw a video of a grandma and a grandpa doing that.
- It's a weird drama. - Goodness.
Then it becomes...
- a nice chase. - What?
Seriously,
- "I'm going to get back to you!" - Hyun Woo.
Can you not show us here?
- Please. - How though?
What do your kids say?
- They are used to it. - Oh, right.
The most famous person in the world is...
chasing someone.
I think the best home education you can give...
to your children is...
showing how much you and your wife love each other.
- We keep showing them. - He is spreading love.
He's a different person now.
Before he was married,
I saw him falling over at nightclubs pretty often.
- He drank until the sun rises. - If Gook Jin could see that,
Gook Jin doesn't normally go to those places.
I've heard someone looking like me roaming around like that.
- I even saw it. - That explains everything.
I was going to go to the bathroom.
Then I saw a man who's passed out in front of it.
Well,
I did date other people in the past.
But I met my true love.
I guess we'll stop talking about Hyun Woo.
I'm exhausted already.
- You did enough. You can stop now. - I agree.
- Well done. - She must have seen it.
You can stop now.
I love you.
(He prints out every data about love.)
Leeteuk, it's your first time to be here without other members.
I was always here with other members of Super Junior.
But I need to find my way to make my living on my own.
You must have been nervous.
You kept saying you're not funny at the pre-filming interview.
I'm good at hosting.
- But I'm not funny. - Yes, you're good at that.
Which program do you do these days?
I'm in "BCS".
"The Best Cooking Secrets".
- Oh, that's what it is. - I see.
You're the only one who knows what that acronym is.
I don't even know about "The Best Cooking Secrets."
Why would you make it shorter?
- Do you not know about it? - It's not famous enough to do that.
Isn't it what Yoon Hyung Bin and Park Soo Hong used to do?
Everyone knows when they watch it though.
And this one hasn't aired yet,
but from this coming January,
there will be a program called "Talk Concert between Us".
- Are you doing that too? - Yes, it's an educational program.
So you can call it "TCBU" this time.
(You can shorten it like "TCBU".)
By the way,
Kyu Hyun is about to be discharged, isn't he?
- It will be in May. - That's not too long from now.
I heard he doesn't talk about Radio Star that much.
He doesn't talk about it at all.
He doesn't have to be that way though.
We have our group chatroom.
He keeps posting articles...
- about "New Journey to the West". - Oh, he does.
And sometimes,
he says things like he drank with Na Young Seok.
So we know that Kyu Hyun is still talking to him.
- Kyu Hyun does? - Lately, I also met up with him.
I asked, "Why do you never talk about Radio Star?"
He said,
"Please don't say anything about Radio Star in front of me."
Maybe he thinks...
he won't be able to be here again.
Is that what he thinks?
He thinks there's no place for him.
- Goodness. - But...
- So he's honest. - I think he's now following...
- Na Young Seok, not Gu Ra. - But I heard...
there's no available spot for him either.
But it looks like he's keeping the positive relationship with them.
- That's all there's to it. - I see.
Really?
I also maintain a good relationship with Yeom Kyung Hwan,
but it's been a while since I saw him on TV.
(A clear line between work and friendship)
Kyung Shik, you said that you are getting...
a lot of offers for TV shows.
- I've been having a quiet career. - Okay.
Near the end of the year, I've been getting more offers.
I saw that you were working with Sayuri.
That was a long time ago. That show ended.
- I must've watched a rerun. - Yes, it was a rerun.
They play the rerun for a long time.
- It was a cooking show. - That's right.
Is there a TV show that you have been preparing for months?
I didn't realize this earlier.
- The home shopping network. - That's pretty good.
- The world has changed. - That's right.
The shows on the home shopping network grabbed my attention.
I actually decided and approached them first.
- The home shopping network. - I told that I was interested.
I told them I wanted to be on the network and could be good.
I approached them and signed a contract.
I was on the food show with Sayuri for a long time.
After starring on that food show,
I told them I wanted to do one with food.
After trying it out, I realized that I belonged there.
- That was perfect for you? - It's broadcast live.
The cameras don't film just me.
When they film the product...
- When they do that... - You can rest then.
- No, I shouldn't. - He should talk more then.
- I have to talk then. - That's an important point.
You can talk, but your body can rest up.
- That's what I meant. - Right, I don't need to move.
- That's what people see. - Let's say that I'm selling beef.
I keep watching.
I can say this about the beef. It's good-quality domestic beef.
However, the ratio is the most important.
It's the perfect ratio. It's a nicely prepared meal.
It's not fast food. Eating a well-prepared meal is important.
- He talks so fast. - When the cameras start to film me,
I say, "You can try this well-prepared meal right now."
- I have to tell them this phrase. - That's the point.
- I must get the right timing. - And diction matters too.
Exactly. It was fun for me.
Usually, people get paid to appear on the network.
I don't know if this may come across as arrogant.
Since I was confident, I told them I didn't need the appearance fee.
- I just wanted the incentives. - Without the appearance fee?
I asked them to pay me the incentives instead.
- I see. - Did you make profits?
- Probably not yet. - Is it about the same?
I had my first show, but the product wasn't sold out.
(I had my first show, but the product wasn't sold out.)
You can't change the contract now?
No, I can't.
Not that many people probably know,
- but he is in SM Entertainment. - He was the first one there.
- He's been there for 20 years. - Your agency is SM Entertainment.
Did you gain some benefits from being in your agency lately?
Since I'm getting more offers from the TV stations,
I thought that I should aggressively...
promote myself to the public. I had been thinking.
My agent suggested...
that I should introduce myself...
on the social media account of SM Entertainment.
I did. I introduced myself there.
Goodness, the number of views. It wasn't up for even half a day.
Within only several hours, 90,000 people clicked on it.
They have about 15 million subscribers.
The post got millions of comments.
- They were in English, - It's all foreign language.
- Arabic, - There are a lot of foreign fans.
- and Japanese. - They were all foreign fans?
- The whole world saw your post. - Exactly, right.
I read some of the comments that I could understand.
- It said, "Mr. Lee Soo Man?" - I see. Lee Soo Man.
- They weren't about me at all. - They don't know.
The comments were about EXO or some other group.
They were talking about other idol groups on my post.
They're just talking there.
- It's like a bulletin board. - Right.
Since the number of views was 90,000,
I thought I had made it then.
I checked the number of views for other posts.
- The lowest is 500,000 views. - Right. Of course.
Since they get a notification on their phone, they just tapped it.
They skipped it since it was you.
- That's how you get your views. - That's how everyone starts.
- "Who is this guy?" - Those views get accumulated.
- I was so surprised. - They were just window shopping.
(They aren't interested in him.)
- It's about Yoon Taek. - Yes.
You were jealous of Lee Seung Yoon when you saw him on our show.
To tell you the truth...
- I heard you got the offer first. - Pardon?
- I heard you got the offer 1st. - Actually, I did get the offer 1st.
When I go into the mountain,
it lasts at least three days.
Depending on how I feel, I film for four days.
I heard that Radio Star was to film during my shoot in the mountain.
You film 1 episode over 3 to 4 days?
Yes, it's only for one episode.
- That's hard work. - I...
- Avoid those shows. - Wait, hold on.
(Avoid those educational shows.)
When they go out to dig some medicinal herbs,
they search the whole mountain.
It takes time to move around there.
When we want to cook, we have to prepare it first.
We have to make a fire too.
We chop and boil food.
We must do all these processes.
If it rains, we can't do anything.
Why don't you talk to Lee Seung Yoon?
Talk about how the working environment shouldn't be so severe.
You can go on a strike together.
- I do want to do that. - "Hey, we should..."
I don't get to see him often...
because we alternate going into the mountain biweekly.
- He's in the mountain when I'm out. - Right.
The staff make sure they don't meet.
(He has a realization.)
- When we invited you again... - Probably.
When we invited you again, you turned it down.
Since Seung Yoon starred on this show first,
- I wouldn't have much to discuss. - He already talked about it all?
I thought since I didn't have much to talk about,
I should just stay away. That's what I had decided.
- I asked my wife. - You can't turn it down.
I told her that Radio Star invited me for their show.
My wife told me that...
she was really upset that Seung Yoon was...
on this show before me.
- That's what she said? - I can understand.
Even my acquaintances told me that...
I should have been on the show since Seung Yoon was on it.
- They asked why I wasn't on it. - "You did all the hard work."
I said, "I can star on that show when I want to."
- I acted tough in front of them. - You were tough about it.
- I acted as if I was confident. - You were nervous.
I was nervous, waiting for their call.
I was waiting for them to call again.
My wife was really upset about it.
After our show, Seung Yoon was on "Omniscient Interfering View".
- Gosh. - I see.
After he was on Radio Star, things were going great for him.
Actually, let me be honest.
I'm so happy to see that things are going well for him as his colleague,
- but I am a bit jealous. - That's understandable.
- Did you start a YouTube channel? - Yes.
I'll tell you why I started my channel on YouTube.
I have gotten used to filming outdoors.
- I realized something. - Okay.
It goes for food in general.
The moment you eat it outdoors as you step out from the roof,
it gets 100 times better.
- That's true. - It's better outdoors.
- That's how my show, - He grilled meat.
"Yoon Taek's Roofless Table" began.
- Say that there's the entrance. - That's unique.
I would bring out the table from the restaurant.
I ask them to bring the food outside.
When the passers-by come during their lunchtime...
and wait in line to have their lunch.
I just eat my meal there by myself.
- That's a good idea. - I eat the food myself.
I ask the customers why they chose this restaurant.
I would comment their food was good.
And they would say they came to have the same food too.
I eat while I communicate.
- How many views do you get? - He's just eating.
- The view count? - Yes.
- It's rapidly increasing. Yes. - "Rapidly"?
- What about the micro-dust? - That's not a problem.
I will eat outdoors in the rain or snow.
- As he should. - Even in the rain or snow?
- Do you still eat outdoors? - Yes.
- Say that the snow piled up. - You'll get more soup then.
(He enjoys bland food.)
- You and Hyun Woo are neighbors. - That's right.
For years, you've been saying that you two should have a meal.
- But I guess you never did. - People say that all the time.
- I mean, if he's available... - We did run into each other once.
- Right. - It was at a pork rind restaurant.
I was really happy then.
I ran into him coincidentally.
He greeted me warmly and was really happy to see me.
I could feel that he was sincerely happy to see me.
Getting such warm greetings was such a pleasure.
- And he came to my wedding, - I did.
but I was never able to attend his important occasions.
- I am really sorry about that. - You were sorry.
- Then don't just say that. - But then we said...
- You should grab a meal with him. - We should.
- Since yellowtails are in season, - Yes, yes.
- we can have a nice meal. - Gosh, that again?
- Today is like Yellowtail Day. - Right now, those are in season.
- The upper part... - Right.
- and the lower part are like beef. - Right, right.
- So have that with him. - But...
I can understand how this could happen.
When you come to your neighborhood, thinking that...
you're going home, it's not easy to come out again.
He needs to get permission from his wife too.
- No, that's not it. - He needs it whenever he goes out.
- I can't stay away from my wife. - I can understand.
- I didn't think he'd say that. - My goodness.
- Once I get home... - Are you Choi Soo Jong?
You can't stay away?
That's the image he's pushing for lately.
- He picked a weird image. - He's funny.
If you get to go abroad for a week on a TV show, will you do it or not?
Gosh, I should for my kids.
(What a good excuse.)
(Is he trying to escape?)
Then can you not stay out for the night?
He can't.
I don't want to do that.
(Frowning)
(Laughing)
- He doesn't want to do that. - My gosh.
- I've done it once. Only once. - What a line. "I don't want to."
I have a crew that I usually go fishing with.
- We've been friends since kids. - Fishing crew...
We went to fish mandarin fish in Danyang.
Since the mandarin fish are nocturnal,
we had to fish at night if we wanted to catch any.
If you're going to Danyang, you must stay the night there.
Right. We had to stay for a night.
I told my wife that I would go there and stay for the night...
on my birthday as a present.
- A birthday present? - I see.
- That would be his present? - I see.
- You must've been desperate. - I think so too.
- You said it was a present. - It's not that.
I didn't want my wife to feel pressured.
- He said it was a birthday present. - Right.
- So what did she say? - So...
I went fishing with my friends.
You can't forget that night, can you?
You almost died after you returned, right?
I always think about that night.
(Choking up)
Are you staying out for the night for this year's birthday?
I'll stay out for two days next year.
(I'll stay out for 2 days next year.)
He's been acting like a good husband for this.
- He's weird today. - He wants her permission.
He's gotten crafty.
Kyung Shik, you knew that Leeteuk would be successful from the start.
How many years ago did I see you for the first time?
- It's been over 15 years. - Right.
It was 15 years ago.
I've been in SM Entertainment for a long time.
I've been with this agency for over 20 years.
When I first joined the agency,
- my title was producer. - That's right.
- You train comedians and singers. - That's right.
- Yes, people did do that. - At that time,
Soo Man...
brought some people and told me that they were to debut soon.
Shindong was one of them, right?
I noticed him then. From the bunch,
- he was very quick on his feet. - Yes, he's quick on his feet.
- He can answer quickly. - Yes.
- He can respond quickly. - Right.
- But I'm not funny. - He can do that.
He would be always the first one to talk if we were to have a race.
- I know that. It's important. - That's precise.
That's true.
- He's not detail-oriented. - Okay.
But when I talked to him about big pictures,
- he could see the big pictures. - That's true. Yes, he can do that.
- Just as expected, - Of course.
he's been improving a lot. Now, he's the host...
for big or small events of SM Entertainment.
He always leads the events now.
- Yes, he does every event. - He's neat too.
I was really surprised.
You had the wrong idea that Leeteuk thought of you as someone special.
As you know, I've been on many educational shows.
It's been a while since a variety show invited me.
I wondered what the special was and who the other guests were.
I heard that Hyun Woo, Yoon Taek,
and Leeteuk were on the show. I asked if Leeteuk was on the show.
I called the chief agent.
I thanked the chief.
I assumed that they invited me when they were inviting Leeteuk.
I was just an add-on.
- That's what you thought. - I thought I should thank Leeteuk.
I said that his position and mine have switched now.
I thought that he was such a nice junior to have.
But then the chief agent said,
"Super Junior isn't at that level."
- He can't bring you onto the show. - My gosh.
You have someone precise at your agency.
- That's really objective. - That's why SM is always growing.
That's an accurate evaluation.
He said, "EXO would be another story."
"It's hard for Super Junior since it's hard to survive on their own."
That agent is really nice.
- He's a great agent. - He's very objective and precise.
I asked how I was invited.
You got the offer on your own.
(Feeling proud)
- It was all me. - You made it here on your own.
- I made it here on my own. - I see.
(Feeling proud)
Hyun Woo, you used to be in the Gang of Four Bachelors...
- along with Jong Shin. - That was 17 years ago already.
- That was so long ago. - Yoon Sang and Kim Hyun Chul.
We weren't even that old though. We were in our early 30s.
- Back then, it was considered old. - Back then, it was.
But you cut ties with Jong Shin.
- I didn't cut ties, per se. - Okay.
I was the last one to get married.
- Right. - The other 2 got married 1st.
- I was next. - After that, we used to...
hang out together and drink.
After getting married, I realized...
that it's almost impossible to hang out with single friends.
Everyone has their work cut out for them, but that doesn't mean...
- we drifted apart or anything. - Right.
What about this? When we meet up with our wives,
we sometimes talk about our old days since we've known each other.
- Do you not like that? - Oh, that?
- It's because... - Because I might say wrong things?
- That's true. - In my opinion,
it's all water under the bridge.
- At the end... - I met my true love.
- At the end... - He's gotten strange.
Back in the day, he never got his own close-ups.
- He's... - He looks at the cameras now.
- Preacher of True Love. - That's true.
By the time when it was only Jong Shin and Hyun Woo left,
I guess they played hard at the end of their single lives.
- My gosh, come on. - It sounds like that.
- We were just having fun. - It was around...
- 2003 or 2004. - Right, right.
- You must have played hard. - I used to sleep over at his place.
- We went drinking together. - Whenever I saw him outside work,
I had never seen him sober.
(He takes a shot.)
- If Gook Jin said it, it's true. - Right.
- If it's from Gook Jin, it is. - I have a question.
Hyun Woo, you changed a lot compared to when you were single.
Then people around you always assume that...
your wife must have something on you.
That's what people think.
- Like I did something wrong? - Yes.
- People would think it's huge. - He's not that type though.
Everyone does assume that.
- They do, right? See? - Yes.
But the truth got distorted a lot.
- It's distorted? - See? That's what everyone thinks.
Right now, I am very happy.
He's trying hard today.
Anyway,
I understand that people may get the wrong idea.
Yes, we may get the wrong idea.
Well, you know...
there are a lot of TV shows that couples talk about...
the marital conflicts.
Since the stories are quite juicy,
people like those stories and have fun hearing them.
I want to preach about love...
- and heartwarming stories. - How...
- Is his wife somewhere over there? - I don't know.
- He keeps looking at red lights. - I don't get him.
- Doesn't he sound like a pastor? - He's a preacher.
- The truth will prevail. - My gosh.
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star...
with unexpectedly sophisticated guests.
We'll start today's special, "Men of Sophistication".
Hyun Woo is on a lot of...
- educational programs. - Surprisingly, yes.
Your show, "Daughter-in-Law in Wonderland" is well received.
"Wednesday Art Stage" used to be an educational show.
- Yes, correct. - Right.
- He's been doing this for long. - I hosted the show for six years.
- It's totally him. - It perfectly suits him.
You said that you do well on these educational shows...
because of your plainness.
- Yes, I don't stand out. - Okay.
I'm plain. I'm not that provoking.
If we were to compare you to food, what could it be?
Pyongyang naengmyeon?
- It's bland, but... - But surprisingly,
- it's high in salt. It's salty. - once you get to know me,
- I'm down-to-earth. - It's a salty dish.
I feel like you're more of bean water.
- Yes, I thought of that too. - Right. The bean water.
The bean noodle soup is a bit bland.
- I like that. - Right.
I remember that Hyun Woo used to talk very slowly in the past.
- He talks fast now. - You talk faster after your love...
for your wife has deepened.
- Now, I talk faster than before... - Because you were chasing her?
because I host the radio show every day.
I've been hosting the radio show between 9am to 11am for 11 years.
At first, I used to talk slowly.
People kept telling me that...
my radio show was quite slow.
They said it was slow-paced and sounded like a night show.
- They asked me to raise my voice... - Okay.
and to talk fast.
- I kept getting those requests. - And you're a better talker now.
Compared to before, you are.
- Of course. Think about his age. - That's not what I meant.
He's from abroad...
- and pronounced things unclearly. - That's right.
Back in the days, he used to be slower than this.
- I didn't see why I should be fast. - Right, right.
As for "Wednesday Art Stage",
this is the 1st shoot in 2005.
- That's right. - Right?
When it came to getting more airtime on TV,
I didn't want to get a lot of that. I was happy with what I got.
After hosting the radio show for a long time,
it was fun to tell stories in an entertaining way.
- At one point... - Will you talk faster?
- Right now... - Can you be as fast as Kyung Shik?
He can start trying now.
- Or Kang Seong Beom. - Kang Seong Beom?
- Can you talk faster? - "Welcome, welcome."
He could start reciting the subway line maps.
If I had to talk faster, I'd die.
- I saw "Wednesday Gourmet". - I see.
I know that it's not scripted.
When he was describing the flavors,
his sentences were perfect, and he talked fast.
Back in the days, his syntax was unusual too.
Now, he can fluently speak Korean.
- He's fluent now. - What I meant was...
- He's... - He's in his 50s!
He became eloquent.
- I was so surprised. - Kim Jo Han and I started together.
- That's right. - He started with Jo Han.
- They started together? - Come to think of it...
- His Korean didn't improve much. - Back in the days...
(Jo Han's Korean didn't improve much.)
(Feeling proud)
We went to the States together once, but he didn't speak much English.
- He didn't speak English that much. - "Hi, hi."
He and I went to New York together once.
I still feel bad about it. I only took him to Koreatown.
- Jong Shin wanted... - Everyone there was Korean.
me to take him to the Central Park and such places.
- We had beef bone soup and ribs. - We had soju.
And we drank soju at night. It was like we were in Yeongdeungpo.
When we went to delis, the owners were Korean.
- Right. - I said hello in Korean.
- I was confused if I was in the US. - There are a lot of Koreans.
The gimbap from the deli in New York is really good.
(It's the best!)
Leeteuk, thanks to the training from your agent,
you were trying to survive and became aware of...
- these educational shows. - Yes.
When I made my debut after getting trained for five years,
they wanted me to learn how to be an agent in case it didn't work out.
- Really? - Is that so?
It was before our debut. When Super Junior was to debut,
we had our CDs and the plastic sheets with us,
went around the TV stations, and introduced ourselves to writers.
- You went with the agent. - You were promoting yourselves?
The agent showed me the table of variety shows.
Back then, there were "Six Heroines", "X-Man",
and "Sponge".
He asked me in which variety show I'd put myself if I were the agent.
Since I didn't know better,
I said I should star on "X-Man" or "Six Heroines".
He told me to look at the ratings.
Ratings for "Sponge" and "Vitamin" were...
- over 20 percent. - That's right.
- Yes, they were pretty high. - That's right.
Starring on these popular shows was great, but to raise my popularity,
he told me that I should star on..
- these educational shows. - That's a valid point.
There was an SBS variety show called "Super Junior's Full House".
- It was a prime time on Saturday. - Right, right.
I didn't join that show.
It was a traffic radio show at TBS.
I had a show called "Leeteuk's Sing-sing Music Show".
- At the traffic radio station? - Yes.
I went there, hosted the show,
and share information about the traffic.
- The one near Mount Nam. - Yes, it was.
You invite the guests for your shows yourself?
Yes, as for "I Can See Your Voice",
- I know that show. - I need a lot of people...
- who are tone-deaf or good singers. - He was on that show too.
We need to gather a lot of contestants.
I talk to the writers a lot.
- I heard it's hard to get people. - Yes, it is.
- When I go to restaurants... - Do you recommend people?
or some other places, if there are people who like the show,
- I ask if they're good at singing. - You do that? My gosh.
When they say they're not good, I give the producer's number...
on the spot...
- and introduce each other. - My gosh.
- He's very resourceful. - How about opening a production?
He's like a production himself.
- He could run a production. - You should try that.
- He'd be good at producing shows. - I do it because it's my show.
- It is your show. - He's attached.
As for the shows that I host,
I check the graph for TV ratings. I heard you do the same.
Yes, I do the same.
Whenever I get the graph, the writers always tell me that...
- I am just like Gu Ra. - Really?
- You are just like him. - Yes.
I don't check individual shows anymore.
Now, I look at the big picture.
(Unable to respond)
You've given up now.
Just don't try anything.
Nowadays, there are big portal sites.
- I check every site. - Yes.
Do you practice singing...
- or dancing these days? - He's hard-working.
Nowadays, I don't practice...
- that much. - It's in the back burner now?
Other members in the group sing.
- They can take care of that. - But you're a singer.
These days, you're more active as an individual...
than as a group, right?
- Isn't it more than 50 percent? - The ratio is 9 to 1.
- You're on your own for 90 percent? - Yes.
- You're just working alone. - But...
You go abroad as a group.
I go abroad both as a group and by myself.
Why would he go abroad as the host at EBS?
- Do you see my point? - Recently, you danced to...
- "Sorry, Sorry" naked. Elaborate. - What?
I love going to dry saunas.
- It's in my building's basement. - Did you meet someone there?
That day, it was empty. It was just this person and me.
He was a Caucasian. We became friends though.
We were in the cold bath. I guess it was awkward since it was just us.
He asked me something in English.
I don't speak English, but I sort of understood what he meant.
He commented the water was cold. He said, "Are you cold?"
I said that I liked it.
Because I said that I liked the water, all of a sudden,
he assumed that I spoke English. He thought I understood him.
He continued to talk to me in English.
Your first answer shouldn't be too smooth.
My first answer was too smooth.
Seriously.
I can give 3 or 4 smooth answers. It always makes them misunderstand.
- They think I am fluent. - This is how smooth I was.
It always happens when a foreigner sits next to me.
I read in an English textbook that...
when you ask for someone's name,
"May I have your name?" sounds politer.
- "May I have your name?" - That's right.
You are right,
but it's rarely used.
I thought it was a classy expression.
He answered my question happily.
He told me his name is Christopher...
and asked what I do for a living.
"I am in a famous Korean band, Super Junior."
He said he hasn't heard of it. In a cold bath, I went...
- Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry - My goodness.
That's how it happened.
I did that,
but he still didn't know.
- He still didn't know. - His reaction...
made me determined.
He was from New York,
so I told him that I performed at Madison Square Garden.
- He swore a lot, right? - No, he didn't.
He was very polite.
Hyun Woo is like that.
As soon as he arrives in New York and gets in a taxi,
he uses a litany of the F word.
- In New York, - He uses it if something is tasty.
you need to use the F word...
if you don't want to be mistaken for a tourist.
That's why I use the F word.
- I use it in a taxi. - As soon as he gets in, he goes...
(It's so cold.)
Seriously.
The taxi driver just went, "Oh, yes."
- "I am a New Yorker." - He uses it if something is tasty.
Let's say he goes to a restaurant...
and eats something tasty.
What the...
(It must have been very tasty.)
- He is hilarious. - I don't know how he does that.
Back then,
he looked cool.
I hope people don't misunderstand.
- Would you say it once? - Would you please do that?
- Let's say you got into a taxi. - That's right.
(He is rough.)
He swore about the cold weather...
as soon as he got in.
I do the same thing when I eat.
It's so good.
My goodness.
He isn't a gentleman when he uses English.
(That's not the reaction I wanted.)
For 17 years, Kyung Shik has dubbed "Let's Go Video Travel".
- My goodness. - At first,
you didn't want the job.
When I got the job,
- I was pretty popular. - That's right.
- As a member of Tin Tin Five, - That's right.
I was very busy...
when I got the job offer.
They told me it wasn't a job offer for an MC,
but a 20-minute voiceover.
I wasn't happy about it.
They wanted to add my name to the program title,
so I said I will only do the voiceover.
They wanted me air my face, so I said it will cost extra.
In this way, I behaved...
in an annoying way.
It's necessary to do that.
- You did the right thing. - Back then,
- I was busy. - You were busy.
I did it every week...
and 17 years passed in a blur.
Now, the situation has changed.
Back then, I was known as a member of Tin Tin Five...
or a woodpecker.
- Now, my nicknames are... - "Movie versus Movie".
"Movie versus Movie" or "Con Artist of Movies".
"A Man Who Reads Movies".
Those became my main titles.
- I see. - You can compare any two things.
After 17 years,
I keep comparing two things...
like I do for "Movie versus Movie".
I can't help but do it for fun.
Jong Shin versus Gu Ra.
- That's a good one. - How would you compare us?
- Let's hear it. - Jong Shin versus Gu Ra.
(Kim Kyung Shik's Man versus Man)
One man experienced many things in life...
and changed his name for success.
The other man is talented...
in business, singing, and composing.
Today,
I introduce the two men who dream of becoming the best MC in Korea.
Jong Shin versus Gu Ra.
Let's start with Gu Ra. This is how I do it.
(His tongue memorized the rhythm after 17 years.)
The movies you talk about always make popular search terms.
People think those movies will be fun.
They make popular search terms when the program airs.
In the movie industry...
People say the movies you introduce are boring.
Is that why you are called "Con Artist of Movies"?
- Let's say they watch the movies. - They are boring.
When they see the program, the movies look interesting.
Then they borrow or download the movies and go,
"What I saw on the program is all there is to it."
Two hours in a single movie are boring.
It happens.
You get curious since he doesn't reveal the ending.
The summary of a book is always the most interesting.
If you read the whole thing, it gets boring.
I like the forward.
(I agree.)
Yoon Taek, your situation is...
the exact opposite of Kyung Shik's.
You weren't offered a job at "I'm Living with Nature".
It was simply the fruit of your hard work.
Well,
MBN had a comedy program titled...
"Republic of Gag".
- That's right. - In the beginning,
among cable TV networks,
MBN was the only network to hire comedians.
No other cable TV networks had tried that.
For comedians, it was a golden opportunity.
I did my best at the audition and got hired.
I was very thankful.
When I went to work, I always made rounds.
I made sure to visit...
each department...
- and said hello. - You made an effort.
I was very thankful.
You cherished the opportunity.
I did that every day.
Because of the hefty production cost,
"Republic of Gag" always walked on thin ice.
Then the network told us...
the program will be canceled...
if the ratings don't go over one percent.
- It was a death sentence. - That's right.
Because of that,
all of us worked hard.
But the ratings didn't go over one percent...
and the program got canceled.
That was when...
the pilot episode of "I'm Living with Nature" aired.
Lee Seung Yoon starred it in.
- I see. - When it aired,
the ratings went over one percent.
The production cost was this little.
One person starred in the show.
The production cost was this little.
The guest came out in a naked state...
- and Seung Yoon got dirty... - It was intense.
and sweaty.
Here is what I think.
Because I greeted everyone diligently,
I was able to survive out of 70 people...
and continue on...
with another program.
I have a behind-the-scenes story.
At the broadcasting station,
the producer and other members of "I'm Living with Nature"...
gathered around.
They fought over whether the program should be aired or not...
until the very end.
"Don't air it."
"We should air it."
I heard there was a ruckus.
Why were some people against airing it?
"What is this nonsense?"
"Why would you air something like this?"
"Don't air it."
People watched it because it's pure nonsense.
At the time the pilot episode aired,
no one was on the second floor...
because everyone hid.
They couldn't bear to watch it.
However, the ratings went over one percent the next day.
Then...
everyone in MBN said,
"I told you we should air it!"
That always happens.
That's the behind-the-scenes story.
You see people fight over whether or not to air something...
in movies...
- about investigative journalism. - That's right.
Such scene looks cool in movies.
In this case, they fought because they were embarrassed.
("I'm Living with Nature" came to be after many happenings.)
Hyun Woo, you describe food nicely on "Wednesday Gourmet".
Was there a comment that made you proud of yourself?
It was an episode about cucumber dongchimi noodles.
Cucumber dongchimi noodles.
I said that I could hear girls' laughter.
Did you hear that from cucumbers?
It's poetic.
It really is.
What does that exactly mean?
Girls laugh about nothing.
While the dish is simple,
it's pure, unpretentious,
- and refreshing. - Girls' laughter.
That was the taste.
- It was really refreshing. - It was clean.
When you get a good reaction...
from such expression,
you could become obsessed...
- and take things too far. - That's right.
You might drink soju and say,
"A girl fell down the hill."
It's plausible.
It would be a series about girls.
Something like that is bound to happen.
One of the things I said was,
"It's a walk in a raining forest at the beginning of summer".
I said that about cold chicken noodles.
- Cold chicken noodles. - Cold chicken noodles.
- Cold chicken noodles. - That's a good one.
Production crew must ask him...
to continue using those expressions.
What do you say about your wife's cooking?
It's love.
My goodness.
You must tell her it's tasty.
I hear girls' sneer.
A girl fell down.
The thing is,
my wife couldn't cook well at first.
She did strange things...
- and put tomato in doenjang soup. - You told me about this.
She has improved a lot.
Her dishes are tasty now.
(He shows his love for his wife.)
You compared Radio Star to food.
Radio Star is...
- either gujeolpan or budae jjigae. - Budae jjigae.
- Budae jjigae is a better fit. - That's right.
Ingredients that are strong...
such as sausage, ham, ramyeon noodles,
ox bone broth,
- and others are added. - That's right.
In the end, the ingredients come together...
to create an explosive taste.
When I think about that aspect,
this show is like budae jjigae.
(You are watching a high-end budae jjigae program, Radio Star.)
Hyun Woo is also starring in "Daughter-in-Law in Wonderland".
It's very popular these days.
- You are a regular member. - Yes.
You said it's a program everyone wants to star in.
The shoot takes about an hour and a half.
- It ends after an hour and a half. - It's short.
Actually,
if I try to go into detail...
about something,
the producer does this.
It means, "End the story and move on."
- The producer does this. - You can't go into detail.
I love this sign the most.
Seriously.
I hate this the most.
(Stretch out the story.)
- I hate it the most. - Seriously.
It's the worst when you don't have more to say.
- We love this the most. - That's right.
The shoot ends after an hour and a half,
so it's perfect.
There is an energy this program has.
When it comes to a relationship between in-laws,
the same situation...
can either be comedy or tragedy...
depending on who is watching.
During the holidays, a helicam is used to film the roads.
Then you see a heavy traffic and drivers who are waving.
The reporter always says,
"Despite the heavy traffic,"
"people are heading home with excitement in their hearts."
If the helicam goes into the car...
and sees the faces of the family members,
we would see that not all of them look happy.
- The daughter-in-law... - This is important.
might hate going home.
Each one of us sees the situation differently.
I think it's very important.
You are perfectly suited for educational programs.
- Seriously. - Educational programs.
The way I talk does change when I go to New York.
That's right.
(New York with swear words)
Leeteuk, you host "The Best Cooking Secrets".
Do you work as if you are the national son-in-law?
Since it's a cooking program,
middle-aged women leave comments on the website.
In the beginning, I had long bangs.
During the cooking process,
I continued to go, "What should we do next?"
- You touched your hair. - The viewers didn't like that.
Middle-aged women didn't like that.
"When he is cooking, his bangs prick his eyes..."
- "and cause him to touch his hair." - That's right.
- "It looks unsanitary." - It doesn't look neat.
Some people even wear a cap...
- to prevent hair from falling. - That's right.
Some people suggested that I push my hair back.
Last year, I released an album after a long break...
and bleached my hair.
- It was the color of grapefruit. - Grapefruit.
I asked the producer,
"My album is coming out,"
"so I will need to bleach my hair."
The producer said,
"What should we do?"
"Can you use color spray?"
I told him that I will look into it. When I went to the hair salon,
they told me that bleached hair gets dyed...
- if you use color spray. - It gets dyed.
It gets blotchy.
You originally thought about using the black color spray.
I wore a wig in the end.
You wore a wig although it wasn't a comedy program.
It caused quite a stir.
- We have a photo. - Did you wear a wig?
Here is a photo.
(Here is the evidence.)
- He is wearing a wig. - My goodness.
It looked stuffy.
You look like a foreigner.
(It's a stuffy-looking wig.)
The wig itself wasn't black.
I can see that.
That's why I had to use spray over it.
You put in a lot of effort.
- My nose looks blotchy. - You are right.
I used it once a week,
so the spray fell to my face.
- You used it once a week. - Yes.
You put in a lot of effort.
That's the hardship of being in an educational program.
- After doing that for a while, - The color is completely different.
the producer said the wig looks too funny.
I even wore a chef's hat once.
But the chef who was on the show didn't want to wear it.
It's understandable.
The height of the hat has meaning.
The taller it is,
the more acclaimed the chef is.
The stylist had prepared an incredibly tall hat.
(It was unfortunate.)
- That's why... - The chef was annoyed.
- One time, I wore a fedora. - A fedora.
EBS doesn't have any official rules,
- but you need to be careful. - There is that atmosphere.
It's an educational program.
- It's conservative. - Yes.
I think it's nice.
It would be strange if I cook with blond hair.
Would it be okay if you cook curry?
(It would look intentional.)
(My goodness.)
Curry?
The color would match.
- Curry? - It would work.
The production crew wants to ask Hyun Woo...
if he has any specialties.
The production crew is obsessed with specialties.
Do you have any specialties?
I showed them my specialty during the preliminary interview,
but they told me it's too outdated.
I regretted showing them anything.
- What did you show them? - What did you show them?
I just did this.
I moved my ears without moving my face.
It's really outdated.
- It's really outdated. - You can't call that a specialty.
His ears moved.
How about the others?
Yoon Taek, show us a specialty.
It's a default question.
As for me,
- I have a specialty. - Of course you do.
I used to copy the voiceover of "Inkigayo".
- Jang Jung Jin. - That's right.
"All right. The third week of August."
- My goodness. - "This is..."
- "SBS' 'Inkigayo'!" - That's how it goes.
"Who are the top one candidates?"
"Let's find out!"
Wheesung will sing...
"Can't We."
What? Why can't we?
That's how it goes.
(It's a cute voice.)
Do you have any specialties...
that involves your body?
I showed you a bit of it earlier.
I practiced this many times in front of the mirror.
Watch me.
(Falling)
- This is it. - Look at the camera.
Okay.
(His head moves like a ball.)
This is funny. This is funny.
(His head tricks the eyes.)
This is good.
My goodness.
(He shows off his hidden specialties.)
Kyung Shik, you didn't raise your appearance fee for 10 years...
- for the production crew. - It's not easy to do that.
At first, I only did the voiceover.
Then the appearance fee isn't too expensive.
It's pretty cheap.
I needed more money,
so I struck a deal. I could do that since I was popular.
Then I raised the fee every year.
I learned later that the production cost was fixed.
Because I raised the fee every year,
I was inadvertently taking someone else's money.
I only found out later.
Every time the producer changed...
or a segment got canceled,
- I felt like I was responsible. - You don't have to feel that way.
My heart wasn't at ease.
- I shouldn't have heard that. - Seriously.
I will forget I heard that.
(Gu Ra hurriedly blocks his ears.)
That's why I decided to take a measure...
and froze the appearance fee.
I told them, "Don't worry about me."
I shouldn't have said anything...
because it's still like that.
The broadcasting station never offers...
- a raise first. - You are right.
There is a famous story about Shin Dong Yeob.
At one broadcasting, he agreed on his appearance fee...
and walked out of the office. He opened the door again and said,
"Director, would you raise my pay by additional 50 dollars?"
It's a famous story.
Leeteuk, you said you are an MC who makes your own opportunities.
I think I made my own opportunities.
From the start of "Idol Star Athletics Championships",
I have been an MC.
There is a reason for that.
I was there as a Super Junior member at first...
because there wasn't a floor MC.
MCs broadcasted...
and idols participated in the events.
On my own, I pulled pranks,
looked after idol singers, and conducted interviews.
After that year, they began to use a floor MC.
I used to participate in the events and act as a floor MC.
- Then I became the main MC. - You moved your way up.
Now, I broadcast with other MCs.
Eunhyuk is as chatty as you,
but I haven't seen him in a while.
- He avoids variety shows. - Why?
Hasn't he moved past the trauma? The diving photos.
My goodness.
He stays clear from variety shows since then.
- That program... - The photos are the best.
The diving photos became a meme.
The diving photos were really funny.
He stays clear from variety shows since then.
- I see. - It must have been hard.
(We hope today will be the last time we see these photos.)
Yoon Taek, unlike Seung Yoon,
you are more like a man of nature.
You loved the taste of bugs from the very first shoot.
My first shoot took place in the depth of Gangwon Province.
There, I ate hornet larva for the first time.
I was asked to eat it on my first shoot.
- On your first shoot! - That's right.
It's work.
"Try it. Try it."
The man of nature asked me to eat it,
but I couldn't accept it so readily.
He put the larva against my mouth,
but my neck continued to move backward.
Then I couldn't refuse anymore.
You had to eat it once.
I opened my mouth...
and he dropped it on my tongue.
The texture I felt against my tongue was...
Seriously.
It was very unpleasant.
You saw the process.
I bet it was very unpleasant.
He asked me to chew,
- but it sat on my tongue. - He continued to watch you.
I closed my eyes.
"It's tasty."
He went, "Chew it."
The process of moving the larva to my molars...
was incredibly hard.
I had to use my tongue...
to push the larva to my molars.
When I pressed my teeth together a bit,
I could feel that...
the larva was about to burst.
That made me pull the larva back out.
This is like "Wednesday Gourmet".
I know what you mean.
He is very good.
I burst the larva...
and juice filled my mouth.
(Juice filled his mouth.)
It was very nutty.
- Was it tasty? - It was tasty.
Did you eat more larvae?
I ate so many larvae.
(It was like finding a good restaurant.)
Can you tell us what the larva looked like?
Its eyes...
looked a bit like this.
(He looks like a larva.)
Is this it?
No, those are crickets.
- I see. - Those are crickets.
(A man of nature hands him food.)
Oh, my crickets.
You have had worse.
(He puts the bug in his mouth.)
My goodness.
(Grimacing)
He made fried rice.
- Fried rice is nice. - "I will have a normal meal today."
Most people simply add vegetables.
Then I heard something boiling.
"Is he boiling water?"
When I opened the kettle,
I saw it was filled with crickets.
He put them on rice as if they are toppings.
He didn't add only a few.
There were eight crickets facing each other...
as if they were sitting...
on a round table.
- There is a photo. - It was a presentation.
- It was a presentation. - That's right.
"All right. Let's eat." Then I ate the dish.
The crickets weren't too tasty,
but edible.
I thought that was the end of it.
Then the episode aired...
and a good friend of mine who is a doctor gave me a call.
"You didn't eat crickets."
What?
"You ate camel crickets."
- Camel crickets? - Are you serious?
Camel crickets?
- Do you know what those are? - Of course I do.
- Camel crickets? - They don't know.
They look like regular crickets.
"Aren't they practically the same?"
"Look up camel crickets. You aren't supposed to eat them."
Are camel crickets poisonous?
They aren't poisonous,
but hairworms are parasitic on them.
There was a horror movie about them, "Deranged".
You are right.
Hairworms are...
- thin worms. - That's right.
- Kim Myung Min was in the movie. - That's right.
Let's say it went...
- into the brain. - Go on.
- It controls your mind. - That's right.
It tells you to drown yourself and die.
And when you die, it comes out of your body.
- It controls your mind. - That's right.
- Hairworm? - It uses you as a host.
- What about the man of nature? - He eats it every day, right?
However, fortunately, the gastric acid in a human body...
can dissolve hairworms.
- If I had been infected, - It can?
- it could've been dangerous. - It would've controlled you.
But fortunately, I ate it cooked.
And it was digested in my stomach.
- I see. - So it was a camel cricket.
It seems to me that he is a little prouder...
about this TV show than Lee Seung Yoon is.
He's proud of it.
Hyun Woo said every show he appeared on caused a controversy somehow.
I happened to appear on TV shows that caused controversies.
Recently, "Daughter-in-Law in Wonderland" caused a controversy.
"Daughter-in-Law in Wonderland"...
- raised a controversy too. - "Wednesday Gourmet" too.
Yes. "Wednesday Gourmet" did so too.
In case of "Wednesday Gourmet"...
Recently, "Daughter-in-Law in Wonderland" caused a controversy.
"Daughter-in-Law in Wonderland"...
- raised a controversy too. - "Wednesday Gourmet" too.
Yes. "Wednesday Gourmet"...
did so too.
In case of "Wednesday Gourmet",
I decided to leave the show after this year.
Next year, the show will change its format and the cast members.
Only the MCs will remain.
- Jun Hyun Moo and Shin Dong Yeob. - Right.
Is there a vacancy?
(He's after that show this time.)
- I'm sure there is. - He never rests.
Have you ever said the food tasted bad?
I use all sorts of expressions including "terrible"...
- while recording the show. - You're very honest.
- If comments like that are aired, - That's not good.
- it could cause them harm. - Of course.
It's a matter of personal preferences.
Yes, that's right. So a dish that someone doesn't like...
- could be the best dish for others. - That's right.
- Therefore... - It's just a personal preference.
If the word "terrible" is aired, it would be a disaster.
- Of course. - People would be furious.
But it's not wrong of them to be honest.
It might draw more customers as they want to see if it's really terrible.
(Food review is a matter of personal preferences.)
"I'm Living with Nature" shows a lot of food,
- but it's about people, right? - Yes.
I heard you were once taken aback because of the guest.
If you search on the internet, you can see video clips...
- and memes. - Many people share video clips.
For Seung Yoon,
the curry with a rotten fish head was the worst.
- For me, - That was bad.
- Yes? - it was the wasp man.
- The wasp man? I see. - So...
(Yoon Taek asks about the chili peppers, but he runs away.)
(Yoon Taek tries again, but he runs again.)
(He runs all over the place.)
At the time, I was taken aback.
- It was hilarious. - Right.
This time, he said he would wash my back.
I took my shirt off and got in the position. He poured water once,
but that was it. So I looked around.
- Not again. - He already went far away.
I remember that.
- He found another wasp? - In the end,
I talked to myself, "These chili peppers remain a mystery."
I had no choice but to wrap it up like that.
He might have bought those chili peppers.
That's right.
("Man of Nature's Chili Peppers Remain Mystery")
A lot of celebrities dream of living like your guests.
- Personally... - Hyun Woo is one of them.
- That's right. - There are many of them.
- Hyun Woo... - But you like being at home.
Why do you want to live with nature?
- You said you like being at home. - Well, I...
- It's a four-day trip. - I...
You will have to be away from your family.
Every man needs his own man cave.
- While being on my own, - That's right.
I come to feel the absence of my family and miss them,
which makes me love them even more.
You want to love them more than you do now?
- Exactly. - My goodness.
- I'm always hungry for love. - That's true love.
(His eyes are shaking.)
- Yoon Taek, I heard... - You must be happy.
you came up with an idea for a TV commercial...
using your public image from your show.
You see, I... I found myself...
- wanting to be on a TV commercial. - Tell us about your idea.
- It's an instant coffee commercial. - You'll see.
- Instant coffee? - I see.
As you know, I travel around many rural areas.
And I learned that elderly people in those areas...
- always drink... - Instant coffee.
- They drink up to 5 packets 1 day. - That's right.
Coffee brands hire only top stars...
- like Ahn Sung Ki... - That's right.
- Only top stars model for them. - or Won Bin.
But I can appeal to the people who actually buy the products.
So I tried to come up with an idea for a TV commercial.
- I thought about it. - What was your idea?
I imagined it with my eyes closed.
I walk into the deep forest carrying a backpack.
When I cross a stream,
my shoes get wet with a splash.
And then a helicam flies up high...
filming the grand scenery of the mountain.
I'm halfway up the mountain still climbing up.
I'm sweating while walking.
And then I stop at a spot with a beautiful view.
- You sit down. - I finally take a break.
While I'm drinking coffee, the helicam...
flies away from me...
and film the scenery of the mountain.
- That's what I imagined. - You need a commercial copy.
"The nature and me."
- "And coffee." - That sounds nice.
- They can... - It sounds like the 1990s style.
- Like a commercial in the 1990s. - But...
The idea is good,
but they would still hire stars like Ahn Sung Ki or Won Bin.
- Right? - Exactly.
- Am I right? - Kim Yuna would be great too.
- Kim Yuna. - Can't Yuna climb the mountain?
- Yuna would be better. - The cast is the only problem.
- Of course they'd hire top stars. - They wouldn't hire you.
- After some time passes... - You never know.
Insects are considered...
- as the best food in the future. - That's right.
- Wait until the time comes. - He'll be perfect for that.
- Until then? - Yes. You have to wait until then.
I'll have to wait such a long time.
(He faces the harsh reality.)
With JK Kim Dong Uk, Hyun Woo is the most popular star...
- at department store events. - He's very popular.
- He performs a lot at such events. - I heard you're number one.
I'm not number one.
There's a concert hall in every department store.
- That's right. - So...
- I perform... - I think I've seen it.
I heard you have your own comments...
that help you win your fans' hearts.
Most of the VIP customers...
- Some of them are in their 30s, - They're not very young.
- but most are in their 40s and 50s. - That's right.
I also see a few customers in their 60s sometimes.
When I start my gig,
the audience tends to be quiet.
- I break the ice with this comment. - What is it?
"Today's audience are all in their early 20s. It's nice."
- Then they look so happy. - They giggle.
- They giggle. - Was that your secret?
- I say that to those in their 50s. - I expected something funnier.
- But I feel embarrassed, so I say, - He's so good at it.
"I actually can't see clearly due to presbyopia though."
- He's from Los Angeles. - My goodness.
Many middle-aged women recognize me.
- "Oh, my. It's nice to meet you." - "My goodness. It's you."
However, if I say, "Hello, ma'am" like this,
- "Ma'am". - it sounds like they're old.
So I don't use that kind of tone of the voice.
- Do you call them "Sister"? - It might sound rude.
I call them "Ma'am" in a short and cheery way.
- It makes them feel young. - You change the tone of your voice.
- "Ma'am." - "Ma'am."
- "Hello, ma'am. Thank you." - Your fans feel young.
- "Ma'am." - You use different tones...
- for different age groups. - Exactly.
- It feels different. - Say a full sentence.
"Ma'am, are you meeting with other Miss Korea winners?"
- That's what I usually say. - I see.
- He said... - Hyun Woo, can you do that too?
- Say, "Ma'am." - "Ma'am."
- That's not good. - "Ma'am."
Say, "Ma'am, are you meeting with other Miss Korea winners?"
"Ma'am, are you meeting with other Miss Korea winners?"
(He comes back to reality.)
Thanks to the TV shows he hosted, Kyung Shik...
is like an expert in real estate, economy, and popular restaurants.
- There are a lot more channels now. - There are real estate channels.
I hosted a daily TV show on economy.
It provided with information...
- on everything such as real estate. - That's right.
Such TV shows don't invite TV celebrities as guests.
- They invite experts. - Experts in the fields are invited.
It doesn't feel like I'm hosting a show with a script.
- It's more like I'm learning. - Right.
Hosting the show was like taking a lesson.
- You can learn a lot. - Another perk of it...
I got to meet experts in real estate...
or stock trading whom I can hardly...
- meet in real life. - They must be famous.
Exactly. I received their business cards...
and made friends with them. I can ask them for advice...
and hang out with them sometimes.
So I gained a lot of knowledge...
about investing.
So did you make a lot of money from investing?
Gaining knowledge is one thing, and making decisions is another.
- They're two different things. - I was curious.
- It's difficult. - Since you learned a lot,
- I was wondering... - Such as real estate investment...
if you also succeeded in investing.
- Give us a tip. - How are cryptocurrencies doing?
To put it simply,
the market is undergoing a transitional period.
Especially these days,
- the prices of cryptocurrencies... - He really is like an expert.
have plummeted.
The prices of them decreased by 90 percent.
Then isn't now the right time to buy some?
(Hyun Woo asks for advice.)
- It's different from stock trading. - He asked so suddenly.
- If you buy now... - He's so interested in it.
For your information, Kyung Shik...
- I want to start investing. - knows about cryptocurrency...
- Still, love comes first. - Did you invest in it too?
- I'll do it for love. - In cryptocurrencies?
(That's right. I'll start investing for love.)
- Which areas will be profitable? - That's a good question.
You're almost like an expert.
- How about MYS? - He knows much about it.
- The value of MYS is going up. - Right.
- Where? - Mapo-gu, Yongsan-gu, Seongdong-gu.
- I see. - They just call the areas MYS.
- There's not much on the market. - After Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu,
MYS is going up following them.
How about CYI?
Where is it?
Cheongna and Yeongjong Island.
They're areas that have something to do with him.
- Gosh. What was that? - That's why he asked that.
He never asks about the areas that aren't related to him.
(It's all about me.)
Yoon Taek,
as he's been hosting his show for seven years,
he can tell apart medicinal herbs only by looking at a leave.
- I can tell which herb it is. - You can?
Lee Sang Byeok was humiliated when he came on the show.
(Sang Byeok said he could recognize a tree only by its branches.)
(He guessed it was a willow tree confidently.)
(But it was an apple tree.)
(Sorry. It was a mistake. I'm sure this is a pear tree.)
(But it was a jujube tree.)
(I'm certain this time. It's a chestnut tree.)
(The answer was a ginkgo tree.)
(I can't believe this.)
- It was embarrassing. - He doesn't even look at trees now.
Until my fifth year on the show,
- I didn't know well. - Do you know well now?
Now, I can recognize wild ginseng...
only by the leaves and stem.
I can see that wild ginseng is under the ground.
We don't know what its leaves look like.
And when the leaves have fallen, you don't see anything...
and think you can't find anything.
But you actually can find the keys if you look closely.
- He's ready. - Let's take a look.
Did you prepare it?
- It's important to guess it right. - It's not easy.
(The shocking memory of that day won't go away.)
(How will Yoon Taek do?)
Okay. Let's start with this one.
- That's mistletoe. - Mistletoe?
- Why? - Is it mistletoe?
I think it's mistletoe...
because of the shape of the leaves.
- It looks like a propeller. - Was mistletoe a plant?
- Mistletoe. - Like a propeller.
- This is mistletoe? - Yes.
- I think it's different this time. - Mistletoe?
- Mistletoe? - Yes.
All right. The moment of truth.
(He answered without hesitating. What could be the result?)
The moment of truth.
- It's mistletoe. - Of course.
- That's awesome. - But you know...
- He learned on his show. - Is it edible?
Most of all, it helps to beat diabetes.
Mistletoe for diabetes.
- Do you boil it? - Yes.
You dry the leaves.
- Dried leaves? - You make tea with them.
- I see. - Let's move on.
- What's this? - The second one.
- It looks a little red too. - This is difficult.
- This is the important part. - That's right.
- It also looks... - What looks like a bell.
- The edge... - It looks like a bell.
Can't you hear a bell ringing?
It looks like a bell.
- Can you hear it? - No.
Could it be a jingle bell?
Can't you hear a bell ring?
It's a stem of deodeok.
- Deodeok stem? - Deodeok?
- Let's see. - Deodoek?
- My goodness. - That's awesome.
(It really is deodeok.)
(The real talent is here!)
What are the health benefits of deodeok?
- Deodeok... - It's good for lungs health.
- That's balloon flower root. - He's right.
Then what about deodeok?
First of all, deodeok is the best food for men's health.
What food isn't?
- It's rich in saponin. - Saponin?
- So is balloon flower root. - Saponin?
- He's a man of nature. - So...
- you learned about it on the show? - Deodeok...
- You didn't know before, right? - No, I didn't.
- Hey. Don't cross your legs. - Okay.
Here's the thing about deodeok.
While you walk in the forest,
if your body just touches its leaves,
then the other people can smell...
- the scent of deodeok from you. - Really?
The scent of wild deodeok...
- is quite dreamlike. - Wild deodeok...
- Is it dreamlike? - Yes, it is.
- Oh, my. - As if it shakes your brain.
- It's like "Wednesday Gourmet". - It has this dreamy scent.
Are the ones we usually eat cultivated?
- That's right. - The ones from stores.
- Wild deodeok's scent... - The color is different too.
- is 100 times stronger than that. - Would you...
dig some for me if I ask you a favor?
You have to find it in the woods.
- Can't you try this then? - You have to go into the woods.
While you're recording your show,
- find deodeok. - Find some for me.
- When is the season for deodeok? - Dig some whenever you find it.
(Feeling pressured)
- Deodeok is a vine plant. - Is it?
- He knows a lot. - It wraps itself...
- around a tree close by. - It wraps itself...
- around a tree. - Like this.
You can recognize deodeok by its vine.
You can follow the vine...
to its root and dig up the ground.
- You can find deodeok like that. - He really knows a lot.
Do you want to be a ginseng digger?
- No. Not at all. - He's good at it.
Have you ever fallen off a cliff...
while trying to dig deodeok?
- That's unexpected. - Deodeok doesn't...
Then have you...
- He wouldn't be alive. - There are different plants...
- that you can find on a cliff. - "Help me!"
"I'm down here."
- You can't find deodeok on a cliff. - I see.
- That's a different kind. - I didn't know.
- He has... - Everyone is so expressive.
- different charms from Seung Yoon. - They're different.
- Let's move on. - The third one.
- The right one is wild ginseng. - Let him guess first.
What's this?
The leaves are close to the ground.
- So it's ginseng. - Ginseng?
- They look like pumpkin leaves. - No.
- It has 5 leaves in 1 stem. - Is it ginseng?
- Is it ginseng? - They look like pumpkin leaves.
(I'm sure it's ginseng because it has 5 leaves in 1 stem.)
- Oh, it's acanthopanax. - It's acanthopanax.
- It's acanthopanax. - Yes, it's acanthopanax.
- What a shame. - Acanthopanax...
- Explain to us. - Acanthopanax.
- I'll tell you about acanthopanax. - Isn't it good for health?
You said it's ginseng before.
You can consider all the plants in the mountain...
that has 5 leaves in 1 stem good for health.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. It has 5 leaves.
- Then why did you say it's ginseng? - Well...
If you look at the picture,
the leaves are close to the ground.
They're usually not close to the ground.
It's tricky because the leaves seem to be close to the ground.
(I'm sure the staff tried to trick me.)
- What's this? - What's the left one?
It's difficult, right?
- That's ginseng. - It looks more like ginseng.
- That's ginseng. - This looks more like ginseng.
- Wait. - Yes.
- Are you sure it's ginseng? - It's ginseng.
(I don't need to look again. I'm certain.)
Is it ginseng?
It's wild ginseng.
It's ginseng. Since ginseng cultivating techniques improved,
many people cultivate ginseng these days.
However, it's really hard to find...
- wild ginseng. - So I heard.
- Do you know why? - Why?
I found out that there was a secret.
For example, a ginseng digger...
- found wild ginseng. - He saw wild ginseng.
And the ginseng he found...
is worth 5,000 dollars.
- Then... - He should leave it there.
- He should leave it, right? - Of course.
First, he gets rid of the leaves.
- I see. - Then it stays dormant.
Then he covers it with rocks or twigs.
- I see. - And then...
he looks around him...
and memorize the spot.
- A few years later, - He memorize the location.
- He can't find it? - he digs it.
- Why can't he find it? - He should know where it is.
- He should find it. - Of course he finds it.
(I was impatient.)
- That's interesting. - You don't grow it in low ground.
He's like Baek Jong Won.
Seung Yoon...
- He doesn't know much. - Right?
(I can't stop comparing him to Seung Yoon.)
- They're different. - He eats burgers before the show...
- and afterwards. - He eats burgers afterwards too.
Seung Yoon felt like a modern man.
- Is that right? - Rather than a man of nature,
- he just felt like one of us. - Now I can see...
- why people say he is the best. - He was different.
(Yoon Taek defeats him in terms of being a man of nature.)
Leeteuk...
is not very young now.
- I'm 36. - You're already 36.
You should've overcome loneliness,
but you talked to a machine because you were so lonely.
- An AI machine? - I have an AI speaker...
that searches my name...
on the internet when I ask.
It checks the fine dust level.
I like being alone,
but I feel lonely when I'm alone.
But when I find someone because I feel lonely,
I feel uncomfortable again.
These days, a lot of people talk to an AI speaker.
I talk to it quite often.
You should talk to it often, so it improves itself...
- to meet your needs. - It evolves.
- It gives you better answers. - Really?
So do you grow it like a pet like Tamagotchi game?
No, it's not like that.
My gosh.
- Tamagotchi? - You keep talking to the machine?
If you keep talking to it,
- it learns more about you. - You need to talk to it.
- That's right. - It learns about you,
- so it can serve you better. - It gets to know Leeteuk better?
When will you get married?
I think I won't get married until I turn 40.
- You... - Ask your AI speaker about it too.
(Shall I?)
- That's a good idea. - You must make a decision wisely.
If you feel uncomfortable to be with someone else...
(Hyun Woo gave him a marriage advice quietly.)
Hyun Woo just said how he really feels for the first time.
"You must make a decision wisely."
- It's not an easy decision to make. - He finally said how he feels...
three and a half hours after we started recording the show.
- I have to consider... - He's finally ready to talk.
Hyun Woo, do you think it's okay to stay single?
- There... - Look at him.
- are that type of people. - Look at his face.
Look at his lips.
His lips looked like this and then...
- His lips... - Exactly.
- He's suppressing his feelings. - He's lying about how he feels.
- There are two sides... - He's having an inner conflict.
- I wanted to know your opinion. - Well, I...
- Our society is changing rapidly. - Our society?
He's talking about the society again.
You can make your own decision on whether or not to get married.
- You can't force others to do it. - That's right.
I have a question for Hyun Woo.
I think we'll be finished around 6pm.
Will you have a drink or go home?
If you have no work to do...
- I'll go for a drink. - I see.
- Do you go home by 10pm? - There are many bars around here.
I can go home a little later than that.
Around 11pm.
(My goodness. You must be grateful.)
- When I drink with him, - Don't want to drink more?
- "I should get going now." - So...
- That's ridiculous. - That's why...
I drink in the daytime these days.
- In the daytime? - I see.
- You can go home early. - I go home early.
I can sober up in 1 or 2 hours after showering and resting.
Then I play with my loving kids.
- But you reek of alcohol. - Your loving kids...
I brush my teeth before hugging them.
- Your kids might get drunk. - I pet them too.
(Excessive drinking is harmful for your family.)
Leeteuk turned over a new leaf after his military service.
- Now he's obsessed with cleaning. - Oh, you weren't like that before?
- You weren't like that before? - I wasn't.
I lived with my group members for over 10 years.
So I used to wear the clothes I left on the floor.
But not everyone makes it a habit after his military service.
When I was serving in the military,
I learned how to organize things and did a lot of cleaning.
I realized the importance of cleanliness.
I've been living alone for about three years.
Now there's no one to clean the house if I don't do it.
- That's right. - Yes.
- I'm satisfied only when I do it. - I see.
- I know. - So...
I organize drink bottles neatly in my fridge.
And when I wipe the floor, I get rid of dust first,
and then I use a wet rag.
- I wipe the floor four times. - He's really clean.
- He should get married. - I think so too.
I try really hard to keep my bathroom...
clean enough for me to lie down on the floor.
I can't help it.
Is there any water stains in the bathroom?
Since I hate water stains,
when I finish showering, I dry off with a towel,
and use the towel to dry the bathroom.
So there's no water stain?
He changed a lot.
Did you also improve your smelling sense in the military?
Since many men were living in the same place...
He must be sensitive about it.
At some point, I realized that the smell from all those men...
was really strong.
- When four men sleep together... - There's this smell from men.
It's not like the smell of feet. Everyone smells differently.
- We... - I know how it smells.
- Gosh. It's stinky. - It was unbearable.
- In the boot camp, - Smelly hair too.
you can't take a shower often, which I hated.
I received a lot of letters from my fans.
I was reading each of them.
One of the letters...
had such a good scent.
It turned out...
that the fan sprinkled perfume on the paper.
While reading the letter, even before I knew,
I was rubbing it on my body.
(He rubbed it on his body.)
- In your barrack? - Yes.
- That's creepy. - I was rubbing it like this...
- unconsciously. - You...
Why would you do that?
- Why did you... - It felt so good.
Your fan must know you're talking about her.
Of course she does. Her name is Ah Young.
I put only her letter on the bottom of my locker.
- You used it as air freshener. - I hang my clothes in there,
so I wanted to make them smell good.
Could your fan have rubbed it on her body before sending it?
- That's creepy. - I mean...
It's creepy.
- The two of you... - They both could've done the same.
are acting like a mentor and his mentee.
- But... - That's so creepy.
I think Hyun Woo also needs a way out.
Hyun Woo was once obsessed to be clean.
I used to be before I got married.
Now I'm not like that at all.
I like keeping my place organized.
- I think he was really clean. - When I see...
remote controls on the table,
and if they aren't aligned perfectly,
if they're not neatly organized...
While watching TV, I don't want to get up,
but it keeps bothering me.
"But I don't want to get up."
But I get up and organize them.
Then I finally feel at ease.
But I bet your wife isn't like you.
My wife has a free mind.
He's good at making things look good.
In other words, she doesn't organize things that well.
- "She has a free mind." - She has a free mind.
She squeeze tooth paste from the middle, right?
Yes. Just like this.
- Like that? - Yes.
- She has such a free mind. - Exactly.
- That's the symbol of freedom. - She squeezes it like this.
- Just like the Statue of Liberty. - Exactly.
- Was it tooth paste? - Yes.
- Oh, I didn't know that. - It's the symbol of freedom.
Jong Shin is helping him a lot.
The flame comes out of it.
- At first... - Go on.
At first, we had a little...
- You two had an issue. - We had an issue.
I kept cleaning the house, but it seemed never-ending.
Meanwhile, it was stressful for my wife to keep everything...
always at the same place.
So I decided to change myself.
I started to leave things unorganized.
As I made an effort, it worked.
- Especially after we had two kids, - That's right.
- There's nothing you can do. - No matter how clean I made it,
the house becomes messy quickly.
So I realized that it was pointless.
So I've been living with a free mind ever since.
However, when it comes to your fashion style...
- Since you can decide on that... - Yes.
and your hairstyle.
- His hairstyle... - It looks neat.
hasn't changed in 27 years.
Yoon Taek and Hyun Woo are famous for their unchanging hairstyles.
(They're famous for their unchanging styles.)
- Right. - How about...
How about you part your hair on the other side?
It's uncomfortable.
This hairstyle...
- What do you mean by that? - In fact,
although people think my hair always looks the same,
- but I change it slightly. - That's right.
There was a time when I wore my hair down...
on my forehead.
I once wore it to the side.
And I used to wear it to the side in a different way.
Now I part my hair differently.
- There have been changes. - It looks just the same to us.
- I know. - It always looks the same.
When I can't do my hair as I want,
- it bothers me, and things don't... - Things don't work out well.
work out well that day.
Do you do your own hair?
So I do my own hair even when I film a drama.
Or else, I feel uncomfortable.
- You didn't have it. Is it a mole? - Is that a mole?
This... I always had this mole.
- You did? - As I lost hair on forehead,
- it shows now. - Oh, I see.
Just as a rock appears...
- as the water level lowers. - I kept thinking...
(It's such a good comparison.)
Taek, I heard you're planning to live in the countryside.
Near Paldang Lake,
- He already bought a house there. - I bought a house.
- Near Paldang Lake? - Yes.
- That sounds nice. - My wife and child...
are staying with my sister-in-law in the US.
A man of nature in the US?
I'm not going there.
- The family of a man of nature? - "The family of a man of nature".
There's nature in the US too.
- That's true. - Right.
Right after my family left home,
I stayed in the mountain for six days.
- I felt refreshed in the morning. - Right.
Isn't it easy to fall asleep?
- Yes, it is. - It's because of fresh air.
People asked me if I was scared to sleep there alone.
At first, it's a little scary.
Even when you hear something shaking in the wind,
you don't know what makes the noise,
- so you get scared. - You imagine things.
But you come to realize what makes the noise over time.
- Footsteps of an elk, - Is it what makes a noise?
- the sound of water drops... - Right.
Four hours of sleep there...
is much better than either hours of sleep in the city.
That's right. It's because...
- the air... - The oxygen ratio is higher there.
- The oxygen ratio is different. - That's right.
- The air is much fresher. - He's a man of nature.
- He really is a man of nature. - Yes.
- He's a man of nature. - Right.
As you all know, Leeteuk is very frugal.
There are things you do before and after buying things.
Before buying something, I think about it for 2 or 3 days.
- It's because... - That's unbelievable.
If my desire to purchase it is 100,
- My goodness. - Do you reduce it?
it decreases as days go by.
- Then I don't have to buy it. - You don't buy it?
And when I need to buy something essential,
I create two IDs on the online shopping website.
They always give you a discount for your first purchase.
- That's incredible. - My goodness.
Also, I always leave a review.
- But if you leave a normal review, - It should be long.
you get between 150 and 300 points.
But if you leave a long review...
with a photo of the product,
you get more points.
I always leave a long review, so I get more points.
Then do you get a discount?
He accumulate points.
You're co-hosting a show with Kim Jong Kook.
Which one of you is more frugal?
Is Jong Kook frugal too?
- Jong Kook is frugal. - He's very frugal.
Jong Kook doesn't spend much money either.
If you eat with Jong Kook,
- who pays? - We don't eat together.
- Never. - You don't?
- They must be really stingy. - "Why would I eat with him?"
- They don't eat alone together. - "He's a penny-pincher."
Do you not spend much money for your girlfriend either?
I don't spend much money for my girlfriend.
(Adamant)
- I can see he's telling honestly. - But you should.
You know how men talk about what they bought...
for their girlfriends.
- But I've never done it before. - Not once?
I don't buy my girlfriend anything too expensive.
It's because...
I have never met anyone who felt like the right one for me.
I'm the type of person who gives anything I can give...
to someone that I think is my person.
When my manager, who helped me become this successful, got married,
I gave him 10,000 dollars as a wedding gift.
There were 10 members in my group at the time.
"Let's give 10,000 dollars each to give him 100,000 dollars in total."
But my group members said it was too much.
- I knew there'd be a twist. - Me too.
So you didn't give him 10,000 dollars, did you?
We didn't give him that much money in the end,
- but that's how I felt. - He didn't give 10,000 dollars?
- I wanted to give him that money. - I know.
- It's amazing to think of doing it. - Right.
Since I don't spend much money,
my group members once said, "Spend some money."
- "It'll be useless when you die." - You should spend it.
So I left a will.
"When I die, bury me with my money."
(When I die, bury me with my money.)
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Today's theme is for the stars to show off their singing skills.
"The Song to Sing with Dignity".
We haven't heard Hyun Woo sing in a while. Let's hear the song.
("White Christmas" by Bing Crosby)
Bing Crosby.
(The iconic Christmas carol released in 1940.)
Whose version is this?
- It's Pat Boone. - Maybe it's Bing Crosby.
Are you sure there's no swear word in this song?
There's no swear word.
I even invited a guitarist for this performance.
That's great.
- We'll perform together. - That sounds great.
He will sing a Christmas carol.
(Hyun Woo will sing "White Christmas".)
("White Christmas" performed by Lee Hyun Woo)
(The guitar play makes it feel like Christmas.)
It's nice.
(Elf Hyun Woo came to sprinkle snow in Radio Star Village.)
(His voice is as soft as snow.)
(Playing the shaker to the rhythm)
(Pretending to play shaker)
(Well... I think something is missing.)
(Elf Hyun Woo adds a spoonful of love to snow.)
(Hyun Woo's snow with love is falling.)
(Then the villagers finally start smile happily.)
(Hyun Woo's performance made everyone's Christmas white.)
(Merry Christmas, everyone!)
Thank you.
I haven't heard him speaking English without swearing for a while.
It's not easy.
I'm not used to it.
What is that?
It's called a shaker.
Oh, I see.
Did you think it was something to eat?
(It looks like an egg.)
Today's episode was "Men of Sophistication".
We had such elegant jokes today...
on Radio Star.
I was even on Radio Star.
Our classy and elegant humor will continue on Radio Star.
We will say goodbye here. See you next week.
- Please. - Please.
("Snail Mail" by Younha)