(This program is a documentary that captures the journey of...)
(two renowned show hosts, who were once beloved by the entire nation,)
(looking for someone to feed them dinner.)
The seagulls descend.
The bows are lined up.
It's a quiet port.
(It's a quiet port.)
- Kyung Kyu. - Yes?
This is Daemyeonghang, Gimpo.
That's right.
This is a port on the outskirts of Seoul...
where fishermen work.
Goodness, Kyung Kyu.
I had no idea there was such a big port in Gimpo.
Look at this.
This mud represents the Yellow Sea.
Right.
This is all mud.
I didn't know...
there was a port here.
You know,
Sorae Port in Incheon...
- Right. - is near Seoul as well.
- That's right. - But this port is...
- closer to Seoul than that port. - Right.
This is the closest port...
- To Seoul? - to Seoul.
You know what?
I've been to almost every port.
But this is a first.
The fact that you didn't know...
about this port is surprising.
(This is a quiet and still port in Gimpo.)
This is amazing!
My goodness!
It's a ray!
(The ray is in fear.)
- Buy some skates! - Buy some skates!
Buy some skates!
They're tasty!
This is amazing!
Try this. Come on.
Just try it.
Once you have a taste, this year will be a great year for you.
Then can I just have a taste of pleasure?
Sorry, we don't have that.
We only have skates.
They look pretty like their owner.
(What?)
Seafood isn't fattening.
- That's right. - Just try some.
Just try it.
(What was that?)
(Something feels ominous.)
Hello.
(Surprised)
We're touring the country.
I see.
- You're on a trip. - Shake my hand.
- Where are you from? - Conch Community.
- Conch? - Conch?
- Oh, that's the name. - Yes.
Are you here to eat conch?
We're all friends from elementary school.
- From elementary school? - Yes.
What is your Chinese zodiac sign?
- Chicken. - Chicken.
You're older than me.
(Giggling)
Ho Dong, let's go.
Check out these skates!
(Her ears are starting to get tired.)
- I hope I don't stress them out. - Come here.
Their ears are bleeding.
Don't fish get stressed when it's noisy?
Where are they? Are they stopping by somewhere...
and doing something?
It's taking a year for them to get here.
- 1 Night... - 2 Days!
(He's busy.)
I don't think I can partner up with Ho Dong today.
Me neither.
- We'll fight over Kyung Kyu. - Goodness.
It's nice.
- Come here! - Try some!
Listen to their voices.
- These skates are amazing! - Try them.
- They're amazing! - Try them.
Are you doing a promotion?
Isn't he the man who's famous for his eye-rolling?
- Try some. - Goodness.
Celebrities are here.
Check out those fish.
- They're amazing! - They're amazing!
Once you have some,
you'll be energized today.
(She's on fire.)
(Startled)
Have some skates.
- All right. - Try some.
Have you been selling for a long time?
- Yes. - Yes.
Are you two sisters?
We're married.
Who's the husband?
- You're married? - Yes.
She's my wife.
- I'm the wife? - Yes.
Thanks.
(You should know that it's an honor.)
You can't leave!
With her outrageous makeup...
and shocking characters, she has impacted the comedy world.
Her erotic ad-libs have...
crossed lines on many talk shows.
She's the out-of-control Ahn Young Mi.
(If you mix with your right)
(And mix with your left)
(You get two bowls)
With her passion for eating,
she has created many famous sayings related to eating.
She's known for her appetite.
She's also a creator who makes beauty and dance videos.
She's been gaining much fame online as well.
She's a woman of many charms, Lee Gook Ju.
These two funny ladies have joined the show.
- Welcome. - Thank you.
(Welcome)
What's the theme of your appearance today?
- We're... - We're actually best friends.
We became close after working together.
But many people don't know...
- about us. - They don't know.
- That you two are close? - Right.
So you're here to show them how close you are?
- Right. - RIght.
- But... - If you're here to promote...
your drama, movie, or song, I can understand.
- No, it's not like that. - But if it's about you guys...
- Goodness. - We're not busy.
We're just here to prove that we're close.
What kind of justification is that?
- But... - It's not like we fought before.
But I'd like everyone to know that we're close.
We can't lie and say that we're in a drama.
Rather than lying,
I think we should be honest.
You guys are close, right?
- Of course. - Yes.
You can't pretend your friendship.
No, we're really close.
But you can only prove that once you succeed today.
Right.
(Flustered)
Really?
You'll get time to prove it only if you find a family to eat with.
Remember when on "Star King",
- She injured her vocal cords. - she got vocal nodules?
- Why? - She was just laughing.
I was laughing on the show and got vocal nodules.
(The assailant was Ho Dong.)
It's amazing!
(She exchanged her buzzword with her vocal cords.)
Young Mi, how does it taste?
It's amazing!
How is this?
It's amazing!
How do you feel today?
I feel amazing!
No, be still.
- Young Mi. - Stop.
- My blood pressure just dropped. - Hey.
(Distancing)
This isn't your show.
Don't try too hard.
- Don't try so hard. - My blood pressure dropped.
- Don't do your best. - I'm dizzy.
- Goodness. - Look at the camera.
1, 2, 3.
- It's amazing! - It's amazing!
- Let's partner up. - I'm tired already.
- Me too. - Great.
Young Mi, please read this.
Just read it normally.
"Have dinner in Daegot-myeon, Gimpo."
All right.
Today, they'll go to Daegot-myeon, Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province.
It's on the westernmost of Gimpo Peninsula...
across from Ganghwa Island.
Mountains and the seaside coexist.
It's the closest place to Seoul where you can have seafood.
This neighborhood is known for Daemyeonghang.
What kind of a village...
is among the mountains and the sea?
Dining Together, episode 117, "Slow Life".
(Episode 117: "Slow Life")
- We're in Daegot-myeon. - Right.
Gimpo is huge, but Daegot-myeon is also big.
There are many villages here.
We'll be going to one of them today.
Before we go there, look over there.
- There are boats. - Yes.
Isn't that a battleship?
You're right.
It looks amazing.
I'll tell you why that is here.
Dukpojin is on the other side of this place.
It is said that the name is derived from...
building a stronghold.
They built a stronghold?
Right, they did in the past.
- Okay. - Stronghold.
- Stronghold. - Dukpojin.
(He keeps repeating.)
- Okay? - That's why?
That's why it's called Dukpojin.
- We have no idea. - You see...
Let me explain.
This place was built...
during the Joseon Dynasty as a defense camp from foreigners.
This is where the battles...
against Western powers happened.
(It was a battlefield.)
(The four will now enter the battlefield to eat.)
- This is a walking trail. - Right.
You can take a walk around the mountain.
The trail starts from the sea.
They have everything here.
- Many nice places are near Seoul. - I know.
You're not going to dump us here if we're not to your liking, are you?
No. I'll be at rest today.
- Really? - You two will do all the talking.
- Goodness. - When I saw this show,
I realized that...
if you're fat, you're on Ho Dong's team.
Look.
- Defconn was on his team, - Right.
- and so was Shindong. - Right.
- So we've already made our choices. - Really?
I was supposed to team up with Kyung Kyu.
And Young Mi was supposed to be with Ho Dong.
But after the opening,
we've completely changed our preferences.
On my way here, I thought this wasn't right.
- I shouldn't be with Ho Dong. - What was that?
"It's amazing!"
I think I'd be saying that about 1,000 times today.
I was browsing online...
and watched you sing at a wedding.
- So I... - You watched it?
I told everyone to watch it whenever they felt depressed.
- It's so funny. - It was Hur An Na.
It was during at wedding.
You really did your best.
She did it raw.
I was surprised.
Why don't you...
share with us here?
- I know. - 70 percent of what she did...
wasn't aired on "Men on a Mission".
(It was too dangerous.)
You had some sort of lasers.
"Take my lasers!"
I'm sure nature will allow me.
Be natural.
Nature will accept me.
I don't think it'll be aired,
so do as you wish.
(She warms up.)
Make sure this is aired.
It's amazing!
(The camera quickly turns away.)
Take this. Take this.
(The scene is completely taken out.)
(Nature takes the attack.)
- Young Mi, look. - Nature is...
The branches fell off.
They're all dead.
(Protect nature.)
It's cruel.
After I watched that, I thought to myself,
"She was born too early."
(Young Mi is a gem.)
If it was 2050,
it would've been acceptable.
Our country has yet to be more open.
No, that's not it.
If it was back in the day, you'd be arrested.
- He said I'd be arrested. - He's right.
Even nature has abandoned me.
Young Mi has her own thing.
When it comes to Gook Ju, I think about her cover dances.
- Right. - She's the first comedienne...
to do that.
Let's watch her cover dance in this wonderful nature.
- Nature will accept her. - I'm sorry, guys.
- I'll apologize in advance. - What song would you like?
"Gashina", please.
(She picks the part she wants.)
(Two people are seen walking.)
I wonder what they'll think.
It'll be hilarious.
- I know. - I wonder what they'll think.
This is funny.
(She's in love with herself.)
- They're surprised. - They're coming.
They're coming.
They need to come slowly.
This is against our customs.
(Enchanting)
(What is that?)
Goodness.
(He refuses to watch.)
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
(He passes by.)
I'm sorry.
Ma'am, this is Gook Ju.
- It's Lee Gook Ju. - Hello.
Isn't she a good dancer?
The song is "Gashina".
Hello.
Goodbye.
- I'm sorry. - It's all right.
I'm certain that they're shocked.
It's over.
(She finishes.)
I'm sorry, nature.
(They continue walking down this path surrounded by nature.)
- Hold on. - What?
- This is a trail. - Right.
We didn't walk much from the mountain,
but we can see a village over there.
- I know. - It is...
a hanok village.
It's pretty.
I think this is a hanok town.
This place reminds me of Gyeongju.
- Right, their hanok village. - Right?
I love hanok villages.
(Every house looks unique.)
They're so pretty.
- I know. - I think they're brand new.
(They look exactly like how they were in the past.)
- Goodness. - This is great.
I had no idea such a place existed in Gimpo.
The entrance looks like a cafe.
Look at the stone stairs.
Right?
(Each house has its own color.)
When they built these houses, they made sure to know...
- where the sun came up. - Right.
So one side of the house is always under the sun.
I'm sure they planned it all out.
(These houses were built with our ancestors' wisdom.)
Look at that cute thing.
What is this? Isn't this so cute?
- Look. - What is this?
- Is this a mailbox? - No.
It's not a mailbox.
It's a meter.
That's so neat.
Smile.
(Smile?)
That was a bit too much.
Look, it's a smiley face.
It also has its tongue out.
- It's smiling. - I'm not sure.
Look.
- It's smiling, right? - You're the same size.
I'm shocked.
It's crying.
- It is. - There's a teardrop.
It's okay.
It's sad.
The houses all look so nice.
Look at that wind chime.
It's making a lovely sound.
(This subtle sound spreads throughout the peaceful village.)
It looks lovely.
It's a fish shape.
- Look. - They have one over there.
- It's like a temple. - Does an artist live here?
The smell of the trees is nice.
I love it.
I can rejuvenate myself by coming here, without going someplace far.
It's so nice here.
I want to live in the suburb of Seoul.
I want to build a hanok that has a yard.
I want to decorate the interior in a stylish way.
- Hanok? - Yes.
You want a hanok,
but you want a Western-style interior.
That way it will be convenient to live.
(He's not interested.)
Don't you want to live in a place like this?
It suits you, Kyung Kyu.
- Why? - What?
I want to live in a city.
(Is he the sassy city man?)
That's why even his fishing show is called...
"The Fishermen and the City".
- It's... - I want to live in the city.
You can sit with your lovely wife or husband...
at that pavilion.
Around May, on a spring night.
When the spring breeze gently blows.
How many times would you actually sit there when you build it?
You're right.
He's the metropolitan man.
You might be allergic to pollens.
This team...
- doesn't have romance. - Gosh.
You can sit outside.
You could sit here. Wouldn't it be nice to sit here and talk, Gook Ju?
I love sitting on the stairs and talking.
He loves talking on the stairs.
Would you want to... He's annoyed.
He's annoyed.
The sunshine is lovely.
I have never seen him enjoying the sun outside.
(He feels guilty.)
If he likes sunshine, he should be outside more.
Whenever he comes outside,
he wears a mask and sunglasses to cover his face.
But it's obvious that he's Kang Ho Dong.
Even if you look at him from 100 meters away, it's obvious.
When I go outside like that, some people come up to me...
and say, "I know."
They obviously look like Kang Ho Dong and Lee Gook Ju.
This person originally comes from Jeju Island.
He won't listen to our story.
This person is from Jeju Island.
- Who is? - Why do you say that?
Look at this dol hareubang.
It means this person won't forget about his or her hometown.
I am certain that this person is from Jeju Island.
Perhaps he's right.
I don't think that's it.
Look at this. They put it here so that a passerby can rest here.
How considerate of them.
I think it's there for a decorative purpose.
Who would stop to rest there?
Why does he keep giving meaning to everything?
Don't you think this plant is amazing?
- It is amazing. - Which one?
Life is growing here.
(Help me.)
What?
That's just weed.
- That's just weed. - Weed grows anywhere.
I want to name this plant "happiness".
- Why? - It's very random.
(Gook Ju is embarrassed.)
There's nothing else like this around here.
- He's very sentimental. - It's the only life here.
- He's very sentimental. - There's nothing else.
(Happiness, 3 months old, named by the sentimental Ho Dong)
By the way, it doesn't seem like there are many houses.
- You're right. - The houses are all very big.
We need to succeed today.
(Dog barking)
A dog is barking aggressively.
(They can only hear the sound of the dog barking.)
- This is a bad omen. - There's an elder.
- Sir. - Hello.
- Hello. - We apologize for what we did.
- You live in such a nice place. - It's so lovely.
- Yes. - When did you move in?
It's been about four years.
- You moved in four years ago. - Yes.
How long has it been since this village was formed?
It's been about 4 to 5 years.
This hanok village has been around for 4 to 5 years.
- It's fairly new. - Did...
a local government form this hanok village?
Or did people...
Individuals bought the lands,
and we asked the architects...
to build hanok the way we wanted.
It's all custom-designed.
- Custom-designed, I see. - Who lives here then?
Me and my wife.
You do gardening...
and also go hiking?
- Are the other houses occupied? - Yes.
It's so quiet that it seems like nobody is in.
They must be all at work.
Right.
A lot of working people must live here.
These days, there are a lot of double-income families.
From the way it looks, it looks like...
there are about 30 houses. How many houses are there?
- There is a total of 18 houses. - How many houses are there?
There are 18 houses.
What do we do?
- The success rate is... - I told you it doesn't feel good.
What do we do?
There's no convenience store nearby, is there?
You have to go outside the village.
There's none in this area.
(There's no convenience store in the village.)
It feels bad.
We will get going now.
- Okay. - Thank you.
This is my dream.
It's so lovely.
This path goes around the village.
(They go past the hanok complex and go deeper inside the village.)
It's so lovely, isn't it?
Watching this show,
I hoped you would accidentally visit my house.
I have different kinds of barbecue grills.
- Really? - I have a lot of things.
She cooks really well too.
If you come to my house,
I'd be able to cook you so many things.
- I imagined what it would be like. - Right.
Don't exaggerate. Be honest.
Since when did you like eating?
When I was young,
I pestered my mom to buy me things at the market.
But as soon as my mom got me a Korean sausage on a stick,
I walked around the market with a big smile.
When I cried at home, Mom gave me a radish...
from watery radish kimchi. She said that did the trick.
- My goodness. - Since I was in kindergarten.
- Since I was in kindergarten, - Yes.
I had bean paste stew and exclaimed like an old man.
Doesn't that say enough about me?
They could already see it.
They could see what I would be like when I grow up.
I weighed 61kg when I graduated elementary school.
(She had the swag of a big eater.)
- My goodness. - What is it?
This is the village center.
We are here.
(It's noisy.)
- There are people. - There are a lot of ladies inside.
Hello.
- Hello. - There are at least 10 people.
(My goodness.)
- She came out. - Hello.
Hello.
- There's Kyung Kyu. - There's Gook Ju and Kyung Kyu.
What brings you here?
- We're shooting Dining Together. - We have food. We have food.
- You have food. - They've got food inside.
So, up to this area is the hanok village.
Is this a different village?
- No, it's the same village. - This is the old area.
It's just that those are the newly-built buildings.
They built the hanok village.
This is the original part of the village.
What time do you have dinner?
- At 6pm. - 6pm.
Yes. Sometimes we eat here at the village center.
Sometimes we eat at home.
Today, you should all eat at home.
Please eat at home.
Around what time do the people living in the hanok village...
come home from work?
They come here only on weekends.
They come only on weekends.
We will still find someone.
Right?
Come in and talk.
(They are very welcoming.)
We have to go. Do you know who she is?
Who am I?
- Young Mi. - Young Mi.
She's Young Mi. Who is she?
- She's Gook Ju. - She knows us.
She will do a wave dance for you.
- A wave dance. - She's good.
(They clap like seals.)
She's slim.
- She said Gook Ju is slim. - She's very slim.
They say you and I look this big on TV.
But we are quite slender in real life.
I am not that big in real life, am I?
- You are pretty. - She's very slim.
- Thank you. - That's generosity.
- Anyway... - Yes?
- Daegot-myeon... - There are...
- only 19 hanoks. - Yes.
In my dream last night,
I was chased by a crocodile.
A crocodile? A crocodile?
Yes. I looked up what it means.
It means I am going to overcome a hardship.
I don't know how...
we will overcome this,
but I was chased by three crocodiles.
Did you get bitten?
I didn't get bitten. I was only chased.
- I can't stop thinking about... - I don't know.
what the ladies said. They said people only come here on weekends.
I heard it too.
I think...
this is wrong.
Think positively.
People who are meant to be our dinner-mates are waiting for us.
Here is a drama without scripts in Daegot-myeon.
Dining...
- Together. - Dining Together.
Give me food.
In Daegot-myeon of Gimpo, it's now time to find out...
if Gook Ju's dream was a bad omen or a good omen.
(They start pressing doorbells in Daegot-myeon, Gimpo.)
Honestly, do you think you will fail or succeed?
I think we will fail miserably.
On the way,
I didn't see anyone coming home.
This is a very remote village.
There are only 19 houses today.
- There's no convenience store. - There's none.
I can't stop thinking about your crocodile dream.
Right? Right?
- Why were there crocodiles? - There were three crocodiles.
(There are 19 houses, and there are no convenience stores.)
- All right. - I think nobody...
- lives here. - Who wants to go first?
- Young Mi can go first. - Go ahead, Young Mi.
- Me? - You should show an example.
- Show me. - I will give it a try.
You should... We will be taking turns,
so the order will determine your chance of success.
Is it better to do it first?
- No. It's pure luck. - You go first.
- Then you go first. - Fine.
I think the two crocodiles were for them.
If someone says,
- If you succeed... - "Hello."
"Come in." Are we going in then?
You will be going in then. Put the camera there.
Stand in front of the doorbell.
(Young Mi presses the first doorbell.)
She pressed it.
I hope nobody is in.
Hey. Wait.
Why are you saying "I hope nobody is in"?
Are you playing a game?
It's not fun if you succeed on the first try.
- That's nonsense. - There are 19 houses here.
That means nobody is in.
It's near the western sea, so the sunset must be amazing.
The color is changing.
(The western sea is known for the orange color sunset.)
Three birds are flying by.
And do you see the airplane?
- That's a drone. - I think nobody lives here.
- Is that the drone? - Yes.
- That's our drone. - That's the drone?
Yes. It goes that high.
(It's shooting from an extremely high altitude.)
I think nobody lives in this village.
Wait.
- Nobody is in. - Did they say 19 houses?
- One house is gone. - Next is us.
We lost one house.
- All right. - Is this house better?
How about the next house?
- Can we go to the next house? - Yes.
Someone is outside.
- Hurry. Run. - Press the doorbell.
- There's someone. - Hurry. Run.
(Why are they running?)
(They hurry.)
What?
- Hello. - Ding-dong.
- Hello. - Hello.
- I am comedian Lee Gook Ju. - What's the concept?
(What brings you to my house?)
We want to ask something.
Do you happen...
to recognize us?
- Yes. - I am Ho Dong.
Gook Ju wants to say something. Please listen carefully.
Have you eaten dinner?
- Not yet. - You haven't eaten yet.
I just came home. So I didn't get to prepare dinner yet.
You just came home.
Who lives here?
I live here with my wife...
and my two children.
How sweet.
- Hello. - Hello.
- My goodness. - He's handsome.
- Hello. - Hello.
(He's a handsome boy.)
- She must be his daughter. - Hello.
(Feeling shy)
My goodness.
Come here. Let's have a chat.
- Have you eaten? - Hello.
- What's your name? - Park Hyun Jun.
- He's very bright. - Hello, nice to meet you.
- What about you? - Hello.
- Park So Jung. - So Jung.
If you live here,
don't you get quite bored?
- We don't get bored. - You don't?
- You don't get bored? - Really?
They lived here for four years.
- This is like their hometown. - You're right.
Hyun Jun, do you know who she is?
- Yes. - Who is she?
Lee Gook Ju.
Do you like her?
No.
- Goodness. - Kids are honest these days.
- How can you be... - You're so honest.
My goodness. Hello.
- Are you a seventh grader? - Yes.
- I can tell right away. - Of course.
- So are you... - I'll be an eighth grader soon.
- But not yet. - An eighth grader.
What do you think about Ho Dong? Do you like him or not?
- Do you like me or not? - Do you like him?
Don't be so scary.
- Gosh, come on. - I can tell right away.
You're about to fight a middle school kid.
- I like you. - What?
He has gone completely pale.
Hurry up and talk to him.
- No, it's not like that. - What is it?
- I mean, Hyun Jun... - What is it?
looked cold right now. He looked cold.
- My gosh, you scared me. - Together.
You can share it with your sister.
It can get longer, so you two can share.
- Like... - I'm not close to my sister.
You aren't close with her, so you don't want to share?
He's not close with his sister.
- He's so honest. - This family is...
- too honest. - Anyway, will you be our family...
here in Daegot-myeon?
- Sure. - What?
(Chuckling)
Shouldn't you talk to your dad?
You can ask my dad.
- You should ask him. - He's so handsome.
- Go ask him. - Ask your mom.
Mom?
- Does she have the real power? - Of course.
(They need permission from the woman who's in power!)
Today is the day that I learned how ignorance is bliss.
- He knows me but doesn't like me. - Exactly.
What should I do now?
If someone flat out says they hate you to your face,
that means they really hate you.
(Making sure that she knows)
- Kids, right? - She has only been hurt.
- Oh, their mother. Hello, ma'am. - Hello, ma'am.
Goodness, you're so stylish.
- Wow. - The mother is here.
- You look so cool. - You look like an artist.
- Hello. - Hello.
- The roof tiles... - Yes?
and your blue clothes are a perfect match.
Exactly. My goodness.
Our bell doesn't even work. How did you find us?
We were ringing up other houses,
then we ran into your husband by chance.
People say we're family once we eat together, right?
- Right. - Will you be our family?
(Hesitating)
It might take us a while.
That's fine. The time doesn't matter.
I'm not as greedy about food as you think.
I can wait a while.
And we'll split all the firewood you can use for three years.
- Yes, we can definitely do that. - Yes.
I can even go grab more from the mountains.
Will you be Gook Ju and Ho Dong's family?
Of course, I should.
This is amazing.
Bubble, bubble, bubble, pop
(Astonished)
My gosh, how can this happen?
Today, we...
saw this one and said this wood is smiling at us.
We showed it like this.
(They became the smiling tree family.)
- Anyway. - Enjoy your dinner.
- Goodness. - Goodbye.
(Feeling bitter)
Producer, can you make...
three computer graphic alligators and make them follow them?
I think the three alligators apply to them.
I hope you overcome it.
Thank you.
- My goodness, this is amazing. - Enjoy your dinner.
I'll close the gate.
I'm sorry that we came so suddenly.
- Thank you. - We're so sorry.
He doesn't purchase firewood.
He splits them himself.
I pick up dead trees from the mountain.
Oh, you pick up actual trees?
There are a lot of dried leaves...
- and dead trees in a mountain. - I see.
Is your house powered with solar heat?
Oh, that's for our hot water.
I see. The water.
- And you have a garden. - Yes.
You can't really keep a garden...
- if you live in a city. - You're right.
We planted some napa cabbage,
but we couldn't make kimchi because we missed the timing.
We're turning them into dried cabbage for spring.
Dried cabbage.
(These organic cabbages will become dried cabbage!)
You have a lot of decorations that are in a shape...
- of cotton balls. - It was outside too.
I got this at a dollar store.
(He got it from a dollar store.)
A dollar store?
- I see. - A dollar store.
They must literally have everything.
That means I can buy that for my house too.
I should get some on my way home.
If you came four years ago,
were you one of the first houses of this hanok village?
We're the very first house.
The first house?
- We found the perfect house. - Goodness.
We found a very symbolic house.
- Exactly. It's meaningful. - Yes.
(Welcome to our house!)
- What's her name? - Young Wol.
- Young Wol? - Young Wol?
- Young Wol. - Hi, Young Wol.
What's this?
That? We use it to eat here.
Like this.
(Flipped)
(Young Wol is surprised.)
- We put side dishes here. - Goodness.
When you go to a vegetable wrap place,
they bring out a dish like this...
where they lay out the greens and meat.
My goodness.
So this is your bench, and this is your table.
Yes.
You can use it as a wooden pillow in summer.
You can lie down too?
(We have to buy this!)
This is a wonderful idea.
I didn't think of flipping this.
I have a question. You built...
a hanok here, right?
Then other people began to move in, didn't they?
Did they all promise to build hanok...
- in this village? - Yes, we made a promise.
- All of you in this village? - Yes.
Was that how this village was developed?
That's why this village is so beautiful. It's great.
- Were you in an apartment before? - An apartment.
- Where at? - In downtown Gimpo.
In Gimpo?
Near the new town around Han River.
If you were in an apartment, there must've been noise issues too.
- It's comfortable. - Yes.
But it's not as fun.
People who love to live with nature...
would love to live in a place like this.
I don't think I could leave a place like this if I moved here.
It's got fresh air and all.
(A life in the country has different charms than city life.)
(They're finally going inside!)
- Yes? - Ma'am, may we come in?
- Yes, come in. - Goodness.
Thank you for waiting out in the cold.
It's okay. Please let us take a look around. I'm sorry.
The hanok house is a mix of vintage and modern style.
On the inside,
the four family members' love for a natural life...
lies beneath the sturdy crossbeam.
(Their lives lie beneath the sturdy crossbeam.)
(Ms. Kim was cooking dinner.)
Is this bean paste stew?
No, I was making Mapo tofu rice.
What can I do? What should I do?
- You can tell me to slice stuff. - I'm not doing much.
- I was just about to... - Yes?
- stir-fry this. - I see.
I was going to use this famous ham.
This is more than enough.
(Gook Ju began to stir-fry ham and mushroom.)
Do you cook dishes like Mapo tofu...
very often?
We can't get anything delivered here.
You're right. I haven't...
- I haven't thought about that. - This village...
gets Chinese food delivered from Ganghwa.
From Ganghwa Island.
You're right. If you crave late-night snacks,
- do you cook... - You can't eat anything.
You're forced to be on a diet.
Goodness, you and I have completely different values.
If I can't get anything delivered, I cook something.
Do you just not eat?
I'm not a great cook, though.
I do not have much interest in food.
So the elderly in the neighborhood helps me out.
They share their food with us when they make something.
- Hello, sir. - Hello.
We came to shoot a TV show next door.
Are you good friends with Mr. Park?
That's why we didn't put up any wall.
Oh, you're right.
It only reaches this far.
You didn't even need any walls.
- I can just walk over like this. - Yes.
Everyone else has walls but us.
Exactly.
This is much better.
It looks better...
- and feels better too. - Yes.
The couple is young, but their kids are very nice.
- Yes, you're right. - Yes.
- Goodbye, then. - Goodbye.
- Goodbye. - Good luck.
It's interesting how there isn't a wall that keeps them separated.
What is this smell?
Ho Dong, all of your favorite dishes are here.
I can smell some meat.
Goodness.
After Gook Ju stepped up as an assistant,
tonight's dishes are getting prepared in a flash.
While the main dishes are about to be finished...
- Hyun Jun. - Yes?
Can you show us your rooms?
What do I do with this?
- Like this. - Like this, and pull?
Goodness, be careful.
(A secret ladder came down from the roof!)
- Right here. - Like this?
- Yes. - Are we going up?
Are you going up?
I wanted to look at their attic.
- I don't think you can. - What?
Well, I'm not sure...
how much weight the ladder can hold.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
It'll be okay for any human to climb up.
Our weight is above the human class.
Only one of us should go up.
You should go.
It'll look pretty rude if both of us climb up there...
when the show goes on air.
I'll stay out of it.
Just tell me what it's like.
I'll hold this for you.
So this is what it looks like.
There is an attic here.
Gook Ju, this is so nice.
Don't say that when I can't go up.
I'm jealous.
If you read from here, I guess...
you can focus well.
I can't because it's cold here.
- What? - My brain stops since it's cold.
Then I guess it'll be nice in the summer.
It seems to be cool because it's made of wood.
It is cool,
but it's still warmer than being downstairs.
Do you get to use this attic often or not?
- Not very often. - You don't?
Your sister is coming up.
(His sister is coming up to the attic too.)
- Take a seat. - Okay.
What is your favorite TV show?
- My favorite? - What's your favorite variety show?
There are a lot.
I watch dramas these days.
(We will try to work harder.)
Which drama?
"Sky Castle".
What did it make you think when you watched it?
"Thank goodness I don't live there."
- Really? - Yes.
When you watched it, were you relieved...
that you don't live in such a town?
Yes.
Then let me take out rice bowls.
I'll serve rice.
- Hyun Jun. - I'll take out big ones.
- No, we also... - Would you prefer bigger bowls?
eat in small bowls.
(She was about to take out double extra large bowls.)
We also eat rice in small bowls.
- We just eat it multiple times. - Is that so?
Big bowls...
Still, big bowls are comfortable, so let's put rice...
- in these bowls for adults. - Okay.
(Amazed)
I just happened to cook...
a lot of rice.
- Look at this rice. - I just did.
It's been a long time since I last had rice with beans.
They're from Namhae.
- From Namhae? - Yes.
Scoop just a little for the kids.
These were for the kids.
Gosh, no.
For the kids...
- Shall I put it in smaller bowls? - Yes, please.
(The father joins them in the dinner preparation.)
Here it is.
(She carefully serves the precious main dish.)
(The dinner is ready now.)
- Dinner is ready. - Already?
As a matter of fact, I'm in charge...
of taking photos.
I think it'll be the most difficult today since the table is too long.
Actually, this is not a kitchen table.
- Let me take it at this angle. - There you go.
- This is it. - There you go.
- The rice is in here now. - I think we should applaud.
(Trying his best)
(Tasty dinner in Daegot-myeon)
This is a meal...
for the family who moved into...
the hanok village in Daegot-myeon for the first time.
It is completed with...
various kinds of food on the antique table.
This is a harmonious meal in a mismatch.
You sit over here.
- I am tall... - I'm okay.
when I'm sitting.
In this case... Wow, we are sitting very close to each other.
We are, right?
We've never done this before either.
This is not a dining table,
but a coffee table in fact.
- We'll enjoy the food. - Enjoy.
Although there are not many fancy dishes.
- No. There is a lot of good food. - I do think we're really close.
- You may feel that we are... - I'm sorry.
sitting closer to you than other celebrities would.
So on the way here,
I thought it would be too much if we big guys team up together,
so I wanted to be on Kyung Kyu's team,
but he rejected me saying that I have a loud voice.
He said I'm big and loud,
so I ended up coming with Ho Dong.
But I'm glad that I did.
- Probably we... - You'll be familiar to my kids...
since they see you almost every day on TV shows.
Then So Jung,
which one of my shows do you like the most?
"Men on a Mission".
"Men on a Mission"?
Which do you like better, "Men on a Mission" or Dining Together?
I don't watch Dining Together.
(That hurts a lot.)
(As if we were bitten by a crocodile...)
A crocodile.
It feels like I was bitten by it.
My goodness.
Which members of "Men on a Mission" do you know?
(Naming the members of the show)
You should name them quickly. Start.
Ho Dong, Hee Chul,
Jang Hoon, Kyung Hoon,
Sang Min, Yeong Cheol...
Who else is there?
Soo Geun, you need to work harder.
- Soo Geun. - What do we do?
I told you you're full of bluff.
This is the reality.
Try to think of better ad-libs.
You're too confident of your talents.
(You got it?)
He gradually...
This gesture at the end was so scary.
This gesture.
Wasn't it?
Which member do you like the most?
I like every one of them.
- Good girl. - What a good girl.
She's so kind.
Hyun Jun, who do you like the most?
The one sitting next to me now. I think I should say that.
(What a twist.)
You're very smart.
I almost celebrated.
(Smiling)
I thought the one next to him was his favorite member.
- Let's keep talking while eating. - Okay.
- Thank you for the food. - Enjoy.
Not many people make mapo tofu at home.
Well...
- Please try it. - Smells like perfect Chinese food.
- What is this? - I sprinkled perilla seeds...
- on ssamjang. - For the cucumbers.
You can dip the cucumbers in it.
- With the cucumbers? - Yes.
(Taking a big bite)
(Gook Ju takes a big bite too.)
(She nods sincerely.)
This cucumber kimchi tastes good.
It does?
I guess you didn't make it yesterday.
It's not usually fermented well...
- like this over a day. - It's been a week.
Isn't that right? So it's a perfect time to eat it now.
(It's the best time to eat it.)
It won't be this good if it was made yesterday.
You're surely sharp.
And in this stir-fried ham...
(And as for the stir-fried ham...)
she put in...
- ground perilla seeds. - Right.
That's what she brought yesterday.
It tastes different.
It's not ordinary ham.
This one?
(Ho Dong and Gook Ju are deeply focused on their food)
The combination of savory mapo tofu...
and refreshing cucumber kimchi...
has created this scene.
(Their bowls are being emptied in no time.)
(Ho Dong and Gook Ju's bowls become clean as soon as they start eating.)
Even the water tastes good.
Horse beans we grew at home...
(Horse beans they grew at home)
and barley are added together.
- That's barley. - It's barley?
I took out the horse beans.
Barley tea reminds me of something.
When I was young, my mom made barley tea,
so I ate it with rice. There are times even I don't have an appetite.
Then I would mix rice in barley tea.
When I was in elementary school, I liked salted clams so much.
- So... - You were extraordinary.
I liked to eat rice mixed with barley tea...
and salted clam together.
I would eat three bowls of rice then.
It went into my throat so smoothly.
She liked bean paste stew so much at the age of seven.
When I was only seven.
I was incredible.
- Weren't you like that? - What?
I've talked about things like that many times on TV.
After I was weaned...
Apparently, there were no weaning foods back in the day.
So I started to eat bean paste stew right after I was weaned.
My mother said that herself...
that I ate bean paste stew before I turned one.
In a bowl for adults...
and with a spoon for adults.
- Before you turned one? - Yes.
- She said... - He is different.
I would eat a whole bowl.
Look how they're surprised.
They can't eat that much even now.
She finds him so interesting now.
(She finds Ho Dong very interesting.)
Someone thought I was a mom when I was in middle school.
When I was a middle school student.
My brother is 11 years younger than me.
When I was in middle school, I was holding him,
and my mom was registering his name at a hospital.
Someone asked me, "How many months is he?"
I didn't want to believe that she thought...
I was his mom,
so I asked my mom, "Mom, how many months is he?"
The lady said, "Oh, I'm so sorry."
That one sentence...
made me realize...
that she really thought that I was his mom.
That was clear.
It was when you were of Hyun Jun's age.
When she was of his age.
(Ho Dong and Gook Ju eat a lot and make them laugh a lot as well.)
People were mistaken about you.
Meanwhile, these challengers don't look edgy yet.
- Let's ring the doorbells... - Over there...
and show them how it's done.
I think there is someone over there.
(They pass the houses on the left for now.)
- Don't worry. - Okay.
You don't have to worry at all.
- Here you go. - Okay.
(She relies on the reassuring Kyung Kyu and rings the doorbell.)
Who is it?
- Hello. - Yes?
I'm comedian Ahn Young Mi.
- Okay. - I came here to shoot...
Dining Together today.
Could you have dinner...
with me by any chance?
We already finished having dinner.
- Do you have dinner this early? - Yes.
I had dinner a little early today.
- You did already? - Yes.
I guess you usually have dinner early.
No. I usually eat at about 6:30pm,
but I did a little earlier today.
I see.
All right. Thank you.
Thank you.
- Bye. - Bye.
Let's go.
Wow, it's just past six o'clock,
- and she had dinner already? - Yes.
You need to ask some other questions...
before you ask them to have dinner with you.
If you say to them abruptly,
"I'm Ahn Young Mi. Would you have dinner with me?",
they will... How should I put it?
They will feel suffocated.
You saw how Ho Dong does it.
He says so many things before that. "What grade are you in?"
"What are you doing now?"
"The color of the roof is similar to that of your clothes."
You should beat around the bush before you ask that question.
Then they would say, "Oh, okay. Let's have dinner together."
I thought they'd say yes if I say that I'm Ahn Young Mi.
You abruptly said, "I'm Ahn Young Mi."
"Would you like to have dinner with me?"
This is the house of the person we met earlier.
(They pass the house of the person they talked to.)
I think that it's likely that I'll fail today.
Take it easy.
It's ringing.
(It's too early to be discouraged yet.)
(Is there no one in there?)
Yes?
Hello.
- Hi. - Hi.
I'm comedian Ahn Young Mi.
- Okay. - Ask him if he knows you.
Do you know who I am?
- I think I do. - You do?
Are you alone at home now?
I'm with my wife.
There are two of you?
We had dinner.
- Did you finish eating? - Yes.
Why did they eat so early?
Do you usually have dinner this early?
Yes, I do.
Do people in this town usually have dinner early?
Yes.
(I see.)
I see. Thank you.
- Bye. - Bye.
(They had dinner too, so they fail again.)
Why do they eat so early?
For goodness' sake.
They finish eating even before six o'clock here.
It's 6:20pm now, and they finished eating.
Is it because intermittent fasting is trending these days?
(Are they doing intermittent fasting or what?)
Seriously.
You did a good job this time though.
- Elongate the dialogue... - I did?
just a little bit.
- Okay. - Just a little bit.
I'm so impatient now.
Don't be.
(Edgy)
(Restless)
(Does he see something?)
I think there is someone in there.
(She rings the doorbell again,)
(but there is no response.)
Let's move on.
(We're in trouble.)
There are not many households here.
- Gosh. - How many houses did we try?
(There are 8 houses left now.)
There are not many of the hanok left.
- Take responsibility for that. - What?
I said, take responsibility.
Why did you try first?
- I have to take responsibility? - You have to.
Gook Ju should've tried first.
You should've yielded to Gook Ju...
- since she is younger than you. - Gosh.
I've never been dumbfounded like this before.
I can't believe it.
Are you blaming me now?
Gook Ju... I told you...
that who does it first makes all the difference.
- Goodness. - You shouldn't have tried first.
You should've forced her to do it first.
Then why didn't you stop me?
I didn't know that it would come to this.
We've never failed in hanok villages.
(The light turns off.)
I thought I heard some sound.
- Yes? - Hello.
- Hi. - Hi.
I'm comedian Ahn Young Mi.
Okay.
Do you know who I am?
Yes, I do.
She sounds nice.
Are you alone now?
No, I'm not.
Are you preparing for dinner now?
We're eating now.
- Shall we... - By any chance,
if you're not done eating yet,
do you mind if we join you...
and eat together?
I'm sorry. Since my baby is too young...
Oh, I see.
- I'm sorry. - Thank you.
Bye.
Gosh. We shouldn't have tried first.
(There are 7 houses left for them.)
Goo Ju took the chance.
It's all because of the crocodile we talked about.
They didn't come home yet.
- The lights are off. - Gosh.
- I think no one's home. - Right.
There seems to be no one in there.
I think so.
I pressed the doorbell, but it's obvious there's no one in there.
(Looking serious)
Smile brightly.
Do you think I can smile now?
Since there are 19 houses,
let's keep going around.
(No one is home.)
Young Mi, let's do it all over again.
Darn it.
No one is in that house.
(They might have come home while they were going around.)
I'm sure there is no one.
They might have come back while we were away.
What was that sound?
I can hear voices.
Young Mi, I can hear voices.
Let's go to this house.
Young Mi.
We passed this house because we went that way.
(It's the house across the one that Team Ho Dong entered)
- We went that way before. - Yes.
- Let's go this way this time. - This way now.
(They try the other way.)
- Hello. - Hello.
- Oh, you're Lee Kyung Kyu. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hi.
You must be shooting Dining Together.
- Exactly. - You're right.
- Do you live in this house? - Yes.
My goodness.
My son went out a while ago,
but he didn't return, so I came out to look for him.
- Where did he go? - Maybe he's where they're shooting.
- In that house? - Yes.
To have dinner with him?
Yes.
Would you like to eat with us after finding your son together?
There are not many dishes at home.
- It's okay. It doesn't matter. - It's okay.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
I really don't have much to eat.
- It doesn't matter at all. - It's totally okay.
Then I'd be honored.
(Laughing happily)
Nice to meet you.
(Kyung Kyu and Young Mi also succeeded for now.)
Thank you. Let's go find your son now.
- I think he's in that house. - Let's go quickly.
- In this house? - What's your son's name?
- Ye Jun. - Ye Jun?
Let's have dinner, Ye Jun!
Ye Jun.
(Let's have dinner, Ye Jun!)
My husband took our dog for a walk.
Are you with Ye Jun now?
(Gasping)
We're in trouble. I can't find my son.
- Where is he? - Come back quickly, honey.
I think we should give them dinner.
I believe he went to that house. Let me...
Go ahead, please.
I'll go ask So Jung's family if he's there.
There he is.
Ma'am. Call your mom.
There he is.
(Ye Jun went to see the shoot at his neighbor's.)
- I was worried. - Honey.
He was playing in this house.
My goodness.
- He was. - Oh, here comes her husband.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Nice to meet you. - Hi.
Goodness. Look how strong he is.
- He's so strong. - Let me see.
He's so energetic.
- What breed is he? - A retriever.
- Oh, a black retriever. - Yes.
Wait. To my eyes,
you were being dragged by him now.
- I was. - Is that so?
He is extremely strong.
All right.
You look beautiful, Young Mi.
- She does? - Thank you.
(The dog seems to be dumbfounded.)
I'll let him put on his shoes and coat, and send him to you.
I think I should go and prepare dinner now.
Could you have dinner with us?
Well, there is nothing good we can give you.
It's okay.
Right. All right.
He is so strong.
- He's a black retriever. - Yes.
He's like a guide dog.
(Kyung Kyu and Young Mi enter the house at 6:57pm.)
- You've lived here for a year? - Yes.
Oh, there is a gate on this side.
- There's another gate on that side. - Is that so?
Excuse me.
Look, Young Mi.
- My goodness. - Isn't it nice?
(Amazed)
For goodness' sake.
Oh, my gosh.
(A spacious yard welcomes the new family members.)
The nature is abundant in the yard behind the gate,
and the golden lights from the hanok are glowing in the dark.
They enter the quaint scene at dinnertime.
(Entering the quaint scene of Daegot-myeon)
It looks so classy.
(The dog also returns to his spacious home.)
- Gosh. - All right.
How many square meters is it?
- About 826㎡. - 826㎡, I see.
This is such a nice house.
(Ambient lights glow charmingly in the dark.)
Where did you live before coming here?
I lived in Incheon.
- Oh, Incheon. - We moved from Incheon.
- An apartment? - Yes.
You lived there.
My son was about to enter elementary school last year,
so I was looking for a school in the countryside.
This place seemed commutable when going to work,
and my son's school is near here.
Did you intentionally look for a school in the country?
Yes. I lived in the countryside when I was young,
and that childhood memory...
is still very vivid to me.
So I thought all I could do for my son...
is to give him childhood memories as mine.
My childhood memory when I was in elementary school...
is still vivid to me as well.
- Those times you played... - Right.
- with sand when you were little? - Yes.
You wanted to give such memories to him.
- Look at that. - Seriously.
(It's a split-level yard.)
All the yard is included in the square meters...
- you mentioned, right? - Yes.
Did you design the house?
There is a carpenter who does traditional wooden architecture...
- living in this town. - A carpenter?
Yes. And one of my nephew...
runs a design company.
The three of us discussed together before we started building it.
It'll be hard to maintain when I grow old later,
so I wanted small rooms and a spacious yard.
I see.
- You wanted small rooms. - Right.
And a playroom for my kid is down there in a separate place.
(A room used as a workshop and playroom, and a gate by the yard)
- Is it? - Yes.
May we take a look?
- It's not organized yet, but... - Is it not? It's okay.
If you pass the spacious deck yard...
and go down the stairs, there is a workshop.
(There is a workshop down the stairs.)
Here it is.
- Oh, my goodness. - It's messy.
No, it's not.
The couple who wanted their child to play in nature...
built this special workshop for Ye Jun.
(A special workshop built for Ye Jun)
(Art, sentiments...)
and love can be felt in this space.
(and love can be felt in this space.)
My goodness.
Your son must love it.
- There are so many toys here. - Right.
You made all of these with your son, didn't you?
My wife and my son made those together.
Really?
When he was into making those, I was a bit busy.
I didn't get to do it with him.
Really?
All the paintings on the wall are painted by my wife.
- Really? - Yes.
When they said it was a workshop,
I imagined it to be a place where they do pottery.
It's...
We are preparing space for that on the side.
My goodness.
- It's here. - It's still under construction.
- Look at this. - Yes.
- Did you make these yourselves? - Yes.
- What? - He made these.
The elders in the town must love it.
They would love coming here and making these.
They are waiting...
- for the workshop to open. - Really?
Once or twice a week,
I plan to do pottery with them.
When you make things here,
time would pass by so quickly.
It's a workshop where you can...
also have a cup of coffee.
Please visit us one day.
I really do want to visit.
My boyfriend loves to draw too.
- Does he? - Yes.
It's really lovely. This is the life we dream of.
Drawing in the workshop...
and writing.
That's my dream too.
- Can I go inside? - Please do.
(Finally entering the hanok)
It's warm.
The traditional beauty of blank space coexists with...
the beautiful colors...
and details in this hanok.
Let's see what stories are hidden in this space.
(What stories are hidden here?)
You are preparing for dinner.
We looked around the house.
- Right. - Yes.
I heard you painted those.
Yes. I'm drawing murals with my child.
You draw with your child?
When my son does the underpainting first,
I complete it...
without ruining it.
- Did you... - My goodness.
study art?
- I didn't study art. - Is that right?
Is it your hobby?
Yes.
Did you paint that too?
- The one on top? - Yes.
- The paintings on top. - Yes.
- My goodness. - She's very talented.
You've got a lot of plates.
(The cabinet is filled with colorful plates.)
Did you make those or did you buy those?
I made them, but I'm too embarrassed to show you.
- Why? - I see.
I think this is handmade too.
I think Ye Jun's mom made this.
I think so too.
She draws...
- I know. - and makes things herself.
And also knits.
(The dexterous father...)
(is taking out kimchi from the pot buried underground.)
(The radish kimchi is nicely fermented.)
- It's here. - Yes.
It's so cute.
We grow chili peppers.
Do you want me to flash the light?
You can't see, can you?
We only have these kinds of dishes.
It's fine.
(That looks delicious enough to eat a whole bowl of rice with.)
What are you doing, Ye Jun?
- Are you playing with the dog? - Yes.
- What's his name? - Rookie.
- What was that? - Rookie.
Rookie.
(Rookie, 4 months old)
(Hello, Kyung Kyu the Father of Dogs)
He likes strangers and balls.
He likes strangers and balls?
That's why he likes me.
He likes you because you are new here.
(Rookie likes a new face.)
- He likes me because I am new? - Yes.
Let's go inside, Rookie.
Wait. He's not Rookie.
(Rookie belongs in the dog house, and Ye Jun belongs in the hanok.)
(Now that they got kimchi, they start preparing dinner.)
- I will carry this out. - Okay.
- Look at this. - Should we slice this?
Following the radish kimchi taken from the underground,
the couple starts to showcase their dexterity.
(The couple starts to showcase their dexterity.)
I love the plates.
The dishes served in lovely plates decorate the table.
(Draining water)
The lovely smell of tofu being fried...
dominates the kitchen.
(She sprinkles salt.)
I am good at flipping.
(Young Mi, the tofu flipping expert takes over.)
My husband really likes Celeb Five.
- Does he really? - Yes.
Young Mi, you look...
strange on TV.
(She gets attacked by a fact.)
- I am not that strange in reality. - I know.
I don't know why you look like that on TV. I feel so bad.
The 50 million Koreans should know that I'm quite normal.
Unfortunately, they don't.
- I'm sure they don't. - Yes.
- It looks delicious. - Only the kimchi isn't out.
(The tofu gets grilled while she laments over her misfortune.)
(Her mouth waters.)
What's this?
- My wife... - It's mushroom.
Yes. She braised...
button mushrooms in soy sauce.
She braised button mushrooms in soy sauce.
- Yes. - I cooked it yesterday.
Is that right?
The braised button mushrooms she made yesterday...
(He made the utensil holder.)
and other delicious side dishes get served one by one.
(Dried laver, kimchi,)
(and soy sauce braised eggs)
(It's as if all the delicious side dishes are imprisoned here.)
You eat bean rice.
Rice, the most important element of the meal,
and soup add warmth to the table.
When I saw them passing by,
I thought they must be fertile chicken eggs.
A neighbor got a tray of these,
and we got some.
Since you are here, I will fry one for you.
That sounds great.
(It's very fresh.)
(With the precious fried fertile eggs,)
(the meal becomes more abundant.)
We will take a photo first.
- We need to take a photo. - Right.
Right.
- Dukpojin. - It's a great dinner at a hanok...
in Dukpojin hanok village.
Yes.
This is the dinner of...
a hanok in Daegot-myeon.
It's a Korean meal that contains nature...
and nourishes us. It's a dining table for Koreans.
(It's a Korean dining table set in the Daegot-myeon hanok village.)
(It's a healthy meal.)
There's not much to eat, but enjoy.
Don't say that.
- Our food... - Yes.
Our food is very bland.
- Is it? Great. - Our food is bland.
We need low-sodium diet.
Yes. I love low-sodium diet.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Enjoy. - It's a meal in Dukpojin.
I never imagined we'd be eating such a precious meal.
I know.
Let's eat, Young Mi.
- Shall we eat? - Yes. Go ahead.
Thank you.
I don't know what to eat first.
- My goodness. - I will try the kimchi.
(Kyung Kyu chooses to eat kimchi first.)
(Young Mi tries the bean rice first.)
(It's amazing.)
(Slurping)
(The taste of cabbage doenjang soup makes her dance.)
This is pickled radish.
(He eats it right away.)
In the cozy hanok,
Kyung Kyu enjoys the Korean course meal.
Right.
(Slurping)
It's delicious.
(It's crunchy.)
(She's amazed.)
It's delicious.
It's too sour, isn't it?
It became really sour because we buried it underground.
I love sour kimchi.
- Do you? - Yes.
It's perfect.
Young Mi who loves sour kimchi...
(It suits Young Mi's palate perfectly.)
(It's crunchy.)
She eats kimchi...
until her mouth is full of the sour taste.
(The kimchi tastes amazing.)
(He's happy.)
Together, they savor the flavor and beauty of hanok.
What time do you usually have dinner?
We are eating quite late today.
I am so glad.
By the way,
everyone in this village...
seems to eat early.
- Yes. - Yes.
Everyone here sleeps early too.
When the sun goes down, it becomes too dark.
How did you find out about this village?
We came because there was a village.
We didn't want to live in a remote area...
- with nice scenery. - You'd be lonely.
Our house is the 19th house.
- This is? - Yes. Ours is the last house.
The 20th house...
will be built this spring.
I loved the formation of the village.
I loved the mountain path too.
We were passing by that area a while ago.
And an elderly couple...
- was coming down the path. - Right.
- They were taking a walk. - Yes.
- In the morning... - It's perfect for taking walks.
Yes.
(Ye Jun takes his bowl away.)
Are there a lot of kids of Ye Jun's age?
There are three kids who are his age.
Wouldn't he be bored?
No. Three is perfect.
(The godfather rejects the idea of having many friends.)
Three is perfect.
There's a total of only 14 students in grade one.
There's only one class.
There are 14 grade one students.
There are 6 to 8 students in other grades.
When I was in elementary school,
there were 10 classes.
There were 65 students in each class.
Really?
How does he go to school then?
The school bus drives over the mountain to pick him up.
Right.
They drop him off here too.
- Right. - It's just five minutes away.
It's a provincial school.
So you must be originally from Incheon.
No. I was born in Danyang of North Chungcheong Province.
Danyang of North Chungcheong Province.
I grew up in the heart of the mountains.
So you wanted to recreate your childhood.
Yes.
- He used to live in a hanok. - Sorry?
He used to live in a hanok when he was young.
- In a hanok? - Yes.
So he designed the entire house.
- He planned it out for 10 years. - I see.
And he studied it.
Those who plan to build a hanok or a country house...
study a lot in advance.
I had plans to build a total of three houses,
but since I don't have enough money for that,
this was my first and my last.
So I deliberated a lot on this.
I bet.
(He gave his all for this house.)
Ye Jun was at the house next door.
- I guess... - Yes, So Jung's.
I guess you're close.
We're all close.
- You're all close? - Yes.
Once a month,
we gather together and eat.
When we have something tasty, we invite them over.
Not long ago,
we celebrated the full moon together.
We meet often.
It's like a primitive village.
- Yes. - Right.
- We exchange objects too. - Do you?
- They gave all of this. - Our neighbor...
made this pickled radish.
He did.
He gave it to us to eat.
When you go to the countryside, they share their food.
You're right.
After moving here,
we've benefited a lot from their hospitality.
Meanwhile, what are their neighbors doing?
(Ye Jun's mom made the hat.)
There's something I'm jealous of. So Jung is so pretty.
Their son also looks like Lee Jong Suk.
You're right.
- Let me see. - Right?
(He looks like Lee Jong Suk.)
The moment I saw him, I thought,
"He's the next Lee Jong Suk."
That's how I felt.
But your daughter also has...
beautiful eyes.
Does he treat you well?
He does.
Are you proud of him?
No.
(Humiliated)
Do you think he likes you?
I don't think so.
Do you like him?
I don't.
(It's obvious that they're siblings.)
Is So Jung not picky...
when it comes to food?
- She likes raw foods. - I knew it.
She was eating cucumbers.
For her, cucumbers are her side dish.
Is it cucumbers or pork belly?
1, 2, 3.
I don't like pork belly.
You like cucumbers more?
(She's shocked.)
Cucumbers or sirloin steak?
Cucumbers.
Cucumbers or a hamburger with a patty...
that's this big.
Cucumbers. I don't eat hamburgers.
- You don't? - No.
That's why I wasn't that pretty...
when I was her age.
I lived in front of a fast food restaurant.
(She can't live without fast food.)
Rice burgers came out during that time.
I had a meal at home and then went out to have a rice burger.
Goodness.
Cucumbers or instant noodles?
(Hesitating)
We got her!
Cucumbers...
or some instant noodles...
that have an extremely tasty broth...
that's boiling so deliciously.
(This is the play-off.)
- I'm not sure. - You're not sure?
It's amazing that she's even in a dilemma.
- How did you know? - You like instant noodles?
- I do. - I understand.
I was once making four packets of instant noodles,
but my mom scolded me, so I went back into my room, irritated.
My mom said four packets were too many.
I said, "Why do you care when I can finish them?"
I remember crying my eyes out inside my room.
- You're better off than me. - Really?
I've never stopped at four packets.
I kept adding one more packet.
After eating, I found myself finishing 5 to 6 packets.
I've never started off with the determination...
of finishing four packets from the start.
My mom said, "It's fine for you to eat it."
"But the noodles are going to get too soggy."
I proved to her that she was wrong.
I ate all four packets without them getting soggy.
And then she said,
(She was no longer worried.)
"You can eat as much as you want."
- Gosh, that's crazy. - I had four packets.
Goodness.
I have a question.
I see some artistic features in this house.
And she also looks...
- like an artist. - Not at all.
I'm curious about your occupations.
I used to do designs.
I knew it!
- My major was... - Space designing?
- No, visual design. - I majored in that as well.
- Really? - I knew it.
I could feel a bond.
- Were you two in the same major? - Yes.
(They studied the same major.)
- Was he your senior. - Yes.
And he had returned to school.
(Goodness)
(He's the infamous back-to-school student.)
Such students are quite attractive.
(Embarrassed)
After he came back to school, I guess he didn't study much.
You're right, I didn't.
That was what caught my attention.
I always found him asleep on a desk.
He did that every time the class was over.
I wondered why he was always sleeping in the middle of the day.
I became curious.
And he refused to attend any events that were held...
by our major such as the orientation or training session.
(She's entertained, while he feels indifferent.)
Since I couldn't see him often, I became curious.
(She doesn't care what her kids think.)
I'm sorry,
but Hyun Jun seems to be uninterested in all this.
- It's entertaining. - So Jung is curious.
She's listening attentively.
She's combed her hair back.
She wants to listen.
She does.
Is their love story interesting?
(Nodding)
- Is it fascinating? - Is it?
So what made you get into a relationship?
After we all drank,
we were on our way to the studio.
- It took about 2 to 3 hours... - We were walking.
from the school to the studio.
Where was the studio?
- It was in Suyu-ri. - Suyu-ri.
Our school was in Jeongneung.
Where is Jeongneung?
- It's near Bugak Mountain. - It's near Kookmin University.
I see, so from somewhere near Kookmin University,
- you walked all the way to Suyu-ri? - Yes.
That's so far. Seriously?
Well... It didn't seem that far to us.
(The power of love made the distance irrelevant.)
- Oh, my. - It was fun walking together.
- Hey, they walked for three hours. - Yes?
Why did it not seem far for them?
- What do you think? - Maybe they were athletic.
(How cute.)
Love is powerful.
(You will know once you grow up.)
What happened after that?
We talked about going out.
(They talked about it while walking.)
He did?
- I said that? - No.
(She said it.)
(She confessed.)
You're so amazing.
Right?
During their late night walk,
this couple fell in love.
They continued walking...
down this trail...
and are now living a beautiful life in this dreamlike place.
That's great.
The house is amazing.
And that writing over there.
"May the skies be dyed with colors and the land..."
- "be filled with blessings." - "Be filled with blessings."
A celebration is held after the completion of a hanok.
- Right, they write those. - Yes.
That means that on that date, we decided to live here.
In other words,
we have found our nest here.
- That's what it means. - This was back in 2013?
Back when we used to live in an apartment,
we'd go out every weekend.
We always did that.
But after coming here, we stopped doing that.
Because it's the weekend every day.
- Right. - We stopped desiring...
to go out.
We never really thought about where to go during the weekend.
It's not like we're forcing ourselves not to think about it.
The thought doesn't cross our minds.
It's interesting how it naturally happened that way.
On days when I have to stay home alone because of work...
and they're all gone,
I've never once eaten by myself.
Right!
- The neighbors... - The neighbors would...
invite me over since I was alone.
I came from over there,
and I saw that there were no walls.
It's only with this house.
- That's right. - How great is that?
I don't know which way you came from.
- But there's a mountain trail. - We came from there.
It's that walking trail that we walked down.
Right.
- Suddenly... - We saw the sea...
and this village.
That's when we knew...
- that this was it. - We liked it here.
We said the same thing.
- On our way in, - Right.
- we were amazed... - We were.
by how close the village was...
to the mountain.
We saw this hanok village although we didn't know it was hanok.
- There were only mountains then. - There were only mountains.
In this other lovely hanok house...
Where are you from?
Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province.
(Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province)
We're right by his town.
- Danyang and Jecheon. - Yes.
Did you meet there?
Yes.
We swore not to get married...
but ended up doing so when we were 35 and 37.
How long did you date for?
Three months?
You swore not to get married all those years?
(3 months were all they needed to change.)
We'd known each other for three years before we started dating.
- Oh, really? - Yes.
He proposed to me, and I said yes immediately.
I liked him.
- You liked him before that? - Yes.
(Her one-sided love was rewarded.)
I was drinking with her friend...
when that friend invited her.
That's how we were first introduced to each other.
She was just a friend of a friend at the time.
If she set us up on a date,
I would've thought about it.
(She had a secret crush on him.)
That's how we met.
But you fell for him...
as soon as you met him?
Yes.
(She fell in love at first sight.)
Why did you like him? Did he have good manners?
He was well-dressed.
- He still looks fashionable. - I know.
(He walks his dog.)
(He pairs the jacket with leather gloves.)
(I'm the fashionista of Daegot-myeon, Gimpo.)
He was well-dressed...
and liked to watch movies.
I think he's the only man in the world...
who watched the movie, "The Scent of Green Papaya".
- So I fell for him. - What's the movie?
Green Papa?
"The Scent of Green Papaya".
(It's a French film about a poor girl in Vietnam.)
- Did you watch it? - No.
It's a French film.
A French film?
I thought we'd speak the same language.
Those are the two reasons why I fell for him.
And he's pretty self-sufficient.
(She liked everything about him.)
I guess you love movies.
She loves them a lot.
You can watch a movie like that at a cultural center or something.
It's not released in theaters.
Right. You should search for it.
I watched movies like that in class when I was in college.
How did you watch the movie?
There were a lot of places...
that sell movie posters back then.
Like big bromide photographs.
And I had the poster in my store.
My wife came to my store and saw it.
He ran a coffee shop back then.
(She saw the movie poster in the coffee shop he was running.)
It made her...
(The movie poster made her like him.)
think well of me.
It helped a lot.
It piqued her interest in you.
Exactly.
It's not that you watched the movie.
You just had the movie poster at your store.
- And she thought... - After we got married...
I thought you watched the movie.
I watched it after we got married.
- She didn't know that. - That's not it.
The misunderstanding between them is finally cleared up.
After we got married?
You said you watched the movie.
We had videotapes back then.
I collected videotapes.
And I bought the videotape of the film so I could have my own copy.
He means he hasn't watched it yet.
- You didn't watch it? - I did.
It's okay. You have Ye Jun now.
(Happy ending)
(After a violent rainstorm...)
Sir.
What made you fall in love with her?
(Careful)
I had only one standard.
She was the most feminine girl.
(Sulky)
I'm a little straightforward...
and speak carelessly.
But if I don't pay full attention, I can't understand what she says.
(Meanwhile, the wife is quiet and calm.)
She's...
very quiet.
You seem calm.
I just look that way.
He didn't look calm when he walked the dog.
(I'm the tough guy of Daegot-myeon.)
He looked tough...
- when he was walking his dog. - Everyone does that.
How did you propose to her?
He was running a store.
He wrote me a letter.
Friends were sitting around in his store.
And he was a little drunk.
He read the letter in front of them.
He asked me to marry him.
And the friends clapped for us.
I didn't say yes right away.
I told him to give me three days to think about it.
After I calmed down my restless mind,
I told him I'd marry him.
(She finally agreed to marry him.)
You gave it some time.
If I was her, I would've said, "Sure!"
I would've said that right away.
You know what? Young Mi...
has been going out with her boyfriend for four years.
But her boyfriend is not proposing to her.
Right. I'm still waiting.
Her boyfriend doesn't propose.
I don't think he will.
She's waiting.
He said he'd positively consider it.
- Who? - My boyfriend.
(It sounds like she's talking about a summit talk.)
There will be good news someday.
(We hope they will reach a settlement.)
What do you think is a disadvantage of...
living in the countryside?
I can't think of anything.
We should enjoy the disadvantage here.
(This is the mindset for rural life.)
- This is it. - It's so...
She's right.
We go to stores together...
for grocery shopping.
You'd buy a lot of stuff when you go shopping, right?
That's why we do farm work.
I guess they've had some fights on the way to the store.
It's hard.
(It's easier to do farm work.)
"We should grow food instead."
I guess Ye Jun's dad thought...
his wife looked tired when they went shopping.
- That's what it is. - I know.
(So he became a farmer for her instead.)
Now that we live in the country,
we should do the farm work.
At least a little.
Last year, we grew a lot of things.
We grew tomatoes, so we made tomato jam.
Potato, sweet potato, corn, eggplant, and perilla leaves.
- That's rural life, right? - Sure.
If you go out early in the morning,
- Elks. - you can see elks.
There are squirrels.
- And there are a lot of birds. - We have all kinds of birds here.
In the fall, a lot of migratory birds...
fly around the neighborhood with the sunset...
at this time of the day.
And the color of the sky changes every day.
- I see. - It's beyond description.
(The beautiful scene of the sunset is beyond description.)
- And you get to see it every day. - Of course.
All those things make them...
want to live here...
- Exactly. - despite the inconveniences.
The family decided to live in the hanok village...
to make precious memories for their son.
And now they discover a new joy...
in the harmony of nature and people.
I have a few questions to ask.
It's Complimenting Time.
- Compliment my husband? - Compliment him.
Why don't you go first, sir?
(The husband goes first.)
We are very compatible.
We click really well. I never...
get bored when I talk with her.
We have a lot to talk about every day.
Since we got married,
she hasn't changed.
- I don't want anything from her. - I see.
(He's just grateful for what he has now.)
I just want her...
to stay like this.
(Envious)
It's your turn to compliment him.
I guess she wants to say what she wants from me instead.
(Shy)
I'm grateful...
that he likes to cook. We can do a lot of things together.
I like that.
And the things I want from him?
Do you have any complaint about him?
Complaint? I have one.
- If I have to say something. - What is it?
We don't have a bed...
- because we live in a hanok. - Right.
We have to lay a mattress every day, but he doesn't make the bed.
(He has nothing to say.)
- So... - This is...
a matter of life and death.
He should make the bed.
That's how you start the day.
I want him to go outside and play...
with our son and dog after making the bed.
That's what I want.
Our son is very active.
I have to get ready to go to work...
after taking care of him.
So I didn't have time to make the bed.
That's the disadvantage of not having a bed.
Ye Jun is...
- Ye Jun. - Ye Jun.
He came running after he heard his name.
You heard it?
He was listening to us in the room.
(Ye Jun monitors Dining Together.)
"It's going well." He'd say.
Where were you?
(Thanks to Ye Jun, the house is alive.)
This is the highlight of our show.
It's Complimenting Time.
The husband goes first.
(The husband goes first.)
Thank you for taking good care of our children.
And thank you for greeting me warmly...
when I get home after work.
(He's grateful that she greets him when he gets home after work.)
He said that smoothly.
It's my turn.
First off, I'm grateful that you appreciate my good points.
She says it so beautifully.
And thank you for being so consistent.
You only care about...
your work and family.
(Smiling)
I appreciate your sincerity.
I really mean it.
(It's a heartfelt compliment.)
You should compliment each other.
To your brother whom you like the most in the world.
- Something like that. - No.
My one and only brother.
Can't you say that?
No.
- She sounds firm. - What do you want to call him then?
- Hyun Jun... - Hyun Jun.
What do you want to call him then?
- Hyun Jun... - Hyun Jun.
Thank you for playing with me.
- He plays with you? - He does play with me.
He plays omok and gonggi with me.
- You play gonggi? - Yes.
(He is a sweet and kind brother while he pretends he's not.)
He's not talking about steamed rice.
He's talking about gonggi.
Compliment your sister.
(His eyes don't know where to look.)
Say her name first.
- So Jung. - So Jung.
My sister So Jung.
Sister.
(Chuckling)
He never calls her name.
Look at So Jung.
(She has a lot to say, but she won't say it.)
Happy early birthday.
(Laughing)
(Brother...)
When's her birthday?
- When's her birthday? - March 9.
- "March 9." - "March 9."
Is that supposed to be a compliment?
(He's unbelievable.)
Oh, he's praising her for being born.
That's right, ma'am.
He meant, "Thank you for being born."
Oh, my.
He had to...
He had to compliment her.
That's the clip of the day.
(This is the life of a real sibling.)
Thank you for the meal.
(It's time to finish up the meal in a hanok filled with laughter.)
We've met such a good family.
We were lucky.
Of course, all the families I've seen on TV...
- were nice too. - I know.
I think I got to hear and see...
what I wanted. I really liked it.
(Kyung Kyu's group is also washing the dishes.)
Are you close with Gook Ju?
(All of a sudden?)
Say three nice things about Gook Ju.
Gook Ju...
is a good cook.
She takes good care of her friends.
She's a loving person.
- She's kind-hearted? - Yes.
I don't know if the other team would do the same.
(No, they didn't.)
(It's the last photo time.)
- It's a dinosaur. - That's cute.
I'm going to smile like Ye Jun.
(Smile)
(Smile like Ye Jun.)
- What about a finger heart? - A finger heart.
- Happy! - Happy!
They met the 205th and 206th families...
for Dining Together in Daegot-myeon, Gimpo...
where people are very relaxed.
Thank you for the short, but precious time.
Come back when the weather is nice.
Dining Together,
- go! - go!
Thank you for coming to my house.
Visit us again.
Dining Together,
- go! - go!
(Waving)
(Kyung Kyu and Ho Dong arrived at a hot place in Yongsan.)
(Yeoljeongdo is flooding with young people's passion.)
(2 strange people are pouring their passion into something from there.)
(Sniffing)
(Super concentrated)
(It's pretty.)
(Kyung Kyu and Ho Dong approach the flowery scent.)
(But they don't care about Kyung Kyu and Ho Dong.)
(Lee Pil Mo, On Ju Wan)
(Have you been to the Yeoljeongdo before?)
(As soon as Ho Dong finishes, he explains passionately.)
(Passionate)
(You were here for a date.)
(No, it wasn't a date.)
(He's passionate for both work and love.)
(He appeals to Yongmun-dong residents with his passion dance.)
(He dances automatically.)
Show us.
(Doing the splits)
(Passionate)
(What are you doing?)
(Are you sick?)
(His passion to have a meal...)
(burns Yongsan.)
(And there's another hot guy.)
(The person who gave the most touching proposal)
(You're somewhat erotic.)
(What? Erotic?)
(You mean romantic.)
(A sense of romance in Dining Together)
(How about...)
(dinner...)
(in Yongmun-dong?)
(Yongmun-dong, Yongsan, Seoul)
(Congratulations on your wedding.)
(The new groom is famous in Yongmun-dong.)
(It's the actor.)
(You're the best, Pil Mo.)
(He's happy.)
(Yongmun Market's superstar, Pil Mo)
(Guys)
(Another superstar of Yongmun-dong, Kang Nam appears.)
(This is my house.)
(He helped me become famous.)
(He's a complete moron, and he's doing this?)
(Kang Nam is puzzled.)
(Will the superstar and passionate man be able to dine today?)
(I think I will.)
(It's over.)
(The Yongmun Market superstar's reasonable confidence)
(The superstar tries the first doorbell.)
(Oh, yes. I'm a big fan of yours.)
(He bows automatically.)
(Dining Together?)
(Is he really going to succeed like this?)
(Have you been on TV before, ma'am?)
(Everyone's shocked.)
Are you an actress, ma'am?
(Dining Together)