(It's better to be with one another...)
(than to be alone.)
(Celebrity best friends)
(He thought they were best friends,)
(but their friendship is based on money that's thicker than blood.)
(What a great friendship.)
(Son Hun Su's friendship with Park Soo Hong is like serving a master.)
(Sometimes they're sweet,)
(and sometimes they're pathetic.)
(Are they flirting with each other?)
(Best friends who are both sweet and pathetic.)
(Wax and Hong Suk Chun will never date each other.)
(They're the best male and female friends.)
(A new host who's here to mess with the guests' friendship)
(Full of passion)
(Full of ambition)
(You're quite good.)
(The best friends...)
(who aren't afraid of anything when they're together.)
("Bittersweet Friends" begins now.)
My best friend used to be Kim Yong Man.
Yong Man, what are you up to on "Problem Child in House"?
Call me. I live in Bangbae-dong now.
(Clenching his teeth)
People think Yu Hui Yeol is my best friend and compare him with me.
He's never won in first place with his own song.
The difference between Hui Yeol and me...
is that I'm a handsome singer.
My friend Kyung Hwan...
opened a saw-edged perch restaurant in Vietnam.
Saw-edged perches are caught in Vietnam also?
Yes, they are.
Kyung Hwan told me that he wants to be on Radio Star.
You know it's not possible.
He's not popular enough to come as the only guest?
He should bring at least Coach Park Hang Seo with him.
Coach Park probably doesn't know Kyung Hwan.
- He does? - Yes, I heard he does.
I guess Kyung Hwan did all sorts of things to get to know him.
He did? He probably served some saw-edged perches to Coach Park.
I guess he did all sorts of things.
Can I speak now?
Ring, ring
I'm Jin Young's honey.
I'm your eternal duet partner and best friend.
I'm your honey.
(Snapping)
Jin Young, isn't it about time we release our second song?
Call me. Ring, ring
(Running away)
That's right. On nights when you miss your friend,
we want to be your best friend.
It's a show where it shines with best friends.
It's Radio...
- Star. - Star.
Young Chul, you're our special host for today.
- That's right. - I thought he'd be the main MC.
With what mindset will you host the show today?
- Today? - Yes.
You can just hang out here and leave.
I know. Was Chaeyeon here last week?
(Suddenly getting up)
I'm going to set...
the studio on fire today.
- He's... - He always plans stuff.
the only successor of Jo Hye Ryun.
That's right.
(He gets up automatically as soon as Gu Ra's done talking.)
You can't do that on "Men on a Mission", can you?
I do this kind of thing on "Men on a Mission".
But then Ho Dong goes,
"That was great, Young Chul."
He's not tolerant towards me.
Today, we have four best friends...
who are always sweet to each other even during tough times.
Even if you're lonely or sad
These four best friends are always by each other's side.
- It's "Bittersweet Friends". - They're best friends.
We always need friends.
This person does more ugly things as he gets older.
That's how he spent his time.
He began looking for a retirement home with his best friend, Hun Su.
He still makes his mom go, "What's wrong with him?"
It's Park Soo Hong who is 50 years old.
(50-year-old Park Soo Hong)
He's still single though.
He became popular with his nonsense comedy skit...
but soon became a nobody.
That's right.
It's beneficial to have a competent senior colleague.
He came back as the person who's always next to Soo Hong.
He's a comedian and singer, Son Hun Su.
(Comedian and singer, Son Hun Su)
Son Hun Su is here.
Aren't your eyebrows too bold?
He put up too much makeup.
I thought I was watching Fuji TV.
He looks like a Japanese comedian.
Fuji TV?
- He does look like one. - Right.
He does look like a Japanese comedian.
- He's a little artificial. - He does look like one.
His recent interest...
isn't in love or business.
His only interest is in his old friend, Wax.
He decided to join the show for his friend of 10 years.
He's the only top gay celebrity in Korea.
It's Hong Suk Chun.
(Hong Suk Chun)
He's the one and only gay celebrity.
He's the only one.
- He's a happy man. - Of course.
It's a good thing...
that he revealed his sexual orientation.
Say for instance that you like apples.
But if you can't say that you like apples,
that'd be really stressful.
What are you doing?
- Can I speak now? - My gosh.
Whenever I try to speak, he cuts me off.
What are you, Hong Gil Dong?
What's he doing again?
(Honey, look at me only)
- My gosh. - All right.
She melted many men's hearts with this song.
But after she met Suk Chun,
she's become close with men who are not dating material.
She's a singer of our memories who wants to be free from Suk Chun.
- It's Wax. - Wax!
- Hello. - It's Wax.
It's been so long.
(Park Soo Hong, Son Hun Su, Hong Suk Chun, Wax)
(Welcome.)
Soo Hong, please say hello to our viewers.
Hello, we released a song recently.
- That's right. - We released a song together...
so that Hun Su can be in the spotlight.
For our team name, we used "Su" from Hun Su...
And "Hong" from Soo Hong.
- We are Suhong Brothers. - We are Suhong Brothers.
- They have such a bad teamwork. - It's their first time doing this.
- It's your first time? - We came up with it just now.
- Hun Su, please say hello. - Yes.
I'm here for the best friends special,
but it's a luxury for me to be called a best friend.
I'm Soo Hong's underling, Son Hun Su.
- I'm sorry. - He keeps...
He keeps saying that.
I've never told him to say such things.
- But... - He's saying that from his heart.
Jae Seok started calling me...
- as Soo Hong's underling. - Underling?
"There comes Soo Hong's underling."
Jae Seok always said that.
I was okay with him calling me as an underling.
Do you remember what happened...
at Seok Jin's family event?
Soo Hong left first, and Yong Man said to me,
"Aren't you going with your master?"
(Yong Man was being annoying.)
- "Master". - "Master".
So I clearly told him,
"I'm okay with being called an underling."
"But calling Soo Hong as my master hurts my pride."
- Then what happened? - Having a master is different.
Right. Then he said, "Okay, I'll just refer to you as an underling."
(Underling)
- For me... - Comedians...
- like to joke around. - I'm sure he was just joking.
- They like joking around. - But I wasn't joking.
My relationship with Soo Hong...
is like that of Guan Yu and Liu Bei.
- That's almost like brothers. - That's right.
He's more like a master to me.
He's a mater.
A real master is right here.
He's the master of masters.
- What are they saying? - The master of masters.
- So you're the ultimate underling? - Seriously.
(It seems as they'll swear brotherhood.)
- But you met me... - This is too much to see.
- I know. - So I...
Being born as a man...
Being born as a man,
there must be another man you should serve forever.
- You should have that someone. - In your heart?
I guess I should have one too.
Shall I become your underling?
- Don't be like that. - But you're not faithful.
- It won't work for people like you. - You don't even mean that.
Young Chul's not fit for it.
Gu Ra's the Sirasoni type.
He doesn't like being belonged somewhere.
(I go on my own way.)
- Suk Chun, please say hello... - He can give lessons.
- Okay, I'll do that. - to our viewers.
I really love singer Wax,
but I can never cross the line.
So today,
I'll put Wax on the market.
- On the market? - Everyone's over the top today.
- They are, and it's unstable. - Including you, Young Chul.
- The guests aren't stable. - It's because of me.
Wax, please say hello.
It's so pressuring.
- Is it? - Hello.
- Wait a minute. - Suk Chun.
- My goodness. - He's the only male celebrity...
- who doesn't get criticized... - That was natural.
for touching a female celebrity like that.
- Her hair stylist... - He has a pajamas party...
with women.
- Her hair stylist... - But...
did her hair with extra care today.
The stylist paid much attention.
You're the one and only character.
- Wax, please say hello. - Okay.
I'm varnish of the music industry, Wax.
- Varnish. - That was a good one.
- Great job. - That was great.
That was neat.
Soo Hong and Hun Su,
you released an album without anyone knowing?
"Without anyone knowing?"
Has it been released already?
- Yes. - Yes, it has.
But you both released songs before.
How many times have you released songs?
This is his second song.
He did release a song before.
You released a song with Kyung Lim before.
It's the first time for us to release a song together.
- It's the first time for you two. - Right.
We didn't do well as a solo artist, so we decided to do it together.
I hear you gave your all to the album...
that one of you got sick?
Actually,
Bae Gi Seong suggested the idea.
- Gi Seong did? - I see.
Gi Seong, Hun Su, and I were going to release a song...
that middle-aged can related to.
The three of you?
So we started working on it.
But then Gi Seong got a heart attack.
- Oh, no. - Really?
But he got married recently.
So he had to drop out in the middle.
- Because of his health? - So the two of us...
We had to release an album just the two of us.
We were missing a singer,
so it was hard for us to work on it.
Don't people usually wait for the sick to get well?
- That's right. - For us...
You couldn't wait?
- It was because... - Don't people do that?
- That's... - But they couldn't miss the timing.
That's what people call friendship.
We did ask Gi Seong if he still wanted to do it.
- He really wanted to do it, - He was determined.
but we were...
You were in a hurry.
Actually, we didn't have to hurry.
There was no need to. No one was waiting for their song.
- Excuse me. - Some might have waited for it.
There was no need to. No one was waiting for their song.
- He's right. - I'm just being objective.
- He's right. - Aren't I right?
- Gu Ra is right. - Yes, you are right.
I said the right thing.
But it's offensive to have you say it in my face.
- But I was right. - You were, but it was offensive.
Anyway...
- You were not in a hurry. - We didn't need to hurry,
but I'm the type that had to get ready...
- when an opportunity is given. - That's why you practiced. I see.
I told Hun Su that I wrote some songs.
- Then he went, "Already?" - "Already?"
I didn't write any.
Does that mean you also composed the songs?
- Yes, I did. - You composed the songs also?
- You did? - Yes.
I play the piano and write songs.
So you are a singer song-writer?
- Yes. - Then that means you...
I'm sorry.
(The special host provokes Soo Hong.)
I'm listening to you.
- What? - I'm listening to you.
- But you are... - That's not the attitude...
of someone listening.
I'm listening to you.
Anyway, people around me...
told me not to do it because it'll ruin my health.
They also wondered why I would spend my money on it.
- But it's been my dream. - It's your dream?
- Gook Jin knows. - Soo Hong likes music.
You should follow your dream.
My dream came true...
with Gook Jin's help when I was young.
We released a carol once.
The last song on the B section...
was composed and written by me.
- So Gook Jin sang that song. - So he's always liked singing.
Gook Jin was busier than me at that time.
To pay back the loan we took out to make that album,
he did gigs at nightclubs for the first time.
(He tells too much information.)
- Tell us about it. - What do you do at nightclubs?
- He could do many things then. - He was really embarrassed and...
He must've said his buzz phrase, "Hello?"
- Did he say "hello?" - No, he didn't even say that.
He was like, "Let's dance now."
- I said that? - Yes. Then he'd stand like this.
He just stood there?
That's not it. When I entered,
- I said, "I'm here." - "I'm here."
- You said "I'm here"? - They loved it.
Then I'd leave after saying, "I'm leaving."
Did the song enter the music charts as soon as it was released?
The day we're shooting this...
Never mind. I bet it didn't.
(He's sullen.)
- Why not? - He said that himself.
- That's true! - This is...
- This is... - It's difficult.
- That's true. - Let me explain.
(That's true.)
Soo Hong, every time you were here, we aired two episodes of you.
- Right. - Every time you were here.
I hear you think it's because of Gu Ra.
Thank you.
Not at all. To say that...
I don't know. I think I suit this show well.
Instead of on my own shows,
I do so much better as a guest on other shows.
- We think so too. - I do so much better...
- on other shows. - From our perspective,
there's a lot to criticize about Soo Hong.
- Right. - You're all like...
- baby sticklebacks. - You said that well.
You criticize me...
and eat off of me.
- Airing two episodes of me... - Didn't you mean to say...
Garra rufa?
Are they called Garra rufa?
Anyway, you all eat off of me.
There's a lot to eat off of you.
But I love...
that kind of mindset.
On the shows I host,
I have to listen to the guests.
- But when I'm here, - That's what hosts do.
you all look at me,
- although Gu Ra is frowning. - I'm not.
I like this kind of atmosphere.
Everyone's looking at you.
I know. It suits me better to be a guest.
- I've never got bad rating. - On your show, "Dongchimi",
you don't even get any screen time.
- Because he's the host. - Only my laughing can be heard.
People like Lee Kyung Jae or Lee Hye Jung...
have more screen time than you.
- It's because they're the guests. - If I don't nod...
while listening to them,
they wouldn't feel like talking.
I meet everyone's eyes.
When I go home after the shoot, I have cramps in my neck.
I have to relax my muscles on the massage chair for a long time.
He's suffering from an occupational disease.
I work that hard. I meet everyone's eyes...
- and nod for them. - Then do you expect...
this episode to air for two weeks?
- It's impossible. - Why not?
It's because of you.
What about me? What did I do wrong?
This won't air for two weeks.
It's impossible. We'll make this episode short.
- Okay. - Who are you to decide that?
It's the producer's decision to make.
- It's not your... - He's in charge of everything.
He edits the show with his mouth.
By the way, whenever Soo Hong joined us,
- it always went well with our show. - It was fun.
- Gu Ra is... - I admit that.
His disposition is opposite of mine.
- He's objective and humorous. - He's different.
On the other hand, there are many things you can tease me with.
You need me.
- You need me to survive. - It's not that.
There was a time we almost worked together on a show,
but some things didn't work out.
- Your rate was too high. - It's not because of that.
- You two almost worked together? - Yes.
We almost did, but some things didn't work out.
That's not true.
- Your rate was very high. - No, no. That's not true.
- Does he get paid a lot? - Of course, his rate is high.
- It's not that. - Is his rate higher than yours?
You were hired by MBC. Which group were you in?
I was in the 11th hiring group.
Who were some people that were hired together?
- Ahn Sun Yeong. - Ahn Sun Yeong.
- Ahn Sun Yeong. - Yes.
When Sun Yeong and Hun Su...
- were taking the comedian test, - Yes, yes.
- I was... - That's right!
- I was the judge. - Yes, that's true!
Really?
- Then, Gook Jin picked him. - Actually,
they weren't going to pass me.
Right, but I picked him.
Thank you.
He's like your master.
- Hun Su, remember what I told you? - Yes.
If you get up suddenly, your head won't be seen like Young Chul's.
- I told you before we started. - Hun Su.
- No, no. You know what? - When he danced, his head was out.
We have another camera for that.
Shake it
(Going off camera)
Right.
(The camera couldn't catch up with his enthusiasm.)
Can we take another one for the dance segment I did earlier?
- My head wasn't in the shot. - It wasn't in the shot at all.
MBC upset you very much.
- No, I wasn't upset. - You said you don't even...
- face in direction of MBC. - My gosh.
- He's not that upset. - He's very upset.
Why is that?
It's not that. I've been watching...
Radio Star for 11 years without missing a single episode.
I thought the show would invite me one day.
- You were never on our show? - Not even once?
Even my junior comedians from other TV stations...
were on Radio Star,
but you never invited me.
It might be too harsh if I say this,
but we didn't have any needs to invite you to our show.
(That's probably what happened.)
It's an honor to me.
Is that why you dressed up to the nines today?
Of course, I should be polite.
- So... - I'm looking at Hun Su's face...
- on the monitor, - Right.
he looks like the animation character in real life.
Exactly.
You know those people...
- in animation movies? - He's an animation character.
(Hun Su is a real character right out of the cartoon.)
This is a question for Suk Chun.
You're going around the world on a tour...
like famous world stars.
- Please tell us about this. - I hold a lot of lectures too.
- Yes, you do have many lectures. - Well,
- I have a lot of lectures. - You have lectures abroad too?
- Students at Columbia University... - Really?
invited me as a lecturer.
And the student association...
from Harvard in Boston invited me as well.
- What is your lecture about? - What do you talk about?
I talk about my life a lot...
- and how I overcame my struggles. - He's an impressive guy.
- I talk about that mostly. - You're the hero of Itaewon.
- Right. You could say that. - Hero of Itaewon?
- He is indeed. - Right.
And on top of that, there is a gay festival...
in Denmark. And it's the biggest one in the world.
There's one in Australia.
This time, I was invited to have a lecture...
- in Israel. - In Tel Aviv?
Yes, Tel Aviv.
- Does everyone there know you? - He gives out lectures.
- No, they don't know me. Not yet. - My gosh.
- How could everyone know him? - He's a symbolic figure in Korea.
- Yes. - That's why they invite him.
I'm the only one.
- That's why I go there. - That's right.
That will be something for us to keep our eyes on.
Suk Chun, you joined us today...
- to help Wax find her husband? - Right.
- You two must be really close. - Is that what you said?
Actually, she's a friend of mine...
whom I really treasure...
with all my heart.
She hasn't been dating for several years,
so I wanted to make her happy.
- I should publicly announce this. - But the thing is...
- She sort of looks like... - Right.
Michelle Pfeiffer, the American actress.
- Right. - She was the Catwoman.
Don't you like that?
- Yes, I got that a few times. - Today is a great day for her.
- People told you that before. - Gu Ra.
- Is that so? - A lot of people must flatter you.
- You're being very nice to her. - By the way,
she resembles Michelle Pfeiffer a lot.
Do you want to remarry?
How could you go there?
(Feeling embarrassed)
- I mean... - Listen.
Even middle schoolers won't do this.
- I go for it if there's a chance. - What was that?
By the way,
I'm not too sure...
if his involvement is helping my case that much.
- I don't think it's helping. - It's not helpful.
There are times like this too.
I think I might be able to take care of myself if I were alone.
- He gets involved. - When he says...
they have to do something with me.
Or I have to get married this time.
- Or I have to meet a man. - Usually,
this happens.
When you try to help someone, it ends up helping you.
(He's taking her airtime.)
- That always happens. - That's what you do.
Do you know what the problem is for comedians?
- When they try to help others, - Right.
they end up with more airtime.
- Help me stand out today. - That never works.
- I'm the special MC today. - That will not work, Suk Chun.
Will you help me stand out today?
(Feigned laughter)
- Will you do that? - My gosh.
- This is hard. - Do it on your own.
- I must do it on my own. Right. - Yes.
- Since when have you been friends? - You can stand out.
- It's been 10 years. - It's been over 10 years.
Was there an event that forged your friendship?
- He used to run a restaurant. - Yes.
I went there to have a meal.
- He was so nice to me that day. - Yes, he's very nice.
He was very friendly to me, but it was a bit uncomfortable at first.
I wondered why he was being so nice to me.
After 2 to 3 meetings, I ended up opening my heart to him.
(Her guard was completely down.)
- That's my charm. - Right.
- I listen to everyone's problem. - Exactly.
Actually, people send me direct messages...
to my social media account,
and I respond to those messages until late at night even.
- That's just how I am. - I can understand that.
- When something troubles me, - You can't help it.
- I tell everything to... - To Wax.
Wax. I only share my troubles with her.
- She listens to my problems. - She's that kind of friend.
- Yes. - A while ago,
I met with him because he wanted to meet up.
Out of nowhere, he hugged me.
He said, "Hye Ri" while hugging me.
I knew what had hit him.
I asked him if something happened.
He answered yes, and I asked him if someone had hurt him.
He said yes. And I told him if I was the only one who was there for him.
"Yes."
- You two must be soulmates. - Exactly.
- She's your only outlet. - Yes, she is.
- I get rid of my troubles with her. - I see.
- We're comfortable with each other. - I see.
Being with him is more comfortable than being alone at home.
My gosh. That comfortable?
- Yes. - Yes.
When she's eating alone,
- she video calls me. - Okay.
- You are true best friends. - She'd be...
like this alone.
- She calls me Aba. - Aba?
I'm between a dad and a friend.
"Aba, guess what I'm eating."
"Look at this."
"I cooked doenjang jjigae all by myself."
"I added freshwater snails in it." She'd do this.
Her dog would be next to her.
"Nako, say hello."
"This is Aba."
- This is what she does. - They are best friends.
- By the way, - I really liked it.
I went to his restaurant with my couple friends.
That day, I realized how considerate he is.
When couples go out together, guys want to drink so badly.
To play nice with the wives,
we couldn't drink alcohol as much as we wanted.
He realized that.
You guys should go over there.
I'll take care of your wives.
(Don't worry.)
He...
- He got us a separate space, - That's right.
so we could drink.
And he started to talk to our wives.
But it all goes to his sales.
- Even though we had to pay more, - But I made you happy.
- we could drink a lot. - That's right.
- His business skills are amazing. - At that point...
That's why I really love your songs, Jong Shin.
- I love "Like It". - Right.
- Did you change the lyrics? - The atmosphere was great.
("Like It" was great.)
According to Wax,
Suk Chun periodically realizes how valuable Wax is.
- Yes. - That's true.
Last winter, I was...
in two consecutive car accidents.
How did you feel?
"Everything is meaningless."
- You could die in a moment. - Just a moment.
- It only takes one moment. - Yes.
I came home alone.
That night,
- I started to cry my eyes out. - That's understandable.
But that night, I didn't have anyone to call.
I thought about calling my parents,
- They might worry. - but they might worry about me.
So I called Wax instead.
- I was crying the whole time. - He was crying.
"Hye Ri, I almost died."
- You're great at his impersonation. - Seriously.
I love their skit together.
"I was in a car accident..."
"on Olympic Expressway."
- "It was a bus. I almost died." - Really?
"If my car was a second late, I wouldn't have been here."
She has a great special talent.
I wonder what kind of connections you have between yourselves.
It's really hard to meet friends like you two.
There are many hidden, manly sides of me.
And there are some gentle sides of me.
But as for Wax, she can be gentle,
- but she can be brave like a man. - I see.
Strangely, our dispositions go well together.
- We're very different though. - We are totally different.
Do you like that brave, manly side of her?
(I get it.)
You can't exactly date her,
but you like that manly side of her.
- It's his vicarious satisfaction. - Right.
(That's right.)
How many times do you meet a week?
When we were becoming best friends,
- we met every day. - Every day?
- We met three times a day. - Really?
What about now? You don't keep tracks?
- Right now, I'm busy. - He's too busy now.
But there are times I want to see her.
Whenever I miss her, I call her.
Then, she plays hard-to-get.
(Whatever)
She keeps giving me excuses.
"Come over. Let's have a meal."
I have to chase her.
Then, she keeps turning it down.
"I have to take care of my dog. I must feed her."
She'd give me all these excuses.
When I say, "I'll give you 50 dollars",
she says, "I'm getting dressed."
(She sets out right away.)
- She's funny. - She's funny.
- She gave in for the money. - Right.
(Their friendship is based on capitalism.)
Suk Chun, you cried once because of Wax's text message?
- My gosh, seriously. - What did the message say?
Recently,
I realized that I must have made a huge mistake...
because...
out of the blue, Wax sent me a text message.
"Take responsibility for my last 10 years."
She sent me a text message like that.
- For the 10 years she lost? - She told me to be responsible...
- for the 10 years she lost. - There must be a meaning to that.
That's why I showed that message to all of my staff.
"Hey, look. Hye Ri sent me this text message."
"She wants to break up, right?"
I was crying all by myself.
I replied to her text with a long response.
"I'm sorry."
"I think I should stay away from you."
I poured my heart out and sent her the message.
After some time passed, she replied to my text.
What did you say in it?
"Whatever."
(She ends it with the simplest reply.)
Did you send it as a joke?
- Did you send it as a joke? - Was that a joke?
- Was it a joke? - Was that it?
- I wasn't joking. - She's fun.
I was really lonely.
At one point, I was mad.
"I couldn't date because of this guy."
I didn't mean it.
- I can say something like that. - You were just complaining.
- I was just making a fuss. - You suddenly got mad, right?
Suk Chun, be honest. Let's say that Wax gets...
a boyfriend. Do you think you'd like that?
- Be honest. Be honest. - No way.
Hey, Suk Chun.
Whenever you had a boyfriend, Wax was supportive...
and she was there for you.
You should do the same when she starts dating.
- Me? I should? - Yes, you should.
- I sort of get it now. - Of course.
- He's like... - What's wrong?
her dearest girlfriend who looks like a man.
- That's it. - Right.
He's like a girlfriend who gets in the way of your love life.
(Hey, girl. You can't go anywhere!)
You said you meet your friends in secret. Tell us about that.
I don't leave out several meetings...
out of 10 meetings with my friends.
I'm meeting other friends, not him.
- He gets disappointed. - He doesn't like that?
- He's very jealous. - I don't like that.
- Usually... - Earlier...
For example, Suk Chun introduced you to a friend.
He gets jealous if you meet the friend without him.
- That usually happens. - It's a bit overstepping if he's...
jealous when you meet your friends.
- I can understand everything... - You know what?
Do you give her living stipend?
He's odd.
I give her 50 dollars.
- I give her 50 dollars... - You do nothing for her,
- when she comes over to Itaewon. - but you get possessive.
- How can you be possessive of her? - I give her 50 dollars.
A close girlfriend definitely gets jealous like that.
- That's what they do! - Right.
You can't understand this?
We can't understand it.
(This close girlfriend is giving her too much love.)
This is your first time joining our show.
Wax, you don't star on many variety shows.
- She's never on them. - Right.
- You waited to get invited though. - She'd get invited a lot now.
It was several years ago.
- I especially wanted to be on this. - This show?
Did you have a change of heart?
- Except for singing, - Right.
there wasn't much to show to the viewers.
- There are misunderstandings. - Like what?
My reputation became the songs I sing.
- A woman with a history. - Like a sad woman.
- People thought I was sad. - Right.
- You wanted to change your image. - Since Wax as a singer...
is completely different...
from an individual, Hye Ri.
I thought that I wanted to show myself as an individual,
- so I wanted to be on TV shows. - By the way,
- is your name Cho Ae Ri? - Yes, it's Cho Hye Ri.
- That's a beautiful name. - It's Hye Ri.
- It's Ae Ri. - It's Hye Ri.
- Hye Ri. - Hye.
You should ask if you don't know.
Stop yelling at me.
- He yelled at me. "Cho Ae Ri". - Thank you.
- She said it was Hye Ri. What... - Thank you.
- Thank you, Young Chul. - Why are you thanking me?
(Feeling upset)
- It's Cho Hye Ri. - Right, right.
Because of my image, whenever I meet people,
I don't know how to behave.
I become shier around strangers.
I couldn't be free with myself,
- so I wanted to show who I am. - As a ballad songwriter,
I really want to work with Wax.
- Then, give her some songs. - I did hear about that!
- In my opinion, - Right.
she can make the song sound the saddest...
- Of course. - because...
she sings like it's her own story.
- That's true. - Seriously.
- It makes me wonder if it's hers. - Right.
- I wanted to get your songs. - You sound really sad.
- I called you a few years ago. - I really want to...
I really want to work with you.
- She said she called you. - She called you.
- You did? - Why did you turn it down?
You pour all of your energy into Urban Zakapa.
- He only looks for trendy singers. - Exactly.
- Right. He's working with IU now. - No.
- Right. He takes care of IU only. - But he's an oldie, you know.
I will make my song shine...
- with your singing. - Right.
(He makes a promise.)
You came here to break out from your established image.
- Yes. - But lately, Wax is...
letting herself go.
I like exercising.
- I like healthy food. - Really?
I'm very strict when it comes to my health.
- Lately... - You're strict about time, right?
No.
- Do a better job. - He was wrong.
- You're not feeling well today. - Unbelievable.
- Are you doing a quiz with her? - My gosh.
- Go on. - I like keeping myself healthy,
but lately, I don't work out that much.
I'm eating food that's bad for my health too.
I've let go of many things.
Are you doing that on purpose?
Or do you not want to work out anymore?
I feel lazy.
- So... - I still exercised even if I was...
- lazy in the past. - your hormones could be a factor.
- It's true. - Are you talking about yourself?
- You're preaching for menopause. - No, no.
- Everything is about menopause. - No.
(Everything is about menopause.)
(We have an expert with us.)
Hear me out. One of the symptoms...
is that you don't want to follow the routine you've been following.
With menopause, you start changing with these minor things.
- Hormones... - Is Gu Ra correct?
Are you implying that my hormonal change...
is from my age...
or from yin and yang?
- It's not yin and yang. It's age. - I see. Age.
- Age. - Of course.
- Gu Ra... - But the thing is that...
these changes are coming from her age,
- but as for her yin and yang, - Wait.
her yang energy is very lacking.
She's surrounded by yin energy.
You're the strongest yin energy around me.
He's yang, but yin at the same time.
- It's yang and yin. - He's yang, but yin too.
- It's yang and yin. - It's because of you, Suk Chun.
- He's yang, but yin. - Yang and yin?
What is this?
I have a lot of yin energy.
Outside, he might have yang energy,
but inside, he has strong yin energy.
It was the same case...
when she first started going to clubs.
I should have taken her to a nice one,
but the club I took her to was...
filled with people like me. That's where I took her to.
The club was filled with yin energy.
(Next time, let's go get some yang energy.)
Suk Chun, you're friends with Soo Hong.
- They are the same age. - They are friends?
- The three of them are friends. - They are close friends.
But the start was very complicated.
- Yes, it's complicated. - Okay.
At first,
- I was a comedian and an artist. - Right. You were a writer too.
- I passed the writer exam at SBS. - You were a writer.
- I was a writer. - Your hair was long too then.
Right.
At that time, Soo Hong came over to me.
"Hey, Mr. Hong."
Later, he used the honorific to call me.
Afterward,
I called him by his name.
- That lasted several years. - Is that so?
Right? After I quit being a writer,
I came back to the TV station later.
He said hello to me and still used the honorific to me.
- I found it odd, so I looked it up. - You were the same age?
- He was born a few months before. - I see.
There's an error in his memory.
- Can I talk about this? - Sure, sure.
(It's time to listen to Soo Hong's point of view.)
I worked like a dog under you.
For four years, I got your coffee.
"Soo Hong, coffee, please."
- Seriously. - It wasn't about the title then.
- It's a different version. - Right.
I understand that people might remember differently.
But one day, I went to a piano studio...
and played the piano.
"Soo Hong, you need to have fun."
"Since you don't have fun, you can't have fun on TV."
"Look at me."
He'd lie down on the piano and do tap dancing.
(He's feeling dizzy.)
- Do you remember this? - Right.
- Sinchon. - Yes.
- The piano bar? - Yes.
It was before he came out.
- He'd act like this on purpose. - But that place...
"When I talk to her, I can easily bring her over here."
But he couldn't.
But the thing with that was...
he didn't mean it when he was flirting.
He was doing it to show other people.
Hey, by the way...
- Hey, this is true. - But...
I just remembered this.
That used to be a secret hideout for people like me.
- Really? - I was really shocked...
because Soo Hong was there.
- In my head... - Did you think he was on your side?
No! Wait.
Wait. No, that's not true.
- I... - I see.
- I... - I'm sure you'd know.
I'd come out if I were gay.
- You didn't know when you went. - Right.
- He came with his colleagues... - I didn't know about that.
- without knowing. - Anyway,
I continued to treat him like he was older than me for a long time.
It had lasted a very long time. One day,
he stopped his job as a writer.
- He was an actor then. - He was an actor.
I was doing a prank on Lee Byung Hun for a show.
He came to the show as a friend of mine.
For how many years did it last?
Come on. 10 years...
No, it didn't last 10 years.
- He has a temper. - I remembered.
- That was rude. - Listen.
Your story is too long.
I was trying to cut out the repeated parts.
- So how many years? - Lee Byung Hun...
- It lasted 7 years. - 7 years?
- You did a prank on Lee Byung Hun. - Yes.
When we were filming the show, he said,
"Why do you treat Suk Chun like he's older than you?"
- But you were the same age. - I still used honorifics back then.
- We're the same age. - That's right. The class of 89.
- I was embarrassed in front of him. - They went to the same school.
He thought why I used honorific...
- without looking into it first. - You used honorifics for everyone.
I felt like I couldn't be myself.
(Feeling sorry)
I was very upset. I went to the restroom.
I couldn't control myself. This is what I said this to this nice guy.
"Hey, take out your ID. Darn you."
- He really did that. - "How old are you?"
He was so surprised.
- He went, "What's wrong?" - He became someone else.
"I'm the same age as you, jerk!"
The memories of getting his coffee flashed by.
- On the street... - To avoid any misunderstandings,
let me clarify this.
I didn't do anything.
- Soo Hong came to me... - That's right.
- and used the honorifics first. - That's true.
- And he got mad all by himself. - Yes.
- He got mad by himself. - This is what happened.
Yes, that's the accurate version.
- I do admit that I made a mistake. - Right.
However, I was angry.
- He sounds like an odd ball. - But...
- Suk Chun was probably surprised. - Right.
- After observing the two of you... - We...
This is just my opinion.
As you have given many lectures all over the world,
- you are very calm. - I agree.
You know...
- how to clean up the mess. - Of course.
- Wait. - He has a calm personality.
- But... - What about Soo Hong?
You threw a fit and got mad all by himself.
- Right. - What are you doing?
- You have mood swings. - He has a lot of anger inside.
I got his coffee and treated him as my elder for seven years.
I can't even get angry? Even for a second?
- You can't even put up with that? - You caused it though.
- I got his coffee for seven years. - Wait.
If someone was angry, I'd listen to that guy.
I would comfort him.
I'd say, "That's understandable."
How could you only side with him?
(Feeling upset)
(He's suddenly at peace.)
Suk Chun, Soo Hong's attention makes you the most uncomfortable.
- Yes, it's very uncomfortable. - Why?
This has been the same since the opening segment.
As Soo Hong gets older,
- he's having the male menopause. - Exactly.
- Many people around me... - He says he doesn't have it.
- are calling me a lot about this. - Right?
- Why? - People couldn't openly discuss it.
- Go on. - I see.
- They were too lonely to discuss. - Right.
- So... - You know what?
You know Gook Jin?
He used to be the first one...
to leave our after-work dinners.
We had a meal together after getting a new producer.
I went home at 10pm as always.
- I thought he left too. - He stayed until 1am.
He stayed until 1am.
- Gook Jin stayed that long? - It's because he's lonely.
What are you talking about? He got married.
- He's happy. - I'm saying...
that he has his wife to talk to, but he enjoys talking to others now.
- He used to leave right away. - Never.
- He'd never stay long. - He was there until one o'clock!
I heard you walked over Banpo Bridge by yourself.
- It changes you, you know? - Yes.
- It's the same with Soo Hong. - It's the same with Soo Hong.
He got better with his words.
- Right. - He speaks in longer sentence.
I was on a show with him,
and no one reacting to him.
- Since I sat next to him... - Did he turn to you?
he always turned to me.
He wanted me to react.
- I made coffee for 7 years. - He was like that.
It's the least you could do.
He's become chatty.
He has.
- You felt it. - Yes.
He's got that yin energy.
It's not always about yin and yang.
It's not?
(It's not?)
Soo Hong just turned 50 this year.
You were born in 1970.
So were you.
That makes three of you.
- We're the same age. - As for me,
I hope I turn 60 as soon as possible.
You've got nothing to worry about.
(They're very close with each other.)
Soo Hong, since you turned 50,
you were confused by some changes of your body.
- My nose hair... - Are they grey?
- They were grey. - Right.
- It was a shock. - I have grey ear hairs.
- In your ears? - In my ears.
I saw that in my dad's ears.
It just keeps growing.
I looked in my nose once,
and it was all grey!
- I was so scared, - Your hair on your head is fine?
I asked them to dye my nose hair, and they were shocked.
You just have to cut them.
You wanted to dye them?
- Or you could... - They turned all grey!
- you know, - You can't dye them.
take some of those coal powders, and just sniff on it.
(Dye your nose hairs with coal powder.)
- What's wrong with you? - He's your friend!
He's your friend.
It hurts.
It hurts to hear something like that.
Hun Su liked that.
You like that?
(Laughing)
There's all kinds of bad dusts in there.
It was just a joke!
You're the only one that finds it funny!
- Wasn't it funny? - It was funny.
(Laughing)
Doesn't it get dry?
- My body gets dry. - The skin...
- Yes, your skin! - My skin gets dry.
That happens in late 40s.
- And now I'm... - You start scratching.
- Yes, scratching. - It gets itchy.
I've been applying...
body lotion for 20 years now.
- I didn't. - I don't have that.
I don't have that.
- I was washing myself and... - You couldn't reach your back?
I saw my back.
And my upper back looked terrible!
That's when I thought it would be true love...
if that someone could put on lotion on my back.
Call me, I can do it for you.
- Can I? - Of course.
As for me, other than body changes,
when I look at myself in the mirror...
- and there's something on my face. - That happens.
I mean, I wasn't this dull.
I used to eat bite off half my kimchi,
and leave it on my rice.
I was watching TV and I look down,
and there's like 7 half kimchi.
- I couldn't even see the rice! - You forgot.
- They're in halves. - They're all in halves.
I bite off of one,
and I got another one.
Then I got scared again.
Like, what am I doing?
I was so scared.
The biggest change with me getting older,
was that I became gentle.
Who became gentle?
- Me. - You're mistaken.
- Me. - You're the only one.
Am I?
You're the only one who thinks that.
- You're still cold-blooded. - Is it just me?
He does gently move on.
He gently ignores you and move on.
I think I became gentle.
- He ignores me. - Just be yourself.
(His gentle side is in there somewhere.)
Suk Chun, you're going through...
serious menopause worse than Gu Ra?
I am. It comes to me as...
- Tell me. - As sorrow.
I cry out of nowhere.
You're sad.
That's my menopause.
Until 2 or 3 years ago,
I could not rest for even a day.
- One day I thought... - what you were doing?
What am I doing?
I should take more time to...
- take care of myself. - That could happen.
As I was thinking that,
I broke into tears.
You cry a lot during that time.
No one said a word to me,
and I started crying alone.
Even on camera,
I cried when I was just talking.
I didn't know what was wrong with me.
You should be getting a lot of airtime.
- What? - Your airtime.
He did.
This guy's not going through menopause.
Look at you.
How is this gentle?
You're not gentle at all.
You should be getting a lot of airtime.
You also lost a show because of it?
I was in this show...
"Now On My Way to Meet You".
- "Now On My Way to Meet You". - Yes.
I was on there for a while.
You listen to a lot of...
sad stories there.
It turns out I dozed off.
Oh, my gosh.
You dozed off when their lives were on the line?
Yes.
One day, this screenwriter calls me...
and told me to stop coming out.
So I asked why, am I not funny enough?
Suk Chun, you have no available full shots.
Right.
You dozed off too much.
There was nothing!
- You dozed off the whole time. - That was rude.
So I...
You can't sleep while you work.
So I told them my situation.
- I mean... - I'd like to apologize.
- I'd like to apologize. - it's sad, you know?
You can't control yourself.
Right.
I just feel bad for him.
Stop, you're only making this weirder!
- Fine. - Yes.
Since my body's changing,
I started working out again.
- Good for you. - So I...
He's just saying that.
Don't you think that was a little inattentive?
- Good for you. - Good for him.
It's good for him.
See, I'm good with my reactions.
Soo Hong, when you heard that Young Chul...
was on today's show,
you said one word.
"No."
- Why did you say it? - It's okay.
What are your thoughts?
He's more honest nowadays.
He's a very good friend.
But what's the problem?
- The problem is he hits me. - Who hits you?
- Him. - Young Chul?
Young Chul hits you?
I was just out front of this building,
and out of nowhere,
someone smacks me in the back.
I was startled.
He says, "You're not going to say hi?"
And he smacks me.
- I was... - What were you thinking?
It was just a shock to me.
We weren't even close then.
I thought we were close.
No, I was using honorifics to you.
Saying thank you, good job and everything.
And after that,
every time he sees me, he's talking and hitting me.
Saying that I love him.
He's my direct junior in KBS.
I can't use my arm now.
I'm his direct junior,
and I just like him very much.
But he was using honorifics to me,
and I thought we were not getting familiar.
- So you were trying to ease it up. - Yes, I approached him.
At first I thought,
it wasn't going to be more than colleagues.
But among all the juniors,
he's the person with the most...
positive energy.
I enjoy seeing him.
But sometimes it's too much.
My ears were still humming when I got home.
I could hear his laughter...
back at my home.
He's often too much.
- Other than that, - He's a good guy.
I'll try to keep away from that.
- Hun Su, this is... - I'm sorry,
- your first time on Radio Star. - I think I'm crying.
- Yes. - But it says...
it's your dream for Jong Shin to call you by your name.
I did call you by your name.
- That was... - I heard him say it too.
That was the first time I heard it.
In the dressing room.
I said to him, "It's been so long, Hun Su."
I went to the bathroom and cried after that.
Really?
Why?
I saw him here and there.
Yes.
He's smiling,
- He's got that smile. - but he smiles like this.
Right, I know.
- We know. - We all know.
I know better than you.
I thought he didn't know my name.
- I know your name. - He does, I apologize.
(I apologize.)
Who do you think you are?
I know him well.
He should apologize himself.
- I know him well. - I used to...
- drink with him. - You did?
At Jin Su's... Near Sookmyung Women's University.
See, that's not me.
I've never had a drink with him.
What?
- Who was there? - Myung Hwan...
- and Jin Hwan. - They were all there.
- That was Jin Hwan. - You weren't there?
I wasn't.
It's been a while.
Was that the hand?
- He knows you. - I know you, Hun Su.
He knows you,
but he's always cold.
(He's always cold.)
- He's cold-hearted. - I am not.
He's cold.
Right.
So I wanted to hear him say, "Good to see you, Hun Su."
- Say it for him! - Now?
Good to see you.
Hey, Hun Su!
That's me. That's my reaction.
(He took out the soul from that greeting.)
And also...
that was your issue with Jong Shin,
you're here to clear the debt with Gu Ra?
That's today.
- What is it? - You have a debt?
Yes, it's a debt.
I didn't really have any...
connections with him.
- Right. - I wasn't that close to him,
not like Jong Shin.
One day, he calls me.
Can't he talk about it?
- No, I should... - Yes, you can talk.
If he tells the story,
he's going to make me...
look like some saint.
- No, he's not. - Don't you worry about that.
And I don't like that.
I don't like that.
This kind of story should be told by someone else.
I don't like that.
Listen to him tell the story, and you can step in.
Here's the story.
I needed him for my movie,
so I called to ask him.
And without any hesitation,
he asked me the time and place.
He said that.
When my juniors ask me to come,
I always go if I don't have a schedule.
But the important thing is...
I went there.
I mean, I was busy by then.
- He was a busy man. - I went there,
I thought it was...
going to be very brief.
Instead, he put tapes around me...
and asked me to do all this weird stuff.
Some weird stuff.
But I did it anyways.
What movie was it?
- It's just his movie. - I've been...
taking a break from TV shows for 5 years.
I wanted to be the next Stephen Chow.
That was you trying to be Stephen Chow?
So he came by to say some foul languages,
- and I gave him some gifts... - He was that kind of character.
after the shoot.
And he refused to take the gifts.
(He even turned down the gifts.)
- That's very kind of him. - It was nothing.
He really cared.
This kind of stories, I have loads of it.
I could tell one every week.
(He's kind and also very proud.)
Here with the two pairs of best friends,
they've gone through a lot together.
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Today's theme is, "Bittersweet Friends".
Shall we start?
Hun Su and Soo Hong, you two are from different stations.
- Right. - How did you two get familiar?
- Hun Su was... - Do you remember when we first met?
- I do. - Yes.
Gook Jin, you were there too.
- I was? - Yes, on the same table.
It was at Jo Hye Ryun's first child...
At the first birthday party?
- Gook Jin was sitting by himself. - Yes.
I was such a big fan, and I said hi to him.
And asked him if I could sit next to him.
I was sitting next to him,
and Soo Hong comes along.
Usually when you're colleagues,
you become friends and talk in familiar forms.
- Yes, usually. - Right?
- You get familiar. - Right.
And he bowed to Gook Jin at his waist.
To Gook Jin?
He was using honorifics to him,
greeting him very politely.
- That's exactly him. - Yes.
And what's more surprising was...
he asked Gook Jin,
if he could bring some food for him.
I didn't know that was possible between colleagues.
It was a shock to me.
I saw him in the waiting room,
and he was still that polite to Gook Jin.
- Right. - I was looking at Young Chul,
and he was just too comfortable in front of Gook Jin.
I was so mad.
While I'm being polite to Gook Jin,
watching him go nuts in front him was just...
I said to him...
You need to get more comfortable with him!
So I said to him,
you need to be more polite to Gook Jin.
He said no and hit me again.
I apologize.
I mean, everyone's comfortable around Gook Jin,
but I think you're being too polite.
That's me showing him love.
I guess that's your style.
He's the one that...
made me who I am, and got me where I am.
- I see. - So it's natural for me to...
- act polite in front of him. - I respect your style.
Can I carry on with the story of us getting close?
- Of course. - Yes.
Good job.
You need to cut in like that.
- Go on. - Hun Su!
You need to cut in!
We need to focus.
I've waited for too long.
That's not a watch, that's a bracelet.
It's a habit of mine.
- That's a bracelet. - It's a habit.
That's not even a watch.
- Let's move on with your story. - Yes.
So...
As you've said,
we're from different stations.
That was the first time we met,
he was hosting the "Good Friends" at that time.
- Yes. - It was a long time ago.
"Good Friends".
The producer of the show came to MBC.
To see me.
I didn't know why he came.
He told me that...
Soo Hong recommended me for the show.
To co-host the show with him.
(To co-host his own show with someone else.)
- Why him? - Why did you do it?
Why did you recommend me?
As you've done to me in the past,
I wanted to influence someone.
He's like me.
And he's good with words.
He's just a very nice guy.
Even until now, he keeps all of the old...
scripts and pictures from our seniors,
he kept all of them.
- He kept all of it. - Or maybe he's...
trying to sell the rights later on.
- Or donate them to a museum. - Who do you think I am?
What kind of person do you think I am?
You know that I'm helping you in this way.
I do.
(I do.)
(He helps others with their airtime.)
Hun Su, in your rookie years,
you were very confused between...
- two very different seniors? - Yes.
Who were they?
When I first made the debut,
Park Myung Soo adored me.
Park Myung Soo.
He used to let me tag along,
making me buzzwords.
I was too young to see that...
he was an impolite person.
At that time.
- At that time. - You were too young.
- Right. - Myung Soo is...
- kind of impolite. - You thought that was normal.
He was my idol!
I've always loved his sketches.
Right, they're funny.
So I was so into his comedy,
and I was blinded by it.
Then I met Soo Hong.
- You must've been surprised. - The other Park.
But Myung Soo's funnier.
Yes, he is.
- He's hilarious. - Right.
So it's very hard to not like it.
So you chose manners and lessened the fun?
I completely pushed down the fun.
I am very uncomfortable with this talk.
No, I meant...
If I was that boring, how could I have been where I am?
- He didn't mean that. - Seriously,
I'm asking you.
If I was...
We were just making jokes.
You have no right to judge my comedic skills.
That's not what we meant.
We were just making jokes.
- We were just making jokes. - Yes, you were.
They were jokes, but they were implicit.
Didn't you have a nickname when you were a rookie?
The funny anchor.
He's funny for an anchor,
but as a comedian...
So that was your nickname, the funny anchor.
I did a lot of informative shows.
- Are we good? - We're good.
(He finally agrees.)
I heard that Suk Chun and Wax...
travel overseas together,
and you two don't book separate rooms?
We're not always using the same room,
Right, to save money.
when there's no... No, not to save money.
There weren't enough rooms,
- there was only one. - What's wrong with saving money?
- You know, circumstances. - Right.
What's wrong?
What?
We spent several nights together.
Why are you lying?
I mean, but all of you know that...
we could stay in a room forever,
and there won't be any action.
- Right, we know. - No reporter writes about it.
(A clean relationship with no issue.)
I'm probably the safest person to be with him...
among all six of you. I'm the safest one.
And sometimes people...
She's a close friend, for sure.
- She is. - She is.
Sometimes people really misunderstand our relationship.
Some of them think that...
there's a possibility this guy could turn back.
And they think we could be more than friends,
so I told him we shouldn't talk about it.
- But he said it anyways. - I did.
There's something called the beautiful distance.
I hope you two get some distance.
- What? - Why?
Because they're too close,
it's difficult for anyone else to get in between them.
The beautiful distance.
(He means saving some room for someone else.)
- That's better. - Hye Ri, do you...
get any offers from "Flaming Youth"?
- She does get offers, - Yes.
- but she's not ready yet. - Not yet?
They have younger cast now.
- They did. - Yes.
- Kim Kwang Kyu is still on it. - Yes.
(Someone called my name?)
That's not younger at all.
Hey, Jong Shin.
"Flaming Youth" started with Lee Geun Hee back in the day.
The generation started from there, and now it's dropped to the ground!
- There's Do Kyun too. - Yes.
It started with Lee Geun Hee and Yang Geum Suk.
Yang Geum Suk.
I'll tell you this, when I was on "Flaming Youth",
- I was the youngest there. - You were.
You were the youngest?
- I was the youngest! - You were?
- Yes, I was. - Wow.
- Among men? - They're a lot younger now.
Right.
I was doing all this.
Calling Geun Hee.
You were the youngest.
(He's very cute for a 50-year-old.)
Now, this is a sensational story.
Son Hun Su expects...
Park Soo Hong to do this.
- What? - Now that's weird.
Now, this is an extreme story.
Son Hun Su expects...
a succession to Soo Hong's property.
This is weird.
That is very shocking.
He's asking Soo Hong for something else...
- after all he's done for him. - My goodness.
I mean, Michael Jackson left some for his chimpanzee.
- Chimpanzee? - Yes.
He left some for his pet.
I'm no chimpanzee.
- I'm a human being. - My point is,
also in Germany,
a very rich person in Germany...
had left some.
Left millions of dollars for a pet dog.
Are you expecting something like that?
- I've been doing my research too. - On your own time.
Cats and dogs inherit property.
I served Soo Hong for 20 years.
Even so, it's not going to happen until he passes away.
What he told me was, if I served him until...
he turns 90,
he's going to leave me a third of his legacy.
I guess he had the intention to distribute his earning.
But I think he's joking.
Am I right? You have no intention to do so, right?
If such is the case,
as of now I am going to leave you...
I get too excited every time we talk about it.
At first, it was just a joke.
He asked me to give him at least one-third of my money.
He said when we grow old, he will push my wheelchair.
Since life is full of uncertainties,
if we can't get married,
even when we are old,
maybe we can live next to each other like in those retirement homes.
Then he said he will bring his family.
- He will tell... - He plans to move in with family.
- his wife. - As a butler?
- He will ask his wife... - He wants to be a butler?
- to take care of me with him. - Amazing.
That's amazing, Hun Su.
I am not just anybody.
- I'm very ambitious. - And this is your ambition?
Then he brought up the one-third part.
I am not sure how much money I will have when I am over 90,
but I will give you one-third of what I have.
Since then,
he's been repeating this.
This is one-third.
What I do is worthy of that one-third.
That's when I mentioned my nieces and nephews.
Let's talk to them.
(Use children to block Hun Su)
I am sure they have their own opinions, too.
Do you sometimes get angry?
Of course I do!
Tell us about when you were upset.
Just a few days ago, while we were drinking,
he said,
Hun Su, my money is for my family.
- That can make you feel betrayed. - I felt so betrayed hearing that.
Do they view Hun Su as a competition?
Of course they do.
So I find them uncomfortable, too.
(Twenty years of loyalty gone for the money)
So as a result,
I am really scared.
If I do something wrong,
- they are going to kill me. - But then..
Do you know exactly how wealthy he is?
- You need to know exactly. - Yes, you do,
Not to the exact amount.
He might have none at all!
But we all know...
- that he never wastes his money. - That's true.
He never invested, let alone bought a lottery.
- Solid as a rock? - He saved every penny.
- You know Seo Jang Hoon? - Yes.
He's in a higher level than him.
- Really? - Really?
- Richer than Jang Hoon? - What are you talking about?
No, that's not true.
That can't be!
- What's wrong with you? - Aren't I right?
- If you are richer than him... - No, no, no.
- You need to have more than 30. - No, no, no.
- What? 30? - Yes, 30.
- I meant 30 million dollars. - Is he that rich?
(Completely wrong)
Wax claimed that...
Suk Chun never introduces her to anyone,
but proposes something unthinkable?
Sometimes I say...
should we have a child together?
(Should we have children together?)
- No, no. That's not what I meant. - What kind of question is that?
- We shouldn't start there. - Wow.
- It's just like in the movies. - Right.
It's just like from a movie.
- Was he serious? - Yes.
There's a similar film by Woody Harrelson.
He proposed something weird in the movie.
I told him I regret not having children.
I wanted to get married early, and have children.
But right now it's hard. When I told him this, he said,
Maybe you can have one with me?
(Will you have one with me?)
We can use IVF.
(Using IVF?)
What did you say?
I told him it's crazy! I'll never be able to get married.
Then he was like, "were you planning to get married?"
Wow.
- You talk about a lot of things. - We do.
I thought...
she felt so lacking.
Cha Ye Ryun recently had a daughter.
- And she was really beautiful. - The baby?
She'd see them,
and be sad that she never had a chance.
I've seen people like that. They don't want to get married,
- but they just want a child. - They want children only.
And I want children, too!
- You have to think about me, too. - What about you, Soo Hong?
Like you said, it's like an instinct.
I love children, too.
I heard in China, you can use body cells...
- you can create a clone. - A clone?
Yes, right.
I found myself reading those articles.
But I know that's illegal.
- Ethically wrong, too. - Isn't it better to get married?
- Just get married. - Just in case,
he saved his sperms in the sperm bank, right?
Yes.
You are a true follower.
- You are a true follower. - In a sperm bank?
- You are a true follower. - Yes, and I know it all.
- He is a king of savings. - He is, indeed.
- But he'll be your competition. - That's right.
- Right, I didn't know. - Then what?
I'll have a visit to the hospital.
(I'll have a visit to the hospital.)
Wax,
you have a secret from Suk Chon...
that you kept for ten years?
You also said that this secret...
can break you guys apart?
- Really? - Wow.
I'm curious.
And he has no idea?
How long...
do you think I was single?
(A question that says a lot)
I thought...
you haven't dated since we've met.
- About ten years? - I had a few in the beginning.
- Maybe 10 years? - 10 years?
That's too long.
Then what is the big secret?
The secret is that...
without telling him...
(Without telling him)
I dated a guy once.
- Really? - He looks surprised.
- But... - Why didn't you tell him?
- I thought you guys were close! - Wow.
- This is ironic! - For how long?
- It's okay. - Oh dear.
- This is too sudden. - It's fine.
- This is going to be big. - Come on.
- That's fine, you should tell. - Should I?
Well, it's was about...
three years?
- Three years? - No, I meant two.
Two years.
I feel so betrayed.
You are about to faint.
She lied to you!
- I am totally shocked. - But...
- But Suk Chun isn't your boyfriend. - Right.
- What is going on? - Then why?
Why did you hide for two years?
This is a huge betrayal. She didn't tell me anything!
She never introduced me to him, or had a meal together!
- And I don't know who this is! - But why, why?
Why didn't you tell him?
He knows some people I've dated...
- for a short period of time. - Casual dating, right.
- But it didn’t last very long. - True.
I wondered if it's because his energy is too strong.
Maybe he's the reason why my relationship never lasts.
- I had my own superstition. - I see.
- His energy? - So I thought...
I was going to tell him when the right moment comes.
But when that time came,
it was hard to bring it up,
- and I didn't know how to tell him. - That's possible.
Do you have anyone...
or any situation in mind?
No, no. Well...
there was once...
I think he's in shock!
- Yes, I think so. - He's in shock.
I am still in shock.
I'm sure you felt very guilty...
during those two years.
You know, if you don't say something for a long time,
it actually becomes very easy.
- What if he finds out? - It gets harder to talk later.
I didn't mean to hide it from him.
Everyone else knew.
What?
(Everyone but you knew it.)
- Who was it? - He's in total shock.
This is shocking.
But you stand in the way of her future!
Soo Hong, since you've turned 37,
have you been following everything Hun Su does?
It was unintentional.
- Yes, because we hang out. - He was following me a lot.
He didn't do anything funny until he turned 37.
But I partied a lot...
since I was 20 years old.
Maybe he thought it looked fun.
- That's why he likes to party now? - He's having fun.
I was very envious...
- that he did whatever he wants. - I see.
Have you even tried to get a tattoo?
He tried a temporary one.
- Henna. - I really wanted to have one.
Did you try waxing first?
Yes, for the past three years.
- He followed after you. - Right.
No, I couldn't do it...
- because my family was against it. - But then...
- Waxing? - Yes.
Was your mom against it?
- We have Wax here today. - Have you filmed a commercial?
Oh right.
Are you going to get it if your family approves it?
- To be honest, I will do it. - If that's the case...
Is your entire family branch against it?
- No, that's not it. - That's nonsense.
She'll never know!
That's what I said, too.
It's not matter of them knowing.
I don't want to do something that they don't like so much.
I want to get a tattoo, too.
I want it here.
I told him, when I get old,
when I turn 70,
we can go abroad to get one.
Are you going to try waxing then?
You wouldn't need one then.
(Hair will fall off on their own.)
Soo Hong, you've been an MC for more than 600 weddings.
And now you stopped completely?
Yes, now.
- I am older now. - Yes, you are close to 50.
I can no longer...
go to weddings...
and genuinely wish them happiness.
Any officiator offers??
It's about time.
Officiator?
- But he's age... - Yes, honestly, I am that old.
But I was never offered.
Were you ever asked?
- Yes, from Park Seul Gi. - I see.
She asked me to do something similar.
I'll do whatever my fellow comedians ask,
even if it means something dirty,
like covering myself with feces.
- I can totally do it! - Sure.
Can you get some now?
If any one of Gu Ra's friend...
can help him keep his words?
- They should volunteer. - They should!
Since he said it...
They should go and collect some.
Also...
you'll have to show that you are man of your words.
I can do it.
- Right. - He almost never declines.
If you are nearing 50,
not a lot of people will ask you to be the MC.
- But I still get asked. - Really?
A lot of my acquaintances still ask.
They know I never say no.
Few days ago,
- I asked him... - He went?
to go to a wedding to be the MC.
He never asks any questions.
Because I trust you.
If you tell me this is not feces and I should eat,
then I will eat.
Anybody have some?
- Bring some here. - That's right.
I will cover myself in them, and you can eat them.
- Get me some. - This is great.
- Bring them! - We should get them.
- You eat them! - Give us some!
- Don't you guys have any? - I can do it!
- I can totally do it. - This is going crazy.
I will do anything he asks.
I'm telling the truth and I really mean it.
I will do anything if he asks me to do.
I can definitely eat it. I do.
It's so delicious! I will eat anything.
After seeing this,
- what do you think, Hun Su? - You should eat them, too!
- What do you think? - Of course he will.
I can't.
- He's picky. - You shouldn't.
I have a weak stomach.
You have a weak stomach if you can't eat feces?
(Weak stomach for not eating feces)
Suk Chun, you've spent hundreds of thousands dollars on weddings,
and now you've set yourself a price.
- How much? - 300 dollars?
No, 200 dollars.
- That's because... - It can be a little ambiguous.
I know it can.
So I've asked around.
I was curious to know how much they usually pay.
Some pay 100, 300,
or even 500 dollars.
But my life is all about...
being in the middle.
So, between 100 and 300,
I'll settle with 200.
That's very convincing.
My life is all about being in the middle.
- And I can't even collect them. - That's true.
So I will always pay 200 dollars.
- You shouldn't want it back. - I heard that Gu Ra...
pays a lot in those weddings.
Among celebrities,
Yu Jae Seok,
Gu Ra, and Kang Ho Dong pay a lot,
- and they make our lives difficult. - I don't actually pay that much.
- That's right. - No, no.
A few days ago,
I appeared on "Comedy Big League".
I met Hong Yun Hwa and Kim Min Gi at the studio.
- However, it felt like... - You missed their wedding, right?
- You missed their wedding, right? - Yes. It felt like they were...
lurking around me.
No way.
Really? My goodness.
- I tried to figure out what to do. - Hey.
They were lurking around you?
- I thought hard for a while. - Hey.
I decided to give them if they were still there after the performance.
And they were still right there.
Right in front of you?
- You should've given them a gift. - So I gave them money gift.
If they watch this,
they might give it back to you.
I gave them a gift in the end.
(Anyway, thank you, Gu Ra.)
- Of course. - You did the right thing.
- I know. - It's a happy event.
- Of course. - However,
he decided on the amount, but Wax is the only exception.
How much money will you give her as a wedding gift?
To be honest, if she meets someone and marries him,
- I'll give her about 3,000 dollars. - 3,000 dollars?
That's more than a wedding gift.
- That's right. - It's a more meaningful gesture.
Then I guess you would also buy her a television or something.
- I can buy her a refrigerator... - He's looking at Soo Hong.
- I looked at him. - Don't worry.
He was looking at Soo Hong.
Will you give him more than 3,000 dollars?
- How much is your friendship worth? - How much?
- How much? - Let's say Hun Su gets married.
Judging from what you told us,
I think you'll give Hun Su more than Suk Chun would give to Wax.
- I'll give him more than that. - Right?
- I know him well. - Just like you were good to me,
I will adore my junior comedian.
I'm serious. I'll give him more than 3,000 dollars.
How much money can you give to Hun Su?
- He's so good to Hun Su. - More than 3,000 dollars.
- Frankly, - Much more than that.
I thought he would give me 1,000 dollars.
- I knew it would be 1,000 dollars. - You expected...
- You expected him to give you... - Yes.
I was surprised when I heard him.
More than 3,000 dollars.
Because of what Suk Chun said...
- You hit the jackpot, Hun Su. - Suk Chun...
He expected 1,000 dollars considering...
how much money Soo Hong usually spends.
He hit the jackpot.
- I... - You're excited, right?
Hun Su's income changed...
as his facial features changed.
- Because of his eyebrows... - So you got your eyebrows done?
Since "Discouraging Comedy" until 2005,
- I earned a lot of money. - You were very popular.
And then I got Actor Syndrome.
I played a small part in "Rustic Period".
I played Im Hwa Su's secretary.
Tearful Life. I played Tearful Life.
Oh, right. You played in "Rustic Period".
- Right. - When I appeared in the drama,
I got good reviews from people around me.
- It's because you did a great job. - I thought...
I should become an actor.
The variety shows I was on weren't successful.
So I got my nose done to sharpen the nose tip.
- To sharpen my nose a little. - The tip of your nose?
- I got my nose done. - You did?
That's when my income started dropping.
(His income started dropping right after the nose surgery.)
- Your income dropped? - Yes.
I see.
Since that time, my career wasn't successful.
So I had another plastic surgery...
to undo the surgery.
- Is it possible to undo it? - Yes. I got it undone.
Right after that, I started earning more money.
- Is that true? - Nose shape has an influence.
- Your nose is like a moneybag. - You should keep it wide.
The nose is right in the middle of the face, right?
- It changes your luck with money. - It's very important.
- I see. - If it's too sharp...
- It's better to have a wide nose. - Yes, it has an influence.
- It changes your luck with money. - The nose shape is so important.
That's why I got my eyebrows done too.
Why?
It prevents misfortune. Your eyebrows mean your family...
and people around you.
Does wearing makeup work too?
I got my eyebrows tattooed instead.
Putting on makeup...
Actually, you look a lot like Kaonashi.
- What's Kaonashi? - The character of a Japanese anime?
- Right? Kaonashi. - Yes.
The image I showed them was...
an Italian fashion model in a magazine.
He has thick and long eyebrows.
- I showed them that image. - He looks like Kaonashi.
They put a ruler on my face while tattooing.
- I ended up looking like Kaonashi. - I see. Okay.
Wax, I heard you're obsessed with healthy meals.
I believe eating healthy is important.
I think Koreans can't live without rice.
- That's right. - I can't live without rice.
She cooks rice in a small cauldron...
- and make soybean paste stew. - You don't use a rice cooker?
- I use a rice cooker too. - She eats well.
After finishing cooking,
she makes a video call to me and shows the food...
saying, "This is what I eat."
- "Look at this." - "This is grilled deodeok."
She shows me the food she's eating.
When I say it looks delicious at the end,
she says, "However, I'm alone."
They make a great comedy skit duo.
Good job
- Good job - She eats it all by herself.
She also loves working out.
I instinctively do all these things.
I believed that my body in my 30s...
would show how well I took care of myself in my 20s,
- and my body in my 40s... - That's right.
would show how well I took care of myself in my 30s.
I believed so since I was very young.
You make wise decisions about everything except for men.
- I think you're right. - Exactly.
What a shame. She's perfect.
She's perfect except for her judgement about men.
I guess you can't have everything. The same goes for me.
(Pardon me?)
Do you think you have everything except for that?
- Yes. - I see.
You're a funny anchor.
(He lacks an important thing.)
- Right now... - Wax,
do you feel lonely at a particular hour?
From 8pm to 1am.
- Every single day? - That's a long time.
- Every day? - Yes.
For six hours every day?
Do you feel better after 1am?
- I should go to bed. - She goes to bed.
- She should go to bed. - She sleeps after that.
- Of course, you should sleep. - Yes.
Soo Hong, do you work as a home shopping host?
Yes, it's so much fun.
I think I've finally found a perfect job for me.
Maybe I'll audition to become a home shopping host. It's fun.
Do you specialize in any particular type of products?
- I sold skin care products well. - I see.
Food too.
If I try out the product, and it is really good,
I explain about it honestly, according to other people.
In fact, Soo Hong is a newcomer...
in the home shopping industry.
Soo Hong started to sell products on home shopping channels,
- and he was brilliant. - How about Yeom Kyung Hwan?
Kyung Hwan works with different type of channels.
He sticks to small profits and quick returns.
He hurt his back while selling 30 different products at once.
(He suddenly shares unnecessary information.)
It's true.
He's been telling us how Kyung Hwan is doing every week.
(Kyung Hwan is talked about every week thanks to Gu Ra.)
Soo Hong...
makes his products and sells them.
Meanwhile, Wax is addicted...
to buying things on home shopping channels.
She buys almost everything that seems nice.
She must shop when she feels lonely.
- From 8pm to 1am. - Do you shop from 8pm to 1am?
That's right. I sometimes watch those channels when I'm lonely.
When I feel lonely, fast-tempo music...
- or high-pitched sound... - That's right.
helps me feel less lonely.
I have a proposal for you. How about you become a home shopping host?
- I want to. - It's so much fun.
When people around me get excited, I feel alive.
- I feel down at home. - That's right.
"I made this soybean paste stew."
- That is... - "I made this soybean paste stew."
Instead of staying home,
give it a try.
- Work from 8pm to 1am. - You can make money too.
(Home shopping channels are the best when you feel lonely.)
Wax recently made her acting debut.
- Is that right? - Yes.
When you got the offer,
you thought you were meant to play that part.
I played a cameo role in a movie.
- Which one? - What movie is it?
The movie was released not long ago.
- "The Cyclist King" - "The Cyclist King"?
- You didn't watch it, did you? - What a shame.
I played a nun in the movie.
It suits you. It really does.
(Celebration for belated movie debut)
Did you have any lines?
Yes. I appear in three scenes...
and I have lines in each of them.
She's a nun who helps...
- independence activists. - She hides them?
I got so lucky, one of my scenes where I speak...
was included in the movie trailer.
- You appear in the trailer too. - Yes.
In that scene, I say,
while watching him riding a bicycle for the first time,
"That newbie is quite good."
That's my line.
That newbie is quite good.
(She looks just like a nun.)
You know the friends whom Suk Chun introduced to me, right?
They made a meme with that scene...
- They spread it around. - and they teased me so much.
My line became a popular phrase among them.
For example, Suk Chun is drinking this.
"Oh, the newbie drinks a lot."
Suk Chun's friends do that?
- Is it popular in Itaewon? - Yes.
They exaggerated it and made it sound cheeky.
It became popular among them.
It can apply to Young Chul, right?
"The newbie is doing a great job."
Are you helping him out when the shoot is almost over?
Why are you helping me suddenly?
(They caught me.)
- Am I doing well? - Can you say the line?
- "The newbie is doing well." - I wondered why you became kind."
(Laughing)
Then will I get cast as the host?
- No. - Three words...
- Won't you help me out? - That's right.
(He's always consistent.)
You are watching a high-end music program,
Radio Star.
It's for those who are worried about their precious friendships.
"The Song To Make Our Friendship..."
- "Stronger". - "Stronger".
First, shall we hear the song that Soo Hong and Hun Su chose?
("Birthday" by Park Soo Hong and Son Hun Su)
They're singing "Birthday"?
Soo Hong's song.
The chorus part is very catchy.
I think it's great.
They call the recent trend "Me Me Land". "Focus on myself..."
"and take good care of myself."
Both of us live alone.
At first, we wrote, "Happy birthday to you".
- But we changed it. - It was his idea.
- Celebrating my birthday... - Sing the first few bars.
We're going to hear the song anyway.
Sing just a little bit.
(I'll live my life as I want, birthday)
- It'd be better with accompaniment. - You're right.
- Why would you say that? - I shouldn't have asked him.
- Don't be like that. - It's better with accompaniment.
- It's better with accompaniment. - Soo Hong and Hun Su...
will sing "Birthday".
Don't show the disappointed look on their faces.
("Birthday" by Park Soo Hong and Son Hun Su)
(Is he playing the trumpet?)
Is he actually playing it?
Move your fingers to the beat.
They look like Hurricane Blue.
Is he actually playing it?
(With the sound of fanfare,)
(let's go!)
(The excitement grows as the weekend comes closer.)
(Every day is...)
(my birthday!)
(The 40-year-old man...)
(and the 50-year-old man...)
(hold a joint birthday party.)
(What's the meaning of life?)
(They reflect on their life philosophies on their birthdays.)
(Curious)
(I will live my life as I want)
(Then why are you worried?)
(Life is short)
(There are no answers in life)
(I will live my life as I want!)
(The time for getting excited has come again.)
(There was no food to eat)
(My mom wasn't home)
(My girlfriend even broke up with me)
(Darn it)
(The 50-year-old man's shouting rap)
(The birthday party is reaching its climax.)
(Scream at the sky!)
Put your hands up
(It's a whole new level of birthday party.)
(Jumping off the stage)
(The audience is fully satisfied.)
(With a weird dance move,)
(the crazy birthday party ends.)
It sounded like Haha's song in the latter part.
- We were inspired by him. - I see.
Anyway, I like the song.
There are many rap parts in the song.
- It's called crying rap. - Crying rap.
- A little bit of Jamaican style. - As if you cry while rapping.
- Right. - Even though I'm alone,
I should give myself a gift often...
and take good care of myself instead of complaining about loneliness.
The song is quite addictive.
- I know. - I hope...
many people will sing it on their birthdays.
I think you should release the song. It's good.
- Thank you. - We already released the song.
You did?
(We cheer for you to move your song up the charts.)
Shall we hear the song that Suk Chun and Wax chose?
("Oppa" by Wax, the biggest hit song that brought her stardom)
- This is her best song. - I love this song.
- Suk Chun, did you pick this song? - It's exciting.
I went on a trip to Hong Kong and Bangkok.
- "Oppa" was still very popular. - Of course.
- This is a big hit song. - Exactly.
You're planning to dance while singing with her, right?
It's obvious. You want to get more air time.
No. That's not it.
Was the script leaked before the shoot?
- No. I'm not going to dance. - How did you know?
- You won't dance? - I won't.
- Will you two sing together? - Sing together.
- Suk Chun and Wax will sing "Oppa". - He said he'll sing with me.
"Oppa".
("Oppa" performed by Hong Suk Chun and Wax)
"Oppa".
As soon as this song starts, it makes me dance.
Young Chul is dancing.
He's dancing.
(It's exciting. Everyone starts dancing.)
(Everyone is dancing.)
(Getting closer)
That's too much.
(She can't get used to his gestures even after 10 years of friendship.)
Wax, Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa
That's nice.
You look cuter than her.
Young Chul is doing well.
(I liked the way you made me feel comfortable)
Comfortable
(Comfortable, all right)
(She maintains her voice stable despite his over-the-top rejoinder.)
I am a nice person
(I am a nice person, all right)
(But what's going on?)
(I started to have feelings for you)
What? You have feelings for me? No, that's not good
(What are you saying?)
You must not love me
(Hey, just keep your eyes on me)
(You're too controlling sometimes,)
(but whenever I face a hard time, you're on my side.)
(What I feel is what you feel.)
(We are best friends forever.)
(Sweetheart)
(She changed "she" to "he" for Suk Chun.)
Okay, all right
(He is a bad person)
Bad
(Now let me be yours)
Let me be yours, What? You?
(Now let me be yours)
No
(They created unique chemistry on the stage.)
I refrained myself from dancing.
- You didn't have to. - Did you?
(But you were dancing excitedly.)
You're just as talented as Koo Jun Yup.
Koo Jun Yup?
Today's theme was "Bittersweet Friends".
We had such a great time seeing your warm friendships.
Jong Shin is my sweet friend.
- Gu Ra is my bitter friend. - Right.
And I thought Young Chul would be useless,
- but he did a great job. - He was amazing.
Good job, good job
- I did a good job - You did a good job
We, your best friend on Wednesdays,
will be back next week. See you next week.
- Please. - Please.
(See you again next week!)