(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 wind chime is dancing to the peaceful sound.)
(The breeze makes the colorful flowers and lanterns sway.)
- Goodness. - Please let the drama...
become a success.
(A couple of people are seen praying.)
Are you praying for the drama?
Yes. Please let it do well.
We hope the drama will be successful.
(Bowing)
(What is the story behind these two?)
- Is this Mount Inwang? - Yes, it is.
Didn't a tiger appear on Mount Inwang?
Yes, you're right.
But a tiger also appeared in front of...
Gyeongbok Palace.
- Really? - Yes.
The mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics...
- was a tiger. - Right.
It was because there were so many tigers back then.
I see. Does Mount Inwang symbolize a tiger?
Yes.
I was once known...
as a wild tiger back in my heyday.
Right, that lasted for some time.
This is...
(They arrive at a place.)
- Our religion doesn't matter. - Right.
We're doing this because we're at a temple.
Goodness, look at these royal azaleas.
They're so beautiful.
Around this time of year is when they look the best.
They're so gorgeous.
It's a royal azalea mountain.
(Kyung Kyu cannot listen to him any longer.)
- Also, - Yes?
the scenery from up here must be breathtaking.
And we're not that high up either.
(He feels uncomfortable.)
Are you not feeling well?
You're panting a lot.
(Ho Dong spent too much of his energy while talking.)
Kyung Kyu, this place is beautiful all year round,
but it's the most beautiful now...
because of the royal azaleas.
- The royal azaleas are... - Enough about them!
- No, listen... - Stop it!
I don't even like them.
What kind of flowers are these?
How should I know?
- Goodness. - Hey.
Let's be honest. They're pretty.
Goodness, here are our guests.
(He applauds.)
Goodness, there they are.
- Goodness, goodness. - Hello.
- Hello. - It's been a while.
- Goodness. - Hello.
She debuted at the young age of 16...
and soon became a famous teenager.
(Song Hye Kyo, our guest)
From a reckless prosecutor...
to a charismatic female warrior,
she showed her wide, acting spectrum.
Recently, she has conquered the drama realm...
as a smart and well-rounded woman.
She's Kim So Yeon, a charismatic actress.
He is known for his long legs and charismatic gait.
Showing off his wonderful body, he was a famous model.
Even after turning into an actor, he has still maintained his fame.
He's Hong Jong Hyun, a rising star.
These two, who appear in a weekend drama,
have visited our show today.
Goodness, Kyung Kyu.
A weekend drama called...
"My Only One" had a 50-percent rating.
They're in the follow-up drama.
- Yes. - They must feel pressured...
as the main characters.
So we came here to pray for the success of our drama...
and so that we won't have any problems until the end.
- We prayed for this show. - That's great.
Good. They say that faith can move mountains.
Right.
- I should pray too. - Really?
Let me pray. No, no.
For their drama?
No.
Please, Buddha!
Please stop Ho Dong from chattering about royal azaleas!
Goodness.
Please make all the green leaves wither away.
(Obsessing is not a good thing.)
He kept talking about how wonderful such colors were!
(Obsessing is not a good thing.)
Please stop him!
Please turn him into a decent human being.
(Laughing)
All the Buddhists may denounce you.
What do you mean? I graduated from Dongguk University.
(He's at a loss for words.)
I'm close with all the Buddhist monks in this country.
Oh, really?
They're all around my age.
- Aren't you two alumni? - Yes, we are.
- She's from our school. - Yes.
- You didn't know. - Of course, I did.
- Her husband is an actor. - Hello.
- What? - Her husband is Lee Sang Woo.
That's right.
How did your fellow students remember him?
- Hey. - We remember him as a great,
- Really? - well-known senior of ours.
- That's how we remember him. - Say Dongguk on the count of three.
- Okay. - 1, 2, 3.
- Dongguk. - Dongguk.
(Embarrassed)
(This sudden alumni gathering has flustered him.)
What are those? Oh, they're spoons.
- Thank you. - All right.
- Read this. - Me? Okay.
"Have dinner in Hongje-dong, Seoul."
"Hongje-dong"!
Today's neighborhood is...
Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
The area is surrounded...
by mountains on three sides.
A Chinese envoy used to stay at a lodging here called Hongjewon,
thus the name, Hongje-dong.
As the hub of transportation,
there's an old, traditional market.
Thanks to Hongje Stream,
it's a pleasant neighborhood where nature surrounds you.
What kinds of stories will this place,
where history and nature coexist, have?
(What kinds of stories will Hongje-dong have?)
Dining Together, episode 128,
"The Tastiest Meal in the World".
That's Hongje-dong.
This is where we'll have our dinner tonight.
- Yes. - Yes, here in Hongje-dong.
What's the origin of its name?
It's called Hongje-dong because Hongjewon used to be here.
Whenever envoys from abroad visited, they'd spend the night...
- at Hongjewon. - I see.
That very area developed...
into Hongje-dong.
(They finally understand.)
You keep reacting to his words.
- Of course. But you... - I didn't know about its origin.
You're not too good at reacting.
- He's out of sorts today. - That's why I understand.
But I expected him to be amazed.
I was.
- Really? - I heard him.
- You did? Are you sure? - Yes, I did for certain.
How do you know these things?
- It beats me. - It's easy since...
I forget about them soon after.
(It exceeds his memory.)
Do you have any connections to this place?
Not here, but I used to live in Seodaemun-gu for a long time.
- It's nearby. - Right, it's over there.
Yes, so I'm familiar with this area.
- I see. - How about you?
I used to live around Muakjae Station for two years.
I see.
- When? - When I was in high school.
- In high school? - Yes.
- Where was your school? - It was in Ilsan.
Our family used to live in Cheongdam-dong.
But because my school was in Ilsan...
and this area was right in between,
my parents and I lived here for some time.
You must've been popular back in high school.
- Goodness. - She had already debuted back then.
- I was already working. - Really?
The guys probably went crazy...
- Not really. - over your beauty.
- Don't say that. - If you already debuted,
you were probably too famous...
for them to approach you.
They probably got scared because she's too pretty and famous.
It must've been difficult to approach her.
You were probably also popular in middle and high school.
- You're right. - You're tall too.
How tall are you?
I'm about 182cm tall.
You aren't that tall if you were a model before.
You're right. I was usually the smallest.
But I was comforted...
to always have Jung Nam there.
- Bae Jung Nam? - Bae Jung Nam?
Jung Nam?
He was around, so...
I wouldn't say he's really a model.
He's more like a drug dealer.
He drove me crazy when he was on the show.
The road up there is Sool Road.
- What? - That's called Sool Road.
- Sool Road. - Seoul?
- Seoul? - So... Sowol.
So Yeon, since you are here...
on Dining Together,
- we have to talk about Sang Woo. - Yes.
- You two have the same job. - Yes.
Let's say that you have...
a romantic scene with Jong Hyun.
That's not important.
I've been curious too.
Recently,
our kissing scene was aired.
When he saw that...
(Laughing)
I heard that we'll be on this show,
so I didn't ask her on purpose.
- Really? - To ask her here.
What did he say?
He watched it without a word. I looked at him like this.
Did he hit his head on the wall?
- He watched it silently. - And did he leave?
He suddenly brought a can of beer from the fridge.
(He suddenly took out a can of beer from the fridge.)
I told you.
It was because he's a junior that I adore the most.
(He's so charismatic.)
(Eyes widened)
But if he watched it without flinching,
I think you would have been disappointed.
I was actually curious.
- Isn't that so? - If they're too calm,
it could be disappointing.
If he had some beer, that means he understands.
- That's what beer means? - I see.
But not soju.
(If he drinks soju, he doesn't understand.)
If he had soju, it means this.
"Is she in her right mind or what?"
(Chugging)
That's what it means.
- Hello. - Yes, hello.
- Ma'am. - Thank you.
You performed so well on your drama.
"My Only Daughter". Wait, no.
"My Prettiest Daughter in the World".
I've been watching that.
(She must be pretty nervous.)
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Keep it up.
It's "My Prettiest Daughter in the World".
They don't want to walk away...
because they are talking about their drama.
Goodness, really.
That's because those ladies who really love our drama...
talked to us right now.
Wait, then you are...
- It was almost a 50-percent rating. - Ho Dong this is...
Inwang-gol Yard.
- Mount Inwang. - Yes.
There are apartments right by the foot.
There are apartments right here.
It looks amazing.
Mountains surround the area like folding screens,
Naebu Expressway passes through the middle,
and Hongje Stream flows below that.
It's the landscape of Hongje-dong, which embraces the city and nature.
Hongje Stream is connected all the way to Namgajwa-dong...
- where I used to live. - Yes, it stretches there.
You're right. I'm really used to this area.
It means we have a lot of places to go around here.
- This is... - Has it been three years?
It has been three years, but there are too many neighborhoods,
so I'll probably keep doing this until I'm 90.
I think I can do this program as long as I can keep walking.
Or I can just get on a wheelchair.
If someone can help me walk, that would work as well.
I mean, there are too many pollen in the air.
- My eyes itch. - Put on your sunglasses.
That's not good manners when you're on TV.
What can you do? You're in pain.
I have no allergies.
I'm fine no matter what I eat.
I don't get seasick when I'm on a boat.
You're like an allergy repellent.
Even they can't stand your verbal abuse.
Goodness.
Most allergies will get shocked and leave him.
They leave once I swear at it.
- Should we go in there? - The real estate office?
We must visit a real estate office to learn about the neighborhood.
Hello, ma'am.
We just need to know where different neighborhoods are.
- Hello, ma'am. - The location of residential areas.
- Hello. - Goodness.
They're both actors.
Do you know who our guests are?
I suddenly can't recall their names.
She's married to Actor Lee Sang Woo.
- My name is Kim So Yeon. - Hello.
- Hello. - Yes.
- Do show love for Jong Hyun too. - Sure.
Where is this real estate office located?
- We're in Hongje 1-dong. - I see.
Where is Hongje Stream on the map?
- This is Hongje Stream. - That's all Hongje Stream?
That means the stream is...
- pretty large. - It's big.
Is there a characteristic of Hongje-dong?
- It's surrounded by mountains. - Exactly.
- The green parts are all mountains? - Yes.
- The air is fresh too. - I see.
It's a great place to live.
Are these all apartments?
No, this area is mostly multiplexes.
- Multiplexes. - Yes.
It's kind of mixed up.
What about detached houses?
There aren't very many detached houses these days.
- Is that so? - Yes.
These are all newly-built multiplex housings.
There used to be a lot of detached houses,
but those were all knocked down...
- and turned into multiplexes. - Yes, multiplex housings.
What's the age group?
- From newlyweds to... - To the elderly?
- people of different ages. - Yes.
How much is it per 3.3 square meters?
It's about 15,000 to 20,000 dollars.
- Do you know our show? - Yes.
Do you think we could eat a meal if we ring people's doorbells here?
I'm sure they will cooperate.
Another variable today is that this is...
Labor Day.
- Is today Labor Day? - Yes.
We need to stop working, then.
Let's call it a day.
Today is Labor Day. I didn't know.
Why did you come out to work?
You can relax, okay?
It's Labor Day.
Man, he is throwing a fit.
Hey, put that down.
- It's Labor Day. - Labor Day?
(Thank you for everyone's hard work on Labor Day.)
- Thank you, ma'am. - Thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Goodbye.
(Even as they leave the real estate office...)
Yes, goodbye.
If we hold a competition for someone who is the nicest and kindest,
she will move onto the semifinals without the preliminary match.
- You know... - When it comes to kindness.
- Gosh. - I'll win that competition.
- What? - I'll win.
- I'm such a nice... - You're right.
- You're really right. - I've heard that very often too.
I'll be in 1st place and she'll be 2nd place.
If you take a closer look,
you might find wings on her back.
- Gosh, don't say that. - I'm serious, Kyung Kyu.
- I have an ordinary personality. - She's the best person...
- among everyone I've met. - I have...
never heard anyone...
badmouth So Yeon.
- Exactly. - I mean it.
- You're right. - I'm so proud that she's my junior.
Thank you.
I have never seen anyone who said something bad...
- about her. - Right.
But I also have heard...
so much about Jong Hyun too.
- About him too? - As I worked with him...
- I realized that this is why. - He already looks so nice.
He's very cheerful,
bright, and has manners.
- Really. - Thank you.
- I mean it. - So Yeon...
has been in a lot of dramas, and when working with me,
you greeted everyone and responded to everything.
- That makes her more beautiful. - Yes, her attitude...
- and her personality. - Yes.
- Thank you. - Sticking around for a long time...
isn't really about your talent.
You just need enough talent. People will get bored of you,
and people all end up pretty much the same.
You're 100 percent talent.
I'm not.
Your character didn't do anything good for you.
Nothing.
Your character was not reflected, 100 percent.
I have no character.
- I'm cold-blooded. - He's cold-blooded.
When I was told that you were sick,
I told them to get a new guest.
That's what I say immediately.
I'm... I'm not sick.
"Is Jong Hyun sick? Then get someone else!"
"I heard Yoon Seok's coming today, so he can take his place."
(Mischievous)
If you take what comes from this tree and make tea...
in autumn, it's good for your cold.
That's a date tree.
- Which one? - The one that you can see.
- Then you should make some tea. - Hi.
Yes, that's a date tree.
Ma'am, isn't that a date tree?
- What? - Right?
- That's a persimmon tree. - A persimmon tree?
It's a persimmon tree.
(Those who laugh when times are tough makes them true leaders.)
This is a senior center.
- Hello. - They're coming out.
- Hello. - Hello.
- May I shake your hand? - Goodness.
- Stay healthy. - What are you doing?
- We're shooting a show. - Shooting a show?
Hey, I know him.
- Goodness. - Yes.
My goodness.
- My gosh, I know you. - Hello.
I'm on "My Prettiest Daughter in the World".
- The drama. - Yes.
Have you seen our drama?
- Really? - She has watched it.
Exactly.
Please keep watching it.
Of course.
(Acting cute)
Thank you.
The thing with...
So Yeon is this.
She needs to be nice to a point, but she's just way too nice.
- She is. - Right, Kyung Kyu?
(Even when she walks,)
(even when her eyes meet someone else's eyes,)
(and even to a passing car!)
(She embodies kindness. So Yeon, the nicest person in this world.)
- Hello. - She's too nice.
(Amazed at her kindness!)
- Please take care. - Okay.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye.
Look, Mount Inwang.
- Right. - We looked down from up there.
We can look up to Mount Inwang from Hongje-dong now.
Yes, of course. You can go by.
(Yes, you can go by.)
You're really nice.
You don't miss a person.
No, it's not like that.
Do you take lessons on how to be kind?
Jong Hyun, can you say three nice things about her?
- About her? - Yes.
Why is she the nicest senior ever?
She's very considerate to everyone, regardless of their career.
She's a selfless person. She always comes last.
What's your religion?
- I don't have a religion. - You don't even have a religion.
I don't have any.
She herself is a religion.
(She herself is a religion.)
- Yes, she herself is. - Gosh, don't say that.
Yes, she is the religion.
Yes, the leader from her religion.
(An overflow of her niceness)
Anyway,
Ho Dong, if you are born again,
would you marry So Yeon?
All of a sudden?
(What? What did you say?)
- That's very awkward. - Among the questions...
that I received this year,
that was just... Wow.
(Laughing)
My gosh, during my life,
I have received a lot of outrageous questions.
But that was the worst. The most outrageous question ever.
An outrageous question?
(A shocking and scary question on love)
I know I asked an outrageous question, but I am proud of it.
(Why is he proud?)
Which area do you live, Jong Hyun?
Now I live in Hannam-dong.
- Alone? - Yes.
You moved out of your parents'.
If you live alone,
how do you eat?
- Mom goes back and forth. - She brings side dishes?
I just heat up her food.
- She fills up the fridge. - Yes. I just heat up the food.
So Yeon, how long did you date before getting married?
We dated for about a year.
- My goodness. - Yes.
- Not a long time. - No. Just a year.
- You met through a drama. - Yes.
- Yes. - Through a drama.
You started dating while you were shooting...
the drama, right?
Yes. Towards the end.
The crew had no idea, did they?
Yes. But everyone expected us...
to go out, apparently.
- They could tell? - They could tell.
- We weren't anything then. - What was the title of the drama?
- It was called "Happy Home". - "Happy Home".
(The title spoils it.)
It was right from the start.
It was "Happy Home". They were meant to get married.
Is it common to fall in love while shooting a drama together?
I never thought it would happen to me, but it happened.
(She's shy.)
- One day, it will happen to me. - What?
- You want it too? - One day...
- One day... - It doesn't happen too often.
Jong Hyun,
you've seen many actors...
who are happily married.
Have you thought about meeting "the one" through work?
Of course, I think about it.
To be completely honest,
it doesn't have to be at a drama shoot.
It could be anywhere.
I just hope I can meet "the one".
Do you want to get married?
Of course, I do.
Just live alone.
- What? Why? - Just live alone.
If I didn't get married, I would've been healthier than now.
- What are you talking about? - When it comes to death...
and marriage, the later the better.
Gosh, I talked nonsense again.
(It's exciting to talk nonsense.)
I am talking a lot of nonsense today.
(It's a nonsense festival.)
- He's too cute. - Today,
- he's in the best condition. - Hello.
He's cute. Kyung Kyu is cute.
I am talking so much nonsense.
(They should team up and start planning the strategy.)
Does it make sense?
How should we divide into teams?
Do whatever you want. I'm okay with anyone.
Should I take him?
(What is he doing?)
The two sick people as a team?
Since he's sick, I will make him go home early.
Is that his specialty?
I specialize in finishing early.
- He usually finishes before 8pm. - I usually finish before 8pm.
Hongje-dong is generously filled with the energy...
of Mount Inwang.
Here is a drama without scripts.
- Dining Together. - Dining Together. Let's get it.
(Dining Together)
With the most kind-hearted dinner mates,
they will search for the most delicious dinner.
(They start ringing doorbells at 6:00pm.)
We are in Hongje-dong.
- Yes. - Yes.
- You are Hong Jong Hyun. - The spoon.
Yes.
You have to succeed right away.
It's not common to have a name...
similar to the town.
(What?)
Look at this tree.
I didn't notice it a while ago.
But it's like a tree that protects this town.
- It's like a guardian tree. - It is.
It's huge.
It's at the entrance of the village.
(There is a tall pine tree at the entrance.)
This is amazing.
- Yes. - You should pick a day...
to come back here and look at all the trees.
Ringing doorbells is more important to us.
Is it liked the guardian trees in the provincial towns?
Don't respond to him.
You are not well. Don't respond to him.
That's what I prayed for at the temple just a while ago.
I prayed that he wouldn't talk about trees.
I think your condition is getting better and better.
I don't know.
I might suddenly crash.
I want to give So Yeon the first opportunity.
Lady first.
Yes. Lady first.
If you were to prepare...
a delicious meal for your loved one,
what would you cook?
- Japchae. When I cook that, - Japchae.
he really loves it.
I really like japchae too.
- It's... - What's your favorite mom's food?
I love my mom's...
braised short ribs.
- Braised short ribs. - That's the best.
That's not important. Press the doorbell.
This is a big house.
(Kyung Kyu says this is a big house.)
Hongje 1-dong. All right.
- I am nervous. - Here we go.
Do you think someone is in?
- Take it slow. - Cheers.
- Cheers. - Ask if the person knows you.
- Right. - "I am Kim So Yeon, an actress."
- "Do you know me?" - "I am Kim So Yeon."
Okay. I will do that.
- Should I press the bell? - Yes. I will try it.
It's making me nervous.
It's the first house.
The first house in Hongje-dong.
- It's a big house. - Someone's coming out.
- Really? - Who is it?
Hello.
- It will go well. - I am Kim So Yeon, an actress.
We... Do you happen to know me?
- Yes. I know you. - Hello.
"My Prettiest Daughter in the World".
- Thank you. - She knows the drama title.
You are right. Thank you so much.
We are looking around Hongje-dong,
but we haven't had dinner yet. So I was wondering if...
you've already had your dinner.
I am getting ready to go outside right now.
Oh, I see.
That's a shame. What a shame.
It's fine.
- Enjoy your day. - Thank you.
Thank you.
So Yeon is...
very good at communicating with elders.
She's a natural. Everyone knows her drama.
- It's a weekend drama. - It's a weekend drama.
It still...
gave us hope.
- She welcomed us. - She knows our drama.
I am so grateful.
She was very polite about it.
Jong Hyun, get ready.
- Should I try here? - Yes.
- What? - What?
Usually, a building like this is locked.
- It's open. - Let's go inside, So Yeon.
Okay.
We will try this unit.
- Jong Hyun. - Mr. Hong.
I got it.
(But why is there no doorbell?)
(Knocking)
It's so lovely here.
(Is nobody in?)
(Knocking)
Hello.
(Nobody answers.)
- Nobody seems to be in. - Nobody is in.
- Be careful. - Since we are here...
Excuse us.
Hello?
(Nobody's home.)
(Oh, dear.)
Maybe it's because it's a holiday.
- Right. - Yes.
(Should we try the lower floor?)
Wait.
(This building doesn't seem to have any doorbells.)
(Knocking)
There's no doorbell, so it's inconvenient.
Nobody is in.
You gave another try.
I did.
It's our turn now.
We are fair and square.
We don't get sneaky and try twice while you try once.
I wouldn't do that in So Yeon's presence.
So Yeon...
I like this house.
- What? - That one.
After doing it for years,
are there houses you just know you'll be invited into?
Yes.
Ho Dong.
Look. This person never leaves the house.
But you need a password to get in. We can't get inside.
- Can't we call them? - We can't.
(His hunch was wrong.)
We need a password.
- We can go this way. - It's the flower blooming season.
I love it.
- We will give it a try. - All right.
(Kyung Kyu leads them into the apartment.)
- Here. Hong. - Yes.
You must be feeling something.
(The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit)
(Doing a shaman's ritual)
Well done.
(He's asking help from all kinds of higher beings.)
Please open the door. Please open the door.
I can hear something.
Wait. It's coming from outside.
(He presses the doorbell once again.)
Great. It sounds very cheerful.
(He chose a wrong house again.)
Recently, Kyung Kyu...
We are going to the second floor.
Not this house.
- Try this house. - Should I press it?
I guess not many people are at home.
I know.
- They are not home from work. - They must be out.
Which one do you have a good feeling about, So Yeon?
Is it Unit 1 or Unit 2? Which one would you choose?
- Unit 2. - Unit 2.
I will press the doorbell for you.
(She hopes she succeeds this time.)
- I hope at least one team succeeds. - I will press it.
Only then the show will be good.
You have to press it hard.
What? It's broken.
Excuse us.
(She listens carefully.)
Ma'am.
- Daddy! - It could be a "sir".
A child said,
"Daddy!"
- It was from outside. - Outside.
- Was it outside? - Yes.
Nobody must be in.
What do we do?
(Knocking)
Ma'am.
Is anyone in?
(The knocking sound sounds pathetic.)
(Nobody's in.)
It's Labor Day.
This is really bad.
(Warning! Ho Dong the Flower Villain spots flowers.)
So Yeon is everywhere here.
This is So Yeon garden.
- Not a flower garden. - Lovely.
- Thank you so much. - Where are you going?
Unit 2. So Yeon...
- likes Unit 2. - I have a good feeling.
I think someone just went in.
This is lit.
- Someone just went in. - Right.
(Is someone home, like Kyung Kyu says?)
- It worked. - It worked.
- Who is it? - You succeeded.
Hello. I am actress Kim So Yeon.
She opened the door.
- Hello. - Hello. What brings you here?
- Hello. We are... - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
(She greets Ho Dong with much excitement.)
- Ho Dong. - Hello.
My last name is Kang too.
I love you.
What brings you all here?
We once visited a town,
and the lady I met was Kang too.
I said, "We are clansmen."
Then she said, "We are not just clansmen."
- "We are one family." - We are kin.
- We are kin. - Yes.
(Kangs are all kin.)
It's so nice to meet you.
So you are my kin in Hongje-dong.
Yes.
Please listen to what So Yeon has to say.
- Hello. - You are so beautiful.
- Thank you. - Isn't she beautiful?
- Let's shake hands. - Thank you so much.
I am here with Jong Hyun, Mr. Han from our drama.
- He's so handsome. - Hello.
- Now... - Right.
Have you eaten yet?
- And now... - Right.
Well, have you eaten?
- Yes. - Oh, you have?
- Well... - It's all right.
- She meant... - It's time you already ate.
- I see. - No, what she meant was...
- dinner... - I mean I had lunch.
- You haven't had dinner yet, right? - Right. I haven't had dinner.
- Oh, really? - Who are you going to eat with?
I live with my daughter, but she's out now.
As it's Labor Day today.
Right.
She's a nurse, and she doesn't have to work today.
- I see. - She's doing the weekend drama.
- It is... - I enjoy watching your drama.
"My Prettiest Daughter in the World".
I only have four daughters.
- My goodness. - Excuse me.
Talk about things like this inside.
- Come on in. - Really?
- Yes, please come in. - But still,
we have to ask it properly.
Will you let So Yeon and me in and become our family?
- Yes. - Yes!
Thank you, ma'am.
I can't believe it. Thanks.
You just get going now.
Stop it.
- Gosh, we're going in first. - Go in.
Thank you.
Good luck, Jong Hyun.
- We'll get going, ma'am. - Let's shake hands...
before you go. Gosh.
- Goodness, you're so handsome. - Thank you.
Please give them tasty food.
Okay.
- We'll get going. - Sorry. Good luck.
- Bye, Jong Hyun. - Go, Jong Hyun.
Thanks. Bye.
- This is unbelievable. - So...
were you staying home alone?
Yes.
Oh, my goodness.
- Look at the photos. - My goodness.
- I'm embarrassed. - Gosh, I like them.
- Excuse us. - Okay.
It's so lovely.
As they enter the home of another Kang family,
so many photos that cover the wall welcome them.
Then entered the dinner scene of a home in Hongje-dong filled ...
with love, where a lady who is happy with good memories lives.
- Why do you have so many photos? - They're amazing.
I like taking photos,
so I collect the ones my grandchildren print for me.
I feel gloomy because my husband is gone,
but I feel good when I look at them.
- When you look at them? - I feel good whenever I see them.
The wall is covered with them. You want to look at the photos...
- Yes. This is my husband. - you took with your husband.
This is Oido.
This is the columbarium where my husband is.
He rests here.
I see. Was he ill?
He had lung cancer.
- I see. - He suffered for three years.
- Oh... - I'm sorry.
I cry less now that it's been three years.
I see.
(He's gone, but her family fills her heart.)
Good memories with her family are everywhere here.
What kind of memory will they leave here today?
It's so nice to meet you.
Gosh, it really is.
- She's so nice. - Let's shake hands.
My hiking club went to a place where "One Night Two Days"...
was shot, and we took pictures...
there.
You did?
A long time ago.
I think she may have thought this...
as soon as she opened the door.
"Oh, it's Ho Dong, and his last name is Kang too."
When people with the last name "Kang" meet each other,
they feel a connection somewhat.
Right. You're from Jinju, right? Where are you from?
- I'm from Jinyang. - Jinyang?
- Yes. - I'm from Hamyang.
- Hamyang? They're... - Yes.
all in the same neighborhood.
- Right. I like it. - Right?
When I see another Kang, he or she doesn't feel like a stranger.
In a way, it feels like you've met your relatives.
(They feel like a family today.)
On the stairs...
outside the door, there are pretty flowers.
I raise them.
You do, right? You probably love flowers.
I do.
Whenever I go out, I say to them, "Mom is going out."
And when I come back, I say, "Hi, I'm back." So they grow well.
When I go on a trip, I say, "Mom will be back in a few days."
- My goodness. - I'm going somewhere tomorrow...
for two days, so I should water them this evening.
Then they're like your real daughters.
- Yes. I talk to them like that. - The flowers are your children.
Which is prettier, the flowers outside or So Yeon?
Of course, So Yeon is prettier.
Flowers end up withering, don't they?
Oh, my goodness. Ma'am...
(He's satisfied with her great remark.)
You're lovely as a flower.
- She's like my daughter. I mean it. - That's so sweet.
- For goodness' sake. - This is so lovely!
I like her a lot.
Thank you, ma'am.
You're a very good actress.
(One more daughter is added to this family.)
Who do you live with in this house?
My husband passed away three years ago,
- so my daughter and I live here. - Just the two of you?
She never had any interest in marriage,
but that became even more adamant after her dad passed away.
Because she's afraid that you may feel lonely being alone?
That's right.
One of my friends said to me yesterday, "You're so lucky."
"Imagine living alone if she ends up getting married."
"You can go out during the day, but when you come home at night,"
"you'll feel so lonely."
"You should be thankful." So I'm always grateful.
- She's a good daughter. - She is.
Does your daughter...
work for a company?
She is a nurse at a hospital. She is off duty today,
and she said she'd be back after having dinner.
I went out while she was still sleeping,
and she was not in when I came back.
I went to the columbarium where my husband is today.
- By yourself? - I go there every day.
- To see him? - Yes.
- You must've been a sweet couple... - You must've been.
- indeed. - He was so nice to us.
All he thought about was his children and me.
My heart was broken because he passed away so suddenly.
Tears are welling up again.
I should not cry.
That's what family is all about.
(She can't help but still miss him even after 3 years.)
So we have to be nice to one another while we're still alive...
so that there are no regrets.
After all, the afterlife is not a journey one can follow.
- Are you making spicy noodles? - Yes, I'll make them for you.
Goodness. I'd love that.
All I should do is boil noodles and mix them with kimchi.
My goodness.
It's the quickest food I can make.
For hot noodles, I should make broth,
and it'll take a lot of time.
I know. So you picked spicy noodles.
- Then let's prepare for dinner... - Okay.
and enjoy tasty spicy noodles.
Let's do it together as you like cooking too, So Yeon.
Okay.
(She prepares the ingredients 1 by 1.)
I'll put them in, ma'am.
The water has to boil first.
Let So Yeon help you...
- with cooking. - She doesn't have to.
- Please tell her what to do. - Okay.
- We have to boil the water first. - Okay.
(She's first preparing water to boil the noodles.)
- Ma'am. - Yes?
Was there a big age gap between your husband...
- and you? - No, three years.
- 3 years. - We were 3 years apart.
This is Yeongdeok where many crabs are caught.
- Yeongdeok. - Oh, Yeongdeok.
This is Yeongdeok.
- This is Pohang, right? - Pohang. There is the hand...
over here.
This is the sculpture in Pohang.
This is Gimcheon when they had a plum festival.
This was taken when we went to Jeju Island with my eldest daughter.
Most of the places you visited, I've also been there myself.
Right. There were signs saying "One Night Two Days"...
was shot in many places.
We go on a trip once a month,
so we visited many places.
There are many places that we both visited.
Are there many places?
Is this your grandchild?
My youngest daughter only has three sons, and he is one of them.
- I see. - All of them here are my grandsons.
Goodness. They're adorable.
"Happy birthday, Grandma."
- You'd feel so pleased to see them. - I bet.
- 4 grandsons and 4 granddaughters? - Yes.
- They are 2 and 3 years old. - This child says...
that his grandpa passed away because I scolded him every day.
When he didn't want to eat, I yelled at him,
"Eat it," and he remembers that.
I say to him, "I'll yell at you too if you don't eat."
Then he says, "Then I'm going to die too."
So I say to him, "No, you are not going to die."
(What a cute, simple, and innocent child.)
He still says that he misses his grandpa.
There is a photo of him on their refrigerator too.
It's his birthday party at my eldest daughter's.
I think my husband gave this to his youngest grandchild as a gift...
since he was leaving.
My husband was from Mokpo,
and he went to school in Busan.
The child is grown now.
- This one is... - Everything...
she talks about ends with something about her husband.
Her husband...
While she was talking so many things about her husband,
the water started to boil.
(The water started to boil now.)
She starts to make the sauce with the golden ratio,
the crucial part of the taste of spicy noodles.
We'd better learn how she makes it.
- Okay. - Try to learn.
You can learn a lot if you learn one homemade recipe...
(Sprinkling sesame onto gochujang)
every week.
Chili pepper powder.
Chili pepper powder. Goodness.
I'll make it as I usually do.
- Is it perilla oil? - Sesame oil. I don't eat...
perilla oil. I can't eat it.
- I see. - You can't?
No. I don't like perilla oil.
I preferred perilla oil when I was younger,
but I like perilla oil more as I get older.
I heard perilla oil is good for your health, but it doesn't suit me.
She is very certain about her preference.
I don't eat cucumbers nor perilla leaves.
I don't eat foods with a strong scent.
You don't? Sang Woo doesn't eat cucumber either.
- He doesn't? - Right.
The crew members first noticed it...
when we went to a cold noodles restaurant. There were cucumber...
slices on the top, and he gave all of it to me since he knew I like it.
That was when the crew noticed that we were dating.
That was the time.
- He gave it to you as he didn't... - Right. Because he didn't like it.
- like it, but they thought... - But...
- he did that for you. - I guess so.
Now I've met another person who doesn't like cucumbers.
Let me take care of the noodles, ma'am.
I'm the main chef on "Kang's Kitchen".
Oh, you're right.
I make noodles there too.
You do?
(He shows confidence.)
Gosh. I'm going to boil the noodles...
- properly. - Shall I wash them?
Yes, please wash them.
(What will it be like?)
- It's not fully cooked yet. - It's not ready.
No, it's not. It needs to boil for a while.
She chops up some kimchi...
that'll add a nice, sour touch.
Once So Yeon washes the crown daisies,
Ho Dong chops them up.
- Are you putting them in here? - Yes.
Afterwards, they're put inside the marinade.
Now, he just needs to mix them.
It looks so tasty. It looks scrumptious.
It doesn't take long to prepare this.
No, it doesn't.
She skillfully washes the noodles...
and puts them in the marinade.
The noodles and the marinade become one.
(She mixes the noodles.)
These look so good.
- Look at them. - They look good.
- My goodness. - "My goodness."
How are these sweet potatoes so long?
I'm not sure.
Gosh, that's hot.
I grabbed it after seeing him do so.
The sweet potatoes look delicious.
Have some.
(They just need to place them on the table.)
Here's the final touch.
She sprinkles some sesame seeds on top.
Sit down. Ho Dong, you can have the bigger dish.
- Let me wash my hands. - All right.
Have the bigger one.
(The noodles are ready.)
- I need to take a photo. - Okay.
Ma'am, are you more comfortable...
- sitting up there? - It's okay, I'll come down later.
Spicy noodles at Hongje-dong.
This meal...
(Ho Dong's spicy noodles, sweet potatoes, spicy noodles)
is comprised of spicy noodles...
and steamed sweet potatoes.
It's a special, summer dish...
of spicy, sweet, and sour tastes.
- Can you finish all that? - Of course.
- I'm looking forward to this. - Eat up.
Thank you for the meal.
- Thank you for the meal. - There's not much. I'm sorry.
- I should've prepared more food. - No, this is great.
- Thank you for the meal. - I didn't know you'd come.
Ma'am. Let me show you how I eat.
Okay, enjoy your noodles.
(He revs up the engine.)
He's revving up.
(Savoring)
(She nods in appreciation.)
Gosh, the crown daisies are very delicious.
They're really tasty.
I'm sorry that the staff can't eat.
The kimchi is tasty too. On top of that,
the crown daisies make it so much better.
- I put in a lot of cucumbers. - I see.
The lighting director turned off the lights.
He did?
Goodness.
(Stop talking about how tasty it is.)
Ho Dong, who's known for taking big bites,
eats the noodles.
One bite.
Two bites.
Three bites.
Four bites.
And finally, he finishes them in five bites.
So Yeon, a well-mannered lady,
is in awe of the dish...
and gobbles up the noodles.
(She knows how to eat well.)
They enjoy the food together...
and make new memories.
This is extremely good.
It's that good? Let me bring you some water.
- It's hard to get up. - This is...
Is it that good? Good. I'm happy you like it.
This is so good.
- It really is. - Thank you so much...
when it's not even that good.
(Mothers always say such things, yet Ho Dong is amazed.)
Thank you.
- You should sit down. - She's so pretty.
I'm going to be reminded of this day whenever I watch her on TV.
Thank you so much.
- I have a new daughter now. - Yes, you do.
- She'll be your youngest daughter. - Yes, you're right.
I told her that So Yeon was the most kindhearted celebrity...
in the country.
All the fellow celebrities know this.
But seeing her today,
she tends to be greedy with her food.
She's a housewife as well.
I told her to give me some since she had too much,
- She eats well. - but she said she'd have it all.
Yes, the noodles looked so tasty.
(She can't help but be greedy over her food.)
(Tapping)
I wonder if your husband would've liked this.
He would've truly liked it. It's just his style.
He would've loved this.
Really?
Where are you?
(Ho Dong quickly grasps the situation.)
Don't tell her that you're with me.
(Don't tell her.)
(She hands the phone over.)
Jung Won.
(He speaks with her third daughter.)
- Yes? - Did you not go to work today?
Whom am I speaking to?
Well...
I'm your older cousin.
I'm not sure who you are.
One night...
(She gives her a hint.)
Are you Kang Ho Dong?
My goodness.
Jung Won, he's at my house.
Didn't you know that your mom and I are related?
Right, you share the same last name.
The same last name?
- Right. - My goodness.
- I'm here today... - Yes?
to film Dining Together at Hongje-dong.
Oh, I see.
Do you know the drama "My Prettiest Daughter in the World"?
- Yes. - Do you know it?
- She knows. - Yes, I do.
Kim So Yeon is in it.
- She's here. - Kim So Yeon is here as well.
She's here too.
- I really like her. - Really?
Thank you so much.
Your mother is so kind...
that she has prepared dinner for us.
Really?
(Smiling)
Can you tell us...
about your mother's best dish?
Spicy noodles.
We're having it right now.
All right, then.
Your mother has told us that she feels reassured...
by her daughters.
She's very grateful.
I see.
Can you say, "I love you, Mom"?
I love you.
Me too.
Okay.
Say, "I'm on TV!"
(I'm on TV, my daughter!)
Meanwhile,
these two are still doing...
the hardest thing in the world, ringing doorbells.
This is good.
(Ringing)
"Hello, I'm Hong Jong Hyun, an actor."
Who is this?
- Tell her. - Hello.
I'm Hong Jong Hyun, an actor. Do you know me?
No, I don't.
- Tell her about your drama. - Really?
Do you know the drama "My Prettiest Daughter in the World"?
(She doesn't know.)
- She doesn't know. - Then how about "Dining Together'?
- Yes, I know. - Hello. This is Lee Kyung Kyu.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Have you eaten yet? - No, I haven't.
If you feel uncomfortable, you don't have to let us in.
I don't think I'm ready.
Oh, your wallpapers aren't ready.
- Yes. - All right, then.
- It's okay. - Thank you.
Thank you.
(Their conversation ends with a little bit of misunderstanding.)
- I'll carry that. - She hasn't put up the wallpapers.
Have they put up their wallpapers yet?
(No one's picking up.)
It's Labor Day, so no one's here.
Don't worry, it'll work out.
- I'm not worried. - Yes, don't be.
- Hello. - Sir?
(No one's home.)
The majority of these houses are empty.
Let's go over there.
- Shall we try this house? - Let's make this our final one.
All right.
(Feeling resolute, they ring the doorbell.)
(However, no one's home.)
We'll try the next one.
(They refuse to give up.)
(He tries to read their minds.)
I pressed it.
(But no one's there either.)
(Are you serious?)
(He presses once again.)
(The door opens.)
They probably have a parcel to receive.
My goodness.
Stay here. I'll go up.
- Which floor was it? - Hold on.
- Which floor? - It's on the second floor.
Keep ringing doorbells.
(You want me to ring doorbells by myself?)
- Hello. Why, you're handsome. - Hello.
- We're from Dining Together. - I see.
- Have you eaten yet? - No.
Shall we eat together?
- But we have nothing to eat. - We have an actor...
We can buy some.
Hey, Jong Hyun.
(Where is he?)
(He's here.)
- Hello. - What's going on here?
(Thanks to her, he enters.)
(Hurrying)
- Hi. - You know him, right?
- Hello. - Hello.
- Hello. - What was your drama again?
"My Prettiest Daughter in the World".
Would you like to discuss about this first?
You should talk about it.
- Okay. - We'll be waiting outside.
- I hope you'll bring good news. - All right.
- You can talk first. - Okay.
They have a daughter.
- Mom. - She's so calm.
- Mom! - Yes, yes.
(Does he like babies?)
(He is, indeed, a good man.)
Ma'am.
(What is their answer?)
Did you talk about it?
We have so many things to clean up.
Really? Would it be a bit difficult?
Okay.
- Thank you. - That was close.
(Bye)
- Say goodbye. - Bye.
- Shall we go upstairs? - Yes.
(Ringing)
I thought it would work.
(This is a no-go as well.)
(How about next door?)
(No one's answering.)
Usually, they're not home on public holidays.
I don't do any separate workouts.
I'm always exercising for this show.
(Giggling)
Last week, I walked all the way to the eighth floor.
Climbing up and down the stairs...
- is good for your health. - Right.
(Sniffing)
- I smell food. - I know. They're home.
Someone's here.
These wonderful people are making dinner for us.
They're not home.
(He quickly rings the next doorbell.)
(I smell food for sure.)
Who is it?
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Is your husband home as well? - Yes.
What is he doing?
- He's watching TV. - Is that so?
Hello.
- You know us, right? - Yes.
- Do you know our show? - Yes.
- Sir, he is... - Yes?
- an actor. - I see.
- Hello. - Hello.
I am a film director.
(He's embarrassed.)
We want to get dinner in Hongje-dong.
So we are going around this neighborhood.
I will talk to my wife first.
Right.
Please talk to your wife. How about your children?
Our daughter is in middle school. It's her exam week.
That's great.
She can study.
We love the show.
Think about it, ma'am.
Okay. Give us a moment.
It smells like beef soup.
(Laughing)
(Dancing)
- What do you think will happen? - What about you?
Will we succeed?
Will we succeed or not?
- We will succeed. - We will succeed.
(Please.)
(He does it again.)
(He does another ritual.)
(I believe we will succeed.)
(Finally, she came out.)
- Is it okay? - Yes.
You got changed. You're lovely.
But our house is really small.
- It's fine. It doesn't matter. - Will everyone be coming in?
Not everyone will go inside.
Only about six people will go inside.
- And it's not cleaned. - It's fine.
We will go in and clean for you.
- Come in. - Let's go.
(Kyung Kyu and Jong Hyun succeed to get invited for dinner.)
There is a bike in the front.
(At 6:46pm, Kyung Kyu and Jong Hyun enter the house.)
- How long have you been here? - Hello.
- 8 years? - 8 years.
- She's their daughter. - Hello.
Hello.
It's a sweet home filled with...
the memories of the sweet couple and their lovely daughter.
They enter another dinner scene of Hongje-dong.
(They enter another dinner scene of Hongje-dong.)
Are you home because today is Labor Day?
Yes. This is my day off.
I knew it.
We had...
a big lunch.
So we were thinking of having a simple dinner.
- Of course. - It doesn't matter.
- Sounds good. - We don't have much room,
- It's fine. - but please have a seat.
What did you have for lunch?
- You were celebrating the day off? - Our daughter...
had an exam today.
We wanted her to eat well so she can study in the evening.
So we ate a lot.
Did you have a barbecue?
(They had a barbecue for lunch.)
- She must've done well today. - I think she did well today.
- She did well today. - Did she do well today?
Yes.
- Did you do well today? - Wait.
(She's surprised.)
This is crazy.
Do you know this handsome man?
Hello.
It's my first time seeing a celebrity so up-close.
Really?
(She's cute.)
What's this?
She's a BTS fan.
She's got all her ARMY merchandises.
"Golden Jungkook".
She's Jungkook's fan.
I've worked with BTS on Dining Together.
I saw it.
Didn't you team up with Jin?
- Right. - Right.
- You like BTS? - Yes.
But I particularly like Jungkook.
- You like Jungkook. - Yes.
At the period of storm and stress,
Hye In is burning with...
her passion for Jungkook of BTS.
- Will everything be aired? - Of course.
But I...
We can blur it out.
We will blur out only your body.
So only your face shows.
(What's that?)
This is her height, isn't it?
Yes. We've been recording her growth.
- What? - We've been recording her growth.
- You've been recording it? - Yes.
(She was 65cm tall when she was first measured.)
(This wall contains the record of Hye In's growth.)
(The last time she was measured, she was 161cm tall.)
(She hurries.)
- Wait. - What are you hiding?
This is bad.
- What is it? - Photos from her past.
- This is... - Take them out.
(She's shy.)
With her parents' love,
Hye In grew up into a girl who's good at everything.
(Gye In grew up into a girl who's good at everything.)
The desk tells me that she's a studious type.
She already became an adolescent middle school student who is...
very interested in beauty.
You must be happy that...
your daughter does well at school.
(It puts a smile on his face.)
What do you do, sir?
I work at YMCA.
- YMCA? - Yes.
It's been 19 years.
There's that song. "Young man".
(Dancing)
Young man
(He's been the young man for 19 years.)
You work there.
What do you do at YMCA?
I run exercise programs...
for children and adults.
- Right. - That's why...
you are into cycling.
Yes. Both my wife and I...
studied physical education.
- She specialized in PE too? - Yes.
(Are they a sporty family?)
My wife also majored in social physical education.
Do you work at YMCA too?
In our times, office dating...
was a sensitive issue.
So I left the company just in time for marriage.
(She left the company just in time for marriage.)
You seem like a very kind person.
Thank you.
When you opened the door,
I knew we'd be dining together.
Right?
We watch this show,
and you go through so much.
We thought we'd invite you in...
if you ever visit our place.
(Thank you.)
I will make tteokbokki.
- Tteokbokki or... - Tteokbokki is great.
even fried egg would do.
What are you cooking?
I am going to cook dakgalbi.
Where did you get dakgalbi?
I bought it.
- When? - Several days ago.
Jong Hyun, she's got dakgalbi.
But it's only for one person.
It's fine. We can share it. We got tteokbokki anyway.
Ttteokbokki and dakgalbi.
- It smells incredible. - I will cook dakgalbi.
I got it.
(Kyung Kyu takes over.)
- Is this at a ski resort? - Yes.
When our daughter was a kid,
we used to go skiing every year.
So we have season tickets.
Since both of you love sports,
you must share a lot of hobbies.
- Yes. But now that I'm older, - Right?
it's hard to keep up with him. I am too old now.
(He sympathizes with her.)
You can take it slowly.
- Should I do it? - I am a chicken expert.
- Are you a chicken expert? - Yes. I am a chicken expert.
(I should help him on the side then.)
- With chopsticks? - Okay.
Use this.
(He helps him from behind.)
(Doesn't it look like...)
(a familiar movie scene?)
(2019 version of "Ghost: Love and Dinner")
(They held hands together.)
(His heart pounds.)
(Dakgalbi made with love?)
- Do you want to cook it? - I will do it.
(He runs away.)
- You shouldn't move it. - I know.
Let's serve the tteokbokki.
Let's heat it up.
(It fills the whole plate.)
The old lady who sells tteokbokki is very generous.
She gives so much.
This is two servings.
(2 servings look more like 4 servings.)
Tteokbokki would be enough to fill us up.
(They heat up the tteokbokki in the microwave.)
By the way, the sauce might splatter onto your white shirt.
(She gets Jong Hyun an apron.)
- Do you want to wear it? - Shouldn't you wear it?
I am okay.
You're wearing a white T-shirt.
- Can I wear it? - Yes.
- Put your head here. - Thank you.
- Put your arms through the holes. - Yes.
It means you should do everything.
That's what it means. It means you should do everything.
(He smiles like a fool.)
- It means you should do everything. - Should I tie the back?
Okay.
You are wearing such a white shirt.
This smells amazing.
I know. It smells delicious.
She bought the marinated one.
(Sizzling)
Should I put it on a plate? Or should I just take it as it is?
Let's serve it on a plate.
My mom made this wild chive salad.
I made this for the first time...
and serving it for the first time.
- Really? - Yes.
Garlic scapes are good.
She's taking out the side dishes one by one.
(Heated tteokbokki is served too.)
(I love it.)
(It's warm.)
(Jong Hyun TV)
This dakgalbi is incredible.
It smells delicious.
(What is he doing alone?)
(Thumbs up.)
Are you done?
Yes. I think it's done.
I will transfer onto a plate.
(He looks modest.)
(The last dish, dakgalbi, is done too.)
The apron looks good on you.
Thank you.
I can't cook well,
but it makes me feel like a good cook.
Please move these.
(It looks delicious.)
Get three bowls of rice.
Did you make this?
I made that for the anniversary.
You're such a sweet man.
"Celebrating 3500 days of being together".
(It's the one-and-only photo frame in the world that he made.)
December 4 is your wedding anniversary?
He cut each photo...
and arranged each one.
- I know. - He wanted to do it secretly,
so he worked on that in the office for days.
(Each detail shows his hard work.)
He arranged each one.
He's good.
I have never done such a thing in my entire life.
Should we take a photo?
(It's time to take the photo.)
A delicious meal in Hongje-dong.
Good man.
(Dakgalbi, wild chive salad, garlic scapes, tteokbokki,)
(fried sausage, brown rice, and cucumber)
This is a simple dinner...
of the family of three that had a big lunch.
It's the combination of spicy tteokbokki and dakgalbi,
which will satisfy the taste buds of people of all ages.
- Enjoy your dinner. - Okay.
- Thank you for the dinner. - It's not much.
I should try this first.
This is delicious.
(She tries the garlic scapes.)
The garlic scapes.
- Is it okay? - It's good for a first trial.
(She praises herself.)
- Did you make that? - I made that.
- It's delicious. - It's refreshing.
It's got the smell of garlic.
(She successfully cooked garlic scapes for the first time.)
This is chicken. I really love chicken.
Try this one.
It's delicious.
- Is it good? - Yes.
You don't seem to be a picky eater.
- Me? - Yes.
You're right.
(Swallowing it as soon as he answers)
(He really enjoys it.)
It's the third year since I started doing Dining Together,
so everything tastes good to me now.
(I see.)
The garlic scapes taste good. This is wild chives.
(He's the master of homemade foods now.)
All the dishes are red.
(We're curious about the red flavor)
Kyung Kyu who is mad for chicken...
first starts to eat plenty of red dakgalbi...
and enjoys it to the fullest.
(He's so happy.)
Jong Hyun who looked gaunt...
is tasting the most delicious meal in the world...
that will make him fight off the cold he caught in early summer.
(The most delicious meal in the world)
All of them fell for the hot meal.
(All of them fell for the hot meal.)
Look.
If you open the window, you can see Mount Inwang right away.
- Right. - That's Mount An.
(Embarrassed)
If you open the window, you can see Mount An right away,
- right? - That's why...
we chose this house.
Other houses didn't have such a view.
- They didn't. - Right.
We like it. The house is well-ventilated too.
I went to Mount An often when I was young.
- Did you live... - Many cherry blossoms bloom.
I went to Myongji Middle School and Myongji High School.
- Did you? - They're nearby.
I graduated Myongji High School too.
- Really? You're my senior. - Yes.
Nice to meet you.
(It's nice to meet you, buddy.)
That was so sudden.
(What a coincidence.)
- You went to the same high school? - Yes.
I've lived in this neighborhood for a long time.
I also lived in this town for a long time...
before I moved to another area to work.
You did?
What is your dream, Hye In?
Becoming an employee at Olive Young.
(He perks his ears.)
- What? - An employee at Olive Young?
Because she is interested in cosmetics a lot,
she wants to go into such companies.
Is it called Olive Young?
It's a store that sells cosmetics and daily supplies.
Why do you want to be an employee instead of an owner?
What? Well...
You can become an owner of Olive Young.
She wants to start as an employee...
and become an owner later.
(She has plans for up to 5 years from now.)
Her dreams change often.
- She used to want to write songs. - A songwriter?
That's what she said she wanted to be.
But she's very interested in makeup these days,
so that is her current dream.
What do middle school students do when you hang out?
Trying to figure out what third-year middle school students do.
She's a second-year student in middle school.
A second-year student? Wow, they're notorious.
They're known to be the scariest ones.
She's probably in her most sensitive state if she's in her second year.
When does your mom scold you?
When I spend a lot of money.
- When you spend a lot of money? - Yes.
Do you buy cosmetics with the money?
No. I had fun.
At a karaoke?
I went there too.
Hye In, what's even scarier than puberty is...
parents' hormone changes in their middle-age.
You may get beaten if the timing isn't right.
(Is he giving that tip out of his experience?)
When we...
finish eating, we have time to hear all sorts of love stories,
but we heard too much of the love story between you and your husband.
At that time...
Come to think of it now,
- I wonder how you met him. - My brother-in-law's...
friend lived in Seoul.
This place used to be a mountain town in the past.
In the location where the apartments are now.
- Here in Hongje-dong? - Yes, there were shabby houses.
My parents-in-law lived there,
and one of my brother-in-law's friends was their neighbor.
So they introduced us to each other.
So it's kind of like a blind date.
- A blind date. - A professional...
- matchmaker was not involved. - Right.
Where did you meet people 50 years ago?
At a teahouse.
Was it a teahouse 50 years ago?
- A teahouse near Hongje-dong? - There used to...
be Star Teahouse over there.
- Star Teahouse? - Star Teahouse.
- It had... - Because I have an accent...
a similar name as that famous Starbucks...
- back then. - That's right.
We met there.
- You remember it was Star Teahouse? - Yes, it was Star Teahouse.
I think it's gone now, but it was there for a long time.
It was 50 years ago, but you can't forget the place you first met.
Of course.
I guess you were dressed up.
When you saw your husband sitting,
what was his first impression?
His first impression... He looked like he had a strong personality.
He was not the type I wanted.
I like people with big features like my brother.
- Who look kind. - I like that type.
But there was a reason I thought I could marry him.
My brother-in-law asked him,
"Let's say you've tried all sorts of things and failed."
There were laborers who carry things...
with the A-frame carrier at Seoul Station in the past.
- Right. - "Do you have the guts to do that?"
And he replied, "Yes!"
So I thought I could get married to him, if he's that kind of person.
I married him because he said that,
but I realized things were different from what I thought.
What?
(She's honest.)
But you got along anyway.
- Was he more passionate about you? - Yes.
He kept calling me out,
so I said, "Why do you keep telling me to come out?"
And he said, "That's because I want to marry you."
My goodness.
(My goodness.)
How long did it take until you got married?
About three months.
Anyway, May 15 is our wedding anniversary.
So I said to him again today, "Honey, May 15 is our anniversary."
I say that when I visit him at the columbarium.
When you got married 50 years ago,
were you in a suit and a wedding dress too?
- In a modern style? - Yes.
- Was it Western style? - Yes. I wore a wedding dress.
Where did you have your wedding?
It's gone now, but there used to be Inwang Wedding Hall...
- In Hongje-dong? - Yes, in Hongje-dong.
- Everything happened in this town. - Yes, in Hongje-dong.
- Everything happened here. - You're the living history of it.
Yes, I am.
(The living proof of Hongje-dong)
The living proof of Hongje-dong.
Yes, you're right.
Where did you go on your honeymoon?
We went to Songdo, Incheon on our honeymoon.
Songdo.
Was it usually a three-day trip?
I don't remember if it was three days or two days.
Did you like your honeymoon?
I don't know, but I remember it was Room 304.
The room was on the third floor.
I can still remember.
Oh, Room 304.
(Shy)
Do you visit your husband almost every day?
Yes, almost every day.
- Once a day. - Yes.
After my swimming lesson. I go there early if I don't have the lesson.
After I take the swimming lesson,
I take the shuttle bus, take the subway...
to go to Gupabal, and take an intercity bus once.
It's close. It's only one stop away from there.
I couldn't go there if it were far away, but it's close.
You feel comfortable after you pay visits, right?
It's good. I talk to him just like I do with you.
"Honey, I've been to our daughter's place."
"I'm going somewhere today."
Today, I said to him, "Honey, I'm going on a trip."
"I can't come until Saturday."
I tell him things like that.
I say, "I'm sorry."
"I can go everywhere as I'm alive,"
"but I feel sorry that you can't."
I just talk as if he were there...
even if he doesn't respond. The owner asked me one day...
why I came out already,
so I said to him, "No matter how many times I call him,"
"he doesn't respond, so I came out."
And he said, "Gosh, ma'am. He's so busy there he can never come here."
The owner there is such a funny man.
The owner of the columbarium?
Because I go there so often,
he knows me.
He has such a great sense of humor.
- So she can feel better. - My daughter says...
- Right, so she can feel better. - Yes.
There are many people who go there.
But I think it's better for men to pass away first.
Women can take care of themselves,
but when I see men there, I feel bad for them.
So I think if I had died before him,
my husband would look like that.
When men come with a bottle of makgeolli dangling from their hand,
it breaks my heart to see that.
More than 40 years of time they spent together from the moment...
they first met to the day they parted are stacked in Hongje-dong.
The good memories still remain intact,
which is why she can spend her day with a smile on her face.
(She can spend her day with a smile on her face.)
So Yeon...
married another actor.
They met in a drama.
Many celebrities get married like that.
That's right.
Come to think of it,
dating is one thing,
- and marriage is another. - Yes.
I don't think you...
Did Sang Woo pop the question first?
I would take breaks between dramas,
but Sang Woo continued to work without stopping.
But strangely, he took a break...
when we used to go on dates.
He said, "Before I start working again and get busy,"
"shall we get married?"
So...
(She's embarrassed.)
Is that why you got married?
I don't even know what I'm talking about now.
So I said, "Okay, shall we get married then?"
- You made a good decision. - It just happened that way.
But dramas... Well, I'm blushing.
- Dramas... - Before starting his next drama,
he wanted to marry her as soon as possible.
- Since he's so busy. - Right.
I think the timing is the most important thing in life.
- Exactly. - Right. I agree.
To be together, there needs to be a connection.
- Right. - My friend's daughter...
was about to get married,
but they broke up only a week before the wedding.
All the stuff was moved,
and they even chartered a bus for the guests,
but they ended up breaking up.
Goodness.
Let's only talk about good things.
Okay.
If they're not meant to be, that could happen.
If they're meant to be, they get married so easily.
- They do, right? - Yes.
- I think it has to do with destiny. - Tell me about it.
Did you two meet at YMCA?
- Yes. - Yes, we did.
Where at YMCA?
In the office.
(He asked an obvious question.)
When you two first met,
did you have interest in each other?
Not at all. Actually, he was...
betrothed to someone else.
Let's not talk about such things.
(You did, Dad?)
This is the highlight of melodramas.
- And then? - For the first...
three months, we didn't even talk to each other.
He was...
a full-time employee, and I was a part-timer.
So we didn't really get to talk to each other for several months.
And then, we met at an event's after-party.
- Was it a company dinner? - Yes.
After talking for some time,
we had interest in each other.
So that happened.
But I thought that it wasn't right...
since he was betrothed.
He needed to either break up with me or her.
- I told him so. - You gave him an ultimatum.
But he's a very softhearted person,
so he could never bring it up to her.
He apologized to me for not being able to say it.
(He continuously failed to break up with the other woman.)
This is like a naive melodrama.
For the next two months, he dated both of us.
So...
I bet we're the first family to talk about such things.
- He's a player. - Right.
- He's not that innocent. - I couldn't take it any longer,
so I decided to break up with him.
I stopped seeing him.
And finally, he broke up with her and came to me.
(After some time, he finally chose one woman.)
Once this airs, I won't be able to show up for work.
- Sir. - They all know.
- Sir. - Everyone at work knows.
You were quite popular back then.
Slightly.
I bet he was very popular.
Did you know about this, Hye In?
- No. - Is this your first time hearing?
Yes. They just told me that they met at work and got married.
That's all that they said.
You never heard about your dad being a playboy.
No.
(He's humiliated.)
(His secret is exposed in front of his own daughter.)
What did you like about her...
when you first saw her?
I'm not sure. It was her heart.
- I was attracted to her. - Right, I'm sure.
What about you?
He's gained a bit of weight,
so he looks chubby now.
But back then, he was slim and looked sharp.
Yes, like him.
He looked so sharp...
and smart.
I thought he'd be like that.
Were you wrong?
(He laughs bitterly.)
I was gravely mistaken.
- He wasn't like that? - No.
He looked coldhearted.
- But he was warmhearted. - He had an unexpected charm.
Yes, he did.
Their relationship almost risked being ended,
but they held onto it.
Afterwards, they decided to get married.
How long have you been married for?
17 years.
- It's been a long time. - We got married in 2002.
How did you decide to only have one child?
We didn't plan on it, but it ended up that way.
How does it feel to have only one daughter?
I have only one as well.
I think...
in the parents' point of view, raising only one child is...
- beneficial. - Right.
- They can receive all of our love. - Right.
I think it's nice.
But in my child's point of view,
it would've been better to have a sibling...
so that they could rely on each other.
- You're a bit sorry about that. - Yes.
- I think... - That bothers me.
(She begs to differ.)
I like being the only child.
- I like being on my own. - My husband and I like it.
Everyone around us do get a bit envious.
Since raising children requires a lot of money.
We strive to provide her with everything that she needs.
- Right. - It's nice to have one child.
I still can't forget how my daughter looked from behind...
on her 1st day of school as a 1st grader.
Why?
I dropped her off myself.
And that little kid took her backpack and went to school.
It was just so fascinating.
- You must have felt proud. - Gosh.
She was so little.
It was so strange to see her go to school when she was so tiny.
I watched her as she walked into the building.
(Watching their children grow up is emotional and memorable.)
Now, she's already 26 years old.
Goodness. But a few days ago,
we drank bomb shots together.
(Now, she's old enough to drink.)
We're aging together. Don't you feel like friends?
You're right. When she was young,
she couldn't eat ramyeon or tteokbokki.
But now, she can eat them. We also go shopping together...
and buy cosmetics.
During those times, she feels like a friend.
I also have a daughter, and she tends to be...
closer to her mother.
- Right, they tend to be like that. - Yes.
That makes things easier for me.
(He bursts into laughter.)
- It's so much better. - I bet my husband feels...
the same way.
- Right? - Not at all.
Sometimes, I'm hurt by that.
But when she gets scolded by her mother,
- she comes to me... - Right.
and talks about it.
I like that.
Daughters always complain about such things to their fathers.
- Really? - Yes.
After getting scolded by their mothers.
Have you gone through puberty yet?
I'm not sure.
- You don't know? - She's arriving at the peak of it.
- She's at the highest, right? - Yes.
If she sees BTS, her puberty will be over.
(This "BTS effect" can even get rid of puberty.)
- Jungkook? - Yes.
If Jungkook said,
"Hye In, you should study hard," would you listen to him?
Yes.
(He will motivate her to study.)
I heard BTS fans get good grades.
For me, studying hard isn't that important.
Since she grew up as an only child,
she's not very good at sharing things...
- and lacks the giving mindset. - Right. That's understandable.
I wish BTS could give her advice on that.
- Really? - She should be more generous...
- "You should be more generous." - and help those around her.
BTS, did you hear that?
Please tell her to be more generous.
(Hye In, be more generous.)
What kind of daughter do you wish she'd become?
I don't wish for much.
I just hope she'll be happy with her life...
and live in happiness. That's enough for me.
That's the best.
When your children are happy,
- you instantly become so as well. - Right.
They say that their child's happiness matters the most.
With their prettiest daughter in the world,
they strive to reach true happiness together.
We have a segment called Complimenting Time.
You should go first, sir.
Please compliment your wife.
She's very thoughtful of others.
She truly knows what sharing means.
That's why she wished the same for her daughter.
- I wish Hye In would learn that... - Right.
as well, so they'll be a wonderful mother and daughter.
- That was your compliment. - Yes.
Is there anything you're sad about?
- Sad? - Yes.
Let's see. We met after working for the same company.
It's been almost 20 years,
but she's still at times...
not understanding about such things.
I wish she could be more understanding about those.
- What are you talking about? - Could you elaborate?
(Company dinners)
- When I have company dinners, - I see.
- I come home late sometimes. - I see.
- I wish she could be more... - I think...
I'm very understanding about that.
- Really? - Yes.
(He gains nothing out of this.)
- What about you? - Right.
- You need to take turns. - It's your turn.
- We've been married for 17 years. - Right.
He's not a talkative person to begin with.
But when our opinions clash...
and I snap at him,
he doesn't say anything and keeps it all in.
At first, I was frustrated by that...
because I wanted us to talk about it and work it out.
But thinking back now,
I realized that it actually prevented the fights from worsening.
(He yields to her.)
- I'm always thankful about that. - Right.
But he does get sulky.
(He sulks.)
But he has never shouted.
Who?
Your dad.
Recently, she got scolded by me.
I see.
You wish for her to understand a bit more...
when it comes to company dinners.
That's what he said.
- I... - What about you?
When you're getting ready to go out,
the women are usually the ones...
who close the windows, doors,
and turn off the TV.
But he plays with his phone until the moment we leave.
- It must be so frustrating. - Yes, a bit.
You wish he'd help out more during such situations.
- Yes. - No, he doesn't have to.
But he should wait outside.
(It's either he helps or he leaves.)
- I'd rather have him wait outside. - Yes, he can just wait outside.
Do you know how detestable it is...
to be waiting idly like that?
(I'm sorry, honey.)
Hye In, it's your turn...
to compliment your parents.
My mom is really pretty,
and my dad is very handsome.
There was no sincerity in that.
I didn't feel anything.
She was emotionless.
Now, compliment Jungkook.
(Smiling)
There's so much.
(You're so mean.)
"There's so much."
- "There's so much." - She finally smiled.
My gosh.
She was smiling from ear to ear.
But when she had to compliment her father...
(I'm sorry, Dad.)
Can you compliment your husband...
on three things...
that you had been grateful about?
Yes, I can.
Speak to him as if he's here.
Honey, I've always been so thankful...
for how warmhearted you were towards me.
I've never been able to forget you.
You have always been on my mind.
One thing I can never forget is how you made egg porridge for me...
when you didn't even know how to cook.
Nonetheless, I was thankful for it.
Please watch us from above,
and take care of our four daughters and our families.
I will never forget you.
I'll love you forever.
I'm going to live a healthy life and then meet you up there.
Wait for me.
You just made a video for him.
(She expressed her gratitude through it.)
I'm sorry.
It would've been nice to end it here,
but you should talk about things you didn't like about him.
I have complaints too.
Do you want to tell us?
Please go ahead.
Honey.
I have a lot of complaints too.
I have only one brother.
Why did you give him the cold shoulder?
I'm still upset about it.
Gosh, it's so frustrating.
He didn't do anything wrong.
He didn't even cause harm to us.
Whenever I think about it,
I feel so heartbroken and angry.
That's my complaint,
but I'll forget all about it.
My brother is very good to me and we are on good terms.
Don't worry about us. I won't hate you.
(Letting out a deep sigh)
It was so upsetting.
It was like a fairy tale story...
when you complimented your husband,
but the last part ruined the touching moment.
It was so touching.
I'll love you forever.
(She left a moving message to her husband.)
(Then she suddenly exploded with fury and vented on him.)
I do this every week...
but for So Yeon...
Is this her first time?
- It's her first time. - Right. It's my first time.
Our viewers must be curious about her too, right?
I agree. You should do it.
(Shy)
(She's cute.)
Even when I'm whiny...
- He pampers you? - Right. He gives in to me...
and smiles at me, so I'm thankful.
And I'm not a good cook,
but he always says everything tastes good.
- I'm grateful for it. - That's very nice.
He's currently off work,
and I'm busy with work now.
I'm grateful that he's taking care of everything at home...
so I don't have to worry about anything.
Thank you for everything.
(Smiling bashfully)
Why am I doing this? I'm so shy.
Give her a big hand.
(Well done.)
Ma'am, we will do the dishes.
- Gosh, no. - We'll do that.
- I'll do it. It's okay. - No, we'll do it.
(They finish the dinner by doing the dishes.)
It won't take long, ma'am.
This is a variety show and you're here to promote your drama,
but there's something to learn, right?
Yes. I realized a lot of things today.
- It'd be great to do it every week. - Right. It's really good.
I get to hear...
many different stories about people.
(A meal that has many different stories about people's lives)
How do you feel?
I was really worried about this, but it was actually fun.
We were more likely to fail today.
Why?
Today is Labor Day.
A lot of families go out today.
(They overcame the difficulty and managed to have dinner.)
Rinse them.
(Restless)
You don't have to wash them again.
We have to do this.
- Okay. - We washed them clean.
I'm watching you.
You were watching us?
(We will wash them clean so you won't have to worry.)
You can watch us.
The happy family in Hongje-dong at Hye In's home.
(They take a picture together.)
Stay healthy.
Let's make a heart like this, So Yeon.
Okay.
In 1, 2, and 3.
In Hongje-dong,
they met the 225th and 226th families for Dining Together.
So Yeon and Ho Dong.
Thank you for making me good memories.
I love you.
Kyung Kyu and Jong Hyun, thank you...
for enjoying a frugal meal with us.
Thank you for making good memories for us.
We will always support you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
(The strong sun of May)
(I hope our junior comedians will be today's guests.)
(Kyung Kyu wants young dinner mates that are easy to deal with.)
(It's been 46 years since his debut.)
(He's 8 years older than Kyung Kyu.)
(Im Chae Moo and Ji Sang Yeol)
(Why Ji Sang Yeol of all people?)
(Your temper is out of control.)
(Even Kyung Kyu is cowed by him.)
(Put that nail art away from me.)
(They dribble words like Messi.)
(Volatile situation)
(I'll get a doctor's certificate issued.)
(Boramae Hospital is close from here.)
(Which town is Boramae Hospital close to?)
(Singil-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul)
(He's a middle-aged man with a dignified charm.)
(We just press random numbers?)
(He's the most prudent dinner mate in the past 3 years.)
(It's not like you're pressing your PIN number.)
(The word dribbler steps up...)
(to help Chae Moo who's feeling nervous.)
(Your voice sounds young.)
(My wife isn't here.)
(I'll be your wife.)
(Okay. I got it.)
(He starts talking gently.)
(Can I visit your place and say hello?)
(Please go somewhere else.)
(Well...)
(Dining Together)
("Moonlight" by GeeGu)