(We're experiencing abnormal climate.)
(Heat wave warnings are issued earlier than usual.)
(Hot people who have...)
(heated the whole nation)
(Radio Star is on fire today!)
(She's dominated the whole nation by winning on "Miss Trot".)
(A singer who's gained fans with her sweet voice, Song Ga In)
(She even has an unexpected charm!)
(He has hot looks,)
(as well as a hot body.)
(He even has a sweet voice that melts your heart.)
(A hot guy who has won many women's hearts, Shownu of MONSTA X)
(A celebrity who's being talked about the most, Ham So Won)
(Everything she talks about becomes the talk of the town.)
(It's Giant Pink.)
(The voluble Ahn Young Mi is back as an MC.)
(It's out of control.)
(The heat doesn't seem to go down on Radio Star.)
("Hot Guys" begins now.)
(The 619th episode special)
What? Hello?
I put the nation on fire with many of my catchphrases.
Are you happy now that you are in love?
I put all music charts on fire with "Like it" that went on top again.
When you're experiencing menopause, your body temperature rises.
I put my body on fire every day.
No, you used to do that.
What's important is to put it in the past tense.
Please keep the rhyme.
- It used to be like that. - Mind your business.
- It used to be like that. - It's my turn, darn it.
- For goodness' sake. - All right, Young Mi.
- I'm so sick of you guys. - Why are you in such a hurry?
I want to do it tomorrow too.
- You forgot to say "radio". - With my wild talks,
I put the radio scene on fire.
That's right.
We put both TV and radio...
on fire with laughter.
It's a high-end hot program.
- Radio Star. - Radio Star.
- He's amazing. - He sounds natural.
(He skillfully finished reading the script.)
- It's a very hot program. - He's good with lines...
that were popular 10 years ago.
- That was amazing. - You were so cute just now.
- Young Mi. - Yes.
Last time you were here, you were amazing as a guest.
You're back again as a special host.
There were many memes on the internet.
Young Mi who scolded Gu Ra.
(When Gu Ra offended her...)
(Hating his comments)
(What are you, an anchorman?)
Seriously!
- Young Mi, you said that wrong. - I said I got it!
(Whatever.)
You're hosting a current affairs program.
- Your memes were all over. - I know. I said,
"What are you, an anchorman?"
I said that because you kept trying to teach me.
(Young Mi is scolding Gu Ra again today.)
I wonder how today's episode will turn out.
- I'll try my best. - Yes, please work hard.
- I got it. - Okay.
Okay. I'll handle it on my own.
You don't have to make me your enemy on purpose.
- I said, I got it. - Make it more natural.
- I'm trying. - Make it seem natural.
- I got it. - Okay.
- Forcing it is an old style. - I said, I got it.
Today, we have guests who were most searched on a search engine.
They are garnering much attention from the public.
It's "Hot Guys" special.
She was equally loved and hated by the public,
and while she was on both verges,
everyone became jealous of her...
after she got married to a man who's 18 years younger than her.
She's enjoying all the attention.
She's the winner of all winners. It's Ham So Won.
- All right. - It's nice to see her.
She was the top in Jeolla Province.
- She beat 12,000 contestants. - She's truly amazing.
- That's amazing. - She won in "Miss Trot"...
and dominated the whole nation.
She won the hearts of elderly with her voice alone.
She's the idol star of mid-aged people. It's Song Ga In.
- It's Song Ga In. - It's Song Ga In.
She's the winner of "Unpretty Rapstar 3".
After the show ended, she didn't make any significant successes.
She's referred to as the female version of DinDin...
who only appears on variety shows.
She's a rapper who loves herself too much.
- She's in Mystic Entertainment. - No, she's not.
- No? She's in somewhere else? - She went to SM Entertainment...
from Mystic Entertainment.
- She moved. - I see.
That's a relief.
It's Giant Pink.
- She's in SM now. - Is she?
He made a hit with his hot body.
He made another hit with his smiles.
He knows how to steal women's hearts.
He has a hot body and a twisting charm...
that he has a lot of memes that everyone collects.
It's Shownu from MONSTA X.
- Welcome, Shownu. - Come on in.
(Ham So Won, Song Ga In, Giant Pink, Shownu)
Hello.
We have four hottest stars. It's nice to see you all.
- So Won, - Yes?
you said being on Radio Star feels like a birthday gift.
It's because last time I was invited,
it was my birthday.
- On Sunday? - Yes, last Sunday
How old are you this year?
We need to know so that we can celebrate it together.
- I'm 44. - 44? I see.
- She's in her 40s? - Of course.
Really? I thought she was in her 30s.
Excuse me, if she's in her 30s, what does that make her husband?
He's 18 years younger than her.
(If So Won is in her 30s, that'd make her husband a teenager.)
- Why not? It could be possible. - Okay.
He could think that way without knowing her husband's age.
- It's because she looks young. - Right.
It's been only five months since you gave birth.
You're already planning to have your second kid?
Yes, I have to get ready.
I guess you're still passionate.
Things worked out well after I had my first child.
- That's possible. - Such things happen.
I began to think of her as my lucky charm.
When I gave birth to her, things worked out way better.
Realistically speaking, how many do you want? Three kids?
I'd love to have 2 boys and 2 girls.
Then you must hurry to have 3 more children.
- I have to hurry. - Seriously.
- That can't be easy. - I see.
Don't you have to go? You don't have much time.
- I know. Please hurry. - She has to go.
- "Please hurry"? - She's too busy.
- She's busy. - She doesn't have much time.
Can I go home first after shooting my part?
It's because I have to go for some procedure at a hospital.
Really? what kind of a procedure?
I have to go under an IVF.
I'm really busy.
I have to shoot shows and go to the hospital.
So please don't cut off my words during the shoot today.
All right. Ga In,
I recently heard how much you get paid for singing at an event.
I heard you get paid 20 times more than how much you used to get.
20 times.
Is that true?
- Yes, it is. - I see.
And the prize money was 300,000 dollars?
- Yes, it was 300,000 dollars. - That's amazing.
Where did it go?
It was saved in my account for a while,
- but I sent it to my mom's. - I see. That's where it went.
Your pay was raised...
overnight.
- That's right. - How do you feel about that?
- It doesn't feel real yet, - It doesn't.
and I'm still a little dazed.
When I go for events...
The audience wasn't that thrilled...
to see me on stage.
But now, everyone's eyes...
are on me.
So that's when I realize how famous I got.
It's now in the warring state for singers who sing at events.
Seriously.
Hong Jin Young has to watch out for you.
(The rival of Hong Jin Young is here.)
Giant Pink,
used to be in Mystic Entertainment, and you were the ugly duckling.
- Yes. - What do you mean by that?
I mean, even Jae Jung was invited to this show,
- but I was never invited. - Oh, because you weren't invited.
When I said hi to him earlier, he asked if I've been here before.
- He said this! - Oh, really?
I've never been on the show.
Why does it feel like she was here before?
But now I'm out of Mystic Entertainment and in SM.
I was invited to the show right away.
The size of SM is quite different.
How did you get to move to SM from Mystic Entertainment?
We had too many singers,
- so we decided to share. - That's right.
- Which is a relief. - Weren't you a little upset?
I was, but I'm earning much money.
(Laughing out loud)
My goodness, I just felt the sorrow inside you.
- I'm glad that you are. - My goodness.
(We support Giant Pink's future endeavors in SM.)
Shownu, for the first time for a Korean singer,
you're appearing in the popular American animated cartoon?
You're in an animated cartoon?
It's called "We Bare Bears".
It's an animated cartoon.
The storyline is that the three bears came to visit MONSTA X.
- Really? - It's a story like that.
We were in that animated cartoon.
How well is it doing compared to "Winnie-the-Pooh"?
How well is "We Bear Bears" doing?
Nowadays, "We Bear Bears" is doing better.
It's more famous than "Winnie-the-Pooh"?
- That's right. - I see.
I heard that...
MONSTA X is popular in the States.
- Yes. - How big are you guys there?
How many people come to your concerts?
Last year, around 10,000 people came.
- 10,000 people? - Yes.
This year, we're performing at STAPLES Center,
the home stand of LA Lakers.
Is that so?
I wish we could do that in Korea also.
But we can't do that in Korea yet, but in the States,
- we're doing more concerts. - Isn't that better?
(Isn't it better to perform more in the States?)
- It's way more expensive. - You guys must be...
more popular in the States.
I think it's more competitive to perform in Korea...
than in other countries.
So Won, you refer yourself as the female Gu Ra.
I heard that a lot.
- Are you intelligent? - For instance...
- What did you say? - You can tell that she isn't.
Did he ask if she's intelligent?
For you to be a female version of me, you need to be intelligent.
That's not true.
I keep asking for how much things are during conversations.
- I talk like that. - Oh, in that way?
- Oh, you talk like that? - I keep talking about prices,
so people around me...
tell me that I resemble Gu Ra.
- He doesn't talk about that now. - He doesn't do that nowadays.
- You don't talk about prices? - It makes you feel vain.
(It makes you feel vain.)
He's busy counting how much money he has that he can't...
- It makes you feel vain. - You feel vain now?
- It makes you feel vain. - But it wasn't like that before?
Earlier, you talked about how much Ga In gets paid.
- I wanted to ask how much she gets. - It's all just papers.
I never ask how much someone makes.
I'm not interested.
Let's watch the clips from the past.
It'll be over two hours if we combine your clips...
where you talk about money.
(Is that so?)
And So Won...
said that Young Mi should live in Europe.
- Why does she have to live there? - All of a sudden?
She likes making racy jokes,
and the only place that can accept her sense of humor...
is Europe. I think she'll be very welcome there.
- Why does it have to be Europe? - Because...
the Europeans will think of her as very charming.
- Korea is too strict. - Yes, Korea is too strict.
And it's a small world for someone like you.
I know, it's way too small.
You should go to the Pacific and to a bigger world.
Why did you edit out the part where I mentioned a deep kiss?
You promised to air it.
- Wait. - You should do that in Europe.
Why did you edit this part out?
- What's wrong with this? - It was for your protection.
- Don't you have tomorrow? - What's wrong with it?
- What's wrong with it? - You need to think, Young Mi.
- In Europe, such jokes... - Wait a minute.
- are the best. - Wait a minute.
Hold on, if she goes to Europe,
why does she have to cross the Pacific?
(Is it not the Pacific?)
If she crosses the Pacific, she'll end up in Australia.
Why does she want her to cross the Pacific to go to Europe?
What was that?
That's not it?
(Innocent)
Gu Ra once said that...
Shownu reminds him of his youth on a TV show.
- I've never said such a thing. - He said you remind him...
of his younger days.
Didn't you talk about that?
I've never talked about it.
How do you resemble my younger days?
- Maybe someone else said it. - My younger days...
I think I never said such a thing,
and people said that Shownu did.
- Me? - Yes.
I heard that you are the one who talked about it.
Where did this misunderstanding begin?
Maybe you were confused.
- In "My Little Television 2"? - In "My Little Television 2"?
I had so much fun...
watching Shownu's show.
It reminded me of my younger days.
I did my show similar to how he did.
Since I don't know your younger days...
- I mean, Gu Ra... - I know...
my younger days,
but you and I are totally different.
He was the worst in his younger days.
He used to say that to a guy when things never worked out.
But things are working out so well for Shownu.
Not a lot of people go through what he went through.
- I didn't know that. - Shall we find things in common?
Well, okay.
I think we should stop talking about this.
His chest is getting redder.
- He's very heated. - I blush really well.
- Let's stop now. - It's gotten very red.
- It's... - How old are you, Shownu?
I was born in 1992, so I'm 28.
- You aren't that young. - I'm sorry.
(Whispering)
She said her husband is younger than Shownu.
- Oh, really? - My gosh.
He was born in 1994.
Giant Pink, you met Ga In through a direct dealing?
I thought of using unique accessories...
for my next album.
I thought of using binyeo. So through my SNS,
- I sent a direct message. - Saying you want to buy it?
Yes, I said, "Hi, I'm Giant Pink."
"Is it okay to see the piece in real life?"
And that person said hi back.
She said, "I'm Song Ga In who was in 'Miss Trot'."
That's what she said.
So I was really startled.
I wondered why she makes binyeo, the Korean hairpin.
- You bought it from Ga In? - Yes.
- She sold binyeo... - Was it before...
she won the competition?
- Yes, it was before that. - Yes.
Did you run a business?
Since I didn't have a source of income,
- I was financially struggling. - Really?
I started selling them on the side.
- And we ended up meeting for that. - And she saw your post?
- Yes. - You were fated to meet.
She contacted me among many sellers.
- Actually, - That's right.
I saw those binyeos you sold on the side.
- She's very talented. - Seriously.
- You made them yourself? - Yes.
- I bought materials at Dongdaemun. - Right.
When I was singing pansori,
- I needed those ornaments. - So you made them yourself?
Right. I looked for things that I could excel at.
That's how I ended up selling those hairpins...
- and had some sort of an income. - She's so impressive.
- Did you make decent money? - I know, right?
- Yes, I earned decent money. - Did you make good money?
Yes.
You charged 40 dollars each. Right?
- Cheap ones were 10 to 20 dollars. - Right.
And expensive ones were 40 to 50 dollars.
- You sold 10 hairpins a day, right? - Then...
No, no.
- Her calculation is so simple. - This is a unique product.
- Not that many people buy... - 400 times 30 is...
12,000 dollars a month.
That's the calculation you did.
(That's an amazing product.)
I'd like to use this opportunity to thank her.
We met right before her final match.
- To sell you the binyeo? - Yes.
She went to sell a binyeo right before her last match?
- Yes. - My gosh.
- I've never heard anyone do that. - Goodness.
- You were amazing. - She had to. She was the seller.
To be honest, I made a living with that business.
I went in light of my determination not to forget where I started.
Do you plan to continue making binyeos?
- Yes. Actually, I already... - That's a tough choice.
- have orders I received before. - Okay.
Besides, they already wired the money.
- I have to send them their stuff. - Right, right.
I think she's going to hit a jackpot.
- She'll get so many orders now. - She has many sources of incomes.
- I bet. - I think her binyeos will be a hit.
That's why people need to learn skills.
- Elders tell us to learn skills. - That's so true.
I graduated from a technical high school, but I did nothing.
- You did? - You should learn a skill.
- What was your major? - It was architecture.
- What? - Architecture?
- Really? - That's not useful.
Run a restaurant at construction sites.
(Run a restaurant at construction sites.)
(He's such a gentleman.)
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star...
with trending guests who are going viral online.
We'll start today's discussion, "Hot Guys".
So Won, thanks to your husband who's 18 years younger than you,
you've become very popular in Korea, China, and Japan.
My husband and I dated like any other couple before we got married.
I had no idea that our age gap would garner that much attention.
But as soon as the articles were released,
so many follow-up articles...
- were released in Korea. - Right.
- The same thing happened in China. - But how does Japan fit into this?
- One of my friends lives in Japan. - Right.
She told me that there were articles about me in Japan too.
Even in Japan, the fact that I was getting married to a guy...
18 years younger than me...
- was rare. - It wasn't about the show business.
It was like global news.
- Right. Yes. - The 18-year age difference.
- They were intrigued too. - Right.
- And... - It's a global story.
the fact that I got pregnant naturally...
and gave birth...
- made it to the news again. - I see.
- It went like, "Really?" - Listen. In China...
(Acting surprised)
("Really? How Is That Possible?")
The name of the segment is "Really, What?"
- What about in China? - In China,
there's a website called Baidu which is similar to Naver.
- Right. - We were the most searched people.
- He was a singer in China. - Right. That's right.
I get why they went viral in China and Korea.
This was interesting even for Japanese people too.
- My gosh. - I didn't know I'd be this famous.
So Won, your husband almost joined "Produce 101"?
- That's what I heard. - Ever since he was in high school,
he was famous as a good-looking guy in China.
That's why Korean entertainment agencies...
- tried to scout him. One time, - I see.
he was scouted and came to Korea.
After being a trainee for two months, he couldn't do it anymore...
and went back to China. I asked why he couldn't do it.
- When it came to food... - He didn't like the food.
Right. He had to eat food that was less than 10 dollars.
- He couldn't understand the rules. - It's not that he had to starve.
He had such a hard time understanding such rules.
He couldn't understand why he had to do that.
And the agency didn't let him...
go out during weekdays. He could only go out during weekends.
- To him, that was... - He couldn't understand it.
- Yes. He couldn't understand it. - He couldn't.
So he went back after two months.
So is your husband working as an actor in China?
No. Right now, he's in a rental business.
He rents out big factories.
- Factories? - Yes.
His clients pay him the rent for the factories,
labor expenses for the factory workers,
and the materials for clothes.
- He takes care of the workers too. - Yes.
He rents out the space and people for the business.
- Right. He rents out everything. - And they probably share profits.
- Including the factory workers. - That's a big business.
He has a factory in Guangzhou.
Over 90 percent of the clothes sold at Dongdaemun...
in Korea are from the factory in Guangzhou.
Congratulations, So Won.
- Sure. That's impressive. - He runs a big business.
You want to have a lot of children,
so they can take over each factory?
No. You know, my age would be considered...
- too old to have babies. - Right.
Because I love my daughter so much, people around me told me that...
I wouldn't have loved her...
as much as I do now if I had her in my 20s.
Now that I have a daughter at a late age,
- I love her so much. - Right.
If you had a baby in your 20s, she'd be around your husband's age.
My goodness. Come on.
- That's true. - Gosh.
He's more vicious than me.
- Seriously. - Gosh.
- You know his true colors now. - I'm sorry.
- They just got married. - Exactly.
- We have a goody-two-shoes here. - My goodness.
Come on. You can't say stuff like that.
(If you keep at it, I'll scold you.)
Ga In became famous for one measure she sang on "Miss Trot".
What's the measure you sang on the show?
- Yes, that did happen. - It was "Sorrowful Daedong River".
- Right. - "Sorrowful Daedong River".
- Can you sing us a snippet? - Just one measure.
(She sings right away.)
(Daedong River)
(Vibrato)
My gosh, her voice.
- Gosh, that was great. - Your voice is husky.
- She also did pansori before. - Right.
- My gosh, it was just one measure. - Doesn't her voice...
- resonate even without the music? - Yes.
- Exactly. - Thank you.
I was really impressed by Ga In.
Remember the group song? It was "Wonderful Confession".
- Yes, yes. - When she was singing it...
- Was it Yoon Su Il's song? - Yes.
When she was singing the song,
she sang the song with a staccato rhythm.
The thought that she might actually win crossed my mind.
- That's when I felt it. - "Streets burning with neon signs"?
- That song? - Did you do this move? Did you?
- Hold on. - It was sung staccato.
(She starts singing without any hesitation.)
(And her stage manners are perfect.)
(Even the stars are asleep)
(Raising her key)
(Hitting the high notes)
(Her high notes relieve frustrating heart and blocked ears.)
(Her singing relieves the entire body.)
- Seriously. - Okay. That was great.
- That was so refreshing. - Her voice is perfect.
Seriously. That was refreshing.
Gook Jin, you watch a lot of TV shows.
(Flinching)
I was quite surprised.
- He's a fan of "Miss Trot". - Right.
- That's true. - Listen to me.
- Hear me out. - He doesn't watch TV.
No, no.
- Six of them sang together. - Really?
They entered to sing the show.
- Ga In wasn't a good dancer. - Right.
She was dancing during the song. And her dance looked sloppy.
But the moment she sang the song,
- I knew it. "It's going to be her." - "It's over."
I knew it right away.
I've only heard of her name. People praised her a lot these days.
- Right. - When I heard her voice,
I could tell it's different. Her voice is different.
- Thank you. - Sure.
This is a different topic.
- All right. - Asking her to sing your song,
- "Like It" is too much, isn't it? - Exactly.
- Things were so smooth until now. - Listen. When I ask her to sing,
- I wouldn't ask her to sing that. - Right.
Ga In, you can sing every song in two versions, trot version...
and traditional Korean version.
- And you'll mention "Like It"? - That's right.
And you call yourself an MC?
You're so short-sighted.
My gosh, this is so embarrassing.
Traditional Korean version and trot version.
And the song is "Like It". How will you sing it?
I'll sing you a snippet.
- First... Traditional Korean? - Do traditional Korean version.
(Do you like being in love?)
Let me do it again.
- Lower the key. - Don't be nervous.
- I'll do the trot version first. - All right. The trot version.
Ga In, you can use your accent too. Just be yourself.
You seemed at ease when you spoke with an accent.
- The trot version. It's a snippet. - The trot version.
(Do you like being in love?)
- Gosh. I'm sorry. - Hold on.
Can you do this with a song you actually know?
- You don't know my song. - I don't think she knows.
You are trying to force the song on her.
- That's why this happened. - Sing the song you know.
Don't sing that song.
- Don't sing it. That's just a song. - Right now...
Your first note was too high.
- She doesn't know your song. - Try with a lower note.
- There are higher notes later. - She doesn't know the song.
(He actively helps her.)
- Just sing up to there. - My gosh.
- When will we hear her sing? - No, no. This is frustrating.
She just can't get the first note right.
It's just the first note.
(She tries singing the song again.)
(When you start falling in love)
- This is it. - She barely managed to sing it.
- Is she learning the song now? - Yes.
- She doesn't know this song. - No, no.
- Do the song you're good at. - I haven't been singing this song.
- Do "24 Hours". - Yes.
(Trot version of the song)
(Dancing)
This one is nice.
(Her version of "24 Hours" will melt away our bodies.)
- She's good at this song. - Her voice was lilting.
- She knows this song. - "Like It"...
- Why did you make her look bad? - Exactly.
- Seriously. - My gosh.
- Make it a traditional Korean song. - Traditional Korean version.
(24 hours aren't enough)
- My gosh. - This is nice.
(Her voice is rich like ox bone soup that's been boiling for 24 hours.)
- What was the lyrics? - What do you mean by touching?
Your voice gets sexier.
- Your voice is really good. - Yes, her voice is great.
She's amazing.
(She's recognized again and again.)
Ga In, you realized how popular you became...
at an express bus terminal complex for the first time.
Yes, there's an underground complex at the express bus terminal.
There's a mall.
I've been going there over 10 years.
When I went there after some episodes of the show aired,
the storeowners that sold clothes and shoes...
came out of their stores to see me.
"My gosh, it's Song Ga In!" "She's from 'Miss Trot'!"
- They... - "My gosh, it's Song Ga In."
held my hands and wouldn't let go.
They wanted me to take a selfie with them.
A storeowner brought her shoes to me.
She gave me the shoes for free because she wanted to.
- That's amazing. - They gave me lights too.
- Right. - They gave me clothes too.
- She's speaking with an accent now. - That's right.
- This is nice. - "Oh, dear".
- "Oh, dear". - I like that more.
Everyone there told me...
that I looked...
really big and chubby on TV.
- That's right. - They told me that...
- I look slim in person. - Exactly.
They told me that I looked better in person.
- You look adorable. - That's right.
- She s cute in person. - Right.
- They were very nice to me. - She's like a fairy.
My gosh, you didn't sound sincere one bit.
She's like a fairy.
- "She's like a fairy." - "She's like a fairy."
(I meant it.)
(Song Ga In, a fairy in person)
Okay.
You made a glorious return...
- to your hometown, Jin Island. - You're from Jin Island?
Yes, I'm from Jin Island.
- You're from Jin Island. - Yes.
By the way, Assemblyman Park Ji Won...
- is from there too. - Yes.
- Yes, so... - And he gave you a call.
Yes, I got a call from him a while ago.
Assemblyman Park told me this.
"Hey, Ga In."
"Jin Island was known for Jindo dogs."
"Now, our hometown is famous for being your hometown."
"That's it. That's it."
- "It's all good now." - That's true.
- She's more famous than the dogs. - I was really honored.
- Do your parents still live there? - Yes.
- My father farms there. - I see.
What does he farm? Does he farm dried laver?
No, my father grows...
rice.
- Rice. - Rice.
- He grows green onions... - Green onions.
- and Napa cabbages. - Napa cabbages.
And...
She said, "green onion" like she was singing traditional songs.
- "Green onion". - "Green onion".
Didn't she say it like that?
- Your family must be happy. - I bet.
- It's a happy occasion for us. - Exactly.
Giant Pink. When you heard the theme was "Hot Guys",
you thought you were perfect for this episode.
I came here thinking that,
but he performed in the States.
And she became an honorary ambassador for Jin Island.
And she got married to a younger guy.
In hindsight, I don't have much to show.
You should've invited me three years ago.
- I won the competition then. - Yes, you won something.
Then what is your biggest news these days?
I'll release my album on the day of this episode.
I made sure it was on the same day.
- Really? - Yes.
I really wanted to do something like this.
I always wanted to promote my upcoming album.
I've never done that before.
Can you sing a snippet of your new song?
- This song will be released. - Right.
- This song was released today. - Yes.
- It's released. - Okay. Sing us a snippet.
Lately, I've been thinking about you every day
(Giant Pink's husky voice)
(She's full of hip hop swagger.)
(Dancing)
(I'm always waiting to get off work)
(Let's go and search her online.)
I came back with a romantic song.
- A romantic song. - I wanted to make some money.
I got rid of my swag and went for love.
That song was about love?
The song was about love.
- I thought she was picking a fight. - Same here.
- I thought she was having a fight. - The song is about love.
(Please check out "Tuesday Is Better Than Monday".)
Lee Yong Jin got married. Are you okay with that?
Yes, I am.
- She's his fan. - That's right.
- You went viral that day, right? - It was a public proposal.
Wait, no. It wasn't a proposal. You publicly shared your feelings.
- After that... - I was the national dumpee,
I'm never going to openly share my feelings now.
- That's a bad move. - Because of that,
Yong Jin became even more pretentious.
(Acting pretentious)
(I'm married now.)
- Shownu. - Yes.
You said that 2019 for MONSTA X was over.
- What does that mean? - What?
- I meant about our schedule. Yes. - You're fully booked, right?
(Their 2019 schedule is already fully booked.)
We have already booked everything for this year in 2017.
- You're that busy? - Yes.
We'll perform in Japan and Korea. And we'll do the tour.
After that, the year will be over.
All the way up to the end of the year.
If you go on so many tours,
you must be stressed. Don't you get stressed out?
How are you doing? How do you relieve your stress?
Well, I just...
I meet up with my fans.
You're in a pickle. I can tell.
I mean, I bet he doesn't get stressed out.
I just meet my fans.
I'm in a loving relationship with my fans.
And I read books during my days off.
- He only mentioned his fans, - He...
but he didn't seem he meant anything.
- No, no. - Come on. Your fans...
- must be looking forward to this. - Let me explain.
- During our concerts, - Right. You're with the fans.
the bond between us is really tight.
- Right. - We really love them.
- And they go crazy for us. - That's how you relieve stress.
What are some things you want to do personally?
- When I go abroad, I like eating. - Right.
I like drinking, so I have a glass of beer.
I see. You like beer.
Yes, I can't tolerate a lot of alcohol,
but I like drinking beer from time to time.
What about the side dish? Do you like squid?
(What a random question.)
- I like dried snack. - What was that?
- But he answered. - We have to ask these questions.
He likes beer. Come on, guys.
Where are you from?
I'm from Uijeongbu.
When he was speaking,
- I thought if he was from LA. - I had the same thought.
He sounds like a guy from LA.
- My pronunciation isn't clear. - I see.
I'm also from Uijeongbu.
- Are you from Uijeongbu? - Yes, I'm from Uijeongbu.
Uijeongbu where?
I'm from Howon-dong.
- I don't know where it is. - I lived in Woosung Apartment.
- Really? - Yes.
- "Woosung Apartment"? - I lived in Shindo Apartment.
- I lived in Shindo Apartment. - I see.
- Do you know Lucky Supermarket? - Of course, I know.
(Nice to meet you, neighbor.)
- She's surprised. - My gosh.
I knew it. I could smell that you were from Uijeongbu.
(Come on, Uijeongbu Resident.)
Shownu has the hottest body...
- according to other idol singers. - He has a great body.
- He's got a great body. - I see.
Your body is unusually remarkable compared to other idol singers'.
Yes.
- I don't have a great body. - He answered, "yes".
Why did you sigh like that?
- Let me explain. After this... - Why did you breathe like that?
Let me read what it says in the script.
Shownu explained that he was ranked first...
- by using a banana as an example. - Banana?
Stop it there.
- I give up. - Stop it.
My gosh, I want to be in Europe.
- Where are you going? - Seriously.
- Where are you going? - There's no space here.
Where are you going?
(Young Mi is having a lonely fight with the TV station again.)
Are you trying to test me or what?
Is this a mission or what?
- But... - What's wrong with the banana?
(Her generous heart gives up on the joke.)
- Why banana? What's that about? - Tell us.
I get it. Is it your muscles?
No, no. Say that...
I was a green banana during my rookie years.
- You're not that anymore. - Now, I'm a yellow ripe banana...
with some dark spots.
You were comparing the fruit to yourself.
- He's grown up now. - Before, you weren't mature.
- Now, you are. - He grew up now.
- You're mature. - Ripe bananas are tastier.
- Yes, yes. That was it. - That's what you meant.
Did you see that? I'm the one who cleans up the mess here.
The viewers don't get your remark.
- You have to understand it. - Okay, okay.
- I clean up these messes. - I got it! My goodness.
(Feeling proud)
Shownu, you said there's a role model with a body you want.
- Personally... - The role model is here?
- Yes. - In what aspects?
- He's here? - Who is it?
- Whose body? - Personally,
it's Gook Jin's body.
Do you want to have his body?
- Because he's getting fat? - He wants a skinny body.
That's all right. He and I have a common ground.
He's...
crazy.
Hey, we do have a common ground.
We do have something in common.
He's crazy.
- Shownu, I was right before. - Yes?
(Gu Ra agrees.)
- But why did you choose his body? - No, no.
- Let's hear it. - I have a reason.
- I was very obese. - Really?
When I was 8 years old, I weighed 50kg.
You were heavier than Gook Jin at the age of eight.
(You were heavier than Gook Jin at the age of eight.)
- He would've beaten Gook Jin. - Right.
No, I weigh more than that.
That was you at the age of eight. Great.
- I was never skinny in my life. - You were never skinny.
- You have a fantasy about that. - Yes.
His face is bony too...
without water in his body.
- I want to look like that. - I see.
- Men try to bulk up their bodies. - Muscular bodies...
- are better. - Listen.
He has a muscular body. I saw it on "My Little Television".
He's really bulked up.
- I have nice bones. - Should we take a look then?
Why are you trying to see his body?
(Bless your eyes with this hot body.)
So Won, you shared your delivery of your first child.
- That's right. - That drew a lot of attention.
- It was a water birth. - Was it a water birth?
No. It was a C-section.
(It was a C-section.)
- You didn't watch it. - You got it wrong.
It's not that.
I've never heard anyone sharing their C-section with the public.
I know, right?
- My gosh. - Usually,
we assume it's a water birth...
- if they share the delivery. - Right, right.
- That's why I thought that. - When I heard she shared it,
- I assumed the same thing. - I didn't care what it was.
Toward the end, my doctor told me...
- that I needed a C-section. - Right.
I had a daughter,
- but she weighed more than 3.3kg. - She's big.
In my last month, she kept growing bigger every day.
My doctor was firm that I needed the C-section right away.
I ended up having an emergency C-section.
I heard that there was a crisis.
Let me explain.
I didn't know it when I was carrying my child.
The moment I went inside the OR,
I breathed in the air.
- And that was scary. - Right.
I took off my clothes. They asked me to take them off.
Three parts of that silver OR table weren't covered and were cold.
When my back and my arms felt the cold table,
my body started to feel cold. And I couldn't do it.
- I wanted to get out of there. - You were scared, right?
I don't remember, but I screamed for my husband.
I saw the video.
- I don't think I can do this. - What do you mean?
- I want to see my husband. - Get the husband.
- Get the husband. - Please call my husband.
- When is he coming? - Right now.
- When will he be here? - He's right here. There you go.
(She finally calmed down after her husband came.)
Honey.
My husband came into the OR and held my hands.
After I gave birth, he showed me his hand.
My nails pressed on his hand.
- I mean, it hurts a lot. - Even when I was under anesthesia,
- I held my husband's hand tightly. - My gosh.
- I could see my nail marks. - His hand was all wounded.
You said you have a new obsession after you became a mother.
After I gave birth to my daughter,
the moment I saw her face,
this feeling of worry swept all over me.
It hurt so much to give birth to her.
It must hurt so much for her when she has a baby later.
- When I saw her first, - My goodness.
- that crossed my mind. - I can understand.
- Women usually think about parents. - It's not that.
- It must've been hard to have me. - This is parental love.
That's why parents feel upset.
- "There's no point in having kids." - You do cherish your daughter.
"It must've been hard for my mom to give birth to me."
- That usually crosses their minds. - That's right.
This daughter cherishes her own daughter.
(This is what parental love is.)
Ga In, you did something even the politicians couldn't do?
- Yes. - What is it?
The whole country watched the TV show.
People from Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province saw the show.
I read one of the online comments.
The politicians and assemblymen weren't able to do this.
- I united both provinces. - Eliminating Regionalism.
- It said I brought them together. - The great unification.
- I was proud. - Right.
- I went to perform in Sacheon. - Sacheon.
- Did they go crazy? - I was scared, to be honest.
I read a lot of comments that talked about regionalism.
But they gave me such a warm welcome.
I choked up when I was singing.
(Song Ga In is in Sacheon!)
(People left their seats and cheered her on.)
(You're the best, Ga In!)
Wait, your landlady is a big fan, so you get a lot of benefits?
- The house you're renting now? - Yes.
- My lease is almost up. - Okay, it's about to mature.
But...
she told me that I could move out any time I wanted.
She told me that she was grateful that I rented her house.
She said that someone who lived in her house became a famous singer.
- She said it became a lucky house. - I see.
- Is that so? - So are you going to move?
I need to move.
You will move to a bigger place.
- Where do you live now? - I live in Garak-dong.
- Garak-dong. - Yes.
To which neighborhood will you move?
I will go to Gangnam.
(I will go to Gangnam.)
It's a convenient neighborhood...
- to take the expressway. - "I will go to Gangnam."
It's close to Gyeongbu Expressway.
(She will take the road to success.)
Ga In, celebrities have...
this kind of thought.
What Ryu Seung Soo said moved us a lot the last time.
He wants to be rich without being popular.
(He wants to be rich without being popular.)
(I wish I have no popularity...)
(and a lot of money.)
- That's right. - It's one of the things...
- celebrities feel. - Yes.
I heard you didn't want to be this popular.
Before I became popular, I thought,
"I don't want to be very popular."
There are celebrities who can't live freely...
- because they are too popular. - That's right.
It seemed really inconvenient,
so I thought I would be happy...
if I become a bit popular and earn enough to get by.
I had that thought.
How much is enough money to get by?
- Enough money to get by. - 1,000 to 2,000 dollars a month.
That's enough for food.
- You could live happily. - That's right.
It's really hard to gain just the right amount of popularity.
It's the hardest.
People recognize you, but don't approach you.
- You still make good money. - That's right.
It's really hard to live that way.
(It's really hard.)
Giant Pink, you once went to an event...
that has nothing to do with hip-hop.
A few weeks ago, I went to the Seonbi Culture Festival.
- As in the Joseon scholar? - I don't even know.
- Was it held in Andong? - Yeongju.
- Yeongju. - North Gyeongsang Province.
Yes. Yeongju Korea Seonbi Culture Festival.
- Aren't only scholars allowed? - Seriously.
What does it have to do with hip-hop?
(Seonbi Culture Festival is solemn and dignified.)
(A hip-hop warrior performed there.)
(Only the Joseon governor was excited.)
I danced and yelled, "Put your hands up!"
There were little kids near the stage.
They told me that I was being too loud.
They told me to come down.
- It's the Seonbi Culture Festival. - "You are too loud."
"You are too loud. Come on down."
They must be the eldest sons.
- The eldest sons. - Seriously.
(She got schooled by the little scholars.)
Giant Pink,
you lost 25kg to debut.
I guess you liked burgers.
- I liked rice. - Rice.
- Rice. - You liked carbohydrates.
Yes. I had more than six meals...
- a day. - Six meals?
- My goodness. - Yes.
I didn't even like meat.
- You just ate rice. - Yes.
Also, I had to have desserts.
- I didn't eat fruits. - That's a fattening diet.
- People told me that. - No wonder you got fat in the past.
I didn't know why I gained weight.
Listen. You had six meals a day.
- How could you not know? - I really didn't know.
Did you stop eating to lose weight?
- No, I ate less. - I see.
I only ate three meals a day.
- You only ate three meals a day. - Seriously.
- You cut down on meals. - Yes.
- Did you gain some weight back? - I did. I gained weight.
- I can't tell. - Really?
There was a time she was really skinny.
Right? You remember, right?
To prove that you lost weight,
you will reveal your yearbook photo from middle school.
We only heard stories about your past.
Most celebrities don't reveal something like this.
- I... - Let's see how different she was.
My goodness.
She was cute.
- My goodness. - You were cute.
- You were cute. - You don't look that chubby.
- Really? - Yes.
You just needed to lose a bit of weight.
I am reminded of Park Se Ri.
People told me I look like Swings.
- Swings. - Swings.
(My goodness.)
I am reminded of Kim Wan Sun.
I heard that a lot.
People told me that I am sexy.
I am reminded of SUNMI.
- I heard that a lot! - SUNMI.
- Why are you so happy? - I love it.
- I love people who are sexy. - I see.
- They represent sexiness. - That's right.
Shownu is the rising king of memes.
Tell us about the meme that recently shook the internet.
- Really? - It's the lamb skewer meme.
After a fan signing event,
we always converse with fans.
When we asked them what they will have for dinner,
one of them shouted, "Lamb skewers!"
"Oh, yes!" I did this.
You did this?
- We have a video. - What is that?
Let's take a look.
What will you have for dinner?
- Lamb skewers? - Oh!
Tripe?
(He showed an American reaction.)
(He reacted very cutely to lamb skewers.)
(Embarrassed)
Who would think you are from Uijeongbu?
He has nice reactions.
Fans would love that kind of reaction, right?
Fans would go crazy over it.
I guess he eats lamb skewers like this.
Most people eat them like this.
That's right.
He did this instead.
He did this.
It was cute.
It was really cute.
He uses his body well.
People who are awkward can't do that.
Hold the skewer and move your head like this.
- Shownu is charming. - He has swagger.
He eats lamb skewers like this.
(Have you heard of the lamb skewer swagger?)
- He did this. - Can you do it with all dishes?
How would you gesture eating jjajangmyeon?
Would you do this?
- Jjajangmyeon. - If it's jjajangmyeon...
"Oh, yes." I would do this.
My goodness.
Do it for a banana.
- Banana? - That's easy.
I would peel it...
and do this.
He is good.
(He does everything he is asked to do.)
Shownu, you became ambitious...
now that the lamb skewer meme became popular.
I want to be in a commercial.
(Shy)
That's right.
- Film it with Jeong Sang Hun. - Jeong Sang Hun is...
in the commercial.
- A commercial for lamb skewers? - Tsingtao.
Tsingtao. I see.
There is no commercial for lamb skewers.
He would skewer lamb in it.
It's not like...
the restaurants would air a commercial.
There is no such thing as Lamb Skewer Association.
Imagine Shownu doing this.
(He will be the first model for lamb skewers.)
Shownu, you are also famous as Sims Shownu.
I have a panel.
- Gosh, he is handsome. - Here.
What is this?
"The Sims".
A fan recreated my daily life in a fun way...
as a character in "The Sims".
He is handsome.
(A fan made a character that resembles Shownu.)
(Other fans observe and enjoy the game Shownu's daily life.)
- It really looks like him. - It became...
so famous...
that a French media asked for an interview.
Shownu has charming eyes.
- Hold on. - He has monolid eyes.
Are you biting a spoon?
Doesn't it look like a spoon?
He is spitting out the orange juice.
- Really? - It looks like...
- a spoon. - Juice.
It's juice.
- He is cute. - Seriously.
Is there something on the back?
It's trash.
He is so greedy.
(It will be funny if there is a character based on Gu Ra.)
Ga In, you get strange presents...
because your fans are on the older side.
Oh, yes.
I have fans from their teenage years to 70s.
I have received a box...
of webfoot octopuses from Muan.
- A box. - She said it so well.
Webfoot octopuses from Muan.
Do you like webfoot octopuses?
I do.
I have also received a box of tuna sashimi.
- Red ginseng extract. - Red ginseng extract.
You are like Song Hae.
(National Present Festival)
Ga In, you learn a lot from the comments.
I didn't know much about the abbreviations...
people use these days.
- "N.B.T.D." - What?
Do you know what that is?
"Nuisance by the day".
- It's not that hard to figure out. - No.
- Someone wrote that... - "Nuisance by the day".
- in the comment section. - "Nuisance by the day".
I looked it up...
and realized that it's a mean comment.
There was a different comment.
"U.M."
It's an old expression.
- "U.M." - I haven't heard that in a while.
I didn't know what it meant.
- What does it mean? - Is it a good expression?
- "Ugly mug". - "Ugly mug".
What?
- It's a mean comment. - I see.
It's an old expression.
That's right. It's an old expression.
It's like "S.I.S."
"Sleeping instead of studying".
What does that mean?
"You are S.I.S."
"You are sleeping instead of studying".
"You are S.I.S."
There are many old abbreviations.
When people leave mean comments,
- my fans leave nice comments. - That's right.
Judging by the expression, you fans are on the older side.
"U.M."
They are in their 40s or 50s.
People who use "U.M." are over 50 years old.
Over 50 years old.
They are rad.
They are really rad.
(Ga In's fans are rad.)
Ga In, you keep your fans interested by playing hot and cold.
I don't show everything.
I recently did Instagram Live for the first time.
Hello, I am Song Ga In.
Fans asked me to do it more often,
but I will do it once in a while.
- That's right. - That way,
people will stay expectant.
I did it twice.
It was quite fun.
I had only seen celebrities...
and models do it...
before that.
It felt strange to do it myself.
Ga In, what's your ideal type?
My ideal type?
(Hesitant)
You can share it with us.
I like handsome men.
- That's good. - She put up her defense.
- This is so funny. - She put up that wall.
That's good.
Among actors, who is your ideal type?
I like men who are handsome and fit.
- That's Shownu. - That's Shownu.
Men with muscles...
already have half the score in my heart.
I see.
Among actors, who is your ideal type?
- You can tell us. - Lee Jin Wook.
- Lee Jin Wook. - Lee Jin Wook.
- "Voice". - You like Lee Jin Wook.
Lee Jin Wook.
When Lee Jin Wook smiles on TV,
I smile along.
"Don't smile."
(Don't smile.)
Ga In, this is unexpected.
Your singing skills came to be because of self-consciousness.
- Really? - People used to tell me,
"You neither have a pretty face nor a fit body."
"You need to captivate people with your singing skills."
It stressed me out...
and made me self-conscious.
So I started practicing...
singing in the basement...
- for 5, 6 hours straight. - But when I look at you,
- you have a smiley face. - She's really cute.
Which part of your face are you self-conscious about?
- Everything. - That can't be right.
Your eyes look like...
you're smiling like those traditional masks.
Apart from being pretty or not, you have a likeable impression.
And that's really important.
- She has a fortunate face. - Right.
The adults tell me I look fortunate,
and I look like a daughter-in-law in a rich family.
- Right. The old people say that. - Yes.
- They say I have a fortunate nose. - You do.
And my jawline is round.
- You have a garlic nose. - A garlic nose?
It looks like garlic.
She looks like a traditional mask and has a garlic nose?
- It's a good thing. - It is not comforting at all!
No, didn't the adults tell you...
- that you have a beautiful nose? - Right. Her nose and eyes.
I have a nose like that.
I thought about getting a nose job.
- No. - That's a nose without surgery?
- You shouldn't do it. - You shouldn't do it.
- It's her real nose. - I didn't get a surgery.
- Wow. - If I...
want to be a celebrity, I need to get a surgery.
- To look good on screen. - No.
Look at Young Mi, she didn't get a surgery.
- She didn't get one. - Yes.
It's my real nose.
- You should get rid of this. - No.
What are you talking about?
Giant Pink,
you're obsessed with male fans?
- Right. - With your own fans?
Yes, because...
I have so few male fans.
- Your fans are mostly female? - Yes.
It's usually the male fans who are obsessed with the celebrity.
But it's the other way around in your case.
I was doing a radio one day,
- and a guy came by. - Yes.
I was wondering if he was my fan,
or he was just passing by and stopped to get my autograph.
So I kept asking him.
"When did you start liking me?"
"Why do you like me?"
"Who else do you like?"
"Where were you going?"
- I kept asking him. - You asked him?
Yes.
Because I was suspicious of him.
She's a celebrity obsessed with her own fans.
He wasn't even from Seoul.
He's from somewhere called Sangju.
He came every day on a bus.
You didn't want to miss him.
Did he come by often?
Yes. I was doing a lot of radio shows by then.
It didn't make sense to me...
he'd come from that far to see me for an hour.
I was quite moved by him.
So I looked into his social media.
You looked in there?
Really.
It turns out he was following many other singers.
He wasn't coming just for her.
- Right. He was looking around. - He was looking for everyone.
- Yes. - He was interested in many of them.
He must have wondered what was wrong with Giant Pink on his way home
- "I have to go!" - "I have to go!"
"What's wrong with her?"
("I have to go to see other celebrities!")
But I think...
Shownu is really strange.
You take resumes from your fans?
- Resumes? - Yes.
Are you checking their qualifications?
- He's motivating them. - No.
When they give me their letters,
they write as a joke,
"You're welcome to marry me."
And they write their resumes, their jobs.
I thought it was...
- quite funny. - Was there any...
particular resume that were interested in?
- Like, "I could marry her." - "She seems qualified."
I haven't read their jobs in detail,
but there was a pharmacist,
It's a stable career.
someone was working at Google.
- Really? - Yes.
- That's also stable. - It's a good job.
It feels like she can erase some of your articles.
(It feels like she can erase some of your articles.)
Were you attracted to any of them?
I wouldn't do that.
- Right. - Really?
There are many cases where celebrities meet their own fans.
They weren't serious or anything.
They were just trying to be funny.
Young Mi, he's more mature than you.
(Young Mi, he's more mature than you.)
- Young Mi. - Seriously?
All right, you're an adult.
Big thumbs up for you.
I have a lot to learn from him.
Shownu, you can...
distinguish your fans by their countries?
Yes, when I'm performing,
they react differently.
The Japanese fans are mostly all ears.
Even when they're cheering,
they do it for a short time,
- and get back to listening. - They do that.
- They watch quietly. - Yes.
With Korean fans, since we're able to communicate,
we play and talk to each other a lot.
- They're also passionate. - And...
when I go to America, Europe, or South America,
it's difficult for us to communicate verbally.
So we try to use our body language,
- or waves. - I see.
How do you use your body language?
Do you dance?
For instance, if I want to ask how they feel,
I do this.
Stand up and show us.
- Right. - Yes, please.
- Think of us as European fans. - How do you feel?
- How do you feel? - Good!
Good!
- Wow. - No way!
I feel like samba!
Young Mi!
- I have to answer as a fan. - She uses her body so well.
- I have to answer. - What about...
"What are you doing tomorrow?"
I'm going to a supermarket.
(It's the sexiest grocery shopping.)
I'll give you some lamb skewers!
Young Mi!
- Have some lamb skewers. - Come on, Young Mi.
The fans must...
- This guy's hilarious. - answer too.
- He did well. - Let me ask you this.
- RM of BTS is good at English. - Yes.
Who's good at English in MONSTA X?
His name is I.M.
His name is I.M? It's similar to RM.
- Is it I.M as in "I am"? - His name is I.M.
- It's I.M. - It's I.M?
He already introduced himself by saying, "I am."
Right?
- His family name is Im. - He is?
So he introduces himself like, "I am I.M."
- That's funny. - That's pretty cool.
So he translates everything and what about the rest?
We try to feel the room and laugh with him.
(Our laughter is the universal language.)
Ga In, your mother was designated by the nation as...
intangible cultural asset for instructing Jindo's...
ritual for cleaning dead person's soul?
- Yes. - She does that?
And you started singing trot songs after what she said?
I started after she recommended me.
She recommended me to go on the show, "Miss Trot".
She recommended it?
So I went on the show,
and got good results.
- You should listen to your mother. - Yes.
She even sold...
her workplace to support you?
Yes. She built her workplace.
It was like a home.
But I had to move away to sing trot songs,
and the rent was too expensive.
- It's expensive. - The security deposit was.
So she sold it?
She sold it...
to support me when I was finding a place to live.
Even though she sold it then,
but all she has to do is buy more now.
- Right. - I hope I can by making more money.
- I think you can. - Right.
So I can buy it back for her.
Ga In, you were scolded by the cleaning ladies...
- a lot when you were... - Yes.
- still unknown to the public? - Yes.
- Why? - When I go to an event,
since I didn't have a car or a waiting room,
I had to use the bathroom.
The handicapped bathrooms were quite large,
- so I used that to change, - Right.
and put my earrings on.
But it took quite a while,
so the cleaning lady...
thought I was doing something bad in there.
She kept knocking on the door to make me come out.
So I had to open the door,
and tell her that I was a performer and I was sorry.
It was pretty embarrassing.
You had to do it on your own without a stylist.
Did you use public transportation to get there?
I took the bus, and the subway.
So you had to carry your own costume?
- Yes, in a bag. - By yourself?
What if it wrinkles?
I had to order them to be made with...
- less wrinkling materials. - You had to order them.
There are types of clothes...
that unfold when you take them out.
- But that was also... - You could hang a weight.
Why would you hang a weight?
(She had to carry them, she can't hang weights.)
Since I was buying all my costumes,
I began to learn about the materials.
This one's also not easily wrinkled.
- Yes. - It looks good on you.
A stylist helped me today.
- I had some help. - Now you got a stylist helping you.
I feel really grateful.
- Right. - Yes.
- Sometimes they don't even pay you. - Yes.
I experienced it myself.
- Really? - I was...
- supposed to get 300 dollars. - Yes.
That guy didn't even pay me that much!
I once went to Namhae or Samcheonpo.
- And they didn't pay me for a week. - So what did you do?
So I called them,
and they told me they declared bankruptcy.
- They do that. - So...
they didn't have any money.
They said they'll pay me more if I come again.
But I was having a hard time living by every day.
They wired me the money short of a few hundred dollars.
But I couldn't say anything.
- Jo Young Nam once told me. - Yes.
If they were supposed to pay you 1,000 dollars,
and they pay you 500 dollars,
and you perform the amount of 500 dollars.
Really?
- He's a wise man. - That's smart.
So it's like this.
You don't wear the full costume,
- and go there comfortably. - That sounds nice.
That's how he does it.
"Across Jeolla and Gyeongsang..."
("Provinces".)
Ga In,
since you're on Radio Star,
you wanted to appeal to the advertisers?
I once saw the celebrities doing ads and photo shoots,
- and I really wanted to do it. - You wanted to try.
So I used to practice by watching the models.
- It's your chance to appeal. - Show us.
- My poses? - Yes.
My poses?
- It's your chance to appeal. - Show us.
- My poses? - Yes.
There is this pose.
"Think about me."
I know what that is. Candidate Number Four.
It looks like she is running for a seat in National Assembly.
- An assemblywoman. - That's right.
I think...
she wants to model for women's clothing.
Women's clothing.
That's the facial expression for workbooks.
- Women's clothing. - Workbooks.
- Women's clothing. - Boutique clothing.
Is there anything else?
I want to model for something homely like doenjang...
- and gochujang. - They are very homely.
Show us.
Among doenjang, tasty Jindo Doenjang is the best.
My goodness.
She wants to model for regional products.
You know,
the elders who model for those products must be nervous.
A young celebrity could take everything.
- Red ginseng, too. - That's right.
- I want to model for it. - Do everything you want to do.
Red ginseng. Do you have a pose for red ginseng?
Red ginseng.
She is so trustworthy.
Say, "Don't eat it. Give it to your skin."
Give it to your skin.
Her voice is so lilting.
I will give it to my skin.
Giant Pink, you often change the concept of your posts...
to get more followers.
You know,
I was on a few shows.
- People know my name now. - Giant Pink.
- But I can't get more followers. - How many followers do you have?
I wondered if the problem is my face...
or the concept.
I posted pictures of dogs.
Then I posted pictures of food.
- You did it to get more followers. - Yes.
- I also posted pictures of money. - Money?
- Yes. - Pictures of money?
I posted pictures of money...
- to show my swagger. - That's right.
- I tried different concepts. - Swagger.
Despite that, I didn't get more followers.
- No. - How many followers do you have?
71,000 followers.
That's a lot.
- Is that a lot? - It's not half bad.
- But you put in a lot of effort. - Yes.
That's a lot.
- I have 4,000 followers. - Really?
When I checked out Young Mi's SNS,
I was surprised by the small number of followers.
Really?
You need to show yourself on SNS.
I wondered if the SNS belonged to someone else.
- The number stopped there. - 4,000 followers?
You should close it down.
You don't do anything funny.
You should be your funny self on SNS as well.
Song Eun I is the one who posts...
- Young Mi's funny moments. - That's right.
I don't post anything since it's a hassle.
The number stopped at 4,000.
- She has more followers than me. - Let's follow each other.
I don't know how to do that.
- My goodness. - She doesn't know how to do that.
(Instagram is too hard for her.)
Giant Pink is obsessed with taking the center.
I really like idol singers.
When I was little, I dreamed of being an idol singer.
I squashed that dream early on.
- You like idol singers. - Yes.
You can copy the facial expression of a girl group's center member.
- She gets the camera at the end. - That's right.
(Center member stands in the middle of the formation...)
(and receives the spotlight.)
- I will sit down and do it. - Okay.
The performance is over.
The performance is over on "Show! Music Core'.
- All right. - It's over.
(What is that?)
She is dangerous. She is sexy.
Do you breathe as you turn your head?
You shouldn't stand still when you breathe.
You shouldn't do this.
You should look this way and...
You get the right angle.
- Like this. - I got it. Long-haired Swings!
For goodness' sake.
- I got it. - Shownu.
- Yes? - Do you agree?
Show us your facial expression at the end.
I just breathe.
- That's how it goes. - How?
- You draw ragged breaths. - At the end...
I do this.
That's cooler.
Can you do it again? How do you do it?
(Do it again because it's cool.)
You can't finish up that way every single time.
- He does it. - I do it every single time.
- Really? - He does it every single time.
- Really? - Yes.
- The ending is the same. - That's the center member.
- How does a trot singer do it? - How does a trot singer do it?
Daedong River
You do this.
That's right. She makes a gesture.
It's different with trot performances.
The camera zooms out.
- It zooms out. - It moves back.
- Your face must be sorrowful. - That's right.
- The ending. - You do something like this.
- So Won, why don't you try it? - The ending?
- You were an idol singer. - An idol singer.
- I can't wait to see it. - What I did would look bad.
(Trembling)
What was that?
- Here is what I think. - What was that?
- I did a better job, right? - Here is what I think.
Her eyes were hurting just now.
She needs magnesium.
She acted like her eyes were fine.
It looked like you were scoffing.
You stood up and blocked the camera.
- It's different for each genre. - That's right.
- I had a sexy concept. - Yes.
Shownu, do you study your good angle because of fan videos?
Yes, I do.
- You look fine as you are. - Since...
I have been around for five years,
I want to make some changes to my angle.
Please look at the camera and show your good angles.
- Let's say I am frowning. - The front shot.
- I do this. - You lift up your chin.
- My goodness. - Each angle is different.
I do this.
(Embarrassed)
I think it's charming...
that the size of your eyes differs when you smile.
- Only one eye becomes small. - Yes, it's very charming.
- Only one eye crinkles. - That's right.
It seems like everyone has a favorite angle.
Fin.K.L, what is yours?
She isn't Fin.K.L. She is Giant Pink.
(Giant Pink, what is yours?)
- Fin.K.L. - Fin.K.L?
She isn't Fin.K.L.
- Giant Pink. - Yes.
What is your favorite angle?
This side of my face is leaner.
Since cameras are filming me from the other side,
- I changed my hair. - I see.
However, this side of my face is better.
- It's more shapely. My nose... - You are right.
- I agree. - Let me see the other side.
I got it. Swings!
For goodness' sake.
You will show us the result of your studies in the angle.
- Yes. - Sexy dance.
Yes, I prepared something small.
- You are the main dancer, right? - Yes.
I see.
Pay attention...
to my body rolls...
- and steps. - Steps.
Please raise the volume.
(The result of his studies in the best angle will be revealed.)
(He captivates everyone with his body roll.)
- He is cool. - He is cute.
(He does a 360-degree turn.)
(They can't help but exclaim.)
(He shows his puppy-like charms as a bonus.)
(His beastlike power will tear the flooring.)
(Let's see a nice dance move one more time.)
(By studying his best angle,)
(he completed this cool performance.)
There you go.
(They will join the fandom, MONBEBE.)
Show us the ending.
- Show us the ending. - Which camera is it?
Command that camera.
- He has powerful legs. - He has nice hips.
- Thank you. - He is really cool.
Shownu, you got enough screentime...
on variety shows thanks to Lee Hyo Lee.
- What did you do with Lee Hyo Lee? - I was...
- Lee Hyo Lee's backup dancer. - That's right.
For which song?
- "Bad Girls". - "Bad Girls".
I used to be really bad at talking,
so I didn't have anything to say on variety shows.
I have talked about being her backup dancer for five years.
(He might as well be a parrot.)
When I had a preliminary interview with the scriptwriter,
she brought up my past of being Lee Hyo Lee's backup dancer.
I asked her if we can skip that part.
I never had a decent conversation with Lee Hyo Lee.
- I see. - When I am on TV,
I always talk about it.
This will be the last time I talk about it.
- I won't talk about it. - I never knew.
- It's a retirement ceremony. - A retirement ceremony?
I was Lee Hyo Lee's backup dancer when I was 22 years old.
There was a scene that involved physical intimacy.
They wanted it to be a handsome man,
so I made sure I didn't have bad breath.
(Lee Hyo Lee's handsome backup dancer, Shownu)
(His breath...)
(passed.)
You talked about this story for five years.
Yes.
- I am impressed. - Including bad breath?
I didn't talk about worrying about bad breath before.
That's a first.
He spiced up the story.
(Adding spices)
- Have you met her afterward? - Yes.
We had a comeback at the same time once.
When we had a dry run, I went to say hello.
Thankfully, she remembered me.
She asked me if I am doing well.
I said, "Yes, I am working hard."
"It looks like you hate doing this."
That's Lee Hyo Lee's style.
"You look really tired."
- "No, I am working hard." - Shownu's charm...
is in his indifferent facial expression.
My facial expression doesn't change.
Even when I smile or get startled, it stays the same.
- Does it stay the same? - Yes.
(Shownu's facial expressions)
Ga In, you love to play games.
Do you recreate the sound effect when you play games?
- "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". - Do you play that game?
I love shooting games.
- She is from the new generation. - I know.
Yes.
"Gosh".
- Have you heard this sound effect? - Yes, I know.
It's my close friend's voice.
(Ga In's close friend recorded it.)
- My goodness. - People die in that video game.
When someone dies, I sing like this.
(Oh, no, goodbye)
- Like this. - My goodness.
That's funny.
It's so funny.
"Hey! Don't go that way." I speak in dialect like this.
"Get out of my way." Like this.
Can you say "Gosh" again?
Gosh.
I love it.
- My friend did it first. - I see.
I'm very proud of my friend.
Some people use it as a ringtone as well.
- It's used as a sound effect. - It's used very often.
- My friend... - The vibrato is amazing.
It turns out to be the sound effect for an online go-stop game.
It comes out when you lose money. "Gosh."
Like this.
- Yes. That's right. - I love it. She's amazing.
- You feel like you're star struck? - Yes.
"Gosh." Good. All right.
So Won, is it true that people around you are surprised by...
- how you spend money? - Are you a big spender?
I'll be her close friend.
Are you a big spender?
I try too hard to save money.
- People tell me to spend more. - Can you elaborate?
Before getting married, I spent about 300 dollars a month.
- In a month? - Yes.
Your public image is completely different.
- Exactly. - When I was a little child,
- my family had... - A financial difficulty?
Yes. We had a financial difficulty.
It became a habit of mine...
to save money.
I can't spend a lot of money even when I want to.
I'll tell you what happened.
Since I had a baby,
I thought I needed a large bag.
I looked for a bag on an online secondhand community.
The bag I liked was 118 dollars,
but I thought it was too expensive, so I asked for a discount.
- But the seller refused. - I see.
I asked the seller to give me a discount again.
He said he'd deduct...
- the shipping fee. - I see.
That was his reply.
Honestly, I wanted to buy it,
but I tried to negotiate again. But then he...
blocked my ID.
(He blocked her ID!)
- You got banned. - That's right.
I tried to figure out a way, and I called my friend...
to borrow her ID.
- My goodness. - I'm shocked.
She laughed and said she would buy the bag for me.
- She bought it for me as a gift. - I see why she bought it for her.
- Gosh. Seriously. - She's unbelievable.
Before getting married, when we were on a date...
In China, people usually negotiate the price...
- at a market. - That's right.
- It's their culture. - It's the country of merchants.
However, I like to negotiate.
I enjoy quibbling with vendors.
But my husband doesn't negotiate because he thinks it's a hassle.
When my husband was about to pay for something,
I stopped him, negotiated the price, and got a discount.
So even before getting married, he left his wallet with me...
and told me to take care of everything.
He trusted me with money.
In fact, if you look at her,
- she's not even wearing earrings. - That's right.
- She's just wearing a hair tie. - That's right.
- I don't see even a watch. - I don't have a watch.
- I thought you were allergic. - No, I'm not.
Also, you know if you wash stockings in a washing machine,
- they wear out faster, right? - That's right.
- So I always wash them by hands. - By hands?
Whenever my mom sees me doing things like that, she stops me.
But I can't seem to get rid of this habit.
Ga In participated in another audition program...
before "Miss Trot", and she... This is ridiculous.
- You were eliminated right away? - Really?
- It was "Trot X". - Oh, I remember.
- I appeared... - It was aired on tvN, right?
- No, on Mnet. - Mnet? I see.
Both are affiliated with the same company.
- It was aired on Mnet? - Yes.
There were a few thousand participants.
I got eliminated in the preliminary round.
I didn't even get a chance to be on TV.
- I see. - Why?
Since I failed the audition,
I thought, "I guess the show is all scripted."
- So when I appeared on "Miss Trot", - I understand.
- I thought I'd be eliminated fast. - You didn't have high expectations.
But when I came in first in the preliminary round,
I thought, "This show is different from 'Trot X'."
That's not the case.
- Programs have different styles. - I thought TV shows were scripted.
- They may have different purposes. - Right. That's one of the reasons.
I believe that the fact that it was on TV CHOSUN was the reason.
Many elderly people watch the channel.
- Mnet is more popular... - The shows on Mnet...
have different target audience.
It's better that she won "Miss Trot" rather than winning "Trot X".
You made binyeo before you went on "Miss Trot".
That's a good experience.
- You obtained a new skill. Nice. - It's nice.
(She got the opportunity because she got eliminated.)
Shownu said he wants to prove that he's the lead vocalist...
of his group MONSTA X on this show.
- Many people think I'm a rapper. - That's right.
But I'm a vocalist in my group, not a powerful one.
I'm a delicate vocalist of the group.
What do you mean by "delicate vocalist"?
(What's that?)
- What's "delicate vocalist"? - Pardon?
I'm not good at singing high notes.
I sing with falsetto mostly.
- Can you show us a little bit? - Of course.
A delicate vocalist.
- This is the song that my fans... - A delicate vocalist.
always wanted to hear me singing.
- I'll sing just a little bit. - Okay.
"Don't Forget" by Crush.
(Everyone is excited.)
(Get ready.)
(Speaking gibberish)
- What was that? - I thought he was impersonating.
Me too.
I thought he was imitating Lee Sun Kyun.
Exactly.
- I'll sing just a little bit. - Okay.
(As soon as he starts singing,)
(he looks incredibly charming.)
(He looks different from when dancing, but he's still charming.)
(She sings her heart out quietly.)
(He sings each note carefully as if he's doing embroidery.)
- I sing parts like this. - He's a delicate vocalist.
- The tone of his voice. - He has such a beautiful voice.
- It's so good to hear, right? - Yes.
Yes. Actually, I could've sung better,
but I was very nervous.
His facial expression is the same when he's nervous...
(That's right.)
or when he's angry.
The only thing that changes is the color of his skin here.
On his chest.
- So you kept looking at his chest? - No. He's right in front of me.
(I speak with my chest.)
In the past, most women hoped...
to live a wealthy life without having to do house chores.
And So Won is living that kind of life.
It's true that I have never worked in the kitchen...
because my husband likes cooking.
In China, husbands usually cook.
- A lot of men cook at home. - That's right.
When we were dating, as soon as I arrived at the airport,
he started asking me where I was so many times.
I wondered why he kept calling me.
Later, I found out that he prepared all the vegetables.
He wanted to stir-fry the vegetables right before I arrived...
because it wouldn't taste good if it got cold.
That's how attentive he is.
Does your husband do the dishes as well?
- He cleans up too. - She's lucky to have him.
However, my husband...
is a good cook,
but he doesn't clean up while cooking.
He cleans up after finishing cooking.
- Many people do so. - But my father-in-law...
cleans up while cooking.
For example, he chops vegetables,
and then he cleans up the countertop right away.
Whenever my father-in-law visits my house,
- my house becomes so clean. - Right.
Then So Won, what do you do at home?
- That's a good question. - I...
- You don't clean the house either? - I'm curious.
My father-in-law is really good at cleaning.
- What... - Just because he's good at it...
One day, my mom was also in my house.
I was resting in my room playing with a computer...
while my father-in-law was cooking in the kitchen.
- When my mom saw it, - That's unbelievable.
- she felt like... - "What are you doing?"
she was on pins and needles.
- She was uncomfortable. - Of course.
I asked her what was wrong while lying in my bed.
She said, "Shouldn't you go out and help your father-in-law?"
I said, "But he told me to rest in my bed."
- My mom felt so uneasy. - It must've been hard to adjust to.
- It's normal for Chinese people. - Yes.
They don't think it's weird.
Husbands mostly do house chores.
- I heard that too. - Even so...
Don't they also eat out often?
That's right. They often eat out.
But both my parents-in-law are great at cooking.
So Won, are you not good at cooking?
I...
I can boil eggs and things like that.
- She's been too busy, you know. - All right. I understand.
- My goodness. - All right.
- Boiling eggs is a useful skill. - I can boil eggs...
(Embarrassed)
No wonder why she doesn't seem to have any eczema.
- Her hands look so smooth. - Also,
When I first met my parents-in-law,
I was pregnant.
They were worried about me since I was not so young,
- they told me not to do anything. - "Don't do anything."
They said, "Don't even touch it."
I bet they're thinking, "Let's how long you'll keep acting like that."
- "I'll teach her a lesson." - Chinese people are different.
"I really didn't know she would be like this."
- They say it while cooking. - Now they say,
"You'll have your second baby soon. What are you doing?"
"Just don't do anything."
- It's been like this. - It's understandable.
So I only sit still without doing any house chores.
He's a perfect father-in-law every woman would dream of.
- That's right. - Right.
Let's stop talking about him.
- You're making us uncomfortable. - Exactly.
- My dad must be uncomfortable now. - My mom...
It says that So Won became...
the icon of hopes and dreams. What does this mean?
- Not long ago, - I'm curious.
some woman followed me while I was going to a TV station.
She said, "So Won, you are my idol and role model."
I said, "Me? Why?"
She said, "I'll enjoy my life until I turn 40..."
"and marry a good man just like you did."
(If you're going to get married...)
- You give women hope. - That's right.
"I'll enjoy my life until I turn 40."
I enjoyed my life until I was 42. I got married at the age of 43.
- So she wants to live as you do? - Yes.
- She really is the icon of hopes. - You should enjoy your life more.
More than this?
- Young Mi, don't cross the line. - Okay.
You might get into trouble.
I get that a lot these days.
Do you also think you are...
very lucky?
To be honest, I think so.
I always have rich friends...
around me.
Also, unusual things happen to me.
It hadn't even been a week since I arrived in China.
I went somewhere, and I met...
very rich and powerful people there.
- I see. - I became friends with them...
- and met their friends too. - Like a relay?
- I see what you mean. - I met a lot of people like them.
My translator once told me,
"I've been living in China for over 10 years,"
"but I've never seen such famous people before."
You attract people like them.
He said he had never seen anything like that.
And wherever I go, I see...
- people like them around me. - I see.
- She was born with good luck. - Exactly.
I bought the house in Korea...
because I might live in Korea.
Although it was temporary, I still needed furniture.
My friends bought me all of the furniture and home appliance.
I didn't buy any of it.
I received three beds.
I returned the two of them.
I received only one of them.
That reminds me of Ppakgu.
- Ppakgu? - Gosh.
She's so friendly.
(I'm happy because I'm lucky.)
Giant Pink,
is it true that you cry when you watch "King of Mask Singer"?
I appeared on "King of Mask Singer".
It made me cry to watch myself on the show.
Watching yourself made you cry?
- Yes. - Watching yourself?
- I feel proud of myself. - Of course.
- You love yourself a lot. - Yes.
When masked singers take off their masks,
most of them look tired and haggard.
- That's right. - That's right.
- That's right. - But I looked quite pretty.
Only a few celebrities look like her.
Most of them complain about how they look.
I think I looked amazing.
- You think so? - Yes.
(She showed off the best looks in the history of the show.)
(Pretty)
I've been hosting the show since the first episode.
But I didn't think that way.
(I've never heard anyone say that either.)
She looked really pretty when she took off her mask.
I appeared on "King of Mask Singer" as well.
Right. You did?
Gosh.
"Gosh."
- I didn't know. - Gosh.
(Gu Ra's bad memory made Young Mi sigh.)
Ga In, many people think you are married, right?
Yes. My second eldest brother has...
two sons.
- Some people post their photo, - I see.
and say, "Song Ga In has two sons."
"But she has no husband."
- Rumors like this... - They make up stories.
"But she has no husband."
"Who could be her husband?"
Rumors like this spread widely.
I heard that some elderly people...
- You must be upset. - I heard...
that they make a bet on whether the rumor is true or not.
People around me called me to ask if it's true.
I am not married.
(She confirms the truth.)
I am single.
She's not married.
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Today, it's for those who want to get more popular through Radio Star.
- "The Song To Hit a Million Views". - "The Song To Hit a Million Views".
Ga In is going to sing a song.
Shall we hear the song she picked?
("Mount Yongdu Elegy" by Go Bong San)
(The song Ga In sang on "Miss Trot" and that made her popular)
"Mount Yongdu Elegy".
- And "Sorrowful Daedong River". - And another song.
- Yes. - "Sorrowful Daedong River".
- Yes. I'll sing both. - The two songs combined.
Why did you choose these two songs?
- You chose two songs. - I sang these songs...
on "Miss Trot".
They're the most memorable songs I sang on the show.
- I understand. - Shall we hear her sing?
("Mount Yongdu Elegy" and "Sorrowful Daedong River")
("Mount Yongdu Elegy" and "Sorrowful Daedong River" sung by Song Ga In)
Song Ga In!
(The old, familiar melody...)
(makes her dance.)
(Her voice resonates powerfully.)
(She delivers feelings of longing in her own sentimental way.)
(The heart-wrenching resonance)
(She sings her heart out hitting high notes with emotion.)
(The deep sorrow and emptiness that aches the heart)
(She showed the essence of classical trot!)
She's amazing.
My goodness.
- This is why people compliment her. - Exactly.
- I want to be a trot singer too. - That was great.
In fact, I didn't watch "Miss Trot".
But I see why it became a hit.
(Her performance showed the charm of classical trot.)
I enjoyed the bread you gave me as well.
(He suddenly talks about it.)
Ga In's fans sent us sandwiches.
- Right. It was so good. - I didn't know my fans sent them.
This is almost like a dinner show.
(Radio Star Dinner Show)
- We ate dinner. - Right.
- And then we hear her performance. - That's right.
We were treated like kings and queens.
- I'm Ga In's fan from today. - Thank you, Ga In.
- Thank you for saying that. - You're amazing.
Young Mi has been here with us as our today's special MC.
- How do you feel? - She's incredible.
- He doesn't sound like he means it. - Exactly. Gosh.
(Gosh.)
- Young Mi. - All right.
- Let's wrap up on a good note. - Anyway,
- I had a great time. - How long will you act like this?
If you invite me again, I'll happily come on the show.
- It was fun. - Yes, it was fun.
- I'll see you again. - They look like a married couple.
Today, we met the hottest stars in different fields.
It gets heated up so quickly,
but it can also get cold overnight in this industry.
We hope...
that you will maintain your highest temperature in this industry.
We will say goodbye here.
See you next week.
- Please. - Please.
Don't edit it out this time.
(Please stop it.)
Don't edit it out.
("La La Land Special" will be aired next Wednesday.)
("BREATHE" by AB6IX)