(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.)
(They're back in Pyeongchang-dong after 3 years.)
(The atmosphere feels unfriendly.)
Doesn't it feel a bit creepy?
Why is it so difficult to enter?
Kyung Kyu, what is this odd thing?
(The mansion feels strange.)
(The men feel overpowered.)
(Spoiler for "Parasite")
They have spoons here. We're supposed to sit down.
(A mysterious dish is delivered.)
We haven't ordered anything.
You know how they sometimes give food for props?
- Yes. - You get bad luck if you eat it.
(They shouldn't have eaten it.)
(Ringing)
Hello.
You know me, right?
Who are you?
I left something in the basement.
Can I quickly go inside to pick it up?
This scene feels familiar.
Please open the door.
Hold on. I'm coming.
What is this?
(They shouldn't have opened the door.)
(A dark shadow slowly approaches them.)
(Who are they?)
He is an actor in the movie "Parasite"...
which received the Palme d'Or...
at the Cannes Film Festival.
Although the movie was acknowledged,
he was forced to stay hidden to prevent any spoilers.
Now, he can finally come out from the basement...
and appear on his very first variety show.
He's the basement guy from "Parasite",
Actor Park Myung Hoon.
(Talented actor, Park Myung Hoon)
I don't care if I don't get paid. Tell me if you crave anything.
He and Myung Hoon had been nameless for quite some time.
("Choi Dae Chul, Known to Raise the Ratings")
Every drama that he was in...
had high ratings.
He's the fairy of ratings.
He's the middle-aged Park Bo Gum, Actor Choi Dae Chul.
(Middle-aged Park Bo Gum, Choi Dae Chul)
(These two charismatic men...)
(have come to open some doors.)
Myung Hoon, is this your first time on a variety show?
- Yes. - Yes, it is.
Look at his eyes. His eyes are unfocused.
- They're naturally like this. - Really?
- They're a bit cross-eyed. - I was startled.
Could you show us the gaze you had in "Parasite"?
- This one? - Ready, action.
(It's chilling.)
(He's scared.)
You look completely different from how you looked on the screen.
Back then, I lost 10kg and tanned.
So this is your normal weight, and you lost weight for the movie?
Yes, I did.
I disguised myself a bit.
Please introduce yourself.
Okay.
Myung Hoon and I met in college...
and did plays together for a decade.
And then, I moved into the entertainment industry.
It took a while for him.
He's been in the basement for some time.
He saw the light all of a sudden.
- From the basement? - Myung Hoon, were you...
at the Cannes Film Festival?
Yes, I was there.
But my role itself was a spoiler.
So I made sure I wasn't caught on camera.
- So you did go. - Right.
It's just like the movie.
- He was invited there. - Right.
But they told him to lie low.
(He had to hide in the basement.)
Are you not in those photos with Director Bong and Song Kang Ho?
No.
(He's nowhere to be seen.)
They're so mean!
You couldn't hang around with them?
Even after he was cast, he didn't disclose his role to me.
So I asked, "Are you Song Kang Ho?"
(He had his reasons.)
I couldn't understand why he didn't tell me.
- Right. - But...
as the shooting continued, he became more serious.
That's when I realized that there must've been a reason...
why he didn't tell me.
He truly struggled so much during that time...
because he had no other projects to work on, and he had a baby.
How did you make a living...
- in that basement? - You lent me some money.
Don't tell everyone that.
I think the movie consists of various genres.
There's a bit of comedy...
and horror.
They plagiarized some parts from our show.
- "Parasite" did? - Yes.
Director Bong plagiarized?
They copied ringing the doorbell.
They plagiarized it?
Exactly!
It was during that rainy scene.
Also, during that rainy scene,
her face is shown on the monitor.
They got that from our show.
(Is this the scene that inspired Director Bong?)
(Please note that this is his personal opinion.)
You're a scriptwriter and a filmmaker.
When Lee Jung Eun rang the doorbell and said that she left something,
did you predict that the basement had existed?
Not even a bit.
- Was it a twist? - Entirely.
I had no idea. That's exactly why I didn't like this movie.
Because it didn't go as you predicted?
Right. You become more interested in the movie...
if things turn out similarly to the way you predict them.
- You know what I mean, right? - Right.
But that basement was so big.
And the owner wasn't aware of its existence.
Exactly. I just couldn't understand that.
As a movie expert, how do you rate this movie?
I'm just jealous.
(He's 100-percent sincere.)
To be frank, I'm in no position to rate the movie.
You're past 40, aren't you?
I'm 45 right now.
He really went through a lot.
To have been working in plays until that age...
is incredible.
- Right. - You deserve applause.
(They applaud him.)
You see, that meant he was pretty much over.
If you're a 45-year-old man,
it's pretty much over for you.
It is. But nevertheless, he still had hope...
and gave everything to his role. That's how he succeeded.
He did something great.
He did something unbelievable.
This is actually impossible to do.
Please read this.
- Read it in the "Parasite" version. - Right.
- Standby. - Okay.
Action.
(Have dinner in Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul.)
"Have dinner in Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul."
Respect!
Today's neighborhood will be...
Pyeongchang-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
This is a historic neighborhood...
where the first episode of Let's Eat Dinner Together...
was filmed in 2016.
(3 years ago, they found themselves in the middle of gigantic houses.)
(Of course, they expected to fail.)
Come in.
3 years have passed after getting a taste of their 1st victory.
They have returned to this place where "Parasite"...
has taken place with the parasitic man.
Today, will they be able to see the light...
above the ground instead of the basement?
Let's Eat Dinner Together, episode 134, "1-Percent Miracle".
(Episode 134: "1-Percent Miracle")
It's more exciting to start from the bottom up...
rather than vice versa.
It's tiring.
- Right, it is. - It's exhausting.
That is a famous building.
There's a coffee shop on the very top floor.
It has a nice view. It's an excellent place to date.
Have you frequented here?
I came here often for dates before I got married.
(Let's laugh. Must laugh to live.)
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
Do you happen to recognize today's guests?
I've seen him in movies.
Who is he? Which movie is it?
- Respect! - Right. "Parasite".
Right. "Parasite".
- Right. - Thank you.
- I really enjoyed the movie. - Thank you.
Did you recognize him right away? We didn't recognize him at first.
He recognized him right away.
- I recognized him... - Say "Respect" for them.
Respect.
You should keep it down. That was too loud.
You'd have to say that about one hundred million times.
This is a very unusual building for a realtor's office.
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
You have a nice view from your office.
- It looks like a cabin, doesn't it? - It does.
This is very fitting for Pyeongchang-dong.
- I need to throw this away. - Thank you.
My goodness.
People of Pyeongchang-dong are generous.
Since you'll be walking around for a long time.
This is Pyeongchang Mineral Water. Wait, no, it's not.
Thank you.
How did this area get the name "Pyeongchang"?
- "Pyeongchang". - Pyeongchang. It's quite literal.
It's where they used to store grains.
- That's what "pyeongchang" means. - Right.
- "Chang" means storage. - Storage.
Do you happen to recognize our guest?
He was in that film. The film that received an award.
"Parasite". My children watched it.
You didn't watch it though?
What did they think of the story?
They said it's not something...
you should go see with your parents.
(It's sad, but we can totally agree.)
- That's what my children said. - Right.
- Right. - Anyway, you're here.
What is it that you want to know?
What do we want to know?
We wanted to ask about the atmosphere of the town and...
We visited to ask you about...
- the atmosphere of the town. - This area is...
How should I say it? It's open.
It's like a small provincial town.
When a new family moves to the town,
they give out rice cakes to their new neighbors.
(The culture of being friendly to neighbors still exists here.)
You run a realtor's office here. What is it like these days?
Each property is very expensive.
Are there a lot of transactions?
The property market used to...
be very active.
But it's designated as a speculative zone.
So people can't get loans.
If you want to buy a five-million-dollar house,
you really need to have five million dollars.
- You can't get a bank loan. - Is that right?
I arrived early and went around the town once.
There was quite a number of houses that are not occupied.
Those are houses for foreigners to rent.
They pay 1 or 2 years of rent upfront...
and live there.
It was fine when the economy was good.
But because of the deflation,
a lot of them are unoccupied at the moment.
And the owners end up selling them.
Where are we right now?
The office is...
- here. - We are here.
How much is it per 3.3㎡?
The price of the left is different from that of the right.
This lot was sold by the Seoul city government.
- Natives of this town live here. - The native residents.
Some properties there are very cheap.
But on this side, the lowest is...
- 15,000 dollars per 3.3㎡. - That's the lowest.
But the problem is that each property is very big.
For example, how much would a 660㎡ house cost?
Not per 3.3㎡. Give us the price.
It starts from four million dollars.
Four million dollars.
Ho Dong, there are big houses here, right?
They often rent out the houses for dramas and films.
- I filmed here many times. - It's where rich characters live.
"A Bloody Battle for Revenge" was shot here too.
- Right. You told me about it. - The boss's house is here.
We shot that here.
- Right. Right. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Thank you. - Take care.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
All their doors are so big. Will they open the door for us?
- No. - Look.
- Look at that wall. - I know.
It's...
- intimidating. - It really is.
The high wall is rather intimidating.
It looks like it's unoccupied.
No. That's unoccupied.
This is my friend Chairman Nam's residence.
Don't feel pressured.
Do 90 percent of all the chairmen have the last name Nam?
They are all Chairman Nam.
It means they are strangers.
(Laughing away, they enter a hill.)
Isn't this the street in the movie "Parasite"?
- Right. - This is the way to the house.
It's like the street Woo Shik walks.
It's similar.
You're right. It's very similar to that street.
- Right. Right. - Woo Shik acted so well.
- He acted so well. - Yes.
He was really good.
(You have the plan to successfully get invited in for dinner, right?)
This is hanok.
It looks amazing.
- It's really amazing. - It is.
The wall is amazing too. It's a stone wall.
(The stone wall endlessly extends.)
My goodness.
(The house is too grand to see at one view.)
His film went to the Cannes Film Festival.
Shouldn't Myung Hoon be coming out of a house like this?
Coming out, he will say, "Are you having a shoot here?"
This is not a house. My goodness.
- Is it a house? - It's a house.
I don't think this is a house.
- It's a house. - It's just a normal address.
It's a hanok.
This is unbelievable.
(Everyone is surprised.)
It's really nice.
It is nice. For someone who likes nature,
there's no better place to live than Pyeongchang-dong.
(There's no better place to live than Pyeongchang-dong.)
The walls of the houses are as high as a rampart.
It shows the importance of privacy in Pyeongchang-dong.
The walls are all really high.
These are no ordinary houses.
They must have a basement.
But still, it won't be like the one in "Parasite".
It would be just for storing golf bags.
What if the house we enter actually has a basement?
- What if... - If...
they have one as intense, they need to be investigated.
If they have a basement that is almost like a bunker...
- By the way, this must touch you. - What is it?
As soon as Myung Hoon's father...
met Director Bong Joon Ho, he shed big tears.
- Why? - Really?
After shooting "Parasite"...
At the time, my father was fighting lung cancer.
- So... - My goodness.
He was in a lot of pain. My father is a cinephile.
Is he a big fan of Director Bong Joon Ho?
Yes. He is a big fan. He is a big fan of Song Kang Ho too.
He was bedridden at the time.
"Parasite" was supposed to be kept a secret.
Nobody was supposed to see the film.
But Director Bong contacted me.
(Before the film premiered, Director Bong called him.)
He said we should show it to my father first.
It was something unimaginable.
In a small cinema,
my father, Director Bong,
and a handful of crew members, and I watched the movie.
- Director Bong is amazing. - My father...
was the first non-crew person...
to watch the movie.
It was before it officially premiered.
- It's an unimaginable thing. - Yes.
My father said it was as if he was dreaming.
- Of course. - It was like a dream.
Until then, his vision was fine. But he's nearly gone blind now.
Thanks to Director Bong's consideration,
my father got to see the film. I am very grateful.
You must be feeling really grateful.
Director Bong is a nice man, isn't he?
He's a great man.
He's a very considerate person.
He's the antonym of Lee Kyung Kyu.
What? What are you saying?
You can team up with Myung Hoon, and I'll team up with Dae Chul.
- You see... - We will be a team.
Myung Hoon is on the rise.
(Myung Hoon is gaining popularity.)
He can appear in your next film.
We are going to have a talk.
I will ask him what he's thinking, and how much he will be charging.
- Yes. - Right.
- Cheers to you. - Today,
this might be all for the shoot.
- Pyeongchang-dong is... - You keep assuming that...
very tough.
Just know that.
We shot the opening a while ago,
and he didn't complain about it being too long.
I asked him, "Are you in good shape today?"
"No. We are going to fail later."
"We have to make it as entertaining as possible in the beginning."
If 1 of the 2 teams succeed, that would be a big achievement.
Let's see what story will unfold in Pyeongchang-dong on a summer day.
Here is a drama without scripts in Pyeongchang-dong.
- Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Let's Eat Dinner Together.
(In "Parasite")
Wait.
Jessica, only daughter, Illinois, Chicago
(You need to be this thorough when you press a doorbell.)
Now, it's time to cross the line in Pyeongchang-dong...
to get invited for dinner.
Let's do what we always do.
(Dae Chul tries it first.)
Is Dae Chul doing it first?
- I will give it a try. - Okay.
(Is nobody in?)
I think the bell's broken.
I think nobody is in.
The wall is too high.
(The wall is too high.)
I was confident, but because you said it's going to be hard...
That's why you keep telling us to look at the size of the house.
And the big houses intimidate us. Let's only look at the door.
- People's house are all the same. - Right.
Right. They are all the same.
But Kyung Kyu,
I think they would eat early.
- Right. So let's hurry. - We have to succeed before seven.
The elderly people tend to eat early.
"Parasite". Let's get inside this house.
This house? Should I try it?
Let's stay close and give it a try.
- I'm getting a good feeling. - Really?
- I'm getting a good vibe from here. - We will go in first.
I think this is by far the biggest house we've seen in four years.
- Really? We should get in here. - We should.
(It doesn't look so ordinary.)
- Goodness. - Talk about your movie.
Wow, this house is seriously huge.
- You can just wait patiently. - Okay.
That was too quick.
This is too slow.
(Silence)
If the house is too big, it might be too hard to hear the bell inside.
- I don't think anyone is home. - Really?
(They failed the first attempt!)
(Dae Chul gives it a try next.)
This is great.
(This house is also amazingly big.)
I feel so refreshed.
- Yes, who is it? - Yes, hello.
I'm Choi Dae Chul, the Nation's Loser. Do you know me?
- I don't. - Then do you know Choi Dae Chul,
- the middle-aged Park Bo Gum... - Oh, yes.
- Do you know me? - Yes.
My goodness, thank you.
- I do know. - Yes?
The lady of the house will be there.
- Oh, okay. Thank you. - You can meet her.
You can tell her face-to-face.
She'll come down this way.
- Goodness. - Yes.
- Hey, goodness. - Hello, ma'am. Hello.
- Hello. - Yes, hello.
We're shooting JTBC's variety show.
It's called Let's Eat Dinner Together, where we eat a meal and have a chat.
- I know. - Yes.
We came by just in case. If you haven't eaten yet,
could we share a meal with you?
We can talk about this and that and make great memories.
We don't have any side dishes.
- We can still... - It's okay with us.
Sir, we can just mix rice with water...
I know you very well. I'm the president of a company.
- What? - I'm the president.
(He's the president of what?)
- That's a... - Yes.
I mean, he even has...
- a great name, Shin Dae Chul... - Hello.
Goodness, hey.
I didn't imagine I'd see you here.
Hello.
- What? I can't believe this. - You live here?
I'm sorry that we rang the bell. I'm sorry.
- Goodness. - How do you know each other?
We're well-acquainted.
- Really? - Why are you here...
- This is my home. - Really?
Why are you home at this hour?
- I just got home. - You just came home?
- You should just do it. - President.
- Have you had dinner? - What?
We can just sit out in the yard and talk about this and that...
- Can you talk to your wife? - Okay.
- Yes. - Thank you.
Try to make it happen, okay?
- Try to do it. - I know you, so you can come in.
- Goodness. - Can you go in for us?
Can you sacrifice for us?
- Yes, really. - He's your acquaintance.
(Kyung Kyu is helping Team Ho Dong against his will.)
Whenever we went around this type of neighborhood,
he always said things like, "I know President Nam here."
So you had a plan.
- It has been four years. - Since you moved here?
Yes, I built it again.
(Kyung Kyu goes up the stairs to the president of his plan.)
Then do you still work on the program?
(The house already looks enormous.)
I've been going to China for manufacturing.
(He goes through the front doors just as he planned.)
- Hello. - Hello.
Goodness, hello.
By any chance, can you be on TV?
- Hello. - Hello.
The house... His wife doesn't want to be on TV.
Then I'll come by with Kyung Kyu to say hello to you again.
- Sure. - Okay.
- Thank you. - Nice to meet you.
Bye.
- Thank you. - Sure.
Man, Kyung Kyu, you have amazing connections.
President Nam. That was President Nam.
- President Nam. - Was that President Nam?
He's not President Nam.
- Does he work in the TV... - No.
- Try going up. - Yes?
I'll ask them for you.
- The house up there. - Up there?
Do you know them?
We're all friends.
(He's actually very assertive.)
He's going to ring the bell?
He's helping you out? This is new.
I'll... I'll ring the bell. I'll...
I'll...
I can't?
(Waving his hand)
He said I can't ring the bell.
- Really? - Yes, you can't.
(It's the first time a neighbor rings the bell on this show!)
- Do I do this? - Yes.
Sir, are you close with your next door neighbor?
Yes.
- Hey, I'm from the house below. - What?
- I'm from the house below. Hello. - Oh, yes.
(Will he join them on Let's Eat Dinner Together at this rate?)
- Okay. - Can you go in with him?
You should go in with him.
(His neighbor opened the door right away.)
- Should I go with you? - Yes.
You should go, Kyung Kyu.
Just... Just one of you.
- I hope you succeed. - Sure.
Can we really do this?
- It doesn't matter. - Really?
Can Myung Hoon go back up to the ground?
(This house is also enormous.)
- Hello. - Hello, I'm Lee Kyung Kyu.
(They try to convince her with the president.)
- This is Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Yes.
It would be great if we could be a part of it,
but we had too much to eat at lunch.
(They failed because she's too full.)
- If I hadn't... - Thank you.
- Thank you. - Yes.
Have a great evening.
(He's still disappointed.)
Should I ask the house in front?
- No, it's okay. - A Japanese family lives there.
- I see. - We'll just look around.
(This is the end of his help.)
I'll give you a call later.
- Thank you. - Sure.
(They go over to ring the Japanese family's house!)
Is this a Japanese family's house?
We should try.
You never know. We have to try every house.
(What will happen? Ringing the bell!)
Trying just a few times won't...
We used to do this a lot.
- I... - Yes, hello.
Yes. Well, I...
("Wang's Family" theme song, Looking for love, looking for life)
I'm Actor Choi Dae Chul.
- He's funny. - Excuse me?
She might not open the door.
- Hello, I'm... - "Looking for love".
Actor Choi Dae Chul.
- It's from "Wang's Family". - Do you know Let's Eat Dinner Together?
- What? - The owners aren't home.
- Oh, I see. - They aren't home?
Ma'am, do you recognize my voice? I'm Kang Ho Dong.
Hello.
- Hello. - Ma'am, thank you.
Ma'am, then...
- It was automatic. - This is automatic.
- Hello. - Goodness.
(The automatic gates are opening up slowly.)
- Hello. - Ma'am.
- Are you Japanese? - No.
I'm Chinese.
- Hello. - Oh, you're Chinese?
- Nice to meet you. - Yes.
It's...
- The house looks awesome. - I've seen you often.
- Yes. - Yes.
- And they have eaten? - The chairman and everyone ate.
(The chairman and everyone ate.)
- Thank you. - Sure.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Sure. - Thank you.
I've seen you on TV very often.
- Thank you. - I've seen you many times.
- Goodbye. - Okay.
- Thank you, ma'am. - Thank you.
(This is still the wall of the house they just visited.)
That was the fanciest house I've ever seen.
Really.
(Myung Hoon rings the bell without hesitating!)
- Who is it? - Hello.
I'm Park Myung Hoon, an actor.
- Well... - Hello.
- Yes. - Hello, I'm Lee Kyung Kyu.
Have you seen the movie "Parasite"?
I haven't.
This is the guy who lives in the basement in that movie.
- Really? - They won...
the Palme d'Or in the Cannes International Film Festival.
Ma'am?
Would you like to eat a meal with us?
Can you give me a minute?
- Sure. - Yes, thank you.
- Goodness. - Hello, sir.
- Hello. - Nice to meet you.
- Goodness, hello. - This is Actor Park Myung Hoon.
We have a very old grandma with us.
- I see. - Yes.
- It's a bit complicated. - Yes.
I understand, thank you.
- Yes, okay. - Thank you.
- I'm sorry. - It's all right.
Most of them would have eaten by this time,
so we have to succeed before 7:00pm.
We already ate.
They finished eating.
I'm sorry, we already ate.
Oh, you already ate?
Yes, goodbye.
- Okay. - Okay.
Hello, ma'am. I'm Choi Dae Chul, an actor.
I don't do that.
- Oh, okay. - She doesn't do this.
(Things are very tough at Pyeongchang-dong.)
- But they're all home. - They have a guest over,
- so they can't do it. - They're all home.
Ma'am.
(They ring the bell of a house with a pretty stone wall.)
Kyung Kyu, there is...
- It's like a temple. - It's a Buddhist temple.
- Yes, Kyung Kyu. - It's a Buddhist temple.
There is a Buddha statue in there.
You're right.
She's a Buddhist nun.
Ma'am.
(The Buddhist nun came out after hearing the bell.)
- Ma'am, do you recognize me? - I do.
Hello, ma'am. I am Lee Kyung Kyu.
Did you graduate Dongguk University by any chance?
Yes, Dongguk University.
She went there.
Wow.
Oh, I know about you.
What's your class?
But I only went to graduate school.
Oh, you went to graduate school.
I'm sorry, but I rang the bell. Can you take a step back?
I mean, she's my alumna.
Yes, you're my senior.
I am your senior, right?
Ma'am, is this a regular house?
- A temple. - It's a temple?
- Yes. - I see.
(It's their first time ringing the bell for a temple.)
We... Have you had dinner yet?
- We eat early. At 5:00pm. - You already ate?
At 5:00pm?
- You had an early dinner. - Yes.
Then we'll get going in a hurry.
We have to go to another house to ask for a meal.
- I see. - Goodbye.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Doing great work for many people. - Thank you.
- I'm sorry. - It's all right.
- I hope good things happen to you. - Sure.
This episode is...
filled with a lot of stories in the first half.
Do you think so?
We don't have a scene where we're eating, though.
In my opinion, Myung Hoon,
- Yes? - we just need to see...
a huge house with a basement.
- We just need to see a basement. - If that's the case...
- everything will go with the plan. - Yes.
Why do you ring the bell again?
Because you passed by.
- We're... - You passed by, so we came.
Okay, fine. Do it.
Yes? One second.
Thank you. We'll wait.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Dining... - Together.
- What? Let's do it next time. - Next time?
- I really like you, Ho Dong. - Yes, sir.
(Is there a reason why he can't do it today?)
But why next time? Why can't we do it today?
- I already had a drink. - I see.
I don't want to make mistakes on TV.
Sir, do you recognize him?
- From the movie. - In the basement.
- Director Bong Joon Ho. - Do you have a basement?
Do you have a basement?
- From "Parasite". - We do.
My wife is a good friend...
with Director Bong Joon Ho.
They went to Yonsei University together.
- Yes. - He went there too.
So do give me a call later.
You can come and visit us later. You'll get to eat...
something delicious at my place.
- Okay. - Thank you.
- Goodbye. - I'm sorry.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Here? - Is this another house?
- It is. - Right?
(Engine sound)
What's this sound?
I think someone is doing landscaping work.
I think they're doing it.
- I thought it was from a drone. - Oh, gardening.
A drone is not as loud as this.
I think it's the sound of mowing the lawn in the garden.
I guess he can't answer it because he's working outside.
- Maybe he can't hear the bell. - Right.
Gosh, this neighborhood is not easy indeed.
Sir.
Excuse me.
(He doesn't want to leave just like that and shouts in vain.)
Excuse me.
(Buzzing sound)
Kyung Kyu, I think...
both the teams may fail today.
- It has never happened before. - Right.
Let's split up. Do you want to go to the right?
- I don't mind. - We'll go to the left.
If they stick together, they'll fail,
and if they split up, they'll survive.
- The lights are off. - Let's go.
We have the last 30 minutes.
(Not enough time to walk)
No, Ho Dong.
We will not fail.
- Who is it? - Hello, ma'am.
My name's Choi Dae Chul and I'm an actor.
Do you know a show called Let's Eat Dinner Together?
Yes, but we have already had dinner.
Oh, you have?
- Who is it? - Hello.
- Is this Gi Ho? - Hi. Can you see me on the screen?
There is no one else at home, but just come in first.
What?
(Flustered)
- What just happened? - What was that?
Hello. Who are you?
I'm Lee Kyung Kyu, a comedian.
(Gosh. What's going on?)
May we come in?
- Hello. - Hello.
No one else is home now.
Have you eaten, sir?
- I ate just now. - Goodness.
Did you think it was your son?
No. I thought it was my friend.
- I'm sorry. - No problem.
You opened the door right away.
- We'll get going, sir. - Thank you.
Darkness gradually envelops Pyeongchang-dong.
(They keep ringing doorbells in a tight situation.)
The door is open but...
It's disappointing.
How long has it been since we failed last time?
(He almost gave up.)
We should not just pass by any house.
(Looking down the street after pressing the bell)
(There is a family who's coming home.)
(Are they going into the house with the door open?)
Ma'am.
We rang your doorbell... Gosh, that startled me.
Have you had dinner yet, ma'am?
- No, we haven't, - Okay.
but you can't come into my house as it's being renovated.
We saw the gate open.
Oh... Because it's being renovated.
- It's Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Let's Eat Dinner Together has come?
- Then can we... - Really? Let's Eat Dinner Together?
just go and...
Let's...
Wait. Why don't we sit down in the yard, just eat ramyeon,
and make a good memory?
- What should I do? - Please.
Don't feel pressured.
- What do we do? - Just take out what you have.
Would you let us in and become our family?
Will she really open the door of Pyeongchang-dong to them?
(What will Ho Dong and Dae Chul's fate be like?)
- Okay. - Thank you.
Meanwhile, Team Kyung Kyu...
Well...
(Kyung Kyu and Myung Hoon fail again and get back on the road.)
- No. - It just opened, right?
- Have you eaten? - Hello.
- Hello. - Are you shooting Let's Eat Dinner Together?
- Yes. - Yes, we're doing Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- You are surprised, right? - Hello.
- You know... - Nice to meet you.
- the movie, "Parasite", right? - Yes.
This is the man who lives in the basement.
- Have you watched it? Thanks. - Yes.
He's the one that did something like this to Song Kang Ho.
- Are you taking a walk? - Yes.
- Have you had dinner? - No, not yet.
- You haven't? - but my house is far from here.
I wanted to invite you in if you visit me.
- Really? - Where do you live?
- We should go down the street. - Honey, we don't have food.
- It's okay. - We don't have much food.
- Do you live in Pyeongchnag-dong? - Yes.
Then we can buy some on the way.
Okay.
- We mean it. - We really do.
We're almost out of time.
- We have four minutes left. - Then let's go with them.
(Surprised)
- You can come with us then. - Hooray!
(They dramatically succeed.)
- Hooray! - Gosh.
Finally.
- It works like this sometimes. - I'm not wearing makeup.
Would you let us in and become our family?
(And as for Team Choi and Kang...)
Yes.
(Ho Dong and Dae Chul also succeed dramatically.)
Please give us some time to get organized.
- Okay, we will. - Sure.
We...
I didn't know I would be this happy.
I feel like crying. I mean it.
We're renovating the house, so...
- Renovating. Is this your son? - Yes.
(Her eldest son Son Gyeong Moon, 23 years old)
- I'm a huge fan of yours. - Really?
How long have you lived here?
- We've lived... - For about 16 years.
You can take pictures with me all day long now.
Shall I bring these, ma'am?
- You can just... - I really appreciate it.
- Oh, my. Hello. - I can't thank you enough.
I almost cried indeed.
- Let me explain the story later. - I really did.
Thank you so much.
- I appreciate it. - Can we look around the yard?
Okay.
- Our house is nice. - It should go to the garden, right?
- No, to the rooftop... - To the rooftop?
It should go to the rooftop, so you have to go straight that way.
Wait. That way.
Shall we put it here?
Well...
(Struggling)
- There? - Up there.
- Up there? - Yes.
It's a long way.
Yes, it's a long way.
Dae Chul, why don't you bring one more?
- You can just put it there. - I got a better idea.
- It'll be hard... - Give it to me.
- Why? - Give it to me, please.
- I'll put it up there quickly. - My house is not ready at all.
I want to go up and look at the rooftop too.
What should I do?
Dae Chul, let's go to the rooftop and see what it looks like.
Okay.
Dae Chul.
Dae Chul. Wow, look at the rooftop.
(As they go up the stairs,)
(they feel so touched.)
Wow, this house is...
- I almost cried. - Look at that.
The cloud and everything.
Being on the rooftop, it's like...
It's awesome.
It's absolutely awesome.
It's a view you can't see in the alleys.
You can see something like this only on the rooftops of houses.
(The sky you can see only on a rooftop, not in the alleys.)
The sky over here and there look different...
even though it's the same sky.
There is still light over here,
but the sun is almost down over there.
It's stunning.
- It's really stunning. - It's gorgeous.
Were you an athlete, son?
No, I was not.
What kind of sport did you do?
I just like basketball.
- As a hobby? - Yes.
Then we should greet like this.
(The way manly men greet)
If you like basketball, we should do it like this.
Hey, what's up? Hey.
(Pulling the arm and jumping)
Hey, what's up? Hey.
I'll be embarrassed if this gets aired.
- Please stand in the center. - Okay.
Who lives in this house?
My grandma, Dad...
Your grandma, dad...
two younger siblings, Mom, and me.
- Three generations? - Yes.
Then where is your grandma?
She is at the restaurant.
Does she run a restaurant?
A grilled rib restaurant.
It's in Euljiro.
- Euljiro? - Yes.
- Grilled ribs? - Yes.
You seem to like it a lot.
- Is it a famous restaurant? - Yes, it is very popular.
- It's been almost 20 years. - Almost 20 years?
Then it'll explain everything.
What if it's promoted here and has more customers from now?
Then it'll be great for my dad and me as well.
It'll be nice for everyone.
Let's go down and help your mom now.
Okay.
Look at the sauce crocks.
- Amazing. - Give me my cellphone, Gyeong Moon.
- Oh, she must be your sister. - Yes.
- Hello. - Hello.
Were you home?
Yes.
There are trumpet creepers here...
and a flower called Da Hye down here.
(The second child Son Da Hye, 17 years old)
Son Da Hye.
You said you have two siblings.
- We have a brother. - A younger brother.
- I have a younger brother too. - A younger one?
- Yes. - Goodness. Look at this place.
Was the table here in the first place?
Yes.
(Just like the scene in "Parasite", the yard is full of green lawn.)
Are we having dinner here?
- Yes. - Yes.
(They're having dinner here in the yard.)
(They finally go into the building.)
The neat and modern white marble floor,
the very high ceiling,
and the elegant chandelier creates a classy atmosphere here.
They enter the dinner scene of a family with three siblings...
in Pyeongchang-dong.
(The dinner scene of a family with three siblings in Pyeongchang-dong)
In the lady's kitchen,
an extraordinary pot for hot pot rice appears from the start.
Plenty of eggs, the basic ingredient in a fridge, are taken out.
(Plenty of eggs are taken out.)
Do you want to make egg rolls or shall I make them?
- I'll make them. - Okay. Please make them.
We have scallions too.
(Whisking it)
She said that she didn't have many things to eat,
but so many side dishes are brought out like a drama with a twist.
(All kinds of side dishes appear like a drama with a twist.)
There is nothing more now.
There's nothing more to take out.
With the lady's detailed directions,
the dinner is getting ready quickly.
How will the ending of the dinner of the family with three siblings be?
(What will the ending of this dinner be like?)
Thank goodness we have bulgogi.
What the...
What is the dog's name?
- Bolmae. - Bolmae?
- Yes. - Bolmae.
May I pat her for a moment?
- Yes. - Bolmae.
What's gotten into her? She's not barking at all.
You look beautiful, Bolmae.
Were you eating?
Gosh, look at her hair. She's gorgeous.
(So nice to meet you.)
I'm really thankful. I am.
Ma'am, are you even cooking bulgogi?
Fortunately, we had it today.
- You did? - Yes.
- This is... - I just took out what we have,
so it's not complicated. I'll set a simple table.
I can't believe it.
By the way, where's your husband?
He's working.
Does he always come back after closing down his shop?
He must come home late every day.
Yes, he usually comes home at 10pm or 11pm.
What about his mother? They come home together.
(They clock out after closing down their shop.)
What is this place?
- What? - He's my brother.
Hello.
(The youngest son wakes up from his nap.)
- Is your name Ha Mon? - What?
- Hee Moon. - Hee Moon?
- Were you napping? - Yes.
- And you're in eighth grade? - Yes.
You're up, Hee Moon.
- Wait, is he your brother? - He's the youngest one.
- He just woke up. - It's nice to meet you.
- Hello. - Hello.
Did you sleep well?
(He finds a celebrity in his kitchen.)
Is your brother good to you?
Yes, he is.
- Really? - Yes.
He seriously beats me up.
He does?
Yes, a long time ago.
(He shares his sorrows in secret.)
- What is it? - Nothing.
He said you beat him up.
(Be quiet.)
(Ho Dong tattletales on him.)
You shouldn't hit your brother.
You see, I'm the youngest too.
(But my brother never hit me.)
Can we go upstairs?
(Ho Dong goes upstairs.)
The stairs are creaking.
- Come on up. - Okay.
(The second floor is shown.)
On the second floor,
the two brothers' personal space is revealed.
Who rides this bicycle?
My brother does.
I like to cycle as well.
- Really? - Yes.
Isn't this for athletes?
- You've attached clips. - Yes.
- How long has it been? - It's been 3 to 4 years.
- 3 to 4 years? - Yes.
Look at you.
(He's impressed.)
You're an athletic family.
(His legs are muscular.)
- Have you touched his legs before? - Yes, I have.
He cycles to school.
Does he?
- He cycles often. - I can see.
Da Hye.
- I should see the photos. - What?
This is risky.
No, no.
No, you can't see them.
They're all from your childhood days.
My gosh! This is too cute!
(It's a nude photo of the siblings.)
Oh, dear.
It's you three.
We'll blur this out.
(They're embarrassed.)
We'll make them look adorable.
- Goodness. - You're so cute.
Oh, no.
Look at Hee Moon.
(The photos show how much they've grown.)
- Look at your hair. You're so cute. - Goodness.
- Is this Hee Moon's room? - Yes.
- Wait, you shouldn't go in. - What?
- Hey. - They say eighth graders are scary.
(He's curious about his room.)
You don't need to clean.
When I was your age... Don't lock the door!
(Hee Moon defends his room.)
He locked the door in case I barged in.
He can't trust me.
He's a sensitive eighth grader.
Right, you shouldn't provoke him.
- Let me see. - It's all right.
- It's a loft. - Let's show everything as is.
- It's nice. - This is how you live.
Goodness.
- It's nothing impressive. - Hey.
Hee Moon is good at playing the piano.
- You're right. - I'm terrible.
No, he's really good.
Consider this a music festival...
- and play for us. - Do it.
The most important thing is acceptance.
- Right. - Yes. Get up.
If he plays, he'll be accepting me into his family.
- Acceptance is important. - He's getting back at me...
- for telling you that he beat me. - Show us.
- Let's get it. - Let's get it.
- Let's do it. - Hurry.
- Hurry. - Hurry.
(Show us your skills.)
- You don't have to be perfect. - It's okay.
- This is a music festival. - Right.
(They're anticipating.)
(Scratching)
Play the song you always play.
- This one? - Yes.
(The moment he starts playing,)
(he turns into a completely different person.)
(This eighth grader has a twist.)
He's very skilled. He's surpassed Czerny...
and Mozart.
(They're proud of him.)
Thank you.
Is he playing for them?
Is that Hee Moon who's playing?
Thank you.
(I'm Son Hee Moon, an eighth grader.)
He didn't want to play, but he's actually good.
He is.
(He plays the wrong note.)
You did well.
- Good job. - Okay, okay.
- Good work. - Good work.
It's okay. That was excellent.
This show didn't seem that special when you watched it on TV,
but now that you're on it, doesn't your mind go blank?
Yes, a bit.
(He's a bit dazed.)
You did well.
You need to hear him play the guitar.
Right. Don't be pressured. Just play a short song.
- He has an acoustic guitar. - An acoustic guitar?
Acoustic guitars sound the best.
He bragged after going to college, saying he's performing in a band.
Applaud.
(He is forced to play.)
(His music starts off in a serene manner.)
Isn't he pretty good?
He's been playing for a seriously long time.
Really?
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(He shows off his guitar skills...)
(that he has mastered for a long time.)
(His sister's proud of him.)
That's it.
I noticed that Hee Moon likes the word "seriously" a lot.
"He seriously beats me up."
"He's been playing for a seriously long time."
(The siblings are all so charming.)
- Goodness. - Goodness.
They're playing the piano and the guitar. It's a party.
(The egg rolls are looking nice.)
Hold on. Can you help?
This is watery kimchi that's made from leaf mustard.
My father went on a trip to Yeosu.
He said it was tasty and sent us some.
Why didn't he give me any?
We're having a feast today.
Dae Chul helps out by serving the side dishes.
(He's busy helping out.)
(Cutting)
They're really salty.
With the appearance of new side dishes,
the kitchen livens up.
(She takes out new side dishes.)
(These crabs are extremely delicious.)
The main dish is almost ready.
(It's bulgogi hot pot.)
Finally, they will be able to have a feast in Pyeongchang-dong...
like they did in the movie.
(It's a cinematic dinner.)
- Thank you for the meal. - Thank you.
This is...
This amazing dinner in Pyeongchang-dong...
will open my heart and soul.
This is a wonderful meal. It's just awesome.
This meal was prepared in a haste...
after the unexpected arrival of Ho Dong and Dae Chul.
It's a dramatic, unplanned meal.
(It's the most perfect meal ever.)
Nothing is planned in your show.
You're right.
- Thank you for the meal. - Thank you for the meal!
(He's excited.)
I didn't expect Hee Moon to come downstairs.
He even played the piano.
- He played it for us. - I was so shocked.
Did you not expect him to participate?
He's an eighth grader.
It's difficult to make him talk. He doesn't say more than...
three words to us every day.
(He doesn't say more than three words a day.)
Thanks for talking so much today.
You even played the piano.
I was so surprised.
I'm glad we welcomed you into our house.
That's too honest of you.
You're right.
(Munching)
At first, Ho Dong thought he'd fail tonight.
But this family gave a big twist.
(This is a drama with the biggest twist.)
- This is so good. - There are six family members.
- Enjoy. - But...
Dae Chul is the lead actor for the night.
He's the center of attention...
and happily films an eating show.
(He's the center of attention and happily films an eating show.)
This is an entertaining family full of reactions...
that is just as entertaining as the 10-million viewed movie.
(They're all full of laughter.)
- That's right. - You were happy about it.
Does your grandmother go to work every day.
- Yes. - Pretty much.
She's been working there for the past 30 years.
Unless she's meeting her friends or going on trips,
she's always been working.
Goodness.
Running the same restaurant for more than a decade...
with just one menu means...
they have many regulars.
Because of them, she just can't rest.
You're right.
There's something about serving food.
A warm feeling comes with it.
To be frank, I don't think...
I'll be able to forget tonight ever.
(Don't you forget us.)
Meanwhile, Kyung Kyu and Myung Hoon...
are heading to a house themselves.
We've pressed all these doorbells.
- Really? - Yes, before we met you.
A Japanese family lives in this house.
- A Japanese family? - Yes.
- Right. - And they already ate.
There's a Buddhist sanctuary over there.
- There are many monks. - Right.
She was a junior of mine from Dongguk University.
Do you see that house? You know Director Bong Joon Ho, right?
His friend from college lives here.
I know everything about this place.
I can see that.
Our house is on the far left.
Yes.
- The one with the garden? - I was tending it.
- Right! - That's your house?
Why didn't you ring our doorbell?
- We did. - We rang it several times.
- I guess we didn't hear you. - You were outside, I see.
That's why I said,
"Why are they mowing the lawn for such a long time?"
We complained too.
- "Why are people being so loud?" - "Why are people being so loud?"
So that's what happened.
- You passed by here. - Yes.
Right. You were mowing the lawn.
It's here.
You kept mowing the lawn.
(After an hour, they came back to this house.)
(Waving his arm)
The Cannes Film Festival.
- Thank you. - We finally enter a house.
(At 8:08pm, Kyung Kyu and Myung Hoon enter the house.)
We were meant to meet.
They need to wear the mic first.
- Okay. - I will go get changed.
- Sure. - You can get changed.
- We will look around the garden. - Okay.
- Come in. - Let me organize the house first.
Sure. You can organize the house.
We will just look around the garden.
(Deeply touched, they hug each other.)
We succeeded just four minutes before the finishing time.
Just four minutes before the finishing time.
I'm happier than Bong Joon Ho and Song Kang Ho receiving...
an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
I am really happy. I'm just as happy as them.
I am fascinated that we came into this house.
There were two fish on their doorplate.
So I knew I was meant to be here.
If Ho Dong tried it at the time, he would've gotten invited.
Right.
(The fate played a joke on them.)
I am so grateful to him.
Do you think they would have a basement here?
A basement?
The word on the very left is "Jae".
I can't read it because it's cursive.
What does it say?
I think that's "Jae".
Isn't this "Woon"?
There he is.
- Does it mean "fragrance"? - How do you read it?
Is it "Hyang" something?
It's "Song Woon Jae".
Song Woon Jae. You read from right to left, right?
Yes. "Song" means pine tree. "Woon" means cloud.
- It means cloud, right? - "Jae" means house.
What does it mean?
When we were building this house,
I sat here and looked down.
There was a pine tree, and clouds were passing.
Over there is Hyeongje Peak of Mount Bukhan.
That's why I named it Song Woon Jae. Our kids were young then.
I told my kids to grow with spirit like pine tree...
and think freely like clouds.
That's why I named this building Song Woon Jae.
My friend did the calligraphy.
Right? I could tell it was done by a good calligrapher.
- I do calligraphy as well. - Right.
That's why we built this part hanok style.
That part is Western style.
And this is hanok style.
When we were building the house, we built one Korean style room.
- Korean style room. - One Korean style room.
It's like a fusion hanok.
Yes. Just one room.
We wanted the hanok vibe as well... because I love hanok.
- Let's go inside. - Sure.
- We will get bitten out here. - Right.
- Let's go inside. - Sure.
- We will get bitten out here. - Right.
As soon as they enter the house,
photo frames enough to make up an entire exhibition...
welcome the new family.
They show how amicable this family is.
Let's go inside the dinner scene of Pyeongchang-dong.
Did you do a performance?
My wife studied vocal music.
- No wonder. - No wonder.
She's an artist.
(She still works as a vocalist.)
There's a mural.
- My goodness. - Where did you...
We took that photo for our 20th wedding anniversary.
- For our 20th wedding anniversary. - For your 20th wedding anniversary.
We were building this house,
and we thought it would be a nice addition to the wall.
You are a romantic.
- It's... - I've never...
I've never seen a house with such a wall.
I thought they were...
We just wanted to try looking cool.
You are great.
With the lights and everything.
She's coming down.
How perfect.
(The timing was perfect.)
We were just admiring the mural.
(She came down the stairs like a character in a fairytale.)
- It's great. - It's really great.
That was for our 25th wedding anniversary.
- The 20th. - It was the 20th.
Who drew these?
My wife studied vocal music.
But she paints too.
(He turns on the light.)
Look at that.
She painted all of these.
She had an exhibition too.
Let's look at her paintings.
(Her works make it look like an art gallery.)
It's like an art gallery.
That's the hanok part.
- Yes. - You enter it through here.
(They pass through the artworks and go deeper into the corridor.)
We got really lucky.
How lovely.
I wrote that when I was in high school.
- That one? - Yes.
When you open the door here...
It's raining.
Who turned on the sprinkler there?
- Someone... - My goodness.
Wait. Someone must've pressed the button.
(The culprit apologized saying he's not used to a house like this.)
Someone turned on the sprinkler.
- It's off. - Turn it off.
It's off.
- You shouldn't touch that. - I thought...
- the weather suddenly changed. - I thought it rained.
- It's... - It's off.
Someone turned on the sprinkler.
What's your pen name?
It's Hae Rim.
- Yes. - There it is.
(Mountain-like lifespan and ocean-like luck)
Ocean...
Did your wife paint all of these?
No. These were all done by professional artists.
Each of these 24 paintings was painted by a different artist.
I bought each one and turned them into...
a folding screen.
(24 paintings were turned into a folding screen.)
24 artists worked on these.
It's called byeongrak folding screen.
They are all Korean paintings.
- Yes. - Right. Right.
There's a gayageum too.
- It's a geomungo. - Is it a geomungo?
People can't distinguish geomungo from gayageum.
Those must be your calligraphy brushes.
Calligraphy is my hobby. I write...
and play the geomungo.
You have a lot of hobbies.
I want to enjoy my later years doing what I like to do.
My wife and I have been preparing for this for a long time.
Do you have a basement?
I will show you the basement,
- but I hope you won't film it. - All right.
We don't have to film the basement.
I'd rather not show it.
Right. Right.
It's...
(Laughing)
We play billiards.
We pull down the screen and watch movies.
I never expected this.
I never expected to see a pool table here.
- He did... - Why is he...
He did that in the movie.
- When he was going up the stairs? - Yes, from the basement.
What?
That switches off all the lights in the house.
- They have a basement. - A house like this really exists.
We came to a house with a basement.
I want to brag this to Kyung Kyu.
"Noble Military Family Award".
"All three generations fulfilled the military service."
All men in three generations...
My father, me and my brothers,
and all the male children.
The number isn't big,
but men from all three generations served the military.
We received it just today. I saw it when I got home.
You must be happy to see it. Were you in the active duty?
I served as a commissioned officer.
(They both served as regular soldiers.)
Salute.
(They show respect to the commissioned officer.)
- Have a seat. - Okay.
- We don't have a sofa. - Right.
This is more like my wife's studio. She paints...
and sews here.
Shouldn't we help her in the kitchen?
Right. We should help her.
What should we help her with?
Can you take this outside?
- Take that out. - Yes?
You don't need to help me.
- Still... - What are you doing?
I like stir-frying bean sprouts.
- You stir-fry bean sprouts. - That looks delicious.
Stir-fried bean sprouts.
It smells really delicious.
- I added too much chili powder. - No. No.
You don't do much in the kitchen, do you?
I don't know how to cook.
I am good at eating.
Do you do the dishes?
I sometimes do it.
How many meals do you eat in a day?
I eat dinner at home 3 to 4 times a week.
- Usually once, right? - Once or twice.
I am not the man who eats three meals at home.
(His conscience won't allow it.)
I will do the cooking. You should do something else.
Let's go there.
(Myung Hoon being a bit cautious)
Let me help you.
- Then I will... - Can you put this on the plate?
I got it.
And that's how Mr. Parasite...
entered the kitchen.
Let's put some sesame seeds on top.
(Sprinkling)
Can you put the utensils on the table?
We use wooden utensils.
You can take them to the table.
This is too big.
I need to cut it.
- Can you get me a knife? - A knife.
If you get me a knife...
- Where is the knife? - It's there.
- This, right? - Yes.
(He found the knife.)
(It's to slice kimchi.)
Thank you.
I will get just enough for us.
(Crunching sound)
That's a nice sound.
(He's excited for it.)
I'll slice it big.
(She transfers it to a nice plate.)
(Cracking eggs)
You can whisk like this. In a rotating motion.
(Let me whisk it really well.)
Beat it powerfully.
You must've not done it before.
Not steamed eggs. I've made fried eggs before,
but not steamed eggs.
(Whisking)
I think you can stop beating it. If you whisk it too much,
- Then... - it'll be too watery.
(Sprinkling chopped green onions)
(Beeping so fast)
Your hand moves so quickly.
- Yes. - It was beeping so fast.
Because we don't have enough time.
Why did you mow the lawn today?
Because I didn't have enough time on other days.
I invited my relatives, and they're coming the day after tomorrow.
So you wanted to tidy the house?
Yes, I did.
I complained a lot about that.
(Laughing)
"Why does he do it for so long? He'd better stop it now."
Ho Dong shouted, "Sir," but...
- Sir. - He did?
- Oh, that was it. I was... - Excuse me.
wondering who was talking on the phone with such a loud voice.
He was not on the phone. So we just passed by it...
after hearing the buzzing sound continuously.
Have you lived here for about 20 years?
- No, we've lived here for 10 years. - You have?
Yes. We lived overseas for a while.
- When we came back to Korea, - Is that so?
we built this house, and it was 2010.
Which country did you live in?
- I was in Libya. - Libya?
It's in North Africa.
- Do you know where it is? - Libya...
(His brain is operating to the fullest.)
Where there was the Great Man-Made River project.
A Korean company did that in the past, right?
- Yes. It's next to Egypt. - Libya next to Egypt.
It's influenced by Arabic culture.
Did you take part in the project too?
No, I didn't. I was working for a company,
and then started my own business in Libya.
So my whole family moved there...
and lived there for 13 to 14 years before we came back.
- Is that right? - Yes.
Should I call it a trade business? What was it exactly?
I did what a general trading company would do in the past,
but on a smaller scale.
I can get it now.
(She got dried laver.)
(Fancy wrist snaps)
(Gulping)
When I make kimchi fried rice,
my husband finds it a little spicy,
so he wraps it with gamtae often to eat it.
(Laver, gamtae)
- You can take the two of them. - Okay.
- The soy sauce is over there. - Oh, so this is gamtae.
Yes.
Kimchi fried rice is red and spicy.
Let me do it.
Pureed soybean stew to neutralize the spicy taste...
is quickly ready too, and the dinner table is set.
Is everything set on the table?
Yes. This is...
This is more than enough.
(Scraping even the last grain of rice to his dish)
In Pyeongchang-dong,
we succeeded in getting invited at 7:56pm.
- Well... - 1, 2, 3.
This meal...
became light to Kyung Kyu and Myung Hoon...
who were about to be locked in the darkness in Pyeongchang-dong.
It's a dinner of a kind and respectful couple.
Thank you for the food.
- Enjoy. - Thanks.
There were only two bowls of rice,
so I was flustered.
- There is too little rice. - No, it's okay.
- I thought there was more. - But we have pureed soybean stew.
- We have the stew instead. - Right.
Kimchi fried rice.
It's good.
(Taking a bite)
Please add the seasoned soy sauce.
- The kimchi in here is so good. - What?
Is it seasoned well? I didn't taste it.
- It's seasoned well. - Is it okay?
Why don't you wrap it...
with the gamtae and laver?
It would be better if there were salted oysters.
- You don't like spicy food? - Right.
I don't enjoy it that much.
(Having a bite)
It's a dinner of a miracle.
- We thought we failed. - You must be hungry as it's late.
It's really like a miracle.
Why are your hands trembling like that?
- Because I haven't eaten. - Because you're hungry?
Since my blood sugar level is low.
(My goodness.)
Your hands were trembling so much.
I'm really eating it with my hands trembling so much.
The pureed soybean stew is wonderful,
and so is the kimchi fried rice.
It's the first day Myung Hoon enjoys a meal of light on the show.
Kyung Kyu had been stepping on the line between success and failure,
but finally crossed the line, and succeeded like this.
Everything was possible because the couple took a walk.
(Thank you for taking a walk.)
- Oh, it tastes so good. - Shall I give some of mine to you?
No, thanks. It's okay.
I can't let your hands tremble.
No, it's okay. My hands tremble often.
- It's because I'm too happy. - As he lived in the basement.
Because he lived in the basement for a long time in the movie?
Stage actors are...
very poor.
- That's right. - I know. I heard that.
I guess you know that as you majored in music.
- Artists are usually... - Right.
Because I don't get paid on a regular basis...
Right. You're paid irregularly.
- Yes, irregularly. - Right.
You acted in plays in Daehangno, right?
That's right. I acted in plays in Daehangno for about 17 years.
- Oh, that long? - You did that for a long time.
No wonder your acting was extraordinary.
Thank you.
How much did you earn a month on average?
When I hit the lowest, I couldn't even earn...
1,000 dollars a year.
A whole year?
- You almost... - When I first started,
- didn't make money. - I...
When I first started it,
I couldn't even be on stage.
I just put up posters and so on.
- Did they provide you with food? - Would you like some of this?
- Pardon? - Did they give you food?
You can eat some more.
- I didn't touch this part. - Food.
- They're generous. - Just one spoonful more.
Oh, do you want to give more to me?
After hearing that story, who would not give you more food?
I was going to share my food with you too...
- as soon as I heard that. - Oh, because of the story...
That's not why I'm sharing it. The timing happened to be like that.
Gosh, I teared up.
When we first got married...
You know the shabby town in Miari?
- A rooftop house. - Where you can see twinkling stars.
- Daehangno... - We lived in such a place.
- The two of you? - Yes, after we got married.
A rooftop house gets really hot in summer and too cold in winter.
Since we were together, that was not a problem at all.
- We were so much in love. - I see.
- Love can solve everything. - Of course.
We moved 16 times before we moved to this house.
(She becomes surprised as she's reminded of those times.)
Did you keep renting houses?
We lived in Libya for 13 years.
If we include the moves in Libya too,
this is the 16th house.
Right after you came back from Libya...
to Korea, where did you live?
- We lived in a studio. - We lived in a studio...
- for more than a year. - The four members of my family.
It was our first time to have our own space, so we were very happy.
- It was a studio in Mapo. - I see.
- We lived in a studio. - We lived there for a year,
lived in an apartment for two years and a half, and then came here.
We rented that apartment,
so this is our first house under our name.
- This house? - Yes, the 16th house.
No wonder you mowed the lawn for so long.
Maybe that's why the whole house is...
decorated with great love and care.
(The garden and the interior design are filled with their effort.)
What made you decide to go to Libya?
I worked for Company K,
then I left it to work at a clothing company.
I went there as a president,
but things didn't work out well,
and I had to hand over the company.
Then those who were in Libya suggested me to join them,
so I went to that company as a person in charge of textiles.
After a while, I separated from that company.
You went there together back then, right?
- For the first time... - Right. We went there together...
- including our kids. - Every member of your family?
Yes, the whole family.
We went there together when my youngest child was four years old.
Did you run a textile business?
Yes, I ran a textile business at first.
The government supported the factories in Libya.
I did business with state-owned companies...
when Gaddafi was the leader.
But the circumstances in the country changed.
The economy controlled by the country...
started to change to a free economy.
- Overnight? - Yes.
As it's a socialist country.
I just knew how to run a business,
but didn't know how to read the trend of the society.
So I didn't know what was going to happen.
Back then, the situation changed right away,
and so many companies shut down...
- because factories stopped. - That's why we had a hard time.
So there was nothing I could do.
For about seven years,
we had a really tough time too.
We didn't even have rice to eat the next day one day.
I remember we cooked ramyeon that expired.
- So it smelled bad. - When ramyeon expires,
- it smells bad. - It does.
- So we threw away... - If it expires.
the water after boiling it once and then boiled it again.
We ate it like that too.
How did you hang in there?
So I tried to export about 200 items...
while my business was struggling.
(Really?)
From pens...
(The item makes them feel pitiful.)
I tried everything I could.
He did a lot of market research.
- Market research. - Doing market research...
for five years, I tried exporting about 200 items.
(He's respectful.)
So many items.
At least a few of the 200 items must've been successful.
Right. About 10 of them were successful as a result.
One of them was heavy equipment.
(Amazed)
In fact, heavy equipment from Europe was usually used in Libya.
Those from Europe or the US...
- were usually used. - Second-hand equipment.
After my husband got there, all the foreign heavy equipment in Libya...
was replaced by a Korean one.
I heard that story myself too.
The supervisor in the construction site said...
that it was a magnificent scene.
- You know the Great Man-Made River? - Yes.
He saw the heavy equipment lined up...
endlessly, and he said,
it was a magnificent scene.
He said that to me when we met, and that's how I got to know that.
He's known as the legend of Libya.
- I see. - My husband is.
- So... - Not exactly.
I think she's right.
You can see him if you search his name online.
- You were posing like this. - Really?
I think I should try looking him up on the Internet.
I was very surprised to see that.
I was taken aback.
Now that you think of it while eating together like this,
don't you think it was a good decision to invite us in?
- Yes. - Right.
We have six members in our family,
and there are students,
but it's really hard to eat...
together especially on weekdays.
- As a family, right? - Yes.
- It must be so. - Everyone is busy.
So when I'm home alone,
I usually don't eat.
Thanks to you, I got to see my kids and chat with them.
I also got to meet you guys.
Right. Hee Moon even played the piano.
- He was the one who played it? - That's...
That's the biggest thing that I gained.
I've never heard him play.
(Eighth graders are so secretive.)
She said it's difficult to get more than three words out of him.
When I tell him to wake up, he says, "Okay."
When I tell him to have dinner, he says, "No."
(These are the words he says.)
And at times, he tells me, "I ran out of allowance."
When they're running out of money, they become friendly.
The way they call their moms sounds different too.
You're right. When he needs money,
he sounds friendlier.
Whether you mean it or not,
if you say, "I love you," to her,
I bet she'll never forget this day.
I might cry.
Even just by hearing those words?
- Yes. - Oh, my.
Hee Moon, it's important to show how you feel.
Others can only see into your heart through your actions.
Let's do it.
Look at her while saying it.
- Look at her. - Express your feelings.
- Look at Mom. - Look at her.
Look at her.
What do I say?
Say that you love her.
- Go. - Do it.
(Will he be able to express his feelings towards her?)
(He feels awkward.)
It's okay.
Mom, I love you.
(He did it!)
(He acts as if nothing happened.)
Your mom's crying.
(She becomes teary-eyed by his gift.)
(He doesn't know what to do.)
(Dae Chul has become teary-eyed as well.)
Give him a hug.
(He slowly moves away.)
(How could you?)
My gosh, this is crazy. It was so touching,
but then he ran away.
(Hugging is too much to ask for.)
(He didn't express his love for her that often.)
(They respect him.)
Good job. You're a man.
Aren't you happy you opened your door?
Yes. Thank you so much.
This will be memorable.
We'll all remember this for a long time.
It seems like your family...
hasn't been expressing their love that much.
No.
Despite having many family members,
often times, I felt lonely.
I see.
I'm always waiting for them at home.
But since they all have their own lives,
they're busy.
Sometimes, it feels like they're just home briefly to rest.
Despite my being there, they tend to pass me by.
I'm always sitting on the living room couch...
when I greet them.
But I feel like a shadow at times.
(She feels like a shadow to her family.)
Goodness.
(They had no idea.)
- I see. - I see.
(They had no idea.)
But today, Hee Moon expressed his love for you.
- Right. - You must be moved.
I feel happy.
Even husbands feel that way at times.
I'm a father of two kids.
Since I'm so busy tending to my kids,
I sometimes forget about my wife.
So I try to express my love for her more often.
I think mothers are incredible.
I realized that.
They sacrifice everything for their family.
They're always so giving, and always selfless.
They're the best. I truly believe that.
He's known for his love toward his wife.
For example, he saved his wife's name...
in his phone as something. What was it again?
Do I need to say?
This is just my personal opinion about her.
What did you save her as?
- Tell me. - "A gift from above".
- She is? - Yes.
I felt like it would make me...
- Feel less sorry? - Yes.
Being an actor is an ongoing challenge.
Their family is required...
- to sacrifice themselves as well. - Right.
They have been doing that.
(His family has been supporting him all throughout his career.)
Do you know your parents' love story?
(Do the children know?)
- No? - No.
You dated first, right?
Yes. We were working at the same company.
Did your husband propose to you?
I haven't, so my wife still nags me about it.
I think he did.
What?
- There was no surprise event. - You think?
We've known each other from work for a long time.
After that, I quit first.
After that,
he quit as well and ran a small business.
Then he contacted me and told me about it.
He asked if I could work with him.
I asked him why I should work with him.
- And? - He said he wanted to marry me.
He said he was seriously considering it.
So he wanted me to help him out with his business.
From then on,
we started dating.
- That's amazing. - That's what happened.
By the time...
we got married, he was my boss.
So that's what happened.
So he proposed even before you two started dating.
Right.
He did it when he asked her to work with him.
I had no idea we'd actually get married.
Right.
When was this?
When was it? We got married in 1998.
So it must've been around 1996.
Wasn't he born in 1998?
Right, he is.
We got married on White Day.
- On March 14th. - March 14th?
- We've been living with his mother. - What year were you born in?
- 1998. - 1998.
- What month? - November.
- He was born on November 6th. - 6th.
I gave birth to him when he was only seven months old.
No wonder.
(The secret of his birth is revealed.)
It didn't add up.
He was born at 29 weeks.
- Right. - Are you serious?
- Was he 1.6kg? - He was 1.4kg.
- You must've been worried. - Right.
Even the doctor told me...
that he had a one-percent chance of living.
- What? - Only one-percent chance.
- Of living? - Yes.
Are you saying he overcame the 99 percent?
Yes. He was sick for a long time.
He suffered from septicemia and a heart attack.
He suffered a lot.
But I believe there's a reason why he pulled through.
That's what I always tell him.
I tell him to live well.
Did the doctor really say that he had...
- a one-percent chance of surviving? - Yes.
He advised that I give birth to him naturally...
because it'd help lessen the amount of trauma I'd receive.
He said it'd be difficult for him to survive.
Back then, it wasn't that easy.
That was more than 20 years ago.
No matter how much I tell him, he won't know how we felt back then.
Right.
You need to be a very good son to her.
It's all thanks to her...
that I was born and raised into who I am today.
(She's touched.)
I love you.
Great.
I'm getting teary-eyed too.
Our encounter today feels like a one-percent chance.
It truly feels like so.
Because before we met your family,
we had less than a one-percent chance of succeeding.
That's true.
Today was a happy day for me as well.
- Really? I'm glad. - I wanted you to know that.
And on top of that,
I was so thankful that she helped you...
with the egg roll.
- Goodness. - I mean it.
I wonder if she thinks today is her lucky day or not.
I'm really curious.
She told me her kids are starving back home.
(Kids, Mom's coming home soon.)
It somehow ended up like this.
They're waiting back home?
Being too close and used to each other...
made them forget how precious they were to each other.
Today, they've expressed their feelings toward each other...
and thought about how precious their family was.
Was "Parasite" your very first movie?
"Parasite" was my first commercial movie.
I've shot many independent films.
How many in total?
I think it's over 50.
- That's a lot. - That's including musicals.
I did them for the past 17 years.
Right.
Director Bong Joon Ho saw...
one of my independent movies...
and offered me a role.
I filmed many independent films.
I think we all have...
similar life stories...
after listening to what he's gone through.
- If you do your best... - Right.
Usually,
actors are handsome or tall.
When you're at least a bit fit,
that's when you consider becoming an actor.
Not at all.
Song Kang Ho isn't necessarily good-looking, is he?
- No, he is. - He's just good at acting.
- Really? - He's really handsome.
He became handsome.
Right, because he's good at acting.
Did you two date before getting married...
or were you introduced to each other?
We dated for eight years.
- That's a long time. - We met at church.
- It's that famous saying. - Right.
- He's from church. - Yes.
When I was 19,
I received vocal lessons...
from someone at church.
I went there every Saturday and Sunday.
He was a member of the choir.
- I see. - He was...
- a member of a choir. - He was part of the church choir.
I became a member of the choir since 12th grade.
I took vocal lessons on weekends.
After I got into college,
he started hitting on me.
(He's like a fisherman of love.)
He asked you out then?
He did it after she got into college.
That's how we started dating.
I didn't even get to go on a blind date.
So you didn't...
get a chance to make good memories...
because of your husband.
But I made a lot of great memories with him.
We dated for eight years.
We didn't have much money back then,
so we talked for hours on a bus, from the first stop to last stop.
That's how we dated.
It sounds so romantic.
- I saw the picture on the wall. - That one.
The picture of your remind wedding.
How long have you been married?
I got married in 2014.
I got married late.
I was 40.
And this is my sixth year.
(He got married at the age of 40.)
Do you have kids?
I have a son. He's six.
What does your wife do?
When I was in a musical,
she was my makeup artist then.
She put makeup on my face.
That's how we met and started dating.
And we got married.
Where did you live after getting married?
After we got married, we lived in a small matrimonial home.
It was a small house, like a low-rise apartment.
And we're still working...
our way up.
This is just the beginning.
- Exactly. - We're late bloomers too.
(We're late bloomers too.)
It's better to succeed at a later age.
- I know. - That way it lasts for a long time.
If you succeed at an early age and end up in failure,
- That's true. - you'll have nowhere to go.
- You succeeded at an early age. - What?
That's why sometimes...
he gets sidetracked.
(Laughing)
So we have this segment called Complimenting Time.
You should say three good things about your wife.
- Compliment her? First... - Okay. First?
As you can see, she's pretty.
It's over. It's done.
- It's obvious. - That's it.
What more do you need?
We have this once in every six months.
- Have what? - A husband like him.
Really?
Someone who says that appears on the show in every six months.
(Proud and shy)
What's second?
There's nothing she can't do.
She's a good cook and a good painter.
She cooks really well.
She's good at everything. What's third?
She never opposes when I do something.
She just supports me in whatever I do.
I'm very grateful for that.
Now it's your turn to compliment your husband.
I like him because he's constant.
He never changes.
What's second?
He's handsome.
That's her second reason.
He said that first.
- They don't need anything else. - Right.
- I feel shy. - Don't feel that way.
But seriously, you are handsome.
- He's good-looking. - He is good-looking.
He's popular among middle-aged women.
(He covers his mouth.)
A lot of middle-aged women like my husband.
He is quite amiable.
Then what's a bad thing about him?
I said he hates special events.
Like the movie, "Parasite".
The movie...
She's suddenly talking about "Parasite".
- I wanted to watch it with him. - I should go turn on the AC.
It's hot in here.
But he rarely goes to the movies.
He often goes on business trips, so he watches movies on a plane.
He doesn't go to the movies since he will watch them on a plane.
I understand.
You should go to a movie with her this time.
Okay.
You can go to watch "Parasite".
I'll do that.
I'll go and watch the movie with him.
All right then.
It's your turn to give a compliment.
- First, I... - Are you grateful...
to your wife or Bong Joon Ho?
Pardon?
Of course, I'm thankful to my wife.
I'll tell you more on our way back home.
- Of course I'm thankful to my wife. - You want to compliment your wife.
Right. She's very beautiful.
What is going on?
She's very pretty.
And she believes in me.
You wouldn't have come this far without her.
- Exactly. - She trusts me.
And she raises our kid with love.
I'm thankful for those three things.
So you...
spent the whole day with me today.
You should say three good things about me then.
What's first? Did you just laugh?
(Acting innocent)
See? He's chuckling.
You don't think I deserve any compliments?
- What's first? - First...
(You have an insight into people's minds.)
(And you're very thoughtful.)
(Third, you're passionate.)
(You have your passion for films.)
That's enough.
- You don't have to say bad things. - Okay.
Everyone laughed already. So, that should be enough.
(The crew members' laughter says everything.)
You're quite right.
Call your dad and put in on the speaker.
Surprise him by saying "I love you."
(Excited)
- Dad will... - He will be flustered.
- He'd burst into tears. - He'd cry.
You should try it.
- He'd cry. - Call your dad.
Hello?
- He'd burst into tears. - He'd cry.
You should try it.
- He'd cry. - Call your dad.
Hello?
- Hey. - I love you, Dad.
Why are you saying that?
He needs money.
Something special happened at home.
What special thing?
Father.
What?
(They all burst into laughter.)
I love you.
I love you too.
(They want to share the good experience.)
You should do that too.
- Dad. - Yes?
- I love you. - You love me?
I love you, too.
Dad! Dad!
Is she crazy or what?
(The oldest daughter is excited to fool her dad.)
I think you should tell him now.
Dad, do you have any galbi left?
Who is this, by the way?
Dad, guess who I am.
Who do you think I am?
Do you want to die?
(He's mad at the oldest daughter who wants meat.)
(It's so funny.)
Dad, I'm not easy to deal with.
- Sir. - Yes?
Do you know who I am?
You're Ho Dong.
- Sir. - Yes.
We're now left with the last segment on Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Please compliment your wife.
She's tried her best to raise...
our 2 sons and 1 daughter well.
She takes good care of them.
What's second?
We live with my mother, and she's...
very nice and kind to my mother. I appreciate it.
What's third?
I'm grateful that she's living with me.
What's fourth?
I'm grateful that she's pretty.
(Shy)
Thank you. Give him a big hand.
Thank you.
- It's fun, isn't it? - Yes. I had a great time.
- I really did. - We didn't give up...
and waited until the last moment.
And we finally met her and asked if she had dinner.
- It was amazing. - Who's the...
other dinner mate today?
You know the movie, "Parasite" which won the Palme d'Or, right?
- Yes. - There's a guy in the basement.
- Yes. - He's Actor Park Myung Hoon.
You're an actor,
but it's fun to be in a variety show, right?
Yes. This was my first time.
Thanks to you,
I felt very comfortable.
Isn't it great that they let us in and gave us dinner?
- I'm very grateful. - I know.
Pyeongchang-dong.
(They take a picture together.)
(Smiling)
Pyeongchang-dong.
Thank you.
Bolmae, look at the camera.
(He's struggling.)
Hey.
Bolmae.
- It's done. - We're ready.
In Pyeongchang-dong,
they met the 237th and 238th families for Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Thank you for the good time.
Thank you.
(The strongest city in Korea)
(The Mecca of prestigious private schools)
(Jigok-dong, Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province)
(Who are the dinner mates in Pohang?)
(The nation's oldest mixed-sex band, KOYOTE)
(Kim Jong Min and Shinji)
(Where's Bbaekga?)
(They tend to leave out Bbaekga in important shows.)
(It's important to have dinner.)
(There are four fools at POSTECH.)
(I study mathematics in a combined masters and doctorate program.)
(He's getting a Ph. D. in mathematics,)
(but why would you ask him what's 7 times 6?)
(Do you make drones?)
(Given that our brain capacity is 100,)
(it's said that we use only a small portion of it.)
(Is the rest just a hump?)
(If your brain is 100,)
(just try to use at least 5 percent of it.)
(Passing by)
(Did you make it yourself?)
(Feeling uncomfortable)
(Kyung Kyu keeps talking.)
(For the first time in Korea?)
(He explodes with anger.)
(I'm sorry.)
(Bring Bbaekga.)
(In a city of geniuses,)
(will they succeed to have dinner?)
(Let's Eat Dinner Together)