The magical Thursday night with top stars.
- Happy Together! - Happy Together!
(Happy Together)
Have you all been well?
- Yes. - Yes.
- We're dressed normally today. - Exactly.
- Since we're dressed like this, - Yes.
we look like four siblings who are about to fight...
(The four siblings who are about to fight over inheritance)
over inheritance.
Who haven't gathered for a long time.
Who are having a battle of wits over inheritance.
- Special guests will be here today, - That's right.
so we all dressed formally.
- Frankly, I'm nervous... - Are you?
and excited at the same time, so I dressed to the nines.
I don't think I've ever seen Yoon Hee this nervous.
I think she'll be too nervous to say anything today...
- as they're her senior actresses. - Exactly.
It's rare to see them all...
in the same place.
- Please come out! Let's meet them. - Welcome.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Welcome. - We came here especially for you.
- Hello, Young Ok. - Gosh.
- Hello. - Hello.
Why didn't you invite me sooner? This is the 598th episode.
- You should've invited me sooner. - Oh, my. Mun Hee.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Hello, Won Sook. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Hello. Doo Shim. - Hello.
- Hello. - We all walk too slowly.
It's taking us too much time...
- to make our entrance. - We walk slowly too.
You haven't invited me until the 598th episode.
Now, I'm so old that I could die anytime soon.
What would you do if I die here?
Also, he said something to me when I appeared on "Come to Play"...
- I'm sorry. - as if he'd make me...
his assistant MC.
- But he didn't invite me. - Did you want to...
- be on a variety show that much? - Of course.
I'm surprised you still remember when you were on "Come To Play".
Of course, I remember since it was the only variety show I went on.
(Enjoy being on a variety show all you want today.)
(They showed off their own different charms...)
(and bloomed in their glory days.)
(Their acting performances...)
(show us the trace of time.)
(62 years of acting experience)
(The actress who expresses all emotions with her eyes)
(Kim Young Ok)
(58 years of acting experience)
(The actress whom all generations like)
(Na Mun Hee)
(52 years of acting experience)
(The actress who enchants the viewers)
(Park Won Sook)
(47 years of acting experience)
(The actress who is called the "Nation's Mom")
(Go Doo Shim)
(The story of the four actresses who dream of relentless youth)
("Dear My Friends" begins now.)
It's amazing that we have all the four of them...
on the same show.
Honestly, it would've been a hit if only one of them had come here.
- Absolutely. - Right.
Doo Shim is sitting in the end.
- My goodness. - Right?
Have you ever seen anything like this before?
- Never. - On any occasion...
- Please go ahead. - I'm in my late 60s now.
- Exactly. - But I have no choice today.
- You're the youngest among all. - She's the youngest.
Let me know if you want some coffee.
(The youngest guest, Doo Shim)
Today, we're with actresses...
who are still young at heart and believe their youth isn't gone yet.
It's "Dear My Friends". We'll introduce them one by one.
Age is just a number. She's at her best at every moment.
The actress with 62 years of experience who took over...
variety shows as well as dramas with her foul-mouthed character,
Grandma Eminem, Kim Young Ok!
(Kim Young Ok, the actress with 62 years of experience)
Oh, my.
Gosh, you said everything that I hate to hear.
Did you hate every word I said?
I am purely an actress forever.
Please don't speak...
- as if I'm a comedian. - "I'm an actress."
I'm an actress. I forced myself to come on this show...
because being on a variety show is in trend, and I'm talking nonsense.
- But I'm purely an actress. - "Nonsense"?
We all know that.
You're amazing with words.
What's so amazing about it?
(What's so amazing about it?)
- Let's move on. - She won the Best Actress award...
for the 1st time in 56 years of her acting career.
Also, she won awards...
at 11 different film awards.
She's the hottest actress in Chungmuro.
She seems so excited.
She seems so happy.
She's the hottest actress in Chungmuro,
whom all elderly women are proud of.
The late bloomer actress with 58 years of experience, Na Mun Hee!
Na Mun Hee!
Hello.
As far as I know, Mun Hee...
- rarely appears on a variety show. - It's hard to see her...
Actually, I came on Happy Together seven years ago.
I came back after a long time.
- She appeared on this show before. - Exactly.
This is the only variety show she appears on.
What made you decide to come on the show?
- Doo Shim said... - It was me.
- if I didn't come... - I called her.
It was after I got invited.
- She said it'd ruin everything. - I heard they'd all be here.
I thought, "Mun Hee won't go on the show." So I called her.
I told her that she would get a call about the show.
She said, "I won't go on that show. Forget it."
Right.
So I started persuading her.
In the old days, there were big families...
in most dramas. There were grandmas...
and neighbors all in the same drama, so we had a chance...
to see each other. However, these days,
single-person households are increasing,
and people think it's okay to live alone if you live a good life.
Therefore, there aren't many big families in dramas now,
and so we don't get to work together often.
- You can't see each other often. - I only see them on TV...
from time to time.
Everyone is so good with words.
I meant to be a third wheel here.
- But you all are doing so well. - That's why...
I called Mun Hee and said...
we should gather just to see each other.
I told her to think of it as a chance to meet all of us.
Then she gladly accepted the offer.
"You're right. I want to see Young Ok..."
"and Won Sook as well,"
- "so I'll see you there. Okay." - She's right.
That's what she said.
- If it hadn't been for her call, - Exactly.
- Well... - we wouldn't have seen Mun Hee.
I came here, but I'm just sitting quietly unlike them.
I don't know!
(I don't know!)
You can be funny too.
That's one of her charms.
I know you can let yourself go and do all sorts of funny things...
like saying your line, "Pumpkin sweet potato!"
So don't act so elegant and classy.
(Grandma Eminem's swag and fierce criticism)
She criticizes everyone.
We don't even get a chance to add any words...
- to their comments. - We don't have to do that.
They're doing everything well all by themselves.
- Who's next? - Okay.
She's always in the center of the conflicts in her dramas.
Her realistic performances of evil characters caught the viewers' eyes.
The actress who specializes in tough characters, Park Won Sook!
(Park Won Sook, the actress with 50 years of experience)
We're so grateful that Won Sook came all the way from Namhae...
to come on our show.
You live in Namhae, right?
That's right. I live in Namhae, but I also have a house in Seoul...
because I have to work.
I believe you run a cafe in Namhae.
- She does. - Yes, I do.
- It's a famous tourist attraction. - That's right.
There's an unusual notice at her cafe.
Let's take a look.
"You've been curious about this place, right?"
"This is the cafe run by Actress Park Won Sook."
"She can't come here very often. She comes 1 or 2 times a week,"
"and she films her variety show at her house."
"She is not married to Actor Lim Hyeon Sik."
(The most important part of the notice)
- Do people still think that way? - Did you really...
- Did you have to write this? - It's because...
so many customers ask the staff at my cafe about it.
- Do people still think that way? - Really?
Since the staff members were asked that question too much,
they wrote it there.
Hyeon Sik won't be able to go to your cafe anymore.
After "Three Families Under One Roof",
you played a role as his wife in another show.
- "With You". - "With You".
- That's why people misunderstood. - That's probably why.
So all the elderly men in the town...
who have a similar style to Hyeon Sik's...
treated me even more kindly.
Maybe they were trying to make a pass at me.
(They were overly nice to her.)
They wanted to show her that they look like Hyeon Sik.
My goodness.
You all have gone to her cafe, right?
Yes, I have.
- I see. How is it? - How is her cafe?
It's so nice. It's lovely.
- I should visit there too. - The air is fresh and everything,
and she decorated her house so nicely.
Since she was very young,
she was very good at decorating things.
She outdoes other people.
(She has a great sense of beauty.)
She is a great actress.
So are the other two.
She always dresses fashionably.
Actually, I brought a few more outfits.
- Did you? - You look great.
- However... - Since I'm wearing white...
She actually brought a white dress,
which is prettier than this one.
- I'll take off this coat later. - Will you?
- Did you bring another outfit? - Yes.
I brought a white dress since I'll be sitting down.
If we sit side by side, we'll look similar.
Do you think so?
Shall I put on this orange dress?
The white one is prettier though.
Did you change the dress for me?
Of course.
I said the white dress is prettier, but I was already wearing white.
Then she said, "Okay." And she put on this orange dress.
You didn't yield although you're the youngest among the guests.
But I didn't bring any other clothes.
- You didn't anything else to wear. - I would've yielded...
if I brought just one more outfit.
If she told me to wear the other outfit,
I would've worn the other one just as she said.
I wouldn't have dared to defy her.
I only said, "But I'm already wearing white."
She's talking as if she feels intimidated by me,
but she actually looks at me like this without saying a word...
acting like she's older than me.
(She acts like she's older than me.)
She's mature.
I'm the dumbest and the most childlike among us.
Doo Shim is always like this.
(The golden youngest member)
She acts mature.
Mun Hee is also a little childlike. "Why are you doing this?"
(Why are you doing this to me?)
- My goodness. - Considering our mental ages,
I'm the youngest, she's the 2nd, she's the 3rd, and she's the 4th.
That's the rank...
I think Doo Shim is the oldest considering our mental ages.
Young Ok also acts like a baby.
I'm being humiliated here.
"Humiliated"?
I act like a baby? Then again, it's nice to hear that.
- It's a nice thing to hear. - Let's move on.
She won the most Grand Awards in Korea's TV industry history.
Her heart-wrenching performances that made everyone cry...
brought her awards from all the three public networks.
The nation's mother,
the actress with 47 years of experience, Go Doo Shim!
(Go Doo Shim, the actress with 47 years of experience)
You've been an actress for 47 years, but the youngest among all.
That's right.
You haven't been the youngest for a long time, right?
When I was in "Dear My Friends",
I was the youngest among the veteran actresses.
- Oh, I see. - Everyone was like,
"Hey, Doo Shim, do we have any coffee over there?"
Then I said, "Of course."
"I saw some rice cake over there."
"Right away."
"Hey, Doo Shim"?
- I'm not used to hear it. - "Hey, Doo Shim."
I've never heard anyone calling Doo Shim like that.
I wondered who she was calling for a moment.
How do you feel about being the youngest after a long time?
Of course, it's great.
- It reminds me of old times. - I see.
Also, they have so much experience and great talents.
When I'm in a dressing room with the three of them,
I feel so comfortable and at ease...
because they always adore me...
although I'm not sure if I do well or not.
- They always compliment me... - You're doing well.
(Good job, Doo Shim.)
She always does well.
We don't stop laughing all day long.
I don't even know what's so funny.
When the staff members asked us to come on the show,
they lied to us all.
They lied?
They told us a lie.
I asked, "Is Doo Shim really going on the show?"
"Did Mun Hee really say yes?"
The staff said all of them said yes including Won Sook.
"So there will be all four of us?"
- I couldn't refuse the offer. - We all heard the same.
- It turned out we were all fooled. - We all were.
(We were all fooled.)
- We found out in the waiting room. - Our staff...
usually does that when they invite guests...
since it's hard to refuse when everyone else accepted.
They fish the guests.
I couldn't refuse since all of them had decided to come.
So I decided to come although I wasn't satisfied with many terms.
- You weren't satisfied? - No.
I think I know what terms she means.
But to be honest,
I wouldn't even care about the terms.
I'm grateful for giving us a chance to gather...
- like this. - Thank you for being here.
We're very grateful...
because the four of them are here...
only because of their friendship.
That's right.
They're not here for a promotional purpose.
We're here because we're good people.
In fact, many people are worried about Mun Hee.
Won Sook, I heard that you were also...
worried about her.
I watched...
her drama or movie,
and I called her to compliment her.
But she didn't pick up.
I called her several times.
She doesn't even know how to use the phone.
However, I stopped worrying about her.
A writer came to the filming set to see Mun Hee.
The staff had something to discuss with her,
but no one in the crew couldn't reach her.
So the writer came to the filming set to tell her that.
- Really? - I'm going to try that too.
Whenever my phone rings, I answer it wondering who's calling.
I pick up right away out of curiosity.
She's so funny.
She's perfect for a variety show.
I think, "What kind of variety show will I be invited to?"
"What kind of variety show will I be invited to?"
- But she never picks up. - See? Young Ok is so funny...
- only by sitting with us. - Why don't you pick up your phone?
- When I don't answer calls, - To avoid going on variety shows?
- No, that's not the reason. - I feel more comfortable.
- Oh, I see. - I think...
that since she became very popular through her movie,
she must be trying to be mysterious.
(She must be trying to be mysterious!)
I think that's why.
Or else,
why would she...
- But she answered my calls. - I pick up after a while.
When I text her, it takes her a few days to reply.
I see.
- And she calls me back too. - However,
she needs to work on that.
You should fix this problem.
There were some problems you fixed.
She couldn't use an escalator until she was 50.
- She couldn't use an escalator? - That's right.
- Elevator or escalator? - The escalator.
We went somewhere together.
- She said, "I can't get on it." - Why?
I said, "What did you say? Why?"
She said that her husband always nags at her...
because she couldn't use an escalator.
So I said, "My goodness. You should overcome it."
- "In this time..." - That's why she said,
"Just get on the escalator, you wench!"
I told her to try not to be afraid...
and put her foot on it.
I taught her how to get on it. "Hold the handrail,"
- "and put your foot..." - Young Ok, you're explaining it...
like a daily drama.
(The straightforward Won Sook)
A daily drama has a lot of lines.
That's a bad habit, Won Sook.
You shouldn't interrupt your elders.
- I'll talk about it too later. - Make it a mini-series.
I'll tell them how you made me upset.
- Make it short. - Anyway,
she started to use an escalator thanks to me.
Did you really start to use an escalator back then?
It's been 29 years.
- Did you get on the escalator... - She was over 50 back then.
- because she urged you to get on? - Yes.
In fact, she's so tenacious.
When we go to a department store together,
I get tired so easily and sweat a lot. She tells me,
- "Can't you endure that much?" - Young Ok enjoys it.
She looks so strong and healthy on the outside,
but whereas I get so excited at a department store,
she sits down on the stairs and says, "Let's take a break."
Just like she's sitting here right now.
She always humiliates me like this.
But we still like her.
Exactly.
Don't think I humiliate you.
- We still like her despite that. - I'm saying that you focus...
- solely on acting performances. - I guess...
we don't have to do anything today.
I'll just go for the shoot for my other variety show.
- We can just set up... - We just have to...
- a few more cameras here, - We can do it.
- and give them a topic. - We don't even need to be here.
And we'll finish it in one and a half hours.
- In one and a half hours? - Yes.
The airtime of our show is one and a half hours.
- Exactly. - Like a live show?
They don't just have a deep friendship,
but also they're all great actresses that all Koreans love.
We summarized these great actresses'...
- fantastic acting careers. - Right.
(Actress Kim Young Ok)
- What's that? - She looks great.
She looks great, indeed.
If you don't treat it now...
- "The Lawn Grass of Old Times". - you might fall ill.
- It's a very old drama, right? - I'm going home.
Where are you going at such a late hour?
(She was the first to play a woman with Alzheimer's.)
That drama got about 50 percent of ratings.
("The Reason I Live", MBC, 1997)
I'll go run some errands and come back, okay?
Okay.
That's Mun Hee.
- "The Reason I Live". - I remember this drama.
We played sisters in this drama as well.
(The determined actress who always makes sure to perform perfectly)
(Tearful)
- That spiteful witch. - She was incredible in this drama.
How dare she gave me, her mother-in-law, dog poop?
(Realistic performance as a woman with Alzheimer's)
"The Most Beautiful Goodbye".
- You eat it, you witch! - What's this?
Eat it!
("My Strange Hero", SBS, 2018)
(With just her hands...)
("Snowy Road", KBS, 2015)
(With just her eyes...)
Oh, it's "Snowy Road".
(Without saying any lines,)
I'll come to you soon. Wait for me.
(she can express all sorts of emotions.)
(You should think that you're the lead character...)
(regardless of the role. That's what I did.)
It's making me teary.
(It's making me teary.)
The others did a good job.
(Another major work of Kim Young Ok)
- It's me again. - I remember this one.
("Old Miss Diary", KBS, 2004)
(I am Grandma Eminem when it comes to cursing.)
(The nation's actress, Kim Young Ok)
I feel like someone important.
- Seriously. - They made a good compilation.
I know.
- Just a glimpse of it is touching. - I agree.
I don't know who made it, but it's an incredible compilation.
I was fascinated to hear that...
you were the first actress to play an Alzheimer's disease patient.
To prepare for my performance,
I visited sanitariums.
Some patients were violent,
while the others were calm and composed...
until the passing.
You know,
- it's different for everyone. - Judging from the video,
the passage of time...
made you a greater actress.
That's right. That's right.
- I don't know why I am emotional. - I agree with you.
Seriously.
The scene where you sit in the snow...
makes me choke up despite its simplicity.
- She looked amazing. - She didn't even have a line.
- I know. - Even when she simply sits...
I spent a lot of money to look great.
(She shows her funny side.)
Where did you spend money?
You are so well-suited for variety shows.
You can do variety shows as well as dramas and movies.
Back in your days,
why did actresses play...
moms and grandmas at the age of 20?
As Yoon Hee said, you played grandmas...
- at an incredibly young age. - You were very young.
I didn't have many senior actresses when I debuted.
I started to play grandmas at the age of 29 or 30.
- The age of 29 or 30 is young. - I did that...
because there weren't many senior actresses.
The late Jung Ae Ran was exceptional at playing grandmas,
so she had a long career.
However, she couldn't play all old characters by herself.
That's why the opportunities...
- came to me. - Not many actresses were that old.
It's strange, but I became skinnier every time I had a child.
I became very skinny.
Seriously.
When you lose weight,
- it shows on your face. - You are right.
It's the same even now. Since my cheeks were hollow,
the makeup artists said it's easy to create the look.
(The makeup artists loved it.)
Now,
my old works seem like a talent show.
- I just sit around like this. - Also,
everyone is young.
That's right.
When I watch my old works now...
Back then, I was really upset about aging prematurely.
I felt bad for my husband...
because he had to live with a grandma day and night.
Seriously.
The thing is, I didn't have any objections...
regarding the roles.
- I simply enjoyed acting. - That's right.
- We were the same. - That's right.
"Dear My Friends" is a drama...
the four of you starred in.
Other actors include Ko Hyun Jung, Kim Hye Ja,
- Go Doo Shim, - It was tough.
Na Mun Hee, Youn Yuh Jung, Park Won Sook,
Sin Gu, Joo Hyun, Kim Young Ok,
and Zo In Sung.
- Is this cast for real? - Seriously.
Standing by took forever.
You saw how long it takes for us to make an entrance.
(The actors were slow.)
Like a sloth.
All the actors gather around for the read-through.
- I bet it was incredible. - Seriously.
I had a lot of fun watching other actors.
"Gosh, there is Zo In Sung too."
- "Gosh, it's that actress." - I know.
This could be a childish thought,
but is there war of nerves at a place like that?
- Gosh. Of course, there is. - Never?
- There is? - There is?
- Really? - I thought there wouldn't be any.
I thought you would say that there isn't one.
There is a war of nerves,
- but it would be weird to show it. - We hide it.
You hide it.
Do you let it show when you work together?
We don't really compete.
- He is stronger. - The two of you.
- I bet the two of you compete. - Seriously.
- Be honest. - In that sense...
- My goodness. - Do you think we compete?
Is that why you are always late? Are you trying to take control?
I get it now.
- You always come after me. - That's right.
Are you trying to take control?
We get out hair done at the broadcasting studio,
but he goes to the beauty shop alone.
- I go to the beauty shop. - Oh, that's why.
When I see Jae Seok in the waiting room,
I wait at the end of the hall to make an entrance.
- You want to come after me. - That's right.
Come to think of it, Young Ok was the last person to show up.
That's right.
(Standing up)
(This is the class of top 1.)
Was I the last person to show up?
I had no idea.
When the staff members are struggling,
they go to you, Doo Shim.
No, it's not just me.
I am sure they go to anyone of these guests for help.
That's not true. They never told me anything.
They must have talked to you only, Doo Shim.
- I mean... - They were too scared of you.
(The top 1 actress)
If you say that, she will feel uncomfortable.
When the cast of "Dear My Friends" gathered,
- the staff members froze. - I bet they did.
They didn't know what to do.
They asked me,
"How are we supposed to decide on the schedule?"
Someone might go,
"Hey, what is up with this schedule?"
- One person could be blamed. - That's right.
Then the situation will get out of control.
- How suffocating! - "Whose fault is this?"
That could happen.
I said, "These are old foxes you are dealing with."
"You don't need to worry."
"They will prepare their lines perfectly."
After the shoot, they told me,
"You were right."
"They didn't disappoint."
Young Ok, how was "Dear My Friends" to you?
In "Dear My Friends",
all of us...
filmed separately and together.
We were amazed that...
- this was happening. - Seriously.
I had to act in a way I never would.
I had to kiss people on the cheek.
She likes to kiss people on the lips.
It was so awkward.
She likes to kiss people on the lips.
(Mouth to mouth)
That's hot.
That's exactly why I didn't like kissing people on the cheek.
This conversation is unpredictable.
This is who they are. Seriously.
This conversation is unpredictable.
Riding a four-wheeler felt like riding a motorcycle.
I almost died.
- I stepped on the gas accidentally. - My goodness.
- My goodness. - It could have been disastrous.
Since the four-wheeler sped up,
the take got an okay right away. That was nice,
but I crashed the four-wheeler into something.
- I survived because someone got me. - My goodness.
- My hand swelled up a lot... - It could have been disastrous.
from taking the blow.
I thought, "I could die from this."
We nearly collected condolence money.
I know.
"We nearly collected condolence money."
(They suddenly talk about a funeral.)
This conversation is...
- Their conversation... - Condolence money!
goes beyond our boundaries.
I thought I heard wrong.
- I mean... - It was really nice.
We had so much fun...
that we didn't leave even after the shoot was done.
We just hung out.
Everyone says it was fun.
Won Sook, you said this drama was hard for you.
Just when the shoot was about to begin,
my mom...
went in and out of the emergency room.
On the day of the first shoot, she passed away.
- What? - It's true.
- She passed away at 4am. - Oh, I remember.
I had a shoot that morning...
which involved dancing at a nightclub.
- My goodness. - I thought,
"Every time I face a big event in my life..."
I know.
"This happens."
She didn't let anyone know...
and finished the shoot brilliantly.
I heard that she got to wash her mom's feet...
and did everything for her...
the night before the passing.
I thought, "That's how you stay devoted to your parent."
I learned a lot...
from Won Sook...
once again.
Don't paint me as someone great.
Don't do that.
- It must have been hard. - You know,
these things are inevitable when you are an actor.
I experienced it twice.
Considering my mom's age,
it wasn't a surprise that she passed away.
Even when big events happen in life,
we have promises to keep...
- such as the scheduled shoots. - That's right.
We have to do them.
Every time that happens,
I think to myself, "This is the life of an actress."
I feel that.
You had a difficult scene on the day...
- your mom passed away. - It's the irony of fate.
Because of my mom's passing,
I couldn't focus...
on the emotional scene.
In the drama, Doo Shim and I are friends.
I am a cancer patient...
with a shaved head.
When we fight, she grabs my hair...
and the wig comes off.
Then my shaved head is revealed.
I couldn't get into the emotions.
I still...
It still weighs on her mind.
I still feel bad...
about disrupting the flow of the drama.
- It was an important scene. - It still weighs on your mind.
We didn't know.
- We didn't know. - Really?
We didn't think much of it.
You are more critical of your own performance.
When we look at Young Ok's major works...
other than "Dear My Friends",
we can see why she is called the nation's mother figure.
She played a mother more than 100 times.
Over 500 actors played her children.
Both Lee Soon Jae and Shin Gu...
have played my son...
even though...
they are 1 and 3 years older than me.
I did age prematurely.
- You wore makeup to appear older. - Right.
I am sure they gave me the role because it suits me.
I played any role I was given with gratitude...
- even though it upset me. - You have aged gracefully.
My goodness.
- She is like a rapper. - Seriously.
That's so funny. "Even though it upset me".
- "Even though it upset me". - Right.
I starred in a lot of MBC dramas in the early stage of my career.
The drama which marked a new era...
was "Old Miss Diary".
- The role expressed me the best. - Really?
- That's right. - The character is just like me.
Every line made me go,
"This is something I would say." I was completely absorbed.
We watched a short clip. Her performance was so tasteful.
The curse words she spits out don't seem like curse words.
- It's not easy to do that. - You are right.
- I had to do that for the drama. - It must have been your first time.
Did you practice cursing?
Were you used to it?
I was used to cursing.
(Cursing is my life.)
Your performance was great.
You know,
I have never used curse words during a fight.
However, I do curse a bit when I am with close friends...
like them as a joke.
- I see. - If it isn't too much to ask...
We have the lines on the prompter.
Gosh, it's about time I stop doing this.
- Do it again. I haven't seen it. - Me too.
"Let me show you how to curse." Shall I say it like that?
- Say it like that. - Cue!
(Let me show you how to curse.)
If you catch a disease that makes you unable to sweat,
your life will end.
(Grandma Eminem teaches an important lesson in life.)
You vile wench!
I am telling you. Your life will end just like that.
(Grandma Eminem's scary swag)
My goodness.
- Hold on. - Young Ok.
I think you pretend to be graceful because you don't want to curse.
- Let's hear the graceful version. - Seriously.
I know I am far from being graceful,
but it can't be helped.
Many people go with the flow like animals.
Sometimes, the four of them converse without us.
- It's beyond us. - Yes.
You don't plan your life, you go with the flow
- like an animal - You are right.
- She is rapping again. - That's how I got here
(The rapper who spits verses about life, Grandma Eminem)
"That's how I got here."
- Rap isn't an unfamiliar concept. - You are right.
- You are right. - Back in the days,
farmers sang verses as they planted rice.
- It's similar to rap. - You are right.
Rap is all about unraveling the deep sorrow.
Then you mix in the tempo and other things.
She told me that I should rap. It was you, right?
- I think you will do a good job. - I said, "I can't rap!"
She was like, "Let's do it."
I saw her rap on the stage later on. I couldn't believe it.
- She has a talent. - She did a good job.
I don't have a talent. I said I won't do it.
What do I know about rapping?
- Did the topic move on to rap? - Seriously.
I said I won't do it. However, Kim Soo Mi said,
"Young Ok, this is a good opportunity to party."
In the end, she didn't do it and I ended up doing it by myself.
- Really? - Otherwise,
she would have done an amazing job.
She would have led the performance.
Young Ok can sing too.
She can sing really well.
- She can sing really well. - I guess she has the skills.
I wouldn't say I can sing really well.
I just like to sing.
- That's not true. She can sing. - She has a beautiful voice.
- I don't have a beautiful voice. - Please sing a line.
Which song will you sing?
- Go ahead. - Right.
- I will just do it. - Okay.
- Okay. - "A Woman's Life".
- "A Woman's Life". - Just let me know when it starts.
("A Woman's Life" by Kim Young Ok)
The screen should be bigger.
It's a song by Lee Mi Ja.
("A Woman's Life" by Kim Young Ok)
(Her voice is as lilting as that of a professional singer.)
- My goodness. - She is good.
(The pain inside my heart)
(She slowly stands up.)
(She knows how to party.)
(Absorbed)
She is unstoppable.
My goodness.
It looks like the four of them are at a karaoke.
(Won Sook livens up the atmosphere.)
(The oldest, Young Ok, has the talent and a good spirit.)
(The youngest, Doo Shim, has the sentimentality.)
She is good.
(Mun Hee claps silently.)
(She doesn't want Young Ok to miss the beat.)
(Welcome to their karaoke.)
She is good.
(The perfect score on vocalization, stage manners, and emotions)
A woman's life
(Bravo.)
Bravo.
It was nerve-racking.
You did an amazing job.
She sang this well when she was nervous.
She is exceptional when she isn't nervous.
Young Ok started off with a performance, right?
The guest who was sitting quietly, Mun Hee, should step forward...
and give an upbeat performance.
- You should sing a song. - I can't do it.
- She says that a few times. - Really?
- No. - "I can't do it."
- She says that a few times. - I can imitate her.
"I can't do it. I can't do it." Then she goes, "Shall I do it?"
(Shall I do it?)
(She shows her unexpected charm.)
- Please sing a song. - I can't do it.
I really can't.
(A dance session for Mun Hee)
Senorita! Come on!
- Mun Hee. - Come on.
Come on.
Senorita!
(Shy)
Let's dance.
Let's go.
Come on.
(Doo Shim responds with a dance.)
She can dance very well.
(Her steps are exceptional.)
She is good.
(She knows the beat.)
(She is the dancing machine of this area.)
All right.
She is a good dancer.
(Doo Shim showed her unexpected charm.)
Doo Shim, you can dance very well.
- Your steps were incredible. - She dances well.
She majored in Korean dance.
- I should have known. - I see.
- Her steps were on another level. - I could tell she learned to dance.
(Mun Hee started this party.)
Her dance moves were on another level.
- Her steps. - Yes.
From now on, she will star in a lot of variety shows.
You have to join me.
I won't star in shows unless I am with you guys.
- It's a must. - This time,
we will take a look Mun Hee's past works.
It's great to reminisce about these four actresses' major works.
Let's take a look.
Let's take a look at Mun Hee's major works.
Let's go.
(After her debut, she remained under the radar for many years.)
("Even If the Wind Blows", 1995)
(At the belated age of 54,)
(she met her best role.)
(The 1995 KBS Drama Awards)
Na Mun Hee!
Congratulations, Na Mun Hee!
(The 1995 KBS Grand Award, Na Mun Hee)
Today...
(She made the public remember her name.)
My goodness.
She succeeded at the age of 56.
("The Most Beautiful Goodbye", 1996 )
My goodness.
(Viewers shed tears...)
(at her heart-rending performance.)
How did she perform so well?
("The Reason I Live", 1997)
"The Reason I Live".
Mom!
My goodness.
She played those roles many times.
(With her friendly image of a grandma-next-door...)
It was the best drama of her life.
Seriously.
(She became popular in all generations.)
The entire nation loves her.
(For her performance,)
(she doesn't mind making a fool of herself.)
(With the relentless transformation and effort,)
(she became the national actress.)
Repeated again.
The Award for Best Actress.
(Her footsteps are...)
(the pride of grandmas...)
(and the bright future of the youth.)
Fellow grandmas, I won an award.
I hope you would work hard and win an award in your place.
Thank you.
(Her name is Na Mun Hee.)
All right.
- I am so touched. - I got more than I deserved.
You are incredible.
You have more popular phrases than Jae Seok.
I don't have many popular phrases.
"Turn, turn."
"The Korean War was unbelievable. Yes, it was."
"Pumpkin sweet potato".
Did you know you would become this popular?
Well, I just worked hard.
- In most cases... - Young Ok and I...
only took a break when we had children.
- That's right. - Ever since I started to work,
- I only took a break... - We worked diligently.
- when I didn't have work. - Other than that,
the breaks I had don't add up to a year.
Both Young Ok and I had children that way.
We only took a break for 5 or 6 months after childbirth.
Even after childbirth, I didn't rest that long.
After my 1st child, I rested for 12 days.
After my 2nd child, I rested for 17 days.
- How is that possible? - Since the drama was ongoing,
- so I had no choice. - I starred in dramas.
I also dubbed foreign movies...
- when I was pregnant. - She did that a lot.
- She dubbed the main characters. - My belly was this big.
I said Marilyn Monroe's line. "I love you."
I did that.
I learned recently that...
Mun Hee dubbed Marilyn Monroe's lines...
- in her movies. - I knew she was a voice actress.
I dubbed Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren's lines.
- That's right. - That way,
- I learned how to act naturally. - She gained experience.
- That's right. - Before our generation,
the voice was exaggerated. "I love you."
- It was like that. - "Really?"
- It was exaggerated. - Even movie actors did that.
- We didn't need to do that. - Things were different...
- in our generation. - It was different.
I learned how to deliver the lines naturally.
Do you do a lot of ad-libs too?
How did you come up with that "turn, turn" scene?
- That one? - Yes.
Writer Mun Yeong Nam wrote...
"turn, turn" in the script.
It was the day of the shoot.
I went to a community center,
and I heard the song "Be Good to Me". So I went...
Turn, turn
Right. That's it.
(She's got the perfect sense of rhythm.)
- I just did that. - Right. That's it.
(She had the ad-lib eureka moment.)
Did you come up with it on the spot?
- Was it not directed? - No.
(Mun Hee created it.)
(That was the beginning of the "turn, turn" scene.)
(As more episodes were aired, it gained more popularity.)
(It became the nation's favorite phrase.)
How about this dance? Did you get that from the community center too?
- No. I came up with that. - She came up with it.
- She does that. - She created it.
- She just says, "I can't do it." - She's got the talent.
The entire nation copied her.
That was a sensation.
Another line from "Wang's Family" became popular.
The Korean War was unbelievable. Yes, it was.
(Strange laughter)
- For that part, - Yes?
Writer Yeong Nam trained me hard.
"The Korean War was unbelievable. Yes, it was."
I just couldn't do the laugh.
I'd try it like this. That's how it sounded at first.
When I kept doing it, it sounded like this.
The writer loved it and told me to keep doing it this way.
- So it was an ad-lib. - So "turn, turn"...
wasn't in the script.
- Right. - Mun Hee,
you used to be popular for acting cute.
- Your voice sounds so cute. - It does.
In "High Kick!", I talked to Lee Soon Jae like this.
"Honey, do this for me." Like this.
My children said it was similar to how I usually talk at home.
- Is that right? - So she actually acts cute.
Do you actually talk like that?
I don't. I don't talk like that.
The tone of my voice changes when I talk to my husband.
- How does it change? - It changes in front of him.
I say...
"Honey." I think that's how I talk to him.
- That's why... - You are a hypocrite.
That's why I could act like that on "High Kick!".
- That's why it was natural for you. - Right.
Mun Hee is really amazing.
With the film "I Can Speak", after 56 years of acting,
she won the Best Actress Award at the Blue Dragon Awards,
Baeksang Arts Awards, and Grand Bell Awards.
She won the award at all three film awards ceremonies.
She won the grand slam.
At the Blue Dragon Awards, she competed against...
Kong Hyo Jin, Yum Jung Ah, Kim Ok Vin, and Moon So Ri.
I guess I just got lucky.
How did it feel when you received the award?
I felt happy when I got it.
- Right. - Right.
I am sure.
- When I received the award, - When you receive an award,
- you feel good. - I felt like a new person.
I gained confidence.
It helped me get over the sense of inferiority.
Doo Shim, when you were watching "I Can Speak",
you realized it had to be Mun Hee.
I realized that after watching it.
"Perhaps I could've played it." I used to think that.
But after watching it, I stopped saying that.
I stopped thinking that.
It was really great because...
- Don't say that. - she played it.
In what ways?
She's got a slightly big build, you know.
- "Big build". - When someone...
- "Big build". - She's...
- got a bigger build than us. - Yes.
- I have a big build. - Her big build...
and everything else about her made sense.
Seeing someone as strong as her getting victimized was really sad.
(She portrayed a person who is deeply hurt.)
There's this thing she does.
This is what I realized after years of being an actress.
I am a coward,
so when young actors make a mistake during a script reading,
I pretend I didn't see it.
But she pinpoints each mistake.
Young Ok begged me not to do it.
She...
She does that all the time. An the beginning of the film,
she goes around the village...
She can't stand injustices.
She's got that side.
(Her character was just as righteous as Mun Hee.)
It becomes a mess when it rains.
I feel happy.
You say she's very objective.
I once went on the sitcom she was starring in as a cameo.
She said I was a good actor.
(Mun Hee praised him highly.)
- Did she say that? - Really?
I can't forget that.
- Do you remember saying it? - Do you remember it?
I remember it. But that's after...
deciding to be gentle to my juniors.
(Hyun Moo gave it meaning when it didn't mean anything.)
You just got lucky.
He actually did a good job.
- He was lucky. - He did well.
- Did he? - He really did well.
In September,
your new film and musical will start soon.
I play the character named Oh Mun Hee.
Her granddaughter gets into a car accident,
and she, the dementia patient, is the only witness.
So with her husband, she looks for the suspect.
- Is it a play? - It's... No. It's a film.
Did she come here to promote her film?
I think so.
(They question Mun Hee's intention.)
- I'm not here to promote my film. - We thought she was here...
for the sake of being here.
- I'm not here to promote my film. - I didn't...
I didn't know about it until now.
I am doing "Mom" again.
- She's promoting her works. - I should just promote them.
I've heard about the play "Mom".
- All right. - I'm done.
I'm done promoting my works.
Right.
We were done too.
That was good timing.
You are not leaving, are you?
Let her pay for our fees.
(Mun Hee will pay for the casting fees.)
Next, let's check Won Sook's major works.
(Next are Won Sook's major works.)
In the past...
She was different.
she was...
She had a Western appearance.
("Three Families Under One Roof", 1986 to 1991)
I just live like this because I don't have a choice.
You're good enough.
It was like watching my family.
(Soon Dol's mom dominated Sunday mornings.)
She always got upset.
(Beloved by many,)
(she was on a roll.)
Whenever I try to talk, you run away!
You are like me?
(She changed 180 degrees and played a variety of roles.)
Of course. Of course.
My goodness.
How can you only say the most pleasing words?
She's incredible.
("A Hundred Years Legacy", 2013)
Go!
It wasn't about her lines. It was her face and actions.
(Sometimes, she was the most spiteful mother-in-law.)
How dare you...
She was so scary.
(She didn't spare herself for her character.)
- Let's go. - Why are you trying to fool me?
Why are you lying to me when she admits to it?
- Let's go! - Let go of me!
(She deeply immerses into It.)
("An Empress's Dignity", 2018)
She was great.
("An Empress's Dignity", 2018)
"An Empress's Dignity".
(Recently, she dominated the screen...)
(with her new character.)
That's amazing.
I am ashamed.
That was a good character.
(She's an actress who doesn't stop challenging herself.)
My goodness.
(Won Sook is the actress who always puts on an impactful performance.)
It's so natural, isn't it?
It is.
- I think it's marvelous. - It's very impactful.
My goodness.
I was fine when I was younger.
You really were.
- She was really beautiful. - She's still beautiful.
She's got so many charms.
- You're right. - Right.
She had dark skin. She was a sexy star.
Which one do you think is your greatest work?
I'm sure each one is precious.
"The Land" and "Three Families Under One Roof".
Those are my major works.
In the drama "The Land", she acted as Im E Ne.
- She was incredible. - She was.
Ms. Pak Kyong Ni﻿ said I portrayed Im E Ne...
in the most unique way.
When I was asked to star in the drama,
I said I was too busy to do it.
But they said they would fit it around my schedule.
I had heard some things about the drama,
so I asked, "Am I playing Seo Hee?"
"Am I playing Seo Hee?"
They said I was going to play Im E Ne. I said, "Who's that?"
I said, "I won't do it."
But I ended up taking the role. And it was very, very good.
I did my very best.
It suited her so well.
- Was it incredible? - It was incredible.
I put on an accent, and I even had to do the dubbing.
I was very good.
Even if "The Land" gets remade,
nobody would express Im E Ne like she did.
Let's grab dinner.
(It will be my treat.)
"Let's grab dinner."
(They hold hands tightly.)
- "Three Families Under One Roof". - I really enjoyed it.
I had so much fun. I was so happy.
I would've done it even if they didn't pay me.
She's born to be an actress.
She actually has small eyes.
("Doo Shim Exposes That Won Sook Has Small Eyes")
- But... - They look big though.
When she applies eyeliner,
- she completely transforms. - When she applies the eyeliner.
And she would put a scarf around her head.
- We've seen that. - Like a Western actress.
- Right. Right. - With those,
she completely transformed.
- She was good at styling herself. - Even when we were young,
when I saw her,
I thought she was a true artist.
That's what I thought.
We were doing a drama set in the countryside.
She had to piggyback a baby. She was wearing a summer jacket.
An undershirt was sticking out.
Then she had to carry something on her head with a baby on her back.
- A bucket. - She must've thought...
her breasts weren't big enough. She wanted them to stand out.
So she blew a balloon.
She didn't blow it big.
She made it small and soft. Then she tied it.
The knot became like a nipple.
She put one each inside her undershirt.
When she did that, it looked unbelievably realistic.
The moment I saw that...
I did it only briefly.
How can you talk about it for such a long time?
(I did it only briefly.)
Won Sook can't stand a lengthy talk.
- She likes it short. - She can't stand a lengthy talk.
- But... - It was incredible.
Anyway,
you are known for playing a mean mother-in-law.
It's impressive.
It even gave you a nickname "Anger Inducer".
We saw it earlier. Her lines are great,
but her facial expression is amazing too.
She looks ferocious.
(Her ferocious face is impressive too.)
It's like this.
When I try to just memorize the lyrics,
- I can't memorize them. - That's not it.
"How dare you!" Only then I can remember it.
(He's very impressed.)
If I just say, "How could you do that?"
You can't remember it when you are at the shoot.
"What was the line?" That happens.
She looks just like my mom when she's acting.
She's just like my mom when I was in school.
When my mom scolds me,
she looks similar to Won Sook.
- Is that right? - She looks and talks like her.
"Where are you?"
(Where are you?)
My mom talks just like her.
My family has three members too.
I'm at a similar age as Soon Dol too.
So it's like watching my own family.
Every Sunday morning,
I didn't know who was my mother.
- Was it that realistic? - Yes.
He looks a bit like Lee Geon Ju too.
- He does. - I agree.
- You look like him. - I look like Soon Dol.
You are more handsome though.
(There's Soon Dol in me.)
"Three Families Under One Roof" was a big hit.
What other dramas were special to you?
For "A Hundred Years Legacy",
the director said I had to be mean for just four weeks.
But I guess people liked me being mean.
I remained to be mean for much longer.
I kept acting,
and it was too tough.
When I suggested adding a little bit of a comical touch to my character,
the director strongly said no. He said I couldn't be funny.
So instead I made my character a little clumsy.
It was just too tough. The character was so mean.
When I had the shoot the next day, I practiced like this until 3am.
"How dare you do this to me?"
- Right. That's hard. - That's hard.
You have to act it to memorize it.
It's understandable.
I am sure nobody is as bad as the characters she plays.
I think acting as a mean character must be the toughest.
But the mean characters you played are very memorable.
Is it because I have a lot of that side?
- You express it well. - Everyone has that side.
But she also plays...
the role of an ordinary wife well too.
But when I play an ordinary character,
- It's not fun, is it? - It's not fun.
- It's boring. - That's why she gets...
- those roles. - When I watch Doo Shim,
I realize I can't do what she does.
- Ordinary characters. - She plays the patient...
- and a good mother. - Right.
A warm-hearted mother.
I feel like spicing it up a little.
I think you will be patient and one day explode.
Right.
When I can just walk past another person,
I would do this.
She would do that when she doesn't have to.
She won't be just a kind mother.
She would be a funny mother who is also kind.
When you play the role of a mean mother-in-law,
even though your characters change,
there must be certain lines you often say.
I always say this.
"Go ahead and do it,"
"and I will..."
- She sounds short-tempered. - How about "How dare you"?
"How dare you come here?"
- "How dare you?" - "How dare you?"
I say it with the action.
Doo Shim, you are the nation's mother figure.
What are the lines you often say when you play a mother role?
The characters I play...
tend to sacrifice herself.
They always want other people to do well.
And my lines reflect that.
- "I'm all right." - I play a good person.
When she says it, it sounds very sincere.
(When Doo Shim says it, it sounds very sincere.)
- "I'm all right. It's fine by me." - She's terrifying.
"I just want you to be well!"
(It terrifies us.)
They are the same lines, but they sound very different.
Can you say the same lines?
"I am all right."
"I am all right. I am always all right."
"I just want you to be well."
- She's good. - "I'm all right."
(Move aside.)
(It's Won Sook Time.)
(She makes our hearts stop.)
Please make it sound soft.
That was incredible.
- They are the same lines. - Imagine going home...
and hearing those words from your mother.
- If your mother is Won Sook... - That would be tough.
(You would feel very bad.)
- Is she really all right? - Right.
It sounds like Doo Shim really means it.
- But Won Sook sounds sarcastic. - Right.
- It means she's not all right. - "Is this all you got for me?"
- They gave her too little. - "All right."
"I just want you to be well."
That's it.
How can the same lines sound so different?
Do you say such lines too?
I am more like Doo Shim.
I don't become mean like her.
Even if it kills me inside...
"I'm all right."
"I just want you to be well."
But I avoid seeing them in the eyes.
(She stares at another spot.)
Right.
You don't look at them in the eyes.
You don't look at your kids.
- That's very realistic. - I don't look at them.
"I just want you to be well."
(She says it without looking at the kids.)
This is really fun.
By the way, people must...
unintentionally misunderstand Won Sook.
- She looks unapproachable. - It's because of her roles.
- It's because of your roles. - Because of her roles.
But she's not at all like that.
In the waiting room today,
- she held my hands. - Right.
She said she was happy to see me doing so well,
- and I was very grateful. - I mean it.
(In the waiting room before the shoot)
(I am happy to see you doing well.)
(Sae Ho was touched.)
When I start working with a new production crew,
they find me really difficult,
and they get really daunted.
But in less than a month, they start to look down on me.
I never knew she was so humorous.
- I never knew. - She looks mean for no reason.
She looks like a mean person.
You don't deserve to be looked down,
but you love too many people.
That's the problem.
- She's a warm-hearted person. - She's warm-hearted.
I want to praise Won Sook.
No. Actually, whenever we do...
a good job in a drama,
we always praise each other.
But I particularly want to praise Won Sook.
She's the real artist among us.
I say this because...
I saw her saying this somewhere.
She was implying that she wants to stop acting.
I just can't let it happen.
I was going to say this to you when we meet.
- No, I... - You can't stop.
- No, I... - You are born to be an artist.
- No. - Whatever role she's given...
People say she's good at playing a mean mother.
But that's not it. She's good at acting as an ordinary mother too.
She's very good.
When I see her doing a good job, I feel like praising her.
So I call her.
- It's... - She reciprocates it too.
(Let's cherish each other and be friends for a long time.)
Now, let's check Doo Shim's major works.
I am curious.
(Doo Shim's acting life will be revealed in Part 2.)
Now, let's check Doo Shim's major works.
I am curious.
(Let's see Doo Shim's major works.)
("More Beautiful Than A Flower", 2004)
You are making me mad!
Why are you acting so strangely these days? Tell me!
This is a really famous one.
She put the antiseptic on her chest.
It made us all cry our hearts out.
(It's a scene that will remain in the history of dramas.)
This scene gives me goosebumps.
Mom.
(Her great acting made everyone cry.)
The entire nation cried.
(Her great acting made everyone cry.)
My heart ached.
I thought this would make me feel better.
(Actress Go Doo Shim)
(Born in Jeju Island, Doo Shim was a beautiful young girl.)
My goodness.
("Fetters of Love", KBS, 1989)
Look at Noh Joo Hyun.
- "Don't flatter yourself." - Right.
- "Don't flatter yourself." - That's it.
("Don't flatter yourself" was the most popular phrase.)
(It's a great drama that produced the nation's favorite line.)
She looks so different.
(With "Fetters of Love", she won her first Grand Award.)
I think I remember her receiving the award.
"Fetters of Love" was amazing.
(Even Jae Seok clearly remembers this day.)
(For 22 years, she consistently portrayed...)
It's Yong Geon.
(the life of the first daughter-in-law.)
(Another masterpiece of hers is "Country Diaries".)
She played the mother role for about 20 years.
- 22 years. - 22 years.
Come home early.
I will cook cucumber cold soup for you.
(Worrying about her children was never easy.)
(She's been living her life as everyone's mother.)
- My dear. - Mom.
(She's the mother who embraced many sons and daughters.)
(She's the actress who won the most number of Grand Awards.)
She won all three awards.
She won the grand slam.
(She won the Grand Award on all three broadcasting networks.)
[VIU Ver] KBS2 E41 Happy Together S4 "Dear My Friends" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
I love my mother.
I love those who love their mothers.
I love all mothers...
in this world. Thank you.
My goodness.
- My gosh. - That was so sweet.
It shows you the power of great actors.
The scene where you applied red antiseptic on your chest...
makes me tear up almost instantly.
Right, that scene.
The script was written by Noh Hee Kyung.
There were many scenes where I was in tears.
Joo Hyun played my husband in that series...
and his character...
even brought his second wife to live next door to us.
The series was about a wife and mother...
who was later on asked to give up a kidney...
for that second wife.
- How heartbreaking is that? - Right.
Just talking about it makes me choke up.
I cried my eyes out in nearly every scene...
that I had headaches.
But then I have to watch it back at home,
so the headaches continued.
During my breaks on set, I'd always go out...
to the yard to get some fresh air.
I wished for it to end quickly.
So on "Country Diaries",
you played one character for 22 years.
- Right. - "Country Diaries".
I signed on at the age of 30, and the series ended...
- when I reached 52. - No way.
While filming the series, I couldn't even go abroad.
And then after about 15 years in,
Jung Ae Ran notified the staff...
that she needed time off so that...
she could go on a trip abroad with her friends.
Had that never happened before?
No. No one even thought about taking time off.
It was kind of like going to school.
- Right. - But...
after her though, other actors started to ask...
for some time off too.
Had it not been for her,
no one would've been able to take a break.
No one would've been able to take a trip abroad.
- Who knows? - Let's talk more...
about the series though. Kim Yong Geon played your husband,
so I hear that Ha Jung Woo came by on set sometimes.
Before he became an actor?
- When he was young. - Jung Woo's name...
- is actually Kim Seong Hun. - That's his real name.
He and his brother...
were very young at the time,
so they'd come by.
I hear you gave him pocket money too.
Well, he was the son of the actor...
that played my husband.
The ladies here though...
all treat their juniors quite well.
I guess I did...
because Jung Woo said so himself.
- But Jung Woo... - As you all know,
Yong Geon and Jung Woo...
don't look alike.
Yong Geon's handsome in his own way too,
but when you see Jung Woo,
you can't help but wonder if they're really related.
(Is he really Yong Geon's son?)
- Even back then? - Jung Woo's so masculine though.
He seems like a genuine alpha male.
I'm surprised every single time.
I have a show with Yong Geon after this,
so I'll relay your message word for word.
- He should know. - Right.
Yong Geon has a unique look...
and he's like an actor abroad.
That's a nice way to put it.
- Right. - Let's just say that he is.
Meanwhile, Jung Woo has a manly quality to him.
Yes, he seems wild and tough.
- He's like a true man. - Then,
does Yong Geon seem like a woman?
- No, of course not. - You're good at cornering her.
(It's fun to corner the youngest.)
Let's now talk about Doo Shim's catchphrase.
- This... - Of course.
It was a huge hit back then.
"Don't flatter yourself."
- "Go Doo Shim!" - Back then,
even kids in kindergarten would go...
"Go Doo Shim!"
That's right.
"Don't flatter yourself, Go Doo Shim!"
It was like this.
The catchphrase came from the TV series,
and it got featured in a comedy sketch...
on "Humor, 1st Avenue".
The one who shot the most TV commercials with the phrase...
was Kim Hyung Gon.
"Don't flatter yourself, Go Doo Shim."
I used to mimic it a lot.
Me too.
We all said it when we could.
- I'd say nothing else. - Kids would...
- say it as a group. - We're growing old together.
Right.
I doubt your children were able to say it even though they knew it.
My children didn't, but something happened...
with my son when he was about 5 to 6 years old.
That character I played was nothing like...
the one I played before that.
For 22 years, on "Country Diaries",
I played the role of an obedient daughter-in-law.
However, in this particular series,
I played a wife who constantly nagged her husband.
This one time,
I found out my son had skipped his after-school classes.
I scolded him saying...
he can't skip classes that have been paid for.
He was kneeling in front of me and I was like,
"You can't act this way just because I'm not around!"
"Mom, I'm sorry. I won't do it again."
"Just so you know though,"
"you're exactly like the character you play right now."
(You look the same as you do on TV.)
- My gosh. - I see.
He must've been so confused.
I was suddenly swept with laughter...
that I had to leave the room to laugh.
I came back once I was done.
(She can't forget that day.)
I can relate.
During that time,
I had to play the character...
for six months since that's how long the series lasted.
I felt like I was going to develop wrinkles...
on my forehead from frowning.
- Welcome to my world. - Exactly.
- I know. - Is that so?
That's why I'd come home and do this.
(Her way of getting rid of wrinkles)
I wanted to keep it from happening.
I was just so worried that I'd develop wrinkles...
on my forehead.
- You had to frown all the time. - You were worried.
I'd then go to sleep...
with a smile on my face.
It was to prevent certain wrinkles...
and it's something we all did throughout our careers.
You didn't want wrinkles on the middle of your forehead.
Even when I had to cry my eyes out...
So how was it for you?
I was also worried about those wrinkles too.
When I was on a variety show with Yong Geon,
he told me about an injection that could fix it,
so I received a shot as well.
However, wrinkles started forming on the side of my forehead,
and I almost became a rhinoceros.
- It's true. - A rhinoceros?
Why are you suddenly talking about Botox shots?
You almost looked like a rhinoceros afterward?
How many shots do you need to receive...
- in order to look like that? - We just asked...
if she had any trouble from frowning so much,
- but she went with Botox shots. - Back then,
such a thing didn't even exist though.
No dermal fillers either.
After hearing that you'll be here today,
some junior actors you have worked with...
agreed to talk to us on the phone...
- to show you their support. - Really?
- That's right. - I don't know who it is,
- but he or she knows everyone. - Exactly.
- Will the voice be obvious? - Of course.
I wonder who it is. Could it be Lim Hyeon Sik?
(Could it be Lim Hyeon Sik?)
- How would he have known... - I'd be happy to hear from him.
She always reacts in a funny way at the sound of his name.
Why do people always associate me with him?
He played your husband. Hello?
- Yes, hello. - It's a man.
Are you Lim Hyeon Sik?
Hello? Can you please introduce yourself?
I'm Jung Il Woo.
- I see. - Jung Il Woo?
- It's Jung Il Woo. - Yes, Jung Il Woo.
He must be calling for Mun Hee.
- He's not someone I know. - Hello.
Which series did you work on together?
We first met when I debuted with "High Kick!".
I see.
I've been to see her on national holidays ever since.
Really? My gosh.
Who is Mun Hee to you then?
To me, she is my mentor in every sense.
She's like my grandmother too.
She monitors all the work that I do,
and she's someone I truly respect and admire.
Thank you!
Didn't you find her scary though?
She's a little on edge when she gets tired.
- Really? - Yes.
When it's past 1am?
Mun Hee actually told us about that.
- When it's past 1am. - Right.
How does she become though?
First of all, she talks less.
- Right. - She talks less.
She becomes quiet.
That's how she is right now though.
Il Woo, watch yourself.
Got it.
Has she ever commented on your acting?
With almost every series that I do,
she comments on my acting and gives me advice.
I said on the show that I don't point out mistakes anymore.
Il Woo, be careful!
It's not as it sounds though.
Kim Young Ok is here with us right now...
as well as Park Won Sook and Go Doo Shim.
Oh, I see. Hello, everyone. Actually, Won Sook...
played my grandmother on "Gold Rainbow".
I was wondering who it was, but it was you.
Hold on a second.
- Don't you remember me? - Were you not aware of him?
My goodness. It's the pretty Jung Il Woo.
Gosh.
How was Won Sook at the time?
She never minded doing practice sessions with me.
- I see. - Have you been well?
(How have you been?)
You mentioned me as if I'm a bonus book.
(Sulking)
A bonus book?
Well, please go ahead and share some words...
- with Mun Hee. - Right.
- Sure thing. - Thanks, Il Woo.
- Right, well... - I barely clean around the house,
so thank you for coming by unannounced.
I'll come by sometime soon as well.
- He comes to her house? - You keep telling me...
not to come over,
but I do so because I want to see you,
so please don't tell me not to come.
I understand how one can make frequent phone calls,
but he comes by to see you on national holidays.
You must be very close.
Of course.
Exactly.
- That's hard to do. - That's really not easy to do.
- There must be a special bond. - It's hard to do that.
If it's true, he'll make it big in this industry.
(He'll make it big in this industry.)
- I'm sure of it. - Is there a reason for that?
Is it just out of love?
It's probably because he can't back out of it now.
- Because he can't quit? - Why would you say that?
He can't just quit.
All right. Well, thank you, Il Woo.
- No problem. Thank you. - Thank you so much.
(Thank you, Il Woo, for the phone call.)
- That was sweet. - It sure was.
A phone call is more than enough, but he...
A text would suffice.
Do we have someone else on the line?
I wonder who it is.
Hello?
Yes, hello.
Hello, this is Happy Together.
Which of the four actresses do you have a connection with?
It's with Park Won Sook.
- Me? - Can you tell who it is?
- I don't know. - Her voice sounds familiar.
It's me, Eugene.
I knew it!
- Oh, Eugene. - Eugene.
- Eugene? - Hello.
I recognized her voice.
I nearly pulled out all of her hair.
She played your daughter-in-law.
What series did we do apart from "A Hundred Years Legacy"?
"A Hundred Years Legacy" is all that we did together.
Won Sook doesn't remember.
Weren't you married when we filmed the series?
Yes, it was the first one I did after marriage.
So how was it for you?
Didn't you find her intimidating...
when working on the series?
Her character was scary,
but she was never like that in person.
She'd greet everyone...
with a smile when they arrive on set.
She was like that today as well.
Wasn't it scary when she grabbed you by the hair?
- The scene... - Of course not. She was acting.
It was all arranged.
Still, it happened at the beginning of the show,
so she would've found it difficult.
My character pulled her by the hair...
and tried to have her admitted in a mental hospital.
- Gosh, that's quite harsh. - That's harsh.
- At the beginning of the show? - Yes, which is why...
she was probably taken off guard.
Go Doo Shim is here too.
- Really? - Hello.
She didn't know.
- You sound more cheerful. - Mom!
- She said, "Mom." - Yes, almost right away.
Doo Shim played her mom.
Won Sook played my mother-in-law...
- while Doo Shim played my mom. - Of course.
This is why what characters you play matter.
Go ahead and talk to your mom.
Actually, she recently sent over...
handmade loofahs.
- That's right. - Loofahs?
Thank you so much. I've been using them well.
I see.
- You must give these things out. - Loofahs?
I've had some time on my hands,
so I knitted some handmade loofahs.
Loofahs?
I combined different colored threads as well.
- It's for showers and stuff. - Moms are different.
I know it's just the characters they played,
but mothers definitely trump mothers-in-law.
(The mother wins!)
- It was evident in Eugene's voice. - Right.
It's not just them though.
Kim Young Ok and Na Mun Hee are here as well.
My gosh, hello!
- Hello. - You've all gathered together.
Because of them, you had to forcibly greet us too.
- Gosh, that's not the case. - What?
- But... - Exactly.
Have you worked with either one of them?
We did a show together.
On "All About My Mom",
I played the grandmother of another family.
We met a lot on set...
and I even met her daughter...
when her husband brought her to the set.
That's right. I can't believe you remember that.
Their daughter is such a sweetheart.
Lastly, please say something to your new mothers.
Hearing your voice makes me want to meet you in person.
I've been too busy raising my kids that I barely even called.
- We understand. - I'm so sorry.
Still, I hope to meet you on even a better show.
Please say something to your mother-in-law too.
She doesn't look too happy.
I'll make sure to visit you in Namhae soon.
Right, of course.
Thank you, Eugene.
- Thank you. Have fun on set today! - Thank you.
Thank you.
We have another phone call.
So let's go ahead and pick up.
- Hello? - Hello?
- Who is this? - Who are you calling for?
Pumpkin sweet potato!
She's calling for Mun Hee.
Sun A, is that you?
- Who? - Sun A.
(The Queen of Romantic Comedies, Kim Sun A)
It's Kim Sun A!
Sun A, what series did you work with Mun Hee on?
I worked with her on three different projects.
- Really? - "S Diary",
"Girl Scout", and "My Lovely Sam Soon".
I see.
I've always wanted to meet you.
She sounds so young.
Yes, her voice does sound young.
Everyone who called was asked about what...
Mun Hee means to them.
She's like a mother from time to time...
and I always miss her.
She always misses Mun Hee.
She always misses you.
I actually called recently,
but she didn't answer.
And now you're upset.
- It takes a few days. - I'm sorry!
It takes a few days for even her best friends.
Yes, that's right.
Sometimes, she replies after a month.
- It's when she sees it. - One time, Mun Hee...
gave me a letter she wrote by hand.
I was deeply touched by that gift.
You wrote her a letter by hand?
- My gosh. - Yes.
- I know her address. - She sent me a letter.
Wait, did you send it to her house?
You sent it to her house.
- Yes. - Yes.
- Goodness. - May I ask what...
the letter was about?
She started off by asking me...
how I was doing lately.
- My gosh. - "Along with Young Ok,"
"I intend to keep working in the industry..."
"for as long as I can, so make sure..."
- "you can do the same as well." - That's so sweet of you.
- Exactly. - A letter you wrote by hand?
- It's how she's like. - That's what she told me...
which is why I've been working nonstop lately.
- That's so touching. - Thanks!
Mun Hee, thank you so much.
You've said enough now, so let's wrap this up.
- Hello. - I hope to see you on our show.
I'm sorry, but I can't hear you all, so I wasn't able to say hello.
I hope to see you on our show.
Be healthy everyone. Thank you!
Be healthy everyone.
(Anyway, thank you all.)
- Thank you, Sun A. - Thanks.
Thank you.
(We thank Kim Sun A for her phone call.)
It's now time for the show's signature segment.
We will be erasing your dark pasts.
We asked Young Ok what she regrets the most,
and she said it's her marriage.
What?
- That's what she said. - It's the darkest past of all.
- Your marriage? - Why is that a dark past?
It's hard for us to erase it though.
If I actually say that it is,
my husband will file for a divorce.
Even at this age,
I enjoy eating ice cream a lot.
When my husband goes to buy groceries,
I tell him that like yogurt ice cream.
He heard me,
but he only buys what he wants to eat.
Oh, dear.
He forgets my request and never buys it.
I know it's not something big,
but I'm upset because I hate that I can't...
even get me some ice cream.
Marriage is a dark past for me...
because I wouldn't marry if I got to live again.
- Really? - Yes.
I want the ladies to enjoy their lives as single women.
It's better if you have a decent paying job.
(Supporting Single Women)
The nation will hate that statement.
I may have said that,
but I think that young men and women...
should marry early and have kids when they can.
At this rate, our country will perish.
The country just can't have old people running it.
So what's your stance? Should we marry or not?
I only said that to joke about...
the things that...
I've regretted in my life as a married woman.
If you can live a happy life,
you should marry...
Are you not done yet?
I was asked to elaborate!
Is it true that your husband was a former KBS announcer?
Really?
He's my direct senior then.
His name is Kim Yeong Gil.
He started off with radio shows.
Back in the day...
He's incredibly handsome.
Is that so?
I hear that you two...
had a big argument in front of the broadcasting station.
It was when our daughter...
had her first baby.
She had been staying with us for quite some time.
All the noise annoyed him...
and he couldn't get his work done properly,
so he suggested that we ask her...
to go back to her place.
I couldn't find it in me...
to tell my child to leave us,
so we got into a huge fight...
while crossing Mapo Bridge. Actually, I kept quiet for a while,
but when we arrived at the station,
I opened the door...
and said that he was the worst.
That's what happened.
That's what I said.
After saying that though,
I thought that he'd tell me off for yelling at him like that,
but he didn't say a word.
That's how we made it this far.
(Despite the banters, they managed to stay married for 59 years.)
There's a blooper you wish to erase though.
- Let's look at it first. - And then erase it.
(One of Young Ok's major works, "Old Miss Diary")
Curse?
Would you like to really get an earful?
You!
You good for nothing cow who's rotten inside!
Who are you trying to call doomsday upon?
Why you little...
(She poured her heart and soul into the words.)
You pig! You cow!
Weren't those real curse words?
(Is this acting or for real?)
Look at her face.
She burst out laughing.
Didn't you use real curse words?
You said all that in one take?
Of course. It may be long, but that much we can manage.
We always rehearse before stepping onto the set.
I know you all asked,
but I wasn't truly cursing.
I was like, "You beach!"
- It only sounds like cursing. - It was hilarious.
- "Fork it!" - Fork it?
- I thought she was cursing. - That's how I do it.
Go to Siberia...
and have some tangerines.
Have some tangerines?
This is much better.
They wrote the lines for me.
I just emphasized certain words from the lines.
- That's all. - You did well.
- We'll get rid of it. - We'll erase it.
- Leviosa. - Leviosa.
Won Sook said...
she wants to get rid of a certain dark past.
That's from "My Daughter, Geum Sa Wol".
- I see. - She's like the fast-food mascot.
She looks so cute there.
It's Restaurant M.
Her outfit is just the same.
- Her hair is red too. - The hair is the same too.
What happened?
I just acted,
but that picture went viral on the Internet.
(It went viral on the Internet.)
So besides this picture,
we brought one cool picture of her.
- Let's see. - During her heyday.
It's a Coke commercial.
(Park Won Sook with a perfect body)
- Her body is rather Western. - Goodness.
- Who is it? - It's Doo Shim.
- It's Doo Shim. - Right.
This is Mun Hee.
(A pure beauty, Na Mun Hee)
She's acting cute there.
- My goodness. I hate this. - This is yours.
- My least favorite picture. - Why don't you like it?
- Why don't you like it? - You look nice there.
Nice? I look like a snake there.
What is she talking about?
- I know. - Please get rid of this.
- Get rid of it. - Erase it.
These are photos of you when you were young.
We prepared these great photos for you.
I hate this picture.
I've been saying that I hate it, but they keep using it.
It's your photo from your heyday. Do you want us to get rid of it?
My goodness. That's what they want.
- We should get rid of it. - We should.
We'll get rid of it for you.
- Leviosa. - Leviosa.
(My heyday is now.)
Doo Shim said...
that she wants to retrieve a frustrating memory.
Let's take a look at the picture first.
It's when I shot "Chunja's Special Day".
(Doo Shim was in "Chunja's Special Day".)
Why do you want to retrieve a memory from this series?
My role in "Country Diaries" was...
a nice first daughter-in-law.
But your role here was a lady who worked in a bar.
- Right? In that series. - Yes.
The first scene we took happened...
in an island of Tongyeong. We took a boat there.
When I was ready for the shoot...
after all of the preparations on the island,
I had to chew some chewing gum for the role.
One old man came up.
He lifted up his walking stick.
He said, "How dare you!"
Then he started scolding me.
He thought you were actually dressed up as a bar lady.
Right. He thought I actually dressed up as a bar lady.
He thought his daughter-in-law...
- became wicked. - Right.
That's what it felt like to him.
But to that old man,
he watched your series for 22 years.
He was so into "Country Diaries".
But the makeup and outfit go well with Doo Shim.
I really enjoyed the shoot.
- That kind of role is fun to play. - Right.
We won't get rid of it then. We'll make it go viral.
- Leviosa. - You don't have to do that.
That's all for "Dear My Friends".
Please share a few words before we end the show.
- We're so grateful to have you all. - You may go ahead.
It's not even easy to...
gather and have a meal all together.
We couldn't make time for each other.
But I had fun here with you all.
I hope we all stay healthy...
until we meet again.
- Let's do that. - Mun Hee, it's been a while.
I don't know what to say. What should I say?
Thank you.
(Thank you.)
I hope you all take...
our old friendship...
as a precious one.
- Right. We had fun. - I had fun.
We have good news.
It's been a while since we prepared gifts for our guests.
This is the Korean pork set.
(Korean pork set as a gift)
- We hope you enjoy this. - My goodness.
- I hope you enjoy it. - My goodness.
- My goodness. Thank you. - Thank you.
You can have a barbecue with this. This is very delicious.
Right, it looks good.
We'll see you next week.
That's all for tonight. Thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
I had a lot of crying scenes.
It tears me up already just by talking about it.
I cried so much when I shot those drama series.
We only took a short break...
- when we gave birth. - Right.
The overall break I took since acting is less than a year.
(She has been working for 50 years.)
That's how she and I gave birth and took no breaks.
I had a lot of fun.
I worked so hard.
You did so well with all of your roles.
- Was it amazing? - It was.
(These ladies have been working on...)
(so many masterpieces.)
(We enjoyed their pleasant acting.)
(Their acting makes us cry too.)
Just like how it's full of snow,
my life was so happy and delicate.
(We hope their passion for acting and friendship lasts forever.)