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The magical Thursday night with top stars.
- Happy Together! - Happy Together!
(Happy Together)
Do you know what day is today?
Happy Together is celebrating its 600th episode.
(Happy Together, Episode 600)
This is amazing.
To celebrate our 600th episode,
I believe we owe the most thanks to our viewers.
Viewers, we sincerely thank you for being with us until now.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
All of us are wearing special clothes today.
Yoon Hee, why didn't you do something special like us?
You're mistaken. This is not just an ordinary dress.
- Is that right? - A very famous celebrity...
- lent me this dress. - Really?
I can't tell you who she is right now,
- but I'll tell you later. - That's why you said... I see.
Hyun Moo, I think you look better than any other days...
- in this outfit. - Are you serious?
Yes, of course. You should always do your hair like this.
- You say it every week. - You look great.
Could it be because you just don't like my appearance?
You say I look great whenever I dress as someone else.
Now, let's meet our guests who are perfect...
to celebrate our 600th episode with.
- Please come out. - Come on!
- Welcome. - He's a great man.
- Oh, my. - Hello.
- Welcome. - Oh, my. Hello.
- Hello. - It's good to see you.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Oh, gosh. Hello. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
They can't be missed where we need excitement.
The most popular trot singers whom every Korean loves.
It's "Trot Together". We'll introduce them one by one.
His song awakens cheery energy.
Don't ask or nitpick about it, and let us all dance, cha cha cha.
The forever heart-throb trot singer, Sul Woon Do!
Sul Woon Do!
She cries out, "Love your fate" with her entire body.
Her song "Amor Fati" brought her fame and success.
The trot queen, Kim Yon Ja!
Kim Yon Ja!
(Kim Yon Ja)
Her appearance raises the ratings of the show,
and draws a lot of attention.
She successfully turned her life around with her outstanding talent.
She's always ranked high on the internet hit list. Song Ga In!
Song Ga In!
- The rising trot star! Come on! - Thank you.
With his handsome face and talent for speaking, he won women's hearts.
The ambitious man who dreams of becoming BTS of trot, Jang Min Ho!
Jang Min Ho!
It's nice to meet you.
- Min Ho is incredible too. - He sure is.
It's really hard to see the four of them in the same place.
By the way, there's something I want to say about Woon Do.
I think this outfit is much better than the one he's wearing now.
Why didn't you wear this outfit?
He actually wore this outfit on stage.
- I meant to wear that too. - Oh, my.
- It means a lot to me. - Could you elaborate?
I wore that outfit...
at my 30th anniversary concert.
- So... - I'm honored.
Since Hyun Moo asked me to lend something I had worn before,
I thought I should lend him a meaningful outfit.
I think this would be great to wear at a wedding.
- It looks great. - He looks like a groom.
You're still single, right?
Yes. I'm still single.
- I'm not married. - He's not married.
I'll lend it to you for your wedding.
- Really? - You'll lend me this?
- I have something to wear now. - It really looks great.
First of all, I found out that Woon Do...
made his debut in the year I was born.
- In 1982? - In 1982.
- He hasn't changed. I mean it. - That's right.
Can you tell I got Botox injections?
- Did you? - Yes, a little.
(He suddenly said he got Botox.)
I guess you got a good one.
- It must've been a good one. - I can't tell.
As you all must know,
music is the singers' secret to maintaining our youth.
- There's this music therapy... - Right.
that treats mental health issues.
- So if you... - Then why did you get Botox?
(Why did you get Botox?)
- Shut it. We just got started. - I can't believe you.
He was talking enthusiastically.
- I'm sorry. - I lent you an expensive outfit.
(I didn't lend you that outfit for this.)
Woon Do is very sensitive to trends.
- He's been broadcasting online. - Is that true?
- Hello, I'm Singer Sul Woon Do. - I started my own channel...
because it gives me a chance...
to show people new sides of me.
These days, people who do their personal broadcasting...
- give their viewers a nickname. - A nickname.
What about you?
What does that mean?
- When you talk to your viewers... - Forget it.
- Excuse me. - Let's move on.
- I'm trying to help you. - I just started my channel.
So please don't ask me a hard question.
- Understood. I'll explain later. - Woon Do...
started his own channel to communicate with his fans,
but he can't communicate with us.
That was funny.
How many subscribers do you have?
I didn't check the number.
You don't know the number of your subscribers?
No. I'm not interested in that.
He's doing it for self-satisfaction.
- It's more like a blog for him. - Is it important?
- You want to communicate with them. - It hasn't been so long...
We did some research.
You have 222 subscribers.
- Is that so? - Yes.
- I have many subscribers already. - If it's a three-digit number...
It's been only three days since I started it.
Really?
It's been only three days?
Can you tell us about the content of your broadcast?
For example, I tell the viewers...
some stories behind my concerts.
- I held a concert in Jeju Island. - Yes.
But the plane couldn't take off because of bad weather.
I talk about some problems like this that I face.
I filmed the rain inside my hotel room.
I talked about the difficulties at my concert.
I think there's nothing special about the content.
- You can see it on the news anyway. - Is that so?
They edit the video clean and nice for the news.
I see.
- Then... - Stop it. I'm sorry. We just...
I'll improve my content.
You have to make changes to keep up with trends.
In fact, just showing rain is not enough...
- We'll watch it. - Hit the like button and subscribe.
Press the like button and subscribe to his channel.
She is the original Korean Wave queen.
Queen Yon Ja.
- She's here with us. - Amor Fati
In fact, she's the first Korean Wave star.
- That's right. - I'm sorry, but...
Woon Do and I have so much in common.
- Is that right? - I also started my own channel...
- a week ago. - Did you?
I launched my own channel.
- You did? - Yes, I did.
Are you two here to promote your channels?
- It seems to me... - I didn't know...
that people give their viewers a nickname,
- or the number of my subscribers. - We don't know things like that.
So you have your own channel too.
- Yes, I do. - I see.
I mostly stream my performances live.
I have a question for you.
- Okay. - How do you keep your figure?
This dress wouldn't have fitted me if I had breakfast this morning.
- She's so skinny. - She maintained her weight well.
I didn't have to reduce the size. It's actually quite tight for me.
You should consider the height difference between us.
I bet she's on a strict diet.
How do you eat and exercise?
- You'll be disappointed. - It's okay.
I just don't eat.
- You just starve yourself. - Yes. I go on an extreme diet.
I don't eat anything all day long on the day of my concert.
- You don't eat anything? - Then how do you sing?
Don't you need to eat well to sing?
I don't eat on the concert day, but I eat the day before.
I eat meat the day before.
My favorite food is Korean beef.
But still, you must run out of energy.
No. I have so much energy.
- Is that right? - Yes.
Didn't you drop your mic because you ran out of energy?
- Gosh, stop it. - I used to drop my mic easily.
I dropped my mic many times. Anyway, on the concert day,
the cheers from the audience...
- It gives you energy. - boost my energy.
- Without a continuous effort, - That's right.
it's impossible to keep your figure like she does.
Another star whom we all wanted to see is here, right?
That's right. There's another star we all love here with us today.
She turned her life around.
Song Ga In!
Since it's your first appearance on our show, say hi to the viewers.
Okay. Hi, everyone. I'm Song Ga In.
It's nice to meet you all.
Any show she appears on gets high ratings.
Exactly.
Ga In, you said it's hard to believe you got invited to our show.
- Why? - I only watched the show on TV.
I couldn't even imagine...
- I would come on the show. - I see.
It feels like I'm dreaming right now.
Elderly people started to use social media...
- because of Ga In. - That's amazing.
She created a craze.
Elderly people started to use social media?
Even Ga In's house became a tourist attraction.
You're like a great woman in history.
People visit my house in my hometown...
as if it's my birthplace.
(Song Ga In Village, Song Ga In's house 50m ahead)
- Look at that. - That's unbelievable.
- My goodness. - I know.
- Jindo-gun put up that sign. - I see.
It says "Song Ga In Village", and it's placed at the village entrance.
I heard that more than 150 people in 1 day visit the village...
to have a look at Ga In's parents' house.
On weekends, there are between 100 and 200 visitors.
- My dad prepares drinks... - I see.
- for people who visit his house. - Oh, my.
- He treats every visitor? - Yes.
He also takes pictures of them.
- People are going crazy. - I heard that the specialty...
of Jindo-gun has been changed.
- Jindo dog was the most famous. - That's right.
It's hard to beat its popularity.
But I beat it.
(Song Ga In, the pride of Jindo-gun)
My goodness.
That's unbelievable. Jindo dog has been the most famous thing...
when we think of Jindo since we were a little child.
- But Ga In changed that. - Yes.
Your family must be really happy.
- My elder brothers changed a lot. - How did they change?
- How were they? - Before I became famous,
they used to say, "What are you doing instead of making money?"
(What are you doing instead of making money?)
They always scolded me.
But they talk to me so nicely. "Have you eaten anything?"
- They talk nicely now. - They tell me to eat well,
and call me more often.
Her brothers used to nag at her...
- before she became famous. - "What on earth do you do?"
Don't your brothers call you...
to speak to his friends?
They make a lot of video calls to me.
- Of course. - Anyone would want to brag if...
- they got the slightest connection. - You're right.
- Absolutely. - One day, my relative texted me...
- to say there was good news. - What was it?
He said that Song Ga In is related to our family.
He said she's actually from Changnyeong Cho clan.
That's right. I'm from Changnyeong Cho clan.
- Is that true? - Yes.
- What's your real name? - Cho Eun Sim.
- Your real name is Cho Eun Sim? - Yes.
- It's a bit old-fashioned. - No. It's a pretty name.
- It's a good name. - Cho Eun Sim.
Did you make your stage name Song Ga In by yourself?
Yes, I did. I wanted a sophisticated name.
- You wanted a sophisticated name? - Yes.
- You came up with the name? - Yes. I used my mom's family name.
My mom's family name is Song.
Also, "Song" sounds similar to the English word, "song".
- That's right. - The beautiful person who sings.
"Ga" as in "beautiful" and "In" as in "person"?
As a matter of fact, the name Song Ga In...
- makes you feel like a good singer. - That's right.
- Ga In. - I feel that way.
- I've never met her before. - I see.
- And she looks so pretty in person. - That's not true.
Don't you hear this comment a lot these days?
- Do you? - I don't look great on TV.
Gosh, that's ridiculous.
- I think her cheeks are charming. - Me too.
- Cheeks like hers bring good luck. - I get it from my mom.
Actually, I still have baby fat.
I see.
- It makes you look great. - Exactly.
Elderly people say that I have...
- a pleasantly plump face... - Right.
of the daughter-in-law of a rich family.
But I'm not popular among young people.
Really? I don't think so.
When people see me in person at an event, they say,
"You look thin and pretty in person. Why do you look so big on TV?"
People say it a lot.
They say it honestly.
- There's a false accusation though. - Right.
I read some online comments...
assuming that I got Botox injections in my face.
But I take after my mom.
- You didn't get any treatment? - No, I didn't.
I didn't get plastic surgery.
You can say that she inherited good genes...
- from her mother. - You're right.
What surprises me about Ga In is...
that when I read news articles about her,
I don't see any negative comments. I've never seen anyone like her.
Except for Jae Seok.
- That's right. - There are like and hate buttons.
All of the articles about her gets zero hates.
- Most of your articles get hates. - Exactly.
That makes me crazy.
- It drives me nuts. - Hyun Moo...
- Can you see how popular you are? - Everyone cheers for you.
- Yes, I can. - Do you check online comments?
- I check online comments often. - I see.
And I see a lot of harsh comments as well.
Nonsense. There were no hates on your articles.
When I read harsh comments, I do feel hurt.
- But there are more cheerful ones, - Of course.
- which comforts me. - You get more cheerful comments.
What comment cheered you up?
- "She sings well." - That's the best compliment.
- That's right. - That's the best compliment.
It's time to meet BTS of Trot.
Jang Min Ho!
Hello. I'm BTS of Trot, Jang Min Ho. It's nice to meet you all.
BTS of Trot.
Did you make your debut as an idol singer?
Yes. I made my debut as an idol singer,
but it didn't go well.
- What group were you in? - U-Bes.
- U-Bes? - Yes.
I think I've heard of it.
I was active when you wore the grasshopper costume.
In what year did you make your debut?
- I made my debut in 1997. - I was active around the same year.
- U-Bes? - I desperately wanted to be here.
However, it takes one hour from my house to the TV station.
But it took me 20 years to come here.
- The distance... - It sounds like song lyrics.
You should use that phrase in your song lyrics.
It's great for a trot song.
- "It's only an hour-long drive." - "To come on Happy Together".
Who gave you the nickname BTS of Trot?
I made it myself.
- I'm so surprised... - My goodness.
- he didn't seem embarrassed at all. - Exactly.
- He's so confident. - Actually,
when I started my career as a trot singer,
I found out that most trot singers have a nickname...
like "something of trot".
- That's common. - Yes.
Like "Vitamin of Trot". All types of vitamin...
were used for other singers' nicknames already.
Each and every type was.
- Like "Vitamin A of Trot"? - Is there "Vitamin D of Trot" too?
Yes, there is.
A lot of singers use a nickname including "vitamin".
- Watching them is good for health. - And the next level is...
nicknames like "the next Nam Jin" or "the next Sul Woon Do".
These days, many singers use idol groups' names.
However, some other singers have already used EXO and Wanna One.
Oh, I see.
- So there is EXO of Trot? - Yes, there is.
But I didn't want to let anyone use BTS for their nicknames.
(I won't lose BTS!)
You took that beforehand.
I thought the title would get stolen...
- if I wait. - That's right.
That's why I went on TV...
and pretended as if someone gave me that title.
- You came up with "BTS of Trot". - That's right.
You are BTS of Trot.
Woon Do, do you have a nickname?
I am...
(He racks his brain.)
I don't have a nickname.
(He fails to find a nickname.)
Aren't you the most handsome man...
- in the trot industry? - The Visual of Trot.
The Visual of Trot? I like that one.
You don't seem happy with that nickname.
I am okay with anything Hyun Moo says.
If I were to find the future of the trot industry,
I would choose Hyun Moo.
I can't sing.
- He really can't sing. - His face...
His face is 4-4 time.
- Is his face 4-4 time? - Yes.
He has the aura of trot.
Yon Ja, how about you?
Do you have a nickname?
- I am either the Queen of Trot... - That's right.
- or the Queen of Medley. - You are the queen.
I think she is Madonna of Trot.
- I like it. Madonna of Trot. - Thank you.
Madonna and I are the same age.
- Really? - Yes.
- You look much younger. - You are the same age?
Michael Jackson and I are the same age.
That's right. The two of you are the same age.
They already exist. Both of them already exist.
Madonna of Trot and Michael Jackson of Trot.
- Do those nicknames already exist? - Do those nicknames already exist?
I am sorry, but you won't be able to use them.
- He is an expert. - My goodness.
He is obsessed.
We should consult Min Ho before we come up with a nickname.
I know every nickname.
Today, we are with senior and junior trot singers.
Min Ho, I heard that you have a heartwarming story.
What kind of a heartwarming story do you have?
When I started as a newbie in the trot industry,
(He was a newbie in the trot industry.)
I didn't know anything.
A newbie like us...
sings a medley of hit songs...
by a famous trot singer.
That day,
I sang "Everybody Cha Cha Cha" by myself.
When I came down the stage,
I saw Woon Do waiting...
- to perform next. - My goodness.
That could be...
- That shouldn't have happened. - It's a discourtesy.
Yes. It's a big discourtesy.
I thought to myself, "I am doomed."
"How did I make this mistake?"
After the shoot, I visited him in the waiting room.
"I am sorry, Woon Do. I didn't know."
He said, "I am thankful that you sang my song."
- That was generous of him. - I know.
That day, he didn't sing the song.
(He gave up on "Everybody Cha Cha Cha".)
That day, he didn't sing the song.
You should share these stories on your channel.
Don't you agree?
- The Generous Man of Trot. - Yes.
I will keep that in mind.
Please...
keep that in mind.
- He is open to new ideas. - Okay. Woon Do's nickname is...
- the Generous Man of Trot. - The Generous Man of Trot.
All right.
You should share stories of your generosity.
You should change the name of the channel...
- to "Generous Man's TV". - "Generous Man's TV".
Please subscribe.
Trot is no longer a genre that is only enjoyed by the elders.
- That's right. - Yes.
Yon Ja, your song, "Amor Fati"...
Do you know some songs are picked as the worst songs during exams?
Only hit songs...
- are picked as such songs. - Yes.
These songs have a catchy hook...
- that gets stuck in your head... - That's right.
- and ruins your concentration. - You keep replaying the hook...
and fail the listening test.
There are many good songs.
It's an honor that "Amor Fati" took first place.
You have many kindergartener fans.
Yes. These children don't know me,
but they know "Amor Fati".
How do children recognize you?
When I am wearing a stage costume,
the moms recognize me and tell their children.
"She is the auntie who sang 'Amor Fati'."
What do children say to that?
They ask me for an "Amor Fati" autograph.
- "Amor Fati". - Children love "Amor Fati".
They like "Amor Fati, not me.
- Children really love that song. - You are right.
You are really busy these days...
since you perform at every event. How are you?
I slept about 40 minutes on my way here.
Gosh, you must be tired.
- Did you have an event yesterday? - Yes.
Were there multiple events?
There was one, but it started late at night.
There was one.
You would have gotten some sleep...
had it started early.
Today, I need to perform at three events.
- My goodness. - Three events?
Yes. They will take place in Seoul, Boryeong,
- and Gwangju. - Gwangju.
I must go to Gwangju from Boryeong in an hour.
- That's right. - That's tough.
Sometimes, you don't get much time...
between two events.
You risk the danger of getting into an accident.
- You need to be careful. - You need to be careful.
Don't push yourself.
Yon Ja, your schedule is packed...
- up to October. - Yes.
- Really? - Yes.
Ga In, up to which month is your schedule packed?
December.
You are lying!
- Do you think this is a battle? - No!
- The end of December? - Yes.
That means you are set for this year.
Yes. That's why I can rarely take on new jobs.
It's understandable. She is really popular.
How about you, Min Ho?
- I am booked until September. - That's not half bad.
How about you, Woon Do?
I am free.
(The slacker of the trot industry with 48 years of experiences)
- I know you are busy. - You have your own channel.
You should capture this moment in your channel.
Please subscribe.
You should upload videos first.
"Generous Man's TV".
Please subscribe to Sul Woon Do's "Generous Man's TV".
Yon Ja, you spend...
an incredible amount of money on gas.
I use about 600 dollars a day on gas.
I travel in a van.
600 dollars?
That means you spend...
- 10,000 dollars a month on gas. - That's right.
That's an incredible amount of money.
I spend a lot of money on gas because I have a van as well.
When a van moves, you can hear the coins clattering.
(You can hear the coins clattering.)
Money falls on the road.
It's like throwing coins...
out the window.
- That's right. - Gas money can pile up.
Using a van saves a lot of money...
- for us. - How is that possible?
We don't travel alone.
We need to travel...
with our stylist and manager.
Traveling separately will be more expensive.
When you ask celebrities why they use a van,
they will say it's easier to change...
- in a bigger space. - That's right.
They can store more clothes.
- It acts as a waiting room. - There are no waiting rooms...
- at the event venue. - That's right.
There is another important function.
Yon Ja said earlier that...
she must go from Boryeong to Gwangju in an hour.
You could die. It's very dangerous.
You could get into an accident.
(When you get into an accident...)
That's why you ride a sturdy car.
Everyone knows that.
(He talked about preventing death.)
- All right. - I am sorry.
Don't talk about this...
on your channel.
- Everyone knows that. - Really?
- We know that vans are sturdy. - Don't talk about...
- why celebrities ride a van. - "Celebrities spend a lot."
- You know, - "Vans are sturdy."
Woon Do is usually very good with words.
- He is very funny. - He is failing so hard today.
He can't win against the four MCs.
- He keeps saying an obvious thing. - He is very funny.
The four of you are determined to bury me today, right?
- No. - Of course not.
The fact Woon Do is struggling on the show...
makes me so happy.
(It's as fun as watching a movie.)
- It's so much fun. - It's understandable.
Woon Do rarely struggles...
when he visits a show.
Ga In, you became Cinderella since "Miss Trot".
I am sure you have many fans. How is it?
When I wasn't famous,
there were about 140 members in the fan cafe.
Now, there are about 25,000 members.
- What's the name of the fan cafe? - It's "Again".
- Why is it "Again"? - It means fans want to see me...
- and listen to me sing again. - "Again".
The word contains your name, Ga In.
- It does. - You are right.
- That's why it's "Again". - Fans came up with that name.
- It's a good name. - "Song Ga In, Again".
- "Song Ga In, Again". It's nice. - Right.
One time, I saw...
the fans make a barricade for you.
- Really? - Yes, they did that for me.
- They wore a uniform, - I see.
held a traffic baton, and a walkie-talkie.
They wore a hat and guided me.
- They guided you to the event hall. - Yes. They secured parking space.
Did they secure parking space?
Yes. They checked out the hall ahead of time.
In which age group are those fans in?
They are about the age of my dad.
You have younger fans too.
My younger fans bring professional cameras...
- for idol singers. - They bring professional cameras.
With those big cameras,
they take photos of me no matter where I am at.
- You even have a light stick. - Yes.
You now perform at a great number of events, right?
Yes. Back in the days,
I had 2 or 3 events a month.
- That was it. - Yes.
Now,
I can only take 1 or 2 days off a month.
Your appearance fee rose by 10 times.
Well, I didn't get paid much when I was a newbie.
I only received transportation fees.
- I am glad you succeeded. - Yes.
I am glad you succeeded. I am proud of you.
I heard that you give allowances to your parents.
I am sure she does.
I get the profits from concerts every weekend.
I want to do everything for my parents.
I send them money as soon as I collect a good sum.
Your parents are happy, right?
They always have a smile on their faces.
(They always have a smile on their faces.)
- You don't need to do anything. - Seriously.
They must be proud...
to see you succeed after years of struggle.
Did you send them the prize money from "Miss Trot"?
Yes, I sent it to my mom's account.
- You did that right away. - Yes.
- You didn't use any of it. - No.
- My goodness. - What did your parents say?
"You don't need to give me this."
- Did they say that? - No, they took it naturally.
(They were cool about sharing the money.)
- "We used it well." - Yes.
(Ga In is a good daughter.)
Ga In, your fans are very enthusiastic.
So that no intruders come to your house,
- they gave you a Jindo dog. - What?
Yes. They gave me a puppy...
- as a present. - My goodness.
It's growing up well.
It greets the guests nicely.
- What's its name? - What's its name?
Song Baek Gu.
- How cute! - Song Baek Gu.
Dad was a bit disappointed that I gave it Mom's last name.
Recently, a kitten came...
into the house.
Dad named it Cho Na Bi.
- Cho Na Bi? - Cho Na Bi?
Cho Na Bi sounds a bit strange.
- Her dad likes the name. - He named it Cho Na Bi.
(Cho Na Bi will captivate the viewers' hearts.)
Ga In, your national tour is...
- ongoing, right? - Yes. After the shoot,
- I have a concert today. - You have to go right away.
I only have a few concerts left.
- I see. - I have a concert in Mokpo...
and an encore concert in Seoul. Then I have an international tour.
- An international tour? - Yes.
- Where are you going? - The US.
(She goes on a tour in US.)
- New York. - You must visit a few cities.
Yes. I am visiting New York and Hawaii.
- Hawaii? - My goodness.
It would be nice if you can go sightseeing.
Yes.
Min Ho's fandom is quite impressive as well.
There is something called the Fan Troop.
What is that?
- I... - Gosh, look at that.
- That's it. - What is that?
- The signs read "Jang Min Ho". - They are holding fans.
- They have his name on the fans. - Middle-aged women are loyal...
- to their favorite celebrities. - They are incredible.
They buy a fan...
and go to a calligrapher.
They do that because they think cheering for me...
with such fans will make me successful.
- That's so sweet. - Those aren't simple fans.
No.
Min Ho, I am sure you receive special gifts...
from middle-aged fans.
I get surprised very often.
They give me a day's worth of packed meals...
I can have on the road.
- That's incredible. - When it's my birthday,
they bring a table and chairs from home...
- Goodness. - and set everything up.
Do they bring a table and chairs?
They bring a table and chairs...
and celebrate my birthday in front of the van...
with homemade seaweed soup.
- My goodness. - That's incredible.
I can't believe it. They are like a family.
Don't they offer to introduce their daughters...
so that you can be their son-in-law?
That happens a lot. A middle-aged woman once asked me,
"Min Ho, are you married?"
"No, I am not married yet."
"How about me?"
- My goodness. - That's a funny story.
What a story!
- I didn't expect that. - Seriously.
She didn't want you as a son-in-law. "How about me?"
- It was so sudden. - Min Ho, I like your story.
What did you say to that?
"It's okay."
You were so cold-hearted.
- I know. - I am sure...
- she was joking. - I don't think that was the case.
I don't think she was joking.
She asked so sincerely. "How about me?"
I hope she was joking.
You politely said, "It's okay."
Park Soo Hong used to say, "Maybe later."
His story was very funny.
My goodness.
That was funny. Min Ho, you are the king of events.
It seems like you perform at many events a day.
I looked over my schedule and realized that...
I perform at 70 or 80 events in a busy month.
There are 30 days in a month. How is that even possible?
That means you go to three events a day.
I would record a radio session in the morning...
and go to Cheongju and Cheonan in Chungcheong Province.
Then I would go to Jeolla Province.
If I have to go to another place in a hurry,
the staff members drop me off at a KTX station.
Then I take the KTX...
to Gwangmyeong.
Then another manager picks me up.
- It's faster that way. - From there,
I go to Incheon.
I hurry over there,
and the other manager picks me up and drives me to Seoul.
- The other manager. - Yes.
The situation is the same for other guests.
- Are there so many events in Korea? - Seriously.
There are a lot of lesser-known events.
- Can you give us some examples? - For example,
there is the Inje Wheel Festival.
- What is that? - People don't know about that.
- What is the festival about? - It's about wheels.
There could be bicycles.
- Everything about wheels. - Yes.
Don't you need to prepare appropriate comments?
When I was a newbie, I studied everything...
- about the event. - Of course.
Now, I am tired.
Since there are too many events,
- you get confused. - I get confused.
Sometimes, I would be at Daejeon and go,
"Hello, residents of Daegu."
- Sometimes, I do that. - You shouldn't do that.
These days, I do this...
if I am confused about the event name and the place name.
"Hello, residents."
- You act like you know. - Gosh, Min Ho is...
He is...
People would know that you are slacking off.
No, they don't know. "Hello, residents."
They don't know.
He is in good condition today.
"I will begin to sing."
If the event name is too long...
and I can't remember it,
I go, "Thank you for inviting me to this meaningful event."
She is wise. She is wise.
They make an effort,
but their memory can fail them.
- That's right. - They are too tired.
- They get flustered at times. - That happens.
Their memory can fail them momentarily.
What do you say at the Inje Wheel Festival?
- I feel bad, but... - You feel bad.
I think the Inje Wheel Festival disappeared.
I don't have anything to say at an event like that.
What do you say?
- So... - What would you say?
He is a seasoned artist.
We have to come up with a witty comment...
at an event.
That's what I am saying.
Stop buying time.
- You are at the Wheel Festival. - I would say,
"Our life is like two wheels."
(Our life is like two wheels.)
"There are ups and downs in life,"
"so you should move forward like wheels..."
"when you are struggling."
What does "Our life is like two wheels" mean?
Can you move forward with one wheel?
- Yes. - You need two wheels.
You can move forward with one wheel.
Bicycles have two wheels.
There is a unicycle.
- There is a unicycle. - A unicycle.
Who rides a unicycle?
(Who rides a unicycle?)
For goodness' sake.
- Excuse me. - Stop spouting nonsense.
He is a generous man.
- That was hilarious. - He is a generous man,
but he said, "Stop spouting nonsense."
That was hilarious.
Usually, either I or Hyun Moo pick on the guests.
Yoon Hee did it this time.
- Seriously. - You know,
that was so refreshing.
"Stop spouting nonsense."
That was great.
- That was hilarious. - "Generous Man's TV".
People love that attitude these days.
- Really? - Yes.
Please subscribe.
He always says, "Please subscribe."
People love that attitude these days.
- It would make a good meme. - That's right.
When you are annoyed, you can go, "Stop spouting nonsense."
It was great.
(Stop spouting nonsense.)
Woon Do, is there an event you remember in particular?
There are many such events.
We went to Ulleung Island...
for a one-day shoot.
It rained in the morning and snowed in the evening.
- My goodness. - We were stuck for 12 days.
We ran out of money.
(They only had money for a day.)
Because of the storm,
no ship could leave the island.
The sailors swarmed to the pub.
They recognized me...
and offered to hire me.
- They wanted you to sing. - We were out of money,
so such offer made us glad.
- You were stuck on the island. - We walked...
on the snow-covered roads. The producer I was with...
had to act as my manager.
My goodness.
So we...
- Did you sing? - Yes, I did.
We had to earn money.
We were running out of money for accommodations.
There were no credit cards back then.
- I see. - There was only cash.
- It happened a long time ago. - There was only cash.
At one pub, they offered to pay with a go board.
- A go board? - A go board?
Go boards made in Ulleung Island are very well-known.
- They are the best. - You mean the wooden board.
Yes. It's very heavy.
- Is it this big? - Yes.
It's made with quality wood.
We took it since we could sell it.
Carrying that go board, we traveled from Dodong to Jeodong...
- across the snow-covered roads. - I bet the producer carried it.
- We carried it together. - I see.
- You took turns. - You took turns?
My goodness.
Couldn't you have taken it later?
- That would have been better. - I was afraid...
- they wouldn't keep their promise. - That's right.
We put it in the room...
and played go all day.
(They played go all day.)
A game of go takes a long time.
That's right.
I bet you got a lot of new subscribers.
Please subscribe.
We played go all day.
Since we couldn't carry the board to Seoul,
- we gave it back to the pub owner. - You left it there.
You played go and left it there.
- That's right. - That's hilarious.
Ga In, among many events,
there is one event you particularly like.
It's the Korean Beef Festival.
Why?
When I go to the area,
- I can eat Korean beef... - I am sure they give you some.
before or after the event.
They give me Korean beef as a gift too.
You must like Korean beef.
- Yes. - I heard...
your comments change when you go to Hoengseong.
"Because the residents of Hoengseong..."
"eat a lot of Korean beef,"
"their cheers are loud."
"Their cheers are loud." When I make that comment,
people love it. They cheer very loudly.
You must like meat a lot. You also like pork.
Yes. I need to eat meat for energy.
- You need energy. - When I only eat vegetables,
I lack the energy to sing.
Some artists sing after a meal...
while the others sing on an empty stomach.
Ga In, do you sing after a meal?
It depends on the situation.
What do you mean?
If I don't have time, I eat after the performance.
- I don't skip a meal. - It doesn't matter.
No.
I have to have a meal beforehand.
- You have to have a meal. - That's right.
- It's necessary... - Did you have a meal today?
because my stomach becomes flat after I finish my performance.
- You use up the energy. - You use up the energy.
That's how difficult it is to sing.
How about you, Yon Ja? Do you eat before a performance?
I never eat before a performance.
I can't breathe properly.
It also ruins my memory.
- It's like that when you eat. - Yes.
You sing on an empty stomach.
How about you, Min Ho? Do you eat before a performance?
It's different for a performance and a recording.
I have a meal before a performance.
I move around a lot on the stage,
so I eat beforehand. But a recording...
is more about the details.
When I am full, I can't sing as well.
So I don't eat before recording a song. I eat before a performance.
Did you once get flustered because an older man came up the stage?
So many different things happen when you perform at events.
When a trot singer performs, it's different from when idols perform.
The security isn't...
as tight.
- You let the audience... - You let the audience participate.
Yes. If there are five steps in the stairs,
they are allowed to go up to the third step.
- Out of 5 steps. - Out of 5 steps,
- they can go up three steps. - I heard they allow it.
Yes. Many things happened.
One lady came up the stage. I was singing on the stage.
She stuck a camera in front of my face and took photos.
- Like this. - Like this.
Someone approached me close...
and kissed me on the lips.
- That's over the line. - One man did this.
I was excited, and I was singing a medley.
I was singing "What About My Age".
(He was singing hard.)
This man came up about three steps.
He seemed to want to sing.
He was moving his lips.
I was thinking whether to give him the mic or not.
I sang, "It's a perfect age to".
- Usually... - That's the highlight part.
- "Be in love". - Most people would do that.
- And you would return the mic. - Yes.
What did he do?
It's a perfect age to
(The fan gets the mic.)
He took the mic from me.
(What happened after that?)
And he started to run around.
My goodness.
(The fan runs around.)
At that moment...
- That was like losing my job. - Right.
I should've just stayed still.
But instead, I started chasing after him.
(I am going to catch that man.)
It happened unconsciously.
He was so fast that I didn't get to catch him.
Was he that fast?
He sang the entire second verse.
(He sang the 2nd verse alone.)
- Did he? - And he sang so well.
He was good.
(He was a good singer too.)
(He had great lung capacity.)
He sang while running away.
- He's amazing. - He's got great lung capacity.
When I go around the seats, some touch my hips.
Some people grab my dress.
Some people hold my dress and touch it.
But I always expect things like that to happen.
So I never thought of it as a problem.
How about you, Ga In?
Just several days ago, someone splashed water onto me.
- What? - How?
I think he was drunk.
He kept pouring water onto me.
(Let's become more mature citizens.)
Min Ho, you always do something before going up a stage.
When I first started my career as a trot singer,
I made a lot of mistakes.
I was nervous. Unlike the outfits I used to wear as an idol,
the suit was so uncomfortable.
It makes me feel like...
- I'm trapped in it. - You feel trapped.
- It feels stuffy. - To feel better,
I unzipped my pants, and I ended up going up on stage like that.
It felt a little airy, but I had...
- no idea that it was open. - You had no idea.
When I came down the stage, one of my fans passed by me...
saying, "Your zippers are open, Prince."
"Prince"?
My fans call me Prince.
- It was wide-open. - Wide-open.
(It was wide-open.)
It really shocked me,
so since then, I always... It traumatized me.
So before going up on stage,
I always make sure to check the zipper.
- But... - You didn't have to show us.
- It's just... - Your action was...
We know what you mean.
Where are we supposed to look?
I do this out of habit.
- I... - He unconsciously zips his pants.
Even now I do this. I do this.
- You make sure to check it. - It's fine to do this backstage.
I thought I was doing it backstage.
But in all the videos after that incident,
I was doing this in the middle of the stage.
- So... - He's like an old man.
I didn't realize this at the time.
- You realized it later. - I realized it only later.
My hand was always touching the zipper.
So...
I still do this.
- It's become a habit. - I check this, this, and this.
- You check if you have everything. - Right.
When I'm backstage, I am always really busy.
Every person has a unique habit. A habit unique to you.
Yon Ja often performs abroad.
You can't forget the performance you had in Vietnam.
Yes. It was the second year anniversary...
of the diplomatic relationship of Korea and Vietnam.
I was invited to the ceremony.
This was the most memorable part.
I usually learn that country's song in their native language...
and sing it instead of greeting them in words.
- I can't talk. - That's touching.
If I'm in France, I sing a chanson in French.
So I sang a Vietnamese song in Vietnam.
When I sang one bar, people started to clap.
- You sang in Vietnamese. - You sang in their language.
I was singing in Vietnamese. It happened so unexpectedly...
- that I forgot the lyrics. - You were flustered.
What did you do?
I sang the parts I remembered.
They were reacting when they weren't supposed to.
- Yes. - You are amazing.
You practice singing a song in the local language.
- I do that every time. - That's touching.
- That's really touching. - Yes.
Woon Do is claiming that he's considered handsome in North Korea.
I am claiming it?
Other people are.
Other people are claiming it.
Then you shouldn't have looked at me while saying it.
Your performance in North Korea was a big hit, wasn't it?
I'm sure you can tell why.
(You must be able to tell why.)
Tell us why.
Let us remind you. This is coming from him.
I went to perform there,
and many female audiences showed interest in me.
In the basement of Koryo Hotel, there's a grocery store.
(He's proving a rational proof.)
I thought people would be cold.
I thought they would be hostile toward me, but they weren't.
Whenever I passed, they said, "Come here, Mr. Sul."
When I went to them, they gave me an apple.
- Really? - A day before the performance,
a high official wanted to see me.
I went to a small room and sat down with him.
He looked at me for five minutes.
He stared at you.
"Mr. Sul, you have an ideological problem."
What's the problem?
So I asked him.
"What's wrong with me?"
(What was the problem?)
"You are too handsome."
(The high official said he was too handsome.)
Are you telling the true story?
- Are you telling the true story? - Are you telling the true story?
It was in the newspaper.
- What is in the newspaper? - You can check it.
In the North Korean newspaper,
- It's actually there. - he's referred as...
"the singer who is more popular than Cho Yong Pil."
So I looked into it.
I tried to figure out why girls like me so much.
It's because I look like a Central Committee executive.
A South Korean singer came,
and he looked like a Central Committee executive...
they like and admire.
That's why they took special interest in me.
(He's Central Committee executive style.)
I am the first South Korean singer...
who caused an ideological problem in North Korea.
An ideological problem.
Is there someone from North Korea you can't forget?
Is there someone you can't forget?
When Pyongyang Arena...
was opening,
We went up a mountain.
On the way, we were escorted by North Korean guides.
They escorted the artists.
Their actual job was to watch us.
- They were watching you. - They were watching you.
I was reading Jeong Ji Yong's poem...
"Nostalgia".
The guide said, "What are you reading?"
I said the beautiful field reminded me of the poem.
He asked me if he could read it too. So I let him read it.
He gladly took it.
After giving it to him, I just stared into the field.
It felt strange, so I looked at him.
And I found him crying.
I was so surprised.
I thought they were heartless, but he was crying.
So I asked him, "Why are you crying?"
(Why was he crying?)
He was the youngest son,
but he didn't get to see his mother pass away.
Right.
He said the poem reminded him of his mother.
- It reminded him of her. - It's a great poem.
Yes. So he asked me,
"May I serve you as my brother?"
- Really? - Really.
I told him I'd consider him my little brother.
(They became brothers.)
At the time, all the major press companies went there.
But they didn't have anything big to report.
We were eating naengmyeon at the time.
Then we saw a newlywed couple taking photos...
with bridesmaids.
Reporters came to me and said,
"We need a special story." I was there with my wife.
They asked me if I could go and interview them.
I said I would do it.
- I needed the guide's permission. - You needed his permission.
I asked my brother, the guide.
"I want to cover a special story."
"Can we go and film them?"
He said, "Go ahead and film them."
(The guide gave him permission.)
He helped us.
So I wore a mic and went outside.
And that was aired live all over the nation.
- That was big. - Yes.
I met a really amazing person there.
- You must miss him. - Yes. He told me.
"Let's meet again when our countries unify."
I am waiting for the unification.
(Let's meet again when we unify.)
That's a great story, but I forgot what we asked.
We were originally talking about him being popular.
- Right. - Right.
- It's nothing special. - Handsome South Korean man.
It's just that I am the type North Korean women like.
- Right. - South Korea has handsome men.
By the way, you are all famous for your crazy performances.
What's your secret of making everyone excited?
Do you have a secret, Woon Do?
What do you do if people are too quiet?
First, greetings are very important...
to performers.
That's important.
To capture the audience's attention from the start,
you have to say something that can appeal to them.
- That's important. - You have to catch attention.
When the show starts, I first say this.
"I've been singing for 37 years."
"But I've never been more well-received."
- You say that every time. - Then people would clap.
- People would clap. - Secondly,
I say, "You can tell the class of the audience..."
"by looking at the singer invited to perform."
(The singer shows the class of the audience.)
- That would make people feel good. - Yes.
"Because you are the best,"
"the best singer is invited to perform here."
"That gives me the sense of pride."
(He's the best singer singing for the best people.)
And lastly, I say this. "Everyone,"
"I wish you will be lucky for generations to come."
That's nice.
Who wouldn't clap when I say that?
Since you mentioned it...
There's a stage in the back.
Why don't you sing one of your songs for us, Min Ho?
- A trot? - Yes.
We want to hear him sing.
- We need to hear him sing. - Yes.
- Min Ho, the BTS of trot scene. - He's the trot idol.
(They are excited.)
(He's the sensation in the trot scene.)
(He's the elderly women's tempered glass.)
(BTS of trot scene, Jang Min Ho)
There's the idol MINO.
There's baseball player Kang Min Ho.
There's actor Lee Min Ho.
And I am trot singer Jang Min Ho.
Today,
- since I am the BTS of trot scene, - This is so funny.
I will sing a short medley...
of three BTS songs.
I am an uncle ARMY.
- Please love me. - An uncle ARMY.
An uncle ARMY. That's original.
Great.
(Drop the beat)
"Fake Love".
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(How did he reinterpret the original song?)
It's "Fake Love".
(It sounds very much like a trot song.)
This is really nice too.
- It's nice. - It sounds like a trot song.
(I am so sick of fake love)
(Come on and play the music.)
Everyone join me.
(Everyone joins him.)
(He's full of trot emotion.)
(The melody makes a flowy transition.)
(How will he sing the fast tempo dance song?)
(It sounds much sadder now.)
Next is"Fire".
We are the two destined to be together
(Fire)
(His sorrowful roar is enough to shatter the earth.)
Min Ho...
is good at this.
(Min Ho's stage is on fire.)
I don't know what the original song sounds like.
By the way, Min Ho,
you could make this your repertoire. It's a really nice song.
- It is. - BTS' song is really nice.
I thought he was a human cultural asset.
Fire
(He roared like a national treasure.)
It might be a tough request,
but did you try singing each other's song?
- Have you sung Yon Ja's song? - Which song did you sing?
I like all of her songs.
Can you sing one?
- Sing your version of it. - There's a song...
called "Is It for Real".
She's good at singing "Is It for Real".
- "Is It for Real". - "Is It for Real".
- "Is It for Real". - Thanks to her,
it's gaining popularity again.
- It's going back up the charts. - It's going back up the charts.
- That would be amazing. - Can you sing it for us?
(Song Ga In's version of "Is It for Real")
Is it for real?
(Is it for real)
- She's really good. - How can she...
"Miss Trot" contacted me.
They asked me to come and watch young artists sing my song.
There were about four people,
and Ga In sang "Is It for Real".
I was speechless.
She perfectly made it her own.
Her song "Regrettable Daedong River" is amazing.
- I've been wanting to hear it. - "Regrettable Daedong River".
Should I sing it?
- Can you sing a bar? - Can you sing a bar?
- Encore. - Encore.
("Regrettable Daedong River" by Song In Ho)
Are you still well and fine
(The melody is beautiful.)
(He's more into it.)
(Regrettable Daedong River)
I felt a shudder.
- Oh, my Daedong River. - Yon Ja gave her two thumbs up.
Can you sing "In 10 Minutes" for us?
- Just a little bit. - "In 10 Minutes".
I really like that song.
("In 10 Minutes" by Kim Yon Ja)
(He loves it.)
(She becomes conscious.)
- I love it. - Why do you keep laughing?
I love it.
She becomes...
one with the mic. She does this.
- "In 10 Minutes". - Please sing "In 10 Minutes".
- It's such a hit. - I really love it.
(She gets up again.)
(She reboots the millstone singing method.)
(Here we go.)
(The millstone runs at full power.)
(In 10 minutes)
- Go, Yon Ja! - Go, Yon Ja!
- Miss Yon Ja! - Miss Yon Ja!
She does it even while sitting down.
- By the way, like I said... - You almost hit his knee.
The mic is...
part of her.
- It's part of Yon Ja. - She became one with it.
- This is how I control my voice. - Right.
You control the dynamics of your voice with this, right?
- Yes. I move to the rhythm too. - She controls her voice.
I thought it was a dance move.
She wasn't just doing it.
- Right. - It was like a dance routine.
It could be her habit.
(It's like performance art.)
Some people put it really close to their mouth.
Everyone has a different habit.
There are different ways. Some people do this.
Woon Do is like a textbook.
He sings right on the beat.
I am sorry, but I'm such a huge fan of "Mercury Lamp".
Please sing "Mercury Lamp".
- I absolutely love "Mercury Lamp". - My gosh.
- I will sing it then. - Please.
(Laughing)
- Don't laugh. What's up with you? - It's just that I'm a huge fan.
I am a huge fan of Yon Ja.
- Let's hear "Mercury Lamp". - Please sing it for us.
Isn't it hard to sing when there's an audience like him?
"Amor Fati" became famous...
because of Jae Seok.
I really like Yon Ja's songs.
Please sing for us.
- I owe him a lot. - Don't say that.
"Mercury Lamp".
- Okay. Don't laugh. - I won't laugh.
It's just that I am a huge fan.
(They hear "Mercury Lamp" once again.)
(Singing)
(This is the millstone singing method.)
(My legs won't leave)
She's incredible.
I love it.
The four of you sing in the most unique ways.
Yon Ja, you sing as if you're teasing people.
Woon Do sings right on the beat.
But I don't sing right on the beat.
I just sing however I want.
I sang "Mercury Lamp" like that too.
(This is the tease singing method.)
It's supposed to be sung like this.
(This is the standard singing method.)
- That's singing right on the beat. - It's supposed to be like this.
- Like a metronome. - Yes.
But I like to push and pull.
That makes the song...
- sound more appealing. - It's tasteful.
It's tasteful.
Every time, it's a different version of "Mercury Lamp".
That's right. It depends on the audience.
Do you sometimes make it really extreme too?
Yes. I sometimes push the notes to the extreme.
I sometimes delay some notes to the extreme.
Yon Ja,
you are famous for a millstone singing method.
Is there a sad story associated with it?
People call it "a millstone singing method",
but it's really just moving the mic up and down.
I think it happened about 20 years ago.
I saw an audience covering his ears.
I was singing hard.
That made me realize that my voice might be too loud.
That's when I started to move my mic up and down.
- That's why you do that. - Yes.
- I want to sing loudly. - Someone covered his ears.
He covered his ears.
So I decided to move the mic away from my mouth.
- That's how this began. - That's why I started doing that.
That's a happy worry. It means you have a powerful voice.
That's a happy worry indeed.
You kept saying Woon Do's singing method is the opposite.
- You said it's the textbook method. - Yes. It is.
- I... I bounce my voice a lot. - You bend your voice a lot.
- Bounce. - Bounce.
I bounce my voice.
Shanghai Shang
(Shanghai Shang?)
- I tend to bound the first... - That really surprised us.
(It's part of the song lyrics.)
- "Shanghai". - You surprised us.
- Why say it like that? - Isn't it "Shanghai"?
- You bounce the notes. - People normally sing like this.
- Shanghai Shanghai - Right.
"Shanghai Shanghai". But I do it this way.
Shanghai Shanghai
I bounce the notes.
I do it so that the lyrics sound more impactful.
Right?
There is a lovely girl
I emphasize the first letters.
(It makes the lyrics sound more impactful.)
Like you mentioned, every singer has a different singing method.
In case of Na Hoon A, he bends his voice a lot.
Why are you crying
(Does he mean Hoon A likes to bend his neck?)
Like that.
(Yon Ja's impressed.)
By the way,
do you have to use your neck to bend your voice?
- That's right. - Your cheeks trembled.
(Neck-snapping is confirmed.)
I don't say anything as I send her away
(A perfect mimicry)
It has to be natural,
but sometimes the voice doesn't snap with it.
When that happens...
I'm loving this series.
If you can't do it, then...
You could give lectures on trot.
Why don't you upload a few videos on trot?
- Online. - On your channel.
It's like I'm at a team meeting for his channel.
You should upload one soon.
I'll keep it in mind.
- Will you remember it though? - Here's how Nam Jin is.
- This is hilarious. - He pushes his notes.
- How? - He pushes them.
The dew brimming in your eyes
(The dew brimming in your eyes are a beauty)
- That's right. - Nice!
(It was a perfect demonstration.)
(He pulls at one's heartstrings by playing with the rhythm.)
What if Nam Jin sang "Everybody Cha Cha Cha"?
This is how I sing it.
(Woon Do tends to flick his notes.)
This is Nam Jin.
If you have to forget
(The two have very distinctive singing styles.)
He'll push the notes like so.
What about Na Hoon A?
(How will he sing "Everybody Cha Cha Cha"?)
If you have to forget
(I am Na Hoon A.)
You just sounded like yourself though.
Gosh, that's hilarious.
Actually, there's a difference.
I don't do a lot of the flips.
- I see. - I only do it when necessary.
- But Na Hoon A's different. - Tomorrow
(He doesn't do a lot of the flips.)
- See? - So that's how you sing it.
This is Na Hoon A.
(He provides a number of fancy voice flips.)
(He's gone off the rails.)
(His trot class will be a success!)
- My gosh, that was... - You know what?
Call me Woon Do's fan!
Ga In, you brought Korea together...
with your heart-wrenching vocals.
Can you give us a few pointers?
Tell us how you can sound so heartbroken.
Ga In, you brought Korea together...
with your heart-wrenching vocals.
Can you give us a few pointers?
Tell us how you can sound so heartbroken.
Before I became a trot singer,
- I studied pansori. - That's right.
I was told by my mentors to make sounds that convey the meaning.
Instead of just singing the song, I'd sing with regret.
I'd think that I experienced the heartbreak...
- and dig deep into my emotions. - Right.
Instead of singing it like this...
Full of regret
I dig deep like so.
- Full of regret - She digs something out.
Yes, like this.
(She gets emotional as if she is brokenhearted.)
You dive in deep, don't you?
Yes, I tend to dig deeper.
I saw the video of you singing "I Have a Lover" by Lee Eun Mi.
Oh, I see.
She sounds heartbroken there too.
Could you perhaps sing a snippet for us?
(Only I am able to see him)
(Only I can see him)
It goes like that.
It's needless to say this, but they're all talented vocalists.
They have different styles too.
It's why I'm so jealous...
every time I see talented singers like them.
Min Ho, what's this about your Sha Wujing method?
When people think of trot songs,
- they think of the voice flips. - That's right.
I also incorporate those voice flips in my singing,
but I wanted to make them sound prettier.
One day, I came across "Fly Superboard"...
and Sha Wujing's line from it.
- Moths! - Moths!
Moths!
Like this.
It gave me an idea on how to do the flip.
(It was based on Sha Wujing's voice.)
(No...)
Moths!
I'm sorry,
but weren't you exaggerating a little?
- Of course not. - It sounded forced.
I only did it...
just to demonstrate.
That is what you call yodeling.
Oh, so it's a technique that exists.
(Sha Wujing's way of talking is similar to someone yodeling.)
Did you hear that?
Hyun Cheol also does a lot of flipping.
Exactly. He makes it sound tasty too.
He's more like this though.
(Normally, people only flip their voices once.)
It's normally only flipped once.
But...
(Here comes Sha Wujing!)
That's Sha Wujing!
Did you hear that?
- You're right. - It's Sha Wujing.
You weren't kidding.
(Let's confirm it then.)
(No matter how I cry for her)
He does it in the most natural way.
- Right. - You mean, Hyun Cheol?
He never lifts up his chin. It always stays down.
The window
He makes sure to keep the chin down.
It seems like you're able to sing...
- in a variety of styles. - He's a teacher now.
Well, I need to make a living.
So that's how Hyun Cheol does it.
What about Na Hoon A?
Compared to Na Hoon A, his voice flipping...
is more flexible and frequent in songs.
It's nice to hear from an artist explaining...
the difference in styles of their seniors.
Trot music these days is quite different.
Back in the day, everyone did the voice flip.
Meanwhile, modern trot songs incorporate a variety of techniques.
All right then. These four artists shine the most when on stage.
An important element of their performances...
- is the outfits. - Of course.
- Right. - Yon Ja has a nickname.
The younger generation calls her Yon Ja Strange.
Her outfits are like that of Doctor Strange.
Let's take a look then. See?
(Her cape flies around like Doctor Strange's.)
She wears so many flashy outfits...
that people have been saying...
her coat looks like Doctor Strange's cape.
Aren't they all custom-made?
For some reason, I only look good in flashy outfits.
I used to sing with a dress on...
and I looked too gentle and innocent.
The head of my agency said that I should wear pants instead,
and that's what I've been wearing since then.
And the cape is to seem more extravagant?
Since I'm short, I thought of the best way to look tall.
Well, now it's become your...
- Her signature look. - Yes, that's right.
From what I've heard,
these outfits cost quite a lot.
The kind that we're wearing...
- cost a lot as well. - How much are they?
Can you give us an average?
They average at about 3,000 to 4,000 dollars.
- Even what Yoon Hee has on? - That's right.
- I bet this is more expensive. - That's handmade.
Every little detail is added on by hand...
- which is why it's expensive. - The sequences...
were added by hand on top of the dress.
Which is the most expensive stage outfit you own?
I don't know, about 5,000 dollars?
- This is it. - My gosh.
Those on the side are sleeves and the embroidered flowers...
continue even on the inside. Beads are on it too.
Don't you have a ton of outfits at home?
(How do you store all of your clothes?)
- I mean... - There's more than a ton.
- The total price of them... - There's no room to hang them all.
It must be around hundreds of thousands of dollars.
I just love clothes so much.
But you can only wear them once.
- That's not the case. - Do you wear them multiple times?
Whatever I like, I wear over and over again.
Were you pulled aside by customs because of your outfits?
I think it was when I left for a show in Vietnam.
Since I had to sing on stage, I took my outfits with me.
I was caught by customs though.
Since it's sparkly, they thought it had diamonds on it.
The ambassador came from the embassy...
and explained that I was a singer...
and that this was my stage outfit. It's how I got through.
Ga In, how much do your stage outfits cost?
I spent a long time as an unknown singer,
so I wasn't able to make much.
I'd buy clothes on the Internet for 39 dollars.
I'd take cheap clothes, go to Dongdaemun Market...
to buy beads and sequins myself,
- and created my own outfits. - By yourself?
It was only possible because she's good at crafts.
Don't you spend more on outfits these days...
now that you're wanted at many events?
- I now have a stylist. - I see.
It's definitely easier to have someone buy the clothes.
- You used to do it yourself. - In the past,
I had to personally get the clothes fixed...
and altered.
I hear that your mother is a gugak artist.
- Right? - Yes, my mother...
is the 72nd human cultural asset of Korea...
as the mentor of Jindo Ssitgimgut.
- She's an impressive artist then. - Ssitgimgut?
Ssitgimgut is...
the exorcism performed after one's death...
that appeases the soul and guides it to the afterlife.
So your mother is a human cultural asset.
That's right.
If you hadn't become a trot singer, you would've done gugak too.
Yes, I would've carried on with my training.
- I see. - When did you first start?
Back in middle school.
Jindo is known for its many cultural assets.
That's why gugak is taught in the schools there.
It led me to study gugak as well.
I studied the art for about 15 years,
but my mother suggested that I try trot music instead.
- I see. - Your favorite song as a kid...
was "Chilgapsan".
That and "Camellia Lady".
I was naturally drawn to those songs.
"Chilgapsan" is a great song.
Could you perhaps sing that for us?
- Right now? - Yes, please.
(The lady working)
The lady working
(On a patch of beans)
- Gosh. - It sure is different.
Why don't you give it a go?
I'll give it a try.
She held her vocal cords tight, but I'll let them go.
(He bursts out laughing.)
That was awful.
Look at Woon Do's expression.
(He's extremely bothered.)
- I mean... - You know...
I'd like an assessment.
Don't think that trot music is easy.
Whose singing method should I try?
- Na Hoon A or... - How about Hyun Cheol?
Yodeling will be your best option.
Yodeling?
Like Sha Wujing.
Yon Ja, I'm curious of your version of "Chilgapsan" too.
- Could you perhaps... - Please sing it for us.
I sing it as if I'm brokenhearted.
(The lady working)
(The Korean soul)
- It sure is different. - But I love both their versions.
- Could you sing that song too? - Min Ho, go ahead.
- Right. - Sing it like Sha Wujing.
I sing it like this.
(The lady working)
My gosh.
(His voice is perfect and powerful.)
- That's amazing. - Right.
I tend to go all out...
with my voice.
- It comes from deep within. - They're all so different.
Woon Do, can you sing it for us too?
I've got a cold.
(He doesn't need to say more.)
- Hold on. - Hold on a second.
I haven't seen you in better condition before.
You seem extremely healthy.
- Why all of a sudden... - You now have a cold?
I was fine earlier, but now...
Really?
Shouldn't you have coughed by now then?
I'm holding them back.
(Coughing)
- His acting has gotten better. - I love it.
- I love it too. - I'm a huge fan now.
Ga In, did your mother...
read your fortune or anything?
- Did she? - Before I entered "Miss Trot",
I was wondering if I should go on the show.
Since it's an audition show, amateur singers...
and artists will all be there.
I was worried about what'll happen if I didn't go far on the show,
and that's why I was on the fence about it.
But my mom came to me...
and said that things would be picking up for me this year.
She told me to enter the competition...
and that helped me make my decision.
I put my faith in what my mom said.
You believe your mother's words...
which is why you ask her about...
the shows you should be on.
Yes, I ask her if I have the chance.
Did you ask her about Happy Together?
No, not yet.
What if she later says that Ga In should...
never be on Happy Together?
"Sul Woon Do will be there!"
"He'll steal your thunder."
"He's more terrorizing than your worst luck combined."
I hear that she had a near-death experience...
because she didn't listen to her mother.
It's why I fully trust what my mom says.
Why? What happened?
About a few years ago in summer,
she told me to be careful of water.
I forgot that she said so...
and went to have fun in the water.
It only took seconds for the water to go from my waistline...
to above my head.
- Yes, that happens. - Paramedics had to come...
- and get me out. - It was a close call.
- It was. - It could've been worse.
- So after that... - Ever since then,
I've been fully trusting of what my mom says.
(She believes what her mom says.)
She tells me in advance if anything bad will happen.
Sometimes, she tells me to be careful of cars and water.
However, she never tells me about the good things that'll happen.
(She lets Ga In experience the good things as it happens.)
She doesn't tell you about the good things.
Your mother must be a talented singer herself.
Was she really on "National Singing Contest"?
I didn't know about this either,
but when she was about 35 years old,
she entered the show.
- Wait, is that your mother? - You were there too.
- Goodness. - She was very young.
(Ga In's mother at 35)
Your mother...
This is the "Jindo Arirang".
- This... - I was on the show too.
(Here's Ga In.)
- Were you on the show too? - Yes.
Was it a recent show?
- Before you were a singer? - Yes.
I thought you were there as a singer!
- I thought she was a singer. - I thought...
that it was her mother.
How well did you do?
I won first place.
- And your mother? - First place!
No, my mom got a participation award or something.
But you won first place.
Did you not know that she had entered the show before?
I only heard about how she sang on the show,
but I never saw her performance before.
Recently, after my sudden rise in fame,
someone found a video of her performance and uploaded it.
Seeing it gave me goosebumps.
It gave me the chills as well.
My mom sang "Jindo Arirang" on the show,
and I sang the same song decades later.
My goodness.
(The pretty daughter received talents from her mom.)
Did you win a prize at the year-end event as well?
I won first place during the Jindo episode...
and second place at the year-end event.
It's how I began my career as a trot singer.
Winning "Miss Trot" wasn't an easy task,
but she had experience singing in competitions.
(She went from Competition 101 to graduating with honors.)
Your mom suggested that you enter "Miss Trot",
but I hear you thought you'd be eliminated in the early rounds.
The times have changed,
so there are many female singers...
who have good figures...
- singing a semi-trot style. - Recently?
I thought that my style was too old-fashioned.
I didn't think that it was trendy enough,
and I figured people would like the trendier artists.
However, it didn't go as I expected.
Everyone went the trendy route, so the standard style worked.
In another interview,
you said you were worried about the fabrication of votes.
- I understand your concern. - Really?
I thought that all shows followed a script.
But seeing how I won the show,
made me realize that...
- It wasn't scripted. - Exactly.
I was fascinated by the result.
Audition shows normally hand out missions,
and I hear there's one mission you can't seem to forget.
(A mission she can't forget?)
It was the army base mission which was the worst for me.
- I saw that one. - Why is that?
I've had a bad experience at an army base before.
- I see. - Why?
I once sang at an army base, but my style is quite standard.
The younger generation...
- wasn't fond of it at all. - That can happen.
I was singing on stage, and it was a slow one too.
The soldiers kept wondering who'd sing after me instead.
Only those older enjoyed my songs.
Like the division commander.
I remembered how it was, so I believed that...
I'd be eliminated after this mission. But...
I did the unexpected...
and sang a song called "Tears" instead.
I scored many points with that number,
and I was able to get a good result.
You never know how life will turn out.
From what I found out, Yon Ja was the first...
to win an audition show in Korea.
- Right. - Really? Which show was it?
Which audition show was it?
Back then, the channel was called Dongyang TV.
It was TBC's "Rookie Gayo Star".
- Season one? - Yes, it was in 1974.
I won the show in 1974.
- So you were in your teens. - I was 15.
- You won the show at 15? - Yes.
She was a junior in middle school.
- I was clueless. - She's BoA of the trot industry.
You're right.
(BoA of the trot industry)
Many songs have been belatedly gaining fame,
and Woon Do's song has also experienced that trend.
"The Lost 30 Years" is even on the Guinness World Records.
The song was recognized many years after its release.
The song was released in my first album...
under the title "To My Father".
- Was that the original title? - Yes.
(My father who rowed when it rained, snows, or was windy)
- That's how the song went. - It's how I recorded the song.
After watching the reunion event for separated families,
my manager said...
that the song would be perfect for the show...
if we change the lyrics to fit the show.
I contacted the lyricist that day...
and it was done in a day.
- In a day? - It only took him a day.
(The song that expresses the sadness of separated families)
("The Lost 30 Years" brought tears to the nation.)
I don't know if it's because I had watched the show,
but I was too touched by the families...
that I couldn't sing properly.
I spent too much time in the recording studio,
so I was going to wrap things up.
I sang it once last time and that became the final version.
I took it to the TV network.
The song was played that day and it became an instant hit.
(It dominated the charts in the shortest of time.)
- That's not easy. - It was unprecedented.
Every show and event about the separated families...
made the UNESCO list recently,
my song included.
("The Lost 30 Years" is on the UNESCO list.)
Congratulations.
The entire nation shed tears watching that show.
Right, back then...
- It was a heartbreaking event... - Yes.
and one that should never happen again.
It's now time for our signature segment.
We will erase your dark past for you.
First, Woon Do came to us with a request.
He wishes to erase a dark past.
I heard you actually asked a web portal to erase it.
- You made a formal request? - Yes, I did.
- What request was it? - My agency made the request,
and they were all erased.
Someone took photos of me singing...
and photoshopped my hair to make me look bald.
I wasn't aware of them, but I received calls from friends.
They didn't know why I was letting these photos stay online.
I was worried of this being a malicious attack,
so I reported it to the cyber division.
- You reported a crime. - Yes, because,
technically speaking, this was defamation.
- Of course. - Yes.
I wanted to get to the bottom of this,
so I requested a police investigation.
The culprit turned out to be an elementary student.
The kid thought that making me look bald was funny,
- so he posted the photos online. - It may have been funny to him.
So that's how the investigation ended.
The photo though...
I got them deleted from various websites,
but I still can find the photo.
(He erased most of it, but it's still out there.)
That's why I asked Happy Together to get rid of the photo.
It is insulting in a way.
He might feel humiliated.
He's the only guest who trusts us.
He's here to completely get rid of that picture.
All right. We'll try our best.
We'll get rid of it.
- Don't worry. - See how we do this.
I don't need to worry?
We'll get rid of it.
- Leviosa. - Leviosa.
We'll erase it for you.
- Leviosa. - Leviosa.
We'll erase it for you.
It's gone.
Woon Do doesn't get how it works.
I can't trust you four.
We got rid of it. Don't worry.
- People wouldn't take it seriously. - Don't worry.
- It's edited for fun. - Of course.
I believe people would not spread it anymore.
After you talked about...
your hair loss on TV,
you couldn't your children's events at school?
My kids were young.
- They must have felt ashamed. - Right.
It could have been a joke for some adults.
We just shared it as we talked.
But my children were too young to take it.
Their friends teased them about it.
- So my kids got really shocked. - Of course.
So my children...
never asked me to attend their events at school.
But I wanted to go.
They didn't even want me to come for their graduation.
- Gosh. - So I felt sorry for my kids.
Now your kids are all grown up.
They understand this issue now.
- They got shocked then. - Right.
(Say goodbye to that edited photo and bitterness.)
Min Ho, you have a video of you when you were bald.
What is it?
Before I debuted as an idol singer,
I was a model for TV commercials when I was a teenager.
- My goodness. - Yes.
I shot many commercials. It was a chewing gum commercial.
That chewing gum was supposed to make kids smart.
- I remember that gum. - You get smart as you chew this.
The condition was to...
shave my head to take that commercial.
So I did.
I shot the commercial after shaving my head.
It was really great then.
Gosh. But now that I look at it...
That's Min Ho!
(The product and commercial are still shocking today.)
- That was Min Ho. - Yes.
(Min Ho was a bald model.)
The gum supposedly makes you smart. But why did you have to shave it?
Brain gum.
It's a bit scary.
It must be an old TV commercial. The gum used to be 0.5 dollars.
I have a sad story behind this commercial.
I took a lot of TV commercials.
But people didn't hire me anymore because of that commercial.
- Why not? - Because you were bald?
- That was just too impactful. - It was impactful.
People got reminded of that gum...
when they saw me.
The gum went out of business in just six months.
(He was done with his model career by the time his hair grew back.)
Is there any other video you want to get rid of?
There's this video of me when I was an idol singer.
- I want to watch this one. - Me too.
- BTS of Trot. - Well, let me tell you.
- This is not an excuse. - I want to see it.
But I was up all night and had to sing this song live.
I was out of tune.
Let's watch it.
(Dark past of being bald and singing out of tune)
The camera is shooting from the upper angle.
- "Legend of Star". - There are many fans.
"Legend of Star".
He had many fans.
(Min Ho gets ready to invade as the Warrior of Star.)
- My goodness. - Gosh, he's a good dancer.
He's wearing an old-school outfit.
(Why on earth is he here?)
(He's here to write history.)
Is he Min Ho?
(He's here to write history.)
He's doing just fine.
(Min Ho doesn't seem fine.)
(He's blocking his ears because he's anxious.)
(The singer who goes out of tune from the star)
My goodness.
(Sobbing)
(I can't watch this.)
- It was a live show. - My goodness. That was a live show.
(We can never see the Warrior of Star again.)
You were out of tune.
It's like "I Can't See Your Voice".
(Is he a talented singer or a tone-deaf singer?)
I think I remember him now.
- You remember him now? - Yes.
- I remember him now. - That's when I heard...
the evilest criticism ever.
I've never been criticized like that before.
(He remembers how people criticized him.)
But that was a bad performance.
Even my mother criticized me so much.
What did she say?
"I can be a singer too."
It's not easy to sing as you dance.
He sang as he danced. I think that was pretty okay.
I know.
- He's dancing too. - They would show some tape sign...
if I didn't sing it live.
It was like a lip-sync sign.
- Let's get rid of it. - I like the introduction.
He's from the outer space.
- Leviosa. - Leviosa.
You were a swimming instructor after you quit being an idol singer.
- That job suits him too. - He looks like an instructor.
The afternoon class for housewives would go crazy.
I think a swimming instructor suits him too.
I can tell from his body that he can swim well.
So those housewives...
do not come to my class...
because they want to be professional swimmers.
- So why do they come? - They come because...
they want to get complimented.
That's the point.
They want to get out of their houses.
They want to start something new.
For instance,
the only luxury item you can get in the pool is...
- your swimming wear. - Right.
So when I enter the class,
they would tell me, "You have a new swimming suit."
Then I have to say, "Your swimming suit is pretty."
That's how I get close to them.
After spending a great time with them in my class,
I'd go and say,
"You don't look well today. Has something happened?"
- You start a conversation. - Then they suddenly say,
"My goodness. Don't even get me started."
I get immersed in their stories.
Those ladies relieve stress...
by talking to me.
(Min Ho's tip to get the ladies' attention)
They don't want to be some great swimmers.
- They just come and have fun. - They want to get complimented.
- They just want to talk. - Right.
All right.
Ga In, you want to get rid of this news too.
- It's when I was on "Miss Trot". - What is it?
I got more famous as I got closer to the finals.
So some people spread fake news.
There's a lot of fake news on SNS.
- Right. - I once posted...
a photo of my nephews.
They used the photo to create fake news.
The title said, "Song Ga In is Married".
"She Has Two Sons".
"Who Is Her Husband?" That was fake news.
People would fall for it with that kind of thumbnail.
It looks real with that.
Why do people make fake news?
- I was really upset. - Goodness.
I saw that too.
So the production crew asked me,
"Are you married?"
"Do you have kids too?"
I told them that it's fake news.
I think some people outside of Korea posted that.
- Really? - Yes.
I know that celebrities always...
have to face this kind of gossips.
But some people actually believe this kind of fake news.
They want to bring up the number of views.
- Right. - You are right.
So let's clarify the fact.
- You are single. - Right.
All right. I see.
I'm not married.
- Please don't fall for fake news. - Right.
We'll get rid of it.
- Leviosa. - Leviosa.
All right. That's all for tonight.
It's really hard to invite these four singers together.
We asked them for a joint performance.
We'll end the show...
with their performance.
You make them work so hard.
Please give them a round of applause for the joint performance.
("Twist of Love" by Sul Woon Do, Kim Yon Ja, Song Ga In, Jang Min Ho)
Hyun Moo will show the twist.
Jae Seok! Come and join us.
(The hosts are dancing harder than the guests.)
(It's still fun when you can't do the twist.)
Yon Ja!
(Queen of Trot who can cover fans of all ages)
(Trendy Trot Singer and Search Ranking Fairy)
(Ambitious Heartthrob)
(All-time Sweetheart of Trot)
(It's getting fun!)
(Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai As I dance the twist,)
(I got to meet her for the first time)
(Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai As I dance the twist,)
(I've been impressing the whole town)
(To all my beloved ones,)
(it's an unforgettable twist of love)
- Bravo! - Thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.