(This program is a documentary that captures the journey of...)
(two renowned show hosts, who were once beloved by the entire nation,)
(looking for someone to feed them dinner.)
(I will make the shot.)
(He conquers the wide court by himself.)
(The basketball president, Hur Jae)
(Whose sturdy legs are these?)
(A rookie shoots.)
(The emperor of ssireum, Lee Man Gi)
That was great!
Since you're left-handed as well...
(His right hand only supports his left.)
Shoot from there.
No.
Darn it, it's not going far.
Don't get mad.
Why are you so hot-tempered?
- Kyung Kyu. - Yes?
Isn't this Yongsan High School?
Yes.
We've never shot our opening scene in front of a high school.
Right. But look here.
This is Yongsanwon.
No, it's Itaewon.
Right. It's Itaewon.
This is 1 of the 4 "wons" where travelers could stay...
during the Joseon dynasty.
Right.
One of them was...
- There were four wons? - Yes.
Hongjewon, Bojewon, Itaewon...
But they don't know the last one.
Are you sure it's not you?
No, it's not. No one knows.
In order to accommodate the travelers in Joseon,
four lodgings were built outside the Hanyang fortress walls.
They were Itaewon, Hongjewon,
Bojewon, and Jeongwanwon.
Yongsan High School is known...
for physical education.
Right, they're famous.
Look. Imagine shooting like this.
Make sure the ball is stable.
Practice this first.
All right.
Do this. Balance it.
Okay?
Imagine grabbing your opponent's thigh band and standing up.
This is impossible.
Come on, loosen up.
This isn't ssireum.
- Loosen this part. - Goodness.
Bend your knees.
Imagine you're riding a horse. What's your posture like?
Put your power here.
Your body is... Darn it.
Do it properly. Come here. Hurry up.
(I'm 2 years older than you, you know?)
They're exercising.
Right.
Man Gi, you may be the best at ssireum,
but I'm the best at basketball.
(He proves it to him.)
Goodness.
You're good.
Excuse me for interrupting you when you're exercising.
What? Oh, my!
- That should've gone in. - Goodness.
- Goodness. - Hello, sirs.
- Gosh. - Hello, sirs.
Hello.
Gosh, Coach Hur.
- Hey, Man Gi. - Hello.
(Ho Dong crouches.)
Did you just kneel in front of him? Come here.
(He gets mad.)
He was a Cheonha champion 10 times, Baekdu champion 18 times,
and Halla champion seven times.
He's the living legend of ssireum.
(He's the emperor of ssireum.)
(He looks fierce.)
He even intimidated the great Kang Ho Dong.
He's Lee Man Gi, the emperor of ssireum.
As the top star player,
he conquered the courts in the 90s.
He's the basketball president.
- This doesn't count? - His hot temper...
was the center of attention.
I'm the most popular these days.
Nowadays, he has conquered variety shows...
and has everyone's eyes on him.
He's a variety show rookie, Hur Jae.
(Variety show rookie)
These two individuals who have conquered sports...
are here to conquer a meal.
- Aren't you an alumnus here? - I am.
This is your old school.
Yes, I attended this school for six years.
- Your sons are alumni too, right? - Yes.
- Right. - Both of them.
Among the championship flags,
which ones are yours?
There's one that reads Spring League.
It's probably 1981.
I won all the flag from then until 1983.
- "The 15th League". - Twice at a time?
Let me explain.
The ones from 1982 are Assorted Players' Match...
and Ssangyonggi. That's the biggest one.
- The president was present. - Right.
Were you good at basketball in high school as well?
- Of course. - Of course.
- Since then? - He was good.
Then were you bad at ssireum when you were young?
(Did he suddenly become good at it in high school?)
Did you suddenly start doing so well?
There are those who do much better...
after some time.
Some of them develop their abilities later on.
- They're late bloomers. - Right.
Even Man Gi was...
- A late bloomer. - Right.
Then why did you say that you weren't?
- I said that? - You said you were the best...
at ssireum.
- He is, though. - I am but...
Man Gi, you're powerless here.
This is Yongsan, you see.
I came all the way from Masan, you know?
You're powerless here.
Of course, I'm in a different area.
We only came to Itaewon to buy big clothes.
You're right. That's why we came here.
What does that mean?
- We came here twice a year... - To buy big-sized clothes.
Oh, I see. Right, since there were many US soldiers around here,
- Right. - there were big-sized clothes.
- They also had big-sized shoes too. - Do you remember Man Gi...
when he first became a champion?
Before then, he wasn't a popular star.
When I first became a champion,
I was a nobody.
There were other famous athletes.
That was the first time.
I've never won an individual match...
- from elementary to high school. - He's right.
- Not even once. - Then in 1984...
- That was his first win. - That was my first win.
- It's the truth. - It doesn't make any sense.
His opponent must've not been too experienced.
- He must've been unskilled. - Who?
If he was experienced, he would've defended himself.
But he wasn't.
- Defended himself from me? - Yes.
The fact that you suddenly became famous from being a nobody...
means you caught your opponent off guard.
- Look. - You're powerless.
You're very powerless here.
If it's possible, don't hang around with him.
- Don't talk to him. - All right.
You won't be able to speak for yourself.
I won't eat with him either.
- Good. - I can't agree with you.
When Man Gi was a ssireum athlete,
if there was a match,
the 9pm news would be postponed.
The streets were empty.
- Only in Masan? - No.
I bet that only happened there.
- Man Gi... - And the nearby gyms.
You should have a match soon.
- Anyway... - Right?
- All right. Take one each. - Why are you sweating?
It's hot. We were exercising.
- Were you? - Yes.
You should rest then.
- We should eat. - All right.
"Have dinner in Itaewon 1-dong, Seoul."
Read in a cute way. Don't sound so intimidating.
Will this part be aired on TV?
Come on.
Look cute.
"Have dinner in Itaewon 1-dong, Seoul."
Say it as cute as possible.
As cute as you can.
Let's eat together.
Today's neighborhood is...
Itaewon 1-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
It's in the middle of Hanyang and the Han River.
It served as an important place for military purposes.
During the Japanese colonization,
it served as the headquarters for Joseon.
After our independence, the US Army in Korea...
took over the place.
Itaewon is filled...
with countless embassies and foreigners.
Nowadays, we imagine foreigners when we think about Itaewon.
It has become a multicultural area.
In Itaewon where the world has united,
will they also be able to unite through a meal?
Let's Eat Dinner Together, episode 138,
"Gather and Eat".
(Episode 138: "Gather and Eat")
- Kyung Kyu. - Yes?
We saw Jae...
- on the court often. - Right.
But after he's been appearing on some shows,
he looks more laidback.
- You're right. - He looks kinder...
and more warmhearted.
He was exhausted by the dog-eat-dog...
- competitions. - Right.
Now that he's out of that...
When I thought of Jae, I thought of someone hot-tempered...
and scary.
And that side of him is less obvious.
I don't have that side now.
- But it's... - It's not less obvious. It's gone.
- Can I treat you like a friend? - You can.
- You can treat me like a friend. - I can't.
I saw you being really scary once or twice.
When you work as a coach,
you can't help but frown.
- Of course. - The result...
of each game comes out right away.
(When you compete in a game, you either win or lose.)
The result comes out right away.
And all the stress showed up on my face.
Of course. You get wrinkles on your forehead.
Yes. I got wrinkles.
I feel really relaxed these days.
We are looking around the town right now.
In my standard, this is the symbol of Itaewon.
- This is the famous... - Night club?
- Yes. Here. - Here. Here.
- Hamilton Hotel. - Yes.
- Hamilton Hotel. - Hamilton Hotel.
- Is it here? - We...
I emceed in the basement night club...
for the 10pm and 11pm shows.
- Here? - Right. In the past...
- That was popular in the past. - It was.
I haven't been here in such a long time.
Honestly, in the last 20 to 30 years,
buildings haven't changed much.
- They haven't changed. - There are no new high-rises.
It feels the same.
There's altitude restriction,
so they can't build high-rises.
- Here? - They are still all low-rises.
Right.
It might be because there's an army base here.
- But... - Right, the Yongsan Base.
Man Gi, when you came here from the province,
you must've busily turned your head.
At the time, when I came here,
I was the country bumpkin in Seoul.
Everything was fascinating.
Itaewon was a must-visit place.
I bought big clothes for my friends who had never been to Seoul.
Now there are many people who have a big build.
But in the past, people like us struggled to find clothes that fit.
- It's still hard. - Right.
Look there. It says "big clothes".
- "Big clothes". - They must have big clothes.
The shoe store I used to go to sold big shoes too.
- They sell big-sized clothes. - Yes.
The tradition still remains.
The name of the shop is "Ssireum Champion".
"Ssireum Champion Big Clothes".
(The ssireum champions' big clothes?)
I am curious. When you go uphill from here,
there's Jangchung Arena.
Right. We played there a lot.
At which gymnasium did you two compete?
- Jangchung Arena. - Jangchung Arena.
Where did you beat him?
What?
I didn't beat him.
- Where did you beat him? - Don't ask such a question.
You beat him though. Was it at Jangchung Arena?
I became the first ssireum champion at Jangchung Arena.
- Right. - That's what you should say.
Jangchung Arena is not to be tainted with jokes.
That's a sacred place for people doing ssireum.
Man Gi, you said this to Ho Dong.
- "Stop showing off". - Yes.
He was a bold rookie.
(Ho Dong was winning with the score of 1 to 0, and he showed it off.)
(Man Gi wasn't happy.)
(Stop showing off, boy.)
What?
(Getting up)
I can't do this.
How can the more experienced person say such a thing to me?
Go.
(Ho Dong succeeds to push Man Gi to the ground.)
He succeeds.
Man Gi shook off the winner's hand.
He beat Man Gi the former champion.
Have you never gotten upset?
I would never give him a chance to shake my hand.
- I would just leave. - Wait.
We looked like we made at each other.
- But when we... - Where are you going now?
- went down the sand pit... - Let's visit a realtor.
- What? - A realtor's office.
Why are we going to a real estate office?
Why there?
- Are we eating here? - That's not it.
- We have to ask about this town. - We will ask about this area.
We could just look around ourselves. Why would we...
I don't think that's the way.
- This is the way. - It's on the second floor.
- They share the building with... - You're buying me clothes?
(Kyung Kyu has no intention of buying him clothes.)
Hello.
- Hello. - Kyung Kyu.
Since I'm in Seoul, buy me some clothes.
- I am in Seoul after all. - The red suit.
- Will you? - That's amazing.
Do you have to get your clothes tailored?
- I have to get my clothes tailored. - We can only wear tailored ones.
- It's the same for me. - Hello.
Is a real estate office upstairs?
You can go upstairs. Welcome.
- Hello. - Hello.
Welcome.
Because it's Itaewon, the real estate office is different too.
Right. It's inside a shop.
Hello.
Can we interview you for a while?
- I can't... - Pardon me?
I am sorry, but I don't want to go on camera.
- He doesn't want to go on camera. - I see.
- I am sorry. - It's all right.
Thank you.
- Bye. - Thank you.
There are tailor shops here.
I used to go to those shops to get an outfit for club performance.
- I got a glitter suit. - You?
I had glitters,
and it had bold color.
After finishing TV shoots,
did you always come to Itaewon?
Yes. I came here.
Whenever I went to a night club, he was always there.
Here?
- You... - Those days were more memorable.
Since you brought it up...
Kyung Kyu always says this. If he bought a lot...
in Cheongdam-dong with his tuition money...
instead of going to school,
- he would be... He weeps about it. - I would be so rich.
Did you think of that too?
I thought of that too.
In the early '80s...
If I used the money I earned from becoming a ssireum champion...
- Then you'd be... - and bought lands,
you wouldn't have been able to meet me.
What would've happened?
I would be as rich as Samsung.
(That's what would've happened.)
I would be as rich as Samsung.
- Man Gi Electronics. - Yes.
I would've started Man Gi Electronics.
At the time, an apartment cost about 3,000 dollars.
It cost about 3,000 dollars.
You received 15,000 dollars for becoming the champion.
- Really? - Yes.
- Yes. And he got bonus. - 15,000 dollars?
- Yes. - He got annual income too.
That was in 1982.
What did you do with that money?
I was mad.
(He feels bad about it.)
What did you do with it?
Let's visit this one.
- Hello. - Hello.
We are shooting Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Can you explain to us about Itaewon?
- Sir. - Hello.
Explain to us about the location.
This is the oldest landmark of Itaewon,
Hamilton Hotel.
That's the symbol of Itaewon, isn't it?
It is. It's the landmark.
What about...
What is that white area for?
There.
There are luxurious villas and embassies.
- Big houses. - Yes. Big houses.
- But it's... - Then...
is it the area below Hyatt?
- Yes. - That's the area.
(Below Hyatt, there are big houses and luxury villas.)
I attended school here for six years.
I went to Yongsan High School.
Aren't there a lot of embassies here?
They are spread out.
There's Kuwait Embassy.
- There's Argentina Embassy. - Argentina.
(Itaewon is a global town.)
We might be invited into a foreigner's house today.
You might.
- Don't we have to speak English? - English...
It's better to be able to speak English.
If we ring the doorbell and someone says "Hello," we can hang up.
If someone says "Hello," in English, we have to get out of that place.
- We have to get out of that place. - No.
These days, there are...
a lot of foreigners who speak Korean well.
I've dined with Chinese.
He dined with foreigners once.
With Chinese?
He had hot pot.
- I had hot pot. - It's delicious.
We even went to Sakhalin.
How much is it per 3.3㎡?
On average, it's about 70,000 dollars per 3.3㎡.
(His jaw drops.)
- You... - 70,000 dollars per 3.3㎡.
Just stay in Masan.
(My goodness gracious.)
In the early 80s,
didn't it cost about 10,000 dollars per 3.3㎡?
- It cost less than 10,000 dollars. - Not even 10,000 dollars.
- It was less than 1,000 dollars. - At the time...
If Man Gi used the money he earned from becoming the champion...
and his annual income...
to buy the lands here in the '80s...
He should've bought the lands.
Then I would be as rich as Samsung.
- Thank you. - Sure.
Thank you.
They leave the realtor's office...
which would only make Man Gi feel worse if they stayed any longer.
He focuses on getting a meal.
- By the way, Kyung Kyu, - Look at that.
because I came all the way from a province, I'm hungry.
- It makes you hungrier. - There's food smell everywhere.
What do we do?
- Kyung Kyu. - What?
- All right. All right. - I said I am hungry.
We can just press a doorbell and get a meal.
There's nothing I can do about it.
(I've come a long way. Give me some food.)
Man Gi.
That's not a house, is it?
- That's not a house. - That's a house.
- What? - That's an office.
That's not a house.
That's a house?
- No way. - Where?
- There's a car coming. - This one.
(Let the car pass first.)
It's a house.
The garage door is opening.
He must live there.
I think it's a house.
Is it a villa?
- Right. - It's an automated door.
It's a big villa.
- It's... - Kyung Kyu.
- I've never seen that before. - What?
When he pressed a button from the inside of the car,
the garage door opened.
Stop pretending.
I am not. It's my first time seeing a garage like that.
If you hadn't joined the election a few times...
(Man Gi could've had that garage.)
I could be living in a house like that.
(He would be as rich as Samsung.)
That's an automated door too.
This?
(He's fascinated.)
By the way, are these all multiplex houses?
- Or is it a single-family house? - They're multiplex houses.
It says it here. "Multiplex Houses".
This is a building with several units.
This must be the area the realtor was talking about.
- It must be here. - This is that white area.
- Here. - Here.
This must be the white area.
When they enter the residential area,
various types of multiplex houses welcome the four men with spoons.
Do we just look at them?
We check the atmosphere of the town first.
From 6pm to 8pm, we press doorbells.
- It starts at 6pm. - Yes. We get 2 hours.
You feel like you won't be able to do it, but you'll be in a house...
before you know it.
Any house would be fine.
This is a really big house.
This is one house?
- Yes. - Yes.
When they go past the multiplex houses,
the luxurious big houses...
capture their attention.
Itaewon has a mix of many housing types.
There are multiplex houses and big houses.
This is where the Kuwait Embassy Residence.
- Right. - There are a lot of embassies here.
Like multiplex houses, mansions, and houses for ambassadors,
there are many kinds of houses and culture...
in the residential area of Itaewon.
We can see Mount Nam over there.
If we fail to be invited for dinner...
My house is in Hoehyeon-dong at the foot of Mount Nam.
- Is it? - Do you want to go eat there?
That's Mount Nam.
Shall we ring the doorbell over there?
You remember Hur Jae, the basketball president,
and Lee Man Gi, the emperor of ssireum.
Do you also remember exactly how popular they were?
- Of course, I do. - Goodness.
College basketball was the best back then.
- Right. - Fans went around in groups.
(Jae's fans moved in large groups.)
He was at the top of it back then.
He represented Chungang University.
I represented Chungang University.
- I remember that. - Right.
There was even a drama.
- "The Last Match". - "The Last Match".
I appeared in the drama for a moment too.
- In the drama? - Just briefly. For five seconds.
What was your role?
(Drama "The Last Match", courtesy of MBC)
(Actor Hur Jae?)
(Jang Dong Gun)
Oh, you're here.
What a surprise. What brings you here?
You look a little anxious.
Is it because of basketball?
- Yes. - I got it. I'll do whatever I can.
(His acting skill, that's not right.)
You haven't played on the same court...
with Jang Hoon, have you?
- As an opponent. - I have a lot.
- Who won more often? - What?
Back then I was on the decline as I got older.
(He didn't exactly say he lost.)
It was like when I met Ho Dong.
- It was exactly like that. - I know.
We never shook hands and turned away then.
(On the decline, on the rise)
We used to do that back in the days.
You tuck your tail between your legs as we mention Jang Hoon.
I didn't tuck my tail between my legs, but I have to be honest.
That was true. What can I do?
When Jae was on the decline, Jang Hoon was on the rise.
Of course, if he'd met me in my prime, he couldn't have beaten me.
- Was he good? - Jang Hoon was a great player.
He was good.
- When Man Gi was in his prime... - Gosh,
- he was... - Please come over here.
Seriously...
a sexy symbol.
- Right. - A sexy symbol.
Man Gi was in all kinds of commercials.
He was just a sexy symbol.
(He didn't need any other modifier.)
He clenches his teeth for another victory.
(Man Gi represented power.)
His strength comes from his healthy teeth.
(Crunching)
- What is this? - We can keep talking about sports.
- We could talk about it all day. - Is this...
an exhibition hall or something?
This is the house of a CEO I know.
It's CEO Nam's house.
(CEO Nam?)
In this case, his chief secretary would come out first.
His chief secretary?
Do you really know the owner of this house?
(Mumbling)
- What? - What?
CEO Nam...
- Read between the lines. It's Nam. - Oh...
- It's Nam's house. - Nam means a stranger in Korean.
(I almost fell for it.)
- Kyung Kyu, then... - I think...
Man Gi doesn't know a lot since he's from a countryside.
I was surprised to see Man Gi when he saw...
the shutters going up.
"Gosh, is there something like that in Seoul?"
I should take care of him today.
I'll take him and feed him a meal...
before he goes back to Masan.
Kyung Kyu, which one of you have a better chance of success?
There is no big difference.
I'd like to go with the one with a better chance of success.
(He'd go with the one with a better chance.)
I watched his interview.
He has two sons.
He said only the one who wins was his son between the two.
- You said that in an interview. - Right.
Gosh, he's still so competitive.
I'd like to choose someone I want to team up with too.
If you go with Ho Dong, he'll have such a hard time.
He'll feel comfortable when he teams up with me.
No. I'm comfortable with him. I feel uncomfortable with Kyung Kyu.
You should be a younger member somewhere...
- instead of being the oldest. - I'd feel so uncomfortable.
- Come over here. - What was it?
On "Gather and Kick", you're the oldest member, right?
- Yes. - Come here. You should suffer now.
(He has to stand in someone's shoes.)
Will the basketball team get invited first or the ssireum team?
Will it be the basketball team or the ssireum team?
Here is a drama without scripts.
- Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Let's Eat Dinner Together.
(Let's Eat Dinner Together)
Culture from many countries is mixed in Itaewon.
It's time for them to have a real match...
in this town where many kinds of people live.
(It's time to have a real match.)
(They start ringing doorbells in Itaewon at 6pm.)
- Man Gi. - Yes?
Let's get in here and eat some luxurious food.
Come here and ring the bell.
But I think this house is scary.
No, it's not. The way you live is all the same.
Ring the bell and say, "Hello. I'm Lee Man Gi, a ssireum champion."
Kyung Kyu, I'm scared.
Why would you be scared?
In Korea,
almost everyone would know Man Gi.
Those who live in this town would be of his age.
That's right.
- Is that right? - Right.
- What should I say? I'll clean it. - What...
- You can just say... - I'm too shy to show my face.
that you're Lee Man Gi, a ssireum champion.
Just do whatever you think will be all right.
(Even the champion feels small in front of a doorbell.)
This is no joke.
Who said this is a joke?
(Of course, ringing doorbells is no joke.)
Did you think this was a joke?
Why don't you try it?
- Gosh. - You just do it.
- For goodness' sake. - I...
Gosh, what's wrong with you?
Please wait.
- It's frustrating. - What are you doing?
(In the end, Kyung Kyu rings it on behalf of him.)
I pressed it.
Show your face instead of your ear.
(They finally ring the first bell.)
(Nervous)
Because the house is huge,
it'll take so long for them to walk from the room to the living room.
Is no one in there?
- No one's home. - No one?
(No one's home, and he fails on his first attempt.)
You had to succeed on the first attempt with your great energy.
- We ssireum... - I didn't want to try this house.
- Kyung Kyu insisted on it. - Man Gi.
Man Gi, you should not get angry if you want to have dinner.
But each house has different energy I can feel.
- Man Gi. - But he just presses any bell.
It's either a house like this or one like that in this neighborhood.
- He has to try that house. - The thing is...
ssireum athletes are more sensitive than people think.
The wall is too high.
So what?
They wouldn't open the door since the wall is too high.
What are you talking about now?
Jae, when you played basketball,
you scored goals despite the walls of players...
- Right. - who were more than 2m tall.
Say, "I'm Hur Jae, a basketball coach."
I can't hear the bell sound though I pressed it.
- You can't hear it? - It's broken.
- This is... - This is broken.
I can't believe the doorbell of this huge house is broken.
I think it's not broken, but it has a passcode.
No, this is what Man Gi saw earlier.
A door that automatically opens.
- An automatic door? - Right.
I doubt it.
Then shall we knock on the door?
(He feels tired.)
- Man Gi, don't be flustered. - Huh?
We could ride that car and have dinner together.
No, that's not it.
Then we should knock on the door.
Gosh, it's noisy.
Neither of them...
are that quiet, right?
(They say anything that they want.)
I think there is no reason we should go around now.
- Right. - Because people didn't come home...
from work yet.
Seek asylum in Argentina.
(It's the Embassy of Argentina.)
- It's written in English. Let's go. - Kyung Kyu.
I know "residence", but what is "residencia"?
- What is "residencia"? - It means "residence".
- It means "residence". - What?
- Oh, residence. - Where people live.
I didn't understand.
(Embarrassed)
(Reflecting himself)
Residencia means residence.
Well,
Jae didn't even have a chance to talk to anyone.
(No time to laugh now, Jae.)
(Jae succeeds in ringing a doorbell for the first time.)
Who is it?
Hello. I'm Hur Jae, a basketball coach.
Do you know who I am?
- No, I don't. - Oh, you don't?
Then...
- Ask him if he knows Jang Hoon. - Then... do you know Jang Hoon?
Yes, I do.
- But you don't know Hur Jae? - Of course, I know Hur Jae.
The thing is we're from Let's Eat Dinner Together.
Have you had din... dinner?
(Stuttering)
Have you?
I'm about to eat now.
- He's about to eat. - Gosh,
are you going to eat now?
I have a plan this evening.
- Oh, you're eating out? - Yes.
- Enjoy your dinner. - Okay. Thank you.
- Sure. - Sure.
- He's easygoing. - By the way,
where are you from, Jae?
- Seoul. - I'm from Seoul.
Then why do you speak weirdly?
"Have you had din... dinner?"
I was in a rush to have dinner.
I was in a hurry.
Be confident as you were in a basketball court.
"Have you had din... din... dinner?"
(The hot-tempered man becomes meek in front of a doorbell.)
Shall we try this one?
Let's go over there to see what kind of view it has.
It'll be fantastic.
I think we can look down everything from here.
It's so refreshing.
So refreshing.
(What will the view be like?)
(Fresh and refreshing)
I used to run there for six years.
- To Mount Nam? - From the gym in Yongsan earlier.
The uphill road is quite steep.
- It's very steep. - It is.
It's quite steep.
In middle school, I started from the library,
and in high school, I passed by Soongeui High School,
N Tower, Hyatt Hotel, and the road we walked on earlier.
- I think... - It's about 11km long.
you should follow the road again today.
No, Kyung Kyu. We have to get invited midways.
I must get invited in for dinner.
When we went up the mountain to be trained...
back then, on an uphill path, Man Gi would say,
"Push me, Ho Dong." Then I'd push him from behind.
(He pushed Man Gi from behind.)
- I did the same thing. - Then he didn't walk normally.
He'd lean backward.
- Comfortably. - He went up leaning backward.
- Didn't you do that? - Back in the days...
- Didn't you? - I did that too.
Where did Kyung Kyu go again?
We should ring a bell.
Is this a residence?
(It looks like an office as a passcode is needed.)
- A passcode is needed. - Let's go.
Back then, we'd arrive at Namsam Public Library,
and there were stairs there.
The coach would say, "Only the three people that come first."
We'd line up in the order of our grades.
And upper-class students would glance at us.
When the race started, we'd run like this.
- To let the senior students win? - Yes.
To let the senior students go first.
Okay, then.
- Jae and... - You'll become more conscious soon.
- Yes, of course. - You lived in the dorm too.
- Yes. - It's because...
- Jae. - Yes?
- This isn't a talk show. - Right, Kyung Kyu.
We have to eat dinner.
Well, it's because Ho Dong...
No, we have to really begin.
We have to ring the bell to talk...
We haven't even talked to one family.
(You did talk to one.)
We have to hurry.
- What time is it? - After 7:00pm, most people...
We have to ring the bell.
(They begin to focus on ringing bells at 6:38pm.)
(They stop talking to ring bells.)
(But no one is home.)
(The ssireum champion rings the bell.)
(But no one is home.)
No one is home. You can't come in.
(No matter how many times they ring the bell...)
I don't think anyone is home.
Jae, I have a feeling that...
the king of ssireum and the basketball president...
will meet up at a convenience store.
No, if we go down that way, we'll be going a bit lower.
- Yes? - It might get easier.
The lights are all turned off.
- Ring the bell. - You can do it.
Let's try a house after another.
- Okay. - I got it.
- Talk. - Is this...
Gosh, I can hear music.
(Why are they hearing music?)
I hear some pop song.
(They picked up!)
Hello.
We're...
- The door opened. - Which unit did you try?
- The second floor. - Okay.
Hello.
Do you know Hur Jae, the basketball coach?
We're almost done eating.
If you haven't done your dishes, we can still go in.
- Yes. We're... What? - I'm sorry.
I guess he can't do it.
Who did you think we were?
Our intercom is connected to our cell phone,
so it doesn't work. You have to call the security office.
- I see. - I see.
- Thank you, sir. - Sure.
(Sighing)
Gosh, he's almost done eating.
- Hello? - Hello?
- Yes? - Hello.
I am Lee Man Gi, the ssireum champion.
Sure.
Do you know me?
- Hello? - They can't see you.
- Hello? - Yes?
My name is Lee Man Gi, the ssireum champion.
I think you're at the wrong place.
- Tell her. - Hello?
Say you're the ssireum champion.
Hello?
It's disconnected.
"You're at the wrong place"?
- You said you're Lee Man Gi. - She's like, "Why are you here?"
She's wondering why Lee Man Gi would come.
Gosh.
Let's see.
(They move onto the next building!)
I like how simple this is.
Each house has their own bell.
- Try every single one. - Okay.
They're coming out. They came out here.
- Hello. - Hello.
This is a program called Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- Hello. Nice to meet you. - Hello.
Can you please chat with us for a second?
Well, it's fine,
but we have to get ready and go out to meet someone.
- What time are you leaving? - But this place is...
all filled with foreigners.
Anyway, we'll do our best.
I hope you enjoy your dinner.
I hope you succeed.
- Okay. - Thank you.
(They move onto the next building because they can't speak English.)
Let's go.
(They move onto the next building because they can't speak English.)
- Hello? - Hello?
- It's a "Hello?" - "Hello?"
- Tell her. - Do it.
Hello?
(They're having a blast laughing at them.)
You pressed the wrong number.
Yes, can you speak Korean?
- No. - No. I see.
Can we have dinner together?
- Can you? - You speak great English.
- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.
Sorry. Bye-bye.
(They say goodbye in a cool way.)
- She hung up so quickly. - Professor Lee.
You're getting way too flustered.
- I told you. - You should speak English.
No way.
I couldn't say anything because I was startled.
You can't. Right.
I told you to hang up when someone answers in English.
(They are knocked out with a hello in English?)
If they say, "Hello?" in English, just say you're sorry.
We can't even talk to them in there.
But the process of ringing the bells is our story,
so we should still do our best.
- We... - The 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor...
Man Gi, stop slacking off.
The third floor.
Man Gi, don't mind the lights.
Let's just ring the bell.
When they say, "Hello?" in English,
just say, "Bye."
I'm sure you speak good English...
because basketball players often play with foreign teams.
I can speak some.
Like, "I'm sorry."
Right?
(He can use that for everything.)
Is no one home?
- Hello? - They picked up. Oh, "Hello?"
Hello?
She said "hello" again.
Can you speak Korean?
- No, only English. - No?
- Yes. - Oh, English.
Did you have dinner?
- Dinner? - Yes.
No, I didn't order anything. Sorry.
(Let's Eat Dinner Together delivery for you)
This isn't good.
Where are you from?
Just come.
- Germany. - Germany. She's from Germany.
- Thank you. Bye-bye. - Bye.
Okay.
Have a nice day.
Who wants to go?
- We should. - Okay, go.
(A passer-by)
Do you live here?
- In Daegu. - She lives in Daegu.
We can go to Daegu or not.
(Oh, gosh.)
Have a safe trip.
- Is the door open? - Do you live here?
- No, Daegu. - She's with her.
Wait.
If we keep this up, we're all going to fail.
So we need to focus on ringing the bells.
Right here, the light is turned on.
- No, the doors are open. - This will work.
- You think so? - The gate is open.
- Okay, it's our turn. - We can go in.
(They go into a building they feel great about!)
Then let's try the next door.
Excuse me.
- Yes? - Hello, ma'am.
I'm Lee Man Gi.
- Oh, goodness. - Yes.
- Ma'am. - Yes?
- Who's home? - I'm home alone.
Then you can eat with her.
- Have you had dinner? - Not yet.
- This is good. - Good.
Ma'am, can you spend some time with Lee Man Gi, the ssireum champion...
- and Kyung Kyu? - Oh, yes.
Can you... We have spoons, ma'am.
But they won't feed us.
- They won't? - Look at this, ma'am.
I haven't cooked yet.
- Really? - I can cook for you.
- My house is a mess. - It's okay.
- It's all right. - We'll clean up.
Can you give me half an hour?
- What? Really? - Wow.
(Kyung Kyu and Man Gi succeed!)
- Ma'am, we'll wait out here. - Yes.
- Okay. - Okay.
Ma'am, thank you.
Thank you, ma'am.
(Team Ho Dong goes off on their way, and Team Kyung Kyu goes to wait!)
It happens like that.
A meal...
It's this tough to eat a meal.
(Feeling bitter)
What are they going to do?
(Completely relaxed after succeeding)
Could they ever eat today?
- I'm sure they'll make it. - I feel bad for them.
How do we ring this bell?
- Let's see. - Jae, just...
ring the second floor.
(His shoulders droop.)
(Door opening!)
- Hey, Dong... Ho Dong! - Yes?
- I think the door opened. - Exactly.
Something opened. Something opened up.
- Right? - Yes.
Let's go, then.
Hey, they went in.
They went right in.
We got this.
(What will happen this time?)
(They ring the bell again at their door.)
They opened the door because they're in...
(Disappointed)
- Oh, right. - Yes?
I'm sorry.
(Apologizing immediately)
- Hi. - Hi.
Where are you from?
- The Philippines. - The Philippines?
Well, did you have dinner?
Dinner?
No, not yet.
Can we have...
(They can't communicate with her.)
With... With dinner. Together.
Okay?
I don't know. Let me ask.
- Okay. - Give me a minute.
(It sounds like she'll ask.)
Maybe she's asking her husband.
This is troublesome even if we do go in.
It's a problem for us too.
It is.
(A Korean?)
- Hello. - What is this?
- Oh, my gosh. What's this? - Oh, my gosh.
- What's going on? - Well...
- I'm Hur Jae. Do you know me? - What?
Do you know me? Or do you know Ho Dong?
I know both of you, but what's this?
This is a TV program.
It's called Let's Eat Dinner Together.
But we have no food at home.
We can just have instant noodles. We just have to go in.
We can just chat.
It's a program where we just chat with each other.
You can just put rice in water...
- and give us some kimchi. - Yes.
The word "family" refers to people who eat together, you know.
Will you invite Hur Jae and me in and become our family today?
Is it okay?
(Nodding!)
(Jae and Ho Dong succeed!)
Hey!
(They're smiling so happily.)
Hi.
- Hi. - Hi.
(There's another foreigner at home?)
In that case, let us go in.
(Let's go inside for now.)
- Look, basketball shoes. - Basketball shoes.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- Yes, what's your name? - Ivan.
Ivan?
Nice to meet you.
- Ivan. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
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The living room is decorated in snow white.
The way to the kitchen is shaped like an arch.
They enter the home...
with an exotic feeling in Itaewon-dong at dinnertime.
Thank you.
What's your name?
I'm Bit Na. Yoon Bit Na.
Ms. Yoon. Yes.
What's your relationship with those people?
They're my friends,
and I'm the landlord.
- Is he your boyfriend? - No.
Oh, just a male friend?
- Yes. - I see.
Are you a student?
No, I'm in business.
Wow, in business.
- Take a seat. - Do I sit here?
Let's sit down like this.
Okay, let's sit.
My gosh.
- Your dog is very calm. - You're right.
If I put him down, she'll bark.
- Is it a Shih Tzu? - Yes.
- Shih Tzu. - Do you have a dog?
I do.
It looks like a poodle. What was it?
My son loves dogs.
- Woong does? - Yes.
How are you so good at English?
I used to live in Canada.
Where in Canada?
- Vancouver. - Vancouver?
(She used to live in Vancouver.)
Did you spend your school days in Vancouver?
Yes, I went to college there.
- Until college? - Yes.
I'm not sure if I may ask, but what kind of business do you do?
- I run a shopping mall. - A shopping mall?
Women's wear.
- Women's wear? - Yes.
What about Ivan? How close are you two?
We've known each other since we were young.
Right now, he's modeling in Korea.
I see.
- Hi, nice to meet you. - Hi, nice to meet you.
Just call me Tony.
- Tony? - Yes, call me Tony.
Tony.
Your name is Tony?
- It's actually Dony. - Dony?
(He likes it.)
Could I stand in front of your air conditioner...
- for 2 to 3 minutes? - Sure.
- Come here, Jae. - Could I join?
- Come here. - Oh, no.
- I dropped this. - She needs a microphone on her.
It's too hot?
Hot? Yes.
Hot.
The scenery is nice.
Nice view.
- That's... - That's Yongsan-gu Office.
You're right.
I see it.
- We're behind it. - Yes.
Did you see me on TV?
No, no.
I just came to Korea three months ago.
Here for work.
(They don't say much.)
I don't watch TV. That's why.
Because I don't speak Korean.
(They don't know what to say.)
But she told me you guys are very famous.
Yes.
(Let's just laugh.)
Yes. Are you from Vancouver?
- No, Romania. - Romania?
Wasn't Comaneci Romanian?
- Comaneci. - Right. Do you know Comaneci?
Yes, yes, yes. She's a champion.
Romania is...
- a very beautiful country. - Yes, it's beautiful.
It's very beautiful.
- Have you been there? - Yes, a long time ago.
Is it because of your basketball matches?
We used to train around that area.
We had our off-season training there.
Is Romania in Europe?
- Where is it? - No, it's not.
You have to go upward.
Right?
- Wait. - We're on our own.
Let's be exact.
It's not in Europe. Romania should be up here.
(Help me.)
Europe. Romania.
Exactly.
- It's over here. - It's different?
It's still in Europe.
- It's still in Europe. - Romania isn't a part of Europe.
Or perhaps, it's Eastern Europe.
(He looks at Ivan.)
What?
Right, he can't speak Korean.
(He finally realizes it.)
You asked him a question.
You asked him in Korean.
(Ivan: Can't speak Korean)
- Translate. - Where is Romania?
- It's in Eastern Europe. - I was right.
So it's in Europe.
No, it's different since there's no "Eastern".
(Romania's capital: Bucharest)
Fine.
What were you planning to have...
I should sit more freely.
(What is he doing?)
There.
(He looks rebellious.)
- Look at you. - What were you going to have?
We were looking through the menu.
We were going to order.
Delivery?
Pizza?
We were thinking about chicken.
Then let's have chicken.
We have money.
- It's all right. - Is this enough?
- We can pitch in. - Okay.
- Right, we could share. - Right.
With you too.
(She will order.)
They're not ordinary people.
She's not barking.
- She likes people. - She does.
What's her name?
Mathilda.
(Her name suits her.)
It's a good name.
(It suits Itaewon.)
Do you want me to show you...
- Mathilda sitting? - From "Leon: The Professional"?
Mathilda is only six months old.
- She's not trained yet? - No, she's not.
You need to bond with them first. Mathilda.
(He forms a bond with her.)
Mathilda, sit.
(She sits down.)
Wait.
Did you see that?
Ivan?
- Get down. - Sit down.
- Sit. - Sit.
- Sit down. - Sit.
- Sit. - Sit.
- Sit down. - Sit.
Don't confuse her by talking in different languages.
- Mathilda. - Aren't I right?
Choose either Korean or English.
(That's enough.)
- I ordered. - Okay.
When?
Just now with my phone.
You don't order with your phone these days.
These days, technology has gotten so much better.
You use an app to order food now.
Do you know what an app is?
App?
(Afraid)
(Don't make me flip the table.)
Where does he live?
Where are you living?
In Korea?
- Yes. - Yangpyeong.
I see. He lives in Yangpyeong.
- What? - No, no, Yangpyeong-dong.
- Yangpyeong-dong? - Yeongdeungpo.
Do you live in Yangpyeong-dong?
- Yes. - Okay.
(He knows exactly where his house is.)
How did you two meet?
They want to know how we met.
How we met? We met in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong?
(It's a random place.)
- I thought you were in... - I used to live in Hong Kong.
So we met in Hong Kong.
3 or 4 years ago.
- I see. - A long time ago.
He is...
my ex-boyfriend's friend.
(Laughing)
(They're at a loss for words.)
I first met him when I was dating my ex-boyfriend.
(The old-fashioned men are shocked.)
Will this be aired as well?
- Especially this will. - Really?
(What should I do?)
But I'm still single.
It's so global, isn't it?
The basketball president joined me for this week,
came to Itaewon together, and met her.
Turns out, she's fluent in English because she lived in Vancouver.
And she met her Romanian friend in Hong Kong.
Exactly.
- It's very international. - Indeed.
(This is Itaewon style.)
How is your shopping mall different from the others?
You must have something.
What is the difference?
That was unexpected.
Well...
I'm designing a lot of my products.
I have some that I buy from others.
But 70 percent of them are designed by me.
- By you? - I make them.
That's the difference.
(Giggling)
I've also made uniforms.
- Right. - I've made uniforms.
- Uniforms? - Yes.
When I first started designing clothes,
I started by making uniforms.
You were a national athlete,
played for Chung-Ang University,
and was in the professional team.
Which uniform was your favorite?
Yongsan High School's uniform.
(He picks his uniform from Yongsan High School.)
The color is still the same.
- Is it the same? - Yes.
- Completely? - Yes.
(His sons who went to the same school, senior Hur Jae)
- That must be meaningful? - Yes.
The uniform remained the same.
Because that is the tradition.
You've never lived abroad,
have you?
- I have. - Where?
I wasn't going to tell you since you might ask me to speak English.
You lived abroad?
I lived there for a year.
I lived in LA.
(He lived in LA for a year.)
LA?
When my sons were little, we visited the US.
I've gone abroad.
(He's fascinated.)
I went to Pepperdine University in Malibu.
- You even studied there? - Yes.
(He's surprised.)
So I used to go there.
I needed an interpreter...
at school since I wasn't fluent.
But that fee was higher than my tuition.
(It was too pricey to hire an interpreter.)
After 2 to 3 months, I thought to myself...
what benefits I could get from learning English.
And I finally couldn't take it anymore.
(He gave up.)
This... My... Big brother.
- He's the Korean Michael Jordan. - Liam...
Do you know Michael Jordan?
- Sure! - Yes.
- I'm like Michael Jordan. - He's a player.
I'm a basketball player.
Comaneci is number one, right?
He's the Korean basketball president.
- Him? - Yes.
(He salutes the president.)
(Happy)
- Korea. - Him too.
What is ssireum in English?
(He faces an obstacle.)
- I'm a Korean former champion. - Ssireum?
Traditional sport.
UFC. It's same as UFC.
(Does he mean Ho Dong is the same as Kim Dong Hyun?)
(He's saying whatever he wants.)
Korean traditional sport.
Ssireum. It's Korean-style wrestling.
- Wrestling? Yes, I know. - Korean-style.
I know it.
I'm a former champion.
- Oh, really? - Yes.
- Hey. - He's really famous.
Nice to meet you.
(They're incredible individuals.)
Meanwhile, they don't know that Ho Dong's team has succeeded.
Do we need to wait until she finishes cooking?
No, she's cleaning the house.
Let's go inside and help her.
(They decide to help her clean and cook.)
May we come in?
- Oh, no. - We'll help out.
We'll help.
- Goodness. - I haven't...
- even made rice. - We can make it now.
Unlike what she said, the living room is dust-free.
There are plantainers on the terrace.
The fresh vegetables the lady grew in the front garden...
and the earthen pots containing her delicious soybean paste...
welcome the new family members.
You are growing a lot of vegetables in the garden.
Look at that.
(Actually...)
You are actually lucky.
(They were standing right next to the garden while waiting.)
It's a garden. She must grow everything herself.
I was going to go on a trip.
Is that right?
But it got canceled because of the rain.
Where were you going?
I was going to the countryside.
Which countryside?
Uiseong in Gyeongsang Province.
Uiseong in North Gyeongsang Province?
I couldn't go today because of the rain. We are going tomorrow.
So I was taking a nap.
- I will cook rice. I will... - Should we cook some rice?
wash the rice.
He's the ssireum champion, so he cooks rice well.
(He's the ssireum champion who cooks rice well.)
Kyung Kyu, washing rice reminds me of the time...
when I used to cook rice for my mom.
She wasn't well at the time.
(He's talking about the time when he cooked for his mom.)
Ma'am. You don't use filtered water for cooking rice, do you?
I use tap water.
- Do you use tap water? - Okay.
(He even cares about the water used for cooking rice.)
Man Gi is good at these things.
(Thinking carefully)
Should I make the rice watery or fluffy?
- Ma'am. - Yes?
Should we make the rice watery or fluffy?
It could even be porridge. Do whatever you like.
I think she wants it a little watery.
(He likes watery rice.)
- A little watery? - Yes.
Where's the rice cooker?
- There's a rice cooker. - This is not it.
Is that not it?
I always use a small rice cooker.
- You use this one. - Yes.
This would make enough for three though.
Everyone should have some.
- No, only 3 of us will eat. - Only 3 of us will eat.
- Is that right? - Yes.
Then let's use the small one.
- We can use that one. - Yes. Pour out some water.
(He's only moving rice,)
(but his forearm muscles are moving.)
(He makes the small rice cooker look even smaller.)
Don't look inside the fridge.
- Why not? - It's a mess.
- Everyone is the same. - No. No.
It's a huge mess. Right. We got tomato juice.
- It's very neat. - My gosh, don't say that.
You got all kinds of food that's good for health.
It's very neat.
She's the type who keeps things neat.
I can't do that.
Just by looking at her, you know she's a neat person.
Come on.
(She pours the tomato juice she's been shaking.)
- Is it watermelon? - It's tomato.
- You are confusing me. - It's hot. That's why.
You have to drink it. I need to get rid of it.
I was worried about not finishing it before leaving for the country.
It's delicious.
You put some sugar in it, didn't you?
- Did you put honey? - I put honey.
I didn't put a lot. Only a little bit.
It's sweet.
(She pours it for the production crew too.)
She got it for you.
It's really good.
It's so refreshing and good.
It makes my eyes open wide.
(Looking back)
(He looks like he's going to drink the whole bottle of it.)
(Rustling sound)
She's taking out all her secret weapons.
- Are they all tomatoes? - Yes.
I am going there for 2 nights and 3 days with my siblings.
You should have some of these.
Where?
Should we eat there?
What should I cook? Should I cook bean paste stew?
- Bean paste stew. - Bean paste stew sounds great.
Bean paste stew is great.
It's Uiseong bean paste stew.
(Uiseong bean paste stew is coming soon.)
Should I grill this yellow corvina?
Yellow corvina is great.
Will I be able to cook them fast?
We can grill it fast.
(What is she taking out now?)
You have many kinds of kimchi.
- Is this better? - Which one?
(She takes out kimchi.)
That looks delicious.
(The water is boiling.)
(She throws in big anchovies to make a stock.)
It's been boiling alone.
(She puts yellow corvinas on the pan too.)
(She even got spring onions from her secret garden.)
You brought something.
How many garlic cloves should I get?
Garlic?
- That would be enough. - Okay.
I will grill these well.
When you mentioned dinner,
I thought, "I am so lazy to cook. Are they treating me to dinner?"
(Laughing)
- That's what I thought. - Oh, dear.
That's what I thought, but you took out your spoons, and I was shocked.
I had nothing prepared, and you took out your spoons.
(That surprised you, didn't it?)
(He takes out a small mortar and pestle.)
(His muscles are moving)
(His arm muscles look upset.)
- I will add them to the stew. - Great.
(Garlic cloves get ruthlessly smashed.)
I didn't know you add so much garlic to the stew.
(His back muscles are moving.)
(His back muscles are upset.)
(The vegetables are ruthlessly butchered.)
(He's scared.)
I should've asked my son to come and help out.
Tell him to come and eat with us.
(Slicing)
- We should chop some kimchi. - Yes.
(Kimchi?)
Come here, Kyung Kyu.
(Why?)
(Here)
Here. Here.
It's too much. That's too much.
Why would you give me so much kimchi?
(Man Gi with big hands gives him a small piece.)
This is not big at all.
You surprised me.
It's delicious.
(It makes both of them open their eyes wide.)
(The anchovy stock is done.)
This is a nice stock.
You are good at cooking side dishes.
Yes.
You cook bean paste stew well too.
Can you drop by for a while?
(She's talking to her son.)
I don't know. I need to either fix a meal or put out utensils.
Do you want to go to Jae Seok's and buy some pork backbone stew?
(Laughing)
- The large size. - Ma'am, let me talk to him.
Wait. I will put the guest on the phone.
- I should've done that. - Hello?
- I didn't think of that. - Ma'am, the stew...
I am comedian Lee Kyung Kyu.
This needs to go in.
- What? - You can do it.
Do you know the show Let's Eat Dinner Together?
Yes.
We are shooting that here.
Your mother is cooking bean paste stew.
(This is that bean paste stew.)
Have you eaten?
No, we are preparing dinner.
Is that right? Talk to your wife.
You don't need to buy the pork backbone stew.
- Okay. - Okay.
How long have you been living here?
- How long have I been here? - In this town.
It's been over 50 years.
- You've been here all along. - Yes. My children...
Ever since we moved to Seoul.
How many children do you have?
Four.
(My goodness.)
- I have 2 daughters and 2 sons. - 2 daughters and 2 sons.
- Two daughters. - Did they all move out?
Yes.
Are they all in Seoul? Or are some in the province?
They are all in Seoul.
Just down there. My youngest daughter is just down the road.
They live nearby.
My son lives in this town too.
Itaewon 50 years ago was very different, wasn't it?
- Everything changed. - Is that right?
The hill up there used to be a cabbage farm.
Here? 50 years ago?
Yes. It was a cabbage farm. The rest was an empty lot.
They prepared the ground to build houses.
They prepared the ground and built houses. And it became like this.
- That's how it happened. - Right.
She's the living witness of Itaewon.
Yes. She moved here 50 years ago.
Did you grow those vegetables in the front garden?
Yes.
I moved to a multiplex house so I won't have to do much work.
But there is a garden in the front. There's one in the back too.
So it's really tough. There are weeds everywhere.
- So we just let them grow. - There's...
- There's a back garden too? - There's a back garden?
It's really big. It's very hard.
It's covered with weed. You'll be shocked.
- Where? - What's that? Zucchinis?
- Isn't that lotus flower? - That's a lotus flower.
(The back garden is big too.)
This house is big.
This is very rare for a house in Seoul.
Your...
back garden is big.
- It's tough. Weeds keep growing. - Right.
The lotus flower becomes this big too.
That's not lotus. That's taro.
- Taro. Taro. - Taro.
- Right. Lotus grows on water. - Taro.
Lotus grows on water. That's taro.
I planted taro to prevent weeds from growing.
- Do you pick taro and... - We can cook soup.
- Taro is delicious. - Taro is delicious.
Kyung Kyu has mastered the art of setting the table.
Man Gi, the special guest...
leads the operation in the kitchen...
and makes all kinds of dishes in the once-bare kitchen.
(They are nice and golden.)
The rice is cooked perfectly.
- I am good, aren't I? - You are.
My gosh.
He's the perfect son-in-law.
- You are the perfect son-in-law. - The rice is incredible.
(The table is full.)
Itaewon.
This dinner was prepared...
using the fresh vegetables grown by a lady in Itaewon...
and with Man Gi's great cooking skills.
It's the energy-giving dinner for ssireum champion.
(It's the dinner of the ssireum champion.)
- We will enjoy it. - I will enjoy it. Thank you.
Thanks to you, I will enjoy dinner too.
It's incredible.
The bean paste is great.
You cooked bean paste stew well.
(Laughing)
It's sweet.
(He loves it.)
This is how I used to eat when I was younger.
At home. We used to sit on the floor and eat.
(It reminds them of the dinner they used to have as a child.)
My goodness. Your son's here.
- Goodness. - You're here, Son.
Come on in.
Did you buy something?
- Then... - I didn't buy it.
- Please... - It's spicy braised chicken.
- Sorry? - Spicy braised chicken?
You haven't eaten yet, right?
There is exactly a bowl of rice left now.
Please take a seat. I'll bring it for you.
What is that?
I was cooking it for my son.
- What is this? - Spicy braised chicken.
- Goodness. - Is that right?
The son brought spicy braised chicken,
so it's added.
This is a meal...
that the son's spicy braised chicken is added to.
He said it's fully cooked.
(Serving the spicy braised chicken)
Undercooked chicken is okay though.
Gosh. You must feel reassured because your son is here now.
All right. Thank you for the food.
- Enjoy. - Okay.
Your mother and Man Gi collaborated...
- on the bean paste stew. - I see.
Thank you for the food.
(Slurping a spoonful of the spicy braised chicken)
- It tastes good. - He cooked rice so well.
- He did. - He cooked rice, and it's good.
- Did he cook himself? - Yes.
The ssireum champion cooked rice himself.
- This stew too. - Gosh.
How close is your house from here?
It takes about five minutes by car...
and 10 minutes on foot.
- It does? - Yes.
Then who feels more reassured, the mom...
or the son?
I feel more reassured.
- Because he lives nearby. - Since my mom lives nearby,
I can consult her about things...
and talk with her easily, so I feel reassured too.
The soup tastes so good.
You did a good job.
- You did a good job. - Yes, it tastes good.
- I can notice... - It's delicious.
the chicken is not a small one sold in an ordinary store.
- It's a traditional Korean chicken? - Yes.
- Isn't it? - Right.
I knew it. It's not an ordinary chicken.
I can notice it because the soup has a rich flavor.
I haven't eaten chicken in this summer.
- You haven't? - No.
But we saw you eat two chickens alone on "Gather and Kick".
(Munching)
That's so like the emperor of ssireum...
to show the techniques of...
lifting the chicken leg and throwing it into his mouth.
The table is devastated by the ssireum champion.
Kyung Kyu, the eternal chicken lover,
fell for chicken instead of fish today.
Yes.
(It's so good.)
Still?
As she had unexpected guests,
she also got to meet his son this evening.
Were you an athlete too?
I majored in physical education.
I did.
Then are you doing something related to sports?
I'm a PE teacher now.
Then you must not be busy since it's a vacation.
I'm not that busy during a vacation,
but I receive training these days...
and teach students during a vacation too,
so after the training class,
I go to teach the students before I come home.
How many children do you have?
I have a son and a daughter.
My son says he wants to be an athlete.
He's playing badminton during the vacation.
He wants to be a professional player.
- Oh, he is... - Yes, I know that very well.
He's the president of a badminton association in Gyeongsang Province.
Yes.
He's a sixth-grader,
and it hasn't been long since he started it.
He's in Yongin during the vacation...
as player Lee Yong Dae opened an academy there lately.
- Yong Dae? - Yes.
He's on his way home now after the training.
So I tried to make it...
- This? - to feed him.
- This chicken? - Yes.
But we're eating it now.
- We're eating what he has to eat. - Gosh.
- You should've given it to him. - I can't swallow it to hear that.
In fact, I can't help but be...
the fan of yours.
- We're the same generation. - Right.
Because I watched Kyung Kyu doing comedy shows...
and Man Gi winning the ssireum championships while growing up.
That's why I can't help but bring this here.
But I can't eat it anymore to suddenly hear that.
In other cases, I wouldn't have brought it here...
and would give it to my son,
but as soon as I got the call,
I thought I should bring it.
Gosh, ma'am,
you're eating very well too.
I didn't eat that much for lunch because...
- I thought I'd go to the country. - Right?
- The bean past stew is good. - Earlier...
- I didn't expect this. - Me neither.
It looked like she wouldn't eat anything.
She said she wouldn't eat.
(A moment ago)
(I was not going to have dinner.)
(Unexpectedly, she eats so well.)
She's eating so well.
The rice is cooked well,
- and the stew is tasty too. - I was surprised.
I was hungry, and it's great.
(She enjoys the abundant dinner unexpectedly.)
(Fried chicken is here.)
- It's here. - It's here.
- It's here. - Then...
(Chicken that will help them communicate arrived.)
(They must wash hands to greet the precious fried chicken.)
As the chicken ordered through an app arrives,
the four sets the table.
(Their hands move quickly.)
Once they open all the packages,
dinner is ready.
(Fried chicken with a sheen and potato wedges that go well with it)
(Coke is a must when you eat fried chicken.)
A delicious meal...
with Jae, the basketball president...
in Itaewon.
It's a delicious meal.
This is a meal...
with fried chicken shared by people with global backgrounds...
like Bit Na who studied in Canada,
Ivan, a Romanian model,
and famous celebrities from Korea...
as well.
(Please enjoy.)
All right then. Cheers.
Oh, I drank it already. Sorry.
Okay.
- Thank you for the food. - Thank you.
Enjoy.
What's your favorite Korean food?
- Korean food? - Yes.
Favorite Korean food.
Meat.
Beef.
- Korean barbecue? - Kimchi stew.
- Yes, Korean barbecue. - Yes.
I love Korean barbecue.
Also gimbap.
- Gimbap? - Gimbap?
Tuna gimbap.
Oh, tuna gimbap.
Isn't it called a roll in English?
A tuna roll?
Whatever.
(Let me just eat the chicken)
(I like chicken)
(Everybody likes chicken)
(Let's eat chicken)
(Seasoned spicy chicken)
(Fried chicken)
Jae who wants to be the president of chicken now,
Bit Na who is just happy,
Ivan who is fiercely deboning...
the chicken like a fighter...
(Ivan is deboning it like a fighter.)
and Ho Dong who loves chicken so much as well.
(The president of chicken won't leave a piece of meat on bones.)
As they get together, they have more fun...
while gnawing fried chicken in Itaewon.
I personally like this part of chicken the most.
Please tell him for me.
He didn't eat the best part.
- I wanted to say that too. - They say this is the best part.
- This is the best part. - It is.
- But he didn't eat it. - Why didn't you eat it?
That part is the most delicious.
Why? I wanted to ask him because I was curious.
He's just eating the flesh. Do foreigners think...
it's hard to eat this part?
Why didn't you eat this part?
- This? I don't like it. - Yes.
- I can't speak German. - Some foreign players...
are hired as mercenaries.
They always eat different food.
They can't eat Korean food well as they come from other countries,
so we order in pizza or something.
And come to think of it, they eat chicken as he does.
- They leave some parts on the bone. - Right.
It may be our own culture. I'm not sure.
By the way, there is something very interesting.
After they play a game for the whole 40 minutes...
and get trained for two hours,
they eat just pizza, which is so fascinating to me.
Guys who are more than 2m tall crouch down...
and eat just two pieces of pizza.
I don't understand.
Korean players eat beef bone soup, boiled meat, and so on.
- They eat well. - They eat a lot.
But foreign players don't eat much.
Maybe the chicken and pizza were not that good.
We order in from their favorite chains.
Like Domino's Pizza or KFC.
(Gosh, he said the names of the chains.)
(Let's Eat Dinner Together respects cultural differences.)
Why did you decide to live in Itaewon of all towns?
You could live with your parents, for example.
I lived with them briefly, but we didn't click together at all.
It was hard to live with them.
My mom got upset...
and said she didn't want to live with me.
Didn't your parents disapprove when you wanted to live separately?
No. My mom found this house for me.
She said Itaewon would suit me well.
Did she have your fortune told?
Yes. This town is in front of Mount Nam.
She said that's why this town suits my fate so well.
(If you look at Mount Nam, you'll succeed.)
Gosh, you said you had a fight with your parents.
- It was a long time ago. - But...
I think I'm living happily because I listened to my mom.
It was a good decision to follow her opinion.
- The location... - The thing is...
the fate may be right,
but in my opinion,
what matters more is your trust.
Your mother said that to you,
and you trusted your mother.
That's why you got to think you got luckier here.
If you don't have that kind of trust,
fate doesn't matter at all.
You can say something decent too.
(He turned out to be quite a decent man.)
I'm very impressed that you said that.
I was a basketball coach for about 15 years.
How many workers do you have?
Me? There are 14.
There aren't many. Is that a lot?
- Isn't it? - That's...
- a lot. - Not at all.
When I was a basketball coach,
the maximum number of players was 18.
There are always 12 entries,
but if you include the trainees,
there could be a total of 18.
Usually, there are 14 to 15 athletes.
Still, it's difficult to teach that many athletes.
It's not easy because...
your personalities may clash.
There are those who have better stamina than others.
So trying to lead them all as a team is...
- really difficult. - You're right.
It's not easy at all.
It must be hard to turn them into a team.
- Right. - Right.
That's the most difficult.
It's hard to deal...
- with their personalities. - Personalities?
Being that middle person is the hardest.
The work itself is fine.
- Relationships are most crucial. - Right.
It's not easy although it's the most important.
They say that knots created between people...
shouldn't be cut off with a knife.
- They shouldn't be. - Right.
No matter how hard it may be, you must untie it with your hands.
- It makes perfect sense to me. - Right.
- You must untie it earnestly. - Right.
- You shouldn't cut it off. - I needed to hear that.
- Really? - Yes, I needed to hear that.
- That knot... - You used to cut everyone off.
I didn't have knots to begin with.
There were no misunderstandings?
There was no reason to make such knots.
He always exploded before misunderstanding anyone.
I had no reason to tie such knots.
She brought so many.
Before you leave for Uiseong,
- you need to... - I need to empty the fridge.
You're organizing your fridge.
I should give some food to my neighbors.
(He can help empty out her fridge.)
What kinds of work did you do back in the day?
I sold vegetables...
and objects.
But after some time,
it was too exhausting to take care of four kids.
So that's when I quit working.
- Did you sell them here? - Yes.
Yes, on top of Gyeongridan-gil.
You must've gone through so much.
I know it's Seoul,
but you had nothing.
My husband came to Seoul first and was working.
After getting married and coming here myself,
I realized that people here lived poorer lives than we did.
Really.
They'd buy rice that was packaged in these small bags.
They'd have it for that day.
And when they got more money, they'd buy another bag.
Everyone in this neighborhood was living like that.
As for the briquettes, they'd tie them up...
and bring home two at a time.
- Right. - They did that.
But in the countryside, we didn't do that...
no matter how poor we were.
You'd have firewood.
Right. We'd also have rice in a very large crock.
- We'd eat rice like that. - They had enough rice.
I was mistaken to have thought that everyone in Seoul lived good lives.
But since my husband was paid every month,
we lived off of that budget.
Did you send all four of your kids to college?
One of them didn't go.
That kid didn't study.
- I see. - Since we were afraid...
we wouldn't be able to educate our two sons,
we sent our eldest daughter to a vocational high school...
so that she'd get a job.
She enjoyed studying.
She successfully found a job.
But I found out she studied in secret.
While cleaning her room,
I'd always find several books on her bed.
I thought she just enjoyed reading,
but she was actually studying.
She took the examination in secret,
and she passed.
- For college? - Yes.
She pretty much got into college on her own.
- She's amazing. - What?
- She's amazing. - Yes, she is.
Back then, gender inequality existed.
You're right.
We were worried our sons would be uneducated.
You must have felt sorry toward her.
- Is that so? - I can't help...
- but feel that way. - Right.
- She had to sacrifice for us. - Right.
We were aware of that.
We were always sorry about that.
But since she's succeeded, we feel less sorry.
When I was young,
my brother went to college.
In order to pay for his semester's tuition,
- we had to sell a cow. - Right.
Everyone sold their cows back then.
You went through so much, ma'am.
Not at all.
When they misbehaved, did you hit them a lot?
I don't think it was anything too extreme.
I mean, I'm sure I've hit them. But who knows how bad it was?
But they may remember it differently.
Those who got hit will remember.
(Nodding)
Do you remember anything?
I'll tell you.
After he graduated college,
I told him to become a teacher.
That's what I wanted for him.
But he refused and started...
- his own business. - Oh, my.
- He ran his own gym. - I see.
He wanted to run a gym.
- A gym? - Yes.
He wanted to prepare students for college.
- An academy? - Yes.
He wanted to do that. He rented a place,
renovated the interior, and bought equipment...
with the little money he had.
He actually went through with it.
I was pretty sure he'd fail.
So I told him again to become a PE teacher.
But he said no once again.
When I asked him for the third time, he shouted.
He said he didn't want to do it.
So... Well, this is my first time saying this in front of him.
Having too many and too few students are both an issue.
If there are many students, he'd have to borrow...
- a bigger gym. - Right.
If there are only a few,
- he wouldn't make enough money. - Right.
But he'll have to pay for rent and other expenses.
I guess your gym was pretty big.
Well...
He didn't get anything out of it.
- His business went under. - I guess so.
It did.
(He's lost for words.)
How many students did you have?
The most I had was about 30.
And then...
I realized that business was difficult.
Teaching 30 students isn't too much.
You're right.
- There were much bigger gyms. - Right.
But doing business wasn't easy at all.
- Wasn't it difficult? - Yes.
You need to have connections with the teachers.
- Right. - And the students...
invite their friends to have class with them.
- How do you know so well? - What?
I'm a professor.
- I visit such academies... - Right.
and give lectures.
Being a professor isn't easy at all.
We need to greet the principals at those academies.
- We have to give presentations. - Right.
That's how we convince the students to apply to our school.
It's a tough job.
That's right.
- There aren't many students now. - You're right.
I'm thankful though.
He decided to become a teacher...
- and quickly acted on it. - He became one.
Yes, he did.
We have this segment where we open up to each other.
What kinds of compliments would you like to give her?
When she was raising us,
she never coerced us to do anything,
even studying.
She let us make our own choices.
- It's not being indifferent. - Right.
Also, for taking care of our father.
When...
he was bedridden,
she took great care of her.
She went through so much.
Sure, it was her husband, but he was our father as well.
I'm always grateful for that.
She also shows her grandchildren...
so much love.
- I'm so thankful for that. - Right.
I feel sorry too.
(She was always unconditional.)
Goodness.
Is there anything you were hurt by?
Anything?
Make up one.
Odd enough, I can't even make up anything.
I fell from a persimmon tree once.
My mom saw me and said she'd beat me.
She came after me. I was so hurt.
Why?
- Why? - She didn't get why you fell.
She didn't get it?
- You understood it. - She didn't get it.
(She's also a native from Gyeongsang Province.)
- Do you understand it? - No.
She must've been surprised.
- Did you understand me? - Yes.
She chased after me with a stick.
(He already looked like a champion.)
So I ran away from her.
Later on, I asked her why she did that.
She told me that if I couldn't run immediately,
I would never have been able to.
(Understanding)
- She had her reasons. - Yes.
You must've cheered for him...
- when he was an athlete. - I did.
- Right? - He was amazing.
He was so handsome.
I had a match nearby.
- In Jangchung Arena. - Really?
- I didn't go to the arena. - You didn't?
I didn't have time to go there.
- I was busy. - I see.
There were a lot of live broadcasts.
- We could watch it on TV. - Right.
He was very popular.
The whole country was uproarious.
That's right.
Hur Jae doesn't know that though.
(Ssireum was very popular back then.)
The whole country was uproarious, right?
Sure. It swept the entire country.
It even shook Jangchung Arena and Mount Nam up and down.
There was no one on the streets during a live broadcast.
When he was a ssireum champion.
When Ho Dong beat him, he got carried away...
and threw sand. So he got harshly criticized.
(He was harshly criticized.)
(Feeling dizzy)
(He celebrated his own victory by throwing sand.)
You should compliment Ho Dong.
- I should? - Yes.
(What does Ho Dong mean to Man Gi?)
Well... He's so...
You should compliment Ho Dong.
- I should? - Yes.
Well... He's so...
(Let me think.)
I think he's changed a lot.
He's become nice and gentle.
When I first met him, he looked aggressive with his slanted eyes.
(He looked brutal at first.)
But he's very nice now. I like that he's so good.
For my TV show, "Gather and Kick",
he sent 20 watermelons for me.
For me and my colleagues who are struggling in summer.
When I got them, I was so touched.
I loved it.
What's disappointing about him?
I was upset when he came to me...
with the slit eyes.
He was all acting up.
He even winked at the camera.
I was more than upset.
(Convulsed with anger)
Did you want to beat him up?
If there were no laws, I might have done it.
You know what I mean.
- You know what Ho Dong is like. - I do.
He used to get smart with me.
Even she knows that too.
- And... - Speaking of which,
I've been wondering about something.
What was Ho Dong good at back then?
What made you lose to him?
To be honest, I'm not sure if he was better at ssireum.
But he made me angry,
so my temper got the better of me.
- That's why I lost. - Like a war of nerves.
I totally lost in psychological warfare.
He was my junior in high school, but he was getting smart with me.
Would you have been able to put up with it?
- You got furious. - I got furious.
(The impertinent junior provoked him.)
Ssireum wrestlers must have a big trunk.
Right. They should have a big trunk.
- And a short neck. - Exactly.
Ho Dong has a short neck like this.
(Ho Dong has optimal conditions for ssireum.)
- It should be short like this. - Because...
We should brace ourselves standing like this.
Maybe I made slight of him a little.
But he was pretty good.
I should finish my remarks here. I'm sorry, Ho Dong.
(I'm sorry, Ho Dong.)
You should say three good things about your parents.
- About my parents? - Yes.
First, my mom...
is very beautiful.
I'm grateful that she gave birth to a pretty daughter like her.
(I'm grateful that she gave birth to a pretty daughter like her.)
I'll be nice.
Do you do this every time?
I feel so shy.
You should say this too.
You should thank her for picking a nice place like this for you.
That's right. Mom.
- You can say that too. - Right.
You know how I feel.
(You know how I feel, right?)
Mom, you're the best. You make good decisions.
To my mom.
- Your mom? - Yes.
- Say Mom. - Hello.
Mom, he's not my boyfriend.
(She's worried.)
And he won't be my boyfriend.
- Don't worry. - Thank you.
(Don't worry. He's just a friend.)
Your dad would be disappointed.
My dad is so nice.
Dad, you're great. Thank you for supporting me all the time.
You should compliment Woong and Hoon.
(It's Jae's turn.)
Three good things about them.
There's something I want to tell my two sons.
In whatever field they work or wherever they are,
I want them to become the best.
I'll support them all the way.
Please don't get hurt...
and stay healthy.
Work out hard until the next season begins...
so you can prove your real worth.
- What about your wife? - My wife?
I get to talk to my wife...
for the first time in a TV show.
Thank you for being so supportive.
I'll try hard to be nicer.
Stay well at home.
With the hot guy's cool remarks,
they finish their dinner.
(It's time to end the day.)
This show makes you realize many things, right?
- Yes. - We got to meet people.
Exactly. I'm very grateful.
(They are grateful.)
Please glance back once.
(Smiling)
Thank you.
How did you like our show?
We're Man Gi and Jae, so I thought it'd be easy.
But it wasn't a joke.
- They are nice that they let us in. - They are great.
Itaewon.
(Clicking)
Thank you, Bit Na.
Thank you.
In Itaewon 1-dong with various people,
they met the 245th and 246th families for Let's Eat Dinner Together.
We had a great time thanks to Let's Eat Dinner Together.
- Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together. - Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together.
(Go, Let's Eat Dinner Together.)
It was a pleasant experience. Please be happy.
What is this?
(The 1st Noodle Eating Contest)
(Dinner mate with huge stomachs are coming.)
(Dinner mates with huge stomachs, Tei and Jung Jun Ha)
(The tables are full of noodles.)
(What's all this?)
(We are eating them all?)
(Kyung Kyu, don't worry.)
(You're not going to win anyway.)
(The winner will be...)
(He can't rebut it.)
(They have the fight of the century for their pride.)
(Jung Jun Ha versus Kang Ho Dong)
(And there's an emerging dark horse.)
(Today's town is Wirye New Town.)
(It ranges from Songpa-gu, Seoul to Seongnam and Hanam.)
(Wirye New Town is the biggest developed district in Gangnam.)
(He's singing with a sweet voice.)
(I hate things like that.)
(My heart aches.)
(He didn't hang up, right?)
(No matter how hard he tries...)
(Will they be able to have dinner in Wirye New Town?)
(Let's Eat Dinner Together)