The magical Thursday night with top stars.
- Happy Together! - Happy Together!
(Why is Lee Dong Gun sitting there?)
Today, a special star is with us here...
as our special MC.
It's Lee Dong Gun.
(Today's special MC, Lee Dong Gun)
I really hate that I'm sitting next to him.
Yoon Hee has an important shoot she can't miss today.
Who else would fill her shoes?
(Who else would fill her shoes?)
- He's such a romantic man. - So today,
I dared to come on the show as a special MC.
- I thought he came because of love, - Yes.
but it turns out he received something in return.
- What did he receive? - Is that so?
He received something.
At first, she suddenly told me...
that she would have to miss the shoot...
of one episode of Happy Together as her work schedule got messed up.
I said, "Really? Sorry to hear that", while doing something else.
"Sorry to hear that."
- He doesn't sound like he means it. - "Sorry to hear that."
- "Sorry to hear that." - "What are you going to do?"
The next day, she took me out to treat me to a nice meal,
and to buy me new clothes.
- She bought you clothes too? - I see.
She bought me a lot of clothes.
And then she said, "You'll replace me that day."
- But I've been filming my drama. - Exactly.
She said I should do it because I already received a reward.
(You can't refuse now.)
She also said I should repay twice as much as what I received...
if I could not do it.
That's why I'm here.
("You will pay me back double." by Jo Yoon Hee)
In fact, Dong Gun is like our family.
I bet you watch Happy Together often because of Yoon Hee.
Until I started filming my new drama,
- I watched it every week. - Really?
- Yes. I watched it every week. - I see.
Yoon Hee wants me to watch it with her.
- Is that so? - And if she mentioned me...
on the show,
I have to keep watching until that part comes.
I'm not allowed to even go to the bathroom.
She says, "I'll talk about you shortly."
- "Wait a little longer." - Does she tell you while watching?
Do you two hold hands while watching TV as well?
I think I need to explain that while I'm here.
- You eat while holding hands. - Yes.
We were quite surprised.
I said we always hold hands even while we're eating,
but we haven't done it for a while.
(They've become a realistic couple.)
That's more humane.
Good. We wanted to hear...
- how they're doing lately. - That's right.
- How do you eat steak like this? - Exactly.
- It'd be uncomfortable. - Indeed.
Now, we focus on the food when we eat.
We don't even see each other's face, let alone holding hands.
Both of you must be very busy filming new dramas.
- That's true. - Right.
I heard that there was a moment when you saw...
- Yoon Hee's passion for this show. - I saw it many times.
The most memorable thing is copying Yang Se Chan.
She imitated a ship's horn sound.
- Yes, she imitated the horn sound. - That's right.
She woke up while sleeping for two nights after that.
- "I can't believe I did that." - Exactly. She must've been...
shocked by what she did.
While watching the episode, I said, "Gosh, Yoon Hee,"
"I can't believe you did that."
"Why didn't you try some more while you were at it?"
Didn't she say anything about me?
- He's her friend. - She talks about Sae Ho the most.
- Really? - What did she say?
She told me that she had been close friends...
- with Sae Ho, - That's right.
and that Sae Ho said he would help her on Happy Together.
He told her not to worry because he'd guide her.
But she only realized that he barely manages to take care of himself...
- That's true. - while working with him.
I made her think that way intentionally.
All right. Did Yoon Hee give you any advice?
Actually, she said,
"Listen, Dong Gun. If you cut someone off while talking,"
"or if you failed to ask a question at the right timing,"
"look at the camera,"
"and say, 'I love you, Yoon Hee!'"
- Without saying anything else? - That's right.
What does that have to do with stopping a conversation?
- That would be worse. - I know.
You can just do as you want.
Since he made his debut...
- as the host of "Inkigayo". - That's right.
- He'll do well. - We don't have to worry about him.
He has a lot of experience hosting a TV show.
Be careful when you jump in. Or else, you might...
get no airtime except when you say, "I love you, Yoon Hee."
- I love you, Yoon Hee. - All right. Now let's...
- He actually said it. - Let's bring our guests out.
Please come out!
(Who could be today's guests?)
Shin Sung Woo is here. Hello.
- Hello. - Oh, my. Um Ki Joon.
Hi, Tae Kyung.
Today's guests are called...
the crown princes on stage.
The four men with great presence are here with us.
It's "Born to Be Crown Princes".
- Let's begin... - What's Sae Ho wearing?
- In fact, we... - Sae Ho, what are you wearing?
I'm dressed as d'Artagnan from "The Three Musketeers".
- You're an amusement park staff. - No.
- I'm d'Artagnan. - I've seen you there.
- I'm d'Artagnan. - You were at the log flume ride.
No, you're mistaken. It's different.
I'm d'Artagnan from "The Three Musketeers".
When I saw Sae Ho, I thought he was a hobbit.
- A hobbit? - A hobbit?
Don't call him a hobbit because he's short.
- It's because of his costume. - Because I look cute.
- It's understandable. - Cute, my foot.
That's hilarious.
- Someone said... - Actually, he's d'Artagnan...
from "The Three Musketeers", Dong Gun is Napoleon,
- and Hyun Moo is Jack the Ripper. - Jack the Ripper.
- No way. You don't look like him. - I watched the musical.
- I'm a vampire. - You're a vampire?
Yes, I'm dressed as a vampire.
We'll introduce our guests one by one.
Ki Joon is getting warmed up already.
- Great. That's right. - He loves Happy Together.
He's good at acting and singing.
He's also good at looking after his baby.
He's as handsome as ever after such a long time.
Everlasting Terius, Shin Sung Woo!
Hello. It's nice to meet you all.
- Thank you for the compliments. - Dong Gun, it's your turn.
He's an actor with a thousand faces who transforms himself so well.
He looks like a prince who came straight out of a cartoon.
(Anthony of the TV industry with insane acting skills)
Anthony of the TV industry, Um Ki Joon.
(Um Ki Joon)
He's Anthony of the TV industry.
- Who's Anthony? - Anthony?
- And Sung Woo is Terius. - That's right. Anthony is...
- a character from "Candy Candy". - Anthony.
- Anthony is a leading character. - I see. "Candy Candy".
He has an angelic voice that touches our hearts.
He looks like a prince from head to toe.
He's acknowledged as the crown prince of musicals.
Im Tae Kyung!
(Im Tae Kyung)
He looks so great.
All right. Who's next?
He successfully transformed into a musical actor from an idol singer.
He has a pure heart. The little prince of idol stars,
- Ken of VIXX! - Ken!
- Hello. - The youngest member.
- I'm Ken... - He's very polite.
the cute main vocalist of VIXX,
and a musical actor.
Great.
I'm a little nervous.
Why?
I haven't had many chances to be on a variety show.
- Oh, that's right. - I can't believe I'm here.
- It's your first time on this show. - That's right.
Actually, Ken has ambition for being on variety shows.
- He and I exchanged numbers. - Is that so?
- Really? - One day, he texted me...
that he had had a meeting for the show I'm hosting.
He said, "I'll see you next Wednesday."
Next day, he said he had had a meeting for another show.
But I didn't see him on those shows.
- He just had meetings. That's all. - I didn't get invited.
I think I had almost 100 meetings.
I was so glad when I read today's script.
- "He's finally coming on the show." - I almost cried.
- It's true. - Good. Ken,
relieve all your pent-up frustration...
- while you're here. - Let it all go.
- You should let it all go. - I understand.
- Good. I like that. - That's good.
- I like his attitude. - Earlier...
(He spreads his wings to soar.)
He said he felt like he was going to throw up while waiting at the back.
- I was so nervous. - You can throw up right here.
If you throw up, you'll draw attention. It's a good thing.
(Today, you can say whatever you want.)
It's a good thing?
Sung Woo, our forever Terius, came on the show after a long time.
I heard you became the master of childrearing.
- I'm the master? - Yes.
- My son is 20 months old. - I see.
I'm starting to understand how children...
- think and feel. - You can understand them now.
You had a hard time at first whenever he cried.
That's right. It's because I couldn't communicate with him.
Of course. It's hard to see what they need.
- I bet Dong Gun can relate to that. - It's the same for me.
- Right? - You don't know what they need.
I tried to figure out a way to understand what he's trying to say.
Later, I realized that there was a crying pattern.
- How? - Is that so?
(He found out about his crying pattern.)
- It's different. - That's right. It's different.
- He cries differently. - Babies cry differently...
depending on what they want.
- Like when they're hungry... - Exactly.
They even fake their cries.
- They fake their cries? - Yes, they do that.
There are three different sounds of fake crying.
(Angry fake crying)
If he cries like this, it means he's saying, "Don't interrupt me."
"Leave me alone."
"I don't like this situation."
He's about to throw a tantrum.
- Throw a tantrum? - When they're in pain,
shocked, or injured,
they hold their breath for a moment before crying.
(In an emergency situation, they hold breath before crying.)
- When your baby cries like this, - There's no variation in this case.
- you should run to your baby. - They just wail without a break.
(After getting shocked, they cry loudly.)
- They cry like this. - Are you two raising the same baby?
- Right. - You can understand each other.
All babies have this crying pattern.
Is there a textbook on this subject?
- It's interesting. - Is there a textbook or something?
How old is your baby?
- She's 21 months old. - Exactly.
- They're about the same age. - They have a one-month age gap.
Your babies are about the same age.
- However, - Yes?
- I also remember that. - What do you mean?
I think I cried like that when I was a baby.
- Really? - Yes.
- Ken is trying so hard to be funny. - Indeed.
He's trying to turn his life around through this show.
I actually feel like I'm going to throw up.
I'm glad he's feeling okay now.
I heard your son looks just like you.
That's right. Anyone can tell he's my son.
- Does he take after you? - Yes.
When he's concentrating...
You know I have wrinkles here...
- between my eyebrows, right? - Right.
I was so surprised...
- But he's just a baby. - Right.
Your baby has wrinkles?
(No way.)
- He frowns just like I do. - Between his eyebrows.
When he's concentrating,
while holding his feeding bottle, he frowns like this.
(His son frowns just like he does.)
- You'll see. - Are you serious?
When he's watching TV...
or he's concentrating on something,
he frowns like this.
- We have a picture of him. - Shall we take a look?
- A picture? - Yes.
- He does look like his father. - He actually has wrinkles.
That's when he was 100 days old.
He looks plump, right?
- He actually frowns. - He frowns like that.
I can see the resemblance between you and your son...
when he's frowning his face...
- to concentrate on something. - Yes, he's just like me.
You also have something to tell Sae Ho, right?
Sae Ho? Right.
I once appeared on a reality show with him.
- That's right. - We lived in the same house.
We lived together. Back then,
he was very polite and kind.
- You were affectionate for him. - That's right. I was.
But after the show ended,
he became very popular.
And then he stopped calling me.
- Sae Ho. - You're an opportunist.
An opportunist?
He called Sae Ho an opportunist.
- That's not true. - Sitting next to Sae Ho,
- he keeps talking. - You're the worst.
- He gives reactions like a robot. - I thought he was a nice person.
- Gosh. - I got scolded by him a lot.
He was like a mother to me.
When we were eating while filming "Roommate",
he would whisper into my ear, "Why don't you stop eating?"
(Why don't you stop eating?)
"You should stop eating to lose weight."
He said he wanted to lose weight.
- He took such good care of me. - Just like a mother.
Although he hasn't called me ever since,
I have been seeing him on so many TV shows.
That made me feel even prouder.
I feel like I'm actually his mom.
I can see that.
All right. We heard about how he looks after his baby.
Um Ki Joon is here with us as well.
(The charmingly cold Um Ki Joon is back on Happy Together.)
Ki Hoon said that he won't appear on any variety shows except for this.
- Oh, my. Why did you say that? - He proclaimed to do so.
Why did you make such a decision?
Unlike other variety shows, I feel very comfortable...
on Happy Together thanks to Jae Seok.
- That's why. - I see.
Our staff was very surprised.
- It made their hearts flutter. - Exactly.
- In fact... Go ahead. - You know...
He's so unpredictable. When he's on a TV show,
he usually gives short answers.
- He appears to be cold sometimes. - That's right.
But I heard that he acts so happiless in a phone interview.
- Well... - "Happiless"?
That would mean he's not happy.
- "Happiless". - Gosh.
You all understood what I meant. That's all that matters.
You can guess what I was saying by hearing the word "happy".
- Why would you nitpick at me? - "Happiless"?
"Happiless" would mean he doesn't feel happy at all.
- He enjoyed the interview. - Just speak in Korean.
- I'm sorry. - First of all, there's no camera.
- There's no camera. - It makes me feel so nervous.
When we called him during the show,
he sounded so happy and excited.
But whenever he's on the show, he's quiet.
But today, he's been laughing more than he used to.
- I think that's true. - Right.
I'm so curious about his personality in real life.
Wouldn't it be better to ask others about my personality?
- It's awkward to talk about myself. - How is he?
It would be dangerous if we tell them instead.
(It would be dangerous if we tell them instead.)
Absolutely.
Tae Kyung, what kind of person is he to you?
I worked with him several times.
So I've known him for a long time.
It's true that he always gives short answers.
When we first met and had a chat,
his answers were all yes or no.
I thought he didn't want to talk to me.
- You misunderstood him. - That's how I felt.
One day, all the staff and cast members went on a trip together.
I saw him when most of us started getting drunk.
He made 5 or 6 of his junior actors gather around him and said,
"Tell me. How are you going to play that character?"
(How are you going to play that character?)
- He's the worst. - He's the worst, indeed.
- He said you're the worst. - He sounds so bossy.
- I think he's bossier than me. - My gosh.
"What kind of emotion will you use for that scene?"
- That's so funny. - "You know nothing about acting."
He went on and on like this for two hours.
- He wouldn't stop. I was surprised. - He's the worst.
I know why Ki Joon has so much affection...
- for them. - What is the reason?
He didn't make his debut as a leading actor.
He started his career as an ensemble actor.
- I see. - He teaches his junior actors...
how to get through hard times based on his experience.
Sung Woo is making Ki Joon look good.
That's exactly what I thought.
- Right? Good. - Of course.
- Sung Woo is one warm-hearted man. - Yes.
Ki Joon, what kind of person do you consider yourself?
I think it's true that I give short answers.
I don't beat around the bush either.
Actors usually worry about what the director, the producer,
or their senior actors might think...
when they perform in a play.
But these days, I tend to worry about my junior actors.
I try not to be a bad senior actor to them.
My goodness.
- To my junior actors... - You can relate to that?
I am very conscious of my junior actors these days.
(I am very conscious of my junior actors these days.)
I thought he was acting out a scene from a musical.
It happens when I am doing badly.
When you are doing badly?
When I am singing or acting badly,
I wonder what the junior actors...
(What will they think of my shortcomings?)
will think about me.
Does that mean you are conscious of Ken?
I am not conscious of him.
(He is coldhearted.)
- Really? - I am conscious of the ensemble.
(That's how close they are.)
When you had "Um Yu Min Pub Concert",
- Right. - you felt...
- the power of Happy Together. - Really?
Yes. Before last year's "Um Yu Min Pub Concert",
- I starred in Happy Together. - That's right.
(The last time Ki Joon visited Happy Together,)
(Um Yu Min Pub became the talk of the town.)
After starring in Happy Together,
- the ticket sales went up. - That's incredible.
(The ticket sales went up.)
I am still thankful for that.
It seems like you prefer the theater these days,
but many fans are waiting to see you in a drama.
That's right.
Do you have any plans to be in a drama?
Star in a drama like "Innocent Defendant".
I want to do that,
but I have musicals lined up...
for the next year and a half or two.
Unless the drama crew is okay with my schedule, I can't.
(This is Um Ki Joon's class.)
- I have musicals lined up. - That's inconvenient.
Most people would answer,
"I wish I could do that."
"I will make an effort to star in a drama."
He went, "I can't do that right now."
That was neat.
"Unless the drama crew is okay with my schedule, I can't."
He is busy until the beginning of 2021.
I am jealous...
that he has work lined up for the next two years.
I need to earn money diligently.
(We hope to see you in a drama soon.)
We will now move on...
to the crown prince of musicals, Im Tae Kyung.
- Yes. - The last time you visited,
we called you a man who talks too much.
- He talked a lot. - Yes.
That's right.
(During his previous visit to Happy Together...)
(There is a story I haven't revealed...)
(during the preliminary interview.)
(The introduction alone took about 500 years to tell.)
(He established himself as a man who talks too much.)
We briefly mentioned this earlier,
but the one who talks too much among us is...
Who is it?
Sung Woo,
- I think. - Does he talk a lot?
When we drink,
(Tae Kyung reveals what he has experienced.)
he begins to talk.
When he does that,
I listen. But a story should have...
the introduction, development, turn, and conclusion.
His stories end at the introduction.
They end when I have just begun to listen.
"Is that all?" "Yes."
(Fruitless)
I think I forget in the middle.
(He often forgets in the middle.)
- He forgets as he talks. - I see.
When I get drunk, I go,
- "What was I going to say?" - Since he looks so charismatic,
this side of him is new to me.
- I know him as a charismatic man. - That's right.
How did you become a man who talks too much?
It's fun to talk.
- I see. - Now that I talk more,
it's easier to make people understand.
- "Why didn't I do this earlier?" - Seriously.
"Why did I often fail to make people understand?"
"Why did I often stop talking..."
"and caused more misunderstandings in the past?"
Here is the thing.
Let's say...
someone talks about...
a certain topic...
For example, a member of the cast said...
he only wore rubber shoes until middle school...
because his father was a soldier.
He wanted to talk about himself,
but Sung Woo got hung up on the rubber shoes.
"Back in the days, there were four best brands..."
- "that made rubber shoes." - Oh, my goodness.
- He is the worst. - He talks too much.
Dong Gun said, "He is the worst."
He talks too much.
Then the topic of briquette came up.
"As for the briquette..."
Whatever the topic is,
he tells a story about himself.
- He doesn't stop. - Hold on.
Ken, what is your opinion on Sung Woo?
About five years ago,
I was in a musical titled "Chess" with him.
Back then, he was like a dad.
Now, he is like a mom.
I see.
- It's just a comparison. - Which version do you prefer?
I prefer the current version.
Back then, he was a bit scary.
He took good care of me,
but I used honorifics with him back then.
- I love you, Yoon Hee. - Okay.
(It's Dong Gun's turn.)
All right.
Ken,
I received a lot of support from Yoon Hee...
for taking her place today.
I heard your father is very excited...
about your visit to Happy Together.
That's right.
- He told me to show an example. - Show an example?
I thought...
Yoon Hee would be here today.
- I am sorry. - Are you a fan?
- Yes. But... - Earlier,
he told me that...
he really wants to meet Yoon Hee.
My father is a big fan of her.
Why are you making an excuse about your father?
- You said you want to meet her. - You didn't talk about your father.
I did say that.
- That didn't happen. - Her husband is here instead.
When will you show us an example?
My father likes it when I show my specialty.
- I must ask... - Really?
even though the shoot hasn't gone on for a long time.
Do you think you showed an example as your father wished?
I don't think I did.
So far, your father wouldn't know you are here.
Please show us a specialty.
- A specialty? Okay, I will do it. - Yes.
(Ken, show us your specialty.)
- Don't you need time to prepare? - I can start right away.
- It's not easy to do that. - Seriously.
Even those who have a lot of specialties...
find it hard to start right away.
I will imitate Park Hyo Shin first.
Park Hyo Shin.
I will compare his old and new singing style.
- Can you do that? - His singing style changed.
- Can you do that? - Yes.
- Please begin. - Okay.
(How will the ambitious idol's specialty turn out to be?)
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(Park Hyo Shin's old singing style)
That's his old singing style.
Now...
Please make it long.
(Park Hyo Shin's new singing style)
(The vocalization is much smoother.)
- It's like that. - You are good.
How did you do that?
You are really good.
- He is really good. - You sang incredibly well.
It wasn't funny. You are really good.
- Thank you. - You are really good.
What?
(Tae Kyung intercepts.)
That's Park Hyo Shin's old singing style.
Tae Kyung, I thought you were Im Chang Jung for a second.
- I see the resemblance! - Im Chang Jung.
- I see the resemblance! - His face...
resembles that of Im Chang Jung.
- Sing, "Hello, it's me." - "Hello, it's me."
(Laughing)
(Hello, it's me)
(It's good to have you here, Chang Jung.)
- He is Im Chang Jung. - There is a resemblance.
(How are you?)
He is Im Chang Jung.
- There is a resemblance. - Seriously.
Even I sometimes go,
- "We do look similar." - There is a resemblance.
- He is a singer too. - You know,
Tae Kyung turned Ken's specialty into his.
Ken, I have to say,
I was very surprised.
- You imitated him perfectly. - There is another one.
- Bobby Kim. - Bobby Kim.
(He will imitate Bobby Kim this time.)
(I fill my night with drinks)
(Inaudible)
What did you say?
I breathe with youth
"I breathe with youth."
- "I breathe with youth." - "I breathe with youth."
I breathe with youth
I see.
You can also imitate a big dog and a country dog.
There is the animal parade.
Let's hear that animal parade.
- He is trying so hard. - You know,
hens and roosters make different sounds.
- Let's hear it. - Here comes a hen.
(A hen and a rooster)
(A hen)
A rooster.
(A rooster)
(His specialty explodes.)
You are good, but please slow down. You are too hurried.
- A big dog and a country dog. - Do you think we will stop you?
It's as Hyun Moo said. No one will stop you.
- That's right. - Put yourself at ease.
We will let you show us everything. Why are you in a hurry?
- Seriously. - Everyone.
I know why Ken is like that.
- I see. - He has had too many meetings.
He had to show many things in a short amount of time.
- Isn't that right? - You are right.
My heart ached for a second.
The chickens were in a hurry.
It sounded as if the chickens were about to be fried.
If your father is watching the show,
his palms would be sweaty.
This is the real deal. This isn't a meeting.
- Okay. - Put yourself at ease.
Imitate a hen and a rooster again.
- A hen. - Where should I look?
I don't think the hen and rooster will improve.
Imitate a big dog and a country dog.
That's a good idea.
- Let's go. - We need to direct him.
There's a small dog, a big dog, and a country dog.
- Okay. - That's good.
- Go slow. - Let's hear the small dog.
The small dog.
(He channels a dog.)
(He has the same high tone and frequent barks.)
Here comes the big dog.
(The next one is the big dog.)
The country dog.
(Howling)
(There is a sentimental look in his eyes.)
(Everyone loves it.)
- That's right. - That's a good one.
(The sad howl fills the tranquil country.)
- That's a good one. - That's a good one.
The last one was the best.
- I liked the country dog. - The country dog.
- It was great. - Dad, it's a success!
- Let's talk about the musical. - Right.
The four of you are in a musical together.
That's right.
It's "Dracula".
All four of us are Count Dracula.
- All four of you? - Really?
- Yes. - It's not a double casting.
It's a quadruple casting.
That's quite a variety.
You will play the character in different ways.
This musical 1st took the stage in 1998.
It's a pretty old musical.
There are two stories regarding Count Dracula.
- There is the movie all of us know. - "Dracula".
Then there is Bram Stoker's book. There are two stories.
The musical we are in follows the plot of Bram Stoker's book.
I see that you really like to categorize things.
- That's because you are old. - That could be the case.
(Sung Woo is sweet.)
That could be the case.
Sung Woo changed a lot.
- Had it been the past... - He would have thrown a punch.
He suppressed his annoyance and said, "That could be the case."
(He became much sweeter.)
- My goodness. - Had it been the past,
he wouldn't have behaved this way.
I made an annoying remark on purpose.
but he said, "That could be the case."
I've been taking care of my child...
and he might watch the show.
If all 4 of you play Count Dracula, people should watch it 4 times.
Will you watch the musical four times?
No.
- Watch it once. - I will watch at least...
Sung Woo's performance.
- This could be a sensitive topic. - I know.
The ticket sales must be different.
- Whoever plays Count Dracula... - It's all different.
could affect ticket sales.
Are you trying to make us fight?
That's right.
Actors are too busy with their performances...
to care about ticket sales.
People often ask us if we become conscious...
when other actors play the same role.
I recently realized that Sung Woo is quite different...
from what I thought.
When we had the first team dinner, he told us,
"Working with you puts my heart at ease."
During the 15 or 16 years of my career,
I have never had a senior musical actor...
tell me something like that.
I don't think I will hear it...
from anyone else.
- That's awesome. - You don't call the office, do you?
"How many tickets got sold?"
"Am I in fourth place again?"
- "Am I in fourth place again?" - "How many tickets got sold?"
We did some research and found out that...
"Dracula" is already at the top in terms of ticket sales.
- Right. - Right.
We were only joking.
"Dracula" is at the top in terms of ticket sales.
Musical fans know...
how hard it is to get...
- a ticket. - Musical fans watch...
a variety of musicals.
They even watch the same musical many times.
Ki Joon, this is the fourth musical you are starring in this year.
My goodness.
Yes. It's the fourth musical.
For how long do you rest after a musical ends?
I try not to rest for more than two weeks.
Are you against resting?
There isn't a particular reason. I guess I am worried...
that my performance will worsen...
- if I rest. - You might lose the hang of it.
I have always been in more than three musicals a year.
I have always been in one drama a year.
- I barely rest. - Dong Gun,
don't you rest for a month after a drama ends?
Well, I...
(For how long does Dong Gun rest?)
stopped resting ever since I got married.
- You have a child. - Yoon Hee told me that.
- That's right. - Yoon Hee told me that.
"Dong Gun doesn't rest. Actually, he can't rest."
Say, "I love you, Yoon Hee."
I love you, Yoon Hee.
Is there a particular reason why you don't rest?
Do you need fast cash that much?
- I do need fast cash. - I just wanted to know!
I think you behave flippantly because I am here.
Since I am the closest to the guests,
I will get beaten up the fastest.
- He always does that. - I see that...
- he uses me as a shield. - Hyun Moo uses you as a shield...
and runs away after the shoot.
(He is gone with the wind after the shoot.)
He always does that.
I don't know if he needs fast cash,
but he did say, "Tae Kyung, I bought a house."
- I knew it. - Ki Joon, congratulations.
I knew it.
It's a popular neighborhood.
Where is it? Hannam-dong?
Yes.
He lives in Hannam-dong.
That's incredible. Congratulations.
Thank you.
We should congratulate him...
since he worked hard and bought a house.
He worked diligently.
How many years did it take for you to buy a house?
- 24 years. - That's right.
- The money didn't come easily. - He is right.
- It's impressive. - Yes.
I was very happy to hear that the four of them will be...
- on the show. - Right.
I will star in a musical for the first time this year.
(He will star in a musical for the first time.)
Will you star in a musical?
- Yes. - Ask them questions.
Which musical is it?
It's "The Bodyguard".
(It's a musical that is based on the movie of the same title.)
(The movie, "The Bodyguard"...)
Kevin Corsner?
It's Kevin Costner.
(Kevin Corsner?)
- It's Kevin Costner. - You understood me.
- Who is Kevin Corsner? - You keep making a mistake.
You said "Happiless" earlier.
Kevin Costner's role suits Dong Gun really well.
Is the musical like the movie?
- Yes. - Who else is in it?
- "The Bodyguard". - I want to ask you a question...
because you all star...
- in dramas as well. - That's right.
It worries me that...
I won't be able to act on the stage...
and stay confined to the camera. What's the difference?
Is there a difference in acting on the stage and before the camera?
(The princes give a lesson in musical acting.)
The camera rarely gets...
a full shot of you.
(When you act before the camera, your facial expression is the key.)
- It focuses on your face. - I see.
In musicals, the audience sees the full shot.
Your gestures need to be...
a bit bigger.
You need to deliver your emotions with the way you walk.
Can you give us an example? How does the way you walk change?
You walk differently when you are...
- sad or happy. - Is there a difference?
Please show us.
The stride would change.
He doesn't want to demonstrate.
(The return of the coldhearted man)
I thought he has improved.
- Seriously. - This is only the beginning.
He is showing his true side.
Dong Gun needs to see it.
Please give us a demonstration.
For example...
What a treat.
- For example, - Ki Joon rarely does this.
when you are angry,
you would walk over and throw a punch like this.
That's right.
That's for musicals.
Why did he try to punch me?
Thank you for the demonstration.
When you are sad, you would walk differently.
(Walking sadly)
Ken, why don't you show us more?
To Dong Gun, you are a senior musical actor.
- Let's say I am being chased. - You are being chased.
The camera focuses on your face, so your movements are small.
You just do this.
If you are in a musical...
He is good.
That's different.
That's different. That's different.
You need to be more expressive.
You need to express with your entire body.
You should keep that in mind...
when you perform on the stage.
- Okay. - The producer might go,
- "What are you doing?" - "Where did you learn that?"
- The musical director... - "Where did you learn that?"
might go,
- "That's too excessive." - "What are you doing?"
"Musical actors don't do that these days."
"You are too old-fashioned."
Isn't the tone different as well?
When you are in a musical,
you need to vocalize so that your voice will reach far.
I was in a drama, right?
When I meet the woman I love after many years,
I say, "It has been a while, Hye Ran."
"Misty".
(This is the scene.)
(It has been a while, Hye Ran.)
I had to retake the scene many times due to my habit.
"It has been a while, Hye Ran."
It sounded like a voice-over...
- from an old movie. - A voice-over.
I kept trying to make my voice resonate.
- I had to lose that air. - On stage,
- your voice needs to resonate. - The audience needs to hear it.
People at the back of the theater should hear you clearly...
like people at the front.
- My goodness. - I enjoy musicals.
I think it would be the hardest...
- to sing as if you are talking. - Right.
"Did you eat?"
I ate
Musical actors do that.
I think the transition would be difficult.
When I first started out as a musical actor,
I realized an embarrassing flaw of mine...
I wanted to fix right away.
"Im Tae Kyung suddenly has a concert in the middle of a performance."
The tone for the lines and the tone for the songs differed.
It shouldn't be like that.
- Is that bad? - Yes.
The emotions need to flow seamlessly.
If my line goes, "It has been a while, Hye Ran."
(Then he sings sorrowfully.)
- It sounds off. - It sounds off.
You need to sing with the tone you used for talking.
- That sounds hard. - I thought to myself,
"I should think of singing as a part of acting."
This is an important tip.
- It's interesting. - This is an important tip.
- It's hard. - It must be hard...
to perform perfectly...
- in all of these aspects. - It's hard.
It's hard to be a musical actor.
- I will give up on the musical. - What?
(He is extreme.)
You will give up on the musical? What are you talking about?
(He listens to all the tips and decides to give up.)
We will release an article.
Give me some time.
Dong Gun is so funny.
Dong Gun is good at variety shows.
His appearances are rare, but he has talent.
I haven't seen a lot of musicals,
but Ki Joon makes it very natural.
He goes from acting to singing very naturally.
I watched "Mata Hari".
("Mata Hari"?)
- It was great. - You are quite cultured.
- I am like that. - Hold on.
With whom did you go?
Now, the youngest member...
- Hold on. - Don't change the subject!
We have many things to talk about.
There must be a reason why he goes to the theater often.
Now, the youngest member of the "Dracula" team is...
- Ken. - Was it the woman from before?
The youngest member of the "Dracula" team is Ken.
He is sweating already.
The youngest member...
- Wipe your sweat. - The youngest member...
- of the "Dracula" team... - Did you meet her at the theater?
- Did you go to pick her up? - The youngest member...
- Why are you sweating so much? - Did you have dinner afterward?
I won't do this!
Please find out who she is.
- The youngest member... - "Mata Hari".
- I will call the company. - Okay.
- The youngest member... - "Mata Hari".
- All right. All right. - The youngest member...
- of the "Dracula" team is Ken. - Yes.
I heard that the older actors show their dissatisfaction...
in different ways.
- Really? - Yes, they are different.
- As for Sung Woo, - What does he do?
his head becomes tilted.
- That means he is dissatisfied. - Yes.
His head and body become tilted.
- He does this. - How about Ki Joon?
Ki Joon is cold on the outside and warm on the inside.
He talks to the person directly.
- "Wouldn't this be better?" - That's right.
- And... - How about Tae Kyung?
Tae Kyung goes and explains everything thoroughly.
He explains things calmly...
- in a non-offensive way. - While trying to do that,
he beats around the bush.
- And he talks a lot. Is that it? - Don't say I'm talkative again.
(He's quick-witted.)
- You are a tiny bit. - A tiny bit.
He's the considerate type.
- Yes. - He makes sure you're not hurt.
But you once benefitted from Ki Joon's...
straightforwardness.
Yes. Yes.
We were practicing the lines together.
In the script, we were supposed to...
hold the female character and go up the stairs.
- Many stairs. - Many stairs.
- They were really high up. - We had to go up many stairs.
- While holding her? - While holding her.
We had to wail.
- We had to wail. - We had to sing too.
- We had to sing too. - That's too difficult.
- Isn't that too difficult? - It was very difficult.
As soon as I heard about it,
I thought, "Should I train my strength to do it?"
That was the first thing that came up in my mind.
But Ki Joon said, "I won't do it. I can't do it."
("I won't do it. I can't do it.")
"I can't do it. It'll be too hard."
"I can't do it. I won't do it."
- He's very frank. - The stairs were dangerous.
- It would be dangerous. - There were no rails.
- It's tough for the actress too. - It would've been okay...
- She must be so scared. - if she could hang onto me.
- But she had to go limp. - She was supposed to be dead.
- And I had to carry her. - Usually, you'd say,
"When you think about it,"
"it's going to be hard to breathe."
- "It will be too problematic." - That's not what Ki Joon does.
"What do you think?" You didn't say that.
You just said, "I can't do it."
- He's a cool guy. - "I can't do this."
I will adjust the number of stairs then.
What if there are just seven stairs?
I think that would be difficult.
What if the director says he will reduce the number to seven...
and make the stairs shallow? He can't give up this scene.
The stairs will be very shallow.
It will be like an escalator.
Please do it.
I can't do it.
What if you don't sing? You will just carry her.
How can he not sing?
- It's a musical. - He will sing at the top.
- What if you lip-sync? - Lip-sync?
Then let's do this. I will wreck the first performance.
Wait.
(He's the cold-hearted man who is very convinced.)
Wait. Ki Joon.
- This is so funny. - That's not it.
- He's so funny. - You can't ruin it.
I don't have the strength for it, so I can't do it.
- So... - Ki Joon is being reasonable.
What would you do if you were in his situation?
I learned something good today.
If it's too much I'll say, "I will wreck the first performance."
(The teachers are speechless.)
- He's... - I...
only learning bad things from them.
- "I learned it from my teachers." - You learned something good.
You should learn something good. You keep learning only bad things.
By the way, when someone like Ki Joon says this,
life gets easy for people around him.
- Of course. - Right?
You must've been really happy when he said that.
- I was like, "Yes!" - "Thank you."
I said, "Well done, Ki Joon."
Ki Joon often puts on a straight face,
and he doesn't look like a crying type. But he actually cries often.
I often cry while watching a performance or a film.
You don't look like the type who would cry often.
Recently, I cried about five times while watching...
"Avengers: Endgame".
- You cried five times? - Yes.
- Why? - Why did you cry so much?
- At which points did you cry? - I first cried when...
Iron Man meets Pepper.
- I cried there. - You cried there.
I cried when Black Widow died for Hawkeye.
You cried then.
Is it okay to spoil the movie?
I haven't watched it yet.
It's making me cry. I was going to watch that movie.
By the way, Ki Joon is...
He's a very unique man.
I heard Ki Joon's ad-libs...
drove Sung Woo mad.
How can you do ad-libs during a musical?
Actor Seo Young Ju and I acted as doubles.
During the curtain call, we had to sing,
"I love this night".
- I love this night. - Young Ju...
often gets very excited.
He started repeating "I love" infinitely.
I love, I love, I love
(He infinitely repeated "I love".)
He did that.
He had to make a grand appearance after that.
But he had to keep waiting in the back.
It was the last performance.
When Young Ju sang, "I love", he took out something.
No way!
That's it.
- Was it the worst? - He took something out.
He threw the chestnut snacks.
- He threw five bags. - Chestnut snacks.
- Did he actually do that? - Yes.
- He threw chestnut snacks? - Yes.
You intentionally prepared the chestnut snacks.
- Didn't the director get mad? - But...
He was the director.
(I am that director.)
I was the director.
I couldn't say anything to him.
It must've been acceptable...
- since it was the last performance. - It was an event.
- The audience must've liked it. - They must've liked it.
I always do something on the last performance.
I heard there are many times when he acts as the mood maker.
Really?
He's got a secret to...
- making Tae Kyung treat people. - He's got a secret.
We practice at 2pm,
- and when people come in late, - That's possible.
I make them treat us with coffee.
How do you do that? How do you say it naturally?
We would just say, "You're late. Treat us with coffee."
- Right. - Do you say that?
- He says, - This is how I do it.
"Did you not see the text message?"
"What?" I checked my phone.
"Sung Woo is making you treat us with coffee since you're late."
He texts.
- He texts. - Right.
After that, treating coffee became a thing for latecomers.
- Were you late? - Yes. At first,
- I used to live too far. - He lived too far.
When you live far, there's nothing you can do.
So I was always 5 to 10 minutes late.
I treated everyone coffee every time I was late.
I spent nearly 1,000 dollars on coffee.
You spent 1,000 dollars just on coffee.
- That's so much coffee. - They only drink expensive ones.
- Who? - They only drink expensive coffees.
- They rarely order coffee. - What do they order then?
- Frappuccino? - Smoothies or...
- Mango banana smoothie. - Smoothie.
- Mango banana smoothie. - Mango banana smoothie.
- Mango banana smoothie. - Chocolate mango smoothie.
That's so funny.
I heard you sometimes sing and make people order those.
I am the one who orders the mango banana smoothie.
- It's me. - He started it.
Mango banana
When he comes in late, I sing that.
Tae Kyung went through so much.
(He's always the victim.)
You are the one who always treats people.
- Sung Woo's treated people twice. - Did he?
- Has Ki Joon never treated you? - Ki Joon...
- He's never late. - Strangely...
Or he would just not come in at all.
He is always the one to come right before the last person.
Even when he's late, there's someone who comes even later.
He's so annoying.
- Perhaps he hides behind a wall. - I am just punctual. That's all.
There's nothing we can say when he says that.
Does he treat you once in a while?
- Why are you making me sound bad? - Even the youngest treated us.
He's got no money.
Even the youngest treated everyone.
But one of us still hasn't...
- treated everyone. - It must be Ki Joon.
I can treat you now.
- Will you treat them today? - I can treat them.
- What's going on? - He does it when he needs to.
- Ki Joon seems cold-hearted, - Right.
but he's also sweet at times.
Can you treat the crew of Happy Together too?
(What would Ki Joon choose to do?)
- He's... - Let's go.
(He's very cool.)
- Really? - Yes.
- They eat a lot. - Our crew doesn't care.
They only eat beef, and they drink a lot too.
(Then...)
Let's have pork.
- "Let's have pork." - Let's have pork.
"Let's have pork."
(They will have a pork barbecue tonight.)
When the elder actors treat everyone,
in their absence, Ki Joon takes care of the younger ones.
- He's great. - That's why he's got many friends.
- He's a dear friend. - He's good.
They mentioned team dinners.
I heard Dong Gun loves team dinners.
Isn't Yoon Hee bothered by it?
When I shoot a drama,
I have dinners with the crew.
Yoon Hee used to not care at all.
She didn't care how much I ate or drank...
or how late I went home.
- But now? - But these days,
she sends me text messages. "You're very late."
"Are you having fun?" She would say these things.
- "Are you having fun?" - She mentioned it.
- Yoon Hee talked about it. - I can sympathize with him.
She sends me messages like that.
Now, I get conscious...
- when I go to team dinners. - You get conscious.
When Yoon Hee...
has a team dinner with the Happy Together crew,
she becomes conscious.
"It started a little late."
"Everyone is drinking."
I intentionally tell her not to leave first.
I tell her to stay until the end and to have fun.
- "Don't worry about us." - You tell her to enjoy it.
- "I got it under control." - I intentionally say that.
I want her to reciprocate it.
(There is a twist.)
I want her to do the same for me.
- It's for your own good. - Yes.
You said it hoping she would return the favor.
(Love returns.)
Dracula meets the destiny of becoming...
a vampire for love. He's the tragic romanticist.
I heard you used to be a romanticist who'd die for love.
When a man gets married, there's nothing more to be said.
Don't you agree?
Every married man is a true romanticist. Right?
Does your heart still pound when you see your wife?
Sometimes.
When I see her doing something for me,
(He's touched by his wife's love.)
- I am so grateful. - You once fought on a motorcycle.
That incident made me decide to marry her.
- I never thought I'd get married. - Right.
You seemed like someone who wouldn't get married.
I thought I would...
spend the rest of my life as a single man.
But at one point, I was convinced that I could...
spend the rest of my life with her.
After dating for about three and a half years...
I love riding motorcycles.
On a trip with our motorcycle, we had a really big fight.
At that moment,
I thought our relationship was over.
If I were her,
I would've called a taxi and headed to Seoul.
But she didn't do that.
She just held the helmet and quietly got on my back.
We rode through the rainstorm...
and arrived in Seoul in about seven hours.
On the way, we didn't say anything.
After we arrived, I awkwardly asked her...
if she's okay because she was soaked.
And she said she was okay.
At that moment, I realized...
- I could rely on this woman. - She made you trust her.
After that, I did whatever she told me to do.
After you got married, you became very domesticated.
My goodness.
I think I always had this side of me.
He gives a lot of tips on doing house chores...
- to his juniors who live alone. - What are some of them?
I went to my juniors' house one day.
They are two of my juniors who live together.
They had a fight.
"The garbage bag is so expensive."
"If you throw away the ramyeon bag like this,"
"it takes up so much space, and we can't put more garbage."
And the other said, "You tidy up the place then."
I said, "You two, come here. You idiots."
"When you have ramyeon, you get the big bag."
"Then there are small ones for seasoning powder and flakes."
"Put the vegetable flake bag inside the big bag."
"Then fold it."
"Put the folded bag inside the empty seasoning powder bag."
"That's it. You simply have to put it inside the small bag."
- Like that? - Yes.
You fold the ramyeon bag like how you fold paper.
Right. When you fold it...
and put it in the seasoning powder bag,
- it becomes this small. - It becomes very small.
The two of them said, "We could do that."
That's one tip. I learned it while living alone.
He cooks so well.
During a shoot, I woke up late.
"Why did you wake up so late?"
"You drank a lot yesterday, didn't you?"
Then he fixed something. "Come on down."
He cooked me chilled chicken noodle soup.
I said, "What is this?"
"I just cooked it using the ingredients available."
When I get groceries,
I think beyond one dish.
I buy ingredients which I can use to cook other dishes too.
"I have one leftover potato. I will braise it in soy sauce."
"I have half a block of tofu. I should throw that in..."
"with some scallions. That's it."
"After I use up everything, I will go grocery shopping again."
- He is like a housewife. - He's... My goodness.
- He... - He's the master of housework.
- He cooks so well. - I know what that is.
This happens when you live alone for a long time.
I studied abroad for a long time, so I am like him too.
People who have lived alone for a long time are like that.
You can't cook a new dish every time.
When you cook a dish, you use the same ingredients to...
- You cook another dish. - Yes. When you cook a stew,
you add noodles to the stew next time.
Then you use the leftover stew...
to cook porridge.
- You use up all the ingredients. - All the ingredients.
(He uses up all the leftover ingredients.)
That's the logic.
Ki Joon, you've been living alone for quite some time, right?
- It's been quite some time. - Do you have any know-hows?
I don't have any.
When you buy ingredients, like what they said,
do you think about the next dish as well?
What do you do with leftover side dishes?
I always get the cooked rice.
- Cooked rice. - Wait.
Do you know what he said?
"He's got no tips."
(They are very persistent talk-hunters.)
(They scare Dong Gun.)
- Don't say anything. - We can't say he's got nothing.
- We can't just pass. - We have to come up with something.
We are not amateurs. We are professionals.
Anything at all?
Give us something.
Do you wash the dishes right away? Or do you let them pile up?
- I use a dishwasher. - What?
- A dishwasher. - A dishwasher.
That's enough. That's enough.
Perhaps you wash a towel and hang it in the room...
to dehumidify the room.
- "Dehumidify"? - You mean "humidify".
(You mean "humidify".)
You understood what I meant.
- What are you saying? - You understood what I meant.
Don't you know the meaning of the word "dehumidify"?
- You are unbelievable. - Just stop.
- How am I unbelievable? - My goodness.
- How can you say that to me? - You're the worst.
I'm the worst?
He said it to my left ear.
My goodness.
I was just testing you.
- I wondered if you knew. - Stop testing us.
You've made so many mistakes.
- Ken moved out for the first time. - Really?
Did you buy a house?
- No, I didn't buy it. - On a lease?
It's a lease.
- It's 152m². - My goodness.
- I moved to a bigger place. - Isn't it big?
- It's big. - It's big.
I started with no furniture.
I just moved into an empty house.
I slowly filled the house.
- 1 by 1. - I just loved it.
I just loved having my own place.
I slept on the floor.
Even if my back hurt,
- I slept on the floor. - You were happy to be alone.
Yes.
Through the window,
I can see Mount Nam. I love it.
That just made me so happy.
- Which area do you live? - Right.
Hannam-dong.
Sae Ho, you've been living alone for a while now.
- Right. - Tell us your know-hows.
I try my best not to touch the things in my house.
When I touch things, like cushions, I need to tidy them up.
So I just enjoy them with my eyes.
I sit at the end of the sofa.
(He just looks at them with his eyes.)
I really do. The same goes for blankets.
- I know what you mean. - You get it, right?
I don't touch my kitchen. I just look at it.
- "This is my place." - You treat it...
- like a show house. - Like a show house.
- He doesn't do any house chores. - Right.
I watch TV from the end. I watch it like this, then turn it off.
In my room, I don't even go inside the blankets.
I just sleep on top.
- Really? - I really do.
You are going to get married late.
- Really? - Yes. You can't do that.
- Sung Woo's know-how. - Sung Woo,
your wife is 16 years younger than you.
You told us about a story related to it a while ago.
I hear that she's a very mature person.
Does she even encourage you when you shoot a love scene?
- That's not easy to do. - I wouldn't say it's encouraging.
There are shows where there are many kissing scenes.
When I do a musical, my wife always comes to watch it.
- Oh, dear. - When I see her,
I do walk on eggshells.
But she says, "If you must do it,"
"just do it well."
- Doesn't that scare you a little? - A little bit.
- Really? - A little bit.
- Really? - Yes.
- Of course. - A little bit.
When I hear that, I'd think, "I'll do this well."
- You are slow-witted. - That's being slow-witted.
- That's a quiet threat. - Yes. It's a threat.
- Is it? - Of course.
- But... - She must come again.
- Right. - She doesn't just come once.
So I just do as I was told.
She told me to do it well, so I do it well.
Dong Gun, what about you?
What do you do if you watch each other's kissing scene?
- Each other's kissing scene? - Yes.
Yoon Hee tells me about it in a playful way.
"I have a kissing scene. What do I do?"
I always say the same thing.
"An actor can't lose confidence in shooting those scenes..."
"because of marriage and be held back."
(The way he talks sounds familiar.)
- "That's really bad." - That's doing yourself a favor.
- "During..." - That's doing yourself a favor.
"the shoot,"
"you are that person."
(He's shameless.)
- "You become that character." - You're doing yourself a favor.
I want her to return to me.
Right.
- But... - I can see that.
It's a little bit...
I get that you say it...
so that she will return to you.
But it's still hard to watch it, isn't it?
Isn't it uncomfortable to watch?
- I avoid watching it. - You don't watch it.
- I don't watch it. - I'm sure he doesn't watch it.
I wouldn't watch it if I were him.
- Why would you watch it? - Yoon Hee always said this.
Whenever we asked her what she does when you shoot a kissing scene,
she said she would kiss twice as much.
I let her kiss twice as much. But she would have to return.
(Love returns.)
You'll kiss four times as much.
(Remember that love always returns.)
- Dong Gun is so funny. - Great.
Actually, Ki Joon has...
- never shot a bed scene. - Really?
Really?
That's right.
- I've shot a kissing scene. - Right.
- But nothing more. - Did you refuse it?
Or did you never get asked?
I've been asked.
But I couldn't do it.
I can't manage to act like...
I am making love on a bed.
That's even more provocative.
This is even more provocative.
- I... - Just talk about it.
I just couldn't come around to do it.
- You feel embarrassed. - I feel embarrassed.
Are you going to keep rejecting it even if it's a good show...
- and they need the scene? - I'd do it if it's a good show.
Dong Gun, you once forgot about the wedding anniversary...
and ordered trotters.
You became known as Mr. Trotter.
You became Mr. Trotter.
"What do you want to eat? Do you want trotters?"
(He forgot their wedding anniversary and ordered trotters.)
In the comments, people called me "Mr. Trotter".
(Treat Yoon Hee well!)
(She must have felt sad as it was your first wedding anniversary.)
I've got a lot of hate comments as the trotters we had that night.
Do you remember the anniversary well now?
- That was last year. - Right.
The anniversary is nearing.
- You should be better this time. - Yoon Hee...
is shooting a drama right now.
Many people send coffee trucks and food trucks to shoots.
- It's a trend. - Many people send them.
- It's an act of support. - She's shooting a drama?
For her, I'll send a trotter truck.
On the day of our wedding anniversary.
On the day of your wedding anniversary.
- A trotter truck. - It'll be delicious.
- That's a very original idea. - It's a very original idea.
Jae Seok, whenever we have something good...
during our team dinners, you take some for your wife.
- Yes. - Do you put on any other events?
- Events? - For your wedding anniversary.
I am not the type of person who does something special.
I just give her a basket of flowers.
- A basket of flowers? - That's all. I give her a gift.
Do you give her flowers even when it's not a special occasion?
- Only when it's a special occasion. - Only when it's a special occasion.
Did you give flowers to the lady you watched the musical with?
Do you think I'd give flowers to a man?
- Did you watch it with a man? - Yes, I did.
Dong Gun...
Dong Gun... Dong Gun...
- During the break... - Shut your mouth!
I didn't ask, but he said, "That's not it."
"I watched it because Oak Joo Hyun invited me."
He kept talking to himself.
- You are sweating again. - He's sweating again.
- Why does he keep sweating? - It's hot.
- He watched "Mata Hari"... - It's a very hot performance.
- Why are you sweating so much? - It's a hot performance.
- It's about passionate love. - Why are you sweating so much?
- Dong Gun is... - You are the worst.
You are the worst.
Ki Joon is playing the role of a romanticist.
Was there a time you went to great lengths for love?
Things that even you were surprised by doing it.
I don't think there's one.
For example, for your girlfriend at the time...
We can never get your answer easily.
- There's none? - It's nice that you're not lying.
- Not even once? - Perhaps...
you traveled a long distance...
- to see someone. - Right.
Perhaps you wrote her a hand-written letter.
Folded-paper cranes?
Turtle eggs?
- He's desperate. - I've folded paper cranes.
You have. I got one.
- What? - Wasn't it a long time ago?
I was in my 20s.
Did you really fold them?
- What? - Wasn't it a long time ago?
I was in my 20s.
Did you really fold them?
Yes, 1,000 of them.
You must've really liked her.
Why didn't you tell us that?
(Hold on a second.)
Didn't you ask me about what lengths...
I went to for the one I love?
Paper cranes are an example of that.
- Come on. - That's not how we meant it.
"To what lengths..."
We didn't mean it like that.
He's getting on our nerves.
Tell me about it.
Right?
He's getting on our nerves.
What if we asked you to tell us...
about the paper cranes you made for a loved one?
Is that worth a conversation?
Then he'll probably say yes and be done with it.
You're right.
It may not have been much,
but did you do anything that moved your girlfriend?
- Maybe you wrote a letter. - 1,000 paper cranes?
Did you do anything that your girlfriend...
particularly liked?
I went to a store that sold party goods...
and bought a few tea light candles...
and bought some roses.
She was in her 20s, so I bought that much.
I set that all up and surprised her on her birthday.
It's nothing special, but huge coming from Ki Joon.
Coming from him,
this is huge.
Ken, I hear that you were swept up in an unknown rumor...
- which surprised you. - That's right.
Just so you know, the members of VIXX...
never had any romance rumors.
- Now that you mention it... - So...
there was a rumor saying we're gay.
- Really? - I heard it too.
- Also... - People said that about me too.
Also... Really?
- People thought you were gay. - Right.
There was a rumor going around.
(Kyu Hyun and Ki Joon were rumored to be dating.)
(He ended the rumors with profanities that couldn't be aired!)
It isn't like you to volunteer an answer like that.
- He must've felt wronged. - I was taken aback.
- He felt wronged. - Goodness.
So it's false and you're straight.
- Of course. - You're straight.
That was one rumor.
Another said that we were receiving shots...
- to repress our male hormones. - That's awful.
- That surfaced too. - Why?
Usually with K-pop idol singers, rumors fly...
about who's dating who, right?
That never happened with our members.
No one was caught up with false rumors of dating either.
That never happened,
so even junior artists would watch our videos and say...
that two of our members could be dating.
It really hurt.
I heard a lot of rumors especially about Ken being gay.
Me and about three other members.
Have you been focused only on your job...
and never dated anyone?
That's right.
We all still have to serve in the military,
so we promised ourselves that we'd accomplish something...
before we had to serve our country.
VIXX, which Ken is a member of,
is famous for its concepts.
I hear that some are too unusual...
even for you to swallow.
With our song "Shangri-La", we danced with fans.
- I saw that. - That was amazing.
We dance while using fans...
and put on contacts that are white.
Yes, I remember that too.
- Sometimes, they're yellow. - Like a zombie.
Yes, it was for our song "On and On".
At the end of a music show, the artists gather on stage...
to hear who won first place that week.
We were standing behind a girl group one day,
but I couldn't see who it was because of my contacts.
- Right. - I was standing behind the group,
and a member turned around to greet me.
She screamed...
and raised her hand as if she was going to hit me.
(She almost cursed.)
She was about to hit me, so I was pretty startled.
- Survival mode kicked in. - I was taken aback,
and she said she was just so surprised.
- You startled her. - It happened with all the members.
One time, we all wore black lipstick.
Our fans called us chunjang idols for fun.
- Chunjang idols? - I'm not kidding.
We had on black nail polish too.
I hated it.
That's hilarious.
- It's slightly a dark past of ours. - Really?
So today's episode is "Born to Be Crown Princes".
Now, Sung Woo...
He was known as Korea's first Terius.
I remember saying this before,
but I couldn't believe it when Sung Woo debuted.
He was awesome.
Rumor has it that ladies fawned over you...
even when you were just sitting in clubs.
I should correct this really old rumor.
There were rumors about me always being in clubs.
A true clubber?
That's not the case.
We never heard about that.
Didn't you?
Was that the case then?
Gosh, he's annoying.
(Gosh, he's annoying!)
I told you that. It's why I'm nervous all the time.
I really didn't know.
Can't you keep some of it inside?
Why did you tell us when we had no idea?
Anyway, those kinds of rumors were going around.
Back when I was in the band Geenie...
- Yes, of course. - If I may say so,
Jang Ho Il loved going to nightclubs.
I met him often.
He loved them so much that we'd often...
have team dinners at them.
I don't know if you remember this, but you must go there early...
- To book a room. - That's right.
I said that I'd rather go home...
since my red blood cells can't handle club music.
These upbeat rhythms. I said that I hated it,
but Ho Il told me to come and stay until 11pm.
You weren't there out of your own volition.
- He just told you to come. - Here's something else.
When Ho Il was in 015B,
the youngest of the band was Yoon Jong Shin.
- That's right. - Jong Shin and...
- He was the vocalist. - there was also Yu Hui Yeol.
Isn't it obvious? Ho Il told them...
to go early and reserve the rooms.
So Hui Yeol was an errand boy who booked rooms at clubs.
But now he's hosting "Yu Hui Yeol's Sketchbook".
I should mention this to him.
- Of course. - As you know, we're friends.
Thanks to Sung Woo though,
another common factor between us was revealed.
I used to book rooms too.
You booked rooms and drove cars for the drunk...
- since you don't drink. - I'd go there at 5pm.
We share the same past.
Me and Hui Yeol.
- You really are best friends. - Right?
I want to hear about how it was though.
You're still popular, but I heard...
you used to complete 40 gigs a day.
He probably did.
To go from city to city,
I probably rode every means of transportation available.
Did you ride the helicopter too?
Right, so I'd go to Yongin by car...
and then go to Jamsil via helicopter.
Since the roads were packed, I'd ride a bike to the auditorium.
Then I'd go to the dock on a motorcycle...
and head to Yeouido on a boat.
From there, I'd go to Gimpo Airport...
- and... - In a day?
Yes, and I'd go to Daegu. Once I was done at night,
I'd ride the night train to Yeouido.
- The night train? - Yes.
- He had to sleep. - I'd sleep in a compartment.
Then I'd do that all over again the next day.
After a while, I was too exhausted.
Yes, and tired.
So I announced that I wasn't doing this anymore...
- and fought with my manager. - No wonder.
You had no other option if that was your daily schedule.
When Sung Woo debuted, he became a phenomenon.
- No one could measure up to him. - He was...
- A syndrome. - He's the first to have that hair.
I couldn't believe that a man...
- It suited him. - could look so cool with it.
There are many junior artists...
who failed while trying to copy his look.
Yes, there were many.
- Doing it the wrong way though... - Many failed.
You suddenly come out offending people.
- Most of them do. - Exactly.
Is it true that your fans tried to steal your hair?
It was back when this musical was first produced in Korea.
There wasn't enough room to set up all the lights,
so on the edge at the front of the stage,
lights were set up to flash on the actors.
I leaned forward wailing,
but I went too far out.
- My hair got caught. - Oh, dear.
I had to lift my head up to carry on with the show,
so I just lifted it.
About this much was ripped off.
I saw the light...
and strands of my hair were floating like tentacles.
Anyway, once it was over,
I told the lighting director that my hair was ripped off.
It could burn and leave a bad odor,
so I told him to clear it. During the intermission though,
he said he couldn't find anything. The fans had taken it.
(This I must have!)
Anyway, that happened.
Where else would they get your hair?
You not only popularized long hair...
but also leggings among men as well.
Actually, I wore leggings that belonged to my younger sister.
- Really? - Yes.
Leggings were something I wore a lot at home,
but then I saw my sister...
had a prettier set which had a leopard pattern.
I borrowed it and had put them on...
when I was asked to hurry to the network station.
It was actually the day our band debuted on TV.
They changed it up and wanted to prerecord our performance,
so we had no choice but to take the stage.
I had been dozing off in the waiting room...
which is why my hair was all over the place.
(That's why.)
(His hair was naturally set.)
- Really? - I put on a T-shirt...
along with the leggings I was already wearing...
and that was it.
No way.
The next day...
At that time, I took the bus when going to the network station.
I heard the ladies sitting in front of me talk.
"Did you see his leggings?" My stylist announced...
that I'd only be wearing leggings from here on out.
- It trended. - It's why I always wore...
form-fitting clothes.
So the style was born thanks to your younger sister.
- I guess. - Right?
Tae Kyung is known as the crown prince of musicals.
On "Immortal Songs" though, He's known for a new nickname.
- What's that? - Prince Tae Kyung.
(Prince Tae Kyung)
First, I was called the crown prince.
Then because of "Napoleon", I was called an emperor.
Even at this age, they'd call me the little prince.
- Goodness. - It's great though.
His nicknames are grasshopper, mantis...
I'm Shih Tzu.
And I'm known as a potato.
Compared to that, yours is way better.
- Of course. - The little prince is a great one.
You only focus on how cool the nicknames are...
and don't realize the burden.
You're grateful for the decent nicknames, but...
- I'm burdened. - And embarrassed.
- You have the ability though. - Of course.
- Could we perhaps hear you sing? - Really?
(Im Tae Kyung's masterpiece of a performance)
("Adriana" from the musical "Dracula")
(The song Count Dracula sings after witnessing his wife's death)
(Just for a moment)
(Deeply dream)
(My love, Adriana)
That's how it goes.
I was sucked right into it.
- It was amazing. - You're all about the head voice.
Ken, I hear you worked...
a part-time job at a hamburger joint.
Yes.
You were so successful in selling burgers...
that you became Employee of the Month.
- Really? - I always loved to sing,
so even though there were customers,
I'd turn on an instrumental recording and sing.
- It's what I did. - At a burger joint?
Yes, songs by FTISLAND which goes...
("Love Sick" by FTISLAND)
I'd sing songs like that...
or songs by VOS.
("In Trouble" by VOS)
Like this.
You're such a good singer.
You'd sing that when customers order sets?
It's not when they'd actually order.
- I mean... - Seriously?
They had to order sets.
What if they only ordered a burger?
Was it just for the sets?
Yes, the sets.
Especially, those who'd order burgers with Korean beef.
- Not for the lesser cuts. - No way.
Never for just burgers.
Never for cheese sticks either.
The sales went up 350 percent thanks to him.
- Yes, that's right. - It went up?
Yes, 350 percent.
You also claim that all the girls in school liked you.
Really?
I started to sing when I was in elementary school.
- He's good too. - Do you remember "Rustic Period"?
- Of course. - I got hooked after...
watching the series.
The main theme song was "Wild Man"...
by Kang Sung.
(Of course, we know it.)
I was hooked on that song...
so I sang that whenever I could while in...
elementary school.
When the bell for recess chimed...
(I'd be a wild man)
(His singing abilities are on full display.)
- Are you performing a musical? - Hold on.
- It suits your voice though. - I'd go around...
and sing that all the time.
Doesn't he create a situation...
- where he has to sing? - It's like a musical.
- He's talking one moment and... - He sings in a musical style.
We've never had a guest...
- who sang this much before. - He's like a jukebox.
(Park Hyo Shin)
(Bobby Kim)
(Kim Kwang Seok)
(Kang Sung)
(Showing off his singing abilities is a habit.)
If only we could mix Ki Joon and Ken into one person.
(Half Ki Joon, half Ken)
- You're right. - Right?
- Exactly. - They're polar opposites.
I was quite popular back then.
- He's such a good singer though. - He really is.
We've been hearing some legendary anecdotes,
but there's a reason why Ki Joon seems uncomfortable.
He wanted to be counted out.
I'm sure you were quite popular too.
There were notes left in my desk.
- And... - What on earth?
Look how handsome he was!
How could you not have been popular?
- You looked incredible. - Yes, like an elite student.
There's a dandy vibe going on.
- Exactly. - Like I said,
I'm sure you were popular.
- Of course. - Not really.
There were some things left in your desk.
I'd receive a gift once every semester.
That's more than enough. In our case...
- Trash. - Ours were filled with trash.
- Peeled tangerine skin. - A corn dog skewer.
- Yes, the skewer. - Snot too.
Ki Joon has die-hard fans just like any K-pop idol.
Yes, his fan base is quite extraordinary.
Do you search online...
for responses and reviews regarding your performance?
- Not really. - No?
- Why not? - There was a time...
when I used to look them up.
I once came across one that disparaged the production.
"This is the worst production I've seen of this musical."
The comment went on about what parts weren't good.
With an account that was clearly mine,
I replied to the comment.
- What did you write? - How so?
(Ki Joon personally replied to it.)
(What did he write?)
"Produce it yourself then."
I could feel the emotion behind it.
Did you see his expression?
"Produce it yourself then."
Isn't Ki Joon hilarious?
So did that person see the original production?
I performed the third production of that musical,
and that person had watched the previous ones.
- Which is why... - Whoever it was wasn't satisfied.
Right, and so you commented below...
that he or she should produce the musical instead.
- "Produce it yourself then." - Right.
You didn't make it sound polite at all.
Do you still reply to comments like that?
Never. I don't read any and I don't comment on any.
Never?
You're afraid that you'd write a reply.
(I don't do that anymore.)
Tae Kyung, I hear that...
you had a strict upbringing.
We had such rules.
Until the eldest in the family takes the first bite,
- we weren't allowed to eat. - Really?
During meals, we weren't allowed to talk.
- You couldn't talk. - We'd just eat our meals...
and only talk when we gathered afterward...
for dessert.
It's like a scholar family from the Joseon Dynasty.
Yes, we're descendants of a Joseon scholar.
- So... - Your father would come and...
- eat the meal first? - That's right.
I started using my chopsticks properly...
at the age of four.
Even though I was very young,
my grandfather kept telling me that I wouldn't be...
living up to the name...
if I couldn't use chopsticks or tell the time properly.
So at the age of four, I learned how to use chopsticks...
and tell the time.
- Is your family still like that? - No, only back when I was young.
Come to think of it now,
it must be why Tae Kyung speaks slowly.
His speech is steady and calm.
(He proves he's a crown prince in real life.)
Sung Woo is known to be a dutiful son.
I heard that all the profit you make off copyrights...
go directly to your mother.
Giving her money doesn't make me dutiful...
and I don't see myself as one.
When I was young, I'd give my mother...
what I earned through copyrights...
to give back some of the love she showed me.
- That makes you dutiful. - Of course.
- Is that so? - Yes.
- I doubt it. - You could've kept it.
You could've always said that none was paid.
That's what a bad son would say.
- Really? - That's what I'm like.
What?
Through the association,
we're paid for our services,
but I tell my mom that I wasn't given any.
"Mom, you know I haven't been working."
Ken, is it true that your mom was touched...
- with your performance of "Mother"? - Right.
My mom joined me for a performance...
I did on the KBS year-end music festival.
(Ken sang "Mother" by Insooni.)
Your mom's crying.
- Goodness. - There's no doubt...
that she would cry.
(Ken chokes up too.)
(He remembers it as if it were yesterday.)
(Ken's performance touched everybody.)
Ken still gets emotional thinking of that day.
- Right. - It was touching.
Ki Joon, tears are welling up in your eyes.
I hear that you recently...
put a big smile on your mother's face.
Not long ago, I bought something for my mom.
You see, she's very fond of purses.
Designer purses to be exact.
Talk about changing the tone.
We were still emotional about the song.
I know. It's quite a big jump.
- I love it though. - Me too.
I like this sort of shake-up.
We always need a change of pace.
- They're the best gifts. - I recently went to a store,
had my mom choose one that she likes,
and bought it on the spot.
Didn't she decline at first saying you worked too hard...
- Not at all. - No?
- She's not like that. - Wasn't there a touching ending?
Maybe she went back to get a refund.
She actually sends me photos...
saying that certain products are trending.
That's how she's like.
- So... - What a transition.
So I recently bought her one...
and she showed it off to her friends.
- What about your dad? - My dad...
Well, I feel bad about this,
but he doesn't have a passport.
- He's never been abroad? - No.
He spent his whole life working to raise his three sons.
He's still working hard at his job.
However, my mom has been on countless trips abroad.
Your mom is quite a dynamic character.
We heard how dynamic his mom is.
Yes, she loves designer purses.
Your mother must be flustered right now.
(Mom, I love you.)
So it's now time for our signature segment.
We erase your dark pasts.
Sung Woo has one that's on a portal website's question section.
- What is it? - Let's take a look first.
"Is this Ro Hong Chul?"
You're too handsome to be him which is why someone asked.
- It would be hard to understand. - Gosh, this is hilarious.
I couldn't understand it at first.
I was like, "Don't tell me they don't know me."
My goodness. It's hilarious.
- They are probably young. - I thought they were young too.
- Are these both your pictures? - Yes.
What?
What? What's wrong?
Isn't the one on the left Hong Chul?
You got to be kidding me.
Seriously.
(So it is not Hong Chul's picture.)
Isn't that Hong Chul?
- My goodness. - You can stop already.
- Come on. - Hey!
I'm serious.
- You really thought it's Hong Chul. - Yes.
- That's what I thought. - Me too.
- The left picture is Hong Chul. - No, it's not.
The right picture is Sung Woo. Isn't this a comparison of the two?
Isn't that exactly like me?
You know why?
When I look at it closely, I can tell that it's Sung Woo.
Right.
But if you look at it from a distance...
- It's Hong Chul! - It's Hong Chul!
(Ro Hong Chul)
I like Hong Chul.
But when they said,
"This is Hong Chul."
I was like, "What?"
- "I look like Hong Chul?" - Yes, you do.
Honestly, I was a bit offended.
It seems like he would say,
"Enjoy your meal."
Why are you laughing so much?
Hong Chul has done this hairstyle before.
Right.
Hong Chul and Sung Woo have some things in common.
- Like what? - They are both from Seosan.
That's right.
They both have beards.
I just learned that here.
- Really? - Yes.
Hong Chul is from Seosan as well.
- I will give him a call after this. - Right.
"Are you from Seosan too?"
"That's right. I'm from Seosan too."
"I'm from Seosan."
You are good.
His pronunciation isn't that bad.
His pronunciation is better than that.
- His tongue got shorter. - My goodness.
I was flabbergasted for...
about three seconds when I saw this picture.
- But this is funny. - Right.
Do we have to get rid of this? I think we can leave it as it is.
- It's going to be fun. - All right.
- Should we keep it? - Sure.
He wants to keep it.
All right. I really thought it was Hong Chul.
Ken also had a hard time...
because of his looks.
- Really? - Is it because of your big nose?
I was 16 or 17.
I appeared on a show called "Hello Senior"...
- before my debut as a singer. - What? Really?
My nose was too big then.
Let's see. You were on a TV show?
(Hello, guys!)
(Ken was a cute 17-year-old high school boy.)
(He thought his nose was too big.)
(He still has that big nose.)
(He also wanted to become a singer.)
(This suddenly feels like a talent show.)
You're singing there too.
He sings even in the video.
(Ken sings all the time.)
He is a good singer.
(He was a good singer even at a young age.)
He's good. He's a good singer.
The scary thing is that he's singing again.
You sing so much.
Didn't he sing for about 10 times today?
I didn't think you would like singing this much.
He must really like singing.
(Everyone is astonished.)
I thought...
I should be a jukebox here on Happy Together.
You are just like a jukebox.
I can come here...
whenever you call me.
We should have a meeting next week.
Do I get to have a meeting?
- We should have a meeting. - We can have a meeting.
But somebody has to leave first.
(Somebody has to leave the show before he joins us.)
Who? Someone from there?
- We can have a meeting. - How about Dong Gun?
There's the bathroom stool.
I can sit on the shortest one.
If we have a bathroom stool here,
- Sae Ho will be sitting on it. - I'll be sitting on it.
(Sae Ho knows that he would have to sit on the stool.)
Like this.
You have funny pictures...
because of your nose.
Right. This one is hilarious.
- What? - What is that?
- Isn't that a bird? - It's like a cartoon character.
- Isn't that a penguin? - It was taken when it was cold.
- So many people teased me. - You look like a bird.
- It's a bird. - There was a meme with a raven too.
- A raven. - Right.
We can tell that it's Ken even when he is totally covered.
That's because of my nose.
Do you have any difficulties because of your big nose?
There are so many things I find difficult because of my nose.
When I drink coffee,
- my nose touches it first. - Right.
- Really? - Also...
- Ice cream. - It happens when I have ice cream.
When I have jjajangmyeon,
the sauce could splatter.
- It all gets spattered on my nose. - Hamburgers too.
- Your nose will have all the sauce. - Right.
When I shoot a kissing scene,
my nose touches my partner's face. So she starts laughing.
That's what usually happens.
- My goodness. - It must be uncomfortable.
We talked about him being the chunjang idol earlier.
Now, he's Korea's first nose idol.
Let's get rid of this picture.
- Shall we? - All right.
- We'll get rid of it. - Let's do that.
- Leviosa. - Leviosa.
- All right. - Great.
That's all for "Born to Be Crown Princes".
Dong Gun, you have been...
a wonderful special MC today.
- I had so much fun. - Right.
It was my honor to spend...
such a great time with my fellow musical actors...
before I start my own musical shows.
I got to be the MC for Happy Together...
thanks to my wife.
I had so much fun. Thank you.
Yoon Hee and Dong Gun make a great couple.
Thank you so much.
Let's hear from the four guys too.
It's so nice that we could be here on the show together.
I haven't laughed for this much in a while.
I had so much fun today.
How was it, Ki Joon?
Thank you for having me.
Please support our musical, "Dracula".
That was neat.
He is so active at the end.
- He has always been like this. - That's his style.
- All right. - How about you, Tae Kyung?
I have a favor to ask. Please imitate Chang Jung.
(Automatic)
- He's just like Chang Jung. - He looks just like Chang Jung.
(It's a healing voice.)
You are just like Chang Jung.
I haven't appeared on many variety shows before.
- He's good. - My father would be...
- happy to see me on Happy Together. - I am sure he would be happy.
- Let's end the show... - With a song?
with your imitation of the country dog.
The country dog.
(Bleak)
- That was an eerie ending. - Right.
- An eerie ending. - It's late at night.