It's bigger than I thought.
I knew it.
It speaks for its authority.
The building and the area are huge.
It's my first time being here.
It's interesting.
So Taekwon V shows up when that roof opens.
(Lee Dong Wook, actor and talk show host)
Hello.
I'm also here because I want to talk, I'm Lee Dong Wook.
It's nice to have you.
I feel at ease and reassured because of this person.
It's my precious partner, Jang Do Yeon.
(Jang Do Yeon, MC and comedian)
These people are here to brighten up the mood of our show.
They're the best band I know.
Let me introduce you to Seo Young Do Band.
(Seo Young Do, Park Gi Hoon, Hong Tae Hoon, Sinil Jo,)
(Lee Myung Geon, and Yeo Jin Woo)
There are a variety of topics to talk about.
But there are topics...
that you should never talk about...
amongst your close friends.
What do you think those topics are?
Religion. Yes.
What else? Ye?
Money? Yes, we get sensitive about that.
What do you think it is, Do Yeon?
As she mentioned, I think it's money.
But especially for us, I think it's the amount of pay.
No matter how familiar I become with you,
I'd never know how much money you're here for.
(Tell us, please.)
- How much do you get paid, Do Yeon? - Me?
The pay wasn't bad.
I also get paid fine.
It's SBS.
However close we are...
to the person,
we get sensitive when it comes to money or religion.
Even with your friend, lover, or your family,
there are taboo subjects...
that you should never talk about.
One of them is...
the very...
politics, I think.
It's the Lunar New Year soon.
While you're enjoying a pleasant time...
with your family,
when politics comes up on the television news,
there's a strange tension that starts to kick in.
However, on Because I Want to Talk,
we can talk about anything.
So we're going to break a taboo tonight.
(Amazed)
We have brought...
a formidable guest to break the taboo.
He's a ninth-Dan politician.
And...
He's the fox of Yeouido.
It's Congressman Park Jie Won of New Alternatives!
(Park Jie Won, Congressman of New Alternatives)
Hello, Congressman. It's a pleasure. Thank you for being here.
- Though I'm out here, - Yes.
- my only pride is... - Yes.
- modesty. - Right.
So I'd like to introduce myself...
to the nation and the viewers.
Sure. As you wish.
- May I stand up? - Yes, suit yourself.
People of this nation,
next to Moon Jae In, the president,
and next to Lee Dong Wook of "Goblin",
I'm the third most famous person in this country, Park Jie Won.
I've never talked to a goblin before.
- I was the Grim Reaper, though. - Were you?
I'm sorry.
- I have... - Yes.
- the election coming up next April. - Yes.
- I do like goblins, - Yes.
- but I'm terrified of Grim Reapers. - Right.
Most people are.
But I'll try to break that stereotype tonight.
Thank you.
Of the congressmen of the 20th National Assembly,
- he's one of the veterans. - Yes.
- I'm... - Yes.
- the oldest member... - Yes.
of the current National Assembly of our country.
Yes, I'm aware of that.
I was born in 1942, and I'm 77 years old.
And since I'm often on television,
do you know...
what young people first tell me when they see me?
What do they tell you?
"You look much younger and more handsome than you look on TV."
What do you guys think?
- Yes! - Yes!
You're known as the ninth-Dan politician,
which I think many people would agree with.
You also have a nickname...
of the fox of Yeouido.
May I ask how you got this nickname?
The best politician in our country,
- Hong Jun Pyo, - Yes.
the former leader of Liberty Korea Party had given me that name.
Since I'm cultured,
I politely call him the best politician.
But former Congressman Hong Jun Pyo isn't...
as cultured as I am, so he calls me the fox.
I'm not sure how I should answer...
You must be familiar with him to be able to say that.
We're familiar with each other, but we're on bad terms.
Let's say there's affection from hatred in your relationship.
He called me a fox since he can't match me.
(Now we can't help him anymore.)
So you're way above him.
Has he ever been a minister...
or the senior secretary of the Blue House?
What he just said has nothing to do with our program.
Just three minutes ago,
you talked about modesty.
A politician must have a thousand different faces.
So when you disparage your political opponent,
you must do it without mercy.
Some people might feel that it was inappropriate.
A lot of people would.
- In the comment section, - Yes.
many people talk...
about my eye.
- I had eye surgery, - Yes.
and I can't see with my one eye.
So I just went ahead and told them.
"This is who I am."
- You told them first. - It's good to tell them first.
That's why people need Park Jie Won who can tell with only one eye...
when it comes to making hard decisions.
(He sublimated his condition with a sense of humor.)
When you hear those opinions...
talking about your physical flaw,
does it hurt your feelings?
Why wouldn't it hurt when I'm also a human? It hurts.
It hurts, but if I cry about it alone,
it's my loss. I have to snap out of it.
So you'd rather make a joke about it first.
When I was in prison,
I had to cut out my gall bladder.
Because you had too much medication due to your eye condition.
Yes, because of the medication.
So I can't lay on brushwood and chew on my gall bladder.
No one can ask me to reflect on myself.
- I'd sometimes say that. - Right.
So you can tell with your one eye, but you can't chew on your bladder.
That's right.
He sublimates his physical pain...
with a sense of humor.
- You do have a thousand faces. - Thank you.
I've done some research, and I could find a lot of...
outstanding nicknames other than the ones mentioned.
Do you know...
what kind of nicknames you have?
- There are so many. - Yes.
- The Tweezers. - Yes.
- The Source. - Yes, the Source.
- The TV Radio Star. - Yes.
I'm the only politician...
to be a regular of a morning radio show...
from Monday to Friday.
Yes, I'm aware of that.
They actually offer me to be a guest,
but I would choose.
If they pay me little, I don't go.
At the beginning of today's show,
we thought of what we shouldn't talk about with our acquaintances,
and one of them was politics.
- But there was also money. - Yes.
How much are you getting paid for this?
(Breaking two taboos at once, politics and money)
Would that be difficult?
- Before the Kim Young Ran Act, - Yes.
I used to make 10,000 dollars a month.
But after the Kim Young Ran Act,
it has to take more than an hour to film...
for me to get paid 500 dollars.
So for this program,
we have to take more than an hour by any means.
I'll be paid 300 dollars if it takes less than an hour.
SBS would pay me 300 dollars,
- but the other stations pay 200. - Do they pay less?
And the morning radio shows pay...
50 to 100 dollars.
We all get paid similarly on radio shows.
But if I get connected to a call, I'll get paid extra 30 dollars.
For call connection?
So there's a detailed price list.
(The appearance fees of politicians have been revealed.)
To summarize the year of 2019,
and forecast the new year of Korea, 2020,
we have invited Congressman Park, the ninth-Dan politician.
Your nicknames are the Source,
the Tweezers, and the ninth-Dan politician.
- Yes. - That represents...
how experienced he is.
But since I'm relatively not experienced,
we've set down some rules to protect me.
The first rule is that you're prohibited...
from saying: "I can't remember."
Okay.
I'll be...
at a hearing after the general election anyway.
- So you're practicing beforehand. - Yes.
And there's the second rule.
It's also the last.
Whatever the circumstances, you cannot get mad.
Would you agree to these two rules?
- Sure. - Good.
That's why I'm out here.
You're right.
Then I'll trust the fact that you have agreed...
and ask you the questions one by one.
(Coming soon)
(Is he raging against Article 2 of the Lee Dong Woo-gi Law?)
The first question could be...
difficult to answer.
It could be difficult to answer.
What's your opinion on the present government? Are they doing well?
(What's your opinion on the present government?)
In President Moon Jae In's success,
- I've played a role. - Yes.
So for the last two and a half years,
no one in the Democratic Party has...
ever supported President Moon...
- more than me. - Yes.
But recently,
in the public economy, the youth unemployment,
diplomatic relations with the four big countries,
and relationship with North Korea, there has been problems.
I think he could be in big trouble.
He could be in big trouble.
Do you mean he could become a lame duck?
- He will become one as time passes. - Yes.
- But the period could come earlier. - That's right.
We should point out their mistakes,
and compliment them on the things they did right.
Once again, it has nothing to do with the opinion of SBS.
Then what would be...
their worst mistake?
- What would be their biggest flaw? - Their biggest flaw would be...
how they're dealing with youth unemployment.
They say...
that young people are being employed very well.
But...
the young people are in total despair.
No matter what anyone says,
we must give hope...
to the younger generation. To do that,
we should deal with the economy and the population problem.
Especially the population problem.
- The birth rate is dropping. - The birth rate was...
- 0.88 in the third quarter. - Yes.
At this rate, there will be no one remaining in our country.
As I said before, I plan to win...
in the general election next April.
By doing that,
I plan to assist in President Moon's success,
and play my part...
in regaining power in the government.
That's my plan.
What would I do to assist him?
You may guess that on your own.
You've expressed criticism.
Even though you were criticizing,
you have also said...
you would work hard in assisting the present government.
- Of course, I should. - You should, of course?
- If the president fails, - Yes.
the country perishes.
The reason I've asked you that question is...
(The preliminary strategy meeting)
I'd like to ask him that question.
When he says that he'll work hard...
for the present government after the general election,
he wants people to vote for him.
That's what he wants by saying he's with the present government.
"Aren't you being quite conscious of the election?"
The reason I've asked you that question is...
because when you say...
you'll be assisting in the present government after the election,
aren't you being conscious of the general election?
That's what I wanted to ask.
I was conscious of it.
However,
- for a little while... - Yes.
Though...
- I haven't been a president, - Yes.
I still have...
the love for my country,
and I want our country to be better.
If I were to be only conscious of the election,
- I'd be appalling to people. - Right.
You've told us your opinion on a sensitive subject.
I'll be criticized a lot.
I won't ask you further on that matter.
You're a splendid person.
All right.
This is not my opinion.
Among people...
who are uncomfortable...
with your career...
It is a bit...
too awkward to look you in the eye and talk about this.
(I can't dare look at him.)
Please don't get me wrong.
Anyhow,
people talk about how your name is not Park Jie Won,
but as Bat-won.
As in a mouse?
- More like a bat. - Okay, a bat.
(Bat)
You know,
a bit like how you don't stick with one party for long.
That's what people say about you.
Do you really have to point out one's pain point like that?
This is not my opinion, never.
- Have you heard of such things? - I have, so many times.
- I got it. - You see,
a pine tree on the top of Namsan Mountain...
or of Yudal Mountain in Mokpo...
stands still,
but it's the wind that has blown so strong.
- You get to be swayed in the wind, - Yes.
but you shouldn't be uprooted.
What an interpretation!
(Interpretation to his own advantage)
It's just that I stick with those for the sake of the government.
You are as great as I had imagined.
I intentionally tried to hard-press you...
with a rather sensitive question,
but you are a ninth-Dan politician indeed.
I'd like to ask you a question,
which had been bugging me so much.
How come there are so many parties?
There're so many of them nowadays.
If we look back on when we were young,
there were so few of them such as Hannara Party or Democratic Party,
and it was so easy to remember them.
But if you don't follow the news for about a week now,
so many parties will have been created in the meantime,
like they're hatching.
You are asking the question to the one who has...
actually done the very thing,
- which makes me curious as well. - So you see,
I'm sorry to ask you this, but I'm just curious.
This is just a facet of the market economy system.
The market economy system.
During a general election, the supply of candidates...
- increases, - That's right.
which in turn increases the parties.
The general elections in the past show that congressmen split up...
to create their own party.
- They branch out. - However,
during the presidential election,
only one candidate can run for a given camp, meaning...
- they consolidate their power, - They come together.
- Okay. - which explains why...
the parties split up nowadays with an upcoming general election.
It's just to keep up with the time.
It is natural in a way.
- It has been the case all the time. - Always.
It's only natural.
In whichever way,
I believe that congressmen should not...
- put their opinions first. - Okay.
They should figure out what people want,
and make laws...
and thus create a country...
accordingly.
That's what they should be doing.
That's what I believe.
They work to build the country that the people want...
on behalf of them.
That's right. I have two daughters,
both of whom are married.
I told both of them,
"Never get married to a politician."
Okay.
To which they responded,
"Never."
- "Never." - "Never."
"Why not?"
I asked.
"I didn't know that this was a 3D job," they said,
"working and working..."
"all around the clock, including the weekends."
If you have the mindset of someone who doesn't live...
for oneself, but for others,
- Living for others. - or the people,
if you are confident that you can, you can be a politician.
I think that's what congressmen are.
If you don't mind, would you tell me what the professions...
of your sons-in-law are?
Both of them are just office workers.
It would have been hilarious if you said "Politicians,"
going like, "Ironically."
This was what I was really curious about.
In Korea, congressmen are...
considered to be one of those...
with considerable power,
which is why I'm asking this,
because I'm curious.
Having "tasted the power,"
as they say,
one tends to enjoy it so much as to get addicted even,
as I heard.
You'll love it.
I'll love it.
It's great.
Being a congressman is not about having the power, in fact,
although...
that's how it's frequently portrayed by the media...
and commonly believed by the people.
When I was the senior secretary of the Blue House,
the mountains quaked at me.
For instance,
if I went, "I will look into it,"
and made one phone call,
in just ten minutes,
- I would have figured things out. - Get your hands on the information.
That's what it's like.
Also,
in a day, actually in the morning,
before seven o'clock at that,
you have to read a report...
of about 300 to 600 of A4 pages,
comprehend its content,
meet up with the president and discuss the issues.
- You see all sorts of things. - That's right.
You get your hands on practically everything in the country.
Where does the power come from?
Information.
That's right.
I heard that all the information was jotted down in your notepad.
- Yes. - Did you bring it with you?
I try my best to take things down,
so you see,
people get scared of me...
when I take this notepad to a hearing...
or to the National Assembly Standing Committee.
All the information you need is written here.
The Department of Justice...
and the Prosecutor-General's Office...
seem to have waged tug of war.
The head of the Anti-corruption Department...
of the Prosecutor-General's Office,
and Vice Director of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
All the information you need is written here.
Can I take a look, please?
- I'm sorry but you can't. - Okay.
How do you collect information now?
- I meet up with a lot of people. - Yes.
Also,
as they say,
all the information in the world...
is made public.
As you meet up with a lot of people...
and discuss things with them,
how do you validate all the information...
deemed significant? I'm curious.
For example,
if we were to talk about a minister nominee,
let's say Candidate Lee Dong Wook,
then I should meet up...
with a lot of journalists in the entertainment industry.
If I were to ask them about you,
they'd tell me everything about you.
If I feel that something is up, I should track it down.
- Okay. - Watch out.
As for me,
you can look it up on the internet.
(Transparent host, Lee Dong Woo-gi)
Do you have any new information that you can impart to us,
which is yet to be revealed to the world...
and something that only you are aware of?
You can't say it.
- I should survive as well. - That's true.
Even before his question was finished, you went like this.
I understand.
That's the only way I survive.
That's true, but this is how we survive.
We should keep asking you like this to survive.
Is there something you'd let us know?
This is about someone alive at the moment.
- Okay. - This is when Lee Hoe Chang...
used to be a presidential candidate.
My friend Suh Chung Won...
used to be the chairman of the Hannara Party,
the precursor to the Liberty Korea Party...
and of the Elections Committee.
Mr. Lee secretly met up...
with the late...
Kim Jong Pil,
the former prime minister,
at Mr. Suh's daughter's house.
One may think...
that it may be safe to meet up...
with someone in an apartment,
where his daughter and son-in-law live,
which is utterly wrong.
The next morning,
I received a report.
I was the first to read it.
"Presidential Candidate Lee Hoe Chang..."
"and former Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil..."
"met up in Congressman Suh Chung Won's daughter's house."
This is a fact,
- but... - As to what was discussed.
You don't know.
Up until Kim Young Sam's presidency,
the Mirim team eavesdropped on everyone,
but it was disbanded ever since, really.
You can't eavesdrop on anyone now,
so what we did was...
we sent our guy to the former prime minister Kim Jong Pil,
- whom I was an aide for. - As a messenger.
What we found out was...
that former Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil had supported...
Candidate Roh Moo Hyun,
which turned the Hannara Party upside down.
Chairman Suh Chung Won accused me,
"You stalked us to find that out!"
You see, apartment janitors...
are 100 percent connected...
to the chief of the police substation in the area.
This is what I did.
"Chief,"
"into Chairman Suh Chung Won's daughter's house..."
"went Candidate Lee Hoe Chang, followed by..."
"former Primer Minister Kim Jong Pil after some time."
That I knew,
but I didn't know as to what it was about,
or what they talked about.
What I learned at the time still lives on today.
Recently in the UK,
a survey was conducted as to which profession was...
deemed the most or least trustworthy across many countries.
What do you think was voted...
as the most trustworthy job?
- Politician? - Medical doctor?
Medical doctor?
- Producer? - Producer, there you go.
Our producer said: "Producer."
Let me reiterate that the result wasn't just confined to the UK,
but was pulled together from a British polling company,
having conducted the survey in 23 countries.
The most trustworthy profession was...
voted as scientists...
with the least trustworthy one...
- Congressmen. - That's right, politicians.
As to why politicians were voted as the least trustworthy,
I wanted to find it out myself...
at the National Assembly Proceeding Hall.
However,
I don't really know much...
about politics or politicians,
so I'd like to get some help.
(Calling)
- Hello? - Hello?
- Hello. - Where are you?
I'm in front of the National Assembly Hall.
- Where exactly are you? - In front of Hope and Love.
I was told to look for a handsome man.
- Right. - Here you are.
- It's been such a long time. - Yes.
Let me introduce the analyst...
Jo Jung Sik of Because I Want to Talk.
I don't know much about the National Assembly.
What shall we do then? You're here to help me out.
Tell me about it, and that's why...
I liaised with someone who knows politics well...
as a broker.
- Hello? - Hello?
I'm glad you answered the phone right away. Where are you?
We are in front of Hope and Love.
You've been waiting with full makeup and all?
- Can I go up on this? - Please feel free.
- You are all up there. - Nice to meet you.
You host this program...
"Go Hyun Joon's News Briefing" in the morning.
Yes, his voice sounds familiar.
As someone who reads the news,
I get to hear news from the National Assembly every single day,
which I try to deliver to the public as plainly as possible.
We appreciate it.
I will be here to represent the program...
in a neutral manner.
It's so important.
So things can be evened out.
That's what I'll be doing.
We are supposed to walk away from the scene now,
but we should choose neither right nor left,
- so let's go forward. - Let's keep it in the middle.
That is...
- a very good idea. - Let's go.
We're going forward.
We're headed toward the entrance.
When seen on TV,
I thought it was big, but it's actually bigger.
It has a certain sense of presence.
(National Assembly Proceeding Hall)
(Built in 1975, it is the biggest in Asia.)
(They enter the National Assembly building.)
Where are we?
We are in the main hall...
of the National Assembly Proceeding Hall.
We are right under the dome.
- Rotunda Hall, as they say. - That's right.
To be more exact, it's an architecture style...
that features a dome.
That's what's called Rotunda.
Rotunda Hall is...
about 1.5 stories high, and now...
we are on the second floor of the building.
There's a cafeteria for the congressmen on this floor.
- Yes, that's right. - We can see the cafeteria here.
Things that some don't reveal in the formal press room...
can be eavesdropped here...
when they have a private chat between themselves,
- coming and going. - That's right.
I think I can hear them even now.
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Can you?
They're moving out.
In order to find out...
- why congressmen are not trusted, - Yes.
I think it'd be best...
- to ask them in person. - Of course.
(National Assembly Hall to Congressmen Committee Hall)
This is Congresswoman Lee Jung Mi's office.
- She's famous. - This is Congressman Yoo Gi Joon.
Congressman Lee Jong Chul. I can see familiar names here.
- Shall we? - Shall we not?
- Shall we? - Hello.
Hello.
Sir, hello. Nice to meet you.
- Hello. - Nice to meet you.
My name is Lee Dong Wook.
(Congressman Kim Jong Dae, Spokesperson of the Justice Party)
Let me introduce Congressman Kim Jong Dae briefly.
His nickname is "Steel Tooth of the Nation."
Where have you heard of it?
Didn't you yell at someone yesterday?
- You watched it? - Yes.
They seem to broadcast what happened last week even now.
Keep quiet.
You graduated from the College of Commerce and Economics...
of Yonsei University.
(Cheating)
And he was the Administrative Officer...
of the National Defense Advisory Office.
It's written here.
They call me the "Strategic Asset" of the Justice Party.
Strategic Asset.
We are here to satiate our curiosity.
We'd like to ask you something.
Recently, a British polling company...
conducted a survey worldwide,
which was about the trustworthiness regarding diverse professions.
The politicians were ranked at the bottom,
and the result was the same...
in Korea as well.
What's your take on this?
This is akin to not being trusted.
They would have dismantled the National Assembly...
and re-elected congressmen abroad.
That's how little people trust politicians.
All officials...
- can be summoned or impeached, - That's right.
- but not for congressmen. - No.
So I think that's why it's a job...
that gives someone so much power.
How can we build trust again?
It's a hard assignment.
- It won't happen overnight. - We just have to try.
We have to do our best to convey sincerity.
If we can't convey that,
it means it's not the right time.
You just won't get picked.
- Thank you for your time. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
(Dong Wook must be shooting a show.)
(- Why? Where? - He's here now.)
(He's shooting his talk show.)
(Oh, my gosh. I'd like to see him face-to-face.)
- The reporters are going crazy. - What?
- They're saying Grim Reaper's here. - They got me.
Actually, we're inside...
the main office.
- You can see the high ranks here. - I see.
(Who will be the second congressman they'll meet?)
- Hi, nice to meet you. - Hello.
Nice to meet you.
- Hi, I'm Lee Dong Wook. - Same to you.
Nice to meet you.
It feels strange to see the space I've only seen on TV.
- You've seen the flashes here. - Yes. You'd have meetings here.
This place is originally called the representative's office.
The representatives of the negotiation group...
- have meetings here. - Right.
Usually on the TV,
- you'll see this area here. - Right.
- You can sit down. - Go and sit at your chair first.
I usually sit here during my term.
- Take a seat. - Okay.
I hit this gavel over here like this.
- You hit it hard. - Yes.
Your microphone...
- All the microphones are on. - Okay.
You could sing your favorite song.
(Be quiet.)
I'm used to coming in here...
- nowadays. - Can I drink these?
I'll be withdrawing from the party in two days' time.
- It'll be the end of all these. - I see.
You can take those.
Both you and Dong Wook...
- have experience in acting. - Yes.
- Have you? - I'm a theater major in K-ARTS.
Dong Gun and Sun Kyun also have graduated from K-ARTS.
We're all from K-ARTS.
So you majored in theater.
I got into politics because I wasn't good at acting,
but I'm wandering like this because I'm not good at politics either.
- It's an unusual history. - Yes.
I want to ask you about the most fundamental thing.
Why can't we improve...
our trust in politicians?
Because politicians only look...
at the supporters of its own camp,
so they say and act in a way...
that satisfy the desire of their supporters.
Then people will diverge too.
We have to find alternative ways to move forward.
However, that's not what is happening now.
I think there's a problem with politics.
Isn't it an elected and limited power?
Of course.
That's why politicians cross...
the line on the prison fence.
Is that an inside joke?
- Is there such a thing? - Yes.
It's either the National Assembly or prison.
- That's why... - So you're at a crossroads.
We should always be on the edge...
and thinking people are always watching us carefully...
to do politics.
(After the second interview)
(Dong Wook's on the fifth floor.)
This is my first time seeing him in real life.
Hi, nice to meet you.
- Good luck. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Hi. - Thank you.
- I'll be waiting for your work. - Thank you.
- Bye. - Goodbye.
- Bye. - My assistants...
- would like a handshake. - All right.
(He misses the elevator.)
- It went up. - Oh, no.
- This way. - It's fine.
(Crowded)
What is this?
The whole building has gone insane.
- Hello. - Seol Gong Chan.
Yes, I was Seol Gong Chan.
Yes, hello.
Thank you.
At this rate, you might become the president.
I think I'll run for it.
- I can't help it. - You're so popular here.
I'm going to make a party.
(Because I Want to Talk Party)
(Let's take a breather.)
- For the show, - Yes.
we need to be neutral.
That's really important.
You need to meet the congressmen in other parties.
Of course.
We need to balance things out.
Neutral point of view like we're born that way.
I was sent here solely for that purpose.
I know, it's a really important role.
Should we go and see the other party leaders?
Let's go.
- We saw this person on the news. - Yes.
He got selected four years in a row in Gyeonggi-do.
He really is amazing.
(Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee, Chairman)
It says "Chairman".
- You can go inside. - Is this it?
Hi.
I was getting tired...
- Hi. - of waiting for the "Goblin" team.
Nice to meet you.
Introduce us with class since we're the Culture Committee.
(We also edit neutrally.)
- Welcome. - Hi, nice to meet you.
- The famous Lee Dong Wook's here. - I'm Lee Dong Wook.
Congressman Park Maeng Woo was a mayor of Ulsan for three years.
Then he came to the National Assembly.
Yes, I did.
I heard you're planning the general election.
- I'm preparing... - Yes.
the general election on the 15th of next April.
(Laughing)
You must be really busy.
I'm extremely busy.
During the election,
I have to condescend.
It shouldn't be just on elections.
I should be that way every day.
I'm not sure how you'll edit this.
People like Dong Wook...
should do the proportional representation.
I'll tell you the reason.
If I give them my card, people say they won't vote.
If you don't take power, someone else will.
So someone a bit better...
should be a politician.
In your case, Dong Wook,
ask your friends...
when you're deciding which party to join.
Thank you for your appraisal. I feel good.
In other words,
could it be that the reason for being indifferent to politics...
is the issue of credibility of politicians...
or lack of faith?
That's what I think.
That's actually true.
Although I am a member...
of the National Assembly,
- I'm elected from a region. - That's true.
- And I'm also in a political party. - Yes.
It's hard to get past that limit.
That's the fundamental problem.
For example, I could do a press conference...
and criticize the politicians for being lax.
I always demanded politicians to abide by the principles.
I told them to do something about the local complaints.
I see.
- I asked them. - Right.
When I do this,
I fall into self-contradiction.
So I think the job itself is a bit contradictory.
That was my conclusion.
In politics, the opposition is inevitable.
However, during the process of opposing,
people ignore others and not acknowledge others.
So you strip yourself of your dignity.
(Lost dignity, contradicting position)
(Under the 365 lights,)
(work for 365 days.)
(To the people expecting better politics,)
(how can politicians regain their trust?)
A lot of people think it'll change if the people are replaced.
If the system doesn't change even if people do,
- nothing will change. - Right.
At first, the first-time lawmakers...
- come here to bring a new change. - Yes.
However, to survive here,
they are told they need to become like the existing politicians.
I think it can eventually be changed by the people.
I think once thought to be high and mighty politicians...
are not high and mighty anymore.
The perception and attitudes of individual members are important.
Since we're not mighty people, we need to discuss issues together.
- That's how we build trust. - That's right.
Is that why you're wearing sneakers?
- Is that to put on a show? - No, I actually wear these.
I can sit anywhere.
(Because I Want to Talk)
The lawmaker jobs are something that requires...
the trust of the people.
And to gain that trust, you need to appeal your ability.
You need to promote your merit.
That is what I think.
And it's very important.
So we prepared a segment for that.
Have you heard of the word "flex"?
Yes. From hip-hop.
Yes, from hip-hop.
My second daughter attended university...
and was the president of a hip-hop club.
Was she?
We picked out some keywords for you to flex.
After listening to the keywords, you can flex away.
All right.
The first keyword is...
young and rich.
Please boast about being young and rich yourself.
Actually...
- Nice. - You're doing it right.
Please boast about being young and rich yourself.
Actually...
(He knows what to do.)
In my early 30s, I went to the US.
Yes, in your early 30s.
- I earned a lot of money. - I heard.
So I'm still using the money...
I earned then.
So...
I was really famous back then.
How did you earn so much money?
- Leathers and wigs. - Right.
I earned money with those.
I sold all of them...
- while doing politics. - Yes.
Back then,
- I had a great house, - Yes.
- a great car, - Yes.
and also five buildings in Manhattan.
Five buildings in Manhattan...
If you quote that in today's price,
how much would those be?
I looked around Manhattan recently.
The price went up the roof.
My goodness.
So if you calculate the cost,
I would've been better off being there...
- than being a politician. - You'd be better off.
Then I would've been old and rich.
Anyhow, I was happy to be young and rich.
Would you say 100 million?
It would've been more than that.
It's more than that?
(Wow.)
(American gesture)
You would've been so much better off if you lived in Manhattan.
We'll continue with Flex Talk.
The keyword is the Tweezers of the state of affairs.
(The Tweezers of the state of affairs)
The Tweezers of the state of affairs.
You predict a lot of things and get it right most of the time.
So that's how you got this nickname.
That's right.
No one is better than me at that.
Since they're clapping, I'm going back to being modest.
You don't have to.
This section is where you boast about yourself.
So...
you...
predict things with such accuracy.
Your analytical ability to judge and pick out these issues,
where do you think it comes from?
Former President Kim Dae Jung taught me...
to have a conscience like filial piety,
and be rational like a businessman.
Look far away like a telescope...
and look closely like a microscope.
The most important thing is...
that I'm always interested...
and always study the world.
If I look at the flow,
I can only be accurate.
So does that mean...
- you're a predicting... - I'm an expert.
Yes, you're an expert.
- I'm the ninth-Dan politician. - Right. Okay.
I'm accurate.
There's no point in doing this segment.
He's flexing from beginning to the end.
Then...
can you predict...
the general election...
in detail?
Can you tell us the parties and their seats?
Can you?
(Please, pinpoint it.)
My prediction...
- It's my problem, - Right.
so it's difficult...
- to answer. - I know.
A humble, hard-working,
and fierce person wins in the end.
- Of course. - But at the moment,
I think democrats are arrogant.
The Liberty Korea Party is fierce,
but doing anachronistic work.
The Democratic Party and the Liberty Korea Party...
will lose their seats.
- They'll have fewer seats than now. - They'll lose their seats.
- So both of them? - Yes.
Then...
since you said you'll flex about the current affairs...
(Who do you think will become the next president?)
Who do you think will become the next president?
(Well...)
However I think about it, it'll be Park Jie Won.
A man needs...
- to dream. - Of course.
However, I shouldn't become a president.
Sometimes, you need to choose someone better.
I'm keeping a close eye...
on Son Sue Hee...
and Rhyu Si Min. I think they might go against each other.
For election?
- For their seat... - For their seat?
- in the liberal parties. - Right.
And in the Liberty Korea Party,
since it's after the general election,
I think Park Geun Hye will...
play the role in nominating someone.
That's how I see it.
Existence is politics.
So I think...
I'll influence greatly in Daegu and Gyeongbuk,
or Youngnam, Chungcheon, or the capital areas.
We'll advance a lot in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.
If...
the former president Park Geun Hye...
comes out and freely moves around...
- She'll have influence. - That's what I think.
Then...
I'll ask you a more direct question.
It's related to you.
Do you think you'll be reelected for the fifth time?
(Situational Talk, an advanced talk to analyze figures...)
(by putting them in an extreme situation)
(Park Jie Won will be in a fixed situation without a script.)
- Try one. - Okay.
- Long time no see. - Hey, listen.
Attention please, everyone.
There is a reason why I gathered everyone...
in midst of your busy schedule.
The apartment representative's term is ending soon.
So I thought this will be a good chance...
to elect someone diligent.
What does everyone think?
- First... - We should elect one.
- We should elect one either way. - Take one.
(Mr. Park's sudden offer of a piece of mandarin)
Mr. Park,
thank you.
Old or new, it won't make a difference. Everyone's the same.
- Yong Sik's mother, - Yes?
you recently got Botox, didn't you?
What Botox are you talking about?
Hold on.
Mr. Park gave me this tiny piece of mandarin,
but this gentleman gave me one this big.
- Let's cut to the chase. - Yes.
You see, we can't even tell...
when you get Botox.
But you always get one either way.
- You still try. - I do try.
- Let's not think too far. - Yes.
Let's consider this as our own problem...
and focus on electing a representative for our apartment.
- She's right! - Yes!
- Let's elect one! - We should!
Pay attention now.
We have two candidates.
The first person is Mr. Park, our current representative.
- And the other candidate is... - I'll do my best.
this handsome gentleman who recently moved in.
Lee Dong Wook from unit 309.
Lee Dong Wook!
- He's so handsome! - So now...
Don't show your gums so much.
You showed your gums too much.
Since we are talking about him,
why don't we hear an introduction from this handsome gentleman?
Please stand up and introduce yourself.
All right.
- I'm so excited! - Hello!
I'm Lee Dong Wook...
who just moved into this apartment...
from a dorm for studying.
Oh, my gosh.
He seems to be a competent man!
- Thank you. - He's so handsome.
You might wonder if this new young boy knows anything,
but that won't be the case.
I'll make this one promise to you.
I'll become a representative...
whom you can comfortably talk to at any time.
He's practically a symbol of communication.
(Now...)
Mr. Park!
Now that we've heard from the handsome Dong Wook...
Mr. Park!
How impatient you are.
You must all know,
but Mr. Park is our current representative.
He's been a representative for the fourth time now.
Just like well-ripen kimchi,
how great have I done for the past four times?
I'll use my experience and knowledge to provide practical aid...
Even my name, Park Jie Won, means support.
Please keep me in your mind. Thank you.
In fact,
she had double eyelid surgery...
for four times.
- Excuse me? - Look at her eyes. She needs...
another surgery, but she isn't.
Why?
Because five times is...
too much.
We were trying to keep that a secret.
My niece's husband is...
a well renowned...
plastic surgeon.
- That's great to hear! - You can become...
much prettier on your fifth time.
Can you tell me where he works?
I wonder how much it will be.
I would be violating the election law if I tell you now.
- Yes. - I'll take you there...
after the election.
- I have a question for Mr. Park. - Yes.
Several of the young representatives from our neighboring complex...
declared to not run for reelection.
What's your thought on this?
Lee Chul Hee,
Pyo Chang Won, these guys...
- can't compete on my level. - Oh, my gosh.
They resigned voluntarily after learning...
the differences in our abilities.
Now, back to Dong Wook.
- Yes, ask me something. - Feel free to ask him.
- I have one! - Yes.
Get ready.
Why in the world are you...
so handsome?
- Do you have a girlfriend? - What kind of question is that?
- I love it. - He's so cute.
I really want to know.
I'll use this opportunity...
to say everything truthfully.
I am...
in love.
What?
- What is all this? - With whom?
I'm in love...
with you, the residents of this apartment.
(Deeply touched)
- I will love every one of you... - I'm so nervous!
- as if you were my family, - Lee Dong Wook!
my friends,
- or my girlfriend. - You're driving me crazy!
Lee Dong Wook!
Oh, my gosh.
He's perfect as the next representative.
- I said that he looked competent. - I feel dizzy.
I feel dizzy.
He even looks adorable when he's dizzy.
Good.
I really wanted to ask this one question...
- to Mr. Park. - Yes.
You know the security guard in our apartment?
- You all know him, don't you? - The man...
from America?
Yes, the security guard from Yeouido Trump Apartment.
He's suddenly asking for his wage...
to be raised by five times.
- That's a bit too much. - It was too unexpected.
What do you think about this issue?
Using my rights as a representative...
- You'll resolve it yourself? - Of course.
I don't know the man personally...
but he posts everything up on Twi**.
If he posts something on Twi** and it becomes a problem,
I'll convince the man by offering him a bit of a raise...
and convince him that we should try to understand and cooperate...
with each other.
- That's how I would... - Can I ask how much raise...
- you're thinking of? - I think...
that 30 percent would be good.
- 30 percent. - Yes.
We can't raise it too high.
I'll make such sacrifices...
and make you all happy.
No doubt. I can't sacrifice myself in the same manner.
I also heard...
that Mr. Park has good connections.
If you have such great connections, how about making a call now?
Do you think that'd be possible?
I'm not sure if Song Ga In will pick up the phone right now.
Oh, my gosh.
- Song Ga In from "Miss Trot"? - Yes.
Can you try calling?
It's really her.
(The connecting tone is her own song.)
She used her own song.
- Ga In! - Who is it?
Yes.
This is Park Jie Won.
- Yes, hello! - Yes.
- She took the call. - You really...
saved me with the show...
- by taking this call. - Yes.
Is everything going well?
Yes, I'm working hard.
- Always be humble. - Of course.
- I'll keep in touch. - Sure. Bye!
- Wait, Ga In! - Hold on.
Yes?
Hello, I'm Jang Do Yeon, a comedian.
Hello!
I also have Lee Dong Wook with me.
Hello, this is Lee Dong Wook, the actor.
I hope to see you at our studio next time.
- Thank you. - Please invite me next time!
Yes, thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
He's reliable.
No doubt.
Lastly,
let's hear each candidate's...
determination...
and select one.
- Sure. - Where are you going?
- My fellow apartment residents, - His voice is deep.
(This is the voice projection of a politician.)
- His voice projection... - It's like he has a microphone.
I will...
SFWM.
I'll stay in the apartment on Fridays...
and watch the place until you come back...
from your trips on Monday.
Thank you.
His entire voice changes.
- I will then... - Yes, go ahead.
Oh, my gosh.
After hearing your voices today,
I've realized once again...
how much responsibility a representative must have.
If I'm elected as the representative,
I'll try to make our apartment into a Korean apartment...
where democracy flourishes and freedom exists,
where there is forward thinking and justice exists.
(That sounds conservative and liberal!)
I'll take all your troubles and hardships...
with me!
(I've used up all my energy.)
We're here with Congressman Park Jie Won from New Alternatives.
When would you call it...
as a crucial point in your life?
When I was retrying for the college entrance exam,
my wife was also retrying for the entrance exam.
- So I met her there... - Yes.
and asked her out...
for seven years.
- You kept asking her out. - Yes.
She would not give me a chance.
However, I have the persistence that Koreans have.
Yes.
So...
- getting married with my wife. - Yes.
That was the crucial moment in my life.
Recently,
since your bereavement...
you must have felt a bit...
I will never be able to forget it.
- It's been over a year... - Yes.
I would spring up in the middle of my sleep,
and I can't clean up her pictures.
All men in this world,
be good to your wife.
You really have to.
Next is when I got involved in politics.
I was the president...
of the Korean American Association of Greater New York...
and The Federation Of Korean Association, U.S.A.
Yes.
- During your young and rich days? - That's right.
My friend introduced me...
to Kim Dae Jung.
Yes.
Having met my wife...
and having met the former president Kim Dae Jung were...
the biggest turning points...
in my life,
the biggest happiness,
and the biggest fortune.
Last question.
What does...
politics mean to you?
It's everything in Park Jie Won's life.
Everything in life.
- I really love it, - Yes.
admire it, like it,
- and enjoy it. - Yes.
What do you fear...
the most as a politician?
- Losing an election. - Losing an election.
Of course.
The former president Kim Dae Jung said this.
The most important duty...
of a politician is...
- being a congressman. - Yes.
Winning an election is the most important duty.
Yes.
What other duty can be more important?
Yes, of course.
That's why losing an election is...
- my biggest fear. - Right.
That's right. Losing an election is...
decided by the people,
so it's also the people that you fear the most.
That's right.
- In both golf... - Yes.
and election, you lose the moment you put your head up high.
Yes, right.
Since the people make the decision,
- we should look up to them. - Yes.
I hope you'll be a politician...
who listens carefully to the voices of the people.
Yes.
When we say politics,
we often assume it to be...
a problem for politicians only.
But we are all politicians in our own way.
There are politics at workplaces...
and even at home.
It feels like our life itself is politics.
I hope you to take interest and pay attention...
in Korean politics for its development.
This has been Congressman Park Jie Won.
Thank you.
A word of goodbye to the audience, please.
(We ask you from 2020 how you are.)
(Those of you...)
(who are tired of your everyday lives,)
(stay with us in 2020 as well.)
(With Kim Seo Hyung of an unrivaled charisma)
(Why did you take so long to acknowledge me?)
(Her excitement)
(It's so exciting!)
(Kim Seo Hyung, Amazing Seo Hyung,)
(hurray!)
(I couldn't feel better.)
(And...)
(Have you ever felt like giving up?)
(Her hearty confessions)
(I was still the star even though my part was small.)
(It made me think back about a lot of things.)
(It's no one other than Kim Seo Hyung.)
(Because I Want to Talk)