(The World of Comedy)
(The three comedians are like family.)
(With the sacrifice of Seong Min, a professional comedy assistant,)
(everything around us was perfect...)
(until the deadly comedian showed up.)
(Seong Min wants to do comedy with Se Yoon.)
(Being attracted to comedy is not a sin.)
(In order to remove his title of professional assistant,)
(Seong Min ends up betraying his family.)
(The rest of the family members shudder, feeling betrayed.)
(They seek revenge with jokes they have prepared.)
- That was new. - It was the best.
(The World of Comedy is a horrible story of revenge...)
(that surpasses "A World of Married Couple".)
("Comedy Playlist" starts now.)
(Episode 665)
In order to look smart,
I have been wearing lensless glasses for decades now.
Surprise. I got you.
For a smart opening,
I'm going to show you my specialty.
"Hello from Pengsoo."
"Young Mi, how have you been?"
(Impressed)
"Gook Jin, have you eaten yet?"
- He's good. - Jung Woo Sung.
"Gu Ra, you have got a plan."
- Was that Song Kang Ho? - He's good.
Well done.
To become a smart host,
whether it is affirmation or denial, I will be as quick as possible.
"No, no, no. Yes, yes, yes."
Those are what I say the most.
That's how this world works.
To react in a smart way,
I keep laughing.
Despite Gu Ra's nagging...
and the guests' awkward specialties,
I just laugh.
The more you laugh, the better it is.
(Beaming)
- That's right. - Are you happy?
- Yes, I am. - When it comes to comedy,
we are smart. You're watching a born high-end variety show,
- Radio Star. - Radio Star.
Welcome.
- Welcome, Sang Yeob. - This is his second time.
- This is his second time. - He's been a special MC before.
This might lead to misunderstanding.
Some might think he is a regular now.
- But that's not true at all. - Is that so?
There will be more and more people who do it twice.
Is that so? I had high hopes today.
That's why you're nervous now.
He's right. Now we had a round of special MCs.
Last time I was here, I was really nervous.
I fell asleep as soon as I got home after the shoot.
- Now I'm back, I'm still nervous. - I can see that.
I think it's because of your expectations.
- Right. - The expectations.
You're shooting the weekend drama, right?
- Yes. - "Once Again".
Right. I'm shooting "Once Again" nowadays.
I can somehow relate to the show.
You feel sympathy.
(It's something who has been married and divorced can only feel.)
Today, our guests are a comedian who has...
the biggest head and his funny friends.
We have four guests today.
Comedy Playlist.
His big head and Ok Hee impression are all the specialties he's got.
And they helped him hold out for a long time.
He started off as a member of a trio,
and he's the only one who survived.
He's the host of the best radio show, "Cultwo Show",
who has been reading letters for 15 years now.
SBS' civil servant, Kim Tae Kyun.
He had a funeral on Radio Star as he killed the joy.
He was even a special MC with his unfunny personality.
Now, he's back as a guest.
Will he get to avoid having his second funeral?
A comedy zombie, Hwang Je Seong.
Hwang Je Seong.
He won the most on "Comedy Big League"...
and won almost a million dollars.
But I'm not sure about his fame.
Assisting other comedians is his specialty.
A professional assistant, Choe Seong Min.
Choe Seong Min.
He used to talk about eating all the time,
and one day, he imitated Bong Joon Ho and got popular again.
He's got his own problems,
but today, he came to support Je Seong and Seong Min.
Comedian Moon Se Yoon.
- Welcome. - Se Yoon.
- Hello. - Hi.
- Welcome. - Come on in.
- Je Seong. - Ye Rim!
- How have you been? - Je Seong!
Ye Rim!
Ye Rim.
Please have a seat.
Today, we have loud people...
here and there.
- He's also loud. - Right.
It's going to be pretty loud today.
Welcome, all four of you.
- Tae Kyun. - Hi.
- It's been a long time. - It's been a long time indeed.
I heard you were hanging out with younger people recently.
Well, as you mentioned earlier,
I'm left alone in "Cultwo Show".
- It's been over 1 year, right? - It's been 2 years now.
- That's impressive. - It's been two years.
As I'm the only host of the show, I have guest DJs that support me.
Including Je Seong and Se Yoon,
comedians like Yoo Min Sang,
Kim Min Kyoung, and Park Sung Kwang.
Hosting the show with my junior comedians,
I ended up becoming really good friends with them.
Hosting the show together, we ended up becoming close friends.
I personally help them with their "Y" Tube shoots as well.
He came on our show as a guest.
- Exactly. Without getting paid. - Right. He didn't get paid for it.
I congratulated them.
Asking for money in return for guesting one's "Y" Tube video...
is a shameless thing to do.
- Don't do that. - He just made me a shameless man.
I almost have become a shameless man.
By the way, I have a question.
Since Jung Chan Woo left "Cultwo Show",
was there a big change in the number of listeners?
Right. It's a little embarrassing to say,
but there's been no change.
- The show is still popular. - I see.
I guess...
you don't know whether you should be happy or sad about it.
The show is still popular thanks to my juniors' help.
By the way, this question just crossed my mind.
Chan Woo has been absent for two years now.
Will there be only temporary hosts to replace him...
or will there be a new host?
What's your plan?
I'm not sure. Nothing is certain.
I don't think we are looking for a new host now.
- I see. - Because this is working too.
It's interesting to have different hosts.
Se Yoon and Je Seong help me out.
- Seong Min does too sometimes. - I'm curious though.
Tae Kyun.
I'm sure this has occurred to you.
Chan Woo used to get paid for hosting the show.
But temporary hosts only get little money.
Have you ever asked for the difference?
That would be really shameless of him.
- What an interesting question - I mean...
Gu Ra, do you get the difference from Sang Yeob's performance fee?
- We should make this clear. - Wait.
- What does that mean? - That's not what I meant.
- I mean... - What an interesting question.
- Listen to me. - What kind of question is that?
- Come on. - Hey.
I mean, there are rules when it comes to performance fees.
There are rules.
I think he's actually trying to say something else.
Maybe he wants a raise himself.
- That's not it. - That must be why.
I got a raise recently.
I don't need it at the moment.
You got a raise in this difficult time?
It was a while ago. It was before that.
I got a raise before that.
It's been a while.
So you got a raise.
I can't ask for a raise now.
Okay. I will raise something else.
Je Seong, you recently had a successful transplant?
Your hair, right?
I wear a lot of costumes...
- and wigs on "Comedy Big League". - He wears wigs often.
I wear bald caps often.
And I started to lose hair.
- Really? - I discussed it with Tae Kyun too.
I asked him for advice.
- He... - I got the surgery...
15 years ago.
- You did? - You got your hair transplanted?
I did 15 years ago.
- But you have so much hair now. - I got the surgery.
- But you look hairy now. - You really do.
Since the surgery was 15 years ago, the hair has planted itself well.
The surgery wasn't done only on a certain part.
I got the hair transplanted on my entire head.
- Including the back of my head. - Your entire head?
He's got a big head,
so I'm sure it was easier for the doctor to make cuts.
He's got a big head.
It must have been easy for the doctor.
Usually, people remove 3,000 hairs when they do this.
But I had a lot of space to cover,
so I removed 4,600 hairs.
- You had a lot of space to cover. - Yes.
- I had no idea. - Me neither.
There are actually quite many people who got their hair transplanted.
Actually, the earlier, the better.
It looks nicer too.
- So... - So where is it?
- Where is it? - The hairline.
That's why you're showing your forehead.
I can see it.
- Here. - I can see it.
I started to have the M shaped hairline,
but I stopped it right away.
You know,
whenever I met Je Seong,
I said, "You look feminine today."
- "You look pretty today." - Right.
And this was why.
- The hairline is that important. - I see it now.
Gu Ra's hairline is very pretty.
- Is it? - Yes.
I don't look at my own forehead very often.
You don't?
Many people think this surgery is painful,
but it's not.
- But people said it was painful. - It was really painful.
It wasn't painful for me.
The injection is what hurts the most.
Transplanting doesn't hurt because you can't feel it.
But the injection feels like getting your eyes pulled out alive.
What a gruesome way to put it.
You haven't changed.
Don't be like that.
I'm just saying how I felt.
He does that because he's nervous.
- Right. - Right?
You're scaring those who are getting the surgery soon.
"Getting your eyes pulled out alive"?
He hasn't changed at all.
But he...
It's actually quite doable.
Je Seong.
What if all the babies in this country...
refuse injections because of you?
Now you're being too much.
(Their greed led to a random conversation.)
All right, Se Yoon. You said comedy gave you pressure these days?
Because of COVID-19,
- we can't have an audience over. - Right.
It's actually created quite a buzz.
Comedians sat on the seats for the audience and responded.
Right. "Comedy Big League".
As Young Mi probably knows it, it's not so convenient.
Celebrities often preside over weddings.
And presiding over comedians' weddings is a lot of pressure.
- Right. - Because the guests are comedians.
It's embarrassing to make jokes...
in front of professional comedians.
I feel really uncomfortable making jokes in front of comedians.
- Right. - And as they get competitive,
they wear make-ups...
and make funny faces.
It's so much pressure.
They all want to stand out.
Do all four of you shoot "Comedy Big League" then?
- I don't anymore. - She quit.
- Did you quit? - Quite a while ago.
- Is that so? - It's been three years.
I heard you visited the crew recently.
I heard you recently came by to have your jokes checked.
Did you want to join the show again?
I got dumped.
I know everything.
Did you want to go back to "Comedy Big League"?
I made a comedy skit, but...
- She came with Kim Mi Wha. - I got dumped.
She probably did a sloppy job because she's popular here.
That's not true. I planned it for a month.
Young Mi needs a great sculptor...
like Seong Min to support her.
Only then she can shine.
That "Comedy Big League" rejected Young Mi means...
her skit must have been horrible.
- That's not true. - I wonder how horrible it was.
- That's not true. - The director said this.
Having Young Mi would have excited a lot of people.
The director even said, "We rejected Young Mi?"
- He even said that. - But...
Young Mi is one of my juniors.
She's very competent,
but some people in networks...
are getting skeptical about her.
Come on.
She's good.
She's a good comedian, but...
she isn't as preferred...
as Park Na Rae or Jang Do Yeon.
Some people are getting skeptical about her.
- But... - Her manager...
This is when you have to work harder.
Why do you spread rumors about me in front of me?
I'm giving you advice.
"Gumor".
- What's "Gumor"? - Gu Ra's rumor.
I'm just giving you advice.
Young Mi is 1 of the 3 comediennes in Korea...
that I have always wanted...
to perform with, even before "Comedy Big League".
- Right. - Park Na Rae, Ahn Young Mi,
and Kang Yu Mi.
- Kang Yu Mi. - Yu Mi too?
- Young Mi and Yu Mi. - The three are all different.
Na Rae lives in the present.
She's that kind of type on stage.
And as for Young Mi, there hasn't been any comedian...
as beloved as her despite her immorality.
She's a progressive country's comedienne.
I thought Young Mi had got...
- unrivaled talents. - Young Mi.
But she sometimes gets rejected.
And I saw her when she was rejected hard recently.
I went into the room as she was walking out.
And Young Mi looked just like this from the back.
- While no one was watching her. - Right.
I had a lot of fun.
Right.
- That was it. - That's what I was talking about.
I had a lot of fun.
She left like that.
She watched a lot of movies.
I visited them with ambitions after three years.
Since they don't like dirty jokes,
I didn't include any dirty jokes in my skit.
And it turned out too bland.
That time was an intensive controlling period.
(She will try again with dirty jokes.)
Se Yoon, you formed a group, hoping it will be the next "Cultwo"?
I always miss team comedy.
- Team comedy. - I'm lonely when I'm alone.
Do you not do it with people like Yoo Min Sang?
He and I are different. And a group of fat people...
is not so popular.
You have only limited things to do.
We can only make jokes about eating a lot.
So I started looking for friends to rely on...
and talk to.
- And he was born in 1982. - You are the same age.
We were friends already.
And I saw Je Seong...
having a hard time blending in since he joined the show.
- He was by himself. - I see.
He would have meetings outside too.
- And people make fun of him. - Since the two of us are close.
we decided to take him in.
We formed a group called...
- "People Born in 1982". - I see.
And we all happen to live...
- in Gimpo. - We live in Gimpo.
Gimpo is a nice city.
Whenever I see Gu Ra,
I feel proud because he's my neighbor.
Somehow I feel close to him.
I ran into him in Gimpo recently.
Right. In the outlet.
My wife recognized him.
Right. I saw them passing by.
As they quickly passed by, I looked back.
- Then I saw his big head. - After he passed by...
(His big head stood out.)
I was also impressed...
by his big head.
They thought the same.
You were?
(The big-headed man recognized the big-headed man.)
I recognized you later.
I couldn't believe his head...
was as wide as his body.
They recognized each other's big head.
When he passed by,
I looked back, and it was him.
I wasn't sure if I should say hi to him,
because he was with a beautiful woman.
You seem to go on dates often these days.
He does.
He's witnessed in many places.
- Well... - That's why I couldn't say hi.
Well, here's what I think.
Considering human life expectancy,
I have only 30 more years at most.
Wait.
What does dating...
have anything to do with human life expectancy?
What about life expectancy?
I have...
30 years left at most.
You could have just said, "I was on a date."
That's what I think.
Considering human life expectancy, I won't get to live much longer.
- Let's say I will die when I'm 80. - Sure.
Traveling around the whole country...
will take more than 30 years.
- Okay. - I want to do that.
Once the COVID-19 situation is over,
I would like to walk around the country.
- You should look forward to it. - Fine.
- It's something we must celebrate. - I'm so happy for him.
Right.
- Anyway... - Gu Ra is...
- sweating. - That's not true.
Whenever we talk about his girlfriend, he sweats a lot.
Well, it's because...
I don't really enjoy talking about her.
Okay.
"Okay."
It looks like there's someone over there he's talking to.
No, that's not it.
What was that?
Are you playing baseball?
- No. - Look at him.
Who are you talking to?
Is this how you communicate with the director?
(They make fun of Gu Ra.)
- Like this. - Goodness.
- Seong Min. - Yes.
I heard that you were shooting Radio Star created a big buzz...
- in the comedy industry. - Really?
As you know, I have been more of a supporter.
And some major comedians heard...
that I was going to guest Radio Star.
At first, I was very happy that I would be on Radio Star.
It was on my bucket list.
- You must have been very happy. - I was very happy at first,
but after some point, it started to feel like pressure.
I understand.
Whenever I met Se Hyeong, Se Chan, Do Yeon, and Na Rae,
they encouraged me. "You must do a good job."
"You should do a good job."
"If you don't, you will be in big trouble."
At first...
Why would he be in big trouble?
They said if I make a mistake here,
- No way. - it will work against me.
Not at all.
- Like what happened to Je Seong? - Yes.
When Je Seong came on this show before,
he was shown in black and white most of the time.
- It rained a lot. - It rained a lot indeed.
Two days ago, Se Hyeong and Se Chan...
- invited me to their place. - Just you?
And they made tteokguk for me.
- Because you'll be on Radio Star? - Yes.
So it was a kind of ritual.
(He prepared for the shoot just like he prepares for the New Year.)
- It's a big day. - Is it that significant?
They gave me some tips too.
- It must've been a lot of pressure. - What did they say?
- I'm curious. - Well...
they told me to keep making eye contact with Gu Ra.
- So he says something to you? - So he says something to me.
I have a cataract on my eye.
(Laughing)
All of a sudden?
- I didn't see that coming. - What is he saying?
I have a cataract.
- You have a cataract? - I have a cataract.
- Okay. - I have a cataract.
As long as he can see his girlfriend, he's fine.
As long as he can see his girlfriend clearly, he's fine.
- I have a cataract. - I see.
I also met Muzie two days ago.
I said I feel a lot of pressure. And usually, he would say,
"Just relax."
But even Muzie said, "You should feel pressured."
- He said this. - This is what he said.
"Don't feel pressured. Bring the pressure with you."
- Wait. - Was that Cho Yong Pil?
- Was that Muzie? - Muzie imitating Cho Yong Pil?
"Don't feel pressured. Bring the pressure with you."
(He's the next Cho Yong Pil imitator.)
He speaks like this.
Muzie must have done this voice impression so many times.
- I can almost hear him. - It's hilarious.
You don't need to feel any pressure.
Tae Kyun, Je Seong, and Se Yoon all said...
that they are shooting Radio Star for my sake.
- Really? - Because...
I'm usually more of a supporter,
and I need to make myself known.
That's why they are helping me out.
I really appreciate it, but it's also a lot of pressure.
Which people have you supported?
- He's supported many people. - So many people.
All the people you supported ended up successful.
Yang Se Hyeong, Yang Se Chan,
Park Na Rae, and Jang Do Yeon.
- You supported them? - Yes.
Lee Yong Jin, Lee Jin Ho.
- You supported them all? - Yes.
- They all have become successful. - Even these two.
Whoever is supported by him becomes a star.
Who else is a supporter like him on KBS?
- Song Byung Chul. - Song Byung Chul.
- Right. - Byung Chul.
- Seo Tae Hoon. - Ryu Keun Ji.
Tae Hoon and Keun Ji.
Don't those supporters hang out as a group?
Well...
(That's creative.)
- Well... - They might support each other.
See who ends up being the ultimate supporter.
See who supports the other supporters.
That's very creative of you.
See who ends up being the ultimate supporter.
I think Seong Min will be the ultimate supporter.
- I think so too. - Me too.
- Really? - He's the best.
- Seong Min will beat everyone. - Right.
Here's why. He's good at supporting others,
but he's also got a lot of brilliant ideas.
- He's right. - He has a lot of ideas.
- He's so creative. - Whoever does comedy with him...
- always wins. - He can plan things well.
- Is that so? - He's too polite,
- Right. - and he articulates...
when he speaks.
- That's true. - Those who want to stand out...
like to do things themselves...
when they come up with great ideas.
- Right. - But he likes to support others.
- He's very considerate. - He's such a kind man.
- He's very considerate. - You see,
I also started as a supporter.
- I... - You were a supporter?
When I and Yeom Kyung Hwan first started comedy,
I supported Kyung Hwan.
How ridiculous is that?
I was only supporting him.
But you don't look like a supporter.
I supported Kyung Hwan.
That's how you get started.
His looks would stand out more.
- All right. Just so you know. - Is that why he took that role?
- So don't let that discourage you. - That's right.
Shall we move on now?
(Now that he bragged about himself...)
Okay. All right.
Seong Min, you said you only had one goal today.
Before coming to this show, I watched previous episodes.
I watched a lot of episodes including the old episodes.
Among the episodes, I remember...
- Lee Sang Jun's, Kim Yong Myoung's, - It's a shame they didn't do well.
- and Hwang Je Seong's. - I see.
- Not to fail like they did? - Hey.
- He only watched the flops. - That's right.
- So... - Okay.
- I don't want to end up like them. - That's right.
- That's the goal. - I should avoid what they did.
- What do you know about me? - They set an example.
- Do other comedians also see... - I mean...
Kim Yong Myoung as a failure?
- Of course. He totally is. - I see.
- A total failure. - Yes.
After being on Radio Star, Sang Jun had a hard time too.
However, among those three, who returned to the show?
(Laughter)
I came back here.
Gu Ra, you told me that I would roam around like a zombie...
and be able to return after the shoot.
And I'm back. I returned!
The screen is black and white again.
- And it's raining now. - It's black and white.
(Forget about my days when I wasn't funny.)
I had a lot of fun.
(His funny clips are coming soon!)
Tae Kyun, when you watched Je Seong on Radio Star...
- What's wrong with your voice? - MBC.
- He's on a different show. - His voice... "Mr. Kim Tae Kyun."
- Are you here as a reporter? - "Tae Kyun."
- "Here's the next news." - "Kim Tae Kyun."
You clicked your tongue when you watched Je Seong's episode.
- What is this about? - It's a new way to read the script.
- Is this "30 Years of Turbulence"? - Right.
- Is this the documentary? - MBC.
- He startled me. - What was that?
I saw Je Seong on Radio Star.
He did an impression of an elk for his specialty.
- Right. - Yes.
- You did that again? - Well, this is...
Actually, I was the first comedian to do an impression of an elk.
- You are? Not Ok Hee impression? - Yes.
No, not Ok Hee impression.
I did an impression of an elk on a radio show.
- Yoon Do Hyun was the special DJ. - "Cultwo Show".
We said that we're going to give out an air purifier as a present.
"We'll give you an air purifier."
"It works really well."
"But it's really loud. This is how it sounds."
- That's the air purifier? - I told them it sounded like this.
And Do Hyun who was next to me said,
- "That sounds like an elk." - That's how it happened?
He should've done it like me.
- Yours was short, not long. - Right.
It ended without a bang.
People don't know if it is an elk or something else.
- Let's compare it. Do yours. - How did you do it?
(This is the sound of a real elk.)
(It sounds somewhat similar.)
- What about Je Seong's? - What about yours, Je Seong?
This is funny.
(He's just annoyed.)
- Right. - He just sounds surprised.
He's trying to be funny with his face instead of his impression.
- I wasn't trying to be funny. - Someone pushed him or something.
- As the first one to do this... - I know how real elks sound.
Tae Kyun's imitation was accurate.
- The original impression is... - You sound like a human.
- I see. - He sounds like a human.
That's so funny.
(I don't know!)
- You're scary. - You know what?
When he's imitating Ho Dong's snoring, it sounds like that.
- Ho Dong's snoring? - Yes.
- It's a bit different. - Right.
Se Yoon was stuck at an island. It was for "Island Trio".
- Yes. - It was for that show.
On that show, Ho Dong's snoring was so loud. This is how it sounded.
(Snoring)
- Wait. - Come on, no one snores...
- like that. - Listen.
- Se Yoon. - Come on.
- You went too far with that. - Se Yoon.
- Come on. - No.
(The championship is held whenever he sleeps.)
- Come on. - No one snores like that.
My gosh, he must be anxious to be funny.
- Listen. - I can feel his anxiety. Seriously.
- He's ambitious. - Right.
- Here's what happened. - Okay.
After I was on Radio Star,
- it was somewhat well-received. - Okay.
- So I was feeling confident. - Okay.
Do you know the show, "Men on a Mission"?
- I was on that show too. - I see.
And I was funnier there.
- Ho Dong started to like me. - I see.
"You're good. Nicely done."
Then, I was on "Island Trio"...
- as a guest. - As a guest.
I had to stay there for two days with Ho Dong.
But who was his roommate?
- Ho Dong. It was Ho Dong. - Right.
Ho Dong called him...
- because he expected good stuff. - After the shoot,
they went to sleep. I said, "Goodnight, sir."
"Don't call me like that."
"Call me by my name."
"I'll call you Mr. Ho Dong."
"No, forget about the title. Just call me Ho Dong."
- He's good. - Se Yoon is funny.
- He's good. - Is that a Ho Dong impression?
- Why did you do that? - "Call me Ho Dong."
And I called him by his name, and they went to sleep.
"Se Yoon, good job today." We had to sleep on the floor.
"Good job."
"I don't want you to be uneasy because I'm your senior."
"Just make yourself at home. Okay?"
"Sleep tight. Good job. You did a lot of work."
- You're good. - He kept talking.
"You did such a wonderful job."
"Make yourself at home. Do you snore?"
I told him that I snored.
"It's okay. I don't care about that. Just snore."
"You snore as much as you're tired."
"Let's work hard tomorrow and sleep tight."
(Snoring)
- He snored like that. - This is it.
- That's it. - That's funny.
(Feeling nervous and anxious)
Hey, that was very different.
- It was amazing. - It's completely different.
Anyway, I slept with him snoring for two days.
And when I came back home, I was tired for a week.
- I shared a room with a tiger. - A tiger?
- I was tired for a week. - That would make you move out.
Je Seong, when you heard Sang Yeob was the special MC today,
you were shocked.
I don't understand why Sang Yeob is...
the special MC...
because I was questioning if he'd be able to lead the show for us.
Sang Yeob has a calming voice.
He would be suitable for "I Would Like to Know"...
or "PD Notebook". He'd be good for current news programs.
He's good at reading off the scripts like an answering machine.
I thought he'd be better suited for those programs.
I was wondering about that.
- By the way, - Isn't that how you started?
Je Seong, you're hanging between life and death.
- Why do you keep bringing that up? - Listen.
I thought he was back. I really thought so.
- But he's not really back. - You mentioned that a lot.
- You know what this is? - Gu Ra was helping him out.
- He's not angry enough yet. - Is that so?
- We must make him angry. - He hangs between life and death.
- We complimented in the beginning. - You're totally crushing him.
- Why? - My gosh.
- This can't be it. - Let's switch places.
- We can't compliment him. - He's not funny.
- We shouldn't compliment. - Switch.
Je Seong.
You were touched by Gu Ra's considerate action.
What is this about?
We're going back to the old days again.
To be honest, after starring on the show, it did affect my career.
I thought when people said I wasn't a funny comedian,
no one would cast me.
I thought no programs would want me.
- I thought... - After Radio Star?
I should focus on the comedy shows...
- for the rest of my career... - Right.
- and leave this industry. - Really?
- Yes. I was thinking that. - You weren't confident at all.
Because being known as a comedian who wasn't funny...
was detrimental to the career.
By the way, I have a question.
But then, it wasn't like you were...
the funniest comedian before the show.
- What are you talking about? - Listen.
- You know I'm right. - Okay.
- Right. - He wasn't really funny before.
- It wasn't like, - Right.
"He turned out to be so boring!"
- I'm not saying that I was funny. - That's odd.
- He has a point. - You're making excuses.
- It's not that. - Why do you pretend you were funny?
- Right. - That's more flustering.
- You know what? - That's odd. Was he that funny?
- You're all worked up. - He's fun to tease.
- Right. - You seem very worked up.
- Calm down and let me finish. - Okay.
I was looking forward to finding out about my character on variety shows.
Back then, every guest on Radio Star became famous.
The program was very influential in our industry.
- But my episode was a total flop. - Right.
- That's why it hurt my confidence. - I see.
- It hurt you mentally? - Yes.
Afterward, you told me to stay in this industry like a zombie.
You said it was okay. And I moved on with my life.
- What happened then? - But...
when my wound wasn't really healing,
- I was invited for a show. - Okay.
It was an EBS program.
- "Angry Me". - It was a current news program.
It was called "Angry Me".
- You two were on it together. - I looked for the other host...
and asked who it was.
It was Gu Ra.
(He hosted the show with Gu Ra.)
Ever since then,
I got a few phone calls from the TV shows Gu Ra was on.
Did you recommend Je Seong?
As you all know, EBS is...
- an educational TV channel. - Yes.
You can't be too funny on that show.
- They don't want funny comedians. - Great.
- You know that. - He won't let that go.
- You were a good fit. - Even to the end.
Anyway, I thought...
if Gu Ra was helping me out...
because he felt bad or sorry about...
- No. - how the show turned out.
- That's probably not it. - I thought it was very sweet.
- No, not at all. - I read some comments.
When you watch his online videos,
some people leave this comment.
"He takes care of people before they hit it big."
"Once they do, he stops. He's an odd man."
So once they get famous, he stops talking to them.
- I'm kind of like that. - Yes.
After reading the comment, I laughed initially.
But I realized that he's warmhearted.
- No, don't do that. - Here's why.
- This is... - What are you doing?
He helps them enough...
- My gosh, don't do that. - so that they can be on their own.
- I hate that the most. - He's just a weirdo.
- What? - A weirdo.
- He's just an "oddist". - "Oddist"?
- Do you even know what that means? - I don't.
What?
- He has a weird preference. - No, no.
Other people would mention that.
Cho Sae Ho would be an example. But he's doing well nowadays.
When people start saying that they are funny,
- I lose interest then. - He's so weird.
I'll continue to show my interest, Je Seong.
(Because you're not funny.)
When will I be able to get out of your shadow?
- You want to get out? - When can we sever the ties?
- I'll show interest. - Okay.
Se Yoon,
you said whenever you think about Young Mi, you feel embarrassed.
When we do a comedy show like "Comedy Big League",
there are a few skits that hurt us emotionally.
When the audience doesn't laugh at the skits...
or when I see pity in people's eyes...
You know what? It's like you're doing the show,
but you can hear the air circulating in the vent.
- "What's happening?" - The audience goes quiet.
- That happens. - Yes.
Sometimes, I don't look at the audience when I act.
They weren't laughing, so I turned around to see if there were people.
- Right. - When I turned, I saw their eyes.
They weren't even excited to be entertained.
(Pitying)
When they look at me like this, it destroys my confidence.
- Of course. - And I did that skit...
- with Young Mi. - Yes.
It was called "Isn't That Great?"
- I know that one. - "Isn't That Great?"
We looked at everything with a positive view,
so we named it "Isn't That Great?"
- Right. - There was a twist.
Let's say that Young Mi comes home late.
And I was a patriarchal husband.
"Do you know what time is it? How dare you come this late?"
She said, "I went clubbing! What?"
This was it.
- "Honey, I got us some liquor!" - "What?"
"I won first prize at the sexy dance contest."
"You won the liquor at the sexy dance contest?"
"You brought it home instead of drinking it."
- "Isn't that great?" - "Isn't that great?"
- My gosh. Goodness. - We were doing this skit.
- That's so scary. - It's scary.
- I said that for the first time. - Okay.
But no one laughed.
- And I started to sweat profusely. - That happens.
But that's when I realized Young Mi was a pro.
She was enjoying the moment.
When the audience didn't laugh,
- she started to laugh. - Right.
"Isn't that great?"
When they didn't laugh...
(Laughing)
She started laughing.
- I was scared. - That looks scary. That's not good.
- That's not good. - Just like that.
- She's being stubborn. - She laughed just like that.
- That's stubbornness. - "Stubbornness"?
Are you trying to pick a fight with the people?
- That's just stubbornness. - I have a weird preference too.
What are you talking about? Do you even know what you're saying?
I don't.
My gosh, her mental strength.
- I should learn that from her. - Young Mi.
- She's always positive. - She laughed more than the people.
- Do you know "Gag Concert"? - Yes.
I went to their shoot a while ago.
I went there and mentioned this.
"Hey, your program is not doing well these days."
"It's not as funny as 'Comedy Big League'."
What do you think? As the cast who's on "Comedy Big League",
what's their program?
- Je Seong. - Why would you ask him that?
- He's good at answering questions. - All of a sudden.
- Check his script. - Tell him what you always say.
- Does it say, "Bury Je Seong"? - Why are you so mean?
- No, it doesn't. - It doesn't say that?
- No. - Check if that's what it says.
- Why? That's a sensitive topic. - No.
- He's good at answering that. - Let me elaborate on this.
When I asked them the same question, they said,
"KBS is a public broadcasting station."
"But their channel is private."
"When you go there, you feel confident and free."
"But here, you need to be careful with a lot of things."
- They have different environments. - "And the theme as well."
That's what they mentioned.
And as for your program, you only meet up once to plan.
But they have to meet several times. They shared their difficulties.
So you know.
(So you know them in detail.)
- Let's stop there. - All right.
- Is there anything else? - No.
- Anything else? - How could I answer that?
I'll do it if you tell me...
- your performance fee. - Really?
- Tell me the exact figure. - Really?
Then, I'll answer that.
- I don't want to do that. - You two showed your cards.
Or I'll leave too.
I had a lot of fun.
- He's back, isn't he? He is! - My gosh.
- Yes. - Well done.
- Good job. - Good job.
- Isn't he funny now? - It's all good now.
You are watching a high-end music program,
Radio Star with four comedians who are about to hit it big...
or end their careers as comedians.
Let's start today's discussion, "Comedy Playlist".
- You just read the theme? - Are we starting now?
- Yes. - We're starting now?
- All right. - That was an opening segment!
- Did you get that? - What is this?
Do you see how this works now?
- Know when you butt in and out. - Yes.
- Let's take it slow, guys. - Right.
Seong Min, you said that you were impressed by Tae Kyun.
- He always walks around Sangam... - Yes.
in slippers during summer.
And we film "Comedy Big League" in Sangam-dong.
I was having drinks with my junior comedians after a meeting.
Tae Kyun was passing by.
So everyone got up...
and said hello to him. There were about 20 to 30 people.
All of a sudden, he said,
"Are you getting drinks?"
- And then, he joined us. - Okay.
Afterward, he paid...
- for everything that day. - That's impressive.
So we thanked him.
"Hey, what about the second round? Let's go."
- And we went to the second round. - All of them?
He also paid for everything there.
- That's impressive. - When he did that,
- Tae Kyun. - we were so moved.
When we were saying goodbyes, he withdrew 1,000 dollars.
- He gave everyone 50 dollars. - For the chauffeur service?
- He gave all of us money. - My goodness.
- We drank a lot. - Afterward,
- I ran into him two months later. - You're the best.
I think he's following me around.
- I think he knows where I am. - He always gets drinks...
- at the restaurants you'd pass by. - Yes.
I think he's eating there on purpose.
- That's what he's doing. - And he paid for it again.
And he gave us money for the chauffeur service.
- He gave us money again. - Really?
- He's amazing. - By the way,
- from what I heard, - Okay.
between you and Jung Chan Woo,
- Jung Chan Woo is very generous. - My gosh.
But you're very generous too.
Well, we love our juniors. A long time ago,
we used to manage about 150 comedians at the most.
I just adore junior comedians. I like them.
- Making people laugh is hard. - Right.
Whenever I see them, I like them and want to take care of them.
- That's how I feel. - Right.
People Born in 1982 argue a lot as they are best friends.
Se Yoon, you said you're busy being their mediator.
Do they argue a lot?
- They argue a lot. - Really?
- They may remember differently. - What's he talking about?
- I saw what I didn't have to see. - Really?
They are kind of childish.
- It's like watching a teen drama. - I see.
- I saw them get heated. - How do you argue?
I came home the other day.
- Je Seong called me. - Okay.
"I'm going to Seong Min's house."
(Remembering)
- It was so cheesy, you know. - Yes.
I asked why.
He told me they had a light argument the night before while drinking.
- They had an argument. - He said,
"But I think I was wrong."
I told him to make up when they meet at the TV station.
He said, "No, I want to apologize to him in front of his house."
- Really? - They are like a couple.
This time, Seong Min called me.
"I'm on my way to see Je Seong."
- This is crazy. - I asked if it was a work meeting.
He said, "No, we argued yesterday."
"I think I was wrong."
(What happened to these two men at the cross path?)
- My goodness. - This is what they do.
What did you argue about?
What was that about? I thought it was childish.
One time, Je Seong kneeled in front of my house.
- Really? - It's true.
- He kneeled? - It really happened.
- No way. - This is true.
- He kneeled? - Isn't that true?
- Is this a movie? - Wait.
- Is that true? - I didn't kneel.
- What happened? - Go on.
- You kneeled? - That's when...
Je Seong, Se Chan, and I...
went to see a baseball game.
- We were so hyper. - Yes, this was it.
We had a drink in Hongdae.
Back then, Je Seong's wife was pregnant.
And his wife called him...
and asked when he was coming home.
She asked him to bring home tteokbokki.
- Right. - He told us that he had to go...
and buy tteokbokki on his way back home.
You know how playful comedians can get.
We joked around and questioned if he was really going home.
Se Chan and I went to the third round.
And he bought tteokbokki and went home.
We were wondering if he got home safely and decided to call.
So we video called him.
I said, "Hey, did you get home safely?"
He said he did.
I asked him if his wife was eating tteokbokki,
and he told me that she was.
I asked him to put her on, so I could say hello to her.
All of a sudden, he went,
"Hey,"
"don't bring my family into your joke."
What's he talking about?
- Why did he suddenly say that? - So...
- This is scary. - So I...
- What's your problem? - I was so baffled.
- Without explaining himself? - Exactly.
- I was just so baffled. - What was that?
I just laughed it off.
"What's wrong, Je Seong? What is it?"
- What's going on? - "Hey,"
"you can tease me. But don't do that to my family!"
- What's going on? - And he hung up on me.
Were you playing with Seong Min?
If you put it that way, I sound like a psychopath.
- Then, you tell your side. - Tell us your side of the story.
They dropped me off at my house.
They asked me if I was really going home.
They kept asking me to send a photo to prove that.
- I see. - They said, "Send us a photo."
But I told them...
my wife was sleeping because she wasn't feeling well.
To video call with them,
I had to wake her up.
- But she was eating tteokbokki. - She was very sensitive.
- You could have just hung up. - He said she was eating tteokbokki.
At first, I told you that she was sleeping.
- So she was sleeping. - That's why I was annoyed with you.
Why must I wake up my pregnant wife, make her video call,
- and take a photo of her? - You know what?
You could've just hung up.
You could've said you were home and hung up.
- Why did you get so mad? - Right.
So after hanging up the phone that day,
- I was so heartbroken. - I can understand that.
- Why would you be heartbroken? - Listen.
This is what he said.
There's one thing I hate hearing.
"You don't listen to other people."
I hate that the most because I share a lot of ideas.
But he always takes the supporting role.
- I really hate hearing that. - How could you say that?
- "Why are you getting mad at me?" - They are so silly.
And he said, "Hey, you don't listen to other people."
- "Was I that bad to deserve this?" - By the way...
I don't think your team will last long.
- They are real friends. - That's when I started crying.
- You cried? - I cried my eyes out.
- He cried? - He did.
This is what Se Chan said.
"Je Seong is all worked up right now."
"He'll apologize. Don't worry."
And when he said that, Je Seong called me.
- He called you. - Se Chan said, "See? He called."
And I answered it. "Hello?"
"Hey, I told you not to do that!"
"Do you think my family is a joke?" And he hung up.
After getting that call,
this is...
So this is what I told Se Chan.
- "I'm done with him. It's over." - It's hilarious.
- I was upset too. - I was so upset. I was crying.
- I still remember that. - He cried.
It was in front of a bulgogi restaurant in Hongdae late at night.
- I was crying there. - My gosh.
The comedians from "Gag Concert" were passing by.
- Why them of all people? - They looked at me...
and called my name.
But I was crying there.
They asked what was wrong. And Se Chan told them to go.
- Kim Ki Yul was there. - Okay.
I told them to leave me alone.
That night, I was mad and couldn't control my anger, so I called him.
I said, "Je Seong, was I that mean to you?"
- "Did I deserve that?" - He's as weird as Je Seong.
- My gosh. - I'm so sick of them.
- So you called him all night? - Yes.
- I called him. And the call ended. - He's something else too.
- When I woke up... - He's something else too.
- When I woke up in the morning, - Both of them are no jokes.
And I had 20 missed calls.
- They are no jokes. - My gosh.
Goodness.
I didn't know, but he waited for me in front of my house.
(A tear-jerking union of reconciliation)
(What's wrong with them?)
They are real friends.
- They are real friends. - He waited for you there?
After yelling at him about teasing your family,
why did you go to his house and kneel?
I had never seen a man cry.
I had never seen someone cry that much.
Seong Min is the crybaby among us.
I don't know why he cries so much.
- He cries all the time. - I can tell he's delicate.
Yes. That's why.
And he weeps too. You know what I mean, right?
- Je Seong. - Come to our meeting.
- Why did you drop the honorifics? - Whom are you talking to?
- What are we doing? - I do that when I look at her.
- You keep dropping honorifics. - Right.
- We're not grabbing drinks here. - I do that when I look at Young Mi.
- That was too much, Je Seong. - When I do that...
- Je Seong. - I'm sorry.
- It's okay. Go on. - That's how...
I realized the saddest cry...
is mixed with laughter.
That's scary. It is.
And that's how Seong Min laughs.
(Sobbing and laughing)
Seriously.
"Hey."
"I'm speechless right now."
- "Je Seong." - Hey.
When did I do that?
I think he had gone through something bad.
He called me and cried his heart out.
It was serious.
It was something important,
and he was...
at the crossroads of his career.
(Sobbing and laughing)
I thought it was a happy incident.
He used to win 4th place in the lotteries, maybe he won 3rd place.
(What am I going to do with him?)
"What is it, Seong Min?"
"I'm quitting comedy."
(I'm all right, my friend.)
Hey!
"We'll be friends forever, right?"
That sounds just like him.
I just got goosebumps.
I was like, "Why are you crying?"
"I mean..."
"I'm happy,"
"but I don't know..."
(Sobbing)
"I don't know why I'm crying."
(Wanting to hide)
That's just like him.
That's a surprise.
- He's very sentimental. - Yes.
That's not true.
So I already knew...
- he was sensitive. - Right.
I don't understand it in many ways, but that's something.
- Some people get in a fight, but... - That happens.
It's the same with me and Kang Yu Mi.
We fight over nothing.
There's something only I've seen.
I forgot to tell Je Seong about it.
- What is it? - He said something impressive.
I could never forget.
What is it?
We were arguing when we were drinking.
We had different opinions.
So I snapped at him with Je Seong.
We both were.
Seong Min said, "Whatever. I'm done with you."
As he opened the door to leave,
he turned around. I said,
"Hey, where are you going?"
He turned around, and...
(Crying)
He was crying!
- He looked back, - That's so embarrassing.
and I can never forget what he said.
"Can't you just take my side?"
(What?)
"Can't you just take my side?"
It was...
(I'm very disappointed, friends.)
Do you know what I did after that?
I would never do it now, but at that time...
- What did you do? - Did you hug him from behind?
"I'm sorry," I said and hugged him.
"I'll never do that to you again."
- He's very sensitive. - When you see those tears,
you have no choice but to apologize.
He was even smiling.
He's very delicate.
- Is he? - Yes.
He's very delicate. That's new.
(A new type of shocking character)
Kim Tae Kim.
- You were... - What did you call him?
It's Kim Tae Kyun.
Whose name is Kim Tae Kim?
He seems very...
He's taken aback.
"Mr. Kim Tae Kim."
- "Do you like dried laver?" - But...
when we have celebrities on the show,
they just usually let those go.
But the comedians keep at things like this.
And it's annoying!
It was an honest mistake,
and they're like, "Kim Tae Kim?"
It's so annoying.
We're usually on the 10th page by now.
And we're only on the sixth page.
- We're on the sixth page. - They're...
- Gook Jin. - We're only on the sixth page!
But this is so fun. Let's do more.
That's why Gook Jin tells the production crew...
to have someone else other than comedians as guests.
Are you trying to be on the air for a whole month?
I've missed this.
You could just let it slide.
I missed you guys.
Why won't you let go of his mistake?
It's my turn now. Let's do it. I'm Kim Tae Kim.
Tae Kyun, you said you know...
who will pay the most at your funeral.
- I'm sure they'll all do well. - Yes.
But I think it'll be Je Seong.
(Je Seong)
- Why do you think so? - Because...
Seong Min has three children.
Yes, it's tough.
And Se Yoon eats a lot.
He eats a lot.
And Je Seong usually wears...
designer labels a lot.
He does.
- Really? - Yes.
- It's not really showing. - He's very interested in clothes.
It doesn't show, right?
He doesn't wear them every time...
he goes on television.
He wears them when he's not.
He likes designer clothes.
- Cho Sae Ho is also like that. - In his daily life.
- Compared to Sae Ho... - He comes close.
- Really? - Really?
He could be worse than Sae Ho.
I don't know how much he likes them.
But it shows with Sae Ho.
No, it doesn't.
His nickname is No Brand Sae Ho.
"No Brand Sae Ho"?
Is that his nickname?
- What's "No Brand Sae Ho"? - His nickname...
used to be...
- I know. - No Brand Sae Ho.
But Je Seong explains it.
"This one is of this brand."
You're right.
- He's right. - No one asked him,
- and he'll still explain it. - I never asked him.
He spends his money on clothes,
so I just thought...
he'd page a good amount at my funeral.
That's just my opinion.
- I will. - But...
I didn't know you were into clothes.
Is your wife okay with it?
Because... Yes, she's okay with it.
I'm just saying since they're so expensive.
I explained it to her beforehand.
I told her that I don't really like drinking,
- so I don't drink that often. - Right.
I don't have expensive hobbies such as cars or cameras.
I told her that my one and only hobby is shopping.
I like waiting for deliveries.
And I like buying clothes that other celebrities had on...
like G-DRAGON since I used to be so poor.
Tae Kyun, why do you keep looking at his script?
Is this boring to you?
No, it's not.
I'm just seeing how far we've come.
I thought he was looking at me,
but he was looking down.
Come to think of it,
there are 7 comedians out of 8 people here today.
I'm not sure whether the viewers will like listening to us.
I'm not sure.
That keeps lingering...
- You're right. - in my mind.
Who cares if Je Seong buys designer labels or not?
They're not that interested.
We should move on then.
We should, right?
- Don't you agree? - No one cares.
Let's just move on.
You can cut the part after the funeral story.
Yes.
Je Seong, you're currently...
the expert on the funerals of variety shows.
(Poor him.)
Those words don't sound right.
- I'm sorry. - I didn't mean to.
I wanted to use good words.
- The funerals of variety shows? - I became my old self again.
I gathered statistics,
and I've been on the last episode...
of the shows lately.
"My Little Television" as well.
They invited me there, so I went.
And the show ended after that.
- And "Hello." - Right.
I was on the last episode.
Recently, I was also...
- on "I Can See Your Voice." - So it was because of you.
No, it's not. It's so strange.
The season of "I Can See Your Voice" ended.
- Yes, just that season. - That's fine then.
- But it was still the last episode. - That's fine.
- It always happens. - That's strange.
"Hello" was one of the shows I've wanted to be on.
Was that your first time on that show?
Yes, it was my very first time.
That's a bit odd.
When that kind of thing...
keeps happening,
you start feeling weird.
It should.
I keep thinking that it could be because of me.
- No way. - No.
You're not that influential.
(You're not that influential.)
At first, he makes you feel good.
It's like, "Is he comforting me?"
We don't comfort anyone here.
(Sad)
Se Yoon, you even got a room...
to work with People Born in 1982.
It's an office.
A lot of people post videos...
- on "Y" Tube. - Right.
Seong Min suggested it about two years ago.
We kept postponing it,
and we started getting busy.
The three of us didn't have time to meet up.
When you don't see each other, you tend to grow apart.
That's what came to my mind.
So I thought I should gather them up.
I set up the office in a week and told them.
- The office? - Yes.
We have meetings there,
eat when we're hungry,
and film our videos.
It's sort of like a man cave.
We got the office,
and we have to pay the rent, right?
So we all chip in 400 dollars each.
It's 1,200 dollars a month.
We almost invested...
about 6,000 dollars each in that place.
- The equipment too. - Right.
These two have a lot on their minds.
We had to get the best microphones.
We had to buy computers, speakers, and such.
But as you know,
I make less money than these two.
- I had to spend a lot of money. - Yes.
Would it be awkward for you...
to ask them to pay more since they make more?
(Laughing)
He could.
It's not that.
You know,
shouldn't you be crying for those?
I think they could pay more now.
What you're saying is right,
but I think...
Don't worry about his pride.
That's what I was going to talk about! How did you know?
- Really? - He said...
You two should...
Pride shouldn't be a part of this.
You two should volunteer to pay more.
- No, it's... - Or else, he might...
cry again.
Right.
This is something to cry about.
I was worried that I might hurt his pride when I say that.
- You were worried. - You were worried.
No, pride doesn't matter.
He's...
Look at him.
He's not saying anything.
- He might cry. - Gosh. You don't get it, do you?
- You should have brought it up. - You don't get it.
It's so obvious, isn't it?
I could tell right away.
What are your thoughts, Seong Min?
- Your genuine thoughts. - You should say your piece.
We'll take it seriously.
- This is serious. - Tell us.
But promise me you won't cry.
Just say it honestly.
I'm going to tease you forever if you cry here.
If I were them, I would have paid more.
Right?
- If I made more money, - Yes.
I would have said, "You have three children."
"We'll pay for this."
"You don't have to spend any money." I would have said so.
I can't really agree with him...
because he doesn't make so little.
He's making enough money.
Do you know how much prize money he earned from "Comedy Big League"?
Right. He was always in first place.
- Really? - Where did that money go?
- Of course. - Where did it go?
I'm also curious to know...
where it all went.
You earned a lot.
I once stood surety for the wrong person.
So it all went there.
You didn't have to tell us that.
- I didn't want to say it either. - Gosh.
I didn't want to.
It's over when there's surety involved.
It's over.
- But you're still... - It's done.
- willing to pay the rent, right? - Of course.
Je Seong and Se Yoon could help with expensive equipment.
So now it's only two.
(He's out.)
- Don't worry about it. - No.
- I'll pay too. - You've enjoyed it.
He's going to come to your house again.
I already feel awful.
Right.
Seong Min, you have the most wins on "Comedy Big League"...
since you had a lot of ideas.
So you have won 700,000 dollars in prize money so far.
- I have won over 700,000 dollars. - Really?
Seong Min, you have the most wins on "Comedy Big League"...
since you had a lot of ideas.
So you have won 700,000 dollars in prize money so far.
- What? - What?
- I have won over 700,000 dollars. - Really?
- Really? - That's impressive.
Then why should we pay more?
- You split it among teammates. - That's right.
- You split it among teammates. - After that,
the money that fell into my hands was about 300,000 dollars.
- My goodness. - I see.
That's what differentiates the show from "Gag Concert".
- Seriously. - That's the difference.
- I now see... - It's understandable.
the reason behind the heavy atmosphere...
of "Gag Concert".
- It's a good reason. - That's right.
You are right. That's the answer.
Over how many years did you win that amount?
I had 18 wins.
How much do you get for a single win?
- At 1st, it was 100,000 dollars. - 100,000 dollars.
- Now, it's 30,000 dollars. - 30,000 dollars.
I won once when the prize money was 100,000 dollars.
Other wins took place when it was 30,000 dollars.
That must be why the show has so many team dinners.
- The winning team picks up the tab. - I see.
- You won 18 times. - Yes.
From 2017 to now,
I haven't missed a single win.
- Seong Min is incredible. - He is talented.
He comes up with many skits.
Some people think,
"Doesn't Seong Min only do skits with popular comedians?"
"He sticks to the members who will surely win..."
"such as Yang Se Hyeong."
But it's the other way around.
- He came up with many catchphrases. - I see.
- "Wow." - In an old skit...
titled "Acting Is Acting",
I said "Wow" with the words written on my palms.
Did you come up with it?
- He didn't come up with it. - I tried it once.
I wasn't going to use the idea twice.
Seong Min realized that it could be big.
I found it so funny.
The audience wasn't that enthusiastic.
While they laughed, the reaction wasn't like what we get now.
Seong Min went, "Je Seong,"
"write the words on your palms."
"Then try it again."
So I did it. I wrote "Wow" on my palms...
and went, "Wow."
The audience...
- wrote "Wow" on their palms too. - They wrote it.
He knows the key points.
- Seriously. - He knows the key points.
Why don't you use those ideas?
Why don't you use them to create your own character?
Why do you give them to others?
I think that would be greedy on my part.
There is no way I can do it better than Je Seong.
Ideas I can't deliver perfectly should be given to others.
For example, Jang Do Yeon is famous for the Y Dance.
That's right.
I gave her the idea when I was in a skit with her...
back in the days.
There is...
- a WWE fighter called Triple H. - Triple H.
He makes a gesture when he is in the ring with Shawn Michaels.
I suggested that she does it for the skit.
(He suggested that Do Yeon does it for the skit.)
At first, Do Yeon said,
"I can't do this. This is too embarrassing."
"They wouldn't air something like this."
I said, "You should still try it. If it fails, we can edit it out."
"Just try it."
Then she did an amazing job.
Thus,
the focus shouldn't be on me. I simply suggested an idea,
and they acted splendidly.
Seeing people do well...
makes me happy.
Seong Min, you said...
you are the one who saved Je Seong,
the outcast.
When Je Seong first joined "Comedy Big League"
he didn't have a single friend.
And although there was an office for "Comedy Big League",
- he had meetings at MBC. - I see.
Although he was on a tvN show,
he had meetings at MBC.
- I apologize. - Back then, so many people said...
what Se Yoon mentioned earlier.
"You have skits with popular comedians."
"That's why you win often..."
"and receive a lot of prize money." I heard that so many times.
It made me determined...
to have a skit with someone who wasn't popular.
So I asked Je Seong to join me.
Back then,
- my skit wasn't that bad. - But it wasn't successful either.
His humor only appealed to a few hardcore fans.
- Then what happened? - I recruited Je Seong...
and began a skit with him.
Se Yoon was strongly against it.
Why were you strongly against it?
- The truth is coming out now. - For goodness' sake.
This is interesting.
You wanted me for "Grandma". How could you backstab me like this?
- My goodness. - Let's hear the story first.
- Let's hear the story. - Was I against it?
Se Yoon said, "Je Seong is too untruthful."
(The witness makes a statement.)
- So he was against it. - My goodness.
- He said he can read faces. - He can read faces?
- He can read faces? - He said Je Seong's eyes...
were untruthful.
I was like, "What are you talking about?"
He said, "Look carefully."
Don't you remember?
I vaguely remember.
- Tell me exactly what happened. - I simply voiced my opinion.
I see why you told him not to open his eyes wide.
Je Seong's reactions are too excessive.
Let's say he asked me,
"Did you eat?" "Yes, I did."
"Really?"
He opens his eyes wide and goes, "Really?"
- That's right. - "Did you eat?"
He keeps doing that.
- He does that in everyday life. - When did I do that?
He does that in everyday life.
You are a bit like that.
I can't change the way I look.
"Yes, I did." "Really?" He already got surprised, right?
Then he goes, "I should go and eat there, too."
When I say the restaurant is on a break, he goes...
(The most untruthful reaction)
I am not a lunatic!
- Seriously. - I know what you mean.
He opens his eyes this wide.
That was funny.
There are only a few things that warrant a surprised reaction,
but he does it all the time.
He exaggerates too much.
No. Your reactions seem forced. They arouse misunderstandings.
He makes you wonder,
"He might backstab me."
Did you even think about backstabbing?
It's the look in his eyes.
- I know what I mean. - I wasn't the only one.
- Really? - Lee Jin Ho, Yang Se Hyeong,
Yang Se Chan, Jang Do Yeong, and Park Na Rae didn't trust him.
- Really? - That's the reaction.
- He always shows that reaction. - Then he covers his mouth.
That's it. That's it.
- We made him a better man. - He is trying too hard.
(Don't be ridiculous.)
- He is trying too hard. - It was like that back then.
Je Seong told me...
that he didn't have any friends in the entertainment industry.
- So he was happy to make friends. - That's right.
Come to think of it, the 3 of us won together since 2017.
- You are right. - You are right.
- The three of us won together. - For real.
Tae Kyun, you host a quiz show online these days.
I have a surprise quiz on SNS from time to time.
I take a zoomed-in photo...
of what I am eating for dinner.
You connect the microphone.
Yes. I ask, "What could this food be?"
I give them about an hour.
After an hour, I announce the answer.
- What happens then? - I give out gifts.
You give out gifts.
I prepared the quiz.
I have an idea.
- This is... - You wouldn't get it right.
Are these two answers?
No. We have the hints in this column and the answers in the next column.
- Is that so? - Yes.
- The 1st one is hard. - Take a look at the 1st one.
Your answer needs to be precise.
This is omasum.
- I see. - Isn't it?
Just know that I zoomed in a lot.
- You zoomed in a lot. - Yes.
You zoomed in a lot.
I think the first one is yakgwa.
Let me answer. I think it's the potato rice cake.
I will give you a hint.
It's neither rice cake nor jeon.
- Really? - It's soup.
It's meat.
- Omasum. - I told you it's incorrect.
- Really? - Listen to what I say, okay?
I only said it two times.
- I only said it two times. - Don't get angry.
I gave the same answer...
because I didn't want to keep guessing.
Seriously.
Getting this right won't do me any good.
If it isn't omasum, I don't want to keep guessing.
You should listen to others.
You should keep your ears open as you get older.
- I at least open my wallet often. - He doesn't listen to others.
Since no one has a clue,
- I will reveal the hint. - It's meat.
This photo shows more of the food.
I know what it is!
- Hagfish. These are the innards. - No.
- Beef cooked on a gridiron. - Isn't it hagfish?
- Hagfish is incorrect. - Beef cooked on a gridiron.
Beef cooked on a gridiron is incorrect.
- Are these innards? - Beef cooked on a gridiron?
Those are pine nuts.
- No, these are innards. - Are those innards?
- You are repeating the answer. - These are innards...
of hagfish.
- Those aren't innards. - Really?
He said it's incorrect!
- Did you say it's incorrect? - Yes, I did.
I only said it twice.
- You keep scolding Gu Ra. - Hold on.
- It's beef. - Eonyang beef.
- Incorrect. - Small intestine?
- I think it's bulgogi. - If it's bulgogi...
- The answer is... - Hold on.
- I want to get it right. - In that case,
where is this dish...
You said getting this right won't do you any good.
He is the one who is the most committed to the quiz.
He is strange.
I am trying to make the show more interesting.
Everyone is two-sided.
Okay.
- Give me the neighborhood. - He is so good at rationalizing.
Give me the neighborhood where this dish is famous.
The neighborhood? While the dish is popular in Korea,
the name has...
- Let me answer! - Go ahead.
- LA galbi. - LA galbi.
I got it right.
- All right. - Let's see the last photo.
My goodness.
- LA galbi. - I am surprised...
that you remember the past photos.
Of course, I remember.
- So those are sesame seeds. - I took the photos.
- Are these sesame seeds? - I thought they were pine nuts.
- They are... - Crushed sesame seeds.
- only on some parts of the meat. - Crushed sesame seeds.
Shall we move on to the next one?
- This one is... - Let me answer.
- Halibut sashimi. - No.
It's not sashimi.
- Is it a nut? - No.
- I see. - Egg cockle.
- Gu Ra, why are you so quiet? - Here is what I think.
It looks like...
cuttlefish.
Cuttlefish.
Incorrect.
- I made it at home. - Did you make it?
- I made it. - Is it soup?
- Take this off. - Let's see the hint.
What? It's burnt.
- On a frying pan... - I know the answer!
- The answer is napa cabbage jeon! - That's correct.
Napa cabbage jeon?
- Let's check. - Is it napa cabbage jeon?
- It's napa cabbage jeon. - Napa cabbage jeon.
It's so hard.
Not many people get these questions right.
Less than 10 people get them right.
Really?
How do people get these right?
Guess what the last photo is. It's a hard one.
- I didn't eat this at home. - Isn't it intestine?
- I didn't make it at home. - Is it soup?
Let me ask you a question.
- This is a condiment, right? - Yes.
- You are analyzing the photos. - This is...
- an ingredient. - An ingredient.
Then tell us what this is.
(Then tell us what this is.)
What are you talking about?
- Listen. - You are being ridiculous.
- Listen. - I almost got convinced.
- It's too hard. - He wants an easy hint.
That's the biggest hint. I can't tell you what it is.
Is it an ingredient or a condiment?
Tell us that much.
It's one of the ingredients.
- One of the ingredients. - It's one of the ingredients.
Then it could be...
Let me give you another hint.
It's not a single-ingredient dish like napa cabbage jeon.
- It's a mix of ingredients. - It has many ingredients.
Let me answer.
Kkakdugi fried rice.
- Incorrect. It isn't rice. - It looks like fried rice.
- Let's see the hint. - All right.
- It has been zoomed out. - It's a crucial hint.
It's a crucial hint.
It looks like...
this photo shows the zoomed out version...
of the first photo.
In that case,
what's the scale?
I don't remember that.
- I don't remember that. - Is the scale important?
When I take a photo...
with the camera,
I zoom in three times.
- 3 times. - 3 times.
Doesn't it look like a tooth?
- Tae Kyun. - That's right.
- Tell us what this is. - That's...
- Is it rice? - It's rice.
- Is it rice? - Rice?
Then it must be fried rice.
Risotto.
It isn't risotto.
- It contains many ingredients. - Taco?
- You slice a long thing. - Kebab.
No.
- You slice a long thing? - A long thing?
- It's over. - He knows what it is.
- Squid sundae. - Squid sundae.
- Squid sundae. - Let's check the answer.
Really?
- Squid sundae. - Are you serious?
My goodness.
Squid sundae.
I thought it would be boring,
but it was the most entertaining.
- Do people react to it on SNS? - You zoom out gradually.
Yes. People love it.
I get tens and thousands of comments...
- even though I started recently. - All right.
You seemed to enjoy the quiz a lot.
You should participate.
These things keep you awake at night.
All right. Je Seong.
Did you prepare a specialty for Radio Star?
(Did Je Seong prepare a specialty for Radio Star?)
Did you prepare another specialty...
despite the painful memories?
Did you prepare a specialty?
- I will do a voice impression of... - Sure.
- Lee Gyeong Young. - Let's hear it.
(He is an actor with a husky voice.)
I live to watch that drama these days.
- Really? - It's really popular.
I am obsessed, too.
(Je Seong gets revved up.)
"If I am sick of playing, it means it's time for me to die."
"Hello, I am Jang Pil Woo."
(Se Yoon roots for him with his face.)
"How dare you call me?"
He sounds the same.
"I should change my number or something."
That's all.
It was nice, but...
He will get to the funny part now.
Had it ended at that, I would have been very disappointed.
- It was a warmup. - The real deal will begin now.
The real deal will begin now, right?
Something else.
Gu Ra looks more annoyed...
than he did during the quiz.
I like specialties that are natural.
I don't like the ones that seem forced.
- So what's going on now? - Gosh.
I will tell you what's going on now.
I will sing "Any song" in Lee Gyeong Young's voice.
(How will he sing "Any song" in Lee Gyeong Young's voice?)
That's it. You need to show us something.
- I am excited. - I needed time to warm up.
- Okay. - I haven't checked this out.
What we heard earlier was a warmup.
Lee Gyeong Young will sing "Any song".
"Why does everyone look so down?"
"What is the problem? Say something."
"The atmosphere is so serious."
"My goodness!"
"Livening up the atmosphere is the best."
"Those who kill the atmosphere need to die."
That was funny.
- That was funny. - That was good.
- Se Yoon gave the idea. - It was amazing.
- It was so funny. - "My goodness!"
- Show us another one. - Another one?
- Yes. - I know there is another one.
This is...
- You know "Classroom Idea", right? - Yes.
- The intro. - In the intro, there is a shout.
Yes.
(Shouting)
How would Lee Gyeong Young give that shout?
Go out.
Go out and do it.
(Half worried and half expectant)
- This is insane. - Let's begin.
(He enters the classroom.)
(How will it be?)
(Shouting)
(My goodness.)
(Gu Ra pities him.)
That wasn't funny.
I had a lot of fun.
Bye.
I made a mistake at the end.
- That was funny, Je Seong. - Good job.
- That was funny, Je Seong. - I looked forward to it the most.
The last one was...
Everyone is looking down because of you.
"Why does everyone look so down?"
- That's funny. - "What is the problem?"
That's funny.
"The atmosphere is so serious."
"Those who kill the atmosphere need to die."
You killed the atmosphere.
- That was funny. - Seriously.
- He doesn't disappoint. - It was the best.
- Seriously. - He survived.
Seong Min, you also prepared a specialty.
Is everyone showing a specialty?
I practiced Han Seok Kyu's voice.
For example...
"Je Seong will do a voice impression."
"Je..."
"Je Seong will do a voice impression."
You sound a bit like Song Dae Kwan.
- "A hit song, a hit song." - A hit song, a hit song
"My goodness!"
"How did you change Han Seok Kyu to Song Dae Kwan?"
"Why does everyone look so down?"
They livened up the atmosphere.
- Seong Min doesn't look happy. - It's not like that.
I met on Sunday.
They said they will help me do well on the show,
but they only practiced their specialties.
- "My goodness!" - I knew this would happen.
- My goodness! - Seriously.
Se Yoon, you said you make a living by dressing up.
- I brought some photos. - Let's see it.
This is so funny. What is this?
Is that Park Sae Ro Yi?
- Yes. - That's too much.
This is really funny.
- Was it for "Comedy Big League"? - Yes, it was.
Did you make the head with toilet paper?
No, there is a mold for a cone head.
I see.
This is funny.
- You want to see the makeup team? - No, no.
- You should do it for Radio Star. - This is funny.
- What's the one on the left? - Director Bong Joon Ho.
- Director Bong Joon Ho. - It's trendy.
I enjoyed his movie.
"If the Academy allows it,"
"I want to get a Texas chainsaw and split the award into five."
(Even his closing comment was perfect.)
Director Bong mentioned...
- my impression of him. - That's right. He did.
- He loved it. - "It was genius."
"Moon Se Yoon is the best entertainer."
His words made people treat me...
differently.
I became the best entertainer.
If he is watching this, I want to let him know that...
I would appear in his movie even if it's just the back of my head.
- Director Bong. - I would love to meet him.
Even if it's just the back of my head.
I would gladly pay for that experience.
Why don't you do Director Bong impression...
- and send him a video message? - Yes.
He lowers his voice when he talks.
Also,
- he touches his chin a lot. - That's right.
"Well..."
- He sounds similar. - "Today,"
"I had a vegan burger downstairs."
- He's good at it. - "I didn't know I'd win an award."
"When I did my eating show,"
"I bore something in my mind."
"When you eat, don't eat like a bird."
"That's what inspired me."
"It's a quote from our great..."
"Kim Gook Jin!"
(Kim Gook Jin is the person who said it.)
- "Kim Gook Jin!" - "Kim Gook Jin!"
"Kim Gu Ra from 'Take Medicine'."
(He's saying whatever comes to his mind.)
(Guentin Tarantino)
- That's touching. - He's a natural.
(A stunning parody! Se Yoon, the best entertainer!)
Thank you.
He's a natural.
Je Seong, you said that you had a special reason...
to marry your wife.
Honestly, all men would feel the same way.
I thought I should buy a house before getting married.
Money was the biggest concern...
- because I wasn't wealthy. - Of course.
Since my wife was not so young anymore,
her parents kept asking her why we wouldn't...
get married. Of course, they did.
It would've been weird if they hadn't.
Back then, I was living with my mother and my younger sibling.
They said they would give me that house when I got married.
That means...
- That they would move out. - they would move out.
But I knew they couldn't afford to rent a house...
because we were still paying off the debt.
One day, I had a huge fight with my wife...
over many issues like that during a shoot.
I hoped that she could wait a little longer.
I wouldn't mind, but my wife was getting tired...
because we had been dating for nine years.
- If you dated her for nine years, - Yes.
you could've explained to her about your situation...
where your family had to move out,
but you couldn't let them.
- I couldn't... - You couldn't tell her?
- I couldn't tell her. - I would have if I were you.
- I couldn't do that. - That's what you would do, Gu Ra.
- I would've told her if I were you. - How would you do that?
It's because...
I think that she would've felt less frustrated if she knew why...
since she had waited for nine years.
- I see. - I agree with Gu Ra. I think...
- Right. - it's better to tell her honestly.
- It's because... - To tell her that,
I would've had to tell her about the debt,
and that I had to keep repaying the debt...
even after getting married.
It would've been better if you told her that too.
I wanted to pay off my debt...
before she found out about it.
- Those two thoughts clashed... - He wanted to tell her too.
- in my mind. - He wanted to look great to her.
- I can understand both. - Right.
- I do too. - I can understand both.
The two thoughts clashed.
After we had that fight,
I couldn't call her for a few days.
And I heard this from my mom.
You see, I have never cried that much in my entire life.
- My mom said... - You suddenly started...
talking casually to us as if you're narrating.
- Pardon me? - Who are you talking to?
- Who are you talking to? - He suddenly...
- started talking casually. - He sounded like...
- Joon Park of g.o.d. - Exactly.
(The first-person-speaking-casually point of view)
Pull yourself together and continue.
I heard this from my mom.
My wife used the money she had saved her entire life...
to rent a house for my mother and younger sibling...
without letting me know.
She's amazing.
(She's amazing.)
She knew I would feel burdened.
- She's such a good wife. - Indeed.
- You're lucky to have her. - Be good to her.
- Be good to her. - I cried for almost half a day.
- You should treat her like a queen. - Exactly.
- I plan to repay her... - You should.
- for the rest of my life. - What did you say to her...
when you met her after you heard that?
I cried so much when I met her.
Since you're a comedian, you could've made a joke like,
"Hey, are you really going to be like this?"
That was the worst.
- "Are you going to be like this?" - "Are you going to be like this?"
- I'm just saying... - What was that?
"Goodness gracious!"
"You don't date a woman for a financial reason!"
- That's not what I meant. - "It's not a business."
- I was trying to say... - Just to break the ice.
When I met her, I was still overwhelmed with emotion.
- I was so grateful. - Of course, you were.
What is your wife's name?
- Her name is Park Cho Eun. - Park Cho Eun. She's amazing.
- His wife is... - Will you write her biography?
- famous for her kind heart. - Really?
(Park Cho Eun)
(They joined MBC as comedians in the same year and got married.)
(She is such a kind-hearted person.)
You should marry her again in the next life.
- I think he should too. - I mean it.
- Seriously, - My goodness.
- she's absolutely incredible. - Marry her 10 times over again.
(Honey, I'm blessed to have you.)
Tae Kyun, you said that what you say most often to your son is...
"This is my wish." Is it true?
- My dad passed away when I was six. - I see.
So I have almost no memory of my dad.
I remember only a few things about him.
That's why I want to do the things...
I couldn't do with my dad with my son.
Although I can try those things with my son,
I can't do them with my dad.
So envy my son because he can spend a lot of time...
with his dad.
I envy him so much.
I ask him to do something that I wanted to do with my dad...
- by saying that it's my wish. - I see.
For example, "It is my wish to ride a bicycle with you..."
"because I always wanted to do it with my dad."
I want to do the things I didn't get to do with my dad.
My son understands how I feel and feel sorry for me.
How old is your son?
He's in eighth grade.
Kids at his age like to...
- hang out with parents. - He's in eighth grade.
Kids at his age usually don't hang out with their parents.
- He's right. In eighth grade... - Fortunately, he doesn't...
seem to go through emotional changes or Eighth Grade Syndrome.
He hasn't shown any signs of it yet.
- That's a relief. - He hangs out with me often.
I can see how affectionate Tae Kyun is for his son.
- He's such a loving father. - He published a book...
about prenatal education.
But you were criticized for that?
All the husbands in Korea spoke badly about me.
They hated that I wrote that book.
If their wives read my book...
- Did you help your wife a lot? - Yes.
Since the day when we went to the clinic...
and found out that she was pregnant...
until the baby was born, I wrote a diary every single day.
- Oh, my. - That's incredible.
I didn't write it to publish a book.
Since I was busy working, I thought of how to take care of the fetus.
I wrote five sentences before going to work,
so my wife could read it,
and my baby could feel my love for him.
That's why I wrote it every single day.
I got a publishing offer,
I wrote the book on my own for two years.
I wrote the whole book by myself without hiring a ghostwriter.
I completed it when my son was three.
The book title is "Joyful Prenatal Care".
In your book,
is there anything that men would hate...
when they read it?
Can you tell us?
- There's nothing like that. - Is that right?
They hate the fact that he wrote that kind of book.
(I'm just kidding.)
Se Yoon, you said there's something your son says all the time.
I think it's because of me. My son is gaining weight every day.
Despite a strict diet?
Due to the virus outbreak, he stays at home most of the time.
I couldn't believe what my wife told me.
She said that my son wouldn't stop chewing food all day long.
- How old is he? - He's seven years old.
He says only one thing to his elder sister.
"Are you finished eating?"
He wants to eat some of her food?
He's adorable.
"You're finished, right?"
Then he pulls her plate toward him and eats her food.
You can't say no to that.
- He's so adorable. - He won't stop eating.
Also, there's something about him that worries me.
You can see many children crying while lying on the floor...
- in the toy aisle at a supermarket. - Yes.
- My children had never done that. - I see.
But not long ago, my son cried on the floor.
I went to pick my daughter up from her academy with my son.
There was an elevator in that building,
but I suggested we should take the stairs.
However, there are restaurants on the second floor.
- He cried there? - Yes.
We could smell the food coming up the stairs.
The food scents came up the stairs.
While we were walking, my son suddenly...
opened the door on the second floor and started running.
He was running toward this pork belly restaurant.
(His destination was a pork belly restaurant.)
He went there with his mom quite often.
He remembered it.
He said we should eat there with his sister.
But I said we should go home.
Then he lied on the floor.
- Right there? - In front of the restaurant.
"Pork belly! I want pork belly!"
So, what did you do? Your son wanted to eat there.
- I had no choice but to eat there. - Of course.
- I couldn't say no. - He's definitely your son.
He asked his sister as always. "Are you finished eating?"
He repeated the same thing.
He's so adorable.
Have you ever done it to your wife while eating with your family?
Could your son have learned it from you?
I do it to my daughter often.
"Are you finished eating?"
(His daughter suffers eternally.)
Today, we had Comedy Playlist special.
- It was your second time, right? - He did a great job.
- That's right. - How was it?
At first, I thought I would feel comfortable, but...
You've improved a lot.
But I think I made a lot of mistakes today.
- He's improved a lot. - Indeed.
Why would you turn around after complimenting me?
- He improves every time he's here. - Whenever I looked at him,
I only saw the back of his head.
He'll do incredibly well in his third appearance.
I kept talking like this.
- He improves every time he's here. - He does that.
- He's amazing. - I could've done better,
but I had such a great time. And I'm grateful.
(Thank you.)
Times are tough,
and people try to have fun while staying at home.
We, Radio Star, will also try our best...
to give you a small, but good laugh...
to help you have good times at home.
We will say goodbye here. See you next week.
- Please. - Please.