(Girls' Empire)
(She's always confident.)
(A woman who goes her own way, Park Hae Mee)
(Radio Star's children have grown and come back.)
(The best comedienne, Hong Yun Hwa)
(Her courageous actions...)
(made her a world-famous announcer.)
(A smart woman, Im Hyun Ju)
(She used to be in charge of dance when she was an idol singer.)
(Now, she's a mother who is in charge of housekeeping.)
(A mother of three children, Yul Hee)
(The special MC, Bong Tae Gyu, came to escape from parenting.)
(Then a 51-year-old baby, Gu Ra, shows up.)
(Those so wild and cool girls...)
(deserve to do anything they want.)
(Girls' Empire starts now.)
(Episode 666)
These days, my life is all about trot.
I only watch TV shows about trot, listen to trot music,
and live on trot.
My love for trot is...
Real, real, real, real
It's the real deal
- Good. - That's YoungTak's song.
I live in the world where my wife rules.
I wrote a book with my wife,
and I decided to guest Radio Star with my wife's encouragement.
Won Ji, I promise I will do a good job.
Okay.
My life is...
all about GREE.
I run a personal online channel called "GreeGura",
and our ASMR video created a buzz.
I sang "Walking to You" by Yoon Gun.
Oh, I miss you, baby
Gosh, I hate it.
My life used to be...
all about comedy.
I used to live for comedy and would have died for comedy.
But everyone rejects my comedy now.
I can't do comedy anymore.
I had a lot of fun. Bye.
All right.
That's right. We all live different lives,
but every Wednesday, comedy unites us.
You're watching a high-end comedy program,
- Radio Star. - Radio Star.
Welcome, Tae Gyu.
It's been about 13 years.
It's been 13 years since my last time here.
The episode where I came on Radio Star 13 years ago...
has become a legendary video online.
It's known as the episode with the most humiliated guest.
- Is that so? - Yes.
These days, Tae Gyu is the icon of a happy family.
He's now forever his wife's subject.
Am I?
- You're your wife's subject. - He's right.
- Aren't you? - I am.
Hasisi Park.
- How are your children doing? - They're growing well.
They are 6 and 3 each.
They are growing very well.
- I see. - They must be so cute.
I wish you good luck with the shoot today.
You're not that interested in me, are you?
I know him because I have shot a lot of shows with him.
And he speaks in this tone when he's not so interested.
- That's right. - He's not interested.
We managed to shoot a decent opening,
so I don't need to talk to him anymore.
It's not like I'm his family.
Today, we have invited four people who go their own ways...
despite all kinds of preconceptions and stereotypes.
Girls' Empire Special.
In "High Kick!",
she said "Okay" all the time.
And she has become the national heroine.
She can power through anything no matter how the hardship is.
Our real girl crush,
Actress Park Hae Mee.
Park Hae Mee.
Together with Park Na Rae and Yang Se Hyeong,
she's Radio Star's child.
Her catchphrase, "Do you know how tasty it is?",
and her Bambi Technique got us.
What will she do today to entertain us?
Comedienne Hong Yun Hwa!
(Comedienne Hong Yun Hwa will crack us up today as always.)
The EU Delegation in Korea...
selected her as the woman who represents Korea.
By presenting the news with the glasses on...
and being on TV without wearing a bra,
this news anchor broke the mold.
People call her an attention-seeker, and she calls herself a trend.
Im Hyun Ju.
(An attention-seeker or trend?)
She married Choi Min Hwan of FT ISLAND...
and had a baby with him in an incredibly short period.
She's now the youngest mother who used to be a girl group member.
At the age of 24, she sent her husband to the army.
And now she's raising three children all by herself.
The Superwoman, Yul Hee.
- Hello. - Welcome.
- Hello. - Hello.
- It's nice to meet you. - Hello.
- Welcome.
Hello, everyone.
- Welcome, all four of you. - It's nice to see you.
Hae Mee, I heard you are working by yourself these days.
Before coming to this shoot,
I spent an hour in the underground parking lot.
I couldn't find any empty spot to park my car.
- Really? - If I had a manager,
I would have let him or her take care of it,
but I waited until I found an empty spot.
I'm working hard by myself.
How long has it been since you started working alone?
- It's been about a year. - You must be used to it now.
I'm very comfortable with it now. I'm very happy.
Is that so? What about your outfit?
I'm very happy.
(I'm very happy.)
Your outfit is so fancy.
I'm so darn happy.
It's been a while since I put on red clothes.
I feel alive.
When you were on our show last time,
- you danced with a scarf. - Right.
- It's been a while, Gu Ra. - It has indeed.
Are you adapting well to the new house?
Yes, I moved to a different place in the same neighborhood.
One day, my son told me.
"Mom, everyone knows that we are completely broke."
Then I said, "What about it?"
"It's not a big deal."
"Let's start over. You're a competent man."
"All I can give to you is debt."
- I see. - I said, "Let's start over."
So we decided to start over.
She's one undaunted woman.
(Park Hae Mee is an undaunted woman.)
Yun Hwa, there are news articles about your diet and yo-yo effect...
every now and then.
- What's the current state? - She lost a lot of weight.
She does look so.
I lost 30kg for the wedding.
- You lost 30kg then. - Yes.
- And I regained 17kg. - Because of the yo-yo effect.
Then I thought I should lose weight again to stay healthy.
So I lost 17kg again.
And I gained 3kg of muscle now.
I have seen her only on TV,
and this is my first time seeing her in person.
And she looks so different from how she looks on TV.
- In person... - Am I beautiful in person?
Yes.
She's so beautiful in person.
- She looks so much fitter now. - Thank you.
Yun Hwa, since you came on this show last time,
you secretly formed a group?
I can tell you what it is. I'm so honored to have formed the group.
The abbreviation for the name of this group is...
- BRA. - "BRA".
It stands for "Bravo, Radio Star's Children".
(Bravo, Radio Star's Children)
- That's what BRA stands for. - Members of this group...
have become successful thanks to Radio Star.
BRA!
- I see. - BRA!
There are some BRA members.
Who are they?
- Park Na Rae is one. - Par Na Rae.
I'm also a member.
Yang Se Hyeong, Yang Se Chan,
Lee Jin Ho, Lee Yong Jin...
- I see. - Yes.
I wish JooE and Cao Lu...
- could join us one day. - JooE and Cao Lu.
Are you interested in scouting Hwang Je Seong?
No.
(No!)
When I told him I was going to shoot Radio Star,
he said he did too a week before.
And he told me what kind of things I should talk about on the show.
So I said, "Mind your own business."
Well done.
I heard you are keeping a talisman at home...
since the first time you came on this show.
This is my third time coming on Radio Star.
And I'm still keeping the outfit...
that I was wearing during the shoots.
- Really? - Yes.
I can see them as soon as I enter my room like talismans.
Just like they used to hang the royal robe.
- Exactly. - That should help with your diet.
You were quite chubby when you were wearing them, right?
There are three sizes when you buy plus-size clothes.
The biggest one is number three.
Number two is a bit smaller than that.
And those who are a little chubby...
wear number one.
When I first came on this show, I was wearing a number three.
- The 2nd time, I put on a number 2. - Number 2.
(This is a number 1.)
- This is a number one. - I see.
My daughter is three years old.
- She's... - Is she like her?
Her gestures and build remind me of her.
I wish your daughter would grow into a person like me.
- That'd be lovely. I don't care. - Really?
She's like a baby.
Her hands are like a baby's hands.
She's so adorable.
Do you really find her cute?
- Of course. - She's cute.
Well...
When I was young,
people used the word "cute" only to children.
But it seems the word is now more commonly used.
- You're so cute, Gu Ra. - Okay.
(You are so cute, Gu Ra.)
Really?
(She got Gu Ra with her wit.)
Hyun Ju, you were the center of attention for a year...
because of your glasses.
- Do you have poor eyesight? - Yes.
I see.
Two years ago,
I put my glasses on when I presented the news...
and apparently it looked strange to people.
- Right. - After that,
so many articles were published the whole day.
And so many foreign presses reached out to me.
- Really? - Yes.
And all she did was just to put on glasses.
Because of a pair of glasses, I had so many interviews.
When we think of news announcers, there are certain images...
- that come across our minds. - Right.
And usually, glasses are not part of it.
- And I'm a female announcer. - The typical image of announcers.
I had interviews with BBC and the New York Times.
I even had interviews with the presses from Saudi Arabia,
the UK, Germany,
Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Numerous foreign presses wanted to interview me.
At first, I wondered why it would make such big headlines.
In countries where it is normal to have announcers in glasses,
they wanted to know why it created a buzz in Korea.
- That's why. - They were curious about that.
Was it discussed with the authority beforehand?
But it's strange that it has to be discussed.
I mean, male announcers were already wearing glasses.
Since female announcers in glasses are not common,
even though no one told anyone not to do it,
I was not sure...
if I could wear glasses.
I was presenting the news together with Park Kyung Chu.
I asked him, "I'm thinking of wearing glasses. What do you think?"
And he's such a cool man. He just said,
"Of course. Go ahead."
And I asked him, "Have you ever seen a female announcer in glasses?"
Then he said, "Come to think of it, I haven't."
"Just go ahead." He told me I should just do it.
He encouraged me.
When I finally sat on the seat,
the directors, camera directors, and lighting directors came to me...
and asked me, "Why did you put glasses on?"
They asked me out of pure curiosity.
So I said, "I will present the news with them today."
But...
once the countdown began and the shoot started,
I got really nervous.
I had no idea how I would look on TV.
I was worried people might find it too strange.
I was so nervous.
The news was about two hours long,
and I was self-conscious during the entire shoot.
And fortunately, after the news was aired,
a lot of news articles were published.
But even before that, people in the newsroom and the network...
- were so supportive of me. - I see.
It created a big buzz indeed.
I'm sorry I'm being too serious on a variety show.
- Don't worry. - We invited you to hear about this.
You can say funny things from now on.
The moment I arrived at the studio for the shoot,
I felt like a flower bloomed in my heart.
- Is that so? - I'm so happy.
This is my first time being on a talk show.
And I felt like a flower bloomed in my heart.
Honey, there's a flower here.
I'm so happy.
- Good. - You said...
you came to the shoot, thinking this is a job interview?
I had so many job interviews to become an announcer.
Yesterday, I felt like it was a day before a college entrance exam.
I was excited and nervous.
And I told myself I shouldn't forget the determination I had...
before I went to job interviews.
There are a few know-hows.
They will be useful to those who are job-hunting at the moment.
- When you have a job interview... - This is like an online lecture.
First, you must not be too passionate.
She's right.
For example, "I'm willing to work without pay."
This is too much.
- Then... - Do you realize...
that you're overly passionate right now?
(Passion)
Don't you realize it?
You're too passionate now.
Do you know why I laughed?
Seriously. Don't try too hard.
- So what's your next advice? - I'm sorry.
Did I look too passionate?
- Here's my second advice. - What is it?
You're not used to job interviews,
so the interviewers look like high mountains to you.
But you need to overcome the fear of interviewers.
You should just think of them as random men in the neighborhood.
- That's what I'm going for. - Right.
And here's my third advice. You prepare for the interview...
until the day of the interview.
You must forget about everything when the interview starts.
The moment you try to say...
the exact answer you have prepared,
you can't make conversations with the interviewers.
You should just go with the flow.
But you seem to be saying what you have prepared.
I started off too seriously, so...
I feel like she practiced the speech before she came here.
I did a simulation talk show with Son Jung Eun.
- With Son Jung Eun? - Yes.
I have practiced before.
It looks like she's doing things that she's not supposed to do.
She said I did a good job, and I got confident.
Just make sure to remember the feeling.
And my fourth advice is...
She has prepared so many things.
There's a fourth?
Usually, people don't give more than three at once.
If you have read the room, you could have decided not to mention it.
Come on. This is my first time.
- What's the 4th? - Here's my 4th advice.
You should be attentive to what others say.
It's the small things that make a person dislikable.
Try to listen carefully to what others say.
Then the interviewers will think you're a social person.
She's the type of person who has to do...
everything she wants to do.
- All right. - Gosh.
Yul Hee, you gave birth to twins recently,
and now you have three children.
Your husband, Min Hwan, went to the army,
and you're taking care of them all by yourself. How is it?
I'm not sure if it's right to say that I'm doing it all by myself.
Since we have three children,
my husband works on a full-time basis.
- Is that so? - Yes.
- And he's on the active list. - Can he do that?
So I can't say I'm taking care of the children all by myself.
My husband is the one who rather does more work.
He does more work.
He serves as a soldier and a father at the same time.
When I'm at home, my mother-in-law,
my mother, and my sister come...
and help me take care of the babies.
We work together.
Do both your parents and your in-laws live nearby?
Yes. We live together.
My family lives in Incheon,
but they visit me.
And my parents-in-law live in the same building as us...
- but on a different floor. - I see.
My sister-in-law is a flight attendant,
- and she took a month off... - Right.
to help me out.
"Sister-in-law" sounds new.
- But her age is... - What's new about it?
- It's new. - What's new about "sister-in-law"?
Well, she looks so young, and she already has a sister-in-law.
She has three children. What's the big deal?
- I mean... - Just let it go.
- What's so new about it? - It sounded new to me.
You also didn't let me use the word "cute" to someone cute.
And she was so cute.
- I mean... - Why can't you let me do things?
She has three children.
Her husband's sister is her sister-in-law.
- She's a young girl... - She had kids...
- who gave birth to children. - at such an age.
- She's so young, so... - What?
Even the color of your clothes...
makes you look stubborn.
You guys are saying strange things.
I'm so sick of this.
- Anyway. - Goodness.
So what's the age difference between you two?
- 5. - 5.
We're the same.
(Both couples have 5 years of an age difference.)
- But... - Five years?
Yul Hee, you must be pretty young then.
I'm 24.
I see.
I'm doing my best to take care of the babies,
and I think I'm suited for it.
You look great.
I'm doing great.
Many people say, "She must be struggling a lot..."
"since she is practically a child herself."
- That's right. - "It must be hard."
Since my husband is in the army,
I am raising children by myself.
"Her husband is heartless." Some comments are like that.
A lot of people worried about me,
but I think childrearing is my thing...
- because it isn't hard at all. - Thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
I am happy. When I look after my children,
I find them beautiful...
even when they cry or poop.
It was different back in the days.
When men go off to the army after having children,
the poor communication facility made it impossible for them...
to call home.
- That's right. - Back then,
women had to live with their in-laws...
after giving birth. It's not like that these days.
Isn't that right, Hae Mee?
I cleaned up children's poop with my hands.
- I did everything. - That came out of nowhere.
(That came out of nowhere.)
Seriously.
Why did you suddenly talk about cleaning up poop...
with your hands?
What are you doing there?
- For goodness' sake. - It happens.
I learned today...
that I shouldn't answer questions.
- I should just say what I want. - Say what you want.
Yul Hee, during the preliminary interview,
you became startled upon learning Gook Jin's identity.
- Yes. - What does that mean?
I didn't watch TV much.
I am also from a different generation.
I have only seen Gook Jin on Radio Star.
Okay.
She does know my identity.
I didn't know that he was a comedian.
What did you think he was?
- I thought he was a host. - Just a host?
But hosts have different backgrounds.
I thought he has always been a host of Radio Star.
- She thought he had debuted here. - She thought that was his job.
(Gook Jin had his heyday about 20 years ago.)
Always stay on your toes, and never...
(He shouldn't have let his guard down.)
- You thought he debuted late. - Hold on.
- His catchphrase was "Hello." - I don't know.
Haven't you heard of Gook Jin's Bread?
- Of course, she hasn't. - She was born in 1997.
- Is that the name of the bread? - Yes.
There was something called Gook Jin's Bread.
She wouldn't know since the bread came out...
- in 1977. - Is it like Keroro Bread?
- It's a TV character, right? - It was so tasty.
I became this big by eating Gook Jin's Bread.
Did you become this big by eating Gook Jin's Bread?
Gook Jin's Bread made me this way.
But Gook Jin is so skinny.
(Skinny)
That's the irony.
- Seriously. - That's the irony.
Yun Hwa, you became surprised because of Gu Ra.
It happened recently.
Gu Ra made a guest appearance on "Comedy Big League".
- "Comedy Big League". - Yes.
- I met so many junior comedians. - Why did you become surprised?
A year...
had passed since my wedding.
He was putting on a microphone.
When I said hello,
he said, "Here is the money gift." He took it out of his pocket.
It wasn't even in an envelope.
He took out cash and gave it to me.
I said, "A year has passed since my wedding."
He said, "I gave you the money gift, okay?"
Isn't it an obsessive behavior?
I know Yun Hwa,
but I couldn't attend her wedding.
Even though a year had passed,
it was my first time to see her after the wedding.
I had to think before settling on the amount.
"How much should I give her?"
- I know Yun Hwa and her husband. - That's right.
I am close to Yun Hwa,
- and her husband is... - Yes.
- my junior comedian. - That's right.
So I gave it a lot of thought.
After I gave her the money gift,
I regretted it.
- Why? - I gave her too much.
- You gave her too much. - The amount was relatively high.
Did you give what was in the pocket?
- No, no. - The thing is...
I gave the same amount for two people.
I could see that he took out cash for me.
(Thank you for noticing.)
- I think he was waiting for me. - I wanted to give it to you.
- It wasn't a huge amount. - Okay.
- I gave her 600 dollars. - Why did you reveal the amount?
- People might misunderstand. - For goodness' sake.
- I gave them 300 dollars each. - Okay.
- Gu Ra. - It was 500 or 600 dollars.
- You gave me 300 dollars. - That's not true.
- What is going on? - 150 dollars for each person?
- That's not true. You should check. - 150 dollars for each person?
- Hold on. - You should check.
- You gave me chills. - It's not like that.
I always give 300 dollars at a wedding.
I gave 600 dollars for 2 people.
You should check. I am certain of it.
The person who received it said it was 300 dollars.
- I am the person who gave it. - Listen.
The circumstance tells us...
- that Yun Hwa is right. - No, no.
- That's what it sounds like. - That's right.
- You should check. I am certain. - Check, my foot!
All right.
- It isn't important. - It's important.
- That's right. - It's important to me.
(Persistent)
I wouldn't give them 150 dollars each.
- You should check. - Okay.
Why do I need to go through this when I gave a money gift?
For goodness' sake.
- Don't be like that, Gu Ra. - I was joking.
- Thank you so much. - All right.
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star,
with the four cool and pretty guests who do what they want to do.
Shall we begin the Girls' Empire Special?
Hae Mee, when you were an obscure actress at Daehangno,
you were known as a gangster.
When you work as an actress at Daehangno,
you meet all kinds of people.
Some stage directors...
see women as flowers,
not actresses.
During practice one day,
I got distracted for a second...
since we hadn't gotten to my part.
I was making a rose with a tissue paper.
Suddenly, he yelled,
"You over there! Are you mentally unstable?"
He asked you if you were mentally unstable?
Yes. Then he spat out...
some serious insults.
I couldn't stop myself. I packed my bag.
- "I am leaving." - "I am leaving. I am out."
"I am leaving."
There were actors like Jeon Mu Song, Jang Min Ho,
- Shim Yang Hong. - They are impressive actors.
Still, I couldn't stand it...
because the insults were too much.
I couldn't forgive the stage director.
The play was opening in a week.
- You can't find someone in a week. - That's right.
There was an uproar.
An actor I knew...
said to me, "You need to take responsibility."
I was worried because they said there is no actress.
With a few days remaining, I went to the stage director.
"I am sorry."
"I will do it."
I am quick to admit my wrongdoings.
It was wrong of me to act out like that.
I bowed my head in apology...
and said, "I will work hard."
Then I went back to the play. I am very close to him now.
"I am very close to him now."
I was known as a gangster in the theater.
But the same rumors spread...
when I moved on to the entertainment industry.
- It was my first drama, - Drama.
- "Dear Heaven". - It was by Im Sung Han.
- Yes. - You debuted through "Dear Heaven".
It was my TV debut.
Your performance in the drama was impressive.
- Lee Sook dies laughing in it. - That's right.
(That's right.)
- That's right. - "People Looking for a Laugh".
- She was watching that show. - That's right.
(She was watching "People Looking for a Laugh".)
(Laughing)
(Choking)
(She died as if she was on "Crisis Escape No. 1".)
- That's right. - "People Looking for a Laugh".
- She was watching that show. - That's right.
It was the talk of the town among comedians.
It was so funny.
Han Hye Sook played the protagonist's biological mom,
- and I played the stepmom. - I watched it.
Hye Sook is a senior actress.
- She is an impressive actress. - After she left,
I took her seat and said my line.
Suddenly, I felt the light go off.
Something went off.
The eye light.
The eye light is a light that makes an actor's eyes sparkle.
- The eye light. - The eye light.
It was turned on...
- It was turned on for Han Hye Sook. - Yes.
They turned it on for a senior actress.
- But I was a newbie actress. - They weren't considerate.
They turned it off.
"She doesn't need that." They turned it off.
I went, "Excuse me. Why did the light go out?"
"I can't do this."
- "I can't do this." - There was an uproar.
- You said you will quit. - The lighting director...
became so upset. "How dare she do that..."
"when she is only a newbie actress?"
The shoot was halted.
The director...
brought the lighting director and me...
and asked us to make up.
I apologized for what I did wrong...
and told him that he was being unfair.
- Thus, the rumors spread. - Seriously. Why turn it off...
if it was already turned on?
You are really cool.
- It could have caused me... - You are really cool.
- to be kicked out of the industry. - That's right.
It was like that back in the days.
- That happened once. - "She is hot-tempered."
I asked my junior actors in the theater...
if Hae Mee really is scary.
They told me...
that she says what's right in a really scary way.
She is like that.
You don't have any problems with the variety shows, do you?
- No, I don't. - Please tell us in advance.
- We have lights in here. So... - Please tell us in advance.
It looked a bit bad when you fought with that girl.
She is 40 years old!
Why did you add 2 years? I am 38 years old.
She is 38 years old.
(Gu Ra is raising her to be a strong girl.)
Yun Hwa, you recently worked as a model.
Yes.
Until recently, I modeled for clothes.
- Plus-size clothing. - That's right.
How are you related to Lee Gook Ju?
It's a different brand.
Lee Gook Ju has a brand, right?
Yes. It's her brand.
I worked as a model for a different brand.
The clothes you modeled for got sold out.
How did you pose?
Many clothes you modeled for got sold out.
- Really? - Yes.
When you take the photos for an online shopping mall,
you need to understand the old style and the current style.
For the old style,
the models get their photos taken like this.
- They do this. - That's right.
(Act natural without looking at the camera.)
They do this.
The trend is different these days. You must look natural these days.
You must look natural.
You have to make the camera chase after you.
Like this.
(Camera, follow me. Price: 59.90 dollars)
Your hair needs to be in the air.
- That's right. - You need to squint your eyes...
as if the camera went off while you were blinking.
And...
- That's sexy. - You need to do this.
This way, the items got sold out.
All right.
Do plus-size models have different body types?
That's right. They are completely different.
For comparison,
let's take a look at Lee Gook Ju, Kim Min Kyoung, and me.
What is Gook Ju like?
Gook Ju is...
- tall. - She is tall.
She doesn't have fat bulging out.
She has long legs. She looks skinny.
People with that body type look good...
in a coat and pants.
A coat and pants.
As for Min Kyoung, she is taller than me.
But her shoulders and back are broader than mine.
- She has a big build. - That's right.
She looks good in a fitting top...
- but a loose bottom. - I see.
That style suits her.
- As for me, - She's an expert.
- I'm short and big among them. - Okay.
I should wear miniskirts.
- Miniskirts. - I need to wear short skirts.
And I look good in short hair and when I dye my hair bright.
That kind of style suits me.
She's an expert.
But here's what you must be careful with.
If you have a similar build,
you must be careful with the armhole.
- You shouldn't wear loose shirts. - What's an armhole?
It's the opening where your arm goes in.
If the armhole is too narrow,
it won't fit.
- It's made for slim people. - Right.
So when people buy plus-size clothing,
a lot of people check the armholes first.
And I tried buying clothes with big armholes.
When I ran while wearing clothes with big armholes,
I didn't see this coming.
Some parts of my body went back and forth.
- The armholes... - I see.
- I see. "Armholes". - Armholes.
- It has to be a barrier. - Right.
I got it now.
- Otherwise, it'd slide freely. - If it's too big...
(Laughing)
If it's too big, you can't go down the stairs fast.
- I got it, Yun Hwa. - It goes up and down.
- Vroom, vroom. - That happens.
By the way, after listening to both Young Mi and Yun Hwa,
I noticed her stories are from her daily lives.
- That's right. - Yes.
- Your stories are from your life. - Like this.
So the armholes should be fitting. If they are too big,
- you'll face an unexpected event. - That's such a good tip.
I'm keeping them tight, but if I let them loose, it'd be crazy.
(Circling around)
I see. Okay.
Hyun Ju, you were chosen...
to represent Korean women...
by the Delegation of the EU.
Was it after when you got attention for wearing glasses on TV?
The International Women's Day was on March 8.
And the EU filmed a campaign video...
- from each country. - Right.
And they chose four people from Korea.
They chose the profiler, Professor Lee Soo Jung,
Prosecutor Seo Ji Hyeon,
Lee Mi Kyoung of Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center, and me.
They selected four individuals.
And I was one of them.
- You're very international. - You're being too kind.
Hyun Ju, because you have high self-esteem,
you end up making thoughtless remarks.
- Whether I write or speak, - Okay.
I always try to talk about the facts.
I was on another TV show. They asked me if I looked like anyone.
I told them what people told me.
- Should I tell you too? - Yes.
- What did you say? - You resemble Jang Yeong Nam.
- Right! - I see.
I was going to say that.
- Right. - I resemble Jang Yeong Nam.
But people told me I resemble...
Hani.
- Hani of EXID. - Yes.
- I do see the resemblance. - Yes, I do see it too.
And Cho Bo Ah.
- Cho Bo Ah. - You do resemble her.
The resemblance isn't that obvious,
- but they can vaguely see it. - Hani...
Didn't you like it when I said she resembled Jang Yeong Nam?
- Yes. - Right?
Can I tell you my nickname myself?
(She had a nickname in college.)
I told you that I majored in industrial engineering.
When I was a freshman, I made an online forum for our department.
Usually, when people make an online forum,
they would write down the name of their department.
Since my self-esteem was high,
I thought I should upload my picture as I was the one who created it.
And I put up my photo on the front page.
People would ask who I was and why I put my photo on there.
And my friend photoshopped it, so I looked really pretty.
She made me look as pretty as Kim Tae Hee.
- That's how. - Before they saw my face,
they thought there was Kim Tae Hee's lookalike.
That's how it happened.
And I became Kim Tae Hee of Industrial Engineering.
(And I became Kim Tae Hee of Industrial Engineering.)
Yul Hee, you used to perform in a girl group.
But you got married at 20 and had a baby.
- Right. - What was the name of the group?
- LABOUM. - LABOUM.
LABOUM. "Aloha".
It's "Aalow Aalow".
I mean...
- Because... - You only know partially about her.
- "Aalow Aalow". I like that song. - That's right.
I like that song.
- You were in LABOUM. - Go on.
Then, did you always want to get married early?
- Is that it? - When I was young,
I never thought about when I should get married.
I always thought that I should get married early...
because my parents had me when they were 23 or 24.
- And they got married early too. - They did marry early.
To me, my parents looked happy.
- I thought we were a happy family. - Then, how old is your mother?
Isn't she younger than me?
She was born in 1974.
- Really? - Yes.
- My parents were born in 1974. - Really?
- They became grandparents at 47. - Yes.
She's younger than my older sister.
- As long as she stays healthy, - She's so young.
she can be a great-great-grandmother.
- Right. I agree. - That's possible.
My great-grandmother is still around.
- My goodness. - She's alive now?
- Not that many families in Korea... - Five generations?
have five living generations.
- Five living generations? - Yes.
- Five living generations. - That's amazing.
Gosh, it's impressive.
I've seen 3 or 4 living generations, but not 5 living generations.
She's a great-great-grandma...
- for my kids. - Right.
- How old is she? - She's a bit over 90.
Overall, your family members...
- married early. - Yes, they did.
- My gosh. - That must be normal for you.
- She was influenced by her family. - That's nice.
When your mother goes out with her grandchild,
people might think it's her child late in her life.
Right. But my mother actually had a baby late in her life.
- Right. - Right.
- Really? - Right.
- My younger sibling is nine now. - No way.
- My gosh. - Nine years old?
- Your family is full of love. - Right.
- But... - That's great.
(She looks too young to be a grandma.)
There's my brother-in-law. Have you been well?
I'm here, brother-in-law.
(I'm here.)
(That's Yul Hee's younger brother.)
I love stories like that.
- Seriously. - After I gave birth to twins,
my dad talked to my mom about having a fourth child.
My gosh, are you battling it out?
Let's see who can have more children.
Then, your younger brother...
- has a brother-in-law. - Right.
That's so cute.
Why is that cute? That's his brother-in-law.
- Why can't I say that it's cute? - She can find it cute.
- Didn't you say that earlier? - My gosh.
Are you scared of finding cute things?
- What's wrong with you today? - Listen.
- It's his brother-in-law. - My goodness.
Why is that cute?
- It's cute because he's so young! - It's because he's little.
- I'm sorry. - I'm so sick of you.
- I'm sorry. - It's because he's little.
- My apologies. - By the way...
What about your finances?
Choi Min Hwan is in FT Island. I'm sure he saved up some money.
- Yes, he has a building. - Is he...
- He has a house. - He's popular in China.
- He's financially comfortable. - Yes.
- I'm glad to hear that. - He has a building.
I think your son is around the same age as me.
That's right. He's a year younger than you.
If he were to get married early like me, how would you feel?
- Right. Will you scold him? - Yes.
- I have no choice. - What if GREE...
- You'll be a grandfather soon. - Yes.
I don't care about that.
But he just started dating girls.
Let me share my principle with you.
I'm sure Hae Mee knows this.
I still don't listen to my mother...
- even at my age. - Right.
- Kids don't listen to parents. - Right.
- I don't expect that from him. - That's true.
Unless he...
completely destroys my reputation out of the blue,
I can't scold him for living his life.
- Right. - I don't care about that at all.
- That's it. - Right.
Will you have more children...
- or let nature take its course? - Right now...
Now that I'm a mother...
of three children,
it made me think a lot.
When I saw my mother with my younger brother,
she seemed happy.
I thought perhaps, in the future,
- I might want to have another one. - My gosh.
So my husband and I talked about it.
But my husband...
It was before I was almost due with the twins.
He went to the clinic to get the procedure done.
- To get a vasectomy? - Yes.
He said that we shouldn't have more children.
He wanted to enjoy his old age after raising all of them.
- Already? - He wanted us to enjoy our lives.
So he went to get it done at the clinic.
The doctor said no to him.
- Why? - And he came back.
So it's not that easy.
Reversing the procedure is hard too.
The doctor asked him what he would do...
if he wants to have more children later.
- It's his age. - He's too young.
- He's too young for it. - Right.
After our children grow up and stay healthy,
if we still don't want any more children, he should go then.
- He can't do it on an impulse. - Right.
- That's how the doctor said no. - A lot of people say this.
It's really hard raising two kids.
But once you have more than three kids,
- wanting more kids gets easier. - Right.
Raising 3 or 4 will be about the same.
- Right? - Yes.
There's a big difference between raising 1 or 2.
The night before you were due to deliver the first child,
you and your husband had completely different reactions.
I had an elective C-section.
Since it was surgery,
I had to stop eating starting the day before.
I had a surgery date.
So I had a plan.
Before I had to fast, I would eat as much as I could.
And I would finish my pregnancy on a happy note...
and then go into the OR.
So I wasn't worried or scared.
I was watching TV.
Before I had to fast, I hugged the watermelon and ate it up.
I ate snacks and drank water.
But my husband started to get nervous the day before.
- He didn't know what to do. - Right.
He said, "Chubby Tubby". That's my nickname.
He asked me if I wasn't nervous.
- You're Chubby Tubby? - Yes.
- That might be unpleasant. - You've heard of it, right?
- It might be unpleasant.
It was the polar opposite.
Before going into the surgery,
I was relaxed and fine.
I would take photos and stuff.
I think guys get scared more.
- When I had my kids... - Really?
Did your husband cry?
He cried during both deliveries.
I realized this when I had my second child.
I didn't cry because of the babies.
I cried because I had so much respect for my wife.
When I had my first child, I thought I was crying because of the kid.
I just ended up crying because I had so much respect...
and couldn't believe what she did.
- It's gratitude and feeling sorry. - Right.
- Well... - When I came out after the surgery,
he told me that I looked really exhausted.
He said it looked like all the pain I felt...
was evident in my face.
When he looked at me,
he told me that I was still pretty.
- He realized we became a family, - I bet.
- and this is true love. - Seriously.
I actually went into the delivery room.
She was giving birth naturally, and I went in there.
When you go in there,
it's impossible not to cry.
I can see that she's in so much pain.
- Right. - I can see her small veins popping.
This crossed my mind.
"How could she go through this for me?"
In a way, it's because of me.
I provided the cause.
I felt so sorry.
But I felt sorrier...
after that.
The child was born, and my mother-in-law kept telling...
my son to say his name or "Daddy."
(Introducing each other on the spot)
I mean, he was just born!
He was just born.
- Say, "Daddy." - "Daddy."
She kept asking.
I still remember that.
Hae Mee, someone in your family is more strong-minded than you are.
- What? - Really?
No way.
I'm not that strong-minded.
Sure.
I'm really not.
(Okay.)
My mom used to...
- run a business. - You take after your mother.
Yes.
She had a huge bar...
in the past.
She had a band, a team of dancers, and singers.
Then...
- So it was like a nightclub. - Yes.
It was probably the biggest in Chungcheong South Province.
- Really? - And there were...
people such as gangsters.
- Yes. - Always.
Her club became a target.
They want to extort money.
They start coming in one by one.
My mother rounded them up, tied them up with a clothesline,
and put them in prison.
Her nickname was Clothesline.
- She took them to the police. - Yes.
She caught one first.
- So she cleaned the house. - Her nickname is...
Clothesline in that gang.
- That's something. - They never touched her after that.
She told me about it. That's how sturdy she was.
- She was quite brave. - Yes.
She came to me and asked a favor recently.
She asked me not to get married.
She's got more experience than you.
She's so young, she was talking about her family,
and she was talking about her husband.
I thought, "I've been through it all."
She's right.
When we were talking about it earlier,
- I checked Hae Mee's face. - Right.
- Did you? - I took a glance.
Do you have any...
I'm not seeing anyone.
But don't be too sure yet.
- Right. - Don't be too sure.
- You don't know. - No one knows.
Then what about you?
What about me?
He's already been there.
What are you saying?
- Did you already get married? - No, I didn't.
What was that?
- You didn't, right? - There's been a misunderstanding.
- No, I didn't. - You meet your one...
naturally.
- Don't be sure yet, Hae Mee. - Should I not?
- Right. - Who would ever like me?
- Come on. - Come on.
Don't say that.
She's really feminine.
- At the time... - What do you know?
You might have a bruise.
- I mean, really... - That's okay.
I can just go to the hospital.
Just like your mother said,
don't be tied down by marriage itself.
You can just come and go.
Come and go where?
Just come and go.
When you meet someone, you can come and go.
Don't take his words too seriously.
Yul Hee, your little brother got jealous after you gave birth.
Yes, my little brother is nine years old.
- And he's still... - He's nine years old?
Yes, he's nine.
How old is your sister?
She's two years younger than me. My brother was a late child.
My first child, Jae Yul was born,
- and my mother just adores him. - Yes, it's her grandson.
It was her first grandson ever.
When she's playing with my son,
my brother comes to her and says, "What about me?"
- "Don't you love me?" - That can happen.
"Why don't you love me, Mom?"
"You only like Jae Yul." That's what he said.
What's the age gap between your son and your brother?
They're six years apart.
Then how do they call each other?
My son calls my brother, "Uncle."
- They wouldn't know... - I mean, he can't say it now.
what it means.
Right.
The age gap between my son and my brother is okay...
because my aunt... Jae Yul's aunt is...
younger than him.
Jae Yul's aunt is younger than him?
- How does that work? - My aunt had a child,
and she gave birth later than me.
(A late child)
Okay.
That is some family.
(Amazing)
So that's what it was.
- This is fun. - I had no idea.
So the uncle is younger, right?
It'd be great for them when they grow up...
since their age isn't that different.
- They could be friends. - It's going to be fun.
Yun Hwa, you were often mistaken...
because of your older sister.
Since she was little, my sister was really thin.
She never weighed heavier than 40kg until high school.
- Really? - How tall is she?
She's 167cm tall.
The older sisters' clothes are usually handed down, right?
- But you couldn't. - I couldn't wear her clothes.
She was so thin.
Since she was so thin,
whenever we went to a market,
the owners would blame me.
"Stop taking away food from your older sister!"
That's unfair.
What's unfairer is that I didn't even eat that much.
And she used to eat six meals a day.
- She was a gourmand. - She was such a gourmand.
She even had late-night snacks.
I had a small appetite, and I was a gourmet.
I'm not a gourmand, I'm a gourmet.
(Sure you are.)
I saw you eat.
(Who are you trying to fool?)
- You do eat a lot. - It must have been tasty.
- I only eat tasty food so much. - Since you're a gourmet...
- I'm a gourmet. - You're a gourmet who eats a lot.
I always think...
that I have a small appetite.
What about your mother?
She's also thin.
I think she weighs about 53kg.
- Then your father... - She's really thin.
I always say that I'm a self-made woman.
- You achieved it. - I achieved this myself...
since I was little.
How much do you eat?
- Tasty food. - I can't finish a single burger.
Then what about...
How big is that burger?
(Why is it so big?)
No burger is this big!
What kind of burger is this big? Even I can't finish this one.
I have an idea.
You can't eat a lot at once,
but you eat in small doses often.
Yes, that's it.
- When I get a burger, - I see.
I feel full after a couple of bites.
Then I put it down and have some fries.
I'm full again, so I put them down.
I eat a couple of cheese sticks, then I put them down.
- I got what you mean. - I have a couple of bites of pizza,
then I put it down.
I can't even finish a bag of chips.
You open a variety of chips.
- So she eats continuously. - Right.
(That's the same thing.)
Yun Hwa, when you're doing an eating show,
your mouth of truth appears.
I got my molars too late when I was a girl.
I still don't have some molars,
so I use my wisdom teeth like molars.
- Really? - Yes.
I want to eat a lot of delicious food,
but I can't chew that well.
So I had a habit of chewing with my front teeth.
When I eat something,
I still chew with my front teeth.
But when it's delicious, my jaw...
spins like this.
I didn't know about this. I usually eat...
like this.
But when it's tasty...
(Delicious)
I see.
If I eat like a camel, it means it's tasty.
- It's the mouth of truth. - It's like a washing machine.
And there's been an accident...
during your eating show lately.
- We have a video of it. - Let's watch it.
(Eating show ASMR)
- Is that your personal stream? - Yes, it's from "Y" Tube.
Why does it sound like that?
- That's tanghulu. - It's the Chinese...
- candied fruit. - Yes.
It's sticky.
Your tooth fell out.
It came out.
I knew it!
- Oh, my. - What?
My tooth came out.
That is bizarre!
Did that really come out?
Seriously?
My dental implant fell out.
That's crazy.
He's not even surprised.
Was that a temporary one, or a real implant?
It was a real one.
You should be careful when you get dental implants.
You should stay away from solid or sticky food.
I was doing an eating show of tanghulu,
and the sticky feeling was so fun.
It was an ASMR video.
My mouth made this noise.
Then it came right out.
When it comes to eating,
- She's the best. - she's high-end.
She's something.
Hyun Ju, you're mostly misunderstood because of this.
Recently, there's been a lot of news about me not wearing a bra.
I was the most searched...
- for about 3 to 4 days. - Right.
- That never happened before. - Right.
Here's what happened. It's called the No Bra Challenge.
It was a show called "Series M."
The women would try the No Bra Challenge...
by not wearing a bra,
and the men would wear bras.
We were experimenting.
- It was an experiment. - Yes.
- No Bra Challenge was... - So it was on a show.
Yes. Just like Gu Ra didn't know,
after all the articles,
people thought I did the challenge on my own,
not because of the show.
We filmed it for a whole day.
And when you film a show,
it only shows for five minutes after editing.
I like to write,
and since I felt a lot that day, I posted my thoughts...
on my social media.
It had 300,000 clicks,
and that became another news.
Some people responded positively...
saying that they could relate to my thoughts.
But some would tell me...
that I'm an attention-seeker.
Like, "Why would you write about it..."
"when no one cares what you did?"
I was just misunderstood.
I even wrote that it was for a show,
but they didn't read that part.
- Right. - Those were all left out,
and the article was just about her not wearing a bra.
There were also some viewers who participated in the challenge.
There's also a story with me and my wife.
When you raise a child, you'd breastfeed the child.
There are covers you can buy.
But in another country,
they did a movement of breastfeeding in public.
My wife wanted to try breastfeeding in Korea,
so she included a picture of her breastfeeding...
our child on a beach.
She posted it,
- and people responded the same way. - Right.
Everything about the good purpose was left out.
The articles were about exposing herself in public.
- I see. - They write it that way.
As soon as it reads, "No bra",
they don't want to know what exactly happened.
They're instantly offended.
Yes.
But after the challenge, some people secretly confessed to you.
Women don't really talk...
about if we're wearing a bra or not.
- Right. - On the day I was doing...
the challenge, I asked around.
"I'm not wearing a bra today. Have you tried it before?"
And a lot of them said that they often go out...
without a bra.
It's quite uncomfortable.
Some people would tell me,
"Since going braless is natural and great,"
"I hope many people try it."
"Thanks for voicing your opinion." I heard that a lot.
I see.
Yun Hwa, you are envious of Hyun Ju for the No Bra Challenge.
I want to do the same...
for freedom and well-being,
but it's more comfortable for me to wear a bra.
It's understandable.
It hurts when I don't wear a bra.
- Oh, I see. Right? - Yes.
- My neck hurts. - It's understandable.
- Going braless doesn't help me. - People who are curvy...
- need support. - Wearing a bra is comfortable.
- I see. - I even wear a bra to bed.
- Really? - Yes.
I also wear one to bed.
Really? I find it more comfortable.
I take it off right away.
It's more uncomfortable when I take it off.
That's right.
You feel like a boulder is crushing you.
- It's... - Because of that,
- you feel pain on your chest. - It hurts.
You are like Baron Ashura today.
You are like Baron Ashura.
You said that bras are a hassle in many ways.
I never go braless.
I always wear a bra.
It's a hassle in many ways.
My shoulders hurt.
And bras are very expensive.
- They cost a lot of money. - Yes.
There are bras that cost 200 to 300 dollars.
I wouldn't complain...
if I could wear them for years,
- but the wires break. - That's right.
- The wires break. - I can't wear them for long.
It's... What?
- Well, - It happens to me too.
You have had the wire break, right?
That's right.
- It pops out. - Since bras are expensive,
you can't help but go, "I wanted to wear it for long."
Then a part of you goes, "I broke so many bras this year."
(I am an incredible woman.)
It's like this.
- Also... - "Bye."
- "I had fun with you." - Such underwear...
- needs to be hand-washed. - That's right.
It's a hassle.
- It's because it's expensive. - You know a lot.
You really know a lot.
When I was little, my sisters were very...
They woke me up at 8:30 a.m. on the weekend.
- I was in 12th grade. - How many sisters do you have?
Two. They woke me up...
and gave me a pot and dirty underwear.
"Boil them."
- Really? - Why didn't they do it themselves?
I don't know. You would know this...
if you have boiled underwear. You can't leave.
Because of the wires, you have to keep stirring.
- That's right. - Otherwise, they get ruined.
What did your sisters do during that time?
I don't know what they did!
- I am sure they did something else. - Yes.
- Since then... - Such a task...
isn't usually given to the youngest child.
- Tae Gyu, you are nice. - I did that since high school,
so I know...
- how much of a hassle it is. - You received that education.
Yul Hee, you have lived a double life since you got married.
Yes.
Many people think you don't have time to have fun...
once you get married.
Many people think you focus only on childrearing.
I heard similar things.
"You have three children."
"you won't be able to have fun now."
Many people worried that I would only have time for children.
But my husband and I made a promise.
We play passionately when we can.
When we look after the children, we give it our utmost energy.
Do you play when children are asleep...
or being watched over by your parents?
No. When my husband watches over them for a day,
I go outside and play.
- That's how you do it. - Yes.
Then I watch over them the next day...
while my husband goes out and plays.
When I play, I take it to the end.
- What do you do? - I don't even drink.
I don't like alcohol, so I talk to my friends.
I can bring out my good cheer without a drop of alcohol.
- You have good cheer. - Yes.
- I go to karaoke and cafes. - You let your friends drink.
- I eat something tasty. - You eat something tasty.
That way, I have fun until morning.
- You stay up all night. - Yes.
Doesn't your husband call when you play outside?
He doesn't meddle.
To check that I am not in a dangerous situation,
he leaves a message...
if the hours are late.
- What about your mother-in-law? - You live with her.
My mother-in-law calls me more often...
than my husband does.
She becomes worried when I come home late...
and sends me messages.
"Yul Hee, I am so worried..."
"that I can't sleep." She sends me those messages...
around 2 a.m. or 3 a.m.
- Then... - When do you go home?
- That's scary. - My goodness.
So your mother-in-law sends you messages.
I bet your father-in-law grunts in dissatisfaction.
- My father-in-law sleeps. - I see.
She doesn't do it every time.
- She does it when she is worried. - It's understandable.
Then I call her.
"Mother, I am having fun. Please don't worry about me."
- You tell her that. - "Please go to sleep."
"I will leave you a message once I go home."
Then she goes, "Okay. Have fun."
"I will go to sleep now."
My mother-in-law is easygoing.
- She is easygoing. - She doesn't like to nag.
Have you looked after the children all by yourself?
When my wife has work,
I do that.
We do all the chores equally.
When she has work, I do everything.
When both of us are free, we look after them together.
I often look after the children all by myself.
It's really hard...
to raise children. So when I have work,
I feel like I am flying.
It seems like he has so much to say.
- I am going insane. - You know,
Tae Gyu wore this top to be fashionable.
People would think it got stretched from childrearing.
- "He must be struggling a lot." - That's right.
"His children must pull on his clothes a lot."
(Childrearing completes fashion.)
Hearing these stories reminded me. My son is all grown up now.
When he was little, kids' cafes didn't exist.
So I took him to a big gamjatang restaurant.
(Gamjatang restaurant was the best for children.)
There are arcade machines.
There is a jungle gym.
He would play games at the gamjatang restaurant...
- while the adults drank. - There is a kids' zone.
Hae Mee, I heard that you are very open with your two sons.
How open are you?
Sex is the biggest problem for teenagers.
I always keep that in mind.
Moreover, I have two sons.
I have been in a musical for teens with my son.
I always tell my sons...
that we should be open when it comes to sex.
They tell you about their girlfriends.
- And various things. - Yes.
We talk about various things.
I give them advice.
There is a comedian named Baek Jae Hyun.
I met him recently with my younger son.
Jae Hyun said he has a gift for my son.
He took it out of his pocket.
It was a condom.
My son received it and said, "Thank you."
He said that.
Jae Hyun said, "Use it well."
When we came home,
he took it out and said, "Mom, I don't need this."
- Why not? - He said he isn't interested now.
He isn't interested now.
"Mom, I am not interested in using this now."
I said, "Really? Then should I use it?"
He yelled, "Mom!" He made a fuss...
when I joked about using it instead.
"It's in the drawer. Use it if you need it."
I said that.
We talk comfortably about those topics.
He is old enough.
- How old is your younger son? - That's amazing.
He is 21 years old in Korean age.
- He is old enough. - He is 19 years old.
He is old enough.
That's amazing.
That's the life I want.
I want to make a family where I can be open...
about the topic of sex with my child...
in the future.
It becomes secretive when you hide it.
- I agree. - It's nothing to hide.
- Things have changed a lot. - She is open-minded.
Seriously.
Hae Mee, there is one thing you never did...
when you were going through hard times recently.
When something happens,
I...
In the end, I always think it's my fault.
I always do.
And the moment I blame others, it gets really hard for me.
- That's true. - It's really hard for me.
So when I admit that it's my fault, it puts me at ease.
And personally,
I don't look back on my past.
- I don't at all. - You only focus on your future.
Right. And I just try to seize the moment.
I just enjoy my present.
When I just look at my reality as it is,
it gets better. I mean,
I don't have any money right now.
Despite that, I'm just so happy to live my life.
- You really don't have any money? - I see.
I don't. I owe money...
because of a lot of things.
I still owe a lot of money to many people.
I need to take responsibility for a lot of things.
I'm in the process of wrapping them up.
When it comes to that,
it doesn't bother nor depresses me.
You know, I'm talented.
- Right. That's right. - I'm talented.
I feel like you're asking me to make an investment.
"I'm talented."
- "I'm talented." - Yes.
I see. Okay.
- I can start all over again. - Exactly.
I don't want to worry about money.
- And I don't. - In that respect,
- she's amazing. - That's amazing.
Despite that,
you are bound to feel a lot of stress.
- Right? - I saw it on a TV show.
You said that your hair turned gray because of stress.
My hair just turned gray on its own.
I didn't know my hair turned gray, but it did. My hair did turn gray.
When things are the toughest for me, I just go to sleep.
Once I wake up, everything seems clear.
- That's a relief. - I'm relieved to hear it.
A lot of people can't sleep because of stress.
- Right. - They have a lot on their mind.
Back then, I also went through a hard time.
Compared to my ordeal, I slept quite well.
- Positive people can sleep well. - That's fascinating.
- I mean... - Sometimes, I can't sleep...
because I'm hungry.
(He's simple.)
Usually, it only takes about 10 to 15 minutes for me to fall asleep.
- Yes, that's totally true. - He's...
- like a baby. - Yes.
- Babies can't sleep... - Right.
when they are hungry.
- You're so cute. - My gosh.
- Why would you say that? - How adorable.
- What are you talking about? - He's like a baby.
(Being positive is their tip for living a young life.)
Hyun Ju, you said you get stressed out the most...
when you can't say what's on your mind.
Yes. Here's a thing about me.
I don't think I have a temper.
When I can't say what's on my mind, it makes me angry.
Earlier, there were so many things I wanted to say.
Right. I'm glad you held it in. Good job.
- Good job. - I couldn't say it...
- I thought she talked a lot. - because we just met today,
so I couldn't say it because I didn't want to be rude.
- But that kept bothering me. - Like what?
- For example, - What did you want to say?
why did you say she's feminine so many times?
These days, you shouldn't describe someone as feminine or masculine.
- Right. - That creates prejudices.
You guys kept saying how feminine she was earlier.
(A while ago, Gook Jin said Hae Mee was such a lady.)
(He blurted it out by mistake.)
That drove me crazy.
Then, what should they say instead?
- "That's you." - "She's cool."
- "You're charming, Hae Mee." - "That's you."
You can just recognize her unique charms instead of labeling them.
For example, what's so bad about not being able to open this?
- Things like that. - That's so hard.
- We'll try to fix that. - Yes.
- Okay. - Try to use other expressions.
- We need to learn a lot. - By the way...
- Is that so? - You know what?
When I l listen to Hyun Ju talk about these things,
I agree that we should change the way we talk.
But this kind of language has become part of our lives.
- So we must take baby steps. - Right.
- We need to do it one at a time. - That's right.
- So I understand what you mean. - You just need to change a bit.
- I'll try to fix it. - It's all right.
- And... - We'll be careful from now on.
You're doing well.
I did an MBTI test. It's a personality test.
Based on that, it said I should be a social activist.
I tend to charge in.
- That suits you. - You're like that?
- Yes. - That suits you well.
I have to tell people what's on my mind.
Otherwise, I write a long journal.
Does it mean that you will be taking a pivotal role in the labor union?
(Follow me.)
The labor union would be the place where you can unleash yourself.
I still have a lot of things to do.
I'll make a mark in the TV industry first.
- Then, I'll move on. - Later.
Are you feeling better now?
Yes, it hit the spot.
Earlier, when we were talking,
I wasn't sure if I should say this or not.
- I kept thinking about it. - Speak your mind when you can.
- Right. - I feel a bit close to you...
now that I told you how I was feeling.
(This social activist feels good after speaking her mind.)
Yun Hwa, after getting invited to Radio Star,
you went around your neighborhood a lot.
It's been over two years since I moved to Mangwon-dong.
And people in Mangwon-dong like me.
There's a really funny lady in my neighborhood.
She's always holding a Maltese.
But she doesn't live in my apartment building.
- She always sits at the gazebo. - She's there?
She would always call me out like this. "Ms. Hong."
"Come here, Ms. Hong."
"Talk to me about celebrities." She asks me that.
- "Talk to me about celebrities." - She always asks me that.
Recently, she asked if I could get her tickets to "Mister Trot".
- I told her that I couldn't. - Out of nowhere.
So there's this funny lady.
But one day,
I was walking around. And she said,
"Ms. Hong. I heard that you moved to Mangwon-dong."
- "When Yuk Joong Wan left," - Right.
"I was so sad."
And I said, "Is that so?"
And she said, "But I'm happy that you moved here."
"Yuk Joong Wan left, and you with a heavy build came."
- That lady... - She's funny.
- is really funny. - My gosh.
- What a great pun. - After saying that,
she laughed at her own joke.
"Hey, are you laughing? Is it funny?"
She laughed with her dog.
And a while ago, I was passing by...
and saw her. It had been a while then.
She said, "Ms. Hong, what happened?"
"Why are you so thin now?"
I told her that I was trying to lose weight while exercising.
She said, "Yes, that's right. I can see your figure now."
"You should exercise diligently."
So I agreed with her.
And I told her that people said...
chubby people have a lottery ticket that they didn't scratch yet.
So I said I was going to scratch that ticket.
She said, "Ms. Hong, I don't think you'll win first prize."
- That's funny. - That's what she said.
That's hilarious.
- How funny. - My gosh.
- And she laughed again. - I agree.
- That's funny. - "You won't win first prize."
"Don't scratch too much." And she laughed.
That's funny.
- "You won't win first prize." - She's funny.
(We can't put a price on your value, Ms. Hong.)
Among the gourmets and big eaters you know, who gets...
- the most respect from you? - Personally,
it's Moon Se Yoon.
- Moon Se Yoon? - I see. Se Yoon.
It was late at night. I was watching...
- a rerun of "Tasty Guys". - Okay.
- It was at 2:30 a.m. - Okay.
They were eating pork belly that was marinated in gochujang.
It was a special episode for gochujang dishes.
They were eating meat and all.
And the food looked really delicious.
But I didn't watch it from the beginning,
so I didn't know where the restaurant was.
I called Se Yoon at 2:30 a.m.
When he picked up, he said, "Hello."
I asked him where the restaurant was and gave him the episode number.
"Janghanpyeong".
(The spirit of the master shines even in sleep.)
- He answered that in sleep. - "Janghanpyeong".
- "Janghanpyeong".
He was half-asleep.
"1 serving is 7.5 dollars at the restaurant."
He told me about the tables...
- and to get free bean sprouts. - He's amazing.
- He has a sense of duty. - He was half asleep.
- He's amazing. - He's impressive.
Hyun Ju, there was a time when you obsessed over losing weight.
- I've tried all types of dieting. - Really?
I've done one-food diet and detox programs.
- I only had to drink water. - I see. Detox programs.
And I tried to lose weight with herbal medicine.
And I also got weight-loss shots.
But there are side effects.
The part where I got the shot got bumpy.
So...
when I first became an announcer,
I felt pressured to look presentable.
"I should get prettier quickly."
"So I'll get people's attention,"
"join big TV shows, and improve myself."
Back then, I didn't pay attention to myself.
I always forced myself to meet other people's expectations.
I was so sad and stressed out.
I calculated my calorie intake every day.
"What did I eat today?"
- I would write that down. - You were obsessed over it.
About three years ago,
- That's how you changed. - I noticed I wasn't happy.
- I questioned why I was doing it... - Right?
and why I wasn't so happy with my life.
So I started to let go of things one at a time.
Back then, I would get sponsored for clothes from stores.
And I tried to force myself to fit into those clothes. Back then,
announcers wore dresses with blazers.
I had to make my body fit into that kind of outfit.
When it didn't fit me, it was embarrassing.
- Right. - And it was humiliating too.
I kept trying to lose weight because I didn't want that.
But without feeling shy, I asked...
to get an outfit in a larger size.
And I wore shirts and pants.
And I started to dress up for comfort.
- I changed my point of view. - That happened three years ago.
Yes, that's how I obsessed over it less.
And now, I call myself a natural announcer.
I began to see things from a positive point of view.
And I don't get stressed out about food at all.
Now, I just eat without worrying about my figure.
- People told me I look better. - That's what they said.
- Yes. - You know what?
From what I heard, it sounds like you are free...
from other people's perceptions of you. Then, again,
it goes back to you being a freelancer.
- Isn't that right? - She is free.
- There's a connection. - And...
will you be a politician next?
- That might happen. - My MBTI test...
- There's a connection. - Isn't that right?
- She's looking at the big picture. - Totally.
- To me, - Seriously.
MBC is such a big company.
There's so much I can do at MBC.
It's my first time being on Radio Star.
- There's so much I want to do here. - I see.
For now,
- I'll do my best. - She prepared that line.
Yul Hee, you said you're a master of eating in secret.
Now that I'm married,
I didn't have to worry about losing weight.
But when I was performing in a girl group,
I had to lose weight.
But when I got stressed out,
- I would be stress eating. - Right. That's an easy way out.
But since I lived in a dorm with the other members,
I had to eat in secret.
When you're starving, you can't go to sleep.
Then, I'd start thinking.
"I really want to eat, but how can I eat secretly?"
I would think about it.
One day, I went to the convenience store at 2 or 3 a.m.
And I bought everything I wanted to eat.
I bought tteokbokki, jokbal, and pork slices.
- With the members or by yourself? - By myself.
- I was by myself. - Ramyeon,
- triangular gimbap, and rice ball. - Right. I bought everything.
- I spread them out on the steps... - By yourself.
to the dorm and secretly ate them.
And I pretended to take a shower in the bathroom.
I bought a loaf of bread and ate it.
- I crumpled it up and ate it. - That's cute.
I used to do that. I ate in secret.
I would hide a triangular gimbap underneath the pillow.
- I'd pretend to read and eat it. - But...
- You're a master. - Under the pillow.
Storing food under the pillow is my skill.
Everyone in my group worked so hard to lose weight.
- Right. - But only I was chubby because...
I ate in secret.
But she looks great now.
- Absolutely. - Right.
As I stopped worrying about my weight,
and I don't get stressed out anymore.
- Now, I lose weight naturally... - She's right.
even though I eat well and don't care about my weight.
I think what she just said is the ultimate truth.
- When you reach this stage... Yes. - "Stage"?
When you reach that point after going through everything,
- you stop worrying about weight. - That's right.
- She's right. - Congratulations.
- Thank you. - You were...
- a trainee for four years, right? - Yes, I was.
You said you can't help yourself when you watch a music show.
- I see. - Yes. I like to perform on stage.
Whenever I feel blue or have a hard time,
I watch the videos of my performances...
as a member of LABOUM.
And that makes me feel so happy.
What was your position in LABOUM?
- Were you the main dancer? - Yes.
- I was the main dancer of LABOUM. - Is that right?
- She's an amazing dancer. - Then...
- I'm flattered. - She can't hold back that urge.
We can't hold back our urges either.
- Absolutely. - We want to see her dance.
- Exactly. - We want to see you dance.
(Please show us.)
- Let yourself go. - Right.
I got a little rusty, but I'll do my best.
(She put on a charismatic face.)
(She's dancing enthusiastically.)
(Let me forget about looking after my baby for a moment.)
(She's just a girl in her 20s, not a mom, at this moment.)
(Dancing skillfully)
(Her dancing skills haven't gotten rusty.)
(Smiling)
She said she hadn't practiced much.
(Her light movements are a bonus.)
- You're doing great! - That's good!
(She finishes up like an idol singer.)
(Blushing)
(She returned to her position as a mom.)
She sure is a singer.
She didn't forget to look at the camera.
(Gazing at the camera)
She's definitely an idol singer.
- Exactly. - She can't hide it.
Absolutely.
- Exactly. - Are your joints fine?
- I'm still... I'm fine. - She's very young.
She's only 24.
- She's a great dancer. - Indeed.
- She's amazingly talented. - Indeed.
Yun Hwa is good at impersonations.
Aren't you the best impersonator...
- among all comediennes? - Yes, she is the best.
The impressions I did...
the last time I came on Radio Star...
- were all I could do. - Of course.
I impersonated everyone I could do.
So, do you have nothing to show us?
- No, I actually... - She prepared something.
- I'm excited. - Well...
This is how a North Korean child who watched Radio Star would speak.
Hae Mee can evaluate her...
most objectively among all of us.
I'm so nervous.
- I can't even look at her. - I understand.
Hae Mee will evaluate her objectively.
It's a North Korean elementary student who just watched Radio Star.
"Isn't Radio Star so funny?"
"I laughed so hard while watching Radio Star."
- That was an elementary student. - Okay.
- Next up is an announcer... - Hae Mee...
- is looking away. - That's right.
That wasn't good enough for Hae Mee.
She just looked away.
Hae Mee, I still have more to show.
- Since one of us is an announcer, - You can... Okay.
I'll do a North Korean announcer who just watched Radio Star.
"The great Radio Star gave us a good laugh."
(You gave us a good laugh too.)
I know that announcer.
She delivers only breaking news.
"Radio Star turned the whole country into a sea of laughter."
- She did well. - Hae Mee, what do you think?
- She did really well. - Thank you.
- Also... - Thank you, Hae Mee.
But you didn't laugh.
(Gosh, seriously.)
- Then... - Look at me. I'm laughing now.
- Hae Mee, clap like this. - Hae Mee, you looked like...
- a female version of Gu Ra. - She did well.
- Edit it and put them together. - She didn't laugh, right?
"That was so funny."
- That's not true. It was funny. - Hae Mee...
- I mean... - Clap like this. They'll edit it.
Bravo!
"Bravo!"
That's hilarious.
Do you have something else to show us?
Yes, I do. I realized that there are only two types of...
people who like to go to clubs.
The one is those who want to meet someone at clubs,
and the other is those who actually want to dance.
These are the two types.
You can tell their purposes from their dances.
(You can tell that from their dances.)
Those who want to meet someone and those who want to dance.
The position of the hands...
- is very important. - I see.
- Those who enjoy dancing... - Yes.
lift their hands up above their hearts.
- Really? - Yes. When the music starts...
- Oh, I see. - That's great.
(Such people become one with music.)
(Let's dance.)
- "I love music." - That's a good point.
However, those who are looking to hook up,
- That's right. - keep the hands below the heart,
- with the arms close to the body. - How?
(Bouncing)
(Smiling)
She smiled. Hae Mee finally smiled.
- Look. - "Okay!"
- She's laughing hard. - "Okay!"
- So, she likes things like this. - "Okay!"
(Shaking her shoulders)
(Her restrained bounce dance made Hae Mee laugh.)
People like them end up dancing together.
You liked that, didn't you?
- You seemed to like it a lot. - She liked it.
It's because I was like that before.
You have the same experience.
Also, there's this behavior of my friend...
that I found interesting.
It was when I was younger, much younger than I am now.
There's always someone who's good at singing among my female friends.
When we went to karaoke together,
she didn't want to show off in front of us,
- but wanted to get compliments. - Right.
She didn't want to hide it either.
If a man she was interested in was sitting next to her,
like all the girls like her do, she would sing...
"Three Ways to Bear Sorrow" by Hye Ryoung.
- Oh, right. - I'll stand between the two of you.
- The song was popular. - Hye Ryoung's song?
I'll stand between the two of you.
- Let's say I'm interested in Gu Ra. - Okay.
I'm sitting between you two.
"Hey, don't look at me. I'm really bad at singing."
(Did anyone ask her about it?)
"I'll sing Hye Ryoung's 'Three Ways to Bear Sorrow'."
I tried so hard
"Stop looking at me."
But it wasn't easy
(Embarrassed)
I will just
"Don't look at me."
I decided to
But as the song reaches its climax...
(I don't know)
(She suddenly started singing powerfully.)
"Don't look at me."
- Like that? - This is how she behaves.
(She showed off her charms successfully.)
You like that. I see you like that.
You didn't like it that much, right? I knew it.
She's cool-headed.
(She likes this!)
She's cool-headed.
Yun Hwa, you said you and your husband...
had 2 marriage proposal events in 1 day.
- Before our wedding, - Yes.
In the afternoon, Min Gi proposed to me,
and in the evening, I proposed to him.
But we didn't know about each other's plans.
- It happened to be the same day. - You planned it individually.
Each of us made a plan.
He planned to do it in the afternoon,
and I planned to do it in the evening.
So both of you threw a proposal event to each other?
Yes, we did it to each other.
I received his proposal and proposed to him on our way home.
I had prepared everything before that day.
Tae Gyu, did you really propose to your wife on your second date?
- Yes, I did. - I see.
You two are meant to be.
But that could've caused a misunderstanding.
- I know. - On the second date?
I didn't mean to propose to her.
I found her to be fabulous,
but if I said anything that would show my feelings for her,
- I thought she'd be uncomfortable. - Ruining the relationship.
I was afraid she might cut ties with me.
We met at a bar by accident for the first time.
After that, I was invited to her studio.
And we were left alone together.
- I thought I should... - It was your chance.
propose to her.
Instead of asking her out right away,
I told her how much I was paid back then.
(What?)
I was a cast member of a variety show at the time.
I told her how much I was paid per episode,
how much my house was worth, how much my debt was,
how much my assets are worth, my personality is such and such,
and my past.
And then I asked her to marry me.
- He's a macho guy. - Really?
- Yes. - That's romantic.
- I asked her right away. - Exactly.
She said, "Okay."
- I didn't know that. - My goodness.
- So we got married. - His wife is also cool.
- We got married... - She's so cool.
I proposed to her at the end of December.
We bought our wedding rings in early January.
We registered our marriage without telling our parents in mid-January.
Oh, you registered your marriage?
- That's so romantic. - That's how we got married.
Your parents must've been surprised.
My father-in-law was shocked.
My mom seemed very happy to hear the news,
but as for my father-in-law, when I first met him,
my wife told him about our marriage.
"Dad, I'm going to marry this man."
However, he didn't expect to hear that kind of news.
- Of course. - Yes.
- He couldn't even use chopsticks. - I can imagine that.
He must've been shocked.
He was really shocked by the sudden news.
Her daughter introduced a man to him and said...
But he likes you now, right?
- He likes me now. - Of course, he does.
- I'm sure he likes Tae Gyu. - He must like Tae Gyu.
Then that's all that matters.
- Good. - When my wife was pregnant...
When I met my father-in-law for the second time...
after she introduced me to him, I showed him the sonogram photos.
- You skipped many stages. - My gosh.
But he likes you now, right?
You skipped stages like skipping instrumental at karaoke.
(If there's a skipping button in love, it must be this way.)
- This might sound inappropriate, - "Skipping instrumental"?
but in cartoons, you see a scene...
where the spirit leaves the body.
- I could see... - Right.
his spirit leaving his body.
But he's a good son-in-law.
You see, children always exceed their parents' expectations.
You shouldn't... That's what I think.
That sounds like a quote from an old sports TV commercial.
I think that way.
That's why I don't meddle in my son's affairs.
- Good for you. He likes you, right? - Yes, he does.
He and his wife are happy together now.
- He's very fond of me. - That's all that matters.
- Right.
Yul Hee, you have full authority to do something in your family?
Actually, I'm the one who manages the family finances.
When people talk about authority, it's always about money.
"I have full authority."
"I throw out garbage whenever I want." No one says that.
"I have full authority to throw out food waste."
- "I make the decision." - "It's my decision."
That's never what people mean by "authority".
- It's always about money. - That's true.
I manage our family money now,
but before I got married, my mother-in-law did it.
She managed my husband's money really well.
It's not hard to hand over that kind of authority.
- Right? I had never earned money, - Exactly.
or had money transferred to my account.
And I was very young.
My husband said I should manage our finances.
After he said that, my mother-in-law...
taught me everything while going to the banks with me.
- Really? - I knew nothing about taxes.
I didn't even know what I was paying every month.
She taught me things like that, and I took over the job.
And I started to worry.
I wasn't sure if I could do it.
And I was worried as my husband spent more money than before.
I suggested he should spend 500 dollars a month.
And he agreed.
He still spends no more than that.
Her mother-in-law made a difficult decision.
- Exactly. - It's not an easy decision.
- Letting you manage the finances... - I know.
must not have been an easy decision.
- She never meddles in that matter. - Really?
She only gives me advice like...
"You should save some money without your husband knowing."
"That will be useful in the future."
"You could help Min Hwan..."
"when he needs a large sum of money."
"And you might be in urgent need of money as well."
She told me that, but actually,
we decided to keep financial transparency.
- That explains... - So...
why her mother-in-law calls her when she stays out all night.
- She must be worried. - "What is she doing?"
- "This isn't good." - "Are they broke?"
(When will you be back? I'm worried... About the account.)
Hae Mee, you said you had heard...
a creepy noise while you were playing in a musical.
They say that when a singer sees a ghost while recording an album,
- the album becomes a hit. - That's right.
When musical actors see a ghost in the theater,
the musical becomes a hit as well.
- In the theater? I see. - Really?
The musical play I produced...
was released recently.
I held a press conference regarding the musical.
It was the day before the press conference.
At late night... It was almost early morning.
I was talking with the writer of the musical I produced on the phone.
While we were talking about the musical,
I heard the sound of writing with a pencil.
- Gosh. - Oh, my.
The sound wouldn't stop, so I asked,
"Hey,"
"are you still working on the script?"
"Are you writing something down right now?"
She said she was listening to me while lying in her bed.
- That's scary. - I still heard the noise.
As if someone was writing down what I said,
the pencil writing sound wouldn't stop.
At that moment, I realized what it was.
The press conference about a major musical was held the next day.
But not many reporters attended it.
More reporters came to our small theater instead.
The press conference was a big hit.
- Did the musical become a hit too? - What about your musical?
It wasn't a big hit, but during the last days of the musical...
- The press conference was a hit. - What's the point?
- That was unexpected. - The press conference was a hit?
- The press conference became a hit? - Your musical is what matters.
- She's such an optimistic person. - The press conference...
- I've never heard such a story. - The press conference was a hit?
You are watching a high-end music program, Radio Star.
Today's theme is for those who want to be free from...
all sorts of shackles and do whatever they want.
- "The Song to Sing My Way". - "My Way"!
Shall we hear the song that Hae Mee chose?
("I Don't Know Anything But Love" by Sim Soo Bong)
(Heart-wrenching yet a hopeful song about becoming happier)
To the medical workers who have been working so hard...
and struggling due to the COVID-19 outbreak,
I'd like to take this chance to show...
my deepest gratitude and respect to them.
So I'm dedicating this song to them.
That's great. I respect them too.
Let's hear Hae Mee sing "I Don't Know Anything But Love".
I deeply respect them.
("I Don't Know Anything But Love" performed by Park Hae Mee)
(Exclaiming)
(Life was hard in the past, but she stays confident...)
(and keep moving forward towards the future.)
(What she went through must be hard for anyone else.)
(I'm rooting for you.)
(But Hae Mee overcame the hardship and got back on her feet.)
(You are great, Hae Mee.)
(I let go of the past...)
(like a cool woman.)
(I'm so cool.)
(Say "Okay" for the bright future ahead of you.)
(The 2nd chapter of Hae Mee's life will be glorious.)
(Fantastic)
Awesome! You're amazing!
(She's so cool even when she bows.)
That's the great Park Hae Mee we know.
That was awesome.
- She's incredible. - Indeed.
Since that song is very famous,
many other singers covered it.
But none of them touched my heart as you did.
Tae Gyu joined us on Radio Star today...
- as our special MC. - Yes.
How did you feel about their stories?
I think I can understand how my wife feels better now.
I came back on the show after 13 years.
- Exactly. - Thank you so much for inviting me.
I had such a great time.
- You'll play in a new drama, right? - Yes.
Right. Congratulations.
- I just congratulated you. - Can't you be more sincere?
- Come on. Don't be like that. - It's something to celebrate.
- Then congratulate me. - I hope it'll be successful.
- Thank you. - I wish you success.
Today, we had Girls' Empire Special.
Watching you guys live your lives...
as you want without worrying about what others think...
makes me feel so great.
Likewise, we won't worry about other TV shows...
and focus on making our show more interesting,
so we can make you laugh hard every week.
We will say goodbye here. See you next week.
- Please. - Please.
(The New World Special)