foods for picky eaters with braces

(open only on thursday nights) (happy together's late night cafeteria) (jaeseok is preparing to open for business) (always hardworking) (and meticulous)

foods for picky eaters with braces, (kind) (and cautious) (and even handsome!) (guests make reservations every week)

welcome. (it's like jajangmyeon from your childhood) (your life in a bowl) (would you like some?) (late night cafeteria summer special) isn't it hot these days? - it is, even at night. / - it's terrible. today's show is a late night cafeteria special. it's so spacious today.

it's more spacious. - did you expand it? / - yes, i did. do we have some huge guests, then? the first day is always important. expanding the store can lead to closing it. - if every profiting store expands... / - that's right. some of them then struggle. don't jinx yourself. we want you to thrive. - i know. / - we'd have to find new jobs,

- like selling stuff. / - don't say that. just remember that this is a summer special. - a special show? / - it's a special episode. we are hosting an extra-famous chef. - yes, i heard about that. / - you just wait. that's why we expanded our cooking area. let me welcome our chef. (40 years of cooking experience) (fate brought him to "happy together")

(lee yeonbok, who is known as "chef bok") wow, this is... - gosh. / - look at that. why were you always late? because i went clubbing. you're determined to go all out today. - he went to buy the ingredients. / - really? there he is. i hope you're all excited about today's special.

our guests should arrive soon. - are they famous? / - there they are. hello. lee deokhwa, lee hongryeol, park jungyu, heo sugyeong and kwanghee. (welcome to the show) what was that? "look at my hair." we have some extra special guests on the show.

they're leaders in korean entertainment. please welcome our legendary hosts. - the legend is over there. / - oh, no, please. here's korea's favorite host. whenever mr. lee said his famous line, - "please begin"... / - okay. i was a schoolgirl, and we all loved you. "please begin." even i know it.

- do you? / - of course. hello, i'm your host, lee deokhwa. it's the queen of dance. please begin. she's a legendary korean diva, and the legend continues. please welcome kim wansun. i don't want to talk about that in front of jaeseok. i'd rather talk about acting.

jaeseok is a great host, but your "please begin" was unique. at the time, everything we said was very silly. all we did was shout out the names of singers - and welcome them. / - you were silly. we didn't lead or manipulate the show's direction. we weren't hosts like that. but for us... - jaeseok. / - yes?

didn't you do this in a sauna setting? we expanded for the summer. it's summer, so we expanded the cafeteria. is every show these days about food? we just opened today. - is this your first day? / - we just opened. late night cafeteria has been around for a while. - you started it. / - we're the original. i'm the original.

oh, "cham cham cham". "cham cham cham." - he really is... / - he's a pioneer. - he's the pioneer of cooking shows. / - 20 years ago. already? hello, i'm lee hongryeol. how was your week? welcome to "cham cham cham". - need anything? / - need anything? - no? then never mind. / - no? then never mind.

we had a short chat, so let's move on. we have heo sugyeong. she's awesome. it's been a long time. we were talking about hosts, but sugyeong - is a radio show legend. / - she is. she has been a radio host for 20 years. - that long? / - on the radio? she's the best.

hello, i'm heo sugyeong. (she's the legendary female radio show host) (currently hosting a 4 p.m. show) we can all see why these three are here, but we also have park jungyu and kwanghee. - it's ironic. / - what is? it's ironic. he's a gangster, not a host. - i don't like it. / - why not?

i'm no legendary host. - you were a host. / - i was - on this show. / - he hosted this show? he packed up and left after three months. - not too bad. / - i took over from him. the ratings improved after i joined. i know that! yo! my name is park jungyu. now listen to me very carefully.

you do all sorts of things now. i heard you met deokhwa recently, and that he said something. he said a few words of encouragement. what were they? "i didn't think you'd last this long." was it hard because you clashed with myungsoo? he didn't help me at all. if i said something,

- he'd belittled me. / - he never helps anyone. i was the original scolder and yeller - since the show "x-man". / - i see. "then forget it!" was my catchphrase. he stole it from me and then took over. that got him famous. the old had to make way for the new. i guess so. one is more than enough.

there's no room for two. i'm a huge fan of his. myungsoo has a great character and acting chops. - he'd manage on his own, / - i see. but he shines when he's around you, jaeseok. you help each other. he's so clingy. a fox, with the help of a tiger, can rule the mountain.

- is it a saying? / - yes, it is. you're the king. what can't he do with the king's help? when you host a show as long as i have, you can tell who has what it takes to be a leader. it's like they have a lead role in a drama or movie, or if someone has a supporting role, or if someone always needs someone else's help. which do you think he is?

supporting roles aren't... - myungsoo is very typical. / - a supporter? you aren't a major player. - he'll do fine. / - heo sugyeong! heo sugyeong! he hosts his own radio show. - he'll never succeed alone. / - never. he always needs someone's assistance. he really shines when he's someone's wingman. - wingman... / - some hosts are like that.

that's why i have a ledger of his secrets. i'll spill the beans if he deserts me. i can ruin him forever. there's one person here who hasn't said a word. - kwanghee. / - kwanghee. - i shouldn't be here. / - he finally spoke. why are you here? for having plastic surgery? your crew is like this. they stick me in a place i don't belong.

we gave you a spot. this is his tenth appearance. i thought about it, actually. i host the most shows out of any idol singer. he's the sixth man. - he joined "infinite challenge." / - see? i'm really envious of kwanghee. people like us must be nice and organized. - we have to be proper. / - but?

but kwanghee is never organized. he says what he wants, even if it isn't polite. but then, he isn't fake at all. he's real and honest. i can see through him. as i watch him chatter away, i think, "how could he say something like that?" i cringe, but then i wish i could be like him. - some things are best cooked. / - some raw foods...

just can't be touched. i met him for the first time today. - you're so pretty. / - aren't i? no camera can capture me for what i am. they can't keep up. - the technology is too behind. / - i like your nose. this is a nano nose, you know. - a "nano nose"? / - it's better in real life. what's it like to meet your seniors?

i'm really in awe. deokhwa's hair looks like it's really his. oh, no. i wanted to say that so badly. my uncle and aunt have a thing for your hair. - you're so cool. / - did you have to go there? what i like about him is that he's so much younger. he doesn't fear us. he's friendly and approached us first.

he even gave us some snacks. that's because he's kwanghee. - no one else would dare enter your room. / - i bet. - he's different. / - yes, i noticed that. actually, deokhwa... - do me a favor. / - go on. he needs a favor. - i'll direct it to jaeseok. / - listen carefully. you've taped over 400 episodes, right?

this is episode 404. that means you've been on air for over eight years. that's a long time. i watched the show on and off all along. i don't like your hairdo. - the wig? / - yes, that awful thing. it gets on my nerves. - we'd love to change it. / - is that all you look at? your main focus is the wigs.

- swap yours with his. / - that's all i see. how about we... the old ones i could take off at will. i have to tear this off. ...tear this off. so we can't swap. i'd love to try yours on, though. i'd love to see deokhwa in one of our wigs. - can you put one on? / - i'm game. he can't unless he tears off his own wig.

you can draw one on his head. - use computer graphics. / - wow. can you say "graphics, please" in that tone of yours? - "graphics, please." / - "graphics, please." good sir. graphics, please. i love it. "i love it." legendary. i don't like their hairstyles, either. - ours? / - why is that?

jaeseok, there's another wig behind you. do we have a few more? yes, we do. those aren't from my company. they aren't mine. is that why you brought up our wigs? the quality is so low. - which of these would you recommend? / - pick a few. myungsoo should wear this. this one?

try on the dark brown. - dark brown. / - dark brown. put this one on. he'd look much younger and charming. it's weird. no way. you look terrible. do you like it? you should be in "love and ambition". "love and ambition"?

that was decades ago. doesn't he look old? not at all. - hip-hop artists have this hairdo. / - snoop dogg. - snoop dogg. / - snoop dogg. it's hairdo of the late-joseon period. take that off fast. look at my hair. it'll haunt me in my dreams.

i had a teacher like that. doesn't it suit him? you look like that woman from "snowpiercer". have a look. that suits you. - he has the face that suits any wig. / - are you sure? - can i ask you something? / - what? i want to ask this when we're talking about wigs. - how do you sleep? / - i take it off. - do you tear it off? / - of course.

i take it off in public if i'm drunk. there was this famous photo. - while playing soccer... / - that's right. - while heading the ball... / - who took that photo? he took off his wig, headed the ball, put it back on. someone uploaded a photo of me bald. let's stop talking about hair. i'll tell you more about it in private. we have a lot to talk about.

we have a lot to ask hongryeol, too. but tonight we'll serve you something special. - let's eat, first. / - really? please welcome our chef. this should be good. is he here? here he is! it's chef lee yeonbok. (43 years of experience)

(master of chinese cuisine) (the chefs' chef) (lee yeonbok) - over 40 years of experience. / - his food is great. - we invited chef lee yeonbok. / - i'm excited. he enjoys being funny. chef lee said he would make us jajangmyeon, but he actually has his own - special jajang recipe. / - does he?

what is that secret? i want my food to be different from other chinese cuisine, so i add other ingredients. i tried adding gochujang and doenjang. - and? / - it didn't taste that different. the final recipe i settled with was with - bean powder or oyster sauce. / - bean powder? - in jajangmyeon? / - it adds to the flavor.

- bean powder? / - should you be saying this? it's no big deal. - that's not the real secret. / - it isn't? you see all the ingredients right here. is this everything? shouldn't something like bean powder remain a secret? raymon kim was on your show once before. he mentioned our sweet and sour pork. that caused total chaos in my restaurant.

customers flooded his already busy restaurant. did things get even crazier? things got insane. there's someone i really respect in yeonnam-dong. - chinese cuisine? / - yes. who is it? his sweet and sour pork is crispy even after an hour. - it sounds so good. / - why is that? it looks good.

he keeps the air in the batter. it's half air and half batter. but then the meat inside is still moist. he cuts up his own meat. that's his know-how. he uses everything any person uses in their kitchen. did you notice a difference the very next day? - right away. / - really? i was all over the internet. that's fascinating.

my name was misspelled on this show. people searched for "lee yeonbok" and "lee yeongbok". - "yeonbok" and "yeongbok". / - it was a struggle. so i said whatever you ask, i'll tell or explain it. we did you a favor, then. we did. thank you. is there a reason you offered to cook us jajangmyeon? everyone has a fond memory of that dish.

- you're right. / - don't you? a long time ago... now, it's a common dish, but in the past we eat it on our first or last school day. you ate it on special days. in my case, i started cooking around the time - i turned 13. / - is that when you started? even though i worked in a chinese restaurant, i wasn't able to

eat it when i wanted. whenever there were some leftovers, the chef made some for only the best worker of the day. did he? despite working at a chinese restaurant, you didn't get to eat your fill of chinese food. you can finish a bowl in the wink of an eye, but everyone has their own special memory of the dish. - yes. / - that's right.

we all do. (a bowl of jajangmyeon) chinese food is all about the fire. this must be it. isn't this a special kind of oil? - it's cooking oil. / - it's the normal stuff. they covered the labels. - because it's tv. / - we're on tv. - i see. / - let's have a look. there must be something special.

get your camera and film this. look at that. - film that. / - that's hard. - i can see... / - it's getting insane already. - it's kim poong's knife. / - yes, it is. he was on last week. he bragged about it but i heard you just hand them out. - like business cards. / - he's left-handed. well, not really.

the way he talks, though, he's like the friendly chef from your regular hangout. "well, not really like business cards." the oil is burning. it's burning. - it's fine. / - you're terrible. - don't say that. / - he burned the oil. to chef lee with 40 years of experience, you just said, - "you're terrible." / - the oil...

take out the tip of the onion. this? i'd expect someone with your experience to say "i know what i'm doing," but you don't say that. he made a valid point. the yellow tip is tough and impossible to chew. it should never go into any dish. you know all sorts of things. i'm quite knowledgeable.

i like noodles. kwanghee, you host a cooking show. - do you? / - then i'll ask a few questions. chef, the noodles... was that plastic? - what are you cooking? / - who are you? chef. he's making a few mistakes today. it's quite burned.

do you have a cheat sheet? kwanghee, ask him something like a professional. jajangmyeon noodles are pretty thick and people don't know how long we should boil them for. how many minutes should we boil them? don't count the minutes. once it comes to the boil, add a dash of cold water. when it boils again, it's almost done. jajangmyeon noodles can be quite starchy.

- should we rinse them? / - kwanghee. do that on your own show. "happy together" is my show. you add cold water once it comes to a boil? i guess it increases the chewy texture. i've never seen anyone make this from scratch. what was that? soy sauce? - right now? / - yes, it's soy sauce.

- what's that? / - it's oyster sauce. - oyster sauce? / - oyster sauce? - that's an unusual ingredient. / - why? you use oyster sauce to make something taste sweet. - i find this interesting. / - what's wrong with him? - do that on your own show. / - i hate that fake smile. see that forced smile? it's like the donkey from "shrek". - sea cucumber, shrimp and squid? / - yes, squid.

- that looks good. / - ganjajang. yes, ganjajang. do you add corn? - why would he? / - do you mean starch? some people add corn to jajangmyeon. - some do. / - canned corn? i was eating jajangmyeon at a service area. i was chomping away when i felt a huge gap. a laminated tooth had fallen off.

i went through my noodles, but i couldn't tell my tooth from all the corn. - what happened? / - i kept searching. i'm losing my appetite. chef, please don't add any corn. - bean powder. / - there goes the bean powder. does that change the taste? - it gives it flavor. / - you just talk nonsense. - is that starch? / - yes, it is.

you're using starch in water, right? - there he goes again. / - should i use powder then? of course it's with water. - he rarely gets upset. / - but he just did. "should i use powder then?" if you add too much, it gets too sticky. - please stop! / - yes, so i add a little at a time. that was a very valid point. this is a common mistake that housewives make.

too much starch? add a little at a time, not all at once. judge the consistency as you go. it's a very common mistake. kwanghee knows what he's talking about. i'd like to try making this at home. it's almost done. - it smells so good. / - how... - it smells amazing. / - there's more to it?

there's not enough for everyone to eat their fill. you each get one mouthful. - do we get to eat, too? / - yes, you can. just one mouthful is such a tease. - that's why it's just a mouthful. / - really? because of the cold water... dunk it in hot water. you're bathing it, right? - i am. / - don't you do that with clams?

what did you say? rinsing clams. i said yes without thinking. you seem to respond without listening to the question. he listened to kwanghee at first. the blood of a comedian flows through him. chef, serve us in the order of like to dislike. serve your favorite person first. - look at you. / - what?

- you won't get to eat. / - is it wrong? of course, the elders should eat first. - it's not about who i like. / - see? i sense a lot of pent-up anger. - he took it out on us. / - he's resentful. he started off so calm, but then... - he has a temper. / - he does. if you worked for me, you'd be dead. (charisma)

have a taste and tell us what you think. - elders first. / - goodness. will our viewers start ordering chinese food right now? maybe. - can we eat? / - it's all about the noodles. - chef, did you add sea cucumber? / - yes, i did. (yum) everyone is going "yum". how is it?

- it's really good. / - it's really good. - it's good. / - it's delicious. it's not like the usual jajangmyeon. - this dish... / - yes. it's not the kind we have delivered to our homes. then what? you know the kind we eat at nice restaurants? it's lovely. what do you think, sugyeong?

she's stuffing her face. the noodles are so firm. it's amazingly nice and chewy. you added some bean powder. - i could taste it right away. / - you liar. it was all over my tongue. the fragrance spread through my mouth right away. that's when you eat bean broth noodles. you added some starch, too.

- i tasted that, too. / - did you taste the starch? - the starch? / - come on... i have a story to tell regarding jajangmyeon. what is it? back when i was in junior high school, dear. - "dear"? / - once a week... "hey, dear" is the title of another talk show. some friends and i wanted to eat jajangmyeon. no one had money.

we decided to go into a restaurant anyway. the one who ate the most got to leave first. the one who ate the least had to pay for the food. eating bets. - we all did that. / - right? so we went in. we finished one bowl, two bowls, then three. i reached my limit with the third bowl.

i just couldn't finish the food. my friends finished theirs, - so they left me behind. / - you got caught. i opened a window. we were on the second floor. i could see a canopy right beneath me. the small roof-like thing above the entrance. "that's it." i jumped out the window.

that's how i escaped and got home. i'm sorry, but have you been talking to lee gyein? - when he bluffed about his escape... / - boom, boom. he claimed he jumped out of a fourth floor window. we had no money to pay for the game. - the loser paid. / - yes. it was me. i wouldn't be here if it had been a bigger space. it was narrow.

i jumped right out. bam, bam, bam. i landed on my feet. (bouncing the building) i'd have died if i'd fallen straight down. the best jajangmyeon you'll ever eat with friends is jajangmyeon you eat at the billiard hall. that's fantastic. you eat a mouthful, take a shot, eat, and take a shot.

you cry with emotion. you're that sad to see your food go. that's very true. so far two people shared their memories. sugyeong, do you have one to share? this reminded me of my childhood. i was the eldest child, and i had two brothers. my parents couldn't afford to raise all three of us, so they sent me to live with a relative.

i entered school when i lived with my uncle and aunt. then i suddenly fell sick with some rare illness. - i was... / - a rare illness? it was a kind of fever. the doctor told my parents to prepare for the worst. - seriously? / - but i recovered. - how? / - miraculously. the doctor somehow got the fever under control,

- and i got better. / - you recovered. so i got to go home. after that i guess my parents decided to take me back and raise me themselves. i transferred schools. that day they bought me jajangmyeon. there were three of us, but they only ordered one bowl. they said it was for me.

i really enjoyed it. now i realize it was because we were so poor that they could only afford to order one bowl. i realized much later. - much later. / - too late. did you finish it all? - i did. / - yourself? she must have enjoyed it. i couldn't keep anything down when i was sick.

there's a song, "mom didn't like jajangmyeon." - she did in fact. / - whenever i hear that song... do we have a new host? - what's wrong? / - that was my spot. he does a better job. - they asked me to stay on. / - did they? stop cutting in. you're like a comedian. chef lee... we really enjoyed the noodles.

i think chef lee deserves some applause. - it was delicious. / - awesome. - it's not over. / - don't go. he'll come back with something else. - will he? / - see you soon. i'll serve up a nice course meal. - i shall go and prepare, then. / - please do. - talk less next time. / - that was so delicious. jungyu, are you good friends with hongryeol?

did you suggest him? - yes, i did. / - really? kwanghee, do you know what an operetta is? an operetta? of course i do. - oh? / - what is it? it's an operetta. actors and actresses wear hanbok and perform. - that is true. / - right? come and watch one.

- it was perfect for me. / - what role was it? - the narrator. / - that's perfect. i think that would suit you. - i've done it before. / - i know. - it's perfect. / - with a bow tie? could you say a few of your lines for us? ladies and gentlemen, i'm your narrator lee hongryeol. this operetta is a very rare performance.

you won't be able to watch without shedding a tear. - "do forgive me." / - he's good. perfect. that was great. jungyu got hongryeol a job, but we all know that deokhwa looks out for jungyu. didn't he snag you a lot of juicy roles in dramas? there was a group called "yeseonghoe" - for those whose fathers were actors. / - okay.

it was a gathering of second-generation actors. we met there. to me, everyone is family. both my parents have passed now, and jungyu only has his widowed mother. i wished to help him get some nice drama roles. i recommended him a few times, but it didn't work out. he got dropped. it didn't work out?

he was in the kbs masterpiece "han myeonghoe". he played the lead. they needed someone to play young prince yeonsan. deokhwa thought of me. you have the perfect temper for that. - i do. / - "perfect temper". - "perfect temper". / - it's so me. he can just be himself. they gave me two days' worth of the script.

- to practice with? / - i had to learn the lines. i practiced so hard on my own. there was no one to teach me. i'd never been in a historical drama before. anyway, i practiced and showed up, full of confidence. i went up to the third floor. the huge room was full of people. they're famous senior actors. everyone in that drama was a huge celebrity.

deokhwa glanced at me... there were some chairs by the wall, not at the table. he had saved me one. - he said, "come here." / - "come here." - i sat down. / - "sit." - "just relax." / - "relax." i said, "don't worry." "i can do this." - my turn came. / - it was my turn at last.

how could i be that terrible? - i got carried away. / - he was nervous. i just had to say, "i'll make them pay for everything." "i will... i will make them pay for everything! i shall have you drawn and quartered!" - i got carried away. / - you just had to speak it. it was a read-through. we just read the script. he just had to read through and practice on his own,

then get into character on the set. you tried too hard. he wanted to show his eagerness and didn't know how. dialogues in historical dramas have a certain tone. kbs' historical dramas are the hardest to learn. - that's true. / - the other channels are fusion. - it's a mix. / - kbs is traditional. - by the book. / - were you terrible? of course.

- he said... / - he was fired. just listen and let me finish! - i wasn't done. / - jungyu. - i hate it when people interrupt. / - so do i. i've never been unable to talk on tv. i didn't get to say much, either. - i got to say a lot last time. / - it's my turn now. you talk way too much. what's wrong with you? i miss the days i had my own show.

i was in control of everything, then. i haven't said one-tenth of what i wanted to today. i felt the exact same way. i have a show to host. at least you're the host. you'll get another chance next week. good point. this is our only chance. myungsoo is taking it easy today.

jaeseok, mr. legend. - i'll say just one thing. / - sure. i became friends with jungyu - because of his father. / - i see. i was a huge fan of the late park noshik, especially of his yongpal series. - all my friends went to see him. / - impersonate him. - be quiet. / - but... this is so annoying. i'll hold this up now.

don't interrupt until i put this down. i'll make you pay. i'll flip this around when i'm done. anyway, that was when i wrote my first letter as a fan. to the late mr. park? then jungyu debuted and no one cared about him. then he got famous for his gangster character. i first met him on my weekday morning talk show. "you don't know how much i wanted to meet you."

"i couldn't wait for you to get noticed." - "i was your biggest fan." / - how touching. that's how we became close. - will you flip it? / - i'm done. now you can talk. watch out later, though. i won't stand it anymore. as the youngest, don't you have to run errands? i do it for the others. - this operetta must be stressful. / - not really.

he's the oldest, second oldest, then it's me. - really? / - there are 40 or 50 others below me. that's true. - who bosses you around the most? / - deokhwa. - "hey." / - of course. "let's have a coffee." i can't boss the really young people around. - you feel bad. / - i don't know them, but i know him. can you show us what you say?

jungyu, i feel so lethargic today. i would like a coffee. - me, too. / - sure. - "me, too." / - so i brew some. "here is yours and yours." then everyone is happy. then i get to boss around the others. kwanghee, you get bossed around a lot. who bothers you the most? myungsoo.

he's mean. - why do you bother him? / - what does he make you do? it's usually to get coffee, or he makes me listen to his songs. i have to listen to his music. - he's a composer, too. / - yes. he tells us to bring sushi in the morning. - to set it up. / - honestly, - it's always me who buys it. / - always.

he wants about 300 dollars' worth. "you heard me!" he's like deokhwa when it's just us. - myungsoo is like that? / - yes, he is. now that you're here, kwanghee, and you joined another show that myungsoo and i do. - the competition was stiff. / - it was. did you beat siwan and hyungsik? - how does your agency treat you? / - better?

- they do, actually. / - how? - a new car? / - that, too. - really? / - i have one now. siwan and hyungsik had their own cars. they both act as well, so they need a car to do stuff in. honestly, i was a little upset. in the early days i did a lot for our group, but i didn't have my own car.

i didn't have my own car. "this is what this place is like." "this place"? - if i don't succeed... / - you make it sound so crass. i'm sorry. - this place, this world... / - this industry... this location. that is the nature of this place. once i got in, they asked if i needed a car.

- they asked you? / - yes, they did. i said i did, and they got me one. - well done. / - but then i saw my car. the other guys' vans had a lid. the extra thing on top. but my van... mine didn't have it. "what's the point of having a new car?" "kwanghee, jaeseok doesn't have one. why should you?" i don't understand what his agency is trying to do.

they force him to do whatever i do. i told you not to. get a car with a lid if you want to. - i prefer not to have one. / - jaeseok's car is white. my car is black. i said i wanted a white car. "jaeseok's is white, so yours can't be white." - "only he drives a white car." / - his agency's weird. - he's your role model. / - for everything.

- for everything. / - everything? - they won't let him go to department stores. / - what? they wanted me to be frugal, like him. "jaeseok doesn't wear luxury brands." - what's wrong with you? / - it's just that... i don't have time to go to department stores. i love department stores. i think your manager is a little obsessive. - he is. / - he overreacts.

- actually... / - it's his manager. - "post-jaeseok"? / - it's too much. - "you must live with integrity." / - integrity? "you should've kept your crooked teeth like jaeseok." i hate teeth that jut out. i told my mom that i wanted braces, but she said we had no time or money for that. - it's upsetting to realize you've changed. / - how so? we once appeared on the same show for a while.

we became good friends and spoke freely, regardless of the age gap. he was like "hi, where did you get those shoes?" we hadn't met for a while. "how are you, saeho?" "how are you, saeho?" he bowed deeply. - "how are you doing?" / - people were watching. i'd cut up my bracelets. yes, you used to wear bracelets.

i cut them up. - he's duping you all. / - why? he acts all cheeky on tv. - he changes. / - how? - to his manager. / - yes? "step on it." - what? / - seriously? what do you mean? - "step on it"? / - his voice changes.

- he changes. / - does he? i heard your real voice is husky. no, this is it. everything is a lie. - is this all a script? / - yes, it is. no, it's not, sir. what's this about you doubting everyone and everything? the day you announced the sixth man, i was watching the show with my parents.

i screamed with joy. - then i wondered if someone heard. / - the paparazzi? i was afraid they'd mock me for being so pleased. i couldn't show how pleased i was. - i took my dog for a walk. / - poor you. i came outside to walk the dog. someone had parked illegally in front of my car. people in my block never park illegally. i walked on anyway,

but then i noticed the same car again later on. that's when i felt really strange. - i was wary of the public eye. / - now that you're in? "am i this famous now?" "is everyone spying on me?" i took a walk like a model citizen. like jaeseok? usually i talk to friends on the phone. i wanted to call people and brag that i got picked.

- but what did you do? / - i just focused on the walk. just when i was about to return... you have to take gangbyeonbuk-ro to get to ilsan. the car followed me. then it was a paparazzo. so i called my manager. "a paparazzo is bothering me." "how am i supposed to deal with this?" - "it's suffocating." / - "i can't stand this."

"my friends already badmouth me." "if the reporters join in," "i might actually have to retire." ...have to retire." i told him i wouldn't accept this life. - what then? / - my manager and ceo were perplexed. the ceo said, "look into it. this is different." "it's not at all like siwan and hyungsik's case." - what a mess. / - "protect kwanghee."

they even considered hiring guards since i live alone, so my agency looked into it, then they called me in. "kwanghee, sit." i thought it was serious. this is what the media said. what? "we didn't send anyone to tail kwanghee." "no one followed him around at all."

they basically don't care about you. the cars i saw were just white cars. they were all white, so you mistook them for one car. i get too tense. let's stay on this topic. deokhwa, did the paparazzo follow you around? we didn't have that. we would turn the tables on them. - really? / - times have changed since then.

did you smash cameras? back in my day... a few newspapers did the job. did you do something embarrassing? (is the past flashing before his eyes?) no, i didn't. that means yes. your pupils fluttered very fast. now we have to live straight and set a good example.

it's so difficult with cameras everywhere. we should be like jaeseok, but that's hard. it really is. you're talking like he's some saint. he is the saint of the entertainment world. it's fine if you always lived like that, but it's really hard if you didn't. it can kill you. a swarrow can die trying to keep up with a crane.

what's a "swarrow"? it's "sparrow", not "swarrow". we're hosting the legendary hosts of the past. - he's korea's james dean. / - who? wasn't that deokhwa's old nickname? he wore a leather jacket in that movie with im yejin. - he had a rebel image. / - the man on a white horse. - you liked motorcycles. - when i first entered the tv station... / - yes?

there were beauties everywhere. everyone was beautiful and handsome. - i felt suffocated. / - everyone was so pretty. "what am i supposed to do to survive here?" - i got worried and frustrated. / - you would. so i came up with a plan of sorts. he did. he looks like that, and he looks like that. just then i noticed lee sunjae.

"i'll make him my role model." he isn't tall and he isn't a typically handsome guy. i see the parallel. "why does he appear so tall on tv?" - i can impersonate him a bit. / - give it a try. "are you too old for an insurance policy?" you're worse than i am. so i made him my role model. i wondered what made him so charming

and why he got so many roles and so much praise. it was his voice. - is that why... / - is this your fake voice? - i had a very clear voice. / - did you? did you? did you force yourself to speak low? i impersonated sunjae a lot. - i see why... / - i hear the resemblance. he sounds just like lee.

"mothers go to this pharmacy." beep-beep. - lee also did... / - "they close on sundays." to stave off dementia, just kidding, sunjae likes to play cards where the loser buys dinner. he looks at his hand like this. "oh dear, i have another heart." "oh dear." you sound just like him.

"where are all the clubs?" - don't i sound like him? / - this is fun. how did we go from james dean to him? right, james dean. anyway, so i thought i needed to be special to stand out and get called in for roles. i researched some foreign actors. james dean isn't your typical handsome man. i wore jeans and a red jacket for three years.

i wore a red summer jacket in the summer, a red winter jacket in the winter, and jeans all year round. - is that how you got the nickname? / - that's how. rather than that, when i was younger, i remember - your underwear ad. / - okay. - where you slammed the wall. / - "right this moment." "feel the comfort." (hugely successful, it spawned many parodies)

(many people hurt their hands impersonating deokhwa) didn't kwon sangwoo do that first? - he's the original. / - wow. what you saw was kwon sangwoo's remake. - he did it first. / - deokhwa's came first. didn't strangers ask you to slam their walls? i was huge back then. - i got to drink for free. / - why? - for hitting the wall. / - they paid you with alcohol?

- for doing that? / - slam, drink. here you go, sir. for hitting a wall? slap a wall, drink for free. that's awesome. deokhwa was famous, but so was hongryeol. - he was a legendary legend. / - "paengko." what really shocked me was watching you put a 500 won coin up your nose.

that never happened. - did you never do that? / - no, i didn't. i hurt my nose impersonating you. type "500 won" and you come up. type your name and "500 won" comes up. it's really weird how you still remember that. seeing you do it was just so shocking at the time. i regret doing it and hoped it wouldn't air, - but the damage was done. / - of course.

- did you not know it would fit? / - i didn't. we have to mention "cham cham cham". this, this. (cooking talk, cham cham cham) (a hit talk show where the stars had to cook) that show and hongryeol were both so popular. - back then... / - jaeseok. do you have a personal parking spot? - he did. / - wow.

- did you? / - a spot reserved for hongryeol? just for him. please don't mention that. it was a tiny space. you're pleased, though. - it was a small space. / - just for you? - it was tiny. / - they respected him. this is the kind of guy we have in our play. to be on hongryeol's "cham cham cham," - you had to be the popular celebrity. / - that's true.

it was an honor. - were you on? / - you were, once. i wasn't on "cham cham cham." i was on his show, but not the cooking segment. - were you on his talk show? / - yes, i was. we have a photo. - what? / - was that your hair? i was in an agency at the time, and the ceo said i needed a new look from head to toe.

he made me dye my hair. - i had to wear dark glasses. / - that was the trend. what was your impression - of jaeseok then? / - i could see he tried very hard. he was on with hwijae, his friend. - i felt very sorry for him. / - that's right. - you went by "grasshopper". / - yes, i did. i thought that this grasshopper would have its heyday. that heyday is lasting decades.

so many celebrities must have appeared on the show. who gave you the hardest time? no one gave me a hard time, but i do remember everyone. - right now han seokgyu comes to mind. / - han seokgyu? - i bet he doesn't remember this. / - what? he became popular with the movie "doctor bong" and he was a picky customer. he looked at the script. "i'd rather you not ask me this."

"skip this one." "i don't like this one. skip this, too." "skip this and this." he said no to practically all the questions. why didn't you send him away? nothing good comes from asking too many questions. i actually learned a lesson that day. don't do what they don't want to do and listen. a good host is one who listens well.

- look at him. / - he listens silently. i listened so hard that day. i looked at him, agreed enthusiastically and smiled. he talked about everything he wanted to skip. because you listened? that's when i realized that the host is a listener. let's move on now. sugyeong, you worked with some very famous male hosts

like han seongyo, kim seunghyeon, and son seokhui. who was the best to work with? they all... i didn't argue with any of them. - back then male and female hosts fought. / - yes. - did you? / - why? don't they interrupt? - they don't let you talk. / - really? - they interrupt you. / - that can't be. we went through it, so we know.

let's say we got our scripts. the male host did most of the talking. our parts are marked with our surnames. the man did all of the talking and i said "yes" at the very end. then again, he talks. at the end, i say "yes". one host was famous for giving women a hard time, complaining even when they said "yes".

why didn't he just work alone? very rarely the woman ad-libs. "yes, it's a lovely day." if she said that at the end of the paragraph... "are you happy now?" "are you happy now?" he said that. what's his surname? - i can't say it. / - no one is like that. tell me later.

- tell me later. / - so actually... - who is it? / - actually, his wife called me. "koreans in general don't like it when women talk." which of the three was it? it wasn't one of them. this person's name hasn't come up yet. there are some guys who torment female hosts. why look at me?

welcome to our new segment. - "guess and get lucky." / - "get lucky." get lucky. since chef lee is with us today, we must make him cook. we'll ask a question about one of our guests. guess the correct answer, and you get lucky. chef lee will cook something for you on the spot. what's the first dish you will cook for us? something to warm you up nicely.

it's shrimp balls in broth. that sounds good. i bet it's good. shrimp balls in broth. (firm shrimp flesh) (and a refreshing broth) (shrimp balls in broth) i would love some. what's the question?

i'm not sure if you can guess this right. - what is it? / - here's the question. "lee deokhwa hosted a live show for ten years" "and partnered with 12 huge female celebrities." "on his show, he even chewed and ate this." - me. / - you? - it's the script. / - you're wrong. he partnered with 12 women. (what will the rising host say?)

(high hopes) the gum she chewed. you're wrong. - me. / - what's wrong with you? - he's the worst. / - me. kwanghee. - he chewed on the camera. / - it's not the camera. how could i eat that? deokhwa, do you know the answer?

i don't. did i eat something? - you forgot? / - what did i eat? you chewed something. the hint is the phrase "chewed and ate". - is it his partner? / - is it his lines? - it's not his lines. / - is it steel? - wrong. / - me. - yes? / - is it his microphone? what? can you eat that?

will the answer be his microphone? - it can't be. / - chef lee? one, two, three. (chef lee will confirm) how would i know? i don't know the answer. you're supposed to do this. - "get lucky." / - this is the sign. you said you'd pose like this.

the way you stared at me... you hurt me. i'm supposed to try and guess as well. - are you? / - are you supposed to join in? you looked at me and said, "how would i know?" you have a temper. he has a lot of pent-up anger. you have a hot temper. hongryeol, his microphone? his microphone?

(will hongryeol get to eat shrimp balls?) - that's correct. / - that's correct. do the "get lucky" pose again. we have a photo to prove it. - how...? / - how do you eat your microphone? what kind of microphone was that? he hosted the show with a fake microphone, then he suddenly ate it. do you remember this?

when i first hosted this show, jaeseok, the producer made me do weird things for a fun opening. - i fell from the sky, jumped up... / - various ideas. i even jumped out of a pool of water. - you did all sorts of things. / - even from the sea. i did a whole show one summer in a tank top. - you tried a lot of things. / - so many things. i even sprinkled glitter in my hair. then someone had this idea.

they made a microphone out of food. - yes, this one. / - shaped like a microphone? it was chocolate on the bottom and crackers on top. it looked just like any other microphone. it was fun. - halfway through a line? / - yes. "please begin, myungsoo." "how fun." that's what i did. a bit earlier on, while we were talking,

chef lee went chop, chop, chop. yes. he got promoted to an executive position. that's what happened. he looked cool. doesn't the chopping sound put you at ease? his 40 years of experience shows right here. - how organized is he? / - wow. we should let him cook first.

cook first, quiz and chat later? yes, seeing the food... - you need more practice. / - i'm sorry. he's tense because chef lee is back up there. - that's how you do it. / - by hand? there's too much bait right here. shrimp, corn... do you use corn as bait? - corn is the best. / - why?

- fish... / - carp love it. they like corn? if there's no fish to catch, you can eat the corn. "eh, there's no fish. i'll eat this up." it's good. (the shrimp balls are cooked) the balls alone would taste fantastic. are you steaming them? - i'm boiling them. / - it's a broth.

if you boil this, the shrimp lets out... oh, it smells good. the flavor oozes out. when we host the late night cafeteria, some dishes are delicious, but some are not. - but with a chef, / - taste is guaranteed. - it's bound to taste good. / - of course. - the jajangmyeon was good. / - they didn't like mine. the noodles? those were a bit...

did you learn how to cook or develop the recipes? i both learn and develop recipes. did you learn this one? you're so much more unfriendly now. you sound upset. - this is how i talk. / - is it? - that's how i talk. / - i don't think i ever... i'm soft-hearted. - i've never seen cucumber in a soup before. / - right.

it adds a refreshing flavor and a crunchy texture. that's amazing. those donkey teeth... who got the quiz right? - it was hongryeol. / - me. - i thought you were going to scold me. / - no. what i find really fascinating is that although the ingredients were prepped, it would take us hours to cook this.

you're so fast. - where would you buy this? / - that's right. he's an expert. jungyu, you said you'd try making jajangmyeon at home. but no stove at home is this powerful. - it's impossible. / - chef. even on a weak fire, if you're cooking for two or three, it's not that hard. it doesn't taste the same.

he'd be out of a job if it did. chefs would starve if you could replicate our food. - he's done. / - chef lee... - wow. / - he does all the cooking himself. does he? he does it all himself. (if you crave a refreshing broth) - it looks refreshing. / - is it seasoned? - at last. / - there it is.

here are the shrimp balls. thank you, thank you. it's only for the winner. - there are just two. / - this is really... how about mr. lee? no, i'm not a huge fan of food. like kwanghee said, - the cucumbers are an oddity. / - aren't they? taste the cucumber.

- i bet it's lovely. / - try the soup first. - eat up. / - it looks so nice. i bet it's refreshing. describe the taste. i'm salivating. taste the shrimp balls. yes, taste the shrimp. the balls. no, it's yours.

he makes anything look good. - he loves to eat. / - he's so cute. look at his mouth. look at his lips. is it tasty or hot? - is it good? / - it's best when it's hot. no sharing. look at the flesh. (dilated pupils) now i'll taste the cucumber.

- well? / - is it crunchy? - cooked cucumbers are weird. / - it tastes of shrimp. - try the broth. / - how is it? it's art. - no, no. / - it's art. - no. don't. / - you can't have any. - don't. / - there's some left. (body blocking) - not even that. / - get back down.

put it down. - jaeseok, no. / - give it to me. like kwanghee said, it's actual cucumber. eating that after eating a shrimp ball... - it's a great contrast. / - it's crunchy. - cucumbers rarely go in a broth. / - give it to me. - koreans say a hot broth is refreshing. / - yes. - it's so refreshing. / - is it the cucumber? hot food can be refreshing.

- it makes sense now that i'm older. / - you're right. - i used to think the older people were mad. / - right? deokhwa hosted a saturday night show for a long time. it was ten years. a lot of things must have happened. - there were many accidents. / - like what? actress kim hyesoo is now an adult. back then she was a pretty young girl. she graduated from this school famous for taekwondo,

so she came on the show with these schoolkids. hyesoo stood in front of this microphone and gave the signal while the kids performed. as part of the show, the kids smashed wooden boards. i gave them the stage and then walked off and watched from the side. but the studio suddenly went silent. i looked up in shock. hyesoo was doing this

and all the kids had frozen. - why? / - because she wasn't giving the signal. i ran onto the stage. "what's wrong?" she moved her hand. a piece of flying wood had hit her right here. there was blood everywhere. - on a live show? / - we were all shocked. we couldn't show it, could we?

"right, hyesoo..." i covered her face. can the instructor please come and take over? we have to go. she got some emergency medical attention. the way you handled that must've made things worse. there was so much blood. it was scary. at least he didn't cover his. why would he?

that's what pheasants do. so hongryeol got the first question right. is there more food? this dish is stir-fried crab meat. - this one... / - stir-fried crab meat? - this one is about kwanghee. / - kwanghee. - let's see how it's made. / - i cook first? - stir-fried crab meat. / - he cooks first? - i love snow crabs. / - me, too.

they're snowy delicious. - are they? / - they are. (awesomely delicious stir-fried crab meat) (the allure of fresh crab) (stir-fried crab meat) - wow. / - yikes. that's a lot of garlic. i saw him cook yangjangpi. - it took seven minutes. / - really?

i saw him on tv. that knife isn't for just anyone. - it's for experts only. / - kim poong... it's surprisingly easy to use. - just lift it and it falls. / - does it? - with the weight and centrifugal force. / - see? it falls automatically. your wrists must hurt. yes, you feel it as you grow older.

this is fresh crabmeat, flesh only. how many crabs is that from? i would say about two. way more than two, about five. - where can you get that? / - none from the shells. - crab legs only. / - just the legs? put it all in. that must be expensive. most chinese chefs use a lot of ginger.

you don't use much. i forgot to bring some. my goodness. gosh. were you trying to be funny? - no. / - you're good. - he does comedy. / - he does. "chinese chefs use a lot of ginger. you don't." "i forgot to bring some."

what now? "what's the answer?" "how would i know?" you add water? to make it slightly gloopy. he makes it look so easy. he's done it for 40 years. - if we were to cook it... / - it would be a disaster. - order delivery. / - not much goes in. crab meat alone has a great flavor.

it does. you add a lot of water. in china it's called "liucai". "liucai," a flowing food. that looks bothersome. i bet he's going to add egg whites to that. i used to be late when i worked at the embassy. so the ambassador missed breakfast often. the ambassador?

he said, "how dare you starve an ambassador." he complained so many times. he was the youngest chef for the taiwanese ambassador. were you? i see. - why... / - why were you always late? are you serious? he liked to party. - how does it look? / - i love the colors.

it's soft and gloopy. now i know what this is. i recognize it. (flowing "liucai") it flops out of the wok. - get this one right. / - i will try. - you look hungry. / - it's killing me. here's the question. - it's about kwanghee. / - kwanghee.

"to preserve his self-esteem as an idol star, - kwanghee uses this at all times." / - i think know. - me. / - sugyeong? to preserve his self-esteem? - self-esteem. / - is it padded panties? - what? / - padded panties? - that is wrong. / - me! no. you shouldn't get this right. yield to the guests. say you need a break.

- i need a break. / - three, two... sorry. i really need to relieve myself. is it a personal microphone? it's not a personal microphone. - me. / - yes? is it shoulder pads? (did jungyu get it right?) (i don't know) shoulder pads?

that's correct. every shirt has them. what are shoulder pads? - it's for the shoulders. / - it's shoulder pads. - shoulder pads. / - he had them on earlier. i saw him take them out. i always wear them so that's the first thing jungyu checked. - i worked with him for a year. / - why your shoulders?

every outfit has them. - he uses them all the time. / - he went too far once. the pads give the illusion that he has broad shoulders. i can't be bothered to work out. they're great. once i was hosting a show with singer rain. my shoulders were broader than his. we stood side by side. - because of the padding? / - yes. i was smaller but had broader shoulders.

sometimes his shoulders are twisted. years ago singers used to puff up their hair. i puff up my shoulders. give us a hard question. not something only you would know. you didn't try to answer. because the questions aren't something i'd know. that looks good. - shoulder pads? / - i'm sorry, sir.

i saw him with them on often. - these days they put pads in shoes. / - everyone does. even in underwear. - what a waste. / - no. - abide by the rules. / - stick to them. - i don't like to eat much. / - remember the rules. - remember the rules. / - well? - well? / - remember the rules. - he's great at description. / - how is it?

it would be perfect with some rice. some rice and kimchi with that... it's delicious. - you were so quick. / - he is. - i didn't expect much. / - the noodles weren't enough. - i wanted more. / - i'm dying here. is the crab meat soft? i love bamboo shoots. he's shy.

jaeseok, jaeseok. yu jaeseok. - i almost succeeded. / - jaeseok. - i almost succeeded. / - i saw him turn around. - what got into you? / - that was so close. is he supposed to starve then? you should set an example. what is the next dish, chef? this one is dongpayuk.

- it's really good. / - it is. dongpayuk. - first made by su dongpo. / - what's that? - is it a bucket list dish? / - we've heard the name. can you tell us what exactly it is? it's named after chinese poet su dongpo. (su dongpo's mysterious meat dish) (pork that melts in your mouth) (dongpayuk)

i thought it was frozen meat that you smashed up. did you go to high school? he has a point. guessing by the name... - he understands kwanghee. / - stay strong. dongpayuk takes six hours to cook. do we have to wait that long? we can't, so i will just... to make sure you can enjoy the food l already made it

and reheated it. - does it take that long? / - yes. let me show you how dongpayuk is made. let's begin. first, i shall cut up the pork belly. (pork belly is the main ingredient) i cut it into nice rectangular blocks. now it cooks in a broth for an hour. here goes the meat into the broth.

now we have to wait for an hour. when it's cooked for an hour, it's drained and fried. (nice and chewy pork) i coat the skin in caramel before i fry it. this way the skin becomes crispy and chewy. later on, when it's cooked in the spices, the layer of fat becomes nice and soft. now i'll cut up the meat to put it in this pot. nice, thick chunks.

(the pork cuts nice and smoothly) (it goes into the pot) now i make the sauce with leek, ginger and spices. this brings out the flavor. now for some broth. (brothy waterfall) this is the finished sauce. now i leave this to cook for four to five hours. then it's done, but i don't take it out immediately.

it has to simmer for a long time. that took six hours. boiled and cooked for over six hours. you could eat it right away. - no fire needed? / - no. - this chinese vegetable is "kailan". / - kailan. it's nice and crunchy. - a bit like canola. / - canola? this is what the chinese poet ate.

- he must've been wealthy. / - it was named after him. that's a huge bite. - isn't it really soft? / - as soon as you eat it... - it melts. / - it's not pork. - it's like a soft cake. / - really? the meat? - the fat melts away. / - eat cake, then. jungyu, you sound like a teenager. that's too much for one person. - we could all share that. / - oh, no.

- the winner gets one slice. / - yes, one piece. - what about the soup? / - don't waste food. - the leftovers... / - get the quiz right. - leave it. / - get it right. - answer the quiz question. / - that's the rule. - do we get some sauce? / - the sauce. - here. / - that's important. eat before the show. - that looks good. / - it looks amazing.

- is it hot? / - i want this. here's the next question. "while hosting 'i'll do anything', hongryeol went" "bungee jumping and sky diving." "he even touched this with his bare hands." - me. / - me. - a python? / - no, it isn't. - me. / - goodness. it can't be something boring.

it's something hard to touch. - poop. / - poop? don't say that at the dinner table. - me, me. / - yes, sugyeong? a shark? really? what's so special about that that you asked us that? - it's hard. / - i caught a shark once. - don't you lie. / - i caught dozens of them.

there he goes again. i'll send you the photo. a tiny one or... it was 2.3 meters long and over 100 kilograms. - 100 kilograms? / - no, about 150 kilograms. do you really have a photo? fishermen are all liars. (deokhwa with a shark) did you touch one like this?

- weren't you scared? / - isn't it rough? the skin is really rough. - is it? / - like sandpaper. - it's really hard to cut through. / - really? sugyeong wins the right to have some dongpayuk. - congratulations. / - just one slice, right? - it looks good. / - with some vegetables? it really looks like a slice of cake. it doesn't taste good when it's cold.

can't i have some since the question was about me? we should all try everything. here you go, sugyeong. it looks like salmon. - it's really good. / - the skin is the best. the skin? - it's so soft. / - look. - the chopstick goes right through. / - it's like cake. eat it in one go.

try the fat. the actual fat has melted away. - doesn't it melt? / - how is it? it melts away. - it melts. / - what? - only the vegetable's left. / - i know. - is it that soft? / - it is. it melts in your mouth. - is it ice cream? / - it's like that.

the smell... i think the aroma's lovely. if you eat it... the fat really does taste better. i used to leave that part. smell it. i have a bad sense of smell. that "i'll do anything" corner was huge. - it was a sensation. / - forget about that.

- give us the next question. / - okay. - are you hungry? / - i want to eat. he said no earlier. - are we done? / - yes, we are. mr. lee didn't get to eat. please give chef lee a warm hand for his hard work. we hope to see you again next week. yes, thank you. guess and

sugyeong, i believe you moved to jeju island. - did you fly here? / - really? - why? / - it's been over ten years. so that's where you live. i come to seoul and work for three days then return. you host a live radio show. are some shows recorded? my daughter goes to an elementary school on jeju. before we spent three days a week apart.

now that is up to four days a week. your child goes to elementary school? yes, i had her late. - she's here. / - where is she? that's your daughter. - hello. / - it's "the return of superman". she was on with hwijae's twins. - seoeon adores her. / - he does. do people visit your home in jeju island often?

they do. who has visited so far? - yang huigyeong comes by often. / - i see. son seokhui came by once. you two are close. don't tourists come by because it's your home? hyori came by once to discuss that issue. she wanted to move, and i totally understand why. i don't wash my face as soon as i wake up.

i just go straight out into the garden. that's where i grow everything. that's my job. i have to look after the garden. i was busy at work when a stranger yelled "hello" over the gate. - then... / - that's scary. i responded as best i could but - your face. / - and my clothes are not decent. sometimes i'm still in my pajamas,

so that started to get on my nerves. some people even ring the bell. i have a guest room that i leave for my guests. they ask if they can sleep over. - like a motel? / - "i'll pay you as much as you want." that was quite frustrating. all you have to do is demand half their fortune. despite the troubles, hasn't the price of land gone up? ...the price of land gone up?

it has a little bit. a little bit? jeju island's land prices have soared. i bought the place ten years ago. you're rich, then. i think it's patriotic to purchase land on jeju island. the chinese are buying up all they can. two whole villages in jeju island - belong to the chinese. / - really?

there's a beautiful area by the sea called songaksan. the chinese are developing that area. i'm not being discriminatory. i just want koreans to buy and sell korean land. jungyu, isn't deokhwa your role model? - he is. / - isn't he? shouldn't everyone have a role model close by? so? i immediately thought of deokhwa.

you're quite similar. he's 12 years older. i thought that when i'm 12 years older, i would love to be a little like him. i watch all his dramas and think "12 years from now i'll be playing that role." you could take over his wig contract. anyone with a shortage of hair needs a wig. - i asked him about it. / - your hair has thinned.

my hair is thinning. - he's the master in that field. / - the expert. so i asked him. an expert? i'm the expert of wigs? "my hair is beginning to thin out." "what should i do about it?" i thought he'd suggest i use a powder or a shampoo or a drug. (what did deokhwa say?)

"wear a wig, silly." (all you need is a wig) that was it. - he skipped the consultation. / - totally. what is there to think about? - right away... / - he's hilarious. "you have no idea how great it is. wear a wig." are you the ceo? - are you the ceo? / - i'm a model.

you have a huge influence. no model promotes a product like he owns the company. the ceo must hate to let you go. it's been 16 years. you must be really close with the ceo by now. we're family. i have to work for free if they struggle. they provide you with a new wig for each character. they're fantastic. - when i get the synopsis / - what then?

and the details of my character are finalized - i don't read it. / - who does? i skim it and say, "you take it." they study the synopsis. - they study it. / - they have meetings. - about your character? / - they study it. that's how it works. - he has a team working for him. / - i had no idea. sometimes salt and pepper, sometimes almost white.

and sometimes short, or regent style. this is regent. do you have long-haired wigs? - yes, i do. / - he has a whole shelf. - what was that for? / - long ago... i filmed something in america called "desire on sand". the hair came down to here. that was how long it was. i wore that wig and filmed in mexico.

we hired some locals to mingle in the background. they couldn't spot me among the locals. the field director was yelling, "where are you?" "i'm right here." (the confusing power of a wig) it's addictive. it's so addictive. - "i'm right here." / - "i'm right here." we're laughing and joking about this topic now,

but you must feel very stressed about it. i had two hair transplants. - did you? / - before that... chunks of hair fell out as i aged. once i was sprinkling the black powder on my hair, and it came down my face. it really makes you cry. don't do that. "should i wear a wig?"

i had two hair transplants, and now i just sprinkle some black powder in the back. this is what i think. i'd feel much more comfortable without the powder. - i can show the world what i'm like. / - exactly. if i learn to give up, i can live without the stress. it's not too late now. so we're back to talking about hair. - it's him. / - everything is about hair.

they both say, "let's not talk about hair or wigs." but after a while... it's like a funnel. talk about something else. kwanghee, you heard everything they said. what did you think? as a host in my own right, i thought about my own hardships. - like what? / - though i'm still new to it. i'm in my 20s, so i'm young and vigorous.

i want to talk about racy stuff on live shows. - really? / - he's weird. i'm afraid i'll blurt things out. i hosted a music chart show. let's say script says "this summer's hot, sexy divas" then my mind starts to wander. we're supposed to go on air... he's a disaster waiting to happen. i'm afraid the word "sexy" will trigger a reaction.

- he loves to tell dirty jokes. / - does he? he always says, "tell me a dirty story." (a hot-blooded young man) kwanghee, rumors say you got into variety shows because of siwan's advice. i joined the variety circuit, and siwan started acting. to people my age, acting seems grander. i insisted on going to a meeting and totally embarrassed myself.

did you audition for a drama? - i did, a few times. / - did you? i demanded to play the other guy when it wasn't me. "why can't i be like siwan? why won't anyone cast me?" "am i any less handsome? find me a role." - i demanded my agency show some clout. / - what? that's when siwan said to me, "i appeared on a variety show, and it was a disaster." "your job is to stick to variety shows."

"don't waste time and stick to one thing." "things will get better one day." i stuck to it, and it did work out. - i'm so grateful. / - what was his reaction? he didn't say much. i haven't told him, but i owe him a lot. so you haven't contacted him yet? he needs to know my fame. he needs to know my fame. we were at the airport once.

the nine of us had a fan meeting. "know my fame." usually when we're at the airport, up until a while ago, hyungsik and siwan were way more popular. people pushed me aside to get to them. they were saying something about "misaeng". i expected the same thing so i followed at a distance. a group of people pushed siwan aside to get to me

- looking for me. / - because of infinite challenge? i said, "don't you mind they're pushing your friend?" i loved it. i'm really grateful for all the love and affection, but if they pushed one of the members aside... - he's self-centered. / - pushing my friend... i prayed that there would be no bodyguards. they kept everyone at bay. - i was well-protected. / - he loves that too much.

the blood of a variety show entertainer flows in him. ze:a once went on the music show "sketchbook". they left you out. - just me. / - are you dispensable? everyone on the show has to sing live. we'd never sung anything live before. we never even performed with wireless microphones. we used models. - fakes? / - fakes.

something made with sponge. because you don't need microphones? did you ever mess up during a show? - i make all sorts of mistakes. / - like what? we were once on a music show, and i had a microphone. i sat and waited. i was waiting for my turn to sing and my stomach hurt. i farted hard and the microphone was next to my bottom. everyone heard it.

- the producer said... / - that's hilarious. "did you fart on purpose because your part's so short?" "because your part's so short?" - do you have a role model? / - i do. - who is it? / - jaeseok. jaeseok, you should look out for him. i'm considering changing my face to look like him. - will you ruin your teeth? / - i'll try to look ugly. do something about your teeth, then.

i've worked with many hosts and seniors. i noticed their strengths quickly and tried to make them mine. what is jaeseok's strength? he embraces all sorts of people. - i was very impressed. / - myungsoo's? (myungsoo's strength?) i never thought about him. i think it's time to wrap up the show.

- wait. / - thank you. - today... / - we can't end like this. i have to reap what i sowed. - he has his charms. / - he's unique. as a host, myungsoo is my role model. i decided to go for a younger role model. - who? / - myungsoo. everyone is raving about you now. - you're the best. / - he's on the rise.

- black hair powder guy. / - the icon of role models. i like his style. now he's smiling. it's slightly forced, but still. i guess it shows that i'm at ease. well done. he does this when he's in a good mood. i thank our legendary hosts for joining us today as well as the legendary chef lee yeonbok. great job.