Friday Joy Package (Friday Friday Night / 금요일 금요일 밤에)

The show that satisfies the tastes of different viewers,

Friday Joy Package.

And the segment that literally satisfies your taste buds...

with special and secret recipes, My Friend's Mom's Recipe.

I'm your host, Hong Jin Kyeong.

Today's friend that I'm going to introduce to you is...

I gave you a little hint.

All right. Let me introduce my friend!

Jin Kyeong!

Jin Kyeong, it's really been a while.

We're like business partners. - I know, right?

This is my first seeing her since "Sister's Slam Dunk".

Seriously. - I know.

When our members caught up over a meal,

Jessi couldn't make it...

because she was too busy in the US.

I heard you just came here straight from the Grammy Award.

Yes, I came back to Korea... - Right.

yesterday. - I see.

I'm getting so much love from overseas fans at the moment.

Overseas fans? I'm so jealous. - That's why...

I don't even get any love in my own country.

What are you talking about? - Even...

Even in my own country, I don't get any love.

But you're even loved overseas? - Well...

K-pop has really become huge. - Right.

So I think all the hard work is finally paying off now.

You're amazing. I'm proud of you. - I mean...

The fact that I can do what I want...

makes me really happy.

I've been working in the music industry for 14 years.

All the hard work I've done seems to be paying off now.

All right, Jessi. Anyway, - So I'm really...

this is a 15-minute-long segment. - thankful.

You're going to edit it all out? - No, that's not true.

Seriously. - They won't. Before we go in,

why don't you show off your cool rapping skills?

3, 2, 1, go!

All right. Let's go.

Did you grow taller? - Gosh, it's been so long.

It's really been a while.

No, it's the same. Isn't it too late to grow taller?

From what I heard, at the Grammy Awards,

they give you a sandwich.

No, interestingly, they provide salmon and even steak.

If you go there, - Yes.

all the celebrities are as taller as you.

Really?

Because they wear these kinds...

of high heels. - Should I work overseas too?

One thing for sure is... - Who just laughed? That was loud.

Right, my puppy.

Wait, I have a puppy. - Did you ring? Okay.

She hates everyone else but me. - I see.

You mean your puppy?

Gosh, what is that? - And her personality is...

Wait. Hold on a second.

Do you normally have this at home?

I mean, not once... - What is that, seriously?

Wait a second. Who brought this here?

This is just amazing.

Hello, ma'am. - Hello.

How have you been? - It's great to see you.

You look taller than before.

It's not like she grew taller.

It's just that we're too short. - How's everything going?

Everything's great, ma'am.

Shall we go there in the light? - Gosh, it's been a while.

I haven't seen you in three years, - Right.

but you've become more beautiful. - No way.

I don't think that's true, but thank you anyway.

This is for you. - Oh, my. What beautiful flowers.

I already put them in a vase.

Really? It's so pretty. - You can put it out right away.

Chewy! Be quiet, please!

You have a nice place, Jessi.

Jessi, compared to your old place, - Yes?

this is much bigger. - That's right.

You must've earned a lot of money. - No, not really.

This is Chewy.

She's really popular.

She looks so adorable. - But...

her personality got a bit weird. - I see.

Chewy, no!

Please. - Please.

"Shut Up".

It's our song title, you know. - It's your song title.

Mom, come on.

It's just a song title. - Why are you doing this now?

You remember, right? - Of course I do.

It's our song title. - Gosh.

I heard Jessi was invited... - Right.

to the Grammy Awards after-party. - That's right.

I know. I was so proud of her. - Right.

While she went back and forth there all by herself,

she even managed to get invited to that party.

To be able to reach where she is now,

she endured the ups and downs as a nameless singer.

Please tell us about Jessi's childhood.

Did she always have a strong personality?

I still become polite before her. - She was a little...

You saw my hands folded together politely, right?

I'm not that kind of person. - I see.

I don't know why that happens. - Actually, I feel the same.

I almost got beaten a few times.

I see. - Jokingly, though.

Why is your eye makeup all smudged?

That's because I cried earlier.

Why did you cry? - Something happened.

Why did you cry, ma'am?

Did she really cry?

While cutting onions? - That's what happened.

That's not funny, Mom. - Ma'am.

That's a relief. - You said you want to hear...

about her childhood, right? - Yes.

I have two sons and her, and she's the youngest.

While she grew up between the two brothers,

she became very strong.

Like a tomboy. - I see.

Jessi is also very athletic.

I heard she played basketball all the time...

with her father and brothers. - Right.

She wasn't as tough as she is now. - I see.

It was tough as I came to Korea when I was 14 or 15 years old...

and also, I'm a Korean-American.

So I decided to become strong instead of crying all the time.

That's why I'm proud of her.

If we lived with her here in Korea,

we could've helped beside her. - That's right.

Everything didn't go well back then,

so she must've struggled a lot without us knowing it.

And... - There's more?

Aren't you going to eat something, by the way?

Shall we eat now, ma'am?

What's the menu today? - It's boiling now.

Dumplings.

Chinese dumplings. - I see.

Here's a thing.

My mother is such a great cook.

Let alone Korean dishes, she's also great...

at cooking American dishes.

If you can cook American dishes, - Just a couple of dishes.

why are you making dumplings today?

First, I was going to cook Italian as I get many compliments on it.

Although I wanted to do that, - It's so delicious.

the purpose of this show...

seems to show something special and different.

Also, you might want to...

That's not true, though. - Really?

But still, you might want...

to try something different from the other moms' cooking.

You mean your own special recipe?

I learned this recipe too. - I see.

Would you like to try some? - Who did you learn it from?

Back in 1982,

there was a professor who taught oriental medicine in China.

She had nowhere to go in the US,

so she stayed with us. - I see.

She said she felt bad for staying as long as two weeks...

and she wanted to teach me something special in return.

Right. - I asked, "What will you teach me?"

According to her, when guests come and go,

these dumplings wish them... - Right.

good luck on their trip. - Yes.

It was Chinese dumplings.

But when I actually saw her cooking with the ingredients,

I didn't feel like eating them. - Okay.

But as soon as they were served on a plate, I tried it.

And it turned out really delicious.

So I learned the recipe. - You're showing what you learned...

back then? - Yes, my kids grew up eating those.

It's much tastier than you think. - I see.

Jessi, is it really delicious? - Yes, you should try it.