Humanimal (휴머니멀)

The curiosity about what humans can be...

to animals led us to this journey.

I was so shocked to see it for the first time.

I also thought humans can be so horrifying.

I was ashamed of myself not knowing these...

all long.

And I felt sorry for them.

The uncomfortable truth...

we've first encountered through Humanimal.

We felt sorry for the animals that were killed without knowing why.

We came to realize...

that we were also accomplices of abuse by being indifferent.

There are 25 of...

Watching this makes me tear up all again.

And...

heated resentment and awakening broke loose after the broadcast.

For the past month,

we've been grieving in one heart.

"Would they be doing well?"

"Would they be alive and well?"

Those thoughts are the first things that come up in my mind.

Starting with elephants,

the survival journey of endangered animals...

that Humanimal has shown you was...

Goodness!

a time to reflect on the human influence...

It's rushing me.

and to break prejudice against animals...

that we were indifferent or misconceived about.

The most memorable scene I recall is...

when an elephant was killed,

the other elephants gathered together to mourn...

and grieve for the dead elephant...

like a funeral...

and pat the dead elephant with their trunks.

And they stood by the dead elephant for a long time.

That really broke my heart.

It was something I've never even imagined.

I'm in Africa right now.

It's cold.

To capture the wonders of Mother Nature,

the crew has traveled...

to 4 continents and 10 countries over the past year and 2 months.

Lively scenes that they saw and experienced in person...

by walking into the wild are recorded.

We still have seven more hours to go. It's too far.

The crew traveled around the world...

for more than five times to capture the most dramatic moment...

of human-animal coexistence on camera.

From time to time,

we were deeply touched and comforted by nature...

from the bottom of our hearts there.

More and more animals are losing...

places to live and we deliberated how to coexist with them.

And it was precious time...

to learn about those parts.

Like I was enlightened through this opportunity...

It is something we must know...

and we must protect.

This could be our nearest future not so far away.

What is the significance of humans in the Earth's ecosystem?

Is it possible for humans to coexist with animals?

A deep reflection on human nature...

which can be sometimes cruel and sometimes noble.

And...

And the deep echo of the heart given by the people...

who look for the possibility of coexistence...

without giving up in the midst of despair.

Today, we're going to tell you the things...

we saw and felt in this long journey...

and stories we couldn't be able to tell during episodes.

(Humanimal Epilogue The journey to coexistence)

They had no idea what would happen afterward...

on the day they left Korea after they've decided to do this.

I'm going to carry this.

I think that's better.

This is my fourth trip to Africa.

I'd been to Africa for the purpose...

of volunteering or missionary work...

so I never had a chance to take a look at Mother Nature.

Dogs and chickens were all I saw.

So this was my first experience.

I actually felt like I was in Africa.

It took 60 hours to travel back and forth.

I realized once again...

that trip to Africa was a long way to go.

The emotional moment when you meet...

the great nature that you've only imagined in your head.

From Zimbabwe to the Republic of South Africa,

they traveled all over South Africa.

And of course, there were unexpected difficulties ahead of the journey.

In 1, 2, 3.

Keep pushing.

Keep going.

Okay.

We need to push further.

As they were going into remote areas on every business trip,

it took two full days just to get there.

I want to see it too.

They had to move non-stop and change planes for more than three times.

It didn't take much time...

for the exciting sky road to turn into a hard road.

It hurts.

It's like I'm on "Real Life Experience" and being forced...

to go to work on a boat.

From a plane, helicopter, safari car to boat,

all kinds of transportation were used.

They had to shoot at the time the animals appear...

so they continued shooting day and night.

What's this?

Did you just give me a towel you wiped your feet with?

I feel like this is Alaska,

not Africa.

It's different from earlier.

I should've listened to my wife.

But all this hard work was worth it.

You don't get to be so close to an elephant every day.

It's touching her face with its trunk.

How am I supposed to use this? Goodness.

I wasn't being shy. Actually, it was because I was afraid.

Elephants are huge, you know.

Also,

when I met bears,

they had wildness in them even though they were cubs...

so their teeth and claws were extremely sharp.

And my clothes were torn...

by their slightest touch.

Just stand. Stand up.

That hurts.

Gosh, it stings.

You should stand up.

The cubs' strength and sharpness of their claws are...

powerful than we imagined.

Did I get a scratch?

Their claws are sharp.

It seems fine.

Just like we're fascinated by bears,

it seems they're interested in cameras.

Come on.

They kept nestling up, sniffing,

You've got to stand up.

and even riding on our crew's backs.

After their fierce touch,

the crew was bitten and saw blood all the time.

They just can't stay still.

Elephants think of people as small puppies.

And as soon as they got familiar with the crew,

they became so playful.

Filming was often interrupted due to their playfulness.

Does it have ivory?

It surprised me.

When did it get close to me?

But no matter how you become intimate,

you can't let your guard down.

Oh, my goodness.

Although they were cubs, they were still untamed...

and there were some spine-chilling moments.

But it was still happy to see these guys.

Until the filming began.

I'm not sure what kind of expression I had,

but I don't think that it was a good feeling.

I guess that showed on my face.

- You looked very uncomfortable, - Well,

but couldn't really show that...

so you just looked uneasy.

Yes, you're right. I did feel uneasy.

(Glacier Park International Airport, Montana, US)

Glacier Park International Airport where he has come...

to meet a protagonist of Humanimal.

On the way to go see her,

it somewhat felt unsettling starting from the airport.

He had to collect himself as this was a place known...

where every household kept a gun.

But it was unexpected...

that taxidermied animals would greet us from the airport.

That's how we entered into the world of trophy hunting.

As he entered into Olivia's house,

his jaw literally dropped.

So many animals were taxidermied.

Presenter Yoo Hai Jin states...

that this place felt more like a giant tomb of animals...

rather than a trophy exhibition room.

As I went in, I believe the smell to be...

some preservative. Starting with such smell...

And I thought they shouldn't be there...

but should be running out in the wild.

I had a heavy heart...

to see them in the wrong place like that.

Olivia, the owner of this house,

proudly explained to us...

about the trophies in this place.

Like if you look from this perspective, you can see all...

of the wrinkles in the faces. There's a lot of...

emotion and tenseness.

And this is a very good mature male lion. You can see he's got mane.

It's a really solid old guy.

Yes.

She agreed to appear on our show in order...

to tell the world about hunting.

Because I'm taking lives, I'm saving lives.