THE FAN (더 팬)

It's not easy to pick only five contestants.

What can we do now?

We can just pick top five contestants we have in mind.

If those we pick make it to the top,

it proves us right.

I can't make up my mind.

I can't either. - Please pick.

It's so hard. - I know.

Then let's just pick one each.

Only one. - I can't do that.

I pick Twelve.

Actually, when I saw Twelve,

I thought he was like Seong Jae who was feisty.

Kim Seong Jae?

I chose BIBI. She's my choice for this round.

She's strong. - She certainly grabbed me.

I can't explain her charms.

I think there was a moment that made me fall for her.

Right. There was a moment. - Right.

You're the only one left, BoA.

Come on.

If you don't tell me, I won't be able to sleep.

Same here. - Tell me now.

It's driving me crazy.

I think it's either Twelve or Ji Min.

You are sharp.

Twelve.

I also choose Twelve.

I've said it.

The final winner of THE FAN and the fan club...

will receive a billion dollars for funding the fan club...

along with a luxurious premium massage chair.

Then, shall we meet the celebrity...

who will recommend the next contestant?

Please come on out.

What?

It's Do Hyun.

This is not fair.

Hello.

Hi. - Nice to meet you.

How amazing is this contestant that made you come all the way here?

It's not like that. It's just...

I saw great potential in him.

Are you feeling nervous?

This is no joke.

At his performances, he's usually very relaxed,

shouting, "Rock and roll."

He doesn't get nervous at all. - He's thrilled to go on stage.

He's always very energetic.

Because I'm about to explain...

It even makes me stutter.

But from what I know,

you don't usually recommend people.

Yes, you're right.

I don't usually introduce people.

That's right. - Because I'm very careful.

Who is it that captured your heart?

The person I'm going to introduce is...

an 18-year-old high school student.

That's a surprise. - A high school student.

He's a good singer,

and he's a good song-writer.

How did you get to know him?

I've participated in a concert called...

"Singing Kim Kwang Seok Again" with other singers.

The son of a musician came to the after party.

There he said, he likes and makes music.

And that he's been doing it for about a year.

There are many cases like that.

That's right.

He sent me a song.

And asked me to listen to it.

So I casually listened to it. I didn't expect much.

But it was something.

After that, I listened to his other songs and became a fan.

Has he released the song? Or was it before he did?

No. He's never performed onstage before.

Then the song that you listened was a sample song he wrote?

Right. He wrote and edited the song.

And recorded? - Yes. And he sent it to me.

A home recording? - Yes, a home recording.

The name of the song is "A Frog in the Well."

He went through a tough adolescence.

He told me he wrote the song based on his experience.

Did you like the song?

Yes, I totally loved it.

And then?

After you listened to the song. - I met him during Chuseok.

I was eager to listen to his songs.

So I gathered the family and asked him to sing.

There were about seven people.

He was drenched with sweat after one song.

He was shaking so much. - Gosh.

But the song was so beautiful...

that it made the vice-president of my company cry.

His name is Kim Jong Il.

We went to Pyongyang together as well.

Kim Jong Il. - The vice-president.

You went to Pyongyang with him?

Yes, and we couldn't say his name.

Even he cried.

Because the song was so beautiful. - I see.

Now, he's only a high school student.

Do you guys musically bond well?

Although I'm much older than him,

when we talk about music or movies,

we lose track of time.

It feels like we're sailing on a ship of music.

That was a good metaphor, right?

That was good. Sailing on a ship of music.

Yes, it was.

Now, please introduce the contestant you recommend.

Let's meet your star, Do Hyun.

Okay, let me introduce.

An 18-year-old boy...

suddenly made his way into my life and musically bonded with me.

It's Kim Ji Hoon.

Do Hyun.

Your face is about to burst.

My goodness, it's burning.

How was it?

My soul practically sang with him.

I can't really say a word.

I feel like I performed with him.

I came to think...

he did such a great job for an amateur singer.

Thank you. - You did amazing.

I want to ask you this.

There are a lot of parts in music...

such as composing, arranging, writing lyrics, singing, and so on.

What are you most confident in among those?

In a sense,

music is all it is.

What an answer.

That's profound.

When we have a conversation,

it feels like we're sailing on a ship of music.

What does Do Hyun mean to you?

He's like a huge gift to me.

The way he expresses things...

isn't like that of teenagers.

It's like he's sharing...

his enlightenment with us.

I think I know what you mean.

Me too. - I'm telling you.

He doesn't seem...

30 years younger at all. - Right.

Which is very unusual.

I'm not sure what the audience thinks...

about his first performance in life.

Let's see what the Fan Masters think first.

When he first started singing,

I thought his voice...

was nice,

but too common.

That's what I thought.

And...

He clearly has his own color,

but he doesn't seem to know what exactly it is yet.

His performance today...

wasn't enough to make me his fan.

Thank you.

Ji Hoon's performance...

felt rough, lonely, and like a wounded tiger.

I think it's very hard to become his fan...

unless his character suits the performance.

He's only 18 years old now,

so I'm not worried about his future.

But I decided not to become a fan of his today.

Thank you.

It's so difficult to decide.

To be honest, I didn't become his fan,

but I really want to listen to "A Frog in the Well".