Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook (You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook / 유희열의 스케치북)

The candidates for the Best Balladeer are after something.

What they're looking for is hidden inside this woman's body.

Mum, I can't sleep.

I keep hearing weird sounds.

What's this? "I'll do everything you say."

"I'll buy you whatever you want."

"I'm your sponsor"?

"Even if you don't like me, can you please vote for me again?"

One woman is going through a painful time at the moment.

Are you going to keep ignoring the situation?

There is only one solution.

It's ensuring a fair election.

We're responsible for the bright future of Korean ballads.

Hello, welcome to the show. This is the 300th episode special.

Thank you for joining us for this historical moment. Welcome.

I'm the chairperson of Sketchbook's Fair Election Commission,

Yu Hui Yeol. Nice to meet you.

All right.

To celebrate our 300th show,

Korea's leading balladeers who have made Sketchbook memorable...

will join us today for...

"The 2015 Balladeer Election".

Then, now...

I'll introduce the seven candidates for the Best Balladeer of 2015.

For appearing on Sketchbook 15 times,

this singer has received the honour to be introduced first today.

This candidate aims to realise justice through ballads.

Introducing Candidate No. 1.

"Not Toy Anymore", Kim Yeon Woo!

As you probably saw on the news, Kim Yeon Woo is...

dealing with a health issue now so he couldn't make it today.

Today, Yoon Jong Shin, who is Kim Yeon Woo's proxy...

and who is also the head of the agency...

Kim Yeon Woo belongs to, will stand in for him.

Let's welcome him with a big round of applause!

All right.

When it comes to contests and competitions, she's unbeatable.

She's the ballad warrior.

Introducing Candidate No. 2. Let's welcome "The Fairy" Lena Park!

Those days that you just listen to music are over.

Nowadays, looks constitute a singer's voice.

Introducing Candidate No. 3. Meet "Mr Handsome" Kim Bum Soo.

He destroyed the stereotype about how ballad singers should look.

His achievement on the front has been truly impressive.

The ideal vocalist.

The queen of breakup songs.

Her songs make us cry.

Introducing Candidate No. 4. Let's welcome "The Cosmos" Gummy.

The round-up of the candidates for this election...

is pretty unbelievable.

All right, let's meet the next candidate.

She's turned 40 this year.

But she still looks like a 39-year-old lady.

Introducing Candidate No. 5. Meet "I'm 40 Now" Baek Z Young.

Go away, old-school ballads.

Let's welcome the new era with the new type of ballad songs.

He dreams of uniting the nation with his ballad music.

Let's meet Candidate No. 6. It's "We're the One" Zion.T.

These introductions are starting to make us cringe a little.

All right.

Let's meet the last candidate for the 2015 Balladeer Election.

This candidate has been on Sketchbook only three times.

Among all candidates, this one has contributed the least to our show...

but they're the strongest candidate to watch for.

Their songs touch our hearts.

Introducing Candidate No. 7. Meet "The Wailing Duo" Vibe.

I love you. I love you!

All right. The 2015 Balladeer Election.

Please welcome the seven candidates with a big round of applause.

First and foremost, I'd like to congratulate...

all seven of you for becoming the candidates for this election.

The most important people at this election are...

the ones who hold the right to vote for the Best Balladeer of 2015.

They're the 15 people sitting in the back of the audience.

The result will depend on those 15 people's decisions.

For your information, we've given this role to people...

who broke up just before Christmas.

Okay. We'll shout out "fighting" together and begin the show.

Are you all ready now? Let's go, 1, 2, 3.

- Fighting. - Fighting!

We travelled through six main cities to conduct this survey.

We went to each city to meet the public...

and to see whom they'd choose.

In total, 5,000 people participated in this survey.

I picked Lena Park.

I chose Lena Park's "In a Dream".

Hug me

I voted for Kim Bum Soo.

I picked Kim Bum Soo's "I Miss You".

I voted for "I Miss You".

Gosh, what should I do? I suddenly miss my ex-boyfriend so much.

- My vote goes to Baek Z Young. - No, wait!

No, it has to be Baek Z Young.

When you break up with sombody, your heart gets tattered...

to pieces as if it was shot by a bullet.

- I'd like to pick Baek Z Young... - It has to be Gummy.

- I want to vote for Baek Z Young... - I'm going to pick Gummy.

Let me speak.

I love her song, "We Should Have Remained Friends".

My vote goes to Gummy's "If You Come Back".

I listen to "I'm Going Crazy" a lot.

I'm always drinking

I'm always drinking

I chose Vibe's "I'm Always Drinking" because it makes me want to drink.

Everyone has their own favourite ballad song.

Zion.T, I love you!

I picked Kim Yeon Woo.

I chose Kim Yeon Woo's "Farewell Taxi".

Where should I go?

- Taxi drive. - They're singing his song now.

The error rate is 95 percent, and the credibility is 5 percent.

The survey result isn't credible.

Let's start the election now.

The order is... You see these balls here, right?

Each ball is marked with a candidate's name, and they'll...

perform on stage by the order of names I draw.

I'd like to emphasise this once again.

We never copy other programmes.

You could be thinking that this set-up looks very familiar,

but that's just your imagination.

I'd like to tell you again that we'd never do such a shameless thing.

The 2015 Balladeer Election.

I'll select the first performer.

All right.

I'm curious...

who...

it'd be.

You can't hold back your tears when listening to this candidate's songs.

I'm sure you all have sung...

this candidate's songs at a karaoke crying in the middle of it.

Do you want to go first?

- I don't want to go first. - Me neither.

I'll be happy with any other numbers except for that.

It's Candidate No. 5, Baek Z Young.

- Gosh. - No...

She's the dancing queen who made the entire country dance.

But recently, complaining about the pain in her joints,

she returned as a balladeer.

She said that she'd never love anyone again in her lyrics,

but now she gives hope to all single women.

This year is almost over, but you still have a chance to meet someone.

I'll send you my positive and lucky vibes.

I'm one of the candidates for the Best Balladeer of 2015,

"I'm 40 Now"...

Candidate No. 5, Baek Z Young.

Candidate No. 5, "I'm 40 Now" Baek Z Young, is here.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

I'm Candidate No. 5, "I'm 40 Now" Baek Z Young.

First of all, I want to congratulate you on becoming the candidate.

- Do you like your nickname. - No.

As far as I know, your age isn't disclosed...

- on web portals. - Yes. I got rid of the information.

- I see. - But you're revealing it for me.

- Right. - Yes. "I'm 40 Now".

- We want people to remember you. - Right, yes.

- Those 15 people will vote today. - Yes.

Can you show something very sad for the 15 people who just broke up?

Christmas is just around the corner.

I'm sure all Christmas carols will make them feel sad.

- You're right. - Right? Yes, and...

"Santa Claus knows. He knows who is good and who is bad."

"He'll come by tonight."

I'll sing this song as a ballad version.

Why would you do it? I've never asked you to do it.

- I just want to do it. - Okay, sure.

When you're sleeping or when you're waking up

When you're in a bad mood or when you're playing jokes

Santa Claus

He knows everything

I already see someone wailing in the audience.

We've prepared plenty of tissues for you,

so you can use as much as you need.

"If I become the Best Balladeer of 2015..."

I'll give you 30 seconds to make a pledge...

to move the hearts of the chosen 15 in the audience.

All right. Let's listen to your pledge.

If I become the Best Balladeer of 2015...

Who do you think should be the Best Balladeer?

Shouldn't it be someone who can comfort, console...

and encourage people with their ballad songs?

I've been a ballad singer for over 10 years since 2006.

I was a dance singer before that, but...

as I've been consoling so many heartbroken souls with my songs,

something good happened to me too.

I...