Hong Kim Dong Jeon's (홍김동전)

I'm hungry.

It's so cozy.

This feels so cozy.

- Sook, come in. - I love comforters like this.

It's warm inside.

You're lying.

It's icy cold.

Let's heat our bodies up.

It's so comfy. I love it.

Right. All we need is a little space to lie down.

- So nice. - It's great.

Sook, I had so much fun living in a place like this.

- I was happy back then. - Right.

Mom used to warm up Dad's bowl.

And we used to fix everything with the green duck tape.

- Right. It fixed everything. - But I hated it.

- You know this, right? - And Sook,

- Do you know this? - Of course.

You need pliers to turn it.

Do you remember the roasted chicken your dad used to bring?

- It was so oily. - It was soaked in oil, right?

- The paper bag got oily all over, right? - Right.

And the entire family slept in the same room.

- That's right. We slept in the same room. - We didn't have a smartphone.

All we could do was talk to each other.

- That's right. - Endless talking.

Right. Until everyone falls asleep.

Right.

Do you want to go back?

You want to go back in time when you live in a castle?

No, Sook. I don't.

I don't want to go back even for an hour.

- Living was too tiring back then. - Too tiring.

Here he comes. He's our youngest.

He's a little dull but sweet.

It's nice to meet you.

- He's a sweet kid. - Good to see you.

(A perfect impression of Ho Dong from "Rain Shower")

- Get in, little brother. - Our baby brother.

- Get in, little one. - Poor little thing.

Didn't anyone bully you today?

I got bullied.

Did they hit you?

They have beaten me up.

Get some sleep.

Get up, little brother.

Have you eaten?

I saw food on the floor on the way here.

So I picked it up and ate it.

- Did you? - I did.

There was some dirt on it, but I ate it anyway.

Does my breath smell?

- You... - Is it my breath?

What did you eat?

Yesterday...

I drank some whiskey with my friends.

Do you know that Sae Ho's mom watches all the shows he's on?

- Yesterday, with friends... - Did you have a drink yesterday?

When Grandma and Grandpa were still kids

Mom and Dad also...

(The real-life version of Gi Yeong from "Black Rubber Shoes")

He got thinner.

(This Gi Yeong starved more severely than the real Gi Yeong.)

- Did you lose some weight? - You got thinner.

The pants are too big.

(Like always, everyone puts a lot of effort into costumes.)

What do you need, little brother?

Yesterday...

Hey...

Gosh. You go that far?

Here comes the crazy one.

Who are you?

I always find...

being on a variety show is challenging.

What is a variety show to me?

As a member of an idol group,

sometimes I get confused about my role on the show.

How far should I go?

Isn't he your ex-husband?

- Isn't he your ex? - He's my ex-husband.

What on earth took you so long? You haven't been around all day.

- Isn't he your ex? - He's my ex-husband.

Who are you, people?

I'm 300 years old.

What are you talking about, 300?

- That crazy man. - Come here!

Stop talking nonsense.

- Honey! - Who are you?

- You call him honey now? - Honey!

We got divorced, Jin Kyeong!

Once you're my husband, you're always my husband.

I sent you a subpoena. Didn't you get it?

This is hilarious.

Was your concert in Japan successful?

- Yes, it was. - How was it?

- Thanks to you guys... - How was the vibe there?

It's been six years since the last time.

- It was... - Did you mention "Beat Coin" there?

Well, it was...

- You didn't? - Not a word.

This is off the record

- I'm so grateful for everything. - I know we're not so hot in Korea,

getting a little rating.

Why don't we aim at the market abroad directly?

- The international viewers... - No, we're doing great in Korea.

(They're worried about the show all the time.)

- Why today's theme is Barley Hump? - Okay.

The theme of your costume is Barley Hump.

Do you want to explain what it is, Woo Young?

- I think you would know it well. - Me?

I think you have a good pun with the phrase.

I think you're thinking about another hump?

- No humps? - Do you want to pass?

- Yes, please. - Pass?

I guess he can't do it if we put him on the stage.

- Did you see his eyes? - He only can joke when no one cares.

- I'm sorry. - You scared him!

- I should have asked you first. - Why did you do that?

It's all right, Woo Young.

Barley Hump is a period when the crops harvested last fall are exhausted...

and when everyone suffers from hunger...

until the next May or June when they can harvest the barley.

Have you ever experienced a hard time as Barley Hump?

For me, Barley Hump was...

Well, my family wasn't the richest,

- but we've never been poor either. - Okay.

But everyone still asked me all the time.

"Have you starved?"

- Right. - Gosh.

Have you always been so slim?

- Yes, I have. - I see.

I've always had enough food.

But I've always looked like someone who's been starving.

You see...

when I was in high school, I went to Paris for a photoshoot.

As I remember, my mom gave me some cash.

I'm not sure, but it was about 200 dollars.

So when I went to a department store with the staff,

while everyone was enjoying shopping,

- I couldn't buy a thing. - You can't buy anything.

The money wasn't enough for the food, you know?

I cried a lot in front of my mom when I got back.

Did you also experience Barley Hump?

- I think it was when I lived alone. - Right?

Me too.

When I lived by myself, I stayed alone at home...

all the time while others went out for work.

It was devastating.

That sounds like Barley Hump.

I experienced the same.

Didn't you experience it voluntarily?

Why would I do that?

Because you spend more than you earn.

(He goes hungry voluntarily to complete this wardrobe?)

- I think you're right. - With luxurious items...

That happened later.

I used to be so poor back then.

I always stayed at home alone like this.

- Because I had no job. - Right.

One day, I got a phone call from my mom.

When she asked me where am I, I lied.

"I'm at the broadcasting station."

"Did you go to work?"

"I have a meeting with a producer."

"I see. I hope everything goes well."

Then I hung up and sat on my bed like this.

Then I heard beeping sounds,

- and my mom... - Goodness.

- Are you serious? - Really.

She opened the door lock and came in.

She had come to clean my room.

When my mom saw me sitting like this in the dark room,

she asked me, "Didn't you say you were at the station?"

- She must've gotten scared. - I was really...

I didn't do anything, but I burst into tears.

The tears...

I couldn't hold back.

- That's too sad. - My mom...

- Too sad! - "You said you were at the station."

- I lied again. - "I'm about to go out."

But obviously, I didn't look like someone who was about to go out.

"I don't want much from you."

"You've done everything for me by being born as my son, Sae Ho."

Why is the story so touching?

- This is too much. - It's so sad.

- Can you say it on a comedy show? - I wasn't prepared for this!

And he tells this story in that costume and makeup.

It's too convincing.

Isn't it too sad?

Then my mom gave me a big hug.

And she kept telling me that I didn't have to do anything.

That I'm enough...

Jin Kyeong, your story about Paris...

I'll cut to the chase. Just give me 1,000 dollars.

- Jin Kyeong. - Hey, Jin Kyeong.

- Your Paris story can't compare to this. - Paris? Are you kidding?