All language subtitles for [English] [EN] 글로벌 진출은 핑계고ㅣEP.72 [DownSub.com]

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People around me say they can kind of tell.

I thought I was keeping it all in.

But maybe it shows?

You're a "T," huh?

Huh?

I think that was
the funniest thing I've said today.

MBC was holding a National Arm
Wrestling Championship at that time.

Yeah, there was something like that.

But he put his arm on the table

like this.

- Hey!
- Seriously.

Don't act it out.

And then, as soon it started...

Ugh!

Dude, this guy can mime!

[Do you know Pinggyego?]

[Beyond Korea]

[Until the whole world knows...]

[We're binging in a global big bro]

[and chatting away like crazy]

[Pinggyego!]

[This video contains paid promotion
for Ourhome On the Go lunchboxes]

[Gyeju is "Gray Pants-ping" again today]

Oh, this...

It didn't come off.

During the shoot...

Something splattered
so I wiped it, but it didn't come off.

It's fine, though...

I've got plenty of "Gray Pants-ping" sweatpants.

["Gray Pants-ping" isn't easy to deal with]
"Gray Pants-ping" sweatpants.

[Spots something]

Oh wow! Breakfast again!

That's why I skipped breakfast today.

Isn't this the Ourhome On the Go lunchbox?

We had this before!

[Second time around]
This makes me so happy.

Thank you! Ourhome On the Go!

So last time when we had
the Ourhome On the Go lunchbox

they had sold seven million of them.

But after Pinggyego aired, they hit ten million!

A huge thank you to our Gyewon family!

The Fire-Grilled Squid and Spicy Pork Rice Bowl.

This one's a new release.

[A foolproof combo]
No way this doesn't taste good.

They're definitely hitting ten million again.

Haha.

No pressure, though.

I mean, I don't want anyone

watching this to feel obligated.

Some people watch and think
"Guess I should grab one too?"

And then they buy stuff every week.

Seriously, thank you.

[A bite full of gratitude]

Mmm.

You can really taste that smoky flavor.

I don't know if I can say this

but isn't this basically a Korean soul food?

Ah, this is so good.

And it's so convenient.

Just pop it in the microwave, and you're set.

[Spoon never stops moving]

Ourhome On the Go
let's keep working on the go together.

[A cautious confession...]

Honestly, we could just eat this for lunch today.

What do you think, PD Min Joo?
Got anything else in mind?

- [PD Min Joo] I'll have what you're having...
- Oh, this is really good.

[PD Min Joo]
I'm swept away by the smell.

That's a solid line!

Great line!

"Swept away by the smell." Love it.

[A familiar voice]
How are you?

The official butler MC for top stars.

I see you've got a star here.

[Dressed to welcome a top star]
Right. I've come prepared.

Hey, but first, try this.

[Fire-Grilled Squid & Spicy Pork Rice Bowl
Fueling up right away]

Squid.

Aren't you more of a baby octopus?

[Exchanging compliments]
I'll take squid, you're the baby octopus.

- Squid and baby octopus.
- Exactly.

Alright, here goes.

[A big bite]

Mmm!

Isn't it good?

Wow, they packed in a ton of squid!

I gotta stock up on these at home.

Would be nice to have a few on hand.

This is a one-bowl-wonder, for real.

Ah, that was so good.

Alright, I'm heading out first.

Oh, you're clocking out? Haha.

[Pinggyego!]

[Se Chan also finishes eating]
Would you like some water or coffee?

I have my water here.

I'll take a coffee too if you have it.

What else do you have besides coffee?

- Tomato juice...
- Oh? Tomato juice!

That sounds nice. Let me try some.

Oh, this is good.

These days, they really do their research

analyzing all the nutrients and everything.

Haha.

I thought I was looking at my dad.

Ah, that was good.

Back in the day, after meals
you'd always hear this.

I never noticed before

but now that I'm 40...

One day, after eating

I caught myself doing this.

[A symptom that sneaks up on you]
Doing this after eating, you know.

When you're young

food doesn't really get stuck between your teeth.

Your gums are still strong, everything's tight.

But as you age, the gaps widen.

Gums get weaker.

When we were in our twenties
who even needed toothpicks?

Now? Anything I eat gets stuck.

It drives me nuts!

Ah, thank you.

[Drinks arrived]
Thank you.

This is nice.

[Tomato juice]
Wait... I asked for coffee...

[Order mistake]
Oh well, I'll drink it anyway.

Woo Sung is...

- He's handling everything by himself, so...
- It's fine.

I'll just have this, don't worry.

[One-man ordering, making, and delivery system]
He takes the orders, makes the drinks, everything.

- Sure, right.
- It's tough.

So it's like your own private cafe.

[Tenth: "Pre-meeting is just an excuse EP.62"]
And today marks Se Chan's

eleventh appearance.

[Fourth honorary Gyewon]
So there's something for that?

There's your honorary Gyewon certificate.

Didn't even know this was a thing.

If you appear more than ten times...
Wait, take a picture first.

Alright, you were born in 1986...

[Fast-tracked membership issuance]
It's December 8th.

- Congratulations!
- Ah, thank you.

Stick your photo on and keep it with you.

We'll laminate it for you.

We laminate it for you!

How many members do you have now?

[No.1 Cho Sae Ho]
Se Ho.

[No.2 Ji Seok Sam]
Seok Jin.

[No.3 Nam Chang Hee]
Chang Hee.

You're the fourth! Number four! Wow.

Huh? What about Dong Wook?

He hasn't hit ten episodes yet.

Oh, not yet?

[Pinggyego Grand Prize Winner, Dong Wook]
Three more appearances, and he'll be at ten.

[Currently at seven appearances]
Is that so?

[Finalized the fourth honorary Gyewon card]
Thank you.

This looks like a kid's membership card.

Wow, this is amazing!

Seriously, thanks so much.

And the photo came out really cute.

[Overflowing self-love]
Yeah, I look super cute.

So wait, how many stars have I met now?

We've had IU...

Gong Yoo, Jung Jae...

Oh, true.

I've never met him before.

[You Quiz reunion / First time meeting Byung Hun]
Really?

Yeah, this is my first time.

[Watched all his work]
But I've seen all his

[Super star's butler MC flexing]
movies and dramas, everything.

[What more can be said?]
His acting is insane.

It's crazy.

- And his voice is amazing.
- Exactly.

Ah, this guy is seriously something else.

[Clatter]

And he's funny as well.

[Thud Clang Bang]
He is.

[Making his presence known from the entryway]
Sounds like he's here.

I heard him taking off his shoes.

Oh, he came wearing fancy shoes.

[Byung Hun enters the office]
Oh, BH!

Nice to meet you.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

[Handshake]
Nice to meet you.

[Spots the Gyeju]

- Whoa.
- Come over here.

Our famous BH.

[A round of applause first]

[Playing it cool to hide the awkwardness]

Would you like some coffee or something?

Just a cup of hot water for me, please!

[An unexpected "Hot Water" order]
Hot water? Why?

You guys are filming pretty early.

[Organizing thoughts]
Right.

[Side note]
The other day, I was on

Zzanbro.

That one films super late at night.

[The Match promotions are
keeping him busy around the clock]

- And this one...
- This one starts super early.

Yeah, totally different vibes.

I feel like my internal clock is broken.

Broadcasting time zones, hehe.

They had me come in so early today

my voice still isn't warmed up, so...

Take your time.

[Subtly revealing the reason
for the hot water request]

Did you eat?

Well, I'm a three-meals-a-day guy...

[Three square meals, no exceptions]
I always eat three full meals.

So you make sure to do that on purpose?

It's not on purpose.

I just can't stand being hungry.

[Simply eating regularly
Now he can't function without it]

It's not even for health reasons.

[If there's no time to eat during filming?]
If there's no time

I'll at least grab some kimbap or something.

[A stomach clock that can't be ignored]
When the time comes

- if you get hungry, you must eat, huh?
- There's no skipping meals.

If you regularly eat three meals at set times

and you skip one, you won't be able to work.

So on days like today
when I have to be here early

I wake up at the crack of dawn
and eat breakfast before coming.

I literally scarfed down a bowl of rice and soup.

Haha.

Hahaha.

Yeah, no wonder you're feeling off.

Your whole routine is thrown off, huh?

[Feeling jetlagged...]
At Zzanbro, they make you come in at night.

[Not even enough time for meals]
And here, you need to come in the morning.

Well, that's just... working life...
You gotta adapt, right?

What else can you do?

[The relatable struggles of a working man.mp4]

You really say everything
that's on your mind, huh?

Gotta get it out.

So you're not the type to hold things in, huh?

Hehe.

Nope, definitely not.

Wait, is this Antenna?

Nope, this is Plus!

Is there a Minus too?

[From the start, BH's jokes galore]

[Satisfied]
So there's one here and another somewhere else?

PH entertainment...

[Grinning]
Near that place.

What's PH, haha.

[BH can't let this slide]

- Our company is literally next door.
- Yeah, right there.

[BH Ent. and Antenna HQ, Next-door neighbors]
So Antenna's headquarters is there...

[Antenna Plus is a little further away]
Yeah, HQ is over there.

And Plus is here?

[Jealous]
Sounds so powerful, "Plus."

You should make one too.

BH Plus and Minus, there you go.

Or multiply it, whatever works.

[All four basic math operations incoming
BH Multiple sounds even stronger]

Kim Go Eun is with BH Ent. too, right?

[BH Ent. members who stopped by]
Yeah, and Han Ji Min too.

[Go Eun, Boyoung, Ji Min, Hyo Joo]
And Boyoung.

- Oh, right!
- Yeah, right.

That's a lot of... big actors...

and... staff...

All going to Vietnam!

[The famous BH Ent. overseas workshop]
Sent them all, so...

Imagine how broke I am, hehe.

[Byung Hun personally paid for everything]

Bringing all those people.

Not even company funds, all out of my own pocket!

[Tearing up...]

You suddenly got up and sang "My Way"...

[At the BH Ent. workshop, while everyone
was partying, he sang "My Way" released in 1969]

Even now, thinking about that...

[Staff reaction: "Ah, it really is a WORKshop"]
People heading to the bathroom...

[Mouths covered in shock]
Usually, people just sit through it...

[Recalling the moment]

When you're singing

you should be feeling the emotions

locking eyes with the audience, you know?

[One by one, the audience left...]
But as I was singing

my gaze kept shifting toward the exit.

I wanted to be like, "Where are you going?"

[Thankfully, he held back]

It's been about two years
since that trip now, right?

[Went in 2023]
Yeah.

[Overseas trip with about 70 people]
With the managers and all...

[The costs were no joke]
That must've been hard.

So after that, no more company retreats.

[The first and last workshop]
No more, right? Maybe just domestic now.

Even though everything was booked in advance

you still end up spending a lot on-site.

[All payments processed via BH Pay!]
So at the location

every time it was time to pay
everyone would look at you?

So I had to tell the male actors

"Guys, stop drinking until dawn!"

And to the female actors

"Please, stop getting morning massages!"

[BH Pay was getting exhausted]

So, he never got to enjoy himself, haha.

[Tearing up...]
Even while he was asleep...

[Saying that, still paid for everything]
He just walked around holding his card all day.

- Someone goes out, he pays.
- Even in his sleep...

If the door next door suddenly swung open
"Huh? Where are they off to now?"

[For all three nights and four days]
So it was just like, "Here, just take it."

[BH Pay working overtime]
He never caught a break.

- Still, it must've been fun, though.
- Right?

But really...

[An unforgettable memory]
It was a trip I'll never forget.

Some people might feel a little reluctant

about going on a trip together, right?

Like, "Ugh, a company trip? No thanks."

But once you go

it's actually fun!

Even though we're in the same company

we barely ever see each other.

[Antenna's two-year member agrees]
Yeah, totally!

Staff at least

meet for work now and then.

[Filming schedules, promotions, etc.]
But actors? They're all so busy, so...

[No reason to gather at the office]
So we never really get to

sit down and actually talk.

Sometimes, there are even actors
who meet for the first time there!

That's why these trips are so special for us.

- It's a chance to really get to know each other.
- Exactly.

And senior-junior relationships...

[A chance to share struggles as actors]
They finally get to ask things like

"How do you handle situations like this?"

"Oh, I went through that too.
What happened in your case?"

Having those conversations

was really meaningful.

And the moment someone tries to leave...

[Panicking]
"Wait, wait! Let's talk some more!"

"You sure you don't have any more questions?"

Trying to spend the time talking.

[BH Pay's desperate attempts to keep them seated]
"You sure you don't have any more questions?"

"Come on, have a seat!"

[Pinggyego!]

Byung Hun's acting is just insane.

[Grinning]

I mean, I know compliments like this
might make you feel a little awkward.

It's nice though.

Hahaha!

Thank you.

[Welcome to the compliment prison then]
When I first thought...

I said this on You Quiz on the Block too.

Like, "Wow, this guy... his acting is unreal."

It was Bungee Jumping of Their Own.

[Bungee Jumping of Their Own
A movie that cemented Byung Hun's reputation]

[with his emotional depth]
I was completely blown away.

But you keep talking about just that one film...

Guess you didn't really watch anything after that?

I did...

[Panicked]
I mean, there's Masquerade too...

[Suspicions off]
There are a lot!

[One that locked Byung Hun into Gyeju's mind]
That's the one that really stuck with me.

[And the one for Se Chan]
One of the best series in my life

was All In!

[Every single thing mentioned is a legendary work]
I loved All In!

[Crazy]
I enjoyed it so much!

[Still can't get over it]
There are so many great projects, honestly.

From Masquerade and beyond. Just so many.

- So many!
- Countless.

You keep saying there are so many

but you've only mentioned
Masquerade this whole time.

- Hey, stop pointing it out!
- Oh, come on! There's Inside Men too!

Ahahaha.

[Ctrl V]

[Having way too much fun messing with them]
Yeah, so many.

[With great films come great memes]
That's why there are so many clips and memes, too.

Oh, man... I'm in trouble...

[Iconic meme: Fan meeting moment]
Remember back in the day...

[The legendary mime dance moment]
This one.

[That "mime" moment became a seed...]
That thing where you did this...

[And kept growing with the scene from a drama...]
Then it got paired with a clip from your drama...

That was...

At first, it was so embarrassing, but...

At some point, I thought

I might as well own it!

[Decided to embrace Mime Byung Hun]
So you just accepted it?

Yeah, I figured, why not?

Might as well lean into it.

["I LUV IT"]
You even did it in PSY's music video!

I think you're addicted to this now.

[Confession incoming]
To be honest, it's one of the few things I can do!

[Getting hyped teasing him]

But you do it so well!

It's just that...
I don't have many moves to begin with.

So...

even when I'm shooting a movie

directors tend to sneak in
little bits of my dancing...

[Directors incorporating his moves into movies]
They really try to work it in, huh?

I mean, it makes sense.

Speaking of which

I recently filmed a movie with Park Chan Wook
called No Other Choice.

For a little spoiler, there's also a bit of...

[Dance moves incoming]
A dance scene?

So there's a dance scene.

It's a type of dance you'd never expect.

Whoa, what's got into you?

So now you're just going all in, huh?

[The Mime Byung Hun persona keeps expanding]
Sounds hilarious.

And the title is literally No Other Choice.

[Reflecting...]
Honestly, that might be

my favorite dance I've ever done.

- Did you ever actually take dance lessons?
- Hehe.

No, which is why my moves end up looking so weird.

[Fair point...]
If I had learned properly...

Yeah, it would've been obvious
if you had some lessons.

It's not textbook dancing at all, right?

It does have a bit of odd vibe to it.

[Recalling a behind story from PSY's MV]
He's like...

[Basic]
This is the basic move, right?

Since there wasn't much else to do
you started dropping lower and lower...

[Maximum variation achieved]

You had to get the energy up somehow, right?

I mean, I was way in the background, out of focus

but they still wanted me to keep doing something.

[No choreography, just free-style miming]
There was no storyboard or anything.

So it was like, just dance!

Yup, just out of nowhere.

Still, I felt like I had to give it my all.

- You gotta commit.
- Right.

[PRO]
Squatting up and down.

You did that because you're close with PSY, right?

[Through movie filming]
Yeah, actually, PSY and I...

[Got close while PSY was in the UK]
Even before that

for years

he'd been asking me

to be in his music video.

[Pauses for a beat]

But the timing and...

[Throwback to 1998, Jo Sung Mo's "To Heaven" MV]
The last time I shot a music video was so long ago

so I felt like I had completely lost my touch.

I told him, "Honestly, working with me
might actually hurt your song."

[Gently declining]
"I might just get in the way."

So I dodged it.

But then! A year or two later

he comes back, saying
"I got a new album. Let's do this together."

I managed to dodge it again...

He never gives up.

[Two-time PSY MV veteran
"Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman"]

[Locks onto the perfect word]
He's relentless.

It's next-level persistence.

A few years later...

[Round 3]
"This time, you have to be in my MV..."

The moment he said that

I knew that it was inevitable.
One day, I will end up in a PSY MV.

[Accepting fate]
That's what I thought.

- It didn't matter if I said no now.
- It was happening eventually.

[Knew it was happening anyway]
It's happening.

No avoiding it.

- Might as well just get it over with.
- Just do it while I'm still a little younger.

[Surrendering to destiny]
That was my thought process.

Smart choice.

PSY is really something else.

His persistence...

Once he sinks his teeth
into something, he does not let go.

That persistence...

- That's exactly why he's so successful.
- True.

[A little brother who always gives his all]
That drive is what got him where he is.

Yeah, without that...

Anyway, that's how you finally
ended up in a PSY music video!

And now, at last, you're free from PSY's grasp.

[Master storyteller perfectly sums it up]

[Relaxed]
It feels like I crossed a huge task off my list.

A huge task in your life.

[The never-ending rise of the Meme King]
And because you're close with Dong Yeob

you ended up on SNL!

Ah... yeah...

His persistence...

[Now, onto the relentless Dong Yeob]
Dong Yeob too?

Shin Dong Yeob is seriously next-level.

He spent three nights at my house.

I mean, people don't really see him
that way. He doesn't seem pushy or...

- Yeah, Dong Yeob isn't really like that.
- He's not like that.

That's not his personality at all.

But one day, out of nowhere
he says he's coming over.

So he shows up... with some very nice wine.

Wines that I love.

And not just one bottle.

[Dong Yeob rolled up with four bottles]
Four bottles.

[Processing the situation]

The moment he put down the third bottle

I was like, "Put it back. Something's off."

[Sensing a setup]
"Just put it away for now."

[Immersed]
"Let's just have this one bottle."

Yeah, it's a little overwhelming.
You can sense there's something going on.

And sure enough, he suddenly goes

[SNL Korea casting offer]
"So... we're bringing SNL back..."

[Dong Yeob gently eases into the real reason]
He started like this.

Now, since we're such close friends

of course I wanted to help him out.

It was an honor, really.

But you know me
I've got this thing, almost like stage fright.

Being on stage, or doing live broadcasts...

I get this weird, exposed feeling.

Like, the second I say, "Hello, I'm Lee Byung Hun"

what if I suddenly panic?

Actors aren't really used to
appearing as themselves.

[Not playing a role]
Oh, the role and all...

[Not used to just being "myself"]
Yeah, I get what you mean.

If I'm acting as someone else

talking and doing everything
as if I'm that particular character

it's totally fine.

That's just acting.

But the moment I say, "I'm Lee Byung Hun"

suddenly, I start...

having trouble breathing.

Like back when...

[2016]
when I presented at the Oscars.

Two days before the ceremony

[Casual flex: Having dinner with Al Pacino]
I had dinner with Al Pacino.

- You had dinner with Al Pacino?
- Yeah.

And I told him

[Oscar night D-2]
that I was already feeling nervous

[Sharing the struggles]
even though it was still two days away.

Then he goes
"Oh, man... I get nervous too on those occasions!"

And then, he casually asks me

because I looked so nervous

[Al Pacino] "Do you ever get nervous
when you're acting in front of a camera?"

[Byung Hun Lee]
"No."

[Listen]
"Well then...

Just go up there
and pretend you're playing a role.

Act your way through it."

[Brilliant theory, tested in real life right away]
It sounded like a genius idea

but

the moment I went on stage
"Hi everyone. I'm Byung Hun Lee."

- That second...
- It hit you again?

I felt completely exposed again.

[Oh right... I am Lee Byung Hun...]
[Byung Hun Lee... it's me...]

Because I already said
"I'm Lee Byung Hun" out loud.

- I was thinking I was some other character but...
- No more roles suddenly.

[The virtual character vanished]
That role just vanished.

So theoretically it's a great idea but...

["Hi, I'm Byung Hun Lee"]
So it doesn't really work.

[As long as there's the introduction, not working]
It doesn't work.

Yeah, that happened.

[Yu navigation finding the way back to the talk]
So anyway, Dong Yeob was...

Right, so...

That night... he stayed until like 3 a.m.?

[Bedtime: 11 p.m.]
I usually sleep at 11.

[Way past his usual bedtime...]
It was absolute torture.

[Fighting against heavy eyelids]
You were totally out of it, huh?

The whole time, he kept going

[Dong Yeob]
"Come on, just help me out this once."

And I kept saying, "Please, I really can't."

"I might actually pass out on stage."

We just kept going back and forth like this.

[Fighting off drowsiness]
And then

[Being sleepy, repeating the same conversation]
Since he still wouldn't leave by 3 a.m.

[Need to stay sharp]
I thought, "I should never say yes to this."

So I gritted my teeth and survived the night.

- "Alright, go home for now."
- Dong Yeob barely made it out alive.

The next evening, he came back.

[It's not over till it's over]
The very next day?

That guy's unbelievable.

And that night, he stayed until 2 a.m.

[Successfully resisted once more]
Once again, I refused to answer

and somehow made it through.

And the next day, the doorbell rang again...

- Wow, seriously?
- He didn't even call you?

Three visits...

Since I don't go out much when I'm not filming

[A true friend who knows way too much]
he knew I'd be home.

So he just kept coming back.

At that point, I realized as well...
"This is inevitable."

[Accepting fate once again]
I just knew it.

In the end, I finally said, "Fine. I'll do it."

And you have a soft heart, huh?

You're way too nice.

Can't say no, right?

[Thanks to that, we now have...]
Yeah, thanks to that...

Now I have all these memes...

A literal flood of memes.

[Unintentional meme factory]
So in the end...

Yeah, seriously...

I kind of feel bad for you now, hehe.

[Overflowing with stories]
Honestly, my son...

had never seen any of my movies until last year.

[At the 22nd Florence Korea Film Fest]
They held a special tribute to me.

[An entire program dedicated to Lee Byung Hun]
They screened one of my films

[Screened seven of his films over a week]
every day for a week.

There was a film fest.

[Decided this was
the perfect chance to show his son]

I thought, "This is it.
I should finally show my son one of my films."

So I picked Masquerade for him.

Until that moment, he probably...

[Pauses]

thought I was just a YouTube meme star.

Because kids...

- All they watch at school are memes.
- Right. That's all they watch.

A YouTube meme star... haha.

[Tearing up again]
A YouTube meme star...

Anyway!

At that moment, I guess he finally realized

"Oh... so Dad's actually an actor."

I mean, of course
he knew I was an actor, but still...

[Curious about his son's review]
What did he say afterward?

His eyes were swollen from crying.
He cried so much.

And seeing that, I got emotional.

[A father moved by his son's reaction]
It was touching.

Watching my film for the first time
he got that deeply invested.

So...

Since Masquerade

[Gwang Hae / Ha Sun]
follows two intertwined stories

and Ha Sun has so many heartbreaking moments.

I asked him, "Which scene made you cry the most?"

And he goes, "Uh... when Captain Do died."

Ahahaha.

Has nothing to do with me.

[Touching moment gone in three seconds]
Captain Do... it was In Kwon, right?

In Kwon.

[Falling in love]
That's hilarious.

[True...]
It was really sad though.

There are people who loved him.

Meanwhile, BH was probably

[Since 80% of the tragic scenes were his own]
expecting...

[Hopeful]
"Which one of my scenes made him cry?"

[Excited dad mode]
"Which part was the saddest for you?"

[Son]
"When Captain Do died."

Right...

That's so funny.

"Let's go eat."

Hahaha.

[Reminding today's Pinggye]
Now that we're talking about it

looking at the background and all...

Byung Hun is seriously a global star.

Right.

[Noticing just now]
What's with this?

[2016]
The Magnificent Seven, you know?

[G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, Red 2]
When you did those movies

[TERMINATOR GENISYS]
there weren't Korean actors in Hollywood, right?

[One of the first to break into Hollywood]
Yeah, back then... not really.

[Boom]
Wait, Lee Byung Hun?

[Clap]
In Hollywood?

But honestly, when you live in Korea

you don't really feel how massive

K-culture has become globally.

I don't feel it either.

It's only when I travel overseas
meet industry friends

or go to the gym or a restaurant

and suddenly hear Korean music playing
that's when it hits me.

Even in the trendiest spots in LA.

[Korean lyrics playing in the hottest places]
Hearing a Korean song in a place like that

really makes me think
"Wow, it's fully mainstream now."

Recently...

[Before Squid Game 2's official release]
While promoting Squid Game Season 2

[While they were promoting overseas]
with Lee Jung Jae

we were doing all those promotions
in LA, and then we flew to New York

[America's popular talk show]
for the Kelly Clarkson Show and such.

[Waiting at the airport]
We were waiting

at the airport in this special lounge

when someone walked up and greeted me.

"Yeah, hello!" and I looked up

[Ran into ROSÉ]
it was ROSÉ.

[ROSÉ]
"What brings you here?"

[Byung Hun]
"Oh, I'm here to promote Squid Game 2."

"I'm actually heading to
The Kelly Clarkson Show now."

[ROSÉ]
"I just finished filming The Kelly Clarkson Show!"

[K-culture spreading nonstop]
"Wow, I'm cheering for you."

Incredible.

[A warm moment of mutual support]
She's also like "I'll be cheering for Squid Game."

So it's kind of like...

going from Pinggyego to Zzanbro...

And from Zzanbro to Pinggyego!

Ahahaha. Right.

And we both have to deal with time zones, too.

[Another commonality: Jet lag]
Back and forth, you know.

It's just like that!

Not saying it's the same, but kind of.

So this is New York here?

[BH playing along]
That's LA.

[Satisfied grin]
By the way

do you keep in touch with any Hollywood actors?

Well, my closest friend is Manuel.

[Netflix series]
From The Lincoln Lawyer.

[Watched that]
Oh, I know that.

- Yeah, the guy who plays the lead!
- Oh, that guy?

We first met while filming The Magnificent Seven.

He was the guy dual-wielding pistols!

[Manuel Garcia-Rulfo]
Oh, right.

[Played Vasquez, the outlaw]

Yeah, we still hang out whenever I'm in the US.

- Hanging out together?
- He's even been to my house.

Really?

He's such a good guy.

Wait, but... why wasn't there any news about that?

Huh? He didn't come here.

Wait, didn't you say he came over?

[His home in LA, not Korea]
I meant my house in LA.

For a second

I thought he rang the doorbell here.
With a bottle of wine.

[Losing it at BH's reaction]
This guy, seriously.

Did you see his face just now?

[Two little brothers didn't even think about LA]
Oh, so your LA house...

It looks like people visit your house often.

[feat. Yim Si Wan]
Si Wan as well...

[Si Wan visited even before they were close]
He said he wanted to go, so...

So... you just let anyone in
if they ring the doorbell?

I want to try ringing.

I don't even have a door.

[Global star, global-scale joke]
Kidding.

But honestly, the reason
so many people visit my house...

Yeah, there's a lot.

I just don't go out much.

[To what extent, you ask?]

I prefer eating at home.

I prefer drinking at home.

So whenever someone says
"Hey, let's meet up sometime!"

I'm like, "Why don't you just come over?"

[Casually setting the venue: home]
And then...

I'm already grabbing a drink with that friend
in a few days, why not just invite everyone?

[Host: Lee Byung Hun / Venue: Byung Hun's place]
So it's basically a collab.

Just like that

four or five people show up all at once...

[Visitors naturally piling up]
Just invite everyone, huh?

Right, and we eat together...

[Pro-level house guest]
Si Wan's case was kind of a special one.

[Curious about Gyewon Si Wan's perspective?]
"Can I visit your place sometime?"

["Best friends is just an excuse EP.24 11:17"]
Just a casual remark...

[But Si Wan...]
Si Wan really

does not do casual remarks.

"Let's grab a meal sometime!"

He immediately dashes over

"When?"

[It was just small talk...]

"Uh... well, whenever our schedules..."

"Where?"

[Si Wan: No small talk / Role model: Byung Hun]
"Whenever you're free!" Like this?

And

[Flustered by the unexpected fangirl energy]
you barely manage to jump into your car and escape

only to find a text waiting for you.

"When..." haha.

"I'm free on these dates..."
listing down the dates.

Wow...

[Locking down that meal with his role model]
This... MBTI "I"s wouldn't survive this.

You get cornered a lot, huh?

[Three pressure points just today]
PSY, Dong Yeob, and Si Wan.

They're all so unique and hilarious.

[Exhausted from laughing because of BH]

Hilarious.

Anyway, back to the main point today, The Match.

[Almost got lost in all the chatter]
We do need to talk about the movie.

You're playing the role
of Grandmaster Cho Hun Hyun, right?

The Match is...

[The Match, in theaters March 26th]
a film about two legendary Go masters of Korea

[The greatest Go legends of all time]
Grandmasters Cho Hun Hyun and Lee Chang Ho.

[Hun Hyun faces defeat against his own disciple]
It tells an incredibly dramatic life story

[A comeback journey to reclaim the throne]
it's that kind of film.

This is based on a true story, right?

[100% real events]
Oh, it's completely real.

We made sure every single detail was accurate.

I even met with Grandmaster Cho Hun Hyun himself.
Had meals with him, shared a few drinks...

I was determined to dig out as much as I could.

[Personally observed Grandmaster Cho Hun Hyun]
Because I needed to feel him.

His thoughts, his habits
even the way he looks at people...

Listening to his personal stories

I had to take all that in...

Taking all that in, wow...

I needed to get everything I could

and bring it back to life.

So, of course, I asked some deep

maybe even sensitive questions...

But... his wife was there.

Every time he was about to say something

[Hold up]
she'd be like this.

[Protecting his husband]
Not that...

[Wife]
Ugh, but, that story is just...

[Perfect reenactment]

Stop right there!

[The untold stories we'll never know...]
So you couldn't dig deeper.

So, this master and disciple...

[Zero-lingual]
it's that, right?

- Right.
- With Master Lee Chang Ho.

He did mention that he wanted to teach and all...

But I always thought Grandmaster Cho Hun Hyun

wasn't really the nurturing type.

Not the kind to take in a student

and personally raise them.

[And then, out of nowhere, a prodigy appears]
Lee Chang Ho just showed up

and he was just
quietly watching from the sidelines.

And then, just like that, he became a disciple
living, eating, and training in his mentor's home.

[How is this real? ]
All before he even turned ten.

[Fast forward through the years...]
And one day

[Their names side by side on the tournament]
Grandmaster Cho finds himself

[Student Chang Ho / Mentor Hun Hyun]
staring at that board

[A whirlwind of emotions]
his name right next to his protégé's.

There was that moment.

And the mentor loses in that match.

Now, here's where it gets wild...

[This is just the beginning]
The mentor loses to his own disciple.

They lived in the same house.
They ate at the same table.

Even on the day of the match, they go together.

They go together?

[Drove together to the tournament]
Yeah, and...

after that crushing defeat...

- They go home together?
- After?

Yep. All together.

Can you imagine that?

[No, actually, I can't...]
Going home together.

[Not a fiction. Sharing the life after defeat]
And eating together again.

So all those aspects
are what make it really dramatic.

Wow, that's unimaginable.

I mean, I knew about their legendary matches

and Master Cho failed and all that.

[Never knew about these details]
But I never thought about these details.

I watched documentaries, did research

talked to so many people...

And the more I learned, the more I thought

"This has to be made into a movie."

So, when's the release date?

[For more stories from The Match...]
March 26th.

[Catch it in theaters on March 26th!]
I'm seriously so curious and excited about this.

Even from just that short preview

[Don't even need to talk about it]
Byung Hun was... wow.

He literally became that person from that era.

[Grinning from ear to ear at the praise]
It's crazy how he does that.

The way he takes on a role
completely absorbs it

and pulls us into that world.

I mean, sure

that's what actors do

but watching it happen in real time
it's honestly amazing every single time.

See, when actors sign onto a movie

they spend months preparing for it.

Then once filming starts
that's another few months.

[During the production period]
During that entire period

[Holding onto the character]
you have to hold onto that character.

You never fully become the character 100 percent.

But you keep clawing your way in
trying to sink deeper into it.

For however many months, or even a whole year

it's always there, lingering in your mind.

Even if I'm doing something else...

It's always in the back of your mind.

Even if I'm out at an amusement park

playing with my kids

[Part of the brain's still stuck in the character]
It's always here

in the back of my head.

I try not to let myself
drift too far away from it.

- So, one of my tricks...
- What is it?

When I'm working on a project
even if I have a long break in between

I never take big trips.

Especially overseas...

- Because the moment I leave...
- It all breaks down?

It's like the character just slips away

piece by piece.

That's why actors tend to take
long vacations after a project.

[A mental reset, clearing out the character]
It's kind of like emptying the character.

So during filming

I avoid long-distance travel as much as possible.

So, do you take some short trips?

Maybe to Yongpyeong.

[Friendly neighborhood global star BH]

Like Gangwon, somewhere nearby.

Within a two-hour drive!

But

Squid Game 2 was a different story.

How so?

There were so many characters in the show.

Some days, I had two whole months off.

Because other people were filming!

There was even a time
when I didn't shoot for two whole months.

Sometimes just once a month.

So, yeah... I did end up going to the US then.

- Oh, when you had nothing for two months?
- Yeah.

[Awkward]

- Oh, so you do travel?
- He's just saying.

Yeah, there are always exceptions, so...

You gotta rest when you rest.

[The younger brothers covering for him]
If I ever had two months off like that

I'd totally go somewhere far too.

Like, "When will I ever get two months off."

[Adding a personal note]
Honestly...

[Despite long filming breaks]
It wasn't physically exhausting or anything

[Physically, it was okay but]
but because of that

coming back after a long break
and having to readjust every time

it really messed with my head.

I kept questioning myself
"Am I even doing this right?"

That was tough.

[Pinggyego!]

[What's BH's MBTI?]
MBTI talk is everywhere these days.

What's your MBTI?

I feel like I'm "J"... no

I feel like I'm somewhere between "E" and "I."

Wait, you have "E" tendencies as well?

[Originally seems more like an "I"]
Yeah, I think so.

It's something that's kind of evolved
over time because of my job.

- Ah, so you're a social "E."
- Yeah.

That's a thing?

[Fascinated]
Social "E."

And "NFJ."

Oh, so you're an "N"?

So INFJ or ENFJ?

I get ENFJ more often though.

ENFJ.

Oh, so you're a planner?

[Hmm... / Helping]
Like writing down and planning everything...

[Helping]
Do you plan your trips?

[Serious]
Not really.

We're not consultants or anything, hehe.

[Extrovert, Introvert / Planning, Spontaneous]
We're just throwing around random stuff we know.

[MBTI amateurs, but still vibing]
We're just throwing it out.

You don't have to be so serious.

Do you ever just travel on impulse?

Of course.

And at work?

[Throwing out everything he knows]
Like your schedules are all organized?

I think I'm a planner when I'm working.

So at work, you're a "J."

And when you relax, you're more of a "P"?

Yeah, I'm kind of in the middle.

[16 MBTI types exist...]
A little bit of this.

[But percentages make everything different]
A little bit of this, a little bit of that?

Yeah, seems like it.

But I'm definitely an "F."

Ah, so no "T"?

- No?
- No.

[More of a Feeler than a Thinker]
Looks like it.

You're a pretty emotional person.

I think a lot of actors

are naturally "F" types.

Because when we read a script

we have to understand every character in it.

We have to feel them

empathize with them

otherwise, we can't make them our own.

At the end of the day, our job is about emotions.

[Well then, a question]
Wait, so if you

think of something sad
do tears just start flowing?

Not really, I don't think
that happens when I'm alone.

Then when's the last time you cried?

Probably while watching a documentary...

- What kind?
- What kind of documentary?

[Emotional documentaries like Screening Humanity]
Like Screening Humanity.

One of the saddest things I've ever watched...

[Released in 2017]
was Becoming Who I Was.

It was a documentary about a Tibetan monk.

So basically, this kid...

uh... what's the word?

You know, when someone is said to be reincarnated.

[Brain loading...]

Reincarnation?

No, no... there's a specific term...

"Rinpoche"? Was it Rinpoche?

Ah, whatever!

[Frustrated but moving on]
Anyways.

That's not important.

- That's not important.
- That's not.

Then why'd you make it sound so important?

[Collective frustration brewing]
Because of you, everyone watching

- is probably googling it now.
- Reincarnation?

[Real-time search results]
It was Rinpoche!

[Nine-year-old Angdu, who remembers his past life]
So the story follows this young monk

[And his devoted teacher, Urgyan]
and this old master

[A touching journey between two souls]
who protects and guides him.

Now, here's the thing.

I never rewatch movies
no matter how much I enjoyed it.

- Oh, so you never rewatch anything?
- Not really.

[Se Chan rewatches until he memorizes the lines]
Really?

[Fascinated]
I don't like reliving emotions

I've already felt.

But with this one?

I cried so much watching it...

I told Min Jung, "You have to see this."

[Second viewing]
So I watched it again with her.

And you know.

It's kind of embarrassing to cry
when I already watched it...

[Second cry]
But I cried again.

- What did Min Jung say?
- Did she cry too?

Of course.

She gets super emotionally invested

in stuff like this.

But then... later that night, my mom came over.

Oh?

And I was like, "Mom, you have to see this."

[Third viewing with Mom]
So you spread it to everyone?

Yeah. And, of course, I cried again.

I need to watch this too now.

In a single day, I watched it
three times and cried all three times.

You're really emotional, huh?

Yeah... a total "F."

[Confirmed]
A huge "F." No "T" in sight.

[No way you'd cry three times in a day otherwise]
Such an "F."

And asking Min Jung and your mom...

You know that feeling
when you watch something amazing.

- Of course.
- Right.

You have to tell people about it.

[Recommending good works]
"You have to see this."

I'm also kind of like that, so...

When I really enjoyed something

I hope other people can...

[Relatable]
Feel it too.

- I want to share it.
- I want them to experience

the exact same emotions I did.

Especially with people I'm close to.

That's true.

You always say that too.

[The official distributor of great content]
Whenever you see something good

you're like
"This is it. You have to watch this. Trust me."

I think it's the "F" in me.

[MBTI deep dive continues]
That actually makes sense.

Jae Seok, for example

when a guest shares a really emotional story

- you sometimes tear up with them, right?
- Yeah, that happens sometimes.

That just proves you've got
that emotional personality.

Wait, I want to ask...

Don't people cry more as they get older?

- Is that the same thing, or is it different?
- Actually... yeah, I think that's part of it.

It's real.

[Elaborating]
You ever find yourself

flooding with tears
at the weirdest things as you get older?

Oh, for sure.

Hmm...

Maybe not just flooding...

["T" discovered at the extreme question]

Your emotions...

You have to feel something to...

You cry when there's something to cry about!

- Like when the wind hits your eyes?
- It doesn't just flow out of nowhere.

- Maybe when it's cold?
- That's water.

[Don't underestimate the middle-aged emotions]
Oh, that's water.

Just flowing like that? That's water.

You gotta feel the emotions building up.

You're kind of soft when it comes to
that kind of sentimental stuff, huh?

Right.

I'm like that too.

But you'll become like that too.

I can feel it creeping up on me.

[Back in the day...]
Lately, I've been tearing up

[Never would've cried at this]
at the weirdest things.

It happens.

But then, here's the real kicker!

There are moments when I
should be crying... but nothing comes out!

[Thinking deeply...]
Why does that happen?

- Hmm...
- Everyone else is crying, and I'm just...

[Eyes dry as the Sahara]
Yeah, sometimes I just don't cry.

- Maybe I'm just not feeling it enough?
- It's not the same for everything.

Maybe it's a hormonal imbalance?

[After much analysis, arrives at a conclusion]

[Hormonally imbalanced person]
Hey, what...

[Sips warm water after dropping that bomb]
Where did hormones even come from all of a sudden?

Hehe.

Oh, by the way...

[Self-assigned personality test continues]
When you get mad, do you avoid confrontation

or do you face it head-on and resolve it quickly?

Which type are you?

Me? I just bottle it all up inside.

I don't really get mad easily.

Wait, so do you bottle it up visibly
or is it like, completely hidden?

I don't let anyone notice...

- No one can tell at all?
- Because if I do let it show

it'd make everyone uncomfortable, right?

[For the sake of those around]
So I just keep it all in.

[Bottling up all the rage]
Not letting it show.

But hold on

didn't you kind of snap earlier?

With the shoes... and the breakfast.

That was just for fun.

But weirdly enough...
Whenever I go golfing with my wife

or with my friends

they say I walk different.

[Rage leakage occurs on the golf course]

Dude, you cannot hide it when you're golfing.

You can never hide it when it comes to golf.

It's not like I complain or anything

but if I start missing a few shots...

[Next scene incoming]
Your walk?

My wife and friends
just look at each other like...

Why?

They just look at each other.

And when I'm walking off alone

they say they can see heat waves

coming off me.

You're just that mad.

So she asked me to not be so obvious.

Hahaha.

[Unintentional human furnace]
You didn't mean to.

Never.

So now they tell me

"You know what? Just let it out.
Just say, ‘Man, this sucks!'"

[Encouraging open expression of rage]
Just let it out.

- Yeah, they're asking me to let it out.
- Right.

People around might feel better as well.

Right, that's better!

People can comfort you more.

It's better for everyone.

You think you're keeping it all inside...

[Fast walk, human furnace]
But you start walking fast, and steaming.

Apparently, it shows.

I'm trying not to do that anymore.

Letting it all out isn't that bad.

How about you? You let it out?

At home, how are you?

Ah, wait...

I mean, I think I keep it in, but...

People around me say they can kind of tell.

I think I'm keeping it in.

But maybe it shows.

Mmm...

You're a "T," huh?

Huh?

Ahahaha.

[Laughter nuke drops]

[Broken from unexpected comedic bomb]

[Clap]
You're a "T."

This is the funniest thing I've ever said.

But look at you

you don't know what to do with yourself.

[He can't even handle his own joke]

- Dude, do you see the heat waves?
- Oh yeah, I totally see them.

[Predicting]
You're gonna think about this the whole ride home.

On your way back, you'll be like...

[Sudden realization]
This!

- These guys...
- Argh!

Go back!

[Must go back and redeem my humor]

I have to go back!

"I have to go back." Haha.

Hey, director! Hand me that tape!

[Erasing the "T" from history
requesting a re-shoot]

Shoes off, let's do this again.

[Pinggyego!]

When do you feel the happiest?

At home, watching movies.

What kind of movies? Korean ones?

I don't really stick to genres.
I watch everything.

Do you ever get that "job hazard" thing?

Like, "If that were me, I'd do it differently."

Or "Hmm... that scene
should've been shot like this..."

Do you think about that?

Or do you just sit back and enjoy it?

Nah, I don't overanalyze.

I don't watch it from an actor's perspective.

I just enjoy it as a regular audience.

From what you've been saying

if you're not working, you're always at home.

So do you just literally stay in all day?

Yes!

So it's either movies... or parenting...

[And eating three meals in between]
Three meals a day.

But I eat really fast!

Oh, why? You finish quick?

Like, ten minutes? That's enough.

Wow, that's quick.

[This is the slowed-down version]
I've actually slowed down a lot.

Back in the day
I could finish a meal in a minute.

A minute?

[At that point, you're just drinking your food]
That's just inhaling.

A minute's just... inhaling literally.

Yeah, I used to scarf it down way too fast.

Actually, there was this one time...

[Baby Byung Hun, fresh into adulthood]
I was, like, 20?

Maybe 21. I had just gotten into KBS's

[KBS 14th class in training mode]
fourteenth talent training program.

We'd be stuck there all day training
and we'd get a lunch break.

So a few of us would head out

to this one dining spot in Yeouido.

- Right next to KBS.
- Yeah, there were so many of those.

But here's the thing, I always finished first.

So I'd just sit there, shaking my leg

[One-minute meal, then watches everyone else eat]
watching my friends eat.

And I guess word got around that I eat super fast.

One day, a buddy of mine goes

"Hey, you wanna try

a speed eating contest?"

I'm like, "Against who?"

"You know the new recruits from MBC?
The 19th batch trainees?"

"Those still in training like us."

"There's someone named Han Suk Kyu."

[An unexpected name]

- Hehe.
- I've never heard this story before.

Yeah, back then
I had never heard the name either.

And he was like
"He can finish Jjajangmyeon in seven seconds."

[Shocked again]

[Not confirmed]
I never actually confirmed it, though.

[The mythical seven-second Jjajangmyeon record]
Jjajangmyeon in seven seconds?

[For reference: Jeong Junha's record]
Junha's best time was like eight or nine seconds.

[was 5 seconds for regular, 8 seconds for large]
Right.

I don't know man. That's just what I heard.

And then later, when I saw Suk Kyu on TV

I was like, "Oh, that's the guy!"

Does he actually eat that fast, though?

No idea.

- It was just a rumor.
- Ah, so no actual proof.

I mean, I've met him plenty of times

but I've never actually eaten with him.

What about you? What's your fastest food?

I can't eat Jjajangmyeon that fast.

[Byung Hun's specialty is rice]
So what do you inhale?

Rice.

Are you picky about your food, like side dishes?

[Not at all]
Nope.

But do you have a favorite?

Like, "If this is on the table
I have to have rice"?

Stir-fried pork.

No argument there.

[Undisputed answer: Stir-fried pork]
There's nothing to talk about there.

We actually had that for breakfast
before you got here!

- Stir-fried pork.
- Stir-fried pork and squid.

[BH's favorite meal, by pure coincidence]
It's incredible.

Pop it in the microwave for a bit.

Stir-fried pork, well...

I swear, I could eat it every day.

[No need for words]
Seriously.

When I went to Cannes
for a film called Emergency Declaration

right after I landed
even before checking in at the hotel

I went straight to a Korean
restaurant and had stir-fried pork.

You like it that much.

So you're definitely a Korean-food guy.

Yeah, I even posted it on Instagram.

Like this.

[Exactly like this]

- Hehe.
- Have to adjust the focus, huh?

You're infamous for bad Instagram pics.

- Yeah, you can't take pictures for your life.
- Hey, it's not that I can't.

[Friends with the same struggle]
Jung Jae, you...

[Jung Jae and Byung Hun]

Handsome guys usually...

So I asked around.

Why do people even say I'm bad at it?

[Pro tip]
They say you have to find the right angle, like...

[Finding your perfect selfie angle]
Like this.

Yeah, but I just can't bring myself to do that.

Imagine doing this, you know?

[Not bad though]
That's nice. Why?

[Really?]
That's great though.

[Never]
Hey.

I get it, though.

- It feels... embarrassing.
- Acting cute and all that...

Exactly. And honestly

I think fans want
a proper shot of my face, you know?

[A fan service nobody knew about]

That's what I'm talking about.

Like, they wanna see my actual face

not some exaggerated angle
with huge eyes and all.

[If you stretch your face out like this]
If you do this...

[A man of principle]
That's not really me.

I don't take selfies that much
anyway, so I wouldn't know.

[Solo selfies? Even less]
Yeah, I barely take them.

I don't really have pictures of myself.

Because, well...

This face deserves some pictures.

[Perfect selfie spot]

And you... it's just...

[The worst selfie spot]
No matter how much you take...

[Disappointed review incoming]
Yeah, this just ain't it.

[It's me. I'm the problem]
I never feel like taking selfies.

[Agrees]
It's actually true.

- That's why I don't take them.
- That's true.

[Selfie haters]
I just don't feel like taking them.

No matter how good the camera is!
You get it, right?

It's just... no.

If I keep my mouth shut, it looks weird.

- If I open it, it's even weirder.
- For real.

But I mean, when you get older

don't you stop caring about looks?

[Annoyed]
That's just your opinion!

- Not us!
- Some people are naturally good-looking...

We are the hard workers.

- It never ends!
- Right.

[Might as well let it all out now]
People like us have to try all the time.

I'll be struggling till the day I die!

Till the very end!

Ah... I see.

I don't stress over my looks as much as I used to.

But maybe...

maybe I should be a little more self-aware.

Why?

I mean... fans probably
don't want me thinking like this.

[Draws a firm line]
Nah, but you are seriously cool.

Your voice alone has this weight to it.

"Thanks to this warm water..."

That sounded like an ad.

[Imitating coolness]
"Thanks to this warm water..."

"Another cup of warm water, please."

[The original version]
"Thank you."

[Spots someone in the front row]
And

look at your manager over there

laughing at everything Byung Hun says.

- He's cracking up.
- Hahaha.

He likes it.

He especially lost it at this.

[The strongest reaction
to the stir-fired pork shot]

My manager was actually there when that happened.

He's the one who took the photo.

[He's the photographer]
Oh, I see.

So, how long have you been working together?

Five years.

Oh, five years!

So, what's Byung Hun really like?

He's just... so funny.

Hehe.

- Oh no, he can't hold it in.
- So he jokes around a lot.

[Imitating the manager]
He literally went

"He's just... so funny. Trheheh."

[The laughter loop: Laughing at the laugh]

You're hilarious.

[Goes full flower pose, getting real for a second]
Honestly

I wish I could show all of my humor.

Are you holding back on purpose?

No, it's not that.
I just... freeze up in front of the camera.

Why?

It's weird.

[Less of a conscious decision]
Since when I was younger

a teacher told me

"You never know what kind of elder
is watching from behind that camera."

[So now, unconsciously...]
The moment a camera is on me, I just...

[Reflexively switches to polite mode]
I stiffen up. I get formal.

You have to be polite.

I mean, if I were acting

I could swear, cry, do whatever the role demands.

But here? This isn't a character.

I'm just Lee Byung Hun.

Still, I think today...

I actually spoke pretty freely.

- Yeah, right?
- Because...

[Debut-mates since 1991]
I've known Jae Seok for so long.

Like, way too long.

Recently I was even on

- You Quiz...
- Healing Camp... wait, no.

It's You Quiz on the Block.

Everyone messes up when they come here.

For real, Hwang Jung Min and all these guys...

[Same seat, same mistake]
Why do all these guys mess this up?

[What is "Punghyanggo"?]
Healinggo it is.

[Fact 1: "Healing Camp" ended in 2016]
It ended a long time ago.

[Fact 2: Yu Jae Seok was never
the MC of "Healing Camp"]

I mean, I felt healed...

during You Quiz on the Block.

[To me, You Quiz on the Block
is healing inspiration, and a safe space]

It felt so healing on You Quiz on the Block.

Did you have a nickname growing up?

[Hobby: Collecting and creating nicknames]

Terminator!

[Yes, his nickname was actually Terminator]
Terminator.

You do kind of resemble...

Arnold Schwarzenegger, though.

- And you actually ended up being in the movie.
- Yeah, people used to say I looked like him.

I was also the strongest
at arm wrestling in school.

So you're strong as well.

So that's how I got the nickname Terminator.

[Movie: The Terminator, 1984]
And you actually ended up in the film.

[Terminator 2, 1991]
Right.

[James Cameron's breakthrough film]
Dude, that's insane...

[And a legendary sci-fi action movie]
That's wild.

[Byung Hun starred in the fifth series
TERMINATOR GENISYS]

[Feeling proud]
That nickname actually led to the film.

That's incredible.

One moment I'll never forget

I was filming TERMINATOR GENISYS at the time.

There was this... some kind of party.

Was it a Christmas party?

Anyway, Arnold Schwarzenegger
invited his close friends

[And Byung Hun got an invite]
over to his house.

And Sylvester Stallone...

They were just standing there, side by side.

[Sylvester Stallone: Legendary action star
from Rocky, 1976 and Rambo, 1982]

[Blew up the whole world with those films]
That shot of the two of them...

[Legendary actors who]
That was seriously...

[became the ultimate Hollywood action icons]
They're really...

[Terminator and Rocky]
Real-life superheroes.

[standing in the same frame in front of me?]
It was unreal.

It was just too cool.

Like seeing Cho Hun Hyun and Lee Chang Ho.

[Seamlessly slides in a reference to Go legends]
Oh, you really worked that one in, huh?

Smooth like butter.

From our perspective, it's like...
Maeng Gu and Young Gu.

[Comedic legends]
Exactly.

The legendary duo.

Anyway, I had to sprinkle in
a bit of my actor side.

[Back to storytelling mode]
So there they were, just standing there.

And I'm thinking, "How do I even process this?"

Then suddenly Arnold Schwarzenegger waves me over.

[Another mind-blowing moment]
To introduce you?

Yeah!

- Wow...
- "This is Sylvester Stallone, and this is..."

Arnold turns to Stallone and asks

"Do you know what this guy's playing here?"

And Stallone's like, "Oh? What role?"

Then Arnold goes, "He's the new T-1000."

- He just introduced me like that.
- Whoa.

Honestly, I didn't have that much screen time

but T-1000 as a character
has such a massive presence.

[T-1000: Previously in Terminator 2]
Apparently, in the industry, there was

[The ultimate villain]
a bit of a buzz about who'd play T-1000 next.

[Also, one of the most
iconic villains in movie history]

So he introduced me as the new T-1000.

We shook hands

took some photos...

It all felt so surreal.

I mean, Terminator was literally
your childhood nickname.

And now, actually starring in it?

That's some movie-level destiny right there.

You really are something else.

You drop these stories so casually.

- Like it's no big deal.
- Totally.

[The more you think about it, the crazier it is]
Getting invited to Arnold Schwarzenegger's house.

[Meanwhile, I've only seen his house on TV]
That interview in his home

was in a documentary too, right?

Yeah, but you gotta play
it cool with stories like this.

[Flexing]
That sounds a bit more...

[Leg casually crossed]

Right. If you make a big deal out of it...

You had it all planned, huh?

[Falling into calculated storytelling trap]
We just get sucked in like this.

Arnold's house is huge, right?

Oh, dude. He literally has
golf carts to get around.

Is the gate like this?

And right past the gate
there's a lineup of golf carts.

You have to take one to get to the house.

- Tall trees everywhere.
- And a lake as well?

Other things here.

I saw it briefly
on the documentary, but it was huge!

Yeah, it's massive.

[Whenever he sees a huge house]
I'm always saying this

it's really expensive, right?

But it's not just about that

the maintenance is another huge cost.

Maintaining, right.

I mean, who's mowing that entire lawn?

Who does that?

You think Arnold wakes up
early and does it himself?

No way!

[Concerned about someone else's house maintenance]
It's impossible!

You can't do it in a day.

You clean one section
and the other side is already dusty again.

- Right.
- You'd need an entire team.

It was really insane.

- His place is in LA, right?
- Yeah.

- You have a house in LA too, right?
- Yours is also in LA...

Yeah, but... uh... it's very tiny.

Hehe.

We'll visit.

It's barely bigger than a golf cart.

[Still wanna come?]
No golf carts around, huh?

Nah, this guy keeps downplaying it.

[We wanna go]
I bet it's actually super nice.

[Back to Arnold]
You know, we've seen these Hollywood stars

in movies and shows our whole lives...

But standing face-to-face with them?
What would that feel like?

[Se Chan's once-in-a-lifetime moment]
I will never forget

[In 2018, Tom Cruise appeared on Running Man]
when Tom Cruise came on Running Man.

- Cruise.
- I'll never forget that.

We were playing a game together

and Suk Jin got all greedy.

That was my scene with Tom Cruise

[Intrigued]
but then he got greedy.

He saw a chance, shoved me aside, and took over.

He really wanted that two-shot.

So in the end
I never got any footage with Tom Cruise.

[Se Chan's dream shattered]
Suk Jin was like

"Hey, step aside. Let me do this."

[Gyeju remembers too]
It was Se Chan's turn.

Tom Cruise called me over

[Excited at being called]
"Hey! Come on!"

So I was like, "Me?" and got all excited

But Suk Jin swooped in like
"Hey, step aside. Let me do this."

So I just stood there watching.

I still can't get over it.

Suk Jin...

Wow, I never thought of him like that, but...

He's got some sneaky ambition, huh?

[Especially loves gossip about Ji Suk Jin]

He's got small ambitions. The little things.

Tom-greedy Cruise.

Ahahah.

Tom Cruise and Tom-greedy Cruise.

He doesn't have big ambitions!

[Just the tiny ones]
Just some tiny ones.

[Ex. Two-shot with top stars
Cheesecake on vacation]

Especially when it comes
to getting a two-shot with a top star...

He will never let that go.

So, besides watching movies at home

do you have any other hobbies?

[Certified Barista]
I actually got a barista license.

[Said this on You Quiz on the Block as well]
I decided I wanted to make fresh coffee

[His hobby and routine]
for my wife every day.

[Making fresh coffee for Min Jung]
So I'd grind fresh coffee beans and all...

But one day...

[Hesitant]

Lately, she's switched to... Capsule coffee.

[His romantic routine replaced by a machine]
Oh, the machine?

Yeah, she says it takes too long.

[Processing the emotional damage]
Pour hot water. Press button. Right?

I mean... it is convenient.

Yeah, so she switched to that.

Now all the romance is gone.

So now, whenever I start

grinding beans

[Senses an ominous presence]
I start feeling watched.

She's like going back and forth.

I'm like hold on, just a second.

Then suddenly, from behind me...

[Coffee machine on]
Buzz.

The machine's already brewing.

- While you were still grinding?
- I'm like almost done.

[Defeated by superior speed]

He's still doing this.

[Pinggyego!]

What's the longest you've stayed home
without going out at all?

Maybe... 20 days?

[Genuine shock]
Wait, 20 days?

Like, you never stepped outside?

- Nope.
- Wow.

[Double-checking]
That wasn't... COVID quarantine, right?

So, actually the quarantine was easy for me.

- Really?
- Whoa...

I barely survived quarantine.

After a week, I was losing it.

I was dying to get out.

I spent days just staring out the window.

- Seriously.
- You just wanted to go outside that bad?

You're the type who needs to run outside.

[Yearning for freedom]

I spent so much time just staring out the window.

By day ten, I was losing it.

- Wait, wasn't quarantine just for a week?
- Nah, it was 14 days.

Back in the early days
even close contacts had to quarantine.

Since there was an incubation period and all that.

At the time, I was filming Concrete Utopia.

One day, we heard that

someone from the set had tested positive.

[I wasn't a close contact, but...]
I didn't wanna take any risks

[Staying apart from the family as well]
so I told my family

[Movie room]
"I'll stay in the movie room.

Don't come in."

[Min Jung]
"If you get it, I'm gonna get it too, anyways."

"It's fine. Just come out and eat.
I'll join the quarantine with you."

Really?

[Min Jung]
"When the result comes, I'll join in."

[Touched]
I was really touched, you know.

- Exactly.
- That's a real family right there.

That's not easy to say.

[But still spent one night in separate rooms]
I was genuinely touched.

And the next morning
we were waiting for the official call

to see if I could return to set.

[Got the call to return to set]
And they said I was clear.

[Back to filming]
"Oh really?" So we kept filming.

But then

the odds got worse.

Oh, you felt off.

Someone even closer to me

- tested positive.
- Positive again!

[Byung Hun]
"This time I might've actually got it."

"I'm not feeling 100 percent either, so..."

"Alright, I'm really locking myself in.

If I need water, I'll just call you.

Just leave it outside the door.

I'll call you from inside."

[And went inside the room]
I did that.

Then I called for some water.

No response.

So I cracked the door open and went

"Min Jung, can you get me some water?"

[Well]

She was all like

"if you get it, I'm getting it too anyways.
Just come out" before.

I thought she was bowling from all the way there.

[Precise long-distance aiming]

Aiming like this.

She literally threw it at me.

That's when the disappointment hit, huh?

- Ahaha.
- And you know.

Hilarious.

Any other time, I would've
caught it with no problem.

I have good reflexes.

But at that moment, I just... stared at it.

Just... watched it fly.

Completely defeated.

Then I slowly picked it up
shut the door, and went back inside.

That's so funny.

Because you were more likely to be positive.

[Post-apocalyptic film]
And you were filming

Concrete Utopia at the time.

- Right, disasters and all.
- But in the end, I didn't get it that time.

Later, we both got it at the same time.

Which was actually better.

Yeah, quarantining together is way easier.

[We went through that]
If you have bad timing...

[If you have bad timing]
One person gets better, then the next one...

[Household chaos]
Then you're stuck in this never-ending cycle.

Honestly, now that it's over
we can joke about it...

[Never wanna go back]
That time was seriously...

- It was hell.
- It was terrifying.

- You never knew what was gonna happen next.
- Right.

But wow... hehe.

Hehe.

You have so many stories!

[Domestic, international, across all time periods]
You're basically a walking episode generator.

[An untapped goldmine of hidden stories]
International and the household... everything.

I don't talk about myself this much, usually.

[Thirty five years in the industry]
When you've been around this long

you're bound to have a million stories.

Yeah, you can't not have them.

I always say this but...

[Time goes faster as you age?]
Actually, I read about this recently.

[Recent scientific study findings]
Some professor did a study on it.

On what?

As you get older
your perception of time really speeds up.

Like, the way we feel time passing?
It's actually getting faster.

Honestly, going
from 30 to 40 felt like a big jump.

But 40 to 50? It just... happens?

- Nah, that hits hard too.
- Oh, it does?

Forty to fifty as well?

It hits even harder.

[Fifty four-year-old feeling upset]
Oh, really?

[Fifty two-year-old agrees]
I thought you'd start letting go by then!

- It's true.
- It hits harder?

Way worse!

Oh, wow, so it hits harder!

Way worse!

You just pretend like it's fine!

Honestly, when I turned 30...

- Nothing.
- I barely even noticed.

[Didn't feel like aging]
If anything, it felt kind of good.

Yeah, I was fine.

Like, you finally feel like an adult.

But once you hit your mid-thirties...

[Agrees]
you start feeling your age.

[Gyewon MIMI's way to define age]
And when I hit 40

[Somewhere between 38 and 40]
this year

[Meeting the number four was shocking]
that hit me pretty hard.

Meanwhile, look at Suk Jin fighting hard.

[Physically resisting reality]
"No!"

[Currently defending his 59-year-old status]
He definitely reached 60.

- But he keeps saying no.
- No!

Suk Jin? He's that old, really?

Yeah, he was born in 1966.

And since his birthday
already passed, he's officially 59.

[Still in disbelief]

If you go by Korean age, he's 60.

But right now, he's clinging to 59.

Wow, he really doesn't look his age.

He's aged really well.

Yeah, he looks young
and he takes care of himself well.

[Notices BH's arms]
Hey

you work out a lot, right?

Not really these days.

So you don't work out during the off-season?

I think I've been off-season for a while now.

[Stunned by his humility]
But still, your body...

Your physique, your build

I know you must've worked out, but...

You've got that...

[Exactly]
Natural strength.

[That's right]
You're naturally strong.

But honestly

I haven't done arm wrestling in forever.

Back in the day, though...

You never lost to your friends, right?

[Accepts it with a nod]
Yeah...

So you're just born with it.

I even entered arm wrestling competitions.

- For real?
- In high school.

Oh, really?

Seriously!

I never lost back then.

I was the guy who'd go
to random Chinese restaurants...

Challenge the owner?

You know those chefs handling heavy woks...

I would order a fried rice and ask them

[Confidently throwing out the challenge]
for an arm-wrestling match and win them all.

I just didn't know how to lose.

At one point, I really thought...

"This is it. This is my path to success."

[Serious]
When I had no dreams, no nothing...

I think that was kind of
my hope back in high school.

MBC was holding a National Arm
Wrestling Championship at that time.

Yeah, there was something like that.

Right, I remember that!

- They had the full traditional Kkwaenggwari.
- MBC, right.

And I thought, "This is it!"

[My chance to make a name for myself]
Let's go.

So, I signed up.

- There were like 500, 600 people there.
- They came from all over the country.

Since there were so many people
it was a full-on tournament.

And only the last few standing...

And those alone

[A chance to be on TV]
got to be on TV.

[Exactly]
Probably from the round of 16 onwards.

So, how far did you get?

Didn't even pass the prelims.

- You got eliminated?
- First round.

[I said I entered. Never said I won]

Bruh.

- What is this guy? I thought...
- Dude, the way you were telling the story...

[Bamboozled by his dramatic setup]
I thought you won.

You literally said you never lost!

The manager is

- dying over there.
- He's literally dying of laughter.

[Asking again]
So you got eliminated in the prelims?

First round.

Who did you go up against? Do you remember?

Ah...

He wasn't even big. He was skinny.

All the other guys were massive.

But the one guy I got matched with?
He was small.

You must've thought it was an easy win.

But he put his arm on the table

like this.

[A hidden monster arm appears]
Hey, seriously!

[Skeptical]
Don't act it out.

[Skeptical]
Hey!

I mean, it might have been a little exaggerated.

He was all skinny here.

[Unforgettable opponent]
Everywhere else was skinny and small.

- Mmm.
- Dude must've only trained one side.

[Bam]

It was this huge.

[He didn't know how to lose]
But still, I had never lost before.

[Didn't know how to be scared either]
So of course, I was just...

Bam.

[An easy win for BH]
I thought that would be game over.

And then, as soon as the start...

Ugh!

[Joongdong High's arm-wrestling king destroyed]
But...

[Naturally pulls off a perfect reenactment]

Dude, this guy can mime!

No wonder he's good at this.

From this.

I'm just used to winning like this, in one go.

[Used to this posture]
I'm used to this, you know.

- It should've been like this.
- Your first time bent the other way.

When my arm went the other way, that pain...

I got wrecked.

[That's the day the king put down his crown]
After that, I stopped arm wrestling.

- That really messed you up, huh?
- Yeah... way too much.

- I was shocked.
- BH is too hilarious.

- That's amazing.
- He can act, so...

- Yeah, seriously!
- He knows how to act.

That's a full-on weapon.

[Imitating together]
This is...

This is advanced skill.

But honestly, he's right.

Arm wrestling is dangerous.
People actually get hurt.

- Yeah, for real!
- The tendons...

[It can lead to serious injuries]
You can seriously mess up your tendons.

[After the competition]
And after that

[The reputation still lived on]
I was still

famous, you know.

People still challenged me all the time.

And yeah, I mostly won...

- But eventually, I started losing more.
- Not like before?

I realized I was just a big fish in a small pond.

But hey, you're seriously something...
Challenging owners for fried rice...

[Challenge fee: fried rice]
The owner...

Wok handler, let's have a round.

This guy lived on the rough edge.

You know construction workers
doing all the rough work...

Those guys have real-life strength.

I challenged all those guys as well...

- You won?
- You never lost?

I won them all.

[Not lying]
So you were actually strong.

You were that strong but...

the guy who did beat you...

And even now, there are people
who train just for arm wrestling.

There are still tournaments.

- They train for that really hard.
- They just do this.

[Focusing on forearms]
They literally just do this only.

They don't train anything else. Just this.

Back then, there was
this movie called Over the Top.

A Sylvester Stallone movie

about arm wrestling.

[Over the Top, 1987]
In the movie, he's a truck driver

and while driving
he's always training his right arm.

And they were giving away that cap!

So I showed up early

- and I actually got one.
- Hehe.

[Middle school]
At the theater.

They were giving out caps to the first few people.

There were those merch back then as well?

Yeah, there were.

Caps with "OVER THE TOP" written on them.

It's the exact same cap
Stallone wears in the movie!

Did you go to one of those theaters?

- Like Daehan Cinema?
- Yup! One of those!

Yeah! Back then films
were only released in one theater.

[Late 1990s, before multiplex cinemas took over]

[Theaters only had one screen]
Only one theater...

[A film would only air in one theater]
Right.

Yeah, so I went there and got one.

[Miracle morning for the merch]
I went in the morning with my friend.

[Losing it at how serious he is about this]
For the merch?

Yup. For the merch.

Did you actually wear the cap?

[Sure]
Of course!

That was probably
my first time lining up for merch.

I wanted that cap so bad.

Did people mess with you less, wearing that?

Like, did it make you look tougher?

Oh, for sure.

It was like my badge of honor.

Wearing that "OVER THE TOP" cap.

It gave you power.

[High school BH]
I think I saw that in theaters too.

Oh, you did? Over the Top?

Of course!

[BH instantly reenacts the legendary move]
This.

[BH just reminded Gyeju of his core memory]
What's that? That's the grip?

Bruh!

Wow, you remember that?

That was the key moment of the movie!

[The highlight of the movie]
So that's the highlight?

This is how Stallone

won the final match.

Bam!

I just got chills.

Of course.

That was everything!

[Knows the mechanics of arm wrestling]
He really...

You really loved arm wrestling, huh?

Oh, you were obsessed.

[Pinggyego!]

So anyway, he's back with a new movie, The Match.

And honestly, I keep thinking

so many people worked so hard on this.

It has to do well...

Don't you have that kind of pressure?

Ah, well! The results...
That's just something we can't control.

Of course, it'd be amazing if it does well.

But if it doesn't meet expectations?

Then I'll just take it as

"Maybe we could've done something better."

But personally, I really enjoyed this script.

It's one of the most realistic films

I've ever worked on.

And I think that's its biggest strength.

[The Match, in theaters March 26th! Go watch it!]
I hope lots of people enjoy the movie.

We've been talking a lot
since morning with Byung Hun today.

- It was fun.
- Yeah, it was.

- For real?
- You were hilarious.

[Proud]

By the way, how did Zzanbro go?

Ah, we were drinking, so...

I don't even remember what I said.

[Classic drunk people
Zero memory of what happened]

I seriously don't remember.

Now, I'm a little worried...

There might be a lot
of overlap with today's stories.

Eh, doesn't matter!

I mean, you didn't talk about
arm wrestling over there, right?

Actually, I might have.

Oh, really?

So you just told every story over there too?

What if...

It's all the exact same stories?

Ahahaha.

That might actually make this funnier.

That's great!

Like, what made it into which show?

- That could be a fun game!
- True.

If every single story you told here
is identical to the ones you told there...

That'd be legendary.

A total disaster

but legendary nonetheless.

I hope the audience wouldn't think

"Huh? He's telling the same story again."

but just think
"Hmm. Why does this sound familiar?"

I hope they just feel like this.

"Hmm, weird... but fun!"

He did put in effort!

- So just let it slide, please.
- Hahaha.

[First-time guest gift presentation]
And now, for Byung Hun...

We got you a little something.

Why just a little something?

Why not a big something?

Hehehe.

Can I open it?

[Opens gift]
Sure.

Whoa.

[For coffee, tea, and hot water]
Since you love coffee.

And, uh, since you don't even know
where your coffee machine went...

Now you can make it here!

Thank you! They're so nice!

I'll use them well.

- I will check if you actually use them.
- Huh?

[Random spot checks incoming]

Alright, Gyewon family

thanks so much for joining us today!

And Ourhome On the Go Lunchbox

thank you again.

[Thank you, BH]
And of course, a huge thanks to our special guest

[Bye, Gyewon]
Byung Hun. Thank you.

[Jae Seok] Thank you, really.
[Byung Hun] Yeah, thanks.

[Se Chan] I had so much fun.
[Byung Hun] It was great to meet you.

[Jae Seok]
Byung Hun, let's take a picture. Come here.

[Byung Hun]
For Instagram.

[Jae Seok]
Right! Haha.

Good work, everyone!

- See you next time.
- Yeah, take care.

I'll see you again soon.

[Produced by: Antenna Plus
Mixing by: Youth Sound]

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