Original subtitles

My name is Gabriel

[♪ upbeat music playing]

My name is Gabriel

[Defconn] Her afternoon shift has begun.

I can do it.

BUT THIS IS THE BIGGEST HOT POT RESTAURANT

[Defconn] They're coming.

[Minkyung] Gosh, it must be so tiring for employees.

It's raining again?

I never thought it would rain.

They set up tents here?

SHE NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D PUT UP TENTS

[Minkyung] It'll be harder to work.

[Hyeran] Who knew it would rain?

SHE GOT DRENCHED

THIS IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT

It's much more active at night.

-[Minkyung] Right. -[Haeri] The lights...

Yes, the lights are on.

[Defconn] Spicy food is perfect for rainy days.

-[Minkyung] That's amazing. -[Haeri] My gosh.

[Minkyung] I want one!

THE FIRST DAY OF WORK AT THE HOT POT RESTAURANT ENDS

Mom's here.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] What did you do during lunch?

[in Korean] I actually played Mahjong.

We're just starting without even teaching me?

GIGGLE

SHE EVEN HAD TO BUY THEM ICE CREAM

They tried to beat me.

"My daughter lost?"

THE TRUE MASTER WAS CLOSE BY

MAHJONG IS ALL ABOUT TECHNIQUE

SKILLFUL HAND MOVEMENTS

[Defconn] Wow!

I'll surprise my friends.

QIANYUN DREAMS OF GETTING REVENGE

-I hope I do better today. -[Lu Hong] Hurry!

THE FOUR GATHERED AGAIN

[Defconn] How come we only see her during break time?

[Hyeran] Are we going to play Mahjong again?

WHERE ARE THEY HEADED?

[Defconn] I'm curious where they are going.

[Minkyung] Right.

GLANCE

We're not going to play Mahjong for real, right?

They said "class."

I wondered if they were going to teach me Mahjong

-for real. -You thought it was

-Mahjong for sure? -Yes.

Or are they really going to a class?

So I decided not to be curious and just go with the flow.

I did, but...

-Oh, no. -[Myungsoo] What's going on?

-Why? -[Myungsoo] What's going on?

FLAP

[woman laughing, speaking Chinese]

[in Korean] They're the only ones having fun. I'm so embarrassed.

Is that for dancing?

Are you learning how to dance?

SQUINT

-What? -[Defconn] Is it for aerobics?

I'm so embarrassed!

A PLACE WHERE UNUSUAL MUSIC PLAYS

[♪ upbeat dance music playing on speakers]

-My gosh. -What? Is this a class?

-[Minkyung] It's so embarrassing. -You went there to have fun.

What is this? Only I did hard labor to make some money.

-[Defconn] What is this? -[Myungsoo protesting]

-They're dancing all of a sudden? -All of a sudden?

-My gosh. -[Myungsoo] What is this?

But they really actually do this.

-Is this the class? -[Hyeran] For real.

-You dance in front of customers? -[Hyeran] For real.

No. They actually... [laughing]

-[Defconn] Hey... -That must be it.

-You could think that. -Dancing in front of the customers...

Keeping up with their schedule is hard, right?

Yes. I couldn't believe it.

They have so much passion.

-They don't waste time. -Yes. They live life to the full.

[♪ upbeat dance music playing on speakers]

Gosh, you're starting right away?

You're copying them as soon as you got there?

-You didn't even learn. -[Haeri] Wait.

You just dive right into it?

[in Chinese] It seems like Hwalala didn't even imagine we'd go to dance class.

[Defconn in Korean] They are amazing.

[in Chinese] We go dancing together often.

May every meeting be an elegant moment.

To the wise and scholarly family members present...

[♪ upbeat dance music playing on speakers]

...have a wonderful time.

[dancers] Thank you.

[in Korean] Wow. I haven't heard this in a while.

-[hums] This is music for the DDR game. -[Haeri] The footwork.

YOU CAN DO IT

QIANYUN IS GIVEN TWO STICKS

Yoga?

T-BAR STRETCHING USING A WOODEN STICK

-For your posture? -[Hyeran] Yes.

-You're doing it. -[Minkyung] But...

It's something you'll need when you work.

I think that's why they do this.

What now?

I put it in between my legs and try to keep it there.

It helps with your posture?

Yes. For sure.

MAKING SURE THE PAPER DOESN'T FALL

-[Defconn] It looks good on you. -[Haeri] She needs to balance it.

[Minkyung] My gosh, your body...

-You look great. -[Haeri] It looks hard.

[in Chinese] We're going to hold it out for one song.

-[Haeri in Korean] What... -[Hyeran] I had to keep

-that posture for one song. -[Defconn exclaims]

[Minkyung] My gosh.

-It looks hard. -[Hyeran] After you do that,

you get drenched in sweat. [chuckles]

SHE IS WITH HER RELIABLE FRIENDS

[♪ upbeat dance music playing on speakers]

[Defconn] The music is too upbeat not to dance.

-[Hyeran laughing] That was so weird. -[Defconn] Right?

[Hyeran] The music was upbeat, but we couldn't move.

[music intensifies]

[all laughing in studio]

[Defconn] My gosh.

Have you ever worn anything like that?

[laughing] Not once.

I'm embarrassed even right now.

Can you blur me out?

-[Defconn] You look great. -[Hyeran] Please. [exclaims]

QIANYUN WAS STUCK LIKE THAT FOR A WHILE

WARM-UP IS OVER

[Defconn] Posture correction programs are popular in China these days.

-[Hyeran] Ah, yes. -[Defconn] All over China.

FIVE MINUTES LATER, QIANYUN FINALLY BECOMES FREE

Oh, my legs.

[in Chinese] We're going to do a waist exercise now.

[in Korean] I'm so embarrassed because of these pants.

-I'm so embarrassed. -[♪ electronic music playing on speakers]

WHILE SHE'S EMBARRASSED, THE MUSIC CHANGES

[instructor in Chinese] Hands on your waist.

WHERE DID HER EMBARRASSMENT GO? HER EYES HAVE CHANGED

-[♪ music turns upbeat] -Five, six, seven, start.

-[all laughing] -[in Korean] My gosh.

DANCE

My gosh!

All of a sudden?

No way!

-[Defconn] Hyeran. -I'm so embarrassed.

[Myungsoo] It's more fun than a movie.

-[Hyeran] So embarrassing. -[Defconn] You're good.

It's more fun than a movie.

-It's more fun than a movie. -[Defconn and Minkyung exclaim]

This is better than a movie.

ONE, TWO

[Hyeran] At first, it was...

It was very similar to acting.

I thought [sucks teeth]

it would be hard at first,

but they said, "You're Hwalala now, so be her."

And that made me feel free.

I tried to be more like Hwalala today.

It was like getting a tool after fishing with my bare hands.

It was like they were giving me tools to be more plentiful.

So, today, I just kept on trying.

-I'm very indecisive. -[staff member] Yes.

I just can't decide, and I'm not the bravest person.

TRYING TO LIVE AS THE BRAVE QIANYUN,

NOT THE COWARD HYERAN

OH, MY BUTT

LAUGHS

[instructor speaking Chinese]

[Hyeran in Korean] The class...

-It was very focused on the pelvis. -[all laughing]

She's so honest.

She's very honest.

Seriously, I had to shake my pelvis a lot.

A LIGHT PELVIS EXERCISE TO START WITH

IN AND OUT

Isn't that the dance on TikTok?

-[humming] It goes like this. -The tanghulu song?

It's that dance.

Have you ever moved your pelvis that much?

I moved so much that day. I have never moved that much before.

You'll keep doing variety shows, right?

-[laughs] What? -Could you show us?

What? The dance?

-Stand up... -Here? No!

-Why not? -You are crazy.

-Crazy? -You are so crazy.

-[Myungsoo] Crazy? -[Hyeran] You are out of your mind.

-Like this. -My goodness!

MY EYES

He is...

-He shouldn't do that. -He's good.

-You shouldn't move your stomach. -Give us an example then.

-You try. -You have to...

-How do I do it? -...shake it like this.

Like this.

-Legs together? -Do a hip hinge and move your pelvis.

[Defconn] You're good.

-And then you bounce it upwards. -[laughing uproariously]

You bounce it upwards.

-How? -Like this.

-She's so good. -You put it in...

-Look at her. -You have to bounce it.

-[Myungsoo] Look at her. -[Hyeran] You have to bounce it.

-I was so focused on the pelvis. -Ah!

She says she was embarrassed, but she didn't hesitate to show us,

-and she's good. -[Minkyung] She's so good.

-Right. -But I wanted to

do my best and try hard.

I couldn't chicken out at such an opportunity.

[both exclaim]

And Hwalala does her best.

-[Defconn] Right. -On the second day,

I thought I should try to live more like Hwalala.

[instructor in Chinese] We'll try the next one 40 times.

-[in Korean] There's more? -Forty?

[Hyeran] She kept making me do it.

[instructor in Chinese] Forty like this, forty like this and forty like this.

Forty?

[instructor] So 120 in total. Okay?

[women] Yes.

Let's try.

[women] Yes.

Are you confident?

[women] Yes.

You are? Okay. Let's give it a try.

[♪ upbeat dance music playing on speakers]

[Defconn laughing]

-[in Korean] You're so focused. -[Myungsoo] It's more fun than a movie.

-[in Chinese] Is sixty times okay? -[Myungsoo in Korean] It's a comedy.

EVEN HER FRIENDS ARE SURPRISED

[in Chinese] One, two, three, four.

[continues counting]

[Hyeran in Korean] It felt nice and refreshing to go there and dance

after working all day.

I would glance at my friends sometimes, and they sometimes glanced back at me,

but they kept looking at their reflection in the mirror.

I mean, you work hard every day, and when you go there to dance,

you feel so elegant.

I think I would want to enjoy it.

I wanted to feel that.

[instructor in Chinese] That is all for today.

Thank you for joining me.

SHE FINALLY ESCAPES THE PELVIS HELL

[Defconn in Korean] It's over.

[Myungsoo] This is so much fun.

[Hyeran] I want to shoot a TikTok video using what I've learned.

[friends in Chinese] Of course.

[Hyeran in Korean] Really? We're doing it?

Did you really take a video? After the class?

They kept telling me from the first day that Hwalala shoots videos for TikTok.

When they first met me on my first day of work,

they asked why I wasn't recording videos.

I asked them if I was on TikTok, and they said,

-"You upload four videos every day." -[exclaims]

So when I heard that, I thought I should record some videos.

-Because you have to be her. -[Hyeran] Yes.

They are totally extroverts.

-Those who are outgoing. -[Haeri and Defconn] Yes.

It's like a gathering of extroverts.

-Yes. -They dance and play Mahjong.

I'll copy you.

-We have to do this one, too. -[friends laughing]

PROMISE

[Defconn laughs]

[♪ upbeat dance music playing on speakers]

[all laughing in studio]

-Smile. -She's a pro now.

SMILE

Happier!

FROM COWARDLY HYERAN TO BRAVE QIANYUN

THE FINISHED TIKTOK VIDEO

-[Haeri] My gosh. -[all laughing, clapping in studio]

THEY GO TO A HAT SHOP NEXT

-Buy me a hat. -Okay.

[Defconn] She's really buying you a hat?

[Minkyung] She is? My gosh.

-You went on a vacation! -[laughing]

Shopping!

[Defconn] I can't defend you.

-What is that? -I agree.

You danced, had dessert and bought a hat.

-I worked a lot. -Taeho!

-Myungsoo. -I'm the only one who worked.

-You are allowed to be angry today. -[Hyeran] Right.

You can be angry.

-As much as you want. -Be angry.

-[Defconn] You went shopping. -[Xuelian in Chinese] You like this?

-[in Korean] You like it? -[Defconn] Aren't you going to work?

This is good?

Isn't this too expensive?

LU HONG PAYS FOR THE HAT

Thank you.

[in Chinese] Thank you.

DO YOU LIKE THE HAT?

[in Korean] It's pretty, right?

[Minkyung] Gosh.

-I got it as a gift. -[Defconn] It looks good on her.

I don't think I should eat much

[sighs] if I go to places like that.

[in Chinese] Lu Hong wanted to make sure you ate well.

[in Korean] The food is great here.

Everything was good. Seriously.

[in Chinese] Is spicy food okay for you?

-[in Korean] It's so good. -[Defconn] They are all so close.

-It's fun. -When I saw the customers eat,

it looked really good.

[in Chinese] When I see the fruit, I almost want to ask for a bite.

[all laughing]

WHILE SHE CHATS WITH HER FRIENDS

[Hyeran in Korean] After making me sweat so much,

you're going to put me to work again.

While hanging out with them,

you must've felt how close Hwalala was to them.

Yes.

AFTERNOON WORK BEGINS

My legs...

[Minkyung] Gosh, it must be so hard.

[Hyeran] I had to work right after dancing.

[Minkyung] You danced and shopped.

[Haeri] The stairs...

-The cars are coming. -[Hyeran] Yes.

-It's about to begin. -[Haeri] Here they are.

-[Minkyung] Wow. -[Defconn] The customers are coming.

[Hyeran] After lunch time, a lot of customers

-begin to come. -[Minkyung] While the sun sets.

[Myungsoo] Let's see.

APPROACHING THE CUSTOMERS BOLDLY

-[in Chinese] Hello. -[customer] Hello.

[in Korean] The weather is nice today.

-[in Chinese] Yes, it's very good. -[Hyeran chuckles] Ah.

GIVING THEM AN APRON

GOING TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER

SHE SEES CUSTOMERS TAKING PHOTOS

[in Korean] Do you want me to take a photo for you?

Over there as the background. What do you think?

Stand here.

[in English] Wow. Wow.

[in Korean] Pretty. Beautiful.

-Perfect. -[Haeri] You're so passionate.

-[Defconn exclaims] -She's using her pelvis.

MAKING USE OF HER PELVIS

-[Defconn] That... -[Haeri] Her pelvis.

-She even kneels down. -[Myungsoo] After working out,

you have a lot of strength in your lower body.

[in English] One, two, three. One, two, three.

[Defconn in Korean] Myungsoo is the good photographer.

He must feel threatened.

[Myungsoo] Right?

[in Chinese] This spot is nice too.

[in Korean] Right.

Customers would love that.

My gosh.

[Hyeran in English] One, two, three.

[in Korean] Portrait mode.

[in English] One, two, three.

[in Korean] Is that okay?

WHILE SHE IS BEING A PHOTOGRAPHER

A GROUP OF CUSTOMERS ENTER ONE AFTER THE OTHER

[in Chinese] Hello.

[in Korean] She's so natural.

-[in Chinese] Hello. -[Myungsoo in Korean] The hat suits her.

DOING A HEADCOUNT QUICKLY

I think this table might be too small.

Two, four, six, eight.

[Defconn] There must be more.

THEY ARE NINE IN TOTAL

BUT THIS TABLE ONLY HAS EIGHT CHAIRS

I AM QIANYUN, VETERAN MANAGER

[customers chatting in Chinese]

[in Korean] Right away?

SHE TAKES CUTLERY FROM ANOTHER TABLE

-[Defconn] Like that. -[Haeri exclaims]

-[Myungsoo] She has a knack for it. -[Hyeran laughs]

And her pelvis movement is definitely different than in the morning.

SUCCESSFULLY LURED THE CUSTOMER

SNEAK

What is this gathering about?

SHE'S CURIOUS WHY THEY GATHERED

You were shaking hands.

[in Chinese] It's his birthday. Do you have a cake?

-[Defconn in Korean] It's his birthday. -It's your birthday? Oh!

How should I prepare...

Give me a moment. [chuckles]

-You should sing. -Do I have anything to give him?

So she went to change clothes.

OUTFIT CHANGE

Into the dance clothes?

[Myungsoo] The highway pants?

She went to change.

After she changes,

-she'll sing a song. -"Highway."

-Perfect. -High-waisted.

-High-waisted. -[Defconn] High-waisted.

[Minkyung] Qianyun would get a promotion at this rate.

-[Haeri] What is she doing? -[Minkyung] She's getting her clothes.

-[Haeri] Really? -[Hyeran] I wanted to give him something.

-[Defconn] Are you changing? -[Hyeran] I wanted to give him something,

but I had nothing. I only had dessert.

What do I do? I have nothing to give.

Should I sing a song?

-I don't have anything to give. -Ah.

How about I sing you a song?

-Oh? -[Hyeran laughing]

-[customer] No... -[Hyeran] You don't need me to?

I don't have anything prepared, so I'll give you this.

-It's from my heart. -A gift.

The jelly I packed for later.

SHE EVEN SINGS HIM A SONG

[singing "Happy Birthday" in Korean]

[Defconn] You are good at adapting.

AND THE SECOND GIFT HAS ARRIVED

[Defconn] It must be on the house.

[Hyeran] The restaurant gives it for free.

-[Defconn] When it's someone's birthday? -[Hyeran] Yes.

A WHILE AGO SHE ADDED A DISH ON THE HOUSE

-Ta-da. -[Defconn] Fruit cake.

Ta-da. It's a birthday gift for you.

Enjoy.

Does everything taste okay?

SHE LOOKS AFTER OTHER CUSTOMERS

Let me know if you need anything.

[in Chinese] Service here is amazing!

-Amazing. -[exclaims]

-Amazing. -[Hyeran in Korean] Enjoy.

I think I was better than yesterday.

[Minkyung] Yes. She is much more relaxed.

[Hyeran] Yes. I felt more relaxed.

[Minkyung] You look like a real manager.

[Xung Ying in Chinese] Qianyun!

[Defconn in Korean] Her friends are here.

HER FRIENDS ARE HERE AGAIN

What brings you here?

-[in Chinese] Let's go. -Let's go.

[in Korean] Are you going to play Mahjong?

-What? -[all laughing in studio]

What?

-What? -[Haeri] Myungsoo!

-Wait. -Hey.

-What is this? -She served one table.

-[Myungsoo] She didn't do anything. -[Minkyung] This won't do.

She said "hello" twice, sang a song...

-Sorry, Myungsoo. -[Myungsoo] Hey.

[Defconn] You greeted the customers...

-It was only for a moment. -...and sang them a song.

She only sang songs and played Mahjong. Don't pay her. I'll report it.

-Where's she going? -[Hyeran] Oh, my.

-[Defconn] Qianyun. -Where are you taking me?

[women chuckle]

You want to go for a round?

[laughing] At that moment, I thought of playing Mahjong again.

-We didn't play today. -[Myungsoo] Then it's a vacation...

-That's all I could think about. -...for sure.

[Hyeran] I thought it'd be Mahjong.

Over there? Mahjong?

Where are they taking me?

[gasps, exclaims]

WHERE DID THEY TAKE HER?

No, it's not Mahjong.

-What? -It's not Mahjong.

-What? -They paused it here?

They can't pause it here.

-Wait. -Here...

-Wait. -What are you doing?

[Defconn] What kind of show...

What is this show? I Am Solo?

-Wait... -Is it I Am Solo?

-Why stop here? -I was just about to get

-a burst of dopamine. -[Haeri] Tell us.

-Is it Mahjong or not? -And...

-Myungsoo... -Is it Mahjong?

It's Myungsoo's last day today.

My gosh.

After this, he'll be watching at home getting all angry.

-[staff laughing] -Today's the only day he can get mad here.

But you paused it here...

AFTER MYUNGSOO WENT HOME

[friends chattering]

[Defconn] The video stopped here...

-[Minkyung] It stopped here. -...last week.

-[Defconn] Why was she so surprised? -[Haeri] Why?

[in Chinese] I'll show you a huge table.

[in Korean] Wow!

A HUGE TABLE?

Wow! That is so cool!

-[in Chinese] Sit. -[in Korean] Sit here?

[in English] Yes, yes.

[in Korean] Are we having dinner?

SHE HAS LOTS OF QUESTIONS

I wanted to try this. Are we really having it?

-[Minkyung] Wow! -[Defconn] Whoa!

I thought it was rotating Mahjong.

-This is huge. -[Haeri] Wow.

-[Defconn] This is a table? -Yes.

I wanted to try this. Are we really having it?

THE BIGGEST TABLE IN THE RESTAURANT

[Minkyung] And the table even slides?

[Defconn] It rotates.

Is this rotating hot pot?

It's like a hot pot buffet.

If you pay approximately 10,000 won, you can have all the dishes you want.

-A buffet? -Yes.

-It's not expensive. -You can eat everything with 10,000 won.

CHONGQING 2024

I was really overwhelmed by the scale.

It's a table outside that seats over 80 people.

Birthday party?

BIRTHDAY PARTY

Gosh, I can't believe I'm sitting here.

[gasps]

[employee in Chinese] Ladies and gentlemen!

Ladies and gentlemen!

Good evening!

[in Korean] Is he the host?

Yes, he's also an employee, a manager.

The host...

[in Chinese] Today is the birthday of three of our colleagues.

[in Korean] I'm sure they aren't throwing such a grand birthday party for me...

So shall we welcome our guests of honor with a round of applause?

-He Suteng. -[Defconn] He Suteng.

-Chen Chaowei. -[Defconn] Chen Chaowei.

Qiu Qianyun.

-Qiu Qianyun. -[Minkyung in Korean] What? Wait...

-Qiu Qianyun... -It was Qianyun's birthday

the day before I arrived.

-Wait. Then... -[Hyeran] For real.

-So this is an event for the employees? -[Hyeran] Yes.

They told me that once a month they gather everyone

whose birthday is in that month for a birthday party.

-It's amazing. -[exclaims]

They throw a birthday party?

Qiu Qianyun.

-Qiu Qianyun. -Me?

I joked around asking if I'd get a birthday party,

and I had no idea they would throw me one there.

-The scale is so big. -[friends speaking Chinese]

[in Korean] It's huge. But this...

I never meant this.

This is so...

THEY HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY EVERY MONTH FOR THE EMPLOYEES

-I never wanted this... -[speaking Chinese]

ORDER OF THE CEREMONY 1. WEAR HEADBANDS

[in Korean] This isn't the birthday party I was expecting.

What do I do?

[employee in Chinese] Now, next will be the cake.

ORDER OF CEREMONY 2. HUGE CAKE

A HUGE CAKE TO SHARE WITH THE CUSTOMERS

[laughs]

SPEECHLESS BY THE SCALE

[in Korean] My gosh.

[♪ joyful music playing on speakers, "Happy Birthday"]

ORDER OF CEREMONY 3. SING BIRTHDAY SONG (SAME MELODY)

[employee speaking Chinese]

[singing "Happy Birthday" in Chinese]

[singing along]

ALL THE CUSTOMERS CELEBRATE TOGETHER

[in Korean] This...

Celebrating the employees' birthday with the customers

-is very different. -[Hyeran] Yes.

This will be the first and last time to have such a big party.

When I do an interview for a movie or something,

I get asked a lot if I think I'm in my prime.

But when you're in your prime,

there's also bound to be some downhill moments,

so I would say no.

But when they threw me the party, it may not have been my prime,

but it would definitely be the most blooming days of my life.

This is the biggest present...

No, the biggest birthday party I've ever had.

-[speaking Chinese] -[exclaims]

Thank you.

THE HUGE CAKE IS SHARED WITH EVERYONE

[in Chinese] Qianyun!

-Happy birthday! -[laughing]

-[in Korean] That is the same as us. -[Defconn] They do that everywhere.

[in Chinese] I want to try too.

XUELIAN ALSO DABS CAKE ON QIANYUN

-Since we're friends. -[exclaims, laughs]

QIANYUN'S FACE IS FULL OF HER FRIENDS' LOVE

If you see anything you like, grab them with the tongs.

[in Korean] If I eat this, all the exercise I did would be in vain.

[in Chinese] It's okay. You can eat today and exercise tomorrow.

[♪ traditional string music playing]

SHE FINALLY GETS TO TRY THE HOT POT

-[in Korean] Hot pot? -I wanted to try it,

-and that was my first time. -It was?

-[in Chinese] Can you eat lamb? -[Haeri in Korean] I think it'll be good.

[exclaims]

-[Defconn] Now she's trying it. -[Haeri] It'll melt in her mouth.

[Hyeran] Lamb, beef...

-They had different cuts. -[Minkyung] It looks so good.

[Hyeran] It was so good.

-[Haeri] Good, right? -[Hyeran] Yes, it was so good.

IT SEEMS TO SUIT HER TASTE

MMM

[Hyeran] Mmm!

[in Chinese] Let us friends have a drink.

[speaking Chinese]

Happy birthday.

[chuckles]

WHO KNEW I'D CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY TODAY?

[in Korean] Wow.

[in Chinese] What else do you want? I'll get it for you.

[in Korean] No, I'm okay. I have plenty.

[in Chinese] Try this. You could lose weight.

[in Korean] They take care of you.

-[Hyeran] Very much. -[Defconn] You were loved.

-You were loved. -[Hyeran] I was.

QIANYUN IS BACK TO WORK

BRAGGING ABOUT HER HEADBAND TO CUSTOMERS

[laughing]

THANKS TO THEM, HER SECOND DAY COMES TO A HAPPY END

[in Chinese] Hello.

-[Hyeran in Korean] But... -[Minkyung] It's so big.

[Hyeran] The restaurant gets packed in the evening.

[Defconn] You can't see everything in three days.

[Hyeran] Right.

I'm home.

9:30 P.M. QIANYUN GETS OFF WORK

[in Chinese] What did you do this afternoon?

[in Korean] I had lunch with my friends

and then went to work out.

They gave me tomorrow off, so I thought...

-What? [laughs] -They gave me the next day off.

Wait...

-No. I worked. -[Haeri] Myungsoo!

-[Hyeran] They edited it out. -Myungsoo!

-[Defconn] Hey. -They edited it out.

-[Haeri] I'm sorry. -Hyeran, do you have social media?

I worked. Social media? Why?

-I think Myungsoo will DM you. -[laughing]

ISN'T THAT A VACATION?

-[Defconn] You did work all day, right? -But the day off is true?

Yes. She gets a day off every week.

They gave me tomorrow off, so I thought...

I mean, I received a lot today.

I got a hat and a birthday party.

So I want to do something for them.

I was very grateful to my friends.

I was grateful they cared for me so much and took care of me.

So I wanted to do something nice for them.

[laughing] So, at first I just thought

about getting a nice gift for my friends.

But today, everyone there came together and helped me.

So just like how we made

dumplings together,

I figured I could cook something for them.

[in Chinese] That's a good idea.

[in Korean] But I don't know what to do.

Maybe something like dumplings would be nice. Or...

[in Chinese] What shall we do?

But I think there are too many people.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] I'm sure they will help you make it.

[in Korean] Who will help me?

[in Chinese] I will help you.

[in Korean] You will help me?

My gosh.

You can help me?

[in Chinese] Of course, I can.

[in Korean] Then...

[in Chinese] I've always got your back, Hwalala.

[hosts exclaim in studio]

[in Korean] Wow.

[Defconn] She's so warm. She's such a good mom.

THE STUDIO IS FILLED WITH WARMTH

It's so reassuring.

-She's so nice. She's such a good mom. -She is...

[Defconn] "I've always got your back."

Expressing your feelings like that isn't easy.

-[Minkyung] Right. -Mmm.

-[Haeri] Even if you're family. -Yes.

Okay. I'm counting on you.

AFTER A WHILE

-We have to prepare food for 400 people. -Even Paik Jongwon can't do that.

PREPARE FOOD FOR 400 PEOPLE

MORE AND MORE

They are going crazy.

-How were you so confident? -I know? Why did I do that?

I don't know why I said I'd do it.

And finally...

[Defconn and Minkyung] Is it Mahjong?

-[Hyeran] And... Yes! -[Minkyung exclaims]

You brought your mother?

I wanted to win at least once.

-[Qianyun's mom speaking Chinese] -[Hyeran exclaims]

-[Defconn in Korean] Wow. -[Hyeran] In a flash.

-[Minkyung] She's like a pro. -[Haeri] Amazing.

QIANYUN'S WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU

8:30 A.M. DUODUO GOES TO SCHOOL

[Duoduo giggles]

DUODUO LOVES IT WHEN HE GETS LIFTED

It's tiring for your grandma.

-Daddy, you do it. -[Qianyun's mom speaks Chinese]

[laughing, in Korean] You do it. Grandma's tired.

[exclaims] It's really high when Daddy does it. [laughing]

Daddy's the best.

-[speaking Chinese] -[in Korean] But that day was my last day.

-Right. With Duoduo too. -Right.

After that, I wouldn't be able to see him again.

-Once he went to school? -[Minkyung] Oh?

-[Defconn] Duoduo must've looked for you. -So at that moment,

I was trying to figure out how to say goodbye.

[Haeri exclaims]

Duoduo, this is where we say goodbye.

Duoduo.

I got something for you.

I didn't want to put too much emphasis on it being the end.

And I didn't want to make a promise I couldn't keep.

So I wanted to say goodbye smiling.

Close your eyes.

QIANYUN THOUGHT OF A SWEET GOODBYE

What do you think it is?

[speaks Chinese]

ANOTHER LETTER JUST LIKE YESTERDAY

Thank you.

[Qianyun's mom] Thank you.

[in Korean] Thank you. Go ahead and open it.

-Wow. -[husband speaking Chinese]

I'M YOUR KOREAN MOM

[Hyeran in Korean] He likes dinosaurs.

-Ah. -[chuckles]

I won't be home at night. Goodbye.

A GOODBYE THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW

-He doesn't know. -He doesn't.

-[Defconn] He doesn't know. -[sniffles]

She was taking a video.

He's a brave lad. [chuckles]

He's gone. [chuckles]

BYE, DUODUO

After I sent him to school, I choked up in the car.

I wanted to part ways with a smile, but...

He probably won't remember me,

but the video will remain, and I hope it was a good memory for him.

That's what I wanted to say,

but I was so upset that I didn't get to tell him any of it.

So I felt a bit down in the morning.

BY THE WAY, WHERE ARE THEY GOING ON THEIR DAY OFF?

We'll finish grocery shopping at 10. Can we make it in 2 hours?

I was treated so nicely yesterday that I wanted to repay them.

Just like how we made dumplings together,

I figured I could cook something for them.

If I'm going to cook there...

-[in Chinese] Should we call Xuelian? -[in Korean] Yes.

Xuelian.

Just like how they threw me a surprise party,

I wanted to surprise them as well.

But it couldn't happen without Xuelian's permission and help,

so I asked if I could cook lunch tomorrow, and she said yes.

And I asked how many lunches I needed to prepare.

[Qianyun's mom speaks Chinese]

Xuelian just answered.

[in Korean] I got an answer.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL SHE COOK LUNCH FOR?

-[gasps] -[Qianyun's mom speaks Chinese]

How many people?

[in Korean] This is impossible.

-This is a no-no. -[Defconn] What?

[laughs] This can't be right.

-[Davichi] What? -[Defconn] What?

-[Hyeran] Prepare lunch for 400 people. -For 400 people.

-That's when you found out. -[Hyeran] Yes.

-There were 400 employees. -I thought there were 50,

the ones I made dumplings with.

But they said 400.

-I... -I couldn't even dare to try.

I don't think even Paik Jongwon could do it.

-Even cooking for ten people isn't easy. -[Hyeran chuckling]

But I already asked Xuelian,

so it's not like I could quit.

[Qianyun's mom speaking Chinese]

-[chuckles] -[Duoduo shouting]

[in Korean] I think we have to cancel it.

[hosts laughing]

-I shouldn't have asked. -[Defconn] You can't.

EMPTY EYES

Four hundred people.

What do I do?

You and I are going to cook for 400 people then?

-[in Chinese] We have him too. -[in Korean] Is it even possible?

-All of a sudden? -Your husband.

-He didn't say anything. -Yes.

[Defconn] He has been staying quiet.

-[Hyeran] Yes. -[Haeri] Right.

As if he was not there.

I wanted to go grocery shopping in the morning

to cook Korean dishes for them.

Is there a place that sells Korean ingredients?

[in Chinese] Maybe at the grocery store?

What kinds of ingredients?

[in Korean] Something like red pepper paste.

[Hyeran] I thought of making stir-fried spicy pork at first.

I was confident in that dish,

but I thought I should make something more special.

-So I thought Osam Bulgogi. -[Minkyung] That's good.

THE MENU WILL BE OSAM BULGOGI

[Hyeran] I'm not sure if I can make it well.

ARRIVED AT THE GROCERY STORE

-[Hyeran] They just sell meat like that. -[hosts exclaiming]

It's clean.

-[Hyeran] Yes. -That is so cool.

-My gosh. -[Hyeran exclaiming]

I didn't see the frogs then.

I was so shocked. They eat them?

[Haeri] Why would they sell only the nose?

Is there a butcher's shop you go to?

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] My regular shop?

[in Korean] I want a mix of pork neck and pork belly.

[Qianyun's mom speaking Chinese]

-This and this together? -[Hyeran in Korean] Yes.

[in Chinese] How much is it?

[butcher] Twenty yuan for 600g.

That's too expensive.

[butcher] It's the lowest. It's 22, 23 in other places.

Eighteen.

MOM STARTS TO HAGGLE

-[Defconn in Korean] She's haggling. -[Hyeran] Yes.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Then how much is that?

[butcher] Fourteen yuan.

Let's make it 13.

SHAKES HER HEAD

THE BUTCHER DOESN'T GIVE IN

THEY'RE NOT FIGHTING, THEY'RE HAGGLING

-[Hyeran in Korean] Her voice got louder. -[Defconn] We'll buy a lot, so make it 18.

-[Haeri] You shouldn't butt in. -[Hyeran] Yes.

[Defconn] It's done.

[Hyeran] Yes.

I'll pay.

BOUGHT MEAT

Let's go buy vegetables.

Vegetables. We need lots of onions.

We need lots of onions.

Onions, carrots, green onions.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Here they are.

[Hyeran chuckling]

[in Korean] No. That's too many.

What do we do?

[Qianyun's mom speaking Chinese]

[in Korean] Will we need this much?

[Qianyun's mom speaking Chinese]

[in Korean] If I use a quarter per serving, I would need 100?

[Qianyun's mom speaking Chinese]

[seller speaking Chinese]

PUTTING THE ONIONS IN THE BAG BY HIMSELF

[in Korean] You go ahead. Thirty onions.

[in Chinese] What else do you need?

[Hyeran in Korean] Chili peppers.

Both red and green ones.

-God, 400 people. -[indistinct chattering]

I'm actually going to do this? Will I be able to do it?

I HATE MY PAST SELF

I think I'll only be able to feed 100.

[in Chinese] What else do you need?

MENTAL BLOCK

[in Korean] Green onions.

We're going to need lots.

LOTS OF GREEN ONIONS

IT'S FOR 400 PEOPLE, SO...

[Hyeran] But it was all cheap.

[Minkyung] Look at the amount of squid.

-[Hyeran] Are you okay? -[in Chinese] No problem.

THEY LEAVE WITH INGREDIENTS FOR 400 PEOPLE

[in Korean] Over here? Parking lot?

[♪ rock music playing]

-[gasps] You'll have to work a lot today. -Yes, I did.

-Gosh, they look so determined. -[hosts clapping]

-They're like agents. -Your mother.

[Minkyung exclaiming]

-They are like the Osam Bulgogi Avengers. -[exclaiming]

-So cool. -[Defconn] Osam Family.

Chongqing Osam Family.

[grunts]

[Defconn] Will they succeed in the Osam project?

STARE

I hope our dishes don't overlap with theirs.

I hope they don't overlap.

ANOTHER LUNCH DISH THAT IS READY

[♪ upbeat music playing]

EARLY MORNING, THE SOUND OF CHOPPING WAKES THE RESTAURANT

LUNCH MENU THAT THE KITCHEN EMPLOYEES PREPARED

[sizzling]

MAPO TOFU

[sighs]

MAPO TOFU... THAT IS A TOUGH OPPONENT

How were you so confident?

I know? Why did I do that?

-I don't know why I said I'd do it. -[Defconn laughing]

[Haeri] How would you do it?

I mean, we're having fun watching.

-I can't imagine. -[Hyeran] Why did I do that?

I'm pretty good at doing it old-school.

I made food for ten people

-with 5,000 won. -[staff member exclaims]

-There's a legendary story. -[staff member exclaims, laughs]

I had to make bibimbap and to make it cheap,

I needed to add lettuce.

So I chopped the lettuce, and it looked pretty good.

But fried eggs are the finishing touch.

I thought hard and used quail eggs instead.

-I fried all of them. -[staff member] Those small ones?

And I stuck them together to make bibimbap.

We can do this. We just have to do it.

Should I put on the apron?

[husband in Chinese] I'm going to go to work.

[in Korean] You're leaving?

-Where? -[husband in Chinese] Work.

[in Korean] You're leaving?

She was like his actual wife.

-"You're leaving?" -[laughing]

-She was angry. -For real.

-She was his wife. -They're like a real couple.

-Like a real couple. -You're like a real couple.

You're leaving?

You normally don't go to work at this time, so why leave now?

[in Chinese] You got this.

-[in Korean] You must help me. -[hosts laughing]

-You're just going to leave? -[in Chinese] It's fine. I'll help you.

She'll help you.

-[in Korean] He's running away. -He is.

Her husband must've worked out for this day.

[in Chinese] I have to get to work by 11.

[in Korean] Just do some work before you go.

[in Chinese] It's okay. Two of us is enough. Let him leave.

[in Korean] Gosh, Mom...

You don't think of me, and only think of your son-in-law.

-[husband in Chinese] You got this. -[laughs]

-[Minkyung in Chinese] You got this. -[in Korean] Stop...

[hosts speaking indistinctly]

Just chop some onions then.

Just peel some onions before you go.

[Haeri] He's doing it.

PEELING ONIONS WITH HIS FOREARM MUSCLES

GLANCE

I got him.

How dare he try to run away?

He said he had to go, but he's doing it.

OBEDIENT

Do we just dump all in and rinse it?

STEP ONE PREPARING THE INGREDIENTS

Mom has already started.

[♪ happy music playing]

[Hyeran] It's very low here,

so my back is hurting already.

EVERYONE IS PREPARING THE VEGETABLES

MOM IS PREPARING THE GREEN ONIONS QUIETLY

ALREADY DONE

[in Chinese] We need to pick the top off the peppers.

[in Korean] Yes, but after washing it.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Like this?

[Hyeran in Korean] Yes.

This is going to make my eyes tear up.

GRUNT

[hosts laughing]

[Defconn] Onions make your eyes water too.

Oh, no.

-He is tearing up. -[Defconn laughing]

[in Chinese] Gosh, I can't take this anymore.

CRYING

[in Korean] Once you tear up, you can't stop.

Yes, you keep tearing up.

Oh, no.

-[Minkyung] They're like a real couple. -[Haeri] She got him.

-She's laughing. -[in Chinese] I'm tearing up.

[in Korean] They say if you hold a chili pepper in your mouth,

you'll cry less.

[in Chinese] Hwalala.

Let your husband go to work. I'll help you.

[in Korean] Okay.

You can go now. Honey.

You can go. You did well.

-He escaped. -[in Chinese] You got this.

-[in Korean] He's not tearing up anymore. -He's smiling.

[laughing]

Bye.

-[Defconn] He escaped. -[Minkyung] Escaped.

[in Chinese] What should I do with those vegetables?

[in Korean] We're going to have to wash

and chop them all.

[in Chinese] Then you wash, I'll chop.

-[Hyeran in Korean] Okay. -[Haeri] She must be good at chopping.

[Defconn] She's charismatic.

[in Chinese] Hwalala, do I chop it like this?

[in Korean] Like this. Okay.

[in Chinese] Hwalala, is this too long?

[Hyeran in Korean] Like this.

It's thin, so it should be okay.

Now, shall we start chopping?

If you give me a plate, I will...

Do we have a basket?

Where should we...

-Hyeran, you are... -...chop these?

It wasn't my restaurant, my kitchen.

Where do we put the food waste?

Gosh.

I felt so bad because I kept asking where something was.

If it was my kitchen, I would know, but I had to keep asking.

My mom usually knows what to do, but she kept asking me what to do next...

-[Haeri] Because she doesn't know. -...over and over again.

And I was like, "I don't know either. Hold on."

I kept feeling bad,

like I was a nuisance in the kitchen.

-It was a hard time for me. -[Defconn] Mental breakdown.

My eyes are weird, right? I put on eyelid tapes.

-You'll see. -You put something on?

-Yes. I did. -Wait.

-I wanted to ask you. -You thought it was because I cried?

-It was weird. -I thought...

-[Hyeran] You'll see. -...you got plastic surgery.

-I was thinking about how to ask you. -You'll see.

-I forgot to take off the tapes. -I think I can watch comfortably now.

-Watch comfortably. -[Minkyung] I wanted to ask you.

[laughs]

Shall we start chopping the vegetables?

We haven't even started yet.

-[Hyeran] I just... -[Davichi] You just finished washing them.

A LOT OF INGREDIENTS

2 PEOPLE

They have to prepare everything.

[Minkyung] You say it's your day off, but it seems like your toughest day yet.

[Hyeran] We had just begun, but we were running out of time.

"Will we be able to do it?"

PEOPLE WHO WERE WATCHING

[Haeri] What? Are they going to help?

-So cool. -[Defconn] Wow, the backup.

EXCLAIM

THEIR CHARISMA CAN BE FELT JUST BY THEIR APPEARANCE

Please chop these.

Just chop it in an angle.

SLOW

HOW FRUSTRATING

HIS CHOPPING EVEN SOUNDS DIFFERENT

[Hyeran] You're the best.

EXHILARATED

You're the best.

That's it.

[Minkyung] My gosh.

HE SLICES EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES

LEGENDARY KNIFE MASTER

[Hyeran] He is so cool.

EVEN THICK CUTS OF MEAT ARE NOTHING TO THIS MAN

-[Defconn] He's doing the meat. -[Haeri] The meat. Wow.

-So cool. -[Defconn] He's slicing the meat?

All the meat?

-[Haeri] My gosh. -[Hyeran] When those three came,

I felt like I could do it.

-[Defconn] Gum Nanse. -[Hyeran] Yes.

-[Defconn] They're like a trio. -[Hyeran] Yes.

-Then what are you doing? -[Haeri] Wait...

-Hold on. -[Defconn] Wait a second.

-If they're doing all the work... -Wait.

-What are you doing? -Don't watch, Myungsoo.

-Myungsoo. -My gosh.

-[Defconn] Now that I think about it... -I worked too.

You have to make food for 400 people, and you chop so slow

-while he chops so fast. -He's helping.

He's just helping.

-We need to chop chili peppers. -You're giving them orders.

If she says the chili peppers need to be chopped, he chops them.

We have to chop the squid too.

If she says the squid need to be chopped, he chops it.

I think slicing the meat might be hard.

-Again with the meat... -Gosh...

[Defconn] And he's slicing the meat. Gosh...

Why did you edit it like that?

-[laughing] -[Defconn laughing]

SO THE OTHERS DID ALL THE WORK?

No. Leading is very hard.

Everyone felt that way?

They helped out a lot, but I led the team.

-I want to say that. -[Defconn] It was made by Yeom Hyeran.

Then I will make the sauce.

I need garlic and hot pot sauce.

[in Chinese] Let's go get it.

HOT POT SAUCE INSTEAD OF RED PEPPER PASTE

TO THE BROTH ROOM

[Hyeran] Hello.

[Xung Ying] Tell me when it's enough.

[Hyeran in Korean] I think I need more.

-[in Chinese] Is that enough? -[in Korean] More.

SCOOPFUL

[in Korean] Three more.

[in Chinese] This is really spicy.

IT'S FOR 400 PEOPLE, SO WE NEED A LOT

[in English] Okay.

[in Korean] Still, we need a lot. About this much.

We need a lot of sesame oil.

If you really manage to make

the sauce perfectly, we will accept everything.

The sauce is the flavor.

-[Defconn] Yes. -Then she is a leader.

[Hyeran exclaims]

SHE STARTS TO MAKE THE SAUCE

QIANYUN'S SAUCE 1. ADD SOY SAUCE (A LOT)

2. ADD HOT POT SAUCE

I shouldn't put a lot.

I think it'll be too spicy.

Just a little bit at a time.

-[in Chinese] Should I pour this in? -[in Korean] Just half.

QIANYUN'S SAUCE 3. COKE TO ADD SWEETNESS

4. ADD GARLIC LIKE A KOREAN

I'll put this in and add more later.

We added coke.

Should I add more?

Add more.

-[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] All of it? -[Hyeran in Korean] No, not all of it.

Just half of it.

A little more.

-[Xung Ying in Chinese] Tell me when. -[Hyeran in Korean] Okay.

SOY SAUCE ADDED

Okay. Will this be enough? Will we need more?

A little more? It's better than falling short.

Shouldn't you try tasting it?

-Let's just put it all in. -What?

[Hyeran laughing]

So there are no set measurements.

Because lunch time is getting closer, so I think she's getting anxious.

-She's out of control. -Yes.

Making more than enough would be better.

-So you're eyeballing it. -Yes.

There is no system.

Gosh, so spicy. I think it's spicy for you too.

[in Chinese] Nonsense, everyone loves spicy food.

[in Korean] I'm going to taste it.

Taste it.

I think it's a bit too spicy.

MOM TASTES THE SAUCE CAREFULLY

[in Chinese] It's spicy.

-[coughing] -[Hyeran laughing]

COUGH

[Defconn in Korean] It's spicy.

[Hyeran] If it's spicy for her, it's really spicy.

[Xung Ying in Chinese] Hwalala, it's 12 o'clock. When are we having lunch?

CURRENT TIME 11:40 A.M.

TIME TO SAUTE THE MEAT

[in Korean] The pan...

[Defconn] It's huge.

[Hyeran] It's as big as a bathtub.

-[Minkyung] You could take a bath. -[Hyeran] Yes. You could.

We couldn't chop all the meat, so we'll start with this.

[Hyeran exclaiming]

[Defconn] Wow, that is a lot.

[Hyeran exclaiming]

JAW DROP

-You can cook all that at once, right? -Yes.

THE WOK MAKES THE MEAT LOOK SMALL

MORE MEAT

[Hyeran in English] Okay.

[Hyeran exclaiming]

[in Korean] Sir, can I try?

Can I give it a go?

Just once.

THUD

UNSTABLE FROM THE START

-[Hyeran] I couldn't even stir it. -[hosts laughing]

My gosh.

-It's hard. -You can't do it.

It looks easy, but it's not.

-It's all techniques. -[Minkyung] Nice.

BECOME DELICIOUS FOOD

[Hyeran] Wow, this is...

[meat sizzling]

He turned it around like this.

I think I'm getting better.

It was cooked in an instant.

GIVE ME THE SHOVEL

[Hyeran] He must be frustrated.

Gosh, he's good.

He's different.

-[Minkyung] It looks so light. -[Hyeran] He's different.

So he pushed the shovel in.

THE PRO'S TECHNIQUE ISN'T EASY TO COPY

Okay, we'll do the squid next.

[in English] Okay.

[in Korean] What time is it now?

-[Defconn] She's running out of time. -[Davichi exclaiming]

[Defconn] They'll start to line up.

[Hyeran] I'll add the sauce in.

GRAB SOME OF THE SAUCE SHE MADE EARLIER

ADD IT TO THE SQUID

And add the vegetables here.

I'll tell you when to stop.

ADD THE GREEN ONIONS THE MASTER CHOPPED

A lot of onions.

ONIONS THAT ARE WET WITH HER HUSBAND'S TEARS

It looks so good.

It'll be bad if it's not good after all that.

-The ingredients... -It'll be a waste.

Yes. I'm praying as I watch.

Right.

MIX THEM ALL TOGETHER

Are there too many onions?

It'll taste better with lots of onions.

There are so many onions that I can't see the squid.

I can't see the squid.

Okay, we just need to sauté it with the pork.

And we can season it as we go along.

HERE COMES THE SQUID

-There it goes. -[Minkyung] Let's go!

[Defconn] And it is in.

Please.

Please.

I think it should be redder, but I shouldn't add more sauce.

It'll be too spicy.

I can't see the squid.

MALA STIR FRIED PORK (WITH A HINT OF SQUID)

I need to taste the meat.

CHEW

Too sweet.

Too sweet. No, it's okay.

HOW AM I GOING TO MAKE IT TASTE BETTER?

We can't add more spicy flavor.

SOY SAUCE TO COUNTERACT THE SWEETNESS

SHE KEEPS POURING IN THE SOY SAUCE

SALT?

It's like Yeom Hyeran's chaotic cooking class.

-[all laughing] -Yes, you're right.

It's still too sweet.

SECOND DOSE OF SOY SOUCE

[Haeri] Won't it become too salty?

EVEN ADDED MORE SALT

[in Chinese] Wait! Don't put in too much.

-[Minkyung in Korean] Stop. -[Hyeran] That's how she felt.

Stir it and give it a try.

[in Chinese] It's okay.

CHEW

-Add more salt. -[all laughing]

-[Hyeran in Korean] See? It's sweet. -[Defconn] She said stop,

-and then add more. -What great chemistry.

I'll try the squid.

TASTING IT AGAIN

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Is it all good?

COUGH

PANIC

[in Korean] It's...

It's...

[chuckles] It's too sweet.

-Still? -[Hyeran] I couldn't get it

to taste like Osam bulgogi.

Lastly...

I'll just add this.

THE VERY LAST SEASONING

SESAME OIL FOR FINISHING TOUCH

I think I added a whole jar of sesame oil.

Okay, I'll taste it one last time and end it.

LAST TASTING FOR THE 50TH SOMETHING TIME

I think it needs more salt.

[in Chinese] Xuelian! Xuelian!

[in Korean] Hey, come here and taste this.

CALLED XUELIAN FOR AN OBJECTIVE OPINION

I think it needs more salt.

[in Chinese] Wow!

[in Korean] It needs more salt and it's sweet.

NOD?

[in Chinese] Maybe a little more salt.

[chuckles] She says it needs more salt.

SEASONING NEVER ENDS

ADDING IN MORE SALT

I HOPE IT TASTES BETTER THIS TIME

Oh!

-What? They're already here. -[Hyeran] Yes. They're here.

-They're here. -[Hyeran] They're already here.

MENTAL BREAKDOWN

TASTING ONE LAST TIME

-It's fine. It's not bad. -Are you hypnotizing yourself?

WILL THE EMPLOYEES ENJOY IT?

-I did a little. I was like "Whatever." -Right?

12:20 P.M. LUNCHTIME

THE EMPLOYEES GATHER AT THE CAFETERIA

THE CAFETERIA WAS JAM-PACKED WHILE SHE WAS TASTING IT

THEY'RE HERE

[chuckling] I didn't get to taste it properly.

I forgot to add sesame seeds.

Sesame seeds. Sesame seeds.

I'll add them right now.

[Defconn] So with the mapo tofu...

-[Haeri] It looks good, though. -[Defconn] It looks good.

-[Minkyung] It looks great. -[Defconn] It looks great

-without red pepper paste. -[Haeri] Looks good.

People seem to like it, but I'm not sure.

Osam bulgogi. Osam bulgogi.

PORK, SQUID

WILL THE EMPLOYEES LIKE IT?

DISTRIBUTING

Enjoy.

[employee in Chinese] Thank you.

-[Hyeran] Thank you. -Thank you.

SHE CONTINUES TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD

-Thank you. -Thank you.

[Hyeran] Thank you.

[in Korean] Enjoy. Okay.

GETTING NERVOUS

I wonder if they're enjoying it.

IT'S HARD TO READ THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

They all came at once,

so I couldn't even check their faces.

I was so worried. I wondered if they'd like it. [chuckles]

There was mapo tofu and the one I made.

And I was worried they wouldn't like it.

IT HAD TO BE MAPO TOFU

Enjoy.

THE MAPO TOFU LINE IS QUITE LONG

WHILE THERE AREN'T A LOT PEOPLE AT OSAM BULGOGI

LURING CUSTOMERS

Oh.

EVERY CUSTOMER IS IMPORTANT TO QIANYUN

Enjoy.

KITCHEN MASTER WHO WAS PASSING BY

-[Defconn] It's the master. -[Haeri] Master!

Sir, how was it?

SHAKE

-[all laughing] -You didn't like it?

-[in Chinese] I won't eat it. -[in Korean] He won't eat it.

-[Defconn] He didn't eat it? -Why?

[in Chinese] I don't like this kind of flavor.

[in Korean] What kind of flavor is this?

A LOT OF LEFTOVERS

He didn't eat mine at all. [chuckles]

What?

SHAKE AGAIN

-Aw! Gosh, that's hurtful. -[Minkyung] My gosh.

They are locals, so they're not used to unfamiliar...

[Hyeran] Hey, did you like it?

-[in Chinese] It's good. -The tent...

-[Hyeran] Yes. -[in Chinese] The best.

[in Korean] How was it?

-[in Chinese] It's good. -It's good?

[in Korean] Really? Honestly? [laughing]

NOD

I don't think there's anyone who actually likes it.

Um... They said they liked it, but I wasn't sure if they really meant it.

AN EMPLOYEE CAME TO QIANYUN

-Osam bulgogi. -[in Chinese] Can I have a bit more?

[in Korean] I'll give you some more.

-She asked for seconds? -Yes.

-That's nice. -[Haeri] A refill?

SWOOSH

-[all laughing] -[Defconn] She didn't take the mapo tofu.

-[Hyeran] It was the first time. -[Minkyung] She won.

[Hyeran] For the first time. [chuckles] For the first time.

SHOWING OFF

-She's showing off. -[employee in Chinese] This is good.

-[in Korean] Really? -[all exclaiming]

Eat up. Eat up.

OSAM BULGOGI IS GETTING POPULAR

-You like it? -They're suddenly lining up.

-[in Chinese] Refill, please. -[in Korean] She's taking it to go.

[Hyeran] They bring their own container.

I was watching to see where you would go. [chuckles]

[in Chinese] Thank you. [chuckles]

CHUGGING IT DOWN

[in Chinese] It's good. It's sweet and salty.

It's good!

Hwalala, let's eat.

[Hyeran in Korean] Eat?

[in Chinese] You did well, Hwalala.

FINALLY IT'S HER FRIENDS' TURN

[in Korean] I couldn't show my full ability.

[in Chinese] I'll see if it's good or not.

-Mmm! It's good! -[in Korean] I don't think she likes it.

-It seems like you don't like it. -[in Chinese] This is perfect.

[in Korean] Oh, I see.

It needs more seasoning.

Doesn't it need more seasoning?

[in Chinese] I think it's okay.

-I think so too. -[in Korean] Is it okay?

Mom, is it okay?

[in Chinese] It's tastes good, but...

BUT?

-You didn't have enough time, right? -[Defconn exclaiming]

-[in Korean] That's Mom. -[in Chinese] If you had more time,

it would've been better.

[Xuelian] You didn't have enough time.

You could've done better.

[in Korean] I was very thankful for yesterday,

so I wanted to do something.

[in Chinese] You made it yourself. I'm sure everyone's touched.

Thank you. Thank you.

Do you cook at home?

[in Korean] Yes, but when I got the text saying I'd need to prepare food

for 400 people, [chuckles] I was surprised.

I realized I made a mistake.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Food for 400 is a lot.

So is it harder to cook or to serve?

-Mmm... -[Xuelian chuckles]

She's thinking.

[in Korean] Both of them are hard, but this isn't my kitchen,

and I've never cooked for 400.

Plus, I couldn't use the knives here.

[in Chinese] We also think serving is easier.

[laughing]

We were worried you wouldn't be able to make it in time.

[in Korean] I've been thinking that

since last night. [chuckles]

[in Chinese] Did you get enough sleep?

[in Korean] No, I couldn't sleep last night.

[in Chinese] I told you I'd help you.

[in Korean] Right.

If it was Chongqing food, Mom would've made it all.

[in Chinese] Right.

[in Korean] You did well. I know you're not well.

[in Chinese] You did well too.

Cheers!

[Hyeran in Korean] I was glad I was able to express my gratitude

on my day off.

I've never prepared that much food before.

When I saw the cafeteria full of people eating it,

it was so worth it.

I wanted to repay them. [laughing]

They may not have thought that I was trying to repay them

when they tasted it.

But it was a very rewarding day.

SOON

NEW GABRIELS ARE COMING TO MEET YOU

REVENGE

[Defconn] You made lunch for 400 people on your day off.

[Hyeran] And finally...

-[Defconn] Is it Mahjong? -[Minkyung] Mahjong?

[Hyeran] And!

-[Minkyung] Mahjong time? -Yes.

They finally sat down.

PUSH

THIS THING THAT FEELS FAMILIAR IS...

THE MAHJONG TABLE IN WHICH SHE LOST TO HER FRIENDS ON HER FIRST DAY

WHY DID SHE COME HERE AGAIN?

[Hyeran] No, this is...

No, this is...

That's my mom's seat.

Mom. Mom, Mom, Mom.

That's right. I...

You brought your mother?

Yes. I wanted to win at least once.

If your mom wins...

[Hyeran] Yes, I brought my mom.

We played Mahjong during break time.

So I had to buy them ice cream. [chuckles]

THE MAHJONG MASTER HEARD ABOUT HER DAUGHTER'S DEFEAT

Mom, tomorrow...

SECOND NIGHT

My friends are going to want to play Mahjong.

Can you get revenge for me one last time?

[in Chinese] Of course.

[in Korean] Can you sit next to me and teach me?

Tell me what to play.

THEY PLAN THEIR REVENGE

-[Defconn] Mom's coming. -[Hyeran] She's here.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] I came to get revenge for Hwalala.

I am a killer hired by Hwalala.

MAHJONG REVENGE

-[in Korean] Mom. -[in Chinese] Hwalala.

MOM'S HERE

-[both exclaiming] -[in Korean] Mom!

You can do it, right?

Sit here. You have to sit here.

THE FOUR PLAYERS HAVE GATHERED

[Xuelian in Chinese] What should we bet today?

How about ice cream?

Ice cream again? You mom came to get revenge.

-[Qianyun's mom] Right. Revenge. -[Hyeran chuckles]

Let's get even for the ice cream you bought last time.

-Let's win. -[in Korean] Just say the word.

SHE'LL TAKE BACK THE ICE CREAM

MAHJONG RULES

1. ONE PERSON TAKES 14 TILES AND THE OTHER 3 TAKES 13 TILES

2. TAKE A TILE FROM THE PILE AND DISCARD A TILE YOU DON'T NEED

3 CONSECUTIVE TILES OR 3 OF THE SAME PICTURE IS A TRIPLET

3. THE TILES MUST BE IN 2/3/3/3/3 TO WIN

SHALL THE PROS (PLUS A NEWBIE) START THE GAME?

MOM BEGINS TO CALMLY ORGANIZE THE TILES

NEWBIE 1 IS STILL OUT OT IT

Already...

WHILE SHE'S ORGANIZING THE PIECES

THE FIRST ROUND HAS STARTED

I WON'T GO EASY ON YOU TODAY

[Hyeran] They suddenly started to speed up.

They went easy on me and waited for me before.

-[in Chinese] The bird. -The bird? Give it to me.

MOM MADE A GANG AS SOON AS THE GAME STARTED

[Hyeran in Korean] Oh?

GANG, MAKING A SET OF THREE INTO FOUR WITH A DISCARDED TILE

HAPPY, SAD

[Hyeran] I have 13.

I have 13.

Does everyone have 13?

WHILE MOM IS SHOWING WHO'S THE BOSS, THE DAUGHTER IS READY TO GO

SHE GETS PENGED RIGHT AWAY

[in Chinese] Peng. Peng. Peng. Peng.

-Ninety thousand. -[in Korean] You happy?

PENG, MAKING A SET OF TWO INTO THREE WITH A DISCARDED TILE

DON'T WORRY, MY DAUGHTER

OUR OPPONENT IS AHEAD OF US THANKS TO YOU

BUT I WILL THROW MY BAIT NOW

AND SOMEONE WILL BITE

-[Defconn] Oh... -[Hyeran] Oh!

-[Defconn] What's with the camera? -[Minkyung] The angle...

-[Haeri] Wow, it's like a movie. -[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Hey.

Hey.

-Hey. -[Minkyung in Korean] What?

[in Chinese] Hu le.

-[Defconn in Korean] Wow! -[Hyeran] Wow!

It happened in a flash.

-Just like that? -Yes. At once.

It happened in a flash.

-[Defconn] It hasn't even been a minute. -[Hyeran] Yes.

[Minkyung] She's a pro.

SO QUICKLY?

[Hyeran exclaiming]

I finished quickly.

RELAXED

MOM TAKES THE FIRST WIN EASILY

They told me that my mom taught them how to play.

-Oh! -She taught them.

-Really? -So she's the master.

-So it's a match against their teacher. -Yes.

She is the master.

ROUND 1 WAS JUST THE BEGINNING

-[Qianyun's mom] Hurry. -[Hyeran] Quickly.

-[Qianyun's mom] Hurry. -[Hyeran] Quickly.

[in Chinese] Hwalala, watch me.

[in Korean] Who did what? Who just went? [chuckling]

YOU HAVE TO WATCH

AN OPPORTUNITY WILL COME

Your mother is like a pro indeed.

-[in Chinese] Ninety thousand. -[in Korean] You're happy?

[Qianyun's mom] Happy!

[in Chinese] I guess I'll take the ice cream.

2ND HU LE

[Haeri in Korean] She got another hu le.

CAN'T BELIEVE HER EYES

It happened in a split second.

Nice.

I'm fine, and I'm happy my mom's winning.

NEXT ROUND

[in Chinese] Peng!

SHALL I SHOW THEM MY SKILLS?

[in Korean] It's my turn.

MOM WILL WIN ANYWAY THREE WINS

OH...

AND AFTER THAT, MOM KEEPS WINNING 4 WINS

5 WINS

[Defconn] Wow.

[in Chinese] Your mom won again.

[in Korean] I had a really good hand this time.

It was really good.

[in Chinese] Your mom won't go easy on you either.

[in Korean] I'm a bit upset.

I thought I would be on the same team as Mom.

We should've come up with a plan yesterday.

We should've made a signal or something.

[sighs] Not everything goes according to your plan. [chuckles]

[in Chinese] I think if I'm going to help my daughter,

my win is her win.

-[all laughing] -[Defconn in Korean] Right. So cool.

She's the best.

How come I can't win once?

My gosh...

[in Chinese] Hwalala, this is yours.

[in Korean] Take it.

Hurry up.

I WILL BE THE NEXT ONE TO WIN

I wanted to win at least once.

Yes, you get competitive.

[Defconn] Right.

THE GAME CONTINUES HELPLESSLY

AND THE ONE WHO WANTED A WIN

[in Chinese] Look with your eyes and listen with your ears.

LOOK WITH YOUR EYES AND LISTEN WITH YOUR EARS

MORE CAUTIOUSLY THAN ANYONE

Peng!

FREEZE

-Gosh, I finished it. -[Hyeran exclaiming]

[in Korean] She lost.

HER DREAM OF WINNING IS SWEPT AWAY WITH THE PENG

I had good tiles this time. [laughing]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

-[in Chinese] What did you even learn? -[all laughing]

Beng!

[in Korean] No, I meant...

This.

[in Chinese] No, not that.

[in Korean] I already played...

[in Chinese] Next time.

ONE WIN

XUELIAN GETS A WIN TOO

[Qianyun's mom] She has sixteen pieces.

She has too much.

SHE'S SUPPOSE TO HAVE 13 AT FIRST AND LESS EACH ROUND

-She has three pieces more. -[all laughing]

[Qianyun's mom] How did you play?

[all continue laughing]

SHE CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN 13

Don't play.

-[all laughing] -[in Korean] My gosh.

Mom told you not to play.

-[Minkyung] She got kicked out. -Don't play.

[in Chinese] How do you have that many?

MYSTERY

[in Korean] You play too fast. You play before I discard.

That's how I ended up with 16.

You guys went too fast, so I ended up with 16.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] I was watching you. How did you get 16?

[all laughing]

I will help you.

MOM IS THE BEST SHE'S CHECKS QIANYUN'S TILES

Discard this.

[in Korean] Discard this?

-Discard this? -[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Yes.

[in Korean] For real?

SHE DOES WHAT'S SHE'S TOLD

NOW IT'S TIME TO TAKE ONE

-[in Chinese] Wait! -[Defconn laughing]

[in Korean] Wait!

[in Chinese] I will end it.

MOM WINS WITH THE TILE QIANYUN DISCARDED

MY GOSH

HER FRIENDS ARE LAUGHING SO MUCH

[in Korean] You played after seeing mine.

You saw mine,

then you took it and won. [chuckles]

[in Chinese] I am a pro!

[in Korean] You pretended to help me.

I can't win once.

SHE DIDN'T WIN ONCE LET ALONE GET REVENGE

[in Chinese] I don't think Hwalala will get a chance to turn the tide around.

-It's the last round. You can do it. -[Hyeran in Korean] Okay.

WILL QIANYUN BE ABLE TO GET HER FIRST WIN AMONG THE PROS

WHO HAVE NO INTENTION OF GOING EASY ON HER?

[Defconn] Will Qianyun be able to get her first win?

XUELIAN TAKES THE LEAD

Peng already?

[in Chinese] Hwalala.

[in Korean] What? I...

[in Chinese] Did you discard one?

-[in Korean] She's looking at mine again. -[all laughing]

You're just trying to win.

-[in Chinese] You don't need this. -[in Korean] Discard this?

SHE DOESN'T TRUST HER ANYMORE

I don't need this.

MEANWHILE...

XUELIAN IS ABOUT TO WIN

[in Chinese] As long as I don't make a mistake, the ice cream is mine.

KEEPING HER IN CHECK

WILL HER DREAM OF WINNING BE SHATTERED LIKE THIS?

JUST THEN!

[in Korean] Did you discard this?

Oh!

SHE TAKES THE PIECE XUNGYING DISCARDED

-[Hyeran in Chinese] Peng. -[in Korean] It's her first peng.

-[Minkyung] First peng. -[in Chinese] Discard this one.

[in Korean] This one?

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S IN ORDER

CAREFUL

[in Chinese] Is this one mine?

[in Korean] You discarded that? Seven?

-[in Chinese] It's seven circles. -Seven circles.

[in Korean] Oh!

[in Chinese] Can you end it? Go ahead if you're certain.

You're sure?

Show us if you're certain.

[in Korean] What? What did you say?

-What? -[in Chinese] You're sure?

[in Korean] No, no. Wait!

-Wait. -[Xung Ying in Chinese] Are you sure?

[Defconn in Korean] She must've had a mental breakdown.

[Xuelian in Chinese] Or you'll have to buy us one more ice cream.

[Defconn in Korean] They're trying to shake her.

It's my decision?

I have to decide?

[chuckles] Do I do this or not?

I forgot.

[in Chinese] No, don't tell her.

MOM BLOCKED OFF

[in Korean] I have to decide? I don't think it's time yet.

-[in Chinese] Look at my eyes. -Not yet, right?

[all laughing]

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

TRANSMITTING

Did you see my eyes?

YOU ARE RIGHT

HER WHISPER GIVES QIANYUN ASSURANCE

[in Korean] I got it.

I got it.

[Qianyun's mom in Chinese] Game over.

[Hyeran in Korean] I did it?

QIANYUN FINALLY WON

-I won for the first time. -First win.

I won once. I won!

-[Defconn] She won. -I won once.

I won once.

I barely got my first win.

[Defconn] A gift from your mother.

CONGRATULATIONS, QIANYUN

It seems like you made a lot of good memories until the last day.

I barely won.

SHE GIVES HER DAUGHTER HER FIRST WIN

Success.

Mom, you're just leaving? You're leaving?

You're leaving?

Mom, you're just leaving?

Did she really leave?

Yes, she left like that after the game.

-To play with others? -Yes.

-Another game? -Yes. Another game.

She went to play elsewhere. [laughing]

She was gone with the wind.

Yes, she left gracefully with the wind.

Out of all those matches, I barely won once,

but she practically had to spoon feed it to me. [laughing]

And...

She was so cool.

She was like, "I won all the rounds, right?" and then left. [laughing]

She was so cool. Chongqing woman.

Uh... Which one is good?

This one? This one's good?

QIANYUN WHO ONLY WON ONCE

It was really fun.

BOUGHT ICE CREAM AND ENDED HER LAST MAHJONG GAME

-[Haeri] Where are you going? -[Minkyung] Where are you going?

[Hyeran] I'm going somewhere.

-[Minkyung] To dance? -[Hyeran] It's my day off.

[Xuelian] Let's go.

And my friends are also on a break.

They take a break for a few hours

and when they go back, it'll be their busiest hours.

SHANCHENG LANE

[Haeri] Gosh, I love the vibe of this place.

-[Hyeran] Yes. -[Minkyung] Like Seongsu-dong.

My gosh.

They didn't tell me anything and just dragged me there.

-Is it like a popular place? -[Hyeran] Yes. It's popular.

[Haeri] Gosh, it looks so hip.

[Hyeran] Yes, it was very pretty.

THERE ARE STAIRS EVERYWHERE

AND AT THE END OF THE STAIRS...

-It co-exists. -It's like Seongsu-dong

-in Korea. -[Hyeran] Yes.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN HERE?

[Defconn] That's the one where the mask changes.

-It's famous. -[Hyeran] There is so much to see.

HIP GIRLS OF CHONGQING

[Xuelian in Chinese] You can buy souvenirs later.

[Hyeran in Korean] It's so pretty here.

LURED BY SNACKS FROM THE START

It looks good.

Wow! What is that?

-Wow! -Is it dried tofu?

Can three people share one?

[in English] Are you Korean?

[in Chinese] No.

She's from Chongqing.

I am Chongqing... [chuckles]

She is Hwalala of Chongqing.

-Hwalala of Chongqing. -[Defconn in Korean] Hwalala of Chongqing.

They grill dried tofu and put fillings inside.

I've never seen that before.

-[exclaiming] -Like jeonbyeong.

-It looks so good. -[Hyeran] It is like jeonbyeong.

It looks like pork on the outside.

Pork skin.

[in Chinese] Is it spicy?

-[in Korean] Uh-uh. -It seems like you're

-used to the spiciness. -Yes.

It has a bit of a kick.

AFTER HWALALA TAKES A BITE, HER FRIENDS DIG IN TOO

Gosh, for the past three days, the bathroom...

On my first day, when I went home, the toilet wasn't the one

you can sit down on, but one that looks like a slipper.

And using the same bathroom with unfamiliar people,

is a bit uncomfortable,

so I was planning to hold it in,

-but I couldn't. -[Defconn] Right.

Once you eat spicy food, you can't.

-Most are squat toilets, right? -[Hyeran] Yes.

-You have to squat. -Squat.

So they say that there are a lot of thin people.

Because they eat spicy food.

-So the mala... -Because they let it all out?

[chuckles] I'm not sure if that's the reason...

-You eat and let it out. -Maybe so, but everyone is so thin.

[in Chinese] Doesn't this just take away the stress from work?

YES

[in Korean] Do you just walk around and eat food here?

[in Chinese] Yes. Yes. Yes.

We worked hard the past few days, so we're taking a break.

GLANCE

[in Korean] Do you...

Don't look at her right away, but do people dress like the girl on my right

-and walk around the streets? -[Defconn] Where?

-[Defconn] She looked right away. -[Hyeran] They shouldn't. [chuckles]

You have to wear that at a place like this.

She was very pretty.

She wore makeup and clothes kind of like how people do in Insa-dong.

-They would take photos. -Like how we wear hanbok?

[Hyeran] Yes, just like that.

I don't think she did it herself.

I knew she got her makeup done somewhere and I wanted to try too.

-Like an experience? -[Defconn exclaiming]

QIUYUAN JUST DOES IT

Like how people do in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

[Hyeran] Are my friends doing it too?

-[in Chinese] Guys. -[Defconn in Korean] With her friends.

-Are you doing it? -[in Chinese] I'm getting my makeup done.

[in Korean] I see.

-You've had quite an unusual experience. -I'm so curious.

HMM

I like it already.

I look pretty already.

[Haeri] Right.

-She's becoming pretty. -[Hyeran] Yes.

-Myungsoo will send you a DM. -[all laughing]

-It will be... -[Hyeran] A tour package.

...a very menacing message.

This is basic makeup?

What is?

[Hyeran] I guess I'm going to have this makeup on until tonight.

I'm all done.

[both] Wow!

-But... -Gen Z...

-Isn't it Gen Z style? -Wow!

It's Gen Z style.

-It's Gen Z style. -[Defconn] They put eye shadow on here.

Idols these days put eye shadow on here a lot.

-And she did her nose. -Yes, it's red.

-[Haeri] Like idols' noses. -It's red.

She's like a 31-year-old aunt who asks for her makeup to be done

like Jang Won-young.

[Hyeran] After getting makeup, the makeup artists there

took pictures of us in beautiful photo spots.

They also took pictures of us.

Just put that down and look natural.

OUR NEW AND BEAUTIFUL SELVES WE WANT TO REMEMBER

It seems like Hyeran has more makeup on.

Yes, they put more makeup on me.

[in Chinese] Thank you. Thank you.

[Defconn in Korean] There are a lot of stuff in the alley.

-[Minkyung] So pretty. -[Hyeran] He would take us

to photo spots to get our photos taken.

[Defconn] All the spots must be different.

SECOND SPOT CLEARED

[Haeri] Gosh, they look so natural. So pretty.

-[Defconn] It's like a photoshoot. -[Haeri] It has a vibe.

[in Chinese] One more.

-[in Korean] One more? -[all laughing]

-[Defconn] Pros are different. -[Haeri] The vibe they want...

Honestly, since it was my last day,

I wanted to take photos to remember them.

Let's try a cute pose.

[Hyeran chuckles]

[Defconn] You seem like news anchors.

You're all excited like little girls.

Right.

TWO HOURS BEFORE HER LIFE AS QIANYUN ENDS

-[all laughing] -My friends seemed to enjoy it too.

-[Minkyung] Pretty. -[Haeri] And the weather is nice too.

[Defconn] I've never been there before, but I want to.

It's all so pretty.

[Hyeran] Gosh, this place is nice. I can see the river.

[Xung Ying in Chinese] Look over here.

THE PHOTOS THEY TOOK EARLIER HAVE BEEN SENT TO THEM

-[in Korean] Who is that in the middle? -[both exclaiming]

Who is that?

[exclaims] Is that really you?

-[Hyeran] I don't think it's me. -Is it photoshopped?

-[Hyeran] They made my chin too sharp. -It's too much, right?

Yes, they changed me completely.

-[Defconn] Is it distorted? -Yes. I'm a different person.

A PHOTO THAT LOOKS LIKE US, BUT ISN'T US

This is pretty. It's very pretty.

-My gosh. -[Defconn] This one looks natural.

My gosh. They're all pretty.

[all exclaiming]

[in Chinese] Oh! This one is pretty.

[Hyeran in Korean] Ah! It's pretty.

You're eating again?

-[chuckles] Yes. -You're eating a lot.

It looks so unnatural.

This one is nice.

-Why did he take this one? -[all laughing]

If it weren't your day off,

you would've been able to wear pretty clothes.

I meant, if it were your day off.

-Enjoy. -It looks good.

-Salad? -Beer.

Mmm. Beer.

-I'll eat this and go on a diet. -[Hyeran] They say that everywhere.

Why are you wearing gloves when you're using a fork?

[all laughing]

[in Chinese] She wanted to eat this one at first.

We did a lot of things today.

I was glad I got to spend time with you.

Let's hang out together often.

[in Korean] I kept thinking it's the last day so I should say goodbye.

I kept thinking that.

It seems like they had a good time.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

[in Chinese] You're going to the bathroom?

-Want me to come with? -[Hyeran in Korean] No, no.

Where is she... Oh!

-I wanted to buy them something. -She went to buy something.

I don't see anything they'll like.

-[in Chinese] Qianyun! -[Hyeran] Qianyun!

WHEN THEY FIRST MET AT AN UNFAMILIAR WORK PLACE

-[in Korean] You must feel grateful. -Yes.

[all laughing]

They kept...

At a glance, they look like students.

-In the past... -[Minkyung] With the uniforms.

Yes.

Without them, adapting wouldn't have been easy.

THE PAST THREE DAYS WERE WARM THANKS TO THEIR LOVE

SHE WANTS TO EXPRESS HER GRATITUDE

TOWARDS THEM

This one is pretty too.

If I'm gone too long, they might notice.

[Defconn] She must've bought something.

-Is the bathroom far away? -Huh?

Was it far away?

[in Korean] Yes...

CHEERS

SHE CLINKS GLASSES TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT

[in Chinese] We normally don't drink alcohol.

[chuckles, in Korean] Really? It sounds like a lie.

You are starting to turn red.

[in Chinese] We don't drink, but we got so excited that we had one.

One drink and I'm out. What if I pass out?

[in Korean] Okay. Put your hand out.

Okay. Put your hand out.

Just stay like that.

[Xuelian in Chinese] What?

What is that?

IT'S A PRESENT

-[in Korean] I forgot to remove the tag. -[all laughing]

The price tag...

-How rude. -Is it a bracelet?

-Like a friendship bracelet? -[Hyeran] Yes.

-[all exclaiming] -Nice.

-They will cherish it. -I hope you like it.

[Xung Ying] Thank you.

BRACELETS SHE BOUGHT FOR HER FRIENDS

-Didn't you say you went to the bathroom? -You lied to us.

PRETTY

[in Korean] I wish the Burberry lady was here.

-Right. -The rich lady isn't here.

[in Chinese] Gam... How do you say it again?

[in Korean] No. You say "Gomawo."

[in Chinese] That means "you're welcome," right?

[in Korean] Gomawo. Why do you have so much doubt?

I DON'T TRUST YOU

She's very funny.

She's a jokester.

I taught you this yesterday.

-I taught them that. -Right.

-The star. -Yes, and...

[Defconn] You guys are like students.

-[Hyeran] Right. -[Defconn] So pure.

LU HONG'S BRACELET

-That's good. -Nice one.

I also got one for Erjie.

-Right? -It's the one I have on now.

-[Defconn] I see. -It's this one.

-Pretty, right? -What about us?

I didn't even think to buy one. Back then,

-the host wasn't decided. -[Defconn] Right.

-The host wasn't decided. -[Defconn] Yes.

We don't deserve it.

Anyway...

-You were like little girls. -I got one for Erjie too.

XUNGYING CHECKS THE TIME

ONCE THEY GO BACK, SHE WILL NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN

If you part ways right now, is it over?

-Since it's the end, things are... -Right.

It's time for me to say goodbye.

You have to part ways with them.

[sighs]

[in Chinese] Let's have a look.

[in Korean] You won't be able to see me tomorrow.

Is there anything you want to say to me?

SHE MANAGES TO BRING UP THE GOODBYE

[in Chinese] Tomorrow? Where are you going?

Are you going to Korea?

[in Korean] I'm going to Korea.

[in Chinese] You're going to come back.

-I trust that you'll come back to see us. -[Xung Ying] Mmm.

[in Korean] Let's all go to Korea later.

-You weren't acting. -I wasn't.

[Xuelian in Chinese] Later? Okay.

[in Korean] They want to part ways calmly.

[in Chinese] You can't bear to leave us, right?

[Defconn in Korean] They're grateful for you.

You can't bear it, right?

SHE ENDS UP SHEDDING TEARS OF SADNESS

[Hyeran in Korean] Cover me.

-[Defconn] Aw. -I wonder what that feels like.

It's so intense.

UNLESS YOU'RE A GABRIEL, IT'S HARD TO KNOW

-It's a special experience. -[Haeri] For sure.

[Defconn] This show

lets you experience something special.

I was... I was just so grateful.

I hope they stay beautiful

as they are now.

I want them to be happy.

I just wanted to say that and nothing else.

But thinking that it's our last moments together...

I'm a lightweight. I have a drinking habit.

COVERING UP THE SADNESS

I cry when I drink alcohol. [chuckles]

[in Chinese] You told us to be happy no matter what.

[in Korean] I want to part ways smiling.

[Xuelian in Chinese] You want us to be happy, right?

-[in Korean] Be healthy. -[in Chinese] No crying.

Be happy.

-You're making me cry. -[in Korean] I have a habit.

[all laughing]

[Xung Ying in Chinese] Let's go.

[Hyeran] Let's part ways smiling.

THEY WENT TO THE BATHROOM

[Hyeran in Korean] I don't like crying in front of the camera,

so I couldn't tell you before.

-[Xuelian in Chinese] It's okay. -[Hyeran in Korean] Thank you so much.

I wanted to thank you for being so nice to me

even when it was tiring and all.

[Xung Ying in Chinese] It's okay. If you cry, we'll cry.

[Minkyung in Korean] Hyeran was so sincere.

[Hyeran] Yes.

So I wanted to say goodbye here with a smile.

I didn't want to cry in front of the camera.

[Xuelian in Chinese] Hwalala, we like you.

[Defconn in Korean] It's so heartwarming.

It conveys the feelings from one person to another.

[in Chinese] Hwalala, although our time together was short,

we all like you so much,

and the next time we meet,

I hope we can still be friends.

Uh... When you leave,

we'll think of you in our daily moments again.

-Hyeran. -Hyeran.

HYERAN TELLS THEM HER REAL NAME BEFORE SHE LEAVES

[in Korean] It's pretty at night too.

QIANYUN SAID GOODBYE TO HER FRIENDS

AFTER PARTING WAYS

[Defconn] So you parted ways with them.

[Hyeran] A millions thoughts rushed through my head.

I've only been there for three days,

but I just had a lot to think about.

[Defconn] It happens.

From the things I felt on my first day here...

Yes.

-Right. Why does it feel so long? -[Hyeran] Yes, it feels so long.

QIANYUN'S START WAS FULL OF ANXIETY

Mama?

Hyeran's always indecisive and easily frightened.

She hesitates a lot.

But when I got a new name,

I thought this person would've done this,

or would've tried this.

I think I got more freedom within her name.

Within someone else's name.

THE LAST FREEDOM AS QIANYUN

When I'm having a hard time...

When I need a change,

I thought it would be nice to borrow someone else's name.

I'm Hwalala, so let's do this.

KEEPING QIANYUN IN HER HEART

SHE GOES BACK TO BEING YEOM HYERAN

08:20PM 72 HOURS AS QIANYUN COMES TO AN END

-Seventy two hours is three days, right? -Yes.

You must've felt a lot of things in the last three days

to be crying like that.

Three days didn't seem like three days.

-Those three days were long. -[Defconn] Yes.

But you know you parted ways very calmly

unlike the others.

-[Hyeran] Yes. -I kept thinking that...

-[Defconn] What? -...the way she parted

was very different from Myungsoo.

-Yes. -He threw a huge party.

-Right. -[all laughing]

-He had a goodbye party. -Songkran.

But Hyeran just left Qianyun's life naturally.

She lived her life for a few days

and came back as if nothing happened.

So, what you're saying is in Myungsoo's case,

-it felt like he was patching things up? -[all laughing]

-Without too many feel-good stories. -Without that, he would be in trouble.

-[Hyeran] Yes. -Anyway, the city had a very fiery vibe...

-Yes. -...so you had a fiery goodbye.

-[Hyeran] Right. -Yes.

During this opportunity, I thought,

"What if it wasn't 'My name is Gabriel' or 'My name is Hwalala,'

but 'My name is Yeom Hyeran'?"

If someone comes to live my life, what kind of person would I be to them?

-Right. -What would they think of my friends,

my life goal, and my actions?

It made my life seem special.

The same applies to someone else's life. Everyone's life appeared special.

-Oh. -Hwalala's life felt very special to me.

I hope she continues to live a happy life

-as the protagonist of her life. -That's nice.

So nice.

You seem to know the show's intent.

-[chuckles] Is that so? -[Defconn] Yes.

And of course, we have

-an epilogue ready. -Yes.

[Defconn] Shall we watch it?

[Hyeran] My gosh.

EPILOGUE

DAY 0 JIANGBEI AIRPORT, CHONGQING

-I knew it! -[all exclaiming]

-The one who asked for a photo. -Yes!

[Defconn] At first.

After I saw Myungsoo's epilogue, I thought it might be her.

[Qianyun in Chinese] One, two, three.

-[in English] One more. -[in Korean] My gosh.

-You took photos of each other. -My gosh.

[Hyeran in English] Thank you. Thank you. [in Chinese] Thank you.

[in Korean] She gave you an envelope.

[Defconn] She gave you the envelope.

[Minkyung] Did she draw that picture herself?

[Hyeran] She drew it?

[Defconn] She must've drawn it.

QIANYUN DREW THE PICTURE

-I thought Duoduo drew it. -My gosh.

AND

And!

Wow...

-The timing... You had no idea, right? -[all exclaiming]

And she had sunglasses on at first.

-But she didn't have them on then. -[Defconn] Yes.

[in Chinese] Welcome to Chongqing.

Did you have a good time?

My family and friends seemed to like you very much.

I hope they created good memories for you.

-[Defconn in Korean] How pretty. -[in Chinese] I hope we can

-meet sometime. Goodbye. -[in Korean] It's like a painting.

So she left a message for you.

DUODUO'S WAY TO KINDERGARTEN WITH HYERAN

NOW RETURNED TO QIANYUN

HER CHATTER-FILLED COMMUTE TO WORK WITH HER HUSBAND

[in Chinese] Duoduo said, "Mom, you're pretty."

SHE RETURNED TO HER PLACE AS A WIFE AND DUODUO'S MOM

Qianyun, did you have a good time over the past three days?

Duoduo's been missing you since you left.

I miss you and love you, Mom.

Hello, Hwalala.

I was glad I could spend time with you.

You've added more colors to my quiet life.

I'll treasure and wear

this bracelet you gifted me.

AND

HER EVERYDAY LIFE WITH HER FRIENDS IS STILL EXCITING

[Defconn in Korean] Hyeran... You've seen Qianyun...

-My gosh. -...for the first time.

-You've seen her for the first time. -Yeomlala.

You heard her last message to you.

-It was her. -My gosh.

Honestly, after the shoot, I had no idea

and I thought I'd finally get to see who she is.

-You thought about who it was? -I didn't know who it was

and just waited for the epilogue.

My gosh.

My name is Gabriel

AUGUST 16TH A NEW GABRIEL WILL RETURN

I want to try something new.

Something that might confuse me, that might make me go "What's this?"

Celebrities should have a hard time.

[echoing] Celebrities should have a hard time.

A HARD TIME

PRINT COMPLETE

[Changwook] What is all this?

My name is Pipe.

[Defconn] They've planted things on top.

[farmer in Spanish] We're going to harvest seven tons.

[in Korean] Seven tons?

Seven tons?

THAT'S HOW THE LIFE OF A JIMADOR STARTED

YOU GOT THIS, PIPE

Among those who drink tequila,

how many do you think harvested agave before? [laughs]

I'm the only one.

I have pride.

How come mine isn't round?

Is that a pineapple?

[grunts] This is really hard.

I made a huge mistake.

Celebrities should have a hard time.

Help me!

[chuckles] I shouldn't have come here.

HE'S THE SON-IN-LAW OF A RICH FAMILY?

I came to visit my father-in-law.

It was a little scary. [chuckles] I didn't know what to do.

-Wow! -Wow!

That is next level.

[Changwook] It was like a new world.

That overwhelming spectacle.

-[Defconn] Wow! -[Haeri] Whoa.

[Defconn] Guns everywhere!

Are you sure your father-in-law sells tequila?

HE ISN'T SOMETHING ELSE...?

I love those types of movies.

A DRINKING SESSION AMIDST ALL THE TENSION

GLANCE

[in Spanish] Chug, chug, chug.

FLUSTERED

THE FATHER-IN-LAW TEASES HIS SON-IN-LAW

[Changwook in Korean] I felt like I had to drink.

They kept giving me drinks since Pipe is a heavy drinker.

I am Pipe, but I'm not Pipe.

I am Pipe. [chuckling] I kept going back and forth.

Yes, I slept well.

I'd like to go to a country I've never been to before and I prefer the city.

-[staff member] City? -Yes.

COUNTRY SHE'S NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE CITY

ANALYSIS COMPLETE

What is this? I...

What is Kigali?

[gasps]

It's in Rwanda.

RWANDA KIGALI

HER FIRST TIME IN AFRICA

-A fashion show all of a sudden? -A model?

[Jinkyung] My name is Kellia.

I really thought I was Kellia.

A STYLE CHANGE FOR THE CASTING

That's how you're going to cut it?

In just a straight line?

[Jinkyung] I've never seen someone cut hair with those scissors.

Aren't those scissors we use to cut kimchi?

A MILITARY-STYLE CUT

Let's not talk about the hair on top. [chuckles]

I can't miss out on the hot clubs while I'm in Rwanda.

[in English] Chris is very handsome.

You're my style.

FLIRTING

-[in Korean] Hold on. [chuckles] -You're really going for it.

[Defconn] It's like you've gone back to your 20s.

GEN Z POWER CHARGED UP

[in English] I have a question. When were you born?

[in English] I was born in 2004.

This is confusing for me.

CONFUSED? I'LL SHOW YOU

-[in Korean] Awesome. -So cool.

THE GEN Z SEEMS TO BE A VETERAN

[in English] I'm saying it's really, really good.

[in Korean] I've failed many times.

Should I try to be more unique?

[in English] I mean, everything is looking nice.

SHOWING OFF

-[in Korean] Out of nowhere. -[laughing]

What was that just now?

That's how badly I wanted to be cast.

DAY OF THE SHOW

[Jinkyung] I kept thinking I can't screw up,

and that I had to do well.

WHAT WILL THE GEN Z'S FIRST FASHION SHOW BE LIKE?

[Gabee] I just let myself go.

In traditional dancing, I think the costume is the most fun part.

I'm Usiel and I live in Mexico City.

STREET PERFORMER USIEL

Hi-yah!

Wow! What's this?

Soapbox?

THEY TRY TO JUMP OVER OBSTACLES

WITH HAND-MADE MOTOR-LESS VEHICLES

It is a very big event,

so I thought I should let more people know.

EVERYONE WORKED ON IT TOGETHER

I think it should be more this way.

More to Dad's side.

SOAPBOX IS READY TO GO

BUT IT CAN'T BE OVER 80KG

Are we weighing it?

-They weigh it old-school style. -[hosts laughing]

BUT

THE ORGANIZERS BECOME SERIOUS SHAKE

No?

-Gosh. Why? -What is it?

[in Spanish] There's an 80kg limit,

and this weighs 220kg.

[in Korean] Let's just take off everything we can.

THEY START TO CUT PIECES OFF

THE TENSION IS OVERCOME WITH MUSIC

WILL THEY BE ABLE TO FINISH THE RACE?

I want to go to Europe.

One, two, three.

Georgia as in Georgia coffee?

I've never been to Europe before.

Wow.

Is it here?

-[echoing, in English] I live here? -[Defconn] It really is the countryside.

[in Korean] I thought I'd be living in the city.

My name is Rati.

THIS ISN'T ALL

I'm not good at singing or dancing.

I have two left feet.

HE ENDED UP IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE DANCING

I can't eat cucumbers.

He's giving me a cucumber.

[hosts exclaiming]

BROKEN

I tasted cucumber for the first time today. [chuckles]

THE ANALYSIS MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG, BUT HE STARTS TO ADJUST

Gosh, this hurts my pride.

Manual labor isn't easy.

[Dex] She's pregnant.

One, two, three, four... Ten.

[man in Georgian] Are you tired?

[Dex] No, not at all.

There's so much. It's never-ending.

I want to be someone perfect.

Feel it. I know I can work hard.

CHECK?

I wanted to try and be the kind of son I couldn't be in Korea.

STAND, CHANGE

-[in Georgian] That's pretty. -[both laughing]

[in Korean] We did well.

COUNTRY LIFE SHOWN BY RATI

So we just finished watching Hyeran's life in Chongqing for 72 hours.

We would like to see you again next week,

but unfortunately,

we're going to take a hiatus for two weeks.

-[all exclaiming] -[Defconn] Yes.

-Hiatus for two weeks. -Why?

-Why are we taking a break? -[Hyeran] The Olympics.

-[Defconn] There's the Olympics. -Right.

-The Olympics. -We must watch.

-The Olympics. -Yes.

The world festival is waiting.

Of course. We have to watch it.

So after a two week hiatus, on August 16th,

we will come back with two new Gabriels.

-Right. -We will come back soon,

so wait for us while watching reruns.

We will see you next week.

[in English] What's your name?

[all] My name is Gabriel!

[in Korean] Thank you, Yeom Hyeran.

My name is Gabriel

Translated by Lexi Lee