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1 00:00:05,806 00:00:09,276 (Where is the new alley?) (Where is the new alley?)
2 00:00:09,276 00:00:10,807 This is Baek Jong Won's Alley Restaurants. This is Baek Jong Won's Alley Restaurants.
3 00:00:10,876 00:00:14,776 This is the 27th alley we are transforming. This is the 27th alley we are transforming.
4 00:00:14,917 00:00:18,247 This is Sangdo-dong Alley... This is Sangdo-dong Alley...
5 00:00:18,247 00:00:20,887 of Dongjak-gu, Seoul. of Dongjak-gu, Seoul.
6 00:00:20,887 00:00:23,317 (The 27th alley is Sangdo-dong Alley of Dongjak-gu.) (The 27th alley is Sangdo-dong Alley of Dongjak-gu.)
7 00:00:23,716 00:00:26,187 - Finally, we are here. - Right. Right. - Finally, we are here. - Right. Right.
8 00:00:26,356 00:00:29,196 - Finally. - You sound very excited. - Finally. - You sound very excited.
9 00:00:29,196 00:00:31,196 His voice tone has changed. His voice tone has changed.
10 00:00:31,196 00:00:32,866 Please don't misunderstand. Please don't misunderstand.
11 00:00:32,866 00:00:36,667 Last time, we were at Junggok-dong, near the school... Last time, we were at Junggok-dong, near the school...
12 00:00:36,667 00:00:38,137 - In Sun went. - That's right. - In Sun went. - That's right.
13 00:00:38,137 00:00:40,307 After that, After that,
14 00:00:40,307 00:00:43,406 we came near my school. we came near my school.
15 00:00:43,406 00:00:45,576 (It's my school this time.) (It's my school this time.)
16 00:00:45,576 00:00:49,347 Sangdo-dong is where I lived first... Sangdo-dong is where I lived first...
17 00:00:49,347 00:00:50,947 after moving to Seoul. after moving to Seoul.
18 00:00:52,017 00:00:55,756 I lived here for about five years. I lived here for about five years.
19 00:00:55,756 00:00:57,557 - Did you go to college around here? - That's right. - Did you go to college around here? - That's right.
20 00:00:58,127 00:01:01,296 This morning, on the way here, This morning, on the way here,
21 00:01:02,497 00:01:04,467 I became very sentimental. I became very sentimental.
22 00:01:04,797 00:01:09,666 It's because I went past the place where I first met my wife. It's because I went past the place where I first met my wife.
23 00:01:09,797 00:01:11,036 - My goodness. - Yes. - My goodness. - Yes.
24 00:01:11,036 00:01:12,107 Really? Really?
25 00:01:12,107 00:01:13,806 - I lived near the inner gate. - Did you go to the same school? - I lived near the inner gate. - Did you go to the same school?
26 00:01:13,806 00:01:14,976 We went to the same school. We went to the same school.
27 00:01:14,976 00:01:16,577 Yes. Yes.
28 00:01:16,776 00:01:18,347 We met on September 27, 1993. We met on September 27, 1993.
29 00:01:19,276 00:01:22,416 - I love you, honey. - You didn't look happy. - I love you, honey. - You didn't look happy.
30 00:01:22,416 00:01:24,017 - You have to remember that. - You have to look happy. - You have to remember that. - You have to look happy.
31 00:01:24,187 00:01:25,416 It's clear that he was forced to remember it. It's clear that he was forced to remember it.
32 00:01:25,416 00:01:26,446 (I love you, honey.) (I love you, honey.)
33 00:01:26,446 00:01:27,987 - September 23? - That's when we met. September 27. - September 23? - That's when we met. September 27.
34 00:01:27,987 00:01:29,317 - September 27. - Yes. On September 27, - September 27. - Yes. On September 27,
35 00:01:29,317 00:01:30,857 - My goodness. - we met near the inner gate. - My goodness. - we met near the inner gate.
36 00:01:31,857 00:01:33,627 - We met there. - How can he remember that day? - We met there. - How can he remember that day?
37 00:01:33,627 00:01:35,396 - He's really good. - He's such a romantic. - He's really good. - He's such a romantic.
38 00:01:35,396 00:01:37,127 - Please say that. - You are amazing. - Please say that. - You are amazing.
39 00:01:37,297 00:01:39,427 - There's nobody like him nowadays. - What are we doing right now? - There's nobody like him nowadays. - What are we doing right now?
40 00:01:39,427 00:01:40,996 I can only remember my wedding anniversary. I can only remember my wedding anniversary.
41 00:01:41,536 00:01:43,297 - You are amazing. - So... - You are amazing. - So...
42 00:01:43,297 00:01:46,967 - Did I do well? - Well done. Thank you. - Did I do well? - Well done. Thank you.
43 00:01:46,967 00:01:48,036 Hello, honey. Hello, honey.
44 00:01:49,407 00:01:51,577 I will tell you briefly about this area. I will tell you briefly about this area.
45 00:01:52,107 00:01:53,506 It's Sangdo-dong, It's Sangdo-dong,
46 00:01:53,506 00:01:55,776 and Sangdo-dong belongs to Dongjak-gu. and Sangdo-dong belongs to Dongjak-gu.
47 00:01:55,776 00:01:58,616 To the right of Dongjak-gu, there is Seocho-gu. To the right of Dongjak-gu, there is Seocho-gu.
48 00:01:58,916 00:02:01,817 To the west, there is Yeongdeungpo-gu. To the west, there is Yeongdeungpo-gu.
49 00:02:01,817 00:02:02,957 Right. Right. Right. Right.
50 00:02:02,957 00:02:04,086 - I see. - Yeongdeungpo-gu. - I see. - Yeongdeungpo-gu.
51 00:02:04,086 00:02:07,187 The areas on both sides are highly commercialized. The areas on both sides are highly commercialized.
52 00:02:07,187 00:02:09,396 - But Dongjak-gu is less developed. - It's slow. - But Dongjak-gu is less developed. - It's slow.
53 00:02:09,396 00:02:10,767 He's right. The development is slow. He's right. The development is slow.
54 00:02:10,966 00:02:13,227 - Is it mostly residential then? - It's mostly residential. - Is it mostly residential then? - It's mostly residential.
55 00:02:13,227 00:02:15,167 Right. Sangdo Station... Right. Sangdo Station...
56 00:02:15,537 00:02:18,037 where Line Seven trains run opened. where Line Seven trains run opened.
57 00:02:18,037 00:02:19,906 It wasn't there when I was going to school here. It wasn't there when I was going to school here.
58 00:02:19,906 00:02:22,306 - Is it Line Seven? - It's got a subway station nearby, - Is it Line Seven? - It's got a subway station nearby,
59 00:02:22,477 00:02:25,077 But strangely, that didn't make the area become more commercialized. But strangely, that didn't make the area become more commercialized.
60 00:02:25,306 00:02:26,906 More and more residential areas were developed. More and more residential areas were developed.
61 00:02:26,906 00:02:30,887 Only 2.95 percent of the district is used for a commercial purpose. Only 2.95 percent of the district is used for a commercial purpose.
62 00:02:31,287 00:02:32,816 Among the districts of Seoul, Among the districts of Seoul,
63 00:02:32,987 00:02:36,917 it ranks in the bottom for having the smallest commercial area. it ranks in the bottom for having the smallest commercial area.
64 00:02:37,017 00:02:40,257 - So it's still not too developed. - It's not developed. - So it's still not too developed. - It's not developed.
65 00:02:40,257 00:02:41,357 Right. Right.
66 00:02:41,357 00:02:43,727 "Sang" of Sangdo means "up", and "Do" means "pathway". "Sang" of Sangdo means "up", and "Do" means "pathway".
67 00:02:43,727 00:02:46,727 - Up. - It's the pathway to the sky. - Up. - It's the pathway to the sky.
68 00:02:46,767 00:02:48,037 - For that reason, - Really? - For that reason, - Really?
69 00:02:48,197 00:02:50,096 So a lot of pallbearers used to live here. So a lot of pallbearers used to live here.
70 00:02:50,096 00:02:51,767 This is where a group of pallbearers lived. This is where a group of pallbearers lived.
71 00:02:51,767 00:02:53,007 (The name Sangdo-dong originated from that fact.) (The name Sangdo-dong originated from that fact.)
72 00:02:53,007 00:02:55,276 They used to carry caskets. They used to carry caskets.
73 00:02:55,276 00:02:57,677 - Is that why it's Sangdo-dong? - Yes. - Is that why it's Sangdo-dong? - Yes.
74 00:02:57,677 00:03:00,007 That's where Sangdo-dong got its name from. That's where Sangdo-dong got its name from.
75 00:03:00,007 00:03:02,447 People of my generation and of the older generation... People of my generation and of the older generation...
76 00:03:02,447 00:03:05,017 think of President Kim Young Sam when you mention Sangdo-dong. think of President Kim Young Sam when you mention Sangdo-dong.
77 00:03:05,017 00:03:06,887 (Late President Kim Young Sam) (Late President Kim Young Sam)
78 00:03:07,047 00:03:10,017 That's the only association. President Kim was from Sangdo-dong. That's the only association. President Kim was from Sangdo-dong.
79 00:03:10,216 00:03:11,987 That's the only thing people of my generation can think of. That's the only thing people of my generation can think of.
80 00:03:12,086 00:03:13,757 When we think of Donggyo-dong, we think of President Kim Dae Jung. When we think of Donggyo-dong, we think of President Kim Dae Jung.
81 00:03:14,096 00:03:15,697 - Right. - Everyone knows it. - Right. - Everyone knows it.
82 00:03:15,697 00:03:19,466 It's the town close to Seoul National Cemetery. It's the town close to Seoul National Cemetery.
83 00:03:19,767 00:03:21,466 If it's close to Seoul National Cemetery, it's an ideal location. If it's close to Seoul National Cemetery, it's an ideal location.
84 00:03:21,596 00:03:22,996 It's a perfect location. It's a perfect location.
85 00:03:22,996 00:03:25,566 I lived here for about five years. I lived here for about five years.
86 00:03:25,566 00:03:28,306 I lived in Heukseok-dong and Sangdo-dong area for five years. I lived in Heukseok-dong and Sangdo-dong area for five years.
87 00:03:28,306 00:03:31,646 This alley is within 1km radius of the school. This alley is within 1km radius of the school.
88 00:03:32,246 00:03:35,646 But I never came here to eat. But I never came here to eat.
89 00:03:35,977 00:03:38,086 - It's very near a college. - It's near a college. - It's very near a college. - It's near a college.
90 00:03:38,746 00:03:40,517 that's how I remember this town. that's how I remember this town.
91 00:03:40,517 00:03:44,026 When I heard that we are going to transform this alley, When I heard that we are going to transform this alley,
92 00:03:44,026 00:03:45,086 (When he heard that they will be transforming this alley...) (When he heard that they will be transforming this alley...)
93 00:03:46,026 00:03:48,056 I was surprised because even I had never been to this part of the town. I was surprised because even I had never been to this part of the town.
94 00:03:48,396 00:03:52,496 There's a college nearby, but college students don't come here. There's a college nearby, but college students don't come here.
95 00:03:52,496 00:03:53,596 - That's a problem. - Yes. - That's a problem. - Yes.
96 00:03:54,066 00:03:58,436 If one of the restaurants here becomes really popular, If one of the restaurants here becomes really popular,
97 00:03:58,607 00:04:02,177 then a lot of students from Chung-Ang University... then a lot of students from Chung-Ang University...
98 00:04:02,177 00:04:04,047 and Soongsil University will flood into this area. and Soongsil University will flood into this area.
99 00:04:04,047 00:04:06,107 A lot of people can also come from the apartment complex... A lot of people can also come from the apartment complex...
100 00:04:06,107 00:04:07,146 across the street. across the street.
101 00:04:07,207 00:04:09,216 There's that potential. There's that potential.
102 00:04:09,246 00:04:11,787 But this area has been unknown for many years. But this area has been unknown for many years.
103 00:04:11,787 00:04:13,716 So it will be very difficult to revive it. So it will be very difficult to revive it.
104 00:04:13,887 00:04:15,457 Isn't his introduction unusually lengthy? Isn't his introduction unusually lengthy?
105 00:04:15,457 00:04:17,116 - He's very passionate about it. - Yes. - He's very passionate about it. - Yes.
106 00:04:17,186 00:04:18,456 You're too biased. You're too biased.
107 00:04:19,186 00:04:22,227 I really want this alley to become popular. I truly do. I really want this alley to become popular. I truly do.
108 00:04:23,056 00:04:24,097 Please make that happen. Please make that happen.
109 00:04:25,266 00:04:27,266 Please. You've always been working hard, Please. You've always been working hard,
110 00:04:27,266 00:04:29,667 but please put a little more effort into this area. but please put a little more effort into this area.
111 00:04:29,696 00:04:32,266 Rather than taking 1 step, take 2 steps. Rather than taking 1 step, take 2 steps.
112 00:04:32,737 00:04:36,006 You should visit them twice rather than once. You should visit them twice rather than once.
113 00:04:36,006 00:04:38,706 This area has to be revived. This area has to be revived.
114 00:04:38,706 00:04:39,777 I will do my best. I will do my best.
115 00:04:39,777 00:04:42,016 Only then I will be able to face the students who go to my school. Only then I will be able to face the students who go to my school.
116 00:04:42,016 00:04:43,217 (Everyone, I will make it happen.) (Everyone, I will make it happen.)
117 00:04:43,217 00:04:45,087 Please do a good job. Please do a good job.
118 00:04:47,386 00:04:48,857 (There are three restaurants.) (There are three restaurants.)
119 00:04:48,857 00:04:52,427 Three restaurants from Sangdo-dong Alley will be joining us. Three restaurants from Sangdo-dong Alley will be joining us.
120 00:04:52,756 00:04:54,626 Hawaiian rice ball restaurant. Hawaiian rice ball restaurant.
121 00:04:54,696 00:04:56,756 Janchi guksu restaurant. Janchi guksu restaurant.
122 00:04:56,927 00:04:59,866 Chicken tteokbokki restaurant. Those are the three restaurants. Chicken tteokbokki restaurant. Those are the three restaurants.
123 00:04:59,866 00:05:03,066 (Which restaurant will we visit first?) (Which restaurant will we visit first?)
124 00:05:03,066 00:05:05,506 Let's go to the janchi guksu restaurant first. Let's go to the janchi guksu restaurant first.
125 00:05:05,506 00:05:06,566 (Janchi guksu restaurant) (Janchi guksu restaurant)
126 00:05:06,766 00:05:09,107 - I love the signage. - "Guksu Restaurant". - I love the signage. - "Guksu Restaurant".
127 00:05:09,107 00:05:10,277 It's very clear that it's a guksu restaurant. It's very clear that it's a guksu restaurant.
128 00:05:11,277 00:05:15,446 The owner is Ms. Kim Bok Ja. She's Ms. Kim. The owner is Ms. Kim Bok Ja. She's Ms. Kim.
129 00:05:16,016 00:05:18,016 Her eldest son is 31. Her eldest son is 31.
130 00:05:18,016 00:05:20,487 She's got twin sons too, and they are 29. She's got twin sons too, and they are 29.
131 00:05:20,487 00:05:22,056 - She had a lot of children. - Yes. - She had a lot of children. - Yes.
132 00:05:23,256 00:05:24,357 Here's what's special about this place. Here's what's special about this place.
133 00:05:25,456 00:05:28,027 A real estate agent stopped her, but she insisted on opening... A real estate agent stopped her, but she insisted on opening...
134 00:05:28,256 00:05:30,496 the same restaurant that closed down on the spot. the same restaurant that closed down on the spot.
135 00:05:30,496 00:05:32,397 - What is that? - She re-opened... - What is that? - She re-opened...
136 00:05:32,397 00:05:33,397 a janchi guksu restaurant? a janchi guksu restaurant?
137 00:05:33,397 00:05:36,196 Yes. There was a janchi guksu restaurant here before. Yes. There was a janchi guksu restaurant here before.
138 00:05:36,196 00:05:37,366 And she took over? And she took over?
139 00:05:37,366 00:05:39,306 There was a janchi guksu restaurant. There was a janchi guksu restaurant.
140 00:05:39,607 00:05:40,607 Her close friend who runs... Her close friend who runs...
141 00:05:40,607 00:05:41,977 a fried chicken restaurant told her about it, a fried chicken restaurant told her about it,
142 00:05:42,436 00:05:44,407 and after thinking for one day, and after thinking for one day,
143 00:05:44,407 00:05:46,376 she decided to take over the guksu restaurant about to go bust. she decided to take over the guksu restaurant about to go bust.
144 00:05:46,376 00:05:47,477 - One day? - That's right. - One day? - That's right.
145 00:05:48,677 00:05:49,946 That's a very unusual circumstance. That's a very unusual circumstance.
146 00:05:50,177 00:05:52,287 - Honestly... - "Don't open a guksu restaurant." - Honestly... - "Don't open a guksu restaurant."
147 00:05:52,347 00:05:54,717 Real estate agents never say such a thing. Real estate agents never say such a thing.
148 00:05:54,717 00:05:56,917 They would try to make you take it to get the commission. They would try to make you take it to get the commission.
149 00:05:57,857 00:05:59,256 Why did he say that? Why did he say that?
150 00:06:01,357 00:06:04,397 She opened the restaurant in February, so it's been eight months. She opened the restaurant in February, so it's been eight months.
151 00:06:05,126 00:06:07,967 She thinks her janchi guksu scores 99 out of 100. She thinks her janchi guksu scores 99 out of 100.
152 00:06:08,696 00:06:10,797 She's very confident about her food. She's very confident about her food.
153 00:06:10,866 00:06:12,366 - It must be good then. - She must be a good cook. - It must be good then. - She must be a good cook.
154 00:06:13,266 00:06:15,537 She's got a great passion for learning. She's got a great passion for learning.
155 00:06:15,537 00:06:17,376 It's amazing that she gave her food a score of 99 out of 100. It's amazing that she gave her food a score of 99 out of 100.
156 00:06:17,376 00:06:19,806 She believes Mr. Baek will complete... She believes Mr. Baek will complete...
157 00:06:19,806 00:06:21,876 the one point that's missing. the one point that's missing.
158 00:06:21,876 00:06:23,547 (Please fill 1 last point, Mr. Baek.) (Please fill 1 last point, Mr. Baek.)
159 00:06:23,547 00:06:25,516 - Just 1 point. - But it's already got 99 points. - Just 1 point. - But it's already got 99 points.
160 00:06:25,516 00:06:27,316 - Right. - I haven't created many dishes... - Right. - I haven't created many dishes...
161 00:06:27,316 00:06:29,217 that deserve a score of 99. that deserve a score of 99.
162 00:06:29,217 00:06:31,227 (He's very pressured.) (He's very pressured.)
163 00:06:32,927 00:06:35,626 The signature dishes are janchi guksu. The signature dishes are janchi guksu.
164 00:06:35,826 00:06:38,597 Janchi guksu is 4 dollars. Bibim guksu is 5 dollars. Janchi guksu is 4 dollars. Bibim guksu is 5 dollars.
165 00:06:38,727 00:06:39,826 Jjolmyeon is 6 dollars. Jjolmyeon is 6 dollars.
166 00:06:39,826 00:06:41,537 Rice ball which contains half a bowl of rice is 1.5 dollars. Rice ball which contains half a bowl of rice is 1.5 dollars.
167 00:06:43,066 00:06:44,097 Then there are seasonal dishes. Then there are seasonal dishes.
168 00:06:44,097 00:06:45,936 - There's young radish guksu. - There's chicken guksu too. - There's young radish guksu. - There's chicken guksu too.
169 00:06:46,006 00:06:47,436 - There's soybean guksu too. - There's soybean guksu too. - There's soybean guksu too. - There's soybean guksu too.
170 00:06:47,436 00:06:49,306 Bibim naengmyeon, mul naengmyeon, chicken guksu, soybean guksu, Bibim naengmyeon, mul naengmyeon, chicken guksu, soybean guksu,
171 00:06:49,306 00:06:50,537 young radish guksu. What? young radish guksu. What?
172 00:06:50,837 00:06:51,847 That's a lot of dishes. That's a lot of dishes.
173 00:06:53,876 00:06:56,446 She put up 1 more menu board after just 1 month. She put up 1 more menu board after just 1 month.
174 00:06:56,446 00:06:57,647 (Can she handle to cook all these dishes?) (Can she handle to cook all these dishes?)
175 00:07:00,516 00:07:02,717 (At 11:13am, the first customer enters.) (At 11:13am, the first customer enters.)
176 00:07:02,717 00:07:04,116 - Hello. - Welcome. - Hello. - Welcome.
177 00:07:04,787 00:07:07,087 - One janchi guksu, please. - Janchi guksu? - One janchi guksu, please. - Janchi guksu?
178 00:07:07,087 00:07:08,126 (The first order is janchi guksu.) (The first order is janchi guksu.)
179 00:07:08,756 00:07:11,467 (She confidently starts cooking guksu.) (She confidently starts cooking guksu.)
180 00:07:12,097 00:07:14,766 (She cooks the thin noodles in the boiling water.) (She cooks the thin noodles in the boiling water.)
181 00:07:15,066 00:07:17,866 (To make the noodles chewy, she rinses them in cold water.) (To make the noodles chewy, she rinses them in cold water.)
182 00:07:20,667 00:07:24,677 (To season the noodles, she dunks them in the broth.) (To season the noodles, she dunks them in the broth.)
183 00:07:28,217 00:07:31,686 (She pours a ladle of her secret broth.) (She pours a ladle of her secret broth.)
184 00:07:33,087 00:07:34,686 (And she tops it with chopped scallions,) (And she tops it with chopped scallions,)
185 00:07:34,686 00:07:36,256 (chili powder, sesame seeds, and laver flakes.) (chili powder, sesame seeds, and laver flakes.)
186 00:07:37,516 00:07:39,686 (Janchi guksu, 4 dollars) (Janchi guksu, 4 dollars)
187 00:07:39,686 00:07:41,996 Here you go. Kimchi is over there. Here you go. Kimchi is over there.
188 00:07:42,597 00:07:44,196 That's janchi guksu. That's janchi guksu.
189 00:07:45,397 00:07:46,427 That's four dollars? That's four dollars?
190 00:07:47,366 00:07:48,366 What's wrong? What's wrong?
191 00:07:49,297 00:07:50,496 There're not enough toppings. There're not enough toppings.
192 00:07:50,496 00:07:53,066 (Considering its price, it lacks toppings.) (Considering its price, it lacks toppings.)
193 00:07:54,006 00:07:57,537 (A long time passes...) (A long time passes...)
194 00:07:57,537 00:08:00,677 (after the first customer.) (after the first customer.)
195 00:08:01,576 00:08:03,816 One bulgogi rice bowl, please. One bulgogi rice bowl, please.
196 00:08:05,587 00:08:06,616 What? What?
197 00:08:06,616 00:08:09,056 (There's bulgogi rice bowl at the guksu restaurant?) (There's bulgogi rice bowl at the guksu restaurant?)
198 00:08:09,056 00:08:11,287 She was running the janchi guksu restaurant. She was running the janchi guksu restaurant.
199 00:08:11,487 00:08:15,657 And a customer unexpectedly comes and saves her. And a customer unexpectedly comes and saves her.
200 00:08:16,326 00:08:18,427 - Someone who brings luck. - Someone who brings luck. - Someone who brings luck. - Someone who brings luck.
201 00:08:18,727 00:08:21,696 It was two months after opening the restaurant. It was two months after opening the restaurant.
202 00:08:21,696 00:08:24,806 A customer came. He happened... A customer came. He happened...
203 00:08:24,806 00:08:26,107 to be a cook. to be a cook.
204 00:08:26,107 00:08:27,506 (A customer who happened to be a cook came.) (A customer who happened to be a cook came.)
205 00:08:27,506 00:08:29,936 After tasting her janchi guksu, After tasting her janchi guksu,
206 00:08:30,537 00:08:32,946 he suggested to her that she sells a rice dish. he suggested to her that she sells a rice dish.
207 00:08:33,247 00:08:36,346 - He gave her advice. - Yes. He made a suggestion. - He gave her advice. - Yes. He made a suggestion.
208 00:08:37,277 00:08:41,417 He wrote down three rice dish recipes on the spot. He wrote down three rice dish recipes on the spot.
209 00:08:42,816 00:08:44,356 - He's... - He's like me. - He's... - He's like me.
210 00:08:44,356 00:08:46,157 I used to do that a lot in the past. I used to do that a lot in the past.
211 00:08:46,157 00:08:47,826 She already got a consultation. She already got a consultation.
212 00:08:47,826 00:08:48,927 She already got a consultation. She already got a consultation.
213 00:08:48,927 00:08:50,596 - Yes. - What did he do? - Yes. - What did he do?
214 00:08:50,826 00:08:54,096 He taught her the cooking process. He taught her the cooking process.
215 00:08:54,096 00:08:55,897 He taught her about the ingredients. He taught her about the ingredients.
216 00:08:55,897 00:08:58,306 He even taught her how to measure the ingredients. He even taught her how to measure the ingredients.
217 00:08:58,767 00:09:03,306 He left without telling her... He left without telling her...
218 00:09:03,306 00:09:05,076 his name and his address. his name and his address.
219 00:09:05,377 00:09:09,047 And she never met him again. And she never met him again.
220 00:09:09,047 00:09:10,047 (The legend goes that she was never able to meet him again.) (The legend goes that she was never able to meet him again.)
221 00:09:10,047 00:09:11,086 I wonder who he was. I wonder who he was.
222 00:09:11,387 00:09:14,456 - He's a very special person. - Here are... - He's a very special person. - Here are...
223 00:09:14,517 00:09:16,157 the rice dishes he taught her to cook. the rice dishes he taught her to cook.
224 00:09:16,157 00:09:17,216 (Here are the rice dishes the cook taught her.) (Here are the rice dishes the cook taught her.)
225 00:09:17,216 00:09:18,686 Bulgogi rice bowl. Duruchigi rice bowl. Bulgogi rice bowl. Duruchigi rice bowl.
226 00:09:18,686 00:09:20,986 Kimchi fried rice. Those are the three. Kimchi fried rice. Those are the three.
227 00:09:20,986 00:09:22,356 Bulgogi rice bowl and duruchigi rice bowl. Bulgogi rice bowl and duruchigi rice bowl.
228 00:09:23,196 00:09:25,497 She came up with the rice dishes in April. She came up with the rice dishes in April.
229 00:09:25,497 00:09:27,196 She came up with them in April, She came up with them in April,
230 00:09:27,196 00:09:30,137 but COVID-19 situation worsened in March and April, but COVID-19 situation worsened in March and April,
231 00:09:30,137 00:09:34,576 so she didn't get to even check if they are good dishes or not. so she didn't get to even check if they are good dishes or not.
232 00:09:34,637 00:09:37,507 (Oh, dear.) (Oh, dear.)
233 00:09:37,806 00:09:39,576 Thank you. Bye. Thank you. Bye.
234 00:09:39,576 00:09:41,017 (After the customer who had bulgogi rice bowl,) (After the customer who had bulgogi rice bowl,)
235 00:09:41,017 00:09:43,417 It's over 1:30pm now. It's over 1:30pm now.
236 00:09:43,417 00:09:47,757 We were going to observe the restaurant... We were going to observe the restaurant...
237 00:09:47,757 00:09:48,986 during lunchtime. during lunchtime.
238 00:09:48,986 00:09:52,826 - But there are no customers. - It's useless to keep observing. - But there are no customers. - It's useless to keep observing.
239 00:09:53,056 00:09:57,527 Now, let's meet the owners 1 by 1. Now, let's meet the owners 1 by 1.
240 00:09:59,196 00:10:01,867 - Guksu restaurant first? - Guksu restaurant first? - Guksu restaurant first? - Guksu restaurant first?
241 00:10:02,096 00:10:03,436 He will visit the janchi guksu restaurant first. He will visit the janchi guksu restaurant first.
242 00:10:03,897 00:10:07,236 Let's go and meet Ms. Kim Bok Ja of the janchi guksu restaurant. Let's go and meet Ms. Kim Bok Ja of the janchi guksu restaurant.
243 00:10:07,236 00:10:08,377 Good luck. Good luck.
244 00:10:10,637 00:10:12,076 Is it this side? Is it that side? Is it this side? Is it that side?
245 00:10:13,277 00:10:17,117 (He visits the first restaurant of the alley with light footsteps.) (He visits the first restaurant of the alley with light footsteps.)
246 00:10:17,247 00:10:18,346 Hello. Hello.
247 00:10:19,486 00:10:22,956 (What would he think of...) (What would he think of...)
248 00:10:22,956 00:10:26,027 (the owner's 99-point guksu?) (the owner's 99-point guksu?)
249 00:10:30,297 00:10:33,326 (Janchi guksu restaurant) (Janchi guksu restaurant)
250 00:10:33,966 00:10:35,436 Hello. Hello.
251 00:10:37,966 00:10:39,306 - Hello. - Hello. - Hello. - Hello.
252 00:10:39,306 00:10:40,637 Hello. Hello.
253 00:10:41,976 00:10:43,606 This is a very small restaurant. This is a very small restaurant.
254 00:10:43,606 00:10:44,706 It's small. It's small.
255 00:10:45,177 00:10:46,677 Please take a seat. Please take a seat.
256 00:10:46,677 00:10:47,777 It's like a surprise attack. It's like a surprise attack.
257 00:10:47,877 00:10:49,247 - Pardon? - It's like a surprise attack. - Pardon? - It's like a surprise attack.
258 00:10:49,777 00:10:52,147 - What did you say? - It's like a surprise attack. - What did you say? - It's like a surprise attack.
259 00:10:52,147 00:10:53,647 - It's like a surprise attack. - A surprise attack. - It's like a surprise attack. - A surprise attack.
260 00:10:54,186 00:10:57,417 It's not an attack. I just didn't tell you I was coming. It's not an attack. I just didn't tell you I was coming.
261 00:10:57,417 00:10:59,257 They didn't say I was coming today, did they? They didn't say I was coming today, did they?
262 00:10:59,257 00:11:01,127 - They didn't. - It's always like that. - They didn't. - It's always like that.
263 00:11:01,127 00:11:02,157 (Laughing) (Laughing)
264 00:11:02,157 00:11:04,356 (She suddenly becomes very determined.) (She suddenly becomes very determined.)
265 00:11:05,027 00:11:07,667 Janchi guksu is the specialty, right? Janchi guksu is the specialty, right?
266 00:11:08,167 00:11:10,137 - One janchi guksu and... - Okay. - One janchi guksu and... - Okay.
267 00:11:10,137 00:11:11,137 (You have to taste the signature dish.) (You have to taste the signature dish.)
268 00:11:11,137 00:11:13,767 I heard you gave your guksu a score of 99. I heard you gave your guksu a score of 99.
269 00:11:14,037 00:11:16,576 - Yes. - You gave it a score of 99. - Yes. - You gave it a score of 99.
270 00:11:17,436 00:11:18,706 Are you confident about the flavor? Are you confident about the flavor?
271 00:11:19,007 00:11:21,476 I am confident. I am confident.
272 00:11:21,476 00:11:23,147 While working on the recipe for two months, While working on the recipe for two months,
273 00:11:23,147 00:11:24,446 I spent tons of anchovies. I spent tons of anchovies.
274 00:11:24,716 00:11:28,686 (There's been no one like her.) (There's been no one like her.)
275 00:11:28,686 00:11:30,986 (Her confidence makes him flinch a little.) (Her confidence makes him flinch a little.)
276 00:11:31,986 00:11:35,556 She's very proud of her food. She's very proud of her food.
277 00:11:35,556 00:11:37,826 She's very convinced. She's very convinced.
278 00:11:38,596 00:11:41,667 Among bulgogi rice bowl, duruchigi rice bowl, Among bulgogi rice bowl, duruchigi rice bowl,
279 00:11:41,667 00:11:44,137 and kimchi fried rice, which one is the best one? and kimchi fried rice, which one is the best one?
280 00:11:44,606 00:11:45,867 They all sell well. They all sell well.
281 00:11:46,407 00:11:48,677 Bulgogi rice bowl sells quite well. Bulgogi rice bowl sells quite well.
282 00:11:48,677 00:11:50,706 Are you saying you don't have customers when your food is good? Are you saying you don't have customers when your food is good?
283 00:11:51,647 00:11:53,806 Yes. My food is good, but there are no customers. Yes. My food is good, but there are no customers.
284 00:11:54,206 00:11:55,777 Why would the customers not come when your food is good? Why would the customers not come when your food is good?
285 00:11:55,777 00:11:57,917 I know. That's what I don't understand. I know. That's what I don't understand.
286 00:11:58,086 00:11:59,887 I want to know the reason. I want to know the reason.
287 00:12:01,917 00:12:04,927 Let me taste janchi guksu and duruchigi rice bowl. Let me taste janchi guksu and duruchigi rice bowl.
288 00:12:04,927 00:12:05,956 Okay. Okay.
289 00:12:07,627 00:12:10,556 (Shall I begin with duruchigi rice bowl?) (Shall I begin with duruchigi rice bowl?)
290 00:12:14,096 00:12:17,867 (She takes something out from the kimchi fridge.) (She takes something out from the kimchi fridge.)
291 00:12:20,637 00:12:23,007 (What is that?) (What is that?)
292 00:12:24,037 00:12:26,777 (She adds the pre-chopped vegetables...) (She adds the pre-chopped vegetables...)
293 00:12:26,777 00:12:29,346 (and pre-marinated pork into the pan to be fried.) (and pre-marinated pork into the pan to be fried.)
294 00:12:30,247 00:12:33,047 (Let's fry it nicely.) (Let's fry it nicely.)
295 00:12:34,417 00:12:37,316 (She stir-fries it on high heat.) (She stir-fries it on high heat.)
296 00:12:39,486 00:12:43,226 When we watch someone cook, When we watch someone cook,
297 00:12:43,226 00:12:45,127 we get an idea. we get an idea.
298 00:12:45,127 00:12:46,767 - Right. Right. - Yes. - Right. Right. - Yes.
299 00:12:48,196 00:12:50,137 She's got really quick hands. She's got really quick hands.
300 00:12:50,137 00:12:51,236 (She's got quick hands.) (She's got quick hands.)
301 00:12:53,336 00:12:54,367 Then... Then...
302 00:12:55,507 00:12:58,007 she adds a little bit of stock and cooks it again. she adds a little bit of stock and cooks it again.
303 00:12:58,007 00:12:59,407 (After adding the stock, she fries it on high heat.) (After adding the stock, she fries it on high heat.)
304 00:12:59,407 00:13:03,247 (While the rice bowl is cooking,) (While the rice bowl is cooking,)
305 00:13:04,716 00:13:08,387 (she moves onto janchi guksu.) (she moves onto janchi guksu.)
306 00:13:09,716 00:13:12,226 (While she was frying pork,) (While she was frying pork,)
307 00:13:12,226 00:13:15,427 (the thin noodles got cooked.) (the thin noodles got cooked.)
308 00:13:17,657 00:13:20,596 (She rinses them nicely in cold water.) (She rinses them nicely in cold water.)
309 00:13:23,236 00:13:26,566 Janchi guksu. Janchi guksu.
310 00:13:26,966 00:13:28,736 I love janchi guksu. I love janchi guksu.
311 00:13:28,736 00:13:30,106 - You do? - Yes. - You do? - Yes.
312 00:13:31,177 00:13:33,777 I love anchovy broth. I love anchovy broth.
313 00:13:33,777 00:13:34,816 (There's a generous amount of hot and rich broth.) (There's a generous amount of hot and rich broth.)
314 00:13:36,777 00:13:40,086 (She tops it with garnishes and finishes it.) (She tops it with garnishes and finishes it.)
315 00:13:41,517 00:13:44,586 (Duruchigi rice bowl is done too.) (Duruchigi rice bowl is done too.)
316 00:13:46,157 00:13:48,056 (Janchi guksu, 4 dollars) (Janchi guksu, 4 dollars)
317 00:13:48,056 00:13:50,897 Janchi guksu and duruchigi rice bowl. Janchi guksu and duruchigi rice bowl.
318 00:13:50,897 00:13:53,667 (Duruchigi rice bowl, 5.5 dollars) (Duruchigi rice bowl, 5.5 dollars)
319 00:13:54,226 00:13:55,897 The food is being served. The food is being served.
320 00:13:55,897 00:13:57,466 She's serving both dishes together. She's serving both dishes together.
321 00:13:57,966 00:13:59,066 Thank you. Thank you.
322 00:14:00,566 00:14:02,137 It didn't take long at all. It didn't take long at all.
323 00:14:02,137 00:14:04,206 - She cooked them very quickly. - Yes. - She cooked them very quickly. - Yes.
324 00:14:05,647 00:14:07,247 - I will see you later. - Okay. - I will see you later. - Okay.
325 00:14:07,247 00:14:09,716 (The owner goes to the waiting room.) (The owner goes to the waiting room.)
326 00:14:10,617 00:14:11,747 I was surprised. I was surprised.
327 00:14:12,316 00:14:13,346 I didn't feel nervous at first, I didn't feel nervous at first,
328 00:14:13,346 00:14:15,716 but in the middle of cooking, my legs started trembling. but in the middle of cooking, my legs started trembling.
329 00:14:15,716 00:14:17,316 Your legs trembled. Your legs trembled.
330 00:14:17,316 00:14:18,326 (What would Mr. Baek think of the confident owner's food?) (What would Mr. Baek think of the confident owner's food?)
331 00:14:18,556 00:14:20,527 - Please come this way. - Hello. - Please come this way. - Hello.
332 00:14:20,527 00:14:22,726 - Hello, I am Jung In Sun. - This way. - Hello, I am Jung In Sun. - This way.
333 00:14:22,726 00:14:24,966 Welcome. It's nice to meet you. Welcome. It's nice to meet you.
334 00:14:24,966 00:14:26,527 - Hello. - Hello. - Hello. - Hello.
335 00:14:26,527 00:14:27,696 I'm flustered. I'm flustered.
336 00:14:27,797 00:14:32,706 She's Ms. Kim Bok Ja who runs a janchi guksu restaurant. She's Ms. Kim Bok Ja who runs a janchi guksu restaurant.
337 00:14:32,706 00:14:34,907 Can you say hello to the viewers? Can you say hello to the viewers?
338 00:14:34,907 00:14:35,907 Okay. Okay.
339 00:14:35,907 00:14:37,037 (She introduces herself.) (She introduces herself.)
340 00:14:37,236 00:14:38,547 Hello. Hello.
341 00:14:39,147 00:14:40,346 (Well...) (Well...)
342 00:14:40,346 00:14:41,846 What should I say? What should I say?
343 00:14:41,846 00:14:43,346 - What do I say? - Talk about the menu. - What do I say? - Talk about the menu.
344 00:14:43,346 00:14:47,247 You can talk about the menu or your restaurant. You can talk about the menu or your restaurant.
345 00:14:47,917 00:14:49,956 What should I say? I am so flustered. What should I say? I am so flustered.
346 00:14:49,956 00:14:52,356 - You are flustered. - What do I do? - You are flustered. - What do I do?
347 00:14:52,956 00:14:54,287 - Have a sip of water. - Okay. - Have a sip of water. - Okay.
348 00:14:54,287 00:14:55,627 We will give you another chance to do it. We will give you another chance to do it.
349 00:14:55,627 00:14:56,897 - Excuse me. - You are excused. - Excuse me. - You are excused.
350 00:14:56,897 00:14:58,596 You can take your time. You can take your time.
351 00:15:00,127 00:15:02,797 I thought you weren't nervous at all. I thought you weren't nervous at all.
352 00:15:02,797 00:15:05,407 I wasn't thinking at all. I wasn't thinking at all.
353 00:15:05,407 00:15:07,537 But I got nervous in the middle. But I got nervous in the middle.
354 00:15:07,537 00:15:08,777 - Did you? - In the middle. - Did you? - In the middle.
355 00:15:08,777 00:15:09,907 - Yes. - You got nervous in the middle. - Yes. - You got nervous in the middle.
356 00:15:09,907 00:15:13,007 She's Ms. Kim Bok Ja who runs the janchi guksu restaurant. She's Ms. Kim Bok Ja who runs the janchi guksu restaurant.
357 00:15:13,007 00:15:14,106 - Can you say hello? - Yes. - Can you say hello? - Yes.
358 00:15:14,106 00:15:16,377 Hello. I am Kim Bok Ja. Hello. I am Kim Bok Ja.
359 00:15:17,647 00:15:20,617 I opened a janchi guksu restaurant because I like janchi guksu... I opened a janchi guksu restaurant because I like janchi guksu...
360 00:15:20,617 00:15:22,316 and I love eating janchi guksu. and I love eating janchi guksu.
361 00:15:22,316 00:15:23,556 All right. All right.
362 00:15:23,686 00:15:27,186 You are selling the food you like. You are selling the food you like.
363 00:15:27,186 00:15:31,326 You took over the restaurant in January. You took over the restaurant in January.
364 00:15:31,326 00:15:33,226 - And you opened it in February. - Yes. - And you opened it in February. - Yes.
365 00:15:33,596 00:15:36,466 I was told about it on January 1. I signed the contract on January 10. I was told about it on January 1. I signed the contract on January 10.
366 00:15:36,466 00:15:38,466 And I opened the restaurant on February 2. And I opened the restaurant on February 2.
367 00:15:38,466 00:15:41,037 She's a go-getter, isn't she? She's a go-getter, isn't she?
368 00:15:41,037 00:15:42,806 - You take action fast. - I take action fast. - You take action fast. - I take action fast.
369 00:15:42,806 00:15:46,606 Once you make up your mind, you do everything quickly. Once you make up your mind, you do everything quickly.
370 00:15:46,606 00:15:47,647 She just moves forward. She just moves forward.
371 00:15:47,647 00:15:49,846 I heard this restaurant used to be a guksu restaurant too. I heard this restaurant used to be a guksu restaurant too.
372 00:15:49,846 00:15:50,877 That's right. That's right.
373 00:15:51,686 00:15:54,216 How was that restaurant? How was that restaurant?
374 00:15:54,216 00:15:56,287 That restaurant wasn't doing well. That restaurant wasn't doing well.
375 00:15:56,287 00:15:58,726 It didn't do well, so it closed down. It didn't do well, so it closed down.
376 00:15:58,726 00:16:02,326 My friend asked me if I wanted to give it a go, so I took it over. My friend asked me if I wanted to give it a go, so I took it over.
377 00:16:02,326 00:16:04,196 It closed down because it didn't do well, It closed down because it didn't do well,
378 00:16:04,196 00:16:06,066 and yet you opened another guksu restaurant. and yet you opened another guksu restaurant.
379 00:16:06,066 00:16:08,667 The real estate agent was worried for me for that reason. The real estate agent was worried for me for that reason.
380 00:16:08,667 00:16:10,936 - What did he say? - He said I would struggle a lot... - What did he say? - He said I would struggle a lot...
381 00:16:10,936 00:16:13,466 if I took over a restaurant that closed down. if I took over a restaurant that closed down.
382 00:16:13,466 00:16:16,106 He asked if I was okay with it. He asked if I was okay with it.
383 00:16:16,306 00:16:18,777 There must've been a reason why it didn't do well. There must've been a reason why it didn't do well.
384 00:16:18,777 00:16:21,306 Why did you think it didn't do well? Why did you think it didn't do well?
385 00:16:21,407 00:16:23,247 I thought it was the taste. I thought it was the taste.
386 00:16:23,846 00:16:24,846 The food didn't taste good. The food didn't taste good.
387 00:16:24,846 00:16:28,617 It wasn't as good as the guksu you make. It wasn't as good as the guksu you make.
388 00:16:28,617 00:16:30,787 That's why you took over and opened another guksu restaurant. That's why you took over and opened another guksu restaurant.
389 00:16:30,787 00:16:32,287 - That's right. - You thought... - That's right. - You thought...
390 00:16:32,287 00:16:34,826 you could make better guksu. you could make better guksu.
391 00:16:34,826 00:16:39,167 So you think the guksu from the previous restaurant... So you think the guksu from the previous restaurant...
392 00:16:39,167 00:16:40,997 - wasn't as good as yours. - Right. - wasn't as good as yours. - Right.
393 00:16:40,997 00:16:43,066 Then why did you not give your food a score of 99 instead of 100? Then why did you not give your food a score of 99 instead of 100?
394 00:16:43,066 00:16:47,507 I deducted one point because I add anchovy extract. I deducted one point because I add anchovy extract.
395 00:16:47,507 00:16:48,907 Extract? Extract?
396 00:16:48,976 00:16:52,007 - Is it for flavor? - There's anchovy extract. - Is it for flavor? - There's anchovy extract.
397 00:16:52,007 00:16:53,206 Right. Right.
398 00:16:53,206 00:16:55,377 They say I should add artificial seasoning, They say I should add artificial seasoning,
399 00:16:55,377 00:16:57,976 but I add a little bit of anchovy extract instead. but I add a little bit of anchovy extract instead.
400 00:16:57,976 00:16:59,486 It enhances the flavor. It enhances the flavor.
401 00:17:00,086 00:17:03,056 I deducted one point for adding that. I deducted one point for adding that.
402 00:17:03,117 00:17:05,327 I use good ingredients. I use good ingredients.
403 00:17:05,327 00:17:06,357 (Everything else is perfect, so it gets a score of 99.) (Everything else is perfect, so it gets a score of 99.)
404 00:17:06,486 00:17:08,756 - You deducted one point. - Yes. - You deducted one point. - Yes.
405 00:17:08,756 00:17:10,296 - You deducted a point for that. - Yes. - You deducted a point for that. - Yes.
406 00:17:10,296 00:17:12,296 What she means by that is that it deserves a score of 100. What she means by that is that it deserves a score of 100.
407 00:17:12,296 00:17:14,397 - You're right. I was very curious. - Yes. - You're right. I was very curious. - Yes.
408 00:17:14,397 00:17:16,167 - That's what she means. - As to why she deducted one point. - That's what she means. - As to why she deducted one point.
409 00:17:16,167 00:17:18,436 Her janchi guksu is perfect. Her janchi guksu is perfect.
410 00:17:18,436 00:17:21,337 - It's perfect, but... - I worked hard on it. - It's perfect, but... - I worked hard on it.
411 00:17:21,337 00:17:22,976 I went through a lot of anchovies. I went through a lot of anchovies.
412 00:17:22,976 00:17:25,647 I measured every ingredient too. I measured every ingredient too.
413 00:17:25,647 00:17:27,377 It was tough work. It was tough work.
414 00:17:27,377 00:17:28,377 I had never learned to cook it. I had never learned to cook it.
415 00:17:28,377 00:17:29,647 You measured everything. You measured everything.
416 00:17:29,647 00:17:32,647 You never learned to cook it, but you learned it on your own. You never learned to cook it, but you learned it on your own.
417 00:17:32,647 00:17:34,917 And you made it to suit your palate. And you made it to suit your palate.
418 00:17:34,917 00:17:36,817 All right. All right.
419 00:17:36,986 00:17:38,887 He got janchi guksu... He got janchi guksu...
420 00:17:38,887 00:17:41,157 - Yes. - and duruchigi rice bowl. - Yes. - and duruchigi rice bowl.
421 00:17:42,427 00:17:44,157 This is duruchigi rice bowl. This is duruchigi rice bowl.
422 00:17:45,597 00:17:50,567 (He checks the appearance thoroughly first.) (He checks the appearance thoroughly first.)
423 00:17:54,877 00:17:57,837 (He's done scanning.) (He's done scanning.)
424 00:17:59,077 00:18:02,877 (Where is he calling?) (Where is he calling?)
425 00:18:04,317 00:18:07,516 (What's going on?) (What's going on?)
426 00:18:09,186 00:18:10,986 What are the toppings? What are the toppings?
427 00:18:14,087 00:18:15,526 Laver flakes, fried tofu, chopped scallions. Laver flakes, fried tofu, chopped scallions.
428 00:18:16,796 00:18:18,127 When you send the broth, When you send the broth,
429 00:18:18,567 00:18:21,766 can you pack the toppings separately? can you pack the toppings separately?
430 00:18:21,766 00:18:24,337 Pack the toppings for one serving in a separate container. Pack the toppings for one serving in a separate container.
431 00:18:24,337 00:18:27,667 That way, we can just place them on the noodles. That way, we can just place them on the noodles.
432 00:18:27,667 00:18:29,436 Don't cook too much. Just a standard serving. Don't cook too much. Just a standard serving.
433 00:18:30,307 00:18:33,746 Wait. He's talking as if... Wait. He's talking as if...
434 00:18:36,077 00:18:38,617 To be honest... There's only... To be honest... There's only...
435 00:18:38,617 00:18:41,917 laver flakes, chopped scallions, and chili powder... laver flakes, chopped scallions, and chili powder...
436 00:18:41,917 00:18:43,817 mixed with sesame seeds. mixed with sesame seeds.
437 00:18:43,817 00:18:46,587 And she gets four dollars for it. And she gets four dollars for it.
438 00:18:47,726 00:18:50,226 It doesn't feel cheap, to be honest. It doesn't feel cheap, to be honest.
439 00:18:53,897 00:18:58,307 I happened to have a noodle restaurant nearby. I happened to have a noodle restaurant nearby.
440 00:18:58,307 00:19:01,006 They will bring it. I don't know when it will arrive, They will bring it. I don't know when it will arrive,
441 00:19:01,006 00:19:04,276 but when it comes, we will compare the broth and the toppings. but when it comes, we will compare the broth and the toppings.
442 00:19:04,276 00:19:06,746 I will also show you how it's sold at the restaurant. I will also show you how it's sold at the restaurant.
443 00:19:06,746 00:19:11,046 It's just for her reference. It's just for her reference.
444 00:19:11,546 00:19:14,016 I sell it for 3.5 dollars. I sell it for 3.5 dollars.
445 00:19:14,016 00:19:18,117 He's got a restaurant nearby. He's got a restaurant nearby.
446 00:19:18,117 00:19:19,157 (How will it differ from the owner's guksu?) (How will it differ from the owner's guksu?)
447 00:19:19,827 00:19:22,496 She gave it a score of 99, so I've been curious about it. She gave it a score of 99, so I've been curious about it.
448 00:19:22,496 00:19:24,496 (It doesn't look good enough, but will it taste like 99-point guksu?) (It doesn't look good enough, but will it taste like 99-point guksu?)
449 00:19:26,067 00:19:29,266 (He tastes the broth first.) (He tastes the broth first.)
450 00:19:32,006 00:19:36,476 (As the owner expected,) (As the owner expected,)
451 00:19:36,476 00:19:42,347 (does her guksu deserve a score of 99?) (does her guksu deserve a score of 99?)
452 00:19:44,317 00:19:49,716 (He tries the noodles too.) (He tries the noodles too.)
453 00:19:53,286 00:19:54,996 (Smiling) (Smiling)
454 00:19:55,927 00:19:59,966 (Did he just smile?) (Did he just smile?)
455 00:20:02,067 00:20:04,397 The owner said this deserves a score of 99 out of 100. The owner said this deserves a score of 99 out of 100.
456 00:20:04,536 00:20:06,167 I think it does deserve a score of 99. I think it does deserve a score of 99.
457 00:20:06,436 00:20:07,736 But the total points are different. But the total points are different.
458 00:20:10,506 00:20:12,147 - I see. - Oh, my. - I see. - Oh, my.
459 00:20:12,147 00:20:13,506 (Flopping) (Flopping)
460 00:20:13,506 00:20:15,377 You got 99 points. You got 99 points.
461 00:20:15,377 00:20:16,476 I know. I know.
462 00:20:16,476 00:20:17,617 (Upset) (Upset)
463 00:20:17,617 00:20:20,087 - I've worked so hard for it. - I know. - I've worked so hard for it. - I know.
464 00:20:23,087 00:20:28,526 (Taking another bite just in case) (Taking another bite just in case)
465 00:20:34,567 00:20:38,266 When the sign said, "Guksu Restaurant", When the sign said, "Guksu Restaurant",
466 00:20:38,907 00:20:42,206 I thought I'd be impressed as soon as I tried the soup... I thought I'd be impressed as soon as I tried the soup...
467 00:20:42,206 00:20:44,976 or it would have special toppings on top. or it would have special toppings on top.
468 00:20:45,177 00:20:48,617 But it's too normal. Even the taste. But it's too normal. Even the taste.
469 00:20:50,046 00:20:51,276 (Featureless janchi guksu) (Featureless janchi guksu)
470 00:20:51,276 00:20:52,686 It's just normal. It's just normal.
471 00:20:54,617 00:20:57,016 And the price isn't so cheap. And the price isn't so cheap.
472 00:20:57,016 00:20:58,357 (It's not even cheap.) (It's not even cheap.)
473 00:21:00,756 00:21:02,057 That's the thing about university towns. That's the thing about university towns.
474 00:21:02,057 00:21:04,726 It has to be cheap, large, or really delicious. It has to be cheap, large, or really delicious.
475 00:21:05,327 00:21:06,667 But none of those apply to this. But none of those apply to this.
476 00:21:06,667 00:21:07,966 (The price, quantity, and taste all fall short.) (The price, quantity, and taste all fall short.)
477 00:21:07,966 00:21:11,236 Ms. Kim thought... Ms. Kim thought...
478 00:21:11,236 00:21:13,367 it would be 99 points. it would be 99 points.
479 00:21:13,367 00:21:16,637 - But Mr. Baek says it's normal. - Yes. - But Mr. Baek says it's normal. - Yes.
480 00:21:16,936 00:21:18,276 - It's... - I thought... - It's... - I thought...
481 00:21:18,276 00:21:20,677 - the taste would be deep enough. - You're right. - the taste would be deep enough. - You're right.
482 00:21:20,677 00:21:22,276 You think so, and he says it's normal. You think so, and he says it's normal.
483 00:21:22,276 00:21:23,417 I know. I know.
484 00:21:23,417 00:21:24,577 (Bitter) (Bitter)
485 00:21:25,347 00:21:27,286 For this guksu, For this guksu,
486 00:21:27,286 00:21:30,016 I wouldn't give 99 out of 100 points. I wouldn't give 99 out of 100 points.
487 00:21:31,557 00:21:32,887 Even lower because of the price. Even lower because of the price.
488 00:21:34,226 00:21:35,897 I'll try the rice bowl next. I'll try the rice bowl next.
489 00:21:35,897 00:21:37,597 (Next is duruchigi rice bowl.) (Next is duruchigi rice bowl.)
490 00:21:38,496 00:21:41,667 She got the idea of duruchigi rice bowl... She got the idea of duruchigi rice bowl...
491 00:21:41,936 00:21:44,036 from a customer. from a customer.
492 00:21:44,536 00:21:46,936 We're also curious about the taste. We're also curious about the taste.
493 00:21:46,936 00:21:51,637 (How will it taste?) (How will it taste?)
494 00:22:01,786 00:22:02,986 Why does it feel dry? Why does it feel dry?
495 00:22:04,186 00:22:07,327 (Is there something wrong with the meat?) (Is there something wrong with the meat?)
496 00:22:08,726 00:22:11,357 Did you marinate the meat in advance? Did you marinate the meat in advance?
497 00:22:12,867 00:22:14,897 - Yes. - Yes, she did. - Yes. - Yes, she did.
498 00:22:15,397 00:22:17,067 I can smell that it was marinated too early. I can smell that it was marinated too early.
499 00:22:20,067 00:22:22,706 He says he can tell that it was marinated in advance. He says he can tell that it was marinated in advance.
500 00:22:23,476 00:22:25,807 That doesn't sound good to me. That doesn't sound good to me.
501 00:22:25,807 00:22:28,377 (Is marinating it too early the problem?) (Is marinating it too early the problem?)
502 00:22:28,377 00:22:32,746 (He stressed it a few times when cooking meat.) (He stressed it a few times when cooking meat.)
503 00:22:32,746 00:22:36,256 (If you grill the meat that was marinated early,) (If you grill the meat that was marinated early,)
504 00:22:36,256 00:22:39,857 (the fat from the meat won't melt.) (the fat from the meat won't melt.)
505 00:22:39,857 00:22:42,726 (The outside gets burnt, and the taste gets worse.) (The outside gets burnt, and the taste gets worse.)
506 00:22:42,726 00:22:47,397 (The important principle of cooking meat) (The important principle of cooking meat)
507 00:22:47,526 00:22:48,736 It's easy when you know the principle. It's easy when you know the principle.
508 00:22:48,736 00:22:50,867 (She couldn't bring out the taste of meat to the full.) (She couldn't bring out the taste of meat to the full.)
509 00:22:50,867 00:22:52,567 To be frank, To be frank,
510 00:22:53,466 00:22:56,177 it's a bit bland. That's my first impression. it's a bit bland. That's my first impression.
511 00:22:57,206 00:22:59,877 Trying this after the guksu, Trying this after the guksu,
512 00:22:59,877 00:23:02,177 I'm guessing you like... I'm guessing you like...
513 00:23:02,647 00:23:06,016 your food a bit bland. your food a bit bland.
514 00:23:06,546 00:23:08,186 The noodles are bland, The noodles are bland,
515 00:23:08,186 00:23:10,917 and the rice bowl is a little bland as well. and the rice bowl is a little bland as well.
516 00:23:10,917 00:23:12,786 - Do you like it bland? - Yes. - Do you like it bland? - Yes.
517 00:23:12,786 00:23:15,256 - I see. - My whole family does. - I see. - My whole family does.
518 00:23:15,256 00:23:16,526 I see. I see.
519 00:23:17,357 00:23:20,867 Then the customers might not like it. Then the customers might not like it.
520 00:23:20,867 00:23:21,936 Right. Right.
521 00:23:21,936 00:23:22,966 (People might love it or hate it.) (People might love it or hate it.)
522 00:23:24,667 00:23:25,736 It's just okay. It's just okay.
523 00:23:26,506 00:23:27,607 Look. Look.
524 00:23:28,307 00:23:30,307 This is 5.5 dollars. This is 5.5 dollars.
525 00:23:30,877 00:23:32,607 And a bit of cold seaweed soup. And a bit of cold seaweed soup.
526 00:23:32,607 00:23:33,946 I didn't try it, though. I didn't try it, though.
527 00:23:34,647 00:23:35,677 It's something... It's something...
528 00:23:36,446 00:23:38,377 you can find anywhere else. you can find anywhere else.
529 00:23:38,377 00:23:39,817 Anywhere, right? Anywhere, right?
530 00:23:40,087 00:23:42,317 It's a dish that you can find anywhere. It's a dish that you can find anywhere.
531 00:23:42,857 00:23:44,117 To make it popular, To make it popular,
532 00:23:44,617 00:23:46,557 as I always say, it has to be cheaper... as I always say, it has to be cheaper...
533 00:23:47,157 00:23:50,026 or really delicious compared to other ones. or really delicious compared to other ones.
534 00:23:50,026 00:23:51,026 (It falls short to appeal to the customers.) (It falls short to appeal to the customers.)
535 00:23:51,026 00:23:53,167 But it's not particularly good. But it's not particularly good.
536 00:23:53,167 00:23:54,567 It's just ordinary. It's just ordinary.
537 00:23:55,296 00:23:57,736 But it's not so cheap either. But it's not so cheap either.
538 00:23:57,736 00:23:59,536 (The price isn't competitive.) (The price isn't competitive.)
539 00:24:00,036 00:24:05,446 (What should we do about this featureless menu?) (What should we do about this featureless menu?)
540 00:24:05,847 00:24:09,016 (Thinking) (Thinking)
541 00:24:09,117 00:24:10,177 First, First,
542 00:24:11,317 00:24:14,847 the taste aside, you have to find the uniqueness. the taste aside, you have to find the uniqueness.
543 00:24:15,117 00:24:16,186 So... So...
544 00:24:16,657 00:24:18,657 (Uniqueness) (Uniqueness)
545 00:24:18,657 00:24:20,357 Instead of finding the taste, Instead of finding the taste,
546 00:24:20,857 00:24:23,357 I think we should look for... I think we should look for...
547 00:24:23,357 00:24:26,266 the distinct feature of this restaurant. the distinct feature of this restaurant.
548 00:24:26,266 00:24:28,067 You don't have to make both rice and noodles. You don't have to make both rice and noodles.
549 00:24:28,067 00:24:30,536 If you were to sell noodles, If you were to sell noodles,
550 00:24:30,536 00:24:33,837 we can look for something that only you have. we can look for something that only you have.
551 00:24:35,236 00:24:38,036 Your janchi guksu that you thought would score 99 points... Your janchi guksu that you thought would score 99 points...
552 00:24:38,407 00:24:40,847 was normal and common. was normal and common.
553 00:24:40,847 00:24:43,246 - That's what he said. - Yes. - That's what he said. - Yes.
554 00:24:43,246 00:24:44,647 Do you feel hurt? Do you feel hurt?
555 00:24:44,976 00:24:46,746 It does. It does.
556 00:24:46,746 00:24:49,286 - I did my best, but... - I know. - I did my best, but... - I know.
557 00:24:49,286 00:24:52,627 I thought it was the best. I thought it was the best.
558 00:24:52,627 00:24:55,557 - And another thing, the rice bowl. - Yes. - And another thing, the rice bowl. - Yes.
559 00:24:55,557 00:24:57,127 The three types. The three types.
560 00:24:57,127 00:24:59,597 A valued customer gave you an idea. A valued customer gave you an idea.
561 00:24:59,597 00:25:02,167 But Mr. Baek says... But Mr. Baek says...
562 00:25:02,496 00:25:05,436 you might have to take those off the menu... you might have to take those off the menu...
563 00:25:05,436 00:25:08,036 so that you'll have uniqueness. so that you'll have uniqueness.
564 00:25:08,036 00:25:09,436 What are your thoughts on that? What are your thoughts on that?
565 00:25:10,236 00:25:11,236 I'm preparing myself. I'm preparing myself.
566 00:25:11,236 00:25:12,347 You're preparing yourself. You're preparing yourself.
567 00:25:12,647 00:25:15,347 Good. He's going to check the kitchen now. Good. He's going to check the kitchen now.
568 00:25:15,347 00:25:17,177 (Kitchen assessment) (Kitchen assessment)
569 00:25:18,347 00:25:20,986 (He checks the refrigerator in the hall first.) (He checks the refrigerator in the hall first.)
570 00:25:22,157 00:25:23,956 She uses fermented fish sauce. She uses fermented fish sauce.
571 00:25:25,986 00:25:28,157 This must be the ingredient she's proud of, This must be the ingredient she's proud of,
572 00:25:28,157 00:25:29,827 anchovy extract. anchovy extract.
573 00:25:30,756 00:25:32,127 (Her eyes widen.) (Her eyes widen.)
574 00:25:32,127 00:25:34,367 No, it's not. No, it's not.
575 00:25:34,367 00:25:35,637 She says it's not. She says it's not.
576 00:25:35,637 00:25:37,567 That's fermented fish sauce. That's fermented fish sauce.
577 00:25:37,567 00:25:38,867 Fermented anchovy sauce. Fermented anchovy sauce.
578 00:25:38,867 00:25:40,436 It's fermented anchovy sauce. It's fermented anchovy sauce.
579 00:25:40,436 00:25:42,276 - Next to it... - Yes. - Next to it... - Yes.
580 00:25:42,276 00:25:43,276 (Buffering) (Buffering)
581 00:25:43,276 00:25:45,546 - 1, 2... The 3rd shelf! - The 3rd shelf. - 1, 2... The 3rd shelf! - The 3rd shelf.
582 00:25:45,647 00:25:48,107 It's in the next refrigerator. The one for drinks. It's in the next refrigerator. The one for drinks.
583 00:25:48,746 00:25:49,746 The third shelf? The third shelf?
584 00:25:50,417 00:25:52,486 - Under the third shelf, - Under it. - Under the third shelf, - Under it.
585 00:25:52,486 00:25:53,746 it's behind the yellow bag. it's behind the yellow bag.
586 00:25:53,746 00:25:54,887 It's behind the yellow bag. It's behind the yellow bag.
587 00:25:55,417 00:25:56,756 Oh, this one? Oh, this one?
588 00:25:57,387 00:25:59,357 So she uses the one available in the market. So she uses the one available in the market.
589 00:26:00,186 00:26:02,026 And you said you don't use artificial flavors? And you said you don't use artificial flavors?
590 00:26:02,696 00:26:04,226 It's all in this. It's all in this.
591 00:26:04,696 00:26:05,867 It's all in this. It's all in this.
592 00:26:06,127 00:26:07,226 (Flopping) (Flopping)
593 00:26:07,226 00:26:09,766 All the artificial seasonings are in this extract. All the artificial seasonings are in this extract.
594 00:26:10,067 00:26:13,067 It's only one percent, but you rely on it a lot. It's only one percent, but you rely on it a lot.
595 00:26:13,067 00:26:15,877 Rely... Yes, you could say that. Rely... Yes, you could say that.
596 00:26:17,407 00:26:20,577 You just stuttered a lot. You just stuttered a lot.
597 00:26:20,577 00:26:22,377 It's only one percent, but... It's only one percent, but...
598 00:26:22,377 00:26:24,917 - you rely on it a lot. - I didn't know. - you rely on it a lot. - I didn't know.
599 00:26:24,917 00:26:27,286 I didn't know it was that bad. I didn't know it was that bad.
600 00:26:27,286 00:26:28,716 That one percent meant a lot. That one percent meant a lot.
601 00:26:28,716 00:26:30,716 Yes, it does. Yes, it does.
602 00:26:33,857 00:26:36,196 (He looks around.) (He looks around.)
603 00:26:36,196 00:26:37,796 The dumpling steamer. The dumpling steamer.
604 00:26:42,026 00:26:43,667 There's nothing special in the kitchen. There's nothing special in the kitchen.
605 00:26:44,567 00:26:46,367 She managed her kitchen pretty well. She managed her kitchen pretty well.
606 00:26:46,367 00:26:47,466 (The kitchen looks fine.) (The kitchen looks fine.)
607 00:26:48,337 00:26:50,036 There are no features. There are no features.
608 00:26:50,036 00:26:51,077 (If only there was a feature in her food...) (If only there was a feature in her food...)
609 00:26:51,577 00:26:53,907 Now he's done checking the kitchen. Now he's done checking the kitchen.
610 00:26:53,907 00:26:57,847 First of all, it was very clean. First of all, it was very clean.
611 00:26:57,847 00:27:00,746 Is there anything special... Is there anything special...
612 00:27:00,746 00:27:03,456 you want to learn from Mr. Baek? you want to learn from Mr. Baek?
613 00:27:04,057 00:27:05,827 Janchi guksu, bibim guksu, and jjolmyeon. Janchi guksu, bibim guksu, and jjolmyeon.
614 00:27:05,827 00:27:07,526 Those are the three things I want. Those are the three things I want.
615 00:27:07,526 00:27:09,927 - If only I could learn those... - Janchi, bibim, and jjolmyeon. - If only I could learn those... - Janchi, bibim, and jjolmyeon.
616 00:27:09,927 00:27:12,327 You have 3 sons, and you want 3 dishes on the menu. You have 3 sons, and you want 3 dishes on the menu.
617 00:27:12,327 00:27:13,597 Yes. Yes.
618 00:27:13,597 00:27:15,466 Janchi guksu, bibim guksu, and jjolmyeon. Janchi guksu, bibim guksu, and jjolmyeon.
619 00:27:15,466 00:27:17,236 Just those three. Just those three.
620 00:27:17,236 00:27:19,236 3 sons and 3 dishes. 3 sons and 3 dishes.
621 00:27:19,236 00:27:20,907 That's what you want. That's what you want.
622 00:27:21,837 00:27:24,077 I heard your eldest son helped a lot... I heard your eldest son helped a lot...
623 00:27:24,077 00:27:25,776 when you first opened the place. when you first opened the place.
624 00:27:25,776 00:27:27,607 He got the loan. He got the loan.
625 00:27:27,607 00:27:29,946 I see. How kind. I see. How kind.
626 00:27:29,946 00:27:33,347 He got a credit loan to pay for it. He got a credit loan to pay for it.
627 00:27:33,347 00:27:36,986 He told me to stop suffering outside and try my own thing. He told me to stop suffering outside and try my own thing.
628 00:27:36,986 00:27:40,627 ("Stop suffering outside and try your own thing.") ("Stop suffering outside and try your own thing.")
629 00:27:44,296 00:27:46,097 - Oh, boy. - Really? - Oh, boy. - Really?
630 00:27:46,327 00:27:48,167 Your eldest son is, Your eldest son is,
631 00:27:48,167 00:27:50,867 even when he's serving in the military... even when he's serving in the military...
632 00:27:51,337 00:27:53,367 But what we heard was... But what we heard was...
633 00:27:53,367 00:27:55,167 that you named the restaurant... that you named the restaurant...
634 00:27:55,167 00:27:58,177 - after the names of your sons, - You're right. - after the names of your sons, - You're right.
635 00:27:58,177 00:27:59,776 but your eldest son's name isn't in there. but your eldest son's name isn't in there.
636 00:27:59,776 00:28:02,817 Right. He turned sulky after that and didn't talk to me for a while. Right. He turned sulky after that and didn't talk to me for a while.
637 00:28:02,817 00:28:04,276 He turned sullen? Poor him. He turned sullen? Poor him.
638 00:28:04,276 00:28:06,387 You were tearing up just now. You were tearing up just now.
639 00:28:06,387 00:28:08,986 The eldest son... The eldest son...
640 00:28:08,986 00:28:11,887 got a credit loan so that his mother... got a credit loan so that his mother...
641 00:28:11,887 00:28:13,857 - He helped. - could open her restaurant. - He helped. - could open her restaurant.
642 00:28:13,857 00:28:17,127 But in the end, his mother only used the 2nd and 3rd sons' names... But in the end, his mother only used the 2nd and 3rd sons' names...
643 00:28:17,127 00:28:18,627 to name the place. to name the place.
644 00:28:18,627 00:28:20,397 He must have felt sad. He must have felt sad.
645 00:28:20,397 00:28:23,637 He should still be serving in the military. He should still be serving in the military.
646 00:28:23,637 00:28:27,167 Please say a few words to him to resolve misunderstandings. Please say a few words to him to resolve misunderstandings.
647 00:28:28,036 00:28:29,536 Son, I'm sorry. Son, I'm sorry.
648 00:28:29,536 00:28:30,807 (To my thankful eldest son) (To my thankful eldest son)
649 00:28:30,807 00:28:32,276 Thank you, and I love you. Thank you, and I love you.
650 00:28:32,276 00:28:35,617 Very well. Then... Very well. Then...
651 00:28:35,617 00:28:37,617 Mr. Baek and we... Mr. Baek and we...
652 00:28:37,617 00:28:39,746 will be here for over a month. will be here for over a month.
653 00:28:39,746 00:28:41,847 Let's hope that your restaurant will become... Let's hope that your restaurant will become...
654 00:28:41,847 00:28:43,657 a good restaurant. a good restaurant.
655 00:28:43,657 00:28:45,186 - Okay. Thank you. - Good luck. - Okay. Thank you. - Good luck.
656 00:28:45,186 00:28:47,256 - Thank you. - Thank you for coming. - Thank you. - Thank you for coming.
657 00:28:47,786 00:28:49,057 Boil four servings. Boil four servings.
658 00:28:49,057 00:28:51,827 (Next week in the janchi guksu restaurant) (Next week in the janchi guksu restaurant)
659 00:28:52,796 00:28:56,466 (The owner's guksu on the left and guksu from a franchise) (The owner's guksu on the left and guksu from a franchise)
660 00:28:57,067 00:29:00,367 (You must know your competitors to know about yourself.) (You must know your competitors to know about yourself.)
661 00:29:00,367 00:29:02,107 (Do you sense the difference of 50 cents?) (Do you sense the difference of 50 cents?)
662 00:29:02,107 00:29:06,147 (The unexpected situation will be revealed next week.) (The unexpected situation will be revealed next week.)
663 00:29:07,046 00:29:09,317 Now we go to chicken tteokbokki restaurant. Now we go to chicken tteokbokki restaurant.
664 00:29:09,317 00:29:11,677 (Chicken tteokbokki restaurant) (Chicken tteokbokki restaurant)
665 00:29:11,877 00:29:14,917 After Junggok-dong, it's another tteokbokki place. After Junggok-dong, it's another tteokbokki place.
666 00:29:14,917 00:29:17,186 This place sells chicken tteokbokki. This place sells chicken tteokbokki.
667 00:29:17,186 00:29:18,256 I was the most curious about this one. I was the most curious about this one.
668 00:29:18,256 00:29:19,327 What's chicken tteokbokki? What's chicken tteokbokki?
669 00:29:19,327 00:29:20,986 Chicken tteokbokki is... Chicken tteokbokki is...
670 00:29:22,226 00:29:25,927 - Well, the large one is 29 dollars. - How much is it? - Well, the large one is 29 dollars. - How much is it?
671 00:29:26,796 00:29:29,097 - So it's spicy braised chicken. - What? - So it's spicy braised chicken. - What?
672 00:29:29,637 00:29:30,696 It must be spicy braised chicken. It must be spicy braised chicken.
673 00:29:30,696 00:29:32,536 Maybe they put rice cake in spicy braised chicken. Maybe they put rice cake in spicy braised chicken.
674 00:29:32,807 00:29:34,236 - But why is it... - That must be it. - But why is it... - That must be it.
675 00:29:34,236 00:29:36,706 - named "chicken tteokbokki"? - The large one is a whole chicken. - named "chicken tteokbokki"? - The large one is a whole chicken.
676 00:29:37,407 00:29:39,177 (Tteokbokki) (Tteokbokki)
677 00:29:46,587 00:29:50,357 (The nationwide popular dishes meet.) (The nationwide popular dishes meet.)
678 00:29:52,357 00:29:55,927 (Will this perfect combination taste good?) (Will this perfect combination taste good?)
679 00:29:57,496 00:29:59,597 What's the name of the store? Is it chicken tteokbokki restaurant? What's the name of the store? Is it chicken tteokbokki restaurant?
680 00:30:00,167 00:30:01,327 The name is... The name is...
681 00:30:01,897 00:30:02,966 Let me see the sign. Let me see the sign.
682 00:30:04,637 00:30:05,966 - The sign is... - They don't even have a sign? - The sign is... - They don't even have a sign?
683 00:30:06,137 00:30:07,137 not there. not there.
684 00:30:08,936 00:30:09,976 There's only a sticker. There's only a sticker.
685 00:30:09,976 00:30:12,177 (They only have the menu in stickers.) (They only have the menu in stickers.)
686 00:30:14,677 00:30:17,446 The owner of this restaurant... The owner of this restaurant...
687 00:30:17,446 00:30:19,046 is 64 years old. is 64 years old.
688 00:30:19,186 00:30:21,516 Her name is Kim Eun Hee. Her name is Kim Eun Hee.
689 00:30:21,516 00:30:22,817 (Kim Eun Hee, 64 years old) (Kim Eun Hee, 64 years old)
690 00:30:23,817 00:30:28,087 (She prepares rice cakes first.) (She prepares rice cakes first.)
691 00:30:29,827 00:30:31,557 Let me make a guess. Let me make a guess.
692 00:30:31,557 00:30:33,597 I haven't been told anything about her. I haven't been told anything about her.
693 00:30:33,597 00:30:35,696 Judging by the sign... She doesn't have a sign, right? Judging by the sign... She doesn't have a sign, right?
694 00:30:35,837 00:30:38,097 It says, "Chicken Tteok" on the right, It says, "Chicken Tteok" on the right,
695 00:30:38,097 00:30:40,807 and "Sundae, Tteokbokki, Gimbap To Go" on the left. and "Sundae, Tteokbokki, Gimbap To Go" on the left.
696 00:30:40,907 00:30:42,807 I'm guessing her chicken tteokbokki is rarely sold. I'm guessing her chicken tteokbokki is rarely sold.
697 00:30:43,206 00:30:44,236 Why is that? Why is that?
698 00:30:44,337 00:30:45,377 Here. Here.
699 00:30:45,607 00:30:48,307 This is the menu people see as they walk by. This is the menu people see as they walk by.
700 00:30:48,476 00:30:51,617 Those who walk in after reading that are young. Those who walk in after reading that are young.
701 00:30:51,946 00:30:54,117 Kids and young adults who don't carry much money. Kids and young adults who don't carry much money.
702 00:30:54,117 00:30:56,117 They come in to eat sundae, tteokbokki, or gimbap... They come in to eat sundae, tteokbokki, or gimbap...
703 00:30:56,117 00:30:57,657 - just lightly. - They think it's snack food. - just lightly. - They think it's snack food.
704 00:30:57,657 00:30:58,716 They come in, and... They come in, and...
705 00:30:58,756 00:31:00,327 How much was chicken tteokbokki? How much was chicken tteokbokki?
706 00:31:00,456 00:31:02,127 - It's 29 dollars. - Do you think they'd order that? - It's 29 dollars. - Do you think they'd order that?
707 00:31:02,127 00:31:03,196 (But chicken tteokbokki is 29 dollars.) (But chicken tteokbokki is 29 dollars.)
708 00:31:03,296 00:31:05,296 They walked in thinking it's a snack food restaurant, They walked in thinking it's a snack food restaurant,
709 00:31:05,296 00:31:07,127 - and it's a whole dish. - Yes. - and it's a whole dish. - Yes.
710 00:31:07,127 00:31:08,226 (Chicken tteokbokki: large 29 dollars, medium 23 dollars) (Chicken tteokbokki: large 29 dollars, medium 23 dollars)
711 00:31:08,226 00:31:11,466 They'd order regular tteokbokki, gimbap, or sundae. They'd order regular tteokbokki, gimbap, or sundae.
712 00:31:11,466 00:31:12,736 (It's natural their eyes are drawn to cheaper dishes.) (It's natural their eyes are drawn to cheaper dishes.)
713 00:31:12,736 00:31:14,736 The menu is that of a snack food restaurant. The menu is that of a snack food restaurant.
714 00:31:15,367 00:31:17,036 It's just a snack food restaurant if you look at the menu. It's just a snack food restaurant if you look at the menu.
715 00:31:17,036 00:31:18,107 Let me see it. Let me see it.
716 00:31:19,006 00:31:20,407 You're right. You're right.
717 00:31:20,407 00:31:22,147 Gimbap, tuna gimbap, spicy pork gimbap, Gimbap, tuna gimbap, spicy pork gimbap,
718 00:31:22,147 00:31:24,077 cheese gimbap, anchovy gimbap, Cheongyang chili gimbap... cheese gimbap, anchovy gimbap, Cheongyang chili gimbap...
719 00:31:24,077 00:31:25,746 - That's... - It's a snack food restaurant. - That's... - It's a snack food restaurant.
720 00:31:25,746 00:31:26,847 - Rice bowls. - It is. - Rice bowls. - It is.
721 00:31:26,847 00:31:28,216 Pork belly and kimchi rice bowl, Pork belly and kimchi rice bowl,
722 00:31:28,216 00:31:30,186 stir-fried pork rice bowl, sundae, tteokbokki, ramyeon, cheese ramyeon. stir-fried pork rice bowl, sundae, tteokbokki, ramyeon, cheese ramyeon.
723 00:31:32,387 00:31:34,827 (The hall is still empty.) (The hall is still empty.)
724 00:31:34,827 00:31:37,897 (Lonely) (Lonely)
725 00:31:39,367 00:31:43,067 (The first customer approaches the restaurant.) (The first customer approaches the restaurant.)
726 00:31:46,567 00:31:47,607 Welcome. Welcome.
727 00:31:48,307 00:31:49,607 - Gimbap. - Okay. - Gimbap. - Okay.
728 00:31:51,006 00:31:53,546 - As usual? Two rows? - Sorry? - As usual? Two rows? - Sorry?
729 00:31:53,546 00:31:54,577 - Yes. - Okay. - Yes. - Okay.
730 00:31:54,877 00:31:56,917 - I'll get them ready. - I'll come back. - I'll get them ready. - I'll come back.
731 00:31:56,917 00:31:57,976 Okay. Okay.
732 00:31:57,976 00:31:59,617 (She seems like a regular.) (She seems like a regular.)
733 00:32:03,317 00:32:05,617 - Is gimbap available? - Yes, it is. - Is gimbap available? - Yes, it is.
734 00:32:05,617 00:32:08,726 I'll order two rows of tuna gimbap to go. I'll order two rows of tuna gimbap to go.
735 00:32:08,726 00:32:09,726 Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
736 00:32:10,597 00:32:15,026 (She keeps making gimbap.) (She keeps making gimbap.)
737 00:32:15,867 00:32:16,897 Welcome. Welcome.
738 00:32:16,936 00:32:19,107 - I'll have a row of gimbap here. - Okay. - I'll have a row of gimbap here. - Okay.
739 00:32:20,367 00:32:23,236 (Why is a bad hunch always right?) (Why is a bad hunch always right?)
740 00:32:23,377 00:32:24,837 Let me explain something. Let me explain something.
741 00:32:25,276 00:32:27,677 It was originally a snack food restaurant. It was originally a snack food restaurant.
742 00:32:29,377 00:32:31,476 She's been running a snack food restaurant... She's been running a snack food restaurant...
743 00:32:31,476 00:32:32,817 for eight years, for eight years,
744 00:32:33,216 00:32:36,456 and she invented her chicken tteokbokki last May. and she invented her chicken tteokbokki last May.
745 00:32:37,317 00:32:38,887 Then she changed the name. Then she changed the name.
746 00:32:39,127 00:32:42,456 (But it's quite small with daily sales of 100 dollars.) (But it's quite small with daily sales of 100 dollars.)
747 00:32:42,456 00:32:45,057 And it's ordered once a month. And it's ordered once a month.
748 00:32:45,057 00:32:46,327 I told you. I told you.
749 00:32:46,327 00:32:48,427 The latest order was in early August. The latest order was in early August.
750 00:32:48,427 00:32:51,167 It was ordered a month and a half ago. It was ordered a month and a half ago.
751 00:32:51,296 00:32:52,766 No one has ordered it since then. No one has ordered it since then.
752 00:32:52,766 00:32:55,266 (The customers mostly come for the snack food.) (The customers mostly come for the snack food.)
753 00:32:55,266 00:32:58,377 The members of our staff go to the place secretly... The members of our staff go to the place secretly...
754 00:32:58,377 00:33:00,377 to see how the owners... to see how the owners...
755 00:33:00,377 00:33:02,307 make the dish, right? make the dish, right?
756 00:33:03,117 00:33:05,647 And it tasted different every time they tried it. And it tasted different every time they tried it.
757 00:33:08,716 00:33:10,657 She must be confused. She must be confused.
758 00:33:10,657 00:33:12,627 She forgot because it doesn't sell. She forgot because it doesn't sell.
759 00:33:13,186 00:33:15,726 She was like, "Why do they keep ordering this?" She was like, "Why do they keep ordering this?"
760 00:33:15,726 00:33:17,127 - She forgot the recipe? - Yes. - She forgot the recipe? - Yes.
761 00:33:17,127 00:33:19,667 The recipe kept changing. The recipe kept changing.
762 00:33:19,667 00:33:21,996 (3rd visit) (3rd visit)
763 00:33:21,996 00:33:24,436 (4th visit) (4th visit)
764 00:33:24,496 00:33:27,067 (The taste and looks changed every time we visited.) (The taste and looks changed every time we visited.)
765 00:33:27,067 00:33:28,137 It kept changing. It kept changing.
766 00:33:29,307 00:33:30,936 She even said this. She even said this.
767 00:33:32,006 00:33:35,046 "I'm not a fan of chicken and tteokbokki." "I'm not a fan of chicken and tteokbokki."
768 00:33:35,046 00:33:38,117 ("I'm not a fan of chicken and tteokbokki.") ("I'm not a fan of chicken and tteokbokki.")
769 00:33:38,617 00:33:40,046 So we understood... So we understood...
770 00:33:40,286 00:33:43,317 that neither the customers nor the owner eat... that neither the customers nor the owner eat...
771 00:33:43,516 00:33:45,357 her main dish, chicken tteokbokki. her main dish, chicken tteokbokki.
772 00:33:45,357 00:33:48,456 (An odd main dish, chicken tteokbokki) (An odd main dish, chicken tteokbokki)
773 00:33:48,627 00:33:51,127 But there's a reason she started selling chicken tteokbokki. But there's a reason she started selling chicken tteokbokki.
774 00:33:51,127 00:33:52,696 She was only selling snack foods, She was only selling snack foods,
775 00:33:53,567 00:33:57,766 but his son went to a famous restaurant and tried a dish... but his son went to a famous restaurant and tried a dish...
776 00:33:57,766 00:33:59,407 that's similar to chicken tteokbokki. that's similar to chicken tteokbokki.
777 00:33:59,407 00:34:00,466 (Her son loved it at a different place.) (Her son loved it at a different place.)
778 00:34:00,506 00:34:03,907 He told her, "I tried it and the seasonings were this and that." He told her, "I tried it and the seasonings were this and that."
779 00:34:04,006 00:34:06,907 She came up with the recipe based on that information... She came up with the recipe based on that information...
780 00:34:06,907 00:34:08,946 - She only thought of it? - and made this dish. - She only thought of it? - and made this dish.
781 00:34:09,546 00:34:11,577 She invited her son to try it, She invited her son to try it,
782 00:34:11,716 00:34:14,787 and he brought his friend with him. and he brought his friend with him.
783 00:34:14,787 00:34:16,086 (Her son tried it.) (Her son tried it.)
784 00:34:16,387 00:34:19,256 "Mom, it's not the same as that restaurant," "Mom, it's not the same as that restaurant,"
785 00:34:19,526 00:34:20,586 "but it's fine." "but it's fine."
786 00:34:20,586 00:34:21,756 ("It's good enough.") ("It's good enough.")
787 00:34:21,756 00:34:24,427 - He confirmed it. - Her son confirmed it. - He confirmed it. - Her son confirmed it.
788 00:34:24,427 00:34:26,626 So there we have chicken tteokbokki approved by her son. So there we have chicken tteokbokki approved by her son.
789 00:34:26,666 00:34:28,997 A new dish invented by her son's idea. A new dish invented by her son's idea.
790 00:34:28,997 00:34:30,896 That's how she's selling chicken tteokbokki. That's how she's selling chicken tteokbokki.
791 00:34:30,896 00:34:32,296 She added to the menu. She added to the menu.
792 00:34:32,296 00:34:36,177 She also has three children. She also has three children.
793 00:34:36,677 00:34:37,677 - What? - What? - What? - What?
794 00:34:38,307 00:34:39,747 It's Samdo-dong. It's Samdo-dong.
795 00:34:39,747 00:34:40,776 ("Sam" for three in Korean) ("Sam" for three in Korean)
796 00:34:40,776 00:34:42,207 - It's Samdo-dong. - Samdo-dong. - It's Samdo-dong. - Samdo-dong.
797 00:34:42,207 00:34:43,276 Not Sangdo-dong. Not Sangdo-dong.
798 00:34:44,146 00:34:45,177 This neighborhood has good energy. This neighborhood has good energy.
799 00:34:45,916 00:34:47,086 - What's happening in Sangdo-dong? - They're all... - What's happening in Sangdo-dong? - They're all...
800 00:34:47,086 00:34:48,747 big families. big families.
801 00:34:48,747 00:34:49,887 We'll need to help no matter what. We'll need to help no matter what.
802 00:34:51,586 00:34:56,327 (Will we be able to save the place with daily sales of 100 dollars?) (Will we be able to save the place with daily sales of 100 dollars?)
803 00:34:56,796 00:34:58,157 (Taking a plate) (Taking a plate)
804 00:34:59,796 00:35:03,637 (The leftover fried egg) (The leftover fried egg)
805 00:35:05,937 00:35:07,907 (Sprinkling salt) (Sprinkling salt)
806 00:35:09,707 00:35:12,307 (Eating) (Eating)
807 00:35:13,407 00:35:17,247 (After eating a fried egg,) (After eating a fried egg,)
808 00:35:18,446 00:35:22,287 (she gets sleepy.) (she gets sleepy.)
809 00:35:27,086 00:35:29,597 (Dozing off) (Dozing off)
810 00:35:34,867 00:35:38,437 (I need to wake up.) (I need to wake up.)
811 00:35:40,637 00:35:45,006 (She gets up from the chair to wake up.) (She gets up from the chair to wake up.)
812 00:35:46,046 00:35:48,106 (Mr. Baek goes to the chicken tteokbokki restaurant.) (Mr. Baek goes to the chicken tteokbokki restaurant.)
813 00:35:48,106 00:35:49,316 Chicken tteokbokki restaurant. Chicken tteokbokki restaurant.
814 00:35:52,017 00:35:53,216 I wonder what it tastes like. I wonder what it tastes like.
815 00:35:53,216 00:35:56,356 (They're curious about the taste of her chicken tteokbokki.) (They're curious about the taste of her chicken tteokbokki.)
816 00:35:56,557 00:35:57,557 She really doesn't have a sign. She really doesn't have a sign.
817 00:35:59,557 00:36:00,756 Hello. Hello.
818 00:36:00,927 00:36:02,727 - Oh, my. Hello. - Why? - Oh, my. Hello. - Why?
819 00:36:02,997 00:36:04,827 Who do you think I was? Who do you think I was?
820 00:36:05,097 00:36:07,597 You were surprised after you said hello. You were surprised after you said hello.
821 00:36:07,597 00:36:08,827 (She thought it was a customer.) (She thought it was a customer.)
822 00:36:09,166 00:36:11,336 Why don't you have a sign here? Why don't you have a sign here?
823 00:36:11,796 00:36:13,506 - I don't. - Why not? - I don't. - Why not?
824 00:36:13,937 00:36:16,776 It was just a restaurant for construction workers. It was just a restaurant for construction workers.
825 00:36:16,776 00:36:19,876 - So I didn't put it up. - It was for construction workers? - So I didn't put it up. - It was for construction workers?
826 00:36:19,876 00:36:20,876 Yes. Yes.
827 00:36:21,747 00:36:23,546 But wouldn't you need one? But wouldn't you need one?
828 00:36:23,546 00:36:24,646 I almost missed it. I almost missed it.
829 00:36:25,577 00:36:27,887 What was the name of it? What was the name of it?
830 00:36:27,887 00:36:30,057 - Chicken tteokbokki? - Yes. - Chicken tteokbokki? - Yes.
831 00:36:30,657 00:36:32,827 Is that your main dish? Is that your main dish?
832 00:36:32,827 00:36:34,457 Or do you want to sell it? Which is it? Or do you want to sell it? Which is it?
833 00:36:34,687 00:36:37,896 After the construction ended last year, I made it... After the construction ended last year, I made it...
834 00:36:37,896 00:36:39,727 because I wanted to sell it. because I wanted to sell it.
835 00:36:40,696 00:36:42,867 (Smiling) (Smiling)
836 00:36:43,097 00:36:44,896 What's the most popular one? What's the most popular one?
837 00:36:45,336 00:36:47,437 - Gimbap. - What type? - Gimbap. - What type?
838 00:36:47,767 00:36:51,137 They mostly order vegetable gimbap. They mostly order vegetable gimbap.
839 00:36:51,137 00:36:53,006 They should all come in for gimbap. They should all come in for gimbap.
840 00:36:53,006 00:36:54,707 I don't think they'll know... I don't think they'll know...
841 00:36:55,106 00:36:56,916 what "Chicken Tteok" is. what "Chicken Tteok" is.
842 00:36:57,946 00:36:59,077 You're right. You're right.
843 00:37:00,046 00:37:03,057 Do you want it to be a chicken tteokbokki restaurant? Do you want it to be a chicken tteokbokki restaurant?
844 00:37:03,157 00:37:05,517 You started out as a chicken tteokbokki restaurant, You started out as a chicken tteokbokki restaurant,
845 00:37:05,816 00:37:08,526 but it didn't sell as much as you expected, but it didn't sell as much as you expected,
846 00:37:08,526 00:37:09,856 - and only gimbap is selling? - Yes. - and only gimbap is selling? - Yes.
847 00:37:10,626 00:37:13,097 Chicken-bokki... No, chicken tteokbokki. It's tough. Chicken-bokki... No, chicken tteokbokki. It's tough.
848 00:37:13,097 00:37:14,666 I'll have one chicken tteokbokki. I'll have one chicken tteokbokki.
849 00:37:15,296 00:37:17,037 - Should I get the medium size? - Yes. - Should I get the medium size? - Yes.
850 00:37:17,037 00:37:18,796 (Gazing) (Gazing)
851 00:37:20,267 00:37:24,437 Are the large spicy braised chicken... Are the large spicy braised chicken...
852 00:37:24,437 00:37:26,707 and the large chicken tteokbokki of the same size? and the large chicken tteokbokki of the same size?
853 00:37:26,907 00:37:28,006 Yes, they are. Yes, they are.
854 00:37:28,546 00:37:30,876 So the difference is whether it has rice cake or not? So the difference is whether it has rice cake or not?
855 00:37:32,677 00:37:34,887 - In spicy braised chicken, - Yes. - In spicy braised chicken, - Yes.
856 00:37:34,887 00:37:38,256 - it's mostly chicken and potatoes. - Yes. - it's mostly chicken and potatoes. - Yes.
857 00:37:38,716 00:37:41,057 There's a lot of rice cakes and fish cakes... There's a lot of rice cakes and fish cakes...
858 00:37:41,057 00:37:42,086 in chicken tteokbokki. in chicken tteokbokki.
859 00:37:42,086 00:37:43,457 (Rice cakes and fish cakes in chicken tteokbokki) (Rice cakes and fish cakes in chicken tteokbokki)
860 00:37:45,256 00:37:47,867 You only add rice cakes and fish cakes in the same dish? You only add rice cakes and fish cakes in the same dish?
861 00:37:47,867 00:37:48,896 Yes. Yes.
862 00:37:51,267 00:37:53,466 (Tilting her head) (Tilting her head)
863 00:37:54,907 00:37:57,407 (Opening the refrigerator) (Opening the refrigerator)
864 00:37:59,307 00:38:05,017 (She takes the chicken out of the refrigerator...) (She takes the chicken out of the refrigerator...)
865 00:38:06,187 00:38:09,046 (and takes it inside.) (and takes it inside.)
866 00:38:10,017 00:38:12,687 (Beeping) (Beeping)
867 00:38:14,126 00:38:18,856 (Is she defrosting the chicken in the microwave?) (Is she defrosting the chicken in the microwave?)
868 00:38:19,696 00:38:23,896 (She prepares the dish while the chicken thaws.) (She prepares the dish while the chicken thaws.)
869 00:38:25,867 00:38:30,736 (She puts water in a pot and a frying pan.) (She puts water in a pot and a frying pan.)
870 00:38:33,146 00:38:37,977 (She puts the sauce in one and boils.) (She puts the sauce in one and boils.)
871 00:38:41,347 00:38:45,687 (The chicken from the microwave...) (The chicken from the microwave...)
872 00:38:47,727 00:38:51,657 (goes into the other one.) (goes into the other one.)
873 00:38:53,997 00:38:57,037 (The boiled chicken is...) (The boiled chicken is...)
874 00:38:57,037 00:39:01,037 (rinsed in cold water.) (rinsed in cold water.)
875 00:39:02,367 00:39:07,077 (Putting them in the soup made of sauce) (Putting them in the soup made of sauce)
876 00:39:07,077 00:39:09,876 (It looks similar to spicy braised chicken.) (It looks similar to spicy braised chicken.)
877 00:39:12,117 00:39:13,446 (Next step, rice cake) (Next step, rice cake)
878 00:39:13,446 00:39:15,117 (Fish cake) (Fish cake)
879 00:39:15,117 00:39:17,356 (Cabbage) (Cabbage)
880 00:39:17,356 00:39:19,586 (Spring onion) (Spring onion)
881 00:39:23,256 00:39:26,296 (She puts the boiled chicken tteokbokki...) (She puts the boiled chicken tteokbokki...)
882 00:39:26,296 00:39:30,997 (on a burner and delivers it to Mr. Baek.) (on a burner and delivers it to Mr. Baek.)
883 00:39:32,196 00:39:34,466 - How should I eat it? - Just a second. - How should I eat it? - Just a second.
884 00:39:35,006 00:39:36,006 Turn it on? Turn it on?
885 00:39:37,207 00:39:40,707 (And it looks different again?) (And it looks different again?)
886 00:39:40,747 00:39:45,546 (Is she using a variety of recipes?) (Is she using a variety of recipes?)
887 00:39:45,617 00:39:48,816 (She goes back to the kitchen...) (She goes back to the kitchen...)
888 00:39:48,816 00:39:52,816 (to get something.) (to get something.)
889 00:39:53,856 00:39:57,157 (Sesame oil and laver flakes) (Sesame oil and laver flakes)
890 00:39:57,657 00:40:00,696 (Why did she bring those?) (Why did she bring those?)
891 00:40:01,097 00:40:03,066 - When it's done, - Yes. - When it's done, - Yes.
892 00:40:03,066 00:40:05,736 you put these in. you put these in.
893 00:40:05,736 00:40:07,506 - Put the lavers in here? - Yes. - Put the lavers in here? - Yes.
894 00:40:07,666 00:40:09,537 Then pour some sesame oil. Then pour some sesame oil.
895 00:40:09,537 00:40:11,077 That's how you eat it. That's how you eat it.
896 00:40:12,477 00:40:17,677 (She added laver flakes and sesame oil.) (She added laver flakes and sesame oil.)
897 00:40:19,687 00:40:22,046 - It's not for stir-fried rice? - No. - It's not for stir-fried rice? - No.
898 00:40:22,046 00:40:23,986 Once this is finished, Once this is finished,
899 00:40:23,986 00:40:25,517 I'm supposed to add the laver flakes and sesame oil? I'm supposed to add the laver flakes and sesame oil?
900 00:40:25,517 00:40:28,526 Yes. But not everyone prefers that. Yes. But not everyone prefers that.
901 00:40:28,526 00:40:31,227 Some people don't like that. Some people don't like that.
902 00:40:31,427 00:40:34,966 So now, I just give them these and some dishes separately... So now, I just give them these and some dishes separately...
903 00:40:34,966 00:40:38,097 so that they can have them if they want. so that they can have them if they want.
904 00:40:39,137 00:40:44,437 (Now, the customers have a choice.) (Now, the customers have a choice.)
905 00:40:45,407 00:40:47,006 I should try them both. I should try them both.
906 00:40:47,006 00:40:48,006 How fascinating. How fascinating.
907 00:40:48,006 00:40:50,046 - Laver flakes and sesame oil? - Yes. - Laver flakes and sesame oil? - Yes.
908 00:40:50,177 00:40:52,577 And this isn't even stir-fried rice. How interesting. And this isn't even stir-fried rice. How interesting.
909 00:40:52,847 00:40:53,916 All right. All right.
910 00:40:54,086 00:40:56,856 You can go upstairs and wait. You can go upstairs and wait.
911 00:40:58,117 00:40:59,356 Thank you for the meal. Thank you for the meal.
912 00:40:59,356 00:41:02,026 (Once she's done, she goes to the monitoring room.) (Once she's done, she goes to the monitoring room.)
913 00:41:02,957 00:41:04,827 It felt ominous. It felt ominous.
914 00:41:04,827 00:41:06,327 Did it? Did it?
915 00:41:07,166 00:41:08,867 Hello. Hello.
916 00:41:08,867 00:41:11,236 - Welcome. - Have a seat here. - Welcome. - Have a seat here.
917 00:41:11,236 00:41:12,267 Hello. Hello.
918 00:41:12,267 00:41:15,966 She runs the chicken tteokbokki restaurant. She runs the chicken tteokbokki restaurant.
919 00:41:16,137 00:41:19,876 Please introduce yourself. Please introduce yourself.
920 00:41:19,946 00:41:21,946 Hello, my name is Kim Eun Hee. Hello, my name is Kim Eun Hee.
921 00:41:21,946 00:41:24,916 I run a chicken tteokbokki restaurant in Sangdo-dong. I run a chicken tteokbokki restaurant in Sangdo-dong.
922 00:41:24,916 00:41:25,916 It's nice to meet you. It's nice to meet you.
923 00:41:25,916 00:41:28,416 Aren't you nervous? Aren't you nervous?
924 00:41:28,416 00:41:29,486 Extremely. Extremely.
925 00:41:29,486 00:41:30,517 - Extremely? - Really? - Extremely? - Really?
926 00:41:30,517 00:41:32,557 - You're very nervous. - Would you like some water? - You're very nervous. - Would you like some water?
927 00:41:32,557 00:41:33,687 Yes. Thank you. Yes. Thank you.
928 00:41:33,687 00:41:35,187 Have some water. Have some water.
929 00:41:35,187 00:41:36,187 I was really surprised. I was really surprised.
930 00:41:36,187 00:41:38,526 - I see. - He came in out of nowhere. - I see. - He came in out of nowhere.
931 00:41:38,526 00:41:39,526 Right. Right.
932 00:41:39,526 00:41:41,196 (She politely drinks some water.) (She politely drinks some water.)
933 00:41:41,196 00:41:43,137 - You can take your time. - Thank you. - You can take your time. - Thank you.
934 00:41:43,137 00:41:44,937 Okay. Okay.
935 00:41:45,037 00:41:48,006 How long have you been working there? How long have you been working there?
936 00:41:48,006 00:41:49,537 (How many years has it been?) (How many years has it been?)
937 00:41:49,606 00:41:54,307 I've been running this restaurant since 2012. I've been running this restaurant since 2012.
938 00:41:55,177 00:41:59,046 I used to work with a friend of mine. I used to work with a friend of mine.
939 00:41:59,046 00:42:01,287 Now, it's a brand new building. Now, it's a brand new building.
940 00:42:01,287 00:42:04,856 But we worked there for a year. But we worked there for a year.
941 00:42:06,057 00:42:07,586 I got this restaurant from that friend. I got this restaurant from that friend.
942 00:42:07,586 00:42:09,157 - Really? - Yes. - Really? - Yes.
943 00:42:09,157 00:42:11,457 So your friend was the original owner? So your friend was the original owner?
944 00:42:11,457 00:42:12,497 Yes. Yes.
945 00:42:13,196 00:42:16,696 Then is the menu exactly the same? Then is the menu exactly the same?
946 00:42:16,966 00:42:18,937 Back then, there were no unique dishes. Back then, there were no unique dishes.
947 00:42:18,937 00:42:20,907 We sold tteokbokki, sundae, gimbap, We sold tteokbokki, sundae, gimbap,
948 00:42:20,907 00:42:22,466 and also provided food for construction workers. and also provided food for construction workers.
949 00:42:22,566 00:42:24,236 I see. I see.
950 00:42:24,236 00:42:26,707 There must've been construction around the neighborhood then. There must've been construction around the neighborhood then.
951 00:42:26,707 00:42:30,716 We served food to workers who were constructing studios. We served food to workers who were constructing studios.
952 00:42:30,716 00:42:32,017 I see. I see.
953 00:42:32,077 00:42:35,787 Your main dish is chicken tteokbokki. Your main dish is chicken tteokbokki.
954 00:42:35,787 00:42:38,287 - Yes. - It's not a familiar dish. - Yes. - It's not a familiar dish.
955 00:42:38,486 00:42:42,687 It's either spicy braised chicken or tteokbokki. It's either spicy braised chicken or tteokbokki.
956 00:42:43,256 00:42:48,227 It's a combination of both. It's a combination of both.
957 00:42:49,427 00:42:51,896 - That's it. - You added chicken to tteokbokki? - That's it. - You added chicken to tteokbokki?
958 00:42:51,896 00:42:56,137 Yes. People add beef briskets to tteokbokki these days. Yes. People add beef briskets to tteokbokki these days.
959 00:42:56,137 00:42:58,437 So I tried chicken. So I tried chicken.
960 00:42:59,747 00:43:01,146 Whose idea was this? Whose idea was this?
961 00:43:02,506 00:43:04,117 - It was my son. - I see. - It was my son. - I see.
962 00:43:04,117 00:43:07,517 He tried it somewhere and said it was nice. He tried it somewhere and said it was nice.
963 00:43:08,646 00:43:10,486 Did you try it yourself? Did you try it yourself?
964 00:43:10,486 00:43:12,416 - No, I didn't. - Oh, my. - No, I didn't. - Oh, my.
965 00:43:12,716 00:43:16,187 I made the dish myself after he told me that. I made the dish myself after he told me that.
966 00:43:16,597 00:43:20,066 It didn't taste exactly the same, It didn't taste exactly the same,
967 00:43:20,066 00:43:21,927 but he said it still tasted good. but he said it still tasted good.
968 00:43:21,927 00:43:23,026 (Her son had only told her that it tasted good.) (Her son had only told her that it tasted good.)
969 00:43:23,267 00:43:25,196 - It tasted similar. - Right. - It tasted similar. - Right.
970 00:43:25,196 00:43:26,566 Who said that? Who said that?
971 00:43:26,907 00:43:29,166 - My son. - Your son, right? - My son. - Your son, right?
972 00:43:29,166 00:43:31,336 Yes. I'm sorry. Yes. I'm sorry.
973 00:43:31,437 00:43:33,207 Don't be sorry. Don't be sorry.
974 00:43:33,347 00:43:36,546 Your son had it somewhere and said it was nice. Your son had it somewhere and said it was nice.
975 00:43:36,617 00:43:40,847 He told you the ingredients from memory, and you made it... He told you the ingredients from memory, and you made it...
976 00:43:40,847 00:43:44,617 - based on what he said. - Right. - based on what he said. - Right.
977 00:43:44,617 00:43:45,787 You're incredible. You're incredible.
978 00:43:45,787 00:43:47,756 That means you're a good cook. That means you're a good cook.
979 00:43:47,756 00:43:49,287 Not at all. I just tried it out. Not at all. I just tried it out.
980 00:43:50,896 00:43:54,227 If we give you a piece of paper, If we give you a piece of paper,
981 00:43:54,227 00:43:56,367 can you write down the recipe? can you write down the recipe?
982 00:43:57,166 00:43:58,166 Yes. Yes.
983 00:43:58,267 00:43:59,696 Why do you look so serious? Why do you look so serious?
984 00:43:59,907 00:44:02,907 - I didn't. - Goodness. - I didn't. - Goodness.
985 00:44:02,907 00:44:05,707 I was startled. You scared me. I was startled. You scared me.
986 00:44:05,937 00:44:08,807 You were friendly all this time, then you glared at me. You were friendly all this time, then you glared at me.
987 00:44:08,807 00:44:11,876 - I'm not trying to steal it. - I know. - I'm not trying to steal it. - I know.
988 00:44:11,876 00:44:15,017 It's because our staff... It's because our staff...
989 00:44:15,017 00:44:19,687 looks into the restaurants... looks into the restaurants...
990 00:44:20,026 00:44:23,856 and observes what kinds of dishes they sell and how. and observes what kinds of dishes they sell and how.
991 00:44:23,997 00:44:26,227 - They go on a stakeout. - I see. - They go on a stakeout. - I see.
992 00:44:26,227 00:44:28,966 They ate your dish several times. They ate your dish several times.
993 00:44:28,966 00:44:29,966 Okay. Okay.
994 00:44:30,166 00:44:33,166 But they said it tasted different every time. But they said it tasted different every time.
995 00:44:33,807 00:44:36,477 That's not right, is it? That's not right, is it?
996 00:44:36,477 00:44:40,146 They ate it a total of four times, They ate it a total of four times,
997 00:44:40,146 00:44:43,316 and it all tasted different. and it all tasted different.
998 00:44:43,316 00:44:45,916 We had to pick which one to evaluate. We had to pick which one to evaluate.
999 00:44:46,117 00:44:49,216 We're wondering if you have a fixed recipe... We're wondering if you have a fixed recipe...
1000 00:44:49,216 00:44:51,557 because it seems like you don't. because it seems like you don't.
1001 00:44:51,557 00:44:52,586 I see. I see.
1002 00:44:52,586 00:44:56,896 (How will it taste this time?) (How will it taste this time?)
1003 00:44:56,896 00:44:57,896 (How will the combination...) (How will the combination...)
1004 00:44:57,896 00:45:02,597 (of chicken and tteokbokki taste?) (of chicken and tteokbokki taste?)
1005 00:45:02,597 00:45:04,296 I think I can eat it now. I think I can eat it now.
1006 00:45:09,037 00:45:10,506 I'll try it. I'll try it.
1007 00:45:12,106 00:45:17,677 Mr. Baek will try it now. Mr. Baek will try it now.
1008 00:45:17,677 00:45:19,416 (She'll finally get to find out how her dish tastes.) (She'll finally get to find out how her dish tastes.)
1009 00:45:19,416 00:45:24,517 (He tries the broth first.) (He tries the broth first.)
1010 00:45:27,126 00:45:28,126 Goodness. Goodness.
1011 00:45:29,896 00:45:33,927 (Goodness) (Goodness)
1012 00:45:33,927 00:45:37,896 (He looks flustered.) (He looks flustered.)
1013 00:45:38,696 00:45:44,577 (He hurriedly picks up a pair of chopsticks.) (He hurriedly picks up a pair of chopsticks.)
1014 00:45:46,276 00:45:51,017 (Instead of trying the rice cake or a piece of chicken,) (Instead of trying the rice cake or a piece of chicken,)
1015 00:45:51,017 00:45:53,017 (he takes a bite of the fish cake.) (he takes a bite of the fish cake.)
1016 00:45:53,916 00:45:57,387 There's chicken in the tteokbokki. There's chicken in the tteokbokki.
1017 00:46:03,696 00:46:05,927 (Laughing) (Laughing)
1018 00:46:05,927 00:46:11,566 (While laughing, he takes a bite of the rice cake.) (While laughing, he takes a bite of the rice cake.)
1019 00:46:11,767 00:46:14,166 (What is it?) (What is it?)
1020 00:46:15,736 00:46:19,236 (Giggling) (Giggling)
1021 00:46:20,546 00:46:22,707 It's a dish of happiness. It's a dish of happiness.
1022 00:46:23,347 00:46:24,716 It makes you laugh. It makes you laugh.
1023 00:46:27,017 00:46:28,146 What is it? What is it?
1024 00:46:28,146 00:46:30,256 (It's a dish of happiness?) (It's a dish of happiness?)
1025 00:46:30,486 00:46:34,227 (Is there a problem?) (Is there a problem?)
1026 00:46:34,557 00:46:38,026 (Laughing) (Laughing)
1027 00:46:39,427 00:46:43,267 (He tries some more as he continues to laugh.) (He tries some more as he continues to laugh.)
1028 00:46:43,466 00:46:45,896 Please be more serious. Please be more serious.
1029 00:46:46,267 00:46:49,066 (Is it not tasty?) (Is it not tasty?)
1030 00:46:49,407 00:46:50,506 Aren't you curious? Aren't you curious?
1031 00:46:50,677 00:46:52,307 - Yes, we are. - Yes. - Yes, we are. - Yes.
1032 00:46:53,606 00:46:54,776 I'm laughing... I'm laughing...
1033 00:46:58,046 00:46:59,677 because I don't know the taste. because I don't know the taste.
1034 00:47:00,517 00:47:01,517 You see, You see,
1035 00:47:02,446 00:47:03,986 I'm pretty good at tasting food, I'm pretty good at tasting food,
1036 00:47:03,986 00:47:05,986 but this one got me. but this one got me.
1037 00:47:07,086 00:47:08,486 What is this? What is this?
1038 00:47:09,356 00:47:11,457 He doesn't know what it tastes like. He doesn't know what it tastes like.
1039 00:47:11,557 00:47:15,026 I can imagine question marks around his head. I can imagine question marks around his head.
1040 00:47:15,026 00:47:16,097 (Taste Evaluation) (Taste Evaluation)
1041 00:47:16,097 00:47:17,236 (He doesn't get the taste.) (He doesn't get the taste.)
1042 00:47:17,236 00:47:19,396 Since I've tried it on its own, Since I've tried it on its own,
1043 00:47:19,966 00:47:21,807 I'll now try what she told me. I'll now try what she told me.
1044 00:47:23,137 00:47:24,437 Laver flakes. Laver flakes.
1045 00:47:24,437 00:47:27,446 (He'll mix some laver flakes and sesame oil to it.) (He'll mix some laver flakes and sesame oil to it.)
1046 00:47:27,907 00:47:28,907 (Laver flakes) (Laver flakes)
1047 00:47:31,646 00:47:32,677 Sesame oil. Sesame oil.
1048 00:47:34,517 00:47:37,086 I think it'll taste strange with the laver flakes. I think it'll taste strange with the laver flakes.
1049 00:47:37,086 00:47:38,957 (It already looks bizarre.) (It already looks bizarre.)
1050 00:47:39,187 00:47:42,727 In the beginning, I had sprinkled the laver flakes from the start. In the beginning, I had sprinkled the laver flakes from the start.
1051 00:47:42,727 00:47:44,957 But now, there are people who don't like it. But now, there are people who don't like it.
1052 00:47:44,957 00:47:47,997 So I just serve them on the side. So I just serve them on the side.
1053 00:47:48,597 00:47:50,896 Usually, you have laver flakes and sesame oil... Usually, you have laver flakes and sesame oil...
1054 00:47:50,896 00:47:52,997 when you're making stir-fried rice. when you're making stir-fried rice.
1055 00:48:08,453 00:48:11,223 (Laughing again?) (Laughing again?)
1056 00:48:11,223 00:48:16,464 (The laver flakes and sesame oil are making him laugh out loud.) (The laver flakes and sesame oil are making him laugh out loud.)
1057 00:48:20,293 00:48:21,563 This is peculiar. This is peculiar.
1058 00:48:22,203 00:48:24,764 Peculiar. He said peculiar. Peculiar. He said peculiar.
1059 00:48:27,074 00:48:28,674 I'm telling you, some people... I'm telling you, some people...
1060 00:48:30,203 00:48:33,114 might find this repulsive. They might even curse out loud. might find this repulsive. They might even curse out loud.
1061 00:48:33,313 00:48:34,873 I can assure you that. Also... I can assure you that. Also...
1062 00:48:35,384 00:48:37,583 there might people like me, who just laugh. there might people like me, who just laugh.
1063 00:48:37,913 00:48:39,614 I mean, they'll laugh because they're speechless. I mean, they'll laugh because they're speechless.
1064 00:48:39,614 00:48:40,984 (Or what?) (Or what?)
1065 00:48:42,254 00:48:43,984 (A bite with a smile) (A bite with a smile)
1066 00:48:43,984 00:48:46,054 (And another bite) (And another bite)
1067 00:48:48,094 00:48:49,293 This is peculiar. This is peculiar.
1068 00:48:49,293 00:48:50,364 (Spoon after spoon) (Spoon after spoon)
1069 00:48:50,364 00:48:51,464 This is interesting. This is interesting.
1070 00:48:52,094 00:48:54,063 (A mysterious mukbang) (A mysterious mukbang)
1071 00:48:54,063 00:48:55,804 This is really unique. This is really unique.
1072 00:49:03,444 00:49:07,873 Gosh, what in the world is going on here? Gosh, what in the world is going on here?
1073 00:49:09,743 00:49:11,413 I'd call you out here, In Sun, but please wait a while. I'd call you out here, In Sun, but please wait a while.
1074 00:49:11,413 00:49:12,614 I'm too busy enjoying myself. I'm too busy enjoying myself.
1075 00:49:16,284 00:49:19,353 (He does look happy for real.) (He does look happy for real.)
1076 00:49:19,554 00:49:20,754 He's making me curious. He's making me curious.
1077 00:49:20,754 00:49:22,764 (What in the world is going on?) (What in the world is going on?)
1078 00:49:23,824 00:49:25,094 This really is peculiar. This really is peculiar.
1079 00:49:25,094 00:49:26,594 (The more he eats it the more peculiar it gets.) (The more he eats it the more peculiar it gets.)
1080 00:49:27,194 00:49:30,103 I can tell people would either love this or hate this. I can tell people would either love this or hate this.
1081 00:49:30,904 00:49:31,904 However, I laughed... However, I laughed...
1082 00:49:32,973 00:49:34,773 because I was at a loss of words. I'm not joking. because I was at a loss of words. I'm not joking.
1083 00:49:34,773 00:49:35,973 I was speechless, so I laughed. I was speechless, so I laughed.
1084 00:49:38,004 00:49:39,313 But I think I'm addicted to it now. But I think I'm addicted to it now.
1085 00:49:39,313 00:49:40,913 (He thinks he's addicted.) (He thinks he's addicted.)
1086 00:49:41,214 00:49:44,143 (What? Addicted?) (What? Addicted?)
1087 00:49:44,143 00:49:46,353 Now, what could that taste be? Now, what could that taste be?
1088 00:49:46,353 00:49:49,353 If Mr. Baek would go so far as to say he'll get addicted, If Mr. Baek would go so far as to say he'll get addicted,
1089 00:49:49,353 00:49:50,723 (A fascinating menu) (A fascinating menu)
1090 00:49:50,723 00:49:52,123 while at the same time, saying... while at the same time, saying...
1091 00:49:52,123 00:49:54,123 that some might hate it... that some might hate it...
1092 00:49:54,554 00:49:57,364 - To the point they swear at it. - Then what is it? - To the point they swear at it. - Then what is it?
1093 00:49:58,264 00:50:00,964 That means it is extreme, either good or bad. That means it is extreme, either good or bad.
1094 00:50:00,964 00:50:02,103 (The all-time boss of extreme foods?) (The all-time boss of extreme foods?)
1095 00:50:03,203 00:50:05,163 This is really something. I mean, This is really something. I mean,
1096 00:50:06,004 00:50:07,504 it makes me want to swear after I eat it. it makes me want to swear after I eat it.
1097 00:50:07,504 00:50:09,603 At the same time, it makes me laugh because it's beyond expression. At the same time, it makes me laugh because it's beyond expression.
1098 00:50:09,603 00:50:12,473 However, it just draws my spoon in. However, it just draws my spoon in.
1099 00:50:15,014 00:50:16,284 Really, what is this? Really, what is this?
1100 00:50:18,313 00:50:19,413 In Sun! In Sun!
1101 00:50:20,054 00:50:21,884 - In Sun, please! - Yes? - In Sun, please! - Yes?
1102 00:50:21,884 00:50:23,484 - Come here for a second. - In Sun, come on. - Come here for a second. - In Sun, come on.
1103 00:50:23,583 00:50:24,884 Go on, In Sun. Go on, In Sun.
1104 00:50:24,884 00:50:26,424 She graduated from college most recently. She graduated from college most recently.
1105 00:50:26,424 00:50:27,953 Yes, I'll go taste it right away. Yes, I'll go taste it right away.
1106 00:50:27,953 00:50:29,493 - Okay. - Thank you. - Okay. - Thank you.
1107 00:50:29,493 00:50:30,824 (What will In Sun the picky eater say about it?) (What will In Sun the picky eater say about it?)
1108 00:50:30,824 00:50:31,964 I can't even imagine. I can't even imagine.
1109 00:50:32,393 00:50:34,464 (Arrived right away) (Arrived right away)
1110 00:50:34,464 00:50:35,504 Hello, sir. Hello, sir.
1111 00:50:35,504 00:50:36,634 (Welcome to the labyrinth of chicken tteokbokki.) (Welcome to the labyrinth of chicken tteokbokki.)
1112 00:50:36,634 00:50:38,134 I can't even tell you how curious I was. I can't even tell you how curious I was.
1113 00:50:40,603 00:50:42,603 Do you have the courage to challenge new food? Do you have the courage to challenge new food?
1114 00:50:42,603 00:50:43,603 (He wants to test her.) (He wants to test her.)
1115 00:50:43,603 00:50:44,973 - Yes, I do. - Okay then. - Yes, I do. - Okay then.
1116 00:50:44,973 00:50:46,543 Yes, I definitely do. Yes, I definitely do.
1117 00:50:46,714 00:50:47,913 I can do this. I can do this.
1118 00:50:48,174 00:50:50,913 - Your reaction made me curious. - Did you see me laugh? - Your reaction made me curious. - Did you see me laugh?
1119 00:50:50,913 00:50:52,183 Of course I did, Mr. Baek. Of course I did, Mr. Baek.
1120 00:50:52,183 00:50:54,714 But your description was two ends of the opposite. But your description was two ends of the opposite.
1121 00:50:55,583 00:50:58,384 When you said it'll make you addicted, When you said it'll make you addicted,
1122 00:50:58,384 00:50:59,723 you made me anticipate. you made me anticipate.
1123 00:50:59,723 00:51:00,824 Go on, dig in. Go on, dig in.
1124 00:51:00,824 00:51:03,493 But you said I might curse, too. But you said I might curse, too.
1125 00:51:03,493 00:51:05,734 This is the original. It's the basic mix. This is the original. It's the basic mix.
1126 00:51:05,734 00:51:08,594 (Laver flakes and sesame oil are included in the basic mix.) (Laver flakes and sesame oil are included in the basic mix.)
1127 00:51:08,964 00:51:10,663 Go like this, and... Go like this, and...
1128 00:51:10,663 00:51:12,534 - So I have to take some broth. - give it a try. - So I have to take some broth. - give it a try.
1129 00:51:13,333 00:51:15,674 - Challenge! - It's a challenge for a new taste. - Challenge! - It's a challenge for a new taste.
1130 00:51:15,674 00:51:17,174 I'm totally in for it, of course. I'm totally in for it, of course.
1131 00:51:17,844 00:51:18,913 Just in case, you can curse. Just in case, you can curse.
1132 00:51:19,373 00:51:21,043 But not at me. I didn't make this. But not at me. I didn't make this.
1133 00:51:36,194 00:51:38,393 It doesn't taste like tteokbokki at all. It doesn't taste like tteokbokki at all.
1134 00:51:38,393 00:51:40,094 There's a kind of soup tteokbokki that tastes like this. There's a kind of soup tteokbokki that tastes like this.
1135 00:51:40,094 00:51:41,433 But that's not important. Now... But that's not important. Now...
1136 00:51:41,433 00:51:42,703 (Now for the real deal) (Now for the real deal)
1137 00:51:42,703 00:51:44,663 This is where you either curse... This is where you either curse...
1138 00:51:45,404 00:51:46,504 or not. or not.
1139 00:51:46,504 00:51:49,404 (This basic mix has an ambiguous taste.) (This basic mix has an ambiguous taste.)
1140 00:51:50,043 00:51:51,304 Now I'm really getting curious. Now I'm really getting curious.
1141 00:51:51,304 00:51:53,844 I think Seong Ju might actually like this taste. I think Seong Ju might actually like this taste.
1142 00:51:53,844 00:51:55,484 Who, me? Who, me?
1143 00:51:55,984 00:51:57,884 (A taste that Seong Ju the Baby Taste Bud would like?) (A taste that Seong Ju the Baby Taste Bud would like?)
1144 00:51:57,884 00:51:59,183 Really? Me? Really? Me?
1145 00:51:59,183 00:52:01,413 Didn't you say it could make you curse? Didn't you say it could make you curse?
1146 00:52:02,284 00:52:04,254 But really, I think it is possible. But really, I think it is possible.
1147 00:52:04,254 00:52:06,123 It could be a taste that Seong Ju would enjoy. It could be a taste that Seong Ju would enjoy.
1148 00:52:06,123 00:52:07,424 Now, you'll have to try this. Now, you'll have to try this.
1149 00:52:08,023 00:52:09,123 But it's just... But it's just...
1150 00:52:09,563 00:52:11,623 No, it's different. If you throw in some laver flakes... No, it's different. If you throw in some laver flakes...
1151 00:52:12,333 00:52:14,433 It bothers me to see... It bothers me to see...
1152 00:52:14,433 00:52:15,933 how they mess with the food. how they mess with the food.
1153 00:52:16,364 00:52:17,534 Add some laver flakes. Add some laver flakes.
1154 00:52:17,534 00:52:19,004 (A rather promiscuous method) (A rather promiscuous method)
1155 00:52:19,004 00:52:21,174 - And then some sesame oil... - So that's what it looks like. - And then some sesame oil... - So that's what it looks like.
1156 00:52:21,174 00:52:23,473 Mix it well, okay? Mix it well, okay?
1157 00:52:24,103 00:52:26,743 - Gosh, that's a lot of sesame oil. - Mix it well. - Gosh, that's a lot of sesame oil. - Mix it well.
1158 00:52:26,743 00:52:27,813 (Extreme to its very last bit) (Extreme to its very last bit)
1159 00:52:34,754 00:52:41,094 (Will it fit In Sun's taste?) (Will it fit In Sun's taste?)
1160 00:52:42,493 00:52:44,264 That's enough challenge for today. That's enough challenge for today.
1161 00:52:44,264 00:52:46,034 (Calling it a day) (Calling it a day)
1162 00:52:46,034 00:52:48,534 (Is the challenge over?) (Is the challenge over?)
1163 00:52:48,534 00:52:49,563 You don't like it, do you? You don't like it, do you?
1164 00:52:49,563 00:52:50,764 Well, I wouldn't... Well, I wouldn't...
1165 00:52:51,764 00:52:53,034 I mean, it tastes of laver. I mean, it tastes of laver.
1166 00:52:53,034 00:52:55,234 - It's good, and so is sesame oil. - That's normal. - It's good, and so is sesame oil. - That's normal.
1167 00:52:55,234 00:52:56,773 The tteokbokki tastes good, too. The tteokbokki tastes good, too.
1168 00:52:57,203 00:52:58,873 It would have tasted great as spicy braised chicken, but... It would have tasted great as spicy braised chicken, but...
1169 00:52:58,873 00:53:00,844 why did you have to mix all those good things together? why did you have to mix all those good things together?
1170 00:53:01,913 00:53:03,913 That was what my laughter meant. That was what my laughter meant.
1171 00:53:03,913 00:53:05,984 At first, I was about to say something bad about it. At first, I was about to say something bad about it.
1172 00:53:06,654 00:53:08,154 - But then... - Why do you keep on taking it? - But then... - Why do you keep on taking it?
1173 00:53:08,154 00:53:09,924 - That's exactly what I mean. - Hold on. - That's exactly what I mean. - Hold on.
1174 00:53:09,924 00:53:11,953 Why can't you stop eating it? Why can't you stop eating it?
1175 00:53:11,953 00:53:13,623 That's why it's strange. That's why it's strange.
1176 00:53:13,623 00:53:17,924 (This peculiar taste which Mr. Baek can't get enough of) (This peculiar taste which Mr. Baek can't get enough of)
1177 00:53:18,293 00:53:19,293 But really... But really...
1178 00:53:20,063 00:53:23,264 I thought it tasted better without the laver flakes and sesame oil. I thought it tasted better without the laver flakes and sesame oil.
1179 00:53:23,734 00:53:24,804 Isn't that a bit too ordinary? Isn't that a bit too ordinary?
1180 00:53:24,804 00:53:26,134 That way, it's just chicken stew. That way, it's just chicken stew.
1181 00:53:26,134 00:53:28,273 But if you add all of this... But if you add all of this...
1182 00:53:28,273 00:53:30,243 - It's something brand new. - Then it's just chaotic. - It's something brand new. - Then it's just chaotic.
1183 00:53:30,404 00:53:32,043 It's the chaos that I enjoy. It's the chaos that I enjoy.
1184 00:53:32,043 00:53:33,543 I get it. I get it.
1185 00:53:33,643 00:53:34,913 - I'll give some to Seong Ju. - Your mask. - I'll give some to Seong Ju. - Your mask.
1186 00:53:35,413 00:53:36,743 - Thank you for the meal. - Your mask! - Thank you for the meal. - Your mask!
1187 00:53:36,844 00:53:39,313 - Right. - Get a grip, In Sun. - Right. - Get a grip, In Sun.
1188 00:53:39,313 00:53:41,054 I'm in complete chaos. I'm in complete chaos.
1189 00:53:41,054 00:53:43,123 Because I'm confused, Mr. Baek. Because I'm confused, Mr. Baek.
1190 00:53:43,123 00:53:46,723 Okay, I'll head back first. Okay, I'll head back first.
1191 00:53:47,154 00:53:48,223 This menu... This menu...
1192 00:53:49,924 00:53:51,063 It's totally my style. It's totally my style.
1193 00:53:52,964 00:53:54,464 It must be a complex taste. It must be a complex taste.
1194 00:53:54,464 00:53:56,563 - Check it out yourself, Seong Ju. - Welcome back. - Check it out yourself, Seong Ju. - Welcome back.
1195 00:53:56,904 00:53:59,234 - Go on and have a try. - Okay. - Go on and have a try. - Okay.
1196 00:53:59,234 00:54:00,873 Firstly, the visual presentation. Firstly, the visual presentation.
1197 00:54:00,873 00:54:03,373 I would like you to taste it without the laver flakes and oil. I would like you to taste it without the laver flakes and oil.
1198 00:54:03,373 00:54:04,904 I can smell the sesame oil from here. I can smell the sesame oil from here.
1199 00:54:04,904 00:54:06,913 - They are already added to it. - It is there, isn't it? - They are already added to it. - It is there, isn't it?
1200 00:54:15,353 00:54:16,554 Didn't it get too salty? Didn't it get too salty?
1201 00:54:16,824 00:54:18,023 - Not at all. It tastes sweet. - Really? - Not at all. It tastes sweet. - Really?
1202 00:54:18,023 00:54:20,223 It's sweet. I taste sweetness. It's sweet. I taste sweetness.
1203 00:54:25,293 00:54:27,264 It's starting to taste a little spicy all of a sudden. It's starting to taste a little spicy all of a sudden.
1204 00:54:27,264 00:54:28,293 That's right. That's right.
1205 00:54:28,734 00:54:29,904 Have some more. Have some more.
1206 00:54:29,904 00:54:32,634 At first, it only tasted sweet. What did I do wrong? At first, it only tasted sweet. What did I do wrong?
1207 00:54:32,634 00:54:33,804 Let's try it with the rice cakes. Let's try it with the rice cakes.
1208 00:54:39,273 00:54:41,174 (Searching) (Searching)
1209 00:54:42,813 00:54:46,214 (This is bizarre.) (This is bizarre.)
1210 00:54:46,214 00:54:47,583 You can stop if you want to. You can stop if you want to.
1211 00:54:48,054 00:54:49,054 It's actually pretty good. It's actually pretty good.
1212 00:54:49,623 00:54:51,223 - Gosh. - Thank you. - Gosh. - Thank you.
1213 00:54:51,683 00:54:53,723 That's why Mr. Baek said... That's why Mr. Baek said...
1214 00:54:53,723 00:54:54,793 The reason this dish is so confusing... The reason this dish is so confusing...
1215 00:54:55,764 00:54:58,623 is because it looks exactly like spicy braised chicken, is because it looks exactly like spicy braised chicken,
1216 00:54:58,623 00:55:00,833 but then it starts to taste like tteokbokki. but then it starts to taste like tteokbokki.
1217 00:55:00,833 00:55:02,563 - It confuses you. - Right. - It confuses you. - Right.
1218 00:55:03,333 00:55:05,433 "What is this? Isn't it the taste I used to know?" "What is this? Isn't it the taste I used to know?"
1219 00:55:05,433 00:55:06,674 That causes confusion. That causes confusion.
1220 00:55:06,674 00:55:08,904 (This tricky dish messes with your sense of sight and taste.) (This tricky dish messes with your sense of sight and taste.)
1221 00:55:08,904 00:55:10,243 (So is it a pass or not?) (So is it a pass or not?)
1222 00:55:10,243 00:55:11,743 What should I do with this? What should I do with this?
1223 00:55:13,614 00:55:15,944 Customers will either love it or hate it for sure. Customers will either love it or hate it for sure.
1224 00:55:15,944 00:55:17,313 (What will be the percentage of love for this dish?) (What will be the percentage of love for this dish?)
1225 00:55:17,844 00:55:19,853 That's right. Hey! That's right. Hey!
1226 00:55:19,853 00:55:22,523 Doesn't our camera director call himself... Doesn't our camera director call himself...
1227 00:55:22,853 00:55:25,183 What was it again? What was it again?
1228 00:55:25,284 00:55:29,223 Right, a gourmet. He is a gourmet. Right, a gourmet. He is a gourmet.
1229 00:55:29,223 00:55:30,864 All right. This is good. All right. This is good.
1230 00:55:30,864 00:55:37,103 (He sprinkles laver flakes and sesame oil for the staff.) (He sprinkles laver flakes and sesame oil for the staff.)
1231 00:55:39,804 00:55:41,273 Come and have a try. Come and have a try.
1232 00:55:41,273 00:55:48,743 (Dividing the food for the participants in the experiment) (Dividing the food for the participants in the experiment)
1233 00:55:51,243 00:55:54,554 (The camera director who calls himself a gourmet) (The camera director who calls himself a gourmet)
1234 00:55:54,554 00:55:56,384 (What is this?) (What is this?)
1235 00:55:56,384 00:55:59,154 Did you have a taste? How about you? Did you have a taste? How about you?
1236 00:56:00,393 00:56:03,023 Look at me, and hold your finger up. Look at me, and hold your finger up.
1237 00:56:03,824 00:56:06,234 Point up if you like it, and point down if you don't. Point up if you like it, and point down if you don't.
1238 00:56:06,893 00:56:08,634 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3.
1239 00:56:08,933 00:56:10,103 (2 of them like it and 2 of them don't.) (2 of them like it and 2 of them don't.)
1240 00:56:10,103 00:56:12,504 - It's 2 on 2. - It's 2 on 2. See? - It's 2 on 2. - It's 2 on 2. See?
1241 00:56:12,904 00:56:14,433 - What about you? - I don't like it. - What about you? - I don't like it.
1242 00:56:14,433 00:56:15,904 You don't? I do like it. You don't? I do like it.
1243 00:56:16,004 00:56:18,773 - It's a 3 on 3. Down the middle. - So it's a tie. - It's a 3 on 3. Down the middle. - So it's a tie.
1244 00:56:18,773 00:56:20,413 - It tastes good, though. - Really? - It tastes good, though. - Really?
1245 00:56:20,413 00:56:21,844 See? There are people like this. See? There are people like this.
1246 00:56:21,844 00:56:23,344 I knew some people would dig it. I knew some people would dig it.
1247 00:56:23,344 00:56:24,614 The taste has a peculiar appeal. The taste has a peculiar appeal.
1248 00:56:24,984 00:56:28,054 But why would you mix it all up when you can just have tteokbokki? But why would you mix it all up when you can just have tteokbokki?
1249 00:56:28,614 00:56:30,353 (Awkward laughter) (Awkward laughter)
1250 00:56:30,924 00:56:33,453 Mr. Baek is confused too. Mr. Baek is confused too.
1251 00:56:33,453 00:56:34,523 (Almost done eating) (Almost done eating)
1252 00:56:34,853 00:56:37,563 It was hard for him to decide that he chose to have a vote. It was hard for him to decide that he chose to have a vote.
1253 00:56:38,393 00:56:42,034 It does make you keep eating. Continuously. It does make you keep eating. Continuously.
1254 00:56:43,634 00:56:45,603 (Last bite) (Last bite)
1255 00:56:45,603 00:56:46,634 (Exclaiming) (Exclaiming)
1256 00:56:46,904 00:56:48,174 That really hit the right spot for him. That really hit the right spot for him.
1257 00:56:48,804 00:56:49,844 (Seong Ju likes the confusing dish.) (Seong Ju likes the confusing dish.)
1258 00:56:49,844 00:56:51,203 You like it very much. You like it very much.
1259 00:56:51,203 00:56:53,413 - So it's a tie among the staff. - We can't decide. - So it's a tie among the staff. - We can't decide.
1260 00:56:53,413 00:56:55,143 3 on 3 for the staff. 3 on 3 for the staff.
1261 00:56:55,143 00:56:57,643 - And here, too. - It's a tie here as well. - And here, too. - It's a tie here as well.
1262 00:56:57,984 00:57:00,484 Half of us like it and half of us don't. Half of us like it and half of us don't.
1263 00:57:00,484 00:57:03,183 This is getting interesting. This is getting interesting.
1264 00:57:03,884 00:57:07,154 If we have to analyze the taste, If we have to analyze the taste,
1265 00:57:07,154 00:57:08,754 it can be achieved... it can be achieved...
1266 00:57:08,754 00:57:12,393 by adding laver flakes and sesame oil. by adding laver flakes and sesame oil.
1267 00:57:12,594 00:57:13,594 That's how the taste is created. That's how the taste is created.
1268 00:57:13,594 00:57:16,304 We can make something... We can make something...
1269 00:57:16,304 00:57:18,904 like spicy braised chicken with rice cakes... like spicy braised chicken with rice cakes...
1270 00:57:18,904 00:57:21,433 and add a special ingredient... and add a special ingredient...
1271 00:57:21,433 00:57:22,844 so that it can be served like this. so that it can be served like this.
1272 00:57:23,543 00:57:25,373 Gosh, that was... Gosh, that was...
1273 00:57:25,373 00:57:27,014 I think I'm caught inside her charm now. I think I'm caught inside her charm now.
1274 00:57:27,014 00:57:29,143 This is one big mystery of a menu we have today. This is one big mystery of a menu we have today.
1275 00:57:29,143 00:57:31,143 - Right. - A mysterious dish. - Right. - A mysterious dish.
1276 00:57:31,143 00:57:33,714 Will she be able to serve chicken tteokbokki at her place? Will she be able to serve chicken tteokbokki at her place?
1277 00:57:33,714 00:57:36,284 - Well... - Or does she have to change it? - Well... - Or does she have to change it?
1278 00:57:36,523 00:57:37,723 - I'm so eager to know now. - Ladies and gentlemen, - I'm so eager to know now. - Ladies and gentlemen,
1279 00:57:37,723 00:57:39,853 please stay tuned in. please stay tuned in.
1280 00:57:39,853 00:57:42,223 (What will the future of this confusing chicken tteokbokki?) (What will the future of this confusing chicken tteokbokki?)
1281 00:57:42,523 00:57:44,864 Let me introduce the restaurant with the most exotic name. Let me introduce the restaurant with the most exotic name.
1282 00:57:44,864 00:57:48,393 It's Hawaiian rice ball restaurant. It's Hawaiian rice ball restaurant.
1283 00:57:48,393 00:57:50,464 - Now... - That's really exotic. Hawaiian? - Now... - That's really exotic. Hawaiian?
1284 00:57:50,464 00:57:51,804 Hawaiian rice balls. Hawaiian rice balls.
1285 00:57:51,804 00:57:53,933 It couldn't be one of those square rice balls, could it? It couldn't be one of those square rice balls, could it?
1286 00:57:53,933 00:57:55,304 - That's right. - Really? - That's right. - Really?
1287 00:57:55,304 00:57:57,344 - That is correct. - Musubi? - That is correct. - Musubi?
1288 00:57:57,344 00:58:00,313 - Right. - In Hawaii, they call it musubi. - Right. - In Hawaii, they call it musubi.
1289 00:58:00,643 00:58:02,074 It has ham in it. It has ham in it.
1290 00:58:02,243 00:58:03,284 That's right. That's right.
1291 00:58:03,284 00:58:04,643 Hawaii is... Hawaii is...
1292 00:58:05,614 00:58:08,853 located halfway between... located halfway between...
1293 00:58:08,853 00:58:10,254 - Japan and America. - It's in the middle. - Japan and America. - It's in the middle.
1294 00:58:10,583 00:58:12,493 So it's like Japan's sushi... So it's like Japan's sushi...
1295 00:58:12,723 00:58:17,293 and America's ham put together. and America's ham put together.
1296 00:58:17,293 00:58:18,464 That's how they made it. That's how they made it.
1297 00:58:18,523 00:58:19,893 And it's loved by Hawaiian people. And it's loved by Hawaiian people.
1298 00:58:19,893 00:58:23,134 What's interesting is Former President Obama... What's interesting is Former President Obama...
1299 00:58:23,134 00:58:24,764 liked to eat it as a snack in his school days. liked to eat it as a snack in his school days.
1300 00:58:24,964 00:58:26,273 That's why it became famous. That's why it became famous.
1301 00:58:26,634 00:58:28,773 - Obama is from Hawaii. - He's from Hawaii. - Obama is from Hawaii. - He's from Hawaii.
1302 00:58:29,034 00:58:32,243 It's rice ball with ham on top. It's rice ball with ham on top.
1303 00:58:32,243 00:58:36,813 And it's wrapped with dried laver like sushi. And it's wrapped with dried laver like sushi.
1304 00:58:36,813 00:58:38,484 You can find it any convenience store in Hawaii. You can find it any convenience store in Hawaii.
1305 00:58:40,114 00:58:41,453 - You can easily buy it. - And it's cheap. - You can easily buy it. - And it's cheap.
1306 00:58:41,453 00:58:44,853 And a lot of people in Hawaii make it at home... And a lot of people in Hawaii make it at home...
1307 00:58:44,853 00:58:47,723 and eat it as a meal substitute or a snack. and eat it as a meal substitute or a snack.
1308 00:58:48,293 00:58:49,793 And they sell it... And they sell it...
1309 00:58:50,523 00:58:52,264 - They sell it here. - in Sangdo-dong. - They sell it here. - in Sangdo-dong.
1310 00:58:52,264 00:58:55,034 - In Sangdo-dong? - Yes. It's Hawaiian rice ball. - In Sangdo-dong? - Yes. It's Hawaiian rice ball.
1311 00:58:56,534 00:58:59,973 (It's quiet.) (It's quiet.)
1312 00:59:00,734 00:59:05,373 (They are surfing the sea of information.) (They are surfing the sea of information.)
1313 00:59:05,444 00:59:08,674 Two people are sitting in the kitchen. Two people are sitting in the kitchen.
1314 00:59:09,313 00:59:12,413 The woman in the white hat is the wife. The woman in the white hat is the wife.
1315 00:59:12,714 00:59:15,313 Her name is Jang Eun Ju, and she's 44 years old. Her name is Jang Eun Ju, and she's 44 years old.
1316 00:59:15,313 00:59:16,384 It's been 90 days. It's been 90 days.
1317 00:59:16,384 00:59:19,554 And the husband is Park Gi Cheol. He's the same age as me. And the husband is Park Gi Cheol. He's the same age as me.
1318 00:59:19,754 00:59:21,194 He's 49 years old. He's 49 years old.
1319 00:59:21,694 00:59:23,393 He was born and raised in Sangdo-dong. He was born and raised in Sangdo-dong.
1320 00:59:23,694 00:59:25,393 (Thinking carefully) (Thinking carefully)
1321 00:59:25,393 00:59:27,663 He and I have a lot in common. He and I have a lot in common.
1322 00:59:27,663 00:59:29,433 - Really? - We're the same age. - Really? - We're the same age.
1323 00:59:29,433 00:59:32,234 He's married and has three children. He's married and has three children.
1324 00:59:32,234 00:59:33,304 (He has 3 children just like Seong Ju.) (He has 3 children just like Seong Ju.)
1325 00:59:33,304 00:59:34,433 He's a father of three children. He's a father of three children.
1326 00:59:34,933 00:59:35,973 That's the same. That's the same.
1327 00:59:35,973 00:59:37,603 They are 15, 11, and 7. They are 15, 11, and 7.
1328 00:59:37,603 00:59:38,703 That's similar to my kids. That's similar to my kids.
1329 00:59:38,703 00:59:40,614 Are they 15, 11, and 7? Are they 15, 11, and 7?
1330 00:59:40,614 00:59:43,313 I have 2 sons and a daughter, and he has 2 daughters and a son. I have 2 sons and a daughter, and he has 2 daughters and a son.
1331 00:59:44,214 00:59:45,484 I have a son and two daughters. I have a son and two daughters.
1332 00:59:46,484 00:59:48,284 (They are blessed with three kids which is not common these days.) (They are blessed with three kids which is not common these days.)
1333 00:59:48,284 00:59:50,183 I should help parents with many children. I should help parents with many children.
1334 00:59:51,523 00:59:53,723 Things will get better once Ji Yul enters elementary school. Things will get better once Ji Yul enters elementary school.
1335 00:59:53,953 00:59:56,694 But elementary school finishes even earlier. But elementary school finishes even earlier.
1336 00:59:57,364 00:59:58,864 - At around 1pm. - That's true. - At around 1pm. - That's true.
1337 00:59:59,333 01:00:02,864 Maybe we should send him to a taekwondo academy. Maybe we should send him to a taekwondo academy.
1338 01:00:03,563 01:00:05,103 We should let him learn taekwondo. We should let him learn taekwondo.
1339 01:00:05,103 01:00:06,134 (It's a common concern that any parents would have.) (It's a common concern that any parents would have.)
1340 01:00:06,134 01:00:08,373 He needs to relieve stress by doing some physical activities. He needs to relieve stress by doing some physical activities.
1341 01:00:08,373 01:00:09,404 Right. Right.
1342 01:00:09,973 01:00:11,404 He needs some physical exercise. He needs some physical exercise.
1343 01:00:11,404 01:00:12,543 It's lunchtime now. It's lunchtime now.
1344 01:00:13,014 01:00:14,114 It's past noon. It's past noon.
1345 01:00:14,674 01:00:15,813 - Right. - But there's no customer. - Right. - But there's no customer.
1346 01:00:17,214 01:00:19,353 He played games sweating a lot yesterday. He played games sweating a lot yesterday.
1347 01:00:19,453 01:00:20,853 He sweated a lot. He sweated a lot.
1348 01:00:21,014 01:00:23,984 They have been running their business... They have been running their business...
1349 01:00:23,984 01:00:25,884 for three generations in this place. for three generations in this place.
1350 01:00:26,824 01:00:27,824 It's been very long. It's been very long.
1351 01:00:27,824 01:00:29,493 - You mean Hawaiian rice balls? - Hawaiian rice balls? - You mean Hawaiian rice balls? - Hawaiian rice balls?
1352 01:00:29,493 01:00:32,464 No. It's not that they've been selling rice balls the whole time. No. It's not that they've been selling rice balls the whole time.
1353 01:00:33,194 01:00:35,293 It started in 1970. It started in 1970.
1354 01:00:36,034 01:00:40,433 Mr. Park's grandfather and father opened... Mr. Park's grandfather and father opened...
1355 01:00:40,433 01:00:42,203 a hardware store and an electronics repair shop. a hardware store and an electronics repair shop.
1356 01:00:42,203 01:00:44,973 - In this place? - Yes. They ran two stores here. - In this place? - Yes. They ran two stores here.
1357 01:00:45,703 01:00:47,873 And his grandson changed it? And his grandson changed it?
1358 01:00:48,773 01:00:52,284 The father inherited the family business... The father inherited the family business...
1359 01:00:52,284 01:00:54,083 and ran both stores. and ran both stores.
1360 01:00:55,014 01:00:59,623 And the grandson also ran both stores for a while. And the grandson also ran both stores for a while.
1361 01:01:00,223 01:01:04,094 But in 2016, he closed the hardware store... But in 2016, he closed the hardware store...
1362 01:01:04,094 01:01:06,464 and ran only the electronics repair shop. and ran only the electronics repair shop.
1363 01:01:06,464 01:01:08,534 And his wife opened a noodle restaurant there. And his wife opened a noodle restaurant there.
1364 01:01:09,663 01:01:11,163 (Thinking carefully) (Thinking carefully)
1365 01:01:11,333 01:01:12,534 Do you know what an electronics repair shop is? Do you know what an electronics repair shop is?
1366 01:01:12,804 01:01:14,773 - An electronics repair shop? - You should tell her about it. - An electronics repair shop? - You should tell her about it.
1367 01:01:14,773 01:01:16,043 A lot of people don't know what it is. A lot of people don't know what it is.
1368 01:01:16,043 01:01:17,103 About an electronics repair shop? About an electronics repair shop?
1369 01:01:17,103 01:01:19,174 Let me tell you what an electronics repair shop is. Let me tell you what an electronics repair shop is.
1370 01:01:19,174 01:01:20,844 Like an antenna? Like an antenna?
1371 01:01:20,844 01:01:22,413 It does have a picture of an antenna. It does have a picture of an antenna.
1372 01:01:22,413 01:01:25,884 Now most of the electronics companies have... Now most of the electronics companies have...
1373 01:01:25,884 01:01:27,313 their own customer service center for repair. their own customer service center for repair.
1374 01:01:27,583 01:01:29,654 But things weren't like that before. But things weren't like that before.
1375 01:01:29,654 01:01:32,424 When a radio, TV, air-conditioner... When a radio, TV, air-conditioner...
1376 01:01:32,424 01:01:35,123 We didn't have an air-conditioner back then. When things broke down, We didn't have an air-conditioner back then. When things broke down,
1377 01:01:35,154 01:01:36,663 - we went there for repair. - That's where you sent to. - we went there for repair. - That's where you sent to.
1378 01:01:36,663 01:01:39,663 They also sold light bulbs. They also sold light bulbs.
1379 01:01:39,694 01:01:42,293 They had all sorts of products relating to powers... They had all sorts of products relating to powers...
1380 01:01:42,293 01:01:45,304 and repaired electronic goods there. and repaired electronic goods there.
1381 01:01:45,304 01:01:47,034 - Right. - But as some... - Right. - But as some...
1382 01:01:47,034 01:01:49,804 electronics companies expanded, electronics companies expanded,
1383 01:01:49,804 01:01:51,404 they started to sell all sorts of white goods. they started to sell all sorts of white goods.
1384 01:01:51,404 01:01:52,574 And they started to run their own service centers. And they started to run their own service centers.
1385 01:01:52,574 01:01:53,743 So we don't need a repair shop now. So we don't need a repair shop now.
1386 01:01:53,743 01:01:56,083 When you go to a shopping mall, When you go to a shopping mall,
1387 01:01:56,083 01:01:58,543 you can buy things like light bulbs there. you can buy things like light bulbs there.
1388 01:01:58,543 01:02:00,154 And an electronics repair shop was just like this department. And an electronics repair shop was just like this department.
1389 01:02:00,154 01:02:02,183 (Some people don't even know the name now.) (Some people don't even know the name now.)
1390 01:02:02,183 01:02:03,884 - It doesn't exist anymore. - You could find... - It doesn't exist anymore. - You could find...
1391 01:02:03,884 01:02:05,284 just about everything there. just about everything there.
1392 01:02:05,284 01:02:09,194 When I was young, it felt like a whole new world. When I was young, it felt like a whole new world.
1393 01:02:09,194 01:02:10,793 It felt like they could even build a robot. It felt like they could even build a robot.
1394 01:02:10,793 01:02:11,824 (It was a place that had the dream of young boys and girls.) (It was a place that had the dream of young boys and girls.)
1395 01:02:11,824 01:02:15,163 They had all sorts of amazing items including antennas. They had all sorts of amazing items including antennas.
1396 01:02:15,393 01:02:16,703 - That's what it is. - Right. - That's what it is. - Right.
1397 01:02:16,734 01:02:19,234 And it's become a declining industry. And it's become a declining industry.
1398 01:02:19,234 01:02:20,304 - Exactly. - I see. - Exactly. - I see.
1399 01:02:20,304 01:02:24,804 As it became a declining business, As it became a declining business,
1400 01:02:24,804 01:02:26,074 (He finally closed the electronics repair shop 2 years ago.) (He finally closed the electronics repair shop 2 years ago.)
1401 01:02:26,074 01:02:28,174 they decided to run only the noodle restaurant. they decided to run only the noodle restaurant.
1402 01:02:28,174 01:02:29,643 So it used to be a noodle restaurant. So it used to be a noodle restaurant.
1403 01:02:29,743 01:02:31,143 Right. It was a noodle restaurant before. Right. It was a noodle restaurant before.
1404 01:02:31,844 01:02:33,884 For the first two years, For the first two years,
1405 01:02:33,884 01:02:36,083 the monthly revenue was about 3,000 dollars. the monthly revenue was about 3,000 dollars.
1406 01:02:36,654 01:02:39,123 But the sales started to decline... But the sales started to decline...
1407 01:02:39,123 01:02:41,293 to 1,000 dollars. to 1,000 dollars.
1408 01:02:41,824 01:02:44,824 And last July, they changed the menu to Hawaiian rice balls... And last July, they changed the menu to Hawaiian rice balls...
1409 01:02:44,824 01:02:48,333 which they thought was better for the commercial zone. which they thought was better for the commercial zone.
1410 01:02:49,163 01:02:51,964 But now the daily revenue is about 20 dollars. But now the daily revenue is about 20 dollars.
1411 01:02:52,973 01:02:57,004 They sell about seven rice balls a day. They sell about seven rice balls a day.
1412 01:02:57,973 01:02:59,444 The sales are still going down. The sales are still going down.
1413 01:03:00,214 01:03:02,313 The thing is, The thing is,
1414 01:03:02,313 01:03:05,114 his grandfather started a business... his grandfather started a business...
1415 01:03:05,114 01:03:08,754 right in this place in 1970. right in this place in 1970.
1416 01:03:08,754 01:03:09,924 (They've been here for 50 years since 1970.) (They've been here for 50 years since 1970.)
1417 01:03:09,924 01:03:12,284 But after 50 years, But after 50 years,
1418 01:03:12,284 01:03:13,953 (But now they are in danger of going out of business.) (But now they are in danger of going out of business.)
1419 01:03:13,953 01:03:15,924 they are about to go out of business. they are about to go out of business.
1420 01:03:15,924 01:03:16,993 Oh no. Oh no.
1421 01:03:16,993 01:03:18,094 They're about to shut down the shop. They're about to shut down the shop.
1422 01:03:19,264 01:03:23,603 Of course it's sad that their business is failing, Of course it's sad that their business is failing,
1423 01:03:23,933 01:03:26,433 but more importantly, he might have to... but more importantly, he might have to...
1424 01:03:26,433 01:03:29,203 give up the place that was started with his grandpa. give up the place that was started with his grandpa.
1425 01:03:29,203 01:03:30,203 (They are experiencing a great sense of loss.) (They are experiencing a great sense of loss.)
1426 01:03:30,203 01:03:32,913 So I guess the couple... So I guess the couple...
1427 01:03:33,543 01:03:36,743 is feeling more frustrated than we can imagine. is feeling more frustrated than we can imagine.
1428 01:03:36,743 01:03:37,884 That's too bad. That's too bad.
1429 01:03:38,284 01:03:41,984 (Will they be able to survive?) (Will they be able to survive?)
1430 01:03:42,384 01:03:45,023 Their signature menu is musubi. Their signature menu is musubi.
1431 01:03:45,784 01:03:46,893 It's 2.5 dollars. It's 2.5 dollars.
1432 01:03:47,223 01:03:48,853 Tuna salad musubi is 3.5 dollars. Tuna salad musubi is 3.5 dollars.
1433 01:03:49,493 01:03:52,893 They also sell instant cup noodles. They also sell instant cup noodles.
1434 01:03:53,734 01:03:55,134 It's one dollar. It's one dollar.
1435 01:03:55,134 01:03:57,163 Chicken tender salad is 2.5 dollars. Chicken tender salad is 2.5 dollars.
1436 01:03:57,563 01:04:00,134 They also sell box lunch for 5.5 dollars. They also sell box lunch for 5.5 dollars.
1437 01:04:00,134 01:04:01,433 (They also have salad and old-style box lunch.) (They also have salad and old-style box lunch.)
1438 01:04:03,074 01:04:07,014 And they say they don't use any artificial flavor enhancer. And they say they don't use any artificial flavor enhancer.
1439 01:04:07,574 01:04:08,614 What? What?
1440 01:04:08,714 01:04:09,784 This is strange. This is strange.
1441 01:04:10,413 01:04:12,643 Why would they say that when they use ham? Why would they say that when they use ham?
1442 01:04:13,083 01:04:14,554 They use canned ham. They use canned ham.
1443 01:04:14,554 01:04:15,654 - What does that mean? - What about the cup noodles? - What does that mean? - What about the cup noodles?
1444 01:04:16,754 01:04:19,384 They also use canned tuna... They also use canned tuna...
1445 01:04:19,384 01:04:21,094 for tuna salad musubi. for tuna salad musubi.
1446 01:04:21,094 01:04:23,223 - And they say... - But no artificial flavor enhancer. - And they say... - But no artificial flavor enhancer.
1447 01:04:23,223 01:04:26,493 It's like you are saying you don't use seafood when you make gimbap. It's like you are saying you don't use seafood when you make gimbap.
1448 01:04:26,993 01:04:28,063 I know. I know.
1449 01:04:28,063 01:04:30,464 They use canned ham and tuna. They use canned ham and tuna.
1450 01:04:30,634 01:04:34,534 But they say they don't use artificial flavor enhancer. But they say they don't use artificial flavor enhancer.
1451 01:04:34,534 01:04:39,243 I guess it means they don't use it for other ingredients. I guess it means they don't use it for other ingredients.
1452 01:04:42,444 01:04:46,484 (They finally start making Hawaiian rice balls.) (They finally start making Hawaiian rice balls.)
1453 01:04:46,514 01:04:49,784 (He puts the mold on dried laver.) (He puts the mold on dried laver.)
1454 01:04:49,784 01:04:50,884 It's cooled down. It's cooled down.
1455 01:04:50,884 01:04:55,523 (Put on rice mixed with plum syrup, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.) (Put on rice mixed with plum syrup, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.)
1456 01:04:57,793 01:05:03,964 (Bake ham with sesame oil.) (Bake ham with sesame oil.)
1457 01:05:04,864 01:05:06,773 (Put baked ham on the rice.) (Put baked ham on the rice.)
1458 01:05:06,773 01:05:07,973 Should I make a box lunch? Should I make a box lunch?
1459 01:05:07,973 01:05:09,304 - Make one. - Okay. - Make one. - Okay.
1460 01:05:09,304 01:05:10,373 (Egg garnish) (Egg garnish)
1461 01:05:10,373 01:05:13,473 (Put egg garnish on top of the ham.) (Put egg garnish on top of the ham.)
1462 01:05:13,574 01:05:17,813 (Put another layer of rice on it.) (Put another layer of rice on it.)
1463 01:05:19,583 01:05:24,254 (Press to shape it and remove the mold.) (Press to shape it and remove the mold.)
1464 01:05:25,284 01:05:29,594 (Wrap it with dried laver like gimbap.) (Wrap it with dried laver like gimbap.)
1465 01:05:31,493 01:05:35,264 (Cutting it carefully) (Cutting it carefully)
1466 01:05:36,234 01:05:40,304 (Lastly, place the pieces neatly in the box.) (Lastly, place the pieces neatly in the box.)
1467 01:05:40,574 01:05:45,473 (Hawaiian rice balls are ready.) (Hawaiian rice balls are ready.)
1468 01:05:47,074 01:05:48,074 (Let me see.) (Let me see.)
1469 01:05:48,074 01:05:49,543 - This is how it looks. - This isn't musubi. - This is how it looks. - This isn't musubi.
1470 01:05:49,543 01:05:52,614 It has ham and egg garnish in it. It has ham and egg garnish in it.
1471 01:05:52,614 01:05:54,614 This isn't musubi though, right? This isn't musubi though, right?
1472 01:05:54,853 01:05:56,324 Right. It's not traditional musubi. Right. It's not traditional musubi.
1473 01:05:56,324 01:05:57,884 - You go to Hawaii a lot. - Right. - You go to Hawaii a lot. - Right.
1474 01:05:58,254 01:06:02,453 Hawaiian musubi has ham on a rice ball. Hawaiian musubi has ham on a rice ball.
1475 01:06:04,194 01:06:08,634 (They are done packing the rice balls.) (They are done packing the rice balls.)
1476 01:06:08,634 01:06:13,073 (But they just put the rice balls on the shelf.) (But they just put the rice balls on the shelf.)
1477 01:06:14,033 01:06:17,504 (Is it a sample to show?) (Is it a sample to show?)
1478 01:06:18,844 01:06:20,814 (They place all the rice balls on the shelf.) (They place all the rice balls on the shelf.)
1479 01:06:20,814 01:06:22,943 Put the box lunch there. Put the box lunch there.
1480 01:06:22,943 01:06:23,943 (An hour has passed.) (An hour has passed.)
1481 01:06:23,943 01:06:26,014 - What do we do? - It's addiction. - What do we do? - It's addiction.
1482 01:06:26,014 01:06:27,153 I think so. I think so.
1483 01:06:27,854 01:06:29,514 - Welcome. - Welcome. - Welcome. - Welcome.
1484 01:06:29,514 01:06:30,554 (The first customer comes in.) (The first customer comes in.)
1485 01:06:31,424 01:06:32,684 - What would you like to order? - What would you like to order? - What would you like to order? - What would you like to order?
1486 01:06:34,623 01:06:36,394 We have musubi, We have musubi,
1487 01:06:36,623 01:06:39,064 tuna salad musubi, box lunch, and salad. tuna salad musubi, box lunch, and salad.
1488 01:06:39,894 01:06:42,264 - I'll have this one. - You will have that one? - I'll have this one. - You will have that one?
1489 01:06:43,264 01:06:44,264 I'll take care of the payment. I'll take care of the payment.
1490 01:06:45,733 01:06:50,674 (He takes care of the payment while his wife packs the food.) (He takes care of the payment while his wife packs the food.)
1491 01:06:50,703 01:06:54,113 (They sell the food on the shelf even though it's not refrigerated.) (They sell the food on the shelf even though it's not refrigerated.)
1492 01:06:54,613 01:06:56,243 So it wasn't a sample. So it wasn't a sample.
1493 01:06:56,243 01:06:58,113 They made it advance. They made it advance.
1494 01:06:58,113 01:06:59,543 - Is it okay to eat it? - But it's not for sale? - Is it okay to eat it? - But it's not for sale?
1495 01:06:59,783 01:07:00,884 - They sell it. - They sell it. - They sell it. - They sell it.
1496 01:07:01,354 01:07:02,384 The pre-made ones? The pre-made ones?
1497 01:07:03,054 01:07:05,083 - Thank you. - Thank you. - Thank you. - Thank you.
1498 01:07:06,323 01:07:07,653 - Bye. - Bye. - Bye. - Bye.
1499 01:07:08,793 01:07:11,293 (And the sign of the store...) (And the sign of the store...)
1500 01:07:11,293 01:07:14,293 (It says noodle restaurant.) (It says noodle restaurant.)
1501 01:07:14,293 01:07:15,634 Noodle restaurant? Noodle restaurant?
1502 01:07:16,833 01:07:18,833 I guess that's because it used to be a noodle restaurant. I guess that's because it used to be a noodle restaurant.
1503 01:07:18,833 01:07:20,233 But it's very confusing. But it's very confusing.
1504 01:07:20,233 01:07:22,104 (Why do they still have the sign?) (Why do they still have the sign?)
1505 01:07:22,104 01:07:24,373 This is the real problem. This is the real problem.
1506 01:07:25,304 01:07:28,514 The sign says it's a noodle restaurant. The sign says it's a noodle restaurant.
1507 01:07:28,514 01:07:30,443 - Right. - It's a noodle restaurant. - Right. - It's a noodle restaurant.
1508 01:07:30,443 01:07:32,113 They still have the sign. They still have the sign.
1509 01:07:32,113 01:07:34,014 - It says noodle restaurant. - It says noodle restaurant here. - It says noodle restaurant. - It says noodle restaurant here.
1510 01:07:34,014 01:07:36,314 - Right. - And it says... - Right. - And it says...
1511 01:07:36,314 01:07:40,394 musubi under the sign. musubi under the sign.
1512 01:07:40,554 01:07:43,724 It says musubi, tuna salad musubi, and stuff like that. It says musubi, tuna salad musubi, and stuff like that.
1513 01:07:43,863 01:07:45,493 This is what I always say. This is what I always say.
1514 01:07:45,493 01:07:46,993 (The sign doesn't say what they are selling.) (The sign doesn't say what they are selling.)
1515 01:07:46,993 01:07:50,363 People don't have a close look at the menu passing by a restaurant. People don't have a close look at the menu passing by a restaurant.
1516 01:07:50,464 01:07:54,373 "Let me see. It says musubi. Is it the Hawaiian dish?" "Let me see. It says musubi. Is it the Hawaiian dish?"
1517 01:07:54,373 01:07:56,443 (Will people try to take a close look at the menu?) (Will people try to take a close look at the menu?)
1518 01:07:56,543 01:07:58,243 "They also have tuna salad musubi." "They also have tuna salad musubi."
1519 01:07:59,504 01:08:02,674 "It's a noodle restaurant, but this might be their signature menu." "It's a noodle restaurant, but this might be their signature menu."
1520 01:08:03,083 01:08:04,443 - No one would do this. - That's impossible. - No one would do this. - That's impossible.
1521 01:08:04,443 01:08:05,443 - No one's like that. - No way. - No one's like that. - No way.
1522 01:08:05,443 01:08:07,083 People just pass by the restaurant. People just pass by the restaurant.
1523 01:08:07,083 01:08:09,714 That's decided in 0.5 seconds. That's decided in 0.5 seconds.
1524 01:08:09,714 01:08:10,724 Exactly. Exactly.
1525 01:08:10,724 01:08:13,424 It needs to be shown in a concise way. It needs to be shown in a concise way.
1526 01:08:14,094 01:08:16,863 - They need to change the sign. - This isn't easy to read. - They need to change the sign. - This isn't easy to read.
1527 01:08:16,863 01:08:18,094 (They can find a lot of problems even before the start.) (They can find a lot of problems even before the start.)
1528 01:08:19,094 01:08:22,363 (Mr. Baek heads to the Hawaiian rice ball restaurant.) (Mr. Baek heads to the Hawaiian rice ball restaurant.)
1529 01:08:22,493 01:08:25,363 I ordered some grain powder. I ordered some grain powder.
1530 01:08:25,363 01:08:27,333 (They are spending a peaceful afternoon.) (They are spending a peaceful afternoon.)
1531 01:08:27,333 01:08:28,373 Why? Why?
1532 01:08:28,434 01:08:29,634 To add it to drinks. To add it to drinks.
1533 01:08:29,634 01:08:34,413 (Will they be able to stay peaceful like that?) (Will they be able to stay peaceful like that?)
1534 01:08:38,314 01:08:39,983 It does have a sign of a noodle restaurant. It does have a sign of a noodle restaurant.
1535 01:08:40,314 01:08:43,283 (It does have a sign of a noodle restaurant.) (It does have a sign of a noodle restaurant.)
1536 01:08:47,354 01:08:49,524 - He's here. - What? - He's here. - What?
1537 01:08:49,554 01:08:51,193 Mr. Baek is here. Mr. Baek is here.
1538 01:08:51,193 01:08:53,163 (They see Mr. Baek at the door.) (They see Mr. Baek at the door.)
1539 01:08:53,163 01:08:54,293 I heard his voice. I heard his voice.
1540 01:08:54,634 01:08:56,193 - Hello. - Hello. - Hello. - Hello.
1541 01:08:56,333 01:08:57,863 (Nervous) (Nervous)
1542 01:08:57,863 01:09:00,004 This place looks like a noodle restaurant. This place looks like a noodle restaurant.
1543 01:09:00,004 01:09:01,403 It used to be a noodle restaurant. It used to be a noodle restaurant.
1544 01:09:01,403 01:09:02,733 Why did you not change the sign? Why did you not change the sign?
1545 01:09:03,573 01:09:06,644 It has a patent on it, so we couldn't change it. It has a patent on it, so we couldn't change it.
1546 01:09:07,674 01:09:08,714 - A patent? - What? - A patent? - What?
1547 01:09:09,043 01:09:10,443 Do they have a patent on the sign? Do they have a patent on the sign?
1548 01:09:10,443 01:09:13,613 (Do they have a patent on the sign?) (Do they have a patent on the sign?)
1549 01:09:15,314 01:09:16,583 Then who would come here? Then who would come here?
1550 01:09:18,283 01:09:19,524 That's my concern. That's my concern.
1551 01:09:22,724 01:09:24,293 It sounds like you're talking about someone else's business. It sounds like you're talking about someone else's business.
1552 01:09:24,293 01:09:26,163 Hang on. There's no place to sit. Hang on. There's no place to sit.
1553 01:09:26,793 01:09:28,094 We have chairs in there. We have chairs in there.
1554 01:09:28,094 01:09:29,764 Please have a seat there. Please have a seat there.
1555 01:09:29,764 01:09:31,804 Do people just take out the food? Do people just take out the food?
1556 01:09:31,804 01:09:34,403 We changed this place a little because of the COVID-19 for now. We changed this place a little because of the COVID-19 for now.
1557 01:09:34,403 01:09:36,504 We used to have customers eat in here. We used to have customers eat in here.
1558 01:09:36,674 01:09:37,974 But now we sell only takeout food now. But now we sell only takeout food now.
1559 01:09:38,073 01:09:39,073 Why? Why?
1560 01:09:40,243 01:09:43,073 We used to have packing boxes right here. We used to have packing boxes right here.
1561 01:09:43,073 01:09:44,583 - Right here. - I see. - Right here. - I see.
1562 01:09:44,583 01:09:46,814 And we need a shelf to display the food here. And we need a shelf to display the food here.
1563 01:09:47,354 01:09:49,314 We don't have enough room here, We don't have enough room here,
1564 01:09:49,314 01:09:52,424 and the COVID-19 is spreading, so we only offer takeout food now. and the COVID-19 is spreading, so we only offer takeout food now.
1565 01:09:52,884 01:09:55,123 It's not that he doesn't want to sit. There's no chair. It's not that he doesn't want to sit. There's no chair.
1566 01:09:55,123 01:09:57,724 Right. They got rid of the chairs. Right. They got rid of the chairs.
1567 01:09:57,724 01:09:59,323 (They still have the old sign,) (They still have the old sign,)
1568 01:09:59,323 01:10:02,733 (and the place has no place to sit.) (and the place has no place to sit.)
1569 01:10:05,434 01:10:07,373 You run your business in a quite unique way. You run your business in a quite unique way.
1570 01:10:07,703 01:10:09,033 Then... Gosh. Then... Gosh.
1571 01:10:11,443 01:10:12,873 I'm dumbfounded. I'm dumbfounded.
1572 01:10:13,613 01:10:16,583 I just gave you two questions, and all your answers... I just gave you two questions, and all your answers...
1573 01:10:16,583 01:10:17,743 (The old sign and the hall with no chairs) (The old sign and the hall with no chairs)
1574 01:10:17,743 01:10:19,283 are all about your convenience. are all about your convenience.
1575 01:10:19,413 01:10:21,054 You don't care about customers. You don't care about customers.
1576 01:10:21,054 01:10:22,153 (It's all about the owners' convenience.) (It's all about the owners' convenience.)
1577 01:10:22,153 01:10:23,684 I'm serious. Did you not realize it? I'm serious. Did you not realize it?
1578 01:10:25,884 01:10:28,623 I did. I've known it since we opened this place. I did. I've known it since we opened this place.
1579 01:10:28,623 01:10:29,653 And? And?
1580 01:10:29,964 01:10:32,564 It was hard to change. We changed the menu last July. It was hard to change. We changed the menu last July.
1581 01:10:33,434 01:10:36,134 I agree that we're not fully ready. I agree that we're not fully ready.
1582 01:10:36,134 01:10:39,504 (They've run the place for 2 months without being fully prepared.) (They've run the place for 2 months without being fully prepared.)
1583 01:10:42,674 01:10:45,943 Why did you not work on it when you knew all that? Why did you not work on it when you knew all that?
1584 01:10:47,073 01:10:48,613 Honestly, I was being too lazy. Honestly, I was being too lazy.
1585 01:10:48,613 01:10:50,783 (Honestly, I was being too lazy.) (Honestly, I was being too lazy.)
1586 01:10:50,884 01:10:52,644 Here's what I thought. Here's what I thought.
1587 01:10:52,644 01:10:55,714 We sold noodles for four years, so the restaurant had some name value. We sold noodles for four years, so the restaurant had some name value.
1588 01:10:55,714 01:10:57,783 So I thought our regulars would still come. So I thought our regulars would still come.
1589 01:10:57,783 01:10:59,153 We don't do deliveries. We don't do deliveries.
1590 01:10:59,684 01:11:02,693 I thought the people in town would still come, so I didn't change it. I thought the people in town would still come, so I didn't change it.
1591 01:11:02,693 01:11:04,993 Before I got in here, I heard... Before I got in here, I heard...
1592 01:11:04,993 01:11:08,833 that the sales have fallen compared to the noodle restaurant. that the sales have fallen compared to the noodle restaurant.
1593 01:11:09,434 01:11:11,703 The sales of the noodle restaurant started to fall... The sales of the noodle restaurant started to fall...
1594 01:11:11,903 01:11:14,634 after the first two years, after the first two years,
1595 01:11:14,634 01:11:17,203 so we decided to change the menu. so we decided to change the menu.
1596 01:11:17,203 01:11:18,203 I see. I see.
1597 01:11:18,474 01:11:21,774 But there was the COVID-19 outbreak early this year. But there was the COVID-19 outbreak early this year.
1598 01:11:30,953 01:11:34,254 I guess we will have to talk a lot. I guess we will have to talk a lot.
1599 01:11:34,524 01:11:36,054 I think so. I think so.
1600 01:11:36,054 01:11:38,394 (I think we will have to talk a lot.) (I think we will have to talk a lot.)
1601 01:11:41,533 01:11:44,363 - So you have musubi. - Right. - So you have musubi. - Right.
1602 01:11:44,363 01:11:46,873 I'll have one musubi and... What else should I try? I'll have one musubi and... What else should I try?
1603 01:11:46,873 01:11:48,073 What's popular here? What's popular here?
1604 01:11:48,073 01:11:49,634 - You sell cup noodles for a dollar. - Right. - You sell cup noodles for a dollar. - Right.
1605 01:11:49,634 01:11:51,243 I'll have one. I'll have one.
1606 01:11:51,703 01:11:53,844 - Would you like to have ham musubi? - Yes, ham musubi. - Would you like to have ham musubi? - Yes, ham musubi.
1607 01:11:54,014 01:11:55,913 We have pre-made ones here, but do you want us to make a new one? We have pre-made ones here, but do you want us to make a new one?
1608 01:11:55,913 01:11:59,443 (We have pre-made ones here, but do you want us to make a new one?) (We have pre-made ones here, but do you want us to make a new one?)
1609 01:12:06,823 01:12:10,024 (They made it in the morning...) (They made it in the morning...)
1610 01:12:10,024 01:12:14,493 (and put it on the shelf.) (and put it on the shelf.)
1611 01:12:15,464 01:12:19,964 (It's been kept at room temperature the whole time.) (It's been kept at room temperature the whole time.)
1612 01:12:22,373 01:12:24,573 (It was made about 4 hours and 50 minutes ago.) (It was made about 4 hours and 50 minutes ago.)
1613 01:12:24,943 01:12:30,844 (Mr. Baek needs to see the cooking process for a better consultation.) (Mr. Baek needs to see the cooking process for a better consultation.)
1614 01:12:33,583 01:12:35,953 Seriously, is this how you run your business? Seriously, is this how you run your business?
1615 01:12:37,724 01:12:40,224 We make about two servings in the morning. We make about two servings in the morning.
1616 01:12:40,224 01:12:43,123 I get it. Let's be honest. Do you talk to customers... I get it. Let's be honest. Do you talk to customers...
1617 01:12:43,123 01:12:44,363 just like the way you did to me? just like the way you did to me?
1618 01:12:45,464 01:12:46,464 No. No.
1619 01:12:47,193 01:12:48,394 I just give this to customers. I just give this to customers.
1620 01:12:53,134 01:12:56,104 Gosh, you're just unbelievable. Gosh, you're just unbelievable.
1621 01:12:56,134 01:12:58,943 You can't do this. You can't talk to customers like that. You can't do this. You can't talk to customers like that.
1622 01:12:59,043 01:13:02,043 Who would want to buy pre-made dishes? Who would want to buy pre-made dishes?
1623 01:13:02,043 01:13:03,443 There are people who still buy it, right? There are people who still buy it, right?
1624 01:13:04,644 01:13:05,783 Yes. They buy it. Yes. They buy it.
1625 01:13:06,384 01:13:09,014 You can't do this. This is just ridiculous. You can't do this. This is just ridiculous.
1626 01:13:09,014 01:13:11,754 Even if you made it just now... Even if you made it just now...
1627 01:13:11,754 01:13:12,854 In that case, In that case,
1628 01:13:12,854 01:13:15,354 "We just made this. Would you like to take this?" "We just made this. Would you like to take this?"
1629 01:13:15,354 01:13:16,894 You should ask that. You should ask that.
1630 01:13:16,894 01:13:19,764 But still, they wouldn't be happy about it. But still, they wouldn't be happy about it.
1631 01:13:19,764 01:13:21,993 You can't run a business like this. You can't run a business like this.
1632 01:13:21,993 01:13:24,504 How could you told me to take the pre-made one? How could you told me to take the pre-made one?
1633 01:13:24,504 01:13:26,163 I just picked it on the menu. I just picked it on the menu.
1634 01:13:28,804 01:13:31,543 This is too much. It's just ridiculous. This is too much. It's just ridiculous.
1635 01:13:33,004 01:13:35,913 I thought it was like... I thought it was like...
1636 01:13:35,913 01:13:39,314 a big supermarket that sells pre-made food. a big supermarket that sells pre-made food.
1637 01:13:39,314 01:13:40,854 (This is how a big supermarket sells pre-made dishes.) (This is how a big supermarket sells pre-made dishes.)
1638 01:13:41,384 01:13:43,354 You'd think running a restaurant is about selling food. You'd think running a restaurant is about selling food.
1639 01:13:43,354 01:13:45,453 But it's not just about food. But it's not just about food.
1640 01:13:45,453 01:13:48,293 There are other things that are just as important. There are other things that are just as important.
1641 01:13:48,293 01:13:49,854 It's about sentiments. It's about sentiments.
1642 01:13:50,823 01:13:54,464 If you don't have chairs, you should feel sorry about that. If you don't have chairs, you should feel sorry about that.
1643 01:13:54,464 01:13:55,863 I'm not saying you did wrong though. I'm not saying you did wrong though.
1644 01:13:55,863 01:13:58,333 You might think you're just confident, You might think you're just confident,
1645 01:13:58,333 01:14:00,903 but this is something you need to feel bad about. but this is something you need to feel bad about.
1646 01:14:00,903 01:14:02,934 - I'm sorry. - You don't have to apologize to me. - I'm sorry. - You don't have to apologize to me.
1647 01:14:02,934 01:14:05,844 I do apologize to customers and say that's because of the COVID-19. I do apologize to customers and say that's because of the COVID-19.
1648 01:14:05,844 01:14:09,474 But you don't seem to feel sorry at all. But you don't seem to feel sorry at all.
1649 01:14:09,474 01:14:10,543 And the sign... And the sign...
1650 01:14:11,384 01:14:15,014 We can ask 100 people who pass by this neighborhood. We can ask 100 people who pass by this neighborhood.
1651 01:14:15,054 01:14:16,854 You should ask them if they know about musubi. You should ask them if they know about musubi.
1652 01:14:16,983 01:14:18,123 A lot of people don't know it. A lot of people don't know it.
1653 01:14:18,123 01:14:19,224 (It's more confusing because of the sign.) (It's more confusing because of the sign.)
1654 01:14:19,224 01:14:22,493 But you still have the sign of a noodle restaurant. But you still have the sign of a noodle restaurant.
1655 01:14:22,493 01:14:24,924 I also thought this was a noodle restaurant. I also thought this was a noodle restaurant.
1656 01:14:25,024 01:14:26,564 You say you're aware of the problem. You say you're aware of the problem.
1657 01:14:26,564 01:14:29,064 What makes you so confident? What makes you so confident?
1658 01:14:29,094 01:14:31,733 Your business is failing, and you know what the problem is. Your business is failing, and you know what the problem is.
1659 01:14:31,733 01:14:33,233 You know what you need to work on. You know what you need to work on.
1660 01:14:33,233 01:14:34,373 (The sign is confusing, and the hall is inconvenient.) (The sign is confusing, and the hall is inconvenient.)
1661 01:14:34,373 01:14:36,733 You can't do this even if the business is going well. You can't do this even if the business is going well.
1662 01:14:37,174 01:14:39,743 And you just offer pre-made musubi. And you just offer pre-made musubi.
1663 01:14:39,743 01:14:42,073 This is just absurd. This is just absurd.
1664 01:14:43,043 01:14:45,083 (He points out a lot of problems even before tasting the food.) (He points out a lot of problems even before tasting the food.)
1665 01:14:45,083 01:14:46,184 I see. I see.
1666 01:14:49,583 01:14:51,453 - You seem to feel offended. - No, that's not true. - You seem to feel offended. - No, that's not true.
1667 01:14:51,453 01:14:54,793 - I'm not offended. - I just couldn't help it. - I'm not offended. - I just couldn't help it.
1668 01:14:54,894 01:14:56,424 You can't run a restaurant like this. You can't run a restaurant like this.
1669 01:14:56,424 01:14:58,823 - Okay. - I'll eat a musubi and cup noodles. - Okay. - I'll eat a musubi and cup noodles.
1670 01:14:58,823 01:14:59,823 Okay. Okay.
1671 01:15:09,134 01:15:15,743 (They start making a new musubi.) (They start making a new musubi.)
1672 01:15:17,644 01:15:21,514 (He watches them cook carefully.) (He watches them cook carefully.)
1673 01:15:24,823 01:15:30,424 (She prepares a mold to shape rice.) (She prepares a mold to shape rice.)
1674 01:15:33,424 01:15:34,464 Do you want me to do it? Do you want me to do it?
1675 01:15:34,693 01:15:36,233 Okay. Go ahead. Okay. Go ahead.
1676 01:15:43,434 01:15:47,214 (The wife makes a rice ball this time.) (The wife makes a rice ball this time.)
1677 01:15:47,214 01:15:49,814 (Watching carefully) (Watching carefully)
1678 01:15:52,543 01:15:54,254 Where did this idea come from? Where did this idea come from?
1679 01:15:54,354 01:15:56,754 Did you try it in Hawaii? Did you try it in Hawaii?
1680 01:15:56,754 01:15:58,384 (How did they come up with the idea of selling musubi?) (How did they come up with the idea of selling musubi?)
1681 01:15:58,653 01:16:00,453 My children are young, My children are young,
1682 01:16:00,453 01:16:03,254 so I often made this for them. so I often made this for them.
1683 01:16:04,793 01:16:05,863 So... So...
1684 01:16:06,264 01:16:08,964 But this doesn't look like musubi though. But this doesn't look like musubi though.
1685 01:16:08,964 01:16:10,193 (She started making it as a snack for her children.) (She started making it as a snack for her children.)
1686 01:16:10,304 01:16:12,104 We changed it a little. We changed it a little.
1687 01:16:13,573 01:16:16,104 My wife did some research to come up with the recipe. My wife did some research to come up with the recipe.
1688 01:16:16,943 01:16:19,573 This is more like square gimbap. This is more like square gimbap.
1689 01:16:19,573 01:16:20,774 - Right. - I know. - Right. - I know.
1690 01:16:21,543 01:16:24,083 Musubi has a piece of ham on rice... Musubi has a piece of ham on rice...
1691 01:16:24,083 01:16:26,443 - banded with dried laver. - Right. - banded with dried laver. - Right.
1692 01:16:27,184 01:16:35,123 (But their musubi is wrapped in dried laver.) (But their musubi is wrapped in dried laver.)
1693 01:16:42,094 01:16:45,863 (The wife's musubi is ready.) (The wife's musubi is ready.)
1694 01:16:46,004 01:16:48,403 Which one would you like? The original or kimchi-flavored one? Which one would you like? The original or kimchi-flavored one?
1695 01:16:48,403 01:16:49,634 I'll have the original one. I'll have the original one.
1696 01:16:54,344 01:16:57,483 So is it like a set menu of ramyeon and rice balls? So is it like a set menu of ramyeon and rice balls?
1697 01:16:57,483 01:16:59,943 Yes. When I tried it, it tastes pretty good. Yes. When I tried it, it tastes pretty good.
1698 01:16:59,943 01:17:03,354 (Ramyeon and rice balls are always good together.) (Ramyeon and rice balls are always good together.)
1699 01:17:06,054 01:17:11,094 (He pours hot water in the cup...) (He pours hot water in the cup...)
1700 01:17:11,094 01:17:13,693 (to the marked line.) (to the marked line.)
1701 01:17:15,634 01:17:17,163 (It's Hawaiian rice balls and instant cup noodles.) (It's Hawaiian rice balls and instant cup noodles.)
1702 01:17:17,163 01:17:18,163 It's ready. It's ready.
1703 01:17:18,163 01:17:20,903 Okay. Thank you. You two should go to the monitoring room. Okay. Thank you. You two should go to the monitoring room.
1704 01:17:20,903 01:17:21,974 - Okay. - Okay. - Okay. - Okay.
1705 01:17:22,774 01:17:24,644 - Thank you for the food. - Thank you. - Thank you for the food. - Thank you.
1706 01:17:24,844 01:17:29,113 (How would the Hawaiian rice balls and cup noodles taste?) (How would the Hawaiian rice balls and cup noodles taste?)
1707 01:17:29,714 01:17:31,583 - Please come on in. - Please sit. - Please come on in. - Please sit.
1708 01:17:31,583 01:17:33,583 Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
1709 01:17:33,953 01:17:36,453 That's my seat. That's my seat.
1710 01:17:37,123 01:17:38,123 (This is our first time in the monitoring room.) (This is our first time in the monitoring room.)
1711 01:17:38,123 01:17:41,094 - I was out of my mind. - I see. - I was out of my mind. - I see.
1712 01:17:41,094 01:17:44,823 So we have two owners... So we have two owners...
1713 01:17:44,823 01:17:46,293 of the Hawaiian rice ball restaurant. of the Hawaiian rice ball restaurant.
1714 01:17:46,293 01:17:49,293 They are Mr. Park Gi Cheol and Ms. Jang Eun Ju. They are Mr. Park Gi Cheol and Ms. Jang Eun Ju.
1715 01:17:49,293 01:17:50,663 Hello. Hello.
1716 01:17:51,564 01:17:53,504 As soon as Mr. Baek got there, As soon as Mr. Baek got there,
1717 01:17:53,504 01:17:55,274 he raised his voice, so you must've been flustered. he raised his voice, so you must've been flustered.
1718 01:17:55,274 01:17:56,903 I was very flustered. I was very flustered.
1719 01:17:57,203 01:17:59,873 - It was your first meeting. - Right. - It was your first meeting. - Right.
1720 01:17:59,873 01:18:01,573 We were surprised... We were surprised...
1721 01:18:01,573 01:18:04,113 - that it got quite intense there. - It surprised us. - that it got quite intense there. - It surprised us.
1722 01:18:04,113 01:18:08,014 If I were to explain why Mr. Baek did that... If I were to explain why Mr. Baek did that...
1723 01:18:08,314 01:18:10,083 You're selling a different dish, You're selling a different dish,
1724 01:18:10,083 01:18:11,754 but you still have the old sign, but you still have the old sign,
1725 01:18:11,754 01:18:13,823 and the inside hasn't changed either. and the inside hasn't changed either.
1726 01:18:14,094 01:18:15,924 He might have thought of that... He might have thought of that...
1727 01:18:15,924 01:18:18,224 as being inconsiderate of your customers. as being inconsiderate of your customers.
1728 01:18:18,224 01:18:20,394 - You should... - We understand. - You should... - We understand.
1729 01:18:20,394 01:18:21,993 - understand that. - Yes. - understand that. - Yes.
1730 01:18:21,993 01:18:25,163 How long have you been married? How long have you been married?
1731 01:18:25,163 01:18:27,733 We got married in 2004. We've been married for 16 years. We got married in 2004. We've been married for 16 years.
1732 01:18:27,733 01:18:28,833 - 16 years. - Yes. - 16 years. - Yes.
1733 01:18:28,833 01:18:31,703 - My goodness. - 16 years. - My goodness. - 16 years.
1734 01:18:31,703 01:18:35,243 - We watched you all day, - Yes. - We watched you all day, - Yes.
1735 01:18:35,243 01:18:37,443 and we saw you two... and we saw you two...
1736 01:18:37,443 01:18:40,014 constantly talking to each other. constantly talking to each other.
1737 01:18:40,014 01:18:44,283 You talked about your kids. You talked about your kids.
1738 01:18:44,283 01:18:47,953 These days, it's hard to find a couple married for... These days, it's hard to find a couple married for...
1739 01:18:47,953 01:18:50,153 16 years who talks sweetly to each other... 16 years who talks sweetly to each other...
1740 01:18:50,153 01:18:51,623 without shouting at each other. without shouting at each other.
1741 01:18:51,623 01:18:55,033 It's hard to find an amicable couple like that these days. It's hard to find an amicable couple like that these days.
1742 01:18:55,033 01:18:56,993 You two have a great relationship. You two have a great relationship.
1743 01:18:57,464 01:18:58,533 This is business. This is business.
1744 01:19:00,434 01:19:02,804 Why is it business? Why is it business?
1745 01:19:02,804 01:19:04,104 You know. You know.
1746 01:19:04,104 01:19:06,674 After 16 years, you become like business partners. After 16 years, you become like business partners.
1747 01:19:06,674 01:19:09,814 You are sweet, and you listen to her well. You are sweet, and you listen to her well.
1748 01:19:09,814 01:19:12,913 I listen to her well, but it's a business matter. I listen to her well, but it's a business matter.
1749 01:19:13,083 01:19:15,684 You two have something in common. You two have something in common.
1750 01:19:15,684 01:19:17,354 - You and Seong Ju. - He and I are... - You and Seong Ju. - He and I are...
1751 01:19:17,354 01:19:18,384 You were born in the Year of the Rat, right? You were born in the Year of the Rat, right?
1752 01:19:18,384 01:19:21,754 We are the same age. We are the same age. We are the same age. We are the same age.
1753 01:19:21,754 01:19:23,924 We got married... We got married...
1754 01:19:23,924 01:19:26,594 around the same time. around the same time.
1755 01:19:26,924 01:19:28,663 I have three children too. I have three children too.
1756 01:19:28,663 01:19:30,233 - Right. You... - We have three too. - Right. You... - We have three too.
1757 01:19:30,233 01:19:31,333 - Yes. - My goodness. - Yes. - My goodness.
1758 01:19:31,504 01:19:34,804 Our families have a lot in common. Our families have a lot in common.
1759 01:19:34,804 01:19:36,474 We have a similar family structure. We have a similar family structure.
1760 01:19:36,804 01:19:39,903 You have to work to provide for the family. You have to work to provide for the family.
1761 01:19:39,903 01:19:43,073 It would be really nice if the business was doing well. It would be really nice if the business was doing well.
1762 01:19:43,314 01:19:47,354 But unfortunately, it's not doing so well. But unfortunately, it's not doing so well.
1763 01:19:47,354 01:19:49,554 When exactly did you... When exactly did you...
1764 01:19:49,554 01:19:52,024 get into the restaurant business? get into the restaurant business?
1765 01:19:52,024 01:19:54,993 We opened the restaurant in January 2016. We opened the restaurant in January 2016.
1766 01:19:54,993 01:19:56,724 - January 2016. - Yes. - January 2016. - Yes.
1767 01:19:56,854 01:19:58,193 Did it do well at first? Did it do well at first?
1768 01:19:58,193 01:20:01,134 Yes. It did well when we first started. Yes. It did well when we first started.
1769 01:20:01,134 01:20:02,793 - Really? - Then what happened? - Really? - Then what happened?
1770 01:20:02,793 01:20:05,104 That's what we don't know. That's what we don't know.
1771 01:20:05,104 01:20:07,733 You don't know why the guksu restaurant didn't do well. You don't know why the guksu restaurant didn't do well.
1772 01:20:07,733 01:20:10,274 Why did it suddenly become so unsuccessful? Why did it suddenly become so unsuccessful?
1773 01:20:10,274 01:20:12,304 Perhaps you lost your original intention? Perhaps you lost your original intention?
1774 01:20:12,304 01:20:13,844 No. The food remained the same. No. The food remained the same.
1775 01:20:13,844 01:20:15,774 - Perhaps your recipe changed. - Never. - Perhaps your recipe changed. - Never.
1776 01:20:15,774 01:20:17,443 Around 2018... Around 2018...
1777 01:20:17,443 01:20:20,283 I think the sales started dropping about two years later. I think the sales started dropping about two years later.
1778 01:20:20,283 01:20:21,953 - What do you think... - Right. - What do you think... - Right.
1779 01:20:21,953 01:20:23,413 You must know it well. You must know it well.
1780 01:20:23,413 01:20:25,323 Why do you think the sales dropped? Why do you think the sales dropped?
1781 01:20:25,323 01:20:26,724 We... We...
1782 01:20:26,983 01:20:29,924 To show our customers that we cook honestly, To show our customers that we cook honestly,
1783 01:20:29,924 01:20:33,964 we build an open-type kitchen. we build an open-type kitchen.
1784 01:20:33,964 01:20:37,663 Perhaps because they can see me, Perhaps because they can see me,
1785 01:20:37,863 01:20:40,004 people who eat alone... people who eat alone...
1786 01:20:40,004 01:20:42,434 hesitated to sit at the bar, hesitated to sit at the bar,
1787 01:20:42,434 01:20:44,844 feeling pressured by the fact that I'm sitting in front of them. feeling pressured by the fact that I'm sitting in front of them.
1788 01:20:45,644 01:20:48,844 I think that's one of the reasons. I think that's one of the reasons.
1789 01:20:49,743 01:20:50,743 Yes. Yes.
1790 01:20:51,943 01:20:55,153 (Is the open-type kitchen the reason for decreased sales?) (Is the open-type kitchen the reason for decreased sales?)
1791 01:20:55,153 01:20:56,754 They said their guksu restaurant did well at the start... They said their guksu restaurant did well at the start...
1792 01:20:56,754 01:20:59,953 but started doing badly later. but started doing badly later.
1793 01:20:59,953 01:21:01,024 Right. Right.
1794 01:21:01,024 01:21:03,054 Check if it coincided with the time her husband joined her. Check if it coincided with the time her husband joined her.
1795 01:21:03,054 01:21:04,693 (Is the husband the reason why the sales decreased?) (Is the husband the reason why the sales decreased?)
1796 01:21:04,693 01:21:05,924 That might be why. That might be why.
1797 01:21:05,924 01:21:07,764 Seeing the way he behaves, Seeing the way he behaves,
1798 01:21:08,533 01:21:10,163 I think he would drive out all the customers. I think he would drive out all the customers.
1799 01:21:14,873 01:21:18,774 In 2016, your wife first opened the restaurant. In 2016, your wife first opened the restaurant.
1800 01:21:18,774 01:21:19,844 - Right. - Yes. - Right. - Yes.
1801 01:21:19,844 01:21:20,974 What were you doing then? What were you doing then?
1802 01:21:20,974 01:21:22,344 I was running an electronics repair shop next door. I was running an electronics repair shop next door.
1803 01:21:22,344 01:21:23,983 You were running an electronics repair shop. You were running an electronics repair shop.
1804 01:21:23,983 01:21:27,214 So when did you join the restaurant business? So when did you join the restaurant business?
1805 01:21:27,214 01:21:30,014 - Around September of 2018. - Around September of 2018. - Around September of 2018. - Around September of 2018.
1806 01:21:30,113 01:21:34,554 (So he joined the restaurant in 2018.) (So he joined the restaurant in 2018.)
1807 01:21:34,653 01:21:39,924 - Did the sales drop... - The sales... - Did the sales drop... - The sales...
1808 01:21:39,924 01:21:41,833 - after you joined the restaurant? - No. It started before that. - after you joined the restaurant? - No. It started before that.
1809 01:21:41,833 01:21:44,504 It started before that. Right. I nearly misunderstood you. It started before that. Right. I nearly misunderstood you.
1810 01:21:44,504 01:21:46,203 It was going well. It was going well.
1811 01:21:46,203 01:21:47,504 It happened in 2018, It happened in 2018,
1812 01:21:47,504 01:21:49,873 so I wondered if it happened because of you. so I wondered if it happened because of you.
1813 01:21:49,873 01:21:51,644 But that's not it. But that's not it.
1814 01:21:52,604 01:21:55,174 When she was running the restaurant, When she was running the restaurant,
1815 01:21:55,174 01:21:57,644 she used to... she used to...
1816 01:21:57,644 01:22:01,653 talk to the customers a lot. talk to the customers a lot.
1817 01:22:01,653 01:22:02,814 She talked to the customers a lot. She talked to the customers a lot.
1818 01:22:02,814 01:22:05,823 But I never usually... But I never usually...
1819 01:22:05,823 01:22:07,623 - talk to the customers. - You don't talk to the customers. - talk to the customers. - You don't talk to the customers.
1820 01:22:07,623 01:22:08,854 (He doesn't interact well with the customers.) (He doesn't interact well with the customers.)
1821 01:22:08,854 01:22:11,224 She used to have a lot of regular customers. She used to have a lot of regular customers.
1822 01:22:11,224 01:22:12,793 It has to be one of the reasons why the sales dropped. It has to be one of the reasons why the sales dropped.
1823 01:22:12,793 01:22:14,764 Then... Then...
1824 01:22:14,764 01:22:18,233 it would've been better if she ran the restaurant alone. it would've been better if she ran the restaurant alone.
1825 01:22:18,233 01:22:22,403 You stopped talking to the customers, You stopped talking to the customers,
1826 01:22:22,403 01:22:25,373 and regular customers stopped coming. and regular customers stopped coming.
1827 01:22:25,373 01:22:27,004 - "I'm too scared of him." - And the sales dropped. - "I'm too scared of him." - And the sales dropped.
1828 01:22:27,543 01:22:28,814 - That's 1 cause. - That's 1 cause. - That's 1 cause. - That's 1 cause.
1829 01:22:28,814 01:22:30,314 - That's 1 of the reasons. - That's 1 of the reasons. - That's 1 of the reasons. - That's 1 of the reasons.
1830 01:22:30,314 01:22:32,014 That's what you think. That's what you think.
1831 01:22:34,113 01:22:37,884 (Meanwhile, the atmosphere became heavier at the restaurant.) (Meanwhile, the atmosphere became heavier at the restaurant.)
1832 01:22:37,884 01:22:41,354 He was upset from the moment he set foot in there. He was upset from the moment he set foot in there.
1833 01:22:41,354 01:22:44,693 We are a little worried. We are a little worried.
1834 01:22:44,693 01:22:46,094 He will taste it now. He will taste it now.
1835 01:22:46,094 01:22:49,193 (Only the tasting part remains.) (Only the tasting part remains.)
1836 01:22:53,363 01:22:55,573 I should tell them that I can't eat this. I should tell them that I can't eat this.
1837 01:22:56,474 01:22:57,543 Why? Why?
1838 01:23:04,144 01:23:05,283 I can't... I can't...
1839 01:23:05,913 01:23:07,884 I will eat it. I will. I will eat it. I will.
1840 01:23:08,354 01:23:10,653 But you have to observe my facial expression. But you have to observe my facial expression.
1841 01:23:11,453 01:23:12,483 I will eat it. I will eat it.
1842 01:23:13,483 01:23:15,054 Don't I look determined? Don't I look determined?
1843 01:23:16,754 01:23:17,793 Why? Why?
1844 01:23:17,793 01:23:20,094 (He hasn't even tasted it yet.) (He hasn't even tasted it yet.)
1845 01:23:20,094 01:23:21,663 To be honest, I don't want to eat it. To be honest, I don't want to eat it.
1846 01:23:21,663 01:23:22,793 (Why doesn't he want to eat it?) (Why doesn't he want to eat it?)
1847 01:23:22,793 01:23:26,363 But this is what I've always been doing. But this is what I've always been doing.
1848 01:23:29,333 01:23:30,504 Even though I don't want to eat it, Even though I don't want to eat it,
1849 01:23:30,504 01:23:32,373 I have to eat it since it's my job. I have to eat it since it's my job.
1850 01:23:32,903 01:23:36,073 Does it look bad? Why... Does it look bad? Why...
1851 01:23:36,073 01:23:37,274 (Everyone in the monitoring room gets anxious too.) (Everyone in the monitoring room gets anxious too.)
1852 01:23:37,274 01:23:40,443 Is it too different from an ordinary musubi? Is it too different from an ordinary musubi?
1853 01:23:40,443 01:23:42,653 - Is that why? - But still... - Is that why? - But still...
1854 01:23:44,254 01:23:46,483 Is it because it looks different from the authentic musubi? Is it because it looks different from the authentic musubi?
1855 01:23:49,094 01:23:50,224 I will try one. I will try one.
1856 01:23:50,224 01:23:52,064 (He hesitantly starts eating.) (He hesitantly starts eating.)
1857 01:23:52,724 01:23:53,793 I say this because... I say this because...
1858 01:23:53,793 01:23:56,163 I am not saying this because of how it tastes. I am not saying this because of how it tastes.
1859 01:23:56,163 01:23:58,304 (Why is he hesitating to taste it?) (Why is he hesitating to taste it?)
1860 01:24:10,814 01:24:13,443 (Mr. Baek becomes speechless after the first tasting.) (Mr. Baek becomes speechless after the first tasting.)
1861 01:24:13,443 01:24:16,554 (Why did he hesitate to taste it?) (Why did he hesitate to taste it?)
1862 01:24:18,054 01:24:19,184 (How can I possibly eat this?) (How can I possibly eat this?)
1863 01:24:20,153 01:24:23,953 (He takes something straight to the monitoring room.) (He takes something straight to the monitoring room.)
1864 01:24:24,924 01:24:26,793 Let's check it. Let's check it.
1865 01:24:26,793 01:24:30,293 (What shocked the MCs?) (What shocked the MCs?)
1866 01:24:30,293 01:24:31,863 (I am so disappointed at you.) (I am so disappointed at you.)
1867 01:24:32,163 01:24:33,964 This is terrible. This is terrible.
1868 01:24:34,533 01:24:37,873 (Chicken tteokbokki confuses everyone.) (Chicken tteokbokki confuses everyone.)
1869 01:24:37,873 01:24:41,443 (The mysterious taste makes Mr. Baek regret it.) (The mysterious taste makes Mr. Baek regret it.)
1870 01:24:41,443 01:24:45,214 (The owner went to the restaurant her son told her about.) (The owner went to the restaurant her son told her about.)
1871 01:24:45,214 01:24:46,644 (No.) (No.)
1872 01:24:46,644 01:24:48,283 - I... - Right? - I... - Right?
1873 01:24:48,413 01:24:50,113 (Tell your son to come.) (Tell your son to come.)
1874 01:24:50,884 01:24:52,283 (The error ended up giving me a great idea.) (The error ended up giving me a great idea.)
1875 01:24:52,283 01:24:55,293 (Baek Jong Won's Alley Restaurants) (Baek Jong Won's Alley Restaurants)