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[Songpa-gu]
[Samjeon-dong]
[Always glad to see the Woo Brothers] Hello.
Today, we thought we’d start out
in this nature-friendly place.
[Spread out far and wide]
[The green of summer]
[A place where a healthy ecosystem breathes]
Where are we?
This is Tancheon.
[Request for details] Where is Tancheon?
[Living up to the name, the geography whiz] Tancheon is the stream that sits right next to Samjeon-dong in Songpa-gu.
[The very stream you’re looking at now]. - Cheon, Tancheon. - That’s right.
Why did we come here?
Of course, to track down an old-school eatery.
[NOPOGY Time / Find today’s old spot within 10 minutes!] Do we get a hint for today?
Today’s hint is
“baseball player.”
? A baseball player?
[NOPOGY Time / Start / Set out with a puzzling hint for now] Can “baseball player” even be a hint?
[Let the deduction begin] - Maybe it’s a restaurant named after a ballplayer? - Okay, okay.
[Nice approach] When you think baseball players
famous ones are
[Candidate 1 / Source: Hanwha Eagles official SNS] Ryu Hyun-jin!
[Candidate 2] Lee Seung-yeop.
[Candidate 3] Park Chan-ho.
[Just search for baseball players] - Like “Chanho’s Restaurant” - Right.
That kind of thing?
Huh? But I don’t have my phone.
[Leave the search to Big Woo]
Yes, one moment.
[A vast ocean of information] How should I search?
“Samjeon-dong baseball player?!”
Base... ball... player...
[Full-on multitasking to save time] Players might go to…
Uh? Maybe let’s cross over there.
[Meanwhile, an interesting search result pops up] - Ahhh! - What is it?
Here… “the baseball players’ one-pick restaurant.”
[An introduction that makes you explode with anticipation] - Seriously?! - It’s the only thing that comes up.
“Samjeon-dong baseball player” search results.
[Only one candidate appears] Just one shows up.
Bunong Butcher & Grill.
[It smells a lot like the right answer] This must be it.
[Protect the right to choose spoons at all costs] If we want to eat comfortably
we should move quick.
But like… this… the spoon…
We don’t need them, do we?
[Really…? / As long as you can eat with something, it’s fine] - Don’t we just grill meat and eat it? - True.
[Still, don’t worry] - It’s close, 200 meters! - 200 meters?!
[Route already figured out] Looks like we just go straight this way?
Oh?! There it is!
[Found it already…? / Eagle eyes that pierce 200m] - You see it? - I can see it over there.
[You see it too, right?] Do you see the red sign that says “Butcher Restaurant”?
Ah… I don’t see it.
[This time, trust Little Woo and go] - You don’t? If we head that way... - My eyesight’s not great.
[The signboard comes up fast]
Ah! I see it there, Bunong Butcher & Grill.
[Right in the middle of a street lined with old eateries] There are quite a few old places here.
[Search-result located] - This is it. - Yup, let’s go.
[NOPOGY Time / Did they succeed in finding today’s old spot?] - Let’s do it. - Hello.
[Owner Yang Young-suk] Is this today’s old-school eatery?
[That’s correct] Yes.
[Signs of guaranteed taste packed everywhere]
[Years stacked up with familiar warmth]
[The twenty-second old spot, Bunong Butcher & Grill]
[Wall-to-wall] - All these baseballs look like they’ve got a story. - They sure do.
[Q. How did you become famous among baseball players?] How did you end up so well known with ballplayers?
By chance, some commentators came by.
[That first encounter by chance] They ate here, so...
Word of mouth spread?
[And suddenly it became a baseball players’ hangout] This player came, then that player came, and so on.
Oh, so many have been here.
[Source: Lee Jung-hoo personal SNS] Oh?! Lee Jung-hoo has been here too!
[Source: Super Junior official SNS] Leeteuk sunbaenim’s been here as well.
[More and more familiar names / Source: SHINee official SNS] - Minho too? - Yes.
[Curiosity of a different kind] That fridge looks serious, do you age the meat?
[Fresh Korean beef trimmed by cut and neatly arranged] - We serve fresh beef. - Fresh beef.
Fresh beef? Wow, amazing.
Then the quality must be just
[Expecting phenomenal beef] out of this world.
Personally, today...
I’m really excited.
- You planning to crush it today? - I think so. For starters
[Q. How long have you been here?]
Just at this location, about 39 years now.
From butcher shop to butcher restaurant, holding down this spot.
- So 39 years including the butcher shop days? - Yes.
[Q. Which cuts do you recommend?] Which cut is the tastiest?
[Korean beef special cuts] The special cuts are the best.
Like anchang?
I’ll give you something even better than anchang.
[Anticipation skyrockets]
- Zabuton (je-bi-churi)? - Something special.
Zabuton, hanging tender (tossisal),
flap meat (eopjinsal), skirt steak (chimasal).
[Mouth watering] They're really pricey.
Feels like we’ve met masters of beef.
[Honored even before the first bite] I’m genuinely honored, it’s a meaningful day.
[Let’s properly enjoy this honor] - Shall we sit? - Please take good care of us.
[No giving up / NOPOGY]
And today… after a long while.
[we’ve invited a supersized guest] - There's a supersized guest. - Exactly.
Someone who’s been
playing around
[Supersized guest arrival imminent] on the Billboard charts.
We finally
have these folks with us.
Do you know them personally?
Uh… personally…
[I do] Yes, yes.
[Today’s guests are exciting on multiple levels] I’m really looking forward to this.
Shall we welcome our honored guests?
Sounds great.
Stray Kids, please come on in.
[Even before they enter, today’s guests radiate insane energy]
[Running out in sock feet to greet them]
- Hi, long time no see. - Long time no see!
- Nice to meet you! It’s an honor. - Nice to meet you!
[A meeting mixed with delight and nerves] Hello.
[World-class artists who’ve got the planet on lock seven times over]
[The start of the group’s history and its backbone]
[Stray Kids’ do-it-all frontman, Bang Chan]
[A performance key man with no genre boundaries]
[Stray Kids’ finishing touch of detail, Hyunjin]
You’ve finally arrived.
[The long-awaited special guests are here] At last, our supersized guests.
Please introduce yourselves one by one.
Hello, I’m Stray Kids’ Bang Chan.
[Enthusiastic welcome applause]
Hello, I’m Stray Kids’ Hyunjin.
[A grand, nationwide meeting of world-class stars]
The aura…
Oh, come on.
[Likewise over there]
People who are on Billboard are built different.
[Please / stop / the nonstop compliment barrage]
[It doesn’t stop] You’re both in great shape, too.
[Humble] Ah, not at all.
[Members currently very into working out] These days the members all train pretty intensely.
For us, we think of our Monsta X seniors and go
[Compliments boomerang into a rainbow] “Yo, let’s work out.”
[Grateful] Thank you.
Do you get motivation from him?
Of course.
[Bumped into these physique bosses at the gym] I’ve seen you at the gym a lot.
When I go, the gym’s closed and he’s in there alone.
Doing “emperor” workouts.
[What kind of workout?] - Huh? - What’s “emperor” workouts?
[Gym closed up, training one-on-one] He closes the gym and it’s just him and his PT coach.
With nobody else?
[Meeting like emperors in the dead of night] It's because it was dawn then!
Why did you only come now?
- Is your album about to drop? - That’s right!
We’re making our comeback after quite a while!
- Right. - Almost…
About eight months since the last one.
So up until now
- you were on tour overseas? - Right, right!
We finished last month.
[They came by right after wrapping a year-long world tour] We got back to Korea on August 1.
But honestly, like…
Our internal sense of closeness is MAX.
We’ve been active without a break for a long time
so we’d bump into each other on music shows during promos.
- Lee Know! - Right, right.
- And you came to our last broadcast and brought a cake. - That’s right.
[We’ve shared tears and sniffles] We were bawling and sniffling.
And also
you were my music show MC senior.
[Kicked ball together] - We also once played soccer together. - True.
We were even on the same team.
Oh right!
[More reasons their internal closeness is MAX] So the internal closeness is MAX.
To say we’re close yet might be…
[Mostly hopeful] I want to be close, but...
[Can't make eye contact] I want to be friends.
[Sudden far-off flirting]
[Mutual shyness] I’m really shy with new people…
- Are you an I? - Yes…
[I, but I want to be friends] - Are you an I? - Yeah, I’m I too.
[INFJ] I’m INFJ.
[Thinking it over] Ah…! I’m one letter off from you.
[i contact attempt / i contact attempt / INFP and INFJ trying hard] P and J.
[Roll / i contact over / INFP and INFJ trying hard] - P and J. - Yes.
- And you? - I'm
- I’m ENFJ. - ENFJ?
- E and I. - One here, one there.
[INFJ / INFP / ENFJ / Similar vibes all around] - Like this and like that. - Exactly.
Your hair grew faster than expected, huh?
Right?
My nails grow pretty fast too.
You're healthy, that's why.
[Grows fast in general] Everything grows really fast.
That’s a bit of a hassle.
A bit, yeah. I actually wanted to keep a shaved head
[Source: Hyunjin personal SNS] a bleached buzz cut, but
my hair grows so fast
[The black chestnut burr keeps poking through] the black roots kept popping out, so I
[Ended up growing it back out] decided to just grow it.
A bleached buzz cut is the most…
expensive and the hardest to maintain.
[Because every time it grows] You have to keep bleaching it.
I saw you with that hairstyle
and it looked so good it shocked me.
- Thank you. - Golden kiwifruit.
[The buzz cut that had the town abuzz / Source: Stray Kids official SNS] It was truly sensational.
Let’s come back to hair later
we should order food.
[True words] Let’s order.
[Order timing matters most] He’s good at this.
Beef, how about beef?
Love it! I love it.
I love it so much.
I’m sure the owner has a recommendation.
Ma’am, could you help us, please?
A special recommendation, please.
When I have such splendid guests
I always suggest the special cuts first.
Then what about the not-so-splendid folks?
If they’re not splendid… they can order for themselves.
[Note to self: splendid guests get special cuts] You have to figure it out yourself.
[Zabuton / Joking aside, everyone’s locked on the menu] Zabuton sounds great.
Two platters? Or one?
Start with just one… try one first.
[450g Korean beef special-cuts platter] One 450g platter.
450 grams of beef
don't you eat that much by yourself?
[For reference: he had steak on the way here] I ate 350g this morning.
[Typical big-eater chat] - Big eater. - You already ate?
[We came to eat here!] I skipped dinner on purpose.
If it’s not enough, well
we can just order more and keep eating.
[Hm… can you handle that?] - For real? - Yeah, really.
Chan is truly a big eater. Seriously.
He eats a lot.
[I’ve heard rumors…] I’ve heard the rumors.
[Member attest, bottomless appetite] He really has no end.
I never heard him say he’s full.
[Stats that feel ominous] For real?
I hear a lot of baseball players come here.
I’ve been here before.
[Oh?! For real…?] With Seungmin
[Source: Stray Kids official SNS] our youngest I.N, and Felix, and so on.
[Turns out it’s Stray Kids’ hidden favorite spot] We’ve actually come quite a bit.
- Since back in the day. - Right.
[Then how about a pic to mark it?] That’s awesome.
[Reflexively scooting in close]
[#StrayKids #HiddenFavorite #MetByChance]
[They’re deep into snapping pics] Shownu wasn’t usually like this.
But today
since we’ve got supersized guests, I'm making an effort.
[At least he gave a big laugh]
The Shownu I knew
[When I first entered JYP as a trainee] when I came in as a trainee
[We even shared a dorm] we even lived together in the dorms.
He was on another level.
On another level…?
Back then he was the only “education student.”
[The one “education student” among trainees] - We were all trainees. - Right, right.
Ah! Do they still
- have “education students” now? - No idea these days.
[Stray Kids went through the education-student system] Back then we still had trainees and education students.
I didn’t expect
the trainee topic to come up, but...
[Shownu spent two years as a JYP education student] Back in the day, at JYP Entertainment, I was briefly
- You were an education student for two years? - Only two years?
From 18 to 20.
[Sharing cute memories from way back] Looking back now, it was cute.
I haven’t had beef in a long time.
Do you usually enjoy beef?
I enjoy it a lot.
- You said you’ve been here before, right? - Yes, yes!
- What’d you think? - It’s seriously good.
I actually prefer
[a place where you grill pieces at the table] these rough grill places to steak houses.
[NOPOGY / A one-spoon guest intro] - Let me read out the two of your profiles. - Love it.
Name: Bang Chan.
Legal name: Christopher Chan Bang.
[Stray Kids’ eldest, born in ’97] Date of birth, Oct 3, 1997.
Nicknames…
Ohhh.
[Seocool-Dongye] What’s “Seocool-Dongye”?
[Instant comprehension]
The coolness of the West
and the politeness of the East.
[Cheon-li-bang] What’s “Cheonlibang”?
[Immediate output] - “Cheonlibang” is… - “Genius Leader Bang Chan.”
[Creep / flutter / overwhelmed by the power of “genius”]
[Quick rescue with a helping hand]
That's good luck.
Is that a poster?
[The I’s are frozen with shyness] On our poster.
[The I’s froze up in embarrassment]
[Since we’re here, let’s take a moment] It feels like a movie.
This is cute.
[And continuing, another nickname "Genius Leader Bang Chan" / Case closed] - Genius Leader Bang Chan. - Yes.
And “Maknae-hyung.”
That’s like the oldest but acts like the youngest?
Kind of like that?
- Right! - Oh, yeah.
Is there a nickname you feel attached to?
[Thinking deeply]
Maknae-hyung? Yeah, Maknae-hyung!
[Jungwoo's pick is “SeoKoolDongYe”] I think “SeoKoolDongYe” sounds really cool.
[Nickname with both great sound and meaning] SeoKoolDongYe.
Oh, but “Genius Leader Bang Chan” is cool too.
There used to be “G-Bang” as well.
What’s “G-Bang”?
It’s short for “Genius Bang Chan.”
[I’ve been wondering this whole time] But like genius in what? What’s genius about him?
Music! Musically.
[Oh, you meant in music?] Like songwriting and composing?
I don’t know if it makes him “genius,” though.
Not really that smart(?)
[Even the members agree he’s a musical genius] But musically, I think he’s definitely a genius.
As for being smart(?)... not so sure.
Even recently, I had to handle some banking stuff for him.
[The maknae-hyung who needs help in daily life] Maknae-hyung.
So only in music?
[His genius is music-specialized] Yeah, he’s specialized in music, so maybe that’s why he’s a genius.
But in other areas, he’s kinda...
a bit
weak.
You even do tax work for him?
- Like with difficult tax terms. - Yeah, yeah.
[The younger ones filling in the genius’s gaps(?)] We end up taking care of things
- he doesn’t know. - What’s funny is
I always turns to Hyunjin.
Not sure why, but
[Question +1] “Hyunjin, what’s this?”
[Question +2] “What does this mean?”
And he explains it so well.
[May they continue to find meaning in each other] So today, let’s reflect on each other’s presence.
NOPOGY charm point.
A big eater who can finish five packs of ramyeon.
It is possible, with ramyeon.
[Used to it] Bangchan can even do eight packs.
By yourself?
[Totally possible] He really can.
So you eat five packs all by yourself?
Well, first I boil two packs.
[Starting light with just two] And I finish those.
But then there’s broth left, right?
So I boil more.
[Second round with just one more] That time I only put one in.
Take it out quickly so it’s nice and chewy.
[Completely immersed in it] But even then
it still feels lacking.
[Ramyeon +1] So I throw in another.
[Can’t leave the last one lonely] But when there’s just one left, it feels wasteful.
[Since ramyeon comes in packs of five] Oh right, because one bag has five packs?
[Ramyeon = five per pack] Yeah, when you buy one, it comes in five.
- Wow, you really eat a lot. - You really do eat a lot.
Do you have a special trick when cooking ramyeon?
I think I’ve said this everywhere before, but
I actually learned how to cook ramyeon deliciously
from Shownu.
Oh, right, that one!
Oh!
I’ve been hearing this story since debut.
[His name engraved in his memory] Now I get why Shownu's name always sticks in my head.
[Every ramyeon story leads back to him] Whenever ramyeon comes up, he always mention his name.
I’ve heard this story too.
- I... - You don’t remember it.
I don’t really remember it.
[Disappointed]
Chan was just...
[The ramyeon lesson happened when he was a total kid] - When I was young. - He was so young.
[So young it was a wonder how he even joined the company] - Seriously, he was such a baby when he joined. - I’m curious too.
[The ramyeon “teacher” wasn’t much older] I mean, I was only in high school back then.
We just cooked ramyeon together once, but honestly
I don’t remember the details.
[Chan, can you explain?] Can you tell us what happened?
Back then
[The first day I ever bought ramyeon on my own] I bought ramyeon from a convenience store for the first time.
[Determined spirit] I wanted to cook it deliciously and
“eat like a real Korean.”
[But didn’t know how to cook it properly] I had no idea what to do! Like, “is there a way to make it taste better?”
[Luckily, Shownu happened to be at the dorm] And he was at the dorm, so I asked,
“How do I cook this?” and he said,
“I’ll show you.”
[The golden pot makes its entrance] You know that gold pot, right?
[Lesson #1: Use a gold pot] - “Chan, if you cook it in this pot, it’ll taste better.” - Right, the classic gold pot.
[Measuring the water carefully] Then, “add about this much water
and always
[Lesson #2: Add the soup base first] add the powder and dried flakes first.”
[He remembers the teacher’s exact words] “Once the broth comes out, then you put in the noodles.”
[First ramyeon lesson, forever stuck in his memory] For some reason, that’s just engraved in me.
[Still following the ramyeon master’s recipe to this day] Ever since then, I’ve always cooked ramyeon the same way.
Wow, I’m honored.
Can’t believe I’m engraved in Chan’s head like that.
Whenever I eat ramyeon, I really do think of him.
[For Chan, Ramyeon = Shownu] - Ramyeon = Shownu. - Exactly.
[Bonus lesson while we’re here] The reason you add the soup first is
[Because it makes the noodles chewier] - the boiling point goes up, so the noodles stay more al dente. - Right, right, exactly.
[The ramyeon apprentice who grew into a big eater] - So you finally figured out the reason later. - Yeah.
Didn’t think a ramyeon story would get this long.
[NOPOGY charm point is clear] Anyway
[The reason the soup goes in first is for the noodle texture] let’s move on to the next person.
Name: Hyunjin.
Real name: Hwang Hyunjin.
[The youngest today, born in 2000] - Born March 20, 2000. - That’s right.
Nickname: Ham-hunjin.
Is that like hamster?
- I’ve never heard Ham-hunjin before. - I actually
have a lot of nicknames based on my name.
It’s kind of like giving me a cute variation.
[Full name sounds stiff] “Hwang Hyunjin” sounds a bit formal, so
[So instead of Hwang Hyunjin → Ham-hunjin] People go with Ham-hunjin.
When I’m being cute, Ham-hunjin.
When I’m being silly(?) Ham-hunjin.
[One Hyunjin, several names] - It changes depending on the day? - Honestly
[Still lots to discover about his charms] - I don’t even fully know myself yet. - Alright.
Flour boy.
- I really love flour. - Really?
- (So like Bangchan) you must love ramyeon too? - Yes! Ramyeon!
When we’re on overseas tours, I always eat
three ramyeon a day.
Your favorite foods are chicken and fruit.
Chicken and fruit?
You’d go crazy at a pub then.
- You know yellow peaches, right? - Yes! Yellow peaches.
- I lose my mind over those. - Oh, really?
I go crazy for them, seriously.
What kind of fruits do you like? Or do you just like all fruits?
Honestly, I love all of them.
Except persimmons.
[Food he dislikes: Eggplant] Absolutely cannot eat eggplant, no matter how it’s cooked.
I just can’t.
[Q. Why do you dislike eggplant?] Is there a reason for that?
Not really, it’s just
the texture?
And that purple color feels really overwhelming to me.
[The purple color of eggplant?] The color
looks like a monster.
[A unique perspective] - Oh really? - You felt that way from the start?
[Monster-like appearance + mushy texture] - I think I just don’t like the mushy texture. - Surprisingly
- there are quite a few people around me who can’t eat eggplant either - Me too!
[It doesn’t even have a strong taste or smell] It doesn’t really have any special flavor or scent
but I just dislike it for no reason.
[I wish he liked it more] But it’s good when fried, though.
[Tried fried eggplant after hearing that] Yeah, people told me it’s good fried, so I tried it.
[Taste itself was okay] It tasted kind of like potatoes, but
[But thinking “it’s eggplant” ruins it] Once I thought “oh, this is eggplant,” I didn’t enjoy it.
[A new eggplant dish suggestion] How about Jisamsun?
[Polar opposite reaction] You reacted right away.
If you try Jisamsun
[Accidentally overcoming an eggplant phobia?] you might mistake it for carrots, then realize it’s eggplant and go, “Oh, this is actually good.”
[But eggplant aversion doesn’t fade easily]
[Let’s say I’ll give it a try someday] - I’ll give it a try someday. - Yeah, try it next time.
I’m glad we got the chance to really talk today.
- Right! - It actually feels really comfortable.
Honestly, I was a bit intimidated
because you’re superstars.
[What are you talking about?] - Come on. - No.
[Gathered K-pop leaders bracing themselves] - Knowing I was sitting in front of seniors... - I didn’t know how I should act.
[But thanks to the NOPOGY host] But because I knew who the seniors were
I felt like I could relax more.
Since Shownu is here
and Jungwoo too.
Aw, just feel comfortable around me.
Yeah.
- Ah! We need to play soccer. - Exactly!
Do you like soccer?
- I do. - Oh really?
When was the last time we played soccer?
Almost two years ago, right?
From what I remember
- I played with Changbin. - Right, right.
And Hyunjin too.
Yeah, I thought it was the same team.
I don’t think I’ve ever been on the same team
as Hyunjin or Changbin.
[While the three are caught up talking about soccer / the special cuts arrive]
[1:1 private lesson on special cuts / whisper whisper]
[Today’s taste on NOPOGY] Okay, before we grill, I’ll explain the food, and then we’ll start eating.
[Hanwoo] Today’s menu is hanwoo (Korean beef).
Compared to other beef, it has lower cholesterol
higher unsaturated fat
and beautiful marbling that gives it exceptional flavor.
[Each cut has its own taste and texture] It’s also known for having different flavors and textures depending on the cut.
Today we’ve got skirt steak
flank steak
hanging tender
chuck flap tail, and more.
[An array of special cuts waiting] A variety of special cuts are prepared
[Enjoy your meal] so please enjoy them to the fullest.
Looks delicious.
Whenever I film NOPOGY
the moment I step into a restaurant, I always get this feeling
[Spotting a good place at first glance] “This place is definitely a hidden gem.” You can just sense it right away.
[Today’s reading] And today
[Definitely a hit] I felt it immediately.
[But first, we need spoons] Uh, we need spoons though.
[NOPOGY Time / Did they find the spot within 10 minutes?] Did we succeed in our mission today?
Yes, you found it
in 6 minutes and 7 seconds.
[What’s that supposed to mean?] 6 minutes 7 seconds?
Here’s what it means, we get a hint first
then go find the restaurant.
[If over 10 minutes, it’s a fail] If it takes longer than 10 minutes, it’s a failure.
And then, as punishment
[The ridiculous spoon penalty] You get a completely ridiculous spoon.
[Random spoons with extreme quirks] - Like a ladle? - Like that.
Or a tiny teaspoon.
That’s harsh.
[But today, success means golden spoons] - Since we succeeded and it’s hanwoo, we get golden spoons. - We have to go with golden spoons.
[Here come the spoons] Thank you.
[Inspecting closely]
Can I take this with me?
It’s cute.
Chan, hold it up for me.
Sure.
[Time for a proof shot] I’ll take a picture with it at home like this.
[Bragging about rare goods] Like, “hehe.”
[Precious]
Do you have a favorite cut of beef?
I like outside skirt.
[Outside skirt is delicious]
But today, since it’s hanwoo
[Let’s start with flank] Flank steak.
[A cut from the brisket section]
[Flank steak, juicy with a rich, nutty flavor]
I usually eat it cooked about this much.
It’s so good.
[Served neatly, one piece per person]
Thank you.
[Polite manners kicking in] - Ah, we should’ve been the ones serving. - Right.
Let’s try it, and if it’s not that great, then
you go cook it yourself.
[Cool-headed honesty about taste] - Thank you. - Just help yourself.
Can we eat now?
Wait a second.
Ah, I can’t decide.
[The eldest tests the flavor first for everyone’s sake] Let’s give it a try.
[Dips in salt]
[Pops it in one bite]
[So? How is it?]
It’s good.
[Grilled to perfection] I think we can start eating in turns now.
- Go ahead, dig in. - Bon appetit.
[The youngest, with experience, dips carefully in salt]
[Takes a precise bite]
Mmm.
[The big eater goes straight for the pure flavor, no seasoning]
[An ecstatic beginning]
Hanwoo really is on another level.
[Hanwoo that melts in your mouth] It’s unbelievably tender.
If even pro baseball players come here, that says it all.
- They must really know good food, more than anyone. - Exactly.
[For athletes, good food must be essential for body care] They’re probably even more sensitive when it comes to nutrition.
[Now it makes sense why they come] I get it now.
It’s delicious.
[Total approval]
[Without pause, another special cut goes on the grill]
Chuck flap tail!
[A little impromptu lesson disappears into the grill] I think that’s what it was called.
Do you recognize this cut?
I really love chuck flap tail!
[A special cut between sirloin and tenderloin]
[Low in fat, with well-developed muscle]
[A chewy yet clean-tasting cut: chuck flap tail!]
[Bangchan's favorite, prepared with extra care]
[Cut delicately and served from the edge]
[Sent straight to the mouth]
[A taste that makes your brows dance]
Mmm.
[A gourmet feast of texture begins] - The texture is amazing. - Yeah, it’s really chewy.
Do you guys drink?
Yeah, I like drinking.
- But not when you’re busy, right? - Right.
When you’re on tour, the members get together
- and eat sometimes, don’t they? - Yeah.
Do you still do that these days?
Yeah, we just did recently.
We actually had quite a few gatherings this time.
So whose room do you usually gather in?
The one that’s been cleaned.
[Clear and simple room selection criteria]
[Clear and simple criteria for picking rooms]
[SKZ, gather up] Did you do room cleaning?
I didn’t.
Pass.
[The roulette keeps spinning until a clean room comes up] You did? “I did.”
[Criteria you can’t argue with] Those things matter too! They do.
[A clean room is decided regardless of anyone’s intent] Sometimes a room doesn’t get it even if you ask.
[Basically luck of the draw] It feels random.
But is there a particular reason you all ended up gathering so much this time?
After we renewed our contracts
we’ve just been touring, promoting, touring again, like that
so everyone now...
[Precious stages that start to feel like everyday life] The stage itself ends up feeling like everyday life.
From that, you get a slight bit of
complacency
[Or individual fatigue] and some fatigue.
[Before those negative feelings take over] Because of things like that, we thought we should all get together once.
Team-building.
Let’s bond.
- Let’s let it out together. - Yes.
Doing this regularly seems to raise
the quality of the shows a lot.
You can feel the energy change on stage.
Oh! Look at him?!
[That thrilling moment you immediately recognize] - Like that. - Oh! Look at him.
[Members pouring out everything they recharged] - Look at him, throwing in an ad-lib there? - What?
Do you suddenly hear it in your in-ears?
[Ad-libs you see and hear in real time] - Stuff like that! That’s right. - Right.
Because the energy itself is different.
[Team chemistry that shows up immediately] - The overall quality of the performance really goes up. - Yeah.
[After wrapping up the tour] These days we’re just thinking about
how SKZ can go further.
- How can we... - Do even better?
Come on, you’re already doing great.
How far are you trying to go?
As far as we can
for as long as we can.
That’s what’s cool.
[Meanwhile, the next cut has gone on the grill]
[A special cut located near the cow’s diaphragm]
[Beef in its most primal taste - hanging tender (tosisal)]
[The eldest dips it in salt for the classic first bite]
[The youngest piles on scallion salad]
[One spicy-salty bite]
[Little Woo wraps it with kimchi]
[And the steadfast gourmand who pursues the fundamental flavor]
- Wow! This is really good. - Right.
It’s good.
How does the shoot feel to you?
It just feels like eating together off camera.
Everyone has said that.
[Relaxing because nothing’s over-scripted] - It’s nice because nothing is tightly scripted. - Totally.
The only scripted bit is
about this much?
[A humble spoon is waiting for you]
Then
[Since it’s come up, shall we open a spoon?] let’s open a topic.
“Hard worker.”
Ah! Cute.
- Am I cute? - No, no.
[Not you, the spoon]
- Heyy. - Next.
No
sorry.
Are you lonely these days?
[Looks like he’s tipsy on Hanwoo] He’s tipsy, he’s tipsy.
[Anyhow, today’s topic is “hard worker”] It’s “hard worker.”
So, Hyunjin,
[Q. Hyunjin looks like a natural-born ace, but is he actually a hard worker?] even though you look like a natural, you’re actually a hard worker.
Right.
[Back when he knew nothing, got street cast] I was street-cast
[Joined the company with a round of applause] and basically clapped my way in.
You weren’t someone who danced originally?
No!
- You learned to dance for the first time after joining the company? - Yes.
[His trainee days were full of tough criticism] I got a ton of harsh feedback.
Oh really.
I got scolded basically every day.
[I still carry some guilt about that time] I still feel sorry about that.
As a trainee
I just practiced without thinking.
Kind of
[Haphazardly, without calculation] haphazardly.
But when
[You hear those harsh words] you hear those words
do I turn it into grit?
Or do I go to a bad place?
There are those two ways.
I took it as fuel
[The mindset of “I’ll show you” is impressive] and I think I had that “I’ll show you” mindset.
When you’re on stage, the charisma is...
Not at all.
I thought you were someone who had always danced.
- Really? - Yeah.
You’re known for crisp, disciplined dancing.
[Sharp control through his whole body]
[With special immersion poured into each song]
[A level reached through endless effort]
I kind of think like this.
Even if I don’t have innate flair
- I have a talent for working hard. - Exactly.
So, you have persistence?
Right.
Everyone has something they’re specialized in.
[For Stray Kids, our specialty is] For all of us
[Effort], we’re specialized in working hard.
The whole team?
- Maybe that’s our talent. - Right.
Having the attitude to put in the work is a talent.
- Well said. - Our team.
Everyone also has
a bit of that ferocity.
Even while promoting
we look at the MONSTA X seniors and go
wow!
We might be able to build bigger bodies than them.
[Already noticeably built] But if you look
especially
- Changbin. - Changbin.
He’s gone beyond lean muscle and is now a full-on gym guy.
Right.
[I’m cutting these days] I’m cutting these days.
- Ah, really. - Yes.
No one settles.
That’s the strength of our team.
[A team that fits the label “hard workers” perfectly] I think the keyword “hard worker” fits us pretty well.
You too, basically what makes you inevitably do well is humility.
[Hard-working SKZ who can only get better from here]
- I have another question. - Yes.
I’m curious what we’ll eat next.
Ribeye and brisket?
Ah!
- You already finished everything? - It’s gone!
All done.
Brisket sounds great.
Shall we go ribeye and brisket then?
Oh, nice.
Brisket and ribeye.
[Added one platter of assorted Korean beef, 600g] One platter.
Wow, yukhoe would be good too.
Shall we order one yukhoe?
Great.
[Yukhoe is a side dish] Let’s have one yukhoe, as a side.
[Important issue: beef sashimi vs. yukhoe] Do you prefer beef sashimi, or yukhoe?
Aren’t they the same?
Yukhoe is mixed with sauce
- Ah. - a bit sweet.
Yuk sashimi is like chunks.
[You two decide for us] Today, we’ll let our guests choose.
[What Hyunjin wants to eat]
Let’s go with yuk sashimi.
[Added yuk sashimi] Sashimi.
[Meanwhile, thanks to the eldest’s total focus]
[The last special cut has been grilled just right]
[A special cut taken from the brisket section]
[A delicacy with marbling blooming like petals]
[Skirt steak with rich juices and a firm bite]
[Let’s dip that GOD-grilled skirt steak]
[Everyone shares the last special cut in one bite]
By the way
Hyunjin...
Ah, hot!
[Let the skirt steak cool for a moment]
Was your original dream to be a soccer player?
- In elementary school. - In elementary school?
I really loved soccer.
When the Champions League was on, I’d wake at 4 a.m. to watch.
Ah, was that when Park Ji-sung was playing?
Isn't that your era?
[Oh dear]
Hey, I was in middle school then, I only asked just in case...
[Asking a 2000-liner about 2002 glory] That was a big mistake, anyway.
Did you train professionally?
Youth academy! Kids’ soccer class!
And then
we’d play tournaments against other youth teams.
Becoming a pro soccer player is
[a dream most guys probably have at least once] something most guys probably dream of at least once.
[A dream of being a soccer player is special] I didn’t dream it.
What was your dream?
I dreamed of being a swimmer.
I did swim for quite a while.
Didn’t someone else say they swam too?
[Both of them did] - Hyunjun too. - Ah, both of you.
- You’ve both tried it. - Right.
We’ve tried almost every sport.
Swimming too.
[Entered many meets for swimming as well] The district office superintendent’s cup
the education chief’s cup, all those.
How were your results?
I hit a wall at the superintendent’s cup.
[Only 1st and 2nd at the superintendent’s cup go to the city meet] You had to finish top 2 at the superintendent’s cup to go to the city meet
[Failed to reach the city meet] and I think I finished 4th, or something.
[And parted ways with swimming then and there] I quit.
Not sure you’ll relate, but
- at the match - Yeah.
[If I get assigned lane 8 in a swim meet] if I get assigned lane 8
my pride takes a hit.
[Because the middle lanes go to the fastest seeds] From the center out, the faster records
- In previous rounds... - The better ones get those lanes
like 1 2 3 4...
I didn’t know that!
I’ve never talked about this before.
So then your main...
[(Rustle rustle)]
[Hyunjin, help me out] What do I say? Hyung? Do I call you hyung?
- Main stroke. - Main stroke.
What were your main strokes?
For me
freestyle and butterfly.
Oh, you seem like a butterfly guy.
And you?
I’m breaststroke.
[That’s right! The frog kick] Right, the frog.
So then
what was your original dream?
I was also
going to go the swimming route
but then somehow I got into an arts school
in Australia.
[While I was attending the arts school] I was going along the arts path when
[I heard JYP was visiting] suddenly I heard JYP was coming to Australia.
[At my mom’s gentle suggestion] My mom said, “JYP’s here, want to try?”
Sure, so
[Auditioned] I auditioned, and
[Passed in one go] I made it
and I came to Korea alone.
- Your parents didn’t come? - No.
- They only came for the contract. - You just lived in the dorms?
Yes.
- From what I know, you started when you were really young. - Right.
Your trainee life.
Basically
you were the ultimate veteran?
Right.
Kind of like
an ancestor?
[An ancestor, even?] A living legend.
[The members agree] A legend in the trainee world.
[Former trainee boss] There’s that thing among trainees, right.
Right, around him there was kind of
a black aura.
When I first became a trainee
“Watch out for Bang Chan on the 4th floor.”
- Huh? - 5th floor.
[Not 4th, warning for the 5th floor] “Watch out for Bang Chan on the 5th floor.”
Like he was, what do you call it, in the trainee world...
[Most senior / living legend / fossil] - A fossil. - Yeah.
[JYP open audition 4th gen] If I say I had my awkward JYP era with him, then actually
weren’t you there the longest?
Right.
Did you do about 10 years?
The time at JYP?
[Let me think] I came in 2011, so...
Wow.
[This year makes it 15 years since joining JYP] 15th year.
Kind of feels like
I shouldn’t be sharing a table with you.
[The boy next door is fine] You’re fine.
[Well... true, but] No, it’s just
2011...
I was in middle school then.
How old were you then, Chan?
[1st year of middle school] I think 14.
Then you weren’t super young, I guess.
[In his eyes, Chan was just a baby] To me you were totally an elementary schooler.
[Looked like an elementary schooler, but actually a middle schooler] Right, a middle schooler who looked like an elementary kid.
[Second course for the well-grown four]
[One platter of assorted Korean beef + beef sashimi] - Thank you. - Thank you.
It’s best mixed together.
Looks so good.
- We dip the sashimi, right? - Yes.
That sauce looks amazing.
[The classic sauce of gochujang + sesame oil + garlic]
[Add thick slices of Korean beef]
[Beef sashimi that fills your mouth with nutty flavor]
[Sliced to order]
[Thinly layered brisket]
[Hefty]
[Thick-cut to keep the texture]
[Remove the fat cleanly to reveal]
[Ribeye cap]
[Sirloin / Shrimp cut / Tender sirloin with chewy shrimp cut]
[Brisket + Sirloin + Shrimp cut / One big plate of assorted Korean beef]
[Lettuce]
[Freshly reset grill for the new menu]
I’ll do it, I’ll do it.
No.
It’s thick, I should do it.
[What does that even mean?]
- Why does it have to be you because it’s thick? - You have to do it because it’s thick?
[Heavy / I’ll handle the heavy stuff] You do this one.
[Light / You handle the lighter stuff]
[Anyway, in this warm exchange of care]
[One thick sirloin]
[One plump shrimp cut]
[When it comes to heavy meat, leave it to the expert, Big Shownu]
It’s shrimp cut, shrimp cut.
The next keyword is “trainee,”
which we kind of mentioned earlier.
So what’s the difference between a trainee and a practice student?
[Tossed the question] What is it?
At JYP, the trainee system had
pre-trainees, trainees, and then projects, right?
Right.
So pre-trainees would learn the basic choreography.
[Shownu recalling his trainee days] It was like, how many years? Back when I was in middle or high school.
Once you passed the basics
then JYP would say
“I think this kid can be promoted to trainee.”
[Once you became a trainee] You’d start dorm life.
Yeah.
Or you’d begin learning actual choreography.
It was kind of like that.
But why am I the one explaining this?
[As he said] There are three levels.
Once you’re a trainee, you automatically join projects
but as a pre-trainee, if the company needed you
you could still get into a project.
As a trainee, you could also take whatever lessons you wanted.
[Oh, that’s nice]
And you’d also have to learn a language.
Japanese or Chinese.
Right, I did too.
[Shownu the trainee learned Chinese] I studied Chinese back then.
[Getting fuzzy on the memory] Hyunjin, were you a trainee too?
I was just
an ordinary citizen.
[Not mafia, just a citizen]
[A kind citizen who survived the night]
[Shownu’s trainee days]
Honestly, while I was at JYP Entertainment
even though my school days were short
what stuck with me was
they took the trainees
to watch the movie Avatar.
[Didn’t see that coming] And
I remember feeling really warm about that.
Really?
They took us to volunteer events
where we’d prepare a performance and dance on stage.
And for Christmas
- Party? - Yeah, party.
And for overseas kids
who couldn’t see their parents, they’d take us all
to a family restaurant so we could be together.
That felt really warm.
And even as trainees, we had psychological counseling
like therapy sessions.
I think there were a lot of unique kinds of education.
[The ordinary citizen’s next target: yuk sashimi]
[Dip deep into the sauce]
[Take a big bite]
[Pure bliss]
[Tender yuk sashimi brought to life]
[Spicy, nutty dipping sauce]
[Chan goes for the sauce this time too]
[BIg bite]
[That’s the taste]
[This time, a quick dip in salt]
[Chomp / a mouthful of nutty flavor]
[Then dip in sauce again for a reset]
[Enjoying it on an endless loop]
[Boosting the sashimi experience, the classic way]
[Big bite / one more bite]
[You need at least three chopsticks’ worth to complete it]
[Looking out for Jungwoo] - Can you reach the sashimi? - Yes.
[Stretch] Of course.
Jungwoo’s got long arms.
[Out of nowhere?]
[In charge of long proportions] We’ve got long ones too.
It’s my first time being told my arms are long.
Am I wrong?
[Just average for his build(?)] They’re just average.
[Dab in the sauce]
[Jungwoo, with slightly long arms, takes a bite too]
[Then goes right back in for another]
[Yuk sashimi on its own]
[Sauce on its own]
[Chomp / enjoying separately and together]
[Don’t forget to flip the sirloin]
[Golden brown]
[And once the shrimp cut is flipped too]
[It’s ready to eat]
[The taste-tester fairy returns / Bigh bite]
[Start with shrimp cut dipped in salt]
[Pair it with sirloin for a clean balance]
[This time, pile on the green onion salad]
[Big bite]
[A rising contender for best Hanwoo cut]
[The original champ sticks with shrimp cut]
[Top it with grilled kimchi]
[One big bite]
[Humming happily while grabbing lettuce]
[Place the sirloin gently]
[Add some green onion salad]
[A touch of ssamjang]
[Another big bite]
Bangchan, are you the crop top guy in Stray Kids?
Yeah, I did wear them a lot, really often.
I just wear whatever they put on me
but honestly, they’re comfortable.
He doesn’t like tucking shirts into pants.
That’s true.
He just says, “Cut it, please,” and they cut it.
You just hate having your shirt tucked into your pants?
Yeah.
But I get it, I kind of
- feel squeezed too. - Right.
When you tuck in a shirt
it inevitably comes loose when you move
and it makes your stomach look like it’s sticking out more.
[Displeased mood] - I really hate that. - Because it gets all wrinkly?
But since you’re in great shape, crop tops look really good
on you.
He indeed looks good.
I’ve seen Chan in crop tops a lot too.
Why were you seeing that?
You wore them out like that, so of course I saw.
Wear them later.
Let me have more turns first.
Okay.
- I’ll wear them this time too, though. - Really?
Then I’ll just avoid it that time.
Thanks.
Chan, you’re the leader of the team, right?
What kind of leader are you?
I think I’m simpler than people expect.
Instead of being the type who just drags everyone in the direction I want
I want to be more of a listening leader.
It might sound a little cheesy, but honestly, without these guys
I wouldn’t have been able to debut.
That’s true.
To me, they really feel like lifesavers.
Of course, my role is “leader,”
but I just want to be a good older brother to them
someone they can trust
and rely on.
Though saying this in front of them feels a little awkward.
It’s fine, keep going.
[I’ll just stay calm about it]
[I’ll be eating, so go ahead with your business]
Sometimes carrying the weight of being a leader must be heavy, right?
Not really, not at all.
The members do so well on their own
there’s nothing much I need to do.
If I say something now, it just feels like nagging.
And honestly, once I stopped hovering over everything
I actually felt more at ease.
Suddenly curious though
who’s the most generous with money in the team?
Generous?
Like who pays the most?
It’s definitely him.
Yeah, he spends the most on us.
He just showers us with it.
He really spends a lot of money on us.
For real?
I’m even using skincare treatments that he paid for.
[A skincare gift no one’s heard of (?)] - Skincare? - Seriously?
[Skincare flex] Yeah.
Which clinic is it?
I’ve been breaking out a lot lately.
[Suddenly butting in (?)]
Why are you suddenly flirting?
[Confused by this new kind of flirting]
Do they do laser treatments too?
They’re really good.
[Just joking] Can I go with you?
[I can do it for you] Of course.
But wow, that’s crazy.
He even pays for skincare?
Yeah, and once I finish a package, they even ask me
“Would you like to pay again?”
And I just say, “Please put it on Bangchan’s account again.”
So basically, I’m using the points Chan’s been stacking up.
So, where exactly is this clinic?
Is there a place out there with Bang Chan’s name hanging on the wall?
[Looks away] No, hyung.
Really?
[Too much curiosity is forbidden] I’ll send you the details separately.
I suddenly feel a bit hurt.
[Why all of a sudden?]
I have Changkyun’s and Jooheon’s numbers,
but I don’t have Shownu’s.
[Is this right?] Huh? What?
[Hmph] You didn’t even ask me.
[No way you don’t have it…]
The others were the ones who said first
[Searching for the contact] “Let’s exchange numbers.” That’s how it happened.
I’m really hurt.
I really don’t have it
I thought I did.
[Stopping mid-meal to exchange numbers on the spot]
[Making up for it with a beef brisket gift] Thanks.
[Saved] I sent it.
I’ll call you next time I go to the dermatologist.
[Always welcome] Sounds good.
Beef brisket is thin
so you just take it one piece at a time.
Yes.
[The moment it hits the grill, it instantly shrinks up]
[Brisket quickly grilled to perfection]
[The gifted brisket, straight into one bite]
[Pure, authentic taste]
[The rising beef champion delicately picks up a piece]
[Dips it in ssamjang and takes a bite]
[Finishes it off with grilled kimchi, the golden rule]
[Shownu, who had been diligently grilling meat]
[Dips his piece in simple, clean salt]
[Takes a big bite]
[Neutralizes the greasiness with green onion salad right away]
Now while eating brisket
[Shall we draw the last spoon?] should we go for the final keyword?
[Spiciness]
Spiciness?
[Everyone seems to get it right away]
We got an easy one at the end.
Spiciness!
[If you don’t know, memorize it]
You can’t leave out "spiciness" when describing SKZ.
[Q. What’s the vibe of the new song?] So how’s this comeback?
Is it a bit of that spiciness again?
Personally, I think this time it’s more like
an intoxicating taste.
Like a tipsy vibe.
[Lightweight drinker] A tipsy vibe?
[Like the buzz of a glass of champagne] Kind of like champagne.
[A party mood in full swing] Maybe it’s the party vibe
but it feels like being tipsy and having fun.
[If not spicy, then?] So you kind of loosened the intensity?
That’s not it.
Then what genre is it?
Bollywood, I think? Bollywood.
[A slightly unfamiliar genre] Bollywood?
Yeah, I took inspiration from Indian music and tried it out
Since it had a new kind of color
I really wanted to try.
Did you decide that among yourselves?
- Among just us, yes. - Like, “Let’s try this kind of thing”?
Our working system is pretty much
like this.
If there’s a certain vibe we have in mind, we get a track that matches it
or we listen through prepared tracks until one feels like “This is it.”
Sometimes while listening
you just go, “Oh, this kind of thing would be good”?
Exactly.
So when we heard this one
we were like, “Wait, this is Bollywood?”
“Have we ever done Bollywood before?”
“It’s good though, let’s give it a try.”
[A track that set their adventurous spirit on fire] And that’s how it came to be.
So usually, is it led by the 3RACHA members?
That’s right.
You gather the tracks?
Exactly.
And then you start working on them?
[Sourcing tracks and working on them] That's right.
[An album on another level] Chan said this album is one you put
unprecedented care into.
[Q. What should we watch for?] What should we watch for?
The studio album is
titled 'KARMA'.
Not garma, but karma.
[A joke that comes out of nowhere]
'KARMA' means consequences
and it carries the idea that all the effort and hardship
we've put in come back as good karma.
So we hold
a CEREMONY.
[A CEREMONY celebrating good karma] That's why the title track on our KARMA album is "CEREMONY."
[Q. A track you'd recommend from the album?] What's the song you recommend the most?
Honestly, they're all good, but
[Recommends "Half Time"] - I recommend a song called "Half Time." - Nice!
[Just like the title, the song has a twist] Because there's a twist!
I pick "Bleep," it's called "Bleep."
[It's a song themed around the censor "beep"] You know the censor beep? The beep! It's a song that centers on that.
It's a bit aggressive.
- It's a strong song. - Yeah.
[Carthatic lyrics] So it's really good, the lyrics feel cathartic.
I'm gonna bleep all of you.
Did something make you mad while working
and you put it into the album?
[Because it's a feeling someone, somewhere always has] Isn't it something you always feel somewhere, with someone? For us, with anyone, anywhere.
I think we absorbed things like that and wrote from there.
[Teacher, another question] But I wonder about this.
[When you pour your values into an album] if you pour your thoughts and experiences into an album
[Letting the public know everything about you] doesn't the idea of people knowing everything about you
make you a bit uneasy?
When we write, yes, sometimes it's from our experiences
but often the subject can
run dry.
[Through indirect experiences of those around us] I get a lot of inspiration from friends
other members, and fans.
[So sometimes we write from someone else's perspective] Sometimes we write from someone else's point of view.
[Intense agreement] - Ah, true. - So we share stories among ourselves as well.
[You have to refill your experiences] - You gotta 'input' by watching movies or talking with friends. - Exactly.
[I think that's perfectly fine] I think that's how we work.
[Q. Did the 3RACHA members produce this time, too?]This time as well, the 3RACHA members…?
[Of course] Yes!
[A deep realization] So that's how you can treat them to dermatology?
[So I never feel it's a waste to spend on the members] Right, so I have no hesitation about spending on the members.
[That's awesome]
I hope he makes a lot of money.
[Member perks that return what they earn(?)] So he can earn more and do even more?
[Last year on the members' birthdays] For everyone's birthday last year
I bought
[He bought brand-new phones for the whole team] brand-new iPhones for all the members.
[Wild]
Whoa seriously, what?
[This very phone]
[Jealous, huh?] - This one? - The one Chan bought!
[Flex you have to see to believe] - A 16 Pro? - Yeah.
[So jealous]
[Our team has Bang Chan] But the funny thing is
[Member-only gifting] it's really members only.
I don't do that for other people.
[Even I don't know why I spend like that] I don't even know why.
[Probably because you're grateful to the members] You feel a lot of gratitude inside!
- Yeah, that sounds right. - Right, right.
[So it makes you want to give more] So I want to give more
[To take care of the younger members even better] do a little more for them, take better care of them.
[A true leader, through and through...] You're a true leader.
[Sudden modesty] I've still got a long way to go.
[If Bang Chan hadn't been there?] Honestly, if it weren't for him
given our members' personalities
we would've been a disaster.
[The one who reins in the free-spirited members] If no one had kept us in check, everyone's so free-spirited...
[Agreed]
[With an extreme J tendency] He's an extreme J
[He has to carry out what he plans] the type who has to execute the plans he's made.
[If we just stick to the framework] So we stay somewhat within that framework
[We can move freely within it] and then move freely inside it.
But if he weren't there, we honestly would've
[Really lived up to the name 'Stray'] really lived up to the 'Stray' name.
[We all would have wandered] We would've all been wandering.
[We're always grateful to him...] So we're always grateful to him.
[By the way, Hyunjin, where are you from?] Hyunjin, where are you from?
Are you Korean?
[Sudden nationality controversy] Yes!
[Your pronunciation is so good] - Why me? - Your pronunciation is kind of...
[For a second it sounded native] Like you'd lived abroad…
[Because he keeps shouting 'Stray' when introducing himself] We keep saying 'Stray'
[He’s dug one well for 8 years] and we've been saying it for 8 years.
[Even his voice tone sounds hip] Even the tone sounds kind of hip, depending on how you hear it!
[Gyopo style] - Like gyopo style. - Yeah, a little…
[Q. Who participates in the choreography?] Then who takes part in the choreography?
[Hyunjin is the one who gives a lot of input] I think Hyunjin gives a lot of input.
[We get multiple drafts from different places] We get drafts from several places
and put them together well.
[We send a first version to the company and get feedback] We send it to the company, they give feedback
[Then we go through revisions] and we revise - that's usually how it goes.
[Teacher, I have a question] Oh, question! Then…
So before you present
the final combined choreography to the members, do you take part in shaping it?
[Q. Do you modify choreography in the middle of class?] Or do you change it on the fly while taking the class?
[We usually organize the choreography before class] No, we usually organize everything before we start class.
[Got it]
[What we changed while learning was] When I put together something was
back in our debut days
[Which could happen back then] we sometimes combined drafts on the fly.
[Now the system is stable] Now it's more systematic.
So you organize everything and
present it to the members cleanly, usually.
[Right] Ah, yes.
['Chk Chk Boom' was an exception] But for 'Chk Chk Boom', it was different.
[30 minutes before class] About 30 minutes before class
[We changed the chorus choreography] we changed the chorus.
When we tried the moves in front of the mirror
[We picked what looked more impactful] this looked like it had more punch.
[If all members agree, we switch it] We said, 'If everyone agrees, let's go with this'
[We gathered opinions then switched the choreo] and we did that sometimes.
We also do the reverse and take feedback.
[We pass the members' opinions along to the company when they give us a draft] The company combines ideas and gives them to us, and we say 'Here's how we think about it'
[Acting as the go-between for the company and the members] - Right, right. - and we coordinate like that.
Yeah, that sounds right.
The Stray Kids identity definitely feels
more solidified.
[As a peer] We're an idol group working in the same era
[And as another fan] and at the same time I'm a fan rooting for you
so I'm genuinely even more excited.
[Shy] - Aw. - Thank you.
For real.
[A team that makes you curious] You make people curious, you know?
What's coming next?
[You always come out with fun concepts] You always bring out something fun.
We're always expecting new genres
[Always new genres and performances they've never tried] and performances you've never done.
I'm so curious what people
will think of this one. Oh, of course!
[We’re curious about the public reaction, too, but] We are curious how the public will react
but the...
[Especially curious about people in the industry] - People in the industry! - Yeah!
[When seniors and juniors listen to our songs] Especially our seniors! And juniors, too!
[What they think of us] What they'll think of us
[Half anticipation, half concern] is something we both look forward to and worry about.
When a Stray Kids song drops
I'll watch with anticipation.
There could be some blunt feedback like
'Chan, why'd you do that?'
'Didn't I tell you not to wear a crop top?'
[Please spare the crop top] Please just avoid the crop top.
Let me wear it a bit more...
[Wear whatever you want]
Now, what's our next meat?
[Is there any cut we haven't had?] Wait, is there anything we haven't eaten?
Should we try a cut we skipped?
[After eating the assorted platter and even beef sashimi] Since we had this and the sashimi…
[Suddenly a master of beef] We've basically eaten the cow.
But are you not going to eat rice?
[It was so good we forgot the rice] - Oh, we didn't eat rice? - We forgot while eating.
Oh, you're right.
[What will we choose to close out the meal?] Then!
- How about the beef doenjang ramyeon? - Ah, ramyeon sounds great!
[Explosive reaction]
That's insane.
[Boss, and order] Boss, for us…!
[Additional order, beef doenjang ramyeon] - The beef doenjang ramyeon? - Okay.
Can I come back on again?
I really want to.
Thanks for saying it first like that.
Oh really? I love this.
We've got Jungwoo and you here, so
[Then just come again] - it's super comfortable. - Come on back.
[Even taking pics of the NOPOGY cup]
[Savvily saving the memory]
[1 bowl of doenjang ramyeon] Here's the delicious ramyeon.
[Picking up a fallen slice of beef sashimi]
[About to die from laughing]
Jungwoo, ramyeon?
[One bite of ramyeon is the rule] - I'm fine with just one bite. - Okay, okay.
[Big bro taking care of the younger ones, as always]
Boss, did you put the powder soup in first?
[Boss, please share the recipe]
- I put in lots of love. - Thank you so much.
[Sweet big bro serving ramyeon]
[Youngest first] Our team kind of has this thing.
We always do everything youngest-first.
[You serve the youngest first?] Whatever it is.
My family was like that, and I kind of brought it with me.
Do you have siblings?
[Bang Chan is the eldest of 2 brothers and 1 sister] I have two younger siblings, and the age gap is big.
I'm 7 years older than my sister, and 9 years older than my brother.
[So the younger ones were late-borns...] They were late-born, huh?
Me…? Oh, the kids! Yes.
- That was funny. - Oh? Why?
I heard 'old-born' instead of 'late-born'.
[You are obviously the old-born one(?)] - Yeah, you're the old-born one! - Right.
I got confused.
[Ramyeon portioning complete] - Thank you for the food. - Dig in!
[Q. When did you start wearing long hair?] By the way, when did you start wearing your hair long?
- Just naturally…? - Oh, you have long hair now?
[Am I at 'long hair' length?] Is this considered long hair?
Because I see him all the time, it feels like it grows very little.
My hair grows like, bam!
Now that I think of it, it's really long.
Both of you have images that suit both
- short hair and long hair. - Really?
- Hyunjin also had a period where it was very long. - Right.
[Hyunjin has pulled off both very long and very short hair] Then you cut it super short for a huge gap
and it all looked good for both of you.
[Time to taste the doenjang ramyeon] - It'll get soggy! - Eat! Eat!
What's your MBTI?
I'm ISTJ.
[Answer first, then a bite of ramyeon]
Am I the only E here?
[Ramyeon that makes even introverts go straight ahead]
[The only E glutton also has hot chopsticks.]
[A taste so familiar that everyone buries their faces in their plates.]
[If you add soup, it's even better.]
Isn't it so good?
By the way, you've been on tour the past year.
[Q. What did you gain from touring?] What did you gain from it?
[Think it over, I'm gonna eat…] Think it over.
Doing stadiums was huge.
[Meeting 2.2 million fans worldwide in stadiums]
There are tens of thousands of people in front of you.
I think I'll remember it until the day I die.
[Stadiums are something else] - That… - Yeah!
It was just incredible.
[A year of witnessing sights you might never see even once] It's a sight most people will never get to see, even once.
We started touring fairly early.
About a year after debut, we...
[(Mhm, right)]
We started with a showcase tour as a group.
[They began by doing 13 showcase shows in 2019]
[It started on a small scale...] And starting like that, then
[Going to the same regions and] going back to the same cities
[Entering the stadiums there] doing stadiums there
[We felt a different kind of swelling emotion] the swell of emotion was different.
- It felt strange. - Yeah! It didn't feel real.
I remember clearly, the hotel we stayed at in Melbourne
[The venue used for the showcase tour] was the theater where we did our showcase.
[Seeing their growth with their own eyes] We were like, 'We were here back then, and now we're doing it here?' Like that!
- We felt we've really grown a lot, and it felt so surreal. - Right.
Are you from Melbourne?
I'm from Sydney.
Sydney?
Felix as well.
- (Felix) is from Sydney too. - Sydney?
So you’re both from Sydney.
We had no idea about each other’s existence.
But don’t you have a lot of mutual acquaintances?
We actually first met in Korea.
And then it was like, “Hey, do you know this person?”
“Wait, how do you know him?”
Mr. Yongbok once came to our waiting room
and handed out cookies he baked.
It was really touching.
He’s a truly sweet boy. Sweet boy.
An angel, an angel.
You can just feel how kind he is.
But you’re both introverts, right?
[Introvert with a capital I]
How do you do it?
Do what?
[This is a purely innocent question] This, this.
This, this!
It amazes us too.
Right?
[Deep empathy from extreme introverts] I kind of relate.
That pressure that you have to lead the conversation
to always come up with small-talk topics, and all the conditions for that.
Doing this show has made me respect
the many variety-show
seniors and MCs.
It must be really hard.
[Overwhelmed by the depth of I-type empathy] Because…
Did we look really exhausted today?
No, no.
Did we look tired?
I’m the type who thinks a lot in “what if” terms.
[So you’re an N!]
- N. - Yes.
Like, if I had to host something like this
I don’t think I would’ve slept the night before.
[Hit the spot(?)]
Is that actually how it is for you?
At first it was.
Now that I’ve done it a bit, I’m somewhat used to it
[At first, the battle was always with myself] but in the beginning, I was like “Can I really pull this off?”
That was my main homework.
So I’m really comfortable right now.
[The ease that comes from it being the two of us] Just eating and casually lifting a spoon
I love that the hosting doesn't feel forced.
[Getting misty-eyed] Hearing that means a lot. Thank you.
Right?
Among all the guests we’ve had
didn’t you feel relaxed too?
I did. And you’re also a guest who really eats well.
Really? Do people usually leave food?
A lot gets left.
[Why would anyone leave something tasty?] Why?
Honestly, I don’t even know why, but...
It’s not respectful to the food.
I’m sorry.
No…
[Hastily slurping the remaining ramyeon]
I was joking…
This is the kind of thing I remember when I get home.
[Introverts will remember this.] “Chan hyung noticed how I eat…”
“Did I make it look like I wasn’t enjoying it?”
Wow, I really am such a boomer.
[Anyway, thank you for eating so well] You ate so heartily.
Thank you for treating us.
- So polite, as expected. - It was so good.
- No wonder you're doing well. - He’s got everything.
[We should show our cool side too] Today let’s definitely try to guess the total bill.
[The bill-guessing time returns] Lastly, we’ll finish by guessing the total amount.
[Guess the total bill]
[Assorted Hanwoo Special Cuts]
[Hanwoo Assorted Platter]
[Beef Sashimi]
[Beef Doenjang Ramyeon]
[Hanwoo Special Cuts 1 / Hanwoo Assorted Platter 1 / Beef Sashimi 1 / Doenjang Ramyeon 1]
[The astonishing silence and concentration]
But I don’t know beef market prices.
This is such premium food.
[Appealing to emotion] It’s not something you can eat all the time.
[Reaching a hopeful hand toward the owner for a hint] Boss, any hints?
How cute.
[While decoding the owner’s cipher] He’s kind of doing this gesture.
I think the Special Cuts platter is one of two prices
109,000 won or 112,000 won.
That’s a 3,000 won difference?
[A detail specialist] Not 90,000 or 80,000, but 109,000 won.
109,000 won? That does feel close.
[Since it’s Hanwoo after all] I think it’s pricier.
Honestly, I don’t get to eat beef that often…
- Not very often. - The Hanwoo assorted platter, one order.
[Team whatever] I just wrote down what it felt worth to me.
[The studious duo] It’s math, but my math isn’t mathing.
People will think I don’t know how the world works.
[Big Woo’s is on a cold streak] Your intuition’s been off lately.
- Drinks included? - Yes, drinks included.
This corner is the show’s peak-dopamine segment.
This is way too much guesswork though.
A tall canned drink is 2,500 or 3,000 won each?
Hey. (Quiet)
[A tiny hint would be so precious right now] JUNGWOO wants to peek at your numbers.
[Everyone’s finished writing] - I’m done. - Okay.
[No need to stall, reveal immediately] Show your totals.
One, two, three.
[Hyunjin’s guess] I’ll go with 298,000 won.
[Bang Chan’s guess] I’m at 286,000 won.
[JUNGWOO’s guess] I’ll go 320,000 won.
[SHOWNU’s guess: 350,000 won] No?
Was I too low?
Is anyone close?
I feel like JUNGWOO might be closest.
What did you write? 320,000 won?
[That seems like a reasonable range] Feels right in the middle.
I think our minds are starting to work alike.
It’s because I’m influenced by you.
But it could
also be Hyunjin.
- Shall we announce it? - Yes, please.
[Who will be today’s winner?]
[Is the Price King back?]
[Or will beginner’s luck win?]
The total is…
297,000 won.
[Is it me?] Wow, that’s so close.
Hyunjin…
[An impressively tiny margin of error]
[He’s confused himself] Did I really get that right?
[Even the Price King is impressed by the accuracy] If you’d thought 2,000 won, you would’ve missed it.
How did you nail it?
[Nopo meal voucher awarded] - I’m jealous. - A meal voucher…
We actually come here a lot.
You can eat this amount here…
[Can’t hide his smile] Oh, as much as we ate today?
Thank you.
[Congratulations] Applause!
I’m jealous. Personally, I have to come here again.
Shall we come together?
[Project, make the introvert some friends] I’d love that.
[We’re nearby, come if you can.] We’re actually close by.
I’d really love that.
Filming NOPOGY, this place is one of the best.
Feels like TOP 3.
The beef was great.
Anyway, since you joined us, final thoughts from each of you?
I’ve actually watched this program.
I’m so grateful I got the chance to be on it.
I felt really comfortable.
[To the viewers, too] I hope you enjoyed it.
It was nice to have a good talk in a relaxed setting
with good people.
Thank you.
[Thanks for coming to hang out]
Yeah, so for me
first of all, the food was incredibly delicious.
Senior JUNGWOO and Senior SHOWNU!
I already felt an inner closeness to you
and after today I feel like we got closer
more at ease, more friendly.
It kind of felt like a blind date to me.
Then shall we end with a NOPO GET EAT?
[I’m not done yet] Hey, I’m still talking.
- Seriously! - I thought you were done.
Say a bit more.
Sorry, sorry.
Thanks to NOPOGY, we ate so well
and I think with this comeback
we’ll be able to show you a great side of Stray Kids.
[Please look forward to CEREMONY]
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Let’s wrap with NOPO GET EAT. - Okay.
[Now for the actual NOPO GET EAT time] - We didn’t do the toast. - We didn’t do our cups.
I say NOPO, you say GET EAT.
- You lead. - Okay.
NOPO
GET EAT!
[NOPO GET EAT]
[Endless thank-yous] - Thank you. - Great work.
We need to get the owner’s signature.
[Owner autograph session to validate the meal voucher]
[With the owner’s signature, the voucher is complete] Why am I nervous?
We’re definitely going to come back and eat.
[We’ll definitely be back] Yes, definitely.
[Today’s winner shot]
[Thank you for the voucher]
[Saturday, August 30, 7 p.m. EP.24 PREMIERE]
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