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(ELECTRONIC SYNTHS)

Well, it's gotta have drums. Yeah.

(DRUMS PLAY)

It's gotta have really good drums. Yeah.

Usually it's writing a lot of lines about it.

You have, like, heaps of ideas that you've come up with

over a long period of time,

then you have this consolidation moment,

and when what that happens,

that's when you can start to actually see the song.

WOMAN: I guess you don't know when you're writing it.

I think the main thing is to create something that people connect with,

even if it's just a song

where they can just put their dancing shoes on and just go wild,

that's a hit, because it's made them move.

Heh. You tell us.

Who knows how to write a hit? Do you?

Well, if I knew, I shouldn't...I wouldn't tell.

I wouldn't tell anybody. It's a dark art.

(LAUGHS)

The way to write a hit song is...

Is write lots. Yeah.

And then just pick 1 in 50 that you think you love.

The motto is

"You've gotta go through all the shits to get the hits."

Yeah.

Hi, I'm Dan. Hi, I'm Linda.

And this is What Is Music?

And we're not in our usual studio today

because we're here to write a hit song.

Yes. Start to finish, all in one day. Boom.

To achieve this monumental task,

we've come to the largest recording studio in the southern hemisphere,

Studio 301.

This award-winning, platinum-record-churning studio

will have all the bits and pieces we need to pull this off.

I've even enlisted the help of a topnotch producer, Simon Cohen.

Simon is a producer and engineer

who has worked with Justin Bieber, Guy Sebastian,

Vera Blue and Jessica Mauboy.

So he is no stranger to making a banger.

So, Simon... Hi!

Is there a formula to writing a hit song?

Well, there's a lot of techniques for writing,

uh...different types of songs -

whether it goes on to become a hit or not

is as much up to good luck as good writing, maybe.

But we can certainly have a go at writing a great song.

So all we need is, like, two to four chords

and, like, a hook and a strong beat, right?

That's...that's it. That's the recipe.

Absolutely. And then just...I take my top off.

Yeah. (LAUGHS) Alright. Nice. Funny. Cute chitchat.

Let's get down to it - what does this stuff do?

OK.

Well, so behind me we've got the mixing desk,

and so essentially

we plug all the microphones and keyboards into there.

Then we've got a computer where we're gonna record it all.

There's a few extra toys lying around -

some guitars and microphones.

Everything we could need.

Step 1 - the beat, and our chart-topper needs one.

BPM, or beats per minute, measures the pace and rhythm of a song.

The growing trend in pop music has been for slower beats,

with the average song declining from 116 BPM to 100

in the past four decades.

How fast do we want this song?

I like the idea of it being slower -

like, about 100 or something. Yeah.

Shall we give that a try? OK.

Yeah. See if it makes you move?

You know Dan loves to dance as well. I've heard.

(LAUGHS)

This is our regular 100.

(SLOW BEAT PLAYS) Yeah.

Dun. Dun-dun-dun.

And let's try a couple of loop starting points,

get a bit of a feel for the groove.

(SLOW, FUNKY BEAT PLAYS)

(SLOW, ECHOING FUNKY BEAT PLAYS)

I like that. That feels like a nice intro.

Yeah. That feels like a nice kind of house, slightly hip-hop.

(BEATBOXES TO BEAT, MIMICS DRUM BEAT)

So we throw a bit more of, like,

a sort of straight-up kick under it too.

(FUNKY BEAT BECOMES MORE COMPLEX) Oh, yeah.

Mmm, mmm! Mmm! Mmm!

That sounds great.

In this first verse, maybe we'll start with sort of 16 bars.

Then we can go into the chorus section.

Quite often in the second verse... Shorter verse.

..shorten it down a little bit, maybe eight bars.

Everybody's waiting to get back to the hook again.

We start with bits and pieces, and as the song kind of forms out,

we'll sort of put some of the ornamentation in.

I like the idea of keeping it quite uncomplicated.

Yeah.

I mean, a lot of the styles these days,

particularly R&B and kind of hip-hop influenced pop,

there is a lot of space.

It's kind of the drums and just kind of one bass note,

and maybe a little kind of melodic element.

Let's go ham, and then see what happens when we slap it at the wall.

Perfect. Is that even a saying?

It is now. Just slap it at the wall.

Simon, slap it at the wall. Come on.

I'm gonna get T-shirts made of that.

The beats are down.

Now we need some harmony, and that means step 2 - the chord progression.

OK, fact time. What's a chord progression?

So a key basically has seven notes in it,

and you can build a chord around any of these.

All the way from C, all the way up to B, and then C again.

So you've probably heard this before.

(PLAYS A SERIES OF DESCENDING NOTES)

It's the basis for a fair few pop songs.

That's a chord progression.

Chord progressions dictate the flow of a song.

They can give a song strong vibes, like the blues.

(PLAYS JAUNTY TUNE)

And doowop - popular in the '50s and '60s.

(PLAYS UPBEAT TUNE)

Or the sad modern ballad.

(PLAYS MELANCHOLY TUNE)

You can also play with these chords by stacking more notes on the top.

(PLAYS CHORD)

Lowering or augmenting some notes.

(PLAYS DISSONANT CHORD)

Playing with dissonance can give a song character,

can give it tension, lightness, darkness,

and take you further away from home

so that when you return, there's a real emphatic feeling.

But recently, we're hearing progressions with fewer chords

being played in pop music,

like two or three chords repeating.

(SORRY BY JUSTIN BIEBER PLAYS)

So, would you pick a particular key?

Is there, like, a secret key for pop success?

Look, there's a few keys that get used quite often,

particularly the keys that have, essentially, all the white notes.

You've got your A minor.

If it's being written for a particular singer,

they will have a certain range that they sound best in.

If you're writing for yourself,

then obviously it's whatever's comfortable.

Or just wherever the idea comes from.

Cool. Let's try something out.

(PLAYS UPBEAT PERCUSSIVE TUNE)

We could do something a bit more synthy.

(PLAYS UPBEAT SYNTH TUNE)

Let's just record some of that down and see if some of it works.

And you can do the variation with the three.

Cool!

I reckon that's kind of the skeleton for our chords.

Um, we'll run that through the verse and then...

..it'll probably work through the chorus as well,

but we'll see if there's anything that needs to change

depending on where the vocal melody goes.

Um, and we'll see how the bass line kinda works around it.

Perfect.

Step three is all about that bass.

The lower, the better.

A big bass sound that everyone kinda uses

on a lot of these urban R&B tracks

is the 808 kind of bass, so...

(THUMPING BASS NOTE)

Sounds a bit like that.

There's a "boom-oom".

Yeah, I feel like that could hit a...

Yeah.

(BASS LINE AND SYNTH TUNE PLAY TOGETHER)

Which makes you want to move more.

That kind of octave shift is kinda cool.

So there were a couple of things I kinda really liked in there.

(TRACK PLAYS)

But if you like that pattern,

we could try tweaking the sound for the other one

to make it a little bit more interesting.

The first one still fits kind of the best.

That kind of groove makes me want to move the most.

Yeah. Which is kind of...

Yeah, that sits with me, like, a lot better.

A little bit more like that Billie Jean thing

where it's sort of...

The rhythm doesn't really change. Yeah.

The funny thing is, is that that bass line emphasises the hi-hat.

I suppose particularly with the melodic embellishments

hitting the off beat.

They sort of pulse like they kind of live together a little bit more.

Yeah, that sounds nice.

LINDA: But I had a secret weapon to elevate this track from nice

to a chart-topping monster.

Hey, Simon? Yeah.

In one of the earlier episodes, we did an instrument challenge

where we had to create our instruments.

OK. We had a competition

and we were judged,

and my contraption that I made from start to finish, all by myself,

actually won.

So we've decided that we want it to be in the song.

Wh...what does it do?

(LAUGHS) Well!

Straw.

(VIBRATING DRONE)

Oh, wow!

You know how in some pop songs they have air horns and stuff?

Yeah... You know.

I reckon we could do something with that.

What in the world have you got, Dan? Like a shaker?

Yeah.

A very full sound! It is. Thank you.

Yeah, I reckon we could definitely use some of that in, you know,

some of the rhythmic bed for the drums.

Sure. Wanna go and shake-a-shake for me?

Why not? Definitely usable.

Why not. Says the professional.

(SHAKES PERCUSSIVE INSTRUMENT IN TIME WITH TRACK)

Cool. Perfect, man.

OK. Go for it.

(VIBRATING DRONE)

That's awesome!

Just leave that with me,

and I think you guys need to work on some lyrics now for this.

Step four - the lyrics. Time to pour our hearts out.

There's the folk tradition,

where people write these personal, confessional lyrics

to bring the listener in.

And then you've also got this tradition of jazz standards

where stuff is a lot more vague, a lot more universal,

and, you know, let's be honest -

if in doubt - partying, babes, love.

We can hit it. Always works. Yeah, absolutely.

Or wordless choruses. Whoas. Ahs. I love it.

Oohs. Yeah. For sure. Love it. Big drop.

Why don't we listen to it and see what...see what we can come up with?

(TRACK PLAYS)

What is it inspiring? What is it making you visualise?

It's like a sad party.

I love a sad party. I love melancholic party.

Yeah.

Maybe it's homecoming. Like, I've been away.

Now I have to leave this cool life that I've led,

but gotta return back home, or something like that?

Mm-hm. Yeah. Like if you've been on a holiday. What is that feeling?

What? Yeah. Like a half moon.

I was thinking of that when we were eating croissants earlier.

Not exciting enough to be a full moon...

Why did that remind you of it?

Well, it's kind of a similar shape. Oh! OK.

Yeah. Hey, what do you think about...

What if we just wrote the song about a croissant experience?

Or 'cwoissant'. Do you say croissant or 'cwoissant'?

As long as that does not enter the lyrics at all...

But if we wrote, like, a pastry love song.

A pastry... Oh, my God.

Here. How about this as a chorus, right?

We had our sweet, buttery inspiration

and smashed out some lyrics in no time.

Meanwhile, Simon and his assistant Charlotte

were busy working on the breakdown,

Charlotte adding some much needed oomph

into our original chord progression.

Little waves on them.

Cool.

Then this would be the build-up. (HUMS)

Into the drop. (HUMS)

Cool.

Now we'll kind of get a little melodic top line.

Yeah, it's moody. It's nice.

They were also cooking up something amazing.

Hey! Hey! You're back!

(LAUGHS) Hey!

Is that my little bay horn?

That's your horn, baby! Almost unrecognisable.

Yeah! You've made it into something almost musical.

(LAUGHS)

OK, so we've got a chorus.

OK, yeah. That's a great place to start.

# Almond, chocolate, ham and cheese

# I want you to come home...

# I want you, come home with me. # I think that's better.

Um...

# Almond, chocolate, ham and cheese

# Why you crumble when I squeeze? #

It's about croissants.

I would hope so too. (LAUGHS)

Uh, Dan, anything to add?

Oh, yeah. We just had a lot.

We've got a verse here.

# Thinking of you at a quarter past two

# Your shop is closed

# You got what I need

# Baby, baby, please don't get too flaky on me. #

(LAUGHS) OK. So I like it.

It's ambiguous, but then it starts leading us towards the pay-off.

Yeah. It could be a metaphor.

I reckon it's probably time we get you guys in the booth.

Find something catchy.

Alright. We're not good singers, though.

We'll put a little bit of autotune or something on it.

It's more about trying to find something

than it being a flawless performance at this point.

Just a little autotune.

Mine will be flawless. Yeah.

(SINGS NOTE WITH AUTOTUNE APPLIED)

That's amazing.

(SINGS NOTE WITH AUTOTUNE APPLIED)

# Oh, my God. #

I'm (BLEEP) Travis Scott!

(LAUGHS)

# I get those goose bumps every time, yeah. #

Step five - the melody.

Now it's time for us to find the hook.

Let's start with the chorus.

# Almond, chocolate, ham and cheese

# I want you... # Wait.

# Almond, chocolate, ham and... # That's better!

# Almond, ahh! # Yeah!

# Almond, chocolate, ham and cheese

# I want you to come with me. #

(LAUGHS) Yes! Great!

(LAUGHS)

# Why do you crumble Yes!

# When I squeeze... #

(LAUGHS) I love that!

# At a quarter past two... #

BOTH: # You're sold out... #

Down on "you"? Yeah, yeah.

# Thinking of you at a quarter past two

# You're all sold out but I still need you. #

Step six - putting it all together.

Simon guided us through,

refining the rest of the tune before secret weapon number two arrived -

professional vocalist and pop sensation Kota Banks.

Kota Banks is a touring artist, songwriter and vocal powerhouse

and she's singing on our song.

# For better days... #

Hit it, Simon.

(TRACK PLAYS)

# Why do you crumble

# When I squeeze you?

# Your flakes, your flow I need, you know

# I got the butter I need no other

# So toast up and taste me. #

Wow!

That's sick!

You guys killed it.

Should we chuck her in? I reckon let's get her in there.

Absolutely. Let's do it.

Two. Hey, hey. (VOCALISES)

Um, yeah. Should we have a go at this kinda first verse?

# Almond, chocolate, ham and cheese

# I want you to come with me... #

Were you playing around with that before

in the higher version of that?

(HIGHER) # Almond, chocolate, ham and cheese. #

Can we hear that?

# Almond, chocolate, ham and cheese

# I want you to come with me

# Why do you crumble

# When I squeeze, yeah. #

The song was clearly in far more capable hands at this point.

During that drop as well, the way you did...

Thank you.

And they were tireless in perfecting the track.

# Ah, ah, ah. #

Cool. Yeah, I reckon we've got it. That's it. Come on in.

Yay!

Alright, Simon. I think it's time to hear where we're at.

Awesome. Here we go.

(TRACK PLAYS)

# Thinkin' of you

# At a quarter past two

# You're all sold out but I still need you

# Banging on the store window

# Please

# Need to dip you in my tea

# Oh, whoa

# My sweet

# You got what I need

# Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby

# I got the butter I need no other

# Toast up and taste me

# Shake your, shake your, shake your bom-bom for me

# Shake your, shake your, shake your croissant for me

# Shake your, shake your, shake your bom-bom for me

# Toast up and taste me... #

(LAUGHS)

It's a good song!

It's a lot better than I expected we were gonna come up with.

And it makes me smile. It makes me laugh.

Makes me smile. Makes me kinda dance.

I reckon if the lyrics were different,

it would be a pop song,

like a proper pop song.

The melodies are crazy.

If it turned up on radio, I don't think I'd be surprised.

I'd be bopping along. I'd be right there with you.

Thank you so much, Simon, for all your amazing work.

And thank you for coming in and being our little singing star.

Any time!

You know what we didn't do, though?

Do you guys have, like, a producer name or something?

Like, how are people gonna know it's you?

What about Goldiano?

Dan Golding Marigliano. Goldiano.

I... Yeah, I'll take that. Yeah, OK. Alright.

I'm so into that. Alright. In you go. Let's do it.

Alright. I'm doing it.

(TRACK PLAYS)

(AUTOTUNED) Goldiano Productions!

Maybe it needs a phrase.

That was... No. I think that's gonna do it.

OK. Do not do anything more. That's it.

Don't change. You're perfect as you are.

Thank you.

Captions by Red Bee Media

And if you want to hear our full masterpiece...

It's right here on iview too.

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Our entire family is suffering because of her obsession with Diet[HelloCounselor /ENG,THA/2018.8.27] - Duration: 21:43.

"Our Sensitive Boss."

Hello.

I'm high school senior who's about to die of stress.

Is it because of the college entrance exam?

No.

What makes me nervous is

my sister who's 3 years older.

"Let's eat, sis."

"Are you crazy?

I'm going to eat a cucumber."

"Mom and Dad want to go out to eat."

"Are you crazy?

I'm going to eat a cucumber."

(She's obsessed with cucumbers)

It will become her popular phrase.

My sister, who's been on a diet for

a year and a half, only eats cucumbers

for all three meals.

As a result, she has lost 95 lbs,

and went from weighing 210 lbs to 115 lbs.

She only eats cucumbers.

(Unbelievable)

"How do I look? Does this look okay?"

"Yes."

"What? I look good?

Are you making fun of me?

I know that I look fat!"

She's become the most sensitive person in the world.

"What is this smell?

Did you eat ramen?

I told you not to eat it when I'm home!

Get out! Get out of here!"

She's very sensitive.

We can't eat anything in front of her.

"Aren't you going to look after yourself?

Look at how fat you are. Stop eating!"

"Mom! You're still eating?

Stop eating. You'll gain more weight!"

She even yells at us to lose weight.

Our entire family is suffering

because of her obsession with being skinny.

I miss my sister when she used to be fat and nice.

Please help me.

The sensitive boss.

Has Yunhwa become sensitive?

I...

Do you understand how this girl feels?

(Trying to come up with the correct answer)

Many thoughts are going through your head, right?

You're not sure if you should be honest or not?

Just a little bit. It's not too bad.

How much weight did you lose?

I lost about 50 lbs so far.

How much more are you planning to lose?

About 20 lbs more.

I went on a cucumber diet once and failed.

I got so dizzy,

so I stayed in bed all day long.

My hands and feet were very cold, too.

I didn't know cucumbers were good for dieting.

I eat cucumber, too. With other food.

Pickles, cold cucumber soup, cucumber kimchi...

Cucumber tastes great with pork belly, too.

Eating them together.

Dip cucumber in soybean paste.

- Cold cucumber soup is good, too. / - Yes.

Let's bring her out now.

Please come on out.

(Who is suffering because of her sister?)

(Kim Jusang)

(Welcome)

Did she really lose 95 lbs in a year and a half?

She's 5'4" and weighed 210 lbs.

- Now she weighs 115 lbs. / - 115 lbs.

She eats half of a cucumber per meal.

She doesn't even it a whole cucumber?

- For a year now? / - Yes.

- Does she it raw? / - Just cucumbers?

She eats a chilled cucumber.

Peeled or not?

Peeled? I don't know.

Does she peel it?

She works out at the gym for 90 minutes a day.

Wow. She works out for 90 minutes, too?

How can she work out like that?

Has she reached her goal weight?

Her goal is to weigh 95 lbs...

(Oh my god)

So she's still on a diet.

So she needs to lose 20 lbs more?

(Tell her I can't do it)

She was nice when she was fat.

But now that she's skinny, she's so sensitive.

Tell us how sensitive she is now.

I wasn't doing anything and out of the blue

she yelled, "How annoying!" and slammed the door.

- You weren't doing anything? / - No.

She probably wanted to eat something yummy.

How annoying!

When I eat something, she tells me to leave

so that she can't smell it.

She yells at me.

Doesn't your mom cook something with cucumbers?

When mom made cold cucumber soup,

she got mad. "Aren't those my cucumbers?"

"Aren't these my cucumbers?"

- They are her staple. / - Right.

Food is a sensitive issue when you're on a diet.

That's right.

She asked if Mom used her cucumber?

Yes. I think they were her cucumbers.

(A surprise turn of events?)

The hardest thing in the world is to lose weight.

Couldn't you be understanding and root for her

until she reaches her goal weight?

I can't stand that she tells me to diet, too.

Is she mean about it?

She says, "Lose weight. Take care of yourself."

(She's quite mean)

Let's meet her sister now.

Her sensitive boss sister. Hello.

Hello.

(Who's her sensitive sister?)

Hello.

Could you please stand up?

We're so proud of you.

(Skinny)

- She's so skinny. / - Please turn around.

Are you slouching because you're hungry?

No, because I'm not confident.

Why aren't you confident?

You have a great figure. Why?

Then we should be crawling on the floor.

Crawl.

(Hahahaha)

You should stop dieting now.

I don't think so.

There are so many skinny people out there.

There are many fat people, too.

You only see skinny people?

Yes, I think so.

I only focus on skinny people.

She said that you've become very sensitive.

Do you admit it?

Yes, I did become more sensitive.

But as my family, they should be understanding.

- They should be understanding? / - Yes.

Yes, we get that a lot on our program.

"As family, they should be more understanding."

Why do you yell at your sister for eating?

I have something to say about that.

She eats fried chicken and pizza at night.

I'm worried about her health.

That's why I nag at her for eating at night.

She used to eat with me.

I used to be obese and

I know how hard it is to lose weight.

I don't want her to go through the same thing.

(I can take care of myself)

Aren't you curious about how she looked before?

This is the sister that Jusang misses.

May we take a look at your old pictures?

Yes.

All right. Please show us her pictures.

(Oh my...)

Why did you bring a photo of her

with that look on her face?

It's quite shocking.

You look so different now.

How do you feel when you see these pictures?

(There's more)

Oh my.

(She's surprised by her old pictures, too)

You have a whole box of cereal in front of you.

I used to love carbohydrates.

You ate cereal like chips?

They taste very good.

It tastes great if you pour milk in the box.

It tastes great if you pour milk in the box.

- In the box? / - Directly in the cereal box?

Really? (She's the only one who understands)

You pour a whole liter of milk in it?

I used to pour milk directly into the box

and then shake and eat it. It was good.

- Really? / - It was good?

Yes.

Could you tell us in detail how you lost weight?

Some people may be curious to know.

(Curious)

(Curious)

(Tell us how you did it)

I ate one cucumber and veggies for breakfast.

Then I ate a cucumber and side dishes for lunch.

For dinner, I ate one cucumber only.

I worked out, too.

I did 30 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of

weightlifting and I walked up the stairs

from the first floor to the 15th floor until I sweated.

I drank carbonated water when I got hungry.

Carbonated water? Isn't that fattening?

It was refreshing.

Carbonated water, not soda.

(I must jot this down)

You don't have any health problems?

I used to only eat cucumbers.

But now, I vary my intake by

switching to cabbage on some days

or to lettuce on some days.

- What about rice? / - That's carbs.

- You don't eat carbs at all? / - No.

You don't eat meat either?

I do eat meat.

Carbs are what make you fat.

That's where you are wrong.

You must consume some type of carbs

- in order to lose weight. / - Right.

If not, your nutritional intake is unbalanced,

so you could end up gaining weight instead.

I know that.

But eating carbs makes you fat.

She is very adamant.

Did your hands and feet ever get cold

or did your eyes ever start to quiver?

You must endure that to lose weight.

No, you shouldn't.

Your body is sending you signals.

Have you ever taken diet pills?

Some neighbors ask me that, too.

I didn't take any diet pills.

Your neighbors ask you?

You must be quite popular.

There are so many ways to lose weight.

What I've learned from my experience is that

you must choose what suits you best.

And you must be determined to do it the next day.

(Determination)

(We believe it)

(You can do it, too)

Is there a reason why you decided to lose weight?

When I was fat, people teased me and

I had low self-esteem.

When I was looking at clothes at a store,

the clerk came and said, "We don't carry

any clothes in your size.

Please do not come to our store."

- She told you not to come? / - Yes.

My co-worker told me,

"How can you work when you're so fat?

Do you even have a dream?"

Many people belittled me.

(She was belittled and hurt in the past)

Do people treat you differently and do you have

higher self-esteem now that you've lost weight?

I can wear any clothes I want

and I feel more confident because

I don't look like I did before.

I think she has even less confidence than before.

- You think so? / - Yes.

She always looks in the mirror and says,

"I think I gained weight again!

I should lose more weight, right? I'm fat, right?"

She has never had a boyfriend.

(She's never been in a relationship?)

You've never dated anyone?

I have.

Don't be ridiculous.

She turns down offers for blind dates because

she isn't ready. She says she needs to lose more.

Do you have a boyfriend?

Of course I used to. But not now.

Of course you used to?

What a surprising turn of events.

Why aren't you dating anyone now?

You said you've been in a relationship.

I still hold a grudge.

I remember how men treated me and I'm afraid

I'll gain weight if I start dating someone.

(Wow...)

But more men are asking you out

or asking for your number, right?

- Not really. / - No?

How do you relieve stress?

I just stay at home.

- No. / - I stay at home.

You'll get sick.

It must be tough for the family.

Their entire family is here today.

Hello.

(The entire family is at the studio)

You are all at a sensitive age.

Do you think you look good on camera?

No.

Are you concerned because of your sister, too?

Yes.

The three of us often go to the supermarket.

We used to buy meat and sausages.

But now my sister buys 7-8 cucumbers,

which cost $1.50 per cucumber.

So we can't buy anything else.

We used to eat spicy noodles and boiled pork.

He misses the past.

She only eats cucumber on top of the noodles.

I feel bad for her, too.

Isn't it impressive that she lost 95 lbs?

- Not really. / - Why not?

I like the old sister who ate well better.

But she is so pretty now.

Not really.

(Oh gee...)

- She was prettier back then? / - Yes.

No way.

She looks most beautiful when she eats a lot.

(You're beautiful when you eat a lot)

(Heartthrob)

(What are you saying?)

(What do you want me to say?)

When she was fat, we'd go to eat at buffets

and see who could eat more.

We would go to famous restaurants.

- You didn't want to lose? / - That sounds fun.

Now I jokingly ask her, "You want fried chicken?"

and she shockingly answers, "Why would I eat that?"

- She has changed too much. / - Yes.

I understand how they feel.

I want Yunhwa to stop losing weight because...

I eat and drink alcohol by myself these days.

Yunhwa won't eat with me since she's on a diet.

You miss eating with her, right?

- Yes. / - Right.

For the person who's on a diet,

if people keep saying, "Eat something. Eat.

You want this?"

it's very stressful to keep saying no, even though

people are saying that because they're worried.

(Right)

Mom, what do you think about her going on a diet?

I'm proud of her.

I was never successful in losing weight,

but she did it.

She was fat for 15 years,

ever since second grade.

So I prayed every day that she'd lose weight.

She got fat instead of getting tall.

But she has lost so much weight,

so I changed my prayer now.

You're praying that she gains weight?

I want her to eat a normal amount

and just live like an ordinary person.

You want her to eat well.

Why? She's pretty.

She is so obsessed with losing weight

that she is not able to do

any hobbies like reading or playing the flute,

which she used to love doing.

I never enjoyed playing the flute

or reading books.

She's forcing those hobbies on me.

I am still doing the hobbies that I like.

What hobbies do you have?

I like reading comic books.

I like playing with my phone on my bed.

The little things.

What do you think, sir?

I think my wife should be the one to lose weight.

Why would you say that?

I'm just worried that as she loses weight,

our family will become victims.

We're not a happy family anymore.

When I come home from work,

my two daughters are fighting

almost every other day.

My eldest daughter relieves stress by

dissing her sister and brother.

(He's got swag)

A family should bond by eating together.

That's what family is for.

Yes, that's what a family does.

She eats by herself, so I think she only

eats with us once or twice a month.

Do you normally talk like that?

Both of them are speaking in that tone.

We sound unnatural because we've never done this.

When I first saw their parents,

they looked so familiar to me.

I was wondering if I had met them somewhere.

I think that's us in the future.

They are just like us in the future.

That's right.

You're right.

(They do look alike)

The rest of your family walks on eggshells around you

and they are suffering. How do you feel about it?

I do feel bad in a way, but

they're not being completely fair.

I started to lose weight partially because of them.

They always nagged at me.

What did they say?

"You pig! When will you lose weight?"

"You're in your 20s. Don't waste your life away."

Who said that? Your parents? Your siblings?

All of them.

(Everyone is at fault!)

Our whole family got together once on Seollal.

There was an ad about liposuction on TV.

Our relative said, "You should get that done."

My family laughed instead of protecting me.

That was very hurtful.

I once said that I want to be an actress and

my dad said, "You're too fat.

How can you become an actress?"

I was so shocked to hear that and

that's why I was more determined to lose weight.

The cause of this issue is the family.

One time, I was with a friend and

I ran into my sister.

I was embarrassed to say hi,

so I purposefully avoided her.

Was it because she's your sister?

Or was it because she was fat?

Be honest with us.

To be honest,

it was because she was fat.

(Bitter)

She lost weight because of her dream.

How did you feel when she told you her dream?

I thought she had no chance of becoming one.

No one rooted for her dream.

She's skinny now. Can't you root for her dream?

But in order to become an actress

she needs to go out to meet people

and experience more things in life.

But she won't go out to meet her friends.

If I hang out with my friends, I'll want to eat.

We'll go to cafes or go eat at a buffet.

Do you think people with average weight

don't meet friends? They do.

That's right.

But they were skinny to begin with.

No one is skinny from birth.

Of course some people stay skinny naturally.

Nayoung, do you not meet friends?

I work out, too.

She goes out and meets friends, too.

How much do you weigh? Less than 100lbs?

Somewhere around there.

Are you happy there?

What?

Are you happy to weigh that little?

She's asking how it feels to be skinny.

I'm actually trying to gain some weight.

You want to gain weight?

I think being healthy is most important.

Let me tell you this.

I'm close to 200 lbs, but I'm happy.

(I still want to weigh 99lbs!)

What gives you joy in your life?

Nothing.

You went on a diet and lost weight.

Are you happy now?

Are you happy now?

No, I'm not happy at all.

Eating food gives a person so much joy.

It leads to other desires. So I'm not happy.

That's what happens when you're on a diet.

You lose the will to live.

But once I reach my goal, won't I be happy?

No, not at all.

You'll struggle to keep that weight.

"If I eat, I'll be 100 lbs. I can't eat."

So you won't be happy then either.

But I am happier now than when I was fat.

You're not fat at all now.

I want her to reach her goal weight.

Then you'll realize it doesn't mean much.

She needs to realize it herself?

Then make a promise.

Once you reach your goal, come to my restaurant.

That's enough.

Even now.

What do you sell there?

(We have so much good food)

You know musical actress Hong Jimin?

She made headlines

for losing so much weight recently.

She said that if a person doesn't eat carbs at all,

then one day, that person will gain it all back.

I don't think reaching your goal is important.

You need to go out to meet people

and watch your family eat

as you learn the ability to

control your appetite.

Don't pig out thinking that you ruined your diet.

Learn to eat a little at a time.

I think that's more important for you.

You can't eat cucumbers for the rest of your life.

I do feel bad about how I treated my family.

I was too harsh to my precious family members.

Will you still strive to weigh less than 100 lbs?

- I do want to reach it once. / - Do it.

But you could end up in a hospital.

(Sigh...)

Chef Choi Hyunseok.

I think it's a concern for her family.

I think it's a concern.

You could really damage your health.

You're beautiful now.

I want you to lose weight in a healthy way.

Don't get stressed over it.

You could eat 2 chickens and not gain weight now.

- You would. / - Yunhwa.

There are many women in the audience,

so I think they can all relate to this issue.

Please press the button.

(What does the audience think?)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Please stop.

Please show us the result.

The last digit is 8. Did they get over 100 votes?

138 votes.

They got many votes.

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"Her Men."

I'm 19-year-old Park Haemi from Gwangju.

Girl, girl, girl, girl.

I'm the second daughter of 4 girls.

My younger sister who's in 9th grade

is doing something terrible.

Korea practices monogamy.

You only get one partner.

But my younger sister wants to

make many men hers at the same time.

"Sis. I think I'm in love."

You're good.

"You're already in love with 7 men."

"But I can't help it.

He's so handsome, charming

witty, and funny.

He can sing so well, too."

Look at Mingi. He looks so happy.

Stop drooling.

(Here's another man who's in love)

You love her too much.

Those men that my sister is into are...

Male idol singers.

(Indeed!)

EXO, BTS, Wanna One,

ASTRO SEVENTEEN, VIXX,

PENTAGON, BTOB and Kwon Hyunbin.

She's a die-hard fan of 9 idol groups.

She is in love with too many groups.

"Mom, BTOB made a comeback.

Can you buy me their album?"

"How many have you bought so far?

If you buy all of them, we'll go bankrupt."

"Oh, come on! Why can't I get one? Why?

Buy me one! Buy me one!"

She's so good.

She's so good even without practice.

I almost put my hand up to slap you.

- She's so good. / - She is too good.

She spends lots of money when new albums come out.

This is the youngest daughter.

"Sis. What is this album?"

"Hey! What the frick! You're dead meat!

Don't touch it! Get out of my room!"

She cusses and screams when we touch her things.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Please help my sister.

What do you think about this, Nayoung?

I think being a fan of 9 groups is too much.

Right. How can she like so many at one time?

I'm an expert on being a die-hard fan.

I think it's a spice we add to our lives.

But people usually switch over to new things

after a year or two.

But she just keeps accumulating new groups.

She likes all of them at the same time.

- This is... / - Right.

Let's bring her out.

Please come on out.

(Who's concerned about her younger sister?)

(Park Haemi)

(Welcome)

Your sister is a fan of 9 idol groups.

Does she really like all of them?

She was 10 when EXO debuted.

Your younger sister?

That's when she became their fan.

Then she started to like EXO, BTS, Wanna One,

ASTRO, SEVENTEEN, BTOB,

PENTAGON and Kwon Hyunbin.

- Only handsome idol groups? / - Yes.

I'm so sick of it.

PRISTIN isn't one of them?

No.

She likes male idol groups.

Why doesn't she like 2PM?

I don't know.

(Oh no)

As her sister, couldn't you be understanding?

Why are you so concerned about this?

Many groups are active around the same time.

When she watches music programs,

she hides the remote.

So that nobody can change the channel.

She has to watch the same clip more than 10 times.

So we can't watch TV at all.

Each new song has its own unique way of cheering.

Really?

She says that she has to learn them,

so she screams like she's at a concert.

In front of the TV?

She yells out those cheers.

- Every cheer is different. / - Really?

The members' names were called out for us.

During the intro?

Ok Taecyeon, Nickhun.

(Tried to keep the rhythm)

They must all be in 3 syllables.

(World-class synchronized cheer.mp4)

Jeong Hoseok.

Park Jimin.

Kim Taehyeong.

Jeon Jungkook.

BTS!

(I wish she wouldn't do that at home)

I like Block B, but when their new album

is released, I just listen to it once or twice.

But when a new album is released,

my sister spends $200-300 a month

to buy their album and posters.

She also buys other products like cheer sticks.

Right. Each group has their own cheer stick.

They all look different.

She has to buy beauty products and ice cream

that is advertised by her favorite idols.

Since she needs money,

she'll lie to our parents to get spending money.

I hope idols don't do refrigerator ads.

- Get a new refrigerator? / - That's right.

Does she get mad when her younger sister

touches her things in her room?

She yells and cusses.

As soon as the youngest goes in?

F you! Don't come in here!"

"Frick!" Like that?

Yes.

(Oh my)

- All she did was go in there? / - Yes.

One time, Mom wanted ice cream,

so she opened the refrigerator.

I guess there was an ice cream that

my sister's favorite idols advertised.

There was a picture of them on the wrapper.

She didn't want it ripped?

Mom ripped the wrapper to eat it

and the idol singer's face got ripped.

That's heartbreaking.

So my sister...

What did she do?

"I bought this to keep the wrapper.

How can you rip it? Go buy another one."

She yelled at mom like that.

She yelled at your mom?

Mom went out, but it wasn't the one she wanted.

It was another member? Oh no.

My sister said, "This is wrong. Buy another one!"

She must really love them to be like this.

Let's meet her sister now.

Hello.

Hello.

Do you understand your sister's concern?

There are people who are worse than I am.

I don't know why this is a concern.

Most people like one or two groups.

Why do you like 9 groups?

- I just do. / - You like all of them?

I relieve stress by watching their videos.

I first got to know Xiumin in EXO.

He was so cute, so I became a die-hard fan.

(Good choice)

(Welcome to the die-hard fan world)

Then I was watching BTS videos.

V is handsome

and quirky. So I became his fan.

(Became a fan of another popular idol singer)

My friends were listening to SEVENTEEN's song.

Joshua was so handsome, so I became his fan.

ASTRO.

Do you like Cha Eunwoo?

Then I started to like BTOB, too.

My favorite member is Peniel.

(Adding more groups to the list)

(She's no longer nervous)

(A full screen of idol singers' pictures)

I don't know who's who.

Unbelievable.

This is like the year-end concert.

- Right. / - Idols' Track and Field.

You like everyone on here?

This is like the year-end concert.

(I'm not on the list)

We were talking about 2PM member Hwang Chansung.

He's handsome, too. What do you think about him?

(He's a handsome idol singer, too)

I don't know who he is.

- Oh my. / - The beastly idol singer.

I told you. We were popular 10 years ago.

Right.

(I'm cold...)

(I didn't mean to hurt you)

Isn't it hard to be a fan of all these groups?

Yes, it is.

When many groups come back at the same time...

Right.

That must get crazy.

I don't have much money,

so I don't know whose album to buy.

When fans get in a fight,

I don't know whose side to take.

That's right.

(So don't get into it too much)

Let's test her to see how much she loves them.

We brought some idol singers' character drawings

that only die-hard fans can distinguish.

(Q1. Who is this?)

I don't know what that is.

What's his name from which group?

This is it? You won't even give us a name?

(Can you tell who it is?)

- Isn't it Nickhun? / - I don't know.

How can we tell who it is?

Nayoung, do you know the answer?

No?

I don't know who it is.

Who in the audience knows the answer?

(Someone raised her hand!)

In the back.

- Who is it? / - Peniel.

Peniel?

- Peniel. / - Peniel?

Do you know who this is?

EXO's D.O.

D.O.?

(This is D.O.?)

Please show us the answer.

(She is correct)

She was right.

It does look like him.

I can tell by the eyes, mouth and hair.

Really? No way.

(Speechless)

Okay. Next picture, please.

(Q2. Who is this?)

It's Chanyeol.

(EXO's Chanyeol's character?)

What's the answer?

She's right. Chanyeol.

It does look like him.

It does?

I can see what features they took from him.

Why can't us adults tell who it is?

(Q3. Who is this?)

I think I know who it is.

- Xiumin. / - White hair.

Kai.

Kai had white hair for their song "Overdose."

That's why.

- Kai. / - Kai.

You know all the details, too.

Do you know all the birthdays of the ones you like?

- Just some of them. / - Just some of them?

Xiumin's birthday is on March 26.

Chanyeol's birthday is on November 27.

Baekhyun's birthday is on May 6.

Hwang Minhyun's birthday is on August 9.

Taehyeong's birthday is on December 30.

Do you know when your mom's birthday is?

You don't know?

I did when I was in the lower grades,

but not now.

What about your sister's birthday?

I don't know.

Do you know who she is?

I don't think she knows who this is.

(It's not that bad)

(Try to tone it down a little)

I support being a die-hard fan of something.

When a child is a die-hard fan of something,

she can relieve stress through that.

So she is nicer and happier.

But the problem with her is that

she has become very sensitive

and aggressive towards her family.

That's right.

I once left my phone in

my sister's room, so I went in to get it.

As soon as I went in, she yelled at me.

- As soon as you went in? / - Yes.

Just gave me the finger, too.

(The finger attack to her 11-year-old sister)

The finger.

(Her sister's welcome)

She gave you the finger?

She knows her English.

She cussed at me, too.

She also called me other names.

Sometimes, she kicks me.

(She's a bit sorry)

When she came here today,

she brought her collections that she cherishes.

Please bring them out.

What are these? Idol singers' products?

I see cookie boxes, too.

(Before you touch them...)

(You want me to wear gloves?)

Careful, careful, careful.

Must we wear these gloves?

- They might get dirty. / - Okay.

I feel like an investigator.

(Getting ready to touch the products)

Please no flash photography.

If you look here...

I'm too scared to touch these.

(Taking out a poster)

Be careful.

Don't rip the poster.

(As if they're touching a national cultural asset)

(A delicate touch)

In order not to rip it,

you must hold it up like this.

She looks very nervous.

It's time for "Authentic or Not."

What is this?

EXO's "Power" poster.

Power? Power of music.

Wow, they look so handsome.

Where did you buy this?

At the time, I was living in Jindo.

- I bought it in Mokpo. / - You went to Mokpo?

Mokpo?

(It is an authentic EXO poster)

- It's in different length. / - Here it is.

Isn't that the ice cream that your mom bought?

Ice cream. Ice cream.

Is this the one?

Do you carefully rip the wrapper, eat it

and then take off the wrapper?

Or do you take off the wrapper first

and grab the cone as you eat it?

I take off the wrapper first.

- She does that first. / - I see.

I can see that. It's quite clean inside.

She took the ice cream out before it melted.

Yunhwa, let's eat the remaining part of it.

These don't have their faces on them.

What are these for?

They just happen to be in there.

(Just randomly placed in the box)

They just happen to be there.

For no reason.

They were brought in by mistake.

Can't you just accept her hobby and let her be?

Then it wouldn't be too much of a problem.

I have to worry about her because

she's always in her room watching their videos.

Mom tells her to eat, but she won't come out

because she's busy watching them.

If Mom doesn't step in, she won't eat at all.

Really?

It's summer break right now, so she doesn't

shower often and stays in her room all day.

It's so bad that I don't want to be near her.

One time, she didn't bathe for a week.

When I tell her to eat,

she says, "Later."

So I tell her to eat with the rest of us.

Then she puts her phone on the table and eats.

It's very heartbreaking to see that.

Yes.

She likes to be by herself,

so...

- She's getting emotional. / - She's upset.

She doesn't sleep much either?

No, because she's busy watching their videos.

Sometimes, she'll be up until 2 or 3 a.m.

When I tell her to go to sleep,

she says, "Mind your own business. Get out."

- She yells at you? / - Yes.

She yells, "Get out!"

Don't you scold her for yelling at you?

I do. I tried taking away her phone.

I even spanked her, but it's all useless.

She's older now, so she won't listen to me.

She doesn't even go to school often now.

- She doesn't? / - She doesn't.

When I woke her up in the morning,

she said she'll go to school.

Then she went after the second period.

Now, she refuses to go to school all together.

What does her father say?

He tells me to leave her alone

and not to stress her out.

I think her teachers have given up on her, too.

I transferred to this school 3 months ago,

so it's hard to adjust and I don't have many friends.

What was it like at your previous school?

I was ostracized by my classmates.

They singled you out?

You were hurt by that.

I'm always by myself when I'm at school.

(She bursts into tears)

My classmates avoid me.

They don't want me on their team during PE.

They make it obvious that they hate me.

They just don't like me.

Now I understand why her dad left her alone.

Why he didn't want her to be stressed out.

I knew about this.

I saw her crying in her room.

So I asked her, "Why are you crying?"

She just yelled at me to get out.

She won't talk to me about it,

so it's very frustrating.

May I ask why you were crying then?

I was so tired from being at school.

Mom came in and nagged at me.

She always tells me to study when I'm bad at it.

So I was crying in my room and

my sister asked me why I was crying.

So you've never told them about your hardships?

No.

I knew about this, too.

In Jindo, she went to a small school,

so I just told her to try to get along with them.

You didn't know how hurt she was, right?

No.

(I'm worried)

I am living in a dorm by myself

in Mokpo to go to college.

I moved out 3-4 years ago so

I didn't know how serious her concern was.

She's always been introverted.

Even on holidays, when everyone got together,

she would play with her phone in the corner.

Even now, when I go home, she says hi

and then she won't say anything else.

There are four of us,

so our parents can't give us much individual attention.

I should've been there for her as her sister,

but I wasn't.

She went through so much by herself.

Hold her hand.

I couldn't do anything for her.

We should've listened to her,

but no one really cared.

I'm sure she struggled so much by herself.

- So you feel bad? / - Yes.

When she's having a tough time,

idol singers' songs and lyrics

could be comforting to her.

She's in 9th grade now.

As a gift, I told her that

if she is able to buy the ticket in time,

I will pay for her to go to EXO's concert.

She was so happy when I said that.

Every time she sees me, she reminds me of it.

Thinking about it,

she just needed our love and respect.

My family wasn't so harmonious when I was young,

so I got addicted to reading comic books.

I liked reading comics and drawing them.

One day, my mom said, "You're reading comics.

I used to draw comics myself, too."

And she drew me something.

I still remember what she drew me.

I think that's what I wanted to hear from my mom.

Do you know why your daughter likes

those idol singers?

No, I don't.

(Disappointed)

Which idol singer would you like

to introduce to your mom?

SEVENTEEN's Seungkwan.

Seungkwan. He's a great singer.

She mentioned Seungkwang, so you should

actively ask her about Seungkwang.

It's Seungkwan. Kwan. Not Kwang.

(Beware of the pronunciation)

It's not Seungkwang. It's Seungkwan.

(I was on a roll...)

(Right then)

I hear that Seungkwan is a good singer.

(Mom has mustered up the courage)

Which song would you like to recommend for me?

Hmm...

Very nice!

(Ha)

It's not SEVENTEEN's song, but...

"Nosedive" by Chen and Dynamic Duo.

That's what I would like to recommend to you.

"Nosedive."

Do you know what they like?

No.

- Work harder. / - Learn more about each other.

You should know if you're their fan.

- Mom is shy doing this, too. / - Right.

Let me say something as a die-hard fan.

She is a die-hard fan, but she's gloomy

and sensitive because of it.

It's because she likes too many things.

Why is everything so complicated?

You become happy when

you dig one thing deeper and deeper.

Right now, she's tired and sensitive because

she is into too many groups.

You are here today because

you're a fan of too many idol groups.

But I'm heartbroken because it seems to me

like you're going through something very hard.

I went to a small school, too.

It's easy for everyone to turn against you

- for no reason. / - That's true.

You seem to be very fragile like glass.

I'm like that, too.

I don't look like it, right?

You're more like bulletproof glass.

(You made me feel better)

So...

As of today, could you try to

go to school with more confidence

and not be hurt by others?

Try to courageously become friends with others.

Think of it as training done at school.

I wish you would come out of your room

and talk to us more often.

Try to like those idol groups a little less.

Is it a concern or not?

She doesn't seem happy at all.

So I think it's a concern.

I think it's a concern.

I think it's a concern.

I think it's a concern.

I think it's a concern.

If you think it's a concern, please press the button.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Please stop.

Please say a word to your family.

Haemi.

I will try to like them less, talk to the family more

and go to school.

You don't have to worry about me anymore.

How beautiful.

Please say something to your mother.

Mom, I love you.

That's the best.

(I love you, mom)

Ma'am.

She's crying.

Don't think that your daughter is strange.

This trait of hers will change the world later.

- Please show us the result. / - She's crying.

"Her Men."

She must've been so worried.

Did they get over 100 votes?

Out of 200 votes. "Her Men."

135? 145?

135 votes!

Hey.

Give your mom a hug. She's crying so much.

Yes, give her a hug.

(Hug)

Some people will think Dad made her cry.

He didn't even come today.

(That's possible)