01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

[suspenseful music playing]

THE FIRST QUEST OF THE DESCEND CLUB

WATCH THE SUNRISE FROM TAEBAEKSAN

SUNRISE EXPECTED AT 7:37 A.M.

CURRENT LOCATION
YUILSA SHELTER



[Hyeon-yong] The next 30 minutes will
be more difficult, like the beginning.

Think of it as 30 hard minutes,
then 30 easy minutes.

-Got it.
-[Car] Okay. Let's go. Let's hurry.

-[Chae-min] We're okay, let's get going.
-[Dowoon] The sun's rising.

[Tarzzan] The sun's rising.

LEAVING THE YUILSA SHELTER

THEY'RE TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED
ON THE TRAIL

THE STEEP SECTION STARTS IMMEDIATELY

[Chae-min] You know, this is easy.
Compared to Seoraksan.

[Tarzzan] Right? I was thinking that too.

THE YOUNGER MEMBERS WITH GOOD STAMINA

CAR, THE GARDEN TAKES LEAD

THE FIRST STAIRCASE OF THIS TRAIL APPEARS

CAR, THE FAST WALKER SPEEDS UP

THEY HURRIEDLY MOVE PAST THE STAIRS

NEXT IS THE STONE STAIRCASE SECTION

CAR, THE GARDEN
FROM DOWOON'S CAM

[Car sighs, pants]

Jeez, I'm tired.

[Dowoon] It's okay, take it slow.

[Car] Huh?

-[Dowoon] We can walk. Go slow.
-[Car] Totally. For sure.

[Dowoon] Yeah? Then we're good.

[Tarzzan] It's getting a little brighter.

It's okay. That's just twilight.

We woke up at 2:00 a.m. for this.

-We have to see it.
-[Tarzzan] We need to get there.

[Chae-min] I would feel so pissed
if we missed it.

Exactly. I'd be so angry.

It's essential.

I thought, we've come this far,
we can't fail.

We lost a lot of sleep
so we could hike up that mountain.

So we have to succeed. That's how I felt.

[Car sighs]

I must have stepped on it the wrong way.

So I started to feel some pain here,
halfway up my leg.

It's annoying when your leg hurts.
We needed to get up the mountain.

Like when your finger hurts,
if you're trying to eat.

FATIGUED FROM HIKING IN TWO DAYS

That's how it felt.

This is such bullshit.

SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LEG PAIN

[Car] Bullshit.

GOING THROUGH
A DIFFICULT FIGHT WITH HIMSELF

CAR, THE GARDEN
FROM DOWOON'S CAM

[Dowoon] Should we pause here,
just to drink some water?

[Car] Sure.

-[Chae-min] What? Okay.
-[Dowoon] Let's take a break.

-[Dowoon] Okay.
-[crew] Assess your gear.

[Dowoon] Jeez.
It's steep, that's for sure.

A SHORT BREAK THANKS TO DOWOON

Here, take this.

HELPER DOWOON PROVIDES A SPORTS DRINK

-[Tarzzan] You drink first.
-Okay.

-[Tarzzan] Here.
-Oh. Thanks.

[Dowoon] I have water too.

Take it.

COLLECTS TRASH

[Chae-min] I'm already getting warm.

[exclaims]

LOOKING PROUDLY

THEY CATCH A BREATHER
THANKS TO HELPER DOWOON

I think we're almost there.

-[Car] Let's go.
-[Chae-min] Okay. Let's go.

[Tarzzan] Let's go!



GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER

Wow, the sky is so beautiful.

-[Chae-min] Look at the gradient.
-[Tarzzan] I know, right?

THE NATURAL GRADIENT OF COLOR
MADE BY THE LIGHT OF DAWN

Wow, this is incredible.

Tarzzan should get inspired
and write a song.

[Tarzzan laughs]

It is pretty gorgeous, though.

You can see the moon, too. [exclaims]

Look at the moon.

The sun is on one side
and the moon on the other.

[Tarzzan] Yeah. Wow.

[gentle music playing]

Oh, but I think this moon
in this sky is just so pretty.

[exclaims]

Those colors are perfect.

Wow, the moon is so beautiful.

Seeing the moon hanging off
the branches like that was just…

It had a violet hue.

It reminded me a lot of the movie Eclipse.

I wanted to take a photo with my phone,
but my fingers were frozen and I couldn't.

So, I tried to take a picture
with my mind, like "click".

I was thinking, "The GoPro
surely got it." Yeah, so pretty.



[Chae-min] Okay.





[Car groans, pants]

THE PAIN REAPPEARS

[Tarzzan] You got this.

[Car] Okay.

-[groans] Okay.

Let's go. Slowly. It's all right.

-Okay.
-[Chae-min] Take a break.

It's just 14 100-meter sprints.

[Car] Okay.

HE BEGINS WALKING AGAIN

STAIRS YET AGAIN

[panting]

AN AWKWARD SMILE

-[Dowoon] Break?
-Oh, no, no. Give me 30 seconds.

Okay, we'll wait.

HIS BODY ISN'T LISTENING TO HIM

Didn't expect stairs.

[Dowoon] Oh my gosh.

I feel refreshed.

Nice, right?

Where's Tarzzan?

[Tarzzan] Huh?

Just wanted to see your face.

TA-DA

-[Chae-min] Okay, go ahead.
-[Car] Let's go.

[Chae-min] Okay, let's go.

[Dowoon] You know, I think his legs were

actually in a lot more pain
than he let on.

He kept checking his leg.
But even with the pain, he didn't panic.

I would have panicked.

But even with that pain,

Car kept his head down
and just kept going.

It's only meaningful if we stay together,
so I tried to match pace.

DESCEND CLUB MEMBERS
HIKE AT THE SAME PACE

[Tarzzan] Car, we're almost there.
A little further.

[sighs] We're so close.

PAUSES

THE SNOW IS STILL PILED UP HERE

[Car] Wait, where's the trail?

-[Car] Are we on the right track?
-[Chae-min] Is this it?

[Tarzzan] We need to make our own path.

FROM EPISODE 3
YOU NEED TO RUSSELL THIS SECTION

Wow, this place looks so pretty.

[Chae-min] What is this place?

The way the branches
are reaching out is so pretty.

[Tarzzan] Totally.

[Chae-min] Like something out of
Beauty and the Beast.

[Tarzzan] Right?

LIKE A SNOW TUNNEL FROM A FAIRY TALE

THE SIGHT MAKES THEM FORGET
THE EXHAUSTION OF CLIMBING UPHILL

[Hyeon-yong] Sorry to do this now,
but one more thing before we keep going.

Here…

Wow. You're absolutely unstoppable.

[laughs]

WE KNOW WE'RE PERSISTENT
BUT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS SCENERY

[Hyeon-yong] It's called rime ice.

It's snow that has accumulated
on the tree branches.

WATER VAPOR FREEZES
ON BRANCHES IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES

AND LOOKS LIKE WHITE BLOSSOMS

FLOWERS MADE OF SNOW
BLOOM ON WINTER TREES

A BEAUTIFUL SCENE OF WHITE
FOUND IN THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS

This is a spreading yew.

They say it's alive for 1,000 years
and dead for 1,000 more.

IT LIVES IN ALTITUDES
ABOVE 700M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

THEY CAN BE VERY LONG-LIVED

And this here is a spreading yew colony.
The largest of its kind in Korea.

So, on the way past, you'll see
a lot of interesting-looking trees.

Is this show government-funded?

It's like The Truman Show,
where they had those forced ads.

People would just recite ads
out of the blue.

Did you watch The Truman Show?

If you watch it, the wife sometimes turns
and suddenly recites an ad into camera.

That's how his announcements felt.

It was not the vibe
for that kind of thing.

"This here is…" As though
he absolutely must talk about it.

[Hyeon-yong] One more thing
before we go, then I'm done.

"Spreading yew colony."

A wide sheep colony?

Spreading yew colony? Juk…

-"Juk" something…
-[Hyeon-yong] "Juk".

Juk…

Jukgaguk?

Jukgaguk tree.

"Jukgo" tree. "Jukgu" tree.

Ah. I think it was a spreading yew?

[Hyeon-yong] Oh?

I've planted one of those trees before.

-[Hyeon-yong] Oh?
-In Hongneung Forest.

[Dowoon] I planted a spreading yew tree
as part of filming for a show.

It was like a tree planting
with our fan club.

So there is a "DAY6" tree.

Long after we're all gone,

that tree will still be here,
standing its ground.

I think that was the premise
behind planting it.

[crew] Guess the time.

What time is it?

[crew] It's 7:11 a.m.

-Eleven past?
-[crew] Yeah.

[Chae-min] So at this rate,

if we're five minutes late
getting there, it's not our fault.

[suspenseful music playing]

THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REACH THE SUMMIT

[Tarzzan] It's going to rise any second.
You can tell by looking at the sky.

THE SKY BECOMES BRIGHTER

[Car] Wait, Hyeon-yong.
I think I'm-- Hyeon-yong.

-[Hyeon-yong] Yes?
-I'm a little…

-[Hyeon-yong] Should we rest?
-I'm close to crashing out

-[Hyeon-yong] Your leg?
-This part here.

-[Hyeon-yong] Oh, yeah? Really?
-It's about to tear.

I've felt it a while,
but we were getting so close.

When Car said he might hurt himself,
I suddenly got so scared.

Just go ahead.

[Hyeon-yong] We could stop for 10 minutes.

-[Car] I don't think a break will help.
-[Hyeon-yong] Oh.

-I'll go to the back. Go.
-The very back?

Yeah, we'll get cold if we stop,
so let's just go.

-Okay.
-I'll go to the back.

[Hyeon-yong] Follow us. Take it slow.

-There's a--
-Feel it in your thighs?

-I'm feeling it.
-[Hyeon-yong] The pain is down his leg.

He said, "Let's just go."

When I heard that, I thought,
"This guy's hardcore."

Just like that. [sighs]

He just kept going.

You know, I got the feeling
that he was just so determined

to complete the quest.

[Car] Go ahead. Let's go.
We have to stay warm.

-[Tarzzan] All right, Car, we'll go.
-[Car] Okay.

DOWOON AND TARZZAN GO FIRST

CAR, THE GARDEN AND CHAE-MIN FOLLOW SUIT

DOWOON, TARZZAN

CAR, THE GARDEN, CHAE-MIN

TAKING EACH STEP WITH DIFFICULTY

THE INSTRUCTOR WANTS TO APPLY FIRST AID

[Hyeon-yong] Car, let's take a look
at your leg before we keep going.

[Car] It's fine, it's fine.

Let's just go.

[Hyeon-yong] You okay?

[Car] Yeah. Please. Go.

You've got this, Car.

[Hyeon-yong] Okay. Let's go.

DOWOON AND TARZZAN SET OFF FIRST AGAIN

[dramatic music playing]

CURRENT LOCATION

SUMMIT

CAR, THE GARDEN IS DEEP IN THOUGHT

THEY START HIKING AGAIN

[Car sighs]

[muttering]

[somber music playing]

[Car groans]

Seriously…

-I think…
-Yeah?

I don't think I'll be able
to do this show anymore.

[Chae-min] Oh no. Really? Car?

-[Car exclaims]
-[Chae-min] Car.

I don't think I can do
this show. I'm serious.

Oh no. Really? Car?

-[Car exclaims]
-Car.

-You can do this.
-Yeah. Of course.

Right?

-You can do it, right? This show?
-Of course. Of course. Sure.

-Wow. It's beautiful.
-Car.

Car's just full of lies.

Exactly. The mountain is beautiful.

It is beautiful.
Look behind us, so beautiful.

[Car] Your mind becomes weak when your
body's exhausted. You become weak.

Yeah. And you end up making
a whole lot of excuses.

I was so tired that I felt like
I was losing it a bit, mentally.

People who are able
to keep their wits about them

when they're exhausted are so impressive.

Let's wait for them.

-[Tarzzan] Okay.
-Just for a sec.

[Dowoon] I did feel impatient,
but I knew we shouldn't.

Regardless, I know Car felt pressured.

You know,
I'm sure he was feeling the same thing.

He probably thought, "Ah, we can't be
slowing down for me," you know? But…

I just didn't want to pressure him.
"You know, Car, forget the quest."

"It's not like the reward is going to
be all that great." Something like that.

I think it would have been good
to let him know that.

[Tarzzan] We're almost there.

[Chae-min] Ah, we're almost there.
The uphill is over.

[Car] Here.

Let's just go.

-Ugh, it's so cold.
-Yeah.

[Hyeon-yong] Okay.

All right, we have five minutes.
We'll be there in five minutes.

[Chae-min] Great.



[exhilarating music playing]

[Chae-min] We're here.

[Dowoon] Do you want to take a break, Car?
Are you okay?



[Chae-min] What time is it?

[Hyeon-yong]
It's 31 minutes past the hour.

The sun is starting to rise.

[Hyeon-yong] I think the sun is supposed
to be up by 20 till.

THE SUN PEAKS UP SLIGHTLY

[Chae-min exclaims] We made it.

JANGGUNBONG IS JUST OVER THE HILL

THEY MARCH TO THE HILL
WITH ALL THEIR REMAINING STRENGTH

Does this mean we've completed the quest?

ARRIVED AT JANGGUNBONG

What's the time?

[Hyeon-yong] It's 7:33 a.m.

-Oh. So we did it?
-[Hyeon-yong] Sunrise at Taebaeksan.

You have succeeded.

THE FIRST QUEST IS COMPLETE

[Dowoon] Hey, nice work, Car.

[Car] Well done.

-[Chae-min] Well done, everyone.
-[Tarzzan] Great work, Car.

[chill music playing]

[Dowoon] We saw the sunrise,

but I think we all felt a little rushed

to get all the way up to the top
to see it come up.

Ah, but still, we saw it on the horizon.

We were just in time to see it.

Yeah.

It was great.

[Chae-min] We reached the spot,

and we were as high up
as we could go, you know?

I remember thinking the completely
open landscape was so pretty.

I actually wanted
to stay at the top for a little bit,

but there was nowhere to do that.

The wind was whipping around.
It was so intense.

CURRENT WIND SPEED
"STRONG"

[Car] Grab my glove.

GLOVES FLY AWAY IN THE WIND

[Tarzzan] My fingers are so frozen,
I can't open this.

[groans]

WEARING PADDED JACKETS
TO SHIELD AGAINST THE STRONG WIND

The wind was definitely super strong.

Oh, it was so cold up there.

I was feeling so anxious.
It was bad, and so cold.

RUSTLING

Here. have one of these.

No, I'm fine.

You don't want it?

[Car] No.

Pick one.

-[Tarzzan] Oh, thanks.
-[Dowoon] Which one?

-[Tarzzan] The cocoa ball bar.
-[Dowoon] Cocoa ball? You?

[Chae-min] I'll take the Post bar.

Car, have one.

HELPER DOWOON WORKS HARD AT THE SUMMIT TOO

Is eating hard right now?

I'll just hold onto it. Thanks.

[chuckles] Okay.

All right, everyone,
let's get a sunrise photo.

[Chae-min] Okay.

LAST-MINUTE SUGAR BOOST
BEFORE TAKING PHOTOS

DESCEND CLUB'S FIRST PHOTO
WITH A SUMMIT MARKER

YUM

[crew] All right. Let's go.

Try standing a little closer together.
That's good.

GETTING CHOKED UP

[crew] Okay. One, two, three.

JANUARY 14, 2026
SUNRISE AT JANGGUNBONG, TAEBAEKSAN

[crew] Should we try a different one?
Like we cheer, "Let's go!"

-Let's go!
-[Tarzzan] Let's go!

[crew] Okay, one, two, three!

-[crew] Let's do one more.
-[Hyeon-yong] Get the sun rising.

I wanted to get back fast.

[Hyeon-yong] Crazy winds.

It was so cold. Ugh.

It's hard to take pictures up there.
You have to fake your excitement.

What we actually wanted to do was this.

That's how I felt.

-[crew] Let's do one more.
-[Hyeon-yong] Get the sun rising.

FAKE EXCITEMENT

[crew] Now arms in the air.
A few more! One, two, three!

[exclaiming]

When we were taking photos,

I couldn't smile.

It was just so cold.
My cheeks were so frozen. But…

then Dowoon gave each of us an energy bar,
so I felt a bit better after eating that.

It's good.

Right? I told you, you needed to eat.

They don't call it a sugar rush
for nothing.

Thanks.

[Tarzzan] Thanks, Dowoon.

Thanks for the food. Mm.

[Tarzzan] Oh.

CHOMPING

[Tarzzan] It's delicious.

[Chae-min] I feel a lot better.

[Tarzzan] You want a bite?

[Chae-min] No, I'm fine.

Eating is more important than Geumgangsan.

[Tarzzan chuckles]

CHOMPING AGAIN

That chocolate bar tasted delicious.
That's what I remembered most.

[Hyeon-yong] Who gave you that?

Dowoon did. He is today's MVP.

TARZZAN'S TAEBAEKSAN MVP

You know, after handing those out,
I was in a good mood.

It felt good, and when it comes to hiking,

you crave sugar.

You want it so bad, you know.

And then you take a bite of an energy bar,

and you think,

"Were these always this good?"

Seriously, that's what it's like.
For me, at least.

MEANWHILE, THE ONE WHO REFUSED TO EAT

Car rejected me the first time.
"Uh, no, no." He said no at first.

I said, "Come on, Car, try one."
And he was like, "Wow, this is great!"

I swear, that guy says "no" first,
every time. Yeah.

Your calves?

-[Hyeon-yong] His calves and thighs.
-Behind my knee.

-Your knee?
-Right here.

We're heading down.
I should be fine. Let's try it.

YUM

Let's go!

THEY START TO DESCEND

TAKING THE DANGGOL PLAZA TRAIL DOWNHILL

[Tarzzan] It's a nice morning now.

[Car] Yeah.

THE DESCENT BEGINS

[Dowoon] The meat when we get
to the bottom is going to be so good.

[Chae-min] Hey, Tarzzan.

[Tarzzan] Hmm?

[Chae-min] The descent is so easy.

[Tarzzan] Right? My ankle.

[Chae-min] Honestly, it's so picturesque.

[Tarzzan] Wow,
it really is beautiful, for real.

[Chae-min] It's
an absolutely stunning view.

[Tarzzan] When else would I see
something like this?

-[Tarzzan] Down to the right there.
-[Chae-min] Oh wow, yeah.

WHERE THE MORNING SUN SHINES

[Chae-min] The cliffs over there
look like they're pretty smooth.

That mountain was prettier.

I felt like I got to see
a real snow-covered mountain.

[tender music playing]

[Tarzzan] My hands are freezing.

[Hyeon-yong] Let's stop
and get a picture here. Sound good?

THEY ARRIVE AT THE CHEONJEDAN

And rest.

[Chae-min] What is this?

TAEBAEKSAN

[Tarzzan] I think
that's marking another peak.

I heard a lot of people
take pictures here.

[Chae-min] Ah.

CHEONJEDAN, JANGGUNBONG

ANOTHER POPULAR SPOT
FOR SEEING THE SUNRISE

TAEBAEKSAN

THE PLACE WHERE TAEBAEKSAN'S
STONE ALTAR IS LOCATED

Hey, everybody, we're on Taebaeksan.

[Chae-min] Taebaeksan.

FIRST TIME PROVING HE'S AT THE SUMMIT

YOU CAN CHECK ON CCTV AS WELL

The mountains you see way out there
are called a "mountain shadow".

A shadow?

[Hyeon-yong] The Korean phrase
for it is san geurimja.

They're so far away,
they look like shadows.

[Chae-min] "Geurimhae"?

SANGEURIME OR MOUNTAIN SILHOUETTE

[Hyeon-yong] Let's keep moving.

THE DESCENT STARTS AGAIN

[Dowoon] Ah, this is easy.

[Tarzzan] Doesn't it feel like
an amusement park in the winter?

[Chae-min] An amusement park
in the winter? Why?

-[Tarzzan] Everland in the winter.
-[Chae-min] Yeah.

[Tarzzan] You can ride sleds
and things like that, when it snows.

What's the use of this snow
if we can't ride sleds?

[laughs]

We should bring armament bags next time.

I mean, we should bring
burlap sacks. Right?

I think we could ride them,
as long as it's not Seoraksan.

Exactly.

[Hyeon-yong] Car, I saw your Instagram.
You made it to number one on Apple Music.

[Car] Yeah, that's right. I did.

[Hyeon-yong] Yeah. Congrats.

[Car] And number 26 on Melon.
That's a first.



-[Car] Yeah.
-What about other songs, like "Tree"?

[Car] It's never happened before.

[Hyeon-yong] Congrats
on topping the chart.

[Car] Thank you.

TODAY'S TOP 100 IN KOREA

[Hyeon-yong]
So, it's having a revival, right?

Life is full of surprises.

My fellow musicians tell me
I'm the best at toughing it out.

It's all happening now, finally.

And it's embarrassing,
but the music is only part of it.

I was able to get there, you know,
with a little help from media exposure.

Variety shows and stuff.
I mean, attention is attention.

But, at the end of the day,
I'm a musician.

So having one of my songs
become popular is nice.

I'd been working very hard.

I got excited yesterday.

[Hyeon-yong] Right.

I should have been sleeping.

[Hyeon-yong] I saw you posted on Insta.

The record label was hyping me up so much.

[Hyeon-yong] Right.

I didn't get to sleep until 1:00.

LAST NIGHT

[Tarzzan] Car, you topped
the South Korean chart on Apple Music.

We're here
with the number one singer in Korea.

I'm actually in a pretty good mood today.

First time. It's never happened before.

That's awesome.

HUMMING

But, in terms of royalties,

I always work
with the same guys in my band.

I love them,
and we split everything evenly.

I don't worry about who spent more time
or whatever.

Because I never think that one of my songs
will climb very high on the charts.

But hiking, I thought, "Ah, sh*t…"

[Hyeon-yong wheezes]

"Should I change that now?"

I thought,
maybe I put more work into this song.

So I realized
that I'm just not a good person.

Deep in my heart,
I think I'm lousy. [laughs]

You know what I'm saying?

I'm just so damn petty, you know.

Ugh, Car. You're just getting stingy
because you're in pain.

So stingy.

You know how in the movie,
Gollum gets like that,

when the ring is close?

Yeah.

HAS A LOT ON HIS MIND

This descent is pretty chill,
don't you think?

[Tarzzan] Indeed.

It's so nice that there aren't any rocks.

Yeah. That's why it's so easy.

I could actually
take in the scenery a little.

Yeah. We can do some sightseeing today.

[Tarzzan] Yeah.

THE SNOWSCAPE SHINES BRIGHTER
IN THE MORNING SUN

If Seoraksan was "Argh!",

the vibe of this mountain
was more cozy, and relaxed.

My body wasn't warm, but I got
a sense of warmth from the mountain.

In terms of its energy.

[soft music playing]

I thought the snowy scenery
we saw coming down

was even better
than the view from the top.

THEY ENJOY THE SNOWSCAPE
AS THEY DESCEND

[Tarzzan] The ground here feels nice.

BANJAE PASS

[Tarzzan] How far out are we?
About a third of the way?

-[Hyeon-yong] We're halfway down.
-[Tarzzan exclaims]

THEY TAKE A SHORT BREAK

[Car] Candy?

[Tarzzan] I'm fine, thanks.

Car, is your leg okay?

[Car] No, it hurts.

DEPRESSED

-You want a caramel?
-[Chae-min] I might take one.

You're hungry, yeah?

Mm. So good.

Thank you.

Please, go on ahead.

We're just unwrapping candy.
We'll be right there. Go on ahead.

-Wow, the caramels are frozen solid.
-[Dowoon] Right?

Whenever we're descending, I think,
"It was such a long way to the top."

I don't want to think about
anything right now.

We can't think about that.
We just need to clear our minds.

And just think,
"This will end eventually."

CHAE-MIN STOPS WALKING

Car.

Do you see that round tomb? Right there.
Hidden by trees.

-Right there. In front of us.
-[Dowoon] Huh? That's a tomb?

-See that?
-Yeah.

Apparently, it's a burial site for people
who got attacked by a tiger.

Oh, really?

They're buried there.

[Dowoon] I guess tigers
do roam around here.

[Chae-min] Apparently.

HOSIKCHONG TOMBS

[Chae-min] Attacked by a tiger,
then buried here.

A GRAVE FOR PEOPLE BITTEN
AND k*lled BY TIGERS

[Dowoon] On Taebaeksan?

[Car] It's sad they were mauled to death.

-[Hyeon-yong] Did you see the Hosikchong?
-[Chae-min] Yeah.

[Tarzzan] Are there tigers on Taebaeksan?

[Hyeon-yong] Apparently, years ago.

[Tarzzan] But not anymore?

[Hyeon-yong] Probably not, these days.

What do we do if we see one?

Would just ignore it, if we saw it?

-You have to pretend you didn't see it.
-What?

-[Min-gu] Pretend you didn't see.
-It's not there?

THEY LEARNED THIS DURING THEIR LESSON

If there's a wild boar right here,
I'm just like…

No, what I meant was… What I meant…

-Just like that?
-Yes.

THE DOCENT IS ON STANDBY

[Hyeon-yong] This spot is called
the "Incredible Green Carpet Moss."

Right now, it's covered in snow,

but there is a ton of moss
growing all the way up those rocks.

-[Car] But--
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah?

[Car] You know, I'm sorry,

but if you can't see the moss
because it's completely covered in snow…

-[Hyeon-yong] But…
-…why are you explaining it to us?

-Wait, here's some.
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.

These guys?

[Chae-min] So it's not just any moss?

[Hyeon-yong] No, this is called
green carpet moss,

and it extends all the way up to there.

FACT
IT'S JUST MOSS

But with the snowfall…

So is it different from regular moss?

We'll look into it.

[Car] This sounds like

some kind of lesson you'd give
to grade schoolers, yeah?

[Tarzzan] A kids' show.

[Car] Grade school kids would love you.

[Tarzzan] You're right.

Are we sure
they're not airing this for kids?

-[laughter]
-We find out later it's not on Netflix.

-[Car] Exactly.
-It's a kids' show.

I think they're capable
of tricking us like that.

Ah, our flow keeps getting cut off here.

LAUGHING

Our flow…

You know, if this were Seoraksan,
we'd still be on our way up.

[Dowoon] You're right.

How'd we do that?

[Tarzzan] That's crazy.

I'm amazed that we made it.

For real, how did we get up there?
[exclaims]

If Taebaeksan was our first mountain,

and Seoraksan was the second, I think
we would have struggled with it more.

Exactly.

They chose wisely.

What if Paektu Baekdusan is next?

Wow, I want to go somewhere
with a hot spring right now.

AS THEY TALK ABOUT THIS AND THAT

-Or a sauna.
-[Chae-min] Next time.

[Tarzzan] For sure.

[Chae-min] If there's a place like that,
we should go.

We gotta be close.

-I think we're there.
-Almost there.

I see houses and stuff.

I see a greenhouse.

[Dowoon] Car, you k*lled that. Honestly.

-[Tarzzan] Seriously.
-[Car] Not at all. Everyone worked hard.

Car, we'll see you
on the next mountain, right?

COUGHING

LAUGHING

Or is this our last day with you?

Just in case, we'll say goodbye later.

Yeah, let's say a proper goodbye
when we're done.

We should. Just in case.

-Yeah.
-You never know. We'll hug it out.

Yeah.

We could meet up somewhere else, too.

We can meet on better terms.

I feel like
I still have energy left today.

Don't say that.

Say that you had
just the right amount. Okay?

Don't say that.

Say that you had just the right amount.

-You have energy left?
-[Chae-min] No.

We have just enough energy to eat.

To lift a spoon.

Just enough to eat and chat.

You wanna hike more? Hambaeksan is close.

No, thank you.

[Hyeon-yong] Hike and see the sunset?

-No.
-[Hyeon-yong] You don't wanna see it?

I'd like to see the sunset from Seoul.
That sounds nice.

[Tarzzan] I'll see it from
North Seoul Tower. From the top.

ARRIVAL AT DANGGOL PLAZA

-[Hyeon-yong] This is Dangol Plaza.
-[crew] Good.

We have made it back.

[both] Whoo!

-[Hyeon-yong] Your descent is complete.
-[Car] Well done.

We'll eat soon.

[both] Sounds good.

The "Mountaineers' Oath"…

You want us to read it?

Could you?

AN ENGRAVED STONE STANDING ALONE

THE MOUNTAINEER'S OATH
BY NOSAN LEE EUN-SANG

[Hyeon-yong] Maybe the president
could read it for us?

An oath would be meaningful.

-[Car] "Mountaineers' oath."
-[Dowoon] "An oath"!

-"Take the oath!"
-[Tarzzan] "The Oath"!

Mountaineers explore the infinite world.

[members] Mountaineers explore
the infinite world.

We overcome all struggles
through passion and teamwork,

until we reach our destinations.

[members] We overcome all struggles,

through passion and teamwork,
until we reach our destinations.

There is no despair nor surrender.

[members] There is no despair
nor surrender.

Why is it so funny to hear you read that?

[chuckling] Mountaineers must
become one with nature.

[members] Mountaineers
must become one with nature.

[members] Without deception or pretense.

Without deception or pretense.

We strive for a world
of freedom, peace, and love.

[members] We strive for a world
of freedom, peace, and love.

By simply marching forward.

[members] By simply marching forward.

-That was touching.
-[Hyeon-yong] The oath.

[Hyeon-yong] Well done, everyone.

You put a lot of work into the hike today.

Thank you for your hard work.

THE OATH MOVES MOUNTAINEERS' HEARTS

I actually found the oath to be
quite meaningful.

It was the first time
I could speak with a full voice.

HOW DID IT FEEL TO HIKE TAEBAEKSAN?

It was definitely the kind of
mountain scenery that I had in mind

when I pictured hiking,
as opposed to the vibe at Seoraksan.

So, if I had to compare,
I'd prefer Taebaeksan. Yeah.

But seriously, it's so cold.

No, seriously.

I was so cold while filming
the music video for "Famous."

It was one of the coldest days
I've ever experienced.

But this surpassed that by a wide margin.

I was thinking I might need to bulk up
before coming back.

WHICH MOUNTAIN WAS EASIER?
TAEBAEKSAN OR SEORAKSAN?

Taebaeksan for sure.

-[Hyeon-yong] It was easier?
-Who would pick Seoraksan?

So why on earth do people hike?

I think I'll be able to…

answer that on a day
when I'm not up early and hiking.

We're starting our hikes
in pretty rough shape physically,

so I don't know why people do it yet.

I don't know yet, to be honest with you.

I still don't quite understand
why anyone would just walk all of that.

With a snowmobile,

just ride up,

and then walk around 50 meters,

take your pictures.

And then put the helmet back on
and ride down.

I think riding down would be kind of nice.

[Hyeon-yong] Why on earth
do you think people hike?

You need to film more for me to know.

We're gonna hike more anyway.

Yeah? We are, right?

Let's hike some more first, and then,

I'll decide later on
if I've had enough of the mountains,

and need to cut them out of my life.

I get the sense that you are the one
most suited for mountains here.

Me?

That's the loudest I've been all day.

SEORAKSAN TRAINING

WATCHING THE SUNRISE ON TAEBAEKSAN

My legs feel like they're in knots,
you know?

THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO EAT NOW

See you soon.

Damn it.

-Hello.
-[driver] Hello.

AS SOON AS HE SITS
HE OPENS UP TO YAWN WITH NO RESISTANCE

Sweet dreams.

Sweet dreams.

EVERYONE FALLS ASLEEP

PERHAPS DREAMING OF HIKING?

MEANWHILE, THE BUS LEAVES TAEBAEKSAN

IT DRIVES INTO THE CITY

AND ARRIVES AT THE RESTAURANT

[Hyeon-yong] We're getting out now.

ALREADY?

Wow. I fell asleep
the moment I closed my eyes.

GASPS

THE TERRIBLE AFTEREFFECTS OF HIKING

[Chae-min] Come on, let's eat.

DESCEND CLUB ARRIVES AT…

[Hyeon-yong] This place was on
Huh Young Man's Food Travel.

-[Dowoon] Oh, really?
-[Woo-jeong] Very famous.

THE RESTAURANT'S MAIN DISH

[sizzling]

HIGH-QUALITY KOREAN BEEF FROM TAEBAEK

THE KEY IS TO GRILL USING BRIQUETTES
LIKE MINERS BEFORE THE 1990S

THE SMOKY SCENT OF THE GRILL

WITH SWEET AND SALTY BEEF TARTARE
ON THE SIDE

[exclaims]

Wow…

DESCEND CLUB ENTERS

It's one of the top 100 restaurants
in Korea, so we should try it, right?

Guys, should we go with the appetizer
and yukhoe?

-Sounds good.
-Sounds good.

The have yukhoe? Oh, man.

[groans]

I want to be home in Seoul.

Jeez, how am I
going to film tomorrow? Seriously.

I'm going to spend two hours
on the massage chair at home.

Yeah, me too.

AS THEY MAKE PLANS FOR RECOVERY

THEIR ORDERED FOOD ARRIVES

-The meat here is good.
-Thanks for the food.

[Yung-suk] Taebaek has always
been famous for its beef.

-I'll grill the meat.
-[Car] Okay.

-I'll blanch it for you today.
-[Dowoon] Sure.

-I like my meat rare.
-[Car] Thank you.

-I'll start grilling.
-[Car] Okay.

-Here, try some yukhoe.
-Should I?

[Tarzzan] I've seen a lot
of versions where it's red.

[Car] It's better seasoned.

THEIR FIRST MEAL IN 9 HOURS

Wow, the yukhoe is really good.

Eat up, eat up.

I've never seen it look like this before.

TAKES ANOTHER BITE

This yukhoe is wild.

It's a little spicy.

THE OLDER MEMBERS TAKE A BITE TOO

Can I get those tongs?
We'll grill together.

ASSISTANT: TARZZAN

Oh my gosh.

THEY START GRILLING NOW

ADDING SMOKY FLAVOR FROM THE BRIQUETTES

[Car] The meat here is delicious.

[Chae-min] Yeah, it's good.

I won't ruin it.

I think you can eat this now.

-You can?
-It's rare.

-Eat up, please.
-[Dowoon] Thanks for the food.

-Eat it, quick.
-Yeah, the sesame oil is dripping.

Mm.

[exclaims]

Crazy.

THE COOKS ARE SATISFIED

[Dowoon] Yeah, this meat…

Wow, it's so good.

[Tarzzan] I've seen it.

-Salt, yeah.
-So good.

DIPPING IT IN SALT

-[Hyeon-yong] Five minutes from here.
-[Tarzzan] What about last time?

Delicious.

This is what I'm talking about.

[Chae-min] Eat it, quick.

HE WAS TOO HASTY

COUGHING

THEY KEEP GRILLING THE MEAT NONSTOP

-Oh no, you eat first.
-The sesame oil is dripping.

Nice.

EATING CAREFULLY THIS TIME

Wow.

Incredible.

We're all so ravenous.

When else would we get
all-you-can-eat beef?

-Ah.
-Right?

Car, eat up.

Wow, at least
we finished with no injuries.

I'm starting to get a little drowsy now.

Me too.

That's normal.

-That's true.
-[Chae-min] I'll put it here.

Car, why do I hate
hearing the word "normal" so much?

AVERSION TO NORMALCY AND SUMMITS

We were at the summit
for several minutes, right?

Around five minutes, I think?

We could barely hang out up there,
it was so windy.

[Tarzzan] Cold too.

Ate, took photos,
then descended right way.

BEFITTING OF THE NAME "DESCEND CLUB"

That energy bar was so good.

That's why I kept telling you to eat one.

I'll listen to you from now on.

When you tell me to eat something,
I won't mess around, I'll eat it.

[Yung-suk] Do you prefer
Seoraksan or Taebaeksan?

[both] Taebaeksan.

Come on, who would spend
ten hours hiking up a mountain?

Like we were taking our imperial exam.

Yeah, I think today
was the perfect amount of time.

[Yung-suk] If you didn't have
the time constraint,

and you took it slow on the way up,

it would have been all right.

NODDING

We were trying to catch the sunrise,
so you couldn't stop much on the way up.

[Chae-min] We were too impatient.
We rushed the whole time.

[Yung-suk] If you hadn't,
it would've been easier.

Would've felt like we were on a picnic.

A WORD FROM THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER

[Yung-suk] I can already picture
the press conference.

If a reporter asked,
"Who is the strongest member?"

I would say, "Chae-min."

Believe me when I tell you,
I'm not attending a press conference.

-[laughter]
-No way. I promise you that.

Car, I think I missed this side of you
on that mountain today.

You were way too positive during the hike.

[Yung-suk] Which reminds me,
we need to reveal the second quest.

Today's first quest
was seeing the sunrise from Taebaeksan.

You all made it up in time
to see the sunrise.

So, congrats on a successful quest.

FIRST QUEST COMPLETE

FEELING PROUD

Now, the badges. 25 kilometers badges.

Wow, 25 kilometers? Did we walk that far?

[Hyeon-yong] Ah.

Seoraksan was 17.

SEORAKSAN


TAEBAEKSAN



SEORAKSAN, 17 KM
PLUS TAEBAEKSAN, 8 KM

TOTAL 25 KM WALKED

-So we hiked 25 in total, right?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yes.

We'll reach 100 in no time.

-Better have your next show ready.
-[laughter]

HE'LL CHANGE THE SHOW
IF THEY GO OVER 100 KM

[Yung-suk] I will now reveal
the second quest.

Whoo.

SIGHING

The second quest…

is Hallasan's Baengnokdam.

Goodbye.

[Yung-suk] Baengnokdam.

[Tarzzan] Goodbye.



HALLASAN IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN KOREA

-I sort of expected that,
-Me too.

-but it's hard hearing it out loud.
-Wow.

I thought that would be the final quest.

DRONE FILMING WAS ALLOWED AFTER DISCUSSION

WITH HALLASAN NATIONAL PARK

HALLASAN

RISING FROM THE CENTER OF JEJU ISLAND

IS A MOUNTAIN WITH AN ELEVATION OF 1,950 M

HIGHER THAN THE CLOUDS
AND CLOSEST TO THE SKY

SHAPED OVER TIME BY NATURE

THE HABITAT OF VARIOUS ORGANISMS

AND THE TOP OF HALLASAN

BAENGNOKDAM

MANY MOUNTAINEERS DREAM
TO SEE THIS LANDSCAPE

BUT DUE TO THE EVER-CHANGING CLOUDS

AND THE FREQUENT FOG THAT COVERS IT

THEY SAY YOU NEED
THREE GENERATIONS OF LUCK

TO CLEARLY SEE BAENGNOKDAM

[Yung-suk] We're hiking Hallasan.

Just let him talk for a bit.

-He can say whatever he wants.
-[laughter]

We're going home today anyway, so…

HE WANTS TO LEAVE NOW

…let him talk for now.

Hallasan?

-Okay.
-[laughter]

Hallasan.

How intense is Hallasan
compared to Seoraksan?

I think it's not as bad as Seoraksan.

I think it's actually a little easier.

[Yung-suk] It's not as steep,
but it's longer.

Wow, the descent is going to k*ll us.

Will it be 12 hours?

I feel like
it will be so windy on Jeju-do.

What's the altitude?

[Yung-suk] Almost 2,000 meters.

Oh, right.

-Well, now we know.
-[Dowoon] Yeah.

-Let's go home.
-Let's think on it.

So this is four days and three nights?

We hike for a day--
No, we rest for one day,

-then hike for one day.
-[Tarzzan] Right.

Chae-min.

SHUSH

LET'S STOP HERE TODAY

-Ready?
-Let's go.

-Okay.
-[Yung-suk] Okay, let's head back.

AFTER THE FIRST sh**t ENDS

[crew] You like brothers.

GO-HOME GARDEN IS HAPPY NOW

Great work today.

-Take care.
-See you.

Get your leg checked out.

-Go home.
-Great job, Car, see you later.

-Good work.
-Thank you.

[Dowoon] See you next week.

[Hyeon-yong] Take care of your leg.

-Safe travels.
-Thanks, everyone!

[Woo-jeong] Great work.

DOWOON LEAVES TOO

I knew I'd be the last one.

[Woo-jeong] Last one in, last one out.

One camera guy said you're always smiling.

The older guys struggled.

JOKING

It was funny. Well, not funny, but cute.

THE NEXT DAY

DOWOON
HOW ARE YOUR LEGS?

CAR, THE GARDEN
A BIT BETTER

DOWOON
HANG IN THERE

CHAE-MIN
I NEED TO RELEARN HOW TO HOLD POLES

CHAE-MIN INJURED HIS WRIST

CAR, THE GARDEN
GOSH… GET WELL SOON!

DOWOON
OH, DEAR

CHAE-MIN
HANG IN THERE, EVERYONE!

TARZZAN
HANG IN THERE, EVERYONE!

I'M BRINGING VERY SWEET HIKING SNACKS
FROM THE US

CAR, THE GARDEN
SEE YOU SOON

DOWOON
YEAH, GET WELL SOON

CHAE-MIN
I'LL DO MY BEST!

A FEW DAYS LATER

THE DAY THEY GO TO JEJU ISLAND

GANGNAM, SEOUL

DOWOON ARRIVES

[Hyeon-yong] Good morning.

-Oh man, hey there.
-Good morning.

-How've you been?
-Good, yeah.

You look like you're feeling good.

Right now? Uh…

-[laughter]
-Yeah, thanks.

[Hyeon-yong] We're not heading
straight to the mountain.

Oh, of course. It's all good.

Am I the first to arrive?

[Hyeon-yong] You got here first.
You're earlier than expected.

THOUGHTS OF HIKING MAKE HIM SIGH

-[crew 1] President Tarzzan. Welcome.
-Morning.

Hey there. Good morning.

-You obviously came from the States.
-What?

-It's clear you were just in the States.
-Oh?

-[Hyeon-yong] Tarzzan.
-[Dowoon] Hey there.

[Tarzzan] Good morning.

By the way, you keep popping up on shows.

Me? Why?

My mother saw you.

You know, there's that show you're on

-where you're living alone.
-Yeah. That's right.

I went hiking on that show too.

DOWOON HIKED CHEONGGYESAN
ON ANOTHER SHOW

It was -10 in Cheonggyesan.

So, how does it feel?

Do you think, having done it once
that you gained some expertise?

For sure, but Cheonggyesan was easy.

-Oh, yeah?
-Totally. The hike up was an hour.

Nothing compared to Seoraksan.

[both laugh]

No. I just got five hours of sleep.

-[crew] Five hours?
-Yeah.

-Taebaeksan--
-[Chae-min] Morning.

-Good morning.
-Hello.

[Chae-min] Hey guys, what's up?

[Tarzzan] Taebaeksan was okay.
Seoraksan was rough.

Hey there.
Are all four of us sitting here?

When Car gets here, we might have to move.

-He's not--
-[Chae-min] We'll be crammed in.

Not ideal.

[Hyeon-yong] The vibes are adorable.

[crew] Look at his expression.

I'm not exactly in the best mood.

[laughter]

I thought I might feel better
once I got here.

-[Car] Good morning!
-Good morning, Car.

-[Hyeon-yong] Good morning.
-I kept the stars waiting.

[Chae-min] No, not at all.

Been a while since I've been on a bus.

ALL MEMBERS OF DESCEND CLUB ARE ABOARD

[Tarzzan] There's so much
good food in Jeju-do.

I'm getting pretty excited about that.

The day we got back,
I went straight to the hospital.

-Oh, that's right, your injury.
-Oh, that's right.

I said, "Tell me my knee's destroyed."
I was hoping I'd completely blown it out.

I was honestly planning on dropping out.

"Please let it be destroyed."

But I got there, and they took an X-ray
and said I was fine.

-So I said, "Look again."
-[laughter]

Honestly. "Please, Doctor."

"You could get an MRI."

They said I had to go
to a different hospital. So I did.

-Got the MRI. Knee is fine.
-Oh, really?

[Hyeon-yong] You said you had an issue
with a ligament.

I think the doctor was grasping at straws,
trying to find something.

-I think you have it too.
-Oh, well.

You probably have a ligament issue too.

[Hyeon-yong] Oh, that's right.

[Yung-suk] Chae-min went
to the doctor too.

It's okay, but you know,
it's a little inflamed,

-so it's still weak.
-[Hyeon-yong] A sprain?

Yes. If it still hurts tomorrow,

I won't be able to hike.

Are you in pain now?

-Yeah.
-No way!

-I have to wear the brace.
-He won't be able to hike.

You can't grip the poles?

I probably won't be able to.

You know, honestly, I was so depressed
last night, seriously.

But why?
You're at the top of the Melon charts.

[all cheering]

Oh, that's right!

[Tarzzan] How can you be depressed?

HE'S NUMBER ONE ON MELON TOO

Okay, I feel bad saying this,

sitting between these two guys, but

I'll be up there for a bit.

-[Tarzzan laughs]
-A little while.

After you guys release your albums,
I'll drop.

But let me hang out there for a bit.

[Yung-suk] What is the air like up there?

I just discovered this.

Up here…

I mean, you guys
probably already know this, right?

For my entire music career,
I didn't know this air even existed.

-It's incredible.
-Wow, you're still number one.

Yes, it's a great feeling.

[Yung-suk] It must feel like you're
at the Huiungak Shelter.

Uh, no.

No lie, I just got chills
hearing "Huiungak."

I'd completely blocked it mentally.

"Huiungak."

[Yung-suk] So, how have you all been?

The last day of filming this
was over 10 days ago. Almost three weeks.

-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
-My work was easier.

Yeah.

[Hyeon-yong] Chae-min was overseas.

Chae-min was in the mix!

He was in the mix at that fashion show.

A totally different world.

-[Yung-suk] That's amazing.
-You think? Not really.

Were you walking the runaway and stuff?

The "runaway."

It's not called a runaway.

-"Runaway."
-He can't be running away.

Then what is it called?

"Runaway" and "runway" are close.

-What is it called, for real?
-"Runaway."

"Runway."

It's "runway."

[Hyeon-yong] "Runaway."

"Runaway" is basically "runway."

-[Hyeon-yong] That's right.
-We all understood.

Oh, someone who was with your agency
has now transferred to mine, right?

-They transferred?
-Yeah.

I heard you were going around
saying this was fun.

-Yeah.
-Who said that, what's their name?

You'll get in serious trouble.

-Wait, who said that?
-Who told me?

Apparently, you got back

and told people at your agency,

"Oh, it's fun."

I heard that's what you said.

Huh?

"Why did he do that?"

"Why is he going around saying that?"

That's what I was thinking.
I was kind of mad at you.

[laughter]

For starters, as soon as I got
into the car after filming,

there was a manager there.

-Right.
-And I said maybe two things.

-Which were?
-"Thank you." That's it.

"Thank you for coming all this way."

I was so tired.
So, you know, I didn't have

a chance to say,
"It was fun." I fell asleep.

-I see. I misunderstood.
-That's what happened.

-Yeah.
-I misunderstood.

Still, we should be careful.

Don't say it was fun,
that you had fun hiking.

Or that it was meaningful.
Let's avoid that.

You don't have to worry about me.

I keep telling people
that I was the victim of a scam.

Yeah, I've told people that.

[Yung-suk] By the way, Dowoon,
you keep texting the group chat

using a dialect?

I mean, I've heard people
speaking in a dialect,

but I've never seen
anyone text in a dialect.

People from Busan do that a lot.

"That's it, don't you think?"
Stuff like that.

DOWOON
YEAH, GET WELL SOON

HOW ARE YOUR LEGS?

ENJOY THE FOOD
CAN YOU OPEN THE DOOR?

I HEAR THEY SELL RAMYEON ON THE SUMMIT

A COLLECTION OF TEXTS
FROM A GYEONGSANG PERSON

That's right, "naena."

[Hyeon-yong] "I heard 'naena'
they sell ramyeon."

-What does "naena" mean?
-[Woo-jeong] What is it?

Jeju-- Jeju Island. "Naena"…

How do I explain this?
How do I explain "naena"?

-[Yung-suk] You were the one who typed it.
-"Jeju-do naena"?

[Hyeon-yong] "Nae-nwa"!

-"Hand it over"?
-What's the intent?

"Naena" Jeju Island.
"I heard they sell ramyeon

at the top, in Jeju Island."

So it's like adding "well, you know…"

[Yung-suk] So, give us another example
of the use of "naena."

-[Hyeon-yong] Example.
-[Yung-suk] Day-to-day.

Ah, "Naena.
I can just keep talking about this…"

What? What?

DID ANYONE UNDERSTAND THAT?

I don't think people use it very much.

They don't? No, wait.

Are you sure it's not just you saying it?

-No, lots of people use "naena."
-Chae-min, that was great timing. "What?"

NOBODY UNDERSTOOD NAENA

-Perfect question mark.
-That was funny.

[Hyeon-yong] Kind of like
the slang, "Anyway…"

Oh, yeah, it is kind of like that.

-[Hyeon-yong] "In any case" or something.
-I think so.

Where are you from again?

It's a mix. Changwon and Busan.

But, it's kinda like that.
"Naena." "Naena."

Like, "either way" or "doesn't matter."

-[Hyeon-yong] "Either way"?
-Yeah.

[Tarzzan] Basically the same.

-[Yung-suk] This way or that, you know.
-Yes.

[Hyeon-yong] "It's 'naena' 'ttoi ttoi.'"

[Yung-suk] In the sentence,
"It's 'naena' 'ttoi ttoi'…"

-Where is the Korean?
-Just, "naena."

-Naena… something.
-"Ttoi…"

-"It's 'ttoi ttoi.'"
-Means nothing.

It's something.

-Wait, isn't "ttoi ttoi" Korean?
-[Yung-suk] Not sure.

-Where is it from?
-Is it slang?

[Car] In Japanese. It's not quite slang.

THE LINGUIST WHO GOES BEYOND BORDERS

[Yung-suk] It's slang?
Let's talk about dialects.

[Hyeon-yong] We're thinking
of doing a dialect quiz.

-Now we're doing quizzes.
-[Tarzzan] Could be worse.

A quiz could be fun.

It is a variety show.
Gotta have a quiz, right?

[Yung-suk] For this,
I don't know the correct inflection.

I'm not sure, but she
is from Gyeongsang-do.

Where are you from?

[Yung-suk] Jinju.

-Jinju.
-Oh, Jinju?

Jinju is kind of tiny, right?

-He says it's "tiny."
-Why are you such a snob?

[Woo-jeong] Jinju's population is 400,000!

-Everyone in Jinju is coming after you.
-I'm sorry.

[Chae-min] Just a tiny town.

Jinju and Sancheon are pretty big.

-[Woo-jeong] You dare challenge us?
-[crew] Lots of schools there.

[Yung-suk] Dowoon might
know this next one.

Without inflection,
I can't do the inflection.

"You're very 'kkaelbat.'"

-Huh?
-What?

[Yung-suk] "You're very 'kkaelbat.'"

-"Annoying"?
-What did I tell you?

Jinju is on the outskirts, it's tiny.

-"You're very foolish."
-[Yung-suk] Wrong.

-Annoying.
-[Yung-suk] Wrong!

-"Kkaelbat…"
-[Hyeon-yong] Chae-min is great,

but he's a little 'kkaelbat.'"

-He's nice, but--
-I'm idiotic!

[laughter]

INSULTING HIMSELF

[Hyeon-yong] You said it yourself.

Out of everyone here,
I'd say Car is the one

who tends to be the most "kkaelbat."

-Yeah.
-Talkative.

-[Hyeon-yong] Talkative?
-Or whiny?

Is it ugly?

[Yung-suk] Keep trying.

-"Kkaelbat"?
-"Kkaelbat"?

"Kkaelbat"? Makes you angry?

-What is it?
-I'm "kkaelbat"?

The way he says it
makes it sound like a curse word.

-It's not said in a nice tone.
-[Yung-suk] It doesn't sound nice.

Why is this kid so "kkaelbat"?

What is it?

You've never heard "kkaelbat"?

I've heard "kkolbat", but--

I've heard "kkolbat" before too.

"Kkolbat" is different.

[Hyeon-yong] I actually think Car
is the most "kkaelbat" person here.

It means he whines a lot?

We can't even
get the first question right.

-[Hyeon-yong] It's hard.
-Dowoon?

-"Kkaelbat"?
-[Yung-suk] It means "lazy."

-Jinju is tough.
-Oh, that's why

it sounded negative,
He was calling me lazy.

-"Why are you so lazy?"
-[Car] What?

-Definitely an insult.
-[Yung-suk] "Kkaelbat."

How about this one?

-"Neoljjat."
-Oh, "neoljjat."

I've heard "neoljjat" before.

-[Hyeon-yong] It's used in Gyeongsang-do.
-I know this one.

Say it in the native accent.

[Hyeon-yong] People from Seoul know it.

I know it, but I've never used it before.

Huh?

If you don't use it,
how do you know the tone?

I don't remember what it means,
but I've heard it a lot.

WHAT?

[Yung-suk] What are you saying?

[Woo-jeong] He's a fake!

[Car] He's fronting, totally.

[Yung-suk] He doesn't know at all!

You're just trying to seem down-to-earth.

Oh, no, no. Come on.

-His dialect is a fashion choice.
-"Fashion choice."

"Trying to appear down-to-earth."

"Neoljjat." What was "neoljjat" again?

I think we'll need to hear it
used in a sentence.

-"Neoljjat"?
-Can you use "neoljjat" in a sentence?

[Yung-suk] Okay. Now, "Neoljja"--

It means, "Leave me alone!

[Yung-suk] Wrong!

[Dowoon] I think that's right.

"Drop me off here."

-[Dowoon] That's it.
-"Drop me off here."

-[Dowoon] That's it.
-[Yung-suk] That's correct.

[Dowoon] That's what it is.

[Hyeon-yong] Or, "I 'neoljjat' my phone."
"I dropped it."

It's weird that they say, "neoljja."

People usually say, "tteolgu."

-"Tteolgu" or "jappatteuri."
-[Hyeon-yong] is…

[Yung-suk] I think you might be
a fraud, Dowoon.

Are you actually a Seoul guy at heart?

-Come on.
-Totally. Totally.

[Chae-min] If that's the case,
that's impressive.

[Dowoon] We got here in no time.

[Yung-suk] Okay, so, the actual hiking
won't happen until tomorrow.

Today, it'll just be
the hiking club members

preparing for the hike,
and doing some bonding exercises.

It's just a day to get your bodies ready.

So, you'll be resting today.

Right, President Tarzzan?

Could you brief us on the schedule?

I'd need to take a look at the schedule.

I forget.



Hello.

[Hyeon-yong] I saw that you did a lot
of planning while you were in LA.

A LONG TEXT MESSAGE FROM LA

What was your criteria?

In terms of criteria,

I wanted to find ways we could use
our time on Jeju-do wisely.

[Hyeon-yong] Right.

And maybe do some fun activities together.

[Hyeon-yong] Understood.

Well, thank you for spending
your valuable time on it.

[Yung-suk] You're sticking to it?

-Yeah.
-[Yung-suk] As soon as you arrive.

Between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.,

we will arrive at Jeju airport.

-We will rent a car, then we'll eat lunch.
-[Chae-min] Sounds good.

Lunch will be abalone and mulhoe.

-Great. That sounds nice.
-Nice.

-And then what?
-And then,

to get into something active and fun,

we'll go to Big Ball Land.

Big Ball Land.

-Big Ball Land.
-[Hyeon-yong] We chose it together.

Okay, so, we're still

flying together.

STARTING UNDER PRESIDENT TAR'S DIRECTION

DESCEND CLUB'S FIRST EXPEDITION
TO JEJU ISLAND

Where's the mountain?

DESCEND CLUB IS HAPPY
IF THERE'S NO HIKING

Wow, I feel like
we've gotten pretty close.

[Car] Did Tarzzan find this?

[Dowoon] You did a great job.

THEY'LL HAVE A LUXURIOUS TRIP
THANKS TO THEIR FOODIE PRESIDENT

[Car] This is so delicious.

Well done.

I want to feed the sheep too.

-[exclaiming]
-[laughter]

[Tarzzan] Oh, damn!

[Car] Look, it works!

THE PRESIDENT UNLEASHES HIS PLAYFUL SIDE

THE OTHERS BECOME WEIRDER

[Car] Wait, what's happening? [laughs]

[laughs] Ugh, this damn thing!

[Car yelling]

[laughing]

[closing theme song playing]