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01x06 - Episode 6

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Take a Hike!". Aired: August 18, 2026.*
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Four celebrities who hate hiking trek through Korea's winter mountains, discovering unexpected charm as they test their endurance and teamwork.

01x06 - Episode 6

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CURRENT LOCATIONS

SEONGPANAK TEAM
HAS 5.5 KM LEFT UNTIL BAENGNOKDAM

SEONGPANAK TEAM LEAVES SOKBAT SHELTER

Oh my gosh.

This is still the flat section, right?

I think so.

THEY'RE STILL ON THE EASY SECTION

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE,
THEY FOCUS QUIETLY ON HIKING

[Yung-suk]
Why are there people coming down?

Maybe they hiked up early?

-[Yung-suk] And reached the top?
-Yeah.

WE'RE DESCENDING

[hiker] Some people only go
halfway up to Sara Oreum.

[Yung-suk] Oh, really? Ah, I see.

-That's it.
-So they only go halfway.

[pleasant music playing]

SARA OREUM
A VOLCANIC CONE NEAR SEONGPANAK TRAIL

IT HAS A LAKE FORMED IN ITS SUMMIT CRATER

BAENGNOKDAM

[Car] Mind if I ask, why do you go hiking?

-[hiker] Why? For my health.
-[Car] Yeah.

-For your health?
-[hiker] Yeah.

[Car] To get exercise.

[hiker] They say you need to work out
your lower body more as you get older.

[Car] Ah, right. [pants]

[Yung-suk] I guess that's the most
practical answer, right?

It is.

[hiker] I saw on some show a while back,

the higher your status,

the harder it is
to hear the people under you.

Like, when you climb a mountain,
you can't hear the city.

Oh, is that why you like it?

Because you can't hear
the city noise below?

[hiker] Not exactly.

THE RELATION BETWEEN HIKING AND LIFE

EXPLAINING WHAT IT MEANS
TO CLIMB TO THE TOP

[Yung-suk] Hey, I'm sorry,

but you asked him questions,
then didn't listen to his reply.

-Hey!
-[Car] Yeah?

-[Yung-suk] Mr. Car.
-[Car] Oh.

-[Yung-suk] You asked the question.
-I'm listening!

I was listening
to everything that he was saying.

-You heard it all?
-Yeah.

It was so inspiring

that I was repeating it to myself
in my mind.

The higher you go, the quieter it gets.

No, he said that wasn't quite it.

-What?
-He said it wasn't exactly the case.

Oh, a man should have
a healthy lower body.

-That was before.
-Oh.

[Car] Do you like it right now, miss?

-[hiker] Wait…
-[Car] The hiking?

-What kind of question is that?
-Hold on. Wait.

-We have the same look on our faces.
-Yeah.

She's hiking with her father right now.
She has to like it.

I'm sure it's nice
to have come here with her dad,

but you're not quite sure
why anyone goes hiking, right, miss?

-It's not my hobby, so I wouldn't know.
-Right.

Oh, we had the exact same look
on our faces.

I mean, the children who come here,

when you ask them why they're hiking,

they all say, "My mom wanted to come,"
or "My dad wanted to come."

-No, they want me to come.
-[all laughing]

[Yung-suk] Amazing.

They were dragged here by their parents,

but I was like, "Wow, they're such
good sons and daughters."

You know, they're nice kids.

If my parents said, "Let's go hiking…"

Never.

WHY ON EARTH DO YOU HIKE?
FOR HEALTH AND PARENTS

[Car] Honestly, I didn't think
I'd be saying this today,

-but I feel okay.
-[Yung-suk chuckles]

-So far!
-For now.

So far, I even feel like,
"You know, this is nice."

-[Yung-suk] Really?
-[crew 1] It is still easy right now.

You didn't need to say things like that.

THEY PASS THE 4.75 KM MARK

[Car] I feel it coming.

Now, as the path narrows…

[lively music playing]

[Yung-suk] Oh, a sign.

Look, a sign

It says it'll get hard now.

THEY MUST HIKE THE MODERATE SECTION
FOR 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES

But if it's like this and not rocky,
I think it'll be nice.

I know, right?

-But smells like it's going to get worse.
-Right.

-I feel like stairs are coming.
-[Chae-min] Yeah.

CONFIDENTLY MOVING
THROUGH THE MODERATE SECTION

Someone wrote your name.

[Yung-suk] What is that?

What?

CAR, THE GARDEN

[Car] Yep, that's me.

It's me, guys.

SLOWLY STARTING TO SWEAT

Hey, have we gotten stronger?

Our standards have probably
become too high.

Seoraksan was definitely
the hardest freaking…

Can I say that?

Seoraksan is definitely a tough mountain.

Hallasan is manageable.

If you come to Jeju-do, it is worth…

climbing at least once.

Yeah, it's good. Very nice.

-[hiker 1] Let's go! Happy New Year.
-[exclaims]

[Yung-suk] What is going on?

[hiker 1] Let's go!

-[Yung-suk] So young, so cool!
-[hiker 1] You got this!

It's Car, the garden! Hello.

-[Car] That's epic.
-[hiker 2] Nah Yung-suk.

-It's Nah Yung-suk.
-[Yung-suk] You're so cool.

-[Chae-min] Wow.
-[Car] They're running.

[hiker 1] We love you guys!

-[Yung-suk] You're amazing!
-Yes, I love you too!

[Yung-suk] Keep it up!

-They were amazing.
-So passionate.

[Hyeon-yong] You clearly have
the support of men in their twenties.

They do go crazy.

I do seem to be receiving a lot of love
and appreciation from the men.

I don't know if it's love.

Or if they're just trying to mess with me.

I'm not sure.

MEANWHILE, THE GWANEUMSA TEAM

WALKING THROUGH THE HARD SECTION

[upbeat music playing]

THE UPHILL CLIMB NEVER ENDS

Oh boy.

So tough.

I almost quit the show.

THE PATH KEEPS GETTING STEEPER

AND THEY KEEP BENDING LOWER

AS THEY KEEP CLIMBING WITHOUT REST

SMILES DISAPPEAR FROM THEIR FACES

GRUNTS

[Dowoon] Oh, damn it.

ON THE MERCILESS INCLINE

THEIR STAMINA RUNS OUT

[Dowoon sighs wearily]

[music stops]

-Let's take a quick break up there.
-[Hyeon-yong] All right.

I'm hot.

THEY TAKE A SHORT BREAK

[groans]

BOTH HUNCHED OVER

DOWOON TAKES OFF
HIS LIGHTWEIGHT PADDED JACKET

Oh man.

-Wow.
-[Tarzzan] Oh, jeez.

YOON DORAEMON'S BAG IS FULL

Give me some of your food.

-I'll carry them in here.
-Huh?

It's at the bottom. It's fine.

-Can you carry this instead?
-Sure.

INTO TARZZAN'S BAG

-It fits great.
-Fits perfectly. Thanks, man.

LAST-MINUTE REFUELING WITH SNACKS

-[crew] Does that hit the spot?
-Yeah.

SETTING OFF AGAIN AFTER A SHORT BREAK

-[Hyeon-yong] Let's go!
-Good luck!

-Here we go!
-[Hyeon-yong] We got this.

-You go ahead.
-Okay. Oh, you first.

-You go.
-I'm slower than you.

Yeah.

CURRENT LOCATION
GAEMIDEUNG RIDGE

WHAT'S LEFT NOW IS THE SECOND CRUX

DRONE FILMING WAS ALLOWED AFTER DISCUSSION

WITH HALLASAN NATIONAL PARK

GAEMIDEUNG

THE AREA WHERE THE RIDGE
IS SHAPED LIKE AN ANT'S BACK

A STEEP INCLINE

A LONG RIDGE

ONCE THEY PASS THE RIDGE,
THEY'LL ARRIVE AT THE SAMGAKBONG SHELTER

THEY ENTER
WHERE GAEMIDEUNG'S INCLINE STARTS

[panting]

[Dowoon] This part's intense.

[both groaning]

WITH A TOUGH INCLINE

[huffs]

THEY KEEP THEIR EYES DOWN
AND MARCH AHEAD

[pants, huffs]

[gentle music playing]

[panting]

[Tarzzan] The Ant was so annoying for me.

[panting]

Whoa, Dowoon.

DEEP EXHALE

[Tarzzan] My calves are about to explode.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
WHEN YOU WALKED THROUGH GAEMIDEUNG?

Seriously.

[chuckling] Why did I agree to this?

Yeah.

[Tarzzan] The Ant never ends.

No matter how much I walked,
I was still on the Ant.

I was like, "Ants are usually small,
why is this so big?"

"They picked a strange name
for this place."

[music fades]

This is making me miss downhills,

so much.

[huffs]

HE HAS NO ENERGY TO REPLY

[Tarzzan]
How far away is the shelter from here?

[Dowoon] Don't think about it.

-That's a luxury.
-I'm just hungry.

Oh.

So I wanted to eat soon.

[panting]

THE MERCILESS RIDGE
TEASES AN END THAT DOESN'T COME

MEANWHILE, THE SEONGPANAK TEAM
IS PASSING THE MODERATE SECTION

I feel it coming.

For sure.

EXCLAIMING

PRODUCER NAH AND CAR, THE GARDEN
ARE STARTING TO STRUGGLE

Raise your hand when you need a break.

Sounds good.

-Could we rest at the next bench?
-[Chae-min] Yep.

[Car] Let's do that.

IT WAS NAH WHO WANTED TO REST

[quirky music playing]

There's kind of a wooden platform
over here.

A wooden platform is great.

[Chae-min]
Should we sit and rest for a sec?

THEY FIND A SHELTER ON THE HILL

This slope is so steep.

This stretch feels a bit like Seoraksan.

This section is intense.

[Yung-suk] Oh, man!

AFTER THE INCLINE,
THEY ARRIVE AT THE SHELTER

Should I give the guys a quick call?

-Would they pick up?
-Do you have a signal?

I was wondering how they were doing,
if they were struggling,

so I called to check.

But I couldn't reach them.
So I figured they were having a hard time.

THEY ARE HAVING A VERY HARD TIME

[Yung-suk]
If we go another 1.2 kilometers…

1.2 KM AWAY FROM THE JINDALLAEBAT SHELTER

[Yung-suk]


an hour, right?

[Chae-min]
So we should make it in 40 minutes?

[Yung-suk] You think we could?

[Car] We could
without you slowing us down.

HIKERS HAVE HAD HEART ATTACKS HERE

DON'T OVERDO IT AND TAKE IT SLOW

PRODUCER NAH IS SHOCKED

THEY SET OFF AGAIN

[upbeat music playing]

HOLDING ONTO THE ROPE FOR THE TOUGH PATH

SIGHING

EXCLAIMING

[Chae-min] I'm doing okay.

CHAE-MIN STILL HAS ENERGY

[Car] This is fine, I'm fine.

CAR, THE GARDEN IS SLOWLY GETTING TIRED

[music stops]

[Car] Okay!

This is good.

[Yung-suk] Just say when.

-Or I'm going to say it first.
-[Chae-Min chuckles]

[Yung-suk sighs]

Does pausing for a minute count as rest?

-Okay.
-[Chae-min] Yes.

-That counts as rest?
-[Chae-min] Mmm-hmm.

[Yung-suk] Then I want to rest.

NAH SAYS IT FIRST AGAIN

-Let's take a break.
-It's coming.

The cramp is setting in.

I feel it.

[quirky music playing]

[Yung-suk]
My calves are starting to tighten up.

[laughs]

[Chae-min] Really?

We took frequent breaks.
We can thank Producer Nah for that.

I'd be like… [groans]
And he'd be ready to rest.

When I was stopping myself from going…

[groans] …like when it hurt,
it looked like I stopped.

But when I'd get to that point,
Producer Nah would say, "I want to rest."

So it kind of looked like
we were stopping to rest because of him.

But we rested too.

-Go, go.
-Let's go?

Yeah.

[Yung-suk] We can ask for breaks
without feeling self-conscious, right?

Of course.

Ask for one every minute.

CONSIDERATE OF OLD NAH AND WEAK CAR

[Car] This much rest is just right for me.

[Yung-suk] Just enough
to keep the blood flowing, right?

Right. Stopping for a second is great.

FIVE MINUTES LATER

[sighing] Then I'll stop here,

-and just tie my shoelaces.
-[Chae-min] Sounds good.

[Yung-suk] I'm just going to tie
my shoelaces real quick.

[Chae-min] Okay.

A DEEP EXHALE

-They came loose?
-[Yung-suk] Sure.

Doesn't matter why.

All you need to know
is I have to tie them.

[breathing heavily]

[quirky music continues playing]

[Chae-min]
Producer Nah and Car, the garden

did better than the last two hikes,

but they still struggled,
so we stopped a lot.

Car was particularly eager to keep going.

We'd rest a bit,
and then he'd say, "Let's go."

Even though we could have rested longer.



[Chae-min] Honestly, if we ran,
we'd get there in no time.

Oh no, this part is going to be the worst.

If anyone wants to rest,

be honest, speak up.

ENTERING AREA WITH STEEP STAIRS

[lively music playing]

-[Car] Oh, this is it.
-[Yung-suk] You're right.

EVEN STEEPER

-This is it.
-[Chae-min] Should we take a break?

-Should we take a short break?
-Yes! [exclaims]

Oh, Chae-min, you were struggling?

[Chae-min] No, I just…

-wanted to--
-[Yung-suk] I won this time.

[Chae-min] You're right.

No match for Producer Nah.

-Definitely not as young as I used to be.
-Wow, I finally beat him.

I thought we should recover for a moment.

Then we start fresh, before we got
into the more difficult part of the trail.

Are we done once we climb this?

-[crew 1] Yes, we're almost there.
-[crew 2] Yes. Almost there.

I think this is the part from hell.

But, Chae-min, for how much longer do we
have to keep accommodating you like this?

My sweat is already drying off.

-Should we go?
-Just stop.

-Okay, let's head up.
-Jeez, he's such a baby, right?

I'm sorry. My bad.

Thanks to you, I stopped sweating.
In that case, should we run?

We have our own pace, Chae-min.

-Okay, I get it.
-Me and Producer Nah.

Athletic people like us…

we have our own flow, know what I mean?

Your own flow?

THE FINAL INCLINE

-[Car] So this is normally stairs, yeah?
-[Yung-suk] I think so.

[Car] They're covered in snow.

Wow!

[exclaims]

Stairway to Heaven?

ATHLETIC MAN 1 BREATHES HEAVILY

ATHLETIC MAN 2 BREATHES HEAVILY

CHAE-MIN IS HUMMING TO HIMSELF

[Yung-suk] I think we're nearing the end
of the k*ller hill.

I think this is it.

[Yung-suk] Wow, it feels flat now.

If only Chae-min hadn't asked
for that break.

Did I ruin the pace?

-The rhythm, kind of, yeah.
-I k*lled it, huh?

-I wasn't going to say anything.
-Thank you.

Just remember, we're all super athletic.

He beat me.

We're all super buff dudes.

Got it.

It's like when you try to drive
a sports car slowly, we're thinking,

"Why are our bodies doing this?"

I'm sorry, that was
kind of thoughtless of me.

[Car] It's okay.
You're still a good person.

Yeah.

-We're not trying to give you a hard time.
-[Chae-min] No.

-[Car] Definitely not.
-[Chae-min] I like Producer Nah,

he's great, but yesterday,

he was all like,
"Chae-min said we should rest,"

"We'll go easy on you."
"We'll accommodate you." Stuff like that.

But he was the biggest problem.

[whispers] It's hard to play along.

[sighs]

MEANWHILE, GWANEUMSA TEAM
IS STILL WALKING OVER GAEMIDEUNG

Three hundred meters.

CURRENT LOCATION



Anyway, food is straight ahead.

Fifteen minutes?

-[Tarzzan] Just 15 minutes.
-Should we run?

Let's cut it down to ten minutes.

-[lively music playing]
-[groans]

I'm hungry.

THE BEST MOTIVATION IS HUNGER

[Dowoon] Fifteen minutes.

-[Tarzzan] What?
-[Dowoon] Fifteen minutes, nice.

[pants]

Almost there!

[soldier 1] You got this!

Wait!

-[soldier 2] They're celebrities!
-[soldier 1] Hold on.

[exclaims]

-[soldier 3] Okay, let's go!
-You got this!

-[soldier 4] Is that Tarzzan?
-Fighting!

-[soldier 5] Wow, so handsome!
-[soldier 4] That was Tarzzan!

[Tarzzan] This is why people bond
when they're hiking.

I feel more energized.

Those soldiers were impressive.

[Tarzzan] For sure.
They didn't even have poles.

I only remember the Special Forces.

They were so cool. Seriously.

THE ENERGY THEY GOT FROM THE SOLDIERS

BOWING

[upbeat music playing]

SHARING THE ENERGY WITH OTHER HIKERS

[Tarzzan] This is nice.

Look at that, Dowoon.

-I think we're here.
-[Dowoon] Yeah.

Wow, we're here!

[Dowoon groans]

AT THE END OF THE BRUTAL ASCENT

IT FEELS LIKE A GIFT

GWANEUMSA TRAIL'S ONLY SHELTER

SAMGAKBONG SHELTER

A RESTING PLACE FOR HIKERS

WHOSE GOAL IS TO REACH BAENGNOKDAM

THEY RECUPERATE
FOR THE JOURNEY THAT REMAINS

AND REST WITHOUT LEAVING A TRACE

NO LEFTOVER RAMYEON SOUP CAMPAIGN

AND THE SYMBOL OF THIS PLACE,

SAMGAKBONG

A ROCKY PEAK FORMED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

AT THE END OF THE FOREST PATH

IT SIGNALS THE BEGINNING
OF THE HIGH GROUND

THE FINAL GATEKEEPER

AT THE PASSAGE TO THE TOP

BELOW, THE WATERS OF JEJU
COVERED IN A SEA OF CLOUDS

THEY WILL EAT HERE AS PLANNED

THEY ARRIVE AT SAMGAKBONG SHELTER

[groaning]

[Hyeon-yong] We got here in three hours!

We're here at least 30 minutes early.

-Let's eat quickly.
-Quickly?

Oh, right, slowly. [snickers]

IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO EAT QUICKLY HERE

OUTSIDE THE SAMGAKBONG SHELTER

SAMGAKBONG IS AT THE FRONT

AT THE BACK IS THE PERFECT SPOT
FOR LOOKING AT THE SEA OF CLOUDS

THEY PREPARE TO EAT RIGHT AWAY

TARZZAN HAS SOUPLESS INSTANT NOODLES

How do you do this? I forget.

DOWOON HAS A SEAWEED SOUP MRE

-Open this first. Yeah.
-Oh, right, right. Yeah, that's it.

THEY QUICKLY PREPARE THE FOOD

TARZZAN'S JJAJANG RAMYEON IS READY

-You should take the first bite.
-No, you go ahead.

STILL MAKING THE MEAL

HIS FIRST PROPER MEAL OF THE DAY

[slurping]

YUM

FOOD FROM FLAT GROUND TASTES SWEET
ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE

-I'm starting to feel alive again.
-[Hyeon-yong chuckles]

Oh, I was hungry.

DOWOON TAKES A BITE TOO

[slurping]

YUM

-It's good.
-[Tarzzan] Yeah, it's good.

[Dowoon exclaims] This looks great!

This is k*ller.

HOT AND STEAMING SEAWEED SOUP

[slurps]

YUM

ANOTHER BITE

-[Tarzzan] Hyung, is it good?
-[Dowoon] Mmm-hmm!

-[Tarzzan] Is the seaweed soup k*ller?
-Try it.

It's hot.

EXCLAIMS

This is so good.

[crew] Check out the view behind you.

Look at that sea of clouds.
So many clouds.

THE CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON

I feel like I'm on a plane.

WHO CARES ABOUT THE SEA OF CLOUDS?

TARZZAN WAS VERY HUNGRY

FINISHES EVERY LAST DROP OF THE SOUP

We're done eating.

HE FINISHES HIS MEAL
BY EATING ALL OF HIS RAMYEON

[captivating music playing]

MEANWHILE, SEONGPANAK TEAM
ARRIVES AT JINDALLAEBAT SHELTER

JINDALLAEBAT SHELTER

-[Yung-suk] You want some gimbap?
-Car, you want some gimbap?

-That'd be nice.
-Cool. Thank you.

-[Car] Let's share it.
-[Chae-min] That sounds good.

GIMBAP ACQUIRED

A BITE OF GIMBAP WHILE THE RAMYEON COOKS

This gimbap is great.

Cold gimbap is so good.

EVEN COLD GIMBAP TASTES DELICIOUS
ON HALLASAN

Mmm!

[Car] I'll try to make the Sari Gomtang.

CAR, THE GARDEN PICKED SARI GOMTANG

[Car] Oh, it's hot.

[Chae-min] Yours is super hot.

This just got serious.

CHAE-MIN PICKED
IMPRESSIVE-LOOKING JJAJANG RAMYEON

[slurping]

[slurping continues]

HE FINISHES ALL OF THE SOUP

AND A BITE OF GIMBAP

[Car] I'll give this one a try.

Are you eating this
on top of the gimbap and ramyeon?

-[chuckling] Yeah.
-Seriously.

Should I be eating this much?

EATING A LOT DESPITE THE QUESTION

You know, he eats way too much.

At the shelter,

he had the seaweed soup with beef,

a Sari Gomtang,

and another roll of gimbap.

Out of everyone there,

I knew he'd be the one
to finish all of the soup.

He embodies the ad.

NO LEFTOVER RAMYEON SOUP CAMPAIGN

[Yung-suk] If you want it soupy,
you have to finish it.

YOU EAT ALL OF THE RAMYEON ON HALLASAN

-[Chae-min] All gone.
-[Car chuckles]

CLEANING UP AFTER THEMSELVES NEATLY TOO

[Chae-min] I think I'll be able to party
a little tonight before we go to bed.

[upbeat music playing]

Shall we head out?

-Great.
-[crew] Let's get going.

THEY LEAVE JINDALLAEBAT SHELTER

[Chae-min] Good, The way to the summit.



ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME

I think this is the perfect time to go.
There aren't too many people on the trail.

Not right now.

NOT MANY PEOPLE AROUND

NICE WEATHER

AND A SMOOTH PATH

-This hike isn't bad.
-[Chae-min] Right?

I mean, you know how they say
you shouldn't overdo it

when you're running, right, sir?

-Yes, that's right.
-Right?

-Sure.
-If you do, you can't run the next day.

That's right.

We should take that approach…

-Exactly.
-[Car] …for our hikes.

Can't overexert ourselves.

SEONGPANAK TEAM IS HIKING
WITHOUT OVERDOING IT

Hey, you're a big help
for the other hikers. Know what I mean?

-How?
-The female hikers see you and smile.

Hey, it's not easy
to make someone smile while hiking.

-Come on, the scenery is beautiful.
-[Car] You know?

That is an incredible accomplishment.

DOING SOMETHING GREAT ON HALLASAN

[Chae-min]
But I think all the guys are getting

-a dopamine rush from seeing you.
-[Car] The guys, sure.

Leave the men to me.

You know, guys who are popular
with other guys…

Are useless.

[Yung-suk] Passing 1,600 meters.

SEONGPANAK TEAM REACHES

[Car] Let's take a quick break.

[hiker 1] Keep it up!

[Tarzzan] Thank you.

ALREADY LOOKING EXHAUSTED

Oh no.

HE SPOTS SOMETHING

Oh no.

[tense music playing]

[Dowoon] Oh, it's narrow here.

-[Tarzzan] This part is narrow.
-[Dowoon] Yeah.

[hiker 2] Careful, careful.

SLIPPERY DUE TO SNOW PILED UP TO THE POSTS

TRAFFIC CAUSED BY MOVING IN SINGLE FILE

Careful, slippery.

NOT STAYING ALERT
EVEN FOR A MOMENT IS DANGEROUS

Stay all the way to the right.

PAST THE TRICKY, NARROW DOWNHILL PATH

THEY ENTER A FLAT AREA AGAIN

-Wait, we climbed up all this way.
-[Dowoon] I know, right?

To go down again.

DOWNHILL AGAIN

[groans]

THE DOWNHILL WALK ENDS

[Tarzzan] This is nice.

AND WHAT'S WAITING FOR THEM IS

[intense music turns suspenseful]

YONGJINGAK SUSPENSION BRIDGE

CROSSING THE DEEP VALLEY
OF YONGJINGAKGYEGOK VALLEY

IS A BRIDGE 50M LONG
AND 1,560M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

THE VIEW OF THE RIDGE
THAT STRETCHES TO BAENGNOKDAM

BUT IT SWAYS, SO BE CAREFUL

[music fades]

APPROACHING YONGJINGAK SUSPENSION BRIDGE

LAUGHING

[Tarzzan] They're giving a thumbs up.

WHILE THEY PASS BY FRIENDLY HIKERS

[quirky music playing]

THE BRIDGE SUDDENLY STARTS SWAYING

-[exclaims] Hey, Dowoon.
-What?

The bridge is shaking.

I have a fear of heights right now.

-Oh, yeah?
-For sure.

THIS BRIDGE IS HANGING
HIGH ABOVE THE VALLEY

IT ALSO SHAKES
AND MAY TRIGGER A FEAR OF HEIGHTS

[Dowoon] Go slowly. Don't look down!

Look up, look up.

SCARED

SLOWLY

SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED

Hold on to the bars.

-Oh.
-Yeah, go slow.

FROM TARZZAN'S CAM

[shudders]

DIFFICULTY FOR MOST: EASY
DIFFICULTY FOR TARZZAN: HARD

CAN'T TAKE HIS EYES OFF OF HIM

[Hyeon-yong] Do you remember the view
when we crossed the suspension bridge?

The view? No, I don't.

I remember Tarzzan was pretty scared
on that bridge.

He has a fear of heights.

If you think about it,
he's an incredible guy.

Hallasan is crazy high, and he must
have been scared, but he did great.

QUICKLY CHANGING IT TO A COMPLIMENT

I didn't know the bridge
would shake like this.

[sighs in relief] Made it.

You're adorable.

THEY ARRIVE SAFELY

Bridges like that, and glass elevators,
scare me the most.

AS SOON AS THEY CROSS THE BRIDGE,
IT'S AN UPHILL WALK AGAIN

[Hyeong-yong] Baengnokdam is over there.

-Where?
-[Hyeon-yong] It's right in front of us!

FACING A NOW NEARBY BAENGNOKDAM

THE REAL CHALLENGE STARTS NOW

CURRENT LOCATION

[upbeat music playing]

NOT THE BEST PLACE
TO CATCH THEIR BREATHS

AN ENDLESS STRETCH
OF STEEP STAIRS FOR AN HOUR

NOTORIOUS FOR MAKING HIKERS BREATHLESS

WANGGWANREUNG

THE FINAL STRETCH OF HELLISH STAIRS
TO BAENGNOKDAM

ENTERING THE GATES OF HELL

RECHARGING HIMSELF WITH GUMMIES
FROM THE START

[Hyeon-yong] You were also eating
while you were walking.

That's right, we did that. It's like
when you're driving for five hours,

and you keep snacking on things
unconsciously. It's kind of like that.

ON THE STEEP PATH

HE FUELS HIMSELF WITH GUMMIES

STARTING HIS ENGINE

ACCELERATES

PANTING

SLOWS DOWN

ACCELERATES AGAIN

ALTERNATING BETWEEN ACCELERATING
AND SLOWING DOWN

5-28!

Oh, damn.

[Hyeon-yong] Almost there! It ends at 34.

1.5 KM LEFT

GRUNTING

DEEP EXHALE

TRUDGING

[Hyeon-yong] These stairs… won't quit.

-It's going to feel like they're endless.
-Right.

[Hyeon-yong]
Let me know when you need to take a break.

-Okay. Okay!
-[Dowoon] Just tell us.

[Hyeon-yong] It's like this till the end.
It's the worst part.

-This part is just k*ller.
-Okay.

[pants]

MEANWHILE, TARZZAN IS HAVING
AN ESPECIALLY HARD TIME

HE TAKES OUT THE GUMMIES AGAIN

[lively music playing]

THEY SHARE THE GUMMIES

SETTING OFF AGAIN

YUM

[Tarzzan] The gummies that Dowoon gave me
helped me so much.

Yeah. I would eat one
when I felt like taking a break.

And it helped me get back onto the path.

YUM

BOOST FROM GUMMIES ACTIVATE

THEY KEEP WALKING

INCLINE SO STEEP
ONLY TOPS OF HEADS ARE SEEN BEHIND YOU

CLIMBING ALMOST VERTICALLY

[Dowoon] Wow.

[ominous music playing]

[grunting]

THE HIKERS IN FRONT OF THEM
ARE TAKING A SHORT BREAK

PANTING AND WALKING PAST THEM

Holy cow.

This is insane.

[grunts]

[huffs]

EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TIRED,
THEY CONTINUE HIKING

EXHALING

THEY KEEP WALKING
WITHOUT ASKING FOR A BREAK

THEY REACH 1,600M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

THE INCLINE GETS STEEPER WITH ALTITUDE

THOSE GOING DOWN ARE STRUGGLING TOO

[huffs]

[Dowoon] There were too many hills.

We were going uphill the whole time.

After the shelter,
I feel like the whole thing was hard.

For sure. It was all tough.

[Hyeon-yong] But, honestly, we blew past
a lot of people as we were climbing up.

Oh, right.

THEY HIKED WITHOUT RESTING

BETWEEN RESTING HIKERS

PASSING BY

PASSING BY AGAIN

EVEN AFTER THAT…

-[panting]
-[exhilarating music playing]

THEY KEPT WALKING WITHOUT RESTING

NO STRENGTH TO EVEN LIFT HIS HEAD

MESSY HAIR

THE PRODUCTION CREW DIDN'T REST EITHER

[Hyeon-yong] Let's rest for a sec.
Camera ops need a rest.

-[Dowoon] Ah, okay.
-[Tarzzan] Okay.

THE PRODUCTION CREW HASN'T RESTED YET
AND WILL REGROUP FOR A BIT

Wow, this is no joke.

CAN PAUSE THANKS TO THEM

[exclaims]

It doesn't end.

[Hyeon-yong] I suggested we take a break,

so we took one,
but you didn't stop, you kept going.

When I was climbing up,
I thought, "If I stop,

I won't be able to start again."
I'd have to keep taking breaks.

Also, you all were great climbers,
I felt bad about making you stop.

You were walking so fast in front of me.

[Hyeon-yong] I see. I saw you kept going
without stopping, and thought,

"Wow, he's got amazing stamina."
We were actually struggling.

Oh, yeah?
You couldn't tell at all, to be honest.

-[Hyeon-yong] Really?
-Yeah.

No wonder the crew was tired.

Honestly, we only had
to take care of our own stuff.

But, like, the sound technician…

-How many kilograms did you say it was?
-[Hyeon-yong] 25.

-The camera operator in front of me…
-[Hyeon-yong] Deok-hwan.

Yeah, he was in the Special Forces?

He was incredible, too.

I thought, "I should not complain."

THEY DIDN'T STOP
SO THE CREW DOESN'T SUFFER

[both breathing heavily]

[exhales, pants]

Can I have that?

Here, have some of this.

-[crew] Oh, thank you.
-Sure.

CATCHING THEIR BREATHS WITH A SIP OF WATER

-I miss Car, honestly.
-Right? He would have collapsed.

THE TOUGH TRAIL
REMINDS THEM OF THEIR WEAKEST FRIEND

CAR, THE GARDEN IS GOING STRONG

The snow is melting a bit here.

[Yung-suk] Whoa, hey, look to your left!

[Car exclaims]

[Yung-suk] Whoa, hey, look to your left!

[Car exclaims]

-[Yung-suk] What is this?
-[Car] Look at that.

[Chae-min] Wow. It's so pretty.

I'm in shock.

THE SEA OF CLOUDS IN FRONT OF THEM

Wait a minute. I want to take a picture.

[camera shutter clicks]

[pleasant music playing]

-[hiker] We got this!
-[Car] Yeah, let's go!

[Chae-min] It's so pretty.

-Car.
-Huh?

-[Chae-min] Let's take at least one.
-All right.

[camera shutter clicks]

It's gorgeous.

I feel like we're above the clouds.

[Car exclaims]

[Chae-min] This is incredible. Oh my gosh.

THEY GET THE BEST VIEW
OF THE CLOUDS

It kind of looked like a painting,

with Jeju-do's landscape

connecting to the sea,

and a thick cover of clouds above it.

It sort of felt like Hallasan
was welcoming us.

THE VIEW THAT HALLASAN WELCOMES YOU WITH

[Car sighs]

[music stops]

This is insane.

This is insane.

Man, thanks to this show,

we get to see this kind of view.

-[Yung-suk] Good job, Chae-min.
-[chuckles]

-You feeling better this time, Car?
-[Car] No.

NEGATIVE GARDEN SHOWS UP INSTANTLY

-[Chae-min] Oh, Car.
-Yeah?

-Don't forget about your fine.
-No, it's because I'm so happy.

I can't even speak.

MEANWHILE, GWANEUMSA TEAM
REALLY CAN'T TALK

-Let's go.
-Let's go.

[exhales]

The sound technician must be dying.

This feels like field training, you know.

I saw the hiker behind us,

and told them,

"We're filming. You can go first."

And they said, "I can't, I'm resting."

Total stranger.

[all laughing]

That is so funny.

[chuckling] "No, I can't."

[Hyeon-yong] "You can go first."
"No, I can't. Too tired."

It's not just us.
Other people are also wiped.

[Hyeon-yong] Everyone's exhausted.

[Dowoon] Everyone.

-Everyone's slowly collapsing.
-Look at that.

[Hyeon-yong]
This is the longest, hardest part.

THOSE IN FRONT
STRUGGLE TO MOVE FORWARD AS WELL

[Tarzzan] Let's go.

THEY KEEP CLIMBING

[huffing]

THEY PASS 5-29

FIVE LEFT UNTIL 5-34 AND BAENGNOKDAM

THEY'RE AT EYE LEVEL WITH BAENGNOKDAM NOW

-Almost there.
-Wait, are you sure?

-[hiker] It's close.
-[Dowoon] Oh, thank you.

THEY JUST NEED TO CLIMB UP
THE REMAINING STAIRS

TO ARRIVE AT AN OPEN CLEARING

[upbeat music playing]

CURRENT LOCATION
WANGGWANREUNG HELIPORT

LOCATED ON THE RIDGE
RIGHT NEXT TO WANGGWANREUNG

A HELIPORT
FOR EMERGENCY TRANSPORT AND SEARCH

GWANEUMSA TRAIL'S FINAL REST AREA
BEFORE BAENGNOKDAM

[hiker 1] Mr. Tarzzan.
Keep up the good work.

-Thank you.
-[hiker 2] Nice work!

-[hiker 1] You got this!
-Thank you.

HE ARRIVES AT THE HELIPORT
WHILE BEING CHEERED

-Dowoon.
-This is insane.

Congrats.

A BIT EARLY BUT A HIGH-FIVE TO CELEBRATE

Oh, I'm exhausted, seriously.

Where is Baengnokdam?

-[Dowoon] There. We have to go like this.
-[Tarzzan] Oh, we go that way?

-[Hyeon-yong] That's Baengnokdam.
-[Tarzzan] Wait.

We still have a long ways to go.

SIGHS

Seriously, my stamina
is definitely running out.

-What's "seminar"?
-Energy.

-No, stamina.
-Oh, stamina.

-[Hyeon-yong] "Stamina."
-My stamina is cashed.

AND ANOTHER PERSON
WHO'S RUNNING OUT OF STAMINA HERE

Look at Seon-u.

It's summer for Seon-u right now.

THE MAN WITH THE 25 KG BAG

LAUGHING

Damn, incredible determination.

[all laughing]

You could do anything
you put your mind to.

Man, seriously.
He'll succeed at everything.

This entire sh**t shows you
just how far the crew members can go.

-Yeah, I respect you guys. So much.
-[Hyeon-yong] Future entrepreneurs.

It's the last stretch.
We have about 30 more minutes to go.

ABOUT 1.25 KM TO BAENGNOKDAM

Time to head out. Let's start moving.

THEY DEPART WANGGWANREUNG HELIPORT

-[Dowoon clears throat]
-Look at the clouds. [exclaims]

-Whoa, the clouds! Look over there!
-[Hyeon-yong] They're below us.

Look behind that. It's a sea of clouds.

I've never been this high,
except on a plane.

BUT IT'S TOO SOON TO BE SURPRISED

THEIR DESTINATION, BAENGNOKDAM,

IS THE HIGHEST PLACE YOU CAN SET FOOT ON

SINCE IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM,
THERE'S NOT MUCH DISTANCE LEFT

GROANING

[grunting]

THE PROBLEM IS
THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH STAMINA LEFT EITHER

[huffs]

[Hyeon-yong] 5-30!

THEY PASS 5-30

REMAINING DISTANCE IS 1 KM

[hip-hop music playing]

[grunting]

GROANS

EXHALING

DEEP BREATH

A DUET OF GROANING CONTINUES

THE GWANEUMSA TEAM
DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO LOOK BACK

[Chae-min] It's so beautiful.

It'll be even more beautiful
when we get to Baengnokdam.

-Is that it over there?
-[Chae-min] Yeah, up there.

[Car] We're pretty high up.

[Chae-min] It looks far away,
but we're almost there.

-[Car] Yeah.
-[Chae-min] It's so beautiful.

[Yung-suk] Wow, so cool.

[Chae-min]
I don't regret hiking up here at all.

Incredible.

[upbeat music playing]

The view is so nice.

THEY HIKE WITH THE SEA OF CLOUDS
BEHIND THEM

This is something else, though.
Feels like the U.S.

[groans]

UNBELIEVABLY, CAR, THE GARDEN
TAKES A PICTURE

This is so pretty.

[Chae-min]
You don't often get days like this.

HALLASAN MAKES CAR TAKE PICTURES

-[Car] Cell service is pretty good.
-Usually, you can only see this path.

-And there's fog everywhere.
-Oh, really?

-Yeah, usually.
-Wow! If that were the case,

I would've been so annoyed.

-[Car] Exactly.
-Yeah, for sure.

A FOGGY HALLASAN SOUNDS TERRIBLE

But I'm not annoyed today.

I feel great.

[Car] Eight hundred meters left.

LET'S HAPPILY HIKE
THE REMAINING 800M TO THE TOP!

[upbeat music continues playing]

BOTH THE SNOWY PATH
AND WOODEN STAIRS

[Car] The end is near.

Hallasan, let's finish this.

[music stops]

They added one last hard stretch.

Seriously, I'm so…

incredibly pleased.

[Chae-min] I'm happy.

[groans] I'm so happy.

HE DOESN'T MEAN IT

[Chae-min] Let's go!

[Car] I know this path
is very-well maintained,

-but it's giving Seoraksan vibes.
-[Chae-min] You're right.

It's basalt.

[dramatic music playing]

THE FIRST HURDLE RIGHT BEFORE THE SUMMIT
A BASALT SLOPE

AS EXPECTED OF JEJU-DO,
THE ROCKY PATH IS MADE OF BASALT

[groaning]

[Car] Now there's stairs at the end?

I'm pissed.

Wow, this slope is insane.

[Yung-suk] Oh, this is a k*ller.

THE LONGEST AND MOST BRUTAL PATH
OF SEONGPANAK

I mean, we keep walking,
but it doesn't get any closer.

Feels like it should end, but it doesn't.

THE STEEP PATH NEVER ENDS

[Car] Oh, this last part is tough.

HOLDING ONTO THE ROPE AS THEY SLOWLY CLIMB

[Chae-min] There are a lot of people.

So many people up there.

THE SECOND HURDLE RIGHT BEFORE THE SUMMIT
ONE PATH BUT MANY PEOPLE

THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THE SUMMIT,
THE MORE PEOPLE YOU FIND

It's so cold. I need my puffer jacket.

[man on PA] Hold on to the ropes.
Enjoy your hike.

THE THIRD HURDLE
COLD WIND

[Chae-min] It's cold up here now.

AS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN KOREA,
IT GETS COLDER THE HIGHER YOU CLIMB

[exclaiming]

[Chae-min] Are they standing in line?

[crew] They're taking a picture
with the summit stone.

Wow.

Are we there? Almost.

[music fades]

A FEW STEPS AWAY
FROM THE SUMMIT OF HALLASAN

WILL THEY HAVE
A CLEAR VIEW OF BAENGNOKDAM?

Is this it?

Amazing.

[dramatic music resumes playing]

[dramatic music turns captivating]

BAENGNOKDAM

THEY FINALLY MEET A CLEAR BAENGNOKDAM

[Chae-min] It's just gorgeous.

[Car] But what is that?

[Yung-suk] A crater. A volcanic crater.

CRATER FORMED ABOUT 16,000 YEARS AGO

LOCATED 1,950M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

THE CRATER LAKE AT THE SUMMIT OF HALLASAN

CONSISTS OF VARIOUS VOLCANIC ROCKS,
SUCH AS BASALT AND TRACHYTE

DESIGNATED AS SCENIC SITE NUMBER 90

THE PLACE CLOSEST TO THE SKY

[Car] Generational virtue is necessary
for a clear view of Baengnokdam.

I guess some people gained virtue
back in the day.

The way I see it,

this wasn't possible without the crew.

So it's thanks to the virtue
of those unsung heroes.

Yeah. Thanks to the crew,
we got to see that.

[captivating music continues playing]

[Chae-min] Wow, it's so pretty.

[Car] It is pretty cool.

I have to admit.

HE TAKES A PICTURE BECAUSE IT'S COOL

[Chae-min] I was disappointed
that there was no lake water,

but Baengnokdam was still very pretty.

"HEAVENLY HERMITS COME DOWN TO BAENGNOKDAM
RIDING WHITE DEER TO DRINK WATER"

IMHAPILGI, 1871

WHEN THE SNOW MELTS,
IT TURNS INTO A CLEAR LAKE

BAENGNOKDAM TAKES ON MANY FORMS

[music fades]

[camera shutter clicks]

SEONGPANAK TEAM REACHES BAENGNOKDAM
IN 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES

It's so cold now.

Where are Tarzzan and the others?

[Car] Why aren't they coming?

-[Dowoon panting]
-[hiker] Let's go!

THE GWANEUMSA TEAM IS STILL ON ITS WAY

[pants]

-[exhales]
-[Hyeon-yong] Shall we take a picture?

Sure.

[Dowoon groans, exclaims]

[Hyeon-yong] One, two, three…
That looks cool.

A PHOTO WITH THE SEA OF CLOUDS BEHIND THEM

[quirky music playing]

AFTER TAKING A PHOTO,
THEY RESUME CLIMBING UP

THEY PASS 5-32

ONLY 500 METERS AWAY FROM BAENGNOKDAM

Damn it!

[grunts loudly]

Damn it.

[exclaims]

THE GROANING DUET STARTS AGAIN

Damn it.

[grunting]

THE GROANING SOLO CONTINUES AS WELL

[Hyeon-yong] Now, Dowoon,
you kept uttering profanity.

It wasn't that bad.
All I said was "Oh, shi--"

I seriously quit swearing.

You know, it's like
when people are working in the field,

as they work, they sort of chant.
It was kind of like that.

ENTERING THE LAST SET OF WOODEN STAIRS

AS THEY SPEED UP

[Hyeon-yong]
The other team just reached the peak!

-What?
-We'll get there in about ten minutes.

They're already there?

SEONGPANAK TEAM
ARRIVED EARLIER THAN EXPECTED

Wait.

They were faster than us?

Hyung, it's not like
we're going slow at all.

-[Dowoon] We hiked fast. Right?
-Yeah.

THE GWANEUMSA TEAM IS 30 MINUTES EARLY TOO

[Hyeon-yong] 5-33!

One more marker left, and we're there.

5 HOURS PASSED
THEY PASS 5-33

How many meters per marker?

[Dowoon] 250.

[dramatic music playing]

[music intensifies]

[hiker] Almost there!

-[Dowoon] Oh, thank you.
-[hiker] This is the summit here.

-[Tarzzan] Thanks so much.
-[Dowoon] Thank you.

THE LAST FLIGHT OF STAIRS

Oh, we're here.

[both grunt, pant]

[panting]

GWANEUMSA TEAM ARRIVES AT BAENGNOKDAM

CURRENT TIME

[music fades]

THE GWANEUMSA TEAM
COMPLETES THEIR GOAL IN SILENCE

THEY HEAD STRAIGHT TO SEE BAENGNOKDAM

-There's no water.
-[Hyeon-yong] It's frozen.

-But, normally, it's water?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.

BAENGNOKDAM FROZEN WHITE IN WINTER

-[Dowoon] I'll take a picture too.
-[Hyeon-yong] Good.

A RARE INSTANCE
OF VOLUNTEERING TO TAKE A PHOTO

[lively music playing]

PICTURES OF THEMSELVES FOLLOW

THEY EACH HURRIEDLY TAKE A PHOTO
TO PROVE THEY WERE THERE

[crew] We should find the other guys.

THEY GO TO FIND THE SEONGPANAK TEAM

[Hyeon-yong] They're here!

THEY QUICKLY FIND THEM

[Tarzzan] Wow, I'm so pissed!

Hey, good job!

WELCOME

-[Tarzzan] I'm so pissed off!
-[Chae-min] Why?

Seriously, I'm not playing.

Our trail was like Seoraksan.

-Really?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah!

-That bad?
-Everyone was like,

"If Car was here,
he'd have quit the show."

[Hyeon-yong] We almost died.

Why did you pick such a hard trail?

You know, with running,

they tell you to take it easy,
to not go too hard.

-So why do they keep picking hard trails?
-It was intense. Super intense.

-This trail wasn't that bad.
-Oh, really?

-Kind of like Taebaeksan.
-Taebaeksan?

Ours was like Seoraksan.

-As hard as Seoraksan.
-Seriously.

-At the end--
-Are they okay?

Those guys must have…

gone through a lot.

-[Hyeon-yong] You think?
-Yeah.

Car was definitely in a good mood.

He looked like he was still in good shape,
so that made me happy.

To be honest, the guys were also injured,
so it was also like, you know,

[chuckling] I couldn't be
annoyed with them. I mean…

You know, in the end, life goes on.

They said it was like Seoraksan.

As soon as they said that, I was like,
"Oh, it was tough. Okay."

And, I felt resentful.

You know, initially,
because I was in pain.

But then, I felt grateful.

[Tarzzan]
Let's set a timer for nine minutes.

[Car] Take the heart photo. Let's go.

PROMISE ONE: DESCEND IN 9 MINUTES

Yeah, it was super intense at the end.

-Take the photo.
-[Dowoon] Older guys at the back.

We're the big heart. The younger guys
sit and make the small heart.

SUMMIT PROMISE TWO:
TAKE A GROUP PHOTO

-Yes, let's sit down.
-[Tarzzan] Oh, gosh!

Try to look as happy as possible.

Where do we look?

-[Hyeon-yong] At me!
-Okay.

[Dowoon] Oh, here.

Oh, here.

[Hyeon-yong] Two, three…

[Dowoon] Oh, here.

[mellow music playing]

FEBRUARY 4, 2026
AT BAENGNOKDAM, HALLASAN

I achieved my purpose.

THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED A GROUP PHOTO

I wanted a memento with just us,
looking happy together, sort of like,

something that you can easily stick up
on the fridge, you know?

Like, taking a photo booth picture
with friends that you put up in your room.

I wanted one of those for us.

I feel like I've definitely grown
pretty attached to those guys as friends,

since we're going through a lot together.

So I liked that we did that.

Okay, let's go.

[Hyeon-yong] You can't see Baengnokdam.
It's not in the photo.

-Oh, it's fine, it's okay.
-[Car] We saw it.

-That wasn't nine minutes.
-Nine minutes?

-For our break.
-Oh, that's right, yeah.

I think we were here for 15 minutes.

-Oh, yeah? You got here fast.
-Yeah.

[Hyeon-yong] All right, let's descend.

DESCENDING 9 MINUTES AFTER MEETING

-[Tarzzan] Descend!
-[Car] Great job.

[Tarzzan] How did we hike up here?

[Dowoon] I know, right?

-[Tarzzan] I feel so relieved.
-[Dowoon] Yeah, me too.

LEAVING A CLEAR BAENGNOKDAM BEHIND

-[hiker 1] You got this, Tarzzan!
-Let's go.

THEY GO DOWN THE SEONGPANAK TRAIL

-Hello.
-[hiker 2] Hey, there!

Hello.

Let's go!

Here's the thing, Producer Nah.

I like to say "let's go!" on the way down.

-[hiker 3] Let's go!
-Because we've already hiked up

-and we're feeling good.
-[Chae-min] Exactly.

-[Tarzzan] Nice job!
-Keep up the good work!

-Keep up the good work!
-[Tarzzan] You got this!

[Yung-suk] You just got cheerful,
and more extroverted.

-[chuckling] Yeah, you're right.
-Keep up the good work!

[Car] Going up was different.

-[Tarzzan] Nice work.
-[Car] You got this!

-Let's go!
-[hiker 4] Let's go!

DESCEND CLUB'S FAVORITE PART IS DESCENDING

DESCENDING SEONGPANAK TRAIL
ON A SMOOTH PATH OF WOODEN STAIRS

-[Dowoon chuckling]
-What?

No, it's just…

This trail…

-It is way different.
-[Tarzzan laughs]

I think I saw people
sledding down our trail.

Exactly.

But this is so nice.

[Yung-suk] Take in as much as you can.
This is honestly a rare sight.

Yeah.

-I heard people rarely get to see that.
-Yeah, we picked a good day.

So nice.

[mellow music continues playing]

DRONE FILMING WAS ALLOWED AFTER DISCUSSION
WITH HALLASAN NATIONAL PARK

[Chae-min]
You know, I think this was the spot

where I kept admiring this view
on the way up.

I kept taking photos.

Honestly, this hike…

I do not regret at all.

It's so pretty.

-It was even better because we slept well.
-Yeah.

We recharged.

Looks like it's still doable. Tarzzan?

TAKING A BREAK

-You okay?
-[Tarzzan] I'm good.

TEARING UP

-You're looking a little rough.
-Yeah, I want to go home.

[Yung-suk] What's wrong?

-What?
-[Yung-suk] Did your knee give out?

Did my knee give out?

-It's the hard trail, you could tell.
-He wants to go home.

After hiking this today,
you need to stop assigning us hard trails.

What is this? He can't even enjoy it!

For real, look at his face!

Are you trying to bully this kid?

Now that we've climbed
this mountain, I get it.

Don't give us difficult trails.
No one is having fun.

Seriously, I'm telling you. Like today…
What is this called?

-[Yung-suk] Seongpanak.
-Seongchan?

[laughing]

[crew] You're thinking of the UFC fighter.

After hiking the Seongpanak trail,

it's clear to me
that hikes should be moderate.

Making your talent suffer is out of style.

-I'll drive on our way back.
-You got this.

-I can do it.
-No, no. We got your back.

[all laughing]

[Yung-suk]
Seongpanak will take care of you.

Seongpanak.
It sounds like an old status ranking.

Doesn't it sound like that?

-Seongpanak.
-They're all high and mighty.

[Yung-suk] We're the minions.

-They're treating us well.
-[Yung-suk] Gwaneumsa is your rank.

-[Car] You're ranked Gwaneumsa.
-You're not king anymore.

-Yeah.
-[crew] You're totally a plebeian now.

Wait, hold on. Let me clear the path.

[all laughing]

Clearing the way for them.

HERE COMES TEAM GWANEUMSA
ON THE SNOWY ROAD

[Car] Gwaneumsa gentlemen are coming down.

-[Dowoon chuckles]
-"Gwaneumsa gentlemen."

-So funny.
-But, seriously,

I'm so amazed that Car still has
energy left to hike back down.

That's right.

Hey, sir.

-We didn't take a Polaroid.
-[crew 1] Oh, you're right.

THEY FORGOT A SUMMIT PROMISE

-[crew 1] You wanted to take one.
-[crew 2] With the hearts?

I knew I was forgetting something.

[crew 2]
Let's take it at Jindallaebat Shelter.

-[crew 1] Sounds good.
-All right.

THEY ARRIVE AT JINDALLAEBAT SHELTER

-[Chae-min] Your shelter wasn't that big?
-[Dowoon] It was pretty small.

[Hyeon-yong] I'll take it.

A BIT LATE BUT THEY KEEP THEIR PROMISE

-[camera shutter clicks]
-[hip-hop music playing]

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT IS DRAINED

Damn, this feels so nice.

TAKING SOLO SHOTS

PASSING OUT THE SOLO SHOTS

[Yung-suk]
What is this, a product placement?

[Hyeon-yong] No, no.

Why do you two hike?

SUDDENLY INTERVIEWING HIKERS

So that I can surpass my own limits.

-[Yung-suk] Good answer!
-[Chae-min] Awesome!

[Yung-suk] This is the kind of answers
we wanted for this show.

[Chae-min] You're awesome.

-[Hyeon-yong] Your limits.
-[Yung-suk] Your own limits?

-To surpass them.
-[Yung-suk] Right. Wow.

Where did you hike?

Have you been anywhere else?

Just Gwanaksan and Bukhansan.

-Just nearby.
-[Yung-suk] Near Seoul, then Hallasan?

-Yes, this is my third attempt here.
-[Hyeon-yong] Third attempt?

[Yung-suk] Oh, so this is your third time
climbing Hallasan,

but it's the first time
you've had good weather?

-Yes.
-You didn't want to lose to anyone, right?

-Yes.
-I lost.

[all laughing]

That was fast.

[Chae-min] You didn't lose, you won today.

-Let us win for once. Come on!
-I plan to lose tomorrow, too.

-[Tarzzan] What's tomorrow?
-The day after.

I'll still lose. That's what I do.

Also, I went to your concert recently.

-[all exclaiming]
-I enjoyed it a lot.

When? The second day?

-I went on Saturday.
-Saturday?

-Yes.
-Wow, she sounds like a real fan!

Thank you.

SHE TURNS OUT TO BE
A BIG FAN OF CAR, THE GARDEN

-[Yung-suk] So he was good?
-My heart hurt, he was so great.

-We were deeply moved.
-Yes.

GIVING HER HIS POLAROID PHOTO

Thank you.

-[Chae-min] He just pulls that out?
-Nice, that's his photocard!

Yeah, it's like a photocard.

AN INSTANT PHOTOCARD FOR A REAL FAN

[Car] They are paying customers after all.

They're my fans, they're precious to me.

[Yung-suk] This is amazing.
I love this so much.

Truly, to hike for yourself,
and overcome one's own limits.

[Yung-suk] And she just so happens
to be a fan of yours.

THE SINGER AND FAN ARE SO DIFFERENT

They said they're fans,
and that they came to the concert.

It warmed my heart. It truly did.

[pleasant music playing]

-Thank you very much.
-[Yung-suk] They're true fans.

What amazing people.

-I don't have anything to give you.
-No, don't give me anything.

-I had a lot to eat.
-Share it with everyone.

-Really? Oh, thank you.
-Yes. Thank you.

-[Yung-suk] All right, we're heading out.
-Okay.

THEY START DESCENDING AGAIN

We're about
a third of the way there, right?

A third? Sounds right.

THE WARM AFTERNOON SUN

THE MELTED TRAIL ON THE DESCENT

"ASCENDING IS HARD,
BUT DESCENDING IS DANGEROUS"

REFER TO EPISODE 2

ENTERING THE SLIPPERY AREA

PRACTICALLY SLIDING DOWN

GWANEUMSA TEAM'S LEGS HAVE BECOME WEAK

THEY USE INERTIA TO DESCEND

WOBBLING LIKE A DASHBOARD ORNAMENT

LAUGHS

[quirky music playing]

Can I stop for a second
to take off a layer? Is that okay?

PAUSING TO ADJUST CLOTHES

-[Hyeon-yong] Then we'll keep going.
-[Yung-suk] Sounds good.

-It's starting to get hot.
-Chocolate?

-[Yung-suk] That's good.
-Oh, wow.

SHARING CHOCOLATES FROM HIS FAN

-What's that?
-Chocolate.

-Want some?
-That's huge.

[Dowoon] You discovered
the importance of sugar, didn't you, Car?

[Car] I suddenly wanted some.

Dowoon.

YUM

[Hyeon-yong]
Do you have plans for tomorrow?

THEY ALL STAND AS THEY REST

We don't have anything planned yet.

[Chae-min chuckles]

If I don't sit like this,
my legs get even more tired.

How can you guys stay on your feet?

USING A FILM CAMERA

[Tarzzan] This bamboo…

[Hyeon-yong] You look like
you're on a hunger strike.

[Tarzzan] With a bamboo sticking out.

-[Hyeon-yong] Great shot.
-I refuse to leave!

[all chuckling]

Send out the person in charge!

-[Dowoon] Isn't he in charge?
-You're right.

-[all laughing]
-[Chae-min] It's so draining.

[scoffs] He was a bit…

-[Hyeon-yong] He's leaving.
-I mean, he was behind us and kept saying,

"Hey! Who wants to take a break?"

"Me!" He answered himself.

"Where do we sit?" We just stand to rest.

"I need to sit down, though."

HE'S MET SOMEONE WORSE THAN HIM

[grunts]

Let's power through to the rest stop.

-What?
-Power through, without stopping.

Chae-min, do you know
how much you slowed us down?

See? I told you, right?

SHAMELESS

We only rested because of him.

-Listen to him.
-"Let's power through."

SHAMELESS SUPERVISOR

"Power through," he said.
"Let's power through."

-Yeah, he likes to use sexy phrases.
-For sure.

That annoyed me a little.

The youngest members were having
a hard time, so I spoke on their behalf.

-[Car] I don't think he'll be able to.
-[all laughing]

[chuckling] "Power through."

[all laughing]

[Chae-min] Oh, we're halfway.

CURRENT LOCATION

Exactly halfway.

I'll be so happy on the way home.

Inside that van.

-Our lodgings are super nice this time.
-They are.

[Hyeon-yong] By the way,
you're not using one of the rooms.

I thought Tarzzan and Chae-min
would sleep separately,

-but they slept in the same room.
-We like sharing a room.

[Hyeon-yong]
Dowoon keeps sleeping in the living room.

Dowoon sleeps upstairs.

But Dowoon seemed
pretty comfortable sleeping there.

-[Dowoon] Yeah, I slept so well.
-He sleeps so well on the floor.

[crew] Why do you do that?

[Hyeon-yong] The second floor room
is the best, seriously.

It's practically Car's private house.

The second floor.

[Hyeon-yong
Car sleeps in the smallest room.

Yeah, that's right.

I thought you guys would come up,
so I took the small room.

Yeah, all of us were trying to be polite.

-[Tarzzan] We were all deferring.
-We're all being considerate,

but now the layout is weird.

CHAE-MIN AND TARZZAN


DOWOON


CAR, THE GARDEN


A SAD TALE
OF HOW THE BEST ROOM WAS LEFT EMPTY

-The path is nice now.
-[Chae-min] I know, right?

And then a beautiful forest appears.

[Tarzzan] Oh, here?

-We know this place. This is great.
-[Dowoon] Oh, here?

-It's the phytoncide.
-Got it.

How did you know that?

[Dowoon]
We also passed by a place like this.

I thought we were the only ones.

THE MEMORABLE VIEW
OF CEDAR TREES ON BOTH TRAILS

[gentle music playing]

IT FEELS NICE THE SECOND TIME TOO

Are we getting some kind of certificate
with the selfie we took earlier?

[Hyeon-yong] Yes, a summit certificate.
When we get back down.

So we'll have some proof that we reached
the summit of this mountain.

[Hyeon-yong] That's right.

You can see it over there, the building!

-[Hyeon-yong] Oh, yeah!
-[Yung-suk] Oh, look at that!

[Hyeon-yong] That's it.

-[Tarzzan] Oh, my gosh.
-Wow, we're almost there.

ARRIVING WITH A GROAN TODAY TOO

-You all did such a great job.
-[Tarzzan] Great work, everyone.

[Dowoon groaning]

DESCENT COMPLETE

[hiker] Nice job!

Let's stop here now that we're done.

[crew] You all did a great job.
Thanks for your hard work!

THE HIKE ENDS AFTER ABOUT 9 HOURS

-[Hyeon-yong] You all did a great job.
-[all exclaiming]

GRIMACING

SUMMIT CERTIFICATES CAN BE ISSUED
AT THE VISITOR CENTER

SUMMIT CERTIFICATE
AND VISITOR RESERVATION QR CODE ISSUANCE

1. FILL OUT FORM
ON HALLASAN NATIONAL PARK WEBSITE

ATTACH PHOTO TAKEN AT SUMMIT AND APPLY

3. ENTER VERIFICATION NUMBER INTO KIOSK

4. PRINT OUT SUMMIT CERTIFICATE

NAME: LEE CHAE-MIN
DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2026

HOW DID IT FEEL TO HIKE HALLASAN?

[Chae-min] For the first time,

we went on a hike where there were
a lot of other people also on the trail.

We were all cheering each other on
and exchanging greetings.

And when we were going up,

the people who were coming down said,
"Have a safe trip."

I think there was a kind of
harmony in that, and it made me think,

"We're still warm as people."

That's how the experience made me feel.

So that was nice.

Hallasan was comforting,

and very therapeutic.

Yeah.

[Hyeon-yong] Seoraksan,
Taebaeksan, and Hallasan.

Which mountain was your favorite to hike?

My favorite?

I think it would be Hallasan, for sure.

I mean, the other two mountains…

NOTHING BUT BITTER MEMORIES

If I had to choose
only one of those mountains,

I think I'd go to Taebaeksan.

Taebaeksan is just so pretty.

Hallasan…

If the course was easier,
it would have been a great memory.

I could've made
some really good memories over there.

But it was so tough,
I don't ever want to go back.

I won't even be able to pee
in Hallasan's direction.

[Hyeon-yong] How would you compare
Seoraksan to Hallasan?

Going all the way to the shelter
at Seoraksan and Hallasan.

Okay, this one's a bit tough.

One thing for sure, Seoraksan is harder.

If Seoraksan was at 100, Hallasan, 80?

-[Hyeon-yong] 80?
-Yeah.

No, no, I'll say 90, for sure.
In my current state.

[Hyeon-yong] In your current state.

If you had to offer just one pro-tip,
what would it be?

A pro tip?

Tell yourself that you're going
to walk through it slowly.

And bring some, you know, trail snacks!
Make sure to pack a lot.

And about three or four bottles of water?
That was just about right for me.

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

You know, maybe it's what that hiker said.

We asked one of the hikers some questions.

It's about testing my limits, perhaps.
Yeah. Maybe.

-[Hyeon-yong] The woman we met?
-Yeah, her.

People like that are very determined.

I think that's the appeal.

So I can understand it
from the perspective

of people who like hiking.

But I can also understand
why some people don't like it.

So I'm kind of in the middle.

I can see the "positive" sides
of hiking, but…

I think it comes down
to a person's disposition.

When we asked this one hiker
why they hike,

they said they were doing a challenge,
hiking up a hundred famous mountains,

or something.

Which made me wonder

if there even were
a hundred famous mountains in Korea.

[Yung-suk] How was the view? Good?

[hiker 1] You're almost there.
The view is seriously amazing today.

-Why do you hike?
-[hiker 1] Hike?

We're doing
the 100 Famous Mountains quest.

-[Yung-suk] A hike challenge?
-Really?

-[Yung-suk] How many so far?
-[hiker 2] I think we've done about 30.

[all exclaiming]

[Yung-suk] Did you do Seoraksan too?

[hiker 2] We haven't yet, no.

[Chae-min]
Seoraksan was the first one we hiked.

-[hiker 2 laughs]
-[hiker 1] I gotta take off my glasses.

I have to give them mad props, for sure.

You know, it just so happened
that right before the interview,

I put the badge I got yesterday
on my backpack.

It's becoming a staple of that backpack.

Yeah, I think…

it's kind of fun
that we get to collect them.

To be honest, you know,

I like being physically active.

I'm pretending to dislike it
to match this show's vibes.

But it's not that bad for me, you know?

-[Hyeon-yong] You can like it if you want.
-Yeah, I know.

It's not that bad for me at all.

I like sports and working out,
so it's fun for me. And I like the views.

All in all,
I think hiking is a lot of fun.

Yeah.

When we interviewed the other hikers,

for a second, I thought,
"Maybe that's the right mindset."

Like…

"I want to torment myself."

[quirky music playing]

"I want to punish myself."

Maybe that's the type of person
that hikes?

"I ate a ton, but I'm on a diet."

Or, "I was supposed to do
my homework today, but didn't."

-Then I have to climb up a mountain.
-[all laughing]

So those middle school
and high school kids,

they didn't say anything,
but their parents might be punishing them.

[all laughing]

[music fades]

[trance music playing]

BAENGNOKDAM, HALLASAN

[Tarzzan] Damijin.

TARZZAN'S FIRST MEAL AFTER DESCENT

[Car] They have yellowtail.

A RESTAURANT SERVING FRESH, RAW WILD FISH

[pleasant music playing]

A VARIETY OF GLISTENING RAW FISH

AND SPICY FISH STEW TO REFRESH THE PALATE

PLUS A VARIETY OF SIDE DISHES

IT'S READY FOR DESCEND CLUB TO EAT
AFTER THEIR EFFORTS

[exclaims]

SIGHING

[groaning]

Looks good.

EVERYONE GROANS AS THEY SIT DOWN

BUT ONE SEAT IS EMPTY

Where's Dowoon?

[quirky music playing]

I like that.

Three? Three? 23? 60!

Half.

FISHING FANATIC IS BUSY MEASURING SIZES

70 or 75, around that size.

-Looks so good.
-Wow, this is incredible.

-Let's dig in.
-[both] Okay.

NO TIME TO WAIT

Let's eat.

[Chae-min] Enjoy your meal.

[lively music playing]

IT MAKES HIM SMILE

YUM

TAKES A BITE OF BOILED PORK SIDE DISH

[crunch]

DOWOON JOINS AND WORKS UP HIS APPETITE
WITH CRISPY FRIED FOOD

DIPS RAW FISH RIGHT INTO CHOJANG
AND TAKES A BITE

YUM

-This is good.
-[Tarzzan] It's good?

[Chae-min] Thank you.

This place is great.

-Is it good?
-Yeah.

[Dowoon] You know how to find good spots.

VERY SATISFIED WITH TARZZAN'S CHOICES

What's this?

Blackhead seabream.

-Seabream?
-[Dowoon] Yeah, it's expensive.

You can tell just by looking?

Of course! Go on.
Point to any piece of fish.

A GAME OF "GUESS THE FISH" SUDDENLY STARTS

This one? A grouper.

-This one.
-[Dowoon] That's yellowtail.

-This one.
-[exclaims]

That one's not written down.

-[crew] Is it yellowtail?
-He's looking at this.

NAMES OF THE FISH
ARE WRITTEN ON THE PLATES

Oh, come on.
I couldn't see it from this side.

I thought as much.

LARGESCALE BLACKFISH

HE TOTALLY FELL FOR IT

I'll let the spicy fish stew simmer a bit
before serving it.

BOILED DOWN SPICY FISH STEW FOR THE END

Do they have extra ramyeon?

-[crew] They do.
-They do?

-[crew] Yes, they have extra.
-You want extra noodles?

PUTS THEM IN IMMEDIATELY

PUSHES THE RAMYEON IN

[quirky music playing]

-I think it's done.
-It looks done.

Okay, let's go. Let's eat.

[Car] Okay, let's eat.

-Help yourselves.
-[Tarzzan] Chae-min.

[slurping]

INHALING WHILE STILL STANDING

YUM

-Is it good?
-[Dowoon] Mmm!

You have to add extra noodles
to a dish like this.

I've been watching you
since Seoraksan, Chae-min.

You have a knack for cooking ramyeon.

You handle the noodles so well.

-[chuckles] Really?
-[Car] Yeah.

BECOMES THE OFFICIAL RAMYEON MAKER
OF TAKE A HIKE!

-[slurping]
-[quirky music continues playing]

BEEF BONE SOUP, JJAJANG, AND RAMYEON

THIS IS THEIR FOURTH RAMYEON TODAY

BUT THEY ALWAYS EAT
LIKE IT'S THE FIRST TIME

Oh, I'm so happy.

I feel alive after those carbs.

Why am I so nervous
about the next mountain?

HOLLOW LAUGH

PRETENDING THEY DIDN'T HEAR HIM

[Hyeon-yong] Congrats.
Your badges are here.

TRYING TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT TO HALLASAN

It says "Baengnokdam, Hallasan."

-Congrats.
-[Tarzzan] Thank you.

-I mean, can a company do this?
-[Yung-suk] Yes.

You're making us clothes,
and now badges. [exclaims]

VERY HONORED

[Hyeon-yong] And here are the badges
for Team Seongpanak.

SEONGPANAK TEAM


GWANEUMSA TEAM


SEONGPANAK, 19 KM
GWANEUMSA, 18 KM

We walked an extra kilometer
compared to them.

IN DISBELIEF

We went through all that struggle,
and for what?

-[Chae-min] We walked one more kilometer.
-This is making me so mad. Wow.

FEELING CHEATED OF 1 KM

[Hyeon-yong] Oh, and the Baengnokdam badge
is a little bigger.

-Ma'am!
-[owner] Yeah?

-You want a badge?
-[all laughing]

A hiking badge?

You want to buy it?

FREE BADGE GIVEAWAY

[Yung-suk]
Excuse me, you can't resell them.

[Tarzzan] The Baengnokdam badge.

WHAT A SHAME

[Yung-suk]
Okay, shall we wrap up today's meal

-by revealing our next destination?
-[Hyeon-yong] Sure.

[sighing] The next mountain.

[quirky music playing]

[Yung-suk] For our next quest…

we're going to Ulsan.

-Oh! Tarzzan's home.
-Oh! My home?

[Yung-suk] Tarzzan's hometown.
The Yeongnam Alps'…

three peaks challenge.

-Congrats.
-[crew applauds]

[Chae-min] Wait.
What are the Yeongnam Alps?

-[Tarzzan] Where is that?
-[crew] It's the Alps of Korea.

HE ALSO HAS NO CLUE

Wait, what are the Yeongnam Alps?

-Where is that?
-[crew] It's the Alps of Korea.

YEONGNAM ALPS

[pleasant music playing]

THEY ARE THE NINE MOUNTAINS
CLUSTERED IN THE YEONGNAM REGION

AN ELEGANT RIDGE CONNECTING NINE PEAKS

THE SIGHT IS COMPARABLE TO THE ALPS,

SO THEY'RE NAMED THE YEONGNAM ALPS

THANKS TO BEING 1,000M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

THERE'S A PICTURESQUE VIEW
IN EVERY DIRECTION

THE ENDLESS EXPANSE
OF THE GOLDEN EULALIA GRASS FIELDS

IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART
OF THE YEONGNAM ALPS

PEOPLE CONTINUE TO VISIT
TO TRAVERSE THE MOUNTAINS

AMONG THEM, DESCEND CLUB WILL HIKE

GANWOLSAN

SINBULSAN

YEONGCHUKSAN

DESCEND CLUB'S THIRD QUEST
YEONGNAM ALPS' 3-PEAK CHALLENGE

So that means we have to hike three peaks.

We're just going up and down, up and down,
and up and down, right?

There's so much rebellion
in your eyes right now.

You've been hanging out
with the older guys and now…

THE MEMBERS START RESEMBLING EACH OTHER

Car, they're saying it's three peaks!

I asked ChatGPT,

"Hey, Nah Yung-suk wants us to do
the Yeongnam Alps' three peaks challenge."

ASKING CHATGPT FOR ADVICE AGAIN

What'd it say?

"LOL. Nah Yung-suk suggested that?"

[all laughing]

"If you're asking why Nah Yung-suk
is doing this, there's one answer."

"To reveal someone's truest self."

CHATGPT'S ANALYSIS IS FRIGHTENINGLY KEEN

"It's entertaining, but basically
survival training for the hiker."

[Yung-suk] You won't be
going up and down the mountain.

SEARCHING AND NOT LISTENING

All seven mountains of the Yeongnam Alps
are connected.

How long is out and back?

[Hyeon-yong] This will take about
eight hours, out and back.

[sighs]

THE GWANEUMSA TEAM SIGHS SIMULTANEOUSLY

Well, it's about the same amount of time.

Come on. This is so hard.

ONE SEONGPANAK TEAM MEMBER
IS VERY ANGRY

This is a tough one.

Are there any resting spots? Is it like…

[Hyeon-yong] Yeah, there are
established areas where you can rest.

[Car] It says,
"It'll be k*ller on your legs."

[all laughing]

"That's why Nah Yung-suk chose this."

"It reveals a person's true self,"
with devil emoji.

See? ChatGPT is accurate.

CONSULTANT'S CONCLUSION:
DEMONIC DIFFICULTY

I should ask my mom,
"Where are the Yeongnam Alps?"

You should call her right now.

[line ringing]

THIS TIME, THEY CALL TARZZAN'S MOTHER
IN ULSAN FOR ADVICE

-[Tarzzan's mom over phone] Hello?
-Hello?

-[Tarzzan's mom] Hey!
-Mom?

-[Tarzzan's mom] Mmm?
-Do you know where the Yeongnam Alps are?

[Tarzzan's mom] I know the Yeongnam Alps.

-Oh!
-[Tarzzan's mom] Ulsan!

Near Eonyang.

I think you went there once,

when you were little.

But I don't remember how old exactly.

-Did we go by car?
-[Tarzzan's mom] No.

We walked?

-[Tarzzan's mom] We walked there.
-Was I excited to go?

[Tarzzan's mom] That was the first time,
or maybe the only time, you went hiking.

-Oh.
-[Tarzzan's mom] You struggled a lot.

[all laughing]

Let me talk to her.

[Tarzzan's mom]
But I think you enjoyed it.

Car, the garden says
he wants to talk to you.

Ma'am.

-[Tarzzan's mom] Yes?
-Ma'am, here's the thing.

-[Tarzzan's mom] What's that?
-You know Producer Nah Yung-suk?

-[Tarzzan's mom] Of course.
-Report him to the police.

Hurry. Right now, he's tricking us,

and keeps hiking us
up these big mountains.

Your son's skin is red
and inflamed right now.

-Yeah, it's a big mess.
-He's totally tanned right now.

Now he's saying he wants to take us
to the Yeongnam Alps.

-And it's--
-[Tarzzan's mom] It's so nice.

But which one? Which mountain?

Which mountain?

THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF CHATGPT'S ADVICE

Well, we'll come to visit you
and greet you properly, ma'am.

ENDING THE CALL POLITELY

-[Tarzzan's mom] Sure.
-Thank you. Here's your son.

[Tarzzan's mom] Okay.

-Honestly, your mom sounds so young.
-Mom, I love you. Gotta go.

[Tarzzan's mom] Okay, love you.

She's so lovely.

MOTHER AND SON ARE VERY AFFECTIONATE

She said Tarzzan loved
climbing that mountain in fourth grade.

But "three peaks", it sounds so violent.

-Seriously.
-Three peaks.

LAUGHING

COMPLETELY LOSING IT

Hey, this is too much.
Let's eat something sweet.

HE NEEDS IMMEDIATE SUGAR INTAKE

"Something sweet."

I'm too stressed. [groans]

A HARD DAY BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY

[theme music playing]