Because I Want to Talk

★ 8.7 · 2019 · 60m · Talk · Reality

Becoming a talk show host was one of Lee Dong Wook’s lifelong dreams. To achieve this dream, he teams up with some of the best staff. Jang Do Yeon assists him with her wits. Also, the band and the audience heat up the atmosphere. The show will bring some of the hottest guests. Stay tuned for some heartfelt conversations coming from the most influential figures in Korea.

Episodes

▶1. Gong Yoo, Part 157m · It’s the grand opening of the show. Lee Dong Wook starts a new journey and his friend Gong Yoo visits as the first guest for support. He talks about his acting career and brand power. Also, Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook go on a trip together to Jeju Island. The two share a meal and celebrate Dong Wook’s birthday.▶2. Gong Yoo, Part 258m · Lee Dong Wook and Gong Yoo go fishing in Jeju Island. They also have another friend there, who is none other than Park Byung Eun. Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook are put into a situation talk with Do Yeon, and they share their values. The show also discusses about Gong Yoo’s successful career and why he took a long break after the mega-hit “Goblin”.▶3. Lee Se Dol60m · The legendary Go player Lee Se Dol visits the show. He talks about his retirement, the match with AlphaGo, his final match, and the love story with his wife. The viewers get to hear about his philosophy on Go and the behind the scenes of the famous match with AlphaGo. Also, find out whether Lee Se Dol was born genius or his talents were achieved through pure effort.▶4. Lee Su Geun63m · Comedian Lee Su Geun visits the show for this episode. To talk about his past and hard times, this episode takes place at a small theater in Daehangro. The audience gets to meet Su Geun and the hosts at a close distance, and Su Geun makes everyone laugh as usual. Find out how Su Geun became one of the most popular comedian who leads the trend of variety shows.▶5. Assemblyman Park Jie Won57m · Our lives are all about politics. Yet, it might be a touchy topic to talk about with family and friends. In this episode, we have Assemblyman Park Jie Won, an experienced politician who openly talks about his political views. Meanwhile, Dong Wook makes a visit to the House of Parliament.▶6. Actress Kim Seo Hyung60m · Kim Seo Hyung, the actress who defines “charisma”, is on the show. She is widely known for her character as a coach in the drama “Sky Castle”, but besides her role as an actress, she will be showing her cooking as well as singing skills with Dong Wook and Do Yeon. Stay tuned and see how she turns a talk show into a concert!▶7. Professor Yoo Seong Ho60m · When death is near, you see the value of life paradoxically. This episode, we have forensic scientist Yoo Seong Ho, professor of Seoul National University Medical School to share his experience. Besides, Dong Wook’s DNA test result will be revealed.▶8. Director Yeon Sang Ho62m · From 0 to 1, from 1 to 1,000 and to beyond. This is how director Yeon Sang Ho is being described. He is widely known as the director of the mega-hit “Train to Busan”, but not many of us know he is also a voice actor, scriptwriter and more. Stay tuned and get to know more about Director Yeon.▶9. Monk Jeong Kwan, and Her Temple Food62m · Food allows you to show others who you really are. This is how Monk Jeong Kwan described her reason for spreading temple food throughout the world. Dong Wook visits Monk Jeong Kwan at the Baegyang temple, where Monk Jeong Kwan stays as the chief monk, and gets to experience the way she cooks temple food. Although many famous chefs around the world demand to be lectured by her cooking skills, she finds it more important to spend time sharing temple food with people in Korea. This is the reason she opened a restaurant. Lastly, she shares the most crucial moment of her life and how it is related to temple food.▶10. Choi Hyun-mi62m · The female professional boxer talks about being the only South Korean two-weight world champion, she describes in depth her sport that is yet to be popular in her country and mentions the hardships she had to overcome after leaving North Korea. In a situational talk, hosts and guest do an unboxing video of the boxer’s bag. In a video clip, Lee Dong-wook visits Choi Hyun-mi during her training and takes a boxing lesson from her.▶11. BoA61m · In celebration of her 20th anniversary since debut, singer BoA looks back on her first years as a performer, including her first televised performance. In video clips, Lee Dong-wook and Jang Do-yeon host Wookigayo (a parody of the music program Inkigayo), with BoA as guest, and react to videos of the artist from the early 2000s. They also wear high school uniforms and talk about their school days at a restaurant before going to an arcade to play games and use a palm reader machine.▶12. BoA, Jang Do-yeon & Lee Sedol61m · BoA and Lee Dong-wook eat at the singer's favourite restaurant (in SM Entertainment's former neighborhood) then go to a coin karaoke room. Back at the studio, she talks about the difficulties she has been through when debuting in Japan and her unexpected success. She also sings a duet of "City of Stars" with the host. In the last twenty minutes of the episode, which are filmed in a rented house, Jang Do-yeon and Lee Sedol are Lee Dong-wook's guests.

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