"Sad Confession."
Hello.
I'm a high school student who lost his life.
There's nothing I can do of my own free will.
"You must obey me if you're living under my roof."
He's intense.
My dad's word is the law in our house.
"Dad, can I get a perm? All my friends did it."
"No! I told you no!"
(How scary)
"Dad, can I have money to go out with my friends?"
"No!"
"Dad."
"I told you no!"
Maybe he doesn't have any money.
He's a typical Gyeongsang-do dad.
If I don't follow dad's rules even a little bit...
"Dad, please open the door.
I called and told you I'd be a little late."
He didn't open the door for me,
so I was freezing cold all night.
I can't live like this anymore.
Please shine a ray of light on me.
Let's meet him. Please come on out.
(Who wants to be freed from his dad?)
It's okay.
(Lee Hyeonseo)
(Welcome!)
What's so tough about living with your father?
He always says, "You must listen to me
if you want to live under my roof."
I wanted to get a perm one time and he told me no.
I think he's very old-fashioned.
Your hair looks a bit wavy today.
I got it curled when I got my makeup done.
- You got your hair curled? / - Yes.
You asked for it?
Yes, I did.
(His wish has come true)
You really must've wanted that perm.
My allowance in middle school was $10 a month.
- $10 a month? / - A month?
My aunt gave that to me, not my parents.
Your dad never gives you allowance?
I get $45 now that I'm in high school.
I spend $10 when I eat out with my friends.
So I asked for a little more and he said,
"Why would you need money?"
Our curfew is 10 p.m.
My friend took my bike and went somewhere.
He told me to come and get it.
I got home at around 11:30 p.m.
and my father just locked the front door.
You could've called your father in advance.
I did.
But he still didn't open the door for you?
I was outside the door until 2 a.m.
You are still a high school student.
Shouldn't you obey your father's rules?
I think my father hates me.
Why would your father hate you?
I am very stressed about my height.
I'm currently 173 cm tall.
- 173? / - Yes.
(173 cm in high school)
- 173? / - Yes.
Then you shouldn't be concerned.
Go back up the slide.
That's true, but all my friends are over 180 cm tall.
My dad is 187 cm tall.
He's tall.
"You won't get any taller.
You're done." That's what he told me.
I tell him, "I want to do this" and he says,
"How can you do that? You can't do that."
He disrespects you.
He's saying the opposite because he loves you.
Right. He's just kidding with you.
My dad told me he found me by Yeongdo Bridge.
- What bridge? / - Yeongdo Bridge.
Couldn't this be solved by talking to your mom?
She's not on my side either.
What? She's on your dad's side?
You go through puberty in middle school, right?
She said, "I won't put up with your puberty.
Just get through it quietly."
That's not something you can control.
(It's not something that's controllable)
What would she do to you?
So you passed that stage quietly?
I did talk back a little, but...
One time, my dad went on a trip.
I had a waterproof watch.
He borrowed it and lost it.
- Your father? / - Then he asked me,
"What happened to your watch?"
I said, "You took it. I don't know."
He said, "You should take care of your own things.
How could you be so careless?"
What?
(How brazen)
His dad sounds just like my dad.
A funny, brazen father?
My mother was coughing while eating dinner.
He said, "Why are you coughing so much?
Do you know how bad it is for your throat?"
So I asked, "How bad is it?"
He said, "I don't know. That's why I asked you!"
- He was asking you? / - Yes.
What does your father do?
(Laughing out loud)
What does he do?
- Kwangkyu. / - You were the funniest today.
I pulled my weight today.
Let's meet his father now.
Hello.
- Hello. / - He's so young.
Can you please stand for us?
You disrespected your son for being short.
- He's tall. / - Please turn around.
(Tall)
(Unexpected eye contact)
He's taking good care of himself. He's skinny.
Why do you stop your son from doing things?
- I don't. / - You don't?
So you don't understand his concern?
They call it the "8th grade syndrome."
I think it's Hyeonseo
who is going through puberty right now.
You think it's come late?
"Follow my rules under my roof."
Isn't that what God would say?
We are a family.
Within a family
it's a rule that everyone should follow.
A father's words are the family's rules?
I'm the head of the family and
my role is to protect Hyeonseo.
I think he should follow my rules.
Why did you lose his watch
and blame him for not taking care of his things?
Let me give you an example.
No, you don't need to do that.
I bought a padded jacket for him this winter.
He left it in a basketball court and came home.
He lost it in less than 2 weeks.
Then he asked me to buy him a cell phone.
He begged me and I got him one.
He lost it at school within 10 days.
That's why I think he lost his watch.
Not me.
(What?)
I take care of my things very well.
You never lost it?
I borrowed it. You wear a watch around your wrist.
No one wears it around their neck.
I never take it off.
You can see it here. I never take it off.
So you gave it back to him?
Do you remember giving it back to him?
I did.
He's falsely accusing me.
He said his mom is the same.
You said you won't tolerate his puberty period?
People told me that when puberty comes...
They scared you?
I got worried.
So I told him that I couldn't handle it
so he shouldn't go through puberty.
It may not come or he may get through it well.
Do you agree that he's going through puberty now?
He has changed a bit recently.
How so?
He complains. "The rice is too watery."
"The rice is too hard."
He is very picky and won't eat.
That day, she served me the same meal
she has been giving me all year long.
All year long.
I don't think this is a concern.
If you talk to them...
This is what's not fair.
I have a sister who's 3 years younger.
They treat us very differently.
Mom thinks a boy should grow up rough
and a girl should grow up like a princess.
My father just dotes on her.
When we both do something wrong
She only gets about 60% of the punishment I get.
So she does get punished.
They never buy any food for me.
I like to eat, too.
One time, I bought a snack for myself with my money.
My sister ate it all.
- Your sister? / - That's not good.
I asked, "How could you eat that?"
She said, "I finished it."
I was speechless.
She never apologized to you?
That's all I needed to hear.
She could've offered to buy a new one.
So I got mad and slightly pushed her.
She told mom on me and I was punished.
Wars usually occur because of food.
- Is that so? / - That's right.
Do you really treat them differently?
Any parents who have daughters
would understand how I feel.
As for my daughter Gahyeon,
she tells me good night before going to bed.
She gives me a kiss and goes to her room.
He just turns off the TV and goes to his room.
You understand, right?
And on weekends...
I ask Hyeonseo to hang out with me,
but he prefers to go out with his friends.
How could I buy him any food?
He's just making me look bad.
You should behave well to be doted on.
Every person gets treated the way they behave.
I think my sister is a conniving fox.
(Seeking revenge)
So you're here today because of your sister!
Your sister is conniving?
A fox wags its tail.
She does the same thing.
How? How?
For example, when my dad's friends come to visit
they give us some spending money.
For being cute.
Then she's already there acting cute.
She acts all cute in front of them and says
"Daddy, you're home?"
(Disgusted just thinking about it)
You're home?
Then you should've joined her.
"Daddy, you're home!"
You should do it, too.
When I usually come home from school,
my sister never says hi to me.
But when I come home with my friends,
she comes in with snacks and drinks on a tray.
She is a fox.
She speaks in a high tone and says,
"You're home?"
(Wag wag)
How cute.
Then I get confused about whether
she's a human being or a fox.
It's great that she's nice to you and your pals.
Your sister is very beautiful.
Let's meet the sister.
My name is Lee Gahyeon and I'm a 7th grader
at Pungmu Middle School.
(Blah)
Your brother says you act like a fox.
Is that right?
I am nice to those who are nice to me.
My brother's friends say hi to me
and are nice to me first.
That's why I'm nice to them.
My brother just doesn't get it.
If you're good to your brother, he would be, too.
I was nice to him a few times and
he told me to get lost.
(Real brother and sister)
Why did you tell her to get lost?
- You're mean. / - That's terrible.
But eating up your brother's snacks
was bad, don't you think?
Yes, that's a good point.
Yes, I did eat his snacks a few times.
But I also buy snacks with my allowance.
A few of mine disappeared too.
My brother had eaten them too.
He took more than I did.
He did?
What?
Who do you think started this?
I was young before, so...
If you say this is your concern...
You're starting to lose ground here.
(They were all fooled by that fox)
What does your father force you to do the most?
My dad started to go to mass 18 months ago.
I told him that I don't want to go.
He said, "Then get out of my house!
I won't give you any allowance.
I will take away your phone!"
He's forcing a religion on you.
So I wash my face with tears every morning.
Wash your face with tears.
Grownups usually smoke or drink alcohol
when they are upset.
I don't smoke or drink, but I can tell how that feels.
- That's how tough it is? / - Yes.
We have to make confessions if we don't go.
I don't think I did anything terribly wrong.
So every time I go, I tell the priest,
"I fought with my sister. I didn't come to mass."
On purpose.
"I took my sister's snacks."
What does the priest tell you?
"Don't tell me that. Go resolve it at home."
Go resolve it at home.
That's what he said.
What can a high school student do that's wrong?
Did you force him to go to mass?
I told you earlier that a family should
abide by the same rules.
We have 24 hours in a day.
That's 168 hours in a week.
Out of those 168 hours, the time that takes
to be in mass is an hour and a half.
I don't think I'm asking too much for asking him
to spend an hour and a half for his family.
This is not what he wants though.
"Your dad is going so you must go, too!"
That's what he doesn't want.
Rules.
What rules? For whom?
You didn't decide it through a meeting.
We are free to have our own religion.
It's written in the Constitution.
I came up with the rules.
Then go on a family picnic instead.
You could go on a picnic for an hour.
That's fine, too, but we must go to mass first.
(Here comes the key concern)
I won't back down on this religion matter.
This is...
It's not for me.
In time, he'll see that this is all for him.
No matter which religion,
they don't tell you to do anything bad.
Sure. Of course.
He could be comforted by the religion.
He can spend an hour out of those 168 hours...
Those 168 hours include sleeping time,
time spent in school...
There isn't much time left for himself.
What made you go to mass in the first place?
I was mentally having a tough time last year.
I turned on the television and came across
the documentary, "Don't Cry for Me Sudan."
The priest...
I learned a lot from the documentary.
My mother-in-law is Catholic, too.
I've watched her pray for us many times.
That's why I started to believe, too.
She was a devout Catholic
even before you married your wife, right?
Why did you just start to go to mass a year ago?
I...
Your mother-in-law wanted you to believe.
My mother-in-law forced...
It was all for your own good, so why?
You've been married for a while now, right?
When did you get married?
We got married about 17 years ago.
She has wanted you to go to mass for years now, right?
Why didn't you go to mass then?
(What a blow)
It was all for your own good.
What I'm trying to say is,
your mother-in-law waited for you to come around.
You want your son to change now,
but shouldn't you wait for him, too?
Especially when it comes to religion.
Sure, I can wait for him to come around.
But this is what I think.
It won't hurt for him to spend an hour or two
in a Catholic church once a week.
Other than that...
Listen to this.
The mass takes place for an hour or so.
They do so many activities and
I want my son to be part of them.
If your dad wants you to go this badly,
couldn't you just go?
I'm in a choir and a reading club.
I practice singing for an hour, read for an hour,
go to mass for an hour and learn doctrines for an hour.
That's over 4 hours.
I come home around 10 p.m.
So I can't go out.
I have to go to bed.
I had a girlfriend when I was in middle school.
Your strict father never stopped you, huh?
Children are born even during wars.
Dad called and said, "Why aren't you at mass?"
So I told him, "I'm with my girlfriend."
To be with your girlfriend.
He said, "Why can't you come? Come now or else!"
He kept threatening me.
I fought with my girlfriend a lot over this.
We could only meet on weekends.
So we broke up.
It's almost like a weekend couple.
He broke up with her because of this.
I think this is just his excuse.
If he wants to date her on Sunday,
he could go to mass on Saturday.
There is mass at 6 a.m., too.
If he's busy on Saturday, he could go on Sunday.
6 a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m...
- He knows the times. / - There are so many.
He was the one who couldn't manage his time.
I don't understand why he's blaming it
on me or mass.
Gahyeon. Do you hate going to mass, too?
I have less time to hang out,
so I don't really want to go to mass.
But dad and my brother fight a lot over this.
I'm afraid my dad would be lonely,
so I go to mass without complaints.
You really are a fox.
Really.
You said they fight often over this.
When was your brother most upset?
I end up being in the middle often.
It scared me a lot of times.
He can't talk back at dad,
so he slammed his door shut
and went into his room.
I asked him if he was okay
and he told me to get lost since he felt down.
(Get lost!)
He said, "Get lost" again?
You keep saying that to her.
- He yelled at me instead. / - Impressive.
Why were you so angry?
I was upset about being forced to go to mass.
Then he told me to become a priest.
(Become a priest?)
He told you to become a priest?
In order to become a priest,
you can't get married.
You even had a girlfriend.
But dad...
He said, "I'm married, so I can't become one.
You become a priest instead."
(Oh my)
Article 20 Clause 1 of the Constitution states
that every Korean has freedom of religion.
He's violating the Constitution.
He must've been shocked enough to look that up.
I'm sure he was kidding.
You were kidding, right?
No.
I really want Hyeonseo to become a priest.
I want him to live his life
sacrificing and caring for others.
He needs to want to become one himself.
He wants to become a groom instead.
(Satisfied)
Right. He wants to get married.
In your opinion,
why do you think your husband wants this?
Do you agree?
Do you want him to become a priest?
- Rather than a groom. / - No.
It's not easy to become a priest.
Sure. It's hard.
You must practice asceticism.
He never did that himself to become a priest.
I don't know why he's forcing our son
to become one out of the blue.
What is your dream?
You don't want to become a priest.
I want to become a prosecutor.
(Whoa!)
- Wow. / - That's awesome.
Not because you want to arrest your dad, right?
(No way)
Whether you want to become a priest or
a prosecutor, you have to study a lot.
I've been studying the constitution since 8th grade.
I'm memorizing the articles.
In our school, there is a students' court
and I'm the judge.
Wow.
Your son seems to be pursuing his own dream.
Aside from the religious matter,
I think it's wrong of you to
force your dream onto him.
From what I've seen, I don't think he is trying
hard enough to become a prosecutor.
I really want him to become a priest
rather than a prosecutor.
You're quite adamant.
- Oh no. / - I really do.
Why are you being so stubborn?
For example,
if you own a small business and
you want your son to take over in the future,
I would understand.
But if he doesn't want it, you can't force it.
If he doesn't want to become a priest,
what would you do then? Nothing, right?
I will try to help him first.
Without making his own bowl,
he can't fill it with food.
No matter how hard he tries later, he can't put
anything in the bowl, so there'd be nothing I can do.
You talked about him having his bowl.
Some bowls are wide and some bowls are tall.
A bowl that's wide is wide.
You can't force a tall one to become a wide one.
Why don't you see what his bowl looks like first?
Look at you!
(Euijin fights back with another great saying!)
Euijin is so mature.
I've never seen a parent who hates
the thought of his son becoming a prosecutor.
"You can't become a prosecutor!"
"Dad, I'm going to be a prosecutor."
"Oh, my lovely son." That's how it should be.
"Don't be a prosecutor! Become a priest!"
(Exactly)
You made a promise with your dad?
If I get a lot of votes today,
Dad won't force me to go to mass.
How many votes out of 200?
It's quite high.
If you vote for me,
It might become my last prayer.
It might become my last prayer.
God! Please stop my dad.
(Desperation at 100%)
You promised that you wouldn't force him
depending on the result?
I told him, "If you get many votes,
I won't force you to go to mass.
If you don't get as many votes,
you will go to mass regularly."
How many votes out of 200?
We agreed on 150 votes.
We both agreed on 150 or more votes.
Is that what you promised?
No. I just needed over 50% of the votes.
50%?
That's 100.
He said you agreed on 50%.
No, I agreed on 150 or more votes.
I think...
You are putting yourself at a disadvantage.
You're firing them up to vote for Hyeonseo.
Right.
Make sure your buttons work well.
Turn it off and turn it back on.
Let's start with Eujin. Is it a concern or not?
I think it's a serious concern.
It's a concern and I want to cheer for him.
So I pressed the button.
Yes, it's a concern.
Nobody should be forced to do this.
I think it's a concern, too.
Me too.
This isn't really a concern actually.
10 or 20 years later,
you will realize that you are living a great life
thanks to your dad. But...
You need votes to avoid going to church.
If you can relate to his concern,
please press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
(The son wins if he gets over 150 votes!)
3, 2, 1!
Please stop.
Please say a word to your son, sir.
Hyeonseo, I love you.
(Dad's brief, but sincere words)
That's it.
If he gets more than 150 votes,
the dad will grant his son's wish.
Please show us the result.
(Announcing the result)
Let's start with the last digit.
I'm nervous.
Did they get over 100 votes?
I'm sure they got 152 votes.
All Koreans have freedom of religion.
I'm the head of the family and
it's my responsibility to protect him.
I think he must follow the rules.
I want to become a prosecutor.
I want him to become a priest.
(The two are so different)
Let's start with the last digit.
I'm nervous.
Did they get over 100 votes? 152?
If you get more votes, I won't force it.
If you don't get as many votes
you will have to go to church regularly.
152! 152!
- 152! / - 172! 172!
(Which side)
(Is God on?)
(A nerve-wracking moment!)
(They got 162 votes!)
(Wow! Wow!)
(A bigger achievement than the World Cup)
(A bow of gratitude)
Pray. Pray.
(While everyone is cheering for Hyeonseo)
Congratulations.
Congratulations. (Upset)
Look at his face.
(What's wrong with my face?)
You will accept the result, right?
Sigh...
I promised, so I...
You're awesome.
I won't force him to choose a certain career.
I will pray a lot for Hyeonseo.
That was great.
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