[dynamic music]
[roars]
[clucks]
50 YEARS LATER
[cheerful music plays]
Sir, was it a short flight?
I'll say.
I definitely miss the old days,
when I had a meal and could rest on the flight.
Mmm. These days, you'll arrive before you get to rest.
-[Baek-joong chuckles] -Hey.
Have you tried the sleeping device from More than Machines?
-Oh. Yeah, that was actually good. -Mmm.
I can have a sound sleep for as long as I want. [chuckles]
-Mmm. -It's going to be another huge hit.
-Well, they wanted to be innovators. -[both chuckle]
-They succeeded. -Hmm!
[woman] TV?
-Ooh! -[man] Wow, that was great, sir.
-[chuckling] -[Baek-joong] Aah!
Good morning, and welcome once again to The Newsroom.
From his 50th debut anniversary world tour,
Yellow Pants has finally come back home.
At the age of 78, he's come back
after finishing his tour across 23 cities in 20 countries.
He is now preparing for the final concert in Incheon.
His fan club, Yemy, is gathering here in Songdo, Incheon
to see his final performance.
The international city Songdo is already covered in yellow waves.
News reporter Kang Tae-su will show you the current view of Songdo
from the helicopter.
Right now, I'm above Songdo, Incheon.
REPORTER KANG TAE-SU
Looking down from the sky, Songdo is a sea of yellow.
It's not early-blooming forsythia or a bunch of chickens.
It's Yemy from all around the world
coming to Songdo to see Yellow Pants say farewell.
-[performance continues] -It's truly a magnificent view.
And now, we have reporter Park Ju-yeong on the ground.
REPORTER PARK JU-YEONG
Currently, I'm in front of Songdo Central Park.
Behind me, as you can see,
everyone is wearing yellow pants,
and the fans are only here for one reason.
They are heading to the front of the hotel
where Yellow Pants is staying to greet him.
I'll interview one of his fans from overseas.
-Hello, there! -Hello!
-Where are you from? -Iran.
-Can you speak Korean? -Yeah!
Yellow Pants and Korean dramas are why I learned it.
So, if Yellow Pants was here, what would you wanna say to him?
Yellow Pants is loved by people of all religions and races.
But the fact that Middle Eastern countries
weren't included on this tour is disappointing.
But you came, even though you were disappointed.
He's definitely worth it.
-[performance in Korean continues] -[laughs]
[assistant] The Saudi royal family contacted us too.
They're disappointed, even though I explained the situation.
They asked for some tickets so the prince and his wife can see this concert.
Why should I give them preferential treatment?
The thing is, try to look at it politically and economically…
Aah…
-Okay, VIP seats. -Mmm. Great. [chuckles]
How about saying hi to your fans and going to get a health check?
Ah. Sounds good. [grunts]
-Aah. [humming] -Get a magnifier ready.
[Baek-joong sighs and chuckles]
-Here you are, sir. -Aah.
[loud cheering]
I'll see you all very soon!
[laughs]
Aah.
[cheering and screaming]
Oh! Min-ah!
[gasping]
-[yelps] -[assistant] Oh… where are you going?
-Wait! Follow him! -[man] Okay, ma'am.
[song continues]
[clattering]
[music fades]
[thump
Mr. Choi.
Let's go.
[Yoo] Excuse me! Um…
-Can I come, please? Huh? -You wish!
-I can hurt humans. -I beg you!
Uh… I'll be good, I swear!
I'll just watch, okay?
[shakily] I am the one who wants to serve them all.
Let me watch. Please?
[sighs] Let's take him, too.
-[gasps] -[Choi] What can he do now?
-Hands. -Mmph!
[squeals excitedly]
[cable tie clicking]
Do you think we're going on a picnic?
Right, a picnic.
Life is kinda like a picnic, isn't it?
You come here to enjoy yourself, mmm?
And that's it. Like a feather on the wind. Mmmm!
-Mr. Choi, he's still fucking crazy. -No, no. I'm sorry.
It's just, our picnic is incredibly exciting. [giggles]
You risked your life, Yellow Pants.
That was impressive. [giggles]
That's love and its power.
One-way love.
I told you that I could hurt you.
I take it back. I'm sorry.
Let's go. Go. [giggling]
-[giggling] -[Tae-man] Hyung…
[whines]
-[whimpering] -Let's go, loser.
♪ The swaying flowers ♪
♪ Shampoo scent in your-- ♪
[upbeat pop song plays]
[man singing in Korean]
[song fades]
Big Bang.
Big Bang? Did you witness it?
Where did it start?
Probably at the YG agency.
Wow. Okay, you don't have to tell me.
[giggles]
Oh, come on.
-Oh, please, tell me! -I can't tell you anything.
Oh! That means you do know something.
Just a little bit? Can't you just give me a clue?
-No, I can't, I'm sorry. -Oh! Damn! [splutters]
Then, um… do you guys also believe in God?
-I can't talk about that. -Oh, shit! Damn!
At least tell me why you came here.
We wanted a tour.
Oh!
Okay, and what are those marks on the machines?
Those are like travel agency logos, or something.
-They look similar to Korean. -We use Korean as well.
[Yoo gasps] Bu…
Uh… Wh… why?
Because it's the most perfect alphabet system we have discovered or invented.
That is the only area where Earth is ahead of us.
[gasps and squeals]
This is the best day ever.
Do you guys have pets?
You know, like cats and dogs?
-We do have pets. -Wow!
-Wow! -Wow!
It's more for protection than owning them.
There's no dominant species on our planet.
Is there any way we can keep in touch?
-Email or something? -That's impossible.
-But what if I miss you? -Please stop.
♪ I'm so sorry but I love it It was all lies ♪
-[squeals] -Stop it.
♪ I didn't know, now ♪
-♪ I realize that I need you ♪ -Stop. Seriously.
-Do you like karaoke? -Quiet!
[gentle ambient music plays]
[sighing]
[bird calling]
[rustling]
[Choi sighs]
[bleeping]
[humming]
[music fades]
[whimpers]
[sobs]
Min-ah.
[crying]
[sobbing] Min-ah. Min-ah…
-Min-ah. -[machine whirrs]
[loud thumping and whooshing]
Oh!
-[power fades] -[hissing]
[muffled, low rumbling]
[inaudible]
[rumbling grows louder]
[whooshing]
[wind gusting]
[rumbling intensifies]
[rumbling fades]
MORE THAN MACHINES
[mouse clicks]
[clicks]
[colleague sighs]
What is it?
I want you
to take over this company.
[laughs]
Why do you say that?
And what's up with you, Mr. Ko?
Stop joking around. Your faces are already jokes.
I get it now. I'm sorry.
I was feeling a little tired yesterday, so I went to a sauna.
Huh.
All right. I went to an Internet café too. I'm sorry.
Good. That's what I mean.
You've never been negligent when goofing off. It's impressive.
You timed it very slyly. Never missed a day.
You've been diligent and goofing off.
Yet, you finished all your work.
Never, ever dropped the ball.
In a way, you're a genius.
Please, stop it.
Uh, I'll goof around less.
-Actually, I won't, okay? -I'm serious about this.
You'll definitely make it. All you have to do is grow up.
Please run… this company.
Has something happened?
[inhales]
It's time to live a long life.
One hundred and five. No…
Healthy until 106.
I couldn't live that long while working in the middle of this city.
This city.
This city, this factory, here…
[somber music playing]
Mr. Ko.
-Yeah? -[inhales]
-Make music. -What?
I'm not sure if you're good at it or not, because I don't know much about music.
But, while you're still young, Mr. Ko, follow your dream, okay?
Even if you get old and struggle, this company will always have you.
Can he?
Oh. Well, yes…
But, Mr. Choi, you're still young, too.
How are you gonna make a living till that age?
I'll…
go live in nature.
[chuckles]
And now, gentlemen, we've never had a staff lunch before.
Let's go.
Let's have a beer with chicken nuggets.
BAEKJUNG CHICKEN NUGGET
Ko Baek-joong, three people.
-Here. -Come in.
[gulping]
Aah. It's good to have a little food with some friends.
What's good about it?
Well, the boss is leaving his company
and my co-worker's insisting on making music.
How can it not be good?
It's just good to be out of the office. [chuckles]
[laughing loudly]
[Choi] Uh… Ahem.
On top of being an impressive slacker and the shameless smirking,
you've got some very funny jokes.
It's quite impressive.
[laughing loudly]
An irresponsible boss and a lazy successor. It's just so messy!
-And a… -[Choi] Enough.
You're overdoing it.
-I just think you two were underdoing it. -Hmm.
I apologize.
[sighs]
-[girl 1] Oh? "Chicken Nugget Rhapsody"! -[boy 1] Oh!
-It's him! You're right! -Ooh!
[all gasping]
-You're a YouTuber, right? -Wow!
-What? Oh, well… -Yeah!
We watched "Chicken Nugget Rhapsody".
-Wow! -Yeah!
-[girl 1] Crazy! -Well, I do upload songs.
-But-- -[all] Oooooh!
Are you in a band?
It's only me.
-Oh! That's so lit! -[laughing]
-Can we take a picture with you? -Oh, yeah, sounds good. Go, go!
-Hey, you should take a video. -[boy 1] Okay!
-Okay, okay. -[girl 1] Hurry up.
So, what's the name of the band?
Yellow Pants?
-[all] Ooohhhh! -Yellow Pants?
-Yellow Pants! -That's crazy! Yeah!
-Yellow Pants! -[all yelling and laughing]
-Hey. Okay, look here. -[boy 1] Oh! We need to take a photo!
-[girl 1] Aah! -[boy 2] Okay. Oh. okay?
-Hey! -[boy 2] Here we go!
-Aah! -[boy 1] Nice, nice!
[all giggling]
[melancholy music plays]
[gasping]
[clamoring]
[cheering and screaming]
[whimpers]
[girl] I love you!
[emotional music plays]
JUST CHICKEN NUGGET
Aren't those chicken nuggets?
My grandma loved your song "Chicken Nugget Rhapsody" for years.
She saw you before you became Yellow Pants, 50 years ago,
when you were singing and dancing while walking down the street.
She said she was the very first one to ever appreciate you.
Is that so?
And where is your grandmother now?
She passed away a few weeks ago.
-[gasps] -I always had chicken nuggets with her…
[sighs]
Do you…wanna share?
Oh, yes, please.
-Aah… -[cheering]
-[Baek-joong singing in Korean] -What a beautiful, sweet, tender moment.
Her deceased grandmother,
a 50-year fan who passed away.
A granddaughter sharing memories of her grandmother,
and her chicken nuggets, with Yellow Pants.
YELLOW PANTS
Celebrating the music legend who has sung about his love of humanity
and also the anti-war movement.
Critics and media from all around the world
have gathered for this special occasion.
Can there be any reason left
to prevent him from receiving a Nobel Prize?
Thank you for watching The Newsroom.
He still looks young for his age.
You're no exception.
[chuckles]
You are right.
This face has lasted for 60 years.
It's time to go on stage. You ready?
[inhales]
Yes, all right.
[humming and whirring]
Recently,
I sent our newest dynamic product before its release
to an old friend of mine as a celebration gift.
I just saw him on the news moments ago.
He looks even younger.
He already looked pretty young for his age, but look.
You know he's not a young man, but his eyes still shine bright.
How is that so?
He's 78 now.
Hello everybody.
I'm Yoo Tae-man, principal researcher and CEO of More than Machines.
How old do I look?
[chuckles]
I'm only 75.
Recently, at an event, Black Pink treated me as though I was a contemporary.
Can you guess why?
[chuckles] All right.
I won't drag this out.
A sound sleep is the secret.
Let me introduce…
All Sleep.
-[whooshing] -[gentle piano music plays]
[whirring]
You can have a sound sleep for as long as you choose.
Before we move on,
to the late president of More than Machines,
Mr. Kim, who had always been supportive of inventing machines for all humankind.
I'd like to say thank you to him.
And also to my uncle, who was a principal researcher,
the late Professor Yoo In-won.
As always,
thank you very much.
YOO TAE-MAN, THE LATE KIM HWAN-DONG, THE LATE YOO IN-WON
[chuckles]
[low rumbling]
[rumbling intensifying]
[electronic music plays]
[musical bleeping]
[gasps]
Are you really here?
[breathing heavily]
[Baekjung] Sorry to come late at night.
Uh, don't worry. It's okay.
[music becomes peaceful]
Why is she still…
[Baekjung] I'll explain now.
250 years ago, shortly after we arrived on Earth,
weapons of mass destruction were invented here.
Because of that, Earth was classified as a travel-banned planet,
so all the machines were discarded.
[sobs]
The one I took back was the only one left,
but I needed one more day to recharge its energy.
But as you know, spending another day means
there will be no one left on Earth who remembers Min-ah.
Thanks to your kindness, my friends and I were able to see our families again.
But I couldn't…
I know you cannot lie.
You couldn't have predicted what was going to happen.
I'm sorry.
I didn't have much time to find another way.
If you press this button,
you'll be able to go back in time to the point you desire.
But people, including you, will lose all their memories up to now.
[Baek-joong breathing shakily]
There are hundreds of millions of people on Earth.
Memories will be deleted, but that won't change their destinies.
Min-ah's life will just be added to them.
I'm sorry
that you have to make a hard decision.
I should see Mr. Choi, then.
You might not be able to see me,
but I'll be back in three days.
If I still find Min-ah as she is now,
I'll take her back with me.
If your travel to Earth was banned, uh,
are you saying that aliens can no longer come to Earth?
No. Human beings evolve based on their capacity for kindness.
Weapons and wars will all disappear.
When evolution reaches that level, we will meet again.
One day, then.
Right. One day.
[sighs]
[peaceful, meditative music continues]
It's been a while, Min-ah.
[shakily] I've really missed you.
[crying]
-[sniffles] -[soft whirring]
Ma'am, could you call Mr. Choi in?
-[man 1] Guys, pack up quickly. -[man 2] Okay.
[man 1] Let's go home.
[man 3] Ah, excuse me. [groans]
We're here to meet Mr. Choi.
Who?
-Isn't this where Mr. Choi lives? -Oh, you mean Sun-man, huh?
[giggles]
-Good fucking luck, man. -Why are you cursing?
We came to film him for Into the Wilderness, but we couldn't.
Look at him. He broke his leg while trying to chase him.
-[sighs] -He can't be a human.
There's no way he's 105!
Call the What in the World team instead.
So then, where is he now?
[chuckles] Uh…
Over… there.
[laughs] There.
Keep watching. He'll jump again.
One, two… Oh, there, there, there.
That's a person. Not just some natural phenomenon. He's basically flying, right?
He caught a boar and trained it.
So it wouldn't ruin the crops in the town under the mountain.
The boar even nodded as if it understood! Ah… Unbelievable.
Can I tell you something? Actually, I'll show you.
Look…
Where is he? Oh, there.
There. It's far, isn't it?
He'll be behind us now. Look.
Ho-ho! That's him!
-[producer and Choi laughing] -[boar snorting]
I won't die. I won't die! [laughs]
[laughing raucously]
♪ I won't die! I won't die! ♪
Ha, ha, ha-ha-ha!
-[coughs] -[boar grunting]
[gentle ambient music playing]
I'm ready.
[Baek-joong's song playing]
[singing in Korean]
Hello, boss. It's good to see you.
Mr. Choi.
[song fades]
Are you okay?
Mr. Choi!
[stick tapping]
[door closes]
What does it feel like…
to live as a chicken nugget?
[Min-ah] Well…
actually, that's not what matters.
Is it harder to live 50 years as a human, or…
is it harder to live five days being a chicken nugget?
What would you have answered, Min-ah?
I do respect the time you've lived.
Compared to that, maybe the time I spent is too short.
But, of course, what I have seen during those days was so valuable.
[gentle music playing]
I saw how much both you and my dad loved me.
And I also saw not just another planet,
but the possible future our world could reach someday.
Everyone was happy there.
But they didn't try to share happiness with others.
They said that they could just let it flow naturally to where it needs to go.
I also saw pain, too. But people weren't afraid of it.
Because they tried hard to lessen the pain of others.
How wonderful is it?
I might lose all these memories,
but they're less important than the time you've lived through.
Giving you back the time you should have had with your dad.
That seems the right thing to do.
I believe…
that you'll understand my decision.
[music swells]
[whirring] -[music stops]
BAEKJUNG CHICKEN NUGGET
[gentle, emotional music plays]
Hi, Dad.
-Oh, Min-ah. -Oh! Min-ah!
Are you hungry?
I got chicken nuggets!
[gasps]
[chuckles]
[laughs]
[Choi laughs]
[dynamic music plays]
[music fades]
[upbeat rock song plays]
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ If I sent you a handful of flowers ♪
♪ What will you see with their color? ♪
♪ Heart full of letters ♪
♪ Or the language of flowers ♪
♪ If I sang you a song of the summer ♪
♪ What will you feel with the weather? ♪
♪ Something like poetry ♪
♪ Or all of our lovers ♪
♪ Just give me a sign Need to know I'm right ♪
♪ Or forget every line But I keep on tryin' ♪
♪ Oh, oh, there ♪
♪ I wish I could hide From this mess of life ♪
♪ But my heart never stops Saying "Keep on tryin'" ♪
♪ Oh, oh, there ♪
♪ So fill me up with all your pleasure ♪
♪ 'Cause to think That your sadness don't matter ♪
♪ Your world full of bruises ♪
♪ Looks the same as my treasure ♪
♪ Just put me inside of your sadness ♪
♪ And I'll show you We're totally the same ♪
♪ 'Cause there's nothing special ♪
♪ We're just finding our nature ♪
♪ Just give me a sign Need to know I'm right ♪
♪ I forget every line But I keep on tryin' ♪
♪ Oh, oh, there ♪
♪ I wish I could hide From this mess of life ♪
♪ But my heart never stops Saying "Keep on tryin'" ♪
♪ Oh, oh, there ♪
♪ Help me up, I've been turning light ♪
♪ Spinning round 'Cause it's more than I… ♪