Because I Want to Talk - Season 1

Because I Want to Talk - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesDec 4, 2019 - Feb 26, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1Episode 160 min

Episode 1

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.
Dec 4, 2019
Episode 2
Season 1Episode 260 min

Episode 2

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”.
Dec 11, 2019
Episode 3
Season 1Episode 360 min

Episode 3

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.
Dec 18, 2019
Episode 4
Season 1Episode 460 min

Episode 4

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.
Dec 25, 2019
Episode 5
Season 1Episode 560 min

Episode 5

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.
Jan 8, 2020
Episode 6
Season 1Episode 660 min

Episode 6

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!
Jan 15, 2020
Episode 7
Season 1Episode 760 min

Episode 7

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.
Jan 22, 2020
Episode 8
Season 1Episode 860 min

Episode 8

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.
Jan 29, 2020
Episode 9
Season 1Episode 960 min

Episode 9

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.
Feb 5, 2020
Episode 10
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Episode 10

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.
Feb 12, 2020
Episode 11
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Episode 11

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.
Feb 19, 2020
Episode 12
Season 1Episode 1260 min

Episode 12

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.
Feb 26, 2020

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