We've had similar concerns. "The Man Who's All-in."
"Hello.
I am here today to save my friend's life.
Please help him.
He just sits all day and doesn't move.
He doesn't wash up nor eat.
There's only one thing he does.
He only plays internet games.
He lives at an internet cafe.
He spends his life playing internet games.
'Hey, go home.'
'Okay.'
But he sat there in those clothes for 3 days.
'You stink. Go wash!'
'Okay.'
He's been a game addict like this for 10 years now.
'Hey! Get up. Let's get out of here.'
'Wait. Oh, my back. Hey, that tickles.'
He is 191cm tall and weighs 59kg.
59kg when he's 191cm tall?
'Did you eat today?'
'I ate yesterday.'
'I mean today.'
'No, I didn't.
I'm not starving to death yet.'
I'm afraid he'll be in trouble soon.
Please help my friend out."
This is serious.
Have you ever been addicted to games?
I actually like playing games a lot.
My childhood dream was to become an arcade owner.
But now internet cafes are more popular,
so I started one before.
But you didn't lose any weight.
There's so much food at internet cafes.
You eat a lot while playing games.
You don't eat much, right, Eunhyuk?
Don't you weigh the same as you did 13 years ago?
I've gained weight and now weigh 61kg.
How tall are you?
- 174cm. / - 60kg and 174cm.
But you're still skinny. Imagine 59kg at 191cm.
That's too skinny.
He's really skinny.
Shindong, when did you weigh 51kg?
51kg?
(Did I ever weigh that little?)
When you were in elementary school?
- Fourth grade maybe? / - Right.
What about you, Yeongja?
(Hmph!)
(Apology comes right away!)
Let's bring him out. Come out, please.
(Who's concerned about his friend?)
(Han Gyeongin)
(La la la la)
Please introduce yourself.
I'm 26-year-old Han Gyeongin from Cheonan.
(Welcome)
Your friend really weighs 59kg and is 191cm tall?
Yes. He's severely underweight.
He's a game addict,
so he's pale because he's never out in the sun.
Since he's so skinny, he looks very weak.
Is he sick?
He doesn't have any illnesses
but he always says he's hurting somewhere.
He says that his back hurts, his hands tremble,
and he's dizzy.
Sometimes he gets dizzy while walking.
It's because he doesn't sleep much.
How long does he stay at an internet cafe?
He basically lives there.
We've been friends since middle school.
It got worse in his second year of middle school
- and he started to miss school. / - No school?
He would ditch school to play games
and it has come to this now.
(Shocking)
He doesn't work in the game industry, right?
I would understand if he works in this field.
But he doesn't.
No. He's a college student.
He's in college, but never goes to school.
He got a warning, but still plays games.
Yet he ended up going to college.
Does he really live at an internet cafe?
He plays 24 hours straight.
Sometimes for 3-4 days straight.
- Without sleeping? / - Yes.
He doesn't eat meals regularly either.
He eats instant food or snacks.
He only eats a meal when he's starving.
- That's why he's so skinny. / - He's not hungry.
But if he plays for 50 hours straight
you could go home first and then
you go 2 days later and he could still be there.
Has that ever happened?
Yes. We went to an internet cafe one morning
and I went home. Then I went back 3 days later
- he was there in that same seat. / - Really?
There was a pile of garbage next to him.
Doesn't he ever get sleepy?
He dozes off while playing a game.
Sure, sure.
So I tell him to go home and sleep, but he says
he's too lazy to and just starts playing again.
If he gets tired, he sleeps in the chair.
Have you ever tried to stop him aggressively?
"Stop it!"
I have,
but he won't listen. Or he'll sneak off to play.
He's here today, right?
I was afraid he wouldn't show up today.
So I made him spend the night at a friend's place.
To bring him here?
I confirmed that he got on the bus and
my friend waited for him at the bus terminal
and took him home. So I brought him here today.
You made him stay there.
Let's meet his friend and ask him why.
Hello.
Hello.
- Can you stand up? / - Wow, he's tall.
- Please turn around. / - Turn around?
He's wearing baggy clothes.
Tighten your clothes. You weigh 59kg.
He's really skinny.
He's a mixture of Eunhyuk and Kwangsoo.
(A mixture of Eunhyuk and Lee Kwangsoo)
He says you're addicted. What do you think?
Do you admit it?
I think it's wrong to say that a person is
- addicted to games. / - Why?
If a student studies for 3 days in a row,
their parents are proud and say,
"Oh, my son studied really hard."
If you work 3 days in a row
people say you're a hard worker.
So if I play games for 3 days in a row,
people should think I play games very diligently.
"You played games really hard!" Like that.
I think people should change their perspectives.
You want to be complimented?
I want someone to recognize my work.
That's when it's your job.
If you were a professional gamer, we'd understand.
I may have classes Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.
May?
I just go play games when I don't have class.
But once I start playing...
I'm the type who must finish what I've started.
How long was the longest you played?
Before I went to the army I played for 1-2 months.
- Without going home? / - Yes.
Then where did you wash and sleep?
I didn't, but then the internet cafe owner
gave me a toothbrush.
So I had a toothbrush in the bathroom.
They're a family.
What about your clothes?
I wore part-timer's uniforms.
What about your underwear?
Well...
(He answered with his eyes)
I have to think about my health now,
so I can only play up to 3 days.
Up to 3 days only?
That's so disgusting.
Your friend is concerned
because of your health. You get dizzy.
How's your health right now?
Because I eat at internet cafes
I get stomach problems quite often.
Because I only eat processed food.
My back hurts from sitting for days.
My hands tremble, too.
Then how do you play games?
My hands are fine once I start playing.
I'm sure some of you understand.
My body becomes healthy when I start playing.
I concentrate better, too.
I'm sure you know, Eunhyuk.
There are pills that you take instead of eating so
you don't lose weight even when you don't eat.
Do you get full if you take that pill?
Yes, it takes away the feeling of starvation.
So I don't have to eat a meal.
- Did you know about that? / - No.
Are you recommending it to me?
How's your health now?
After taking the pills, I now weigh 63 kg at 191cm.
I'm fine now. I'm not about to die anymore.
Here's what he looked like when he was skinnier.
He's taking supplementary pills now.
Oh my.
Oh gee.
(Scrawny)
- Unbelievable. / - He's so bony.
He's wearing loose clothes right now
but I'm sure he still looks that skinny.
Did you weigh 59kg back then? Or less?
I weighed 57kg in that picture.
He looks like a refugee with sunglasses.
(It does look concerning)
You have long hair in the picture.
Is it because you were too busy to get a haircut?
I think getting a haircut is proper etiquette for
when you meet people in the real world.
But you don't meet people in the real world?
I only meet people on the internet.
He just needs to decorate his character.
(He's a fashion leader in the game world!)
Don't you get worried when you see your picture?
That's why I took the pills.
It's so aggravating that he's so confident.
What do your parents think?
Well...
My parents don't know that I'm here on TV today.
I currently live in a dorm right now,
so my parents don't know about this.
If you're so confident, why didn't you tell them?
I can't tell them because
my childhood dream was to be a professional gamer.
But they opposed it.
What is your dream now?
A bit of a freelancer.
What's a bit of a freelancer?
You're a freelancer, but not?
A bit of a freelancer.
There are many kinds of freelancers.
I will earn money when I want to
and use that money to play games.
How are you planning to earn money?
A freelancer that doesn't work is just unemployed.
(He doesn't have a concrete plan)
Can't you just ignore him?
I'm curious.
Are you worried because he was very ill before?
He seems to be so confident.
The way I see it...
He has his own dream.
Give him some time to answer.
He's a friend of mine.
He has no other friends.
You want him to have real friends, right?
Where does he get the money?
He drinks so much coffee.
He eats snacks.
Including the drinks and the internet cafe fees
he spends about $40-50 a day.
Did I eat a lot? I spent about $80 a day.
(Did you go to internet cafes just to eat?)
He goes to only one internet cafe, right?
Yes. He is the No. 1 customer there.
There are people like that.
I am No. 2 and he's No. 1.
- You're No. 2? / - Yes.
I can see how much he has spent there.
How much he has spent.
Yes, you can see.
I asked and the owner said
he's spent $80,000.
That's $10,000 per year.
Then it would've been better
for him to start his own internet cafe.
Where did a college student get that money?
Did he ask his parents for that money?
Men feel uneasy before going to the army.
Right.
I didn't think I could continue going to school
so instead of finishing my last semester...
- You took the tuition... / - My parents gave me
the tuition and I spent it at the internet cafe.
If you felt uneasy before going to the army
you could've drunk alcohol with friends
or go on a trip with your girlfriend.
I was only interested in internet games then
and I don't think that was a waste.
People say don't think it's a waste of money
when it comes to learning.
What's the point of learning to play games?
Your parents didn't give you money for that.
I'm not a professional gamer, but there are
things in games like math formulas.
I have a certain title in the game.
- I'm an "Order." / - You're an Order?
Not all students end up finding their careers
in academic fields just because they study.
That's true.
Even if I don't find a career in games,
I am sure I am learning something.
Older generations only think badly
about playing games.
What did you say?
That's all crap. He always talks nonsense like that.
I'm being persuaded by crap.
- It sounds plausible to me. / - We must get a grip.
It seems like he has plans of his own.
He's never studied.
He sounds like he has studied and played games.
But he has never studied in his life.
I am paying back student loans myself.
How?
I'm a music major. I play the jazz trombone.
I teach and perform.
So you're earning money.
You're going to be a freelance trombone player?
I'm earning money that way.
But you spent $80,000.
How much of that was from your own income
and how much of that was from your parents?
While I was in school my parents
supported me 100% financially.
For you to study?
But you only played games.
You said everything he said was crap.
You came here because you thought it was serious.
What are you most concerned about?
He can't fight back the urge to play games.
He will find a way to do it.
We worked together once.
We worked part-time at a factory on a conveyor belt.
All of a sudden, while working, he disappeared.
So the factory paused production.
When you were working part-time at a factory?
So we got fired and I went to the internet cafe.
He was there playing games.
He just left in the middle of work?
I yelled at him. "Why did you leave without
notice and get me in trouble?"
He said he forgot about the promise he made
to play games with others at a certain time.
He kept that promise, but didn't do his job.
Why did you do that?
That was my fault. I admit it.
When I was young...
He's so eloquent.
You've all made mistakes when you were young.
I was young then and I don't do that anymore.
He's so confident all the time. So I am often like...
"Yeah, that could happen."
- He's very eloquent. / - You're right.
He suggested that we go on a trip on my birthday.
I didn't believe him since he always backs out.
He said, "I wouldn't do that on your birthday."
So we went. I couldn't get a hold of him.
- Where did you go? / - To Jeju-do.
The four of us were supposed to go.
We decided to meet at Jeju Airport.
We all got there except him.
He missed his flight because he was playing games.
- So he didn't make it? / - Did he go?
In the end, he came, but
my friends got mad about waiting for him.
It was your birthday and you should've been happy.
We were all upset.
Then he said he had to go to the internet cafe.
- In Jeju-do? / - Yes.
One time he went to New York to perform.
Wow! Performing in New York!
Did he play games there, too?
He found an internet cafe there and played.
He went to a Korean internet cafe?
Yes, he played games even in New York.
To be honest, talking with friends for an hour
is enough for me to have fun.
I have more fun with online friends
because we all have the same interests.
My friends and I have different interests.
That's why I can't really talk to them.
Then why did you go on a trip with them?
Why did you go to Jeju-do with them?
Didn't you feel bad about that?
I did and I apologized to him for that.
- Oh my. / - We shouldn't fall for that.
It feels like a hearing or something.
I had a girlfriend one time.
- You? / - Yes. And then we broke up.
All my other friends were in the army
so I asked him to come and comfort me.
I asked him to have a drink with him,
but he never came. So I went and dragged him out.
So we were having a drink and
all of a sudden, he disappeared.
I was worried that he may have gotten in a fight
so I went out to look for him.
He was at the internet cafe.
He said it was important, so we should talk later.
He is an Order.
Have you ever had a girlfriend?
Of course.
With an online avatar?
No, a real woman. Alive.
Did she consider you her boyfriend, too?
Of course.
We dated. What I don't understand is...
I don't know why people say they have
a hard time after breaking up with someone.
- I get it. / - Maybe he has no emotions.
He's too into internet games.
Playing a game is more important than dating?
Yes, so many of my relationships ended.
After you broke up with someone,
did you ever miss her or feel heartbroken?
I just felt like I had more time.
After breaking up?
Yes. I had more time for myself.
I told him.
"Cheer up."
"You will find someone else soon."
I gave him a solution.
But all he kept saying was,
"I'm having a hard time."
So I told him to meet other girls.
But he just kept complaining.
Look. (That's wrong)
He was in love.
You can't get over that in one day.
"Meet someone else." "Oh, okay."
That doesn't work.
He just wanted to be comforted.
He wasn't asking for a solution.
You just needed to be there for him.
He just wanted you to listen to him.
To be honest, I don't drink alcohol.
I spent $30-40 on drinks
and wasted 4-5 hours talking to him.
(Disappointed)
What's sad is that
he has no complaints. He's happy.
You're the only who's concerned for him.
You think you're tolerating him and
he thinks he's being interfered with.
He thinks he's being considerate of you.
You will continue to be like this.
His eyes are out of focus.
Don't you feel like you've been had by him?
That's wrong.
So what if it goes on like this?
What are you going to do?
I think we'll drift apart if this continues.
It seems like the two of them have
different perspectives of what a friend is.
He thinks doing this much is enough but
he wants to have a deeper relationship.
You seem to be shocked by what he said.
You didn't know he thought this way?
Yes, I guess so.
Are you angry at him?
Are you disappointed?
I don't know what to do.
You didn't think it was this bad?
(How can you not understand my concern?)
You like to be alone and you're doing well.
But let's say you're in an urgent situation.
If you tell your online friends to come
will they come to help you out?
I believe that they will.
Has that ever happened to you?
I went to my online friend's funeral.
You guys do that?
I went to their weddings, too.
He says he is there for his online friends.
What about for you?
He knows my older brother, too.
He said he'd be at my brother's wedding,
but he didn't come because he was playing games.
He didn't go?
I put on the suit to go to his wedding
and went to the internet cafe.
I'm serious.
(He did try)
(How can you say that?)
I thought my friends would come to pick me up.
So I was there wearing a suit. They came.
I thought they came to bring me there,
but apparently the wedding had already ended.
You lost track of time while playing games.
He's paying back his student loans,
so he is quite confident.
I'd like to see how well he plays the trombone.
- I'm curious. / - You're curious, right?
- Did you bring your trombone? / - Yes.
(Can he make a living as a freelancer?)
If he's good, it'd be shocking.
There aren't many trombone players in Korea?
- This instrument... / - Is it expensive?
This is the only valve trombone in Korea.
What are you going to play?
"Autumn Leaves."
- That's great music. / - It is.
(Is he a good trombone player?)
(It's a familiar melody)
(Let's listen for a minute)
(Focused)
(But his breathing is...)
(It's a bit unstable)
(Not interested)
(You performed in New York, right?)
(It's a slow song, but somehow it's funny)
Why is everyone laughing?
(Thank you)
Excuse me.
I was too nervous.
- Are we all thinking the same thing? / - Yes.
Can you play something upbeat?
Upbeat?
The song you play the best.
("Feels So Good")
(Bam bam bam)
(Bam bam!)
(Bam!)
(I'm sorry)
Sorry.
(Maybe he didn't have much time to practice)
(Thank you)
What did you think?
He's better than I expected.
I didn't think he could do anything else.
Let's meet other friends.
Hello. Nice to meet you.
- Hello. / - Please hold up the mic.
Hello. I'm Seo Hyeonwu.
I'm Byeon Seunggyeong.
How long have you been their friends?
Since 8th grade.
Do you understand his concern?
Yes, I do.
I came here today to see him.
He never answers my call because he's busy.
He never shows up.
- It's been 2 years. / - 2 years?
How does it feel?
It's very awkward.
Awkward? What about you?
It's been 6 years.
- 6 years? / - Yes.
Then you're not a friend.
A group of us were friends.
But I had an argument with him.
We were playing a shooting game,
and when he lost he got up cussing.
He hurt my ego.
So I got so angry and left.
He didn't care.
When he loses in a game he can't control his anger.
He breaks keyboards and screams.
When things get heated with the opposing team
- he goes out to fight. / - In real life?
So I stopped him many times.
At 26 years old?
I don't get angry for no reason.
I am an Order and some people don't listen to me.
Then they don't need to play games with me.
I don't know anything about internet games,
but I get it now.
I see why he is so into internet games.
He is a leader in the game.
People follow his orders and he wins battles.
But in real life, he is not a leader.
He wants to be a leader in games.
People listen to him in that world.
But his friends from childhood
don't treat him as a leader, so it's not fun.
I would be like that, too.
So you don't care if you don't see your friends often?
For me, the definition of a friend is
someone you meet and it's not awkward.
It's not fun playing games with people
who think games are just entertainment.
So you don't want them to bother you?
Right. I don't care if they date women.
Our interests are different.
People who don't play games would be shocked.
I don't understand it at all either.
What do you think?
That's not how a person should live.
He just defined what friends are.
I say friends should guide each other.
Friends should stop friends from doing bad things.
You understand why he's
concerned for you, right? You're grateful, right?
I understand, but I'm not grateful.
I can see why he is concerned,
but I can take care of myself.
Are you concerned about your friend at all?
Am I concerned about him?
- Not really. / - He doesn't care.
He isn't worried because for him a friend is...
(They're polar opposites)
What I would like to tell you is that
even when you're dating a woman
some people want to meet every day
and some people don't want to do that.
People are different. It's the same for friends.
Not all friends get together and say they're one.
That's not what friends are all about.
It may be like that in your early 20s,
but when you grow up, you have different interests.
People with similar interests get together
and acknowledge that.
What makes me sad is that
a person should learn to live in the world
by having deep relationships with others.
But you say you don't need friends.
- You said you like meeting new friends online. / - Yes.
Then there's no history in life. No affection.
When you're happy, you don't need friends.
But looking back,
my friends always helped me whenever I'm sad.
You give to your friends and love them as well.
Even if you don't get loved back.
That's the joy of life. It's sad because it seems like
you don't know what that's like.
What would you like to say to him?
Junyeong.
Please play games for only 6 hours a day.
He's like his parent.
I hope you can play games just enough
not to interfere with your real life.
(Hmm...)
Let's start with Eunhyuk.
I don't think it's a concern.
Like I said earlier you both have different
perspectives and expect different things.
But like Dongyeob said earlier
you'll understand each other in time.
Shindong.
It's not that it's not a concern.
I wish he wouldn't be concerned.
Yesung.
It's just a difference in perspectives.
So I'll say it's not a concern.
Donghae.
I don't think it's a concern.
You will see in time that
you can't find a friend like him.
I think so, too.
People in our field tend to be stubborn.
We are people who've been successful with
that stubbornness, so we understand you.
But online friends won't be friends forever.
You have to share feelings,
get in fights, get hurt, and hurt each other
to have that friendship last long.
I think you're at the age where you need to
have friends you could share feelings with.
If you relate to his concern, press the button.
(What does the audience think?)
They're getting more votes than I thought.
Please stop.
A word to your friend, please.
Thanks for being concerned about me.
Let's try to understand each other more.
He asked you to play games less.
Only 6 hours a day.
I will try my best.
I hope this is the beginning of a change.
Please show us how many votes they got.
(Announcing the result)
6!
- Did they get more than 100 votes? / - I doubt it.
66 votes?
(They got 56 votes)
Good work.
"Just Let Me Love."
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