Jo Hyun-a expressed her longing for her late mother before the stage.
In the episode of MBC's entertainment program 'Knowing Bros' aired on the afternoon of the 4th, Urban Zakapa, who was busy preparing for their concert, and the members of 'Knowing Bros' visiting Lee Young-ja's house appeared.
On this day, Urban Zakapa gathered ahead of their nationwide concert. Jo Hyun-a asked, "How's your condition? People are talking a lot about it. Yong-in's belly is too big," checking on the members' status, and at that moment, the members' families visited.
Jo Hyun-a suddenly called out, "You know Sun-il oppa likes it the most," and Kwon Sun-il replied, "I like shrimp pancakes, so shrimp pancakes!" Jo Hyun-a playfully asked, "Who made this?" Yong-in's mother said, "If you had told me, I could have brought some. I'm currently doing calligraphy in Chinatown. Since Yong-in was in middle school, he has always made me seaweed soup on my birthday. But he has a strong experimental spirit, you could say? He puts red pepper powder in the seaweed soup... he's very curious! Last time, he made tteokbokki and added tangerines," revealing her son's deep-rooted unfilial behavior.
Jo Hyun-a said, "Originally, my mom always cooked like this..." and couldn't continue, adding, "It's been 5 years, and she suddenly passed away... She passed away when her illness had worsened significantly. So, I'm really grateful! Because our mothers are here, we get to eat delicious food!" expressing her gratitude to the members.
Sun-il recalled, "When we fight, Hyun-a doesn't talk. She only talks when we have to during radio shows, and then Hyun-a's mother calls me. 'Sun-il, did you fight with Hyun-a? Something seems off. Hyun-a isn't coming out of her room... Make up! You guys will make up anyway,' she says."
Hyun-a continued, "No, Yong-in's father liked to joke around and enjoyed talking with Sun-il's mother! But it's reassuring because our mothers help us! I felt reassured even at the funeral! I called them once in a while. But my mother is still crying," showing her emotional side. Yong-in said, "It's been a long time! No, I'm not crying. But 15 years is not a short time. There have been many things..." wiping away tears.
The 15th-anniversary concert began, and Urban Zakapa delivered a perfect performance starting from their debut song to 'I Don't Love You' as the finale. Jo Hyun-a said, "Sun-il wrote this song, and his shoulders got this big. But I'm really grateful~ It's number one," she said.
Yoo Byung-jae directly asked, "How much is the copyright fee for this song?" and Kwon Sun-il replied, "It's been 9 years. It keeps coming in. Anyway, I bought a house (in Gangnam)... I don't have a building yet," he answered.
Jo Hyun-a revealed, "I have no greed for that, and I'm a cash holder," surprising everyone by stating that her copyright fees are similar to his.
Many celebrities and athletes, including actors Go Jun, Oh Yoon-ah, Jung Ji-so, Kim Gi-bang, and P.O, filled the concert seats, and Song Eun-yi asked, "Hyun-a, you are famous for having a wide network. How did you become friends with people like Suzy and P.O.?"
Jo Hyun-a replied, "Originally, they were fans of ours," and Park Yong-in added, "Also, Hyun-a has a strong female leader style, so her girlfriends follow her well."
The second main character of 'Knowing Bros' was Lee Young-ja and her manager, who introduced, "Today is the day for making kimchi at Yumi's house. The team planting cabbage includes Hyun-moo, Eun-yi, and Jun, while the kimchi-making team includes Se-hyung, Byung-jae, and Hyun-hee."
The manager, who became the team leader, said, "I think the company promoted me to work harder," sharing the good news. The members who ate roasted chestnuts made by Lee Young-ja exclaimed, "It's really delicious." Lee Young-ja brought homemade welcome tea, ginger tea, dak-galbi tteokbokki, and fried food for the members, and Yang Se-hyung said, "Wow, I'm so happy," enjoying the food.
After the meal, they began to explore Lee Young-ja's house, and Jeon Hyun-moo said, "This is Lee Young-ja's refrigerator!" Yang Se-hyung remarked, "It feels like I'm in a museum. There are so many things to see!" as they looked around.
After the house tour, they decided to make disappearing scallion kimchi, with Yang Se-hyung and Jeon Hyun-moo scoring the radish. Hyun-moo boasted, "My old nickname was pickled radish," and Yang Se-hyung also showed a more professional side.
"Senior, your cooking is always full of sincerity, so you made the broth all day the day before. You also shopped for ingredients that are not easily available 2-3 days in advance," said Song Seong-ho, and Lee Young-ja made the kimchi filling. They then made boiled pork and uniquely placed freshly mixed kimchi on top of the boiled pork.
Lee Young-ja said, "I wanted to make something we can eat at home. I got the inspiration from Ganghwa Island. The gejang soup made with leftover cabbage and crabs from kimjang is famous, and I created something new after seeing that," revealing her recipe secret.
After making the plastic kimchi, they started making scallion kimchi, with Jeon Hyun-moo using the plastic kimchi filling to make scallion kimchi. After all the dishes were finished, the members tasted the boiled squid and seafood pancake, and Yoo Byung-jae said, "This is the best boiled pork I've ever had since I was born," while Yang Se-hyung exclaimed, "Every time I take a bite, the juices inside burst, and even without dipping it in sauce, it's seasoned perfectly."
With the explosive reactions, as they diligently chopped, the once-empty pot was soon filled with a plate of boiled pork, and Lee Young-ja said, "I knew this would happen, so I didn't cook rice," pulling out the rice pot.
In particular, Jeon Hyun-moo said, "I'll be honest with you, Eun-yi. It was really delicious when you came, but today is the best. This is the best, sister," sharing his true feelings and making everyone laugh.
'Knowing Bros' airs every Saturday at 11:10 PM on MBC.
[Seo Ye-ji, Star Today Guest Reporter]
