Kimchi Makes Dreams Come True
Animal House Vignette #68 | cucumber
Kim Sang-hoon, the host of a morning show, came onto the set wearing a neck brace.
At that moment, they were filming an episode titled “How to Make Kimchi with Cucumber.”
Fred and Diego — two paid audience members — cried out in dramatic dismay when Sang-hoon failed to catch a cucumber he threw into the air. Then they laughed when he jokingly said, “Oops, neck pain,” as if it weren’t obvious.
They had been in many episodes of the show, but today would be their most challenging — and probably their most awaited.
They were called up to taste the kimchi, into which Sang-hoon had accidentally dumped too many chili flakes.
“This is the first time, Fred!” squealed Diego.
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Fred rubbed his palms together with feverish friction, his eyes locked on the stage. “Finally, we’re going to be actors!” he said.
However, one look at the radioactive-red kimchi was enough to make them reconsider their life choices. Still, refusing to surrender, they dug in.
Sweat broke out across their skin, and their vision swam behind a sudden wall of tears.
“Looks like they like it!” said Sang-hoon, who then immediately began pitching a commercial brand of sesame oil.
Driven by their dreams, Fred and Diego devoured the kimchi, gulping down water in between bites.
“We like it!” they shouted through runny noses.
A few days after the taping, they both received a call to star in a TV commercial.
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