(applause and cheers) Thank you The people who listen to someone's story are really important people It's the same with this mic Microphones aren't owned by the person speaking If this seems like it's mine, the reason microphones were made is to allow people to hear So the real owner is The real owner of this microphone is people like you So your applause shouldn't be for me but for yourselves, who, by sitting here and deciding to listen, lending me your ears, have made this event possible So please applaud the people around you Yes (applause and cheers) It's hard to bear, isn't it? It's been silent for one minute Less than one minute It's hard But paradoxically, the best way to make people laugh is to stand in front of them without saying anything It's only been a minute but you're laughing It's because you're the master of that time You don't have to listen to someone speaking Everyone knows everything So they laugh even if you just let them alone Everyone laughs So what I absolutely want to talk to you about are the counterattacks of the abandoned or those thought to be weak Your counterattacks The first is anxiety Can I be anxious? Is it okay for you to be anxious? Can I be anxious? Sure I think we should be nervous because we are descended from people who were nervous In primitive times, people would die if they didn't get nervous when they heard animals' cries Those who said, "What's that?" and went out to check were bitten by something and died Our ancestors are those who said, "Let's check when it's light out" "Let's wait a bit" So it's natural that we're nervous However, when we get nervous or timid, people regard us as strange So we have to start counterattacking to prove that we're not strange We should be able to tell calm people, "You're the mutants" "You wouldn't have survived in the past" "We timid people are the type that would have" I'm not saying that calm people are wrong, just that it's time to send backup to our timid hearts When you feel anxiety, don't suppress it, just send in reinforcements 'This is right, you're coming to save me' Actually, that's the role of anxiety Secondly, let's talk about appearance Do ugly people and things really have a negative effect on the world? Who made the standards for ugliness? How many centimeters do eyes have to be to be "big"? Is it written in the constitution? 3 cm? 4 cm? 5 cm? There's no standard So then why are those who have big eyes told that they have "doe eyes" and treated well socially? Why do our eyes have to be described as "snake eyes"? Are snakes truly evil? Are deer truly good? I think we need to be able to counterattack like this I'm not saying that people who have big eyes are bad I'm saying only when people like us, who have small eyes, can counterattack will society become fair and full of smiles and laughter We are descendants of the Goguryeo horseback riding ethnic group At that time, those with big eyes couldn't play any role in efforts to protect the nation, the people They couldn't fight while riding a fast horse because dust would get in their eyes Those with eyes like ours could ride continuously, could focus on the enemy even while galloping forward Also, tall people are not descendants of this horseback riding group People who were tall couldn't fight on horseback Their legs would drag on the ground It was hard on both them and the horses People like me could cling to a horse, keep their eyes open, and go straight for the enemy lines And you might have seen the "righteous army" of the late Joseon period in your textbook in school I want you to think about those pictures The people all look like me (applause) So we have to end this age of people who have big eyes and are tall I don't mean we should remove them from this world We just need to be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them There is nothing useless in the world We can even suppose that there is no difference between handsome and ugly But even if we decide that I'm ugly, then attractive people's existence is made possible by mine Without ugly people, there are no attractive people (applause) The theater manager, Mr. Sun Dae In, asked what I'm going to do until I'm 70 I'll answer as a comedian It's important for individuals to acquire skills but after we turn forty and leave our jobs, together we need to take up the struggle for a universal basic income So while having fun, we have to bring about the age in which the value of fun is recognized That will also make our retirement secure That's a really fun thing to do And we need to fight against the idea that having fun is a useless activity What's our goal? It's to be like Pororo To be able to sing, "Playing is my favorite" and to earn money at the same time Like that The goal of people who work hard is to become Pororo Isn't it? All of humankind's cultural heritage was created by people at play When everyone else went hunting, the people who decided to stay in the cave and play were the ones who painted wall murals We have to play more The grand speeches about preparing for the fourth industrial revolution- I don't know know much about them, but we have to play What is it that robots can't do? Play around Playing So recognizing the value of playing is a way of preparing for the fourth industrial revolution I can't make sense of Ahn Cheol Soo's speech about the coming fourth industrial revolution He should speak our language Can you understand the presidential candidates' speeches? I can't Because they don't use your words Can you understand Moon Jae-in's speeches? I can't They all use their own words Now, what all presidential candidates are doing is talking like doctors I apologize to doctors, but- At the hospital, they point to the X-ray and say, "As you can see...." (laughter) What are you thinking, at that time? You're thinking, "I have no idea what I'm seeing" It's because the doctor isn't speaking our language You can't understand, right? Yeah, you don't know There is no way to understand So I think that all messages we get tell us that real happiness and laughter come from the things and people we regard as abandoned So we should use our our own words, those that we understand We have to use your words Isn't it the same now with the election? The things we said in our language in the public square are being changed into their language We should change them back "Shut up" We should be able to say, "Shut up" I'm not talking about politics, I'm talking about comedy So we should be able to speak our words So this is the age of comedy You know, as a comedian, I feel despair I can't make audiences laugh as much as than politicians do It's a hopeless time "How, how can I be funnier?" I wonder Now Choi Sun Sil has become a fierce rival in this area When she cried out for democracy I thought, 'Ah, she's my competition!' There's no possibility of me making people laugh more than she does But if you look closely at her, too, you can see she has a conscience She can't shout in a loud voice until the end Unconsciously, she realizes, 'What I'm saying is illogical' I can't do impressions of other people but I can do an impression of her There's the pursing of the lips "This isn't democracy-mm" Like that That pursing happens unconsciously So those are their words, not ours Let's talk about our words "Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!" That's them They make us laugh and feel understanding Our life experts are people like the cleaning woman who said that The people who deserve our attention are those who never give up and play their role fully Who use our words: "Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!" Doesn't that give us more pleasure than any politician's speech? They're our words But experts talk like this "That word actually means 'typhoid fever'" "So it shouldn't be used that way" That's what they're saying now But in this case, "bullshit" is the best four-character Chinese idiom Isn't it? Technically, it can't be that, because it includes Korean syllables Let's put that conversation aside "Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!" The spirit of this word seems like it will sweep Choi Soon-sil away soon I want LG to name its next vacuum cleaner "bullshit" "Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit..." like this We need to focus on people like the woman who said that People without much schooling Those who quit after elementary school, middle school, or high school It's time for us to be thankful for people like this Almost none of them have ruined this country Have you seen a middle-school dropout ruin the country? Have you seen a high-school dropout ruin the country? People who have ruined this country came from the sky, practically Their academic level is sky-high SKY-high (SKY is an acronym for Korea's top universities) Almost all of them So if your child gets into a "good" university, you should be scared You have to think, 'My child could ruin the country' If they want to drop out after middle school, then at least they won't harm the country 'Go your own way' 'You have to,' is what I think, personally So to finish up, we should be able to protest against words that don't acknowledge our values "Your eyes are big!" is a way of comparing people to others "Your eyes are small" is a way of comparing people to others We should be able to fight against these kinds of utterances We have to resist politicians when they say they will unite the nation Who are they to say that they will unite us? We have never in South Korean history been as united as we are right now 91% of people were in favor of impeachment We are united already So what are they going on about? Goodwill We've wasted our lives seeking goodness in our leaders We must be able to resist and protest I think that that's true laughter and that we have power So this election is a vice-presidential one The president has already been confirmed It's you all Does that idea seem ridiculous? It's not This is what is written in our constitution: "We, the people of Korea, proud of a resplendent history" Not "the republic of Korea", but "the people of Korea" It refers to all of us, each of us It's talking about you, specifically "Upholding the cause of the government born of the independence movement of 1919 and the democratic ideals of the uprising of 1960 against injustice having assumed the mission of democratic reform and peaceful unification and having determined to consolidate national unity with justice, humanitarianism and brotherly love and to destroy all social vices and injustice, and by further strengthening the basic free and democratic order conducive to private initiative and public harmony, to afford equal opportunities to every person, and provide for the fullest development of individual capabilities, your capabilities in all fields, including political, economic, social and cultural life and to help each discharge, those duties and responsibilities concomitant to freedoms and rights, to elevate the quality of life, for all citizens and contribute to lasting world peace and the common prosperity of mankind, and thereby, will ensure security, liberty and happiness" For who? for ourselves and our posterity forever Do you know which phrases appear most frequently in our constitution? "all citizens" "whoever" "whoever" "each individual" "whoever" Article 10 states that all citizens have human worth and dignity and individuals have inviolable, fundamental human rights and freedom, and it is the state's duty to confirm and guarantee these rights Individuals! Whoever! So now it's time for our individual worth to be recognized Is this related to workplace happiness? It is Don't just hang up a picture of the founder, hang pictures of current employees in the halls Please! Please! Please hang them up Don't only hang up bigwigs' quotations, put yours up too The most important thing is being good to yourselves That's why today's topic is "you" And to the "you" editing this video, I say: It's your problem now Thank you (applause and cheers) English Subtitle: Jongho Jeon(전종호), Shannon Seo(서지원), Yujin Lee(이유진) English Review: Marilyn Hook(linkgori@gmail.com)