SEBASI No.765 - You (Kim Je Dong | Entertainer)

Are you yourself feeling kind of humbled these days? It is time for those who seem unimportant and abandoned to counterattack. I have lost my motivation for comedy lately - because of whom? Why should tall, handsome actors with big eyes thank me? Why should you welcome feelings of anxiety? After five years, I’ve come back to the stage of SeBaSi. Now we have to start our own story - for you, in your language. In my funny-but-serious way, I discuss everything from the philosophy of comedy, to the things you want to say to politicians, to the constitutional rights that we should regain. If you would like a world in which everyone is respected, a better world, I ask you to listen to my speech.

(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([e-mail])