■ Spring comes to Gupo Market Gupo Market located in Gupo-dong, Buk-gu, Busan. It is a representative traditional market in the Busan area, boasting a 400-year tradition. As it is a market with a long tradition, there are many merchants who have been doing business in the same place for over 30 years. Grandmother Park Jae-ryeon has been running a vegetable shop in the same place for 37 years. For her, Gupo Market is the foundation of her life, where she spent her youth like spring. Gupo Market is also famous as a 5-day market in the city, where a permanent market and a 5-day market are held together. When the market is held on the 3rd and 8th of every month, merchants from Gimhae, Yangsan, Miryang, and Changwon, as well as Gyeongbuk and Jeonnam, gather. On market days, there are over 40,000 visitors, and the market is jam-packed. The real stars of the market are the grandmother merchants who run a frenzy in every nook and cranny of the residential alleys near the market. It is a 3-day market where you can see the changing seasons at a glance. ■ People who live with affection Nam Pil-soon (68), who runs a vegetable store with his daughter-in-law. At first, he had a hard time talking to his daughter-in-law Tae-a Jeon-da (28), who came from Cambodia six years ago, because they couldn’t communicate, but now they are friends and work together at the market, relying on each other. Tae-a Jeon-da (28) says that as long as business is good, even hardships are fun. Thanks to the know-how she learned from her mother, she has gained confidence in selling vegetables and discovered the fun of business. They live each day by encouraging each other and sharing affection between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Kang Byeong-cheol, who runs a vegetable store that his mother-in-law ran for 40 years with his wife. He fell in love with his wife at first sight when he was 16, got married at the age of 24, and has been selling vegetables at Gupo Market for 15 years. He sleeps 4-5 hours a day. It is hard work, starting at 3 a.m. and carrying an average of 4 tons of vegetables a day. However, he is able to do this job with a smile thanks to the trust and consideration among his family. ■ 5-day market in the city, Gupo Market On the 5-day market day, Gupo Market is bustling from early morning. From things grown in their own gardens to spring vegetables picked from the mountains and fields, the green vegetables that the grandmothers carry add to the liveliness of the market day. There are no special marks on the places where they set up their stalls, but each spot that has been with the grandmothers for decades has been designated. The stalls set up by the grandmothers selling peddlers from the edge of the herb alley continue down each alley to the nearby residential areas. This may be inconvenient for the residents of the residential areas, but they spend the day chatting with the grandmothers who sell in the alleys. Thanks to this affectionate spirit, the laughter of the people here is as fresh as spring vegetables that capture the taste buds and eyes of people who are tired all winter. Documentary 3 Days [Spring Taste - Busan Gupo Market 72 Hours] 20140330 #GupoMarket #5DayMarket #Busan ✔KBS Documentary KBS Official YouTube Channel [KBS Documentary] 🔔Subscribe👍Like➡️ / @kbsdocumentary 📝Contact: [email protected] Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙The current situation and content may differ somewhat depending on the time of broadcast. ∙Defamatory and malicious comments may be deleted by the operator to protect the performers.