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Kim Young-cheol's Neighborhood Tour [The Town That Feels Good - Jeonbuk Jeongeup] ▶ A Story of Flowers Blooming on a Wall, Gumi Village Mural Road Actor Kim Young-cheol has started his first journey to the Gumi Village Mural Road, the old downtown area that preserves the old stories of Jeongeup. The Gumi Village Mural Road, which was created in 2016, is emerging as a tourist attraction in Jeongeup, with emotional poems and lovely murals on the walls of each old neighborhood alley. From the classroom blackboard that reminds you of your school days to the village bus and bus stop that feel cozy just by looking at them. As the name 'Hidden Gem Road' suggests, the joy of finding interesting murals in every nook and cranny is quite substantial. ▶ A Cup of Tonic, Jeongeup Ssanghwacha Street While walking downtown, actor Kim Young-cheol smells a strong herbal medicine scent. The sculptures that say 'Jeongeup Ssanghwacha Street' and the traditional tea houses here and there tell us why. In Jeongeup, there are 13 Ssanghwacha Streets and a whopping 60 Ssanghwacha teahouses in the entire city. Jeongeup has a special tea culture where people enjoy drinking Ssanghwacha more than coffee. The reason is the Ssanghwacha essential ingredient, Sukjihwang. Sukjihwang is made by steaming raw rehwang nine times in makgeolli and drying it, using the nine-steaming-nine-po technique, and it is said that it was once made a lot in Jeongeup. Ssanghwacha, made by boiling over 20 kinds of medicinal herbs for 24 hours, is boiled once more in a stone teacup and then generously filled with jujubes, chestnuts, and ginkgo nuts, making it a meal-worthy meal. A cup of tonic made from waiting, actor Kim Young-chul also takes a break to warm up his body while drinking Jeongeup Ssanghwacha. ▶ 60 years of music-only life! A stylish senior's top performance Actor Kim Young-chul discovers an elderly man playing something in an alley in the city. As I approached the melody that touched my heart, I saw that it was none other than a saw?! It is said that he made the instrument himself by cutting off the blade of a wood saw and attaching a handle and a doorknob. How on earth does a saw make sounds? When he bends the saw back and forth and plays it with a cello bow, it miraculously produces precise notes, making for a wonderful performance. The old man loved music so much that he played various instruments such as the haegeum, ajaeng, piri, and mandolin since he was young. Among them, the saw, which has been by his side for 60 years, is now a friend who is dyeing his twilight years with him. ▶ 106-year-old Samgoeul Market’s Pungtugi Poet Actor Kim Young-cheol heads to Samgoeul Market, the pride of Jeongeup that first opened in 1914 and has a history of over 100 years. The special alley where a mill and a pungtugi store are located next to each other has a fragrant smell of oil being pressed, and shouts of “Pungi!” can be heard here and there. Actor Kim Young-cheol, who has been helping the owner of a popcorn market for 30 years, discovers a small poetry book. It contains poems written by the owner. Actor Kim Young-cheol's eyes turn red as he reads his poem, "Mother, That Name." The owner lost his mother at a young age and has done everything from construction work to selling rice cakes. After settling down in the market and taking a breather, he began writing poetry 6 years ago when he had the time to reflect on his life, and he has become a poet who has made his literary debut. His poetry, which draws inspiration from the little things in everyday life, shows his heart that treasures even the little things. In a corner of an old market in Jeongeup, you can meet a poet whose passion for poetry is hotter than anyone else's. ▶ Patjuk, just like the taste his mother used to make. When his mother is about to go hungry, he sees his mother making patjuk. Actor Kim Young-cheol asks his mother, who welcomes him warmly, for a bowl of red bean porridge. But why is the atmosphere of the store unusual? With just one word from the mother, the customer takes orders, serves, and even pays! Seeing the mother confidently ordering the customer to do things and the customer happily helping her, the saying, “the customer is king” is meaningless. Actor Kim Young-chul is no exception, and he personally serves side dishes and receives red bean porridge. The red beans boiled in a pressure cooker are mashed one by one in a colander, and the red bean porridge made by the mother is rich and thick, just like the taste that the mother used to make. Thanks to the taste that he missed, the red bean porridge of his mother, actor Kim Young-chul feels strong. ▶ A mountain village hanok church along the stone wall road A picturesque landscape unfolds just a little outside the city. The old hanok houses and the stone wall that surrounds the entire village are in harmony at the old stone wall road of Sanghak Village. The stone wall that winds along