Kim Young-cheol's Neighborhood Tour [Sturdy - Gongdeok-dong, Ahyeon-dong, Seoul] ▶ A Special Story Hidden in an Old Neighborhood The area of ​​Gongdeok and Ahyeon-dong is changing rapidly, with a forest of buildings and high-rise apartments. Among them, there is a place that still retains the appearance of an old neighborhood. Ahyeon-dong has houses lined up along the hillside, old alleys, and uphill roads connected by stairs. However, a new change has recently come to this old neighborhood. The small supermarket that guarded the neighborhood appeared in the movie [Parasite], which won four awards at the American Academy Awards, and has been visited by tourists from all over the world. Kim Young-cheol is delighted by the special attraction he came across by chance. He also meets the old couple who are proudly guarding the supermarket. As he leaves the supermarket and enters the narrow alley, various daily necessities neatly piled up under the wall catch Kim Young-cheol's eye. This is a small space that Kim Jong-cheol created in front of his house. Neighbors can take whatever they need, and they can bring whatever they don’t need here, so there is a small exchange between residents. Kim Jong-cheol cleans dishes whenever he has time, and fixes and displays broken items. Looking at the items hanging along the wall, Kim Young-cheol feels the warm hearts of neighbors still remaining in the neighborhood. ▶ Tofu stew made by a hidden master in the city While walking down the street, he came across an old hanok in a residential alley. As he was led through the small door, the owner, who exudes an extraordinary atmosphere, greeted Kim Young-cheol. The owner has traveled all over the country to study agricultural products. The owner’s belief that the best taste can be achieved by always using good ingredients and making them with sincerity is fully reflected in the food. The owner makes tofu directly with soybeans harvested at the foot of Mt. Sobaek. The owner’s secret to making tofu is to minimize the amount of brine to maximize the soft texture and nutrients of the tofu. Kim Young-cheol tastes the tofu stew made with care by a hidden master in the city. What does it taste like? ▶ A neighborhood with many apricot blossoms, a unique transformation of an old bathhouse Ahyeon-dong, where apricot blossoms bloomed in abundance in the past. It is said that it was also called Haenghwa-dong, where the apricot 'haeng' and the flower 'hwa' were added. Kim Young-cheol visits a special cafe that sells drinks using 'apricot' to revive the neighborhood's old memories. This cafe is operated as a cafe and a complex cultural arts space by remodeling the oldest bathhouse in Ahyeon-dong. It is said that it is a place filled with memories of the residents, as it was a place that was a gathering place for the residents for a long time. The owner leaves the walls and ceiling of the bathhouse as they are, and puts the drinks ordered in a bathhouse basket and gives them to the customers. Sitting in a cafe where the history of the neighborhood is still alive, Kim Young-cheol recalls old memories. ▶ A place that creates a heart-pounding tomorrow, Seoul Startup Hub Gongdeok-dong, a representative office district in downtown Seoul. During rush hour and lunch hour, Gongdeok Intersection is full of busy office workers. Among them, Kim Young-cheol meets young people who dream of starting a business and goes to the Seoul Startup Hub Center. This place provides various benefits and information, such as renting out offices to people who dream of starting a business and providing consulting that actually helps them start a business. Any citizen who dreams of starting a business can use it. Kim Young-cheol slowly looks around the building. When he goes up to the third floor, the cafeteria catches Kim Young-cheol’s eye. This is a space for people who dream of starting a restaurant. They develop new menus and introduce them to the cafeteria, and they constantly improve based on the opinions of those who taste the food. Kim Young-cheol meets Mr. Park Seong-jae, who is diligently introducing pork cutlets. While tasting the food he made, he listens to the story of a prospective entrepreneur who dreams of making a leap forward at the Seoul Startup Hub. ▶ A life stronger than silver! A rich man who makes silver spoons The Mapo area used to have many workshops, such as ironworks and woodworks. Now, Kim Young-cheol visits the only remaining silver spoon workshop in Mapo. Lee Yoon-hee, who started learning the craft at a young age and opened a silver spoon workshop in Mapo at an early age. The workshop once prospered because silver spoons were a popular wedding gift for newlyweds in the 70s and 80s. As time passed, the number of people looking for silver spoons decreased, and the silver spoon workshops that were once located in the neighborhood began to leave one by one, but Lee Yoon-hee and her son continue to hold on to their place. Lee Yoon-hee says that it takes thousands of hammer blows to make one set of silver spoons. As technology has advanced, many good machines have been developed to reduce the amount of force, but the rich man who runs the workshop still believes that a proper silver spoon can only be made by human hands. In a corner of an old neighborhood, Kim Young-cheol meets a rich man who shines more than silver. ▶ A couple making twisted doughnuts with sincerity made by hand Another neighbor he met in an alley, a couple making twisted doughnuts in a small space, caught Kim Young-cheol’s attention. He started selling donuts when he was hungry during his difficult youth, and he made a living by making donuts and also made his children independent. One day, his wife bought him a dough kneading machine to help him out, but he laughed and said that he sold it back to a junk dealer. For 45 years, the owner has only made donuts by hand. Kim Young-cheol takes a bite of the donuts his wife gives him. It tastes different from what he usually eats. What is the owner’s special secret to making it taste so unique? ▶ Spring at the age of 89. Kim Young-cheol meets an old woman walking down the street with her school bag. She is 89 years old and a second-year middle school student. She is said to be the oldest student in the school. She lost her family during the Korean War and fled with her younger brother, working her entire life to make a living. She belatedly mustered up the courage to pursue her dream of studying. Grandmother Kim Bo-bu, who says, “Passion is first, but studying is last,” confesses that there is another reason why she started learning Hangul late in life. Let’s listen to the grandmother’s story contained in the letters that are written with care, even though they are clumsy. ▶ Mapo Haejangguk, inherited from her father-in-law In the past, when Mapo Ferry was prosperous, hundreds of ships lined up at the ferry terminal and people would cross the ferry to fill their hungry stomachs with Seoul-style seolleongtang and haejangguk. Time has passed and the sea route has disappeared, but there is a place where the food people enjoyed back then still remains. Kim Young-cheol enters a restaurant that has continued to make the same dishes he learned from his father-in-law, who sold noodles at the ferry terminal 70 years ago. The owner serves Seoul-style haejangguk, made by adding homemade soybean paste to beef bone broth and boiling radish and blood sausage together. He says he has made it faithfully, just as he learned from his father-in-law. We meet the owner who says he will make hangover soup until he can eat it, grateful for the regular customers who have been coming since the days when the ferry came in. #KimYoungChul'sNeighborhoodWalk #GongDeok #Ahyeon ✔ Warm emotions, informative information KBS Educational Official Channel 📺 ✔ Subscribe to KBS Educational ➡️ / @kbslife The current situation and content may differ slightly depending on the time the video is broadcast. Slanderous and malicious comments may be deleted by the operator to protect the cast.