01x11 - Episode 11

[bunniefuu]

My name is Gabriel

My name is Gabriel

[staff member] Thank you for joining us.

Thank you for inviting me.

A NEW GABRIEL, DEX

I want to go to Europe.

Some place I have never been before.

-[Haeri] How pretty.
-[Minkyung] It's like a fairytale.

I LIVE IN A VILLAGE IN GEORGIA,
ALSO KNOWN AS THE "SWITZERLAND OF EURASIA"

My name is Rati.

WE INTRODUCE RATI'S FAMILY TO YOU

[Dex laughing]

HIS FATHER IS A PEOPLE PERSON
AND LIKES DRINKING

AND HIS MOTHER SEEMS LIKE
A CHARACTER FROM A FAIRYTALE

AND HIS SHY WIFE AND CHILDREN

Come here.

AND RATI, 38 YEARS OLD
THIS IS CHINGA

[in Georgian] What time
do I have to wake up tomorrow?

At seven o'clock.

RATI'S LIFE NOW BEGINS

THE RURAL LIFE WHERE 24 HOURS
ISN'T ENOUGH IS ABOUT TO BEGIN

[Dex in Korean] Can I just watch?

[in Georgian] Rati, let's go.

YOU HAVE TO CHOP FIREWOOD

-Rati?
-What?

[in Korean] Rati doesn't get a break?

[Jalico in Georgian] Let's take
the wheelbarrows and go dig dirt.

HOW WILL RATI SPEND HIS REMANING TIME?

1:00 P.M.
SIX HOURS SINCE HE STARTED WORKING

[Defconn in Korean] It's 1:00 p.m.,
and they're going to get dirt.

-[Dex] Wow.
-[Defconn] He's taking his son.

-[Haeri] The list is so long.
-[Dex] You're doing well.

RATI'S SON JALICO JOINS THEM

Good job.

WHAT DO THEY NEED THE DIRT FOR?

[in Georgian] I've been making
pottery for a long time.

HE FIRST MET HIS FATHER
AT A POTTERY WORKSHOP YESTERDAY

FROM QVEVRIES,
TRADITIONAL GEORGIAN WINE POTS...

[Defconn in Korean] So his actual job
is making qvevries, right?

-[Dex] Yes. He's a qvevri master.
-[Defconn] Master.

-[Dex] Right.
-[Defconn] That is his main job.

-Main job.
-[Haeri] So cool.

[Defconn] He's a potter.

I've only seen my dad having fun

or doing housework.

-I've never seen him at his actual job.
-[Defconn] Right.

So I was excited.

And my son joined us,

so I wanted to use this opportunity
to get closer to him.

[Defconn] And your son could also follow

-his footsteps.
-[Dex] Yes.

-[Defconn] Yes.
-[Dex] It could happen.

-[Defconn] It's three generations.
-[Haeri] You're right.

[Dex] Ah, I'm already tired.

[Haeri chuckles]

The truck can't go up if it rains,

so we have to
take wheelbarrows up there to get dirt.

Normally, they go up and down
about 20 times.

-[Dex] It's really quite hard labor.
-[Haeri exclaims]

[Dex] Jalico, you're doing so well.

[young Jalico exclaims]

[young Jalico exclaims]

[Defconn] His shoe has come off.

DAD IS ON THE MOVE

-[Dex and Jalico laughing]
-[Dex grunts]

LIFTING

[Jalico in Georgian]
How did your shoe come off?

-[Dex in Korean] I know.
-[Gabee laughing]

HE WIPES THE DIRT OFF THE SOCK

[chuckling] Cute.

[Dex] There.

[in Georgian] Be careful
so your shoe doesn't fall off.

[Dex in Korean] Let's go.

JALICO HELPS HIS GRANDFATHER

You're a good boy, Jalico.

-He's good.
-[Dex] You're helping your grandpa.

My son's name is Jalico,

-but my father's name is Jalico too.
-[Haeri] Oh.

-[Defconn] Really?
-[Dex] Yes.

My son was named after my father.

-[Defconn] Oh.
-I see.

GRANDFATHER, JALICO
GRANDSON, JALICO

[Dex] Wow! Wow!

[hosts exclaiming]

THE VIEW FROM THE HILLSIDE

[Defconn] We have grass
and mountains in Korea,

-but it's different.
-[Dex] Right?

You want to take a break?

[Dex sighing]

[Dex] This is nice.

[hosts] Wow!

[Dex] It's so nice.

It's so pretty.

-[Minkyung] And the weather is so nice.
-[Defconn] I know.

The air is so nice there
that you can see fireflies at night.

[hosts exclaiming]

[Dex vocalizing]

[Defconn] It's nice. The weather is nice.

[Dex] Shall we go?

THEY GO TO GET DIRT

THEY ARRIVE AT HIS DAD'S SECRET SPOT

[Dex] It's here?

Is good dirt found only at this mountain?

Yes. A lot of people who made qvevries

-lived here...
-[Defconn] Yes.

-...but now my father's the only one left.
-[Defconn] I see.

HIS FATHER HAS BEEN CARRYING ON
THE TRADITION FOR 60 YEARS

-[Jalico in Georgian] Rati.
-[Dex in Korean] Yes?

[Jalico in Georgian]
Do you see the red dirt?

[Dex in Korean] Yes.

It's not like regular dirt.

It has a sticky consistency.

-It seems glutinous.
-Yes.

Yes, it feels like clay.

[Minkyung] So it's not just regular dirt.

THIS SPECIAL DIRT IS MOLDED
BY HIS FATHER'S HANDS

[Defconn] They are
self-sufficient in every way.

[Dex] In everything.

AND MADE INTO QVEVRIES

[Dex] I'll try.

-[Dex] Like this?
-[Jalico in Georgian] You're doing well.

TRYING HARD

Take a break. I'll take over.

FATHER AND SON TAKE TURNS DIGGING DIRT

[Minkyung in Korean]
Look at his little hands.

THE THREE GENERATIONS WORK TOGETHER

-[Dex] Is this enough?
-[Jalico speaks in Georgian]

[in Korean] It won't be easy
to bring it down.

[grunts]

IT WASN'T EASY INDEED...

[Dex panting]




TO-DO LIST
MAKE QVEVRIES

-[Dex] It's here?
-[Jalico in Georgian] Yes.

[Dex in Korean] I see.

FAMILY HONOR

[Dex] This is Dad's.

[Jalico in Georgian]
I'll show you what it looks like.

[Defconn in Korean]
His father is so hard-working.

[Jalico in Georgian]
I make qvevries in here.

-[in Korean] Wow.
-[Jalico in Georgian] Come on in.

[Dex in Korean] Wow.

QVEVRI MASTER FATHER'S WORKSHOP

When I went into the workshop,

I felt like I was in a chapel.
I felt something holy.

It was a very mysterious space.

-So he wasn't just a drinker.
-[Haeri chuckling]

Of course not. His main job is so cool.

[Defconn] Yes.

[Dex] Wow.

[Jalico in Georgian]
This is the basics to making a qvevri.

We're going to mold it and shape it.

[in Korean] Like this? You spin it?

-Wow.
-[in Georgian] Help me cut the dirt.

HE STARTS WORK RIGHT AWAY WITHOUT RESTING

[Dex in Korean] What?

HE MADE THE DOUGH IN ADVANCE
WITH THE DIRT FROM THE HILL

[Dex] Hold it?

[Jalico in Georgian] Pull it down.

Good.

ONCE THE CLAY DOUGH IS READY

PUT WATER ON IT

[Dex in Korean] And then shape it?

MAKE IT INTO A LONG LOG

Oh, I see.

Was it like playing with clay
when you were young?

It was more glutinous than that.

[Minkyung] It seems so fun.

-And it felt more dense.
-Ah.

-[in Georgian] Make more like that.
-[in Korean] Keep making them?

-Okay.
-[Minkyung] I loved playing with clay.

[Minkyung] Right.

[phone ringing]

[in Georgian] Hello?

HIS DAD IS TALKING TO SOMEONE

The birthday party is on Sunday,

so come if you can.

BIRTHDAY?

I'll call you.

[in Korean] We're having a birthday party.
Whose birthday is it?

[in Georgian] You don't know
your daughter's birthday?

-[in Korean] Oh, his daughter's birthday.
-[Defconn] His daughter's birthday?

-[Jalico] The party is this Sunday.
-[Dex] I didn't know her birthday.

MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY?

Oh.

[in Georgian] Your uncles
and cousins will be coming.

[in Korean] Oh.
So all of our family are coming.

He is going to melt everyone's heart.

-As a flirt, he shouldn't miss it.
-Yes.

It's a big event.

-[Haeri] "Big event..."
-[Minkyung] Big event.

Should we go to the market then?

[in Georgian] Yes. We'll go tomorrow
or the day after.

[Dex in Korean]
I started to get so worried.

I didn't know what to get her.

[Jalico in Georgian] Let's drink a lot
on Sunday.

[Dex laughing]

Chacha?

Chacha and wine. We'll drink everything.

[hosts laughing]

-[Defconn] Chacha!
-[Dex in Korean] Okay.

HIS LOVE FOR CHACHA CAN'T BE HIDDEN

THE DOUGHS LOGS ARE PILING UP

By the way, why are we making these?

[in Georgian]
We're going to stack them up.

THEY TAKE THE LONG DOUGHS...

[Dex in Korean] The structure
of the qvevri is very important,

so it needs to be built up.

-[Defconn] Oh. Like that.
-[Haeri] Wow.

So, you layer it like a croissant?

-[Dex] Yes.
-Amazing.

[Defconn] They layer it on top.

AMUSED

How does that work?

[Dex] You have to be
very strong to do that.

[Minkyung] It seems so.

-[Defconn] Look at his muscles.
-[Haeri] His muscles.

[Defconn] His muscles.

So that's how it's made.

When did you first start making these?

-[in Georgian] When I was eight.
-[Minkyung in Korean] Eight!

[Dex exclaims]

[in Georgian] I've been doing it
for 62 years.

[Defconn exclaims]

[Minkyung in Korean] Sixty-two years...

[Dex] You've been
doing this all your life.

I wonder what it's like
to do something for 60 years.

You seem so much cooler.

If he's been doing it for 60 years,

I think he has reached a level of mastery.

HE HAS REACHED A LEVEL OF MASTERY

[in Georgian] It's not just me.
My grandfathers,

uncles, and all my ancestors
made qvevries their whole life.

[in Korean] He says the history is so long
that no one knows when it began.

[Jalico in Georgian]
Pottery is a tradition in my family.

When I'm too old to work,

I'll need someone to take over
everything you can see here.

Rati gave up his other studies
to do pottery.

My son, who is my successor,
will carry on all the work.

[in Korean] It seems easy to carry on
the family work, but it's not.

[Haeri] Right.

It's my life.

-[Defconn] It's my life.
-Yes.

But if no one carries on his work,

-it'll disappear.
-[Defconn] Yes.

RATI, THE SUCCESSOR, CHOSE
THE FAMILY BUSINESS OVER ACADEMICS

-I don't think I'll be able to go back.
-[in Georgian] Good. Then just stay here.

[laughs]

[Jalico] We're done layering now.

If you layer too much, it will collapse.

So we have to do it slowly.

[in Korean] I see.

WHEN MAKING QVEVRIES, THE CLAY
CAN'T BE BUILD UP TOO HIGH AT ONCE

You can't do too much in one day
just because you want to.

-[Defconn] Right.
-Do a little bit at a time.

[Defconn] Right.

[Gabee] It could crack if you get greedy.

IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO MAKE
A QVEVRI THAT WON'T BREAK

When will we fire all these qvevries?

[in Georgian] We have to dry them out
to fire them.

But we don't know for how long.

We just have to make sure
it's dry before firing them.

You can't do whatever you want
when making qvevries.

You have to follow
what the qvevries want to do.

Hmm.

AFTER LAYERING AND MOLDING

If it's too dry when you add the layers,

it'll crack when you fire them.

[in Korean] So they do a little bit
at a time.

[Jalico in Georgian]
Now let's make a new qvevri.

[Dex] Hmm.

-[Dex in Korean] He told me to copy him.
-[Haeri] The sound.

It looks so fun.

Dad, do I have to do this
for the next 60 years?

[in Georgian] You can
if that's what you want.

[in Korean] I wanted to do so well.

-[Haeri] Yes. I understand.
-[Defconn] Yes.

-I wanted to be acknowledged.
-[Defconn] Yes.

RATI TRIES TO COPY HIS DAD
AS BEST AS HE CAN

[Defconn] You're copying him pretty well.

[Dex] Yes, little by little.

What do you think?

[in Georgian] You're doing well.

But try to make it more balanced.

[in Korean] Is it crooked?

-[Defconn] It is a bit different.
-[hosts laughing]

IT IS VERY CROOKED

DAD'S PHONE RINGS AGAIN

[Defconn] He's getting another call.

Dad, your phone is ringing.

-Your phone.
-[in Georgian] Use this.

-[in Korean] Your phone.
-[phone continues ringing]

WHILE HE IS TAKING THE CALL

[hosts laughing]

-You're not going to swap, right?
-No way.

I wouldn't do that.

BUSY

[hosts laugh]

Come on. Don't do that.

BUT HE CAN'T HIDE HIS SMILE

-I did so well, right?
-[Gabee laughs]

-It changed all of a sudden.
-Wow.

GLANCING

[Defconn] Will he notice it?

Will he laugh or be upset?

APPROACHING

[in Georgian] Wow. It's your first time,
and you're doing so well.

[hosts laughing, clapping]

[in Korean] Right? I'm good, right?

[in Georgian] Did you swap them?

[hosts laughing]

[laughing]

[in Korean] He seems to like this.

HIS POT STOLEN RIGHT UNDER HIS NOSE

HIS SON'S PRANK MAKES HIM SMILE

[Dex laughing]

[in Georgian] You little prankster.

-[in Korean] He seems to like your prank.
-It's my way of showing affection.

[Defconn] Right.

[in Georgian] I wouldn't get upset
over a little prank.

Keep working on that.

I'll fix this.

[Minkyung in Korean] Wow.

[Dex] I'm curious
as to how it will change.

THEY START MOLDING SWAPPED POTS

-[Defconn] He's fixing it.
-[Gabee] There he goes.

[gasps] Oh, no... [laughs]

[Defconn] It's too thick.

[Dex] It should be thin,

but it's not easy.

[in Georgian] Take off the clay you added.

Take off everything above here.

[exhales]

RESET

[in Korean] I'll try stacking it up again.

Wow. You've already done so much.

-[Defconn] Wow.
-[Gabee] Amazing.

[in Georgian] I made your ugly one
into this masterpiece.

-[laughing]
-[Gabee laughing]

HIS SON'S DOUGH WAS REBORN

WITH THE MASTER'S TOUCH

[hosts exclaiming]

-[Defconn in Korean] Wow.
-He's so cool.

RATI, WHO IS QUITE SERIOUS...

[Gabee] He's doing well.

-[Minkyung] It looks good.
-Rati, yours is pretty good.

I copied him as best I could.

AFTER CLEANING UP RATI'S MESS,
HE PROCEEDS WITH THE NEXT STEP

RUBBING WATER SO IT DOESN'T DRY OUT

You have to rub water on the edge
to keep it moist.

That way you can add more clay later on.

[Haeri] I see.

[Gabee] It requires a lot of steps.

[♪ gentle music playing]

I don't know if you can feel it,
but it was very reverent.

[Defconn] Right.

You could only hear his breathing.

[tapping sound]

FATHER HAS BEEN DOING THIS
FOR OVER 60 YEARS

Dad, why are you patting it like that?

[in Georgian]
If you don't do this every day,

it could crack.

-Come here.
-[Dex in Korean] It cracks.

[in Georgian] Can you see the crack?

-[Minkyung] Gosh.
-[Defconn] It cracked.

You need to keep an eye on it.

[tapping sound]

[Dex] When my father was checking the pots
behind me after finishing his work,

the subtle tapping sound resonated.

In that moment, as I was shaping the jar,

I had this strange feeling,

"If someone is watching us right now,

they must find it incredibly beautiful."

[tapping sound]

-It's so cool.
-It's beautiful.

Father and son...

I took it very seriously.

[in Georgian] Dad.

[in Korean] Are you happy working with me?

Working with your son?

[in Georgian] Yes. I am.

[Dex chuckling]

[Haeri in Korean]
That workshop is so cool.

[Dex] Right?

-It was like a church.
-[Haeri] Yes. It's so cool.

[Dex] I felt a renewed
admiration for my father,

and I felt like a secret bond

between just the two of us was formed.

I felt so great about that.

HE BONDED WITH HIS DAD
AND COMPLETED TODAY'S TASKS

6:00 P.M.
GOING HOME AFTER WORK

[Dex in Georgian] Mom!

-[in Korean] He's going back to his mom.
-[Defconn] Mom.

Yes, I finished my work
and came back home.

[Haeri] Ah.

RATI'S HERE

[Dex] Mom, we did a lot of things.

-[Minkyung] He's bragging.
-[Dex] We made qvevries.

-[Minkyung] He's bragging.
-[Dex] It was amazing.

[Gabee laughing]

Mom is sitting there waiting.
It looks nice with the sunlight.

The garden is so pretty.

[in Georgian] Your clothes are wet.
Go change.

[in Korean] We seem so happy, right?

-[Defconn] Yes.
-It's like a movie.

-[Gabee] It seems so peaceful.
-[Dex] My clothes are wet.

WHILE HE PLAYS WITH CHINGA

ANOTHER HEARTY DINNER PREPARED BY MOM

[Dex] It looks so good.

Thank you for the food.

So many things happened today.

[in Georgian] Are you tired?

[in Korean] No, I'm okay.

I get to have delicious food.

[in Georgian] There are more things
to do tomorrow.

[in Korean] Is that a bottle of chacha
in his hand?

-[Defconn] It's chacha.
-[Minkyung laughing]

Mmm.

[Dex] It warms me up inside.

[in Georgian] If you want to get warm,
drink this.

Chacha!

-Chacha.
-[Defconn in Korean] Dad's chacha.

-[Minkyung] It must've been so good.
-[Dex] Chacha, right.

It tasted different today, right?

-It did.
-Right?

-I think so.
-Drinking chacha after work.

-Right.
-I didn't feel guilty.

GUILT REDUCED

60-PERCENT ALCOHOL CHACHA
MAKES HIM FEEL ALL TINGLY

He'll sleep with his sunglasses on again.

WILL HE SLEEP
WITH HIS SUNGLASSES ON AGAIN?

RATI, WHO WAS HUNGRY
AFTER WORKING ALL DAY,

STARTS TO EAT IN A HURRY

HE'S DEVOURING IT

MMM

PLEASED

Dad, what are we doing tomorrow?

[in Georgian] We have to wash the pots

-and make chacha.
-[hosts exclaim]

-[in Korean] He's making chacha? Oh!
-[Dex] Finally.

-Wow.
-Wow.

-We'll get to see how it's made.
-Wow.

You make chacha?

[in Georgian] Of course.
It's all homemade.

-[in Korean] The chacha was also homemade.
-It's so fun.

-[Haeri] What is this place?
-Everyone, tomorrow,

they're making chacha,

-so get ready to take notes.
-[Dex laughing]

Let's make chacha.

-It's amazing.
-[Defconn] Right.

[in Georgian] Mom.

[in Korean] Dad was so cool today.

Have you seen him make a qvevri before?

[laughing]

A PROUD SMILE

Didn't you marry him
because of that? [laughs]

[in Georgian] I fell for him
because he was handsome.

-[Dex and Patman laughing]
-[hosts exclaiming]

[in Korean] That's the best answer.

-So you seduced her with your looks.
-[Patman speaks in Georgian]

SHY

[in Korean] So that's why
I'm good-looking too.

HANDSOME GENES
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

[Dex laughs]

I wanted to remind her
what a cool man her husband is.

And I thought
it would also make him proud.

So I bragged about Dad in front of Mom.

IT WAS A LONG DAY
THE SUN FINALLY SETS

[Haeri] You're finally resting now?

[Dex] You did well today.

RATI AND HIS DAD END THE DAY WATCHING TV

So you like watching the news.

[in Georgian] I'm curious about
what's happening around the world.

LIFTING

[in Korean] My feet did hurt a bit.

I wore boots all day.

-[Defconn] Right.
-It wasn't very comfortable.

-I walked a lot today, so my feet hurt.
-[in Georgian] Was it cold?

Was it cold?

[in Korean] Your feet don't hurt?

I give really good foot massages.

He's using the massage to flirt.

Massage flirting?

[Jalico in English] Thank you.

-[Gabee] You're massaging his feet?
-You're so affectionate.

Oh, my. There is no son like him.

[Dex] It feels good, right?

-You two look so nice.
-[Gabee] For real.

I used to give my grandfather lots
of foot massages when he was alive.

I was there as his son, but he reminded me
of my grandfather a lot.

-Of the time with him.
-Yes.

We went through a lot today. [laughs]

-He's so nice.
-He did well.

[Dex] Today was very tiring for me,

so it must've been more tiring for my dad.

While thinking,
"I'm so tired, this is hard,"

I couldn't help but wonder
how Mom and Dad have lived like this.

-[Haeri] Every day.
-I admire them.

-[Haeri] Oh.
-I slept normally this time.

[Minkyung] Oh. He's resting.

-He's sleeping comfortably.
-He's sleeping.

[Defconn] Did you just suddenly feel like
going to sleep because you were so tired?

[Dex and Gabee laugh]

-You just pass out there.
-[Defconn laughs]

-[Haeri] I can imagine.
-[Dex] There is no insomnia there.

-[Haeri] Right.
-There is no insomnia there.

HE SLEPT LIKE A BABY

-[Defconn] It was a full day, right?
-[Minkyung] Yes.

[Defconn] A whole day.

THE FULL DAY PASSES

[Haeri] You have to wake up
at 7:00 again, right?

[Dex] Yes, every day.

-[Defconn] Now it's the second day.
-[Dex] Yes.

-[Minkyung] It's raining.
-[Defconn] It's raining.

7:00 A.M.
RAINY MORNING ON THE 2ND DAY

HIS PARENTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE DAY

-They already woke up.
-[Defconn] They did.

I slept in again.

[Defconn and Gabee laughing]

RATI IS LATE AGAIN TODAY

A MORNING KISS TO MAKE UP FOR IT

[Gabee laughs]

I thought that was how they greet people.

-[Defconn] It's so nice.
-[Dex] I slept well.

They didn't wake me up
so I could sleep in.

I should milk the cow.

[in Georgian] We already did.

[Defconn in Korean] They already did it.

[Dex] Yes, I should've done it.

I have to clean up the poop, right?

-[in Georgian] We did that too.
-[in Korean] You did everything?

-[Gabee laughs]
-[in Georgian] While you were sleeping.

[Dex in Korean]
It must've rained a lot last night.

You're drinking chacha in the morning?

When he just woke up?

Morning chacha since it's raining?

[in Georgian]
Let's have a glass of chacha.

Who drinks chacha in the morning?

-[Dex] Chacha.
-[Gabee] Chacha.

-[laughing] Chacha.
-[Defconn laughing]

[Haeri in Korean] Stop talking
and let's just have a drink.

[Defconn] "Let's just have a drink."

LEAVING QUIETLY AFTER GETTING SCOLDED

[Dex] I can't believe it actually rained.
The weather is so nice.

[in Georgian] The cherries
are starting to ripen here.

[Dex in Korean] They're cherries!

-[hosts] Wow.
-[Defconn] They are real cherries?

-[Dex] Amazing.
-[Haeri] They're cherries?

Oh!

TASTING ORGANIC CHERRIES

I love cherries.

[Jalico speaking in Georgian]

MUNCH

I'VE NEVER HAD SUCH FRESH CHERRIES

[Gabee in Korean]
It was like a commercial.

Such a pretty scene.

It's really good.

[in Georgian] The cherries have gone
a bit bad due to the rain.

-[Haeri in Korean] It has gone bad.
-Why would you give it to me?

[all laughing]

PULLING A PRANK ON HIS SON

Why give your son food that's gone bad?

Dad, how could you give your son food
that has gone bad?

It means he's comfortable with you now.

He's quite mischievous.

[Dex] It's so pretty here.

THEIR DAY STARTS OFF WITH A PRANK

[Dex] This one? I see.

You need to flatten and tie the tree bark.

That's tree bark.

They use the tree bark
to tie the grape vines so they go up.

-So they don't fall.
-Yes, we tie it.

-[Defconn] The vines.
-[Dex] Yes.

[Jalico in Georgian] Now go to your mom.

[Dex laughs]

MOM WAS WAITING TO TAKE RATI

-[Defconn in Korean] His mom was waiting.
-[in English] Bye.

BACK TO MOM IN AN INSTANT

[in Korean] I've never been
in here before.

[Dex] There are eggs!

Wow.

[Dex] Work never ends, right?

-[Defconn] It never ends.
-Sprinkle it all over.

Work never ends in the countryside.

-There are a lot of chickens.
-[Minkyung] That is a lot.

WHILE RATI WAS BUSY WORKING...

[Minkyung exclaims]

-[Haeri] How pretty!
-[Defconn] It's like a painting.

[Minkyung] At a vineyard?

Thank you for the food.

Mom got this for me.

MILK FROM YESTERDAY

[in Georgian] I prefer chacha over milk.

[hosts laughing]

[in Korean] He says things
he'll get scolded for.

[Defconn] "I prefer chacha."

[in Georgian] This is natural honey.

[in Korean] Honey is natural too?

They even harvest honey?

They have a beehive.

Honey.

[in Georgian] Our bees made this honey.

THEY KNEADED DOUGH AND BAKED BREAD

THEY ALSO MILKED THE COW AND MADE CHEESE

[Haeri in Korean] How is it that
they have everything?

-[Patman] I grew these in my backyard.
-[Dex] She even grew strawberries.

[Dex in Korean]
Where were the strawberries?

[in Georgian] In the backyard.

You can pick more if you'd like.

WHAT WOULD THE HOMEMADE BREAD
AND HONEY TASTE LIKE?

[in Korean] It's so sweet.

AND FRESH MILK

[Dex chuckling]

-Wow.
-It's so pretty.

It's all natural.

Dad, what did you like best about Mom?

[in Georgian] When you're young,
you feel emotions quickly, right?

I just liked her when I saw her.

[in Korean] Oh,
so it was love at first sight?

Oh.

You two were meant to be.

Did you propose to Mom then?

[in Georgian] There was no time for that.

I had to marry her
before someone else did.

[in Korean] He didn't have time
to propose.

-[Dex and Patman laughing]
-He just liked her that much.

Didn't you want to get a proposal?

Not really?

IT'S POINTLESS

[Dex and Patman laughing]

WAS IT REALLY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?

[in Georgian] Yes. She was
the only daughter in her family.

She came to our neighborhood
to meet her aunt,

and that was when we first met.

We didn't have phones back then,

so we wrote letters to each other
and met a few times.

And we clicked,

so we got married
and made all this together.

We built this house together

-and did everything together.
-[Minkyung in Korean] Wow.

-[Gabee] Wow.
-[Defconn] They did

-a lot of things together.
-[Haeri] Yes. They did it together.

[Defconn] They did it together.

[in Georgian] We've been happily married
for 42 years.

And I want to live with her
for another 42 years.

-[Patman speaking in Georgian]
-[Defconn in Korean] Ah. He wants to live

-with her for another 42 years.
-How romantic.

-[Haeri] Wow.
-[Defconn] Gosh.

What are we doing today, Dad?

[in Georgian] We have to go
to Kutaisi Market. We have lots to buy.

-[in Korean] I have to buy a present.
-[Gabee] It's his daughter's birthday.

[Haeri] Yes. He needs to buy a present.

[in Georgian]
We have to wash the qvevries too.

We'll go to the market afterward.

TO-DO LIST
MAKE CHACHA

[Dex in Korean] So busy.

[Jalico in Georgian]
Let's take out the old chacha first.

TIME TO MAKE CHACHA

Bring me the knife over there.

[in Korean] Are you scraping off
the surface?

Yes, something is sealing the joint area,

and we're removing all of that.

What is that? Dirt?

[in Georgian] No. This is ash.

[in Korean] Ash? Ash, I see.

THE JOINT IS SEALED WITH HARDENED ASH

So the ash becomes like cement.

[in Georgian] We're sealing it

so the chacha doesn't seep through
when we boil it.

[in Korean] The method must've been
passed down through generations.

Right.

THE ALCOHOL DOESN'T LEAK THANKS TO THE ASH

THEY GET RID OF THE ASH
TO TAKE THE LID OFF

SCRAPING

[Dex] So they open that up.

[Defconn] It looks
like an elephant's nose.

[Jalico in Georgian] We call the leftover
skin and seed "chacha."

[in Korean] Wow.

-I could just smell the strong alcohol.
-[Gabee] Really?

-It was fermented?
-[Dex] Yes.

EMPTYING THE POT TO MAKE NEW CHACHA

Like this?

BOTH HANDS FULL

POURING

Put this in here?

REFILLING THE MAIN INGREDIENT,
THE GRAPE POMACE

[Dex exclaiming]

[in Georgian] This is the leftover wine.
Pour it in there too.

[in Korean] Put it in here?

WINE

[in Georgian] Shake it.

[in Korean] So, when making wine,
nothing goes to waste.

-They use the residue too.
-They use it all.

[in Georgian] This is a low-proof alcohol.

SNIFFING

[in Korean] It smells like
Korean homemade alcohol.

ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR CHACHA ARE READY

[in Georgian] Once the pot becomes warm,
you have to close the lid.

[in Korean] Right, the firewood.

[Defconn] So you boil it.

-You boil it?
-[Dex] Yes.

-[in Georgian] Like this.
-[in Korean] I see.

-[in Georgian] That's enough!
-[Dex grunting]

ONCE THEY LIGHT THE FIRE,

SMOKE BEGINS TO ARISE

You have to stir it from time to time.

[Dex in Korean] You stir it.

-I've never seen wine made like this.
-Right.

SURROUNDED BY SMOKE

COUGHING

[Dex] That really made my eyes sting.

-For real.
-[Gabee] Right.

-[Haeri] There is a lot of smoke.
-[Defconn] Your eyes must sting.

[Dex] It was like CBR training.

There's a lot to do.

WHILE RATI STIRS THE INGREDIENTS,

DAD GETS READY TO BOTTLE THE CHACHA

-He does it like that.
-Wow.

-[Haeri] That is really...
-[Gabee] It's DIY.

He uses cotton as a filter.

-It even has a filter.
-He doesn't do it with a machine.

It's really the traditional way.

-[Defconn] Yes.
-He does that and...

[in Georgian] Stop stirring
and put the lid on.

[in Korean] Not just anyone
can make it that way.

[in Georgian] Now you insert it
into the pipe.

PUTTING THE TIP OF THE LID IN THE PIPE

MIXING A NEW ASH DOUGH

[in Korean] It's made the traditional way.

And you fill the joints up again?

Yes, so it doesn't leak.

SEAL THE GAP SO IT DOESN'T SEEP OUT

[in Georgian] It's easy to drink chacha,
but not easy to make it, right?

[in Korean] Seriously.
It requires a lot of work.

AFTER THE VAPOR PASSES
THROUGH THE COOLING PIPE...

-[Minkyung] Here it comes.
-[Defconn] So that's how it's made.

-[Minkyung] It's clear.
-[Gabee] It's so hard to make.

To be honest, I thought
making chacha wouldn't be too difficult.

But it took a lot of strength,
effort, and time.

And I worked harder
because Dad loves chacha.

After I leave,

he'll drink the chacha someday.

And I thought
it would probably remind him of me,

so I wanted to try my best
and melt some good memories

into the chacha.

TO-DO LIST
CLEAN THE QVEVRIES

[Jalico grunts]

THIS POT...

-[Dex] That is the traditional...
-[Defconn] Qvevri.

[Dex] Yes, qvevri.

THE QVEVRIES ARE HUGE

[Gabee] They bury it underground.

[Defconn] It's buried underground, right?

-[Dex] Yes.
-[Minkyung] How did they bury it?

[in Georgian] These two were made
by my dad and grandfather,

and I made these four.

TRACES OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS IN ONE SPACE

[in Korean] Then it's really old.

What I found really cool is,

he's still preserving
these traditional methods.

And not only that.
He's passing them down to his son.

It gave me a sense of responsibility.

[Dex] Gosh.

[Gabee] They have to wash it?

-He goes in there?
-[Defconn] He goes in there?

It's big enough for a grown man to go in.

-It must be a bit scary.
-Right.

Do I go in there?

[in Georgian] If you don't think
you can go in, I'll go.

Ah! [laughs]

[in Korean] I'm your son. I should go.

THE ANSWER WAS ALREADY DECIDED

AH

Ah...

GAUGING THE DEPTH THROUGH RESONANCE

I don't know
if my feet will touch the ground.

[in Georgian] You go down there,
and we'll see.

We'll know how deep it is
once you go down.

[in Korean] Shouldn't we know that
before we go in?

-He's saying, "Just do it."
-[Gabee laughs]

I'm going in.

Don't turn me into wine, okay?

[in Georgian] If I do that, I'll get sick.

-[Haeri in Korean] My gosh.
-[Dex] I was scared he'd close the lid.

[Defconn] You're begging him
not to play a prank.

[Dex] Right. "Please don't."

I'm going in.

[Jalico in Georgian] You have
to wash your shoes first.

[in Korean] Right.

If you think about it,
it's like going into a kimchi pot.

-[in Georgian] You wore these outside.
-[Dex laughs]

Of course, you should clean them.

-[Gabee] Right, since it has to be clean.
-[Dex in Korean] Yes.

-[Defconn] Since you make wine in it.
-[Dex] Yes.

Is there a twig?

[in Georgian, exclaims] It's drenched.

-Oh! [laughs]
-[Jalico laughs]

[Gabee in Korean] Those boots
can't do their job.

THE FUNCTION OF THE BOOTS IS LOST

A HEAD LANTERN JUST IN CASE IT'S DARK

[in Georgian] Say hello
to our ancestors for me.

Bye.

SOLEMN

[in Korean] Here I go!

HE GOES INSIDE THE POT

[Dex] Whoa!

HE'S IN

[in Georgian] Wipe it all around
and then dry it with a towel.

[Dex in Korean] I should go
from top to bottom.

There's gunk here.

Why does it smell like kimchi?

It really smelled just like the inside
of a kimchi fridge in Korea.

So I thought this pot
must really be able to ferment drinks,

that I could probably smell
the fermentation because the pot breathes.

That's what I thought.

It's really amazing
how humans keep finding out such things.

-[Gabee] Right.
-Yes, amazing...

[Defconn laughing]

He's mischievous. There he goes.

PLAYING A PRANK

[Dex] He's very mischievous.

HAVEN'T NOTICED IT YET

-I was so focused.
-[Defconn] Right.

RATI FERMENTATION HAS BEGUN

I begged him not to ferment me.

-There's less and less light.
-[Haeri] So dark.

[Defconn and Gabee laughing]

IT GETS DARKER

-What?
-[Defconn laughing]

-[Gabee laughing]
-[in Georgian] Dad!

Dad!

CLOSING THE VERY LAST LID

-[Dex] Dad!
-[hosts laughing]

LAUGHING

[in Korean] No!

-He's so playful.
-So playful.

TRYING TO ESCAPE

ACTION!

-[Jalico in Georgian] What's happened?
-[Defconn and Gabee laughing]

DAD?

Who closed it?

Who did it?

-[in Korean] He's so cute.
-What a performance.

I'm still inside.

[in Georgian] Someone closed it
while I was gone.

-[in Korean] Was it our ancestor?
-[hosts laughing]

INTENSE METHOD ACTING

[Dex] I'm scrubbing really hard.

[in Georgian] The thief is over there!

EMPTY

ACTING UNTIL THE VERY END

PLAYING PRANKS IS ALWAYS FUN
JALICO BORJADZE

He must be very comfortable with Rati.
He keeps playing pranks.

[Defconn] He's like a comedian.

[Dex] It's good that we're scrubbing this.

It's dirtier at the bottom.

[Minkyung] It must be so hard.

[Dex] Yes, it's harder than it looks.

[Minkyung] It's so big.

30 MINUTES SINCE HE STARTED SCRUBBING

[in Georgian] Do you want to come out
and take a break?

[in Korean] Don't worry.
We need to change the water.

-[Haeri] It must've been hard.
-[Dex] To be honest,

it wasn't an easy job.

It's not like cleaning a water tank
in an apartment.

-Right.
-Yes.

You have to scrub everything by hand.
And you can't drain the water out.

I can see that it's getting cleaner.

It feels rewarding.

[in Georgian] Now finish up
and come on out.

[in Korean] Not much left now.

[Jalico in Georgian] You have to scoop up
the water by hand.

[Dex in Korean] Gosh.

-[Minkyung] Oh, dear.
-[Gabee laughing]

HE SCOOPS UP THE WATER HE USED TO CLEAN IT

It's so clean now.

AND WIPES IT WITH A DRY TOWEL

It must've been so hard.
And the inside must be so hot.

Right. It was quite stuffy.

-[Jalico in Georgian] Good job.
-[Dex chuckling, panting]

[in Korean] It's all clean, right?

-Wow.
-It's so clean!

It was so clean, you could almost lick it

-with your tongue.
-[both] Right.

What was the hardest part?

I think scrubbing the pot was the hardest.

And I had to pay extra attention

-since it was related to hygiene.
-[Gabee] Yes.

[in Georgian] Sprinkle
the chacha on the lid.

It will seep into the pot and sanitize it.

[Haeri in Korean] Chacha is used
in a lot of things.

[Dex] It's like a ritual for a new car.

Please help us make lots of good wine.

[Dex] Everything had meaning to it.

Plus, I made this chacha
with my dad today.

And this pot was made by my dad,

-and I cleaned it.
-[Minkyung] Ah.

[Dex] So I think it's meaningful
that we did it together.

[Dex singing]

OFF TO LUNCH AFTER WORK

FOCUSED

-[Defconn] Mom.
-The scenery was beautiful,

so I was taking a photo.

STARTLED

[in Georgian] Were you startled?

[Haeri in Korean] She makes sure
you eat something.

[Dex] I'm so hungry.

-It's the same menu.
-It is.

-Yes.
-Do they eat the same dishes?

They eat the same dishes...

-[Defconn] Really?
-...until they finish them all.

[in Georgian] We have to go
to Kutaisi after lunch.

[Patman in Georgian] Let's hurry.

[Dex in Korean] Thank you for the food.

[Dex exclaims]

-He seems to enjoy it.
-Dumplings.

[Dex] Those are so good.

LUNCH AFTER HARD WORK

[Defconn] I'm so curious about
the dumplings.

[Dex] You have to eat after you work.

They look like Korean food.

-It's similar.
-It's similar.

It's really good.

STANDING UP

What?

[Defconn] Where is he going?

WE ALL KNOW WHERE HE'S GOING NOW

-Where is he going?
-Chacha?

-To get chacha?
-[Defconn] It must be chacha.

[Gabee] Again?

[in Georgian] I brought
the chacha you made.

-Shall we give it a taste?
-[Patman] No.

-Just a little.
-[in Korean] No.

-[Defconn] She says no.
-[Dex] It's the one we made?

-[in Georgian] Yes, the one you made.
-[Haeri in Korean] The one you made?

[Patman in Georgian] No.

-Rati made it, so we have to taste it.
-[Gabee laughs]

[Jalico] Our son made chacha,
so we must try it.

-[Patman] No.
-[Dex laughs]

Why won't you listen to me?

[in Korean] Mom won't let him have it,
so he's using Rati as an excuse.

And I was just stuck in the middle.

Mom's scolding him

-since he wants to drink again.
-[Patman in Georgian] Drink later.

-Fine.
-[Dex laughs]

[Defconn in Korean]
Dad is doing what she says.

[in Georgian] I'm going to go change.

[in Korean] How long does it take
to get to the market?

[in Georgian] An hour
or an hour and a half?

-[Defconn in Korean] It takes a while.
-[Haeri] It's far.

We're going to a big market?

[in Georgian] Our whole family will come
for the party tomorrow.

-All my children will come.
-[hosts exclaim]

-[Dex in Korean] It's a big family.
-[Patman] With their wives and children.

[in Georgian] Chacha!

THE THREE BROTHERS

AND THE WHOLE FAMILY GATHERS
FOR THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

[cheering]

[in Korean] It sounds like fun.

[Patman in Georgian] So we need to go
to the market today

because we're making skewers tomorrow.

MTSVADI
GEORGIAN TRADITIONAL SKEWER

[Gabee in Korean]
Using grape vine firewood?

[in Georgian]
Men normally make the skewers

and women bake the bread.

-Do you know how to make skewers?
-[in Korean] Yes.

-[Defconn] So they eat skewers...
-I know how.

-...on special days?
-[Dex] Yes.

[in Georgian] We have to use grape vines
when we make skewers.

It makes for good firewood.

-It makes it taste better.
-[Defconn in Korean] Looks good.

-[Minkyung] It's amazing.
-[Dex] So it gives a smoky flavor.

So we use these?

[in Georgian] No,
we already prepared some.

[in Korean] I see. So the firewood
is already prepared. Hmm.

-I'm good at grilling meat.
-Oh.

[in Georgian] We'll see tomorrow.

[in Korean] You can trust me.
I'll grill it up nicely for you.

-Korean barbecue is very famous.
-[Defconn] Right.

-Of course.
-There is pork belly.

TO-DO LIST
GO TO THE MARKET

-[in Georgian] Hello.
-Hello.

-How have you been?
-[driver] Good.

I wish you luck.

Where is my seatbelt?

HE HELPS HIS DAD PUT ON HIS SEATBELT

-Good.
-[Dex] Mmm.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE MARKET?

My name is Gabriel

[in Korean] Mexico City
is in Mexico, right?

SEVENTH GABRIEL GABEE

WHY IS SHE WALKING
DOWN THE STREET IN MEXICO

IN SUCH AN OUTFIT WITH SUCH PEOPLE?

[in Spanish] Dad? My dad? [gasps]

DAD WAS WAITING FOR A 19-YEAR-OLD BOY

[in Korean] I'm a boy? [laughing]

A gender swap is a first in Gabriel.

From now on, my name is Usiel.

HER LIFE AS USIEL STARTS!

Do I have to sleep here?

SHE'S GETTING TO KNOW ABOUT HERSELF

[gasps] Oh! I must play the drums.

GABEE HAS BECOME
A 19-YEAR-OLD MALE DRUMMER

[in Spanish] You have to go
to Garibaldi Square.

AS A MEMBER OF THE NORTEÑO BAND,

SHE STARTS PLAYING

WITH FOUR OF HER BAND MEMBERS

IN GARIBALDI SQUARE!

[laughing]

THEY GRAB THEIR INSTRUMENTS
AND GO UP ON STAGE

[band singing in Spanish]

THE FIRST SONG HAS STARTED

[Minkyung in Korean] Aren't you hitting it
too randomly?

SOMEONE IS BLOCKING THE STAGE?

-What?
-What's going on?

-What?
-[Defconn] They're blocking them.

WHO ARE THEY?

MARIACHI AND NORTEÑO

[band stops playing]

So they blocked you guys.

-Yes.
-Right.

Blocking like that is just wrong.

-The police came.
-[man 1] Do you have the permit?

This stage is for everyone.

[in Spanish] We have a permit.

And the stage was empty.
And we're already sh**ting.

HE ASKS IF THEY HAVE A PERMIT

We have a permit.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[man 2 in Spanish] If you're going to film
your performance here, you have to pay.

WE HAVE TO PAY TO FILM ON STAGE?

[in Korean] Is there a rule
about using the stage?

No.

-Really?
-It's first come, first served.

You don't have to pay.

-You don't have to?
-No.

Then why would they come
and ask if you paid?

IT'S GETTING QUITE SERIOUS

-It was really serious then.
-I see.

Is he calling his dad?

MANUEL CALLS SOMEONE

[Manuel in Spanish] The mariachis
keep telling us to leave.

But we already got a permit.

EDGAR TAKES OVER THE CALL

We have a problem with the mariachis
and can't do anything.

MARIACHI?

ACTUALLY, THERE'S A HIDDEN RIVALRY
IN THIS SQUARE

1 HOUR BEFORE WORK

People listen to Mariachis or Norteños.

MARIACHI VERSUS NORTEÑO

ALL THE BANDS ARE DIVIDED

INTO MARIACHIS AND NORTEÑOS

-[in Korean] That's right.
-Mariachis and Norteños.

[in Spanish] Mariachi and Norteño
differ significantly,

starting with the instrument composition.

MARIACHI
AN ENSEMBLE BASED IN WESTERN MEXICO

TYPICALLY COMPOSED OF VIOLINS,
TRUMPETS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

[in Korean] Violin and trumpet.

It is different.

NORTEÑO
AN ENSEMBLE BASED IN NORTHERN MEXICO

COMPOSED OF ACCORDION,
ELECTRIC BASS, AND DRUMS

So if they have an accordion,
they're Norteños.

-Right.
-They have a violin.

-The outfits are different.
-Yes.

It has a different vibe.

[in Spanish] Mariachi
is a bit more formal.

Norteño is more witty and modern.

[in Korean] If Norteño is street dance,
Mariachi is classical dance.

A bit more refined.

-I got it right away.
-[Haeri] Okay.

It's really easy to understand. Thank you.

THE SUBTLE COMPETITION BETWEEN THE TWO

-[Dex] Like rivalry between two factions.
-[Gabee] Yes.

JUST THEN THEIR UNCLE ARRIVES

[Defconn] Their uncle's here.

HELP US

[Mauricio in Spanish] We're Norteños,
and we got the permit.

[Defconn in Korean]
His uncle is explaining.

HE TRIES TO TALK TO THE MARIACHIS

[mariachi in Spanish] To use this square,
you have to pay a fee to the association.

-We have special privileges for the stage.
-[man] Everyone has special privileges.

[in Korean] Why do they have
special privileges?

First come, first served.

[mariachi in Spanish] As you can see,
there are a lot of people here.

If you film on the central stage,
all the attention focuses here.

Your colleagues didn't realize that.

[Defconn in Korean] Because they get
all the attention.

[Mauricio in Spanish] It's true
that we're benefiting,

but we should all share
the benefits together.

[in Korean] They think
they're stealing their customers.

So the mariachis want them to pay
since they won't make much money today.

GLANCING

I think it's taking longer than expected.
Is everything okay?

[in Spanish] It happened a few times.

We were gathering audiences,

so they came and stopped us.

[in Korean] When I was
on Street Woman Fighter,

I told someone not to wear a hat.
It felt like that.

-Your expression is full of spite.
-[all laughing]

It felt like they didn't want to lose
even the smallest thing.

Because their livelihood depends on it.

Right.

-I'm going to practice in the meantime.
-[in Spanish] Sure.

PRACTICING INSTEAD OF WORRYING

[in Korean] Tap, tap.

[Minkyung] But still, I think continuing
to practice like that

-would help ease the nerves.
-[Gabee] Yes.

-[in English] Oh! Wow.
-[in Korean] Wave.

-I think he's being like that on purpose.
-He did.

We didn't want to get too serious
because it was tense.

-You can't be discouraged.
-[Gabee] Right.

And we had to put on a show,

so we told each other not to worry
and that our uncle would take care of it.

MEANWHILE, OUR UNCLE'S ARGUMENT...

[in Spanish] Why not?
This is a public place.

This is already a world-famous space
for everyone.

Garibaldi isn't just for Mariachi.

[in Korean] He is very eloquent.

"This place is already famous,
and it's not just for you."

THE ARGUMENT IS BECOMING MORE INTENSE

-[gasps] They're surrounded like that?
-[Gabee] Yes, it was very serious.

[Mauricio in Spanish] We've been sharing
this stage by mutual agreement.

[mariachi] No,
we've never agreed to anything.

I've worked here for 27 years.

I'm a Norteño.

-[in Korean] He's not backing down.
-[Mauricio] My father was a Norteño.

-[in Spanish] So was my grandfather.
-[Gabee in Korean] I'm a Norteño too.

[Mauricio in Spanish]
We are wasting our time here.

-[mariachi] How is this a waste of time?
-[Gabee in Korean] Yes.

[Mauricio in Spanish] If it weren't
for this, our performance would be over.

We just need 20 to 30 minutes.

[in Korean] Yes, they could play
one more song.

-They only need 20 to 30 minutes.
-He is smart.

Right. What he said is right.

-[Minkyung] What will happen?
-Seriously.

STRIDING

LET'S START PERFORMING

HAS IT BEEN SOLVED?

THE UNCLE SIGNALS THE START
OF THE PERFORMANCE WITH A BEAT

-Gosh.
-Amazing.

-He came and...
-He took care of it.

He's so reliable.

-So cool.
-He's so cool.

He came and just signaled the start.

-I got goosebumps.
-[Gabee] Right?

THEY CAN FINALLY START THE PERFORMANCE

USIEL ALSO STARTS TO WARM UP

-[Edgar in Spanish] Come up and dance.
-[crowd cheering]

[in Korean] They're finally starting
the first performance.

I can't wait.

-They're starting for real.
-[music begins]

LA BODA DEL HUITLACOCHE
BY CARIN LÉON

LISTENING TO THE BEAT
WHILE SLOWLY GETTING INTO THE RHYTHM

-[all laughing]
-It's hard.

I don't know. I just went with the flow.

DRUMMING WITH THE FLOW

LIKE A PRO EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT GOOD

BOOM, BOOM

-I'm just drumming with energy.
-[Dex] With energy.

AMONGST THE HAPPY AUDIENCE

-There they come.
-Oh! Oh.

They just came up.

THE SINGING STARTS JUST IN TIME

It was just so exciting.

You're about to abandon your drums
and start dancing.

THE STAGE GRADUALLY HEATS UP
WITH THE MUSIC OF NORTEÑOS

PERFECT TEAMWORK

WHOO!

THE SECOND AUDIENCE ALSO ENTERS

HER SENSE OF RHYTHM IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY

SHAKING TOGETHER

WOW

The dance...

-She's flexible.
-[Gabee] Everyone's good.

[Dex] Her waist moved like...

THE COUPLE'S DANCE CRAZE
INSTANTLY SWEEPS THROUGH

They have the dancing spirit in them.

THE FIRST AUDIENCE ASKS USIEL TO DANCE

-[all laughing]
-[Minkyung] She's good.

AWKWARD

I never danced like that before.

Dancing like that...

THE AUDIENCE LEADS

YES!

-She's teaching you.
-Yes.

EVERYONE'S ENJOYING THE STAGE

-[Haeri] Everyone's rhythmical.
-[Defconn] Yes.

-Mexico is also a powerhouse...
-[Haeri] Wow.

...when it comes to music.

USIEL STARTS TO GET EXCITED

-She's so into it.
-[all laughing]

IMMERSED

She is so immersed.

AMUSED

[Minkyung] Everyone's surprised.

SHE'S COPYING HER PERFECTLY

[Defconn] I think you were being Gabee.

[Gabee] Yes. It was so fun.

ADAPTED TO THE ATMOSPHERE

-Oh!
-Oh!

She's really good.

EVERYONE IS DANCING

-[Haeri] She went back.
-[Gabee] I went back.

[Haeri] She went back.

SHE WENT BACK TO PLAY THE DRUMS

[Minkyung] You're very popular.

-Wow.
-[Dex] It's a popular place.

THEY PLAY THE NEXT SONG RIGHT AWAY

-Right away?
-Right away.

CAN'T CONTAIN THE EXCITEMENT

-[Haeri] Gabee?
-[all laughing]

RUNNING AWAY WITH USIEL?

[Dex] Is it like the train game?

-Here goes the train.
-Anyone can come.

It was so fun too.

THE TRAIN GETS LONGER
WHILE THEY MAKE A LAP

THE AUDIENCE TRAIN HAS BEEN MADE

When you do a dance battle,
people stand in a circle and say,

"You, come out and dance."

[chuckles] And they did it so naturally.

[Haeri] It's a real festival.

[Defconn] They have a lot of energy.

HER DANCE DNA AWAKENS

FOOTAGE THAT APPEARS
JUST WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT TO FORGET IT

Why do they keep...

HERE COME MY DANCE MOVES

A TURKISH ICE CREAM DANCE IN MEXICO

-She's so excited.
-[all laughing]

She's on fire.

-You can't hold yourself back.
-I'm out of control sometimes.

IN HER ELEMENT

SPEED UP

I might be addicted to dopamine.

I get lost in the moment.

[crowd cheering]

AMAZING PERFORMANCE, USIEL!

[Defconn] She just becomes Gabee
in spite of herself.

HER NORTEÑO DEBUT IS A SUCCESS

Back and forth between Gabee and Usiel.

But didn't you say
people pay you for your performance?

We did a free performance on the central
stage to promote Norteño a bit.

-A free performance.
-You could've been paid,

-but it was like...
-Yes.

-...a special performance.
-Yes.

It's a festival.

[Defconn] They have so much energy.

[in Spanish] Shall we lure customers
in front of the bar?

-Let's go.
-Let's go.

-[in Korean] Wow.
-They're going to lure customers.

Luring customers.

[Defconn] Time to do some business.

THEY STAND IN FRONT
OF A BAR WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE

[in Spanish]
You can put your instruments here.

[Manuel] Would you like
to listen to Norteño music?

[in Korean] They normally do it
in front of a bar.

AND THE OUTDOOR RESTAURANT NEXT TO IT

[Edgar in Spanish]
What music would you like?

Why not request a song for the lady?

[in Korean] Imagine this.
You're on a date,

and you just got out of the restaurant.

-If you want to create a romantic mood?
-That is our area of expertise.

-[Defconn] Right.
-[Gabee] Just leave it to us.

How should I ask them?

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

-"Alguna melodía"?
-Uh-huh.

"Alguna melodía"? Like this?

OFF TO FIND SOME CUSTOMERS

Try those ladies here.

Alguna melodía?

-No?
-[in English] We're okay.

-[in Spanish] Thank you.
-[in English] Have a good day.

SAD

LET'S FIND OUR FIRST CUSTOMER!

[in Spanish] No? Alguna melodía?

-[in Korean] She's trying hard.
-[Gabee in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

-[in Korean] I just asked everyone.
-Right.

BUSINESS SMILE ON

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

Alguna melodía?

-Melodía?
-[in Korean] They accepted.

-[in Spanish] They work here.
-[Gabee in Korean] Ah! [chuckles]

They work there.

USIEL IS GETTING EMBARRASSED A LOT TODAY

I was embarrassed.

It was something melody.
Anhande melodía? Anhanda?

-It's confusing. It's a hard language.
-Being a musician is hard.

If you want to lure customers,
you can't get embarrassed.

[Haeri] It's not easy. I can't do it.

How much can we get per song?

[Marco in Spanish]
Two hundred pesos per song.

TEMPTED

-[in Korean] It's 16,000 won?
-[Gabee] It's 16,000 won.

-That's quite high.
-[Gabee] Yes.

-It's quite a lot.
-Yes, but we don't do it just once.

We do it several times
if we're feeling up to it.

[in Spanish]
There aren't a lot of people today.

-There weren't a lot of people that day.
-Really? This?

[in Korean] It gets crowded
on the weekends. But not that day.

-Right.
-Oh, you're right.

BUT TODAY...

It's hard to get customers.

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

PASSING

[Dex in Korean] How can she lure them?

-[Gabee] It wasn't easy.
-[Defconn] It's a business.

I'd happy with just one customer.
I really want to do it.

What if we get no customer today?

I joined as a new member,

and I would feel sorry
if we didn't have any customers.

That's what I thought.

[in Spanish] Do you want
to get something to eat?

Ice cream?

[in Korean] Okay.

[in Spanish] I didn't want
the new Usiel to feel left out.

-[in Korean] I've never seen this.
-I wanted her to feel comfortable with us.

-[in Korean] He was being considerate.
-[in Spanish] Just like how we did

-[in Spanish] with the real Usiel.
-[in Korean] They were very considerate.

[Defconn] Marco and his friends?

HE AUTOMATICALLY OPENS HIS MOUTH

HE MUST REALLY WANT SOME

It's good.

It's really good.

Wow, they're performing.

-[Minkyung] What?
-I'm jealous.

They got a request.

I'M JEALOUS

-I really was.
-Now's not the time for ice cream.

They seem like Norteños too.

[Gabee in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

Alguna melodía?

JUST THEN

SHE SAW POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS

-[in Korean] Will they?
-Dad, come on.

He's the boss.
I think he'll spend some money.

-Boss...
-[Minkyung] Boss...

BOSS... ALGUNA MELODÍA?

[man in Spanish] Can you sing
Las Mañanítas?

-[Marco] Of course!
-[in Korean] First customers!

With energy.

-He's your first customer.
-You're talented.

-I just asked people.
-Gabee.

LET'S MAKE MONEY

TAKE IT

USIEL IS HAPPY
SHE SUCCEEDED IN LURING A CUSTOMER

SETTING THE DRUMS PRECIOUSLY

EXCITED

THE MUSIC STARTS

-They dance right away.
-Mom and dad.

-They dance right away.
-Mom and dad.

-Wow!
-Isn't it your style, Gabee?

[laughing] Yes, it is.

CHEERING

THE STREET TURNS INTO A STAGE

It was so nice. Everyone danced there.

[group singing]

I am a dancer.
But I have never seen such a sight before.

Me playing an instrument

and people dancing along.
I've never experienced that.

And everyone was just enjoying themselves.

MUSIC AND DANCE IS SECOND NATURE TO THEM

People in South America
are passionate, right?

Yes, I could feel their passion.

I could feel that music is their life.

I actually envy that.

-It's romantic.
-I envy them.

-It's romantic.
-It is.

EVERYONE ENJOYED THE PERFORMANCE

[Defconn] Nice.

[in Spanish] Bravo.

-Thank you.
-[in Korean] All right.

So we made 16,000 won.

Yes, 200 pesos.

So you split it amongst the members?

Fernando settles it later.

-[Minkyung] Oh.
-Yes.

AFTER THE PERFORMANCE

Oh, my! They drew me! [laughing]

What is that?

[in Spanish] Thank you!

[in Korean] There was a small drawing,
so I thought that was it,

but it turned out
that he actually drew me inside.

-[Haeri] Wow.
-[Defconn] Wow.

-That drawing will cost 200 pesos.
-[all laughing]

[Defconn chuckling]
You pay it with that money?

He gave it to you for free?

-Yes, for free.
-He's so cool.

He didn't ask for money.

[in Spanish] Thank you!

[Defconn in Korean] How thankful.

[in Spanish] Thank you.

-[in Korean] He's leaving.
-How romantic.

[Manuel in Spanish] It's pretty.

[in Korean] I got this too.

TA-DA

-[in Spanish] Thank you.
-[in Korean] You got that too?

-Yes.
-I see.

They're very warmhearted.

[in Spanish] It's Mexico.

And you are pretty cool.

-[in Korean] They are so nice.
-Yes.

They were very warmhearted and nice.

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

[in Korean] Right,
doing just one song would be sad.

THEY WERE ABOUT TO START LURING CUSTOMERS

BUT THEN!

[in Spanish] How much for a song?

Melodía? Nice!

-[Manuel] It's 200 pesos for one song.
-[man] Okay.

Would you like one you can dance to?

[in Korean]
They must have a wide repertoire

-of songs.
-Yes.

How does Palomito go again?

[Manuel] ♪ Coo-coo ♪

Okay. Let's go.

EL PALOMITO
SMALL PIGEON

[in Korean] Small pigeon?

-[Dex] They must be a family.
-[Gabee] Yes.

Even the kids dance like that.

-So that's how they're educated.
-[Gabee] Yes. [laughing]

♪ Small pigeon ♪

♪ Red beak ♪

[Haeri in Korean] Cute.

♪ Yesterday, I saw her crying ♪

THE MOM DOES AN ELEGANT TURN

[in Korean] How romantic.

♪ Coo-coo ♪

[in Korean] They're making pigeon sounds?
"Coo-coo."

[all] ♪ Coo-coo ♪

ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALL ENJOY IT TOGETHER

[in Korean] Don't you think
I'm getting better?

-Yes.
-She's playing a variation.

[Dex] She's blending in.

THEIR SECOND PERFORMANCE IS ALSO A SUCCESS

-[Gabee in Spanish] Thank you.
-[man] Thank you.

Thank you.

[in Korean] Cute.

SENDING A HEART BACK

That little girl was so cute.

Oh.

[♪ soft music playing]

Are you getting choked up again?

Yes.

I wonder how you felt then.

I felt nostalgic. How should I put it?

When I was her age, I think I would go

to the beach with my parents

-and play all day.
-[Defconn] Yes.

[Gabee] And that little girl reminded me
of those days.

AND A LITTLE AUDIENCE SHE MET HERE

I don't know how to play an instrument,

but seeing them argue made me tense.

But when we were about to perform,

there were no customers,
so I thought I was a nuisance.

But I got flowers and drawings,
and kids came and told me they loved me,

and it was very touching.

I was touched by the people.

Yes. It was that.

You seem a bit choked up now.

Should I try to cry now?

-[Defconn] Maybe a little later.
-[all laughing]

-Do it a little later.
-Okay.

-For the preview.
-I'll try.

Okay. Please keep that in mind.

She's so cute.

Is she going to give her a hug?

[Defconn] She's giving her a hug.

HUGGING

-She's hugging her.
-That's going to make her cry.

She's like, "Don't cry."

It made me think that Usiel
must be a very happy 19-year-old boy.

I kept glancing
at my friends while performing.

And they seemed really happy.

Music was their life.
I wasn't sure I'd be able to be like them.

-[all laughing]
-I kept going.

I got another rose after the performance.

-[Defconn] Really?
-While performing.

-So I felt so loved.
-[Defconn] They are so nice.

It must've been hard though.

You had to keep
carrying the heavy instruments.

SHE'S NOT TIRED EVEN AFTER WORK

[Minkyung] She got off work.

[Gabee] We just got excited.

If this isn't a lot compared to usual,
then normally it must be really tough.

[in Spanish] We didn't have a lot
of customers today.

We'll have a lot more
at Xochimilco tomorrow.

We're going to be on a trajinera.

We're going to perform there.

[band singing in Spanish]

[in Korean] I don't know any of the songs.

BUSINESS CLOSED AT GARIBALDI SQUARE

-[Marco] ♪ Para bailar La Bamba ♪
-[in Korean] I know that. [laughing]

-[Defconn] First morning.
-[Minkyung] The second day.

9:00 A.M.
USIEL'S HOUSE

-[Defconn] The members are here.
-[Gabee in Spanish] Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

[in Korean] It feels completely natural.

It just suits you.

Usiel.

[Defconn] Her uncle helped them big time.

[in Spanish] How are you feeling today?

[in Korean] Good!

[in Spanish] You danced a lot.

[laughing, in Korean]
Yesterday was really fun.

[in Spanish] Are you ready?

-We're going to Xochimilco.
-Xochimilco?

-Xochimilco?
-[Gabee in Korean] We're going there.

Right. Yes.

-There.
-It's so cool.

-I saw it in a documentary.
-Wow.

[Defconn] They sing on a boat.

[Minkyung] It's like Venice

-of Latin America.
-[Defconn] Yes.

-[Minkyung] So pretty.
-They rent a boat

-and have dinner on it.
-Yes.

-They have birthday parties and outings.
-It sounds fun.

You're going to perform?

-Yes.
-Wow.

Will we be the only performers there?

[in Spanish] No.
There will be a lot of others.

[Gabee in Korean] A lot?

There are a lot of musicians there.

[in Spanish] If you dance too hard,
you might fall off the boat.

THE TWINS ARE WORRIED ABOUT USIEL'S ENERGY

[in Korean] Right,
since we're going to be on a boat.

I've been thinking... Since we're a team,

if we want to get attention,

I think dancing is the way to go.

-They loved dancing.
-[Haeri] A strategy.

[in Spanish] Yes. Your dancing attracted
a lot of attention.

-[all laughing]
-[Gabee in Korean] What's wrong with me?

-She is really something.
-[Minkyung] Cute.

She's amazing.

Yesterday, I saw that there weren't
a lot of female Norteños.

So if I wear
the Mexican traditional clothes

and perform and dance with you guys...

-[Defconn] She's changing plans.
-...I think it'll

-attract more attention.
-[Dex] Using their strength.

[Gabee] You know, something like this.

-Wow.
-Something like that.

I wanted to buy one.

[in Spanish] I learned how to dance
wearing that.

-[in Korean] Really? Teach me.
-[in Spanish] I will.

[in Korean]
While I was performing the previous day,

I realized that dance was the way to go.

-That's what I thought.
-[Minkyung] You felt it.

I'm a woman,

so I thought I should
do something Usiel couldn't.

So I decided to wear traditional clothes
and dance.

[in Spanish] Let's buy the clothes first.
Then I'll show you the dance.

[Haeri in Korean] It seems like
you're going to give it your all.

LET'S GO TAKE OVER XOCHIMILCO

Who is that? Marco?

-The wig.
-He likes wearing them.

He's into it.

THEY DRIVE THROUGH MEXICO CITY

[Gabee] Today is going to be amazing.

TO XOCHIMILCO TO PERFORM ON A BOAT!

-[Marco] Oh.
-[Gabee] Oh.

[Marco] We're here.

[Gabee in Korean] It's going to be fun.

She got the clothes?

-Wow.
-Wow.

I want clothes like this.

And this hair.

This is pretty.

I picked orange to look bigger.

ORANGE DRESS

I like this, but I want it to be fluffier.

I think it would be better with this.

It must've been hot,
but you still wore that.

-That'll attract attention.
-That's the best.

♪ This is what I wanted ♪

My family called me Usiel at first,
but Usiella later.

-Usiella, that suits you.
-Usiella is

a girl's name like Daniella.

Because it ends with "la."

-Yes.
-Usiella.

I think you'll make a lot of money today.

I think so.

-[Haeri] You must make a lot.
-[Minkyung] I'm curious.

[Gabee] Wow. Those are all boats?

It's so colorful.

They are so pretty.

[Defconn] That's...

-[Minkyung] It's so pretty.
-[Defconn] So pretty.

[Gabee] It seemed like it'd be fun.

-[Minkyung] Oh, my.
-[Haeri] There are so many boats there.

[Defconn] Each boat must have an owner.

-[Gabee] Yes.
-[Minkyung] It's so...

[Defconn] Is that an eagle?

-[Minkyung] Wow.
-[Haeri] Wow. A dog is on the boat.

EAT AND DRINK

-Wow.
-Wow.

That beer is so good.

-[Gabee] It's so exciting there.
-[Minkyung] Gosh.

It's a place for vacation and fun.

It seems so fun.

A PLACE FOR PARTY PEOPLE TO REST

The name of our boat was Gabriel.

-[Defconn] Wow.
-[Haeri] What?

-[Defconn] Gabriel.
-I've never performed on a boat before.

[in Spanish] Wow. Thank you.

[Gabee exclaiming]

[in Korean] Do you switch boats
while performing?

Yes, we sometimes switch boats.

IT'S NOT EASY TO FIND THEIR POSITION

[Gabee] I'll dance here.

[in Spanish] Yes, dance with me here.

-[Gabee in Korean] Okay.
-[in Spanish] Just be careful not to fall.

Okay. [chuckles] Thank you.

WARMING UP

[in Korean] Gosh,
that outfit looks so fun.

THE BOAT NEXT TO THEIRS SHOWS INTEREST
IN THE SOUND OF THE INSTRUMENTS

SPOTTED THEM

[in Spanish] Hello.

-[Dex in Korean] Nice.
-[Marco in Spanish] Hello.

[Minkyung in Korean]
She's luring customers.

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

-"No, thank you."
-Thank you.

Shall we sing El pavido navido?

THEY PERFORM THE FIRST SONG AS A WARM-UP

[in Korean] The accordion
is really important.

The outfit is so nice.

That makes a little movement
a lot bigger. It's very effective.

[band singing in Spanish]

GLANCING

DANCING

Whoo!

[in Spanish] Hello!

THE ORANGE MOVEMENT ATTRACTS ATTENTION

[in Korean] A lot of people saw me
when I danced.

THEY SET SAIL WITH A LOT OF ATTENTION

[Haeri] Even the kids...

It's like a rehearsal, right?

-Yes.
-Like, "We're here."

-Right.
-You attracted their attention.

THE SUCCESSFUL DEPARTURE OF GABRIEL

[in Spanish] Bravo!

-Bravo!
-Bravo!

Shall we do another song?

Let's do El sinaloense.

THEY PERFORM ANOTHER SONG

PLAYING WITH FLAIR

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

POSITIVE DANCE

-[all laughing]
-[in Korean] Wow!

Amazing. I never even imagined it.

[Defconn] The customers...

SPOTTED CUSTOMERS WITH ENERGY

TRYING TO COMMUNICATE

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía? [exclaiming]

[in Korean] People on that boat
had a lot of energy.

Who is that?

A CUSTOMER WITH A DISTINCTIVE PRESENCE

Is she the Mexican Aiki?

The red hair's amazing.

They're her rivals.

-[in English] Let's go, girl.
-[Haeri in Korean] Oh, my.

[in English] Come on!

-Oh.
-Oh.

[Minkyung in Korean] Wow, she's amazing.

Come on over here.

Come on!

[Minkyung in Korean] She's so excited.

[Gabee in English]
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

THE FIRST CUSTOMERS OF BOAT GABRIEL

[in Korean] They're so energetic.

[Defconn] Couple dance.

A COUPLE'S DANCE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER

THE CUSTOMERS ARE JUST EXCITED

GETTING FARTHER AWAY

They have to get back.

They abandoned their boat?

DON'T LEAVE ME

It comes back. It goes back and forth.

They are all coming over.

Gosh, the customers. Thank you.

So it's 100 pesos per person.

SCREAMING

They kept making those sounds.

WHOO!

THE STAGE IS FILLED WITH ENERGY

It may look fun,
but not just anyone can do it.

-Only Gabee can do that.
-[Haeri] For real.

-Only an extreme extrovert.
-I'm breaking out in a cold sweat.

Just looking at it...

MOVING TO THE WAITING AREA

WE WILL GO TO YOU

STAGE ONE IS FOR COUPLE'S DANCE

She has a fan.

STAGE TWO IS FOR SOLO DANCE

I fanned them.

THE TWO BOATS BECOME ONE WITH MUSIC

[in Spanish] Vamos!

-[music slows in tempo]
-[all cheering]

FANCY FINALE

-[in Korean] Even the ending...
-[Haeri] Wow.

Xochimilco customers are great.

-They have energy.
-[Defconn] Right.

They were more energetic.

It has just begun.

[in Spanish] Let's do La Chona.

[in Korean] They're going again.

There they go again.

-[Manuel] Friends, it's La Chona!
-[Gabee in Korean] Without a break.

Seriously, they all know how to have fun.

[all in Spanish] One, two, three, four!

THE AUDIENCE'S CHORUS
STARTED BY NORTEÑO'S LEAD SINGER

[in Korean] Everyone knows this song.
It must be a national favorite.

[Gabee] Right.

COUPLE SWITCH

THEN I'LL SWITCH TOO

DANCE BREAK TIME

MASTERFULLY USING THE SWIRL OF THE SKIRT

PELVIS BATTLE

EVERYONE DANCES WITH JOY

I was immersed when I was performing.

I FOUND ANOTHER ME IN MEXICO

That must have been exhausting.

-It was so exhausting.
-I can tell.

I mean, you must've built arm muscles.

FIRST PERFORMANCE IS A SUCCESS!

Please get some rest now.

Let's take a break.

But we sang three songs so far

and made that much money.

-Per song?
-We have to keep going.

SHE HAS TO KEEP DANCING TO MAKE MONEY

She sat down.

Oh, dear...

PANTING

[in Korean] This is exhausting.

Shaking the skirt is really hard.

[in Spanish] Are you saying you're tired?

We're going to sing. You wanted this.

[in Korean] This is too hard.

No, we have to make money.

We don't make much per song.

Gosh, I'm tired. [panting]

MAKING MONEY IS HARD

Hello.

[in Spanish] Hello! Agua...

-Alguna melodía?
-Hello.

-[in Korean] They must all be introverts.
-[in Spanish] Thank you.

SHE IS OUT OF ENERGY

[in Korean] I'm sure you can tell
by the vibe of the gathering.

-If they seem fun-loving, you go to them.
-Right.

Business is hard.

-[Defconn] Mariachi.
-Yes.

Mariachis there didn't seem
to try to lure customers.

As far as I remember,
they just sat there...

-[Dex] Why not?
-...and watched us.

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía? Hello.

Alguna melodía?

[in Korean] I'm really out of it.

-I'm just looking for any customer.
-[laughing]

[in Spanish] Alguna melodía?

INTERESTED

-[in Korean] Go?
-Did she lure them in?

-[Marco in Spanish] We can do any song.
-[in Korean] Are they coming?

[in Spanish] Can you do Black Door?

[in Korean] Black Door, okay.

-Okay! I got them.
-You got a customer!

-You got them!
-[Gabee] Start the music.

[Defconn] It's like a boat dinner show.

-It looks like a family gathering.
-[Gabee] It is.

SINGING PASSIONATELY

[band singing in Spanish]

DANCE MOVES MATCH THE MOOD OF THE SONG

[man sings in Spanish]

[in Korean] He's singing.

Singing along to them means
they're going to pay.

[Gabee] Right.

GLANCING

LET'S GO

ME?

LET'S GO

SHY

Whoo-hoo!

A BIT TIRED

[Minkyung] Dear. She's tired.

[Gabee] It was really tiring.

[Dex] And it must be so hot
in that outfit.

THEY LET THE MELODY
AND THE RIVER'S FLOW GUIDE THEM

GABRIEL
AIR ON THE G STRING

♪ You love me and I love you ♪

A SERENADE ECHOES THROUGH XOCHIMILCO

-[music ends]
-[all cheering]

[Defconn] Wow, she made money.

You make money and make them happy. Nice.

[in Spanish]
Ask for La Boda Del Huitlacoche.

-[Haeri in Korean] Again?
-[Defconn] Another request.

-Okay.
-They never stop with just one song.

[Defconn] The dad is up.

MORE AUDIENCES

THE BOAT PARTY MAKES EVERYONE AROUND HAPPY

[band continues playing in Spanish]

HAPPY WIPER DANCE?

MARIACHIS PASSING BY RESPOND

[in Korean] There is rivalry
between Norteños

-and mariachis as you know.
-[Defconn] Rivalry.

But this time, they showed some reactions.

[Minkyung] Right.

THUMBS UP

THE SONG SEEMED TO BE ENDING,
BUT IT NEVER DOES

DANCING HARD

But you look so happy.

[all laughing]

-I'm tearing up.
-Hey, Gabee.

-I'm tearing up.
-[Defconn] Hey, Gabee.

-You worked really hard.
-[Haeri] I'm crying.

I did. I really did.

-[Defconn] She did.
-I did my best.

You went into a trance.

-Yes. I did.
-You were in a trance...

You know the ritual thing?
What was it called?

She's like Mexican Kim Goeun.

-It's like Exhuma.
-[♪ ominous music playing]

EXHUMA IN MEXICO

That is Exhuma.

[Gabee] I had to do something, so I did.

-[Defconn] You were possessed.
-[Haeri] It's scary.

PLEASE LET US MAKE A LOT OF MONEY

[Gabee in Spanish] Let's go!

Let's go!

AFTER THE XOCHIMILCO GOD CAME

-[♪ upbeat music playing]
-[in Korean] I keep on doing that.

-Her hair is all undone.
-You are still sane, right?

-Her hair is undone.
-[in Spanish] Hello.

[Haeri in Korean] This isn't easy.

Wow, the tenth performance. It's insane.

[Gabee] They were like that.
We were all so hyped.

[Dex] Wow.

[Defconn] Wow.

GOD, PLEASE LEAVE ME NOW

-[all laughing]
-I gave up.

GAVE UP ON DANCING

I gave up and played the drums. [laughing]

My God. You made a lot of money.

-Wow.
-[Defconn] How many songs did you do?

-Wow.
-[Gabee] I was so tired.

I feel bad for myself.

I feel bad for myself.

[Defconn] They did 20 songs in 2 hours.

MADE 4,000 PESOS,
APPROXIMATELY 320,000 WON

[all laughing]

-I passed out.
-So funny.

It was like Psy's concert.

-Like the Summer Swag.
-Like the concert.

-[Dex] Wow.
-My own Summer Swag.

[Minkyung] Wow...

How do you guys do this?

I think I'm also getting seasick.

TISSUE

CAREFULLY

MANUEL WIPES HER SWEAT

Thank you.

I'm so tired.

[Haeri] Acknowledged.

[Minkyung] Respect.

[in Spanish] Do you want to go
for a swim then?

[chuckles, in Korean] No.

They were really nice to me.

They wiped my sweat

and asked me if it was too hot for me.

[in Korean] I felt like
I was part of the team.

[in Korean] Did we make
a lot of money today?

-[in Spanish] I think so.
-A lot.

[Minkyung in Korean] It was amazing.

[Defconn] Your plan worked.

[Haeri] Amazing.

[Marco in Spanish] You did well today.

[Gabee in Korean] It was really fun.

I will never forget this. I loved it.

[Defconn] The teamwork
and everything was so nice.

[Gabee] It was fun.

SHOW'S OVER, AFTER-PARTY BEGINS

[Haeri] You're having dinner? Wow.

-Right, you should have beer.
-Finally.

[Defconn] A local restaurant.

[Gabee] I'm finally eating.

-[Dex] Wow.
-[Haeri] They look good.

-[Defconn] Nachos.
-[Minkyung] They look so good.

MMM

EVEN HAVING A BIT OF THE TORTILLA

[Dex] Gosh, it must be so good.

THE TWINS ALSO HAVE A BITE

[Gabee] That one's good.
This I didn't try. This one's good.

Mexican food is so delicious.

I'm just curious. Be honest with me,

am I helpful at all?

I'm asking because sometimes I feel like
I'm getting in the way.

You keep worrying.

Yes.

[Defconn] Because your first day
didn't go so well.

[in Spanish] No. You're doing very well.

You are inspiring us and our performance.

The mariachis who were arguing with us
were triumphant at first.

But when they saw you dance,

they got discouraged and left.

The energy and synergy we get with you
feels very special.

You motivate us.

[in Korean] He says such nice things.

-Yes. The uncle's so nice.
-It's so touching.

That's a relief. I'm glad I'm helpful.

THE NORTEÑOS ARE FULL OF LOVE

What's strange is,

I didn't notice it as an outsider,
but now that I'm a Norteño,

I'm wary of them like you guys. [chuckles]

THEY ARE MARIACHIS?

And I want our team to be the best.

JUST LOOK AT ME

What's wrong with her?

I'm starting to feel
a bit of a sense of duty.

[in Spanish] You realized
you have Norteño blood flowing inside you.

[in Korean] I am a Norteño. [chuckles]

First Norteño in Korea.

-[Defconn] First Norteño in Korea.
-[Haeri] She is the first.

[Defconn] You must be proud.

What are we doing after dinner?

[in Spanish] We're going
to the rehearsal studio.

-[in Korean] I'll know once I get there.
-What?

We must be doing something.

Why not get some rest?

-[Haeri] You must be tired.
-Rehearsal too?

IT'S A VERY LONG DAY FOR USIEL

This way?

Is it really a rehearsal studio?

-[Gabee] Where am I?
-What is this place?

WHAT'S THAT?

-[Gabee] What's this?
-This is a rehearsal studio?

-What?
-Isn't it a storage unit?

What's this?

[Marco in Spanish] Come here.

-[in Korean] A factory?
-They're making something?

[Gabee] What's this?

[Marco in Spanish] Grab this.

[Gabee in Korean] Grab this?

[Marco in Spanish] We'll open
on the count of three.

-[in Korean] Okay.
-[in Spanish] One.

-Two.
-Two.

Three.

[in Korean] Hiyah.

Wow. What's this?

-What?
-What's that?

-Hiyah.
-[Defconn] What?

-[Gabee] What's this?
-[Defconn] Is it a carriage?

[laughing]

What's this?

[in Spanish] It's an accordion.

[Gabee in Korean] An accordion?
It looks like a car. Do I drive it?

[♪ upbeat music playing]

-It's a car.
-It works?

-Yes. You can drive it.
-It is.

Four wheels and a steering wheel.

-[Haeri] Is it like a parade car?
-[Defconn] What for?

There are seats.

-It's a real car.
-Why did they make it?

It's well-made.

Are they going to a festival?

[Haeri] Right? Isn't it for a parade?

[in Spanish] You're the one
who wanted to do it.

[in Korean] Apparently,
I suggested we enter the festival.

Usiel did?

Wow! What's this?

[in English] "Soapbox"?

"Soapbox"?

[Gabee] Soapbox...

-[in Korean] Right. I saw it.
-Right!

-I saw it online.
-[Gabee in Korean] Yes.

[in Spanish] It's a car race
without motors.

SOAPBOX RACE

[in Korean] Yes, non-motorized vehicles.

-It's a race?
-[Defconn] Yes.

-You're entering a race?
-Yes.

-[Minkyung] My gosh.
-[Defconn] It's just

-a fun festival.
-Yes.

-It's very unique.
-[Minkyung] Oh, my.

It looks so fun.

THEY GO OVER OBSTACLES TO FINISH THE RACE

[Gabee] Oh, my. Wow.

-[Davichi] Wow.
-My gosh.

It's just a festival there.

-It's a festival.
-[Defconn] It's fun.

SPEED, DESIGN, SHOWMANSHIP

It's a unique festival.

[Gabee] They hold up their scores.

So our concept is accordion?

Okay. Got it.

[Marco in Spanish] We're Norteños,
so we made it look like an accordion.

MADE TO LOOK LIKE AN ACCORDION

[Defconn in Korean] They made the car
look like an accordion.

Wow.

It's like a bobsleigh.

Before we do the race,
we put on a little performance.

-[Defconn] A performance.
-And we thought it would be nice

if we performed some Norteños music.

We entered the race
to promote the Norteños.

-The scale is quite big.
-[Gabee] Yes.

The red bull.

This... Listen.

Let's win this thing.

When we were performing, I was so happy

that I forgot all about being competitive.

But this is a competition,
and I have to come in first place.

-She's getting competitive.
-From Street Women Fighter.

-It is.
-Street Women Fighter vibe.

SHE WAS BORN FOR COMPETITIONS

I will win today.

[exclaiming]

I can't lose. I will win at all costs.

It's like a competition virus.
Gabee's very competitive.

I have to come in first place.

AGREEING UNINTENTIONALLY

So we need to have
a lot of people root for us.

So before the race, [fast-forwarded]
we will put on a kick-a*s performance

and make them want to root for us.

[normal speed] With all their cheer
and energy, we'll win it.

That's my plan.

[in Spanish] What you said is right.

[in Korean] There will be a lot of people
there, so won't we become famous?

[in Spanish] Yes, it is a big event.

[in Korean] Then if we go
to Garibaldi Square,

we will be really popular.

We'll become busy.

DREAMING OF THE REVIVAL OF NORTEÑO

Let's decorate this tomorrow.

THEY'LL DECORATE THE REST TOMORROW

[Gabee] I'll see you guys tomorrow.

[in Spanish] I go to Zumba dance
every day.

[Daniella] I have to go to dance academy
soon. Want to come with me?

[Gabee in Korean]
Everyone in the neighborhood came.

-All the Zumba dancers.
-[Haeri] Wow.

[♪ dance music playing]

[Gabee] They just loved to dance.

[in Spanish] Let's go!

HER TWO LEGS ARE LOST

-[all laughing]
-[in Korean] You need a lot of stamina

-to dance Zumba.
-[Minkyung] She's tired.

-[Minkyung] Wow.
-[Haeri] Wow.

[Defconn] Wow. She did a split.

[in English] This is competition.

[in Korean] Totally.

WARY?

I am a dancer, so it hurt my pride.

PROVOKING

I'm warmed up.

[Defconn] The soapbox race.

-[Gabee] It's the day of the soapbox race.
-[Defconn] Yes.

[Haeri] How impressive.

I feel secure knowing you're here.

-[Defconn] You can't go over 80kg.
-[Gabee] Yes.

WEIGHING THE CAR BEFORE THE RACE

Here we go.

RESTLESS

I thought it was a prank.

HE SHAKES HIS HEAD

[Haeri] It must be over 80.

[Gabee] I was scared
that everything could go down the drain.

[Dex] We left the house

-as if we were...
-[Gabee] Were you holding hands?

...going on a family trip.

[in Georgian] Cheers.

[in Korean] I thought I would give my mom
and Dad some alone time.

-[Haeri] Nice.
-[Minkyung] Good.

AND THE LONG-AWAITED BIRTHDAY PARTY

-[in English] Brother!
-[Defconn in Korean] Who is it?

[in English] Brother!

[Defconn in Korean]
He has a lot of brothers.

HE JUST HUGS EVERYONE

[Dex] I wanted to really liven up
the atmosphere.

I think the whole family is so fun-loving.

It made me wish I had many real brothers.

AND

-Oh!
-Oh!

[Haeri] The Italian...

He looks just like him!

[Defconn] It's Rati!

Right? My God!

My name is Gabriel

My name is Gabriel