The Road To Glory [EN]: Chapter 236

[Special Edition] Episode 38. A Wise Island Life, Part 2

It unexpectedly began with a post on a mom’s online forum.

A lengthy post from a parent who was deeply impressed by ‘Wise Island Life’.

[Is everyone watching Wise Island Life? I’m completely hooked as a devoted fan these days. I was looking forward to this episode and, as expected, it was fun. But today, I have more thoughts than usual.

To be honest, I had doubts about whether Halo was well-suited for the role of ‘teacher’.

As a parent, Halo has many abilities and a lot to learn from, but he seemed too free-spirited to be an ‘instructor’ who needs a clear curriculum.

Unless it’s a child with as much talent as Halo, I thought he would be too much of a teacher for our child, who is only slightly more special than ordinary.

I’m sorry if it sounds like a put-down. I think I got a little too invested as a parent before being a viewer.

But… my thoughts changed while watching today’s episode. From the moment he joyfully played the piano with Winter… acknowledging Winter’s talent, and saying he couldn’t teach but could help, really touched my heart.

And what was most shocking was when my son, who watched the episode with me, said, ‘That looks fun’.

He hadn’t said anything like that since he quit music, but he looked for the keyboard we had at home for the first time in a while.

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My son is a student now, but he used to prepare for music. Like the kids next door, he was quite the prodigy, and he even won awards in competitions. I also wanted my son to go into music. So, I looked for a famous instructor.

However, that’s when everything started to fall apart. At first, my son smelled like cigarettes.

I thought my son had gone to a PC cafe [internet cafe]… but my child said the instructor was the one smoking.

I guess I’m a bad mom. I let it go, thinking it was okay…

The problem happened soon after.

My child cried and said he didn’t want to go.

He said he couldn’t do music, that he didn’t seem to have any talent, and that he wanted to quit everything.

I wanted to stop him, but I couldn’t force a child who was crying as if he was going to die. After that, he quit completely.

I found out later that the instructor had said things like:

You have no talent, how much do I have to do? You stupid kid, your mom is really pathetic, things like that.

There’s no evidence, and the instructor has a good reputation, so no one believed me.

I’ve forgotten about it for many years, but watching Island Life today reminded me of that time.

It’s just a regret now, but I’m just curious now.

Did our son really have no talent?

Would he have quit even if he had met a teacher like Halo?

Maybe he would still be enjoying music.

At least, would something have changed if he hadn’t met that instructor?

Did he really judge that our son had no talent?

What do you think?

Kim Sun-cheol, the instructor.]

The post stayed on the mom’s cafe for a long time and was deleted shortly after. Kim Sun-cheol’s agency took immediate action.

However, there is no such thing as permanent deletion on the internet.

Moreover, the director of ‘Me, Mentor’ had already caused a major incident once.

With a bad impression already made, the accusation began to spread as a screenshot, and Kim Sun-cheol’s agency’s immediate response also began to be questioned. The agency’s quick response, which usually doesn’t respond to most things, was a bit strange.

Moreover, because the agency took action, it was confirmed that the Kim Sun-cheol in the accusation was the Kim Sun-cheol from Me, Mentor.

[Kim Sun-cheol seemed nice on the show, but was he a total jerk?]

[Let’s stay neutral.]

[Doesn’t everyone know about Kim Sun-cheol’s bad reputation?]

[Isn’t the problem with Me, Mentor just the directing? Does everyone remember the sudden outburst incident? Do you know what Kim Sun-cheol did then?]

[Why Kim Sun-cheol is disgusting]

He liked the notice about the director’s sudden outburst and then canceled it three minutes later when it became a problem.

└ Really? That’s so disgusting.

└ The agency must have contacted him immediately and told him to delete it.

└ Wow… that’s a real betrayal… I just thought he was a strict but good teacher, but he was full of inferiority complex and a victim mentality.

The notice that PD [Producer-Director] Kyung didn’t want to see resurfaced.

Along with other controversies.

And the controversy began to grow like snow.

[The reason why the rivalry between Winter and Dajeong is funny]

1. Received lectures from university professors since childhood VS Lives in a rural village that even Halo doesn’t know about

2. Achievements: Absolute pitch vs. Composition sketchbook, collaboration with Halo

3. Recognized as a prodigy by Kim Sun-cheol and PD Kyung vs. Recognized as a prodigy by Halo

└ Why do you keep bringing an innocent child to beat on?

└ What did Dajeong do wrong?

└ Dajeong unknowingly tagged an article about the second Halo on social media

└ Oh dear…

└ What kind of messed up family is this? LOL PD Kyung and Kim Sun-cheol seem annoyed by that nickname, but Dajeong seems to like it

└ Dajeong is innocent, but she got caught up in it because she’s clueless

Kim Sun-cheol’s side tried to contain the controversy, but once a bad impression is made, it seemed like the talk would continue.

PD Kyung begged the heavens for help one last time.

He wouldn’t babble again.

Yes, the heavens didn’t punish him.

It was just that the dark clouds had moved to someone else.

[Does everyone know? Kim Sun-cheol has met Winter before]

└ Not Dajeong, but Winter?

└???

└(Writer) To summarize in three lines:

Kim Sun-cheol was originally going to join Na PD’s program

PD Kyung intercepted in the middle

Kim Sun-cheol interviewed Winter at Na PD’s request

And he said this exactly to Winter:

‘Kid, you’re just an ordinary kid now, so tell your mom and dad not to do anything useless.’

That’s why Winter was crying when Halo and Winter first met at Wellma World.

└ ???? What is this

└ Is this real? Is there evidence?

└ If this is real, it’s no joke;;;

└ How do you know that? Are you an insider?

└ Even if he had an interview, he didn’t know Winter was a prodigy? Does that make sense? This seems like a problem with his character and qualifications

└(Writer) At that time, Winter failed the absolute pitch test. And because she played from the top of the sketchbook, he said it was strange and that she had drawn something similar to what she had seen somewhere. I have evidence.

└ Holy crap, is this real?????

Kim Sun-cheol slammed the table with his fist.

Not many people know about this.

Wasn’t it just Na PD, Writer Do, Winter, and him?

Kim Sun-cheol cursed and called PD Kyung.

That useless bastard isn’t even answering the phone.

“Hyung [older brother/male friend, term of respect used between men] .”

The second useless bastard, his manager, appeared chewing gum.

“Where the hell have you been, you worthless bastard! Get lost, you son of a bitch!”

Without realizing that the manager’s face twisted for a moment, Kim Sun-cheol spewed out curses as usual. The expression on the manager’s face as he left the room turned cold.

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While one program was canceled and exploded, the other program set new records every moment.

In the previous program ‘Running Man’, the members picked it as a program they enjoyed watching these days.

“I think I make sure to watch Island Life these days, no matter what. The emotion is real-”

“Hyung, are you saying you don’t watch Running Man?”

“! No, that’s not what I meant.”

[He says he doesn’t monitor it himself]

[LOL Island Life is 인정 [acknowledged/approved] ]

[Let’s work hard, Running Man LOL]

[It doesn’t make sense, how can a variety show get more and more fun as you watch it?]

[Jaeik, Sora, Jungmin, Halo, let’s be happyㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[Island Life should be legally required to air Monday through Sunday]

And despite the nearby controversies, no one mentioned the ‘controversy’ separately. It may be because Na PD didn’t dip his feet in the dirty water.

If he hadn’t responded with indifference and had participated in the war even a little, he would have been involved together somehow.

Every moment, a touching narrative flows out.

The labor song that Halo made for the villagers.

And from the moment the captain’s story flowed out on the fishing boat, no one didn’t cry.

The song of the sea is heard.

The melody of the waves and guitar harmonizes.

The song of the waves, borrowed from the boy’s mouth, was conveyed to them.

[My eyes are swollen every Sunday these daysㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[I tried to hold back until the captain’s story, but I can’t hold back at Halo’s song ㅜㅜㅜ]

[I know why Island Life is a cultural program. It’s fun, but it touches the emotions so much…]

After the sea fishing episode, the captain’s interview is inserted. It was a thank you he gave to the boy that day, but it contained a little more thought.

“I don’t think I’m living a sad life. My wife died a long time ago, and I’m grateful every day. How blessed I am to be able to work up to this age, and how happy I am to be able to see this endless world every day. And how enjoyable it is to wet my throat with the fish I caught that day and soju [Korean distilled beverage] . I’m living well like everyone else.”

“Still-”

The captain recalled that day and bowed his head calmly.

“I think it will be an unforgettable memory for a very long time. Thank you to many people.”

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Articles analyzing why Wise Island Life is receiving more attention and attention from viewers than other similar programs have been appearing frequently these days.

[Wise Island Life contains ‘life’]

The top star cast members were also people living their own lives, and so were the islanders. This program only brought together people living different lives.

One critic said that the program itself was not special. However, he praised the directing that showed people’s lives as they were, without exaggeration.

Someone else simply said [Top star cast, Halo’s music, island survival], and someone else picked [Other programs sank on their own and became noise marketing] as the reason for success.

But isn’t there a saying like this?

Everyone talks about one cause of failure, but everyone talks about different causes of success.

In the end, various variables would have created the current Island Life.

In fact, the points that viewers liked were all different.

[How many songs has Haeil made here… and they’re all good]

└ They haven’t even been released, but I know all the song names ㅇㅇ [yes yes]

└ It’s been a while since Haeil did a balladㅠㅠㅠ It’s crazy good

└ Seeing this quality, I think I understand why he said he didn’t like his practice songs. Something is definitely different…

└ Haeil, if you’re not going to use your practice songs, can you give me one?

[Collection of Lee Sora’s unexpected charms]

1. A sister who can’t sleep unless it’s her own bed…

(Toe ghost.jpeg)(Snoring.gif)(Alone on the porch.jpeg)

2. (What men are.gif)

3. The romantic health teacher of this era

If there was a health teacher like Lee Sora at school, I would jump off the second floor every day, 인정? [agree?]

4. Quick-witted but nonchalant (feat. Kwon Jaeik’s rotten expression)

5. She’s scared of bugs, but she crushes them with slippers (feat. runaway men)

6. Expert in relationship counseling

7. Unexpected art skills

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[Cheer up, Teacher Kwon, we’re here for you]

└ LOL Kwon Teacher is going to cough up blood

└ It’s really Kwon Teacher who gets older every day because of the disobedient children

└ He definitely said he wanted to gloss over it, but he’s the most enthusiastic

└ He’ll eventually become enlightened and hang out with everyone

└ The order is funny

1. Sent Halo on an errand and he doesn’t come back (or causes an accident)

2. Told Lee Jungmin to find him and he doesn’t come back (or praises him)

3. Lee Sora says she won’t go (or praises him together)

4. So he went to find them himself and the kids are just hanging out (he said something and was countered by the three of them)

5. Teacher Kwon craves a cigarette

6. Yay! It’s a mess!

[Overseas Taeyangdan’s recent updates on wanting to eat ramen cooked by Halo]

└ These guys are overdoing it, but it’s so funny LOL

└ God’s test, holy water ㅇㅈㄹ [abbreviation for “I acknowledge”]

└ When ramen meets its owner, it finds its color << Are you crazy LOL It's true that the fans are the happiest because it's a feast of content for their actor (singer) who they usually don't see unless it's their main job. Among them, the most liked were not the fans of Kwon Jaeik or Lee Sora. It was Lee Jungmin's fandom. Lee Jungmin's perfectionist tendencies were already well known to the fans, and as Island Life episodes 1, 2, and 3 progressed, Lee Jungmin's fans, unlike other fans, became very worried. Lee Jungmin's sleeping appearance has never been shown, and when Kwon Jaeik went outside to find him, suspicions of insomnia arose. They were a little proud that their actor was very faithful to his main job due to his perfectionist tendencies, but there was a strong possibility that insomnia had occurred because of those tendencies. It's heartbreaking to have insomnia, and he's sitting alone on the porch I was worried that he would collapse like that. I was worried that he would be lonely. Worries and concerns piled up. "Jungmin, what are you doing?" Then, Kwon Jaeik discovered Lee Jungmin for the first time. When their conversation took place, I felt a little relieved, but when Kwon Jaeik tried to go inside, I wanted him to stay by my actor's side a little longer. Of course, Kwon Jaeik is so indifferent to others that it was unlikely. However. "?" "I can't sleep either." Kwon Jaeik, who was about to go inside, plopped down next to Lee Jungmin. And a scene that made the fans' hearts swell followed. "Hee-tae, what are you so worried about?" Hee-tae sitting in front of the basketball hoop in the gym and Teacher Kwon looking at him. It was like going back to 'From Today, We'. The fans seemed a little relieved by their comfortable conversation. Thinking that Kwon Jaeik had noticed. They could have been satisfied with just this. But. "!" More and more people are joining one by one. Halo said he was completing the 'Mozart Play' and kept sitting on the porch, and Kwon Jaeik woke up from sleep and joined them. And the next day, Lee Sora. Lee Sora, who brought a blanket saying that the men were having secret talks without her, took the last seat on the porch. It was late at night, and everyone was doing their own thing, so there was no special conversation. The audio was empty and only the sound of insects chirping spread. However, the fans felt something was touching. Because their brother, who had been alone every night, didn't look lonely anymore. He still doesn't seem to be able to sleep, but it seemed okay. [I think everyone noticed, but it's really touching that no one is saying anything...] [They're real] [Everyone seems indifferent, but they're subtly caringㅠㅠ] [It's healing] Finally, their last night arrives. A short event by the villagers, and an unexpected treasure hunt. Just as the stars of hope had fallen on the sea in front of them, the viewers felt the same way. [Beautiful... I can only say it's beautiful] [Wow... the fact that the villagers who weren't close to them at first are giving them this event as a farewell is real...] If the only people who greeted them at first were the captain and the island chief, everyone greeted them on the day they left. This difference was quite impressive. [I just wish it wouldn't endㅠㅠㅠ] [It's really the end..] [They say the epilogue will be broadcast next week, please give us a season 2 preview together] [Island Life is ending so perfectly that it will be difficult to produce a second season. How can the cast members come out because they're burdened?] └ Can't the first cast members just come out? └ ! Oh, are you from Korea University? The story of Baekun Island seemed to be coming to an end like this. However, the aftermath of Wise Island Life was just beginning, and Baekun Island was already suffering from growing pains.