Ahn Jung-hwan of ‘The Family That Crossed the Line’ made everyone burst into laughter when he complained of ‘Masang (heartache)’ while watching a ‘surprise quiz’ asking about famous Korean soccer players before Son Heung-min at a K-cultural event held in Madrid.

Episode 77 of ‘The Family That Crossed the Line’ aired on Channel A on the 3rd showed the four MCs Ahn Jung-hwan, Lee Hye-won, Yoo Se-yoon, and Song Jin-woo, along with Chris from the US, Fabian from France, and Carlos from Brazil, introducing the unique cultural experiences of each country.

First, the ‘Brazilian Family’ Carlos X Koo Hye-won couple greeted everyone in Madrid, the capital of Spain. They declared, “We are visiting Spain as the promotional ambassadors for ‘Jikjisimcheyojeol’,” and that they would tour various places in Madrid before attending the ‘K-cultural event’. Immediately after, the ‘Brazilian family’ began their journey at the ‘Spanish Road Marker,’ the starting point of Spanish roads, and made a wish while touching the heel of the ‘Bear Statue,’ a symbol of Madrid. While walking, they discovered a store selling K-pop goods following a billboard for BLACKPINK’s world tour and attempted to interview them on the spot. The store owner stirred everyone’s patriotism by saying, “K-pop’s status in Spain is gradually rising, and sales have been increasing in the three and a half years since we opened the store.” They also stopped by Madrid’s representative gastronomic market, ‘Mercado de San Miguel,’ to taste various Spanish street foods. Ahn Jung-hwan and Lee Hye-won, who were watching the mukbang of ‘Octopus Skewers’ and ‘Squid Sandwich’, kept smacking their lips, saying, “This looks so delicious”.



The time for the ‘K-Cultural Event’ soon arrived, and the ‘Brazilian Family’ appeared in front of the attendees dressed in hanbok, receiving enthusiastic cheers. When a participant answered “Oppa” as the most beautiful Korean word, Carlos said, “It might be because of the oppa in the drama, but there is no oppa like that in Korea”, making everyone laugh from the start. The ‘Brazilian Family’ then took the lead in introducing Hangul in a fun way by playing a word-making game using ‘Korean Cookies’. At this time, Carlos asked the question, “An indispensable figure in Korean soccer” and received the answer, “Son Heung-min.” Then, he asked an additional quiz, “Who is the famous Korean soccer player before Son Heung-min?” The participants reacted bewildered, and Ahn Jung-hwan complained, “Why did you ask that question? It‘s embarrassing!” However, when the hint, “He played in the Italian league” appeared, people started shouting, “Ahn Jung-hwan”, and Ahn Jung-hwan, whose pride had been restored, happily said, “I’ll send you a signed ball.”

Next, the new “Italian family” Nam Gook-hyun X Mickey greeted each other. The ‘Italian Family’, currently residing in Bologna, attended the ‘Venice Carnival’, which is considered one of the ‘World‘s Top 3 Festivals’, along with Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Nice, France. At the site, people wearing masks and medieval costumes were walking the streets, making it feel as if they had gone back to the Middle Ages. Afterwards, the ‘Italian Family’ watched the ‘Descent of the Angels’ event, where people came down from the 100m high bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica, as well as various ‘Mask Collections’, and went to eat ‘Limited Edition Carnival Food’. The place they arrived at was ‘Café Florian’, the second oldest cafe in Europe, and its Rococo-style interior that recreates the glory of the past Venetian Republic caught their eye. Here, the ‘Italian Family’ was happy to taste the traditional Venetian dessert ‘Fritelle’ and ‘Galani’, which is fried flour with sugar.

As night fell, the ‘Italian Family’ headed to the dock to enjoy the highlight of the Venice Carnival. They boarded a cruise that is only operated during the Carnival period and started a ‘Costume Party’. As they entered wearing masks, they saw people on the cruise enjoying refreshments in medieval costumes, and when the music started, the real party began. In an instant, the cruise turned into a club, and the costumed people sang ABBA‘s ‘Mamma Mia’, giving goosebumps.

Lastly, the ‘American Family’ Lee Soo-yeon X Ayo made their first appearance, introducing the ‘Chill’ MZ life in ‘Miami’, where they live. Lee Hye-won was delighted, saying, “My daughter Lee Won-i said that Miami is a hot place where all the young people in America gather.” First, the ‘American family’ stopped by Miami Beach, where young people gather, to watch people playing beach volleyball, and then headed to ‘Muscle Beach’ to do some ‘heat work’ in their swimsuits. After working out, the two headed to the beach, where they applied tanning oil to each other and enjoyed the sun. They also stopped by an ‘Outdoor Beach Club’ to have some cocktails. Chris, the ‘American representative’, explained that the ‘Beach Club’ is open 24 hours a day, saying, “It’s very rare even in the US, because Miami is a resort area and has a very developed nightlife.“

Next, they boarded a ‘Jet Car’, where they could drive a sports car in the sea, and enjoyed the thrill. Even with the high rental fee of $400 (about 580,000 won) per hour, the ‘Miami Family’ was satisfied and said, “It‘s fun enough, but a boating license is required.”The last schedule was a ‘Star Island Cruise’ tour, which is an artificial island where many celebrities’ villas are located. While looking around the villas of stars such as David Beckham, Rihanna, Shaquille O‘Neal, and Jackie Chan, Chris suddenly suggested, “Ahn Jung-hwan should buy a villa soon too~”. At this, Ahn Jung-hwan waved his hand, saying, “I’m worried even if I buy a villa. When are you going back and forth to Miami?” However, Lee Hye-won said, “Just buy it. We‘ll use it~“ and made everyone laugh until the end.

Channel A’s entertainment program ‘Family Beyond the Line’, which conveys the daily lives of international families who have achieved fruition of love across borders, airs every Thursday at 8:10 p.m.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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