Kim Kwang-gyu “Someone save me” A desperate cry at a potluck party (Shalala Shala)

The warm British daily life of the five actors and their neighbors unfolds.

On JTBC‘s ‘Studying Language Before It’s Too Late - Shala Shala’ (hereafter ‘Shalala Shala’), which airs today (Saturday the 5th) at 7:10 PM, the daily lives of the members who have settled in as full-fledged Cambridge residents, their longing for those in Korea, and a potluck party with their neighbors will be revealed.

Two days before graduation, Sung Dong-il and Kim Kwang-gyu show off their unexpected singing skills in a beginner English song learning class for the first period. In the first song, ‘We Will Rock You’, Kim Kwang-gyu leisurely gets into the rhythm, and then eventually gets up from his seat and shows off his ‘Freddie Mercury’-like stage manners. Sung Dong-il also transforms into ‘Dongil Armstrong’ and livens up the atmosphere with his passionate singing accompanied by self-vibration.

In the ‘Letter Writing’ class held during the second period, the five think of someone precious and make postcards with care, using the help of a translator, despite their poor English. In the beginner class, Kim Kwang-gyu writes a letter to his mother, containing the joys and sorrows of a late-blooming language student. Sung Dong-il completes a love-filled confession letter, even drawing a picture of King‘s College Chapel for his wife.

In the intermediate class, Shin Seung-hwan delivers a heartfelt message to his family, and Um Ki-joon writes a letter expressing his feelings for his mother who lives alone. Jang Hyuk delivers a love letter to an unexpected recipient.

The five are invited to the ‘Potluck Party’, an annual event for Cambridge residents. They prepare kimbap with various ingredients, such as bulgogi and tuna, to treat their neighbors to Korean food. Jang Hyuk and Kim Kwang-gyu, who took on the challenge of making kimbap, initially take on the challenge with enthusiasm, but they run into difficulties with the harder-than-expected task, and the members burst into laughter at the sight of the kimbap that looks like a dried-up cucumber.

Those who attended the potluck party face difficulties again due to their imperfect English skills. Gathered in one place with 30 locals with different accents and speeds, they are asked difficult questions about the situation between the North and South Korea and Korean sentiment, and fall into an unprecedented crisis. What’s more, Kim Kwang-gyu sweats profusely due to continuous communication errors, such as asking a married couple, his neighbors, if they are friends, and screams out in a single word, “Someone save me.” At that moment, there is a rumor that an unexpected savior will appear to save Kim Gwang-gyu, who is stuck in English talk hell.

The twists and turns of the members‘ ‘potluck party’ as they enter the final stages of their language training can be seen on JTBC’s ‘Shalala’ at 7:10 PM today (Saturday the 5th).

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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