Make' em whistle like a missile bomb bomb
Kids, it's time to come home
Come when called
It's like the owner is BTS and the pigeons are his ARMY
PD/ Who are they??
Pigeons' papa/ They're my family
PD/ These birds?
Pigeons' papa/ Yes, yes. They live with me
They fly freely
Dad warns them of their curfew
Ornithologist/ Pigeons don't travel in flocks
They have a tendency to be nomads
But they settled down here
We're all in this together~
Pigeons' papa/ They were raised by my father since before I was born
It's been about 70~80 years
From generation to generation, father to pigeons for 74 years
Feeding the pigeons is a given.
Thanks dad, you da best
Pigeons' papa/ A bird was born in the meantime
PD/ One came out? Yes, yes.
A baby pigeon (squab) just hatched
The circle of life~
Grandpa checks up on the pigeon family
Pigeons' papa/ The family has grown in number
If you set the newborn pigeon free
Can the newborn pigeon also find a way back home?
Pigeons' grandpa/ Of course.
As long as the pigeon's not dead, the pigeon can come back no matter how far it is
Grandpa has a bias
Come here, Pigeon
Pigeon (20 years old, oldest pigeon)
Pigeons' grandpa/ I bought a small pigeon
And fed the pigeon with beans
From my 20s to my 90s,
I raised them all my lie
After the Korean War, all that was left for the North-Korean refugee grandpa
Was his faithful friend, a pigeon
Pigeons' grandpa/ It's been 50~60 years since coming from North to South Korea
I should visit, but I can't
The homesickness is reall
Imagine not being allowed in your own country?
The closest place to his hometown, Imjingak
Can't go to North Korea, so came to the closest city which is Imjingak
And attached a note onto the pigeon
Told to go to the pigeon's hometown in Yongsan, Seoul
Can the pigeon go to its hometown of Yongsan with grandpa's letter?
Pigeons' grandpa/ Go home~!
The pigeon's hometown of Yongsan
Who else thought this was a scene from a kdrama for a second?
Daughter-in-law/ The pigeon's coming!
Could it be the same pigeon with grandpa's letter?
Yup.
How could I ever forget my hometown, Pyongyang. One can see the mountains and fields of Pyongyang from here
Pigeon, pigeon, fly to your hometown
I hope to go to my hometown like a pigeon
Pigeons can, but I can't
I hope to go too..
Want some cold noodles while you're here? Pyongyang noodles~
To grandpa, the pigeons represent longing and hope