Biyahero Drew, nakasama ang ilang haenyeo ng Jeju Island! | Biyahe ni Drew - video Dailymotion

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Aired (March 9, 2025): Sa kabila ng kanilang edad na 60 pataas, limang oras sila kung sumisid nang walang breathing equipment. Kaya naman kilala ang mga kababaihan dio na mala-sirena sa galing lumangoy. Kumusta kaya ang pagsisid ni Biyahero Drew kasama ang mga haenyeo? Panoorin ang video.

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00:00The locals of Jeju Island in South Korea are known to be good at swimming in the sea.

00:07But the women of the island are not as good as them.

00:15Despite their age of 60 to 70, they still swim 5 hours a day in the water.

00:21It's free diving, which means they don't have any breathing equipment.

00:30Today, I'm going to join a 74-year-old diver, Mijong, and a 65-year-old pro diver, Soon Shim, in their dive.

00:39The women of the island are a bit old. They're like 75, 65, 75.

00:43When we were on our way to where we can catch shellfish or whatever,

00:48I ran into one of them.

00:50Their fins are like this.

00:54Their fins are dual-purpose.

00:56One, this is a floater.

00:58Two, whatever they catch, they put it here.

01:01Three, they have an anchor, especially when it's windy.

01:06The current is quite strong, which we used.

01:13While we were pedaling in the sea, I noticed something about my friends.

01:17Maybe it's because they've been doing this for a long time.

01:20They have a type of breathing that you can hear.

01:23They have this.

01:25Maybe it's out of habit because they need oxygen before they die.

01:32It's so effective because once they put the anchor, they didn't take a few seconds.

01:38They just went down right away.

01:40They're called henyo, or women of the sea.

01:44Every month of May to November, as long as the weather is good,

01:48they go fishing almost every day to get seafood that they can eat and sell.

01:55They fish from 10 to 15 feet.

01:57And before they fish, they immediately find shellfish.

02:04Now, I'm going to fish.

02:19The women of Jeju Island started to commit suicide in the 17th century.

02:23The men are the ones who live in the sea and are sent to war.

02:27When most of the men went to war, the women were forced to go out to sea and find a job.

02:33But nowadays, only the old henyo are left.

02:36And every year, there are fewer and fewer henyo here in Jeju.

02:48I really enjoyed it.

02:49And my dive was legendary with the legendary henyo divers.

02:55It's cold!

02:57For tourists who also want to experience free diving with the iconic henyos,

03:02they can come here to Hado Fishing Village.

03:06They have everything here.

03:09They are called midyong and sunshim.

03:11They will be with you when you go fishing.

03:14After catching the shellfish, you can cook it for them to eat.

03:20And of course, what else is good to do after eating?

03:24You can play muni-muni!

03:27There's also a bonus.

03:28It's very windy here.

03:43Let's go!

Biyahero Drew, nakasama ang ilang haenyeo ng Jeju Island! | Biyahe ni Drew

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