Who's there?
This is the Seocho Police.
Is this Hyun-woo Choi?
Yes.
May we come up?
One minute.
Yes, come up.
Sorry.
Morning, Mr. Hyun-woo Choi?
We have a missing person...
Can we come in?
I dated her 5 years and this is how it ends.
She's probably out...
Hey, hey!! Enough!!
This is bigger than I thought.
Got any tools?
- Tools? - Yeah.
We're going! We're going!
Everywhere reminds me of her. Everywhere.
Amazing? All couples. All this people in pairs!
How do they all manage to find right one?
Should have done more things when we were together.
I really want to get out of this city.
Why am I dumped?
I'm a decent guy...
Let it be.
Who knows how your life is going to change.
Hello?
Hello...
Hello?
What? What did you say?
Take photos of a cat at a zoo?!
Look I'm meeting someone. Let's talk later.
Knuckle head.
You should try to find some inner peace.
Inner what?
Now where would I buy inner peace.
I bet money would make a woman stay...
Love might be for sale, but money is not the currency.
You are seeing someone?
Let's call it a night.
You need to go to the zoo, and search for the elephant.
Remember? When we were kids, we went to the Chang-Kyung Zoo.
Man, you remember the strangest things...
Where would you like to fix today?
I suggest tightening the chin line...
How much?
Let me finish inside.
Wednesday?
Yeah...
Where did you park today? unidentified caller
Ms. Mi-young Kim for surgery on Wednesday.
It's Mi-young 'KANG'.
Well, Wednesday then.
We are in dire need of Siberian tiger offsprings.
Last year, the female died all of a sudden.
Even back then we used Viagra
to tiger porns...
but he just wouldn't mate.
So we are bringing him a new bride from China.
But first, we need a real size photo of our male
to show it to the bride candidates. So we would know
which female feels attracted to our male.
Isn't it good?
Think of it as taking an engagement picture.
Later on, we can also use your photos as PR materials.
Sir, I don't have to go in there to take these photos?
- Don't be scared. - No... it's not that...
These days, he gets fed so much,
he veggies out all day.
He is not hungry at all.
Maybe that's why he has no desire for sex.
Anyway, thank you
for helping us preserve
the heritage of our tiger, the national symbol.
- Ye... yes. Sir? - Yes?
Where would elephants be?
Elephants?
Lecher!
Not a day went by, when I didn't think about you.
It's been 12 weeks since we've met again...
and my past 12 years
feels so faint to me...
doesn't seem real.
I'm sure as much as you've lost in those years,
You've gained a lot as well.
This place being one of them.
And it seems, I too have turned out okay.
Can't tell you how glad I am to see you all successful.
Don't you have any security cameras in your building?
Fuck no, I always thought it was too expensive.
I have no clue who did this.
The motherfucker even knows my cell number.
Wait, Hyun-woo, hold on a sec.
The midterm scores are out.
Again you came in dead last in the class!
Bend over!
Go sit in the corner and assume the position!
Hey, something's come up. Gotta go.
What? A Chinese tiger bride to preserve the national symbol?
Who knows what that crazy man was talking about.
But he is better than me.
At least, the tiger gets to fornicate with taxpayer's money.
It's okay. It's been taken care of.
Gee... you didn't have to...
It was delicious as always.
Same here.
I should go and start closing up.
Right, the boss should go and do her job.
Hey, the night is still young. How about another round?
Must get lonely?
I would feel lost
all alone here.
Just find it again. Whatever it is just find it again.
Isn't there only one way to find what's been lost?
Stop looking,
and just wait.
What were you up to in those 12 years when you went missing?
I waited.
- I waited. - What?
Love.
Ever felt that spiritual force through the eyes of the beloved?
If you stop looking, it will come back to you.
The package was here with this card.
I thought it was a gift. I didn't think much of it.
Dr. Yoon, I'm so sorry.
No, no... It's okay. It's been a rough day.
Please help these gentlemen, and go home early today.
Maybe it's a petty thief.
We also lost a nurse's uniform.
Who knows? Maybe some sore about
past surgery results...
If you made my tits lop-sided,
I would send you a snake.
What about you?
You moan like a bitch over a girl like a cheesy teenager.
Gee... I guess I should be more like you.
Screwing everything that moves. That must be the man's life.
It's alright. Don't worry. It's his hobby.
In my opinion, you don't know what women want...
In my opinion, I think you have a very small penis.
That's why you fuck around
to make up for the depravity.
Hey, hey!
Hyun-woo did you find the elephant?
Elephant? What elephant?
It's been such a long time.
Luxury escort.
The masterpiece of my life. Come here!
- Slow down. - Not wearing any?
I wonder where the elephant grave is...
It's like a country papered with hostess bars.
I wonder where all those women end up...
Fuck... what the hell am I talking about?
Deep in the forest, who will come to drink the small fountain?
At dawn, a rabbit awakes rubbing its eyes,
it has come to wash its face...
Enough.
Enough!!!
Unable to get over a girl...
Hyun-woo Choi attempted to commit suicide.
He cannot even succeed in taking his own life,
I am sure with more effort, he will get better results.
What do you think?
In the case of Mr. Choi, suicide attempts have
failed despite his endeavors.
It is imperative that he try such diverse methods as electrocution,
gas asphyxiation, overdose...
Hush, hush.
Just read the teleprompter like you're suppose to...
Hyun-woo Choi, throw it. I dare you.
As you can see, that Mr. Choi's will power
- I, too feel disappointed. - is truly disappointing.
Next is sports,
To support the national team,
20,000 soccer fans have gathered
for the match with Japan.
Don't you ever get sick of soccer?
High class escorts...
Korea is becoming the 'sex heaven' for tourists.
High class escorts...
monthly pay of...
25 million won.
Robots with the exact same plastic surgery.
The plastic surgery industry, is struggling with the recession...
Your golden days are over...
You call yourselves doctors?
This city has more plastic surgery hospitals than Starbucks?
The Korean financial market looks gloomy.
Korean-American bankers.
Because you can't make it in the states...
you geeks come here
and hook up with gold-digging women.
You act as if you know the price of everything,
yet you people know the value of nothing.
Hyun-woo Choi!
Hyun-woo
Among these people... You are the lowest.
You call that shit photos of yours art?
You call that shit photos of yours art? They're garbage.
You even suck at imitating other famous works.
Hey, if without family money, You'd be starving.
Always blaming others, look at yourself
all high with marijuana
- Hyun-woo Choi! - You loser!
You loser...
What are you doing?
I can't do anything all day.
Bitch.
Fucking bitch.
Enough is enough, I said to myself.
But a few days ago, I met him again.
We've met before, haven't we?
What was your name back then?
Everyone knows that,
asshole is pure trash.
Don't worry about it.
I'll catch you later. I'm gonna go work out.
It's hot here!
No... don't take it off.
Tighter...
Doctor, how is your blood pressure?
It's much better now.
All this time, not one phone call.
I hate you.
Didn't you miss me?
Of course I missed you. That's why I'm here.
You always do whatever you want.
You changed careers and I've been busy too.
Your phone's ringing! Don't you have yoga class?
Are you feeling better?
Minsuk, the fucking genius,
picked a tee time at this hour.
What's wrong with you?
It's freezing. Close the door!
Hey! Hey!
Man, now I am really angry.
You the medicine man?
What would I do without you? I love you man.
You know marijuana...
Remember when we were kids, we went to the Chang-Kyung Zoo?
Yeah.
Actually I don't. We did?
Never mind. Forget it.
What's the deal with Jin-hyuck?
Our friend Jin-hyuck Sah.
I heard that he's in trouble for illegal speculations.
He could be under investigations.
Really?
The legendary self made man.
Quite dramatic indeed.
He returns after 12 years to fucking Korea for money.
Did he ever find his father?
Don't know...
You know how tight-lipped he is.
I pried a couple of times but he didn't say much.
He probably has more scars than we know.
Maybe that's why he sometimes seems very unnatural.
He's got one hell of a golf swing though.
What's the matter with you?
Me? What?
Your back swing is totally wild.
You don't even aim do you?
You are dangerous.
Not counting your mulligans, How many OB's?
More than 20? Right?
Take a look.
I know. I'm not in my best shape.
You're an addict.
I don't drink that much these days.
Sex, you moron. You're addicted to fucking.
I agree. What should I do?
I think you need some professional help.
What help?
I think his swing needs some professional help,
His tee shots are dangerous.
How was your putting lesson with Jin-hyuck?
All about mind control.
'Picture the line in your head and push the ball with faith.'
I'm sorry! Let me help you.
It's fine, I got it.
Now what?
You are one sick bastard in need of serious help.
You love her?
Yeah, of course.
But... something always feels missing.
Does your wife know?
How would I know?
Maybe she knows maybe she doesn't.
I've had enough.
Even if you live together,
you can never really know another person.
Is everything okay with you?
You seemed pretty uptight on the phone earlier...
Well you are the smart one, I'm sure you'll be fine.
What do I know? Just concerned about you.
Let's leave together.
It's our baby.
I'm like a horny teenager.
I can't seem to get enough.
Not that I don't get off with my wife,
but something's always missing. No partner ever satisfies me.
I think I'll wait outside.
No, stay.
My friend can stay, right?
Whatever is comfortable...
We know everything about each other.
We're even in-laws.
I feel uncomfortable. I'll be outside.
Fucking bitch!
Hello?
Are you my 2 O'clock?
I'm, I'm not... not a patient.
Psychiatry Dr. Min-jung JANG
Why the stuttering?
I hope you weren't trying to kill yourself?
Talk to me for awhile.
Actually... it's...
I'm here with a friend...
He didn't want to come alone.
What's the problem?
I... I feel... no...nostalgic...
I have manic-depression...
You know your symptoms.
No...no... actually...
You know what's good about manic-depression?
When depressed, just wait. You'll be manic again.
Manic-depression can be treated psychologically.
Nah! It's not a psychological.
It's a biochemical problem.
Addiction is
the craving of the cells to satisfy its urges.
And if that's not met, the cells function abnormally.
The scary thing is the symptoms will get worse
and eventually go out of control.
So it's a long-term battle?
Like in any disease, your will is the key.
You need to recognize your problem
and be honest with yourself.
The phone was ringing but it wasn't her.
It was no one.
It was just my mind hearing things.
Can I borrow your cell phone?
What?
I don't think she'll pick up, if she sees my number.
I'm sorry.
Sorry. Actually I don't have a phone on me right now.
I see...
There are times when I think I would be much better off,
if she were dead.
I'm not normal, am I?
If she was dead, I wouldn't miss her
and I wouldn't hope for her to come back to me...
It'd be much easier to accept.
I want her dead.
Maybe I'm a little selfish?
It's more self-love than selfish.
You're protecting yourself.
Sense of loss is not easy for anyone.
I don't want to be a prisoner of my past.
But I desperately grasp for my memories.
One can remember the past, but one can never change it.
And one can 'change' the future,
but one can never 'remember' it.
That's why people feel trapped by their present reality.
But memory is a good thing.
You can return to a time in your past
and rediscover the moment and relive it.
You should try to find such a moment.
Somewhere in your memory...
I...
No worries.
What a patient tells me is strictly confidential.
How can I pay the fee for today's...
No need.
Well thank you, Dr. Jang.
I hope I was helpful.
Take the prescribed meds. And I'll see your test results.
Bro. Are they ready?
The results should be out.
Don't worry too much. Same time next week.
- Thanks, bro. - Sure.
Then the same time next week for us?
Yeah...
What if I've caught something?
What?
Like AIDS or...
So you are getting 'STD' test results.
Lower your fucking voice...
You use condoms, don't you?
Not really...
What?!
You busy?
I gotta go fix my camera.
You said that could wait?
Should I stay?
Forget it.
You are such a fucking pussy.
Go...
Hey!
Why the hell
did you ask for her cell phone...
Hey!
What's up? You alright?
I'm...
Why? What?
What is it?!
You fucker! I was actually worried!
Hyun-woo!
Fucker.
Hey!
- I'm standing in the middle of... - Get lost!
In the case of Mr. Choi,
suicide attempts have failed...
Fucking Parrot, die!
Fucking bitch!
Today?
I don't think I can...
What? You're here?
Just stopping by. Where are you going?
Going to Daegu.
Let's go together, for a drive.
Don't you have any work?
Wait a minute...
What are you...
I photograph to remember.
Manic day today?
Your nose?
Did it again in Japan.
You work in Japan?
I live there. Flying back tonight.
So, you've been in Japan all along.
He does it better than you. Don't call me!
Inspiration?
To find the girl from your dream, we're going to Daegu?
The high school girl in Daegu.
After all these years, she might be waiting for me.
What's her name?
No idea.
She probably graduated college by now.
She might not even be in Daegu. That's why I said I'd go alone.
It's okay...
Maybe I'm just going lunatic...
Who knows how your life is going to change.
Anyway life is
a gamble with infinite possibilities.
One time, I was so sick of work that I just drove south.
The scenery was amazing.
No matter how cynical I get in the city life,
nature is unchangingly beautiful.
Just listen.
How can I make more money and retire early?
Why don't I have a woman like that?
These self-torturing questions
trapped me in 'hell'.
While an hour-drive away from the city was
pure nature, maybe 'heaven' itself.
I realized then, that it was all a matter of perspective.
A different perspective can change your choices in life.
And eventually bring about
a change in your life itself.
So anywhere you go, I'm happy to come along.
I appreciate it. For not treating me like a lunatic.
Did you get divorced?
No.
Then I'm curious
why you're here to see me.
I'm sorry. My late apology.
I have class now. My girlfriend is waiting.
What?
She and I are a real fit.
And we even have conversations.
No, no... I mean...
back then I was a jerk...
I accept your apology.
Did you come here for that?
Let's go.
I found her!
- It's her, isn't it? - Yeah.
- Bye doctor - Bye bye.
I'm pregnant.
Don't worry. It's not yours.
I know. I'm sterile.
Really?
Look, I'm trying to talk honestly with my college friend.
Let's see each other at a better time.
You know my cell number.
Now why the hell would I know your cell number?
Like you said, you and me, we were an accident.
A hit-and-run traffic accident.
And the hit-and-run driver was my college friend!
Accident?
She died during the Subway Arson Incident.
She was a senior then.
You're not taking it?
Shouldn't have come...
It's okay.
No, I shouldn't have come...
If I didn't come like a lunatic, she'd still be alive.
In my imagination... in my head...
in my photo...
You had no choice but to come. You were desperately searching...
Hyun-woo,
nothing can be as beautiful as your imagination.
So try to go easy on yourself. Okay?
What are you doing?
Lighter...
Now?
Let's get groovy!
Fine, I'll just party by myself.
Hey. I'm the one who found it.
What are you doing?
Hey!
An elephant. Elephant is flying in the sky!
Your exaggerations always amaze me.
Hey! You're high and seeing stuff.
No...
I sometimes see stuff
even when I'm not high.
Take it. Later think sorry
You have to get out of the country... soon.
The fucking prosecutor's office the whole 9 yards.
What if it rains, We get what?
It all passed.
Hey, Jin.
What if it rains, you run for cover.
You don't fuck a round.
What?
No... I had something to take care of...
Bullshit. You're here to see that woman shrink, right?
No...
You realize that you suffer from affection-deficiency.
Shit, you're wearing cologne. Let's get some coffee.
So you've covered all your victims?
Do you count the bottles when you drink beer?
They're all mine fields and hornet's nests...
I just visited the suspicious ones...
You still don't know the culprit?
Culprit? I don't even have any suspects yet.
By the way, have you seen Jin-hyuck recently?
Yeah, yesterday. Why?
What'd you guys do?
We just went somewhere...
Why?
Nah... nothing. I've got to go.
If I didn't tamper with my memory and imagination,
she would still be alive.
My curiosity killed
the girl in my dream.
Are you angry?
No. It's not like that...
Dr. Jang, I am not blaming you.
Finding a moment in your memory doesn't mean
that your past becomes part of your reality.
There is the scary variable called time.
Yes.
Try not to get hurt too much.
Refuse 'hurt' if it comes to you.
Because I can't cope with my reality, I escape to
my imagination and my memory I am a real schizophrenic.
I told you psychosis patients all have a common characteristic.
Yes, a lunatic doesn't think he is crazy.
Right. So have no worries.
I smoke a lot of weed...
You said whatever a patient says is confidential, right?
I sometimes smoke a lot of weed...
Is that why I'm like?
If marijuana was that powerful,
then everyone would want some.
In your case, it's more psychological...
You are not exactly in the most stable state of mind.
Give yourself some time to recover.
I think my life is totally messed up.
You're just human.
Imperfect, delicate and complicated.
Just like any other human being.
I guess, I'm just lonely...
Obstetrics
Did something happen?
Where were you?
What?
I was at yoga... What about the hospital?
Yoga... I have the day off.
Yoga...
Soo-yeon.
Let's try to get along from now on.
You watching a porn or something?
What's this?
You think she swallowed?
She swallowed it.
You knew, didn't you?
Why?
What would my life be
without you and Jin-hyuck?
Thanks... I am really touched.
- I didn't take those pictures. - I know.
It's a continuation of anonymous threats.
I can't live like this! This isn't a way to live.
I never imagined my life would be this fucked up.
I'm sure you are not alone.
Divorce?
I thought about it, but no.
Although I might screw others, I want to wake up with Soo-yeon.
Life without her is no life at all.
I don't want to be abandoned.
It looks like you've already been abandoned.
Fuck, I don't know...
My life is made of threats,
shrink bills and addiction.
I fuck because I'm nervous, yet when I do fuck,
I'm plagued with guilt.
Maybe there's hope.
I have to quit.
Yeah...
But Jin-hyuck, that fucker...
What am I gonna do with him?
Is your old hobby kicking back?
We never lived together. So what's there to break up?
Don't be this way. I'm just being honest with you.
Then declare honestly!
I am sick of screwing you!
Take it, rode it well for a year.
No... you can keep the car.
Could you give me a ride home?
Move over.
Move.
It hurts.
Don't go, please? Don't go.
If you really have to go, then go and tell her.
Tell her you want a divorce.
If you're not gonna say that, you can't leave here.
Just move!
No! You don't have to break up with your wife!
Just don't break up with me!
Please! Stay!
You missed your meeting.
The 'Empire of Lights' audition.
I was worried so I waited by your place.
No!
Is it because of him, isn't it?