Heartstrings
Episode 5
How long are you planning on following me?
Go home.
What's that?
Open it and see.
Give it to me. I'll put it on for you.
Forget it. I'll put it on myself.
If anyone bullies you again, tell me.
Lee Kyu Won is backed by the Director.
I'll be bullied even more this way.
Really?
Then you're the same as Joan of Arc, fight alone.
Episode 5 Confession
Happy birthday. I'm leaving.
I'm crazy.
Is it broken?
Why is it acting like this?
This is the first time I'm jealous of a kid.
- Oh right now I'm... - I'm sorry, Seok Hyun.
Let's drink red wine next time.
What?
I'm not in a very good condition right now.
I happen to be out running an errand as well.
Perfect, next time.
Okay, I'm sorry.
Kim Seok Hyun, your timing is perfect.
Hello, quickly give me a cappuccino please.
1800 Won.
Give me a cappuccino.
A moment please.
You're buying coffee, too?
Yes. Hello.
You performed very well yesterday.
You were much better than on the first day.
Yes.
I'll pay for you.
No, it's okay.
I can pay for my own.
Here.
- Then, I'm leaving first. - Okay.
He's not here every day.
Come with me for a minute.
I hope that you won't do things like this from now on.
I don't have time to play child games with you, Shin.
What if I said that this isn't a child's game?
It's a child's game to me.
I told you before, right?
I think your act of waiting and pursuing me is very tedious.
The person I need...
isn't a child who only dreams, but rather a man.
You really think that it's just a child's game?
Doesn't that mean you don't have a real reason?
Can you sincerely say...
that you've never felt any attraction to me?
I've never felt any attraction.
Honestly.
If you understand, then go.
No matter what you think,
this is how I truly feel.
I'm going to act the way I want.
- Shin. - Another thing.
I'm not a child.
Who cares who that guy likes.
If he's not going to drink it, he shouldn't have made me buy it.
That jerk!
Hey, Lee Shin. What are you?
Who says that you can just order your servant around however you like?
What?
Cappuccinos, for example, if you're not going to drink it, then don't ask for one!
Don't act like you're training a dog.
You better drink it.
I'm never going to help you buy coffee again!
Whether I drink it or not, that's my business.
You just have to follow my orders.
- What? - Also,
don't run over to ask me questions in the future.
You like Professor Yoon Soo, right?
What?
Do you think that's possible?
What's impossible about it?
- Well of course... - What's so impossible about it?
A professor is a professor.
Also there's a 10 year age difference.
Starting from today, you don't have to be my servant anymore.
You're free.
Don't buy coffee or do anything else again.
Also, leave my business alone.
What?
Get lost.
Fine.
That's better for me, anyway.
I'm going to clarify, you said it first.
Don't go back on your word later.
Who cares?
What a joke, you narcissistic prince.
Did you really write this yourself?
It's not good?
No, it's too good.
The ending section is very intense.
It starts with a guitar solo.
The main character also has a voice solo.
And then the traditional instruments join in along with the chorus.
Do you think that'll work?
It should be feasible for the song afterwards.
But the guitar soloist who appears first is very important, right?
Yes.
The opening needs to be effective.
If it's Shin, he could probably emit a cool sound.
- Lee Shin? - Yes.
Even though he's not professional, but he's known to be good at guitar.
Compared to other professional students in that area, he plays exceptionally well.
He doesn't seem that special.
He shouldn't be too late.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Would a guy who feels sorry walk in that slowly?
Okay, let's practice.
Does everyone know their part?
How was it?
A bit better than what I expected.
Even though they can't play it properly right now,
but after some practice, it should sound great.
You're right.
They still can't play it properly yet.
Especially the guitar.
Guitar?
The guitar sounded pretty good.
No, it's not good at all.
Where? Which part needs work?
I can't pinpoint a specific part.
Was that not good either?
You'll improve with time.
Let's end it here for today.
Everybody worked hard.
Director.
Next time, you must tell me exactly which part wasn't good.
I can't understand when you talk like that.
Lee Shin.
Don't be late.
And don't be arrogant.
Have you completed the paperwork?
Yes. What about Ki Young?
He's sleeping.
What exactly are you planning to do?
Let's go.
Even if I have to do this, I'll definitely put you on stage.
Lift him up.
For now, just stay here.
Sleep and eat on the stage.
Do you think that will change anything?
I will change you.
No matter what happens, you must participate in this performance.
I'll definitely help you overcome your stage fright.
I'll make you stand up again!
Who are you doing this for in the end?
Do you feel guilty towards me?
Hyun Ki Young, do you want to get a beating?
Since it's not that, you should stop caring about me.
Look after him well.
If something happens, contact me immediately.
- Are you leaving? - Yes.
I have to return to the school.
Take care.
Try to understand the director's intentions.
Although he uses these methods, he just wishes for you to come back.
Come in.
You're working late.
Are you busy?
No. It's okay.
Do you want a cup of coffee?
How's your condition?
Are you okay now?
Yes. I'm okay.
I'm sorry.
I wasn't able to make it, anyway.
So you don't have to worry about it.
Oh, the care-free part we talked about last time, I revised it.
Listen to the practice tape tomorrow. If it's not good, tell me and I'll change it.
In the practical music stream, there's a guy called Lee Shin, right?
I heard that he likes you.
What?
I've already learned my lesson.
He told me to treat you too casually.
He pities me.
He has mistaken that feeling as love.
Because he's too young.
He mixed up love and pity.
What about you?
You won't get confused by how you feel about him right?
What do you mean?
I just mean,
are Lee Shin's feelings truly one sided?
Mr. Kim Seok Hyun, are you jealous of Shin right now?
Yes.
I'm jealous.
It's late.
I'm keeping you from work.
Go back. I'm leaving.
Oh! Let's practice after we eat.
Next time, I have to climb to a higher rank. I hate running errands!
But isn't money so stubborn? Your 5000 won was mine.
Thank you, I'll enjoy eating it.
But don't you think that the director was behaving strangely before?
Shin's performance was very cool and well done.
I think, he just wanted to punish him.
He was only 10 minutes late. That's nothing.
He probably had some reason.
But now that Shin isn't in a good mood, will being his servant involve more work?
It's okay. I already decided to stop being his servant.
Why?
You still have a few days left, right? Can I do it for you?
Hey, do you guys have no pride?
- No, we don't. - Exactly!
What's the use of pride, anyway?
I don't have time to play child games with you, Shin.
Oh no, I'm late. I'm dead for sure.
What's he doing? Not going home?
Yes grandpa, I'm coming right now. The practice time was extended.
I'm going back, quickly.
Are you training a dog?
Ahjussi! Wait a minute!
[Beware of the dog. It's fierce. Do not disturb.]
What exactly is he?
- It's pretty. - Yes, isn't it?
If we buy it, Lee Shin can have it to himself.
- This... - I'm home.
Oh, you're back. Have you eaten?
I ate already. What are you looking at?
We're going to move.
Move?
A person that mom knows is in a hurry to emigrate,
and they vacated their house. It's a Korean-styled house.
I don't know what it'll be like if we moved in.
Didn't you say that you wanted to live in a separate house to practice guitar?
What do you think? Do you want to live in a Korean-style house?
- It's all right. - How is it? It's really nice right?
Very nice.
Consider it seriously.
It doesn't matter to me where I live. You guys decide.
Then, mom is deciding.
The person I need...
isn't a child who only dreams, but rather, a man.
Starting from today, you don't have to be my servant anymore.
You're free.
Don't buy coffee or do anything else again.
Also, leave my business alone.
That's right, I'm not doing it.
He's really too evil, too loathsome!
Oh, it's warm.
Traditional Music Stream Lee Kyu Won's coffee, I spit in it.
Oh?
Beware of the dog. It's fierce. Do not disturb.
It was Lee Shin.
Lee Shin.
Unni!
Didn't I say I'm hungry?
Unni!
Come in.
You called for me, professor?
Yes. I heard that Ki Young got injured.
What? Oh, yes.
How is he? Is he better?
Yes. His bone is slightly cracked. His stitches are going to be removed soon.
Oh, really?
Which hospital?
You want to go see him?
I want to see how he's doing.
Want to go together?
If you're busy, you can just tell me his hospital room number.
Well, the director took him to the theater.
Which theater?
The director's theater.
As I've said before, today we'll start from the leads' chorus.
First, Hee Joo and Kyu Won will play the female lead.
The male lead...
Shin, you want to try?
What?
You know how to sing this song right?
After losing his love and dream, he sings the song while feeling lost.
Ignite your utmost desire to stand back up and sing.
Hee Joo unni, fighting!
Kyu Won, fighting!
I was scared. I thought I lost my way.
I couldn't see ahead me clearly.
I don't know what awaited me tomorrow.
I was scared. I really wanted to hide.
I wanted to hide myself.
But today, I'm different.
I'm standing up now. I'm going to sing again.
I'll forget yesterday and sing for tomorrow.
Wait a second.
Kyu Won, don't sing just for the sake of singing.
Think about conveying the message within the lyrics.
Sing strongly so that it can reach the edge of the stage.
Okay.
Again.
Start from Hee Joo.
- I'm starving. - How about fried rice cakes?
- Rice rolls! - Yeah, rice rolls!
Oh, I'm starving.
Yea, we practiced extremely hard.
I'm so hungry, hurry hurry!
Oh, Jun Hee, let's go together!
Thanks for the coffee.
I spit in it.
You spit a lot in it.
I'm very sorry about talking like that last time.
Forget it.
Because I was a bit angry, I just unconsciously...
If you're feeling ashamed, you can complete your time as a servant.
What?
Aren't there a few days left?
You're so petty. Okay, an agreement is an agreement.
Well since you've said it, go clean my practice studio.
Clean?
Cleaning is very fitting for a servant.
Clean it neatly.
Dummy...
Lee Kyu Won, you're really too naive.
He turned you into a servant again with just a cup of coffee.
Lee Shin dummy.
Lee Shin dummy. Lee Shin dummy.
Lee Shin dummy.
Looks like it suits you.
What?
If I didn't ask you to clean up, you'd definitely be sad, right?
I wasn't smiling because I was happy.
It's because I just thought of a joke that Bo Woon told me.
- Tell me. - What?
Let me see how funny it is to make you grin from ear to ear.
I want to hear it.
Well...
Ramen and sesame oil robbed the bank... Now I want to laugh.
But ramen...
Because sesame oil reported it, ramen was caught.
Yeah...
And then sesame oil got arrested because ramen shook it.
These all mean that the salt is too salty.
Isn't it?
- That's right. - Is that funny?
It's funny... isn't it?
I thought you were only bad at singing.
Your sense of humor is terrible.
What?
With your singing ability, you can't even compete with Hee Joo.
Wipe the windowsill.
He seriously has the skill of making people angry.
I'm going crazy.
He said I'm not even qualified to sing in the chorus?
Wait and see.
I'm going to let you see me land the lead role.
No matter what, he wants him to step on stage. The director is crazy.
Professor Lim had a scare, too.
Oh, I also heard he was kidnapped...
from the hospital to a theater where he's being watched.
Watched?
Han Hee Joo, are you curious?
Do you want to hear?
No, I don't.
Oh, doesn't Han Hee Joo hate Ki Young oppa?
Can you walk?
What's the matter?
You don't want to stand there?
The director said that people like me,
still have a long way to go.
I'm also lacking luck.
Even now, there still isn't anyone as outstanding as oppa.
If not, you can just continue maintaining this helpless appearance.
[Hyun Ki Young]
I definitely won't give up on you.
Until you stand up,
until you stand on stage and sing again,
I will keep on tormenting you.
If you feel tired of it or angry, then walk up here with your own legs.
Then, I will stop.
Use your own eyes to confirm how happy you are on stage.
Director, it's not really recording right?
I said I'm not.
It's a waste of tape, why would I film you?
Continue.
- Really? - Yes.
Ki Young, if you perform on Broadway, how would you feel?
It'd be really awesome, right?
Exactly.
No one knows for sure if you'll be on Broadway three years down the road.
It'll turn out well.
No, after I'm finished developing here, I'll take you to Broadway.
Okay? Yes, it's settled.
Are you mocking me?
No.
- You're mocking me right now! - I'm not.
- Come over here. - This is mine. This is my disc.
- Don't come here. - Over here.
I'm standing up now. I'm going to sing again.
I'll forget yesterday and sing for tomorrow.
To the cold days before in empty rooms, goodbye.
Overwhelming me and trusting me, my heart races.
For tomorrow, for my dream.
I'll sprint.
What are you doing?
Here.
The future director of Broadway, say something.
The director of Broadway.
Imagine it, Ki Young.
The moment when you're standing on this stage as the lead.
Maybe your heart's beating so fast, you can't even stand straight.
Can you imagine it?
Oh, my dream is coming true.
I'll take you to the parking lot.
Don't follow me.
I told you already,
I don't have time to play with a child.
Just stop now when I still consider you to be cute.
How old is not a child anymore?
25? 30?
Let go.
You must've forgotten.
I'm a grown man.
You can't make me let go with your little strength.
Lee Shin.
Please...
Look at me.
I'm telling you to look at me!
Are you finished?
I'm tired of you acting this way.
Don't follow me!
Will you only understand when I'm angry at you?
You're not a man to me.
Understand?
Lee Shin...
You're not a man to me.
Understand?
Lee Kyu Won.
Director.
What are you doing, staring off into space?
What's wrong? What happened?
It's nothing.
Well, can I ask you something?
I like your questions. Sure, go ahead.
What's your relationship with Professor Jung Yoon Soo?
You're curious?
Yes.
Hey, hurry up and leave.
I'll treat you to food later.
No, you punk. It's my treat so you better disappear!
The beauty from the Dance Department is in front of us. How am I supposed to leave?
If you continue like this, we'll be discovered. Hurry and leave.
No, I'm going to confess.
What's the matter?
- Well... - Hello.
We're fourth year students from theatrical department.
This sound system seems to have some problems.
It should be fixed.
That...
You don't have many friends?
I see that you're always eating by yourself.
People call you heartless person, practice freak.
There are all kinds of rumors.
It's okay, I'm a person who likes everyone.
Those flaws, I can tolerate them.
What are you doing?
Can't you see that I'm trying with my eyes here?
Cheers.
And then? What happened next?
What happened in the end? Did they break up?
I'm running out of breath.
You want to know about what happened after that?
Order another appetizer and I'll tell you.
What is this? Finish the story.
Jun Hee, what do you want to eat?
Fruits!
Okay, get another plate of fresh assorted fruits.
All right, so what exactly happened in the end?
Director Hyung and that beautiful professor...
Even though Yoon Soo was every man's dream lover, she was an ice princess.
Although many guys wanted to confess to her, there was one who surpassed the others.
The guy was Kim Seok Hyun.
He's an amazing guy.
At that time, what were you doing, boss Gu?
They were a couple that everyone envied,
But Yoon Soo was picked by the famous New York Jazz and Ballet Company.
So then...
[Grandpa]
Oh, I'm very sorry. It's really late.
It's okay, Director.
- You can go. - Go where?
You have to clarify what you direct.
I'm the director,
who's responsible for Kyu Won's lead role in the 100th Anniversary Show.
100th Anniversary Show?
Well that... about that...
The 100th Anniversary Show is divided into numerous small performances.
Our director is in charge of the traditional music performances.
Isn't that right director?
Oh, yes it is.
Really? How old are you?
I'm 33 this year.
You're not that old.
- Grandpa! - What about your parents?
Are they both still living?
Yes, they used to work at a cultural center abroad, but recently they retired.
Oh, really? You look quite normal, too.
Then when you have time, come over for tea.
Grandpa, the director is really busy.
It's getting late, director. You should go.
Okay. Grandpa, I'll visit you later.
Alright, go on.
Although he's a bit old, he's not too bad.
Grandpa, what are you talking about? Go inside.
Compared to the guy from last time, this guy is better.
That guy and this guy both have nothing to do with me.
Don't worry about it. Go inside.
The building is a little old,
but the interior is all renovated. It should be comfortable to live in.
To be honest, I'm a bit reluctant to give it to you.
I know. Can we move in next week?
Yes, we're leaving this weekend.
How is it?
It's nice, better than I imagined.
Thanks for your compliment.
You're not a man to me.
Understand?
I was scared. I thought I lost my way.
I couldn't see ahead me clearly.
I don't know what awaited me tomorrow.
I was scared. I really wanted to hide.
I wanted to hide myself.
But today, I'm different.
I'm standing up now. I'm going to sing again.
I'll forget yesterday and sing for tomorrow.
To the cold days before in empty rooms, goodbye.
Overwhelming me and trusting me, my heart races.
For tomorrow, for my dream.
I'll sprint.
Kyu Won sang very well.
How's that well? I can sing like that, too.
Good job, let's stop here today.
Okay, you're dismissed.
Everyone worked hard!
Looks like you practiced.
Oh? Thanks.
But, did you eat ramen before going to bed yesterday? Your face is chubby.
What?
What's the point of glaring at me?
Are you finished?
I'm tired of you acting this way.
Don't follow me!
What's the matter?
Ki Young, why are you here?
I want to listen to Director's advice and try again.
Even though I don't know how it'll turn out,
But it's better than regretting it.
You did well, good thing you're back.
I was scared. I thought I lost my way.
I couldn't see ahead me clearly.
I don't know what awaited me tomorrow.
I wanted to hide myself. I was scared.
I really wanted to hide.
But today, I'm different.
I'm standing up now. I'm going to sing again.
I'll forget yesterday and sing for tomorrow.
To the cold days before in empty rooms, goodbye.
Overwhelming me and trusting me, my heart races.
For tomorrow, for my dream.
I'll sprint.
Ahjussi, I'm sorry. I'll be finished in a minute...
What's wrong? Why did you come here this late?
To see you.
I'm very happy about Ki Young. I congratulate you sincerely.
Yoon Soo...
I think that I still like you very much.
I don't want to...
be pathetically jealous of someone else.
What are you saying? It's late, the manager ahjussi will come to lock the doors.
Let's start over.
I love you, Yoon Soo.
Oh? Lee Shin?
Wait a minute, Lee Shin!
Lee Shin.
Get lost.
You still haven't left? Do you wanna go eat with me?
- Or... - I told you to get lost.
You never thought that it'd turn out this way?
You thought that maintaining your one sided love, the professor would one day love you?
You... do you like me?
- What? - You think that by acting like this,
I can give up on the professor and like you instead?
- Lee Shin. - It doesn't matter who you like.
I don't care at all.
Same goes for you,
don't care about who I like.
As you wished, you found a man that you want.
I'm happy with that person, not like when I'm with you.
Where exactly did he go? The coffee is getting cold.
Go back to your place.
Don't follow me.
Where exactly are you going?
Not long ago, I think his biological father died.
He and his sister share the same mother but have different fathers.
Do we look alike?
Who is he?
That dummy.