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[Backbreaker]
What is this?
Gun Woo said borrowed my card to prepare for the job interview.
Is he getting ready for the job market at Starbucks?
So annoying.
Do Gun Woo, this damn kid. What is he doing?
Here, here... I got this round.
- Drink and eat to your hearts' content. - You are the best.
That kid over there is my boyfriend.
Do you have a part-time job these days?
I don't have time for that, I'm busy preparing to get a job.
Of course, I'm using my girlfriend's credit card.
Am I happy that he's five years younger?
Yeah, except for his immaturity.
Another order of tray noodles, please.
So Jung.
How did you know I was here?
My credit card you have been using all day told me your location.
So you were thinking of me every time you received a text?
Do Gun Woo!
You said you are preparing to get a job, is this the school?
And what is up with this fan club?
It is not like that.
My juniors were helping me find a job since you are busy.
- She's in charge of my resume. - She checks my GPA.
And she organizes job information papers.
I didn't just pick pretty juniors to help me out, do not be mistaken.
Right?
Gun Woo...
My boyfriend's lip service. I know it very well.
And his deadly eyes that bring out motherly love in women.
That's why I've been acting as his mom for the past six years.
Sit here.
Yes, Professor...
Don't bother trying to hit on him.
I've been with him for the past six years.
You think you stand a chance against me?
Hello.
You don't want Gun Woo to turn out well?
What?
He is having a hard time preparing to get a job.
As his girlfriend, you're not doing much for him at all.
True.
All you do is brag about letting him use your credit card.
Brag?
No, it's nothing. What's wrong with you guys?
Here, do you want some beer?
What is your role here?
It is not like that.
I just came because he said he would buy dinner.
I'm his junior from the same hometown.
From his hometown?
The professor recommended me for a job interview.
- That is great. - Really?
That's great.
That is why I'm asking... can you buy me a suit?
Please?
Captain, is this not too much?
Are all younger men like this these days?
[He is a mosquito, drinking your blood.] [What a backbreaker!]
A backbreaker... funny.
It is a pretty common situation in a relationship with an older girl.
But I think this boyfriend is a bit too much.
But did you not know he was like that when you first met?
[Six years ago]
No, he was not like that from the beginning.
Joo Young Min!
Bastard...
You need to pay for that.
Bastard.
I am going to see how well he lives
after dumping me like that.
Get off!
Are you awake?
I was about to wake you up because it's time for the boss to come in.
Where am I?
If you do not remember just forget about it.
No need in remembering the bad past.
It will only make you feel bad.
I'm buying this since you're a regular here.
Ramen is the best for sobering up.
I normally would not even have looked at him.
But after getting dumped by a bastard, I started noticing that young and nice kid.
Look at his clothes.
What do I do?
So Jung!
Wow. So Jung.
- You look so pretty today. - Yeah. Thanks.
I must have been crazy.
What am I doing with this little kid?
So Jung, where should we go? Are you hungry?
Should we go to a kimbap place? They have really good spicy noodles.
No.
There is a place you need to go with me first.
It looks so good on you.
See?
You look so much better.
I do not need these kind of clothes.
You do not need to.
No, I am buying it because I want to.
Think of it as our first date gift.
But I didn't get you anything.
You can buy me something when you get a job.
I guess.
Let's go.
Not a kimbap place.
I will buy you something really good.
That is how it started.
I bought him stuff to satisfy myself using my own money.
He was still a student, and five years younger than me.
I had to pay for all the dates. And get him new outfits each season.
Since he lived alone, I took care of his food and basic needs.
This, too.
Thank you!
I would even pay the bill
when he would go out drinking with his buddies.
And drive him home.
So you made him like that.
I know. I spoiled him from the beginning.
But I was okay with it because we were in love.
What is this?
Why is she still here?
Do I need to take her home, too?
Actually, I have a favor to ask of you.
What is it now?
Can she stay at your place for a little bit?
What?
Something came up, so she had to leave her dorm.
As you know, I live with other guys, so I can't bring her home.
What?
Take her to your house?
Why do you have to worry about her?
She is my friend from my hometown.
When she came to Seoul
her parents even called me to take care of her.
Yeah?
I am sorry. I do not even know you.
What?
You brought her to your house?
Yeah.
You are too much.
Your boyfriend is not enough, so now, you take care of his girlfriend, too.
She's not a girlfriend. They're just friends.
Unless you are related by blood, all girls are the same.
A friend?
Then what can I do?
Tell my boyfriend to live with her?
That's even worse.
I do not know.
But she's better than I thought.
The room is a little small.
You want to share it with me?
No, do not worry about me.
You should sleep comfortably.
I like sleeping on sofas.
Yeah?
Did you just wash up?
Your skin looks so great.
Who would think that you're in your 30s.
How do you take care of yourself?
Do you use expensive makeup?
No, not really.
You want to try it?
Really?
This is really expensive.
Wow, it's so soft.
You can use it.
Thank you.
I was worried, but she was sweet and easy to get along with.
I felt like I had found a sister.
You should still be careful.
Your boss is having an affair with a young girl, too.
Hey!
You are comparing Gun Woo to that jerk?
No way.
My Gun Woo is a bit immature, but he is not like that.
Can you not see by how loyal he has been for the past six years?
I know.
But your boyfriend is so good-looking.
It is not like outer appearance is everything in a guy.
But it is not bad to be good-looking.
And that good-looking guy is a masterpiece
I created by spending money for the past six years.
I was proud of myself.
So Jung.
What brings you here without even calling first?
We should go shopping for the suit.
Oh, the suit.
How is this?
What about this?
This?
That one.
This?
Then I want both of them.
Both of them?
You need at least two suits. I will give you a discount.
As soon as I get a job, I will pay you back.
So Jung...
- You will really give us a discount? - Of course.
Can I get that instead of a necktie?
Okay.
[Gift for our customers: Necktie or Scarf]
So you bought him two suits?
What can I do then?
He wants to wear them for the interviews.
Man...
Still, how could he do that?
Well...
It is good for me, too, if Gun Woo gets a job.
Can I get that instead of a necktie?
And...
He's got such a sweet heart.
Still...
You have been working really hard , and doing the night shift.
That is true.
I do not know if I'm working for a boss, or taking care of human trash.
I really hate it.
So Jung...
Should we go out for a change?
How do you feel?
Nice, right?
It feels really nice.
I feel like I'm getting taken care of.
But this is not expensive?
It is just once in awhile.
And it is my treat today.
My wallet...
It is okay.
I will get it.
No, I said it would be my treat.
I feel bad enough that I am staying at your place.
Hold on.
Can I send it directly to the account?
Yes, you may.
Yeah, send it right now.
Thank you.
I guess she has a conscience.
Yeah.
She is not a bad girl.
This month's card bills are off the hook.
You cannot underestimate the cost of an extra person living in your house.
Tell her to give you some money.
How can I ask her for money?
What? Are you running a charity?
What? How much is all this?
Men's suit.
Shoes.
What's this?
Facial coupon?
You get facials these days?
What is wrong with your face then?
Not me, my boyfriend.
I hear men these days get facials to get ready for job interviews.
He asked you for that, too?
It is not like he asked.
It just happened that way.
You even give him allowance money.
Is he not too much?
I consider him as my installment savings account.
You may go bankrupt before the account matures.
What?
Are you waiting for me to go bankrupt?
Do not waste your energy, and lose out in the end...
I am telling you to get married.
He does not even have a job, how can we get married?
I have seen many men fly away the minute they find a job.
It will be too late to cry then.
Get him when you can.
Yes, Director Park.
Pardon?
What happened?
What is wrong with you?
Director Park must be crazy.
He made that young girl manager at his wife's store.
Is that store owned by his wife's family?
Yeah.
It is not enough that he was freeloading off his wife.
He was taking everything from his wife, and giving it to his other woman.
But what happened to you?
His wife beat me up
saying that as his personal secretary, I should have known.
Director Park has been using me as an alibi.
I have been holding it back all this time.
I am going to quit right now!
Yeah, quit. He is nothing but trash.
- Don't bother trying to please him. - Right?
But...
Can I really do that?
Of course.
You went through so much.
You do not think you can find another job?
Do not worry.
Take this opportunity to rest and recharge.
Okay.
Yes.
In front of the company?
Nice.
I have been craving coffee because I was so mad.
You are the best.
I know. I am the best.
Feels good?
How about here?
Here, too.
But what brought you all the way to my work?
You said you have been having a hard time at work.
I came to cheer you up.
Who told you that I have been having a hard time?
Ji Hye.
She told me to take better care of you since you are having a hard time at work.
Ji Hye?
So sweet.
So Jung...
Can you give me next month's allowance a little in advance?
I gave you money a week ago.
I spent it all getting ready for the interviews.
You know that I have a lot of expenses.
I do not even have time to find a part-time job.
Still...
I need to get a job soon to take good care of you.
So Jung...
Fine.
Starting next month, I may not be able to give you an allowance.
What? Why?
I am thinking about quitting work.
What?
It has been so hard.
And I want to travel a little.
No way. Are you crazy?
You think work is a joke?
What?
It's so hard getting a job these days. How can you quit a job after six years?
And nobody would hire a 30-year-old woman part time.
Hey!
Can you just tell me not to worry, that you will take care of me?
Are you crazy?
Why would I say those kinds of lies?
What?
Hey.
He is too much.
It is not like I asked him to take care of me right now.
Do not get mad.
I am sure he said that out of concern for you.
Is that why he got that mad?
You know it was not sincere.
You know he loses his temper easily.
I guess.
He is like that.
But you know more about Gun Woo than I thought.
Not really.
But I found out that part-time jobs
are only offered to women 29 and younger.
Really?
So Jung...
You are not really going to quit, are you?
Huh?
Gun Woo, I am sorry about yesterday.
I am the one who was too rough on you.
I was just worried about you...
I know.
I know everything.
From now on, you will not say that you are going to quit, right?
Right.
When you get a job, do you think we can get married around next autumn?
What?
Marriage?
When you get a job, we should get married right away.
I am only 26.
Is that not too early to get married?
Hey... I'm already 31.
Even if we get married this year, and have a child next year...
I'll be considered old.
A baby?
Oh, right...
The professor said he would look over my resume. I'm late.
Let's talk about that again later.
Talking about marriage for the first time...
I understood that he might feel a little taken aback.
It can seem a bit sudden.
Look at this girl...
She seemed neat in the beginning.
She is getting messier and messier.
Seriously.
All this stuff in the suitcase...
Everything's getting wrinkled up.
I saw this somewhere.
Can I get that instead of a necktie?
Yeah, that scarf...
But why does she have this?
Maybe she is holding onto it to give to me.
- Wow... - Really?
She mentioned marriage?
Yeah.
Why am I hiding?
You must have been so scared.
I was even more scared when she said she was quitting work.
Gun Woo, you should thank me for convincing her not to quit.
You know, right?
Yeah, good job.
Can you give me some allowance money then?
What?
I sent it to your account a week ago because you said it was urgent.
I spent all that on the massages.
You know that I paid for your girlfriend's massage, too.
So why did you pay for that?
You should have let So Jin pay for everything.
How could I? I feel bad.
I am staying at her house for free.
Just stay there like it is your own home.
So Jin likes taking care of other people.
Do you want to come in?
So Jin is going to be coming home late from work.
Let's watch a movie together.
Something sexy.
I want to do that, too. But I'm scared we are going to get caught.
It was so thrilling last time we did it.
That is what got me more excited.
This girl...
You!
So Jung.
What?
So thrilling?
Got you more excited?
Seriously...
You see... yeah.
Let me tell you the truth.
I'm dating Ji Hye.
It has been three months.
What? So you have been two-timing me?
No, it is not like that.
I stopped having feelings for you six months ago.
What?
I tried to break up several times.
But I didn't know how to bring it up...
Why?
You did not want to forgo the allowance money by breaking up with me?
I am sorry.
- I was going to tell you soon. - When?
After you got a job?
You are really something else.
It was not enough to backbreaker off of me, so you let your girlfriend live here?
You were both being backbreakers?
Backbreaking? How can you say that?
Then should I call you a mosquito?
You think I was happy being next to you?
You spent money on me, so that I could be up to your level.
Yeah.
He is such a little kid.
Hey, I almost became his aunt.
I am busy buying him clothes right now.
What can I ask of a guy who wants to go to a kimbap place for a first date?
I was nothing but your doll while we were dating.
You did whatever you pleased, and you were happy.
What?
You did that because you wanted to.
Is this really all my fault?
[It wasn't enough to be a backbreaker?] [You deserve to die]
[What a pair of bastards.]
You don't know what to do?
You should kill a mosquito when you see one.
Slap him in the face. And kick him to the curb.
Make it as painful as possible.
When you kick him to the curb, make sure you are wearing high heels.
Throw that guy away along with your letter of resignation.
It might be a good idea to go traveling.
New love always comes like fate.
Let's listen to some music.
[When Love Becomes Unstable] That is enough.
Why do we have to break up?
You know, right?
My honey is perfect in every way.
That is enough.
He is perfect in every way, he just has one small flaw.
Does it make sense that we have to break up because of that?
Tell me...
Yeah, he has got everything!
Looks, personality, and talent.
And he has also got a wife and two kids!
Leaving far away?
Then he should have left sooner.
Why did he let you simmer for the last five years?
Are you soup or something?
Stop.
You still don't know?
That guy played with you.
He got sick of the same thing every day, so he got with you.
And he dumped you because he got sick of you, too.
I said stop.
A man of your dreams?
He knows your heart?
That is because his wife trained him for several years on what women like.
He just tested what he learned on a girl like you.
Get a hold of yourself.
Stop.
Stop!
Seriously.
Do you know what love is?
You know love?
Captain, in this world
there are so many loves that I cannot understand.
[Especially girls who date married men...]
[I know a lot of girls like this.]
[ Why would a single girl date a married man?]
Why do they make themselves into cheap commodities?
[There are things that go well together.]
[Sprite and egg.]
[Pizza and pickles.]
I am looking for a man that is a perfect match for me.
Common point between smoking and cheating...
You start smoking out of curiosity.
The first time you smoke, it tastes so bad...
You tell yourself that you'd never get addicted.
So you continue to smoke without much thought
because you know you won't get addicted.
Ms. Come to Me...
Have you found your partner?
The one that fits you perfectly?
Auntie, your blind date was another bomber?
I told you not to talk like that.
My boyfriend taught me that.
Hey, you should break up, I can tell he is no good.
How can we break up? We are so much in love.
I am jealous that you met your loved one so early on.
Why do you not have anyone that you love?
It is not that I don't have one, I just haven't met him, yet.
What do you love about him?
He makes my heart beat. Thump, thump, thump.
Auntie, you know that Saturday is my birthday, right?
So there was a reason you came to me.
What do you want?
You should have told me earlier.
You know I hate stuff like this.
You see...
She threatened me that she would quit Kindergarten if she could not go.
So why does it have to be me?
She has a mother and a father.
She knows that her auntie will spend money on her.
Auntie...
Just watch her from the side, and let her play by herself.
I don't know. I'm hanging up.
Let's go on it together.
I do not want to.
Just get on it by yourself. I hate going on rides.
How can I get on by myself?
I need someone to hold my hand if I get scared.
Just hold onto the handle.
Let's go on it together.
Daddy will watch from here.
Daddy doesn't like rides like that.
It is my birthday today.
How can you do this to me?
Why can you not ride it with me?
What kind of a daddy are you?
Thank you.
We helped each other out.
What is so fun about that?
It just makes you dizzy and gives you a headache.
You didn't like it even when you were little?
Even when I was little, I would have preferred
to go to a bookstore over an amusement park.
I do not like the nervous feeling you get before going on the ride.
And I hate the feeling of regret you get right before the ride starts.
The worst is the feeling you get when the ride goes in the air.
And your stomach drops. I do not want to experience that twice.
Even besides that...
I don't like playing with balls...
Or being in a crowded area.
And I hate crying kids, too.
There are so many things that you hate.
I guess so.
I guess there are a lot of things I hate.
I heard that if you hate a lot of things, you also like a lot of things.
I like reading a book while drinking coffee on a cold autumn morning.
I like seeing flower buds in early spring.
And I like having friends who listen to me while drinking coffee outside.
I like the lights in the windows of different houses on my way home, too.
I like number 402 Namsan circulation bus.
I am sorry.
- You should be careful. - Okay.
You saved me twice already.
What is with you?
I told him I was scared.
My dad told me that men are supposed to protect girls.
Right, Dad?
How can I put it...
It seemed like I would never get tired of talking to him...
I had never felt that way before.
Let's all go on this together.
You said men aren't afraid of new challenges.
Do you want to try it?
Seriously?
Pretend that it's number 402 Namsan bus.
Men are supposed to partner up with girls.
Auntie, do not worry about me. I am not scared at all.
You two will get on together, right? Please step in.
You see...
- Did you put on your seat belt? - Yes.
If you get scared, you can lean on my shoulder.
Thump, thump, thump.
I felt a strange sense of nervousness and tension.
I felt like I was in a different world.
Like I was under a spell.
If it was a dream, I wished that I would never wake up.
- I had fun today. - Me, too.
Will we be able to see each other again?
Give me your number. I'll call you.
I had fun today.
Me, too.
Then...
Get in safely.
Let's go.
- Bye. - Bye.
See you next time.
Do you want to drink coffee outside sometime?
I'll listen to you talk.
I could not ever imagine...
That I would be walking the same path
as the other women I swore I would never understand.
Auntie, if you have a boyfriend, and you start liking another boy...
Is that bad?
I have a boyfriend, but I like Joon Young.
What if my boyfriend gets mad because I like Joon Young?
Sit over here.
Even if you have a boyfriend, you might start liking someone else.
It is not like you can control who you like.
Then who do I like more?
Just go with the one that makes your heart beat more.
I am sure you'll find out once you go whether it is love or not.
What do you think? Pretty?
My honey likes everything pure.
When we first met, he said I looked pure
like I live in a protected and clean area.
You were sobbing over another man just two months ago.
Sobbing? Me?
You do not remember?
That married man.
- Married man? - Oh, that married guy?
You forgot all about him?
Or are you pretending?
Why would I pretend? I completely erased him.
You can forget that easily after all those years?
Hey. It is all thanks to you.
I really thought I would go crazy then.
But you said that he was sick of me already.
So I looked into it.
And he had already lured another girl and was working on her.
That is why people say you never get started
on married men and cigarettes.
Thanks.
You are sharp as a blade.
You have a keen eye when it comes to men.
Still, you loved him while you were dating, right?
What is this?
I thought you would be the happiest to learn that I broke up with him.
- Are you seeing someone? - What?
Hold on.
I need to get this.
Yes.
It is okay.
I will see you later.
Sorry.
You are seeing a married man, right?
No.
I am sure.
You keep looking at the clock because you are waiting for his call.
You can meet married men only at certain hours.
Hey! Are you crazy?
The minute you step in, it is over.
Not even someone else. How could you do this?
Hey. I know why you are worried.
It is not serious or anything.
Do you not know me?
This is Peru.
In the beginning
there was nothing I liked except their scenic views.
But pretty soon, I found myself one with the people.
It must be nice being the owner of a travel agency.
Getting to travel while working.
I think I have a good job, too.
Using work as an excuse to travel and see the way different people live.
I get to have my own time, too.
It would have been so suffocating if I had a different job.
Why?
You feel suffocated when you are not working?
All men are like that.
It is not easy to live the way you want to live.
Getting bombarded by family and work.
Then when do you feel the happiest?
Right now, enjoying the beautiful ocean at night and being here with you.
There is one more thing I like...
Watching the ocean from here...
I feel like I can see the same light that Gatsby saw.
Did all this come from your imagination?
Since the beginning, it was all for you. All my ideas, all my decisions.
The Great Gatsby. I love that novel.
Gatsby separates from his love, Daisy, because of war.
He comes back to try to rekindle his love.
But she is already married.
So he moves in across the street.
And has a party every night waiting for her to come.
His eyes as he looked at Daisy for the first time in five years...
Do you remember?
They were pure and earnest.
When Gatsby would look at Daisy's house from afar...
What do you think he thought about
as he looked at the green lights coming from her house?
He was probably thinking about hope.
A future with her.
I will always leave the green light on.
So you can find me without getting lost.
Later, should we leave together?
South America or wherever.
There are many places I want to show you.
Do you really think that is possible?
I could never imagine...
That I would fall in love like this.
My heart beats all day long when I am with him.
And I feel alive.
I finally met my perfect match that I have been dreaming of all my life.
Except for the fact that he is already married.
It really feels like a dream.
I do not know why I got married so late.
I feel like I wasted all that time living a single life.
I am telling you now, but I didn't approve of you before.
Even if we are friends, hearing that you were dating a married man.
I thought it was strange.
I could not understand you at all.
But if you are in that situation, you do not see anything.
You realize how dumb and stupid you were only after you come out.
There are a lot of girls around me dating married men.
The end is always the worst.
They either get betrayed, or they get beat up by the wives.
But...
Being married, now I can understand how those wives feel.
It may not be possible to get rid of the girls
that stick around my man like dust.
But he is my man, and they're nothing but dust.
Sticking around with all their might.
They are so pathetic.
But why do they date married men?
- What is so attractive about them? - They put their all in.
And they try to do everything the girl wants.
Bachelors just play games with girls.
They do not know what girls want, either.
But married men have been trained by their wives
so they know exactly what girls want.
If you get scared, you can lean on my shoulder, too.
And they always say something like...
'I'm stuck in a loveless marriage.'
'You are the first love in my life.'
All men are like that.
It is not easy to live the way we want to live.
Getting bombarded by family and work.
They are perfect men with money, honor, status, and comfortable homes.
But they show a lonely side of them to you.
Later, should we leave together?
South America or wherever.
Then for some reason
you feel this burning desire to take care of that loneliness.
Most importantly, they have been validated.
Chosen by another woman.
What is he Jang Dong Gun or something?
I heard you are dating someone.
No.
She said she wanted to go on a couple trip together.
There is a condo my boyfriend can use from work.
I wanted to go on a trip together before it gets colder.
I am getting married next year, too.
I want to have fun before getting married.
- What do you think? - Cool with me.
What about you?
You can go without me.
I do not like moving in large crowds.
You are so cold.
What do you do with him when you go on a date?
Different things.
Do you watch movies in daylight, hold hands in a crowded area
and go shopping, too?
Yeah, we date like that.
You do not think we do?
Honey.
Hold on.
Why? Are you getting mad?
- Yeah, I was trying to get you mad. - What?
Do you know what kind of dates I went on for those five years?
Drinking in a dark bar...
Walking on a deserted road...
Always in a deserted place at night time...
I never dated him on a weekend or during the day in the five years.
You are different?
That is not all.
I could never get in contact with him once he went home.
And I would have to send him home if he had to go.
I could only contact him and meet him at certain designated hours.
Are you going to live your life inside a cave like that?
Get a hold of yourself.
- Where there are a lot of people? - Yes.
I want to go on a date
in the middle of the day holding hands in a crowded place.
Why?
We can't do that?
Huh? No. We can do that.
Let's do that.
Then this Friday...
No, Saturday.
I want to see you on Saturday.
Normally, couples date on the weekends.
I want to have a normal date like that.
Okay.
Let's do that.
I will do what you want.
Bright and warm sunlight...
Relaxed people...
What else could be better than having a normal date
with my loved one, holding hands?
Something felt strange.
It was definitely him.
But he felt strangely different from the nights.
Like facing reality for the first time.
Like how Gatsby's fantasy shattered
and the green light disappeared the moment he embraced Daisy.
I was dating a guy much older than me.
You came?
And that people may judge us.
What is wrong?
Did something happen?
No.
Where should we go?
I looked at the surrounding area.
This is Peru.
Later, should we leave together?
South America or wherever.
There are many places I want to show you.
Oh... here.
What's wrong?
And that this man has a family.
And that I'm sinning right now.
Joo Ah!
And that he can leave me at any time.
Who was I in love with all this time?
Did I even love him?
Did you see the cruel reality
at the moment you were supposed to be the happiest?
[The man must have felt so bewildered.]
[I guess it is true that women are fickle.]
[Maybe the woman came face-to-face with reality.]
They say you should break up in the daytime.
Unlike the nights, during the day, you can accept reality as it really is.
Maybe her hormones were just playing games with her.
The tenseness she felt while seeing an unstable love...
Maybe she mistook that as love.
Also known as Suspension Bridge Effect.
When the partners are on a suspension bridge or a ride together...
They might take the tension from that experience
and mistake it for the flutter you feel in love.
The hormone adrenaline...
is released in both situations.
I am sure you do not see anything now.
And you do not remember anything, either.
When you step out into the light from darkness...
you can't see anything for a few seconds.
But...
Your vision will return.
That is all for today.
What was the feeling I got back then?
Love?
Or a disillusion?