Powerful Opponents
Episode 1
Nothing suspicious.
All clear!
Thank you all for taking time off your busy schedules to be here.
Welcome.
- It's good to see you. - Please come in.
- Su Ho is still not here yet? - Not yet.
What's taking him so long?
Putting on a suit takes more time.
He'll be here soon. He'll be right down.
Mom!
- Welcome, please come in. - Nice to see you.
The President is here.
Ah! It's all right.
There's no need to stand up.
Here, sit down.
Please do sit.
I was just setting out when I was stopped by the Administrative Secretary.
You may not know this but...
That man takes at least 30 minutes once he starts on a topic.
He mentioned as I awarded him the letter of appointment, that the more difficult ones are more patriotic too.
So he makes things really difficult for me.
Everyone has been waiting for so long.
Before he starts on another long story, let's toast.
Yes, we should.
Here.
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday!
Thank you.
Thank you, everyone.
- Thank you. - Happy birthday!
- Happy birthday, Father. - Yes, thank you, So Ryeon.
- Happy birthday, Father. - Yes, thank you as well.
Here.
Sit, please sit.
Today's menu is Korean steak.
They plan to cook it and present it straight away.
Head chef says the meat is of high quality.
Because today's your birthday.
Su Ho, open up!
Kang Su Ho!
Must you do this now?
Su Ho!
Su Ho! Su Ho!
What are you doing? Open this door right now!
- You have the key, right? - Yes.
Open it.
[Wishing you a happy birthday, the honorable President daddy!]
Then, let's begin our meal, you must be starving.
Let's start.
This is an emergency situation. Number 3 has escaped.
Initiate a search immediately. Lightning speed. Over.
I'll repeat. Number 3 has escaped.
Initiate a search immediately. Lightning speed. Over.
Who said he was the ultra-strong super-fist?
What's so ultra-strong, super-fist about him?
He was so great last week!
He got all his opponents down in one punch.
Why is his lower body all crooked?
Did he eat something wrong last night?
- Hey, why are you pushing? - Gosh! Scram!
How would I know? That's what I want to find out too.
Get up! Get up and win!
I placed a 300000 Won bet on you!
- Only 300000? I betted 500000! 500000! - I bet a 100000!
I betted everything I had. Oh dear!
What should I do now?
They call you a chip off the old block. Did I force you to bet?
Yes! Get up!
- Punch him! - What's wrong with you?
You must win!
Get him!
Kiddo! You're almost done now.
One more swing from you and you're dead.
You'll die, you jerk!
Get me then.
Come kill me.
I'm sick of living anyway.
So come and kill me, punk!
Let me die!
Under penal code 246 for illegal gambling,
and penal code 247 for illegal setup for gambling,
All of you are arrested. Arrest them!
Is this the end for us?
Let's get out of here. Run!
Let me go!
Let's fight for our freedom!
He's seriously hurt.
Cracks in two rib bones, cracks also in his collar bone.
He needs to be hospitalized for at least 2 months.
He was brought back by four presidential guards.
There was a reporter on site at that time.
Hardly 10 minutes after the incident,
News and photos started showing up on the Internet.
What?
Even photos?
For maintaining privacy, those stuff should have been stopped.
It's not the fault of Director Kim.
It's Su Ho's fault, right?
We must think of something.
Even if we have to add more personnel, we must keep an eye on him.
That will only achieve the opposite result, Mom.
Su Ho will hate it.
He already hates the two presidential guards with him now.
Whether he likes it or not, that's not the issue now.
What he's doing now, is dragging Father into trouble.
We should not let Su Ho cause the President anymore embarrassment.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
[The President's son, in trouble perpetually.]
We must create a team that can watch over Su Ho more effectively,
A professional team of guards which can subdue him.
Episode 1 Beyond Imagination!
Left, right.
One, two.
Me?
What? Grab me!
Grab me quick.
But how could I... you're after all a woman, your breast...
I don't need you to give me any leeway just because I'm a girl.
Those who won't give leeway to girls, those willing to fight for real, come out.
None?
No one?
I was just a little careless.
One more time.
Not bad.
One more time.
Wow, totally wicked.
Not making any leeway for women, just like that?
But that is too much, isn't it? She's the only woman amongst us.
Is that all you're good for?
Are you boasting over your little bit ability?
With a little leeway, your nose is up in the air.
When you're losing out, you groan like you're dying.
That's why I say, women won't do.
Understand?
Hey, Yoo Gwan Pil.
What do you mean "women won't do"?
What do you mean by that?
Isn't that... sexual discrimination?
Not sexual discrimination but ability differentiation. You'd better make that clear.
Stop changing the subject. Just because I'm a girl, you're despising me. Aren't you?
I don't despise all girls.
There are many outstanding women in the world today,
Sometimes I really respect those women too.
But for those women who always think of themselves being superior to men,
who uses women's equality to make men feel awkward whenever they're losing a fight,
That means you, Cha Young Jin.
Women just like you...
Honestly, you make me puke.
That's nothing to do with equality,
You should call it "bratty-ness"
Bratty-ness?
Upon realizing their abilities are lacking, they use sexual discrimination as their shield,
Am I right?
You jerk, your concept of women is totally nonsense.
As your batch-mate, I really can't disregard that.
How should I start correcting you?
How should I start transforming you so that you'll sober up?
Go check it out elsewhere.
Hey, stop there!
I told you to stop there!
I said stop there, you jerk!
Sorry to say so, Cha Young Jin, You're no match for me.
Even in another 500 years, you can't beat me.
Cha Young Jin, are you alright?
Are you or not?
Yoo Gwan Pil!
How is Cha Young Jin's score? Any improvement?
Isn't she following hard on the heels of Yoo Gwan Pil?
I'm guessing her eyes are filled with revenge.
What are you saying?
Don't you know?
Yoo Gwan Pil and Cha Young Jin are at each other's throats now.
Are they in love?
More passionate than being in love?
Recently, the two of them are competing neck-to-neck.
It's very exciting to watch.
More so than the Olympics itself!
Is that so?
I bet on Cha Young Jin.
What are you saying?
Whether it's ability or strength, Yoo Gwan Pil has the upper hand.
I bet on Yoo Gwan Pil.
Do you know what beats ability or strength?
It's courage!
Who's most courageous? It's Cha Young Jin, right?
My bet is definitely on Cha Young Jin.
But Cha Young Jin is weaker in her shooting, right?
Yoo Gwan Pil is so obnoxious. Not just obnoxious, he's a jinx too!
He's always so high and mighty, right?
- It's Young Jin. Young Jin. - You guys! Aren't you going overboard?
The two of them are getting from bad to worse,
It's bad enough you're not stopping them, you're even betting!
We're all in the same batch, aren't you all terrible?
So are you betting or not?
I bet on Cha Young Jin.
I really hope Young Jin will win.
Gwan Pil is really sickening, isn't he?
Do it properly! Is that all you can take?
With such little strength, can you take on any mission?
Strength comes from willpower,
You must better yourself,
And that's willpower.
Understand?
What a jinx!
Obnoxious!
Just say you're tired.
Then I'll cater for your mood and go slower.
And I'll admit you're the turtle.
But if you can't then you can't.
Not just in 500 years,
Even in 50,000 years, you're still no match for me.
Why wait 500 years or 50,000 years? Today, let's see if you die or I die.
- Let's die together. - Let go!
What are you two up to? How dare you create a ruckus here!
Let me go!
You two really...!
How old are you now?
Did you think this training was designed for you to get into a fight?
Spending a huge sum of money to select you, train you so we can see such behavior?
- No. - No.
If that's not the case then why did you fight?
I was hoping to see outstanding results from you two,
But it seems now you're just thugs.
He despises me for being a girl.
What?
She's the one who asked not to be given the leeway for being a girl and that's what I did.
He's actually a stubborn anti-feminist.
She's making such proclamations on her own.
He's a jerk and obnoxious.
Everything she does is sickening.
You two!
So you see no need to repent?
Do you want to see me get angry?
Is that when you will repent?
Fine.
Since you two must fight each other,
Then I'll let you do as you wish.
Cha Young Jin...
Look at this.
You're in training for five months now, your shooting score is only 50, what nonsense?
Because of you, your mates got demerit points too. Aren't you ashamed?
And you, Yoo Gwan Pil,
You jerk, your score on operational teamwork is the lowest in the whole batch.
Individual projects are all A's,
whenever you have to work in team-play, that's how you perform.
Don't you understand you have to be one with your partner?
Being excellent and capable on your own, what's the use of that?
You'll prepare, stake-out, attack, take bullets all on your own?
There's only three weeks left of your training.
Within these three weeks, Cha Young Jin, you...
You must raise your shooting score to at least 80.
Yoo Gwan Pil, you're in charge of helping Cha Young Jin do that.
Understand?
- Chief! - Chief!
In the three weeks left, according to how you work with Cha Young Jin,
According to how sincere you are in helping and training others,
I'll assign your marks for operational teamwork.
Do you understand?
- But Chief...! - But Chief...!
If you cannot achieve the score I expect within these three weeks,
At that time, I swear on my own name,
I'll fire the two of you and you won't be able to attend the commissioning.
- What? -Discharge!
Get out!
Young Jin, did you see the internet reports this morning?
The President's son is in the news again.
That Kang Su Ho, you all read that, right?
You said it was illegal gambling, right?
Oh! From those photos, he was so beaten up.
You can't tell where's his mouth and his eyes.
Why does Kang Su Ho always get into trouble?
He's always reported in such negative news,
The President must be very embarrassed.
What about the Security Director's position?
That's why our seniors in the presidential guard are all so unlucky.
That's why Kang Su Ho is known as the Black Hole.
If you're assigned to be his guard, you'll face reduction* within a month.
(*reduced military insurance and allowances)
Without a doubt.
Even if you're lucky, you'll still have to write a letter of repentance.
Don't think of leaving this evening.
You have to practice shooting from today onwards.
Be at the shooting range at 7 PM
Why should I?
Why should I let you help me in shooting?
Why should I be responsible for your marks?
Why should I do that? Why should I?
I'm not happy to do it too. I'm only doing as I'm told.
Taking orders is also one of our responsibilities.
7 PM
Don't be late.
Young Jin, bear with it. Patience wins the game.
No matter how much you hate Gwan Pil, get to be a presidential guard first.
You've put up for five months now, what's three weeks? Who says you can't do it?
Hello?
Yes, that's me.
Where?
I'm at the hospital, Mom.
No, I came by myself.
My husband had an all-night meeting,
He's always busy.
No, Because of Jung Eun, I have to leave right after I see Su Ho.
I know.
I'll call you again after I visit him.
Okay.
Thanks for your efforts here. I'd like to see Su Ho.
Just 30 minutes ago, he took a painkiller shot and he's resting now.
I'd just be a short while.
I'm here, Su Ho.
How are you feeling?
I heard you had a shot of painkiller.
Does it hurt a lot?
Why are you hurting yourself like this?
What are you so unhappy about?
No matter what, you shouldn't have done that, that day.
It wasn't just any other day, it was Father's birthday after all.
Am I still being watched now?
I'm a patient now.
Don't they know I need absolute rest and absolute quiet?
If I keep hearing your nagging and feeling more stressed out...
Don't you know it's bad for my body?
Yes, I'm sorry. I should be more considerate.
Tomorrow is Sunday, I'll come with Jung Eun.
You rest now.
Don't come.
Don't come tomorrow nor the day after.
The day after and the day after that,
Next week, the following week, don't come.
Su Ho.
I said don't come!
Just let me be by myself.
Stop fussing over me!!!
In the family, if anyone is hospitalized with an ailment,
It's only natural to visit, Su Ho.
That's what families are.
I'll come again.
Rest.
- Mr. Cha Il Sang. - Yes, that's me.
- Cha Gwang Su. -Yes, that's me.
- Cha Young Gu. - Yes, over here.
The three of you are from one family?
-Yes. - Yes.
He's my father.
Yes. This man here is my father.
This is my son and my grandson.
There so many places to go in Seoul, why must you go to an illegal gambling den?
And all three generations at that!
I said we should go but my son wanted to go so...
It's because my son kept begging me to go so...
Of course it's because of filial piety that I let the two of them...
The bets you placed were 300000 Won, 500000 Won and 100000 Won, is that correct?
- Yes. - That's right.
Small amounts.
Giving face to the elderly and since the bets aren't big, we'll release you.
But if you get caught again, you won't be let off so easily. Got it?
- Yes. - We understand.
I understand. Thank you.
Your guardian has been contacted. Please wait over there.
What?
Who have you contacted?
Cha Young Jin.
But why?
Isn't she your guardian?
But how can you contact her without our permission?
Oh, who's here?
Isn't this Young Jin?
You're so busy, what brings you here? You needn't come at all.
Long time no see. How have you been, Noona?
Are you Cha Young Jin?
Yes, that's right. She's my granddaughter.
She's my pretty daughter.
She's my sister.
Hey!
- Please act as the law requires. - What?
Break the law, face the punishment, of course.
That makes Korea a country with a proper legal system.
There is no ground for rebuttal.
Please arrest the three of them.
Young Jin.
Child!
This kid is really...!
We'll be put in jail.
Young Jin!
Noona!
I'm sorry. I can't make it today.
I have to teach an idiot how to shoot.
She exists, her name is Cha Young Jin. She's an idiot.
So I can't take you out to dinner. How?
I'm really very sorry.
Yes.
On our next date, we'll get some good food and a good movie.
Yes.
Ahjumma, please give me some tofu* and some spring onions. (*bean curd)
Yes.
There's no more rice at home too.
- And one bag of rice, the 5kg one. - Yes.
I don't know if it's due to the weather but my whole body is aching.
In this situation, placing some tofu* into the kimchi soup, (*bean curd)
Then add on a cup of soju*... (*wine)
Father, isn't that asking for too much?
And a bottle of soju, please.
To our Young Jin's health and beauty!
To our Young Jin's unlimited future!
To my sister's eternal happiness!
Cheers!
It's so good.
Without any pork but tastes just like there is.
The taste's all locked in, delicious!
My Young Jin's cooking is so flavorful.
The rice at the police station was quite a lot but not great taste.
Maybe the cook didn't do it with sincerity.
I don't want to eat that.
Young Jin, why? Aren't you eating?
I have to get back for training. I've got something on.
No matter what you have on, the food's right here, eat before you go.
Yes, Noona, it's so hard to get the family together.
When was the last time we gathered?
Has it been three months or four months?
Five months and seven days.
Since she started training, this is our first time together.
That means, it's been five months and seven days since we ate together as a family.
So Young Jin, let's eat together.
Yes. It's rude to leave food and just go, your good fortune will leave you too.
Come here, eat some.
She's enjoying it.
Have some soup too. Don't choke.
Anyhow, the family gets to eat together, what a blessing!
Yes, what a real blessing!
I'm experiencing this for the first time.
Hey! Cha Gwang Su, get out here!
Dance teacher or whatever! Get out here, you jerk!
Cha Gwang Su, aren't you coming out?
While I'm still being nice, get out here!
Who's this? What bad timing!
I'll go see who that is.
It seems your father has a guest. Don't bother about him, let's eat.
Oh! So you're Cha Gwang Su!
Are you the one who cheats money while pretending to teach my wife dancing?
Sir, why did you come here?
I'm so angry so I came.
My wife was seduced by you.
Why is it so noisy?
You guys eat.
- What's wrong? - You jerks! Go and die, scoundrel!
You jerks!
- Help! - Let's talk about this.
- Jerk! - Let me go!
Today, I'll get you, scoundrel!
Father, are you alright? Are you hurt?
Blood!
True! It's blood!
Let me see.
Gosh! What shall we do?
His head is all bashed up.
You!
How dare you make my father's head bleed?
Yes, I did.
Under the pretext of teaching dancing, seducing someone's wife, a jerk who cheats for food and drinks,
I'll make him sober up, what's wrong?
You uneducated fool!
This Ahjussi, you really want to die?
Yes, just kill me, punk.
I need to earn some money too. Kill me! Kill me!
Noona!
What are you doing now?
Can't you see? That jerk! See what he did to our father!
- So what? - As children, how can we disregard it?
If you can't disregard it, then what are you going to do?
Punch this Ahjussi's face and break his nose?
Then you'll get locked up at the police station again?
Noona!
Then, do I have to bow my head and apologize to this scoundrel Ahjussi?
Do I have to withdraw that last bit of money in my bank account,
To make up the compensation sum and get you bailed out?
Do I have to do that again?
Noona!
Until when?
Until when must we live like this? Until when?
I... ever since I was 14,
Grandfather and Father were always in and out of the police station,
I had to beg and apologize to all those pressing charges ever since I was 14.
Can you imagine how I felt about living?
Do you know how I felt and how I managed to live on?
Young Gu, did you ever put yourself in my position even once?
Have you guys ever considered about me even once?
How can this be a family?
How can this be a household?
What's all this? What's all this for?
What's the use of all this?
Young Jin!
I'm so sick of this family.
Aren't you cold?
Why don't you get new shoes? These are all broken.
How is the training coming along?
Can you manage?
Is it tough?
I should ask all this when I first see you.
My brain's so old, I think it's all messed up.
I'm off.
Sleep here tonight.
You'll be back next week, right?
Well, it's true.
Every time you're home, you're always not at ease.
Even if you feel uneasy, when it's the weekend, do come home.
Everyone goes home.
Don't stay by yourself all alone at the training grounds.
Take care of yourself, don't fall sick.
Eat on time.
Use the blanket, don't catch a cold.
Ah, this kid really...
Turn back and look just once...
How can she leave like that?
What are you doing here now?
Didn't we agree to start shooting practice at 7 PM?
What time is it now?
I cancelled my weekend date and waited for you.
You just showed up?
If you're dying to be disqualified, fine.
It's up to you.
I won't worry anymore.
Wait!
What?
Well, so...
What?
Help me?
Shooting.
I'm talking about my shooting.
Help me.
Making you wait for me... about that...
I'm sorry.
I won't do that again.
So, please help me.
Do me the favor, Yoo Gwan Pil.
I'm sorry but I hate people who miss their appointments.
I won't be acquainted to such people.
Training for the new recruits should be ending soon, right?
Yes, the commissioning test will be in two weeks.
How are the people in this batch?
Like in the past, their ability and drive is not bad.
That's how they all are before they become presidential guards.
If there are good ones, please recommend two of them.
For the President's son.
- You mean Su Ho? - Yes.
We must create a daring team to specially subdue him.
Not just the President himself...
The First Lady is very worried about him too.
Isn't it better to pick the experienced old-hands for this?
The past six months...
More than 7 have had a chance to work in the presidential family's security force.
Even the guy who resigned last month has tried out the job as well.
Although no one mentions it, everyone wants the job badly.
Honestly speaking, can they make good presidential guards this way?
That's true.
So I thought maybe we can find some energetic newbie to give it a try.
What do you think? Any suitable ones?
Ah! I'm being suffocated to death.
I prefer for them to fight it out like in the past.
Are you intending to continue your tug-of-war?
If you two continue your tug-of-war, Young Jin gets demerit points and so do you.
Then what happens if you both don't get to be commissioned?
Hey, Yoo Gwan Pil!
Can you please be quiet? This is a library, you know.
I think, a man like you who tries so hard to beat a woman, is really sickening.
You got that?
So, If Cha Young Jin really gets disqualified due to poor shooting score,
Will you be happy then?
If you really can be happy about that, you're really not a man.
Much less to say you deserve the right to be a presidential guard!
Again.
Again. Again.
Again. Again. Again.
If you can't concentrate, you definitely won't get good results.
Shooting is not about the brain, it's about the body.
Raise you head.
Straighten your back.
Aim.
Breathe slowly.
Look to see that the front of the gun is aligned to the bull's-eye.
Fire!
Use that same sensation you got a moment ago when you hit the bull's-eye,
Stop using your brain.
Your body will soon be familiar with what you've learnt.
It's all in the practice.
You have to keep practicing till your body remembers.
The gun barrel is not firm, quivering means your arms are weak.
If your arms shake then of course you can't aim properly.
For the next week, keep training your arms' strength.
Starting with ten minutes. Keep it there.
Start.
What's this? Your arms are starting to quiver already.
Now you...
Thanks!
It's not for you, I'm helping you so I won't get demerit points myself.
I know.
No matter what, thanks!
Straighten it some more. Keep your back straight.
Cha Young Jin, Yoo Gwan Pil, Kim Tae Woo, Kim Young.
Get in position.
I'm curious about something.
Why must you join the presidential security force?
You don't have to know.
Obnoxious.
So why must you insist on being number 1?
'Cause number 1 is the best.
The moment I become number 1, I'll get affirmed and that makes me happy.
Ready?
Fire.
If you can't concentrate, you definitely won't get good results.
Shooting is not about the brain, it's about the body.
The moment I become number 1, I'll get affirmed and that makes me happy.
Young Jin, did you really shoot this?
Wow! Young Jin really did it this time!
- Congratulations! - Thanks!
You did really well.
What's up?
What do you mean?
Is this your doing too?
That was a mistake.
Is that so?
A mistake?
You mean THE Yoo Gwan Pil makes mistakes in shooting too?
Even if you shot this in the 9-point ring, you'd end up number 1.
I'm sorry but in the commissioning ceremony, that honor goes to Cha Young Jin.
I see.
Don't you feel any regret?
I'm just satisfied that I passed operational teamwork.
You didn't set your eyes on that top honor award?
I feel that it's better for her to get it instead.
That's all.
If you're done, I'll head out.
[Presidential Security Force, 23rd new recruit commissioning ceremony.]
Gun code 589, Yoo Gwan Pil.
Gun code 590, Cha Young Jin.
Thank you.
Hit him!
I will work hard.
I will really work hard.
You didn't invite your family too?
No, they couldn't make it. And you?
They're overseas.
Suddenly something came up in the office so they went overseas.
See you later.
Hey!
Thanks!
I said thanks!
You don't know what that means?
I do.
I do, so you don't have to such polite things.
Don't use this trick to get close to me.
What?
That's why I said women won't do...
Using the slightest matter to get close to someone,
Isn't that troublesome?
Gosh! He's such a jinx. This obnoxious guy.
Yes, the training's over. Is there a need to see you again?
We should never, ever have to meet again.
Goodbye, sayonara, good riddance to bad rubbish!
Those are the two I've mentioned to you.
They don't seem like they're on good terms.
They're Gapdori and Gapsoon* (*a young couple in Korean folklore)
They pretend there's nothing on the surface.
Is that so?
Gosh! 500 year old jinx!
This is White Basket.
Number 3 has escaped again.
We must get him back quickly.
Just wait and see.
I'm sure it's beyond imagination.
You two in one group.
Us? You mean the two of us?
How did you bring up your children?
My view differs from Father's. I don't feel close to you at all.
Because with you being here, Su Ho will suffer even more.
Are you happy?
Making me into such a fool, are you happy now?
If you manage to hang on for a week, I'll accept the two of you.
We have a condition for you too.
If we survive a week without any glitches,
then you must adhere to the rules of the presidential guard.
Interesting..
Then let's agree on the deal.
Now... now... what's he thinking of doing?
To us, the President is our mission.
So that's enough for us to sacrifice our lives, right?