Why don't you join "The Count of Monte Cristo", and become my standby?
I don't want her. Not until you find a person that I can accept, I'm not doing it.
I'm not potraying Do Hwa. Just let Jessie do it.
I heard that if Jessie quits, the investor will quit, too.
"Cheong Dam Dong Gumiho" 's Do Hwa...
Although, I hope that Go Eun Bi can play this role...
there's still a longer and further road. We can play more roles.
What's wrong with Go Eun Bi?
It's Go Eun Bi's decision.
Episode 10
Please accept me back as your standby for "The Count of Monte Cristo".
Wait.
What?
I want to start from scratch as your standby.
You waited a long time.
No.
This is an important decision, for you and for me.
Yes.
That is why I felt it was not something
we should discuss when I was in my sweaty workout clothes.
Thank you for thinking that way.
I also thought you could have left while I was in the shower.
No, I made this decision after much careful consideration.
I think I can ask you to tell me the reason why you changed your mind.
Yes.
I, uhm...
I do not take rejections well.
When you last rejected my offer, you, Eun Bi, from my mind, have-
Excuse me, Madam.
There is someone here to see you.
Who is it?
Now, everything is the way you want it to be, Jessie.
I don't think so.
He was steaming and his eyes turned big and wide.
No, no.
So it means that he left to go get that Unnie.
He wants to get her to come back.
Just because he went after her, it doesn't mean he can bring her back.
Go Eun Bi has made a firm decision to completely return to Bae Gang Hee.
Tsk!
Please don't do this. This is being foolish and laughable.
Laughable?
Yes.
"Cheong Dam Dong Gumiho" will have absolutely no problem with Jessie as the lead.
For me, I can start the process standby
since Bae Gang Hee has agreed to accept me.
Do you know why she wants to accept you?
Does it matter what the reason is?
This is getting interesting.
How can you, Hong Jae Yi, assume to know my own reason when I do not even know?
It does not matter what the reason is.
What matters is that she has handed me an opportunity and I am very thankful for it.
Then what about the chance that I gave you?
How is it that you cannot accept the opportunity
that I gave you as the lead of "Cheong Dam Dong Gumiho"?
That is...
The rehearsal starts Monday at 10 a.m.
Why don't you research your own internal reasons...
as well as my own reasons that I don't even know, in your own time?
Don't make noisy commotion at my house.
I am very sorry. I will see you the day after tomorrow.
Why are you going so far like this?
You just told me that you already know what is going on inside of me.
Okay.
I understand why you want to hold onto Eun Bi.
You don't want Eun Bi to stay near me and sing my songs.
But do you think anything will change between us just because you try to keep her away from me?
You seem to look happy the way you let her sing your song and
the way you watch over Eun Bi as she progresses.
Is that why, you just don't want me to be happy?
Is that why...
No.
I cannot acknowledge anyone else to make Hong Jae Yi happy except for me.
Gang Hee.
There is no difference between my wanting to keep Eun Bi by my side
and your desire to make her your very own actress.
It is Eun Bi's choice.
Don't give me that look.
I am doing all that I can in order to keep and protect my feelings for Jae Yi.
What kind of feeling is that?
You grab if you need me and then throw me away when you don't?
Is that how you define love?
Just because one loves somebody does not mean that one should not sleep and eat.
What did you say?
To me,
becoming the best musical actress is the same as sleeping and eating.
That is why when a chance came to me I took it and let go of your hand.
But you cannot say that is not love.
To what extent are you so selfish that you can say such a thing?
No.
I am being extremely honest.
Most people are not as honest with themselves as I am.
Be honest with yourself, are your feelings for Go Eun Bi truly pure and genuine?
I guess a person's desire for another person cannot be totally pure, but...
You must, at least, be able to see the suffering and pain of the person that you love may feel.
That is the only way a desire for someone can turn into love.
Love?
Jessie, so how should we make the schedule for practice?
After you finalize everything with that Unnie and you bring Bae Gang Hee over, then we will talk.
Otherwise, it won't work for me.
Excuse me, uhm, I think Bae Gang Hee...
Jessie!
I am going crazy!
The reason why I waited for you is...
You are not alone.
Don't cry.
You are not alone. Don't cry. Don't cry.
You are not alone.
Don't cry!
If there are any contract criteria available that are most
beneficial for the standby actress, please give them to me.
You must mean what is most beneficial to the theatre company?
No.
Excuse me?
I mean a contract that is most beneficial to the actress who will become the standby.
Yes, okay.
Also, please look into if there are any cases globally where standby actors become a success.
Understood. Do you have any more requests?
That's it.
Did we sing for the first time over there?
I've come a long way
Dreaming of musicals
You are good at reading the scores.
A year after leaving my studies, 365 days, 8,760 hours have ticked by...
I wonder how many cups of my coffee Go Eun Bi drank so far.
And I wonder if she will continue to drink my coffee.
I wonder when we really met for the first time and when we will say goodbye.
Go Eun Bi as an actress and Go Eun Bi just as herself,
and I really don't know when and how it became that way, but...
Whenever I see you, I become corny and cheesy like a child.
My heart and mind are changing that way.
Can you not believe that?
I 'wove' you.
I never thought I would ever say that with such feelings, all my life.
So, we will go forth forever, together.
To go on stage
and do musicals holding your hand.
What if love ends?
Eun Bi.
Then musical, stage, love and the person that I love will all end at the same time?
Why do you have to think about the end first?
My mother loved to sing very much and she also loved to dance very much
but she was forbidden from doing them,
so she left me.
That doesn't mean I think that she didn't love me.
But I realized that a person can abandon the one they love.
Like the way Bae Gang Hee dropped your hand to perform for "The Count of Monte Cristo".
That is why, I...
don't want to put love and musical together.
But don't think that all people are the same.
You and I can be different.
We may not be that different, either.
Why is it that you can't be trust me?
It's not that I don't trust you.
It's because you are a human being.
A person can change any time.
I am just saying that I don't want to bet musical into it.
Because musical is everything to you.
Yes.
What was I to him? What was I to him?
A fragrance that dissipated
A memory that faded
A picture discarded
A person forgotten forever
If musical is everything to you, then, what am I to you?
You are the person who guided and led me into the musical world that is everything to me.
You helped me to get into the world that I only looked from far.
You held my hand through that process.
When I fell, you picked me up.
When doors shut, you opened them for me.
You are that kind of person.
So, what if there is no musical between us?
I don't want to think about such things.
I don't want to do that.
It would be like thinking about what if I am not my grandmother's granddaughter?
What if I am my grandmother's granddaughter?
There is no need to think about such things.
I am a person who opened the door to musical.
Please make sure "Cheong Dam Dong Gumiho" gets to open on a stage,
so that all the people in the world can hear your music which no one can imitate.
The music that gave me so much courage.
So, as long as you are doing musical,
I'm just...
a precious Teacher Hong Jae Yi to you.
That is all I am.
Okay,
I will do it.
Now there is no other place for me to retreat to.
You are leaving early. Are you starting work today?
We are also starting again.
But I am really worried about that Jessie person.
Bok Ja! When I am ready to hear about
"Cheong Dam Dong Gumiho", I will let you know.
It's not like you will never see it. If it is that hard for you...
Please take care of me!
Okay, I understand.
I'm leaving now.
See you later.
I am back again.
Please take good care of me.
Hello!
Please take good care of me.
Hello.
Ready 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
And 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
And two steps, sliding and fold it up.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
And bling bling 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 1, 2... Oh?
So... let's start from the beginning again.
Come sit here.
Welcome back.
So, that leech came to suck out my blood.
He says he needs all the the money that you borrowed from him.
What if I cannot give it to him?
Smell of perfume.
Another woman's perfume...
You always smell of cigar and wine and other women's scents.
I never had your scent on me.
Time has passed.
So, is this Go Eun Bi's contract?
Yes.
There was no previous contract and it is a standby contract.
Did you directly review this contract?
Yes,
is there a problem?
No,
it's just that conditions seem different.
It's because Go Eun Bi is a symbolic person.
I'm a sexy fox. Lead actress.
Love is my life.
Love is my destiny.
I'm a sexy fox. Lead actress.
You know this fox can transform into a beauty.
I'm a sexy fox. Lead actress.
Okay.
Was that alright?
Yes, it was good. At that last part when you shout "lead actress"
try to emphasize on the "actress" bit. Let people hear it.
Ah, actress, actress... Let's try it again.
Hey, this is the most impressive scene since the Korean Revolution.
What is?
The scene of seeing Hong Jae Yi drawn back into a musical.
Anyway, wasn't Jessie supposed to start working with us today?
We did talk yesterday and so did the Director.
She will come.
Why is she so late?
Hyung.
Why?
What's this?
Jessie is leaving for Japan.
Fan meeting, long-term concert tour in Japan.
This is for long term.
What? She's going to Japan?
Long-term tour concerts in Japan. She will be performing in Japan.
She agreed to go with us.
Jae Yi, let's go together.
What will happen now?
If the manager's phone is off, then we also have no way of contacting her.
So you are saying that there was no such plan to go on tour before?
That is right, we also heard it through the TV program.
So would she come here?
Definitely, she always comes here for at least 30 minutes of practice
even if her schedule ends at 2 a.m.
Okay, see you all tomorrow!
Yes, you worked hard!
- You worked hard. - Goodbye.
I brought cold water and tepid water. I did not know which one you prefer.
- I thought you are not the type to show aegyo*. - *aegyo: pleasing other behavior with extreme sweetness
Yes, I do hear that a lot, that I tend to be
oblivious to such things even if I may not look like it.
So does this mean that you are not showing
just aegyo but your sincerity?
I really want to treat you well and also do my best.
I prefer the tepid water.
I am done for the day.
Me, too.
Ms. Go Eun Bi, are you staying late?
Yes, my progress is slow, so...
Good job! Work hard then.
Yes! I'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye!
Are you saying that we did wrong here?
Anyway, I think you have to be here as soon as possible.
How can you say that you don't know...
I'll call you later.
I will just leave as I see fit by myself today.
So see you tomorrow.
Are you going to be okay?
I think you should talk with me first.
These oppas are not bad people.
That is right. If Jessie is not going to turn bad, I have no intention of turning bad either.
I miss it dearly... That beautiful day.
That day!
I miss it...
I miss it dearly...
That beautiful day.
Chief Officer Yoo!
I do have something a little better than water.
It must be something delicious.
Jessie...
Do you have a cigarette?
Eh?
Don't make me say it again. Do you have a cigarette?
If someone gives you food when you're hungry and gives you water when you're thirsty...
He is your life savior.
You are right.
Then, do you want to return the grace?
How?
Please try to sing.
No, I want you to return the grace by singing, not me.
Please try singing.
This is the moment
This is the day
When I send all my doubts and demons on their way
Every endeavor I have made ever is coming into play
Is here and now...
This is the moment
This is the time
When the momentum and the moment are in rhyme
Give me this moment, this precious chance
I'll gather up my past and make some sense at last!
This is the moment, when all I've done
All of the dreaming, scheming and screaming become one
This is the day, see it sparkle and shine
When all I've lived for becomes mine
I am sorry to call you this late but I can't get in touch with CEO Yoo.
Yes.
He is at the theater?
Yes, okay.
You see, I do not sing well.
But you had 4 hit songs. How can..
Inside the recording studio, the machines took care of the pitches and tones.
So who would not be able to sing?
Anyway, it seems like your original personality has changed.
Why?
So does it seem strange to you that I usually talked as if I had a short tongue
and now I don't talk with a squeaky voice to suck up to people?
If you are old enough, you can.
Wait, you are 21 years old.
Do you really think I am 21 years old?
It must be very difficult for you to live in this world.
I realized that it would be very hard to deceive on a live stage.
If you are saying that singing is a problem, we can help you.
Of course, it would not be that easy.
I don't really have much time left. Why would I want to return to that hard road?
I am trying very hard to hang on to the little popularity that I am left with.
When the next idol comes aboard, fans will turn towards them without much thought.
So why should I?
So why would you insist on making Go Eun Bi quit and coming up with so many other conditions?
I did not think that you would really listen to me.
I wouldn't have thought that you would cut the kid who put her life into the musical
just because you need the money.
Are you really happy when you are deceiving the whole world?
The world requests that we deceive them.
They want the one with the body and the pretty face even with all the plastic surgery.
But they want someone who is not so smart and who does not boast.
But you know what?
It started way back with Marilyn Monroe Unnie.
Did you know...
Marilyn Monroe had IQ over 150?
But...
she just acted like a big-busted girl with no brain.
Just the way the public wanted her to.
You should've just said that you didn't want to do the musical from the beginning.
Your friend, President Ho stares at me with his big bright eyes and says:
"It would be nice if our Jessie did musical too".
If I do double with Bae Gang Hee and come out not so good, then it doesn't really matter.
People would accept the fact that I couldn't sing as well as the musical queen.
But Go Eun Bi is a real beginner.
If I work with her and it comes out that my ability is not comparable, then...
that would be a horror.
Look at him.
Oh, Oppa, yes.
We met and there is no problem.
They all understood.
It would be so nice to go on a date with you.
Yoo Jin.
Thank you for saving my life today.
Thank you for participating in my project.
It is the truth.
Then go home safely.
Wait.
Let's go to the subway together.
What about you car?
It's broken so it's at the shop.
Let's go.
No... Really.
It's okay, let's just erase it.
First, return President Ho's money then we will look for another investor.
It will be delayed a little.
Jae Yi...
Come on. Don't worry. Hey.
It's easier to use another idol who knows how to sing than to try to bring up Jessie's talent.
The truth is that...
The money...
You spent it?
- Did you know about it already? - Ah, you...
Even though I may have no interest in money,
don't you think I would know something about producing?
So you did know! I thought you didn't know.
But if we want to make up for that...
After spending money on the actors participation fee, other activity fees and contracts,
I would think you spent about $1,000 already?
Huh?
For that amount, we can ask President Ho to give us some time to pay back until we find another investor.
Or we can return the money after the performance ends.
Oh, no, Jae Yi...
Yes, okay. I'll go right now.
It's President Ho. He's back.
Let's go.
Hurry.
Because of you guys...
my having stopped smoking for the past 3 years went down the drain.
Ugh, I feel dizzy.
Did you talk with Jessie?
I did.
She will do a musical next time.
She wants to work in Japan first.
It's already out in the media.
Next time?
Hyung...
She had no intention of doing musical from the beginning, nor even later.
She just did not feel comfortable saying the truth. She didn't want to do musical.
You bastard.
I thought you would be different.
Looks like I'm wrong.
You really are just another music junkie.
What did you say?
Jessie said that already.
She told me that if I meet with you guys,
you will tell me that she did not have any intention of doing the musical from the beginning, etc.
She said that you guys will blame her for everything.
So...
you are saying that you believe Jessie's words?
Hey, why would Jessie lie to me?
Anyway, just give me back the money and go.
Let's just use another idol.
The actress that Jessie didn't want had already bowed out.
Another idol?
Why would I put up money for another idol?
Do you think I would do that to our Jessie?
Hey.
- Hey! - Yes?
Just give me back the leftover money by tomorrow.
And the rest... one week is enough time, right?
We will return the unavailable money when we get a new investor, so until then, please wait.
How much is missing?
About 10%...
$1,000? For that amount...
I can wait.
What?
How can 10% be $1,000?
10% of $1 Million is $1,000.
What happened?
Please make Jessie change her mind
or please let us use another idol.
If we stop now, I will lose everything,
all the contract money for theatre, wardrobe, other contracts and fees.
It would be really difficult to find another investor at this time under this situation.
Please take care of us.
Hey... But you just said that you used 10%?
10%...
Get up.
Get up and speak.
What I meant...
is that...
10%...
is left.
It is not that I used 10%, I only have as little as 10% left.
I am just going crazy.
I am really dizzy.
Just put in all the money in by next week.
You made the personal guarantee in the contract, Hong Jae Yi.
So...
you are saying that you are not going to do the musical at all?
Why would I do that?
I just wanted to look good as a sponsor.
You know what? You should have tried to get her to do it from the beginning.
You just could not do that?
Hyung...
Jessie is not what she appears to be.
Just pay back the money, okay?
Sorry, Jae Yi.
All those people wanted cash in order to do clothes and other things.
They had people in standby ready to work for them, you know, already signed up for "The Count of Monte"....
All I wanted to do was make a good project.
So crazy.
I am really crazy.
I am crazy!
I think I am being punished.
Eun Bi...
I was not as sincere...
about musical as you are.
That is why I am being punished.
I have to go this way.
Go home safely.
I am throwing away the shackles that bound me
At this moment
I am throwing away the shackles that bound me
[Seo Ra Kyung]
The number you have dialed cannot be reached right now...
[Mr. Jin]
[Jang Joon Hyuk]
Did you see the moon?
It is as pretty as Ra Kyung.
I was feeling a bit down but felt better after seeing the moon and thinking of you.
Good night.
Please type in your password...
Please select the amount of money you wish to withdraw.
[Total $21,800]
Mr. Hong.
Would you like a cup of coffee?
No.
Wait, Branch Manager.
You have been a VIP for a long time but
it's your first time to have coffee in my room.
If I am a VIP, then I guess I have saved up lots of money here?
Of course.
The contract money you've received when you signed new contracts.
You've also set up monthly incentives to automatically come into this account.
So,
what is the total?
I have to calculate that.
Ah, I don't need anything accurate.
Then do I have as much as $9,000? I need around $9,000.
Why do you suddenly need so much money?
Anyway, the only money that you have access to is what is in the bank now.
Why?
Why only this amount?
I thought I was a VIP?
Ah... Jae Shin... That...
I mean, your older sister set it up that way,
so that most of your income goes into funds and investments and other savings.
Can I terminate this?
If you want money, then you would have to ask your sister.
That was the condition of you coming into this bank.
But...
this is my money.
I earned it. It's under my name.
If you decide to take more money than what is available,
then, your sister would fly from America and you and I will both be dead.
You know this very well, don't you?
I cannot do that at all.
They can hear you outside.
This is Hong Jae Yi.
Can we meet today?
Thank you.
I have forgotten about it.
You never returned my call.
I have some conditions.
We will do whatever we can to meet your conditions.
I need $10,000 by tomorrow. Can you prepare it?
$10,000?
You are asking us to put in everything
and the girls that we have in order to get that much money that soon?
Then, you would have to be responsible for us and do your best to make a hit
about 4 to 5 years of absolute commitment.
And you would have to give up all your other activities.
Until the next album?
Yes, and into promotions in America and so forth.
Hello?
Before the rehearsal?
The part-time job is good.
But where are you going?
Lesson?
How can I teach anybody?
You were good by yourself.
Yes.
Yes, I understand.
Yes.
I will see you later.
Yes. Yes.
Was it CEO Yoo Jin?
He wanted to show me something.
You seem to be getting along well.
Huh?
It's nothing.
He is being very considerate and helpful as I came into the crew late.
I am thankful to him.
Okay.
So, they are asking me to be their slave for 4 years?
My name is PD Ahn Sun Ah and I am in charge of the current album development.
This is our first meeting, right?
Have you been well?
You still have that blank look so I guess you still do not remember me?
Now you remember me?
Let us get to work.
You are working hard these days. Be careful.
Alright.