Ho Goo's Love
We are getting ready to begin the women's 100 meter breaststroke.
In the number one lane, from Kazakhstan, is Katarina Pelotova.
This athlete is currently in 7th place.
Number two is athlete Wang Pei from China.
In the third lane is athlete Do Do He from Korea.
She could possibly win the gold medal.
In number four lane is someone a lot of you have been expecting, athlete Han Sung Shil.
This athlete is currently in first place.
Number five, from China, is Mao Jin.
Number six, from Japan, Natayama Michiko.
Number seven, from Japan, Ueno Yui.
And lastly, number eight, from Thailand, Soti Chai.
Right. Now they are getting ready to race.
Now, the women's 100 meter breaststroke is about to start.
Take your marks.
They're off!
Han Sung Shil from Korea is taking the lead.
Ueno and Wang Pei are close behind.
The pace is quite good.
Now, 50m... 50m... she has made her turn.
Yes, that's right.
We have two swimmers from Korea in the lead.
Can Do Do Hee keep the lead? Han Sung Shil is following right behind Do Do Hee?
Han Sung Shil! Do Do Hee!
Here we have two members of the same team.
Han Sung Shil wins the gold medal!
That's correct. Do Do Hee gets the silver! What a shame for Do Do Hee.
Do Do Hee also did well.
She wins silver.
Even though this is regretful for athlete Do Do Hee...
You did well, you did well, Han Sung Shil! Do Do Hee, you did well!
What's with athlete Do Do Hee? Is she not taking her silver medal?
This athlete doing this... Although I can understand a bit...
Acting like this is going overboard.
That's right. She seems a bit disconcerted.
But one has to admit she does look very pretty even when angry.
That's right. Her face is very pretty, and this athlete's body is...
Hi.
Hello.
Behave, girls.
Hey, Do Do Hee!
Do you not take me seriously? How much badmouthing do you need for you to get your act together?
Hey, let's accept the silver medal. "I'm happy."
"I'll do well from now on". Is it so hard to say these three things?
Is it the first time I've won silver? - What?
I win silver all the time. If I go there and say "I'm happy," "I'm satisfied,"
then everyone will say, "Good job," "I'm proud of you." Won't they?
Hey, Do Do Hee, let's be our best.
Where are you going?
I'm going to eat.
Ah, really that girl...
If she's going to eat, why the jacket and bags?
My insides are rotting because of you!
Coach, I have something to do, so I'm leaving first. I'll explain later. See you in Seoul.
Where are you going first? Seoul? Why are you going to Seoul?!
Aren't you hungry? Should we eat this?
Not yet.
Sorry.
What's that... I got startled.
I know, right.
Oh, right, Oppa. I'm going on a business trip.
On a business trip? Where to?
Tibet.
Wow,Tibet. You're lucky. When are you going?
Mm... In about a week?
A week? Then when are you coming back?
In about... six months?
Six months?
Yeah. They said it could last even longer.
Oppa, I have to go.
Oh, you said you had an appointment, right? The subway is...
No, my oppa's coming for some business around here.
There he is.
Oh... your brother must have a lot of money.
He's a lawyer...
Didn't you say that your brother had a chicken feet restaurant in Dangsan?
No, that Oppa was my brother...
This one is my... Oppa.
My boyfriend.
Ah... right. Boyfriend.
Oppa, I'm going.
Oppa... we're okay, right?
Oppa?
If her boyfriend is her Oppa!
Her brother is her Oppa. too!
And I'm also her Oppa!
They should have taught the difference on the entrance exam for school!!
If it was going to be like this, why did we text every day for three years?!
Why did we drink and talk on the phone together?
Then why did you use heart emoticons?
Then why did you hold my hand?
Wow, Oppa, you sure drive a nice car!
Oppa, I'm just a regular oppa.
Roll this down, huh? Let's have a talk!
Hey? Hello?!
My Min Ji talked a lot about you. She said you're like a real brother.
Where are you going? If it's the same direction, I'll take you there.
No, no. It's fine.
Min Ji, here...
You can just eat it, Oppa. When I come to Korea, I'll...
I mean... I'll text you.
Bye... - Then.
This time too... it turned out we weren't dating.
It's always been like this.
We texted, watched movies, ate and even drank together...
But we weren't dating.
The moment I thought we were dating, it turned out we weren't.
But they said that if you bring a picnic blanket to the park together, that's dating.
If you even pack kimbap, they said it was certain...
What Cheong Jae said was wrong, as always.
Oh my. I forgot it there when I left. The letter.
But then... why did she hold my hand?
She held your hand?! Where? How did she hold it?
Pressing her palm against yours like this? Or...
Or did she sensually... do it, like this?
No, not like that. Just...
Like this. - Just... like this?
What does that mean, Tae Hee?
This, this... how should I put it?
This means: "Oppa, you're like a friend, who's not a friend, who seems like a friend..." - A fool (Ho Goo)
That's right, a fool!
That was harsh!
If he's not a fool, then what is he?
This girl is trying to get her MBA or whatever and he's been supporting her every month.
It's not MBA. It's NGA. - What does it matter?!
Why are you getting mad at him?
You're the one who said that if you pack kimbap and go to the park or to the river Han, then you're dating. You said that!
Exactly!
With that kimbap, if you go somewhere like the Han river or a park, then aren't you supposed to boldly grab the girl's hand?
I didn't go there to do that kind of thing.
Fine, so you did everything she asked you and spent $100 a month on her.
Even if it's as a thank you, then couldn't you, boldly...
kiss the girl once or something?
I'm telling you we weren't meeting for that.
Then what the hell do you want to do with a girl?
That's right. What is it that I want to do?
I wasn't meeting Min Ji for anything in particular.
It's just that she was nice so I fixed her computer for her.
Then she bought me coffee to thank me.
Then I bought her dinner to thank her for the coffee.
Then she was thankful for that so we went to a movie.
Then we had another meal as a thank you for the movie.
According to Ho Kyeong, it's possible for "something" to turn into dating that way.
Since I received something from you, I'm going to give you something.
Since I gave you something, it'd be okay for me to receive something from you.
Are these two people "something" or are they dating?
I have no idea what dating is like,
because I've never done it.
But... even though I don't know what they're like...
Whether flirting or dating, I don't think that it's what I want to do.
Then what do I really want to do?
What in the world do I want to...
do?
Exc...
Um...
Yes.
Are you Mr Kang? - A minute, please. One minute.
Hello?
Pardon?
Are you Mr. Kang Ho Goo?
Yes.
Hello? Customer?
I am Kang...
Ho Goo...
My name is Ho Goo. Kang Ho Goo.
*Let's throw trash in the trash can*
Fighting!
Where have you been?
Hey, smile. Cameras.
Wouldn't the little mermaid of fairy tales look like this in real life?
The silver medalist from the Asian Games, Do Do Hee.
Let's start this happy time together!
Hello, Do Do Hee. Nice to see you! Can you say a word to greet our viewers?
Hello everyone, I'm Do Do Hee. Nice to meet you.
What brings you here today?
Ah, yes. I'm here to film a commercial.
It looks like you'll be making some money then.
Student. The pictures came out.
Ho Goo~!
Did our Ho Goo have lunch?
Yeah, I did.
What did you eat? -Instant noodles.
You shouldn't eat stuff like that! Seriously, it's not good for you. A person...
What's that?
Who's this girl? Hey, it's Do Do Hee!
You! Spit it all out!
Why in world do you...
have a picture of Do Do Hui? And on top of that...
It looks like a paparazzi shot?
How come?
What? You saw her by chance while crossing the street?
So? Then?
Your eyes met for a short moment...
So you stopped to talk to her...
Oh, mother... - What did he say? What? I'm dying of curiosity!
The light was red so he ran...
What?
Hey, punk, what is that?!
You just ran because it was a red light?
Since when were you so selfish? Does this only concern you?
Shouldn't you have at least gotten an autograph for our sake?
But getting an autograph from a friend is kind of, you know.
Are you Park Ji San? Are you Park Tae Hwan?
Friends as if you're a national athlete!
They really are friends, he and Do Do Hee.
She's our friend, from high school.
Really? / - Yeah.
Hey, hey, hey, the new student is Kim Tae Hee. Kim Tae Hee!
What? Kim Tae Hee? Really?
Really? I have to see her!
Introduce yourself.
Hi. I am Kim Tae Hee.
From now on... huh... after that...
Hey, won't you focus?
Kim Tae Hee is still speaking...
Do you think you're the principal?
How many times are you going to introduce yourself?
But why is she wearing a track suit?
No kidding.
That's how Do Hee and I got transfered the same day.
One could say she was a fated friend.
A friend?
So...
When you say you two are friends with this Do Do Hee right here,
It's just because you went to the same school?
Of course!
So this Do Do Hee remembers you as friends of hers?
Is that so?
Yeah.
Then...
So the person on that screen here...
This Do Do Hee remembers you as friends of hers. Is that so?
Yeah...
Or is it not?
We.. are friends, though.
Friend?
Is that the excuse you prepared?
It's not an excuse but the truth.
A friend's father died suddenly, so that's why I came to Seoul.
What are you talking about? You don't have any friends.
Do Do Hee... You, by chance...
Did you get a boyfriend?
Why are you getting angry? Are you done?
Should we go? Let's go.
Hello. For the sake of your success, welcome to Gap and Kim's Law Firm.
What brings you here today?
I'm here to see attorney Byun Kang Chul.
What is your name?
He would know if you just say I'm a friend.
School friend, neighborhood friend, army friend, drinking friend...
What kind of friend shall I announce you as?
Tell him it's his girlfriend from before. His ex.
Hi.
Oh, knats!
Hello?
Me?
I'm catching knats by the streetside.
Knats.
Did you catch a lot of knats? Did I call when you were busy?
Why would I be too busy catching knats?
I mean, [speaking formally] I'm busy.
Why are talking strangely since earlier?
Ho Gang, said a grown man shouldn't speak informally to an adult.
What nonsense is that?
How are you supposed to have a relationship if you nitpick over things like age or profession?
It should be a relationship between one human being to another.
There's nothing left in society if you do.
Are you and I close or not?
We're close. -Then just speak comfortably.
Okay?
But did something happen earlier?
I'm so upset!
Kids...
keep stealing comic books.
I'm really not made for this job.
This weak-hearted man's name is Kang Yong Moo.
He's my dad.
Hello.
6143 -6143
Are these for sale?
Oh, of course. Would you like to buy one? They're $8.
That's expensive, I'll just rent them.
Would you like to? If you buy five, you get one free.
Really?
Then make me a sale.
Try making a sale on me.
Hm... that... so...
The story is amazing.
You'll know if you look, the story line...
The characters are the best of the best.
You're right. These comics are worth buying.
Exactly. And these will be also out of print soon.
That's right.
I'll borrow these.
Excuse me?
I just return it outside, right? Keep up the good work.
Excuse me.
Oh...
It's the first time...
I see someone who's even worse at running than I am.
I should just go die!
It isn't even that much!
Hey!
Why are you doing this to me?
How can I just give love away?
How idiotic!
Geesh!
That guy, really!
Don't come. Don't come.
Hey!
Why are you locking the door?
Outside...
They're holding a strike outside.
Dad...
There was a customer earlier...
Did she rent something and leave?
She borrowed Elise.
Elise?
Without the third one.
Elise...
Do Do Hee.
Do Do Hee?
Why didn't I know?
Aigoo.
Why didn't I realize?
Just because of some high schooler...
If I only didn't try to sell those comics to Sung Shik...
If he was just going to borrow, why did he say he would buy them?
Why didn't I see her?
Why? Why?
Ah, why!!
Oppa... Oppa, why are you getting mad?
Would there be a reason to go on a scholarship? What do you mean "why"?
You said it was for a year. What kind of scholarship is that? It's a year abroad...
You said it's in Africa and you won't have the telephone or internet.
This. Isn't that the same as saying we should break up?
Oh my... Oppa...
When were we even dating?
What?
I mean, we would have to have dated to break up.
We weren't even dating...
How could we break up?
Hey... how could you say that?
Why are you like that?
Excuse me.
Please calm down. First, I'll apologize.
Why would you apologize?
Hm... because...
There are a of of other girls in the world...
You're good looking, so you're too good for this.
Too good?
Me?
It seem like you are getting the short end of the stick.
That girl there, no matter how you look at it, it's all thanks to plastic surgery.
What the hell? Where did she go?
Kang Ho Gyeong!
Ho Gyeong!
Ah, I'm tired.
That surprisingly good-looking woman is Kang Ho Gyeong.
I can wear them another day.
My little sister.
That's right.
The one who just smelled her sock and her...
Take care of this.
...are the same person.
She only washed off her make up.
Ah, it's really a mess.
I mean, we texted a few times,
went to the cinema a few times,
drank alcohol a few times... Is that dating?
Then the guy from that dried squid store probably wants to marry me.
I went out with him a few times because I through he was unique.
But he thinks I belong to him.
Stop it. What's so simple?
Is it really that easy?
Oh, I see.
How many times do you think this signal light changes per day?
About...
That's right. Quite a few times.
That's what dating is like in society these days.
To eat and live, you have to cross this street a several hundred times. But do you think that crossing this street safely is all you need to do?
That's not it either.
You have to pick a person in a short amount of time that you cross the street.
Over there? A person?
That's right. There. Why?
Because we're busy and it's a modern society.
We live in a digital world and everyone is hurrying somewhere.
That's why we have to watch the signal carefully.
If it's a green light or not.
If my green light and the other side's green light match up,
just the timing must be right.
This is hard. - Yes, it is. Nothing in life is simple anymore.
But... shouldn't dating be a bit different?
Will that girl's feet be a green or red light?
Only by looking at her gestures I have to decide, if I cross the street or not?
Only watching the signal contemplating,
and being mindful of when it turns on,
is it something like that? Dating?
If not?
Just... something like that...
Only meeting each other's eyes...
But among hundreds of other people...
Recognizing each other right away.
So whether it's a green light or red light,
being so frenzied that there's no chance to even look at the signal.
You look into each other's eyes...
and only believe in that moment.
Wouldn't it be like love?
Or not?
So you know what he said after that?
That he would belive in that moment and run across the street.
Why? Did someone say something?!
Did someone say something?
I'm going to pee! - That was the best!
Enough.
None of you guys have a girlfriend, but you're making fun of your friend.
How are you different? You chewed up looking squid, to someone's precious son!
Is it a crime to be unable to date?
Hey, what are you doing there instead of drinking! Hurry up!
Are you not eating the peppers?
Please take them.
Ho Goo, add yours, too.
Why are you carrying around something you don't even use?
My acting is awesome, isn't it?
It was the best! For a moment, I was really scared!
Mother! Have a drink!
This sassy woman is Kim Ok Ryung.
She's my mom.
Oppa. Get up.
Eat. Oppa.
[Notice of payment: $150]
Ho Goo, do you want to eat ramyun?
Oh, it's been a really long time since I've seen this comic!
Tae Hee... do you want to go to shool reunion?
Uh? What shool reunion?
Class reunion?
That guy, Yeong Bae, will be there too and you still want to go?
I mean, just that we can see everyone.
Listen to some stories from other people...
Liar, Ho Goo! Since when were you ever interested in being social?
You're like this because you want to see Do Dohui.
How can you try to deceive me!
But would she really come to the reunion?
You think she won't?
Like Chung Jae said, she's too famous to call her a friend.
And he keeps fussing about us not getting many viewers on our site.
Then, we could just say I'm going to take some pictures...
If we lie like that... / - Don't lie.
Don't lie and just go.
Go and if you meet Do Do Hee...
Get her autograph.
Let's play games! -These pants are ugly!
How is that? Huh? A shirt!
The color isn't right.
Tada!
Get back in.
Tada!
I don't even want to see you. Go quickly.
I really don't want to see that.
Great! - Ah, seriously. Get back in.
No, it's really fine. - No, no. It isn't. I'm telling it's not.
No!
At first, I couldn't even stand a sight of him.
Like this!
Where are you going?
Don't you know just by looking?
Hey!
Oppa, you...
You're not possibly going to meet a girl while looking that shabby, are you?
Hey! Why do you keep untucking and fussing?
But it keeps creeping.
He's already skinny as is, but those pants make him look skinnier.
No kidding. He's not even wearing socks. It's going to stink.
You guys, seriously!
These days this is how you're bling-bling. You don't even know.
Take a look. What do you think?
I'm not sure... - Exactly! It's as if you were reborn, right?
Today, you are reborn.
In this Seoul, this republic of Korea, this Earth, no matter where you go!
Tonight, you are the hero of the story.
Kang Ho Gyeong, how could you did this to me?
Oh, what a sight! You're really muscular now.
Seriously? - Absolutely.
Tae Hee!
Kim Tae Hee!
I'm leaving first.
Excuse me!
Excuse me! Could you bring more crackers?
No, I... Yes.
Yes.
Excuse me, could you bring more crackers here?
Ho Goo!
Wow, it's really you!
I'm really glad to see you!
Wow, it's really great to see you!
I have to answer the phone. - Young Bae.
Young Bae, you don't give one to me?
I prepared something special.
You just need to sign here.
Still, I need to know what it's about...
There's no need.
Hey, do you think Do Do Hee will come here?
I guess, since she came back to Korea.
Since up until graduation, we were all together.
Hey, Kang Ho Goo. You talk as if you're her best friend.
Well, it's a school reunion, and all...
Silver medalist Do Do Hee will remember you who were 297th in the class?
A complete zero like you?
Ah, really.
Hold up a glass and your insurance.
Bae Young Bae: The most evil guy in all of Mansae High School.
He's the bane of my existence.
Of course! - Hey, sit down. Sit back down.
I'll read it first and then sign.
Sign and then you can read it!
You don't want to sign, you don't want to sign, don't want to sign... You can after you read it.
We haven't seen each other in so long! - I said sign it!
That's enough. - Let go!
I'll do it. I'll do it.
You just need to sign here.
So now I've got life insurance in Young Bae's company.
Excuse me.
Tae Hee!
I was able to end the reunion with my partner in crime...
after using up a year's worth of exercise.
In the end...
Do Hee didn't come.
My bag.
Excuse me! Mister, some more crackers.
Excuse me. - Yes?
Did the reunion here already end?
No way. Does even Do Hee think I'm a waiter here?
Yes. It's over.
Ah... really?
No. You absolutely have to say something to her today, Kang Ho Goo.
Just say something.
Hmm...
Would you like more crackers?
You crazy... Just go die, Kang Ho Goo.
Yes. Give me more.
Yes.
Excuse me. Who are you?
Thank you.
She definitely thinks I'm working here.
She does not remember me.
Excuse me. About the Mansae High School reunion,
I think they went to the sea snail shop next door for a second round.
Ah... is that so?
If you need, I can give you directions.
It's alright. I don't like sea snails.
And I didn't come here for the reunion.
I came to get a comic book.
Number 3, I came here to borrow this.
Kang Ho Goo... I can, can't I?
Yes.
Cheong Jae Oppa, aren't you going home?
Yeah, yeah, a bit later.
Ho Goo and Tae Hee are gone, what is there to do?
But Ho Gyeong...
If a guy and a girl go to the Han River, aren't they dating?
No.
I mean, if they pack lunch and go...
No...
I mean, if they go in the middle of the night, just the two of them...
No, no, no. They're not dating. The Han River is just the Han River.
Han River.
It's the Han River.
Do Do Hee and I came to the Han River.
I have to say something.
Open your mouth. Just let something out, Kang Ho Goo.
That... that day, I didn't notice you.
It was so chaotic.
I know, it did seem chaotic.
Did you catch the thief?
Yeah, I did.
That's a relief.
But...
By chance...
at our neighborhood signal light...
we never met up
did we?
I don't think so.
So I mean, for some reason I didn't think so.
That's why I asked.
Do you want some juice?
It's all in Maxim magazine.
If a girl wants to go on a boat at the Han River, or go to Namsan Tower, or eat at Samcheon-dong,
those are all green lights!
What bullshit is that? She's not doing anything and you're just speculating!
What kind of comic are you drawing?
Uh?
I don't draw.
My friend is an author, I'm just the assistant.
Assistant?
Something like alternate athlete?
An alternate athlete...
It's the same kind of idea
but I work on the data from pictures...
Oh, there's a sightseeing boat!
Oh. Wow. It's pretty.
Have you ever been on one?
Why is she asking this?
Is this the green light they were talking about in Maxim?
No, I haven't.
And you?
Me neither.
Now. Now's the time, Kang Ho Goo. Right now.
Then... since we're here, shall we get on?
No.
Right.
Doesn't really seem like it, right?
It isn't even summer.
Why are you tearing that open?
Uh?
Ah, that's a habit I have.
If I have something to lose, I do this.
Lose? Lose what?
Just. You know.
Things you don't want at home, that would hurt a bit to throw away,
but that you don't want to remember any longer.
Things like that, fold it like this. As if you're throwing it away, and you don't really want to keep it.
Then you turn around for a bit
and you say this when you're going home:
Oh my. I forgot it there when I left.
"Ah! Oh my. I forgot it there when I left."
Then you really feel like you've lost that memory.
You're really...
immature.
I'll go to the restroom.
Something you don't want at home...
That would hurt a bit to throw away...
But...
that you don't want to remember any longer.
What in the world is a girl's green light (signal), then?
Forget it. Loser like you wouldn't understand.
What? Loser?
Why are we losers? We know everything that we need to know!
You...
Ah, my shoulders.
Ah, they said they would smooth out the lines with Photoshop!
Why? It's pretty.
Look at this. I look totally huge.
No. It's just really pretty.
Of course, it'd look pretty to you. You used to like me.
What? You didn't?
The kids said that. That you liked me when we were in shool.
It's true. So you knew...
Who said that? Tae Hee?
Yeah, I think so. His name was Tae Hee?
The one with glasses, who was weak.
He worked out a lot. He's a real man now.
Ah really?
Tae Hee used to like you, too, though.
Really?
Ah, Yeong Bae liked you a lot, too.
Ah and also, do you know Yong Gi? He used to...
And also... you know Min Soo, right? Min Soo.
Then do they all get dressed up like you and flirt and pretend and act like they're drunk?
Shut up!
Go home. - What is it then?
Listen well. I'll only tell you once.
Usually, a girl's green light is a common noun.
A common noun...
Girls don't let out the proper nouns first.
When I throw a common noun at a guy, I expect him to turn it into a proper noun for me.
A proper noun... For example...
For example...
"I want to eat something good."
"Ah, I want to hear something funny."
And also... "I want to see the sea."
Ah, "I want to see the sea" is a girl's green light?
Exactly. Then the guy should turn it into a proper noun: "Do you want to go to Gangneung with me?"
Or "Hey, let's go to Busan and eat some sushi!"
And then you go. To the sea.
What if it's too late to go?
Then, you'd need to leave the next day, and phone your mom...
Then you're going to live alone for the rest of your life.
You're taking the bus on the other side, right?
What about you?
Me? Here.
Right now, swimming in the sea would probably be cold, right?
Probably. The weather's still really chilly.
I want to see the sea.
The sea?
It'd be very cold. And it's dark so you wouldn't see anything.
Then...
Take care.
Yeah. You, too.
Hey. You should throw trash in the trash can, how can they just..
What's inside here?
What's that?
Could we... see each other again?
I don't know.
I'm going.
I still don't know why I did that that day.
Is it because the full moon was very big that day?
Or because the night air was sweet?
Even if I didn't know, going against the rules of the traffic signal,
I'm sure that it is the best thing I've done in my life.
Let's go. To the sea.
Oh my. I forgot it there when I left.
My name is Ho Goo. Kang Ho Goo.
1, 2, 3, 4!
A, B, C, go back to the beginning.
1, 2, 3, 4. Let's get started now.
Preview
Kang Ho Goo, now do some mind control.
Don't do any of the things you're thinking of doing. You want to do something for her?
What are you doing? - Then just spend money.
Hey! Lower you gaze! I said lower it! -You are so dead!
What the heck is she saying?
Hey! What are you doing? How can you smoke in front of me?
I was with a girl all night last night.
If I have the surgery, will I become clean?
Right! That's the one! - I've had this surgery before.
Hemorrhoids?