(Episode 3)
Are you okay?
- Yes, I'm fine. - Are you sure you're...
I'm fine.
Ms. An...
Ms. An?
I'm sorry to be asking this right now, but...
Would you mind opening the security shutters?
Why, you wicked witch!
How could you!
You filthy piece of poop!
This is awful...
Why are you pinning this all on my daughter?
Whose fault could it be then?
Shall I blame my granddaughter?
You immoral jerk!
You're like two peas in a pod.
You've got no morals!
Grandma.
I had to endure watching that for 3 years.
The affair started 4 years ago,
and Incheol and I got divorced 3 years ago.
So he's Ms. An's ex-husband?
How dare you crawl into bed
with your own friend's husband!
What?
She got divorced because he cheated on her
with her friend?
You have no idea of the torture
I've been through over her!
I'm sure!
I'm here for you.
Tell me everything.
I was such a fool.
I felt sorry for her since she was unemployed,
so I asked Incheol to hire her
so she could make some pocket money.
Then they started working overtime all the time.
They even worked on weekends.
So that's how the affair started.
You need a good beating, you sick prick!
I had no idea,
so all the while, I was working my tail off
night and day and raising the kids.
Remember what you said then, you tramp?
Remember what you said to me?
I'm sorry, but it's true.
So you're the woman he went to Jeju-do with?
And the one who he went to the Gyeongju
seminar with?
You're the one?
I love Incheol, and he said he loves me too.
He said he stopped loving you ages ago.
He said he hates going home to you
and that you're scary.
I'm scary?
How am I scary?
How the heck am I scary?
He's scared of how you nag him,
how you get angry with him.
All of it.
He's overall scared of you.
You putrid lowlife!
You deserve to be thrown to the wolves!
You vile degenerate!
You son of a dog, cow and horse!
You hopped into bed with
your wife's friend after having 3 children?
You're scared of her?
How is my darling granddaughter scary?
I'm sorry.
It's all...
It's all my fault.
No, it's not.
Grandma, I wasn't going to
take it so far as to get a divorce.
But Mijeong
became a madwoman, driving me up the wall.
What did you say?
What could she possibly have done?
Did she poison your food or something?
We were really
going to end everything.
But then, she...
(Witch)
Your call is being forwarded
to an automated voice messaging system.
(Search: Kang Soyeong, No results found)
(4347 Borim Funeral Services)
(Borim Funeral Services)
Hello?
Babe, where are you?
Mijeong just called me.
What am I going to do? I'm so scared.
Your "baby"
is sleeping beside me right now.
You won't answer my call, but answer his?
You know the playground in my neighborhood?
Meet me there in 10 minutes.
Did you just call Soyeong?
Yes! I did!
What is it that you want to say?
You obviously have something important to say
if you've dragged us out here at 3 a.m., right?
We did mess up, but
you've put us through the wringer too.
Because of you,
we're extremely stressed out.
I'm even suffering from spot baldness. Look!
Yeah, stop harassing Soyeong and me.
How much more must we take?
You're out of your mind.
You've lost it completely.
Yeah, just look at you right now.
Your shoes don't even match.
I've been attacked in my sleep
and grabbed by the hair during meals!
I can't take it anymore.
I went home for the sake of our kids,
but I'm not going home from now on.
When you're ready for a divorce, call me.
Let's go.
They left holding hands.
They were holding hands the whole time
and won't let go, even in front of me.
You really did seem crazy then.
Well, who drove me to that brink?
Why do you think I went crazy?
You think I was born crazy?
There's more to her craziness.
Why do you think they're running a bakery?
They got fired because of Mijeong!
(Law Offices of Choi Minseok)
You're Mr. Yun's wife, right?
How are you?
Let's go out and talk.
Did you tell her I was scary?
Are you crazy? This is our place of work!
How am I scary?
Let me go and let's talk this through.
You're being scary as we speak.
Fine, let's say I am scary.
But how could you cheat on me with my friend?
Get off!
I'm sorry, Mijeong.
But can you let go of my hair now?
I'm even more scared of you.
You say you're sorry, but you don't act it.
You have no conscience.
How could you have an affair with
my husband of all men!
You really are crazy!
I know you're upset, but this is our workplace.
Get off.
You're no better!
Because of you, we got canned
and were utterly humiliated.
The news spread to other law firms,
so I can't even get another job as a lawyer.
Ms. An did the right thing.
I wouldn't expect anything less of her.
You've made us become blacklisted for jobs.
Haven't you done enough?
Shut up!
I dare you to say one more word.
Do it, and I'll kill you both with my bare hands.
You're a regular hoodlum.
You're not her grandmother but a hoodlum.
You must've been pretty awful to Incheol
for him to have an affair.
Shut your pie hole!
Watch what you say.
You should've raised your daughter up right!
You should've raised your granddaughter right!
She lost her husband to another woman.
That's a testament to her inadequacies.
Get off your high horse!
Indeed!
Let's go at it, then!
Grandma!
Grandma, don't do this.
Mijeong's put us through a lot and
we've done our share of begging!
We're sorry, grandma.
It's...
It's my fault, but I did it because I love Incheol.
How dare you utter such things!
You call that love?
That's called infidelity, you hussy!
So you came onto him.
I did not.
He first asked me to go on that trip...
You did ask me first.
Yeah, I did.
I told you.
And Soyeong said no because of you, but...
You two went to Jeju-do for a whole week!
I'm sorry, Mijeong.
I'll beg for forgiveness until my dying day.
I've said this before,
but I know I did you wrong.
I did you and your kids wrong, and
I'm so very sorry for it.
I'm so sorry.
I'm really sorry, Mijeong.
I beg you, please forgive me.
I'm so sorry.
Hello?
Hey.
Son, why aren't you home yet?
You said you'd be home soon, so
I've been waiting outside for you.
Mother.
I've gotten caught up with some weirdos.
What do you mean?
What is it?
Did you get in a car accident?
- No, it's not that. - Stop begging!
It's been 3 years, yet you keep bringing it up
and every time, Soyeong begs for forgiveness.
Grandma.
Mother, I'm kind of held up at the moment.
Go inside. Don't wait for me.
Also, I'm running low on battery.
I have to go now.
Okay.
Bye, mother.
Wait. Hello?
Hello? Sangtae?
What on earth is going on?
I've chalked this up to karma, so
can't you and your grandmother do the same?
Soyeong's my one and only child
and it wasn't easy
seeing her go through this mess.
Like I have it any better?
I had but one child, too!
At least your daughter's alive, right?
But mine's dead and gone.
My one and only daughter left me with Mijeong.
I get it, Ms. Jang.
I know my daughter did wrong so
that's why I'm paying alimony.
Ask Mijeong. She will tell you as much.
I pay her $1500 every month without fail.
Soyeong and Incheol don't have any money.
It's me who pays the alimony.
I know Soyeong did wrong, but still.
It's not right to come and ruin
someone else's grand opening.
Does lightning give fair warning before striking?
Did you two give Mijeong warning
before having your affair?
I know.
That's why I've been compensating Mijeong.
But what you're doing is obstruction of business
and I can sue you for the damages.
This is a small-town neighborhood business
and tonight could reflect poorly on us.
If you're afraid of people pointing fingers,
you shouldn't have had an affair!
I'm sorry, Ms. Jang.
Please forgive me. I'm begging you.
I'll go for today as I'm too flabbergasted,
but you two
better not let me lay eyes on you again!
I won't ever come here again, either.
Let's go, Mijeong.
Open the security shutters.
Open them!
Goodbye!
Take care!
I'm sorry.
You're about to close, aren't you?
I can be rather picky.
Ma'am.
You've told us that already.
- Right. - And even told us you're getting
a tie for your boyfriend who just
became an elementary school teacher.
You've been looking for an hour.
Can't you let us help you pick one out?
Sure. Which one do you suggest?
I'll show you.
This one.
This is the perfect shade in my opinion.
But it's so flashy.
It is? It is.
Then,
how about this one?
This one is too tame.
I'm sure.
I knew you'd say that.
Then, this one? This one!
This is the right tie. It's the perfect one.
I'm sure he will love it.
That one's not special in any way.
It's not, is it?
I'll just take this one.
You will?
That took you no time at all. Thank you.
- Right this way. - Okay.
You've made the right decision.
(Evil sister-in-law)
I wish she'd stop calling.
What?
Why aren't you at work today?
I got done with work an hour ago.
I'm at the cafe in front of your shop.
So?
I'll have some coffee while I wait, so hurry over.
Why would you wait for me there?
Coffee?
Wait, you're not talking about the one
that's directly adjacent to my shop, are you?
I haven't seen you since our fight over
Sangjun's credit card.
I'll wait until you get here.
Customer number 8, your Cafe Vienna.
What are you doing?
I believe this one's mine.
I'm sorry.
So we meet again.
I was supposed to meet Taemin there.
Why is she there of all places!
What am I going to do? It's time!
What do I do?
What the...
She's already picked up a guy?
You really are something, Jinju.
She's got mad skills seducing men.
What?
Why are they sitting together?
Why? How'd they end up sitting together?
So you're still in college.
Yeah.
There are things you must do at this age,
and I really didn't want to miss out.
I've been traveling the world, so
school's taken a back seat.
School isn't the end all, be all, you know?
Right. I love to travel, too.
My friend's here.
Where?
Where'd she go?
My friend's here.
Who?
She's my friend.
- She's your friend? - She's your friend?
- No way! - No way!
What...
What's going on here?
Do you know each other?
No, but we're getting to know each other.
How do you know each other?
That's what I was going to ask you.
I went to college with Yeontae.
I went to high school with her.
Whoa.
We have so much in common.
Seriously.
How do you know each other?
You're talking like you're friends...
- You see... - You see...
Whoa, we're so much alike.
Look.
I've never met a guy who likes Vienna coffee.
And he loves to travel, like me!
We totally met by chance, and it's so amazing.
And we know you in common.
Maybe that's why it feels like we're close.
Right?
Right!
Did you go shopping?
No...
It's totally obvious that it's a necktie.
Who's it for?
My brother...
Your brother?
It must be Sangtae's, huh?
Hotae doesn't need ties since he's a director.
I'll give it to him.
No, it's okay.
I'll give it to him.
Your brother is Jinju's brother-in-law?
Yeah.
My brother met her sister through us
and eventually got married.
You guys are really close.
But if you're so close,
why haven't I ever met you?
Give it to me. I'll give it to him.
But that's Taemin's.
It's for Taemin.
It's not Sangtae's.
Would...
Would you two like to wipe your faces?
No thanks.
I'm not in the mood.
You're a fool for letting
your friend steal your husband.
This is the hand I was dealt.
Bad luck with men runs in the family.
Your grandfather never cheated.
I may have been dealt a bad hand in life,
but I had a good husband.
Oh, is that why he left you so early?
Men cheat.
You should've held onto him despite that.
Would you have if it were you?
Great job!
I'm so proud that you became
a divorcee with three kids to boot!
Are you crying?
Why are you crying?
What are you going to do about the kids?
They still think Incheol's working in the States.
I was going to tell them the truth
once Wuju started elementary school.
You were going to deceive them 2 more years?
I'm sorry, grandma.
But the kids are so young,
and you weren't in the right frame of mind after
your sister passed away.
And...
I did divorce him, but it was out of anger.
I thought for sure he'd come back to me.
I figured he was temporarily insane over her,
but that he'd snap out of it,
and that he'd be reminded of the kids
and feel sorry for me, too.
But he and Soyeong are so perfectly happy.
They never even fight.
Go home. This is too much work.
No way. You go home first.
I'll stay and clean up with mom.
Kim can help. You go ahead.
I don't want to.
We're leaving.
You caused this mess, so you can clean it up.
Kim and I don't deserve this.
You clean it up.
Goodbye, mother.
Bye.
Why are you crying?
Why are you crying...
They're like a match made in heaven.
Incheol isn't the same man he was with me.
When I see how happy they are,
I feel like I was the reason Incheol cheated.
Don't cry.
This isn't anything to cry over.
Life passes you by in the blink of an eye.
Isn't that right, Mr. Chauffeur?
It sure is, ma'am.
Oh, you poor girl.
It's only natural for you to feel despair.
You couldn't hold back these tears.
Not after your friend stole your husband.
You poor thing.
I'm sorry, grandma.
Hey, driver?
Yes, ma'am?
It's the third time we're passing this building.
Why are you driving in circles?
Because I don't know where you live.
Well, then, you should've asked!
What were thinking, driving us around in circles
when we're upset as can be?
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Who are you anyway?
I've been wondering all along.
He's my team leader.
The team leader of the new job I just got.
Your call is being forwarded...
- I'm so cold. - What are we going to do?
He turned his phone off.
He said he'd be here and didn't come home!
If you knew he was with some weirdos,
you should've called me right away!
Do something!
Can't you track his cell phone or something?
How would I know how to do that?
Well, why not? On television,
rich people do it all the time.
We're rich.
Just be quiet, will you?
I'm freezing.
Honey, I think we should call the police.
I can't believe you'd suggest that.
You know how much I fear cops.
Then, what are we going to do?
It's been 2 hours since I last talked to him!
We need to have our wits about us.
We must be rational.
Let's think about this rationally.
How did Sangtae sound earlier?
He was the same, I think.
I don't know. I don't remember.
Did it sound like he was being threatened?
How would I know
what a person being threatened sounds like?
You might, but I don't.
Man!
- What if! - What if!
Oh, no!
What if someone's taking their ill feelings
toward us out on Sangtae?
Back in the day,
you'd take debtors who couldn't pay up
to the mountains and bury them alive and...
I did no such thing!
I dug holes, but I never buried anyone!
I only pretended to.
You doused a guy in oil to set him on fire.
It was Park, the rice cake seller.
You took him to Jeju-do for that.
Don't you remember?
But did I actually set him on fire? No way!
And the son of the kimbap restaurant?
You threatened that you'd cut his hand off.
His gambling addiction was
killing his mother,
and she asked me to do that to him
so he'd come to his senses!
I've told you so many times!
Oh, yeah.
He did drop by the Lunar New Year.
Then, who could it be?
This is why I said we should be kinder.
How could we have been kinder loan sharks?
Geez, honey!
Goodbye.
I'm so sorry.
I couldn't be more embarrassed, Mr. Lee.
It's quite alright, ma'am.
I'm not usually like this.
It's okay.
And Mijeong's not the type
to curse or get into cat fights, either.
I know ma'am. Of course I know that.
She's a real kind and gentle girl.
Of course. I know, ma'am.
I know.
Oh, my.
We need to do something.
Let's just call the police.
If anything happens to him, it's all your fault.
Is that Sangtae's car?
That's his car, isn't it?
I think you're right.
Why are you two out here?
You, brat!
Were you out squandering money again?
You must be waiting for Sangtae.
Go inside!
You don't care about me at all.
Get home at a reasonable hour!
It's a scary world out there.
You're way scarier!
That little brat...
Honey.
It's Sangtae's car this time, isn't it?
- Right? - You're right!
Oh, Sangtae!
Oh, my.
Sangtae.
Sangtae, what happened to you?
What is this?
Who'd dare do this to my dear son-in-law!
They even stole your overcoat?
Oh, no! They stole his shoes, too!
Did you see who it was before you got away?
Well, the thing is...
But opium is illegal.
What is that white powder? That...
What was it?
It's flour.
Flour? Flour!
Yes, it's fried cake mix.
We don't associate with drug dealers.
We don't, but...
So did you get into
a car accident with a flour delivery truck?
That's hot.
- But it's good. - Enjoy.
This is good.
I froze my tail off outside.
Maybe I should have a hot bowl of soup, too.
You shouldn't eat, honey.
You won't be pretty if you get any fatter.
You said you had dinner already.
But still.
I'm okay.
Hey.
You haven't had dinner yet?
She dragged me out the minute I got here.
She said you weren't home and thought
you were being held hostage by some weirdos.
She was worried sick.
Well, your phone died,
and you didn't come home for 2 hours.
How could we not worry?
Go back upstairs.
Son, you should go to bed.
It's okay.
I'll stay and keep you company.
Alright then.
Sit down and join us.
You're better than a son.
No son would sit with his dad
just to keep him company over a meal.
Kids aren't like that these days.
I know. None of them would be so thoughtful.
Only our son, Sangtae, would!
Dinner's even more delicious now.
(Sherlock Holmes)
He reads it thinking it's from his dad.
She adores this, thinking they're from her dad.
But Mijeong probably got them all this
saying their dad sent them from the States.
Wuri.
Let's sleep in the bedroom.
I was waiting up to have some bread.
Wujin really wanted to have some bread.
Grandma and I ran into someone on our way
to the bakery.
I promise to get you some tomorrow.
Are you going to sleep with your mom?
She's tired. Come and sleep with me.
Wuju's not here.
I'll sleep with her. Goodnight, grandma.
Goodnight.
Is grandma gone?
Yeah, she's gone.
Want me to read to you?
No.
Tell me a story about daddy.
A story about daddy?
Okay.
The story about the day he left for the States?
No, about when I was in your tummy.
When you were in my tummy?
Yeah, when you and dad sang to me.
Oh, that one.
Hamburglar, it's daddy.
- I'll sing to you. - Hamburglar.
'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'
Twinkle!
'How I wonder what you are'
'Up above the world so high'
Twinkle!
'Like a diamond in the sky'
Twinkle!
'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'
'How I wonder what you are'
Stop it! You'll scare her.
Were you happy then, mommy?
Of course.
I was happy.
Were you happy being in my tummy?
Yeah, I heard daddy sing.
You must be a genius to be able
to remember all that.
'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'
'How I wonder what you are'
Mommy?
I'm really worried.
Dad hasn't seen me since I was 3, so
what if he doesn't recognize me?
How could he?
You video chat weekly with him.
Oh, yeah.
Will you sing for me again?
'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'
'How I wonder what you are'
'Up above the world so high'
'Like a diamond in the sky'
'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'
You good-for-nothing jerk!
Don't you dare smile at me like that!
Maybe that's why it feels like we're close.
Right?
I was going to confess to him how I felt today.
(to Taemin)
I practiced so many times.
I've memorized the whole thing.
Taemin.
It's been 7 years since we've become friends.
I still remember meeting you during
college orientation like it was yesterday.
What about you?
To be honest, it was love at first sight for me.
You're my first love.
We didn't get to see much of each other
when you were in the army and
when I took time off to earn tuition money.
but you were always with me in spirit, deep...
(Evil sister-in-law)
She's the bane of my existence!
What?
Geez! Why are you yelling like that?
Can't you answer your phone nicely?
Cut to the chase before I hang up.
What a temper.
About that guy today...
He seemed pretty great.
Yeah, he's great.
I have something to ask you.
What?
How much do school teachers make?
Why are you asking that suddenly?
It's just that...
I'm worried because you,
my one and only friend, is about to become
an elementary school teacher.
You even have a loan to pay back.
I won't ask you to pay it, so what do you care?
I'm not sure, but it's around $1500 a month.
What?
How could an elementary school teacher
make less than my monthly allowance?
Money isn't everything in life.
With a sense of duty and
responsibility, and love for children...
Yeah.
Do men get higher pay or something maybe?
They get $100 more if they did military service.
Why are you asking for such specifics?
That's it?
A measly 100 bucks?
You call $100 "measly"?
Have you ever worked to earn that in your life?
You're so touchy today.
Do you have high blood pressure?
I'm just worried for you.
Bye. Hang up.
Goodnight, Yeontae.
His salary is less than what I thought.
Shall I date him anyway?
Or not?
Date him?
She's just jealous I got a job,
so she's making a fuss about my salary.
Yeontae got this for me?
It totally does not suit you,
but you know she's a fashion dud.
Are you sure this isn't for someone else?
She doesn't have any guys to give gifts to.
Yeah, you're right.
Guess what, Sangtae?
What?
I met a pretty great guy today.
Another one?
No, it's for real this time.
He reminds me of you.
Me?
He's kind and has this look of sincerity.
I didn't fall for a player this time. I swear.
Oh, geez.
What does he do?
It's a secret.
Oh, geez.
But Taemin,
I don't want to do this one-sided love anymore.
If it's alright with you, do you...
Do you...
Want to be my boyfriend?
Yes.
I can always buy him another tie. Yes.
Bye, mom.
Bye.
Don't work so much at that makeup shop.
You'll be starting school soon.
You'll be drained from teaching once you start.
You need to get some rest
before you start.
- Okay. - Bye.
- See you later. - Bye.
Dad!
Mom's so mean. Why didn't she wait for you?
It's okay. She thinks it'll be
the end of the world if we open a minute late.
I hear the bathroom light bulb needs changing.
You're going to change it before leaving?
I hope we have a spare in the storage room.
Dad!
We don't have any there!
Really, we don't.
In fact, I checked last night.
You did?
We don't have any?
Why are you...
Dad...
You lost all that money?
No, I haven't lost all of it yet.
Did you already go through the 5 grand
I gave you behind your mom's back?
Yes, but I spent it wisely.
I'll kill you!
Dad! Dad! Dad...
Don't resort to violence!
Let's talk this out.
I'm over 30!
I'll be 40 soon. I'm too old for spankings!
Please don't hit me!
Please, dad! Don't hit me.
I'm going to pretend
that I never saw you.
Dad!
But dad!
Why would you do that?
How could you pretend when you did see me?
It's easy.
I can't see you.
I didn't see you.
So go back to living in the storage room.
Cut!
You can't just leave like this.
You have to hit me. After I've been hit,
I come clean with mom, and then,
I can move into my own bedroom.
That's why I didn't hit you.
Dad.
Your own son's freezing! Have you no pity?
It's still snowing in Gangwon-do.
It's freezing in that room.
I nearly froze to death just last night.
Yeah, you sure do have it tough.
Don't you dare
let your mom discover you're in there.
If she finds out...
Let's not even go there.
Dad!
Have a good day, dad!
Oh, Hotae...
Yeontae, Yeontae.
Why didn't you step in?
Have you suddenly gone mute?
A girl like you is going to be a teacher?
I worry about our nation's education system.
I actually have a bone to pick with you.
What? What did I do?
I didn't do anything.
Not doing anything is the worst crime of all.
When irrational circumstances come to fruition,
you must make an effort to remedy
the situation through action.
What was I supposed to do?
Say, "Hotae will die if you leave him like that."
Or "If you leave him in there,
he'll freeze to death or starve to death."
Why couldn't you tell him that?
Will you call Sangtae for me?
Tell him to come over tonight.
What for?
What do you think?
I'm going to tell him to start dating.
Everyone needs a little nudge.
And given Sangtae's personality,
even if he did want to date,
he'd never say he wants to get remarried.
Someone has to prod that boy along for
anything to come of it.
But Ms. Oh,
rushing someone to get married won't
ensure that...
You don't know what you're talking about.
If someone around you
was prodding you to get married,
you wouldn't be single at this age.
Whenever I think of Sangtae, it hurts right here.
Sangtae's the least of our worries, actually.
It's Hotae we need to worry about.
Your dear Hotae who you believe in so much
is now a homeless man.
And he's squatting in our storage room.
Why are you staring at me like that?
Sangtae's your son, too, you know.
I'm talking about our son right now.
Our son, who may end up dying a widower!
Our son, who's been taken from us
by our obtuse in-laws!
Still, Sangtae's been married and
even has 2 kids.
Hotae's got nothing.
Man.
Stop staring at me like that
and call Sangtae!
Tonight?
Okay, I'll head there as soon as I'm done.
Okay, dad.
Grandma, it's me.
Did you have lunch?
Of course. I'm cleaning now with Sunja.
Sunja sure is good at cleaning.
That's about all she can do,
so she'd better be doing it well.
Don't worry about me
and focus on your work.
I'm fine.
Are you craving anything?
I can pick it up on my way home.
Okay. I'll go home right after work.
Okay.
Mr. Lee.
Is your grandmother doing alright?
What am I going to do?
Oh...
My poor Mijeong!
Sunja...
I'm crying.
I'm crying because I feel so bad for Mijeong.
She's not the only one I feel bad for.
I feel even worse for my poor grandkids who
wait for their dad to come home from the U.S.
What am I going to do?
Oh, lord!
You brat.
I'm crying. Don't glide away from me.
I'm sorry about last night. And thank you.
My grandma's really worried that
you might see me in a poor light.
Not at all.
It's fine. Don't even worry about it.
It must've been really tough.
I'm sure it's not easy for a woman
to be raising 3 kids all alone.
All that mess is in the past now.
The past doesn't just pass you by like that.
When something happens,
it leaves its mark, like a scar.
And even when that scar heals,
your heart never recovers fully.
The pain
makes you become a different person.
What's so amazing about you is that
despite what you've been through,
it hasn't changed who you are deep down.
You're still so positive.
Well...
I can be rather cheerful, but...
Look at you. Even now, you're smiling.
Even after what happened last night.
No one
could ever imagine that you're harboring
such a huge scar.
And I believe
that is all due to your own inner strength.
Mr. Lee.
Is the design team meeting over?
It just ended now.
- Anything worth noting? - Not really.
Isn't Mr. Lee so amazing?
Yeah.
- He seems really wonderful. - You've already
heard that his wife passed away, right?
What?
His wife passed away? I see.
Just to warn you.
Don't think that
just because you're single and he's single
that you can like him or anything.
You're so not his style.
Mr. Lee is more into the sexy, sultry type.
Like me.
Wait up!
Wait for me!
Is your name Bin?
That's my name. What's it to you?
I hear you're a pretty good dancer.
I am. So?
I challenge you to a dance-off today.
Sure, why not.
(EXID, "Hot Pink")
Hey, that's my sister.
She's your sister?
Yeah.
She's my sister.
Really?
Does your sister want to become a singer?
Yeah.
Yours too?
Mine wants to become an actress,
but she's also a really good dancer.
She gets it from me.
You're a good dancer?
Where did you learn your moves?
I just copy what I see on television.
You don't take any dance classes?
Nope. I've never taken a single dance class.
And you're this good?
I hear your dream is to become an actress.
Yeah, I'm going to take acting lessons.
Is your dream to become an actress, too?
No, my dream is to become a singer.
But being an actress sounds fun, too.
Then, want to take acting lessons with me?
Really?
I'll ask my mom.
You want to take acting lessons with her?
She's got a good personality.
I'm going to try it out.
How do you know Wuri's brother anyway?
He's in my class.
He's my desk partner actually.
It's so annoying.
Why? Is he a weirdo?
He's always picking a fight with me.
Probably because he feels threatened by me
since I'm smarter than him.
Bin's brother is really cute.
He's popular with the girls in your class, right?
I'm way more popular than him.
And he's not cute.
Whatever. I think he's cute.
He gets good grades too, right?
What are you talking about?
I'm way more popular with the girls,
and I get way better grades than him.
Yeah, right.
You think mom will let me take acting classes?
Not a chance.
Are you sure?
I'm sure.
But I hate taekwondo.
Let me take acting lessons instead. Please?
I said no.
I'm telling dad!
I'm telling him everything when he calls.
I'll tell him you're trampling my dreams.
Oh, alright.
Let me talk to the mother of that child first.
You mean it?
She doesn't have a mom.
Everyone has a mom.
How else was she born?
Remember that boy who did the presentation?
Lee Su?
He said that his mother passed away
5 years ago.
Did he?
I didn't have the wherewithal to listen.
I was too busy waiting for your mom.
The girl Wuri wants to take acting lessons with
is his younger sister.
Their mom died, so they only have a dad.
Okay, then I'll talk to her dad.
Sangtae's here?
Remarry?
I've not even been married once yet,
and he's up for a second time?
Is he really letting mom set him up?
I don't know.
I came out just after mom suggested that
he go on dates.
Did she mention me at all?
If mom and dad worry about me,
explain to them
that I'm not interested in getting married.
I'm going to live a free man forever,
so tell them not to ensnare me.
Anyway, so dinner's out of the question
for you tonight.
So all you brought me is water?
Couldn't you bring me cup noodles at least?
You're really hopeless, you know that?
Completely hopeless.
I'll think about it.
Don't think about it. Do it.
Please give me some time.
Time? I already gave you 5 years.
Honey, don't badger the poor boy.
You know him better.
When Sangtae says he'll "think about it,"
he means he won't do it.
I went over to the in-law's the other day.
I saw how you lived.
A house full of family
who are not yours, in that big house
in the big room, all by yourself.
How long do you intend on living like that?
You're still so young.
People get remarried in their 50s and 60s even.
You're not even 40 yet.
Getting remarried isn't a shameful act.
Ask anyone.
You've been alone for 5 years.
It's time to move on.
And no one's going to hold that against you.
But mom, the kids are so young,
and mother and father depend on me so much.
How could you care so much about them?
What about your dad and me?
Are you going to live life all alone forever?
Think about how it must feel for us.
I'm sorry, mom.
I'm sorry.
Stop apologizing! I'm sick of it!
You've done nothing wrong, so stop it.
I didn't ask you over to hear you say that.
He drives me crazy. Do you see why now?
It'd be better if he talked back to me.
It's heartbreaking.
We still think fondly of Jinyeong too.
If she went somewhere and was to return,
I'd gladly tell you to wait for her 5, 10, 20 years.
I really would.
But she's gone.
Jinyeong is not coming back.
Jinyeong's dead.
She can't come back to you.
People don't come back from the dead.
Meeting her in the next life?
I don't believe in that nonsense.
Mom.
Go back inside, dad.
I'm alright.
Did you park down the road?
Yeah, so go inside. I'm fine.
Why isn't my darling son home yet?
He's been coming home late lately.
I hope everything's alright at work.
Don't be hurt by what your mom said.
I know you've shed tears over Jinyeong
every day for the past 5 years.
Be that as it may,
your mother cried for you just as much.
Do as you said. Think about it.
Don't pretend, but really think about it.
I know she was harsh, but she has a point.
I hate coming home because of these stairs.
Remember how
Jinyeong and I lived here for a year
before we moved into that apartment?
When we lived here,
Jinyeong would wait for me
at that corner down there.
Whenever I see that corner,
I remember those days.
She was a kind-hearted, beautiful girl
so I know it's not easy to let her go.
Your mom knows that, too.
Sometimes, I open your old bedroom door
and feel my heart sink.
It's not fair.
It's not fair, dad.
I know everyone dies in the end.
But...
Why did it have to be Jinyeong?
People who've done wrong and sinned
are alive and well, so why...
Why did it have to be her?
She was such a sweetheart
and couldn't even be mean to anyone.
I'm sorry, dad.
I'm doing fine right now.
But...
I'm sorry, but today...
Just for today, will you let me be?
- She seemed nice. - What?
Your friend.
How did she seem nice?
That director friend I had did well,
and I thought it was a pretty decent job.
My son was like that, too.
He was in newspapers and magazines even.
I won't let you go alone.
I'll go with you.
You mean it?
Can I keep the clothes I wore today?
But you can't.
Then, make it so I can, lady.
Sangtae's on a date with a woman at a cafe!
Really?
You're done eating, right?
Can you go home now?
But they can't like each other...
Mom.
My heart is broken because of you.
Even if it feels like you can't,
life will go on.
I can't move on and be okay with that.