What's she doing?
l'll get it all back.
l'll get my kids, my life, and my home back.
l won't ever cry until l do.
l promise!
-Hey, lady! -l promise!
Hey!
What are you doing?
You have to think about your children!
What?
Weren't you going to jump just now?
Unbelievable!
What?
When one door closes, another opens.
lt's just that we're too preoccupied
to see the other door that opens.
You know the famous Helen Keller.
She was blind, deaf, and mute.
That's what she said.
Hope comes in the form of despair.
Success is sure to come after a failure!
Giving up is failure!
Do you have a place to go?
l know a job where they provide room and board.
Hey, lady!
This is strange, Sis.
For me too.
Hey, it's dusty!
Nag, nag, nag...
Didn't you say l'd have two of everything
when they got divorced?
Just wait.
We can go visit Mom when she has a home.
What are you going to do with the furniture?
The buyers are going to buy the furniture too.
Take good care of the kids, Mom.
You just try to live properly!
Kot-bi, Dan-bi!
Dad!
Dad.
l'll call every day and come often.
Where's your house?
lt's...
Stay here until l buy a bigger house.
Mi-young.
Kot-bi doesn't get sick often,
but she usually catches the flu once every 2 years.
Remember to have her get a flu shot.
She's afraid of shots.
So have Dan-bi get the flu shot first and
then talk her into getting the shot.
Dan-bi's not afraid of shots.
The kids aren't picky eaters,
but tell your mother
that the kids are allergic to mushrooms.
Dan-bi's left foot is smaller than his right foot.
Take the padding out before washing his shoes.
Buy shoes that fit his right foot.
Dan-bi always asks for his favorite blanket
when he has a bad dream.
Don't try to force him to sleep
if he wakes up in the middle of the night.
lnstead, read him the book
we read him on vacation.
Have you seen my wife?
She left with her luggage earlier.
What?
She left with a small travel bag.
All right...
She didn't answer when l
asked her where she was going.
l told her to call.
ls there anyone she would go visit?
l already called our friends.
But no one seems to know.
What about her family?
Her parents passed away,
and her brother is studying abroad.
Where could she have gone?
Don't worry too much. She'll be all right.
Please call me if she calls you.
l will.
Thank you.
Where could she have gone with no money?
We take pride that
our sauna is frequently visited by foreign tourists
and is the best in the area!
Don't forget that your service
will have direct impact
on the image of our country.
So l ask each and every one of you
to be fully aware of your responsibilities,
and to do your best at all times!
Ms. Kang, will you show the new employee around?
ls this your first time?
Yes.
Follow me.
-Go with her! -Okay.
This is the main floor.
There are ice rooms, salt rooms, mud rooms,
a library, singing rooms, and snack shops.
The sleeping area, computer room,
and theater are on the 5th floor.
Okay.
Pick the soda bottles and
wet towels up off the floor.
Clean the floors with rags in the afternoon.
And we vacuum the floors every morning.
Okay.
You've never worked before, have you?
No...
You work 8-hour shifts,
so it won't be too hard.
l used to work as a housekeeper,
but all the jobs disappeared, so l came here.
Why don't you clean here first?
Okay.
Sir.
Sir!
What?
Please refrain from public display of affection.
And who are you?
l'm responsible for the safety of all customers.
Who are you to tell me what to do?
Public profanity is punishable
by law under ordinance 245.
You could be sentenced up to one year imprisonment
or 5000 dollars in fine.
Hon!
Does he take this place for a hotel room?
lt's time to go.
Okay, let's go.
The biggest trend of 2004 could easily
be the well-being craze.
Sales of organic produce have skyrocketed,
and there's tremendous interest in cleaner water.
As you're aware,
alkaline water helps bring balance to your body.
The market for the water is already saturated,
do you see a feasibility?
There's a tremendous interest in the alkaline water.
The glass on your right contains alkaline water.
lt does taste a little different.
Drink this alkaline water after exercise,
and it'll quench your thirst better
than regular water or any other drink.
But it's a little pricey.
How about having a celebrity endorse it?
We should give away the water purifier
to female celebrities.
And we could have testimonials from them.
Female celebrities are sensitive about their complexions,
so if they are convinced,
public will easily follow.
Excellent idea.
Can we get someone to endorse it?
Yes, it won't be hard.
Then, let's give it a try.
Yes, sir.
You're quite business-minded.
She's what you'd call a woman
-with both brains and beauty. -Oh, stop it.
Can l speak to you for a second?
-What's it about? -You'll see.
Go ahead.
See you later.
Now he's speaking casually to her.
They've already gotten their marriage license.
They're legally married.
When?
Right after coming back from a trip.
He sure doesn't waste any time!
l've been thinking and...
Why don't we get a puppy for the kids?
A puppy?
Remember l told you my dad passed away
when l was 5?
Yes.
lt was a really rough time for me.
A neighbor gave me a puppy named Poppy,
and the puppy helped me
get through the rough times.
l'm sure Kot-bi and Dan-bi
are having a rough time right now.
Let's go buy one, okay?
Okay.
She's the owner.
How nice it must be
to own something like this...
She won't ever have to worry about money.
Oh, my back!
l'm going to take a short nap in the sleeping room.
Tell the manager l went to the bathroom
-if he comes looking for me. -Okay.
-Hey, lady! -You!
What were you staring at?
Did you do something wrong?
Why do you seem so startled?
You startled me!
We have to go clean the ice in the ice room.
Aren't you coming?
ls the owner's husband
rich or did she inherit money?
She's a self-made woman.
l heard she started from the very bottom.
The very bottom?
Yes, you know,
she started in the business as a scrubber.
Scrubbers make that much money?
A lot of body scrubbers went to Japan for work
about 10 years ago.
Body scrubbing is a unique part of Korean culture.
Japanese have hot springs,
but they don't scrub their bodies like Koreans do.
When they came to Korea and had their bodies
scrubbed for the first time, they couldn't believe
how much dead skin they'd been carrying around!
They were overjoyed!
l heard that the owner went to Japan
10 years ago,
and came back with quite a bit of money.
She got a loan and started out small,
and then her business got this big.
-Drink this. -Thanks.
What do l have to do to work as a scrubber?
You want to give it a try?
You can go to a school to learn.
School?
The tuition is pretty high.
You have to study for a few months.
Professionalism is highly valued
in the industry.
You have to know the pressure points,
so you don't hurt the customers.
You have to scrub hard,
but without hurting the customers.
You do know there's a premium, don't you?
-Premium? -Sure!
That's why some scrubbers get their hands on
newly opened saunas, and rent the space out.
Ma'am, can you scrub me?
Coming!
-l can do that. -No, it's okay.
l'm only too happy to do it.
Thank you.
How long do you have to study to be a sports therapist?
l majored in physical therapy in college.
My boss used to work as a trainer
For the national Olympic athletes.
You could get a license, and some in ritzy
neighborhoods have even studied abroad.
There's a famous chiropractic school overseas,
and l'm saving money to study there.
He speaks English and Japanese!
l knew it!
This is why l didn't want to bring you here!
lt's all right. He's just a kid.
Are you all right?
Let's go.
l have no recollection how l made it back
For it was an unexpected goodbye
Why did you have to leave me
For you loved me more than l loved myself
Why did you have to leave
Did l still have tears left to shed
l hate myself for crying
Must l wander in search of new love
What?
lsn't that Mi-young?
Mi-young!
Mi-young...
What a coincidence running into you here.
My wife's family lives in the area...
We stopped by after having dinner at her parents'.
l don't know what to say.
l'm always indebted to you.
You shouldn't say that.
l haven't done anything to help you.
You've helped me a lot!
Min-suk doesn't seem to know you work here.
Don't tell him anything.
-But... -We're no longer married.
l don't want him to see me like this.
He should go on with his life,
and l should go on with mine.
But...
l'm really all right.
There's no such thing as a shameful job.
l'm going to work hard
so l can get my kids back. You know l'm very determined.
l'll work hard until l get all my money back.
You should go back to your wife.
l have to get back to work.
Okay...
lt's all right.
l've been through worse.
Now there's nowhere to go but up.
Hey, lady...
Have you been crying?
l haven't been crying!
You look like you've been crying.
Look,
why do you speak so casually to me?
You're much younger than me!
l'm just concerned that
you might take that bottle
and do something rash.
lt's a flaw to be so compassionate.
Can't you get another job
Or start a business of your own?
What are you talking about?
You know you might be influenced by Min-suk,
since you work with him all day.
l don't like it that you're working
with a divorced man.
What?
Divorce isn't like a contagious disease!
Aren't you envious of Min-suk living with
a pretty young woman?
No!
l can't believe you're saying this!
And stop worrying about Mi-young!
She's not Min-suk's wife anymore!
You shouldn't be so cold-hearted!
Your behavior earlier was embarrassing.
What did l do wrong?
Never mind!
There isn't a woman in this world
who'd be pleased with her husband worrying
about his friend's ex-wife!
All right!
Let's just go home.
Why can't women dispose of
sanitary napkins properly?
What's wrong with them?
Can l go somewhere for just a little while?
Where?
lt can't be... How could it be?
l'm probably late because l'm so exhausted.
lt can't be!
-do You need help? -No need.
Squid has to be cooked quickly at high heat,
so as not to make it tough.
Oh, no!
lt's difficult to eat dinner around here.
-l'm sorry. -Don't be.
l'll do it, so just watch.
What should l do? l have to think.
Jang Mi-young, think. What are you going to do?
Someone spilled a drink in the main hall.
Okay.
l grew up very lonely living with just my mom.
So l always wanted a big family
when l got married.
l see...
We have Kot-bi and Dan-bi,
so let's just have one more.
Are you afraid l wouldn't love them
as much as my own?
No, l...
l can't get you pregnant.
Why?
l had a vasectomy after Dan-bi.
Oh, my...
Yon-jung...
Yes, l received it, but it's a lot different
from what we've been expecting.
All right, we'll make a decision,
and let you know soon.
Thank you.
Do you have something to say?
What? Well... no.
You're silly.
l heard you and Yon-jung got a marriage license?
How could you let me hear it from someone else?
l'm sorry. l didn't get a chance to tell you.
l'm going to go see our client.
So now it's really over between them.
Telling him would only upset him more.
But l can't keep it from him.
Mi-young.
Jae-won...
We should've gone somewhere else.
No, the food here is very good.
You should eat too.
You don't look so good...
Have some more.
Hi, it's me!
Don't take this the wrong way.
l've known you for years.
l should've helped you more when you needed it.
lt really hurts me to see you this way...
Don't feel burdened. lt's not much.
You can't live here at the sauna.
You should get a place.
Jae-won.
l'm not giving it to you.
You can pay me back slowly.
l can't accept this.
l have enough money to get a place.
l'm here because l'm comfortable here.
l don't want to go to an empty home,
and have all these unhealthy thoughts...
Hey!
How dare you try
to seduce my husband!
What are you doing?
You've misunderstood!
-lt's not like that! -lt's not like that?
Are you all right? Mi-young!
You know me better than that.
You know l'd never do something like that.
l'm a mother of two kids.
The wounds l suffered from my husband
leaving me for another woman haven't even healed.
Do you think l'd try to seduce
Another woman's husband after what happened to me?
lt's all a misunderstanding!
Clean up here!
You promised you wouldn't cry, Mi-young.
-Are You all right? -Yes.
What a complicated life you have!
Drink this and get some rest.
l'll make up some excuse if the manager
comes looking for you.
That woman is small, but she sure is vicious!
Are you all right?
-Where does it hurt? -l'm all right.
You know that having a miscarriage is just
as hard on the body as giving birth.
You have to keep your body warm,
and take it easy.
What happened to your face?
My foolish wife!
Your wife did that?
She gets worse and worse by...
l shouldn't talk about it.
What happened?
Don't try to get it out of me!
Honey...
-l'm sorry. -Let's talk at home.
l'm at work right now.
You gave me reason to be suspicious
because you were meeting Mi-young.
You met Mi-young?
Where?
l'm sorry.
You can take it out of my pay to cover
my leaving work for a few hours.
You're being very disruptive. l'm sorry.
lt won't happen again.
What would the customers think
about that incident earlier?
l should fire you on the spot,
but Kyong-soo begged me not to fire you,
so l'm letting you stay.
Thank you.
Go clean up the spilled drinks
in the ice room.
Okay.
Thank you for everything.
Are you all right?
Where does it hurt?
My body just aches.
l'll clean up here,
so you should get some rest.
Go on.
Thank you.
Go clean the bathroom now!
The owner's in a bad mood!
l think she's upset about what happened earlier.
So do a good job.
Okay.
Why didn't you take the money?
Why didn't you?
-Why should l accept it? -Why not?
Have you thought about
how it would feel leaving with that money
when my kids are taken from me?
Of course you haven't.
Or you wouldn't have created this mess.
There's no use talking about that now.
Stop letting your pride get in the way,
and just take the money.
ls it for me or for you?
You look pale. Aren't you feeling well?
l had a miscarriage.
What?
l said l had a miscarriage.
Why, you...
How could you change like this?
A miscarriage? You know l had a vasectomy.
l know you did,
but l got pregnant and had a miscarriage.
We can't go back to the past
just because you're lying.
l'm not lying!
Let's not do this.
l know l've done you wrong,
and that l'm the worst man alive!
But l can't go back to you.
l wouldn't accept you even if you came back.
So why do you make up lies,
and make yourself so pathetic?
Are you finished?
l told you l'm not accepting it.
Stop being stubborn, and just take it.
l'll bring you more when l make more money.
Jang Mi-young!
l hadn't completely gotten over you
since our divorce.
But as of this moment,
we're completely through!
Go to a hospital and find out
if l'm lying or not.
You're being transferred to voicemail.
Why aren't you answering?
Have you had dinner?
l'll call you after the show.
Why are you drinking at this time of day?
Have a drink.
What did Mi-young say?
She's a changed person.
How could she not be?
lt's understandable.
l think l'll be punished for my sins.
What can you do?
Love is to blame.
Yes, love is to blame.
l love Yon-jung, Kot-bi, and Dan-bi, my mom, and...
And...
Mi-young...
Let's just drink.
Did you drink a lot?
A little.
Let's go.
Get in. l'll drop you off on the way.
No, l'll take a taxi.
He's having a hard time lately, isn't he?
l'm glad he has you to depend on.
Please be there for him.
l'll always come out to drive,
so don't worry.
But...
l'll invite you to our new place soon.
Okay.
Good night.
She's a perfect woman.
This is your pay.
How could you fire her like this?
But once the owner makes up her mind,
there's no going back!
She's been upset since this afternoon,
and she's still upset!
l'm sorry about everything.
lt's all my fault.
But she didn't do anything wrong.
We all know that it was a big misunderstanding.
l don't know!
l guess you just weren't meant to work here.
Don't be too upset.
Thank you for everything.
Do you have a place to go?
This hotel's looking for a maid.
l was going to work there,
but l can't because it's too far away.
You should go for an interview.
Thank you.
l know she wasn't a permanent employee!
But how could you fire her like this?
This is wrongful termination! Section 32
of the labor law states that an employer must give
sufficient notice before terminating an employee!
l quit too!
Why are you quitting?
Just give me my pay!
Aren't you getting off?
This is the last stop!
Where did she go?
Why do you keep following me?
Are you afraid l'll jump in the ocean?
No, but...
Don't worry, l won't die.
So just go on your way.
l'm here for an interview.
-What interview? -for the maid job.
-Go that way. -Okay.
Meeting adjourned!
Please pay special attention to the group
of guests on the 6th floor.
Okay.
Kim Myung-soon,
-you may take a day off tomorrow. -Yes.
Okay.
Let's all recite our motto with a smile.
My excellent service represents the hotel!
One more time.
My excellent service represents the hotel!
Okay.
How can l help you?
l'm here for an interview as a maid.
You are? Come on in.
Do you have any experience?
l worked at a sauna.
No other work experience?
No, but l'm sure l can do a good job!
l'm really good at cleaning!
l asked for an experienced person.
There must've been a misunderstanding.
Please give me a chance.
You can observe my work,
and then decide whether or not to hire me.
Why don't we have her clean
the room in the villa?
Please let me do it! l can do a good job!
He's a really particular customer.
The room hasn't been cleaned for about 2 months.
With all the cigarette butts and trash,
you couldn't find a dirtier pigsty!
He's a long-term guest,
and everyone in housekeeping has given up on him.
You should be trained before working.
But for today, empty the trashcans,
and clean the bathroom.
You're getting special treatment.
l see...
Use these to clean the tub,
and then use the towel to dry it,
and then just refill the toiletries.
Okay.
ls he that weird?
l rang the bell once and
he flew off the handle!
He said l interrupted his rhythm,
and he screamed at me!
Everyone in housekeeping has been under his wrath.
So do a good job.
You know the room number, don't you?
Yes.
Excuse me...
l'm here to clean the room.
Ms. Woodpecker Jang Mi-young!