This drama uses psychology as its foundation. All the case studies and treatment methods are fictional.
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Wow!
Honey, I love you!
October 10th, 2015. This is an event that happened somewhere on the streets of Seoul, Korea.
This 26-year-old Korean woman, who is an elementary school teacher,
has fallen in love.
No, I made her fall in love.
You mean you made her fall in love?
Yes. This is a psychological experiment on love.
Six months prior, we introduced her to three different types of men.
- The first...- No, it's fine.
He's older and doesn't have a great personality. However, he has a salary of at least $100,000.
Hello. Shall we run together?
The second. The young, sexy, and beastly man.
The third. The disturbance-creating flower boy.
While emphasizing each person's strong suits as much as possible, they each approached this woman
and she ended up selecting her man after going on a total of 36 dates.
Did she know it was an experiment when she made her choice?
No, this woman really thought the men liked her.
In the end, she will do everything the man she chose asks of her.
Even doing things that she would never do in her right mind..
Where do you think this power comes from?
- Love...- That's right, love!
But exactly what is it that makes people go crazy?
I don't know any.
In a daze all day, all you think of is that person.
They make you feel like you have the world and then bring you down.
That love which makes your emotions go up and down between heaven and hell.
That power which even makes you risk your life.
I was really curious about where that power of love came from.
You mentioned that was the first preliminary experiment, right?
Yes. This is the first experiment involving a woman in her twenties.
We are now considering doing a second experiment on someone in their thirties who is more experienced with love.
We are going to start with a pool of 500 after we have received funding.
Did you get prior consent from the subject?
Of course we did. Except we hid the true intent of the experiment.
However, she just thought that this was a test to see what her ideal man was.
Isn't it ethically wrong to do so?
As long as you agree to the experiment, it's fair game. We can always hide our true intent.
It can be uncomfortable. I understand.
However, psychology is not about ethics. It is science.
You dig into someone's heart, examine it and prove it.
We are the same. This is not an experiment just for fun.
Which man do you think she chose in the end?
The attractive man in his twenties?
No, she chose the wealthy man. That is exactly what women's love is.
Sorry, I don't get what you are saying.
She chose something material, is what I am trying to say.
The things that can make a woman fall in love, is the power of material wealth.
Therefore, there is no true meaning for love among women.
There is no such thing as true love for women. That is exactly the hypothesis and conclusion of my experiment.
Episode 1
Get up! You can't be on the ground.
You're going to get arrested!
Hey, hey. You can't be doing this here. Excuse me!
Let go!
88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93...
One moment please.
- Are you a doctor?- He is a clinical psychologist. A psychotherapist.
He is someone who treats diseases from the heart.
His throat seems to be uncomfortable, did he ever hurt it before?
Yes, a burglar came into his house earlier this year.
What happened with the burglar earlier this year?
By any chance, did he choke you then?
Now, look at this.
Make yourself comfortable and follow my fingers with your eyes. Nice and easy.
EMDR : Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A psychotherapy technique used for treating trauma.
A burglar came into the house.
We fought,
and my throat...he choked me!
My wife...
Your wife?
Before he went into shock, did something else happen? Did he see or hear anything?
It's been so long and we met accidentally. He wanted to have a drink together at the bar over there.
Did your wife get hurt at that time?
While you were fighting with the burglar, did she...die?
It's not your fault.
You fought for the sake of your family and wife, right?
Your wife didn't die because of you. It's not your fault.
For now, I just took emergency measures to calm him down.
As for treatment, he must get counseling at a later time.
- Please tell him to come here.- Yes.
Choi Soo Hyun, PhD
Madame Antoine Fortune Telling Cafe
Welcome!
Ça va? Oui, oui. ("How are you?" / "Yes, yes" - in French)
Mon Dieu! ("My God" - in French)
Oui, je vois bien. ("Yes, I see." - in French)
So your husband is sick?
Oh my, how did you know?
How do I know? When I see a married woman, there are exactly 4 factors.
Her kids, husband, money, and health.
You should have taken measures to ensure his health earlier. He has a bit of high blood pressure, right?
No, his blood pressure isn't...
It will rise later.
He says he's hurting here and there and is tired, right? He has indigestion, constipation, and headaches.
Yes, that's right!
One moment please.
Hello? Oh, Byung Hun. (famous Korean actor)
Oh my! It's Lee Byung Hun?
I said no to that project.
You need to pick your lead actress well. Yes.
I have a client now, so I will talk to you again later.
What does it matter if it's Lee Byung Hun or Kim Tae Hee?
As long as they sense that I'm very successful. That is what matters.
What is this? You must be really famous.
No. I'm just a messenger. Madame Antoine tells me everything.
Then do you really know that Queen of France, Madame Antoinette?
She suddenly came to me in a dream one day.
Since then I have been hearing voices I don't want to hear, and I came to know things I don't want to know.
But what can I do? It's my destiny, I need to accept it.
As for you, everything will get better in the future. However,
everything isn't going to unfold that easily.
People are originally like that, there are good things and bad things.
Sometimes, something just suddenly falls from the sky like a bolt of lightning—
Something fell right after you said that!
Oh my, what do I do? I'm getting goosebumps.
One moment please.
What is this? Why are you taking off a stranger's sign?
Something else is moving into the second floor. A psychological consultation center.
Ahjumma, you only use the first floor, so your sign should be on the first floor as well. Didn't you get the message this morning?
Ah. I don't know!
And also, why is the name also the same? Madame Antoine?
If you do this, then the people who come to the cafe will be confused!
I don't know, we are also only doing the things we're told. If you have something to say, talk to the owner.
Hello? Grandfather, it's me, Go Hye Rim.
Yes, the first floor cafe. About the sign...
You can't! Even if the names are the same, the field of work is definitely different! How can you—
No? But how—
The original definitely belongs to me!
Grandpa. Grandpa!
They must be having their grand opening. I stopped by and they served me food.
It's a buffet. Unni, you should go too.
Can you actually think of food now when I might lose my source of bread and butter? You idiot!
Why are you taking your anger out on me?
He must be a successful person.
A really huge vase came from Stanford University.
Did Stanford have nothing to do to send flowers here?
I'm sure it's just an academy with "Stanford" in its name near this neighborhood.
But, the main star didn't even come.
The grand opening must be done by a business sponsoring the place.
He doesn't even come when he's sponsored so well?
He's really full of himself.
Unlike someone whose eyes are red from trying to earn money, right?
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Madame Antoine
Fine, let's see who will win.
Please take the name 'Seoul' out of the center's name.
Anyway, this is just a center where I'll be running experiments.
I will only counsel the people I want in my experiment.
Please leave the first floor cafe as it is.
Korea doesn't welcome psychotherapy, so it is much better to have a cafe.
I understand.
The lobby needs a much more comfortable and warm atmosphere. Also, change the sofa into a plush one.
Please change all of the pictures in the consultation room.
Ah, do you not like them because they're copies?
But those paintings were especially chosen by the Chairman.
There's an exam called the HTP. (An exam that analyzes the psychology behind houses, trees, and humans in paintings.)
Through paintings you can understand the mentality of the person,
but the sun in paintings represents invitation.
However, sun, sun, and sun.
It seems unnatural. Doesn't it?
Yes, maybe. But...
And the other pictures are rather,
I don't know who chose them, but they're very stubborn and aggressive.
Why?
The chin. The chin juts out sharply.
Also, the smoke from the rooftops. He must be a person with a lot of problems at home.
The world famous psychotherapist Choi Soo Hyun.
Returned to Korea on the 31st of last month.
As an honored professor from Stanford University,
I have many problems? Why?
Why don't you finish watching, Chairman..
For setting up a psychological experiment on love in Korea,
at the news that he will be running a secret psychotherapy center,
it is gaining a lot of interest.
With an undisclosed address and contact information for the center,
Choi Soo Hyun will be selecting who he wants to counsel.
And his research papers...
What's wrong with him?
And why is the center called Madame Antoine?
The first floor tenant was getting upset because it had the same name.
It's only because she can communicate with Antoinette.
What's wrong with the psychological counseling center's name?
All of the worldwide cosmetics and fashion companies
are saying they will sponsor this experiment...
- Is that true?- Yes.
But you said not to invest in it.
No, proceed. Go. Let it proceed as usual and get it stamped.
The license for female psychotherapy
and stock will belong only to us.
Of course we should do it.
But, exactly what is that experiment about?
So, in the end, what is love?
Beautiful!
That's right. Love is the most precious and beautiful thing in the world.
Yes!
Teacher Lee Kyung Joo?
Hello, I'm the person who called you in the morning. My name is Won Ji Ho.
Ah, yes. Hello.
But, what brings you here?
It's nice to meet you, Miss Lee Kyung Joo. I'm Choi Soo Hyun, a psychotherapist.
Last October, you were waiting for Joo Sung Min on Jungdong Street in a tree tied with ribbons, right?
But he didn't show up.
How did he...
Six months ago, you participated in a psychological experiment, and finally the results are out.
Before that, we need to go through a couple of examinations. Will you have the time?
Place your chin there and open your eyes wide, please.
An experiment, you said?
Yes, we've slightly hidden the purpose of the experiment.
It was really an experiment on love.
So, you met three men we had chosen.
Out of those three, you and Joo Sung Min were formally seeing each other.
Every other month, you received a thorough examination, right?
You sent those three?
Yes.
And also, you took the FMRI test to better understand your heart.
So what you are saying is that,
Sung Min, with the experiment in mind, deceived me?
Yes.
Thank you for loving our participant, Joo Sung Min, so passionately.
I'll be asking you a couple of questions about that.
When did you start loving Joo Sung Min?
According to our records, it was on August 27th, so it was the third time you both met?
Is that right?
Which one of Joo Sung Min's actions stimulated you?
When was it that your heart lit up?
How much did you love him?
If you could express your love from 1-10, or you can express it using words...
It was passionate or on fire, which would it be?
If you can't use words, you can show it with motions.
Like, "this much" and "like this."
This much. Why? Crazy bastard.
Write it down. Now.
Did you finish preparing for the second experiment?
For now, the salary for the wealthy man in his thirties' who will be approaching the woman is at least $100,000.
We are thinking of picking a man who has a picky personality.
The second man in his mid twenties will be a clinical psychology student who is handsome, built
and poor.
- The third one, the flower boy in his early 20's—- You do that one.
Am I a flower boy?
Yes, although your personality is weird, your brain is rather good.
Security is important so select the rest of the men wisely.
Yes.
But Doctor, like the hypothesis of the experiment, is there really no true love?
There isn't. It's nothing but a play on hormones and your conscious mind.
By the way, you don't have to hurry to the center.
Mr. Lee Jin Soo says he won't be receiving your treatment anymore.
Why?
He received treatment elsewhere and everything got resolved for him.
Where?
I really felt good.
Now that my wife is happy, my heart is relieved.
You just get the courage to live well, you know?
Wait a minute.
So you're saying you met a fortune teller?
Yes.
And that fortune teller is...
In the first floor cafe directly under the center.
Why?
I guess you came here to receive counseling?
Yes. I was waiting for my turn, so just for a moment—
Have you seen a fortune teller before?
And you're saying that fortune teller got everything right?
All I am is the messenger. Marie Antoinette from the past—
Excuse me, Sir.
Could you tell me where the Eiffel Tower is?
Go straight and then left?
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Your parents seem to be sick.
Oh my! How did you know that my mother has diabetes?
Where is there a person of our age whose parents aren't sick?
Because of you, your wife
went through something bad, didn't she?
How did you know that?
You must have been very lonely, right?
What is the bad event? Do you know for certain?
Your wife is happy now,
in heaven.
My sister-in-law is coming now?
She relayed it to Madame Antoinette.
But, I think it must have been very hard on you.
I can see through you, inside of you there is a child crying.
That's why your wife is upset.
Her husband should be happy, for her to be happy as well,
but why are you in pain? She said this is what's upsetting her.
So you have to be happy.
You have to smile and enjoy life as much as you can for as long as you can.
That is exactly what your wife in heaven wishes the most.
You understand?
Of course there are people who are very good at guessing.
With hands that have never even hammered a nail, he only wears luxurious clothes.
I don't know what is making him feel guilty.
Do you mean the person who missed his consultation?
His accessories were all designer, this means he has money.
On top of that, he's wearing wedding rings on both hands. Wouldn't it be obvious to anyone that one belongs to his wife?
It didn't feel as if anyone was taking care of him either...
Then the answer is obvious, his wife must be dead.
I've done this line of work for many years. On top of that, try observing carefully and guess.
You can see it all.
Right, Do Gyung? Though you're studying in the USA, you can still see everything your mother is doing, can't you?
Do Gyung, what your mother is doing is scamming people with her fake fortunetelling
- and working nonstop to pay off her huge debts.- Hey!
However, in the end, she's barely maintaining herself based on her experience.
And what's even more ridiculous is all that Heaven stuff.
In the end, Heaven is just an illusion made by humans.
No, she said that it existed. That she was happy.
Happiness—
Honestly, this is something nobody really knows, Heaven or whatever.
Then, what are you trying to say?
My wife is miserable and her spirit is wandering? Is that what you're trying to say?
No, if she was in Heaven, of course she'd be happy.
However, the problem is that you can't solve matters this way.
For example, Jin Soo, you can't even wear anything around your neck right now.
At that time, because of the choking incident, you can't even wear a scarf or a necktie.
That's because your mind is still tied to that incident.
That's why you have to look even deeper inside yourself and take out the guilt.
I mean, when you heard your wife was happy in Heaven, everything's fine?
That is just a band-aid. An escape.
If you cover up the problem this way, it will eventually explode—
I am actually happy! It's not an escape!
As for the band-aid, I guess it can be seen that way,
but what's wrong with that?
It's okay if I'm comfortable with it.
For what it matters, I can live without having to do anything for the rest of my life.
Ji Ho, you're going to have to go somewhere with me.
Where?
I have to go to the place under the center. To get my fortune told.
Unni!
Welcome!
Are you here to see your fortune or just for a cup of tea?
Madame Antoine Cafe
Pay expensive fees for psychological counseling? NO! For half the price, we look into your future! - Fortune Telling Cafe Madame Antoine -
The fortune teller's name here is Madame Antoine?
Yes, do you want to see her?
Unni, a customer's here.
Really? Why did they have to come when I'm eating? They don't have any tact.
But this customer seems to be a bit educated. Unni, do you even have some background knowledge about Antoinette?
That's why I'm looking it up now.
When he asks you anything regarding Antoinette, please don't start taking about Lady Oskar. (an old anime/manga about Marie Antoinette)
Why?
Oh my! Is it fake?
What on earth? I really liked Oskar.
And remove the grains of rice from your face, please!
Bring him in.
Hello.
Yes, hello.
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Ah, my head hurts. She always makes me do the difficult work.
Refill, please.
Yes.
He definitely looks familiar. Where have I seen him?
$1,900.
Pardon?
The total sales for this place.
There isn't a single flaw. What does he exactly do?
You must be anxious, seeing that you're drinking water.
Yes, you're right. I can't read you very well.
Your whole body is wrapped tightly by a defensive wall. How would I be able to read you?
Tell me honestly. You didn't come here to get your fortune told, did you?
I came because I was curious. What could my purpose be?
Try and guess.
$1,900
That's right, this was it! The article our writer showed me.
Learned Korean at 23 months old, and went to college at 7?!
Exactly how many degrees does he have?
You have a nice aura.
Pardon me?
You give off a twinkling feeling.
It looks like you've received a lot of love from your parents while growing up.
Yes, they cared about me very much.
You've had a hard life, but you appear confident.
You were very popular when you were young, weren't you?
How did you know? I may look like this now, but when I was young, I was totally—
No! Don't get dragged into it, don't fall for it.
Calm down, Hye Rim, you should start with his basics first.
What are the basics?
You have a problem with your mom, don't you?
It's seems you're looking into the basic things first.
That's right, parents are a person's base.
When you can't read a person's mind, starting from that point is the right answer.
Why is he starting to talk a lot? There must be something.
Mothers are like that, although they give you lots of love,
they can still hurt you just as much. Right?
He's sitting back? Has he relaxed?
No, he just folded his arms. He's distancing himself. It means he's uncomfortable.
You have waited for your mother for a long time, haven't you?
She's living in Switzerland with my father just fine.
I'm not talking about physical distance.
Your mom must be quite cruel.
When you've waited like this every day for thirty years, right?
Excuse me. Honestly, I...
Mom!
What is this?
The child inside of you seems to be upset with his mom, isn't he?
Calm down, Choi Soo Hyun.
Relax, release your tension.
Excuse me, you're Won Ji Ho, right?
I saw you in that article. I'm a freelancer VJ.
A writer I know spoke of you—
Clinical Psychology
You're studying psychology?
You majored in math and went to medical school. Why are you doing psychology now?
I don't know people.
One moment, please.
Hello?
Yes, Grandpa.
The second floor psychological counseling center, you say?
But, why call me?
Oh, he isn't answering his phone?
Please give it to me.
Pardon me? This is someone looking for the center
It's Won Ji Ho.
Yes, Chairman.
You're really impressive.
Pardon?
My childhood, well,
I can't remember anything before the age of six.
But just now, you resurrected a part of my memory.
I see.
Should I get a consultation? I heard there is a center on the upper floor?
Psychological Consulting Center?
What for? That place is pretty expensive.
You'll just get your time wasted for useless conversations.
Ah, is that so?
The doctor? He's getting his fortune told.
Yes, we'll contact you when he's finished.
Then, you and that guy are from the center?
Yes. He came to have a match with the fortune teller.
They say it's a psychological consultation center or whatnot. However, I've never seen such centers do a good job.
That's all about selling words. Lies.
Ah, I see.
Choi Soo Hyun, PhD.Unni, this person...
I'm sorry that I earn a living telling lies.
There is someone name Barnum. He was a clown at an American circus. He was famous for reading the audience's feelings.
But people came to know that he was a con artist.
"Don't you have a strong self-esteem?" or "Aren't you lonely?" He just asked ordinary questions that applied to everyday people and played around with them.
In clinical psychology, we call that the Barnum effect.
Now I see that you have quite a talent. Like the clown.
- Excuse me! -Saying you listen to the already dead Antoinette, subtitles ripped and synced by riri13
that's like saying you are listening to the words of a god, just like the oracles of Delphi. Do you know that?
Those girls were on drugs.
They said all the voices they were hearing in their heads were the words of a god.
What kind of drug are you on?
Vitamins. Now can I ask questions now? Why did you copy my Madame Antoine?
I used that name ever since I was in America.
You are in Korea right now, and I was the first to use that name.
But why do you appear later and hang the same sign right above me?
So is there a legal problem with that? You can put any name on your own sign.
Wait a minute.
Tonight, there will be a sound.
It'll be hard to hear, but you can't miss it. You have to hear it.
Is a ghost coming?
You can't look at mirrors, if you do,
you won't be able to handle it. Please don't look at them.
Ji Ho! Let's go.
I'll talk to the Chairman
to change the cafe's owner. Give me the documents for the next client.
Tonight, there will be a sound.
It'll be hard to hear, but you can't miss it.
What an annoying bastard, who does he think he is?
I knew you were going to get played big time.
Just look at how he was trembling when I brought up his mother. Stanford, my ass.
Did someone help him get in?
By the way, Unni, what's up about something going on tonight? Did you really hear something?
Hear what?! There's no such thing as ghosts in this world.
You can't look at mirrors.
If you do, you won't be able to handle it. Please don't look at them.
Whatever, Choi Soo Hyun! There's no such thing as ghosts.
Can't you please chase out that so-called psychological counseling center, Grandpa? After all, it's your building.
Well, even though I don't like it either, what I can I do when we've already signed the contract?
So, put that aside and tell me more about cosmetics.
Usually, ahjummas don't like expensive cosmetics.
Instead of spending money advertising your complicated techniques, lower the cost and go for clean and simple bottles.
And what's even more important is giving away lots of free samples.
That's right! You know exactly what I want.
I will inform my employees about that.
It isn't your nephew's company?
No, all those also belong to me.
That's where I'm headed now.
Fine, Grandpa, you go and be the chairman of them all.
I need to get off here.
Grandpa, go ahead.
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Did Choi Soo Hyun come?
You are asking me to chase out Madame Go from the 1st floor cafe?
Yes, she's a con artist.
Do you know what she is doing underneath our center?
I understand what you're saying, but I've received so much help from that person.
Chairman, you're now only remembering the things that she got right.
Think about it, is everything that woman said is not 100% true? It's not, is it?
Of course, she was mistaken once or twice, but looking back, good outcomes eventually—
No. Chairman, you are now deceiving yourself.
You might already know that she is fake, but
to admit that, your trust and faith for her will be broken and you would be uncomfortable.
And you're trying to force yourself to believe that that woman is real.
I don't understand.
For someone who was a professor at Stanford, I don't understand why you're so afraid of the fortuneteller.
Chairman.
What's more, that cafe is not yours.
When everything is fairly split between you two,
you can't be greedy about others' things. It would complicate matters.
Hello? Ah, yes, I was planning to go anyway. It's today at 2pm, right? Next time, the money...
What?
She ran away?
Yes, they said she disappeared. Gae Joo, that wench is totally...
I told you so! Why did you give her that large amount of money?
Do you think I did it for myself? I've did it to pay for my Do Gyung's tuition.
As a countermeasure, they are going to tell the police.
I am a fortune teller and I didn't even know she left.
You said you could see it if you focused. What were you doing instead of figuring that out?!
I only focused on the customers. How can I focus on the entire shop 24/7 with my eyes open?
What are you looking at?! Did you come here to watch?
What can I do immediately about about Do Gyung? Her tuition and living expenses?
How much did you say? $30,000?
Right now, my bank account balance is—
For now, let's sell the security deposit on the house. Do I also have to sell this place?
If you do that, Unni, what will you live on?
I don't know!
Someone ran away with her money, right?
It looks like it.
Call Chairman Kim.
Right, Unni, that grandpa...
No, Grandpa is just this building's owner. He's not someone that gives away money.
You saved up that money for a long time. If he doesn't receive rent for a little while, that will help.
Also that guy from second floor.
He answered a call from that grandpa and said, "Yes, Chairman."
Even if he isn't a real Chairman, who knows?
Besides this building, he may own several others as well.
Doctor Choi, I've been in such a good mood today that
it seems I'm feeling this way because I was going to receive your call.
In a moment, that fortuneteller will be calling you.
The owner of the 1st floor cafe, Madame Go? Why?
-Because she needs to borrow money. - What?
You remember what I told you earlier? Today you will get to see the true identity of that woman.
Ah, hey... Hello?
What the heck?
Madame Go
Hello?
La Bella Cosmetic
Why did he ask to meet here?
Hello, I'm looking for Grandpa Kim Moon Gon.
Ah, yes, the Chairman? As a matter of fact, he's waiting for you.
The Chairman?
Yes, please come this way.
Is that person really the Chairman?
Yes, he is the Chairman.
He left work and came back not long ago.
I need to use the ladies' room for a moment.
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When we were acting in college, I remember what you said, Sunbae.
Where do you get the chance of a lifetime?
That's none other than desperation. Right now, I'm very desperate.
Money, Do Gyung's tuition expenses. That's right, Hye Rim, let's only think of that.
When the curtain rises, I will transform completely.
Into a gumiho. (Korean mythical creature with 9 tails that transforms itself into a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their liver)
That's why I asked several times. "Is that really so?"
"Is the business Grandpa's promoting this time really that dangerous?" And she said,
that is because there is economic danger all over the world, there is no way to avoid it.
Of course, you can momentarily postpone the business you're promoting,
but that luck will flow in a different direction and cause a bad influence...
Chairman, you are allowing yourself to be fooled right now. You already know that she may be a fake, however...
Well, there is exactly one way to avoid it...
Does it cost money?
Yes. I think you'll need to hold a memorial service.
When Antoinette died, Oskar and Andrae—
I mean besides those people, many others died. Antoinette seems to want to take care of them.
That way, she will be able to keep her dignity as queen and her status in heaven will be elevated.
You know, when you are at a funeral, you get traveling expenses,
but because Marie Antoinette died at the guillotine...
Anyway, because of that Heaven is saying that my words aren't as effective as before...
So if we held a proper memorial service...
Alright. I'll think it over.
Mom?
Oh, Do Gyung. Mom's a little busy right now.
Oh, sorry. I'll hang up.
No, don't hang up.
But, I'm busy...
But I'm also okay.
- What's wrong, Mom? Is something going on?- Huh?
What Mom just did was... What I did was...
Mom. Mom!
I'm sorry! I conned someone.
Do Gyung, I'm sorry that I'm this kind of person.
I'm so embarrassed and sorry.
Grandpa!
Grandpa, I'm really sorry. I lied earlier.
There is no economic danger. Well, there could be but anyway I don't know anything about that.
I don't need the money for the memorial service. I...
Everything that I saved up got stolen suddenly, so I needed some money.
Ah, why did I do that? Grandpa, I'm really sorry.
You really trusted me and took care of me. I also have a daughter and must have lost my mind for a moment.
Dr. Choi Soo Hyun said you were a con artist.
That upset me very much, but now I'm alright.
As expected, you showed me that Go Hye San is a trustworthy person in this fashion.
Choi Soo Hyun said that? That I am a con artist?
- Is there a way for you to take care of your finances?- Pardon?
I think I'll have to put my house up for sale and I'm just going to get rid of the cafe.
There's a successful fortunetelling cafe in Daejon. I can work there. I also gave them a call.
Anyway, Grandpa, I was really sorry. I really—
The police! Grandpa, I'll make sure to greet you before I leave!
Grandpa, I'm was really sorry about today. Sorry, Grandpa!
Psychotherapy Center Research Support Contract
November 13, 2015
Choi Soo Hyun
Yes, that's good.
I'll put my company's employees on the line and will do my best to support you.
By the way, on article12, clause 4.
The former will hire the party recommended by the latter. This is just someone who assists with trivial duties, right?
Yes, of course. It's nothing much. You can think of it as this center's advisor.
- An advisor?- Yes.
Yes, she participates in meetings, discusses how the center is operating, and how treatments are being carried out.
Since we're investing, I think that much is—
Including consultations? But I've already—
She also, in her own way, is involved in this. Although it's unofficial.
Going by the name of Go Hye Rim, she does mostly life coaching.
Go Hye Rim? It's the first time I'm hearing that name. From where and what was her dissertation?
Didn't you meet her before? At this very cafe?
She's Korea's traditional advisor. More commonly called a fortuneteller.
What? Me?
Madame Go, you tried to deceive me last time, right? This is punishment for that. Keep running the cafe and
keep telling fortunes and help with the center's work. I've arranged a place for you to live on the 3rd floor.
No, Grandpa! I don't know about other things, but the center is really— How can I conduct psychological consultations?
Oh, I have to go into a meeting, so let's talk later.
Grandpa, I can't do it. I won't take this job, ever. Hello? Hello?
So, are you telling me to treat patients with a fortuneteller?!
Well, it's not including treatment... It's just having discussions—
Dr. Choi! Dr. Choi. You see... Dr. Choi.
What do you mean by consultation? Does it make any sense? Grandpa, seriously, why are you being like this?
Dr. Choi! One moment. Please!
You are going to be the center's advisor?
Ah! Even though it's not true, because of that, I also—
Fine. There are people like you.
People who live off of others misfortunes. "It's okay," "You will be happy," etc. Feeding them such empty words.
While you're doing that, you'll be thinking, "I made others happy by consoling them."
You're fooling others and yourself. Why?
Because you're a fool. Because you don't have the ability to examine yourself.
But this isn't right. The people up there
came to see me. So why do you have to mess with their heads?
Why are you dragging them into your superficial life?
Your words are a bit—
Call him and tell him that you're quitting.
This is above your qualifications. Isn't it so?
Yes, it's La Bella Cosmetic's secretary's office.
It's Go Hye Rim. Grandpa— I mean, please relay a message to the Chairman.
That I will do my best as the center's advisor.
As I think about it, I think the job will suit me perfectly. It will be fun.
Please look upon me favorably, Choi Soo Hyun. I'm Go Hye Rim.
Can we really live here?
Yes, it's up there, at the top.
Ahjussi, please take our belongings down.
Ah, yes.
Doctor.
For our second pilot study, we narrowed it down to about three women.
So?
Miss Go Hye Rim is the most suitable one.
If we want to be different from our very first study, the age should be in the thirties.
And within that category, it should be a woman who has a lot of experience with love,
but Miss Go Hye Rim is exactly that.
She is a single divorcee, has academic ability, has a family,
and is attractive.
Honey, I love you!
Come out!
Soo Hyun, I've done what you advised me to do.
I know it's a crazy act, but it's cool, isn't it?
Soo Hyun, I love you!
Good work, Go Hye Rim.
Like our first experimental session, you've done a very impressive job with the third one.
Excuse me? Experiment?
Yes, this is an experiment.
A psychological experiment about love.
In other words, you've been totally fooled by me.
See, I told you, you can take your revenge, so it's good.
Do you see me as someone who would use this important experiment to take revenge?
No.
For now, keep Go Hye Rim as a candidate but look for someone else.
It would just be tiring if personal emotions got involved.
- Ok.- And on your way out, tell Go Hye Rim to come here.
Why?
She became the center's advisor, so I should introduce myself formally.
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It was drawn by Madame Antoinette.
She was my first patient and was in a very bad situation.
but in the end she overcame everything and is now spending her days as an artist.
Ah, how bad was it?
She had borderline personality disorder with anxiety disorder, bulimia nervosa,
decreased activities, nihilistic delusions,
and also bipolar disorder.
Our staff meetings are usually like this, do you think you'll be okay?
Yes, well...
Also, you can't meet any clients who come here.
Why? Even though the center is in someone else's hand, the cafe's mine,
to the point where I can meet whoever I want and tell fortunes.
Then go ahead, but you can't approach anyone in the center.
This is a place for psychotherapy, not a place where ghosts run rampantly, right?
How did remembering your memory go? Did you figure it out?
That memory, it's your mom, right?
Mom!
What to do? Your memory doesn't seem to have fully recovered.
It's not a memory that will recover with a few words from a fortune teller.
But the memory you couldn't remember for thirty years,
has been shaken up, right?
But does your daughter know?
That her mom is going around conning people. She doesn't know yet, does she?
When she finds out later, the shock would be huge. "My mom is a con artist?"
"Does that mean that being a con artist also flows in my blood?" She'd be anxious.
Hey!
Later when there is a problem, bring her over.
I'll give her some free consultation sessions.
Stop by the house since I need to change my clothes. Coffee got on them.
Oh right, a call came from someone named Choi Seung Chan.
You were busy so I just took a message.
- Choi Seung Chan?- Yes.
He had the same name as the famous baseball player.
You didn't give him my cell phone number, did you?
No. Why?
Hyung!
Instead of telling him your phone number, I gave him your address.
If you returned to Korea, you should've told me! I thought you were still in the USA.
How many years has it been? It's really good to see you, right?
I'm right! You're the famous baseball player Choi Seung Chan. Korea vs. Japan ceremony.
- Who is this?- Why did you come?
- To eat.- Is it really just to eat?
No! We should live together since we're brothers.
- What about your clothes? - I can buy some along the way.
Hyung! I had an injury and quit baseball. Don't you feel sorry for me?
If you keep acting this way, I'm going to tell the newspapers that you couldn't multiply until the 3rd grade.
I won't tell! I won't tell!
Oh, Hyung!
For now, I said I'd do it, but their terminology was very difficult to understand.
I really don't have the confidence, Grand—
I mean, Chairman. Also the people who came didn't come for just counseling. They need treatment.
Ah, it's totally different from telling fortunes at the cafe.
Madame Go, why do you think this woman looks so radiant?
Maybe because she just has confidence in her looks.
No. Looking at a beautiful woman standing like this stimulates the brain more.
Also, the words are on the right so it doesn't cover.
It comes into the right eye and then...
What was it again?
- It is the brain stem. - You're right. From the brain stem it goes to the left side of the brain
where it is responsible for processing this image.
How do you think I know all this?
It's psychology. Many psychologists figured this out.
Among them, Choi Soo Hyun, concerning this field of the female psyche,
is an expert. We use that information
to stay one step ahead of others by knowing just a little more.
So what?
What does that have to do with me working there?
Did you not hear that they were doing an experiment?
Not at all.
You just have to counsel and work there.
Nothing else is necessary.
Instead...
Give me a psychology book please. Your thickest one in its original form.
I can't understand a thing about what they're saying.
Please give me a translated version.
Yes. In Seoul, the opening of the international...
Ahjussi, is there one with lots of pictures—
Ahjussi, about the psychology book.
Our country's athlete Lee Ma Ri.
It's Lee Ma Ri!
When did this start?
A little while ago.
What?
Hey, you're filming Lee Ma Ri, right?
When the competition is over, can you get me an autogra—
Ah, this wench.
Ever since a little while back, I believe that Lee Ma Ri has been stressed out.
She hasn't been landing well. I'm afraid this is a symptom.
This kind of pressure is just...
It's starting.
Woo!
Lee Ma Ri is receiving love from the entire nation.
Isn't the reception amazing?
Of course! Thanks to her our country has become a strong contender.
KOREAMa Ri LEE
GO
Oh, that's athlete Lee Ma Ri! She collapsed!
- Are you ok? Can you stand up? - Did she lose her balance?
Ah. I'm not sure. By the look of things...
It's really unfortunate.
Hello, Doctor. I was introduced to you by the recreation director—
You're the coach, right? I am Choi Soo Hyun.
You stopped by ophthalmology, right? What did they say?
They said her mental aspects are fine. Medically, there are no problems at all.
Let me tell you a couple of things.
Everything we say will be kept strictly confidential among the staff.
The staff consists of myself, Won Ji Ho over there, another person in charge of psychotherapy...
And there is another advisor, but you don't have to worry about her.
As for consultations,
we will film or record whatever we deem necessary.
We will keep those files for five years and dispose of them accordingly. Is that okay with you?
I have to go to practice, so let's make this quick.
You can just wait here. It will take about an hour.
Hello.
Can I get you some coffee?
Excuse me. I'm not crazy.
This isn't a place just for crazy people. Also, I decide whether you are crazy or not.
I know my own body.
The doctor who sent me doesn't even know what's wrong with me because he lacks the ability.
Why do they blame someone's mental state?
The really crazy one is that doctor, right?
How can you call a doctor, who is way older than you, crazy?
Have you lost your manners because you were doing gymnastics all your life?
If you don't want a consultation, leave immediately. I also never give consultations to patients who don't want one.
So...
What do I have to do?
You were very shocked, right? Because you suddenly couldn't see.
I guess I will get better eventually. Would I live like this forever?
She's not worried when she might become blind.
Can you stand up and walk for a bit? Around ten steps?
Now, the opposite way.
Man, this is seriously so annoying.
I think it's conversion disorder. (A condition where you show psychological stress in physical ways.)
You said there was nothing wrong with her mentally, right?
Yes. We need to examine her for specifics, but
for sensory symptoms, I think it's just acute loss of eyesight.
What about astasia abasia (inability to stand or walk normally)?
I don't see it. However, for La bella indifference, there are signs.(Showing inappropriately unconcerned behavior towards one's symptoms)
I think it's obvious there is stress about the competition.
Please investigate whether or not there was any intrapsychic conflict (signs of mental struggle).
Also investigate family relationships and her ties especially.
Yes.
Lee Ma Ri (19)
Just three minutes. Earlier that... Ah, here it is.
Conversion disorder (in English) is conversation disorder (in Korean), right?
The book says when you have intense stress, you try and avoid things.
Then how is that different from faking an illness?
Isn't it the same as when you don't want to go to school, your stomach suddenly hurts?
Choi Soo Hyun, I know that you hate me because I got this job through the Chairman, but
isn't including me in the meeting saying that you accept me?
I did accept you. However, I have no energy to teach you.
You're right. I am trying my best to learn over your shoulder, but starting with this English—
Then, you have to leave.
Are you like this all the time, Choi Soo Hyun?
It's black or white. This or that. Don't you have any middle ground?
I'm telling you to use me. Make me do something.
I've met hundreds of people as a fortune teller.
Do you think I could live by just lying?
I may not grasp it right away when I see it, but I get the gist.
Why don't you use that notion and experience that I have?
But do you know what you're doing right now?
You act arrogant by mixing in English and taunting me by thinking, "You don't know this right? You're uneducated right? Then leave."
Don't you think that is too childish?
Why would I expect anything from you?
You said three minutes, right? You have a minute left.
So about that gymnast, Lee Ma Ri, by any chance, could it be faking—
It isn't faking an illness. She really can't see.
You said she avoided the pen and tissue box.
Her real eyes are completely fine. She avoided them subconsciously.
That is the characteristic of conversion disorder.
Because of an incident, they become functionally handicapped. In reality, nothing is wrong with them.
So to put it simply, can she see or not?
She can't see. Everything is dark from her perspective.
My goodness. So she is not seeing because she doesn't want to see?
It's not done on purpose.
Subconsciously, she has closed the eyes of her heart because of a certain incident.
What incident?
Time's up!
Excuse me, just one more!
Time's up, my foot. He doesn't even know the reason why.
What could it be?
Resume 1
Resume 2
What is this? Why are the male participants like this?
Didn't I tell you to take this experiment seriously?
If Go Hye Rim seriously becomes the test subject for the experiment, this is going to be no joke.
That woman has insight.
There are people who can read others and she is one of those people.
Average people are going to be exposed in an instant.
There is no one. Besides wealth, our Type B man who is handsome, has a good personality and even a great body,
those kind of people are already celebrities.
On top of that, security is important. There is really no one we can trust.
There is one person.
Who?
It's my method.
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You need to make her fall in love with you.
Is she pretty?
Oh, man. His body...
- Do you really—- I love her.
The melo movie you always dream of, Unni, is becoming reality.
What do you think of me, Go Hye Rim?
People only have one problem. They want to be loved.
I am an expert!
I really only thought about it for a second.
Did you come here to get counseling?
- No. Right now, I—- You seem like a young girl!
I know that too.
Ok, let's say you guess correctly nine out of ten people.
What if she falls apart?
What if she doesn't fall apart?
That's too expensive! Give me a better price!
I had some interest in Go Hye Rim.
That's I why I'm like this. So you will shrivel up and die!
You're pretty in my eyes.
What kind of interest?
Do you want to do an experiment?