Do you want to keep working on Brand Diary with me?
Then learn a show host's manners. Get it?
Why are you like this?
What's wrong? It's her first live broadcast.
She made no mistakes.
It's between Hong Ji Hee and me. So please butt out.
Really? It must be hard for you.
You must have every detail done your way.
- Are you done? - No, I'm not done.
I have heaps to say, but you said butt out.
From now on, I'll disappear.
Sometimes, we hurt others unintentionally.
Hi, Dal Ja. Long time no see.
Get in. We'll go somewhere nice.
You did nothing wrong, but I don't want to get hurt.
Let's go.
I protect my heart from you.
Our defence mechanisms can hurt others.
I miss your face.
I hold back to avoid hurt.
Is someone chasing you?
Or do you want to rush this dinner date?
No...it's not that.
If not...
When I have a lot to mull over, I eat faster.
I forget myself. It's my habit.
You seem worried about him.
It's Kang Tae Bong, right?
It's not about him.
Honestly, your friend worries me,
but I won't stop seeing you despite him.
Someone told me it's pride or a desire to win.
However this started,
meeting you makes me happy...
eating and talking together.
Is it really okay?
Even though, for some reason, a man lives with me?
It's still okay with you?
I'd lie if I said it's okay.
But if you remain honest with me, like now,
I'll try not to mind.
Of course, I'd be glad if Kang Tae Bong leaves.
Since you're frank with me,
I'll be frank with you.
I once thought of you as my destined man.
But then...
From what happened, I realised
I wasn't impressed with you
but with your status.
Does that upset you?
Keep going.
Even now, it may be true.
Put it this way... you're like insurance.
I'm sorry. That's too harsh.
It's alright.
My status is part of me.
If you like that about me,
let's start there.
The starting point doesn't matter
if I'm the destination.
If you fall in love with me,
the start doesn't matter,
whether it's destiny, or status,
or insurance.
Sure.
Somehow I feel I've become shallow.
Sure I can't drive you home?
Today I want to go home alone.
Is your mind confused?
Figure it out clearly.
I feel lonely. At 33, is my hope of romance gone?
Sir, wait a minute!
Sir, I want to get off here.
It's painful and embarrassing.
The surgery is successful. Don't worry.
So this week...
Yes, her condition will improve.
Why is he here?
Why am I here?
Oh, whatever!
Hee Yeon...
How do you feel?
- You had dinner? - I ate.
Would I starve myself?
And there was that girl.
Fresh; long, straight hair.
Young, 23 or 24.
Smiling at Tae Bong.
The doctor says all's good.
Physiotherapy starts next week.
Aah.
What's up?
Someone was looking in here.
Grandma, doing okay?
Well, bye.
How'd you find me here?
I was passing by.
Passing by?
On the bus, I saw you come in here.
- Didn't you eat with Rep. Eom? - We ate.
- He didn't take you home? - I wanted to go alone.
Why?
I had things to think about.
I didn't expect you'd be doing much thinking.
What do you mean?
No real meaning.
Just curious.
His words had thorns.
Was that girl Hee Yeon?
You saw her?
Her leg seemed injured.
She had surgery.
She got hurt when young.
So you nursed her and didn't come home for a week?
Well, this and that.
What's your relationship?
Oh! I shouldn't have asked.
Forget it. You needn't tell me.
What's the use of knowing? Say nothing.
I'm off.
Not coming home, right?
Okay. Take care of her.
Who do you take me for?
What?
I saw you drive off with Rep. Eom
so why'd you spy on me here?
And why'd you ask about my relationship with Hee Yeon?
Can't I ask that?
You asked things about me.
Can't I ask you?
You can't. Don't ask.
What?
I don't like a woman caught between me and another man,
going back and forth, comparing us.
I don't like it.
I won't tell such a woman about my life.
Come back to me when your heart is settled.
Even if you don't ask me then, I'll tell you everything.
I'm the same way.
I don't like being compared to a younger woman.
I can't stand you acting self-righteous
and arrogant.
Don't tell me. I don't want to know.
You're being mysterious?
That works on 20-year olds, not me.
So don't get all uppity, jerk!
Sickening fool.
Sickening fool!
Oh, Senior! Hi.
You're working now?
If only you'd come last night.
We went to a nice place.
All three rounds were on Sae Do oppa.
Oh my, oh gosh.
I should say PD Shin.
How'd I call you oppa?
- Sorry. Are you upset? - Huh?
No. Who'd get upset?
I'm not petty.
It's fine to call me that.
Just don't say "butt out".
Really?
Sae Do oppa is tops!
So awesome!
True? Thanks!
Well...
Is sinus trendy for young women?
Their nasalness is irritating.
That's how men like it.
And they lack personality,
with light make-up and long, straight hair.
That's how men like it.
Men grin hearing them say "oppa".
Why do helpless women infatuate men?
Because they're men.
Men fear smart, strong women.
Men hate being questioned.
We're tough. Work won't give us nosebleeds.
That's how we earn.
Those women in their 20's...
I can't stand them.
When they're older, they'll say the same
and you'll be like Team Manager Kang.
I'll never get like her!
You don't know. Anything can happen.
That depresses me. Forget that tubby.
I agree.
You've all forgotten the toilet is a public place.
If you're chatting like that,
find a secret spot, so this tubby won't hear.
Understand?
Go Soon Ae?
Wee Seon Joo.
And Oh Dal Ja.
I'm no longer in her department.
Dal Ja, what will you do?
For sure, it's going to be scary again.
Know what's more scary?
The fact a 20-year old girl works with me.
I'm upset. Things need changing.
I think she's scarier.
Instead, I admire her fearless confidence.
If I had half her confidence,
I'd live more comfortably.
Oh, what a pity! Damn it!
E12: THE REASON OUR ROMANCE IS BEAUTIFUL
Did you like today's shopping?
Brand Diary presents top products.
- Thanks, I'm Wee Seon Joo. - I'm Hong Ji Hee.
Ah, yes! After this, remember the phone lines will open.
Have a happy time!
Good work, Seon Joo, Ji Hee.
Good work, PD Shin.
Good work. Good work.
Young ones are so energetic.
Brand Diary's better with fresh blood.
Age fools no-one.
Look at them beside each other. You can tell at one glance.
Wee Seon Joo looks much older.
Will it end up Hong Ji Hee's Brand Diary?
What? They heard it all?
Really, damn it!
Oh, what to do?
I wasn't thinking.
Because you do this, even your wife disbelieves you.
Damn it! You're responsible.
Ma'am, how'd it go?
- You're unwell? - No.
Did something make you unhappy?
But did you hear?
Hong Ji Hee is a Parachute*. (*hired through connections)
Parachute? Hong Ji Hee is?
We don't know who.
- She's a higher-up's niece. - Niece? - Yep.
That person got Manager Kang
to post her to the highest rating section - ours.
The Secretary said so.
Oh gosh!
It's unlike Manager Kang. She's stern but just.
I agree.
Righteous seeming people can play dirty. Right?
It could happen.
She bullies us employees.
The weak won't survive.
If Wee Seon Joo knew,
she'd be angry.
Of course.
Senior, you worked hard today.
Are you in a bad mood?
Men are always jerks.
He knew you'd hear.
How could he do that?
- Why's your tongue sharp? - What?
At your age, you can't tell what to say?
You felt bad; I cheered you up.
I can't stand someone like you...
No ideas, blind to objectives, thoughtless,
relying only on appearance.
That's too much.
- Why? You're upset? - Yes, I'm upset.
That's my objective.
- Why are you a show host? - It's trendy.
To be a show host, you can't be insincere.
Without sincere confidence in the products,
presenting the products is cheating customers.
Because it's cool,
you like the spotlight on camera.
If so, change careers.
Be a model or entertainer.
You're too much!
I'm saying to wake up.
I know. I won't butt in.
It's not my business.
Sae Do oppa.
I've something to say.
Go ahead.
It's about Hong Ji Hee.
I heard she's a Parachute.
Is it true?
Uhoh. No response? It must be true.
Is that how to manage personnel? I object.
Hong Ji Hee as co-host can't raise sales.
Internet feedback says the program became a mess.
So?
I want you to reconsider having Ji Hee as co-host.
It does nothing for the program,
and we shouldn't treat Wee Seon Joo that way.
You've worked with Wee Seon Joo for 3 years?
Yes. 3 years 2 months.
- Yet you underestimate her. - Team Manager...
The program barely aired a week.
Wait and see.
Leave now.
Instead of valuing our input, you bowed to higher-ups?
Because of that Parachute, Seon Joo who's worked hard
gets no consideration?
Oh Dal Ja.
Though we had our differences,
I respect you as serious and responsible.
But you're no different from the rest.
I'm disappointed.
The ones who had shouted for justice were my generation.
But we're now fading away in big companies
and losing our passions slowly.
Do romance and justice
cease in our lives, becoming fairy tales?
Why are you so late?
What's wrong with me?
I can't do this.
Don't do this, Oh Dal Ja.
Mom, I'm here!
Mom! Not here?
Why're you here?
Dal Ja, you came?
Mom, why here...
No, wh-why's he here?
Didn't you tell Dal Ja?
- I did. - When?
I said I work at an eatery with 20 years' tradition.
You didn't say here!
- Shall we close, Teacher? - Teacher?
Mm, close and come in. Eat fruit with Grandma.
Mom!
I'm going in.
Hey! Kang Tae Bong, you...
Not going in? Eat fruit.
Really!
Grandma, try this.
Alright, I will.
Mmm, sweet as honey.
Teacher, try.
No, these will fill me.
Why are you hanging back? Don't like apples?
Here.
Forget it. I'm not eating.
Apples are good for the skin. Right, Grandma?
Yes, surely. Women should eat fruit.
See. I eat fruit and my skin glows.
That's why your skin doesn't match your age.
Your skin is so good, it makes you look Dal Ja's age.
You're flattering me but I'm happy.
- It's true, Grandma. - Eat more.
What's this cordial atmosphere?
After reading these, I'll understand women?
It will help. Also...
They're comics?
It's a collection of ideal men women see in their dreams.
I don't get it.
Why do women prefer these men?
However much they like them, they're fictitious.
It's a substitute for reality.
Substitute?
Just read them. It'll help.
"Candy"?
Sheesh.
Passengers, I apologize.
The bus broke down.
It can be repaired soon,
but take the next bus.
I am so sorry.
Ah, really...
How long must we wait?
Are you angry?
I thought you'd be uneasy if I worked for your family
so I didn't tell you.
Forget it.
When did you ever tell me about yourself?
Ooh, I'm not interested.
Tell me or don't. It's your life.
What are you doing?
Promise me...
Whatever I tell you now, you won't be scared.
Actually,
I killed someone.
You can't go in there!
You can't go in.
Mom... Dad...
When I was working in the law firm,
I handled an acquisition of a bankrupt small factory.
Lawyer, please find a way to keep our factory open.
We'll be forever grateful.
That will add to your burdens.
There's no possibility of saving your business.
Sell the land.
I can't.
That factory is like my child.
I beg you.
And our daughter's surgery needs doing.
I'm sorry. I can do nothing.
Mom...
Mom...!
Oh dear! Don't sleep!
When I returned to the office,
that couple had left me their final gift on my table.
A man must eat warm rice
so the heart stays warm.
- So you quit law? - Mm.
In a year of raising money for Hee Yeon's surgery,
I thought, "What's good for me to do?"
I finally decided
to make lunchboxes to warm hearts.
That's why you went to my mom's Diner?
I didn't intend to hide it.
I didn't know how to say it.
I didn't intend to go between you and Rep. Eom.
It's just that...
I'm afraid.
In the past, I had a one-sided love
and a 2 month relationship where I got dumped.
Your sudden appearance
made me afraid somehow.
I have no confidence.
And seeing that girl Hee-Yeon,
who's so young and pretty,
I'm too old compared to her.
You're pretty too.
Smiling, you're pretty; frowning, you're pretty.
Embarrassed or shy, you're pretty.
You're pretty, acting naively
or acting maturely.
You're pretty as you are now.
That's giving me goosebumps.
Getting goosebumps hearing cheesy stuff, you're pretty.
I'll wait for you...
till your heart is settled,
without rushing you.
Don't make me wait long
or see Rep. Eom often.
The bus is fixed.
We'll set off now.
In a movie scene,
the man and woman kiss passionately
to express their love,
but we didn't do that.
We spoke no words before arriving at our stop
but our hearts were filled with romance.
Secretary Han, it's me.
Why's the book like this?
Why'd Anthony die?
And Candy?
What happened to Candy?
Romance has nothing to do with age.
Ma'am, today's items arrived.
You won't wear jeans so pick a top.
What colour?
Size 5 in black.
Yes, Ma'am.
Oh my, you wear size 5?
You're fatter than you look.
Give me a size 4. Jeans too, size 4.
Pick your own clothes.
I only serve Wee Seon Joo.
Hong Ji Hee.
You read the item details?
No. I went to the salon, and did make-up. I had no time.
I'll read it on stage.
I have a very good memory.
Before you change, read the item details.
Size 4 is too small.
Try size 5.
I've never worn anything over size 4.
Oh, is that so? It's up to you then.
Ji Hee. You wore size 4!
- Didn't you read the details? - What? Ooh...
Two minutes to go. Seon Joo, take your seat.
Fine, opening credits.
- Ji Hee! - Yes? - Put down the sheet.
Seon Joo, Ji Hee, stand by. 3... 2... 1, cue!
Hi, everyone, I'm Wee Seon Joo.
Have a happy time shopping.
Wee Seon Joo's Brand Diary
has jeans and shirts for Spring.
Yes, hi, I'm Hong Ji Hee.
Today we have jeans and cotton tops.
It's mixed cotton, Hong Ji Hee.
Oh yes, mixed cotton.
But, what's wrong with Ji Hee?
Yes, 80% cotton, 20% polyester, is breathable with stretch.
It's machine washable and easy care.
Yes. The shirt I'm wearing is the product.
Everyone, look.
It has comfy stretch
even when you go like this...
Oh! What to do?!
What...?
Trouble!
What's going on? Camera 1, cut to Seon Joo fast.
Seon Joo, what to do? We just showed 5 seconds of that scene.
Customers won't let it go.
Seon Joo, fix this disaster, OK.
Everybody, we're sorry for that little mishap.
Even if it has good stretch, don't wear the wrong fit.
Some young people
don't select clothes for their size,
but force their bodies into sizes they want.
Size 4, 5, 6 or 7 isn't important.
Clothes must be comfortable.
Comfy clothes show off our own style.
It's the first step in true fashion.
We'll now give product details while you enjoy the modelling.
Yay! That's Wee Seon Joo.
We all saw, right?
That's a mature career woman.
Youth and beauty can't match it.
- Agree, Chief? - For sure.
My care for Wee Seon Joo in 3 years wasn't wasted.
That charisma! Charming beauty.
Oh, what a cold sweat!
Who else but Wee Seon Joo, could handle such a disaster?
She lives up to her reputation, the one and only Wee Seon Joo.
Look up.
Did you do anything right?
Don't cry.
I said, read the details.
It was written it's one size smaller than usual,
so wear one size up.
It's awful.
You were in the wrong. Why cry?
Wash your face. You look awful.
I want to be like you.
On the home shopping channel,
I see you full of confidence.
I want to be like you.
As beautiful as you.
As elegant as you.
I want to be an attractive woman.
Stop now.
I don't cry in any situation.
Things aren't done in a day.
You'll mature with time,
so don't be anxious.
Everyone has their own timing.
Set your sights further.
Got it?
Senior!
Don't look moved.
I hate that.
You have a grand presence.
Youth has energetic but too emotional.
Suddenly disappointed, total collapse.
You're great.
Don't flatter me.
I'm sorry, Seon Joo.
I shouldn't have got mad at you.
But you were wrong too.
You always tell me to butt out.
That makes me feel lost.
You have no need to know.
But I want to.
What happens to you, how you feel,
I want to know first.
So don't ask me to stand aside. Got it?
Then, promise me something?
What's that?
Never turn away when you're with me.
Do that again, I'll kill you.
Were you sad?
What are you doing? This is the office.
So? Hold you tighter?
OK.
Ah! Chairman.
Hello. It's been a while.
Oh Dal Ja, how's it feel to return to MD?
As happy as a bird.
I'm grateful to return so easily.
Thank Team Manager Kang.
Pardon?
Oh Dal Ja?
Yes, Chairman.
I'm willing to take her under me.
But her penalty hardly went a month.
She has thoroughly reflected.
Isn't that the objective?
This is my request, Chairman.
How can that be?
Why would Manager Kang bow her head for me?
Then how could you return quickly to MD team?
Oh yes! How's my niece performing?
What?
She's Hong Ji Hee.
I got Manager Kang to let her co-host one week with Seon Joo,
in exchange for your MD return.
Come in.
What is it, Oh Dal Ja?
Well. Have this while you work.
You want to say something?
Ah...well, what I said to you the other day...
About being disappointed in me?
I went overboard.
I apologize.
Seems you met the Chairman.
What?
Oh, well...we just met.
Thank you.
For getting me back to MD team, my gratitude.
It wasn't belief in your skills.
It's because it's fun.
What?
Making fun of you is fun for me.
Hong Ji Hee is out of Brand Diary from next week.
That girl learned a lot.
Giving her that chance isn't a bad thing.
I see.
Anyhow, I'll work hard
with my best effort.
I know.
The ones shouting justice were my generation.
Now we're fading away in big companies
but romance still lives in our hearts.
Are you Hee-Yeon?
Was that you outside my door?
Yes, it was me.
I'm Oh Dal Ja.
- I'm Tae Bong's girlfriend. - I heard a lot about you.
He talked about you non-stop.
I was curious what you're like.
I bet you're disappointed?
I'm older than you thought.
No. You're younger than I thought.
Really?
Wow, a young person knows what to say.
It's like Oppa said.
Huh? What did he say?
He said you'd be happy if I say you look young.
That brat...
Have some fruit?
Yes.
How's your skin so nice?
I'm envious.
No, yours looks better.
My dream is to be a career woman like you.
You have an apartment?
Well, not mine. I'm leasing.
- I'm envious. - Yeah?
Honestly, being a career woman...
It's a long story.
Eat, then talk.
Apples are good for the complexion.
I brought a lot.
Your skin is so nice, you won't need them.
How's your skin so nice?
I'll write it down, tell me.
What're you doing?
Huh? Nothing.
Where'd you go so late?
I waited 2 hours for you.
Oh, it's cold! I'm frozen.
Keep this.
You're giving me this?
Though I don't like someone in my house while I'm not there,
I don't like your having to wait in the cold
and neighbours will think it's weird.
Here.
Let's go inside.
Hey! What're you doing?
At these times, stay still quietly.
Did you go to hospital?
Huh?
No.
Your hair smells like hospital.
True?
I wonder why?
Why's there a hospital smell?
I really don't know.
You're so cute I could die.
Just a sec...
I can't breathe.
Let me go.
I say, Secretary Han.
This comic is terrible.
How could Terry do that?
What about Candy? What will happen to Candy?
Comics are indeed beautiful.
Honey!
Did you see Tae Bong?
Sorry. I told her.
She was in bed, refusing to eat.
Where's Tae Bong?
What's he doing?
Leave him alone.
Honey...
If you go see Tae Bong, he'll hide again.
- Act like you don't know. - How can I? He's my son.
I can't leave him like that...
For God's sake, leave him alone!
You're so frustrating!
Don't you know the more you cling, the more he'll flee?
Honey...
Do what I say!
Don't show up in front of Tae Bong!
If you go see Tae Bong, you and I are over!
Understand?!
I've never seen him so angry, Father.
Me, too. He has "eun-bak”.
What's "eun-bak"?
Quiet (eun-geun) forcefulness (bak-ryuk). "Eun-bak." Shortening words is trendy.
I miss Tae Bong to death.
But Prof. Kang made it clear.
Better not see Tae Bong for now, daughter.
What if we get dirt on that woman, Father?
Huh?
On Tae Bong's phone,
I saw "Lady Oh Dal Ja."
Can't you find out?
Daughter...
I won't let Tae Bong know!
I promise! Promise! Yes?
Oh my...
Wait a moment.
Thank you.
What floor do you want?
Which floor is MD team?
Seventh floor.
I'm going there too.
Yes, alright.
Hello.
Good morning!
Ms. Oh Dal Ja!
I'm happy to see you.
Why has this woman come to see me again?
At 33, I meet the two most problematic women in my life.