(All characters, places, companies, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Daechi Station)
(Kang Yeh Suh)
(Episode 1)
You don't have to be in a rush yet though.
I have to be ready for war now.
Don't worry.
If I learn any know-how, I'll definitely pass it on to you.
Seriously? You really mean it, right?
I'll count on you, then.
You know that you're my role model, right?
It's at 6pm sharp. Don't be late.
Oh, right. I should wear a dress, right?
If you can. It's such a happy day for Myung Joo, you know.
I envy her so much.
Myung Joo's life is so perfect.
I'll dress up to the nines, then.
See you later.
Wake up.
- Wake up already. - Gosh, please.
I operated on five patients yesterday.
And that's why you drank until 2am.
Wake up. Get up!
Why?
Drink this. It'll wake you up.
- Open it for me. - What?
We have to go to an important party in the evening.
- Please. - Get up!
A party? For what?
I think Yeh Suh's mom is throwing a party.
So what is the party for?
To congratulate Young Jae's mom.
She beat you to it again.
Once again, we're one step too late.
I got back from the US yesterday. While I was away, Yeh Suh's mom...
Hello, Lawyer Kim. I'm really sorry.
Something has come up.
I don't think I can play golf with you today.
I'll take care of your caddie fee next time.
All right. Thank you. Bye.
Do you know what your problem is?
The fact that you told me about it today, the day of the party.
I'm sorry. I forgot to tell you.
You forgot?
Don't you know that you're a mother?
Our sons are in high school now.
I hope you're not thinking that Yeh Suh's mom...
is throwing this party because she's sincerely happy for her.
Like you, I also think...
- about these things. - Don't try to change the topic.
I'm not saying you don't think.
The problem is that you're always... All the time,
Yeh Suh's mom beats you to it. That is my point.
The excruciatingly slow tortoise ended up beating the hare.
- What did you say? - Don't jump to conclusions.
Young Jae's portfolio...
isn't in her hands yet.
Mom, you're the best!
Mom, you seriously rock.
Are you that happy?
Getting Young Jae's portfolio...
will be like having a golden roadmap, right?
That's right.
It'll be our strategy to make sure you can achieve your goal.
I'm going to do it. I'll get into that school too.
Like Young Jae, I'll get into Seoul Nat'l University's Med School.
You're so adorable. Whose daughter are you?
I'm your daughter, of course.
You also prepared some candles, right?
Why not? We need candles to get rid of the food smell.
Hold on, please. Yeh Suh, make sure Yeh Bin wears her dress.
Okay. By the way, what about my hair?
Ma'am.
Wait upstairs, Yeh Suh. I'll help you.
Sorry about that.
I'll be there shortly. Please start setting the table.
Honey, your outfit is in our room. Make sure you get changed.
Why do I have to get changed?
It'd be nice to put on something formal, you know.
Is Young Jae our son?
Why are you even throwing a party for him?
I told you that it's a party for Young Jae's mom, not him.
It's the same thing.
It's not the same thing.
Young Jae is the one who got into medical school,
but his mom had to put up...
with so much more stress than he did.
Okay, let's say that is the case.
Other moms aren't doing anything. Why must you do all this?
I don't have time to argue with you now.
Just come with the girls on time.
Don't make such a fuss over these things.
"A fuss"?
Do you think I'm just making a fuss now?
I'm doing my best to be a good mom.
If you want to congratulate her, just take her out for a meal.
Why do you have to throw a party for her?
Young Jae got into SNU's Med School without the college entrance exam.
I need to know how he managed his grades,
what he wrote in his admission essay,
what volunteer work he did, and what school clubs he joined.
I desperately need to get my hands on his portfolio.
You are throwing a party for her just to get your hands on it?
Your mother wants her grandchildren...
to become doctors like you and your father.
She already looks down on me for not having given birth to a son.
Imagine how she'll react if Yeh Suh fails to get into medical school.
I won't even be able to breathe.
Why would my daughter fail to get into medical school?
Of all the things you could say...
She needs to take action in order to get in.
My gosh, excuse me. I'd like to use this glass.
- Please switch to bigger glasses. - Okay.
- Please use this. - Okay.
Get rid of everything.
No, wait. That's not the right one.
I'd like them in white.
- The desserts are ready. - Okay.
Let's get rid of that one.
- Just prepare the two. - Okay.
How would you like to arrange the seats?
You can guide them to their seats in the order of their arrival.
By the way, our family will be sitting right next to the VIP seats.
Yes, ma'am.
Mi Ra, are you ready?
Yes, ma'am.
I put in double the amount that I agreed to pay you.
My goodness, thank you.
Will you give me your cell phones until the party's over?
I'll return them to you once the party's done.
Okay.
By the way, this is a letter of oath...
saying you won't reveal...
anything you saw or heard at this party to a third party.
Will you please sign this?
(Letter of Oath)
(I shall not reveal anything I saw or heard at this party.)
Open the doors.
Welcome. Welcome.
You should've told me beforehand.
Then you wouldn't have had to suffer all by yourself.
I didn't suffer.
Myung Joo and I are really close.
It was only right for me to prepare this party.
I can't believe you prepared a party for Young Jae's mother.
You really are incredible.
I didn't come up with it by myself.
It's Sky Castle's tradition...
to hold a party for all the mothers that managed to...
get their kids into university.
Really? It's been two years since we moved here.
But I was never aware of that.
Sky Castle really is amazing.
Professor Park's family will be 10 minutes late.
Of course. They're the ones who are getting celebrated.
- Let's go inside. - Okay.
We're late. Hurry up.
My jacket will get crinkled. Hold it properly.
- Listen to your mother. - My goodness, do you want to die?
- It's heavy. - Be quiet. Hurry up.
Not that way. It's this way.
Hurry up.
Gosh, will you get to your senses?
Open your eyes. I said, open your eyes.
It's heavy.
- Go inside. - It's heavy.
My gosh, get inside. Come here.
- My goodness. - Welcome.
Hello.
I'm sorry, Suh Jin.
I wanted to come early and help, but those two wouldn't listen to me.
I guess he decided to act up again.
Who's going to fix that personality of his?
- You should go inside. - Gosh, it must be so tiring...
Hey.
If I dressed up too, it would've been embarrassing for Dad.
- What a filial daughter. - Yes.
Where's your sister?
She'll probably be late. She's busy dolling herself up.
My gosh, who does that brat take after?
Mom!
I'm sorry, Mom. I had to get my hair done.
How do I look?
You're my daughter, so you look beautiful.
Hello. Hi.
My gosh, look at those annoying people.
How dare they try to sit beside the VIP seats?
My gosh, you're so pretty. Come here, Yeh Suh.
I should hold a party for you in three years.
Thank you. I hope you really do.
Of course.
At least you got here in time.
I was worried that you might be late.
Were there a lot of people hiking on the mountain?
What mountain?
They're here.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Congratulations. - Congratulations.
Congratulations.
- Young Jae, congratulations. - Thank you.
Thank you, everyone, for sincerely congratulating us.
It's weird.
I feel a thousand times happier than...
back when I got accepted to SNU's medical school.
Of course, you're that happy.
Your family's achieved in making three generations of doctors.
Professor Cha, your family will soon become the Kennedys of Korea.
That doesn't just apply to my family.
Everyone here living in Sky Castle sets high value...
on maintaining family traditions.
Yes, of course. I don't even envy conglomerates.
I personally think Sky Castle is a great environment...
to educate our kids. That's what I love about it.
Exactly. I totally agree.
On top of that, you can't live here just because you're rich.
Of course. Only the best professors at Joonam University...
are allowed to live here.
I know it's owned by the foundation,
but we're probably the only ones...
that are allowed to live in this expensive mansion...
for free until the day we retire.
- Here. Cheers. - Cheers.
Cheers.
I hope Soo Han also gets to...
No, I hope my grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
also get to live in Sky Castle. I really do.
We're all helping each other out for the same purpose.
I heard a single family...
is able to own a castle for hundreds of years if you live abroad.
The fact that my descendants will also be able to walk through...
the beautiful forests that I walked through...
is indeed an amazing thing.
I really think Sky Castle is located in a great area.
That's why Se Ri and Young Jae were able to get into university.
He's right. That's also why...
Yeh Suh, Suh Joon, and Ki Joon were able to get into...
the prestigious Shinhwa High School.
Yes, it is located in a great area.
Back when they built this place, the first chairman of the board...
even considered the feng shui of the location.
I'm sure it has more to do with genetics.
Look at everyone here.
The parents of all our kids are either...
professors of Joonam Medical School or law school professors.
On top of that, you successfully managed to support your kid,
and that's why he was able to get accepted.
I'd love for you to teach my wife a few know-hows.
I'm sure everyone will manage to do a good job on their own.
After all, she managed to send your daughter to Harvard.
Let's eat.
Thank you.
Do you really want to go to medical school?
I heard you have to cut open countless rabbits and mice.
Will you be able to do it?
You love dogs.
Are you a kid? What does that matter?
- He got into SNU's Medical School. - What?
You must be really happy though, right?
Yes, I made my mom happy.
How annoying.
Young Jae, can you take me with you...
when you go do volunteer work during the holidays?
I'll do a really good job in helping you out. Please?
Why do you want to go to medical school so badly?
Her mom wants her to.
- Hey. - What?
Watch it.
Son.
My smart son. Come here.
My son.
My gosh.
- He's at it again. - Look at that.
He's handsome, did well in school, is polite.
Can he be my son-in-law?
There's a waiting list.
Son.
Even if I'm born again, I'll marry your mom.
She gave you to me.
My great son Park Young Jae.
Let me kiss you. Come on.
- No. - Come here.
He got into medical school...
so she gets a confession of love.
You're lucky.
Yeh Suh does well in school so you must be loved.
Here, I have a present for my wife.
For me?
What is it?
Gosh, honey. These are tickets to a cruise.
Take your mom.
- Here. - Wow.
This platinum credit card...
- is an extra. - Oh, darling.
Thank you, thank you.
Son.
I get to enjoy such luxury thanks to you.
A celebration like this isn't complete without dancing.
- Play some music. - Professor Cha.
A waltz.
Change. Change.
Teuroteu.
Play a teuroteu song.
Teuroteu.
Teuroteu. Teuroteu.
This is so much fun! Young Jae!
My gosh.
You just had to sour the mood.
Don't irritate me.
I did you a favor by being there.
What are you so upset about?
Didn't you learn anything from Professor Cha's wife?
Their daughter went to Harvard...
but she never bragged or talked about it.
Didn't you hear Professor Cha?
He asked Myung Joo to teach his wife a few things.
You didn't even do that.
Do you want me to play along too?
How much did you spend on that party?
Do you think Young Jae's portfolio is something you can buy?
I don't believe this.
Will doing everything Young Jae did guarantee entry?
Why not even ask for his underwear and put them on Yeh Suh?
Don't treat me like an airhead of a wife.
It's not like your era when you took an achievement test.
There are even instructions on how to cook ramyeon.
How can you not have a strategy to get into the best medical school?
Is that strategy to just throw a party...
to get Young Jae's portfolio?
It may seem like nothing to you,
but it's a vicious fight for information.
Didn't you see Professor Cha's face? He thought I beat him to it.
Gosh. You must be so confident that you got in there first.
Can Yeh Suh really go to SNU's Medical School?
You'd better not fail.
- Nice shot. - Nice shot.
You're playing marvelously well today.
I am. I'm in such a good mood that even my game's improved.
When's the trip?
I fly to London in two days...
then will visit 17 countries in 2 months.
- The day after tomorrow? - That soon?
It's not some picnic.
This is how my husband plans things.
How about lunch tomorrow at your favorite Italian restaurant?
Sorry.
I'm meeting my mom for lunch tomorrow.
That sounds like fun.
Whenever I have a worry I call my mom...
She knows you're anxious.
Is she teasing you or what?
Ki Joon wants to study medicine too.
She's caught in-between.
Professor Cha's family is just a neighbor.
Your husband and hers studied medicine a few years apart.
What's the problem?
Even so, Professor Cha did help Young Jae a lot.
She should share the info with you both.
It involves Young Jae's privacy.
She wouldn't want to spread it around.
You know what Myung Joo's like.
Look at her, walking right next to Myung Joo.
You know Seung Hye's a sly one.
You might lose out. Watch it.
Se Ri will graduate from Harvard, get an MBA...
and work at Wall Street.
One of the twin boys will study law, the other medicine.
That's my husband's dream.
You have nothing to worry.
Professor Cha's heavily invested in the kids' education.
I feel bad because I can't match his passion.
I want to be a perfect mom like you.
Could you...
please teach me?
Myung Joo, I have something important to tell you.
Can you spare me some time after the game?
Just five minutes.
Was that from Yeh Suh's mom?
Shall we have tea later?
I'll speak honestly.
I won't...
share Young Jae's portfolio.
Myung Joo.
I know very well how desperate you are.
It would be nice if there were something I could give you,
but you can all manage without.
Aren't you all experts?
Yeh Suh competed in the Korea Math Olympiad.
Professor Cha will teach Ki Joon well.
Myung Joo, even so...
I'm very grateful for what you did.
I don't think you threw that party...
purely to get my son's portfolio.
Our friendship isn't that cheap.
You only have the one child.
You have nothing to lose by sharing.
Jin Hee.
Don't I get to decide whether or not to share my son's details?
The coffees are on me.
I should go too.
Seung Hye.
Do you know why she's like that?
Why would you ask me that?
I'm doubting your intention.
There is no intention.
Suh Jin must feel totally lost.
She just got royally betrayed.
"Don't I get to decide whether or not to share?"
How can someone just stab you in the back like that?
Are you busy? Were you busy?
Were you busy? Were you?
Were you busier than me?
Surgeries, outpatients, lectures, papers, college.
Are you busier than me?
Answer me. Answer me!
How busy have you guys been?
How could the three of you not come up with a summary of this?
Answer me!
- What's going on? - Gosh.
- Hello. - Hello.
("The Selfish Gene")
Do we have Anesthesia's permission regarding Oh Kyung Soo?
His blood pressure is high now.
It looks like we'll have to wait for Internal Medicine's results.
Call me when the results are out.
- Got it, Doctor. - Okay.
What are you hiding behind you?
Oh, it's nothing.
I asked these guys to do something, but...
Let me see.
What, sir?
Come on.
- Give it to him. - Come on.
"The Selfish Gene"?
What is this?
Well, that is...
I have to read it for this month's book club meeting.
It's for the essay test.
Just don't do it, then.
You used to attend it every month too.
I mean, at the beginning.
That was because Professor Cha thinks orthopedic surgeons...
are like ignorant butchers.
I only attended those meetings to teach him a lesson.
Hey, those guys don't even have enough time to sleep.
Do you think pestering them will make you look and feel...
knowledgeable? Was that what you were expecting?
Well, at least I should attend it...
so that Soo Han can develop a habit of reading regularly.
Why is it that you're becoming so much like my wife by the day?
(Soo Chang)
Hey, Soo Chang.
See you.
Soo Chang.
Have a seat.
What's up?
Why couldn't you tell me about it over the phone?
We've decided on the name for the new center we're opening up.
Spine and Joint Center.
Hey, if it was "Joint and Spine Center",
you wouldn't be able to seize hegemony there.
Now that the name has been decided as "Spine and Joint Center",
you, Kang Joon Sung, our best spine specialist,
can aim to become the director of this new medical center.
And only then will you be able to take this position after me.
It will only help you become...
the president of the hospital. Why leave that part out?
You won't thank me, will you?
Shall we grab a drink?
I don't want to, you jerk.
Gosh, come on. I'll make a reservation at Pungwon.
I don't want to go.
Goodness, don't be so difficult.
You and that hobby of yours.
You can probably live without me, but not without your guns.
You pick them up every morning as if they're your lovers...
and return them every evening.
Gosh, what a hassle.
It's hunting season now, you know.
I can only enjoy this in winter. You have no idea how fun it is.
By the way, why don't you help her out a little?
Joon Sung's wife has been so devoted to you for years.
Still, I can't tell her everything about our son's personal life.
His personal life?
As soon as I give her the information,
she'll go through everything, knowing how thorough she is.
What if she finds out?
You wrote down all the details?
Have you lost your mind?
Quiet, Young Jae will hear us. What will you do if he hears us?
That boy is such a weakling.
What are you talking about?
Then how could he go backpacking by himself?
For a whole month.
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She must have a secret that she can't tell anyone.
What if she lied to us about Young Jae getting into SNU?
We confirmed it with her when the results were announced.
Then what could the reason be?
Why can't she give it to you?
What would you do?
What if someone else wrote Soo Han's admission essay for him?
And what if he got in because of that essay?
Why didn't I think of that?
Professor Cha must've revised it.
We even had to proofread our kids' book reports.
That essay was definitely revised.
Myung Joo must've pestered Professor Cha about it.
What if Myung Joo and Professor Cha talked about it beforehand...
and decided to put on a show, saying she can't show it to us?
No, she wouldn't do that.
She couldn't deny that she got help from Professor Cha,
and at the same time, she couldn't betray me, her best friend, either.
That's probably why she decided not to show it to anyone.
That's what I'm guessing, knowing her personality.
So?
Will you give up?
Me?
You'll give up?
Do you think Yeh Suh's mom will give up too?
What can she do? Young Jae's mom is saying she can't give it to us.
Be persistent and proactive.
Can't you try to persuade her more earnestly?
If you approach her without Yeh Suh's mom knowing,
she'll give it to us. I'm sure of it.
How can you be so sure?
Who started Omparos?
For the past two years,
all the families at Sky Castle have been meeting once a month...
to discuss the books they're reading.
Who's the person that started it and is leading the book club?
The books that I got Young Jae to read...
made it into the list of books on his student record.
I have to take these snacks to the girls.
The fourth question in his admission essay!
"The three most memorable books you've read in high school."
Even for that question, I...
Did you write his admission essay for him?
So stop worrying about these stupid snacks,
and please... Please!
Don't let anyone steal what's ours.
Son!
Son.
I'm also leaving for my trip today.
I won't see you for two months. You won't even say goodbye to me?
Well, I thought you were asleep.
My dear son.
Have a good trip, okay?
Make sure you call me when you arrive.
I'll get going.
Young Jae, you must be leaving for your trip.
- Hello. - Hi, have a great trip.
Bye.
What brings you here so early?
I have something to give you.
- Me too. - What?
What's this?
I heard the Wi-Fi on the cruise ship is slow...
and that you can't even use roaming services.
I thought you might get bored during the cruise,
so I downloaded some music and movies you'd like.
You're too much. You're making me feel bad.
I also brought this for you.
What is this?
It's cash.
You can use it for tips.
I figured...
you probably didn't have time to prepare petty cash.
Are you two really going to keep this up?
Myung Joo, if you don't think it's fair to give it to just one of us,
could you at least give us a simple list?
Yes, could you please do that for us?
I'm sorry. I cannot give you the portfolio.
But instead,
I'll tell you my secrets to getting Young Jae into SNU.
- Your secrets? - Your secrets?
Your goal is getting your kids into SNU, right?
This will probably be more effective than getting the portfolio.
What is it?
Which bank do you mainly use?
Pardon me?
I don't know which bank you ladies use.
Answer my question. Let's see how lucky you ladies are.
- Hannam Bank. - Seodong Bank.
You really are full of luck.
Around this time of year,
the bank sends out invitation cards to the VVIP customers.
It may seem like an investment briefing,
but it's actually a very secret gathering...
where they connect the VVIP customers...
with the best entrance exam coordinators.
If you're able to meet a coach that perfectly suits your kid,
their chance of getting accepted will be 100 percent guaranteed.
Hello, please show me your invitation card.
(VVIP Customer, Han Suh Jin)
We'll guide you to your seat.
Your seat is B03. It's in the center.
I'm done filling this out.
How did she get in here?
I'm the only one that got the invitation card.
The presentation will begin in 10 minutes.
Those of you who haven't filled in your forms, please quickly do so.
I will repeat the announcement.
The presentation will begin in 10 minutes.
Those of you who haven't filled in your forms, please quickly do so.
How did you get me this?
I couldn't stay still after hearing that high-class information.
I used all my connections to get you that.
I want you to bring me...
Young Jae's coach.
- Coach? - I have no time to explain.
Remember to text me everything.
I'm telling you to report everything that happens there in real time.
This is coach number one.
It's finally beginning. They're announcing the first coach.
He taught in the best math academy in Daechi-dong.
He has the highest number of students...
that won KMO and IMO awards.
And for the past 10 years, he's been consulting students...
that aimed to go to the top three universities in Korea.
His success rate in getting his clients accepted...
to the schools they wanted was 93 percent.
- My gosh. - He's not bad.
It's not only the top three universities.
He also got 271 students accepted...
to nine different medical schools that are located in Seoul.
- 271 students? - My gosh.
That means he managed to get 27 students accepted every year.
If you include medical schools in the suburbs,
he gets around 60 students accepted to medical school each year.
- My goodness. - 60 students?
The number of acceptance doesn't matter.
What's important is whether that person has the ability...
to get my kid accepted.
How would anyone know that?
Young Jae's coach used to be SNU's admission officer.
That makes the perfect coach.
On top of that, her work partners are one of a kind.
What partners?
As you already know, school grades are very important.
Once the coach gets assigned to you,
he or she makes a team of professional teachers...
that analyze the test questions of your kid's school.
- There are professionals for that? - They're like fortune tellers.
Their accuracy for all midterm and final test is...
100 percent.
Our kids don't get the questions wrong because they don't know.
So they make sure our kids don't make any mistakes.
They also plan the right kind of clubs and volunteer work...
to get your kid into medical school.
But of course, they also plan ahead so that your kid...
can win several awards at school competitions.
And they easily get your kid to become the school president.
- Myung Joo. - On top of that,
they also manage your kid's stress levels for three whole years.
The team also has a professional counselor for teenagers.
Let's move onto candidate number seven.
They're announcing the last candidate.
Our last candidate used to work as an admission officer at SNU.
Her client acceptance rate is 100 percent.
- What? - Seriously?
For the past eight years,
she got 16 students accepted to SNU's Medical School.
What's the point of having a 100-percent acceptance rate?
She only gets two people in every year.
(She only gets two people in every year.)
She only accepts two clients every year...
which means you have to pay her a lot.
But every kid she coaches gets in 100 percent.
- She's that confident? - She guaranteed it.
She even said she'll give back all the money if she fails.
I really want her.
There's no point. She needs to want you.
What?
What do you mean?
You'll see for yourself.
Now, let's begin choosing your coaches.
Open the envelope in front of you,
and you'll find a blank space where you can write down who you want.
Write down the candidate number...
I need to write down who I want. Should I choose number one?
I hope you all make careful decisions.
Excuse me.
Honey, hurry up.
Hurry.
Are you all done?
No, not yet.
Those of you who have chosen your coaches,
please follow our employees to your designated rooms.
Here you go.
(Husband)
My sister-in-law's husband is a professor at Yale University.
And apparently, events like this...
also take place in the States as well.
They fully understand the needs of their customers.
This event is the reason why...
I put money in this bank that's worth an entire building.
Anyway, I hope it's only the three of us.
Hey, Yeh Suh. It's me.
Mom.
I came in first place. I got in as the top student.
I'll be leading the entrance ceremony.
Really?
You really got in as the top student?
I'm so proud of you, Yeh Suh.
Did you tell your dad?
You should tell him yourself. I'm here to meet your coach.
Oh, right. How did it go?
I chose the person that Young Jae's mother told me about. Don't worry.
Mom, what if I end up being the top student in the country?
If I get a perfect score on my college entrance exam,
Grandma will really end up with nothing to say.
- Mom, I'm going to hang up now. - Okay.
- Hey! You startled me! - Move! Hey!
Hey, twins. You guys heard the news, didn't you?
That's why you're being pettish, right?
- Gosh, are you crazy? - Hey, Ki Joon.
I know you're jealous that I got in as the top student.
But even so, don't you think this is too much?
I can't stand you. Get out of my way.
What? He can't stand me? Cha Ki Joon!
Yeh Suh.
Congratulations on coming first.
Tell that jerk.
I'll stay in first place so he can go on hating me.
(Hannam Bank VVIP investment briefing)
Nice to meet you all. I'm Kim Joo Young.
- Hello. - Hello.
The four of you here chose me,
but I only coach two students a year.
2 out of you 4 will be dropped.
I'll ask some questions. Seon Kyu's mother.
Yes, Coach Kim.
You have a job.
I do work,
but I'm a patent attorney with my own office.
I can adjust my schedule to accommodate anything,
so I never missed...
a school event or PTA meeting.
Children of working moms can stay at the top of their class,
but they cannot stay at the top of the top for extended periods.
You'll have heard that.
Getting into college is a four-legged race in which...
the mom, the child and I are a team.
(Cha Suh Joon, Cha Ki Joon)
I studied for a doctorate in French Literature...
but stopped writing my thesis when my eldest started school.
My husband and I then tutored our kids at home.
My eldest daughter studies Economics at Harvard...
and the twins...
You didn't send your children to extra classes or hired tutors?
We did sometimes send them to extra classes,
but my husband taught them math, English, and reading.
I tried to broaden their horizons through various experiences.
Ma'am, if I decide to coach your children,
your husband will have to stop teaching them altogether.
You must leave everything to me.
Is that possible?
I taught for a short while before getting married,
but quit after I got pregnant.
I thought that...
Korea's curriculum was set up assuming a full-time mom's...
always there to help the child.
You sent a four-year-old...
to prepare for a gifted children's school.
My older daughter...
showed promise that she'd do well in school.
The more I taught her, the more she enjoyed to learn.
Most importantly, she's quite the perfectionist.
She would have a fit if she got one problem wrong.
She would only go to bed once she had mastered that problem.
She has a high level of focus and a drive to achieve something.
But those characteristics are shared by all at the top of their class.
When she was five,
she lost to her father in a game of Omok.
Just so she could beat her dad who came first in the national...
achievement test, she didn't eat or sleep for three days.
In the end, she succeeded in making her dad surrender.
That's how competitive she is.
You recognized her exceptional talents early on.
Making my daughter a success...
is more important to me than anything else.
I hope we get along.
Thank you, coach.
Can Seon Kyu's mother and Suh Joon's mother leave the room?
You're envious?
"I envy our coffee mug more than anything."
"It does nothing and my mom..."
"treats it so preciously."
"All she does to me is tell me to study..."
"or go to class."
"A coffee mug..."
"doesn't have to study or go to class and it's still loved."
"Coffee mugs must have selfish genes."
"I should've been born as a coffee mug."
"The end."
The end.
The end? Why you little...
Come here. Come back here!
I'm sorry I was born.
You're sorry you... How dare you say that?
Woo Soo Han! Stop right there.
Soo Han. Stay where you are.
What was that about a mug?
Watch out. Don't bump into those.
You fool!
Come here. Come here! You fool!
Come here.
I'll kill you.
Woo Soo Han!
You brat! Where did he go?
Gosh.
- What was it this time? - A book report.
I wrote how I felt.
No way.
Did you really say you're jealous of a mug?
My mom would wail if someone smashed a mug.
She wouldn't budge if I disappeared.
Yeh Bin, shall we run away from home?
What do you mean?
You always say you wanted to run away from home.
I would love to.
This is the worst neighborhood in the world.
Shall we? Let's. I have money.
You idiot. Do you think money's all you need?
For 2 14-year-olds to leave home, we need a 20-year-old guardian.
Only then can we rent a room or get into a sauna.
Really? What should we do?
There is a way.
There's a way? What is it?
- Will you be my minion? - What?
Then I'll tell you.
Yes. I'll do it.
I'll do everything you say.
Does Joon Sung know?
You know what he's like, Mother.
- He won't let... - You want me to...
give you that much behind his back?
Mother. I want to make your wish come true.
I gave up on that long ago.
No. I can do it.
Yeh Suh can be the third-generation doctor.
The day she got the grand prize at the math contest,
you were pleased too.
Mother. Yeh Suh entered high school the top of her year.
If you help me out,
I can get her into SNU's Medical School.
That coach. Are you sure she can do it?
Professor Park Soo Chang's wife recommended her.
She coached their son for three years...
and he got into SNU's Medical School.
I'll wire it by today.
Thank you, Mother.
This is the last chance to make me acknowledge you.
Do you understand?
Yes.
I promise to get her in. I promise.
Mother.
Wait and see.
I'll raise her way better than...
you raised your own son.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
These are the kid's files.
Okay, you can go.
Coach Kim, I was just about to call you.
I wired the down-payment yesterday.
I'll send you the rest within today.
You said Yeh Suh got into Shinhwa High the top of her year.
Yes, apparently so.
She was in joint first place with a Hwang Woo Jae.
He was from a middle school on the outskirts of Daejeon.
If a child with that background scored the same as Yeh Suh,
it'd be fair to assume that kid is smarter than her, right?
I'll send you his mom's phone number.
Being friendly with her will help you out.
Having a competition will motivate Yeh Suh to study harder.
All right, Coach Kim. Thank you.
(Name: Hwang Woo Joo)
(Parents: Hwang Chi Young, Lee Sue Lim)
Come and have a look.
It's very fresh! Come and have a look.
The color is too dark.
Are you sure this is congealed ox blood?
I know I'll get in trouble if I fool you.
It is ox blood. 100 percent ox blood.
I'd like a tub of it, then. I also need tallow to boil with it.
- Tallow will be free, right? - All right, fine. Goodness.
My daughter, Kang Yeh Suh, will be going to the same school as Woo Joo.
You know that they got into the school top of their year, right?
I'd like to meet you for some tea. Would you be able to make some time?
(Save the phone number)
What's with this woman? I texted her hours ago.
Maybe she's a working mom.
If she was a working mom, she'd bend over backwards...
and do whatever she can to get information from me.
That's true.
Then she must be a stay-at-home mom.
She's really something.
I've never met such a strange woman.
What kind of person is she?
(Do Hoon's Mom)
Hi, Do Hoon's mom.
You must have a team ready for Yeh Suh. Can Do Hoon join too?
They went to the same middle school, so let's help each other out.
No, I don't have a team yet.
You know her situation. She's already finished Math II...
because she had to get ready for KMO.
For Korean, she says the book club discussions are enough.
What can I do?
The discussions? Oh, that's...
No, no way.
Only the residents here can join the book club.
Yes, I'm sorry.
She wants to join the book club, right?
Yes, everyone does.
All moms of Soo Han's friends are so jealous too.
When I tell them it's led by a law school professor...
My gosh.
Oh, no. It's time to go.
My goodness, Soo Han's book report isn't ready yet.
Did everyone have a busy month?
I saw that only four people posted their book reports.
Frankly, writing a book report is a little...
All right, then. Who would like to go first?
Me.
Go ahead, Yeh Suh.
Organisms are nothing but robbers and beggars.
And they must stay selfish to preserve their genes...
and pass them on to future generations.
I actually...
The author's insight into mankind deeply moved me.
I always thought everything but number one was meaningless,
and reading this book taught me that I was right.
I, too, inherited superb genes from my parents.
I'm smart and goal-oriented.
Also, I'm competitive, and I never lose.
I will continue to follow my genetic instincts.
In other words, I'll continue to do my best to always be number one.
I'll always follow my instincts to be selfish.
But can we really conclude that we, human beings,
are selfish just because genes are selfish?
I mean, some people die while trying to save others' lives.
Do you think they expected to die?
They probably did it to be complimented.
It says that only we, humans, can overcome our genes' selfishness.
I think that's the gist of what this author is trying to say.
Have you read the whole book?
Ki Joon, don't you think you have a bias against the word, "selfish"?
A purely selfless act cannot be found anywhere in nature...
- Nature is... - Back in middle school,
I had a math teacher named Lee Won Do.
Whenever my partner got any question wrong,
he whipped me instead,
calling me a selfish jerk who studies hard...
only for my own sake.
Cha Min Hyuk, turn around.
Now!
Since then, I had always asked myself if I'm a selfish person.
Then I read this book in college, and it answered my question.
Being selfish.
What does it mean?
It's doing something that will help you reach your objectives.
What?
Yes, that's right.
Exactly, being completely selfish...
is how you can become truly selfless.
What did you say?
Honey, what did you just say?
I wonder if Richard Dawkins actually wrote the book...
to tell his readers that they should become completely selfish.
Boys, go upstairs.
Stop talking nonsense.
Do you actually have time to talk nonsense now?
We must make sure the boys can get into college without an exam coach.
We have to compete against people who spend well over 100,000 dollars.
Still, how will you coach them yourself?
No matter how hard I try, it'll be all useless...
if the boys don't make efforts.
You saw Yeh Suh earlier, right?
The boys should be doing that.
- Even you're not being supportive? - Don't you remember?
You've tried tutoring them. You know it can actually worsen...
Don't you know why I'm being like this?
I wouldn't be living like this if it weren't for your father.
- It's gotten pretty warm. - Yes, it's a nice day.
My, it's so nice.
Oh, a taxi?
Where is it going?
It's pulling over in front of Myung Joo's place.
Who's visiting?
- Myung Joo! - Myung Joo!
I'm so exhausted.
Not everyone is cut out for lazing around.
It made me so exhausted.
But you got to go away as a reward for all your hard work.
- It hasn't even been a month. - I know.
I would've gone crazy if I had stayed there for full two months.
And the chatters went on nonstop all day long.
That woman is in her 80s now, but she's still so energetic.
She talked my ear off all day long.
Still, that's such a waste.
So which places did you not get to see?
Well, I got to see almost everything.
I've been to Europe a few times, but it's different every time.
Rome, Budapest, Prague, and Naples.
The night view of Naples is fantastic. It's breathtaking.
Oh, right. I got you gifts.
- Just a second. - My gosh, what is it?
I got the same thing for all of you.
Here.
Give one to Seung Hye too.
Thank you, Myung Joo.
- I'll open it. - Sure.
What could it be? My, you wrapped it so carefully.
- This is so beautiful. - It's exquisite.
Thanks so much, Myung Joo.
Well, can we catch up tomorrow?
I want to wash up and take a nap.
Sure. How about a brunch tomorrow at the Italian restaurant you like?
All right, sounds good. I'll treat you ladies.
- We're off. Get some rest. - Okay, bye.
- Bye. - Bye, Myung Joo. Rest up.
(Sky Castle)
They moved as if someone is after them,
and he even quit his job.
Isn't it so strange?
Did Professor Park cheat on Myung Joo?
Don't you know how Myung Joo is? She would've figured it out...
and tracked that woman down a long time ago.
About Young Jae and his mom...
Were there any problems between them?
They must be moving into Young Jae's place.
Isn't he the person the president of the hospital recruited himself?
I wonder if they know.
Hello, I just moved into that house over there.
- Oh, I see. - Yes.
By any chance, are you Mi Hyang?