See? I told you I'd win.
What's your wish?
Should I get on my knees?
Is that what you were going to ask?
But that's too bad.
Because I won.
Bok Su, are you done cleaning?
Bok Su!
Bok Su, I told you not to cause trouble.
Are you crazy? How could you...
Why do you care?
It's none of your business.
I'm your teacher.
I'm responsible for all the troubles you cause.
Let's go to the infirmary.
What do you want?
Move. What's wrong with...
Why don't you ever ask?
Nine years ago and now,
why don't you ever ask me what happened?
Can you please tell me now?
I saw and heard it myself.
What more do I need to hear?
You hurt him with a shinai.
Do you have more to say?
- There was a reason for... - Even if there was a reason,
is it okay to hurt someone?
Don't you see that I'm hurt too?
You're under punishment.
Don't cause any more trouble.
Clean up and go home.
Hey, Soo Jeong.
Let's go. I need to get this wound treated.
What we said wasn't wrong.
Soo Jeong lives on food stamps and that's the truth.
You're Soo Jeong's friends.
Didn't you think about...
why she would've done that?
We were never friends.
She's right. How is Soo Jeong our friend?
She lied to all of us.
She acted big and condescending. She looked down on us.
She fooled you too!
When did Soo Jeong fool you?
She never lied. It was you...
who assumed she'd have enough money...
to have tutors because she's so smart.
You two believed whatever you wanted!
Then she could have said that we're wrong.
Is it easy for you to talk about your family publicly?
You just yapped as you pleased.
How did you find out about her?
Oh Se Ho.
What?
Se Ho looked like he liked Soo Jeong,
so we told him Soo Jeong doesn't like him back.
Then he said he doesn't like her either...
since she lives on food stamps.
Crazy jerk.
Hey, where's Se Ho?
I saw him go to the rooftop earlier.
No!
Se Ho!
Don't approach Soo Jeong.
I said, don't approach her!
Are you crazy, Bok Su?
Do you still want to say such a thing?
Gosh.
Soo Jeong.
- Yes? - I'll get the treatment alone.
Okay.
Se Ho.
Please don't cause an issue about what happened today.
Do me a favor, okay?
Don't sweat it.
Thank you.
Why don't you ever ask?
Nine years ago and now,
why don't you ever ask me what happened?
Ask you what? Why you did what you did?
Why would I...
Soo Jeong. Don't go in now.
Hey, Soo Jeong. I hear you live on food stamps.
I never lied.
How pitiful.
I can't believe she receives basic livelihood security.
Bok Su seriously cares too much. His hobby is to help people.
No wonder he was so nice to Soo Jeong.
I guess he felt sorry for her.
I think Bok Su said something he shouldn't.
No.
That's impossible.
He apparently felt sorry for you. That's why...
Bok Su wouldn't do that.
I heard he even painted your front gate.
Don't you feel sorry for Soo Jeong?
Bok Su...
Were you really...
nice to me because you felt sorry for me?
Who says...
you can pity me like that?
Bok Su.
Please save me!
Soo Jeong.
Are you sure you saw it?
I didn't see it, but I heard.
Kid.
This is very important.
What did you hear?
I heard Se Ho say,
"Please save me."
What did you say?
"Bok Su".
"Please save me."
I heard it...
clearly.
Soo Jeong, did you really see?
Are you lying?
You know Bok Su well. He would never do that.
No.
Why would he push Se Ho?
Why is Bok Su the assailant of school violence?
How do I know what kind of person Bok Su is?
Soo Jeong.
Don't you trust him?
No.
Not anymore.
Hey, how...
Don't you know how much he likes you?
What's the matter with you?
Soo Jeong!
Hey.
You know it wasn't me.
Don't!
Soo Jeong, you know it wasn't me.
Why did you lie?
Ms. Son.
Hey! Seung Woo. You're back.
Yes.
Seung Woo.
Your parents wouldn't pick up their phones.
Why would you call them?
Darn!
I called them because you skipped school.
Do you really have to do so many part-time jobs?
You have parents.
No, I don't.
I don't have such things.
I know you're doing this because you want to act like a teacher,
but I don't need it. So please stop.
You're still underage.
You need your parents and your teacher!
Hey.
Seung Woo, you're back.
I'll kill you if you ignore my calls again.
Get lost.
We were so bored without you.
You have to come to school.
Hey, what happened to your face? Did you fight?
Did someone hit you?
I just fell.
Three bulgogi burgers, right?
Set the timer.
I don't want it, sir.
Why not?
Why not? Are you tired of eating bulgogi burger?
I also saw cheeseburgers and shrimp...
I'll just go buy one myself.
What's wrong with you?
What was that? That's new.
He says he doesn't want it. You can just take a break.
Hey, where are you going?
Please don't cause an issue about what happened today.
Do me a favor, okay?
Don't ask me to do something like that...
ever again.
Come inside.
Sir, did you want to see me?
Sir, what's that on your neck?
- My goodness. - Is that a band-aid?
- Are you okay? - Did you get hurt?
What happened...
to the budget compilation for Wildflower Class?
Are you talking about hiring after-class teachers?
The financial support we get from the Education Office...
and local government already covers all of the budget.
But the issue we have is whether that's fair.
Since when did our school ever care about being fair?
I mean, we can't exactly treat the students that get poor grades...
the same way as we treat our top students.
We also need to do what we can to support the students...
who aren't fit with studying.
Tell their homeroom teacher, Ms. Son...
Tell Ms. Son today and proceed with the support.
Hello?
Oh, hello. You finally called. I've been waiting for your call.
- What a rude little punk. - How rude.
I mean, think about it.
If the parents' committee finds out that Wildflower Class...
will be getting subsidiary financial support...
They'll cause a huge issue about it.
They're a group of selfish people...
who only want the school to fund their kids and no one else.
There's no need to even take it to the parents' committee.
If the former chairwoman finds out about this...
(Korean)
- Mr. Ma. - Yes?
Can I see the test results of Yoon Seung Woo in Wildflower Class?
- Seung Woo? - Yes.
He always gets zero points. Just a second.
Here you go. He got every question wrong.
(English)
My gosh.
Gosh, what's wrong with him?
He's the unluckiest person ever.
You'd expect to get at least one question right. How unfortunate.
Don't you agree, Mr. Ma?
I personally think I'm the unluckiest person.
A very dark energy keeps approaching me. I feel like I have bad luck.
My goodness. Don't worry, Mr. Ma.
I'm here for you.
Or maybe he knows all the right answers...
and purposely chooses the wrong ones.
Who in the world uses so much A4 paper?
You all should use reusable paper.
The school needs to pay for that. What's wrong with you people?
You wouldn't waste paper like that if you had to pay for them.
Ms. Son. Ms. Son of Wildflower Class.
Yes?
Chairman Oh wishes to give support...
to the kids in Wildflower Class,
so he wants you to counsel them.
Gosh, why would he bother to support those losers?
- Anyway, please proceed with it. - Okay.
Yes, this is Son Soo Jeong.
Ms. Son?
Ms. Son, I'll return your 50,000 dollars.
I put in a lot of effort to get that money, you know.
Come to the locker area at the subway station after work.
Open locker number 18.
The passcode is 4873.
(Lockers)
(Store with fingerprint, Parcel storage)
What? Where's my 50,000 dollars?
(Go to Sunho Park)
Go to Sunho Park.
"Sunho Park"?
Is he crazy?
(Sunho Historical Park Station)
Dig underneath the pine tree that's next to the swing in the playground.
50,000 dollars. 50,000 dollars.
My 50,000 dollars. My 50,000 dollars.
Kim Myung Ho, that scumbag.
Dig the garbage bag that's next to the public restroom in the park.
That darn little jerk!
This better not be a joke.
I'll do everything in my power...
50,000 dollars!
Yes, I just gave it to her. Bye.
- I'm home. - Can you deliver this, please?
I'm a student that needs to study.
I'm the head of the household that earns money for you.
My gosh, where do I need to go?
The real estate office at the intersection.
They ordered yangjangpi, palbochae, and kkansho shrimp.
All the expensive dishes.
So get there as fast as you can, and be nice to them.
- Okay? - Okay.
Go on.
Kim Myung Ho?
What kind of jerk...
Long time no see, Myung Ho.
Gosh, I'm really glad to see you since it's been a while.
But that must not be the case for you.
I'm also very glad to see you,
but I also feel like we're not exactly that close.
Gosh, I just want to talk to you. That's all.
I just saw Se Ho...
Talk to me about what?
I gave it back. I gave everything back to her.
I already returned 50,000 dollars to Ms. Son.
So what more is there to talk about?
What? What do you mean?
If you can't trust me, why don't you check for yourself?
Are you serious?
All you ever do is gambling. Where did you get the money...
to pay back 50,000 dollars...
Hey, Myung Ho. Was Se Ho the one who gave you...
50,000 dollars?
I can't tell you that.
You're getting a call.
You can take it if it's urgent.
What?
I'm going, okay? Plus, I'm almost there.
My gosh.
What's wrong with our sales? Darn it.
Hey, what does it mean when a guy gives money...
to a woman?
- How much? - 50,000 dollars.
That's true love.
No one could do that without love.
There's nothing else that can explain that.
Did Kim Myung Ho give money to Soo Jeong?
Is that what happened? Am I right?
Gosh, I just got goosebumps.
Does he like Soo Jeong?
What kind of nonsense...
Whatever.
(Bankbook)
By the way, why did he return the money?
Something's fishy.
No, forget it. I got my money back.
I got my money and got the permanent position.
Soo Jeong, it's better to be ignorant.
(Tiger, the best predator)
It's better to be ignorant, right?
(Chairman's Office)
Sophocles said,
"Deities never help the man..."
"who will not act."
You're doing well, Bok Su.
Never give up.
What are you doing?
Having a chairman as an alumnus is nice.
Let's get it straight.
You never graduated.
Ask me in person if you have a question.
Don't sneak in here like a rat.
You ordered Kim Myung Ho to give Soo Jeong money, right?
So you know him? Bok Su, you're pretty good.
I did it for someone I like.
Is that wrong?
You... You like her?
I'm sure you saw this coming.
Don't we look good together?
Do you think Soo Jeong will say thank you if she finds out?
Are you threatening me?
Please go and tell her.
"Se Ho is a competent man."
"Se Ho is the knight in shining armor..."
"that can turn your life around."
If you aren't busy, will you go tell her that?
Why are you telling me this?
Because she won't believe what you say anyway.
What?
Didn't you hear me?
She won't believe anything you say.
What?
If you don't believe me, go and check it.
See if she believes you or not.
You crazy punk.
Thanks for the compliment.
Hey.
Hey, don't twist my arm.
It's me.
It's me. That hurts.
Gosh, you punk.
Here.
Stop drinking sweet stuff. Your teeth will rot.
Stop nagging.
Why were you in his office?
Se Ho and I had something to talk about.
Sir.
Why didn't...
Soo Jeong believe me back then?
If Soo Jeong pushed someone before my eyes...
"She must have a good reason for that."
"She would never do that."
I would've believed her.
But why didn't she believe me?
Was it because she didn't like me?
Hey, Bok Su.
I think Soo Jeong and you have something to talk about.
Right?
(Episode 12)
Okay, let's go!
Smile.
- Something I'm good at? - My dream?
I think lying is what I do best.
Earning a lot of money and getting plastic surgery.
- Actually I'm... - My whole face.
a famous writer.
I actually want to counsel you.
I write fan fiction.
I write and sell secret stories of idols.
Don't apply pink lipstick.
- It's true. - Your skin looks dark.
I make good money.
My dream?
To graduate and quit coming to this sick place.
(Counseling report)
Kang Bok Su.
The hardest student is left.
What is it?
Hey, why are you being serious?
I'm treating you like a teacher.
Counsel me.
Okay.
What's your dream?
My dream?
I don't know.
I've forgotten about it a long time ago.
Bok Su, be serious. Think before you answer.
I'm serious right now.
With only a middle school diploma,
people kept telling me...
I'm not qualified to do anything.
So I never...
thought about doing anything.
Are you protesting?
I'm being honest.
The world is so cruel to someone who isn't a student...
when he should be.
Did you hear? Bok Su will get expelled.
His life is over now.
I'd say he's done for.
He deserves to be expelled.
How can he push someone off the roof?
He should get shackled and get sent straight to...
Hey!
How can you do that to Bok Su?
Would Bok Su do that?
Have you ever seen him harass anyone?
We don't need to see that to know.
Se Ho said that's what he did. The police said so too.
You!
Bok Su saved you from the school bullies.
Did you forget that?
Bok Su helped you many times.
How can you do this to him? You're so ungrateful.
Bok Su...
You all know what a good kid...
Bok Su is.
Why are you pretending not to know that?
Why are you crying? Stop crying.
Min Ji. Snap out of it.
It doesn't matter what he was like before.
Now his life is trash.
So give up and stop it.
Hey, say that again.
Say that again, jerk.
Why is my friend trash?
- Let go. - Hey.
Say that again.
Why is my friend trash?
Gosh. Say that again.
Stop it.
Hey. Say that again.
Don't fight. Stop it.
Don't fight.
Grandma.
What? Why are you crying?
Grandma.
Who made my granddaughter cry?
What is it?
Grandma.
- I should've just lied. - What?
I should've said I didn't see or hear anything.
I should've just lied.
- Well... - If I did...
Why would you lie?
You didn't do anything wrong.
Lying is a wrong thing to do.
He wouldn't do that.
He really wouldn't do that.
Did you go and ask him?
Did you ask him...
if he really did that?
I'm going to forget it now.
I'm going to...
erase it from my head.
Goodness.
Bok Su. How could you?
Why did you do that?
It wasn't me. I didn't do it.
He says it wasn't him.
He says he didn't do it!
Mom.
It doesn't matter whether he did it or not.
Being expelled wasn't enough.
He's a problem student, so no school will take him.
What will he do now?
How will he get a job?
What are you going to do?
(Sojeonggak)
Soo Jeong.
I didn't do anything wrong.
This is no time...
It was upsetting when people misunderstood and swore at me.
However, I got over it all.
The reason why I still remember it all these years...
is because you...
didn't believe me.
I think that's why.
If people misunderstood you, I would've still taken your side.
Why? Because I know you.
Also, I liked...
Didn't I show you my feelings enough back then?
Why won't you trust me?
Don't you feel sorry for Soo Jeong?
I don't want to talk about the past.
If you say you don't understand,
then I have nothing else to say.
Yes. It's all over now.
I'm the only one still stuck behind.
I'll go.
I know what I want to be now.
Son Soo Jeong's...
boyfriend.
Is it really over now?
It wasn't...
just you who suffered,
Bok Su.
(Counseling Room)
(Sulsong High School)
I don't have any announcements.
Anyone absent?
Bok Su.
Did he go out to volunteer?
No. He didn't come.
He's not picking up his phone either.
He said he was going to school. Where did he go?
The elderly must be sleeping in.
If one shows up,
another doesn't.
I'll call him.
Don't make trouble today.
Right. The troublemaker isn't here.
Okay. Have a good class.
What is this? Are you skipping school?
Yes.
Why? You never missed a class before.
That's true.
Hey, about school...
School?
What about school?
- What? - Forget it.
How frustrating.
Hey, what about your revenge?
- Did you talk to Soo Jeong? - Should I...
just...
quit school?
Will you? I had Min Ji prepare everything for you.
I wasn't sure when you would change your mind.
When you think you're late, that means you're really late.
I'm glad you changed your mind.
(Application to Drop Out)
How about a team dinner today?
Let's have something expensive. It's on me.
(Mean Girl)
Forget it. It's his life.
I can't tell an adult what to do.
I heard Bok Su missed school.
I wonder why he didn't come.
Is he not picking up his phone?
Gosh.
Is he never going to come back?
I'll keep on calling him.
There's no need.
He'll come if he wants to.
This expired eight minutes ago. You can eat it.
A freebie.
They have expiry dates...
for these rice balls.
When it just expires, either someone like you eat it,
or part-timers like me eat it.
If a lot of time passes after expiry,
it'll end up going in the trash.
What are you talking about?
It's the same for misunderstandings between people.
If you let too much time pass, your heart will rot.
Sometimes you scare me.
Eat it.
Welcome.
Soo Jeong.
What are you doing here?
I got thirsty, so I came to buy some water.
All the way here?
The water here tastes good.
I tried it last time when you were having beer.
If you haven't had dinner yet, do you want to go get some?
Are you buying?
Okay, then.
Let's eat here.
Here?
This is the best combination of convenience foods.
Intense spicy, salty,
and sweet taste of MSG!
Spicy. Salty. Sweet. Spicy.
Ta-da!
Soo Jeong.
- Yes? - Eat with me.
We're eating right now.
Let's have three meals together and call it a date.
If you don't want to do that, then as friends.
If you don't like that either, then as the chairman and a teacher.
Like you said, I'm the boss here.
You have to listen to me.
- Mom. - Yes?
One more bowl, please.
- Do you have a good appetite? - Yes.
Right. I have afterschool class. I'm late.
- Okay. - I'll have it afterwards.
- I'll be back. - Okay, bye!
I can hardly breathe.
Bok Su.
If you were going to quit after a few days,
why did you make a commotion?
So Jeong.
What? Did I say something wrong?
Since you didn't go to school,
In Ho started to get his appetite back.
It must have been so tough to look after you.
Don't mind me.
You should do what you want. It's fine.
It's so cold.
It's cold.
Gosh.
- Hello, Mr. Park. - Hello.
I came to use my coupons today.
Okay.
I'll have a samseon jjamppong.
A menu that costs over 8 dollars...
requires 5 more coupons.
That was good.
Please tell your mother I enjoyed it.
There's no need. You paid for it.
Still.
- I'm leaving. - Wait.
Are you really leaving?
Then do you expect me to live here?
You're going to leave without saying anything?
"Why haven't you been coming to school?"
"Are you going to keep this up?" Aren't you going to ask me anything?
I was worried that you might've hurt your legs or something.
But you seem fine.
Goodness. I'll be off now. Gosh, it's cold.
- Are you really going? Mr. Park. - See you.
What's this?
Where did Bok Su go after leaving his bag on his desk?
Hey, that's my bag.
I put it there because it was empty.
Ms. Son, Bok Su hasn't come to school again.
Do you think he really quit?
Seeing Bok Su was what gave me energy.
Do you think he collapsed?
He must've overstrained himself by coming to school so early...
in the cold every day at such an old age.
Coming to school really isn't an easy task.
Gosh, I'm tired.
I think I'm going to quit working at the cafeteria.
You threw me a resignation letter and went off to work there.
There's no point in working there anymore since Bok Su's not there.
Are you really not going to go to school?
You told me it's already late when you think it's too late.
You're all going to drink coffee, right?
- Are you buying us coffee? - Yes.
Bok Su, let's go together. We should have our coffee at the cafe.
Let's think of it as a date.
(Mean Girl)
Hey.
Bok Su, why aren't you coming to school?
Did you forget that our destinies coincide?
If you don't come, it'll harm my career.
Soo Jeong, it's me.
Bok Su's girlfriend.
What?
Why are you answering his phone?
Listen to me carefully. I won't repeat.
Bok Su's no longer going to go to school.
You won't get to see him again.
So stop calling him, and stop wondering about him.
You need to start living separate lives from now on.
What? He's not coming to school?
But this is so sudden.
Let me talk to him.
- I need to talk... - Soo Jeong.
If you really think of yourself as a true teacher,
you should think of his future and stop here.
Stop harassing Bok Su!
What? What?
I didn't say anything wrong.
Bok Su, I just meant...
It's okay.
- What? - I said, it's okay.
I'll go home first.
Bok Su, don't get me wrong.
Is Bok Su absent again?
Gosh, is he really going to quit?
Have you talked to him, Ms. Son?
I think there's something he wants to talk to you about.
Ms. Son.
If you're done counseling the kids,
you should report it to the chairman yourself.
Make sure he doesn't call me in his office.
Okay.
Ms. Park, I'm a little busy right now.
I need to organize the counseling results by today.
Okay, good luck.
I'm sorry for being late. I was on my way to report...
What are you doing?
We're late for dinner. You promised me three meals.
I'm hungry. Let's go.
Hey.
Are we allowed to use this place without permission?
I think you keep forgetting that I'm the chairman.
I'm the employer of everyone who works here.
If that was a joke, it wasn't funny.
And if you were being serious, it was annoying.
Really? I guess I'm annoying then.
I can't guarantee the taste, but try a bite for the sake of my effort.
I organized the counseling reports.
But is it okay to hire after-school lecturers...
for our kids only?
I feel like it'll be controversial.
Especially with the parents' committee.
Are you worried about me?
What?
How touching. I can't believe you're worried about me.
No, that's not it.
Soo Jeong.
I like you.
I like you too.
You're a pretty decent employer.
I'm serious.
What's wrong? Aren't I okay?
Think about it.
I'm good-looking. I'm rich. And I'm fun...
Maybe not fun.
You don't like someone just because of such conditions.
Is it because of Bok Su?
After what happened that day,
I left Korea as if I was running away.
And I thought about you from time to time.
I wondered if you were okay...
and if you were doing well.
I was fine.
After all, it was all true.
I wondered how you'd be dealing with all the harassment.
It was upsetting when people misunderstood and swore at me.
However, I got over it all.
The reason why I still remember it all these years...
is because you...
didn't believe me.
I wasn't okay.
Everything became difficult for me after that day.
With only a middle school diploma,
people kept telling me...
that I'm not qualified to do anything.
So I never...
thought about doing anything.
Soo Jeong.
I no longer...
want to live in the past.
Why don't you ever ask?
Nine years ago and now,
why don't you ever ask me what happened?
Let's forget about the past.
Didn't I show you my feelings enough back then?
It doesn't matter where you live.
Son Soo Jeong is still the same Son Soo Jeong.
Your front gate is as pretty as you now.
Son Soo Jeong's...
boyfriend.
What's with you?
I want to live...
the present moment with you.
I mean, right now.
Can you please tell me now?
I'm sorry. I need to go.
Forget the past?
How?
It's something that isn't over for me yet.
Bok Su.
How can you be so frank?
Isn't there anything you're sorry about?
I thought I knew you.
Did you think you could...
play with my feelings?
Yes.
It's all over now.
I'm the only one still stuck behind.
Bok Su.
You're not the only one who's stuck in the past.
(Sojeonggak)
What?
Is this how teachers visit a student's home?
That day...
Nine years ago, that day.
Let me ask you two questions.
Did you...
push Se Ho from the rooftop that day?
Answer me.
Did you really...
push Se Ho from the rooftop?
No.
I didn't.
I didn't push him.
Did you tell everyone that I was...
living on food stamps?
No.
What are you talking about?
I heard it that day.
You said you felt sorry for me.
Did you just...
find me pitiful?
Did you...
walk me home every day, smile at me,
find my dream, and paint my gate because...
I was pitiful?
You aren't answering me.
No.
Because I liked you.
Not because you were pitiful.
I did it because I liked you.
I'm sorry.
For asking you too late.
I'm sorry.
When we were all immature...
When I believed in someone...
That time was...
the warmest time of my life.
Now I remember that.
(My Strange Hero)
See you in school. Kids are waiting for you.
What are you looking at so vacantly?
You were looking at Soo Jeong, weren't you?
I've been trying to forget you for nine years.
It's a good thing I didn't.
Should I be nice to the kids to make you smile?
Shall we go eat then?
I haven't tried samgyeopsal yet.
Do you still like Bok Su?
If you don't like him, you should end it.
I've been wanting to come here.
Boundaries are there to be crossed.
Did you forget my dream? Son Soo Jeong's boyfriend.
I'm sorry I didn't believe you back then.
I'm really okay...
because you're with me now.