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A Battle Against Myself.
Webtoon artist Cho Seok.
I want your life.
I want you.
-Mr. Cho Seok, you are the best. -His webtoon is a hit. I envy him.
I heard he makes a lot of money.
I want to live as Cho Seok.
Now,
I will become you, Cho Seok.
Fake celebrity SNS accounts are becoming
a serious problem these days.
"Fake celebrity SNS accounts"?
What is that about?
Is it like Neo Hoon-a who copied Na Hoon-a?
Dad, Neo Hoon-a is a legit impersonator.
Those people are frauds who impersonates illegally.
Bro, shouldn't you be worried?
They only target celebrities.
I am hardly a celebrity. That will never happen to me.
You should be careful. You never know.
If something like that happens to you,
remember that it's all because I raised you well.
-Dad, that was hilarious. -Cho Seok!
Yes?
Your mom died? When did I die?
-When did I die? -What?
Whether it's yours or mine
we will have a funeral today.
-Mom. -When did I die?
-What is this about? -When did I die?
-What? -When did I die?
So you're saying your mom beat you senselessly?
You stood surety for your friend, didn't you?
-Did you put the house up as collateral? -No, I didn't!
What kind of a fool would do that when the economy is so bad?
Me.
I'm the fool who did that and got kicked out of the house.
That's me.
Here.
Enjoy your food.
Make sure you pay your tab today.
Mr. Cho Seok.
What? What tab?
They say that it's useless to be nice to people.
I should have known.
In the past 3 days, you had 50 bowls of tteokbokki,
twenty-three plates of kimchi fried rice and tonkatsu,
fritters, fish cake, jjolmyeon and so on. That's 1,275,000 won in total, Mr. Cho.
What are you talking about? When did I eat those?
TO. PRO GIMBAP CHO SEOK
What is that?
That's not me. That's not me.
-That's you. -What?
Who is that?
I am serious. That's not me.
Excuse me, Mr. Cho.
Hey! That's not me.
I am going to pay with this card, okay?
That's not me.
-What is going on? That's not me. -That's you.
-That'll be 1,275,000 won. -Cho Seok!
Ae-bong, that's not me.
How dare you cheat on me at a club?
What?
Boys, help me.
Gosh, what are you doing?
I didn't cheat on you!
Mr. Cho Seok's mother passed away.
I comforted him with my heart.
Cheer up, Mr. Cho Seok!
Mr. Cho Seok bought us tteokbokki! He is really handsome.
Did they eat a lot?
They ate 1,200,000 won's worth.
It would cost that much just for the two of us, right?
You're totally right.
I will always root for you, Mr. Cho Seok.
Do you mean that fake lied about your mother passing away
in order to seduce a woman,
ate without paying so you would have to pay and got sponsored instead of you?
That fake could be your doppelganger.
He looks just like you.
Don't be ridiculous. He looks completely different.
Who was the one who thought I cheated on her and kicked me?
Who did that?
Ae-bong did!
He is ruining my reputation.
-Something has to be done. -What are you going to do?
It's a war!
This calls for war. He's asking for a battle.
Will this work?
Don't worry. My true fans will recognize me.
There is a comment.
"Is this for real?
Cho Seok looks really ugly."
"Why is he smiling like that?
He isn't a good-looking moron. He is just a moron."
"I can tell that this one is a fake.
I will report you, impersonator!"
Hey. What?
IDIOT
Dad.
Seok? Well, he is alive.
Where did this impersonator come from?
Shouldn't we report him to the police?
Okay.
Why would this man impersonate Seok out of all people?
What is the world coming to?
Cho Seok.
I will live your life.
I will take everything you own.
CHO SEOK'S STALKER THINKS CHO CHEOL-WANG IS CHO SEOK
Have you lost your mind?
Why are you laughing on the street like a crazy person?
It's embarrassing.
What is up with that mustache?
Gosh, you're so dirty. Did you work as an extra?
Is she Ae-bong?
I was just standing here.
Forget it. Come inside.
Cho Seok, I will live your--
Come inside!
Cho Seok, I will live your--
Have you lost your mind?
Mop the floor.
What are you looking at?
Blame yourself for coming home wasted late last night.
Cho Seok.
I will live your--
What? You told me to pay the utility bills.
You have a lot of money.
I refuse to go down like this.
I will prove that I am the real Cho Seok!
Ever since I was little, I had a strange-looking mole on my butt.
The fake Cho Seok wouldn't have it.
Upload a picture if you can, fake.
-Prove it. Upload a picture of your butt. -Are you still impersonating Mr. Cho Seok?
If you don't stop, someone's going to bash your brains out.
Hey kid. Did you do your homework?
For goodness' sake.
I will show them.
I will show them! Do they think I won't be able to do it?
I will show them.
EDITOR
Where are you?
Bugak Tunnel?
CHO SEOK'S OFFICIAL FAN SITE
Here is a picture of a giant mole on my butt.
I am Cho Seok.
Now, they will know that I am the real Cho Seok.
This is disgusting and stupid.
If he really is the real Cho Seok, I won't like him anymore.
Son of a... I need to wash my eyes with bleach.
What is Cho Seok doing?
This is completely ridiculous.
IDIOT, DIMWIT
Seok, your secret is out now.
I wanted to be the only one to know about your mole.
It's okay.
Your mole is really cute.
Everyone will say it's cute.
That impersonator is an asshole.
AN IMPROMPTU FAN MEETING WITH CHO SEOK
Gosh, this jerk is at it again.
Seok, the fake is going to have
a fan meeting with your fans.
-What? -Where is Sunryang Building?
A fan meeting with Cho Seok.
No.
It's a fan meeting with me.
Don't be nervous and do well today.
Where did you say it's located?
I will drop by later.
It's in Sunryang Building.
You don't have to come. I can do well by myself.
You don't have to come.
My goodness.
A SURPRISE DATE WITH CHO SEOK
It has been decorated nicely.
CHO SEOK'S IMPERSONATOR OUTDATED HAIRSTYLE, DOPPELGANGER?
I am the fake Cho Seok.
Why do I do this?
I have my reasons.
Hello, Mr. Cho Seok.
-Hello. -I am a fan.
Please give me your autograph.
-Hello. -I am a fan.
-I love The Sound of Your Heart.
It's so funny.
The real Cho Seok is really cool.
-Mr. Cho Seok. -Yes?
Please sit over here.
Here?
Mr. Cho Seok is here.
Mr. Cho Seok!
My goodness.
-Mr. Cho Seok, can I have your autograph? -I love you!
What? My autograph?
BE HAPPY
He is so cool.
Thank you.
He is so cool.
My goodness.
Okay.
BE HAPPY
My child is the 100th to get your autograph.
What? What about it?
You promised to draw a caricature starting from the 100th.
-Did I? -Yes.
Okay. I will draw it.
Here you go.
What is this?
Mom.
What do you think you are doing?
Is this your idea of a caricature?
Let's go.
Please sign here.
Okay.
-Mr. Cho Seok. -Yes?
You promised to give me your T-shirt.
-What do you mean? -Thank you.
What are you doing?
-You promised to give me your pants. -My pants?
May I see your mole?
-Why... -Let me see it once.
Why would you want to see it?
What are you doing?
-Let go. -Let me see it once.
-Come on! -Show us your mole.
-Show us your mole! -You promised!
I want to give you a small present at the fan meeting tomorrow.
Starting from the 100th fan I will draw a caricature for each of them.
The fans who come afterward will receive my favorite T-shirt and pants.
Also,
the winner of the game Catch Me If You Can will receive
a prize of one million won.
Everybody say, "Catch me if you can!"
Come on.
-Show us. -Take off your pants.
Please show us your mole.
Hold on.
Actually, I am a fake Cho Seok. I am an impersonator.
-What? -What does he mean?
I don't have a mole.
-Follow him! -Let's go!
Mr. Cho Seok!
Wait up, Mr. Cho Seok!
Thank you for your hard work.
-Gosh, I almost soiled my pants. -Cho Seok, hello.
From now on, I will live your life.
What?
Oh, hello.
You are here on time.
She must think I am Cho Seok.
Of course.
Shall we go inside?
Yes. Of course.
It's this way. Everything is ready.
So you receive skin care before fan meetings.
You are indeed popular.
Cho Seok, now--
Sir, I will give you some medicine to help you sleep now.
I will live your...
What is this? Why does it hurt so badly?
Are you awake?
The vasectomy was a success.
As for the circumcision,
it looked like you were circumcised.
But I made an effort since you made a special request.
It came out well.
You should rest.
Cho Seok!
What a lunatic!
How could he confuse you for Dad?
It can't be helped.
He is handsome because he takes after me.
Gosh, my handsome face is to blame.
What? Gosh, my neck.
I guess we really are handsome. I mean, people impersonated us.
You are right.
Dad, let's congratulate our popularity with Coke.
Sure.
How annoying!
How come no one impersonates me?
Are they shy?
Don't be shy.
You can impersonate me anytime.
I will be waiting.
Okay?
Next up...
The Unbearable Weight of Dating a Cop.
I haven't had a late-night snack since I had Yul-bong!
I'm starving. This is my first meal of the day because of the deadline.
-Let's eat. -Hold on!
We have to set everything up.
No way.
Why are you playing with food?
Can't you just eat like normal people?
You average boy with no sense of taste!
The fact that someone like him is leading the Korean webtoon industry
truly upsets me.
How upsetting!
For dessert, we will have
-ginkgo nut skewers! -Ginkgo nut skewers!
-We are food... -Mates.
-We are the best. -We are.
Don't. Don't!
It's good to have friends over!
She is asleep.
It's difficult to take a shower when I am alone with Yul-bong.
This is your fault, you brat!
What? It sounded like she was dying when I called her this morning.
I thought she was suffering from postpartum depression,
not a hangover.
Why are you complaining? Isn't it good to see your friend?
What is this? Is this Yul's blanket?
Gosh, it's soft.
It smells like a baby.
Those are Jun's trunks.
Disgusting!
My goodness.
You will wake Yul-bong up.
Seok's brother is the absolute worst.
He must be completely thoughtless.
How could he leave his underwear lying around a newlyweds' place?
Gosh, it's okay. He is family.
Everyone changes their underwear.
Gosh, that's disgusting. Is he a pervert or something?
Hey! Why are you guys being so mean to Jun?
-He is my soulmate! -What?
What do you mean, "What?" We have the same taste in food which is very important.
Your mindset makes me worry about your future.
What do you mean?
It's tasty.
Gosh, I am so tired.
What are you doing?
-I am pooping. -For goodness' sake!
TEN YEARS LATER
Here, Yul-bong.
Don't waste money on useless things. Save it for something important, okay?
Okay.
Give me an allowance, too.
Jun, what are you doing here?
What are you talking about? I have been living here all along.
Give me some money.
Why would I give you money?
I don't even have money for the claw machine because I am retired.
Give me 5,000 won. No, give me 1,000 won.
Jun! Go away!
Yul-bong!
No!
It's impossible! Something like that will never happen.
It's possible!
Seok's brother will take it for granted.
He will say that you suddenly changed.
It's impossible!
What should I do?
You should set him up with someone
so that he doesn't come between you and Seok.
Tae-hui, it seems like you know everything about relationships.
Do you really have a boyfriend--
I have a boyfriend. How many times do I have to tell you?
If there is someone nice among your boyfriend's friends,
you should introduce him to me.
I will ask.
Have you really dated someone other than Bu-wuk?
Gosh, don't be like that.
I think
it will be nice if one of you becomes my sister-in-law.
Bye.
Oh, come on!
The two of you make a fine couple!
I am sorry. I couldn't change because I got here right after work.
Don't be sorry. Hye-in looks amazing in a uniform, right?
See?
Leave.
How nice!
Your deliveries are here.
Ta-da! What do you think?
I knew you would want both jjajangmyeon and jjamppong,
so I ordered a half serving of each.
I'm pretty smart, right?
If you knew I would want to eat both dishes,
why didn't you order both dishes?
Moreover, sweet and sour pork is a must
when you order Chinese food!
You know nothing.
There is enough food.
Let's not overeat when Jun isn't here.
Why didn't Jun come home for our late-night snack time?
You set him up with a girl.
I heard he drove to the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province
to go to a famous chicken restaurant.
How could he drive for four hours for a dish?
I don't understand.
-What is it? Is something the matter? -I really wanted to go to that restaurant!
How could he go there without saying a word?
This is seriously pissing me off.
This won't do.
I don't feel like eating anymore.
If you actually felt like eating you would have eaten the bowl.
Do you only eat white meat?
Do you only eat the skin?
This is incredible.
I always throw away the white meat when I eat chicken.
Now that I am with you, there is nothing to throw away.
It's the same for me.
It seems like that policewoman is treating a criminal to a meal.
-Really? -Where?
-He is eating a lot. -Don't stare at him.
It's really tasty, right?
As Jun and Hye-in's love deepened,
the quality of my gourmet lifestyle dropped.
You didn't have to run.
I wanted to see you as soon as possible.
I have a lot of work to do so I brought it with me. I'm sorry.
It's okay. Please go ahead.
I love watching you work.
Look at them.
It looks like she is interrogating a suspect.
It's an interrogation, right?
UNEXPECTED SUSPECT INTERROGATION
Jun, you must be tired.
I often work late hours these days because there is so much work to do.
Do you want a massage?
It's okay.
-I am really good at giving massages. -It's okay.
-It's okay.
It's okay.
-Gosh, that feels good. -This arm...
Honey, let's leave.
-She is apprehending him. -Relax.
-That's right. -Look at them.
My goodness.
UNEXPECTED SUSPECT APPREHENSION
She is so cool.
Your hands are really cold.
Hye-in, men with warm hearts tends to have cold hands.
I get hot easily, so here. Take this.
No, Hye-in. Put your coat back on. You must be cold.
You know what, Jun?
-You make me want to protect you. -Really?
I don't feel cold when you are by my side.
Hye-in.
Look! A policewoman arrested a criminal.
UNEXPECTED ARREST
-Look at them. -He looks like a criminal or a bandit.
BUNGEO-PPANG
Why are you alone? Where is the other two?
The thing is...
Would you like ten?
No, please give me one.
One? On the house.
-Enjoy. -Thank you.
-I'd like some bungeo-ppangs. -How many would you like?
Three bungeo-ppangs cost 1,000 won.
-Please give us 1,000 won's worth. -You jerk!
We need ten each. That's thirty in total.
-Please give us 10,000 won's worth. -I can't eat ten bungeo-ppangs!
-We can. -Jun is the best!
A man shouldn't be like that.
Jun.
Chicken and beer are the best.
Ae-bong.
-This is your style. -My style.
Cheers.
Hello.
What?
Jun is cooking at home?
Okay. I am on my way.
Jun!
-Jun! -Ae-bong!
-What is going on? -Jun!
Jun, I missed you so much.
-Why? -Must you ask?
She wants to eat all night long as if there is no tomorrow.
Why did you cook so much food?
Before the night ends, we should eat jokbal, chicken, pizza, rice cake,
spicy fish cake, and stir-fried sundae and intestines.
Okay. Let's do that some other time. I need to go out.
Where are you going?
Since Hye-in is working the night shift, I am bringing her some food.
Ae-bong, ask Hye-in where she is right now.
I want to surprise her.
I think my battery is low.
Your battery is fully charged.
It is. Ask her.
I want to surprise her.
Thanks a lot.
Don't mention it. Between us, such formalities are a no-no.
-No. -No.
-Did you get a reply? Where is she? -She is in Sinchon.
Sinchon? Okay.
Seok, you can have the sausages.
-Thank you, Ae-bong. -Bye.
Jun, my food mate.
Eat this.
You know nothing about food.
It's Hye-in.
It's a lingerie store.
When I have a day off, I want to go somewhere with you.
Where?
-Nami Island. -Pardon?
Island?
My goodness.
Red mesh?
I love it. That's exactly my taste.
I love red mesh.
-It will look good. -What is he doing?
-That's disgusting. -Let's go inside.
-He is a lunatic. -What?
No. Why did you put it down?
Buy it! I like it!
Is she embarrassed?
It must be embarrassing to buy it for herself.
She is coming out.
I have checked the store.
What?
This is it, right?
I will get this in the size of the policewoman who left just now.
Please hold on.
This is incredible.
What is this? Why is there no bottom?
What should I do?
The pervert is here. Please come here quickly.
Hye-in, let's go to Nami Island this weekend.
All right.
Freeze. I will fire if you move.
It's a familiar voice.
-Is it Hye-in? -I will fire if you move!
You pervert. You wear red mesh underwear
and flash yourself in front of a girls' high school.
You made many students tremble in fear.
Do you know how long I have been chasing you?
I finally got you.
-Hye-in must have prepared a surprise. -You have the right to
-remain silent. Anything you say may be... -I'll go along with it.
Spare me.
The only crime I have committed is
-stealing your heart. -What?
You haven't come to your senses yet, have you?
No, I haven't.
If loving you is a crime,
I will gladly accept the punishment.
-Before that, I will show you-- -Don't move!
-No, take a look. -Don't move, pervert!
Nami Island...
I finally got that pervert.
I arrested the culprit. Please come here.
-Soon afterwards, -It's over now.
Jun broke up with Hye-in
because he couldn't bear the memory of the electric shock.
He overcame the pain of the breakup by having a feast with me
everyday for a whole week.
The weather is so nice.
The coffee smells nice.
Get ready!
I saw that coming.
She couldn't get rid of him.
I feel so bad for Ae-bong.
This is exciting!
Since we had IT as an appetizer,
why don't we have MB next?
You exceed my expectations, Ae-bong.
Hold on. I know IT is instant tteokbokki,
but what is MB? Is it short for meatballs?
Majang-dong beef, you imbecile.
Get lost.
You read my mind. Let's go!
It's so good to eat.
How was I supposed to know?
Wait for me!
Goodbye, troublesome family.
Translation by Dong-joo Park