KOREAN TABLE D'HOTE THE PALACE
THIRD GENERATION SEOLLEONGTANG
Delicious.
Now try the Korean kimchi. It's the best food in Korea.
I'm loaded up.
Can we meet the chef of this restaurant?
How was the meal, sir?
Oh, Ms. Choi.
Let me describe the desserts that you're having now.
I was told that you will fly from Los Angeles
all the way to Incheon,
and then you'll come straight to Daejeon.
So, I've prepared a nutritious citrus tea
that will help you fight fatigue and boost your immune system.
I hope you enjoyed it.
Yes.
As for you, Mr. Lee,
I heard that you often have fractured bones.
For your muscles and bones, I used fermented Siberian ginseng extract
to make Siberian ginseng fruit jelly.
For the main dishes, I considered your appetite and health.
I wanted them to look presentable too.
Along with the mood of spring,
I made flower bibimbap with some flowers and spring greens.
Since Mr. Lee mainly has vegetarian dishes,
I felt the necessity to replenish protein and calcium.
So I made tofu hot pot in seolleongtang broth.
This tofu hot pot dish takes time to make
and is necessary to use gourmet ingredients to make it tastier.
Back in the old days, it used to be served to kings
or dignitaries as a very healthy dish.
Also, I heard that you like Korean food,
but can't eat kimchi well due to its spiciness.
For your dish, I've added fruits and nuts along with red pepper seeds.
making this a spicy and refreshing white kimchi with red pepper seeds.
I'm glad you ate them all.
Yes. It was very delicious.
The main theme of the table today was fermentation.
KOREAN TABLE D'HOTE THE PALACE
I think, this time, you are really satisfied.
I'm really satisfied. This is really delicious.
-Thank you very much. -Thank you so much.
Yes, thank you.
Ms. Choi,
it was a very important business meeting I had with him today.
Thanks to you, I'm expecting good news from him.
I'm glad that I could help, Mr. Lee.
You were a tremendous help.
Due to an incident right before I came here,
I was going to exclude Chansol Foods from the supplier selection competition.
However, your passion and efforts
won me over.
I decided to change my mind.
I beg your pardon?
As the chairman of Chansol Foods, Mr. Seo made the effort
to come and see me at the hotel.
With his money and personal connection,
he was trying to bribe me.
I almost had to kick him out.
I had no idea. It wasn't my intention at all.
Please don't get me wrong.
All right.
I can only make an assumption.
How would I know what exactly is going on there?
I promise it won't ever happen again, sir.
Please forgive us.
Consider commercializing that kimchi you served today.
If both tofu hot pot that was boiled in seolleongtang
and flower bibimbap
can be mass-produced
with reliable market chains,
INH and Chansol Foods
might become good business partners.
Thanks, Mr. Lee.
Mom.
Let's take him home, now.
Brain surgery is a serious surgery.
He'll be in great pain.
It doesn't guarantee his life, either.
But we still need to try what we can.
I...
can't bear to watch your father in pain.
I can't handle it.
The fact that I have to let him go is killing me.
Giving him such a hard time now--
Mom.
I understand. It's hard for me too.
But some people do get better after the surgery.
A miracle might happen to us, too.
All we did was make seolleongtang,
kimchi, and side dishes.
Your father and I
never had the chance to go on a trip together.
We both,
never really got the chance to go to the movies, either.
This is killing me.
I can't let him go like this.
Mom.
Don't feel guilty
by thinking that you failed him as a doctor.
No, Mom. I have failed as a doctor.
If the healing food I fixed for him was effective,
he wouldn't be suffering from brain tumor now.
Doctors are not god.
They can't cure every disease.
Both as his doctor and daughter,
you were of great help.
But, Mom...
Whatever his decision is,
it is only right for us to tell Dad the truth.
He should be given the chance to decide.
Don't you think so?
But...
YOUNG-CHUL HWANG
How did you know I was here?
I always have an intuition
of where you'll be. No matter how far away you are from me.
I'm so tied to my wife's apron strings.
What are these?
They're your favorite sweet rice, pan-fried beef sirloin,
traditional sweets, and Japanese cornelian cherry tea.
I made some refreshments.
They smell so good.
When did you have time to make these?
It's like you have magical powers.
My master...
My mom once said
that when I get married,
my husband-to-be
would love me either because of my cooking skills or my good heart.
That's just her thought.
Don't you know how I love looking at your face?
To me, you're the prettiest woman in the world.
I'm truly
the luckiest man, aren't I?
Do you really mean it?
Yes, I do! Even if I were to live my life once again,
I would still find you.
And marry you. I'll make you mine.
You'll be mine forever and ever.
You're just trying to flatter me.
But, no thank you.
What?
Perhaps I can only marry you thrice, and only if I was forced to.
But that's just it.
My plan is to find a tycoon and marry him.
We will then travel around the world together.
I was thinking of the exact same thing.
Honey,
we've never been
on a trip together before, right?
Let's do something crazy.
Let's sneak out and go on a trip.
You have...
found out about your disease?
Come to think of it, there are so many things
that we haven't done together.
We didn't even have a wedding ceremony.
We never went to the movies, either.
You...
You know about it, right?
How did you find out?
What does it matter?
Do you want to undergo the surgery?
Once we come back from our trip.
That's not what's important now.
Don't you know that this is a high-risk surgery?
Ever since I was little,
I was told that I won't live long.
I didn't get overwhelmed by that.
There were many moments when my life was at risk.
But I was always hanging in there.
Honey.
Hey,
how about we take Geum-hee's car secretly?
We don't need to tell the doctor. We'll sneak out
and come back before the surgery.
We missed our chance to go on a honeymoon.
Now is the time for us to go.
What do you think?
He has a malignant tumor.
The tumor is growing and pressing on his nerves and veins.
Even if he undergoes surgery, there's only 5% chance he'll make it.
Honey.
All right, let's go.
You and I will go on a trip
without anyone knowing.
In case I go before you,
I want to make good memories with you,
so I can leave in peace.
I'm sorry, Honey.
I'm sorry that I have to leave you.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
THIRD GENERATION SEOLLEONGTANG
You have Geum-ho Hwang's number, right?
I do, Ms. Choi.
Call and tell him that I want to see him.
I will, Ms. Choi.
Also, get me every single recipe of kimchi from Third Generation Seolleongtang
Find out where they purchase the ingredients too.
Find out about the owner's habits and personality as much as possible.
Yes, Ms. Choi.
Also, the principle and structure of the place they store the kimchi,
look into that too.
Got it, Ms. Choi.
Surprise! Hello, Jin-mi.
My dear, Jin-mi. Are you having a bad day?
I hope this will cheer you up.
Jin-mi? Why?
What's the matter?
You should have known better, Mr. Seo.
It's not surprising that you want
to take care of everything with your money.
Whom did you think you were dealing with?
Did you really think Mr. Lee would take your bribe?
Jin-mi. I mean, Ms. Choi.
All right, all right.
Since I made a mistake, let's have a seat
-and talk about it, okay-- -Shut it.
Don't ever think about butting in on the business of this company.
Because of your mistake,
our Chansol Foods
almost got excluded from the bidding.
Damn it.
I told you that it won't work.
I knew that it wasn't a good idea.
I told you.
Why did you visit him
and try to bribe him with money?
I told you not to do that.
Hold on, Mr. Seo.
I didn't do that. This is unfair.
Unfair? You really have no idea what damage you've done.
-How dare you... -Goodness.
-try to sneak out on me. -It's all my fault.
-I'm so sorry for what I've done. -You idiot.
How dare you...
-Please, stop it. -play innocent.
-I said stop. -So...
What?
Jin-mi.
I,
Don-man Seo,
as a major shareholder of Chansol Foods,
must engage in business management and other responsibilities
in earnest from now on.
That's too...
This incident with Gab-soo Lee occurred
because I knew too little about this company.
Please spare me a room with a secretary.
I'll come to work every day.
It's all right.
I didn't know about your good intentions.
I misunderstood you.
Look.
From now on, we need to work together and discuss about everything.
We need to make Chansol Foods
become the leader in this industry.
Then we'll finally be able to get married.
What?
In order to achieve that goal, I need to catch up first.
Please brief me on the basic schedules, okay?
I will show you the last section of our reference room.
-Really? -Yes.
What is...
HYUN-MYUNG KIM
Hello?
Yes, right.
No. Now I'm a little...
Don't worry.
All right.
You seem very nervous.
Who was it on the line?
It was one of the buyers.
I'm working on supplying my kimchi for convenient stores in Japan.
Since it's our first time working together,
I'd better be more open.
I have an appointment with Mr. Hyun-myung Kim.
Oh, I see.
He wants to start a medical school. And I'm going to invest in that.
Either for Eastern medical school or medical school,
I'll be the chairman of the board.
It's a worthy title to have. Don't you think?
Hey, what was the word?
Medical foundation, sir.
That's right. You're right.
I invested 20 million dollars to establish that.
Oh, I see.
He is my in-law-to-be so it's the least I could do
with my vast fortune, right?
Don't you think so, Jin-mi?
YOOGYEONG HOSPITAL
To my dearest daughter
Geum-hee,
-Sorry? Were you here all alone? -Yes.
Our store has been closed for a long time. So I sent her back home.
You got so sick all of sudden,
so doctors aren't much help now.
I'm sorry that I can't cure you or take your place.
You worry about others
more than you worry about yourself.
I was just like you. Look at me now.
Say what you have to say.
Do whatever you want to do.
Don't get so bottled up. Get things off of your chest.
I did give it a try.
It's easier said than done, right?
Yes.
But I mustered up the courage and came here.
Does it have to do with Geum-hee?
In fact, Gun-woo,
I've noticed how you feel about her.
Was it that obvious?
She might be a bit dull
when it comes to love. But it was clear enough to me.
If you're okay with it, I would like to ask for your permission
to take her out on a date.
Rather than my permission,
how Geum-hee thinks of you is more important.
If she likes you,
that's great.
I confessed my feelings for her, but she thought I was just kidding.
You shouldn't get offended by that.
She's just a bit clueless.
All right, sir.
Just like you, she went through a lot too.
I wish she'd marry a guy from a modest family,
and live a stable and easy life.
Right. My parents are troublemakers.
My family is involved in gambling,
and multi-level-marketing.
And I have so many siblings to take care of.
Doctor is only a job title.
I don't even have my own house. Who would marry his daughter off to me?
Meeting Sung-joon and becoming their foster son
kept my life from going down the drain.
That's not true. Whatever circumstances you were put in,
you would have made it.
I'd be a very lucky man if my daughter
were to marry a man like you.
I'm flattered, sir.
I guess that is every dad's wish for their daughter.
But if Geum-hee is happy with you, I won't stop you.
Thank you, sir.
Goodness, I'm not a heavy drinker.
I only enjoy one or two drinks together with some food.
But I've never craved
for a glass of cold makgeolli like today.
That makgeolli I had at the old house
is something that I'll never forget.
You know how to drink.
Man-jae made it himself.
Is it not for sale?
I see.
He added plenty of healthy, medicinal herbs.
He has his own recipe for fermentation, so it tastes so...
No. I should stop there.
Let's stop talking about makgeolli.
If I...
undergo the surgery, will it hurt your career?
Did someone inform you about the surgery?
I would only agree to the surgery
if you are the one to perform it.
But if it's not you,
I'm going to quietly leave
and spend
the rest of my life like this.
Mr. Hwang.
I hope you won't feel pressured or anything.
All right.
Long time ago,
The legendary doctor, Heo Jun, had a mentor
who allowed Heo Jun
to dissect his body for studying after he passed away.
Just as that mentor did,
I would like to leave my body to you. That's what I'm saying.
No one knows the outcome.
Only god knows.
I still have a long way to go as a doctor,
but I can promise you
that I'll always give my best effort.
That'll do.
That sounds very reassuring.
But if you think the surgery
will make you feel traumatized,
then I won't go for the surgery.
Whatever the result would be,
that's my fate.
Mr. Hwang.
If I survive,
we should go hiking again.
We'll have lunch on the mountaintop
and have some makgeolli at the adobe house.
All right.
It's true that the surgery won't be easy,
but I'll do my best as if you're my own dad.
Your own dad?
It's nice to hear that.
Hello.
-Hello. -Hello.
-How can I help you? -This is for you.
NEUROSURGEON SUNG-JOON KIM
Because of Geum-hee and Gun-woo,
you might feel responsible for the surgery.
If the surgery doesn't go well,
it may leave you with a wound for the rest of your life.
It'll be just as traumatic for Geum-hee.
Don't make yourself responsible for this
out of compassion.
I know.
I heard
that you've been a great help to Geum-hee.
Please enjoy the food
and keep looking out for Geum-hee.
To comfort his daughter,
her dad decided to undergo a surgery that has little chance of success.
But, her mom is worried about the guilt that I might feel after surgery.
MALIGNANT ASTROCYTOMA
Come in.
Mom.
This is for you.
I have the best mom in the world.
What are they?
Wow. It's dongchimi,
white kimchi and grilled ribs patty wrap.
They're my favorite late night snacks.
I'll go now.
Oh, Geum-hee.
I need you to give me your car keys.
Why do you need my car keys?
Well...
I think I left something in your car.
I didn't see anything though.
It was in the back seat. Maybe you missed it.
-Give it to me. -All right.
Let me go with you, Mom.
No, it's okay.
I know where you parked your car.
See you.
Mom.
Master Park.
I'm leaving now.
I was going to leave early,
but I wanted to talk to you before I go.
I have something to tell you.
Go on.
I'm going to leave now.
But when I come back, I would be a part of your family.
I've decided to become your successor.
I want to be the first participant of your cooking contest.
You can count on me.
I'll be sure to make you proud
and be whom everyone gives an ovation to.
Take care, Master Park.
You got a big surgery to do tomorrow, right?
You knew how it would go today. You didn't have to come.
You know why I'm here. Please don't say that.
By the way, Sung-joon.
Why won't you follow your dad's advice
and are taking the risk to perform the surgery for Dr. Hwang's father?
As a doctor, I'm just doing what I have to do.
To me,
it looks like you're sacrificing yourself for Dr. Hwang.
Do you
have feelings Dr. Hwang?
No matter how long it'll take,
I'm going to wait for you
to come back to me.
However,
you falling in love with someone else
is not acceptable.
Never.
Promise me, please?
I have no reasons to promise you anything.
Have a safe trip back home.
But,
if I still have feelings for you,
I won't simply ignore that. You can have my word.
All right.
That's good enough for me.
Thank you, Sung-joon.
I'm home.
Father of Dr. Hwang's surgery
is tomorrow.
Yes.
The surgery isn't any good for both our hospital and you.
Are you sure you want to do it?
Think about it carefully.
I've given it enough thought already.
Both my patient and his family showed me
how much they would trust me under any circumstances.
I'll be responsible for this surgery.
I can easily stop you from performing the surgery.
I'll still find a way to do it.
"Before protecting one's reputation,
if there's any chance to save a life,
a doctor should never give up on that."
That is what you said
on the first day of medical school.
I'll do as I was taught.
Wow, this smells so good.
-Do you like it? -Of course.
Here.
You don't have to...
Stop teasing me.
YOOGYEONG HOSPITAL
Good morning, Dad.
Dad?
Is Young-chul Hwang undergoing physical examinations?
No, all examinations he needed to do were performed yesterday.
Did you give my dad permission to leave the hospital?
No, I didn't.
Did he leave without permission?
Geum-hee. I need you to give me your car keys.
Dr. Hwang.
Excuse me, the patient's guardian told us to give you this note in early morning.
Geum-Hee, we'll be back in time for the surgery.
Your dad wanted to go on a trip.
So we are going with your car.
Geum-hee, you'd understand us, right?
INCOMING CALL GEUM-HEE HWANG
How could you be so insolent?
I know. I'm sorry to let you down.
I'm too young to be like this in front of you.
I should be talking about dying, not you.
I should be the one who is sick and dying. You should be fit and healthy.
But look at you!
I should've come when I was in good shape.
Thanks to you,
I could marry a good-hearted and a gifted wife.
I was a lucky man until now.
But sadly, I don't think I can be there for her as long as I want to.
What are you talking about? You'll beat the disease.
We saved her from the sea when she wanted to take her life.
Soon after, you fell for each other,
got married, and gave birth to a child.
It still feels like yesterday.
Come to think of it, we've bumped into each other a lot.
Just to see you,
I helped her deliver red pepper powders, radishes, and napa cabbages.
I was always in and out of this place.
I ran away from home,
took a bus, not knowing where I was heading,
ended up here,
and met her and you.
I never knew I would spend the rest of my life with you.
Some people are meant to be together.
Was it Geum-hee or Eun-hee?
I never knew she would live with you
and grow up so well.
We didn't really raise her. She grew up on her own.
She's been such a good girl.
Without Geum-hee,
my life could have been so empty.
Did you hear from them yet?
No.
Goodness.
He doesn't know about his condition,
but Mom knows. She can't just leave without a plan.
It's not like her to do something like this.
Your dad knows.
Excuse me?
Have a seat.
He came to me
to tell me that he will have the surgery.
He said that it would be his fate whatever the outcome might be.
He has made up his mind.
He wanted to put your mind at ease.
Even your mother came to see me, too.
She was worried about the burden that we might need to carry
In the case things didn't go well.
Yes.
They will be back in time for the surgery.
Don't worry too much.
Let's just have faith in them and wait.
This is where we first met.
-Please get out of the water! -Darling!
-Get out of there. -Stop!
Come on. It's dangerous.
Oh, goodness! He's risking his life!
If you didn't pull me out of the water...
If you didn't save me,
I might've missed out on this happy life.
Thank you.
EASTERN INTERNAL MEDICINE DR. GEUM-HEE HWANG
Hello? Man-jae?
Geum-hee, I know where your parents went.
I think they're at...
Really? Where is this place?
Right after we got our permission, we suddenly had Geum-ho in our life.
So we had no time to have our wedding ceremony.
I don't mind. It doesn't bother me.
We're still happy together.
I don't want anything else.
What's this?
It will be our golden anniversary soon.
I'm giving you this in advance
because I might not make it till then.
You promised a diamond ring with a fist-sized diamond,
but you bought this tiny ring instead?
If we could live together for 10 more years,
I would get you a diamond ring with a football-sized diamond.
After 10 years,
I wonder how different you will look?
Please, stop saying that.
We promised that we would only talk about fun stories.
It's a beautiful ring.
Actually, why don't we hold our wedding ceremony here?
A wedding ceremony? That's a great idea.
How did you think of that?
The sky, the horizon,
the sand, and migratory birds...
Mother nature is our guest to celebrate our wedding.
Come catch me!
YOOGYEONG HOSPITAL
OPERATING ROOM
I'm so sorry
for leaving without letting you know.
You must have been surprised.
I was surprised to find you gone without any notice.
I hope it wasn't because you don't trust me.
I don't know if this will be the beginning of a new life
or the end of my life.
Either way,
I needed time to look back on my life.
I also needed time to bid farewell to my old days.
Of course.
This surgery will take about five hours.
Hang in there.
Could you please take this?
What is this?
I trust you,
but you never know God's will.
In case things don't go well for me,
please pass it on to Geum-hee.
Mr. Hwang.
If I wake up and recover,
you can give it back to me.
I'll keep this
and give it back to you later.
No matter what life throws at you,
as long as you don't give up,
there's always a way.
Dad.
-Mr. Hwang. -Dad.
OPERATING ROOM
The tumor
has been removed successfully.
-Thank you. -Thank you so much.
But,
we still need to watch his progress
before we can feel truly relieved.
It was difficult, right?
Young-chul.
Grandpa!
Does it hurt a lot, Grandpa?
Mr. Hwang.
My daughter.
Dad.
Geum-hee.
I want you to know...
I am very happy and blessed
to have you as my daughter.
Why are you saying this, Dad?
The surgery was successful.
Dr. Sung-joon Kim
did his best.
It's simply my time to go.
Please send my regards to him.
Dad!
Stop it.
Just stop!
Patient Young-Chul Hwang...
has passed away.
-Honey. -Mr. Hwang.
-Sir.
Honey.
He asked me to give this to you,
in case the surgery didn't go well.
To my dearest daughter, Geum-Hee
The only people who know about the secret
of your relationship with us
are just me, your mom,
and the person who sent you to us.
Here's to our love, cheers!
But since you're leaving the hospital,
I need to tell you this right now.
I want us to be more than friends.
Subtitle translation by Ji-soo Hyun