You've got something wrong.
- What is it? - I didn't manage...
Lim Se Gyeong's slush fund.
I did everything...
from the beginning.
What?
All the corruption in Sulsong High School...
wasn't done by Lim Se Gyeong,
but it was done...
by me.
Let me go!
I have something to say.
Let go of me!
Hey, Se Ho!
Let go. Let me go!
I said, let go!
Bok Su, why are you doing this?
Were you lying that you're responsible for the corruption?
Please.
It has nothing to do with you.
So you're taking all the responsibility?
This is the best I can do.
You selfish idiot!
The only thing you care about is yourself.
That's not taking responsibility.
You're just worsening the situation.
Is it your priority to make illegal deals with your mom...
and prevent the school from closing down?
What about the school?
It'll go into your mom's hands again.
You tried to protect Sulsong High.
Wasn't that why you gave me the documents?
That's not how you take responsibility.
You can't protect yourself nor the school with lies.
Wake up, Se Ho.
Kang Bok Su, he already confessed...
that he's the main culprit of Sulsong High's corruptions.
It wasn't Se Ho.
Your testimony has no power at this moment.
It was Se Ho who forwarded me the documents...
to show where the embezzled funds went.
If you need me to, I can prove it.
Se Ho...
isn't the main culprit of this corruption.
He's the whistleblower.
Did you make a false testimony?
What Bok Su said is true.
Can you tell me about what Bok Su said earlier?
Chairwoman Lim Se Gyeong suggested a deal.
Starting now,
I'll tell you the truth about everything.
(Episode 31)
(Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office)
Did you tell them the truth this time?
She'll get the permission...
to close the school.
She has ties with the Education Office,
as well as politicians.
What do you plan on doing?
It's not over yet.
(Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office)
How do you feel right now?
What will you do about Sulsong High?
Is it true that Board Chairman Oh Se Ho led this corruption?
Please tell us what you plan on doing now.
As a mother,
I'm feeling responsible...
for my son's wrongdoings.
I'll give my full cooperation...
to the Prosecution so that he'll be punished severely.
In addition,
I believe I'm to blame.
It pains me so much,
but I'll give up on Sulsong High School...
which is like a child to me...
as a sign of apology.
(Petition Against the Closure of Sulsong High School)
Let's go.
How can they pass the closure of Sulsong High?
There are hundreds of students.
How can an organization that manages education...
cause such a damage to the students?
The public is demanding that such corruptions...
must be penalized severely.
Us at the Education Office must follow what the people want.
We're working on the documentation prior to selling it,
so please hurry with the appraisal.
- Yes, sir. - Hold on.
I'm telling you, closing it is not the answer.
Why must innocent kids be kicked out of the school...
because of one person in the board that caused corruption?
Selling the school is exactly what Lim Se Gyeong wants.
We should tell the world about this.
Please. Sir...
We're against the closure...
- of Sulsong High School! - Sulsong High School!
The school belongs...
- to the students! - To the students!
We're against the closure...
- of Sulsong High School! - Sulsong High School!
The school belongs...
- to the students! - To the students!
Okay. I'm done preparing my secret weapon.
Why don't we just burn it with some gasoline?
No. I'm against violence. I won't allow that.
Bok Su, they're here.
What do you mean an appraisal?
Are you here to check how much the school is worth?
The foundation already decided to sell the school,
and the Education Office already gave the permission.
Who says?
The kids are still attending the school.
How can you sell it?
The owner decided to sell it.
We're only doing our job. Please move out of the way.
- No. - We won't move.
- Never! - Move.
- You can't go in. - No. Leave.
(Against the Closure of Sulsong High School)
It really breaks my heart to face all of you.
Because of my son's mistake,
I couldn't protect the school which I cherished so much.
I'm so sorry about that.
However,
don't tell me you'll disrupt the execution of an official duty.
I believe you'll cooperate in making the end...
of Sulsong High School beautiful.
- Let's go in. - Out of the way!
The school...
isn't a company you buy and sell with money.
It's a part of life for all of us.
What you're about to do...
is an act that'll trample on kids like your sons and daughters.
Please leave.
Chairwoman Lim.
Please don't step on our kids who are like flowers.
Bok Su,
this is how you ruined the name of the school.
You must be upset now that we're closing the place.
Before Kang Bok Su started all this...
and broke down the school,
Sulsong High always continued to improve brightly.
You must all know that.
Through selection and focus,
we provided excellent services only to outstanding students.
When Sulsong High closes,
you'll all blame Bok Su.
There is no other school...
as special as Sulsong High in Korea!
No, you're trampling on everything.
Sulsong High, and Se Ho too.
Don't compare him to my school.
No, there's nothing different.
They both look good on the outside,
but they're broken inside.
Ms. Lim Se Gyeong. Both Sulsong High School...
and Se Ho are not objects you can do whatever you want with.
You can't throw them out and sell them when you're done.
They don't belong to you.
This is mine.
Move away from my school!
I won't ever move.
The school belongs to all of us, not just you.
What are you doing?
Aren't you going to go inside?
Are you all willing...
to take full responsibility for the consequences?
It's our school.
Please.
Please don't kick us out!
The Education Office already gave us their authorization.
Please get out of the way. You'll get hurt.
We're only doing what we're told to do.
Please let us through.
- No, it's our school! - No, it's our school!
Ms. Lim Se Gyeong.
You're under arrest for having violated...
the Additional Punishment Law on Specific Crimes...
by committing embezzlement and bribery.
You have the right to hire an attorney...
and request a screening on the validity of your arrest.
I'm pretty sure I made it clear that my son was the one...
who committed all those crimes, not me.
Your son changed his testimony...
and testified that you're the one who committed the irregularities.
What did you just say?
Bok Su, you did this, didn't you? You're the one...
Ms. Lim.
No one's on your side now.
Chairwoman Lim.
What needs to be gone isn't this school.
It's you.
Arrest her.
No, it wasn't me.
Let me go. Let me go!
Let go of me. This is my school. It's my school!
I dedicated my entire life on this school!
It's my school!
Who says you can do this to me?
Who do you think you guys are?
You useless little punks.
I won't forgive you for this. I will never forgive you!
Ms. Lim.
I'm not the one who'll be judging you.
You'll be judged by the viewers.
Goodbye.
You...
No.
- No, this can't be happening. - Let's go.
No! Let me go!
I said, let me go! Let go of me!
Let me go!
I said, let me go!
Who do you think you guys are?
You useless little punks.
I won't forgive you for this. I will never forgive you!
Not bad.
Ms. Lim.
(Shocking: Lim Se Gyeong reveals her true self.)
My gosh. The Blue House? A national petition?
Gosh, this is incredible.
It really is.
(Video of Chairwoman Lim abusing her power)
Did you guys see the inspectors hesitate...
after hearing my passionate speech?
It's because they couldn't dare to do anything...
after seeing my beautiful eyes.
Cut the nonsense.
This is what got them intimidated.
We were really impressive. You guys know that, right?
If I could do things my way, I would've thrown trash on her.
No, using flowers was a good idea. It looks nicer.
But do you think things will change...
just because the chairwoman got arrested?
You guys! Look at this!
(National Petition: Please stop Sulsong High from closing down.)
- "National petition"? - Really?
200,000 people?
My gosh.
Chairwoman Lim of Sulsong High became arrested this morning...
for having violated the Additional Punishment Law on Specific Crimes...
by committing...
embezzlement and bribery.
During the process of the investigation,
she perjured herself by blaming everything...
on former Chairman Oh Se Ho, her son,
which is causing an uproar among the public.
- Give me that. I'll do it. - Okay.
My gosh.
Mom.
Ms. Son. Come over here!
- What is it? - What?
More than a million people...
have signed the national petition uploaded on the Blue House website.
The Education Office accepted the petition...
and decided to cancel the abolishment of Sulsong High School.
Sulsong High will begin by firing all the teachers...
that got a full-time job through bribery,
and it will be temporarily managed by the Education Office.
After the irregularities that happened in Sulsong High,
a lot of people are saying the government should revise the law...
to reduce the authority that private school foundations have...
over the schools they own.
Let's move onto the next news.
(Sulsong High School)
I heard you'll be going abroad to study again.
Yes.
That is, if you agree to do me a favor.
What is it?
Mr. Park.
Can you become the principal of Sulsong High School?
Se Ho.
I just started a new career.
The school went into receivership,
so it will be temporarily managed by the directors.
Being a teacher suits you.
A teacher that stands by his students.
I want you to take care of and lead Sulsong High School...
so that it can become a better school.
You said you wanted to help me.
Hey! Hey!
Se Ho.
Are you running away again?
You coward.
I wanted to...
get on my knees if I meet you again.
They why don't you?
You're always just talk.
But doing that...
won't be able to give back all the years you've lost.
At least you know that.
I did things I can't ever take back,
and I don't want...
to make myself feel better just by apologizing.
You can just hate and resent me, Bok Su.
Hey, is that really all you have to say?
Aren't you going to explain why you did all that stuff to me?
I thought about it millions of times,
but I still don't get why you did all that stuff to me.
I wanted to become like you.
- What? - I envied you.
And because I envied you,
I hated you.
Every time I looked at you, I felt so pathetic.
You did nothing wrong.
I was just a huge jerk.
I did so many...
bad things to you until now.
I'm...
so sorry.
Se Ho.
I'd beat you to a pulp...
considering how angry I am at you.
But like you said,
that won't compensate for all the years I've lost.
I really can't forgive you.
But...
you should forgive yourself.
You're the only one who knows how painful and miserable...
you were.
This is a quote by Rosenberg.
"No one is evil in this world."
"There are just those who are lonely."
Let me say this one more time.
I can never forgive you.
Go.
Get lost.
I'm not going to care if you live a happy life or not.
Go.
- Mr. Ma, my orders yesterday... - Yes.
I'm Park Dong Jun, Sulsong's new principal.
You preserved your school on your own initiative.
Well done and thank you.
Because of the erroneous behavior of adults,
you must've been hurt and had a hard time.
I'd like to apologize on behalf of everyone.
Sulsong will change from now on.
All equipment, including the glass booths...
will be used fairly by drawing lots.
School meals will be the same for everyone.
I will listen to the voice of the students...
to create a school for the students...
that cares for what they want, even in the smallest details.
I will do my best to create a school that is gradually...
transformed by the students themselves.
Everyone,
I love you.
I was waiting for you.
- Are you okay? - How can I be okay?
It's so uncomfortable I can't bear it.
So,
tell me your plan.
My plan?
You can't just keep me here.
No plans?
That's okay. I have an idea.
There's a congressman you should meet. Go to him and...
I have no intentions to help you.
Oh Se Ho.
My plan is to make Sulsong a public school.
So it won't...
be controlled any longer by the wrong person.
Are you in your right mind?
Yes.
I'm finally in my right mind.
I hope your time in there cures you.
I'll be back when you're done with the sentence.
I'm going to leave home as you told me to.
Se Ho, that's...
The situation is different from then, isn't it?
- Goodbye. - Se Ho. Se Ho!
Se Ho, come back! Come back!
- Let go. - Calm down.
Do you know who I am?
Let me go!
Congratulations, Kang Bok Su.
You made it.
I didn't know I'd come this far.
But I feel relieved.
You know what? I think I'm too good for you.
What?
You're so nosy.
You're the oldest delivery boy in Korea.
You're amazingly dumb, with a scary sister.
How about you? You eat five yogurts in a row.
You finish four portions of meat.
You're strong and you swear all the time.
Hey, I eat well so I don't get sick easily.
I'm strong so I don't act all weak.
I'm good at swearing so I don't get intimidated.
Isn't that nice?
That's really persuasive. And attractive.
Whatever. I don't know.
Right? Am I not too good for you?
No one else would date you.
Do you know how hard it is to date someone like you?
Your leadership attracts everyone.
You have such a passionate heart...
that makes people around you feel warm.
You're so upright that people love you...
and I get worried.
You're no good, you know that?
Why are you confusing me?
Complimenting you makes me shy.
What do you want to compliment in particular?
For coming back to me.
Thanks, Bok Su, for coming back to me.
(Final episode)
(Sulsong High School 32nd Graduation Ceremony)
(One year later)
Okay.
I'm Kang Bok Su,
speaking on behalf of the graduates.
- Bok Su! - You're so cool.
Everyone,
I'm graduating...
in 10 years.
As you may know,
I was kicked out of school...
and came back after meeting my first love.
Also,
with all of you...
we protected this school.
You've been with me during those times.
Sulsong also stays in my memory.
I'm so very happy that I could...
share those memories with you.
You're going out into the harsh world now.
To tell you as someone who went ahead of you,
making a living is hard.
If you live carelessly, you'll be ruined.
Life is the real thing.
Put your guards down and you're finished.
That's how life is.
Life is like walking on thin ice. But still,
I want to tell you it's worth living.
Because...
there's always someone next to you...
watching and trusting you.
Even if just one person, that one person is there for you.
That's why you shouldn't give up...
on life.
I'll finish with a famous saying.
K Revenge once said this.
Whatever you do, wherever you are,
you deserve to be loved.
That was from the oldest returning student...
and the oldest graduate...
Kang Bok Su.
Well done.
(Sulsong High School 32nd Graduation Ceremony)
K Revenge?
That's Kang Bok Su.
Mom!
Hey!
Goodness.
Good job, my son.
Mom, here's a present for you.
Ta-da.
(Certification of Graduation)
Mom, I'm a good son, right?
Yes, you're a good son.
You showed me that you didn't give up.
You're the best son there is.
How embarrassing!
You're graduating after 10 years.
It's hardly something to be proud of.
Why did they make you give a speech?
What is it?
My son.
What is it?
Mom, my son is the best son.
You got in. My In Ho got accepted...
to a college!
Really?
Really? I got in?
- Gosh, gosh. - Congratulations!
- In Ho! - By the way,
it wouldn't have been possible without Soo Jeong's help.
I agree.
That's why I'll go to your wedding.
That's a given.
- In Ho. - I'm so proud.
- Hey. Congratulations. Good work. - Mr. Park.
Ma'am, you went through a lot.
This is all thanks to you.
Thank you.
Not at all.
Bok Su worked hard.
Give me your camera. I'll take a picture for you.
- What about you? - It's okay.
Let's take it together.
- It's a family occasion. - Let's take it together.
- It's okay. - Come on, take it with us.
- Take it with us. - Gather.
I'm okay.
- Mr. Park! - Gosh.
Hello, Mr. Park.
I'll take the picture.
- Will you? - Yes.
Okay, then.
All right, here we go.
You two look good together.
Okay, here we go.
Please pose.
1, 2, 3.
Bok Su.
Hey, Soo Jeong.
How do I look? Does the uniform still suit me?
It totally suits you.
Let's go.
- Where? - We should have our own graduation.
What's wrong?
Those brats...
It used to be a piece of cake.
My knees... Gosh.
My back hurts.
My whole body hurts.
Gosh.
I'm still okay though.
My pants are too tight.
- You punk. - What is this?
- You! - What?
How can you be late as a student teacher?
You're a principal. Aren't you busy?
A principal has a lot of free time.
Why would a principal follow around someone like me?
You're still talking big.
If you're late, then what about your students?
- What will they learn from you? - They're going to see us.
(Sulsong High School)
Mr. Park!
Mr. Park. There you are.
There you are.
Mr. Kang, were you late again today?
What is it?
Ta-da.
I brought you some herbal tonics.
This is effective if you have it before a meal.
You can have it. I'm all right.
Hurry up and go to class.
I'll get going too.
This is really expensive.
Only if you weren't around...
Until then, I'll take care of my own health.
It's so bitter!
(Teachers' Office)
Hey, what are you doing outside?
Hey, are you here?
This isn't a good time.
Let's go in later.
Why?
Why do you think? Didn't you hear the news?
Mr. Kim went on a blind date, but he was dumped.
He's yelling at every teacher.
It's a mess.
I'm not scolding you for wearing jeans.
It's just that these...
I told him he should pay more attention to his clothes.
Of course no woman likes him when he wears hanbok.
I told him to wear jeans, but he's wearing hanbok again.
Was it you? Were you the one who advised him to wear jeans?
Yes.
He got dumped because she thought jeans were too casual.
Really?
Got it?
- Come here. - He's coming!
Kang Bok Su!
Come here!
Run! Run!
Come here. Come here, Bok Su!
The view you have in your seat will all be different.
Draw what you see as it is.
This isn't a test, so don't peek at other people's work.
Mr. Kang, do we have to draw him?
Hey, watch it.
I made an official request, and already paid you too.
Mr. Kang, can you be our model?
Then we'll be able to focus a lot better.
No.
I know that my face makes you burn with passion...
for the arts and is valuable as a drawing, but no.
Mr. Kang, do you have a girlfriend?
It wouldn't make sense not to have one with this face.
Mr. Kang, is your girlfriend pretty?
Yes.
Very much.
No way.
(Portrait drawing)
(2023 Secondary School Teacher Recruitment Test)
Next.
That's right.
This is my third try.
Who on earth said...
"failure is a mother of success"?
After failing three times in the final screening,
I want to tell people to stop comforting me...
with such quotes.
To be honest, I'm really upset.
If I don't make it again,
I'm too embarrassed to see my boyfriend,
and I don't dare to see his nephew.
I used to make fun of them and call them stupid.
This time, I'm the one that's stupid.
So please,
won't you let me pass?
This is my third time seeing you this year.
You must know very well why you keep on failing.
You stepped down from a private school...
for being a corrupt teacher.
Then you must all already know...
how I ended up quitting.
You're like Joan of Arc...
who blew the whistle on the school.
Yes. It's true I was a corrupt teacher.
I really wanted to become a teacher,
so I chose to do something I shouldn't have.
Exactly.
What is the reason why you want to become a teacher so badly?
The school I used to work at...
boasted about the discriminatory system they had.
They classified and discriminated students...
according to their grades.
The class I was in charge of...
was Wildflower Class, a class of students with the lowest grades.
Hey, intern.
Yes?
- I want these photocopied. - Yes, sir.
No, wait.
Here.
Use reusable paper.
(Your Own Business)
In Ho.
Once you launch the app you're developing,
you're going to have to start paying the monthly rent.
That's the limit to how merciful I can be as the CEO.
Gyeong Hyeon, if this becomes a huge hit,
I'll give you some shares.
Write up a contract and sign it.
The school labeled them as hopeless students,
but the more they got stomped on,
the more they tried to prove that the school was wrong.
That was their strength.
Although, they didn't seem to know that very well.
The faith they had in themselves and other people's support...
were enough to keep those kids going without giving up.
At times, it seemed like they had given up on their future.
But they were actually very passionate about lives.
Your Honor.
The defendant has committed an unforgivable crime,
but she keeps making excuses and blames it on others...
instead of showing any signs of self-reflection.
I request the atrocious defendant to get sentenced to life imprisonment.
The defendant suffered from domestic violence for a long time.
I'm sure no one would've been able to hold their anger...
if they saw a little child getting abused just like she did.
The school was about to force...
those kids to transfer schools just because they got bad grades.
But I witnessed how they eventually managed...
to protect their friends and school at the same time.
Seeing those kids grow...
enabled me to grow as well.
Yes, okay. That is a nice story.
But this is a very serious issue.
I really feel like I can be a good teacher this time.
I think I know what I need to teach the kids...
aside from all the things that are written in textbooks.
So can you please...
let me become a teacher...
and give me a chance to make up for the mistake I made?
Please.
Ms. Son.
If you fail to pass this year,
are you going to take the test again next year?
Yes. As long as I have money to pay for the application,
I'm going to keep trying.
I told my students never to give up.
So I'm not going to be a coward...
who gives up and goes back on my word.
Did I fail the interview again?
Will I never get to become a teacher?
My gosh, I did it!
Yes!
Bok Su!
Goodbye.
Next, Mr. Oh Yoo Jin.
- That's me. - Okay, please come inside.
- Welcome. - Thanks.
- I'll get you a cup of coffee. - Okay.
Yes. Okay, bye.
We're fully booked right now.
Yes, it's possible.
But you should know that it's going to cost extra.
Just a second.
We're fully reserved.
When is a good date for you?
Yes, of course. We're very good.
My goodness.
I also want to request something.
- What's going on? - Get over here.
- What? - What is this?
I'm done editing.
Hey, that's not the problem.
How can you still make spelling mistakes?
What was that?
If you want to save your laptop, get in the van.
(Your Request)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Let's go!
Hey, what are you guys doing?
- Mr. Park! - Mr. Park!
Don't come near me.
My goodness gracious.
- Mr. Park! - Go away.
Ms. Son, congratulations on becoming a certified teacher.
- Congratulations! - Congratulations!
Thank you.
Thank you all so much.
You did great.
You must've been through a lot.
You did great. Good job.
Ms. Son truly deserves to be a teacher.
Thanks to her, In Ho got accepted to a college.
Isn't that enough to prove that she's a good teacher?
It's a miracle. She made a miracle happen...
because she's dating a guy who also makes miracles.
Aunt, congratulations.
I know how hard you studied to get accepted.
- Thanks. - Great job.
You did great. I'm so proud of you.
- Ms. Son. - Ms. Son.
Ms. Son.
(Soo Jeong is the best!)
- Congratulations. - Thanks.
Where's my cake? Did you not get any cake?
You forgot?
What kind of a lame celebration party is this?
What about a gift?
You didn't even get me a gift?
Is this seriously how you're going to congratulate your teacher?
Is this how I taught you? What a bunch of rude punks.
Our baby should only hear and see good things.
- Okay? - Okay.
Then I should always be looking at you.
You're so cute.
Ms. Jang, how long has it been?
I'm eight months pregnant.
I got an ultrasound, and our baby's really handsome...
because he takes after Young Jun.
(Congratulations on passing the test!)
So Ra, I noticed that your online novel is really popular.
"My Boyfriend Came Back to School".
Yes, that's the one. You know...
that it's about you and Bok Su, right?
Are you serious?
Yes, I'm currently shooting a web drama with the storyline.
I'm the director, and So Ra will be writing and acting at the same time.
Is there a kissing scene?
Yes, there's a scene where the two of them secretly kiss each other...
behind the classroom door.
Hey, get rid of that scene.
What are you talking about? That's the most important scene.
What kind of situation is this?
Jae Yoon asked So Ra out, but he got rejected.
- Hey! What's your problem? - Really?
You should ask her out again.
- Did you hear that? - No, I don't even like your hair.
I got rejected again.
(Soo Jeong did it again!)
Bok Su.
(We're getting married. 11am on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.)
Hey, are you really sure about this?
Life is a marathon.
(Gyeong Hyeon and Min Ji are getting married.)
Hey, this is a quote by Socrates.
"If you get a good wife, you'll become happy."
"If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher."
Are you sure you won't regret this?
Are you really going to marry her?
No way. I'm not going to marry him.
You even printed the wedding invitations. You can't take it back.
He didn't even propose to me.
If you were in my shoes, would you get married like this?
He didn't even propose?
Hey, don't get married. You should just cancel everything.
Just live by yourself.
Why bother to get married?
That doesn't mean you have to tell me to live by myself.
Anyway, I won't marry.
Hey, Gyeong Hyeon. I won't marry you, okay?
I'm just letting you know.
Do you see that? You should also say no to this marriage.
Min Ji can be both cold and warm.
She's cold for three days...
but warm for the remaining four.
Today's the third day,
so she'll be warm to me tomorrow.
This is what you call love.
That's true love.
You never called me once.
Why are you here all of a sudden?
I needed some time.
Time for what?
To accept the fact that you're my mother...
and forgive you.
I needed time.
Forgive?
You forgive me?
You should beg me for forgiveness.
Mother.
Someday,
you'll be able to change.
Just as I've changed.
Did you change?
I heard your business is doing well in America.
Do you think you're all that?
It doesn't hurt anymore when I see you.
That means I've changed.
Mother.
I'll hope...
that even you can change someday.
Just like a friend of mine...
trusted me in the past.
I'll wait.
Where are you?
I'm at school.
Me too. To pick you up.
Soo Jeong.
You look good when you're at school.
Of course. You're the one who helped make my dream come true.
I'm an amazing boyfriend, right?
Yes. So I thought about it.
And I've already decided on what I want to be next.
What is it?
The wife of Kang Bok Su.
(Traditional black and white photography studio)
Anyway, what are you celebrating?
- Graduation. - Graduation.
Okay, here we go. Look at the camera.
1, 2, 3.
Good, once more. Show me a big smile.
1, 2, 3.
(My Strange Hero)