(The characters, locations, and organizations in this drama...)
(are all based on fiction.)
(Prince Yeong Soo TV, no food, no bathroom, no editing, )
(A 48-hour "Sleeping Room"!)
("Chaos" has entered the room.)
(What kind of room is this?)
(Can't you see him sleeping? It's a Sleeping Room.)
(That's funny.)
(I thought that was me.)
(Let's do an adult show.)
(If the administrator sees this, he's banned for good.)
(Who is that?)
(Please wake him up.)
(Teach him some professional skills and send him to a factory!)
(I'll give you 100 candies if you wake him up.)
He doesn't even pitch in a penny for the electrical bill.
He should turn off the computer at least.
(Oh my gosh! She looks like a ghost.)
(It's an old lady.)
(That grandma just sitting there is more interesting.)
He's shooting something.
"A 48-hour Sleeping Room"?
What is a Sleeping Room?
(A show where you do nothing but sleep.)
(Lying down and earning candies for free)
(It's such a comfortable world.)
A show where you do nothing but sleep?
Why would you watch that?
(That's what.)
(Lady, how old are you?)
Me?
How old am I?
(She looks like she's from the stone age.)
(You should treat elders with more respect.)
(Stop pretending to be nice.)
I'm 25 years old.
(My goodness.)
Hello. My name is Kim Hye Ja.
I turned 25 this year.
Although you won't believe it.
I am an ordinary 25-year-old woman living in Korea.
Hey, Kim Hye Ja!
Except for my name, which is a bit old-fashioned for this era.
I told you not to call my name out loud in public.
Kim Hye Ja! Kim Hye Ja!
Shut it.
It's cold.
I'm hungry.
Where's Mom and the seafood? Did she get on a boat or what?
Idiot.
- Why? - That's not food.
- It's plastic. - What? It's edible.
It's a bamboo leaf.
It's so obvious it's plastic.
You've never even seen a bamboo leaf.
This isn't from Korea.
I can smell some Chinese spices in here.
It's from China. The Shaanxi area.
You're so lame.
This is why pandas eat this.
Do you know xylitol?
Xylitol is made from birch trees.
This feels refreshing in my mouth.
It feels like I'm brushing my teeth.
Idiot.
Are you saying that's a real bamboo leaf?
I'm telling you, it is.
You've been fooled by him for 25 years.
Do you still believe Yeong Soo?
- Darn it! - Spit it out.
Dad.
Gosh, I almost swallowed it.
You're so stupid.
Still, you've gotten better compared to before.
When you were young, you believed anything he said...
and put a mothball in your mouth, thinking it was mint candy.
Seriously. I spit it back out after three seconds...
but still couldn't taste anything for three days because of that jerk.
Hey. Don't call your older brother a jerk.
Don't you want to be a news anchor? Watch your mouth.
- Whatever. - Who is a news anchor?
I'm not a news anchor.
I just wish I could become...
a news anchor.
- She's not yet. - She'll become one soon.
Hey. I told you not to sit next to the window.
You'll get freckles.
Sit somewhere where the sun can't reach you.
She's right.
Whether it's an actress, news anchor, or a singer...
For all jobs where TV appearances are essential,
I heard the entire family has to help out.
You know we can't even afford to send you to a skincare clinic.
Don't say that.
Instead, you make a facial treatment using cucumbers for me every day,
and Dad makes me a hair treatment with whisked egg whites every night.
This is why I was born as your daughter.
I love you.
I heard you'll be unlucky until this year. Always be careful.
- Okay. - Mom.
You never treated me like this when I failed the entrance exam.
Am I just imagining it?
- Yes, you are. - I see.
You slept more than a newborn would when you had to study.
Could you have treated yourself well?
A newborn has hopes and dreams at least.
Hopes and dreams? I have them too.
My dream is...
eating samgyeopsal.
I guess that was too ambitious.
Yes, this is just another ordinary day...
with my family.
Mom, I'm going for a walk.
Make sure you put on a hat.
This beach has a special place in my heart.
Was it when I was five?
I found this watch right here.
Get a taste of this, Hye Ja!
Stop!
Stop it now. Mom! I told you to stop!
Stop it now. Mom!
What just happened?
Get a taste of this, Hye Ja!
Mom!
Get a taste of this, Hye Ja!
Stop!
Get a taste of this, Hye Ja!
The watch I stumbled upon on this beach...
enabled me to turn back time.
What? What's the problem?
Doesn't everyone stumble upon such a watch on the beach?
Anyway, upon finding the magical watch,
I got so excited as if I had acquired almighty powers.
Even though I was only a little girl,
- I had so many regrets. - I want to sleep more.
To sleep five more minutes in the morning...
(Class 1, 2nd Grade, Name: Kim Hye Ja)
To get a higher score on a quiz.
(Addition and Subtraction, Name: Kim Hye Ja)
After turning the crown on the special watch so many times...
Hey! Who's the boss here?
- Hye Ja. - Hye Ja.
I had to pay for turning back time so many times.
The more I turn back time, the faster my time flies by.
She looks old enough to be in middle school.
(Date of Birth: October 25, 1994, Age: 10)
Your daughter looks very mature.
My parents tried not to show...
how worried they were about me growing up so fast,
but they kept sighing more and more.
Hence, I decided not to get the watch's help anymore.
But around the time when I started looking the same age as my peers,
I became torn again.
I realized none of the characters with special powers...
in superhero movies or cartoons lives a normal life.
What if this ability was bestowed upon me so that I can save mankind?
What if I actually didn't "stumble upon" the watch?
Perhaps it chose me out of all the human beings on this planet.
So that I can become the hero that saves mankind.
I thought I could be a scientist,
but I quickly realized I wasn't cut out for it...
when I gave up on math.
As for becoming a hero to save mankind,
realizing how lazy and weak I am...
put an end to my unrealistic dream.
However, life always unfolds...
as it was meant to.
Hey, Hye Ja. Where are you going?
What?
Hey, this is her.
What we talked about the other day. The phone call.
Your sister with a pretty voice?
What are you talking about?
- Be quiet. - What? Don't act all coy.
You sound like the TBC news anchor, Jang Eun Joo.
Anchor Jang Eun Joo is my ideal type.
That's right.
Because I fall in love easily, just like that on a whim,
I decided to become...
a news anchor, which has nothing to do with a hero.
Let's go.
Cue.
This is an announcement.
The winner of the piglet...
at the recent track meet lost the piglet.
If you've seen it, please contact the registrar's office immediately.
HBS' Kim Hye Ja will continue to do her best.
Thank you.
Okay.
By the way, does an anchor really have to do these things?
Just think of it as an experience.
"Tofu and oysters make great drink accompaniments."
"Soju and..." Darn it.
Goodness, this is useless.
It's all useless.
I wish I was born in the Stone Age.
Then even if I had done nothing but ate, slept, and breathed,
no one would've judged me for being jobless.
How are you going to earn a living, Hye Ja?
Hye Ja.
Hye Ja! Kim Hye Ja!
- Kim Hye Ja! - What?
Oh, no. My gosh. Can you come here for a second?
Gosh, my goodness.
- Hey, what's going on? - "Don't worry, you idiot."
- What? - Hey, turn on the light.
It's gotten slightly dark.
Hey, you can reach the light switch without even getting up.
- Are you that lazy to do that? - This book is brand new.
If I take my hands off, the pages will flip.
That will totally ruin the momentum.
- "You idiot." - Gosh.
- Hye Ja, Kim Hye Ja! - What now?
Do you have some time today?
Why? Why do you ask?
If you have some time, do something about your face.
Be considerate of those who live with you.
Hey! Defense, defense!
Well done!
That little...
Mom, is there no water at the salon again?
I don't know what's happening. The pressure is bad again.
Customers keep coming in. It'll take forever to wash my hands there.
I told you to wear gloves when you touch hair dye.
That's why the skin on your fingers is peeling.
I don't have time to put on and take off gloves.
I have to color and cut hair. Then I have to do a perm.
You're swamped, right? Shall I give you a hand?
It's okay. Just do what you have to do.
(Happy Beauty Salon)
- Gosh, stop it. - What?
Come on.
Why didn't you do that?
I don't know.
Who knew that would happen?
- Hello. - What are you doing here?
- My gosh. - Hello.
I'll take care of this.
My gosh, even Hye Ja is an expert now.
She knows exactly what to do.
Since she was little, she's been watching what her mom does.
We'll be happy if Hye Ja keeps assisting her mom here.
No, she'll become a news anchor.
When she becomes a news anchor,
I'll sell this salon and just travel.
Gosh, I'm sick of this.
News anchor?
So she'll be on the news?
Oh, my. If Hye Ja becomes a news anchor,
she'll make her entire family proud,
and even all her neighbors will be so proud of her.
I should shake her hand before she becomes famous.
Well, I'm just preparing for the test, that's all.
(Hojung University Broadcasting Club Reunion)
Microphone check, 1, 2.
All right, some of you haven't paid the fee yet.
- Lee Nam Gyu and Eun Ji Soo. - Hey.
Do you think you still manage our finances or what?
And you, Park Gwang Soo.
Please pay before I get drunk and bite you,
I'll pay. I will.
It's just a bit delayed.
Look at you. I thought you became a successful salesman.
Why haven't you paid the fee yet?
"Successful"?
Speaking of which,
classmates are supposed to help each other out, right?
Please sign up.
You haven't been listening?
I have no job.
I obviously can't afford insurance.
- Oh, Seo Yeon is here. - She came?
She's a TBC news anchor.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Don't worry.
Seo Yeon, sit here.
Gosh, why are you so heavy?
Thank you.
- Hi. - Hi.
Hye Ja, have you been well?
- Yes. - I'm sorry I'm late.
Hyun Jong was advising me on tomorrow's news program.
- I see. - Anchor Kim Hyun Jong?
Are you close to him?
I'm a newcomer.
He advises others as well.
You totally look like a news anchor already.
No way. This is only my first year.
I can barely find my way around the broadcasting station.
It's incredible. You became a TBC news anchor.
Isn't she the first club member who got into TBC...
in six years?
Is that right?
Hye Ja, did you apply for TBC this year?
I meant to look for your application,
but I've been so busy meeting different people.
It's okay.
I didn't even apply, so don't worry.
I've completely given up.
Then why are you trying to become a reporter,
going around cities, getting stung by a wasp,
and getting all swollen up after eating lacquered chicken?
You haven't completely given up, am I wrong?
You... Stop it.
Hye Ja, do you remember?
In my freshman year, you corrected my pronunciation.
You said I had trouble with the S sound,
and made me repeat the sentence, "She sells seashells", many times.
"She sells seashells."
I guess I still haven't nailed it.
Really? Hye Ja did that?
To the future TBC news anchor?
Exactly.
I must have been out of my mind.
I didn't know my place.
By the way, from Seo Yeon to Jang Ho,
I'm glad many of our club members are doing well.
I heard Jang Ho is back in Korea.
Really?
He was visiting the director of the broadcasting station.
He really seems to live his life to the fullest.
While working as a TBC news anchor,
he saw a photo of a refugee camp,
quit his job right away, and became a war correspondent.
You didn't ask him to come today?
He said he's going to a family gathering.
But he promised to stop by at next week's workshop on Ganghwa Island.
You'll be there too, right?
- Me? - I think I heard...
you had a crush on him a long time ago.
I wasn't the only one who had a crush on him.
But you even asked him out,
if I heard correctly.
Yes, I asked him out!
I didn't exactly get turned down, though.
I was just ignored.
I don't care about Kwon Jang Ho or anyone anymore.
I don't need anyone!
Gosh.
Who are you?
What...
Why didn't you make any sound?
I didn't want to embarrass you.
Are you a pervert or what?
Watching other people from a dark place.
I came here first.
I would have stood up and left, but that would humiliate you.
So I decided to stay here until you leave.
What kind of pervert would think that?
Still, if you noticed someone was coming here...
Gosh, what's with him?
Is he homeless?
(Help-wanted)
Oh, I don't think he is.
Gosh, that pervert.
He better not show up in front of me.
He didn't exactly look like a pervert.
Hey. What makes you think so?
He was hiding alone in the park at night...
and watching you. So which part exactly?
It's just my gut feeling.
Sorry. The night shift came late.
Why do you carry a guitar around when you can't even play it?
Don't be like that. She's a musician.
It just expired.
Thank you. You're so smart.
Your part-time job isn't what matters.
You said you'd settle things with your agency.
Will they renew your contract?
It's already been renewed.
- Really? - For how much?
"How much"? They didn't say how much.
- What about your debut? - My debut?
They said I can debut if I want to.
It's their job to debut you.
So what were the terms?
Are you really crazy?
Why are you leaving the pretty me?
I can use the practice room as much as I want.
I can come and go as I want,
debut as I want,
and decide the duration of the contract as I want too.
So what can you not do as you want?
They just don't want me to tell anyone I belong to them.
What should we do?
What should we do with you?
You guys wanted my contract to be renewed.
Fine, good job.
By the way, Hye Ja, where were you?
She went to a broadcasting club gathering.
Jang Ho is back in Korea.
Who...
You mean Kaoliang?
Guys, this is not the right place.
- Right? - Let's go.
(Banquet)
When he said he was going to be a war correspondent,
I thought he was lying to turn me down.
It just didn't make sense.
Why would a news anchor suddenly become a war correspondent?
But he had many reasons to turn you down.
You're not going to deny it, are you?
You know you were partly responsible for me asking him out, don't you?
What are you talking about? You said you had to get drunk...
and asked for strong liquor yourself.
Right. You mixed Kaoliang wine with beer...
and gulped it down.
Jang Ho.
Why didn't you guys stop me?
Do you know what bothers me the most?
The next day, I remembered everything.
But he acted as if nothing had happened.
He was a nice guy to the end.
You want to see him, don't you?
Just once, no more.
Forget it. If he sees you again,
all he can remember will be you throwing up.
I guess you're right.
But I heard all guys have positive feelings towards...
girls who asked them out.
- Is that right? - Do you think that's right?
If that's right, he would've gone out with you even if you threw up.
That sounds so romantic.
Isn't that true love?
You're right.
I'm sure there were reasons why he didn't go out with me.
Right. I shouldn't go.
I won't go.
It'd be too humiliating.
That dropped on the floor earlier.
(Happy Beauty Salon)
Have a seat.
Where is Hye Ja?
I don't know.
Something must be bothering her. She is still asleep drunk.
My goodness.
Do I have to look after a grown-up son all day?
Hye Ja, come out and eat.
Leave her alone. She should take better care of herself.
She drinks too much.
What should we have for dinner today?
We have no food at home.
Mother, why don't I go buy some samgyeopsal?
Should I make some sujebi? With perilla seeds.
That sounds great.
Perilla seed sujebi loaded with vitamin C and iron sure sounds good.
But for a balanced intake of protein and saturated fat,
why don't we have samgyeopsal?
You little punk.
If you want samgyeopsal, sell your mom.
I wish I could.
What?
I'm just joking.
I just want some samgyeopsal.
This is my last warning.
I don't want to hear you talk about samgyeopsal again.
Okay.
What is it?
Is the soup too bland?
Does it need more salt?
You're neither buying me any samgyeopsal...
nor letting me cry.
(Blood Center)
(Save lives by donating blood.)
(Move ticket for every donor)
I don't normally accept movie tickets.
I only accepted them because we're neighbors.
Sir.
No bones.
I don't want any bones.
There are no bones.
Gosh, I have no energy.
Hey, here.
- Thanks. - Are you sick?
You look pale.
I'm okay.
Goodbye.
This tastes perfect.
Where have you been all day?
- What is that? - Don't talk to me.
I feel dizzy.
Please help me up. Come on.
What's wrong with you?
- Where's Mom? - She's working.
Yes!
Did you sell that movie ticket after donating blood?
- You'll get in big trouble. - Wait.
Hey. Didn't you just hear something?
If you're that worried, just go grill it outside.
Are you stupid?
If I meet someone I know, I have to share.
I don't want to. I'm going to eat all alone.
Do you think you won't get caught if you grill that at home?
That's the difference between you and me.
Look at this. Ta-da!
Hey, come here and help me up.
This is the only time you can leave this room.
Hey. If you tell Mom, I'm going to kill you.
I won't, since you're trying way too hard.
Thanks.
All right then. No one will know.
Fire!
(The lower floor is a multipurpose complex.)
Look at that.
Did that old lady give you bracken instead of money?
She should at least change the types of vegetables.
She always gives you bracken.
If they brought me vegetables based on your taste,
they wouldn't even feel sorry in the first place.
There's no one who brings me these types of vegetables...
to my beauty salon and doesn't feel sorry to me.
It's not like they're brazen, they're just broke.
Being broke is not a sin.
That's true.
I'm finished now.
- You can have all the rest. - I'm full too.
Let's eat the rest equally like this.
I've gained too much weight lately.
We can't waste this food.
Hey, forget it. It's better for me to gain weight.
I'll eat it.
By the way, why is Yeong Soo so quiet today?
He came home with pork...
He came home, and he's probably in his room.
Get him a simple snack.
If he doesn't eat at that age, he'll get sick.
Okay.
Hey. Are you enjoying it?
You even locked the door to eat alone?
Did you take kimchi with you?
Goodness. He's too busy eating to hear anything.
Hey, Yeong Soo.
Is the neighbor grilling samgyeopsal?
- It smells. - Yeong Soo!
- What? - What?
This door won't open.
- How much tape did he put on here? - What tape?
Wait. What's wrong with this door?
Hey, Yeong Soo. Yeong Soo!
You idiot! Open this door now!
Yeong Soo!
- Yeong Soo. - Oh, my gosh!
- Yeong Soo! - Yeong Soo!
Oh, gosh.
- What do we do? - Yeong Soo!
- Yeong Soo! - Yeong Soo!
Oh, no...
He temporarily suffocated due to lack of oxygen.
What?
What did you say?
What did he say?
He asked you to flip the pork so it doesn't get burned.
Sorry?
- Honey. - No, Mom.
- Mom. - Get him out of here.
- Hurry up and go! - Mom.
- Honey. - Mom, no.
- Mom. - Let go of me!
- Hey! Stop! - Honey!
- Honey, come back! - Mom, no!
Gosh. Yeong Soo died?
What do you mean?
He didn't die. He wanted to die,
so he lit coal inside his room.
The ambulance was here, and it was a total frenzy.
Is it because he was stressed?
Gosh, that's so tragic.
Still, he was very fortunate to survive.
I heard they smelled the meat burning from his room.
- I hope he wasn't burnt badly. - I know.
- They talk too much. - Gosh.
They just make up fake stories.
- Hyun Joo, it's a relief, isn't it? - What is?
Yeong Soo was your first love.
Hey, watch that mouth of yours. Hyun Joo, wait.
It's all right. We all do...
crazy things like that once in our lives.
Don't get angry.
You brat.
Hey, Sang Eun. I'll tell you one last time, so listen carefully.
Back then...
I didn't know he'd grow up to be such a loser.
Sit down.
Do you know what my wish is?
It's to get on a time machine and go back to when I liked him...
and pull all my hair out.
Hey, we understand. Calm down.
I'll pull out all his hair for you.
Why? Isn't it so courageous to express how you feel?
- You... - Hey, don't.
By the way, what about you?
Aren't you going to go meet that Jang Ho guy?
He said he was coming to the staff training.
Shouldn't you keep participating in events like that?
Why? Is it because of that elephant in the field girl or something?
I said she's a deer in the forest.
What on earth is an elephant in the field?
Still, what a bummer.
You said Jang Ho lives abroad.
You don't even know when he will come back.
No. I won't be swayed anymore.
I have to live my life. Whether it's for work, or men.
- Still, I think you should... - Forget it!
Although you may feel that way, but I don't care at all.
So stop it. I'm not going.
I won't live a weak-willed life anymore.
I'll say goodbye to him for good.
I'm just going to see him once and go back.
I'm really going to leave.
(Beauty Salon)
(Happy Beauty Salon)
Hello. What brings you here so early in the morning?
This is some radish water kimchi.
Radish water kimchi is the best for curing gas poisoning.
This has been fermented for more than three years.
Once he takes a whiff of this, he'll be totally cured.
- It's not gas poisoning... - I heard it was coal.
- That's not it. He grilled meat... - Mr. Kim.
In the old days, they said the eldest son comes from the sky.
That means he's a very precious person.
I'm not saying this because...
I lost my eldest son during the January–Fourth Retreat.
I see.
You should listen to us, Mr. Kim.
Okay.
Where... Where is Hye Ja?
She went out early to some school retreat.
Dad.
Can you please take me outside?
What?
The lady who lives in the house with that blue door...
brought this for you.
Eat it all.
Do not leave a single drop.
Okay.
Eating radish water kimchi makes me crave galbi.
Honey, I'll be outside.
Don't come home early.
Dad...
Dad, Dad.
No. Mom, please...
Look at them having such a great time.
Thank goodness I have you.
I was so worried, thinking that I'd be the only oldie.
I know, right?
Thank goodness I have you with me.
Right?
What about your kids though?
Why do you think I came here?
I know the younger ones are uncomfortable around me,
but this is the only legitimate excuse I have...
to enjoy some alone time.
I have huge respect for you. Raising kids must be so hard.
It sure is.
The real oldie is here.
- Hello. - Hello.
I heard you work as a war correspondent now.
Did you work in construction in the Middle East?
You're so tanned.
Hey, I was even more tanned.
I'm sorry I couldn't go to your wedding.
I was covering one of the civil wars.
Have you been well?
- Yes. - Isn't that Lee Joon Ha?
What's he doing here?
Hey, come here.
- This is Lee Joon Ha. - Yes, I know him.
He's already famous in the broadcasting industry.
I heard every broadcasting company wants to hire him as an anchor.
Right, but he wants to be a reporter. Like me.
I know I wasn't invited. I'm sorry.
Don't be. Handsome guys are always welcome.
I'm Jang Ho's huge fan.
I pestered him to make time to meet me when he returned.
I invited him.
Everyone here will work in the industry,
so it'll be good to know each other.
This is my friend, Kang Ji Hyeon.
And this is my junior,
Kim Hye Ja.
She wants to be a news anchor too.
Hello.
Yes, hello.
Well, can I call you by your first name?
Or shall I address you politely?
I'm TBC news anchor Jang Seo Yeon.
Hello.
Elephant in the field.
Congratulations on your wedding.
Right, thanks.
My wife unexpectedly got a job offer from the UN,
so we rushed and had a small ceremony with just our families.
- What about you? - Sorry?
I'm single.
- You suggested it. - I know.
Drink up.
Jang Ho, I'll get going.
Why? We haven't had a chance to catch up.
Stay for just one more drink.
Just one more drink, okay?
- Have a seat. - Sit here.
Then will you go straight to Angola?
Yes, I have to.
Is that where you and your wife live?
We live in South Africa now,
so it's not that far.
I have to go to Angola to cover a story.
As you probably know, the civil war is still going on there.
Right, the civil war is still going on.
Yes, I saw it on the news.
I saw all the tanks and guns.
Since you're saying you have to get going, I should let you go.
Let me know when you pass the test.
- I'll be off, then. - Okay.
- Go back inside. - All right.
I guess you're leaving.
Yes, I have to take care of something.
I see.
Goodbye, then.
Wait.
Do you really want to be a news anchor?
Sorry?
Why do you want to be a news anchor?
To inform the public of the truth and...
Reporters can do that too.
But reporters are...
What? Reporters...
aren't cool?
So you want to be a news anchor...
because it looks cool?
I feel...
as if I'm at an interview for a news anchor position.
Then have you ever been out on the field?
- What? - Have you ever been on the field?
I'm not talking about what you can learn from the answer sheets.
Have you been out on the field to write the story you'll read?
Have you ever experienced how intense things can get?
Why are you asking me these questions?
I want to know what kind of effort you're making to be a news anchor.
Well, I don't think...
I'm obligated...
to answer these questions you're asking.
Of course, you don't have to answer my questions.
But you should be able to answer these questions for yourself.
I'm talking about the qualifications you need to pass the exam.
Jang Ho said you're his junior,
whom he's especially fond of.
Stop crying already.
Oh, boy.
My gosh.
Why are you here so early?
I haven't even had breakfast yet.
You can do my hair after you eat your breakfast.
Okay, I'll quickly have some rice with soup.
- Wait here, okay? - All right.
Did you skip breakfast again?
Gosh, don't worry. My stomach has shrunk,
so I never get hungry even if I don't eat anything.
Do you want to join me?
There are no side dishes as I didn't go grocery shopping yesterday.
Water and kimchi are all I need.
Even though my mother-in-law hated me so much,
she said she liked the fact that I'm not a picky eater.
I'm serious.
Let's go in.
- Hey, you're back. - You're getting in just now?
Did you stay up all night? My gosh.
Will she get married soon or what?
You can watch TV.
Can I come in?
I'm going to sleep.
Has everyone who came to the reunion...
already established a successful career?
You didn't know that before the reunion?
This world is full of people who are a lot more competent than you.
Will you cry every single time you encounter them?
Starving yourself and lying in bed won't solve anything.
It won't solve any of your problems.
What happened?
Do you know the difference between competence and living a good life?
Even if you're incompetent, just get in there...
and tell the world, "I'm here."
"I want to give hope to the likes of me."
That is how you live a truly good life.
As for competence, you must be born with it,
but you can live a good life if you work at it.
Come out in a bit. Let's have breakfast.
What can I do for you today?
She wants her hair dyed.
Just the roots?
Hi.
We have a demonstration today. Are you sending someone?
Well... We have a lot of customers on the weekends.
You can't say that.
We're demonstrating for our livelihood.
I closed my shop too.
My goodness. Your shop is closed...
every weekend anyway.
Mom, I've mixed the dye.
Let me go and demonstrate.
Fine. I'll be there when I'm done with this customer.
We'd prefer Hye Ja, though.
We have enough old people with shrieking voices.
A young lady with a pretty voice would be much better.
Still, I can't let her.
Don't worry. I want some fresh air.
Well... Let's go.
We say no to senior care facilities!
We oppose building a nursing home!
- We oppose! - We oppose!
No construction without Jagok-dong residents' consent!
Stop immediately!
- Stop! - Stop!
Ma'am, you can lean on me.
- Hold on to my arm. - Thanks.
Hye Ja, what are you doing? Continue.
Okay.
Who is the nursing home for?
Government compensate for decreasing house prices!
- Compensate! - Compensate!
Wait. What's going on?
What is he doing here?
Is he here for a news story? For practice?
Ma'am, I'm sorry, but can you move over a bit?
Stay here. I'll be right back.
Sorry.
Hello.
What?
If you're here for a news story, you can go ahead.
What? This doesn't count...
as a field you talked about?
Then again, for a promising reporter like you,
a field must be where the history changes.
But you know what? For these people,
this is as important as the things that change the history.
These old ladies?
Yes, the facilities might be meant for them,
but falling house prices hurt them more than bad health.
That's why they demonstrate in the cold despite the criticism.
With the house prices falling,
they'll have no money left for their funeral.
Fine.
What you said the other day...
There was nothing wrong about it.
It was all true.
Because it was true,
it hurt me more.
You reminded me of something I'd been feeling all along.
You made me resent myself.
Is that what you wanted?
Hey, did you eat?
Ma'am, you must be surprised.
We'll eat a bit later.
See? You scared her.
Please leave now.
Joon Ha, did you eat?
She's asking if you ate.
I ate, Grandma.
He ate, ma'am.
He is my grandson.
- Lee Joon Ha. - What?
Let's go.
Government compensate for decreasing house prices!
- Compensate! - Hye Ja, what are you doing?
Okay.
We say no to senior care facilities!
We oppose building a nursing home!
- We oppose! - We oppose!
Goodness. Having a young lady with us...
cheered everyone up. Please come next week too.
Sure, I will.
I didn't know we were neighbors.
See you around.
Bye, ma'am.
Well... That lady.
Has she always lived around here?
Oh, her?
I think they moved here a couple of months ago.
She lives alone with her grandson.
I would have stood up and left, but that would humiliate you.
So I decided to stay. What kind of pervert would think that?
I knew it. I did think he sounded...
familiarly logical and pretentious.
How did we run into each other right there?
You have to pay first.
You startled me.
Why are you here?
Where is Sang Eun?
She was supposed to work this afternoon, but she couldn't make it.
Her agency landed her a performance or something.
You work here?
I know the manager here, so I sometimes fill in at night.
I'll pay.
I apologize for lecturing you about being on the field.
Earlier when you were talking to me,
I thought you sounded logical and neutral.
And just the right amount of emotional appeal at the climax.
It would have made a stunning news story.
You're still judging, though.
The thing is,
I'm a bit angry...
at the TBC news anchor.
You mean Jang Seo Yeon?
She is always like that.
She was always pretentious...
So how much is it?
It's on me. As an apology.
That's not really necessary.
I'll take this too.
This...
Sorry.
Oh, you're here.
- That's so romantic. - Lower your voice.
He must have lectured you because he was interested in you.
That's so romantic. My gosh.
You're going too far. We met only recently.
It doesn't always take a long time to fall for someone.
It's not like that.
I've filled the shelves in the back. I'll get going now.
Have a nice day.
Had a nice day.
"Had a nice day?"
Did I say that?
Hi.
Why are you outside? It's cold.
The sikhye is ready. You like it, right?
- I'll get going. - Okay. Bye.
The girl earlier...
I mean the girl with big eyes like a cow.
Oh, what about her?
She is the daughter of the hair salon down the street.
Apparently, she is getting married soon.
I see.
I was hoping you'd go out with her.
What a disappointment.
Why would you say that? Let's go in.
- Go in. Hurry up. - All right.
There's no telling what will happen between a guy and a girl.
Sang Eun is right in that.
Also, if he really had no feelings towards me,
he could just not see me again.
But he apologized and even bought me coffee.
That means he wants to get on better terms with me.
Don't you think so?
There's something going on, right?
Hey. Don't you think there's something going on?
(Beauty Salon)
Yes. I think I know the place.
Okay. Thank you.
I'll see you there.
I don't know. It stopped working properly long ago.
And now it's completely out of order.
- The whole thing needs replacing. - What?
The bottom part is broken. It can't hold up the thing anymore.
That would cost too much.
Everyone in the family just spends money. No one makes any.
How much would it cost?
Oh, my. Hye Ja, you look so pretty.
Are you going on a date?
It'll be cold in the evening. Put on more clothes.
Women should keep their lower body warm.
Do kids even listen lately?
They'll understand when they grow old and sick.
Okay, ma'am.
Goodbye.
(Sound Studio)
Up there.
Is there a broadcasting station at a place like this too?
Broadcasting station?
By dubbing work, did you mean...
Yes. An erotic movie.
Don't be too shocked.
All voice actors do this.
Just think of it as a part-time job.
I heard you wanted to apply for a news anchor.
But you didn't submit an application anywhere.
How will you make money then?
I've experienced...
exactly what you're going through right now too.
Yes, you have a nice voice.
But it's not nice enough to be a news anchor.
You know that too, right?
I know you won't give up, but that's the truth.
I know. I understand you can be shocked.
But still, instead of recording strange announcements,
this is way more profitable.
(Sound Studio)
Let's begin.
Get ready, start.
Hold on.
Miss. You have to start as soon as the scene starts.
Okay. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Let's try it again.
Is that all you've got?
I feel so awkward doing this.
- Hey, Ms. Kim? - Honey.
Excuse me?
- Yes? - Ms. Kim.
You're doing a good job,
but can't you do it more naturally? Naturally.
Naturally?
I'm sorry. It could be tough for her since she doesn't have...
- much experience. - What do you mean?
I used to be so trashy!
I have a bunch of experience.
(Happy Beauty Salon)
Gosh.
I guess you weren't that busy today.
Mondays are always like this.
Hye Ja's not here.
Well, she even likes cold red bean buns.
I can never fool you.
Hye Ja didn't come home yet?
Her senior said she'd introduce her to some job,
so she got excited and went out. I don't know when she'll come.
I hope it goes well.
Then it will be a perfect birthday gift for you.
Come on, let's not jump to conclusions.
- Dad. - You're here.
Where's Mom?
How did your work go?
It went well, of course.
Ta-da!
What is this?
Oh, my. Is this money?
Did you work today?
I told you. Ji Hyeon introduce a job to me.
You should use this for yourself.
That shampoo sink is broken.
It isn't much,
but I'd feel better if I can pitch in.
I never imagined receiving money from my child.
- Are you happy? - Of course I am.
Oh, gosh. You did a great job, Hye Ja.
Okay, Dad.
Next time I make money, it will be all yours.
Okay?
Eat this.
What is it?
Red bean buns!
Thank you.
I'm the one who always brings her stuff,
but you always take the credit.
She promised she'd make money and buy me a new taxi.
Whether she keeps her promise or not, I'm so proud of her.
She is our daughter, and knows how hard we work.
I can't use this money.
It's like our daughter's first paycheck.
I can't use this.
Okay. I'll have some udon...
and a half bottle of soju, and forget everything.
Then I'll go to sleep.
(Midnight Snack Bar)
Sir, I'll have a soju and a udon.
I didn't mean to...
Sir, I'll have a soju and a udon.
I didn't mean to...
Sir, I won't need the soju.
That was...
not what I wanted...
Sir. Give me another bottle of soju.
No.
One more bottle.
The guy who wants to be a reporter?
What brings you to our neighborhood?
We already knew we live in the same neighborhood.
Oh, that's right. How stupid of me.
You're a resident in this area.
I see.
Although you're not rich, I thought you were from a nice family.
But you're filthy broke like me.
But it's strange.
Broke people usually recognize each other.
It's because I'm even more broke than you.
There's a class between broke people.
Come on, don't be silly.
You may think our beauty salon belongs to my family,
but it belongs to the bank. We owe them a debt.
And it's not a small amount.
It's serious. It's "debt" in English.
The "B" is a silent syllable.
Is this a battle to see who is more pitiful?
I'm confident I can beat anyone.
My mom's middle finger on her right hand is bent...
because she's held the scissors for so long.
My grandma doesn't have any fingerprints left...
because she has worked so much.
I'm talking about my mom. Why bring your grandma into this?
What should I do then? I don't have a mom or a dad.
My mom ran away when I was young, and my dad...
is someone I wish who doesn't exist in this world.
Sir, give us another bottle of soju.
I lost.
- Here. - Thank you.
Wait!
Give it to me.
Here.
So after I grew up,
I've never been able to relax.
I did everything to earn money.
Even though I should be preparing for the exam now,
I still take on construction jobs and even work in other cities.
My story is too depressing and boring, right?
But I must say, it sounds like you've been doing your very best.
I have no confidence,
and I don't even know what to do.
To tell you the truth,
except for a few times at the beginning,
I've never even sent my resume to broadcasting stations.
Failing a few interviews...
gave me a reality check.
Even during the interviews, the interviewers...
did ask me some questions, but I could tell...
whether or not they were doing it just to be polite.
For strong candidates, all interviewers, right off the bat,
smile at them.
What they say doesn't even matter.
But even I don't think I qualify...
as a strong candidate.
I'm a little lame.
But at the same time, it's so hard...
to come to terms with it and just accept it.
Why? It's because...
I care about myself a great deal.
I really want myself to do well,
but this girl is a little... She's lame.
Now, I certainly know that I'm not cut out for it,
but I don't have the courage to give it all up.
If I give this up, I'll need a different goal.
But I'm so scared that I might never achieve that goal.
Gosh, had I known I'd end up like this,
I would've never decided to become a news anchor...
and just worked hard like you've been doing.
Then I would've at least earned some money.
Then my parents wouldn't have had to work so hard.
Do you regret your decision?
Yes. I really regret...
deciding to become a news anchor.
If I never set that goal for myself,
I think I'd be much happier now.
I want to go back to that point in time.
I want to go back in time and tell myself to give up on that dream.
I really want to do that.
I, too, would love to go back in time.
What if you could?
If you could actually turn back time,
what would you do?
I won't go to my grandma.
I'd rather live at an orphanage.
I won't live with my grandma.
I'd never let her take me in and suffer that misery again.
Gosh...
That's heart-wrenching.
- Yes, don't let her suffer again. - Here.
Let's go home.
All right.
This isn't an easy decision for me,
but I'll grant you an opportunity to change things.
What opportunity?
How did you know I brought this today?
The opportunity to turn back time.
My gosh.
It'd be so nice if it were true.
It is true.
It's possible.
I mean, I can't make it happen,
- but this watch can. - Sure.
- Do you really want to do it? - Yes, I really do.
Do you really want it?
- Show me. Go ahead. - You're serious, right?
Don't regret later.
Once it's done, there's no going back.
Okay, show me.
(Special thanks to Hyun Woo and Kim Ki Lee)
(The Light in Your Eyes)
Thank you...
for your offer to turn back time for me.
Let's try to be more generous and talk casually to each other.
Considering what we went through, we should be talking casually.
That's how love begins.
He was hit by a truck as he was making a left at an intersection.
Please, please...
Ma'am, what is your name?
I'm Kim Hye Ja.
Can't you tell that I'm your daughter?
This is the only way.
Mom and Dad, I'm sorry.