THAT DAY, 10 YEARS AGO
THE FEELING FROM THAT MOMENT
MY FIRST LOVE
I'M BETTING MY LIFE FOR YOU, ONCE AGAIN
BACK TO THAT DAY:
LEE JUNG-SHIN
IN FIRST LOVE:
SEO JI-HOON
"HER":
LEE YEOL-EUM
A REPLAY OF FIRST LOVE:
MY FIRST LOVE
Now you know.
On that day, it should've been me...
...on that ferry.
If I hadn't given my ticket to your mother…
Then…
That's why, you should never forgive me.
Hate me, blame me all you want…
...and one day, when you get tired of hating me…
Then at that point…
…please just forget everything.
Because I'll remember all my life...
...and take all your pain.
IN SEARCH FOR LOST TIME
Shin-woo, there's something I have to tell you.
I'll be waiting at the Firefly Bridge at 11 tomorrow.
Ji-su.
Everything began with this note...
...and ended with this note.
But this can't be true…
I can't say to you, "Thank goodness you're alright."
Or that I'm happy, that you're safe.
I can never say those words.
Why does it have to be me?
Why?
Shin-woo, there's something I have to tell you.
I'll be waiting at the Firefly Bridge at 11 tomorrow.
In a functional equation...
...when x is a…
As f(x) gets closer and closer to the constant, a...
...it tends to positive infinity.
Mr. Kang.
I think it's your phone.
Huh?
Sorry guys.
Don't you think you're being too negligent?
How can you call yourself a guardian...
...leaving an underaged attended for several days?
I was busy with school. Why?
Apparently I can go now.
Is that right?
Should I go over to the hospital?
No, I'm already done with the papers.
I'll see you at home.
Alright.
Um… Did you see Ji-su?
I can see her right now.
I'm only telling you this to share the frustration...
...but I barely had a chance to talk to her…
…these past couple of days.
She's been stuck in the ER...
...working without eating or taking a break.
You said you missed me.
But I…
I hoped with all my heart that I'd never see you again.
Do you remember what I said last time?
"Let’s not see each other again."
I meant it.
Please sign mine first! Mine first! Hey, move it!
-Me first, please! -No, me first!
-What's your name? -I'm Seo Jin-hee.
Seo Jin-hee…
Me, too! Me, too!
Wow, thank you!
Come on, back to your classrooms, now!
What?
Why are you here?
I told you already, that I'll be coming today.
Oh…
Stumpyneck called me.
For that, you know.
What do you call it? Something… "toring."
Right, "storing!"
-You mean, "mentoring?" -Yes, that's it!
I wonder if they'll know...
...that you can't tell "storing" apart from "mentoring."
You won't… tell them, will you?
Reminds me of the old times.
Bet you feel like a high-schooler every day...
...watching them.
So yesterday, I went to Min-seok's place, and…
Is it true that you still have a thing for Ji-su?
Then make it work this time!
We were… so happy back then, huh?
Being with you guys here...
...and just watching all of you from here…
...made me really happy.
Those were really…
…the happiest days in my life.
So… I decided to think...
...that that's enough for me.
What are you on about?
That I liked Ji-su.
That I liked her.
Sorry, I have a class to teach. I'll get going.
But stay and look around more.
IN SEARCH FOR LOST TIME
Hey.
Wasn't that your favorite book?
Thought I'd put it away...
...because I won't be reading it again.
This time, everything has…
…come to an end.
My long, long…
…first love.
I no longer feel that I can be a useful contributor...
... to the girl's admission in the organization.
Oh, and remember! This "no longer feel to"...
...is used when you no longer desire or want something again.
Please memorize these from today...
...because they'll be on the test!
Oh what? Who is it this time?
Blind date? Something more serious?
Or that dump truck from last time?
Who is it today?
What?
That hairpin!
Who are you wearing it for today?
Who else? A guy.
You told me to wear it when I'm seeing a guy.
Yes, so which guy?
A brand-new Mercedes-Benz.
What Benz…
You want to grab something to eat?
There's this place I want to go to...
...but they don't take single orders.
-Ms. Baek! -I'm going to order drinks, too.
How about you leave that hairpin behind?
You can bite other things, instead.
Hey.
Just get in.
What are you doing?
I didn't know you were so stingy.
So cheap!
-What? -You hid it on purpose, right?
The answers to the college scholastic ability test!
You don't want me to see them.
What are you on about?
I thought maybe, I should memorize the answers and change my life.
So, I've decided to go back.
To the year 2007.
I was really jealous, you know.
Of my friends who could enjoy a drink…
…with their parents, after becoming adults.
Then from who did you…
…learn to drink?
What's up with your company and all those drink gatherings?
Ugh, please.
Hey, so you've been dismissed.
What are you guys doing?
Well, uh… Mr. Kang said…
You're supposed to learn your drinks from an adult, so…
Hey! What are you doing with a minor?
And who teaches drinking with beer?
Don't we have soju?
Let me really teach you today.
Just you wait.
Do something.
It's okay, it's okay!
We've got soju!
It's inside, so let's go in!
So now you know who your teacher will be.
On your twentieth birthday...
...you'll wake up with a hangover so bad...
...that you'd wished you were rather dead. And throw up.
Thanks, it makes me feel much better, knowing that.
When you go back…
...look after our sister for me.
At least you let Mom go...
...but she will be having the hardest time.
I will.
By the way, uh…
Did you hear anything from Ji-su?
I did.
She likes you, Mr. Kang.
Ji-su likes you. You, Mr. Kang.
So that's why I'm going back.
It all fell into place, right?
Now you can work things out.
Yes…
...I'll try to work it out.
By the way, Mr. Kang.
You know something?
It's possible to be jealous of yourself.
I now know that you, Mr. Kang...
...are my future, yet…
Still…
...I envy you.
Ji-su's first love is you...
...and her love still is you…
The person that Ji-su likes is always…
It's never been me.
In the end, I…
I never got to hear it from her.
That she likes me.
But you know what?
In this world...
...there are some words that were better left unheard.
Because…
…that way, it'll hurt less.
You'll know what I mean...
...when you grow up.
Ugh, please. Can you go over there?
I sleep on my left side, you know.
And you think I'll sleep on my right side?
Ugh, please!
Mr. Kang.
What?
Is it nice going to college?
Not really.
Is it nice, being an adult?
No, not really.
Still, it feels good earning money, right?
Are you kidding me?
Money is best when someone else earns it for you.
Ugh, come on!
Can't you at least give me some hope for the future?
It's called a white lie, don't you know?
What hope did you hold onto until now, then?
Waiting.
Today..
...or maybe tomorrow…
…or maybe the day after that…
Waiting, hoping that I'll see her once more.
Who?
Who else?
But…
But now I know.
That once I go back...
...I'll only see Ji-su after 10 years.
Still, there's hope that you'll see her 10 years later.
That will help you to go on.
You said you heard from herself.
That Ji-su likes me.
Then...
...the future for you and I...
...will be a happy one, right?
Isn't that a bright enough future waiting for you?
Mr. Kang...
I…
I'm glad to have met you.
Because now I know that I'll turn up pretty alright.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I have to keep on lying to you.
But I want you to learn the truth...
...when you've all grown-up, and when you can take it.
So let's leave it until then.
And let's…
Let's not get angry, or blame it all on fate.
Because, we…
We laughed a lot...
...smiled a lot...
...and were happy.
And that should be enough, right?
It was hard, yes.
But good work, Shin-woo.
Han Ji-su.
Let me use up my birthday gift today.
The chance to summon you.
As for the time…
Uh…
What are you?
NO PHONE CALLS
I'm here for my appointment.
Weren't you dismissed?
I'm in for an outpatient visit.
Deok-gu?
I'll see you at the gate, at 7 o'clock.
Dr. Han.
I'm leaving today.
You're leaving?
So, uh…
Can you spend just one day with me?
Is this the hospital?
Can you put me through Dr. Shin, at the orthopedics?
Let's go.
COMIC CAFE
Coming here reminds me of the old times.
Same here.
Hey, I was born way before you.
You grew up watching Pororo, right?
Back in my time, it was Young-shim and Honey.
"Run Honey."
Bet you've never even heard of it.
Of course I have!
I was a big fan, when I was in kindergarten.
Huh?
They still aired that, when you were little?
Of course, I even remember the time.
1:00, on Sundays.
Straight after "National Singing Contest."
Hey, that's right!
There were many others besides Honey, too.
"Fly, Superboard"...
..."Pocket Monsters"...
..."Doochi and Ppuggu."
Hey, right!
Somehow you're not like the kids these days.
With you, I feel like I'm talking to my friends.
These days, I can't tell who's who on TV.
Because for me, the one and only idols are…
-Girls' Generation. -Girls' Generation!
By the way, is there anything you want?
You said you're going somewhere far...
...so I want to give you a farewell gift.
Then…
Can I have that?
-This? -Yes.
As my birthday gift.
Today's your birthday?
No, my birthday's long past. But…
I still want it as my birthday gift.
Alright, an early birthday present it is.
Happy birthday.
Ah, finally…
...all my wishes have come true.
And for the last time...
...there's somewhere I want to go with you, Dr. Han.
I wanted to say my farewell…
…right here.
I had this friend, you see.
I didn't know it would be our last...
...and so, without being able to tell her what I needed to...
...we departed here.
Tell her what?
That I like her…
…very, very much.
That friend of mine…
…was my first love.
I was happy...
...that I met her…
…and getting to like her.
I was very happy.
Same here.
First love…
I had my first love, too.
Your first love…
That teacher from back in your high school days?
That's what you told your friends last time, right?
No.
My first love was…
…my friend.
Kang Shin-woo.
That was his name.
I really…
I really liked him.
Thank you, Dr. Han.
No, I should thank you.
Being with you…
…made me feel like I've gone back to the old days.
That I could be happy again.
Just like back then.
Here. Your farewell gift.
I heard it's going to rain tonight.
It rained too, when I said farewell to that friend.
That's why, for the past 10 years...
...that friend of mine in my memory...
...is always standing in the rain.
And that… always hurt me.
Take care of your health.
You too, Dr. Han.
Guess I took a liking to you, in that short time.
Dr. Han.
I…
I don't want to see you hurt anymore.
So…
So after we say goodbye...
...please turn on your phone.
You want me to take Ji-su off this island?
You can do that, right?
I don't care whether it's Seoul...
...or someplace else…
Well, I'm not understanding this.
I thought you liked Ji-su.
And yet you come to another man, who also happens to like her...
...and beg to take her away?
Well, according to how you like to put it...
...I don't think there's a rule like that.
No, this is the only rule for me.
To have Ji-su leave this place...
...and never see me again.
What's your reason?
The more she sees me...
...she'll become unhappier.
But before that...
...I need to know…
...just what happened between you and Ji-su.
By the way…
...did you plan this with Deok-gu?
-Deok-gu? -Then why did he come to me...
...and ask me exactly the same thing?
I'll see you at the gate, at 7 o'clock.
-Dr. Shin. -Yes?
I have a favor to ask.
Isn't it too much of a waste...
...for Dr. Han to be stuck here, on this island?
I think Dr. Han…
…is more suitable to be in Seoul.
Please say you'll do it.
In exchange, I'll…
I'll let you be first in line, instead.
I said I'll tell you my name, right?
My name is…
…Kang Shin-woo.
That's why you should never forgive me.
Hate me, blame me all you want…
...and one day, when you get tired of hating me…
Then, at that time, please just forget everything.
Because I'll remember, and take all your pain all my life.
Kang Shin-woo.
That was his name.
I really…
I really liked him.
ONE MONTH LATER
Man, I don't want to go to school today…
Like you have any other option, if you want to feed yourself.
What else will you do if you don't go?
Eat mud?
Come on out, let's eat!
Why not just say it?
To go make breakfast?
I shouldn't have come down here…
I should've just lived alone, in Seoul! Gosh!
Like he's been here forever…
It's become a habit.
Shin-woo went back.
But his traces...
...are still everywhere.
Hey, Shin-woo!
I told you not to just pick out all the stalk!
I thought you fixed that nasty habit after you grew up.
Or how many times do I have to beat it into you?
It wasn't me, you know!
There's just you and me in this house, so who else?
There was one more!
Oh…
Don't make me laugh.
Now you're trying to blame it all on the poor kid?
Besides, who else would have a weird habit like you?
Man…
How is he, by the way?
Did all the loan sharks go back?
Um… Probably.
Aren't you even worried?
How about you focus on your own brother, who's in front of you?
He's doing alright.
He must be, because I am.
One thing changed, after he went back.
After we belonged in our own space-time again...
...his memories from over there...
...were shared with mine, as my own memories of the past.
Mr. Kang, tell me about your first love?
Isn't it time to change your repertoire?
Don't you get tired of stories of first love?
We heard you told the other class...
...that it was love at first sight!
-Yes! -Please tell us!
Where did you meet her? What were you doing at the time?
Well, uh…
…while catching her from the fence.
No, it was when I scored a 3-point shot.
Or… was it in the bus?
-Oh, what? -Oh, what?
Did you go out with her? Did you confess?
I confessed…
...when we met in Seoul again, 10 years later.
No. I mean, at the Firefly Bridge, 10 years ago.
But not really 10 years ago.
-What? -Oh what?
Hello.
Miss you. Love you, babe. Me too!
So you are seeing someone.
No I'm not!
Whatever. Who is it?
Is it your blind date from last time?
No way!
I won't look, so please continue.
How about you? I should be asking you.
You wouldn't let go of your phone all day.
Ever since he went back...
,,,I started to have…
Kang Shin-woo Waiting for me again?
…emails from the past.
Yes, yes.
Hello.
Mr. Kang, you were waiting for my email again, right?
Because you probably have no-one else to hear from.
Like he has anyone better.
2007
Right?
You can't fool me.
But then, I'm in the same boat.
Ugh…
I shouldn't have fixed this.
One New Voice Message
Huh? What's this?
When did I get this?
Do they have spam voice messages too, these days?
Anyway, I'm sending you this, because I feel sorry for...
...the poor 28-year-old me, who's probably all alone this fall.
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you this.
I think there's something…
…between Geun-deok and Na-hee.
To borrow the expression from 10 years later...
..."There's something going on between them."
After that day when the gang met up in 2017...
...I saw them on my way back to the hospital.
That's right!
Miss you, too. Love you.
Heart!
Then that heart was for Geun-deok?
Ugh… My eyes!
Ugh, goosebumps!
Where are you going?
Go study!
Where are you going?
Goosebumps!
My eyes, ugh!
2017/2007
Mr. Kang, now you know everything, huh?
About me, Ji-su, and that lie.
But let's just call it even.
You lied to me too, right?
You were such a good liar, you.
You were such a good liar, Mr. Kang.
Number 2. When x equals minus 1…
So…
How are you, Mr. Kang?
Your lies won't work with me anymore.
Because…
Because I…
I'm not alright.
Which means…
...you can't be, either.
I said I'll tell you my name, right?
My name is Kang Shin-woo.
Here's what you asked for, Dr. Han.
This patient had no other personal info apart from his guardian.
If you need to see him, why not contact his guardian?
No.
I just thought, maybe…
But it's so ludicrous, so…
By the way, Dr. Han.
I'm so sorry to see you go, and without a farewell party, too!
Today's your last day, right?
Yes… Today's my last day.
Our flight's tomorrow afternoon...
...so let's leave early morning.
If I could, I would've called the plane here, too.
But even I'm not capable of that.
Just bear the ferry tomorrow...
...and I promise you'll be flying, instead of sailing, all your life.
But too bad.
Because looks like that'll be my last flight, too.
Because this U.S. trip…
...yes, it's for the training program...
...but I'm thinking of settling there forever.
My parents are there too, so…
Then I'll just settle with you.
Can't you ever be serious?
After I went to see you, with that text you sent me...
...you surprised me by asking me to go to the U.S., and…
But Father told me to.
Saying, he doesn't want to see me.
The farther away I am from his sight, the better it is, he said.
You can't eat anything but Korean food...
...so how will you adapt?
Who cares whether I'm having rice or bread?
All it matters is that it's with you.
Jeez.
I'm sorry.
If I'd known...
...I would've never brought you here.
Today's your last day in Korea...
...and sorry I can't spend it with you.
I need to say my farewells, so…
I have people to see, too.
It'll suit your skin tone.
Hello.
So-ra.
Hey, Ji-su!
Here.
How's work treating you?
It's never easy, earning a salary. But doing alright.
Still… You look much happier.
I guess I was more the working mom type, than the stay-at-home type.
So, what brings you here today?
I'm leaving tomorrow, So-ra.
And this time… I wanted to say farewell.
To where?
Are you going back to Seoul?
I'm going to the States.
And this time…
...I don't think I'll come back.
Does Shin-woo know?
But I think…
...this will be better off for Shin-woo.
You're all dead, if you ever mention Ji-su in front of me.
Alright? So keep that in mind!
Because I don't even want to hear that name!
Don't even mention her surname!
Still… I'm sure she had her reasons.
What reason?
What could be the reason that she left without a word, without a farewell?
Would you do that to us?
You know what? Forget about us.
She knew that Shin-woo's mother had passed away, yet…
I know, right?
How could she do that to Shin-woo?
After all he'd done for her!
She tried to tell me.
Remember the book you passed on for me, Min-seok?
There was a note inside, asking to meet up.
And? Did you?
No.
Why?
I knew what she would say...
...and I didn't want to put her through that pain again.
What do you mean?
Why, what was Ji-su going to say?
Just…
A confession that I don't need to hear...
...and a confession that she doesn't need to make.
There's a confession like that...
...which will only hurt both parties.
So…
...don't think so badly of Ji-su.
Just…
Just understand that she had her reasons...
...and just wish for her best.
Will you do that, please?
Ugh, the frustration!
What? What is it? What is it now?
I took the rubbish out...
...and cleaned the bathroom, too!
The kids say they'll have dinner at my mom's place.
Like I said anything about that!
Then what? You want a massage?
Your hands are for your cartoons, and not for a massage!
I need to tell him.
Whatever it was that happened between them...
...I can't just sit still now that I know.
Jeez.
Hey, So-ra.
Tomorrow?
Mr. Kang, that day…
...I didn't go out to meet Ji-su.
I did what's for the best, right?
But the truth is, I…
Even though I knew it all...
...I still wanted to see her one more time.
I know.
Because I feel the same.
Mr. Kang, if…
If we hadn't met on the bus that day...
...on Ji-su's first day here…
...would I have never fallen for her?
Even if you didn't then...
...in another time…
…you would have, eventually.
Because I did.
Then…
...even though we turn back time...
...destiny is something…
…we can't beat, is it?
Then… even if we were to turn back the clock again...
...we'll still end up like this, huh?
Ji-su will get hurt every time she sees us...
...and we'll get hurt, having to send her away.
That's the fate Ji-su and we are bound by, right?
So Mr. Kang… I'm sorry.
Because if so...
...I'm going to change the future.
All that's happened to you...
...is the future for me, so…
So…
...I won't meet Ji-su...
...10 years later, in Seoul.
MY FIRST LOVE
Isn't it time…
…you throw that picture away?
I think I should see someone, before I go.
You always held onto that picture so dearly.
It's because of that friend, right?
On the day of Mom's accident...
...did you get a call from Mom?
No, I didn't.
I'll just believe it was so.
I decided to risk everything for that future.
Because I can't let your or Ji-su's future change, because of me.
Now I finally understand what it all meant.
Your last favor…
…from your mother.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to change the future.
All that's happened between you and Ji-su will disappear...
...but I…
After I send off Ji-su at age 18...
...I don't ever wish for us to meet again.
To meet again will only hurt both of us.
So why repeat it?