THAT DAY, 10 YEARS AGO
THAT 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
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
Mr. Kang…
...I'm sorry.
Because...
...I'm going to change the future.
IN SEARCH FOR LOST TIME
All that's happened to you is the future for me, so…
I won't meet Ji-su…
…10 years later, in Seoul.
I'm only going to stop Ji-su's accident,
but not appear in front of her.
And I won't go to the Firefly Bridge,
10 years later, on Mom's late anniversary.
Then…
Your time-travel back to 2007 won't have happened,
and all that's happened between you and Ji-su will disappear,
but…
...after I send Ji-su off at age 18,
I don't ever wish for us to meet again.
To meet again will only hurt both of us.
Why would we do that?
Still, I guess…
That would mean Ji-su won't remember you, right?
Because then Ji-su...
...will have never met "Mr. Kang."
Shin-woo, you idiot!
IN SEARCH FOR LOST TIME
Hey, isn't this the picture that Geun-deok took last time?
-Yes. -Huh? But this picture…
Geun-deok didn't print them out yet.
No, he printed one for me already.
A long, long time ago.
Mr. Kang, can I have this?
You can ask Geun-deok for another copy.
Alright.
But why's the picture so old?
PICTURE FROM MR. KANG
If I was your brother,
this is what I would've wanted to tell you.
That it's not your fault.
That no-one in this world is…
…ever guilty for surviving.
I'm sure someone out there…
…couldn’t ask for more,
just to have you with them.
So it's okay. It really is.
No, not this memory…
You can't take that away.
Please just tell me once again.
Just like back then.
That it's alright.
That it's a relief that I'm here.
That it's enough.
Please just tell me once more.
That memory would've been her sole support for these past 10 years.
It's okay, you can forget everything.
When we met again,
you said you don't remember…
…a thing about the past, right?
I want you to do that.
Don't torment yourself,
trying to take it all with you.
But…
But even if you do end up forgetting everything,
I want you to remember this.
That in this world, no-one is…
…ever guilty for surviving.
Even if we turn back the time,
and this is where we end up…
And even if I should know how our ending is,
I would still go back, to meet the 18-year-old you.
To tell you, Ji-su.
That it's not your fault.
It's not your fault, Ji-su.
I'm sorry, Shin-woo…
Back then, there was something I couldn't tell you.
What was her name?
Your first love.
The name of my first love was…
…Han Ji-su.
Even though I knew the answer already,
I was hoping you'd pick the wrong answer.
You were always…
…the right answer for me.
Thank you.
For liking me,
so many times.
Year 2007
What's wrong, Sis?
I just received them now.
They're mom's belongings.
I need to put them away,
but I don't think I can.
Mom…
I'll do it.
Let me.
Who got them so dirty?
My ID…
But why's there two?
If this was from Ji-su…
…then what's this?
This is… my ID.
By the way, on the day of Mom's accident,
didn't you get a call from her?
A call from Mom? But she didn't take her phone that day.
When I went to pick that up,
I checked the security camera, to see Mom for the last time, and…
She was on the phone with someone.
Really?
It wasn't me.
Then who?
Hey, what's this?
When did I receive this?
Do they even send spam voicemail these days?
Hey, Shin-woo.
-It's me. -Mom…?
And Mr. Kang…
I mean, not Mr. Kang…
…Shin-woo…
I'm sorry I didn't recognize you right away.
I still don't understand how you managed to come here,
after being an adult, because I'm not well-read.
But…
Now that I think about it,
I guess this was a gift from the heavens.
Now I know that even after I go,
my kids would've grown up fine.
You're still a baby to my eyes,
but even when I'm not there…
You will have grown up so fine.
What a wonderful gift, so I can rest assured.
That's why I'm not scared at all,
and I have no more worries.
Aren't I the luckiest person in the world?
And Shin-woo…
You know that dilemma of yours…
…that we talked over soju?
I think I found the answer.
On why that girl you liked,
was so cold to you, after seeing you in 10 years.
But I guess even back then, I wanted to send her to you.
Just like now.
One ticket for the two o'clock ferry.
I'm sure of it.
Mr. Kang is Shin-woo.
He's Shin-woo, 10 years later.
Gosh… He couldn't even call me mom.
I can't believe I didn't know, even though he was always with me.
That's… That's the girl that Shin-woo likes!
She's supposed to be with Shin-woo, not here!
Excuse me.
You're from Shin-woo's class, aren't you?
Excuse me.
You're from Shin-woo's class, aren't you?
Shin-woo?
My phone's broken, so…
Oh…
So where are you headed, Mrs. Kang?
Oh, me?
I, uh…
I was on my way to visit someone at the hospital,
but all the ferry tickets have been sold out.
I need to be on my way, but I guess I can't help it.
Then…
Would you like to have my ticket?
Really? Would that be alright?
Yes. Because I don't plan on studying abroad, anyway.
I don’t need to go.
Here.
Thank you.
Then, uh…
Let me give you this,
as my token of appreciation.
Ah, it fits you perfectly!
But this is too much, for just a ticket.
Then how about you do me a favor?
Will you get your screen fixed,
as soon as you're out of here?
My phone?
Yes.
Ah, the ferry's here. I guess I should get going.
Alright, bye.
So when you do see her again,
tell her it's not ill-fate, but destiny.
A destiny where I played the matchmaker.
My dear Shin-hee, Shin-woo…
Happiness is only yours to stay when you grab onto it tight.
So don't let go,
hold onto her, and live happily ever after.
I want you to be happy, as much as I loved you.
I need to tell Ji-su.
But I don't even know where she is now…
Hey, So-ra.
What time did Ji-su say her flight was?
I said I'll tell you my name, right?
My name is…
…Kang Shin-woo.
The name of my first love was…
…Han Ji-su.
What was her name? Your first love.
I really can't tell you that now.
Why not?
Later. I'll tell you later.
You were always…
…my right answer.
What's wrong?
Ji-hwan, if…
There was someone you met in the past, and someone you met in the present…
…and you thought they were two different people,
when really, they were the same person…
But how can that be possible?
-Time-travel? -But that's…
That's just not possible.
I bet they were desperate enough to make it possible.
Just kidding.
Why, was it from a novel?
Ji-hwan, I…
I think I need to see someone before I go.
That's enough, Ji-su.
I always thought it was strange.
You hated it when I brought up our days from high school,
yet you held onto that picture so dearly.
It's all because of that friend, right?
Kang Shin-woo.
Actually, on the day I asked you to come with me to the States…
I met him.
What's your reason?
The more she sees me,
the more she'll be unhappy.
And I heard everything.
About that accident, 10 years ago.
And after I heard, I knew.
Who it was that you were staring at, in the picture.
Ji-su…
It'll only hurt both of you, to see each other again.
Are you confident in seeing him, without being reminded of his mother?
And would he be able to do the same, with you?
So just…
Just stay by my side, like now.
I'm not in the mood for jokes.
This has never been a joke for me.
Ever since I asked you out, 10 years ago…
I've always been serious about you.
Ji-hwan…
Or did you really not notice?
You didn't want to just brush it off as a joke?
Alright, then let's say it's nothing serious.
Until you're ready.
Until then, whenever that is…
I'll wait by your side.
Let me at least do that.
It's time. Let's go.
Shouldn't you…
…let that picture go now?
She said it was the 7 PM flight…
Are you alright, Shin-woo?
Yeah…
So you don't know either?
Where in the States Ji-su went?
No. All I heard was that it's the States.
Then how do I tell her…
Geun-deok, why are you here?
There was a picture with you in it,
so I'd drop by to give it to you.
Hey, where are you going, Shin-woo?
There's one for you, too. Take it!
So this is…
…the picture I'll be holding onto, for the next 10 years, right?
If you'll hold onto it until then, I guess so.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT
As soon as you see this, please call…
No, if I meet Ji-su now…
That'll change the future!
Just know this.
I'll be there to meet you.
So wait for me, in year 2017.
KIM MIN-SEOK
Hey, how did it go?
Did you see Ji-su?
No.
I guess I was…
…late again.
GARAM HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS 2-3 HOMEROOM TEACHER: KANG SHIN-WOO
Shin-woo…
Mr. Kang,
and…
…and that kid…
They were all you?
All those people that I liked…
…they were all you?
For me…
…it was always you.
No matter how many times…
I repeated the time…
My answer was…
…always you.
I thought I'd lost you again.
How can I leave you?
When I finally know…
…what it all meant.
Your mother…
…her last favor…
Oh, there's one more favor I'd like to ask.
Sure, please go ahead.
Please take good care of…
…my sons.
Your sons?
Yes.
It's too complicated to explain.
And…
If that idiot Shin-woo…
..don’t end up saying anything to you…
Then when you…
…when do you meet him much later,
don't hate him,
but forgive him, alright?
For my sake.
Because my Shin-woo,
would've grown up fine.
I can guarantee you that.
This fits you perfect, like it was always yours, right?
I wish you would wear it, forever and forever.
Let me give this back to you.
My mother would've wanted…
…you to have it.
I actually really missed you.
A lot.
I know 'I'm sorry'...
...are the only words I'm allowed to say, but…
After those words…
'I missed you,'
'I've been missing you…'
I wanted to say so many other words.
That would make me feel even more guilty.
Then…
Whenever I thought of…
…how it should've been me,
on that boat that day…
I would start missing Mr. Kang.
Without realizing that they were all you.
Which means, for the past 10 years,
I've only been thinking about you.
How about you?
All my memories…
They're all jumbled up, in terms of time and order.
My first memory was losing you,
without knowing why, for the next 10 years.
Then my journey back to 2007,
as my 28-year-old self.
And then, memories of my 18-year-old self in 2017.
Then there are the memories…
…after I went back to 2007, until now.
All those events I went through,
and so all those memories are all mine.
Even I'm confused sometimes.
But if there's one thing that I've always been sure of…
…is that no matter where or when,
I would eventually meet you, and fall for you.
Which means I was always…
…waiting for you.
No matter how many times...
...I turned back time,
it seemed like the cruel fate was too powerful to beat.
But I know now...
...what was really powerful, wasn't fate.
It was me, who still fell for you,
even when the clock turned again.
And it was you, who fell for all the different me.
And…
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
...Mom.
This is our miraculous present, thanks to all those love.
Anything you want from me?
No. I only have so much to give.
That's why I'm asking.
I'm always the one who's receiving.
Well…
Then how about one on my birthday?
Every year, until I turn one hundred.
Now that I'm here, I miss him.
-Deok-gu. -Deok-gu?
When you say it, it feels like you're talking about your ex!
But you know… I miss him, too.
Somewhere, in the distant past…
Step by step,
he's following my footsteps.
Mr. Kang, you're…
You're with Ji-su now, right?
Ji-su is happy, right?
I'll believe it is so.
That's why…
I decided to bet my everything for the future.
I don't want you or Ji-su's future,
to change because of me.
Give it here.
That's the college I'm aiming for.
Department of Math Education, at Hanguk University.
You're still in your second year,
and you're already thinking of repeating another year?
No, I'm going to get in with one try!
How? By being reborn?
I do mean it!
By the way, I've never seen a life plan that's this detailed!
2009, enter college.
2010, serve in the army,
and 2015, get your teaching license?
I have to stick to this.
So that nothing changes.
Huh?
By the way, Na-hee.
About Mr. Kang,
do you know which army he went to?
The navy.
He chose the hard path on purpose, because of his first love or whatever.
NAVY
I can never like him.
Whatever, just study.
I pray every day,
and ask for no more, and no less.
Just that every day,
will be like today.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
Being with our friends, who have realized their dreams.
Congratulations, Min-seok.
Yes, congratulations!
I heard your cartoon will be turned into a movie!
Thank you.
I knew I had a good eye.
Who was it that threw a tantrum about a divorce?
Now you just need to make lots of money,
that So-ra can open her own salon.
Yes. A salon, and a third baby, too.
Stop talking nonsense, will you?
But I'll be raising our third one too, won't I?
Then let's save this topic until you can give birth to him.
-Come on! -Why, you!
Still, you're lucky that your kids are all grown up already.
Well… yes.
By the way, Ms. Baek.
Thanks for congratulating us and all,
but… why are you here?
-Hey! -Well, uh…
Oh, we heard you finally have a boyfriend.
Huh? Yes…
Then does your boyfriend's friend have anyone…
…who’s still single?
I'm sure… There's one, from his friends.
Great! Because why don't you…
…set him up with Shin-woo's sister?
Hey, that's not even allowed!
What?
Ah, you're here.
But why are you alone?
I thought you were bringing your girlfriend.
She's here, isn't she? My girlfriend.
-Huh? -Huh?
-Who… -Who else?
The prettiest girl here.
Look at them…
-Let's say cheers! -Let's…
Shin-woo's turn! The place where he first confessed!
One, two, three!
-The hospital? -The Firefly Bridge?
-Hey, what? -What?
You know, when you were Deok-gu.
Again!
Another question, then.
When you first kissed.
One, two, three!
-The field track? -The Firefly Bridge?
What's with you?
Are you sure you're going out?
Yes, of course!
Then what were you really doing with who, at the Firefly Bridge?
Something's fishy.
It's the field track!
You know… With Deok-gu…
Come on, what is it?
You should stop! You're drunk!
Don't try to stop me.
Hey!
It's too hot.
Come on, Shin-woo!
Or are you still mad?
Alright, be honest.
What?
You liked him better, didn't you?
Well, I guess he was closer to my type.
What?
I'm kidding!
What does it matter anyway?
They're both you.
-Go on! -Go on!
Mr. Kang, I like you.
Huh?
Mr. Kang, she says to wait just one year.
Mr. Kang, she's serious!
Man, even after 10 years… It's still like this, huh?
Just like you.
Alright, that's it. Let's go.
-To where? -Move to an all boys' school.
I don't think this place is right for you.
Though there are those days we have our petty fights,
every moment is still shining bright for us.
What are you thinking about?
What you're thinking about right now.
If…
If because of Deok-gu, our past changes,
and our memories change…
What if we wake up one day,
and find that our present has changed?
What if you don't travel back in time,
and I lose my memories?
And what if…
…we're not together like this?
It doesn't matter.
Whatever happens,
I will surely come meet you again,
fall for you again,
and hold onto you,
over and over again.
Year 2009
What is it?
My friend goes to college here.
Really? Then go see her.
But…
I can't meet her just yet.
Are you free today?
Since it's such a nice day today,
why don't we go grab a drink?
Year 2013
Hey, Min-seok. Where are you?
What, again?
I told you, I'm not going on a blind date!
And then one day, after waiting for 10 years…
I missed you. A lot.
In another story that's about to start again…
My answer...
...will always be you.