Life Is Beautiful (2010–…): Season 1, Episode 23 - Episode #1.23 - full transcript
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I think it's around here.
Please slow down.
Let's look carefully.
Where are we?
Left, left, turn left.
It's over there, ahjussi.
Over there, there, there.
Please stop. Stop. Stop.
Ahjussi, do you have a lantern? Lantern!
Here, come and get it.
Yeon Joo.
Yeon Joo.
Are you OK?
Are you OK?
My parents...
have given up on me and moved on
to the next in line.
Next in line?
My younger brother.
They want to him to get married
instead of me.
They told him to get married.
If my mom said that,
it means she has already
discussed it with my father.
And she's already gotten
grandmother's approval.
Both of your parents are
really great people.
At my house, as the days change,
nothing changes.
Just the pressure gets worse.
Have you heard from your mother?
For the time being, she won't do anything.
She will bring Soo Na and come with
the same end in view.
Try to make her point again.
I am really sorry that only my
situation has gotten better.
I am really glad that at least
your situation has changed.
If both of us gotten pushed into a corner,
then there would be only one way out.
Both of us leaving this world on the
same day, at the same time.
Same-sex companion suicides.
We will just be a small back-page
story in the paper.
Hey.
Yeah.
When I was alone,
I felt just penned in.
After I met you,
the lock was still locked
but I could see the door.
Now due to your parents,
the lock has fallen off and
the door is open halfway.
Now, I feel I want to live.
Are you sleeping?
Not really.
It must be 10.
You should sleep.
Oh. It is 10.
Sleep well.
Let's talk a little longer.
Ten more minutes.
For me, well...
I feel I took the burden off my shoulders
and loaded it onto my parents' shoulders.
I feel that in doing this for
the sake of my happiness,
I have imposed a heavy burden on my family.
That thought keeps creeping up on me.
Time will heal everything.
It will get better soon.
Just because my family treats me
as if nothing happened,
I feel guilty behaving as if
nothing has happened.
There's no reason to make this complicated.
I know making things complicated
is your hobby,
but that will make life difficult.
You have gotten their approval.
Just end it by saying thank you.
There's no longer any reason to
live as a fraud. You'll get a headache.
You are very well-off.
I don't even have one person on my side.
Well.
I understand. I am sorry.
I said I was sorry.
See you tomorrow.
OK, sleep well.
Stop trying to stay awake and just crash.
All right. I get it.
How're Nooyi's* parents doing?
(*older sister. Byung Jun's deceased girlfriend)
You don't know?
How can you be that way as a human being?
It's good that you don't contact Nooyi’s
parents, since you remind them of her,
but you should at least know
how they are doing.
That's the duty of a human being.
I don't consider a person without kindness
or affection to be a human being.
That's no better than a
tractor with four legs.
The person who held out a hand
when you were in despair.
The person who walked the
difficult road with you.
Finding a nice warm place to stay, with a
full stomach, completely forgetting about...
I am just telling you the truth.
Just the duty of a human being.
Do you think I should hear a lecture on
the duty of a human being from you?
These days, everyone is a lecturer.
I am reading a book.
Stop gibbering and follow your steps
What are "my steps"?
Oh.
I did not clean my nose.
Which direction is the bathroom in?
Without lying,
I told you to drive carefully 77 times.
And I told you not to speed at night,
and keep your eyes on the road,
at least 30 times.
Did you tell grandmother
you would be late today?
Yes I did.
I think there is something going on.
If I ask are you going to get mad again?
I can't even ask since I think
you will be like that.
Did a squirrel or a deer
jump out into the road?
I did not turn far enough to the left.
How fast were you going?
You did not slow down before
making a left or right turn?
Don't you know you have to be extra
careful where there are no signals?
Why are you behaving like this?
What?
Just sleep. Got it?
Why are you being so petty?
It's my choice.
I have never done that.
And that's your choice.
Honey.
Honey.
I am so disappointed in you
that I have no desire for you.
Well.
I am working on it.
Can't you see that I am trying?
All you are doing is just staying quiet
and not making eye contact with anyone.
Do you know how hard it is
not to say a word?
It's not like we are living in a
metropolis like Seoul, it's Jeju Island.
Jeju Island is just a small town.
Father-in-law’s life is known around here
to be very simple.
Plus mother-in-law is a
famous TV personality.
If one person slips up, the rumors
will spread like wildfire.
You are the one who will start the rumors.
How?
How can...?
What kind a person do you think I am?
Just thinking about it gives me
a sore throat.
I would I go around tooting the horn when
that's not something to be proud of.
Then why are you worried about rumors
when you won't be the one starting them up?
And what's the big deal if the rumors start?
If it starts, then what?
There is nothing we can do about it.
And this is your in-law's business.
It's your brother-in-law.
Unlike your brother, he's several steps
removed (on the family tree).
I get it. I get it. I will work on it.
I will work even harder.
Harder. Harder.
I misunderstood him all my life.
Always quiet. Never said a word.
Being arrogant.
I always thought it was because I came
to this family with my mother.
But that wasn't it.
It was because his was suffering
with his own problem.
Now my heart aches for him
and I am repenting.
I feel for him.
Aigoo.
That’s just a waste of your energy.
You love me, right?
I love you.
Don't you become one with
the person you love?
Your mind set, your taste,
and your outlook on life.
Right?
Right?
Honey.
I get it.
No way until you promise.
Promise me.
Hurry up.
Honey, making a promise is very easy.
The problem is my feelings.
Change the way you think.
Then your feeling will automatically follow.
Hurry up.
I did not think of anyone else.
I am sorry.
Oh, it's not a problem.
I am just glad it was not a big accident.
You crossed the oncoming lanes.
If a car had come in the opposite direction,
it would have been a big accident.
It wasn't my destiny to die.
My high school classmate.
The one I bought the braised fish for.
She works at the hotel front desk.
My ex checked in to the hotel
with another woman.
She called me.
He's come here several times.
My friend knows him.
Although my ex met my friend several times,
he didn't recognize her.
He met her at least three times.
And then?
And then?
I wanted...
to meet him once.
Not because there is anything left.
Not because of lingering attachment.
I wanted to meet him once and hear
a sincere apology from him.
And then,
just like in the dramas,
I wanted to slap him once with style...
and tell him it wasn't lingering attachment,
but that I needed closure.
That's what I wanted to do.
That's what I thought I needed.
But...
he said there is no reason to meet.
Where you able to contact him?
I called his room.
He answered.
When I told him it was me... hah.
Do you know what his first words were
after a moment of silence?
Why?
Why did I call?
Why?
Why?
I told him "I need ten minutes".
He said, "That will be difficult".
"Then even five minutes will be good.
Let's meet for five minutes".
He just hung up and did not answer
the phone afterward.
I used to wonder why people sometimes
committed outrageous acts.
If I wanted to, there is nothing
I could not do.
I wanted to run up to the room
and make a scene.
I really, really wanted to do that.
I couldn't see anything in front of me
and I had trouble breathing.
I did not do it.
I could not get my friend
fired from her job.
And...
And I could not stoop that low.
That's why I did not do it.
I could not do it.
All I wanted was a sincere apology.
I know under the circumstances
that's all one could do,
but I was a coward.
I just wanted to slap him once,
gracefully turn around, and walk away.
Stop crying.
For a jerk like him.
Don't you feel your tears are too
precious to waste on him?
The way to triumph over a jerk like him
is to just laugh it off.
"Well, that's the kind of person you are".
"I didn't know you were such a jerk".
"That's right. I just stepped on shit".
"It was just my bad fortune".
Just take off the shoes and
throw them in a trashcan.
Buy new shoes and move on.
Since he's a jerk...
behaves like a jerk...
That's why he behaved this way.
Is that something a decent human being does?
I apologize.
I didn't want you to see me like this.
I apologize.
Why don't you think of me as that jerk...
and just hit me.
I will take it.
I don't care if you hit me ten times.
Let's get going.
You're going home to cry your heart out?
I can't cry since grandmother is there.
Then just cry until your tears dry up
before you go home.
Don't get sick inside with leftover tears.
Just a moment.
Turn around.
What is it?
Why?
The seam on your pants has split.
What?
Oh this.
This.
Take off your pants for a second.
What?
I have pins. We can do a temporary fix.
Well... But...
How can I...
No problem.
First, it's night.
Jeju Island is very dark at night
and I'm going straight home.
It's all right.
I will just deal with it.
It's all right.
Which hotel is it?
Which?
Which school did he graduate from?
What's his name?
What's the room number?
What are you going to do
with the information?
I want to cause an incident.
Ho Sub, do you have a reason to do that?
I don't.
Why can't you sleep?
Do you want to drink soju?
No. Just sleep.
I want to drink some.
I'll get it for you.
No, I will do it.
Just relax.
With pollack roe.
Got it.
[undecipherable]
What is it dad?
Nothing.
I thought you were exercising.
I'm done exercising.
Can you study?
It doesn't bother me.
Can you hear it? Is it distracting?
No, really. I didn't hear it.
I'm going to drink some soju with mother.
Can I join you?
Or do you two need to talk?
Not at all.
Come if you want to.
I am grateful.
I know it's a cliché, but don't think
about anything and just sleep.
It will be much better after you wake up.
I am really grateful.
If you don't want to then don't.
Of course not.
Well.
I will be going in.
What?
Oh. Then.
I wonder who lives in the town
south of the mountains.
Every year the spring winds
blow from the south.
April is a month with blossoming flowers,
filled with the scent of azaleas.
And May is filled with the scent of wheat.
And today, it brings another scent.
I love the wind that blows from the south.
Grandmother.
Why aren't you sleeping?
Are you hurting somewhere?
Why are you so late?
Where are you coming from?
I met a friend.
But how about you, grandmother?
I can't fall asleep easily.
Are you worried about something?
I don't have anything to worry about.
Then,
grandfather snores really loudly?
No. He tells me I am loud.
This is part of getting old.
Yes.
You did not even drink.
I didn't drink.
I heard you are getting married.
Even grandmother heard about it?
Your mother told me.
I don't know why she's acting this way
all of a sudden.
I don't even have a girlfriend but
she wants me to get married.
It's because she has no confidence in
being able to get your brother married.
Your mother finds Tae Sub
difficult to deal with.
True.
You need to find the right mate
for yourself.
If you marry the wrong mate,
you will be enemies for rest of your life.
OK.
Make sure to bring home a kind,
right-thinking girl.
Oh well, how can I know if she's
the right one, grandmother?
That's a very difficult task.
Grandmother, do you know
you've gotten smaller?
You're smaller than you were before.
It's because age is shriveling me up.
You should get going and get some sleep.
Grandmother, you should go in too.
I know how to take care of myself.
No need for you to worry.
Then you should go in soon.
OK.
Sleep well.
OK.
I am home.
OK.
Were you out?
Yes, just for a moment.
Sleep well.
You too, Hyung.
I will take care of it.
Why don't you go inside?
I said to go inside.
I am all right.
There's not much left to do.
Yes, this is Bu Lan Ji Resort.
Yes.
Oh yes, ma’am. How have you been?
Yes.
Yes.
Oh no. I don't know what to do.
We don't have any vacancies.
Yes, we are fully booked.
Well, unless there is a cancellation...
Yes.
Yes.
I heard getting plane tickets
is also very hard.
I hope you are well.
Yes.
We are also doing well.
Yes.
Yes, ma’am. Then, you take care.
Yes. Yes.
Father.
What are you planning to do?
The old lady asked me to get the fire going.
She's busy taking pictures
of prepared dishes.
You mom is making hand-cut noodles
for everyone.
Oh yes?
I heard you wanted to eat hand-cut noodles.
Yes.
How can we eat just hand-cut noodles
after a hard day's work?
Just eat two or three bowls.
My stomach is not a balloon.
You little bad-mannered punk.
How dare you throw a tantrum with me?
- Careful.
- Yes.
Here,
be careful.
Yes.
The plates are here, Mom.
Yeah.
Just leave it there.
It needs to be washed.
I can wash it.
Let Ho Sub do it.
He's better than most women.
Yeon Joo, come here.
OK.
It has to be completely dry.
That's just common sense.
Hello.
It's been a while.
I am glad to see you.
Hello.
I am glad the results are good.
Thanks.
Come on in.
No.
Kyung Soo is taking pictures.
I have to go home.
Have some tea before you go.
Unni went to work and she's not here.
It's all right.
It's enough that I have seen you.
Wait a moment.
This is to congratulate you and because
I'm glad to see you again.
Thank you.
And these are the cream puffs
you love so much.
Thank you.
But please come in for a second, Tae Sub.
I don't like to go into
other people's houses.
Especially when the owner is not home.
Hmm. Stubborn brat.
Kyung Soo can wait a little.
You are really being mean to me.
Mean?
Mean.
Stupid brat.
Huh?
Thanks.
Do you need anything else?
No, it's fine. Thank you.
Yes.
Drink up.
It's tea Unni likes a lot.
I brought it with me.
Yeah.
You have been well?
Did you wait for my call?
Did you worry?
You were always on my mind.
I was busy holidaying with mom
and meeting friends.
And drinking all night and
going dancing.
It was fun.
While I was at it,
I got taken to the hospital.
Were you bleeding?
Yes, a lot.
Is Kyung Soo doing well?
Nothing changed?
He's doing well.
Is he happy that I wasn't
around to disturb him?
Yes, definitely.
I hate him.
Chae Young.
My...
family know about me now.
How did you muster the courage to do it?
I had no choice.
I was caught by my little sister.
It was all or nothing.
My parents accepted me as I am.
My siblings too.
What a relief.
Congratulations.
You're the one with the good news.
Very admirable, really.
It's not an easy thing to do
in Korea, right?
True.
It would have been great to be
their daughter-in-law.
With such great parents-in-law.
That's true.
I think it's regrettable too.
Oh, are you planning to move in here?
No, I won't.
Unni is a spinster. I am alone too.
If we got together, we'd bother each other.
I told her let's just leave it alone.
But life would be much easier for you.
It looks like there's a
personal assistant too.
Yeah, and there's also a maid,
since my sister's rich.
Mom's against it.
She says you have to live alone if you want
to spend time with the man you love.
That's the kind of person my mom is.
Are you getting married to Kyung Soo?
You know that isn't possible.
A legal marriage isn't
the only kind of marriage.
It's not that far yet.
We should go together.
Ah yes. As you wish.
Executive Director Yang, you drive.
Yes, ma'am.
- Follow us.
- Yes.
Did you put on your seat belt, ma'am?
Yes.
This is a bit troublesome for me, especially
with other people around, Chief Officer.
What do you mean?
When there's a chauffeur waiting...
Oh I see what you mean.
That Executive Director Yang
is not a chauffeur.
That's not what I meant.
Then what do you mean?
I'll get going.
Pardon?
Never mind, I didn't mean anything else.
This isn't something you should
gloss over so easily.
That's right,
I like Executive Director Yang.
Is it because rumors might spread?
I don't care about things like that.
It must be good to be able
to think that way.
No matter how someone thinks of me,
I am still myself.
The "me" in other people's minds
is mostly a misunderstanding.
It's not really like that
from my perspective.
How other people perceive you
may not always be accurate,
but they're not always inaccurate.
You can't always ignore how other people
view you in the workplace,
because they use that as a means
to measure you.
What are you afraid of?
I'm worried people might think
that I'm wagging my tail around you,
the clueless Chief Officer,
for personal gain.
The way you act around me,
is that wagging your tail?
I'm saying that's how others will view this.
That doesn't matter.
Oh, I'm hungry.
Let's stop this and go in.
I'm hungry.
I'm hungry. I'm hungry.
Missus, it's all ready, right?
All right, nee-chan*, you've worked hard.
(*Japanese for "older sister")
Quickly, I think I'll collapse from hunger.
Quickly! Quickly!
Welcome. Hello.
Hello.
Pardon me for the intrusion.
Okay. Let's drink.
All right.
Executive Director Yang.
Yes.
Executive Director Yang can't have
even a drop of alcohol.
He faints if he drinks.
That's mineral water.
I'll drink then.
Unni, that's rude.
Ah, go ahead and eat,
Executive Director Yang.
It's very delicious.
Yes.
The fact that I can't drink alcohol,
is it that amusing to you?
Me?
You laughed, didn't you?
You were enjoying it.
"Hee hee hee hee."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."
How is that?
Executive Director Yang,
don't ever learn to laugh like I do.
Everyone stares when I laugh.
The baseball stadium.
Everyone was staring at me,
even in a noisy place like that.
The Tokyo Dome, hmmm?
- Stay here for a sec.
- Yes.
Honey!
What are you doing right now?
What?
Kyung Soo's here.
I said Kyung Soo's here.
All right.
Right.
Welcome.
Isn't Tae Sub home?
Not yet.
He should be home soon,
we talked on the phone.
I see.
Our Tae Sub's a bit taller than average,
but it seems like you're taller.
Yes.
I hope you enjoy your stay.
We welcome you.
I'm sorry, father.
You don't need to be.
It's all right.
We're happy to see you,
and we feel grateful.
Sorry.
It's good as long as Tae Sub is happy.
I have nothing else to ask of you other than
to be happy together with Tae Sub.
Your parents...
your parents...
My parents...
don't recognize me for who I am.
All right. Please understand their position.
It's not such an easy thing to do.
Yes.
Mom, grandmother says the
noodles are going to be overcooked!
Grind some green onions.
There isn't anything left.
Mother and father are coming,
grandmother!
Hyun Joo, come on!
Hey Ji Na! Noona, come on!
The noodles are going to be overcooked!
All right.
It's so hot and if we're not being
tortured right now,
why didn't you make cold bean noodles
or something?
I asked her to make them.
It's nice and refreshing,
so why are you complaining?
If this hot stuff is refreshing to you,
then you can have lots, you old man.
Pour cold water onto it.
Huh?
If it's hot, then pour in some cold water
and eat it.
Father, that's not a solution, all right?
Hey Lee seobang*, what do you think?
[(*son-in-law (his role in this family)]
Especially on a blazing hot day like this,
does it makes sense to eat a hot meal?
I'm enjoying this, uncle.
It's fighting fire with fire, isn't it?
Stop saying the sugar-coated words of a
freeloader and be honest, you bastard.
Uncle, isn't that a bit too much?
Ji Na doesn't have her ears covered,
she can hear everything you know?
Hey, you. You!
Are you also gay by any chance?
- Uncle!
- Uncle!
Where did that come from?
You crazy person.
Don't throw a tantrum,
if you don't want to eat it, then leave.
Don't ruin your mother's appetite also.
Mom, in this heat to have hot noodles…
Having hot noodles when it’s hot here
and having cold noodles high up in the
mountains, it's the same thing.
If you don't like it, then leave.
All right I'll leave. I'll leave.
I'm getting up to leave.
Look at him! Th-th-that...
Keep eating. He just hates noodles.
If you're full, then that's that,
but why is he acting up like that?
It's delicious.
It tastes good if you put
kimchi in it like this.
Mom, it's hot.
All right.
Please don't be offended.
Don't worry about it.
Our second uncle is so creative...
Honey,
just keep on eating.
It's fine now, isn't it?
It's not hot anymore, right?
Yeah.
There's a bowl over here, Ji Na.
You can blow on the noodles
over here then eat them.
That's right!
I guess you and I were being stupid, mom.
Uncle.
Where are you headed?
Why do you care about where
someone else is going?
Dirty bastard.
Hey!
Your mother is the queen
of this house, isn't she?
That's why all of us grunts sleep
if she says sleep,
wake up when she says wake up,
and die if she says die,
but I don't do that.
I don't live like that. I don't!
I'm a person with a strong will!
I can't accept you!
Your beliefs are shit!
I can't forgive you!
I'm home, grandmother, grandfather.
Welcome home.
Go ahead and have some noodles.
Yes.
Welcome home, Oppa.
Ah, hello.
Having dinner here in the middle of summer.
It really feels like summer.
Yeah I know, right, Oppa?
Mom! Oppa's noodles!
I know! I'm getting it right now.
Did you finish the preparations?
There wasn't much preparation to do.
Your mother has to cook, that's all.
Honey, you want some more?
Huh?
Oh yeah, I'll think about it
after I finish this.
Did you meet Chae Young?
Yeah. I had tea with her for a bit.
What did she say?
She said she's fine,
and she looked fine too.
Eat up.
Yes.
It's good.
It's better than any of the
noodle houses in Jeju Island.
Mom, I bet you're happy right now.
I guess Kyung Soo has
excellent taste, right?
Mom, you should just stay
quiet at times like these.
You know I get excited when
I get a compliment.
- Do you want some more?
- No. I'm full.
Did you guys have dinner?
You know that we don't eat dinner
until 9, Uncle.
I can't wait until then.
Give me some food. Food.
Just a sec, Uncle.
I can't wait a second,
hurry up and give me some food.
My gosh!
It's not like you're going to keel over
any second now, is it?
Please wait a second.
Hey, I'm your uncle.
It's not like someone has a knife to your
throat, so count the money later, and...
I'm going to go crazy!
Honey!
Come over here, Uncle.
I'm getting the food ready over here.
What's that money for?
Are you preparing gye* money? How much?
(*rotating savings circle)
It's quite a lot.
Is it a 30-grand one?
Hey, it's because you have
a brain the size of a bird's.
How are you not able to count that?
Give me that. I'll do it.
Just leave that and come here, Uncle.
You guys keep talking about
how bad business is,
but I guess it's going well since
she's counting so much money.
Business is good if you're getting that much
from a day's worth of work, right?
If I'm getting that much from a day's work,
I'd be a millionaire.
Anyways, how come you guys have the
same side dishes day after day?
The same things for breakfast,
the same for dinner.
If you keep this up, your customers will get
tired of it and they'll stop coming.
There should be some kind of change. Change!
You're not paying for this, are you?
Is it different from a paid meal? Huh?
Then bring it out. I'll give you money.
I will!
Just eat. I'll bring you some soup.
Our son!
It's been a while since I saw you.
It's because he's been busy studying.
Here.
Don't drink!
I won't!
Don't smoke!
That guy!
You think he's the type of person
who'd do that?
He's a hopeful young man who'll
become a prosecutor.
What? A prosecutor?
Hey Young Woo, are you going
to become a prosecutor?
No. My mom's just saying that.
Do something that makes money. Money.
Prosecutors don't make money.
We can make money.
Should you go for money or for fame?
We want him to choose an esteemed
profession rather than money.
Hey, don't you have even
a single mackerel here?
Welcome!
Oh my, you came again! Thank you.
Come this way please. Please have a seat.
Stop doing this now,
you'll end up breaking the dishes.
I'm doing this because I don't have
anything else to do and I'm bored.
It's all right. It didn't break.
I'm home, mother.
I see.
You're home early today.
Yes. I left just after eating dinner.
You ate?
Yes.
Your sister-in-law is taking some
pictures right now.
Oh, that's why it's so bright.
Go inside and rest.
Yes.
Hey, hey, hey! You sekki*!
(*offspring, used here to mean "bastard")
Do you not see me with those
damn eyes of yours?
What's the matter with you?
He's not greeting me.
He's pretending that he didn't see me.
Why are you swearing at him then? Huh?
How can you call that swearing?
Is it a swear to call my own sekki, sekki?
If calling him sekki isn't swearing,
then what else could it be?
What gives you the right to swear at him?
Is it really that big of a sin
to call my own sekki, sekki?
You didn't live with him long enough
to call him your sekki.
Then what?
Is he a guest?
I'm asking you if he's a guest!
Please stop, mother.
I'll be heading inside then.
That son of a bitch!
It looks good.
You know something about taking pictures?
I do. Although I don't know much.
- So you think it's good?
- What do I know?
I'm home.
All right. Welcome home.
- You're home?
- Yeah.
I already ate dinner, Sister-in-law.
Thanks for helping us out, Uncle.
Oh yes, that's right!
It's your first time meeting
Kyung Soo, isn't it Uncle?
Yes.
I only heard that he was
coming over to take pictures.
Say hello, he's Tae Sub's big uncle.
Hello. I'm Kim Kyung Soo.
Ah, wait. I'm sorry, just a sec.
Sister-in-law, here.
What is this?
The CEO wanted me to give you this.
She says it's some sort of meat from Japan.
It's good.
It seems like she really cares
a lot about you, Uncle.
I'm grateful... but I liked that
clutch bag much better.
You refused that gift, didn't you?
I know, but I keep imagining it.
Maybe I shouldn't have refused it.
Please tell her I said thanks and
that we'll enjoy it, Uncle.
Yes.
Sorry. I think I've seen you once before
with Tae Sub on the street.
Am I right?
Yes, Uncle.
Pleased to meet you. I welcome you here.
Thank you.
I don't like standing together with
young men like this nowadays.
It feels like I'm shrinking you know?
You seem like a young man
to this generation.
You look fine.
Thank you.
How much must he hold against you
if he's acting like that?
How much hatred must he have towards
his own father, to do that?
How he must hate his father for making
his mother work her fingers to the bone
paying his tuition.
I paid his tuition when he entered college.
Do you even know how many times
you have to pay tuition?
It's eight times. Eight!
I said I paid for it once at least!
To help pay the tuition,
that kid who was always so weak did hard
labor while having constant diarrhea!
The same child!
"People should pay to toil in their youth."*
(*Korean proverb: such experience is priceless)
While another kid went to university with
his expensive residence all paid for,
our children went out and worked
as manual laborers!
What is this?
Where do you think you are,
throwing a fit like this!
What I'm saying is, how could you
say "sekki" to a child like that?
Fine, fine, fine.
It's all my fault.
Let's just say it's my fault.
Man, my life's become pitiful,
I can't even call my own sekki, sekki.
Who are you calling your own sekki,
when you didn't care for him at all
after bringing him into the world?
Even beasts take care of their own young.
What did you just say?
You said I was worse than a beast?
That's a bit too much!
Hey, Jung Dong Gun!
Yeah?
I've thought about it seriously,
but I don't think it's right for me.
Hey, you haven't even thought
about it for 5 minutes,
how can you say you thought
about it seriously?
Five minutes is enough.
I'll give you 50 days to think about it.
Think about it carefully during that time
and tell me what you think afterwards.
For 50 days?
You want me to think about whether I want to
get married to you, for a month and 20 days?
Something I don't even need to
think about for 5 seconds?
Hey, that's a very thoughtless thing to say!
And very rude too!
You also know that my feelings for you
aren't something to be toyed with.
If you know that,
how could you possibly say that it's not
even worth considering for 5 seconds?
I won't live life for fun.
I won't!
Also, I know you look down on me.
You're acting out without
knowing where you stand.
What did you just say?
But I guess you wouldn't have any other
chances to do that if not for now.
I'm saying that it's fine!
Take back what you said about
me acting out of place.
Are you my teacher or what?
Even my mom and dad have never said...
no wait, I've heard it just once.
Anyways, even my parents rarely
say that kind of thing,
so who are you to talk to me like that?
What...?
That's the kind of thing we say
amongst ourselves all the time.
It sounded different than the other times.
What you just said sounded like I'm
some kind of worthless person.
Hey, if you were worthless,
would I chase you around like this?
Don't you think I have any dignity?
That's right, I don't think
you have any dignity.
I really hate people who
have no dignity, OK?
I said I do! I said I'm a person
with dignity.
Everyone treats me like a idiot
but it doesn't matter.
The me that I know is definitely
not an idiot, okay?
If you already know you're an idiot,
then you're not an idiot?
Just like how you're not crazy
if you know you're crazy!
Anyway, think about it,
and think about it carefully.
Don't waste this chance when I see you
as being cute no matter what you do,
and think about it carefully.
I'm going!
Jung Dong Gun!
What?
I'll tell you tomorrow.
50 days! I told you it was 50 days!
You!
Can't you fix your ears?
They can be fixed through surgery!
So why aren't you getting surgery?
It's not that inconvenient anyways.
It's inconvenient for me.
I'll get surgery when I get married and
come back from the honeymoon.
Nonsense!
Hey, you're going to get hurt like that!
Argh… can’t stand it!
Ow - my stockings!
Mmm. That's good.
"Excellent"
"Very good"
We've become total professionals.
We're a fantastic team!
It's because you're biased towards me.
I'm sure that I'm still lacking
in lots of ways.
Honey,
why don't you go in and rest?
And leave everything here to Ho Sub.
Huh?
Yeon Joo, is that all right with you?
Yes, Ma'am.
What about the food though?
Everything in the fridge.
Put things that belong in the freezer
in the freezer.
I'm going to put them out as breakfast
for our guests at the pension.
Ho Sub, you take care of it.
You're in charge of the pension guests,
aren't you?
Yes, Mom.
Kyung Soo, you go up and get washed up. Hmm?
I can get washed up at home, Mother.
Why?
You've done it here before.
You've sweated too because it was hot.
Get washed up before you go.
No.
I'll do it when I get home.
Then... good night.
All right.
Have a safe trip home, and...
don't just come here to work.
Come here sometimes to eat
and do other things.
I'll keep that in mind.
Go see him off.
Yes.
Let's go.
Oh my. You've come.
Were you doing your work?
Yes. I was working.
Why are you barefoot?
'Cause my feet hurt.
I told you not to wear those, you weren't
going to a party or anything. Didn't I?
What are you thinking about
with that frown on your face?
I'll tell you later.
What is it?
I said I'll tell you later.
What is it?
It's because it's something
I shouldn't hear.
Mom, you're dumb.
Is that so?
No way. How can there be such a thing?
Our family belief is to keep no
secrets from each other.
So why aren't you talking, dad?
It's because I'm sorting things
out in my mind right now.
You know if I say something thoughtless,
your mom gets angry.
It's because I hate that.
What is it?
About that Kyung Soo...
Oh... He's handsome, isn't he?
He looked nice when I saw him today.
He looks good.
So someone doesn't look as good as him?
You can't be serious, right?
Hey, isn't Hyungnim perhaps...
"this"*?
(*implying, "gay")
He's not!
You're crazy!
How could you know?
Talk about something else.
It sure seemed like it.
I said, talk about something else!
See? You're not talking because of me.
I'm going.
Get out.
Go.
I said, get out.
I said, go.
I'm sorry.
I was being an idiot.
Are you all right?
I thought you wouldn't be able
to make it to work.
I don't like being an amateur.
How could I work for your mother
without coming to work?
She wouldn't know what to do
without you.
Which hotel is he staying at?
Why?
If I was to go there and say
"just meet her once",
would it be overdoing it?
It would be.
It's because I feel that it wouldn't be
over unless you sort things out.
You said I could just change into
a different pair of shoes.
That's true, but...
Last night, I slipped off my shoes
and threw them out.
Oh.
That's great.
You've really done great.
I lost my mom and dad in a single moment,
so one man isn't such a big deal.
That's true...
What's pathetic about me is...
Why don't I have good eyes to judge people?
I want to gouge my eyes out.
That'd be a problem.
Here.
What is it?
Take a look.
"Knowledge Charging Station" huh...
Is it because I'm ignorant?
It's because I think you don't
read many books.
It's a light read.
It'll be all right if you read
a page or two at a time.
All right.
I'll try to study it.
I like him because he looks handsome.
Hmm? Honey?
They look so good, yet...
If I'm at a loss like this,
I bet his family would be too.
It's the same.
He says his family won't
recognize it though.
Do you regret it?
No.
What are you going to do if
you don't recognize it?
You'd just die from agony.
Did you see our son's face brighten up
being beside him?
It seemed like he was really happy.
Then that's all that matters.
It's all good if our child's happy.
Right.
I guess it was my first time...
seeing that kid's face like that.
Yes.
It's the first time.
On the other hand, I kind of hate him when
he says, "Thank God" or "That's great."
Just like how a mother-in-law would be
jealous of her daughter-in-law.
He's our daughter-in-law?
I don't know.
Is he a son-in-law?
Don't you think he's a son-in-law?
Yeah...
- Give me the keys.
- Why?
I'll take you home.
No way. That's nonsense.
What do you mean,
"nonsense"?
I'm just afraid you might
get into an accident.
- I won't get into an accident.
- When did I say you would?
Give it here.
Hurry up and get in.
Come out. It's fine.
It's not fine with me.
I don't trust you.
Just get in quickly.
Ho Sub.
I'm not trying to make you
feel uncomfortable.
It's a trait shared by
all the men in our family.
We're excessively caring about others.
Hurry and get in.
Are you guys dating?
Tell it to me straight.
Are you dating?
- No, we're not.
- We're not, Uncle.
Then what's going on right now?
It's because Mom told me to
take Yeon Joo home.
She's been working tired and she's tired.
Oh...
I guess you can't do anything
if it's Madame Kim's orders.
Hurry and get in.
You're good at lying too.
Then did you want me to
tell him we're dating?
It would've been made into a big deal.
What's happening to our family?
Suddenly some gay freak appears and...
What shitty luck.
Shitty, shitty, shitty...
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How long are you going to be like that?
Stick your lips out so I can
hang a hat on them.
I bet it was something that had to be said.
If I'm not here, you, the uncle, should
take my position as head of the family!
Managing a business might not be
suitable for you, Chief Officer.
I told you so.
I think it'd be easier for the family
if I move out.
You think I can forgive Tae Sub?
Everyone lives and dies as they were born,
so Uncle, you live that way too.
Do you think she really meant that?
Are you coming in?
I guess it can't be helped.
How old are you?
Let's use notes, Chief Officer.
I hate people like Executive Director Yang.
A kid just like you.
For Ho Sub's mate.
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I think it's around here.
Please slow down.
Let's look carefully.
Where are we?
Left, left, turn left.
It's over there, ahjussi.
Over there, there, there.
Please stop. Stop. Stop.
Ahjussi, do you have a lantern? Lantern!
Here, come and get it.
Yeon Joo.
Yeon Joo.
Are you OK?
Are you OK?
My parents...
have given up on me and moved on
to the next in line.
Next in line?
My younger brother.
They want to him to get married
instead of me.
They told him to get married.
If my mom said that,
it means she has already
discussed it with my father.
And she's already gotten
grandmother's approval.
Both of your parents are
really great people.
At my house, as the days change,
nothing changes.
Just the pressure gets worse.
Have you heard from your mother?
For the time being, she won't do anything.
She will bring Soo Na and come with
the same end in view.
Try to make her point again.
I am really sorry that only my
situation has gotten better.
I am really glad that at least
your situation has changed.
If both of us gotten pushed into a corner,
then there would be only one way out.
Both of us leaving this world on the
same day, at the same time.
Same-sex companion suicides.
We will just be a small back-page
story in the paper.
Hey.
Yeah.
When I was alone,
I felt just penned in.
After I met you,
the lock was still locked
but I could see the door.
Now due to your parents,
the lock has fallen off and
the door is open halfway.
Now, I feel I want to live.
Are you sleeping?
Not really.
It must be 10.
You should sleep.
Oh. It is 10.
Sleep well.
Let's talk a little longer.
Ten more minutes.
For me, well...
I feel I took the burden off my shoulders
and loaded it onto my parents' shoulders.
I feel that in doing this for
the sake of my happiness,
I have imposed a heavy burden on my family.
That thought keeps creeping up on me.
Time will heal everything.
It will get better soon.
Just because my family treats me
as if nothing happened,
I feel guilty behaving as if
nothing has happened.
There's no reason to make this complicated.
I know making things complicated
is your hobby,
but that will make life difficult.
You have gotten their approval.
Just end it by saying thank you.
There's no longer any reason to
live as a fraud. You'll get a headache.
You are very well-off.
I don't even have one person on my side.
Well.
I understand. I am sorry.
I said I was sorry.
See you tomorrow.
OK, sleep well.
Stop trying to stay awake and just crash.
All right. I get it.
How're Nooyi's* parents doing?
(*older sister. Byung Jun's deceased girlfriend)
You don't know?
How can you be that way as a human being?
It's good that you don't contact Nooyi’s
parents, since you remind them of her,
but you should at least know
how they are doing.
That's the duty of a human being.
I don't consider a person without kindness
or affection to be a human being.
That's no better than a
tractor with four legs.
The person who held out a hand
when you were in despair.
The person who walked the
difficult road with you.
Finding a nice warm place to stay, with a
full stomach, completely forgetting about...
I am just telling you the truth.
Just the duty of a human being.
Do you think I should hear a lecture on
the duty of a human being from you?
These days, everyone is a lecturer.
I am reading a book.
Stop gibbering and follow your steps
What are "my steps"?
Oh.
I did not clean my nose.
Which direction is the bathroom in?
Without lying,
I told you to drive carefully 77 times.
And I told you not to speed at night,
and keep your eyes on the road,
at least 30 times.
Did you tell grandmother
you would be late today?
Yes I did.
I think there is something going on.
If I ask are you going to get mad again?
I can't even ask since I think
you will be like that.
Did a squirrel or a deer
jump out into the road?
I did not turn far enough to the left.
How fast were you going?
You did not slow down before
making a left or right turn?
Don't you know you have to be extra
careful where there are no signals?
Why are you behaving like this?
What?
Just sleep. Got it?
Why are you being so petty?
It's my choice.
I have never done that.
And that's your choice.
Honey.
Honey.
I am so disappointed in you
that I have no desire for you.
Well.
I am working on it.
Can't you see that I am trying?
All you are doing is just staying quiet
and not making eye contact with anyone.
Do you know how hard it is
not to say a word?
It's not like we are living in a
metropolis like Seoul, it's Jeju Island.
Jeju Island is just a small town.
Father-in-law’s life is known around here
to be very simple.
Plus mother-in-law is a
famous TV personality.
If one person slips up, the rumors
will spread like wildfire.
You are the one who will start the rumors.
How?
How can...?
What kind a person do you think I am?
Just thinking about it gives me
a sore throat.
I would I go around tooting the horn when
that's not something to be proud of.
Then why are you worried about rumors
when you won't be the one starting them up?
And what's the big deal if the rumors start?
If it starts, then what?
There is nothing we can do about it.
And this is your in-law's business.
It's your brother-in-law.
Unlike your brother, he's several steps
removed (on the family tree).
I get it. I get it. I will work on it.
I will work even harder.
Harder. Harder.
I misunderstood him all my life.
Always quiet. Never said a word.
Being arrogant.
I always thought it was because I came
to this family with my mother.
But that wasn't it.
It was because his was suffering
with his own problem.
Now my heart aches for him
and I am repenting.
I feel for him.
Aigoo.
That’s just a waste of your energy.
You love me, right?
I love you.
Don't you become one with
the person you love?
Your mind set, your taste,
and your outlook on life.
Right?
Right?
Honey.
I get it.
No way until you promise.
Promise me.
Hurry up.
Honey, making a promise is very easy.
The problem is my feelings.
Change the way you think.
Then your feeling will automatically follow.
Hurry up.
I did not think of anyone else.
I am sorry.
Oh, it's not a problem.
I am just glad it was not a big accident.
You crossed the oncoming lanes.
If a car had come in the opposite direction,
it would have been a big accident.
It wasn't my destiny to die.
My high school classmate.
The one I bought the braised fish for.
She works at the hotel front desk.
My ex checked in to the hotel
with another woman.
She called me.
He's come here several times.
My friend knows him.
Although my ex met my friend several times,
he didn't recognize her.
He met her at least three times.
And then?
And then?
I wanted...
to meet him once.
Not because there is anything left.
Not because of lingering attachment.
I wanted to meet him once and hear
a sincere apology from him.
And then,
just like in the dramas,
I wanted to slap him once with style...
and tell him it wasn't lingering attachment,
but that I needed closure.
That's what I wanted to do.
That's what I thought I needed.
But...
he said there is no reason to meet.
Where you able to contact him?
I called his room.
He answered.
When I told him it was me... hah.
Do you know what his first words were
after a moment of silence?
Why?
Why did I call?
Why?
Why?
I told him "I need ten minutes".
He said, "That will be difficult".
"Then even five minutes will be good.
Let's meet for five minutes".
He just hung up and did not answer
the phone afterward.
I used to wonder why people sometimes
committed outrageous acts.
If I wanted to, there is nothing
I could not do.
I wanted to run up to the room
and make a scene.
I really, really wanted to do that.
I couldn't see anything in front of me
and I had trouble breathing.
I did not do it.
I could not get my friend
fired from her job.
And...
And I could not stoop that low.
That's why I did not do it.
I could not do it.
All I wanted was a sincere apology.
I know under the circumstances
that's all one could do,
but I was a coward.
I just wanted to slap him once,
gracefully turn around, and walk away.
Stop crying.
For a jerk like him.
Don't you feel your tears are too
precious to waste on him?
The way to triumph over a jerk like him
is to just laugh it off.
"Well, that's the kind of person you are".
"I didn't know you were such a jerk".
"That's right. I just stepped on shit".
"It was just my bad fortune".
Just take off the shoes and
throw them in a trashcan.
Buy new shoes and move on.
Since he's a jerk...
behaves like a jerk...
That's why he behaved this way.
Is that something a decent human being does?
I apologize.
I didn't want you to see me like this.
I apologize.
Why don't you think of me as that jerk...
and just hit me.
I will take it.
I don't care if you hit me ten times.
Let's get going.
You're going home to cry your heart out?
I can't cry since grandmother is there.
Then just cry until your tears dry up
before you go home.
Don't get sick inside with leftover tears.
Just a moment.
Turn around.
What is it?
Why?
The seam on your pants has split.
What?
Oh this.
This.
Take off your pants for a second.
What?
I have pins. We can do a temporary fix.
Well... But...
How can I...
No problem.
First, it's night.
Jeju Island is very dark at night
and I'm going straight home.
It's all right.
I will just deal with it.
It's all right.
Which hotel is it?
Which?
Which school did he graduate from?
What's his name?
What's the room number?
What are you going to do
with the information?
I want to cause an incident.
Ho Sub, do you have a reason to do that?
I don't.
Why can't you sleep?
Do you want to drink soju?
No. Just sleep.
I want to drink some.
I'll get it for you.
No, I will do it.
Just relax.
With pollack roe.
Got it.
[undecipherable]
What is it dad?
Nothing.
I thought you were exercising.
I'm done exercising.
Can you study?
It doesn't bother me.
Can you hear it? Is it distracting?
No, really. I didn't hear it.
I'm going to drink some soju with mother.
Can I join you?
Or do you two need to talk?
Not at all.
Come if you want to.
I am grateful.
I know it's a cliché, but don't think
about anything and just sleep.
It will be much better after you wake up.
I am really grateful.
If you don't want to then don't.
Of course not.
Well.
I will be going in.
What?
Oh. Then.
I wonder who lives in the town
south of the mountains.
Every year the spring winds
blow from the south.
April is a month with blossoming flowers,
filled with the scent of azaleas.
And May is filled with the scent of wheat.
And today, it brings another scent.
I love the wind that blows from the south.
Grandmother.
Why aren't you sleeping?
Are you hurting somewhere?
Why are you so late?
Where are you coming from?
I met a friend.
But how about you, grandmother?
I can't fall asleep easily.
Are you worried about something?
I don't have anything to worry about.
Then,
grandfather snores really loudly?
No. He tells me I am loud.
This is part of getting old.
Yes.
You did not even drink.
I didn't drink.
I heard you are getting married.
Even grandmother heard about it?
Your mother told me.
I don't know why she's acting this way
all of a sudden.
I don't even have a girlfriend but
she wants me to get married.
It's because she has no confidence in
being able to get your brother married.
Your mother finds Tae Sub
difficult to deal with.
True.
You need to find the right mate
for yourself.
If you marry the wrong mate,
you will be enemies for rest of your life.
OK.
Make sure to bring home a kind,
right-thinking girl.
Oh well, how can I know if she's
the right one, grandmother?
That's a very difficult task.
Grandmother, do you know
you've gotten smaller?
You're smaller than you were before.
It's because age is shriveling me up.
You should get going and get some sleep.
Grandmother, you should go in too.
I know how to take care of myself.
No need for you to worry.
Then you should go in soon.
OK.
Sleep well.
OK.
I am home.
OK.
Were you out?
Yes, just for a moment.
Sleep well.
You too, Hyung.
I will take care of it.
Why don't you go inside?
I said to go inside.
I am all right.
There's not much left to do.
Yes, this is Bu Lan Ji Resort.
Yes.
Oh yes, ma’am. How have you been?
Yes.
Yes.
Oh no. I don't know what to do.
We don't have any vacancies.
Yes, we are fully booked.
Well, unless there is a cancellation...
Yes.
Yes.
I heard getting plane tickets
is also very hard.
I hope you are well.
Yes.
We are also doing well.
Yes.
Yes, ma’am. Then, you take care.
Yes. Yes.
Father.
What are you planning to do?
The old lady asked me to get the fire going.
She's busy taking pictures
of prepared dishes.
You mom is making hand-cut noodles
for everyone.
Oh yes?
I heard you wanted to eat hand-cut noodles.
Yes.
How can we eat just hand-cut noodles
after a hard day's work?
Just eat two or three bowls.
My stomach is not a balloon.
You little bad-mannered punk.
How dare you throw a tantrum with me?
- Careful.
- Yes.
Here,
be careful.
Yes.
The plates are here, Mom.
Yeah.
Just leave it there.
It needs to be washed.
I can wash it.
Let Ho Sub do it.
He's better than most women.
Yeon Joo, come here.
OK.
It has to be completely dry.
That's just common sense.
Hello.
It's been a while.
I am glad to see you.
Hello.
I am glad the results are good.
Thanks.
Come on in.
No.
Kyung Soo is taking pictures.
I have to go home.
Have some tea before you go.
Unni went to work and she's not here.
It's all right.
It's enough that I have seen you.
Wait a moment.
This is to congratulate you and because
I'm glad to see you again.
Thank you.
And these are the cream puffs
you love so much.
Thank you.
But please come in for a second, Tae Sub.
I don't like to go into
other people's houses.
Especially when the owner is not home.
Hmm. Stubborn brat.
Kyung Soo can wait a little.
You are really being mean to me.
Mean?
Mean.
Stupid brat.
Huh?
Thanks.
Do you need anything else?
No, it's fine. Thank you.
Yes.
Drink up.
It's tea Unni likes a lot.
I brought it with me.
Yeah.
You have been well?
Did you wait for my call?
Did you worry?
You were always on my mind.
I was busy holidaying with mom
and meeting friends.
And drinking all night and
going dancing.
It was fun.
While I was at it,
I got taken to the hospital.
Were you bleeding?
Yes, a lot.
Is Kyung Soo doing well?
Nothing changed?
He's doing well.
Is he happy that I wasn't
around to disturb him?
Yes, definitely.
I hate him.
Chae Young.
My...
family know about me now.
How did you muster the courage to do it?
I had no choice.
I was caught by my little sister.
It was all or nothing.
My parents accepted me as I am.
My siblings too.
What a relief.
Congratulations.
You're the one with the good news.
Very admirable, really.
It's not an easy thing to do
in Korea, right?
True.
It would have been great to be
their daughter-in-law.
With such great parents-in-law.
That's true.
I think it's regrettable too.
Oh, are you planning to move in here?
No, I won't.
Unni is a spinster. I am alone too.
If we got together, we'd bother each other.
I told her let's just leave it alone.
But life would be much easier for you.
It looks like there's a
personal assistant too.
Yeah, and there's also a maid,
since my sister's rich.
Mom's against it.
She says you have to live alone if you want
to spend time with the man you love.
That's the kind of person my mom is.
Are you getting married to Kyung Soo?
You know that isn't possible.
A legal marriage isn't
the only kind of marriage.
It's not that far yet.
We should go together.
Ah yes. As you wish.
Executive Director Yang, you drive.
Yes, ma'am.
- Follow us.
- Yes.
Did you put on your seat belt, ma'am?
Yes.
This is a bit troublesome for me, especially
with other people around, Chief Officer.
What do you mean?
When there's a chauffeur waiting...
Oh I see what you mean.
That Executive Director Yang
is not a chauffeur.
That's not what I meant.
Then what do you mean?
I'll get going.
Pardon?
Never mind, I didn't mean anything else.
This isn't something you should
gloss over so easily.
That's right,
I like Executive Director Yang.
Is it because rumors might spread?
I don't care about things like that.
It must be good to be able
to think that way.
No matter how someone thinks of me,
I am still myself.
The "me" in other people's minds
is mostly a misunderstanding.
It's not really like that
from my perspective.
How other people perceive you
may not always be accurate,
but they're not always inaccurate.
You can't always ignore how other people
view you in the workplace,
because they use that as a means
to measure you.
What are you afraid of?
I'm worried people might think
that I'm wagging my tail around you,
the clueless Chief Officer,
for personal gain.
The way you act around me,
is that wagging your tail?
I'm saying that's how others will view this.
That doesn't matter.
Oh, I'm hungry.
Let's stop this and go in.
I'm hungry.
I'm hungry. I'm hungry.
Missus, it's all ready, right?
All right, nee-chan*, you've worked hard.
(*Japanese for "older sister")
Quickly, I think I'll collapse from hunger.
Quickly! Quickly!
Welcome. Hello.
Hello.
Pardon me for the intrusion.
Okay. Let's drink.
All right.
Executive Director Yang.
Yes.
Executive Director Yang can't have
even a drop of alcohol.
He faints if he drinks.
That's mineral water.
I'll drink then.
Unni, that's rude.
Ah, go ahead and eat,
Executive Director Yang.
It's very delicious.
Yes.
The fact that I can't drink alcohol,
is it that amusing to you?
Me?
You laughed, didn't you?
You were enjoying it.
"Hee hee hee hee."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."
How is that?
Executive Director Yang,
don't ever learn to laugh like I do.
Everyone stares when I laugh.
The baseball stadium.
Everyone was staring at me,
even in a noisy place like that.
The Tokyo Dome, hmmm?
- Stay here for a sec.
- Yes.
Honey!
What are you doing right now?
What?
Kyung Soo's here.
I said Kyung Soo's here.
All right.
Right.
Welcome.
Isn't Tae Sub home?
Not yet.
He should be home soon,
we talked on the phone.
I see.
Our Tae Sub's a bit taller than average,
but it seems like you're taller.
Yes.
I hope you enjoy your stay.
We welcome you.
I'm sorry, father.
You don't need to be.
It's all right.
We're happy to see you,
and we feel grateful.
Sorry.
It's good as long as Tae Sub is happy.
I have nothing else to ask of you other than
to be happy together with Tae Sub.
Your parents...
your parents...
My parents...
don't recognize me for who I am.
All right. Please understand their position.
It's not such an easy thing to do.
Yes.
Mom, grandmother says the
noodles are going to be overcooked!
Grind some green onions.
There isn't anything left.
Mother and father are coming,
grandmother!
Hyun Joo, come on!
Hey Ji Na! Noona, come on!
The noodles are going to be overcooked!
All right.
It's so hot and if we're not being
tortured right now,
why didn't you make cold bean noodles
or something?
I asked her to make them.
It's nice and refreshing,
so why are you complaining?
If this hot stuff is refreshing to you,
then you can have lots, you old man.
Pour cold water onto it.
Huh?
If it's hot, then pour in some cold water
and eat it.
Father, that's not a solution, all right?
Hey Lee seobang*, what do you think?
[(*son-in-law (his role in this family)]
Especially on a blazing hot day like this,
does it makes sense to eat a hot meal?
I'm enjoying this, uncle.
It's fighting fire with fire, isn't it?
Stop saying the sugar-coated words of a
freeloader and be honest, you bastard.
Uncle, isn't that a bit too much?
Ji Na doesn't have her ears covered,
she can hear everything you know?
Hey, you. You!
Are you also gay by any chance?
- Uncle!
- Uncle!
Where did that come from?
You crazy person.
Don't throw a tantrum,
if you don't want to eat it, then leave.
Don't ruin your mother's appetite also.
Mom, in this heat to have hot noodles…
Having hot noodles when it’s hot here
and having cold noodles high up in the
mountains, it's the same thing.
If you don't like it, then leave.
All right I'll leave. I'll leave.
I'm getting up to leave.
Look at him! Th-th-that...
Keep eating. He just hates noodles.
If you're full, then that's that,
but why is he acting up like that?
It's delicious.
It tastes good if you put
kimchi in it like this.
Mom, it's hot.
All right.
Please don't be offended.
Don't worry about it.
Our second uncle is so creative...
Honey,
just keep on eating.
It's fine now, isn't it?
It's not hot anymore, right?
Yeah.
There's a bowl over here, Ji Na.
You can blow on the noodles
over here then eat them.
That's right!
I guess you and I were being stupid, mom.
Uncle.
Where are you headed?
Why do you care about where
someone else is going?
Dirty bastard.
Hey!
Your mother is the queen
of this house, isn't she?
That's why all of us grunts sleep
if she says sleep,
wake up when she says wake up,
and die if she says die,
but I don't do that.
I don't live like that. I don't!
I'm a person with a strong will!
I can't accept you!
Your beliefs are shit!
I can't forgive you!
I'm home, grandmother, grandfather.
Welcome home.
Go ahead and have some noodles.
Yes.
Welcome home, Oppa.
Ah, hello.
Having dinner here in the middle of summer.
It really feels like summer.
Yeah I know, right, Oppa?
Mom! Oppa's noodles!
I know! I'm getting it right now.
Did you finish the preparations?
There wasn't much preparation to do.
Your mother has to cook, that's all.
Honey, you want some more?
Huh?
Oh yeah, I'll think about it
after I finish this.
Did you meet Chae Young?
Yeah. I had tea with her for a bit.
What did she say?
She said she's fine,
and she looked fine too.
Eat up.
Yes.
It's good.
It's better than any of the
noodle houses in Jeju Island.
Mom, I bet you're happy right now.
I guess Kyung Soo has
excellent taste, right?
Mom, you should just stay
quiet at times like these.
You know I get excited when
I get a compliment.
- Do you want some more?
- No. I'm full.
Did you guys have dinner?
You know that we don't eat dinner
until 9, Uncle.
I can't wait until then.
Give me some food. Food.
Just a sec, Uncle.
I can't wait a second,
hurry up and give me some food.
My gosh!
It's not like you're going to keel over
any second now, is it?
Please wait a second.
Hey, I'm your uncle.
It's not like someone has a knife to your
throat, so count the money later, and...
I'm going to go crazy!
Honey!
Come over here, Uncle.
I'm getting the food ready over here.
What's that money for?
Are you preparing gye* money? How much?
(*rotating savings circle)
It's quite a lot.
Is it a 30-grand one?
Hey, it's because you have
a brain the size of a bird's.
How are you not able to count that?
Give me that. I'll do it.
Just leave that and come here, Uncle.
You guys keep talking about
how bad business is,
but I guess it's going well since
she's counting so much money.
Business is good if you're getting that much
from a day's worth of work, right?
If I'm getting that much from a day's work,
I'd be a millionaire.
Anyways, how come you guys have the
same side dishes day after day?
The same things for breakfast,
the same for dinner.
If you keep this up, your customers will get
tired of it and they'll stop coming.
There should be some kind of change. Change!
You're not paying for this, are you?
Is it different from a paid meal? Huh?
Then bring it out. I'll give you money.
I will!
Just eat. I'll bring you some soup.
Our son!
It's been a while since I saw you.
It's because he's been busy studying.
Here.
Don't drink!
I won't!
Don't smoke!
That guy!
You think he's the type of person
who'd do that?
He's a hopeful young man who'll
become a prosecutor.
What? A prosecutor?
Hey Young Woo, are you going
to become a prosecutor?
No. My mom's just saying that.
Do something that makes money. Money.
Prosecutors don't make money.
We can make money.
Should you go for money or for fame?
We want him to choose an esteemed
profession rather than money.
Hey, don't you have even
a single mackerel here?
Welcome!
Oh my, you came again! Thank you.
Come this way please. Please have a seat.
Stop doing this now,
you'll end up breaking the dishes.
I'm doing this because I don't have
anything else to do and I'm bored.
It's all right. It didn't break.
I'm home, mother.
I see.
You're home early today.
Yes. I left just after eating dinner.
You ate?
Yes.
Your sister-in-law is taking some
pictures right now.
Oh, that's why it's so bright.
Go inside and rest.
Yes.
Hey, hey, hey! You sekki*!
(*offspring, used here to mean "bastard")
Do you not see me with those
damn eyes of yours?
What's the matter with you?
He's not greeting me.
He's pretending that he didn't see me.
Why are you swearing at him then? Huh?
How can you call that swearing?
Is it a swear to call my own sekki, sekki?
If calling him sekki isn't swearing,
then what else could it be?
What gives you the right to swear at him?
Is it really that big of a sin
to call my own sekki, sekki?
You didn't live with him long enough
to call him your sekki.
Then what?
Is he a guest?
I'm asking you if he's a guest!
Please stop, mother.
I'll be heading inside then.
That son of a bitch!
It looks good.
You know something about taking pictures?
I do. Although I don't know much.
- So you think it's good?
- What do I know?
I'm home.
All right. Welcome home.
- You're home?
- Yeah.
I already ate dinner, Sister-in-law.
Thanks for helping us out, Uncle.
Oh yes, that's right!
It's your first time meeting
Kyung Soo, isn't it Uncle?
Yes.
I only heard that he was
coming over to take pictures.
Say hello, he's Tae Sub's big uncle.
Hello. I'm Kim Kyung Soo.
Ah, wait. I'm sorry, just a sec.
Sister-in-law, here.
What is this?
The CEO wanted me to give you this.
She says it's some sort of meat from Japan.
It's good.
It seems like she really cares
a lot about you, Uncle.
I'm grateful... but I liked that
clutch bag much better.
You refused that gift, didn't you?
I know, but I keep imagining it.
Maybe I shouldn't have refused it.
Please tell her I said thanks and
that we'll enjoy it, Uncle.
Yes.
Sorry. I think I've seen you once before
with Tae Sub on the street.
Am I right?
Yes, Uncle.
Pleased to meet you. I welcome you here.
Thank you.
I don't like standing together with
young men like this nowadays.
It feels like I'm shrinking you know?
You seem like a young man
to this generation.
You look fine.
Thank you.
How much must he hold against you
if he's acting like that?
How much hatred must he have towards
his own father, to do that?
How he must hate his father for making
his mother work her fingers to the bone
paying his tuition.
I paid his tuition when he entered college.
Do you even know how many times
you have to pay tuition?
It's eight times. Eight!
I said I paid for it once at least!
To help pay the tuition,
that kid who was always so weak did hard
labor while having constant diarrhea!
The same child!
"People should pay to toil in their youth."*
(*Korean proverb: such experience is priceless)
While another kid went to university with
his expensive residence all paid for,
our children went out and worked
as manual laborers!
What is this?
Where do you think you are,
throwing a fit like this!
What I'm saying is, how could you
say "sekki" to a child like that?
Fine, fine, fine.
It's all my fault.
Let's just say it's my fault.
Man, my life's become pitiful,
I can't even call my own sekki, sekki.
Who are you calling your own sekki,
when you didn't care for him at all
after bringing him into the world?
Even beasts take care of their own young.
What did you just say?
You said I was worse than a beast?
That's a bit too much!
Hey, Jung Dong Gun!
Yeah?
I've thought about it seriously,
but I don't think it's right for me.
Hey, you haven't even thought
about it for 5 minutes,
how can you say you thought
about it seriously?
Five minutes is enough.
I'll give you 50 days to think about it.
Think about it carefully during that time
and tell me what you think afterwards.
For 50 days?
You want me to think about whether I want to
get married to you, for a month and 20 days?
Something I don't even need to
think about for 5 seconds?
Hey, that's a very thoughtless thing to say!
And very rude too!
You also know that my feelings for you
aren't something to be toyed with.
If you know that,
how could you possibly say that it's not
even worth considering for 5 seconds?
I won't live life for fun.
I won't!
Also, I know you look down on me.
You're acting out without
knowing where you stand.
What did you just say?
But I guess you wouldn't have any other
chances to do that if not for now.
I'm saying that it's fine!
Take back what you said about
me acting out of place.
Are you my teacher or what?
Even my mom and dad have never said...
no wait, I've heard it just once.
Anyways, even my parents rarely
say that kind of thing,
so who are you to talk to me like that?
What...?
That's the kind of thing we say
amongst ourselves all the time.
It sounded different than the other times.
What you just said sounded like I'm
some kind of worthless person.
Hey, if you were worthless,
would I chase you around like this?
Don't you think I have any dignity?
That's right, I don't think
you have any dignity.
I really hate people who
have no dignity, OK?
I said I do! I said I'm a person
with dignity.
Everyone treats me like a idiot
but it doesn't matter.
The me that I know is definitely
not an idiot, okay?
If you already know you're an idiot,
then you're not an idiot?
Just like how you're not crazy
if you know you're crazy!
Anyway, think about it,
and think about it carefully.
Don't waste this chance when I see you
as being cute no matter what you do,
and think about it carefully.
I'm going!
Jung Dong Gun!
What?
I'll tell you tomorrow.
50 days! I told you it was 50 days!
You!
Can't you fix your ears?
They can be fixed through surgery!
So why aren't you getting surgery?
It's not that inconvenient anyways.
It's inconvenient for me.
I'll get surgery when I get married and
come back from the honeymoon.
Nonsense!
Hey, you're going to get hurt like that!
Argh… can’t stand it!
Ow - my stockings!
Mmm. That's good.
"Excellent"
"Very good"
We've become total professionals.
We're a fantastic team!
It's because you're biased towards me.
I'm sure that I'm still lacking
in lots of ways.
Honey,
why don't you go in and rest?
And leave everything here to Ho Sub.
Huh?
Yeon Joo, is that all right with you?
Yes, Ma'am.
What about the food though?
Everything in the fridge.
Put things that belong in the freezer
in the freezer.
I'm going to put them out as breakfast
for our guests at the pension.
Ho Sub, you take care of it.
You're in charge of the pension guests,
aren't you?
Yes, Mom.
Kyung Soo, you go up and get washed up. Hmm?
I can get washed up at home, Mother.
Why?
You've done it here before.
You've sweated too because it was hot.
Get washed up before you go.
No.
I'll do it when I get home.
Then... good night.
All right.
Have a safe trip home, and...
don't just come here to work.
Come here sometimes to eat
and do other things.
I'll keep that in mind.
Go see him off.
Yes.
Let's go.
Oh my. You've come.
Were you doing your work?
Yes. I was working.
Why are you barefoot?
'Cause my feet hurt.
I told you not to wear those, you weren't
going to a party or anything. Didn't I?
What are you thinking about
with that frown on your face?
I'll tell you later.
What is it?
I said I'll tell you later.
What is it?
It's because it's something
I shouldn't hear.
Mom, you're dumb.
Is that so?
No way. How can there be such a thing?
Our family belief is to keep no
secrets from each other.
So why aren't you talking, dad?
It's because I'm sorting things
out in my mind right now.
You know if I say something thoughtless,
your mom gets angry.
It's because I hate that.
What is it?
About that Kyung Soo...
Oh... He's handsome, isn't he?
He looked nice when I saw him today.
He looks good.
So someone doesn't look as good as him?
You can't be serious, right?
Hey, isn't Hyungnim perhaps...
"this"*?
(*implying, "gay")
He's not!
You're crazy!
How could you know?
Talk about something else.
It sure seemed like it.
I said, talk about something else!
See? You're not talking because of me.
I'm going.
Get out.
Go.
I said, get out.
I said, go.
I'm sorry.
I was being an idiot.
Are you all right?
I thought you wouldn't be able
to make it to work.
I don't like being an amateur.
How could I work for your mother
without coming to work?
She wouldn't know what to do
without you.
Which hotel is he staying at?
Why?
If I was to go there and say
"just meet her once",
would it be overdoing it?
It would be.
It's because I feel that it wouldn't be
over unless you sort things out.
You said I could just change into
a different pair of shoes.
That's true, but...
Last night, I slipped off my shoes
and threw them out.
Oh.
That's great.
You've really done great.
I lost my mom and dad in a single moment,
so one man isn't such a big deal.
That's true...
What's pathetic about me is...
Why don't I have good eyes to judge people?
I want to gouge my eyes out.
That'd be a problem.
Here.
What is it?
Take a look.
"Knowledge Charging Station" huh...
Is it because I'm ignorant?
It's because I think you don't
read many books.
It's a light read.
It'll be all right if you read
a page or two at a time.
All right.
I'll try to study it.
I like him because he looks handsome.
Hmm? Honey?
They look so good, yet...
If I'm at a loss like this,
I bet his family would be too.
It's the same.
He says his family won't
recognize it though.
Do you regret it?
No.
What are you going to do if
you don't recognize it?
You'd just die from agony.
Did you see our son's face brighten up
being beside him?
It seemed like he was really happy.
Then that's all that matters.
It's all good if our child's happy.
Right.
I guess it was my first time...
seeing that kid's face like that.
Yes.
It's the first time.
On the other hand, I kind of hate him when
he says, "Thank God" or "That's great."
Just like how a mother-in-law would be
jealous of her daughter-in-law.
He's our daughter-in-law?
I don't know.
Is he a son-in-law?
Don't you think he's a son-in-law?
Yeah...
- Give me the keys.
- Why?
I'll take you home.
No way. That's nonsense.
What do you mean,
"nonsense"?
I'm just afraid you might
get into an accident.
- I won't get into an accident.
- When did I say you would?
Give it here.
Hurry up and get in.
Come out. It's fine.
It's not fine with me.
I don't trust you.
Just get in quickly.
Ho Sub.
I'm not trying to make you
feel uncomfortable.
It's a trait shared by
all the men in our family.
We're excessively caring about others.
Hurry and get in.
Are you guys dating?
Tell it to me straight.
Are you dating?
- No, we're not.
- We're not, Uncle.
Then what's going on right now?
It's because Mom told me to
take Yeon Joo home.
She's been working tired and she's tired.
Oh...
I guess you can't do anything
if it's Madame Kim's orders.
Hurry and get in.
You're good at lying too.
Then did you want me to
tell him we're dating?
It would've been made into a big deal.
What's happening to our family?
Suddenly some gay freak appears and...
What shitty luck.
Shitty, shitty, shitty...
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How long are you going to be like that?
Stick your lips out so I can
hang a hat on them.
I bet it was something that had to be said.
If I'm not here, you, the uncle, should
take my position as head of the family!
Managing a business might not be
suitable for you, Chief Officer.
I told you so.
I think it'd be easier for the family
if I move out.
You think I can forgive Tae Sub?
Everyone lives and dies as they were born,
so Uncle, you live that way too.
Do you think she really meant that?
Are you coming in?
I guess it can't be helped.
How old are you?
Let's use notes, Chief Officer.
I hate people like Executive Director Yang.
A kid just like you.
For Ho Sub's mate.