Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Episode #1.8 - full transcript

WE

MET

THE TWO OF THEM

MET MANY PEOPLE

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER

AND READ MANY BOOKS

TAKING WALKS, TRAVELING, READING

LOVE, TIME,
FRIENDSHIP, COMMUNICATION

ONCE AGAIN, I OPEN THE BOOK ABOUT YOU

VOLUME 8

Were you waiting for me?



Well...

Not exactly.

I designed that myself.

So far, it's one of a kind.

I like it.

It's cold.
Why aren't you wearing a jacket?

Thanks.

Come back soon.
You promised to watch a movie with me.

A movie? What movie? At home?

You did promise me.

You always forget your promises.
Make it quick. Our promise comes first.

And this. This thing. Give it to me.

I'll leave it in your room.

What movie is he talking about?



Can we go for a walk?

I want to take you somewhere.

It's this way.

I'm thinking of designing Ms. Yu's book.

She asked me personally.

Oh, that sounds fun.

Everyone at Gyeoroo
wants to work with you too.

Shall I do it?

I'll do it if you tell me to.

Why are you smiling?

Do you know

what's in my pocket right now?

They're hand warmers.

Eun-ho put them in my pockets

to keep my hands warm.

I never knew
Mr. Cha was such a warm-hearted person.

Eun-ho fascinates me.

We've known each other
for more than two decades.

He's like a little brother to me,

but at the same time, I can't figure out

what he's thinking.

Sometimes, he is as cold as ice,

but sometimes, he's the most warm-hearted.

The first thought that crossed my mind
when I got divorced was,

"Eun-ho will be so upset
if he finds out about this."

I was having a hard time
even before I got divorced,

but I couldn't tell him.

I knew it would break his heart.

And...

even recently,

there was a little incident.

Dan-i, I'm really sorry,

but can you make sure Eun-ho
never shows up at my restaurant again?

Please, I beg you.

I think

Eun-ho did something for me.

I wanted to thank him,

but I didn't.

He has done so many things for me
and I am grateful for all of it.

Even now, he may be trying to

take care of something for me
without telling me,

but I have no way of knowing.

How did you two first meet?

It was a coincidence.
There was a little accident.

We met purely by chance,

but we gradually became close

over the past 20 years.

By the way,

where are we going?

We're almost there.

SONG HAE-RIN

Eun-ho, wasn't the flower strategy
such a good idea?

Shall I bring dumplings tomorrow?

I'm at my dad's restaurant now.

Are you not answering me
because you got off work?

Are you having a hard time
winning the chief editor's heart?

We enjoyed the food.

-Thank you.
-Oh, thank you.

-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.

Just texting him all the time
won't get you anywhere.

I gave you this pretty face
and this gorgeous body.

Stop wasting your time on someone
who doesn't love you back.

You can say that because
you don't know him.

He always draws the line between us.

I'm afraid he won't even look at me
if I make a move.

Also, he lives with a woman...

Just mind your own business.

I mean, you ended up with Dad after all.

What's wrong with your dad? Goodness.

Did you ladies talk about me?

No, we didn't.

You have very good hearing.

We're here. This is the place.

It looks nice.

They can make anything you want.

They serve liquors as well as tea.

Let's go inside.

I didn't know there was a restaurant
like this in our neighborhood.

I've only lived in this area
since I moved out of my parents' place.

I've moved twice within the area.

I'm a regular here.

Thank you.

Is this the only thing on their menu?

No, it's not that.
I called and ordered ahead.

You seemed to like warm sake.

It's good.

I knew you'd like it.

I can actually make this.

I took cooking classes here last year.

Then you should teach me sometime.

We have so many things to do.
We have to make green onion pancakes too.

I guess we should meet up often.

By the way, what's that?

RESERVATIONS
TODAY: JI SEO-JUN, TOMORROW: JI SEO-JUN

I got busted.

I was going to try again tomorrow
if today didn't work.

If not tomorrow, the day after tomorrow.

You have to make a reservation
to come here.

Should I have played

hard to get?

I was worried
that you might not want to see me again.

I made so many mistakes that day.

You must've been pretty surprised.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't.
It was very unexpected.

I have many questions, but we can
take our time and get to know each other.

And with that said,

how about we try

seeing each other for three months?

I was so surprised to hear that.
I mean, think about it.

It's been years since
I heard something like that.

Since Dong-min asked me out years ago...

When was that?

-It was over 15 years ago--
-So what did you say?

Are you really going to date him?

Hold on.

Don't ponder it for too long.

I don't want you to take
my offer so seriously.

Let's just...

We'll keep it casual.

How about this?

We'll go to work together every morning

and have dinner together
if we finish work around the same time.

Thank you.

It's perfect because we're neighbors.

We can meet at the bus stop
to go to work together

and come home together in the evening.

Shall we start tomorrow morning then?

What time do you go to work?

You two will go to work together

and come home together?

I heard this in some movie
a long time ago.

Apparently, you are more likely to
get hit by a nuclear bomb

than find love when you're over 30.

But look at what happened to me.

He said he likes me.

He's still in his 20s.
He made a dinner reservation,

and he even made this for me.

Stop being so silly, okay?

I thought the recent incidents humbled
you, but you're back to your old self.

Why you little... You deserved that.

Don't you realize how amazing this is?

This might be the last time
I ever date a man.

Yes, it probably will be.
You'll be a grandma soon, you know.

When else will you get to date anyone?

Go ahead and date every guy
who asks you out.

Are you done?

I'm sorry. That was mean.

I'm just hurt.

I'm in pain, that's all.

Where?

What are you doing?

Not there. Right here.

Hey.

What's this?

Look at you. You're a man.

What's all this?

These are all muscles.

Yes, I'm a man.

Actually, a really great one.

Gosh, that brat.

My heart almost fluttered.

Gosh, my heart.

Why...

Why is my heart beating so fast?

Gosh, I must be going crazy.

It's because I haven't had sex in so long.

I obviously need to get laid.

Gosh, why is it so hot in here?
It's too hot.

Hey, Eun-ho!

Turn the lights off
after you use the bathroom.

I mean, turn the lights off--

"Love"? As if.

And who cares about how he feels?
What's so fascinating about it?

You still got it. You're still attractive
and gorgeous enough

to make guys look back when you pass by.

Why are you fascinated that he's into you?
You can't stop talking about him.

Well, it's nothing to get
so worked up about.

Plus, what matters is how you feel.

Do you like that asshole?

Do you really like him?

I don't know.
I'll find out when I start seeing him.

If you're still unsure, the answer is no.
Dating him won't change that.

Why do you like that stupid thing?
You are such a dummy.

Jeez, that startled me.

That punk didn't even turn the lights off.

No, Geum-bi.

No, you can't come outside.

I'm pretending to go to work

so that I can go on
a morning date with Dan-i.

I'll be back soon, okay?

What? So are they actually going to work
together from now on?

I live with her but I can't do that
because people might find out.

But that prick is...

Where's Dan-i?

Aren't you going to say "Hi"
or "Good morning"?

Yes, good morning.

Where's Dan-i?

Why are you asking me?

Because you live together.
Forget it if you don't know.

Look, Mr. Ji.

Why are you so childish?

What do you mean?

You'll go to work and come home together?

You're a freelancer.

Since when did you have to go to work?
Your contract with Wolmyeong ended.

Don't tell me you told Dan-i.

I didn't tell her. It felt like
it was an unmanly thing to do.

It'll look like
I'm trying to come between you two.

I thought you didn't want me to date her.

You're right.

I don't want to be a loser though.

Then just act like you don't know.

She seemed uncomfortable going on dates
so I improvised.

She's obviously uncomfortable.

You're much younger than her.

Do you know how uncomfortable
she feels about that?

Why are you so interested
in her love life?

I'm just concerned.

The guy she's seeing really irks me.

Mind your own love life.

It's been over three minutes.
You'll get a ticket.

It's fine up to five minutes.

Who parks on the road?
You have no manners.

I see Dan-i.

Why is she running? She'll trip.

My goodness.

Have you been waiting long?

No, I just got here too.

Oh, thank goodness.

Gosh, seriously. This is ridiculous.

THE SOLILOQUY I WANT YOU TO HEAR

-It's good.
-Is it?

The Black Skirts, right?

Do you like The Black Skirts?

I'm a fan too.

This must be his newest song. It's nice.

Right? The title of this song is
"Queen of Diamonds."

2019, at Moonlight Bookstore.

I went to Dan-i's office building
and called her.

Then we came to this bookstore together,
and we'll have dinner soon.

I hope she likes the restaurant.

Seo-jun and I took the same bus
to work this morning.

I read this book on the bus.

The song and the book he recommended

were nice as well.

I'm early!

I must be the first one here.

Yes, I'm the first.

Ji-yul, I organized
the letters from our readers.

My gosh.

I haven't read any.

I'll buy you lunch later.

I had fun. I love to read, you know.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Ms. Song, here are the letters
from our readers.

I bet you organized them well.

I'd be happy to read more of them.

This is the author bio for the
upcoming release, The Universe of Yours.

Do more research
and add any details you find.

THE UNIVERSE OF YOURS

Sure.

Dan-i, I'd like you to be in charge of
managing the readers' letters from now on.

Pardon?

That must be Ms. Yu's manuscript.

-Oh, yes!
-The manuscript?

That's right.

Mr. Kim, I got the manuscript from Ms. Yu.

What's so special about her manuscript?

She writes her manuscripts longhand.

In this day and age?

Authors like Choi In-ho and Jo Jeong-rae
also used to prefer writing longhand.

Park Beom-sin too, up until recently.

And Kim Hun still writes longhand.

The author, Kang Byeong-jun, too.

The original manuscript of
Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

was sold for 1.6 billion won.

Seriously?

Where? Where is it?

Let me see.

I can smell it.
It is the smell of a best seller.

All right,
let's gather our positive energy.

-Let's do this!
-Let's do this!

"Dear Strangers."

DEAR STRANGERS

It's a good title.

It suits Ms. Yu.

By the way,
who will digitize the manuscript?

Me! I'll do it.

You're being greedy again.

That's Mr. Cha's job.

How long do you think it'll take?

I'll finish it as soon as possible.

Will you be okay? You're busy these days.

She entrusted me with it,
so I should do it.

Dan-i should help you.

Do you know Yu Myeong-suk?

Yes.

Task Support Team is amazing.

You guys know every author
and have read every book that exists.

One of you can proofread it

while the other one types it out.

You can check it here and there.

There are many Chinese characters though.

I know a lot of Chinese characters,
Ms. Go.

-Oh, my.
-Look at you.

She knows many Chinese characters.

All right, it's one of
Task Support Team's tasks anyway.

Then I'll assist Mr. Cha

to the best of my ability. Thank you.

Then I'll proofread it with him.

I know he'll be very thorough,
but just to double-check.

I'd appreciate that.

Where will you do it? If you work here,
the book might be leaked by someone.

How about you rent a furnished suite?

Oh, should we? Do you want to?

I'll just work on it at home.

I want to focus on it as much as possible.

Will that really be okay?

You're okay with working at my place,
right?

Yes, sir.

All right, then.

What about the marketing strategy?

The book will be great, right?

-Of course.
-How about we include a few pages

from the handwritten manuscript
at the back of the book?

Oh, that's a great idea.
Nicely done, Mr. Bae.

Then I'll get the designer,
Ji Seo-jun, on board.

-Seriously?
-Yes.

Just leave it to me.
I'll get him to sign the contract

before Mr. Cha is done.

Hae-rin, feel free to use
the company card.

Just make sure to get him on board. Go!

-Go, team!
-Go, team!

On that note,
who wants to go clubbing with me tonight?

-Anyone?
-Let's get back to work.

Dan-i, don't say no today.

I have to help Mr. Cha
with the manuscript.

Mr. Cha, aren't you going to
start working on it next week?

-Yes.
-Great!

Then are we going clubbing
after work today? Seriously?

My gosh, I love you.

Ms. Go, what's wrong?

Is your arm okay? Is it your shoulder?

Is your shoulder frozen?

Oh, this?

This gets rid of toxins.

Everyone should do this.
It's good for you.

Nice, I'm going clubbing today.

MEETING THE AUTHOR KANG BYEONG-JUN

KANG BYEONG-JUN'S LAST NOVEL, THE HEROES

RELATIONSHIP CHART

POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS

MOTHER
PIGTAIL

REVOLUTION BY KANG BYEONG-JUN

UNREACHABLE BY KANG BYEONG-JUN

AT THE TABLE
CRY OF AN ISLAND

DAN-I

I won't be going home until late today.
I have to go somewhere with my co-workers.

Then I guess
we can't go home together today.

I'll see you next week.

SONG HAE-RIN

This is Song Hae-rin
from Gyeoroo Publishing.

I'll give you a chance to repay my favor.

When can we meet?

You owe me now.

Did you think I was a pervert?

Yes, you did.

You made a mistake.

You owe me one and you made a mistake.

You owe me two favors.

Okay, let's meet.

We can talk about Ms. Yu's book as well.

I think I can get Ji Seo-jun on board.

He brought up Ms. Yu's book first.

That's good.

I'll seal the deal this time

so that we can keep working with him.

Sure, whatever.

By the way, are you really going to work
on Ms. Yu's manuscript at home?

You said you live with someone.
Are you okay with Dan-i coming over?

Crossing the line again?

Okay, fine. I'll mind my own business.

Shall we go clubbing too?

I recently went with a friend.
Shall I go clubbing with you today?

I'm in.

If you want to go clubbing,
you should go to Midnight in Gangnam.

"Midnight"?

Today's the third Friday of the month.

Gangnam Leopard will be coming today.

"Gangnam Leopard"?

All the guys go there
every third Friday of the month

just to see her

because of the rumor that she has
one night stands sometimes.

You should come with us.

I can't go because of my boyfriend.

Does he not let you have fun?

No, it's not that.

I just can't leave him alone.

She must be possessive of her boyfriend.

Don't mind her.
Just focus on having fun tonight.

I'm worried that we might
run into Ms. Seo and Dan-i.

Don't worry.

They'll get rejected anyway.
They won't be allowed inside.

This place is amazing!

Wait for me. Hey, Ji-yul.

I brought this for you.

Don't get intimidated.
We're still pretty hot.

-Be confident, okay?
-Okay, I'll be confident.

Wait.

You two can't go inside.

Why? What's wrong with us?

I'm wearing something fancy,
and I'm showing my cleavage.

Enough about me. She's a model.

I'm sorry, but I can't let you in
because you guys

aren't fit for our club.

I don't think it's going to work.
Let's just go have tea somewhere.

How are we not fit?

You're just saying that.
We're good enough.

Let's go.

-Let us in.
-Please leave.

-Why are you touching me?
-Stop it.

Okay, I get it.

-You're mean.
-Please stop.

-You need to leave.
-We're good enough.

-What's wrong with you?
-Stop it.

Hello, you're here.

-My gosh.
-She's incredible.

They're with me.

Ms. Go?

Ms. Go?

No? Then I'll just go somewhere else.

You guys can go inside.

I'm sorry. Come this way please.

He's so annoying.

-My goodness.
-Look at her.

I guess there must've been a mistake.

My gosh, seriously.

-You're so pretty!
-You're so cool!

I'm so happy!

My gosh, this is incredible.

Did you see Ms. Go?

-What's wrong?
-Smile.

My mom's secretary is over there.

My freedom depends on you.

Then I guess I'll just do this.

You and I really click.

But why is he following us?

That's because she just can't believe
that we're in love.

Why not? I'm pretty good at acting.

But you're too ugly.

I mean, you're really handsome and nice.

But you're just not my type.

That's what my mom thinks.

I'll take a cab over there.

Okay.

Do you think we should kiss

before you get in a cab?

Have you gone nuts?

No.

Wait for me.

Ma'am, I think they're really dating.

I think Ji-yul's taste in men
has changed a little.

I think he's actually kind of cute.

I filed an annual leave for you
so that it won't affect your absence.

I came here to tell you that.

He followed me here
because he was worried about you.

I followed you because you said
you'll strangle me if I don't.

Anyway, if you don't come to work again
next week,

I'm going to fire you.

You'll get fired.

Life is like a spring dream.

An empty dream.

Life is evanescent and transient.

“Meaningless! Meaningless!

Utterly meaningless!

Everything is meaningless.”

I agree.

Ji-hong.

Doing this
isn't going to bring back Mr. Choi.

And it won't help you get back together
with Ms. Seo either.

I agree with that as well.

Hey, just get lost.

Just go.

Where should we go now?

-I'll go home--
-Let's have more drinks.

-It's Friday.
-Sounds great.

You guys were incredible.

We're going to drink a little more.
Do you want to join?

Sorry. I came with my girlfriend.

Let's go.

Come on. I said, let's go.

What was that?

I hope every single couple

in the world breaks up.

Let them be. They won't last long anyway.

-Of course not.
-I'm going to go home now.

I was just joking.

It won't be any fun
if we all act the same way.

Where should we go, Ms. Go?

Wherever we end up going,

I'll do my best

to make this night worthwhile for you two.

Let's go.

Let's go!

-Follow me.
-Go!

-Close the door.
-Yes.

Come inside. Don't be startled.

-Nice.
-Come on.

-Ms. Go.
-Take it off for me.

Hold onto it. Goodness, Ms. Go.

My gosh.

There are bathrooms here, there,
and one over there.

You have so many bathrooms!

Are you moving?

She probably just moved.

Ms. Go, did you just move?

Gosh, that hurts.

This place is incredible.

It's been three years since I moved.

I decided to become a minimalist,
so I threw out some of my furniture.

Now I have nowhere to put my stuff.

What does it matter? I live alone anyway.

The first shot is

-always a bottoms up.
-Right.

What about snacks?

There are lots here.

This looks nice.
It doesn't even look rotten.

-Gyeoroo!
-Gyeoroo!

Gyeoroo!

Gosh, that's strong.

What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?

No, not at all.

I feel like I'm at home.
It feels familiar and comfortable.

Of course, she's uncomfortable.

Come on, Ms. Go.
Of course, she's uncomfortable.

She might feel more at ease

if we try talking to each other
like we're friends.

Go ahead. Ms. Seo, you can start.

You should call me by my name, Yu-seon.

Fine, go ahead.

Really? Okay, then.

Fine.

I had fun tonight,

Gangnam Leopard.

Doesn't it still feel uncomfortable?

I have a feeling that she's going
to be mean to us on Monday.

What are you talking about?
I don't hold grudges.

She's right. Yu-seon doesn't seem like
the type to hold grudges.

Yes.

You're not so bad

outside of work.

But you're really annoying at work.

Yu-seon, you're a complete mess
outside of work.

Your house is chaotic,

and you only have alcohol at home.

I'd love to hang out with you more often.

Every third Friday of the month.

Yes, that sounds great.

Let's have another drink!

By the way,

why did you get a divorce?

Why would you ask her that?

I'm also a little curious.

Why did you get divorced?

I mean, it's just so sudden.

You already knew he was the second son
of a poor family.

You said you understand that he needs

to take care of his brother's family
since he went to jail.

You said his brother's children

feel like your own
and even took them on trips.

But you suddenly got divorced.

It's just so weird.

I don't know.

She brought the divorce papers
and asked me to sign them.

So I did.

He wasn't...

He was never on my side.

We spent a lot of money,
but it still feels nice. Don't you agree?

We bought shoes for our son

and long johns for your mother.

It'd be nice if we could
also buy a coat for your sister.

This will look so nice on her.

-Should we buy this?
-My gosh.

How much is this?

It's 190,000 won.

It's more expensive than I thought.

Bye.

Your brother's birthday is coming up.

What's the point? He's in jail.

I'm worried about him,

but I'm more worried
about his wife and children.

You should think about it in her shoes.

Let's say I'm in jail.

How would you feel on my birthday?

Why worry about something
that didn't happen?

Honey, that's pretty.

Isn't it pretty?

Yes, it is.

You should buy them.

These are pretty as well.

They have a lot of pretty shoes here.

How much are these?

Come inside.
There are a lot more shoes inside.

Can we take a look?

I need new shoes anyway.

Take a look around.

Are these all handmade?

Yes, they're all handmade.

How pretty. How much are these?

I'll give you a discount if you buy.

Do you have a size 240?

-Size 240?
-Yes.

These are pretty too.

Do you have a size 240 for this?

If you like them, just try them on first.

Stop touching every single one.

But I don't even know their price.

The blue ones are 190,000 won.
The black ones are 220,000 won.

They're expensive.

Handmade shoes are expensive these days.

You keep touching them

when you're not even going to buy them.

You are seriously annoying.

Just leave.
I don't need you to buy anything.

-Go.
-What's your problem?

Honey, you should just buy one.

Are you serious?

Why? Do you think I'm annoying?

What's so wrong about asking the price?

We'll buy a pair.
The first ones look nice.

I'm not going to buy any.

-Let's go.
-What was so annoying?

I'm so upset.

I mean, seriously.

What did I even do
to make him act like that?

He was probably annoyed
because he was eating.

I'm sure he has to deal
with so many weird people.

Plus, let's be honest.
You weren't going to buy the shoes anyway.

But you kept asking him the price.

Whose side are you on?

Whose side are you taking?

Is the owner of that shoe store
your brother?

Is he your son?

-Honey.
-That complete stranger

called your wife annoying.

But you just kept
reading that poetry collection.

Am I a stranger to you?

-Honey.
-You should be taking my side!

Honey.

He's not the one you should be
trying to understand right now!

It's me!

Am I a stranger?

I'm the one you should be

trying to understand right now, not him!

Okay, I get it.

Let go of me.

I really didn't think of it as a big deal.

But

she kept yelling like a lunatic

at the shopping center
where there were tons of people.

People kept staring at us
as they walked by.

He probably didn't think of it
as a big deal.

He was always like that.

But at that moment,

I suddenly

realized something.

I realized that
I had lived my life in vain.

I thought of him

as the one person
who would always be on my side.

I lived my life thinking that
the one person who would take my side,

the one person
who would be there for me no matter what

would be my husband, Bong Ji-hong.

What good is he

when he never knows
what I'm thinking or feeling?

Of course I want to buy shoes.

I earn enough, don't I?

Why don't I buy shoes?

Why do I keep asking the price first?

I get that he might not know that,

but the clerk was about to kick me out.

If he is my husband

shouldn't he have argued with that jerk

and told him not to belittle his wife?

Isn't that what
husbands are supposed to do?

She brought the divorce papers
the very next day.

She wanted me to sign them.

I know.

I know that

throughout our years of marriage,

this wouldn't have been the only thing
that I did wrong by her.

That's why I signed them.

She's never had it easy
throughout our marriage,

so what else could I do?

Why are you two crying?

It's so sad.

It's really sad.

I have

-Yes?
-something to say.

Go ahead.

I'm divorced too.

Were you married?

I had no idea.

My story is even sadder.

My husband...

cheated on me.

What a bastard.

How can he cheat on someone so pretty?

-Right?
-Unbelievable.

Just thinking about it

brings back all the anger.

Who's the bitch?

It's all in the past now,

but whenever
I think back on that moment...

I feel so bad

for my old self.

My marriage was already over
and crying wouldn't have fixed anything.

There was no hope

so why on earth
did I beg and cling onto him?

That's why I feel bad for my old self.

It was over anyway,

so I should've just
kicked him in the nuts instead.

Why don't you go and kick him now?

Will you come with me?

-Yes!
-We'll go with you.

We sure will. Where does he live?

Still,

you guys...

at least experienced marriage.

You even have kids.

I have something to show you too.

Hey,

isn't she surprisingly adorable?

Yes.

You're adorable too.

-Were you married?
-Were you?

No.

I only got to take photos.

Did the groom...

die?

They probably broke up.

The day was set, but someone ran off.

-That bastard?
-No.

Me.

Shit.

I was afraid of the in-laws

and raising a child.

I wanted to study more

and do better at my job.

So I figured that

staying single would be a better option.

I thought

I'd be happy if I lived my life alone

with nothing to tie me down.

A glamorous life alone like this?
I think it's good.

That's why...

I live in this mess.

I wake up all alone in the morning

and leave the house by myself.

Even when I'm sad, I'm alone.

When I'm sick, I'm all alone too.

I always eat meals by myself.

I have to do everything alone.

I'm so sick and tired of it.

Why on earth did I run away?

I can't believe this!

I'll become more successful.

Dan-i, are you home?

Dan-i?

Dan-i!

Dan-i.

Dan-i!

Dan-i, what's wrong?

Dan-i!

Dan-i...

An ambulance...

Yes, someone's unconscious.
I'm at Mapo-gu, Yeonhwa-ro...

Hold on.

I'm sorry. She seems fine.

She must've passed out after drinking.

It wasn't a prank call, but I'm sorry.

You can call off the ambulance.

I'm really sorry.

Unbelievable.

Eun-ho.

I think I'm going to die.

It's the same spot as last night.

Is that your spot now?

A spot where you make a scene.

What?

Come and have breakfast.

I don't think...

I can eat anything.

Here. Have some honey tea first.

How did I get home last night?

You opened the door and came in.
You came back home safely.

Drinking with Ms. Go almost killed me.

She dragged us to her place...

I used to be incredible, you know.

Look at this. Wasn't I beautiful?

I was beautiful too, you know.

Kids from other schools
used to come by to see me.

Guys, let's go home now.

-That guy...
-I'm really

-sleepy right now.
-Would he be married?

Of course. He won't still be missing you.

I'm sure he got married.

-Please...
-I...

-Yes?
-Please...

I don't think he would've gotten married.

-Guys...
-Back then,

I thought we were meant to be.

Enough!

You two are fucking annoying.

For hours, you've been acting like
two crazy bitches.

What the hell are you two
fucking pathetic bitches doing?

As a newbie,
I've been humoring you bitches,

but that's enough. I've had enough.

You hear me? I've had enough!

Let's go home.

Why? Did you cuss again?

Yes.

You're reverting back to your old self.

Good for you.

You already screwed up anyway

so do whatever you want.

Mr. Bong is at the fishing site.

President Kim and I
went to see him yesterday.

I'm sending you the address just in case.

Ms. Seo,

have a nice weekend.

Mr. Bong.

Come back to work.

You have to make a living, you know.

Mr. Choi died

and we got divorced,

but you must live your life.

You have to look after
your brother's family

until he gets released.

Also, you have a son to take care of.

I'll see you at work on Monday.

CHINESE CHARACTER DICTIONARY

"Dear Strangers.

To those who had names
which sounded like a whistle."

Those...

"I say the word 'death' out loud."

Period and a line break.

"The pronunciation
of that word is peculiar.

I was born on a snowy day.

The ugly child was small

and fragile...

After the day I was born..."

Add a period.

Are you tired?

-This is fun.
-"You said this

when you saw me waiting in front of
my parents' house."

Period, and a line break.

"'You must miss your mom.'

'You must want to go home.'

Whenever I heard that,
I'd look at you with a blank expression

instead of..."

You're here early.

I thought I'd do some reading.

That's a book Gyeoroo published.

I was curious about your newest work.

I was the editor in charge.

I'll read it thoroughly
and give you feedback.

Sure, I'll look forward to it.

JI SEO-JUN

JI SEO-JUN
NEW MESSAGE

JI SEO-JUN

I must've dozed off.

Dan-i, I'm with Ms. Song right now.

Should I design
Ms. Yu Myeong-suk's book cover?

I'll do it if you want me to.

Should I bring some fruit?

Sure.

Yes. You must.

Seeing how our conversation
is going well from the start,

we might see eye to eye
about your contract too, right?

I'll sign the contract.

Really?

I think I should work on Ms. Yu's project.

When I heard this morning
that it would snow today,

I had a good feeling about our meeting.

It will snow today?

The forecast said that it would.

It will snow today.
My gut tells me that it will.

Would you like to order?

Yes.

I wasn't asleep.

Add a period.

My eyes were tired.

And I was exhausted.

"'You must miss your mom.'

Whenever I heard that,

I'd look at you with a blank expression

instead of..."

As it always has been, Eun-ho's shoulder

was reliable and comfortable.

That's why

I only closed my eyes.

What was that hand?

The hand was hot like fire.

Was it a dream?

Did I really

fall asleep?

This is good.

It's snowing.

Eun-ho.

It's snowing outside.

Yes, it is.

Shall we drink tea in the yard?

Okay.

It's beautiful.

Yes.

It is beautiful.

The moon is too beautiful.

You're right.

The moon is beautiful, isn't it?

The word, "beautiful"
reminds me of that day.

The day you told me
the moon was beautiful.

You also posted the photo
on your social media page.

Instead of "I love you,"

Sōseki Natsume
said, "The moon is beautiful."

It was a night that made me think of him.

I told you about the author.

Do you remember?

Right. You did.

Was it when I was in high school?

When the author, Sōseki Natsume,
was a school teacher,

he told his student to
translate something as homework.

When the student translated
"I love you" into Japanese,

he just translated it word-for-word,
"I love you."

Do you know
what the author said to his student?

Since Japanese people
don't say that often,

he told the student it would be better

to translate it as,
"The moon is beautiful."

You do remember.

That's why I told you,

"The moon is beautiful."

I'm telling you again.

I'm telling you that

the snow is beautiful.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

What was that?
Do you find me attractive all of a sudden?

Don't move.

Do...

you...

Do you...

like me?

IT WAS LOVE FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR HER

I'VE KNOWN IT FOR A LONG TIME
SO IT'S SADDER AND MORE PAINFUL

HE DOESN'T KNOW I CAN SMILE LIKE THIS
ONLY BECAUSE HE'S THERE

PRIDE IN CREATING, TRUST, AND HAPPINESS...
THOSE ARE WHAT IT MEANS TO MAKE A BOOK

ONLY AFTER FINISHING A BOOK

I CAN SEE WHAT I MISSED
AND LIFE IS THE SAME

OPENING A NEW BOOK IS LIKE OPENING
A ROOM FULL OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN TUNNEL TO PASS

A HAND FROM OTHERS
HELPS US FORGET OUR FEAR

I WANTED TO SEE THE OCEAN AGAIN

HONESTLY I JUST MISSED
THE DAN-I I WAS WITH BACK THEN

-I totally felt something weird on my...
-Did you even have a dirty dream?

You're hurting me!

Should I just like you?

I thought you had plans.

-Why come alone on a day like this?
-I should be asking you that.

He knew how I felt about him?

Don't run just because
you can't wait to see me.

She has a small face,

and her pretty eyes, nose and lips
fit perfectly

on her small face.

Don't avoid him, Dan-i.

Do not call me by my name.

You've gotten used to that, haven't you?

How else should I address
a woman I like then?

Subtitle translation by Won-hyang Son