SKY Castle (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - Episode #1.10 - full transcript
What did you just say?
I said you should have Hye-na
move into your place.
Hye-na?
Why?
Wouldn't it be wise for you to keep
the ticking bomb close by
while you get rid of the detonator?
A "ticking bomb"?
Not only did you make Hye-na
withdraw from the election,
but you also made Do-hoon's mom
stop supporting her financially.
On top of that,
she even lost her mother,
who was her only family.
Hye-na now has nothing to be afraid of.
I'm sure she knows that I have
firm evidence to prove that she took
Do-hoon's assessments.
She's a smart girl. She wouldn't do
such a reckless thing.
Hye-na will certainly be helpful
for Ye-bin's studies,
but having her around will help
Ye-seo more than anything.
It'll provoke her competitive spirit
and make sure that she can
go to university successfully.
If I'd have to go to such lengths,
then why did I even hire you
to coach Ye-seo?
Hye-na got kicked out of
the group tutoring sessions,
and she's now taking classes
at the academy that Ye-bin goes to.
Don't let her meet Ye-bin
while she's still holding a grudge.
I'll keep a tight rein on Ye-bin.
She even lost her mother.
Don't you think that keeping her close by
and embracing her
will be better
for Ye-seo's and Ye-bin's sakes?
I told you that I'll keep an eye on her.
I urge you to reconsider my suggestion.
Mom, have you lost your mind?
Kim Hye-na?
You want her to move into our place? Why?
I never said I'd actually do it.
I'm just asking your opinion.
Why are you even asking about it?
Ye-bin said
she wants to study with Hye-na
to make sure she can pass
the level-up test.
This is the first time she's said
she wants to study.
Mom, don't you know
how I feel about Hye-na?
How could you say such a thing?
Okay, I heard you.
Don't worry about it.
I have no intention
of letting her move in, either.
Do you want this?
I thought it was weird.
Being nice to me like this
is all part of your plan, isn't it?
Why?
Do you want to live in a nice place
for once in your life?
What are you talking about?
You coaxed my sister so that
you can be hired as a live-in tutor.
What? I never did such a thing.
Don't even dream about it.
I can't live in the same house as you.
A live-in tutor?
Don't worry about Su-han.
I'll take good care of him.
How's Yang-u doing?
I practically have two sons, you know.
He's so nervous now.
He wanted me to ask you
if Dr. Kang is in a good condition.
He took a bath and went to bed early,
saying he has to do a great job
with the surgery tomorrow.
He'll be in his best condition.
Tell him he has nothing to worry about.
Okay.
Do I know you?
Hello, I'm Ye-seo's classmate, Kim Hye-na.
Hye-na?
Well...
To tell you the truth,
I really
resented you at first.
I know that what I did wasn't right,
even though it was for the sake
of earning money
for my mom's hospital's fees.
So I don't think
I have any right to resent you.
You really are a smart girl.
So why did you want to talk to me?
I heard that
Ye-bin is still in the beginner's class.
If you let me be her in-house tutor
for just three months,
I'll make sure she gets
into the intensive class.
The intensive class?
Skipping the intermediate class?
I'm not sure if Do-hoon's mom told you,
but I've been tutoring kids
ever since I was in middle school.
And all the students I taught
became top students.
If I fail to get her into
the intensive class in three months,
I'll leave your house.
And of course, I'll also return
the tutoring fees.
I was worried you might be having
a hard time after your mom passed away,
but I'm relieved to see
that you're pulling through.
But I'm sorry.
I can't let you become
Ye-bin's in-house tutor.
Instead,
tell me anytime you need some money.
I'll get going now.
Coach Kim, can you talk right now?
I gave it some thought
since you recommended it,
but I don't think I can let Hye-na
live in my house.
I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
Please don't mention that again.
All right.
How dare she disobey me?
Bring Ye-seo to the meditation room
as soon as she finishes everything.
-But she's not scheduled to...
-Don't talk back to me!
Do not disobey me.
The finals are coming up, right?
Are you confident
that you'll get perfect scores this time?
Yes, I'm not going to
get a single question wrong.
You're not going to
get a single question wrong.
Why do you think you always end up getting
something wrong
even when you're so determined not to?
It's because you're conceited.
You overestimate yourself.
Hye-na will be more determined than ever
now that she's lost her mother.
Do you think you'll be able to beat her
with that mindset?
Don't trust yourself
when you take your finals this time.
Doubt yourself even if
you know the answer to a question.
Why would I, if I know the answer?
Kang Ye-seo!
Think about the speech and writing
questions you got wrong on every test.
Did you get them wrong
because you didn't know?
Keep this in mind
if you want a perfect score.
Don't trust yourself,
and constantly doubt yourself.
That's how you'll be able to beat Hye-na.
I'm right here. Good job, honey.
-Hey, Chung-seon.
-Yes?
Did the surgery go well?
The surgery went very well, Dr. Woo.
But why do my legs feel numb?
It's because the anesthesia
hasn't worn off yet.
-Oh, really?
-Don't worry.
Dr. Kang told me himself
that the surgery went well.
Hello, Dr. Kang.
My gosh. Great work, Dr. Kang.
Thank you so much.
It was nothing.
Dr. Woo's the one
who did a good job enduring the surgery.
How do you feel?
You really are the best surgeon, sir.
You darn punk.
I can't believe you snooped around
another department
when you're an orthopedic surgeon.
I would love to just break
your spine in half
-if I could.
-No.
-Well...
-By the way,
I guess you won't
be able to make it today, Jin-hui.
Today?
Of course, I should go.
He'll get better with time,
so there's no need to worry about him.
We should take care of the problem
that Sky Castle's facing right now.
Right now?
What's going on?
Didn't you hear the announcement
about a residents' meeting
at 8 p.m. today?
Get here within ten minutes.
It looks like the residents
will barge into your house
if you're even a minute late.
Ms. Lee,
please help me.
I want
to live.
Yeong-jae! Look at me.
-Are you okay? Look at me.
-Save me.
Yeong-jae!
I can't give up.
Such misery should never be repeated.
-This is unbelievable.
-Exactly.
It's absurd.
We can't just sit and watch
while something like this happens.
I think you should lead
the meeting, Professor Cha.
Me?
You're the one who
first brought up this issue,
so shouldn't you lead
the meeting, Seo-jin?
I'm the one who first brought it up.
I told everyone
after hearing about it from Su-han.
Whatever the case, this could
become a legal issue in the future.
So I think you should
take the lead, Professor Cha.
All right.
I can do that much for Sky Castle.
She's here.
It's her.
RESIDENTS OPPOSING
THE NOVEL ABOUT SKY CASTLE
The reason we're all gathered here today
is to clearly state that we,
the residents of Sky Castle,
strongly disapprove
of Ms. Lee's idea of writing a novel
about the misfortune that befell
Dr. Park and his family.
Aside from the residents
who are currently abroad,
a total of 194 residents
have signed this document.
SKY CASTLE RESIDENTS' SIGNATURES
About 99 percent of the residents
have signed this document.
We're all busy people.
We all made time to gather here
regardless of our busy schedule.
So let's hear your answer.
Are you going to continue
writing the novel?
My first book was published 15 years ago,
and I haven't written
anything else since then.
Why are you all reacting so sensitively
when I'm not even a famous writer?
-My gosh.
-Is she serious?
I don't get it, either.
It's not like she's trying
to publish a news article
about Yeong-jae and his family.
Is it really necessary
to go this far to stop her?
What are you all so scared of?
Why are you taking action as a group
like this? What are you all so afraid of?
-Is she serious?
-She's unbelievable.
Do you think we're doing this
because we're scared?
Aren't you afraid people will find out
you spend billions to send your children
to prestigious universities?
We're not afraid of that.
It's just tiresome.
What if people hear Yeong-jae's family
paid billions for a coordinator?
It'll be a huge bother.
People who talk about inequality
will love to talk about this.
We're not the only ones
living in this world.
We must be considerate about
the relative deprivation others will feel.
What?
That's not being considerate.
It's mocking them.
Mocking them?
Ms. Lee, why do you
misconstrue our good will?
How is it good will to say that
the poor have no need to know?
Nothing good will come from them knowing.
It's best off they don't know
what they can't afford to do.
"You can't even afford
such things, so just
live your lives without knowing anything"?
Do you have an inferiority complex?
Why are you twisting--
Why are you talking like that?
You know better than anyone
what it's like to be underprivileged.
So?
What exactly is it that you want to say?
Why are you attacking me,
pretending to defend the poor?
I know you want to hide things
because the coordinator
is helping your kid.
I get that you're encouraging others to
attack me because of your selfish love.
But how could you pretend
you're just defending the poor?
Have you forgotten how hard it was
when you couldn't afford your tuition?
Selling ox blood...
My gosh, what is this woman...
What are you saying?
Seo-jin.
What is this woman talking about?
Why would you
sell ox blood?
Yes.
I used to sell ox blood.
My father sold offal
next to a slaughterhouse.
Hey, Han Seo-jin.
Why not just call me Kwak Mi-hyang?
Why didn't you just call me
by my real name?
Just like how you being U-ju's
stepmother is not a problem,
what is wrong with me
changing my name and hiding my past?
This is crazy.
How dare you mention that
when we're here about Yeong-jae?
We're here because of you, not me.
The day we buried Myeong-ju,
I couldn't do anything.
Every one of us here was broken-hearted.
You got lucky and moved here
due to someone else's misfortune.
And now you want to use
her tragedy for gossip?
Try to calm down, Ms. Han.
I believe
we've done enough to express our opinion.
Ms. Lee,
what will you do?
Isn't it too harsh to demand
an answer right away?
We should give her some time to think.
Don't you agree, Professor Cha?
Then we'll give you three days to think.
I trust that you will give us
an answer by then.
Let us
end the meeting here.
Thank you, Professor Cha.
Seo-jin.
Seo-jin.
Seo-jin.
Her family sold ox blood?
Seo-jin.
Let's talk.
Seo-jin.
What was all that about?
It's not true,
right?
We've known each other for years.
That's impossible.
Didn't you hear me?
Wait.
Kwak Mi-hyang.
You're Kwak Mi-hyang?
Then
you lied about studying in Sydney?
And about inheriting
the expensive porcelain
from your mom?
My gosh.
How could you do this to me?
Let's talk later.
It's true what they say about never
knowing who people really are.
I really can't trust anyone!
Darn it, I just flinched.
It's become a habit.
Sure, Seo-jin. Let's talk another time.
Dr. Kang was in on it, too.
What?
"There are a lot of mortgage banks
in Sydney,
so a president of a bank
is nothing special"?
They both lied to us all.
Why didn't you just use a loudspeaker
to announce that
your dad was a drunk who sold offal,
and that he was an alcoholic
who beat his wife and daughter
all the time?
I was cornered,
but my husband left me alone in the room
because he was embarrassed.
There's no need to tell the others
that I had a bad father as well.
What?
I'm saying
that if you'd escorted me out of there,
we'd have felt less ashamed.
Those people would have gossiped anyway.
You just encouraged them even more.
So what?
Are you saying it's my fault?
It wasn't my fault that I was born
into such a family.
Even you and your mother
are ashamed of my father.
I played the role you wanted me to.
When I pretended to be
a bank president's daughter,
you played along.
You helped me keep up the act.
So when the truth came out,
you could've at least
pretended to support me in public.
You could have just yelled at me
later in private.
Who is she?
How does she know your past?
-We went to high school together.
-What?
From the same hometown?
And you started all this
with someone like her?
Did you gather signatures
not knowing it could blow up in your face?
I didn't know she'd expose me like this.
How could you not know?
Did your brilliant mind
not see that coming?
Ye-seo's celebration party
was an excuse to pressure her
to give up her story, too!
You're such an embarrassment.
My gosh.
She must've been so amused,
knowing you're Kwak Mi-hyang.
Hwang Chi-yeong must have totally
looked down on me!
Keep your voice down.
Ye-seo will be home soon.
Are you afraid the kids will hear?
Then you shouldn't have started this
in the first place!
Would you feel better
if our kids found out?
Haven't you yelled at me enough now?
Ye-seo.
Ye-seo.
Ye-seo, hear me out.
I'll explain everything.
Ye-seo. Open the door.
Let's talk about this.
My grandparents I met in Australia,
who were they?
They've been sending me gifts
every year on my birthday.
Are they...
fake?
I did it for you.
For your and Ye-bin's sakes.
How can that be for my sake?
Don't use me as your excuse.
I...
grew up under terrible parents.
Your grandmother tore up all my books,
saying girls don't need to study,
and your grandfather took
the money I earned
from my part-time job
and spent it on alcohol.
Despite that, I studied very hard
and received scholarships
during my years at university.
I suffered because of my poor,
incompetent, and ignorant parents,
and I don't want you to experience that.
Having parents like them is my flaw,
and I didn't want it
to become your flaw as well.
You said I'm bound to do well
because I got superb genes
from you and Dad.
"Superb genes."
You always went on and on about it.
But you were born
with genes like that?
-What?
-You're the daughter
of a poor, ignorant, incompetent,
and shameless drunkard.
You're saying I have
those inferior genes as well!
That's why I've done my very best
and even told such lies.
I raised you so you'd be
proud and confident!
Nothing's going to change.
You're still Kang Ye-seo,
and I'm still Han Seo-jin.
Pick up your bag.
Now!
A mob lynching?
You even had a dream about being lynched?
Gosh, you must be
under a lot of stress these days.
I've only heard about
collective selfishness.
Now that I've experienced it,
I realize that it's a nightmare.
Honey,
I obviously don't want to stop you
if you really want to write
a book about it,
but I'm worried about you getting hurt.
You shouldn't underestimate
Dr. Kang's wife.
She's the one who started it all,
but she distanced herself from it
and acted as she cares about the poor.
She was being so selfish.
I brought up her past
without even meaning to.
In front of all those people?
Even though he pretended to be modest,
he always bragged subtly
about his family and background.
Did you see Dr. Kang's face yesterday?
He looked mortified.
Honey.
Okay, all right.
Boys.
Don't you think your mom
is the most elegant lady in Sky Castle?
You can just tell she's a classy lady.
That's enough.
Eat your breakfast, okay?
You know that your mom's father
was the Army Chief of Staff
and a congressman, right?
Be proud, boys. You deserve to be proud.
-Honey.
-All right, I heard you.
You're working on the questions
that I gave you, right?
Yes, we're practically memorizing
all of them.
Thanks for breakfast.
All right. Get ready and come back down.
Okay.
What will you do
if the boys figure it out?
Oh, it's fine.
They'll find out soon anyway.
As they say, you can't hide
where you come from.
Look at Ye-seo. She's fixated
on being number one. How crude.
She's just like her mom.
Didn't you say you wanted our boys
to be like Ye-seo?
I never said that. I said they need
to get good grades like her.
I feel bad for Ye-seo's mom.
Now I understand why
she's so obsessed with her kids
getting good grades.
I bet Jun-sang has been hounding her.
He's a second-generation doctor
who got the highest score
on the college entrance exam.
That proud, arrogant jerk
must've been harassing her about it.
How did that show-off end up with...
Ox blood? My goodness.
Kwak Mi-hyang!
They're perfect for each other.
Even after the truth came out,
she held her head up high
and glared at me.
She totally acted like she was
from a noble family. I'm so baffled.
For 16 long years, for goodness' sake.
She fooled me for 16 years.
She deserves to win
the Cannes Best Actress Award.
It really is amazing.
It's really hard to come up
with perfectly believable lies.
She must have a high IQ,
200 at the very least.
The more I think about it,
the more upset I get.
Who is she to tell me
not to cross the line?
Don't think like that, please.
Regardless of her family background,
she is my boss' wife,
and that's what matters.
Don't show her that you're upset,
and be good to her.
I feel so betrayed
that I don't even want to see her.
How can I hide it?
-Jin Jin.
-What?
Come in!
Dr. Woo Yang-u?
-Yes.
-All right.
Oh, my goodness. What is this?
-I need your signature here.
-Sure.
My signature.
-Here you go. Thank you.
-Thank you.
My gosh, who sent this? There's a card.
Let's see.
"Wishing you a fast recovery,
from Han Seo-jin."
"Han Seo-jin"?
She can't give up on that name, can she?
It's from Ye-seo's mom?
Ms. Kwak Mi-hyang wishes you
a fast recovery.
Call her now and thank her.
No way. I can't even stand her voice.
Then text her.
I don't want to.
She can't visit
because she's too embarrassed.
That's why she sent this instead.
Think about it. If that hadn't happened,
she would have visited.
She'd have come already.
Jin Jin,
you have to be good to her now
to completely win her favor.
What you do when things are good
doesn't really account for much.
Oh, gosh.
Then you text her.
What?
What should I write?
Thank you, Seo-jin.
You know that I'm always
on your side, right?
Thanks for the fruit.
They'll help my husband recover quickly!
"Thank you, Professor Cha."
What? Ye-seo's mom is Kwak Mi-hyang?
I think it was a big shock to Ye-seo.
She can't focus at all.
Then her graduating from
the University of Sydney was...
It was a lie.
Kwak Mi-hyang is Han Seo-jin?
Han Seo-jin?
Kwak Mi-hyang is Han Seo-jin?
You know what you have to do, right?
Make sure Ye-seo
tells you everything she's feeling.
That way, she'll feel a little upbeat.
Yes, ma'am.
So that proud woman
had a huge inferiority complex?
Thanks to her,
everything will go as planned.
SONG YEON-DU
I can't believe I was so indifferent.
I forgot about
the anniversary of her death,
but I was reminded of it after I met you.
Would you like a cup of tea?
How's the novel going?
Is there anything I can help you with?
I'm trying to censor myself.
What do you mean by that?
Maybe I'm trying to write this novel
as a means to get rid of my guilt
about what happened with Yeon-du.
Or maybe it's just my greed
of wanting to become
a famous writer with this
since it'll be my first novel in 15 years.
To be honest,
I thought you were at the center
of the tragic event
that happened to Yeong-jae's family.
I thought I was a rational person.
But I found out I was very biased.
They say that humans are
not rational beings,
and they only tend to rationalize things.
Don't be too hard on yourself.
Anybody would've thought the same
if they were in your shoes.
Thank you.
Ye-seo has told me a lot about U-ju.
You raised your son very well.
U-ju?
He's like...
a gift from heaven.
I'm always grateful
that I have a son like that
beside me.
I used to have a kid
who was like a blessing to me as well.
What do you mean by "used to"?
I lost my child
in an accident.
I'll do your dressing.
Okay.
Dong-Hyuk,
my legs still feel numb.
Is there any bleeding?
Did he cut my blood vessel?
Why do I feel so dizzy?
It's because you got an injection
to relieve your back pain.
An injection?
Are you done with the dressing...
Oh...
Dr. Kang.
Gosh, you weakhearted punk.
Can't you trust me
even after taking an MRI?
It's clean.
No, it's...
It's not because I can't trust you.
Dong-hyuk,
will you wash Dr. Woo's hair?
He stinks.
He's taking antibiotics,
-so don't give him any laxatives.
-Okay.
This man has a very weak stomach.
Dr. Kang, thank you!
Wow.
I can't believe Dr. Kang
did your dressing himself.
He must care about you a lot.
Just wash my hair for me.
Gosh, it's killing me.
My goodness.
Oh, Dr. Hwang. Come on in.
Come here and sit down.
So...
have you given it some thought?
Like I told you already,
I don't think...
My gosh, look at you.
I just want to play golf with you
and some others on the weekend.
What's so hard about that?
It's not hard.
However, not only am I bad at
playing golf,
but I also haven't contacted Mr. Kim
ever since he got elected
as the party representative.
I felt that
that was the right thing to do.
My gosh.
I only asked because I heard
you two were close.
Forget about it.
I'll get going then.
Dr. Hwang.
Yes, sir?
It's great to walk the right path,
but you know what they say
about clear water.
"There aren't any big fish
if the water's too clear."
I have no intention of
living as muddy water
just because I miss the fish.
Go ahead.
Hello.
According to Mr. Lim,
the relationship between
the thousand-year-old
tortoise and Dr. Hwang is falling apart.
They seemed to be on great terms to me.
The tortoise scouted Dr. Hwang
so that he could use him
as a stepping stone for his success.
A stepping stone for his success?
According to Mr. Lim's hunch,
it looks like he wants to become
the Minister of Health and Welfare.
He's just the president of a hospital,
and he wants to become
the control tower of a department
that takes up 40 percent
of our country's budget?
I know, right?
What does he know about
pensions or welfare?
He must think he can get anything
by lobbying people.
By the way,
how does Dr. Hwang know
the leader of the ruling party?
When Sungjoo Medical Center
was being closed down,
he apparently protested until the end
and took care of the patients there.
And Kim Hyeok-jae, a member of
the Health and Social Affairs Committee,
was also against it,
and he even went on a hunger strike.
So because of that, they're really close.
He wanted to use that dull prick
as a stepping-stone to success?
It was a very bad choice.
Dr. Kang.
The Planning Manager position is vacant.
So don't you think
you should win the Director's favor?
What's the point in trying to win
that useless man's favor?
If I become the Planning Manager,
becoming the chief
of the center will be easy.
KIM HYEOK-JAE
KIM HYEOK-JAE
He graduated from Namseok High School.
And majored in public administration
at Hanguk University.
Gosh, we didn't go to
any of the same school.
It's me.
Did anyone
in Sky Castle go to Namseok High?
Who?
Professor Cha?
Why that jerk of all people?
Professor Cha?
Hello, this is Kang Jun-sang.
We're the dads of
the student body presidents.
We've been too distant.
I would like to buy you a drink.
Are you free this evening?
Today?
I'm not sure.
I'll check my schedule first.
All right.
What's this sneaky fool up to?
Since when were we close enough
to drink together?
Hello.
I'm sorry, I have other plans today.
Oh, do you?
That's a shame.
I was hoping we could meet
and discuss our children's education.
Thank you for canceling your plans
to meet with me.
I must push everything aside
if it's about our kids' education.
Everyone just tends to get greedy.
It's hard to meet someone who truly cares.
It's an honor to have a neighbor like you.
People
used to say that an uninterested dad
was a prerequisite to a good education.
That's not true anymore.
University admission processes
are so complicated now,
and rather than an attentive mom,
they say an attentive dad
is ten times more effective.
The time has come
for the dads to get involved.
That's correct.
The dads' time has come.
You are
different because you're from
the great Namseok High.
I heard that
many great people graduated
from that school.
Of course.
During my time, over 150 students a year
got into Seoul National University.
The previous Prosecutor General
was an alumnus.
Supreme Court Justice Park
is seven years my senior.
And Kim Hyeok-jae,
the party representative...
Hyeok-jae?
We grew up in the same neighborhood.
Did you?
But...
what about him?
Well, why don't we drink some more first?
All right.
Let's drink.
Can we talk?
It'll only take five minutes.
I shouldn't have gotten emotional.
Even if I did,
I shouldn't have blurted that out.
It was careless of me
to bring up the ox blood.
I'm so sorry.
Just tell me if you'll write
about Yeong-jae or not.
I also apologize
for getting Coach Kim wrong.
It turns out that she and I
have a connection.
-A connection?
-She taught a student
I met while I was a student teacher
during my university days.
The student died after arguing
with her family about her grades.
She still remembers that girl
after 19 years.
She wouldn't have used
Yeong-jae's vengeful spirit.
I was narrow-minded.
You suspected Coach Kim
for being at the center of the tragedy.
You must have lost
your motivation to write, then.
You're right.
But like you said,
I can focus on
Yeong-jae's parents instead.
What do you know about his parents?
Coach Kim said she would help.
She said that?
I'd like to prevent the tragedy
that befell Yeong-jae's family
from becoming some kind of gossip
that people talk about over drinks.
I really
wanted to apologize to you about this.
Are we done?
Coach Kim.
Did you say you'd help
U-ju's mom with her novel?
I'm meeting her to stop her.
You collected signatures
and said you'd sue her.
Couldn't that also become a scandal?
You must be careful.
Nothing good will come from
starting a scandal
before Ye-seo gets into university.
Right. I see that.
Then I'll let you deal with U-ju's mom.
Yes, I'll deal with her.
Oh, right.
Is there a problem at home?
A problem?
What kind of problem could there be?
Ye-seo is unusually antsy and sensitive.
Please ensure she's in good health
and spirits before her exams.
She'll ace her finals as well, right?
Don't talk to anyone
and pass the papers back.
Number two?
Number three?
Three?
Keep this in mind
if you want a perfect score.
Don't trust yourself,
and constantly doubt yourself.
That's how you'll be able to beat Hye-na.
Darn it, number two.
How many did you get wrong?
Three in Korean.
What do I do?
Three?
That's just three wrong in total.
The results aren't even out yet.
When you got one wrong last time,
you said you wouldn't come first.
Hye-na got perfect scores
in every subject.
She got every single question right
in every single subject!
She outdid me in the assessments as well.
What should I do?
What do I do now?
What do I do now?
Let's see.
How much did their ranks go up this time?
Report card.
Cha Seo-jun.
CHA SEO-JUN, SHIN A HIGH SCHOOL
LEVEL, RANK, TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Level two?
Cha Gi-jun.
Level two?
What happened?
I gave you boys
all the expected exam questions.
They covered most of the questions
on your actual exams.
Why did your grades drop?
I guess many other students
did well this time too.
You stay out of this.
Cha Seo-jun.
Cha Gi-jun.
Are you not going to answer me?
Our friends
were really worried about their grades,
so we shared the questions with them.
Share?
Do you even know how much...
I gave them to you so that
you two could study them.
Why share them with your competitors?
Our friends were so stressed out
about their grades.
What's wrong with sharing them?
You mindless idiot.
They're your competitors.
It's the same thing as sharing
your bullets with your enemies.
Didn't I tell you to think of
your school as a battlefield?
Everyone beside yourself is the enemy!
If you don't kill them, you will die.
Do you boys want to die? Do you?
-Do you want a glass of water?
-That's not important right now.
Do you boys want to go
to university or not?
Everyone is trying their best
to get into a good university.
Do you think you can beat them
with that kind of mindset?
You told us to compete in good faith.
We can't compete in good faith
if we consider our friends as enemies.
Boys, you're old enough to understand
what I really meant by that.
In any competition,
you either win or lose.
There are only two outcomes.
Only when you win can you say that
you competed in good faith.
Don't you get it?
I'm telling you to win. To win!
Boys.
You understand what your dad
is trying to tell you, right?
Yes.
Yes, we'll get better grades next time.
Good.
Now, go and study.
Those clueless losers.
Those questions cost me so much.
I can't believe they shared them.
Honey.
Do you realize you're being
overly anxious about their grades?
As they say, what kills you in the desert
isn't the heat or your thirst,
but your anxiety.
You should...
believe in them and be supportive.
That's why the boys can't do better.
I don't agree with your dad.
You did the right thing.
You should only compete with yourself.
Competing with others makes you lonely.
I believe true success is living
a life that's not lonely.
-Do you agree?
-Agreed.
-Great. Let's eat, boys.
-It looks so good.
Mom, let's clink our glasses first.
Shall we?
Here's to lives that are not lonely.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
I heard you came in first place
on the finals.
It made me so happy.
Yes. That news made me
incredibly happy as well, Hye-na.
Thank you.
My sincere congratulations to you, Hye-na.
You're really cool. I admit it.
People will think that he's the one
with the highest score.
Come on.
My grades have improved as well.
Second place in our year.
U-ju has a great personality.
I guess he takes after the two of you.
Who? Him?
You think he has a good personality?
My goodness.
When Ye-seo got the highest score
and I only came in second,
I couldn't congratulate her.
"I have to do better next time.
I must beat her."
That was the only thought I had.
By the way,
I wonder if Ye-seo is okay.
She must be so upset now.
I don't want to eat.
I said I won't eat anything.
You're the one who messed up on your
exams. Why are you taking it out on us?
Whose fault is it that I messed up
on my exams?
It's all your fault, Mom.
I couldn't focus on studying
because of you.
Hey, how could you mess up on your exam
just because Mom lied?
Get lost!
Ye-seo, doing badly on your exams once
doesn't mean it's the end of the world.
What will you do if I can't get into
SNU's med school?
Will you take responsibility for it?
Are you going to blame
every single thing on me?
Why are you being so pathetic?
Yes,
I'm pathetic.
It's because I'm your daughter.
Didn't you know?
Ye-seo.
Ye-seo.
She came in fourth?
You know who's responsible
for the drop in her grades, right?
Answer me.
Where's that woman who confidently said
she's Kwak Mi-hyang
in front of all those people?
Where's that arrogant woman
who lectured me for not siding with her?
Ye-seo.
Do you want to join us?
It's so refreshing.
Hey.
Are you still against me
moving in as a live-in tutor?
I can be a great tutor to Ye-bin.
-Hey, Kim Hye-na.
-To be honest,
my lease is up, so I'll have to find
a small room somewhere for the time being.
I'm a little scared though.
And it's not like the rooms are all cheap.
You should've told me sooner.
I can talk to my mom about it
if you're okay with it.
Thank you,
but I don't want to
inconvenience her any further.
Ye-seo, I just need a place
to sleep in and some food to live on.
I can be an excellent tutor to Ye-bin.
Can you please help me out?
Ye-seo.
Grandma.
Ye-seo told me everything.
I heard about her grades dropping,
so I came by to see her.
I guess I made the right decision.
You should've been careful.
How could you let such a thing happen?
-I'm sorry.
-You told all those lies,
so you should've made sure
not to get caught.
Now, everyone knows that you lied.
Think about how embarrassed
your kids and Jun-sang must be.
Even I'm this upset.
No wonder Ye-seo did badly on her exam.
Sure, your background is a problem,
but the bigger problem
is your incessant lying.
You lie without even batting an eye.
Do you know how scary that is?
I wanted to spare her life.
I lied to you because I wanted
to save Ye-seo's life.
-What did you say?
-Had I told you the truth,
you would've made me get an abortion.
I did everything I could
to save my daughter's life.
So you dared to hire people
to act like your parents
and fool me as well as my son?
Have you forgotten what you did
to Eun-hye for her family
not being up to your standards?
I witnessed all of it.
I wasn't dumb enough
to tell you the truth after that.
I'll make sure Ye-seo gets into
SNU's med school. Don't worry.
After all,
that's the give-and-take between us.
So?
Are you telling me to stay out of it?
I'd appreciate that.
What?
Ye-seo's grades dropped because of you.
How can you have the audacity
to talk back to my mother?
Can she even get into
SNU with those grades?
We paid that coordinator billions of won.
What has she been doing?
These are the candidate profiles
for the Korean instructor position.
Hello.
Let's go inside.
Mr. Jo, please bring out some tea.
I'll have an espresso.
I'll just have a glass of cold water.
Sure, no problem.
She has always been the top student,
but she came in fourth this time.
Why did Ye-seo's grades drop?
Are you sure there's no problem at home?
I clearly told you that there aren't
any problems at home.
My teaching methods
haven't changed at all.
But Ye-seo's grades suddenly dropped,
so I simply wanted to ask
if everything is okay at home.
Ms. Han, Ye-seo is mentally weak.
Even a small stimulus
can make her shatter like glass.
Why are you saying that she's weak?
Ye-seo is very competitive
and extremely goal-oriented.
Sure, maybe in the cushy environment
you've created for her.
But once she steps out of that bubble,
she won't survive
even the smallest hardship.
I'm trying to make her stronger
through mind-control training,
but I don't know what else
will make her falter down the road.
Do you realize how irresponsible
you sound right now?
I'm suggesting an alternative, Ms. Han.
An alternative?
Have Hye-na move into your place.
I clearly told you
not to bring that up ever again.
You must be aware of how unstable
Ye-seo is at the moment.
She'll fall apart
if you don't take drastic measures.
For someone who is mentally fragile
like her, nothing's more effective
than having a competitor
right before her eyes.
Ye-seo really hates Hye-na.
What if it backfires?
Who will take responsibility for that?
Ms. Han, I'm trying
to sort things out here.
If you miss the timing,
Ye-seo will have to give up
on SNU's medical school.
If that damages my reputation,
will you take responsibility for it?
Create an environment where
she can solely focus on her grades.
And I'm saying you can use Hye-na
to achieve just that.
Hye-na
is the best pacemaker
who can toughen up Ye-seo.
Seeing Ye-bin this excited
makes me look forward to the results.
You think you can get Ye-bin
into the intensive class?
How are you going to do
what the top teachers failed to do?
Can Hye-na tutor Su-han as well?
Shouldn't you know better?
You're acting just like a Kwak Mi-hyang.
-Dad!
-My gosh.
Se-ri!
She's going to quit writing
about Yeong-jae?
How did you manage
to convince that stubborn woman?
You shouldn't worry about that anymore.
Her new Korean teacher
used to make questions
for the CSATs. You know that, right?
I was taken aback as well.
She threw a total fit.
She won't let me go into her room.
Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park
I said you should have Hye-na
move into your place.
Hye-na?
Why?
Wouldn't it be wise for you to keep
the ticking bomb close by
while you get rid of the detonator?
A "ticking bomb"?
Not only did you make Hye-na
withdraw from the election,
but you also made Do-hoon's mom
stop supporting her financially.
On top of that,
she even lost her mother,
who was her only family.
Hye-na now has nothing to be afraid of.
I'm sure she knows that I have
firm evidence to prove that she took
Do-hoon's assessments.
She's a smart girl. She wouldn't do
such a reckless thing.
Hye-na will certainly be helpful
for Ye-bin's studies,
but having her around will help
Ye-seo more than anything.
It'll provoke her competitive spirit
and make sure that she can
go to university successfully.
If I'd have to go to such lengths,
then why did I even hire you
to coach Ye-seo?
Hye-na got kicked out of
the group tutoring sessions,
and she's now taking classes
at the academy that Ye-bin goes to.
Don't let her meet Ye-bin
while she's still holding a grudge.
I'll keep a tight rein on Ye-bin.
She even lost her mother.
Don't you think that keeping her close by
and embracing her
will be better
for Ye-seo's and Ye-bin's sakes?
I told you that I'll keep an eye on her.
I urge you to reconsider my suggestion.
Mom, have you lost your mind?
Kim Hye-na?
You want her to move into our place? Why?
I never said I'd actually do it.
I'm just asking your opinion.
Why are you even asking about it?
Ye-bin said
she wants to study with Hye-na
to make sure she can pass
the level-up test.
This is the first time she's said
she wants to study.
Mom, don't you know
how I feel about Hye-na?
How could you say such a thing?
Okay, I heard you.
Don't worry about it.
I have no intention
of letting her move in, either.
Do you want this?
I thought it was weird.
Being nice to me like this
is all part of your plan, isn't it?
Why?
Do you want to live in a nice place
for once in your life?
What are you talking about?
You coaxed my sister so that
you can be hired as a live-in tutor.
What? I never did such a thing.
Don't even dream about it.
I can't live in the same house as you.
A live-in tutor?
Don't worry about Su-han.
I'll take good care of him.
How's Yang-u doing?
I practically have two sons, you know.
He's so nervous now.
He wanted me to ask you
if Dr. Kang is in a good condition.
He took a bath and went to bed early,
saying he has to do a great job
with the surgery tomorrow.
He'll be in his best condition.
Tell him he has nothing to worry about.
Okay.
Do I know you?
Hello, I'm Ye-seo's classmate, Kim Hye-na.
Hye-na?
Well...
To tell you the truth,
I really
resented you at first.
I know that what I did wasn't right,
even though it was for the sake
of earning money
for my mom's hospital's fees.
So I don't think
I have any right to resent you.
You really are a smart girl.
So why did you want to talk to me?
I heard that
Ye-bin is still in the beginner's class.
If you let me be her in-house tutor
for just three months,
I'll make sure she gets
into the intensive class.
The intensive class?
Skipping the intermediate class?
I'm not sure if Do-hoon's mom told you,
but I've been tutoring kids
ever since I was in middle school.
And all the students I taught
became top students.
If I fail to get her into
the intensive class in three months,
I'll leave your house.
And of course, I'll also return
the tutoring fees.
I was worried you might be having
a hard time after your mom passed away,
but I'm relieved to see
that you're pulling through.
But I'm sorry.
I can't let you become
Ye-bin's in-house tutor.
Instead,
tell me anytime you need some money.
I'll get going now.
Coach Kim, can you talk right now?
I gave it some thought
since you recommended it,
but I don't think I can let Hye-na
live in my house.
I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
Please don't mention that again.
All right.
How dare she disobey me?
Bring Ye-seo to the meditation room
as soon as she finishes everything.
-But she's not scheduled to...
-Don't talk back to me!
Do not disobey me.
The finals are coming up, right?
Are you confident
that you'll get perfect scores this time?
Yes, I'm not going to
get a single question wrong.
You're not going to
get a single question wrong.
Why do you think you always end up getting
something wrong
even when you're so determined not to?
It's because you're conceited.
You overestimate yourself.
Hye-na will be more determined than ever
now that she's lost her mother.
Do you think you'll be able to beat her
with that mindset?
Don't trust yourself
when you take your finals this time.
Doubt yourself even if
you know the answer to a question.
Why would I, if I know the answer?
Kang Ye-seo!
Think about the speech and writing
questions you got wrong on every test.
Did you get them wrong
because you didn't know?
Keep this in mind
if you want a perfect score.
Don't trust yourself,
and constantly doubt yourself.
That's how you'll be able to beat Hye-na.
I'm right here. Good job, honey.
-Hey, Chung-seon.
-Yes?
Did the surgery go well?
The surgery went very well, Dr. Woo.
But why do my legs feel numb?
It's because the anesthesia
hasn't worn off yet.
-Oh, really?
-Don't worry.
Dr. Kang told me himself
that the surgery went well.
Hello, Dr. Kang.
My gosh. Great work, Dr. Kang.
Thank you so much.
It was nothing.
Dr. Woo's the one
who did a good job enduring the surgery.
How do you feel?
You really are the best surgeon, sir.
You darn punk.
I can't believe you snooped around
another department
when you're an orthopedic surgeon.
I would love to just break
your spine in half
-if I could.
-No.
-Well...
-By the way,
I guess you won't
be able to make it today, Jin-hui.
Today?
Of course, I should go.
He'll get better with time,
so there's no need to worry about him.
We should take care of the problem
that Sky Castle's facing right now.
Right now?
What's going on?
Didn't you hear the announcement
about a residents' meeting
at 8 p.m. today?
Get here within ten minutes.
It looks like the residents
will barge into your house
if you're even a minute late.
Ms. Lee,
please help me.
I want
to live.
Yeong-jae! Look at me.
-Are you okay? Look at me.
-Save me.
Yeong-jae!
I can't give up.
Such misery should never be repeated.
-This is unbelievable.
-Exactly.
It's absurd.
We can't just sit and watch
while something like this happens.
I think you should lead
the meeting, Professor Cha.
Me?
You're the one who
first brought up this issue,
so shouldn't you lead
the meeting, Seo-jin?
I'm the one who first brought it up.
I told everyone
after hearing about it from Su-han.
Whatever the case, this could
become a legal issue in the future.
So I think you should
take the lead, Professor Cha.
All right.
I can do that much for Sky Castle.
She's here.
It's her.
RESIDENTS OPPOSING
THE NOVEL ABOUT SKY CASTLE
The reason we're all gathered here today
is to clearly state that we,
the residents of Sky Castle,
strongly disapprove
of Ms. Lee's idea of writing a novel
about the misfortune that befell
Dr. Park and his family.
Aside from the residents
who are currently abroad,
a total of 194 residents
have signed this document.
SKY CASTLE RESIDENTS' SIGNATURES
About 99 percent of the residents
have signed this document.
We're all busy people.
We all made time to gather here
regardless of our busy schedule.
So let's hear your answer.
Are you going to continue
writing the novel?
My first book was published 15 years ago,
and I haven't written
anything else since then.
Why are you all reacting so sensitively
when I'm not even a famous writer?
-My gosh.
-Is she serious?
I don't get it, either.
It's not like she's trying
to publish a news article
about Yeong-jae and his family.
Is it really necessary
to go this far to stop her?
What are you all so scared of?
Why are you taking action as a group
like this? What are you all so afraid of?
-Is she serious?
-She's unbelievable.
Do you think we're doing this
because we're scared?
Aren't you afraid people will find out
you spend billions to send your children
to prestigious universities?
We're not afraid of that.
It's just tiresome.
What if people hear Yeong-jae's family
paid billions for a coordinator?
It'll be a huge bother.
People who talk about inequality
will love to talk about this.
We're not the only ones
living in this world.
We must be considerate about
the relative deprivation others will feel.
What?
That's not being considerate.
It's mocking them.
Mocking them?
Ms. Lee, why do you
misconstrue our good will?
How is it good will to say that
the poor have no need to know?
Nothing good will come from them knowing.
It's best off they don't know
what they can't afford to do.
"You can't even afford
such things, so just
live your lives without knowing anything"?
Do you have an inferiority complex?
Why are you twisting--
Why are you talking like that?
You know better than anyone
what it's like to be underprivileged.
So?
What exactly is it that you want to say?
Why are you attacking me,
pretending to defend the poor?
I know you want to hide things
because the coordinator
is helping your kid.
I get that you're encouraging others to
attack me because of your selfish love.
But how could you pretend
you're just defending the poor?
Have you forgotten how hard it was
when you couldn't afford your tuition?
Selling ox blood...
My gosh, what is this woman...
What are you saying?
Seo-jin.
What is this woman talking about?
Why would you
sell ox blood?
Yes.
I used to sell ox blood.
My father sold offal
next to a slaughterhouse.
Hey, Han Seo-jin.
Why not just call me Kwak Mi-hyang?
Why didn't you just call me
by my real name?
Just like how you being U-ju's
stepmother is not a problem,
what is wrong with me
changing my name and hiding my past?
This is crazy.
How dare you mention that
when we're here about Yeong-jae?
We're here because of you, not me.
The day we buried Myeong-ju,
I couldn't do anything.
Every one of us here was broken-hearted.
You got lucky and moved here
due to someone else's misfortune.
And now you want to use
her tragedy for gossip?
Try to calm down, Ms. Han.
I believe
we've done enough to express our opinion.
Ms. Lee,
what will you do?
Isn't it too harsh to demand
an answer right away?
We should give her some time to think.
Don't you agree, Professor Cha?
Then we'll give you three days to think.
I trust that you will give us
an answer by then.
Let us
end the meeting here.
Thank you, Professor Cha.
Seo-jin.
Seo-jin.
Seo-jin.
Her family sold ox blood?
Seo-jin.
Let's talk.
Seo-jin.
What was all that about?
It's not true,
right?
We've known each other for years.
That's impossible.
Didn't you hear me?
Wait.
Kwak Mi-hyang.
You're Kwak Mi-hyang?
Then
you lied about studying in Sydney?
And about inheriting
the expensive porcelain
from your mom?
My gosh.
How could you do this to me?
Let's talk later.
It's true what they say about never
knowing who people really are.
I really can't trust anyone!
Darn it, I just flinched.
It's become a habit.
Sure, Seo-jin. Let's talk another time.
Dr. Kang was in on it, too.
What?
"There are a lot of mortgage banks
in Sydney,
so a president of a bank
is nothing special"?
They both lied to us all.
Why didn't you just use a loudspeaker
to announce that
your dad was a drunk who sold offal,
and that he was an alcoholic
who beat his wife and daughter
all the time?
I was cornered,
but my husband left me alone in the room
because he was embarrassed.
There's no need to tell the others
that I had a bad father as well.
What?
I'm saying
that if you'd escorted me out of there,
we'd have felt less ashamed.
Those people would have gossiped anyway.
You just encouraged them even more.
So what?
Are you saying it's my fault?
It wasn't my fault that I was born
into such a family.
Even you and your mother
are ashamed of my father.
I played the role you wanted me to.
When I pretended to be
a bank president's daughter,
you played along.
You helped me keep up the act.
So when the truth came out,
you could've at least
pretended to support me in public.
You could have just yelled at me
later in private.
Who is she?
How does she know your past?
-We went to high school together.
-What?
From the same hometown?
And you started all this
with someone like her?
Did you gather signatures
not knowing it could blow up in your face?
I didn't know she'd expose me like this.
How could you not know?
Did your brilliant mind
not see that coming?
Ye-seo's celebration party
was an excuse to pressure her
to give up her story, too!
You're such an embarrassment.
My gosh.
She must've been so amused,
knowing you're Kwak Mi-hyang.
Hwang Chi-yeong must have totally
looked down on me!
Keep your voice down.
Ye-seo will be home soon.
Are you afraid the kids will hear?
Then you shouldn't have started this
in the first place!
Would you feel better
if our kids found out?
Haven't you yelled at me enough now?
Ye-seo.
Ye-seo.
Ye-seo, hear me out.
I'll explain everything.
Ye-seo. Open the door.
Let's talk about this.
My grandparents I met in Australia,
who were they?
They've been sending me gifts
every year on my birthday.
Are they...
fake?
I did it for you.
For your and Ye-bin's sakes.
How can that be for my sake?
Don't use me as your excuse.
I...
grew up under terrible parents.
Your grandmother tore up all my books,
saying girls don't need to study,
and your grandfather took
the money I earned
from my part-time job
and spent it on alcohol.
Despite that, I studied very hard
and received scholarships
during my years at university.
I suffered because of my poor,
incompetent, and ignorant parents,
and I don't want you to experience that.
Having parents like them is my flaw,
and I didn't want it
to become your flaw as well.
You said I'm bound to do well
because I got superb genes
from you and Dad.
"Superb genes."
You always went on and on about it.
But you were born
with genes like that?
-What?
-You're the daughter
of a poor, ignorant, incompetent,
and shameless drunkard.
You're saying I have
those inferior genes as well!
That's why I've done my very best
and even told such lies.
I raised you so you'd be
proud and confident!
Nothing's going to change.
You're still Kang Ye-seo,
and I'm still Han Seo-jin.
Pick up your bag.
Now!
A mob lynching?
You even had a dream about being lynched?
Gosh, you must be
under a lot of stress these days.
I've only heard about
collective selfishness.
Now that I've experienced it,
I realize that it's a nightmare.
Honey,
I obviously don't want to stop you
if you really want to write
a book about it,
but I'm worried about you getting hurt.
You shouldn't underestimate
Dr. Kang's wife.
She's the one who started it all,
but she distanced herself from it
and acted as she cares about the poor.
She was being so selfish.
I brought up her past
without even meaning to.
In front of all those people?
Even though he pretended to be modest,
he always bragged subtly
about his family and background.
Did you see Dr. Kang's face yesterday?
He looked mortified.
Honey.
Okay, all right.
Boys.
Don't you think your mom
is the most elegant lady in Sky Castle?
You can just tell she's a classy lady.
That's enough.
Eat your breakfast, okay?
You know that your mom's father
was the Army Chief of Staff
and a congressman, right?
Be proud, boys. You deserve to be proud.
-Honey.
-All right, I heard you.
You're working on the questions
that I gave you, right?
Yes, we're practically memorizing
all of them.
Thanks for breakfast.
All right. Get ready and come back down.
Okay.
What will you do
if the boys figure it out?
Oh, it's fine.
They'll find out soon anyway.
As they say, you can't hide
where you come from.
Look at Ye-seo. She's fixated
on being number one. How crude.
She's just like her mom.
Didn't you say you wanted our boys
to be like Ye-seo?
I never said that. I said they need
to get good grades like her.
I feel bad for Ye-seo's mom.
Now I understand why
she's so obsessed with her kids
getting good grades.
I bet Jun-sang has been hounding her.
He's a second-generation doctor
who got the highest score
on the college entrance exam.
That proud, arrogant jerk
must've been harassing her about it.
How did that show-off end up with...
Ox blood? My goodness.
Kwak Mi-hyang!
They're perfect for each other.
Even after the truth came out,
she held her head up high
and glared at me.
She totally acted like she was
from a noble family. I'm so baffled.
For 16 long years, for goodness' sake.
She fooled me for 16 years.
She deserves to win
the Cannes Best Actress Award.
It really is amazing.
It's really hard to come up
with perfectly believable lies.
She must have a high IQ,
200 at the very least.
The more I think about it,
the more upset I get.
Who is she to tell me
not to cross the line?
Don't think like that, please.
Regardless of her family background,
she is my boss' wife,
and that's what matters.
Don't show her that you're upset,
and be good to her.
I feel so betrayed
that I don't even want to see her.
How can I hide it?
-Jin Jin.
-What?
Come in!
Dr. Woo Yang-u?
-Yes.
-All right.
Oh, my goodness. What is this?
-I need your signature here.
-Sure.
My signature.
-Here you go. Thank you.
-Thank you.
My gosh, who sent this? There's a card.
Let's see.
"Wishing you a fast recovery,
from Han Seo-jin."
"Han Seo-jin"?
She can't give up on that name, can she?
It's from Ye-seo's mom?
Ms. Kwak Mi-hyang wishes you
a fast recovery.
Call her now and thank her.
No way. I can't even stand her voice.
Then text her.
I don't want to.
She can't visit
because she's too embarrassed.
That's why she sent this instead.
Think about it. If that hadn't happened,
she would have visited.
She'd have come already.
Jin Jin,
you have to be good to her now
to completely win her favor.
What you do when things are good
doesn't really account for much.
Oh, gosh.
Then you text her.
What?
What should I write?
Thank you, Seo-jin.
You know that I'm always
on your side, right?
Thanks for the fruit.
They'll help my husband recover quickly!
"Thank you, Professor Cha."
What? Ye-seo's mom is Kwak Mi-hyang?
I think it was a big shock to Ye-seo.
She can't focus at all.
Then her graduating from
the University of Sydney was...
It was a lie.
Kwak Mi-hyang is Han Seo-jin?
Han Seo-jin?
Kwak Mi-hyang is Han Seo-jin?
You know what you have to do, right?
Make sure Ye-seo
tells you everything she's feeling.
That way, she'll feel a little upbeat.
Yes, ma'am.
So that proud woman
had a huge inferiority complex?
Thanks to her,
everything will go as planned.
SONG YEON-DU
I can't believe I was so indifferent.
I forgot about
the anniversary of her death,
but I was reminded of it after I met you.
Would you like a cup of tea?
How's the novel going?
Is there anything I can help you with?
I'm trying to censor myself.
What do you mean by that?
Maybe I'm trying to write this novel
as a means to get rid of my guilt
about what happened with Yeon-du.
Or maybe it's just my greed
of wanting to become
a famous writer with this
since it'll be my first novel in 15 years.
To be honest,
I thought you were at the center
of the tragic event
that happened to Yeong-jae's family.
I thought I was a rational person.
But I found out I was very biased.
They say that humans are
not rational beings,
and they only tend to rationalize things.
Don't be too hard on yourself.
Anybody would've thought the same
if they were in your shoes.
Thank you.
Ye-seo has told me a lot about U-ju.
You raised your son very well.
U-ju?
He's like...
a gift from heaven.
I'm always grateful
that I have a son like that
beside me.
I used to have a kid
who was like a blessing to me as well.
What do you mean by "used to"?
I lost my child
in an accident.
I'll do your dressing.
Okay.
Dong-Hyuk,
my legs still feel numb.
Is there any bleeding?
Did he cut my blood vessel?
Why do I feel so dizzy?
It's because you got an injection
to relieve your back pain.
An injection?
Are you done with the dressing...
Oh...
Dr. Kang.
Gosh, you weakhearted punk.
Can't you trust me
even after taking an MRI?
It's clean.
No, it's...
It's not because I can't trust you.
Dong-hyuk,
will you wash Dr. Woo's hair?
He stinks.
He's taking antibiotics,
-so don't give him any laxatives.
-Okay.
This man has a very weak stomach.
Dr. Kang, thank you!
Wow.
I can't believe Dr. Kang
did your dressing himself.
He must care about you a lot.
Just wash my hair for me.
Gosh, it's killing me.
My goodness.
Oh, Dr. Hwang. Come on in.
Come here and sit down.
So...
have you given it some thought?
Like I told you already,
I don't think...
My gosh, look at you.
I just want to play golf with you
and some others on the weekend.
What's so hard about that?
It's not hard.
However, not only am I bad at
playing golf,
but I also haven't contacted Mr. Kim
ever since he got elected
as the party representative.
I felt that
that was the right thing to do.
My gosh.
I only asked because I heard
you two were close.
Forget about it.
I'll get going then.
Dr. Hwang.
Yes, sir?
It's great to walk the right path,
but you know what they say
about clear water.
"There aren't any big fish
if the water's too clear."
I have no intention of
living as muddy water
just because I miss the fish.
Go ahead.
Hello.
According to Mr. Lim,
the relationship between
the thousand-year-old
tortoise and Dr. Hwang is falling apart.
They seemed to be on great terms to me.
The tortoise scouted Dr. Hwang
so that he could use him
as a stepping stone for his success.
A stepping stone for his success?
According to Mr. Lim's hunch,
it looks like he wants to become
the Minister of Health and Welfare.
He's just the president of a hospital,
and he wants to become
the control tower of a department
that takes up 40 percent
of our country's budget?
I know, right?
What does he know about
pensions or welfare?
He must think he can get anything
by lobbying people.
By the way,
how does Dr. Hwang know
the leader of the ruling party?
When Sungjoo Medical Center
was being closed down,
he apparently protested until the end
and took care of the patients there.
And Kim Hyeok-jae, a member of
the Health and Social Affairs Committee,
was also against it,
and he even went on a hunger strike.
So because of that, they're really close.
He wanted to use that dull prick
as a stepping-stone to success?
It was a very bad choice.
Dr. Kang.
The Planning Manager position is vacant.
So don't you think
you should win the Director's favor?
What's the point in trying to win
that useless man's favor?
If I become the Planning Manager,
becoming the chief
of the center will be easy.
KIM HYEOK-JAE
KIM HYEOK-JAE
He graduated from Namseok High School.
And majored in public administration
at Hanguk University.
Gosh, we didn't go to
any of the same school.
It's me.
Did anyone
in Sky Castle go to Namseok High?
Who?
Professor Cha?
Why that jerk of all people?
Professor Cha?
Hello, this is Kang Jun-sang.
We're the dads of
the student body presidents.
We've been too distant.
I would like to buy you a drink.
Are you free this evening?
Today?
I'm not sure.
I'll check my schedule first.
All right.
What's this sneaky fool up to?
Since when were we close enough
to drink together?
Hello.
I'm sorry, I have other plans today.
Oh, do you?
That's a shame.
I was hoping we could meet
and discuss our children's education.
Thank you for canceling your plans
to meet with me.
I must push everything aside
if it's about our kids' education.
Everyone just tends to get greedy.
It's hard to meet someone who truly cares.
It's an honor to have a neighbor like you.
People
used to say that an uninterested dad
was a prerequisite to a good education.
That's not true anymore.
University admission processes
are so complicated now,
and rather than an attentive mom,
they say an attentive dad
is ten times more effective.
The time has come
for the dads to get involved.
That's correct.
The dads' time has come.
You are
different because you're from
the great Namseok High.
I heard that
many great people graduated
from that school.
Of course.
During my time, over 150 students a year
got into Seoul National University.
The previous Prosecutor General
was an alumnus.
Supreme Court Justice Park
is seven years my senior.
And Kim Hyeok-jae,
the party representative...
Hyeok-jae?
We grew up in the same neighborhood.
Did you?
But...
what about him?
Well, why don't we drink some more first?
All right.
Let's drink.
Can we talk?
It'll only take five minutes.
I shouldn't have gotten emotional.
Even if I did,
I shouldn't have blurted that out.
It was careless of me
to bring up the ox blood.
I'm so sorry.
Just tell me if you'll write
about Yeong-jae or not.
I also apologize
for getting Coach Kim wrong.
It turns out that she and I
have a connection.
-A connection?
-She taught a student
I met while I was a student teacher
during my university days.
The student died after arguing
with her family about her grades.
She still remembers that girl
after 19 years.
She wouldn't have used
Yeong-jae's vengeful spirit.
I was narrow-minded.
You suspected Coach Kim
for being at the center of the tragedy.
You must have lost
your motivation to write, then.
You're right.
But like you said,
I can focus on
Yeong-jae's parents instead.
What do you know about his parents?
Coach Kim said she would help.
She said that?
I'd like to prevent the tragedy
that befell Yeong-jae's family
from becoming some kind of gossip
that people talk about over drinks.
I really
wanted to apologize to you about this.
Are we done?
Coach Kim.
Did you say you'd help
U-ju's mom with her novel?
I'm meeting her to stop her.
You collected signatures
and said you'd sue her.
Couldn't that also become a scandal?
You must be careful.
Nothing good will come from
starting a scandal
before Ye-seo gets into university.
Right. I see that.
Then I'll let you deal with U-ju's mom.
Yes, I'll deal with her.
Oh, right.
Is there a problem at home?
A problem?
What kind of problem could there be?
Ye-seo is unusually antsy and sensitive.
Please ensure she's in good health
and spirits before her exams.
She'll ace her finals as well, right?
Don't talk to anyone
and pass the papers back.
Number two?
Number three?
Three?
Keep this in mind
if you want a perfect score.
Don't trust yourself,
and constantly doubt yourself.
That's how you'll be able to beat Hye-na.
Darn it, number two.
How many did you get wrong?
Three in Korean.
What do I do?
Three?
That's just three wrong in total.
The results aren't even out yet.
When you got one wrong last time,
you said you wouldn't come first.
Hye-na got perfect scores
in every subject.
She got every single question right
in every single subject!
She outdid me in the assessments as well.
What should I do?
What do I do now?
What do I do now?
Let's see.
How much did their ranks go up this time?
Report card.
Cha Seo-jun.
CHA SEO-JUN, SHIN A HIGH SCHOOL
LEVEL, RANK, TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Level two?
Cha Gi-jun.
Level two?
What happened?
I gave you boys
all the expected exam questions.
They covered most of the questions
on your actual exams.
Why did your grades drop?
I guess many other students
did well this time too.
You stay out of this.
Cha Seo-jun.
Cha Gi-jun.
Are you not going to answer me?
Our friends
were really worried about their grades,
so we shared the questions with them.
Share?
Do you even know how much...
I gave them to you so that
you two could study them.
Why share them with your competitors?
Our friends were so stressed out
about their grades.
What's wrong with sharing them?
You mindless idiot.
They're your competitors.
It's the same thing as sharing
your bullets with your enemies.
Didn't I tell you to think of
your school as a battlefield?
Everyone beside yourself is the enemy!
If you don't kill them, you will die.
Do you boys want to die? Do you?
-Do you want a glass of water?
-That's not important right now.
Do you boys want to go
to university or not?
Everyone is trying their best
to get into a good university.
Do you think you can beat them
with that kind of mindset?
You told us to compete in good faith.
We can't compete in good faith
if we consider our friends as enemies.
Boys, you're old enough to understand
what I really meant by that.
In any competition,
you either win or lose.
There are only two outcomes.
Only when you win can you say that
you competed in good faith.
Don't you get it?
I'm telling you to win. To win!
Boys.
You understand what your dad
is trying to tell you, right?
Yes.
Yes, we'll get better grades next time.
Good.
Now, go and study.
Those clueless losers.
Those questions cost me so much.
I can't believe they shared them.
Honey.
Do you realize you're being
overly anxious about their grades?
As they say, what kills you in the desert
isn't the heat or your thirst,
but your anxiety.
You should...
believe in them and be supportive.
That's why the boys can't do better.
I don't agree with your dad.
You did the right thing.
You should only compete with yourself.
Competing with others makes you lonely.
I believe true success is living
a life that's not lonely.
-Do you agree?
-Agreed.
-Great. Let's eat, boys.
-It looks so good.
Mom, let's clink our glasses first.
Shall we?
Here's to lives that are not lonely.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
I heard you came in first place
on the finals.
It made me so happy.
Yes. That news made me
incredibly happy as well, Hye-na.
Thank you.
My sincere congratulations to you, Hye-na.
You're really cool. I admit it.
People will think that he's the one
with the highest score.
Come on.
My grades have improved as well.
Second place in our year.
U-ju has a great personality.
I guess he takes after the two of you.
Who? Him?
You think he has a good personality?
My goodness.
When Ye-seo got the highest score
and I only came in second,
I couldn't congratulate her.
"I have to do better next time.
I must beat her."
That was the only thought I had.
By the way,
I wonder if Ye-seo is okay.
She must be so upset now.
I don't want to eat.
I said I won't eat anything.
You're the one who messed up on your
exams. Why are you taking it out on us?
Whose fault is it that I messed up
on my exams?
It's all your fault, Mom.
I couldn't focus on studying
because of you.
Hey, how could you mess up on your exam
just because Mom lied?
Get lost!
Ye-seo, doing badly on your exams once
doesn't mean it's the end of the world.
What will you do if I can't get into
SNU's med school?
Will you take responsibility for it?
Are you going to blame
every single thing on me?
Why are you being so pathetic?
Yes,
I'm pathetic.
It's because I'm your daughter.
Didn't you know?
Ye-seo.
Ye-seo.
She came in fourth?
You know who's responsible
for the drop in her grades, right?
Answer me.
Where's that woman who confidently said
she's Kwak Mi-hyang
in front of all those people?
Where's that arrogant woman
who lectured me for not siding with her?
Ye-seo.
Do you want to join us?
It's so refreshing.
Hey.
Are you still against me
moving in as a live-in tutor?
I can be a great tutor to Ye-bin.
-Hey, Kim Hye-na.
-To be honest,
my lease is up, so I'll have to find
a small room somewhere for the time being.
I'm a little scared though.
And it's not like the rooms are all cheap.
You should've told me sooner.
I can talk to my mom about it
if you're okay with it.
Thank you,
but I don't want to
inconvenience her any further.
Ye-seo, I just need a place
to sleep in and some food to live on.
I can be an excellent tutor to Ye-bin.
Can you please help me out?
Ye-seo.
Grandma.
Ye-seo told me everything.
I heard about her grades dropping,
so I came by to see her.
I guess I made the right decision.
You should've been careful.
How could you let such a thing happen?
-I'm sorry.
-You told all those lies,
so you should've made sure
not to get caught.
Now, everyone knows that you lied.
Think about how embarrassed
your kids and Jun-sang must be.
Even I'm this upset.
No wonder Ye-seo did badly on her exam.
Sure, your background is a problem,
but the bigger problem
is your incessant lying.
You lie without even batting an eye.
Do you know how scary that is?
I wanted to spare her life.
I lied to you because I wanted
to save Ye-seo's life.
-What did you say?
-Had I told you the truth,
you would've made me get an abortion.
I did everything I could
to save my daughter's life.
So you dared to hire people
to act like your parents
and fool me as well as my son?
Have you forgotten what you did
to Eun-hye for her family
not being up to your standards?
I witnessed all of it.
I wasn't dumb enough
to tell you the truth after that.
I'll make sure Ye-seo gets into
SNU's med school. Don't worry.
After all,
that's the give-and-take between us.
So?
Are you telling me to stay out of it?
I'd appreciate that.
What?
Ye-seo's grades dropped because of you.
How can you have the audacity
to talk back to my mother?
Can she even get into
SNU with those grades?
We paid that coordinator billions of won.
What has she been doing?
These are the candidate profiles
for the Korean instructor position.
Hello.
Let's go inside.
Mr. Jo, please bring out some tea.
I'll have an espresso.
I'll just have a glass of cold water.
Sure, no problem.
She has always been the top student,
but she came in fourth this time.
Why did Ye-seo's grades drop?
Are you sure there's no problem at home?
I clearly told you that there aren't
any problems at home.
My teaching methods
haven't changed at all.
But Ye-seo's grades suddenly dropped,
so I simply wanted to ask
if everything is okay at home.
Ms. Han, Ye-seo is mentally weak.
Even a small stimulus
can make her shatter like glass.
Why are you saying that she's weak?
Ye-seo is very competitive
and extremely goal-oriented.
Sure, maybe in the cushy environment
you've created for her.
But once she steps out of that bubble,
she won't survive
even the smallest hardship.
I'm trying to make her stronger
through mind-control training,
but I don't know what else
will make her falter down the road.
Do you realize how irresponsible
you sound right now?
I'm suggesting an alternative, Ms. Han.
An alternative?
Have Hye-na move into your place.
I clearly told you
not to bring that up ever again.
You must be aware of how unstable
Ye-seo is at the moment.
She'll fall apart
if you don't take drastic measures.
For someone who is mentally fragile
like her, nothing's more effective
than having a competitor
right before her eyes.
Ye-seo really hates Hye-na.
What if it backfires?
Who will take responsibility for that?
Ms. Han, I'm trying
to sort things out here.
If you miss the timing,
Ye-seo will have to give up
on SNU's medical school.
If that damages my reputation,
will you take responsibility for it?
Create an environment where
she can solely focus on her grades.
And I'm saying you can use Hye-na
to achieve just that.
Hye-na
is the best pacemaker
who can toughen up Ye-seo.
Seeing Ye-bin this excited
makes me look forward to the results.
You think you can get Ye-bin
into the intensive class?
How are you going to do
what the top teachers failed to do?
Can Hye-na tutor Su-han as well?
Shouldn't you know better?
You're acting just like a Kwak Mi-hyang.
-Dad!
-My gosh.
Se-ri!
She's going to quit writing
about Yeong-jae?
How did you manage
to convince that stubborn woman?
You shouldn't worry about that anymore.
Her new Korean teacher
used to make questions
for the CSATs. You know that, right?
I was taken aback as well.
She threw a total fit.
She won't let me go into her room.
Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park