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(All characters, organizations, places, and events are fictional.)
That's right. I hate you so much.
You saw how I was suffering because of my feelings for you.
You knew everything,
so I hate you for lying even then.
And I'm terrified everything will go wrong because of you.
However,
more than anything...
I'm worried about you right now.
I'm scared you'll get hurt.
To think that you were in pain by yourself all this time...
I feel so bad...
and it hurts.
I know I'm being selfish,
but A Jin,
I love you.
(Final Episode)
You don't get to tell the truth.
Who do you think you are?
Kim A Jin, are you a reporter?
Do we report on current events?
What is "the truth"?
Think about all the viewers who cried and laughed...
while watching your show. Will you make them feel like idiots?
"The truth"?
Goodness.
What do you want? Do you want to upset them...
and make them angry?
Will you destroy all the fantasies they've had about the show?
My goodness.
In this situation,
doing your best to end things on a good note is...
what you must do for the viewers who have been loving the show.
Do you realize that?
But...
we can't continue to run the show like this.
Who says we will?
That is not up to the two of you to decide.
Who else knows about this?
Only the director in charge. The crew members don't know.
If we end "Sweet Munchies" early,
CK will suffer enormous losses.
I mean, how many commercials will we lose?
But if we continue to run the show,
things may eventually get out of hand,
so I think it's best to end the show here.
What's our excuse for ending the show early then?
We'll just say there are only 8 episodes in Season 1...
and that the show will return in the near future as Season Two.
I think that'd be the best solution.
Fine, do that then.
- Yes, sir. - Sir.
We can't just let it slide like this.
Look at the mess we're in.
Somebody has to be held accountable for this.
As soon as things get sorted out,
I will...
step down.
Oh, dear.
Why are we shutting down the show?
Its viewership rating is highest among all the CK shows, so why...
Hey, why are you so calm?
This means even the episode we've already recorded will be scrapped.
It's not like you cared about the show when you joined the team.
You just followed my orders. Why do you have so much to say now?
Well, that's...
It seems like I'm the only one who doesn't know what the reason is.
Please tell me.
I'm one of the co-directors of the show.
Gyu Jang.
I will tell you what's going on,
but you must keep it to yourself.
Okay.
Park Jin Sung has been lying to us.
He's not gay.
What?
When did you find out?
Answer my question.
Hey, Kim A Jin.
I'm...
really sorry.
You killed the show. And what? You're sorry?
Seriously?
I don't think saying sorry is going to cut it.
How will you take responsibility for this?
What will you do? Answer me.
Gyu Jang, don't be too hard on her.
She probably feels uncomfortable about the situation too.
How could you stand up for her right now?
I'm about to get dragged through the mud because of her.
Wait a minute.
This means you knew too.
Is this what you were hiding from me?
Were you all in it together?
This is unbelievable.
I know how you must feel.
You must feel thrown off guard with this thrown in your face.
You know nothing.
How would you know how disgusted I am?
- Why? What is it? - Gyu Jang.
What is with you?
Hey, Kim A Jin.
Are you mute? Why aren't you saying anything?
Why are you pretending to be the victim after starting all this?
- Hey, hey, hey. - Let go of me.
A Jin is a victim too.
I have nothing to say.
I'm truly sorry.
You're admitting to scheming this with Park Jin Sung, right?
Answer me. Now!
What is all this noise?
Get back to work!
Why aren't you going home?
I was waiting for you.
I was worried that you were working late.
Gosh.
The variety show team was having the best time of our lives, right?
We even had a huge team dinner to celebrate.
I don't know how this happened.
Are you okay?
What do you mean?
Quitting your position as head director.
Honestly?
I'm not okay.
I happened to find out earlier,
but I couldn't bring myself to tell you.
I'm sorry.
You didn't have a solution.
Honestly,
I can't say this isn't my fault too.
It was hard enough to find a normal chef,
but I pushed her...
to hire a gay chef within a day.
Don't blame yourself for this.
I wish it would end with me,
but I'm not sure it will.
I'm calling it a day.
This week's episode of "Sweet Munchies" was the end.
Sang Young's TV show will air instead of it next week.
- A Jin. - It's a good thing.
No one gets hurt.
That isn't true.
Your precious "Sweet Munchies" is gone.
Even if you were stressed with work and starved all day,
you said you were happy...
that you had a TV show you were in charge of.
However, now I...
have taken that precious thing...
away from you.
It's not like that.
Mr. Nam.
Now I know for sure.
A Jin, you made Chef Park play the role of a gay man.
Mr. Nam.
A Jin knew nothing.
You want me to believe that after what I saw?
Park Jin Sung,
do you think I'm an idiot?
She really knew nothing.
Is that so?
I really don't understand.
Hey,
if you really didn't know,
it isn't normal to react like this.
You should be throwing a fit...
and yelling at him for ruining your precious TV show.
- How could you sit here with him? - Mr. Nam.
Let's go. You can talk to me.
- Let go of me. - We'll talk about this.
I told you to let go!
A Jin!
This is unbelievable. This isn't a melodrama.
Did you fall for each other while getting your story straight?
I can't believe I was working with you two.
Hey, Kim A Jin.
You just...
wanted to make a debut, right?
Hey.
You just had to make money, right?
"Sweet Munchies" was actually important to me.
Why did you drag me into your lie...
and make me suffer with you?
Answer me.
Why?
Tell me why you did this!
She's the director of "Sweet Munchies", right?
I don't believe it.
- Her? - Yes.
Here comes the amazing A Jin.
Hey.
Ms. Cha got demoted because of a petty contract employee like you.
- What? - "What"?
Do you finally see what you've done?
Come in.
Ms. Cha...
What do you want?
I'm fine.
Why?
Why are you taking the fall?
That's my duty as the head director.
Really, that's what my position means.
My job is to give opportunities to people like you...
and protect my subordinates from criticism...
so that they can realize their potential.
That's what being in my position means.
What will I do if you leave?
What else?
Hold on to your position tight.
In this field,
you win by holding out longer.
Hello.
I'm journalist Han Chang Min from K Daily.
You've heard of me, right?
I once wrote an article about you.
What do you need?
I hear "Sweet Munchies" has come to an end.
Are you aware that Ms. Cha Joo Hee has been demoted?
I have this feeling that it has something to do with...
"Sweet Munchies" coming to an end.
Please leave.
"Park Jin Sung is not gay."
"He lied on TV."
"There is something going on between Chef Park and Director Kim."
Those dreadful rumors are going around the broadcasting station.
Did you make an appointment for an interview?
Mr. Kang Tae Wan, right?
Is this how you always find your stories?
You create suspicion rather than state facts.
You spread rumors to sway public opinion.
When there is strong opposition, you cop out.
If you're a real reporter,
why don't you write about...
a story that will help people rather than gossip?
You two must be very close.
Give me a call whenever you want an interview.
Don't let those people get to you.
What if something happens to A Jin?
("Sweet Munchies" Deceives Viewers)
(Exclusive news, "Sweet Munchies" Deceives Viewers)
("Sweet Munchies" has come to a sudden end.)
(Rumor has it that the relationship between Chef Park and Kim A Jin...)
(What a sly woman.)
(I can't believe they were dating behind our backs.)
(I'll make sure she can never make another show.)
(She talked an innocent guy into lying.)
(The director's name is Kim A Jin. I'll boycott all her shows.)
(I wonder how long they've been dating. Unbelievable.)
(A liar pretending to be sincere... It makes me sick.)
(Director Kim, you'll pay for playing with a person's feelings.)
(It was my favorite show. I feel betrayed.)
(You made him lie so you can make a debut?)
(I wonder how much she paid him.)
(What did she do to make him tell such a lie?)
(Both Chef Park and Director Kim refused to comment.)
(The director made him pretend to be gay.)
(They're not just dating. They even live together.)
(She lied to become a permanent employee.)
Where are you going?
So he's not gay?
That's unbelievable.
I knew he wasn't.
You could tell?
He and Ms. Kim look pretty cute together.
Is there something going on between the two?
You didn't know that either?
I think the comments sound quite convincing.
Kim A Jin had been a contract employee for four years.
Does that mean...
she made her boyfriend pretend to be gay on TV?
It's understandable.
She was probably worried she'd stay an assistant director forever.
Gosh.
Was she so desperate to become a director?
I do understand her.
What?
- I understand her, but that's it. - That's it?
We must do something about it.
CK is being held responsible.
What are you going to do about it?
We'll tell the press that it's not true.
Unconfirmed rumors...
Gosh, you frustrate me.
Ms. Cha, do you really think that will be enough?
We'll announce that Kim A Jin's contract expired long ago...
and she doesn't work for us anymore.
We'll also bring fraud charges against Park Jin Sung...
to show people that we weren't in it together...
I think that would be too harsh on those young people.
Even though Director Kim A Jin was...
a contract employee,
she was about to be given a permanent position.
She has also worked hard for CK...
"For CK"?
Is that why she got us all in this mess?
Terminate her contract. That will do.
Please reconsider it, Boss.
You want us all to go down to protect a contract employee?
Apparently, he's not gay.
Was he lying all this time?
Unbelievable.
Was Kim A Jin in it too?
Probably.
Chef Park.
What's with the article?
It's not true, is it?
I'm sorry. I'll explain another time.
Wait.
If you're here to see A Jin,
she's not here.
Where is she?
I have no idea.
If I were you, I wouldn't go up there.
A Jin.
Jin Sung.
Are you okay?
Yes.
I couldn't reach you.
I was getting worried.
Let's go inside.
Did you eat?
No.
I'm hungry.
You haven't eaten until so late?
You'll hurt your stomach.
I know what I want to eat.
Doenjang stew with beef brisket.
Beef brisket?
Okay.
Yes!
I hope this won't make you cry.
If you cry,
feel free to use this.
I'll cry if it tastes good,
but otherwise, I won't.
There's no way it won't taste good.
It looks so good.
Pass me your bowl.
Here.
Oh, my. Thank you, chef.
Enjoy.
It's delicious. This is it.
It's so good.
Why are you crying? Am I dying or what?
Why would they fire you? You didn't do anything wrong.
That is not true. Shall I tell you again what I did wrong?
What did Chef Park say?
Does he know about the situation you're in?
Everything will work out.
You tarnished CK's public image,
which has resulted in enormous losses.
Do you admit it?
Yes.
I do.
The damage you caused...
isn't limited to monetary losses.
CK's brand image as a trustworthy company...
has been destroyed.
Therefore, we have decided...
to cancel the offer for the permanent position,
and we must terminate your contract.
A Jin, spare me a moment.
Here.
Try this.
Have some food too, okay?
Thank you.
You probably haven't eaten anything all day.
Right.
Eat up.
Thank you.
You know, life doesn't stop so easily.
I'm sorry.
It's okay. Just cry.
How could anyone be okay in a situation like this?
Don't act like you're okay when you're not.
Keeping it all inside will only wear you out.
Yes, just let it out.
But,
don't forget.
You just stumbled and fell.
You can get back up.
Thank you.
Try some of this too, okay?
A Jin.
When did you get here? You should've called me.
Why didn't you tell me?
Let's go.
Are you okay?
Of course.
What did you think I prepared to be that surprised?
I've never treated you out to a meal.
You...
once made me sujebi.
I didn't make this,
but please enjoy it.
It's expensive.
Thank you.
- Enjoy. - Thank you.
Go ahead.
Can I see your phone?
The phone is turned off.
Why isn't he answering his phone?
I'm sure he just turned it off because he's getting too many calls.
He didn't do anything to deserve this.
Why are they being so hard on him?
I'm a bad parent...
that pushed my son into a corner.
I'm a lousy father...
and should be blamed for this.
Dad.
Don't say that.
If you say that,
it'll only make Jin Sung suffer more.
If anything happens to Jin Sung,
I won't be able to live with myself.
A Jin.
I can't forgive myself.
Don't say that.
If I don't make this right,
you'll become a director that talked me into playing...
the role of a gay chef.
You'll be labeled for life.
It'll ruin everything...
you do from now on.
I won't let that happen.
First,
let's leave this alone.
Don't think about anything.
This will all pass.
If you stay with me,
you'll be the one that gets hurt.
What do you mean by that?
No.
I won't let go of your hand.
So don't you dare...
think about breaking up with me.
Jin Sung?
The phone is turned off.
Mr. Kang.
Where is Jin Sung?
He left.
What?
Where did he go?
When?
Why didn't you stop him?
You should have stopped him from leaving.
He can't watch the person he loves get hurt because of him.
I feel the same way.
Where is Jin Sung right now?
- He's coming. - I think that's him.
- Isn't that Park Jin Sung? - Yes, it is.
It's him.
Mr. Park, is it true that you aren't gay?
What is your relationship with the show director?
Did Director Kim A Jin put you up to this?
Is it all true? Please tell us.
What is the truth?
I'll tell you everything.
I'll tell you the truth.
Do you admit to lying that you are gay?
Yes.
Why did you lie to the whole country?
I needed money.
My dad's surgery...
and the deposit for my restaurant...
Couldn't you have gotten a loan?
No.
I was left with no choice all of a sudden,
(Lottery ticket)
but I couldn't find a way to get money.
Who changed the lock?
When I was desperate,
I found out...
("A Gay Chef's Sweet Munchies" Proposal)
that I could make money by being on the show.
If I could...
bear through this,
I could save...
my dad...
and Bistro.
I was foolish enough to think that.
Because of my mistake,
many people were hurt...
and I truly apologize.
I regret it...
and will spend the rest of my life making up for it.
Jin Sung!
Thank you all for everything.
You don't have so much stuff.
I know.
A Jin.
Yes?
You're a good director.
Never doubt yourself.
Thank you.
Go, CK!
Go, CK.
I'll carry it for you.
Thanks.
Bye, everyone.
Darn it!
- Call me. - Okay.
Good luck.
Bye.
- Bye. - Bye.
How is it going?
Is that for us?
Well, I thought you guys might be hungry.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- It looks delicious. - Can you check this for me?
Haven't we improved a lot?
- Please. - Come on.
- Please give us a compliment. - Say it.
Jin Sung.
Tae Wan.
Where are you going?
To Bistro.
- Why? - Reporters are waiting for me.
If I tell the truth now,
I can still put things right.
Don't.
Keeping quiet...
doesn't make everything okay.
A Jin...
doesn't even cry in front of me.
She had to give up on the show she worked so hard for,
but she says she's okay.
Seeing her like this...
breaks my heart,
Tae Wan.
Jin Sung...
I can't just sit back when there is a way...
to protect the person I love.
If I work up my courage now,
I will...
at least be able to protect...
the people I love.
Tae Wan.
Thank you for everything.
I hope you will always be happy.
I'm sorry.
I'll get going.
I didn't know you were coming. What brings you here?
Do you want to have a drink with me?
Sure.
Dad,
is everything all right?
What?
It's just...
You've never done this before.
I'm getting old, that's all.
I'll be a better son.
I've always thought...
that I'm unhappy...
because of you.
That I can't live the way I want to live...
I blamed you for it.
I'm sorry, Dad.
I just...
wanted to see you...
live a normal life.
I'm gay.
To be honest, I can't blame anyone...
for making me miserable.
It was all because I couldn't accept myself for who I really was,
even though I had no reason to be afraid.
Dad, you matter the most to me.
I hope...
you find happiness too.
While raising you,
I was most happy...
whenever you smiled.
Your life is...
yours to live.
That's ridiculous.
I mean, they need to pay you better...
if they want you to conceptualize the whole thing.
Only you can come up with an idea like this...
while working with this kind of budget.
You're the only one who looks out for me.
Aren't you stressed out these days?
I sure am.
So many production companies want to work with me.
Gosh, look at you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
My gosh, this looks delicious.
Enjoy.
This is for your quiet and long career at the TV station.
- Is it good? - It's so good.
Okay.
What is it?
What? Oh, nothing.
To some, the nighttime is...
when they can finally rest after a long, hard day.
Yes, this is the chauffeur service. I can get there in 10 minutes.
- But to some, - Please check it out.
it's when their long, hard day begins.
To some, it's like...
a dark tunnel where they can't even see the light at the end of it.
But to some,
it can be a starting point for a new beginning.
- Did we keep you waiting long? - Yes.
Oh, we'll get going then.
All right.
- Take it easy. - Have a good evening.
We're off.
Bye.
- See you tomorrow. - Yes.
Bye.
- Well done. - Right?
(Today's Special: Steamed Clams)
Hello.
Those who have passed through a life's dark tunnel know...
that, in order to survive, they must get used to...
the darkness first when they're blinded by it.
I'd like a glass of beer, please.
Like morning always comes after night,
when you think it's the end, something else begins...
like a miracle.
When that happens,
even if it's one step at a time,
we just have to move forward.
Toward the bright light...
at the end of the tunnel.
- Can I have another... - Can I have a beer?
Hey.
Hi.
(Special thanks to Jang Hyun Sung, who made a cameo appearance)
(Sweet Munchies)
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