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(Yoo Ji Tae)
(Lee Bo Young)
(Park Jin Young, Jeon So Nee)
(When My Love Blooms)
Do you know when it was?
I know when it ends.
(When My Love Blooms)
(Korea Correctional Service)
I don't believe superstitions are necessarily bad.
They're not bad, but it tastes bad.
I'm sick of beans and tofu.
I'm sorry.
Why are you alone? Where are all the jerks...
who cried me a river when I came in?
There was a sudden board meeting. Everyone's there.
It's been four years. Who would be happy to see me?
It's not like it's the Olympics.
You have to be careful. It's really tense lately.
Everyone loyal to you was fired,
and it's always "sudfri" at the company.
"Sudfri"?
Suddenly frightening.
It'll be more frightening going forward.
Why? Is something wrong again?
A typhoon is coming.
Why did you come all the way here? It's not even nice out.
I hate supermarkets.
Why do you hate them?
They're much cheaper.
That's why I hate them. That's why I was fired.
You even went to college.
Why did you work at a supermarket?
- Because I have a flaw. - A flaw?
- Where? - In my family registry.
It's one noticeable flaw.
Granny. Looks like you'll have an important guest today.
What? A ghost?
Not a ghost, a guest.
They say a spider in the morning is a welcome guest,
and a spider at night is a thief.
Why are they back?
Why are they making a home here?
Darn it.
(Hyungsung Mart Recruitment)
Ji Su!
Yoon Ji Su!
(April 1993, Sinchon)
Ji Su!
Ji Su. Do you know how many times I called you?
Sorry, I was looking at that.
Love your comrades
They're at it again. I'm so sick of them.
Comrades live in your heart
I'm sure they have a reason.
Whatever.
They should be studying.
Why are they always demonstrating in this day and age?
They do seem like people from another world.
Their eyes look scary, and they look angry.
Just think of them as aliens.
Aliens just before they become extinct.
Anyway, that's not important.
I'm taking that professor's class.
Really? I hear that's super...
Erotic. The project is to write an erotic story.
Kids like you could never take that class.
I'm late. Bye!
Bye.
To struggle to the end
Take them down!
Run!
Look. Take a deep breath.
Don't you know how to take a deep breath?
Breathe in.
Breathe out. Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Is that a shard from a tear gas canister?
No, a gasoline bomb.
Why are they throwing gasoline bombs?
Try not to touch it.
Press on it, don't rub it.
Can you walk by yourself?
I didn't even ask for his name.
(March 5, 1993)
Is there a demonstration today?
The one that was going on yesterday morning.
Yesterday?
When is the next demonstration scheduled for?
(Labor Student Association)
With no fame
A vow of a lifetime
- Are you enjoying it? - Yes, I love it.
I was so surprised.
It's what you like.
Go ahead.
Next, Han Jae Hyun from the college of law...
will make a keynote speech.
(Memorial for Patriotic Martyrs for Democracy and Opening Ceremony)
Hello, everyone.
I'm Han Jae Hyun, a junior in the department of legal studies.
I greet you today...
with strong desires...
for the liberation of labor and the people.
(Memorial for Patriotic Martyrs for Democracy and Opening Ceremony)
Today, we will go out to the streets again...
for a better tomorrow.
You may ask why we do this...
when the world has changed.
However,
our voices need to be heard in so many parts of the world.
In Gwangju in 1980,
people cried out for democracy...
and were killed by guns and swords of our soldiers.
The truth about where the orders came from...
was never revealed...
and they are recorded as communist rioters.
There are families...
being kicked out of their homes of 30 years for redevelopment.
There are heads of households that are laid off like nothing...
because companies have tough times ahead.
In this capitalistic world that is leaning far to the right,
we aren't asking for the minimum amount of respect or consideration.
This is a question of survival.
I found you, Han Jae Hyun.
(Today's Book)
(Hyang Records)
Please take one.
Okay.
(College of Law)
(Conference Room Department of Legal Studies)
Are you looking for someone?
Excuse me? Oh, a pre-law junior...
Who?
There are several juniors.
- Han... - Jae Hyun?
Jae Hyun,
someone is here for you.
She's really pretty, a total hottie.
Four years nowadays...
is enough time for the world to change drastically.
Your sentence was too harsh.
Why do you think so?
Chairman Jang the one who did everything,
including stock price manipulation and embezzlement.
I'm sorry. Are you okay?
Is this what you call "sudfri"?
I'm sorry.
(No jaywalking)
Lady!
You can't just jump out of nowhere.
I'm sorry. My bag suddenly broke.
Please move out of the way.
I'm trying, but...
Why? What is it?
I'm trying, but...
- Why? What is it? - This water is precious.
Lady!
I'm sorry. A weird lady was in the way.
What is that?
She was fretting over her bottle of water...
but left this behind.
It's a man's handkerchief.
She didn't look like someone who would care.
You know those people...
that just wear her husband's socks and underwear.
- Joon Woo. - Yes?
- Let's go to the office. - Okay.
What? Not home?
I have to see Chairman Jang first.
Firing people is murder! Cancel the layoffs!
Cancel it!
People change their underwear every day,
and our company changes workers every two years.
That's how long we last.
After two years, they must make us full-time employees,
so they fire us every two years.
The company fires us...
even if we beg, cry, and fight.
We live in terror...
for those two years.
Cancel the layoffs!
- Cancel it! - Cancel it!
- Cancel the unfair layoffs! - Cancel it!
- Cancel it!
Cancel the unfair layoffs!
- Cancel it! - Cancel it!
Cancel the unfair layoffs!
- Cancel it! - Cancel it!
Cancel the unfair layoffs!
- Cancel it! - Cancel it!
Cancel the unfair layoffs!
- Cancel it! - Cancel it!
Cancel the unfair layoffs!
- Cancel it! - Cancel it!
That was quite a welcoming party.
I would've been smiling like a lunatic...
even if they threw sewage on me instead of eggs.
It's my first day back in the world.
Doing time is no walk in the park.
- It must have been tough. - I'm fine.
Do you want to come straight back to work?
I'm nervous from being away for too long.
Then run the supermarkets.
I made Seo Kyung CEO,
but I'm not sure she can handle it.
Four years will fly by.
If you just get through those four years,
I'll make you vice-chairman of the group.
The women that are protesting downstairs...
I'd like to get rid of them.
You're the best at getting rid of people.
There's a reason people called you "Scissorhands".
I'll handle it.
Jae Hyun.
Just because a hound dog catches a rabbit,
that rabbit isn't given to the hound dog.
Hound dogs should eat dog food.
If they set their eyes on the rabbit,
the owner will just get upset.
Of course.
You don't have to start working right away.
You should take some time off.
Are you too used to working...
that you don't know how to relax?
No, but I'll give it a try.
I'm a fast learner.
Let's live like a rock
Even when we're caught in a strong storm
Don't give in to temptation
And let's live like a rock
Yes, Young Min.
Should I bring you some food this weekend?
(Murderer)
Young Min. Sorry. I'll call you back.
Thank you.
It's okay.
I'll put this back together and bring it back to you.
No, it's fine. I should do it. It's about my son.
I have a son too.
That's why I want to do this for you.
Those terrible people.
What do young people do for fun nowadays?
They play games, drink,
and groups of guys go shoot pool.
You said everything changes every four years.
How come people still do the same things for fun?
You have a point. What about the movies?
There are some good movies playing.
I don't like...
movies.
(Murderer)
(Murderer, Hold Hyungsung accountable for brutality)
(Hye Jung)
Call someone. Ask the security guard.
I know I'm old and lack all feminity,
but I don't want to announce that I'm a woman living alone.
How does a scaredy-cat like you live alone?
I'm fine.
I have nothing to do at night anyway.
I'm going to watch some TV and go to sleep early.
It's bright enough now that I lit some candles.
What is this, the Joseon dynasty?
Why don't you just catch fireflies?
It creates a nice ambience like a movie theater.
When everyone went clubbing,
you were always at the movies.
Now you don't even go anymore.
It's a total waste of money.
They'll be on TV if you wait.
Stop talking like a miser. I don't want to hear it.
Hang in there for a few days. I'll go fix it for you.
Really?
("Marx")
("The End of That Summer")
(From Ji Su, back to Jae Hyun, January 1994)
(Movie Special, "Love Letter")
They're even playing "Love Letter".
(May 1993)
Can you get "Love Letter" by any chance?
3pm tomorrow.
Come to Hendrix on the third floor of Nakwon Arcade.
(Acoustic guitars, electric guitars, classical guitars)
How will I find you?
I'll be wearing a white hoodie.
- Excuse me. - Excuse me.
Are you here for "Love Letter" too?
You said you reserved it first.
You can't just leave like this.
You watch it.
You reserved it because you wanted to see it.
How could I watch it by myself? I'd feel bad.
- So what? - Let's watch it together.
Dampopo said...
that if he copies it again, the quality would be terrible.
- Or if it's watched too many times. - No thanks.
I won't tell anyone.
No one would believe it anyway.
Who would believe the head of an activist group...
watches Japanese love stories?
Didn't you hear me? I said, "No thanks."
I want to watch "Love Letter" with you.
("Love Letter")
What are you doing?
It's a habit. It's a finger exercise.
It's distracting.
Okay.
You're dirty.
My nose is always running in front of you.
You saw me like this twice,
so you've seen the worst of me.
- So take... - It's over, so leave.
Okay.
Isn't the music from the movie so nice?
I can play those too.
There's a song that I'm into right now and play every day.
Do you want to hear it?
Nope.
What a waste.
I practice alone every Wednesday during fourth period...
in music room number 301 because I don't have class.
Whatever. Thanks for the movie.
When can I see you again?
See whom?
- You. - Why would you see me?
Because I want to.
Leave.
Let's try dating.
I'm busy.
Exactly. Why do you study and do demonstrations?
Others do one or the other.
Should I be scolded for it?
I'll join you.
To study or demonstrate?
Demonstrate.
I like demonstrating too.
I used to be a competitive equestrian when I was young.
I demonstrate to take down the bourgeoisie like you.
If your parents find out that their precious daughter...
that they pampered with horseback riding lessons...
was demonstrating, they would not be pleased.
I wasn't pampered.
What bus do you take?
The 12 bus.
It's here.
(12 Gaepo-dong, Yeonhui University)
I won't give up,
so you give up.
I will date you even if it kills me!
"Love Letter" again?
How do you watch a movie on the first day you're out?
I didn't mean to turn it off.
Anyway, welcome back.
It must have been hard.
I'm sure it was hard for you too, all alone.
Sorry I couldn't go this afternoon.
It's okay. It's not like I won a gold medal.
You must be busy now that you're a CEO.
Which reminds me...
I'm going to Hawaii tomorrow.
- Hawaii? - It's not for fun.
It's for work.
In Hawaii?
I'm going for market research to see if it's suitable...
for our supermarket to enter.
Sure. Have a safe trip.
I'm really not going for fun.
Sure. Okay.
Also, I have a favor to ask.
Joon Seo.
You need to start giving him more attention.
He didn't have a dad for four years. I feel bad for him.
No matter how good the mom is to her son,
his dad will always come first.
I'll try. But...
I'm going to be busy too.
I thought you weren't starting right away.
I'm going to play.
Properly.
First, he locks you up in prison for four years,
and now, he sucker punches you.
Seriously.
He said he'd make you vice-chairman of headquarters.
But what? Vice-president of the supermarket?
I'm grateful, actually...
since he's doing exactly as I expected.
I guess Hyungsung Mart is the finish line...
of your promotion plan.
It's the most powerful company within the group.
Do you have what I asked?
I've delivered the material to media companies...
to the society and politics divisions.
I did as you asked,
but what are we fighting with?
We don't have shares or bullets.
Pandora's box, or perhaps the Trojan horse?
Would you make it easier for me to understand?
Whether Pandora's box opens...
or enemy soldiers pour out if the Trojan horse,
will they be able to just watch?
What if I say provoking the enemy and forcing them to take action...
is our bullet and weapon?
Is that easier to understand?
Yes, sir.
Anyway, there are some photos that I took...
of your wife.
- Photos? - Yes.
Sir.
Sorry.
- Where were we? - Are you okay?
Give me a minute.
Son. What did you have for dinner?
Rice.
With what?
Something yummy?
Mom. I have to do my homework.
Fine. My son has zero affection.
Goodbye.
Oh, no. I slipped.
Sorry, Beggar.
I need to get another tray.
Since we all have kids in the same school,
let's support them well,
and fix any problems in the school together.
Yes, ma'am. Don't you worry.
Why would there be any problems?
All the kids come from rich families.
School violence always starts with poor kids.
- You're right. - Exactly.
I heard Young Min came in first in the final exams again.
He has never dropped out of first from the day he started school.
You majored in piano, right?
What does his dad do?
Actually...
He's a lawyer in Gangnam.
No wonder.
You can't get book smarts without the genes.
- That's right. - Right?
Rich people are stingier.
He came in first, and all you brought were cookies?
It must be hard for you.
You became the PTA representative because your son came in first.
You don't seem like the gossipy type like us.
We're not gossipy.
We do not. Stop that.
Hwa Jin died.
Our comrades are gone
And I clutch the flag
Let us not waver
Until the new day comes
Time may pass
The mountains know
Wake up and shout it out loud
With voices ringing
It's been a while.
You look good.
You went to jail, but you look good.
Maybe it's because your in-laws are filthy rich.
I feel sorry for the dead.
Everyone is doing just fine and dandy...
Hey, Kyung Ho.
- I know how you feel, but... - Why did you drag her in...
if you weren't going to keep at it?
If it weren't for you, she would've kept her scholarship for four years,
and become a lawyer, prosecutor, or judge.
But that fool...
fought for labor rights by herself and suffered...
Couldn't you at least ask her why?
Imagine how she felt...
going to her old crush after 20 years...
and asking to borrow money.
If you had thought about it at all, you couldn't have done that.
So? Are you saying...
- Hwa Jin died because of me? - That's right, you scum bag.
I saw your interview in a magazine.
I was so proud.
Is that why you're here?
Well...
Not exactly.
Then?
Would you lend me some money?
Kyung Ho and I...
have bad credit, so we can't get a loan.
We can't borrow from any more loan sharks.
Can you take my money?
Your civil rights group was the one that reported me...
and our company to the Labor Department.
Actually, my money...
is that company's money.
Sure.
I shouldn't have come.
Sorry. I've been cynical lately.
- How much do you need? - Forget it.
I don't need it.
No. You're right.
I shouldn't accept...
that dirty money.
(Funeral Parlor)
(LP Music Cafe)
Ji Su.
It was cancer.
She didn't have the money...
to get surgery in time.
Didn't you say...
she has a child?
Yes.
An eight-year-old son.
It must have...
hurt a lot.
It must have been excruciating.
I regret it for the first time.
Turning my back on people and leaving.
If I hadn't,
I could've seen her a little more.
You had...
no choice back then.
1, 2, 3...
They give you three seconds just to take a picture.
But partings like this are so cruel.
There's no warning...
or foreshadowing.
It just leaves you feeling helpless.
I wonder if this is...
how the others felt when I left.
How is that the same?
Stop blaming yourself.
I'm sure Hwa Jin is in a better place.
She did so many good deeds.
Now that we're at this age, there aren't any happy events,
just funerals. Darn it.
Make sure to get your annual physical.
That's our only report card now.
It shows how you've lived.
It shows the path you're on too.
I don't fear report cards like that one bit.
Then what do you fear?
That we'll meet again miraculously,
but it'll be...
through a picture at a funeral.
You don't mean Yoon Ji Su, do you?
Hey. She's way too young to die anytime soon.
So was Hwa Jin.
And...
I couldn't find her no matter how hard I tried.
What are you, the NIS? CIA?
How could you find her?
She must be hiding well somewhere.
Really?
Hey. Plus, Ji Su isn't that sloppy
She looks frail, so everyone thinks she's all innocent and stuff,
but when she was in college, she was a real female warrior.
Remember the Black Widow? Girls who wore just leggings?
They were so scary.
Engineers are the best.
They don't teach you this in engineering school.
Stop using someone so highly skilled on things like this.
I'll cook for you.
How long will you keep demonstrating and not make money?
You're so consistent in your hatred of demonstrations.
I'm a pacifist, that's why.
I don't think I can keep it up for long.
What? That's music to my ears.
But why?
My dad's caretaker asked for a raise.
I thought no one else can handle your dad.
I know you're grateful, but...
Is she doing this because she knows?
Hye Jung.
Yes?
I feel like I'm going to throw up.
One day, I sit on the ground with the ladies, drinking water,
and the next day, I giggle over brunch at a hotel...
with moms who spend as much on a coat...
as those ladies do in a month on expenses.
So I feel sick.
So just pick one.
That way, you won't get sick.
I can't walk away from the ladies sitting on the bare ground,
and when I think about Young Min,
I can't have the moms hate me.
Why else do you think I play the piano wearing a mask?
Who said you're not swayed once you hit 40?
He should be flogged and beaten.
We sway all over like a tube man in front of a store.
Not swayed? He was way off.
I thought once I hit this age,
I'd sit elegantly on a massage chair...
flipping through travel books.
And get oiled up...
and lay out on a beach straight out of paradise...
and sunbathe.
But reality stinks.
I go to paradise all the time.
Temp Work Paradise, Gimbap Paradise.
(Gimbap Paradise)
I thought you weren't coming anymore.
No. I'm so sorry.
Your son goes to an international middle school, right?
It must be insanely expensive.
Don't you think you're being greedy given your situation?
- Don't you know? - What?
Her son came in first several times...
in national academic competitions,
so the school scouted him with a full three-year scholarship.
- He got a free ride. - Oh my gosh.
Is that right?
Then go support him.
Don't waste your time here.
- My gosh. - I feel so bad.
I'll come until the end of this week.
You don't have to come.
Just go.
There are plenty of people here.
You freak.
Call the cops.
No. Ambulance. Ambulance!
I'm dying here!
(Homeroom teacher)
(Seo Kyung)
- Hello? - What's your problem?
I said to be more attentive to Joon Seo.
What do you mean?
Joon Seo is hurt!
What?
Young Min...
threw a chair at another boy in the class.
But he won't say why he did it.
Dad.
Why did you come? Where's Mom?
What about Grandpa?
Is that the first thing you say? It's been four years.
That's right.
I forgot.
Welcome back.
You've grown bigger only in size.
What happened? Where were you hurt?
Were you hurt anywhere else?
- No. - Then tell me.
What happened?
There's a poor punk in our class.
He suddenly lost it and chucked his chair at me.
Suddenly?
For no reason whatsoever?
That's right. I didn't do anything.
You weren't fighting?
Do I...
have to go to the hospital?
Joon Seo.
It really hurts.
Joon Seo?
I know something similar...
happened in the sixth grade.
Are you sure you didn't do something like back then?
I did not. That jerk is a psycho.
He's a poor and annoying jerk.
(Hwabon Station)
Whereas the defendant Lee Se Hoon is clearly at fault...
for the dissolution of the marriage,
the plaintiff Yoon Ji Su...
refused any monetary compensation...
including alimony and child support,
and only requests custody over Lee Young Min.
Thus, the court's decision is as follows.
Order of the court.
The plaintiff Yoon Ji Su shall have sole custody...
over Lee Young Min.
The alimony and child support,
which would otherwise be owed by the defendant,
are waived as per the plaintiff's request.
Is your father on his deathbed?
Why did you make such a bet...
unless you're expecting a life insurance payout?
I won't raise Young Min with your money...
or your mother's money.
I understand your conviction, but do you think that's possible?
If anything happens to Young Min,
I'll demand custody.
I won't give up on you either.
As long as we have Young Min,
you can't get away from me.
I don't know what to say. I'm terribly sorry.
This has never happened in the history of the school.
Please take the child out of the room.
We should discuss this among just the adults.
Yes, of course.
Yes, sir. Young Min, let's go.
He doesn't look like a bully.
Come in, ma'am.
I'm sorry.
I apologize sincerely.
Please have mercy on him.
This will never happen again.
I'm sure you can't forgive him,
- but he's still young... - Ma'am.
It's not that simple.
The victim's father is here, so...
Darn it. He must be furious.
I'm sorry. Should I go after him?
Wait here.
Let's not call a disciplinary hearing.
You suddenly walked out, so I thought you were furious.
I left because I didn't think it warranted such an apology.
Still, strictly put, this was school violence.
And the school policy...
I just checked on Joon Seo.
There's nothing to worry about, so please end it here.
Young Min. Tell me.
You wouldn't have done that for no reason.
You open the window to let a gnat go free.
You would never.
Tell me. Did something happen?
Am I going to get kicked out?
No.
They're being nice.
Nothing will happen.
So you really have to tell me what happened.
Mom, I have to do my homework.
Yes. I should get back around midnight.
Yes.
Drive back safely.
Actually, I can't make it.
It's snowing too hard.
I'm going to leave the car, so come get it later.
Okay.
(Hwabon Last Train 9:30pm)
I think that's mine.
Found you.
Yoon Ji Su.
It's like a land of snow.
I don't think...
we'll make it home tonight.
Don't worry too much about the school.
Boys get into scuffles when they're young.
It's common.
Found you.
Yoon Ji Su.
(When My Love Blooms)
It must have been because it snowed.
Because it snowed so much.
I hope it would snow more so we can't go anywhere.
It would show up every day even if all I did was to breathe.
(Sorry and thank you, Jae Hyun)
That's how I was able to survive.
- What are you doing? - I'm following the rules.
I'm not punishing him.
I just have a different way of protecting my love.