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(Yoo Ji Tae)
(Lee Bo Young)
(Park Jin Young, Jeon So Nee)
(When My Love Blooms)
What brings you here?
I came to bring you something.
A guitar? Why?
I suddenly remembered...
I promised to buy you one years ago.
You know...
I won't accept it.
I do.
I know all too well that you won't accept it,
but this was an old promise,
so I thought maybe you might accept it.
But more than that...
I wanted to see you.
My son is in Young Min's class.
I'll go, now that you're here.
(Han Jae Hyun)
("Owner's Only Daughter and a Regular Employee's Romance")
The bus stop is quite far from your place.
It's okay. It's good exercise.
Can you be out like this?
I thought you were being followed.
I'm in disguise.
I don't see a disguise.
I am.
This is how Dong Jin and I are.
We're like "Dumb and Dumber".
How is he doing?
He's well. Just as corny as ever,
making cheesy jokes.
- Go. - Stop it.
Put it on.
I won't go.
You freak.
Your girlfriend is on a group blind date.
You can't go to a demonstration.
She went to fill in for a friend.
Will she wear a sign that says "replacement"?
Will that keep her from being picked?
Plus, they're not your average guys.
They're in better shape than you, and richer than you.
Step off, punk.
- Put this on too. - What is that?
It's pretty.
Am I DJing at a snack shop?
You're such a hick.
What do you know about fashion?
Do you think a rock cafe like Space...
will let you in dressed like a child from the ghetto?
Think about it. Collar up.
Let's go. You look good.
Okay. Go in.
You like basketball, right?
- Yes. - Of course.
No.
True. Basketball isn't important.
- Right? - Right.
I don't like basketball much either.
You must not be very active.
Given your majors...
That's not true. I'm very active.
I see, you are active.
What activities do you like? Do you like any sports?
I'm an activist.
Hello.
Come on.
What is it?
He has something to say.
He's huge.
What is it?
Are you Ji Su's boyfriend or something?
No.
- I just know her... - He's my husband.
Hey, did you just reject the guy you were paired off with?
Let's go, dear sister-in-law.
It's a top-three moment...
I want to change if I could go back in time.
I walked around Sinchon and all around campus...
and went to a rock cafe dressed like that.
Top-three? So it isn't number one.
What's the number one moment?
The first time I followed an upperclassman to a protest.
If I hadn't,
I may never have become an activist.
Do you regret being an activist?
I couldn't change anything anyway,
but I couldn't save anything that was truly important...
because I was too busy demonstrating.
The government must repent for suppressing...
the labor movement!
- Repent! - Repent!
Guarantee freedom of labor...
and release the people in prison!
- Release them! - Release them!
The government must repent for suppressing...
the labor movement!
- Repent! Repent! - Repent! Repent!
Abolish the oppression...
of student activists!
- Abolish it! - Abolish it!
- The government suppressing... - Aim!
- the labor movement... - Fire!
I'm not worried.
Since you're smart and kind-hearted, I'm sure whatever you do...
is for a good cause.
However,
it doesn't have to be a good cause.
It's not like you're my child only when you do good things.
Besides, you have never done...
anything mean or bad before.
Not even once.
I really don't mind.
Dad.
You're back.
Why are you out here?
I want to go on a date with my son.
Being an activist...
is not like how it used to be. It must be even harder.
To be honest,
part of me wants you to stop.
I know well that you're doing it for a good cause,
but I also think the world won't crumble...
because my child doesn't do it.
You must be ashamed of me, right?
No, I'm not, Dad.
I'm sorry.
If you remember everything that happened in the past,
why do you not live as you used to?
I know.
I must go back to a life without guitars or protests.
Can we meet again?
Even if we meet again,
we probably can't laugh together.
Because I'm fighting against people like you.
Mom, Dad found out about what happened at school.
(4 missed calls)
(My son)
The person you have reached...
Young Min, I'm sorry. I just saw your text.
Call me and tell me what happened.
Even if we meet again,
we probably can't laugh together.
Because I'm fighting against people like you.
What is it?
I heard.
Don't even think of using what happened at school.
It was just an accident, and it's over.
I know that, and I have no intention of using it.
I'm his father.
I'm not a total scumbag.
My heart aches, wondering how hard things were,
that he did that.
And I know that it must have broken your heart even more.
I know that you don't mean what you just said,
but keep pretending you do...
because I won't forgive you if you go back on your word.
I'm being nice, but you won't return the courtesy.
He changed his clothes and car.
I guess he's being followed.
She worked at a restaurant?
Yes, the victim was a regular at the restaurant,
and always spoke degradingly of the families of the deceased.
What exactly did the victim say?
The victim called them "gold diggers" and "beggars".
That's why she poured the whole tray on the victim.
They could just settle out of court,
but the victim wants to send her to prison,
and this lady says she would rather go to prison.
Gosh, seriously.
If you settle, you can avoid a jail sentence.
I will not settle.
If they decide there was intent, you may go to prison.
This isn't worth it.
It was neither impulsive nor a mistake.
He trivialized the accident...
and trifled with the victims' families.
He showed no remorse or reflection.
I definitely...
had the intent to harm.
I will tell the whole world...
what that person did.
I understand.
I will see what I can do.
Well...
Probation is different from being released.
You must be very careful.
If you commit a similar offense, they'll lock you up.
You'll get an enhanced sentence too.
I don't care.
I knew it.
If I leave you alone,
you'd do the same thing a million times over.
I...
have feelings for you.
I'm not saying I want to start a relationship right now.
It's just... Since you're struggling a lot right now,
and your father is ill,
- but you have no one to rely on... - I'll forget what you said.
I don't want to lose someone I'm grateful to as well.
My life would be too depressing then.
("Han Jae Hyun of Hyungsung Group May Face a Prison Sentence")
Joon Seo must be so big by now.
Yes, he's so big now, that he doesn't listen to me.
You didn't either as a child.
It's not like you're my child only when you do what I like.
I like you because you're my child.
I still have a long way to go to be like you.
What do you mean?
I didn't like him because he didn't do what I liked.
My gosh.
Eat up.
It's completely broken.
What should I do?
I can't live without a radio.
I have one at home,
but it's very old. I'm not sure if it still works.
Then forget it.
Mom.
Shall I sing a song for you? How about your favorite song?
Na Hoon A? Or Cho Yong Pil?
Or... Lee Mi Ja?
How about the song that you used to sing all the time?
"Because I Love You"?
Right. That's the song.
On the day you left me
The countless happy memories
That I kept in my heart
Faded away into grey
Yesterday, I hated myself
For not forgetting you
Who had left me
But
Now I know
That I existed only for you
Now that you've come back to me
I will give you my all
We shall be together like this forever
And never be parted again
Gosh.
Mom, the song is so sad.
Why is it sad?
He found her again,
and they will never be parted again.
That would be great, but it's hard to make it happen.
Jae Hyun.
Did you meet that girl again?
I did.
Is she well?
Not so well.
Oh, dear.
I know you must feel bad for her and feel sad.
Even so,
you shouldn't do that.
I know.
I took a day off to see you,
but we're here again.
But I can't complain since it's called "paradise".
I should go back shortly.
Did you check today's news online?
No. Why?
Well, I saw a news article about someone you know well.
("Prosecutors Search Offices of Hyungsung Group")
("Vice-president Han Jae Hyun To Be Investigated")
When he married into a rich family, I thought he struck gold,
but when I see things like this, I realize nothing comes for free.
I met him.
Who?
- Jae Hyun. - Gosh.
How?
At Young Min's school.
It turns out Jae Hyun's son is in Young Min's class.
So?
He didn't... There's no way.
He didn't, did he?
He didn't ask you to start over, right?
Make sure to keep it together.
Do you know what kind of person that jerk's father-in-law is?
Forget his father-in-law.
Did he say he'll get a divorce and give up everything he has?
Fine. Let's say he gets divorced.
What about Young Min?
Would he abandon his own child...
and raise someone else's?
You're done eating, right? Let's go.
Hey, I can't eat anymore even if you told me to.
I lost my appetite completely.
Hye Jung.
Don't worry about me.
How can I not worry about you?
I'll never choose the path that will hurt me.
Good. If it seems like you will be hurt,
scratch them with your nails,
so they can't hurt you.
Try it. Practice it now.
Like this. Okay?
I guess I should grow my nails.
Do you want a recommendation for a good nail salon?
- Hello, Mr. Chairman. - Hi. Where are you?
I'm at my mother's place.
I told Seo Kyung to stay at the vacation home.
- I see. - This is a first for her,
so she might not know what to do.
Go and tend to her.
Understood.
("Prosecutors Search Offices of Hyungsung Group")
("Vice-president Han Jae Hyun To Be Investigated")
Excuse me for a minute.
Hi, Ji Su.
Mr. Yoon has been alert all day today.
You don't have to worry.
He ate well too.
Okay.
He's been the chair of student relations...
since the fall semester.
He's the first pre-law student in the student government...
in four years, so he's very active.
He's also the president of a club called Solidarity in Philosophy.
He seems to teach ideology there,
and recruit students for protests.
Ji Su also joined the club.
What about his family?
His father works at a steel company in Incheon...
and is a member of a belligerent union.
Even his parents aren't your average people.
His mother runs a small fish shop in a market.
He's the son of typical urban low-income people.
He's a diamond in the rough.
Ji Su was baited by a venomous snake.
He isn't someone you'd call "venomous".
He seems rather kind-hearted and gentle...
That makes it even harder to separate him from her.
There's this power that good people have.
Jae Hyun, we're in trouble.
What do you mean?
The engineering students were caught and then released.
They saw Jae Hyun's name.
Where?
On the wanted list.
What did they put him on the wanted list for?
He hasn't done anything in a while.
- Forming an anti-government group. - That's ridiculous.
Did you form a new organization?
Then what is it?
It can't be the student government.
Is it Solidarity in Philosophy?
Darn it. Does that mean we'll all be arrested?
But why would they do that all of a sudden?
They may be digging into old organizations...
to try to keep the student government in check.
Is this not it?
- I don't know. - Gosh.
The bar exam? You?
It's not very me, is it?
That's not it. I didn't think you planned to take it.
I need to support myself.
Can't you study in Seoul?
You can stay in a study dorm.
I don't have the money,
and I want to try living in a place without a TV or a computer.
What about me?
Can't I go with you?
There's no piano there.
I don't care.
I'll cook for you and do your laundry.
Silly.
Why would you use those talented hands to cook for me?
It's not like I'm fighting for our independence.
Then I'll visit every week.
You'll distract me.
I'll just go with you right now.
I'll call you once things are settled.
Both with me and my surroundings.
Even if you're on a mountain, you should get radio signals.
I said I'll be studying.
A person can't only study.
Listen when you take breaks.
Listen to your favorite movie soundtrack station.
Hey, fugitive.
Sorry?
How did you know...
Everyone who comes here...
is either studying for a national exam...
or running from the law.
You look like a fugitive.
What? I'm right, aren't I?
- Yes. - Just so you know,
I don't like fugitives.
They don't bring in any money...
and watching them captured later on...
only stirs up emotions.
Which is why if I don't like you from the start,
I will call the cops right away!
Got that?
Yes, sir.
(Hyungsung Holdings Important Shareholders)
What will happen to the company?
What has Jae Hyun been doing?
I hear he doesn't go into the office anymore.
He's traveling...
to clear his head before his investigation.
Is that what he said?
Why? Is he not?
I told you...
that I put all the money I inherited from your grandfather...
into accounts with borrowed names, right?
Someone leaked it.
The media and prosecutors were digging into it,
so I told Jae Hyun I'd put it in his name for now,
and give it to you once things quieted down.
But that punk...
seems to have a different idea about that money.
What do you mean? Why would he?
How much do you trust Jae Hyun?
How can I live with him if I don't trust him?
I initially thought he was...
an obedient puppy that puts on shows for us.
But it looks like he has been preparing...
by himself for a very long time.
Preparing for what?
To swallow the company whole.
Everyone he's meeting these days are shareholders.
He's meeting shareholders who will back him up...
and winning them over.
I think he's the one who leaked the borrowed accounts to the media.
We'll have to make him...
take responsibility for his actions.
I know he's the only man for you,
but carve him out...
little by little.
I'll see you next time.
Young Min.
Call me if anything happens from now on.
I'm more powerful than Mommy,
okay?
Hi, Mom.
I'm going to class now.
Dad left.
Young Min.
You have to tell me first if anything happens, okay?
Dad also said...
to tell him first if anything happens.
Just do what you want.
Tell me if you want,
and tell Dad if you want.
If you don't want to talk about it, don't tell anyone...
That's not good.
Okay. I'll tell you everything.
Here you go. Try it.
Having coffee outdoors...
It's a small luxury.
- Not bad. - Right?
Do you know who that is?
Why?
He keeps following us.
Do you think the chairman sent him?
Probably.
What if they take back the people we won over?
It'll be a long battle anyway.
It's still alive. Good boy.
(March 1995)
You have a small face and are ridiculously cute.
You're just like my Ji Su.
Jae Hyun!
It's not too bad here.
The flowers are pretty.
I'm an expert hiker now. People call me...
a flying squirrel.
And the head monk is a real comedian.
What a load of crock. You totally have cabin fever.
You must be psychic.
Things are awkward at school too.
Much fewer kids attend the protests too.
How humiliating.
These aren't even precarious times,
but I'm on the run like a fighter for democracy.
It's just that they don't attack openly.
These are still precarious times.
How long do you think I need to stay here?
Until they stop hunting for me?
If they don't, should I shave my head and become a monk too?
Hang in there.
If you collapse,
the already weak kids will all run away.
You know, Hwa Jin,
I feel like...
I'm pedaling like crazy right now...
because I don't know...
when to get off the bike or where to go.
Because I don't want to fall over.
- See you. - Bye.
I saw a payphone at the base of the mountain.
I just bought it, so it's pretty full.
- Thanks. - Give Ji Su a call.
Do you know what Jae Hyun has been doing?
Don't you know?
He went to study for the bar exam.
Where did he go?
To a temple in a mountain.
I guess he told her that much.
He'll throw a fit again if he knows I told her.
That punk is on the run right now.
Why?
He was put on the wanted list not long ago.
Why?
Why else? Probably because he committed a crime.
What crime did he commit?
Forming an anti-government organization.
But Ji Su, it's just weird.
It's not like he started the philosophy club.
He did start the movie club,
but they don't do anything.
The student government was formed legally,
so they can't arrest him for that.
There's a reason...
why you're saying this to me, isn't there?
You really are smart.
Well, I don't think it's true,
but your dad being who he is...
It was you, wasn't it?
You put Jae Hyun on the wanted list.
He did nothing that deserves being arrested for.
What must I do?
It's called an "opportunity cost".
You must pay a price.
You can't have everything you want.
If you choose one, you must forfeit the other.
Choose wisely.
Do what you want to do the most,
or avoid what you fear the most.
If you promise never to see Han Jae Hyun again,
I'll take him off the wanted list.
If you insist on seeing him,
I'll lock him up...
and make him rot in jail for years.
You can spend your life visiting him in jail.
You won't be Yoon Hyung Goo's daughter Yoon Ji Su,
but Han Jae Hyun's woman Yoon Ji Su.
Don't double-fist and cry...
like a greedy little child.
Give up one or the other!
Either dump Han Jae Hyun...
or dump Yoon Hyung Goo's daughter Yoon Ji Su!
"Ride a bicycle."
"You are taking your path now."
(Labor Liberation)
"It's a line..."
"from the last scene in 'Running on Empty'."
"I'd like to say this to my love, who fights a lonely battle,"
"at times like the father, and at times..."
"like the son River Phoenix."
"All I can say now is, 'Take your own path.'"
That is what this listener sent in.
The requested song is Kim Chang Wan's "Goodbye".
A vendor gave it to Mr. Han.
He says he has no use for a woman's bike.
I don't believe you.
I told him that you wouldn't believe me,
but he put it in my car and told me to go.
He said to put your groceries in the basket...
since you always drop them.
And that it's bad for your hands if you carry heavy bags.
Take it back.
We can't get a refund for this.
If I take it back, I'll be sacked.
The job market is tough right now.
Consider it a good deed, and take it.
And you know it's a waste of money if you don't ride it.
(I'm Yoon Ji Su's ex-husband, Lee Se Hoon)
I'm Yoon Ji Su's ex-husband, Lee Se Hoon.
I need to discuss something with you.
Can we meet?
Why did you send this to me?
You should've sent it to my husband if you wanted money.
Although a scenic photo like this...
wouldn't be very threatening.
I'm not here to threaten you.
I'm here to ask you to work with me.
I guess we seem like an easy target because he has been...
in the media lately.
Now, any random person is coming at us.
I don't think you're an easy target.
I came to see you because I thought we may have the same goal.
I hate beating around the bush.
I saw that you put a tail on your husband.
And?
I want my wife back,
and you want your husband back. Am I wrong?
He said to put your groceries in the basket...
since you always drop them.
And that it's bad for your hands if you carry heavy bags.
(Seoul Central District Court)
(Notice of Petition for Custody)
You said you wouldn't use the incident at school.
I changed my mind.
And you still claim you're not a scumbag.
He was having suicidal thoughts.
What were you doing?
If that gentle kid threw a chair,
it means something was wrong.
Did you bow down and get on your knees...
without even figuring out what caused it?
Because he's your old love's son.
Is that why you wanted to just let it be?
You abandoned your kid in the countryside...
while enjoying romance in Seoul.
You're unqualified to raise a child.
You want both custody and love.
That's just greedy.
Give up custody.
I'm being thoughtful and generous.
I don't like the fact that he's married,
but good luck with him.
Whether I date, get married, or grow old alone,
I'll raise Young Min.
I won't let you raise him to be a monster like you.
Then fight me.
What's so serious that you can't even drink?
- Ji Su. - You were pre-law, right?
Do you know any lawyers?
Won't you tell me what it is?
Young Min's dad sued me...
for custody.
Out of the blue? Why?
Based on what?
The school violence case.
Is he saying you're an unfit mother...
because of a little scuffle among kids?
I may not have pursued my major,
but I know that much.
Even if he is a hotshot lawyer at a top firm, you'll still win.
He says I'm having an affair.
Why...
Does he mean...
Jae Hyun?
I'm sure it isn't true.
He's mistaken, right?
He had a picture of us together.
But Young Woo,
if being drawn to each other is cheating,
I can't deny it.
(Jae Hyun)
Why did you want to do something stupid like this?
I saw it on TV, and it looked fun.
Why are we sleeping in this tiny tent...
instead of the huge house?
And this isn't food.
I bet it'll taste better than food at a five-star hotel.
Why are you doing this?
I feel bad eating alone.
- Dad. - Yes?
This one's burning. Flip it.
It's burnt.
- Can we still eat it? - Of course.
If you use what I give you in any other way,
I'll make you regret it.
Of course not.
I plan to use it strictly for our mutual goal.
I say this out of concern...
be it out of camaraderie or because we're in the same boat,
but you and I seem to be in a very tragic love.
What we do is love as well.
Give me a break.
Do you think what you're doing is love?
I don't think so at all.
I've been keeping up on the news about you...
online and from TV.
There wasn't any good news.
How have you been?
I quit my job at a company...
and opened a vinyl bar.
How romantic.
I have no family anyway. I make enough to get by.
Did you never get married?
Is there a particular reason?
No, it just happened.
I haven't seen you in a while, but I'm making you uncomfortable.
Now I want to say things that will make you uncomfortable.
I did it. Back then.
I turned you in to the police...
on April Fools' Day.
(March 31, 1995)
Thanks.
Will you be okay?
There's a lot of cops.
That's why I plan to ride alongside cars.
Where are you going?
To see Ji Su.
Ji Su...
was struggling so much caught between you and her father,
but you seemed so carefree.
Even then,
she only thought of you and not herself.
So I was angry and jealous.
Why are you telling me that now?
To be confident before you.
That way, I can criticize you,
and ask for favors too.
I knew...
you had turned me in.
So don't feel bad,
and tell me.
Which is it today?
Are you here to criticize...
or ask for a favor?
Both.
Give up custody.
The trial hasn't begun yet.
If you don't give up custody, Han Jae Hyun will be ruined.
Check it. It'll be amusing.
If you give up custody,
this video will disappear forever.
If you don't give up custody,
this video will be shared with the world...
while Han Jae Hyun is being investigated.
("Running on Empty")
Don't get off.
I won't see you anymore.
I found out that you didn't go to study for the bar.
Sorry for lying.
Whether or not you lied,
I don't think it'll work.
You're an activist being hunted by the police.
There's no way my dad will approve of you.
- Ji Su. - To be honest,
it's too much for me too.
You should...
take your path.
I'll take mine.
"We met when the flowers bloomed"
"We parted when the flowered died"
"That was not our first meeting"
"And it will not be our last parting"
March 31, 1995.
"FM Movies and Music". This is our final broadcast.
It's time for me to say goodbye as well.
With this final song, I leave you.
From the movie "Happiness Does Not Come in Grades",
here's Kim Chang Wan's "Goodbye".
Goodbye, listeners.
Yoo Jung Ha, signing off.
(April 1, 1995)
Do you admit your guilt?
What do you have to say for yourself?
Do you admit what you did?
- Give us a statement! - Tell us!
Tell us how you feel!
It must have troubled you deeply. You look haggard.
I thought about it non-stop since that day.
Why you're doing this.
You started having affairs...
before Young Min could even walk.
You forfeited custody...
without fighting it at all in court and signed the papers.
I wondered why you were suddenly demanding custody.
If I gave you the benefit of the doubt...
and assumed you suddenly developed a love for your son,
you would've proved I was an unfit mother...
and having an affair to win in court.
But why did you have a greater will to destroy the man...
with whom I'm having an affair than your will to win back your son?
How were custody of your son and Han Jae Hyun...
placed on the same scale?
Did you figure out why I did that?
There's something my dad told me 25 years ago...
about opportunity cost.
That if I choose one,
I must forfeit the other.
That I must either choose what I want to do the most...
or avoid what I fear the most.
He said I must choose one or the other.
And?
I decided...
to avoid what I fear the most.
Back then and even now.
What I fear the most...
is him being ruined because of me.
Whether or not my choice is correct...
I'll go back to you.
Please give us a statement.
(When My Love Blooms)
I wanted to protect him.
If you don't let Ji Su go,
you'll rot in prison for years.
Why are you making such a choice?
I think we still can't fully let go and miss each other...
even after all these years...
because we didn't break up properly.
You will lose everything that you have.
Share the video...
with the world.