01x09 - Things You Notice Only After You Have Lost Them

[bunniefuu]

[This drama is purely fictional
and is not associated with]

[actual people, organizations,
locations, or incidents.]

-Okay?
-Yes, sir.

Serim!

[Go Woo-Young]

Are you going home now?

Yes.

Wasn't Si-woo amazing today?

He's improving day by day.

I see.

Right. Congratulations
on winning the game today.

Hold on.

Your shoelace came undone.

-I can get that.
-I'm done.

I tied it twice,

so it doesn't get loose.

I heard when your shoelace comes undone,

it means you have met the one.

I tied it twice, so it doesn't get loose.

I'm done.

Get home safely.

Okay. I will.

[Go Woo-young]

[Go Woo-young]

[Episode 9, Things You Notice
Only After You Have Lost Them]

[Do you want to become young again?]

Hey, Da-jung.

I'm glad that you got to watch
Si-woo's last game of his life.

What do you mean?

I thought the team advanced
to the next round.

My team did advance to the next round,

but players like Si-woo will
only play these preliminary games.

Players who have shown me gratitude
ought to play in important games.

How could you?

Aren't you ashamed to face
your hardworking players?

Gosh.

Anyway, before I decide on my lineup
for the next game,

I'm going to hold
one more parent-teacher conference.

If this is your attitude,

we have nothing to discuss.

If you change your mind,

call me.

[Professor Yoon of K University]

[will be interrogated by the police]

[for the sexual as*ault charge
after last week's episode.]

["On the Site, 25 Hours"
is waiting to hear from you.]

["On the Site, 25 Hours"]

Gi-tae, can "On the Site, 25 Hours"

handle topics such as
bribery for college admission?

Of course, as long as
there are witnesses and evidence,

we'd start right away.

[Anchorwoman Jung Da-jung]

-Boss!
-Hey!

I told you not to call me that.

-I'm sorry.
-How many times do I have to tell you?

Table for how many?

I'm here to see your boss.

Is he inside?

Pardon?

How do you know my boss?

I'm Il-kwon's friend.

I see. I don't think he's coming in today.

Do you want me to call him?

No. I'll call him myself.

Okay.

I checked, and I think it is Choi Il-kwon.

I'll look into it some more.

Okay. Thank you.

Yes.

Okay. I'll be there soon.

Honey.

I'm going to step out for a bit.

-Are you just getting here, son?
-Yes.

Oh, right. When was the main game again?

Don't get your hopes up.

If the starting lineup changes, I might
not be able to play in the main game.

What?
Why would the starting lineup change?

I don't know.

Choi Il-kwon. Congratulations on
sending your kids to the finals.

Gosh, high school finals isn't
something to congratulate me about.

I'm going to move up
to the college league next year,

so I'm not really that impressed.

Oh, right.

They decided on someone else
for that position.

Wait.

What?

We had no choice.

You're not upset, right?

Why would I be?

If a position at Hankuk University
opens up, I'll make you coach.

Just stay in the high school league
until then.

That's right. Okay?

Okay.

Oh, Mr. Bang. You're finally here.

Right. Come over here.

They are the coaches at Hankuk University.

They're going to help Gi-yong a lot
when he goes to college,

so I thought it'd be nice
for you to meet them.

Oh, I see. Hello.

Hello. We heard a lot about Gi-yong.

Right. Thank you.

-Please take good care of him.
-But

it's too late tonight.

It's too bad, but let's make plans
to meet another time.

It's nice to meet you, Mr. Bang.

Mr. Bang.

We enjoyed our drinks today,
and you don't need to worry about Gi-yong.

Understand?

Thank you. Goodness.

Hey.

Next time, be sure to secure me a spot.

Of course.
We'll make sure of it for next time.

-Right.
-Do me the favor.

-We'll get going.
-I'm serious.

My gosh.

What?

-Hello?
[-It's me, Hong Dae-young.]

What?

Hong Dae-young?

[Gosh.]

What brings you to call me?

Choi Il-kwon.

[I heard everything.]

Really?

So what?

Isn't making a living teaching basketball,
the sport you love, enough for you?

Why are you trying to make money
off of the kids?

The sport I love?

Who?

Me?

All throughout high school and college,
I gave tens of thousands to my coaches

for a chance to play a game,

but I was always on edge worried
that I would get kicked out.

If you know that feeling,
that's more of a reason not to do this.

Why are you trying to live like them?

Hey. Shouldn't I get to reap
as much as I sowed,

[you jerk?]

Even though I lived my life getting money
to have kids play,

don't you think
I'm living better than you?

[How dare someone as foolish as you
try to lecture me?]

Goodbye!

Gosh, why are things like this today?

Are you Gi-yong's father?

Who are you?

I'm Si-woo's mom. I called you before.

You said you were busy, so I came to you.

We'll take care of our son,
so don't worry about us.

[I want to gather the basketball team's
parents on Saturday night and talk,]

[can you come?]

[Beef entrails, pork galbi, pork belly]

[I can go, but will everyone come?]

[Don't worry.]

[There's a way for everything.]

What are you guys doing with my phone?

Accomplice. You have to include
the world "accomplice".

Next, "lawsuit".

"File a lawsuit".

I sent it.

[I'm Go Deok-jin, father of Go Woo-young,
a member of the basketball team.]

[I want to hold an emergency
parent meeting...]

[regarding Coach Choi Il-kwon's
corruption.]

[For your information,
if you choose not to attend this meeting,]

[I'll regard you as
Coach Choi Il-kwon's accomplice]

[and file a lawsuit against you
with my personal lawyer.]

[Then I will see you all on Saturday night
at 8 p.m. in the gymnasium.]

-I know.
-Seriously.

[-I won't go. I refuse to go!]
-What's going on?

Why should I go to the parent meeting?

I'm asking you for this favor.

In return, I'll clean the house,
do the laundry,

cook, and wash the dishes.

Those are all things that
you're supposed to do anyway.

Right. Of course I should do that.

Is he really a parent?

Is his son a maid?

Then I'll give you more money
for my living expenses.

Hey.

Has he been giving you money too?

Of course.

Should I let him live with me for free?
Am I a philanthropist?

My gosh.

He takes money from a high school student.

Regardless, I can't help you.

Hey!

She's helping me, so why won't you?

Honestly, she has no reason to help me.

But you have to help me.

Why should I?

You're my dad! Darn it!

You punk. You only call me
Dad when you need something.

Do you see me as a pushover, you jerk?

I asked to act like my dad,
so why are you cursing at me?

That's what I'm saying. Why must I
act like your dad, you punk.

Darn it. Have you ever acted
like a proper dad to me?

I pay for living expenses.

Really, you jerk?
Pay for the water bill then, you punk.

Pay for my property tax too, you jerk.

Gosh, darn it.
I don't have money for that.

Do you even know when to pay property tax?

-What?
-It's around this time.

Then put it under my name,
I'll pay for it then.

Both of them aren't normal.

-That woman is strange too.
[-Are you serious, you jerk?]

-Let's go. Hurry.
-Goodness.

I refuse to go.

My gosh. I'm so busy,
why did he call us here?

-What does he want?
-I don't have time for this.

-My gosh.
-Why would he ask us to come?

What a waste of time.

What is this?

What kind of punk is he?

-Why did he call us here?
-Why would he ask us to come?

Thank you for taking time from your busy
schedules to come here.

I refuse to go!

I'm going to call Ms. Ok
to the meeting too.

-Ms. Ok?
-Yes.

She thinks a lot about the students.

But imagine what would happen
if you lead the parents

to resolve this issue.

She wouldn't be able to help
but fall in love.

Really?

Thank you for coming.

Of course I should be here.

The reason I gathered all of you here

is so that we can get rid of
Coach Choi Il-kwon.

-That's enough.
-My gosh.



of Serim High School's basketball team.

My son learned how to play basketball
from me, so he's a great player.

Really?

Yes.

To be honest, there was a coach

who asked for money 18 years ago too.

However, my parents didn't give him money.

Why?

Because they believed in me.

That's the reason why I can stand here
without shame

in front of all of you today.

Excuse me.

What does that have to do
with Coach Choi Il-kwon?

My fellow alumnus, Choi Il-kwon,
wasn't always such a bad guy.

But

do you know when he started
acting this way?

[Choi Il-kwon]

[Serim High School]

Did you get it ready?

There won't be a problem with
the starting lineup, right?

Of course not.

[Choi Il-kwon]

Go Deok-jin, listen carefully.

If you tell anyone about what you saw,
I won't leave you alone.

Okay. I won't tell anyone that your dad
gave the coach money.

Shut your mouth!

[Choi Il-kwon]

[After that day, Choi Il-kwon]

took money from me,

and he started hitting me.

I thought he came to his senses
when he became a teacher,

but he's still taking money from people.

Just like what that coach did 18 years ago

to Choi Il-kwon's father.

But he's doing that to us.

Are we going to raise

our children to become a bad adult like
Choi Il-kwon?

-Really?
-Gosh, he's a really bad guy.

-This seems true.
-He has a point.

I'm against it.

If we testify,

[Go, Serim High. You can do it!]

we're all going to be punished.

[Let's go, Serim High Basketball Team!]

That's right.

It'll forever haunt our kids as well.

Why should we ruin our children's future?

[Go, Serim High. You can do it!]

-He's right.
-We can't do that.

[Let's go, Serim High Basketball Team!]

-We can't do that.
-Absolutely not.

I can't do that to my kid.

That's terrible.

[Let's go, Serim High Basketball Team!]

Can any of you stand tall
in front of your kids?

Has anyone

told their kid that they've been paying
the coach

so that they can go to college?

[Let's go, Serim High Basketball Team!]

We may not be

parents who make their kids proud,

but that doesn't mean we should be
such shameful parents.

I'm

so embarrassed of you.

Basketball is a dream to all of our kids.

If they found out that their dreams
came true by going against the law,

how do you think they'd feel?

More than being disappointed
in their parents,

they're more likely to place blame
on themselves.

They may blame themselves

for being not good enough

that their parents had to commit a crime.

But we have an important game coming up!

We can't let this issue get big.

You're right. If the Ministry of Education
starts looking into this,

it's going to take a long time.

Are you giving up on the games?

[Go, Serim High. You can do it!]

You can't do that!

-We can't do that.
-Absolutely not.

Exactly.

Come on.

What about this?

According to my research,

Mr. Choi runs a bar.

-What?
-Is he insane?

-My goodness.
-Unbelievable.

I'll report him
to a current affairs program.

If this snowballs,

they might expedite the investigation.

Thanks for the documents.

Mr. Nam, please have a look at this.

[Financial Transaction Records]

[Recipient: Choi Il-kwon]

Is this true?

Do you think this can be evidence?

This is enough for us
to start investigating right away.

Who are you? Please leave.

I'm Anchor Nam Gi-tae
of "On the Site, 25 Hours".

You're Coach Jung, right?

Yes. What brings you here?

There was a report that you've been taking

bribes to admit students
to Hankuk University.

Could we interview you?

I've never done such a thing.

Sir, you know this is
very important, right?

I've never done such a thing!
What are you talking about?

Turn the camera off and leave.

Please calm down.

I'm almost there.

Why did the police come?

[I have no idea.]

[Just get here quickly!]

All right. See you soon. Bye.

-Yes?
[-You!]

What have you been doing?

What's wrong?

JBC came to my school to investigate

on corrupt admissions.

What? JBC?

Da-jung, as you said, this bar belongs
to Choi Il-kwon.

The part-timer here confirmed it.

Darn it, Jung Da-jung!

That woman!

[Meet me at the gym.]

[I'm giving you your last chance.]

Last chance? All right.

That's what I'm giving you.

How dare...

I'm not recording you.

All right. Let's hear it.

What last chance are you giving me?

Your part-timer

has testified for us.

You're going to get a search and seizure
of your bar

for ill*gal operation of it.

That will then expose you

of taking bribes from parents

and paying the college coaches.

Turn yourself in before it's too late.

You're really trying hard.

But you know,

the bar is owned by my brother.

Even if you report me, you can't get me.

That's too bad.

It'll be possible

if the parents testify.

Are you serious?

I'm letting their untalented kids
play basketball.

Who'd turn their backs
on such a great teacher?

You call yourself a teacher
when you take bribes

to have kids play at games
and go to college?

When did I ever promise that?

-What?
-They don't believe in their kids,

so they just keep coming to me.

That's why I took some money

and consoled them,
saying their kids can go to college.

They were probably happy

just imagining their kids in college.

They got their money's worth, then, no?

How can someone like you be a teacher?

How dare you try to teach a teacher?

I'm telling you.

I'm not going to go down alone.

If something bad happens to me,

I'm going to say that I got money
from you as well.

You think you'll be able to
keep your job as an anchorwoman?

I have

never paid you anything.

Is that right? Let's see.

Maybe I can say that I got something else.

Choi Il-kwon.

You missed your last chance.

You're so annoying.

Who are you to give me a chance?

Who are you to give me a chance?

Who's that?

Seriously?

Why are you here?

To send a corrupt teacher to jail.

Maybe I didn't beat you up enough
when you were young.

How haven't you changed
in all these years?

Il-kwon, when are you going to grow up?

What are you doing?

You!

Stop it!

Look at that.

Hey.

Your arm is going to break.
Get it out of my way.

Who do you think you are?

You are nothing.

Stop it!

How long have you been there for?

I'm going to be

testifying.

What you've heard up to now is

all a misunderstanding.

These two keep messing
with the basketball team,

so I just made things up to scare them.

Right. You know that I've talked Ja-sung
into Hankuk University, right?

You need to get Ja-sung
into Hankuk University.

University?
You don't even deserve to be a teacher.

What did you just say?

I guess

I'll just let Ki-woong take
Ja-sung's spot.

I'm also going to testify!

What?

I'm joining in!

-Me too.
-Myself as well!

-I'm going to testify.
-Me too.

Me too.

My gosh. Why are you all here?

I'll report him
to a current affairs program.

If this snowballs,

they might expedite the investigation.

But do you think reporting him
to a TV station will

solve this problem?

We can solve it

as long as

everyone

testifies.

But I'm not sure

with whom I should side with.

To be frank, I can't believe
everything you say either.

Then,

I'll show you what kind of man

Choi Il-kwon is.

Please hear me out.
I can explain everything.

I have kept all the receipts
of the drinks I paid for you.

No. You just wanted
to buy those drinks for us.

Well,

Ja-sung's spot at Hankuk University

will be Gi-yong's now.

You'd better think carefully about it.

He won't go!

I'm going to make sure

to lock you up with those coaches
from Hankuk University.

Darn it!

Do you think people will believe you?

I'm going to

sue all of you for defamation.

And

your sons won't be able to play
basketball for the rest of their lives.

-A lunatic.
-What a jerk!

-How could he say that?
-He's unbelievable.

What? "Lunatic"?

Hey.

I really want to punch you right now,
but I'm trying very hard not to.

You'd better keep your mouth shut.

I'm sure you know it's over for you.

Come to your senses
and admit to your crimes.

Admit to my crimes?

How dare you treat me, a teacher,
like some kind of criminal?

-Gosh.
-What?

Hey! Gosh.

Hey. Goodness.

Gosh.

An as*ault has been reported.

Yes.

Who's the assailant?

It's him.

Hey, Chu Ae-rin!

Goodness. Can't you see this? You...

This is self-defense.

That jerk beat me up,
so she was just helping me.

Everyone in here witnessed it.

-I saw it.
-I did.

-I saw it too.
-I saw it.

-I saw it.
-I saw everything.

Goodness. Darn it.

Hey. What?

Hey, why are you taking me?

What did I do wrong?

Let's talk at the station.

Officer, I didn't do anything wrong!

Let go of me!

Let me go! Hey!

Darn it. Let go of me.

[Go Deok-jin]

Be careful.

Sorry.

[Choi Il-kwon]

Choi Il-kwon.

[Serim High School]

If you like playing dodgeball more,
you should make a transition now.

Don't take up a spot in the lineup.

You're robbing players who are
better than you of their chances.

Sir, five million won will suffice.

[Serim High School]

No.

Isn't that Hong Dae-young's father?

Gosh, Dae-young. He got his spot
because his father paid the coach too.

How dare he say that to me?

Sir!

I cannot do that.

Sir, when you're raising
a basketball player,

five million won is nothing.

How can a teacher

demand a parent for a bribe
and call it nothing?

I made myself very clear.

If you discriminate my son

because I didn't pay you,
I'll tell the school right away.

Do you understand?

Goodness.

[Serim High School]

["On the Site, 25 Hours"]

[I'm inside a bar
which was illegally operated]

[by a high school teacher, Choi.]

[Choi violated]

[the Public Officials Act and encouraged
bribes for college admission.]

[He demanded money from the parents
for a spot in the lineup]

[and forced them to pay
for his entertainment expenses.]

What's more shocking is

that he assaulted a parent.

[Assaulted parent]

[That jerk...]

[I mean I heard that she was watching.]

[Gosh, had he not lied...]

[As you can see, the assaulted parent]

[made no sense with his statement
and seemed very shocked.]

Who is that?

[-Is it swollen?]
-I don't know. Who is it?

Gosh, what on earth is happening?

[Choi, the high school coach,]

[two coaches at Hankuk University,
Jung and Lim,]

[were sentenced to serve time in prison
for taking bribes]

[and will be detained.]

[The Basketball Association announced
of using this incident to launch]

[an investigation at every high school]

[in Korea to make sure there is
no foul play for college admission.]

As 13 parents complied and paid the bribe,

due to their wrong decision,
they were put on probation.

But I would like to sincerely
offer my gratitude

[File a report to
for college admission corruption.]

for courageously telling the truth.

[File a report to
for college admission corruption.]

[I'm Nam Gi-tae
of "On the Site, 25 Hours".]

I knew

you would cause trouble one day.

You always disappointed me.

And you still do.

Have you

ever believed in me?

What?

Have you ever

sided with me?

If you have ever made me proud,

I would have!

Do you know how much mopey
I invested in you?

But you ended up
as a lowly high school coach?

You're pathetic.

Gosh. You're pathetic.

Do you know how much money
I invested in you?

I wanted you

-to succeed.
-But I didn't!

Okay?

I didn't succeed.
Why do you think I'm here?

How

do you think I ended up here?

You're a failure.

[Keep silence]

Due to the distasteful incident,

we have caused a lot of pain

on both the students and the parents.

As the principal, I would like to deeply
apologize for the wrongdoing.

I promise to do my best

to bring a healthy change
to our basketball team from now on.

On that note,
I'd like to introduce a new coach

and a parent representative
who will help bring that change.

This is the statement from the parents.

It's basically saying they won't give
you any money even if you ask.

Okay. Please don't worry.

-Okay. I look forward to working with you.
-I'll do my best.

That's all.

Thank you.

Are you all right?

You were interrogated by the police.
So the people at the company...

My company is strong.
It won't crumble because of that.

Don't worry about me.

Now, you have to do this on your own.

Okay.

Mom.

Thank you.

-I hope we can work well together.
-Okay. Bye.

Bye.

I'm not even his real parent.
Why am I the representative?

Darn it.

Mr. Go.

Ms. Ok. When did you get here?

From the beginning.

You were very cool today.

"Cool"?

I know that you worked very hard
to solve this problem.

It's late,

but I still wanted to thank you.

And thank you for today as well.

See you around.

She'll see me around?

Ms. Ok.

Would you like to have coffee next time?

Okay.

Hong Si-woo.

I want to apologize for everything

that I did to you.

The fact that you saw me get hit by my dad

hurt my pride.

It wasn't your fault,

but I

let my anger out on you.

I'm really sorry.

Wait.

-Jin-cheol?
-Da-jung.

[Seongjong Electronics Service Center]

Have you been well?

Is Young-jun growing up well?

[Seongjong Electronics Service Center]

Yes, of course he is.

You used to send us gifts
through Dae-young.

We received so much from you,

but we didn't do anything in return.

No, it's fine.

I wonder if Dae-young is doing well.

He must be so upset after getting fired
from the company.

Pardon?

He was fired from the company?

You didn't know?

Dae-young didn't get the promotion
that he was waiting for,

and he got transferred to Busan.

He went to the head of the center
to complain about it...

I'm only holding back

for my family.

Family?

How pathetic for a woman and a child

to depend on a man like that?

They're obviously failures in life.

You!

I am quitting today!

-Oh, my!
-Oh, my!

What kind of man

can stay quiet when someone
curses their family?

He hit the head of the center,
and as of that day,

[Seongjong Electronics Service Center]

he was fired from the company.

Here. Eat up.

Since when did you like things like this?

You liked toast.

You remember.

But as I got older,

my palate changed.

Really?

What do you like now?

I still like toast,

but I enjoy sundaeguk too.

Just like you.

I guess you're old now.

Of course.

But today, I feel like I'm young again.

I got to come here and have this with you.

Si-a likes this, so I had it often.

Okay. Let's eat.

Okay.

Gosh. This is dry cleaning only.

It's like I'm raising two kids.

Come here.

Your mom used to say that all the time.

Mom too?

Da-jung used to nag and say
she was raising three kids.

When I think about Da-jung,

I still feel sorry for her.

She was so young,

but she was busy raising the kids
and working.

I'm sure it was a lot to handle,

but up until now,

Da-jung took care of me often.

Father. Does it taste okay?

Why did you make so much?

I put in plenty of side dishes
in the fridge,

so don't skip any meals.

As for the beef bone broth,
heat it up in the pan

and add some scallions on top.

All right.

Father. Don't forget to check
your blood pressure every day.

-Okay.
-Also,

I wrote the instructions
in bigger handwriting for you.

[How to use the blood pressure machine]

I set the temperature, so it's warm.

You'll be comfortable when you sleep now.

Why did you buy this for me?

Goodness.

Da-jung took really good care of me.

She

went through a lot because of me.

How is work these days?

It's good.

Take care of your health as you work.

Thank you for worrying about me.

You should take care of your health
as you practice.

Okay.

Mom.

Oh, Si-a.

Are you just getting home?

Yes. What about you?

I'm going to meet Si-woo.

Gosh, I don't want to go to school.

What is it this time?

It's the festival.

It's so loud, and it's just a formality.

Why? When you look back,
it will be a good memory.

He's right. When you look back,
it will be a good memory.

Did you have a good memory
of the festival?

A good memory?

What kind of memory was it?

What?

You know.

It was loud and just a formality.

Now that I think about it,
festivals aren't that great.

Gosh. I knew it.

[Festival preparations, Photo exhibit,
Outdoor stage setup, Clean the gym]

-You know the festival is coming up?
-Yes.

Take a look at what's written

and raise your hand for the thing
you want to do.

Who wants to help prepare
for the photo exhibit?

[Festival preparations, Photo exhibit,
Outdoor stage setup, Clean the gym]

Three people?

The basketball team cleaned up
the entire gym yesterday.

Cleaning the gym is the easiest.

Forget it. Stop.

Me too!

Okay, then Woo-young can also join
in preparing for the photo exhibit.

Then grab the photo albums
and move to the music room.

[Festival preparations, Photo exhibit,
Outdoor stage setup, Clean the gym]

-Okay.
-Okay.

I...

Next up. Who wants to help set up
the outdoor stage?

Anyone else?

-Gosh.
-The remaining kids will clean.

Done.

[Past Festival Material]

[The festival]

Are you okay?

Gosh. I'm okay.

You're not okay.

Goodness. That's going to bruise.

Let's take a look.

Don't touch her.

Why? Am I not allowed to touch her?

No, you're not.

Why not?

Because

you have dust on your hands.

What? Dust?

Gosh. I have dust on my hands.
What is this?

Gosh, you touched me with those hands.

Gosh.

Goodness.

Hey, Bo-bae.
Let's go get the photo albums.

-Okay.
-Gosh.

Are you okay?

Seo Ji-h*.

What?

Do you have

a crush on Si-a?

That's none of your business.

Look at that.

He must be serious.

Goodness.

He was such a baby,
but now he even gets jealous.

How adorable.

But you can't have Si-a.

No man can take Si-a!

Absolutely not.

No, nobody.

What are you doing here alone?

Why are you here?

This would've been my zone
if it weren't for someone.

Do you

like Si-a?

Of course.

As a woman?

Are you insane?

That's disgusting!

-No?
-Absolutely not!

How does that make sense in your head?

-It does.
-What?

I like Si-a as a woman.

So, whatever happens,

don't dare to interrupt.

Si-a is mine.

-What did you just say?
-Are you deaf?

Si-a is mine.

"Mine"?

I...

I'm sorry.

Sir, who are you?

What? Sir?

What's with that reaction?

Don't act like you know this
in front of the other kids.

Just stay quiet.

[I can never stay quiet!]

[I'll protect my daughter.]

Goodnight.

Do you have something to say?

-Yes.
-What is it?

I actually...

Hello.

What?

-Why are you here?
-Why would I be at a convenience store?

I hear that the basketball team has
a new coach.

How is he?

He's good.

Did you just worry about me?

Worry? No. I'm just curious.

Here.

You can drink this one.

Why are you giving this to me?

It's buy 1 get 1 free.

I just want one,
and I can't throw the other away.

Seo Ji-h*!

What? I thought you were
getting rid of it.

Why are you two here?

Aren't you two going to go home?

You're not going, either.

I'm waiting to walk Si-a home.

Why would you do that?

"Why"?

Because it's a scary world out there.

[-I'm leaving now!
-Good work. Get home safely.]

[Thank you. Goodnight.]

-Si-a, let's go.
-Sure.

Why are you all still here?

Your father asked me to do something.

What did he ask you to do?

I'll tell you as we walk.

Get home safely, you two.

Let's go.

What are you doing? Come on.

All right.

Bye.

-That punk!
-That punk!

Come on.

What do you

think of those two?

Those two?

Seo Ji-h* and Gu Ja-sung.

Not as friends, but as men.

Are you insane?

I've been friends with Ji-h*
for ten years!

How can I see him as a man?

And I get furious

just thinking about
how Ja-sung bullied Si-woo.

Goodness, he's annoying.

Wait.

Why are you going the dark way?

This is the faster way.

There's not a lot of people around,
and it's dark.

There are no surveillance cameras, either.

Go through a brighter area.

It's already dangerous for you
to be out so late.

Stop nagging.

-Am I a kid?
-Yes, you are.

And

take this around with you.

It's an alarm in case of danger.

You can use it.

Your father asked me to give it to you.
Take it.

Goodness.

Si-a!

Mom!

You two are coming together?

No, he just walked me home.

You're coming home quite late.

Yes, work ended late.

It's late. You should get home quickly.

Yes, ma'am.

-Get home safely.
-All right.

Let's go.

Bye.

Did I interrupt you two?

What are you talking about?

He and I are nothing like that.

It's more suspicious
that you're getting so mad.

I'm telling you!

Gosh, I mean it!

[Observation report 25]

[10:10 p.m.]

[Met up with his family.]

[Observation report 25]

[10:30 p.m.]

[Observation report 25]

[Hasn't left the house since coming back.]

[Observation report 25]

[Observation complete.]

[Carrying out]

[Content]

[the plan tomorrow.]

Hey, can we talk for a moment?

What's wrong?

Don't be too shocked.

I heard from Producer Park,

but apparently, only three of us will be
signing full contracts.

What about the other one?

They're going to get fired.

You all didn't know about this, right?

I had no idea.

Same here.

Me neither.

Shouldn't we do something about it?

Let's check with HR first.

And if it is true, why don't we tell them

as a group that
the decision they made isn't fair?

The company already made a decision.

Do you think by taking action,
we'll be able to change anything?

Then, do you just want to sit back
and do nothing?

This is the reality we are in.

We must do our best to survive here.

Ms. Kwon, if we don't have
a united front, this is useless.

I think you're letting your emotions
make decisions for you right now.

Why don't you be rational?

And if you want to bring this up,
count me out.

[Conference Room]

Then, I'll get going.

Oh, my. She's so cold.

So she sees us as competition, right?

What programs are you on?
I have a current affairs program.

Ja-young is on a culture program
and a radio show.

That... Yu-mi has

variety shows and baseball interviews.
And you, Da-jung...

Only I don't have a fixed program.

I'm sure you'll get offers
to be on another show soon.

Right.

Don't worry.

Hello.

You're Ms. Jung Da-jung, right?

I'm Park Gi-seong,
a variety show producer.

This is Lee Bo-ra, a variety show writer.

Hello.

-The producer came in person.
-Right.

It's a pilot program for the holiday.

And we really want to hire you as the MC.

If this does well,
this might become a regular show.

MC?

Awesome!

But why are you offering me that job?

[Program Proposal for "Couples in Crises"]

This show is about divorce.

We really want you to host the show.

[Program Proposal for "Couples in Crises"]

I see.

[Program Proposal for "Couples in Crises"]

This is the data we have
from last year's events.

There are some overlapping parts
with this year.

I have someone bringing me
this year's version from my house.

I hope you're not trying
to stall time like last time.

To wait for your son who's my fan.

He's not your fan anymore.

Actually, he hates you now.

That's odd.

I'm performing better these days.

I guess he's even more jealous
because you're performing better now.

As a matter of fact, you're better
than him in so many ways.

Pardon? What do you mean?

Am I your errand boy now?

Wait.

You were his son?

Hey, nice to see you.

You needed this, right?

Right. That's the one.
Wait for me outside.

He must really hate me.

I told you so.

Anyway, you have the new files.

Let's go over them
and talk business first.

Sure.

They've gone mad. They want you
to host a show about divorce?

If I don't take this show,

I might get fired.

What?

Why?

They'll only hire three people
after the probationary period.

And I'm the only one without a show.

Ae-rin, if I do take this show,

can you help me?

I'm livid,

so let's eat something spicy
that burns our stomachs.

No. I don't have an appetite.

Don't be like that. Come with me.

You always ate spicy food
when you were stressed out.

Next time.

I can tell from your face that
you haven't eaten a single meal today.

Ms. Jung.

What? Mr. Ye.

Gosh, this area must have good chi.

I run into you whenever I'm here.

Well, are you here because of work?

Yes. I am. Because of you.

-Pardon?
-I came here because of you,

so I can see you.

I mean it.

Look.

-What?
-I was leaving after a business meeting.

And I saw you walking
on the street, passing by.

If you haven't had dinner,
can you join me?

Well, I had a late lunch.

Then, can you sit in front of me?

I can't eat at restaurants by myself.

Gosh. I'm starving. Goodness.

I'm out of energy too.

The chef here serves amazing food.

Her spicy stir-fried pork is to die for.

-Ma'am.
-Look at you, Ji-hoon.

Where have you been all this time?
You're making me sad.

I'm sorry. It's the baseball season.
I've been busy.

What?

Aren't you Ms. Jung Da-jung?

Do you know me?

Of course! I'm a huge fan of yours.

By the way,
what's going on between you two?

You've never brought a lady here.

She's a close colleague.

Don't get the wrong idea.
Spicy pork, please.

Sure.

Oh, right. Ma'am,
put a lot of chili pepper powder!

Make it spicy that it burns our stomachs!

A lot of chili pepper powder?

He can't even handle spicy food.

Whatever.

All right. Let's do this, then.

My gosh, it's so good.

My stress is gone now!

Oh, right.

You should try it.

No. I'm good.

It's really good.
Just have one bite. Please?

All right, then.

My gosh, it's so good.

Right? Eat with me.

Ma'am, one more bowl of rice!

Ms. Jung!

Can you give me an autograph?

An autograph?

A celebrity came to my restaurant.
I should hang it up.

[Ma'am!]

I'm coming!

Can you sign it and put it on the counter?

You look much prettier in person.

This feels weird.

I've only signed contracts up until now.

Hold on.

Don't sign it yet.

Here.
This is the glove I wear for my games.

-And?
-Sign my glove first.

I'm your number one fan, remember?

-What?
-Come on. Please.

This is really important to me.

Okay.

Thank you.

Gosh, it burns. It's k*lling me.

[I'll always root for you.
From Jung Da-jung.]

-She lost all of her shows?
-Yes.

But she got an offer to host
a show about divorce.

What does she want to do?

She thinks it's her last chance.

Then, she should take it.

What?

If the show airs, people will talk.

We don't even know how people will react.

This might take a toll on Da-jung
and your kids.

I'm sure she's aware of it.

But if she thinks this is her last chance

and if she must do it,

I don't think

she's making this decision
just for herself.

-My gosh.
-Gosh.

-This is beautiful.
-Awesome.

It's so pretty.

Gosh.

-This is amazing.
-Kids grow up so fast.

I want them to slow down a bit.

Right. It's sad to see them
grow up so quickly.

Once they all grow up, they won't
join us for the fireworks, right?

That's all right. We have each other.

Dae-young.

Actually,

I got the result from the interview
for the anchorwoman position.

Really? Did you get it?

I didn't get it.

Why would you say that with a smile on?

I was happy.

When I went for the interview,

the fact that I was at a TV station

made me so happy.

So I'm going to give it my all.

I want to show our kids how I'll keep

trying and challenging myself.

And I'll make my dream come true

and make them proud as a cool mother.

Yes. I'm sure you can do it.

-Come here.
-My goodness. Look!

-That one too.
-That's pretty too.

[Are you all coming home late tonight?]

[Group Chatroom, 4]

[I have plans. I'll be late.]

[I'm going to practice basketball
before I go home.]

[I'm coming home late today.]

I don't want to watch it alone.

What?

I have something to give you.

Gosh, I didn't know
these photos still existed.

I was preparing for the festival.
I thought they were cool.

By the way,

how did you know this was me
in the photos?

I changed a lot.

Gosh, you didn't.

You're still pretty.

What?

Si-a is the spitting image of you.

Oh, right. Do you want to see her photos?

She's cute.

Is that Si-woo?

Isn't he amazing?

His eyes change
whenever he plays basketball.

I should have gone
to his games more often.

What a shame.

You've been busy with work.

You raised them as a working mom.

You're incredible.

Why do you

talk like a grown-up?

I might not look old,
but I'm very old on the inside.

I still get nervous of making mistakes

before my games.

But

when I see you on TV,

you don't seem nervous at all.

And you never make mistakes.

Whenever I see you on TV,

I always think you're so cool.

Gosh. No, I'm not.

I mean it.

Si-a and Si-woo are rooting for you too.

-Really?
-Yes.

So you should continue showing them
how great you are on TV.

Thank you.

It started.

[Da-jung,]

[you are]

[doing a great job.]

[So don't worry.]

[I'm sure]

[you'll do a great job again.]

How beautiful.

[There are some things you notice
only after you have lost them.]

Thank you for today. Get home safely.

[A smile of my loved one.]

[All right. Raise your left hand!]

[Time you spent with your family.]

[When I had them,]

[I didn't know]

[how precious]

[they had been.]

Yu-ju!

Mom!

No, Yu-ju!

[Van Parcel Service]

Yu-ju!

All right. Transport him to the OR slowly.

He was in a car accident. His name is
Hong Dae-young. He was born in 1983.

[8 years ago]

Dae-young. Hong Dae-young!

-Dae-young!
-Hold on.

Dae-young.

Your mom is calling you.

Okay!

Let the kids play a bit more. Okay?

They are having fun.

Kids' cafes are so convenient.

But why now,
when our kids are all grown up?

Right.

Do you want to play with me?

Sure.

Who is that guy?
Why is he holding her hand?

He must be Si-a's friend.

Ja-sung.

"Ja-sung"? I don't think he's her friend.

I bet when Si-a brings
her future husband home,

you're going to throw a fit.

-What?
-Isn't it obvious?

She's going to date
and have boyfriends later.

And she'll get married too.

What will you do
when she brings her boyfriend home?

First, I'm going to break his leg.

-What?
-And then,

if he's a nice man, I'll fix his leg.

And if he's a bad man,
I'll break his other leg.

Goodness.

I don't think Si-a will be able to
get married in this life.

Don't bring up stuff like that.

I'm already tearing up.

It looks like I'm raising 3 kids, not 2.

Come here, my baby. My poor baby.

Were you sad? Is that it?

[You can listen to "Someday" by Clara C
on major music streaming websites.]

[We thank Lee Ki-woo
for his special appearance.]

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