01x05 - A Secret That Can't Be Told

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OUR BELOVED SUMMER

Did you also

know about it?

Sir, what's this about?

Did you know

that Nu-a was also
taking part in this project?

Ms. Kook?

What do you mean?

Sir. We can talk about that later.

See?

You're always the one…

who ruins me.

It all started…

YEAR 2000

-…a long time ago.
-It's you, right?

-You're here!
-Your dad runs Ung's Snack Bar, right?

You're so lucky.
Do you eat free tteokbokki every day?

-Can I come?
-Me too!

It was all because of our names.

-You got the wrong person.
-What?

My dad doesn't run the snack bar.

His dad does.

"Kim Ji-ung?"

So your dad runs Ung's Snack Bar?

It must be him!

Hey, let's be friends.

-Come on.
-Hey, Choi Ung!

It was like The Prince and the Pauper…

-Come on.
-I want to go.

GAMJATANG WITH UNG

…where the prince and the pauper
had similar names.

-Thanks for the food.
-Sure.

-To be honest…
-Goodness.

-…why would a kid be jealous of that?
-You must be Ung. Gosh.

You're lucky to have
a restaurant named after you.

That's right.

Are you going to take on
the family business?

Of course he will.
The restaurant was named after him.

To a kid…

-You're so lucky.
-…it sounded like nonsense.

Hey.

Don't you dare lie like that again.

Oh, I'm sorry.

-What are you doing here?
-I'm just sitting here.

How come you've been
sitting here for hours?

Mom told me to stay put and play here.

Why?

She said it's dangerous.

And he seemed a bit pathetic

to be a prince.

Funny, right?

Me feeling sorry for someone.

I guess he seemed more lonely…

than pathetic.

WITH UNG

Do you want to hear a scary story?

I'm not making this up.
It really happened.

Every night at 12 a.m.,
when the bell rang three times…

I think that's how we became friends.

But having a friend
didn't make much of a difference.

-I have to go eat.
-You're leaving to eat again?

What are you, a puppy?

I had fun today. See you tomorrow.

In the end, I was all alone.

Hey, when is your mom coming home?

Late at night.

-How come?
-She's working.

What about your dad?

I don't have a dad.

Then who do you eat with?

Ta-da.

Eat up, Ji-ung.

Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, sir.

Gosh, you're so polite.

Your name is similar to my son's
and you're so polite and smart.

One, two, three. Ta-da.

-It's hot!
-Come and have dinner with us often, okay?

Thank you for being
such good friends with Ung.

What do you want, Ung? Eggs?
Do you want eggs?

Let's see… Here.

-What about you Ji-ung?
-Meat.

-Right. Have some meat. Here.
-Meat.

Okay. What about me?

-You eat on your own.
-Gosh.

-I had never been…
-A sausage.

…that jealous of someone before.

Dig in.

I'll have garlic scapes.

I thought I'll never be able to
have what he has.

Here you go, Ung.

-What?
-Look.

Okay, line up everyone.

-Come forward.
-But…

My seat.

My mom packed sausage gimbap for me.

-Do you want to share?
-Okay.

What's that?

This is for you.

But Choi Ung didn't seem to be jealous.

Are you done eating?

Thank you for the food.

Gosh, you're so polite.

Eat up.

I heard you guys are going bike riding.

Excuse me, ma'am.
Could you come taste this?

Okay. Dig in. Have some bananas too.

Okay.

Can you eat some for me?

Choi Ung shared everything with me
as if he was supposed to.

He shared his time…

Come on. That's cheating.

I told you, you can't beat me.

Sir, let me help you.

It's okay.

It's okay, Ji-ung.

Put it down. It's heavy.

Choi Ung. Where do you think you're going?

Ji-ung is strong.

-Gosh, that little…
-…his daily life…

Then Ji-ung…

Here I go. One, two, three.

Hey, come on over here.

-Yes. Come here, Ji-ung.
-Sir.

Thank you. Come over here, Ji-ung.

Sir, please make sure my two sons
look good in the photo.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRADUATION

…and even his family.

Smile.

-Smile.
-One, two, three.

Thanks to him, I was able to
imitate happiness in my life.

But there's always a third character
in stories like these.

It's obvious. It's so obvious, but…

It seemed like you needed it.

Do you

need this back?

-Of course not.
-Thanks.

She was unbelievably beautiful.

HWIYEONG HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY

The principal will now make a speech.

Spring is finally here.

The weather is pretty cold.

I would like to extend my gratitude…

But…

I wasn't the only one who thought so.

That's how the story always goes.

But it wasn't a problem.

All I had to do was…

take a step back.

I don't think

I'm the main character in this life.

Let's wrap it up now.

Thanks.

A SECRET THAT CAN'T BE TOLD

EPISODE 5

Things got
more complicated than I thought.

-Mr. Jang.
-Yes, Ms. Kook?

What did he mean just now?

Will Nu-a be participating in the project?

It's just as he said.

Didn't I send you the data
proving he didn't plagiarize anyone?

-So how could you--
-One second.

Excuse me.

What is the one thing
we need most right now?

Publicity.

Right now, I think this is the best way--

But this is clearly a breach of contract
and is disrespectful to the artist--

I'm not sure about that.
I already checked the contract

and there doesn't seem to be a problem.

Disrespectful…

You're being unusually emotional.

This could be a great opportunity
for both artists.

So what is the problem?

I'm disappointed in you.

I thought you were more like me.

I guess you don't know how to keep
private matters separate from work.

Let's have a meeting about his later--

You're going to have to apologize.

-Pardon?
-I'm telling you

that you're going to have to
apologize to Go-oh.

-Ms. Kook.
-I'm not being emotional.

I'm being empathetic.

Being good at your job without
empathy isn't something to be proud of.

Empathy is linked to intelligence.

You lacked respect
for the artists and their art, Mr. Jang.

What you need to do is
apologize to him in person.

And it will be up to me
to pick up the pieces as the project lead.

I hope there aren't
any more surprises like this.

I can't believe you thought
I was like you.

It makes me reflect on my past actions.

Should we get going too?

Let's go. It's over.

Ung has always been this way.

Are you okay?

Yes.

He's usually calm and quiet.

But his whole world would shatter
whenever Yeon-su appeared.

The Choi Ung I knew

was always unfaltering.

Over here.

Let's go.

Let's get some rest.

Go in deep.

Hey, stop drawing
and sh**t some hoops with us.

Come on.

He had no interest in the world.

Here.

-Look, it's Kook Yeon-su.
-Who?

The girl who entered the school
with the highest grades.

She's pretty but she's stuck-up.

That was until Yeon-su appeared.

I know it may sound weird,

but I always thought Choi Ung was
neither happy nor sad like me.

But everything changed.

I got a girlfriend.

Did you break up again?

When it came to Yeon-su,
even the littlest things would shake him.

Is this the fifth time? The sixth?

Shouldn't you be used to it by now?

Just be sad once every two breakups.

He would become immature
and not be able to control his emotions.

Hey.

Never mind. We'll talk later.

I'm home.

You're here early.
I thought you were going to be late.

Then you should have just gone to bed.

What are you doing outside?

I have to see my granddaughter
come home before I sleep.

Gosh, my granddaughter looks
so pretty wearing that.

Your granddaughter looks pretty
wearing regular clothes too.

Goodness. What were you doing?

Nothing special.

So how was the party or whatever?

Everyone was so relaxed and cool

as if they were taught
how to be like that.

Were you alone all day?

Yes, I guess.

How come your friend
hasn't been visiting these days?

She's probably busy.

Did you two fight?

Of course not.

She kept talking nonsense,
so I just set her straight.

We didn't fight.

So you did fight.

You were harsh on her
and hurt her feelings again, didn't you?

I didn't!

Stop talking nonsense.
Go get washed up and go to sleep.

Gosh, we are so much alike.

Can't you just get along with her?

Go see her tomorrow.

-No thank you.
-Then I'll bring her here.

I told you no.
She probably doesn't want to.

Stop being so stubborn
and apologize to her.

Stop being so stubborn and apologize.

For what?

You should have realized by now
what you've done wrong.

But you didn't call me or come see me

because of your pride.

I know you've been thinking about
what to do all day.

Who? Me?

That's why I came to you first.
I'll give you a chance. Go ahead.

How is it that hard
for you to say you're sorry?

I can't because I haven't done it often.

Then start doing it more often
from now on.

Then everyone will think I'm a pushover.

I don't want to lose.

Then I'll be on my way.

Sorry.

I was wrong.

What? I can't hear you.

I said I'm sorry.

You idiot. It's okay to say that to me.

I'll keep coming back to you.

All you have to do is apologize.

I'm the one who gives in
in the end anyway.

He must be really angry.

He'll probably be bottling it up.

Are you going somewhere?

Oh, there's something
I need to take care of,

so I'm going to go see Ung.

Some things happened yesterday,

so I'm going to go apologize.

It's not like I did something wrong.
It was a small misunderstanding.

It's just that it's something
he'd be upset about.

So I'm going to go talk to him.

I'm sure he's home.

Did you call him?

I did yesterday,
but I think he was asleep.

I'll call him again.

But I swear this wasn't my fault.

He let his imagination run wild
and is blaming me.

Does he really think
I'd do something like that?

Even so, he said that I ruined his life.

It's a bit harsh, don't you think?

How in the world did I ruin his life?

The person you have called cannot…

If so, there's no reason
for me to go him, right?

I can just sort everything out
and call him later, right?

I changed my mind. I'm not going.

Hey!

Yeon-su!

What's strange is that…

It's supposed to be quiet here
since I live alone,

but I find it very awkward right now.

Ung!

Because I'm now used to that.

Hello, Ji-ung.

Ung, I heard what happened yesterday.

It's about time.

How could that happen?

I know. I'm dumbfounded as well.

How could you go to a party without me?

You were invited but didn't take me.

You saw me watch TV all alone yesterday.

How could you go alone,
dressed up like a penguin?

Shut up.

And shouldn't you be
asking me if I'm okay?

-What do you mean?
-What do you think?

-They got Nu-a onboard without me knowing.
-Oh, that? Isn't it okay, though?

When you two have a drawing show
you can take him down a peg.

-And the plagiarism charges will go away.
-What?

Of course, that's just what I think.

I gave them hell.
"How could do us dirty like that?"

"It was a difficult decision
for us to make. This is unacceptable."

I told them in a very cold
and professional way.

I'm impressed.

As you can see,
I'm a very competent manager.

You should be filming me.

Let's just give it more thought.

You are great at what you do.

This is a chance for you
to humiliate him in public.

But Ung.

Maybe you should show them
something more artistic.

-What?
-Come on. Think about it.

If the viewers see this,
they'll think all you do is eat and sleep.

Shouldn't you show them
your professional side?

Hey, I hate being putting on airs
and being fake.

Documentaries are about
showing your natural self.

I hate doing things I wouldn't normally do
just because he's filming.

Don't expect me to be all pretentious.

Whenever I have time,
I come to the museum to enjoy art.

It's important for people like me

to be constantly stimulated and inspired.

I'm sure the video from ten years ago

never showed this side of me.

How do I put this…

The h*m* Korean education system
forces you into conformity.

That was why it was
so hard for me spread my wings.

I can say that this is my true self.

We're done.

Sorry. We ran out of battery.

-You didn't get any of that?
-Yes. I'm going to change the batteries.

Hey. You should be
sh**ting things like this.

-You only shot useless stuff.
-My camera doesn't want to film you.

-Did it just throw up? Are you okay?
-Do you want to die?

-I'll go get it.
-It's fine. I'll go get it.

You need batteries, right?

I'll be right back.

Of course, this is none of my business.

Has Yeon-su called you?

Why do you ask?

Well, after what happened…

Shouldn't you meet her in person
and talk it out?

I'll take care of it.

I'm sure you will.

But if you're going to do it,
do it in front of the camera.

You're taking everything you can,
aren't you?

Forget it.

I shouldn't have butted in.

You're avoiding her because you're sorry.

-What?
-You weren't that bothered

by what happened yesterday.

You're not the kind of person
who gets upset over things like that.

What do you mean?

You were mad at her,
and it had nothing to do with work.

You also know that Yeon-su
wouldn't have done that on purpose.

You were taking it out on her
for what happened in the past.

I didn't have to say that.

I can tell…

you still have feelings for her.

What did I expect him to tell me?

Why are so interested in us
all of a sudden?

It's not because of the sh**t.

I don't think this is out of the blue.

What do you know?

What don't I know?

What was it that I wanted to check?

Yes!

This is perfect.

There's a group reservation today,
so there was a lot to prepare.

I told you to hire someone.
How are you going to do this by yourself?

And who's going to pay them?

So stop sitting around and help me!
I heard it's your day off.

Do you have to make me work on my day off?

Plus, I'm sh**ting a documentary.

Don't you want to film her working?

An everyday moment.

You're going to
keep filming her here, right?

Don't mind us.

What do you know?

What is this anyway?

My gosh.

Octopuses?

They were delivered from
Mokpo this morning.

I'll put aside a plate for you.
What do you say?

-What do you need me to do?
-I've known Yeon-su for ten years.

We met when we were in college.

As you all know,
she can be a bit of a **tch.

So we became friends after a huge fight.

I get along well with crazy **tches.

Excuse me. Why are you sh**ting her?

I was a big fan of that video.

I wrote a lot of comments.

My handle is "I'm Writer Lee."

-I used to write scripts for TV shows.
-You're supposed to be filming me.

Have you heard of a show called
Omniscient Psychopath's View?

I was the one who wrote it.

And I opened this little bar
using the money I made.

I actually used to have a partner.

He was my then-boyfriend.

They never asked to hear your life story.

On the day when I deposited the premium,
I caught that as*h*le cheating on me.

That idiot. I caught him red-handed.

So I cut him off

and was barely able to
open the bar by myself.

No one wants to know.

Do you think that as*h*le is
watching right now?

Jin-seob, are you watching?

A group of ten people
made a reservation today.

I'm doing just fine
and I hope you're doing fine too.

So do you also know Choi Ung?

Of course. I know him very well.

-When they were in college--
-Look here.

There are many onions here.
Is this a Chinese restaurant?

If you want to know anything, ask away.

I'll even do an interview
if you film my bar properly.

-Hey. Here's the battery.
-Thanks.

Where's Ung?

-Something came up and he had to go.
-What is it?

Is it something I don't know about?
Wait. He just left me here?

Can't you see he left me here too?

Gosh. He sure is reckless these days.

This won't do. As his manager,
I'll give him a piece of my mind.

Where are you going?

I… Hold on.

Yes. What is it?

Now? Today?

You can't give me an hour's notice.

Just send the assistant director.

No, not Chae-ran.

Okay. I'll go.

The camera crew is coming too, right?

Okay.

Did something come up?

-Yes. I have to go.
-Wait…

I don't know what it is,
but can you drop me off on your way there?

I told you about the documentary, right?
He's the producer.

Hello. Give it to her.

We're sh**ting a special video
for the 700th episode special.

You just have to say congratulations

and a simple greeting to the viewers.

Did the previous producer quit?

I'm just filling in for him today.

I see.

We're all set, so we'll start sh**ting
as soon as you're ready to go.

Excuse me.

Haven't we met before?

-Pardon?
-Don't you know me?

-I'm sure everyone knows who you are.
-No. When I filmed this four years ago,

weren't you the assistant director?

Yes. That's right.

I knew it.
How come you pretended not to know me?

I wasn't sure if you remembered me.

-Well, I tend to remember these things.
-Thank you for remembering.

I was very young,
so I was very nervous back then.

But seeing you acting nervous
in the corner there,

actually comforted me.

You can just talk about the video
naturally like you did just now.

Honestly, I don't remember
much from back then.

My schedule was pretty packed
and a lot of cameras were pointed at me.

And I didn't even know
which companies they were from.

Oh, I remember! It was when
they were sh**ting me meditate.

You were in the corner with
a kettle and you dozed off.

You dropped it
and were scolded because of that.

I was actually half-asleep
when I was meditating.

I was tired, so I lied I was meditating.

The sound of that kettle dropping
woke me up.

I see.

Shall we talk about something else?

You seem very different from then.

What program are you filming these days?

-It seems like you're in charge now.
-I'm doing a special show.

Special? What is it about?

Here's a plate of sliced raw octopus
that looks just like you.

Now that I think about it,
I don't think this covers my labor costs.

Eat up.

-Do you want a bottle of soju?
-Yes.

Coming right up.

Yes, this is Leezakaya.

Yes. 6:30 p.m., ten people.

What name are you under?

Yes. You want to cancel?

I see.

I guess it can't be helped.

Okay.

I'll pay for this.

This pub is going down in flames!

Why would they order octopus
if they're going to cancel?

Excuse me, can you sh**t this

and send it to one of those
current affairs shows?

Gosh, this is so stressful.

What am I supposed to do
with the octopuses?

Let's try to attract customers with them.

When they come, just serve octopus.

Have you ever seen customers here?

Well, maybe like one or two…

What can I do?

Eat up.

You two should come and join us.

Is there anyone you can call over?

Me? What do you think?

Why am I your only friend?

What about you?

I have a lot of exes.

But you only have one ex-boyfriend.

Excuse me.

I know someone we can call.

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Hey. How's it going over there?

Yes.

DON'T WALK, RUN
RUNNING MAN

I see. That's great.

I'll be there once we're done here.

Okay.

You're the intern, right?

Yes, I'm Im Tae-hun.

Go home and get some rest.
I'll wrap it up here.

-No, wait--
-I won't say it again. Go home.

Thank you, sir!

Gosh, you're amazing.

You didn't have to do that.

When they come,
I will only charge them for the octopus.

Alcohol will be on the house.

Come here and have a drink.

Come to think of it,
we've never had a meal together.

-Thanks, but I'm okay.
-Just turn off the camera and come.

Here. Let's see.

Do you like octopuses?

-Gosh.
-That little…

Why would you try to feed
a grown-up and make a mess?

Welcome--

Wait.

What?

It's been a while.

Meeting like this out of the blue
wasn't part of the plan.

What are you doing here?

I heard we're sh**ting something here.

I came because
I heard there will be octopus.

I first met Ung

when I was working part-time
at his father's shop.

There was this unemployed bum
who sat around doing nothing.

He turned out to be their son.

So I approached him--

I can hear you.

I noticed that he often doodled
on small pieces of paper.

And my animalistic instinct
told me that this was it.

I saw his potential and knew he'd succeed.

So that's when I became his manager.

I'm actually known to be very diligent.

I don't think anyone asked.

Anyway, since I've known him the longest,

you can ask me anything you want.

What do you want to know?
His job? His past relationships?

Hold on.

Haven't we met before?

-That's not going to work on me.
-I'm sorry.

Enjoy.

Let me use the bathroom for a bit.

I should apologize to him first, right?

Right.

Since I'm more mature,
I should talk to him.

-Ung, about yesterday--
-I'm sorry.

What I said yesterday was just nonsense.
Just forget what I said.

I was upset,
so words just came flying out of my mouth.

I see.

Still, I was in the wrong.

-I'm sorry--
-I know it wasn't your fault.

It's okay.

Okay.

Both my team and the Soen Shop

will make a formal apology.

-And I'll change it back--
-I'll do it.

-What?
-I'll work with Nu-a.

What? Why?

There's no reason for me not to.

That's true, but…

And you don't have to apologize.
I already went to see him.

-Who?
-Mr. Jang.

-You went to see him? When?
-He called me earlier.

What did he say to you? Did he apologize?

And what did you tell him?
Did you just brush it off again?

You should tell him if you were offended
and have him apologize--

I'll…

take care of it.

But…

why does Ung seem like a stranger today?

Okay.

Got it.

Anyway, we only have
a week until the opening,

so I'll make sure to be ready for it.

I'm sorry for being so childish.

Of course, things are now going
the way they're supposed to.

And the documentary…

I agreed to sh**t for a month,
so I'll do my best.

Let's end this smoothly.

What is this I'm feeling?

Okay. Let's do that.

Why do I feel like
something is out of place?

What are you doing?

At least pretend to be surprised.
You're so boring.

What are you doing here on a weekend?

Did you get a haircut? What about
your blind date? Were you turned down?

-She said my hair looks like a wig.
-I see.

What are you doing here at this hour?

I'm making backups
of what we filmed today.

I heard Tae-jin made you fill in for him.

-Why didn't he make Chae-ran do it?
-She's out sh**ting.

And I asked for an additional
team member, not an intern.

So you sent him back.

Send him back to me.
Don't make him go from team to team.

Just have him work on my team.

Gosh, you are more
kindhearted than you look.

Come here, you.

How's the sh**t going?

I haven't heard from you in a while.
Why aren't you sharing anything?

Things are neither good nor bad.

Gosh, I'm curious
to see what they're like.

Maybe I should go visit the sh**t.

What about you? Are you having fun?

Well…

Maybe I shouldn't have taken the job.

Hey, is that fun?

What do you mean?

sh**ting someone with a camera.

Oh, this? Of course, it's fun.

Looking into other people's lives is fun.

You end up meeting
all kinds of people in the world

and end up feeling grateful
for your insipid life.

Why do you ask?

Does it really make you feel grateful
for your insipid life?

What is it?

It's not boring,
so stop looking at me like that.

This is just how I look.

And just give it time. It'll become fun.

You'll realize why I gave you this job.

Because I was available?

Gosh, don't talk like that.

I can't believe you don't see
how thoughtful I am.

Find out why I put you
in charge of this. That's your homework.

I'm off.

Have you been drinking?

Here.

It's on the house.

It's fresh clams.
I made a stew out of them.

It's on the house
since I haven't seen you in a long time.

You're looking good. How long has it been?

After you two broke--

I mean, we haven't seen each other
since our graduation.

It's been a while, right?

You're right. It has been a while.

I heard you're quite successful
as an illustrator.

No, he's doing great!

He's practically a star. Am I right?

You used to draw, right?
Is that what you do these days?

He's k*lling it out there
with his drawings.