01x07 - Catch Me If You Can

[bunniefuu]

OUR BELOVED SUMMER

There's this phrase in The Art of w*r.

"Attack is the secret of defense."

But I'm not sure about that.
I don't exactly agree.

It's hard enough defending yourself.
You won't have the strength to attack.

So I believe the best defense

is running away.

UNG IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

I have a long history of running away.

In our next class, we'll make
a presentation about our families.

Choi Ung, you can start.

Ung, are you ready?

Let's begin after a short break.

-Okay!
-Okay!

Hey, look.

Let's play with this!

What should we do today?

-Hey!
-Yes! I won!

Ung, come down. Ung!

Come down!

-It's dangerous.
-Come down.

At quite a young age…

-Ung, come down.
-Come on, Ung.

-You'll get hurt!
-It's dangerous. Come on.

-You could get hurt.
-Come down.

-It's dangerous.
-I won't make you do it.

So come down. I mean it.

I promise. You don't have
to do the presentation.

-…I tasted how sweet it could be.
-Come down, all right?

UNG IN HIGH SCHOOL

Of course, I run away for my sake.

Choi Ung!

That brat completely broke this.

-Stop right there!
-But it's also for the other person.

You jerk!

It's to give them time

when they get too emotional
and lose the ability to think clearly.

This cost 29,900 won!

UNG IN UNIVERSITY

I swear I won't hit you!

And I won't yell at you.

So come here.

I'm buying time for them
so we can have a calm conversation.

Do you mean it?

Come here.

Stop right there!

But that doesn't mean
I always run away from everything.

-You're entering a marathon?
-Yes.

Yeon-su said if I do a half marathon,
she'll wear matching rings.

My gosh.

She really is amazing.

Is she dating or babysitting?

She still doesn't know me well enough.

I'm a man of my word.

Hey, I'm going to be tough with you,
so don't go back on your word.

We'll run for an hour every day.

Of course.

With a week of training, I'll even be
able to complete a full marathon.

I'll get going.

Jeez.

I can't do this anymore.

INCOMING CALL
KIM JI-UNG

I make objective judgments
to make the best decision.

INCOMING CALL
KIM JI-UNG

Right. I can just wear
friendship rings with Ji-ung.

Right.

So I'm not embarrassed about running away.

UNG IN THE PRESENT

Now that we've reunited,

we can say, "Have you been well?"

"How have you been?"

"Was it tough for you?"

"It was tough for me."
Can't we tell each other these things?

Darn it…

I asked you for a writer a long time ago.

You're finally sending me one?

Well, you know…

I did my best to find one for you,
so don't give me a hard time.

Everyone's working on something.

There wasn't anyone to send to you.

So…

Well, good luck.

What? Who is it?
Why are you making such excuses?

What are you waiting for?

Are you going to just stand there all day?

You know you're overqualified
to be working on this.

Why are you here?

This is just a simple project.

I'll just get the rookie writers to help.

Do you think I wanted to do this?

But Mr. Park desperately
asked for my help.

You said you were going to work
on dramas now.

-So just go and write--
-I am.

I hate it when people tell me to write
when I'm already writing.

I came here to clear my head a bit,

so don't stop making it so obvious
that you don't want me here.

-So you'll do whatever you want again?
-Things turn out great that way.

I don't like it when you do that.

-I…
-I saw the preview, and it was awful.

Who said you could show her?

What in the world
are you filming, Mr. Kim?

I don't get what you're trying to say
through these videos.

What has gotten into you?

-Have you lost your touch?
-I'll take care of this myself,

so go back to where you came from

or go and clear your head somewhere else.

Mr. Kim.

We're in a bad situation.
We really do need a writer.

Well, I do have something
I want to make up for too.

I won't be that stubborn this time.

So…

what is it that you want to say?

I heard the cast are your friends.
Is that why you were being lazy?

Honestly, I was thinking of refusing this
when I first saw the videos.

But then I found something interesting.

-So I watched the old documentary.
-And?

There seems to be something
going on between the two of them.

There's no way you didn't notice that.

If we use that, I think we can make
quite an interesting piece.

I don't want to force a scenario on them.

No, it actually felt like

the camera was purposely
trying to ignore that side of them.

But…

-Maybe that was just me.
-Why would I purposely do that?

I was trying to film them objectively--

Then why should people film things?

You can let machines do the sh**ting then.

My gosh. You really haven't
changed a bit, Mr. Kim.

Well, you made the scenes
look quite pretty.

I'll write up something

based on them.

-Hey, you're up.
-Hey.

Today's the party.

Look behind you.

I put in so much effort to prepare
for your debut anniversary party.

Right. And Yeon-su's coming too
because we're filming.

Is there anyone else we can invite?

Like NJ, you know.

Or NJ.

Or NJ.

Right, and Ji-ung said
he's coming early today.

I'll be needing these.

Ung! Ji-ung said he's coming over first
so get ready, okay?

Running away isn't about avoiding things,

it's just a reasonable decision.

Running away?

I've never done anything so cowardly
in my entire life.

It's all just a pathetic excuse.

Sorry.

I'm quite drunk right now.

Running away is what cowards do.

So?

Did you all read it?

I guess you didn't.

I'm sure you wouldn't be making
such faces after reading my draft.

Sorry, but we can't film

your amazing story.

What? Why?

Don't you think it's a bit
too childish to reject my work like this?

-They ran away.
-Who?

-The cast.
-The cast?

Choi Ung.

Go get him then. It's no big deal.

And Kook Yeon-su too.

EPISODE 7
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

CELEBRATION PARTY
CHOI UNG, KOOK YEON-SU

ONE HOUR EARLIER

I told you I tried calling him.
He's not picking up.

But you were with him this morning.

Yes. He was here, but he just disappeared.

Did you really not hear anything
from Yeon-su?

Me?

I'm the one who brought all this wine.

I even closed the bar today
to attend this party.

And now this?

Don't you think I'm a victim too?

I get that Choi Ung could do this,
but Yeon-su isn't this irresponsible.

You don't think something's
happened to them, do you?

Didn't you take her home last night?

Maybe she's hungover.

She rarely is, though.

I'll try calling her grandma.

I see.

-What? Is it Yeon-su?
-So she did go AWOL.

"I need time to think.
Don't tell my grandma."

Judging from her rude text,
she hasn't been kidnapped.

Yeon-su went AWOL?

-Why? Why would she do that?
-Where could Ung be?

You know how simple he is.

If we just look around the neighborhood,
we'll find him right away.

But why is he suddenly acting like this?

The drawing show went well yesterday.

I really don't get it.

But isn't it a bit strange for them
to do this at the same time?

Maybe something happened
between the two of them.

Don't you think so?

Is it just me?

I never saw them together
yesterday though.

Right. And Yeon-su came to my bar
after the event ended,

and she went home drunk.

Ung went to bed early last night too.

Was I drunk last night?

No.

Did I take pills yesterday?

No.

Did I cry in front of Yeon-su regardless?

But…

she might not remember either
since she was drunk.

GU EUN-h*

Where are you? Just tell us where you are.

Is this because I asked for a raise?
I'm not giving up though.

Are you with Yeon-su?

Why did you two suddenly go AWOL?

I'll avoid it for now
and think things through.

I did expect this, but…

I've got nowhere to go.

What do people usually do
when they're in my situation?

Right.

I don't have any friends.

I'm not running away.

I'm just keeping a distance
until I can get my thoughts in order.

This is so intriguing.

Pardon?

So they both ran away? My goodness.

This is even better than I thought!
Isn't it strange that they both went AWOL?

It is.

Right?

This is going to be big.

There must be something going on!

I need to be able to film them first
for a chance at success.

What can I do when the cast is gone?

What has gotten into you?

-You don't seem enthusiastic about this.
-What?

When have you ever given up
just because the cast ran away?

Remember Jukdo?

Why bring that up?

You searched the whole island
when the cast went AWOL.

Plus, that snake farm.

You ran around the mountain
looking for the snake that escaped.

And you're saying you can't film
just because of this?

Even if I do find them,

would I be able to film anything good
by forcing them to stay on camera?

If you bring them back,

make sure they can never run away again.

Let's see…

Do you prefer mountains or islands?

Pardon?

Hey, Intern.

What are my works the most known for?

Bringing out people's primal emotions
in a confined environment.

Say that more simply.

Locking them up and filming?

The weather's nice these days.
Let's go on a trip.

Kidnap the cast,
take them somewhere secluded,

and film them for about three days.

All right, don't worry.

I'm doing my best to find him.

Yes. I'll call you when I find him.

Oh, there's my taxi. Taxi!

I'll call you later.

Thank you, Choi Ung.

Dobby is free.

Oh, my gosh!

-I was here the whole time though.
-What are you doing there?

I'm hungry.

There's a lot of food here,
but there's nothing to eat.

You didn't leave?

-Nobody told me to leave.
-Everyone left.

My alcohol's still here.

-I mean, aren't you looking for Yeon-su?
-What about you?

But why are you talking so casually to me?

I personally believe that people should be
respected according to their age.

And I'm older than you.

But do you really not know where Ung is?

Of course I do.

It's obvious where he'd be.

He doesn't have any friends or hobbies.

It's the same for Yeon-su.

Is that why they dated?

But he does have something like a hobby.

It's obvious.

They must be together right now.

Isn't this your first time at this house?

You've made yourself at home here.

I even closed the bar today

and came to have fun.

I can't just sit around.

How about a party to celebrate Choi Ung
without Ung?

Sol-i.

You're a genius.

It feels like I've come back

only three hours after I've run away.

I ended up in front of Ung again.

Okay, that's the worst thing
I've said this year.

Hey…

What are you doing here?

Right.

I thought…

you were having a celebration party today.

What about you?

I just wanted to get some rest.

You know this is really awkward, right?

Really? I feel fine though.

-Really?
-Yes. I'm totally fine.

Why would we be awkward?

I see. You must have decided
to pretend not to remember anything.

-I don't know what you're saying.
-Kook Yeon-su.

All right, fine. It's awkward.

I got drunk and cried in front of my ex.

So I feel really embarrassed. Happy?

Like I said, running away
is a reasonable decision for me.

But, at times,

the choice hasn't always been mine.

Let's go eat.

EXCESSIVE LIFE
BEGINNING A JOURNEY

VOLUNTEER WITH NJ
BRIQUETTE DELIVERY OF LOVE

-Here.
-Thank you.

I don't know what you're thinking.

If you don't want to do this,
you can say no.

It's volunteer work.

You're not that warm-hearted, are you?

This isn't helping you at all.

NJ, drink this. I got it for you.

Thank you.

-You look much more pretty in person.
-Thanks.

Don't you have any pride?

VOLUNTEER WITH NJ
BRIQUETTE DELIVERY OF LOVE

You all came here

because NJ will drop the charges
if you did this, right?

Yes. I heard everyone
who came last year was let off.

Yes, she'll drop the charges.

How do you know?

Well, I actually came here last year too.

-Oh, gosh.
-Gosh.

Then you got caught again?

I was just unlucky.

Honestly, they say everything
is a malicious comment these days.

Right. And to be honest, don't you
think this is kind of ridiculous?

Volunteer work with people
who wrote bad comments about her?

I don't know if she has
really high self-esteem or is smart.

It's all for her image of course.

She's a tough one.

Anyway, just keep sucking up to her
and she'll let you off.

Let's all hang in there
until this is over.

Did you see those stickers of her face
on the lunch boxes?

Nobody here wants to see
her face while eating.

I tore it off already.

She's so young, but she's as sly as a fox.

But what kind of comment did you write?

I didn't even make up stories about her.

You know,

there was a rumor
about NJ and her sponsors.

And I just wrote about that a bit.

NJ even had sponsors?

I can't believe it! When?

Her agency is going after
innocent citizens like us

to keep it under wraps.

I know, right?

Remember when her first album
was a huge hit right after her debut?

I heard her sponsors got her
all those commercials back then.

That's how she bought
all those expensive buildings at her age.

That's so crazy.

Come on. What are you waiting for?

WITH UNG

Where have you been all day?

Hello.

Oh my, it's Yeon-su!

Yeon-su's here?

My goodness!

Yeon-su!

I'm so glad you're here.

-You came to eat, right?
-Yes.

Sit over there.

Did you get home safe yesterday?

Of course. Have a seat here.

It's as if I'm not even here.

-It's been such a long time.
-Yes.

What do you want?
Tell me anything you want.

Anything is fine.
Everything you make is so delicious.

But still. Is there anything
you wanted to eat?

Well, then, do you still make bean stew?

Right! You used to love that!

I'll make some right away.

-Thank you.
-Mom, I want--

I'll get you some meat and
other side dishes. Eat all you want, okay?

-Thank you.
-Hey, I'm here.

Weren't you here just a minute ago?

What? When did Ung get here?

Hang on.

Ji-ung…

Ji-ung asked me to call him if I saw Ung.

All right. But don't call him.

Ji-ung was looking for him everywhere.

Just go, will you?

Watching them again and again
won't get you anywhere.

I'm sure I told you I don't want
the smell of food in here.

I'm done eating.
Jeez, you're so sensitive.

Did you eat?

I did.

Outside the editing room.

Hey, I heard the cast ran away.

I did think that they'd run away by now.

-They haven't changed a single bit.
-You knew?

They ran away after about two weeks
when we filmed ten years ago.

Didn't you know?

The day Yeon-su went home early
and Ung was absent?

That's right.

They both disappeared,
so we looked for them everywhere.

-So where did you find them?
-We didn't.

But they seemed to have
reached an agreement.

They just returned as if nothing happened.

-What?
-It's obvious.

They'll return by themselves later,

so just wait quietly.

Don't worry.

Chae-ran was looking for some lodging.
Are you going somewhere?

Can I join you?

This trip isn't for fun.

Ms. Lee wanted to come too,
but don't even think about it.

Grow up, the both of you.

I made a list of places we can go to.

-Should we decide after we find them?
-No, have things set in advance.

Otherwise, we won't have enough time.

I'll make sure to get them today,
no matter what.

Is he useful?

I told him to make a list of lodgings

and he gave me about 20 pages of places
where newlyweds would go.

He's really good at organizing stuff.

I already feel nauseous.

He's so different from me.

Mr. Kim!

Are you going out on business?
I can drive.

No, it's fine.

Hey, Intern. You can go--

It's Im Tae-hun, sir.

Okay, Intern. Why don't you--

It's Im Tae-hun.

All right.
I'll call you Imtern from now on.

Imtern, go home and pack. Okay?

Okay.

-And Chae-ran, wrap up here and go home.
-Okay.

-Imtern.
-Yes, sir.

Are you uncomfortable here?

No, I was thinking
of visiting soon anyway.

I'm glad your parents seem healthy.

They have aged quite a lot though.

How about your grandma? Is she doing okay?

Yes, she's good.

I see.

The radishes are really…

You didn't answer me yet.

How have you been?

Well, I just graduated
and started working.

Nothing much.

I've been okay.

Is that it?

Yes. Nothing special.

-Then yesterday--
-Yesterday,

I was really drunk.

It's embarrassing,
so just forget what happened.

You know how stressed I was
working on this project.

I enjoyed the food.

I should get going.

-Yeon-su, are you leaving already?
-My gosh.

I really enjoyed the food.

I didn't expect to come here,
so I didn't bring anything.

Gosh, there's no need.

You can visit us any time, all right?

Okay.

Oh, wait. Hang on.

I packed some side dishes.

No, it's fine.

Have these with your grandmother.

And bring her along next time.

You didn't have to.

But I'll enjoy these. Thank you.

Come back next time.

Take her home, Ung.

I can go by myself.

Of course not!

Jeez.

Come back next time, okay?

I'll see you next time. Bye.

Get home safe.

See you next time.

How do they seem to you?

I have no clue.

I've always said this,

but you should be good to your parents.
They're so kind and nice.

Are you going home?

Ji-ung won't still
be waiting there, would he?

We both went AWOL without telling them,

so let's apologize tomorrow
and start filming again…

Right. This is how I felt.

This is how I felt while dating you.

I was just waiting like an idiot,

watching you walk away, step by step.

It was always like that.

What do you mean?

When you said you were okay,
I had to just accept it.

When you said nothing was wrong,

I had to say I worried for no reason.

And when you wanted to break up,

I had to accept it
without knowing the reason.

And when I met you again,

I didn't know how you'd been

or what you were thinking…

but I had to just accept things
without knowing anything.

"Attack is the secret of defense."

It really feels like you're back, Yeon-su.

Choi Ung.

I'm really sick of this.

I guess that's what I'm doing right now.

But this wasn't my choice.

One, two, three!

-Good job.
-Good job.

-Good job.
-Good job.

-Good job.
-Thank you.

-Good job.
-NJ.

I had a really meaningful experience today
thanks to you.

Thank you.

We were able to
reflect on ourselves today thanks to you.

Thank you for giving us this opportunity.

-So you're going to let us off, right?
-Jeez.

We'll do our best
to make up for our mistakes.

And we'll tell everyone
about how cool you were today.

Okay?

All right.

-Director.
-Yes?

I'm sorry, but I can't come anymore.

-Why?
-I thought they'd stop eventually.

I didn't know people would
keep leaving malicious comments.

They're not my fans.

They're just malicious commenters I sued.

-Hey, NJ.
-What?

Who? Me?

You always seemed to call me b*tch.

-I'm not dropping the charges.
-What?

Good work today.

Thank you for joining me when I asked
if you wanted to do volunteer work.

Goodbye then.

-But please…
-You can't do this!

You've conned us.

You said you'd drop the charges.
This is ridiculous.

I don't think I ever promised
to drop the charges.

You ate with me here last year, right?

Did you do it again because you missed me?

Well, that was…

It was constructive criticism.
Do you think everyone is out to get you?

Should I read the comments
you wrote about me then?

Let's see how constructive it is.

Hey, you're just abusing your power
against innocent citizens.

We're all busy people, you know.

You were just making us waste our time!

You'd better suck up to me
if you at least want a lower sentence.

Are you sure about this?

-Jeez.
-Excuse me.

NJ.

As you know,
I only made this mistake once.

If I get indicted,
I'll have a hard time getting a job.

Can you please let me off this time?
My life is at stake here.

All right. You only did it once.

So I'll sue you just once.

If you do it twice,
I'll sue you twice too.

Come on. People make mistakes.

Do you have to be so cruel?

What kind of a mistake led
you to sexually harass me online?

Your ID is Bibibik, right?

VOLUNTEER WITH NJ
BRIQUETTE DELIVERY OF LOVE

There were articles
about how this was a place

for reconciliation and forgiveness.

Go and tell people it isn't.

Tell everyone that I was a crazy b*tch
who was bent on suing you.

And that I was acting unlike myself.

Go and tell people this

as you've always done.

-Wait, NJ!
-Drop the charges!

That's enough.

Do you even have a conscience?

Darn it.

What did I say now?

I just want to go home and rest.

WHY DID YOU TWO SUDDENLY GO AWOL?

-Choi Ung!
-Choi Ung!

Congratulations!

You're far away right now,

but we're congratulating you.

Congratulations!

Ung here says that he's really happy.

Right, Ung? You're happy, aren't you?
Why don't you smile?

Hey, I heard you're earning a fortune.

Can't you buy my bar? Please?

Ung, this is our success story!

I can't believe the dim-witted Ung

has succeeded this much.

I can't…

I can't believe

I saw my idiot Ung succeed…

Why are you crying?
You're making me cry too.

He didn't even get to eat properly…

Don't cry. You'll sober up.

He suffered so much…

Ung!

You have to be happy, all right?

It looks more like
they're holding my funeral.

Should I report them?

Eun-h*, that jerk.

What?

NJ

This is how I felt.

I was just waiting like an idiot,

watching you walk away, step by step.

It was always like that.

I'm really sick of this.

Is that you, Yeon-su?

Why are you standing there like that?

-Did you just arrive?
-Yes.

What's that in your hand?

Grandma, I'll be back in a moment.

Didn't you just get home?

Good job.
You should have done that earlier.

It's not something
you can forgive that easily.

"The kindhearted NJ
who forgives everyone"?

That's nonsense.

We'll tell the boss

that you won't be dropping charges
for anyone anymore.

Those jerks.

But…

why did you want to
meet them in person every time?

I just thought

that it'd be less scary
if I saw the people behind it.

Just avoid them. Run away.

It's okay to do that.

That's why I'm running away today.

To that person?

Yes.

Mr. Choi!

My gosh.

Darn it.

Hey…

I guess I called at the perfect timing.

Were you wandering around
after running away from home?

Running away from home at this age?

I was just

trying to have some time to myself.

If you don't want
to do the documentary, just don't.

It'd be quite overwhelming for someone
who isn't a celebrity.

It's okay. Come here.

Bring your bags.

I can't believe this! Are you really NJ?

You're really NJ?

Yes. Do you have a pen?

Hey, kid. You should ask for permission
before taking photos of someone.

Can I take a photo?

No, you can't.

There are lots of pretty photos online,
so look at those.

Here.

Do you know what scarcity is?

You know rare items, right?

-Yes.
-Yes.

If you want
your bags to become rare items,

you shouldn't tell anyone
that I'm here. Got that?

-Yes.
-Yes.

If you tell people I'm here,

I'll sign everyone's bags.

-So you shouldn't, right?
-Right.

Run along now.
I was talking with my friend.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

Even little kids recognize you.

It must be tiring.

Ordinary people like you
won't ever know what it's like.

Wait. I think you'd understand a bit now.

Well, there were people who recognized me

because of that stupid documentary.

Then why are you filming it again?

It just happened.

I've fallen into my own trap, I guess.

That happens sometimes.

Did you just laugh at me?

Let's have lunch together.

Well, I just ate.

Mr. Choi. I really didn't want
to say this myself,

but I'm introverted and sensitive
even though I might not seem so.

My blood type is A and my MBTI is ISFP.

So I wrote some things in my heart diary.

What diary?

First.

"Mr. Choi got famous
because I bought one of his works,

but why doesn't he want to buy me a meal?"

Second.

"I commissioned him to draw my building,
but why doesn't he even contact me?"

And third.

"I made him even more popular

by going to his drawing show