[Love is for Suckers]
[The names of places, organizations, characters,
agencies, and incidents in this drama are fictitious]
[The year 2011]
Dad, I'm late. I'm off!
Okay.
Hey, Daughter!
Aigoo! Don't run, you're going to trip!
Have fun in class.
- Thanks, Dad! Bye!
- Okay!
Is she in grade school?
To come to school with her dad?
I like tteokbokki! I like tteokbokki!
You know eggs are a must, right?
Of course.
- Hard-boiled. Team hard-boiled!
- Team hard-boiled!
- No, what are you saying?
- Soft-boiled eggs.
- No way!
- Pass, pass!
Yeo Reum!
Hey, have one more before you go!
- It's okay, it's okay.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Just one. Come on.
- I'm full.
- Just one. Say ah.
- I'm full, Dad.
All right. Study hard!
- Bye, Dad.
- Okay.
[Advanced Practical Exercise in the Media Examination]
Yeah, Mom.
I'm briefly taking a break from studying.
For dinner?
Well
I don't have an appetite.
Oh, Mom.
Bulgogi. I want to eat bulgogi.
(Marinated grilled beef)
All right.
Okay.
I'll call you when I head home.
Okay.
Bulgogi!
Kang Chae Ri?
You're Kang Chae Ri, right?
We're in the same major.
I heard you're also preparing for the Media Examination.
If it's all right with you,
do you want to join our study group?
I'm fine.
Hello?
Kang Chae Ri examinee, this is the personnel team from DNA.
You've been accepted as a producer of the variety show department.
Congratulations.
I got accepted.
Kang Chae Ri!
Hey, congrats!
I heard you got accepted, too!
Hey, you know Jang Min Gyo oppa, right?
The one in DNA Variety Department. He's our sunbae from the entering class of 2002.
He just called me,
and told me we were the first ones where classmates
from the same college and same major have been accepted at the same time.
Let's be good friends.
Yeah?
[Love is for Suckers]
[Episode 15 - Reality, Thereafter]
["Kingdom of Love 2"]
[The secret physical contact between producer and cast. Did they deceive the viewers?]
A totally crazy program. The producers are crazy, too.
If a cast and producer made physical contact on site, could they have possibly
I heard it was a female producer and a male cast.
Who's the brave male cast member?
There was also a knife incident on site.
- They're hopeless.
- They scammed the viewers.
Make a national apology.
This program is rigged.
Let's sue the producer. Go to prison.
Looks like the producer picked men
to suit her taste and played around with them.
Guys, this is serious.
They made such a sleazy program
and profited from advertisements.
And she dates as she pleases.
Is she in her right mind?
The PD who made this is actually a psychopath.
Did you just realize that "Kingdom of Love" PD
is a psychopath? I'm not even surprised.
Shouldn't they first check the PD's character?
[This program is rigged. Let's sue the producer.]
[Looks like the producer picked men to suit her taste and played around with them.]
[The PD who made this is actually a psychopath.]
[Shouldn't they first check the PD's character?]
Yeo Reum.
You're getting off now?
Yeah.
- Yeo Reum.
- Yeah.
Do you want to go on a date next weekend?
Is there a movie you want to watch or
should we eat something delicious?
Jae Hoon.
Yeah.
I have to show you something
What is it?
[The secret physical contact between producer and cast. Did they deceive the viewers?]
Apparently, one of the cast members gave an anonymous interview.
That "Kingdom of Love" isn't a reality show,
and that it's all an orchestrated play.
That it's all rigged
and that there was inappropriate physical contact
between producer and cast on site.
Yeo Reum.
That time we kissed
No matter how I think about it,
I think that's become a problem.
I shouldn't have allowed that to broadcast.
You're
in a difficult situation, right?
I have my own problems,
but what about you?
It's okay for me,
but since your face is widely recognized now,
you'll be the scapegoat in this situation.
You'll get extreme hate comments, too.
Jae Hoon, I'm sorry.
I'll do whatever it takes to claim responsibility and fix this.
Why would you claim responsibility?
And why would you fix this?
I'll do it.
- Jae Hoon.
- I mean
if there's a truth that needs to be revealed,
I'll reveal it.
And if I need to apologize, I'll apologize.
If I need to be criticized, I'll be criticized.
I'll do it.
I'm the one who asked you to star in the "Kingdom of Love."
The staff has a duty to protect the cast,
and I have a duty to protect you.
I'm the one who made the decision.
You don't need to protect me.
Your life has
become wretched because of me.
I don't know why I'm always like this.
Everything
is just
This is just all my fault.
Goo Yeo Reum
I'm the one who joined "Kingdom of Love"
out of my feelings for you.
Fully knowing I would have to date on camera,
I thought too easily of it.
Full of thoughts of you,
I'm the one who went after you.
I don't care about hate comments.
I can take them as they come.
I'm fine.
Okay?
Come here.
It's all right.
I'm really sorry, Jae Hoon. I'm really sorry.
What are you sorry for?
It's all right.
Gosh.
- I'm here.
- Yeo Reum!
- Goo Yeo Reum, you're here?
- Yeah.
Did you have breakfast? You want food?
No, it's okay.
I just stopped by to give you this on my way to work.
What is this?
It's an air purifier we received from our sponsor for the program.
The staff each took one home,
and I thought it would be a good idea to keep one here.
This was really nice on the set.
- Isn't it expensive?
- No.
What are you doing, Dae Shik?
Open.
Do I put it like this?
Okay, okay, okay.
Whoa
Is it this one?
Whoa, it has a presence.
There's a lot of smoke when you cook.
Leave it here and use it.
For Hye Jin and Dae Shik's respiratory health!
Thank you, we'll use it well.
Thank you. We'll really use it well.
I'm leaving.
- You're going to work?
- Yeo Reum,
are you okay?
I think you're returning to work too soon.
It's okay, I'm fine.
Fine, my foot.
Hey, even in a car accident,
you might be fine on the outside, but your neck and shoulders are sore,
and you suffer from the aftermath.
Don't overdo it.
She's right. Take it easy.
Why is your life so hardcore?
It's fine. I'm not overdoing it.
And filming is all over now, too.
The other PDs will do the remaining work.
I'm fine. I'm fine!
- I'm leaving.
- Okay.
Bye!
Take care!
How worrisome.
Seems like Yeo Reum is having a totally rough time
and pushing herself too hard, right?
Yeah.
Totally.
No contact from them yet?
The writers left to meet the cast members.
No news from them?
I guess they're all denying it for now.
Saying it wasn't them.
We need to know who did the interview,
so we can settle things or whatnot.
Anyhow,
reporters continue to call us since yesterday.
What should we do?
Don't pick up for now.
We can't continue to push things off forever.
If we keep stalling,
I feel like we're going to get backlash.
It's not like they showed their face
proudly for the interview.
They went under our noses like a coward.
Why should we respond to each call?
Stall a bit more.
As soon as the final episode finishes tomorrow,
what should we do about the special broadcast
we planned to do via YouTube?
You think it'll be possible?
Even if it's not an official broadcast,
gathering the cast members in this atmosphere
and talking about behind-the-scenes
I'm getting a bad vibe.
Canceling can be done at any moment,
so let's just observe the mood for the day.
What the?
What? What? What is it now?
PD Goo,
isn't this you? Look.
Wait
[Director Ma Jin Kook]
[Park Jae Hoon, the Prince Charming of "Kingdom of Love 2,"
lives with the main PD?!]
Goo Yeo Reum,
what is this?
Living together?
How should
I comprehend this?
He's a friend who lives in the house above me.
Friend?
On the first day of Park Jae Hoon's sh**t,
you know how we urgently
brought him in as a replacement?
He's my high school friend
and he originally lived
in the house above me.
Yeah?
But this is how the article was published?
Yes.
Then you two have nothing going on, right?
Right?
- Director?
- Yeah, PD Kang.
You probably already heard,
but Park Jae Hoon and Goo Yeo Reum are friends
and I'm the one who told her to bring him.
You're the one who told her to bring him?
Yes. I've bumped into him a couple of times myself,
so I picked him as a replacement.
And
I think it's semi-stalking to secretly take pictures
and publish articles on a non-celebrity.
The staff will take strong action.
Fine.
You two talk it out nicely.
Don't leave any loose ends
for them to cause any trouble.
Okay?
Okay.
Okay.
Kang Chae Ri,
what's with you?
What?
- You know the gist of it.
- Of what?
Jae Hoon and me.
I've thought about it
and instead of clumsily avoiding it,
I think facing it head-on is a better idea.
Apologize for what needs to be apologized for,
and be criticized for what we should be criticized.
I think that'd be neat and clean.
Goo Yeo Reum.
Yeah.
Stop flapping your winds, and stay put.
I'm going to fix things.
How will you fix things?
The one who gave an interview saying
it's a rigged program, and a rehearsed play is Kim Joon h*.
Kim Joon h*?
And the female producer and male cast, who shared
inappropriate physical contact
was Hwang Jang Goon and me.
What?
It was you?
You did?
Yeah, Hwang Jang Goon and I slept together.
Wait
Why? No
How did this happen?
Just
It just happened.
I got a call from Kim Joon h* yesterday.
[Kingdom of Love, Cast Kim Joon h*]
- Hello?
- PD Kang Chae Ri,
it's me, Kim Joon h*.
He said he had a photo of me
going into Hwang Jang Goon's bedroom.
He suggested we make a deal
before he shares it with reporters.
Hey, you
Why are you telling me this now?
I was busy thinking about how to resolve this.
What did Kim Joon h* say to you?
No, what was he requesting of you?
First,
he didn't want to make it public knowledge
that he's the reason behind the knife incident.
Second, he wants to be paid eight times
more than the other members.
And?
What did you say?
I told him
to go ahead and share the photos with the reporters.
The threat wasn't that convincing.
Hey
Hwang Jang Goon is like a weed,
so he'll be fine with this much.
So you stay out of this.
I'll take care of the photo that surfaced today.
Hey!
No.
What?
The photo that Kim Joon h* says he has
we can't let it spread.
Let's just fulfill his request.
This is fatal for you, too.
And also considering Hwang Jang Goon
we can't let this happen.
Where did the person who just said
she'll face things head-on go?
Well, that was
regarding the situation that has already unfolded.
We need to prevent what we can.
I'll meet Kim Joon h*.
Then you and Park Jae Hoon
will be blamed for everything.
"We were originally friends."
"He's my high school friend,
but I brought him as a replacement."
Even if you officially explain,
people will keep inquiring about the relationship
between you two.
If a photo of Hwang Jang Goon and me is exposed,
then you'll become safe.
Don't you want to use me as a shield?
Are you
that altruistic of a person?
Don't be a clumsy hypocrite.
Just enjoy the show and eat some popcorn.
[Park Jae Hoon, the Prince Charming of "Kingdom of Love 2,"
lives with the main PD?!]
[Program PD in charge and cast member
of the show "Kingdom of Love]
[Spotted in front of a house walking in together]
[Dae Shik]
Hey, Dae Shik.
Hey, Park Jae Hoon, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Hey, you must've really become famous.
You're involved in scandals that are only for superstars.
What on earth is going on?
You must really be making it big!
Honey, are you spitting words out of your butt?
Hey, did you call to check in on me,
or to tease me?
Of course, I'm teasing you, you punk. You kidding me?
Hey.
Honey, just stay put.
- Jae Hoon, this is Hye Jin.
- Hey, Hye Jin.
Come over to our store later for dinner.
I want to talk to you face-to-face.
Sure, let's do that. I got it.
- Honey.
- Yeah.
Aren't you worried about Yeo Reum and Jae Hoon?
What's there to worry about?
It's a good thing it happened.
What do you mean it's a good thing?
Gosh, I think it's a big deal.
Think about it carefully.
If you think about it,
you and I getting married was a similar situation to this.
Huh?
We were kissing in front of your house
and got caught red-handed by your father and dragged into the house.
Right? And we drank a ton.
Oh, come on! Why are you bringing up that embarrassing story right now?
I got totally wasted and passed out.
After I ate the pollack soup your mom made the next morning,
I barely got released.
That's right.
Gosh, it was like that back then.
What I'm saying is once their relationship is revealed to everyone,
there's no going back from there.
Jae Hoon and Yeo Reum have entered the road of no return.
Is that so?
Fine, let's think positively.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
We're here.
- Oh, Honey.
- Huh?
Sit still. I'll open the door for you.
Please come out.
[Daesung OB/GYN]
Gosh.
Hye Jin,
thank you.
For what?
IVF must be really difficult,
but for not giving up and continuing on.
I really respect you.
I can do this only because you take good care of me by my side.
I'm the one thankful.
- Let's go in.
- Okay.
[Yeo Reum]
[Text message]
[What are you doing?]
[Yeo Reum, do you want to talk on the phone?]
Man, whatever.
Aigoo.
[Professor Choi Yong Su]
Yes, Professor. Hello, this is Jae Hoon.
Oh, yes, all right.
Then I'll visit you right away.
Yes.
Doctor Park, you've become a total celebrity.
I couldn't watch the show since I've been busy,
but the residents and the nurses
wouldn't give it a rest,
saying you're cool.
Are you debuting in the entertainment industry now?
Oh, no, I'm not.
I just happened to star, coincidentally.
Doctor Park,
I'll be of retirement age in a few years,
and I need to start preparing for retirement.
Wait, you're
already
You still have many years ahead.
Successors and whatnot sound too grand.
But our neurology department does need young blood.
That's why I called you here.
Jae Hoon,
after you left the medical field,
I was very miserable.
A student I treasured
was struggling with his sadness.
But as a mentor and as an adult,
I was miserable because I couldn't hold you up.
It's all my fault.
You've done more than enough for me.
In life,
unbearably tough times
can fall hard on anyone.
Overcoming those times is what life is about,
and that becomes your destiny.
It's not too late.
Return to your original position.
That
middle school student you saved,
I heard he got accepted to our medical school.
- Yes.
- That person you saved,
is dreaming about saving other people.
Think about the place you need to return to
and what you need to do from now on.
I'm telling you to decide again on the type of life
you'll be living from here on.
Over here.
Hello, I'm Park Hyun Seo.
Yes, hello. I'm Kim Sang Woo.
Oh, I ordered an iced Americano beforehand.
Oh, so sensible.
Thank you.
We only got to text so far, and we finally meet in person.
That's true.
I apologize. I kept postponing the date, right?
Not at all.
Is the injury you got at the set feeling better?
I heard you were stabbed, so I was so shocked.
Yes, it's almost healed completely. So I'm okay.
You must've been scared to death.
At least I was stabbed in the arm.
If it was anywhere else, things could've been worse.
I think you're really brave.
Even after experiencing that, you're so calm.
I usually don't get shocked or
get furious that seriously.
I think it's just my personality.
You're more manly than I thought, too.
In fact, in contrast to my looks,
I'm the macho man style.
I also have abs.
Abs?
Really?
Yes, I like to exercise.
What exercise?
I go to the gym and
also like to bowl.
Bowling?
I'm also good at bowling.
- Really?
- Yes.
I was in the bowling club in high school.
Then do you want to go bowling while we're on the topic?
Sounds great!
Great.
I even went to a hair salon to meet you.
You went to a salon?
Hey, it's inferior Han Ji Yeon.
Professor!
Oh, hello.
Have you seen the article by any chance?
What article are you talking about?
In Kingdom of Love, superior Jae Hoon, who flirted with you-
I mean, Park Jae Hoon.
He's apparently living together with the PD in charge.
Did you make your final selection, Professor?
You couldn't have been betrayed, right?
I'm so curious about the final results.
Then, what happened to you two?
Isn't it the inferior Ji Yeon from the Kingdom of Love?
Whoa, it is her!
- It's her, right?
- Yes.
Inferior Ji Yeon and superior Jae Hoon.
- She's really pretty.
- Seriously.
[Charcoal Strong Eel]
Welcome!
I'd like to get two portions of eel and
a bottle of soju, please.
Okay.
[Park Jae Hoon, the Prince Charming of
"Kingdom of Love 2," lives with the main PD?!]
I'll try it.
[Park Jae Hoon]
Yes, Yeo Reum.
Jae Hoon
where are you right now?
I'm home.
I went out shortly, but now I'm home.
You saw the article, right?
I did.
Are you okay?
Gosh, of course, I'm okay.
What about you?
Me, too.
I'm okay.
Jae Hoon
I have something to discuss with you.
What is it?
I'll go home right now.
I have something to decide after talking to you.
Okay, come home.
- I'll wait.
- Okay.
[Kingdom of Love, Cast Park Ji Wan]
Hello, Ji Wan.
Hello.
Sorry?
Right now?
Ji Wan!
PD Goo!
What did you need to give me so urgently?
It's this.
What's this?
- The picture Joon h* held on to.
- What?
It's the picture of PD Kang going into
Hwang Jang Goon's room.
There's also a video.
How did you get this?
You came, Ji Wan.
Yes.
What did you need to tell me?
You did it, Joon h*, didn't you?
The interview that claims the Kingdom of Love is a rigged program.
It's you who exposed the
female PD and a male cast is
engaged in that kind of relationship.
I'm not
the one who did that.
It is you.
It really wasn't me.
What's the picture evidence you talked about?
Do you really have such a thing?
Well
what if
I am the one
who they interviewed
and the picture evidence is real?
Erase the original file right now and
give me the copy.
Why would I do that?
I also
will do an interview.
I won't do it anonymously like you-know-who.
Instead, I'll show my name and my face clearly.
What interview will you be doing?
I'll say you intentionally talked about
how I was sexually harassed in front of the camera.
To attract people's attention,
I'll say that you used me.
What are you saying right now?
Try being honest at least once.
I was the easiest target
and that's why you used me.
Thinking, if you get involved with a never-dated single like me,
you'd be aired as an entertaining character.
Ji Wan
you have a huge misunderstanding here.
It wasn't like that.
I liked you, Ji Wan
with all my heart.
I still like you even now, too.
People around me
told me to try doing a live-stream channel.
I think it'd be fun.
It'd be fun to talk about the knife incident
that happened on the set one day.
What do you think?
Would you be okay
even if I expose all these stories?
Or
should I make a webtoon about us?
With the main character's name
as Kim Joon h*?
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01x15 - After the Reality Show
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The series is about the romance between 20-year-old best friends in their 30s, who unexpectedly meet in a reality dating show as its production director and cast member, and begin experiencing romantic feelings for each other.
The series is about the romance between 20-year-old best friends in their 30s, who unexpectedly meet in a reality dating show as its production director and cast member, and begin experiencing romantic feelings for each other.