01x04 - Non Troppo: Not Too Much

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Hi, Mom.

The part-timer's a no-show?

No, no. It's fine.

I'll be right there.

Bye.

The visitor just left.

Mr. Park Joon Young

is alone upstairs.

May I ask what this is about?

It's nothing.

Thank you.

PERFORMANCE PLANNING

DONG YUN, WE'RE GETTING

SICK OF WAITING.

SONG AH, WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG?

Dong Yun and I

got drunk and crossed the line.

You'll

go to the dinner?

Everyone spared time to

celebrate my birthday.

How can I not go?

I'll take you.

It's raining outside.

I can't go.

Will it be okay

if I don't go?

Yes. It's okay.

Think only of yourself.

Don't think about others.

Okay.

Can you take me to the bus stop?

Song Ah! Chae Song Ah!

- Song Ah.

- Song Ah.

Joon Young.

Hey, Dong Yun.

Gosh, Mr. Park

Joon Young? No way.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Dong Yun, what great eyesight.

How did you recognize

Song Ah in the rain?

It was so obviously her.

Do you know Song Ah?

- Well

- We're friends.

No way. You're friends

with someone like him?

It's not really like that.

Hey, I'm Joon

Young's friend too.

We'll go ahead. We're late.

Song Ah, do you not have

an umbrella? Share mine.

Come with us.

Joon Young, come with us.

You know today is Song

Ah's birthday, don't you?

- He

- Come with us.

- No, Joon Young

- Okay.

I'll come with you.

EPISODE 4: NON

TROPPO, NOT TOO MUCH

This is tasty.

In that cartoon, you

know what I mean?

- What do you mean?

- It looks like that dish.

Hey. Will you feed me some?

- Eun Ji.

- My gosh.

Are you drunk?

I'm not drunk.

There she goes again.

- A toast?

- Sure.

Beware of her, Joon Young.

Happy birthday.

Thanks.

Were you at work

with Joon Young?

Yes. We met on the way out.

I'm going to Paris. Can you

recommend any restaurants?

Hey, he doesn't travel for fun.

I only play at concerts

and don't really see the sights.

- I'm not surprised.

- See?

Hey, if we're done eating,

let's have some cake.

- Oh, right.

- We need cake.

It's a nice one.

Is it a rice cake?

It has chocolate

inside. Your favorite.

Are you touched?

- Why would I be?

- Hang on.

Let's face-time Min Seong.

- Yes, let's.

- Ready?

- Why didn't she come?

- Is it working?

- Why is she busy?

- I don't know.

- No answer?

- I don't think so.

- I don't think she'll pick up.

- Is she drinking?

No reply?

- She won't pick up.

- That's weird.

- Shall we?

- 1, 2, 3, 4.

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday, dear Song Ah

- Happy birthday, dear Song Ah

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

Thank you.

- Happy birthday.

- Happy birthday.

I'll cut it now.

Let's just dig in.

- Just dig in.

- I'll cut it.

That's rude.

Thank you.

There are too many people.

Let's just use spoons.

- Get in, Song Ah.

- What?

We're going to Seocho-dong.

One gets off at the subway station,

the other at Seoul Arts Center.

Okay.

Aren't you getting in?

You go ahead.

You're not going home?

I'd like to finish

up discussing

a project with Joon Young.

Can we talk for a bit?

Okay.

You want to talk

work at this hour?

Let me go if you won't get in!

Sorry, sir.

I'll go ahead then.

- Get home safely.

- Bye.

Don't stay out too late.

- Shall we get some air?

- Shall we get some air?

Right before graduating

from business school,

when I said I wanted

to study music,

Dong Yun was the only

person who supported me.

I think that was the beginning.

I studied for four years

before finally getting in.

Once or twice a week, Dong

Yun taught me the violin.

He was my tutor and friend.

Even then,

I didn't expect

anything from that.

Just like Dong Yun,

Min Seong is just as

special a friend to me.

So,

if I think about it,

I already knew how it would end.

But

now that I faced that end,

I wonder

what happens

to the time we spent together?

It's all in here, stacked

up, layer by layer.

Where should all this go now?

The phrase "too much".

We use it when something

exceeds the limit.

I think that's the reason

love becomes painful.

You should love adequately.

But you loved too much.

So next time,

don't go too far or do too much.

Adequately, moderately.

Don't love someone too much.

BIRTHDAY NOTICE: LEE

JUNG KYUNG, CHAE SONG AH

If you do,

it becomes too much.

The credit card company

already notified their CEO?

Yes.

I met Joon Young by

chance and asked him,

and he willingly said yes.

I thought you'd

been notified but

I apologize.

You happened to forget that

by chance, right?

Thanks to him,

now we have bragging rights

to the credit card company.

Joon Young will do the event

at Hankook Arts Middle School.

That's great.

Song Ah, you follow that up.

He won't perform.

He'll just talk.

There's a separate host.

You've been communicating

with Joon Young so far.

You handle this project.

- I will.

- Okay.

Mr. Park, give her the contacts of

the credit card company's staff.

Hae Na.

You went to the same arts middle

and high school as Cho Su An?

Yes. We even got into

university together,

but he went abroad to study.

That's great.

I'll let you plan

this event, then.

Everything is printed and ready, so

you'll manage the event that day.

Okay.

Hello, I'm Kyunghoo Foundation's

Chae Song Ah calling about

Park Joon Young's

middle school event.

Pardon?

No, that's my name.

It's not Choi. It's

Chae, spelled C-H-A-E.

Yes. I'll email it to you, then.

Thank you. Bye.

My last name isn't "Choi",

but actually "Chae"

Yes, I know. "Chae Song Ah".

He got it right away.

I'm going out.

You won't work at

the foundation?

- That work doesn't suit me.

- You haven't even tried yet.

I'll live as a

performing musician.

Does that suit you?

Do what you can do, not

what you want to do.

If you join the foundation because

Seoryeong doesn't hire you

They'll say I joined

because they didn't hire me.

Everyone loves to talk

about how others fail.

But even if I can't teach,

I won't join the foundation.

So find someone else.

There's Young In too.

Think of your mom.

If Mom were alive,

we wouldn't be

talking about this.

And there'd be no foundation.

You speak so scathingly,

just like your mom.

What you say

sometimes really stings.

You're right. I'm

a lot like Mom.

Then you know that

Mom did everything she wanted.

She taught me the violin

and took me to the US.

So I'd like to do as I wish too.

You don't seem to know where

your mom got that from.

But eventually, Mom

triumphed over you.

She married Dad.

Yes. And things didn't end well.

How things would've ended,

no one knows.

I'll keep playing music.

See you later.

Hello.

I'm back from my business trip.

Let's talk later.

Yes?

- Hello.

- Hello.

Happy birthday, although

it's a day late.

Thanks.

Shall I put it on for you?

It's just a birthday present.

You can put it on.

Give me your hand.

Not your left hand, you

need to play the violin.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

Can you put mine on too?

Shall we go?

We'll be late.

It's the day before the

school's summer break.

Only the music department

will participate.

And you won't be

playing the piano.

Oh, okay.

Yes?

Hello, Song Ah.

Hello.

Song Ah, I'll call

you later then.

You must be busy, so you can go.

Right, sure.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Excuse me.

I think you left this.

It was on top of the sink.

Isn't it yours?

It is.

I'm glad.

Do you need an A?

Is Jung Kyung running late?

Joon Young.

I'm thinking of getting married.

Did Jung Kyung say yes?

That's fine. Yes. I understand.

I'll call you later.

Hae Na. Cho Su An wants

to switch her accompanist.

Why?

Her accompanist was her

boyfriend, but they broke up.

Goodness.

That's why you should

never date at work.

This is exactly an

example of that.

Darn it.

Do you know you look

really funny right now?

Sorry I'm late.

Give me an A.

All right, let's begin.

I'm sorry, but can we start

over from the beginning?

Okay.

Wait, stop.

It doesn't feel right.

What do you mean?

I don't know. It

just feels wrong.

Really?

Tell us exactly

what feels wrong.

Then let's just start over.

It's useless if

we don't know why.

Jung Kyung.

What don't you like?

Whether it's the tempo or whatever,

just tell me what you want.

I'll just follow along.

You would do that.

You have no opinion of your own.

Have you ever done

as you wished?

Even once?

Where are you going?

What about practice?

Joon Young. Park Joon

Young. Let's talk.

About what?

Give me a birthday present.

What?

My birthday present.

It hasn't come yet.

Because I didn't send one.

Why not?

Why didn't you send one?

I told you.

I said I won't play

Träumerei again.

Joon Young

- Song Ah.

- Yes?

Let's have the meeting now.

The meeting? Now?

Yes, what we didn't get

to talk about earlier.

Okay.

Then come with me to the office.

Is the practice session over?

Yes.

You can go now.

Pardon?

I didn't mean for us to

really talk about work.

I stopped you because

I wanted to escape.

I'll stay here a little longer.

In case she's still outside.

Thanks for your help.

It's fine.

You did the same for me.

You're right.

We're even now.

See you.

LEE JUNG KYUNG

I'll give this back to you now.

Thank you.

It's yours. You can keep it.

Song Ah.

- Hi.

- You got off work?

Yes.

I have to hurry back.

Okay. Go ahead.

Song Ah.

- Are you okay?

- What?

With your fixed

violin. Is it okay?

Yes.

It's fine.

What's up?

You're finally back?

You had too much.

Stay the night.

You

What is it with

you and Jung Kyung?

Why are you two like that?

Earlier today? Sorry about that.

How long will you

be in Korea for?

Until next summer, I guess?

Are you sick of seeing

me? Shall I leave sooner?

Leave.

For me.

I said you can stay.

I don't want to.

Hey.

What are you doing?

You shouldn't keep an electric

fan on your face for too long.

I set the timer, so

sleep. I'll go now.

The wind is stinging my eyes.

Leave.

For me.

THE NEXT EPISODE WILL AIR SOON

Song Ah, have you been to

Hankook Arts Middle School?

No, I just went to an

ordinary middle school.

What about you?

I went a few times long ago

for parent-teacher conferences.

Joon Young lived alone when

he went to school here,

so I used to nag him quite a bit

whenever he got his report card.

Anyhow, if you have

any questions later,

you can ask anything

Hey, it's Joon Young's mom.

HANKOOK ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL

- Hello.

- Hello.

Hi.

I'm of Joo Sang Wook

of Kyunghoo Card.

Hello, I'm Chae Song Ah.

We spoke on the phone.

- Yes, it's nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

Can you give me a business card?

Oh, I don't

Song Ah is an intern.

An intern?

You were an intern.

An intern.

I heard Mr. Park was

your direct senior

when he worked at Kyunghoo Card.

Oh, yes. I respected him a lot.

When Mr. Park came to our

foundation for the first time,

he was exactly like you.

You remind me of him.

What do you mean by that?

You know, they're all cute when

they're assistant managers.

Of course, he was good at

his job. That was a given.

I see.

I have another meeting to attend,

so I'm afraid I'll have to go.

You can discuss anything

regarding the performance

with Ms. Chae over here.

Okay.

JUNG KYUNG, CAN WE MEET TODAY?

Joon Young.

You're here.

You told me dad changed.

I'm sorry.

When do you need the money by?

Our students hold mini

concerts in here once a week.

I see.

Did you move the

piano somewhere else?

Oh, we actually got rid of it.

We're getting a new

piano next month.

I see.

- Excuse me.

- Sure.

Yes, ma'am.

So Ms. Intern?

Intern lady?

- Yes?

- It's just, when you called me

When I answered the phone,

someone suddenly

said, "I'm sorry."

I was so taken aback.

I wondered who it was.

I wondered who could be

calling me to apologize.

Anyway,

it would be difficult to

operate the foundation

if it weren't for Kyunghoo Card.

I guess that's why

you're sorry, right?

Hey, Mr. Park.

What brings you here? I heard

you had other plans today.

Is this performance not enough?

If it's not enough compared to

the budget you're giving us,

you can talk to me.

I'll do anything

you want. But

does that budget

give you the right

to talk down to our employee?

It was so nice to see

you today, Joon Young.

By the way, Hyeon

h* visited recently.

I heard Jung Kyung finished

her studies and returned too.

The three of you should

come together next time.

Okay.

You know, that guy from

the credit card company.

He's just acting up because

his company allocates

budgets to our foundation.

That's why I got angry.

He thinks money is everything.

But

I don't think I have the

right to criticize others.

I'm just the same.

Just because I

earn some money

Okay, I understand.

Can you ask Joon Young

if he's okay with it?

I'm sure he won't refuse, but

I'm in a meeting right

now, so let's talk later.

Okay.

Who? Joon Young?

Why?

Did his dad get

into trouble again?

Is he in Europe right now?

CURRENT MUSIC PROFESSOR

AT SEORYEONG UNIVERSITY

Joon Young

returned to Korea.

Why aren't you

wearing your ring?

Hyeon h*

seemed concerned about it.

Aren't you the one who's

concerned about it?

You're really

funny lately.

- What?

- I mean, I really can't stand you.

Joon Young.

You should get married already.

I called you to say this.

Do you really mean it?

I hope you do.

I reported it to Ms. Cha

and she's making the final

arrangements right now.

I'm sorry.

Is it really okay to perform?

You're on sabbatical.

It's fine.

You can buy dinner next time.

Okay, I will.

About what you said earlier.

That you hate people who act

up after giving money or help.

But I think

it's normal for anyone

to feel that way.

When we choose gifts,

we look forward to the person

receiving the gift to like it.

It's the same when

we help someone.

Even if we don't hope to

get anything in return,

we hope it was meaningful

for the other person

and look forward to that.

When the director

gave me a scholarship, she

expected nothing in return.

I don't know if it's

right for me to say this,

but the director

probably hoped you'd live

happily while playing the piano.

That's what she wanted to see.

Live happily?

Song Ah.

Yes?

Do you want to have

dinner tonight?

Come to think of it, this is

the second time we met today.

It is.

I went to the school earlier

because my appointment ended

earlier than expected

and I knew you'd

be there anyway.

So I just wanted to drop

by and see the venue.

But then I suddenly

realized something.

That I wanted to meet you.

That if I met you,

it would make me feel better.

So, do you feel better now?

Yes.

Thanks to you, I realized

that I was wrong.

I guess I went to

the school today

because I actually

wanted to smile.

Since being with you makes

me smile and feel happy.

I guess it was

because I missed you.

Doesn't the audience love

it whenever you play?

I envy you.

No.

Sometimes, I don't feel well,

and sometimes, I find it

strangely hard to concentrate.

And the piano sometimes

sounds off too.

But there's a saying, "There

is no bad piano in this world."

"However, there are

merely bad pianists."

That's what I heard.

So I guess it's just

something I have to live with.

Regardless of how I feel

or what kind of

piano I'm playing,

I must always put on the

best performance ever.

I guess that's the

fate of a pianist.

Fate?

Yes.

Anyhow, there are various reasons

I can mess up a performance,

but the audience or critics

don't need to know the

pianist's personal issues.

They just judge

the performance on

stage at that moment,

and that's actually right.

That's why

I feel pressure

during every performance.

How did you perform

every 2 to 3 days then?

To make a living.

Welcome.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Please follow me.

The piano renting company said

they only have baby grands.

I guess they had

a full size left.

That piano is from

the chairman's home.

I heard he's friends with

the chairman's daughter.

Yes.

You should've told me earlier.

I got an earful

from the secretary's office

that I should provide

the best possible environment

for the performance.

But

why isn't he playing?

Hello, students of Hankook

Arts Middle School.

Welcome to the Talk Concert

of Passion and Sympathy

hosted by Kyunghoo Card.

I am your host,

Announcer Yoon Su Mi.

It's nice to meet you.

TALK CONCERT OF

PASSION AND SYMPATHY

I can already feel the

heat in this concert hall.

The special guest who will

give a special lecture

is waiting behind

the stage right now.

Then shall we call him out?

- Joon Young, come out!

- Joon Young, come out!

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday dear Professor Song

- Happy birthday dear Professor Song

- Happy birthday to you

- Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, Professor Song.

Gosh, it's beautiful.

Professor Song, we all

pitched in to buy this.

Gosh, you didn't

have to buy this.

I'm just thankful you're here.

Professor Song,

how about a photo?

Sure, let's take a photo.

Come this way.

Jung Kyung. What are you

doing? Come over here.

Okay.

Can you scoot over

a bit? Come here.

Jung Kyung, come here.

Everyone, let's take the photo.

I heard you practice for

several painful months

in order to participate

in a competition.

We want to know how you managed

to participate in competitions

for more than six years

without taking a break.

Were you born to compete?

Born to compete? No way.

I really hated competitions.

First place?

Of course it's nice.

I was happy at first, with

the prize money and all.

But after winning

a few more awards,

I had to continue competing

and had to win first place.

And later on,

I wanted to die rather than

compete in a competition.

Did you write that down?

Don't.

How can I say that to the kids?

Say it.

I'll listen to what

you have to say.

I think I learned a lot while

preparing for competitions.

Playing music

is the process of finding

your own answer

in your sheet music.

Seven years ago, after

the Chopin competition,

you became a traveling pianist

who plays for the multitudes.

What is life like as a pianist

who plays all over the world,

2 to 3 times a week?

A classical musician

is always alone.

Nowadays, when I arrive at

an airport or train station,

someone from the host

organization picks me up,

but not in the beginning.

What if you get sick

when you're alone?

Even if you're sick,

you can't be sick.

Maintaining my health

is part of the job,

and canceling a show is

too big of a nuisance.

But what can I do?

Antacids, sleeping pills, and

when it's bad, even sedatives.

I get by with medication.

I sometimes wonder

what did I do so wrong

in my previous life

that I'm doing this right now?

Living as a

classical musician

is a great blessing, I believe.

When you almost had to quit

because of your family's

financial situation,

you got Kyunghoo Cultural

Foundation's first scholarship.

That's how you were able

to continue to play.

If you hadn't met

the foundation,

what do you think you'd

be doing right now?

TALK CONCERT OF

PASSION AND SYMPATHY

That would be hard to imagine.

I'd be doing something, I guess.

Just not playing the piano.

I think I'd be

a little freer.

Mister! Can we get going?

Let's take a short break.

We got a photo of Mr. Park

when he was a student here.

Where did you get this?

Even I don't have it.

I think it was taken in

this hall. Do you remember?

I think this was

when I entered a chamber music

competition as a piano trio.

This person is my

best friend even now,

and she had just

transferred from the US

Is she your girlfriend?

- She's a friend. A female friend.

- Come on

Did you not have a

girlfriend at this time?

I don't have one even now.

You've experienced unrequited

love though, right?

Yes.

Why was it unrequited?

You should've played

the piano for her.

I did, but I guess

it wasn't that great.

Can I ask what you played?

No comment.

I'm really sorry to say that it's

time to end the talk concert.

- No!

- Keep going!

To wrap things up,

Mr. Park said he'll play

something for you all.

What will you play?

What shall I play that day?

Is there anything

you want to hear?

From Schumann's "Kinderszenen",

"Träumerei".

DO YOU LIKE BRAHMS?

"Träumerei". Was it something

I shouldn't have known?

It's just one of many piano pieces

and playing it makes no difference.

It meant nothing?

Because there can be no

meaning between you and me.

You can get some air.

Just don't leave me.

There's an opening for professor

of music at Seoryeong University.

Jung Kyung applied.

I tried hard to love like her.

It didn't work. I'm sorry.

Do you have plans

after work tomorrow?

Song Ah. I don't know why

I think of you on bad days.

Song Ah, would you

Yes. I'd like to.