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(Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KOCCA)

(This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, )

(and incidents are products of the author's imagination.)

(All child actors were accompanied by a guardian, )

(and filmed in accordance with labour laws.)

Yes. The students are thrilled with the merger.

We spent all the funds on the students...

to renovate the facilities.

Is that right?

In this 4th Industrial Revolution, with you, Mr. Vice Minister... No...

You're practically the next Deputy Prime Minister.

Please, you shouldn't say such things.

If the ministry would foster our interdisciplinary talents here...

with your supportive administration, it would be a tremendous help.

Like King Sejong took the scientist, Jang Yeong Sil, under his wing.

Well, you're one to talk, Dean.

Aren't you practically the next president?

Oh, my. I have no interest in that whatsoever.

I'm just focused on a better future...

for our students at Hangang University.

That's all I ever think about.

With a single merger

I pulled in a fat stack of cash

The head of the remodelling company is the commissioner's second cousin

It's all your tuition money anyway

A textbook case of embezzlement

It's the start of the foundation's all-in-one scheme

- My goodness! - The man has no shame.

Guys, Emergency Committee, huddle up!

Look at this statue they slapped together

- This thing cost millions? - That's ridiculous

We have to teach them a lesson

Actually, kids these days

They side with the establishment

Just shout louder

Than the truth

Every man for himself

- Resign! Resign! - Resign! Resign!

- The classrooms lost to the merger! - Give them back! Give them back!

The profits from the Gangwon Campus that kicked out students!

- Whose pockets are they lining? - Whose pockets are they lining?

I think the students have been misinformed.

- Corrupt Hangang Foundation! - Shut it down! Shut it down!

- Step down! Step down! - Step down! Step down!

- Give it back! Give it back! - Give it back! Give it back!

(LOVE.exe)

(Episode 15: Academic Probation)

We'll analyse biometrics live, and for speech patterns and content,

we'll process those with a daily batch analysis.

- The location... - Wait. This is for couples, right?

You guys are in danger. You're about to break up. Code red.

Like this?

You can't do it like that. You have to be more heartfelt.

Your pitch has to move people.

- Like what? - Like what?

I wonder when it started.

When the laughter between us faded away.

When we stopped looking into each other's eyes.

When being together just meant staring at our own phones.

The man who was once so close to me now feels a million miles away.

That's when you need Split Alarm.

Oh, brother.

Got an email.

We passed.

- Yes! - We worked so hard for this.

Hey, if Min Hak posts about this, this thing will blow up, right?

To start, we'll get way more testers than any other team.

And you know what that means.

It means we're going to get hit with a crazy number of unexpected bugs.

Yes. So we can kiss sleep goodbye until after the pitch.

I haven't slept in three days. What do you mean by that?

Anyway, let's go home for now.

- What? No celebratory drinks? - Let's shower first.

We all really stink.

I'll stay on standby in case the server crashes.

And something's been bugging me that I want to fix.

No way. What if you mess with it now and it just makes things worse?

I'll run it on my own server, so don't worry about it.

Fine. Just go home.

Would it be awkward to ask Min Hak, considering the circumstances?

Yes, probably.

(Billions Invested Based on an AI-Generated Celebrity Face)

(Massive Deepfake Scam)

You really had no idea? I heard you even met with them.

The voice was identical.

But looking back, how they moved was a little inhuman.

Apparently, it had six fingers.

What about that script they sent us? The one they said was top secret?

What about all the lines we rehearsed?

They said the whole thing was written by ChatGPT.

Oh, no.

Your brother must have taken a hit if he invested in it too.

- He said it wasn't much, but still. - Oh, my.

I had no idea, and I bragged to everyone about it.

I even bought so many people dinner to celebrate.

I enjoyed the meal.

I'm just kidding. But I'll keep practising my acting.

You got this!

So Kim Eun Kang showed up. And then at, like, four?

We ended up drinking until like four-thirty.

- A dating show? Again? - This one's different, Amor Fati.

Contestants gather on a closed set and secretly have a party...

I told you I'm taking acting seriously.

That Director Bong thing...

Even though that Director Bong movie fell through,

I'm going to keep learning, and take any role, even a bit part.

My coach even said he'd look for opportunities for me.

So I hear. Finding an acting coach on your own,

are you looking into other agencies?

And I heard you told our clients...

to send the schedule to you directly?

You're really drawing a line in the sand with me.

I can't do the dating show.

- I'm not doing it. - Why not?

I'm seeing someone.

Joo Yeon San?

Okay, whatever, I get it.

Dating shows are for good daters. Why would a loser at dating join?

But this is part of your job, so she'll have to understand that.

I didn't expect you to be happy, but hoped for "good luck" at least.

What if paparazzi begin following you like they did Jinny?

It's even harder on a civilian like Joo Yeon San.

I'm just looking out for you and thinking ahead.

That wouldn't be a problem if you weren't acting like the paps.

What?

The person who took those pictures of me and Jinny.

That was you.

It seemed weird when I thought about it.

That day, I just said I was going to meet a friend,

but you kept fussing over what I was wearing.

When I saw your car in the lot on the day of the Commercial Shoot,

I remembered seeing it in front of the hotel that night.

The license plate...

was the last four digits of our old home phone number,

so it stuck in my head.

So what?

Did I extort money from you? Did I sell them to some reporter?

I took pictures to negotiate with Jinny's team for your career.

Everyone in this business schemes like this to survive.

You're so naive you get ripped off left and right like a total sucker,

and I'm the one protecting you from it.

Wow.

Fine. And I've lied to you about a lot of other things too.

The mist commercial and all those other sponsorships we had,

when I said we were dropping them because they were beneath you now,

that was a lie. We didn't drop them. We got dropped.

This is where you're at right now.

This is no time to be casually shooting some short film.

Season Three of Match on Wheels is about to come out.

You know that guy from your school, Hun Gyu, is the new Catfish, right?

He's taller and younger than you.

- Hun Gyu? - More new faces will keep coming.

We've got debts to pay off,

and in this industry full of vultures,

who else but me do you think will have your back right now?

Those contracts I never even knew about,

the houses in my name that I don't even live in.

The money I always sent my siblings suddenly stopping.

Come on, you're not even blood-related.

Still, I saw you as a brother, so I stayed quiet.

I really relied on you, too.

- Min Hak, Min Hak, I can explain... - But...

I'm done with this.

Here you go, President.

Thank you.

- The Science and Lit depts merged. - What the heck?

What's wrong? What is it?

(Hangang University. This is their equipment.)

I have this spare laptop...

I bought in Yongsan to use for a server.

This is our school's property.

It wasn't formatted right, so I opened it and found a lot of stuff.

Can you believe their security is this lax?

Wait, you brought your laptop on our first date?

The dataset got bigger, so I ran a distributed learning model,

but I think something got messed up, so I'm trying to fix it.

Now I'm unemployed and you're busy.

Is that why our Split Alarm score rose?

"Love Storm Warning" issued.

A "Love Storm Warning?" Isn't that a bit much?

This Split Alarm app is totally useless.

Just hurry up and run the tests.

No, I'm not running a test! We're supposed to be on a date!

Anyway, I'll be there soon.

But we were just on the phone, and he's getting closer.

What on earth could be the problem?

Maybe it's getting more errors because it's using real data now?

Could couples who talk a lot be trying to avoid a breakup?

What is this nonsense?

Yes? What's up?

Min Hak,

I know you don't want to take my call right now.

And that you don't want to take...

- the job I offered you. - Jae Hak.

You don't have to do this with me. You can go solo or use another firm.

But this is too good an opportunity to pass up.

I got a call from Hangang Group.

Look, even I didn't see this coming.

Have you thought about what I said?

(Park Chang Yi Thought about it?)

You know Oh Seung Hak, our senior from class 20?

He won gold at the Physics Olympiad, so his picture is hanging at school.

Right.

He just got a faculty position at Carnegie Mellon,

and he's recruiting grad students for his lab.

I'm going to be joining him.

Oh.

- Come with me. - What?

Undergrads can apply as assistants, and a visiting student program, too.

The field is a perfect fit for you. I'll put in a good word.

I don't know.

- It's just so sudden. - Think back to high school.

I know we were just talking about pipe dreams back then,

but what we talked about is similar to the Deep Seek Model, isn't it?

It's an industry that's blowing up.

Yeon San,

if you really want to grow, you have to make a decision now.

Why are you going to such lengths for me?

Is it concern for my future, find Na Rae's novel interesting,

and want to help Dong Won?

- Then why? - Because you've been on my mind.

But you ignored me when I actually needed your help.

- What are you talking about? - The URP Project at KAIST.

There was a rumour going around school back then.

That some young high schooler was holding back a promising senior.

That I was just the motel owner's daughter.

I must be easy.

I was just working hard because I was genuinely enjoying it,

but the rumour was I was being clingy and making you uncomfortable.

What are you talking about? That's ridiculous!

I even begged you for help, but you just refused.

- What? It wasn't me. I had no idea. - That's...

what your girlfriend told me.

Not that I even knew you had a girlfriend.

When you suddenly dropped out, I assumed something had happened,

but I never imagined it was this.

My girlfriend? I have an idea who you mean,

but Bok Gil wasn't my girlfriend. She just wanted to be.

I...

I had feelings for you, Yeon San.

So you've been avoiding me because of that misunderstanding?

It's true I want to help Na Rae and Dong Won.

They're great friends giving you comfort and strength.

But they're both finding their way and doing fine.

What about you, Yeon San?

What about your future?

You need to get back on the right track.

I'll help you.

You're here.

What were you so lost in thought about?

It could be an issue with the hyperparameter settings.

What I mean is, our dataset is much larger now.

But the model's training parameters are still the same.

So the system is...

Come on. No shop talk today.

You picked a no-Wi-Fi spot on purpose, didn't you?

No. This is that park Na Rae was talking about.

It won Korea's Landscape Grand Prize and a national education award.

It's spacious and not too crowded, so it's nice and quiet.

You've been lugging this heavy thing around all day?

Your shoulders must be so sore.

It's not that heavy.

Seriously? You're carrying two laptops?

I need them for different things, okay?

What's that?

My...

Hey!

(Exposing Hangang Uni. Corruption)

How's this?

No, a little higher up. That part, a little to the right.

- To the right? - No, left, left.

- Just stick it on already. - A little to the right, and...

- This looks good enough. - Stick that on, too.

- I'm sticking it here. - Stick it there. Go on, stick it.

You're all working so hard this early in the morning.

- Yoo Ri. What brings you here? - Hello.

I ordered some snacks, but I couldn't carry them all alone.

- Snacks? - Did she say snacks?

Thank you!

Here, let me get that.

- How did you get here at this hour? - In a taxi.

That's not what I meant.

You're not on the Emergency Committee anymore.

But it's for the sake of justice. You could say it's my thing.

The Sailor Moon way.

So you're a Sailor Moon fan?

I'm more of a Mars.

Really? I get told I'm like Mars a lot.

I can see that.

Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

My family is close to some pretty powerful people.

Wow.

I don't know if we can date with such a class divide.

I thought you enjoyed breaking down barriers like that.

You know what I like, don't you?

And this too, right?

What are you doing this weekend?

I was planning on meeting you.

What do you want to do for fun?

I think anything would be fun with you.

Let's get started.

It's 4am already?

The over fitting issue is more or less solved,

and the file for Kang Dong Won is uploaded.

Breakup Advisory. A breakup is imminent.

(San and Min Hak: Day 42 Breakup Advisory)

But what the heck is the problem?

(Hangang University)

Did you see this? What's going on?

What? Someone spray-painted all over the Jang Yeong Sil bust.

Did someone hold a gun to their heads...

and force them to come here instead of Seoul?

Im Yoo Ri used family connections to get in?

How can someone disabled model?

I know, right? Gosh.

What's this about?

- A certified letter? - For property and facility damage.

But who the heck vandalized the bust?

It wasn't us. Right?

On the CCTV footage, it looks exactly like we did it.

We have a local media interview, so we should post this online...

Actually, this is perfect. Let's blow this wide open!

Dong Won, rather than that...

What? Right, we can join forces with the other departments...

and stage a real protest. Let's get the president impeached.

Let's be honest.

Hangang University isn't a top school.

Who's going to pay attention to us?

Look. Honestly, I was just in it for the scholarships...

or getting the classroom situation fixed.

I honestly had no idea it would blow up like this.

Wait, hold on. Guys, this is exactly what they want.

For us to fall apart. They released misleading CCTV.

I'm sorry, but I'm out. The legal complaint, the damages...

It's too scary. I can't do this anymore.

I'm really sorry, guys.

Hey!

If I get disciplined,

my job offer might be rescinded. I've already been hired.

You do? Congratulations.

I'm so sorry.

Can't have that offer rescinded.

Hello, ex-Treasurer.

- Mom. - Where are you?

- Where do you think? At school... - Do you know what just arrived?

Yes, Mom. The school's gone crazy. My friends and I were framed, so...

Are you with that girl right now?

- What? - Come home this instant.

Mom.

I know what you've been up to and who you've been seeing.

I let it go when you were yourself, hanging out with friends again.

But I can't stand by and watch you do this nonsense, seeing some girl.

Besides, your father's on edge with his hearing coming up...

What the...

Why do you guys have matching tumblers?

This one's mine. It's water, and this one's coffee.

Hey, Joo Yeon San. I heard everything from Chang Yi.

What? What are you talking about?

I asked about the Yes Lab meeting, so I messaged him privately.

Why aren't you reading my texts? Sorry, unless the meeting is urgent.

So are you really dating Chang Yi?

What are you talking about?

You are not?

I heard Chang Yi asked you to join his lab at Carnegie Mellon.

He just suggested it, that's all.

Why would you even think about it? It's a great chance, you have to go.

Hey, why talk about my business here when nothing's even decided?

Don't you have a filter?

Sorry.

It just sounded like good news, so I wanted to congratulate you.

Forget it. I have my reasons...

It's just a personal matter, that's all.

So that's what was going on.

It's not a done deal.

I just said I'd think it over.

Hey.

You're annoyed with me, but so sweet to Min Hak.

- What? - Right. Even with such worries,

I forgot you keep to yourself. I guess I was the one overreacting.

- Hey. - But are we even really friends?

We know so little about each other and have to find out from others?

And what about you two?

Do you even care about what I'm doing?

What?

Joo Yeon San.

Didn't you say Chang Yi refused to help us commercialize our app?

What?

Yes.

According to him, you're the one who turned it down.

There was a misunderstanding between us back then.

But wait, you contacted him too?

Why?

I'd like to ask you the same thing. No, why did you?

You could've at least asked us before deciding on your own.

- You're planning to study abroad? - No, I said I haven't decided yet.

I contacted Chang Yi to ask him to help us again.

You're all too busy studying and having fun...

to notice what's been going on at school.

- Was that last part about me? - If the shoe fits,

- then it was probably about you. - Hey!

If I'm disciplined, I can't compete. Now I must fight the school head-on.

This is a research project. If that gets out, we lose our funds.

I was worried the contest would be cancelled because of me.

I felt bad about wasting your hard work,

so I had to at least ask for his help.

But why am I even worried?

You're all doing a fine job of looking out for yourselves.

- Off to the Discipline Committee. - Hey.

Hey, why are you being disciplined? What's going on?

What was it we were going to say at our pitch?

Our app can predict breakup signs to stop people from drifting apart?

Looking at us now, I'd say our app is already a failure, wouldn't you?

Hey, Kang Dong Won, wait a minute.

Hey, wait up.

Hey!

(Team Miracle Call)

Here's what I think.

The department merger was a result of the school's financial crisis...

and declining student numbers, making it an unavoidable choice.

Wasn't it the best decision to improve the students' education?

To the protesting students, if you truly care about everyone,

instead of attacking the school during a financial crisis,

shouldn't we find a way to overcome this together?

(President's Cup Convergent App Contest)

Rather than pushing your selfish agenda and hurting other students.