All language subtitles for MADE.IN.KOREA.E03

It is time for the flag-lowering ceremony.

Please face the flag with respect.

I bet you're wondering,

this is what they called
the flag-lowering ceremony.

Our dear Mr. President's own invention.

And that wasn't all.

After midnight, you couldn't
even be out on the streets.

It was to crack down on decadent trends

that threatened public
morals and order or whatever.

Men were banned from
growing sideburns over their ears,

and women in miniskirts were
punished for indecent exposure.

Curfews.

No assemblies.

No protests.

No long hair and no miniskirts, either.

People were monitored,
raided, beaten, and killed.

If they could go after
heavyweight opposition politicians,

imagine what they did to ordinary people.

We were basically
treated like cattle, like pigs.

But the very ones
leading the crackdowns?

They lived above every ban.

That's right.

I'm talking about the country's very
first intelligence agency, the kcia.

With immense power that
even eclipsed the constitution,

the kcia propped up our
dear Mr. President's long reign.

Just the name of it was
enough to strike fear.

So many innocent people were
dragged off, and lost their lives.

Honestly though,

I never thought I'd be one of them.

This was the age of prohibition,
and my name says it all.

I'm geumji, as in prohibition. Bae geumji.

Madam, bar girl, escort, hostess.

Call me whatever you want.

What matters is that I was

damn good at what I did.

But still,

it's not a crime worth dying for, right?

Passengers for boarding,
please proceed to gate three

of the international terminal
after completing immigration.

Seriously?

No one's here?

Wow.

This is unbelievable.

Let's go.

All right, all right.

When we get there, it won't
just be Mr. Cheon waiting.

Bae geumji will be there too.

Yes, sir. Understood.

They were nice enough
to send her off to the states.

She should've stayed put
and raised her kid quietly.

What good did she
think would come of this?

I hear she's a woman with no fear.

Yeah, I'll give her that.

Using her own damn kid like that.

Do you know, sir?

Who the father is.

There are a lot of rumors.

Hey.

Yes, sir.

Just keep your eyes on the road.

Unless you've got a death wish.

Have you met Mr. Cheon before?

No, this is my first time in person.

Born into the elite and

top of his class at the military academy.

He caught the president's
eye during the revolution,

and now, he throws around
more weight than ever.

No.

…chief of the presidential
security service.

Top of his class at the military
academy, adored by the president.

The president's power was
practically cheon seokjung's to wield,

and the kcia was his loyal private army.

I mean, look.

I can't live in hiding forever anyway.

It's not like I'm not a criminal.

I've got to sort things out somehow,

and raise my boy seongguk to
not come up short next to anyone.

You really think his father's
going to sit back and watch?

What kind of father can't stand to see

his own son succeed?

You know better than anyone
he's not a man to be trifled with.

And I'm not a woman
to be trifled with either.

Come on.

It's not like I'm asking to be his wife.

Hello, Mr. Cheon.

How have you been, sir?

It's been a while, Mr. Hwang.

Why have you been so busy?

No. Not at all.

Just give me a call, and I'll
come running anytime, sir.

… you wear a toupee?

- Let's take a walk.
- Yes, sir.

That's when baek kitae
saw with his own eyes…

I got it.

And then he decided

to live a life like that man's,

with wealth and power great enough

to bring the whole world to its knees.

Hello, darling.

I'm going to the restroom.

Care to join me?

And that's how we met.

In the most romantic
setting, as you can see,

in the company of
those government idiots.

There's no need to worry
about wiretaps here, sir.

It's so loud in here.

Loud and perfect for a
secret investigation hq.

All right, let's eat.

Yes, sir.

Let me say this again, just in case.

No one else can know
about this place but us.

- Okay?
- Yes, sir.

How's the search for kang daeil going?

Any progress?

Yes, we're tracing him through his crew.

We should be able
to pin him down soon.

We have to find him.

Yes, sir. Understood.

Apparently, Jo manjae had his hands
in every racket and made a fortune.

Smuggling, for starters,

siphoning us army supplies,
real estate speculation…

Even the toilet paper
in government offices

has to pass through his hands.

He ate all that up by himself?

… he couldn't have.

I mean, look. We can't even
have a meal without sharing.

You think he can hog
the whole thing? How?

He's got backing.

Mr. Jang.

You think that's the kcia, right?

The kcia doing business with
gangsters? That's nothing new.

I'm not even surprised.

But why do you think
they took Jo manjae?

I bet he pulled something shady.

That must be why they hauled him in.

They chopped off the
tail. Cut him off like this.

What? You think they killed him?

Jo manjae paid up
massive sums to the kcia.

And that money went straight
into director hwang's safe.

Some of it probably went
further up the chain too.

You mean there's
someone above hwang?

- That's right.
- And who could it be?

But the election's
right around the corner,

and plenty of places need funding.

I'm sure they'll restart his operations
by rounding up the rest of his gang.

To do that, they must've kept
either Jo manjae or kang daeil alive.

And you think it's kang daeil, right?

We've got a shot only
if kang daeil's alive.

My legs…

I haven't seen you around before.

I work under director hwang.

But there's no future

working under hwang.

Maybe under cheon,
that would be different.

If you're interested,

I can help you.

What do you mean?

Let's meet somewhere quiet later.

Just the two of us.

I had him under me for a bit in the army.

He's pretty useful.

His eyes are practically
dripping with ambition.

Maybe it's from growing up with nothing.

- But he knows his place.
- I'm getting tipsy. Give me one.

They make quite the pair.

Not a bad pick.

Thank you, sir.

Geumji. Bae geumji…

I can't get a read on how
that woman's going to play this.

You want me to kill her?

I'm sorry, sir.

Don't do anything stupid.

Just have him stick close to her for now.

Keep an eye on her so
she can't pull anything.

Yes, sir.

That woman's got a notebook.

A list of all the men she's slept with.

Which means the kid's
father has to be in there.

Now, what's the real
issue? Who the father is?

That's not the real issue.

Damn it.

What matters isn't who the father is.

It's that

all those men whose names are
in that notebook are losing sleep,

wondering if the boy is theirs.

That's the real problem.

Can we trust that information?

Of course.

The guy who gave it to me?
His name's in that notebook too.

You'd better keep your head straight.

She's the kind men fall for at first sight.

You don't have to worry about me, sir.

Ashtray.

Be careful, all right?

You wouldn't want your name
ending up in that notebook too.

I swear,

I don't get why everyone's
dying to sink their teeth into me.

Did director hwang ask
you to get the notebook?

What notebook?

You must be curious,

being the only one left in the dark.

I'm not interested.

Really?

Because I could tell you right now

who the father really is.

But you're not interested, right?

Are you messing with me?

No.

You thought I was
actually going to tell you?

You're adorable.

Anyway, I'm never
going back to the states,

so tell them to quit dreaming.

I'm staying right here.

Maybe even date a
handsome guy like you.

Aren't you sick of men by now?

Depends on who the man is.

Since we're here, why don't
we be straight with each other?

If you don't feel like talking
about dating, we can talk business.

Business?

I told you the other day, didn't I?

I could help you.

Help me with what? And how exactly?

Look who's finally
showing some interest.

Being the president's
right-hand man or whatever…

Who cares about that crap?

What matters is

how you got there.

You know well

how hwang managed to get
as far as he did, don't you?

Now, just think how much more
cheon must've passed up above him.

An endless stream of cash.

That's the real source of their power.

So…

If you had your hands on that stream,

who's to say

you couldn't get to cheon's
level, not just hwang's?

Am I right?

Mr. Baek.

Tell me what you want.

I'll help you.

I heard you've got ties
to the Japanese yakuza.

Chairman ikeda.

Have you ever met him?

Boss!

No.

But I did catch a glimpse
of his daughter once.

Ikeda yuji.

Real name, choi yuji.

Yes, choi yuji.

How did you know she's Korean?

I've met her myself once.

If only she weren't of Korean descent,

she might have even had a
shot at being his successor.

She's a zainichi, but he still
took her in as his foster daughter.

I don't know how she won his favor,

but he clearly treasures her.

Anyway, I'm certain she's one of
the real powers in the ikeda clan.

How on earth do you know all this?

So, what about choi yuji?

I think… …I need to see her again.

Okay.

Call me, Mr. Baek.

Guys, this is Lee sunyeong.

She's a new member of Rose club.

Say hello.

Hi, nice to meet you all.

I'm Lee sunyeong.

I'm not very good with my hands though.

Anyway, I'm excited to be here.

Come on, no one's good from the start.

- Welcome to the club.
- Thanks.

Here, try knitting this first.

Hi, soyeong.

You got off work a bit late today.

Yeah.

I see you guys have already started.

Soyeong, did you get
what I asked for last time?

Yeah, I brought the information sheet.

It's a three-year term with an
annual interest rate of 17.4%…

My gosh. Thank you so much, soyeong.

Are you from Seoul?

Sorry?

You don't seem to have a Busan accent.

That's because soyeong
grew up in Japan.

Soyeong, say hello.

This is Lee sunyeong. She's
a new member of the club.

Of course.

No wonder you've got such great skin.

My goodness. How's
your skin so smooth?

You're too kind.

Well, I was just born with it.

You're so lucky.

My uncle lives in Japan too. In Osaka.

No way! I lived in Osaka too!

My goodness.

What are the chances?

- Wow, you work at a bank?
- Yeah.

What do you do for a living, sunyeong?

Well…

My parents run… what
do you call that again?

They run a metal shop…

…so I help out with my older brothers.

What about you, soyeong?

Do you have an older brother?

Yeah.

Well, I've never told you guys,

but my brother could give
shin seongil a run for his money.

My brother looks like Alain delon!

Really? We have so much in common!

Wow, are they really that handsome?

- You should bring him here sometime.
- I can't do that. He's busy.

- Bring him.
- I've got to see with my own eyes.

- He must be really handsome.
- You bet.

The Vietnam war?

Yes.

He was in the special warfare command
but got dishonorably discharged there.

It seems like there was
some kind of incident.

Sir, I heard rumors you got
the order of military merit,

but that's not true, right?

Well…

I mean, it was from the government,

so I couldn't exactly refuse.

Seriously?

There were three armed guerrillas.

Armed guerrillas?

You going to tell me
you've been shot too?

Here.

- Here.
- Wait.

Are you actually telling
me this is from a gunshot?

- It went in here and…
- yeah?

- I'm not sure if you can see it. Here.
- Whoa, what?

Wait a second.

So it went in here and came out here?

Wow, so it's true!

You're incredible, Mr. Jang.

Well, they wouldn't have
given me the medal if I weren't.

My.

My goodness.

My…

Mr. Jang, you must work out all the time.

Yeah, well, I just do some push-ups.

Of course.

No wonder you look
so good in your suits.

How many do you do?

A hundred? Yeah, about a hundred.

So, how did it go?

Did you meet her?

I'm so tired.

It's true they grew up in Osaka, Japan.

- They're zainichi?
- Yes.

They came back to Korea
after their parents passed.

Apparently, they had a
tough time settling down here.

Then baek kitae must've
had to play the parent.

He did every kind of job imaginable

to support his younger siblings.

And being zainichi, he went
through a lot of discrimination.

So he became a career soldier?

There's actually another
soldier in the family.

Their younger brother, baek kihyun.

He graduated top of his class
from the military academy.

Now, he's serving up
front as a second lieutenant.

The older brother's in the kcia, and
the younger one's from the academy?

Well, talk about rising from nothing.

But it sounded like something happened
to the younger brother when he was a kid.

What happened?

Well, baek soyeong didn't go into detail,
but she seemed really worried about him.

Okay.

So, are you meeting her again?

Yes, we hit it off and decided to
grab a meal together sometime.

Also, kang daeil?

He's alive.

You've tracked him down?

Not exactly. But word is, he's
putting the gang back together.

He's even looking for a chemist.

See? I told you, kang
daeil, that bastard, is alive.

Your instincts are spot-on, sir.

I'm telling you,

kang daeil is tied up with the kcia.

The kcia can take down
anyone in their sights.

Mr. Jang, if you push too
far and things go sideways...

I'll take the fall.

If anyone loses their
job, it's going to be me.

You have guests from Korea.

Long time no see, Ms. Bae.

It's good to see you, Ms. Ikeda.

It's been a while, Mr. Matsuda.

Or should I call you Mr. Baek kitae now?

I'm baek kitae.

It's good to see you.

You've got a lovely little place here.

How's the chairman doing?

I heard he hasn't been well.

Is your son doing well?

He's… just like his father.

That's good.

When are you going back to america?

I'm not going back.

I've got some things to do in Korea.

And I've met someone I like.

You haven't eaten, right?

Gosh, I'm starving.

I heard there's a famous
Sushi place nearby.

I actually made a reservation
there when I heard you were coming.

Darling, you like Sushi,
right? This is great.

Mr. Baek, you should
have a drink with me instead.

I have something to discuss in private.

My staff will escort you, Ms. Bae.

You've done your part.

Now, it's Mr. Baek's turn to finish things.

I'm sure he didn't come all this
way just to have some Sushi with me.

Am I right, Mr. Baek?

Does Ms. Bae know why we're meeting?

No.

She wouldn't have the faintest idea.

So you want to do business
with me in Jo manjae's place?

A senior kcia agent himself?

Is that a problem?

Does director hwang know?

Does he need to?

By the way… …how do you know him?

I used to work with him.

On what?

Just some business.

"Chairman of the Korea-Japan
cultural exchange foundation."

"Director of the Korea-Japan
development council."

Since when do yakuza
do this kind of thing?

We do anything that
makes money, just like you.

Are you serious about doing this right?

If we're not doing it right,

then I'm not doing it at all.

If you don't hold up your end again,

I'll make sure you pay for
it, even for wasting my time.

That sounds like a threat.

It is a threat.

If you can't handle it, walk away.

Let me ask you one thing.

Did you want to see me?

I wanted to see you.

Mr. Baek!

Darling, were you okay without me?

Did you enjoy shopping, Ms. Bae?

Yeah, I picked up a few
briefs for my dear Mr. Baek.

Hello, director hwang.

Jang geonyoung, special
investigations, Busan office.

Right.

I heard you've been working
hard chasing after those junkies.

Me? Not at all.

You're the one who
must have it rough, sir.

With all the big names in
Busan in the palm of your hand,

I can only imagine how
much work that takes.

I don't know what you've heard exactly.

But narcotics cases?

You just end up chasing the tail all night.

- You've got your share of headaches.
- That's why.

I was hoping to ask you for some intel.

What kind of intel?

You know Jo manjae well, right?

The manjae gang boss.

Well, I guess I know
about as much as you do.

But I was told

he disappeared. Isn't that right?

Yes, that's right.

He did disappear, without a trace.

But just when I started
investigating again,

a witness pops up saying
they'd seen him in the Philippines.

And the next thing I know,
the higher-ups shut it all down.

So what exactly is it

that you want to know?

Whether he's alive in the Philippines

or rotting somewhere, that can wait.

But who has taken over his operation

and is running the drug
trade here in Busan?

That's what I want to know.

That's news to me.

Someone's definitely taken it over.

I'm sure of it.

Rounding up the leftover goons,

and trying to bring in a new cook.

By the way, I don't see
your guy here. Baek kitae?

He's usually with you.

I guess the kcia must
be swamped these days.

You're good at peeling these.

I can never get it right.

Is that so?

- Want me to peel one for you?
- Would you?

Sure.

Here.

You grab the legs

and peel it off like this.

There.

- For you, sir.
- Thanks.

- Go ahead.
- All right.

Mr. Jang!

How did it go?

Seeing how he played dumb,

it's clear the kcia took care of Jo manjae.

So, does that mean
director hwang killed him off

and is pushing meth himself?

I don't think director hwang
knows much about the drugs.

Then who the hell is it?

When are you meeting baek soyeong?

Do you think…

Baek kitae is trying to push
meth behind hwang's back?

I threw it out there,

so let's wait and see

if baek kitae is really running drugs.

Have you lost your mind?

A kcia agent dealing meth?

What are you thinking?

Are you trying to get us all killed?

I'm doing this so we can all survive.

After mom died,

how did the three of
us make it to Busan?

And what's our life been like?

If we keep living like this, nothing
will be different in 10, 20 years.

We'll never get out of
this damn hillside slum.

Soyeong.

Don't you trust me?

Say I bring in just one kilo.
That costs 200,000 won.

Cook it and sell it, that's 5
million. Ship it to Japan, 15 million.

Fif…

Fifteen million won?

Plus, I'm not doing this alone.

People above me…

We're all in on it.

Above you? The kcia?

How high up?

Way up.

Which means there's
no risk of getting caught.

No.

There will be addicts.

It'll wreck the country, right when
they're trying to build a new era.

Kitae, no, I'd feel too guilty.

You don't have to worry about that.

We'll make it here, but
we'll ship it all out to Japan.

Japan?

Yeah. We'll be bringing
in foreign currency,

and we'll be the ones driving exports.

If the business goes well,

we'll be doing our part
in building the new era.

Our family won't be left behind.

We'll be at the forefront
if we get with the times.

That means we're serving the country.

It's patriotic work.

Patriotic?

Yes.

Don't tell kihyun. He
doesn't need to know.

Okay.

You just need to take care of the money

and keep an eye on kang daeil, all right?

Yeah. Thank you, sir.

Our goal…

Is to make the best product

and take over the Japanese market.

What about Korea?

Focus on Japan for now.

Don't put anything out in
Korea without my approval.

Understood.

What about the chemist?

We've got someone with
sharp eyes and skilled hands.

He's made quite a name
for himself in this business.

It wasn't easy, but I
managed to bring him in.

The best of the best, as pure as possible.

That's how we win the Japanese over.

You know that, right?

Understood, sir.

And I'm bringing one
more person on board.

Who is it?

The place has a nice view.

Right. Yeah, very nice.

Let's do this!

Yeah, let's do this!

All right, the pigs are here.

Okay, let's go.

Come on, let's go.

Go on, get in there.

They stink bad?

It's fine.

Here, this will help.

I'm kang daeil.

I've heard a lot about you.

If it ever gets tough, just let me know.

Tough? No way.

This is patriotic work after all.

Patriotic?

That's nice.

Man, smells real sweet.

Make sure they have plenty to eat!

We've got the pigs here.

You want to get started?

Mr. Kang.

I have a question.

Why did you bring pigs here?

They cost money, don't they?

It stinks when you cook meth, you know.

And?

You cover it with the smell of pig crap.

Hey.

Hey.

What?

This month's take looks a little light.

Kang daeil's still trying to pull
the gang back together, so…

Fine. More importantly,

who did she meet in Osaka?

Bae geumji.

No one in particular.

She just went shopping and sightseeing.

Shopping?

And I'm losing my mind over here.

Where's that tramp now?

She's staying with her
family to take care of her kid.

Lee's keeping an eye on her now.

I'll be taking over again tomorrow.

Right, I appreciate it.

Phone in every two hours.

Yes, sir.

You can go.

Yes, sir.

Send pyo in.

Yes, sir. I will.

Mr. Pyo, he'll see you now.

- Did you find out?
- Yes, sir.

Baek kitae met with ikeda yuji in Osaka.

Choi yuji?

Yes, sir.

Baek kitae…

Met with choi yuji?

That little bastard.

I told him to shut down
the meth business…

It looks like he and kang daeil have
taken over the whole manjae gang.

I guess I've been
raising a tiger all along?

If word gets out the kcia's pushing
meth, it'll be a hell of a show, won't it?

Sir.

But the thing is,

I hear the profits are massive.

- Really?
- Yes, sir.

How much are we talking?

I'll get back to you with exact numbers.

What did you pray for?

The country's well-being
and world peace.

I'm serious.

Don't you ever pray?

Does he ever answer your prayers?

Of course.

If you really want it with
all your heart, he does.

Ms. Bae, what is it that you really want?

Does the notebook even exist?

What about you? What
do you really want?

Money?

Power?

Love?

You want it all, don't you?

So no one can ever look down on you.

So do I.

Same as you.

Fucking hell.

Bow properly, damn it!

Hello?

Hey, where the hell are you?

Where's bae geumji?

She's attending church service.

That bitch wants to
see the president today!

He'll be inspecting Seoul
national university in a bit,

and that crazy bitch is
planning to show up there!

Hey!

If you lose her, you and I are
finished. You get that, right?

You get that or not, you little shit?

Bae geumji!

Na yongcheol, chief
of staff to the president.

Cheon seokjung's sole
rival and his closest enemy.

You think you can just pop out
a kid and turn your life around?

Well, I figured I'd give it a try.

See if it works.

There's only one kid.

How many fathers does he have?

You looking to milk everyone dry?

You and I

both know

who the father is.

What matters isn't the truth.

What matters is

what people believe, Mr. Na.

Either way, they all believe
what they want to believe.

And?

You're just going to let them believe it?

Why not? It doesn't hurt me.

There's no reason for me to run around
telling people the whole story, is there?

Well, if it bothers you that much,

why don't you go ahead
and tell them yourself?

So the country can go to hell, as
long as you save your own skin?

All those men you're stirring up

are those working hard
to keep this country going.

Exactly.

Which is why I'm asking for your help.

I want to be able to care
about the country too.

You know,

you could really end up
dead if you keep this up.

Don't you know any of them could
easily get rid of someone like you?

Doesn't matter.

No matter what anyone
says, I'm not leaving.

So help me.

Come on. After everything…

I can ask you that much, can't I?

Truth is,

I've been thinking of
starting my own business.

I've always wanted to.

A courtesan house,
bigger than cheonungak.

How does that sound?

I've already got my eye
on the building and the land.

And I think I'd like a villa
too. Everyone else has one.

What do you think?

Mr. Na.

Don't take this lightly.

Because everything I said today?

I meant every word.

You crazy bitch.

Are you threatening me right now?

So, you're saying…

She went to see

chief na, not the president?

Yes, sir.

That crazy bitch.

She's digging her own grave, isn't she?

What about baek?

He's standing by in Seoul.

Goddamn idiot, falling
for some tramp like that.

Still, the woman's a real piece of work.

She just had to stir up the hornet's nest

and throw all the men
upstairs into chaos.

I can't tell if she's
naïve or just plain stupid.

- Hey.
- Yes, sir?

Have you ever been in love?

I'm not so sure.

She's pulling all this shit just
because she wants to be loved.

Fucking bitch.

This was the night I last saw him.

It was the first time
he'd ever asked to meet,

so I wondered what it was about.

Darling.

Are you mad at me?

Go back.

Are you really going to do this?

You're ruining the mood.

Those guys can't do anything to me.

I've got my notebook.

Hand that over and get out of the country

if you want to stay alive.

If I hand that over…

They'll kill me.

And they'll kill you if you don't.

Why are you trying to scare me like this?

Enough games.

Hand over the notebook, now.

And if I don't?

You might not make it through the night.

My god.

How do you even make
threats look so cool?

Do you practice in front
of a mirror or something?

Gosh, that hurt.

It never existed.

The notebook.

It never existed.

I'm telling you the truth

because I think you figured
that out a long time ago.

Stay with me tonight.

I don't want to be alone.

You said I might not
make it through the night.

If something happens to me,

you'll have to save me.

Why should I do that?

You think I don't know?

About whatever deal you've
got going with choi yuji.

Did you think I wouldn't figure it out?

You can't do this to me.

You…

Darling.

You like me, don't you?

Mr. Baek.

Darling.

Hey, seongguk's
birthday is… next Saturday.

How about we take him
to changgyeongwon?

And show him the elephants.

Geumji, we should stop this now.

Let's go back to the states
with seongguk, all right?

I'll do whatever it takes to raise him well.

Aren't you angry?

I am.

At this world.

Hey. Get out of the car, punk.

Who the hell are you?

- Get out of the car.
- Who the hell are you?

- Come on.
- Let go! Let go of me!

- Walk straight, you bastard!
- Who the hell are you?

- Hey, get him in.
- Hey! Damn it.

- Get off me!
- Get the hell in!

What's going on? You scared me.

Can't you just let me go?

I wanted to fall in love again.

Translated by yoonjung song