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It's beautiful.

To think that with just black and white cells,

they're essentially having a rich conversation.

In a way, it's going from 3D to 2D.

Wait, is that Professor Eum Nan Sae?

- The Eum Nan Sae? - About the QR code...

Is she a big deal? Isn't she just Winterbottom's sub?

If Winterbottom is twine,

Eum Nan Sae is a climbing rope.

A legend in Korean computer science.

The youngest professor at POSTECH.

And that same Professor Eum Nan Sae...

turned down tenure from, like, Melon University,

to come back here. Can you guess why?

Sorry for being late, Professor.

I had a school station interview...

about the awards for the Embedded Software Contest.

- So I'm late. - Honey bees are disappearing.

I'm sorry?

Humanity has less than...

100 years left.

Professor, what are you talking about?

Now, I'm not here to preach some...

YOLO-esque optimism about living it up while we can.

Everyone in this class...

is part of what you might call an Extinction Community.

You're all sharing this era of extinction.

That certainly makes for a special bond, doesn't it?

Now, I want you to form those communities.

When you say "community,"

do you mean you want us to get into groups?

Yes.

Professor, you need to make this announcement before you wrap up.

Right.

Professor Eum Nan Sae's Creative Integrated Design class...

has been named the signature course...

for our Converged Physical Tech Department...

and Global Content Development.

Therefore, your work will be entered...

into the Hangang University President's Cup App Contest...

- will be automatically entered... - This all sounds...

a bit complicated, doesn't it?

They say the longer the explanation, the bigger the lie.

In any case, you must form teams of four.

Why do the teams have to be made of four people?

To debunk an East Asian superstition that the number four is unlucky.

Pardon?

I'm kidding.

Right, anyway.

With this class size,

teams of four are just easier for me to grade.

All right then.

And let me give you one word of caution.

I will not be accepting proposals based on...

unrealistic concepts, such as manipulating human dreams...

to enable coding during sleep.

Ideas that exist only as hollow shells designed...

to fool users without feasibility will be rejected.

That is all.

(Hangang University, Department of Computer Engineering)

That's it?

That's all?

Does she know about our idea? How could she be so specific?

I don't know what that was all about,

but I guess our project is on hold?

Emergency meeting. Right here.

In exactly 15 minutes.

(15 Minutes Later)

Sorry. My bad.

I skipped a step in my routine this morning...

and just hit with the runs.

What's his deal?

This is for breaking your laptop yesterday.

We decided to drop the formalities.

You just did, too.

- I did? - Accept it, San. We need to work.

So I asked around...

and for the line of laptops you use,

they said this one is the absolute best.

Gosh, that's amazing. This one folds all the way back.

I was rather hoping you'd just wire me the money.

Hey, even the used price for this is higher than what you asked for.

Since data recovery will be so hard, I guess this will have to do.

You should at least appreciate the gesture.

Fine. Thanks for keeping your word.

Based on the lowest online price, minus my old one's depreciation,

I'll pay you back the difference.

Anyway, we have to get on with our scheduled plans.

What if Min Hak joins us for that?

- No way. - I already got approval to sit in.

This is for computer engineering majors...

Not exclusively.

According to the requirements, you must partner with a non-major.

Plus, that makes a four-person team, just like our professor wanted.

A celebrity just fell into our laps. How great is that?

I get that he's a "celebrity,"

who'd spray mist on a laptop, but...

Joo Yeon San from Cheongnyong Elementary School.

That's you, right?

Don't tell me they're long-lost childhood friends.

If they are, that's a pretty tired trope.

I'm sure he's about to explain.

He's having a flashback.

When he should be explaining, he's having a flashback instead.

It only just hit me last night.

Do you even remember the laptop you broke today?

You bent it, poured soda over it,

and tried drying it with a hairdryer!

I need it for my job, my schoolwork, and a competition,

- which is why I came... - It's not like the spaceship...

would just stop in midair.

As you explained, an EMP is an electromagnetic shockwave.

So the spacecraft's computer systems would shut down...

That's her, always meticulously arguing every single point.

The number two appears p-minus-two times.

That's right! This year's champion of the Science Genius Quiz is...

Cheongnyong Elementary's 3rd-grader,

- Joo Yeon San! - Joo Yeon San!

What's your deal?

That's the tone.

With that exact attitude,

I saw you on the live broadcast winning first place weekly, monthly,

and season-long.

I even subscribed to your workbooks.

- Hey! Stop! - Stop!

Jinx! Min Hak, you said nothing, and San I, you didn't hear a thing!

You just pushed her berserk button.

Whatever. What's your deal?

What do you want from us?

(LOVE.exe)

(Episode 4: Forming Teams)

(Nine hours earlier, Somewhere in Seoul)

- Hey, I can't see anything. - Sorry.

All right, this is the photo in question.

They'll leak it in one month, which means we have 29 days left.

Gosh, anyone can tell that's our Min Hak and Jinny.

Jinny, you can see this, right?

Yes, I see it.

Reporters will ask for confirmation, so here's the official story.

Our line is, "We met casually on 'Match on Wheels.'"

This is in front of a hotel. That's hardly a "casual" setting.

That's precisely why I called this meeting.

The story is that you two just met by chance at the hotel bar.

People aren't idiots.

If we put out a clumsy denial...

and then it comes out that they've met before...

What you're saying is that we should admit it publicly?

- Excuse me? - He's asking if we should admit it.

I'm just saying it's one of our options.

What do they want?

Didn't say anything yet. Just to reveal it a month later.

We can't trust scumbags like them. They could leak it tomorrow.

Coming through.

They could spread it, so we should just be honest...

Can you turn the screen, please? Toward Min Hak.

Didn't you say you knew her?

Her, I mean. The owner of the laptop you broke.

What?

- The Quiz King. - "Quiz King?"

Yes, the Quiz King I told you about.

Turns out she goes to my university.

The laptop owner is Quiz King, and Quiz King owns the laptop.

Okay, none of that matters.

Anyway, you'll say you met that girl in front of the hotel that day,

and I was coincidentally in the shot.

- Got it? - Nice.

Sir, if you spin this the right way,

it looks like he's seeing her. Right?

Right!

Excuse me. I need a word with Jinny.

I can't go along with this. It's not right.

Joo Yeon San has nothing to do with us.

It's not like this will hurt her.

Honestly, Min Hak, you're not even a full-fledged celebrity yet.

And she's just a regular person.

I mean, they're just two students hanging out.

How will that become a dating scandal?

Min Hak, we must think about our next level.

Look, once Min Hak starts going to school,

students will post pictures anyway.

He just has to go to his classes.

And be seen being friendly with this girl.

And then people naturally come up with their own stories about them.

Okay.

Say Min Hak focuses on his classes.

How about the lost income during this time?

How will you cover that loss?

Well, what do you propose?

He's asking what you want in return.

I heard Jinny got a streaming original film gig.

How about getting Min Hak in there as well?

I just met with Director Cha Nook, and I'm sure of it.

I'll be in his next project.

It'll be released globally on an OTT.

This is such a crucial moment for my career.

What? You mean acting?

Yes, someone like Bong or Chan.

Or even the director of "Squid Game."

Why would directors of that caliber cast Min Hak?

What's wrong with Min Hak?

Excuse me. We're not blood-related, but he's like my little brother.

Hey, you can't just talk about him like that...

Okay. Deal. Bong, Chan, Eun Sook, "Squid Game?"

Sure. I'll get them to contact you directly very soon.

Could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

What is he saying?

Whatever OTT service it is, it doesn't matter.

What's the point of putting him through these auditions?

What's the point of even giving him an audition?

- We've already seen what he can do. - We've already sized him up.

And his acting is...

- uninspirational. - His acting is wooden, right?

He's also a triple threat, isn't he?

He's tone-deaf, can't dance, and has no rhythm.

He's basically a tree up there. Anything for a client like this?

There was that XX Brand season opening party Jinny couldn't make,

and there's that new beauty show our subsidiary launched...

And maybe a couple of viral ads?

What do you say?

Deal?

Deal.

Let's get some jjajangmyeon.

Even if we have to grow apart for a while,

we'll become more valuable...

Later, we'll be more "together?"

No. "Value." As in, V-A-L-U-E.

- "Value." - Let's meet once...

we're more valuable.

Min Hak, you can help me with this, can't you?

Yes.

Jinny.

Wait...

Min Hak, let's go.

He said he was your fan, San. Sounds like a first crush, right?

Plus, the whole smart and nerdy image is...

trending these days,

so I guess they're trying to brand him as that kind of icon.

Sorry. Was that too blunt?

So you figured it out.

I'm already committing to the role.

I even got bangs to look the part.

Whose bright idea was it to come here?

Mine. All the classrooms are in use. The modeling majors took our lounge.

Anyone have a better idea?

By the way,

is something still wrong?

This is usually a blind spot. If you're pulling an all-nighter,

it's the kind of spot where the guard turns off the lights.

But right now, all eyes are on you.

This'll be on Everytime any minute.

With our faces in the photos too.

I guess so.

I've never been photographed so openly like this.

Excuse me.

If you're going to post this, please blur their faces.

I'd really appreciate it.

Sorry, I didn't mean to make you guys uncomfortable.

They shouldn't be posting it in the first place, should they?

I feel like a celebrity's friend,

and this special feeling I get...

isn't half bad.

You two can continue your fan meet-and-greet here.

Hang on, sit down.

I'm actually curious too.

Min Hak, you don't actually have to take this class.

It's required for Computer Science, not Modeling.

That's true.

Why are you so gung-ho about this competition?

It's kind of hard to explain.

Try me. I'm listening.

Where do I even begin?

Was I 11 at the time?

No, wait. I was in third grade, so...

Third grade...

- Ten. - Right, ten.

Anyway, my grandfather was sick and had been hospitalized.

- Okay. - It was a hospital in Eungam-dong.

No, wait.

Before I get to that, I should probably start from...

when my grandpa was raising my dad.

Hey, can you just get to the point?

Oh, okay, so...

The age gap between my dad and me... I was ten, so my dad was...

- He can't have been 20, the gap... - Right.

So when you were ten,

your grandpa, who raised your dad, was hospitalized...

and something happened...

that made you want to participate in this competition?

Yes, exactly.

But what's most important is...

that we'd watch "Quiz King" weekly.

I guess you want to be in an event like a competition for yourself.

But if you only want to team up because I was a kid on quiz shows,

what about him?

So I have to vote for you? Thanks.

Why him?

When San became the monthly champ, that's the kid who cried behind her.

His name's Ban Ji No. He's in our department, too.

(Ban Ji No, Changnam Elementary)

(Trait: Even the teacher finds him exhausting)

What a strange combination...

He says Hangang University is a stepping-stone...

for transferring to Seoul National.

And he won't shut up about it.

There are so many smart people here.

But I don't want to team up with anyone else.

I want to do this with you, San.

Na Rae, why are you getting secondhand embarrassment?

- Java. - What?

Java.

(Java: A popular programming language)

A pop quiz out of nowhere?

Like this?

So you don't know it.

Can you let go?

How about Swift?

(Swift: A programming language for developing iOS-based apps)

Taylor?

Taylor Swift.

That's such a dad joke.

- Python. - Python?

Is that like "red sun" or something?

Py...

thon.

I'm not sure...

San, it feels like you're taking an unfair shot at other majors.

Kang Dong Won. Weren't you leading the opposition?

This is a completely different issue.

Right. We don't all need to be coders.

That was a cheap shot, Joo Yeon San.

That's not like you. You're always so reasonable.

And don't even start with the whole, "What's so 'me' about me?" routine.

Look, I promise I'll work really hard.

I'll study all the terms you asked about today,

and I'm well aware that in many ways I'm not exactly an ideal member...

You're not a member yet.

We all have classes to get to, and we could use a change of scene.

Let's just take a break for now.

Min Hak, you're good with that?

Yes, I kept my whole day free for this.

- Okay. - I'm heading out.

Okay.

See you later.

Just read the room and take it easy.

You've taken enough pictures. Just make up some excuse...

and tell them you can't make it starting next week.

Here, try this.

Sponsored.

What's with the look, Min Hak? I like it.

I have to come up with a reason why this team needs me.

- Come back with a solid argument. - An argument?

Nothing vague like "making memories."

A real reason why you should join.

Like what you want to do with us, or what you can bring to the table.

I admire your academic passion,

but you don't have to overdo it.

This is all part of the act, you know?

If I want them to believe me, I have to be convincing.

Right. You're really committed to the method.

By the way, Min Hak, didn't you set a reminder...

for the feed update yesterday?

The manager over there called and said you missed the post time.

"Heavy is the head that wears the crown."

It's a famous saying.

Let's not be as irresponsible as some.

The days when only tall, thin people could be models are over.

In that sense, the merger of our two very different majors...

is perhaps just a natural sign of the times.

The CompSci students?

It's okay. I can tell who's who without any help.

I have very high hopes for our CompSci students.

All right, shall we have you come up one by one and walk for us?

Be free, be edgy!

Mind your stride, long and smooth.

Watch your foot placement.

Excellent.

Head up, like a string is pulling it from the top. That's it!

Your eyeline.

Excellent.

You're an absolute charm bomb. I love it.

Okay, let's get our CompSci students up here, one by one.

Yes, lovely!

That's it! With confidence.

And the final pose!

A king!

All right, next.

Okay, let's not smile.

Be serious. Now, wipe that smile off your face.

Right.

Work that stride a little bit...

Gosh. That was good, though.

All right, be confident. That's it, a confident power walk!

Hey, you did great. You really did.

- I love this class! Right? - Kill the music.

Kill it!

Music off!

You, in the polka-dot skirt.

Why did you sign up for this class?

- Who, me? - Yes.

It looked like fun.

So you think you're a bit different, a little special?

- What? - That's fine.

But let's let the audience call you special.

If only you think you're special, you're not connecting with anyone.

- Right. - I know it's just an elective,

but I don't know how can I teach you at this level.

I'm going to run this class with an open mind.

But if any of you signed up for this class just for fun,

you might want to consider dropping.

I'm not pointing anyone out, so don't take it personally.

All right, I'll give you some time.

The Modeling majors, pair up and give pointers.

I'll see you at the end of class.

Now, pair up.

Be free, be edgy.

Is there a female CompSci major who wants to pair up?

Okay, chest out.

Keep your feet parallel.

Okay, that's good. Look forward.

And just hold that tension...

You leaving?

Ever heard of that guy?

Professor Bi Gwang? No.

If you try looking that guy up online...

Gosh.

You're getting push around by him.

He's not even in the industry. He knows nothing about walking.

- It's a nepotism hire. - Nepotism?

- He's the Chairman's nephew. - The Chairman's nephew?

I heard they brought him in as some "Communications Expert,"

Communication, empathy, and walking? He's a total con artist. A fraud.

You'll pass as long as you show up, so don't let him intimidate you.

Forget all that. Just remember one thing.

Confidence.

Confidence?

All right, let's do this. Okay, feet parallel.

- Parallel? - Yep. All right, go!

Go!

You can swing your arms a bit. Tuck your chin in slightly.

- Tucked in. - Right. Eyes forward.

- Like this? - Hey, don't be so self-conscious.

Say, "I'm a gift from the skies."

- Walk. - "I'm a gift from the skies."

All right, "I parachuted my way in."

"I parachuted my way in."

(Department of Modeling, Class in progress)

I didn't feel a draft a second ago.

You said it'd be cool, spacious, with no people.

Is this the best you could do?

- It's all due to climate change. - No, it's because of the merger.

You're coming to the meeting, right?

We're electing an emergency chair, so you have to come.

We can't let the Modeling Majors walk all over us.

- Na Rae, this is for you. - What?

Kang Min Hak, you really...

You're handsome and sweet, too?

Are you the only one?

That was my way of saying thanks, you know?

(28 Minutes Later)

Okay, our next idea. Sweet Home.

Honestly, this is an idea I've been keeping up my sleeve.

If you have a spare room, you take pictures of it beforehand.

You post them on a popular site,

and when foreign tourists see them,

they'll book your room over a hotel and they pay you.

And the homeowner gets to rent out their room...

Airbnb...

Okay, let's stop there.

What?

Look.

Min Hak, it's not a personal attack.

But what we need right now is...

someone to help manage future risks...

while developing our contest app.

Someone with actual solutions.

But in the less than half a day we've spent with you,

we're already background characters...

in your social media posts.

And now our looks are getting rated.

You're becoming a liability.

Rating our looks? Who are those jerks? Darn it.

I'm not going to let them get away with this.

Sorry, but can I see it? That post on Everytime.

I'll take care of it.

And... I'm sorry.

I apologize.

That "Engineering student vibe?"

I have no idea what that is,

but you needed that look for your pics, and if...

No, if we were okay with being props,

you've already got what you came for.

I don't have any more time to waste on your little performance.

No, scratch that. I don't want to waste any more time.

Hey!

You're being way too harsh today.

Hey, Min Hak! Let's take five, okay?

- Sure. - Yes.

Just a second. Come on.

That's it.

I think we need a moment to discuss our governance policy.

Maybe I should go get some fresh air.

Did you really have to go that far?

Even if his head is in the clouds,

you can't humiliate him like that.

So what if he wanted that nerdy look...

to post pics with us?

Even if he is a clueless guy and has used us,

he still has feelings, right?

Na Rae, are you taking Min Hak's side right now?

Why does there have to be sides in this?

- Gosh, you scared me. - Want to know what I really think?

- What the... - Yeon San, I totally get why...

you keep pushing Min Hak away.

He's got a full-blown celebrity complex...

and offers to sigh his autograph, blabbering "Ahn In Dae."

He brags about you being the Quiz King.

He broke your laptop,

made you lose out on the scholarship,

and forces you into the limelight when you hate attention.

I admit, he's been a complete walking disaster.

But it's not like Min Hak meant to do any of that, right?

The guy's a total blank slate.

There's nothing going on inside that pretty little head.

You know it's better to write code from scratch than fix a buggy mess?

So let's be the ones to fill his blank slate...

with a beautiful programming language.

You're worse than she is, you know that?

It seems to me you're pretending to have Min Hak's back,

but you're getting all your jabs in anyway.

Hang in there.

On the other hand,

don't you think our worldview is a little limited?

What do the three of us do all day?

We wake up and get on the computer.

Eat and then get on the computer.

Come to school and get the computer.

We even get on the computer before we go to bed.

Speak for yourself. I actually have relationships in the real world.

Min Hak lives in another world.

He's on another operating system.

An operating system?

But it's compatible with a lot of different operating systems.

Like us? Even though we're different?

In that case, Min Hak's experience and perspective could help us grow.

Plus, we can finally even out our gender ratio.

- There are other guys in class... - You could say that,

but who's actually asked to join our team?

Excuse me.

Don't fight because of me.

I'll just leave.

I wasn't seeking a reason to join.

I was trying to see why you'd want me on the team,

but thinking about it, I can't find one either.

I'm sorry for the trouble I caused, even if it was unintentional.

But it was nice meeting you all.

I've always really wanted to meet Joo Yeon San.

I even imagined what it would be like...

to be on the same team as a genius like you.

I guess I just got carried away.

Hey. Yeon San.

If I were really a genius,

I probably wouldn't be here arguing with you.

San, it's one thing not to work with him,

but are you really just going to let him leave?

Kang Min Hak, wait!

And just like that, I crashed.

Joo Yeon San.

I should've seen the signs, starting with that bizarre dream.

My firewall must have been compromised.

Over-processing inputs repeatedly created an overblown output.

The Quiz King bit is a sore spot,

but I thought I was over it.

But that's just an excuse.

I am the error now.

To use a PC analogy, it's like my cooling fan is broken.

The fact that I keep overheating is proof that he's getting to me.

To think that my past few weeks, like a cheesy rom-com I worked on,

were all a buildup to me ending up in this la-la land.

It's so unfair. It's infuriating. This isn't rational.

So, to fixate on a meaningless dream...

and push him away like this...

might actually be the more irrational choice.

Admit the error and correct course.

San.

Oh, right.

First, I should apologize too.

The heat, humidity, media environment,

and the school's arbitrary rules...

I think all of these variables affected our communication...

and made things worse.

How about we find an empty classroom and try again tomorrow...

Sorry.

It's okay. An alarm can go off.

(Next: Stay Green Live Ad at 3:00pm)

Speaking of which...

- I have a scheduled ad time. - What?

This won't take long. Just give me a minute.

Why the breath spray?

Hey, everyone! You're with me on StayGreen, right?

From the eco-friendly golf course, Stay Green CC,

- An eco-friendly golf course? - we're raffling off tickets...

at our eco-friendly flea market.

What a relief. My cooling fan is running again.

I put the link in my bio, so make sure you all sign up.

On the course, let's get some eagles and albatrosses together.

Bye!

(How it feels to be an engineering student)

Influencer, engineering major, boyfriend material pics.

(Hello)

What?

(Hello)

Hello. This is movie director Bong Joon...

The reason I'm writing is that I'd like to meet Kang Min Hak...

Bong!

A burner account?

Darn it, who are they kidding?

(Up yours!)

What? You're done already?

I'm not doing this anymore.

What? What about your promise to Jinny?

This whole thing was ridiculous from the start.

Let's just find another way.

(12 Years Earlier)

(Kang Min Hak, 10, 3rd Grade, Myeongin Elementary)

(Hobbies: Magnetic tops, quiz shows)

- Min Hak. - And once again,

young Joo Yeon San was the quickest on the buzzer.

- Min Hak. - Yes, Grandpa?

The men in our family line have had handsome features,

tall frames, and gentle natures.

But not a single one of our ancestors...

ever managed to hold public office.

I know.

You said we were a line of blockheads.

Your father could barely even read, yet he got lucky with the times...

and now struts around like a big shot.

But how long do you think getting by on a pretty face will last?

In today's harsh society, for men like me and your father,

just having a handsome face and a tall frame...

is completely worthless.

Yes. I'm always mindful of that.

The correct answer is EMP, which means electromagnetic pulse.

You'll start balding around 40.

From that point on,

for men like us, who get by on our looks,

our value will just plummet.

(Joo Yeon San, Ban Ji No)

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Just like how the fool Ondal met Princess Pyeonggang,

you need to marry a smart woman.

Our family isn't blessed with brains,

so improving our gene pool...

is the only way we'll survive in the 21st century!

A smart woman like Princess Pyeonggang?

Like that kid, Joo Yeon San, the Quiz King?

Dream on! She's the monthly quiz show champ.

Why would a girl that brilliant give you the time of day?

That's what I was thinking!

Of course, if the stars align...

and a talent like her were to actually give you a chance...

Joo Yeon San.

If you get this right, you will win the title.

The number two appears p-minus-two times.

That's right! This year's champion of the Science Genius Quiz is...

Cheongnyong Elementary's 3rd-grader, Joo Yeon San!

Cheongnyong Elementary School, Joo Yeon San...