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WELCOME TO SAMDAL-RI

Korea…

- Sings! - Sings!

KOREA SINGS

IN JEJU ISLAND

THE PRIDE OF SAMDAL-RI! CHO YONG-PIL IS HERE!

KOREA SINGS JEJU ISLAND

To all our viewers across the country,

to the residents of Jeju who are here today,

and to the tourists who have come to visit,

thank you very much.

I'm Sunday's Man, Song Hae,

greeting you from Jeju, the island gift from nature.

Hello, everyone!

- Hello! - Hello!

I've been to Seoul Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan

I've been to Seoul Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan

Where is my love? Is he in Seoul?

Is he in Daejeon?

CHO SAM-DAL, CHO YONG-PIL, 9 YEARS OLD IN 1994

Or is he in Busan?

After he left me alone Where did he go?

- Are you still nervous? - Yeah.

Why?

Why do you think?

Because there's a ton of people.

Right, but why are you the nervous one?

The next contestant is known as "The pride of Jeju."

Please welcome Cho Yong-pil!

THE PRIDE OF SAMDAL-RI! CHO YONG-PIL IS HERE!

Let's go.

Oh, dear. I believe there's only one contestant.

Which one of you is it?

The pride of Jeju!

Samdal-ri's Cho Yong-pil is here!

I'm Cho Yong-pil, and I'm nine. Hello!

So he's Cho Yong-pil.

Then who are you, young lady?

Me?

I'm his manager.

She's Cho Sam-dal. She came on stage with me in case I became nervous.

Goodness. I've never seen a manager come on stage for moral support

and end up looking more nervous than the singer.

So what do the Samdal-ri natives,

Ms. Cho Sam-dal and Mr. Cho Yong-pil,

want to become when they grow up?

- Me? - Yes.

I'm going to become a dragon that rises from a small stream.

A dragon?

Yes. I heard dragons rise from small streams.

I'll go to the mainland to find a magic pearl when I grow up.

- That's impressive! - So let's summarize.

Jeju is the small stream,

and your dream is to go to Seoul and find success when you grow up?

Yes.

All right. Then, what does Yong-pil want to become when he grows up?

A dragon that rises from a small stream?

No.

I like the small stream.

Can't I just live here?

All right, then.

Please give them a round of applause for the song they'll perform.

Let's hear it!

There was a girl who once gave me A bouquet of flowers

I wonder why I miss her so much today

Her short hair was neatly combed Like grass wet from the rain

Back when we still had that silliness of children,

the girl dreamed of soaring out from her small stream to become a dragon.

The boy dreamed of becoming the girl's small stream.

I think of that day

When I start missing that day

I wander through my dreams…

But when that silliness disappears

from the boy and girl,

will they realize it?

Perhaps a dream is most beautiful

when it remains a dream.

EPISODE 1 TEARS OF THE DRAGON

You didn't have the spicy braised crabs there?

- Are they good? - You seriously didn't?

They're served with radish water kimchi. I love it so much.

First, take a bite of the braised crab.

Then, order a bowl of rice,

put some sauce, dried seaweed flakes, and sesame oil.

Then, mix everything together.

Then, take a big bite--

Ms. Cho…

- What is this? - You know. It's my mom's kohlrabi kimchi.

You love this too.

What in the world are you talking about?

I'm sorry, but could you excuse us?

- I need to speak with him. - Sure.

Thank you.

It must be nice to have so many things you love.

You love my mom's water kimchi.

You love spicy braised crabs.

Have you gone insane? What are you doing?

You love me…

and you love other girls.

Well…

- Ms. Cho-- - No.

I'd shut it. Then you'll be known as a loser

who was dumped by his ex and drenched with kimchi.

It's better than a being scumbag who was caught cheating, right?

Eat up.

It's so ripe that it's gone bad.

Hello, long time no see.

Hello.

FIFTEEN HOURS AGO

I just finished. Want to meet up for a second?

You finished early.

I told them I'd work overtime today since you said you'd be late.

Okay. I'll just head home then.

Should I just leave too?

I'd probably get fired, right?

It can't be helped then.

I miss you.

CHEON CHUNG-GI

That little…

Should I beat the crap out of that scumbag?

You're cheating on me?

How dare you?

You're dead meat, you asshole!

You dare to cheat on me?

Unbelievable!

I'm so dumbfounded right now.

You're dead meat, you bastard.

Those rotten little…

No.

I should just kill them.

I should kill Cheon Chung-gi…

- Hello-- - Cho Sam-dal!

My goodness!

Jeez.

I'm not deaf, you know?

Lower your voice. Or just call me Cho Eun-hye.

Eun-hye, my foot. Did you take Mom's kohlrabi kimchi?

- Yeah. - It's gone bad.

I took it out to throw it away.

Did you eat it?

No, I threw it out.

Where?

Where do you think? The trash can.

Hey, Sam-dal. Hey!

Why did she take it with her to throw it out?

And you're Cho Sam-dal.

You never officially changed your name.

Aunt Sam-dal gave the kimchi to her boyfriend.

But it went bad.

I know. She asked me how she could kill him,

so I told her to feed him that since it had mold.

Mom.

Get up already.

- It's already noon. - Give me ten more minutes.

What time did you come home last night?

Tell me the truth.

I'll get up. I'm done sleeping.

Answer my question!

Yesterday?

Last night, I came home at around 11…

It was 11:10 p.m.

I went to bed at 11:30 p.m.

I mean 11:45 p.m. That's when I came home.

I don't care if you drink or go clubbing

since you're still young, but come home before midnight--

- Want a planet gummy? - Yes.

- Mom! - Cha Ha-yul, please.

All right. I promise not to stay out overnight.

I'm nine, and you're 29.

We're under the curse of the nines, so we need to be careful this year.

I told you already.

Yes, you did. We're both under the curse of the nines.

I'll be careful, so please stop glaring at me.

My niece sure is smart.

She's only nine but knows about that superstition.

It's obvious where she learned it. Likely from the Samdal-ri haenyeo leader.

Why would Mom teach a kid something like that?

Right.

I think Cho Sam-dal broke up with her boyfriend.

Again?

She must be destined to just work until she dies.

She's never been in a decent relationship.

That's not true.

There was that one time.

- Jin-dal! - Gosh.

That was ages ago.

Fine, I admit I cheated. I committed a grave sin.

- But isn't this too harsh? - "Too harsh"?

Let me ask you one last question.

What? What is it?

Do you want my forgiveness?

Beg all you want. I'd be insane to forgive.

How did you find out?

Damn it.

Is that important?

Shouldn't you at least apologize first?

Let's listen to the next song.

It's "Short Hair" by Cho Yong-pil.

There was a girl who once gave me A bouquet--

I wonder why I miss her so much today

Her short hair was neatly combed Like grass wet from the rain

I recall her radiant eyes in my mind

Whenever I feel lonely

I think of that day

When I start missing that day…

THE PRIDE OF SAMDAL-RI!

Hey, Gyeong-tae.

Gyeong-tae.

Gyeong-tae!

Yes? Who was that?

You fool. Is that your bedroom?

- Why is he already here? - You might as well get a bed.

Jeez.

I shouldn't have gotten you this job.

- Open up! - Okay.

Hey, Yong-pil!

You just got here, didn't you?

Hey.

Hey, take that.

Stay awake, will you?

You…

Okay. You can go for now.

Hello?

Yes, he just went in.

He's coming up now.

- Already? - Yes, he just passed the gate.

We'll now begin discussion our short-term forecasts.

As you know, the commissioner will join us

- this week as well. - Lock the door!

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

- Hey, Sang-hun. - Good morning.

JEJU METEOROLOGICAL CENTER FORECASTING DIVISION

What? Why is this locked?

For crying out loud.

What? They locked me out on purpose.

Director Han!

Sir!

This is unfair. It's not right.

Director Han.

Forecaster Kang.

Baek-ho!

Can you just open up for a second?

I mean…

Hold on.

The meeting's begun, hasn't it? It has.

Headquarters!

It's pretty noisy.

That bastard.

Why the hell did he come early when he's on the night shift?

I'll bust this door down! I'll count to three and break it down.

- We just replaced that door. - One…

- Two… - Should I just open it?

- Are you crazy? - Two and a half!

The commissioner's here. Who knows what he'll do this time?

Have you forgotten already?

What do you mean?

It's not sleet.

It's snow!

As northwest winds head south,

snow clouds formed over the Yellow Sea will flow in.

Do you know what'll happen next?

The surface temperature will go down to at least 1°C.

There will definitely be snow, not sleet!

A difference of just one or two degrees will determine snow, so it's tricky.

Keeping all possibilities open and going with sleet is the right call.

Let's do that.

Sleet and snow aren't the same!

What are you doing? We're on the same side.

Seriously, sleet and snow aren't the same. Please mark it as snow.

Just this once. Please?

I swear that it'll snow.

It's rain! Not just raindrops!

Hallasan Mountain has more cold troughs in the upper layer.

They'll flow in with the rain!

Gosh, this is so frustrating!

Even if the upper and lower layers were unstable,

it's not enough to rain over the northern area.

Do you know how much the village head of Dongbok cussed me out last time?

The rain washed away all the pesticides. He demanded compensation!

He tormented me for three years!

You also didn't listen to me two years ago!

We had an sports day

but were stuck all day in the indoor gym playing basketball!

I wanted to play soccer!

Hold on. It's a typhoon.

- Wait! it's a typhoon! - Okay, next is Busan.

- Yes, this is Busan. - Why did he move on?

Jeju!

Director Han.

Can you please open up?

It's going to rain this weekend.

The scenario you see here…

Headquarters called with a special request.

They said to lock up that knucklehead when the commissioner was present.

I see.

Why won't anyone believe me? Come on!

That little…

You bastard!

HQ in Seoul already analyzed the data, so why do you always try to mess it up?

They don't know anything about Jeju.

I've lived in Jeju for 38 years.

I know more about its topography and wind speed than they do!

They even have to search online to find good restaurants in Jeju!

My analysis has never been wrong!

You're right.

And that's why HQ wants you to join them.

Stop complaining about their analysis.

Just go there and do the analysis yourself.

Why would I go there?

I don't want to!

I hate Seoul!

Me too.

Sir…

Director Han.

Baek-ho!

You look so pretty.

I love it.

That's good.

- Nice. - Yes.

Good. Just like that.

ONE SHOT, ONE KILL SHE'S INCREDIBLE

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CHO EUN-HYE IS A YES

Was it too much?

Okay.

PARIS MAGAZINE WORLD TOUR

ALL EYES ON CHO EUN-HYE

PARIS MAGAZINE WORLD TOUR

PARIS MAGAZINE MY PERSON

CHO ON TOP OF INDUSTRY

Nice.

CHO EUN-HYE'S PAST 15 YEARS MY PERSON

A bit more.

Okay. Let's do a close-up shot now.

Let's do a close-up shot.

Okay!

- Great work! - Great work!

Let's take 30 before the next shoot.

CHO EUN-HYE

Not bad.

They're all perfect. It's too hard to pick out the best one.

They're all good ones. She doesn't take photos that aren't worth keeping.

Come on. That's not possible.

Why not? She's Cho Eun-hye.

She got these high-quality photos in just 15 minutes.

No wonder global stars praise her.

And that's why Paris Magazine recognized her work.

Exactly.

You're right. Holding their exhibition in Korea is in itself incredible.

It's the first stop on their tour.

She's such a patriot.

Hey.

What are you doing?

Sorry? Well…

I'm setting up Ms. Cho's chair.

Then, what about me?

Where's my chair?

Sorry?

I'll prepare yours as well.

Does she think she's the director? Why does an assistant need her own chair?

And we're Ms. Cho's assistants, not hers.

She's just dying to copy everything that Ms. Cho does.

Tell me about it. She bought those sneakers too because Ms. Cho did.

Her family isn't that wealthy either. How does an assistant have so much money?

Bang Eun-ju, you'll never be like Cho Eun-hye.

Never.

- Set this up properly. - I'm sorry.

No wonder why they say not to go out of your way to help someone.

Jeez, I have only myself to blame. It's all my fault.

I helped you get a job when you had nothing to do,

but you repay my kindness by betraying me?

You ungrateful bastard.

Hey.

You got me this job, but you're not the one paying me.

Selling you out was hard on me too.

Speaking of which,

can't you just quit?

- Do you think I would? - Listen.

If you're that good, just go to HQ in Seoul. They want you to come.

Everyone's dying to work in HQ.

So why stay in Jeju and cause all this mess?

I'd go there in a heartbeat.

Seoul is…

It's…

Hey, Gyeong-tae.

What?

Do you know Tarzan?

Tarzan's wearing ten-won underwear

- Of course. - Right.

Do you know why he wears such cheap underwear?

What are you talking about? He's probably broke.

No. It's because it's hot.

If you gave him an expensive fur coat,

do you think he'd wear it?

I would even if it's hot. It's expensive.

Jeez.

Whatever. Anyway…

That's what Jeju means to me.

It's like Tarzan's ten-won underwear.

Even if I'm given an expensive fur coat that everyone loves,

it wouldn't look good on me.

It's just be a financial burden. I'll get heat stroke.

That's how I feel about Seoul.

And you think I've never lived there before?

Of course, I have.

But you see…

It's a bit…

All in all,

Seoul's not for me.

It's not because Seoul's not for you. It's probably because Sam-dal is there.

You're afraid you might run into her if you go to Seoul.

Tarzan's underwear, my foot.

But isn't it about time you got over her?

You guys broke up years ago. I just don't get it.

No.

No!

It was doomed from the start since you were friends.

Yes. That's when it went wrong.

There was no time for me to stop you. One day, you two were suddenly in love.

There was nothing I could do.

So I--

For crying out loud.

Gyeong-tae, you talk too much

for your own good.

You know?

My Adam's apple.

- This one stands out. - It's much better.

Then, we'll use this one.

Should we go with this as the best one?

I'll take a look.

It'd be better to tidy up here a little…

Ms. Cho, can you take just this one project for me? Please?

My schedule is already packed for this year.

You know that.

If I take it, it'll affect my other projects.

I'm very much aware of that.

But this company only wants to work with you.

I can't do it. Tell them I'll take a rain check.

Ms. Cho, come on.

Hold on.

Then, how about you just decide on the concept,

and your assistant here takes the photos?

What's it called? A creative director.

Come on, I can't do that. She's still learning.

Come on, Ms. Cho.

Come on. Do you want some dessert?

Let's have something good. It's my treat.

What's this?

I guess this will do.

Ma'am, what's this scarf? It wasn't included during our meeting.

Well…

Right. You see, it's…

I added it.

You did? Why?

I thought it was pretty.

- What? - I added it because it was pretty.

Sure, that's understandable.

But I wasn't the only one in the meeting. We all agreed.

Take this out. Her neck needs to be bare.

The model is ready. We will begin the next shoot.

Jeong-a, you look nice. Good.

What's that?

I told you to remove that!

This is a summer cover shoot.

So I chose a strapless top and hired a model with a pretty neck.

We know that scarf is pretty, but it doesn't go with our concept.

How could you refuse to notice that as an assistant of four years?

What's the matter with you? Are you in a bad mood?

Still, separate personal and professional issues.

You must be in a good mood today.

What?

I have no reason not to be.

- Bang Eun-ju, what's up with you? - I'll remove it.

I should follow your orders. I don't have any say.

I'm just learning, after all.

Darn it.

Ms. Ko, where are you going?

Ms. Ko!

Ms. Ko!

Hello, Ms. Ko!

- Hello. - Hello.

I had to add compost to my groves, so I'm late.

Sorry.

Ms. Ko, you should remove that cloth.

It's all worn out.

Gosh. I'll remove it then.

- Says who? - Goodness.

Says who?

You brat. My heart almost stopped.

You better not remove that, Mom.

Or I'll cover it again with new cloth tomorrow.

Just let it be.

Forget it. It'll just make me stand out.

Jeez, you really don't know anything.

Hear me out.

Among General Yi Sun-sin's 12 ships,

only the ship that he was on had a flag on it. Why?

It wasn't for decoration. It stood for dignity.

It stands for your dignity. We're like General Yi's ships!

Ms. Ko's buoy needs to be easily spotted even from afar

to protect our haenyeos' dignity.

That's what I'm saying.

Showing dignity with floral print?

Stop bothering me when I'm busy. That's enough.

Yong-pil, I understood you completely.

I knew you'd get it, ma'am. You're the best.

Yong-pil, why do you call me "ma'am" and call her "mom"?

People might think she really is your mom.

He's like her son!

Fine. I only have three daughters.

You're all so noisy. Let's hurry on into the water.

- All right. - All right.

The haenyeos in the next town are mad

since they can't find horned turbans.

- What? - What?

So stay in our part of the water.

Or they'll throw a fit. Understood?

- Okay. - Okay.

Let's throw a fit too!

Let's fight!

Be safe, Mom!

Good luck today!

- Let's do this! - We can do it!

MY PERSON

You're changing it again?

You've changed it several times.

Have someone else do it.

They might report me to the Department of Labor if I do.

It looked better on that side yesterday, but it looks better here now.

I bet you'll move it back tomorrow.

Yes, I might.

If you look at all these stars who participated,

your connections are impressive.

I know, right?

I guess I've had a decent life after all.

You've worked really hard in life.

Look at you now.

You've been moving this photo for two months.

Good positioning is crucial.

Goodness, look at the time!

I have an after-party to go to. Can you wrap up?

Sure, go ahead.

Also, we expect tons of congratulatory wreaths,

so we emptied the hall.

Thank you.

Thank you. Good night.

- Chears! - Chears!

- Great job - Great job!

Sorry I'm late!

- Ms. Cho! - What took you so long?

You're all here early.

You sure love the studio.

I expected the summer shoot to be at the beach in Jeju.

Ms. Cho doesn't go to Jeju.

Why not? She's from there.

I've lived in Seoul for 18 years. Can't I be a Seoulite?

Only tourists enjoy going to Jeju.

I worked like a dog not to go back there.

And you can thank all that hard work for finally becoming a dragon.

PARIS MAGAZINE TABS CHO EUN-HYE

Thank you very much. I love you all.

- Cheers. - Cheers!

By the way,

- are you okay? - What do you mean?

I heard Cheon Chung-gi cheated on you.

People at Magazine X were talking about the water kimchi attack.

Wait. Your boyfriend cheated on you?

Cheating on someone this successful? He must be crazy.

What's this attack about?

What do you think it is?

My mom's water kimchi had a lot of pretty mold on it.

So I poured it over his head.

Seriously? You went to his workplace?

You bet. I did it in the lobby in front of everyone.

I poured the entire thing over him.

You're incredible.

I'm too busy with work to be hurt by that kind of stuff.

Do you know who the woman was?

You should've grabbed her hair.

Forget it. He's the one who cheated. I couldn't care less about her.

She's probably no different from him.

She sure is laidback.

- She is. - Enough about him.

- Cheers. - Cheers!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Isn't she your assistant?

She was glaring at you the whole time.

You should be watch out for her.

They're all like that at that stage. They have a lot on their minds.

Right. They think they know everything.

She must be desperate to debut.

I don't feel uncomfortable dealing with clients or superiors.

I know I can prove my worth through my skills.

But mentees are something else.

- It's so difficult. - What?

That's rich coming from someone who had it tough as an assistant.

You worked for Seo Hui-ju for eight years.

That's unbelievable. How did you hold on for so long?

How do you think?

I gritted my teeth so I could stay in Seoul.

You were extremely desperate.

Anyway, good work today. Cheers again.

- Cheers! - Cheers!

- Thank you! - Thank you!

Thank you.

Eun-bi.

Where's Eun-ju? You should take better care of her.

Let her be. She's not a kid.

She's probably cooling off somewhere.

Ko Eun-bi, she's still your senior colleague.

- Who taught you to bad-mouth colleagues? - Eun-ju did.

Really? So she bad-mouths me too?

- You're even tattling on her now? - She keeps bad-mouthing you.

There she is.

Why did you send me that?

Because I wanted you to know.

- Know what? That Chung-gi cheated on me? - No.

That I seduced your boyfriend.

You seemed completely fine with it.

Did you expect me to crumble just because I was cheated on?

Okay, let's say you two fell in love.

Then, you should be apologizing to me.

I felt guilty at first.

But you acted like it wasn't a big deal.

You weren't curious about me either, so my self-esteem kept plummeting.

Even though I'm still just learning.

Wow, seriously.

You're such a loser.

Don't blame me for your low self-esteem.

Why do you think I can't do what you can do?

I can seduce your man and take good photos like you too.

But you never gave me a chance.

Not just that. You took the opportunity from me.

Then, how about you just decide on the concept,

and your assistant here takes the photos?

Come on, I can't do that. She's still learning.

You seemed to be confused.

That wasn't an opportunity for you.

It's only an opportunity if you're ready. Otherwise, it's a risk.

You're not good enough yet.

Who are you to judge that?

And you think you can?

Go out and open your own studio if you want.

I won't help an unprepared mentee just because they throw a fit.

And you can keep that bastard.

My boyfriend cheated,

but if you were mad since I seemed fine, then you won this time.

It shocked me that it was you.

An ex-boyfriend cheating doesn't affect my work.

But you do.

Do your job for the exhibition. Then we'll talk about if you'll stay.

You want me to work in this situation?

Have you ever stepped in dung before? You feel pissed when you realize it.

But you can't let it ruin your day. Wipe it off and move on.

That's what you two are to me. Dung.

I'm certain that she broke up again.

You don't give someone you love water kimchi that's gone bad.

You should just give up, Grandma.

Based on what I saw on TV,

it's not too bad for women to live alone these days.

Grandma, I think Aunt Jin-dal's here.

I'll call you again soon.

All right, my baby.

Call me if anything else happens.

Jeez.

How come she can't find one decent man?

Alcohol!

Please bring me another bottle!

How interesting.

How amusing.

It's totally a comedy!

Cheon Chung-gi and Bang Eun-ju?

Those two…

Seriously. How amusing.

But why doesn't she feel guilty?

Oh, dear.

Recording yourself in case you won't remember this?

I'd just go home if I were you.

Sir, hear me out.

This is so hilarious.

Okay? Sit down.

Stop having so much fun and just go home.

Why do you always drink by yourself? Where are your friends?

You're an interesting one too.

I'm…

I'm not trying to entertain you because I don't have any friends.

Goodness. You know what?

This is a huge misunderstanding.

Sir, this place will fall into chaos if I bring my friends here.

Actors Song Joong-ki, Gianna Jun, and Kim Tae-hee.

You know them, right?

They're all my friends.

Is that so?

Then, call them over.

So I can put their autographs on the wall.

You don't believe me.

Okay. I'll call them.

I won't take responsibility for the chaos they'll bring.

Okay, I'll call them.

They'll definitely come.

Here's Gianna.

But she's busy.

She's extremely busy. She's in every single TV commercial.

Here's Tae-hee.

She's asleep.

She did that mattress commercial. She's probably all snuggled up and asleep.

Right?

It's not that I can't call them.

I chose not to in case they're busy.

Sure.

I'm serious.

Cheers.

Don't cry. You could do much better than him.

I'll set you up with a better guy. I'm glad you broke up.

- Just drink. - We never liked him, right?

- Yes, I disliked him from the start. - Yes, he was awful.

I'm glad you broke up.

Forget it.

I don't need to drink with a friend over something so trivial.

I'm not the only one whose boyfriend cheated with her mentee!

There are tons of women like me.

Gyeong-tae! What's wrong? What happened?

What is it? Hey, Eun-u.

What's wrong?

What happened? Tell me.

What is it?

His second child…

What's wrong? Is your child sick or hurt?

- His child… - Yes?

- His child finally spoke. - Okay. And?

The first word was "Mom."

The first word was "Mom."

Their first word was "Mom."

Not "Dad."

I see.

So that's why you called me?

Hey, listen. I was okay when it happened with our first kid

since my wife did most of the work.

But it's not cool with our second kid!

I changed their diapers ten times more than she did.

That's awful. Why couldn't they say "Dad" first?

It's so much easier to say.

- It's easier to pronounce. - You damn idiots.

I rushed over here mid-shower because you called me!

God!

Hey.

If you've run out of excuses to drink, then just drink.

Do you seriously think this was a valid reason? Jeez.

How could you say that? You don't know.

When your baby says their first word,

it's heartbreaking when it's not "Dad."

- Do you know? - You're a sociopath. You lack empathy.

- Hey, Cha Eun-u. Hang in there. - Yeah?

Let's stop calling him by his full name. I feel uncomfortable hearing that.

Hey! I was born before he was!

I'm the real Cha Eun-u!

- And we don't look too different. - Are you serious?

Do you think his child

will say "Dad" first?

- Let him get married first. - What are you lunatics talking about?

You damn nutjobs.

Stop calling us that. You're the biggest nutjob.

Jeju Meteorological Center's nutjob.

Drink this, you nutjob.

Jeez.

I'm speechless. You think it's funny?

- You hear how good my rap was? - That wasn't funny at all.

Cheers!

My head is killing me.

You startled me.

What is it?

Pick one.

What?

WAKE UP HANGOVER DRINK

The one on the right.

Cha Ha-yul, you…

You could've killed me with this.

You won't die that way. Don't worry.

What?

Why would you say that?

Aunt Jin-dal said so.

She said you'd die on the streets while drunk.

So you wouldn't die like this.

Hey, you…

I bet it hurts. Aunt Jin-dal beat you up last night.

She hit me?

With what?

- With alcohol. - What?

Alcohol.

I want more alcohol!

Give me more alcohol!

I want more alcohol.

Okay? Alcohol!

Give me more alcohol.

Alcohol.

I'm going to drink myself to death tonight.

Okay, let's do this!

Soju.

Where are you, soju?

What? We don't have any?

What? We're out of alcohol?

Soju!

Why don't we have any alcohol?

Why is everyone giving me a hard time?

I mean…

Why aren't they sorry?

Why aren't they?

They should be sorry.

They should apologize.

I mean…

It's okay to not feel bad if I look fine?

Then, what?

Do they want me to bawl my eyes out or something?

I'm also…

I'm also upset.

It hurts my pride.

And it makes me angry.

It makes me mad!

I treated them so well.

I haven't seen her act this way in a long time.

She was doing fine for a while.

Why?

Hey.

Go buy some more alcohol.

Why? Are you going to drink with her?

No.

I'll make her drink herself to death.

Damn it!

Cho Sam-dal?

Yes? What is it?

You know you're a lightweight. Don't drink so much next time.

Or I'll send you back to Jeju.

- I'm not a kid. - You little…

All right.

Aunt Sam-dal, did you step in dung?

What? Seriously?

Where?

What is this?

- These were really expensive! Come on! - Seriously…

- Come on! - Hey, Sam-dal.

Isn't that your studio?

What?

An assistant director in her thirties working for a renown Korean photographer,

attempted to jump off Yeongpo Bridge but was rescued.

Fortunately, the police arrived and rescued her after being alerted,

and she was taken to a nearby hospital.

She is currently in stable condition

and will require rest…

What is this?

Is she an AD of yours? Really?

I think so.

But why would she do that?

Hold on.

- I need to head out. - She claims

after suffering the photographer's abuse of power and verbal abuse,

she attempted to take her own life.

The police are investigating to see if workplace bullying caused this attempt.

As abuse of power and verbal abuse at work have become social issues,

they have also occurred in the culture and art worlds,

leaving many in disbelief.

Renown photographer Cho has worked with many top stars,

and her assistant Bang

has revealed she suffered from Cho's abuse of power several times.

Cho was also accused of verbally abusing Bang…

Hello?

No, it's not true.

You know Ms. Cho well. It's not true.

PHOTOGRAPHER CHO EUN-HYE ACCUSED OF ABUSE OF POWER

Yes.

Come on. Why would I ever mistreat my employees?

There was just a misunderstanding that day.

Sir, why would you pull out when the photos are ready?

Please, be patient. And everything…

Pay a penalty?

What are you talking about?

Sir?

Ms. Cho! The advertising agency wants to cancel our contract.

Magazine X and Bobble have both canceled the cover shoots.

No matter how much I said it wasn't true,

they're all backing out because of public outrage.

Have you tried calling Eun-ju?

She won't pick up our calls.

Me neither.

This isn't right. We were always there.

We know how much you cared about her.

What should we do now?

The reporters are still outside.

I can't believe this.

Did something happen last night?

What projects haven't been canceled?

They're all canceled.

What if the photo exhibition gets canceled too?

Hey.

Paris Magazine wouldn't do that without asking us.

After all, it's a global photo exhibition.

But no one is willing to hear us out.

MODEL JEONG-A'S MANAGER

Ma'am, wait! Just a minute.

Let me talk with Jeong-a right now.

I'm sure it's her agency's decision.

You know how close we are.

One minute, please.

Jeong-a, it's me.

Ms. Cho, this is Jeong-a's manager.

I see. Where's Jeong-a?

She can't come to the phone right now.

If this is about the photo she took for the exhibition,

then could you take it down?

I…

This is because of the news, right?

I'm going to do an interview, and it's not true.

I'm sure Jeong-a knows. We've worked together for years.

You see…

I completely understand that her agency is concerned.

I'm sorry, but this is what Jeong-a wants.

Sorry?

We know you're innocent.

But we can't predict what the public will think.

Please take down her photo.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Ms. Cho,

but could you not use my photo?

ACTOR JANG SEOK-JUNG EDITOR KIM MUN-GYEONG

PRESIDENT KANG JAE-YUN

EDITOR JOO HYEON-SEON

MODEL YEOM JEONG-U

CHO EUN-HYE'S PAST 15 YEARS MY PERSON

Hello?

"MY PERSON" IS AN EXHIBITION DEPICTING THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PAST 15 YEARS

Back in my hometown of Jeju…

there's something haenyeos always emphasize when training.

"Don't be greedy."

"Remain underwater for only as long as your breath allows."

"The ocean may seem peaceful, but it's full of danger."

"So only stay down as long as your breath allows."

"And when you can't hold out any longer…

come back to surface where you started…

to catch your breath."

What did you see and hear?

Life goes round and round

The wind blows against me

Goodness.

Ms. Na! Come on over!

Hurry up!

Ms. Na, come on!

- Hurry up! - So we can do it together!

She's so excited.

We'll go get changed.

Go on and get changed!

Goodness. Here comes Mr. Cho.

Hello, everyone.

Hello.

Welcome, sir.

Is this very heavy?

Goodness.

You fooled me.

Bye.

Gosh, Ms. Ko's truly blessed.

Your husband visits every day, and you're blessed with great children.

Gosh, I'm so jealous!

I'm jealous!

What's there to be jealous of?

I'm not blessed with great children.

All of your girls are living successful lives in Seoul.

Your first and second daughters both appear in the newspaper, right?

It's not easy to succeed as a Jeju native on the mainland.

- The others failed and came back. - That's right.

In Samdal-ri, your girls are the only ones who have succeeded in Seoul.

True.

There's not much difference whether you live in Seoul or Jeju.

I'm head out first.

Okay.

Bye.

Blessed with great children, my foot.

One's a divorcée.

One's an old maid.

And the last one is a widow.

This must be karma catching up from my past life.

At least they're all kindhearted.

No one's children are as kind as ours.

Maybe it's karma from your past life, not mine.

Do you really have to talk that way?

I know you worry about them more than I do.

Don't you remember?

You cried a river when Jin-dal and Sam-dal first left for Seoul.

I did not!

I was relieved to know I didn't need to cook for them anymore.

Why would I cry for them when they don't even care to check on me?

So that's why you're sulking.

What will you do if they suddenly return home to live with us?

Are you crazy?

Do you expect me to cook for them at this age?

Enough with that nonsense!

I'm all done.

The ace of Jeju Meteorological Center, Forecaster Cho.

HQ sent you another offer. They want you there.

How many times must I tell you that I'm not going?

Come on. This isn't your first rodeo.

Please discard it yourself since it was sent to you.

I'm running a bit late, so…

But why are you saying no?

Why won't you go to headquarters when others are so desperate to go?

Headquarters isn't the problem.

It's Seoul.

There's someone there that he doesn't want to run into.

You can never predict the future.

Cut it out. Don't say such things.

Hi.

Hi, Mom.

Grandma!

WELCOME TO SAMDAL-RI

CHO YONG-PIL, CHO SAM-DAL, 17 YEARS OLD

Twenty-eight.

Why are you always counting the planes?

Twenty-eight planes flew out in the past two hours.

There are so many planes leaving Jeju,

so why am I not on one of them?

That's because your mom never allowed you to get on one.

I'm going to fly out one day.

And I'll go to Seoul. Just you watch.

Why are you so desperate to go there?

Don't you know all of our neighbors failed there and returned home?

Every single one.

- My neighbor still-- - Hey!

- What? - I'm different.

I'm going to succeed and never come back.

Just watch.

Listen to this. Right now.

It's really good.

Right?

What's this on your hand?

Is this dung?

I WORKED HARD SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO RETURN TO THE SMALL STREAM

Attention, passengers.

We will soon be landing at Jeju International Airport.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE LATE SONG HAE AND HIS FAMILY FOR HIS APPEARANCE

WE'D LIKE TO THANK KOH HEEYOUNG, THE AUTHOR OF MOM IS A HAENYEO

Did she really do this? You know something, right?

Call Sam-dal if you're worried about her.

Don't worry about me.

- Mom! - Cho Yong-pil?

- What's he doing here? - I'm coming in.

Ms. Ko!

What?!

Got it.

Hurry up!

Why would they come here?

They'll run into each other at least once.

It's so hard to meet up with Sang-do.

A supercar in the countryside?

You can't do this, Eun-ju!

Don't you know what's happened?

Sam-dal apparently abused her power

- over her mentee. - What?

No one asked how you're doing.

This water is really deep.

What is she doing?

Subtitle translation by: Soo-ji Kim