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CJ Entertainment Presents

A SIDUS FNH Production

In association with NEVER ENDING STORY

Supporting Production by Korea Racing Association

LIM Soo-Jeong

YU Ou-sung

Her mother wanted to save her.

That's why she sent General to her.

What if General hadn't been there to bring her back?

She'll be fine once she takes this shot.

She climbed up the hill to see her mother...

Association Production Poor thing...

Produced by TCHA Sung-jai KIM Mi-hee, LEE Jung-hak How will she grow up without her mother?

Hey! Sieun!

Written by LEE Hwan-kyung KIM Young-seok, LEE Hoon-min Sieun! Wait up!

Produced by LEE Jung-hak

What are you doing out here?

Dad's going to kill you if he sees you here!

Directed by LEE Hwan-kyung

General? Do you hear something?

A squirrel must have got in.

I wonder where Sieun could be...

Where is that little rascal?

There she is!

Come here. I bet you're dying to get on a horse!

- No! No! - No use lying to me!

This horse was your mom's favorite.

What do you say? Are you still scared?

You're a natural!

Can you hear something?

- I can hear his heartbeat. - Really?

He must be nervous.

- He must be in love with you! - What are you doing?

- Get down from there! - Oh no! He's seen us!

Ikdu! Stop right there! Now!

Don't you ever put Sieun on a saddle again.

You hear me?

The stars are whispering...

I'm talking to you!

I won't let my daughter grow up smelling of horse manure.

You're only saying that because that's how your wife died.

Watch it! I almost broke my neck!

Ikdu.

I didn't mean what I said...

I just let her ride him once I didn't mean any harm...

When I first saw you

You were a little girl

A violet in your hair

You were smiling and telling me

I want to fly away like a bird

When I saw you again,

You got thinner

Drops of sweat on your forehead

You were smiling and telling me

I feel like crying over little things

One, two! One, two! One, two!

Good job!

Sieun? Where have you been?

Do you know how worried I was?

There he goes again.

I took General out on a walk to prepare her for the birth.

If your dad finds out, he'll kill me.

I don't want to die single and alone!

What if your dad finds out you took the jockey exam?

Did you talk to him about it?

I think it's going to rain.

We should get the laundry.

What's for dinner?

What is she talking about?

It's not going to rain!

It's really coming down!

- I don't know if she'll make it. - Huh?

- Does she need surgery? - Her water broke already...

- It might be too late... - It's not too late!

- General? General? - You mean she's going to die?

You have to save her!

You can do it, General...

- You can do it! - Grab her legs!

What?

- You can't force the foal out of her! - Grab her legs!

- But... - Are you sure about this?

You can do it, General.

You can do this, General.

- I see it! - Come on, General.

- Dad, stop it! - You'll kill the mother!

I see it!

Come on, General That's it...

Come on!

Be careful!

You can do it, General.

General!

Come on!

Dad, Stop it.

Stop it! She's going to die!

One final tug!

Please, stop, please.

It's here! It's here!

Good job, general!

Why'd it take so long for you to get here?

It's a boy! Sieun! You got a baby brother!

It's a handsome foal.

After all that, he's finally here!

We've got a new addition to the family.

Good job, General.

You got a son, General!

General? General?

What's wrong?

Sir! Look at him!

General?

Sir?

General...

General... No...

General...

You made the right decision.

This will be quick and painless.

Ikdu? Maybe you should reconsider...

Do it.

What do you think you're doing?

Sieun!

You're going to kill him, too?

You, go out.

He'll never learn to race. He doesn't have a mother.

I can make him race!

I didn't grow up with a mother, either.

He doesn't have his mom, but I'm gonna raise him up.

I'll teach him how to race!

Hurry up!

Drink it!

I hear $25,400!

- $25,600! - I hear $25,600!

Do I hear anymore bets?

- $25,900! - I hear $25,900!

Sold! To number 84 for $25,900!

Sieun is really upset.

General was like a mother to her.

You should keep the horse. It won't do any harm.

Ikdu!

I hear you got yourself a foal!

Too bad it hasn't got a mother.

I hear the Chinese love a good slice of foal meat.

What do you say?

What? Get out of here!

I'm not talking to you!

Who cares if he hasn't got his mother?

My little girl grew up fine without hers.

I was just making an offer.

Call me if you change your mind.

What is the matter with you?

A horse needs to run. You can't even stand up!

Are you sleeping?

Are you sleeping AGAIN?

Your mother was a great racehorse.

You should be ashamed.

Forget it. I give up.

I'm not feeding you anymore. I give up!

Hey! Stop!

That's perfect. Stay right there.

Don't move! One, two-

Hey! I told you not to move!

Wait!

Hey! Wait!

You see that? The horse is up and running!

Would you look at that?

- Unload the truck. - This is some kind of miracle.

I knew you could do it. What took you so long?

From now on, I'll be able to find you wherever you go.

So just relax and go anywhere you want.

Nice!

Your mother liked this bell pretty much.

You don't even have a name yet.

There was a thunderstorm the day you were born.

So I've been thinking.

What do you think about the name 'Thunder'?

Why, don't you like it?

I spent hours coming up with that name.

It's going to be your name from now on.

Do you like it? If you do, eat this up.

I guess you do like it!

You sweetheart.

# The Marines! # The bravest men in all the land!

This reminds me of our days as marines.

Remember how we used to make kimchi together?

That was decades ago. Why bring up the past?

Hello. Hannam Ranch.

Hello. I'm calling from the Racing Association.

I called to inform you of the change

in Kim Sieun's jockey orientation date.

Hello? Anyone there? Hello?

Yes! And she's rounded the fourth corner,

coming in to the homestretch!

Kim Sieun has pulled ahead of Julie Krone and Black Eagle!

Who will it be? Black Eagle? General?

It's the final lap! Thirty meters... Twenty meters...

Kim Sieun! She's left Julie Krone in the dust!

General!

I passed the test.

So don't worry about me or Thunder.

I'll take good care of him. You hear me?

Thunder?

Thunder?

Thunder...

Have you seen Thunder?

Where's Thunder?

Well...

I can't find him anywhere!

I sold him.

What?

Why?

Didn't I tell you to go to college?

But you took the jockey exam! Who put you up to that?

- Why did you sell Thunder? - To pay for your college tuition!

What's the big deal? He's just a horse!

He's not just a horse!

He's like family to me.

I never asked you to sell him for tuition money!

What kind of psycho sells her brother to go to college?

Where is he?

- It's too late. - Pandol!

They were talking about taking him to Hong Kong.

Sieun! Wait!

It's too late now...

Sir? Where's the ship with all the animals?

It's left already.

Thunder...

Thunder...

Thunder!

Two Years Later

Somebody help!

Supervisor! Supervisor!

We need to grab hold of his reins!

Not again!

Somebody help!

Hey, Kim Sieun!

Do you know how much this thing costs?

You little!

Don't let this happen again. You hear me?

Yes, sir.

Who is that?

I bet Kim's pissed off.

He shouldn't have hired a girl.

I told you not to hire her.

- Girls only give you headaches. - It wasn't my choice.

- We drew names out of a box. - You could have bribed them.

I would've if I could.

There are no seats.

Good morning, everyone.

Were you drinking last night? Easy up on the alcohol.

Minja! Hand me the $10.

But I didn't cheat.

Yes, you did. You ate ramen last night.

I couldn't help it. I can't stop my cravings.

That's why I bought popcorn. You should have eaten those.

Those don't fill me up!

Cheol!

You bumped into me. Aren't you going to apologize?

You were in my way.

What did you say?

This is all fun and games to you,

but for me, this is a career.

I don't have the luxury to play games with you.

Hey, you bastards! What the hell are you doing?

The horse is going to go out!

What's going on?

Kim! Aren't those yours?

What are they up to now?

Those fools!

What have I told you?

Don't you want your license?

I'm sorry, sir.

Cheol! This isn't the time to be fooling around.

I'm sorry.

I'll let you go this time since you're graduating today.

Yes.

Sieun! You're cleaning the stables tonight!

Let's have a real race sometime.

You look great!

Sieun?

Cheese!

- Cheese! - Look over here.

- Dad? - Yes, sweetheart?

- See you later. - Right.

Dad? How come you don't have one of those?

What?

You mean this? This is your dad's.

Did you know he's our class president?

Sieun...

- Take it. - But...

Let me take your picture.

But... Sieun...

Honey? Try to look taller.

I told you not to wear those heels.

Where else can I wear them to?

- Stop fighting. - One... two...

Sieun? Wait!

Look at the camera. Cheese!

- Cheese! - One, two, three!

Thunder?

- What are you standing there for? - Huh?

Didn't the trainer tell you about the new horse?

Bluebird

- Well? Did he? - Yes.

You had me confused. I thought you were Thunder.

You're three years old? That's how old Thunder is, too.

You like that?

I'm sorry. I should have brought more.

What's that?

Hello, Mr. Yoon.

I'm all done here.

What were you feeding the horse?

- A lump of sugar... - A lump of sugar?

Is that what they teach you at the academy?

No, sir. I had a horse that used to love sugar.

- Name? - He was called Thunder.

There was a huge thunderstorm the day he was born.

- I was asking your name. - I'm Kim Sieun.

How'd you know my name?

I heard the jockeys talking about you.

Go on. Get out of here.

- Why didn't you use your whip? - Sir?

At the racetrack. Why didn't use it?

I think a good connection with

the horse works better than any whip.

Don't stay in the stables after dark.

- People will ask questions. - I won't, sir.

Congratulations on your graduation.

There you are.

Your trainer must be out of his mind.

How could he keep you after hours on graduation day?

If I were you, I'd have killed myself.

You're stuck in the same stable as Cheol...

And your trainer is that lousy excuse for a human.

You're stuck in the worst team ever.

There you go again, looking at his picture.

Will you stop staring at that? You've only known him...

...a few months.

I can barely recall the face of my ex-boyfriend.

He was a real jerk. Why did I even date him?

Come to Club Hong Kong! The best faces in town!

You're caught in my web now! Come with me, ladies!

That jerk! He's stealing all my customers!

Club Hong Kong! Look for the Sheriff!

Hey there! Come to Club Hong Kong!

Hey!

What took you so long?

Don't you yell at me. I came as fast as I could.

Did you bring the sugar?

Of course I did. What do you think?

- Let's go! - Let's go!

Come to Club Hong Kong!

Give me the lumps.

He must really like sugar.

I heard horses like it. I did my research.

Oh, it's made hot well.

I've got you now. Okay...

Keep giving him the sugar.

OK, stay still Give him more sugar

Stop it!

Hey, stop it!

Sheriff

What do you think? It's perfect!

You and I are on the same boat now!

Our trainer's got a good eye for good horses.

He's the one you want to find a decent horse.

- Is that so? - You bet!

Look at that one. Poor thing.

I bet the trainer did a lousy job on that horse.

All that's good for now is food for the lions.

This is my horse... I'm taking it with me!

Who told you to take out the horse without my permission?

Take that horse back!

Now!

Hey!

I raised that horse since he was a foal.

I can't send him to the lions.

It's my horse, I paid good money for it,

and I intend on getting something back in return!

- Fine. How much is he? - What?

I'll buy it the damn horse. I'll take him off your hands.

This is exactly why your stables are filled with worthless beasts!

Let's get out of here!

Excuse me.

Would you like to go for a cup of coffee?

Don't talk to me about rules.

My rule is for you to come in first place.

Knock the guy down in front of you if you have to.

Why didn't you carry out the plan?

You want your kid to go to school? Then start acting right!

- Get out of here! - I'm sorry.

- Hello, sir. - What's with all this noise?

It's nothing, sir. Cheol?

This is the kid who graduated top of his class.

Is that so? It's good to see you.

Nice to meet you. I'm Song Cheol.

Sieun!

Hello, sir. I'm Kim Sieun.

She's just here to block the other jockeys on the track.

I see.

She looks better in the posters.

- Let's go out for some tea. - Let's do that.

Sieun!

Sieun!

Make sure to stick next to Number 5.

You hear me?

Yes, sir.

Don't let him get away from you!

Are you here to block me?

Don't get any closer! My horse will trip!

Thanks, Sieun! I owe you one!

Shit!

You bastard!

Why didn't you follow the plan?

Is this a joke to you?

Baesik would have fallen off his horse.

That's exactly what I wanted!

Are you stupid?

- You wanted him to fall? - You bastard!

Let me do the thinking. Just do what I tell you!

Come with me.

Aren't you tired of failing?

You're hopeless.

- Hey, look at him! - Who's that?

He's that new guy.

- His name's Cheol. - Ah, Cheol!

- He's going to win! - He's pretty good.

- What order? - The Twenty-Third order.

He's that guy in Team 38.

- Hey! - That's enough. Thank you!

I want one more drink!

Fine. You can have this instead.

Okay?

I hate Cheol's guts,

but I have to admit he's pretty good.

I knew this would happen!

Why did you let her drink so much?

It wasn't my fault. She wouldn't listen!

Stop yelling at me!

You yelled at me first!

Don't you have any respect?

Respect for you? Of course not!

Club Hong Kong!

Club Hong Kong! The best faces in town!

Club Hong Kong!

Come to Club Hong Kong!

Come on over to our club!

You look great!

From now on, I'll be able to find you wherever you go.

So just relax and go anywhere you want.

Open the door.

Would you look at that?

You bastard!

Come on now. That's it...

That horse is not in this week's race.

No need to thank me. No problem.

You really want to thank me? Then give me my money!

- Sir? - Ow! Oh!

- What do you want? - About this week's race...

- Didn't you see the schedule? - I did, sir.

So?

I think we need to take Bluebird to the vet.

- The vet? - Yes. I think he's sick.

- So you want another horse? - That's not what I meant.

Then what is it you want?

Who are you to tell me how to care for my horses?

- You want a better horse? - No, sir.

Then ride the damn horse and stop complaining!

Don't you dare tell me what to do!

Now get out of my sight!

What is she doing?

What is she doing?

What the hell is wrong with you?

Who told you to get into the outer track?

There was something wrong with Bluebird.

It would have been dangerous to go on.

Were you afraid to fall off the damn horse?

Not me, sir. I was worried about the horse.

Are you kidding me?

Do you know how much our sponsors bet into this race?

Sir!

- What did the vet say? - Ah...

He's got a fracture in his leg. He needs to be in a cast.

- Does the owner know? - The vet told him.

You! You're done here.

- You're off the team. - What?

You're fired!

I can't accept this.

- What? - I won't accept it!

The damn horse is hurt!

What if the owner sues? It'd be my neck on the line!

Hey! Sieun!

You're looking to buy Korean horses?

Ever watched the Olympics? Those Americans can sure run!

They've got longer legs. Longer dimensions!

It's the same with horses.

American bred ones are the best.

That's why we should train our horses to do better.

We need to invest more into Korean horses.

That's not what I'm saying.

Jockeys are not allowed in here!

Sir, Bluebird didn't get hurt because I slowed down...

He's worthless to me now. I'm selling it for its meat.

For its meat?

This is why I say girls can never be good jockeys.

They think this is a circus or something!

A circus?

Are you deaf or something? Do you see that?

That's who you are. A face on a poster.

You're not a real jockey. You're nothing.

I slowed down so I could save your horse's life.

And you call yourself a horseowner?

What?

Do you know who I am?

Count yourself lucky I'm not suing you.

Now go clean some horseshit or something.

This is turning out to be a lousy day.

What do you think?

- Hello. - You're back?

I heard you lost another horse today.

How will you pay your men if all your horses are leaving?

You get good days, and you also get bad days.

That's what you always say.

Don't you agree, Sieun?

About a year ago...

I took my son to visit my brother.

Suddenly, we heard the noise of a window breaking.

I went inside the room to see my son holding a baseball.

His dream was to become a baseball player.

I gave him a good beating for breaking the window.

But he said he didn't do it. And he refused to cry.

A few days later, my nephew came to see me.

He said he had broken the window.

It had been him, and not my son.

Remember this, Sieun.

One day, the truth will come out, and you'll be cleared.

Minja? Why did you become a jockey?

I needed to make money.

Tell Kim you're sorry. He'll take you back.

He won't fire you.

Was this horse sick before he got this fracture?

You're right.

He's got a regressive disease that affects his bones.

But the trainer should have known!

He probably did. But he raced him anyway.

That bastard...

It's a good thing Sieun got out of the way.

Or else, the other jockeys would have been in danger.

Hey! Yoon!

- OK! - What the...

Why can't you do this?

You need to flick your wrist just right!

You bastard!

Sir! What are you doing?

What the fuck's wrong with you?

It's your fault the horse got hurt! Not Sieun's!

How could you lay the blame on her?

Why should you care what goes on in my team?

Are you sleeping with that chick on the side?

You bastard!

I know you play cheap tricks to win those goddamn bets.

But don't ever do this again. If you do, you'll be sorry.

Stop licking every horse owner's ass you see!

Cheer up, Sieun. You should stay.

This isn't the path for me.

Take care.