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BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE

BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE

That's not how you do a kiss.

I get it, I said. I didn't do it well.

Yes. That's what I mean. A kiss...

is done like this.

Do you think you know it now?

Or...

do you need to know more?

More. I want to know more.

Ji-ho?

You've got a call.

Ji-ho?

Ji-ho?

-Your phone. -Yeah.

-Yeah, Mom. What? -What do you mean, "what?"

Where are you two? What are you doing? Why aren't you coming back?

Where else? By the ocean.

What else would I do by the ocean? I'm watching the ocean.

Yeah. All right.

I'm coming.

Okay.

Should we go back?

Yes.

But don't you think you were too angry at your mother?

I was?

When was I angry?

When you speak in dialect, you usually talk louder.

Back when I was in college too.

When I would be on the phone with my mom, the girls thought I was mad at her.

I see how that's possible.

From what I experienced today, here,

people change the lax consonants to hard consonants

or to aspirated consonants.

For example, "handal" to "handaru."

And "haebeorinda" to "haebbundaru."

So you analyzed that in that short time?

Yes. I needed to understand them to make kimchi.

Oh, and "pretty" is said as "p-ertty."

When did you...

Why? Did the women tease you, saying you're pretty because you're a Seoul man?

Nope. Not me, but you.

They asked me if you were "p-ertty" to me.

Let's go. Before she calls again.

What? Why won't he finish his sentence?

Then, we'll be going.

And thank you.

Yeah. Always!

Careful of cars. Careful of people. Careful of war.

In case something happens,

come straight here. All right?

If a war breaks out, Seoul is the first target.

So don't linger there

-and come straight down here. -Go now. You've got to work tomorrow.

Hey, this family's son-in-law. Where are you going?

Yes, I need to get going now.

Hey, stop already. They are busy.

Are you the only one busy? I'm busy too.

If you're going to leave, then accept a drink from me first or you can't go.

No. I don't think I should drink any more.

So you're refusing a drink from an elder right now?

Here. Happy?

Hey, did I say for you to drink it?

Mister, if you try to bully my husband again,

when your son-in-law comes down,

I'll just...

drown him in a barrel of wine. Got that?

When did I ever bully him?

Go in now.

-We're leaving. -We'll be leaving.

Go now. Being careful is a priority.

I'll drop them off.

-I'll be back. -Go.

-Bye. -Bye.

Okay.

It's been a while since you stood up to that man.

What? Did this happen before?

Yeah. Before, there was a wandering dog

in the neighborhood that Sis would look after.

But that guy took it away, saying he was going to eat it.

What? Can't be. Dog stew?

Yeah, that's it.

So then? What happened?

What else? She dragged their tiller out.

And she turned on the engine right at the wharf.

She said if he didn't give the dog back, she would sink the tiller in the water.

Incredible!

Why are you talking about the past?

My sister goes all the way once she gives her heart to someone.

Now you've got yourself shackled for life, Se-hee.

Drive looking forward, punk.

All right.

Thank you. And take care of yourself.

-Bye. -Yeah.

Go carefully, Se-hee.

Yes. Goodbye.

Then...

Shall we go now too, baby?

What?

Ji-ho and Se-hee are a little strange.

What is?

They are too...

"fresh."

Of course they are, since they're newlyweds.

It's the flirting atmosphere from when people

just start having feelings for each other.

What are you talking about? They're married. Why would they flirt?

Let's go. It's cold.

That expression couldn't happen between husband and wife, though.

I'm here.

You're in the back, right?

Yes.

It's over there.

Should I ask the person next to me

to switch for us?

No. I think it's best to just sit in our assigned seats.

Asking someone to switch seats

could be a discourtesy.

Though it seems like nothing,

it's requesting something that's difficult to say no to.

Yes. Now that I think about it, it's true.

In the dramas or movies that filled my early childhood,

a kiss was always

the symbol of a happy ending.

However,

the reason why a kiss had to be the ending,

now I finally know.

TO: MY EVERYTHING. MY LOVE, SE-HEE. FROM YOUR EVERYTHING.

Because reality starts after that.

SOMEONE COMING TO VISIT IS A TREMENDOUS THING.

FAREWELL. GO BACK AND LIVE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN. YOU DON'T DESERVE IT.

And people...

they don't want to see reality.

Because...

reality could be...

very painful,

or very dark.

A kiss or marriage,

in reality,

neither means a happy ending.

The drama between that man and me,

it's barely just started.

And also...

My desire, too,

it's only just started.

This isn't good.

All the romantic cells inside me...

have been awakened.

EPISODE 12

-Hello. -Hello!

Where are you coming from at this hour?

We just came back from visiting my family.

I see. Oh, go on in.

-Goodnight. -Goodnight.

Were you well?

Still, came back pretty early, right?

Maybe you should've stayed there overnight?

It was your first visit home in a long time.

No, I need to go to work. Bok-nam switched the weekend shift with me.

But still, you should hurry and get some sleep, even just a few hours.

Sure.

I enjoyed making kimchi.

The trip to the ocean too.

Yes, me too.

You should head in first.

No. You should head in first.

No, still, I'll go after I see you go in.

Then...

Now that I think about it,

we don't have any proper pictures together.

HUSBAND

Are you asleep?

No. Not yet.

I have something I want to ask you.

Why did you do that? Why would you ask him that?

When all the ladies asked

if I was "p-ertty"...

what did you say?

I said that...

you were "p-ertty."

It would be nice if we could sleep together

in the same bed.

What did I just say? What's wrong with me?

I am trash.

I need to go to work.

Heat the soup before you eat.

Here! Where are you going?

Zoo.

Say, "I'm going to the zoo."

I'm going to the zoo.

-Thank you. -Say thank you.

Thank you.

There it is.

Here it is.

Hello, Teacher.

SMILING KINDERGARTEN

Have fun.

Listen to the teacher.

-Bye. -Bye.

Yoon-jun.

Have fun! Play well.

MY HONEY HONEY

-Yeah. -Are you on the way?

Yeah. I'm on the bus.

-You're working the early shift, right? -Yup.

Where should I go later?

It's a seven o'clock performance,

so let's meet at Daehakro then.

Okay, see you later.

Rang.

I love you.

Yeah. Me too.

I love you.

Okay.

Comfortable? Bullshit!

And what's with his taste?

TAILOR-MADE UNDERWEAR

Okay.

How did you go around wearing it with it being so uncomfortable?

Well, half the time I wore it and half the time I took it off.

Strangely, it's always uncomfortable around the armpits.

It's because the shape of your chest is different than others.

-It is? -Yes.

Just like how facial appearance differs from individual to individual,

chest shapes are different as well,

in terms of size and in terms of volume and position.

Everyone's different in how narrow or wide,

but people tend to not know that.

They just put on ready-to-wear underwear based on size only,

so of course, it can't be comfortable.

So I guess a lot of people come and get theirs tailor-made?

Yes.

I just do this as a side job after I got married,

but somehow people find their way here.

Yes, and you have quite a lot of materials.

How about putting them

into a database and make them different patterns according to chest shapes?

A database?

Yes. Well, for example...

bird-chest type, flat type, drooping type.

Make these various types,

and recommend the underwear that fits that type.

So people could do this online

without coming here, and you could get the transaction done like that.

I don't know that stuff well.

I just didn't want my skills I learned before I got married to go to waste.

And I like meeting people like this

and making them one stitch at a time.

That's why I do this.

I sounded too materialistic. How embarrassing.

No, you gave me good advice.

It's just that I'm not really talented in business.

How much is it?

Yes. It's 250 dollars.

Se-hee?

Se-hee?

I fell asleep briefly.

What are you doing here on a weekend?

I came to get a massage.

I see.

You went to make kimchi at Ji-ho's yesterday, right?

Yes. It turns out that this isn't something that can be fixed

with pain-relieving patches.

But what are you doing here

at the office on a weekend?

For a massage?

No. I came out to go on a date,

but I just stopped by briefly for some work.

I see. Then, enjoy your date.

Yes.

Se-hee.

Se-hee, you must love Ji-ho a lot.

Well, that's...

No, I shouldn't have asked that question.

Then, enjoy your massage.

Would you like to have...

a cup of coffee with me?

Getting married...

isn't working out well?

I don't know...

whether this is about marriage not working out well,

or if it's the dating that's not going well.

If it's not that either, then is it love that's not working out?

It seems like you're fighting more often.

We've always fought often.

We've fought, shouting at each other on the roadside.

We've even thrown ribs at each other in a restaurant.

For seven years, we fought as if we were MMA fighters, basically.

But now...

Do you know what we're like?

We don't fight.

We know that our thoughts differ,

but we still don't fight.

If we fight...

You think you might not be able to go back.

That's right.

Truthfully, Ji-ho and I didn't get married...

because we loved each other.

We just got married

because everything was compatible.

We decided to live together because there were no uncomfortable aspects.

But then...

Did you develop feelings?

Yes.

Because I became comfortable as myself,

and in my heart,

I learned through this marriage that there was room.

It seems that love and marriage are two separate problems, indeed.

That isn't what I meant, exactly.

You two need to be more honest with yourselves.

Humans naturally want what is best for themselves.

And marriage is...

one of the institutions in which that desire expresses itself most clearly.

Desire?

Se-hee, I don't have that sort of thing.

I just like to see Rang smile.

I want to make Rang happy.

And most of all,

without Rang,

it just won't do. I can't live.

We already both know that. How much more honest can we get?

"I...

like to see you smile."

"I... want to make you happy."

"I...

can't live without you."

The subjects of your sentences

are all...

Won-seok, yourself.

There are no sentences in which she is the subject.

Well then,

have a good date.

But...

what do young people nowadays do...

on a date?

Why are you like this?

What?

Dirty.

The table...

is so dirty.

-Are you coming back from somewhere? -Yeah, I got fitted for a bra.

The custom place you mentioned last time?

That's interesting. Should I try it, too?

-It's expensive though, right? -Yes, it's stupidly expensive.

Hey, show me your chest.

What?

Show you what?

-Online business? -Yeah.

If we just build a system that people can use to figure out their chest type,

I think we can make customized lingerie popular. Don't you think so?

That's right.

There's no reason it wouldn't work.

But are you planning to do that yourself?

How would I do that? I have to go to work at the company.

I just think it might be fun, so I want to try it as a hobby.

I can give the idea to the designer lady, too.

You should try it yourself.

You've always wanted to run your own business.

What do you think about just going for it?

Hey, how can I quit such a prestigious company?

Even if it's terrible, they pay the best in my industry.

Also, as you know,

my life isn't just mine.

I...

I'm in a different situation than you guys.

Sorry,

I just...

I noticed that...

your eyes were sparkling when you were telling me your idea.

My eyes sparkled?

Yes.

Did they sparkle as much as your eyes do when you talk about your landlord?

Why change the subject to that?

I have something that I'm really curious about.

You don't want to do it with your landlord?

Do what?

What do you mean? He's a man you like and you live together in the same house.

Is your body... okay?

You don't get hot and bothered when he's in the room next door?

I don't get hot and bothered. What gets heated? It's not like that. No way.

What are you saying?

For real? This is interesting.

Is it because you've been single since birth?

Because you don't know anything?

But be careful, Ji-ho.

If you're not planning to sleep with him, don't even touch him.

-Why? -What do you mean "why?"

Don't you remember my first boyfriend in college?

The one you only held hands with for six months?

Yes, I became depressed because he didn't move things along.

So, if you're not planning to go all the way,

don't even start physical contact.

The first feelings of desire are the scariest, especially for people

who've been single their whole life, like you.

It's like opening Pandora's box. Got it?

That's right.

In this contract marriage,

I had overlooked...

a very important truth.

I went to all-girl middle and high schools,

and never got to date in college.

The fact that I've been single since birth.

I can't believe...

that a person like me ended up living together with a man.

I did it! Cool!

And with the man that opened my Pandora's box,

of all people.

Why are you so good? Isn't this your first time?

Hey, beginners are the scariest because they don't know anything.

I know, right? Beginners are scary.

How many times will you think of the kiss, you inexperienced girl!

Does your head hurt?

No.

But why are you here?

I was at the company for a bit and decided to drop by.

I thought it was about time you got off work, Ji-ho.

It's the weekend.

Is there anything you want to do?

What I want to do?

What I want to do...

Yes,

is there anything

you want to do?

No, there's nothing.

There's nothing at all I want to do!

Then,

shall we do something I want to do?

Cats can choose what is important to them

and can choose to only remember those things.

That means they can easily forget what they don't need to remember.

That is the reason why I like cats.

-What about you, Ji-ho? -Pardon?

Do you have an animal you like?

An animal I like?

For me, snails.

Snails?

Yes, snails.

They carry around their home for their whole life.

That's very true. Snails have their own home from birth.

Well, that is a new interpretation for me.

Should we go do that?

Pardon?

Where now?

That.

Okay.

Rang.

You're here.

There's still a lot of time left.

Yeah, there is.

-Do you want me to hold your bag? -No, it's okay.

Wow, that man's really bad at that.

-Ji-ho! -You guys.

You guys said you were watching a performance today, right?

But why is Se-hee doing this? This isn't like him.

I'm not sure.

-He suddenly asked me to come here. -Like on a date.

He asked me earlier what people these days do on dates.

So, I told him what we usually do.

A date?

I'll do another round, $10 worth.

-He must be super rich. -Again?

This time, I'll try it.

Yes. Please do.

NAME/SIZE

SANG-GOO OPPA

You spent $20 on that balloon-popping game.

Did you really want that stuffed animal that much?

This is for you, Ji-ho.

It's for me?

Yes. That's why it's a snail and not a cat.

You should carry it, since it's yours.

You could carry it for me. It's heavy.

And this, too.

What else do you want me to carry? I don't have a free hand.

No, this is yours, so you have to hold on to it.

The phone is turned off...

Gosh, why isn't she picking her phone up?

I'm sorry! Did you wait a long time?

Yeah.

I'm really sorry.

I was working at home and I lost track of time.

Why was your phone turned off?

You called me?

I left it at home.

I told you that I'd go to the front of your home.

Why do we keep coming here?

I'm sorry.

Are you, by any chance, not wearing a bra today?

No, not today. It's not "no bra,"

but "no panties."

You really...

For real?

You can check for yourself.

Woo Soo-ji, you bad girl.

If it's true, you'll be punished by me!

It is cold today. You should try to wear one more layer.

I must check! Come here!

I'm going to check if it's really a lie or not.

What's this? Do you carry a hair dryer around?

Yeah, the one here is pretty weak. I like using mine better.

So, why are we meeting outside our homes and going through all of this trouble?

If we meet at home, you don't have to carry these things around.

In all honesty, is there anyone who hasn't visited their girlfriend's home?

Why are we here instead of your home?

Just give me that. You can't dry it like that.

I'm an expert.

Hey, do it properly.

I am. Your hair's just weird. It's getting tangled up.

Is it a wig?

SWAROVSKI

It's pretty.

Really?

Yes.

It's so pretty.

But, why'd you suddenly get me this?

After thinking about it,

I realized I never gave you a gift.

Even for our wedding, there were no rings.

So, I always wanted to do something...

for you, at least once.

Although it may be obvious and cliché, but still, like what others do.

Yes, I see.

So is that why we had a date that was also obvious and cliché,

like what others do? What we did today...

Well...

I heard you asked Won-seok

what people these days do for dates.

Yes. I thought about it and realized

our generations are quite different.

I didn't really know what to do for the date.

That's true.

After thinking about it,

you're really a lot older than me.

You were born in 1980, so...

when I entered elementary school,

you were a middle schooler.

When I was in middle school,

you were an old soldier doing military service.

I wouldn't go as far as to say "old" soldier.

Just... soldier.

Okay.

I asked CEO Ma once

where I would have to go with an '80er on a date.

You came here a lot while you attended school, he said.

Yes.

We should order. What would you want?

I'll have this.

I'll use the restroom really quickly.

Okay. I'll order this first.

I'll put these on.

Okay.

Why is he being so cute?

Thank you.

Excuse me.

I'll do it for you.

All done.

Thank you.

It's pretty.

I'm sorry.

You can see the sky...

best from this seat.

I'm sorry for bothering you.

Excuse me...

Goodbye.

Bye.

Our order hasn't come out yet.

They suit you well.

Don't they?

Rang, Ji-ho's husband has a funny personality, doesn't he?

I mean, how could he do exactly what I told him to do?

I know. They both seem like it's new love.

Maybe we should have played that game, too. It's been a while.

No, it's a waste of money.

Right?

Stuffed animals take up space, too.

I think we ordered too much.

Your mother bought this for me since I got a job.

Did she?

What did she say? What did you two talk about?

Oh, your mother just...

You two need to be more honest with yourselves.

Humans naturally want what is best for themselves,

and marriage is...

one of the institutions in which that desire expresses itself most clearly.

Rang.

About our marriage.

-Yeah? -Could you wait a little bit more?

How much longer?

About five years?

Five years?

Yeah.

I think it's going to take that long.

Won-seok, if we wait for five more years,

I'll be 35 then.

Are you saying we should date for 12 years?

Rang, if you're tired, do you just want to go home and rest?

It's fine. You said you reserved it, so we should watch it.

LOOKING FOR KIM JONG-MIN

Let's go.

What is this?

Weren't we watching Looking for Kim Jong-wook?

Looking for Kim Jong-wook?

Wasn't it Looking for Kim Jong-min?

I... never imagined there would be Looking for Kim Jong-wook

and also Looking for Kim Jong-min.

It's fine. We can still cancel it and reserve it again.

It's fine. The other show would already be sold out. Let's just watch this.

Have you seen Kim Jong-min?

They said there was someone who's seen him here.

You must not know him.

Was there a girl looking for me?

Where is she? Where is she right now?

It looks like I just missed her, again.

Ho-rang, are you crazy? What's wrong with you?

Marriage!

I want to get married, you stupid idiot.

However, I'm still not sure what marriage is.

Are love and marriage...

the same thing?

Just how much longer

do I have to go to find her?

Even if it's not next year, but in two years, it's better to be prepared.

When will I...

be able to see him again?

Rang, what do you mean in two years?

How can we get married in two years?

Do you think you could wait a little bit more?

Five more years.

Won-seok, if we wait for five more years,

I'll be 35 then.

Are you saying we should date for 12 years?

Why are we...

always out of step with each other?

You should take a shower first.

What?

Take a shower first?

Yes.

Since I took a shower first yesterday,

you should take it first today.

That's what you meant.

What? What's wrong?

Is there something else it could mean?

No.

No, how could it mean anything else?

When someone says to shower first, it just means to shower first, of course.

You should take a shower first.

I need to remove my makeup, so...

You put on makeup?

Yes. Why?

Nothing.

I thought you don't use makeup.

Since your bare face after you wash it looks the exact same as you do, always.

What the heck? I put makeup on...

today.

What the heck? He's making my heart skip a beat in such unexpected ways.

But how much longer will my heart just continue to skip a beat?

Love is not platonic, you old man from 1980.

It's pretty.

What's wrong with me? Are you crazy?

Now you're getting excited over a woman's touch?

Are you obscene or something?

I said I would drive you home.

I don't want to.

I just wanted to take you home. Do you know how dangerous

-underground parking lots are these days? -You are stubborn about such weird things.

Excuse me, Ms. Woo Soo-ji,

do you have any thoughts of marriage?

Marriage?

Not at all.

Not at all?

No. Do you plan on doing it, CEO Ma? Marriage?

Me? Well,

if there is a chance, then sure, I may.

But eating together, going grocery shopping together,

fighting and making up,

and sharing our daily lives,

I think it could be pretty nice.

That's why I don't want to.

How can you share such a plain daily life with someone and still have sex?

It totally ruins the fantasy.

What?

Marriage is the grave of a man-woman relationship.

It's the end of sexuality. Think about it.

A man and woman are always fighting about loans or the Thanksgiving holiday.

How can they sleep together?

Am I wrong?

Soo-ji, that is how regular people live.

They may bicker and fight, but they also comfort each other at times.

-That's how everyone lives their lives. -I don't want to do the same things

that others do.

My life is burdensome enough,

and I know my place in the world.

I have no intention of ruining someone else's life.

SEXLESS, YOUR HEALTH IS IN DANGER!

That's right.

FIRST, INSOMNIA

SECOND, FEELING SENSITIVE THIRD, HEADACHES, FEELING HELPLESS

Indeed,

I am deeply frustrated right now.

This is dangerous.

ISLAND

I enjoyed reading the book.

I didn't know it was a special memory, but I ended up borrowing it.

I'm sorry.

How are you going to get home? Bus?

I don't want to. I'll take the subway.

If I didn't have to work, I would've taken you home.

Come on, it's fine, Woo Soo-ji.

If you really feel bad, then you should treat me

to a cup of coffee in your house.

Come on, I came all the way here,

so how could you not give me at least a cup of coffee?

So you had ulterior motives?

I didn't think so, but you're very cunning.

I'm not cunning.

I just want to take a look around my girlfriend's house.

I'm just curious about your room's smell.

I'm also curious about your pajamas.

Okay, fine. I'm even curious about your messy bathroom.

But why would you be curious about that?

I really can't understand you.

No, I just want to share our daily lives with each other.

Go, before the subway stops running for the night.

I need to go and work.

Do you want to take some freshly-made kimchi home with you? Ji-ho gave me some.

No thanks. I quit eating kimchi.

What are you doing there?

Hey, don't you think your mother is a bit strange?

Is she hiding a chunk of gold at home or something?

MY LOVE WHERE ARE YOU? I JUST GOT HOME. HURRY UP!

What are you doing? Let's go.

Okay.

Get home safely. Text me when you get there.

Okay.

Doors are closing.

Soo-ji.

Perhaps, did you invite a friend over to your house?

No. Who would come over at this hour? All the girls are busy.

What is it? You want a cup of coffee?

I'm tired. I just want to go home and rest.

Goodbye!

Doors are closing.

Number one, we only meet outside,

whether it's the holidays or weekend. Number two,

don't ever ask questions about my personal life.

Give me that.

That. It's mine.

I'm sorry, I usually remember all the guys I sleep with.

I just said I wanted to sleep with you. When did I say I wanted to date?

That day, I was just messing around because my body craved it.

Marriage? Not at all.

You were out?

ISLAND

FAREWELL. RETURN AND LIVE AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.

BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN. YOU DON'T DESERVE IT.

It's cold, so why did you come out?

I just came back from the supermarket to buy ingredients for barley tea.

It's cold, Mom. Let's go in.

Did you eat anything yet?

I wanted to eat with you, so I didn't eat anything yet.

Someone coming...

is a tremendous thing.

That's because his past,

his present,

and...

his future,

they are all coming with him.

Let's go.

Rang.

What is it?

Just what is it?

Let's break up.

It's because...

their entire life...

is coming...

Jung-min...

I moved out all of my stuff.

You just need to get yours.

I...

I was wrong. I'll explain everything.

-Because of my father's phone call-- -Don't talk about...

your father.

Don't say anything...

about your family...

to me.

Let us...

talk, please?

Don't say...

"us" to me.

Don't become happy.

Like you told me to,

I did not become happy.

Like you told me to,

I didn't love anyone.

However, today,

in that place,

for a moment...

I was happy.

For a moment,

I had...

forgotten.

Do you want to watch it together?

To me, this woman...

is pretty.

To me,

her heart is adorable.

However...

Goodnight.

Yes.

Goodnight.

At the same time,

I am scared.

I am afraid of myself.

That I might...

hurt someone else again.

However...

Now, I also...

Should...

we...

sleep together tonight?

...want to be happy.

BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE

You must've been uncomfortable.

When you're in love, there are more things you must protect.

How nice, such a relationship...

A CEO from a production company came to see me today.

Have you heard about her since that time?

Was this the relationship you wanted with me, CEO Ma?

Intruding into parts of my private life that I don't want to show you?

I want to make a good story that I can share.

I've done it once before. Something like marriage.

Both he and I...

each have our "Room Nineteen."

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