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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.

THERE IS NO RELATION TO REAL PEOPLE OR EVENTS.

EPISODE 2

-[gasps]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

[in Korean] Hey…

You all right?

-[screams, pants] -[groans]

-[in English] What are you doing? -Man… [groans]

[in Korean] Come on!

[in English] Who are you?

You ruined my farm, didn't you?

[in Korean] Wait, what in the… What's she even saying?

Hey, just wait.

Okay.

This land is my property. You fainted right in front of me,

and that's why I had to lay you down for a bit.

I mean, why are you acting like this? Huh?

-[in English] What? -Oh.

THIS LAND IS MY PROPERTY.

YOU FAINTED, AND I LAID YOU DOWN FOR A BIT.

WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS?

You're a scam artist. So stealing from my farm wasn't enough?

[in Korean] Hey, what…

Man, what is she saying?

What, "scam you"? "Steal from you"?

[in English] Are you kidding me? Look at your destruction.

And you ate all my strawberries.

[in Korean] What…

Seriously. Man, this is frustrating.

Look, you got it all wrong. These strawberries were…

[in English] You owe me an explanation.

[child cheering] Thank you.

[in Korean] What'd I tell you, huh? I… Right.

Here.

I told you it wasn't me.

I TOLD YOU IT WASN'T ME.

[in English] Well… Okay… Tell me what you're doing here then.

[in Korean] I own this property.

What would my farm be doing here

if you were the owner, huh? That doesn't make sense does it?

[in Korean] Geez, ugh.

Here, look at this.

Read this, okay? Look.

I mean…

Technically, you're the thief here.

You're growing crops on someone else's property without permission.

[in English] Huh?

[in Korean] Wait…

Why is there a…

[officer, in English] See this tiny spot?

You don't own this lot here.

This specific plot is owned by Ms. Shirahama Karin. Hmm?

-Huh? M-Ms. Karin? Shirahama Karin? -[officer] Mm-hmm.

[Yubin] Ms. Karin…

In other words, it's my property.

"My… My property"?

You walked onto my private property and you single-handedly ruined everything.

Ah… [sighs]

[in Korean] No, that's…

I mean, it's not like I did it on purpose.

I mean, you can't go calling me a thief over eating one lousy strawberry.

YOU CAN'T GO CALLING ME A THIEF

OVER EATING ONE LOUSY STRAWBERRY

"One lousy strawberry"?

That is the rudest thing I've ever heard.

[in Korean] Hey, wait.

[in English] Excuse me. We're closed. It's after 5 o'clock.

[Yubin] Uh…

[in Korean] Seriously, I can't understand a thing they're saying.

Wait a minute.

Hey, I said wait.

Wait.

I'll make it all up to you.

You gonna go back in time or what?

[in Korean] I don't have the time to waste on you right now, okay?

[in English] Just leave me alone.

You can't fix anything, so leave.

CHARO VILLAGE OFFICE

[in Korean] Fine, just go.

I was just trying to be nice.

Fine!

Where the heck am I?

Man… I missed my flight.

[in English] Kunam, close up the shop tonight, will ya?

CHARO ISLAND'S ONLY ASAHI STORE

-Yes, sir. -Mmm.

-Mari, would you like to go for a walk? -[door closes]

Let's go for a walk.

-Let's walk a little. -Why are you being weird?

Wanna go for… a walk?

I'll pass.

-I'm honestly a little wiped out. -You're tired?

I know an energy drink that will wake you up instantly.

-I'll let you take that. -Oh.

Mari…

Wait a sec.

Come to the village office.

Why should I?

I'll pay you.

A LEISURELY ISLAND LIFE RESIDENTS WELCOME!

Huh?

I'm not some weirdo.

See, the thing is, I'm actually…

So, you see… I am a properly vetted individual.

Let me show you. Here, take a look.

LEE YUBIN - SPATIAL DESIGNER

You can search me up. Yeah, you see that?

That's who I am.

Got it? Here, look.

INVESTORS RAISE OBJECTION

Says your company went bust.

Exactly, so please buy me dinner.

Me?

I'll pay you back in one go.

Double.

What is this place?

NOW OFFERING FATEFUL CURRY OF LOVE

[in English] Mari's "Fateful Curry of Love,"

made from the heart.

-Please enjoy! -Thank you very much.

-Mm-hmm. -Uh…

[in Korean] Okay, so…

What did she say?

She said shut up and eat.

Ah…

[in English] Hey, who's this charming guy?

"Charming guy"? Oh. Who, me?

-It's great. [chuckles] -It's… It's great?

-It's great. Mmm. -[laughs] It's great.

-Thank you very much. -Okay, okay, that's enough.

Ugh, stop it. Where are we going?

-You said you're tired. -No. Hang on a second, I'm fine now.

-Hey. No, wait. -Bye-bye.

[in Korean] If you're done eating, pay up and go.

Come on, Kunam.

I'm not even halfway done. Don't be so heartless, will you?

Have a seat real quick.

Okay, so…

Tell me, Kunam.

How old are you?

-I'm 27. -Mmm.

Sounds about right. I'm older, so I'll drop the formalities.

I'd rather you didn't.

Hey, Kunam, I know it's been tough for you, all alone in a foreign country.

Well, you must be lonely.

-No, I'm not. -Of course you are.

But not tonight. Not with me here for you.

Where should we go?

"We"?

Let me crash at yours just for one night.

Just for the night, please.

"One lousy strawberry," he said…

Does he even know how many years I've poured into each strawberry?

-[sighs] -[chiming stops]

[in Korean] See you never.

KARIN'S DAILY CHART

-[in English] All right, all right. -[beeping stops]

It's impossible. There's no way I can do this alone.

How do I do this?

[person] Karin.

Karin.

Isn't it past your bedtime?

Go to bed.

Grandpa…

[sighs] There isn't enough time as it is.

I shouldn't be wasting it sleeping.

It seems like I've caused you so much trouble. I'm sorry.

It's too much, isn't it?

I won't blame you if you want to give up.

Grandpa, I'm not giving up on this.

Not when this farm is your dream.

No way.

Look how you've grown.

What a sweet girl you are.

Sweeter than a strawberry.

I'm failing.

Karin.

Don't worry so much.

The path you've been on is the right one.

[Karin] Grandpa…

[teacher] Excuse me!

Sorry to bother you.

We are so incredibly sorry for all the trouble we've caused you.

I promise we'll make up for what we've done,

and we hope that you can forgive us.

[children] We're really sorry!

Your strawberries were the best that I ever had.

Yeah, the strawberries on your farm are number one.

This might be overstepping, but I just wanted to let you know

that the children had the time of their lives that day.

THANK YOU FOR THE DELICIOUS STRAWBERRIES

I want more strawberries!

-Yeah! Me too! -Me three!

-More! I want more strawberries! -I want more!

-Please, lady. -Please, Miss.

-Please! -Please, I wanna come back!

-Please, please! -I want more of your strawberries!

Thank you all. [chuckles]

I promise you'll get more strawberries later.

[children] Yay! Thank you!

[child] I want more strawberries!

[children] Yay! Thank you!

I feel like it's going to sell fine.

But then again, maybe it won't.

Man, I really hope it sells…

This land…

Man, it's not going to sell, is it? How am I going to sell this land?

I'll just…

No, I have to sell it no matter what.

Man, but how?

Would you just sit down and wait? You're getting on my nerves!

Well, I seriously have to sell this land! I have to, no matter what!

I'll sell it off to get back on my feet!

Hyejin. Can't you feel it? Don't you see?

The entire world's waiting for my comeback.

I genuinely don't see it.

-You don't? -No.

-Now sit. -No, I…

Huh? Hey, talk to me, Sanggi. How did it go?

-Hey. -Did it sell?

-Well? Did it? -Huh? No. It didn't.

Yeah, of course it didn't. I knew it.

-I mean, yeah… -No, wait…

I knew he wouldn't buy.

Did you see the look on his face? I knew he wouldn't buy it.

-I had the worst dream last night. -Hey…

-Gosh, it was so unsettling, you know… -Yubin.

Look at this, okay?

You know that plot of land that belongs to that Karin person?

Yeah? This bit right here is the sweet spot.

This plot right here leads to the piers.

You have to secure this lot to make your land worth it.

-Yeah? -Tell me something I don't know.

Hey, so listen, yeah?

How about you just buy it yourself?

You can pay it off when you sell your land anyway.

If I were you, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

This right here. Yeah.

-I've got to go. -Oh, gosh.

Geez, where are you off to now?

Charo Island.

[Hyejin] To do what exactly?

Well, I have to secure that land somehow!

I have to coax that girl into selling it off.

That's the only way I can get back on my feet.

I'll just slide right in, and…

-Hey, Yubin. Get a grip. -I'll be real smooth…

Didn't you say you got into a big fight with her?

Look, people fight. That's how you get close and build a bond.

-That's true. Yeah. -Okay, Sanggi, Hyejin.

I'll be right back with the land. Just wait.

-Hey, Lee Yubin. Lee Yubin? -Go get 'em!

-[Hyejin] Hey, stop enabling him. -[Sanggi] Wow, he's fast.

TAX ACCOUNTANT CHOI HYEJIN

-[tap opens] -[water spraying]

[Kunam, in English] Mari.

Mari, hang on!

Oh, no. Help me.

I'll handle it.

[Mari whimpers] Kunam!

-Whoa! -[screams] Kunam, you're making it worse!

-Hey, wait! -[Kunam] Oh, no!

-[Karin] You're flooding my whole field! -[Mari] Kunam.

Turn off the water supply, Kunam.

-Over there! -[in Korean] Oh, right… The water!

-[Mari, screaming] What do I do? -[Kunam] Oh, no, how do I turn this off?

[in English] This is a disaster.

-[phone buzzing] -[sighs]

[grunts] Karin speaking.

Yes?

Someone is interested? [gasps]

Interested in what?

-In working here! -[Mari, Kunam cheering]

[Karin] Thank you so much!

-[Mari] I'm so over this hard labor! -Great. Yes.

[chuckling] Yes!

WELCOME TO ODAIRA DISTRICT

No matter what you do, don't overwork this one.

Don't let him even think of running away.

I swear that I'll be nicer to this one.

-Trust me, okay? -Mm-hmm.

-[gasps] There he is! Here he comes! -[squeals]

-[Mari] He's here! [gasps] -[squeals, chuckles]

What? Huh?

[in Korean] What is it that she needs?

A man.

A man?

I knew it. See? When I first saw her,

she was having this weird conversation with that foreign dude. I swear.

-That's not what I meant. -Then what?

What Karin needs is a sagyou-in.

What's a sagyou-in?

A strapping male laborer.

What? A male laborer?

[in English] You're the new field worker?

Mm-hmm. Field worker.

Is this some kind of joke?

As your new field hand, I'll do whatever you need.

[sighs] I'd rather do all of this work on my own.

Karin, you can't do this alone.

-Yeah, I know but-- -Dig potatoes,

grow strawberries, dig carrots, pack them, send them out…

[gasps] Are you planning to force me and Kunam to do it?

But it's this guy.

He's your only option.

He doesn't look like he's touched dirt in his entire life.

Beggars can't be choosers.

I think he'll be good enough.

I'll give it all I've got.

Let's do this.

I have a bad feeling about this.

How much further up does this trail even go?

-Whatever, it's nothing. -[animals howling]

What is this place? It's like it's haunted or something.

Oh.

Hey, wait up!

[in English] This is where you're staying.

THIS IS YOUR LODGING.

Or you can leave if you hate it.

[in Korean] No, I just…

Actually, I just wanted to

take in the whole place from a distance.

I love the look of this place. It's…

very vintage.

[in English] Don't be late tomorrow.

Bright and early, Boss.

He won't last one night.

[in Korean] Oh, man.

I'm very picky when it comes to where I sleep, though. Geez.

[in English] Rise and shine.

[in Korean] What the…

[in English] Hear what I said?

[in Korean] It's six…

It's six o'clock.

[in English] Stop being lazy.

-[groans] -No sleeping.

Get up!

[groans] Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

I'm awake.

Test 1.

Show me how you till soil. Come on.

-Test 1? -Test 1.

Okay.

[in Korean] You want to test me, huh?

I've done on-site work for years.

Guess a field this big would take about…

Well…

Fifteen minutes?

All right. [grunting]

Oh, man!

[in English] I asked you to till the soil, not completely destroy it.

[Karin] You know what a weed is, right?

[in Korean] Aha! Got myself a big one. [chuckles]

[in English] That's not a weed. That is a sweet potato.

You need to pick the bugs off of the leaves.

-Huh? -[scoffs]

I said, "You need to get the bugs."

-Look. The bugs. -Huh? What?

-Oh. Bugs. -Right.

-With your hands, pick up the bugs. -Pick?

-Pick. -Right. Pick.

[in Korean] Where are these bugs?

I don't see any. Oh. [grunts]

-[screaming] Man. A bug! -[gasps]

A bug! Ew!

Listen, you know that girl, Karin?

Carl? Whatever her name is, I'm telling you, she's totally crazy.

Huh? Hey, will you listen to me for a second?

I mean, I know I'm here to work for her, but she made me sleep in the shed!

I haven't had a single good night's sleep since I got here.

She just throws me a few steamed sweet potatoes, and then…

Listen! Then she worked me like a dog from 6 a.m. in the morning until now!

Did you think farm work would be a walk in the park?

I know it's not a walk in the park! But she's just way over the line! Geez.

And you know what else?

I think she's taking something.

She must be hoarding all the good stuff for herself.

She's so tiny, but her stamina is crazy.

See, there's a reason behind that.

What is it?

Karin is actually a bit unwell.

That's why everyone here looks out for her.

Is that what it is?

Hang in there, man. Nothing comes easy in life.

What's this?

A Japanese textbook?

NEW JAPANESE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS

This is what got me where I am right now.

Doesn't really seem like a great place to be.

Come on, man. You said you had to get on her good side.

Then, you must be able to talk to her. You can't use a translator app forever.

I should probably study some Japanese, right?

"Excuse me. Where are you going?"

[in Korean] That'll be 30,000 won.

[in English] "What is today's date?"

[in Korean] Come on, man. Please buy one off me.

It's used. Give me a little discount.

[in English] "It's good to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well."

[in Korean] What's this?

Huh?

Wait, seriously? More sweet potatoes?

What's this?

YASUMI PASS-A HIGH ABSORPTION MENTHOL COMPOUND

Does she think she can…

win me over that easily?

THAT'S NOT A NOTEBOOK.

[in English] One, two, three, four.

SHIRAHAMA

Ah. Hi there. Good morning.

Morning.

Well, um… hmm…

So, uh…

Hmm.

[in Korean] Man, I forgot.

Where should we start today?

[in English] Ah.

Start with the fertilizer…

No. Focus on the weeding today.

Don't pull out anything you're not sure of. Got it?

[in Korean] Wait, what? I thought we were working together today.

I have an errand to run.

[in Korean] Huh? What…

[in English] I have to do something.

[in Korean] Huh, what…

If only…

I could have this little lot.

But why was she in such a bad mood?

Could it be because of this field?

Wait, why are they all wilting like this?

Wait a minute.

WHEN STRAWBERRY PLANTS WILT

REMOVE THE WEAKER PLANTS,

CONTROL THE IRRIGATION, AND IMPROVE SOIL.

SEASHELL FERTILIZER HELPS YIELD FIRMER STRAWBERRIES!

"Calcium."

"Strawberry fertilizer."

FERTILIZER EFFECTIVE FOR GROWING STRAWBERRIES

Uh-huh.

CALCIUM IN SHELL FERTILIZER IMPROVES QUALITY AND YIELD

Okay.

Let's give it a go.

[grunts] Oh, there it is.

Ugh, my legs.

NO ILLEGAL FISHING FUNAURA FISHING UNION

Now…

Wow, okay.

This should be enough, right?

My foot keeps getting stuck. Geez.

[in English] What are you doing here?

[in Korean] Hey, how'd you know I was here?

Boss! Look at this!

-Look, I caught all of these. -[in English] Why are you out here

gathering seashells and not doing the weeding?

-Huh? -[sighs]

You're not allowed to do this here.

-Come on. Let's… -[whistle blowing]

-Hey! This is a legally protected area! -We need to run!

-Ready? Run! -[in Korean] What?

-[stammers] -[in English] Run! Run!

I'm stuck! I can't move!

[in English] Get unstuck!

[in Korean] Well, how was I supposed to know this was illegal?

[in English] Who told you to come out here and find shells?

[in Korean] I mean, you seemed a little troubled.

I thought it might be because of the strawberries,

so I wanted to help out.

So, hey.

It's fine if we just take a few of these back with us, right?

[in English] No way.

I guess I shouldn't, huh?

Mm-hmm. Okay, okay, okay.

This is all of them.

[in English] Wow.

[in Korean] I was hoping to pocket a few.

-There. -[laughs]

That's it. There's no more.

-[in English] None? -[grunts] None, none.

None, none, none.

[in Korean] None left. Mmm.

[Karin, in English] I almost fell!

[in Korean] Hey, so…

Right. [grunts]

About the strawberries.

Don't people usually grow strawberries in greenhouses?

Growing them in an open field seems like a lot of unnecessary trial and error.

It seems a bit impractical.

[Karin, in English] You're right.

In a greenhouse, the environment is controlled.

-It would make my life a lot easier. -[in Korean] Right.

So what if…

And that's a huge "if."

What if someone were to buy that land for a lot of money?

Wouldn't it make more sense to just sell it off,

move your crops, and upgrade to a big greenhouse?

It'd be way more convenient.

[in English] That's true in theory.

Fruit grows in rhythm with every single season,

allowing nature's flavor to absorb.

I learned that from my grandfather.

Which is why I decided to grow my strawberries outside instead.

You could say that it's a personal experiment.

Does it really make a difference or not?

Does the power of mother nature affect how delicious they can be?

Anyway, I noticed your effort today.

Although you were barely any help.

Is that a compliment or an insult?

[in English] In appreciation, you can come over for dinner.

You earned it.

[in Korean] Let's go!

Good evening.

Ah.

Hi. Good evening. Have a seat.

Ah.

-Ah. -[Karin] Mmm.

[chuckles] Please, wait a minute.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

[in Korean] Huh?

Wow.

This guy's from my favorite game when I was little.

What are the chances?

[in English] Okay.

Come sit. It's ready.

Ah.

Here you are.

Okay.

I know when it's better to use the carrot or the stick.

What are you going to make me do tomorrow?

-[in English] You're not hungry? -[in Korean] No, no.

[in English] Uh. Thank you for the meal.

Time to eat.

Oh! I forgot something.

Huh?

You should know what this is.

Korean-style pickled perilla leaves.

Oh?

[in Korean] Wait, this is a Korean side dish. How do you know it?

[in English] When I was little, a Korean man used to board with us.

I learned the recipe from him.

Oh.

The red pepper is for "love," and the daikon radish is for "health."

So you're getting both love and health.

[in Korean] There.

Hmm?

This again? I'm so sick of it.

It's your dad's favorite.

He hasn't been home in a while, so stop complaining and eat.

Son, this dish here is full of love and health.

Take a look.

Here's love.

And here's health.

And you wrap it up…

Just try it.

-For you. -Me? [chuckles]

Your health matters the most.

I can't say no to that.

That man was so kind to us.

He took extra care of my grandpa after he collapsed.

And he taught me a lot about growing strawberries.

Mr. Gyeongsu was a very wonderful man, but you're the complete opposite.

Ah…

I'm actually not feeling so great. Sorry.

What on earth was he doing here?

INTERNAL USE

-[panting echoing] -[high-pitched ringing]

[Yubin] Mom.

[sobbing] Mom.

Mom!

[in Korean] Are you okay?

MERRY BERRY LOVE

NEXT EPISODE

[Karin, in English] We are not sleeping in the same space.

[Yubin] I love rules. I really do.

-[in Korean] Rock, paper, scissors! -[both scream]

Why is my heart pounding?