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Today's booked passenger is

Gye-hyang, who runs.

She often runs along the Han River at dawn

and takes a taxi home.

Why does she choose to run at this hour?

Here.

I'm later than I thought. I'm sorry.

Are you training to be a professional?

No, I'm not that serious.

I haven't even run a full marathon yet?

Did you put this down so my sweat wouldn't get on the seat?

It's not so much about the sweat.

I was worried your body temperature might drop.

Then can I cover myself with it instead of sitting on it, driver?

I'll turn on the heat.

No, I'm kidding.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

You're still sweating quite a bit.

Yes.

Once I start sweating, it doesn't stop easily.

Why does the towel smell so nice?

It must be the smell of glass cleaner.

It's the towel I use to clean the windows.

I'm kidding.

Sometimes passengers

ask for tissues, so I give them these hand towels.

It's bergamot and

I sprayed on a little perfume with bergamot and sandalwood notes.

I feel quite pampered.

Please book a ride even when you're not running.

I'll always provide you with the best service.

Yes.

Driver.

But taking off my shoes would be going too far, right?

So, Gye-hyang,

when did you start running?

I suddenly came down with insomnia.

You must have a lot on your mind.

No, I don't have anything on my mind.

I'm not the type to get stressed easily, either.

I don't have any particular worries,

and I'm not particularly unhappy with the company I work for.

Nothing bad is going on.

Though nothing good is going on, either.

No matter how much I think about it,

I can't think of any reason I should have insomnia.

But once the insomnia set in,

day and night, I started turning into a zombie.

Team Leader Gye-hyang.

No, no.

Work, work.

I lost my appetite,

and I felt like I'd lost the will to do anything.

Team Leader.

We ordered plenty of pizza. Why are you eating that?

- What? - As if

an unused battery left lying around just drains itself,

I'm sorry.

I definitely added the cheese crust,

I must have placed the order wrong...

No, no.

I really just don't have an appetite.

Assistant Manager Yoo, you know I'm really not that kind of person.

Son, aren't you eating?

Yes, just a second.

Overflowing with sunlight...

- Game... - I

The day I broke up with her,

I think I just ran without a destination.

In the movie 'Chungking Express, '

the male lead gets his heart broken and goes running.

So he won't shed any tears,

he tries to sweat all the moisture out of his body by running.

- Right. - To get over the breakup,

did running help?

I don't cry much.

I think I

ran about 800 meters,

at two in the morning.

I even went to Namsan with bolt cutters to cut off the lock.

But I got the locks mixed up,

so I ended up cutting off another couple's lock.

I wonder if they're still together.

So you went straight out for a run.

No. I went to the convenience store for beer.

It's not like I even went through a breakup.

Why won't this end?

When will this be over?

Congratulations. You've completed 42.195 kilometers.

I ran the whole thing.

I was trying to make it to 42 kilometers,

so I ran a few laps right here in place.

I didn't ask.

I was worried you might think I was strange.

You are strange.

It turned out that, alone in the early morning,

he had run a full marathon.

That feels good.

A cramp! A cramp!

Are you okay?

Yes, I'm fine. I, I...

Okay, okay.

Why do you run?

Running?

Because I have nothing to get my heart racing.

Nothing to get my heart racing

because I have none.

Nothing to get my heart racing

because I have none.

Nothing to get my heart racing

because I have none.

That one remark from the man

lingered in the room like a mosquito I couldn't catch,

and echoed in my ears.

Nothing to get my heart racing

because I have none.

You must have started running the very next day.

No.

I never start exercising

until I have all the proper gear.

Yoon Gye-hyang.

I was told to look only at workout clothes.

When I actually went running, I didn't know what to listen to.

So on the music app,

I just searched for running.

Would you like to hear it?

You can connect a phone too, right?

Connecting a phone is a last resort.

You need to connect it to a car cassette adapter,

then run it through another adapter made for your phone.

I was being careless.

You can't bring all your music with you.

In that case, I connect my phone and play it,

Fortunately,

Yoon Sang's third album

'Loading tape'

'Playing tape'

♪ Are you tired of it? ♪

♪ Is it hard? ♪

♪ Are you gasping for breath? ♪

♪ There's nothing you can do ♪

♪ You've started anyway ♪

♪ Under the blazing sunlight ♪

♪ Even when your mouth dries out ♪

♪ There's nothing you can do ♪

♪ You can't stop and embarrass yourself ♪

♪ There's just one promise ♪

♪ It will definitely come to an end ♪

♪ And afterward, for so long ♪

♪ For a long, long time ♪

♪ You can rest ♪

The scenery you see while running

is different from what you see from a car.

I ran past the bus stops where I always used to wait,

♪ Are you tired of it? ♪

and ran through places I'd always passed by without a thought.

♪ Are you gasping for breath? ♪

I realized that each shop

has its own distinct smell.

♪ You've started anyway ♪

♪ Under the blazing sunlight ♪

♪ Even when your mouth dries out ♪

♪ There's nothing you can do ♪

♪ You can't stop ♪

♪ And embarrass yourself ♪

I could hear my heart pounding.

I don't remember it,

but it felt like being in my mother's womb.

I don't have the stamina,

but I wanted to keep hearing that sound.

Running makes you tired,

so your insomnia must have gone away too, right?

No.

Has Gye-hyang ever

answered 'yes' to one of my questions?

But a good sign has appeared.

I've started getting my appetite back.

When someone gets their appetite back,

it's a sign they're regaining their motivation.

It's delicious.

See? I'm right, aren't I?

The team leader only eats the cheese crust, I told you.

I was always the kind of person who had to feel motivated before I could act,

but if the body moves first,

the heart can follow.

I started running just thinking I'd at least get my heart beating faster,

but this running

changed me more than I expected.

Sometimes,

if you move first without overthinking,

your heart eventually follows, pretending it had no choice.

Here.

Here.

- Here you go. - Yes.

Yes, that's right. Take care!

Yes.

I got here safely again today, thanks to you.

Anyway, I hope your insomnia goes away soon.

Actually,

once I got my appetite back, my insomnia vanished like magic.

But I really love running at dawn.

Then now...

You can't sleep because you love running?

Well, you could say that.

Would you ever consider running, driver?

With me?

No, I, uh...

Just holding this steering wheel gets my heart racing.

And I sleep too much, if anything.

I don't even know what insomnia is. Take care. Go on in.

Go on.

Well, sounds like you've got plenty to get your heart racing.

Drive safe!

I don't need you anymore, you know?

Today, Gye-hyang is going to

finish her first full marathon.

Just in case,

we've got a defibrillator and an oxygen tank ready.

'Automated external defibrillator'

Still, it's her first full marathon.

Shouldn't we at least have

- a finish-line ribbon for her to break? - Huh?

Over here.

Over here!

You can do it!

Over here! He—

- Come on, you can do it! - You can do it!

- Hey! Wait... - Wow.

- Just 100 more meters. - Huh?

Just 100 meters more.

Just 100 meters more!

- Gye-hyang! - Ah...

You're almost there. Don't lose focus now.

- This way, this way! - Yes.

Gye-hyang, this way.

- Uh... - Right here, over here.

Gye-hyang, over here!

Congratulations.

- You've completed 42.195 kilometers. - You startled me.

Keep going!

- -

Gye-hyang, hold on. Just a moment.

Oxygen, oxygen. Here.

This, this—oxygen, oxygen.

Breathe.

Can you really go straight to work like this?

I took the day off.

Your heart beating this hard

can also cause problems.

Everything is best in moderation.

I'm only saying this

because I'm worried about your health, Gye-hyang.

If you get too hung up on the record,

you could, you know...

end up with insomnia again.

You're asleep.

It must be tough.

♪ Are you tired of it? ♪

♪ Is it hard? ♪

♪ Are you gasping for breath? ♪

♪ There's no turning back ♪

♪ Once you've started ♪

♪ Under the pouring sunlight ♪

♪ Even when your mouth goes dry ♪

♪ There's no turning back ♪

♪ You can't stop in shame ♪

♪ There's just one promise ♪

♪ It will surely come to an end ♪

Gye-hyang, this way. ♪ When it's over ♪

♪ For so long ♪

♪ For a very long time ♪

♪ You can rest ♪

♪ Are you tired of it? ♪

♪ Is it hard? ♪

♪ Are you gasping for breath? ♪

♪ There's no turning back ♪

♪ Once you've started ♪

♪ Under the pouring sunlight ♪

♪ Even when your mouth goes dry ♪

♪ There's no turning back ♪

♪ You can't stop in shame ♪

♪ Sometimes, for no reason ♪

♪ It feels so unfair you could cry ♪

♪ For ordinary people who aren't first ♪

♪ Even applause belongs to someone else ♪

♪ There's just one promise ♪

♪ That it will surely end ♪

♪ Once it's over, until I'm sick of it ♪

♪ For a long, long time ♪

♪ I can rest ♪

♪ It's good enough for me ♪

♪ Bye-bye, bye-bye ♪

♪ It's good enough for me ♪

♪ Bye-bye, bye-bye ♪

♪ It's good enough for me ♪

♪ Bye-bye, bye-bye ♪

♪ It's good enough for me ♪

♪ Bye-bye, bye-bye ♪