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Hello.

- Welcome. - Thanks.

You're headed to Yeonsinnae, right?

Yes.

Sorry, but could you hurry just a little?

Yes.

You have left the route. Recalculating.

Driver,

Could you follow the GPS, please?

I usually follow the GPS,

but you seemed to be in a hurry.

I'm taking a route I know.

If we take the Inner Ring Road right now,

it'll be so backed up, we could be stuck for ages.

You have left the route. Recalculating.

I've been driving taxis for over 40 years.

Back before GPS,

I had every street and alley in Seoul memorized.

The GPS probably doesn't even know this road.

Driver,

Just follow the GPS, please.

All right.

Good grief.

We're completely stuck.

'Recording'

One soft tofu stew!

Sure, come on in!

Yes.

- You're here? - Oh, you're here?

Yeah.

Do you really have to cut it up every time you eat?

Wouldn't it be easier to cut it all up at once?

If it's all cut up, I can only use a fork.

I have to hold a knife in one hand and a fork in the other

for my pork cutlet to taste better.

Yeah, right.

You really do like making things difficult, don't you?

Then again, you do drive a taxi in an old Mercedes.

Oh, right. You don't use the GPS either, do you?

If you only look at the GPS,

you don't remember the route, even when you go the same way again.

Exactly.

So, today,

I picked up a woman about my daughter's age,

and she really chewed me out for not using the GPS.

But sometimes you take the long way around.

That was a long time ago.

When I was young and foolish, I tried to make a few extra bucks.

I don't do that anymore.

These days, passengers sit in the back with the GPS turned on,

watching to make sure I don't take a detour.

Right.

It's nice that we're both uncomfortable.

Mr. Im,

Would you like a bite of pork cutlet?

Why?

You want a bite of my soft tofu stew?

That's good.

Man, this really hits the spot.

Come on, sir.

What, are you trying to look younger?

This isn't mine.

Oh, just in time.

Here.

Here, take it.

Thank you.

You seem to be about the same age as my daughter.

My daughter always leaves something behind in the taxi.

Right, well, the battery was dead,

so I charged it all the way.

Oh, sir.

You say 'filled it up' for gas. Who says that these days?

Thank you.

Also,

I'm really sorry about this morning.

I should've listened to you. I didn't think we'd get stuck in traffic like that...

Well, how about a bite of pork cutlet before you go?

No, I'm fine.

Here you go. Come again.

- Thanks for the meal. - Thank you.

Here.

Thank you.

Wow.

You're thrifty.

This?

It's for my wife.

If I bring her a whole bag, she eats it all in one day.

Mr. Im even buys us meals,

and earlier, he wouldn't even take a tip.

Did he win the lottery?

We'll be getting plenty of wedding gifts this week, so it's fine.

- Wedding gifts? - Yeah, this weekend

my youngest daughter is getting married.

Come by, have a meal, and celebrate.

You're telling me to give you a wedding gift.

Instead of a wedding gift, could you pick me up in the morning?

Today's booked passengers are

Mr. Im, a taxi driver.

I've known him for a long time.

Today is the wedding of Mr. Im's youngest daughter.

Instead of giving a wedding gift,

I've offered to take the two of them safely to the wedding venue.

I should still give them a wedding gift, right?

- You're here? - Yes.

I've heard a lot about you.

You came so early.

- Thank you. - Don't mention it.

When I first started driving a taxi, Mr. Im

helped me out a lot.

- Not at all. - Not at all...

Please, get in.

- Go ahead. - Sure.

Seula, that sleepyhead,

left at the crack of dawn to get her bridal makeup done.

When did our little girl grow up so much?

Time just flew by.

It's my wedding. I can't sleep in.

I told her to at least have a bite, but she left without even looking at me.

When you got married, you were worried about gaining weight,

and wouldn't even drink a glass of water.

Do you think Seula would eat breakfast?

Keep your voice down.

You can fix it when we get there.

No, lots of people will be there,

and the in-laws will talk.

I'm not the one getting married. What's wrong with a crooked tie?

Who's looking at me?

That's just how he is.

Still,

when Mrs. Im isn't around,

he takes such good care of her.

He even brought peppermint candy.

Yes.

Peppermint candy?

By the way, Mr. Ko, how much farther?

We're almost there.

You aren't sitting over there by yourself.

This is our first time sitting side by side in the back seat, isn't it?

Come to think of it,

Don't you remember? We first met in the back of a taxi.

Excuse me, Sir. I'm going to pick up another passenger.

- Sure. - Thank you.

Back then, it was common to share a taxi.

Even if there was already a passenger,

Driver, Dongdaemun, please.

Sure, we're headed that way. Hop in.

- If they were going in the same direction... - Thank you.

they'd pick up another passenger.

All right, we're off.

I'm picking up another passenger.

Listen, driver, I'm a taxi driver too,

but isn't it a bit much to pick up someone while we're already sharing a taxi?

There's still one seat left. Let's fill it.

In a country that doesn't produce a drop of oil,

Right.

Welcome aboard.

- Hello. - Where are you headed?

- Euljiro 3-ga, please. - Sure.

You can get off with the passenger in the back.

We're off.

I don't live in Seoul, so...

Do you know where this place on the map is?

Follow me. I know a shortcut.

Oh, no.

You don't have to go out of your way to come with me.

No, no. I'm going that way too.

- All right. - It's no trouble.

- Shall we go? - Thank you.

I'm sorry I didn't recognize you.

Not at all.

It's my first blind date.

I should've told you what I looked like beforehand.

Yes.

You're good at finding your way with just a map.

I'm a taxi driver.

Finding my way around is my job.

Well, just about every road and alley in Seoul

is all in my head, you could say.

Driver.

Yes?

Please pull over.

Please let me out, driver.

Please let me out, okay?

Please let me out.

Wait a second...

- Well... - Please let me out.

Let me out.

Who are you?

I'm your husband.

Yes.

Before we left, Driver Im

gave me a CD.

Driver Ko.

- Yes. - Wait.

This.

When I give you the signal, play this.

- Yes, sir. - Every now and then...

♪ The wind is blowing ♪

♪ Aren't you cold? ♪

♪ The night grows late ♪

♪ Suddenly, your face ♪

♪ Comes to mind ♪

♪ Your smile made my heart race ♪

♪ Your trembling voice ♪

All right, let's go.

Okay, look at the camera. Come on, come on.

Okay, smile, smile, smile. Smile.

♪ Through so many wounds ♪

♪ My frozen heart ♪

♪ Was wrapped in ♪

♪ Life is ♪

♪ A mysterious blessing ♪

Okay, look this way.

One, two, three!

Oh, coming all this way...

♪ There's a clear reason ♪

♪ In this world ♪

♪ No one is unnecessary... ♪

You.

You mustn't forget this moment.

The day I got my first taxi

We had a blessing ceremony for it, then, while we were eating boiled pork...

That's when your morning sickness started, right?

♪ And face each other ♪

Honey, thank you.

♪ First born ♪

This good-for-nothing...

I made you work so hard when you were young.

I didn't bring home much money.

I was always coming home late.

But you raised the kids so well.

You made this family what it is.

Of everyone in our family,

the most precious person

is you.

You did great.

You look so beautiful. Congratulations.

- I'll get going. - Okay.

Hello, ma'am.

Yes.

Congratulations.

I'm sorry.

Mom's memories

are all right here.

♪ To be alive ♪

♪ Is a mysterious blessing ♪

♪ There's a clear ♪

♪ Reason for it ♪

♪ In this world ♪

♪ There's no one ♪

♪ Who isn't needed ♪

♪ Everyone ♪

♪ Open your heart ♪

♪ And ♪

♪ Face each other ♪

♪ On this planet where we were first born ♪

♪ We who live here ♪

♪ Let's join hands ♪

The couple getting married today,

the groom, Jang Dong-won,

and the bride, Im Seul-a,

I, as their officiant, sincerely...

♪ On this planet ♪

♪ We who live here... ♪

The bride and groom standing here

to get to this day

were born and raised by

the parents of both families, who brought them together and saw them married,

for all your devotion...

The song you just heard was

The Beatles' 'A Day in the Life.'

It's the final track on the album.

At the end of the song,

they say there's a sound humans can't hear,

recorded at a frequency only dogs can hear.

So does that mean no one on Earth has ever heard the whole song

all the way to the end?

Well, anyway, that's how it is.

You're listening to Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp.

Today's show is all about your song requests.

Here's a message from 8380.

'I drive a taxi.'

'When I pick up passengers, '

'on the way to their destination, '

'I play the songs they request.'

'I'm always taking song requests from my passengers, '

'but today, I'd like to send in my own request to you, Chul-soo.'

This person is a taxi driver.

So you do something similar to me.

You've got a DJ's blood

running through your veins.

'I didn't always take song requests.'

'I started taking requests when...'

So that's the story behind it.

To the person who texted 8380,

keep playing great music for the passengers who get in your taxi,

and treat them to plenty of good songs.

Yes.

And please send lots of requests

to our show, Music Camp, too.

I will!

Now, the song requested by 8380...

This person...

didn't actually include their own song request.

We'll take a commercial break.

Every day, we share the same spaces.

On the streets and on public transit,

and throughout our daily lives.

If we show a little more consideration,

Someone's day can be much safer.