Original subtitles

(All characters, organizations, places, and events are fictional.)

Here's the next news.

The National Election Commission is worried that the by-election...

might get overheated...

as each party supports their candidates for the election.

Therefore, they formed a special team...

to regulate candidates from carrying out illegal campaigns.

Today, the spring breeze...

Here are some books...

for the candidates from the National Election Commission.

You will be able to feel the spring breeze under the shade.

Does that mean you didn't give me this...

when I should've gotten one as a candidate?

It's not that I didn't give it to you.

You made things so hectic.

How could you think of bringing 50 recommenders...

five minutes before the deadline?

What's wrong with that?

When you're in a rush to do something,

people tend to help you out.

Aren't you going to leave?

Do you have more to say?

You don't, right? Then please leave.

My gosh.

You're not running for office...

just because I told you about the 50,000 dollars right?

Yes, that's why.

The job that pays you 50,000 dollars for working 90 days per year.

You were the one who told me about it.

That's exactly the kind of workplace I've been looking for.

But this isn't exactly a workplace.

It's a by-election, so not many people will vote.

I'm targeting the niche market.

You remember what you told me, right?

You told me the people who vote aren't even interested.

Well, yes. The voters might not care.

But there are lots of people who wish to get elected.

The lower the turnout,

the more advantageous it is for candidates who have an organization.

"An organization"?

I also have an organization of my own.

(Team Gangwon Province, Team Gyeonggi Province...)

Jang Han Bi, the girl who always wins and never gives up.

Say hello to our 200th Golden Bell ringer!

The girl who rang the Golden Bell.

Kwon Woo Young, the top student of our entire neighborhood.

Leave me out of it. I'm not in her organization.

Well, anyway...

We're very much full of hope.

We can do this!

- We can do this! - We can do this!

You're so reckless. You haven't changed at all.

What... What did you just say?

I'm sorry,

but hope and potential are two different things.

But of course, I bet you don't care.

You bet I don't care.

(My boyfriend)

(My boyfriend)

Who's this?

Goo Se Ra. Are you out of your mind?

Is entering the by-election a joke?

I told you to find a job,

not to fool around!

A joke?

Am I crazy enough to fool around with 2,000 dollars?

Are you not running this time?

You were so loyal to Chairman Cho that you lost everyone close to you,

and he really let you down.

You don't even have to wait for someone to nominate you.

I just handed in the paperwork...

and they put me on the candidate list.

Forget about it. Instead of worrying about each other,

let's just worry about our own selves.

Goodbye.

(Into The Ring)

Back him up.

We need someone with humble beginnings...

to prepare for next year's regional election.

I'd like you to support him and campaign with him.

(Aeguk Conservative Party)

If you get him elected,

I'll guarantee you a seat in Seoul city council.

Seoul city council is...

near Gwanghwamun Gate, right?

Rather than Gwanghwamun Gate...

I want a seat in Yeouido.

The National Assembly?

Very well. Get Oh Byeong Min elected,

and I promise to nominate you for the next general election.

If this works out,

I will move to Yeouido,

and you can replace me...

in Mawon-gu's district assembly.

Min Jae.

Let's get through one more project.

It's not too much for me, sir.

Print out the personal details of...

all the candidates running in this by-election.

Yes, sir.

(Voting is the answer.)

(Reform politics with the Together Progressive Party)

You'd think it's a press conference for a mayoral campaign.

Why go all out...

for an environmentalist running in a district by-election?

She's a new member of our party,

so we put out the red carpet.

She has connections from her student movement days,

and with labor unions from when she worked at Mawon Industrial Complex.

We have nothing if not for blood,

educational ties, and friends.

Aren't people with such connections...

the target of your party's reform?

There's so much to reform.

We should push and pull each other and go together.

We're political comrades.

Partners in life.

I ran in the last regional election as a nonpartisan candidate,

and lost to Cho Maeng Duk from the Aeguk Conservative Party.

This is my second attempt at running for office.

With all my might,

I will approach Mawon-gu's residents with a sincere heart.

(Independent Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra's election camp)

(Goo Se Ra's district representative project)

Hello, everyone. Today, I'll give you seven tips on...

how to become a great speaker.

(Mastering Public Speaking, the 7 laws)

First, be confident.

Right here and now, I'll talk to a passer-by.

The confidence to not be flustered even when there's no one around.

Confidence.

You're learning about elections from videos?

Because I must meet and talk to people.

Pledges. I have to do research on that too.

If you bring a list and promise to do everything,

who would vote for you?

You've interviewed many times, so you must know.

"I'll do my best. I can do everything."

Did they get hired?

They don't even pass the first round.

No. People don't think too hard when they vote.

Even my dad tells me to vote for Candidate 1.

Exactly. People who don't care...

never go beyond Candidate 1 or 2.

Independent Candidate 5,

make Goo Se Ra a member of Mawon-gu's district assembly.

That's too long.

Even that's too long.

It's too long?

Is it?

Hello. Hello, kids.

- Hello! - Hello!

- Are we late? - Run, run, run.

(4.10 By-election, Voting is the key to democracy)

Hello.

Hello.

(Campaigning starts, D-13 to polling day)

(Candidate 1)

Hello, it's nice to meet you.

I'm Candidate 1, Oh Byeong Min with the Aeguk Conservative Party.

(Candidate 1, Oh Byeong Min)

The young talent, young blood to lead Mawon-gu!

Believe in me! I will work hard!

Thank you.

Have a nice day. Thank you.

Aeguk Conservative Party, Candidate 1, Oh Byeong Min!

Believe in me! I will work hard!

Dear Mawon-gu residents.

To make a happy Mawon and a safe Mawon,

Candidate 2 Son Eun Sil will do the legwork.

Candidate 2 Son Eun Sil is at your side!

(Together Progressive Party, Son Eun Sil)

Candidate 2 Son Eun Sil, Candidate 2 Son Eun Sil.

Mawon's daughter, the politician you wanted.

Son Eun Sil!

- Happy Mawon - Number two.

- Safe Mawon - Number two.

Number two is the answer.

Hello, ma'am. I'm Candidate 3.

Hello! Vote for Candidate 3.

Candidate 3!

The son of Mawon, Kim Cheol Su!

I'll be the hope of independent businessmen!

Number 3, number 3!

(Independent Candidate 4, Monk Cheongpung Cha Eun Woo)

(Mawon's Queen of Complaints)

(Oh Byeong Min, Son Eun Sil)

(Kim Cheol Su, Cha Eun Woo)

My gosh. Is this a ticketing frenzy or what?

Did they put them up at the crack of dawn?

Roll that up quickly.

Banners put up without the apartment complex' permission...

are illegal on private property and are taken down.

I know that too.

I just put it down for a while.

What did your parents say?

Their only daughter's running for office.

Don't even ask. It's a secret.

I should've known when I saw you mumble in front of the poster.

I should've headbutted you before I left the office.

Quit dawdling and pick that up.

I'll check later.

Sure.

I swear that one day, I will just...

kick him in the...

Goo Se Ra!

Han Bi.

What's going on?

(Nakwon Rice Cakes)

Hello. I'm running in the by-election.

My name is...

I haven't sold anything yet and a woman comes over?

Go away!

(Goo Se Ra)

We became his first customers, didn't we?

At the market tomorrow,

we should first buy, then explain who we are.

- Yes. - Right here,

I will put my cannon.

- Your cannon? - Yes.

Then I'll just block it.

- What? - And then I will...

Hello. I'm running in the by-election.

My name is Goo Se Ra.

- Running in what? - The by-election.

To represent Mawon-gu in the district assembly.

How old are you this year?

I'm 29.

- You're 29? - Yes.

Are you married?

- Not yet. - Serious jobs like politics...

should be left to men.

Don't be silly and get involved in elections.

Just get married and have children!

That's a woman's happiness,

duty, and calling!

That's right.

Sir. How is that a woman's happiness and calling...

- and... - Sorry, sirs.

That is your calling!

(New posts)

This is my reality.

A mom has no time to play around with you kids.

What do you mean?

Our company's struggling, so we had no choice.

Why... Why am I the one to leave?

I barely used up...

my maternity leave.

What am I supposed to do?

Should I fire Mr. Kim? He's a dad with two kids.

Or what about Mr. Lee? He's getting married next year.

You really shouldn't have gone to the bathroom every hour...

and left your seat vacant.

I had to express my milk for my baby, okay?

This lousy company doesn't even have a lounge for female employees.

So I had to express my milk from the bathroom.

Is that so wrong?

How... How dare you talk to me that way?

Then do you expect me to respect you when I'm being fired?

If it weren't for work,

I never would've even talked to an old man like you!

What are you looking at?

Ms. Kwon.

- Yes? - We can't help but do this.

So please empty your desk by the end of this month.

You may go now.

Okay.

What a bunch of crazy jerks!

You didn't say anything?

What was I supposed to say?

If I leave with a bad reputation,

it'll be harder for me to get another job.

I organized the files I've been working on...

and quietly packed up and left.

Now that I'm married with a kid,

I feel like I'm at a disadvantage.

They're the crazy ones.

And I'm able to recognize talent when I see one.

Tomorrow morning, let's hand out business cards together.

You must be nuts. I'm not interested.

Let's do this together, Woo Young. I need you.

Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra.

Let's try our best so I can get elected.

If we're jobless for too long, we won't be able to get a job.

You don't have anyone supporting you anyway.

My gosh, you know it won't work out.

Why not?

If you join me now,

you'll become like Jeong Do Jeon.

Didn't he die later on?

Of course he's dead. He's from a long time ago.

We can do this.

No, it's realistically impossible.

Woo Young.

Are you going to teach your kid that she can't do things?

Why are you suddenly bringing up my daughter?

What about you? You're doing this...

because you're just angry for getting dumped.

Hey!

Have you not learned anything after what happened to me today?

Who would vote for you when we're just a bunch of fools?

Even I'm not going to vote for you.

My gosh.

Listen.

(Strategy to get Goo Se Ra elected)

There are 400,000 people living in Mawon-gu.

The by-election is taking place in District L,

and there are 50,000 voters there.

The turnout for last year's local election was 60 percent.

However, it's only 20 to 30 percent for by-elections.

And among them, I need to earn 60 percent of their votes.

How many votes is that?

(Population of Mawon-gu: 400,000, Turnout for local election...)

(6,000 to 9,000 votes)

I need 6,000 to 9,000 votes in order to get elected.

Hey, we had a hard time getting 50 recommenders.

Yes, I know.

Therefore...

(Population Graph)

We will be targeting...

female voters who are in their 20s to 40s.

That's exactly 10,000 people.

And these women are similar to someone we know.

Kwon Woo Young.

Let's go win their hearts.

Regulations for women!

Candidate 5 Goo Se Ra, promises you this!

Hello.

We have the power to change our lives!

Work less and make more!

Make more money!

Hello.

- Hi! - Hello.

How adorable.

Hi... I'm Goo Se Ra.

My name is Goo Se Ra.

Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra.

I'm Goo Se Ra, Candidate 5.

I'm Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra!

I promise to make sure you can go home...

to your kids when the clock strikes two.

You can check by voting for Goo Se Ra.

- Candidate 5. - Candidate 5.

- Goo Se Ra! - I noticed you got a new stroller.

It's very comfortable for the baby. I totally recommend it.

Should I also get a new one?

I'll send you the model name via our group chat.

Okay, thank you.

I think she's running for the by-election.

I saw her in front of the kindergarten this morning.

I don't get why we have to vote for a district representative.

It's such a waste of our tax.

- Candidate 5! - Goo Se Ra!

Do we get the day off on the day of the by-election? When is it?

April 10. From 6am to 8pm. We don't get the day off.

Goo Se Ra! You will be able to go home as soon as the clock...

Well, I kind of checked beforehand.

Oh, I see. Gosh, you startled me.

My goodness.

Gosh, it's time. Let's hurry.

You will be able to pick up your kids on time.

- It's time. - Really?

- Come on. - Let's go.

Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra!

Candidate 5...

Han Bi! Han Bi!

I promise to make sure you can go home...

to your kids when the clock strikes two.

- You can check... - Shut it!

Will you stop making so much noise in front of my cafe?

I'm sorry.

My goodness, seriously.

I promise to make sure you can go home...

to your kids when the clock strikes two.

You can check by voting for...

Hey.

(Oh Byeong Min, Son Eun Sil, )

(Kim Cheol Su, Cha Eun Woo)

Did you see who drew on the posters?

Whoever did this violated the election law.

The kids here did it for fun.

My goodness.

(Wake up! In your dreams!)

My gosh.

She really should wake up. Why enter the election...

and end up getting humiliated like this?

What is this? Se Ra...

She's my daughter.

What is she doing here?

My goodness.

(Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra)

I will put up street lamps so you can run safely.

I will do my best to represent the residents.

I am Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra.

(Dad)

Darn it.

Aren't you going to pick up?

He gets upset every time he sees me...

ever since I messed up my last interview.

It's best to keep a distance from him for now.

Candidate...

Distance, my foot.

What in the world do you think you're doing?

Get over here!

Dad, no!

Dad!

Let me explain!

Come here.

- Let me explain! - You...

Hey!

My gosh.

- Dad, don't you trust me? - No, I don't.

You switched jobs more than 10 times after you graduated.

You have no right to do politics.

Who's going to help you? You don't even have any money.

That's exactly it.

I'm running for office because of that darn money.

If you think about it, I'm just trying to get a job.

And you're kind of overreacting.

It's not like I'm running for president.

You're talking nonsense. Stop what you're doing right now.

- No. - Stop getting ideas,

and just work hard to get yourself a job.

No.

My gosh, I can't believe you're doing this to me.

You're really tearing me apart here.

Gosh, why would you say that?

Dad, you're not as precise as you used to be...

My goodness. Good going!

What an amazing family!

Darn it!

My goodness!

My gosh, come on.

You're running for office? Have you lost your mind?

Why would you waste that money on that?

We could've used it to pay back our debt.

My goodness, if you're so frugal,

why did you make us go into debt?

Forget about the 2,000 dollars and just stop what you're doing.

I'll do my best to pay back our debt.

So don't get yourself in a mess. Just get yourself a job.

No.

I'm already doing that right now. How many times must I tell you?

Get out!

Get out of my house if you're going to do things your way!

Let's be honest.

This darn house already belongs to the darn bank.

"You can do it. You have my full support."

Is it so hard to say that?

What a difficult path.

I can't even get any support from my love or family.

Ma'am.

Your bag is open.

Just go your way.

But...

Let me help.

If you want to help, just leave.

(Goo Se Ra)

(Goo Se Ra)

Hey.

Gosh, it's so heavy.

I'm not going to help.

I never asked for help.

You got kicked out, didn't you?

No.

I'm going to get busy because of the election,

so I'm just moving in with my friend for a little while.

By any chance, did your boyfriend ask you to do this?

Did he ask you to help Assemblyman Cho...

by diverting people?

You have an amazing sense of imagination.

He wouldn't use his girlfriend for politics.

He's not that big of a jerk.

Mr. Seo, you almost crossed the line.

Then why don't you just quit?

You're wasting money and time on something that will never work.

You're very sure of yourself. Are you a fortune-teller?

- What do you know about me? - I'm just saying this...

as a former colleague.

Gosh, I'm exhausted.

Then let me also say something as your former colleague.

This is what people say about you.

They say you hopelessly dream...

of going back to your old workplace even when you got demoted.

People think it's impossible.

But I don't agree with them.

You can't live the life that people expect you to live.

I'm going to get elected no matter what.

So you can also try your best.

I'm sure I'll get reinstated...

before you get elected.

I think it'll be the other way around.

Do you want to bet?

You need to convince the one person who's in charge of reinstating you.

And I need to convince 10,000 voters.

- Which do you think will be faster? - The former, obviously.

Don't you know that 10,000 is a bigger number?

- What are you doing? - Give me your hand.

When people vote for someone,

it has nothing to do with math. It's about their hearts.

It all comes from their hearts.

You should go home.

(Quick to resolving complaints, Goo Se Ra)

How romantic.

Come and catch me.

Hey!

- Okay, my turn. - Let's do it.

Come on.

Nearby a close rest spot.

(Sammart needs to leave!)

(The next episode will air soon.)

(Final Interview, Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra)

(Into The Ring)

Mawon-gu Minju-dong residents...

are very concerned about a construction that began a while ago.

Korea's largest distributor...

Sammart is building a distribution center,

and it's less than 200m from an elementary school.

We applied to change the use of land according to the law.

We approved the application according to our procedures.

The person in charge is out and cannot answer any questions.

Without any concern for safety,

Sammart is proceeding with the construction.

We demand responsible answers from Mawon-gu Office...

and the district assembly that...

changed ordinances to assist a large company.

We must discover the truth of that day!

The part-timer who stood in as a stenographer...

pointed out the wrongfulness of the new ordinance,

and was dismissed for it!

What happened in the meeting afterward...

was only roughly recorded.

The district representatives rushed to revise a bill,

and they must be held responsible for it!

- Yes! - That's right!

This is our opportunity to set us apart.

"Us"?

You rushed on by and now you say "us"?

Who are you?

Introduce yourself before butting in.

All the moms are enraged over this.

This is the only card that can get Se Ra elected.

Will you use it?

Are you whispering to leave me out?

You know how much I hate that!

That's why I'm doing it.

How childish.

What are you saying?

I...

got into this for the money.

Acting like I'm the people's champion...

goes against my conscience.

It would go against your conscience if you made it up...

A show of hands. You know that...

I vote for two.

Minors don't have a vote, ma'am.

Stay right here.

You don't stand a chance if you don't use Sammart.

(Mawon-gu Central Election Management Committee)

I'm district representative Yoon Hee Su of Mawon-gu.

When the bill for Sammart's distribution center was passed,

you were present, weren't you?

No.

Can you give me the phone number of the part-time stenographer girl?

Go study the Personal Information Protection Act first.

Also, how can you call her a "part-time stenographer girl"?

How many times is that already?

They all want to use this somehow for their campaign.

They don't even know that part-timer is running too.

Chairman Cho was the one who told me to fire her,

but what if we get blamed for this?

The one who ordered you to fire her...

was Chairman Cho Maeng Duk?

Yes.

He even called me directly instead of his secretary.

- What is this? - Just memorize it.

Just trust me this time so we can turn the tables.

What are you talking about?

- Mawon-gu Office. - Mawon-gu Office?

(April 1 Speech)

(I was wrongfully fired from Mawon-gu Office...)

Are you insane? Hey, stop the car.

Hey, let go of me. I said let go. Let go!

I won't go. I'm not going!

I can't do this! I can't.

Hey, let go.

Okay, fine. Okay.

I'll go, I'll go. I said I'll go.

I can't go.

We are opposed to the distribution center...

that threatens our children's safety!

- We are opposed! - We are opposed!

The district representatives who passed the bill...

- should apologize this instant! - Oh my gosh.

- Apologize this instant! - Apologize this instant!

- We are opposed to... - Where's the speech?

- the distribution center! - Hey!

- We are opposed! - We are opposed!

Everyone, we have invited the part-time stenographer...

who was also wrongfully fired from Mawon-gu Office,

Ms. Goo Se Ra.

Please give her a big hand.

Say something!

- Justice always wins! - Goo Se Ra.

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

Goo Se Ra?

I've heard that name before.

She's Candidate 5 Goo Se Ra,

who is running for the election independently.

What?

Hello!

Goo Se Ra! The speech!

Goo Se Ra!

Hello, I'm Goo Se Ra.

I know you think of me as a part-timer...

that was wrongfully fired from Mawon-gu Office,

but right now, I am Candidate 5 Goo Se Ra,

who is running for the by-election independently!

(We want Sammart out!)

If I didn't work as the part-time stenographer that day,

I would just be writing up resumes...

in order to find another job.

But that day,

half of the seats in the District Assembly were empty,

and there were several district representatives...

who were yawning and dozing off.

And I also saw district representatives...

trying to commit fraud by using the public's indifference.

The fact that I was kicked out...

of the District Assembly that day isn't important.

I was angry, but I can just find another job.

But what's important is...

building a distribution center...

full of 5-ton trucks next to our children's school...

is unacceptable.

A cranky colleague who once worked with me...

once told me this before I ran for the by-election.

He said hope and potential are two different things.

He's right.

I'm a candidate that will never be elected.

However,

if we don't have hope, what future is there for us?

"A tomorrow that's better than today."

Isn't that the future we're hoping for?

This year's budget for Mawon-gu Office is...

564.1 million dollars.

All I want is 50,000 dollars as my salary from that amount.

If you choose me, I will make sure...

the remaining 563.6 million dollars are being used properly.

I will always view things from your perspective...

and make sure the budget is properly allocated.

I know this day has been full of lies,

but I really mean this, as long as you choose me.

Thank you.

- Thank you! - Thank you!

- Thank you! - Goo Se Ra!

Goo Se Ra!

(We will protect our children!)

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

Thank you. Goo Se Ra!

Goo Se Ra!

Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

Chairman Cho.

We must make things clear.

The Sammart Distribution Center Project...

was suggested by the district representatives first.

All we did was follow...

the decision that was made in the District Assembly.

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

The opinions on the internet...

are unfavorable to us starting from the mom cafes.

This isn't our first time experiencing something like this.

This too shall pass if we just watch quietly.

Don't mind it.

Yes, sir.

Also,

Let's go, Goo Se Ra!

I will persuade Candidate Goo Se Ra somehow...

- and make sure this doesn't... - No.

You don't have to get involved.

- We are opposed to... - Also.

the distribution center that threatens our children's safety!

Bring Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung tonight.

Sir, tonight is the death anniversary of...

I know.

Apologize this instant!

- Apologize this instant! - I need to meet someone.

- We are opposed to... - Yes, I understand.

the distribution center!

- We are opposed! - We are opposed!

The district representatives who passed the bill...

Here.

Here, I brought you some red ginseng.

I prepared some for your wife too.

Oh, thank you.

But...

why did you want to see me?

I should've found...

a better position for your daughter last time.

She wouldn't have been satisfied...

with being reinstated at her previous company.

That's why she's even running in the election.

Oh, don't worry about it. She hasn't come to her senses yet.

She's just like her mom, and likes to stand out.

I just hope she gets married soon.

I know it'll be difficult for her to be elected,

but even if she makes it, her term will only be for a year.

She needs to find a stable job.

And also think of getting married.

You're right.

Mawon-gu Office will be choosing...

a new level-10 civil servant next month.

Isn't a civil servant a perfect job for a woman?

- Here. - Thanks.

(Mawon Bridge)

I'm Kim Min Jae, Chairman Cho Maeng Duk's secretary.

I came here to get you.

Please leave.

Please get in.

I'm here about your brother.

Jeong Dae.

Darn it. Do you guys not work?

Shoot.

How many times did I send this photo?

- Hello... - I sent you a photo.

It's something I complained about before.

I thought you called to apologize for quoting me out of context.

You expected too much.

Apologies are for when you feel bad and I don't feel bad.

Contact the service center.

I don't work there.

Hello?

What a jerk.

It's your brother's memorial. You should attend as a brother.

Did you say hello?

This young man serves me by my side.

Kim Min Jae is like a son to me.

This is...

the person who hates me the most in this world.

My eldest son Cho Gong Myung.

Why call me after kicking me out?

Can you at least pretend to listen to your father?

I barely even finished talking...

and what did you say? No?

This is why you got him in trouble.

Who do you mean? Who's in trouble?

You don't need to know.

That's how scary politics is.

If you really want to serve the country,

be a civil servant, not a politician.

Are you telling me to study for the exam?

No. If you bail out of the election,

someone will get you a position.

What do you mean?

Cool down and drink this.

Dad got some red ginseng for free.

Give in and do as he says.

I like the offer.

Red ginseng?

Who gave you this? Who would give us this?

Make up your mind today.

If you refuse, I'll disown you.

I asked about the red ginseng!

Who gave it to you?

I don't know.

Come home.

Quit being a civil servant.

Work for me and learn the ropes.

That...

will never happen.

Chief Won was a civil servant...

and knows how to use people better than anyone.

You upset her,

and she won't take you back.

If she's reelected at next year's regional election,

you will have to man a desk in the service center.

Have you been...

observing Jeong Dae's death anniversary?

What are you doing? Why are you here?

I'm here to return something.

You stay out of it.

Oh, hello.

I came to return this.

My mother...

opened two packs, not knowing what the bribe was for.

I enclosed a five-dollar bill.

Bribe?

I believe monetary or material gifts...

with a purpose is a bribe.

- So you refuse my offer? - Yes.

I heard you're running for office instead of finding a job,

so I'm offering you a job so you don't have to waste time.

Your father asked me for a favor.

Forget about my father's request.

I won't take any job through connections.

You'll campaign to the end?

I'll campaign to the end and get elected.

You're more romantic than you look.

Get home safely.

I will.

Seo Gong Myung?

Cho Gong Myung?

- 1, 2, 3. - 1, 2, 3.

Yes! I got the bigger piece.

Here. Let's halve it evenly.

Bite off this part.

- Can I really? - Yes.

My ice cream.

You said we could halve it evenly.

My ice cream!

I told you to eat just this much!

I want my ice cream back!

I want my ice cream back.

It's been a while, Cho Gong Myung.

Yes, I see the face from back then.

In a different version, though.

It's Seo Gong Myung.

Hey. We were close as kids.

Fourth grade in Minju Elementary School...

Not at all. I have no memory.

Why do you not remember just me?

Did you go home every year...

on this day?

Whether I go to that home,

whether the bus stop sign is broken,

what does it have to do with you?

Quit daydreaming without any sense of reality...

and get on with your life.

I'm ignoring you because of the way you carry yourself.

Darn him.

"Romantic"?

"No sense of reality"?

I'm "daydreaming"?

In that case, I'm putting my 2,000-dollar romance on fire.

Completely.

A degree, work experience,

organization, political party, I have none!

But look up "Garden Tiger Moth" on Voice of the Residents...

on Mawon-gu Office's website.

Remember the Garden Tiger Moth who flew toward the flames...

for Mawon-gu for 15 years.

Goo Se Ra, the independent Garden Tiger Moth...

will fight to spend your tax money wisely!

- Can we take a selfie? - Do you know me?

You're so cool.

(Mawon's Queen of Complaints)

1, 2, 3.

Just one more, please.

Good luck!

Thank you.

Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra.

- Oh Byeong Min, Oh Byeong Min - Number 1.

Young Mawon, Candidate 1.

- Oh Byeong Min - Number 1.

- Mawon-gu - Number 1.

You and I become one.

- Number 1 - Let's run, run, run.

- Good luck! - Oh Byeong Min, Oh Byeong Min.

- Oh Byeong Min - Number 1.

Thank you. I'm Candidate 5, Goo Se Ra.

Shout it out!

Goo Se Ra! Goo Se Ra!

Goo Se Ra!

I will fight for your tax money!

I have news.

Se Ra's amazing.

The urban planning department...

just got a fax from Sammart's head office.

The new distribution center will no longer be built there.

- No way. - Isn't that crazy?

That is crazy. They backed down.

Se Ra's good.

At around 9am tomorrow,

Sammart and Mawon-gu Office...

will post an apology on the official websites.

What shall I do, sir?

At 9am?

The distribution center threatens our children's safety.

We object!

- We object! We object! - We object! We object!

The district representatives who approved it.

Come out and apologize!

- Apologize! Apologize! - Apologize! Apologize!

(We want Sammart out!)

What...

Hello.

I have something to say. Can I have the mic?

Thanks.

- Did you hear anything? - No.

Hello. I'm chairman of Mawon-gu's District Assembly,

Cho Maeng Duk.

My office is...

in the corner of the second floor of that building.

Every morning, I'm welcomed with reports on issues...

that are stacked this high.

I work overtime every day.

As I read the reports with my dim eyes every night,

everything you shout...

rings in my ears as well.

It's been hurting me all the time.

One thing...

touched me especially more.

Ms. Goo Se Ra?

Can you join me on the podium?

Me?

Give her a warm hand.

What is she doing?

Stop her.

Listening to what Ms. Goo Se Ra said...

reminded me of when I first started as a politician.

My second son...

went to Minju Elementary School.

I lost him in an accident.

I wish for children to be safe more than anyone else.

Dear Mawon-gu residents.

I brought upon a dramatic agreement!

Sammart's distribution center!

I hereby announce that all plans have been canceled!

- Awesome! - However,

I will take full responsibility...

and resign as chairman of the district assembly.

I will go back...

and work for the interests of the Mawon-gu people.

As a member of the public who took a courageous stand,

Ms. Goo Se Ra right here...

deserves applause.

Well done!

Applause!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - What's going on?

- Goo Se Ra! - He just made a fool out of her.

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

- Cho Maeng Duk! - Goo Se Ra!

- Cho Maeng Duk! - Goo Se Ra!

- Goo Se Ra! - Goo Se Ra!

Goo Se Ra!

How unbelievable.

I know.

If you'd made the announcement first...

Please.

Do you not know why I made you a district representative?

I told you to stick close to Cho Maeng Duk...

and bring me helpful information!

You're just getting into trouble!

I'm sorry.

(Mawon-gu District Assembly)

Did you have...

to use your dead son?

It's not like...

cherishing his reputation will bring him back.

Even my living son can't stand me.

You'll understand me one day.

Why did you go up there just because he called you?

He called her by name.

She couldn't ignore him.

Darn it.

Why did he say Ms. Goo Se Ra and not Candidate Goo Se Ra?

He mocked you. He looks down on you!

I know that!

I want to beat up the Se Ra from an hour ago.

What's this?

"I report Candidate Goo Se Ra..."

"for getting a job with a favor"?

Candidate 5 Goo Se Ra doesn't qualify to run for office.

With favor from a current district representative,

she tried to get a job. With that lack of conscience,

how can she represent the youth?

Campaigning can get so dirty.

Don't worry. Say it's not true.

It is true.

My dad's friend got me a job interview.

At a tiny company at the most.

The company I just got fired from...

after the team dinner.

That's not a tiny place.

You had such connections?

Connections?

(Candidate 5 Goo Se Ra's a traitor!)

(From protesting to lying)

My gosh.

Why are they sending it even to me?

Everyone's desperate because polling day's coming up.

To be honest, it makes so much sense.

The video made it...

Shouldn't we catch whoever posted it?

Yes, well...

How would I do that?

The campaigning would be long over if we caught the person.

It's obvious.

At times like this,

it usually ends with a candidate resigning.

So, Candidate Goo Se Ra's father's friend...

who's a district representative. Who could it be?

Goo Se Ra's district representative...

Darn it.

Deputy Director.

Deputy Director.

I'll go and wrap it up.

Hey.

(Resignation of Candidacy)

Don't do it.

Don't do what?

You told me to quit daydreaming...

in such a nasty tone.

Are you hitting the brakes in my life whenever you please?

You just won't listen.

My ice cream!

I told you to eat just this much!

I want my ice cream back! I want my ice cream back.

My ice cream.

My ice cream.

Let's go, crybaby.

Back at you. I reflect it.

(Into The Ring)

Let's say Goo-to-Oh...

and win the independent votes.

"Goo-to-Oh"?

"Vote for Goo Se Ra and become Oh Byeong Min"?

"Family of three with no conscience..."

"that feeds off others their whole lives."

They shouldn't have gone after my family.

We'll start by identifying where it began.

How about we expose Oh Byeong Min's personal life?

Negative press is the best part of campaigning.

They'll fight each other out of the ring.

This is why Korea's failing.

In the US, this is absurd...

- Why is it absurd? - Why is it absurd?