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-Look at that. Over there. -What's that?

Look at that.

-What's that? -Isn't that Love Alarm?

What's that?

Hey, I bet it can be seen most clearly from our school.

-Really? -Make sure you take good photos.

Are you the founding developer of Love Alarm?

Is this Chon Duk-gu?

Duk-gu, it's Jojo.

I want to talk to you about something.

Why is it so hard

to tell someone you like them

when you like them?

What are you so engrossed in?

Hey, you're here. It's nothing.

It's famous these days, so I wondered what it was.

How was the audition? Did you do well?

You said you were going crazy doing nothing, and asked for anything.

That's why I signed you up.

He wants me to come back tomorrow.

To do a screen test.

For real?

My gosh.

I'll make a reservation at the salon then.

Nice, Hwang Sun-oh.

Hye-yeong!

Don't come. Stay right there.

SOMEONE WITHIN A 10M RADIUS LOVES YOU

Excuse me, this is the police.

We have a warrant for search and seizure.

This won't take long, so if everyone could wait to the side, please.

Step out of the way, please.

Excuse us.

Take everything here.

In-su? What about him? Isn't he on vacation?

-Grab the documents. -He must have done something.

Friend? Hey, you're the one who ruined our friendship.

You said we're friends. Why did you have to lie?

Whose fault is it, then?

It's all your fault.

You installed it as you pleased, and hid as you pleased.

You didn't even give me time to prepare.

I was willing to wait

while listening to you by your side.

Building it up slowly was…

what I wanted to do.

What are you doing here?

I did as you drew because you seemed to be having a hard time.

So why hasn't anything changed?

You don't have anyone either.

You're alone too.

That's why you post them.

The Ringing World.

That's not true.

That's not it.

I knew it.

I knew it wouldn't work.

Tell me.

I can help--

Hey, Jang In-su!

Hey, Jang In-su!

Stop!

Run! Get him!

-Stop! -You bastard, stop!

Grab him!

Stay still, you punk.

Jang In-su! You are under arrest for murder.

-Let go! -You have the right to remain silent.

You have the right to an attorney. Got it?

Tell me.

You're alone too.

You don't have anyone!

I did everything you drew.

Why hasn't anything changed?

Let go!

You should have…

You should have died back then.

Mommy.

You should have died back then.

No.

That's not what it was.

Let go!

The suspect of the Love Alarm murders has been arrested.

According to police, witnesses who saw…

Based on witness statements, the victim's Love Alarm rang just before the incident

and the police were able to locate the suspect after obtaining logs.

The police had been following the artist of The Ringing World

and were able to apprehend the suspect.

THE RINGING WORLD

WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF TRW? WHO IS THE ARTIST BEHIND TRW?

THE RINGING WORLD ARTIST UNHARMED

Did Jojo kill her?

No, right? So why do you keep calling and telling her to explain?

Look, I get it.

I know you need a witness statement,

but she's burning up and knocked out from the meds.

She can't go all the way there!

This is so frustrating.

I'll head there now.

The attention shifted from Love Alarm to The Ringing World.

What about Duk-gu?

Nothing out of the ordinary has been detected.

There hasn't been any unusual access to the server either--

The police just called

saying they want to summon you about the logs.

The Ringing World

is not an instruction or a prophecy.

The Ringing World…

DETECTIVE TEAM 2

Thank you.

Will you be able to go home alone?

Yes.

Okay, then. Get home safely.

HYE-YEONG

How far along are we with In-su's projects?

We're working on them as quickly as we can from where he left off.

What about the funding report?

Hye-yeong.

I'm putting together a report for the VAT.

Hye-yeong.

Call Finance and ask them to revise this.

According to the police,

he said he acted out The Ringing World's predictions.

This isn't the first time The Ringing World has been an issue.

Correct. After the 23-person mass suicide, people spoke about it being a prophecy.

She kept posting meaningful illustrations without any explanations.

That is why this copycat crime happened.

We can't say she isn't responsible. A person died, after all.

It's all my fault.

All of it.

I don't know where it all went wrong.

Was it when I survived alone?

I shouldn't just do nothing.

What if something bad happens again?

I was willing to wait

while listening to you by your side.

Building it up slowly

was what I wanted to do.

As long as you were being sincere, I…

Hello.

I'm Kim Jojo, the artist of The Ringing World.

Hey. You know the thing I was looking at the other day?

Turns out Kim Jojo is the artist.

It's grown unbearably large.

A child which no one can see

who has no mouth

and can't talk to anyone.

THE RINGING WORLD BY ??

If no one comes within the line that I drew,

I won't hurt anyone or be hurt anymore.

Like that, I will continue to live alone.

So you're breaking up with me?

I'm exhausted.

And that has changed my feelings for you.

Let's end things here.

I write this today

to alleviate the pain and the misunderstandings

caused by my illustrations.

The Ringing World

is not an instruction or a prophecy.

It's about me.

I was

the sole survivor

of a family mass suicide in Jeju.

Mom!

Mom!

I survived alone

-Mommy. -next to my dead parents.

Mommy.

Why did my parents do that?

What did I do wrong?

Did they

hate me?

I wasn't sure

if it was okay for me to survive alone and go on living like everything was fine.

I wasn't sure if it was okay for me to pretend to be an ordinary person.

JEJU SAEOREUM MARATHON

Sun-oh, it's Jojo.

I need to tell you something.

I was afraid

that everyone would leave me

if they found out what I've been through.

HYE-YEONG, CAN WE MEET FOR A BIT?

Thanks for waiting.

Sorry

for only resenting you.

Why are you sorry?

I'm the one who's sorry

for not being honest with you.

You can't even ring my Love Alarm.

So why do you look so loving?

People might think you like me.

Whenever I think about you,

I get emotional.

Did you ever regret

installing the shield?

I regretted it every second.

But still,

I think I'd install it again.

I learned a lot through that choice.

So even if I were to go back in time,

I'd install the shield again, regret it again,

and be hurt again.

Don't cry. I won't cry either.

I'm sorry.

Don't be sorry.

Liking someone…

isn't something to be sorry for.

Hey, don't be so clingy. It's a turnoff.

Come on, Jojo. Have you forgotten that you're dating Hwang Sun-oh?

Bye.

We'll start the screen test.

Thank you for coming today, Sun-oh.

It was Jojo's will to use the shield and the spear.

If she hadn't installed the shield, she never would have gone out with you.

It was because she installed the shield and broke up with Sun-oh

that you were able to show up on the list of people she would like.

What do you…

With the shield as a variable, Jojo's volition intervened,

and you became someone she would like.

I think she wanted to ring your Love Alarm even if it meant she had to use the spear.

She was willing to go that far to express how she felt toward you.

If that isn't sincere,

what is?

Hye-yeong.

I realize that there's something I must do

in order to be honest with you.

When I come back,

will you listen to what I have to say?

GIMPO, JEJU

JEJU SAEOREUM MARATHON

I ran every time things got too hard.

I wanted to hear the sound of my heart beating.

Every time my heart beat,

I thought about how I had survived.

This is how badly I wanted to survive in this ringing world

that wanted me to ring.

It wasn't because I hated you.

You were

just too heavy.

It was because you were too heavy.

It wasn't because I hated you.

You were just too heavy.

It was because you were too heavy.

It wasn't your fault.

It wasn't anyone's fault.

Scars cannot be erased.

However,

you make them insignificant.

You are like a tree.

When I first saw you in the nurse's office,

I fled in the opposite direction because I was scared.

Hye-yeong.

But you know,

I may have been running around an island.

I looked horrible earlier, didn't I?

Crying and stuff.

Hye-yeong. I have a lot to say.

Okay. I'll listen to it all.

-He's here. -He's here.

-He's here. -He's here.

A word please.

Please give us a statement.

Love Alarm's CTO, Brian Chon, went home an hour ago

after being questioned all night.

The police are questioning people associated with the Love Alarm logs,

and are summoning witnesses…

After the Love Alarm murder suspect was arrested,

there has been heightened interest in the Communications Privacy Act.

Many are demanding changes to the Communications Privacy Act.

Thank you.

C.T.O BRIAN. C

What do you want?

Give up on Love Alarm 2.0.

Is that why? Is that why you did this to your big brother?

You ignored my wishes.

I told you five years ago that we shouldn't release 2.0.

You don't realize

that the Love Alarm you created makes people lonelier.

Version 2.0 was created for those lonely people.

If they knew that there were many people who will like them,

23 people would not have committed mass suicide.

Is that what you really think?

Now, people will date only those who are recommended by the app.

Just as we only read the articles that appear on our search portal.

Just as we only watch the movies that the algorithms recommend.

Why is that a problem?

That eliminates countless possibilities.

If there's an error in the suggestions,

version 2.0 will prevent love that could have been.

An error? How will you prove that?

Kim Jojo.

When she installed the shield, the person she would like changed.

That's just a bug.

It wasn't a bug.

It was Jojo's own volition.

With the introduction of timing and volition,

this small error changed a person's life.

Do you get it now?

Do you get it now?

You won't know even if you look.

Give up on 2.0.

And remain

the developer forever.

ONE MONTH LATER

-Welcome. -Welcome.

Hello.

Hi there.

That's so pretty.

My daughter bought it for me.

-Really? How nice. -You're so lucky.

LOVE ALARM 2.0 900-DAY ANNIVERSARY

I'LL BE WAITING AT THE BADGE CLUB LOUNGE

This way.

SOMEONE WITHIN A 10M RADIUS LOVES YOU

What the heck?

Duk-gu?

Hey. What are you doing here?

Why are you in the Badge Club?

CDG.

CDG?

You?

Don't play games.

I'm the founding developer.

Hold on. If he's the founding developer…

That means…

When I woke up, I was in the hospital.

The world had changed, but I was still the same.

People say I'm 23,

but I still feel like I'm 18.

I'm sorry

that I still ring your Love Alarm.

Then did he create Love Alarm because of me?

That's more like it.

I really was the muse for Love Alarm.

Do you still hate me that much?

I didn't

hate you completely.

What was that?

What the heck?

Did I just ring your Love Alarm?

It hasn't been launched yet,

but it's what I wanted to make once I came to.

Because it's too hard for me

to figure out how people feel.

I didn't expect you to be the beta tester.

Duk-gu.

Then…

were you testing me?

Why?

Who are you to judge people's feelings?

Tell me. Why?

Why do you mess with people as you please?

Do you know what I went through to collect these hearts?

I had never worked this hard for anything my entire life.

Who do you think you are? What makes you so great?

Is it fun to live like that?

Whatever. Here.

Just keep your word.

You'd better, or else…

SUBSCRIBERS: 0

Damn it.

Did the Love Alarm Hot People effect wear off already?

I should've held my temper. He's the founding developer after all.

-She was Love Alarm's muse? -That's her claim.

She must really believe that she was the muse.

Teach me how to get hearts.

Give us advice.

You're on the Hot People's list. You're a celeb.

Do you want to get hearts?

Yes. How did you get them?

What's your secret?

Well…

There's no real secret.

Don't lie.

It's humiliating if you get caught.

-Does she think she's a saint? -Drop the bull and tell us.

I'm the idiot for expecting anything.

It's so cliche, that it actually sounded fresh.

-It's true. What the… -Is the article true?

-You must be really desperate. -Guys.

-I don't think she was lying. -I knew it. She's amazing.

Seriously!

I know, okay? I do! So please, enough already!

-She really was Love Alarm's muse? -I thought she was a fraud.

What's this?

WHO IS LOVE ALARM'S MUSE? PARK, OWNER OF ONLINE SHOP LOVE MI

What is this?

Is this the reward?

Gosh…

At least he kept his promise.

My gosh.

I have better photos than this.

Viewers.

Aren't you dying to know how I first met Love Alarm's founding developer?

I'll have to go all the way back to high school then.

I was insanely popular when I was in high school.

Do you have a shoot?

What about lunch?

I'm not hungry.

Where's Dad?

Probably trying to get a nomination again.

They say this makes them live longer.

You must be busy.

Yes.

I guess it'll be even harder to see you.

Are you still worried about me?

There's no need.

You've gained

a lot as well now.

I'll take care of myself somehow.

And if it gets too hard…

Let's meet here.

We'll just do that.

NEW MOVIE ANNOUNCEMENT

HWANG SUN-OH AS KIM GYEONG-HO

You have 28 recorded videos.

You have a delivery.

I'm here to check the gas meter.

2023, APRIL 22, SATURDAY, 2:30 P.M.

2023, APRIL 22, SATURDAY, 2:30 P.M.

2023, APRIL 27, THURSDAY, 2:27 P.M.

2023, MAY 2, TUESDAY, 2:30 P.M.

2023, MAY 13, SATURDAY, 2:25 P.M.

2023, MAY 15, MONDAY, 2:15 P.M.

2023, MAY 21, SUNDAY, 2:30 P.M.

2023, MAY 26, FRIDAY, 2:27 P.M.

2023, MAY 27, SATURDAY, 2:30 P.M.

2023, MAY 27, SATURDAY, 2:30 P.M.

It's been…

over a month already.

There are no more videos.

2023, MAY 28, SATURDAY, 2:30 P.M.

I still can't ring yours.

But I'll come back.

Tomorrow,

and the day after that.

If I keep doing that,

maybe one day,

I'll be able to ring it.

Should we make a list?

Did you write a lot?

Pay attention when the other person

talks about something they like even if it's boring.

Sit with the other person

when they are eating what they like even if you're not eating.

If the other person is sick or lonely,

stay with that person even if he or she says it's fine.

Is there anything else?

You forgot the most important thing.

What's that?

"I love you.

Tell each other that."

It's nicer saying it myself.

I love you too.

Hi Jojo, it's me, Chon Duk-gu.

Why did you want to meet in a place like this?

They always have secret meetings in places like this in the movies.

You're so silly.

I plan to start over here.

Do you regret creating Love Alarm?

I don't regret it

since someone else would have even if I didn't.

Look at the teenagers.

Love Alarm existed before they started becoming interested in the opposite sex.

Their first relationships started by ringing Love Alarms.

To them, Love Alarm is as natural as breathing the air.

When this building was first built,

it was probably built with the latest technology.

Things feel strange and new only for a moment.

You get used to it right away, like it was always there,

and it becomes old just as quickly.

That's how technology is.

It was released because it was time.

Jojo.

It was obvious that you liked Hye-yeong.

Do you know why you were so unsure?

Because I--

Because you never saw his Love Alarm ring, that's why.

Although you knew it was because of the shield,

you kept doubting your feelings because you never rang his Love Alarm.

That's why I wanted to stop the new function.

Because people had too much faith in machines.

Still, I'm sure you could have known if you wanted to.

How?

The moment you liked him,

your name would have disappeared from the list of people who will like him.

I don't know if this will help you,

but this is all I can do for you.

Come in.

Let's look at this.

KIM JOJO

It's my log.

It has all the times I rang someone's Love Alarm.

My feelings that were hidden by the spear

and the shield.

KIM JOJO

It may not work because I'm missing a part.

Still, let's try. Who knows? It may work.

Why do you think Duk-gu saved the log on this?

The Voyager, which left Earth 40 years ago,

uses an eight-track cassette deck to save its data.

And the Voyager is still flying up there.

That's what Duk-gu said.

Does it mean that it's tough and durable?

Maybe.

Gosh, I'm a little nervous.

Me too.

Should we not look then?

I know that you like me.

Still, I think we should check.

What the…

I thought it was supposed to be durable.

Well, I guess it doesn't work after all.

Then…

should we go eat?

I'm hungry, actually.

Sure.

Let's go.

What do you want to eat?

I don't know. Anything you want to eat.

Let's throw all of that away.

Should we?

JEJU SAEOREUM MARATHON

2023, APRIL 23, SUNDAY, 11:20 A.M.

2023, APRIL 23, SUNDAY, 11:20 A.M.

2023, APRIL 13, THURSDAY, 8:52 P.M.

SOMEONE WITHIN A 10M RADIUS LOVES YOU

2023, APRIL 13, THURSDAY, 8:52 P.M.

2023, APRIL 13, THURSDAY, 6:37 P.M.

2023, APRIL 7, FRIDAY, 11:47 P.M.

I wonder.

Good night.

If I didn't have the shield,

would I have rung Hye-yeong's Love Alarm just now?

2023, APRIL 7, FRIDAY, 11:47 P.M.

BASED ON LOVE ALARM BY CHON KYE YOUNG

(DAUM WEBTOON)

Subtitle translation by: Jeong Lee