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RACKET BOYS

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SELECTED AS AN "EXCELLENT BROADCAST CONTENT" AND IS SUPPORTED

BY THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS, TOURISM AND THE KOREA CREATIVE CONTENT AGENCY

Didn't Park Chan ask you out?

He didn't.

I see.

But he said he will.

After he wins at the National Junior Sports Festival. Why?

Is there anything you want to know?

No, it's nothing.

I guess he won't be able to do that.

Because our team's going to win.

I'm going to defeat him.

Are you sure

you can keep that promise?

Who's there? Come out!

Yoon Hae-kang.

Are you the last one here?

Yes. It's just me here.

-Are you sure? -Yes. I'm sorry, Coach.

No need for that.

Run out now!

Yes, sir!

Gosh, I'm beat.

My shoes are all worn out.

By the way, Se-yoon's so lucky.

-Where did she hide? -I know, right?

Right. What did she say?

She seemed a bit startled, but she didn't say much.

Hey, if you ask her out after winning the National Junior Sports Festival,

she'll say yes for sure.

And you'll be the MVP. There's no need to worry.

No one can beat you at badminton.

Are you sure

you can keep that promise?

It's been pretty hectic this year.

My goodness.

The kids got caught going to a singing room and staying up late.

Coach Fang.

Don't pick me as a coach next time.

Or at least don't make me hike.

Right. Why did you have to get lost and make the kids suffer?

It was my first time up there!

And it's been about 20 years since I hiked.

You could've asked Se-yoon, you know.

Se-yoon? Why?

She knows her way around that whole mountain.

She knows even more than us. You'd never get lost with her.

I see.

Anyway, count me out.

You brat.

You dragged me here to give me a hard time.

Whatever. Let go of me.

Stupid national team.

Hey, wasn't the Liar Game fun?

Are you asleep?

Weren't you the Liar?

It was so obvious.

It really wasn't me.

Then what was the other word besides Coach Fang?

Who was the Liar, then?

I'm curious, too. I had Coach Fang too.

Then who's going to clean tomorrow?

The Liar was supposed to do it.

I'll go do it with the second years.

-Are you sick or something? -No.

What's gotten into you?

#NATIONAL_TEAM_CLASS #WELCOME_FIRSTTIMER_NATIONALTEAM

#WHOISTHELIAR? #CRUSHED_JAPAN

LAUNDRY ROOM

They are the ones who got into trouble. Why are we doing the laundry?

-They’re going to clean up tomorrow. -Anyway, it's so annoying.

What's this?

COACH FANG

"Coach Fang"?

COACH FANG

Does it all say Coach Fang?

No.

This one's different.

HAN SE-YOON

Attention, everyone.

First place for today's training

is Yoon Hyeon-jong.

What?

Let's head back down before we cool…

Hey!

-Wake up. Are you okay? -Hyeon-jong!

Is he smiling?

Why did you suddenly overwork yourself? You were always last!

Who were you trying to impress? Hey!

We can't carry you! Wake up!

-I must have lost my mind back then. -You startled me.

-What did you eat? -What is it? What?

-You startled me. -Goodness. It stinks!

-I was having an awesome dream! Darn it. -The smell!

I must have lost my mind.

Goodness.

Hey, son. Have some apples.

Just throw me one.

Gosh, you're a man.

It's nothing.

Here you go.

Are you sure you played baseball before?

All right. One more.

Here!

What's wrong? Is something wrong?

-It's nothing. -As if.

What? Mom?

Let me take a look. Come here.

Where are you? In the small bedroom?

Hae-kang. Did you…

Are you okay?

Sixteen, all.

Mom? How long have you been standing there?

How long have you been there?

I was here before you came out of your room.

RACKET BOYS

It looks fine.

It's hyphema. The blood is trapped in the front of the eye.

It's not serious, though.

But he must still wear an eyepatch for a week and rest.

No training whatsoever. When is his match?

National School Competition in two weeks.

More importantly, the draft match for the Nationals is in three weeks.

That's a tight schedule.

We'll see about the School Competition,

but he can play in the draft match.

Any other questions?

Well, I'm glad that it's not anything serious.

You're glad? Are you sure about that?

What? You said he'd be okay.

Well, aren't you curious as to how Hae-kang feels?

-Did you fill out your career forms? -Yes.

How did it feel after thinking about

your future careers or what you want to do with your life?

When you were in school, what was the most popular dream job?

When I was in school, everyone wanted to be teachers.

Yoon-dam, how's Hae-kang?

He's wearing an eyepatch and resting all day.

But he's still chatty as ever.

I see. That's good. You submitted Hae-kang's form, too. Right?

What about Hae-kang? He's doing well.

Do you think it's possible that Hae-kang decided to be an athlete

since both of his parents are coaches?

Before he could find his passion?

I see.

How did he start playing sports?

Like you said, he followed in our footsteps.

Come to think of it, I didn't ask him what his passion is.

My gosh. When we were in school, our dream jobs were

either scientists or presidents.

Do you know what kids want to be nowadays?

"YouTuber."

KOREAN TEACHER

NO IDEA

"No idea."

HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT

Half of the kids don't know what they want to do with their lives.

Isn't that better?

At least, my boys have a goal.

But most of the kids

listen to their parents when they pick that goal.

Don't you remember how it was?

"People become athletes on their own will."

Right. I remember that.

We were only 15 or 16 years old,

but things we couldn't do outnumbered the things we could do ourselves.

When we got hurt or were sick, we didn't show it.

We grew up too early.

What about you, Ji-seong?

You became a doctor because your parents told you so.

How do I look now?

I really wanted to be an athlete back then.

My gosh. My parents followed me everywhere to stop me.

Doctor, your patient is here.

Okay. I'm ready to see my patient.

Hey, get lost. Let's keep an eye on your son.

Okay. Have a good day.

Right. If he's stressed out, it might get worse. Don't stress him out.

He never gets stressed out. Don't worry.

And forget about what I just told you.

Don't mind me.

Now that I'm getting old, I get so many thoughts.

I've already forgotten.

-Bye. -Okay.

ISEON MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP

Do you think it's possible that Hae-kang decided to be an athlete

since both of his parents are coaches?

Before he could find his passion?

GUITAR ACADEMY

Well, aren't you curious as to how Hae-kang feels?

ONE WEEK LATER

What? What happened to all the ice cream?

Right? When I checked earlier, I didn't see any ice cream.

Ice cream? Can you bring me one?

I want one, too, Hae-kang.

No. I'm saying that someone already ate all the ice cream in the house. Darn it.

You guys. Have you all lost your mind?

You're killing me. Didn't you learn to be generous and considerate?

Right? We were watching TV.

I can't believe you guys.

If you were decent, you would've left one for me.

Have you heard of first-come, first-served?

The world is a jungle.

Yong-tae, you'd better know when to stop.

What do you want to watch? Nothing good is on now.

I didn't get to finish a movie I was watching last night.

-What movie? -Parasite.

You spat on me.

That housekeeper rang the bell on a rainy day.

When she said she left something at the house,

my mom turned off the circuit box.

I see. Let me tell you what she left behind.

Hey! Don't tell me. No!

Are you okay, Yong-tae?

He's killing us.

-This is good. -It's so good.

What's this? Tteokbokki in cream sauce? Or tteokbokki in tomato sauce?

-Haven't you heard of rosé tteokbokki? -Rosé?

It's a new dish. The girls always eat this.

It's spicy but addictive. It's so delicious.

Really?

This is good.

Yang Hyeon-jong would've been amazing at badminton, right?

He had 10 wins in 7 consecutive years.

His shoulders were amazing.

Right, Hae-kang?

Really? I don't know.

Why do you like him if you don't even know that?

Well, that's because…

He remembers what ought to be cherished.

You must be losing it after a week's rest.

Forget it. You guys don't know anything.

By the way, was his jersey number 54?

Right? Park Chan-ho's number was 61 and Sun Dong-yol's number was 18.

I don't think it was 54 when he was a rookie.

Hey, it looks like we know more than him.

That's coming off tomorrow?

I wonder if you can play in the School Competition.

Let's do our best to get ready for it.

Yes, let's do that. Hae-kang, you should join us, too.

Right. Why are you ignoring our texts in the group chat?

Hey. I turned off the notification a gazillion years ago.

Isn't it weird to text me when we live in the same house?

The notifications scare me from time to time.

Did they fix the leak in the ceiling?

Mr. Hong came and fixed it up.

We won't get rained on in our sleep anymore.

Right.

Guys, a word, please.

Coach, what do you need to talk about without Hae-kang?

Hae-kang's eye needs to recover.

And until we fix the leak, you should commute from Yoon-dam's house.

I already talked to your parents.

Coach, you scared me for a second.

But why isn't Hae-kang coming with us?

I haven't told Hae-kang yet,

but he'll take a break from sports.

-What? -What?

Don't tell him until I get a chance to talk to Hae-kang.

If you could, don't talk to him.

What? The competition is around the corner. This is very sudden.

Coach, let us keep in touch with him.

We won't mention badminton. Not even a word.

Well,

his doctor said he shouldn't be stressed out.

If you keep in touch with him, he might find out.

Then, it will worry him for sure.

The School Competition is coming up soon.

We really need him to pass the preliminaries.

Boys, please do this for me.

If I didn't cosign the loan and

if we lived in Seoul, Hae-kang probably would've played baseball

If we had enough money, we would have helped him play

whatever sport he wanted. Even baseball.

Are you going to tell Hae-kang to take a break from badminton?

I wish I could do that right now,

but I don't have an excuse. Or the money.

We always said everything would be fine and that we should do our best

as long as we were happy even if we were poor.

I'm worried about the boys, too. They must have been shocked as well.

Gosh. I wonder if I'm taking what Ji-seong said too seriously.

I never paid attention to it before.

No. Even if we used to brush off these things back in the day,

they can be all different depending on when we hear them.

Right?

You look awful.

Do you have any cravings?

What?

Son, I'm going to work.

Make sure to eat lunch even if you're alone.

Okay.

Right. I bought a lot of ice cream and put them in the freezer.

Have a good day, Mother.

My gosh. Good for you, Hae-kang.

You have one more week of bliss. How's your eye?

It's a bit blurry.

And you're lucky.

Se-yoon hurt her arm, but her doctor said she could still go to school.

And you get to chill at home.

My eye is suddenly getting worse.

I'm not falling for it.

What are you writing down?

Could it be a special schedule for training?

Are you out of your mind?

I'm planning how I'm going to have fun.

I knew it.

Play games. Watch movies.

Hey, we should go…

VICTORY IS THE ONLY WAY

Should we text Hae-kang?

Coach said not to. Don't text him for the time being.

But still, we really need him.

They need to fix the ceiling.

And he'll let us know before the competition.

What is it?

Well, this person on social media promised to share legendary badminton stories.

-So I turned on the notifications. -That's nothing new. What is it about?

There are three chapters. The first chapter is about…

the class of our school ten years ago.

-No way. -No way.

Chapter one of legendary badminton stories.

The class of Haenam Seo Middle School a decade ago.

Right now, no one knows about this school.

But ten years ago, it was dope.

With Kang Tae-seon, they won the Nationals 3 years in a row which was amazing.

But they won five years in a row even before that. Eight years in a row? Really?

This is the list of the competitions the school won.

It's a long post.

Gosh, the comments are exploding. Look.

Gosh. They won all of those competitions?

They were amazing.

The first chapter is just setting it up.

The second chapter about this legendary member will be the real deal.

The legendary member? Then, it must be about Kang Tae-seon.

What was so different, back then?

So you want to know the secret behind winning the National eight years in a row?

It was incredible back then.

When our school was playing, everyone came to root for us. It was quite a scene.

The entire region, Haenam, was excited for us.

Kids all over Korea lined up to transfer to our school.

I get it because the trophy had our name on it.

The secret behind winning the competitions was

their teamwork,

their hard work from training day and night…

Are you done, sir?

I'm bored.

I heard that the school had a great team back then.

Of course. Yes. I'm sure you all know about Kang Tae-seon.

And this person helped the school win the National five years in a row before that.

-Who? -Who?

It's…

Everyone is waiting for the meeting.

It's time for our meeting already?

Head Coach Bae, you should tell the boys some stories about the old days.

"Back in my day…"

Kids hate listening to the old days the most.

Go and warm up in the gym, okay?

We should go.

I know that, too.

Who is it if not Kang Tae-seon?

I'm really curious.

But I can't ask him again.

-Agreed. -Agreed.

CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER

As I told you before, our head coach will be in Seoul for a few weeks.

Listen to your coach.

Do a good job with the School Competition and the Nationals.

I always believe in you guys.

Win together. Lose together. Got it?

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

What is it, Yong-tae? Go ahead.

Sir, have a safe trip.

You guys…

I'll just be gone for a few weeks. You didn't have to do this.

Please buy them for us.

Monaka from Jangchung-dong, tteokbokki from Bulls,

Shake-It-Shake-It burgers from Gangnam, and Arirang Dongdong corn dogs.

Shake-It burgers?

Okay. You just focus on your training. Dismissed.

-Thank you! -Thank you!

Coach.

Did you finish repairing the ceiling?

No, not yet.

I thought it was done, but it started to leak when it rained yesterday.

I was wondering when we could go back. We can even sleep in the living room.

Well, give me a bit more time.

Then, can we go see Hae-kang briefly?

Well, an important competition is coming up soon.

I understand how you feel,

but you shouldn't see him for the time being.

Please do as I asked.

He's trying not to show it, but like you said, he looks down, too.

He must be really upset that Hae-kang keeps getting injured.

Are you a beekeeper? You're living the sweet life.

Resting up is part of training. Don't you know that?

You have the TV all to yourself and you got no one getting in your way.

Life must be great.

Did she have a bad day?

No. She was in a great mood until we got home.

Her mood is crappy only at home.

Hey, Se-yoon.

What?

Where are you going?

What's wrong with you?

-What? -Did I do something wrong?

Is chapter two posted?

Who's the legendary member?

Don't tell me it's Kang Tae-seon.

Everyone only knows about Kang Tae-seon,

but only half of the awards are from winning,

and the other half are Excellent Coach Awards.

And guess who that coach is.

His nickname is the White Wolf.

WHITE WOLF

What a cool nickname, right? Here's another surprise.

The school didn't lose its reputation not because Kang Tae-seon graduated.

It was because of the White Wolf.

The White Wolf was the coach in its heyday,

but when he vanished, we started to lose our prestige.

The White Wolf? I've never heard of him.

I'll tell you in my last chapter why the White Wolf suddenly disappeared.

It will be super-duper amazing.

But you need a password.

It's the White Wolf's real name and what he always says.

If you know it, message me.

I guess that coach was truly amazing in many ways.

But why did he disappear?

This incident must have been really shocking.

Why do we need to know his real name and his catchphrase for the password?

That must be in the third chapter.

But first, we must find out who the White Wolf is.

GYMNASIUM

HAE-KANG'S BASEBALL COACH KWON JI-YONG

I'm sure the airhead must have taken off the eyepatch and is feeling better now.

Can't we just call him up?

I know, right? It's better with that airhead around.

It is. But our coach said we can't call him yet.

We don't have much time left. We'll just keep waiting?

Right. It's been a while now.

Let's talk to him.

Coach, you're here.

Hey, guys.

Coach, Hae-kang…

You're doing what I asked you, right?

I'll talk to him soon.

So you can talk to him once he comes back to school.

Okay?

I don't have to repeat myself, right?

-Yes. -Yes.

-Racket Boys. -Sir.

My gosh, sir. Stop calling us that.

Why? I like it.

-Where's Hae-kang? -That's another story.

How long have you been running your shop here?

Let me see. It's been almost ten years. Why do you ask?

Have you heard of the White Wolf? I heard he was a coach at our school.

You guys are joking, right?

He's your head coach. Head Coach Bae.

-No way. -No way.

Are you serious?

Of course, not. It's the true legend of the school.

His appearance was enough to scare all of his opponents.

This is killing me.

Our head coach is the White Wolf?

This is so dope. Seriously.

What is it that he always says, then?

-Win together! Lose together! Yes! -Win together! Lose together! Yes!

Why are you guys so excited?

That's another story.

Sir. How come there's a 50-percent discount on these?

They are from last year.

This year's uniforms are more expensive,

but they are more functional and have better designs.

Can't you give us a bit more discount?

You guys already have tabs running. How much more?

For the last year's uniforms,

-how about 90? -Hey!

Or 85 percent?

By the way, the kids aren't back yet?

I thought you fixed the ceiling.

Right. Why aren't they coming back?

I want to play with the guys.

Did something happen?

They didn't call me or text me at all.

What about you?

Let me know if you want more.

I want to play with Flex.

Hae-kang is enjoying himself to the fullest

because he's going back to school next week.

Are you still not sure if you should talk to Hae-kang or not?

I can stall a few days,

but when he goes to school, he'll see the guys.

Right. We still have the loan and don't have enough money for our living expenses.

I should look into taking out another loan.

I'm meeting Yang-su tomorrow.

I'll get the money no matter what.

You were never able to do that. Do you think you can do it tomorrow?

We need to live, too.

We need money for our food

and to help our children do what they want.

Why aren't you eating? Here.

Eat up.

Yang-su, you borrowed money from me.

My gosh. I should have taken better care of you. I'm so sorry.

I don't need that. Just pay me back.

Hyeon-jong, you can't ask me to pay you back all of a sudden like this.

"All of a sudden"?

I've waited enough.

I'm sorry, but my money is tight right now.

Pay me back my money, you jerk! I need money to live, too!

Sir. Sir?

Yes.

We don't have any reservation under Lee Yang-su.

-Really? -Yes.

I see. I'm sorry. I must have been mistaken.

Okay.

What do we do? Tomorrow is D-Day.

Should we call Hae-kang?

But our coach told us to wait.

If you always do what he tells us,

why did you beat up that badminton player before?

My gosh. Why are you bringing that up now?

Gosh. We haven't called or texted Hae-kang because of coach,

but how come he's not texting us?

He's never texted us first.

Hae-kang is just being himself.

It's possible that he forgot all about us by now.

-Agreed. -Agreed.

Right.

Han-sol told me that he's been lounging around like a zombie.

I guess you're still talking to Han-sol.

Why won't you say anything?

Are you…

I guess should tell you now.

You got me. Actually, we're--

Don't give me any nonsense like you're dating or whatnot.

I'm not a fool.

By the way, it'd be nice to have the airhead on board, right?

Well, that's obvious, though.

Of course, it's obvious. We can't afford to lose him.

Then, why don't we talk to our coach and tell him how we really feel?

I know what he said, but I'm sure we can get through to him.

But he must have told us to wait for a reason.

Look at yourself. What happened to the mighty Lee Yang-su?

Don't you resent me?

You lent me money and cosigned a loan for me.

How can I face you?

But how come you never told me to pay you back?

I wired you the money.

I sent you triple the money you lent me including interest.

Why is being a parent or an adult so hard?

I didn't have money,

but my child's medical bills started to pile up.

All the beliefs I had in life collapsed in one go.

When my child was sick,

I could do anything.

I could even beg

for money.

My business was successful again and my child got better.

But you were the only one…

who truly worried about me.

Hyeon-jong.

It was really tough.

When I called you,

actually, I was

on the bridge.

I didn't know about that. It must have been tough on you.

I don't even know what Hae-kang likes.

I hadn't been paying him attention.

So what's your conclusion?

Actually, I don't know what I should do.

I don't know if I should let him keep playing sports

or help him find something else now.

Of course, you don't know what to do.

-Pardon? -You need to ask the one with the answer.

Hae-kang? Gosh, but still. I don't think I should ask him now…

This isn't about keeping your pride, saving face, or having an excuse.

Why do that to your own son?

What's more important?

What are you doing here?

Coach.

Well…

I asked you to stay out of this.

We have something to tell you.

If you told us not to call Hae-kang because you were worried that we--

Is it because you're not scared of me?

Because I'm always gentle with you

and never say anything harsh to you guys,

are you ignoring what I said and doing whatever you want

by coming all the way here?

I told you. Hae-kang will be taking a break from sports.

And to be honest, I don't know if he can continue badminton.

I know how you feel.

With Hae-kang, you can aim to get past the preliminaries.

Isn't that why you want to talk to him and came all the way here?

That's not it.

We just wanted to hang out with him.

It's true that we want to do better as a team,

but that's not why we wanted to talk to him.

Coach, can't we just play games and hang out with him?

It's fun when Hae-kang is with us.

We did meet Hae-kang as a member of our team,

but he's our friend.

A good friend at that.

-Please. -Please.

What is this? We could've talked at home.

According to Hae-in, we have to speak only the truth under this tree.

No way. Did you really buy that?

What is it?

Should we go back to Seoul?

What are you talking about?

Do you have money for that? Did you win the lottery?

If I did, would you move back?

We can go back to Seoul and you can play baseball like you wanted.

Or in Gwangju.

If you don't want to play baseball, you can play badminton.

There are a lot more players, and facilities are better.

Why all of a sudden?

I think I haven't been paying attention to you.

You got hurt, too. And…

I never asked you what you wanted. I'd been doing whatever I wanted.

Dad.

I did go to the gym with you and Mom. I wanted to look at the gym.

But it was me who wanted to hold the racket and hit the shuttlecock.

Remember?

And I decided to play baseball after quitting badminton. Right?

-Yes. -See?

Even after playing baseball, it was me who decided

to play badminton again when we moved here.

I know what the adults say aren't always right,

but I know that they are close to being right.

But I want to be the person who gets to choose what I do with my life.

Yoon Hae-kang.

National badminton player.

I have a new goal.

Can I go for what I want to do?

Can I or not?

Stop it. Gosh.

I'm going back now.

GROUP CHAT ROOM

Hey, what are you guys up to?

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS UP TO?

Does anyone know where my phone charger is?

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE MY PHONE CHARGER IS?

Mom! Sorry, wrong chat room.

MOM! SORRY, WRONG CHATROOM

Se-yoon.

Se-yoon.

What's wrong with you? You pretend as if I'm not here.

Are you mad at me?

Is your eye okay?

It's just uncomfortable. That's it. I'm good.

-What about your arms? -Of course, they are fine.

-What about your legs? -My legs?

You said you'd beat Park Chan.

That's what you told me.

It's not like you can't walk or hold the racket.

What have you been doing?

You're always on your phone and watching TV.

But you don't have time to watch badminton videos? Really?

You can't beat Park Chan with that attitude. Got that?

You'd better keep that promise.

Or I won't see you again.

-Come on. -What?

Don't just stand there. Play with me.

Okay.

By the way, isn't today the School Competition?

It's not today. We have two more days.

It's today.

When the guys left home, we had five days left.

Today is the D-Day.

No, it's not. What are you talking about?

Who is it? Why the smile?

Take a wild guess. It's the parasites.

I guess you missed the parasites.

I didn't. Why would I? For what?

I mean, you turned off the notifications because the parasites text

all the time and they bug you.

But you turned them on again.

You set the volume at the max, too.

That's not it.

I probably messed up the setting. This is weird.

What did they say?

Today is the D-Day. He asked me if I'm ready.

It's not the School Competition.

What's going on today?

Hey, you really don't know what today is?

No.

Gosh. The School Competition is in two days.

Will Se-yoon play?

She says she will, but I'll stop her no matter what.

What will you say to the boys?

Should I tell them to come back now that the ceiling is repaired?

Gosh. They must have been shocked.

I'm worried if things might get awkward or uncomfortable.

Right. Let's go inside, Hae-in.

Whatever.

What is it?

WE LOVE YOU, COACH HYEON-JONG

STAY WITH US, COACH HYEON-JONG

-Sir, happy 47th birthday. Happy birthday! -Happy birthday!

One, two, three, four.

-Happy birthday to you -Happy birthday to you

-Happy birthday, dear Coach… -Happy birthday, dear Coach…

I'm so sorry, guys.

I didn't mean to kick you out.

This geezer… I mean, as your coach,

I didn't do much.

Thank you so much. And I'm so sorry.

Coach, you need to blow out the candles now.

My hands are burning.

Win together. Lose together.

Let's always be there for each other.

KEEP SMASHING IT, COACH!

This is a present from us.

My gosh. What's going on?

We have a lot of ice cream here.

Really? Yong-tae. Bring me one, please.

Yong-tae. Me, too.

-Us, too. -Us, too.

What a surprise. Hae-kang didn't finish all the ice cream.

Airhead, how come you don't know your coach… I mean, your dad's age?

Right. He's not 47. He's 44.

Really? I had no idea.

What a lunatic. You don't know what he likes or his age for that matter.

Are you really his son?

Exactly. Why did we try so hard to get in touch with you?

Be quiet. You guys didn't text or call me at all.

Yong-tae, turn on the TV.

Nothing good is on TV now. Let's watch a movie.

-Sounds good. -Sounds good.

What? It's the same scene.

Hae-kang, you still didn't finish that?

That? No.

Right. You were annoyed because you couldn't finish it.

I did other stuff. I'm not going to watch it.

Then, I can tell you what happens to that lady, right?

I told you to be quiet!

Hey, I told you I didn't want any spoilers. Stop spoiling it.

-Be quiet. -Hey.

-I told you to stop it. -Okay.

-What are you doing? -Don't tickle me.

-Hey, get off me. -This is Haenam.

-They are so immature. Right, Han-sol? -Get off me.

-Get off me, you parasites. -Gosh. Come on.

-Hey. -Gosh.

Get off me!

"Glue on the objects that the family need."

Which one for Dad?

-Hae-in, look at me! -What is it?

-Ta-da. -Come on.

Don't I look cool?

If you were trying to be funny, it worked.

What's that? You look gross.

The birthday present from the boys.

Gosh. I should wear this during my meals and in sleep.

They have a weird way of making fun of you.

Go and get an exchange tomorrow.

Why? This is perfect. It's the perfect size and color.

I'm sure it was on sale.

Do you think he can't exchange it?

-He has to. -Right?

MR. NO

Hello, Mr. No. I was going to call you.

Really? It's the shoes you picked out the other day.

Do you really want me to order four pairs?

I didn't feel good about that.

I see. That? Add one more pair.

And switch them to a more expensive model.

Okay. I got it. You wanted to call me about the shoes?

No. It's about the training suit the boys bought.

Can I exchange it for a bigger size?

Of course.

I didn't know I could do that when you gave a huge discount on it.

What? That's not true.

NEW ARRIVAL

I'll give you a 90-percent discount for the carryover.

That one is new. I can't give you a big discount.

It's okay. We'll take this one.

I see. You'll put this on the tab, right?

Not this time. It's our coach's birthday present.

We saved up our allowances for this.

Give us the newest suit.

What? He can't give you an exchange?

No. This is expensive.

It is?

-It was you. Woo-chan. -Stop it.

-Let's go to sleep now. -Let go of me!

-Hold on. -Go to sleep now!

NATIONAL SCHOOL COMPETITION

-Let's go! -Go for it!

Good.

Why is this so tough?

-You can do it! -You can do it!

Here you go.

How was it for you?

Your parents told you to quit sports and focus on your studies.

-Do you still regret it? -No. Why would I?

I make a lot of money and have a stable job. My life is great.

At times, parents have such an important role.

They know me the best.

Why are you telling me this now?

Because of what you said, I tortured myself.

Hey. I told you to forget about what I said.

You always get hooked on pointless things.

I'm glad that Hae-kang likes playing badminton.

Forget it.

Gosh.

If what I said bothered you and made you think about your son's life,

it means you're a good dad.

In high school,

if you could decide on a major, it meant you had done your task.

Our 20s were all about our career.

In our 30s or 40s,

we mostly care about real estate or marriage. Right?

But in middle school,

kids don't even know if other kids are

just their friends or their rivals. This is the case especially for athletes.

Right. But do you think it's possible for the kids to succeed in something

in middle school as well?

Of course.

-Yes! -Yoon-dam!

Good job!

Match won by Bang Yoon-dam of Haenam Seo Middle School.

-21-12. -Nice!

Okay.

-This is killing me! -This is killing me!

Back then,

knowing who their true friends are is everything they need to do.

Hae-kang!

What else could they ask for?

I realized it this time.

What? Like how you need us and stuff?

No! That I'm amazing.

You guys couldn't pass the second round without me.

Hey, Airhead. We passed the preliminaries without you.

Right. We did a really good job.

But you still couldn't get past the second round.

Just tell me that you guys needed me, you punks.

Let's just say that.

My gosh. I'm starving right now.

When can we go?

Boys, come on out.

YANG HYEON-JONG

YANG HYEON-JONG, 54

Yong-tae, hurry. If you don't, we'll eat everything!

Darn it.

YANG HYEON-JONG

-Gosh. -This is so much food.

Duck, steak…

All right. Here.

No way. They're all protein.

-This is killing me. -This is killing me.

This is the complete chicken meal down here in Haenam.

By the way, where's the birthday lady? It's her 90th birthday party.

She went to get some dongchimi.

Her daughter likes it.

When I was a teenager,

I said her dongchimi was the best. Ever since then, she only makes that.

She still thinks I like it.

That's how parents feel.

-There she comes. -Gosh.

-There she is. -The birthday lady is here.

My goodness.

Darn it. We're not some thugs. Everyone, sit down!

Sit down.

Okay. I got it, Mom. Everyone is waiting.

It's nice to have all the village people in one place. It's packed here.

You sure love having big parties.

It's a happy occasion.

Enjoy your meal and have fun tonight.

All right. Say something.

"Let's eat."

All right. You should eat first.

-Thank you for the meal! -Thank you for the meal!

All right.

Eat now.

Let me see.

This is good.

By the way, I don't see Coach Yoon.

My gosh. It took you this long to notice his absence?

He went to Hwasun.

The Nationals is around the corner, and he wanted to delay it.

Can't he just make a call for that?

It feels empty without him.

I wish he could. I heard the school got a new coach.

Come on, coach. How can you quit without telling me?

I'm sorry.

Did something happen?

There's no reason when you get fired. Did you call the new coach, Coach Chun?

Yes. Actually, I wanted to push the draft match, so I'm going to buy him a meal.

He stayed in Indonesia for a long time. He's pretty good

and has connections from the association and the Office of Education.

Really? He worked abroad.

And he's a good guy, too.

Whenever he sees me, he keeps apologizing.

Then, he'll agree to delay the draft match.

Well, I'm not sure about that.

He's kind, but I can't quite put my finger on him.

You'll know once you meet him.

Ma'am.

The youngest boy, Yong-tae, is going to play a movie,

so you can think about your hometown, Busan.

My gosh. I thought all you ever did was talk.

You have a kind heart.

It's chilly now that the sun has set.

Gosh. At this rate, you might pee your pants.

How can a man get scared that easily?

You don't get scared, Mr. Hong?

Ever since elementary school,

I've never been scared in the last 40 years.

By the way, what's the movie?

If it's about Busan, it must be Ode to My Father or Haeundae.

Or is it Brothers In Heaven?

I'll tell you what makes real men.

My gosh. What is it?

TRAIN TO BUSAN

Mr. Hong. Brave Mr. Hong.

Are you Coach Yoon from Haenam Seo Middle School?

-Are you Coach Chun? -Hello. Nice to meet you.

-We haven't met before. -Hello.

Why are you out here?

You came all this way. I should wait for you outside.

-Let's go in. -Okay.

Mr. Hong, it's over. You can open your eyes wide.

Is that so?

Hello, Big Gran. Happy birthday.

You must have missed your hometown. Let me show you.

Hae-kang.

That used to be where your home was.

The land price over there must have gone up--

Hey, cut that nonsense.

A department store and subway got built where your school was.

Ma'am, your house and school are not here anymore, but look.

The ocean and the sky are still here.

Do you remember them?

Big Gran! The market changed a lot, too.

And manggaetteok is all sold out, too.

But don't worry. We can get it delivered to Haenam.

Right. The person who came up with this idea was…

My gosh. Someone should sing on a day like today.

Airhead, you should sing.

-He's good. -Right.

Woo-chan is the best hip-hop singer in Haenam.

Have you gone mad? What are you saying? Don't say stuff like that.

Woo-chan, this stage belongs to you.

-Go crush it. -Crush it.

-Go ahead. Hurry. -Seriously?

Get up.

Are you ready? Drop the beat!

If I go back to Busan

Can I see you again?

Your silky hair was fluttering away

When you greeted me at Busan Station

She's about this tall. Have you seen her?

We haven't.

I told you to stay inside. Why did you come out?

What is it?

LET'S LOOK FOR THE LITTLE GIRL

What's wrong?

THE FAMILY AT THE ORANGE ROOF IS LOOKING FOR A GIRL

I haven't seen her.

-Hae-in! -Hae-in!

Hae-in!

Hey, kid. Where were you?

-Are you okay? -She's okay. Thank you.

-Run! -You're close!

-Run! -You can do it!

-You're so close! -Run!

-Hurry! -Hurry up!

Ma'am, it's your birthday soon. Do you want any specific dishes?

MANGGAETTEOK, HOMETOWN, IN FRONT OF GWANGALLI BEACH…

#HAPPYBIRTHDAY_BIGGRAN #HAENAM_SINGER

#RETURN_TO_BUSAN #ALLTHEWAY_TO_HUNDRED

POSTS, BBANGMINTON

Woo-chan, you're really good at singing.

-You were really good. -Right.

I thought you liked rapping.

What? I can't rap.

Why do you listen to hip-hop if you can't rap?

Do I have to like only the things I'm good at?

You have a point. By the way, Yong-tae,

why did you pick such a scary movie?

Gosh, that's the trendiest movie now. Don't you know about K-Zombies?

Busan comes out, too.

But what if everyone around you becomes zombies?

Well, then…

I wouldn't be able to go out of my house or meet my friends.

We can't have tteokbokki together.

Right. We won't be able to go to school. I like that.

Why can't you leave the house? It's not the end of the world.

I mean, it doesn't have to be zombies. But if something like that happens…

Then, we would miss this moment.

Eating together, traveling together, and goofing around together.

Right. In the end, we'll find out what is really dear to our hearts.

Gosh. This is nice.

Right.

Hold on.

Where's Coach Ra?

She went in to put Hae-in to sleep.

It would've been nice if her children visited her on her birthday.

They don't even live that far.

She has more children?

Yes, she does. But everyone is busy, trying to make a living.

Why did you move down here all the way from your fancy city?

Hey, can you stop being so hostile?

We heard that the south has better air

and you guys are more generous than the city people.

How is it now that you're here?

The air is the only good thing, right?

No. Everything is great as long as you don't stay stuff like that.

Honey.

Right.

When you guys have children, your life will be fuller.

Gosh, ma'am. Some people don't have children on purpose.

No way. I can't allow that. We have a duty to fulfill.

Right. No matter how hard it gets, you must have children.

Right. That's totally right.

Where are you going?

I'm not feeling well. I'll call it a night.

Honey.

Gosh, all we did was make a comment

and she seems so upset. She always looks so depressed.

Gosh.

Excuse me.

Watch your mouth.

My boys went all the way to Gwangju.

Gosh, no way. Really?

Yes, they did. Kids from abroad don't do that, right?

A rebellious age is a universal thing.

Some of them went home when they decided to skip training.

Kids these days are unbelievable.

You're such a nice guy.

You must be a fan of Hanwha.

Gosh, Hanwha.

I'm a fan of Kia Tigers.

Yoon-dam, your draft match is next week, right?

I think our coach wants to push it for a week or two because of his injury.

Gosh. Our school should be selected as the main school.

Is it that important?

Right. This is your first time.

For the NJSF, we compete by region. In Jeonnam, it's just us and Hwasun.

If we win the team match, we'll be the main school.

What are the benefits?

We'll have complete control over coaching, practice sessions, the gym,

and the strategies.

Some coaches who weren't from the main school couldn't enter.

But still, won't they pick seven players based on individual matches?

Right. But you can't underestimate the momentum.

The players from the main school tend to perform better individually, too.

But we'll be the only school competing. Other schools will withdraw.

-What is it? -Why are you so worked up?

My gosh. Have you heard of

the White Wolf?

Don't speak your thoughts that carelessly.

It's not a crime that you're still single.

Just like how we still don't have children.

And if it wasn't our choice, it's even worse.

I mean, I didn't mean it like that.

We thought we would eventually have kids when we got married.

But we were wrong.

There were some things that we could never achieve

no matter how desperate we were.

It's not like what I said was wrong.

You think people

end their lives for some grand reasons like failed businesses or so on. No.

These mere words you speak

can kill people.

My gosh. I was just trying to help. I ended up hurting their feelings.

I'm 70 years old,

but I have a long way to go to be an adult.

I never knew that he could be so blunt.

Right. What you see isn't everything.

Thank you for the food.

Wait. Let me get that.

-He just said he's splitting the bill. -What?

It's 62,000 won. He gave me 31,000 won. You can pay the rest.

Okay.

Damn it.

You asshole. Beat it.

I'm sorry. Sorry.

I wanted to get the tab. I'm here to ask for a favor. I feel bad now.

Gosh. You came all the way here.

By the way, you asked to delay the match earlier.

Yes. Thank you for being so understanding.

I have to say no.

I don't know why you want to delay it.

Well, sports are sports.

Right?

Yes.

What is it? Let me see.

"Everyone in the industry knows that the White Wolf

brought fame and doom to the school.

Ten years ago, the White Wolf assaulted some players including Kang Tae-seon.

Kang was doing well after joining the national team.

But because of the trauma, he retired.

And the White Wolf left without taking responsibility."

In the end, the White Wolf is the devil

who got them to win eight years in a row.

He achieved that by beating up Kang Tae-seon and others.

It's just an old story. Who on earth is the White Wolf?

10 YEARS AGO, HAENAM SEO MIDDLE SCHOOL

You punk, Kang Tae-seon.

All the compliments gave you a big head.

SPECIAL THANKS TO PARK SEONG-KEUN

Subtitle translation by: Won-hyang Son

RACKET BOYS

Do you know about the White Wolf?

Are the rumors about him true?

There's a reason why people don't talk about it.

It's for the kids.

How are you supposed to show love? What is love?

Chan, what are you doing here?

You didn't come to see Se-yoon?

Don't say such nonsense.

What? Han-sol's right, though.

How do you feel? It's almost time.

Eventually, only seven get picked.

We might have to face each other in the end.

He practiced endlessly and found a way to keep going.

Thousands upon thousands of times.

-How's your eye? -Don't worry.

If we win, you won't be allowed in the gym.

You will not intervene in any way.

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