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Thought you weren't coming...

I thought you weren't coming.

Why didn't you answer when I called?

I was afraid you might say you can't make it.

What should I do?

It hurts so much in here because of you... I think I'm going to die.

I ended up liking you.

What should I do, Bong-Soon?

(We still have to name them.)

(All right, we'll name this half Marlin Jr. and then this half Coral Jr.)

(Just think that in a couple of days, we're gonna be parents!)

First day of school! First day of school!

Wake up, wake up! C'mon, first day of school!

First day of school!

When you get old enough to go to school, I'll take you to school like Nemo's daddy.

Daddy will always protect you.

What about Mommy?

Nemo's mommy is gone.

Daddy's going to protect Mommy too.

Mommy went to America to get better.

Mommy promised that she's going to get better and come see Hyo-Won.

Are you really going to protect Mommy?

Yes.

I'll make sure I do.

I'm sorry.

I never thought of you that way.

You're like a friend and family to me.

I'll just pretend I didn't hear that. I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have said that.

Okay then.

Just pretend you didn't hear that.

This is so embarrassing.

Thanks to this pouring rain, we have the entire swimming pool to ourselves!

This is just like the movies.

Wanna go swimming?

I even brought a swimsuit for you.

Ta-dah!

Cool, huh? Isn't it da bomb?

Hey!

- Bong-Gi! - Why?

Sorry, sorry.

Bong-Gi!

Happy Birthday.

You're so dumb. How come you can't even get yourself a birthday dinner?

Starting from this birthday, you should! Eat it next year and the year after that too.

From now on, I'm going to make you eat it.

I'm sure that's what your mother wants too.

Just shake it off.

Come on, eat it!

Eat it to make up for all the birthday dinners you missed for the last 10 years.

You better not leave any leftovers!

(United We Stand, Divided We Fall.)

Starting from today, this is our family motto.

Anyone who acts against our family motto is no longer my daughter.

Understand?

What a joke.

What kind of a family motto is this? Are you going to a war, woman?

Besides, I was never your daughter.

And none of your kids want to be your daughter anyways.

Which means, we're not scared at all!

Shut up!

This wretch always spoils the mood whenever I try to do something.

Gather around.

We're having a family meeting.

Sit down. Mommy has something to say.

Come on, gather around!

Can't you see this family motto?

- Just say it! - Just say it!

Fine then. I'll just say it.

This is a day to remember. The 4 of us are finally staying in one room.

One thing I want to ask from you guys is...

... for the younger and older siblings to get along and give in to each other.

If you do, we won't have any problems.

Don't make any disruption, okay?

Just make sure you don't get into any trouble, woman.

What?

What did you just say?

Why are you calling me, 'woman'?

Don't call me that! You always call me 'woman,' 'woman,' woman'!

I'm your mom!

You can run, but you can't hide from my family register. Call me mom!

I can change that family register in no time.

What?

Change what? What did you just say?

Fine, go ahead and change it! Try if you can change it, you wretch!

Easier said than done!

Don't hit me! Fine, I'll change it!

What did you just say? You mean wretch!

After all I've done to raise you, now you want to do what?

Do you think I'll let you do that?

Gosh, you're pissing me off.

Here. Buy yourself some shoes.

It's okay! Just get yourself some sneakers.

It's your birthday present.

Take it.

Turn off the light. Let's go to bed.

Let me take a look.

What are you doing?

You might catch athlete's foot!

So what if I do? It's from you. Lie still!

What is this? A foot, or a piece of rock?

You should wear socks and good shoes for a change.

Do you know how important feet are for a person's health?

You're probably the only person in Korea who doesn't have a pair of dress shoes!

You already wore enough shoes to make up for all the years I didn't wear them!

What kind of a man is addicted to shoes?

That's your fault!

I didn't expect suits, but how can you show up barefooted...

... on your son's graduation and first day of school?

To a little kid, that's violence!

What? Violence?

Were you that embarrassed?

Of course. Did you think I'd be proud of that?

I was so embarrassed, especially when we took pictures!

But I'm proud of your infested barefoot now.

Golly, you must be so proud!

Here you go!

You can take all my fungus away!

Did you finally decide to eat?

I'm going on a cheonggukjang diet.

I heard it's really good for you.

I thought you already got dumped. You're still not over him yet?

He called you "aunt"!

And you still want to go on a cheonggukjang diet?

Aren't you disgusted by the smell?

I can put up with it, as long as I mix it with yogurt.

What else can I do? I have to finish what I started.

Both the diet and Ju-Yup.

You make me sick, do you know that?

What are they whispering about this time?

It's obvious the Japanese guests won't be able to eat cheonggukjang.

I bet you that cheonggukjang will ruin this breakfast.

We must do everything we can to keep her from serving it.

But that's what the Chief wants her to do.

I heard you have a back-up recipe.

If the guests can't take it, we'll serve that instead.

I heard you prepared puffer fish stew. Make sure you're well-prepared.

I'm really sorry, but I have no choice.

We can't ruin an important breakfast just because of you.

What the?

3796!

3796! Can't you tell the light just changed?

3796! Go!

What's wrong with him?

Maybe he's sleeping.

Hey mister! Hey mister!

Hey mister! Hey mister!

What's wrong?

Get me a ballpoint pen from my car.

What?

You heard me! Get me a ballpoint pen from my car!

Okay.

Hey mister! Mister!

Here's your pen.

We need to get him to the hospital.

The ambulance will take too long. Let's just take him in our car.

Okay!

I think he might have cerebral hemorrhage!

He had an airway obstruction, so I did an emergency tracheotomy on him.

I think we need an immediate intubation and a CAT Scan!

No wonder you're in thoracic!

Nice work!

(Resident Chang Joon-Won, Thoracic)

Go back.

This is where you belong.

Try some.

This is a rare Matcha from a famous temple in Japan.

I brewed it as koicha, so you feel the rich flavor of Matcha.

It has a nice scent to it.

The bitter taste spreads inside my mouth.

I feel as though I'm deep in the woods.

You have great chawan.

I can't believe you prepared Japanese chawan for us.

Thank you!

They're not Japanese chawan.

They're Korean sabal. (Sabal: Bowl)

I heard that the Korean sabal were introduced to Japan...

... and are used as chawan.

Yes, that's right.

Although it's from Korea, the chawan is very important in our tea ceremony...

... and is even a national treasure.

That's all because Japan has an eye for beauty!

We took what was used as a miscellaneous item in Korea...

... and upgraded it into an art form.

You said this is a Korean sabal...

... but it's the Japanese who actually took over chawan.

Now this is our culture, and our chawan.

I think Korea tends to disregard what's old.

There isn't any traditional culture that has been descended down and improved.

I couldn't find anything native anywhere in the city.

Maybe that's why foreigners think of Korea...

... as a neighboring country to China and Japan.

Those Japanese women!

I didn't like them the minute I heard...

... they said our kimchi and tofu are being sold thanks to them.

How dare they!

What's wrong with those people?

They never stop bragging, and think everything belongs to them!

If they lack conscience, at least have some manners!

That's what I'm talking about!

We can't do much about their thoughts...

... but we can do something about their tongue.

The tongue is more honest than the head.

I want everyone to be alert for the breakfast tomorrow.

Make sure no one makes any mistakes.

Are you enjoying your meal?

Yes.

You ordered Insalata Caprese.

Our salads are topped with 12 year-old Balsamic vinegar...

... so you can feel its rich flavor.

I see.

By the way, does this restaurant have a new owner?

Oh, no. That's not it.

I'm just his fiancee.

I see.

Hi, thank you for choosing our restaurant.

Did you come here by yourself?

Yes.

Is everything okay for you?

First of all, I'd like you to play some different music.

I can do that for you.

Anything else?

This food's a little salty today.

And this wine seems to be bouchonne.

Tastes good.

It is bouchonne.

Bouchonne means the wine has gone bad because of bad cork.

I can't believe this restaurant is letting unqualified people serve the customers!

What?

Unqualified?

Me?

What do you mean, this wine's gone bad?

Hey, woman! This wine's just fine.

Stop making things up, and eat somewhere else.

Get out.

When did you get here, Mother?

Miss Jin-Kyung, this is my mother. Say hi!

Mother, I've told you about Miss Jin-Kyung before, right?

She's pretty, isn't she?

What's wrong with this?

What's the matter, Miss Bong-Soon? Are you sick?

The cheonggukjang...

My cheonggukjang is ruined!

It's completely ruined!

What? How?

What should we do? We need it for tomorrow.

What do you mean, what should we do?

We can go with the backup recipe.

Thank heavens!

We almost ruined tomorrow's breakfast because of you.

You should be thankful.

It was you?

Did you ruin it this time, too?

How dare you?!

You're the one who insisted on making cheonggukjang!

Did you, or didn't you?

Yes, I did!

I ruined it! What are you going to do about it?

I had to dirty my hands so you won't ruin an important breakfast, so what?

You followed your conviction and made cheonggukjang.

I followed my conviction and stopped you.

No hard feelings.

You!

Very good!

That's so pretty!

Very good!

You're such a pretty little princess.

Good job, Hyo-Won.

You can stop now. You must be tired.

Are you feeling better?

Yes.

Watching Hyo-Won today makes me feel so much better.

I should've just dished out at them!

It's tough to be your wife!

You can dish out at them tomorrow if you want.

Really?

Can I?

I'm here.

Daddy!

What's this? You put your ballerina suit on again?

Why do you look so cheerful today?

He saved an emergency patient on the streets today.

He even returned to work. You don't need to worry about him anymore.

An emergency patient?

Did you really go back to work?

Yes, I ended up doing that because he's been nagging me too much.

Can I get a new escort?

You wouldn't believe how much he's been tormenting me.

What? I never nagged at you!

Stop it!

You!

What? You ruined it on purpose?

How can you? How can you ruin it on purpose?

And you still have the nerve to call yourself my senior!

Bring it back! Bring it back, now!

I'm going to report everything tomorrow.

You're going to pay for this! Understand?

I'm going to report you too! You're going to pay for this too!

Why you...

You...

Bring it back! Bring it back!

Hey! Bong-Soon!

Let go!

You can't talk to me that way!

Bring it back!

Hey kiddo.

What's all this?

Look at you!

Your face is scratched.

I'll get you some ointment.

Granny!

Are you there, Granny?

You blasted son of a devil!

What's wrong with your eyes?

Can't you see we're closed for the day, you rotten scumbag!

You haven't changed at all.

Granny, it's an emergency.

Can I get some cheonggukjang?

Why, I outta chop your head off!

Who do you think you are? The owner?

Get out of my face before I fry you in crap, you rotten scumbag!

Granny! Granny, please!

Go to hell!

Granny, I'm a thoracic surgeon.

Remember the time your son had a surgery last year?

I came here a few times with the hospital people to eat cheonggukjang.

Granny!

This is really an emergency for me.

I really need your cheonggukjang.

You know what?

I never let anyone take my cheonggukjang out of my house!

Stop wasting your time and go somewhere else!

I'll do it.

Why don't you just sell me a little bit of cheonggukjang?

Just a little bit, please?

Granny.

Granny, is there anything else you'd like me to do?

Hey, the dishes!

I can wash the dishes for you!

Oki doki!

Who's that scumbag now?

Hi!

Is this the infamous foul-mouthed Granny's place?

You scumbag! Who do you think you're calling foul-mouthed?

This is the right place! You're the foul-mouthed Granny, right?

This place is in the middle of nowhere!

I don't know how I managed to find this place!

Hey scumbag, what are you here for?

Oh, yes!

Your great-tasting cheonggukjang is the talk of the town!

So I wanted to take some home.

Please give me some cheonggukjang.

Why are you scumbags asking for cheonggukjang in the night?

On the top of the Chipgap Mountain.

Where the mountain birds sang for me.

You scumbag!

Is that the best you can do?

One, two, three, four!

Across the bridge under the starlight!

I came to see you again tonight.

You rotten scumbag!

That's nowhere near enough to get my cheonggukjang.

Try something else.

Okay!

You better treat me right.

So you won't regret it later.

You better treat me right.

So you won't regret it later.

This is your last, last chance!

And that's when I start looking for you.

Dr. Chang?

What are you doing here?

You too?

Everyone says this is the best cheonggukjang in Seoul!

I'm sure it's a million times better than yours.

Smells great, huh?

I heard that Granny's been making cheonggukjang for 50 years!

Your cheonggukjang is nothing compared to hers!

Take it! I said, take it.

You don't want it?

Forget it then. I'll give it back to her.

I'm going.

I'm really going.

Here.

Thanks.

I was so down after giving up on cheonggukjang.

Thanks, really.

But it's not a million times better than mine.

About 680,000 times?

Maybe 690,000 times?

Or 700,000 times?

Dr. Chang got it for you.

So do a good job tomorrow.

Serve this along with the breakfast.

This is natto.

I thought we were only using our own soy!

One of the guests brought this and said she can't eat without it.

What? I can't believe this.

What kind of a culture exchange is this?

You know how we Koreans take chili paste with us when we travel overseas.

It's the same thing.

For today's breakfast...

Chief, I have something important to tell you right now.

Miss Bong-Soon's cheonggukjang has gone bad.

We have no choice but to go with the backup recipe.

Her cheonggukjang was fine until yesterday. What happened?

I think we'll need to go with Miss Kang's puffer fish stew instead.

The puffer fish is so fresh.

I'm sure the Japanese will go crazy over them.

The cheonggukjang is ready.

This is much better than the one I made.

Now that we have the best ingredient...

... let's put our faith in this cheonggukjang and make the best dish!

I know I've said this before, but I really don't think cheonggukjang is a good idea.

It's a good idea to share our soy...

... but serving something we know they can't eat is a big risk!

Let's just go with the puffer fish.

Fine.

Let's just prepare cheonggukjang for now, and prepare puffer fish stew as a backup.

We can switch if the guests feel too uncomfortable.

Miss Bong-Soon, Miss Min-Ah.

Please win the guests' tongues and hearts with your fine work.

Let's eat.

Wow, isn't this foie gras?

It melts like butter the minute I put it in my mouth.

It feels tender and deep at the same time.

It tastes fantastic!

Is this sauce Japanese miso?

I know that Korean doenjang tastes very strong and salty.

This sauce has a clean scent, but it gets rid of foie gras's distinct smell.

Oh, this isn't Japanese miso. It's Korean doenjang.

In order to get rid of the foie gras's smell and enrich the Korean flavor...

I added fig to doenjang.

The rich and deep flavor of doenjang brings out the flavor of foie gras.

Is this really doenjang?

That's right.

Every single dish we're serving today is made primarily from Korean soy.

I hope you'll feel the similarities and the differences...

... between soy from the two countries.

That girl's as small as a baby, but she's got feet as big as an ox!

Too bad she doesn't have pretty feet like mine.

Oh well, at least her pinky toe is pretty like mine.

Excuse me.

Who are you?

I'm a reporter.

A reporter...

I'm reporter Shin Chul-Joong from Current Affairs Magazine.

Why are you here?

Are you here to see the glamorous actress Chung Juri?

What?

You've come to the right place! I'm Chung Juri! The actress from Red Cherry!

I can't believe this!

What's your relationship to Miss Yeo Bong-Soon?

What?

Bong-Soon?

She's my daughter.

Oh, really?

I'm writing a story about the Youngshik right now.

I came here to ask for help because I heard they know each other very well.

Oh, I see.

Anyways, you've come to the right place.

My daughter and the Youngshik are very close!

Come on! Let's chat with a cup of tea over there.

By the way, you don't know who Chung Juri is?

What's this?

It's called cheonggukjang.

It's a soy paste from Korea.

It's family similar to the Japanese natto in fermenting process and nutritional values.

Both of them are traditional household dish.

You mean you eat this regularly?

Natto is an internationally recognized dish.

How can you compare something like this to natto?

Not every dish made out of soy can turn out like natto.

I heard that cheonggukjang is fermented naturally by stuffing it anywhere.

This may be food to the Koreans...

... but it looks very unsanitary and uncomfortable for foreigners like us.

I'm really sorry, but I would appreciate it if you can take it away.

By the way, where's my natto?

Oh.

This is it!

I'm sorry.

I'm such a natto lover, I can't eat without it.

Why don't you try some?

Okay.

I don't think natto is a comfortable food for foreigners either.

Maybe it's because I'm Korean, but cheonggukjang suits my tastes better.

I hope cheonggukjang can soon be internationally recognized like our natto.

Like in the case of tofu and kimchi...

... the korean cheonggukjang can be recognized one day...

... since our natto is paving the road for you guys.

As neighboring countries with the Sea of Japan between us, we should help you.

Yes, of course.

As neighboring countries with the East Sea between us...

... Korea will help you as much as we can too.

Goodness!

I thought they were well-educated people! How can they be so rude?

Where else can you find a healthy food like cheonggukjang?

Unsanitary? Uncomfortable?

I can't believe they said that!

They even referred to the East Sea as the Sea of Japan.

I think they were doing it on purpose.

What? Sea of Japan?

Hurry up and make desserts!

This is all your fault!

We were all humiliated because of you!

I told you over and over that cheonggukjang won't work!

They insulted the First Lady because of you!

Are you blaming everything on cheonggukjang?

They're the ones who are being ridiculous!

What's wrong with serving our own food?

Why are you overreacting, Ok-hee? Stop it!

Let go! I'm pissed off!

What's wrong with you guys?

How come they can say anything that comes out of their mouth...

... but we need to just stay silent?

I just want to stuff their mouths with cheonggukjang to shut them up!

Aren't you going to make desserts?

What's wrong with this smell?

It tastes great.

Let's make cheonggukjang ice cream!

What?

What ice cream?

We can't just back out like this!

I can't stand to see them treat our food as unsanitary and uncivilized!

I'm going to make them eat our cheonggukjang!

Me too! I want to make them eat it too!

This is a matter of pride.

I think ice cream is a great idea.

They love ice cream...

... and they'll eat cheonggukjang without any prejudice because they can't see it.

I'm going to make them say that cheonggukjang tastes good!

Please let me do it!

Very well!

Our new dessert is cheonggukjang ice cream!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Chief!

Serve the ice cream in the bowl we used for yesterday's tea ceremony.

In the tea bowl? How can we serve ice cream in a bowl like that?

We made ice cream for dessert because we heard you love ice cream.

Try it.

This is delicious!

Very delicious!

It tastes sweet, rich, and profound!

That's a relief.

I was nervous because you are sensitive about what you eat.

How about you, Ms. Yamada?

Do you like it?

Yes, it tastes great.

It has a unique flavor. I've never had anything like this before.

What did you make this with?

This is cheonggukjang ice cream.

What? Cheonggukjang?

The cheonggukjang from before?

That's right.

Cheonggukjang is a great food with anti-cancer effects.

It's also good for people with anemia, high blood pressure, or diabetes.

On top of that, it's effective for skin care and weight loss.

Japan wasn't geographically suitable for raising livestock...

... and natto was an excellent source of nutrition to replace pork and beef.

The Korean cheonggukjang has kept the Koreans healthy during times of poverty.

If a food has been passed down for over 1,000 years...

... I think it becomes more than just food.

It's the country's culture.

I was contemplating about...

... what to serve our guests who came for a culture exchange.

Although it's a little plain and crude...

... I wanted to display Korea as it is on the food table.

The first step of communication is to accept each other just the way we are.

I actually prepared green tea ice cream...

... but I think our young chefs made cheonggukjang ice cream...

... because they really wanted you to have a taste of our culture.

This cheonggukjang has been with Korea for over 1,000 years.

Please enjoy it.

But how can you serve dessert like this in a chawan used for tea ceremonies?

In Japan, this is unheard of.

I heard that Koreans call our chawan 'random sabal'...

... and use it for any random purposes.

I'm very offended.

I feel as though the Japanese chawan is being insulted!

It's not a 'random sabal'. We just call it 'sabal'.

I heard that 'random sabal' is a term derived by...

... the Japanese in the old days to belittle our sabal.

I apologize if you were offended.

But this is also part of Korean culture.

I heard that this was used both as a rite dish and a rice bowl...

... and the Japanese took it and used it as tea ceremony equipment.

I don't know how I should thank you for cherishing our sabal, but to us...

... this sabal is nothing but a bowl we can drink water, tea, or wine from.

Why does that matter?

Whether it is tea or wine...

... what matter is that we drink and share each other's hearts.

Isn't that the whole point?

I don't understand why we only need to pour tea in this for etiquette and be civil.

I didn't serve this because Korea doesn't have any etiquette or philosophy.

In Korea, we believe that it's the people who should drink tea...

... not the other way around.

And that's why I served it in this bowl, to show you this.

Oh my gosh, it's already started!

Hey mister!

What do you think you're doing?

I was watching that! Why did you change the channel?

I was watching this from the first episode.

I wonder if Jumong and Sosuhno got the salt they needed.

I missed last week's episode.

They're such good actors!

Give it back!

I was watching it first!

But it's my TV!

Switch it back!

No!

Move!

I'm home.

Was everything okay today?

Huh? What do you mean?

I'm getting suspicious of that reporter from Current Affairs Magazine.

The people at the office are trying to stop him, but I think he's doing it anyways.

Be extra careful at all times.

Okay.

Current Affairs Magazine?

I had an interview with him today.

What?

- An interview? - Yes.

He said he was writing an article on the Youngshik, so I told him everything I knew.

I told him about how Yoon-Hee saved his life in Kangwon...

... and how she took care of him for 2 nights and 3 days in the mountains.

Oh yeah!

And I told him in detail how much the Youngshik treasures Yoon-Hee.

I hope Yoon-Hee gets a lot of coverage.

Where do you think you're going? You just got here?

(President's son falls in love wlth the Blue House cook.)

Hello? This is reporter Shin Chul-Joong from Current Affairs Magazine.

Is that so?

You must be working hard until late-night.

Who's this?

I can tell you that when I see you in person. Stay right there!

I'll review this myself...

... and delete any unnecessary files before returning it to you.

Give it back to me.

I can't.

I can still write that article without that notebook.

It's all in here.

Do whatever you want.

There are plenty of computers I can work on.

Is that so?

What do you think you're doing?

You can't do this to me!

How dare you ruin my story!

Do you think I'm just going to let you go?

Only your notebook was crushed today.

But if this happens again, I don't know what else I'll crush next time.

This is my last warning.

Why you...

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