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Sweden Laundry

You got fired, and you had plenty of time to sit on your butt doing nothing.

Shouldn't you at least pretend to look for a job?

They say parents love their children equally.

You may think this is true, but I'm living proof that this is untrue.

I am Kim Bom, the second child of my deceased father, Kim Sung Gook's, three children.

We don't have any customers these days, and we are making half what we used to...

How can you eat doing nothing all day? We don't have any customers these days, and we are making half what we used to...

How can you eat doing nothing all day?

The reason I wash clothes by hand is not because we don't have a washing machine.

Washing clothes is my sole way of relieving stress in this house.

Hey wretched girl!

You don't hear what I'm saying?

I hear you.

Then how come you are not answering me?

You are really not going to get a job?

Why do you always pick on me?

Tell your beloved 31 year old son and your daughter, Eun Sol, to pay you.

That girl...

Mother.

It's already been a minute and 52 seconds past my usual medicine taking time.

Kim Eun Chul. Thirty-one years old, and studying for the bar exam.

The eldest son of this family. He can't even be bothered to take his own medicine.

Really, my hope and dreams? I'll get it ready in no time.

Wait.

Make sure the medicine is heated to 46.5 degrees.

Last time, it was too hot. I thought I would burn my throat.

What the heck...

Is his throat made of silk or something?

You are doing laundry?

While you are at it, take care of this, too.

Some psycho was following me home.

Because of him, I spilled all my coffee.

Seriously...

My beauty is to blame...

I am flawless.

This is Kim Eun Sol.

She relies on her beauty, and claims she'll become a celebrity.

She's my mom's precious youngest daughter.

Why should I do your laundry?

I'll pay you.

Ten million won have been deposited into your account.

Here.

100 won?

What do you take me for?

That's your 100 won's worth.

Mom!

Episode 1 Welcome to Dream Laundry

There's one thing I realized after 5 years of working.

The people on the bottom work their butts off to make tiny little salaries.

But the people at the top...

They just pretend to work, and take all the money.

You are right.

Listening to you, I want to quit this crappy job, and leave with you.

But...

Why do you have to go to Sweden to come up with business ideas?

I don't know...

Maybe fate?

Perhaps it's because of my deceased grandmother.

It's somewhere I need to go before I die.

Bestfriend

Hold on.

Hey...

I texted you so long ago. Why are you calling back so late?

What is it? I'm in an urgent situation.

Why did you call?

I can't say it over the phone. Let's meet, and talk.

Where are you?

Seriously...

I know he's inside.

Seriously...

- I'll kill him when I find him. - What are you doing?

You came?

It looks like they are closed. You trying to eat here?

The owner borrowed 5 million from me, and I think he ran with the money.

I should have known when he tried to pay the interest with Chinese food.

If he ran with the money, he wouldn't be here.

Let's go.

Hey.

Three years of loan sharking, I can even catch a spy.

Do you know how often they hide in their homes pretending to have run away?

So, sit down.

What? Why?

Let me get on top of you.

I need to look through that window.

Hurry up!

I don't have much time.

Here?

Stay put.

Be careful.

Hey, be careful.

Be careful.

- I guess I have to do as you say. - What?

You owe me, or something?

- I want to borrow money, too. - Why so suddenly?

I want to open up a business.

A business? With what money?

Stop being ridiculous, and just get a job.

You are the one being ridiculous. Let me borrow some money.

At least I won't run with it.

Hey...

I normally charge three percent monthly interest.

But since you are my bestfriend, I'll give you a special rate of one percent.

Okay, good.

Come on down now.

I'm going to break my back.

Hey...

Wait, I think I see something moving.

Just a bit more.

Oh, my legs...

What are you looking at?

Just walk. Why are you laughing?

I got a scrape.

What's going on?

What's that?

I'm getting chills down my back.

What is this bad vibe I'm getting?

I'm home.

I'm here.

Yes.

Please set a date for this month.

Okay.

Dinner's ready!

You said dinner's ready.

We ate already.

What are you guys up to?

What do you mean?

I'm cooking chicken for my daughter, so she can get energized.

Here.

You never made this for me even when I was paying you monthly living expenses.

You are making this for me when I'm a jobless bum?

I'm just cheering you on, so you can get a job.

Come on, eat it.

I'm here.

Plastic surgery doctor

Please set a date for my plastic surgery this month.

So you found out that I'll be getting my severance pay?

You think this chicken's worth 10 million won?

Get your brother a used car with that money.

And plastic surgery for Eun Sol. Think of it as an investment.

Why does he need a car when the only place he goes to is the academy and back home?

From home to the academy, I need to transfer buses and subways six times.

If I can save that time and energy...

Don't you think I would be getting a step closer to passing the bar?

I have an audition next month.

The last surgery is already getting undone.

If I make it this time, it'll be totally awesome.

Invest in me.

If I become a world famous star, I won't forget about you.

Stop wasting your time.

I'm going to invest in myself.

Why?

You are going to fix your face, too?

That kind of money won't be enough to fix you up.

I'm going to travel to Sweden.

I'm not going there to play. I'll be getting ideas for my business.

Business?

Are you crazy?

If you have money, you should be helping out the family.

What a business?

Why did you hit me?

I helped this family out plenty.

Sofa and vaccuum cleaner!

Table, bowls, spoons, and even the chopsticks!

I bought them all!

Fine!

If it weren't for you, our family would have starved to death.

If you are so regretful, take everything back!

Don't worry, I will!

That girl...

Where does she get that temper from?

Why isn't she picking up her phone?

Hey...

Do you know how to drink?

Looking at you, I can tell you are an ordinary cat.

You are no good!

You think you are the only friend I have to drink with?

Working for the past five years...

I always paid her my monthly living expenses.

I can't even spend the severance pay as I wish?

What do you think?

I may not be smart...

But that's not my fault.

Is it my fault that I'm ugly?

The house was on fire...

Drink up.

Still...

How can a mother discriminate between her children like this?

If Grandma were alive, I wouldn't have been treated so poorly.

Don't you agree?

What a quiet guy...

No... I'm sorry.

Your name is Kyung Hee, right?

What a quiet girl...

The two of us should drink up tonight!

Let's die!

What's this?

What's this?

You're that cat from before.

I must have slept on the streets again.

Thanks.

Thanks to you I didn't freeze to death.

Where did he go?

Kyung Hee, let's go.

Where is he going?

The green light is on. You can cross the street.

How far is he going? I'm so cold...

So you brought me here?

What?

Laundry?

What about the laundry?

Mint candy?

Seventeen years ago

What a good girl...

My granddaughter is doing the laundry.

Mom made me do it when she went out to work.

Eun Chul has to study, and Eun Sol is too little.

So she said I have to do it.

I'm little, too.

My granddaughter is so good.

I've never seen anyone do such a good job with the laundry.

It's as nice as you are pretty.

Really?

I really did a good job?

You really did a good job.

Then, should I open up a laundry later?

That's not a bad idea.

I bet you will wash the people's clothes better than anyone else.

Here.

It's mint candy.

I'm giving this only to you.

Keep it a secret from Eun Chul and Eun Sol.

Okay.

Grandma, why do you keep getting sick?

Hurry, and get better.

I can't live without you.

This is good for you, eat it.

[For rent]

Hello?

Hello.

Is your store for rent?

What?

A laundry?

Your business idea is a laundry?

Forget about it!

I already signed the contract.

What money do you have to open up a laundry?

I thought you were going to Sweden, too?

Did you win the lottery?

I had to cancel my travel plans.

I used the severance pay, and borrowed the rest from Young Mi.

Bom.

Do you even know the current address for the Association for Self-Employed Businesses?

Thirty percent of bank loans go to self-employed businesses.

But there are statistics that 7 out of those 10 businesses go bankrupt.

You don't even know anything.

- Using loan sharks... - I won't go bankrupt.

My head...

My head...

Mom, are you okay? Get a hold of yourself.

You!

You think you are going to make the audition acting like that?

If you have time to get plastic surgery, you should use it to practice acting.

So you are going to run that laundry?

Yeah.

Get out.

Why stick around when you are not going to listen to me?

Get out, and live the way you want.

Don't worry, mom.

The laundry is pretty big. I'll be able to sleep and eat there.

Let's see...

I won't have to pay the monthly living expenses...

I'll be making money.

Hello?

Yes, you are delivering the bed?

Okay.

Let's see...

The bed is taken care of.

I should go buy a rice maker.

Hey.

Forget plastic surgery. I won't even be able to buy any clothes.

Damn it.

Mother, I think this is the last pack of medicine.

I checked the refrigerator, you forgot to refill.

Be quiet!

I need to think.

Oh my God...

Did you just scream at Eun Chul?

Huh?

My hope and dreams...

I'm sorry.

I'll get it tomorrow.

My dreams...

Let's finish this up.

My dreams...

This is done.

Got this...

Make sure I didn't forget anything.

Done.

- Please let it work this time. - Aren't you going to the academy?

I'm going now.

Soo Chul, what is the rice cooker doing here?

I left it out to bring to the recycle center.

It's on my way to the academy. I'll drop it off on the way.

It's good that you live nearby.

Let's meet in front of the vending machine at the park in front of our houses.

Why does she want to meet in front of the vending machine?

- What's with her? - Nice weather...

So embarrassing...

Please let it not be her...

I should have worn something else. Why the same outfit?

Why is she looking at me?

It's not her... It can't be...

Please, let it not be her... Please...

Excuse me!

Are you 'Jumping Spring?'

Are you 'Miss Spring?'

Yes.

That must be it.

It was well taken care of, it won't break or anything.

It looks good.

Hold on.

What are you doing?

If you look on the back of the vending machine, there's an outlet.

You are going to cook the rice here?

Why wouldn't I?

I once bought a broken used item before.

Plug it in, and put the rice cooker up here.

Half brown rice.

The rice will start cooking.

What the heck...

Are they making rice?

Film it.

They are wearing the same sweatsuit. They must be a married couple.

So funny.

The rice is ready.

It works, right?

- Give me the money now. - Wait, hold on.

Here.

Why only 45,000 won?

The rubber here is all stretched out. The rice isn't that chewy.

So it's 5,000 won less.

We just replaced that.

I need the money to buy a suit for an interview.

I can't be short even 1,000 won. Give me the rest.

No, look over here.

You see how it's all stretched out? How is this new?

I just replaced it.

They are having a couple fight.

Forget it.

Just give me the money.

Let's get closer.

If we put this on the web, we'll get a lot of viewers.

You are showing your true side now.

I refuse to be cheated. Not even 10 won.

Sell it for 45,000 won.

Or forget the whole thing.

Forget it then.

How can you just go?

- Let go! - You can't leave like that.

Let go!

Seriously...

I'll be the better one, and walk away from this.

You need to leave the rice.

Is this your rice?

I didn't tell you to make the rice.

Leave the rice, you thief!

I'm no thief, lady!

What are you doing? Get rid of that cellphone.

Hey!

Wow, this is awesome. They broke the rice cooker.

Seriously!

What the heck...

My clothes ripped and everything.

Forget it.

Let's just say it's my fault.

That's not important. I'm going to win that contest!

My drawing case...

Where did it go?

A few days later

Sweden Laundry

We just need to make the sacrifices to the gods now.

But isn't your family coming?

I don't know. I don't care.

Let's just do it on our own.

Let's go in.

No, this way.

A little more. Come on.

Just a bit more.

Mother, are you sick?

I went through so much raising her...

She opens up a store as she wishes, and runs away from home.

I'm so upset.

Eun Chul, you are here, too. How have you been?

Who are you?

Come on...

I'm Bom's friend, Young Mi.

Bae Young Mi.

I went over to your house a few times, too.

Oh...

The loan shark?

Loan shark? You must be mistaken.

I told you to tell him I work for the bank.

You said you are not ashamed of your job.

You should have stayed home if you are sick.

Why did you come?

It's not like you're a stranger.

How can I stay home when my daughter is opening up a business?

It's getting cold. You should come home.

My head...

Mom...

You are really going to collapse like this.

500,000 won a month. I can't pay more.

Let's go for 600.

550.

Forget it if you don't like it. I'll get all my stuff out tomorrow.

Fine, 550!

Damn girl.

- Is she putting on a show? - You can't tell?

Why did you decorate the laundry like a cafe?

What a waste.

It looks like the money was invested unproportionately.

If you had the money to buy that table, you should have gotten me the surgery.

You came empty handed to the grand opening?

Just wait!

Here.

What is it?

List of my customers.

You need to do some marketing.

Call in the order that I marked. Uniforms, fur, cashmere, wool...

They are pretty well to do.

Not bad.

You should do your bows.

Please let the business be a success!

Smells great.

The interior is great.

And I'm the CEO.

The first guest is very important.

I wonder who it's going to be.

Preferably...

My hon, Bin...

No, I'm shy... I'm not ready, yet.

Welcome.

This isn't a cafe?

It's a laundry.

I'm sorry.

Bye...

Welcome.

I guess it's not a cafe. Let's go out.

Damn.

Laundry...

This isn't a cafe.

Welcome.

Look.

You don't understand Korean?

I told you I don't know where your drawing case is!

Isn't this a laundry?

You ripped my shirt when you held on to me.

Fix it.

I'm not the type to harm others, and pretend it's okay.

Leave it here. I'll do it for free.

You ruined my life, and you think fixing this is enough?

What did you just say?

What kind of nonsense is this?

I stayed up working for a month to enter that contest.

But because of you, I lost everything!

You don't call that ruining my life?

Why is that my fault?

I guess it's no use talking.

Know that I won't take a step from here until you find my drawing case.

Stepping on others' dreams... Laundry owner, get lost!

Get lost! Get lost!

- I'm sorry. - Get lost!

Seriously.

You really want me to ruin your life?

Get up!

Why are you doing this? You should use words.

You should have listened when I was talking nicely.

Are you a thug?

I'm going to spread the word.

What?

What a freakish jerk...

Seriously...

Damn luck.

It's already that late?

What's this?

What just happened?

Did I just see something?

What's this?

Was it a dream?

Were you sleeping?

Young Mi.

I just saw something strange.

Something strange?

Did you look in the mirror?

I'm not joking.

That shirt...

When I touched that shirt, I saw something strange.

Very eerie.

I think I saw the owner of the shirt, too.

Take a look.

I'm scared.

What are you talking about?

You don't see anything?

You see something, right?

I see absolutely nothing.

You must have been hallucinating because your body is exhausted from all the work.

No...

It wasn't like that.

I'm seeing stuff...

Let yourself be possessed by the spirits...

Not this.

Consult a psychiatrist...

I'm not crazy.

Stress and exhaustion may bring on...

Maybe it's because my body is exhausted like Young Mi said.

Where is that medicine?

She must have hidden it afraid that I would eat it.

He doesn't even make a cent. Why is she feeding him this?

Is this it?

It's no use eating that.

My granddaughter, have you been well?

Grandma?

Grandma!

Is it really you?

Did I die while eating Eun Chul's medicine?

Die?

You are going to live a long, long life.

Don't you worry.

This is a dream.

How is it running a laundry?

Not bad?

That's not the problem.

When I touched the clothing, I saw something strange.

That...

I gave you that special power as a gift for opening up the business.

You don't like it?

What kind of power is that?

I see people's worries and concerns when I touch their clothes?

Yeah.

Why did you give me such a useless power?

You should help that artist guy.

I don't want to.

It's hard getting by. I don't have time to help him.

Take back that useless power. It's hard getting by. I don't have time to help him.

Take back that useless power.

It would be nice if everything worked out as you wished.

But life is not like that.

Just help him.

I won't.

Well...

If you see people's situations, and still ignore them...

Your life will probably become difficult.

Difficult?

Don't forget what I said.

You must help that guy.

See you again.

Grandma, you can't just go like that.

Grandma...

Grandma!

What kind of a dream seems so real?

My hopes and dreams...

It's hard studying. Eat a lot of meat.

- Eun Sol, you, too. - Okay.

Mother, you know that I only eat Korean beef, right?

Of course, it's Korean beef.

But the price is going up.

It's hard to eat it even just once a week.

I hope the laundry business goes well.

Did you make a lot of money yesterday?

It's only been a day. What money?

Seeing that she can't answer you, it's probably a flop.

Mom.

Did you dream about Grandma recently?

What in the world are you talking about?

Do I have to see your grandmother in my dreams?

I've never seen her in my dreams, either.

But she appeared in my dream last night.

So what did she want?

She wanted me to do something...

But I don't know if I should really do it.

Do whatever you want.

Even in the past, you never listened to me, but you always listened to what Grandma said.

Bom.

A dream is nothing more than a visual image you get when you sleep.

Once you are in sleep mode, your brain activity shifts.

And a dream is what happens in this state.

What the heck is he saying?

- Are you saying it was just a wild dream? - Something like that.

I'm saying that you don't need to put much significance on dreams.

Whatever he says must be right.

It's just a wild dream.

Was it really just a wild dream?

Yeah, let me not think about it.

How can I find the drawing case he lost a few days ago at the park?

I bit a pebble.

Disgusting...

Hey!

You don't have eyes, or something?

So early in the morning...

Who the heck pooped here?

Wait.

Since this morning... I bit a pebble.

I almost got run over by a bike.

And I stepped on dog poop.

If you see people's situations, and still ignore them...

Your life will become difficult.

No way.

Is this what she meant?

Grandma, looking for a lost drawing case is much worse than this.

Wow.

The rice cooker lady stepped on dog poop.

What's this?

Are you filming me?

Who gave you permission?

Seriously...

Why did you hit us?

Thanks to us, you are really popular these days.

What are you talking about?

The video we took at the park the other day...

We uploaded that.

There's already a thousand likes.

And there's two thousand dislikes.

Video?

Can I see that right now?

Leave the rice. It's not yours.

I didn't tell you to make rice.

Give it to me, you thief!

I didn't give you permission to put my face on the internet!

Do you want me to block out your face?

Stop.

This man must have taken the drawing case.

I can't pretend not to have seen it.

I lost all my drawings because of you!

You don't call that ruining my life?

Do you know where this guy is?

I see him everyday.

He's at the junkyard near the park.

Really?

Yeah.

Okay, you may go.

Go to school.

Stop filming. Go.

Sorry.

I don't need to go look for it myself.

I can just call, and let him know.

Where's this kid's phone number?

No!

I'll do it! I'll go look for it myself, Grandma!

Please, please, please...

I haven't even finished paying off the installments.

Grandma, why are you doing this to me?

I can do it.

I can do it.

The deadline is 6 PM.

Just a bit more. I can do it.

Where is it?

Damn.

This is all because of mom's prayers.

Are you trying to tell me something?

Are you telling me to forget my dreams, and prepare for the civil service exam?

This is all that laundry lady's fault.

Maybe those kids were lying to me.

I looked everywhere, and he's nowhere to be found.

Mister!

Hello.

I've been looking for you.

Me?

Yes.

Please take this.

Your desperate expression from searching for me...

And this coffee...

You want to be my apprentice, right?

No.

It's not that.

Thinking about going into this business at such a young age...

You have a bright future.

I'm sorry.

I'm already working in another field.

Did you find a drawing case the other day at the park?

I wanted to get that case from you.

This?

Yes!

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Wait!

You need to give me the contents.

It was perfect as an ice box.

Too bad.

But, Mister...

Where did you put the stuff that was inside?

Oh...

Are you talking about the pictures that were inside?

Yes.

Well, that...

You'll find it here somewhere.

It's been a few days.

So somewhere in the middle, maybe...

Can you be a bit more exact?

I don't linger on wastes that have left my hands.

Goodbyes are cruel.

You don't call that ruining my life?

It's really too bad.

I really want to take her on as my apprentice.

Where is this?

Where is it?

What's this?

Wait.

Throw that here.

Hurry.

I thought you said you don't linger on wastes that have left your hands.

That's not a waste.

It's a recent edition.

I guess he is a man.

Throw it.

Catch!

Wait.

I've seen that magazine somewhere before.

Did I see it in my dream?

Right.

Mister!

Mister...

Mister!

Mister, I found the drawings.

Mister, I found them!

Grandma!

Where did she go?

Did you come to pick up your shirt?

Forget about the shirt...

Take care of the pencil...

Did you go searching in the trash, or something?

Right on.

I was about to call you.

Move.

Don't get close to me.

Talk to me from there.

What the heck...

Do you know why I had to go through this?

Forget it.

Take this.

It's what you've been searching for, so take it.

Where did you find this?

I searched the whole park, and couldn't find it.

It's a long story.

Anyway...

I found them for you, so you better not say that I ruined your life.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I finished fixing your shirt.

Let's not ever meet again.

Actually...

This is my dream.

Since I was young, I liked drawing.

Everytime I would draw, I would get happy for no reason.

You know?

Yeah, I guess.

We haven't even introduced ourselves.

My name is Yong Soo Chul. In English, it means spring.

My name is Kim Bom.

Bom means spring in English, too.

What a coincidence.

Maybe it's fate.

Fate?

Yeah, right.

Goodbye.

Disgusting...

This is so expensive...

My clothes...

Enjoy this after work.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What's with that kid?

You said you didn't want to, but you ended up helping him out.

Grandma.

Good job, my granddaughter.

I didn't do it because I wanted to...

It kind of just happened that way.

How does it feel helping somebody out?

Not bad, right?

Not bad since he gave me a cool can of beer.

Not bad.

Grandma, you are not going to ask me to keep doing this, are you?

I am...

This is only the beginning.

Grandma.

Think about it.

My family doesn't even help me out at all.

I don't want to suffer helping out people I don't even know.

It's too hard.

Take back that power you gave me.

Just do it for now.

Then some day, you'll find big happiness.

Are you serious?

What is it?

Lottery?

Or...

A boyfriend?

You want to know?

Yeah.

I forgot.

My forgetfulness...

Grandma!

Grandma!

Grandma, tell me...

Grandma!

Hi, Nyang.

Please work hard today, too.

The strange special power I received from Grandma as I opened up the laundry business...

When I touch a customer's clothing, I see the situation he is in.

And once I see that situation, I can't just ignore it.

I hate getting involved in other people's business.

I wonder what kind of customer will visit me today.

Please, don't let me see anything.

Hello.

Hello.

- Please take good care of this. - Okay, goodbye.

I won't forget to pay the living expenses.

What are you doing?

Bom... She's a big problem...

It smells like autumn...

I'm Yong Soo Chul. You are Bom.

Spring.

We have the same nickname.

You are the best.

Can you return that bag?

You didn't think I would know if you two pretended like my bag was stolen?

Go!

If you want to forget about me, you must come back to me.

Wait for a new relationship.

Have you been well?