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21:40, DAEJEON TO SEOUL

Let me take you home.

Why don't we walk home?

It will take about half an hour.

Sure.

Thanks for everything today.

I had fun too.

Good night.

Get home safely.

Right.

Didn't I come back really quickly?

I thought you flew over.

Take this.

It's a present.

A present?

Back then…

It's raining.

May I borrow an umbrella?

I'm sorry.

I don't have an umbrella.

You don't? Not even one?

No.

I've been staying in hotels for years,

so I never needed an umbrella.

I could always find one in a hotel room.

That's why I wanted to give you one.

You have a place to stay now.

Thank you.

I mean it.

Song-ah!

Song-hui.

Mom.

I'm sorry.

I should've introduced myself first.

It's all right.

It's quite late, so go home now.

I'll meet you again next time.

Yes.

Let's go.

-Song-ah? -Coming.

-Bye. -Good night.

Excuse me. Could we get more kimchi?

NOTICE OF DEFAULT REMINDER

Joon-young's dad did it again.

This time,

we might lose this restaurant.

A few minutes ago,

I called Joon-young in shock, then just hung up.

I can't ask Joon-young for more money.

What am I going to do?

What should I do?

SEOUL TO DAEJEON

-Joon-young. -Song-ah.

Were you practicing?

-Yes. -What are you playing?

Bach. Tchaikovsky.

Rachmaninoff.

Wait, doesn't it get difficult to study music

from many different eras?

It's…

I'm practicing to enter a competition.

The Tchaikovsky Competition.

I see.

I really hated competitions.

I got to a point where I'd much rather die than compete.

I've been preparing for a while.

I'm sorry I couldn't tell you.

It's all right.

Then you must be very busy.

Shouldn't you have practiced instead of coming to Daejeon yesterday?

No, it's all right.

Then you should practice.

Where are you going?

I have to do

my homework for Harmonics.

I'll probably go to an empty lecture hall or somewhere.

You can do it here,

if it's okay with you.

I'm fine.

You should practice at ease.

Great job. You've done well,

but you played this with a down bow.

Why don't you try it with an up bow?

Because you should begin stroking up here in order to finish with a long down stroke

after you're done with this octave scale.

Okay.

Then let's give it a try.

What?

-My accompanist said that? -Yes.

You know Cecilia is my friend's daughter, don't you?

She just called me.

She can't bear to play for you.

Did you act rudely and talk back to her and such?

I've never seen a student who gets shunned by their accompanist.

What will you do with your audition?

Either call Cecilia, beg to have her back, or find someone else immediately.

I have to leave right now, so you can lock the door.

Hello?

Hello? Hi, it's me, Song-ah.

Hey, sorry.

I can't play for you. Good luck with your audition.

Excuse me, one second--

Here's my music sheet.

Take it, make a copy, and give it to me next time.

-Okay. -Should we meet here again next time?

-Okay. -All right.

Oh, and my mom doesn't know that I'm coming here.

Ji-won, you have to tell your mom.

Make sure you tell her.

Okay?

Okay.

Yes, do you think you can make it happen?

My graduate school audition is soon.

Yes, hello, ma'am.

I was referred to you by Lee Ji-ho, a fourth-year at Seoryeong.

My name is Chae Song-ah,

Then by any chance,

is there anyone else you can introduce me to?

Mom.

Hello.

Ms. Lee.

Are you

giving her lessons?

I mean, Ms. Lee.

It's not like you don't know what Professor Song is like.

How can you do this without letting me know?

How?

I'm sorry.

-I just-- -Yang Ji-won.

You lied to me and said you'll practice at school

to do something like this, didn't you?

How dare you lie to me?

Excuse me, ma'am.

Please calm down.

Who are you?

I'm Jeong-gyeong's…

friend from school.

It seems like there was a problem with your communication.

You should head out and hear Ji-won out first.

Other students who know her practice here.

Let's go. Now. Why are you standing around?

Can we talk for a moment?

Are you giving her lessons without asking Professor Song for permission?

Why did you do something you can't handle? How will you deal with this?

What if someone other than her mom had caught you?

It would've been a matter of time before Professor Song hears about it.

And you'll never get a job at Seoryeong.

You give lessons too.

You're a teacher on the side too, no?

You and I are in different situations.

How is it different?

Have you ever dealt with their parents?

You've never done lessons even back in college.

It's the first time someone told you off right in front of your face.

It's my business.

I'll manage.

All right, fine.

She's Professor Song's student too. How can she do this?

I really don't understand.

What are you doing?

Study your music sheet.

Okay.

LEE JEONG-GYEONG

What?

Nothing.

Will you keep practicing like this?

You can't go out to a competition and win first place like this.

People will say you've gotten worse.

Should we ruin our careers together?

I'll try again.

Do as I say. Play as you're told!

I have a tight schedule. I don't think I can do that.

Joon-young.

You're here, Song-ah.

I heard Gyu-hui will be competing at the Tchaikovsky Competition too.

-Isn't that too big of a gamble? -She must be confident she'll win.

You haven't had dinner, have you? Let's go eat.

Okay.

Song-ah.

Hey, Su-jeong.

Hello. I saw you as I was walking by,

What is it?

Did you contact the accompanist you asked me about?

Can she spare some time?

No, she can't.

I see.

That's a shame. I'll tell you when I find someone else.

Thanks.

Are you looking for a new accompanist?

Yes.

Something came up with my previous accompanist.

It's all right. I can find someone new soon.

May I do it for you?

You have a pianist right next to you.

You don't have to look further.

I remember and respect what you said about wanting to do this yourself.

I also understand you don't want to take back what you said.

But still, if things don't work out--

You're busy.

You have to practice for the competition,

so I feel bad asking you to do me such a favor.

It's all right.

Your audition piece is Franck's Violin Sonata, right?

I've been playing it for Jeong-gyeong,

so it's not like I need to learn a new piece.

Right.

What I meant was--

You're right.

I forgot that you've been playing

for Jeong-gyeong.

Don't take the conversation that way.

I thought you might feel burdened, so I was saying that isn't the case.

That's why I brought her up. Why…

Why do you take it that way?

It seems like

we're both very tired today.

Let's stop talking about this.

-Song-ah. -I'll get going.

Hey. Did it say it will rain today?

Man, I don't have an umbrella.

Hey, let's run.

Wait up!

Let's go together.

You had the umbrella?

Yes.

I carry it every single day.

Every day?

Yes.

I'm sorry.

A lot of things gave me a headache today.

I got a bit sensitive.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry too.

Then,

will you let me play for you?

Aren't you going to answer me?

Okay, then.

Please play for me.

I'll do my best.

Come here.

Come on.

You don't have to worry about the rain from now on.

I will always carry an umbrella with me.

Wait.

Why did you stroke the bow like that?

I told you to begin by stroking down when you begin this scale.

Why did you go up?

Why did you play as you wish?

Oh…

If I begin by stroking up,

then I could stroke down at the last note of the scale.

I thought it would sound better.

Do you think you're the teacher?

I'm sorry.

Play properly at the competition.

Yes.

You're home.

Hey, yes.

I'm sorry for saying that last time.

I was very rude, wasn't I?

It's okay.

It was great to see you talk a lot.

I've never seen you do that before.

I've always wondered

what you have on your mind and how you feel.

If you wanted to know, you could've just asked.

You're right.

I should've done that.

Jeong-gyeong.

Don't you miss your mom?

What about you?

If I had known this piano would be with us for so long,

I would've learned how to play.

From Mom?

I miss her.

I also know she can't come back

just because I miss her.

But…

it's not like I can do something.

So I'm just hanging there.

When will you begin working at the foundation?

-I went to the board meeting for you. -Jeong-gyeong.

Why are you so reluctant to work for the foundation?

I already told you.

I'm going to keep playing the violin.

Your career as a violinist ended ages ago.

Why can't you accept that?

You're the one who needs to accept that

you're thinking of the foundation as Mom and have been obsessed over it.

Did you really establish the foundation to remember Mom?

No.

You're doing it

to feel less guilty.

You and Mom never had a great relationship when she was here,

and you couldn't handle the fact that she passed away before you.

-That's why you're obsessed with it. -Jeong-gyeong.

You're no different either.

Other granduncles say this about the foundation.

That it's her meaningless obsession which only uses up our budget,

and you actually think they're right.

Then why can't you just abandon it?

You never had a good relationship, and she passed away now.

Why do you still live here?

You know what?

You live in regret and obsession.

It drains me just to face you and Grandma.

I don't want to live that life.

Yes, Mom.

I came to practice.

What?

I'm sorry, Joon-young,

but I think we'll lose our restaurant.

Your restaurant?

Yes.

He used the restaurant as security.

Is he really out of his mind?

Doesn't he know that your restaurant is the only thing we have?

I'm sorry, Joon-young.

I tried my best to find a solution, but there's nothing I can do.

How much do you need?

About 30 million won.

By when?

As fast as you can.

I understand.

Unbelievable.

I shouldn't have taken a sabbatical.

If I hadn't returned to Korea,

I wouldn't have had to see this unfold.

I could've just made money

and sent it to her.

If you can't find a way around this,

and I mean, if there's no way out,

why don't you ask Ms. Nah--

No.

I already got too much from her.

I can't ask her for help again.

That's something I can never do.

I thought you two couldn't come. How did you make it?

Let's go inside. Come on.

Are you two

really dating?

Wait, since when?

You recently mentioned buying your boyfriend a cake.

-Right. -Things just happened.

Let it go.

-We can't let this go. -How can we do that?

-What's going on? -What's with those faces?

-Celebrate with us. -Congratulate us.

Say you're happy for us.

Sure.

Fine. Congratulations.

-Congratulations. -Thanks.

-Great! -Hey.

-Stay in love forever. -Yes!

-Congratulations. -Cheers.

All right!

Hey!

Why are you pretending we're close?

What's wrong with you?

Do you know me?

You wasted a lot of my time,

feelings,

and drinks.

What a shame.

This is such a shame.

Do you know what I'm the most ashamed about?

Song-ah.

When Eun-ji and Min-su said that they're dating,

do you know what came to my mind first?

"If they ever break up,

SRUPO is over."

"It's all over now."

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

Min-seong.

I hope

one day, like our old days…

No.

I can't be friends,

but I hope you and Song-ah

can be friends again

like you were before.

You have to practice for the competition,

so I feel bad asking you to do me such a favor.

It's all right.

Maybe

I shouldn't have asked him to play.

I'm sorry, Joon-young.

I tried my best to find a solution,

but there's nothing I can do.

I think we'll lose our restaurant.

Joon-young will be your accompanist?

Yes.

But why would he play for…

My gosh.

Are you guys really dating?

Actually…

yes.

But last time, you flat out denied it.

My goodness.

That's great.

Song-ah, that's pretty impressive.

Joon-young, I feel so frustrated.

Do you think

it's easy to get a chance to be on a reality show?

I worked so hard for it.

You know that.

I told you that I wouldn't do it.

Fine.

Then as for the TV show, we'll think about it a bit more.

I actually came for another reason.

A private concert for Kyunghoo Card's VIP clients.

That's okay, right?

I know that you don't want to keep doing things

during your sabbatical.

But since this is a private event, the public won't know about it,

and most importantly, they're paying a lot.

Chris said it's fine as long as you're okay with it.

You'll receive

30 million won.

I used to work at Kyunghoo Card,

so I used all my connections to land this deal.

So, please,

let's do this.

Okay, Joon-young?

-Then… -Yes, what is it?

Sung-jae. All the other conditions are the same?

Yes, that's right.

But we have one request.

Can Joon-young

be paid up front?

Hae-na.

Where did all your passion go?

-Pardon? -I mean, can't you be more determined?

Look at Song-ah.

Park Joon-young will be her accompanist for her audition.

Song-ah seems quiet and meek, but she's very persistent.

She'll become successful.

You should learn from her.

Anyway, I have to head out now.

Lock the door when you leave.

I'll see you next week, okay?

-Have a good day. -Bye.

But why would he play for…

You're going to stop playing,

aren't you?

You started way too late.

It's not about whether you're good or not. You just can't catch up.

You can't fight against time.

These instruments have souls too.

They lived for over 100 to 200 years.

Don't let it think it's stuck with an awful owner.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

TOTAL: 50

-Thank you for the lecture. -Thank you.

Song-ah.

Yes?

For your grad school audition, will Joon-young be your accompanist?

Yes.

How did you know?

Song-ah. The thing is…

SEORYEONG UNIVERSITY GROUP CHAT FOR HANKOOK ARTS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI

Song-ah.

Don't join that chat room, though.

Okay?

PROFILE SETTINGS

SHE'S BEEN IN THE BOTTOM FOR FOUR YEARS

Park Joon-young should worry about his own career.

Why play for a girlfriend like that?

Maybe that's why she hit on him in the first place.

He's way too good for her.

I called you three times about the broken keyboard.

I'm sorry. I really am.

But we can't call the repair service for just one broken piano.

If we did that, we'd have to call them every day.

Are you saying I should just wait until there's a problem with another piano?

That's the school policy.

What do you want me to do, then?

No one else is complaining.

Do you realize that you are the only one who's being like this?

If you don't like the pianos here,

you can just practice at home with your own piano, right?

Okay.

Joon-young and Song-ah?

Yes, you didn't know?

No.

When did those two…

How did you find out? I had no idea.

Oh, one of my high school friends teaches piano at Seoryeong University.

She told me.

Right. My gosh.

You're so well-connected.

Then I'm sure the whole school knows by now.

That's right. But the thing is…

What?

There are some bad rumors going around.

Is the competition over?

Yes. Gosh, I'm exhausted.

-Ms. Cha. -Yes?

Joon-young and Song-ah are dating.

Oh, that.

Yes, I heard.

What? So everyone knew but me?

By the way, what kinds of rumors? You said bad rumors are going around.

Well, they're both studying music.

To be honest,

there's a big gap in talent.

Joon-young decided to play for her grad school entrance audition,

so people are talking about it.

I see.

Will you practice at school today?

No.

I'll head over to the rehearsal room. What about you?

I'll probably

just go home.

You like this, right?

You seemed to like it last time.

Thank you.

-When shall we… -What?

Why are you so startled?

It's nothing. What were you going to say?

When shall we practice?

How about tomorrow?

When should I join the lessons with your professor?

Let's start a bit later.

Will that be okay, though?

The audition is just around the corner.

Just give me some time.

Let's start

after I practice a bit more on my own.

FINALIZING SCORES FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CATEGORY

Hey. You came in first place.

Hello, Professor?

Ji-won came in first place.

I was delighted to hear the amazing news, and that's more than enough.

You don't have to treat me.

My gosh, please let me. I want to thank you properly.

Since this is such a happy occasion,

I won't say no.

But I'm grateful for Ji-won's trust in me and for following

all my instructions.

Thank you.

I just let them be.

People will only see my name on their CV.

What?

What do you mean it fell through?

Is it because we requested an advance payment?

No.

My team went over the proposal.

Joon-young isn't that popular at the moment, to be honest.

and doesn't care about his public image.

So we decided to scrap the event.

That is total rubbish! What's wrong with his public image?

I mean, he's dating someone on campus and he'll be his girlfriend's accompanist.

It's his life, but it doesn't look good.

My whole team knows about it already.

You know what our reference checks are like.

We're very thorough.

I know, but…

Hey, Joo Sang-wu.

You said you'd make this happen.

Is this how I trained you?

To be this irresponsible?

I really didn't want to bring this up.

I didn't want to submit the proposal, but still did it to help you out.

And I got totally chewed out for it.

My boss told me to get with the times.

-What? -I know you were my supervisor years ago.

But now, you work on projects that I give you.

So next time,

bring something that will actually work out.

Geez.

Also, if you're here to ask for a favor, you should at least buy me coffee.

Stop expecting me to put everything on my corporate credit card.

You ordered that cake without even asking me.

-Goodness. -Hey.

I'm leaving.

Hey, Joo Sang-wu!

You played so well today.

Thank you.

Come with your accompanist for our next lesson.

I mean Joon-young.

Okay.

My gosh, that was good.

-Oh, Professor. -Yes?

Here you go.

Can you take a look.

-Here. -What is this?

Details of how many tickets each orchestra member bought.

Oh, right.

Thanks.

Oh, did you say you already pre-ordered everything for the dinner?

The stir-fried meatballs must be ordered in advance.

-Yes, I'm aware. -Good.

Song-ah. Give me a call.

I'll just be honest with you.

Joon-young is a celebrity.

A celebrity!

Nothing good will come out of rumors about his girlfriend.

I mean,

you can't help that you're not a skilled musician.

But don't you think it's wrong to ask him to be your accompanist?

For example, Lee Jeong-gyeong.

If she asked for such a favor, it would be fine, but…

Anyway, all the concerts that I had booked for him

got canceled because of those rumors.

What will you do about it?

I thought you were smart at least.

Don't be a roadblock in your boyfriend's career.

It's simply wrong.

My gosh, Hyun-woo bought 100 tickets?

Song-ah?

Kyunghoo Card is trying to cut down their budget,

so they had to cancel the concert.

I see.

I'll see what else I can book.

Joon-young.

Yes?

It's good to befriend people regardless of their backgrounds,

but try to be quiet about who you date.

Okay?

I'll call you back.

You're here.

This evening, I'll have dinner with Professor Lee's orchestra members.

Oh, the chamber orchestra?

When is the concert?

At the end of the year.

We've asked to rent Kyunghoo Art Hall.

Right, Kyunghoo.

I'll be there.

Where are you having dinner tonight?

In Hannam-dong.

Hannam-dong? I see.

I'll be in that area later on.

I'm practicing with Jeong-gyeong today.

Lee Jeong-gyeong.

If she asked for such a favor, it would be fine, but…

I see.

When do we practice?

Next time.

Let's do it next time.

Okay.

Then do you want to meet up in the evening?

No, it's okay. You'll be tired after the practice.

Let's meet up.

I want to get some fresh air and walk with you.

I feel a bit suffocated these days.

I'll call you.

Let's meet up if we can.

All right.

Hello, what are your names?

-I'm Kim Da-hye. -Kim Da-hye.

-I'm Choi Mi-na. -Okay.

Thank you. You can go inside.

Hello, what is your name?

What? You're in Seoul now?

I'm sorry to call you out of the blue.

I just couldn't stand being with your dad.

Can I stay with you just for one night…

Okay, you can sleep in my room.

But I have to do something, so I can't come to the bus terminal now.

You have my address, right?

Okay, be safe.

All right.

PARK JOON-YOUNG

I'm sorry, Song-ah. I don't think I can see you this evening.

My mom suddenly came to Seoul.

I'm sorry.

Don't worry. It's okay.

Have a good time with your mother,

and I'll see you tomorrow.

I'm sorry. Enjoy your dinner.

-Hey, Jeong-gyeong. -Yes?

Can I charge my phone?

Sure, over there.

Why couldn't you make it last time?

What?

Last time.

We were supposed to practice together.

Why couldn't you come?

I went to Daejeon.

Daejeon?

Yes.

Let's start. Tune your violin.

Hello, Professor.

Hi, I'm a little late. Do we have a big group?

-Yes, almost everyone's here. -Okay.

Oh, right.

You gave me the list of how many tickets each member bought.

You wrote down that you'd buy some too, but there's no need.

Pardon me?

You're working hard as my assistant. You don't need to buy tickets.

Leave that up to the members who will play at the concert.

Okay?

Wait, Professor Lee.

Yes?

Does that mean

I'm not considered a member?

What?

No. I've only gathered talented players.

I hired you as my assistant from the get-go.

Tidy up and join us inside.

Hello, everyone!

-Hello, Professor Lee. -Professor Lee!

Have a seat.

My, you look great.

Hello.

I'm Nam Hye-ran from the class of 2003.

I currently teach at Woojin University.

Hello, everyone. I'm Kim Hae-na from the class of 2017.

It's so nice to meet you all.

I look forward to working with you.

Oh, right.

Hello.

I'm Chae Song-ah from the class of 2017.

Song-ah is my assistant.

She's not a member, but she'll help us out.

She's very smart.

I'm so grateful for all her help and support.

She'll go to grad school after she graduates

and become my student.

Song-ah worked very hard to organize this dinner,

so let's give her a big hand.

Get home safely, guys.

-Bye. -Have a good night.

-I'll see you all very soon. -Okay.

Get home safely.

-Bye. -Let's go home together.

Thank you for today.

I'll see you next time.

Get home safely.

I'm sorry, Song-ah.

I don't think I can see you this evening.

My mom suddenly came to Seoul.

I'm sorry.

Da Capo.

Going

back to the beginning

of the song.

That was

what came to my mind.

The one who comforted me was Joon-young, who played that piano.

I'm sorry. I never thought about how you felt.

-Will you keep playing as you wish? -Can't I play the piano the way I want?

Playing the piano doesn't make me happy at all.

Joon-young has an eye for talent.

…needs a wife who can pack his bags and manage his schedule.

Can you stay by Jeong-gyeong's side?

It keeps getting on my nerves to see you play for Jeong-gyeong.

We shouldn't see each other again. Ever.