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I wasn't always happy

when I played the piano.

Perhaps there were more days

when I thought I was unhappy.

But…

when I was with you,

I was truly happy.

I realized that only now.

So…

I want to be happy again.

I'm sorry for being so selfish.

However,

if I didn't tell you how I feel,

it would be too tough for me to bear.

I think

I need some time.

I hurt myself

a little too much.

I might have hurt myself

more than you hurt me.

So I need some time.

Still…

can you wait

for me?

Yes.

I'll wait.

I'll wait for you.

COMMEMORATION CONCERT FOR THE LATE NAH MOON-SOOK

This is amazing.

Tell me about it.

If it was the 15th-anniversary concert as planned,

Ms. Nah would have been happy to see them play together.

Isn't that Song-ah?

Yes, that's her.

What?

Didn't you tell me yesterday that she couldn't come today?

Great job.

Great work.

I didn't know you were coming today.

I'm sorry I was late.

You weren't late.

Thank you for coming.

Oh, and this.

LEE JEONG-GYEONG

I'm giving this sheet music

back to her

today.

PIANO TRIO

You gave this to me long ago.

Thanks for letting me use it.

Bye, then.

Hyeon-ho.

When…

When will you come back?

I'm not sure.

Jeong-gyeong.

Take care.

Don't be ill.

Take care.

-Jeong-gyeong? -Yes.

She got caught secretly giving lessons to one of Professor Song's students.

Then what will happen to her?

Now that she's disowned by Professor Song,

she can't get that position at our school,

and it won't be easy for her to find any job in the field.

I felt uneasy at heart

when I came here from time to time.

I don't think I've ever grown up

since the day my mom passed away.

I pretended like I was strong,

but I couldn't overcome anything alone.

I think I have been weak

all along.

No.

I don't think you are

a weak person.

You're the one

who told me to take charge of my music

because it's the music I make.

I'M WRITING TO WITHDRAW MY APPLICATION FOR THE PROFESSOR POSITION

You're the one

who told me to take charge of my music

because it's the music I make.

GRADUATE SCHOOL AUDITION RESULTS NAME: CHAE SONG-AH

FINAL RESULT: PASS

I got

admitted

to the graduate school.

I see.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

But I'm not going to…

register.

Song-ah.

Take this.

SEORYEONG UNIVERSITY GRADUATION RECITAL PARK JOON-YOUNG: PIANO

I'm not trying to give you pressure.

Okay. I know.

I decided not to enter

the Tchaikovsky Competition.

Thanks to you, Song-ah,

I've come to realize many things.

Therefore,

I will pursue the music of my choice.

Thank you.

Hello, Ms. Im.

-Hey, Song-ah. You're here. -Hello.

Ms. Im, you had a bright future as a musician.

You even came first in the Daehan Daily Competition.

Why did you take this career path?

In my case,

I loved working with people outside

instead of fighting against myself in a practice room.

I am an extrovert.

But, Song-ah,

don't stop

practicing immediately.

Even if you have less experience than most of your peers,

you can't cut that off too abruptly.

Gradually cut back on your practice time

and say goodbye slowly.

Song-ah, sorry I'm late.

There was a huge traffic jam.

We would all love to work with you.

However, like I just mentioned,

our part-timers aren't paid much,

and we can't tell you for sure

when a permanent position will be available.

There are a few things to consider,

so give it a thought and let me know.

Do you think I'll be able to do a good job?

Song-ah.

On the day of Su-an's concert,

you took off your shoes right away and gave them to her,

then you let her awful comments slide because she was about to perform.

It means the performer was your priority.

I'm giving you this offer to work with us

because you can put others before yourself.

You are considerate and thoughtful.

I thought you were the perfect candidate for this job.

But isn't that

something anyone can do?

-I'm just-- -No.

Not everyone could have done what you did.

There's a musical term

called crescendo.

It means "louder and louder."

Yes.

"Louder and louder" means,

on the contrary, the starting point is the smallest.

You'll have to sound the smallest now to get louder and louder later.

Fifteen years ago,

when I interviewed for our foundation,

my pride and self-respect fell to rock bottom

right after I quit figure skating.

But Ms. Nah said,

"When you feel the smallest, in other words,

is when your crescendo begins."

Could you take time to give my offer a thought

and let me know?

Yes, I'll do that.

None of her songs have accompaniments.

You're right.

It must be so hard to play for 90 minutes without an accompanist, right?

Seriously.

Anyway, what's with her artist profile?

LEE JEONG-GYEONG

Come in.

I loved

your recital today.

Thank you.

I didn't think you'd come.

I wanted to.

Back in the masterclass…

How can I

be more certain?

That's a difficult question.

If you find the answer, would you let me know as well?

After listening to you play today,

it seemed like

you already found the answer.

Thank you,

Song-ah.

Thanks to you,

I got to remember

why I loved playing the violin.

A violin is…

an instrument you play on your two feet.

I think I liked

how I had to support myself as I play without getting shaken.

That's what I liked.

Hey, Jeong-hui.

My chamber orchestra is holding our first concert.

Drop by if you have time.

Sure.

Oh, right.

I heard your student from your orchestra just quit.

Right.

Yes. I fired her.

She seemed like a nice girl who'd be good at her job.

I guess it's not easy

to have good people around just because you want to.

I said I fired her.

Really?

Song-ah.

How have you been?

What's wrong? Don't you have an appetite?

I'm fine.

When is your boyfriend's recital?

What?

He will perform at the recital too.

Mom.

We broke up.

Why?

Things just happened.

Things don't just happen.

You're right.

He was your accompanist for your graduation recital.

We'd already broken up at the time.

He played for me

as a friend.

I was very thankful.

I didn't give you my full support in doing music,

but I felt a bit gloomy on the day of your graduation recital.

You wanted to do it that badly,

but it wasn't like I could do anything.

But that day, I saw him next to you

and felt grateful.

He must have comforted you a little.

Yes.

He comforted me…

TO VIOLINIST MS. CHAE SONG-AH

…very much.

SEORYEONG UNIVERSITY GRADUATION RECITAL PARK JOON-YOUNG: PIANO

Please enter.

This is the last piece.

Excuse me.

You cannot go in during the performance.

I see.

CLARA SCHUMANN: "THE THREE ROMANCES" JOHANNES BRAHMS: "THE THREE INTERMEZZI"

The night before his wedding with Clara,

Schumann

gave Clara a collection of songs

filled with love and happiness as a gift.

The first song of this collection, "Widmug,"

was later

rearranged into an instrumental piano song

by Liszt, a pianist and composer.

The man

who spoke

with his music before his words

is now

telling me how he feels

with this music that has no words.

You didn't have to bring this.

I tried to pick the prettiest flowers at the flower shop,

but they look a little tacky now.

No, they're beautiful.

Well…

Get back safely, then.

All right, thanks.

I'll give her a lift to the terminal, so don't worry.

Okay, thank you.

-Get some rest. Let's go. -Okay.

Take care.

Actually, Joon-young.

At the end of your performance,

I cried.

I don't know anything about the piano,

but for some reason, my eyes welled up with tears.

Anyway, I'll get going.

Take good care of yourself.

And be happy.

PARK JOON-YOUNG, PIANO

Yes?

I'm sorry, but we need to close up soon.

I'm sorry. I'll leave in a minute.

Yes?

When did you get here?

I came a little late.

I only caught Brahms

and "Widmug."

The time when we met at the airport,

do you remember?

You know, my program today…

Schumann,

Clara,

and Brahms.

I thought of what you said when I was choosing the songs.

Now, I want to play Brahms

as often as I can.

A while back,

you asked me if we could be friends.

You gave me so much comfort

and consolation.

As a friend, that is.

So today,

I'm here as a friend.

But I no longer think…

we can…

remain friends.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

All the pain I felt while loving him…

I love you.

I finally realized that

it's outweighed by the consolation

and happiness I felt

while loving him.

Song-ah.

Joon-young.

I was looking for you. Here you are.

Yes.

What is this?

-Is this on you? -Hey, come on.

-Eat up. -Attention, everyone.

I'm moving.

-When? -Where?

Next month.

-It's about 20 minutes away from here. -You're moving?

What's the hurry?

They will tear this down and put up a new building.

-I see. -My goodness.

So this will probably be the last time

we can all get together here.

I'm actually sadder about having to move my studio.

-Of course. -I understand.

Yes, I get it too.

Let's stop being sad. Cheers, guys.

All right, cheers.

Congratulations, Min-seong and Song-ah, on your graduation.

And congratulations on Yoon's Strings' new beginning.

-Congratulations. -Congratulations.

Mom.

Yes?

Get a divorce…

from Dad.

I'm not saying this

because Dad is making my life difficult.

You know, Mom,

I wish…

I want you to live your life.

-Bye! -Bye.

See you.

You already got your doctorate, and you'll study some more in the US?

Do you like chemistry that much?

Yes.

I do.

I love it.

Bring me your cello before you leave.

It should stay nice and sturdy while you're in the US.

Okay, I will.

Thanks.

Are you sure you want to do this?

-If she leaves Professor Song-- -I've made up my mind.

I want Ji-won to enjoy playing the violin.

I think that's more important.

Please teach Ji-won.

Can you do that?

Sure.

I look forward to teaching her.

Thank you, Ms. Lee.

Thank you so much.

I'm actually going to start teaching at Ji-won's school this March.

When the new semester begins,

you can change her personal instructor to me.

Okay.

One more thing, ma'am.

There's something I wanted to tell you.

Pardon?

I'd like to…

lend my violin to Ji-won.

Joon-young, do you like spicy food?

-Yes. -Really?

They have three levels of spiciness.

Shall we order Level Three?

Sure, let's order what you want to eat.

Okay. It looks delicious.

Joon-young,

do you really like spicy food?

Yes, I do.

Are you sure?

Yes, I do.

For real.

I love it.

Really?

Do you really love it?

Actually,

I'm not good at eating spicy food.

I knew it. I could tell.

Level One is good as well. Let's just order Level One.

No, Song-ah. Let's get what you want. Level Three.

That's totally fine with me.

In that case,

not Level Three.

Another level, perhaps?

-Excuse me. Level Two, please. -Sure.

Gosh, I wish.

-Here you go. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Let's eat.

Isn't it good?

Yes, it is.

But will you be okay?

I mean, if you sell your violin.

Yes.

When I got my first job,

I was going to practice during my lunch break for two months

because I was told that I should take some time

and get prepared to say goodbye before I quit playing.

But as time passed,

I kept forgetting to practice

because I had to catch up on work or have lunch with my colleagues.

And with Joon-young as well.

I kept making excuses to slack off and not practice.

Then on some days, I completely forgot about my violin

and didn't even bring it to work.

The calluses on my fingers are almost gone too.

This mark here will probably fade away soon as well.

And I'll be…

okay too.

As you said, instruments have souls.

Now, I want to let it go so that it can meet someone

who will cherish and love it more than I can.

All right.

Come to think of it,

this violin is a lot like its owner.

What? In what way?

Even when its bridge collapsed,

it stayed strong and endured it.

I'm sure this violin

felt more loved

and happier than ever

after it met you.

Oh, just a second.

I'm really sorry. I have to step out for a minute.

Sure, go ahead.

-Sorry, I'll be quick. -All right.

Thank you…

for everything.

Goodbye.

Take care.

I wish you all the best.

Bye.

JULY 3: DEPARTURE JULY 15: SONG-AH'S BIRTHDAY

TO MY LOVE, SONG-AH

VOICE MEMOS

MEETING WITH CHRIS

I'm starving. Let's go get lunch.

Joon-young, shall we head out?

Song-ah.

Yes?

I'll put it on for you.

Would you put mine on for me?

I love you.

I'm stating the most important part first.

Me too.

I love you too.

Hi.

Hi.

Joon-young.

-You're here. -Yes.

VIOLIN: LEE JEONG-GYEONG CELLO: HAN HYEON-HO

PIANO: PARK JOON-YOUNG ORGANIZED BY: CHAE SONG-AH

I don't recall

what wish I made that day.

But even back then…

I already knew.

Even if this man

breaks my heart again and again,

I will

keep loving him.

And that's why…

Song-ah.

…I can keep on dreaming.

Even if I get hurt again…

I'll fall in love again

with all my heart

and keep marching forward.

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