All language subtitles for SKY Castle E09

You must have been surprised
by that unexpected call from me.

I called you because
there's something I must tell you.

You have...

a daughter.

KANG YE-SEO, SCHOOL PRESIDENT

A party?

CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT

Treat other families to celebrate
Ye-seo becoming school president?

We used to gather very often
when Yeong-jae's family was here.

But since U-ju's family moved here,
the families have never gathered.

Come to think of it,
the families have never had

a gathering
since U-ju's family moved here.

And we never threw
a welcoming party for them.

How inconsiderate of us.

Make sure you invite Dr. Hwang's family.

I will, of course.

It'll wash away your resentment.

Resentment? There's no such thing.

Shall we have a glass of wine?

I'll go take Ye-seo's snack to her first.

No, I'll do it. Give it to me.

-You'll do it?
-Yes.

Take it easy.

-I was getting a little hungry.
-Really?

Here.

I'll frame the certificate of appointment

and hang it right there for you.

Hye-na withdrew her candidacy,
so I never got to compete with her.

Would someone with the confidence to win
withdraw from the election?

She obviously did that
because she knew she'd lose.

As stated in Sun Tzu on the Art of War,

"The supreme art of war
is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

Really?

Frankly, I haven't been feeling
so great about it.

What are you talking about?

You're the true winner.

Here. Drink it before it gets cold.

I CALLED YOU BECAUSE
THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST TELL YOU

YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER

Hello?

Hello?

Is it you, Eun-hye?

You're Kim Eun-hye, right?

What do you want now?

I'm sorry.

But our relationship
already ended 18 years ago.

Don't ever call me again.

Honey.

Was Ye-seo happy?

Hey.

No, she was nonchalant about it.

She's not exactly the warm-hearted type,

but deep down, I bet she was really happy.

She might even write in her diary
that her dad brought her snacks today.

You should do this more often.

Okay, sure. It's not a difficult task.

Thank you.

Imagine what would've happened
if you had disapproved of Coach Kim.

I sincerely thank you
for having faith in me.

There's no need to thank me.

You did well.

He'll take revenge
saying I ruined his reputation.

I'll be under anesthesia,
lying on the operating table.

Who knows what he might do to me?

My gosh.

He tends to hold a huge grudge.

No one knows what he might do.

What if he makes a mistake on purpose and

says it was because he had VIP syndrome
and was only trying to do a good job?

My gosh, stop whining.

Will you please let me sleep?

You're so cold-hearted.

Your husband could meet his death
on the operating table tomorrow.

So how...

How can you sleep?

You're not Jun-sang's favorite person
right now, but do you really think

he'd mess up the surgery?

Do I think he'd mess up the surgery?

If he drills the wrong area,
I might get an infection.

If he cuts the wrong nerve,
my ankle might get paralyzed.

If he cuts an artery or vein,
I might die from excessive--

Repeat after me.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

What?

Your body doesn't belong to yourself only.

Su-han and I are practically
getting the surgery with you.

How will you push through
if you can't trust your doctor?

Pull yourself together. Okay?

You need to believe it
with your entire body.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

Say it.

Gosh, say it already.

"Dr. Kang is..."

Must I do this?

Just say it. My goodness.

"Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries."

-Louder!
-"Dr. Kang

is the god of back surgeries."

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

-Hey.
-Yes?

How many rounds of alcohol
did Dr. Kang have last night?

I'm not sure.

I went home after the third round.

But he probably drank a lot more.

He...

He can't be drunk right now, right?

Honey, did you forget?

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries!

-Yes, he is.
-Everyone, repeat after me.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries!

-He's the god.
-"He's the god."

-He's the god.
-Su-han, say it!

"He's the god!"

Good luck, honey!

Okay. Don't worry, my son.

-Honey, good luck. Bye.
-Okay.

Honey. Stay strong.

Jin Jin...

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

Dr. Kang is...

Did you make the cut?

-Yes, Dr. Kang.
-I made a nice and clean cut.

What's this?

Why did you make such a big cut?

-Pardon?
-It's over 10cm!

And why did you use huge forceps?

You asked me

to make a nice and big cut.

What?

What's this?

Have you gone mad?

You just cut his nerve.

What? Did...

Did I do that?

Of course, it was you.
Do you think it was me?

How could you make the same mistake again?

Then...

will Dr. Woo...

Are you asking because you don't know?

His ankles will get paralyzed,
so he won't be able to run,

and he won't be able
to walk properly either.

What should we do, Dr. Kang?

Is there no way to fix this?

I'm sorry, Dr. Woo.

-What am I going to do?
-Pass me that.

Here you go.

You little punk. How dare you backstab me?

My legs...

-My legs...
-What's wrong?

-What is it?
-My legs...

What's the matter?

Did you have another nightmare?

No.

It was just a weird dream.

Gosh, you really drive me crazy.

You're such a coward.

You even ran to the ER because
the cotton part of the swab fell off

while you were picking your ears.

It was just a weird dream!

Sleep!

My gosh.

Gosh, my back.

She was in Department of Korean Language
Education of Sungjoo University in 1996.

But she failed to complete
her teaching practice hours

during her senior year,
so she couldn't graduate.

She failed to complete
her teaching practice hours?

It was essential to teach
for at least 16 days

out of the four week period,
but she failed to do so.

She apparently quit after 15 days.

She only had to teach one more day,
but she quit?

I'm sure she knew she had
to complete that to graduate.

I'm sure she had a reason behind that.

I want you to find out.

Yes, ma'am.

What's her job?

She's a children's book author
who started her career 15 years ago

by winning a competition
with Walnut Tree Garden.

However, she hasn't published
any books since then.

She hasn't written
another book for 15 years?

What's the story about?

A mother who was living happily
with her 12 kids in a house

that had a garden with walnut trees

one day finds out
that her youngest child went missing.

So she crosses over nine paths
and fights all sorts of monsters.

And in the end,
she finds her missing child.

What about her personal life?

She got remarried to her current husband?

Gosh, I had no idea.

They say you need
to know your enemy in order to win.

I thought it'd be better for you to know.

Thanks to you,

I'm holding a winning hand now.

Anyway,

as a coach who used
to take care of Yeong-jae,

I want to prevent the unfortunate
happening of Yeong-jae's family

from becoming some kind of gossip
that people talk about over drinks.

Yes, of course.

I'm going to stop that
from happening for Myeong-ju's sake.

My goodness, that's unbelievable.

That divorcee got lucky
after she remarried her current husband.

Getting a divorce and remarrying
isn't seen as a flaw these days.

I know it's not a flaw,
but it's just funny.

The only reason she's not obsessed

with U-ju's studies
is that he's not her actual son.

But she acted so refined and laid back.

"U-ju got tutoring lessons for math
because he wanted to,

but I never made him do anything else."

What a joke.

It is upsetting that she looked down on us
for being so obsessed

with private education
for the sake of our kids.

She acted like she cared for the kids

and even got rid of the book club.

It turns out, she's a stepmother
who never had a child of her own.

She keeps calling herself a writer

and saying she wants
to turn Yeong-jae's story into a novel.

Seo-jin, will you let her do it?

Can you give this to her?

It's an invitation for a party
we're throwing for Ye-seo.

And this is yours.

Will you teach her a lesson then?

Sounds good, Seo-jin. This time,
let's teach her a serious lesson.

Let's eat! Let's go.

-Let's go.
-Let's go!

Here's a slice for my daughter.

KANG YE-SEO

Do you want to have lunch with me?

HWANG U-JU

My, Mr. Vice President.

Is everything going well?

Can I join you?

I guess you don't like eggplant either.

Same here.

Now that you're the school president,

you should work on changing the menu
to suit our taste.

U-ju!

Anyhow, Ye-seo,

congratulations on becoming
the school president.

Thanks.

Are you congratulating her?

Ye-seo,

congratulations.

Thanks.

I heard why you had
to withdraw your candidacy.

What do you mean?

I heard your mom passed away.

Hye-na is strong. She'll get through it.

Sure thing. I'm very tough, you know.

I'm proud of you.

On that note, I'll give you
a piece of my pork cutlet.

Hey, Ye-seo is the one
who needs to eat more and power up.

She's the school president now.

Eat up.

Hye-na?

She congratulated you?

Yes. Isn't it weird?

She's changed a little
since her mom passed away.

How has she changed?

I mean, she wanted
to have lunch with me today.

And she gave me
the pork cutlet U-ju gave her...

Anyway, she's been acting
a little strange.

Really? Hye-na did that?

Yes.

But I must say, she's impressive.

I don't think I can even live a day
without you, Mom.

I heard that I'm going to Onjungwon
for volunteering activities tomorrow.

Onjungwon?
Your grandma volunteers there too.

The son grew up into a brave mole.

He could even lift
a huge boulder so easily.

"What? This is as light as a feather."

He grew up into
such a confident, strong mole.

His mom and dad decided to find

the most wonderful bride
in the world for their son.

I heard you're now the school president.

You get good grades,
and you're pretty as well.

Your mom must be so proud of you.

Your daughter got
into a good university as well.

I wouldn't say that.

I regret sending her to a school abroad
at such a young age.

I really have to do a better job
with my younger kid.

Ye-seo,

what's it like to study with the coach?

Is it helpful?

She goes to the same church as me.

-Don't worry.
-I see.

Yes, it's certainly helpful
for college admissions.

Right? Then...

Grandma, I have to go.
Mr. Jo is here to pick me up.

All right. Will you volunteer
here again next week?

No, I'll go back to the nursing home
where I usually volunteer.

-I'll be off, then.
-Okay.

-Take care.
-Bye, Ye-seo.

How convenient. She even arranges
all the volunteering activities.

Ms. Yoon,

I'd love to hire this coach too.
Can I meet your daughter-in-law?

Please?

Your tea will get cold. Drink up.

This coach must be very special.

I've used all my connections,
but I still don't know who she is.

WALNUT TREE GARDEN

"You evil monster, who makes soup

with children's souls to fill yourself up.

I will puncture your heart
and save all the children.

Byeol.

Even if I have to

walk through a field of snakes,

mountains of blades, and the utter abyss,

I will never give up on you.

Because...

I'm your mom, Byeol."

Mom.

No.

That's not my child.

No way.

No.

She's not my daughter.

Did you find out
about Su-im's teaching practice?

Are you still looking into it?

-Honey, shouldn't you get ready?
-What?

We should go.

Shall we skip it if you're not up for it?

Even at the party
celebrating my promotion,

you ended up getting upset.

No, let's go.

But don't be surprised, honey.

You might see my turning kick today.

What?

Let's just hope

I don't have to put
my taekwondo skills to use.

What's taking you so long? We'll be late.

I'm coming!

I'm coming.

Why are they throwing a party?

What's going on this time?

What are you mumbling about?

Ye-seo's mom.

When she throws a party like this,
there's always a reason.

And I'm just wondering.

She just wants to have a good time
with everyone.

What other reason could there be?

Next time, we should
treat everyone to dinner.

Tell Se-ri to visit during the holidays.

"Welcoming party for Harvard
University student, Cha Se-ri."

It's such a nice reason
to gather everyone.

Does he want to show her off that much?

Excuse me.

Everyone,

thank you for coming.

-Thank you.
-Congratulations.

-Congratulations.
-Congratulations.

-Congratulations.
-Thank you.

Congratulations, Ms. Han.

My goodness.
Seo-jin, your necklace is so pretty.

It looks so elegant.

Really?

Gosh, this is such an honorable event.

The fact that Ye-seo and Seo-jun
became the leaders of Shin A High

is not only an honor for their families,

but it's also an honor
for Sky Castle, Dr. Kang.

That's too grand of a speech.

Of course, it's an honor.

If our kids grow up

and become competent enough
to live in Sky Castle after us,

it would be very honorable
in preserving Sky Castle's tradition.

Yes, of course.
Sky Castle's honorable tradition

would be the best heritage
we can pass on to our kids.

Su-im, Su-han told me

that you're currently writing
a novel about Yeong-jae.

You're going to write a book
about Yeong-jae?

You didn't set the setting
as Sky Castle, did you?

She wouldn't have done that.
Jin-hui's probably mistaken.

Right, Su-im?

You're free to write
whatever you wish as a writer.

But did you get permission
from Dr. Park Su-chang?

I don't write reportage.
I write children's books.

I'm not going to write factual events

about what happened
to Yeong-jae and his family.

The background setting
is Sky Castle, but--

The background setting is Sky Castle?

Then that will obviously
damage Sky Castle's honor

and ruin its reputation as well.

Is that what you're worried about
right now, Professor Cha?

What's important isn't Sky Castle.

I'm worried about Yeong-jae and Su-chang.

But still,

it won't be good for people to find out

that something like that
happened in Sky Castle.

Yes, that's exactly my point.

If this was an apartment, the property
value would go down in instantly.

The price will drop first.

Did you...

seriously just say that?

Did I say anything wrong?

There are so many kids
like Yeong-jae these days.

It should be the happiest moment
of their lives,

but the adults are ruining everything.

Don't you think people should
find out about it through books?

Why don't you stay out of it, honey?

Emile Zola accused the Dreyfus Affair.

You know him, right?

No, I don't.

If he hadn't mustered up his courage,

do you think it would've been possible
to tear down

the French people's crazy behavior
of trying to frame and kill Alfred Dreyfus

just because he was Jewish?

You're absolutely right.

A writer has a duty
to accuse social problems of the era--

I don't care if it's their duty or not.

Why does she have to write
about Sky Castle of all places? Why?

The fact that none of you
were affected by the tragic event

of Yeong-jae's family
made me feel miserable.

The competition to get into college
ends up killing so many kids every year.

But our society isn't changing at all.

And that made me feel sad and miserable.

Do you feel as miserable as Su-chang?

I'm asking if you feel
as miserable as Su-chang.

That's why she wishes to write that novel.

She wants to make sure nothing like that
ever happens again.

A doctor who used to save people
with a scalpel

is hunting animals
and barely managing to get by each day.

But you're going to use his misery

just so you could earn money?

What are you talking about?

Don't you think
you're crossing the line here?

Crossing the line?

Let's be honest.
Because of what happened to Su-chang,

you were able to get
your current job and house

and live a comfortable life.
How much more brazen can you get?

Dr. Kang!

Can we talk for a moment?

Honey.

Don't worry.

I'm sorry. Please excuse me.

What kind of attitude is this
in the middle of a meal?

Dr. Kang.

My gosh.

They say, "One rotten apple
spoils the barrel."

This is unbelievable.

If you must write that book
regardless of everyone's disapproval,

I'm going to hold you responsible
until the end

as an attorney,
and not as a resident of Sky Castle.

Come on, honey. Let's go.

You can go first.

Please give us our dessert.

Seung-hye. Ms. Jin.

I'm sorry, but can you please
excuse us for a minute?

I have something to say to Ms. Han.

Jin-hui, we should go.

You heard Professor Cha, right?

I'll keep my eyes on you.

I'll sue you for libel.

Please give us our dessert.

Can you also excuse us for a while?

I want you to apologize.

You shouldn't have called us
brazen earlier.

You're the one who should apologize.

You are the one who started the fight.

It's hard to have a conversation with you.

You stepped up to do surgery on my people.

And you even made me seem
like a shameless doctor

who only cares about making money.

Let's drop that subject.

I thought you were already done
with your self-justification.

So we won't reach a conclusion
even if we talk more about it.

"Self-justification"?

What did you just say?

Are you calling me ignorant?

Dr. Kang, why are you doing this?

Please calm down. Dr. Kang.

Let go.

If you keep doing this,
I won't hold back either.

You won't hold back? What else can you do?

Are you not scared of anything
because you've gained

Director Choi's favor?

How dare you act so cocky?

Let go of this while I'm being nice.
Stop acting like a loser.

What did you say? "Loser"?

You little jerk. Hey!

You dodged?

Well, that's not very polite. You jerk.

-Hey, that hurts.
-No, his arm...

-That hurts.
-I need to get surgery, sir.

-Hey, it hurts.
-Please forgive him.

Forgive me for what? You punk.

What's wrong with you guys?

Please let go of his arm.

His arm...

Hey, asshole!

-Get back here!
-Dr. Kang.

Hey!

Dr. Kang! My gosh. Hold on.

-Hey, don't press down my back.
-Okay, sorry.

-Don't press down my back.
-Call an ambulance.

-Gosh...
-My back. Could you please...

Jin Jin!

Gosh, call an ambulance.

-Hurry.
-How could I...

Dr. Kang, help me here.

Let me ask you a favor for one last time.

I can't...

give up on Yeong-jae's story.

I will write about it.

Don't stop me.

Don't you see what's going on?

This isn't a fight between the two of us.

It'll be everyone
in Sky Castle against you.

How could I stop it?

So you'll just watch
after starting a fire.

Fine.

I'll finish the story
no matter what you do.

While disguising your desire
for fame and success

as your duty as a writer, right?

What did you just say?

You're sad about how the competition
surrounding college admissions

is killing so many students?

Do you even understand
what it feels like to lose a child?

Can you even fathom
the depth of their pain?

You've never even given birth.

Hey!

Mi-hyang,

you know that I've been
going easy on you, right?

What? Will you tell everyone
that I'm actually Kwak Mi-hyang?

You think I'm as low as you?

You keep provoking me,
but I've been patient with you.

Next time, I'll actually kick your ass.

WHO KILLED THAT WOMAN?

SKY CASTLE

Get a signature from every family.

We must fight as a group to stop her.

Seo-jin, don't you think
we're blowing it out of proportion?

I mean, I did as you said,

but it's not like
her book has been published.

It's a fiction,
and it won't have real names.

Aside from other things,

she'll describe it as a castle
where doctors' families live.

With a few minutes on the Internet,
people will find out that it's here.

Besides, what will happen
if people find out

that those of us here spend
billions of won on an admission coach?

College admission
is such a sensitive topic.

We'll become everyone's enemy.

Yes, you're totally right.

My friends already envy me so much
for living here.

What if they find out
about the admission coach?

It'll give them another reason to hate me.

Anyway, if we get
everyone's signature and show her,

it'll make her feel overwhelmed, right?

Of course.

Didn't you hear what Professor Cha said?

He said he'd sue her for defamation.

Okay. I'll work on collecting signatures
starting tomorrow.

All right, thanks.

Honk, honk. I stepped aside
upon hearing the car honk.

A new family must be moving
into the house next door.

I wonder if they know

someone died in that house.

You're still awake?

Oh, boy. I can't fall asleep.

Honey,

are you all right?

I felt daunted as I wasn't sure
what the first sentence should be,

but everything's coming together now.

You should go to bed first.

IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE SU-MIN'S MOM DIED

-Honey.
-Yes.

By any chance,

is this because of Yeon-du?

It seemed like you were looking
at Yeon-du's photo earlier.

I'm wondering
if you still haven't moved on.

I shouldn't move on.

How could I forget that?

During Lee Su-im's teaching practice,

a student in her class
was stressed out about her grades.

Apparently, she locked horns

with the girl's homeroom teacher
who wanted to turn a blind eye.

The teacher wanted to turn a blind eye?

Why?

What happened? Did you get hurt?

Can't you just pretend you saw nothing?

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du!

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du!

I told you not to mind her.

Even her parents have given up.
What can a mere trainee teacher do?

Just complete your teaching practice
and leave, okay?

How could you say that
as her homeroom teacher?

They say stupidity is a dangerous thing.

Her father is a university professor.

A professor of psychology at that.

Even when someone like him gave up on her,

who are you to intervene?

If her parents have given up,
you have to help her as her teacher.

You just don't get it, do you?

She hurts herself all the time.

Everyone from her parents

to her psychiatrist has given up.

You say she keeps hurting herself,
and yet you still don't see it.

She's telling you she wants to live.
She's screaming for help.

You have to hold her hand.

She needs someone she can confide in
to get through this!

She just keeps saying
she wants to be alone.

Gosh, seriously. Get out. Get out already!

Yeon-du. Yeon-du!

Call me. You have my number, right?

-Gosh, get out!
-Yeon-du!

I don't think she'll give up easily.

I think it's more than
just an interesting story to her.

-What do we do?
-What do you think?

We must stop her.

Ms. Lee Su-im?

Hello, this is Kim Ju-yeong.

Hello.

I was thinking of visiting you again
as I didn't hear from you.

Thank you for calling.

I heard you have questions
about Yeong-jae.

May I decide on the time and location?

Yes, by all means.

You want to meet there?

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

AS I HAVE LOVED YOU,
SO YOU MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER

GOSPEL OF JOHN 13:34

Can you guess the reason...

why I wanted to meet here?

I thought it's because

you'd like to tell me only the truth.

When I heard you're writing a book
about Yeong-jae's story,

I wanted to do everything
in my power to help you.

Tell me if there's anything
you'd like to know.

Can I be straightforward with you?

Yes, go ahead.

I briefly read

Yeong-jae's diary.

Why did you incite him to take revenge

on his parents?

I'm sorry

I didn't tell you beforehand that
he had received psychological therapy.

But he's all better now.

The doctor even told me that
it won't be a problem for his studies.

Ms. Lee, Yeong-jae has no will
to study whatsoever.

You can take someone to the riverside,

but you can't force them
to drink the water.

No, Coach Kim.

Make him drink the water
even if you have to force him.

I'm sorry. That's not something I can do.

Coach Kim,

please.

Please...

just get him accepted.

I know you can do it.

I'll do anything you want me to do

as long as

you can get him accepted.

Yeong-jae hates me.

He hates me for kicking Ga-eul
out of the house.

You can use Ga-eul
or his hatred toward me.

Is there really no way?

You want me to provoke his hatred

and thirst for revenge
toward his own mother?

Will you be okay with that?

Yes.

Yes, I'll be fine.

I'm sure everything will turn out
for the better once he gets accepted.

I'm sure his thirst for revenge
will disappear.

He'll eventually understand
that everything was for his own good.

After all, he's my son.

I was foolish enough to agree with her.

I thought he'd no longer want
to take revenge once he got accepted

and believed that his relationship
with his parents would get better.

It was all my fault. It was because of me.

I told myself

I'd never let another student
end up like Yeon-du.

Did...

Did you just say...

Yeon-du by any chance?

No, never mind.

It's nothing.

Are you talking...

about Song Yeon-du of Jisuh Middle School?

Do you know Yeon-du?

I'm sorry,

but how do you know her?

I was her private tutor
until that accident.

But how do you know her, Ms. Lee?

What?

I also...

taught her for a while in the past.

I see.

Her family became a wreck
after what happened.

In the end, they immigrated to Canada

along with their other kids.

I'm sorry.

I should go.

Thank you for making time to meet me.

I'll do anything you want me to do

as long as

you can get him accepted.

Does that mean you will...

bear with everything
regardless of the consequences?

I'm asking if you are willing
to put up with everything.

Yes.

Yes,

I will.

I'll bear with it.

Of course, I'll put up with it.

Drive properly! Okay?

My goodness.

-Are you okay?
-Yes.

Are you okay?

Have you gone mad?

Are you trying to get yourself killed?

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du. Wait.

Yeon-du. Yeon-du!

Ms. Lee.

Sir, can you stop the car for a second?

Yeon-du!

Yeon-du!

Yeon-du. Yeon-du...

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du!

Ms. Lee,

please help me.

I want...

to live.

Help yourself.

You can manage the work regarding PTA.

I'll just follow your lead.

That's right.

We need to support and lead each other

as a team now.

But it's a problem
that we think so differently.

What do you mean we think differently?

How is the Dreyfus Affair

any similar to what happened to Yeong-jae?

The mad Frenchmen

who framed Dreyfus of being a spy

are not the same as us
who loved Yeong-jae and Myeong-ju

as our neighbors, are we?

Do you think we're different?

The crazy hatred toward the Jews

and the collectivism of the residents
who only care about Sky Castle's honor.

I think they're both the same.

Seung-hye.

I think it's time you chose your path.

What path?

Either focus your energy
on your kids' grades like me

or be like Su-im and
pursue that ridiculous morality of yours.

You want to send your kids to SNU,

but you also want to be a good mom.

If you try to kill two birds
with one stone,

you might end up losing both of them.

I think there's been a misunderstanding.

I've never chased after you
who only cares about the kids' grades.

I must've been mistaken for thinking
that you'd be like your husband.

Please give this to Professor Cha.

And I'm guessing
I don't have to remind you

no one should find out about this, right?

Was this the reason

why you let Ye-seo
take the president position?

Korean Literature. English.

Math. Economics.

Korean History.

What about the other subjects? Is this it?

Why are you asking me?

Ask her yourself.
You're the one who made the deal.

Do you even know how much this is worth?

There are five semesters left
until college.

And that's ten tests in total.

Imagine how much Kim Ju-yeong gets

after she gives out
expected questions ten times.

This is practically a heap of money.

It costs more than 100 million won.

Are you happy
that you got that expensive book

of expected questions for free?

At times,

you went a little overboard,
but you still wanted

to educate our kids the right way.

You were never the type
who'd use tricks to enhance their grades.

You need to face reality.

Do you know what the purpose
of education is in Korea?

It's to help students
be good at taking tests.

-What?
-Once they get good grades,

they'll end up studying harder.

The memory of success

will act as their motivation.

And it's a parent's role
to give them that memory.

You just wait and see.

Our kids will get Level One
this time no matter what.

Eat up.

My wife worries about you a lot.

I tell myself that you'll be fine
since you're strong and smart,

but then I find myself wondering
if you've eaten or not.

I'm doing well.

I know my mom will feel upset
if she sees me having a hard time,

so I never skip my meals.

Don't worry, Ms. Lee.

Yes, that's good.

Should I show you around
the neighborhood after we eat?

Sure.

-This question's really hard.
-Let me see.

It's "C."

Because...

You don't know either.

We're always the only ones
in the beginner's class.

This is freaking annoying.

If we fail again, we'll have to study
with elementary school kids.

-What is this? Gosh.
-My gosh.

How embarrassing.

It's a quadratic equation.

Should I solve the question for you?

Consider yourselves lucky.

She's really good at math.

In order to measure this line,

you need the coordinates of both A and B.

Now, you need to multiply four,
the bottom line,

by four, the height,
then divide that by two.

-What would be the answer?
-Eight.

Ye-bin, you're really smart.

Ye-bin, if you manage
to meet the right teacher,

your level will rise in no time.

You teach so well.

I want you to become my tutor.

Oh, really?

But I also need to study,

so I can only teach one person.

One person?

I'll see you.

Hey, where are you going?

I got everyone's signature
apart from the ones who are abroad.

It's a real hot potato.

They all think we should stop her
from writing the book.

-Seung-hye didn't sign.
-Exactly.

Out of all the women here,
she was the only one.

She's the only one who didn't sign.

Since we're on the subject,
I really don't like her.

She's the backstabbing type.

She's already played her role
as the obsessive mom

and sent Se-ri to Harvard.

Now, she acts all noble.

"Don't you know Emile Zola?"

No, I don't. So what?

Send out an announcement
to all the residents.

Let's get started.

Mom.

-Hello.
-My goodness.

Why were you calling out
for your mom like that?

Ye-bin, what's the matter?

That's where Gi-jun and Seo-jun live.

This is where Su-han lives.

And this is where Ye-seo lives.

You want to get private lessons
from Hye-na?

Yes.

I'm so proud of you.

I can't believe you're voluntarily asking
to get private lessons.

Was it Hye-na?

Who's Hye-na?

Did she offer to give you private lessons?

No, Su-han...

She said she can only teach one person.

I want to pass the level test.

It's embarrassing to study
with elementary school kids.

So who's this Hye-na girl?

She's Ye-seo's classmate.

Classmate? Goodness.

How can a high school kid
do private lessons?

Exactly.

Ye-bin, I'll find a better teacher--

No, I enjoy being taught by Hye-na.

Forget it.

She must really like Hye-na.

How did she get her so hooked?

Hye-na?

She congratulated you?

Yes. Isn't it weird?

She's changed a little
since her mom passed away.

Hey, I need to make a phone call.

Let me ask you something.

I know you wouldn't do that,

but did you tell Hye-na that I asked you

to make her give up
on becoming the school president?

Do you think I'm crazy?

My son's future depends on you.

She got the message
as soon as I told her to give up.

Seo-jin, you really should
be careful of Hye-na.

She's really something, you know.
She's not scared of adults.

She even managed to threaten me
and took three million won from me.

Really?

Okay, thank you.

Coach Kim,

I called because I got worried.

I think Hye-na found out

that I was the one who made her
give up on the election.

And it bothers me that she keeps
roaming around Ye-seo and Ye-bin.

Don't worry, Ms. Han.

Okay, bye.

Mr. Jo.

Keep an eye on Hye-na.

Kim Hye-na.

Kim Hye-na.

Is Kim Hye-na here?

I want you to check this again.

Is Kim Hye-na here?

Kim Hye-na.

YOU MUST'VE BEEN SURPRISED

THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST TELL YOU.
YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER.

What did you just say?

I said you should have Hye-na
move into your place.

Hye-na? Why?

Wouldn't it be wise for you
to keep the ticking bomb close by

while you get rid of the detonator?

"Ticking bomb"?

Not only did you make Hye-na
withdraw from the election,

but you also made Do-hoon's mom
stop supporting her financially.

On top of that,

she even lost her mother,
who was her only family.

Hye-na now has nothing to be afraid of.

Do I know you?

Hello, I'm Ye-seo's classmate, Kim Hye-na.

Frankly, this is my first time
making this kind of proposition.

Why did Ye-seo's grades drop?

Whose fault is it that I bombed the exam?

It's all your fault, Mom.

Hye-na is the best pacemaker
who can toughen up Ye-seo.

Did you say you'd help
U-ju's mom with her novel?

I used to have a kid
who was like a blessing to me as well.

Are you going to continue
writing the novel?

Why are you taking action as a group
like this? What are you so afraid of?

Do you have an inferiority complex?
Why are you twisting--

Why are you talking like that?

You understand how it's like
to be underprivileged.

So?

What is it that you want to say?

Subtitle translation by Alfe Kim