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Hye-mi, I have something to tell you. Meet me at the hideout at six.

He has some nerve.

How can he ask me to come see him after betraying me?

You said

you'd like to go on stage

with me.

I did?

I don't remember.

I'm only going because I have a bone to pick with him.

I've decided that I don't want to leave.

I want to perform.

You just wait, Jinguk.

You're in for a major beating.

You're going to get it today.

Your father is only doing this to protect you.

-You have to understand. -This is not protection.

He's ashamed of me and wants to keep me out of the public's eye.

Am I wrong?

I'm quite smart, aren't I?

My friends will be dumbfounded

if I suddenly disappear.

We're contacting your school tomorrow.

Where am I going? To the States?

Vancouver, Canada.

There are many Korean students there,

so you'll make new friends quickly.

Why are there two tickets?

I'm coming with you to help you get settled.

Let go of me.

People are staring at us.

Hey, Si-hyuk!

5 MISSED CALLS

Jerk.

Dad.

Please.

Don't make me hate you.

Sam-dong's room isn't that small, is it?

Not at all. You're living the high life in a huge house.

-Told you. -I know.

This must be the bathroom.

Yes. Sam-dong loves it in there.

He especially likes soaking in the tub.

Really?

He never used to bathe when he was at home.

Gross.

Where's Hye-mi?

Oh, Hye-mi. She has something--

Is Jinguk back?

Is that you, Hye-mi?

Hello, ma'am.

Please try some steamed eggs.

These are high-grade eggs, so they should be soft.

You're going through so much trouble, ma'am.

Ma'am?

Don't worry about it, ma'am.

Bon appetit, Sam-dong.

Your singing is excellent.

And Hye-mi,

Sam-dong says he's losing sleep

thinking you might latch onto him like a leech after you guys graduate.

Don't listen to him. He's just a country bumpkin.

You just hold on to him and tell him he has to marry you, okay?

Yes, ma'am.

Hey, are you going to get...

Are you going to marry Sam-dong?

No.

We haven't talked about that yet.

Right?

We haven't talked about it yet.

Go on and eat, Mom.

I'm home. Is Hye-mi...

You must be Jinguk.

You're Sam-dong's sidekick, right?

Yes.

How do you do, ma'am?

You must be hungry.

-Take a seat. -Yes. Do sit down.

I heard so much about you from Sam-dong.

I heard you follow my son around like a chick follows the mother hen.

Yes, I think so.

What a sweet thing you are, my baby chick.

If you're my son's sidekick,

you are like a son to me, you hear?

Yes, ma'am.

What do you like?

What does one have to eat to become tall and handsome like you?

I like fish.

Really?

Sam-dong hates eating fish. He says it tastes too fishy.

See? You need to eat fish if you want to be tall like him.

What? I'm tall enough.

Jinguk's abnormally tall, that's all.

Enjoy your dinner.

You too, Hye-mi.

Yes, ma'am.

Why aren't you eating?

Oh, right.

I used my hand to pick the fish.

I had washed my hands, though.

It's not that.

You look like you're choking.

Slow down a bit.

It's not that.

The fish is just so good.

Goodbye, ma'am.

I'll come again.

My baby chick.

I'll see you again too, Jinguk.

I'll grill you lots of fish, okay?

Thank you, ma'am.

I'm going to take my mom to the bus terminal.

Don't lock the front gate.

We won't. See you.

Go on in. See you again soon.

Go on.

Hye-mi.

I'm sorry.

I couldn't call you because I lost my phone.

Did you wait long?

You must be mad.

The thing is--

Yes, I was really angry.

I even thought

about giving you a good beating.

But...

I'm going to let it slide today.

I don't know what's going on,

but you look so worn out today.

You look beat.

So we'll talk some other time.

Go on in and rest up.

Make sure you take good care of your health.

Don't skip a single meal.

-You got it? -I got it.

I really like Hye-mi, Sam-dong.

I have a feeling I'm going to miss her more than you.

I see her every day,

and yet I miss her when she's out of my sight.

Really?

Then you make sure you hold on to her.

Okay?

And tell Hye-mi and Jinguk to come visit us during vacation.

Okay?

Okay. You run along.

I'm going.

Call me when you get in.

Don't forget about your bags.

-I won't. -Call me.

You go on home now. Go on.

AUDITORIUM RENTAL FEE 1,500,000 WON

I've finished calculating the bill for the fake showcase, sir.

The auditorium, the equipment,

the table, and chair rentals

come to a grand total of 7,430,000 won.

That's minus personnel expenses.

I should put this on Mr. Kang's tab, right?

Should I add another zero?

We'll pay for everything except for the auditorium.

Pardon?

Why?

It was a great show.

We should pay for our tickets.

But what kind of ticket costs 6,000,000 won?

The show helped me see my dream.

It was actually worth a lot more than 6,000,000 won.

The showcase was a success.

The agencies will soon send a list of students they're interested in,

so please organize a debut class, Mr. Gong.

Yes, sir.

It was thanks to your hard work...

What if Ms. Si tells the principal about the fake showcase?

...that the showcase was so successful.

We have to keep this momentum going.

To this end, what do we have to do?

Yes. We need to work even harder.

I don't know.

Does anyone have any suggestions or announcements?

-No. -No, sir.

I...

I have an announcement.

The travel agency sent us a list of potential field trip destinations.

I will put the list up on the Intranet.

Please look it over.

Goodness.

Excuse me, Ms. Si.

What is it, Mr. Kang?

Well, about yesterday.

Do you plan to tell the principal about the fake showcase?

Fake showcase?

The little event we put together

in the auditorium yesterday.

Yesterday?

I wasn't here yesterday.

What are you talking about?

What?

If you're done, please excuse me.

What is she getting at?

I think she's going to keep her lips sealed.

She's going to be on our side?

I think so.

But why? Why?

I think I know why.

What is it?

We have a problem.

What is it?

I can't tell you.

What is it?

If that's what it is, it could get messy.

What is it? Come on.

I'd like to speak

with Hyun Si-hyuk's homeroom teacher.

That would be me. What is it?

KIRIN ART HIGH SCHOOL WITHDRAWAL FORM

-What's this? -A letter of intent to drop out.

Your father sent it along with someone.

I hear you're going to study abroad.

I just thought you had the same name.

Your father's really Hyun Mu-jin?

Do I look different now that you know

I'm the son of a billionaire?

Yes.

If I'd known, I would've asked for more rent.

You owe me for your hospital bill and the stews.

You're so petty.

I don't know what the story is,

but let me ask you one thing.

Do you want to drop out?

No.

So you don't want to study abroad, either?

No. Never.

So...

Can I rip this up?

Yes.

But even though I rip this one up,

I think he's going to bring another copy.

He threatened to go to the principal's office if he has to come back.

Don't worry. I'll talk to my father.

TOP ENTERTAINMENT YUN SEONG-GIL

You're telling me to make my professional debut?

Of course.

You did well in the showcase.

Shouldn't you make your professional debut?

I was a last-minute substitute.

It doesn't matter.

I've talked to the principal.

I'm all set.

I don't think I'm ready to make my debut.

Do you not know about our entertainment agency?

I know all too much.

If you do, you should reconsider your decision.

The moment you become a member of our agency,

you'll become a world-renowned singer.

"A world-renowned singer"?

-What's going on? -That's Jinguk.

-He's on the list. -So is Baek-hee.

"Hyun Si-hyuk?"

Isn't that Jinguk's name?

That Yun Baek-hee's something else.

Top Entertainment?

It literally is the top agency in Korea.

Why is Jinguk's name there?

You didn't see him?

At the showcase, he did the opening number with Baek-hee.

What?

Jinguk's was the bomb with his rapping and dancing.

He said he wasn't even interested debuting,

but when he got up on stage, he was on fire.

The interviews for the debut class kids have started.

-Really? -Let's go.

Did he...

Did he go to the real showcase

instead of being with us?

All just so that he can make his professional debut?

If I do make it and go on stage,

I hope

you are there with me.

Let's go.

Let's go and see what he has to say.

The six students here were recruited by Top Entertainment.

Over there are the students recruited by Mujin Entertainment.

We've had our eyes set on her even before the entrance ceremony,

as she's an all-around entertainer, excellent at both singing and dancing.

Ms. Yun Baek-hee, please tell us how you're feeling right now.

Hello, I'm Yun Baek-hee.

I had been a pathetic daughter to my parents,

so it makes me very happy

that they can now be proud of me.

Who are you most thankful to?

There are two people.

First is Jinguk...

I mean, Si-hyuk, who's right here.

It was thanks to him that I could be in the showcase.

If it weren't for him, my professional debut would've been impossible.

I'm so grateful to him.

The other is Ms. Si Gyeong-jin.

She told me

that competitors are more valuable than friends.

Her advice led me to where I am now.

I thank her from the bottom of my heart.

Who's the competitor?

Shouldn't you thank your competitor, too?

Yes.

I thank her...

For looking down on me and calling me third-rate.

Hearing my best friend tell me that

jolted me.

Who is she?

Does she go to this school?

I don't think that's important.

What matters is that it's thanks to her that I'm here today.

I like the nickname Hye-mi's Tail.

It has a nice ring to it.

And I can do this too.

I may not be able to get into Juilliard with you,

but I think Kirin's worth a shot.

We have agreed to do this together.

No.

But I thought you and I...

I do not want to fail with her.

I want to stay here.

She just tagged along with me.

She's nothing.

I'm first-rate, while she's third-rate.

I'm sorry.

I really didn't know.

I should've known when you quit classical singing.

Don't forget who you are.

You're in no position to pity anyone.

Wake up.

You're Yun Baek-hee.

You're Hye-mi's Tail.

I am grateful that

she looked down on me

and called me third-rate.

Hearing my best friend tell me that

jolted me.

Go Hye-mi.

You really were...

the worst.

Are you okay?

No.

I'm not.

What's wrong?

I had thought

I was Honey,

but I was actually Na Ae-ri.

I had thought I was Candy,

but I was Eliza.

I don't know

what you're talking about.

What do you mean?

Good job, everyone.

Let's see.

We will get your personal profiles done next Friday,

so make sure you keep the day open.

You will move into the training dorm next week, so brace yourselves.

-Okay? -Yes, sir.

All right. Good job today.

Good job.

Jinguk.

I meant what I said earlier.

Thank you so much.

If you are really thankful,

don't mention it again.

Don't ever mention me or Hye-mi again.

What?

When you become famous,

they're going to want to know

who it was who called you third-rate.

You don't actually want people to know, do you?

If you're here to talk to me about dropping out, please leave.

Please let my father know that I'm not staying.

Si-hyuk.

I've even done my debut interview,

so there will be a lot of talk if I suddenly quit.

And given Top Entertainment's caliber,

they won't just sit back, either.

You know my father doesn't like a lot of chatter.

Hye-mi.

Who are Honey and Na Ae-ri?

They're just some

comic book characters.

Oh, I see.

I'm home.

Hey.

What's up with you?

What about this professional debut?

It just happened.

Hye-mi.

We need to talk.

Go on.

Could you please excuse us, Sam-dong?

No.

Let's talk.

Let go of her.

If you have something to say, say it here.

-Hey! -What do you think you're doing?

Let go! Hey!

Hey! Open the door!

Open the door right now!

I'm sorry

for not keeping my promise with you.

I meant it

when I said I want to be

on stage with you.

I'm not making

my professional debut because I want to.

I have no other choice.

I envy you.

I didn't know some people are forced into such a thing.

Look at me. I want to make my debut more than anything else.

I'm not mad at you.

No.

I don't think I have the right to be mad at you.

Who am I to be mad at you?

Hye-mi.

Congratulations on your professional debut.

But

I can't smile while congratulating you.

Don't you ever

do anything like this again.

JULIET

Hello?

If I want it and if you want it

What we want

Will come to be

The smartphone that will keep us connected

With you

Stop!

Let's wrap up, Ri-a.

But why?

I'm getting there. I just need a little bit more time.

Can't you hear your own voice?

People will sell their phones back if they hear your voice.

Do you want to get crushed by phones?

So what should I do?

Could we get another singer and dub it over my video?

I heard that you're debuting as a singer soon.

You can't lip-sync a commercial jingle.

I suppose.

It'll be too obvious if we get another singer to do it.

Wait! Do you know someone who sings well at your school?

Someone who has a great voice, but will never be able to make her debut?

"Someone with a great voice, but will never be able to make her debut"?

Hello?

If I want it and if you want it

What we want will come to be

The smartphone that will keep us connected

With you

I swear, Mom.

My voice will be on TV.

It'll be on right after Music Bank.

Yes. Starting this week.

Of course.

They said they'll put my name in the ad.

Okay. Don't miss it. Bye, Mom.

Who else should I call?

JASON

Please don't pick up. Please don't--

Hello?

This is Phil-sook.

Hi, Jason.

Well...

I recorded a commercial jingle today.

Do you know the Juliet ad Ri-a is in?

I sang the jingle.

Oh, really? Congratulations.

They said they'd put my name in the ad.

So your name is going to be on TV, Kim Phil-sook?

Okay. I'll be sure to watch it.

Okay.

-Bye! -Bye!

Hey. Did you see me the whole time?

Yes.

Good job, you.

Thank you.

I want to give this to you.

You want to...

give it to me?

I think you need it more than I do now.

I really hated you for a while,

but I don't know why, now that I think about it.

Seeing you so weak and helpless

makes me even feel sorry for you.

It's no fun, either.

I don't hate you anymore.

And I don't think of you as a competitor, either.

So...

I hope you feel the same way about me.

Hye-mi.

I need your advice on something.

What about?

I think Jason may really like me.

It's not just my wishful thinking.

I have sure-fire proof this time.

Tell me about it.

Jason took me to a karaoke room.

He said he wanted to sing with me.

-That's about 20 percent chance. -Yes.

And remember how Jason came to our fake showcase?

He came because he wanted to sing with me.

-That's about 60 percent. -Really?

And about the jingle I sang...

He congratulated me.

Maybe 70 percent?

Really?

So if we add up all the other little things,

we have about 100 percent.

And he also brought me my skirt.

He also told me not to drop out.

What? Why are you staring at me?

You're pretty.

I don't know why I never noticed.

Really?

Yes.

You're like a heroine.

A heroine who becomes increasingly more beautiful.

Hye-mi?

Are you not feeling well, Hye-mi?

I'm fine.

Why are there so many comic books?

Which one has Honey and Na Ae-ri?

Honey and Na Aeri?

RUN, HONEY, RUN!

And how about the one with Candy

and Eli-something?

Which one is that?

What's up with the comic books?

Are you ignoring me, too?

Hey! Are you wearing my underwear again?

Hye-mi.

I'm going to the training dorm this week.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW I FEEL

"No, that's okay.

When I was walking home,

you flashed me a smile.

You're so beautiful,

more beautiful than sunlight.

I like you...."

This is interesting.

"More than the universe.

I may be in love with you.

I think I really love you."

If you feel the same way,

come to the top of the stairs.

Please come up, please.

Please.

Did you write these?

Yes.

I had no idea

you liked me so much.

I'm sorry.

I do like you,

but I don't feel the same way about you.

Then why did you come up?

You could have just gone.

But you revealed your true feelings for me.

Just taking off seemed like--

Bad manners?

What?

Yes.

I see.

I tend to kid myself a lot.

Hye-mi scolds me about it all the time.

I must've been kidding myself again.

Let me throw those away for you.

I THINK I LOVE YOU

MISS SUSHI

Hey, dear. It's on. Get the camera ready.

SONG BY LEE RI-A

Hye-mi.

I...

I'm not a heroine.

Okay. Good.

-Take it from the top. -Yes, sir.

Okay. Good job.

Hey, Ri-a. Your ad came out very well.

Who sang the jingle?

The voice was amazing.

There's this girl named Phil-sook.

She won't ever make it, will she?

Only if she loses 30kg,

at the very least.

-Okay. Mr. Jeong. -Yes, sir.

Let's make "chic" the concept for Ri-a profile shoot.

Okay.

Phil-sook sang it.

Why did they put your name in the caption?

I didn't know.

The ad agency decided to do it like that.

You're the worst.

Do you call that an excuse?

Do you think it makes me feel good that I had to lip-sync?

Hey, Ri-a. We're waiting for you.

Coming.

Congratulations

Congratulations

Congratulations, dear Jinguk

On your professional debut

Blow them out.

I should congratulate you, but given that this is a farewell party,

it doesn't feel entirely festive and happy.

So you're moving out of here?

Yes.

But I will come visit, so don't worry.

Why is everyone so down?

Let's eat.

I always feel better when I have something sweet.

Let's eat.

Shall we open a bottle of wine?

I don't think we should.

No?

Where's Hye-mi? It's getting late.

I don't know. She left a long time ago and said she'd be really late.

What's wrong with her these days?

She looks so dejected and crestfallen these days.

It's bothering me.

Here.

It works quite well actually.

People can yap away,

and you can pretend you don't hear a thing.

You can also

pretend to be friends with someone who's not really your friend.

What are you doing here?

Hye-mi?

What is it?

Why are you crying?

Can I tell you

why I'm crying?

No.

I think you should know the reason.

No, don't.

I'm crying

-because of Jinguk-- -Don't!

Fine.

So you're crying because of Jinguk.

You're crying

because you're jealous that he ran off...

And made his professional debut by himself.

You're full of envy.

That's why you're crying.

Sam-dong.

I...

I know you better than you know yourself.

I'm right.

There's no other possible reason, right?

Damn it.

I should have used two bags.

What are these?

Good grief.

You drew these, didn't you?

How lame.

No.

What are they?

You didn't draw them?

It was Sam-dong.

Sam-dong drew them after what I told him.

Sam-dong?

What did you say to him?

I told him I had thought I was Honey,

but it actually turns out I was Na Ae-ri.

Is that why he created a comic strip with you as the heroine?

Wow!

His dedication to you is quite something.

Hey! This must be you.

The girl here with the slit eyes...

This must be Baek-hee.

And this is Sam-dong.

What?

His eyes are the size of half his face.

He has done away with all his physical flaws.

Mr. Kang.

Do you also think

I'm more like Na Ae-ri than Honey?

From what I have seen so far,

you are more like Na Ae-ri.

Couldn't you tell a white lie just to make me feel better?

You know me.

Being honest is my only forte.

I'm in no mood for your jokes.

But I'm not joking.

If your story ends here,

you are Na Ae-ri.

You were full of yourself

and looked down on your friend.

But that friend went off to make her professional debut before you.

But

if your story doesn't end here

and is at about this point,

the whole thing changes.

If the story is about a girl

who realizes her mistakes, makes changes,

grows up, and makes it to the top,

you can be the heroine.

There is a long way to go before your story comes to an end.

So don't get anxious that things are taking longer for you.

People who take their time getting to their dreams

can see and experience more.

And in my opinion, it is those who take their time

that will really make it big in the end.

I'm going to take my car to school. I'm leaving soon.

Do you want to come with me?

Yes, Mr. Kang.

See you later, then.

Did you just call me "Mr. Kang" as in Mr. Kang, your teacher?

-No. -I heard you. You called me "Mr. Kang."

-Right? -I didn't.

I must have misheard, then.

Phil-sook's not here yet?

No, she's not.

I enjoyed these.

What are you doing with them?

-Give them to me. -Why?

Give them back. Hey!

-Why? -Give them to me.

You drew them to give them to me.

No. Give them to me.

Hye-mi.

Hold on. Your hair's caught.

So

what happens next?

I don't know. I stopped drawing.

All set.

I think I know what's coming up.

It is now our turn to win.

Are you okay? Let me see your forehead.

I'm fine.

Enough with your good manners.

You keep worrying me.

Don't make me worry over you.

Worry?

I thought you hated me.

Why would I have gone to a karaoke room with someone I didn't like?

So you don't hate me,

but don't like me that much, either?

To be precise, I do like you.

But you only like me

as a friend, right?

If I lose weight and become pretty,

would it be possible for you to change your mind?

What?

Give me 200 days. I'll be back, thin and pretty.

Could you answer me again then?

There's this girl named Phil-sook.

She won't ever make it, will she?

Only if she lost 30kg, at the very least.

Okay, 200 days.

What's up? Do you want to drop out again?

No. I want to lose weight.

Do you think I can lose 30kg in 200 days?

I don't know.

That depends on your willpower.

I have an iron will.

Do you think all this will go away?

Do you know why they say appearance

is a part of your skill set?

Because it is something you can definitely change with effort.

No woman is ugly.

It's just that some women are lazy.

All you need to do is become more diligent.

Okay?

Become more diligent...

First, diligently follow the diet plan I come up with for you.

Eat breakfast like a queen,

have lunch like a peasant,

and dine like a beggar.

Jump roping is a very effective form of exercise.

With your frame, just 30 minutes of jump roping

will help you shed 200 kilocalories.

-What are you doing here? -What?

I just wanted to catch up with the kids.

And you?

Me, too.

Where are they anyway?

JASON

Has it been about 200 days?

You...

You can't be Phil-sook...

Have you seen the regular college track kids?

There is a long way to go before your story comes to an end.

So don't get anxious that things are taking longer for you.

People who take their time getting to their dreams

can see and experience more.

And in my opinion, it is those who take their time

that will

really make it big in the end.