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SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT, JULY 2005

JUDGE YOON-JAE YOON

TOP CLASS LIST

TOP CLASS LIST

What is this? I never asked for these documents.

Ms. Jung left them here.

I already said no.

For someone like you.

they should be able to bring 500 million won in wedding gifts, a large apartment,

and a mid-sized sedan as a start.

She wants you to think it over.

Please give a call to Ms. Jung.

I have a car, a house

and a girlfriend too.

Also, if she does this one more time,

I'll arrest her for unlawful obstruction to an officer on duty.

Hey, Tae-woong.

It's okay, go ahead.

No. Why should I go?

What can I do?

I couldn't turn down what he asked for

because the doctor is someone I respect a lot.

His daughter is dying to meet you.

It looks like a set up to me.

It's not like that. Just meet her and give her some advice.

She can pass the first stage, but she gets stuck on the second.

It's his only child, so he's very desperate to help her.

I couldn't say no.

Who knows? you might actually get along with her.

I have a girlfriend.

Don't lie. I know you don't have one.

I know you hate things like these,

so just meet her and have dinner. That's it, okay?

I'll text you the time and place. Good luck.

SEOUL MEDICAL CENTER

FASTING NAME: TAE-WOONG YOON

It's not here.

Are you sure you left it here?

Yes. I'm sure I left it there.

But do you think I can have some?

You're all healed now. It's fine.

Yes, I found it.

When did you leave this?

If you get caught, it'll be embarrassing. Eat it in secret.

-You can only drink the soup, okay? -Okay.

Mr. Yoon.

Where did he go?

He can start eating from today.

Hello?

Yes, Si-won.

He actually found out right away.

He's pretty slow at times.

Really?

That's good news.

Yoon-jae said he likes you too.

Yoon-jae thinks you're the most beautiful person in the world.

It's ridiculous.

Has it been eight years since the first kiss?

I'm getting another call. I'll talk to you later, Si-won.

Okay. Bye.

Okay.

SEOUL, 2000

Si-won is on her way. Let's go to Seoul Station to get her.

I can't go with you this time.

My first exam is coming up.

PUSAN, 2002

That's not good. You should be careful.

Did you take your medication?

Okay. All right, it's okay.

You should still go to a doctor to get a shot, okay?

Did you hear me?

Good.

Yoon-jae has food poisoning.

What?

He sent us carnations and allowance for parents' day too.

I know.

Yoon-jae can't come.

Okay.

Choose an expensive one.

I'll buy you a nice laptop before I go broke.

We can just buy it online. Why are we going to a department store?

It'll be more expensive.

I want to have dinner with Si-won after buying you the laptop.

It's been a while since the three of us had dinner together.

Where is the parking lot?

What should I do?

I forgot my phone at the office.

Go get it tomorrow.

I'm waiting for an urgent call.

Drop me off there. I'll take a taxi back.

Goodness.

It's raining. Are you sure?

It's fine. I can run.

If I'm late, start dinner without me. I'll call you.

Jun-hee, where are you?

Yes?

Okay.

Is the traffic bad? He must be hungry.

Tae-woong.

I don't think Yoon-jae is coming.

Let's just eat by ourselves. He's probably not coming.

Did you two fight?

Yes, a big one.

EPISODE 15

YOON-JAE

Are you serious?

Being on television is not a joke.

How can you cancel at the last minute? This doesn't make sense.

We have high school senior students waiting in the studio right now.

Do you want me to get fired?

Mr. Cho, why didn't you tell me this last night?

Then, we could've gotten someone else.

How can you do this to us now? This is unethical.

Pardon?

How can I?

Why would I give a special lecture for students?

This is not a good job.

Just look at the situation I'm in. Why would I recommend it?

Listen, I'm going to rat on you to the reporters.

You call yourself a social company? What a joke.

How are you a company with public interest when you can barely keep a promise?

-That's enough. -Stop.

I'll sue you.

I won't just sit still like this.

Do you know how many friends I have in Cyworld?

-I'll bury you! -Come on.

-You! I'll bury you, you got that? -Stop.

-Fuck! -Yes.

Calm down.

Don't swear, you asshole!

Shit.

What the hell!

Should I send out a press releases?

We need a fill-in first.

All the students are seated. We can't send them back.

Do you have any successful friends?

Anyone you could call right now for a favor?

How about Ms. Jung from the newsroom?

You're close with her.

She's the first female chief in a newsroom. I think it's good.

No, she didn't have any troubles in her life.

She was born into a rich family, went to a good school and got a good job.

How can she teach the kids anything or move their hearts?

Who can we ask then?

Hey, do you know anyone?

You can't bring your fan club leader.

I called you a couple of times before when you passed the bar

with the highest score. Do you remember that?

I see. I think I've seen the memo.

I'm sorry. It was our policy then.

-I'm sorry. -Don't be sorry.

There's no need.

Thanks to you, we had our program extended ten more minutes longer.

You are free to speak however you want and I'll edit it well.

Great, thank you so much.

By the way, did you really come because Si-won called you?

Yes.

Where is the washroom?

It's over there, on your left.

Okay.

He really came. I wasn't sure.

He looks more handsome in real life than in the newspaper.

-Should I seduce him? -Come on.

I'll do it.

What is this? Did you change?

Listen, this is my chance. I can win him over in ten minutes.

Do you want to bet?

The kids are ready. We can start shooting now.

Goodness, the kids are going to get nosebleeds.

Is this going to be okay?

Yes, we're not filming her.

I'm fine with that. I have an ulterior motive anyway.

What ulterior motive?

Are you trying to get on the newspaper for being scandalous?

She wants to seduce Mr. Yoon with this outfit.

Here he comes.

Let's see how good Sol-ji is.

He'll be all over me in ten minutes. Watch.

Okay.

Mr. Yoon, this is the announcer who will be hosting the show, Sol-ji Lee.

I'm Sol-ji Lee.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Is an hour enough?

I think it'd be best to just take questions afterwards.

Yes, that's fine.

Kids like that more these days.

Should I give you a run through? It's your first time on television, right?

Should we have a cup of coffee in my waiting room?

I don't like coffee.

Also, there's no need to worry.

I'm not as good as my brother, but I tend to do things well.

Will you be at the front?

I'll just talk to you.

Okay.

-How do you two know each other? -That's right.

How did Si-won talk you

into delaying a trial and getting here so fast?

Relatives? School friends?

I've known him since we were kids...

I'm her boyfriend.

-What? -No.

I'm Si-won's boyfriend.

That's why I put off the trial.

I see.

I have no interest in youths.

They should be responsible for their lives.

I'm busy with my own life.

Is that a sharpie?

What? Sharpie?

Let's go outside. Let's talk outside. We'll be right back.

-Okay, hurry back. -Okay.

-It's permanent. It's not coming off. -Be quiet.

-It must be true. -Yes.

Is she better than me?

That hurts my pride.

Where are you going?

To change. This is annoying.

Goodness.

It must be true.

Yes. That's amazing.

You didn't invite your friends, did you?

Why? Are you going to run away again?

I was so embarrassed that day.

Everybody has a weakness.

Do you want me to be nice to every girl I meet?

I didn't ask you to be nice.

I just want you to be normal.

I can't do that.

Give it up.

But I'll be good to you in every other way.

The movie's going to start soon. Let's go.

I'm going to the washroom first. I'll see you outside.

Okay.

-Hak-chan. -Mom.

It's so nice to see you, my son. What are you doing here?

Where do you keep coming from?

I was just visiting a friend.

Hak-chan.

-What time is our movie? -It's almost time.

Who is she?

My girlfriend.

Her name is Yu-jung Mo. She's my girlfriend.

This is my mom.

Hello.

Hello. You're pretty.

Why would you place tropical fruits on a memorial service table?

Bananas?

-Here. Be careful. -What is this?

Honey, why did you make so much meat brochette?

This is too much.

Goodness.

My dad will die again from overeating the food you prepared for his ceremony.

When your dad was alive, he ate a lot.

He should eat a lot to survive a whole year.

You only lived with him for a year.

How do you know him so well?

I wish I could have taken care of him for 30 or 40 years.

Who knew he'd leave so soon?

If it's someone like your dad,

I don't mind living with him forever.

He was a big man with big ideas.

He even had a big heart.

Goodness. Jeez.

I didn't marry you for you, but it was because of him.

Jeez, you have such a good memory.

To be honest, I can't remember him clearly.

Right, what are you doing? Bring the rice.

What? You want to start already?

It's still early in the evening.

Goodness, honey. No one does the ceremony after midnight anymore.

Formality isn't important. It's all about what is in your heart.

Also, we should go to the fireworks festival today.

Someone's coming to Kwanganli.

That singer named Yong-im Kim is coming.

Let's go to the festival right after.

Goodness.

What if your uncle comes?

He loved your dad to bits.

I think he'll come again this year.

Well, he hasn't called.

I guess he's not coming.

Also, my uncle

is over 60 years old now.

He's too old to be running around

and attending his brother's ceremony.

-Right? -Of course.

Just think about it. It's really far to travel

from Jeonju to Pusan.

It's too far for him to travel.

Let's hurry up and finish

so we can go to the fireworks festival.

Shall we?

I forgot to cut the watermelon.

Goodness, she's always making me carry the heavy stuff.

You should've done it in the kitchen.

You already cut it at the bottom. Just turn it upside down.

It won't stand.

Dad.

How is the food? I hope you enjoyed it.

By the way,

Mom's not feeling well this year

and your only granddaughter is too busy to come down.

I'm sorry. For next year, all of us should gather

to hold your ceremony.

Yes.

-Right, hand me a black plastic bag. -What?

For what?

If we just take a leg,

we won't be needing snacks.

One? That's not enough. Let's take four or five.

Shall we?

Bring some scissors and a bag.

My dad used to love this.

Right, the dipping sauce.

Goodness.

I'm surprised you don't forget my dad's annual death commemoration.

Don't you ever lock your door?

Is Pusan a city without crimes?

You'll go to hell if you forget someone's death anniversary.

I don't believe in Jesus or Buddha,

but I trust our ancestors.

Goodness.

My big brother

definitely got himself a good daughter-in-law.

Going out to buy something?

Right, right.

There are a lot of food involved with ceremonies.

Dong-il.

Let's finish it up fast.

I heard there's going to be fireworks today.

Let's go check it out.

Formalities are not important.

What matters is the heart. Don't you agree?

What are you doing? Bring out the food.

You didn't wash any of the dishes yet, right?

Well...

Goodness, darn it.

I'm going in. I'll call you after I'm done showering.

Hey, wait.

Where do you think you're going?

What?

Since I'm here anyway, get me a cup of coffee.

Forget it, don't you dare come in.

What? Did I say I was going to do something?

Don't overreact.

I drove all the way here. Can't I have coffee? Are we strangers?

Your accent kicks in when things get urgent, huh?

Forget it! Do you think I'm an idiot?

I know you have ulterior motives.

What ulterior motives?

All I asked for was a cup of coffee.

I won't do anything to you.

How should I know what you're going to do once you go inside?

Yoon-jae. Go home,

wash up and go to bed. Okay?

Enough scheming.

You sure have good instincts.

Fine, give me a kiss instead.

Goodness.

Put those lips away. They're embarrassed.

I'm going.

You're packing already?

Wasn't it the weekend?

I have a late shift tomorrow, so I won't be able to come in.

I have some time, so I'll pack today.

There's not much anyway.

I'm going to be so bored without you.

I've never lived by myself before.

But it'll be better to live alone from now on.

If you want to have Si-won over, you know.

It's better no one's around.

I see.

Hey, hurry up and get out.

I might just stay forever.

They say late flings are scary.

Why don't you just get married?

I wish I could.

There's something I must do before though.

ONE NEW MESSAGE

TAE-WOONG: Are you sleeping?

Do you have time to meet for dinner tomorrow?

Yes.

Then can we meet up?

Let's have dinner.

Okay. I have something to talk to you about too.

Okay. You know that Japanese place I like, right?

Meet me there at 7 p.m.

Reservation is under my name.

Okay.

Also, dress up nicely.

Bye.

I'm sorry, Dad.

Today you'll get two ceremonies.

By the way, why isn't there an octopus this year?

I thought you said it's a tradition in Pusan.

Well? Was it too expensive this year?

My brother used to love

boiled octopus.

He would eat that every year and boast about it.

Sure. The dead are dead

and children are useless.

Goodness, come on.

Don't say things like that.

How can we have a ceremony without an octopus?

Goodness.

We bought a huge one today,

so it's taking a while to boil.

Honey, is it not ready yet?

What are you doing? Bring it out.

Should I just chop them all up?

Honey, that's a dangerous thought.

My uncle has really bad eyes.

Look. I have an idea.

-That won't work. -Why not?

-He has really bad eyes. Look. -Be careful.

This is really strong.

Just like this.

Look at it. It'll be like new.

Jeez.

Now this looks right.

Let's hurry up and finish the ceremony.

Dad, you're hungry, right?

You didn't forget again this year.

Oh goodness.

You make me jealous for not having a younger sibling.

Dad,

you sure have an amazing brother.

What are you doing during your school break?

Let's go. Let's have some coffee.

What brought you here? You're a busy guy.

Should you be slacking off when you just started?

I can afford to do this.

Do we need an excuse to meet up? Can't I just visit you?

Really?

Did you really come to see me without any reason?

No.

I have something to say.

Tae-woong.

I actually...

You like Si-won, don't you?

I recently found out

that you like her too.

Also, I only recently realized that you liked her

even before I did.

Why didn't you tell me?

If I did,

would you have given up?

Would you have...

given up like me?

No.

I...

haven't given up.

You're my only brother whom I love dearly.

I can give up everything for you,

but a woman

is not something I can give up.

That's why...

I can't give up on Si-won yet.

She needs to make the decision.

Sure, she may like you now. But...

But I haven't given it my best shot yet.

I'll confess to her properly one last time and if that doesn't work,

I'll give up on her.

You'll let me do that, won't you?

If I get dumped like a loser, you can make fun of me forever.

You and Si-won can make fun of me on every holiday.

I'd be happy to play along.

Of course, it could be the opposite too.

Let's give it a go.

I'd better go first. A friend is visiting soon.

You still have to keep your promise about tonight's dinner, okay?

Just make up an excuse after you see her.

Don't embarrass me and don't be too rude.

She is...

the daughter of the man that I respect the most in the world.

Send her away after a nice talk.

I'm going to have dinner with Tae-Woong. I'll call you later.

-Here, have a coffee. -Okay.

-Sure. -Here you go.

By the way,

I called Kyung-il and told him to come get you.

So once you get to Jeonju,

don't go anywhere and stay where you are.

Seriously, do you think I'm an idiot?

Do you think I can't go home by myself?

Jeez, it's because we're worried.

Also, you should watch your temper

when younger people talk to you...

Goodness. My brother

used to love this coffee.

He had a classy taste. Maybe because he lived in the city.

My goodness. By the way,

do you still miss my dad so much?

You two had such a strong bond.

You guys were really close.

By the way,

I wonder if you knew how hectic it was the day he died

because of you.

The world fell apart and my heart was torn to pieces too.

But you made it more difficult for me then.

You cried your eyes out

and wailed in front of his portrait.

You were having a fit.

You walked around like a crazy dog with your bare foot

as you roamed the neighborhood. You got too drunk.

Goodness.

By the way, did you love my dad that much?

I used to hate your dad

a whole lot.

I used to hate him.

I didn't know anything,

but I hated him.

At 7 p.m. at Cheongdam-dong, Jin-ah Choi

You look like you're going to die. Are you okay?

-Should I get you herbal medicine? -It's okay.

I took the weekend off and now I have back to back shifts.

At least I don't get sworn at these days.

Do people swear at you?

It looked like Yoon-jae was getting sworn at in court too.

They tell him he's slow to understand because he's so young.

There's a rumor that he's a handful.

He's a man of principle. He wouldn't do anything wrong.

Principle? He's inflexible, that's what.

By the way, what time are Hak-chan and Yu-jung coming?

They're watching a baseball at Jamsil-dong this weekend.

Because there're no scalping tickets.

They'll stay a few days since it's been a while.

Those two are meant for each other.

They fought so much. Don't they feel embarrassed?

Not as much as you and Yoon-jae.

That's true.

Then is Hak-chan sleeping at your place? It must have been a while.

Yes. Seong-jae is coming too.

We'll sleep in the same house.

Do you think you'll sleep? You'll watch Russian girls all night, no?

How did you know that?

Does Yu-jung know?

No, she doesn't know.

She thinks her boyfriend came out of a romance novel.

What's wrong with watching porn? You guys are grown up.

Hold on, Si-won.

I thought Hak-chan might, but I didn't know you would.

I'm not that into it.

There's one guy that's really into it.

Seong-jae Bang? He looks like a sex maniac too.

His face clearly says it.

There's someone worse than Seong-jae.

What?

Damn it.

-I'll kill him. -I thought you said it's okay.

One shouldn't watch too much.

No wonder he always had the laptop under his armpit.

Why isn't he picking up?

He hasn't picked up all day.

Right. When are you moving again?

This weekend. I'll see the guys

and move when I have a day off.

Do you want my help? I'm excellent at mopping.

I'll help you clean.

Forget it. I don't have much stuff anyway.

I could probably move by myself in half a day.

What about you? Why are you seeing Tae-woong?

He wants to meet up all of a sudden.

I have to talk to him anyway.

Are you going to tell him?

Yes.

To be honest, I don't know where to start.

I don't want to be ignorant either.

Tae-woong is really special to me.

I don't want to make things uncomfortable between us.

I really hate that I'm lying

to him.

I should tell him, right?

I'm not sure if this is the right way to do it either.

The Mr. Yoon I know...

It's time. Let's get up. He must be waiting for you.

What do you know about Mr. Yoon?

It's nothing. I don't know.

You're going to be late. There will be traffic.

All right. Then let's meet up this weekend with everyone.

-Okay. -Bye.

He's not like everyone else.

The neighbors accused of him being a commie,

so my dad was shot to death at the town hill.

Ever since then, Mom only cared about my older brother.

If there was anything nice, delicious, or precious, it was all his.

As for me,

I was barely a person to her.

Then one day, Mom brought home a sponge cake.

She gave the whole thing to my brother.

I was so young. I was dying to eat it.

I just wanted a crumb.

I looked at him this way and that way.

I tried to butter him up,

but he wouldn't even give me a glance.

Then, he ate the whole thing.

That's when

I truly started to hate him.

After that, I made up my mind.

I told myself that I would work like crazy

and show the people that looked down on me.

That's when I started working at a tire factory.

I didn't eat, I didn't use any money and worked like a slave.

I ended up buying that factory.

My brother who graduated from high school became a public official,

but I became a CEO.

I bought a car and new clothes.

Then, I visited my brother and my mom.

Look at me. Your favorite and eldest son

is on a mimeograph,

while I have a nice car and nice clothes.

I can drink coffee every day and eat sponge cakes too.

Just look at me. Look at how awesome I am.

Goodness. But it only lasted for a month.

After that, I was a victim of a fraud.

I got so many loans to buy that factory,

but it turns out the owner was someone else.

I was penniless.

Because of that fraud case, I even ended up behind bars.

I even bought myself a rope to commit suicide then.

I never knew that you were locked up.

I was almost put in jail.

I didn't have money, so I was going to turn myself in.

Whenever I made eye contact with anyone,

they would beat me here and there. I was living like a dog in jail.

One day, your dad came to visit me.

Yes.

It was a really hot day, just like today.

Then

he told me that I might get released tomorrow.

He also asked me to live with him when I'm released.

My god.

Where can I get the money?

Does he know how much debt I have?

As it turns out,

he paid off all my debt.

He sold his house and broke his retirement savings.

He even borrowed money from his friends.

He paid everything back.

When I heard that,

do you know what I said?

I told him not to boast. I told him not to be conceited.

I yelled and acted like an asshole at the detention center.

I was out of my mind.

My brother

acted like a saint,

but I don't know why I hated him.

Even when he sold his house and paid back all my debt,

I wasn't thankful at all.

I was just mad, angry, annoyed and distressed.

That's why

I said things to him I shouldn't have.

I asked him if he knew how I felt,

If he knew what I had to put up with.

Why would he bother to act like a brother now?

I had lost my mind.

My brother just sat there and watched for a while.

Do you know what he said after that?

Do you know what my brother said?

He listened for a very long time and...

PROFESSOR TAE-WOONG YOON

Tae-woong.

I won't give up.

I said I won't give up either.

I...

gave up right away then because of you.

I gave her up, threw her away from my heart.

On the day of my SATs,

you told me

that you would confess to Si-won.

Since you're my brother,

it didn't take me a second of hesitation.

I gave up on Si-won right away.

But, it didn't work.

It didn't work. But...

I kept on pushing her away.

I didn't want to keep her in my heart.

Although you two broke up, I knew that my brother

is not someone who would give up so easily.

I knew that very well.

That's why I gave up.

And?

You can't

turn on and off your feelings like a switch.

It didn't go my way.

Once it's on, it won't turn off.

I like Si-won, Tae-woong.

I really want to marry her.

You're the person I love the most

and that's why I'm willing to give up anything for you.

But I can't give up Si-won.

I'll keep this promise. I don't want to ruin your name.

That's why I'm meeting her.

But not after this. Don't set me up anymore.

It's under Tae-woong Yoon.

He listened for a very long time and...

He said...

"I'm sorry."

He said, "I'm sorry."

That's what he said.

That's all he said.

"You crazy bastard, wake up."

I thought that's what he would say.

He just

apologized.

What did he do wrong? What is he apologizing for?

What is he sorry about? What?

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry...

Tae-woong...

My brother had something urgent to attend to.

I'm really sorry.

I'll treat you to a nice meal instead.

-Okay. -Why aren't they coming?

-Would you like some water? -Yes.

You should order something expensive.

After that,

he brought a worn-out leather bag

and took out a sponge cake from it.

He apologized

for eating it by himself then.

Dong-il. I didn't realize this then,

but my brother

really loved me.

I was the only one that hated him. Just me.

What an impatient baby.

Why is it coming out already?

It's not something we can control, is it?

How come they haven't told us if the head came out?

The nurse said she would tell us.

Why aren't they here yet?

Come on.

Where's the father?

HIs wife is looking for him.

DELIVERY ROOM

-There. -What?

Subtitle translation by June Kim