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AFTER THE RAIN Episode 1

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("Pyongyang Naengmyeon Is the Best")

♪ Naengmyeon, naengmyeon, Pyongyang naengmyeon ♪

♪ It is the best dish in this world ♪

♪ The old, the young ♪

♪ All love this naengmyeon ♪

♪ This is so good ♪

♪ Just one bowl is too small for me ♪

That's good.

Hey.

Why is the picture on the TV so blurry?

It has noises because you have it on all the time.

What do you mean?

Take it out right now.

It's from 15 years ago, so I can't get that video.

Just watch it as it is.

It's like you're saying a Buddhist prayer.

I'm so sick of you playing that same song.

Don't say another word and fix that today.

I guess you like how that tastes today.

My gosh!

I'm sure a rag would taste better than that.

I told you to put in enough buckwheat powder.

The noodles are so tough

that an old man like me would choke on them.

I might die from eating your noodles.

You weren't focused when you made the broth, right?

I told you to stay next to the pot

and remove the residue

to make sure it doesn't have that meat smell.

I told you hundreds of times, didn't I? Idiot!

My goodness. That's enough.

Goodness. You, punk!

Do you think I take your temper

because I don't get angry?

Then what?

What will you do?

Darn it.

Do you want me to show how I can break stuff

just like you since I'm your son?

I'll get this.

Hey! Don't throw that.

Goodness, that idiot.

- Wait. - Darn it.

No, stop that.

- Hey! - Darn it.

Gosh. What is there?

What are you...

- Darn it. - Hey! No.

You idiot!

What are you doing?

I'm sick and tired of this!

I don't care about Pyongyang naengmyeon,

you, the restaurant

or everything. It's driving me crazy!

My goodness. I'm getting a headache.

Come on, stop putting on a show.

You aren't going to die. Don't pretend like it.

Do you pray every single day

hoping that I will die a day sooner?

If you knew, why are you still alive

and harassing

your only son to death?

Okran, I am getting punished by the heavens.

I fooled around with another woman

and had that boy when I was too old.

I am getting punished.

I should have been faithful to you.

It's my fault, Okran.

- Goodness. - I'm sorry, Okran.

Oh, my goodness.

Okran.

Gosh, darn it.

Seriously?

You and your Okran!

If you like her that much,

you can follow her to death.

Why are you still alive

and tormenting me?

I can't believe people can live to 100 in this age.

Darn it.

What is this?

(Okranmyeonok)

(Episode 1, Pyongyang Naengmyeon Is the Best)

I'll be 40 years old soon.

All of my friends

moved out to the city,

got married

and even became parents.

How much longer do I have to look after my old man

and live such a worthless life?

How much longer?

Okran.

How much longer do I have to live

to see you while I'm still alive?

Why can't you come down here?

He said he can die after he meets Okran

whom he left back in the North.

Please, my lord.

Please.

My goodness.

My lord.

Thank you, sister.

He is unlike many other men of this age.

He comes and cries his heart out every morning.

It's about time his wishes came true

if he prayed so earnestly for so long.

Do you know

what his prayer request is?

Reunification.

He truly loves his country.

Get out. Get out of here!

I told you to get out!

Aren't you going to go?

Come on, old man.

Get out of here!

- Okay, fine! - Get out!

My gosh! This really hurts!

Goodness, sir.

Calm down so that we can talk this out.

Violence is bad. You can't do that.

If you can't understand what I'm saying,

I need to beat you. Get out of here!

How dare you make a scene in my restaurant?

You're the one who's making a scene!

- Hey, calm down. - Listen to him.

He's an old man.

Sir.

Even if you put up a fight by yourself,

this restaurant will be torn down anyway.

Half the people in this neighborhood agreed

to the redevelopment

of this area of the town.

People who want to go can go,

but people who want to stay should stay.

That's called freedom.

And the South is a land of freedom,

so I will do as I please!

Who are you to order me around?

If you get it, then get out of here!

- Go! - My goodness.

- Go! - Oh, gosh.

If you come again, I will put you in my pot

and make broth out of you two, understood?

My goodness, sir.

She's awesome.

- Goodness. - Bonggil!

- Bonggil, this is bad. - What?

It's your dad.

You have to go. Right now.

Finally!

My lord!

Be gentler.

You're about to skin me alive.

You can't get rid of animal fat that easily.

You're an old man who's weak now.

Why did you get broth all over yourself?

That ungrateful jerk.

I felt bad because his mom passed away early,

so I gave him a lot of free noodles to this day.

Don't hang out with guys like them.

If you think about it,

he's doing this for our sake.

If you just sign the paper to hand this over,

he'll give a compensation and the money to move.

But you are being unreasonably stubborn,

so it's making him feel frustrated too.

My goodness.

I want to poop.

My gosh, stay still when I rub your back.

My leg feels numb.

Stay still, will you?

What is this?

My gosh, I got poop on my fingers.

Enjoy the food.

What's he doing?

Why would I go there? You can go.

Daechang wants to treat us.

Let's go over and make him pay a lot.

Come on, let's go.

Don't you feel awful when he shows off his wealth?

You should give him credit for being pretty smooth.

This is his third marriage.

It looks like he called

all of his school friends for his wedding.

He called Soojin too.

You know, Oh Soojin.

♪ Ms. Too-Good-For-Me wants to leave me ♪

♪ It felt like the sky has fallen down ♪

♪ But I let her go like a man ♪

Come on, let's go!

♪ I thought about going to the army out of anger ♪

♪ But I didn't want to get a haircut, so never mind ♪

♪ I don't care if you leave me or what ♪

♪ But I cannot stand to have short hair ♪

♪ I just said goodbye ♪

♪ And held back my tears ♪

All right, guys!

Cheers! - Cheers!

Thanks, guys. - Drink up.

Thanks, man. - Thanks.

My gosh, will you talk instead of just drinking?

What did you say?

That he called Soojin? Darn you.

I said that he invited her.

I didn't say she'll come for sure.

Kangsoo, scoot.

What? Okay. Go, Daechang.

My gosh, man.

Hey, man. Bonggil.

My gosh. - My gosh.

Bonggil.

I'm sorry. I texted Soojin

because I thought of you.

But she just ignored me.

She has always been such a cold brat,

hasn't she?

Guys, you remember, right?

When his dad came down with a stroke

and went to the emergency room,

Soojin ran away to Seoul on that day.

Do you know why? You don't?

She's a brat who didn't want to look after him.

Kangsoo, you know her well, right?

She's a huge brat.

She even had a wedding date with you.

How bold of her, right?

Are you wearing cologne?

Why?

My gosh, man.

What do you see in that brat

that you would even wear cologne?

My goodness, man.

Guys, he's a good guy.

He's so faithful. Take a drink.

My gosh, you are always the same.

Hey, let's grab a drink

for our beloved friend.

This is for Bonggil. Grab a drink.

Bottoms up!

Bottoms up. - Get hostesses.

Tell them to come in.

I want to congratulate

my dear friend, Daechang's third marriage.

♪ On a night ♪

Hey, this way.

♪ When I feel like grabbing a drink ♪

♪ It feels like ♪

♪ You are here with me ♪

- Enjoy your time. - Sure.

♪ I was afraid ♪

♪ You will ♪

♪ Cry as you leave ♪

Hey.

Come on, grab a drink!

- Who are you? - Let's party!

Why did you sit here?

What?

I mean,

I'm the least successful guy in here.

I don't have much. Why did you sit next to me?

Go party with someone else.

Don't mind me.

Let's go!

You. Come here.

Play with me. Come here.

Come. He doesn't like you.

Come on. I'll make it fun. Come.

I told you to come here.

Bonggil.

Sorry. Come over here.

Come here. You can play with me.

He doesn't like it. What are you doing there?

Come sit here. Come on.

What's your name?

Where are you from?

We're going to have fun tonight.

Here.

Have a drink. It's okay. Drink up.

Aren't you going to make dinner?

Bonggil!

You've been waiting for so long.

Why are you outside?

Have you seen Bonggil?

He went to see a friend.

He asked me to make you dinner.

I'm supposed to give it to you after 9 p.m.

since you had a late dinner.

This punk doesn't tell me where he's going

or when he's coming back.

Why,

are you scared he'll run away and leave you behind?

He doesn't even have the guts to do that.

You shouldn't pester him too much.

If he actually runs away,

you have to go to a nursing home.

He's so young.

He should have fun.

Why don't you find him someone?

Don't you know kids these days?

No woman would want to get married

into a house like this.

No!

I was talking about finding him a worker!

Just give me some sidedish.

♪ The moment I stood next to you ♪

♪ Your gaze is so nice ♪

♪ Yesterday, I cried ♪

♪ Today, because of you ♪

♪ Tomorrow, I will be happy ♪

♪ I don't need good looks ♪

What is that?

An octopus?

♪ I needed your love ♪

♪ All of the past days ♪

♪ I'll leave them behind ♪

♪ Without you, I can't ♪

♪ Do anything ♪

Sorry, lady.

In face of injustice,

I close my eyes.

It's exhausting

to interfere in other people's affairs.

But

when I'm upset,

I want to beat anyone up.

If it's someone I'm jealous of,

I want to beat him to death.

Are you crazy?

Why did you insult my dad?

Is my dad crazy?

You octopus!

What are you talking about?

You punk!

There's something my dad always says.

People need to live with integrity!

You worthless cheater!

Hey!

You need integrity! What's wrong with you?

Stay out of this!

Why would he...

My dad said

if you're jealous,

beat them up.

Why won't this go in?

Stay still, keyhole.

Can I give it a try?

What do you want now?

The thing is, because you made a mess earlier,

I was fired from work.

My gosh.

So what?

Do you want me to take you in, feed you

and take responsibility for your life?

Ridiculous.

Do you provide board?

You're going too far.

Over there.

What do you want?

(Hiring)

(Okranmyeonok)

My head, my head.

Are you okay? Drink this.

Leave me alone!

Try drinking this.

What are you doing?

What's wrong?

Are you saying you made this?

Yes.

They say you can't forget the taste of childhood.

This broth takes me back

to the years of my childhood.

Where are you from?

I'm from Yanji City.

She's an ethnic Korean. Her name is Youngran.

What's your last name?

Just call me Youngran.

Okay.

Starting today,

Youngran will take over the kitchen.

What?

What about me?

What?

My goodness.

What happened to his integrity?

He doesn't even know who she is.

How can he change cooks

after a sip of broth?

He has no integrity.

What's integrity?

Integrity?

It's something ridiculous

that you don't need,

but others have to keep.

Yes, I won!

Give me 500 won.

Hurry. Hand it over.

Excuse me.

What? What?

Do you have something to tell me?

By the way, how old are you?

I'm much younger than you,

so you can talk casually.

So how old are you?

I'm going to bring my belongings.

What is it that you can't tell us?

You must be a spy.

Who's that?

She's the girl from the karaoke?

I can't believe it.

She's so different without her makeup.

Wait. She looks like that one actress.

Right.

Did you sleep with her?

I let her sleep in the dining area.

She's going to live and work with us.

You punk!

You said you'd cooperate!

You were supposed to persuade your dad

to close the restaurant.

Why would you hire a new employee?

Hey, hey.

She won't stay long.

Hey, don't you know my brother's temper?

Hey.

You have

to break the glass like this.

Treat it like a bathroom too!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Stop what you're doing right now!

What?

- Boss. - Boss.

Who told you that you could mark your territory

in my sacred area?

Tell me.

My gosh, this place reeks.

Whoever gets in the way of keeping my area clean

and contribute in contaminating it

will all be beaten up into a pulp.

That's what will happen.

Okay?

Gosh, I'm sorry. I didn't know.

Why?

Why do I need to give up my room?

It's been my room for almost 40 years now.

You can sleep here with me.

Are you mad?

You do nothing but talk about naengmyeon all day.

I don't want to listen to you

talk about naengmyeon all day

and live in the same room as you.

Well, we can't make her sleep outside.

Stop complaining and bring your stuff here.

Gosh, no way!

I'll decide where I'm going to sleep,

so mind your own business.

Are you going to split your room or what?

There we go.

I have a very bad sleeping habit.

I tend to move around while I sleep.

So I need a lot of space.

I'm okay as long as I have space to lie down.

Really?

Then, this will do.

Is that all you have?

Yes.

You don't

kill people and run away, do you?

I mean, even if you do, it's none of my business.

But you had better

say goodbye before you leave. Okay?

I really hate rude people

who just leave without saying goodbye.

Soojin. Soojin.

Soojin.

What's wrong?

You can't just leave without saying goodbye.

The bus will leave soon. You should get off.

Hey, Soojin.

I really hate your dad.

I always hated him, but I hate him even more

now that he has a stroke.

Do you still think you can get married to me?

You can never leave your dad.

But I can leave you.

That's how empty I am.

So get off the bus.

I'm going to go to Seoul.

That wench.

I'm going to destroy that darn witch.

Don't go, Soojin.

Don't go.

Don't leave me.

I caught you red-handed.

What's this powder?

My gosh, you fool.

My dad will kill you if he finds out

that you used artificial flavoring.

That's not what this is. It's elm bark powder.

What?

Back where I used to live,

we used to mix this with the dough.

It makes the noodles taste more savory

and it gives it a clean aftertaste.

But you don't live there anymore.

Why would you use your old recipe?

Are you looking down on our 70-year-old tradition?

Every food should stay consistent.

It should have its own rules that never change.

Let's start selling this starting from tomorrow.

Okay.

(New menu: Elm Naengmyeon)

- Is it good? - This is great.

- Thank you. - Enjoy.

It's so good.

Can we have some more?

Sure.

It's really good.

Hey.

We're ready to order.

Can we have some more kimchi?

How much are you getting paid?

We're letting you live here,

so you'll get 600 dollars deducted from your pay.

Your dad said he'll pay me 2,000 dollars.

What? 2,000 dollars?

This is so good.

Has that old man gone mad?

One more naengmyeon, please.

You must not know this,

but I'm the actual owner of this place.

My dad is just a puppet CEO.

You know, those people who don't do anything.

There's no single place that pays

over 1,500 dollars to a Korean-Chinese.

We need to follow the market price.

Unless you help out with the housework

and help my dad out

with his daily tasks and stuff he needs.

I'll do whatever I need

as long as you pay me 2,000 dollars.

Really?

Okay then. Then, I guess it's settled.

Go on and work.

Gosh, she's so crazy about money.

Are you going for a walk?

Yes.

My gosh, this is way too clean.

Hey.

You...

You don't need to work that hard.

I'm saying you don't need to do that much housework.

Everything has become so clean all of a sudden.

And it's making me feel a little awkward.

It feels as if I'm living

in someone else's house.

Why did you laugh? Was that funny?

No, it's nothing.

Humans adapt really easily, you know.

The better the environment gets,

the faster we adapt to that environment.

I don't want to get used to such a clean house

and then end up in a pig's hen again.

Then, it will make me feel so miserable.

You're not going to work here for long anyway.

I can tell by looking at the size of your bag.

Do you

want me to stay here for a long time?

I'm just saying things are a little uncomfortable.

I can't pee as loud as I want to.

I can't wear my shoes messily.

And I can't fart...

I can't fart at night, so I feel bloated.

Anyway, that's how I feel.

Some things are a little uncomfortable.

Every night, I thought

the house was getting hit by lightning.

Did I fart?

It didn't smell, right?

- Here. - Thank you.

Thank you.

Take the cash register.

Yes. Come on.

Two people are coming in.

Yes. Go inside.

Next. Take this.

Here. You'll be seated soon.

Please wait just a minute. Thank you.

Are you together?

Here.

- Come here. - Hey.

What are you doing? I'm busy.

Can't you see the line?

What are you doing?

It's under management disposal or something.

You need to close the restaurant.

- I know. - No, you don't.

Okay. If you do,

kick Youngran out first.

Since she came here, everything got messed up.

- Just shut it. - Hey.

Our union representative

is determined to sue your dad

over this.

- Sue? - Yes.

So fire that girl, Youngran, first.

Just fire her!

Gosh.

What's this?

What are you doing?

Well...

Do you have any change?

I need some change for the customer.

Are you a spy or what?

You're suspicious.

Hey.

Be honest.

You're an illegal alien, right?

No, I'm not.

Give me your passport.

I lost it.

Hey.

Here.

Write your name, age, address and phone number.

Write down everything.

Write them down if you aren't an illegal alien.

As your employer,

I have the right to know that information.

So write them down.

You said

what I have done didn't matter.

I haven't done anything wrong.

I didn't kill anyone. That's the truth.

I'm not asking you to write a statement.

Just write your name, age,

address,

just your basic information.

Don't you understand?

My goodness.

Why are you crying?

What did I do?

What did I do wrong?

I won't run away.

When I leave,

I'll make sure to say goodbye to you.

I promise. Really.

Gosh.

I'm not saying you'll run away.

As a roommate,

I'd like to know more about you.

Never mind.

Stop crying.

We need to get groceries and stuff tomorrow.

So just go to sleep.

Forget this.

No.

Two naengmyeon, coming up.

We can't

lose our hometowns twice.

- No, we can't. - You're right.

We can't be driven out because of money.

I agree.

I looked into it.

Here.

Did the meeting go well?

Half of the town has to agree with me

to cancel the redevelopment.

I need more people.

Okran's dad owned

the second largest naengmyeon restaurant in Pyongyang.

I lived and worked there

for three years.

I woke up early in the morning every day

and boiled meat in a huge iron pot.

The whole house would be filled

with the delicious meat smell.

Back then,

just smelling the meat

made me full.

I got so full

and seduced the restaurant owner's only daughter.

"I got a small restaurant"

"with a room in Wolpyeong."

"Let's run away together."

Wolpyeong is this...

She wanted to see her dad

for the last time

and I couldn't stop her.

I shouldn't have let her go then.

It was as if

my world fell apart.

She promised that she'd come.

So I'll still wait here until I die.

Then, what about Bonggil's mom?

No women

would want to live with me.

As soon as Bonggil stopped breastfeeding,

she left.

Dad.

What? Where is everyone?

Once I'm gone,

he'll be left all alone in this world.

When you leave,

you shouldn't leave any regrets.

Because those

who are left behind get put in misery.

Where the heck have you been?

If you're going somewhere,

you should tell me.

I was at the senior center with your dad.

Why are you yelling at her?

We have to get groceries and salt the radish.

There's so much to do.

We can't laze around on the weekends.

You're too sloppy.

Get in.

That punk.

Do you have something to say?

What?

No.

Well...

I was just wondering

if you have a family.

I have a mother and a younger brother.

Are they in China?

I envy that you don't have to see them so often.

It's best to see your family

once every four months.

For New Years, Thanksgiving, birthdays

and ancestral rites.

If you meet them too often,

you just end up fighting like crazy.

They become your enemies.

Even if that's the case,

I still miss them every single day.

I don't care if I have to fight every day

and think of them as my enemy.

I miss them

every day.

My goodness. Bonggil!

Well, right now,

I'm at Wolpyeong Causeway.

Yes.

How long will it take?

I can't hear you.

What?

Can you sing?

You can't sing, can you?

What was that smile?

Gosh, why are you covering your mouth?

People told me

that I look ugly when I smile.

My goodness.

Do you want to look pretty to me?

No.

Just smile.

You look less ugly when you smile.

That's a nice melody.

Why don't you sing out loud?

♪ During your life's journey ♪

♪ There will be so many ♪

♪ Hellos and goodbyes ♪

♪ Even if we say goodbye ♪

♪ Even if we say goodbye ♪

♪ There's someone who still remains in my heart ♪

♪ I can never ♪

♪ Forget ♪

♪ That person ♪

(Okranmyeonok)

My goodness, I can't believe this.

My gosh, what a bunch of jerks.

Goodness, what am I going to do?

- My gosh. - This can't be happening.

- My gosh. - My goodness.

What do you think you're doing?

We're keeping our neighborhood clean.

Your house is too old.

You call this keeping the neighborhood clean?

Step back from my house!

Sir!

My goodness, are you okay?

I can't believe she just did that.

What's up, Kangsoo?

What?

Take it down. Take the whole thing down!

Youngran, move. You'll get hurt.

My goodness gracious.

Youngran! Hey!

Youngran!

Youngran! Youngran!

Are you okay? Did you get hurt?

Do you not care about your dad?

- Break it down. - My gosh.

Hey!

You jerks. You can't come in here.

This is breaking, entering

and an obstruction of business.

Look. If I report you for committing vandalism,

abusing an elderly and threatening a civilian,

you'll at least get sentenced to three years.

What do you say? Is that what you want?

I'm totally capable of doing that, you know.

You little jerks.

My gosh, whose side are you on?

You told me that you'll convince your dad

and move out this month.

But now, you're saying you can't?

Why are you suddenly acting like a good son?

Is it because of that brat?

"Brat"?

You little punk.

You had better not start what you can't handle.

Things will get ugly.

Fine, go ahead. Bring it on, you jerk.

Put your fist up and get ready to fight.

What's wrong? Are you scared?

But then again, I beat you up so much

ever since you were young.

So you must be scared...

- My goodness. - Gosh.

Shouldn't we call the police?

Bonggil.

Why are you smoking?

I'm pretty sure it tastes bad.

It's a good way to sigh.

Here.

What?

Thanks.

It's a false tooth, so it pops out easily.

I broke it back when my dad

beat me up.

So it pops out even if I blow a whistle.

Maybe it's because it's cheap.

Are you hungry?

No.

Thank you

for standing up for my dad earlier.

But don't do that again.

Anyone who hits an elderly won't stop to hit a woman.

If you show you're scared, you'll only get hit more.

You need to glare

at the other person.

"You're committing assault right now."

"You're a piece of trash that beats people up."

If you say that in your head,

they'll get scared and not beat you up.

Hey.

You say that in your head?

Is it ventriloquism?

You even know how to make people laugh.

I'm being serious.

You must have gotten beaten up a few times.

My gosh, why did I say that?

Did you tell them that you'll convince me

and move out of this place this month?

Gosh, I was just trying to buy us some time.

Didn't you see me trying to stop them earlier?

I saw you get beaten up.

You pathetic fool.

You're always just talk.

Don't you know why Bongsoo acted that way?

It's because you keep provoking him.

If you're going to protest,

go on a hunger strike alone

or shave your head off.

Why are you gathering all the old folks

and making the town be divided?

What? Divided?

Yes.

More than half of the townspeople

don't want the redevelopment to be canceled.

Bonggil, let's eat...

They say you're holding out

to raise the price of the house.

Half of the town is talking behind your back.

They say you're an old geezer

crazy about money. Do you know that?

Do you think

I'm doing this for more money?

Okran might come down here.

She promised to meet me here.

How can I leave this place?

Sir, please calm down and...

That Okran.

Who says she's still alive?

She could have gotten killed while crossing the border.

She could have died of starvation.

Who knows?

You'll find out when you die.

If you really want to see Okran,

you should just die.

Why you...

How dare you speak like that to your dad?

Apologize to him.

Right now.

Well...

I'm sorry.

Your payday is tomorrow, but...

990.

But it's past midnight.

1,980.

1,990.

2,000 dollars.

You must be happy.

What will you do with your first paycheck?

Hey.

Hey, why won't you

take your socks off when you sleep?

Are you planning on running away at night?

Gosh, I hear there are

a lot of workers that run away

after getting their first paychecks.

A sense of responsibility is important too,

but don't people have compassion?

Ending a relationship

is more important than starting one.

But why does every relationship end badly?

That's a big problem.

Good night.

Okay.

Good night.

Thank you.

Youngran.

Youngran.

Youngran.

Youngran.

Youngran!

(Episode 2 will continue.)

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