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[December 1997, Busan At a cancer ward]

- Say ahh. - Do you want cake? It's very soft.

Such a kind young man! Are you married?

- No, not yet. - Why not? You're so handsome!

- Is there a problem with you? - How can you say that?

Do you hear that? How can they say that to him?

- Isn't there a room just for men? - No. Just bear it.

We wouldn't have even gotten this room without Tae Woong's help.

- I want to move to a men's double! - It costs 300 dollars a night!

Your salary was halved because of the IMF crisis. Let's just stay here.

It's nicer here. They say misery loves company.

The lively mood here is much better.

Have any of you heard of Yoon Tae Woong?

He placed first in the 1991 national exam.

- Oh my! Really? - Yes!

I think I've heard of him...

He went to Busan University, right?

Yes, he did! He was accepted to all the top universities...

But he stayed in Busan to take care of his brother.

How come we didn't recognize you?

Let's go exercise! Let's walk around the ward.

I'm going to die anyway. What's the point of exercising?

What are you saying? We don't even have the results yet.

Let's walk two rounds. You will get better this way.

Go to the nurse and ask if the results are out.

I've already asked several times! Don't worry so much.

It's going to be fine.

The doctor already told you, right?

Did he say there was bad news?

If he had, I would have told you!

You have to tell me the truth.

You have to tell me if I'm going to die.

Don't make me a fool.

Mr. Sung, time to check your blood pressure.

She's checking again. I have a bad feeling about this.

Go ask the doctor.

Mrs. Sung, come over here.

Do you watch the drama "The Men in the Neighborhood?"

Who doesn't watch it?

I couldn't see last night's episode because of my husband's procedure.

The couple abandoned their children and went to the countryside.

Really?

Let's forget our children and live our lives.

That's right, children are useless. Your husband is the best.

If I had known I would cherish my husband this much...

I would have gotten surgery to make it prettier down there.

- You are so naughty! - Never mind!

What about your husband?

He should have done the same!

Behave, everyone. Have a good lunch.

Attention, bow!

Thank you!

- You want to start something? - I was faster than you!

- Hey, Eun Bunny! - What?

Eun Bunny - nickname for a huge fan of Sechs Kies' Eun Ji Won

You're going to make me listen to a group

that doesn't even have a thousand fans?

- Hey, Tony's wife! - What?

Tony's wife - huge fan of H.O.T's Tony An

Didn't you know that Sechs Kies won this week's K-Pop Top 10?

Talk to me when they win a Golden Cup.

Aren't you embarrassed?

At Speed 0112 Concert, there were barely any Sechs Kies fans.

Those yellow balloons in the middle of all those white balloons...

It looked like a fried egg.

Are you kidding?

H.O.T. is so ugly. Sechs Kies is way hotter.

Ugly? Tell Jae Jin and Jae Deok to stop using dialect!

Tell Woo Hyuk! He used dialect on the radio yesterday. He sounded awful.

Tell Kang Sung Hoon to do something about his lips.

Tell Moon Hee Jun to stop taping his hair to his cheeks.

He doesn't use tape!

Don't get mad. It's not worth it.

Sechs Kies is just imitating H.O.T.

What? What did you just say?

Stop! Stop!

Goal!

You're better at shooting three-pointers than Woo Ji Won!

All right, get off. You're heavy.

How's your arm?

Still bad. That's why they got ten points!

The score is even, even though Hak Chan is the only one playing!

Stop chasing the ball and look at me!

I'm pretty good at soccer...

Guys! Guys!

Go stop the fight! Shi Won is fighting with Eun Bunny!

- Eun Bunny? - Eun Ji Won's fan!

What are you doing? Go stop her! Shi Won's going to kill her!

- Why are you doing this? - What? What!

- Stop, Shi Won! - He's here! He's here!

- Stop! - She attacked first!

Blood... I'm going to kill you today!

Thank you, Yoon Jae!

My leg...

Mommy...

Eun Ji Won?

She's gone crazy...

If you wrap the lettuce like this, it prevents indigestion.

Seoul men are different! I wish my hubby was like that...

He's a player! He's trying to sleep with her!

What's wrong with that? They'll just have another baby!

Doctor. How are the results?

Very clean! The cancer hasn't moved.

At this rate, you won't even need chemotherapy.

Really? That's great news!

You are lying.

Excuse me?

You are lying, aren't you?

Why would he lie to you? You're being silly.

I'm not lying. So start exercising!

Thank you, doctor.

The chief will give you details later.

Thank you!

Let's go exercise.

Congratulations! You are so lucky.

Exercise well to prevent a recurrence.

Thank you!

- Oh my. - Don't be embarrassed.

Even farts smell good when they're in love!

My husband would have been mad if I had done that.

Don't let him get away! Just hit him!

You've been burping a lot recently.

I don't feel good.

Honey? Honey! Honey!

It's cancer. He has three months left.

Cancer? It can't be! He's a very healthy man!

I don't know the details, but I think it's in the last stage.

We'll be late! It's rush hour right now.

- I don't think I can go today... - Why?

I promised Shi Won I would wait in line with her.

Today's a big match! You're really going to regret it.

Hey! Let me have him for just one day!

What do we do with the last ticket?

I'll go!

It's a basketball match! What do you know about it?

I do! I like basketball!

Shi Won, go with Joon Hee.

- I'll go watch the game. -Okay. Let's go!

You're really coming? Don't fall asleep during the game!

I said I liked it!

Why are you acting like this?

It's a drama! It's not real! Why do you care so much?

It still reflects reality. There's some truth to fiction.

Cancer will take me eventually.

I should go into the mountains and become a hermit.

Again? Give it to Heo Jae! Heo Jae!

Shoot! Goal!

Heo Jae is so good!

He's just flying today!

He isn't even doing his best.

If he was, the match would be over instantly.

When does he do his best?

When he gets mad.

In 1996, there was a match against China.

He broke his left arm.

But he scored thirty-five points by himself.

He wasn't even playing his best.

But it was his left hand.

He is a lefty.

Wow...

They've scored six points already?

Wait! Why is it walking? No way!

It doesn't make sense!

It looked like walking.

He took three steps. It's definitely walking.

You do know something about basketball!

They can't win with one good player!

Kia should have brought better players.

It'll be hard to win this year...

There are two kinds of fouls: personal and technical.

Game fouls include walking and charging dribbling.

In case of vibration... violation...

A player throws in from the sideline.

What am I doing?

Who's your favorite player?

Which Jaeil Bank is it?

Does Jaeil Bank also have a basketball team?

No, I mean for the concert tickets. Which Jaeil Bank is it?

- The one at Nampo or Seomyun? - Seomyun.

I have to go. Shi Won's mom asked me to bring her to the hospital today.

I totally forgot.

Bye.

- Hey, hey! Block Jeong In Gyo! - Jeez, you scared me.

- How many seconds are left? - I don't know!

Joon Hee! You're still alive!

Didn't you go to the game?

- Why are you here? - I came to see you, Joon Hee!

Hey, she's been hitting on you these days.

Watch out! She's a dangerous girl.

Why would she hit on me?

Hey, give me some carp bread.

You have the nose of a dog.

I liked Gyu Kyung's. I don't know about these.

They're all the same.

Aren't you bored sitting here?

Not at all.

Here, hold this.

The things I put up with...

Hold it properly!

Like this. Like this!

Honey, get me some water.

What are you doing? I said water--

Where did she go?

Are you really going to do this?

You ran out of ideas so you brought up cancer?

Oh yeah?

Does that make you angry?

If he dies like that, what will his wife and kids do?

Think before you write!

Everyone, we have an announcement.

- Who is she? - The Busan fan club president.

I see. I didn't know that existed.

This week, one of the board members was sent to the States by her father.

On Mother's Day, she gave a fake flower to her parents...

And sent 3000 dollars worth of food to Kangta.

Her father found out and was furious.

He beat her and sent her to the States.

So, there is one empty seat on the board.

Since almost all the Busan fans are here...

We want to select a new member now.

Usually we vote, but this time...

We'll pick someone who loves H.O.T. the most.

Show us how you love H.O.T, and how you will love them.

Me! Me!

I lived in front of Kangta's house for a month!

Stalking is bad fan behavior. You're out!

Here! Here!

I went to an H.O.T. concert even though it was on the

same day as my college interview.

You should have supported H.O.T. in college! You're out!

- Me! Me! - You!

After H.O.T. was on "Requested by Love,"

I volunteered at orphanages and nursing homes.

I also donated ten dollars a month to UNICEF.

Let's give her a round of applause.

It's good to do these things as H.O.T. fans.

Please keep concentrating on volunteering. You're out.

- Me! Me! - You!

Actually, my sister's boyfriend's sister...

Works for H.O.T. as a stylist.

- Really? - Yes!

I...

I'll write in my own blood!

I love you, Tony

Oh, my back. Honey...

Can you lift the bed to support my back more?

My back hurts...

What are you doing? Why don't you...

If you kill the husband, I'm going to kill you!

Leader's card.

Are you happy now?

Wait. I'll get some hot coffee.

Okay. Ask about the game!

Hey...

Who would you save if Tony and I were drowning?

Do you have to think about it?

You!

Really?

Tony knows how to swim.

How could you compare yourself to him?

It was stupid of me to ask that question.

Don't take this off. I wore it all day...

So it would smell like me.

I hope Kia won today.

He'll be all right? Right?

We did our best. I'm sorry.

He should spend the rest of his time with his family...

Does that make sense?

Hey... Other people might be watching.

- Who? - Well...

Where are you going? If you're going to the bathroom...

Hold on.

Hey...

How old are you? What do you know about life?

Are you writing the script with any experience of life?

Do you write whatever you want? And then that's it?

Why are you killing innocent people?

Hak Chan! Come here! Sit over here!

Loser...

Let's go together! I have a favor...

Okay... What is it?

There's a game between Kia and Hyundai tomorrow...

But I need your help.

How?

Listen carefully.

This might be difficult so you may not understand.

After a lot of effort, I managed to get four tickets.

Shi Won will be off somewhere with Joon Hee...

And we four will go watch basketball.

That's not a big deal...

But you and Sung Jae can't come tomorrow.

Only Yoon Jae and I will go to the basketball game.

So what will you do, you ask?

I know everything has a price.

Tada! "Next" plays tomorrow at three pm.

So you guys can go watch this.

But I'd rather watch basketball...

What if I kissed you on the lips, right here? Right now?

I should go... I should go see "Next."

You're the best! Try your best later!

You are so cute!

She's been sleeping for four hours.

She stayed up all night to buy a ticket.

Now there's a huge gap between you two.

What are you talking about?

Shi Won is now a leader of the Busan H.O.T. fan club.

No way! Don't talk nonsense!

If you don't believe me, I'll show you the card.

Now she can go into H.O.T's waiting room.

She's on a different level now.

What did she do to get there?

She wrote a pledge in blood.

The fan club president was so impressed, she gave the paper directly to Tony.

- Wow... that's original. - I don't like it.

You have a finger, don't you?

Are you done sleeping?

What are you listening to?

Tony is a guest on "A Date at Two PM."

Tony, when do you feel the fans' love the most?

When I see my fans waiting in front of my house in the cold...

I'm touched and I really feel their love.

What about bad fan behavior?

Things you don't like and should be suppressed?

I received a horrible gift recently.

I think she's from Busan...

Should I say this?

She wrote a pledge in her blood.

In her blood? Really?

I'm serious!

Wow... what a thoughtless fan.

You must have been shocked.

Who was it?

That's when I had doubts about being in H.O.T...

I felt uncomfortable and very upset.

Did you report it to the police?

I heard from Yoo Jung.

Even though he said that, secretly he might think otherwise.

On the inside, he might think wow, he has devoted fans.

I'm embarrassed... I'm so embarrassed...

It's okay. Don't cry. This is not a big deal.

So she was crying?

Pretend that you didn't know!

She must be embarrassed.

I should have stopped her.

Wow, I didn't know people actually did things like that.

She bit her finger like this.

She'll feel better if I buy her carp bread. Just watch.

Hey Sung Shi Won...

Want to watch basketball tomorrow?

Tada! I have tickets for Hyundai and Kia.

Will we see all the famous players?

Wow... Where did you get these?

I didn't buy them. I won them as a prize.

- Hak Chan, are you in? - Of course. Let's go.

How about you, Yoon Jae?

Are you coming?

Hey... This is Hyundai and Kia.

All the famous players will be there.

It'll be less exciting than "Basketball Festival..."

But we should still go. It's Hyundai and Kia!

We all can go. Let's go!

Then you can buy beverages!

Of course! I'll buy a ton! It's a free ticket anyway.

Yoo Jung...

Can you give all the tickets to me?

Shi Won looks so depressed.

I want to take her to the game.

Then Sung Jae, Shi Won, you and I can go.

Since I have four tickets!

I want to go with her family.

Is that okay?

I see. Okay. I got them for free anyway.

Go and get rid of all the stress!

I really wanted to go! You're no help at all!

I have to go, too.

I have to videotape Sechs Kies on "100% Charging Show."

Thank you Yoo Jung! Get home safe!

Where did my wife go?

She took her wallet and left a little while ago.

You have one message.

I'm Shi Won's mom from Busan. Miss Writer...

My husband has stomach cancer.

At first I was desperate. I couldn't even breathe.

I wanted to die because my family seemed so miserable.

But one day I was watching a show...

and I found myself laughing.

I was shameless.

Miss Writer, do you know how powerful you are?

Some patients receive anti-cancer treatments for five hours...

Others have terminal cancer...

But when your drama is on they all gather around to watch it.

They talk about the actor all day.

But when his character got cancer...

All the laughter disappeared from our ward.

Miss Writer... Don't see it as a crazy woman's request.

Couldn't you save his life just once?

Couldn't you show people that they can get over cancer?

That they can live happily after?

Everyone in our ward lost a reason to laugh...

When they realized they had cancer.

So couldn't you make them laugh, just once?

Miss Writer... This is the only thing I can do for my husband. Please.

The only thing we can do for the people we love is...

Give ourselves up.

Love makes you do what you wouldn't do.

Where were you?

I told you to stay by my side.

Were you looking for me?

You know I can't sleep without you.

I was mad at someone so I yelled at her a little.

You should still wash your hair...

Do you want to go to Next's concert with me?

I don't like Next.

Then... let's meet in front of Tae Hwa Department Store at two.

We can do whatever you want.

Not a basketball game or a Next concert.

Let's do what you like.

The groom Do Hak Chan. The bride Mo Yoo Jung.

2012 Seoul

They came from different places, but became one like a graft.

They will love each other sincerely and... A graft?

Did you get pregnant?

Are you crazy?

We haven't even kissed yet.

- What are you talking about? - What a joke!

Wait... really?

Hey, we kissed on our first date.

Hey!

Everyone knows!

Hak Chan became a man. He couldn't even look her in the eyes.

Anyway, cheers to them!

Shi Won, I know you love drinking...

But today you should drink orange juice instead.

Wow... She loves hard liquor but she's controlling herself.

Pregnancy sure is scary.

Come on.

Honey... Can I just have a sip?

- Sung Shi Won! - No way!

- Think about your baby. - Put it down.

Hak Chan and Yoo Jung announced their wedding today, right here.

My husband is also here with me.

December 1997, Busan Cancer Ward #404

Aren't we watching the drama?

Isn't it the last episode? The husband might die...

Doctor... I'm ready... So you can tell me the truth.

How could this be? What a miracle!

Cancer cells have decreased remarkably.

I think the last anti-cancer treatment was effective.

If the surgery goes well, you can expect a full recovery.

Wow!

This makes my food taste better!

I'm getting my treatment tomorrow!

What are you doing? Let's go exercise.

What?

- I finished my meal. - Okay. Let's go.

Hug me.

This is embarrassing.

But don't hang out with Joon Hee. It bothers me a lot.

Did you say something?

No.