All language subtitles for [S01.E01] When My Love Blooms - Aflevering 1.English

Do you know when it was?

I know when it is until.

SEOUL CORRECTIONAL SERVICE

I don't think all superstitions are bad.

It's not bad, but it tastes awful.

I'm sick of beans and tofu.

Pardon me.

Why are you here alone?

Where is everyone else
who sent me away in tears?

A board meeting was suddenly scheduled,

so everyone went there.

They won't be glad to see me
since I've been gone for four years.

It's not like it's the Olympics.

You really need to be careful.
Things don't look so great these days.

They fired everyone who was on your side,

and the people at the office
keep leaving me hanging.

"Leave you hanging"?

It means that they ignore me.

It'll only get worse from here.

Why? Is something going to happen?

A typhoon is coming up north.

Why did you come this far
in this awful weather?

Because I don't like supermarkets.

Why do you hate supermarkets?

Their prices are much cheaper.

That's exactly why I hate them.

I got fired because of that.

I heard you're a college graduate.

Why did you work at a supermarket?

-Because I have a record.
-A "record"?

-What record?
-On my family registry.

A criminal record.

Granny, I think you might have
a precious guest today.

What? A… A ghost?

No, not a ghost. A guest.

A spider in the morning
is a sign of a guest.

But at night, it means a thief.

Goodness, why do they come out of nowhere

and make webs all over the place?

HYUNGSUNG SUPERMARKET
RECRUITING COLLEGE GRADUATES

Ji-soo!

Yun Ji-soo!

Yun Ji-soo!

APRIL 1993, SINCHON

Hey!

My gosh, Ji-soo.
I called you over and over again.

Sorry. I was looking at them.

Our fight continues to live on

-They're protesting again?
-In our hearts as they beat on

I'm sick and tired of them.

Our comrades live on in our hearts

-And sing a song of emancipation
-I'm sure they have a reason.

I doubt it.

They should be studying as students

instead of protesting
out on the streets all the time

in this day and age.

They do seem like
they live in a different world.

Their eyes look scary,
and they look angry.

Just think of them as aliens.

Aliens who are about to go extinct.

Anyway, that's not what's important.

I got into that professor's class.

Really? That class is really…

Erotic. And the assignments
involve writing erotic stories.

Babies like you can't handle that class.

I'm late. Bye!

Bye!

We will stand and fight

Attack!

Attack!

Attack!

Attack! Take them out!

Follow me. Take a deep breath.

I said, a deep breath.

Breathe in deeply.

And breathe in.

Is this from the tear gas grenade?

No, a petrol bomb.

Why did they have to throw that?

Don't touch your face.

And don't rub it. Just dab lightly.

Can you go alone?

Yes.

I didn't even get to ask for his name.

MARCH 5, 1993

STUDENT UNION

Is there another protest today?

The same one from yesterday morning.

What did we do yesterday?

Then what's the schedule
for the next protest?

We promised to put behind

Our love, fame, and name

To keep marching on

-How is it? Is it fun?
-It's awesome.

I was really shocked.

Hey, look. It's your favorite.

You can go without me.

And now,

Han Jae-hyun from the College of Law
will make a keynote speech.

LABORER-STUDENT CO-OP UNION

MEMORIAL OF THE MAY 18TH
DEMOCRATIC UPRISING

STUDENT COUNCIL MARCHING CEREMONY

Hello, fellow students.

I'm Han Jae-hyun from the College of Law,
class of 1991.

I share my heartfelt greetings
with the hope of laborer liberation

and our democratization.

THE 13TH MEMORIAL
OF THE MAY 18TH DEMOCRATIC UPRISING

Once again,
we are marching out to the streets

for a better tomorrow.

Some may say,
"Why are they doing that again

even though the world
has changed a lot already?"

However, my fellow students,

there are many people in this world
who still need us to raise our voices.

Back in the 80s in Gwangju,

people cried out for our democratization

and died at the hands of the military.

But we don’t know who ordered that
and the truth has never been exposed,

putting them down in history
as angry communist mobs.

There are families who get kicked out

from their house of 30 years
under the name of redevelopment.

There are fathers who will be fired today

as the companies prepare
for the turmoil of tomorrow.

In this capitalist society
where only one side benefits,

we aren't asking them to show
the minimal respect and consideration.

We're crying out
for the desperate matter of survival!

I found you, Han Jae-hyun.

TODAY'S BOOKSTORE

HYANG RECORD SHOP

Please take a look. Take a tissue.

Thank you.

Please take a look at this.

COLLEGE OF LAW

COLLEGE OF LAW CONFERENCE ROOM

Are you looking for someone?

What? The class of 1991
in the College of Law.

Which one?

There are a few of them in that class.

-Han…
-Jae-hyun?

Jae-hyun! Someone is looking for you.

She's really pretty, a total beauty queen.

Four years are more than enough
for the entire world to be remodeled.

The sentencing was a bit too harsh.

Why do you think so?

I mean, the stock price manipulation
and embezzlement

were all done by the chairman.

I'm sorry. Are you all right?

Is this what you call
"leaving me hanging"?

-Is it?
-I'm sorry.

Lady!

You can't pop out like that.

I'm sorry. The plastic bag ripped.

Can you hurry up and move?

I'm trying to, but…

-What? Why? What is it?
-My water. I needed to pick it up.

Lady!

I'm sorry about that weird lady.

What's that?

She made sure to grab that water bottle,
but dropped this behind.

That's a man's handkerchief.

No, she didn't seem like a type
who would care.

You know,

a type who just wears her husband's
underwear or socks.

-Jun-u.
-Yes, sir.

-Let's head to the office.
-Yes, sir.

What? You aren't going home?

I need to see the chairman first.

Layoffs are murder!

Revoke the layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

Mayflies are also called dayflies
because they live a day.

Then we're two-year humans.

We only live for two years.

We must be made permanent employees
after our two-year contract,

so our employers fire us every two years.

Even if we beg, cry, and put up a fight,

our employers will lay us off.

That's why we live for two years in fear

as two-year humans.

Revoke the unfair layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

Revoke the unfair layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

Revoke the unfair layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

Revoke the unfair layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

Revoke the unfair layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

Revoke the unfair layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

Revoke the unfair layoffs!

-Revoke! Revoke!
-Revoke! Revoke!

That was a fiery welcoming ceremony.

I would've laughed like a lunatic

even if they dumped wastewater
instead of egging me.

It's my first day back in the world.

Life in prison isn't easy.

-Great job.
-Don't mention it, sir.

Do you want to return to work right away?

I've been away for long,
so I do feel anxious.

Then go work at the supermarket.

Seo-gyeong is the CEO right now,
but I don't feel assured.

Four years will pass by in a flash.

If you hold out for just four years,

I'll let you become
the vice chairman of the group.

I want to get rid of those ladies

who are protesting down there.

You're the best at getting rid of people.

Some even called you Scissorhands.

Yes, sir.

Jae-hyun. Does a hound dog
ever get to keep the rabbit

after it successfully hunts it down?

A hound dog should eat
what a hound dog eats.

If it covets after the rabbit,

don't you think
its master will get furious?

Yes.

You don't have to get back to work
right away.

You should enjoy yourself a little.

Do you not know how to enjoy your life
because you worked all the time?

I don't know about it very well,
but I'll try.

I'm a pretty quick learner.

Let us live like rocks

Even when the rainstorm rages

No matter what tempts us

Let us live like unshaken rocks

Hey, Yeong-min.

Should I get you something delicious
this weekend?

Yeong-min, one second. I'll call you back.

-Thank you.
-Don't mention it, sir.

I'll fix this and bring it back.

Goodness, it's okay. I should do it.

It's for my son.

I have a son too.

So I want to do this for you.

These people are awful.

What do young people do for fun
these days?

Well, we play games and drink.

Guys go to play billiards
from time to time.

You said the world gets remodeled
once every four years,

so why is that the same?

You're right. Why don't you watch a movie?

There are a lot of good ones.

I don't like

watching movies.

MURDEROUS BUSINESS

EXPOSING HYUNGSUNG'S BRUTALITY

HYE-JEONG

Call security, then.

I might be an old woman
who isn't feminine at all,

but it's a bit unnerving
to let people know that I live alone.

How can a coward like you
live all by yourself?

It's all right.
I have nothing to do at night anyway.

I'll watch some TV,
then hit the hay early.

I can see everything with candle lights.

Sure. You're just like a lady
from the Joseon era.

Why don't you go out
and catch some fireflies?

I like how romantic it is.
It's like a movie theater.

Ji-soo, you used to be a movie rat
while everyone else was a club rat,

but you don't even go
anywhere near a theater now.

It's such a waste of money.

They're going to be on TV soon anyway.

I don't want to hear more
about your sad plight. Stop.

Just hold out for a few days.
I'll fix it for you.

Will you?

MARX

THE END OF THAT SUMMER BY LEE SEONG-BOK

FROM JI-SOO, TO JAE-HYUN AGAIN,
JANUARY 1994

CLASSIC CINEMA: LOVE LETTER

They're playing Love Letter?

MAY 1993

Is Love Letter available by any chance?

Come to Hendrix on the third floor
of Nakwon Arcade

by three o'clock tomorrow.

How can I find you, Dambbobbo?

I'll be wearing a white hoodie.

-Excuse me, are you…
-Excuse me.

Hey, are you here
to borrow Love Letter too?

Wait, you said you reserved it first.
You can't just leave.

It's okay. You can watch it.

But you wanted to watch it too.

How can I watch it alone?
I'd feel too bad.

-Then what?
-Let's watch it together.

Dambbobbo just said the picture will get
too blurry if he makes another copy,

and if it's watched too many times.

Forget it.

I won't tell anyone.

No one will believe me anyway.

Who would believe me if I said

our biggest student activist loves
Japanese romantic movies?

Don't you understand Korean? Forget it.

I wanted to watch Love Letter with you.

LOVE LETTER

What are you doing?

Oh, I'm exercising my fingers.
It's a habit of mine.

It's distracting.

Okay.

That's gross.

My nose always gets runny around you.

You saw me like this twice,

which means you saw my rock bottom,
so take responsibility…

It's over. Go.

Fine.

Don't you love all the music in the film?

I can play something like that too.

There's this song
I've been playing all the time.

Do you want to take a listen?

No.

What a loss.

I'm free fourth period every Wednesday,

so I practice alone in room 301
in the music building.

Whatever. Thanks for the movie.

When are we going to meet again?

-Who's meeting again?
-Us.

Why should we meet again?

Because I want to see you.

Just go.

Why don't we try dating?

I'm busy.

Exactly. Why do you protest and study?

Other people only do one of those.

Is that bad?

Then I want to do it with you.

Studying or activism?

Activism. I'm pretty active too.

I used to be a horseback rider as a kid.

I'm involved in the kind of activism
to eradicate bourgeoisie like you.

Your parents raised you gently,
teaching you to ride horses,

so I'm sure they'll be thrilled to know

you're lurking around activist groups.

They weren't that gentle.

Which bus are you taking?

-Number 12.
-It's here.

BUS 12: GAEPO-DONG TO YONSEI UNIVERSITY

I'm not going to give up, so you give up.

I'm going to date you
no matter what it takes!

Love Letter again?

You're watching a movie
as soon as you return?

I wasn't asking you to turn it off.

Anyway, welcome back.
It must've been tough.

You must've had a tough time
all alone too.

I'm sorry I couldn't be there
to pick you up.

Don't worry.
It's not like I won a gold medal.

And you must be busy as a CEO.

While we're on the topic,
I'm leaving for Hawaii tomorrow.

-Hawaii?
-Not on a vacation.

It's a business trip.

To Hawaii?

To see if our supermarket
has a chance there.

It's for market research.

All right. Have a safe trip.

It really isn't a vacation.

Yes, all right.

And I have a favor to ask you.

It's Jun-seo.

Please take care of him from now on.

That poor kid spent
the last four years without his dad.

No matter how good moms are,

I heard boys will always need their dad.

I'll do my best.

I'm going to be quite busy too.

I heard you aren't
returning to work right away.

I'm going to enjoy my life

as much as I can.

He threw you in prison
for the last four years,

and now he's giving you the middle finger.

He initially said
that he'd make you the vice chairman.

The vice president of the supermarket?

No, I'm grateful
that he did exactly as I expected.

I guess it was Hyungsung Supermarket

that was waiting
at the end of the succession.

It's at the highest level
of the pyramid of this group.

Did you get the job done?

I delivered the documents
to inspection agencies of the press.

I did as you told me,

but how are we going to fight?

We have no shares or any other ammunition.

It's like Pandora's box
or the Trojan horse.

Could you make it a bit easier?

Once Pandora's box opens

or their enemies march out
of the Trojan horse,

do you think they'll just sit around?

We will mess with our enemies
and lure them into making their next move.

That will be our battle plan.

Is that easier to understand?

Yes, sir.

Anyway, there's this photo I took

of your wife.

-A photo?
-Yes, sir.

Mr. Han.

I'm sorry.

-Where were we--
-Are you all right?

One second.

Hey, son. What did you have for dinner?

Rice.

What else? Frog meat?

Mom, I have to do my homework.

All right.
It won't kill you to act cute for once.

Hang up, then.

My hands slipped.

Sorry, First Place Beggar.

I need to get my lunch again.

We're all mothers
of international middle school students,

so let's keep supporting our kids,

and work together
to fix the troubles at school.

All right. Don't worry about it.

There won't be any trouble at school.

Our children are all from rich families.

Poor kids always end up getting involved
in school violence cases.

-You're right.
-That's right.

Anyway, I heard Yeong-min
got first place again

for this semester's finals.

He hasn't taken a step down
even once since he got into the school.

Ji-soo, I heard you majored in piano.

What does his dad do?

Actually…

He's a lawyer in Gangnam.

I knew it.

When it comes to studying,
it's all hereditary.

-You're right.
-Right?

Rich people can be pretty petty.

You brought some cookies
to celebrate your son coming in first?

It must be tough for you too, Ji-soo.

You became the parent representative
because he's the top of his class.

I don't think
she's a talkative type like we are.

We're not that talkative.

I'm not talkative. Don't say that.

Hwa-jin died.

Our comrades are long gone

And only the flag flutters

Let us not be shaken

Until we see a new day

Time may go by

But the mountains and rivers remember

We wake up and shout out

Our passionate cries

It's been a while.

Looking great, Jae-hyun.

Is it because you married
into a rich family?

You look great
although you were in prison.

I feel bad for the deceased.

Everyone else seems to be doing well.

Hey, Gyeong-ho.

-I know how you feel, but--
-You weren't going to stick with us.

Why did you get her involved?

If it hadn't been for you, she would've
studied with four years of scholarship

and become a lawyer,
a prosecutor, or even a judge.

That fool

suffered for life in the labor movement
all alone.

At the least, you could've asked her why.

Think how she must've felt
when she went to see her crush

after 20 years to borrow money.

You couldn't have done that if you've
thought about her for at least a minute.

So are you saying Hwa-jin died

because of me?

Yes, you asshole.

I read your interview in a magazine.

I was so proud of you.

Is that why you came to see me?

Well…

No, not exactly.

Then?

Could you lend me some money, Jae-hyun?

Both Gyeong-ho and I
can't take out any loans

because we have bad credit.

And we can't take out
any private loans either.

Could you really take my money?

It looked like it was your group
who reported our company and me

to the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

All of the money I have

is practically the company's.

Right.

I came to ask the wrong person.

Sorry. I've been a bit bitter lately.

How much do you need?

Forget it. I don't need it.

You're right.

I can't take your dirty money.

WUJEONG FUNERAL HALL

FUNERAL HALL

VINYL MUSIC CAFE

Ji-soo.

She had cancer.

She couldn't get surgery in time

because they had no money.

Didn't they

have a child?

They do. An eight-year-old son.

She…

must have been in a lot of pain.

It must've been unfathomably painful.

For the first time, I regret…

turning my back on everyone and leaving.

If I hadn't done that,

I would've spent
a little more time with her.

You had no choice back then.

"One, two, three."

You get at least three seconds
when you take a picture.

This kind of farewell is very cruel.

There's no preview or foreshadowing.

It just happens.

Was this how others felt…

when I left?

How is that the same as this?

Stop blaming yourself.

I'm sure Hwa-jin is in a good place.

She has done a lot of good work.

At our age,

we never hear about any weddings.

It's always funerals. Darn it.

So make sure
you get checked up regularly too.

It's the only report card we'll get
for the rest of our lives.

It shows how you've lived your life.

And you can see where you'll go next.

I'm not afraid of a report card like that.

Then what are you afraid of?

I'm afraid that it will be at her funeral

when I miraculously reunite with her.

Wait, are you talking about Yun Ji-soo?

Hey, she's not that old.
Why would she die already?

Hwa-jin wasn't that old either.

And I couldn't find her
no matter how much I looked.

Are you a member of the NIS? Or the CIA?

How can you find everyone?
I'm sure she's hiding somewhere.

Is that so?

Hey, and Ji-soo isn't someone
who's that easy to take down.

Everyone thinks she's pure and innocent
because of her looks,

but Ji-soo was

like a warrior back in her college days.

You know, like Black Widow.
The one who goes around in tights.

Gosh, she's scary.

You're the best, my engineer friend.

They don't teach this
at the College of Engineering.

Will you keep exploiting
a high-quality talent like me?

I'll make you something tasty.

How long will you keep protesting
when you don't even get paid?

You're so consistent
in your hatred for protests.

I'm a pacifist.

I don't think I can do it for long.

Hey, that's something I'm glad to hear.

But why?

My dad's caretaker is asking for a raise.

But you said no one else can handle him.

It's good that she does her job well, but…

Maybe that's why she wants a raise.

-Hye-jeong.
-Yes?

I feel nauseous.

One day, I'm out on the street
drinking bottled water with laborers.

And on other days, I sit with moms
who buy jackets that cost

as much as what those laborers
earn in a month,

eating brunch at a hotel
and chatting happily.

It turns my stomach.

That's why you need to choose a side.

That way, you won't feel sick.

I feel bad for the ladies
who are out on the streets,

but when I think of Yeong-min,

I can't frown at those moms either.

I even play the piano part-time
with a mask on.

Whoever has said
that you won't be shaken after 40

deserves to be beaten.

We get shaken around
like an inflatable tube man.

What a load of crap.

I used to think

I'd be sitting elegantly
in a massage chair

looking at travel brochures,

or I'd be sitting on a heavenly beach

getting facials
with a load of cucumber slices

while getting tanned by this age.

But reality…

I go to heaven very often.

Part-time Heaven and Gimbap Heaven.

GIMBAP HEAVEN

I heard you can't come anymore.

No. I'm sorry.

Your son goes to an international school?

Goodness, that must cost a fortune.

Don't you think it's too much
for your circumstance?

-You didn't know?
-What?

He won multiple international olympiads,

so the school scouted him
with a three-year scholarship.

-They paid the tuition in full.
-Goodness, really?

Then you should go look after him.

Stop sitting here like this.

-My gosh.
-I felt too bad.

But I'll keep coming this week.

-You don't have to come.
-Just go.

There are enough people here.

That crazy jerk.

The police. Call the police.

No, the ambulance. Call an ambulance!

I'm dying right here! Now!

YEONG-MIN'S TEACHER

JANG SEO-GYEONG

-Yes?
-What are you doing?

I told you to look after Jun-seo.

What are you talking about?

He was hurt!

What?

Yeong-min threw a chair
at one of his classmates.

But he won't tell me why.

Dad!

Why are you here, Dad? Where's Mom?

What about Grandpa?

Is that all you can say after four years?

Oh, right. I forgot.

Welcome back.

You only grew bigger, Jun-seo.

What happened? Where did you get hurt?

Did you get hurt anywhere else?

-No.
-Then tell me.

What happened?

There's this poor kid.

He suddenly went insane

and threw a chair at me.

All of a sudden? For no reason?

No. I didn't do anything.

So you two didn't fight?

Anyway, should I go to a hospital?

Jun-seo.

I'm in pain. Really.

Jun-seo?

I know something like this happened
back when you were in sixth grade.

Are you sure
you didn't do anything like back then?

No! That idiot is insane.

He's an annoying nerd!

HWABON STATION

Thus, the responsibility
for the failure of this marriage

is obviously Lee Se-hun's.

But the complainant, Yun Ji-soo,

turns down any monetary compensation

including the alimony
and child-rearing expenses,

and only demands
the custody of Lee Yeong-min.

This is the decision of the court.

Final ruling.

The custody of Lee Yeong-min

will go to the complainant, Yun Ji-soo.

The defendant is responsible
for alimony and child-rearing expenses,

but he is exempted
per the complainant's request.

Is your father about to pass away?

Why did you make such a decision
if it wasn't for his insurance money?

I do not plan on bringing Yeong-min up
with your money or your mother's.

I understand why,
but do you think that's possible?

If anything happens to him,

I'm filing for custody right away.

I won't give up on you either!

As long as Yeong-min is with you,
you can't get away from me.

I really don't know what to say.
I am very sorry.

Something like this has never happened.

Please let the student leave.

The adults need to talk.

Yes, I'll do that.

Yes, sir. Yeong-min, let's go.

He doesn't look like a violent type.

Hello, Ms. Yun.

I'm sorry.

I truly apologize.

If you show him mercy just this once,
I won't let this happen ever again.

Nothing I say will help you forgive him,

but he's still a young kid.

Ms. Yun.

We can't make a decision that easily.

The victim's father is here, so…

My goodness. He must be furious.

I'm sorry. Should I go talk to him?

Wait here.

I won't hold a school violence committee.

Goodness, I thought you left in a hurry
because you were furious.

I didn't think she had to apologize
that badly, so I left.

But this is obviously
a school violence case,

so for our discipline…

I went to see Jun-seo first before I came.

It's nothing to worry about,
so please close the case.

Yeong-min, tell me.

You wouldn't do this for no reason.

You're a kid who opens up a window
to let a fly live.

Tell me. Was there a problem?

Am I going to get expelled?

No.

They won't make a case out of this.

Nothing will happen.

So, Yeong-min.
You have to tell me what happened.

Mom, I have to go do my homework.

Yes, I'll arrive around midnight
if I leave now.

Then drive safely, sir.

No, never mind. I can't go back.
It's snowing too much.

I'll leave my car here.
You can pick it up later. Okay.

HWABON, THE LAST TRAIN
21:30

That looks like mine.

I found you,

Yun Ji-soo.

This place is pretty snowy.

It seems we won't be
able to leave tonight.

Don't worry
about what happened at the school.

Boys bicker and fight

all the time.

I found you,

Yun Ji-soo.

I blame the snow.

It was because of the heavy snow.

I wish it would snow more
so we'd be stuck here.

I'm reminded of him
with every breath that I take.

That's why I could live.

What are you doing?

I'm going by the book.
I'm not punishing him.

We just have different ways
of protecting our love.

Subtitle translation by: Eun-sook Yoon