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JULY 1992 PUSAN

I can't believe

I once jumped with excitement when you were born.

You don't deserve to be called a human!

You're not a human, jerk!

You're not a human being either, jerk!

What? Did you just call me a jerk?

What's wrong with calling someone a jerk when he calls my kid a jerk?

Goodness. Come here.

Go ahead! Go ahead and hit me!

I would just get punched and stay in a hospital.

Then I'm going to tell everyone in this town.

You'll find your face on the front page of tomorrow's newspaper saying

that the Pusan Seagulls' coach hit his wife. That'll teach you a lesson.

THREE DAYS AGO SEOUL STATION

Go this way and take off at Dongjak Station

and ask the cab driver to take you

where Heukseok-dong Myeongsudae Hyundai Apartment is.

But, what if I miss a chance to see him this time again?

Hee-jun shows up sometimes though.

Tony never shows his face to us.

If I can't see Tony this time, I won't go back home.

It took me three hours to do my hair.

Doing my hair for three hours every morning is killing me.

Tony likes this hairstyle.

One girl did her hair like Hee-jun.

-Hee-jun's hair is old-fashioned. -Right.

-I did it for her. -Do it for me too.

-You should get your hair cut. -You should.

Look, there's Pocari!

POCARI IS THE NICKNAME FOR TONY AN'S PERSONAL CAR IN 1992.

-Tony! -Goodness!

-I hit the jackpot today. -Tony!

I got to see him driving today. But what's going on today?

-He's home early. -Tony. It's me, Hee-jung.

Tony. Ji-sun is here too.

Did you have a good trip to America?

Yes, I did, but you know what?

I'm not going to leave my place for a while. You should all go home.

-No way. -Tony.

-No. -Goodness.

What's going on? Did he say something?

What? He didn't say anything.

I'm sure he said something.

IN FRONT OF TONY'S HOUSE

IN THE ALLEY OF TONY'S HOUSE

AT A CONVENIENT STORE NEAR TONY'S HOUSE

I can't just give up and go home now.

TONY'S FRONT DOOR

Where are you going?

Come here. My goodness.

Hold on. I came all the way from Pusan.

I came all the way from America.

Isn't this too much? You can't do this.

Si-won Sung.

You scared him.

You made him uncomfortable.

How dare you think of coming here?

Goodness. He must be so tired.

He must be exhausted.

I must have been a huge nuisance to him.

I'm a crazy bitch. You crazy bitch.

How am I going to see him now?

Hey, Pusan!

Yes?

This is your last chance, okay? Don't come here anymore.

Here.

Do you have enough money for transportation?

Tony.

I love you.

Love?

Don't cry.

Why the hell are you crying?.

Love your own dad

as much as you love that monkey bastard!

But you still can't do that to her hair.

Look. She still has to go to school.

How can someone who knows that she has to go to school,

do such a thing to her hair?

I'm the one who's raising her to become a human being.

Where do you think you were going?

You're not a human.

Does she look like a human?

It's an ostrich. I see an ostrich head!

Well, I could've shaved her head but i left some for her.

I could pull out all of her hair.

Goodness.

Ulala Session's having a concert...

SEOUL 2012 PUSAN KWANGAN HIGH SCHOOL 38TH REUNION

There are only A seats left.

Should I reserve these seats?

If you had told me earlier,

I could reserve the tickets as fast as I could.

Who knew if we could do that with our phones?

What a technology.

When we were young, we had to wait in line all night long.

I know. I stayed up many nights in front of Jaeil Bank in Nampo-dong.

Right. Being someone's fan is an easy job to do these days.

It's Yoon-jae Yoon's favorite song.

EPISODE 3

You've received one music gift.

JULY 1997 PUSAN

To hear the music, press one. To delete...

Number 1004?

Who's this?

Si-won Sung. Hurry up.

Hey, honey.

Are we out of the kimchi that my mom sent from Gokseong?

I've asked her to send some more. Eat this for today.

Come on.

You know that I need that kimchi for my appetite.

Let's take it easy for today.

Can't you be patient?

Is that really that difficult to give a call to my mom and ask how she's doing?

If you called her more often, she would've sent us

her lovely kimchi before we even asked for it.

Giving a call to your mother in law who lives by herself won't break your finger.

Am I wrong?

She sends kimchi for us if we want some.

She sends us anything we want. Peaches, watermelons,

She even sends some Spring brackens and harvested rice.

She sends barley too.

-Last year, she sent us some beef... -Enough. I said it's enough.

If I had such a good mother-in-law, I would carry her

on my back and take care of her.

I send her monthly allowance.

What? Why are you talking about money?

Seriously, there's no one as nice as my mom in the world.

I've never seen her mention anything about how terrible you are with house chores.

She made this kimchi for us.

Every time I see her kimchi, it makes me tear up.

Put that spoon down then!

Why?

Move to your mom's house.

You can live with her and eat her food.

Why don't you go and ask her to give you some breast milk too?

Oh yeah, I've already asked for that too!

What do you mean your mom ? Watch your mouth.

What's wrong with that? Did I say something wrong?

Of course it's your mom . Is she my mom then?

What? Come back and sit here!

You're being very rude right now. Show some respect!

Mom!

Mom, is there anything...

-Nice. -Mom!

Give me some soup at least.

Mom!

-Did you cause trouble again? -No, I didn't.

Who else could make them fight?

Don't get on my nerves this early in the morning.

I would do the same thing if I were him. How can you go to Seoul alone?

He saved your ass. If I were him, I would shave your head.

What was she thinking?

I know. I'm aware of what I've done.

I feel bad because my parents fought earlier this morning. You're not helping.

You're shit.

-Yoon-jae. -Hello.

You look like Audrey Hepburn.

Why do you look so depressed? Did something happen?

My parents argue every day lately.

They had another big argument this morning too.

He made my hair look like shit.

-He made me feel like shit today too. -Really?

I'm thinking about going to court on July 17th.

To court? Why?

I've reached the point where I believe

that people from Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do

should be banned by law from marrying one another.

It really gives their kids a hard time.

It must be hard for you.

There must be a reason for their conflict. Don't you think so?

He makes me feel worse.

You didn't eat breakfast, did you? Let's go to the cafeteria. I'm buying.

What a nice guy.

He's not.

Did you poop? Let me clean up for you, sweetie.

Your Tamagotchi is fancy. It doesn't poop much.

It doesn't poop much,

but it won't sleep at night. It died three times already.

I had to start all over again this morning.

How old are you?

This is about humanism that a cold-hearted man like you would never understand.

Do you hear me?

Hey, look at me.

-Are things still bad with Yu-jung? -Yes.

Yu-jung seems like she really wants to make up with you.

-Why? Did she say something? -No, she didn't.

Forget it. What pisses me off

is not because she became a fan of Sechs Kies.

She didn't tell me about it, That's what really pisses me off.

She could've kept messing with me if I didn't find it out.

I just don't want to deal with a bitch like her.

I shaved my hair for my friend's sake.

Excuse me.

Are you shooting a commercial here?

Goodness.

This is a lot of writing. It's too much.

They can just talk instead. Why does he write everything here?

Who's on eraser duty this week?

Sung-jae!

Sung-jae!

Sung-jae!

Hey, buddy.

Have you ever heard of someone while on duty passing out

because of having too much to do?

Be quiet.

We have a new classmate today. He's from Seoul.

Don't make fun of his Seoul accent. Get along with him, okay?

Yes, sir.

Can you Introduce yourself to the class?

Hello.

"Hello."

I'm from Seoul.

I played basketball and baseball for Kangnam High School.

I raise tamagotchi in Pusan.

My name is Hak-chan Do.

My dad is a military officer.

That's why I moved to Pusan.

I'm not used to this place yet, but I hope we could get along.

Because I'm not used to your accent,

I'm not sure if we could get along.

Who's on duty this week? Who is it?

Yes, sir.

Why don't you take him around school so he knows where things are.

-Yes, sir. -Take a seat behind Sung-jae.

Pay attention to your classes today.

I'm the student on duty this week. I'll help you tour the school later.

What?

Hello. This is Hee-jun of H.O.T.

Our second album that we've worked so hard for you will be released be tomorrow.

Be well until then. We'll meet you on TV soon. I promise!

Promise me!

I love you, Hee-jun.

Goodness.

You're crying.

What was it? What did he say?

-Hee-jun... -Yes?

-left a message. -Really? When is their first showcase?

They'll appear on Recharge 100% Show .

-Hooray! -Yes!

I should buy their album and memorize the lyrics first.

"Wolf And Sheep"? The title is awesome!

That's right.

I know, right?

Hold on. By the way,

did you guys make up with each other?

-Yes. -Yes.

Si-won. Did you do this?

Do what?

I see number 1004 here. Is it you?

I'm not crazy. Let's go. It's the dean's class.

Hello. Hi.

Science lab is over there. This is the band room.

If you go down this way, you will find the girls' classroom.

If you go there to flirt with girls, the dean might kill you.

Look. That's the teachers' office.

Hold this. Let me go and grab the attendance sheet.

Don't move and stay still. It's not like in Seoul.

The structure of schools here are more complicated.

TEACHERS' OFFICE

Hey, what have you done to provoke him?

-Who? -That's the dean.

He scolded me for spilling milk here.

Scolded you for spilling milk?

Shit!

-I'm so sorry. -Don't worry. Let's go.

Show me the way to the cafeteria.

Goodness. He's dope.

Wait for me.

In front of the Mini Mall in Nampo-dong tomorrow.

Message me at five tomorrow morning.

It'll be a chaos if I can't get up tomorrow.

Okay, I will.

But the air in your house isn't good. Can you leave the house in the morning?

Should I go there for you?

No. That'll be a dereliction of duty as a fan.

I have to receive it with my own hands.

Whatever. My hair got shaved. I'm not afraid of anything.

-Just don't forget to beep me, Jun-hee. -Okay.

-You can reserve it in advance. -I did.

Then what is it about tomorrow?

I just want to have it early.

There'll be no albums left if you're late? Is it first come first serve?

No. You just go there and take it.

Then you can have it tomorrow afternoon.

I just want it as soon as possible.

You booked it.

Whatever. I don't want to talk to you.

I can't understand you. You've already paid for the reservation.

Why would you wait in line from early in the morning?

For me, it's you whom I can't ever understand.

I said I just feel like having it.

Do things always have to fit into logic just like Cinderella's shoes?

Get your own.

You can have mine, Yoon-jae.

You have trouble getting up in the morning.

Well, be a good daughter to your parents. Then your parent's won't fight anymore.

Leave some dumplings for me!

Please. No.

You're obsessed with hygiene.

Yoon-jae.

Are you nervous?

Your time has come to an end.

The one who is threatening Yoon-jae Yoon's crown at Kwangan High School

has finally appeared.

You're done now.

We have a newbie from Seoul.

He's a real nice guy.

-Awesome. -Really?

He's very gentleman-like looking.

His dad is a general!

Do you have any idea how much a general gets paid annually?

The average annual income of major companies is 58 million won.

If it's before income tax, 30% of income tax and 3% of residence tax...

Stop talking about random things.

He looked quite weak though.

What matters is his personality, not his look.

Who badmouthed the people from Seoul? Was it you? Or you?

No.

He's a real man.

From head to toe, he's a real man.

Look. Come here.

There was an outcast in his class back in Seoul.

I guess the bully in his school bullied that outcast a lot.

The bully's dad was a cabinet minister. So no one could stop him.

During a math class one day, this bully teased the outcast as usual,

so Hak-chan took his US Army mechanical pencil

and stabbed him in the head.

While everyone was hiding and drinking soju on a field trip,

He drank Captain Q with his homeroom teacher.

One time, his teacher almost got fired since he joined the teachers' union,

but Hak-chan reported the corruption scandal of his school principal.

That's how they called it even.

Do you think there's more about him or not?

-What? There's more? -What? There's more?

Let me tell you more about him.

You know Spark , right?

What is it?

It's a magazine, dude.

Spark !

From the first issue to the current issue,

he has everything.

Hot Wind too.

He has every issue of that magazine too.

He collects all the mangas. On top of that, he collects erotic novels.

Manga? What's manga?

It's Japanese comic, idiot.

How can you not know all these?

-His dad is a general. -What about it?

It means he's rich.

He gets to watch manga regularly.

It's a daily thing for him.

He actually travels to Japan himself to get those videos.

Do you get it? He flies to Japan on a regular basis

and buys tons of them there.

He has more than 1,500 copies of manga tapes now.

He even added Korean subtitles to them himself.

He has every variety of genres.

You know what genres are, right?

Uniform school girls, western hotties, no mosaic and...

animals?

Animals?

Well...

-Where is he now? I mean our boss. -What?

Come on.

Can't you see I'm watching it?

Come on!

It won't be the end of the world if you skip daily news.

How can you be

so ignorant and foolish?

You should watch the news so you know what's going on in the world.

Does watching the news make the world any better though?

We watch the news to make the world better.

Besides, this year is particularly important.

We're going to decide our next leader for this nation.

It's the year that we have something important ahead of us. What do you think?

Oh god, someone's lecturing again.

You're going to vote for Dae-jung Kim no matter what.

Dae-jung Kim?

You're calling his name without a title as if he's your friend.

What the hell?

This country is a mess because of people like you.

Why is it my fault?

Then is it my fault? You don't know shit.

People like you vote for whoever is from your hometown

and just cast your vote following others. You vote for him because there's a reward.

That's what made this country a mess.

Then, why someone so smart like you put his team at the bottom of the ranking?

There's no need to talk about baseball now!

Go back to your room!

Most married couples usually fight so don't get too stressed out.

No. They never fought like this before.

It's even worse when he comes back home after winning his game.

They fight behind the locked doors to keep me from hearing them. It scares me.

What if they're getting divorced?

Have you mediated them?

They never listen to me.

I asked Yoon-jae for help,

but he doesn't care. He said we shouldn't get into grown-ups business.

I want to beat him up whenever he talks like that.

That's his charm. He's reasonable and calm.

That's bullshit.

Why isn't that man coming yet by the way? I can't be late for the morning assembly.

There he is.

H.O.T. SECOND ALBUM RELEASED

-Thank you! -Thank you!

Next.

-Your reservation number? -It's number three.

-Your birthdate? -It's January 30, 1981.

It's 810130.

May I get one more poster, sir?

Does it seem possible?

No.

Then please play their music all day instead.

Okay. People are waiting in line.

It's your turn.

Here you go.

Your number is 35, Jun-hee Kang. What's your birthdate?

Help yourself, Yoon-jae.

Aim for the top in the country, not just in Pusan this time.

Goodness.

I knew something was cursing me.

It was this seaweed, wasn't it?

No wonder my best batter hit the ball

straight toward the outfielders.

No wonder my best runners tripped over nothing.

Yoon-jae. Call Haitai

and tell them to have a champagne ready because they're going to win again today.

Make sure you tell them.

Why are you making a fuss so early in the morning?

Don't you think so?

Every time I've got a big game,

you cook seaweed soup. Why don't you just cook it without seaweed if you want.

Are you a spy from Haitai?

What? What are you doing?

She threw it away.

Don't worry, Yoon-jae. Help yourself.

I already had enough.

Eat some more.

Eat.

Go away, you beasts

I like "We Are The Future" more.

You have good ears.

You know how to listen.

I asked Yoon-jae to buy ten more albums.

That's a trivial thing to ask.

He said he had something to buy too.

Yoon-jae only listens to K2.

Yes. He's got old man's taste.

We are nothing alike.

Why? He's always generous to you.

Generous? It's me who's being generous.

Do you have any idea how picky he is?

-Do you know that he doesn't eat wet meat? -Really?

He eats grilled pork, but he doesn't eat boiled pork.

Bean sprouts and radish are okay, but no water parsley, bracken and bellflower.

He's really stubborn too.

He has to wear briefs.

I strongly suggested him wearing boxers for ventilation, but he wears briefs.

He's way too sensitive too. I think it was when he was nine,

he smelled the leak of burning coal in the neighborhood.

He was the first one who sensed it.

How can a nine-year-old boy tell between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide?

It's a mystery.

There's nothing you don't know about Yoon-jae.

He's been with me ever since he was born.

There's not a single day that I didn't see him.

It's June 28th, 2000. We're here

No more. No more.

Wake up. Yoon-jae is here.

When will you grow up?

Don't get on my nerves. I'm busy.

Let's talk.

Talk.

Is it really not you?

What are you talking about?

Number 1004.

What about it?

Wasn't it you who sent me a music gift with the number 1004?

Are you crazy? Why would I send you a music gift?

You...

Are you sure?

Are you showing off?

There are so many bitches here who are in love with you.

Stop swearing.

It's not a swear word.

What the hell?

Get out of here.

Goodness.

He could've touched me too.

I wish he'd touch my whole body like this.

Is Si-won dating him?

They're always together.

Hey, Si-won. Don't flirt with Yoon-jae.

What the hell? I saw you flirting with him, smiling like this.

We're like bum buddies.

Goodness, watch your language. Did you hear her?

What does that mean? Do you know?

Look!

How do I look? I look like Seung-yeon Lee, right?

You do look like Seung-yeon Lee.

Keep that hairstyle.

Really?

With your short hair,

you look like the model, Nam-joo Kim.

But I want to grow my hair

and do Hee-sun Kim's hair like in Propose .

Of course. You've got a really fine face.

Both of you are ugly.

Hello, there.

My friends. Were you having ramen?

Join us.

Who's that?

He's the newbie in our class.

Your rival?

Knock it off.

I told you about him. He's a new student, Hak-chan.

Hurry up, Hak-chan.

Come here. Good.

Sit over there.

Sit closer.

I'm Yu-jung Mo. This is Si-won Sung.

What's your name?

Hak-chan Do.

What? Ram-cham Bo?

No.

It's Hak-chan Do.

What's wrong with him?

Make yourself comfortable.

I'm comfortable.

He's usually not like that.

Are you shy?

I'm not.

You've got really long eyelashes.

-Are they fake lashes? -No.

-Let me see. -They're not.

Hey. I'm Si-won Sung.

Nice to meet you.

What's wrong with you? Here's her hand.

No, it's here.

A gentleman-like look and fierce charisma.

Excellent athletic skills and leadership.

God has gifted everything to Hak-chan.

But to be fair, God forgot one thing.

Hak-chan learned about women through porn.

In front of real women, he becomes dumb

and turn into an idiot.

It's professional baseball news. At the Sajik Stadium tonight,

The Pusan Seagulls have started its engine to escape the bottom of the league.

During the match against the Raiders in Sajik, the Pusan Seagulls...

That's his rare victory.

I think dad's here.

Goodness.

Why is he honking like crazy at this time?

There they go again.

-Dad won the game today. -Congratulations.

But mom went downstairs to argue with him again.

-Why? -I don't know.

As soon as she heard him beeping, she went downstairs prepared to fight.

She could go easy on him since he won the game.

It's worse when he wins.

Hold on. I think I'd better go and check.

Okay, I'll be waiting.

Jun-hee: Okay, I'll be waiting.

Mom, I'm hungry. Let's boil some sweet potatoes.

Your interview was great today, Dad.

Your ignorance didn't show in the interview.

Your interview was better than Hae-young Ma.

If you keep up the pace, you won't be at the bottom of the league anymore.

Besides,

since Mom cooked seaweed soup this morning, which you don't like

she seemed to feel guilty about it too.

Why did you open the door so abruptly?

Go back inside.

Go back to your room.

Move.

I told you that we should do it in our room.

Come on. It was urgent.

Well, we got caught anyway.

Let's do this till the end.

-Change your position. -What?

-Do it. -Goodness.

We can't do this.

We got caught anyway.

Is it serious again?

Should I go to your place?

Do we have to call the cops?

Jun-hee: Do we have to call the cops?

Si-won: I'll see you tomorrow.

Jun-hee: Is it serious? Did he hit your mom?

Si-won: No.

Jun-hee: Should I go there now? I'm getting changed now.

Si-won: I said I'll see you tomorrow.

Jun-hee:: Tell me. is it a secret?

Si-won: Yes, It's a secret I'll never tell anyone.

Jun-hee: I'll share my secret too. Tell me.

Si-won: Your secret is nothing compared to mine.

Someone's secret

is a fact that I didn't know and missed to figure out.

Si-won: I just saw my parents having sex.

Jun-hee: ...

Si-won: See? Your secret is nothing.

When the facts that I already knew turned out to not be real...

Jun-hee: In fact, I...

secrets become more powerful.

Tell me your secret. In fact, I...

I like...

Among the facts

that I believed that were real,

how many of them are true?

Do you want to watch Cinderella ?

Watch whatever you want to watch.

Look. Your dad is here.

Si-won.

I bought your favorite ice cream here.

It's Fanfare.

-I have yours too. -Okay.

-Goodness. He bought so many! -It's Fanfare.

I bought three.

Si-won, should we watch Cinderella while eating Fanfare?

Today's episode

is about Shin-hae Hwang's lie getting caught by her friend.

Really? I did hear the drama is really popular lately.

That Snow White , Cinderella , or something.

It is. Seung-yeon Lee's hairstyle in that show is popular too.

I'm going to bed.

Who's this?

Then please play their music all day instead.

EARLY THIS MORNING, 15 HOURS AGO

It's your turn.

Here you are.

Your number is 35, Jun-hee Kang. What's your birthdate?

It's October 4th, which is 1004.

It's 1004?

-The number represents an angel in Korean. -Yes.

Our minds are filled with thousands of layers.

-Thank you. - We can't measure the depth of our mind.

We can't figure how it will end up.

Come here. My goodness.

Sometimes we have nasty fights

But we move on as if nothing happened.

I played basketball and baseball for Kangnam high school.

A lonely guy

can be a helpless douchebag in front of women.

Si-won: See? Your secret is nothing

Yes. The truths are unpleasant.

Jun-hee: I like Yoon-jae

But if we don't embrace these unpleasant truths,

we might misunderstand the truths and live with the lies.

We should embrace the truths that make us comfortable.

What you see is not everything.

Let's find Hak-chan's similar figure.

SEOUL, 2012 PUSAN KWANGAN HIGH SCHOOL 38TH REUNION

-Look. What's this result? -Let me see.

MATCHING 100% JI-WON EUN

Wow. It's true. Does he look like him?

I'm not sure.

Who's that?

I don't look like him. Bullshit.

-In my opinion, you look exactly like him. -No.

Stop it. Hak-chan doesn't like to hear that he looks like Ji-won Eun.

He's too old to be called a kid.

What's wrong with looking like him? Yoon-jae even looks like a dog.

Let me listen to the music.

Sit close to each other.

Let's take a picture to celebrate superstar Ji-won Eun's accompanying us.

Will this dog be in the picture too?

Come here.

-It's all packed now. -Move closer.

Good. Three...

All right, three, two, one.

WITH SUPERSTAR JI-WON EUN

Subtitle translation by Ji-soo Hyun