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I Need Romance 3

1. The Girl Who Resembles Shing Shing

The day I was born was the day the first snow of that year fell.

The 7-year-old Shing Shing, while making her own footprints

in the snow that no one had stepped on, came to meet me.

I heard everything from Shing Shing.

When I was a newborn, she said I looked like a sweet potato.

Indeed, I couldn't believe it.

How is he going to live if he's this ugly?

I grew up in Shing Shing's house.

When I was one, she said that I looked like a cooked sweet potato.

That I got uglier.

That's why Shing Shing said that she often covered my face.

Every time I hear the old saying, "Habits of a one year old will last until they are 80 years old,"

it doesn't seem like a story far away.

I've returned to Korea after 17 years. The Shing Shing in my memory is smart,

innocent,

and kind.

I wonder how Shing Shing is now.

What in the world? In the alley way?

For an hour?!

Stop laughing. It's nothing exciting.

You.. tell me the truth. Only a kiss?

At first, we said we would only kiss and then go. But then, that man kept trying to go further.

I tried to stop it to the best of my ability, too.

We had no choice. We had to move to the other alley.

Your boyfriend really tries his best in everything.

With that sort of dedication, he'd pass the civil service exam.

I was worried about his exam the next day, but what could I do? My body was getting hotter,

and I couldn't stop.

Why didn't you guys just go to a motel?

That's what I'm saying.

We don't have money. If we went to a motel every time we wanted to, then half of our salary would pay for the motel fee.

We promised that we would only go to the motel once a month.

So that it would be well planned out and safe.

What on earth. We were like that for an hour.

Let's take from our team's dinner money and fund her motel fee.

I'm in! I'll consider it as taking care of our employee's welfare.

I will be careful to use it well.

Be sure that I get a summary report.

Include the receipt as well.

Ah... What are you guys talking about that is so fun?

You're going to do what with the team's company dinner money?

Donate it.

That's great. I agree no matter what.

Yeah, Mom.

Sweet potato? He's in Korea? How old is he now?

What does he do? Music? Ay, he grew up a total delinquent.

Why are you just now coming? How could you make me wait at the airport for 40 minutes?

You'll be staying at a hotel in downtown. I'm in the middle of looking for a house rental, so just for the time being-

Give me the car keys.

Why?

Do your best not to call me, because I'm not going to answer even if you call.

Send my schedule via text, and even if I'm not there at night, don't rush me. If you bother me, I'll change my number.

Unless you really need me, just let me be. I work better that way.

But Allen! In the afternoon, you have a photoshoot, and-

I'll find my own way there.

Did you gather all our materials?

I'm doing it right now.

My mom said that when she traveled to the U.S., she inconvenienced that household a little bit,

so that this time, I should let their son stay at my house. For a year.

You must be in a uncomfortable situation because of Lee Jung Ho.

Oh, that's right! Good point.

Okay. Mom, give me Sweet Potato's number. I'll meet him.

I said I would take care of it.

I don't know why I didn't think of that.

Okay.

Ah ha!

This is not the Han River, is it?

Ya ho!

Ya ho!

Do you only do this on the mountain top?

Anyway,

it's nice to meet you, South Korea!

I promised Shing Shing that I would return.

And I have returned. To Shing Shing's country.

Call me.

It's me, Shing Shing.

Where are you?

Why are you speaking informally, out of the blue?

I spoke to you informally since the day that you were born.

But even so, aren't we strangers now? Do you remember my face?

I don't remember it. Except for the fact that it was ugly.

I'm sure you grew up. So, where are you?

I'm where we saw the seagulls together.

Do you remember that we went to see a giraffe on a snowy day?

What's this?

Hey! I'm busy right now. I'll get to the point.

I haven't decided whether or not I will take you in.

My mom says that "my house is your house,"

but I don't like it.

Why don't you like it?

I have a boyfriend. That guy

sometimes comes and sleeps in my room.

Do you think that that man and I only hold hands and sleep?

What if there are two rooms? Must I make a baby like you...

listen to my nightly activities every night?

I tend to be loud and vocal. In real life, it's much more intense than this.

I'm sure you don't want to listen to this every single night.

I think that if you came to my house, I'd be very uncomfortable. My boyfriend wouldn't like it either.

So what I'm trying to say is that you don't come out of your own conscience.

You coming to my house and leeching off of me, I really, super, extremely, do not like it!

Why do you hate me?

First, you're ugly. Second,

my mom

received her salary from raising you.

With that money we were able to live.

When I see you, I think about that time. I really don't like it, to the point that it disgusts me.

Disgust?

You see how much I don't like it, right? I hope that we won't have another chance to talk.

Wait.

I...

missed you.

I missed you, Shing Shing.

Jeong Hee Jae, today the color will be mint. Look, it's wrong here. Be sure to pass it along, quickly.

Be sure to contact the business partners quickly. -Yep.

Cameras, be sure to do good close-ups of the products. It's five minutes until we go on air, so buckle up!

Let's go!

Okay, let's get ready. We've got 5 minutes left.

Four, Three, Two, One.

Hey, ivory, ivory!

Wear this ivory one!

You can go out now. Be careful.

Why aren't we getting a response?

This is driving me crazy, why aren't we seeing an increase in orders?

It'll go up. Wait.

Oh, it's starting to go up.

Oh!

We got 700 calls per minute!

Whoa, 700 calls per minute!

It's crazy! 700 calls?! Awesome!

Show the message, "Mocha and grey, soon to be sold out!"

Size 44 has been sold out in all colors.

You've worked hard!

Shin Joo Yeon has sold out again.

Great.

Should we go out for a beer when we're done? -I'm in!

Since the next show isn't ready, we have to air for 10 more minutes.

Erase your smile off your face.

Pull down the corners of your mouth.

A meeting with our business partners?

We need to start our negotiations for next season. If we look too happy, the deal won't be in our favor.

But still... -Especially when things are going like this, we need to make them invest more.

Review and collect customer responses and be sure to find out what they want.

The deal will be to keep the unit price the same, right?

Of course.

She said of course.

Ta-da!

Wait a minute.

Sunbae! Yes!

Did you watch the broadcast? Did you? What am I going to do?! I've made a hit again, 5 times in a row!

I totally have the hands of God! What am I going to do?! All products I sell get sold out!

Did you really have to come all the way to my room to show off?

Where else would I do it? Everyone would die of jealousy.

Then what about me? Do you think my congratulations are earnest?

I wonder who taught me? You really must be proud, Sunbae Kang!

To have a talented junior like me.

Congratulations Shin Joo Yeon, on having 5 hit items in a row.

This position... You have to be careful, Sunbae.

I will go up soon.

It's a challenge.

You're joking around again.

You should go to the outdoor stairwell, I saw Lee Jung Ho head out there right after the broadcast.

Right!

How do I look now?

Not at all pretty. -I know that I'm pretty.

Darling!

We're a perfect team! I'm so happy!

But why aren't you kissing me?

I would be really happy if you did.

Darling, your kisses

are really the best.

Let's eat dinner. -Huh?

I have something to say.

What is it?

I saw Producer Lee at a jewelry shop in Cheongdamdong yesterday.

Really?

My mom asked me to pick up her pendant from repair, and I saw Producer Lee on my way over there.

He was looking at a "two-ring love" necklace.

Looks like he's going to propose.

Marriage isn't a happy ending,

It is a train ticket to hell.

You should give it a try. -It's not that I can't get married. Instead,

it's that I'm not. -Omo, omo, omo.

How much is this? It's this model, right?

-Let me see! Oh! Im going crazy!

How does he know my taste so well? -$2620!

The incentives he got...

I guess he's planning on using it all on you! Oh, my! You're so lucky!

Are you sure he paid for it? He didn't just look at it, right?

I saw him pay for it. I didn't say hi because he seemed to be so concentrated on the necklace.

But why would he propose with a necklace?

It should be a ring.

He already gave me a ring, when we went to Bali.

This is the same brand, too.

I'm going to go crazy, really.

It's really perfect.

It's as if Designer Jung made this outfit especially for you, Allen.

What does being disgusted mean? -That you really don't like it.

Someone told me that I disgust them.

There's a person who dares to say such a thing without reservation to the great Allen Joo?

Who would that be?

A person I used to like

from a long time ago.

First love?

The person who taught me music... was Shing Shing.

Don't you have anything to say to me?

You said that you had something to say to me.

You said so today, at the outdoor stairwell.

Joo Yeon. -Yes?

Let's break up.

What sort of feeling do you get?

As if baby chicks are running in the sun.

This type of feeling, right? -Yep!

The chicks have a good relationship.

They are goofing off and playing around.

That's joy.

Joy.

The next one is happiness.

How about this one?

The wind is blowing.

The wind is warm.

I'm sweating, but because of the wind, I feel good.

I keep running out of breath, so I have to breathe through my mouth.

The wind is coming in through my mouth.

That's right! That's happiness.

Then what about pain?

Pain is...

I don't know.

Before, when you rode you bike and fell, you hurt your knee, right?

Here, too.

That's right. It hurt then, right?

That's pain.

That's pain of the body.

There are times where your heart hurts, too.

It's different from when you feel pain in your body,

but you can't explain it.

There'll be a time when you know.

Where is the heart?

Then what about sadness?

Excuse me.

For dessert, please give me ice cream.

Two ice creams.

Before I came over here, I said that we should break up.

Okay. Let's eat ice cream and then break up.

Why aren't you going to ask me why?

Do I have to know? Knowing your personality, you have thought about it enough.

Whether it's one reason or a hundred reasons,

a man who say's the words "break up", I have no intention of holding onto him.

If I grab you,

will you be caught?

Do you think people grab on, thinking that it will be caught?

Even if they know they can't catch it, they do and try to hold onto it.

It's not whether you catch it or not, it's the feelings that matters-

To me, they're not important. Something like feelings...

Sadness.

Sadness is

when you break up, your heart hurts,

and at that time, the pain grows deeper.

There's something that gets welled up in your heart, and you call that sadness.

Why break up? They can just date again.

Some people break up because they don't like each other, but some just can't see the other person, even if they want to.

Therefore, Shing Shing is a woman who raised me.

The woman who taught me to play the piano.

The person who taught me about the heart.

There's no reason to be sad or hurt.

A relationship coming to an end is natural.

Of course, I wasn't like this from the start.

How could you do this to me? How could you...

Both Se Ryung and you aren't my type.

What I like the most... is music.

Rock.

When my first relationship came to an end, I thought the sky was collapsing.

The second time was the same.

I can wait, really.

I can't keep you tied up and waiting just because I love you.

You're too pretty.

No.

Sunbae, I'll just wait for you.

I have to go to the army even after studying abroad.

It's fine. I'm really fine.

Go in.

Meet a good person, date and get married.

I don't want to show you my back.

Hurry inside!

No, Sunbae! I won't date, nor will I marry! I'll just...

I'll just wait for you!

I can't meet another person like you.

There's no way that there would be another man who would be just as good as you!

It's okay if I wait for you, right?!

You don't have to feel burdened! I'm waiting because I want to!

Sunbae, listen to me before you go! Sunbae!

Sunbae!

Sunbae!

Ahjumma, please give me some soup.

Yes.

The back he didn't want to show me, I saw it.

While I was falling apart in my sadness,

he was filling his stomach with fish cake.

I knew after one month. He was lying

about studying abroad.

And after that break up, I realized the main principle of dating.

Love and break ups

are just about playing with emotions.

I guess the price of gold has really increased. I already sold three couple rings.

Even though men leave, gold rings stay, and their price even increases!

Kids, thanks. I'll use the money well.

Oh Se Ryung. She was someone whom I once thought of as a friend.

If I give up on love like this,

I was scared I'd become a woman like her.

I didn't want to become like her.

Joo Yeon, Joo Yeon. Joo Yeon.

Why are you like this again? What did I do wrong?

You don't have anywhere to take me besides a motel?

If we're going to eat pizza anyways, might as well eat inside.

Let's break up.

What's wrong?

We were good together.

What was good about us?

Oh, right now I'm feeling hot. Let's go inside for now.

When you meet me, all you can think about is sleeping together?

Why? Because there are a lot of people? Should we go in and talk about it?

You're not listening to me. I said let's break up.

Alright.

I said I don't want to.

Alright, I'll break up with you.

But since we're already here... just one time.

Let's sleep together just once.

At that moment,

the one who used to sell couple rings, Oh Se Ryung, came to my mind.

Let's sleep together just once. I'll do well.

How are you going to be good to me?

I'll give you everything. Everything.

Fine.

Since it will be the last time, let's do everything.

I'll remember you forever.

After my fifth relationship ended,

I never gave any passion to my relationships,

and during any breakup, I didn't cry.

Excuse me, customer.

That person didn't pay the bill.

What?!

I mean. Your personality is really weird.

Why didn't you stop that man and why are you stopping me? You saw the situation. Who should pay for the meal?

I'm sorry.

Each time you date and the relationship ends, you realize something.

I should have got up first.

$218

The food here is this expensive?

I couldn't understand.

I had things I wanted to ask.

But I didn't ask.

There's only one reason for all breakups.

The passion of dating

has come to an end.

Lee Woo Young: First snow. Still at the office. Have to get home before the snow builds up.

Rodaya: With Producer Lee Jung Ho, who has just ended his relationship.

Did you see the tweet by the production staff?

Something really big happened.

Hold on.

It seems that our team manager broke up with Producer Lee.

Amazing.

Did you see it?

It wasn't a proposal?

What happened with the necklace?

Who's wearing it?

I called the production staff, and I heard that our team leader got dumped.

Our team manager got kicked to the curb by her boyfriend.

Let's focus now.

If you're outside your company walls, ignore anything related to work.

You don't know since you haven't started working yet.

There's no such thing as getting off work.

The phrase "getting off of work" means that you are working outside of the company walls.

Who says?

Our team manager.

We can only go to the motel once a month.

That's right.

I sent one message so that should be enough.

It's been one month since we've chatted.

I left a comment on the blog around summer time,

so it's been about 6 months since we've known each other.

I wouldn't say that it's been short.

I really want to meet you one day offline.

Today is the first snow day of the year, so should we meet?

I live in Dae Chi Dong.

Where should I go?

The Design Hotel.

If he's a baby who gets scared at this move, it would be better if he didn't come.

What is this? He's more naive than I thought.

The Sky Lounge Bar is nice there, right?

Is he joking?

We know each other as well as we should.

Dating is annoying, and marriage is worse.

I like being alone the best, and I don't like being bothered.

I don't want to cross fates with anyone, either.

Isn't that right?

When you arrive and check in, please send me your room number.

I think Château Margaux would be a good choice of wine.

Sweet Potato

What?

It's snowing.

People are saying this is the first snow of the year.

So what?

What do you think about us meeting?

This is the kind of day you should be with someone you love. Don't you think?

I know what that word "disgusted" means now.

If you know now,

then you shouldn't have called me.

It seems like you, Shing Shing, have changed a bit.

I thought about it.

Why Shing Shing became a woman like this.

You said earlier in the day that you had someone you loved,

but that was a lie.

If you had someone that you loved,

and if you were receiving love,

then you would be a person that cherishes memories better.

That's why if you really had someone that you are dating,

then it's better to break up with him.

Because it's not real love.

Even if you don't want to meet, we will end up meeting soon.

Because I'm a person who keeps his promises.

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I said that I would come find you.

See you later, Shing Shing.

I came because I had no place to sleep.

Even still, you come here at this time?

What if I was with a woman?

I know that you don't have a woman.

You want to drink water?

Hey, do you know how expensive this is?

You know what's expensive, really.

I got dumped by Lee Jung Ho.

Even after kissing me at the outdoor stairwell today,

he broke up with me.

What do you think?

This is what I think.

Let's drink.

Didn't we want to sell that product, too?

The quality of the finishing touches were bad.

You said that you didn't trust that business.

I did?

Looking at it like this, it looks fine. Why did I say that?

Thank you.

For what?

I forgot everything.

The fact that I was kicked to the curb by a man.

What the- Did that get sold out?!

No way! How could that be sold out?!

They're really going to get a lot of returns.

That's right. Once the customers receive the product, they'll realize that the quality is terrible!

That's right. It's actually embarrassing to be sold out of a product like that!

Team Manager is coming.

What did her mood look like?

Good morning!

Do you know what I brought with me?

Invitations to...

Michel Jang's party to celebrate the 2-year anniversary of the launching of his brand!

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

They said that it was tonight. -Mm hm.

It'd be a night-out for our team. While we show him our faces, let's also have a great time as well! It's a club party!

Really?

Do you know what's the most amazing about tonight's party?

Allen Joo will be DJing

Wow! Really amazing!

Who is that?

You don't know Allen Joo?

He's a genius composer, Allen Joo.

He was number nine on the Billboard Charts.

"Now and Forever."

You don't know?

Thank you.

Let's go.

It's so beautiful.

Guys, let's go dancing one more time.

Let's just rest for one song.

I'm so tired, Sunbae.

It seems like Allen Joo is looking at us.

It's that person.

He's so handsome.

I think he's looking at you.

Mm. He sure has high taste.

I heard you broke up with Producer Lee yesterday.

Right now, it's the time for you to be hurting from the break up.

When you go to buy new shoes, do you go barefoot? You go wearing your old shoes.

He's coming this way.

Allen.

You look great tonight.

I guess Oh Se Ryung must be really hot indeed.

I guess so. She's a woman with a large golden personal network.

It's not golden network, it's a "bed" network.

What does that mean?

I heard she was famous when she was in school, known as "cup ramen."

What's that?

Apparently, she sent text messages to the boys at her school, saying:

"Do you want to come and eat cup ramen with me?"

But do you think that those male students only ate cup ramen at Oh See Ryung's house?

You know too, right? You guys went to the same school.

Who is this?

I'm right. She's someone you know.

That's the necklace that Producer Lee bought.

I almost didn't recognize you.

My friend. My classmate from high school until college.

You're right about the classmate, but we're not friends.

Even if you give your lips to anyone, you should speak correctly.

That's right. We used to be friends.

Right now, a classmate whose face I know.

But why did your expression get so hardened? You don't look lively.

I wasn't always like this, but my expression must have hardened after looking at you.

When I see people who aren't even human-like, my face tends to harden like this.

Because I'm naive and innocent.

You're not happy to see me?

Are you?

What reason do I have not to be happy? It's been a long time since I've see you.

That's right.

You must be glad to see me, since when it comes to people, you're an easy person.

You know what "easy" means, right?

No, I don't, but I can tell that you're a rude and cranky person.

It has a better meaning than being "stiff and hard," so don't pay too much attention.

There's no way that Shing Shing has changed this much.

She's just a woman who resembles her.

So... are you happy living so stiffly?

I want to ask you. Are you happy living like that?

I think she wants to ask you. Whether you're happy dating me.

You're kidding me.

Be very happy.

I'm leaving first.

Did you do something wrong to that woman?

I know, right?

She lives her life with difficulty, Shin Joo Yeon.

What did you just say? That woman's name?

Shin Joo Yeon.

That woman was Shing Shing.

♫ Because there are still many things that I need to remember...

♫ Because I still can't get away...

♫ You keep driving deeper.

♫ Today was just another day like yesterday, and even tomorrow, nothing will change.

♫ Lacking courage, I close my door.

That woman...was Shing Shing.

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♫ Don't cry. Don't cry.

Darling, we're here.

Why?

Who said that I was the one who got dumped?!

Was it not cheating?

Forget it. There's no point in talking about this after breaking up.

There's no need to be sad. There's the next relationship.

This company is too old-fashioned. Update your standards, Director.

Why don't you come and see me, Team Manager Shin?

Okay. Then I'll go.

That woman from yesterday doesn't seem like she has a good relationship with you.

We were in the same class all throughout high school, and we were best friends who went to the bathroom together.

But I took away her first love. Wicked girl.

This time too...

it was you?