When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) s01e09 Episode Script

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[opening theme music playing]
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU TANGERINES
[man 1] Whoa!
[man 2] Careful. Careful.
-One, two.
-[grunting]
[middle-aged Ae-sun] Wait. Lift it higher.
[Geum-myeong] The road ahead
could be a million miles long
Oh! No, I told you to be careful!
If this breaks, I'm going to kill myself.
Be gentle.
[Geum-myeong] But the greatest worry
you will ever have
is the one in front of you.
[man 2] Sir? Can you help lift?
One, two, three.
Hey, Mom?
Did we really have to bring that thing?
It's huge! There's nowhere to put it.
Where is this supposed to fit
in that tiny apartment?
[sighs, groans] This was my dowry.
The first nice thing I ever had.
If you're really downsizing,
you shouldn't have brought so much stuff.
Who on earth brings a mother-of-pearl
wardrobe when they move? Seriously.
That's Tongyeong mother-of-pearl.
Huh?
[man 2] All right. Let's go. Let's go.
Let's take it up.
-Okay. Come on.
-Okay.
-Let's do it.
-Take that side.
-Okay.
-Tip it over.
-One, two.
-Wait.
[grunting]
God.
-[man 2] Turn it this way.
-Why did we have to move away?
-That brat gets whatever she wants.
-Who are you calling a brat, huh?
You know Cheol-yong's sister actually
gives him some of her pay as an usher.
What about her?
Is she leading this family
or tearing it apart?
You
You're always giving me a hard time, Dad.
What have you done to your hair?
Are you trying to make
the other kids at school laugh?
-[man 1] Pull on your end.
-[man 2] Okay, get ready. Lift! Lift!
[grunting]
[sighs]
[middle-aged Ae-sun sighs]
Why won't this
Oh my God.
So what's it for? Our dirty shoes?
[middle-aged Ae-sun sighs]
[moans]
[Eun-myeong] Why aren't the aunties here?
They couldn't wait to come by
for my circumcision. Where are they now?
[middle-aged Ae-sun] The aunties are busy
because of the Olympics.
Wait, I don't get it.
I thought they hated the Olympics.
-They're Jeju's representatives.
-Ah!
The government decided
to give the haenyeo a role,
so the aunties made amends.
[Eun-myeong] Well,
isn't that convenient for them.
Where do you think you're going?
You promised me you'd study.
[grunts] So I can go to
a pricey school too?
Then what? Are you gonna move into a hut?
What happens to your precious dowry, then?
Your mother-of-pearl wardrobe?
Oh my God.
I feed you well enough, don't I?
Why is it always about money?
Is that all that you
Don't waste power.
Are you going to Cheol-yong's again?
[wistful music playing]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[door opens]
[music fades]
Come here.
[middle-aged Ae-sun]
You know what? This is better.
A little better.
I'll do the living room next.
All with your favorite flower.
Oh, it's already peeling.
You chose a good place for the wardrobe.
When you get home,
you can hang your clothes right away.
It works perfectly.
You're just a bit smarter
with these kinds of things.
You make good choices.
Why are you so talkative all of a sudden?
You think florals would work
for the curtains?
Let's do it. I have the store's number.
-I'll I'll call
-It's all right.
I like this place already.
[sighs]
It was just bringing up the wardrobe.
You know how important it is to me.
That's why I lost my temper earlier.
[laughs]
[groans] Now she laughs?
Have you ever even lived in an apartment?
You're used to the house.
It's gonna get stuffy in here.
Where do we hang laundry?
Where do we put the fermenting jars?
I didn't live in houses
because I preferred to.
I don't mind if it's a stuffy apartment
or your parents' spare room.
You are my home. That's enough for me.
[groans]
You should've married a rich man.
You love dressing up nice.
You love reading books.
[chuckles]
You were born to be a rich man's wife.
What are you saying?
All the wives of Dodong-ri
will be jealous.
Just look at this garden I have.
[laughing]
Where did you get this wallpaper?
It's so old-fashioned.
[Geum-myeong] The road ahead
could be a million miles long
[middle-aged Gwan-sik]
Stop, you'll make a mess.
[Geum-myeong] But the greatest joy
you will ever have
is the one in front of you.
[feel-good music playing]
[woman 5]
You gave your daughter everything,
so now it's back to street vending.
[sighs] Jeez.
You're as stubborn as Gwang-rye.
You could've let us maintain
the previous name at least.
AUNTIES' SEAFOOD HOUSE
[middle-aged Ae-sun] Why should my name
be up there? I didn't pay for it.
I would never accept it. Never, ever.
[chuckles]
Tell me,
since you have years of experience,
has pride ever put food on the table?
I wouldn't invest this much
in something that doesn't pay.
-[middle-aged Ae-sun sighs]
-[woman 5 laughs]
Anyway, you better not waive
my vendor fee.
I'll pay full price like anyone else.
And before you get any ideas,
I'll just sell tsukidashi, okay?
Don't dare try to slip me
any of your inventory.
[woman 5] Goodness.
[middle-aged Ae-sun gasps] Oh!
What's the matter with you? I've had it!
You can't do your schoolwork,
but you have time to play with that ball?
-I'm sorry.
-Your hair.
What's with that? Who paid for that?
[Eun-myeong] I dunno.
You're selling that
superstitious stuff again, aren't you?
Oh my. Oh my. What the
Oh, I've had enough! You make me so mad!
-I can't stand it!
-What did I do?
[woman 5] It's soaking wet.
[Gyeong-ja] Turn off the faucet. Hurry.
Poor Ae-sun's clock is destroyed.
[woman 5] Hey, careful, careful.
Watch your hand.
He left before dinner.
Where did he go? [sighs]
Probably at Cheol-yong's again.
[sighs]
There's nothing as comforting
as a young child, is there?
No matter what,
they always come running back to Mommy.
Don't be too hard on the kid.
A leaf can be torn apart
even in a gentle drizzle.
Oh, Auntie, when will I grow up finally?
When I do, I'll let you know.
[Geum-myeong] It turns out
none of us have it all figured out.
[woman 5] You bought a big one.
Why would you do that, I wonder?
[laughs] Could it possibly be your way
of asking us to be good to your wife?
-Yes.
-[Gyeong-ja laughs]
Boy, your people skills
have come a long way. [laughs]
[Geum-myeong] Every time I felt my heart
aching with growing pains,
the hearts around me
were growing a little bit too.
-I'm coming!
-[Gyeong-ja] Do that later.
-[middle-aged Ae-sun] Button up your vest.
-Don't bother, dear.
-Okay, where would you like us to stand?
-You want me here?
-Ready?
-[Gyeong-ja] Look. Come to the middle.
Hey, come here.
-Okay, is everything ready?
-Wait one second.
-Ow, come on.
-One second.
-Hold still. Hey.
-Leave my hair alone.
[middle-aged Gwan-sik] One, two, kimchi!
[camera shutter clicks]
[woman on recording] Lesson five.
In this lesson, we will learn
how to talk about the weather.
-Please listen to the following example.
-[Geum-myeong sobs]
Yesterday, it was cold.
[woman speaking Japanese]
[Geum-myeong sobs]
[woman in English]
Today, it's 30 degrees. It's very hot.
[sobs]
[sniffles]
[woman speaking Japanese]
[groans]
[Geum-myeong in English] Come on, Mom.
I told you to stop street vending.
I hate how you have to eat sitting out
on the street there every day.
What did she write here?
COME AND CHECK US OUT!
[woman on recording]
Today, it's 30 degrees. It's very hot.
FRESH FISH DAILY, STRAIGHT FROM THE BOA
MARKET PRICES ALL DAY
[crying]
[Geum-myeong] Sometimes, your heart
grows so much, it feels like bursting.
When I realized Mom was street vending
again because of me,
I made a resolution.
I resolved
that I would never again
let my parents be robbed of their dreams.
[upbeat disco music playing]
SONG YEONG-SAM
SAN-108, BONGCHEON 5-DONG
Rent for places closer to school
must be expensive.
FARAWAY NATIONS AND NEIGHBORING NATIONS
It's not so bad to live downhill.
The climb is good for your health.
INTEREST RATE SOARS
JAPAN'S ECONOMY UNSTABLE
Would it would it be possible
to fix the door lock, um, sir?
[man] It's just my kid on the other side.
What's the big deal?
I know, but if you could even put up
a hook-latch, that would be enough.
[man] What, do you not trust us?
Hmm? You're a funny one.
I'll give you that.
You know, the girl who lived here
before you never said a thing.
She just thought our baby was cute.
She couldn't get enough.
Just look at him. Look, look.
-[TV] We need Yeong-sim!
-He's adorable!
-Please!
-[Geum-myeong] Yeah.
-We need Yeong-sim. Please!
-[boy laughs]
Cute boy. Mm.
Really, you should know how hard it is
to find a room for rent these days,
even harder than finding an apartment.
As far as tenants go, we have plenty
of options, but you, not so much.
YEONG-SIM
YEONG-SIM'S DREAM
Let's just go easy on each other
and try to get along.
Sure, if you say so.
It's not like I have another choice.
Also, I say this
because I have a daughter your age.
No boyfriends allowed.
-Not even one.
-Not even Park Chung-seop.
If you were my daughter,
I'd break your legs if I caught you.
If I were your daughter,
you'd put up a hook-latch.
DO NOT ENTER! KNOCK!
[phone line ringing]
[zipper zips]
Sh, sh.
[zipper zips]
Hey, quiet. You wanna get caught?
[jaunty music playing]
Hi there.
Cheol-yong's here.
That's right, your son.
Uh-huh.
MacGyver is on right now,
but my son isn't coming out of his room.
Yeah.
Sure thing.
I can't believe Cheol-yong would do this.
If he was so afraid of
his dad yelling at him,
he shouldn't have
finished last in his class.
So now, not only is he last,
he's a runaway too!
[knocking at door]
[music fades]
[middle-aged Ae-sun clears throat]
[exhales sharply]
[jaunty music resumes]
Why did you lock the door, son?
P privacy.
[scoffs] P I'm sorry?
Privacy. It means get out of my room!
So now it's your room, eh?
You didn't buy this place though.
So what?
That's all you've had to say to me lately.
"So what?" It's annoying.
Come on, get out already!
You just don't understand.
[middle-aged Ae-sun] Excuse me?
[grunts]
[woman] So what do we do now? You tell me.
What am I supposed to do
if you won't talk to me?
Fine, let's just break up.
You don't love me anymore.
Not enough to even shave for me.
[man 2] It's not because I don't love you.
I can't stop loving you.
-I don't even know how!
-[woman] Then what are you gonna do?
Quit your job and take
the teacher certification exam.
I can't just marry anyone.
I definitely can't marry a bum.
What are your paintings worth?
Why are those more important than I am?
[sighs] I should ask him
to soundproof it next.
[woman] How am I supposed to convince
my dad about you? Can you at least shave?
Am I worth less to you
than your facial hair?
[door rattles in distance]
Oh, make sure to give me the biggest one.
Give Bu-seon the smallest one.
[man] Sure.
Huh?
Somebody took the key, Dad.
Bu-seon, are you in there?
-Bu-seon!
-Bu-seon!
Song Bu-seon!
[grunting]
-Oh my.
-How dare he.
[whispers] He's just a teenager, remember?
A teenager.
Yeah? So what?
That doesn't give him a pass.
Just think.
Remember you would bring me croakers
when you shouldn't have.
Your mom wanted to
shove your head in dirty dishwater.
[groans]
Here.
So I can handle my mom.
No problem.
Hang on.
Why are there two forks?
Why did Mom give me two forks?
[banging at door]
Bu-seon!
-Song Bu-seon!
-[sighs]
-This is the wrong place for me, I think.
-Open the door.
[banging at door]
-What are you doing?
-What are you doing?
-Song Bu-seon!
-Song Bu-seon!
[man] Hey, Song Bu-seon! Open the door!
-[thud]
-[gasps]
[man] Bu-seon!
[banging at door continues]
-[man] Hey, open the door!
-[boy] Open the door!
-[man] Open the door!
-[gasps] Oh my God.
-[man] Open it!
-[Geum-myeong] Oh my God.
[man] Open it!
Who who who are you?
-[grunts]
-[Bu-seon] Oh my God!
[breathing heavily]
[man] Open the door!
Oh my God! Are you insane?
What do you think you're doing?
[man] Hey!
Open the door!
[Bu-seon] Hey!
Listen, could you help us out
this one time?
Please, my dad will kill us.
-[man] Song Bu-seon!
-Please help.
[boy] Song Bu-seon!
-Please help me.
-[man] Open the door!
[Geum-myeong] The look
in this hairy boy's eyes
made me think of a mole
that's been cornered by a hunter.
[whimpers]
[intriguing music playing]
So I let him in.
[Yeong-sim on TV] Yay! Wow!
Geum-sun just won!
[laughs]
[Bu-seon] So, Dad, I, uh
Don't get up.
I made some jjinbbang. Thought I'd share.
I wanted to see how you were settling in.
[clears throat] It's just you're early.
I thought you'd be
working at the factory today.
Since when are you interested
in what I do?
You have a pretty big closet here,
don't you?
Dad, what about dinner?
[Bu-seon's dad] This is the perfect size
for your blankets, huh?
Uh, yeah, I suppose it is.
[Geum-myeong sighs]
What do you mean you "suppose"?
You know what?
I think I will go outside for a bit.
What about that one?
You using the extra storage?
-Yeah, I
-Uh, Dad, she said she's stepping out, so
Oh, uh, hold on, sir.
I keep my underwear in there. [chuckles]
No need to see all that.
[chuckles nervously]
As I said, I think I'll go out.
Yeah. Okay, sure.
What are you hanging around here for?
[Bu-seon] Oh, uh
No, I wasn't. I I just
was wondering who the new tenant was.
That's all.
Well, that's odd
'cause you've never cared before.
You only care about
your freedom and your boyfriends.
Dad, it's not like that.
Come out.
Come out right now.
-[Bu-seon] Dad, listen.
-Mr. Song.
Really, it's not
You either walk out or I drag you out.
Right now.
Cheol-yong, come out.
Oh, we said we'd take it easy.
Park Cheol-yong.
Come out.
Park Chung-seop!
Park Chung-seop!
[funky music playing]
[Geum-myeong] When Grandma Min-ok
turned 60, she said,
"Anyone who claims to be a moral person
probably has a few skeletons
hiding in the closet."
Excuse me?
Could you, uh
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
[Geum-myeong] Sure, it was embarrassing,
but that was the day we first met.
[middle-aged Gwan-sik] I knew it!
Cheol-yong, you little punk.
Your father lost his nails, you know that?
Your father works his fingers
to the bone at the market.
-How dare you run away from home!
-Honey.
How
Hold on.
[music fades]
Did he get smaller?
How is he smaller?
Cheol-yong?
Who are you?
[Hyeon-suk coughs]
Wait.
-[Hyeon-suk coughs]
-Are you a girl?
[jaunty music playing]
Oh my God.
[middle-aged Gwan-sik sighs] So, uh
That haircut.
Did you do that yourself?
Has money been tight?
Actually,
my parents did this.
[middle-aged Ae-sun sighs]
So I was wondering.
Those letters.
Does YEM stand for "Yang Eun-myeong"?
Yes, it does.
[middle-aged Ae-sun] Why are
my son's initials on your backpack?
Are you close to each other?
Are you?
She's my girlfriend.
Oh my God.
-It's been 500 days.
-Where the hell did I put that paddle?
This bastard needs 500 spankings!
[Eun-myeong] You dated
in elementary school.
-We were older than that!
-Who who told you that, son?
-Aunt Gyeong-ok.
-Ah! Tell Yang Gyeong-ok to get here now!
Love isn't illegal!
What did you just say, boy?
[Gwan-sik] There's an outcry with no sound
An eternal handkerchief of nostalgia
That waves
That waves towards the blue sea
The first man hanging in the air
We didn't rush into it.
At first, I didn't even like her
because of the hair on her upper lip.
But but after ten years,
it suddenly didn't matter anymore.
What was I supposed to do?
[moans] Oh God.
I don't wanna hear any of this! Stop it!
This family just treats me
like an afterthought!
But she loved me
more than anything in the world.
More than her brothers, even!
[middle-aged Ae-sun sighs]
I hope you're happy now, dummy.
Congrats.
[Geum-myeong] Yang Eun-myeong's weakness
for love was just like Dad's.
The thing is,
I've always had a thing for bad boys, so
Listen, young lady, being in love
doesn't excuse running away. You get that?
Your mom and dad, do they know?
They wouldn't know yet.
I only left home this morning, so
Why don't you tell us who you are, dear?
Let's start with your name.
Tell me, what is it?
Hyeon-suk.
I think Hyeon-suk can speak for herself.
Bu Hyeon-suk.
Hello there.
[upbeat pop music playing]
[exhales sharply]
"Bu" Hyeon-suk.
Does that mean your father is
Bu Sang-gil?
Yeah.
[whimpers] Oh my God.
[Gyeong-ja] How can a love scandal
span two generations? It's a small town.
[woman 5] It extended
to a second generation
precisely because it's a small town.
I'm just shocked they're the same age.
I didn't get to bring you kimchi
or visit when you were moving.
[Gyeong-ja] When you met each other
for the first time,
you must both have been
pregnant with them.
Hyeon-suk, never step on a pile of poop.
You have to marry a man
like this lady's husband, okay?
Hyeon-suk is also going to
Dodong Elementary, right?
[woman 5] There are only
so many people in a grade,
and they had ten years of school
to figure it out.
[man] You cared so much for your daughter
that you completely neglected your son.
Do you even know what kind of students
he's hanging out with?
[woman 5] Considering the odds,
it's actually not that surprising.
We have a female student
who's as much trouble as he is!
He wouldn't have anything
to do with girls, sir.
He doesn't know how
to get along with them.
He can't even get along
with his own sister.
Sisters are different.
Even I can't hang out with my sister.
Oh.
[sighs]
[upbeat pop music continues]
[Gyeong-ja] I think this is about
more than chance.
I think this is about taste.
He must take after his father. [laughs]
What can I say?
Indecency seems to run in the Oh family.
Just have a look
at my own daughters instead.
Hyeon-suk, which stands for
"wise and enlightened," and Jeong-suk,
which stands for "silent."
[sighs]
Bu Hyeon-suk, come out right now!
At least come inside and say hello.
What, are they getting engaged?
[Gyeong-ja] If you ask me,
I think Bu Sang-gil still has
a bit of a crush on Ae-sun.
How dare he!
AUNTIES' SEAFOOD HOUSE
I'm sure of it. [laughs]
[laughter]
Passion is inherited too.
Everybody in your family
is obsessed with romance.
You're having fun, aren't you?
What are you upset about?
Come on.
Do you have the right to be upset?
Do you?
You did some wild things
in your own youth, as I recall.
You just can't stop
the spring from coming, remember?
Even for you, it was spring, wasn't it?
For once in her life,
my daughter-in-law is speechless!
[laughs]
-Oh, you!
-Well, you seem very happy about it.
Like you've waited for this moment
your whole life.
Ae-sun, you better watch out.
You could lose your own son
just the same way.
Watch it. He is still your grandson.
[laughing]
[in Korean] My strawberry-like innocence
At 18 ♪
If my own mom doesn't understand me
What should I do? ♪
[in English] Oh goodness.
What, are you a singer now?
Turn this thing off!
[TV] President Roh Tae-woo has declared
war on crime and violence.
Even in wartimes, there's a place to rest.
Eventually, flowers grow,
and snowfall covers the old battlefields.
Leave them alone.
Let the kids do what they must.
the Hwaseong serial murders
as well as a wave of human trafficking
[woman 6] They're in the springtime
of their lives right now.
["Unchained Melody" playing]
GHOS
NOVEMBER 24, CANNES THEATER
RACETRACK PART-TIME JOB
SALES ASSISTANT WANTED
EXCHANGE STUDENT IN TOKYO
LOOKING FOR JAPANESE TRANSLATION JOBS
YANG GEUM-MYEONG
[Geum-myeong] Unlike what you see on TV,
I wasn't suddenly rich
because I'd studied abroad.
KOREAN-JAPANESE TUTOR
Jeez, why did these kids
have to hang their posters next to mine?
[Geum-myeong] In those days,
it felt like my life
was moving at a glacial pace.
You can put up posters
on your own time, huh?
Like, if you hit your quota,
can you do it whenever?
-Oh.
-Oh, hello again.
[sighs]
So do you want a part-time job?
Is that right?
Uh-huh. I do. [chuckles]
Well,
this is my job.
Ah.
My job involves anything
related to painting.
Okay.
Well,
go ahead.
Lonely rivers flow ♪
To the sea, to the sea ♪
To the open arms ♪
GHOS
GHOS
CANNES THEATER
Lonely rivers sigh ♪
"Wait for me, wait for me" ♪
I'll be coming home ♪
[man] Listen up, everyone.
Ghost will start at 7:00 p.m.
at Cannes Theater.
[man on recording] Chapter Three.
PART-TIME USHER
CANNES THEATER
Department heads wear academic robes
at the college on the hill.
In Chapter Three, even in the US,
they first wear their
[man 2] Explain something to me, kid.
Why does Ong-nyeo have all her clothes on?
It's a skin flick poster,
for crying out loud.
BYEON KANG-SOE 3
You think you're Picasso or something?
People come to see Ong-nyeo
for one thing only.
They don't come here to see
some landscape that you painted.
Paint for Piccadilly.
Paint for Danseongsa.
In my theater,
I expect to see a little bare leg.
[sighs] Why do you insist on making
your own art with other people's money?
Huh? The paint? Did you buy it?
Did I give you this basement
as your personal gallery?
I choose to express the joys and sorrows
of Ong-nyeo's affairs
against these mountains.
What about my joys and sorrows?
You're putting me through
more ups and downs than her!
A painting isn't a photograph. It
[in Korean] Look here, Mr. Park.
No, Lord Artist. Your Majesty of Art.
[in English] I'm not asking for much.
I'm asking you to help me out
for once in your life.
[vehicle horn honks]
-Wanna come see a movie?
-No. I don't think so.
Oh, it's that scalper lady.
Lady! I told you to get out of here!
You're not allowed to resell our tickets!
[woman] He's our very own Picasso.
We have a Picasso
in the basement of Cannes Theater.
Never raises his voice,
but he's stubborn as a bull. [grunts]
He always keeps his eyes down
when he gets caught,
but he just goes and does it again.
The boss has been more than patient
with him. I would've gone crazy.
So he's an actual artist, is he, huh?
I suppose he is.
As much as anyone who paints
a billboard anonymously can be.
Hmm. But he hasn't been fired yet.
The boss is a softy.
Huh?
After he yells at him,
he ends up feeling so badly,
he buys the kid some dinner.
Uh-huh. [chuckles]
[alarm clock ringing]
So how do you know each other?
Why did he introduce you to us?
[Geum-myeong] Oh, I met him somewhere.
[customer] Two tickets, please.
That's how it goes.
You meet a guy, then you end up with him.
-What?
-[laughs]
["Jingle Bells" instrumental playing]
[Geum-myeong] Next.
TELL US THE NAME OF THE MOVIE
[customer 2] One ticket, please.
Next customer.
TICKE
GHOS
-[Yeong-beom] Excuse me.
-How many?
I'm not here for Ghost.
Byeon Kang-soe is later at night.
Next customer.
-[Yeong-beom] Have you seen it?
-Next customer.
[Yeong-beom] Come see it with me later.
Are you gonna buy a ticket?
[coin clatters]
[sighs]
I suppose crazy people
buy movie tickets too.
[scoffs]
What the
[exhales]
Hey, ma'am?
Ma'am?
-Can you watch the box office for a bit?
-Mm-hmm.
SHOWTIMES
GHOS
[sighs]
[gasps, moans excitedly]
[giggles]
-[moans excitedly]
-[kettle clatters]
[grunts, kisses]
It's really Christmas now.
The best Christmas ever.
-That's why I'm here.
-[moans excitedly]
Aw! Look at you in overalls, babe.
Mm, you lost weight.
You're so cute.
[chuckles]
[both moan, laugh]
Should I flash the projector on them?
How do you know her?
I don't really know her.
[projectionist]
You helped a stranger get a job?
Well can't say I know her,
but I can't say I don't either.
Mm-hmm. So that's how it is.
-Might be something between you one day.
-Nothing will happen.
You never know between a man and a woman.
Just because there's a goalie
doesn't mean you can't score.
We wear hard hats on construction sites
because it's the safe thing to do.
But secretly, you don't mind the danger.
Nice story. You should make a movie.
Why won't anything happen?
Are you related to her?
No, It's just
We've seen each other
in very embarrassing situations.
Why are they going back there?
-You know exactly why.
-Sure.
I don't want a girlfriend anymore, okay?
Especially not from ticket sales.
Hey. Why are you talking to me
instead of her?
God. This is crazy.
[projectionist] Life is short,
and love is a rare privilege.
[romantic pop music playing]
[Yeong-beom] Here.
-[Geum-myeong giggling]
-[chuckles]
-You know what?
-What?
-My family doesn't know.
-What?
That I'm in Korea.
I was supposed to come
at the end of the month,
but I came early.
You're a gangster, aren't you?
Should I tell them?
Should I?
-You better not.
-[chuckles]
You know, between you and a puppy,
you're the cuter one.
[chuckles]
[movie music playing]
DAEHAN NEWS
Hey, man.
Why did you turn that on?
[Geum-myeong] I got this place
because of the hilltop view.
If we go all the way up,
we'll see the biggest Christmas tree
in Korea.
You won't see one that big
even in America.
If I lived too close to the school,
friends would come over too often.
Rooms near the school
are always in demand,
so, of course,
all the landlords are jerks.
PISS HERE, AND I'LL CUT IT OFF
It's a relief these people don't feed me.
Not that I eat much anyway.
HELP US FIND OUR MISSING STUDENTS
Geum-myeong.
Huh?
What is it?
You can't live here.
Look at this place.
It's worse than Harlem.
The people who spray-paint that stuff,
they gotta be sick in the head. Honestly.
Why live in such a dangerous area?
I can't sleep
knowing you live somewhere like this.
Why are they fighting
in someone else's neighborhood?
That man's an artist.
He's the artist who works at our theater.
Stop overreacting.
[Yeong-beom] No one wants his girlfriend
to live in a place like this.
I'm worried sick.
What do you mean "place like this"?
I'm doing just fine here.
[Yeong-beom sighs]
Pack your things tonight.
-Move to our neighborhood.
-[Geum-myeong] Where in your neighborhood?
To your apartment?
You really don't know Seoul.
You're the one who doesn't know Seoul.
Not me.
[Yeong-beom sighs]
I'm just saying this
because I'm worried about you.
Just leave, okay?
I don't want you in my room.
You're living in a Korean slum,
a place where serial murders happen.
Then go back to America
if you're American now.
I
You better not follow me.
[scoffs]
[man 2] The kid never smiles ever.
[scoffs]
He keeps his mouth closed all the time.
I couldn't even strike up
a conversation with him if I wanted to.
Hey, can't you just eat from
the already open ones?
Who do you think
he bought the dumplings for?
So the kid could have some.
Then stop yelling at him
and scaring him off.
It's a waste of good money.
Give them to him yourself.
Our Picasso paints beautiful ladies
without showing so much
as an inch of skin.
Now, what sense does that make?
[pensive music playing]
AEMA WANTS TO RIDE AGAIN
MADAME AEMA
Huh. How did he not get fired for this?
[sighs]
[music fades]
Does he sleep here too?
BAEK SEOK'S POETRY COLLECTION
[distant siren wailing]
ME, NATASHA, AND THE WHITE DONKEY
THOUGH I'M POOR
I LOVED THE BEAUTIFUL NATASHA
SO TONIGHT, THE SNOW WHUMPFS DOWN
[Bu-seon] Because you're not
interested in money?
Oh, I forgot!
You're a noble artist, aren't you?
You're always saying
that I always talk about money,
but, hey, I'm not the one who's poor.
You feel noble
because you don't care about it,
but every time we're together,
no matter what we do,
I'm the one who has to worry about money
all the time.
"How much was the pork cutlet?"
"How much is the movie ticket?"
Whenever we plan a trip, I have to think,
"Oh, he doesn't have money.
We can't do it."
We dated for three years,
and we've never been to
a Western restaurant.
Always kalguksu,
jjolmyeon, kalguksu, jjolmyeon!
[gasps] I swear I feel pathetic
being your girlfriend!
Is that what art means?
Tell me. Is that what art stands for?
How much longer can this go on?
How long until you've finished rebelling
and marry the man your father wants?
Just leave. Don't worry about saving face.
Just get out of here.
You're just letting me go?
-I'm sick of this.
-What?
While we've been together,
you went on six blind dates.
I don't deserve this.
I'm done.
I've had enough of your disrespect.
I don't even like you anymore. Just leave.
Is there someone else?
[phone ringing]
There is a girl, isn't there?
That's why you're pretending to be strong.
Like you do?
[phone ringing]
Why won't you pick up the phone?
You do have someone. I know.
And yet you pretended to be the victim.
So what do you want me to do?
If I ask you to stay, will you?
[scoffs]
[Geum-myeong] I think
that was the exact moment
when my landlord's daughter
started kicking my shoes as she passed by.
[jaunty music playing]
Um, I brought you some dumplings.
The projectionist asked me to do it.
You know, I really don't know why
we end up in awkward situations.
It gets worse every time, right?
I don't believe this.
PART-TIME USHER
CANNES THEATER
Did you get her the job here?
Wait. Uh [sighs]
So this is
your little secret at the theater.
How sweet.
Look, she even brought you food.
Ah, uh
No, I
Hey, uh, little help? Maybe you could try
explaining to her what
I cannot believe this.
You guys deserve each other.
[Geum-myeong sighs]
What a clueless girl.
She doesn't even know she's a third wheel.
You're a high school dropout.
She goes to Seoul National University.
Watch your mouth.
[scoffs]
[Geum-myeong] The fall breeze
turned into a spring wind.
And the spring wind
continually howled in my heart.
[kettle whistling]
THE WIND GOES WHOOSH
MY HEART GOES BOO-HOO
[funky pop music playing]
[music ends]
"JUST GET READY AND GO,
RIDE THE MOMENT WITH ALL YOU HAVE."