Nice to Not Meet You (2025) s01e13 Episode Script
Episode 13
[K-pop music playing]
[Hyeon-jun groans]
[sighs]
Feeling better now?
Oh, yeah. Oh, good Lord.
That must have scared you.
And I mean, come on. [chuckles]
Today of all days.
-What was that call about?
-Sorry?
Well, you seemed shaken after that call.
Oh, that.
It was nothing serious. It was just
I mean, it happens a lot but
[sighs]
[contemplative music playing]
[grunts]
-I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.
Oh. Oh.
A while ago
Never mind.
A while ago what?
Anyway, what did you want
to talk to me about today?
We couldn't talk because of me.
It was just nothing important.
I just wanted to have
a cup of tea with you, that's all.
You called me just to have tea with me?
Yeah.
[scoffs, laughs]
-You do have something to say.
-No, I don't.
[inhales sharply]
[sighs] What's with you? I said I don't.
Come on.
What's it about?
Huh?
What is it?
-[pants]
-[Mi-ran huffs]
EPISODE 13
[sighs]
What happened here?
[pants]
-Mom!
-Jae-hyeong!
What happened to you?
What happened to your face?
-Who did this?
-[Mi-ran crying]
She did it. [crying]
Huh?
-[Jae-hyeong] B-But
-Hyeon-jun.
[Jae-hyeong] Oh, no. This looks bad.
What happened? What's this?
What's going on?
[sighs] Just Go and Go on. Go on.
Just see for yourself.
[Jae-hyeong] Here, Mom.
Use this to wipe your tears.
[Mi-ran sobbing]
[phone buzzes]
-Hello?
-Hold on, Mr. Hwang!
[grunts] Just a moment.
[Mi-ran clears throat]
Me? Why?
Listen, Director Bak.
I refuse to shoot with her.
When that article about her came out,
and I was utterly humiliated.
Even so, I told myself
to accept it quietly
when I found out we were on the same show.
Because I'm a professional actor.
-What?
-But I can't put up with her antics twice
now matter how nice I try to be.
Don't you agree?
Uh, you see, the set is always full
of conflicts and disagreements
and still everyone compromises a bit and
watches out for each other on the project.
[Ae-suk] Honestly, I'm so disappointed
in you, Director Bak.
All I did was perform
my role with passion.
Isn't Mi-ran the one
who can't tell acting from reality?
-[Mi-ran] That was acting?
-[Ae-suk] What?
You slapped me as hard as you could!
With everything you had!
-When did I
-[gasps]
-And you, Director Bak.
-Yes?
I'm so disappointed in you.
I know the lead asked you
to do this as a favor.
But how do you just shove an actor in
like they're some package deal?
Package deal?
Well, you're wrong about that.
First of all, Mr. Lim never asked
that kind of favor,
and I've always been a huge fan
of Ms. Seong's films, to be honest,
and so, the fact is,
I've always wanted to work with her.
-You hear that?
-What do you want me to do then?
Drop out of the project?
Ms. Oh, I beg you
-[Jae-hyeong] Mother.
-[Mi-ran sighs]
[groans, sighs]
-[Hyeon-jun] Mom, you should apologize.
-Why are you telling me to apologize?
I already told you
I was just doing what I was told.
Then explain why she's so upset.
I guess she got jealous
because I did such a good job.
[laughs] You were supposed
to do a single slap.
But you lit up like, "This is my chance,"
and went after her, and so then
you had to slap the other cheek as well.
I can't stand Oh Mi-ran, okay?
But I'm also an actor.
I keep personal feelings out of my acting.
All right, that's all fine.
So just apologize first, okay?
Nope.
So what will you do then?
Are you gonna quit? You're the one who
hit her. Do you really think you can win?
Don't let it get out of control,
just apologize.
But why should I?
Because I got you the role. That's why.
I pulled the strings.
Do this for me. Apologize already.
I said I don't want to apologize!
Why the hell should I
when I've done nothing wrong?
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[Byeong-gi sighs]
Hey, let's just wrap it up.
Sorry?
Sure, I guess.
SPORTS EUNSEONG
Hey. Look at this.
You put this on my desk, didn't you?
EDITING DESK
[sighs] All right. I'm off, guys.
-Get home safe.
-[staff] All right. Take it easy.
[sighs]
[Hyeon-jun] It was nothing serious.
I mean, it happens a lot, but
Today of all days.
PANIC DISORDER
WHAT IS A PANIC DISORDER?
A TYPE OF ANXIETY DISORDER
CAUSING SUDDEN, INTENSE FEAR
SYMPTOMS USUALLY PEAK
WITHIN 10 MINUTES
-Panic disorder?
-You scared me.
Oh [chuckles] nothing.
I was just doing some research.
What happened to your face?
What's wrong with it?
You look like you just got dumped.
Oh. [stammers] I wasn't dumped.
Boss.
Um
You said a celebrity
dating a non-celebrity
always ends disastrously.
Do you really believe that?
Why? Someone's dating a celebrity?
No. No.
Well, it's my friend.
I don't think things have gone
that far yet but [sucks teeth]
I'm pretty sure that guy lied to her.
Lied about what?
He hid from her that he's a celebrity.
I mean, how could he not tell her
something so important?
Think about how betrayed
she must feel right now.
So?
She doesn't want to date him?
Not sure.
Well, even if I dated him,
he'd always deny it in public
and I'd end up as someone
kept in the shadows.
That just makes me want to shrink back.
You're not one to shrink back.
I'm surprised to hear you say that.
At first, I didn't understand it either,
but now that I've lived it,
I know it's different.
[sighs]
Look at you right now. Being such a loser.
Go join some loser club, I guess.
You'd fit right in.
[sighs]
Loser?
Oh. Wait. Not me, I meant my friend, so
Don't get the wrong idea!
-My friend. It's my friend!
-[Hwa-yeong] I'm not saying anything.
[groans] Damn it.
[groans]
[groans]
[sighs] I'm exhausted.
I'm beat. Totally beat.
[groans]
[sighs]
[groans]
Seriously. [groans]
[phone buzzes]
[groans]
Who is it?
SPORTS EUNSEONG
CHIEF YUN HWA-YEONG
Huh?
Hello, Ms. Yun.
Why do you sound like
you haven't slept in days?
Oh, my mother
[sighs]
No, never mind. Nothing. Nothing.
I had a long day. I'm just tired.
Anyway, what do you need?
Um, can we meet now?
What?
Now?
This late?
[classical music playing]
I can't believe you called me out
at this hour.
I'm completely exhausted.
I'm quite busy too, you know.
-I didn't call you here just to chat.
-Yeah, yeah. Okay, sure.
So, what do you want?
So are things going well
between you and Wi Jeong-sin?
Yeah, of course.
I saw her earlier today too, but
[sighs] Something kind of came up, and so
we didn't really get a chance to talk.
Step it up.
Things don't look so easy right now.
-Things don't look easy right now?
-That's right.
They don't look easy and you might not
get the answer you're looking for.
I suggest you prepare
for the worst-case scenario.
I thought the opposite. Like things
were finally looking up between us.
Look, you and Wi Jeong-sin,
you come from two
completely different worlds.
Different worlds? What are you talking
about? We both live in Seoul.
What I'm saying is
if you come from some outer planet,
then she's the one
with her feet planted firmly on Earth.
If you're an airplane that's used
to flying high above the clouds,
well, she's just someone who stays down
low, very close to what feels real to her.
I'm not saying you're better than her.
I'm just trying to explain
the big psychological gap
between a star and a regular person.
[groans] Whoa. A star, come on?
I am a regular person.
So then, what are you saying?
Match her rhythm, and ease into it?
Make it less overwhelming?
Mm-mmm.
The opposite. You need to reassure her.
Don't hide your feelings
or hold anything back.
Keep letting her know you like her,
over and over.
Seriously, tell her I like her
over and over again?
What, you're saying to gaslight her
or something?
And besides, do you really think
that approach will work on her?
[stammers] Why is that
Why is that gaslighting?
I'm just telling you to be honest
and actually express what you feel.
[sighs] This is so frustrating.
Do I seriously have to
teach you stuff like this?
Then what do you want me to do?
Are you saying I should confess
to her on my knees? Huh?
"Jeong-sin, please, just date me already!"
Should I just look all desperate
and beg her?
[scoffs]
Wait, should I do that?
SEARCH PERIODIC DISCLOSURES
BY CATEGORY
[suspenseful music playing]
NEW EUNSEONG TRADING CO.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[music ends]
You mean our company's internal
monthly financial statements?
Yes.
Whoa. [chuckles]
I know you're a reporter, but
I can't show you those reports.
Company policy. [laughs]
I know I'm asking a lot.
But if these trends continue,
King's Back will be in danger.
What do you mean danger?
Uh. Okay, uh, give me some time
to think about it.
-[door opens]
-[Hyeon-jun] Oh, Ms. Wi!
[chuckles] Good to see you. What's up?
What brings you here?
What's up? You didn't even call.
I'm here to talk about yesterday.
Oh, well, I'm here to talk
to Mr. Hwang about something.
What? What could you two
possibly talk about without me?
Just something.
Well, I should get going anyway.
I'll let you two talk.
No, no, no. Wait.
Are you leaving already?
I'll go. I'm done here.
But I just got here.
GOOD DETECTIVE KANG PIL-GU
EPISODE 7
Oh, the Kang Pil-gu season five scripts
are right here.
[chuckles]
Wow. Episodes seven and eight
are awesome, right?
-Episodes seven and eight.
-[Ji-sun] Hyeon-jun.
[chuckles]
Wanna take a peek? [chuckles]
Hey. That's
[chuckles]
Ah, well, unless you have a minute
Hey, you said you had a meeting,
didn't you?
Hey, is it okay to show the scripts
to a reporter?
I'll take care of it. All right.
-Go, go on in.
-Hey, don't push me. I heard you.
-All right. I heard you too.
-[Ji-sun sighs] God's sake.
[chuckles]
Well, sit over there.
-What?
-Come on.
-Why?
-Over here.
Well
You can read them if you want.
But you can't take them with you
for security reasons.
You have to read them right here.
But it'll take me a few hours
to get through them.
Mmm. I'm fine with that.
Take your time. Yeah.
[chuckles]
[sighs, clears throat, grunts]
Why are you sitting here?
Aren't you leaving?
I
gotta keep an eye on you.
Just in case you try to take photos
on your cell.
Uh. I'm not that unethical of a reporter.
Well, that's just protocol.
So don't mind me. Just go ahead
and look them over.
Hold on. Would you like some coffee
or cookies?
No, I'm good. Thanks.
[grunts]
[Hwa-yeong] Step it up.
Things don't look so easy right now.
If you're an airplane that's used
to flying high above the clouds,
well, she's someone who stays down low,
very close to what feels real to her.
[sighs]
[inhales sharply]
Uh. You see, the thing about life is
people's lives might look very different
on the surface,
but when you look closely,
they're not that different.
Even for actors
or so-called stars, you know.
It's all the same.
In other words,
I'm just an ordinary guy. Mmm.
Uh, yeah.
Some might say
you're not exactly ordinary.
You went to Hankuk University, after all.
I'm not ordinary 'cause I went to Hankuk?
What's your point?
Ah, my point is, it puts your brain
in the top 0.1%.
That's far from ordinary.
You're a genius, really. A genius.
I only finished high school.
Well, no,
I'm a college dropout. [chuckles]
Why are you telling me all this?
I never asked.
Well, I'm just saying [sighs]
Others overlook it
because of all my outstanding qualities,
although the truth is,
I actually have a lot of shortcomings too.
I'm well aware
that you have many shortcomings.
Mm-hmm.
By the way,
why did you want to meet up that day?
Oh, th-that was
[stammers]
Did you
ask to meet just to tell me
you never want to see me again?
[sorrowful music playing]
"We come from two very different worlds,
whether we like it or not."
"We're not right for each other."
Were you gonna say that?
Like right out of a '90s drama show?
What? Were you?
Then why didn't you say it?
At the café [sighs]
you looked really shaken.
But thanks to someone,
I pulled myself together fast.
I was fine
when we were sitting outside together.
I'm
wondering why
you didn't say anything then.
You had the chance to.
Maybe once you saw me,
you didn't wanna bring up the fact
that you didn't want to see me again.
[chuckles]
Really listen to your heart,
think about this situation.
What does Wi Jeong-sin
truly want?
[music ends]
Make yourself at home.
-[sighs]
-[heartbeat thumping]
CORPORATE DUE DILIGENCE
You two look after the artistic part,
and I'll take care of business.
Let's team up and grow it
People call him a media mogul, but
his newspaper isn't even turning a profit.
It's all show and no substance.
Do you even know where
his investment funds come from?
Uh. [inhales sharply]
I don't think I can sign this document.
I mean, isn't this what you sign
when you're selling a company?
It's just a formality, so it's fine
for you to go ahead and sign it.
I see.
GAP: EUNSEONG GROUP
EUL: KING'S BACK ENTERTAINMEN
[Jeong-sin] But if these trends continue,
King's Back will be in danger.
Well, I just want to review it first.
Let me talk to my team about this
before I sign anything,
just to make sure
we're all on the same page. [chuckles]
CORPORATION AGREEMEN
[elevator dings]
Hello, sir.
[footsteps approaching]
Thank you.
For what?
For holding the elevator for me just now.
-Are you free tomorrow morning?
-No.
Why?
I was wondering if you could come
with me to my son's school.
Me?
It's the day for dads to read to the kids,
and it's my son's turn that day,
-so I was hoping you could fill in.
-[elevator dings]
MOM'S ALWAYS RUNNING
I'm counting on you.
Wait
[phone buzzes]
-Yes, sir?
-[stammers]
[Hwa-yeong] On my way,
be right there. Yes.
The due diligence team
from Singapore is coming soon,
so make sure everything's ready.
Yes, sir.
And what should we do about Hwang Ji-sun,
the King's Back Entertainment CEO?
He's being a pain in the ass, isn't he?
Call the board in, set a meeting.
Time to get rid of Hwang Ji-Sun.
Yes, sir.
As soon as possible.
[actor] Hey, Kang Pil-gu! Get it together!
That freaking jerk hit me first!
And I'm not the only one.
He's always bullying the other kids
and cursing.
Even yesterday, he took someone's money
and harassed them for no reason.
I tried to stop him.
Why believe him and not me, Detective?
[Byeong-gi] Cut.
-Let's take ten.
-[Hyeon-jun groans]
That's a ten, everybody.
[crew 1] So we're all pretending
that take didn't happen, right?
[crew 2] I've heard GPS voices
with more emotion.
[Byeong-gi clears throat]
[crew 3] No. That was the real take.
That was him giving his best.
-Uh, you'll try that again, right?
-Will that make any difference at all?
Hey, so why the hell
did you cast him for the role?
This is not working.
Can you help your brother run his lines?
-Me?
-Yeah.
-Hey, Seon-u.
-Mm-hmm?
You're doing great, huh.
-I am? Yeah?
-Yeah, you're doing great.
But here, look Right here.
-Relax your muscles right here.
-Relax?
-Like this. Yeah, and here too.
-Yeah, okay.
Right here. Relax your shoulders.
Like this, yeah. Good.
And here too. Here, here, right here.
-Yeah.
-Relax your entire body.
-Okay, got it. I'm trying
-Like that.
-[blows] Relax.
-Yeah.
Relax.
Okay, okay. Good.
Let's try that again now.
-Okay.
-All right, go for it, yeah.
"Hey, Kang Pil-gu. Get it together!"
That freaking jerk hit me first!
[Hyeon-jun chuckles]
Hey, Seon-u.
Try to relax these muscles a bit more.
-Mm-hmm, right here.
-Oh, okay.
[Byeong-gi] Action!
KEY DISTRIBUTOR
HAN SEOK-HO & NETWORK
The man you see
in the photo is our key suspect.
His name is Han Seok-Ho.
On the surface,
he's just a guy who runs a local club,
but in reality,
he's the main distributor
of a new drug called "Nebula."
He's taken control of the nightlife scene
and the illegal cash flow
and built a fully organized
distribution network.
-Our objective is quite simple.
-[groans]
[Se-na] Before Han Seok-ho
-Cut!
-[crew 2] Cut!
Okay. [clears throat]
All right, everyone,
we'll take a quick break.
Yeah.
-[sighs]
-What? So?
Hyeon-jun.
This is the scene where Gwon Se-na,
a detective from the Major Crimes Unit,
gives a commanding briefing
and Pil-gu falls for her instantly
-at first sight.
-[laughs]
But is acting all distracted
what a guy does when he falls for someone?
Well, I disagree.
Viewers care a lot more
about plot plausibility nowadays.
I mean, Pil-gu just got over his crush
on the flower shop owner.
How can he fall for a woman he's just met
just because she gives
a good briefing report?
Is our Pil-gu really that easy, seriously?
This is a complete collapse
of the character.
He gave up on the flower shop owner
after learning she's married with a kid!
So why would he still be hung up on her?
That's even weirder!
Have you never dated?
-That's not how things work in dating.
-[sighs]
You promised me.
Hyeon-jun, you promised me
you'd do the romance scenes with Se-na.
Or what, should I play the recording?
Oh, you little piece of
All right. So we'll keep going then.
You know what the next scene is,
right? Hmm?
[Hyeon-jun sighs]
That scene is dangerous,
don't you understand?
There are a lot of crazy bastards,
and we don't know how they'll react!
So just give the orders,
and don't go out there yourself.
[grunts]
What, are you worried about me now?
Not necessarily.
Not necessarily?
[upbeat music playing]
[grunting]
-[sneezes]
-[Byeong-gi] Cut.
That's no good.
All right, let's try that again.
That scene is dangerous,
don't you understand?
There are a lot of crazy bastards,
and we don't know how they'll react!
So just give the orders,
and don't go out there yourself.
[grunts]
What, are you worried about me right now?
[groans]
Not necessarily, but
Not necessarily?
[groans]
[groaning]
-[sighs]
-[Byeong-gi] Cut!
No good. We'll try that again.
[grunts]
[groaning]
Cut.
Cut.
Cut.
-[sneezes]
-[gasps]
-So annoying.
-[Byeong-gi] Cut!
[groans, sniffles]
-[Se-na sighs]
-Came out of nowhere. [sniffles]
Hyeon-jun, if you keep turning
your head like that,
we won't be able to get the shot we want.
It wasn't intentional at all. Mmm.
Do you want to watch it together?
Oh, come on. I'm fine.
I don't need to watch it.
This is the scene
where Pil-gu gets kissed while frozen.
If you keep dodging like that, then,
how is she supposed to kiss you?
[chuckles]
Well, couldn't she just push me
against the wall and finish it there?
I mean, this is a workplace. Isn't this
crossing the line just a bit too much?
Okay, fine.
Then when Se-na suddenly
pushes you against the wall
and gets closer like this
-Oh, cut, cut, cut.
-Cut, cut, cut.
I'll call cut right there.
All right. [chuckles]
So, is that okay with you?
Yes. Sure, sure.
[chuckles]
[groans, sighs]
[sneezes]
Another sneeze.
[sniffles, groans]
NURI FOREST KINDERGARTEN
Thanks for coming with me today.
But why did you ask me?
Well, my son said
to bring a handsome uncle,
but unfortunately for you, I couldn't find
anyone else who fits that description.
[Hwa-yeong chuckles]
[scoffs]
[sighs]
"I run because your smile is so bright.
I run towards the shuttle bus,
the one that always waits for us
every single morning.
I race to your side with a worried heart
the second I hear you've been hurt."
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[Jae-hyeong]
"And even now, I'm still running.
Mom is running to get you,
left all alone."
[Hwa-yeong]
"Afraid that your heart might get hurt."
[pants]
Jae-ha!
-Mom!
-Jae-ha!
[Hwa-yeong] "Yes, you stay right there."
Hi. Did you have fun today?
"Mom will"
[Jae-hyeong] "always run to you
whenever your heart needs her."
[chuckles]
This is the weirdest part.
[groans] Seriously.
Why are they keeping me
on standby for so long?
When are we going
to resume shooting on set?
The lighting team is
still setting up the lights.
-[knocks]
-Yes?
Oh, I
I'll go check the
the schedule real quick.
Don't leave me alone with her.
What's up?
-[groans]
-Are you going to keep doing this?
-Doing what?
-Pull yourself together.
-What?
-You seem to have the wrong idea.
Do you think Kang Pil-gu is
only your project?
Every show I take on
is important to me too.
Listen, our past is our problem
and ours alone, okay?
What are you trying to achieve by acting
this childish even during the shoot?
Childish? Our past?
[laughs] Unbelievable.
Is that what you
actually think of me? Huh?
I only reacted that way
because the plot keeps going off track.
That's all. And do I really have
to hear you trash my acting?
Considering your antics earlier, yeah,
I most certainly have some notes.
Antics?
You said you still had feelings for me.
Yeah, I did.
Well,
there's someone I like.
[dramatic music plays]
I'm seeing someone now.
[grunts]
[sighs, blows raspberry]
For God's sake, this is nuts, seriously.
Are they really going
to keep everyone waiting for hours?
-Hey, Gil-su.
-Yes?
Go ask them again
when we can get back to shooting.
Well, I've already asked them,
like, three times.
They're not ready yet.
What do you mean not ready?
He's changing the script
on set again, isn't he?
I freaking told him from the get-go
that a TV drama is different from movies,
and that it'd be hard to direct
and write at the same time.
I told him not to be too greedy.
[sighs]
It leaves me no choice.
I I
Uh
Grab our things. We're leaving.
[lively music playing]
Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-jun. You're not
actually leaving, are you?
Hyeon-jun.
[gasps] Is he leaving?
[sighs]
LIM HYEON-JUN
He's actually gone?
For real?
[scoffs]
-Wow
-[Seon-u chuckles]
Oh, man, these cars must be pretty rare,
I've never even seen one before.
[chuckles]
-Yeah, I think so.
-Whoa.
I've never ridden in this car either.
Hey, is this really okay?
I hear the whole set's been turned upside
down since you stormed out like that.
How can you just be hanging out
at home right now?
Come on, I've got a plan too.
Byeong-gi needs a little time right now.
Oh, hey, you guys must be hungry.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Okay.
Oh [chuckles]
Hey, pass me the paper towel, please.
Oh, sure.
POWER OUTAGE NOTICE
-Thanks. Great.
-Of course. Here you go.
Uh, so Hyeon-jun
made steamed dumplings for us?
Us?
Well, sure, let's say he did. Hmm.
All right. Here they are,
delicious dumplings. Enjoy.
[sighs]
My role model steamed
these dumplings just for me.
[laughs] There's a lot,
so feel free to have more.
Yes, sir. Thank you very much.
Try it.
-It's so good.
-[exclaims, laughs]
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Mmm! It's so good!
Mr. Hwang, you should try it.
[scoffs] You guys are overreacting.
All dumplings taste pretty much the same.
How good can these really be?
Mmm.
Mmm. The meat is so juicy,
it freaking bursts in my mouth!
-[laughs]
-Wow.
How about we listen to some funny stories?
What? Are you going to make Su-ji
tell us some cheesy jokes again?
[groans]
Suzy, the singer? You know Suzy?
-Hey, Su-ji. Tell us a funny joke.
-[Su-ji] Yes.
Yes, here's a funny story you asked for.
What do you say
when you pick up food off the street?
Foo-reebie!
[sighs]
Hmm?
[chuckles]
Food! Food, food.
[laughs]
[laughs]
Food. "Foo-reebie." [chuckles]
Hey, stop laughing. It's not funny.
Right, Mr. Hwang?
[laughing]
At first, I thought
she said "flutter." [laughs]
[laughing]
[Ji-sun] Wow, "foo-reebie!" So funny.
Wow, that's hilarious.
Wow. No kidding, seriously, wow.
-[Hong-sin] Sir?
-Hmm?
You invited me over
to help me run my lines
and even steamed
these delicious dumplings just for me.
-Honestly, I'm really honored.
-Ah! Pfft.
Honored? Stop it, okay?
[laughs] Seriously, stop.
Should I ask my sister
to maybe write a, uh
favorable story about you?
Hey, no, don't. That's not right.
I'm not the kind of guy
who expects favors like that.
Um,
so,
does your sister
know that you're with me,
I mean, at my place right now?
KANG PIL-GU: KISS OR NO KISS
BLAH BLAH BLAH
[sighs]
I'll agree to whatever you write, huh?
I'll follow the script,
just please do this favor, hmm?
[sighs]
[groans]
[screaming]
[pants]
Mr. Lim. [pants]
[Hyeon-jun] Hey, that color
looks amazing on you, huh?
-[Hong-sin] On me?
-[Hyeon-jun] Yeah.
-Hey, you should try this on too, okay?
-[Hong-sin] Okay. Th-This too?
-Yeah, yeah, come on, take this off.
-But there's too many.
Come on, just try this on first.
Oh, but it's yours.
Here, come on.
Oh, wow, it fits you perfectly. Right?
Nice!
Okay. Take this one too.
Hyeon-jun, you're gonna run out
of clothes.
Hey.
Come on. It's Hong-sin. Hong-sin.
[chuckles] Oh, my
-You should try on some suits too.
-I mean, I have enough
Hey, your brother really adores me, right?
Yeah, I know. What's with him?
He must be doing this for a reason.
Yes, this one was expensive, you see.
-Yeah, try this on. Try it on.
-Oh, okay, sure.
-[Ji-sun] Hyeon-jun.
-Yeah?
How do I look?
-Mr. Hwang, come on!
-Yeah.
You're a CEO. You really think
a leopard jacket suits you?
Put it back. Go on, hang it up.
-Here.
-Oh, yes.
[K-pop music playing]
Wow
The script reading room.
It's bigger than my entire place!
It's amazing to watch Kang Pil-gu here.
What is this? Is it new?
Yeah, lie back and give it a try.
[Ji-sun] Yeah, you're at the age
where you really need this.
-This speaker's really expensive.
-That's nice.
[sighs]
Here's season four, your favorite.
-Whoa.
-He's got all the scripts.
So these are the scripts
for the entire series?
[Seon-u] "A cop? Come on, someone
like me becoming a cop, seriously?"
"Why not? Someone like me?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"Honestly, if not for you, I'd have been
expelled ages ago and out picking fights."
"Him? A cop? Yeah, right."
-Uh, how was it?
-[chuckles]
It was good. It was good,
really good. Yeah. You did well.
Um, it was good.
But first,
you really need to connect
with your own character.
Then your scene partner's character
has to land as well.
When both of those elements
really come through,
that's when the audience
truly connects with your performance.
-What? Uh
-Hmm.
So first, you two need to focus
on building that connection, okay?
Connecting with each other.
"Connecting."
ACTING IS ABOUT CONNECTING
AND EMPATHIZING
[hums "Gonna Fly Now"]
You see, guys. Like,
no one would hire him as an actor.
So he decided
to write a feature-length script himself,
-without waiting around for anyone.
-I see.
And gave himself the lead role for Rocky.
-[Seon-u sighs]
-[Hyeon-jun] Hey.
Isn't that even more moving
than the movie itself?
Yes.
So at the end of the day,
if there's something you really want,
you have to see it through to the end.
Just like Rocky!
-[exclaims]
-Cheers.
I couldn't agree more.
You're absolutely right, sir.
You're so handsome and really amazing.
And what did I do? I set you up
on a blind date with my sister.
I'm really sorry about that.
Hmm?
Blind date?
[Seon-u] She went to Hankuk University.
She's a journalist.
[echoes] She's a journalist.
Hmm [chuckles]
[romantic music plays]
[giggles]
I like you.
What?
I like you.
-I like you.
-Stop.
Stop. Watch yourself. Stop.
[gasps]
I like
I like
-Dude, will you shut up.
-[exclaims] I like
[groans]
I like
Wi Jeong-sin, all right?
[gasps]
I like Wi Jeong-sin!
I like her!
What?
What?
[groans] I don't even know anymore.
Wait. You You like
You like my sister?
Mm-hmm.
[child] Dad!
Oh, Son!
-You just called me Dad, didn't you?
-[giggling]
-Why did you call Daddy?
-Say, "I want some tteokguk."
-Here it comes.
-Oh, do you want tteokguk?
Here's your tteokguk, Son! [chuckles]
-Hi, Hyeon-jun. I'm here!
-Hey! Come on in!
-Brother-in-law. What's up?
-Hey, you!
Hey, come on and join us.
-Wow.
-Hey, look at this galbi.
Your sister stayed up all night so she
could make this amazing meal from scratch.
-All right, eat now.
-My sister is the best!
[Ji-sun] Hey!
Aren't you guys
getting a little ahead of yourselves?
Are we?
-[chuckles]
-Hey.
Mind if I ask you
a small favor, Hong-sin? Mmm?
[phone buzzes]
MY LITTLE BROTHER
Hey, what time is it
and why aren't you home yet?
WI JEONG-SIN
-Hey, I'm feeling really sick right now.
-What?
Is this a phone prank?
What's your clan?
[Hong-sin] The Jangheung Wi clan.
If you're sick, go to the hospital.
Why call me to pick you up?
Uh
It's just that everyone here's
been drinking, so no one can drive now.
[sighs] Then just take a cab home!
Hey, don't get so worked up.
You're just hurting your own image.
What are you talking about?
Anyway I
I twisted my ankle just now, so it hurts
too much to even go hail a cab, okay?
I-I can't move at all, I swear.
[sighs] What a hassle. Where are you now?
I'm at Mr. Lim Hyeon-jun's house.
What?
-[Jae-hyeong] I'm home.
-[Mi-ran] You're just getting in now?
-What are you up to?
-[chuckles]
I was looking at pictures
from when you were little.
Oh, out of the blue?
Oh, my God, you were so adorable.
[chuckles]
Nice, you got grapes.
When you were little,
whenever I took you out,
everyone in the neighborhood
said you looked like a doll.
-[chuckles] Oh, no.
-It's true. Look at this picture.
-So adorable, right?
-Oh, wow.
How old am I in this one?
[Hwa-yeong] Jae-ha!
Mom!
[exclaims] My boy. [chuckles]
I brought Uncle with me. Say hi.
Hi.
Hello.
[Jae-hyeong chuckles]
[chuckles]
How badly is my brother hurt?
Uh Oh, no, no, he's okay.
It's all good. [chuckles]
Come on in.
[snoring]
-Did my brother really hurt his ankle?
-[chuckles]
No, no. No. He's not hurt at all.
We were just, you know, practicing
the script so hard that we got thirsty
and had a beer,
and maybe everyone was already exhausted.
Mmm, they're passed out.
Um, I'll try to wake your brother up.
So just wait downstairs
in the study for a bit.
Feel free to use the massage chair.
[sighs]
[calming music playing]
GOOD DETECTIVE KANG PIL-GU
-[remote beeping]
-[chair] Starting the massage chair.
Oh
[groans]
Adjusting the massage chair position.
[sighs]
Oh, that's nice.
This is great.
-[sighs]
-[Hyeon-jun] It feels nice, doesn't it?
-[gasps]
-[chuckles]
Oh, just stay there.
No, that's fine. Just give me the remote.
No, I insist. Just stay there.
Hong-sin's still passed out,
so you'll have to wait anyway.
[sighs] Seriously?
Well [sighs]
Thanks for that day.
The day I had a panic attack.
Now that I think about it,
I never properly thanked you.
Uh, well, I didn't even do anything.
Can you turn this off?
I'll go wake my brother.
Gosh, I said it's fine.
[Hyeon-jun] Hmm?
[Jeong-sin] What the
Why'd the lights go out?
-Is the power out?
-I think so. Yeah.
Huh? So what do I do? I'm stuck here!
[groans] I want to stop the massage.
Do something! Come on!
Ah, just wait a little.
The power should come back on soon.
How long will it take?
Come on, relax. It's all good.
Just hear me out, all right?
So, have you had a chance to
listen to your heart and make a decision?
Oh, that
Hmm?
Look, I'm disappointed.
I called you here tonight
to tell you that I like you.
I like you.
[upbeat music playing]
I didn't like anyone for a long time.
But now
I feel it in my gut.
I'll like you for a long time.
[heartbeat thumping]
[grunting, groaning]
[gasps, grunting]
Whoa, hey, uh,
wh-where did I put my car keys?
Oh, hey, guys, did you see my phone?
[Hong-sin] Yeah, your phone is upstairs.
I saw it upstairs.
Are you sure? I thought I'd put them
in my pocket. I'll go check upstairs.
[scoffs]
[groans]
I so wish I hadn't seen that, you know?
Hey, spit it out.
[spits]
Who knew I'd catch my sister
in a romantic moment? [groans]
-Ew!
-What if we actually end up as in-laws?
Whoa, I'm getting goose bumps.
-No way. Let's pray, okay?
-Huh? What?
Please help us forget
everything we witnessed today.
-No memory at all.
-Please let us forget.
-Amen.
-Amen.
Uh, well, with the lights back on,
it's awkward.
-[chuckles] Want them off again?
-No!
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun sighs]
How about you go out with me on ten dates?
[romantic music playing]
Why does it have to be ten?
Well, since you still don't trust me,
let's start with ten.
If it goes well, we keep going,
but there's no pressure.
-If I don't like you?
-Why are you being so negative again?
We'll think about that
when the time comes.
Well, I'm curious about something though.
Back when
we were chatting on Onion,
what did you think of Soulishere?
-I liked her.
-Then why'd you delete your account?
To focus on the real Wi Jeong-sin.
Fine.
It makes sense.
I should
Get going.
Hey, Wi Hong-sin, I'm leaving!
[door opens]
-[door closes]
-[sighs]
You were so nervous, weren't you?
Everyone! Wi Jeong-sin
just got a love confession!
Why would you take all these?
'Cause it would've been rude to refuse.
Hey, anyway,
you two were like enemies.
When did you get this close?
-You're gonna clench your fist at me?
-You little
-Hey! You're so dead.
-I'm faster than you are! [laughs]
I like you.
-[heartbeat thumping]
-I feel it in my gut.
I'll like you for a long time.
-[thumping continues]
-[Jeong-sin] Back when,
we were chatting on Onion,
what did you think of Soulishere?
-I liked her.
-Then why'd you delete your account?
To focus on the real Wi Jeong-sin.
-[thumping increases]
-[panting]
[exhales deeply, inhales sharply]
-[thumping continues]
-[sighs]
God. Calm down.
[groans] Calm down. Calm down.
[groans]
Enough.
-[breathing deeply]
-[Hyeon-jun] I like you.
I feel it in my gut.
I'll like you for a long time.
How about you go out with me on ten dates?
[phone] Onion!
[Hyeon-jun] Hey, Soulishere.
Can't sleep, huh?
Why did you run away like that earlier?
[Jeong-sin] Oh, I was embarrassed.
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun]
Wi Jeong-sin embarrassed? No way.
[Jeong-sin scoffs] I'm human too, okay?
I have to say,
your taste is pretty quirky.
My taste? Why?
There are very few people who
who really click with me.
[scoffs] Who says we click though?
I'm just a guy with a heart big enough to
really take in someone like Wi Jeong-sin,
flaws and all.
To meet someone like me though?
That's your big lucky day.
[scoffs]
[scoffs]
[Jeong-sin] Oh, I see. Lucky me, then.
[chuckles]
How about your attacks?
[chuckles] It's been fine.
Weirdly, I've been feeling pretty good
to be honest.
[inhales sharply]
I guess I have someone to thank.
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun] I've been the head
of the family since I was young,
so I know what it's like.
Sometimes, family can be tougher
on you than anyone else.
[Jeong-sin] What do you do
when you're having a hard time?
[groans, sighs]
I just I tough it out.
Then after a while, I think,
"Okay, I can handle this."
"This will pass too at some point."
But from now on, when things get tough,
I'm going to go and sit somewhere sunny.
Just like you taught me, Soulishere.
[chuckles]
[Jeong-sin] Anyway, why did you message me
on Onion out of the blue?
[grunts]
I could tell you were still so hung up
on Melomaster,
so I tried to surprise you.
See? I even changed my nickname for you.
Hey, I want to ask you something too.
[Jeong-sin] What is it?
[Hyeon-jun] I've been wondering
That day at the Han River,
when I apologized
Why didn't you accept it? I wanna know.
Oh
I put up a wall in advance
because I was afraid I might
expect something more if I did.
[scoffs, laughs]
[Hyeon-jun] You acted like you weren't,
but look at you. You're totally into me.
[scoffs] No, I'm not!
[chuckles]
Seriously.
[chuckles]
[romantic music playing]
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun chuckles]
TUESDAY, JULY 1S
[groans]
-Ms. Wi, here you go.
-Oh, thank you. Thank you.
[music ends]
[Ji-sun] Hyeon-jun!
Where did he go?
What? You're sleeping?
Have you lost your mind?
Hey! Get up!
Do you know what time it is?
We have to get there by 6:00 p.m.!
[sighs] This is bad, really bad.
It's rush hour, so it's going to
take over three hours to get there.
Come on, get up, quick!
Oh!
-The shoot.
-Yes, the shoot! The shoot!
Uh, what time Oh, no. This is nuts.
-Yeah.
-Hey, no time for a shower.
-Yeah.
-Hurry up, let's go.
-Wait, my phone
-What? What? Why?
My phone. My phone.
-My phone.
-[groans] You and your damn phone.
Sorry, what did you just say?
I said, Chairman Lee Dae-ho
orchestrated his younger brother
Lee Jae-hyeong's accident.
Back when I was at the US branch
of a business paper,
I was covering the Lemon incident.
There was evidence that Dae-ho
was the mastermind behind it,
and my article
was pretty much finished by then.
That was
when Jae-hyeong got into a car accident.
I know it was Dae-ho.
[sighs]
Chairman Lee Dae-ho [sighs]
He's even more ruthless than I imagined,
going as far to hurt his own brother.
These are the materials I gathered
while covering the Lemon incident.
Once we add this case to the rest,
it's going to make for a huge story.
Will you be okay with that?
To make it really burst,
you gotta blow the balloon up all the way.
So it makes a lot of noise.
[inhales sharply]
[Hwa-yeong] Let me say this again.
You could get hurt.
Maybe even
someone around you could get hurt.
If you're not prepared for that to happen,
then you should back out now.
CHAIRMAN LEE DAE-HO RECORDS
LEMON FUND MANAGEMEN
-[Ji-sun] Hey, Gil-su, can't we go faster?
-[Gil-su] Oh, yes, sure.
Yeah, Director Bak is going to be
on my back and yell at me again.
What the hell kept you
up all night anyway?
-Is it your insomnia again?
-No, it's not like that.
-[sighs]
-[chuckles]
Wh What? Did you just laugh?
No, I didn't. Hey, let's hurry!
-Okay.
-Yeah, we should hurry.
[Ji-sun sighs]
[sighs]
One is the journalist who was
investigating the suicide of your aide
back when you were
in the National Assembly.
And the other covered the Lemon incident.
Now they've joined forces.
They're going after us.
What should we do?
Should we just deal with it
cleanly like last time?
[intense music playing]
[music ends]
[Ji-sun] Grab our things
and meet us inside, quick.
[Gil-su] Okay. Yeah.
-Oh, man. Damn it.
-[Ji-sun] We're late.
-What's wrong?
-What's going on? What's wrong?
Hey, the door's locked.
What?
It is locked.
Oh, hold on, this is Building G.
That's why.
You said we had to go to Building H,
didn't you?
[Ji-sun] Gil-su, seriously.
-Hurry up. Get in!
-No, park the car and meet me there.
I'll just walk.
All right, then. I'll bring your things.
Hey. Let's go, quick.
Seriously
[engine starts]
What's going on?
Is he part of the crew?
[horn honks]
[Hwa-yeong] Let me say this again.
You could get hurt.
Maybe even
someone around you could get hurt.
[K-pop music playing]
SPECIAL THANKS TO OH YEON-SEO
FOR HER APPEARANCE
[Jeong-sin] Lee Dae-ho
is a frightening man.
He must have planned all of this
from the beginning.
Fired? You? Why?
[crying] I really, desperately
need your help. Please?
[Jeong-sin] If we want to strike back,
we've got to get the evidence first.
[Ji-sun] They're blocking us
from getting in.
Ms. Wi's clothes
got ripped trying to get through.
You said they ripped her clothes?
I'm not letting these jerks
get away with this.
-[grunting]
-Let go!
-[Ji-sun] Ms. Wi!
-[groans]
[Hyeon-jun] I'm not the type to just
sit back after someone messes with me.
[screams]
[Hyeon-jun groans]
[sighs]
Feeling better now?
Oh, yeah. Oh, good Lord.
That must have scared you.
And I mean, come on. [chuckles]
Today of all days.
-What was that call about?
-Sorry?
Well, you seemed shaken after that call.
Oh, that.
It was nothing serious. It was just
I mean, it happens a lot but
[sighs]
[contemplative music playing]
[grunts]
-I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.
Oh. Oh.
A while ago
Never mind.
A while ago what?
Anyway, what did you want
to talk to me about today?
We couldn't talk because of me.
It was just nothing important.
I just wanted to have
a cup of tea with you, that's all.
You called me just to have tea with me?
Yeah.
[scoffs, laughs]
-You do have something to say.
-No, I don't.
[inhales sharply]
[sighs] What's with you? I said I don't.
Come on.
What's it about?
Huh?
What is it?
-[pants]
-[Mi-ran huffs]
EPISODE 13
[sighs]
What happened here?
[pants]
-Mom!
-Jae-hyeong!
What happened to you?
What happened to your face?
-Who did this?
-[Mi-ran crying]
She did it. [crying]
Huh?
-[Jae-hyeong] B-But
-Hyeon-jun.
[Jae-hyeong] Oh, no. This looks bad.
What happened? What's this?
What's going on?
[sighs] Just Go and Go on. Go on.
Just see for yourself.
[Jae-hyeong] Here, Mom.
Use this to wipe your tears.
[Mi-ran sobbing]
[phone buzzes]
-Hello?
-Hold on, Mr. Hwang!
[grunts] Just a moment.
[Mi-ran clears throat]
Me? Why?
Listen, Director Bak.
I refuse to shoot with her.
When that article about her came out,
and I was utterly humiliated.
Even so, I told myself
to accept it quietly
when I found out we were on the same show.
Because I'm a professional actor.
-What?
-But I can't put up with her antics twice
now matter how nice I try to be.
Don't you agree?
Uh, you see, the set is always full
of conflicts and disagreements
and still everyone compromises a bit and
watches out for each other on the project.
[Ae-suk] Honestly, I'm so disappointed
in you, Director Bak.
All I did was perform
my role with passion.
Isn't Mi-ran the one
who can't tell acting from reality?
-[Mi-ran] That was acting?
-[Ae-suk] What?
You slapped me as hard as you could!
With everything you had!
-When did I
-[gasps]
-And you, Director Bak.
-Yes?
I'm so disappointed in you.
I know the lead asked you
to do this as a favor.
But how do you just shove an actor in
like they're some package deal?
Package deal?
Well, you're wrong about that.
First of all, Mr. Lim never asked
that kind of favor,
and I've always been a huge fan
of Ms. Seong's films, to be honest,
and so, the fact is,
I've always wanted to work with her.
-You hear that?
-What do you want me to do then?
Drop out of the project?
Ms. Oh, I beg you
-[Jae-hyeong] Mother.
-[Mi-ran sighs]
[groans, sighs]
-[Hyeon-jun] Mom, you should apologize.
-Why are you telling me to apologize?
I already told you
I was just doing what I was told.
Then explain why she's so upset.
I guess she got jealous
because I did such a good job.
[laughs] You were supposed
to do a single slap.
But you lit up like, "This is my chance,"
and went after her, and so then
you had to slap the other cheek as well.
I can't stand Oh Mi-ran, okay?
But I'm also an actor.
I keep personal feelings out of my acting.
All right, that's all fine.
So just apologize first, okay?
Nope.
So what will you do then?
Are you gonna quit? You're the one who
hit her. Do you really think you can win?
Don't let it get out of control,
just apologize.
But why should I?
Because I got you the role. That's why.
I pulled the strings.
Do this for me. Apologize already.
I said I don't want to apologize!
Why the hell should I
when I've done nothing wrong?
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[Byeong-gi sighs]
Hey, let's just wrap it up.
Sorry?
Sure, I guess.
SPORTS EUNSEONG
Hey. Look at this.
You put this on my desk, didn't you?
EDITING DESK
[sighs] All right. I'm off, guys.
-Get home safe.
-[staff] All right. Take it easy.
[sighs]
[Hyeon-jun] It was nothing serious.
I mean, it happens a lot, but
Today of all days.
PANIC DISORDER
WHAT IS A PANIC DISORDER?
A TYPE OF ANXIETY DISORDER
CAUSING SUDDEN, INTENSE FEAR
SYMPTOMS USUALLY PEAK
WITHIN 10 MINUTES
-Panic disorder?
-You scared me.
Oh [chuckles] nothing.
I was just doing some research.
What happened to your face?
What's wrong with it?
You look like you just got dumped.
Oh. [stammers] I wasn't dumped.
Boss.
Um
You said a celebrity
dating a non-celebrity
always ends disastrously.
Do you really believe that?
Why? Someone's dating a celebrity?
No. No.
Well, it's my friend.
I don't think things have gone
that far yet but [sucks teeth]
I'm pretty sure that guy lied to her.
Lied about what?
He hid from her that he's a celebrity.
I mean, how could he not tell her
something so important?
Think about how betrayed
she must feel right now.
So?
She doesn't want to date him?
Not sure.
Well, even if I dated him,
he'd always deny it in public
and I'd end up as someone
kept in the shadows.
That just makes me want to shrink back.
You're not one to shrink back.
I'm surprised to hear you say that.
At first, I didn't understand it either,
but now that I've lived it,
I know it's different.
[sighs]
Look at you right now. Being such a loser.
Go join some loser club, I guess.
You'd fit right in.
[sighs]
Loser?
Oh. Wait. Not me, I meant my friend, so
Don't get the wrong idea!
-My friend. It's my friend!
-[Hwa-yeong] I'm not saying anything.
[groans] Damn it.
[groans]
[groans]
[sighs] I'm exhausted.
I'm beat. Totally beat.
[groans]
[sighs]
[groans]
Seriously. [groans]
[phone buzzes]
[groans]
Who is it?
SPORTS EUNSEONG
CHIEF YUN HWA-YEONG
Huh?
Hello, Ms. Yun.
Why do you sound like
you haven't slept in days?
Oh, my mother
[sighs]
No, never mind. Nothing. Nothing.
I had a long day. I'm just tired.
Anyway, what do you need?
Um, can we meet now?
What?
Now?
This late?
[classical music playing]
I can't believe you called me out
at this hour.
I'm completely exhausted.
I'm quite busy too, you know.
-I didn't call you here just to chat.
-Yeah, yeah. Okay, sure.
So, what do you want?
So are things going well
between you and Wi Jeong-sin?
Yeah, of course.
I saw her earlier today too, but
[sighs] Something kind of came up, and so
we didn't really get a chance to talk.
Step it up.
Things don't look so easy right now.
-Things don't look easy right now?
-That's right.
They don't look easy and you might not
get the answer you're looking for.
I suggest you prepare
for the worst-case scenario.
I thought the opposite. Like things
were finally looking up between us.
Look, you and Wi Jeong-sin,
you come from two
completely different worlds.
Different worlds? What are you talking
about? We both live in Seoul.
What I'm saying is
if you come from some outer planet,
then she's the one
with her feet planted firmly on Earth.
If you're an airplane that's used
to flying high above the clouds,
well, she's just someone who stays down
low, very close to what feels real to her.
I'm not saying you're better than her.
I'm just trying to explain
the big psychological gap
between a star and a regular person.
[groans] Whoa. A star, come on?
I am a regular person.
So then, what are you saying?
Match her rhythm, and ease into it?
Make it less overwhelming?
Mm-mmm.
The opposite. You need to reassure her.
Don't hide your feelings
or hold anything back.
Keep letting her know you like her,
over and over.
Seriously, tell her I like her
over and over again?
What, you're saying to gaslight her
or something?
And besides, do you really think
that approach will work on her?
[stammers] Why is that
Why is that gaslighting?
I'm just telling you to be honest
and actually express what you feel.
[sighs] This is so frustrating.
Do I seriously have to
teach you stuff like this?
Then what do you want me to do?
Are you saying I should confess
to her on my knees? Huh?
"Jeong-sin, please, just date me already!"
Should I just look all desperate
and beg her?
[scoffs]
Wait, should I do that?
SEARCH PERIODIC DISCLOSURES
BY CATEGORY
[suspenseful music playing]
NEW EUNSEONG TRADING CO.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[music ends]
You mean our company's internal
monthly financial statements?
Yes.
Whoa. [chuckles]
I know you're a reporter, but
I can't show you those reports.
Company policy. [laughs]
I know I'm asking a lot.
But if these trends continue,
King's Back will be in danger.
What do you mean danger?
Uh. Okay, uh, give me some time
to think about it.
-[door opens]
-[Hyeon-jun] Oh, Ms. Wi!
[chuckles] Good to see you. What's up?
What brings you here?
What's up? You didn't even call.
I'm here to talk about yesterday.
Oh, well, I'm here to talk
to Mr. Hwang about something.
What? What could you two
possibly talk about without me?
Just something.
Well, I should get going anyway.
I'll let you two talk.
No, no, no. Wait.
Are you leaving already?
I'll go. I'm done here.
But I just got here.
GOOD DETECTIVE KANG PIL-GU
EPISODE 7
Oh, the Kang Pil-gu season five scripts
are right here.
[chuckles]
Wow. Episodes seven and eight
are awesome, right?
-Episodes seven and eight.
-[Ji-sun] Hyeon-jun.
[chuckles]
Wanna take a peek? [chuckles]
Hey. That's
[chuckles]
Ah, well, unless you have a minute
Hey, you said you had a meeting,
didn't you?
Hey, is it okay to show the scripts
to a reporter?
I'll take care of it. All right.
-Go, go on in.
-Hey, don't push me. I heard you.
-All right. I heard you too.
-[Ji-sun sighs] God's sake.
[chuckles]
Well, sit over there.
-What?
-Come on.
-Why?
-Over here.
Well
You can read them if you want.
But you can't take them with you
for security reasons.
You have to read them right here.
But it'll take me a few hours
to get through them.
Mmm. I'm fine with that.
Take your time. Yeah.
[chuckles]
[sighs, clears throat, grunts]
Why are you sitting here?
Aren't you leaving?
I
gotta keep an eye on you.
Just in case you try to take photos
on your cell.
Uh. I'm not that unethical of a reporter.
Well, that's just protocol.
So don't mind me. Just go ahead
and look them over.
Hold on. Would you like some coffee
or cookies?
No, I'm good. Thanks.
[grunts]
[Hwa-yeong] Step it up.
Things don't look so easy right now.
If you're an airplane that's used
to flying high above the clouds,
well, she's someone who stays down low,
very close to what feels real to her.
[sighs]
[inhales sharply]
Uh. You see, the thing about life is
people's lives might look very different
on the surface,
but when you look closely,
they're not that different.
Even for actors
or so-called stars, you know.
It's all the same.
In other words,
I'm just an ordinary guy. Mmm.
Uh, yeah.
Some might say
you're not exactly ordinary.
You went to Hankuk University, after all.
I'm not ordinary 'cause I went to Hankuk?
What's your point?
Ah, my point is, it puts your brain
in the top 0.1%.
That's far from ordinary.
You're a genius, really. A genius.
I only finished high school.
Well, no,
I'm a college dropout. [chuckles]
Why are you telling me all this?
I never asked.
Well, I'm just saying [sighs]
Others overlook it
because of all my outstanding qualities,
although the truth is,
I actually have a lot of shortcomings too.
I'm well aware
that you have many shortcomings.
Mm-hmm.
By the way,
why did you want to meet up that day?
Oh, th-that was
[stammers]
Did you
ask to meet just to tell me
you never want to see me again?
[sorrowful music playing]
"We come from two very different worlds,
whether we like it or not."
"We're not right for each other."
Were you gonna say that?
Like right out of a '90s drama show?
What? Were you?
Then why didn't you say it?
At the café [sighs]
you looked really shaken.
But thanks to someone,
I pulled myself together fast.
I was fine
when we were sitting outside together.
I'm
wondering why
you didn't say anything then.
You had the chance to.
Maybe once you saw me,
you didn't wanna bring up the fact
that you didn't want to see me again.
[chuckles]
Really listen to your heart,
think about this situation.
What does Wi Jeong-sin
truly want?
[music ends]
Make yourself at home.
-[sighs]
-[heartbeat thumping]
CORPORATE DUE DILIGENCE
You two look after the artistic part,
and I'll take care of business.
Let's team up and grow it
People call him a media mogul, but
his newspaper isn't even turning a profit.
It's all show and no substance.
Do you even know where
his investment funds come from?
Uh. [inhales sharply]
I don't think I can sign this document.
I mean, isn't this what you sign
when you're selling a company?
It's just a formality, so it's fine
for you to go ahead and sign it.
I see.
GAP: EUNSEONG GROUP
EUL: KING'S BACK ENTERTAINMEN
[Jeong-sin] But if these trends continue,
King's Back will be in danger.
Well, I just want to review it first.
Let me talk to my team about this
before I sign anything,
just to make sure
we're all on the same page. [chuckles]
CORPORATION AGREEMEN
[elevator dings]
Hello, sir.
[footsteps approaching]
Thank you.
For what?
For holding the elevator for me just now.
-Are you free tomorrow morning?
-No.
Why?
I was wondering if you could come
with me to my son's school.
Me?
It's the day for dads to read to the kids,
and it's my son's turn that day,
-so I was hoping you could fill in.
-[elevator dings]
MOM'S ALWAYS RUNNING
I'm counting on you.
Wait
[phone buzzes]
-Yes, sir?
-[stammers]
[Hwa-yeong] On my way,
be right there. Yes.
The due diligence team
from Singapore is coming soon,
so make sure everything's ready.
Yes, sir.
And what should we do about Hwang Ji-sun,
the King's Back Entertainment CEO?
He's being a pain in the ass, isn't he?
Call the board in, set a meeting.
Time to get rid of Hwang Ji-Sun.
Yes, sir.
As soon as possible.
[actor] Hey, Kang Pil-gu! Get it together!
That freaking jerk hit me first!
And I'm not the only one.
He's always bullying the other kids
and cursing.
Even yesterday, he took someone's money
and harassed them for no reason.
I tried to stop him.
Why believe him and not me, Detective?
[Byeong-gi] Cut.
-Let's take ten.
-[Hyeon-jun groans]
That's a ten, everybody.
[crew 1] So we're all pretending
that take didn't happen, right?
[crew 2] I've heard GPS voices
with more emotion.
[Byeong-gi clears throat]
[crew 3] No. That was the real take.
That was him giving his best.
-Uh, you'll try that again, right?
-Will that make any difference at all?
Hey, so why the hell
did you cast him for the role?
This is not working.
Can you help your brother run his lines?
-Me?
-Yeah.
-Hey, Seon-u.
-Mm-hmm?
You're doing great, huh.
-I am? Yeah?
-Yeah, you're doing great.
But here, look Right here.
-Relax your muscles right here.
-Relax?
-Like this. Yeah, and here too.
-Yeah, okay.
Right here. Relax your shoulders.
Like this, yeah. Good.
And here too. Here, here, right here.
-Yeah.
-Relax your entire body.
-Okay, got it. I'm trying
-Like that.
-[blows] Relax.
-Yeah.
Relax.
Okay, okay. Good.
Let's try that again now.
-Okay.
-All right, go for it, yeah.
"Hey, Kang Pil-gu. Get it together!"
That freaking jerk hit me first!
[Hyeon-jun chuckles]
Hey, Seon-u.
Try to relax these muscles a bit more.
-Mm-hmm, right here.
-Oh, okay.
[Byeong-gi] Action!
KEY DISTRIBUTOR
HAN SEOK-HO & NETWORK
The man you see
in the photo is our key suspect.
His name is Han Seok-Ho.
On the surface,
he's just a guy who runs a local club,
but in reality,
he's the main distributor
of a new drug called "Nebula."
He's taken control of the nightlife scene
and the illegal cash flow
and built a fully organized
distribution network.
-Our objective is quite simple.
-[groans]
[Se-na] Before Han Seok-ho
-Cut!
-[crew 2] Cut!
Okay. [clears throat]
All right, everyone,
we'll take a quick break.
Yeah.
-[sighs]
-What? So?
Hyeon-jun.
This is the scene where Gwon Se-na,
a detective from the Major Crimes Unit,
gives a commanding briefing
and Pil-gu falls for her instantly
-at first sight.
-[laughs]
But is acting all distracted
what a guy does when he falls for someone?
Well, I disagree.
Viewers care a lot more
about plot plausibility nowadays.
I mean, Pil-gu just got over his crush
on the flower shop owner.
How can he fall for a woman he's just met
just because she gives
a good briefing report?
Is our Pil-gu really that easy, seriously?
This is a complete collapse
of the character.
He gave up on the flower shop owner
after learning she's married with a kid!
So why would he still be hung up on her?
That's even weirder!
Have you never dated?
-That's not how things work in dating.
-[sighs]
You promised me.
Hyeon-jun, you promised me
you'd do the romance scenes with Se-na.
Or what, should I play the recording?
Oh, you little piece of
All right. So we'll keep going then.
You know what the next scene is,
right? Hmm?
[Hyeon-jun sighs]
That scene is dangerous,
don't you understand?
There are a lot of crazy bastards,
and we don't know how they'll react!
So just give the orders,
and don't go out there yourself.
[grunts]
What, are you worried about me now?
Not necessarily.
Not necessarily?
[upbeat music playing]
[grunting]
-[sneezes]
-[Byeong-gi] Cut.
That's no good.
All right, let's try that again.
That scene is dangerous,
don't you understand?
There are a lot of crazy bastards,
and we don't know how they'll react!
So just give the orders,
and don't go out there yourself.
[grunts]
What, are you worried about me right now?
[groans]
Not necessarily, but
Not necessarily?
[groans]
[groaning]
-[sighs]
-[Byeong-gi] Cut!
No good. We'll try that again.
[grunts]
[groaning]
Cut.
Cut.
Cut.
-[sneezes]
-[gasps]
-So annoying.
-[Byeong-gi] Cut!
[groans, sniffles]
-[Se-na sighs]
-Came out of nowhere. [sniffles]
Hyeon-jun, if you keep turning
your head like that,
we won't be able to get the shot we want.
It wasn't intentional at all. Mmm.
Do you want to watch it together?
Oh, come on. I'm fine.
I don't need to watch it.
This is the scene
where Pil-gu gets kissed while frozen.
If you keep dodging like that, then,
how is she supposed to kiss you?
[chuckles]
Well, couldn't she just push me
against the wall and finish it there?
I mean, this is a workplace. Isn't this
crossing the line just a bit too much?
Okay, fine.
Then when Se-na suddenly
pushes you against the wall
and gets closer like this
-Oh, cut, cut, cut.
-Cut, cut, cut.
I'll call cut right there.
All right. [chuckles]
So, is that okay with you?
Yes. Sure, sure.
[chuckles]
[groans, sighs]
[sneezes]
Another sneeze.
[sniffles, groans]
NURI FOREST KINDERGARTEN
Thanks for coming with me today.
But why did you ask me?
Well, my son said
to bring a handsome uncle,
but unfortunately for you, I couldn't find
anyone else who fits that description.
[Hwa-yeong chuckles]
[scoffs]
[sighs]
"I run because your smile is so bright.
I run towards the shuttle bus,
the one that always waits for us
every single morning.
I race to your side with a worried heart
the second I hear you've been hurt."
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[Jae-hyeong]
"And even now, I'm still running.
Mom is running to get you,
left all alone."
[Hwa-yeong]
"Afraid that your heart might get hurt."
[pants]
Jae-ha!
-Mom!
-Jae-ha!
[Hwa-yeong] "Yes, you stay right there."
Hi. Did you have fun today?
"Mom will"
[Jae-hyeong] "always run to you
whenever your heart needs her."
[chuckles]
This is the weirdest part.
[groans] Seriously.
Why are they keeping me
on standby for so long?
When are we going
to resume shooting on set?
The lighting team is
still setting up the lights.
-[knocks]
-Yes?
Oh, I
I'll go check the
the schedule real quick.
Don't leave me alone with her.
What's up?
-[groans]
-Are you going to keep doing this?
-Doing what?
-Pull yourself together.
-What?
-You seem to have the wrong idea.
Do you think Kang Pil-gu is
only your project?
Every show I take on
is important to me too.
Listen, our past is our problem
and ours alone, okay?
What are you trying to achieve by acting
this childish even during the shoot?
Childish? Our past?
[laughs] Unbelievable.
Is that what you
actually think of me? Huh?
I only reacted that way
because the plot keeps going off track.
That's all. And do I really have
to hear you trash my acting?
Considering your antics earlier, yeah,
I most certainly have some notes.
Antics?
You said you still had feelings for me.
Yeah, I did.
Well,
there's someone I like.
[dramatic music plays]
I'm seeing someone now.
[grunts]
[sighs, blows raspberry]
For God's sake, this is nuts, seriously.
Are they really going
to keep everyone waiting for hours?
-Hey, Gil-su.
-Yes?
Go ask them again
when we can get back to shooting.
Well, I've already asked them,
like, three times.
They're not ready yet.
What do you mean not ready?
He's changing the script
on set again, isn't he?
I freaking told him from the get-go
that a TV drama is different from movies,
and that it'd be hard to direct
and write at the same time.
I told him not to be too greedy.
[sighs]
It leaves me no choice.
I I
Uh
Grab our things. We're leaving.
[lively music playing]
Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-jun. You're not
actually leaving, are you?
Hyeon-jun.
[gasps] Is he leaving?
[sighs]
LIM HYEON-JUN
He's actually gone?
For real?
[scoffs]
-Wow
-[Seon-u chuckles]
Oh, man, these cars must be pretty rare,
I've never even seen one before.
[chuckles]
-Yeah, I think so.
-Whoa.
I've never ridden in this car either.
Hey, is this really okay?
I hear the whole set's been turned upside
down since you stormed out like that.
How can you just be hanging out
at home right now?
Come on, I've got a plan too.
Byeong-gi needs a little time right now.
Oh, hey, you guys must be hungry.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Okay.
Oh [chuckles]
Hey, pass me the paper towel, please.
Oh, sure.
POWER OUTAGE NOTICE
-Thanks. Great.
-Of course. Here you go.
Uh, so Hyeon-jun
made steamed dumplings for us?
Us?
Well, sure, let's say he did. Hmm.
All right. Here they are,
delicious dumplings. Enjoy.
[sighs]
My role model steamed
these dumplings just for me.
[laughs] There's a lot,
so feel free to have more.
Yes, sir. Thank you very much.
Try it.
-It's so good.
-[exclaims, laughs]
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Mmm! It's so good!
Mr. Hwang, you should try it.
[scoffs] You guys are overreacting.
All dumplings taste pretty much the same.
How good can these really be?
Mmm.
Mmm. The meat is so juicy,
it freaking bursts in my mouth!
-[laughs]
-Wow.
How about we listen to some funny stories?
What? Are you going to make Su-ji
tell us some cheesy jokes again?
[groans]
Suzy, the singer? You know Suzy?
-Hey, Su-ji. Tell us a funny joke.
-[Su-ji] Yes.
Yes, here's a funny story you asked for.
What do you say
when you pick up food off the street?
Foo-reebie!
[sighs]
Hmm?
[chuckles]
Food! Food, food.
[laughs]
[laughs]
Food. "Foo-reebie." [chuckles]
Hey, stop laughing. It's not funny.
Right, Mr. Hwang?
[laughing]
At first, I thought
she said "flutter." [laughs]
[laughing]
[Ji-sun] Wow, "foo-reebie!" So funny.
Wow, that's hilarious.
Wow. No kidding, seriously, wow.
-[Hong-sin] Sir?
-Hmm?
You invited me over
to help me run my lines
and even steamed
these delicious dumplings just for me.
-Honestly, I'm really honored.
-Ah! Pfft.
Honored? Stop it, okay?
[laughs] Seriously, stop.
Should I ask my sister
to maybe write a, uh
favorable story about you?
Hey, no, don't. That's not right.
I'm not the kind of guy
who expects favors like that.
Um,
so,
does your sister
know that you're with me,
I mean, at my place right now?
KANG PIL-GU: KISS OR NO KISS
BLAH BLAH BLAH
[sighs]
I'll agree to whatever you write, huh?
I'll follow the script,
just please do this favor, hmm?
[sighs]
[groans]
[screaming]
[pants]
Mr. Lim. [pants]
[Hyeon-jun] Hey, that color
looks amazing on you, huh?
-[Hong-sin] On me?
-[Hyeon-jun] Yeah.
-Hey, you should try this on too, okay?
-[Hong-sin] Okay. Th-This too?
-Yeah, yeah, come on, take this off.
-But there's too many.
Come on, just try this on first.
Oh, but it's yours.
Here, come on.
Oh, wow, it fits you perfectly. Right?
Nice!
Okay. Take this one too.
Hyeon-jun, you're gonna run out
of clothes.
Hey.
Come on. It's Hong-sin. Hong-sin.
[chuckles] Oh, my
-You should try on some suits too.
-I mean, I have enough
Hey, your brother really adores me, right?
Yeah, I know. What's with him?
He must be doing this for a reason.
Yes, this one was expensive, you see.
-Yeah, try this on. Try it on.
-Oh, okay, sure.
-[Ji-sun] Hyeon-jun.
-Yeah?
How do I look?
-Mr. Hwang, come on!
-Yeah.
You're a CEO. You really think
a leopard jacket suits you?
Put it back. Go on, hang it up.
-Here.
-Oh, yes.
[K-pop music playing]
Wow
The script reading room.
It's bigger than my entire place!
It's amazing to watch Kang Pil-gu here.
What is this? Is it new?
Yeah, lie back and give it a try.
[Ji-sun] Yeah, you're at the age
where you really need this.
-This speaker's really expensive.
-That's nice.
[sighs]
Here's season four, your favorite.
-Whoa.
-He's got all the scripts.
So these are the scripts
for the entire series?
[Seon-u] "A cop? Come on, someone
like me becoming a cop, seriously?"
"Why not? Someone like me?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"Honestly, if not for you, I'd have been
expelled ages ago and out picking fights."
"Him? A cop? Yeah, right."
-Uh, how was it?
-[chuckles]
It was good. It was good,
really good. Yeah. You did well.
Um, it was good.
But first,
you really need to connect
with your own character.
Then your scene partner's character
has to land as well.
When both of those elements
really come through,
that's when the audience
truly connects with your performance.
-What? Uh
-Hmm.
So first, you two need to focus
on building that connection, okay?
Connecting with each other.
"Connecting."
ACTING IS ABOUT CONNECTING
AND EMPATHIZING
[hums "Gonna Fly Now"]
You see, guys. Like,
no one would hire him as an actor.
So he decided
to write a feature-length script himself,
-without waiting around for anyone.
-I see.
And gave himself the lead role for Rocky.
-[Seon-u sighs]
-[Hyeon-jun] Hey.
Isn't that even more moving
than the movie itself?
Yes.
So at the end of the day,
if there's something you really want,
you have to see it through to the end.
Just like Rocky!
-[exclaims]
-Cheers.
I couldn't agree more.
You're absolutely right, sir.
You're so handsome and really amazing.
And what did I do? I set you up
on a blind date with my sister.
I'm really sorry about that.
Hmm?
Blind date?
[Seon-u] She went to Hankuk University.
She's a journalist.
[echoes] She's a journalist.
Hmm [chuckles]
[romantic music plays]
[giggles]
I like you.
What?
I like you.
-I like you.
-Stop.
Stop. Watch yourself. Stop.
[gasps]
I like
I like
-Dude, will you shut up.
-[exclaims] I like
[groans]
I like
Wi Jeong-sin, all right?
[gasps]
I like Wi Jeong-sin!
I like her!
What?
What?
[groans] I don't even know anymore.
Wait. You You like
You like my sister?
Mm-hmm.
[child] Dad!
Oh, Son!
-You just called me Dad, didn't you?
-[giggling]
-Why did you call Daddy?
-Say, "I want some tteokguk."
-Here it comes.
-Oh, do you want tteokguk?
Here's your tteokguk, Son! [chuckles]
-Hi, Hyeon-jun. I'm here!
-Hey! Come on in!
-Brother-in-law. What's up?
-Hey, you!
Hey, come on and join us.
-Wow.
-Hey, look at this galbi.
Your sister stayed up all night so she
could make this amazing meal from scratch.
-All right, eat now.
-My sister is the best!
[Ji-sun] Hey!
Aren't you guys
getting a little ahead of yourselves?
Are we?
-[chuckles]
-Hey.
Mind if I ask you
a small favor, Hong-sin? Mmm?
[phone buzzes]
MY LITTLE BROTHER
Hey, what time is it
and why aren't you home yet?
WI JEONG-SIN
-Hey, I'm feeling really sick right now.
-What?
Is this a phone prank?
What's your clan?
[Hong-sin] The Jangheung Wi clan.
If you're sick, go to the hospital.
Why call me to pick you up?
Uh
It's just that everyone here's
been drinking, so no one can drive now.
[sighs] Then just take a cab home!
Hey, don't get so worked up.
You're just hurting your own image.
What are you talking about?
Anyway I
I twisted my ankle just now, so it hurts
too much to even go hail a cab, okay?
I-I can't move at all, I swear.
[sighs] What a hassle. Where are you now?
I'm at Mr. Lim Hyeon-jun's house.
What?
-[Jae-hyeong] I'm home.
-[Mi-ran] You're just getting in now?
-What are you up to?
-[chuckles]
I was looking at pictures
from when you were little.
Oh, out of the blue?
Oh, my God, you were so adorable.
[chuckles]
Nice, you got grapes.
When you were little,
whenever I took you out,
everyone in the neighborhood
said you looked like a doll.
-[chuckles] Oh, no.
-It's true. Look at this picture.
-So adorable, right?
-Oh, wow.
How old am I in this one?
[Hwa-yeong] Jae-ha!
Mom!
[exclaims] My boy. [chuckles]
I brought Uncle with me. Say hi.
Hi.
Hello.
[Jae-hyeong chuckles]
[chuckles]
How badly is my brother hurt?
Uh Oh, no, no, he's okay.
It's all good. [chuckles]
Come on in.
[snoring]
-Did my brother really hurt his ankle?
-[chuckles]
No, no. No. He's not hurt at all.
We were just, you know, practicing
the script so hard that we got thirsty
and had a beer,
and maybe everyone was already exhausted.
Mmm, they're passed out.
Um, I'll try to wake your brother up.
So just wait downstairs
in the study for a bit.
Feel free to use the massage chair.
[sighs]
[calming music playing]
GOOD DETECTIVE KANG PIL-GU
-[remote beeping]
-[chair] Starting the massage chair.
Oh
[groans]
Adjusting the massage chair position.
[sighs]
Oh, that's nice.
This is great.
-[sighs]
-[Hyeon-jun] It feels nice, doesn't it?
-[gasps]
-[chuckles]
Oh, just stay there.
No, that's fine. Just give me the remote.
No, I insist. Just stay there.
Hong-sin's still passed out,
so you'll have to wait anyway.
[sighs] Seriously?
Well [sighs]
Thanks for that day.
The day I had a panic attack.
Now that I think about it,
I never properly thanked you.
Uh, well, I didn't even do anything.
Can you turn this off?
I'll go wake my brother.
Gosh, I said it's fine.
[Hyeon-jun] Hmm?
[Jeong-sin] What the
Why'd the lights go out?
-Is the power out?
-I think so. Yeah.
Huh? So what do I do? I'm stuck here!
[groans] I want to stop the massage.
Do something! Come on!
Ah, just wait a little.
The power should come back on soon.
How long will it take?
Come on, relax. It's all good.
Just hear me out, all right?
So, have you had a chance to
listen to your heart and make a decision?
Oh, that
Hmm?
Look, I'm disappointed.
I called you here tonight
to tell you that I like you.
I like you.
[upbeat music playing]
I didn't like anyone for a long time.
But now
I feel it in my gut.
I'll like you for a long time.
[heartbeat thumping]
[grunting, groaning]
[gasps, grunting]
Whoa, hey, uh,
wh-where did I put my car keys?
Oh, hey, guys, did you see my phone?
[Hong-sin] Yeah, your phone is upstairs.
I saw it upstairs.
Are you sure? I thought I'd put them
in my pocket. I'll go check upstairs.
[scoffs]
[groans]
I so wish I hadn't seen that, you know?
Hey, spit it out.
[spits]
Who knew I'd catch my sister
in a romantic moment? [groans]
-Ew!
-What if we actually end up as in-laws?
Whoa, I'm getting goose bumps.
-No way. Let's pray, okay?
-Huh? What?
Please help us forget
everything we witnessed today.
-No memory at all.
-Please let us forget.
-Amen.
-Amen.
Uh, well, with the lights back on,
it's awkward.
-[chuckles] Want them off again?
-No!
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun sighs]
How about you go out with me on ten dates?
[romantic music playing]
Why does it have to be ten?
Well, since you still don't trust me,
let's start with ten.
If it goes well, we keep going,
but there's no pressure.
-If I don't like you?
-Why are you being so negative again?
We'll think about that
when the time comes.
Well, I'm curious about something though.
Back when
we were chatting on Onion,
what did you think of Soulishere?
-I liked her.
-Then why'd you delete your account?
To focus on the real Wi Jeong-sin.
Fine.
It makes sense.
I should
Get going.
Hey, Wi Hong-sin, I'm leaving!
[door opens]
-[door closes]
-[sighs]
You were so nervous, weren't you?
Everyone! Wi Jeong-sin
just got a love confession!
Why would you take all these?
'Cause it would've been rude to refuse.
Hey, anyway,
you two were like enemies.
When did you get this close?
-You're gonna clench your fist at me?
-You little
-Hey! You're so dead.
-I'm faster than you are! [laughs]
I like you.
-[heartbeat thumping]
-I feel it in my gut.
I'll like you for a long time.
-[thumping continues]
-[Jeong-sin] Back when,
we were chatting on Onion,
what did you think of Soulishere?
-I liked her.
-Then why'd you delete your account?
To focus on the real Wi Jeong-sin.
-[thumping increases]
-[panting]
[exhales deeply, inhales sharply]
-[thumping continues]
-[sighs]
God. Calm down.
[groans] Calm down. Calm down.
[groans]
Enough.
-[breathing deeply]
-[Hyeon-jun] I like you.
I feel it in my gut.
I'll like you for a long time.
How about you go out with me on ten dates?
[phone] Onion!
[Hyeon-jun] Hey, Soulishere.
Can't sleep, huh?
Why did you run away like that earlier?
[Jeong-sin] Oh, I was embarrassed.
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun]
Wi Jeong-sin embarrassed? No way.
[Jeong-sin scoffs] I'm human too, okay?
I have to say,
your taste is pretty quirky.
My taste? Why?
There are very few people who
who really click with me.
[scoffs] Who says we click though?
I'm just a guy with a heart big enough to
really take in someone like Wi Jeong-sin,
flaws and all.
To meet someone like me though?
That's your big lucky day.
[scoffs]
[scoffs]
[Jeong-sin] Oh, I see. Lucky me, then.
[chuckles]
How about your attacks?
[chuckles] It's been fine.
Weirdly, I've been feeling pretty good
to be honest.
[inhales sharply]
I guess I have someone to thank.
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun] I've been the head
of the family since I was young,
so I know what it's like.
Sometimes, family can be tougher
on you than anyone else.
[Jeong-sin] What do you do
when you're having a hard time?
[groans, sighs]
I just I tough it out.
Then after a while, I think,
"Okay, I can handle this."
"This will pass too at some point."
But from now on, when things get tough,
I'm going to go and sit somewhere sunny.
Just like you taught me, Soulishere.
[chuckles]
[Jeong-sin] Anyway, why did you message me
on Onion out of the blue?
[grunts]
I could tell you were still so hung up
on Melomaster,
so I tried to surprise you.
See? I even changed my nickname for you.
Hey, I want to ask you something too.
[Jeong-sin] What is it?
[Hyeon-jun] I've been wondering
That day at the Han River,
when I apologized
Why didn't you accept it? I wanna know.
Oh
I put up a wall in advance
because I was afraid I might
expect something more if I did.
[scoffs, laughs]
[Hyeon-jun] You acted like you weren't,
but look at you. You're totally into me.
[scoffs] No, I'm not!
[chuckles]
Seriously.
[chuckles]
[romantic music playing]
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[Hyeon-jun chuckles]
TUESDAY, JULY 1S
[groans]
-Ms. Wi, here you go.
-Oh, thank you. Thank you.
[music ends]
[Ji-sun] Hyeon-jun!
Where did he go?
What? You're sleeping?
Have you lost your mind?
Hey! Get up!
Do you know what time it is?
We have to get there by 6:00 p.m.!
[sighs] This is bad, really bad.
It's rush hour, so it's going to
take over three hours to get there.
Come on, get up, quick!
Oh!
-The shoot.
-Yes, the shoot! The shoot!
Uh, what time Oh, no. This is nuts.
-Yeah.
-Hey, no time for a shower.
-Yeah.
-Hurry up, let's go.
-Wait, my phone
-What? What? Why?
My phone. My phone.
-My phone.
-[groans] You and your damn phone.
Sorry, what did you just say?
I said, Chairman Lee Dae-ho
orchestrated his younger brother
Lee Jae-hyeong's accident.
Back when I was at the US branch
of a business paper,
I was covering the Lemon incident.
There was evidence that Dae-ho
was the mastermind behind it,
and my article
was pretty much finished by then.
That was
when Jae-hyeong got into a car accident.
I know it was Dae-ho.
[sighs]
Chairman Lee Dae-ho [sighs]
He's even more ruthless than I imagined,
going as far to hurt his own brother.
These are the materials I gathered
while covering the Lemon incident.
Once we add this case to the rest,
it's going to make for a huge story.
Will you be okay with that?
To make it really burst,
you gotta blow the balloon up all the way.
So it makes a lot of noise.
[inhales sharply]
[Hwa-yeong] Let me say this again.
You could get hurt.
Maybe even
someone around you could get hurt.
If you're not prepared for that to happen,
then you should back out now.
CHAIRMAN LEE DAE-HO RECORDS
LEMON FUND MANAGEMEN
-[Ji-sun] Hey, Gil-su, can't we go faster?
-[Gil-su] Oh, yes, sure.
Yeah, Director Bak is going to be
on my back and yell at me again.
What the hell kept you
up all night anyway?
-Is it your insomnia again?
-No, it's not like that.
-[sighs]
-[chuckles]
Wh What? Did you just laugh?
No, I didn't. Hey, let's hurry!
-Okay.
-Yeah, we should hurry.
[Ji-sun sighs]
[sighs]
One is the journalist who was
investigating the suicide of your aide
back when you were
in the National Assembly.
And the other covered the Lemon incident.
Now they've joined forces.
They're going after us.
What should we do?
Should we just deal with it
cleanly like last time?
[intense music playing]
[music ends]
[Ji-sun] Grab our things
and meet us inside, quick.
[Gil-su] Okay. Yeah.
-Oh, man. Damn it.
-[Ji-sun] We're late.
-What's wrong?
-What's going on? What's wrong?
Hey, the door's locked.
What?
It is locked.
Oh, hold on, this is Building G.
That's why.
You said we had to go to Building H,
didn't you?
[Ji-sun] Gil-su, seriously.
-Hurry up. Get in!
-No, park the car and meet me there.
I'll just walk.
All right, then. I'll bring your things.
Hey. Let's go, quick.
Seriously
[engine starts]
What's going on?
Is he part of the crew?
[horn honks]
[Hwa-yeong] Let me say this again.
You could get hurt.
Maybe even
someone around you could get hurt.
[K-pop music playing]
SPECIAL THANKS TO OH YEON-SEO
FOR HER APPEARANCE
[Jeong-sin] Lee Dae-ho
is a frightening man.
He must have planned all of this
from the beginning.
Fired? You? Why?
[crying] I really, desperately
need your help. Please?
[Jeong-sin] If we want to strike back,
we've got to get the evidence first.
[Ji-sun] They're blocking us
from getting in.
Ms. Wi's clothes
got ripped trying to get through.
You said they ripped her clothes?
I'm not letting these jerks
get away with this.
-[grunting]
-Let go!
-[Ji-sun] Ms. Wi!
-[groans]
[Hyeon-jun] I'm not the type to just
sit back after someone messes with me.
[screams]