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(My Strange Hero)

(Seolsong High School Staff)

(Episode 1)

I want to give more.

I hear their steak is over 150 dollars.

I should give at least 100 dollars.

But I can't.

Because that's against the anti-graft law.

Steak. Steak. Beef steak.

- Thank you for coming. - Hello.

- Thank you. - Hello.

Hello, Mr. Kim.

Congratulations!

Hi, Ms. Son.

I'm not sure if I gave you a wedding invitation or not.

Oh, don't worry about it. I must come to celebrate.

Because I'll be a permanent teacher soon,

and I'll be working under you for a long time.

Well, it's going to be difficult.

We'll be hiring someone from outside.

What do you mean?

I even took the permanent teacher exam.

I have no power.

Ms. Son, I'll see you at school, okay?

Goodness, Mr. Park.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Tolstoy said,

"Since we do not know what to do for the future,"

"life is wonderful."

Will you, Kim Jae Woong, take Lee Chae Young...

as your lawfully wedded wife?

- Yes! - Yes!

Yes, I will.

I'm sorry...

for being late.

Chae Young.

Lee Chae Young!

Tolstoy was wrong.

"Since we do not know what to do for the future..."

Hey, stop them.

"Life is..."

"crud."

Emergency.

Gosh, you have to work now.

Let's go with Plan B.

Are you really going to give up on me?

Let's be confident.

I can't give up on our love. I won't break up with you.

Please let's be proud before the world.

Who are you?

Don't come near me.

Chae Young, I don't know him. I don't know him.

Who the heck are you?

Gosh! What the...

Hurry.

He said he'd give me the permanent position,

and made me work overtime so many times.

If that's how he'll treat me,

I'll go eat all the steaks.

What are you doing? We'll get caught.

Hurry!

I guess it's tasty because it's so expensive.

He said as if there'd be a position.

He said as if he'd give me a permanent position.

I offered him so many gifts, that jerk!

What?

What's wrong with her?

Who will wipe the tears of this contract teacher?

(Your Request)

Get in.

How will you settle the balance?

I'll pay cash.

Excuse me.

Our CEO is still stuck at the wedding hall.

You need to take that into consideration.

I did already.

By the way, it was a sudden request,

but you took care of it so well.

I'll get off here.

(Your Request)

(Your Request)

(Your Request)

Mr. Kim.

Hope you have a granddaughter that looks just like you.

Amen.

Guys. If you don't get married within 6 months...

of catching a bouquet,

you can't get married for 3 years, Bok Su.

Don't tell me you're considering Bok Su as your husband.

Hey, hey, hey.

You never know.

By the way, are you okay after getting beat up?

Thanks for asking so fast.

The groom's hobby is jiu-jitsu.

All of those guys were from his jiu-jitsu club.

Look.

My neck has become red from a triangle chock.

Hey!

I'm sorry.

Our car is so big. How did you not see it?

- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.

Are they blind?

They're from Seolsong High School.

The uniform is still the same.

It's normal for kids to go around without looking.

Let's go, Bok Su.

Bok Su.

Bok Su?

What's wrong?

Kang Bok Su.

Kang Bok Su.

- Kang Bok Su. - Kang Bok Su.

Hey.

Do you think this will be okay?

I think so. No, wait.

Isn't it our homeroom teacher today?

I think so.

Let's go.

Let's go for now.

- Hey. - Yes?

You're looking pretty cool today.

It's all about the fit when you're wearing a uniform.

F-i-t.

I pulled in about 1cm,

and it makes a huge difference. Look.

I don't care. Let's go.

I think it looks nice.

(Park Dong Jun)

Hey.

No.

No...

Kang Bok Su!

I love you!

I love you too, big sister!

Are you guys crazy?

Hey! Close the window!

You're mine.

Kang Bok Su, Lee Gyeong Hyeon.

I'm adding five more laps.

- What? - Sir.

(Seolsong High School)

- It was a tough morning, right? - Yes.

I got annoyed because of you, ma'am.

We're only a year apart. Don't be so formal with me.

He's a polite guy,

ma'am.

(English Vocabulary)

Our class queen is pretty today too.

No way. I prefer someone with black hair.

Our class president Soo Jeong is super nice and pretty.

Our homeroom teacher didn't believe I had naturally brown hair.

Then she said,

"You shouldn't demand students with naturally brown hair..."

"should dye their hair. That's infringing a student's right."

That's what she said.

She's not your type, right?

No. Neither are you.

Your eyelash fell off.

There are two.

I did it on purpose.

He's coming.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Hey, hey.

- Hello. - Hello.

The scores from the mock test are out.

The one with the top mark from the school...

is our class president, Son Soo Jeong.

What a great news.

The one with the worst score is in our class too.

This is a matter of privacy,

so I won't announce it. Okay, Bok Su?

You should study a little. What will you become?

Gyeong Hyeon. You're 299th.

Your score was the worst in Korean,

and your homeroom teacher teaches Korean.

Gosh.

I came up with an amazing idea.

I don't want to.

I'll group the smart students with the not-so-smart students,

and the smart ones will be in charge of teaching the other.

When the smart students teach, they'll excel even more,

while the not-so-smart students can learn from them.

The group that brings up their scores the most...

will be given a perfect score in practical technique assessment.

I've put you into teams, so check.

Gosh. The class president is grouped with Bok Su.

Bok Su, you might end up getting into university.

My gosh, you're with Bok Su.

I'm so jealous.

Sir, I want to be in Bok Su's team.

Min Ji, your score was 298th.

If you and Bok Su are put in the same team,

it'd be like committing suicide together.

This is not love.

Okay, get ready for class.

Let's eat.

Let's do our best, Bok Su.

Tell me your schedule, and I'll...

No. No, no. I'm too busy.

I have so many other things to do other than study. No, I can't.

It's still part of our performance assessment. We have to do it.

No, thank you.

What?

Let's try to find some time here and there.

I need to get a perfect score in performance assessment.

I appreciate your help.

Hey, do you want some ramyeon?

Bok Su.

Bok Su. Bok Su.

Bok Su.

Wait. A little later. A little later.

Bok Su.

I'm late.

Bok Su. Bok Su.

Bok Su. Bok Su.

Let's talk outside.

Soo Jeong.

Hey, hold on.

Soo Jeong.

How do you walk so fast?

What do you want to talk about?

You darn little punk...

that's of no use in this world.

You probably don't even know the Pythagorean theorem.

You have no clue, do you?

I'm the top student at the school.

It's a waste of my time to talk to someone in 300th place.

I could be solving five sample questions at this time.

Why are you doing this?

Go and do these problems.

If you don't,

I'll rip your pants before Mr. Park does.

(The Secret to Korean Literature)

Uncle Bok Su! Grandma told you to come and eat.

I said, come and eat.

Grandma! Mom! Uncle's acting strange!

- He's studying. - That little...

You darn little punk...

that's of no use in this world.

My gosh, what is this?

It's an arrhythmia.

Yes, that's right. We have a family history of arrhythmia.

What's going on?

- Bok Su. - What?

- Are you sick? - What?

Why are you suddenly acting unusual?

Hey, Bok Su's here.

Here. Are you happy now?

What happened?

What did Soo Jeong say that made you sigh like that?

What do you mean? She didn't say anything.

She suppressed you with nothing but her eyes?

She's incredible.

She even looks pretty from behind.

I should've been the last student.

- Why did I have to be so smart? - Hey.

She...

Never mind. Hey, listen.

She...

She's so two-faced.

She's even really good at swearing.

Bok Su, are you trying to keep me in check?

The skies are fair.

They gave Bok Su his good looks,

but they didn't give him a good brain.

(Quotes that help with studying)

I mean, why did he even memorize...

these positive quotes when he doesn't even study?

(Isn't it a joyful experience to learn something and master it?)

Did I or did I not tell you to bring this to me...

before the meal so that I could have it as an appetizer?

I'm sorry.

You're huge, but you get scared easily.

Hey, he's so cushiony.

That hurts.

Stop it.

Hey.

You didn't even buy me the bread I asked for.

Your head must be up in the clouds.

My gosh, that's enough! Stop it!

Gosh, what kind of jerk threw away plastic in a general waste bag?

That hurts. Stop it.

Don't you know how to recycle waste?

Well, let me be honest here.

I'm actually an advocate of non-violence.

Abraham Lincoln once said this.

You know who he is, right? He's the Indian guy.

"Weak people are not capable of forgiving others."

I'll forgive you guys, so you may go.

Go. Go.

You punk.

You little punk. I told you not to get into a fight!

Bok Su, I'm sorry. Are you okay?

Yes, I'm okay. Gosh, I didn't fight anyone.

And why do you always show up after the fight's over?

You should've come earlier.

Did you get hurt?

Who?

Me?

Mr. Park.

I'm Kang Bok Su.

You little punk. You're always nothing but words.

- That really hurts. - Your mouth is your problem.

Get going, you punk. Go.

He's so bad at convincing people. He only knows how to take action.

Today, you'll be doing...

a three-legged race.

The results will be reflected

in your mid-term grades and performance assessment.

You know the study groups you were all assigned to?

You'll be teaming up with the same member.

It's really important for you and your partner to be in tune for this.

So grab your partners and get ready for the race.

Gosh, where did she go?

Are you okay?

What? What do you mean?

Never mind. Which leg should I tie?

Any leg is fine. Here. Tie this leg.

We need to tie it up real nice.

Hey.

You better do this properly.

I'm going to kill you if you make me lose points.

Gosh, you're so two-faced.

- It's such a waste that others... - Shut it.

Get ready.

My gosh, my leg.

Bok Su, you should just faint.

I can't watch this.

How... How dare she carry Bok Su?

My gosh.

Gosh.

Soo Jeong, are you okay?

Did we come in first place?

Well, yes. Yes, you did.

Bok Su, are you okay?

Hey, are you crazy?

What... What did you do to me?

What do you mean?

Bok Su, you just came in first place.

Has that ever happened to you?

Gosh, that's not what's important right now!

My gosh, this is so embarrassing.

Hey, you just...

You just made me look like a complete fool.

You are a fool.

Hey. Hey, Two-face. I...

I won't go easy on you just because you're a girl. Stop...

And listen to me, you fool.

The Indian guy you were talking about isn't Abraham Lincoln.

It's Gandhi.

Abraham Lincoln once said this.

You know who he is, right? He's the Indian guy.

Well...

Whatever. They're both foreigners.

I don't know if you're really an advocate for non-violence.

But you were pretty impressive earlier.

But you were pretty impressive earlier.

Where is he? Bok Su.

Hey, Bok Su.

My gosh, he must've hurt his head.

- Carry him on your back. - Let's get you to a hospital.

Why?

Have you broken a bone?

My heart...

broke.

What?

Wait.

Soo Jeong, wait a minute.

Your leg is all better now.

Yes, it's because of love...

Class president.

I mean...

Soo Jeong.

Let's...

go on a date.

I don't date idiots.

I can study hard.

I don't want to disappoint you.

I don't know...

how though.

I can't be disappointed because I have no expectations.

Then...

try getting better grades in Korean.

I'll look forward to it.

Kang Bok Su.

- Hey, Kang Bok Su. - Bok Su.

(Episode 2)

Look. Phonological variation is...

What is "phonological"? Why does it vary?

Phonological variation is concerned with sounds and pronunciation.

We learned this in middle school.

Slender raindrops. Yellow socks. Don't you remember?

Hey.

That's a terrible fashion sense.

Who wears socks like that these days?

Don't try to understand it. Just memorize it.

It's simple if you just memorize it.

In syllables, there is the last consonant law.

K, N, D, L, M, B, NG sound applies to that.

S is missing.

That's why we say slender raindrops.

So you don't get confused even without the S.

Look.

That law is so abstract.

Red light means stop. Green light means go.

Protect children, pregnant women, and elderlies

It can be simple like this.

Why did they have to make it so hard?

Hey, you fool. In lesson...

Do you want to have fried rice too?

Can I?

- You know that's extra large. - Of course.

Okay.

My uncle is all grown up. He brought a girl over.

Soo Jeong.

Soo Jeong.

What do you think, Soo Jeong?

Don't you feel better after running?

Better?

I was scared to death.

You skipped the self-study session again.

You never study and always cause trouble.

Why do you come to school?

What do you mean why? It's fun.

I have friends here. I get food.

I get a good sleep in class.

It's paradise.

Give me your Korean test paper.

Well...

I'm sorry, but I guess I'm really stupid.

Did you get everything wrong?

"Well, at least you tried. It's okay."

I can't say that to you.

(Korean)

Ta-da.

Look! I scored 50 points higher.

Then...

- you had 15 before... - Yes.

What did you get?

80?

90?

No way.

Did you get perfect?

Soo Jeong, you lack humane feelings.

What?

Hey, Soo Jeong.

What's your dream?

- My dream? - Yes.

What do you want to be? Why do you study so hard?

I don't have a dream yet.

Then...

how about a teacher?

- A teacher? - Yes.

Teacher Son Soo Jeong. That sounds great.

What's important is that you made me get 65 points.

This is an amazing achievement.

A teacher?

Teacher Son Soo Jeong.

See? Now you've found your dream.

I know what I want to be too.

Son Soo Jeong's...

boyfriend.

What are you saying?

Ms. Son.

Teacher Son Soo Jeong.

Ms. Son.

Ms. Son.

Teacher Son Soo Jeong.

Gosh. Hey, Young Min.

The school counselor isn't here yet.

Today,

I came to see you.

Me? Why?

Do you need counseling?

What is it? Are you being bullied?

Not really...

I'm...

so scared I'll get kicked out of the Ivy class.

I see.

I'm scared I'll get kicked out of this school.

We have tests every week,

and the other kids seem to be doing well.

Everyone else is doing well. Why only me?

What should I do?

That's what I want to ask. What should I do?

Young Min. You're at an age when everything seems to change.

It's normal to feel anxious.

Ms. Son!

Did you not pay for the meal service?

The administration office just called in.

How can a teacher eat for free for three months?

I'm counseling someone,

so I'll be right down.

Okay.

Young Min, can we do this another time?

Another time? When?

Later.

This office is always open.

- Hello. - Hello.

They keep on constructing more buildings.

Write "Flag" by Yoo Chi Hwan 100 times each.

- No. - Come on, sir.

All right. Forget about everything else.

Just remember that this is Yoo Chi Hwan's pen name.

I wish I was a full-time Korean teacher.

That would be wrong.

Will I secure a spot if Mr. Park leaves?

I'm telling you.

Have you gone crazy?

Wake up.

(Administration Office)

Ms. Son Soo Jeong?

Your contract ends this term, right?

What? 50,000 dollars?

Lower your voice.

If you pay 50,000 dollars, you can become a full-time teacher.

I wasn't going to say this,

but do you know Ms. Hong who's in charge of freshmen Korean?

Of course.

- No way. - Second year civics teacher.

No way, Ms. Jang too?

Yes.

By the way, why are you giving me this offer?

Also, where will administration office...

use that money?

You failed to get promoted to a full-time teacher.

If you don't do something like this, you'll never get in.

I really wasn't going to say this, but...

I'm...

the second cousin of the cousin...

of the chairman of the board.

I see.

That's amazing.

You're a son of a gun.

What are you trying to pull?

If you're the second cousin of his cousin, you're strangers.

How can someone pay to buy a job to teach kids?

I'm going to report you to the broadcasters...

and the police.

I won't let you get away with this.

Fine, just live that way forever.

You won't ever secure a position,

and you'll always be nervous around the kids.

You'll have to flatter the other teachers too.

Keep on living with that attitude.

I was trying to be nice.

You're behind on your meal payment.

Please pay up soon.

(Hana Nursing Home)

Grandma, have you been well?

You got even more beautiful.

I'm the only one getting old.

Grandma, should I quit working at the school?

The food at the cafeteria tastes bad.

It used to taste good in the past.

You know very well how much I liked the food there.

They almost persuaded me.

In my head,

I was thinking about how I should make the money.

Is it okay for someone like me to become a teacher?

Ms. Son Soo Jeong.

Do I have the right?

Ms. Son. Teacher Son Soo Jeong.

I must be crazy. Why do I remember that?

Well, it's going to be difficult.

We'll be hiring someone from outside.

Grandma, I'll visit you again soon.

I better earn some money as soon as possible.

Grandma.

Can you go easy on me this time?

Will you?

What do I do?

Grandma, I'll become a full-time teacher with this,

then treat you well.

Hello. Hello.

I'm sorry.

Thank you, Mr. Ma.

Are you in a good mood today, Ms. Son?

Not really.

Teaching kids is the most exciting thing on earth.

Have you gone crazy?

You were frowning just a few days ago.

Are you dating?

(60,000 dollars)

I'm not dating.

I've been a little sick these last few days.

You find teaching kids the most exciting?

You still need a bit more rest, I think.

(65,000 dollars)

No.

Thank you for your concern.

Young Min, Oh Young Min.

How can you bring down the average so much?

Just go to the SKY class, and study comfortably.

You're a nuisance to the other students.

You can leave.

Young Min, do you want to get counseling today?

My doors are always open...

Young Min.

Oh Young Min.

Over here. Listen!

Everyone, focus.

Kim Myung Ho from the Administration Office...

took all the lunch meal plan money from the students...

and hasn't come to work since yesterday.

I just got the call.

What a terrible person.

I heard he took 10 cents from each person's lunch money.

I guess the rumor was true.

Gosh, I'm pretty sure he took more than 10 cents.

I can't even imagine how much he pocketed to himself.

If he took the school's money, doesn't that count...

as embezzlement and tax evasion?

I reported him to the police.

It won't be any good for the parents to find out.

So please all keep it a secret.

The students pay so much for tuition because this is a private school.

So it's absurd to keep this from the parents.

Gosh, I know that.

Mr. Park, you really need to bring it down a notch.

I want all of you to keep quiet. Now, go ahead and teach.

The kids will sense something if things seem unusual.

- Okay. - Okay.

My gosh.

Who in the world is the owner of this school?

The number you've dialed is not available now.

You will be directed to voicemail.

You will be directed to voicemail.

Ms. Son.

I really want to die.

I'm a GSG.

(I'm a GSG.)

It's an abbreviation for "A Guy who studies inside a glass booth".

That's why it's GSG.

In Seolsong High School, students who are in the top 30...

are called GSGs

because we're the only ones that are given glass booth study rooms.

At first, I enjoyed all the special benefits that we were getting.

But as my grades started to go down,

the thought of having to leave this class and getting discriminated...

like all the other peers has started to drive me crazy.

At Seolsong High School, we take tests every week,

and we get divided into different classes based on the results.

But with this week's test results,

I'll get kicked out of the IVY class.

But I'd rather die instead.

You think I'm crazy? Well, you're wrong.

The students at Seolsong High School would know how I feel.

I wouldn't have even thought like this...

if all the classes were divided fairly from the start.

It's the school that's crazy, not me.

I wish to report Seolsong High School.

Find Young Min. Find my son!

Who's the person in charge?

We have shocking news.

Oh Young Min, a sophomore...

at S High School, a prestigious private school,

suddenly disappeared after leaving a post on his social media page...

about the overly competitive system that exists in his school.

It turns out that S High School

divides students into different classes...

by making them take tests every single week.

Young Min expressed that as time went by,

the anxiety of being kicked out of the top one percent class...

started to eat him up and make him go crazy.

(Oh Young Min: Ms. Son, I want to die)

Ms. Son, I want to die.

I'm the one that wants to die.

My gosh, Ms. Son.

I'm really going to die. I'm being serious.

I'm being serious too.

Let's meet up. Let's die together.

Where are you now?

Did you really come here alone?

Yes.

What am I going to do now?

The answer is simple. You just need to die.

What? Die?

Why? You said you wanted to die.

Are you suddenly scared to die?

Yes.

Thank you for everything you've done for me until now.

I'll never forget...

how you supported me for the rest of my life.

We spent three years together.

And...

I feel like it's time for us to take the next step in life.

Your boyfriend wishes to break up with you.

What a surprise!

What is this?

You startled me.

What kind of proposal is this?

Where's my boyfriend?

This is all because of you.

Things wouldn't have come this far...

if only you had listened to me back then.

Hey, I know I'm the school counselor.

But I honestly don't even know what's going through my own head.

Contract teacher don't get paid that much.

I was told I'd get 100 dollars more...

if I worked as the counselor. That's why I took the job.

Where's...

my boyfriend?

Your boyfriend called our firm...

and asked us to break up with you on his behalf.

Are... Are you breaking up with me on his behalf?

What are you doing?

Are you done eating?

Our ancestors were always right about everything.

They say, "Ghosts who die with a full stomach look better."

You look really great right now.

I guess we won't feel lonely since we're dying together, right?

Gosh, stop it.

It's not funny.

What do you mean?

You said you're going to die.

It won't take too long.

Once we jump,

our brains will react first.

Our bodies will get extremely anxious.

Then we'll suddenly be short of breath.

Our cell respiration will increase because we'll start struggling.

Then we'll suddenly be in urgent need of oxygen,

so we'll start breathing with our nose.

That's when the water enters our nose,

flows down our airway, and fills up our lungs.

Our organs will start to fail,

our heart rate will start to decrease,

and we'll become brain dead.

Then our hands will slowly start to fall down.

Stop it! Stop it, Ms. Son.

Don't worry. It'll end in three minutes.

You're even capable of sitting inside that glass booth...

for five hours straight.

So there's no need to be scared.

Ms. Son.

I'm... I'm sorry.

Ms. Son, please don't die.

I'm sorry. I won't die.

No. I don't want to die. So please...

What does your dad do?

Pardon?

He's a businessman.

Listen to me carefully.

Use your parents. Go study abroad.

You won't be able to last in the IVY class for too long.

Where do you think will be best? The States? Australia?

Actually, Canada sounds nice.

I heard the school meals there are very eco-friendly.

I'll go study abroad.

I sacrificed myself and came all the way here just for you.

So live diligently thinking that you got a second chance in life.

And do you know what's more important than studying and money?

I'm sure there's something out there.

And it's your job to look for it.

Is it coming from a pay phone?

Kim Myung Ho?

Ms. Son, I got you.

I got you, so get back up here.

Hey! Don't let go of my hand!

I can't swim!

Just drop your phone and climb back up!

My gosh, what did you eat? You're so heavy.

Hey! Don't let go! Don't let go!

Hey! Young Min!

I can't believe I dated a jerk...

that can't even break up with me himself...

for three whole years.

Do you have anything you wish to say?

Hey! Don't let go!

Don't let go!

Hurry up and climb back up.

You jerk. How can you do this to me?

Hey! Hey! Don't let go!

Don't let go! Hey! Oh Young Min!

Then I'll make a request too.

You jerk.

Gosh, someone is drowning!

- Goodness. - You're right.

What are you doing? Go save her!

You go save her. I don't do anything for free.

Gosh, they're all worried, but nobody is jumping in.

I'll pay you. How much do you...

500 dollars including dry cleaning.

What?

Is the Han River Grade 2 or Grade 3 water?

Help me. Save me.

I can't die like this because of this stupid cellphone.

I don't want to die.

At a moment like this,

why am I seeing Kang Bok Su?

No way.

I can't believe Kang Bok Su came to mind...

at the final moment of my life.

(My Strange Hero)