Original subtitles

[opening theme music playing]

STILL SHINING

DECEMBER 2015

[staff] Your internship's over,

but can you even make it home in this weather?

Nothing will be running.

But I have to go.

I heard you got the only internship for Hawaii.

I bet you'll be there before Christmas.

Lucky you.

I'm not going to go.

I don't think I'm cut out for this line of work.

I'm going back to school.

That's…

It's a miniature Sea Train. They're local souvenirs.

[melancholic music playing]

Can I ask something?

Breaking up over the phone

doesn't count as a breakup, right?

[staff] Breaking up over the phone?

[chuckles] That's a bit…

[voice shaking] So…

we're not broken up.

It's okay for me to see him.

I have to make it back today. Can I pay for this with a card?

Give me five minutes.

[breathing heavily] Please text me. I'll transfer the money to you.

I have to go.

- Thanks. - Get home safe.

[Eun-a] Tae-seo, I miss you so much.

The thought of seeing you makes me wonder how I even managed without you.

I have so much to tell you and so much to explain.

I have to go see you right now.

[music fades]

- [radio static] - [man over radio] Rescue,

are you able to respond to Yeonwoo right now?

Oh, I'm going to Yeonwoo too.

Can you take me there with you?

- [Eun-a exhales] - [rescue officer] Able to respond.

[man over radio] The caller from Yeonwoo is stranded.

We've sent the caller's number. Contact them directly.

- [luggage thudding] - [rescue officer] Copy that.

Hello? This is the rescue unit.

Please go ahead.

[woman over phone] We're on the road leading to the Yeonwoo village hall.

We live here in Yeonwoo.

I know where that is. I'm also from Yeonwoo.

I'll help.

[rescue officer] Ma'am, I'm with someone who knows the area.

Just leave your car and go back inside your house.

The roads are pretty bad, so it'll take me a while.

Gosh, my grandson left for the army this morning,

but he went alone.

All because our truck got stuck in the snow. [sighs]

Please come get our truck out.

Even if we were late, we wanted to go after getting our truck out,

but it got stuck in the snow again. [exclaims]

[sobbing] We should've at least been there to see Tae-seo get his hair cut.

[breathes heavily] Goodness, that poor boy went to that scary place all by himself.

[sobbing] He's endured so much by himself.

My goodness, we should at least be there to see him enter the training center.

[voice shaking] But Tae-seo went alone.

He shouldn't have gone alone. [sobs]

[emotional music playing]

FIRE RESCUE

COMMUNITY SAFETY UNIT

[Chang-sik] Gosh, thank you so much.

The wheels are just spinning.

[recue officer] It's cold, so please wait in our car.

[Chang-sik grunting] Right. Come on out.

- All right. - [rescue officer] Okay, be careful.

There you go.

Watch out. Slowly.

[music continues playing]

[Eun-a] Will I be able to explain to him?

[sobbing]

STILL SHINING

[music fades]

[cellphone vibrating]

[Tae-seo] Rule Tongyeong out as well.

[somber music playing]

Don't go there.

Tae-seo.

Right now…

isn't a good time to talk.

I'll call you back soon.

[line disconnects]

[sighs]

YEON NAMSAN

[Tae-seo] If you're home, let's meet.

[sighs]

[Eun-a] I'm not in Seoul.

I'll call you back tomorrow.

[Tae-seo] Hi, Grandpa. I'm about to leave now.

Yes, you need to use the truck.

[Chang-sik] You must be tired after running the trains all day.

There's no need to hurry.

I'm going to leave now.

Okay, bye.

[line disconnects]

[exhales]

I'M NOT IN SEOUL I'LL CALL YOU BACK TOMORROW

[door opens]

[door lock beeps]

[line ringing]

[Eun-a] What time do you finish work today?

[cellphone vibrating]

Did you finish your shift?

I'm at the hospital.

In Gangneung.

- Oh… - [Tae-seo] Where are you?

Seoul.

And yesterday?

I asked you to rule out Tongyeong,

but you haven't given me an answer yet.

I'll explain everything in person.

So there's something you've needed to explain since yesterday?

What is it?

All right. Let's meet up.

I can be in Seoul before midnight. Where should I go to see you?

[Eun-a] Well…

I…

only have time right now.

You were going to see me briefly…

[somber music playing]

…to explain what had changed so suddenly in that short amount of time

and then go back?

We were talking about our future just the other day.

[sighs]

So when can I see you?

In three days.

Fine.

[music fades]

Tae-seo.

- It's not visiting hours yet, is it? - No.

[Chang-sik sighs in relief]

[grunting] My goodness.

Gosh.

[Chang-sik exhales]

Hey, is the truck comfortable?

If you take the bus, you can at least get some shut-eye.

It's fine. You need to use it.

Come sit.

You must be tired after driving all day.

Grandpa, I'll just be a minute.

[cellphone vibrating]

- Hello? - Close the window for me.

I already…

[gentle music playing]

We just missed each other.

Missing each other, being drained emotionally,

yet still trying our best to make time to meet…

That's what you struggled with.

You want to do this again?

Even if you're mad at me, I want to hear it in person.

I'm going to keep coming here until I see you.

I don't care how many times we miss each other.

Did anything happen that I should be worried about?

No, it's nothing like that.

I just…

[inhales]

[smacks lips]

I really want to talk to you in person.

Please.

I'll tidy up a bit before I go since I'm already here.

The floor's quite messy.

[Tae-seo] You must be tired from the trip. You shouldn't be cleaning up.

Eun-a.

I don't want you to have a hard time.

But…

I don't want that for me either.

At least…

At least for us,

let's not make things hard for each other.

[ventilator thumping, hissing]

[music fades]

[dog barking in distance]

[sighs]

It's not working.

The portable gas stove…

Is it here?

[grunts]

[sighs]

[Dong-sik] Seong-chan, replacing just one breaker won't do it.

They all need replacing.

Eun-a asked me to change just one, but that won't fix anything.

[Seong-chan] Please replace them all.

Mr. Bae, we have a complaint that the room is different from the booking.

I see. Okay.

- [Ga-on] Mom, I'm going to head in first. - Okay.

- [Eun-a] Hi, Ga-on. [chuckles] - Hello.

[Eun-a] Hi, you made it.

- [Ga-on's mom groans] - Oh, let me get that for you.

[sighs]

You've had it rough.

You're back now. That's what matters.

Thank you.

[sighs]

[cellphone vibrates]

[Dong-sik] Let me know when the guesthouse is empty.

I'll replace everything real quick.

Seong-chan asked me to do it.

MO EUN-A

[sighs]

[smacks lips] If she's back, that's good enough.

[engine revving]

- [engine stops] - [dog barking in distance]

[pleasant music playing]

[cellphone vibrates]

[brakes screech]

[Tae-seo] Eun-a, I'm in front of your guesthouse in Tongyeong.

I'm not here as a surprise. I meant to message you on my way here.

But I ended up driving without stopping.

Yeon Tae-seo.

[music fades]

Is this the place?

No, that one.

Ah…

- You said we should meet. - [Eun-a] Not here.

Here.

I come here first thing in the morning.

I take a deep breath

and think as much as I want about the people I miss.

I came here this morning as well and thought about you a lot.

All right.

I'll explain.

When I heard this place would close down, my mind went blank.

I heard it would be cleared out if I didn't come back,

so I came.

- Cleared out? - [Eun-a] They were going to tear it down.

A truck had been camped out here in front every day.

- Even now? - [Eun-a] No, that's been resolved.

But when I heard it would close down,

that truck came to mind right away.

I kept picturing that truck knocking my guesthouse down.

You know me.

When I picture something bad, I can't get it out of my head.

[sighs]

I wanted to finish things properly myself.

That's why I came.

There was no other reason.

What about your job in Seoul?

You found a room too.

The previous manager will be working there again.

The room was hers, so she'd agreed to pass it onto me when she moved out.

But the job she had lined up was left up in the air,

and I was left hanging too.

[Tae-seo] Is that everything?

[Eun-a] That's the reason I came.

What matters is what will happen going forward.

I'll only come down here when I need to.

I'll go to Seoul when I don't have bookings.

The lease is until next March.

As for what happens after,

I'm going to figure it out with you.

I'll be the only one going back and forth, so you don't have to worry.

We're a couple. Why let only you do all the work?

I'm the one who pushed for this,

so I should take responsibility.

[inhales] I'll explain more.

About how I'll go back and forth on my own…

[Tae-seo] You've explained enough.

This is where you lived and worked,

and you want to wrap things up.

I get it.

I'll fit however I can into your schedule.

I'm going to make all the effort.

It'll be different from when we were 20.

[gentle music playing]

Okay.

[inhales]

Let's give it a go.

When I'm running a train,

I sometimes have an open view like this.

It's from an angle you can't see anywhere else in Seoul.

[sighs] But it's like that in every direction here.

It's refreshing to look at.

I'm not going to rule out Yeonwoo.

I could maybe get a job at the hotel there.

I wonder what will it feel like to commute from home.

Except for when I was on my internship, I've only lived in the residence hall.

[music fades]

Stay here for a second.

What?

[serene music playing]

Put these in your grandma's room so she can see them when she wakes up.

She likes flowers. [chuckles softly]

She's still a young girl at heart.

[chuckles]

They're not allowed in the ICU.

Oh…

You've never gotten flowers from a woman before, right?

No.

So I'm your first.

Thank you for coming all this way to see me.

[chuckles]

[music fades]

[A-sol] Hello?

You haven't sent your list of credit card transactions

and the receipts for your expenses.

I requested them via email. Please send them in an Excel file.

[man] Your father never asked for any receipts.

- All you need is my credit card statement. - [A-sol clicks tongue]

[sighing] He did request them.

What do you mean he never did? I already checked.

Please send them by the end of this week.

Okay.

Okay, bye.

- [sighs wearily] - [thuds]

[keyboard clacking]

- [mouse clicking] - [cellphone vibrates]

[groans]

YEON HUI-SEO

[Hui-seo] I'm being discharged today.

Thank you for the other day.

If you're ever in this area, please let me know.

- I'll give you the red carpet treatment. - [A-sol chuckles]

[chuckling] How cute.

[groans]

I don't even have the strength to type.

[sighs]

[groans loudly, chuckles]

I've been sitting down all day.

My muscles are wasting away.

[sighs]

I wonder when he'll come by to do it.

[sighs wearily, sniffles]

- Tae-seo. - Hello.

Why do you seem so tired?

The tunnel section felt unusually long today.

- [chuckles] - Gosh, I was concentrating too hard.

Oh, there's nothing like this when you're tired.

Thank you. I needed this.

It's great.

Can I take this?

Sure.

- Thank you. - [chuckles]

[gentle music playing]

[Eun-a] Are you working right now?

Or running?

Or riding a public rental bike home?

I don't have any bookings after this guest.

I'll come to Seoul.

I'm definitely going to follow your routine this time.

I always wondered what you look at on your way home every day.

[huffs]

Ga-on said he was the dinosaur king.

- Right, he did! - He went all the way down there.

- What are you talking about? - To calm him…

When he was playing with Da-gyeong…

[panting]

If I went a little past Gwanghwamun,

I used to be able to at least briefly see her.

- [exhales] - [music fades]

[cellphone vibrating]

Grandpa?

Yes, go ahead.

[Chang-sik] Right, so…

The doctor told me something,

but I can't understand a word he said.

Maybe I'm going deaf.

I can hear one moment and can't hear the next.

Gosh, I know you're busy with work. I'm sorry about this.

Well,

I can make the afternoon visiting hours. I have today and tomorrow off.

Grandpa, I'll be right there.

[doctor sighs]

Her intracranial pressure and blood pressure are unstable.

She hasn't regained consciousness,

so we can't move her to a regular room as planned.

Why did the numbers suddenly change like that?

[doctor] They're still changing, so we'll have to keep monitoring her.

Can her condition worsen as she regains consciousness?

- What are her chances of getting better? - [doctor sighs]

- It's hard to say at this point. - [chuckles dryly] No, the numbers.

- You can just tell me in terms of numbers. - [Hui-seo] Tae-seo.

[Tae-seo sighs]

[Hui-seo clears throat] Grandma, I'm here.

You can hear me, right?

I thought you'd be bored,

so I'm here in place of the TV. [sniffles]

I'm going to be here instead of Tae-seo starting tomorrow.

Hyang-gi is coming too.

I know you're really close with her. Isn't that great?

[somber music playing]

[engine revving]

[engine stops]

[Chang-sik grunts]

Okay. Get out gently.

Hey, lean on here.

Careful.

[straining] Wait, hold on.

Tae-seo.

Tae-seo!

- [Tae-seo] Oh… - [Chang-sik] Over here.

- [Tae-seo] I'll do it. - [Chang-sik] Okay.

- [Tae-seo] Lower one leg first. - [Hui-seo] Okay.

- [Hui-seo grunting] - Slowly.

[music fades]

[grunting] Goodness. Here.

Pour that out and add fresh water.

After your parents passed away and when your grandma was bedridden,

I cooked rice for the first time in my life.

You should learn how to do it.

Your grandma was worried about you always eating out.

Later on,

when the person beside you gets sick,

you should at least cook them proper meals.

Okay.

Hui-seo.

- [water splashing] - [Hui-seo grunting]

[brakes screech]

Hui-seo!

The healthy ones should do what they can.

[Tae-seo] Get out. It's too dangerous. Yeon Hui-seo.

- There they are. - [yells] Get out right now!

[grunts, yells] Let go!

Don't follow me. Go find some yourself.

[dramatic music playing]

[panting]

Tae-seo.

I've never seen anything like this.

How can it be this dark?

The whole world is pitch black.

It's just endless darkness.

Is this what despair looks like?

[music fades]

What happened before won't happen again.

You were there alone outside Mom's ICU room.

Grandma told me.

She said she felt sorry towards you the most.

After she collapsed,

Grandpa couldn't go right away.

And you were left all by yourself.

Seven hours for Dad.

Two days for Mom.

She said you stayed outside the ICU all by yourself.

You must've felt so…

helpless

and scared.

[melancholic music playing]

You were younger than I am now.

Tae-seo.

Grandma will be right back on her feet for your sake, if nothing else.

[Hui-seo breathes heavily]

[music swells]

[sobbing]

[music fades]

[man] This is nice.

[Ga-on's mom] Watching the fire reminds me of that time.

Eun-a, was it last year or the year before that?

That day the power went out.

- [Eun-a chuckling] It was last year. - Last year?

- The day we lit candles? - Yeah, when we lit candles.

Eun-a looked like she was about to cry.

But Ga-on was so excited, saying it felt like we were camping.

- He was running around. - [Seong-chan] Hello.

[all] Oh?

- Ga-on. - [Ga-on] Uncle Seong-chan!

[Seong-chan] Hey, Ga-on.

- [Ga-on's mom] What's going on? - [woman] Seong-chan.

[Ga-on's mom] Hey, I thought you couldn't make it.

- I should at least see you before you go. - [woman gasps]

- [man] What's all this? - [Seong-chan chuckles]

- You bought something for us? - Want a beer?

- [Seong-chan] Thank you. - Come sit down.

- Thanks for coming when you're busy. - [Seong-chan] It's nothing.

[can hisses]

[Seong-chan] What were you talking about?

[Ga-on's mom] That time when the power went out and Eun-a had a hard time.

[Seong-chan] Ah, I still get chills when I think about that day.

I'll just sober up a bit.

I drove my car here.

Dong-sik came by, right?

It's hard to book him for house calls, you know.

Man, that guy is good at his job.

We have to return this to its original state,

so it's better to just repair it now.

This is all I'll say as your business partner.

I know you'll manage the rest on your own.

[can hisses]

Why are you drinking?

I can't even drive anyway.

[chuckles softly]

[smacks lips] Even if it's late, call Dong-sik if anything happens.

He's the most reliable one around here.

Since I'll be moving somewhere else,

I came to say goodbye.

Where are you going?

[Seong-chan] Jeju Island.

[chuckles softly]

I got the offer a while ago,

but I think I can go now.

[smacks lips, inhales sharply] Still…

if you're ever in trouble,

mmm, you can call me.

As your former colleague,

I can take care of that much.

What I can't stand the most about Park So-hyeon is

she never lets go of any relationships.

She's friends with all her exes.

She'll come up with any excuse.

It's a talent.

She makes friends without offending anyone.

Here.

It's the one you've been saving.

[sighing] Ah…

Wow.

I brought this on the day we opened the guesthouse.

I was going to open it that day, but it was so hectic.

Keep it here.

You said it's really expensive. Take it.

[chuckles softly]

Your dad gave that to me.

He got rid of all his alcohol.

He was serious about quitting.

He gave it to me, saying it was his most prized bottle.

[melancholic music playing]

I was planning on drinking it with you when we had something to celebrate.

You can have it.

Don't drink it when you're feeling down, okay?

It's only for celebrating.

I'd never seen my dad give anyone a gift before.

He wasn't very good at connecting with people.

He must've really wanted you to have it.

It's yours.

[chuckles softly]

[clicks tongue] Let's drink it today.

It's a day worth celebrating.

[glasses clinking]

The relationship you're sick and tired of is finally over, so you can celebrate.

You're not good with wine,

so I can drink it by myself.

[music fades]

Just have a taste.

[Seong-chan chuckles]

You acted like you wouldn't return.

You said you'd clean it out.

It reminded me of that truck.

[groans] Those damn scumbags.

You don't regret coming back, right?

I need to do well from now on

so I don't end up regretting it.

I'm glad I faced those scumbags.

You have that effect.

When I look at you,

it all feels worthwhile.

[Seong-chan chuckles softly]

[gentle music playing]

You said you depended on me a lot,

but I might have depended on you more.

You were always good to me.

[Seong-chan chuckles]

[glasses clink]

[Seong-chan inhales] The times we spent as colleagues together

were good times.

[sighs] We'd finish the day's work,

wind down while having a beer here,

and make new plans.

It was our routine…

[tuts] …but I guess this is the last time.

[wooden chair creaks]

[chuckling] What are you doing?

No, I just…

[laughing] What, you think I'll try something?

No, that's not it.

[laughs]

[Seong-chan sighs]

I'll leave quietly at dawn once I've sobered up,

so let's just say goodbye now.

Take care.

[inhales] Also,

that truck won't be coming here again.

But if it does, don't confront them and just call the police.

Or at least call Dong-sik.

You'll end up in trouble.

Okay, I got it. I'll stay away from them.

[Seong-chan chuckles]

Now, I feel relieved.

[exhales]

[music fades]

[sighs]

[engine stops]

[exhales]

She said it wasn't that house.

[Seong-chan sighs softly]

[cellphone vibrating]

HUI-SEO

[cellphone continues vibrating]

[sighs]

[exhales]

MISSED CALL HUI-SEO

- [locks thudding softly] - [gate opens]

[footsteps approaching]

[solemn music playing]

What brings you here at this hour?

[angrily] Tell me.

Who are you?

[exhales]

- [banging on truck door] - Hey.

- [banging continues] - Hey, get out.

[loudly] I said get out!

[gate opens]

[music swells, fades]

[breath trembles]

[solemn music continues playing]

[cellphone vibrating]

HUI-SEO

[engine starts]

What is he doing here?

Eun-a.

Is that why Seoul…

You're worse than Park So-hyeon.

[engine starts, revs]

[loud honk]

[music fades]

[sobbing, panting]

[somber music playing]

[Eun-a] Tae-seo.

This is how the world looks again.

SEOUL (GANGNAM) EXPRESS

TICKET OFFICE

YEON NAMSAN

[line ringing]

[Tae-seo] Grandma isn't waking up.

I'm afraid, and I'm exhausted.

Let's meet.

DAEJEON SERVICE AREA

[music fades]

[tense, dramatic music playing]

[Hui-seo] They said Grandma isn't responding to any stimuli.

The pressure in her head keeps rising.

And she's now in a coma.

Where are you, Tae-seo?

[music swells, fades]

Did you…

see the doctor?

[breathes heavily] What did he say?

[shudders]

What do we do?

Uh… [hesitates] It's not yet…

[sobbing quietly]

[somber music playing]

[sobbing]

[Hui-seo mumbling] Mom…

Mom.

[high-pitched ringing]

CALLS YEON NAMSAN

[line ringing]

[Eun-a] The back house is basically the management office.

We come and go, and we each have a separate room…

GRANDMA ISN'T WAKING UP I'M AFRAID, AND I'M EXHAUSTED

LET'S MEET

[sniffles]

[melancholic music playing]

[breathes heavily]

MISSED CALL EUN-A

[line ringing]

[cellphone vibrates]

[inhales, sniffles]

Tae-seo.

Earlier…

Earlier…

Eun-a.

[Eun-a sobbing] Let me explain.

- Earlier… - You don't need to explain.

Right now…

[voice shaking] …it's all too much for me.

You're right,

and I'm right too.

That place is right for you,

and this place is right for me.

We should both…

[sobbing] …forget the past month.

All right.

Let's do that.

I understand.

That's what we'll do.

[sobs]

I'm sorry.

[emotional music playing]

[sobs]

[crying]

STILL SHINING

[Tae-seo] Goodbyes are terrifying to me.

[Eun-a] Trying to make things work,

intruding into your peaceful life…

Enough.

[A-sol] Let's go out for real.

[Eun-a] We missed each other.

[A-sol] A few days ago…

She came to your house.

[sighs]

[Eun-a] Is it okay

to go back to you like this?

[Tae-seo] Mo Eun-a.

Subtitle translation by: Hyesoo Lee