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KARA: Secret Love

When are we ever going to find him?

I'm regretting having come here.

Because you might not get your money?

That's right, the money.

Why do I have to go through all this instead of just getting the money?

You're worrying about not receiving your inheritance, aren't you?

- Aren't you? - You're so dumb.

Geez!

Why did he abandon me and my mom?

We've never once seen each other's faces in all 23 years of my life.

So why did he leave me that inheritance?

Then what about you?

Why are you trying so hard to solve this puzzle?

What do you mean?

Is it because of the money... or is it because of your birth father?

Be honest.

Honestly?

At first, it was about the money.

But I find myself getting more and more curious now.

I want to find out more about this man, and my father.

There’s something else that I don’t' get.

A baby cow is a calf...

and a baby dog is a puppy.

But then why is a baby sheep just called a bastard sheep?

Bastard sheep?

That's not very nice, is it?

I wonder why they call it that.

There’s something else.

My grandma used to say things like 'A ghost is eating the seed coating'...

and 'the way you're talking sounds like a dog munching on weeds'.

What does any of that mean?

Have you ever heard phrases like that?

I don't know about the ghosts because I've never seen one before.

But since a dog eats dog food... I'm sure it's a picky eater.

- I don't know what I'm saying either. - Hey.

Is there anything that you actually do know?

Seriously.

Hey, you're really starting to act like a brat.

Seeing you at night like this, you actually look kind of cute.

Whatever.

Do you...

want to sleep with me?

Get your... get your act together!

What a thing for a girl to say.

Is that right?

Come here.

Goodnight.

I should've went in with her.

What if she comes onto me?

After getting me all worked up... she's just sleeping peacefully now?

Hey.

Hey.

Wake up.

Who are you!

Don't come any closer!

Don't come any closer!

Hey.

I heard a thief broke out from the police station last night

and escaped to this area.

I think one of the RVs got robbed.

But we just slept right through it.

Really?

Tae Yang, a suspicious person came over to our RV last night too.

You're the most suspicious person.

- You made me toss and turn all night. - I'm telling you that I saw him.

And that man from the farm saved us again.

- Who did? - Excuse me.

By any chance, did you suffer any damages over here?

- He was about 175cm tall. - Okay, 175cm.

- Or maybe 177cm tall. - Okay.

- He had a long face with short hair. - A long face?

Oh, I almost forgot. He had a little scar on the side of his face.

- On the left side? - Yes, over here.

Yes, I understand.

- Sir. - Yeah.

- They got the perp. - What?

- He fits the description she just gave. - Really?

But I guess he's all freaked out because he thinks he saw a ghost.

He's saying he saw a ghost wearing a hat standing in front of him or whatever.

He's not a ghost.

I saw him myself and he works at the sheep farm in the area.

I see.

But where did you rent this RV from?

Ah, the RV?

- I just borrowed it from someone I know. - But this RV has been reported stolen.

Excuse me?

You two are a couple of crooks.

Lee Tae Yang, you scoundrel! You come over here right now.

Dong Ho.

You bastard!

You scoundrel, how could you do this to me?

Let go of me! He's my little cousin.

I love you, Dong Ho!

And I also have the utmost respect for you.

- Thank you, you punk! - No!

We're going to use the RV for a little while longer.

- Who is she? - How much?

How much to rent this RV?

Dong Ho.

She's saying that she'll pay for it.

Dear valued customer

you have to put down a deposit of 400,000 won.

You can pay it all up front, but if you can't, then I can...

You startled me. Wow, you have quite the temper.

If you'll just pay me 500,000 won, then you can just take...

Hey, come back here right now!

We've gone everywhere in Gangwondo

and there's only one place left.

Why are we being forced to waste all this time instead of just getting your inheritance?

Especially in this hot and humid weather?

Do you think that we're just wasting our time?

Of course we are. We've already been doing this for a few days.

It was difficult for me at first too...

but I'm actually starting to have fun now.

We're finding our memories from the past.

I feel like I'm going back to my seven-year-old self. I like it.

You like it?

You're supposed to find your inheritance, not your past memories.

But Tae Yang, there's something weird.

That man from the farm...

doesn't it feel like he's always helping us out?

It's almost as if he's following us around on purpose.

- Don't you think so? - What are you talking about?

Whatever, I don't know.

That's what you always say.

He saved me from the river, and he was with me at the farm too.

I can't tell you I saw him when I never did.

Is he a stalker or something?

Why does he only come around when you're alone?

You have a point.

But the craziest thing is

he even knew that I couldn't swim because of my fear of the water.

The way he was looking at me...

I could tell that he was really concerned about me.

If I saw a yellow haired girl floating down the river like some yellow melon

I'd be worried too.

That's not what it was like, you dummy.

You could just tell by the way a person looks at you.

Whether that person genuinely cares for you or not.

Don't you even know that?

That's right, I don’t know.

The magician was like that too.

Hey, isn't that how a dad would behave towards his daughter?

A dad?

Don't you agree?

Even if he was your cousin, who would stay up all night to take care of you like that?

The truth is...

No, no way.

My mom told me that he was just our cousin.

But why do I find myself keep thinking about him and missing him like this?

Who do you miss?

The Rhino magician...

or your birth father?

When you miss someone...

it means that person has a place in your heart.

You wouldn't miss someone who doesn’t have a place in your heart.

If anything, you'd never want to see that person.

Then I wonder who it is that has a place in my heart.

How would I know that?

Are you bragging about having two dads when I don't even have one?

I remember looking at the magician when I was little

and thinking to myself, 'It would be nice to have a dad like that.'

I see.

And whenever he went out anywhere, he always came back with a gift for you.

Even the day before you had to leave...

didn't he buy you a new outfit?

Yeah.

It was a dress.

We even went to a portrait studio and had a picture taken while I wore that dress.

A portrait studio?

This is the place. Do you remember it?

No, I don't think so.

Let's go in.

It's a really old portrait studio, so they might even remember the magician.

[Elder Bok Ji Gwan's funeral portrait taking day.]

Ma'am, look over here. Please a smile a bit more.

Yes, that's nice. Okay, on the count of three.

- Try not to blink. - What kind of a picture is she taking?

It's a funeral portrait.

It's a portrait for her own funeral.

But they all look so happy.

They're taking time to prepare for their final moments in this life.

It's a blessing.

One, two, three. Try not to blink and here we go.

One, two, three.

There you go, that's great. Let's take one more.

One, two, three.

Okay, we're all set. You're all set, Ma'am.

Okay, you're all set. Ma'am, can you come take a seat now?

Excuse me.

I don't take any other photo sessions on days I take funeral portraits.

Yes, I see.

We're not here for a photo, but we're here hoping to find someone.

By any chance, do you know of a magician called 'The Rhino'?

Yes, of course. There he is over there.

He made such a fuss about the picture because he said that's the only one he has

of himself with his daughter, and made sure that I took a good picture

but he never came back to pick it up all these years.

If you ever run into him, tell him to come by and pick up the picture.

Did you just say, his daughter?

Hey... we were right.

He was your dad.

But he's still alive.

Hey.

Hey!

- Why did you storm out of there like that? - You've known all along, haven’t you?

You knew he was still alive.

- I'm going to lose my mind. - You knew the magician was my dad.

You've known all along, haven’t you?

I just found out now from the picture, what did I know?

You and the priest are in on this together, aren't you?

Hey.

Hey!

I know that I started this with you because of the money

but what do you take me as?

- Your dad and the priest... - Shut up!

Who the hell do you think you are? Huh?

He's alive, so what more do you need me to say? Huh?

Hey, stop getting yourself all worked up.

He deceived me by telling me he was giving me an inheritance.

He gave me some absurd puzzle to solve...

and toyed with my heart.

But it's better than him being dead.

- Do you want him to be dead? - Yeah, I do.

I'd rather he wasn't around.

You are one cold hearted girl. Watch what you say.

He abandoned me, so why can't I abandon him?

If he was a real dad

he should've told me when I was little and came to Korea.

But he lied to me even then. It was all a deception.

- I'm not going to be deceived anymore. - But he says he's giving you money!

- Tell him that I don't need his money! - But he's still your dad!

Can you please just shut up!

Hey, I told you not to speak in English!

If he really is still alive...

then what about my 50 million won?

Why did you lie to me?

Why?

That's because...

He did that on purpose because he wanted to keep his promise to you.

Mary, do you remember?

When you were promised you'd be able to come back for another week?

A promise?

A man who abandons his own child worries about keeping his promise?

- How does that even make any sense? - No, he didn't abandon you.

Kyung Tae didn't even know you were born.

He didn't even know that I was born?

He calls himself a dad when he didn't even know about his child being born?

What kind of a dad is that?

Listen, Mary.

The truth is, Kyung Tae...

♬ Do you know my heart? ♬

♫ The winter I've been drawing you ♫

♫ For once in your eyes ♫

♫ Wishing my image will be there ♫

♬ I hoped, I one day ♬

♫ I've been wanting so much ♫

♫ It's fading in time ♫

♫ Like a picture from the past ♫

♫ I was not there. Couldn't you fill it for me? ♫

♫ I gather all my lacking love and give it you ♫

♫ Couldn't you feel me? ♫

♫ I have been wanting and hoping for you ♫

This is the one and only picture I have of my family.

Which of those stars is you?

God isn't listening to my prayers, so can you help me pay back the debt, Dad?

Please?

You're watching over me, right?

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Tae Yang.

I want to stop doing this.

I'm sorry for doing this to you...

but I just want to go back home.

Hey.

What are you saying? This is so unlike you.

Mary.

I took a look at the RV's black box.

See? Take a look.

The robber is startled by something, but he's the only person captured on screen.

There's no one else on screen, not even another person's shadow.

Look with your own eyes.

There's no one else there.

I'm positive that he passed away.

And the priest isn't that smart of a man to come up with an elaborate plan like this.

Then what about what I saw?

Maybe...

that was his spirit?

His spirit which only you are able to see.

No way.

- If we left you our number... - You won't...

be able to reach him.

Hello.

Is there anything that you remembered when you looked at the house in the picture?

What do you mean?

How did you get these?

I painted these cards.

- By your dad's request. - What do you mean, my dad?

Don't be so careless with your words.

Why did you tell us that we wouldn't be able to get in touch with him?

I know that he's still alive.

What do you mean, he's still alive? Who is?

Maybe he thought that by following me around and getting me out of trouble

I'd be touched by the gesture?

Then are you saying...

that you’ve seen him?

- You really saw him? - Yes, I saw him.

I came here today because there’s something that I really needed to ask you.

Why did we spend a whole week together when I was seven

and why did he bring me over here after all these years?

A man who I thought was my cousin is actually my dad

and a man claiming to be dead is actually still alive.

Seriously.

This is just unbelievable.

I need to know what the real truth is.

What do you think is the truth behind magic?

It's believing what you see in front of you.

To let yourself be deceived even though you know.

Isn't that what love is also like?

To believe what is laid out in front of you.

Mary, everything you saw during your time here in Korea is the truth

and... it's also a bit of magic.

What are you talking about?

If you're curious, then go ask him yourself.

I'm sure... that he's been waiting for you.

For a very long time.

[Jung Kyung Tae]

What is going on here?

Just what is all this?

Your dad...

isn't a person in this world anymore.

This must be very confusing.

I'm sure...

that your mother must've felt the same way back then.

Because when she found out she was pregnant with you...

the words she heard being spoken by the man she loves

was that he no longer loved her

and that he had no intentions of starting a family with her.

She was told by the man she loves to abort the baby that she was carrying.

What did you say?

She left with a deeply wounded heart

and had to have the baby all by herself.

Kyung Tae was against you being born to the very end.

- But that was... - I don't want to hear it.

But you still need to hear it.

Because the pain your mom went through for you was much greater than this.

And Kyung Tae suffered just as much.

At the time...

Kyung Tae had just been diagnosed with a rare polycystic kidney disease.

A rare disease?

That's why he abandoned my mom?

His wife... and his own child?

That rare disease...

is a genetic disease which would've been passed down to you.

Genetic disease?

He hid that truth from your mom...

and hurt her with his words instead so that she'd leave him for a better life.

He said he thought that by doing so

she would've changed her mind about having the baby.

He said he only found out about the baby's birth after seven years had passed.

That's when he found out that his daughter had been born.

And also...

that she had grown into a beautiful and healthy child.

But by then, your mom had already started a new family of her own.

That's when she told the whole truth to the only father you've known

and she sent you here to Korea for you to spend a week with your birth father.

A precious week that Kyung Tae knew he'd never have again.

I'm sure...

that it must've broken his heart...

not to be able to tell you...

that he was your birth father.

My Mary is so pretty.

The dress I bought you is the perfect size.

- What do you think? Do you like it? - Yes, it's so pretty.

You think it's pretty?

Okay, are you both ready?

Okay, here we go.

Come on, Mary.

Okay, look over here. Try not to blink, and say, 'kimchi'.

One, two, three.

Can you play with me again the next time I come to visit?

Promise me.

Your dad...

never forgot about you, not even for a moment.

I promise.

The week that he got to spend with you...

and the promise that he made you.

♫ Let's build that kind of house ♫

[To: Mary.]

[Slow mailbox- Mail from this postbox will be delivered a year later.]

Dear Mary...

By the time you receive this letter

I'll probably no longer be a part of this world.

When I first heard that you grew into a healthy and beautiful little girl

I found myself with a smile on my face

when I thought that I no longer had anything to smile about in life.

Picking out that dress for you at the store, and buying you that headband

brought me such joy and happiness.

Sleeping beside each other, sharing meals, and riding in the car together...

That week may have seemed so simple and ordinary

but it was the most special week I could have ever hoped for in my life

and I was the happiest dad on earth.

You were the greatest gift I could have ever hoped for in my life

and this house is my last bit of magic for you.

Thank you...

and I'm sorry.

But most of all, I love you Mary.

I want to live in a house like this.

Build one for me with your magic.

Please?

Promise me.

Okay.

I'll build it for you.

Like magic.

I promise.

What do I do?

I hated him.

I hated him so much.

One, two, three.

Mary.

What do you think of my final magic trick?

Do you like it?

How can a magician be such a fool?

All your secrets are out now.

I see that my Mary likes to cry.

How can I not cry?

Do you have any idea how much I hated you?

Because of that...

Because of that...

it must've been so difficult for you.

I'm sorry.

Acting like a nice guy all by yourself.

You really are a fool.

Mary.

I have to go now.

I love you, Mary.

Wait a minute.

Wait.

That house...

Thank you for keeping your promise to me.

But you got it wrong.

The most important inheritance that you left me...

was the week you and I got to spend together again.

That's why I'm never going to forget you.

And also...

And also...

Thank you for bringing me into the world...

Dad.

Dad.

These guys are back again.

- Where's Lee Tae Yang? - He was here just a minute ago.

- Did Tae Yang give you the deed to the house? - No.

This is a big problem. He ran away with the deed.

What?

Seriously!

If you bring Lee Tae Yang to me, I'll give you the 50 million won he owes you.

Seriously, Lee Tae Yang. You’re so dead.

Bong Ja.

Father.

Forgive me.

I took Tae Yang's money.

What the heck?

My friends...

Keep your eyes on the road.

- Where are we going? - To the police station.

Hey.

- Just hear me out for a minute. - Forget it.

That Bong Ja, or Gam Ja, or whatever brought your 50 million won back.

Are you serious?

- Where is she right now? - So I donated that money in your name.

- So that you could get into heaven. - Have you lost your mind?

Do you even know what that money means?

Okay, I'm just going to check it once more.

- 10 million won, Dong Chan's mom. - Thank you.

Five million won for Dong Gyu having sold his motorcycle.

Five million to Won Woo for the money he borrowed from his sister.

Do Hwe.

Wow, you even took out the security deposit from your place?

Wow, the amount of faith you had in Tae Yang.

All of you are too nice. Here you go.

- Thank you. - Are we all set now?

I think that takes care of it all.

Father!

- Father. - What?

I thought you were going to a temple, what are you doing back here?

Father.

Can an offering be refunded?

No refunds.

Aren't you ever going back to the States?

I'm sticking around for a few more days.

- How many more days? - Seven days.

Why?

This time...

I'm going to revisit all the places from our past

where we went to play when I was seven.

Hey, why would you want to do something like that?

Do you have a grudge against me or something?

Shut up.

I told you not to speak in English.

- Why? Come on, don't be like that. - Shut up! Shut up!

I know that you're happy too, Tae Yang.

I know that you're totally into me and you can't even take your eyes off me.

- I know that you like this too. - Let go.

Where do you want to go first?

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I want to find the kind of true love that I won't even be able to forget in death.

That's what I prayed for.

I didn't realize that true love was the moments that we shared together.

What happens once my wishes do come true?

What if you were given a single day that you could spend with him?

This is our moment.

I'm going to make you so happy.

If you're my guardian angel, then have you been with me all my life?

Being here with you like this...

I feel like we're the only two people that exist in this world.

I'm so happy right now!

It's a miracle.

Why didn't you come to me then?

I prayed for you so desperately.

Can't you... just stay?

I want to be with you.

I know it's because you want to be with me.

How is that a bad thing?

Then you should've just sent me away.

Tell me that you were happy, and wish me a happy life.

And say goodbye.

Why would you... who do you think you are?

As your guardian angel, I don't think that I can allow this.

I can see straight through you to know what your true intentions are.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I was so scared!

I was so afraid that I'd be all alone.

There's not much time.

If she doesn't go back right now, then she'll die.

I'd rather him not be around.

I know that you just ran away here so you wouldn't have to tell anyone!

Wake up!

No matter how hard you try to stop me...

I'm still going to find you and protect you.

Will we meet again?

It may be a fatally long time for you.

I...

love you.