All language subtitles for Top Management E08

Director.

If he doesn't die in this episode,
we'll really die.

As I told you before--

Yes, I know too well that SOUL is busy
with their comeback and the new show.

Yet, the scenario says
Yunwoo jumps off a cliff and survives.

Last time I checked,
he wasn't the Terminator.

I'm afraid there won't be a better chance
to kill him off of the show.

I tried killing him off.

But if he goes away,
I might be the one getting killed.

-You mean, by the fans?
-No.

The senior actors.

I have to work on our comeback album.

So I really need to die.

You should never die. Eat this.

Drink up. It'll help you swallow.

You must be hungry, so eat well.

I'm sorry, but these are props,
so he shouldn't be eating them.

So you want him to starve?

See that? If Yunwoo drops out,

all the senior actors
will follow him off the show.

They threaten to go home
when we make them wait.

What?

Is that why he was called here
earlier than others all along?

Well, not always.
Let's leave him alive this time.

We'll kill him next time.

The writer's planning a car accident.

-That's right.
-It's being written, right?

I really can't...

Ten more shoots. That's all.

Well, nothing we can do.

Let's wait until the shoots are over.

We didn't expect him
to be a fixed guest in the first place.

Is he out of the entertainment scene
for good?

All four members
are booked for the salon today.

No, he goes to the first shoot.

After, let him audition
for soap operas and movies.

After all, him being a fixed guest
is a loss for us.

Yes, ma'am.

-How about--
-He's already acted once.

-We should keep him like that.
-Okay.

The entertainment shoot
starts today, right?

Yes, they are so hyped.
Putting on school uniforms as we speak.

The first shoot will be like
Knowing Brothers.

I thought they were making love songs.
But Knowing Brothers?

They need to couple up first
to proceed to songwriting,

like Music and Lyrics.

I see, looks fun.

Hailey.

Please make sure
her skirts are long enough.

Rumors that she was a bully
was the reason we sent her to China.

I don't want that rumor stirred up again.

Okay.

Also, I don't think Sooyong
should be writing lyrics on this show.

Why is that?

No one ever listened to his lyrics?

I'll play it now.

It's great.

Yes, a great song.

But the Mongolian lyrics
translate into the following.

"Genghis, Genghis. Riding the meadows.

Gallop, gallop. Look at him go.

Faster, Faster. Run faster than before.

Giddy up, giddy up.
Until you reach the rainbow."

The guy writes nursery rhymes.

It is a bit lame.
Although the song is good.

-Then--
-Here's what I think.

When it comes to Sooyong's song,

I think we should have a lyricist
to write up the lyrics beforehand.

Well, how about we wait
until he's actually made the song?

Let's concentrate
on the show itself for now.

Okay.

How many did you get?

Some facial mist, please.

These long-distance flights
are making my skin dry.

Sucks to have dry skin.

Wow, lucky you.
No schedules and lots of sleep.

Do you see his skin?

That's what you get for sleeping all day.

Hey, I don't sleep all day.
It's not my fault I've got great skin.

Lucky you.

Your pitiful life is full of stress,
and your skin is handling it well.

Your skin's totally fine, LJ.

And what's more,

those full curvy lips of yours
are what you should be proud of.

You had your lips injected, too?

Hey, I haven't touched them.

You haven't touched them?
So you've touched somewhere else?

Just say that you want my life.

These are not something you can make
with some injections.

I even heard that, in Japan,
they have ice trays and chocolates

in the shape of LJ's lips.

Those actually exist?

What a waste of time,
using those mediocre lips to make goods.

Anyone buy those? Maybe a perv will.

Hey! You can pick on me,
but never on my fans.

Drama alert.

Well, I do like men with some sexy lips.

That's nonsense. Good men have good skin.

In this age of high definition,
one should have flawless skin.

We're taking off in ten minutes,
so please hurry.

What about Sooyong?

Well, he doesn't have much to do.
Being tall is the ultimate blessing.

When you're that tall,
you don't need any special styling.

He's totally fine.

Come out when you're done.

Nice to see you. Have some rice cakes.

Only one thing
for a manager to do at the scene,

help drive the attention to my artist.

To do that,
you have to win the staff over.

When you receive gifts,

it's hard not to think fondly
of the giver.

We already got this lunchbox from LJ.

These are desserts...

Even Jesus is famous
for handing out bread to people.

Especially when your artist
is among a crowd of artists,

a tiny detail makes the difference.

Excuse me. I need the ribbon, too.

An extra item on the artist

means extra attention.

Standing out with details.
That's all that matters.

Yunwoo, have some water.

Thanks.

The best versions of the artists
can go in front of the cameras,

as if they were like that all the time.

They might run into
embarrassing moments during the show,

-but even then, they must look pretty.
-Sooyong!

Gosh, look at your hair. Come here.

Dear fans, if you catch this person on TV,

please make an animated GIF of him,

and put him up on trending. Amen.

Sun's out. You need to hide.

-Go!
-That's the end.

When cameras start rolling,
our job stops for a while.

You said that was the end.
Why do we have to be in the scene?

They said they're short on guests.

Everyone good to go?

Let's have a good time. Ready.

-Smile.
-Cue!

Hi, everyone! Welcome!

Say hi to the front!

Hi!

Say hi to your partners!

Nice to see you!

Even the front row is blowing my mind.

Introducing

Apple Mint!

You are so pretty!

Hailey's back from China!

For coming here...

That's all I know.

Eunsung sitting there.
That's your plot, right?

We could've just as easily
taken out the extra desks.

You got me.

How's this for the press release title?

"Idol-Turned-Manager
Caught on Entertainment Show."

That will turn some heads.

I see some heavy metal on your ears.

Even his earlobes shine like a star.

"Shine like a star"?

-I'd be grateful for some charity later.
-Okay.

Who's next? Wait.

I was trying so hard
to remember who you guys were.

And Yunwoo is definitely
bringing back some memories.

Who are they?

They are

SOUL!

Good to see you, Irib!

And I feel sorry for you, Yunwoo.

-Really good to see you!
-Me, too.

I just can't let go of you.

I feel sorry for him

because SOUL left school two years ago.

They went far away.

You went far. I think overseas.

Well, at least you came back.
Welcome back to school!

I'm getting tired these days.

Wait!

Is he from the audience or what?

Why are you so rigid?

These uniforms are awkward.

Why are you all acting like friends?

What's happening?

Is this a documentary?

I'm giving up.

We're all friends here,
so loosen up, Sooyong.

-Since when are we--
-That's a hard one.

We're all friends for real?

All right.

Now that we're all friends,
you guys can call me Seunglee.

He really knows how to run these shows.

-Okay, Seunglee.
-He's awesome.

Someone's finally speaking up.

The weather's hot,
so we don't need any more heat, guys.

Anyhow, I've heard a new student
is coming to Starlight.

A new student?

That's correct. While Apple Mint
is the most popular at this school,

I hear that the new student
was popular at her old school.

I'm the most popular in this class.

Can the new girl be more popular?

I see the embarrassment in your eyes.

You bunch of robots!

I can't believe
how you just read out the script.

Well, the new student is waiting,
so let's call her out.

Hey, new face!

Come in!

Were you guys talking about me?

Haena! Never seen her in real life before.

You look angry.

Hi.

I'm from "Where Everything is
Pretty and Unique" High School.

The name's Song Haena.

Ms. Shin, let's go through the rules.

Everything's fine, visually.

EXPLAIN THE RULES

Visually and...

We're going in!

So only those who couple up with you three

are making love songs with you.
Am I right?

Yep, so show us what you've got.

Haena! If I go with you,

are we making a love song together?

Yes.

What happens if we fall in love?

I've seen it happen in movies.

I don't think that is likely to happen.

And I don't mind if I do fall in love
with someone.

Be careful what you say.
We might become partners.

Let's worry about that when we become one.

Hold up. That means...

You are expecting it to happen?

Me, too!

I want Haena!

I'm sorry,
but choosing partners is up to us.

Hey, someone has a question!

Then how do you choose

your partners?

I'll explain. Since we've only met today,

we need to get to know each other.

After that, you will have
a person of interest in your mind.

That's why we are having...

Appeal time!

Let's start with Apple Mint!

Looking good!

Min Dragon!

It's like Jimi Hendrix
is back from the dead.

He's started the magic trick.

-That's amazing!
-He jumped over.

Take it away.

And the one we've been waiting for,

Song Haena!

She's prepared her new song!

She sure leaves an impression, huh?

-Why, thank you.
-She does.

If LJ and Haena become partners,

and we show them
like a real celebrity couple,

I think that will attract some views.

Or we can pair up
Mr. Pretty-face and Haena,

and edit it like Something in the Rain.

-How does that sound?
-That's not bad.

Let's hear it!

Song Haena. I expected no less from you.

-How do you dance like that?
-I wonder why.

I even love her arrogance.

You asked. I answered.

Hey, I'm curious.

Who's the pretty girl in the back?

-Which one?
-That one.

With the long hair.

She was the best clapper
when I was performing.

Is she gonna have her own time?

Anyone know who she is?

I do.

She was one of the contestants
in Promise 100.

That makes sense.

So she's a manager
who used to be a trainee?

Is she trying to become an idol?

I'll tell you who she is.

She's your fan.

Is she?

What about you?

I don't even know you.

He's from Mongolia,
so he doesn't even know Jun Ji-hyun.

I know Jun Ji-hyun.

Do you now?

He's boring. Right?

Yeah, you're right. This isn't fun,

which means it's clapping time!

I think we've had enough time
to get to know each other.

So how about we start choosing partners?

Let's take a break!

-We'll resume in an hour.
-Finally.

Are you the new manager?

Thanks.

Too bad.

If the soap opera was over,
I could've stayed on this show.

Why would you want to stay?
This show's exhausting.

What's wrong? I enjoyed it.

It was like a school picnic
with you in the same class as me.

You sure are born to be a celebrity.

I wanted to work on a love song.

Since I'm dropping out,

maybe we should do it sometime.

What? How can we be singing together?

Why not? We can do a duet.

Don't kid around.

Eunsung.

-Yes, Mr. Bang.
-I was looking for you.

-Hi, Mr. Bang.
-Eunsung.

Yunwoo, you did great.

-You, too.
-Yep.

-I wanted to ask...
-Yes.

...if Yunwoo can stay on the show or not.

He can't.
He still has the soap opera to finish.

Yunwoo, the car's ready. Let's go.

-Okay.
-See you, guys.

-Thank you.
-Thanks.

I'm actually worried

about Haena and her partner.

Don't worry about it.
I'll turn him into a decent guest

and make sure he gets along.

By the way,

it's really weird
how the couples turned out,

considering they weren't planned.

How did this happen?

When I was in China,

I always missed the opportunity
to meet up with the fans in Korea.

I'm glad I have this chance
to bring good music to you.

Stay tuned.

And Hailey's partner?

I can hear a frog crying for love.

The thought of making a love song
with Hailey

is making me nervous already.

What do you think, Eunbin?

Ready to make a better song than them?

Of course, please stay tuned
for Teo and me, too.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

-Thank you.
-Thanks.

Thanks.

Thank you.

You must feel bad
because your precious Haena is gone.

My precious Haena?

I picked you from the beginning.

-Yeah, right.
-Don't move.

-Don't touch me.
-Something's on your hair.

You should be thanking me.

I thought hard about
whether to choose you or Yunwoo.

You knew Yunwoo wasn't staying.
What are you talking about?

You had no one else but me.
You and I go way back.

We don't go anywhere.

Let's get this straight.

No one will see us as a couple,
so let's act as good friends instead.

-Of course, we're friends.
-Pyo!

I'm not here to make a girlfriend.

I see what you're doing. Anyway, I'm off.

Eunbin, Hyein, hurry.

Tomorrow,

-Haena has an ad meeting.
-So tired today.

So how about...

Haena!

Should we talk about music?

What type of music do you like?

Why are you acting so friendly?

We all became friends a while ago.

That was for the shoot.
The cameras are off now.

So...

Is the songwriting
only for the cameras as well?

Ms. Song?

Sooyong? Have a seat, first.

I heard a lot
about your songwriting skills.

Could you bring some samples
with you next time?

Some lyrics would be nice
for choosing a theme, too.

Okay.

Then how do we communicate
before the next shoot?

If you give me the number--

You can call me

-for any kind of--
-Mr. Hyun Sooyong.

I chose you because you said

you don't know me.

To avoid any chance
of uncomfortable situations.

So that's why I was chosen.

Yes.

So please do not cause any trouble,
both publicly or privately.

If you want to talk,
feel free to talk to me.

If Haena wants to talk,
I'll let your manager know.

Sure.

Let's go if we're done here.

Starlight is a soft place.

Allowing a newbie artist with a phone
to ask for my number.

About that,

I got ripped off a few days ago.

They said it was a free phone, but it
turns out I'm paying them every month.

I don't have many contacts.

Don't have many friends in Korea.

Let's get going. Go on.

Why is he telling me
he doesn't have friends?

He grew up in Mongolia,
so he's not used to our ways.

See you tomorrow.

-Have a great night.
-You, too.

Hey, Teo.

What's up?

Hop in.

I don't think so.

Why do you glance at me
every time I talk to LJ.

Do you still think about me?

Please stop.

Are you seriously asking me that?

I don't think about you.

I'm just worried.

You might not know it yet,
but Seunglee is the type to--

Did you watch the new Icarus music video?

Watched some of it. Why?

Teo, you're like

those boy band music videos.

What are you...

You're noisy and loud
and disturbingly clamorous,

but I can't understand
what you are trying to say.

This is why you held me up?

But strangely,

I cannot help myself
from reading your thoughts.

I wanna know

what you're thinking.

So you're saying

that you wanna know more about me?

No.

I'm just playing with you.

Can't believe you fell for it.

What?

You're so easy, Teo.

Now get out.

One minute with you,
and I'm already bored.

Just like a boy band video.

Get out already.

Why did you turn it on?

I saw this on TV yesterday.

This is crazy. Is this you, Irib?

Eunbin! She's so pretty!

So you guys are coming back, after all.

No wonder he didn't show up at school.

Hey, give me some spoilers.

Are you becoming partners with Eunbin?

Man, you are so lucky!

Who are these partners?

I told you to get ready for the festival.

We haven't got much time left!

Hey, what about this guy?

He's not even in a group.

You even nag Jingeun,
but do nothing to Irib.

Do you like him?

He will be going on stage.

Stop blaming others,
and do what you are meant to do.

You heard, right?

If you don't want any strange rumors,
hurry up and choose a team.

Leave me out of this. I'm busy.

What are you so busy with?

Writing lyrics?

You writing a love song? That's hilarious.

What's so funny? I know what love is.

SECOND SHOOT

Mr. Hyun, don't you know what love is?

Have you ever been in love?

Yes, I have.

When?

I love my friend in Mongolia, Paul.

A boy's name...

Okay. I support you.

I have some gay friends.

Pretty bold for a Korean idol, though.

Paul's my pet animal.

I love him a lot.

A sheep!

So you had a pet sheep
in the Mongolian meadows.

No, Paul's a cat.

I don't know why people
always mention meadows.

That was funny.
You'll do well on the show.

We really need to get started,
so tell me about your love experience.

That was my love experience.

Paul is so lovely.

Have you, by any chance,
never had a relationship before?

My fans asked me that before.

Why do people want to know?

If you're asking me
if I ever dated anyone,

the answer is no.

So a love song with someone
who's never loved before,

that's nice.

Good God, did you hear that?

Maybe we should leak this out.

"Hyun Sooyong Learns Love on New Show."

I like it,

but Haena doesn't look good.

Must be mad about the lyrics.

Yes.

I'll let Eunsung know,
so his lyrics can be pre-checked.

-Should've done it earlier.
-Okay.

Okay, I understand. I'll let Sooyong know.

Good job. A few more times!

Okay, when going down,

breathe out. You're doing great.

No wonder Haena's mad.

She probably thought this was a joke.

How can you write something like this?

"No more tteokbokkis.
No more cheese gimbaps.

No more jajangmyeon for me." What's this?

This is a food song, not a love song.

I checked other songs,

and most Korean pop songs were like this.

Give me an example.

Most of them start like this. "I'm fine.

I'm doing well. How are you?

I'm totally fine."

The speaker's strategy
is to make the listener relax.

"Strategy"?

Third set.

And at the chorus,

"I cannot let you go.

I can't go to Sinchon because of you.

I drink every day."

They try to manipulate the listener
by claiming they are the victims.

"Manipulate"?

About 65% of the lyrics
take the passive-aggressive standpoint.

Since we're making pop songs,
I tried to do the same.

So

you're saying you can't eat
all the food you had eaten with her?

If you cross all these out,
you'll have nothing left to eat.

People need fried chicken to live,
you know.

Hence the final phrase.
"Let's be vegetarians."

I mean, you can't sing this hook
with Song Haena.

"Cucumber, lettuce, yum-yum."
This is blasphemy.

When you look at her,

don't you just wanna say to her
that you love her?

Plank after two minutes.

How can it be that easy?

It's nothing serious!

"You are so beautiful.

You catch my eyes. You're on my mind.

That's why I'm singing a song for you."

All right, plank for two minutes.

You're saying the K-pop definition
of love is brainwashing.

That's not it!

Love is... This!

Love is weight training.

You repeat what you do
to make your feelings grow.

Okay?

Every day, it gets to you.

You always think of that person.

You want to be with her
when you eat something good

and laugh with her
when you see something funny.

Thirty seconds!

And you worry about that person.

When you look at her,
your heart goes all mushy,

to the point where you think

that you can go through any trouble
for the sake of that person.

I do have someone like that in my mind.

See? That's love.
You had it in you, after all.

One!

Okay.

One minute rest, then the next set.

Does that mean

I like you?

Sooyong, you remember
what I said yesterday?

Laugh a lot. Big reactions.
Big eyes like Teo.

Gimbap!

Can I offer you a gimbap?

I'm sorry.

I think you need to know
where to draw the line.

If you draw it wrong,
someone might have a hard time.

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

You are the one
who's putting her in a difficult place.

Sooyong's on the news again. Did you see?

Eunsung?

Get in the car.

Do you really like Song Haena?