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I'll give you what you want, lady.

Don't you dare.

Don't!

I'll give you what you like.

-Don't-- -Stay still.

-Let go. -Stay still!

Stop right there!

How come you're here?

You must have a death wish.

You should know that

I could ruin your life with one call to the police.

No, wait a second.

It won't just be your life that's ruined.

Hers will be, too.

Now that would be a fun sight.

With one call to the police, you can ruin my life

as well as hers?

Go ahead and do that if you can.

But the moment you leave this house,

you'll disappear without a trace.

"Cut the carrot, onion, and bell pepper into small pieces,

stir-fry everything, and season with salt."

My dear. How am I supposed to cut this to make it look appropriate?

Mother, are you sure you washed these?

Yes, what's wrong?

These are dirty.

Just cut that part off.

Yu-bin, have you ever cut bell peppers?

No.

What are these?

Those are…

I went to the market, and these were on sale.

So I… Anyway.

I only bought healthy ingredients

to make you healthy meals.

Hey, it's Dad. Dad!

Yu-bin.

You're home.

Mom is a horrible cook.

Unlike what I expected, this is rather

easy.

Hurry up and do it.

My goodness.

Okay. Let's get to it, then, Yu-bin.

Honey.

Are you really coming?

Of course, I am.

Okay, you can come.

COACH

Hey, I got a call from my coach.

I need to take this. You two can have a talk.

Yes, Coach.

There is no way

I can accept you as my son's girlfriend.

I see.

But I'll think of you as my daughter.

I can forgive my daughter no matter what she does.

I came up with this idea for myself,

so don't get touched.

Just

call me Mom.

Then even if you break up with Ji-uk,

we can still be a mom and a daughter.

I've never called anyone that before.

Calling someone my mom.

Do that as much as you want to make up for the time you lost.

I always wanted to hear a daughter call me that.

Mom, did you tell her off again?

Man, seriously.

This is why I said no when you told me to invite her home.

It's fine, Ji-uk. It's not like that.

I'm sorry, Ae-ra.

Let me apologize on her behalf.

Don't cry, Ae-ra.

My gosh.

Honey.

This is why there's no use in bringing up a son, honey.

You should have a girl! You punk.

All right, ladies. For our next film,

please try to be bolder and sexier. Okay?

And… Hey, Director Cho.

Okay, say hi to them.

They weren't as big as your wife,

but these ladies were the hottest in the adult film industry in the 90s,

known as The Bombshell Trio.

Hello.

Grab a seat.

What are you doing? Sit down already.

Okay.

Now, this is Director Cho Hyeong-u.

He's the husband of your role model, the actress Kang Gyeong-ja.

You're Gyeong-ja's husband?

Goodness, this is an honor.

You're my brother-in-law!

Anyway, Director Cho, why are you here?

Aren't you doing a blockbuster with a ten-billion budget?

-What? -The three of us and Gyeong-ja

taught a lesson to Park Si-o or Ass Si-o or whatever.

Wait, what do you mean?

MEMORANDUM

Are we good?

Then,

shall we begin?

Mr. Park, to be honest,

I really hate doing boring things.

That's why I prepared a little event.

Will you play along?

My gosh. Of course, I'll play along.

Ms. Kang Gyeong-ja, you're the best.

The gift, please.

My gosh.

Choose whatever you'd like.

Open your mouth.

Man, it's so wonderful to just stare at you like this

instead of working.

Darling, isn't it a lot of fun to play like this for once?

Mr. Park, I won't repeat myself.

If you do not do everything on that memorandum,

both you and I will chug down poison and die in the middle of this city. Okay?

Okay.

If you ever use that hole in your mouth

to tell my husband that he's an idiot

or that he's a wuss

one more time,

then I'll take you,

and I'll make sure no one in your family, my family, or anyone else find us,

then snap your neck in half like this.

-Do you understand? -Do you understand?

Yes, I do. I understand.

Darn it.

No woman would

put herself in danger for her husband in this day and age.

-You're right. -Gyeong-ja deserves a national award.

Of course, she does. She needs one.

So why are you here, not filming that ten-billion won film?

Exactly.

I'm sorry.

I'll see you all later.

Hyeong-u.

Where are you going?

-Gosh. -Honey, I love you.

I'll only love you,

Kang Gyeong-ja, even after my death.

Hey, why are you suddenly doing this?

Cho Hyeong-u. You got in trouble, didn't you?

Honey.

Please kill me.

Don't ask me a thing,

and just kill me, will you?

-Please. -What is this?

Why are you doing this?

Stop making me feel nervous!

Why didn't you tell me

that you made Park Si-o

sign a memorandum?

Why didn't you tell me?

I had no idea you did that.

Why didn't you tell me?

Get up. Your legs will fall asleep.

Who told you?

Your juniors.

We had our first meeting at Hong-ryeol's office today.

I heard they were starring in a film, and I guess it was yours.

Hey, Cho Hyeong-u. Let me ask you one thing.

You thought I slept with Park Si-o.

So why did you stay with me?

Could you put up with that sort of thing?

That's because

the anger I felt after thinking you slept with him

wasn't as profound as my realization of your love for me.

That's why I put up with it and stayed.

Honey.

Thank you so much for staying with a guy like me

who's this big of a mess.

And I'm sorry I misunderstood you

without knowing anything.

It's fine now that you know.

If you misunderstand me again,

I'll make those misunderstandings come true.

I love you, honey.

Make some time tomorrow. We have to go somewhere.

Go somewhere?

Where could it be?

Is she going to buy me another suit?

Okay. That's good.

Yu-bin's favorite food is japchae, so you need to learn this first.

Okay.

Don't you regret taking time off from the hospital?

It wasn't easy to become a professor. You should've just stayed.

My priority is to be his mom.

You've been a dad and a mom to him to this day,

so it's my turn now.

It won't be easy.

You know,

you can't become good at that overnight, Jeong-hae.

That's why you're giving me a hand.

Okay. Let me know whenever things get tough.

I'll be on stand-by 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Maybe Yu-bin is about to grow taller.

He's been asleep for some time now.

He must've been tired trying to help out his mom

who's awful at housekeeping.

It's so reassuring to have Yu-bin here for you.

Wait, it's not reassuring to have me here for Yu-bin?

No.

My gosh. No way.

Whatever.

One, two, and three.

One, two.

Like this?

Great job. You're so good.

Should we try that again?

It looks like Yu-bin will grow taller.

He will.

People mature after adversities.

Jeong-hae, I'll get going.

Okay.

Thanks for the side dishes.

You don't have to thank me.

Don't skip your meals. Make sure you eat well.

Make sure you eat properly too, even when you're alone.

Of course, I'll eat well. I'm worried I might eat a bit too well.

Okay, then. I'll go now, Jeong-hae.

Okay. You should go.

If something happens,

I'll run over right away.

Okay. You should run along.

-I'm really leaving. -Have a safe trip.

Okay.

Honey, why are we at a temple?

Have some.

It's chrysanthemum tea. It'll thin your blood and calm you down.

Mom, stop joking around.

No matter how much you hated me,

you can't do something like this.

Take those off.

Let's go home now.

This is my home.

Have some tea, then go.

Mom.

Mom…

There was a time when I resented you, young man.

You were everything to me back then,

but you never bothered to know how I felt…

No, it's because things didn't go my way.

However,

I realized all my resentment and hatred

all began with my foolish desire.

Now that I let everything go,

I've never felt more peace and goodness at heart.

Mom…

So

don't worry about me and go back home.

Your wife is waiting for you.

How can I leave?

How can I leave you here like this?

Come on, take these off. We're going home.

Our mother-son relationship is over.

But our paths may cross again in another relationship.

-Goodbye. -Mom.

Mom.

Mom. Mom…

Mom… I'm so sorry.

Mother.

I'm sorry. We had no idea Yu-bin had been that sick.

Why should you be sorry?

And he's perfectly well now.

He's not well.

He only ate two servings of rice. He used to eat three servings before.

Goodness. Stop that already.

Two bowls of rice are enough.

Are you going to make him blow up and die?

I wasn't going to show you how I felt.

What's with me?

Are you okay?

Are you all right?

Let me get you some water.

-Are you okay? -Yes.

I'm fine.

BUS 14: YEONGANG UNIVERSITY, YEONGANG UNIVERSITY STATION

You haven't thrown that out yet?

How can I throw this out?

It's a gift from my mysterious hero.

Goodness, that darned hero of yours.

Was that hero a rabbit? What's with that four-leaf clover?

If I die before you,

please bury this umbrella with me.

Don't worry. I'll find the guy who gave you that, beat him to death,

then bury him with you. Okay?

Did you find it?

What are these?

Oh, these?

My mom embroidered these for me to celebrate my college acceptance.

Gosh, she put these on my shoes, my bag, and even on my umbrella.

Back then, I was really embarrassed about it,

so I left everything home without letting her know,

then ran out with just the umbrella.

Then the one who gave me

his umbrella at the bus stop

was you?

Didn't I tell you?

That was my umbrella.

What?

This stop is Yeongang University Station.

Next stop is Yeongang University Station, exit two.

On that day,

I saw a girl crying.

And I don't know why,

but looking at her made me cry too.

That's the moment when I made this decision.

"I'm going to put a smile on this woman for life."

But I made you cry even more.

I'm so sorry, Jeong-hae.

Oh, I had

no idea that was the case.

You're really awful.

Now that I already turned into an awful guy,

it's a little belated,

but let me make a confession.

Nam Jeong-hae.

You are

my first love.

Goodness.

What's going on?

Oh, dear.

Stop it.

Do you want to go back there?

When did you find out?

Do you remember that day when I said I'm staying overnight at a hot spring?

That was the day when she left home and came here.

Are you going to sleep over?

Yes, I'm going to sleep over.

You surprised me.

Finally. My wife is sleeping over at the hot spring tonight.

I thought she was staying out tonight. Gosh, she reeks of alcohol.

She had a drink with Chun-ja after hiking at Mount Bukhan.

Why did she go to Mount Bukhan? Wasn't it hot springs?

I begged her to change her mind, but she didn't listen.

I'm sorry.

You shouldn't be sorry.

It's all because I wasn't good enough.

After what I've been through with Ji-uk,

I could completely understand her

and hated myself so much

that I thought about doing the same thing.

Don't say that.

Then I was reminded of a request she made while she held my hands, so I stopped.

A request?

"Hyeong-u is now your son.

Please take care of him on my behalf."

So when other people ask for the members of my family,

I tell them I have two sons without a husband.

That's what I'd say.

Thank you so much.

And I love you.

I love you too.

My closest friend betrayed me,

I was forced to resign from my job,

then my mother passed away during surgery.

I couldn't live with a sober mind.

I drank whenever I opened my eyes,

shouted at your mother all the time,

then smashed everything we had.

Back then, I thought

that was a way to keep the last piece of my pride as a man,

so I acted even worse on purpose.

Come to think about it now,

I have no idea why I acted like a lunatic.

I'm sorry.

Don't apologize.

I'll live with my resentment against you for the rest of my life,

so don't tell me you're sorry, or that you were wrong.

I was

never once a good dad to you.

That's what I regret the most.

I'm sorry, Gung-cheol.

I told you not to do that.

Just live your life

shouting and getting angry at everything as you did before.

You don't have to act like a dad.

So please don't do this, Father.

Please don't do this.

When a man becomes mature, it means he's growing older.

Perhaps it means he is slowly dying.

There are precious truths in our lives we learn only after we live through it.

The grimes of time and the thickness of pain…

these experiences help us learn the depth of life.

When we become my father's age,

what kind of truths in life will we come to realize?

Somewhere in our 40s,

we all begin to create our own signposts in life

instead of following what someone else

set up.

THE FLIGHT OF MEN: A PLAYGROUND FOR MIDDLE-AGED MEN

GRAND OPENING

Where do I put this?

Over there.

A PLAYGROUND FOR MIDDLE-AGED MEN

-Did you wash your hands? -Of course.

Can you put up the menus and clean the utensils?

-Chun-bok, put up some balloons. -Okay.

-Blow up a lot of them. -I need to blow them up?

-Blow up about 100 of those. -What? You need 100 of these?

You must love balloons.

Isn't this way too cheap? It should've been like 2,000 won higher.

It's okay.

-That's not right. -What?

It's crooked. Put it up correctly.

-Okay, that's good. -Gosh, you surprised me!

Darn it.

Stop doing that!

Goodbye, come again.

-Excuse me. -Yes?

-Another bottle of soju, please. -Sure, one second!

Chun-bok, a bottle of soju.

-Here's your drink. Enjoy. -Thank you.

-Over here. -Yes, I'll bring it right away.

FROM CEO SONG HYUN-WOOK OF GRACEFUL FRIENDS

Eun-sil, eat up. Eat as much as you want, everyone.

Goodness, yes. All right.

Which table is this for?

-I just wanted to say… -Were you going to call him?

-Mr. An, over here! -Yes?

-Come over here. -Come over.

-Come on. -Over here, Mr. An.

-Come on over, Mr. An. -Goodness.

I knew Director An would make it big like this!

Wait, no. He's not a director anymore.

He's the CEO.

Listen.

This is much better than Hi-Five Chicken.

Mr. An, you're the best.

It's the best fried chicken I've ever had.

If you say it's good, that means it's really good.

Of course.

I may lie about everything else,

but I never lie when it comes to food.

How can I say something is delicious when it's not?

That's something we shouldn't do as a human being. Don't you think so?

This is awfully good.

Anyway, aren't you in need of a model?

I can do it for you at a cheap price once we negotiate.

What about Hi-Five Chicken?

He got dismissed last week.

That's true.

Anyway, my youngest kid is now in the second year of kindergarten,

and my eldest, a high school senior next year.

So how can I put this?

I don't know what I'll do with my future.

I just don't know.

I'm not saying that to make you feel burdened.

Don't worry about it. I'm saying this is delicious.

Anyway, thank you so much for coming today.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Everything is on the house tonight.

-All right! -He's so cool.

My gosh, you even took off your jacket.

I need to show him what I got.

-I'll take that. -Show him what you really got.

Here, cheers.

Hae-suk left after giving me so much.

How can I ever pay her back?

She left without giving me a chance.

This is why people say

friendship is greater than love.

I knew I thought something was missing.

Jae-hoon is not here.

Why didn't he come on a day like this?

Is something going on?

What is it?

Just so you know,

Hae-suk's suitcase

was empty.

It was empty.

Or maybe you put on a deliberate show

knowing that the evidence was destroyed.

Right. Well, whether it was a show or not

doesn't really matter.

What matters

is that

the evidence is long gone.

Goodness.

-Gosh. -Goodness.

-My gosh. -This is killing me.

Gosh, it's killing me.

Man, it's not easy to run a business.

Nothing in this world is easy.

I knew I lived my life in vain.

Chun-bok, are you okay?

This is a secret,

but my thigh muscles are like those of a horse. Very strong.

Chun-bok, I give you that. You ran around all day long.

He's not just any old horse, he's a horse in heat.

I must be getting healthier thanks to my dance lessons.

It's really effective.

At this rate, I might end up having a second child.

Really? It's that effective?

It's great.

I didn't think Chun-bok was like that, but he's awfully strong.

He flew around the bar with numbers of beer glasses in his hands.

I never show it off,

but my husband is awfully strong.

There's the answer.

That's why you've been saying your husband is the most handsome.

Come on, Gyeong-ja.

He's obviously handsome regardless of that.

Okay, let's just say he is.

You might cry and throw a fit if I say he's ugly.

Jeong-hae, how have you been doing?

Yes, things are great.

Even if every single couple in this world got divorced,

I thought you two still wouldn't.

That makes me feel kind of weird.

Getting divorced isn't particularly a bad thing.

Life is like home appliances that get broken one after the other.

Once you fix your fridge, your washer gets broken.

Then you fix your washer, and your rice cooker breaks down.

You're right. It'd be great if there were home appliances that never get broken.

But you know, even people become broken here and there.

I'll be going inside, then.

-Jeong-hae, we should meet more often. -Okay.

I'll make delicious food and stop by often.

Sure.

-Goodbye, then. -Bye.

Okay.

I'm going that way.

-See you around. -Goodbye.

-Chun-bok. -Yes?

Take this.

I can't believe he didn't show up until we closed.

Jae-hoon isn't even a friend anymore.

I'm sure he was busy or something.

Jae-hoon.

When did you get here?

What happened to your face?

Have you had something to eat?

Do you want something?

It was you.

You took them.

If Hae-suk didn't take them, then it has to be you.

Where did you hide those things?

I'm not sure.

Where do you think I hid those?

Why are you doing this?

What's your intention, An Gung-cheol?

You wanted to pay the price.

And you pay the price for your crimes

on your own accord.

Who can determine the price for your crimes?

Getting locked up in prison for a few years?

That's not how you truly pay the price.

You know what?

Whenever I think of what you did,

I despise you so much that I can kill you.

But when I think of how you saved Yu-bin,

I'm grateful to death.

I can't hate you or be grateful for you whenever I think of you.

Do you know how damning that feels?

Then just hate me!

You don't have to thank me.

Just hate me.

Just hate you?

No.

I'm going to forgive you.

Jeong Jae-hoon, you.

I'll forgive you for everything.

So I'm going to make you blame yourself.

I told you, didn't I?

You can't be found as the culprit

or turn yourself in.

So

you can live with that in your heart forever,

like Man-sik did.

You should also live in pain

like he did.

What about you?

Do you think you can forget it and move on?

What about Hyeong-u and Chun-bok?

And what about Jeong-hae?

You'll all live in guilt and pain

for decades to come.

Wait, where's my phone?

Mr. Jeong Jae-hoon.

It has been a while.

Yes, it has been long.

I heard Yu-bin was discharged.

Yes.

It's been a week.

I'll get going.

Jae-hoon.

Thank you

for saving Yu-bin's life.

You don't have to thank me.

I would've done it for anyone even if it wasn't Yu-bin.

I'm a doctor.

Right.

You were a doctor.

Then why did you kill him?

I heard you turned yourself in

for Joo Gang-san's murder.

Did you

really kill him?

Yes, it was me.

I hoped it wouldn't be true.

How could you do that? How?

How could you kill someone, Jae-hoon?

I was a doctor when I saved Yu-bin's life,

but I killed him as Jeong Jae-hoon. A man.

What?

It's all in the past anyway.

So you can forget everything and move on.

How can I forget? How?

You killed someone because of me.

Someone died because of me.

Everything got turned into a mess because of me!

I'm not going to forget.

I'll live with as much guilt as you. No.

I'll live with a much larger pain.

But you know what?

Even if we turned back time,

and even if you ended up killing someone because of me,

I still

wouldn't choose to be with you.

So Jae-hoon,

it's time to leave me behind.

Okay?

Okay. I'll do that.

I'll go now.

What's wrong?

No, I'm just tired.

-Jae-hoon. -Don't come close!

Don't come near me.

Stay away from me

from now on.

GRAND OPENING OF THE FLIGHT OF MEN

Gung-cheol.

Then Hae-suk

didn't take everything with her?

Will you spill it already?

Were you the one who hid them then?

A PLAYGROUND FOR MIDDLE-AGED MEN

Rain trickles down quietly

As if it's reminiscing

On a rainy day like this

I'm reminded of that day

The one who lifted up my collar

While holding the umbrella over my head

Doctor…

Like always, he is on my mind

As I walk in the rain alone

I hear him

Calling my name

This one is for Gang-san.

And this one

is the price for my crime.

I told you, didn't I?

You can't be found as the culprit

or turn yourself in.

So you can live with that in your heart forever,

like Man-sik did.

You should also live in pain

like he did.

But you know what?

Even if we turned back time,

and even if you ended up killing someone because of me,

I still

wouldn't choose to be with you.

So Jae-hoon,

it's time to leave me behind.

Okay?

I hear him

Calling my name

And walking toward me

But when I turn around

There's no one there

All I see is the rain trickling down lonely and bitterly

Rain trickles down quietly

As if it's reminiscing

On a rainy day like this

I'm reminded of him

Jae-hoon.

Jeong Jae-hoon, you're in there, right?

Jae-hoon, open the door.

Jae-hoon, open the door.

Jae-hoon!

Jae-hoon!

Jae-hoon!

Jae-hoon!

Jae-hoon, open the door. Jae-hoon!

Jae-hoon, are you okay?

-Jae-hoon, open the door! -Go.

-Jae-hoon, open the door! -Don't ever

come close to me.

Jae-hoon!

But when I turn around

There's no one there

All I see is the rain trickling down lonely and bitterly

Rain trickles down quietly

As if it's reminiscing

Hyeong-u.

I'm reminded of him

Forget it, you punk.

-Looking good. -Looking great!

Let's just go.

What did he mean when he said…

Stop it!

-When did you get that? -Pass!

A PLAYGROUND FOR MIDDLE-AGED MEN

Jae-hoon, open the door. Are you okay?

Jae-hoon!

Jae-hoon, open the door, will you?

Jae-hoon!

Jae-hoon!

Jeong Jae-hoon! Open the door!

Jae-hoon!

Tae-uk, congrats on your retirement!

Oh, man.

Tae-uk.

Thank you for all your hard work.

Everyone, attention.

-Salute! -Salute!

Come on, man. You punks.

Do you want me to leave that quickly?

I'm going to get off work at 6 p.m. sharp,

so get ready to get out there if anything happens before that.

-Do you get it? -Yes, sir!

Blow it out!

Darn you!

I won!

All right!

Yes, this is Detective Cho Tae-uk.

Someone took Joo Gang-san's body last night.

What did you say?

MORGUE 1

3 YEARS LATER

Man-sik, have you been well?

That punk is still the same.

We've grown older.

I miss you, Man-sik.

Did you ask why Jae-hoon isn't here?

That dude is never on time.

I'm sure he'll come.

One day, he'll come.

Actually, Man-sik,

Jae-hoon, that punk…

Hey.

The slowpoke is here.

Have you been well?

THE LATE CHUN MAN-SIK

They talked shit about me, didn't they?

You could've just shown up in time, then!

Have you been well?

Are you feeling better?

Of course, I'm fine.

Half of my body is filled with his blood.

I couldn't be sick.

Pay my blood back ASAP.

I'm dying of dizziness.

Darn it. You darned punk.

I still shudder when I think of that time.

You two both said you were blood type O.

I can't believe you were both blood type AB!

Exactly. How can they lie about their blood type of all things?

Hey, forget Jae-hoon. How can you do that, Gung-cheol?

We thought you were both type O until that day.

Did I ever say my blood type was O?

-What? -I don't think I ever said that either.

Man, look at how brazen they are.

Man-sik, did you just hear them?

Don't ask him. His blood type was AB too.

What? His blood type was AB too?

You jerk! Did you lie to me?

Come on out.

Come on out and explain. Did you lie to me?

Man-sik, come out and explain.

This jerk… And he said Jae-hoon's blood type was C-negative.

I asked the nurse, and she said that doesn't exist.

He's unbelievable.

Come on out.

Hey, man.

Anyway, look at me. You punk.

Gung-cheol, let's do rock-paper-scissors. Loser buys lunch.

-Really? Okay. -The loser buys lunch.

Come on around. Rock-paper-scissors.

Darn it. One more time.

Rock-paper-scissors.

Once again, we must bury a heavy secret in our hearts

and live on.

Even if the decision we made was wrong,

we have a responsibility to protect what's precious to us.

That's what men do.

That is the destiny of males.

When we were in our 20s, we were confident but immature.

In our 40s, we're mature but perilous.

But we must still keep up our heads up and march on

for the precious things we must protect

once again.

Subtitle translation by: Eun-sook Yoon