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Why is it so expensive?

Place your bets.

Pick one, any one.

Double your bets. Two becomes four, four becomes eight.

Place your bets and make money.

Okay. Children, be gone.

Okay, choose one.

Okay.

This one.

My gosh.

-Oh, no. -What?

What a shame.

Here it is.

My gosh. Such a shame.

Place your bets.

Okay, pick one, any one.

Okay.

Here.

This is for my daughter's medicine.

If I lose this, I'll jump in the river and kill myself.

Do it.

Okay.

Okay.

This one.

Okay. So, where is it?

I won.

Yes.

Hanged, drowned,

starved to death, cried to death.

Goodness. They died through all sorts of methods.

Why is Mother telling me to copy The Virtuous Woman?

Does she want me to follow my husband and die as well?

Why should I?

I'm upset enough about being a widow at only 15 years of age.

My lord.

Are you not the man who helped me last time?

I did not recognize you right away because you look so different.

But what are you doing here...

By chance,

did you just help me again?

I do not know how to thank you.

I would like to ask you for your name this time.

I am Seo Yi-hwa.

According to folklore, this hairpin...

is called Crystal Bamboo Binyeo.

A crystal was carved

to give it the form of a bamboo root,

and a copper plate was rolled up for the shaft.

That part was most likely made of crystal as well,

but for some reason,

it was broken and lost.

Its estimated year of production is the early 1600s.

There is no information about the owner of the hairpin.

Notably, every item displayed in this room

was donated by one anonymous benefactor

in 1914 when our school was created.

So many meaningful and precious items were donated,

that we tried everything under the sun to identify the benefactor,

but we were never able to.

Excuse me.

I was a little flustered at school earlier,

and couldn't say all that I wanted to.

I have such a temper,

that if I don't say everything I want to, I kick in my sleep.

I'd like to say it since I ran into you.

I'm talking here. Can you at least respond?

Whatever.

-How old are you? -Must I answer that?

See? Look at you being rude again.

I know I look extremely young for my age,

but I'll be 30 soon.

I don't know what connections you have,

that you became a college professor at such a young age,

but I'm older. You should show some respect.

"The fool waits for water at a brook during a drought."

Why you... Look. I'm trying to be nice.

Did you call me a fool?

Did you just insult me?

During a drought in the Joseon Era...

What?

Rain was very scarce,

so that every brook, creek, and river dried up.

But some people went daily anyway, in search of water.

What the heck are you talking about?

You're not making sense.

Impudent.

That is when the term was created.

So, they called someone acting out without any awareness of their situation

"a fool waits for water at a brook during a drought."

So, you're not dissing me using modern day insults,

but a Joseon era insult?

Hey, you! Wait right there!

Hey, you!

That freak...

Seriously.

He can go wait for water if he wants.

What is he talking about, a fool? That annoying punk.

Perhaps you're foreseeing

an accident that's about to happen, just like 12 years ago.

You may be getting a sign since it's nearing your time to go.

What kind of a sign?

Since you have only three months left here on Earth,

maybe it's a message to you to help people in need

before you leave or something like that.

Help people in need.

Will that change anything?

Sorry?

I did that once before, when I was naive and clueless.

Here. I'll bet my daughter.

How much will you give me for her?

This man's back.

If you have no money, get lost!

Because of this, I lost my house,

my wife left me,

and all I have left is this sick daughter.

Let me bet her and play!

What's wrong with you?

Crazy jerk.

-Father! -That's why

you should've quit when you won a little.

-A loser like you... -Father!

...should never have won!

You acted all arrogant afterward. Serves you right!

-Father, stop this. -Good riddance.

That loser.

-Let us start over. -Come.

Father.

Lending a helping hand didn't improve anything.

What was going to happen happened,

and the bad that was to occur became even worse.

-What special? -Cheon Song-i Special.

I'm special to my bone to begin with.

People will know I'm special even without doing things like that.

Of course, the entire nation knows.

The small group of idiots out there still doubt you.

They say your going to school is an act.

But if they see 24 hours of your day,

they won't say that anymore.

-You'll seem more approachable-- -For what?

To become class president?

Still, Mr. Ahn worked really hard

-to make this-- -Forget it. I won't do it.

I heard if you don't do it, Han Yu-ra will.

What?

Her stylist told me.

They're hoping you'll refuse to do this.

Then they'll do a Han Yu-ra special.

Oh my gosh! What the heck?

Hey, what about her is special?

If she does it, it wouldn't be Han Yu-ra "Special."

It would be Han Yu-ra "Normal."

Seriously.

Your English improved.

The native speaker tutor was worth it.

It's because I'm worried about Yu-ra, that's why.

People would laugh if you say they're doing Han Yu-ra Special.

When I won Best Actress recently at the Grand Bell Awards,

what did she win?

The Popularity Vote?

But you got nothing at the Blue Dragon,

and she won Best Actress.

Mr. Ahn's birthday's coming up, right?

I should give him his gift early.

Tell him I'll do that special thing.

You mean it?

It's not bad to seem approachable

once in a while when the public wants it.

I'll do it.

She'll do it?

Yes, Cheon Song-i said she'd do it.

You said she probably won't, so why?

I don't know either.

You wanted to do it so badly.

-Sorry. -Shut up!

Hi, Yu-ra.

Aren't you working recently?

I am. I'm in a drama.

You're in the drama with Cheon Song-i, right?

-What was your role? -That's right.

You're close with Song-i, right?

Yes, well...

Do you know she's shooting some special documentary?

-I heard. -I mean,

doesn't she hate doing things like that?

Why did she suddenly agree?

I don't know. Who knows?

But...

Song-i doesn't worry about me,

but she's very wary of you.

What do you mean?

I'm not a competition to her anyway, so she's nice to me and gives me advice,

but she considers you her rival.

What do you mean? You're not making any sense.

Even if she doesn't want a dress,

if she hears you want it, she'll at least put it on hold.

Even if she doesn't want to do a drama,

if she hears you want to do it, she'll sign immediately.

That's how she is.

She's kind of like a child that way.

What the hell?

She knew I wanted to do this,

and that's why she's doing it?

I'm sure that isn't it.

There she is. It's Cheon Song-i.

-Hello. -Hello.

Hello. Thank you for coming out so early in the morning.

You're riding a bike?

I like riding the bike when I have free time.

You know I'm an advocate for the environment.

How befitting.

Anyway, I don't have any makeup on because I was rushing.

Are you filming already?

This program is so real.

Make it look like I have no makeup on, got it?

That's the most difficult.

Hey. You need to accomplish the difficult to be a real pro.

Shit. Stupid HDTVs.

It's a frightening world. You can see every blackhead on your nose.

If I really go on TV with no makeup because people like that,

I'll lose all my fans.

Make sure you can't see my pores, and make my skin look crazy dewy.

Photoshop my face with makeup, got it?

I really only washed my face.

I should've put on some lotion.

You look pretty.

Really? Do you mean it?

What is your skincare regimen?

Nothing special.

I laugh a lot, eat well,

and remain positive. I think that's the most important.

There's something I never skip.

My vitamins and omega-three.

Me too.

And I use propofol.

Seriously, it is so effective.

I feel like I can fly, so it puts me in a good mood.

Excuse me.

Just a minute. I think there was a misunderstanding.

Song-i, what do you mean, propofol?

What? I take it every day.

I thought it fights aging.

Song-i, that's propolis.

You got that from Australia.

That's right. Are they very different?

-Aren't they the same? -No!

Do you want to get arrested?

Are you getting mad at me?

No, of course not.

Just a minute.

Sir. She must have been confused between propofol and propolis.

Isn't she so cute?

You'll edit that out, right?

It's funny, though.

I know. It's such a waste.

A moment of amusement will kill an actress' career.

Please.

No pictures, please.

Are you close to the other students?

Of course. I'm only a star in the outside world.

At school, I'm just an average student.

I get along with classmates and students of all ages.

Blue shirt at two o'clock. Lee Hyeon-su.

Hi, Hyeon-su.

-Me? -That's right.

Lee Hyeon-su.

Let's get lunch sometime.

With me? But why...

I'll call you.

Me? But why...

Six o'clock. Park Yeong-a.

Hey, Yeong-a.

-Professor. -Professor!

You look younger every time I see you.

So much that I want to call you by your first name.

How are you doing?

Please edit that.

Cheon Song-i.

Yes?

You haven't been showing up to my class,

so you must not know the rules,

but you cannot copy, piece together, or cut and paste

when preparing reports for my class.

But you did it all.

No human being can tell. I swear.

It was copied and pieced together from so many sources,

that there's no way he can tell.

That's not true. I did not.

The introduction on page one was from a 1999 article by Davison

on the philosophy of the human mind, "The Fundamentals of Love."

You copied it verbatim.

"Love is not an option, but a condition.

It is an instinct of the mind."

You copied his statement exactly.

The examples that you give thereafter

are from an article published in 1996,

"The Study of the Attitudes of Love and Proper Criteria."

You skillfully pieced parts of it together.

"The Experience From Love,"

published in 1959.

You copied the conclusion verbatim, without even paraphrasing it.

You were clever in how you copied the academic journal.

Kim Ki-seok's article, which was published in the November 1953 issue

titled, "The Phenomenology of Love, Eros and Agape."

NAME: CHEON SONG-I

That is why you get a zero for this report.

Any complaints?

She got a zero.

Seriously.

Did you see Cheon Song-i's face?

What a spectacle. I took a video of it.

-"You get a zero." -Awesome.

Post it.

I bet it'll go viral.

Title, "Song-i Gets a Zero."

Hey. Look at the speed at which people are cursing her out.

"Cheon Song-i, who got Botox on her brain, is now plagiarizing.

She has no common sense or ability to think."

So, you're saying I lack common sense and the ability to think.

I'm incapable of thinking.

What's wrong with Cheon Song-i?

Right? I couldn't show my face if I were her.

I'm dieting, so all I ate today was an apple and half a cabbage,

but I'm full thanks to all the curses people fed me.

Post it somewhere else, too.

Okay, how about here?

What did you just do?

I don't know. It fell by itself.

-Is your phone possessed? -I don't know.

SONG-I GETS A ZERO

Did you hear about Cheon Song-i being humiliated?

That professor should be praised.

Cheon Song-i is human too. She can make mistakes.

Song-i, you can't do that here.

Hey, Song-i.

No human being can tell?

Is he not human?

How did he know?

That's impossible to tell.

Get out. I want to be alone.

What's wrong?

Beat me up as you usually do.

-That'll make me feel better. -Forget it.

I really want to be alone.

Please leave.

3,290,000 WON ROYAL DEPARTMENT STORE

Mi-yeon.

Hi there.

What are you doing?

What else would I do at a department store?

I'm shopping.

There's a lot of inexpensive things. You should get some.

Do you have time for that? You don't need to go?

Where?

Do you not know?

About what?

Song-i's filming a special.

I saw the previous' person's,

and his family and house were all in it.

Aren't you doing an interview?

You're still her mom.

Oh, that? Yes, I'm doing it.

They're filming Yun-jae and me having a meal with her.

I wonder if my son-in-law will be there too.

-Son-in-law? -Hwi-gyeong.

They're not even dating yet. You're getting ahead of yourself.

Hey. It's only because Song-i hasn't said yes.

Once she does, they don't even need to date.

They'll just get married.

But that brat is playing hard-to-get.

I feel so bad for my poor son-in-law.

He's the second son of the conglomerate S&C, after all.

SONG-I GETS A ZERO

Shit. What bastard gave Song-i a zero?

MY SONG-I

Okay, how about some coffee?

-I'd like a caffe latte. -I want a chocolate latte.

Chamomile tea for me.

-I'll have a caffe mocha. -Americano for me.

WHERE ARE YOU, SONG-I?

-Rookie? -Yes?

Caffe latte, chocolate latte,

chamomile tea, caffe mocha,

and an Americano for me. Didn't you hear us?

Okay.

I'll have a milk tea.

I'LL BE DONE SOON

Rookie?

Rookie?

Thank you.

SHOULD I COME TO YOU?

-Hey, you-- -Hello?

Hi, Se-mi.

-No, it's okay. I can talk. -Where are you going?

-Why that-- -Sir.

I'm an expert with punks like that.

Don't get angry.

I'll handle him within my boundaries.

Tonight? What day is it today?

Right.

That's right. It's my birthday.

If you feel bad, buy dinner.

Of course. You're my best friend.

I'll take you to the most expensive place I know.

-Really? -We should call Song-i, too.

She's probably busy tonight.

You saw the posts online.

It's best to leave her alone when she's upset.

Really?

Of course. I know her the best.

Okay. When do you finish?

-I'll pick you up. -Around eight?

Okay.

1,780,000 WON ROYAL DEPARTMENT STORE

We're here.

Ma'am?

Here.

Yeah. A billion won?

Just buy it. Don't haggle.

Buy it for 1 billion won, and give Mr. Oh 200 million.

Why are you so late?

I want to gouge out my eyes.

I need eye candy.

CHEON SONG-I HUMILIATED

She's trending every single day, non-stop.

HOW MUCH MUST YOU GET SWEARED?

My gosh. Look at those nasty comments.

I was Cheon Song-i's classmate

in junior high and high school.

You seem to be mistaken about her.

She didn't become a bitch because she got famous.

She was always a bitch to begin with.

-Having fun? -Huh?

What brings you here?

-I moved into this neighborhood. -Why?

-Is that a problem? -Of course, not.

Here. Eat.

Can you eat instant noodles and stuff?

Don't you have a shoot tomorrow?

Pour me some soju.

I saw the post.

Is it about the zero?

You got similar grades in high school, too.

You got a four in math, I think?

I said to stick to one letter, but you didn't listen.

It's not about the zero, Bok-ja.

-I-- -Sorry to interrupt,

but I changed my name ten years ago.

Will you call me Hye-in?

I don't get it.

Why do people say to my face that they like me,

but hate me behind my back?

Why is that, Bok-ja?

That's because you do things to make them hate...

I don't know. Why do they do that?

-Bastard. -Who?

Is it my turn?

No, not yet. I didn't discard my tile yet.

My apologies.

I win.

Thirteen orphans.

-What? -My gosh.

There's no beating that.

Where did you learn this? You're still so young.

Are you his father?

Pardon?

Yes.

Aren't you Kim Mu-san?

Fold.

Mu-san, do you play Mahjong all day long without eating or sleeping?

How do you never lose once?

Are you Kim Mu-san's grandson?

He is my late father.

This gentleman...

He's my son.

You look just like your grandfather.

How could you look so similar?

He must have inherited my father's mahjong skills.

Skills? As if!

I always won.

Your grandfather always lost to me.

I doubt that.

From what I heard,

my grandfather was the best in mahjong in all of Gyeongseong.

How dare you?

I was the best in mahjong in Gyeongseong.

Your grandfather must have lied.

From what I know,

he would never lie.

Then are you saying I'm lying?

I was the best in mahjong in all of Gyeongseong.

I lived through those times, so I know best.

Did you see?

Did you see your grandfather beat me?

Did you?

I even remember his name. Kang Sam-sik.

He would lie through his teeth then, too.

It's been 60 years, but human beings never change.

What an amusing night.

That feels like just a few days ago.

Does it?

Whether they live 80 years or 100,

no one says life is long.

Everyone says it was short, as if they took a nap.

I've lived here for 400 years,

but looking back, I don't have many memories to take with me.

Remember what you said last time?

About that child you met 12 years ago.

I'm looking for her.

There are three junior high schools in that area.

I figure she'll be in one of the yearbooks

from back then.

I know it isn't a foolproof method, but...

You don't need to do that.

But you wanted to see her before you leave.

I am curious.

However, if there is a reason for us to meet,

I'm sure we'll meet.

If I can't see her before I leave,

it means I have no reason to.

It's something I've learned during my long stay here.

Two, eight, three, two.

Incorrect code.

What? That can't be.

Two, eight, three, two...

Incorrect code.

But why?

Stay still. Don't come down.

You won't listen to me?

If you keep coming down, I look like a ghost.

I'm wearing white, too.

Again.

Two, eight, three, two.

You've been locked out.

You locked me out? Me?

Open sesame!

Open sesame!

Open sesame!

Open sesame!

Yes! It really opened.

Of course, it did, since I opened it.

Joseon disser.

I don't diss people.

You disser. Why are you in my apartment?

This is my apartment, not yours...

You happy?

Are you happy after giving me a zero and humiliating me?

From what I can tell,

blue blood flows through your veins.

You wouldn't donate even chewed up gum to the Salvation Army.

-Hey, you. Ms. Song. -What?

Only you can diss me using Joseon terms?

I can do it too.

You idiot looking for water during a typhoon--

Not typhoon but drought.

Shut up!

Where are you going?

What? Why didn't you tell me?

You couldn't reach her all day?

No. She won't answer her phone.

Shit.

-Who is it? -Who...

Who is this?

Why are you to answer Song-i's...

Put Song-i on the phone.

Why is she...

Why is she sleeping next door, instead of at home?

If a person comes by mistake,

shouldn't you take her home safely?

Especially a drunk woman!

I answered your call

and let her into my home in order to send her back safely.

Shouldn't you be thanking me?

You didn't do anything to her, right?

Remove her from my home.

What? Remove her?

You rude punk.

Is Song-i garbage or something?

Remove her?

Forget this.

Give me your cell phone.

Give me your phone.

You know who she is.

The hottest actress in all of Korea

came here all wasted. Who knows what photos you took?

Why would I leave willingly? I have no reason to trust you.

You're right.

If she is as famous and important as you say she is,

how can I trust you to hand her over to you?

-What? -She may be the hottest in Korea,

but she's drunk now. Who knows what you'll do to her?

What, you punk?

I'm her boyfriend!

Shut up!

I'm trying to sleep.

Song-i, you realize you're sleeping in some strange guy's apartment?

-Where am I? -That's what I'd like to know.

Get up. One, two, three.

-Get it together. -Fine.

-Let's go home. -Careful.

You're home.

Why did you come in? Get out.

I'm worried about you, that's why!

Even if you're wasted, how could you go into someone else's apartment?

Hey.

What if that punk had done something bad to you?

I can tell he's a real prick.

I'm tired. I'm going to sleep, so leave.

After some coffee.

Actually, no. Do you have beer?

It's chilly out.

It'll take so long to get home.

My gosh. Look at the time.

Want to die?

You're awake?

-Hey. I'm leaving! -Get out!

Hey. I'm warning you. Don't hit my head.

I'll be really--

Hey!

I told you not to...

Oh no.

Hello? Se-mi?

I'm sorry. I forgot...

No. Song-i got drunk and went to her neighbor's apartment.

It's okay. My shoot ran long,

so I was going to ask to reschedule, anyway.

Let's grab dinner another time.

I need to get back to the shoot. Bye.

Jae-gyeong.

You're home late.

I was volunteering at the animal shelter.

You're like the Gandhi of conglomerate heirs.

What heir in Korea does volunteer work when there are no cameras?

You're back in Korea, but I never see you.

I'm busy because of my uncontrollable woman.

Your woman, my foot.

You're always the one being dragged around.

At least I have a woman to drag me around. What about you?

All you do is work. Aren't you ever getting married?

Is S&C's heir afraid

just because he got divorced once?

How was your first day at work?

People don't know you're our family, so work hard.

You were a manager from day one.

Why am I an entry-level?

I thought Han-gyeong would take over the company,

so I was never trained to be the successor.

You know my dream was to be a vet.

I know.

You worked very hard after what happened to Han-gyeong.

So you should--

You're perfect.

I can't catch up to you,

and I don't want to.

Go in first.

-I need to take this. -Sure.

Help me! Get me out of here!

I was wrong. I won't do it again.

I swear!

You're not that evil.

No, I'm not evil.

Of all the people I've wanted to kill,

I killed fewer than I let live.

You're in the latter.

So, you shouldn't plead with me,

you should thank me.

It's the professor who gave Song-i a zero.

Where is she now?

Why are you asking?

-Will you change her grade? -Where is she?

Song-i.

Did you inject something on your face?

Why?

Your face is crazy swollen.

I had soju and beer last night. Instant noodles, too.

-Am I that puffy? -It doesn't look good.

I don't think you should shoot today.

No. I went MIA yesterday--

Hold on.

-Hello. -Hey.

Find a new salon.

Were you talking to me?

If you're stupid, can you not hear, either?

Who else is here?

Why would I change salons?

Because I feel like crap whenever I see you.

Same goes for me.

Why don't you find a new salon?

How dare you give me an attitude? I'm your senior!

I'm sorry for giving an attitude when someone old is talking.

But let's get this straight.

Yes, you're old,

but you're not my senior.

-What? -I debuted at 15,

so it's been 12 years.

But you debuted

only five years ago.

I don't care about things like that, so I don't show it,

but strictly put, I'm much more senior than you.

I hear you weren't going to do Cheon Song-i Special

until you heard I was going to do it.

Yes. How did you know?

Do you have an inferiority complex toward me?

Not at all.

An inferiority complex is something you have when the other person is better.

I'm dumb, but I know that much.

What I feel toward you...

-is superiority. -Okay.

You're so superior,

that you only choose stories that people mock as being trashy

and the overplayed Cinderella story?

When people get together,

they're too busy criticizing your dramas.

Right? Why is that whenever people get together,

all they talk about are me

and my dramas?

Whether they're compliments or criticisms, I don't mind.

It's better than filming dramas with four percent ratings

that no one knows whether they started or ended.

Are you talking about my drama?

That's right.

Your drama that ended last month never hit more than four percent.

I had rejected it.

Seeing it flop so badly made me feel bad.

Look. Ratings aren't everything.

My drama was complimented for being well-made.

Do you know how many dedicated fans we had?

I know there were many.

I heard the CEO of the production company who dedicated himself

to that drama is a wreck now.

You should call him and buy him a meal.

You should have a conscience.

-Hey, you! -Should I tell you

what else I know?

I know that you've been spreading

ridiculous rumors about me to those cheap tabloids.

I was going to press charges for defamation,

but I'm holding myself back.

You didn't know, did you?

So, give it a rest.

Hey, you.

I hear you're busy trying to seduce S&C's second son.

Is that a rumor too?

It's true.

But you got it in reverse.

He's the one desperate to win me over, not the other way around.

Is that why?

Your mom, who used your name to get a loan to start a business

has been dropping S&C's name left and right now.

She says their son is her future son-in-law.

She's getting so ahead of herself.

Let's not touch family.

Why not?

It's because I may join that family too.

Stop wasting your time.

If you can't have it anyway, you should give it up.

It's not that I can't have it. I don't want it.

You must not know,

but I'm not like some loser

who wants to use someone else to improve her life.

I make enough to support myself.

What?

Why you...

What's this?

-What are you doing here? -Let's go.

She isn't going anywhere!

Look here.

Can't you see I'm talking to this bitch?

Don't butt in, and get lost!

I'm in utter shock right now.

How did you know I was here?

What?

What?

Is this about my getting drunk last night and going to your apartment by mistake?

Are you doing this to argue about that?

It was my bad.

It can happen.

You can drink and get drunk,

and make mistakes.

Who is this?

Who said you could look inside?

Who is she?

Why must I answer you?

What are you doing? Are you mad?

Who...

are you?

Things that are meant to happen will happen,

whether I want it to or not.

Earthlings call it... "destiny."

Subtitle translation by Jeong Lee