Original subtitles

Ever since you left,

people keep walking on eggshells around me

and keep asking me if I'm okay.

But I'm actually doing really well.

I wake up every morning and go to work.

I even hang out with people, talking and laughing.

But for some unknown reason, I struggle to sleep every night.

I wish to fall asleep so that I can at least see you in my dreams.

Yeon-jun, will you please come and visit me in my dreams?

JUN-HEE

INCOMING CALL JUN-HEE

INCOMING CALL JUN-HEE

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Is that you, Yeon-jun?

Excuse me.

Please, just tell me who you are.

Please.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

YEON-JUN

JUN-HEE

BASED ON THE TAIWANESE DRAMA SOMEDAY OR ONE DAY

AHN HYO-SEOP

JEON YEO-BEEN

KANG HOON

WRITTEN BY CHOI HYO-BI

DIRECTED BY KIM JIN-WON

A TIME CALLED YOU

You haven't gone to bed yet?

Did something happen?

I saw Jun-hee today.

Don't worry. She didn't see me.

Are you feeling okay?

I sat right behind her on the bus.

She was so close that I could've touched her.

But there was absolutely nothing I could do.

YEON-JUN, IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY A FEW DAYS AGO

JUN-HEE

This was the first year I spent my birthday without you.

The birthday wish I made this year

was to let me see you again, just once more.

Yeon-jun.

I miss you.

Even if it's just once…

please come to me.

And just now,

I even got a call from her.

I couldn't say anything anyway, so I don't even know why I picked it up.

I've done well to hold back so far…

but it's almost in vain.

JUN-HEE

Are you gonna answer?

We must stick to the original plan.

Your call could not be connected. Please leave a…

FIND MY DEVICE

ID: KOO88 PASSWORD:

INCORRECT ID OR PASSWORD

INCORRECT ID OR PASSWORD

Hey, is the world ending or something?

What's the matter?

So, are you saying that Yeon-jun answered your call last night?

Yeah.

No, wait. I must be sensible.

Yeah, Jun-hee, you must've been mistaken.

No, it's even in the call log.

But this is really strange, isn't it?

It is indeed.

So I've been thinking.

Maybe someone else is using Yeon-jun's number now?

Yeah, that's the only thing that makes sense.

But this is what I don't get.

Sure, let's assume someone else is using his number now.

Then why was the phone off all those times I called the number?

So, you're saying that last night was the first time the phone was turned on?

Hey, you could try doing that thing.

You know, the Find My Device thing you do when you lose your phone.

I just tried it, but it required the ID and password.

So I tried everything.

-And? -None worked.

None of them worked?

Jun-hee, in that case,

there is one person you could ask.

Who?

So, what you're asking now is for me to hack into it?

Hacking makes it sound so serious.

It sounds scary.

You know, we're simply asking you to find the ID and password

and track the location of that person's cell phone.

That's exactly what hacking is.

The act of infiltrating someone's system without permission and stealing data.

It's not…

My hand!

I'm sorry.

It's my boyfriend, not some random person.

So basically, someone who died a year ago answered his phone.

Why else would we ask you to do it?

Regardless of the situation you're in,

it's someone else's personal information, so there's nothing I can do.

Please, okay?

If you help me just this once, I'll owe you one.

I mean, I get where you're coming from.

Ms. Han, I'm someone who believes personal data must be strictly protected.

So I'd never do it without the consent of the other party.

I'll get going, then.

Hold it there.

Didn't you say your girlfriend loves staycations?

Na-eun, can you remind me what I have?

A voucher for a five-star hotel?

A room with an amazing view.

Five stars?

-Change this. -I'll fix the report.

Company resources shouldn't be used for personal matters like this.

I get it, so just hurry up and find it.

Done.

Cafe 27?

Why would it be there?

Hey, Ms. Han?

I've checked the payment history,

and the person who's been paying the phone bills is called Nam Si-heon.

Nam Si-heon?

NAM SI-HEON

Hello, can I help with your order?

Would it be possible to see the owner?

He's out of town today, and I'm not sure when he'll be back.

May I ask why you want to see him?

-We'll wait until he returns, then. -If you'd like.

Could we please get two iced Americanos?

Sure.

-I'd like to ask one more thing. -Yes?

Is there a Nam Si-heon among the customers or staff?

Nam Si-heon?

No, I've never heard that name before.

Well, I just started working here recently.

It's probably best for you to ask the boss when he returns.

Okay.

Gosh, why isn't he coming?

Jun-hee, I'm really sorry, but I really have to get going now.

Off you go.

-Call me. I'm really sorry. -Thanks.

-Call me. -See you.

Please enjoy.

Thank you.

I'm afraid we'll be closing now.

Oh, I see.

Actually…

when the owner returns, please ask him to call me,

regardless of how late it is.

-Okay, I will. -Thank you.

That customer was looking for Nam Si-heon just now.

I said I didn't know him, just like you asked.

Thanks. You did well.

But who is this woman you're going to such lengths to avoid?

Han Jun-hee.

Oh? Hi, Chan-yeong.

-What's up? -I was just passing by.

I'll be on my way.

Jun-hee.

Want to grab a beer?

I have a question.

What is it?

What made you decide to become a furniture designer?

Was it your childhood dream?

When I was young, I didn't dream about doing anything in particular.

In high school, a friend told me

that I shouldn't be cocky about my good grades.

That I should learn a skill because you never know what will happen.

What a funny thing to say.

That friend told me I was good with my hands,

so I could pursue this as a career.

So, praise is Koo Yeon-jun's weak spot?

I was especially susceptible to the praise that friend gave me.

Ta-da!

Jun-hee.

When you leave, take this chair with you.

Because, after all, everything Yeon-jun made belongs to you.

Next time.

I'll take it next time when I bring my car.

And whenever you think of Yeon-jun, feel free to drop by.

The door code is still the same.

You came here again today because of Yeon-jun, didn't you?

I had a weird dream.

In my dream, I saw a high school student who looked exactly like Yeon-jun.

But despite looking exactly the same, their personalities were polar opposites.

I knew in my head that he wasn't Yeon-jun, but my heart kept getting confused.

Maybe it's because the dream was so vivid.

I'm confused about how much of that was a dream and how much was…

real.

You don't get what I'm saying, do you?

Well, you said your insomnia has been bad lately.

You're under a lot of stress.

That's why you're having weird dreams when you fall asleep.

I guess you're right.

Ms. Han Jun-hee?

Please come in.

How is your insomnia these days?

I think you've been taking medicine for about three months now.

I get a few hours of sleep on the days I take medicine,

but I don't feel like I'm sleeping deeply.

Do you have any new symptoms?

Maybe it's because I can't sleep,

but sometimes, I can't tell the difference between dreams and real life.

Someone I saw in my dreams

felt like they were a person living in real life.

By any chance, did that person in your dreams

resemble your deceased boyfriend?

Yes.

Dreams normally reflect a person's reality and thoughts.

Since your deceased boyfriend occupies most of your day,

it's only natural for someone related to him to appear in your dreams.

I see.

Hello?

Yes. Hello.

I heard you waited for me quite a while that day. May I ask what it was about?

I wanted to see you the other day because

I was actually trying to find the person using my dead boyfriend's number.

The person's name was Nam Si-heon,

and this was the last place where the cell phone was turned on.

I see.

I don't know if it's just a coincidence,

but everything keeps bringing me back to this café.

Did something else happen?

If I say this, you might think it's ridiculous or even be offended.

But a few days ago,

I had a dream where I was your niece.

Are you saying that you were Min-ju in your dreams?

I know it sounds weird.

A dream is just a dream, and it's probably all in my head.

But it's all a bit much to accept it as a mere coincidence.

Let me tell you something ridiculous as well.

When Min-ju was alive, she once told me something.

That she wasn't Kwon Min-ju

but Han Jun-hee.

At the time, I just laughed it off because I thought she was being silly.

I mean, kids fantasize a lot and have vivid imaginations at that age,

so I thought she was just making it up.

But when you came to my café a few days ago…

I remembered the things Min-ju said all those years ago.

I set this aside to give to you if you ever came back.

What is this doing here?

The entire time I was listening to In-gyu tell me how he felt,

I was thinking I wasn't the one who should be hearing this.

In-gyu was definitely talking about us,

but it felt like I was hearing him talk about someone else.

This…

this is what I wrote in my dream.

It's my handwriting too.

How can something I wrote in my dreams now be right in front of me?

What?

Did I really go back to 1998?

AUGUST 29, 1998 THAT BOY IS KOO YEON-JUN

What on earth is going on here?

I need to go back now.

I need to go back and see Yeon-jun--

Wait a second.

How did I go back to 1998 in the first place?

Right.

That cassette player.

Please.

When the lights outside the window

Start dimming one by one

I write a letter to the sky

You left me for someone else

But I still cannot forget you

So I gather my tears

And send them off to the sky

Though I'm not your love

If you look for me

I'll lower myself to lie next to you

Why did you turn it off? I was listening to it.

What do you mean you were listening? You were nodding off.

You should try other songs too. Stop listening to the same song.

Uncle, did the police happen to come by?

The police? Why would they?

Hello. We are from the Noksan Police Station.

You must be here to investigate Min-ju's case.

Yes. How have you been?

Wait a minute.

Are you here to show me a photo

of the hearing aid found at the crime scene?

How did you know that?

So, do you know who the hearing aid belongs to?

What's the date today?

It's July 9th.

Did you say today was July 9th, 1998?

Goodness, what on earth are you talking about?

Of course it's 1998.

This wasn't a dream.

It was real.

It's 1998 now, and I'm in the body of Kwon Min-ju.

This is all reality, so that means…

-Uncle, I'll be back in a while. -Where are you going? They're…

Why do you like time-travel movies so much?

They're fun. You can go back to the past and change the future.

Then, if you had the ability to travel through time

and could go back to the past or into the future, where would you go?

I don't need to know about the future.

Why?

Because no matter what happens, I'll always be by your side.

So, what point in the past

do you want to go back to?

Whenever it is, I'd go back to a time before I met you.

There's something I really want to tell myself before I meet you.

It doesn't matter whether it's a day, a month,

or even a year before I meet you.

I just want to meet myself before I meet you and tell him this.

"Someday,

you're going to meet this girl."

"And you're going to end up loving her

so much."

"When you meet her,

grab her hand and never let go,

no matter what."

I'd tell this to myself from the past, who hasn't met you yet.

You? If you could go back to the past, where would you go?

Me?

What? What is it?

I'd go back

to meet you.

I'd find you and tell you this.

"I am the one and only person in the future

that you will like and love for the rest of your life."

So pretty.

What?

What are you doing here, Kwon Min-ju?

Are you crying?

Huh?

-No. -You came just in time.

Who do you think is hotter, S.E.S. or Fin.K.L?

Both groups are so hot, so I can't decide.

S.E.S. look like fairies,

and Fin.K.L are just so cute. Totally cute.

If I had to pick one,

Sung Yu-ri of Fin.K.L would be perfect for me.

Are you picking potential girlfriends from girl groups now?

Yes, why?

I went through all that to meet someone like him?

What?

Go and have fun with your girlfriends!

What? Hey.

Hey!

Someone like Sung Yu-ri would make the best girlfriend?

What's so good about her?

I came all the way from 2023 to 1998 to see that--

Hang on. That's right.

This is 1998.

If it's 1998 right now,

no matter how much Nam Si-heon looks like Koo Yeon-jun…

He's not the right age.

Wait. That means if Nam Si-heon isn't Koo Yeon-jun…

"That boy is Koo Yeon-jun."

What does that mean?

Kwon Min-ju.

Hey, Kwon Min-ju!

Didn't you come to see me?

Why were you crying back there?

What if I was crying? Why do you care?

What's up with her?

Hey!

Kwon Min-ju!

Kwon Min-ju, where--

Wait a minute, Uncle. I need to check something right away.

It's gone.

What is?

Does it mean Kwon Min-ju of this period hasn't met Koo Yeon-jun yet?

Then, just when does she meet Koo Yeon-jun?

Min-ju.

According to what Min-ju's uncle told me at the time,

Kwon Min-ju died in 1998.

There are only a few months left until she dies, then.

It'd only make sense for her to know Yeon-jun right about now.

Then, am I going to meet the Koo Yeon-jun of 1998 for the first time as Kwon Min-ju?

No, wait.

How old would Yeon-jun be right now?

Eleven years old.

What am I supposed to do with an 11-year-old boy?

Oh boy. She's completely in her own world.

Min-ju, snap out of it.

-Hey, aren't you going to work? -Gosh, what is all this?

Why on earth have I come to 1998?

Okay, I'll let you be.

Rest up, okay?

JUNG'S SNACK BAR

I'm back from the deliveries.

Good job, my baby boy.

Hey, you should be studying,

so I'm really sorry I keep sending you out on deliveries.

Grandma, cramming before the exam is a must if you want to get good grades.

Goodness me.

Goodness.

My goodness.

My knees.

Your knees are hurting, so please go home first.

Si-heon and I will wrap things up.

What? Are you sure?

Okay, I've done the dishes already.

So, you guys just need to make sure you lock up properly, okay?

-Okay. -Sure.

I'm off, then.

-Get home safely. -Okay.

Jung In-gyu.

You wanna go and see Min-ju after we're done here?

Why?

It looked like she was crying earlier.

Crying? Why?

I don't know. I think she came to see me, but she was crying.

I asked why she was crying, but she left without answering.

So let's go see her and ask why she was crying earlier

and if something bad happened today.

I'll go see Min-ju by myself.

-No need for you to go too. -Why?

I want to be the one by Min-ju's side when she's having a hard time.

Not you.

You seem to be a bit too interested in Min-ju these days.

Hey, that's not fair.

You told me to be nice to her in the first place.

Well,

that was because I didn't have the confidence to talk to her myself.

But things are different now.

I even told her I liked her.

You told her you liked her?

Yeah.

That's great.

So, what did she say?

She said nothing.

Well, to be honest, I stopped her from answering.

I didn't tell her my feelings, expecting her to like me back now.

So I can wait for as long as it takes.

Min-ju.

Huh?

In-gyu, what brings you here?

I'm here to take you home.

Okay.

Did something happen today?

Sorry? Like what?

It's just that you look like you have a lot on your mind.

Oh, do I?

If you're having a hard time, you can tell me.

I…

I'm here for you, whatever it is.

Thank you.

But I'm really fine.

I won't give up on Min-ju.

I'm going to keep taking care of her.

I'm going to wait until she forgets you and likes me.

If I keep trying…

Min-ju will feel the same way about me one day too.

You hoped things would work out for me and Min-ju, right?

Then, from now on, stay away from her as much as possible.

Because if Min-ju keeps seeing you, it'll be hard for her to get over you.

I'm asking you this as a friend.

Jung In-gyu, you bastard.

How can I say anything when you look so pitiful?

What are you doing here, Kwon Min-ju?

Why did she have to cry and worry me like that?

Damn it!

I don't know what's going on.

Yeon-jun isn't even here, so what am I doing here?

I mean, I have to go to work. I must go back as soon as--

What?

Oh no.

How do I get back?

-Hye-mi. -Yeah?

-Isn't Min-ju here yet? -Min-ju? I don't think so.

Kwon Min-ju!

Wait, why am I still here?

Precisely.

Why are you still here instead of at school?

Your teacher called to ask why you didn't come to school without telling him.

It's not supposed to be like this.

I'm supposed to go back when I listen to the song.

Do you think now is the right time to listen to music?

I never woke you up, but you were never late.

What's gotten into you?

Mom, now is not the time for me to go to school.

-What's wrong with your eyes? -What?

Your eyes are all bloodshot. Did you have trouble sleeping?

Was it because of the pain? Should we go see the doctor?

-No, it's not like that-- -Let's go see the doctor.

Mom, I said it's not like that!

Mom, I'll explain everything later, so can't you just leave me alone for now?

Min-ju, you've never gotten annoyed at me

like this before.

You were so sweet and quiet.

I'm sorry. Really.

Mom, I wasn't annoyed at you. I just haven't been able to sleep well.

So I'm going to get some sleep now

and go back to being your nice, kind daughter, Kwon Min-ju, okay?

-Hey, pass the ball! -Over here, In-gyu!

Hey, Jung In-gyu.

What the--

Why didn't you pass it to me? I was open.

Really? I didn't see you.

-Nice one! -Okay, nice shot.

Jung In-gyu.

Hey, In-gyu, over here.

Okay.

Hey, In-gyu! Over here!

Nice!

Hey, what are you doing?

Why'd you take the ball? I'm on your team.

Are you ignoring me?

Why did you take it?

Sorry, I didn't see you.

Okay?

As if you didn't see me!

You wanna start something?

What did I ever do to you?

Come on, guys. Cut it out.

Bring it on! You wanted me to start something? You think I won't?

-Hey, stop it. -Let go of me!

Hey, just calm down!

Don't forget to hand in your homework next class.

Don't come crying to me for forgiveness after handing it in late, okay?

-Yes, sir. -Okay, done.

Attention, bow!

Thank you.

Good job today.

Nam Si-heon!

Are you going to Min-ju?

Seems like you know already.

-Why are you going? -Because I want to.

-Hey! -What?

I don't want to talk to a guy who'd ditch a friend over a girl.

From now on, I'll do what I want.

Jung In-gyu.

Why on earth am I still stuck in 1998?

Aren't I supposed to go back to 2023 when I listen to this song?

Please, just this once, okay?

But I'm so sleepy.

Let's just take a quick nap.

Nam Si-heon, how far do we have to go?

We're almost there.

Wait a minute.

What are we doing here?

It's pretty.

I really have something to say, so let's go.

If you had something to say, you could've said it in front of my house.

I mean, did you have to say it out here?

It better be important.

For God's sake, you talk so much. Stop wasting time complaining.

Okay, let's go.

Gosh, I'm so sleepy.

So, what is it you wanted to tell me?

-Why were you crying yesterday? -What?

Why were you crying yesterday?

Did you come all the way here just to ask me that?

Hey, I'm tired and really sleepy right now.

Did you really come all this way just to ask that?

There's something else I want to say as well.

Something that's on my mind.

Something on your mind?

Si-heon, look,

if it's not a matter of life and death, can we talk about it later?

Come on, Kwon Min-ju! Just hear me out.

If I don't get it out now, I think my head might explode.

Okay.

So, the thing is, I've been thinking.

In the beginning, we only became friends because of Jung In-gyu.

Since In-gyu liked you,

I was trying to help him, but we became good friends too, right?

I suppose.

But once we got to know each other more,

I think I forgot why we became friends in the first place.

I mean, you're the girl In-gyu likes, and I'm supposed to be helping him.

But I forgot about that.

Anyway, I think we need to clear things up.

I'm not saying we can't be friends.

How do I put this? Setting priorities?

I'm saying we should look at what's important.

I'm going to think of you as Jung In-gyu's friend.

So you should treat me as Jung In-gyu's friend too.

So we'd be

friends of a friend.

Yeah. That's how it should be.

We need to be very clear with each other.

That's the only way

you, me, and In-gyu can all be comfortable around each other, you know?

Do you get where I'm coming from--

Hey, how can you sleep when I'm talking?

You're just full-on sleeping.

Hey, Kwon Min-ju.

Did you hear what I said?

Hey, Kwon Min-ju.

All right, just sleep.

It's probably better this way.

Because as long as you're asleep, I can say whatever I want.

When you came to see me yesterday…

when I saw you crying…

I felt weird.

It kind of felt like a part of my heart was aching too.

It was the same at the hospital.

When you had just woken up,

and you grabbed onto me and cried.

When I see you cry,

it makes me want to cry too.

No matter what I'm doing…

I keep thinking of how you cried.

And it drives me crazy.

So, Min-ju, please tell me…

why you were crying.

You? If you could go back to the past, where would you go?

Me?

What? What is it?

I'd go back

to meet you.

I'd find you and tell you this.

"I am the one and only person in the future

that you will like and love for the rest of your life."

You don't have to tell me.

Even if you don't tell me…

I'll recognize you.

Wherever and however we meet…

I'll know the moment I see you.

Just like I did in this life.

You're definitely not Yeon-jun.

So, why do you have the same face and voice

and look exactly the same even when you're sleeping?

Subtitle translation by: Sung In Jang

Ripped and corrected by YoungJedi