01x02 - New Life

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Lookism". Aired: December 8, 2022 - present.*
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In a society that favours good looks, a high school outcast leads a double life switching between his two bodies that are polar opposites in appearance.
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01x02 - New Life

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- [female student] Good morning.
- [male student] Morning.

[indistinct chatter]

- [female student ] Whoa.
- [male student ] Oh.

[teacher] There's a lot he won't know
since he's new,

so everyone be nice to him.

- [students] Okay.
- All right, then.

Go sit in that empty spot over there.

Yes, sir.

[grunt, gasps]

- [soft music playing]
- [glass shattering]

[gasps]

- He's over six-feet tall, isn't he?
- [female student ] Yeah,

he's so freaking hot.
I can't believe this.

[Park Hyeong-seok] Oh, I'm so nervous.
Everyone's watching me.


- [female student ] He's totally hot.
- [female student ] Can you believe it?

[female student giggling]

[soft music concludes]

- [sighs]
- [chair screeching]

- [tense music playing]
- Mm-hmm.

- Hmm? Talk to me and I'll k*ll you.
- [tense music concludes]

- [gentle music playing]
- [gasps]

[breathes heavily, gasps]

- [gasps] That's...
- [gentle music concludes]

[intense music playing]

You should probably clench your teeth.

[Park Hyeong-seok] He's the guy from...
[gasps]

[gasps]

[Park Hyeong-seok breathes heavily]
I'm screwed.

["Like That" playing]

["Like That" concludes]

- [breathes heavily]
- [Lee Jin-seong] Hi.

- [gasps]
- [gentle music playing]

- I'm Lee Jin-seong.
- Hi, I am Park Hyeong-seok, yeah.

Oh, thank God.
He doesn't seem to know who I am.


[Park Ha-neul] Mm.

[hums]

[Park Ha-neul] Mm. [chuckles]

- Hyeong-seok, was it?
- Huh?

- I'm Ha-neul. It's nice to meet you.
- Oh, uh, hey.

[female student ] I knew she'd do that.

- See anyone handsome and there she goes.
- She's really flirting with that guy!

[Park Ha-neul] Hmm? You've got something
on your face!

Huh? Uh...

Hand-some-ness. [chuckles]

[female student grunts]
Uh, such bullshit.

Stop flirting and sit back down.
You're getting on my nerves.

- [yelps] You're scaring me, Jin-seong.
- [laughs]

[grunts] Why are you acting so weird,
Park Ha-neul?

[sighs] Girls are all the same.
Wait Mi-jin wouldn't do that, right?

- [grunts]
- [Lee Jin-seong breathes sharply]

- [gentle music concludes]
- Mi-jin.

[teacher] Hey, guys, the announcements
aren't over yet.

- Park Ha-neul, go back to your seat.
- [grunts]

[grunts]

- [bell tolling]
- [indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

[female student ] Ugh, I know.

Hey, do you want to cut class with me?

[male student ] I wanted to try it, man!
Come on!

[wind blows]

[all gasp]

Hey, he's so handsome.

[female student ]
Hey, look at that body.

[upbeat music playing]

- He's in Applied Music.
- [shrieks]

[Park Ha-neul]
Each class has their own thing.

That's Phys Ed over there.

And over there are the vocal dance kids.

And they're in aesthetics.

You're allowed to dye
and style your hair like that?

- There's a celebrity here.
- [Park Ha-neul] Oh, hey, Hyeong-seok.

- Why did you choose to be a fashion major?
- Huh?

[upbeat music concludes]

[Hyeong-seok's mother]
Fashion Design class?

Yes. With Hyeong-seok's grades,
this is where he can apply.

Jaewon High is a vocational school
that specializes in training students

so they can get jobs
right after graduation.

So with his attendance record,
he should be able to transfer there.

[sighs]

- Oh, oh, I... I thought it would be fun.
- [Park Ha-neul] Oh, yeah. Me too.

I think it'll be super fun.
He's so freaking cute, O-M-G!

I'm going to ask him
to take a picture with me. [screams]

- So, what do you think about our school?
- Oh, it's the best.

It's nice that nobody makes me wait
in line to get their lunch anymore.

- [gasps]
- Huh?

- Huh?
- Hm?

Oh, uh, it's great.

[chuckles]

BALANCED MEALS, TABLE MANNERS,
A MEALTIME EVERYONE ENJOYS.

MAINTAIN GOOD POSTURE, USE GOOD MANNERS,
KEEP A BALANCED DIET AND ENJOY YOUR MEALS

[chews]

[gentle music playing]

[teacher]...and no slacking off.
Concentrate on the lesson, all right?

- [yawns]
- [teacher] This will be on the exam,

- so, pay attention.
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Oh, no.

Did I overdo it yesterday?

YESTERDAY

[sighs] Come on, get it together,
Park Hyeong-seok.

- This is your body.
- [woman] Here.

- Huh?
- Here.

- Now, one, two.
- One, two.

- [mumbles]
- That's it.

- [man] See. [laughing]
- [woman laughing]

[little girl giggles]

- [man] Aw.
- [little girl mumbles]

[Park Hyeong-seok] One, two,
one, two, one, two.


- [gasps]
- [gasps]

[instrumental music playing]

Wow, he must be a model.
Is he practicing his catwalk?

[scoffs] Guess he wants
to be a celebrity or something. [groans]

[Park Hyeong-seok] This is your stride,
Hyeong-seok. You have to remember this.


One, two, one, two, one, two,
one, two, one, two.


Oh, I'm going too fast.

- [instrumental music concludes]
- [grunts, groans]

- [grunts]
- [upbeat music playing]

I feel so light.

- [baby babbles]
- Huh?

I mean, what?

[Park Hyeong-seok] I'm so fast.

[pants]

- [upbeat music concludes]
- [Hyeong-seok] I must have overdone it.

[Park Hyeong-seok] Oh. [sniffs]

Oh, my glasses. [grunts]

- [gasps] That's not good.
- [tense music playing]

I fell asleep.

[grunts] I have to fall asleep.

I have to fall back asleep quick
and go back to that body.

[grunts]

[groans, grunts]

Oh, no. I can't go back to sleep since
this body's been asleep the whole day.

[grunts] No. My other body won't be able
to wake up if this one's awake.


No, I have to fall asleep.

I have to fall asleep. I have to,
I have to, I have to, I have to.


- Peekaboo.
- I have to.

[grunts] f*ck, you scared me. Jeez.
[groans, hums]

[pants]

[upbeat music concludes]

[Park Hyeong-seok] Did she wake me up?

Oh, I'm sorry, class ended
and you were still sleeping

- so I tried to wake... [gasps]
- Oh, thank God. Thank you, Ha-neul.

Huh? R... really? Don't even mention it.

[exhales deeply]

+ CONVENIENCE STORE

[soft music playing]

Are you sure
you can do the night shift on your own?

- Yes, sir. I sleep during the day.
- [soft music concludes]

- Didn't you say you were a student?
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Yes, I am.

You can't be sleeping in your classes now.
[clicks tongue]

[gasps] Oh, uh...

PART-TIME WORKER WANTED
JAEWON BRANCH OF THE + CONVENIENCE STORE

"Hiring night shift?"

PART-TIME WORKER WANTED PM TO AM
REGARDLESS OF AGE OR EDUCATION

- [doorbell ringing]
- [grunts] Oh, hi. Hello there. Huh?

Excuse me, are you still looking
for a part-time worker?

[gasps, shouts] Jackpot!
I've hit the motherload!


[Hyeong-seok] I've never worked
in a convenience store.

SUPER HANDSOME PART-TIMER

[manager] Super handsome part-timer.
A surge in female customers...


A SURGE IN FEMALE CUSTOMERS SALES

...soaring sales. It's my lucky break!

- Oh, uh, well.
- [upbeat music playing]

Do you need, like, a resume?

You don't need one, not you.

- I would be new.
- You're in!

Wha...

Can you start right now?
How about tonight?

- Oh, you're a high school student.
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Well, uh...

How much pay do you want?

- Oh, uh...
- I'll try to match it as much as possible.

Hmm. [clears throat]

MANAGER PARK JEOM-JANG

Oh, the job is... It's not for me.
It's for my friend.

Uh-oh. What?

- [chuckles]
- [upbeat music concludes]

[whimsical music playing]

- Oh, uh...
- [grunts]

[Park Hyeong-seok]
He's acting completely different.

So, then, you're friends
with the handsome guy, hmm?

Yes, sir.

- Hmm. I'm sorry, I can't hire you.
- What?

I don't think I can give the job
to a high school student.

Oh, but you said my friend
could start right away.

Now, that I think about it, a student like
you doesn't know cigarette brands, right?

You have to memorize all of them.
And there are...

- [Park Hyeong-seok] Menthol, Caramel...
- [gasps]

...Esse, Marlboro, Dunhill, Cigare ,

Thiz, Timé, Mild Six,
Parliament Two, Ambar Heetsu.

Huh, how do you know all these...

[Park Hyeong-seok scoffs] I've done
my fair share of cigarette errands.


Huh, what are you?

EMPLOYEE PARK HYEONG-SEOK

[Park Hyeong-seok] I barely managed to
get the job, and why's the pay different?


Hmm.

[chuckles] That will be won.

CREDIT CARD
DEBIT CARD

PREPARING FOR TRANSACTION PLEASE WAIT
APPROVED

Would you like a bag?

[groans]

- [doorbell ringing]
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Have a good night!

Uh, well, be sure to bring your
good looking friend to work later, okay?

[groans]

- [doorbell ringing]
- [groans]

[sighs]

[crickets chirping]

[sighs, mutters]

This is cool.
I've got a convenience store job.

Now, I can make enough to live on.

Hmm. What I know about my body so far.

[grunts] When I fall asleep,
I wake up in the other one.


And when that body falls asleep,
I wake up in the one that was sleeping.


[pants] The sleeping body
can't wake up on its own.


But it's possible to force it awake.

I CAN'T WAKE THE OTHER BODY UP MYSELF,
BUT IT'S POSSIBLE TO FORCE IT AWAKE.

[stomach rumbles] Oh.

Even though I've been asleep,

I still get hungry and need to eat.
So I'm doubling my living expenses.


[doorbell ringing]

- Uh, welcome.
- [boy chuckles]

- [tense music playing]
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Uh.

[grunts]

[Park Hyeong-seok]
Those are the kids from my class.

- Four packs of Marlboro Light please.
- Oh, could I see your ID?

- Huh?
- Could I see your ID, please?

[boy scoffs]

RESIDENT REGISTRATION CARD
KIM DAE-YONG -

[Park Hyeong-Seok] Um, sir,
I don't think this is you.

What? It's weight. I gained weight.

- I really can't. I'm sorry.
- Damn it, I showed you the ID.

I barely managed to get this job.

If the manager finds out,
he could fire me.

- I'm sorry.
- [Han-gyeol] sh*t.

- [doorbell ringing]
- [Lee Jin-seong] You still haven't got it?

If the ID's not working
let's just go somewhere else.

- [gasps]
- [gasps]

- [Park Hyeong-seok] Lee Jin-seong?
- Look at that.

- [laughs] Who do we have here?
- [Park Hyeong-seok groans]

- Hmm.
- [doorbell ringing]

CHILSUNG CIDER

[Han-gyeol] Hey.

POKACHIM FRESH %
GAMJAGGWANG

- I'll be taking these.
- Huh?

I can let you go what happened before,
so why don't you pay?

Huh?

You don't wanna make up...

EMPLOYEE PARK HYEONG-SEOK

...Park Hyeong-seok?

JIN-SEONG'S IMAGINATION

[girl giggling]

- Your name is Park Hyeong-seok as well?
- [Park Hyeong-seok gasps]

You don't look anything like him, do you?

- [Lee Jin-seong] Hmm.
- [groans]

One thing you do have in common.
You hit on Mi-jin too, didn't you?

[Lee Jin-seong] Forget about
smoothing things over.

Oh, I mean...

- [Lee Jin-seong grunts]
- [Park Hyeong-seok groans]

I'm so pissed off!

[both grunting]

[Han-gyeol] What are you doing, man?

What's he doing?

- Hey!
- [Park Hyeong-seok groaning]

[Han-gyeol] Jin-seong!

[Hyeon-do] Hey, man.

- Sorry about all of this.
- [sniffles]

Bastard's got a real temper, you know.
Mm. Mm-hmm.

And this is just insurance.
We hate doing this, nothing personal.

[Han-gyeol] Hey.

This will go out if you try
to call the police.

- [sighs]
- [chuckles]

- [Han-gyeol] We'll be off then.
- [Hyeon-do chuckles]

[doorbell ringing]

[sobs]

[Tae-seong] You belong on the bottom rung
until the day you die, you piece of sh*t.


- [cries]
- [melancholic music playing]

MOM

[cellphone vibrates]

[phone line ringing]

[gasps] Oh, hi, honey. Got a second?

[Park Hyeong-seok] Why are you calling?

Oh, it's nothing really.
I was just wondering how school was going.

- You haven't called, so I got curious.
- It's going fine, Mom.

School's fine. I'm really busy, Ma.
I gotta go.

[Hyeong-seok's mother]
I see. Okay, my break's over too.

- Hyeong-seok, don't study too hard. Huh?
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Yeah, okay.

Wait, Mom, "a break", what do you mean?

PORK RIBS FUSION SNACK BAR
WE SERVE MEALS

Um, I'm sorry but they just took it all,
so this is all I've got today.

[Hyeong-seok's mother chuckles] Thank you.

- Oh, boy. You're working so late tonight.
- My son, he needs money for school.

[melancholic music concludes]

JAEWON HIGH SCHOOL

[indistinct chatter]

[exhales deeply]

- Hmm?
- Uh.

- Hi, Hyeong-seok.
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Oh, hi.

- Oh, Hyeong-seok, hi, how are you?
- Oh, h... hi there.

[exhales sharply] Come here. He says he's
got something funny to show us.

- A picture we took last night.
- [Park Ha-neul] Uh, what's the picture?

[laughs]

[Hyeon-do] It's a naked picture of
this kid that Jin-seong b*at up yesterday.

- [gasps] Wait, what? Naked?
- [Han-geol and Park Ha-neul laugh]

That's bad. That's so gross.

This guy suddenly started
to b*at up this pig.

- [laughs]
- [Park Ha-neul laughing]

[Han-gyeol] We took this funny picture
to make sure he stayed quiet.

- Jin-seong's punch is so freaking fast.
- [Hyeon-do] I couldn't even see it.

- [Han-gyeol laughs]
- Hey, guys. Stop it.

As a boxer, I should have stopped
with just jabbing.

I'm a little ashamed that I threw
a straight and left him so groggy.

Well, well. Are you bragging
that you're a boxer?

- You used all the jargon?
- [sighs]

It's not something to brag about.

Anyway, I bet that pig's parents
are pigs just like him.

- They have to be, to give birth to a pig.
- Hey, watch it.

That pig might bring his mother.

And I'll just have to make
both of those pigs strip.

- [Hyeong-seok growls]
- [boys laughing]

[Gi-seok] Ugh, you think she went
on a diet after giving birth?

I wouldn't have had him if I were her.

- [all laugh]
- [Park Hyeong-seok] Hey...

[all gasp]

[Park Hyeong-seok] You really shouldn't...

bring his mom into this.

[Han-gyeol] What?

[Park Hyeong-seok exhales]

[Lee Jin-seong grunts]

- Hey.
- [tense music playing]

Really funny, huh?

[Gi-seok grunts]

[tense music concludes]

[male student ] The Fashion Design
students are fighting!

[overlapping chatter]

[male student ] Hey, look.
They're really fighting.

[rock music playing]

[male student ] Isn't that Jin-seong?

[female student ] Woah.
Those two? Oh, no.

[gasps]

[grunts]

Hey, I... I wasn't trying
to start a fight with you.

I can see that. Your pose is crap
to begin with.

Jin-seong. Please, don't.

[grunts]

[students whispering indistinctly]

- [male student ] Whoa...
- [female student ] Goodness...

[grunts]

[Lee Jin-seong] Hong Jae-yeol,
you better let go.

- Uh...
- [female student ] Oh, no.

Let go, you bastard!

[female student gasps]
[male student ] What's going on?

[indistinct chatter]

[Han-gyeol] Jin-seong's punch
is so freaking fast.


[Hyeon-do] I couldn't even see it.

[Park Hyeong-seok] I can see it.

I've been getting beaten up so much
since I was little.


That at some point,
I started to see the punches.


It's just that my body
couldn't react fast enough.


But, now...

[Lee Jin-seong grunts]

- Whoa, he dodged it!
- [indistinct chatter]

[male student ] He dodged it!

[all gasp]

[indistinct whispering]

[grunts]

[male student ] I've never seen anyone
dodge Jin-seong's punch.

[grunts]

[indistinct chatter]

Why you little... [grunts]

[rock music intensifies]

[students gasp]

- [Lee Jin-seong grunts]
- [Park Hyeong-seok groans]

[groans]

[male student ] He's got nowhere
to go now.

[grunts]

[gasps]

[Park Hyeong-seok] Oh, no.
He's gonna hit me for sure.


- [thuds]
- [rock music stops]

What was that? He blocked the punch?

[upbeat music concludes]

- [grunts]
- [female student ] How did he do that?

[Lee Jin-seong]
Just by looking at my punch?

This guy, he's definitely not new to this.
He has actual experience.


[Park Hyeong-seok] Oh, what do I do?
It's getting harder to dodge his punches.


At this rate, I'm going to get hit.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [camera shutter clicks]

[female student ]
Wow, that was so cool.

- [female student ] I can't believe it.
- Huh?

[camera shutter clicks]

[male student ] How did he do that?

[Han-gyeol] Anyway, I bet
that pig's parents are pigs just like him.


[Park Hyeong-seok breathes heavily]

- [grunts]
- [intense music playing]

[Tae-seong scoffs] See that? Always go
for the gut when you strike first!


That will knock them right out.

- This is nothing for a pro like me.
- [breathes heavily]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[intense music concludes]

- [groans]
- [all gasp]

[female student ] Gosh.

[Lee Jin-seong groans, coughs]

[upbeat music playing]

[male student ] He knocked
him out with a single punch.

[male student ] Hey,
Lee Jin-seong's down.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [cameras clicking]

[Park Ha-neul] Wow, that was awesome.

- [male student ] Whoa, what was that?
- [sighs]

[Lee Jin-seong] Ugh,
this is so embarrassing.


Mi-jin saw the whole thing. [grunts]

[Park Hyeong-seok]
Did I hit him that hard?

VOCAL DANCE CLASS

[Jin Ho-bin] Lee Jin-seong did?

[groans]

[Jeong-gi] Yeah, he got knocked out
with a single punch.

Everyone knows about it.

- [Deok-hwa groans]
- So what? Is he better looking than me?

Transfer student?

ARCHITECTURE CLASS

[Jin Ho-bin] Park Hyeong-seok?

Is he good looking and popular?

[grunts] Then let's break him.

[laughs]

Park Hyeong-seok,
Fashion Design. Surprising!

He got Basco the "Burn Knuckle"
to make a move.

It's too bad.
Even though he just got here,

- his time has just run out.
- [Basco grunts, sniffles]

[upbeat music concludes]

["Here Together" playing]

["Here Together" concludes]
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