01x07 - Episode 7

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EPISODE 7

Didn't you tell him that I quit ballet?

You tell him.

When is he coming back?

He'll have to quarantine for two weeks

and again when he goes back.

He can't come. He'll lose a month.

He doesn't know what I'm into now.
How disappointing.

Why are you disappointed?
I didn't even have a dad at your age.

I'll help you.

I want to try painting too.

This is the problem
with not living in apartments.

It's too high maintenance.

You're doing well just as I taught you.

You catch on quickly.

I improve quickly
with things like this, but...

Min-chae. Tell me the truth.

Why do you want to quit ballet?

I try hard but I don't improve.

So? Is it not fun anymore?

Do you...

think your skills improve
consistently like this, right?

They don't.

Your skills don't improve consistently
but in steps.

Like this.

And when people hit a wall

here, here, and here,
they want to give up.

Once they get past this corner,

they'll improve exponentially,
but they don't realize it.

Why not?

Because they think
this will last forever.

Is that true?

Of course, it is. I'm living proof.

Think about it.

Did you enjoy ballet or the compliments?

If you liked the compliments,
you can quit.

But if you liked ballet,

think it over again.

How do you know things like that?

My dad taught me. What about it?

My gosh. How long has it been?

It's cool seeing you abroad.

I know. It's been too long.

How long have you been in Paris?

- About six months.
- What?

Hee-do was bored,
so I wanted her to pick up a hobby.

Hello. I'm Hee-do.

Hi there.

Hee-do.

"En garde" means to take
the position to get ready.

You get in position before fighting.

- Prepare to fight.
- Exactly.

And prêtes and allez mean,

"Ready? Go."

- Prêtes and allez?
- Yes.

Prêtes? Allez. Then you fight.

Can you do it?

- Yes.
- Here.

You can do it, right?

Okay.

We will now begin
the women's fencing finals

at the Asian Games in Gyeongju.

We will now begin
the women's fencing finals

at the Asian Games in Gyeongju.

We will now begin
the women's fencing finals

at the Asian Games in Gyeongju.

En garde. Prêtes?

Allez.

- Attaque. Touche.
- A score by Ko Yu-rim.

Ko Yu-rim scores the first point
of the final match.

- She's good.
- Hey, scoot over.

- Okay?
- Na Hee-do.

STUDENT BUS PASS

No more bets after this line.

KO YU-RIM, NA HEE-DO

- Who did you bet your 1,000 won on?
- Hee-do.

Not on Yu-rim?

I'm betting my everything...

on Yu-rim.

Prêtes? Allez.

Attaque. Touche. Point.

Ko Yu-rim was quicker this time as well.
It's three-zero.

- Na Hee-do looks quite nervous.
- Attaque. Touche. Point.

Excuse me. Tteokgalbi?

Are you looking for
a tteokgalbi restaurant?

- Enjoy your meal.
- Thanks. You too.

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

So he's a referee.

En garde.

Prêtes? Allez.

- Attaque. Touche. Point.
- Na Hee-do. Good concentration.

Block and s*ab.
Na Hee-do scored her first point.

You are very good.

Did you come to France with your dad?

With my mom as well. My mom is...

Daddy, what's a correspondent in French?

I'm not sure.
I'm not very good at French.

My mom is a journalist.

She's the one who taught me French.

Well, it's fantastic.

See you tomorrow.

Okay.

Bye.

- Dad.
- Yes?

Can I continue fencing
when we go back to Korea?

It's so much fun.

Of course. As much as you want.

If you try hard,

you can compete internationally
like in the Asian Games.

- Really?
- Yes.

Can I become like Yang Chan-mi?

Yes! Na Hee-do scores again.

- That's a great but difficult att*ck.
- That's right.

Na Hee-do is a great fencer.

You train Na Hee-do yourself.

What is she like normally?

Na Hee-do doesn't know how to back down.

She does everything I teach her
and absorbs them like a sponge.

- She's a human sponge.
- I see.

No one can stop her.

- I see.
- That's right.

En garde. Prêtes?

Allez.

Don't look away, Hee-do.

Focus more.

Extend your sword completely.

Now!

Dad, I won the gold medal.

Hee-do, you're amazing.

People say I'm a prodigy.

That's good, right?

It's a huge compliment.

But tell me.
Do you like being complimented

or do you like fencing?

Well, I like both.

Later on, even if things
don't go your way with fencing,

remember this one thing.

Your skill doesn't improve consistently

but in steps.

Hop, hop.

Understand?

Well, not really.

But Daddy, I'll win the gold medal
at the next competition too,

so you have to get all better
and come watch, okay?

Promise.

Okay, Hee-do. I promise.

Dad could not keep his promise.

Grandma.

I want to change.
I don't like this dress.

- Run!
- I couldn't keep my promise either.

My promise to win another gold medal.

I've never seen anyone try
as hard as you, but not improve.

Are you stupid or foolish?

Let me give you advice as your coach.

You have no talent.

Seriously consider quitting.

I won't quit.

It's a skill to know to give up.

I won't quit!

Halte. Attaque. Touche. Point.

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

- Good!
- Ko Yu-rim!

- Ko Yu-rim!
- You're doing great

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

Why should I quit fencing?

I've fenced all my life!

This is my everything!
How could you tell me to stop?

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Ko Yu-rim!

Ko Yu-rim! You're doing great!
Keep it up and you'll win!

En garde. Prêtes? Allez.

- Halte.
- Na Hee-do scores again.

She's down by only one point.

Did you see that?
Did you? Did you see that?

Camera flashes went off from the crowd.

The spectators have shitty etiquette.

- Looks like her vision was impaired.
- Line check!

Ko Yu-rim is making an appeal.

Yes.

SHITTY ETIQUETTE

What?

Yes. That's right.

They have shitty etiquette.

Prêtes? Allez.

Attaque. Touche. Point.

That's it, Ko Yu-rim!

It's 14 to 12.
Ko Yu-rim pulls away again.

- That's a gold medalist. This is fun.
- Yes.

- That's right.
- This is worthy of the finals.

Yes, it is.

Na Hee-do looks like
she has a lot on her mind.

Ko Yu-rim has one point left
between her and the gold medal.

But two points
can easily be won or lost in fencing.

Ko Yu-rim needs to defend well.
Na Hee-do, you!

This is your last chance!

NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER NA HEE-DO

Everyone told me to quit fencing.

Why do you fence?

To prove you're not talented?

I bet you're not very good.

The fact that I don't know who you are
in this small fencing community

means you're nothing.

But I didn't.

Skills don't improve consistently

but in steps.

Hop, hop.

Understand?

Why?

Because I still find it so much fun.

En garde.

Prêtes? Allez.

Yes, Hee-do!

It's 14 to 13!
Na Hee-do is right on her heels.

She's showing incredible energy.

What did I tell you?
I told you she was persistent.

She eats three bowls of rice a day.

She's a big eater.

Ko Yu-rim's sword broke.

How will this affect the match?

The score is 14 to 13.

Ko Yu-rim is still leading by one.

You memorized
the questions for Na Hee-do, right?

Yes.

Do you think her sword breaking
will shake Ko Yu-rim?

It wasn't her sword that broke,
but her confidence.

En garde.

Prêtes?

Allez.

Attaque. Touche. Point.

- Na Hee-do!
- Yes. Na Hee-do.

She has tied it up at 14 to 14.

We are back to square one.

Look at Na Hee-do refusing to back down
from a gold medalist.

She won't let it end like this!

- She's not your average girl.
- Yes?

She really isn't your average girl.

Yu-rim, I can tell.

Today is the day

my dream will come true.

My dream of becoming your rival.

Let's go!

En garde.

Prêtes? Allez.

Halte.

Attaque. Attaque. Touche.

Point.

Na Hee-do defeated
the gold medalist Ko Yu-rim

and took the gold medal
at these Asian Games.

- Na Hee-do wins gold!
- This is amazing.

Na Hee-do wins gold! Na Hee-do!

What did I tell you? I said she'd do it!

- Yes.
- I knew you'd pull it off!

I knew she'd win.

Na Hee-do wins gold!

- An amazing comeback!
- Na Hee-do won the gold medal!

That was beautiful.

And now it's Korea's turn to att*ck.

A long pass to Seo Jeong-won
followed by a short pass.

He centers the ball to Choi Yong-soo.

Almost, but not quite.

YOU CAN DO IT
FENCING GENIUS NA HEE-DO

You showed them, Hee-do.

Who bet on Hee-do?

- Me.
- Yes!

Ji-woong. We bet 1,000
and won 4,000. Awesome.

My 1,000 won.

Yu-rim! How could you lose? Darn it.

It's not like she wanted to lose.

What's wrong with Yu-rim?

- No. I'm faster than her.
- No.

- Ko Yu-rim is appealing to the ref.
- No. Approche attaque, non.

No!

I think she's insisting she was faster.

Here's the video in slow motion.

- It's difficult to say based on the video.
- I see.

The referee's decision is absolute
as Fencing is a speedy sport.

That is exactly why

I always insist that fencing needs
to implement video reviews.

I see. It is quite frustrating
from Ko Yu-rim's standpoint.

Was it a bad call?

Who knows?
Anyway, prepare to interview Na Hee-do.

Okay.

Hey. Good work.

Darn it.

Na Hee-do.
Please come with me for your interview.

Here's Na Hee-do,
the Fencing gold medalist

at the Gyeongju Asian Games.

Congratulations on
winning the gold medal.

How does it feel to win
your first international gold medal?

I'm very happy. This is the moment
I've been dreaming of.

And...

I can't stop shaking. Gosh.

It must be incomparable to anything
as it's your first gold medal for Korea.

Who, if anyone, comes to mind right now?

My dad.

He would have been happy.

And that makes me happy.

That was a fierce competition.
Which moment was the toughest?

Well...

Right now, I think.

That was Na Hee-do,
the gold medalist fencer

at the Gyeongju Asian Games.

Was it really a bad call?

You've gained a lot of interest
in sports lately.

Was it a bad call?

You're experts. You should know.

Based on that video,
it looks like Ko Yu-rim was faster.

But you can't see exactly when
Na Hee-do's blade touched her.

Ko Yu-rim's att*ck was a contre-attaque.

Na Hee-do's was an attaque.

- What you see—
- Whatever. Was it a bad call?

It may have been and
it may not have been.

Okay. Got it. Okay.

Sir. Viewers are calling like crazy
and throwing a fit

that the ref made a bad call in fencing.

Everyone takes it out on the TV station.

The online community is furious,
saying it was a bad call.

Why are they so upset?
Korea won the gold anyway.

But Ko Yu-rim is a star.

Plus, she's a good girl from
a poor family who won the gold medal.

She's young and pretty to boot.

They want to protect her.

Then what about Na Hee-do?

She's a no-name nuisance

who's getting in Ko Yu-rim's way.

I can see why the people are upset.

This is going to blow up.

It will blow up.

Then we should build it up.
What happened with soccer?

It just ended. Korea lost zero to one.

Keep airing the video of
the controversial part in slow motion.

Drop the Asian Games highlights

and air the fencing
press conference live.

Hey. Let's use this
to get our ratings up.

Today's focus isn't the Korea-Japan
soccer match, but fencing.

These LBS punks.

There's a major dispute over the ruling,

and Ko Yu-rim even cried for us.

How perfect is that?

This is our chance.

NATIONAL FENCING TEAM PRESS CONFERENCE

This question is for Na Hee-do.

The opinions are split
regarding the final decision.

Do you truly believe
it was not a bad call?

It was not a bad call.

Ko Yu-rim. You cried on the podium.

Did you believe it was a bad call?

- Please don't ask things like—
- It was a bad call.

I believe I was faster.

Na Hee-do.

If it was not a bad call,
why is there this controversy?

Are you saying
my winning is a controversy?

I'm asking about the possibility
that you won on a bad call.

There is no possibility.

I was definitely faster.

The referee saw and ruled the same.

Please, don't ask about the rulings—

Do you have
a personal relationship with him?

Was I supposed to

throw this match?

Because everyone wanted
to see Ko Yu-rim win?

No. You can't say it like that.

We'll end the press conference now.

You claim innocence, right?

Do you really not know the referee?

If it was a bad call,
will you return the medal?

Don't you feel bad for Ko Yu-rim?

- Answer us!
- Say something!

There must be a reason
behind such a call.

Say something!

- Na Hee-do!
- We're not done!

- Na Hee-do.
- Hey.

Ko Yu-rim, please give us a statement.

Follow them!

What have you done?

What was with that act?

You were the one acting.

The fencers know who was faster.

Let me make this clear. I was faster.

Really?

Then I must have bribed the ref
as the reporters say.

The federation, the national team,
everyone is hell-bent on making you win,

but I b*at them all and bribed the ref.

Don't be sarcastic.

I'm the victim.

You're the victim?

Why are people doubting the decision?

The moment I won the gold medal,
you appealed to the ref

and cried on the podium.
That's why this happened.

How can I accept a bad call?

I was faster, but he said I lost.

I lost the gold medal
because of the ref's error.

How can I accept that?

You really...

believe you were faster.

But why are you deciding that

instead of the ref?

It's a fencer's right
to appeal a bad call.

It's the duty of a fencer
to accept the ref's call.

Do you know what you've done?

You denied the ref's call

and destroyed the value of the
gold medal I worked so hard for.

Because you refused
to accept the result...

my gold medal...

has lost its honor.

Is that why you're angry?

Are you as mad as I am?
I had the gold medal stolen from me.

You think I stole the gold medal?

I'm the one who had it stolen from me.

And you stole it, Yu-rim.

Are you two out of your mind?

How can you do this
in front of reporters?

Hee-do.

Get back here right now.
Is that how I taught you?

When did you teach me anything?

GYEONGJU ASIAN GAMES

What do you think about what occurred?

- Are you upset?
- Please give us a statement!

What about Na Hee-do?

Is Na Hee-do in there?

Where is Na Hee-do?

Ko Yu-rim! Please give us a minute.

- Ko Yu-rim! You're angry, aren't you?
- Are you mad?

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Please look this way!

- Ko Yu-rim!
- Please look this way!

Na Hee-do.
Do you really not know the referee?

You claim innocence, right?

If it was a bad call,
will you return the medal?

Don't you feel bad for Ko Yu-rim?

- Answer us!
- Say something!

There must be a reason
behind such a call.

- Say something.
- Are you really innocent?

Do you know the ref?

- A question for Na Hee-do.
- Na Hee-do.

- Na Hee-do.
- There's a controversy about the ruling...

Do you know the referee personally?

I'm asking about the possibility
that you won on a bad call.

- Na Hee-do!
- Is Na Hee-do in there?

Na Hee-do!

PHARMACY

Hello. What would you like?

- I need something to calm my nerves.
- Give me a minute.

The fifth day of the Gyeongju
Asian Games has come to an end,

and many unexpected incidents occurred.

During the fencing finals held today,

Ko Yu-rim cried after having
the gold medal stripped from her hand.

The referee's final decision
determined the winner of the gold medal.

Many believe this decision was in error.

The public is saying

that Na Hee-do stole the gold medal.

Seo Jung-hyuk reports.

Na Hee-do puts down the gold medal
and leaves the press conference.

The coach was flustered
and Ko Yu-rim left as well.

Gosh, they look furious.

The gold medal, losing its owner
and its honor, fell to the floor.

The public is criticizing
Na Hee-do's attitude,

as being unbefitting
of a national athlete.

I'm Seo Jung-hyuk, with UBS News.

Tell me what you're unhappy with.

It's nothing.

Tell me.

Do you...

really think Na Hee-do
stole the gold medal as well?

I understand the public.

They wanted to watch Ko Yu-rim win,
but she lost.

But the news shouldn't do this.

The news relays the situation.
What's the problem?

It doesn't look like
we're simply relaying it.

- I feel like we instigate at times.
- You're mistaken.

Do you know why you're mistaken?

You failed to keep a distance
from the subject.

You know Na Hee-do.

A public figure must not get too close to
or too far from a civilian.

A journalist must maintain a distance
from the subject being covered.

The pharmacy.

Hello? That's my phone.
Is this the pharmacy?

I'll go pick it up now.

Where are you, Hee-do?

Where are you?

Yi-jin?

Hee-do.

Hello?

GEUMJANG GROCERY STORE

Excuse me. Where am I right now?

I was calling you nonstop.

Why do you have my phone?

Because I spoke to the pharmacist first.

Running away isn't the solution.

You're on the national team.

Do you think your attitude
at the press conference was acceptable?

You left without telling the team,
didn't you?

You know,
you can be disciplined for this.

Are you done? Then leave.

I could have gotten my phone back myself,
so I won't thank you.

What will you do in a town
that you don't know?

I ran away because I didn't want
to hear that garbage. Don't you get it?

I told you not to follow me.

People say Yu-rim is a victim.

I think you're a victim too.

Even if the ref's decision
was a bad call,

you're still a victim.

It wasn't a bad call.

Hold this.

I taught you, right?

Once I say, "Prêts? Allez," att*ck.

Prêts? Allez.

Why aren't you attacking?

Again.

Prêts?

Allez.

Who was faster?

You.

Again.

Prêts? Allez.

Who was faster?

Again.

Prêtes? Allez.

Allez.

Now?

Me.

Do you get it?

There's no way the fencers don't know.

Even if both lights go on simultaneously,
the fencers know.

I was faster than Yu-rim. I felt it.

Does that explain it?

- Who asked for an explanation?
- You're a reporter.

Would you have come here
looking for me otherwise?

What do you think?

Tell me.

You would have come.

Regardless.

As long as you know. Let's go back.

No.

I won't go.

I don't want to see anyone right now.

I want to be alone, so please leave.

You owe me a wish.

We made a bet last time when we fenced.

You lost. I won.

I'll use it now.

Your face was on the news
on every channel.

Don't cause any more trouble.

Let's go back, Hee-do.

This is my wish.



I'm Baek Yi-jin, a reporter with UBS.

Would you tell me which room

the referee Alan Smith
from Australia is staying in?

We can't share our guests' information.

Can you connect me to his room then?
I need to talk to him.

I'm sorry, but he said
he wouldn't take any calls.

I'm sorry.

Tteokgalbi.

Hey. Thanks again for before.
Are you staying here?

No. Actually, I'm a
broadcast journalist.

I waited for you all night
to hear about the match yesterday.

Look. I really appreciate
what you did for me before,

but I don't want to be interviewed.

Wait. Sir.

I know.

I know what kind of controversy
that game has caused in Korea.

But a referee is someone
who speaks to the calls they make.

I've got nothing more to say.

Mr. Smith,

this is to protect the athlete.

Darn it.

Hello? It's me, Yi-jin.

I was just wondering.

Is Jung Hui-jin in charge
of the airport?

Yes. I need some information
regarding people flying out.

You pull that crap
at the press conference,

then you leave and can't be reached.

Hey, Hee-do. Are you out of your mind?

Of course, not.
You wouldn't have done that if you were.

Hey.

Hey!

Do you two understand what you've done?

The news and the papers,
everyone's talking about you two.

How could you disgrace
Korean fencing like this?

At an international competition
with the world watching!

I'm sorry.

I don't want your apologies.

Both of you will leave
the training center right now.

You don't deserve to enjoy this.

You'll be disciplined,

so stay home quietly until then.
Got that?

Seriously.

THE OWNER OF THE GOLD MEDAL
HAS BEEN SWITCHED

KO YU-RIM'S GOLD MEDAL STOLEN

THE OWNER OF THE GOLD MEDAL
HAS BEEN SWITCHED

The refs can't always be right.

Even if you were faster.

I was faster.

Sure. Even if that were true,

you should submit the ref's decision.

Your skills won't go anywhere.

- If you do better next time—
- There may not be a next time.

What if this was the last time?

As your dad,

I don't want my daughter to live
with such a heavy burden.

Of all the sports out there,

I chose fencing, an expensive sport.

I knew our family couldn't afford it,

but I threw a tantrum and insisted.

I feel bad and grateful about it

to you and Mom.

So I don't want to feel wronged
even for a moment.

Yu-rim. You're already the best.

Fence for yourself now.

Not for your family.

How can I remove my family?

My family is my everything.

I love you, Yu-rim.

So stop obsessing over Mom and me.

The train will now stop
at Daejeon Station.

Farewell to all passengers who will be
getting off at the current station.

NOODLE SHOP

- Noodle soup please.
- Okay.

Extra broth please. It's so cold.

Let's have noodles.

The noodles at Daejeon Station
are really good. I'll get them.

What if the train takes off?

It won't. The train stands
at this station for a while.

You can be alone for a bit, right?

DAEJEON

Daddy. Please hurry.

Daddy isn't on yet.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Hee-do. Why are you crying?
I said I'd be right back.

I thought you didn't get on.

I thought you missed the train.

It's okay.

Come on.
I wouldn't go anywhere without you.

Stop.

Stop crying so that you can have
some yummy noodles.

How is it?

It's yummy.

Let me have some too.

Dad.

I won the gold medal.

GIMPO AIRPORT

What's that called?

It's called podaegi.

It is used to carry your baby
on the back.

You know, that's really fascinating.

I actually have
a seven-month-old baby myself.

Baek Yi-jin speaking.

I'm in Seoul.

I'm sorry. I came because I really wanted
to get an interview with the referee.

I promise I'll get it.

I'll get off here.

Mr. Smith.

Tteokgalbi?

Podaegi.

Korea is the only place
you can get this.

It's silly to go empty-handed.

How on Earth.

I mean, why are you going
to such great things?

Because I think it's not fair.

It's so unfair

that the athlete is being criticized
all over the country

just because she's less famous.

Please. I need your help

to point out the injustice of it.

Look. It's completely understandable

for a fencer to think they were faster
in the heat of the moment.

But, I don't make mistakes like that.

I know.

But people are saying
you made a bad call and you are bribed.

Me? Bribed?

Listen.

A ref has to be from a different country
than the athlete's to referee a match

and they are assigned the day before.

If I have been bribed,
wouldn't it make sense to say

that everyone involved in the match
have been bought off?

What you said just now

is what I need, Mr. Smith.

Please.

Over here!

Hi.

I didn't know you'd be in Seoul.

I thought about it for a while
before beeping you.

I got kicked out of the training center.

You got kicked out?

I think I'm going to be disciplined.
They said to stand by.

How can you smile?

It was all a waste.

I prepared so hard for the Asian Games.

I didn't know it would end like this.

I don't know about decision disputes.

You're the gold medalist in beauty.

Congrats on your gold medal.

You really are nice.

Not to everyone.

Just so you know.

Thanks.

This is the most special medal I've won.

Of course, it's special.
Because you can win this without trying.

So don't be too down.

You've been a gold medalist
since the day you were born.

I need to get back.
My mom said to hurry home.

If my mother-in-law said that...
No, never mind.

Come down. Why did you go up there
with your bad ankle?

Grab onto my shoulder.
You may hurt your ankle if you jump.

Was that on purpose?

What do you mean, on purpose?

Be cute or pretty. Choose one.

Or you might drive me crazy.

Stop it.

A right-handed athlete
used her right hand.

I'm off.

I'll go with you.

The public is saying

that Na Hee-do stole the gold medal.

- Hello.
- You're working hard.

Have a seat.

- This is delicious.
- It sure is.

- ...to revive the economy.
- Have another glass.

He begged the public to partake in
the efforts to overcome the IMF crisis.

Next on the news.

The referee's decision
during the fencing finals

during the Asian Games last night

is being disputed.

This has led to unreasonable assertions

such as claiming the referee was bribed.

We met with referee Smith,
who is at the center of the controversy.

Baek Yi-jin has the exclusive.

Athletes can get confused
when they're excited.

ALAN SMITH,
FEMALE FENCING FINALS REFEREE

Even if the cameras can't give you
a clear picture of what happened,

wouldn't it make sense to say
that what I saw was most accurate

since I was right in front
of the action?

If you want the athlete
you're rooting for to win,

go watch a movie.

That's not the nature of sport.

Referee Smith asserted

that his decision at the match was fair.

The young athletes had to bear the
weight of overly emotional speculation.

What should have been the happiest moment
became a piercing wound.

I'm Baek Yi-jin with UBS News.

Where did you move to?

Enjoy.

It's so hot out.

Don't get me started.

- Let's drink.
- Yes, let's drink.

Hey, miss. Why are you crying?

Is something wrong?

No, sir.

No?

Whatever it is,

have some soju and shake it off.

It's okay. I'm still in school.

You're in school?

- Wait. Isn't that her?
- What?

Wait. Aren't you the athlete Na Hee-do
from yesterday?

What? Na Hee-do?

- It is.
- The fencer from yesterday?

My goodness.

You must have been so hurt.

Life throws you some nasty curveballs,
doesn't it?

You've been through a lot.

Here. Have a drink.

- Hey.
- She's still in school.

I drank straight from the bottle
when I was in school.

Na Hee-do.

You were amazing
during the match yesterday.

Congratulations on
winning the gold medal.

Gosh.

It must have taken such hard work
to make it there.

You must have cried so much in secret

and suffered so much pain.

Goodness. You did great.

Please lead Korean fencing
going forward. Okay?

Why are you making her cry?

Ms. Yang! Bring her a bottle of soda!

It's on us.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Hang in there.
- Gosh.

That interview wasn't because
I was too close.

The news criticizing her
went out yesterday

and we feigned innocence
as the public criticized her.

It was an improper attitude
for the news. That was why.

If you say I did it because I knew her,

I'd have nothing to say.

You did good.

You did good.

Remember how you felt
as you rushed to the airport today.

Congrats on your debut in the news.

Thank you.

You did good.

Thank you.

Nice. It's open.

Let me crash just for one night,
Seung-wan.

TAE YANG HIGH SCHOOL BROADCASTING CLUB

ANNOUNCER: BAEK YI-JIN

At times you're sad as if the whole world's
turned its back on you.

But other times,
you laugh your guts out.

Our friendships are always excessive,

we're helpless in the face of love,

and our failures are passionate.

Anxiety, grief, jokes,
and smiles come together

to form a strange and irregular shape.

Perhaps we're currently standing
at the center of our youths.

I know how much your growing pains hurt.

I understand.

Thank you for understanding,

Yi-jin.

Gosh. Why didn't they lock it?

Did he lock me in?

What about the bathroom?

Baek Yi-jin speaking.

Yi-jin, it's me. Hee-do.

Hee-do?

You must have seen the news.

- If you want to thank me—
- That's not it.

I'm locked in the storage room
on the roof of my school.

Help me, Yi-jin.

You're locked in?

I came here
because I didn't want to go home.

But the security guard
locked the door from the outside.

Only Seung-wan
and Ji-woong know the combination,

but I don't know their numbers.

What do I do? Please help.

CONGRATULATIONS
NA HEE-DO GOLD, KO YU-RIM SILVER

Hello, Yi-jin.

What a surprise.

Have you been well?

Yes. Sorry for calling you at home.
I didn't have your pager number.

Did you have to bring him though?

My point exactly. Was this necessary?

Just tell him the combination.

We may need reinforcements.

We can't let the
security guard catch us.

Also...

Hee-do can't be dragged into
any more controversies.

- Let's go.
- Okay, let's go.

- Where is it?
- This way.

- There?
- Yes.

Stay calm.

Let's stay calm.

Stop thinking about the bathroom.

Stop thinking about
not thinking about the bathroom.

Stop thinking about the bathroom.

Think about something else.

YI-JIN LOVES DA-EUN

This is the bathroom window.
They rarely close it.

If one person goes through it
and opens another window,

we can go in that way.

Hold this.

Darn it. It's pretty high.

How do I get up there?

Please step on me to climb up there.

Hey. What are you doing?
You're the lightest one among us.

- You step on me—
- No!

How can I step on
a high and mighty alum?

I'm so glad
I'm not in the broadcasting club.

Hey. What club are you in?

- The band.
- The Jungle Prince?

Yes.

Hey. There's something
I need to tell you.

"You are my starlight.
You are my sunshine."

"Whatever you want..."

- You're the one who shines on me
- You're the one who shines on me

Hello, sir.

Stay down but go over there.

Move quickly. Get down.

Why were you in two clubs?

Here I go.

YI-JIN LOVES DA-EUN

It's just so cool, that's why.

You never brought me
to the broadcasting room before.

This is it. It's not much, is it?

Hold on. Are you recording this?

Yes. Because I want to remember.

It's three, four, seven, eight.

- Three.
- Four.

- Seven.
- Eight.

Hee-do.

I love you, Yi-jin.

Please remember this moment.

I love you so much.

What?

I love you too, Da-eun.

TWENTY FIVE, TWENTY ONE



Sir, welcome back!

- Welcome back!
- What is this?

I have no idea what I'm doing now.

Na Hee-do, do you know
Reporter Baek Yi-jin?

It feels like we're growing apart.

I feel like I'm lagging far behind.

So there's something between you two?
Have you asked her out?

Thanks for everything.

We meet again.

Because I'm happy to see you.

I feel confused.

Stop worrying me, Na Hee-do.

Baek Yi-jin, I...