01x11 - The Note

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The Most Beautiful Moment in Life,

and is not related to BTS members and their families.

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[06:12]

It's all set for you

Thank you

See you again

[06:13]

Yes, this is Naeri Gas Station

You need petrol delivered?

Ah, yes, that's possible

Could you please tell me the address?

Ah

Piano

Excuse me

Naeri Gas Station Could you please not make prank calls?

Then why are you asking for

water instead of petrol?

And it's weird to get a delivery call

from that house around 6 PM tomorrow

Isn't this some kind of strange thing?

Besides

I don't see any reason

to follow your request

Looks like we've got no choice but to be discharged from the hospital

What about Dad's surgery?

First, get a place to stay

We can do the surgery

once we've saved up some money

I confirmed the money deposited

But

this isn't some dangerous job, right?

Piano Academy Alright

I left it near the house

I'm done now

I can't do it anymore

Yes

If you deliver it to the house, I'll deposit the same amount as I just sent

But

why don't you do it yourself

and pay someone else to do it?

Who are you?

You are

the one who sent the money to me, right?

Suicide / Arson / Legacy

The Hidden Contractor

Contract / Arson

The Most Precious Thing

The Boy of Fate

Remarriage

Dorena Songjoo Apartment Construction Site

How far have you come?

- Have you entered Songjoo? - Yes

I just entered

How is it? Changed a lot, right?

Man, it was chaos even after you went to the US

People were dead set against redevelopment, but

once it was decided and underway

property prices went up

Jobs came to this rotten neighborhood

then the legislator's approval ratings

sh**t up

In the end, no matter what

what matters most is

food on their table

Hello? Are you listening?

Yes, I'm listening

You're really boring

Why didn't you learn

some American jokes?

Welcome

How much shall I fill up?

- Full tank, please - Yes, full tank

- Please turn off the engine - But you know what the legislator

loves more than

his rising approval rating?

What is it?

That you changed your mind and came back to Korea

Let's talk more when we meet

- You're coming straight home, right? - Sir

Could you please turn off the engine?

Sir?

Sir

Please turn off the engine

Did you know about it?

- I'm sorry - Stop it

Ladies and gentlemen!

Dear citizens of Songjoo

Do you know who's here with us?

The grandson of our Songjoo city

has returned!

Let's hear a word from

Songjoo's grandson

about his aspirations!

Instead of a boring speech

Instead of a boring speech

how about I pour

everyone a drink?

Ah, that's great!

The grandson of Songjoo!

I'll take the first drink

- Thank you for the help - Oh, no need to be so formal

Oh, dear

- Have a drink - Yes

He has really grown up well

Junho

You're here?

It's boring to sit inside

when I can't even drink

Why?

You're the main guest today

What are you talking about?

Except for Dad, we're all just extras

Right

the legislator

did go a bit too far

How hard have I worked all this time?

On a day like today, he could've at least

filled my glass and said well done

introduced me

in front of everyone

as his aide

That would have been nice

I can't even share the table with him

You shouldn't do that, okay?

Just kidding

You wouldn't do that

I haven't forgotten

that you took care of me

Did I only care about you?

I cared about your friend too

Remember that kid from the container?

He nearly got into big trouble

Remember?

Hwan

You're all I have now

You're my insurance and my lottery

When you said you'd follow

the legislator into politics

all these grievances in my heart

flashed before my eyes

What am I saying to you?

Make sure you succeed, alright?

Yes, of course

About what I said today

- Please take care of it - Sure

I will take care of it

Let's go, Hwan

I'll walk to sober up

- You go ahead - Okay, keep in touch

Welcome

Can I help you?

Hwan

Long time no see

Yeah

it's been a while

Wait a moment

It's all set, come in

Sit here

Do you want some coffee?

Ah, thanks

Ah, so that car earlier was yours

I wondered

Sorry about earlier, I was just so floundering

I thought of you when I saw this place

but didn't expect you to be here

I thought you had moved away

I'm just living like this

Nothing much has changed

from living in a container, right?

Ah, unintentionally following the latest trend

minimalism, huh?

When did you come back?

Not long ago

Maybe a month or two?

What about you, bro?

When did you come back?

Ah

I've been in Korea for a while

but today's my first day in Songjoo

So you were in Korea

How are the guys?

I left

without saying much back then

I don't know

After you went to the US

and I moved

then

I didn't keep in touch with them

No, actually

I couldn't

Just to survive

But

I did get in touch with Hosu

but that was only until

Dohyeon was transferred

to another facility

Where did Hosu go?

The orphanage was demolished

for redevelopment

It felt too awkward to ask

how each other was doing

At that time,

honestly, it was a mess for everyone, wasn't it?

Well

You never know, everyone might be doing okay

and living well

so maybe there's no need to contact

And

I hope everyone's doing fine

Why don't you call them?

Their numbers

might still be the same

They'd probably be happy to hear from you

At least

you won't be talking about your own hardships

- Nice shot - Good shot

Good shot

Mr. Seo

maybe you should tell your sons

to go easy

That's a bit difficult

They're already trying to play gently

- Shall we go? - Yes

I heard that

it was your son who crushed

the dreams of Chairman Kim's second son

who was aiming to go pro

Jeha is still young

but he's surprisingly strong

You're pretty skilled

I'm glad that you look like you're doing well

Does it seem that way?

No?

You too

I'm glad that you are doing well, too

Stepdad mentioned

you came back

to get into politics

Suits you, kinda like

What you said before

I

try to become like Dad

Hadn't you already become like him?

Dressed like this

you're exactly like your Dad

Because I'm his son

You really do seem like family now

Trying doesn't always make it happen

Especially for family

I met Dogeon yesterday

Did you stop by the gas station?

You knew? That Dogeon came back?

Saw him on the way

But he probably doesn't know

that I saw him

You saw him, but why didn't you say hi?

Dogeon is curious about you guys too

Do you keep in touch with the others?

How could I contact them?

They don't like me

Who doesn't like you? Us?

After Cein transferred like that

and we all were split up

It's because of me

Jeha

Why's that your fault? It's not

It's just

Everyone was having a hard time

I was too

What about now?

Is it easy now?

When does it all

stop being hard?

If it stops being hard

can we all meet?

If you contact

and we all get together

let me join, okay?

It's been so long since we all met

Except Cein

It was only me that I saw him

I sometimes went to Cein's new place

waited outside, and then sneaked a peek

without anyone knowing

Cein would hate it

Like that time with the location tracker

Why didn't you call?

You didn't even know when I'll be home

Thought you might not answer

If you don't

I might not have the courage again

Is that why everyone

doesn't call?

Why aren't you eating?

I ordered it for you

I

can't eat silkworm pupa

Did you not

eat silkworm pupa?

Then who likes them?

How about this one?

You like this

right?

No?

Oh, sorry

I know I'm sloppy, but you

If you are going to act clumsy with that face,

just give it to me

But you're quite late

Where have you been till now?

Night work

Oh

You work at nights

Not that kind of night work

I work part-time at a funeral home at night

Oh, I thought

I heard that's a hard job

switching day and night

But

I like it

At the funeral home

no one complains if I don't smile

But why did you

come back?

I heard you went to the US

Maybe

you came to see me?

Probably not

I just

really wanted to

apologize properly

You

were genuinely

worried about me

- I - That's enough

Let's just drink

And how would you know

if I was sincere back then?

I'm sorry

I

really am

sorry to you

I'm so sorry that

I can say nothing but sorry

I

- really wanted to say this - Damn it

Enough with the apologies

Hwan

Hwan!

We were young at that time

We were nineteen, maybe twenty

But now I'm twenty one

Look at this, a receipt

a lighter

dust

all these kinds of crap

Back then, we had even less

and, bro

back then, among us

you looked the most anxious

When you're anxious, you can see nothing but you

Your vision narrows

like a racehorse

To escape anxiety,

if you flounder for a way out

you can't see anything around you

That's how it was

My dad

it's been a while

since he could sleep without his meds

I

really didn't know

Not that I didn't know

I chose not to see

I was always focused on

my absent mom

You know what?

While I saw my mom who's already dead and gone

I didn't see my dad

alive and worrying about me

Do you have evidence?

Is there a witness?

He is a minor!

Cein Min

Get up

What are you doing?

You don't need to be like this

Get up

Even if you say it's okay

seeing my son go through this

as a father, it makes me angry

Now that I see my father, who was never around before

I think about how he managed

all this time

how he lived

It's not just because he's my father

but that person

That person, Youngho Min

his back

it's just too

So I decided to live

To live, at least for my father's sake

And I just get through each day

Not living, but getting through

like this drink

Yeah, whatever

just have to live

As long as you're alive

you can meet anyone

Like

I met Dogeon yesterday

and Jeha today

Is Jeha

doing well?

Call him

You know

Jeha is waiting for you

No

What can't be done, can't be done

You don't want to see him?

Just because you want to see someone

doesn't mean you can see anyone anytime

I know that

No

I'm going to see

I'm going to see everyone

So you

follow me or not, it's up to you

This is my call, so

you can't stop me

Huh? What?

- Jooan is - You're really calling?

Wow, this guy is really drunk

- Don't do it - Why not?

Why can't I?

If you don't see who you miss now

When will you?

This guy

after going to the States

became so open minded

Yeah, I'm open minded

Yeah, right

Better not to have done it at all

than to have done it and be refused

Ugh

That's just too cruel

Obituary message for Cein Min

Chamjoheun Funeral Home

Cein

What is this?

Chamjoheun Funeral Home

Even so

A death notice text

Hey

It's the surest thing, right?

Not coming even after hearing my death?

Then it can't be helped

Let's go

Hey, that's

just nonsense

I don't know

Hwan

Sit down

I guess they noticed it was a joke

I knew it was kind of out of the blue

Who jokes about their own death?

Seriously, who does that?

Well

It's really late now

It's 4:30 AM

He is Hosu

But where is he going

Hosu

Hosu!

By the way

Why this bro all of a sudden

Bro?

What's your relationship with him?

He was a really close friend like a brother

I went to the same middle and high school

With my father?

What?

- Your father? - Yes

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry - What?

- What? - Sorry

I'm sorry

- Did you drink? - No

Yes

A little

A little too much

Funny?

Watch your language

Sorry

It was my idea

Hwan is not to blame

That's right

What the

Sorry, no

I should have stopped even if I was drunk

My fault, sorry

I thought I'd never see you again

I was so worried

Ah, you elder, come on!

I'll text the guys it was a joke

It's unfair

if I'm the only one tricked

Guys

Ah, seriously! Ah, really!

Ah, that crazy guy, seriously

Are you out of your mind?

Sorry, really sorry

Let go

- Let go! Won't you let go? - Calm down, please

Is this a thing for humans to do?

- You're crazy, really - Sorry, we

drank too much

and were out of our mind

Hey, Jooan Kim

Your dirty words are

pro level, huh?

How much do you earn for that?

- How much, huh? How much? - What's wrong with you

I'm really scared of Jooan

So at least pretend to stop

please, huh?

Waah, Cein

That's enough

Baby Jeon

I thought

I really thought you died

Sorry

for not dead

Ah, this is freaking awkward

I know you like it

What are you saying

Right

Honestly, it was too much

But if you didn't do it

it would be impossible to meet everyone

It's not everyone

Is Haru still in the hospital?

Then

Can't we go see him?

Haru

I'm not fully awake yet, right?

Ah, so that's why your eyes look like that

Oh, my poor baby, were you sad?

You have no idea how shocked I was

Cein went too far

He had always been a bit odd, remember?

Was there ever

a normal one among us?

Our hardships

were coming from the reason we couldn't be normal, right?

Anyway

Seeing everyone like this

I'm so happy

Hey

Do you live here? Not discharged yet?

I'll come get you when you're discharged

Call me

Really?

Are you sure?

Everyone is coming that day?

When all of you are here

The beach

Remember how fun it was

when we went to the beach?

Playing in the water

Campfire

Even saw a dead body

Went to the police station

Yes

Let's go

let's go for sure, Haru

Ugh

'someday', 'soon', 'eventually'

Hate those promises

Don't believe them

If we're going, let's just go today

- Today? - Right now

Is it possible to

go out from here?

Technically yes

But I need parental consent

Probably it won't happen

There's a way

- Guys - Yes?

- Run! - Run, Run, Run

I promise, I'll definitely come back!

- Sorry! - Wait!

Haru!

Okay, say cheese

Ready

One, two, three

What was that?

- Missed one - Sorry, guys

Let's try again, again

Again!

One, two, three

- Grab him - Grab, Grab

Why? Why?

Hey, hey!

Goodbye

Hey, hey, hey!

No, don't

Hey, did you see?

This is who I am, huh?

Hey, you're messing with a sick kid

Hey, it's cold, come out, quick

- Haru - Wait

Hey

Are you okay?

Freezing, isn't it?

- Sorry, are you okay, bro? - Here is a towel

Let me see your face first

- I'll leave this here for now, put it on - Okay

Oh, dear

Put this padded jacket on

I'll get a blanket from the front

- Hold on - Got it

Haru, let's change your clothes

If you catch a cold here

I'll really be the ultimate trash

Are you okay?

Can't unbutton it?

I'll do it, I'll do it

Slowly, slowly

Take it off

It's cold

Wow, golf

It looks expensive just by looking at it

Let's change now

Change

Guys!

Come here

The sun is setting

Okay, coming soon

- All dressed? - Yeah

The sunset looks like the sun is crying

Why?

Just because

Looking at it makes me feel like crying too

That's because

when the sun sets,

you get hungry

My stomach's been crying for a while now

Hey

It's not just crying

It's like wailing

But honestly, I've been

starving for a while

Just kept my mouth shut not to ruin the mood

Shall we go eat dinner?

Since we're at the beach

How about sashimi?

Why?

You don't like sashimi?

Ah, what did I say?

Uh?

I knew it the first time I saw that guy

He is someone we should cherish forever

Didn't I say that? Huh?

No

You said he looked sneaky

and annoying

I was surprised

Let's go eat then

Where's Jooan?

Where did he go?

Where is him?

He was just here a minute ago

Jooan!

It just felt like

Something I saw in a dream

Me being up there

In a dream?

I've been having weird dreams lately

Ah, won't talk about it, forget it

Hey

Dreams are usually the opposite

Maybe you're

going to win the lottery?

Jooan

It's not that kind of dream

I keep having similar dreams

They all make sense

You know, usually, dreams are a bit

nonsensical

or something like that

But this one feels

too real

I hate it more

Did you dream of me too?

Then tell me

Let me be careful

What is it?

Why are you looking at me?

Here's the king crab

Huh? We didn't order king crab

You didn't order?

Isn't this the right table?

Oh, yes, please

- Thank you - Okay!

- Wow - King crab!

- Let's eat - Thank you

Thank you

You're the best

Junho

I'll be late today

I went out to get some fresh air

Yes

So, all of you have girlfriends, right?

What?

Ah, even if you don't have girlfriends

You must have someone you're flirting with, right?

Wow, no one? Even for flirting?

Why are you talking like you have someone?

Me? Of course

I don't

Right

That's why I was all set to enjoy your dating stories

but looks like nobody's got any action, huh?

Would they?

Jeha Jeon

That laugh of yours, it's like

'I have someone' is it?

Come on, you don't have anyone either

I do have someone

You do?

- Really? - Seriously?

- Hey, Jeha - No way

Well

It's not like we're dating or something like that

- Is she pretty? - Pretty?

Well, she's like

Oh, who was it?

That girl group member

The one who's popular these days

she kind of looks like her

- Pretty? - Pretty?

Anything I say turns out to be 'pretty?'

Anyway, she's really smart

Good at studying too

- Pretty? - Pretty?

What are you saying?

But the problem is

Her brother, who's a year older than me

- Pretty? - Pretty?

- It's her brother - Oh, her brother

- Her brother could be pretty too - Brother, brother

- You're overdoing it - Yes, sir

Your seat is over here in the 'O'conomy section

Here it is

Ah, it's hot!

Hey, what's this, hey, 'O'conomy

'O'conomy

I know that

It's economy

Just misspoke for a moment

You've never even been on a plane

What are you talking about?

Of course

Hey

The only ones here who have been on a plane are

Hwan and Haru, right?

I haven't been on one either

Why?

Your brother

I lied

I've never been to the US to see my brother

He was embarrassed of me

because I was sick

Well

Our whole family was like that

But

That 'O'conomy thing

I'd like to try it with you guys sometime

Ah, I know it's economy

'O'conomy seat

- It's on, It's on - Come with me, let's go together

Me too, me too!

Go, Go, to the snack bar

- Milk for me - I'll have a chocolate bar

- I'm getting a hot dog - Anything for me

What are you sorry about?

One, two, three

What? Did you miss me?

So

I feel like to start over

It's my life

And it feels like I haven't made enough of my own choices

This time

I want to make my own decisions

That's why I came back

Here

What choice do you want to make?

Start

For a new beginning,

I want to choose it myself

My beginnings were always

too weak

With my dad

With you guys

In any relationship

When I was in kindergarten

I let go my friend's hand

that was holding mine

From the moment

I let go that hand

My start was

already failed

That irreversible beginning

became an excuse for me

An easy excuse

for things I should have done

but didn't

No matter what, I'm just this kind of person

and to justify that I've already messed up

That kind of excuse

How can you change what happened in the past?

Right

I was late then

And maybe I'm late now too

But

If I start again and again,

it's neither being too late nor a failure

If I can let go,

I believe I can grab it again

So

I want to try to start over

Even for you guys

I've started wanting to try politics

The power of politics itself

isn't bad

The people who use that power badly

are the real problem in the end

If the problem is people

If I can be different,

then

a new beginning

seems possible

Well

This might just be

part of becoming

one of those mundane adults

Well, I

it's not advice or something like that

it's just my opinion

If that decision is

for you then I totally agree with you

But don't do it for us

Why do you want to take

on our starts too?

And thinking that I can

change someone's life

I feel like that makes everyone unhappy

Still, I want to try

I don't want to be an adult

who can do something but doesn't

Not again

I understand how you feel, bro

But

Even looking back at the times we spent together,

like Dogeon said,

no one can

save anyone

We were happy then

And it's true that

we supported each other

But it's also true that

we've grown apart like this now

Hwan

I'm grateful, even just for the thought

Really

Before we start

Let me briefly explain the background

It's the 1920s during the Japanese occupation

The setting is inside a train in Seoul

First, let's look at the theme

The exploitation by the Japanese

Acknowledging that first

It expresses

the miserable life of our people

We'll touch on that too

Thank you

Hwan Kim

Hwan Kim?

Thank you

Where are these messages coming from?

Urgent messages from Dogeon

Obituary message for Cein Min

Oh, come on

The power is off

After the beep, voice message

What?

Oh, Dogeon

Sorry

I can only check my phone on weekends

I just saw it now

Hey

What's with Cein's message?

I did that with him first

Now it's your turn?

Because you also sent the message, for a moment I

Deceased Cein Min / Chief mourner: Youngho Min Cein

Set a motel on fire and

committed suicide

Chamjoheun Funeral Home The funeral is tomorrow morning

But I just can't

skip work three days in a row

It's too much and uncomfortable

So, maybe

Can you go there for me?

What about the others?

I can't reach Jeha and Hosu

They're in the hospital

Even if I reach out, they likely won't make it

Jooan is

at the police station right now

Sorry, bro

I should have been there

1 missed call from Cein

Hwan

Can I

call you

sometimes?

Of course, you can

Anytime

By the way, Cein

seeing you get drunk

you're kind of cute, you know

What are you saying?

I am

cute

Bro

I wish people

would remember

Cein Min

as a somewhat fun guy

Not just negative stories about my mom

or me getting expelled

I also play the piano

Quite well, honestly

Yeah, Cein Min, you're

- kind of interesting - Right?

- Yeah - Bro

- Am I fun? - You're fun

- Funny? - Funny

I'm really funny once you get to know me

But people are afraid of me

They just don't know

All cowards

They just don't know

But

when you honked your horn

in front of the house earlier

honestly

I felt a bit happy inside

That you didn't forget and came to find me

I was really grateful

I didn't even know

Maybe I was waiting for something like this

Was I lonely?

Is that really it?

Is this

what you want to be your end?

Poverty / Part-time job / Container / Family

Naeri Gas Station / Dogeon / Alcohol / Left ear / Rule breaker