01x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

This looks much better

A couple of games over it,

and it's as good as new

No one will know if we shut up

Are you not ashamed?

After a few other incidents,

it will be soon forgotten

It's not even a problem

No one will know if we shut up!

What scores do you give
to our professional skills?

What do you mean?

You can't do a masse shot
if you're under 300 points

I shouldn't be wielding my
cue stick or pen willy-nilly

Do you want a bowl of Gomtang?

Here it is

Thank you

Enjoy / Thank you

Didn't you say you can't eat Gomtang?

[Episode 2 - Gomtang Keep the pot boiling]

It was my fault, sorry

[2019]

Okay, don't worry about me and eat up

[2013]

It's better when it's hot

Show some respect for the cook

That incident of yours even makes me angry

Anyway, it was not your fault

Your bosses set you up for their good

Did I tell you?

I was bullied for not receiving any bribe

One of the seniors I looked up to told me,

"You're not a saint with integrity"

"You're just"

"You're just a barney, a fuzz"

Man, heard that story 500 times

You never received the bribe, though

Honestly, I accepted a few times

What?

If a crazy guy is running beside you,

you end up running with him

If you don't

You'll be labeled more insane

I'm now the official trash
reporter of Daily Korea

But I used to be a
kick-a*s City Desk reporter

So?

Sergeant Kim Hyun Do,

you just confessed your corruption

You're in big trouble

Exclusive! Gangnam Station's Sergeant Kim

Unlike his upright and clean facade,

his regular bribe-taking from local bars

shocks the citizens

Regular bribe-taking?

If I was that smart,

I wouldn't be living in a
poorly heated stinkhole

at 50 years of age with my twins and missus

Darn it

What do I do with you, poor bro Kim?

I can't buy you a proper heater,

but I can make your name shine

What?

Are you going to write the story?

Not a proper story Just a scribble

That should be enough

You haven't had one bite,

and it's gone cold

Excuse me, ma'am

Please heat it up for reporter Han

No, it's okay

Call me if you need me

Thanks

Why?

I thought I could eat it

But apparently, I still can't

[Gangnam Police Station]

You are worried if the source is faulty

It might hurt the junior

Stupid

You are the only one who understands me

Good grief

Darn it

Dear me

Sir, exclusive!

I wasn't asleep

Scoop! No one asked you!

What are you doing here?

For your information,
I used to be at City Desk

You were sleeping in the streets

Let's get coffee

Okay

It's harder than you imagined, right?

Everyone's exclusive is not an exclusive

That's my motto

Exclusives seem cool

But it's not always cool to expose them

What do you mean?

Usually the tip-off process isn't legal

So the suspect makes a problem with that

Which leads to pressuring
and hurting the source

Pressuring and hurting the source?

Yeah

I believe you are smart enough

So your tip-off process must be clear

But you have to check
the facts multiple times

Checking whether the tip is true,

and whether you've done right

Okay

The story must not hurt your friend

How did you know it was my friend?

You're only a junior

How else could you get
that kind of information?

Is your friend an employee of Geumon?

Yeah

She is

She is also a victim of recruitment fraud

Victim?

Sir

Please help me

I don't want to

Let go

[Geumon Company]

I was sloppy, still being a junior

I'm doing this to not hurt you at all

Don't worry

Please don't mind me

So Hee, can you tell me the source?

Did you write it yourself?

Yeah, I

I wrote it

Where's the original?

I passed the special recruitment test

It was offered to the victims of the fraud

Thank you

I was assigned to the HR team

My seat belonged to an HR senior

who is being investigated
by the Prosecution

But from what I saw in the news,

hand-written memos don't count as evidence

Only one MP Go in Geumon city

It's indisputable

I don't really understand

You accepted the relief measure

Exposing this will not do you any good

Relief measure?

Relief for the victim and
special recruitment test

It was my first opportunity in three years

But weirdly I wasn't happy or hopeful

It all seemed like a show for the media

Out of anger or something,

I put the answers randomly

My score was only 20 out of 100,

and they passed me

They disqualified me when I scored 90

You might say I should count my blessings

But a lot of my colleagues
have the same problem

Okay

They were all victims

There's someone who got solicited,
but no solicitor

We've been wronged, and no one apologized

Should we just shut up and work,

being grateful for the relief measure?

It must have been a tough decision

Reporter Choi knows it too

He will make the most of your story

People don't really read
a newspaper nowadays

You can easily copy and paste articles

So take a look at this

Hey, you guys seem oddly close

Good morning

Morning

Aren't you in charge
of training the interns?

I wish They are already so smart

I'm not a good teacher

Oh!

You're a much better teacher than me

Gather around, I got refreshments

It's on our intern Hong Kyu Tae

Enjoy!

I was hungry Thanks

It's sweet and good

Do you interns get paid a lot or what?

Nah, it's nothing Enjoy

Are you going to City Desk again?

Why?

What are you ripping off there?

City Desk is not your treasure island

Yes

It is kind of my treasure island

But I don't go there to rip things off

Unlike someone

Who is he talking about?

Looks delicious

Desk said okay

Really?

They did

What do you think?

3 years ago,

an influential prosecutor got investigated

MP Go interrupted it
by shutting up other MPs

And it led to criticism about

how Go Soo Do, prosecutor-turned-MP,

defends his own kind

You were the first to run the story, right?

Because of that, MP Go almost sued me

He almost k*lled our CEO for that

Torturing him with a tax investigation

CEO is getting revenge

in the disguise of an exclusive?

He might be getting
the most of this situation

I don't know

He might just want traffic
for the awaited exclusive

to bring in more advertisers

He's striking the iron while it's hot

What's important is the outcome

Whatever the reason, it's our exclusive

Yeah, exclusives are a good thing

But I can't stop doubting

Darn it!

I must have PTSD with the name "Go"

Let's recheck the list

What's this?

It's the original of the list we have

Written by a former HR employee

What? The original?

Our source copied it in a spreadsheet

It's the same as the original

It's not a classified document,

so no ill*gal acquisition

It's really the same

Were you busy getting this?

You want to be my favorite?

No, it's actually

What do you mean no? She's right

He had a hard time getting that

Really

Captain Yang always
gets the best underlings

You have me, don't you?

I'm your senior in Drudge News Desk

Right, you are

You are a reliable senior

Welcome

Kyeong Woo has a good friend

Your first exclusive thanks to that angel

Put "Reporter Choi
Kyeong Woo" in the by-line

Really?

Lose the "junior"

Awesome!

Fight on!

Thank you

I'll do my best, exclusive!

Desk will punish with the exclusive!

Thank you!

Come in

Take the gift from Namwoo Group

It's an orchid

I will care for it

MP Go's story?

It's running on tomorrow's morning paper

Is the trial the day after tomorrow?

Yes

You were complaining about the low traffic

It's just in time

Acknowledge Editor Yoon for me

I will

But

Would it be okay?

You weren't sure about
it from the beginning

It might not be okay

But the arrow already left the bow

We want to raise suspicion,
not reveal the facts

You shouldn't worry too much

Okay

Editor Yoon is contacting the Prosecution

We will hear from him tomorrow

Okay

I hope other issues come
up and cast a shadow

If it doesn't,

clean up the mess yourself

I will, according to the situation

[Daily Korea]

[ill*gal loans destroy
young dreams and hopes]

[Structural approach
needed rather than individual relief]

[Tip-offs: Sergeant Kim Hyeon
Do of Gangnam Police Station]

Bothersome

Deliver, upload, confirm

Stretching

You startled me!

Hey! Don't sneak up on me

Do you have something to say?

Hey!

I'm not talking about "BAP" anymore

I like chicken too

Spicy Chicken

What?

"Spicy Chicken"?

What I really like is

Wow

Master, give me another

What do you think?

Out of this world, right?

I grant you the Somaek
master of Daily Korea

for this moment

For this moment?

You mean I wouldn't be a regular reporter?

No, it's not that

What a professional nitpicker

Can I have this to go?

What? Yeah

I was a fan of your junior diary blog

Really? Thanks

Too early

Not like Soo Yeon,

I was an anti-fan with dissing comments

You don't like me, do you?

No

Why the heck?

What?

I saw you were here with Soo Yeon

What do you want to learn?

I don't know yet

So it was you

I knew it

It's because of that?

No

But because of what you said to her

What I said?

Soo Yeon

Do your best until the last moment

You will get rewarded

Yes, sir

Thank you so much

Hey, that's exactly how it sounds

It's not decided, so she might get it

Might?

Reporters can't talk wild
about an undecided fact

Wait

Are you

Stalking me?

What?

Just what I expected

You think you matter that much?

Have this, and beat your brain

Think about who you are

What?

Hey, Lee Ji Soo!

Didn't you bring any soju?

Excuse me, Mr Han

Dad, you have liver disease

And you bring me this crap?

Darn, it's all over my hand now

Crap? Then don't eat it

I'm eating!

Gosh

You seem to drink too much

Are you doing well?

Don't worry about me

Take care of yourself

I'm just

Dad

What?

I'm curious

What kind of person were you?

What an odd question

It's because

Someone told me to think about who I am

Come to think of it,

I was a very passionate guy

When the school fired me for no reason,

I didn't lose my dignity

Really?

Were you not angry about it?

Why not? I was crazy angry

I wanted to fling sewage
at the principal's office

But

After a while, I was just afraid

Why the heck?

What do you think? It
was all because of you

You just got into middle school then

What could I do? For my kid

Dad

It's okay

Don't be smug

It doesn't go down anymore without soju

Sheesh

Don't think too much

Take care of yourself

What should I do between
"Don't think too much"

and "Think about who you are"?

["Exclusive" MP Go Soo Do's personal solicitation
list of Geumon recruitment discovered]

[Would it end the 3-year investigation?]

["Newsflash" MP Go Soo Do's
personal solicitation list discovered]

[Trending - "MP Go's
personal solicitation list"]

Exclusive!

[City Desk]

Awesome!

Amazing!

Good job!

Junior

No, Reporter Choi

You should treat us for that

Of course!

I will treat you to BBQ, karaoke,

and tomorrow's breakfast too

Full course!

Stupid, your salary is tiny

My treat

Exclusive!

Daily Korea's exclusive

So the Desk's treat

Good job, Editor Yang

No, it was Reporter Choi's work

Thank you

The best, Choi Kyeong Woo!

Yes!

Choi Kyeong Woo!

Yes!

Attaboy

Debut goals are very rare

Congratulations

Thank you

I didn't do much,
thanks to the perfect assist

Have a good time

Bye

Thank you!

BBQ! BBQ!

What the?

I heard you assisted him

What?

Not really, no

Don't be so humble

I want to treat you separately

Let's have lunch today

What? Okay

I'll go on ahead then

Okay

Let's go for lunch

It's our last day

Let's go somewhere fancy

Okay, it's my treat

No, you always paid

Today is my turn

We can split the bill

We are not strangers to each other

Yeah, no problem if you can afford it

Of course, Ji Soo is the coolest of us all

I'm not cool, just broke

All I can do is pretend

Wait

What do you want to have?

Whatever

Your pick What do you want?

Let's just go

Okay

The interns How are they doing?

Everyone's astute and smart

Good-natured

Really?

I was worried about the blind selection

But the employees' reaction
is better than expected

Think I will keep doing this

But one thing's bothering me

Bothering you?

Oh Soo Yeon

Including City Desk,

she got the most points from all Desks

I need to hire every
intern as a regular this time

Oh Soo Yeon stands out with her experience

But it doesn't look so good to hire her,
you know?

She doesn't suit our name, Daily Korea

Blind hiring is helpful for a reason

Hiring based on potential

Not on degrees and backgrounds

Journalism is not like any other job

Try to think in my shoes

A reporter with a lame background?

No one would take it seriously

But her school is considered
prestigious in the area

Then she can be a
reporter for the local papers

Everyone's a reporter
with the right business card

The fact doesn't change

Background is your capability and potential

We aren't letting them do
real reporter work anyway

I can't stand one in my newsroom

It's your job to sack her

I'm going to go

They are making the most of their last day

Youngsters these days
don't know how to behave

What?

Did I say something wrong?

Sorry

Hey!

Interns, to the meeting room

I used to

I used to think

But one day, I stopped

Because you always lose even if you think

As a senior, I want to advise you

Don't think at all

But

You will think

Why?

Because you have passion

Chief and I are cold artifacts

You just started to boil

So

It's going to be hard, but keep your spirit

Whatever they say,

don't lose your spark

Boil up even harder

This is the only advice I can give you

I'm so sorry

People say that it's not
the strong that survive

It's those who survive that are strong

Yeah But those who survive,

they just got through it

They endured it

Huh?

In the jungle, survival is success

Survival of the fittest?

This is not Serengeti

Everywhere in the world is like a jungle

You and me,

we're all making our living in this jungle

It's enough if we get to keep our job

Don't pretend to be kind or strong

[Digital News Desk]

Good job!

Why are you savoring solitude?

I used to work with you guys

and now I feel like a stranger

Stupid

Divorce your desk and come back

We always have room for you

Should I?

Darn it

He wants me to sack Soo Yeon

What do you mean?

Who's he?

[MP Go's Solicitation Scandal]

Yeah, it's me Did you check?

Really?

Yeah

[Correction for MP Go
Soo Do's solicitation report]

Na Sung Won, what a monster!

That intern heard him in person?

Why didn't you reject it right away?

I know, I should have

Darn it, the timing was

I'm worried about her

I can't imagine how she must've felt

I didn't even know what to say to her

You have her number, right?

Call her Tell her to come

She must have gone home Don't bother her

She can't go home feeling like that

Gotta drink it away

You are too tactless to comfort her

I already met her outside the office Once

Really?

You must have an underlying motive then

Don't say that

Okay, just call her

Yes, sir

Sorry, I'm still at the office

Because

Jae Eun was supposed to
stand the night duty today

What? Is she crazy?

Making an intern do the night duty?

I will do it for you right now Wait

No,
people will think I snitched on a senior

You taught me well, so I'm good

It's my last day, so let me finish it

If you change your mind
or if there's a problem,

call me right away

I'm near the office Okay

What did she say?

Darn that Lee Jae Eun

Soo Yeon is filling in for her night duty

What? Night duty on an intern?

Insane witch!

She said her kid suddenly
has been sick for a few days

Is that even grammatically correct?

Stupid

She lives in the same building as me

I saw her kid this morning

I know her whole family

They are built so strong

Enough for fighting off a herd of cattle

She's worse than I thought

Women like Lee Jae Eun give bad names

to us hard-working women

I can't stand it

I'm going to mess her up

Don't, please

You'll only be making Soo Yeon a snitch

She wants to do it for her last day

I will tear Jae Eun to bits tomorrow

Go to our usual place

I'll meet you there

No, my stomach feels funky

I need some hangover soup

Okay Bye, then

[ill*gal loans destroy
young dreams and hopes]

Reporter Han

Thank you for the story

It's nothing

No one will read it

Why not?

I got emails and phone
calls from the victims all day

That's not because of my story

Food's here

Enjoy

Thank you

Eat up

Man

Why do you insist on this place?

This Gomtang

There's only thin stock and no chunks

It's basically empty

Just like this darn company

Is there something wrong?

There's this smart intern in my office

And the company wants me to sack her

because her degree is
not prestigious enough

And this irresponsible prick

passes the night duty to that poor intern

Son of a g*n

I'm just a crude cop

But I know every dish cools off eventually

Reheat it if it goes cold

Don't throw it away

Are you saying I should respect the cook?

No

I'm saying it's not like you

You can't even hold a spoon,
locked up in your past

Instead of writing stories,
you blame others

Are you telling me to forget the past?

No

Mend the past whenever you can

Right now, we do this

Hold it

Eat it before it gets cold

Get some strength and confidence

and write a responsible
story with your name on it!

Kim

Do you know why I couldn't

No

Why I haven't eaten Gomtang?

I was afraid

Afraid it would taste too good

If it's too good

I will live a good life

and forget everything that happened

You won't

Eat up and perk yourself up

Mend only what you want and what you can

He will want that for you too

Here

"Gimbap"

I made it Can't guarantee the taste

"Gimbap"

Taste doesn't matter as long as you made it

Sorry, sir

I should have told you earlier

It's a bit short for a new table,
but please

Sergeant Kim apologized the next day

and paid for the whole thing

What?

What the

Why did he do that?

Hello? Kim

I'm at the pool hall

Doesn't it count as bribery?

Hey!

Take me in, then

Gosh

I, an ignorant reporter,

learn a lot from you, an ignorant cop

Thanks

I'll get my revenge soon

Okay, bye

You won't do it again, will you?

I will

I'll do it right next time

Still at the office?

Sorry that I wasn't good
enough to be there for you

No, sir

You gave me lots of good memories too

Attagirl

Hey

There are no good memories for a reporter

Be ready for real action

I'll make you a fine junior

No, a true reporter

Darn it

[Daily Korea]

Finished it all, ready to leave

Sir, thank you for everything

This girl

I'm almost there

Have you noticed anything recently?

It doesn't look so good to hire her,
you know?

She doesn't suit our name, Daily Korea

I can't stand one in my newsroom

It's your job to sack her

Reporter Han?

Yeah?

I

It's

I don't think I have

I don't know

Okay

[Editor Um]

You can take it

What happened? Who jumped?

One of his interns / Huh?

He was there to witness it

And the report?

It's done for now

Reporter Han

I will contact you again

Okay

Is it

That girl you mentioned?

I don't know what to say

Hell will break loose in the morning

Reporter Han

I know it's hard for you,

but go home and get some rest

Hello?

Jun Hyuk

A terrible thing has happened

Oh Soo Yeon?

She got us in huge trouble

Editor Um

I'm at the police station

Soo Yeon

Right before my eyes

What are you doing at the station?

Soo Yeon

She jumped right before my eyes!

Reporter, this way

What? She really died?

Her suicide note is real?

What? Suicide note?

She distributed her suicide
note as an online article

How can an intern do that at that hour?

We deleted it on our website

but it is already all over the internet

Sir, reporters are flooding in

What?

Darn it

Reporter Han, what do we do?

It's already gone big

Hey

You can't come in

No photos

We will talk to you later

[Trending - "Intern reporter suicide note"]

[Shocking! Intern reporter
jumped off company building]

[releasing a suicide note]

An intern reporter made
a suicide note public

and controversy over
its authenticity has risen

Intern Oh distributed the
suicide note on Oct 21 midnight

It was titled "No Gain, No Pain"

It's my last day, so let me finish it

Sir, don't worry

["Urgent article" No Gain, No Pain]

"Gimbap"

Do you want me to wait?

No, the subway will be closed soon

Thank you for the "Gimbap"

Okay, I'll go Keep up the good work

Okay

[Reporter Han Jun Hyuk]

Still at the office?

Sorry that I wasn't good
enough to be there for you

No, sir

You gave me lots of good memories too

[Upload]

[Article upload finished]

[Maintenance]

What's going on?

Finished it all, ready to leave

Sir

Thank you for everything

And

Sorry

It's so good

It's the best Gimbap I've had, Ji Soo

[Reporter Han Jun Hyuk]

If you don't strive for anything,

there will be no pain

Sir

Take me to Daily Korea

Okay

Daily Korea's intern
reporter Oh committed suicide

Police discovered her
body early this morning,

at Daily Korea's building

The body was moved to Gangbuk Hospital

and it was placed in the mortuary at 2:30

Her funeral home is
currently being prepared

Got some sleep?

Yeah

Lee Jae Eun really made
the intern stand for night duty?

Her suicide note No

Her urgent article was
uploaded by Jae Eun's ID

What on earth happened?

What did they say?

Darn it

They are arguing about
our official statement

Are you okay?

What did you say to her?

Yesterday,
the interns sat beside us at lunch

What are you saying?

They all heard what you said

What?

Why didn't you say so?

I found out after you finished your talk

I heard you were investigated
as a witness at the station

Yeah

You didn't mention that, did you?

No

Really? Good job

You can't say she k*lled
herself because of me

We all hear something
offensive in our work life

If all of us k*lled ourselves for that,

no one will be alive

Let's think

So only the interns know this?

Yeah

Okay

Unnecessary rumors might get you in trouble

and blow this thing out of proportion

Hush and don't say anything

Okay?

Silence

Their truth is always
in a pot called silence

Truth boils hot in that unbreaking pot,

never going cold

Sorry

I wasn't good enough to be there for you

No, sir

You gave me lots of good memories too

Thank you

Hey

There are no good memories for a reporter

Be ready for real action

I'll take the lead and train you well

to become a true reporter

Okay

You should forget all the bad memories

Return to the reporter
Han that I look up to

The one with the junior diary

Promise?

[HUSH]

[A report uploaded under
my name after six years.]

[Obituary: Daily Korea's Intern]

[It's an obituary.]

[Reporter, Oh Soo Yeon, Died]

[Han from Netnews Department of Korea]

The obituary is a bait?
[Daily asked those remained silent: "Why?"]

Isn't that crazy.

Make way, please.

[Soo Yeon didn't k*ll herself.]

What's that about?

[As reporters, ]

[at least one of us must remember
and be determined to find out the truth.]

Hey, Lee Ji Soo!