01x08 - Gyeongju

[bunniefuu]

Ha Kyung!

Aren't you going?

Come out before I start yelling.

Why are you packing gimbap
for a school trip?

Jin Sol and I are going to grab snacks
at a service area.

I made gimbap for both of you.

Here, this is your breakfast.

I had believed that traveling
was a fool's paradise.

- Fizz Buzz!
- Fizz Buzz!

- Bibbidi-bop!
- Bibbidi-bop!

But Jin Sol took it differently.

She was always excited to hit the road,

and her laughter came without reason.

And she was always by my side.

This trip is nice, right?

Aren't autumn leaves beautiful?

School trips aren't real trips.

They're still trips, though.

Why do you think people travel?

It's such a hassle.

So they won't be glued to work?

But you constantly have to move on trips.

You either ride or walk.

You catch a ride, arrive somewhere,
and take off again.

Right. That is true.

I'm sure there is an upside to it.

Do you think so?

Yes.

I'll take a picture.

One, two, wait!

Ha Kyung, over here.

Take a picture.

Here! Take a picture!

Park Ha Kyung!

- Park Ha Kyung!
- Park Ha Kyung!

When longing to disappear,

I take one-day trips.

I walk, eat, and let my mind wander.

(Lee Na Young)

(It's been a fun trip. Park Ha Kyung)

(One Day Off)

(Episode 8
Back to Gyeongju)

(Bulguksa Station)

(The station is closed indefinitely.)

(Bulguksa)

It's my first trip to Gyeongju alone.

I've drifted apart from my classmates
ever since the school trip.

I also broke up with my boyfriend.

And Jin Sol died.

I wonder where Jin Sol went.

Are you feeling unwell?

Are you all right?

(Bulguksa)

It's Bulguksa Temple, Seokuram Grotto,
and Cheonmachong Tomb.

Sounds fun, right?

Sure.

I'm going to hurl.

Blargh!

It's exactly like our field trip.

I know, but we're older now.

We're suddenly in our 20s.

Already?

Time flies like crazy these days.

It could go even faster with age.

Do you think it actually speeds up?

Or do we just feel that way?

What are you talking about?

When taking off somewhere,
it seems like forever.

But it feels a lot shorter
on our way home.

Is that just in our heads?

Or do time and space really change?

Just the other day,

I watched this old movie again.

But it was missing a scene
that I had seen before.

So I went back and checked.

But it wasn't there at all.

Maybe you mixed up the movies.

No, I remember the setting
and the actors clearly.

Yes.

I must have dreamt up another film.

I guess.
It seems amazing how memory works.

Yes, it's fascinating.

I want a taste.

That gimbap your mom made
for the school trip.

I see.

She used spinach, not cucumber.

All right.

- Spinach.
- Yes, I remember.

Make me some.

- Me?
- Yes.

I don't want to.

Why not? Learn to make it for me.

I don't want to bother.

One, two, three.

Excuse me. Could you take our picture?

Sure, no problem.

- I don't want to take one.
- Why not?

You can leave me out.

Do I show up okay?

- One, two, three.
- One, two, three.

- One, two, three.
- One, two, three.

- One, two, three.
- One, two, three.

Look, Park Ha Kyung!

I'll take your picture.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Why aren't you coming?

Where are you going, anyway?

Let's take a break.

No, Emile Bell will soon start ringing.

How much longer? I'm tired.

Thirty minutes.

Twenty minutes. Twenty.

Then it's only Anapji Pond after.

Hurry up.

You know I hate hopping around
to all the tourist spots!

But this is our last chance
to hear the bell!

Let's hurry, okay?

No, I won't!

Where are you going?

Somewhere without you!

What you see before you...

is the Divine Bell of King Seongdeok.

It's also known as the Emile Bell.

Legend has it that a child was sacrificed
to complete its sound.

That's how much it stands out,

making a deep and clear resonating sound.

When can we hear the bell?

Well, it's a heritage
that needs continuous preserving,

so we can't hear it anymore.

They stopped ringing it in 2003.

Did you make this yourself?

Yes, I made it.

It's gimbap with spinach, not cucumber.

Blargh!

Thank you.

It tastes good.

Is everything good with you?

I'm doing good.

That was simple enough.

I found that difficult to say before.

Right. So you would say,
"I'm still alive."

"Not much is going on."

"Things don't look too bad."

We set the bar quite high
for "doing well."

Yes, I know.
But with nothing much going on,

you're sure to be doing well.

So I say it frankly nowadays.

What music are you into lately?

These days...

I've been listening to something trendy.

It's trendy but feels old school.

Is there really such a thing?

I think you would also like it.

You know what?

Where do you think people go
if they die in Seoul?

Maybe Gyeonggi-do?

Why doesn't a mega city like Seoul
have a public cemetery?

You see them in other places.

In Berlin, Paris, and Tokyo.

Maybe...

The land could be too pricey.

Really?

Yes, I would think so.

You might say death has no place
in a city like Seoul.

Are you tired right now?

No.

When I look back to our days,

you weren't that excited to wander about.

But you have changed a lot.

Park Ha Kyung.

Did you think about me?

Yes, I've missed you.

Well, not exactly miss you,
but I got bored without you.

There wasn't anyone to hang out with.

What?

You only think about yourself.

Is that right?

As kids, friends were just there.

We didn't have to search for them.

Right, they were always at school.

So you considered them as your friends.

Trying to make new friends...

feels like a challenge now.

I can't just sh**t the breeze...

or laugh my head off anymore.

Tell me about it.

It's harder to make friends
as you get older.

Can't someone make an effort
to create AI friends?

But there could be one already.

Then you could select a character
you'd like as a friend.

Sounds good.
How will you set up yours?

What kind of character?

Someone like me.

Yourself?

That answer does sound like you.

What?

It would be fun talking to myself.

Yes.

It seems that...

you really love yourself.

Shall we get going?

Next up is Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond.

I have a question.

About what?

When you heard that I died,

how did you feel?

I cried.

Then I laughed.

What?

First came a flood of tears.

I was crouched over and weeping...

when memories of our first trip
occurred to me.

Do you remember that?

That's right. It was our first drive.

We went ahead and rented a car,

despite being new to driving.

I remember panicking when the GPS broke.

Where were we trying to go back then?

Since we had nowhere else to go,

we went to visit our old school.

But we took a wrong turn.

That was really scary.

We left to escape our harsh reality,

but it seemed like a dead end.

I'm scared.

Look, don't worry about it.

We're old enough to manage.

Park Ha Kyung, don't worry!

Don't cry. Why are you crying?

Dear me.

That's hilarious.

Don't cry.

Please don't cry.

I'm really scared.

I'm scared, too.

Why did you start laughing?
That was freaky.

My goodness.

When I heard that you had died,
our trip came to mind.

All those memories came rushing back,

and I found myself laughing.

Maybe I wanted to bid a good farewell.

"You brightened up my life."

I wanted to thank you like that.

I can't believe that...

you made me feel that way.

"Look, Lee Jin Sol."

"You have lived well."

Why was life so hard back then?

Tell me about it.

I wish to go back and tell us this.

"Come on, it's all right."

I don't think so.

What does "all right" even mean?

I mean, it's not about getting better.

The next stage just comes.

Then comes another stage,

followed by more stages to come.

Park Ha Kyung, you're all grown-up.

It's too hard to be a grown-up.

Then are you a kid?

I'm neither.

Then when will you grow up?

I'm not growing up, but aging.

You know what?

When younger, I didn't want to
bother with anything.

But now, life is more interesting.

I'm amazed by everything.

That's good.

Yes, it sure is.

Even when my hair goes gray,

I'll groove to the once-trendy songs
and keep going.

Grandma Park Ha Kyung.

Grandma Park Ha Kyung.

I don't want to miss that.

I wanted to see Grandma Lee Jin Sol
as well.

See you again.

Whenever we say our goodbyes,

I like how you say that.

See you again.

Yes, see you.

My time spent with Jin Sol
made no difference.

It wasn't all that fun or meaningful.

All we did was sh**t the breeze
and loaf around.

But that's what made it fun.

I still believe that traveling
is a fool's paradise.

It's not all that fun or meaningful.

After wandering without a purpose,

there are only fleeting moments
of clarity.

One, two, three.

One, two, three.

One, two, three.

But that's what makes it fun.

So if you feel like disappearing,
take yourself out.

If you're all alone, in a strange place,

and don't feel brave enough,

then make it last just one day.

If you can walk, eat,
and let your mind wander,

you'd be fine anywhere.

(Lee Na Young)

(Shim Eun Kyung)

(Park Se Wan)