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01x12 - Episode 12

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "My Liberation Notes". Aired: April 9 – May 29, 2022.*
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The drama is set in the fictional Seoul suburb of Sanpo, Gyeonggi Province.

01x12 - Episode 12

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ALL LOCATIONS, CHARACTERS,

ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA

ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

I'm on my way to church.

CHO TAE-HUN

Okay, have a nice time praying.

Sorry. It's always going

to be like this on Sundays.

It's okay.

I'm just happy to have someone

I can text on Sunday morning like this.

-See you later.

-See you.

Take it easy.

Can you wash these already?

Wash and hang the sneakers to dry

while the sun's strong.

-You told me to do the dishes.

-Are you still not done?

I should just break

these damn phones or something.

We used to have a goat.

Okay.

But you feel weirdly sorry

when you raise cows or goats

since you're going to eat them eventually.

Goats like humans.

It used to follow me around,

and it made me feel bad.

So?

Did you eat it?

The one that liked you?

We swapped goats with our neighbor.

We usually swap them before we eat them.

Do people have to go that far?

I'd rather just not eat it.

Would you throw them out, then?

Can't you just keep raising them?

You can't. They eat so much.

They eat nonstop

except when they're asleep.

Dad got too tired to get grass for it,

so we ate it.

How could you eat something

you had spent time with and given a name?

It didn't have a name.

We don't name the ones we're going to eat.

Hey.

Give me a name already, okay?

Give me a name so you can't eat me.

You're Mr. Gu.

Father. I loved today's sermon.

Thank you very much.

-Oh, Yu-rim's here.

-I'll be off then. See you.

Goodbye.

What do you want for lunch?

Sushi.

That's my Yu-rim. Excellent choice.

Put your coat on! The wind is strong.

Don't forget the kneepads.

I told you to come out,

but here you are, eating ramyeon

Eat this.

It's the special, and there's uni, too.

Tae-hun bought it for you.

Watch out for cars.

And pick up a recorder for Yu-rim.

All right. Let's go.

Try it out at the shop first!

Don't just get anything.

I got it!

Son of a

b*stard.

Doing anything you want

behind our backs, damn it.

Leave him be. Pretend not to know.

This isn't the time for him to be dating.

Then, what? Should we tell him to

not see anyone until Yu-rim grows up?

Gi-jeong is okay, all right?

She wouldn't give him a hard time.

Leave them be. Don't bother him.

Do you think Gi-jeong only wants

to date him? At her age?

The three of us can live together

if they get married.

Why do we have to sacrifice ourselves?

Then you can move out, too!

I can live with Yu-rim.

We've lived like

decent human beings all thanks to Yu-rim.

Without Yu-rim, we're nothing.

Thinking of them getting married

and taking Yu-rim away from us

That makes me even sadder.

Life wouldn't be worth living.

Why did you fight with Auntie?

We didn't fight.

It's nothing.

Do you like that lady?

Auntie's friend.

but it's the only way

to put it now that I've experienced it.

I feel like I'm flying.

I don't think I've ever felt this light.

My brother tells me this all the time.

The people who don't know me

are the lucky ones.

Since I speak ill of everyone I know.

The moment you become someone I know,

I start speaking badly of you.

Even if everybody says you're all right,

I still do it somehow.

That must include us.

Many times for me.

Only sometimes for you.

Right

But

I don't feel like bad-mouthing anyone.

Since I've let go of that,

I feel lighter than ever before.

So that's how heavy hatred is.

I felt like something was

dragging me down to the ground.

But now, I feel like I can even fly.

I'm jealous. I guess

you'll be seeing him every day?

I can't see him often.

We're both so busy.

Still

just the feeling of having someone

is enough for me.

I feel like I'm alone

even though I have someone.

And when you know

that you don't have anyone

We broke up.

Bring me with you.

Where is it? Be honest.

I told you yesterday.

Did you have lunch?

Yes.

You've heard from your sister, right?

Yes.

Relax your right hand.

That's it.

Totally relax as it goes out, perfect.

Try pushing it through more smoothly.

SANPO KITCHEN SINKS, CLOSETS

CUSTOM-DESIGNED FURNITURE

BATH HOUSE

It's 800.

"Eight hundred."

And 1,000.

Be sure to get half in advance.

For the cost of the wood.

That way, even if they cancel

after we've cut them, we won't lose money.

If they cancel after you cut everything,

you can't even use any of it.

And if possible,

don't take jobs from interior designers.

They always say they'll pay you

after getting money from the landlord.

SANPO SINKS

Sam-sik, that dumbass.

Is this really the place?

Can I help you?

Goodness, nice to meet you.

Do you know where I can find

the people who work here?

These three siblings are all

so good-looking.

But it looks like none of them

have gotten married yet?

There aren't any wedding photos.

No, they haven't. I'm sick of them.

Here they are now.

Do we have a guest?

Hello.

Yes, hi. Who

He says he's Mr. Gu's friend.

He couldn't reach him,

so he came to check on him.

-Goodness, is that so?

-It's nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you, yes.

-Yes.

Nice to

Please, have a seat. Please come.

God, I've been waiting for so long.

I'm so hungry!

Hurry up and sit.

Why didn't you answer my calls?

Jesus Christ.

I get why he wants to stay here, though.

I want to stay, too.

Well, I might be the older one,

but I can only make ends meet

thanks to him.

He's at the top, you know.

Everyone's beneath him.

You must be famished. Help yourself.

-Thanks.

-Please.

Yes, well, thank you for the food.

Let's see

Let me offer you a drink. Honey.

I'm fine, thank you.

I brought my car.

Right

-This is delicious.

-Please, help yourself.

What on earth are you doing here?

Is it fun? Living a lie?

Enough with the show, punk.

Carpentry just doesn't suit you.

Think about all the people

who rely on you, you b*stard.

Our boys are all in ruin now.

Seung-jae works at the host bar.

Yeong-il works in a kitchen.

They're telling me to be a waiter!

We only used to be somebodies

because you were there with you.

Have we ever been capable

of doing anything by ourselves?

I'm sorry.

I'm depending too much on you

even though I'm older.

Hey, you should've come back

when Chairman Shin told you to.

Why did you make him upset?

He came all the way here for you!

Forget about Baek trying to k*ll you.

It'll be Chairman Shin now.

You have a girl here, don't you?

You do?

You do, you b*stard.

Oh, my God.

Someone joined the Liberation Club.

Have a look, see who it is.

MY LIBERATION NOTES

SO HYANG-GI

Since I sat in on the meeting that day,

I've wanted to join all along.

I finally got up the courage to do it.

There are more than a few things

I want to be liberated from, but first

This expression

I can't stop making this expression.

When I see someone in front of me,

my face automatically makes

this expression.

Even though I'm not happy at all.

Well, I'd be lying

if I said I was unhappy,

but I'm not happy enough

to smile like this.

When I see someone,

I automatically make this expression.

So

it's really difficult for me

to attend funerals.

Every time I go to a funeral,

I try to force myself

to put on a neutral expression

but it's so hard.

Welcome.

First, let me tell you

the Liberation Club's rules--

Yes, I know.

"Do not give advice,

and do not try to comfort."

That's a sub-rule.

Go ahead and explain.

Since the purpose of this club

is to become happier,

we've made three tenets

in order to take

an honest look into our lives.

I see.

"One. I will not pretend to be happy."

All right.

It applies to me perfectly.

"I will not pretend to be happy."

"Two. I will not pretend to be unhappy."

"Three. I will be honest."

I wonder why

I feel so afraid

of being honest?

Just be honest with yourself.

On the inside.

I see.

Gosh, that scared me.

I was so scared,

I almost quit immediately.

Shall I buy cheese or jerky?

I just bought both.

MR. GU

CALL

VILLAGE BUS STOP

SANPO

It's Yeom Mi-jeong!

I thought that lady was genuinely

a really happy person.

I guess everyone is just pretending.

Does anyone live without pretending?

Do you pretend, too?

All the time.

Don't you?

Of course I do.

I pretend to be easygoing.

If you think about it another way,

it's because everyone is pretending

that life on Earth flows so smoothly.

If I lived today

without pretending at all,

I would've k*lled and eaten someone.

It's weird, but when I see something cute,

I get the urge to squeeze it and eat it.

In one bite.

You just tell me anything you want now.

Ms. Jeong's dad is still better than her.

He's annoying, but he doesn't

turn you inside out or anything.

Ms. Jeong badmouths someone

I don't even know for an hour

and tells me that I'm like them,

after cursing them out for an hour.

Why does it feel like the effect

of the car is slowly wearing off?

In my opinion, getting a girlfriend

would be more effective.

I said get a girlfriend.

I didn't say get marriage.

What's wrong, married man?

I really love Sang-ji.

I love her like crazy. But

It's hard.

Da-yeon!

It's been ages.

Did you just get off?

-Yes.

-I thought you said you couldn't come?

Well, I was going to go home

then heard Chang-hee was here.

Hey, what's wrong? She's being

very forward. Why are you ignoring it?

What do you mean, "forward"?

How much more obvious can it be?

What's with him?

When you're finally done

with your education, job-hunting,

having kids, and raising them,

you move on to their education,

job-hunting,

and raising children,

all over again, you know?

A man and woman meeting

and falling in love should be the end.

It should stop there.

But saying, "Let's not have kids,"

sounds super cold, like you're saying,

"I don't love you that much."

That's why people can't say it.

So they end up opening the door

to a lifetime of hardship

and cause another person

to suffer.

So, how do we explain nicely to women

that not wanting to

have children with them

doesn't mean you don't love them?

Chang-hee. How?

Did you understand?

Hey, you guys had this kind of vibe

last time, too. Are you still there?

What's going on with you two?

Should I

give you a ride home tonight?

Stop it.

Hey.

Hey, he's offering you a ride home.

You can't eat the squid

Have some fruit, all right? It's sweet.

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Take care.

-Yes.

-See you.

-Go.

Gosh

Hey!

Off you go.

Good luck.

Aren't they picking up?

Give me a sec. Stay here.

Excuse me, is the owner

of car number 6145 here?

Is the owner of car number 6145 here?

I'm sorry.

What for? You can just

give me a ride next time.

It's here.

-I'll see you, then.

-Yes.

Don't fight with them.

Get home safe.

Good night.

Good night.

Excuse me

Yes?

How could you not answer your phone

after parking like this?

But I didn't get any calls.

What do you mean?

I called you so many times.

I didn't receive any.

Look. I didn't.

Look at this. See how many times

I called you.

You've got the number wrong.

It's eight, not zero.

And you must've kept pressing redial.

Why would I not answer my phone

when I parked my car here?

I thought it was odd that no one

asked me to move my car.

Then

you should have come check.

"How to date

a woman who lives in Gyeonggi."

Never give me a ride home.

It will take forever for you to get back.

You'll think you won't do it ever again.

But if you do it once

and never do it again,

it'll feel like I did something wrong

and I'll feel sad.

So, just never give me a ride

from the beginning.

When someone offers sometimes,

I say no and run away.

Even when the subway has closed,

I say it's still running and run away.

All right.

Now, please teach me

how to date a guy who has a child.

It's okay. I should know.

On holidays like Christmas

and New Year's Day,

we won't be able to spend time together.

Right.

Since you have to be alone

on the days you should spend time

with the person you like,

you'll become dispirited.

I get what you're trying to say.

Well, I'm not really the type

to place a lot of importance

on days like Valentine's Day or whatever.

And what else?

Well, the other things are

just things that you would expect.

I'll be busy,

many unexpected things will crop up,

and I might even cancel

our plans sometimes.

Don't hesitate for even a second,

and just call me right away

and cancel them. No apologies.

Do you like that lady?

Auntie's friend.

Why do you like her?

She lets me

relax.

Catch your breath, just for a minute.

I don't have to be

super energetic and fun.

That's why.

You know that I'm

not that fun.

That's good.

I'll give you a ride today.

It's fine, I told you earlier.

I'm okay. I'll be off, then.

I really want to give you a ride.

Get in, please.

I can just take the train.

Why would you drive that far?

I'm off, all right?

Really, I want to give you a ride.

No! You should go home.

I'll see you. Good night.

You idiot.

Where else are you going to kiss him?

Damn it.

He probably meant to kiss me tonight.

Let's sleep together next time!

ALPHA RETAIL

I mean, why does an HQ employee

have to apologize for this?

Did I sigh?

It was the store owner who sighed.

I mean, I'm so busy right now.

It's annoying enough that this crazy guy

paid for a pack of cigarettes

with 10 and 100 won coins.

But the store owner

counted all the coins and sighed

while other customers watched.

Isn't that also being an as*h*le?

At that busy time?

Seriously.

God damn it!

Why does he want

to get an apology from me?

I have nothing to do with it!

That's enough.

I mean, think about it.

Why do we have to

apologize for things that happen

between the store owner and a customer?

Don't you agree, Mr. Yeom?

Chang-hee! Let's go for a drive

together later, all right?

I need to visit the Gangdong branch later.

Is that okay?

Seriously.

-What about that place yesterday?

-I said it wasn't there.

There was a car blocking this car.

-Hello, yes, hi.

-Here.

This is my colleague's car

Looks like you've made it big.

No. Just take a look.

Oh, dear.

Oh, dear.

When did it happen?

He doesn't know.

He says it was like this

when he came to work today.

And the car dashcam

doesn't have a memory chip in it.

Wouldn't this kind of car

have more than just a dashcam?

Of course not.

From the location of the scratch,

it must have been a sedan

And it's silver.

Pearl silver.

First, you need to remember

the places you parked in

and go through the CCTV footage.

If you report it to the police,

they'll show you.

There's one place I'm thinking of.

The place we parked yesterday afternoon.

But they don't have any CCTV.

Gosh, you guys just have no luck.

Then what do we do?

Right.

We need to ask people

who parked there yesterday

if we could see their dashcam footage.

How will we find those people?

So, you need to go there right now

and ask all the people

who have parked there one by one.

"Did you park your car here

yesterday afternoon too?"

And if you find anyone, then you

should ask them to show you the footage.

You'll have to hurry up.

Dashcam footage only lasts for one day.

One day?

Aren't you supposed to look around

the car every time you get in and out?

It's a luxury car.

I did, at first!

The company is holding a design contest.

The winner should come from

the design department, shouldn't it?

I'll be really embarrassed if

another department wins it this time, too.

Kim Ji-hui.

Yes, sir.

Han Su-jin.

Yes, sir.

Pay extra attention to it.

Show me what you're made of.

The prize money and evaluation merits

are worth putting in the effort for, no?

What an as*h*le. Leaving out us temps

Mi-jeong, you should win it

and get a permanent position.

Don't you have to leave the company

if you don't get it this year?

They wouldn't fire an employee

who's won the design contest.

You should pull all-nighters to win.

And I'll win next year.

Gosh. Goodness me.

-What is it now?

-Gosh.

HYE-SUK

Gosh, he left his phone at home!

Call Chang-hee and ask him where he is.

Tell him to pick up some dried pollack.

BRUSH PEN

Yes, thank you.

WHOLESALE STATIONERY

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO REPLACE

THE BUMPER OF A ROLLS GHOST?

AROUND 20-30 MILLION WON.

WE PREPARED THIS PLACE

FOR YOUR SPIRIT, FATHER.

Tell Mr. Gu to come over and have a drink.

How much did you pay to rent that car?

How much did you pay to rent it?

What do you mean "rent"?

I didn't lease it. It's a friend's.

Which friend?

Do you know all of my friends, Dad?

Just one of them.

Which friend?

Gu.

That's right, Gu's superrich.

He lent it to me to drive around.

Mi-jeong's so lucky, Dad.

She's hit the jackpot.

We eat with him under one roof.

Isn't he practically family?

I'll never drive a car like that again.

Can't I just enjoy this moment?

It's like you hate that I'm happy.

Why would you drive someone else's car?

Such an expensive car, at that.

Just say, "I understand,"

and drive it in secret, you dumbass.

Mr. Gu is on his way, stop it.

Mr. Gu is coming.

Come have a seat, all right?

Here.

What are you doing?

What?

I'll eat somewhere else.

Just eat here.

Stop trying to fix it on your own.

Just tell him the truth.

Just tell Mr. Gu the truth

and get hit a few times.

And use the insurance.

He definitely has insurance

on the car. I'm sure.

He owns it, doesn't he?

Hello

What would be better?

Would it be better to just get o

n my knees here and spare Gu the trouble?

Or should I make him

too exhausted to even hit me?

But would he ever

get too exhausted to hit me?

You are like

Stop! I'm the only one

who needs to understand me.

You don't need to act like you know me.

You're rough and transparent.

You're crazy.

You're transparent.

Mr. Gu!

Mr. Gu!

Here.

Hey, Chang-hee! Here!

Nothing goes my way.

I once read a book about how to

be a good writer to become a writer,

and it said that a good drama is

one where the main character

tries hard to achieve something

but can't do it.

So I gave up.

Why would I write something

that's like life? It's so boring.

He says he wants to meet you.

Since I told him about you all the time.

Look who's here.

You came all the way here?

What's gotten into you?

When I was running the club,

we had this guy who was super unpopular.

I got why he was unpopular, that punk.

He had no charm.

I mean, everyone has

their own charm.

He would lie or brag all the time.

So I really laid into him.

I wondered if he would have quit,

but he still works in this field.

So I thought, "How the hell

did that as*h*le survive?"

It turned out he became a dealer.

He sells drugs.

And I saw him

at Baek's place a few days ago.

Baek, that b*stard is selling drugs.

I'll attack Baek then!

I'm going to trust you, okay?

I'm telling Chairman Shin

that you're coming back!

Now I can understand her.

What do you mean?

He's not in the office.

Of course not. I told you.

Hey, block the exits

and search in groups of two!

-Yes, sir!

-Let's go.

You b*stard.

So are you going to come up here?

Get up here and try me, you b*stard!

This is why I don't trust b*stards

who worked in host bars.

You b*stards don't know how to play fair.

You acted like you would

come fight me in person.

But you just ratted me out.

You just wait there for me,

you son of a b*tch.

I'll go to Sanpo right now.

I've decided to leave.

Where will you go?

To Seoul.

Why all of a sudden?

It just happened.

SANPO SINKS, CLOSETS

CUSTOM-DESIGNED FURNITURE

I'll call you sometimes.

Let's meet once a month,

or once every two months.

What for?

I want to live a clear-cut life.

I'm sure you roughly know

what kind of life I led until now.

This world is this world,

and that world is that world.

I told you, I don't care

what kind of life you've led.

You don't care what kind of life I've led?

What about the kind of life I'll live?

I'm just fine

with my life.

Curse me out if you want.

Don't regret it later.

Go ahead.

Aren't you angry?

I'm

You're what?

Say it.

I'm

not angry.

I'm quitting and leaving,

but you're not angry?

You want to go back.

You want to leave,

and I could tell you not to

or I could ask you to stay longer.

I'm just sad.

But I'm not angry.

I don't know, I might be angry later.

You too.

Live in Seoul if possible, all right?

Like an ordinary person.

Surrounded by people.

I'm ordinary now, too.

Exhaustingly ordinary.

Being ordinary

is when you have common desires.

That's when you can say you're ordinary.

Not "worship" or "liberation."

The desires that everyone else has.

As your brother said, like the women

who have the strollers they want.

I'm going to carry my kid.

I want to carry you.

I want to carry you

at one year old.

That's why you live like this.

I'm going to live like this.

I'm just going to live like this.

I'm going to call.

Even if you answer grumpily.

But not often.

SANPO SINKS

If you ever change your mind,

you're always welcome here.

2019 MONTHLY SCHEDULE

SANPO CITY

OFFICIAL DUTIES

What's wrong?

Hello.

This is Officer Yeo Min-gu.

Please send an ambulance.

sh*t.

The number you have dialed

is not in the directory.

Check the number and please try again.

The number you have dialed

is not in the directory.

Please check the number and call again.

Did you miss me?

You, punk.

Watch your expression

in front of the boys.

Why?

Did someone die?

Someone did.

Someone did die.

Me

I'm the kind of person

who's happy when someone dies.

You know?

"I will not pretend to be happy."

"I will not pretend to be unhappy."

"I will be honest."

I hoped every man

who ever left me would be unhappy.

As if I wanted all the people who

saw how small I was

to disappear from this world,

I hoped they would die.

For you, I'm going to hope

that you never even catch a cold.

I'm going to hope that you don't suffer

a single day of being hungover.

Subtitle translation by: Yoon-jung Song

MY LIBERATION NOTES

He ran because he was

afraid of being happy.

Why did he leave in such a hurry?

He should've said goodbye.

We're just dating.

I'll just stop by and take a look.

Don't let Hyeon-a go.

It's not like we dated.

She talks about you all the time.

-b*stard.

-He's afraid

that you might win the contest.

Yeom Mi-jeong is moving in

for the final blow.

I want to be in a really good mood,

but I have no idea what I should do.

Come for me.

Yeom Mi-jeong!