01x10 - Flower and Tear

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You're quite the troublemaker.

Did you really say that on the show?

How did you even come up with that?

If it weren't for
Jade's recommendation,

I would have been in trouble too.

I knew it.

Jade seems really
concerned about you.

He has known me for a long time.

I'm jealous of him.

But now...

I have you.

[Foremost]

Akin,

are you writing a letter?

You're awake?

Yeah, I am.

Hey,

the ring I gave you...

where is it?

Did you lose it?

I wouldn't lose
something that important.

Here.

What did you do to the rings?

Look closely.

I...

Here.

See?

Inside, I had it engraved with...

Mi Tesoro.

Give me your hand.

As for its meaning...

I'd rather not tell you.

Give me your hand.

By the way...

How did you know my ring size?

Because I'm good.

Don't tell me...

You measured it from...

You!

Are you crazy?

You pervert!

Right...?

No way!

Who would measure from that?

I just...

hold your hand a lot.

So I figured out your size.

You're such a creep.

What?

I meant your toe size.

Where was your dirty mind going?

You're the one with the dirty mind.

Oh yeah?

What were you thinking about?

Hello, Mama.

What?

What happened?

Jin...

Grandma...

Akin.

To my beloved Grandma Maria,

Grandma,

I'm sorry for disappearing
for so long this time.

So much

has happened lately.

I don't even know

how to begin telling you about it.

Because during that time,

everything felt so surreal.

Being hurt...

by someone
who claimed to love me.

Being condemned...

until I had no place to stand.

Everything came
crashing down on me.

Until...

I almost did something foolish.

And nearly lost everything.

But in the end,

I made it through.

Because of Jin.

I once thought of giving up.

I had already let go of him.

But suddenly,

memories from
my childhood flooded my mind.

I remembered a moment—

you reading
Derek Jarman's book to me.

[If yes, give me a wink.]

I barely recall anything from it,

except for one short line:

"Close the book...

and go love."

I never truly
understood what it meant.

Until the day...

I met Jin.

That wooden boy...

turned my life upside down,

made me
lose myself for a while.

But despite all that,

I found myself
deeply attached to him.

I wanted to take a chance on him,

without caring about anything else.

Because of just one phrase—

"go choose love".

That one line alone.

Grandma,

one day, I'll bring
this guy to meet you.

At this time of year,

the Tree Jasmine at home
must all be in full bloom.

Take care of yourself.

=EPISODE 10=
=FLOWERS AND TEARS=

Grandma left a letter for you.

[To Akin and your beloved.
Open only when you are together.]

Please give it to Akin.

Alright.

Akin,

it's a letter from Grandma.

She wanted you to have it.

I think...

I don't want to read it just yet.

Akin, do you like stars?

I had a dream.

When I was a kid,

I wanted to be a star.

Why is that?

Do you know...

when Grandma found out

that I loved stars,

she decorated everything with them.

It's beautiful.

[To Akin and your beloved.
Open only when together.]

When you're ready,

let's read it together.

Let's go see Grandma.

You're here.

Akin.

Grandma.

Come, sit down.

Shall we have some tea first?

Have some tea first.

Thank you.

This tea is very delicious.

Yes.

So, this is...

the person Akin told me about.

That's right.

Your name is Jin, isn't it?

Yes.

Grandma, you even know my name?

Akin, are you happy now?

He is very happy.

Especially...

when I'm by his side.

Akin has quite the eye for people.

So, the two of you...

first met on a drama set, right?

Yes.

Back then, Kin...

stared at me without blinking.

I thought...

he was interested
in something about me.

But no—

he was actually watching
to see if I acted well or not.

Oh dear.

Oh, and—

he even graded me,
giving me a score.

Really?

That's terrible.

Jin, you must have been
under so much pressure.

Yes, Grandma.

Poor Jin.

Oh, come on, Grandma!

Why are you feeling
sorry for this guy?

If you had seen
how he acted at first...

he was stiffer than a wooden plank.

Look at the way you're talking.

Oh dear.

Jin, you must have
endured a lot with Kin, huh?

Yes, Grandma.

Kin was really strict.

I

barely dared to move.

You two are like
a perfect pair, huh?

Oh?

Why don't you
try it first, dear?

Before it gets cold.

Mmm.

It's delicious.

Is it?

Yes, it is.

I think…

Jin, you're

just like
Kin when he was a kid.

Did you know?

You're radiant,

full of energy.

Oh, not that much, Grandma.

It's true.

You have to

take good care of that, dear.

Okay?

Alright.

Because that brilliance—

It's yours alone.

No one can ever take it from you.

Yes.

I want to thank you, Jin—

For at least

reassuring me...

that Akin…

has truly grown into a great actor.

Grandma.

Yes, dear?

I'm sorry.

For not visiting at all.

That's alright, sweetheart.

Didn't I tell you?

Driving all those
hours just to see me—

It's better to spend
that time rehearsing.

Akin…

Everyone has the same

amount of time, that's true.

But I want to be sure—

that my grandson…

is truly making
the most of that time…

So that you can
shine your brightest.

Give it your all

in your own way.

So that I'll always
be able to see you,

Akin

all the time, my dear.

No…

no tears.

No crying.

Come now, come give me a hug.

Come here, sweetheart.

You're all grown up now,

you know that?

I'm so proud of you, Akin.

No tears, okay?

I love you, Akin.

Jin… can I have a hug too?

Come to Grandma.

I love you both so much.

Keep loving each other, no matter what.

Akin…

Bad dream?

It was a beautiful one.

Akin,

make sure to come back in
time for Grandma's service, okay?

Yes, Mom.

Where are we going now?

You'll know when we get there.

Come on.

Jun.

Hmm?

Did you see the theater
poster at Grandma's house?

Yes, I saw it.

"Flower and Tear."

That play was

the reason

I told Grandma that

I wanted to try being an actor.

Really?

Yeah.

I want to watch it.

Can we find it online,
or did you record it, Akin?

I don't think so.

Because Grandma

wrote and performed

that play herself.

She did it when I was still young.

A long time ago.

I don't think anyone recorded it.

What a shame.

It must have been
such a wonderful story.

I've

always wanted to
perform in that play myself.

Umm.

But back then,
I was too young.

And now

that I'm old enough,

Grandma got sick.

Here, this is the place.

This is where

I meant to bring you.

This place

used to be a very famous theater.

The plays that Grandma performed,

they were staged here.

But it's such a shame

that a place like
this had to shut down.

With the economy,

and people,

who, day by day,

value this kind of
performance less and less.

Jun.

I dreamed about Grandma last night.

And in the dream,

you were there too.

But even though it was just a dream,

it was such a beautiful one.

Grandma even said that

you were

much like me when I was young.

Okay.

Sorry, Jun.

I'm sorry I didn't take you
to see Grandma in time.

It's alright.

Then, I'll just take it as

she secretly told me

to go and see her instead.

To Akin

and your beloved.

Open only when you are together.

I think

I'm ready now.

[To Akin and your beloved.
Open only when you are together.]

[To Akin and your beloved.
Open only when you are together.]

To Akin

and Akin's young lover.

Hi.

Actually,

I wanted to see Akin

bring your partner
to visit me in person.

But unfortunately,

I don't think I'll be able
to wait until that day.

It's time for me to
embark on a long journey.

But Akin doesn't need to worry.

This will be the most peaceful

and exciting journey for me.

I probably won't be back
to visit Akin for a long time.

But Akin doesn't
have to rush to visit me.

Live life to the fullest,

and don't regret anything just yet.

And we'll meet again someday.

So,

This isn't my last letter

it's just a vacation
letter from me.

I'm packing my bag now.

I've prepared everything already.

But before I leave,

there's something I want to ask you
and your partner to remember.

For my funeral,

don't make it too
extravagant like a stage play.

Make it as simple as possible,

and spend time with those
staying behind.

As for Jin,

please take care of Akin.

If there's a day when he eats
a whole big cake by himself.

Please stop him.

But if you can't stop him,

then at least eat with him.

Akin has

a habit of pretending
to be strong, just like me.

So,

please hug him

and listen to him often, Jin.

That's all I'm worried about.

Oh,

and one more thing, Akin,

the bookshelf on
the top floor of my room

has a script that

I left intentionally for you,

as the last gift.

Grandma.

Safe travels.

I've

been thinking for a long time,

about what I should leave behind.

But when I think about it,

I've already given
you the best thing

in this world.

That thing is…

Akin.

I'm so happy,

to have watched you
grow up so well, Akin.

Akin, Akin.

Bye-bye.

You're the Akin
that I'm so proud of

in this world.

And all those beautiful stories,

they are all in this script.

But it's also a stage play,

one of the ones I love the most.

Finally,

if Akin misses me and can't bear it,

just hug yourself tight.

Love yourself a lot.

Because Akin,

you are the best thing
I left on this world.

Right now, fans are really
worried about you, Akin.

Is there anything you
want to say to them?

Thank you for everyone's support.

After this event,

I will find some time

to work on a project

dedicated to my grandmother.

Can you share

what the project is about?

It's about the stage play.

Sigma's here!

Take pictures,

take pictures!

How did they get here?

Please make way for him.

Please make way.

This camera.

Jin,

you're here!

I haven't seen you in days.

I called, why didn't you pick up?

I was worried.

How did you all get here?

Hey.

The work that we postponed earlier,

- the clients started following up now.
- Touch.

I think now is not the right
time to talk about work.

But this can't be
postponed any longer.

This one.

How did you get here, boss?

Why wouldn't I be able to come?

We're in the same industry.

We've worked together many times.

Especially on a day like this,

I wanted to come and
pay my respects to her.

Are you okay?

Akin,

everything is

in here.

Thanks a lot, Sine.

Jin,

please take care of Akin for me.

I will.

[Blue Derek Jarman]

[Flower And Tear]

[Flower And Tear
Maria Theatre]

You and I are just
the same, aren't we?

You once said you
wanted to become an actor

because of this very play.

As for me,

the reason I decided
to stay in this industry

was also because of this play.

Hey,

to honor Grandma,

I want to make
a film based on this script.

Can I?

Of course.

I'll take care of it.

Thank you so much

for always being by my side.

Just make sure it's good.

You know it.

I'm Akin, after all.

Kin! Kin!

Are you here, Kin?

Kin!

Come help me here.

Can you help contact and
buy the rights to Maria's work?

Flower And Tear.

[Flower And Tear]

Right now, your fans are
really worried about you, Akin.

Is there anything
you'd like to say to them?

Thank you everyone for your support.

Once I finish this project,

I'll take some time
to work on something

in dedication to my grandma.

Can you tell us

what kind of project it is?

It's related to theater.

Regarding the rights
to "Flower And Tear"

"Grandma's garden of flowers".

I want to purchase
the exclusive rights.

As for the money,

I have no limit.

And if anyone comes

asking to buy it after this,

just tell them:

Sigma already bought it.

Are you trying to tie your
eyebrows into a bow or something?

Are you stressed out
about the script?

I tried writing a scene…

but I just can't figure out
Grandma's dialogue.

Hey,

can you help me finish the scene?

Here.

You'll play Sun, okay?

Umm.

And I'll be Grandma.

Okay.

Does “forever”
really exist, Grandma?

What do you think, Sun?

Do you believe it's real?

The way you say it, Grandma…

It sounds like it's not real.

Well, if you already
knew the answer…

then why ask me?

Because…

I want you to stay
with me forever, Grandma.

Grandma,

will you stay with me forever?

You're getting

better and better every day.

Are you planning to take
my job soon or what?

No way.

Hold on a sec.

Let me take a call
from Mildy real quick.

Hello, Mildy.

Is something wrong?

What's going on with Jin?

Why hasn't he shown up for work?

Did Touch tell you?

I already told him

I want to take a break right now.

Jin,

I really don't want to get involved
in your personal matters…

but what you're doing is

causing problems
for him, you know.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have
asked me to call you like this.

You're not a no-name actor
like you were two years ago.

Now you're number one.

Don't let your personal issues
ruin your professional life.

You can't do that, dear.

Understood.

I'll head back tomorrow.

How's it going?

I'll go start the car.

As for the unfinished script,

perhaps it's just waiting
for Akin to finally complete it.

Kin,

we're home.

Let's head upstairs.

Hey,

go take a shower, okay?

Tomorrow,

I've got a ton of lines
I need your help with.

Got it.

I promise

I'll do my best.

But do you know, Kin,

this little team member right here…

also needs a little love and
support to keep breathing.

Now's not the time to be sweet.

Right this second,

my script is
the most important thing.

I'm running the show this time.

I'm serious, okay?

I'll give you a thousand.

You little trickster.

Let's go upstairs.

Hello, Jade?

What?

What's going on?

Following the entertainment
industry's loss of Maria,

a veteran actress

also known as young
actor Akin's grandmother.

There has been an overwhelming
wave of grief across the industry.

Sigma Corporation has

just announced plans to revive one
of Maria's most iconic stage plays,

"Flower And Tear".

What does this mean, Jade?

From what I found when tracing
the rights for Flower And Tear,

"Grandma's garden of flowers"

as soon as Maria passed away,

Sigma swooped in and bought up
the rights to all her works

from every theatre company
that originally held them.

That's just disrespectful.

Who does that?

Racing to buy up a grandmother's legacy
right out from under her grandson?

They clearly planned this.

They knew exactly how
to hit Akin where it hurts.

They even cast Hong Tē specifically

and replaced the original
cast with all new rookie actors.

There's no way they're
following the original script.

Is there any way

we can buy the rights back?

Well,

there's only one option.

We have to negotiate with them.

But judging from
the situation right now,

even if we get down on
our knees and beg them

- there's no way they'll give it back.
- I'll do it.

Even if I have to beg on my knees,

I'll do it.

=TOP FORM=

Give us a tip on watering plants,
Mr. Sexiest Man.

Akin?

I want to water them too.

Can I do it?

– No.
– Just a little?

I want to hold the camera.

– Stop.
– It's getting wet!

– Let me water some.
– No.

Hey!

Hey!

I can't be the only one getting wet!

Alright, alright!
Everything's soaked now!

I'm sorry.

[Original Manga Hashigo Sakurabi]