01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

[passionately arranged
"Danse Macabre" playing]

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

[announcer] In this station,

the gap between the platform
and the train is wide.

Please watch your step
when getting on and off the train.

-The doors are opening.
-Hmm.

Please allow arriving passengers to exit…

Oh, hey, we're here.
Hey, we need to get off.

-Wake up. Come on.
-The doors are closing.

[groans] So tired.

We almost missed our stop, man. [chuckles]

[gentle music plays]

I had fun today. See you tomorrow.

Yep.

[Pi-o sighs]

[chuckles]

Go!

["Danse Macabre"
piano performance playing]

[music ends]

You two boys are amazing, you know?

I mean, how the heck
did you guys get in sync so quickly, huh?

Of course,
I knew you would work well together.

Hey, with skills like this,

nobody will say anything negative now.

That settles it.

You're both ready for the recital.
Great job.

-Mr. Do.
-Mr. Do.

If we're going to perform anyway,

how about we try out
for the Noblesse Concert?

Noblesse?

The one organized
by the Seodam Foundation?

Uh, yeah.

Oh…

I don't know. That's a…

quite a tough stage
even for veteran players.

Let's focus on
the progress recital first--

-Sounds good to me.
-No. I'd rather try out

for the Noblesse Concert
than do the recital.

I would really appreciate it
if you listened to me.

[both] Have a good day.

Thanks. Get home safe. Mmm.

[sighs]

Yo.

How can you tell him you wanna try out
for a concert like that

without talking to me?

Oh, sorry.

I guess I should have
said something to you.

It'd be great if you could help me out.

For me, this has always been
about the Noblesse Concert.

[sighs]

What's the big deal?

Why does it have to be that concert?

[Pi-o] What if I play
the Noblesse Concert?

[scoffs] Fine.

If you think you can pull it off,
then you should try.

But if my opinion remains unchanged
after your performance,

then you had better be a man of your word.

[sighs]

Uh, I don't really wanna talk about it.

But Jeong-yo,

this concert is really important.

So please, help me out.

[tense music plays]

So, can you do that?

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

EPISODE 3

[whimsical music plays]

[Jeong-yo]
So, it sounds a bit stiff right now.

Don't worry too much about the tempo
and just let it flow naturally.

[Pi-o] But if it flows too much,
wouldn't it stray too far from Bach?

I mean, everyone knows this song.

[Jeong-yo] That's exactly why
we should ditch the conventional way…

[chuckles] What are you doing?

Hey, guys!

-Oh! Tteokbokki, sweet!
-I have food.

[chuckles]

Hey, don't you know how to eat it?
You gotta eat it like this.

-Mmm. It's good.
-Good, right?

[beeps, shutter clicks]

-Eat your food.
-In a second.

Okay, next. One for Pi-o.

Okay. One, two, three!

[shutter clicks]

We hear back?

[sighs, clicks tongue]

[phone buzzes]

NOBLESSE CLASSICAL CONCERT
AUDITION RESULT: PASSED

[gasps]

-[chuckles]
-Yes.

-[panting]
-[soft piano music playing]

SCHEDULED GUEST SOLOIST KIM NA-RAE

[sighs]

Grandfather.

Um…

I auditioned for the Noblesse Concert,
and I was accepted.

[music continues]

Uh, Grandfather, I said I passed
the audition for the concert.

You'll come to see me, right?

Sorry, sir. Don't you remember?

Because you said you'd come to see me
if I performed at the Noblesse Con--

Quiet! Can't you see that I'm busy, boy?

I'll decide whether I go or not.

[music fades]

[classical music playing]

[groans] It's tight, man. I can't move.

How am I supposed to
play the piano in this thing?

I mean, why do classical musicians
have to wear these penguin suits?

It's just some
old-fashioned tradition, right?

Hey, um, my bow tie feels tight to me.

Did I tie it wrong?

[sighs]

Drop it.

Bro, why are you like that?

Are you nervous?

Hey, even I'm not that nervous,
so why are you?

You've performed like a hundred times.

Whoa. You guys cleaned up real nice.

Okay. Shall we?

What's with him?

-Hello.
-Hello. This way.

AN EVENING OF YOUNG VIRTUOSOS

[employees chattering]

-[employee 1] Hello.
-[employee 2] Welcome.

-Yeah, this way. A little further in.
-[grunts]

-Oh, yes. Pull it a bit this way.
-Oh, yeah. Right.

-[employee 3] Thank you so much.
-On to the next one.

-[employee 4] Okay.
-Yes, yes. Thank you.

[audio distorts]

-[tense music plays]
-[siren wailing]

[Pi-o's mother] Yes,
we have an emergency patient here.

[breathing deeply]

KANG PI-O - CHOI JEONG-YO
CANTATA BWV 147, NO. 10

Choi Jeong-yo.

Choi Jeong-yo?

[horn honks]

[sighs]

-[chattering]
-[Jae-in gasps] Check it out!

[exclaims, giggling]

Hyun-soo.

[Hyun-soo] Seon-ju. You came.

[sighs] You really did a great job. Hmm?

In one month
you got that kid this far. [chuckles]

I've got nothing to worry about, right?

These people here deserve
to be knocked down a peg.

-That's going to happen, right?
-[chuckles]

-[phone buzzing]
-[Seon-ju chuckles]

-Oh.
-Oh. Catch you later.

-Okay, after the show.
-Great.

[footsteps departing]

Hyun-soo.

Hmm. You're here.

Pi-o really wanted to perform
at this concert.

He's playing here because of you.

Not at all.
Pi-o earned this all on his own.

I barely did anything.

Ah… Here, it says
Kang Pi-o's partner is this boy,

-Choi--
-[employee] Mr. Do?

Oh. Sorry, I should go. Bye.

Yes?

[announcer] The house is now open!

[chuckling] This is going to be fun.

Hey, be quiet.

Dear guests, may I welcome you
to the Noblesse Classical Concert.

Thank you for coming.

-The Noblesse Classical Concert…
-[sighs]

-…has long held a prestigious reputation…
-[breathes shakily]

-…as a launching pad for the very artists…
-Oh, I'm okay.

…who introduced Korea to the world

and brought our culture
to the global stage.

Now, let us welcome
our very first performers,

two rising stars who will light up
the classical music world.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome them
with a big round of applause.

[applause]

[tense music plays]

[breathing shakily]

[Pi-o's mother] Yes,
we have an emergency patient here.

[siren wailing]

Mom!

-Mom!
-What's going on?

Excuse me, ma'am.

[distorted dialogue]

[Jeong-yo] Mom!

[breathing shakily]

[audience murmuring]

[gentle music plays]

[panting]

-[employees murmuring]
-[gags]

What's wrong?

[panting]

You were fine earlier, weren't you?

Pull yourself together, will you?

What's going on?
What are you doing back here?

The audience is expecting you to perform.

[sighs]

All right.
You two are no longer performing.

-The next act.
-Yes?

Get them on stage right away.

-Yes, sir.
-Hurry.

Uh, sir, wait.

[Jeong-yo breathing shakily]

[sighs]

[Jeong-yo sobbing] Momma.

Momma.

Momma.

Momma.

[whimpers]

[sobbing continues]

[Pi-o] Jeong-yo.

Choi Jeong-yo.

Don't think about anything else.

Focus on my voice.

Listen to the sound of my piano.

I can't. I can't do it.

Do you trust me or not?

I trust you.

We've done this hundreds of times.

What's different now? Absolutely nothing.

Don't worry about anyone else.

Forget where we are right now.

Only listen to my playing.

Just like back in the practice room.

[murmuring]

Shh.

[shushing]

[murmuring stops]

Just like you told me…

let it flow, okay?

Mm-hmm.

[Bach's "Cantata No. 147, No. 10
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" playing]

[Pi-o's mother] It is him.

That little boy from before.

Choi Jeong-yo.

["Danse Macabre" playing]

[music ends]

Whoa. [exclaims]

[audience cheering]

[joyful music plays]

[cheering continues]

Whoo!

Uh.

[gasps, sighs] He was amazing.

I mean, I had no idea he was that good.

How does he play like that?

He was blindfolded,
but didn't hit one wrong note.

[sighs] Gosh. He's so cool, isn't he?

I told you, didn't I?

He's on a completely different level
than me and you.

-Yeah, totally.
-For sure.

-Let's go, son. Hurry up.
-Let's go.

[Seon-ju] Han-rim! Seok-hwan! Parents!

-Mmm.
-[Han-rim's parent] Hello.

So, did you enjoy the concert?

Ah, well…

Uh, yes, we enjoyed the performances.
[chuckles]

May I ask…

did the concert clear up
any questions you may have had?

[Han-rim's parent] Uh…

[breathing shakily]

-[sighs]
-[grunting]

Uh, y-yeah. [chuckles]

Somehow we made it through that,
didn't we? [chuckles]

-Yeah!
-Hey, you're choking me.

-Hey, let go.
-[knocking]

-[Pi-o groans]
-Hey, Choi Jeong-yo, Kang Pi-o!

[sighs] Oh, you guys
really did a great job, okay?

Seriously.

You did great too! You were excellent!

Oh, but what was that at the start?

Uh, Jeong-yo was a little nervous,

so I gave him the blindfold.

Oh, Pi-o, I'm so damn proud of you,
you know that?

How did you come up with that idea?

[knocking]

Come in.

Oh, he's here.

Sir. Good to see you.

Ah, so did you enjoy the performance?

There was a bit of excitement,
but it worked out.

Tell us what happened.

Ah, well, uh, just nerves really.
Jeong-yo felt a bit overwhelmed.

But fortunately,
Pi-o handled the situation well

and saved the day. Yeah.

[Seung-woon] I see.

You weren't half bad today.

If you ever perform again,
be sure to let me know.

We'll be going. I enjoyed the show.

[inhales deeply, chuckles]

By the way,
what was that kid's name again?

Which one?

The one with Pi-o.

Ah, that's Jeong-yo. Choi Jeong-yo.

-Hmm.
-I recruited him. He's a good find.

I want to hear him play again.

Bring him to the orchestra
rehearsal room, okay?

-Okay.
-[Hyun-jeong] You should have told me

before anyone else
that you found a talent like that.

I didn't know he was this good either.

-[groans] Seriously.
-[sighs] For goodness' sake.

Geez, Mom.

-Oh! Hello, ma'am.
-Oh. [chuckles]

Don't you wanna celebrate?

[Hyun-jeong sighs]

I'm gonna head home first.

Yeah, okay. Get home safe.

You rocked those keys today.

Thanks. [chuckles]

Are you really calling it a night?

We played so well. We should celebrate.

Uh… I'll text you.

Oh, uh, cool.

[chuckles]

I really loved your performance today.

Wow, you are incredibly talented.

Thank you.

Oh, say hi. This is my mom.

Uh, I told you about her.

Her agency is very successful.
Artist management.

Ah.

-Uh, hello. Hi.
-[Hyun-jeong chuckles]

You haven't signed
with an agency yet, have you?

[sighs]

-What's wrong?
-[scoffs]

Come on, Mom, tell me why you're so angry.
What's the matter with you?

What was that?

Why didn't you tell me?

-About what?
-Choi Jeong-yo!

That's the boy
who crushed you seven years ago!

So what? What's the big deal?

Tonight I played better
than I ever did before.

And Grandfather said he wanted
to see my next performance.

Are you sure?

Yeah, you played better than usual.

Although,

thanks to you, that boy managed
to finish a performance tonight

that should have completely ruined him.

You saved an enemy!
And you did it with your own two hands!

[sighs] Mom.

Come on, why can't you see
that I did really well up there?

For the first time in my life,
I enjoyed playing the piano.

That was the best audience reaction
I've ever gotten.

Do you think that's 'cause you did well?

Today's star was Choi Jeong-yo!

The audience didn't care about you.

You think I'm overreacting? Just you wait.

Choi Jeong-yo's name will be spread
all over social media tonight.

And you'll just sit there.

Meanwhile, he's going to
steal first place from you again!

It's a disaster.

Start preparing
for competitions right away.

["Danse Macabre"
piano performance playing]

#ONCE IN A GENERATION TALENT
#BLINDFOLDED PIANIST #CHOI JEONG-YO

[sighs]

[Jae-in] Hey, Pi-o.

You were awesome. You were so good today.

I only had eyes for you.

[sighs]

[piano music playing]

[chuckles]

[Jeong-yo] When will we celebrate?

Can't you come out?

KANG PI-O

[sighs]

[phone beeps, line ringing]

[phone buzzes]

MS. YOON

Good work today.

I need you to come with me
somewhere tomorrow.

[Liszt's "Ballade No. 2
in B minor" playing]

[tense music plays]

[students chattering]

CHOI JEONG-YO:
WHEN ARE WE CELEBRATING?

[sighs]

I'm wondering how do you usually practice?
Do you have your very own special routine?

Huh? Oh, uh, sorry.
Uh, I just do whatever I want.

-[gasps] Oh.
-You do whatever you want?

What? Does that mean you're a natural?

That makes sense. You'd have to be one
to have a sense of rhythm like that.

So, what's your favorite piece to play?

-Rachmaninoff? Liszt?
-[student 2 giggling]

Your rhythm's insane.
You'd be great at Barber or Kapustin.

-Yeah, you're right.
-Don't you agree?

[student 1] I bet he could play
the heck out of Schubert as well.

[student 2] Totally.

He draws out his phrases
and somehow finds the natural flow.

Oh, but he also
doesn't rush the tempo either.

I think he'd be good at slow pieces too.

Seriously, you're really good.

-Can I watch you practice?
-Uh, I'm sorry. Uh, l-let's talk later.

Excuse me.
Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

-Aw. What did I do?
-It's your fault.

Kang Pi-o.

-You see my text?
-Yeah.

-Then why didn't you reply? Huh?
-[students murmuring]

That's so mean. I waited all night.

Anyway, we should celebrate, hmm?

We k*lled it last night,
all because of you, you know?

We don't need to celebrate.

I didn't do it just to do you a favor.

Oh.

Still, it doesn't feel right
not to do anything though.

Actually, I've been kind of thinking…

How about we keep going?
We could do some more duets? Huh?

There are a lot of four-hand and two-piano
pieces I've been dying to play, dude.

Oh, and last night, I wrote this.

Just stop, Choi Jeong-yo.

I'm in full competition prep mode.

If you want to do it,
then find another partner.

Hey.

What's up with the cold shoulder attitude?

I only wanna do it 'cause it's with you.
I don't wanna do it with anyone else.

I get what you're saying, okay?

I just don't have time for you.

Go find another partner.

[sighs]

[line ringing]

[Hyun-jeong] Good morning, Ji-hye.
How can I help you?

That kid,

Choi Jeong-yo,
are you thinking of signing him?

Uh… [sighs]

Why do you wanna know about that?

If you were, drop it.

If you do, you should know,

Pi-o will no longer work with your agency.

One more thing,
I'd like to know where Hyun-soo lives.

Uh, well--

I can't take notes right now,

so just text me his address.

[doorbell chimes]

Oh, how did you find my address?

Can I come in?

[Hyun-soo sighs]

[clears throat]

-Coffee's on.
-Pi-o.

Why did you pair him with that kid?

Huh?

You put them together
to make that kid stand out on purpose.

Oh, come on, what the hell are you saying?

It's because you hate me.

Because

I betrayed you.

Fine then.

You're not wrong.
I do harbor negative feelings toward you.

But despite my feelings,

I wouldn't do something like that.

What happened is in the past.

I felt ashamed the moment I asked you
to take Pi-o under your wing.

But I did it anyway, because I'm…

I'm… [sobs]

I am

Pi-o's mother.

I felt terrible asking you, but I had to.

I had to try and save my son first.

[sobbing, gasps]

[intriguing music plays]

[sighs]

You have no idea
how hard it's been for us.

These years have been so difficult.

You saw it. How my father treated us.

Yes, I can imagine

how hard it must have been.

But don't get the wrong idea.

I paired them up
because I genuinely believed

those two would create
a positive synergy together.

And yesterday's performance clearly…

brought out Pi-o's incredible potential.

You're just anxious.

Your anxiety is just
twisting things up in your head.

Ji-hye, Pi-o is growing up quickly.

And he's a much more resilient kid
than you think.

Then…

help my boy.

Can you help Pi-o win first place
in a competition?

You know better than I do.

You know the only way
to survive in this industry

is to win first place
in a major competition.

Hyun-soo.

I need you to help Pi-o win a top prize.

Please?

Hello.

Hello.

You played well at the concert.

[chuckles]

Thank you.

But I must say, I'm deeply concerned now.

Pi-o doesn't have time to waste
playing a four-hand piece with you.

[Seon-ju] You picking up Pi-o?

Get in, Jeong-yo.

[Jeong-yo] Oh, yes, ma'am.

Goodbye.

Where are you going?

Oh. Well, after seeing
yesterday's performance,

Seung-woon wants to meet with him.
[chuckles]

I'll see you at home.

[Pi-o] Mom.

Mom?

Did you hear about it or not?

Hear what?

You mean
your grandfather didn't tell you?

He summoned Choi Jeong-yo.

[inhales deeply, sighs]

[solemn music plays]

[Ji-hye] Do you get it now?
You see what I mean, right?

I knew something was off last night.

That's why I said you should've
nipped your competition in the bud!

I asked Hyun-soo to help you prepare
for an international competition.

You focus on that.

Don't just sit there staring blankly.
And pull yourself together!

PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR'S OFFICE

[knocking]

-Mr. Kang?
-[Seung-woon] Come in.

-Let's go in.
-Right.

Hello.

All right.
This is Maestro Kang Seung-woon.

He was Mr. Do's teacher.

Ah…

Hello.

As I mentioned earlier,

he can be of great help to you,
so don't feel intimidated.

Don't feel intimid…

I asked you here
as I wanted to check something.

[Chopin's "Étude Op. 25, No. 9" playing]

Stop playing.

You don't follow the score, do you?

No.

Why didn't you roll the left hand
in the 8th measure

instead of playing a block chord?

Because it sounds livelier that way.

Appassionato,
I assume you know what it means, right?

"Passionately," sir.

Then why did you use rubato
in the 33rd measure?

RUBATO: PLAYING WITH CHANGES TO SPEED

I felt like giving it space

would make it feel more like
a warm breeze blowing by.

I think Chopin would say
that he'd be okay with that.

Chopin's intentions are all
right there in the score.

Are you ignoring the score?

The score is just notes written on paper.

I'm more interested
in the music itself, sir.

[intriguing music plays]

What goes through your mind
when you play the piano?

Uh…

Nothing, really.

I actually try to clear my mind.

Have you ever practiced a piano concerto?

I haven't, no.

All right then.

There's an upcoming audition.

I expect you to sign up for it.

[sighs]

Congratulations, Jeong-yo.

I can't believe
you got an offer so quickly.

-Oh…
-Wow. [chuckles]

You have no idea how huge this is, do you?

You don't know what just happened, right?

-No.
-Ah!

Wow, I never imagined you'd come this far
in this short of time. Hmm?

If you play the concerto,
Pi-o might be disappointed a bit,

but I guess he'll get over it.

[sighs]

I was the one
who recruited you, after all.

-[chuckles] Yeah.
-Never mind.

No matter how close you are,

business is business,
it's not personal, hmm?

Uh, I'm sorry, but, um…

Yes?

I was just wondering something.

What's your relationship to Pi-o?

[gasps] Oh, my…

Oh… [chuckles]

Y-You didn't know?

Pi-o is… Well, he's my grandson,

legally speaking.

Oh, uh, and then Mr. Kang
is his real grandfather.

So basically, Mr. Kang and I
remarried each other.

That's how Pi-o
legally became my grandson.

The adult world is complicated. [chuckles]

Anyway, you just focus on your playing.

Don't worry.
I'll take care of everything else.

Jeong-yo.

The truth is,
Mr. Kang's been looking for someone.

He's been looking
for a diamond in the rough

to perform a concerto with
for a very long time.

I…

Ms. Yoon.

-Mm-hmm?
-Uh…

About the audition…

I'd prefer not to.

Hmm?

[sighs]

WE NEED TO TALK.
COME OUT FOR A SECOND.

[Beethoven's
"Piano Sonata No. 23" playing]

[phone buzzes]

[Jeong-yo] We need to talk.
Come out for a second.

UNREAD

Come on.

CALLING KANG PI-O

[phone buzzing]

[buzzing continues]

-[discordant notes play]
-[sighs]

-[buzzing stops]
-[huffs]

[sighs]

[Jeong-yo] Kang Pi-o.

What are you doing here?

Why are you blowing off my calls
and ignoring my texts?

Who said that I had to answer?

Let's talk for a minute.

I've got nothing to say.

[sighs]

Why are you acting like this, Pi-o?

What are you so mad about?

It's not like that, okay?

[scoffs]

Hey, are you ghosting me on purpose?

Is it 'cause you think
I'm the competition?

No, you're not that special.

Then what the hell is it?

One minute you're nice,
the next you're mad.

It's confusing as sh*t.

Hey, instead of pissing me off,
if you're mad at me, just say it straight.

Is that clear?

[sighs, clicks tongue] You should've
just minded your own damn business.

Why are you being so annoying and clingy?

[solemn music plays]

I told you, didn't I?

I didn't do that duet 'cause I wanted to.

I did it 'cause I wanted Mr. Do
to coach me.

I got what I wanted.

I don't want to waste
any more energy on you.

That's why I want to stop,
so why do you have so many questions?

Is that how you're gonna talk to me?

Yeah.

Okay, cool.

It's all my fault then,

for being clueless and clingy, I guess.

Yeah, I had no idea.

And here I thought we were friends, Pi-o.

Confucianism sees human beings
not as creatures driven by their desires,

but individuals who constantly strive
for moral perfection.

Thus they embrace
the concept of benevolence.

This is a sense
of consideration for others.

Practicing that mindset, we can see…

[scoffs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[teacher] Choi Jeong-yo.

Wake up!

You gonna sleep through class?

-Hey, Choi Jeong-yo, wake up.
-Hey, wake up.

Okay, moving on. [sighs]

Wake up.

Choi Jeong-yo, where's your textbook?

You don't have it?

That's irresponsible.
Did you leave it at home or what?

Did you come here to sleep?

Dude, just leave me alone, okay?

[teacher] What did you just say?

I said leave me alone, dude.

Choi Jeong-yo.

["Für Elise" playing through speaker]

Come with me.

Class dismissed.

[students chattering]

Listen up, guys!

The seniors are gonna practice soccer.
They want us out on the field.

Let's go!

[door closes]

-[player 1] Hey, hey! I'm open!
-[player 2] Center, center!

-[player 3] Hey, the center!
-[player 1] Hey!

[player 4] Oh, come on, he was open!

[grunting]

-[Jeong-yo] Damn it.
-[exclaims]

[player 5] That's it. Whoa!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!

[player 6] Hey! Come on!

-[player 7] Great block.
-[player 8] Move!

What's wrong with you?

-The hell do you want?
-[player 9] What's going on?

-[player 7] Hey, hey!
-[player 10] What are you doing?

[grunting]

[player 11] Hey, hey, hey!

[player 12] What's wrong? Hey, hey!

Whoa! S-Stop him! Hey!

Hey! Let go!

[senior] Hey, what the hell?

You want us to round you up? Huh?

[sighs]

[breathing shakily]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[gasps]

What happened to your face?
Did someone hit you?

Who did this to you?

You don't need to know.

Your face is a mess.
What do you mean I don't need to know?

A pianist's looks are also an asset.

Tell me. Who did this to you?

Tell me right now!

Just stop it already!

Do you have to keep track
of everything that I do?

My face has nothing
to do with playing the piano!

I feel like you're smothering me,
so don't come pick me up anymore.

Mom, you're out of control.

I'm so sick of you micromanaging
my whole world!

What did you say?

How can you talk to your mother like that?

-[scoffs]
-Who do you think I'm doing this for?

Oh, that's right.

Because that's who you are.

And because I know how you feel,

I practiced the piano really hard
to try and make you happy.

I practiced every day
because I wanted to make you smile!

So then what's the point, huh?

It's like…

nothing I ever do is good enough.

How am I supposed to make you happy

when you've decided
that you'll never be happy

unless I become the best in the world?

Tell me how!

Quit whining for a start.

[sighs]

Focus on the competition.

Clear your head.

Mom.

You see that I'm hurting…

and all you care about is winning?

[sighs]

Pi-o.

Kang Pi-o!

[Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 3,


Hmm… How about this one?

Let's say you apply
for the Harmonie Competition,

which is the next one coming up.

Besides the required piece, there's…

Pi-o?

Kang Pi-o!

-[sighs]
-Uh, yeah?

Why are you so out of it these days?

Do you think you're able to prepare
for a competition like this?

Oh… I'm sorry.

Jeong-yo!

Hey, bro! It's been a while.
Huh? Ah, sh*t!

Hey. Hey, come here for a sec.

So your dad ran away, huh? [chuckles]

[tense music plays]

[Kim] I thought we were friends.

Why has it been so hard to track you down?

I took you in, fed you,
cut you slack 'cause I felt sorry for you.

[scoffs] And this is how he repays me?

Where's your dad?

I don't know, I swear.

Stand up straight.

Hey, like your life these days?

Grab him.

What?

Come on.

Ah, sh**t…

-Dang it.
-[grunts] Damn it.

-[groans]
-[glass shatters]

[Kim] What was that?

-[Jeong-yo sighs]
-Check it out.

Hey, hey! Wait!

Ah, sh*t.

Wait.

Choi Jeong-yo.

Mr. Kim only came here
'cause he heard you were around.

He doesn't know what school you go to.

So you just gotta lay low for now.

And don't try coming back here again.

Got it?

sh*t.

Hey, what the hell?

Are you actually looking to die?

Yo.

Why did you even get involved? Huh?

I couldn't just let them drag you off,
could I?

You need to stop getting into trouble.

[sighs] I don't know.

Man!

So how did you end up
getting chased by those guys?

You don't know?

If the guy who owes them runs,
they go after his kid.

And you don't know where your dad is?

No idea at all?

How much does your dad owe those guys?

[scoffs] Why?

You gonna pay it off for me?

What if they show up again?

You need to have some kind of a plan.

If you were a loser like me,
then you'd know that, uh, plans go wrong.

-Hey, whatever!
-[sighs]

So why were you so mean?

Tell me.

What's going on?

[sighs]

I'm sorry.

It was childish.

Huh?

No, I mean, uh…

[sighs]

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ARCADE

If you're really sorry,
then come with me somewhere.

-Where to?
-Are you coming with me or not?

[gentle music plays]

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ARCADE

[lock clicks]

Come in.

What the…

I didn't know that this was here.

They used to buy old pianos
from around the country and fix them.

When I was a kid, I used to play here.

Ah, this one's so old
no one wanted to buy it.

CHOI JEONG-YO

Lucky for me though.

This is why we're here.

ONDINE, THE WATER NYMPH

You played all of these before?

Mm-hmm.

After what happened to my mom…

I really hated the piano, so…

But weirdly, when I played it,
it would cheer me up.

So I spent a lot of time down here.

This one looks untouched.

Oh…

It's a four-hander.

I heard it somewhere once.

I said I really liked it, and my mom…
she went and got it. [chuckles]

We never got to play it though.

Was your mom good at playing the piano?

[sighs] Mm-hmm.

My mom taught me
how to play piano actually.

How about we play this piece before we go?

Now?

Mmm.

Huh.

This time, you play the secondo.
I'll play the primo.

You take the pedal. I'll turn the pages.

Okay.

Keep this in your memory…

this practice room,

and this performance…

this moment.

[inhales deeply]

[Bach's "Cantata No. 106" playing]

[music continues]

[no audible dialogue]

Choi Jeong-yo.

Be my practice partner.

What do you mean by that?

I thought you were preparing
for a competition.

I'm not going to enter it.

I just want to practice with you.

I want to find a way
to enjoy making music again.

Would you be all right with that?

-[thunder rumbling]
-[chuckles]

-[chuckling]
-[rain pattering]

[panting]

[gasps] No.

Kang Pi-o!

Hey, stop!

Let go! Stop!

Come on! [grunts]

Are you crazy?

This is all your fault.

This is all your fault!

[thunderclap]

["Through the moon" playing]

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

[Pi-o] I decided not to enter
any competitions.

I don't think I've ever played the piano
because I enjoyed playing it.

Fine, then quit!

To hell with your lessons
and your school too!

[Kim] His family's rich.

Give me his number.

[Jeong-yo] Come on,
he has nothing to do with this.

So, how are we gonna do this?

[Pi-o] Are you uncomfortable
being with me?

-[Jeong-yo] Where are you?
-[Kim] You wanna know?

[Jeong-yo] Kang Pi-o!