01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

[passionately arranged
"Danse Macabre" playing]

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

I won't be entering any competitions.

[Ji-hye] What?

What are you…

not entering?

Competitions.

I'm not entering any.

I'm gonna head out.

Are you crazy?

Have you lost it?

How can you do music without competitions?

Do you wanna know
why my music has no soul?

"Soul"?

Since I was little,

competitions were all I did.

I played with absolute precision,
exactly by the book.

As a result, I took first place
in all those competitions.

And even after all of that,

I get told that my music has no soul.

The problem is,

I don't even know
how to play with soul or why it…

[breathes shakily]

I don't even know
what about it is soulless.

You said all I need to do
is place at competitions?

Well, what happens afterwards?

So that's your reason?

You want to ruin the career
you've worked so hard to build just to

chase some silly pipe dream of yours?

I don't want to hear this nonsense.

Mom…

why did you make me do music?

What is it you want me to say?

That you never wanted to play,

but I made you do it?

Is that what you want to hear?

All right, quit then!

If it's really all my fault,

then how about you just quit?

If you're not going to compete,

then to hell with your lessons
and art school too!

Okay.

I will.

If that's what you want.

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

EPISODE 4

[inhales deeply]

[sighs]

[grand orchestral piece playing]

[Seon-ju chuckles] Oh, really? [gasps]

[sighs] They're amazing.

[sighs, gasps] Look at that. Ah!

[chuckles] Oh, wow.

Oh.

They sound incredible.

What do you think you're doing?

Sorry to do that.

I just wanted to share some news
I think you'll want to hear.

Pi-o says he won't compete
in anything going forward.

That's what you wanted, Father.

You always wanted him to quit.

I think he's doing the right thing.

Rather than needlessly wasting
his time and effort,

it's just better to quit now.

He's done nothing but music
his entire life.

He practiced day and night,
barely sleeping,

just to earn your recognition.

Now he's going to throw his career away,
and that's all you have to say?

Why do you hate Pi-o so much?

Why do you hate your grandson?

What's the reason?

Do you feel guilty when you see him
because he reminds you of my mother?

Now you listen to me right now.

You're the one who broke
your parents' hearts, you understand me?

You went abroad to become a ballerina,

only to give up your training
and come home pregnant.

How could I love a grandson
who ruined my only daughter's life?

You think he's the one who ruined my life?

When you were the one
who cheated on your cancer-ridden wife

with this b*tch?

-[grunts]
-[screams]

[sobbing]

Please calm down, Mr. Kang.
Please. Don't do this.

[laughing]

Wow, Seon-ju, good for you.

[crying] You have a husband
who loves you so much.

If only I could say the same thing.

I don't want you
to ever forget this, all right?

My mother…

till the day she died,
she cursed you over and over again.

I'll…

I'll be watching with bated breath

to see whether or not that curse is real.

[door opens]

[slams]

[Seon-ju] You handled that well.

You all right?

[students chattering]

So, how are we, uh,

gonna go about this?

[soft classical music playing]

Whoa. Look at this place.

Never seen anything like it.

Go and get any sheet music you need.

Lemieux for Beethoven,

Nordgrave and Albreon for Chopin,

and Gravenholt for Russian composers.

You download all your sheet music.

That's not necessarily bad,

but the thing is,
the sheets can also be different.

It depends on the research and the editor.

So it's important to look through them
yourself and pick out the right one.

And I've been thinking…

What do you think about playing
the orchestra reduction?

It's not easy to be practice partners
without a goal.

And besides, it's hard practicing
a concerto on your own.

What? You hate it?

Oh, no.

-[finger snaps]
-I think it's a great idea.

Then let's start with

Rachmaninoff, hmm…

Beethoven.

Of course, we need Tchaikovsky.

I need to study the full score too.

This one too. Oh.

And this.

You need to see what I'm studying,
so I'll get you what you need.

Hmm… What else…

Why are you being nice to me
all of a sudden?

You're freaking me out.

No need to be freaked out.

I'm only doing this
so I don't have a partner who sucks.

[scoffs]

So what made you change your mind
and wanna do music to make yourself happy?

I just… I don't think
I've ever played the piano

just because of the sheer joy of it.

I was five years old

the first time I experienced
how beautiful music was.

I heard the second movement
of the Emperor Concerto

coming from my grandfather's study,

and even at that young age,

I thought, "Who knew music
like this could exist?"

I was shocked.

So that's when I thought,

"Ah, music really can be this beautiful.

The piano is such a beautiful instrument.

Wow.

I want to be able to play like that.

I want to become a pianist."

[chuckles]

When I was young, I just…

I just wanted to play the piano
because I really loved music.

By the way…

Why did Kang Seung-woon ask to see you?

Huh?

Uh, the truth is,

he's actually my grandfather.

Oh.

[chuckles] Oh, is that right?

I guess he was trying to be encouraging?

We just shook hands once, that's it.

And here I was thinking he was gonna
give me an allowance. [chuckles]

[traffic light beeping]

Hey, let's go.

I'm gonna teach you how to have fun
while playing the piano.

Hey, where are we going?

Hey, hurry up, hurry up!

HADAM-DONG INSTRUMENTS

-You can play the one over there.
-Thank you.

Come on!

[exhales deeply]

[sighs]

Hey, what are you doing?

[Mozart's
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" playing]

[transitions into jazz variation]

[music stops]

Don't be surprised.
I just tweaked the inner voice a bit.

Sit down.

Give it a try.

Me?

Oh, I don't know anything about jazz.

How are you gonna learn
if you never start?

You just get loose. Let your hands
go with the flow and feel it out.

Put that down now. Here.

[calm jazz variation
of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" playing]

Ooh, you're good actually.

[scales playing]

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
is in the key of C, so if you start there…

MAJOR KEY WITH C AS THE TONIC
AND ITS CORRESPONDING SCALE

…and change the notes slightly,
then you have yourself a blues scale.

-Sounds more jazzy, yeah?
-Yeah.

-Give it a try.
-All right.

BLUES SCALE: ADDS SPECIAL BLUES
NOTES BETWEEN THE BASIC NOTES

[exclaims]

Dude, you a genius or something?

Just play from the heart, all right?
Don't let yourself be bound by the rules.

You gotta believe in yourself. Okay?

[upbeat jazz music playing]

Thank you very much, my good man.
It's all thanks to you.

[sighs] Get yourself home, okay?

And I'll see you tomorrow.

Mm-hmm. See you tomorrow.

-Bye.
-Later.

You know,
I thought I was gonna freeze to death.

[tense music plays]

[inhales deeply] I mean…

Where the hell have you been running
around at this hour in the cold?

That's the kid, right?

Hey, call him over here.
I wanna see his ugly face.

He's dead meat.

What? Don't wanna?

You guys friends?

Yeah? Well, how cool is that?

[sighs] I'm sorry, General Manager Kim.

I-I'll find a way to make that money
and pay you back.

How are you gonna pull that off?

Expendy kicks.

So, a rich family.

Hey, give me his phone number.

Why?

Hey, just hand it over, hand it over.

It's cold out here, man.

I'm trying to help you out, dumbass.

Sir, come on, he has nothing
to do with this. Y-You know that.

Let's not make things complicated
by dragging him into this--

[Kim] Like this.

-[grunts]
-[Kim sighs]

[sighs] So, who do you think's
running this show?

Little b*stard.

Am I a joke to you?

-[sighs]
-Uh… Hey.

No, don't!

Come on, just…

I said don't!

KANG PI-O

[groans]

[coughing]

When I call you from now on,

you'd better answer before the third ring.

Or else I'll make sure that you die.

Damn, it's cold out here.

[breathing shakily]

[sighs]

[sighs, mutters]

[Kim] That's the kid, right?

Call him over here.
I wanna see his ugly face.

He's dead meat.

[sighs]

So where were you yesterday?

You don't need to know.

Why didn't you practice?

You'll lose your muscle memory
if you don't practice, all right?

Are you actually going to quit the piano?

-[sighs]
-Leave your credit card.

I don't wanna spend money on a kid

who does whatever he wants,
so hand it over.

And don't bother coming back home.

If you want to live your life like that,

get out of my house.

[sighs] Seriously?

[breathes sharply]

[gate opens, closes]

[gasps]

[groans]

[sighs] Sh…

[phone beeps]

[buzzing]

[sighs] Sh…

Oh, hey.

Where are you? And why are you whispering?

I'm at the library.

Stay where you are. I gotta talk to you.

[sighs] Sh…

[jaunty music plays]

[panting]

Choi Jeong-yo.

You're here.

Whoa, you're sweating a lot.

Are you sick?

No, it's all right, I'm just hot.

[chuckles]

Hey, let's… let's go outside real quick.

HER SUSPICIOUS DOUBLE LIFE

What do you wanna talk about?

Can you…

Can you let me stay at your dorm
for a few days?

-Huh?
-What?

Would it bother you?

No, it's just that, uh…

It's just random. Why?

[sighs]

Look, I don't want to inconvenience you.

Hey, what do you mean, "inconvenience"?

You can stay as long as you need to.

Really?

[playful music plays]

Hey, this way. Let's go.

Come on.

All right.

Get in.

[sighs] That was close.
We almost got caught.

Shh.

[lock clicks]

-[comical music plays]
-Uh, sorry.

I'm usually pretty good about cleaning.

I-I just had to get up
really early this morning.

[chuckles] Uh…

Y-Yeah, make yourself at home.

Do you… Do you want me
to lend you some clothes or…

No thanks.

Okay.

-[sniffs]
-It's smaller than I expected.

Yeah, it is, isn't it? [chuckles] Yeah.

Hey, do you… you wanna sleep on the bed?
I'll sleep on the floor.

Oh, wait.

What? Wh-What's this doing here?
[chuckles] Hmm.

I'll just sleep on the floor, okay?

Uh, yeah. You should, I guess.
[chuckles] Mmm.

[phone buzzing]

Huh.

[inhales deeply, sighs]

What's going on?

Hyun-soo.

Am I that harsh
and overbearing as a mother?

You're not.
I don't think you are, not really.

I didn't think so.

I know people talk when I'm not around.

They all hate me.

They've always hated me,
as far as I can tell.

So I just didn't care.

I didn't really care
about my reputation with people.

The only one I cared about was my son.

I didn't care what any of them ever said.

But hearing Pi-o say it…

[sighs] It hurts.

It feels like I'm being torn apart.

Did I… Did I really do something so wrong?

Hey, by the way,
why aren't you going home?

'Cause you won't do competitions?

Mm-hmm.

I knew it would go like this…

and it's still not easy.

Still, I'm never going back
to how things were before.

[gentle music plays]

Oh… Don't worry, though.

I'll get out of here soon enough.

Huh?

Nah, it's all right, it's all right.
Um, that's not what I meant.

I'm tired.

I'm gonna sleep now.

Right, okay. Good night.

[phone buzzes]

GENERAL MANAGER KIM

[Kim] This is your friend's house,
isn't it?

Damn, he's filthy rich.

-[birds chirping]
-What are you doing after this?

[sighs]

[groaning]

[Pi-o] Where are you?

THE CONVENIENCE STORE

[groaning]

[door opens]

-Uh, hey.
-Oh. You're awake.

What is this?

You compose music?

No, not really.

I j-just scribbled
whatever came to mind. [chuckles]

Um, here you go.

Wait, we could have gotten this together.
Why did you go alone?

Uh, I just, um, needed,
uh, the walk. [chuckles]

Yeah.

[Tchaikovsky's
"Piano Concerto No. 1" playing]

Just a minute.

Do you know exactly what a concerto is?

Concerto…

Not really.

In Latin, it actually means "to fight."

Later in Italian,
it meant "to work together."

So when you play a concerto,

the pianist has to fight and win
against the entire orchestra.

And other times,
they have to work together.

But right now,
your sound is just stuck in here.

[sighs] Ah.

Right here. Try playing it like you're
throwing the sound right at me.

Throwing it?

-Uh…
-Yeah, that's way better.

Keep practicing. I'll be right back.

[door opens]

Throwing the sound.

["Für Elise" playing through speaker]

[solemn piano variation
of "Für Elise" playing]

Oh, sorry. Should I start over?

What was that just now?

I was just trying to arrange the, uh, bell
in kind of a Baroque style.

Hey, let's just practice. Sorry.

[chuckles]

[birds chirping]

[Hyun-soo] A.

B-flat.

F-sharp.

[note plays]

G.

Now do your own thing.

Never mind.

Just warm up your hands. Hmm.

[pensive music plays]

SKETCHBOOK FOR MUSIC AND NOTES

[sighs]

[Pi-o] I'm heading out early.

See you at school.

[Rachmaninoff's
"Piano Concerto No. 2" playing]

Wait.

[sighs] Why is there so much tension
in your body today, huh?

Just relax.

Pi-o, don't try too hard
to get it perfect.

That'll only make
your body stiffer, all right?

[phone buzzes]

[sighs]

[Tchaikovsky's
"Piano Concerto No. 1" playing]

There it is!

Throw the sound just like you're doing.

Now, put some power into those fingers!

[students laughing, chattering]

Why do you keep looking at your phone
when you're playing?

It should be off during practice.
That's common courtesy.

Huh, my bad.

I'm expecting an important call, so…

An important call?

What are you talking about?

What's more important to us
than practicing?

[sighs]

Hey, where are you going?
You're not heading back?

I gotta go somewhere.

[sighs] What the… [scoffs]

-[phone beeps]
-[line ringing]

-[phone buzzing]
-[gasps]

Oh. What's the occasion?

You never call first.

Are you busy?

-Not really.
-Then do you wanna hang out for a while?

Really?

Yes, of course, of course.
I'll be right out.

So why do you like hearing me play?

What are you talking about?

Why are you asking that all of a sudden?

It just occurred to me that, um,

I don't really know
if I have talent or not.

Hey! If you say that about yourself,
what does it say about everyone else?

I'm still doing music,
but I don't have a shred of talent.

Hey, you have a really sharp ear though.

Exactly.

As someone who has a really good ear,

I'm telling you that you don't need
to ever worry about that.

So don't waste your time
on stupid thoughts.

I wanna know…

What do you think
that some of my strengths are?

[inhales sharply]

I don't know…

How should I put it?

The way you play…

there's something that's just…

noble about it.

Like it's aloof,
and I'd say it's restrained too.

But it expresses
everything that it should.

[phone beeping]

How's that?

All right, whatever.
I'm not even sure what I was expecting.

-Let me go ask them to charge my phone.
-Mm-hmm.

[breathes shakily]

RECENT HISTORY

CLEAR WATCH HISTORY?

[sighs]

[sighs] Sh…

[automated voice] The phone
you have dialed is currently off.

-Please leave a voicemail after the beep.
-What the…

[Jeong-yo] Where are you?
Why is your phone turned off?

-Did something happen?
-[phone buzzes]

MR. KIM

[Kim] What was
the most precious thing to you again?

[tense music plays]

[breathes shakily]

-[phone beeps]
-[line ringing]

Sir, I'm a little confused.
W-What are you saying?

[Kim] You curious? If you're curious,
get over here. Why bother calling?

[automated voice]
The phone you have dialed is off.

Damn it.

-[phone beeps]
-[line ringing]

Why isn't he picking up? The hell?

[panting]

[Kim] Ah, he's here.

You raised a good son.

If it were me,
I would've ignored that message.

-Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
-Whoa, now. Stay there. Damn it.

-Let him go!
-[grunts] Hey.

[Kim] Jeong-yo.

You get three days
to give me 80 million won.

Or else I'm gonna take out
your old man's organs.

[grunting]

And I'll sell every last one of them.

But if I'm being honest,
I really wanna ask for 100 million.

But I could never do that to you,
Jeong-yo, could I?

Why is it 80 million all of a sudden?

It was originally 20!

Twenty?

Hey, man, I'll just take


Lie down.

-No.
-[grunting]

Please give me a little more time.

How am I supposed to get
that much money so soon?

Please, I'll do it. I just need more time.

[Kim] Get off.

How long do I gotta keep
spoon-feeding you the answer?

Use that head of yours already.

Your friend is filthy rich.

Go ask him to pay for the whole thing,
or ask him to go on a trip.

I don't care. Figure it out.

You've got three days, Jeong-yo.

[pensive music plays]

[Hyun-jeong] Raise your hand
if you're for Choi Jeong-yo.

Now raise your hand
if you're for Kang Pi-o.

Whoa, Choi Jeong-yo has
a stronger lead than I anticipated.

Ji-won, why did you vote
for Choi Jeong-yo?

Well, Ms. Yoon,
I understand what you're worried about.

I feel like it's too early to judge
based on this performance alone,

but I can see a creative interpretation
in his playing.

It seems like it's just instinct.

But he could have just
had a particularly good day.

He has to get good results
in an international competition in a year.

How are we going to polish a diamond
in the rough in such a short time?

Wouldn't Pi-o be
a better choice in that sense,

since he's thoroughly prepared?

Well, I heard competitions
aren't his thing anymore.

We don't know
if he'll ever change his mind.

If we don't get Choi Jeong-yo now,
it could be a huge loss for us.

[Hyun-jeong] Hmm. [clicks tongue]

[sighs]

I hear all of you.

I'll give it some thought.

We'll end it here for today.

-Good work, everyone.
-Thank you.

[employee] Thanks, everybody.

[Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 1,


You can stop.

[music stops]

Get out.

Mr. Kang. I just can't accept this.

So she won second place
at the Rumina Competition,

where no first place was even awarded.

She's a talent that
everyone else is dying to recruit.

If you reject a guest soloist

who we literally just
begged to join us like this--

Mr. Park.

You majored in piano, right?

Sorry?

And yet, you still can't see

what the problem is
with her performance at all?

Now I get it.

I see why you never made it as a pianist.

[tense music plays]

Let me tell you something
about music, Mr. Park.

This is a sublime craft
where a single genius can come along

and change everything,
making everything completely anew.

That's what's possible.

It makes me so furious

when I see just anyone
attempting to do the same exact thing.

Do they…

Do these people even have a conscience?

-[phone beeps]
-[line ringing]

WHERE ARE YOU? WHEN ARE YOU GETTING BACK?
UNREAD

Choi Jeong-yo.

Hmm? How long have you been waiting here?

I sent you a text. Why didn't you check?

[sighs] Uh…

I was just meeting someone.

[sighs]

Are you uncomfortable being around me?

Huh?

No.

No, I'm not uncomfortable.
Why? Are you uncomfortable?

Uh, no.

I'm gonna go shower.

Uh-huh.

[gentle music plays]

[sighs]

You go ahead.

[Seon-ju] Yes?

Oh, Jeong-yo.

Can I help you with something?

Ms. Yoon.

I want to ask you to save my father.

What?

[Jeong-yo's father breathing shakily]

[door opens]

To be frank,

the most that we can offer you
is ten million won.

Hey, pretty lady, you're pretty good
at spouting bullshit politely, aren't you?

Can you read Korean?

'Cause it says right there, 414% a year.

Then I'm going to take a guess
that you weren't good in math.



[scoffs]

Is that right?

My lawyer, Lee,
will take care of this whole thing.

Hello, I'm Lee Yun-a
from the Hankook Group legal team.

Before we discuss this matter,

General Manager Kim Se-jin
authorized Happy Loan

as a loan company
with an annual interest rate of 20%,

which is the legal limit.

However, the actual contract
seems to be different

-from the authorized contract--
-Hey!

All right, that's enough.

[groans]

[sighs]

Guys, let's just go get some jjajangmyeon.

Jeong-yo.

Art is driven by money, not individuals.

[door opens]

-Don't worry.
-Okay.

I'll contact you
when the paperwork is ready.

I'm not worried. You'll get it done.

Thank you for everything.

-Sure.
-Thanks.

Let's go.

Thank you so much.

-I'll find a way to earn the money and--
-Mm-hmm. Pay me back.

But not now. I'll expect you
to pay me back in ten years.

Okay, Choi Jeong-yo?

You can pay the interest by buying me
a meal every now and then, hmm?

Mr. Choi,
you must have been through a lot.

You probably haven't been eating well.

Let's go get something to eat.

Here, for you. Mmm.

So I went ahead and accepted your son
as a scholarship student

without your permission.

Because Jeong-yo is honestly so talented.

How did you raise such an excellent son?

Thank you so much
for helping him pursue his piano music

despite your difficult situation.

He…

He isn't my son.

[solemn music plays]

Yeah, but why does that
even matter right now?

We've both lived our lives
with no one else to depend on.

So when have I ever been
a burden to you, Dad?

-And you know, if anything, I've just--
-What about it?

I was tricked for ten years.

Tricked into raising a kid
who wasn't even mine.

Do I have to keep you by my side
as though you're my son?

I… am disgusted by you.

Whenever I see you,

I want to dig up your mother's grave
and ask her why she did what she did.

I cannot stand the sight of you either.

So why can't you have the decency
to just stay out of my life?

It's, you know…

We had a good relationship.

Everything was still okay
when you thought I was your son.

[sobs]

[door opens]

Hey.

J-Jeong-yo, are you okay?

[sighs]

[Mussorgsky's
"Pictures at an Exhibition" playing]

[Ji-hye] What?

Yes.

I know you're upset.

But what can I do?

I'm the CEO of this company,

and I have to be cold-hearted sometimes
for the sake of my employees.

Do you not understand how it is?

All right, so the kid
goes through a little phase,

and you can't even wait it out?

So you're already going to jump ship
to Choi Jeong-yo?

[groans] What?

What are you saying? Who's jumping ship?

Who said anything
about terminating the contract?

What I'm saying is,
let's all win together.

Those two are close friends,

so if they're in the same agency,
they could work on projects together. Hmm?

There's a lot of great things about this.

[scoffs]

[scoffs]

If an agency wants to sign an artist,

is that really something
to be criticized for?

I don't get it.

I was only asking for your understanding
because we're friends.

I don't need your permission
to do any of this.

Okay.

If that's how you see it, we should…

end this then.

Oh, what?

Hey, why do you always
have to go to the extreme?

Why do you always ask me
to only prioritize you?

That's why I think
we should part ways and end this.

Anyway…

I do want to make one thing clear.

The thing with artists,

is that they hate being
one of many in a crowd.

We'd rather quit.

How can you manage artists when…

[scoffs] …you don't even understand
what makes artists tick?

[scoffing]

Get in. I think we should talk.

Okay. Well, I don't.

It's not about entering competitions.
But it's in your interest. Get in.

How is it living on your own?

Do you like it?

Is this why you told me to get in the car?

No.

That's not the reason.

What did you want to tell me?

Just spit it out.

Eden wants to terminate your contract

if you're not going to compete
in anything.

They'll sign with Choi Jeong-yo

instead of you.

So I agreed to it.

It's a good thing.

[solemn music plays]

[sighs]

[phone beeps]

[line ringing]

-[phone buzzing]
-[sighs]

CHOI JEONG-YO

[sighs]

ROOM 424
CHOI JEONG-YO

KOREA ARTS HIGH SCHOOL

[students chattering]

[Pi-o] You called me yesterday, right?

Sorry. I had already gone home.

-What's wrong?
-Huh?

[sighs]

I just called
'cause you didn't come back over.

Let's go grab some drinks.

Thanks.

How did you end up going back home?

-Oh--
-What are you guys doing here?

What kind of fun scheme
are you guys plotting?

Where's my invite?

There's no "fun scheme."
We were talking about practicing.

You're practicing?

Like to play something together?

Yeah, we've done it before,
so we decided to do it for the concerto.

Really?

Wow, Choi Jeong-yo,

why did you never do anything special
like this when you were accompanying me?

Could I at least watch?

No, you can't.

Hey, I won't get in the way.
I'll just watch.

Ooh…

I can't wait, I can't wait…

Let's start.

Mm-hmm.

[Rachmaninoff's
"Piano Concerto No. 2" playing]

[applause]

So, what goes through your mind
when you play the piano?

I don't think about anything.

[groans] Good for you.

Hey, do I think too much?

Are you tired, Pi-o?

You don't look so good.

-[Jae-in] Oh.
-Oh, really?

Yeah.

Then you can walk Hong Jae-in
over to the bus stop.

[Jeong-yo] What?

Hey, what are you talking about?

Just go. Get out of here.

Oh, okay.

Catch you later.

Oh…

See ya!

[solemn music plays]

[sighs]

[Jeong-yo] Check your temperature
when you get home.

You were outside for too long.

[phone buzzes]

Hmm.

Hi, Ms. Yoon.

[Seon-ju] Jeong-yo,
I have a special request.

Uh, sure. Go ahead.

I need you to repay your debt.

Sorry?

[students chattering]

Kang Pi-o.

Mmm?

Where are we gonna,
you know, practice today?

Oh, I have something to practice
on my own, so… Let's not today.

-Mmm.
-See you tomorrow.

[Jeong-yo sighs]

[sighs]

[Beethoven's "Piano Sonata No. 8,


[sighs]

[guests chattering]

[Beethoven's "Piano Sonata No. 8,


As I thought you would,
you have a great eye for talent.

Choi Jeong-yo
is really something, isn't he?

Mm-hmm.

I need to have Choi Jeong-yo
perform my concerto.

[performance becomes fast and intense]

[breathes shakily]

[music continues]

[music ends]

[applause]

[guests cheering]

-Encore!
-Encore!

Encore!

Encore!

[Seon-ju] Good work.

[sighs] I wanted to hear one more piece,

but he's very shy,
so he had to make a quick escape, right?

[guests chuckle]

Okay, we'll try asking
Mr. Choi Jeong-yo again later.

We have high expectations
for our next performer.

Let's all welcome pianist Sunwoo Yekwon.

[applause]

Thank you for coming.

-Looking forward to it.
-I look forward to your performance.

[dramatic music playing]

[door opens, closes]

Kang Pi-o.

So what happened was, uh…

There's this kid who's sick,
and he happens to love music, and…

And Ms. Yoon asked me to play for him,
so I got in her car.

And when I got out, I was here.

I mean, if I had known
I would be playing here,

you know, I-I would have, uh…

You.

I told you to audition for the concerto.
Why are you dragging your feet?

Are you still thinking about it?

Uh. Oh, I…

I told Ms. Yoon that I didn't want to.

Why are you so hesitant?

Don't you know that the best way to grow
as a pianist is to play a concerto?

Stop being lazy.

Come to my office tomorrow.

But, Mr. Kang, I…

I'll explain, okay? So, the truth is…

Pi-o. Pi-o.

-Kang Pi-o!
-[door slams]

[Pi-o breathes shakily]

What makes me any worse
than Choi Jeong-yo?

You know how much
I wanted to play a concerto with you.

So why?

Why?

Why did you choose Choi Jeong-yo
instead of me?

Do I really have to spell it out to you?

At the Noblesse Concert,
you said that I was good!

You said…

You said you'd come watch me
perform next time!

Your performance at Noblesse,
it wasn't good because you played well.

It was Choi Jeong-yo
who led that performance,

and you were just riding the wave
of his raw emotion.

You and Choi Jeong-yo
are fundamentally different.

You're calculating,
but he acts on instinct.

You analyze the structure,

while he pours music straight
from his heart, like erupting lava.

And that's why people think
your music is perfect

but an absolute bore to listen to.

But when they hear his,

they're completely mesmerized,
even if it's imperfect.

And that's…

That's not something
that can just be taught!

-No, that's not true at all!
-[door slams]

You're wrong, Mr. Kang.

You don't know that.
It was Pi-o who led me that day.

I was able to play the piano
because of him.

And he's the one
who brought out those emotions in me!

Why do you keep comparing us like that

when you're making assumptions
but don't even know the full story?

[breathing shakily] Stop already.

What do you mean, stop?

I'm just telling him the truth.

That you're much better than me.
You're a generational talent!

I find your friendship oddly intriguing.

But…

Pi-o…

do you see what I mean now?

[breathing shakily]

You know who will be the one to end up
utterly broken between the two of you.

[music continues]

Pi-o.

Wait, Pi-o.

[music ends]

Can't you leave my son alone?

[sighs]

-I'm so sorry, okay? I just--
-Do you still not get it?

All of this is your fault.

I'm warning you.

Don't talk to Pi-o ever again.

And if I ever find out you did,

I'll make sure you regret it. Understand?

[solemn music plays]

[breathes deeply]

[panting]

Pi-o?

Pi-o.

[tense music plays]

[inhales sharply]

Pi-o.

Pi-o!

[breathes shakily]

[Ji-hye] Pi-o! Pi-o!

[crying] Pi-o, wake up! Kang Pi-o!

Pi-o! [sobs]

SPECIAL THANKS TO SUNWOO YEKWON
FOR HIS GUEST APPEARANCE

["Know you, Feel you" playing]

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

[Pi-o] Why do you say I'll never make it?

Because you have no talent.

[Pi-o] I'm not a genius.

If I can't even get recognition
from competitions,

who'd bother listening to me play?

I want you to enter
the same competition I'm entering.

[Jeong-yo] Since when
has your pinky been like this?

[Pi-o] Of all pieces,
why did he make us play the same one?

[Jeong-yo]
You're not in a good place right now.

Cut it out! Stop, stop!

Do you really want to get kicked out
before you even get to compete?

[Pi-o] If I don't win that competition,

I'm going to quit playing the piano.