[sweet airy music]
[light cheeky music]
[squirting]
[chuckles softly]
There's this phrase in The Art of War.
"The best defense is a good offense."
Um, but you know, I don't exactly agree.
[sucks teeth] It's already hard to defend yourself.
You won't have any strength.
So in my own opinion, the best defense
is running away.
UNG IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
[Ung] I have a very long history of running away.
All right, the student to present about his beloved family in third period
is Choi Ung.
Ung, are you ready?
We will just take a short break first, and then we will begin, okay?
[all kids] Okay!
[kids chatting]
[quirky music]
[teacher] Ung, come down. Come on!
[student] Come down!
[teacher] Ung, come down from that tree!
[Ung] At quite a young age…
Ung, come down from there, please.
You could get hurt. You can't stay there.
I won't let you do the presentation, so come down.
I mean it, I won't.
See? Pinky promise. I won't make you do it.
-[Ung] …I tasted the sweetness of it all. -[teacher] Come down, all right?
UNG IN HIGH SCHOOL
[Ung] Of course, I run away for my sake.
[Ho] Choi Ung!
That brat completely broke this thing.
-You brat! Stop right there! -[Ung] But also for the other person.
Look at what you did, jerk!
[Ung] I am buying time for them
so that we can have a calm conversation later.
[Ji-ung] This cost 29,900 won!
[panting]
UNG IN UNIVERSITY
[Yeon-su] Wait, I won't hit you!
[both pant]
And I won't yell at you.
[pants] So come here.
[Ung] So that we can have a calm conversation,
I am buying time for them.
Do you mean it?
[exhales]
Come here.
[panting] Stop right there!
That doesn't mean I always run from everything.
-Is it because you're entering a marathon? -Mm-hmm.
[Ung] Yeon-su said that if I do the half marathon,
we'll wear matching rings.
[sighs]
She really is amazing, huh?
[grunts]
-Is she dating or babysitting you? -[sucks teeth]
She still doesn't know me well.
I'm a man of my word.
Hey, listen. I'm gonna give you some tough training,
so don't you dare go back on your word.
We're running for an hour every day.
Yeah, yeah. I know.
A half marathon is a cake walk.
I could probably complete the full marathon.
Eat my dust.
[tuts] Jeez.
[upbeat music]
[Ung chuckles]
-[Ji-ung] Get going. -[Ung] No.
[Ung groaning]
[Ung] No, I can't do this anymore.
-[Ji-ung] Come on. -[Ung] No!
[quirky music]
-[phone buzzing] -[gasps awake]
[buzzing continues]
[groans]
[grunts]
[groans, sighs]
INCOMING CALL KIM JI-UNG
[Ung] I make objective judgments to make the best decision.
INCOMING CALL KIM JI-UNG
[groaning]
Right. I can just wear matching rings with Ji-ung.
Right. Right.
[strained groans]
[quirky music continues]
So I'm not embarrassed about running away.
UNG IN THE PRESENT
[music fades]
It's been way too long,
we should be able to…
ask each other "How have you been?"
"How tough has it been for you?"
"It's been tough for me." We're allowed to say those things.
[groans] Damn it…
[pensive music]
I asked you for a writer a long time ago, didn't I?
Are you sending me one, huh?
Well, about that, you know…
[clears throat]
I did my best to find one for you, so don't blame me for this, okay?
Everyone is working on something.
Which means, no one is available to send to you.
So sadly…
Hmm, anyway, good luck, all right.
What's this? Who is it? Why are you making such excuses?
[sighs deeply]
Come on in already.
Are you just going to stand there all day?
You know you're overqualified to be working on this.
So what are you doing in here, huh?
-[Ji-ung] It's just a simple project. -[sighs]
You know what, I'll just get one of the rookie writers to help.
Why? Do you think I wanted to do this?
Mr. Park was desperately asking for my help.
You said you were gonna work on dramas now.
-So just go and write one instead of-- -Well, I am.
I hate it when people tell me to write when I already am.
I came here to clear my head a bit,
so please, don't be so obvious about hating me being here.
-Are trying to have your way? -That's what makes them great.
I don't want you on this.
-I… -I saw the preview, and it was awful.
[Ji-ung] Who said you could show her?
Mr. Kim… what in the world are you trying to film here?
I don't get what you're trying to say through these videos that you shot.
What the hell has gotten into you?
-Have you lost your touch? -[Ji-ung] Okay, you know something,
I'll take care of this myself, so go the hell back to where you came from
or go clear your head somewhere else as long as it's away from me an my crew!
[Chae-ran] Mr. Kim.
[sighs]
We're in a bad situation. We really do need a writer.
Well, I do have something to make up for.
I won't be that stubborn this time.
[sighs]
[exhales]
All right then…
what is it you have in mind?
I heard that the cast are your friends. Is that why you were lazy?
Well, honestly, I was thinking of refusing this project.
But as I kept watching, I found something interesting.
So I watched the documentary from ten years ago.
-So what? -There seemed to be something
going on between the two of them, no?
There is no way that you wouldn't have noticed that.
If we write a story based on that, it'd be quite a show.
I don't want to make anything up. [sighs]
No, it actually felt like,
like the camera was purposely trying to ignore that part, you know what I mean?
-But then, that was just me. -Why would I do that intentionally?
I was just trying to film objectively and--
[Min-gyeong] Then why the heck would people film things?
You can just let machines do all the shooting then.
My goodness. You really haven't changed a bit, Mr. Kim.
Well, at the very least, you made the scenes look quite pretty.
I'll just whip something up…
based on them.
[mysterious music]
-Oh, hey, you're up. -[Ung] Hey.
We're having a party today, all right?
Look behind you.
[laughs]
[Eun-ho] I put in so much effort to prepare your debut anniversary party.
[chuckles]
Oh, right. Yeon-su's coming too because we're filming.
[chokes]
[sighs]
Now is there anyone else I forgot to invite?
Maybe someone like NJ would like to come.
Like NJ, you know.
Or just NJ.
Right, Ji-ung said he's coming early today.
[groans] I should prepare this.
Ung! Ji-ung said he's coming over first so go and get ready, okay?
[Ung] By running away, I'm not avoiding anything,
it's a reasonable decision.
Okay.
[light cheeky music]
[Yeon-su] Running away?
Running away from things is something only cowardly people would do.
[sighs]
I've never run away from anything, not once in my life.
[light music]
[groans]
Sorry.
Uh, I'm quite drunk right now, Ung.
[light music continues]
[deep sigh]
Has all nothing more than a pathetic excuse that they used.
[sighs]
Let's get some coffee.
So then?
[Min-gyeong] Have you read all my draft?
I guess you haven't yet.
I'm sure you wouldn't be making faces after reading such an amazing draft.
Sorry, but we can't film
-this amazing story of yours. -What? Why?
[sighs]
Mr. Kim. Don't you think it's a bit too childish to reject my works like this?
-They ran away. -Who did?
-The cast. -Who exactly in the cast?
-Choi Ung. -[scoffs]
Go get him then. It's no big deal.
And Kook Yeon-su.
[tense music]
[sighs]
EPISODE 7 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
CELEBRATION PARTY CHOI UNG, KOOK YEON-SU
ONE HOUR EARLIER
[line trilling]
I told you I called him several times. It's useless.
You said you were with him this morning, right?
Hm. He was here earlier, but he just disappeared.
Did you really not hear anything from Yeon-su?
Oh, you mean me?
You see all these wine bottles? These are the ones I brought.
I went to the trouble of closing my bar today,
so I could attend this party. And now what?
Don't you think I'm a victim too?
I get Choi Ung would do something like this,
but Yeon-su is not that irresponsible.
You don't think maybe something happened to them, do you?
Didn't you take her home last night?
Does she still have a hangover?
-I remember she barely does. -[line trills]
I'll try calling her grandma.
[sighs deeply]
Hmm.
-What? Is it Yeon-su? -She did go AWOL.
"I need some time to think. Don't tell my grandma anything."
Judging from that rude text, it looks like she hasn't been kidnapped.
[Eun-ho] Yeon-su went AWOL?
-Why? What for? -Now where could Ung be?
Oh, you know the guy. He can be so simple.
If we just look around the neighborhood, we'll find him right away. Don't worry.
Why is he suddenly doing this?
The drawing show went well yesterday.
-I really don't get it. -[sighs]
Isn't it a bit strange for them to do this at the same time?
I mean, maybe something happened between the two of them.
Don't you think?
Or is it just me?
No way. I didn't actually see them together yesterday, though.
Right. And Yeon-su came into my bar right after it ended,
and then she got drunk, and then she went straight home.
Ung was tired and went to bed early last night too.
[cheeky realization music]
[rattling]
[blows out breath]
[Ung] Was I really drunk last night?
No way.
Did I take pills yesterday?
Nope.
Did I still cry in front of Yeon-su regardless?
[sighs heavily]
[quirky music]
[sighs]
[leaves rustling]
But…
she probably won't remember anything since she was drunk.
[phone buzzing]
[quirky music continues]
GU EUN-HO
[Eun-ho] You'll get caught anyway. So just tell us where you are already.
Is this because I asked you for a raise? I'm not giving up, though.
Are you with Yeon-su right now? Why are you both suddenly going AWOL?
[sighs deeply]
[clicks tongue]
[Ung] I'll avoid it for now and think things through later.
[blows out breath]
[bright pensive music]
[twig cracks]
[Yeon-su] Well, I did expect this, but…
There's nowhere for me to go now.
What do people usually do when they're in my situation?
[bright music continues]
Oh.
I don't really have friends.
I'm not running away.
I'm just keeping my distance until I can get my thoughts in order.
This is so fun.
Huh?
The two of them ran away, isn't that right?
How exciting. This is even better than I thought!
Isn't it strange that they both went AWOL?
A bit strange, yes.
That's right.
This is going to hit the jackpot. Clearly, there must be something going on!
I have to be able to film something for it to hit the jackpot.
And how can I do that without any of the cast?
What on earth has gotten into you?
-You don't seem enthusiastic about this. -What do you mean?
When have you ever given up just because the cast ran away?
Remember what happened with Jukdo?
Why would you bring that up?
When you heard that the whole cast went AWOL,
you searched the entire island for them, did you not?
-Plus, that snake farm. -[sighs]
You ran around the mountain looking for that snake that escaped.
And now you're telling me that you can't film just because of that?
Even if I do find them,
would I be able to film anything good if I forced them to stay on camera?
If you bring them back,
make sure that they can never run away again.
[inhales] Let's see…
Would you prefer mountains or islands?
Uh, what?
Hey, you, Intern.
[inhales] What are my works most known for?
Bringing out the primal emotions of people
using limited space in an unfamiliar environment.
Say that simply.
-Locking up the cast? -[chuckles]
The weather's nice. So let's go on a trip.
Kidnap the cast, and take them somewhere secluded,
and then film them for about three days.
[Min-gyeong] Okay?
[Eun-ho] All right, all right, don't worry.
I'm doing my best to find him.
Hmm. I'll call you once I find him.
Oh, wait, there's a taxi. Taxi! I'll just call you later, okay?
-[chuckles] -[quirky music]
Thank you, Choi Ung.
Dobby is free. Thank you so much.
Oh, my gosh! What the?
-I was here the whole time by the way. -What are you doing here?
I got hungry.
You know, there's a lot of food here, but there's nothing to eat.
Wait, you didn't leave?
-Nobody told me to. -But everyone already left.
My bottles are still here.
I mean, shouldn't you be looking for Yeon-su?
What about you?
Hold it, why are you talking so casually to me right now?
Oh, well, I strongly support and believe in a hierarchy based on someone's age.
-And I happen to be older than you. -[gasps]
So, you really don't know where Ung is, huh?
Oh, of course I do.
It's obvious where he most likely went.
He doesn't have any friends or hobbies.
It's the same for Yeon-su.
You think that's the reason why they dated?
I guess he does have something like a hobby.
It's obvious.
Those two are together right now.
Isn't this your first time coming to this house, though?
How come you're acting like you own the place, huh?
Well, I came here to have fun,
and I did close my bar for this.
[Sol-i] I can't just sit around.
How about a party without them?
[cheery music]
Sol-i.
You're such a genius.
[music stops]
[awkward music]
[Ung] It feels like I've already come back
only three hours after I ran away.
[Yeon-su] I ended up right in front of Ung again.
Hi.
[Ung] Okay, that's it.
That's the worst thing I said this entire year.
Mm.
[clears throat]
Hey, so…
What are you doing here?
Oh.
I thought you…
were doing a celebration party today.
What about you?
Uh… [sucks teeth]
I wanted to get some rest.
-[Ung] Mm. -[light awkward music]
[both sigh]
This is really awkward, you know?
Really? I feel fine, though.
-Really? -Mm-hm. I'm totally fine.
Why on earth would we be awkward?
Hmm. You must have decided to pretend not to remember.
-I don't know what you're saying. -Hey, Kook Yeon-su.
[deep sigh]
All right, fine. It's awkward.
I got drunk and cried in front of my ex.
So I'm embarrassed. Happy now?
Uh…
[Ung] Like I said, for me running away is not avoidance
but a reasonable decision.
So sometimes…
I don't make that decision.
You wanna grab a bite?
[alarm beeping]
[soft chuckle]
[soft music]
EXCESSIVE LIFE BEGINNING A JOURNEY
[sighs]
VOLUNTEER WITH NJ BRIQUETTE DELIVERY OF LOVE
[soft music]
-Here. -Thank you.
[sighs]
I don't know what it is that you're thinking.
[Chi-seong] If you don't wanna do this, you can say no.
It's volunteer work.
You're not that warm-hearted, are you?
[Chi-seong] This isn't helping you at all.
Miss NJ, please have this. I got it for you.
You didn't have to, but thank you.
Miss NJ, you look more beautiful in person.
Thank you very much.
[girl chuckles]
Where's your pride?
VOLUNTEER WITH NJ BRIQUETTE DELIVERY OF LOVE
[girl] You all came here
because NJ will drop the charges if you do this, right?
Yeah. I heard everyone who came to do this were let off last year.
That's right, she'll drop the charges.
How do you know?
Well, actually the truth is, I came here last year too.
Oh, gosh.
Are you saying you got caught again?
Well, I just had really bad luck.
Honestly, they say everything is a malicious comment these days.
I guess so. To be honest, don't you think this is ridiculous?
Volunteer work with people who wrote bad comments about her?
I don't know if she has really high self-esteem or if she's smart.
It's all for her image, of course.
She's a tough one, you know.
Anyway, just keep sucking up to her and she'll let you off.
-Hang in there until it's over. -[chuckles]
By the way, did you see those stickers on the lunch boxes?
There's no way anyone here would ever want to see her stupid face,
-especially while they're eating. -[chuckles]
-I tore it off already. -Oh.
She's so young, but she's as sly as a fox.
Hold on, what kind of comment did you write?
Oh, please. I didn't even make up any stories about her.
You know, there was something…
there was a rumor about NJ and her sponsors.
And I just wrote about that a bit.
[girl] Hold on, NJ even had sponsors?
No way! Since when?
[woman shushing]
Her agency is willing going after innocent citizens like us to keep quiet.
[hater] I know, right?
Remember when her first album went viral right after her debut?
I heard her sponsors got her all those commercials back then.
That's how she bought all those expensive buildings at her age.
[man] That's crazy.
[somber music]
[birds chirping]
Come on. It's this way.
WITH UNG
Ung, what have you been doing all day?
Good day to you.
Oh, it's Yeon-su!
[Ho] Yeon-su's here!
[gasps] Oh, my goodness! Yeon-su!
Oh, I'm so glad you're here, Yeon-su. [chuckles]
-Are you here to eat? -Yes.
Oh. Sit over there.
Were you able to get home safe last night?
-Of course. Please have a seat here. -[Ung] Can you even see me, Mom?
[chuckles]
-[Yeon-ok] It's been such a long time. -Yes.
What would you like, Yeon-su? I'll cook anything for you.
Oh, no. Anything is fine. Everything you make is so delicious.
But still. Is there anything you're craving for?
Well, do you still happen to make that bean stew?
Of course! You used to love that, didn't you?
I'll make some right away.
-Thank you. -Hey, Mom, I want--
I'll get you some meat and some other side dishes. Eat all you want, okay?
-Thank you. -[Chang-sik] Ho, I'm here.
-Weren't you here just a minute ago? -[chuckles]
Oh. When did Ung get here?
-Oh, hang on. -[shushing]
-Go. -But, wait. Ji-ung…
Ji-ung asked me to call him if I ever saw Ung.
All right. But don't call him, okay? Just go away.
[Chang-sik] Ji-ung was looking everywhere for him.
[Ho] Just go. Go!
[inhales]
Would looking through that give you an answer?
I'm pretty sure I told you I don't like the smell of food in here.
I'm done eating. You're so sensitive.
[Dong-il] So did you eat?
[Ji-ung] Yes, I ate.
Outside the editing room.
Hey, I heard they ran away. [chuckles softly]
You know, I'm surprised it took them this long before they ran away.
-They haven't changed a single bit, huh. -You mean you knew?
They ran away for about two weeks when we filmed ten years ago.
-[Dong-il] You didn't know? -[deep inhale]
The day Yeon-su went home, and Ung was absent?
That's right.
They both disappeared without a word, so we looked everywhere just to find them.
-So where'd you end up finding them? -We didn't find them.
But they seemed to have reached an agreement.
They just returned as if nothing happened at all.
-What? Seriously? -[Dong-il] It's obvious.
They'll return by themselves sooner or later,
so just wait a bit before you swoop in.
Don't worry about it so much.
Hey, I hear Chae-ran was looking for some lodging. Are you going somewhere?
Can I join you guys?
We are not going out to have fun.
Ms. Lee wanted to come too, but I turned her down.
So don't even think about it. Please grow up, the both of you.
[indistinct chatter]
I was able to compile a list of places we can go to.
Should we decide on one after we find them?
No, prepare it in advance.
We won't have enough time afterward. [inhales]
In any case, I'll make sure to get them today, no matter what.
Is he useful?
I told him to make a list of lodgings,
and he gave me about 20 pages of places where newlyweds would go.
He's obviously good at organizing stuff.
I already feel nauseous about it.
He's so different from me.
Mr. Kim!
Going out on business? I can drive you there, sir.
No, it's fine.
Oh, hey, Intern. You can--
-You can-- -Im Tae-hun, that's my name.
[scoffs] Okay, Intern. Why don't you--
Im Tae-hun, sir. [chuckles]
[quirky music sting]
Okay, Imtern, I'm calling you that from now on.
Imtern, you go home. Go and pack your things. Okay?
Okay.
-Chae-ran, wrap up here. -Yes.
-Imtern. -Sir.
[music fades]
-Are you uncomfortable here? -[groans]
Uh, no, I was thinking of visiting soon anyway.
Uh, your parents seem rather healthy today. I'm happy.
Yeah. They have aged quite a lot, though.
Your grandma? Is she doing all right?
Mm-hm, she's good.
-[cutlery clinking] -Hm.
-What are they saying? -[Yeon-ok] I don't know.
-Okay, give me that. -Here.
Wow, these radishes are really…
You didn't answer my question yet.
[whispers] Come here.
How have you been doing lately?
[soft chuckle]
Well, I, I just graduated and worked.
Yeah.
I did okay.
Is that it?
Mm-hm. It's nothing special.
-Then yesterday was-- -Yesterday…
I was just really drunk yesterday.
[Yeon-su] It's embarrassing, so forget it.
You know it was because I was feeling stressed
about this project that I was working on.
[soft music]
I enjoyed the food.
I should get going.
[Yeon-su groans]
Wait, Yeon-su, why are you leaving so soon?
-Oh, gosh. -Oh, uh,
I really enjoyed the food you made.
But I didn't expect to come here, so I didn't bring anything.
Oh, dear, there's no need for that.
[Yeon-ok] You can come visit us any time you like, all right?
-[Yeon-su] Okay. -[Yeon-ok] Oh, wait. Hang on.
-I packed some side dishes for you. -Wait here.
-No, it's fine. -No, no. Give them to her.
[Yeon-ok] Here you go, eat them with your grandmother.
If you can, maybe next time you can bring her along with you.
There's really no need. [inhales]
But I'll be sure to enjoy these. Thank you very much.
-Come back again. -Ung.
-[Ho] Take her home. -It's okay. I can go by myself.
-No, no, no. Go on. -Of course not!
-[Ho] Come back soon, bye. -[Yeon-su] Okay.
You get home safely.
[both chuckle]
-Bye. -[Yeon-su] Bye.
[soft music]
[Yeon-ok] How do they seem to you?
Honestly, I don't have a single clue.
[sighs deeply]
[birds chirping]
I used to say this to you,
you should be good to your parents. They're always so kind and nice.
Are you going home?
I don't suppose Ji-ung will still be waiting there, will he?
We both went AWOL without telling any of them,
so let's apologize and start filming again…
Right. It was this feeling.
This is how I felt while dating you.
I was like an idiot waiting for you,
always watching you walk away, step by step.
That's how it was.
What? What do you mean?
Whenever you said you were okay, I had to accept it.
When you said nothing was wrong,
I had to say I worried for no reason.
When you wanted to break up,
I had to accept without knowing why.
And when I finally met you again,
I had no idea how you'd be doing…
or whatever it was that you were thinking about at that time…
but I had to just accept things.
[Ung] "The best defense is a good offense."
It really feels like you're back, Yeon-su. [sighs]
Choi Ung.
I'm really sick of this.
[Ung] I guess I'm doing that right now.
But this was not my choice at all.
["Maybe If" by BIBI playing]
-[photographer] One, two, three! -[camera shutter clicks]
[all] Good job.
-Good job! -[all cheer]
-Good job. -[all] Good job, everyone.
Miss NJ.
Thanks to you, I, uh, had a really meaningful experience today.
[man] Thank you.
Thanks to today, we were able to reflect on ourselves and our actions.
Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity.
This means you're going to let us off, right?
[girl] Jeez.
We promise that we will do our best to make up for our mistakes.
And also, we'll tell everyone we know about how cool you were today.
-Okay? -[laughter]
[chuckles]
Sure. All right.
[laughs]
-Hey, Director. -[director] Yes?
[NJ] I'm sorry, but I can't come here anymore.
And why not?
I thought they would end after a few times.
I didn't think there would be an endless line of trolls.
They're not my fans at all.
They're the internet trolls I sued.
-Hey, NJ. -What?
Who? Me?
Oh, well, you always seemed to call me a bitch, didn't you?
-[dramatic music] -[sighs]
-I'm not dropping the charges. -[shocked whispers]
Good work today, everyone.
Thank you for joining me when I asked you all
if you wanted to do some volunteer work.
[NJ] Get home safely.
-But… -Wait a second. You can't just do this!
It's not fair. This is such a scam.
You said you'd drop the charges against us. This is so ridiculous.
Did I? I don't think I ever promised to drop the charges.
[scoffs]
You ate with me here last year, right?
Did you troll me because you wanted to see me again?
Well, that was…
Can't I even criticize you? Is it all trolling to you?
-[soft chuckle] -[rasps]
Should I read the comments you wrote about me to everyone here then?
Let's see if it's criticism or just trolling.
-Hey, wait. -What?
You're just abusing the power you have against the innocent citizens.
We're all busy people, you know.
You were just making us waste our time here!
You'd better suck up to me if you at least want a lower sentence.
Are you sure about this?
[tense music]
[shocked whispers]
Miss NJ.
As you know, uh, I only made this mistake once.
If I get charged for this, I'll have a hard time getting a job.
My life is at stake here. Can you please let me off this time?
[tense music continues]
[soft chuckle]
All right. After all, you only did it once, right?
[relieved sigh]
So I'll only sue you just once.
And if you do it twice, then I'll sue you twice.
[nervous chuckle] Hey, people can make mistakes sometimes.
Do you have to be so cruel because of that?
How can you write sexually harassing comments with such detail by mistake?
Your ID is Bibibik, right?
VOLUNTEER WITH NJ BRIQUETTE DELIVERY OF LOVE
There were articles about how this was a place
for reconciliation and forgiveness.
[NJ] Go and tell people that it isn't.
Go ahead and tell everyone that I'm just a crazy bitch
who was bent on suing you.
And I was acting unlike myself.
Tell them all…
like you always do.
[haters clamoring in protest]
Can't believe her.
[music fades]
[birds chirping]
[groans] Damn it.
Why did I say that?
[Ung] I just wanted to go back home and sleep all day.
[phone buzzing]
WHY DID YOU TWO SUDDENLY GO AWOL?
-[Sol-i] Choi Ung! -[Eun-ho] Choi Ung!
Congratulations!
We know that you're far away right now,
but we're still congratulating you.
-Super punch! -[laughs]
You said you liked how happy you are in this picture.
Right? You're happy, aren't you? Why don't you smile, huh?
Hey, I heard you're earning a fortune.
Maybe you can buy my bar? Please, Ung?
Ung, you and I have finally succeeded.
I can't believe that the dim-witted Ung has succeeded this much.
I'm so proud of you!
[quivers] I just feel so…
I… I still can't believe… I…
got to see my idiot friend succeed…
Oh, no, I'm going to start crying too!
[Eun-ho] He didn't even get to eat properly…
-Oh! Don't cry. -[sobs]
He suffered so much, you know that?
Hey!
You have to be happy, you understand? You got that, huh?
[sighs]
It looks more like they're holding my funeral.
Should I report them?
-Eun-ho's an ass. -[phone buzzes]
Huh?
NJ
[buzzing continues]
[Ung] It was this feeling.
I was like an idiot waiting for you,
always watching you walk away, step by step.
That's how it was.
I'm really sick of this.
[Ja-gyeong] Yeon-su?
[somber music]
Hey, why are you standing there?
-Did you just get here? -Oh.
What's that in your hand?
Uh, Grandma, I'll be back in a moment, okay?
-Wait, didn't you just get home? -[door opens]
[door closes]
[Chi-seong] You should have just done that a long time ago.
It's not something you can forgive easily.
"The angelic NJ who forgives her online haters"?
To hell with that nonsense.
Tell our agency that you won't be dropping charges for anyone anymore.
What a bunch of jerks.
Hey…
what's gotten into you?
Why did you wanna meet them in person anyway?
I thought…
it'd be less scary if I saw the real people behind it all.
Just avoid them. Run away.
It's okay.
[wind gusting]
That's why I'm running away this time.
Where? To that guy again?
[light music]
[chuckles]
Yes.
Choi Ung!
[gasps] Oh.
-[chuckles] -Oh.
-Oh… -[chuckles]
[NJ] I guess I called at the perfect time.
Tell me, were you wandering around after running away from home?
Please, running away at this age?
I was… [inhales]
…just trying to have some time for myself, that's all.
If you don't want to do the documentary, don't.
It'd be quite overwhelming for someone who isn't a celebrity.
[sighs]
[gasps]
It's okay. Come here.
You can bring those bags too.
[light music]
Wow, no way! NJ?
You're the NJ? Really?
Mm-hm. Do you have a pen?
Oh.
[rustles]
[light music continues]
Hey, kid. You should ask permission first before taking photos of someone.
Can I please take a photo?
No, you can't.
[NJ] There are lots of pretty photos online.
-Wow. -Here.
Do you kids know what scarcity is?
What about rare items?
-Yes. -Yes.
If you want your bags to become rare items,
you shouldn't tell anyone that I was here or that you saw me here. You got that?
-Okay. -Okay.
If you tell people I'm here,
I'll end up signing every single person's bags.
-So you shouldn't? -[both] Yes.
Run along now. I'm talking to my friend.
-Thank you very much. -Thank you very much.
[kids chuckling]
[gasps]
Even little kids recognize you, huh?
It must be tiring, though.
Regular citizens like you don't know what it's like.
Wait. I think you should understand a bit about it by now.
Well, there were some who did recognize me
only because of that stupid documentary.
Then why are you filming it again?
I don't know. It just sort of happened.
I've fallen into my own trap, I guess.
Well, that happens sometimes.
[Ung sighs]
[laughs]
Did you really just laugh at me?
Let's eat lunch together.
Oh, sorry but I just ate.
[chuckling]
Mr. Choi. I really didn't want to say this sort of thing to you myself, but…
I'm actually a type A.
My Myers Briggs is actually ISFP,
so I'm introverted and sensitive even though I don't seem like it.
That's why I wrote some things down in my heart diary earlier.
A what diary?
First of all.
"Mr. Choi got famous because I bought one of his works,
but why doesn't he want to buy me a meal?"
[NJ] Secondly.
"I asked him to draw my buildings,
but why is that he doesn't want to contact me even one?"
-[inhales] -And thirdly.
"I made him even more popular
by going to his drawing show when I wasn't even invited,
but why hasn't he asked me out still until now?"
Well, I--
Those are the three debts that you have with me right now.
So how will you pay me that?
[light awkward music]
[sighs]
[chuckles]
[sighs]
Does he think he's the only one who can get upset? Unbelievable.
[scoffs] When did he ever tell me anything anyway?
Choi Ung was always the one who hid… [Yeon-su groans]
Why the hell isn't he picking up?
…whenever he was upset.
[chimes]
[line trilling]
Oh, I think…
This is something that I didn't expect.
Yeon-su.
Uh…
Oh.
[NJ] Seriously, why are you always so clumsy?
[chuckles]
Anyway, I thought everyone would pretend not to have eaten
if I asked to have a meal together.
You're so difficult to deal with.
[deep inhale]
Uh, well, NJ, um…
I notice that you always gotten in touch with me like this.
And you just keep on popping up.
I've been pretty clueless, haven't I?
But weren't you pretending to be clueless?
Oh, I guess that's true…
I'm sorry. I guess I should have mentioned it first.
My point, exactly.
It's way too embarrassing for me to say it myself.
Well…
Since you bought three drawings, I'll give you one for free.
Look, I don't usually do this, but I'll make an exception
-since you're NJ, if there's anything-- -Hold on a minute, Mr. Choi.
I have a lot of money.
Do you think really I'm doing this just to get a free drawing?
Huh? Then why are you being so nice to me?
-Do I need a reason? -[gasps]
[stammers] No, that's not what I mean.
-I meant that I don't get why you would-- -Because I like you.
Huh?
-Oh! -[gasps]
Oh, no, why do you make such a mess?
What do…
[chuckles]
I just had a really tough day today.
I didn't want to whine about it to you because it's a pretty normal thing for me.
But then…
[NJ] I always feel better whenever I see you.
At first, I felt better when I saw your drawings.
But now, I feel it with you too.
And that is my reason for coming to see you.
So stop getting so startled whenever you see me.
And don't always look so shocked either.
I'm not saying I love you, nor that it means that I'm asking you out.
All I'm saying is that I like you. [inhales]
Maybe it's because you kind of look like my Tofu.
"Tofu"?
Mm. My pet dog.
Oh, your dog.
[light music]
Are you going somewhere?
Sometimes there are kids who just don't listen.
I should get going. Let's hang out again some time.
You should go home too while you can.
[kids shouting excitedly]
-They're back again. -[kids shouting excitedly]
[light music continues]
[sighs]
You're so unbelievable.
Were you looking for me all day?
No, I just started looking for you.
And I just so happened to get lucky and bump into you.
I didn't even have to go very far.
-So what were you doing? -Oh, walking.
[Yeon-su clears throat]
Okay.
Then why did you run away today?
I just needed a break.
You just needed a break?
Mm, yeah. I just wanted to feel some freedom today. That's all.
Is that so? You should have told me then. You'll be free from us very soon.
-What? -Nothing. Never mind that.
Are you still gonna be in it?
I'm just confirming. Don't answer that.
-Hey. -Sorry.
Did you fight with Ung again?
No, not really. He just got angry with me. That's all.
When on earth did he become so short-tempered?
When do you think?
[clears throat, sighs]
Fine. Everything's my fault.
Well, I wouldn't say everything. Maybe about half.
It's around half and half with Ung.
It's half?
Breaking up isn't usually just one person's fault.
It's the same for both sides.
-What is it? Something wrong? -[deep inhale]
You seem to know a lot about dating.
What?
Tell me, are you seeing someone?
[chuckles] Gosh.
[chuckles] Guess you're not.
Have you ever dated before?
Yeon-su. You see, there are two kinds of men in this world.
Men who can't date, and men who don't date.
So you're a guy who can't date.
[laughs]
What? You're so ridiculous.
I think that you'd be shocked to find out just the kind of person I really am.
Really? What kind of person are you?
Well, I'm the bad boy type.
You know what a homme fatale is, right?
The "fatale" means the attraction could be fatal to women. That's me.
That's why I try to keep my attractiveness hidden so I won't harm others.
[inhales] Oh, Kim Ji-ung.
When did you become so shameless, huh?
You're so funny.
That wasn't a joke, you know. I'm serious.
Yeah, but you were a bit popular when we were in high school, remember?
[sighs] You finally get me.
But why, though?
Hey, that's kind of mean, you know.
I guess it helped that you were the student president.
You just didn't know me much back then.
[light music]
[Sol-i] I'm getting drunk.
[Yeon-su] That idiot.
-Is that Sol-i? -[deep sigh]
She's the finale of my terrible day.
[Yeon-su] Sol-i!
-[Ji-ung] Sol-i. -[Sol-i groans]
[Yeon-su] Sol-i!
Kook Yeon-su!
[singing] ♪ You're my heartbreaker ♪
[Yeon-su] What's all this?
-I'm drunk. -Wow.
[gasps]
[gasping, grunting]
Eun-ho?
[cheeky music]
Are you finally dead?
[snoring softly]
[sighs]
[cheeky music continues]
I know this isn't a raise,
but you're better off gone than getting one.
[Eun-ho groaning]
You made a total mess in here.
-[sighs] -[Sol-i] I'm going to puke.
-You're so unbelievable. -[Sol-i] Oh, I'm going to puke.
-[groans] -You're such a pain, you know?
[squeals]
Is it really okay for her to sleep in here?
Her dad's a minister.
Believe it or not, her family's very religious.
They don't know that she actually drinks.
I love you, God.
How do they not know that she's running a bar?
Well, you should really see her act some time.
She should have been an actress, not a writer.
-I love you, sachangnim. -No, go to sleep.
I'm sorry you got dragged into this.
-What's going on here? -[Ji-ung] Grandma!
Oh, good Lord. Aren't you Ji-ung? Oh, my.
-It's so nice to see you. -How have you been?
It looks like you got so much younger.
-Oh, come on. -[both chuckle]
-How are you? -Hold it.
Since when were you two so close, huh?
Oh, don't you know? Ji-ung's the sweetest boy I've ever met.
Have you eaten, Ung?
-How about something to eat, huh? -All right.
[sniffs air] What the hell is that stench?
[singing] ♪ It's me, it's me ♪
Oh, that little brat! Is that troublemaker drunk again?
-Please, can you leave my room now? -Where did you go
-to get plastered like that? -Go on. Go.
-Oh, goodness this girl. -[Ji-ung chuckles]
Welcome!
[plastic rustles]
[Eun-ho] Ung! My Ung who ran away.
I knew you'd be successful one day.
-I'm so proud of what you've become. -[appreciative chuckle]
I'm still not forgiving you. [clicks tongue]
[Eun-ho] Continued at the back.
You may be a sore loser who failed hard at love,
but you succeeded in your career. Let's work hard!
-[scoffs] -[Sol-i] It's me, Sol-i.
-Can you give me 20 million won please? -[chuckles]
-[Ung] Jackass! -[Eun-ho] Ow!
[Eun-ho] Why did you kick me?
[sighs deeply]
[soft gentle music]
[groans]
Here you go.
My dear, what have you been doing these days?
-[Ji-ung] I'm filming Ung and Yeon-su. -The documentary?
-[Ji-ung] Yes. -Oh, my! Will it be on TV, then?
-[Ji-ung] Yes, of course. -[Ja-gyeong laughs]
[Ja-gyeong] You boy.
[soft gentle music]
[sighs]
[groans]
Why are you so early?
Come. Let's take a ride.
Are you half-asleep?
You said you wanted to feel some freedom, right?
-Let's go get some fresh air. -No, I wanna stay home.
-[honks horn] -Hey!
What are you doing? Are you trying to wake the whole neighborhood?
-Well, why shouldn't I? -Cut if off! Don't do that!
Just get in.
[annoyed sigh]
[Ung] In American horror films,
crimes usually happen suddenly in broad daylight.
-[groans] -Going somewhere?
Where are you going?
What?
[suspenseful music]
When the victim is at his most vulnerable, that's when they attack.
[suspenseful music rises]
[engine revs]
And the criminal is usually…
someone close to him.
[grunts]
What are you doing?
[bright expectant music]
[bright music continues]
[engine stops]
[groans] Choi Ung's guerilla gig!
I wonder how many fans will be here today?
-[Eun-ho] All right. Get out. Get out! -[Ung struggling]
Come on, enjoy the view.
What do you think you're doing?
You didn't say a single word during the whole four-hour drive!
What…
Hey! Where's your boss right now, huh? I'm going to sue…
[engine revs]
-Hey, Kim Ji-ung! -Move!
[Ji-ung] You got here safe.
Hey, Kim Ji-ung. This prank is neither fun, nor impressive, okay.
I have no idea what you're trying to do here, but…
[soft twinkling music]
[Ung] So the genre of this isn't really romance…
Well, guess we're all here now. We'll be staying here for three days.
[Eun-ho] Wow, we have seven fans today!
-[Ung] …it's actually horror. -[Eun-ho] Round of applause!
I'm sure you've noticed, but you can't leave without a car.
[Ji-ung] If you wanna go home, you'll have to walk all the way.
It will take you days, though.
Hey, Kim Ji-ung!
[tense music]
[Ung] A cliche horror-thriller film…
that always releases…
at this time of year.
[tense music rises]
EPILOGUE
-[cameraman] Hey, sir. -Hmm.
[cameraman] Choi Ung isn't here today.
-What? He's not here? -[cameraman] No.
[Dong-il gasps] No wonder he wasn't picking up earlier.
[indistinct chatter]
Uh, excuse me, sir.
[gasps] Yes?
Will it be okay for me to leave school early?
Why? Are you feeling sick?
Yes.
[teacher] Right. You must be overworked with studying and filming lately.
Sure. Go and get some rest.
[indistinct chatter]
NO LONGER HUMAN CHEKHOV SHORT STORIES
Hi.
Why are you here?
Getting a book.
You ran away from school and went here?
No one would have guessed.
What are you doing here?
They let me off.
Are you reading that book?
Hmm.
Okay, then it might be a bit difficult for you.
Are you sure you can read it?
That is Nietzsche's philosophical ideology.
It won't be easy to understand.
THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA
So are you giving me that? It'll be better if I read it instead.
Eternal recurrence.
It's the concept that the universe is recurring infinitely.
In eternal recurrence, all existence is recurring
and will continue to recur indefinitely forever.
I got curious recently about the eternity of time.
So I'm reading it again.
[inhales]
Okay.
Return it when you're finished.
About yesterday…
I guess…
I was a bit harsh to you.
Is that why you ran away?
Hmm. I thought you'd be uncomfortable.
I'm hungry. Let's go eat together.
[light cheerful music]
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
[Ji-ung] Which trip was the most memorable for you?
[Yeon-su] I think I'm in love with you.
We finally went on another one, huh? And it's farther.
-I'm very disappointed. -NJ, hey!
[Ji-ung] Gotta say, I'm a little confused.
I'm wondering if you're showing all these emotions because…
[Yeon-su] We're not going to break up.
Just come to me like you did today.