What? Did you have a nightmare?
No.
Even if you say that,
you're still nervous about going back to the athlete's village
aren't you?
Go on. Go upstairs and sleep well.
Ah… I'm sorry. I drank too much last night.
I'm sorry. I'll be heading up first.
I'll be going.
Gosh.
It's about time he starts feeling at peace…
Dad!
You should've gone inside to sleep.
Huh? Dad.
As a result of abuse allegations against a coach,
the sports world has been thrown into chaos.
My goodness, dad. You should sleep in your room.
In order to cover the truth of various allegations,
they are planning on commencing a fact-finding committee.
Meanwhile, Coach Oh Dal-sung continues to claim there was no violence
and that he would earnestly participate in the investigations.
With the winter Olympics right around the corner,
there's much talk about how
a red light has come on for the Korean short track community.
When windblast runs through a desert,
it instinctually squashes all that us alive.
Have you ever been abused by Coach Oh Dal-sung
or seen someone being abused?
Have you seen someone being abused?
I will make sure the identities of those who report are protected.
You can just tell me honestly.
I'll make sure no harm comes to you, skater Cha.
We're just trying to prevent the same thing from happening again.
You can trust me and tell me.
If it is too difficult, you can simply answer yes or no.
Have you ever been abused
by Coach Oh Dal-sung?
In a situation where you cannot tell if the person next to you
is a comrade or an enemy
amidst the sandy wind,
all you can do
is close your eyes and lower your body as much as possible.
You're not allowed to talk to each other.
It's that bastard, isn't it?
No matter what plans you guys enact,
Oh Dal-sung will not go down that easily.
You know what kind of a bastard I am, right?
You face it straight on.
Don't avoid. See it through to the end.
Until its real identity becomes visible.
If you do this, it'll become visible,
that the real identity of the trauma that was crushing you
was just a dirty human.
So you've finally lost your mind?
Do you think this is actually the end for me?
You think I won't be able to come back?
Answer me, brat…
If you lay a hand on my body again,
I won't stay still, Oh Dal-sung.
Oh Dal…
You come back here.
- Coach! - Aren't you going to stop?!
The windfall changes the landscape of the desert
and the map of the past becomes a useless thing.
Starting then, those who head off first become the way
and their footprints become a map.
Wow, it feels like I'm doing mandatory military service twice.
Well, if I can't avoid it, I'll enjoy it.
It'll only be for 3 months anyway. Let’s do this.
Cha Ga-eul!
Woah. So we've both returned in the end?
The both of us.
What is this?
Did you follow me here?
No way, I'm going my own way.
Today's my first day.
Wait you can't be…
- No, right? - What?
I mean… During the race and
on the mountain, your jacket…
And now here?
Why do you keep being so nice to me?
I can't just be nice to you?
Could it be…
Do you like me?
She stuck her head out for the first time.
How dangerous a place the world is…
How unreliable people are…
To her who do not lower her defenses.
I now reach out my hand.
Very, very slowly.
I won't hurt you.
We will become good friends.
This is what's called a rapport.
Of course, I like you.
You're a precious client
and the younger sister of my best friend.
Well then…
You didn't cause the Oh Dal-sung thing to happen, did you?
Huh?
Oh… Oh… No.
Damn. Lies are the biggest threats to a rapport.
Then, why are you here…?
I'm here to work.
Today's my first day on the job.
What do you mean job?
Why would Jegal Gil…
Wait, working where?
It's my first day today.
Wait…
Ta-da!
I'm a mental coach for national athletes!
I disapprove!
We cannot bring this person on to our team.
Dr. Song, you agreed with me so why…
You stayed at a mental health facility?
Wow.
Are doctors supposed to share patient information like this? Huh?
I'm not a doctor anymore.
A mental health history shouldn't become a barrier against employment,
Dr. Park.
It's not because of your mental health history.
You're…
You're too…
Much of an idiot.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
That bastard has returned! That bastard has returned!
Which great athlete has returned that you're losing your mind?
Gil! Jegal Gil has returned.
Taereung idiot Jegal Gil?
Nation's nephew Jegal Gil?
Not nephew! Joker, Joker!
The dead cow's name was Joker.
Anyway, that bastard
came in like this and this
and kicked
breaking everything
and yelled.
National athlete's nephew?
Then, was his uncle a national athlete?
His pronunciations in such bad shape,
I don't know how he gives these sermons.
Anyway, the important thing is…
The important thing is…
Out of all the kids I've seen at the athlete's village…
- He was the best thing. - He was the best thing.
There will be blood in the athlete's village again.
Bodhisattva of compassion.
An idiot? An idiot?
Dr. Park, you shouldn't just be throwing insults like that.
Those weren't my words. Other people said…
He's odd but I don't think he's an idiot.
He is clear on his own logic.
On the other hand,
Dr. Park, you seem a bit too emotional at the moment.
Me…?
How?
Without any evidence,
you are so sure that I am the one who chose this person.
Uh…
But if not you, Dr. Song, then who?
I did.
But Professor Gu, you also objected.
You can't just do this after agreeing with us.
You all know of the things that happened on the rink?
Apart from everything else,
I believe that we need a counselor
that truly understands the athletes.
Your reason seems clear.
Dr. Song, so you agree?
I mean, I still have a few concerns that keep me from just agreeing…
He caused an accident in the athlete's village, didn't he?
I mean if it's an accident, it’s an accident
and if not, then it's not.
There was an incident where the athletes disappeared as a group.
It threw the athlete's village into chaos.
After tearing the whole place apart, what they found was
for the first time in athlete's village history,
a doghole.
Athletes who escaped through the doghole
were found at a night club.
Since it wasn't just a couple, we tried to cover it up.
The security guards and folks from the center for religion
all were heavily criticized.
All but the person who installed the doghole.
Just a doghole?
It wasn't just a doghole.
A doghole is something that
once it's been made, it'll keep appearing no matter
how many times you patch it up.
Starting then, incidents that would never happen kept happening.
Athletes kept sneaking off.
Bottles of alcohol, which are banned
from the athlete's village, started piling up.
Cigarettes were passed around
and there was even an athlete who missed a medal.
You crazy bastard.
You could be winning gold if you just go down a weight class.
What did you eat that you've gone up a class?
I really tried not to eat it but…
Hey, you… What… What did you eat?
How have you been managing your diet?
That was also caused by the doghole.
Has anyone ordered jjajang noodles?
Even the psychological support team was hit directly.
Many were fired over
a lack of mental care towards the athletes.
So the person who dug that doghole…
After many years, the monk confessed to me.
When I asked him, why he never said anything
he said he was caught eating
whole chicken soup.
Jegal Gil caught a weakness and made a deal with him.
But that's not really a giant incident.
That's why no one except the committee knows.
The athlete's village is a thoroughly blocked off place.
This is where elite sports are born.
A small crevice can bring down the entire ceramic pot.
The slacking off of the athletes
soon become directly related to their grades.
So that's why I'm saying Jegal Gil.
To think there's athlete abuse in our current time…
Have we not left behind the days in which our grades would get better
if we beat the athletes?
That's true.
But Dr. Song, why do you keep…
From the way I see it, with the kicking as well
he is too dangerous to be doing the job we do.
Yes, I feel the same way.
Sir, why do you keep going back and forth?
For the time being, the athlete Jegal counsels,
Dr. Park, you also counsel as a way of guidance.
Sorry?
Dr. Song, why would it come to this?
Well then,
with a 2:1 democratic agreement.
Let's move forward with it.
What's the real reason?
Is it an issue if I help you get the position?
Well, I did apply for the position but
I was still half and half about it.
I didn't know about those two doctors but
I knew you would be very much against it.
Why do you think that?
Aren't there many reasons why I would?
For being sassy to a senior and for fighting him.
I mean it can't be because you feel bad for tearing apart my life.
This is why I'm saying you're below me.
You can't think any further than that.
I can't watch as my junior goes around begging
and putting athletes to shame.
My goodness.
He's just bluffing in a very realistic way.
This is something I should learn for myself, huh?
It's that bastard!
Jegal Gil did this to spite me!
What proof do you have of this?
Oh come on.
Ah, you know!
Just look here a moment.
- This. - What is it?
Park Hyun-soo from the Sunday Morning News.
I found out he used to be a professional sports shooter.
But these two were together.
On top of that…
Anyway, Jegal Gil is avenging… No.
He did this to get Cha Ga-eul into the national athletes group.
But does he have a reason to go this far?
Have you forgotten?
Cha Ga-eul's brother is Cha Mu-tae.
Jegal Gil's best friend.
- Ah. - Yes.
On one hand, with the allegation of having received bribery,
the additional investigations on
Park Sang-do, the president of the ice skating federation
are about to begin.
With the winter Olympics right around the corner,
a red light has come on for the Korean short track community…
Park Sang-do, you bastard.
When they air you out, I'll be taken along.
What are you going to do?
I'll make sure that never happens.
I know someone on the police side.
Please don't worry, sir.
What does Professor Gu do?
I put you as the director because of your athletic background,
yet you haven't been able to prevent athletes
from causing trouble.
I'm sorry, sir.
This is why you can't give these roles
to empty-headed folks with athletic backgrounds.
Chairman Go's left arm has fallen off.
All that's left is the right arm.
Like we spoke about, I did speak with Yeo-woon
but there's a lot of talk from Yeo-woon's sponsors.
That it wouldn't look good for her to look like she's taking sides
with a coach that abused his athletes.
An image can be revived once you win a medal.
Then, what about Moo-kyul's image?
You know that these two had a scandal.
Lee Moo-kyul is the billboard of Korean swimming.
As the president of the federation, you should be thinking of
Moo-kyul first.
Lee Moo-kyul is such top class.
We need to allow the ice folks to eat and live.
Exactly.
I mean we bring in all the medals,
yet Lee Moo-kyul who only has 3 medals, takes all the money.
That's the value of scarcity in an economy.
Study up, geez.
Don't let your ignorance show as a has-been athlete.
Sir, I will study hard.
Did you hear? The investigation regarding Coach Oh's abuse?
Two people came forward.
Two?
One was Cho Ji-young
so that means…
No.
Who do you think it'd be?
Hey, hey. Yeo-woon is here.
I heard something ominous happened during the trials.
I'm not sure who caused such a thing but
Cha Ga-eul.
Yes?
You reaped the benefits.
Luck is skill too, right?
During the first round of investigations,
all athletes except the two
stated there was no abuse at all.
They say that a review committee will open soon.
All the ominous things that happen on our rink
are our responsibilities.
So until the results of the investigation come out,
I will boycott training at the athlete's village.
Those who do not agree, can stay here and practice.
Who do you think you are? The other one who testified.
I don't know.
Are you protecting her because she's your friend?
Are there such things as friends here?
There aren't friends on the ice.
Anyway, everyone needs at least one
or you can't endure this place.
Lead these kids to the physical education center.
We'll train there for a while.
Okay.
Please get home safely.
What happens if there's a reinvestigation?
We'll all get called over again.
If Ji-young changes her story,
then only Ga-eul will be forced out.
But it could be that it's not her.
Right.
If I had gotten the worst of it like Ga-eul…
But why does Coach Oh hate Ga-eul so much?
Because she went to work team without being grateful for
him raising her?
It's just petty I guess.
But from the rumors…
Please stop saying useless stuff, Moo-young.
Fine.
Of course relating to them is necessary in our field but
too much emotional investment or personal investment
is not allowed.
Coaches hate that.
Over there is the Victory Center.
I already know all these things.
But to not get involved when a coach is beating up athletes…
This is why I'm warning you.
According to the rules, if a mental coach
intervenes on the field…
Okay, I know that you like rules and all but
dealing with someone who breaks the rules
as easily as they eat or drink,
isn’t that neglect?
It's not neglect.
If, by chance, we get involved in the wrong way,
the athletes could end up being retaliated against.
So you have to do it well and unnoticeably.
Gosh, how would this work if you're being noticeable?
Where are you going?
I'm not done speaking to you.
Sir!
Hey, Sun-ah!
Thanks to you, I passed the trials.
Thank you.
No, that was all you, Sun-ah.
Where are you all going?
- Hello. - Hi.
Cha Ga-eul.
Ga-eul.
Cha Ga-eul.
Could you not hear me calling?
I could.
But why did you just keep going?
Don't act like we're close in front of the other athletes.
They'll misunderstand.
What do you mean they'll misunderstand?
Don't you have something to say to your mental coach?
Mental coach my ass.
Don't you have something to say to me?
I don't.
Where are the other skaters going?
They'll be training on their own.
I also need to train, so…
Victim complex.
Overly conscious about how others are feeling.
Impossible to build rapport with.
We'll see how long you can go without talking.
It finally feels real.
You finally returned
to the ant pit of blood, sweat, and tears.
The national athlete's village.
Where South Korea's top 1% of sports geniuses are gathered.
Where there is discrimination based on
grades and medal colors.
A microcosm of a competitive world.
There's only one glorious spot.
Here,
no one will be able to avoid the fate of a loser.
That's the reason why I hate this place and
why I came back.
You know boxing, right? Boxing? You know it?
To make one gold medalist for boxing,
at least 5 or 6 athletes die off.
Why?
To fill the chosen one with confidence.
The rest are used as bait.
Simply put, the rich get richer.
Only those who make money make money and
only those who win the medal, win the medal.
So what happens to the rest?
What happens to them?
What do you mean what happens to them?
They act as sparring partners for hundreds of days,
their ligaments tear, mental health declines,
and then they wake up one night with a terrible, bone-cutting pain
and realize
"I am not going to be the successful one."
But but but
there is no such thing as a non-successful person.
All the national athletes are of similar skill levels.
The moment your skills reach to the same point,
those with a stronger mentality win what?
Those with a stronger mentality win at sports.
That's sports for you.
Do you want to be stronger?
- Yes. - Come see me. Come see me.
Come talk to me, comfortably.
And don't work too hard.
You'll rot your bones. Just enjoy it all.
Just enjoy it, no matter what.
Someone who only works hard, can't compete with someone
who actually enjoys it.
Okay, I get it. Okay.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.
Thank you.
Cha Ga-eul, why are you always on the weights for so long?
If you do too many weights, lactic acid builds up
and you could get acute myalgia.
You'll get an ouchy.
Oh Sun-ah, your balance is tipping.
Lower your waist.
Put your hand further down on the ice.
Do it like Han Yeo-woon, everyone.
Good job, Yeo-woon.
Do it like Han Yeo-woon.
8 seconds 23. Of course, Han Yeo-woon.
Who did you learn from that you are so good?
Yeo-woon,
good job.
Only those who agree need to sign.
I mean, I don't know about anything else,
teaching kids while beating them up…
Then, you don't have to do it, Ah-reum's mom.
We won't force you.
But to change coaches right before the Olympics
is basically making it so they can't medal.
Han Yeo-woon is Coach Oh's masterpiece.
On the ice, you have to follow behind the best to get better.
Yes.
Okay. That's it then.
Then, everyone here has agreed.
But coach isn't here.
How could I…
- Spare some time for us. - Of course, any time!
- Then, please take care. - Yes, yes.
So, where are you?
Moo-kyul, wait, you don't have to go that far…
Just wait. Speak with me a bit more.
Who drives you so mercilessly?
Okay, okay, okay, let's stop here for today.
I choose the training locations.
The pace is a mess right now.
If you just run like crazy, how will that help you train?
If I just keep doing it, it'll work out.
It's always been that way.
You look like some elk that's being chased.
No one is chasing you.
If there's no one behind you, then why are you running?
Because there's no one behind me.
Short track is a race about ranking.
But without rivals, I can't gain speed.
I have to at least drive myself mercilessly.
That's how you become roadkill.
If you get chased, you're done.
If you get intimidated, you'll be caught.
Don't be intimidated, Cha Ga-eul.
Because you think there's no one else
you're more scared and intimidated.
Look closely.
I am right in front of you. And I am on your side.
So don't get intimidated, huh?
Let's just go eat spicy cold noodles with your mentor.
Mentor my ass.
Because I'm your best friend's little sister
eating noodles is a bit too dar.
It's just spicy noodles, why do you take it so far.
It's not like it's spaghetti.
Where in this athlete's village are spicy noodles anyway?
Are we going to sneak off for some spicy noodles?
Why did you have to bring up spicy noodles…
You really have nothing to say to me?
I don't. I don't.
I don't so why do you keep doing this all day?
I thought you and I had gotten pretty close.
Was that just me?
No one knows if you don't speak up.
What's been going on with you, Cha Ga-eul
or what kind of help you need.
You have to speak up for me to know.
What will change if I speak up?
You have to try it for you to find out.
You can trust me and tell me.
I can make sure no harm comes to you.
Thank you for telling me. It must've been difficult.
Let's find a way together.
All of it is just the same.
No one believes me.
I don't need any help.
You said it won't work because there's no one.
If you don't believe anyone and don't need any help,
you're always going to drive yourself mercilessly
and be chased around.
You can't even see someone who's on your side
standing right in front of you.
How could you see those who have been running alongside you?
You have to catch them first if you don't want to be
chased for the rest of your life.
You're the one who makes that decision.
Okay?
I don't know, gosh.
How about Cha Ga-eul?
She just trains like there's no tomorrow.
Is she really the one who testified?
What about it?
Why do I have to tell you any of that?
I'm asking because I'm worried, too.
If you're so worried then, can you call over your athletes
and persuade them?
I'm warning you. Don't get unnecessarily involved.
Respecting their choices no matter what
is where our work begins.
Even when they choose the wrong thing?
They'll learn from that choice
to make better choices in the future.
Now or back then,
Dr. Park, you always say what's right.
I'm sorry but can you move over? I'm going home now.
Good job. I'll see you tomorrow.
I don't think Jegal Gil is completely recovered.
Even the skaters are boycotting team training.
They're coming on stronger than I'd expected.
Ah, but she won't say the crucial thing to me.
Are you sure Cha Ga-eul was the one who testified?
That's what she won't tell me.
Ths rapport thing isn't working at all.
She's got a wall up.
100%.
All the other moms got together
to sign a petition to bring back Coach Oh.
Yes, and Oh Dal-sung stopped by Cho Ji-young's home.
If Cho Ji-young changes her words, what do you think will happen next?
Find the whistleblower.
We have to do this.
Respecting their choices no matter what
is where our work begins.
No.
If the individual doesn't want to,
then it's only right to not do it.
If you don't believe anyone and don't need any help,
you're always going to drive yourself mercilessly
and be chased around.
Did I say something untrue?
What did you say that
they called me into the counseling room?
You can just say it wasn't you if it wasn’t!
Go back to the work team if you can't handle this,
get so good that no one can touch you.
If you continue talking, you're the one who'll get hurt.
Because you think there's no one else
you're more scared and intimidated.
Look closely.
I am right in front of you. And I am on your side.
Since I'm already here, come see my face, Lee Moo-kyul.
Lee Moo-kyul?
Stop it. You're too suspicious.
Have you been well?
Why are you so quiet?
Just bring it over already.
Okay.
He said bring it over.
I kind of understand Cha Ga-eul.
Our Gil is not the type that works on women.
A man who's too handsome? It's too much.
I'm able to withstand it because that's just the woman I am.
- Are you crazy? - What do you have over your eyes?
Hey, I can hear you.
I can hear very well. Damn it.
Why isn't this working?
You spin this open like this.
Opening a person's heart isn't easy.
Dude, dude, dude, this is big!
- What? - I got something big!
You have something on Han Yeo-woon?
Han Yeo-woon is not the issue right now.
You know Lee Moo-kyul, right?
What? The swimmer?
Not just a swimmer
but the miracle of Korean swimming, number 1 swimmer in the world.
Yes, that swimmer.
Okay, yes, that swimmer.
Do you know where he went?
Should I know something like that?
My goodness, seriously.
Wait… Wait wait be quiet wait.
Just please be quiet.
Hey, hey, Bok-tae!
- One moment with the guitar! - Okay.
Yes, Cha Ga-eul?
Those spicy cold noodles…
Can we go eat them now?
The spicy cold noodles?
Where are you?
Here, here, here where the wire fence is.
Here, here, here with the wire fence.
Right behind the chicken coop. Here, here, here.
A little more. Little more.
Woah.
Wow, you can just come through since your body's so tiny.
I thought there was some kind of amazing secret tunnel.
This is a historical doghole, okay?
Go up, go up, go up.
Okay, okay. You made the right choice.
Let's eat noodles and
let’s have a heartfelt conversation tonight.
Cha Ga-eul!
The noodle place is this way! Come here!
Cha Ga-eul!
Where are you going?
Are you not going to tell me where you're going?
For me,
I don't trust anyone.
I don't trust anyone and
I know I shouldn't but
I still want to somehow. It's so lame.
That's not lame. That's strength.
Doing something you know isn't going to work out.
Trusting when you can't.
Only the strong can do that.
Giving up and not trusting is so much easier.
Firstly, speaking of the first round of investigations,
other than two skaters,
all stated there was no abuse from the coach.
And Cho Ji-young, who exposed the abuse,
signed the petition for Coach Oh's return a few days ago.
Why did you go back on your testimony?
You're too precious to mommy.
We can't give up now.
Mom, you don't care if I get beaten, right?
How could I not care?
He promised not to do that anymore.
Sweetheart,
you'll listen to mom, right?
Because I did not go through with the strategy,
coach did get mad so he did kick my joint a few times
but it wasn't to the point of abuse.
I was so riled up that
I think I did wrong to the coach.
Currently, women's short track team is
awaiting Coach Oh's return
and boycotting training.
As the Olympics are not far away,
it is the position of the fderation that leniency may be necessary.
And this is Coach Oh's
return request statement.
You.
I'm letting it go this time.
See if you don't medal after causing trouble.
I'll make sure you never step foot in the sports world.
Huh?
I will never forget your generosity.
I don't know about anything else, but he will make sure to medal.
This… This is a small sign of my dedication.
Jeon Chang-gil, you take care of Oh Dal-sung particularly well.
I'm trying to take good care of you, chairman,
since the election is coming up.
It's full of herbal medicine.
Please live a long and healthy life.
Since Cho Ji-young took back her money,
it's hard to call it bribery.
I think it would make sense to have her rank again.
But if skater Cho ranks again,
aren't you saying we should kick out Cha Ga-eul?
From skater Cha's point of view, it'll look too much like
a one-sided decision.
Then, why don't we kick out the other skater who testified?
That would be one way to keep the peace.
Well since, except one skater,
the other athletes state that there was no abuse,
it would be right to see it as having never happened.
Is there any skater here that would like to change their statement?
Skater Cha?
Would you like to change your statement?
No.
I don't.
Did it really not happen?
If it's too difficult to answer, you can simply say yes or no.
Have you ever been abused
by Coach Oh?
Yes.
Oh Sun-ah, it was you, wasn't it?
Why do you think that?
- It's not me. - If it's not you, is it me?
There are other kids too.
Why do you think it's me?
The one Coach Oh is the hardest on
is the team ace.
So?
If we want to stop Coach Oh from coming back,
we'll have to speak together.
Do you think that would be possible?
You stayed quiet too.
I thought no one was going to speak up.
I thought if I spoke, I'd just be singled out
and would not be allowed to return.
- I didn't know you would speak. - It wasn't me.
They said they'll find the person who testified
and kick them out.
- If we get everyone together first… - They're never going to speak up.
They can't.
Their moms all signed already.
How could I ask that of kids
who could never make a team if they left Coach Oh?
Do you think kids whose entire lives rely on this, could do that?
How about you?
Stop putting on a show and just go.
You'll immediately be out, if they catch you just trespassing.
Even if you give her the chance to change her statement,
Skater Cha would never admit her wrongs.
Even if it’s a false charge, we have to punish her.
- Don't you think so, director? - Yes.
If that's the logic,
then a different skater, not skater Cha, should be punished.
The skater that testified to the abuse
was a different skater.
If it was a different skater… Who was it?
That's
not something I can say.
It's the rule to protect the identity of those who reported.
What do you want me to do?
Make sure those who report the abuse
don't have any harm come to them.
It will not be a losing bargain.
Is the reason why you're doing this
because of Cha Ga-eul?
That's why you're beneath me.
You can't think further than that.
I just don't want to see my senior going around begging and putting
athletes to shame.
It's because I refuse to see you going around like that,
saying things that don't even make sense.
Who’s that?
Isn't that Lee Moo-kyul?
What's this?
Noh Sang-sik?
That's Noh Sang-sik! The guy who got cut from the track team.
So,
Han Yeo-woon went to see Lee Moo-kyul,
Lee Moo-kyul went right into this place.
So what else could that be?
It's that thing.
It is that thing.
It’s that thing, right?
- That. - Yeah.
Sang-sik!
Where's that kid?
Sang-sik!
Sang-sik,
there you are!
Sang-sik, you idiot, it's been a while.
Have you been well?
Oh, okay, okay, okay.
Stop him.
Why why why?
You're being scary.
Gosh, I'm sweating.
You're really making me tired.
Come here.
You're dancing alright.
My goodness.
Gosh.
Sang-sik,
when you see your senior,
you should say hello instead of running away.
Wow, hello, sir.
Mhmm, yes, yes.
When did… When did your leg get better?
It got better somehow
while I was catching a rat bastard like you.
Oh… oh!
But I seriously
never went anywhere near your kids.
Yes, I'm not talking about my kids but
what did you sell Lee Moo-kyul?
Lee Moo-kyul came to see Noh Sang-sik?
Wow, this story is fun.
I think it'll end pretty quickly.
The national team is made of six people.
One has to go.
I think we should leave that issue to the team to decide on and
have Oh Dal-sung and Cho Ji-young return.
Meeting is now adjourned.
Was it Sun-ah?
What's this? Protecting her?
If I knew, I would've said something.
Jegal.
You're still alive.
Still, how could you give that out for free?
It could have been worth so much more.
Did you forget our rules?
We sell information but never an athlete.
Small fish need to live so that we can catch big ones.
If you had raised your hand there, you would've immediately been out.
Two rather than one.
Three rather than two.
Who knows?
Do you still trust people?
You're the one who spoke up.
Did you forget everything else I said?
Don't put on a show
if you don't really mean it.
I'm being honest.
Short track is a race.
Without a rival,
you can't gain speed no matter how much you run.
There's no point in running alone.
I want to run with you.
There are moments like these
in which a hand that was extended for me
becomes one extended for you.
The act of trying to treat someone else
can heal you.
A moment in which selfishness coexists with selflessness.
You know her, Mu-tae's little sister?
Did you say her name is Cha Ga-eul?
She's like you. She's stubborn.
But if she falls like that she could fall hard, right?
You have to fall hard once to know life.
Someone who's never fallen before,
once they fall,
there's a chance they'll never get up again.
Well…
I'm so happy you're here.
Love and friendship are both beautiful but
either winning or losing
you can't have an intense competition by yourself.
I'll see you again soon.
Let's do it.
Another round.
What happened?
Uh… It went well…
Then, why are you here?
I'm here to get my ID card.
Ah…
Yes, yes. Well…
Are you not going to the athlete's village?
Huh?
Yeah, yeah.
Go in.
I'm just getting off of work now so…
Oh…
Let's eat spicy cold noodles together
another time,
sir.
Finally,
we've built a rapport.
Sir…
Sir's going to go!
Did you get hit by Coach Oh?
Oh come on.
Come on!
What athlete hasn't been beaten up like that?
Did you not see your brothers?
Even when they get hit so much that they’re bruised all over,
they all won a gold medal
and now those coaches are trying to be on their good side.
If you hate Coach Oh that much, then get him back like that.
Why would you step up?
Don't you know that if you get targeted by Coach Oh,
you will be left out like Ga-eul!
Meanwhile, in the swimming world,
Lee Moo-kyul's return to the athlete's village is a hot issue.
After achieving a grand slam,
Lee Moo-kyul conquered the world of swimming.
He's been training outside the country all this time.
Is there a special reason why
he's hoping to be back at the athlete's village?
Cha Ga-eul!
Are you leaving the village after not making it in the trials?
Yeah.
Then, this is probably our last time seeing each other.
I'm not going to return here.
I want to erase the memory of this place
completely from my mind.
It makes me feel sick.
If he can maintain his high scores,
even just for the athlete's mental health,
the athlete's village is not a bad choice.
But there's the issue of is that really possible.
Yes, from the point of view of his sponsors,
they are supporting him with about $3 hundred thousand
so his return isn't too favorable.
$3 hundred thousand?
Aren't we betting on a bit too much?
Is it our money? It's their's anyway.
Sometimes, he's so irresponsible.
You're saying that the national team and the sponsors may
go head to head for control, right?
It's already looking that way.
There were already disagreements over his timing to join
the athlete's village.
Are you really thinking about returning to the athlete's village?
Yeah.
Other kids are dying because they can't get out.
Why are you trying to come back in?
Especially at a time like this?
It's the athlete's village.
A place cut off from the world.
Hey, Cha Ga-eul!
You thought I could never come back, right?
You were so disrespectful thinking I couldn't but what to do now?
I returned right back.
Damn it, your coach isn't done speaking.
Hey, stop there!
Cha Ga-eul, you're not stopping?
- That… - I told you not to intervene!
But if we just leave it like this…
This is skater Cha's business.
Okay, okay. I get it.
Damn it!
Hey!
Ow!
Which bastard…
Damn…
All that I've been keeping in for 4 years just went away.
That's why you must succeed no matter what.
It's been 4 years since we saw each other, right?
Nice to see you again, Cha Ga-eul.
That one's no regular bastard.
You should call the police.
Mind your own business.
Ah, right. This isn't my business.
Then, do what you want.
You saw that, right?
I'm not someone who'll fall because of your little antics.
Why?
Because the nation so desperately wants Oh Dal-sung.
Don't try me!
Megalomania is an incurable condition.
If you need treatment, don’t come to me,
go to Dr. Park, over there behind you.
If you come to me I might just
want to do the same thing
you did to Young-toe.
Why have I returned?
Try hard to think about that with that head of yours.
Try me!
See what I’m going to do!
How many more times do I have to tell you to not get involved
in the ordeals of athletes?
I didn't get involved. Lee Moo-kyul did.
I just stood there.
Anyway, you're so unwilling to lose just once.
- Hey, why are you pointing at me! - Huh?
To my face? Makes me really mad.
What a genius!
Wow.
From a country like ours, where swimming is yet to really advance,
to have an athlete like Lee Moo-kyul come out of it…
Isn't it just a miracle?
Our swimming federation did a huge thing.
Did I really do anything? It was all swimmer Lee.
Ah, yes.
Since, swimmer Lee has been training outside the country.
That’s why we've brought him back this time to the athlete's village.
As you may all know,
things have gotten loud over at the sponsorship because of this.
If his scores fall because he trains at the village…
Why would his score fall? He has to win gold!
He's a genius.
I'll get him a mental coach, too.
Make sure you score well, swimmer Lee.
I'm sure he'll do great.
I don't need a mental coach.
Why don't you need one?
If you don't want to hear about how your scores have gone down
since you returned to the village…
Then, I'll just maintain my score.
I can take care of my own mental health.
They'll put you together with the best professional.
Damn it…
What do I do? I'm so happy!
I really wanted this!
Me too!
- Let's take a picture! - Okay!
Here.
One, two, three!
You like it that much?
Yes, whenever you showed up to the rink in this
I was so jealous.
You can't even buy this with money.
Everyone's like that at first.
They were like that, too.
Hey, Lee Moo-kyul!
Who are you?
We have to decide on a mental coach for Lee Moo-kyul,
the legendary swimmer.
I guess Dr. Park would be best?
- Yes. - No.
Dr. Park won't be able to handle Lee Moo-kyul.
You can't handle him.
I'll take him on.
Hey, look here.
Are you questioning my professionalism?
How could I be?
I'm just stating the appeal of unprofessionality.
Lee Moo-kyul is the very best of our sports world.
Why would your less professional ways be more suited for him?
Those who listen well never place 1st.
If he's 1st place internationally,
he's probably 1st place in being disobedient.
Regardless of anything else,
an idiot should be in charge of an idiot.
Nice to meet you.
I'm your mental coach, Jegal Gil.
I don't need something like that.
But you do.
I don't.
My goodness, my lovelies.
Hello, hello, hello, hello!
It's been hectic, right?
You barely have time to train,
yet you get called here and there.
How could I not know how you feel?
I used to be an athlete, too.
You just want to grind your teeth, don't you?
If there was a silent gun, you wanna just go at it, don't you?
You all know, right?
One of you seven needs to take your stuff and go.
Thanks to somebody.
I can decide that with my authority but
that might cause noise about athlete's rights and what not
so to be fair,
to find that 6, other than Han Yeo-woon,
we will decide who to disqualify through a 1000m open race.
It will take place next week.
Prepare on your own.
One person will be disqualified.
Musical chairs has begun.
Counseling will take place at the training site
when the pool is empty…
10PM.
Oh and be in your bathing suit.
Wow.
You're really an idiot.
You finally understand who I am!
I will never receive help from an idiot like you.
I do exactly what I say I'll do.
That's not a good thing.
You do drugs, don't you?
Want me to guess which one?
So come to me,
if you want to live.