(2002 Macau)
Good morning, Jang-go!
Good morning!
Hey, Jang-go! Welcome!
Hello!
My father is going to do business with someone else if the produce is bad again.
These are fresh!
Your Korean has gotten a lot better.
-Okay. Good-bye. - Bye.
-Jang-go, be careful! - Okay, bye!
(Episode 1)
Lee Jang-soo, aren't you going to wake up?
Get up before mom comes up and beats you again.
Mind your own business. Who cares if I get beaten or not? Just shut your mouth.
What did you say to your big brother?
Hurry up and get up! Do you want to get hit first?
Jang-go already went to the market to help out your father.
Who on earth do you take after?
Why do you ask me that?
I must have taken after somebody.
Goodness, you and your mouth. Hurry up and get up!
I got it! I got it! I got it!
I'll get up!
Get up!
Mom.
I'll end this.
-Mom said to get up! - Stop it!
-Stop it! - You're still not getting up?
I told you to stop it!
Lee Jang-soo!
Lee Jang-soo! Jang-soo, stop right there!
Hey, Lee Jang-soo!
-(Jang-go's Restaurant) - If you don't fix your hair, don't even come home!
Got it?
What is it now?
Honey, look at his hair! Is that a human's hairstyle?
I'm off to school!
Hey, that's Jang-go's bicycle! Come back with it this instant!
I'm not your son, huh?
Jang-go is your only son, huh?
What?
Well, you only send Jang-go the most expensive international school in Macau.
You always get him a new bicycle while I have to ride an old one.
When I go back to Korea next year, I'm going to do a DNA test right away.
Hey, Lee Jang-soo!
I know I'm your son, but I don't think I'm mom's son.
Anyways, I'm really going to do a DNA test, so keep that in mind!
My goodness.
Hey!
What do we do? Jang-soo took your bicycle.
It's fine, mom. I'm going to school.
-Bye. - Bye.
Be careful!
When we first came to Macau after our business failed,
our future looked so bleak.
Honey.
Now that we're almost finished paying our debt off,
starting from next semester, let's move Jang-soo to
the international school that Jang-go is going to.
We're going to do that, okay?
You must have some cash hidden away, right?
Oh, they're heading to my school.
We met earlier in front of the school today, right?
It's nice to meet you. Let's be friends.
If you need help, just let me know.
Forget it.
I have no business with a South Korean boy like you.
Who does he think he is?
Forget it then!
I don't want to be friends with you either!
One, two!
Three!
-(2002 Seoul) - Four!
Go!
Be sexy!
Very nice!
Go!
(Counseling office)
Okay.
From here to here.
And this side, too.
Here. Take a look.
Oh my goodness, doctor!
My face will become this slender?
My jawline here will be gone, too?
Of course.
And you can raise your nose just slightly.
If you raise these areas here like this, you'll look much younger than you look now.
Then doctor...
please make me look just ten years younger!
Don't worry.
I've done this plenty of times.
Chung-ja, aren't you afraid of getting plastic surgery?
Why would I be scared when he's going to make me look younger?
I'm more scared of looking older than my husband.
I feel bad that you have to live with such a young husband.
You should try living with a young, handsome husband like I do.
Then you'd know how I feel.
No, thanks.
I can never live like you. It'd be exhausting.
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
You have to make an effort.
Oh, dear!
Hello, teacher!
Why are you calling?
Jo Hee-Ra, what's all this?
There are no books but only cosmetics in your bag.
Did you really not know about this?
I didn't...
She always looks normal when she leaves the house for school.
I gave her several warnings, but she didn't listen to me, so I told you to come.
-I'm sorry. - The school rules say-
What did I do so wrong?
There's no rule that says I can only draw on paper.
All I did was draw on my face.
What's the difference between drawing on paper and drawing on a face?
What did you say?
What's wrong with your lips? Where did you
buy such red lipstick from? You little brat!
What's wrong with doing my hair however I like?
Shut your mouth! You did nothing right!
It hurts! My ear is going to fall off!
In America, they don't care if you do make-up!
You can also style your hair however you like!
So send me to study abroad!
You want to go abroad so that you can do your make-up?
You can't even do such things in a good American school!
Mom, if you send me to study abroad, I'll study hard.
Huh, mom?
Can't you send me abroad? Please?
-Please? - My goodness.
I'm back.
Hee-dong, my son! You're here!
-Mom. - Yes?
The grades for the midterm exams are out.
You came into the top ten of the entire school this time!
Good job, my treasure!
You little brat! Try to be half as good as your big brother!
Big brother, my foot. He's shorter than me.
You little!
Anyways, you better send me abroad.
If you don't, I'll leave school and run away from home!
That little brat!
-Why is it so noisy? - Oh, my.
What are you doing here at this hour?
Father said he wanted to rest, so I brought him home.
Why? Is he sick?
Oh, father.
Are you going somewhere?
I have plans. I'm going to eat dinner outside.
Father, Hee-dong got into the top ten this time.
Really?
Good job, Hee-dong.
Continue to study hard.
Okay, grandpa.
Father...
Honey, we need to talk.
What?
Why? Are you scared I'll eat you up?
Goodness.
Move aside if you're going to be ridiculous.
Honey.
Did you talk to father about the fees to send our twins to study abroad?
How many times do I have to tell you we have no money? Do you
need to live out on the streets to realize our situation?
All you talk about is living out on the streets and dying.
The company will get better eventually.
However, our kids have to study right now.
If we don't send them abroad right now, it'll be too late.
We're not on the same wavelength. Sheesh.
I'm so lonely.
Honey, how can you say that?
You can't say that no matter how mad you are.
You have me, so why would you be lonely?
Do you think the world is so easy?
Do I need to explain to you how much father and I are
struggling in order for you to understand our situation?
I'm older than him, but he's being so rude!
All right.
Then talk to the elder about the kids' tuition fees.
What? Are you insane?
What's wrong?
He gives to charity and helps others out.
He can help out with our kids' tuition fees.
It's like the price of gum for him.
What? The price of gum?
Yes.
Is 100 million dollars a year the price of gum?
You're so-
There's no one around to use his enormous amount of money!
Is that all you think about at home? Don't even mention this to me again! Got it?
Hee-Ra said she would run away if we don't send her to study abroad!
I don't care!
Fine!
If you can't, I will.
Would he really say no?
And it's not like I'm telling him to just give it to us.
Later on, when business blooms, we'll pay him back.
Office 507 has no ability to pay rent. Tell them to move out at once.
Yes, sir!
Thank you for always helping us.
Isn't that the old man who owns the noodle house?
You must know about him because you're new, but that noodle house is just his hobby.
That man is at the top.
He has a building in Gangnam, too.
Father and mother, eat a lot.
All right.
-Thank you for the food. - Good-bye.
-The food was delicious. - Come again!
Good-bye!
We'll take care of this. You're a guest.
I'm not a guest.
I'm the Elder's cousin's daughter-in-law, so I'm the owner as well.
What are you doing? You should quickly clean the tables!
Welcome! Oh, hello.
Oh, Chung-ja, you were here?
Yes. I had some time on my hands, so I came to help out.
Is that so? Thank you.
Bring me a glass of cold water.
Yes, I'll bring it to you!
It's cold!
Oh, it's so cold!
Elder, here you go.
Yes, thank you.
It's refreshing.
Did you come here to tell me something?
The thing is...
-The thing is...-You have a guest.
Oh, you're here, Jo-jik?
Bring him a glass of cold water.
Yes, sir.
Hello.
Come in.
All right.
Why did that old fart have to come right now?
So you didn't apply to find your separated families this time?
Being chosen to have your separated families found
is as hard as plucking a star out of the sky.
It's even harder than winning the lottery.
So how can I just be relying on that?
Then do you have another way in mind?
What is it?
Tell me.
Does it have to do with that Chinese agent you mentioned last time?
What else can I do but try that at least?
So did you find something out?
Do you think you'll find them?
He said he'll contact me soon.
What's going on?
Was the Elder searching for his family in North Korea behind our backs?
Why would he search for his family in North Korea?
He should just think of us as his family! I'd take care of him really well!
All this time, I've been bringing him water!
Did his family in North Korea do that for him?
Fine. So we're strangers, huh?
I won't be good to you now.
Even when Hee-dong and Hee-Ra go to see him, he only gives them ten dollars.
Cheap old man.
Fine. Find them if you want.
Forget it then. We're strangers now.
Strangers!
We met in the morning.
You're the little sister of Kim Yeong-cheol who transferred here today, right?
Oh, my.
Are you from South Joseon?
Not South Joseon. South Korea.
I'm from Seoul in South Korea.
And I'm older than you, so you should have some respect.
What? Respect?
No, thanks.
How can I respect someone from South Korea?
Don't even think about getting any respect from me!
What's wrong with you two siblings?
What are you talking about? Speak clearly, so that I can understand you!
You little tadpole. How dare you talk back to me?
In North Korea, do they teach you to act so disrespectful to someone older than you?
Your fly is open.
My fly?
How can you not even know that?
I mean your zipper is open.
What's the point of bragging that you're older than me?
In my country, we call people like you pumpkin heads.
Hey, Kim Yeong-cheol!
Kim Yeong-cheol.
What?
Shouldn't you apologize to me?
Don't you know how to say sorry?
Why should I? Did I do that?
That was your fault, so why should I apologize to you?
That happened because you bumped into me!
I didn't bump into you on purpose.
So I have no reason to apologize to you.
Do South Koreans always blame someone
else when they're the ones who did something wrong?
Darn it.
What?
North Koreans transferred to your school?
Are you serious?
Yes.
They must come from a wealthy family.
They sent both their children to the international school.
I know.
We don't have any money, so we only send Jang-go there.
Excuse me, sir.
Despite the circumstances, you need to speak correctly.
You failed because of your terrible English skills!
If your English skills were good, your father and
I would have done anything to send you there.
Jang-soo, study English very diligently.
Next semester, I'll send you there no matter what.
Forget it.
I like the school I attend now.
I just adjusted to it.
Oh, good thinking! Honey, we saved money!
Jang-soo is a filial son, isn't he?
He is.
No, I'll just study English very diligently and go to that school.
I changed my mind after seeing mom celebrate about saving money.
You tree frog!
Anyways, I heard that a lot of North Koreans live in Macau. I guess it must be true.
Don't get too close to the North Korean students.
Nothing good can come out of being connected with them.
Don't worry. I don't want to be connected with them,
and there's no reason for us to get connected either.
Out of all places, why did North Koreans have to come to your school?
Gosh, I'm getting worried.
What's the point of bragging that you're older than me?
In my country, we call people like you pumpkin heads.
I didn't bump into you on purpose.
Do South Koreans always blame someone else
when they're the ones who did something wrong?
I don't give second chances.
Fine.
You're dead meat.
Yeong-cheol?
Move!
You jerk! I'll kill you!
Let go of me!
What? Expulsion?
Honey, did he really say expulsion?
Is that true?
I'm so frustrated!
Tell him Jang-go can't get expelled!
What did he say?
I'm so frustrated!
Jang-go, translate for me.
He said it's the school rules.
He said violence can never be tolerated.
Lee Jang-go, translate exactly what I say to the principal.
What are you going to say?
What kind of crappy situation is this?
Mom!
Honey.
Leave that part out.
My Jang-go is a good person.
I'm sure you know that Jang-go has been a good
hard-working student during the past two years.
If anyone is to blame, he hit him first, so why is Jang-go being expelled?
What did you just say?
You're acting all elegant, but why are you cutting off my words?
She said inducing violence is far worse.
Excuse me.
You're being ridiculous.
What do you mean by that?
Do you even know what you're talking about?
So did you teach your son to hit someone when he feels offended?
You said my son induced violence.
Geum-sil.
She's being ridiculous right now!
That's enough.
Did you see the way she looked at us?
She looked at us like we were lower than her! Ridiculous!
I'm so ticked off!
Honey, let's buy a car that looks exactly like that one!
No.
Let's buy a better one than that!
Why isn't the bus coming?
No. I can't do that.
Then? Will you just get expelled?
How can you say that when you saw the way he glared at me?
How can I become friends with that cold-hearted jerk?
I'd rather die or get expelled.
-I can never be friends with him. - Jang-go.
Think about it carefully.
Will you really be all right even if you don't graduate from that school?
If you get expelled from that school, you can just come to mine.
Mom, you can never be friends with someone you hate.
You'll be graduating in a few months.
If you just get expelled now for school violence, you'll have nowhere else to go.
President Johnson gave you a chance.
We spent so much money on that school for you!
We're not telling you to become really friends with him!
Just pretend you're friends!
What did I always tell you?
I told you not to get involved with that South Korean kid.
Now what will you do?
Do you want to get expelled and go back to Pyeongyang on your own?
That's enough.
Go to your room.
My brother got in trouble because of that pumpkin head!
I won't let you get away with this!
Hey, Kim Yeong-cheol.
I don't want to get expelled. You don't either, right?
Let's call it a truce.
Gosh, that punk!
We need to look at each other and make eye-contact in order
to become friends or at least pretend to become friends.
We can't even go to class. What are we doing?
I didn't know anyone was down there.
I didn't do this on purpose, so don't get mad, acorn comrade!
You didn't do this on purpose?
Acorn what?
That little tadpole is driving me crazy!
Do I look like a tadpole to you?
There's no tadpole as big as me in this world!
If I'm a tadpole, you're a fish!
What? A fish?
Yes! A fish! A skinny pollack!
If you bother my brother one more time, I'll
rip you up into pieces and make you into soup!
Got it?
Fish comrade! Your fly is open!
What?
What are you doing?
I'm sorry, fish comrade.
It was a mistake!
What am I supposed to do with her?
Do I still have to hold it in?
Darn it!
Red pepper powder, starch, dried seaweed.
What's this?
Your underwear is here, too.
No one can stop your mother.
She sent your exact size.
Give her a call.
What? The underwear is exactly Kyung-sik's size?
Of course it should be! I've raised my son ever since he's been in my belly!
Of course I would get his size right.
My goodness. Don't worry about us.
You should be worried about yourselves.
You left home to live in a hot, foreign country.
Mom, you're doing it again.
Let me talk to her.
Geum-sil, it's me.
Don't worry about my mom. Everyone is healthy and doing fine, right?
What?
Jang-go fought with a North Korean kid?
He fought with a North Korean kid?
-Yes. - Give it to me.
What do you mean by that? Why is a North Korean kid there?
Is that so?
Oh my goodness! Don't ever let him fight again! Yes!
Smile if you want to continue going to this school.
Let go of me.
Hey Kim Yeong-cheol, you're not misunderstanding, are you?
I didn't put my hand on your shoulder because I like you!
Hey!
Gosh, that annoying punk!
He's so annoying!
That little brat...
Hey. Hey!
Open your eyes! Wake up!
Hey, wake up!
What do I do?
Help!
You're not really dead, are you? You didn't die, right?
You can't die! Please wake up!
I'm sorry for everything.
You're really sorry, right?
Yes, I'm sorry.
You didn't even die, so why are you pretending to be dead?
I really thought you were dead!
Seung-hee!
Yeong-cheol!
What did you do to Seung-hee?
I didn't do anything. Your tadpole of a sister here...
did this to me.
I almost died.
Gosh, it hurts.
Is that true? Did you really do that to him?
I was trying to get revenge for you...
But why are you crying?
I thought fish boy really died, so I was really scared.
What? Fish boy?
Isn't he ugly just like a fish?
That's ridiculous.
It's the first time someone called me ugly.
Wow.
I envy people with little sisters.
Hey, Kim Yeong-cheol, you must be happy to have a little sister like her.
Hey.
I'm sorry about last time.
I officially apologize to you.
I'm sorry, too.
-What's this? - You try it.
You need to be like me.
Kim Seung-hee.
Hey, little tadpole.
Jang-go?
Jang-go, why are you here?
No!
How did you come here?
Oh, my!
What's wrong with me?
Am I seeing things now?
Am I mentally ill?
Kim Seung-hee, get a hold of yourself!
Is your mother in immediate danger?
Will it really be all right for you to go there alone?
It'll be fine.
I'll call you as soon as I get things figured out, so don't tell the kids.
Be safe.
Give me my money! My money!
What's that noise?
Give it to me!
Please wait just a few more days!
The villas won't go anywhere!
If they get sold, we'll give you the money!
I can't wait any longer!
Will you take responsibility of me if I go under?
Give me my money immediately!
Father!
Give me my money!
-Father! - Give it to me!
-Father! Are you all right? - Father!
Father! Wake up!
Father, where are you going in this condition?
Lead the way.
Father!
Stop going to Elder for help now.
Don't you have any pride?
What's the point of having pride when the company is about to go under?
Father...
Father.
What's going on?
Are we really going bankrupt?
What do we do?
(Deokcheonok)
Deok-cheon.
This is the last time.
I'm serious.
It's not much compared to last time.
So please help us out.
Dal-ho.
Yes, sir.
Your father is very drunk.
Take him home.
Deok-cheon!
Are you chasing me out right now?
You have so much money coming from just your properties every month.
I know you have plenty of money.
Are you slamming the door in my face just because I asked you for some help?
Eok-man.
-Calm down, father. At this rate, you'll- - Let go of me!
Deok-cheon, what are you going to do with all that money?
Are you going to take them with you to the next life?
Or are you going to give them to your family and siblings in North Korea?
What have they ever done for you?
The one who has been by your side all this time is me,
Jo Eok-man.
Father.
The one who made me escape here when I hid in the attic because I didn't want to...
is you.
You should have just let me hide in the attic back then.
Why did you have to drag me here with you?
Mother...
Father...
Grandfather.
Elder, please don't feel too upset.
You know father doesn't mean this.
I know.
Dal-ho, how much is it this time?
How much money will fix this?
Mr. Kim,
Oh, you're here.
-Deok-cheon. - Come this way.
Who is he?
What happened?
Did you find them?
Yes.
You did?
My family, too?
Did you know that father and Elder were searching for their families in North Korea?
No.
Tell us.
They're all alive, right?
No.
Who is alive?
The thing is...
I did find them,
but there's not even one single person alive.
What?
What do you mean?
Just tell us!
How can there not be even one person alive?
No! This can't be!
The military stormed in and killed everyone in the village.
Pyeongyang, Taedong County, Big house.
Your father Kim Bok-dong died during the war.
Your mother Kim Jin-boon died during the war.
Your brother Kim Yeong-cheon deported and died.
Your wife Kim Soon-ok deported and died.
That can't be.
-Deok-cheon! - Deok-cheon!
-Deok-cheon! - Elder!
What about my mother?
My father?
I'm sorry.
Your father Jo Jang-hoon died during the war.
Your mother Lee Sa-wol became sick and died.
They have both passed away.
Mother.
Father.
Father! Father!
-Father! - Father!
Eok-man!
-Father! - Elder!
My face became swollen because I cried.
What bolt out of the blue is this?
We can't even ask him to let us borrow money anymore.
If father's company goes bankrupt, then what will happen to us?
Hold on.
I don't think is something I should cry about.
Elder doesn't have any families in either
the north or south anymore, which means...
there's nobody in this world who will be able to inherit his inheritance?
Oh, my!
Oh my goodness!
There's only us!
Only us!
(Law office)
I'm here to receive counseling on behalf of my friend.
So if he passes away, we-
I mean, my friend's father-in-law becomes an automatic heir?
Yes, if he has no other family member, than cousins can legally become heirs.
Yes, there's no one else.
In this world there's only my- I mean, my friend's father-in-law.
He has no parents, siblings, or children.
Then your friend's father-in-law may legally become an heir.
Of the entire inheritance?
Yes.
But I have one more question.
If...
What if...
my friend's father-in-law passes away before my father-in-law's cousin does?
Then I...
I mean...
Then my friend's family becomes just the cousin's family.
Then will they not be able to get the inheritance?
In that case, they can still legally get it, too.
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
Thank you.
Elder's inheritance!
Yangpyeong building, Gangnam building, shopping
centers! I know they're worth about 50 billion dollars!
Oh my goodness! It means all those will become ours now!
Hold on.
Even if I spend a hundred million dollars every month for the next ten years,
I'll only use about twelve hundred million dollars.
I'll be able to use that money for more than a hundred years!
More than a hundred years! What do I do?
Oh, my! Now that I think about it, my father-in-law and husband are treasures!
It's not the time for me to be like this right now.
I need to score brownie points.
I don't want to leave you alone here.
You have no choice.
All young men will be drafted into the army.
I know.
Just wait for a week. No.
Three days.
I'll be back soon.
Deok-cheon, hurry up!
The military is coming!
I don't want to go.
Wait for me! I'll come back soon!
Hurry up and go!
Let's go. Follow me!
Hurry up and go!
Deok-cheon!
Mother! Father! Yeong-cheon!
I'll be back!
Take care of Eok-man!
I will, uncle!
Don't worry!
Mother.
Yes.
You came.
My son.
Mother.
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
I'm the one who should be sorry.
You have important work to do abroad.
But there's something important I must tell you
before I die, which is why I asked you to come.
Mother, why are you talking like that?
Why would you die?
Dae-hoon.
Listen to me carefully.
Your father...
is in South Korea.
Your father's name is Kim Deok-cheon.
If he's alive...
If there's a union later...
make sure you meet him.
Mother.
Do well, Kim Seung-hee.
I'm going to make Jang-go mine today!
When I first saw you
I felt that it was destiny, that's love
That's it
As I look at you, turning away
My heart that can't say anything
That's love
You came to me like the wind
I can't forget it
When the day comes that you'll return
I will love you, I will love you
Tell me
Where did Jang-go go?
Hey, tadpole!
Oh, my!
Do you still have something against me?
You drenched me with water and hit me with candy.
Are you not satisfied with that?
No. That's not it.
Then?
Why are you following me secretly?
I wasn't following you secretly.
I was just looking around the streets of Macau.
You want me to believe that?
I'm serious.
It's been a while since I moved to Macau,
but I've never been able to look around the city before.
That's why I'm here.
Really?
Since we met, can you show me around Macau?
When your father meets you, he'll be so surprised.
When we separated at Bokjeong, he didn't know about you.
Your father will remember this ring.
Later when you meet your father, make sure you show it to him.
It's the symbol for the sky "Cheon" from your father's name Kim Deok-cheon.
The ring that your father has will have the symbol of jewelry "Ok"
from my name Soon-ok.
What do you mean my father is still alive?
You told me he died during the Great Fatherland Liberation War.
That's why you said he was this country's hero.
He evacuated to South Korea during the war.
But why are you telling me this now?
-Why? - Lower your voice.
If I had told you that your father ran away to South Korea,
then you wouldn't have come so far.
Still, how can you...?
After your father had left,
if your uncle hadn't taken me under his wing,
neither you nor I would have existed in this world.
You should have still told me.
Then I would have somehow found him!
No.
I'll find him right now.
You can't do that, Dae-hoon.
You won't be able to survive.
You know very well that everything you have gained so far will be destroyed.
And what about the kids?
Yeong-cheol and Seung-hee have such bright futures.
Do you want to cut off their wings?
But he's alive...
Later.
Later...
when there's a union...
find your father then.
Mother.
Dae-hoon.
You must...
heed my words.
I told you I would come.
Father.
Mother.
Soon-ok.
How can his back look so cool?
That's the bus that will take us to the city. Run, Seung-hee! We need to catch that!
Oh my goodness! He's very manly!
My love for you is greater than anything
Even if I give up my life
My love won't go to waste
(Blow Breeze)
- Did Chung-ja win the lottery? - She became the heiress of a 100 million dollars!
-A 100 million dollars? - Chung-ja.
Dal-ho!
Crazy witch.
Dear gods, our eldest son Lee Jang-go has opened up a law office today.
What else would have happened? Of course I won!
I totally won!
Welcome to Republic of Korea.
Your father told me that we should find your grandfather once we come to South Korea.
Why do you keep saying that?
If we find your grandfather, we won't have to suffer here.
I'm not Kim Seung-hee anymore.
I'm going to live a new life here as Kim Mi-poong now.