It has always been like that.
I always do everything I set my mind to.
SEOUL MAYOR CANDIDATE CHOI JI-HOON AND HIS WIFE PROFESSOR LEE ANNA
Is this Lee Yu-mi?
Yes.
I didn't want things to be awkward, so I never brought her up.
I'm not going to live in Korea anyway
so it doesn't matter what she does.
But I thought I should tell you why I broke up with her.
Jae-ho, let bygones be bygones.
It's not that, Ji-won.
Lee Yu-mi
didn't go to your school.
What?
I have no idea how she graduated from NYU and Yale
to become a professor
but she was a fake university student when we were dating.
She was preparing for her SATs a third time.
Lee Anna?
I don't trust that name either.
What are you talking about?
What is it? Can't do it?
To be honest, if he becomes the mayor,
he'll lift the constraints on green belts first, right?
That shouldn't happen.
Pardon?
Nothing.
It shouldn't be the green belts he works on first.
We need to keep the public opinion in mind.
Of course. Things must be done in order.
But we believe in him.
We got that land as inheritance and it's been such a nuisance.
You know, inheritance tax.
You never know what will happen, right?
If you had to pay inheritance tax,
the land must be over 700 million won.
You shouldn't put it like that.
Those who work at a convenience store on an hourly wage still pay their taxes.
Come on. I'm just saying.
He needs to get elected first.
Just as you said,
you never know what will happen.
By the way,
I sent my kid to the UK to study.
I thought of you when we went there last week
to drop him off at the dormitory.
What is it?
It's nothing much. I don't mean anything by it.
I'm sure you have more beautiful and precious stuff,
but this is a gift from my heart so please accept it.
I'll pick up the bill.
Take your time.
Yes.
She's young, but very stubborn.
Not once did she look at me with warm eyes.
She's super rude.
Do you think so? Is it because she lived abroad?
Maybe she doesn't know much about Korea.
It's about 100 million won.
It's the best I can do.
Yu-mi.
Everything in this world is possible with money.
But if something's not possible,
you should ask yourself if it's because there wasn't enough.
Hey. Don't be so disappointed.
You still have time.
I know you're smart.
Or you should just confess to your husband and ask for some money.
Should I call him for you?
You know I'm impatient, right?
Make sure you meet the deadline.
Right, Yu-mi!
Stay out of my sight and use the stairs, will you?
The door's opening.
LEE ANNA, DONGJIN UNIVERSITY
SEOUL MAYOR CANDIDATE CHOI JI-HOON'S WIFE PROFESSOR LEE ANNA
PROFESSOR LEE ANNA UNEXPECTEDLY INTERPRETS SIGN LANGUAGE AT THE SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY
-Cheers. -Cheers.
You lived in America, so why are you going back to study English?
My question exactly.
No, I still have a long way to go.
I'm so jealous.
I'm the most jealous about her parents
letting her go with her boyfriend.
Same.
They tend to be open-minded
since they live abroad.
You're so lucky.
Will you get married after graduating?
Really?
No way.
Yes.
Really?
-I'll sing at your wedding. -I'm so jealous.
Did you hand in your leave of absence? When are you leaving?
In one week.
Which school will you go to?
I'll probably attend the same one as Jae-ho.
-Columbia? -Columbia?
The tuition must be crazy expensive.
-Really? -Yes, it's in New York.
Wait, guys.
We all pitched in to get this.
What is it?
-Open it. -It's nothing much.
I'm already so thankful that you prepared a goodbye party.
Isn't it pretty? Aren't we thoughtful?
-It's the scent that's important. -Take a sniff.
Isn't it pretty?
-Put it on. -Hurry, hurry.
Hello. I'm Reporter Han Ji-won from Bokuk Daily
and I'm an alumna.
Yes. I called because
I want to know how I can look up previously admitted students.
No. Not a graduate, but someone who was admitted.
There were seven people
in the 10 years between 1995 and 2005
with the name Lee Yu-mi.
But no one was in Aesthetics.
Could I ask you to check one more person?
-Sure. -Lee Anna.
Can I also check if she ever took a year off?
Sure, one moment please.
Ma'am.
Look who it is.
Do you remember me?
Of course I recognize you, Ji-won.
We lived together for four years.
Are you done with the boarding house?
Yes. The world changed. I manage studio apartments now.
Studio apartments.
We built it three years ago.
Wow, you're a landlord. I envy you.
Lee Yu-mi? Of course I know her.
I'd never be able to forget her.
Why not?
When she moved out,
she ran away without paying me the rent for the last two months.
She ran away?
She was behind by two months,
but she didn't come home for days.
She wouldn't pick up her phone either.
I called her parents back home and learned
that she had left for the US without telling me.
She left all her belongings behind too.
When I cleaned out her room, I found so many clothes.
I went all the way to Gangwon-do then
to get the two months of rent
and my transportation fare from her father.
Where in Gangwon-do? Do you remember it?
Hongcheon.
Hongcheon...
I remember because it was where my son went for his army service.
They ran a tailor's shop at the entrance of the market.
The market?
When I visited them, things didn't look so good.
They were really devoted to supporting their daughter.
They always sent me a melon every Thanksgiving.
It was very expensive back then.
Oh. Melon...
You still have time.
Or you should just confess to your husband and ask for some money.
Should I call him for you?
Wow, Choi Ji-hoon.
Isn't it considered cheating to found a scholarship foundation at this time?
-What is it? -Take a look.
PROFESSOR LEE ANNA TO ESTABLISH A NON-PROFIT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
She was a well-dressed instructor who was also friendly.
That's why the kids liked her.
How did her students do with admissions?
Let me see...
1 went to Yale, 2
went to CalArts,
1 went to Chicago,
and 3 to SUB.
She sent one to the UK too.
She sent quite a few of them.
8 or 9?
Did you find anything out of the ordinary?
Ms. Lee's English wasn't that great.
Her British accent was strange.
Did she have a British accent?
Yes.
Sometimes my students aren't so good in Korean,
so I heard her speak English.
But her accent was a little weird.
Hey.
Do you hold onto degree certificates?
Forty two.
Three, four...
Forty five.
-Hello. -Welcome.
Please take me to Hongseong Market.
-"Hongseong Market"? -Yes.
Not the New Hongcheon Market?
No, Hongseong Market. What is it?
There's nothing there anymore
because they're building a train station.
It's just a field now.
I'm trying to look for someone who used to
have a shop at Hongseong Market.
You should go to New Hongcheon Market.
Everyone who used to run shops there all moved to New Hongcheon Market.
Really? Can you take me there?
Okay.
Mrs. Kim told me.
Yes.
Really? I didn't know.
Yes.
Should we?
I have some time in the afternoon.
Sure, Hannam-dong would be nice.
Okay, I got it. Bye.
Thank you for making the time when you're so busy.
The election is so soon.
It was my pleasure.
I'll see you again next time.
Sure. Let's meet more often now.
Okay. I'll get going.
Please go ahead.
-Did you do what I asked? -Yes.
-I'll bring your car. -Okay.
Hey, it's me.
I'm in Hannam-dong right now.
We just parted ways. She wasn't rude to me at all.
No, she's super charming.
Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?
Hello.
Welcome.
I didn't order anything yet.
We only serve sundaeguk in the morning.
Okay. I'll enjoy it.
You look like you're from Seoul.
Do I look like I'm from Seoul?
All pretty girls tend to be from Seoul.
Thank you.
Has it been long since you ran your business here?
Me?
Maybe 40 years? More or less?
Were you at Hongseong Market too?
That's my hometown.
I see.
Do you know the tailor's there?
Baekma.
There was only one tailor's.
Then,
do you know their daughter Lee Yu-mi?
Of course. Hong-ju's daughter Yu-mi.
She's in the US right now.
Do you know Yu-mi?
She was a beautiful, popular, and smart student.
It's what kids these days call an attention seeker.
She was a bit like that.
She liked getting attention.
I see.
And then
during her senior year of high school,
she dated one of the younger teachers.
That became a huge problem.
A teacher?
Yes.
Do you know what happened after that?
After she transferred to a school in Seoul,
she visited me out of the blue in the middle of the night.
She cried all night long
before she took the first train back to Seoul.
That happened 2 or 3 times.
I didn't see her after that.
Are you okay?
From my experience,
kids who grow up with people telling them they're smart
become extremely vulnerable when they think they're no longer useful.
I'm curious about her too.
I wonder what kind of person she became.
I see.
I'm sorry, but please let me take this.
-Sure. -I'm sorry.
Hello?
Hey, it's me. Where have you been all day?
You need to meet Candidate Choi Ji-hoon tonight.
Make sure to clear time for it.
Yes, but I'm currently out of the province to gather news material.
Could Reporter Hwang go instead?
I know, and it's good that you're working hard.
But you should at least thank the person who got you this job,
don't you think?
Pardon?
It's at 7:00 p.m. I'll text you the location.
-Don't say anything ridiculous to him. -Sir.
Don't be late. He hates it the most.
I'm going into a meeting. Talk to you later.
What is he saying?
How many times do I have to come to the airport?
He doesn't do a single thing right.
The flight was delayed.
So what?
Is it that difficult to tell me it got delayed
and update me the right time?
He didn't do it on purpose.
And the divorce application is still under progress. Don't be so cold to him.
Be friendly when you talk, okay?
I have nothing to say.
Hyun-joo, please listen to me.
It's not too late to change your mind--
Mom.
You know I never had anything
I cherished so much in my life before.
But now I have something like that too.
Something I cherish and adore to death.
She's all I need.
This is why we're not meant for each other.
Do you get it?
It snowed a lot, so...
I'm sorry.
Sure. It must've been difficult to travel so far with a child.
This is Stella's stuff.
She's been suffering from eczema for three months.
Please pay extra attention to that.
Okay. Thank you.
After mediation, we won't have to see each other.
You should hire a lawyer
and then we just need to figure out the custody.
I'll get going.
Hey. Ji-won.
Hello.
Long time no see.
Please have a cup of tea.
I didn't know I was hired through connections.
Did it upset you?
Of course I wasn't happy.
Come on.
I was a businessman once.
Just because someone asks for a favor,
doesn't mean I'll place people wherever they want.
You know I wrote two stories
last month on people who were hired to public enterprises through connections.
I was only giving you a chance since you had potential.
-Really? -Yes.
What did you like so much about me?
Isn't it a dream of every political journalist
to be able to enter the Blue House?
My dream isn't to become the Seoul mayor. It's beyond that.
I could've sent someone else
but since it's the first time, I wanted to talk to you face to face.
What is this?
A gift.
It's a little gift from me.
It's a real estate registry.
Whose is it?
It belongs to Candidate Lee Jung-il from the opposition party,
who is marketing himself as someone ordinary.
He's not ordinary.
It's an exclusive, and it's big too.
This...
What is it?
It's common for reporters to get stories to write about
over drinks with the aides of the National Assembly,
but having you do this to me directly really makes me uncomfortable.
Wait.
You're a contrarian.
Right?
Thanks for the compliment.
Right. I like that.
You don't have to do it if you don't want to.
Leave it here.
It'll be released as an exclusive from Bokuk anyway.
But Ji-won,
you can't last long
if you work like that.
Nothing is as pathetic
as someone who is incompetent but proud.
In this line of work, snatching the opportunity
is being competent.
Just like Anna.
What kind of opportunity did she snatch?
She married me.
Do you want a drink instead?
NOTHING CAN BE AS EMPTY AS THE COURAGE OF THE WEAK - JEONG DO-JEON
Scholar Jeong Do-jeon said this once.
"Nothing can be as empty as the courage of the weak."
"If you want to change the world, become powerful first."
"If the world could change just from a fuss from someone like you,
they wouldn't call this anarchy."
Do you want me to write it down?
Darn it. He's so annoying.
I want this one couriered in the morning two days from now,
but send us the one that was made on that day.
Yes, Ma'am.
-Can I add a message? -Yes.
Candidate Choi, we hope to hear good news today.
Yes. Thank you.
Candidate Choi. It's only the beginning.
Yes, I know.
Don't worry and just charge forward.
Yes, Sir.
Did you have a good dream last night?
My wife had a good dream.
Really?
All right. Choi Ji-hoon!
Choi Ji-hoon! Choi Ji-hoon!
I'll be back.
With 3,216 votes,
making it 68.4 percent in favor,
Choi Ji-hoon was elected as the candidate to represent
the Democratic Republican Party in the run for the Seoul mayor.
SEOUL MAYOR CANDIDATE ELECTION
and he'll repay you all with an overwhelming victory.
Choi Ji-hoon! Choi Ji-hoon!
Wow. I expected it,
but I didn't think he'd win by this much.
He even beat the one who was elected four times.
Everything's rigged anyway.
A reasonable suspicion.
Where do you think the story
about the exceptional admission for Assemblyman Min's son came from?
You never cease to be curious.
Meeting him gave me a hunch.
Choi Ji-hoon is probably a jackpot if we dig into him.
Don't even joke about that.
Dig into who?
You'll get in trouble before you do that.
You're so fearless.
I worry about you.
Oh! You're here.
He's here.
Choi Ji-hoon! Choi Ji-hoon!
Professor Lee is here.
Lee Anna!
-Lee Anna! -Is the best!
Congratulations, Professor Lee.
If he gets out late,
just have him sleep in a hotel nearby.
Yes, Ma'am. I'll let you know.
No. Just let him sleep out.
Yes, Ma'am.
But if he wants to come home, I'll contact you.
When do you sleep, Ms. Cho?
Well, today's a special day.
You had a long day.
Please rest.
The door's closing.
The door's opening.
The door's closing.
Choi Ji-hoon!
Again!
A cat?
Yes. Kids these days love cats.
You should keep one at our campaign camp.
The public will make up their own story
and they'll give it a title too.
Then go ahead with it as long as it doesn't get in the way.
Yes, Sir.
What should we name the cat?
Is that necessary?
If you can just give us a name,
the PR office will post the news
about rescuing a stray cat on social media.
Was it really rescued?
-No. -No, Sir.
Seoul.
Seoul, Seoul, Seoul.
Seoul.
-Seo Woo-ri? -It's Seoul. Seo Woo-ri.
-The name? -Seo Woo-ri.
Seo Woo-ri. Call it Seo Woo-ri.
Post it as Woo-ri, and when they ask why,
you can say its full name is Seo Woo-ri.
-Post it as Woo-ri at first. -Understood.
That's marvelous.
We mistook you, Professor Lee.
We didn't know you were so friendly.
I can understand.
I should've paid everyone a visit first.
No, not at all.
There is no need to do that just because you're younger.
Actually, my daughter is attending high school in Canada,
but I want her to attend an American university.
I have a lot of questions.
Sure.
Please give me some advice.
Of course.
Gosh, look at the time.
You can go first.
I have another meeting here after.
Then I better vacant this seat for you.
I better get going. I have to pick up my other child.
See you another time.
Congratulations on the election.
-Don't bother seeing me out. -Okay.
Why is it so easy?
Professor Lee.
Hello.
I'm not late, am I?
Not at all.
...471.4 billion won will be invested
on about 191,000 in the farming and fishing community...
Welcome.
Can I get something to help my digestion?
What's bothering you?
I ate more than usual.
Did you overeat? One moment, please.
A woman in her 30s who was pessimistic about her circumstances
was found dead in her car.
Police say that the woman lit up a charcoal briquette
in her car before she lost consciousness...
It's 3,500 won.
she was transferred to a hospital,
but it was after she had passed away.
It's speculated that Ms. Lee took an extreme measure
due to the recent stock market crash and her marriage problems.
Are you
Professor Lee Anna by any chance?
I am.
It's such an honor to have you here.
Could I take a picture with you?