["Lovestruck in the City Title" by Janet Suhh playing]
#ROMANTIC
#FREE-SPIRITED
#GIRLCRUSH
#VOLUNTARILY SINGLE
#IN A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP
♪ Do you know? ♪
♪ I don't have a secret ♪
HOW IS YOUR LOVE?
♪ To you ♪
♪ More than regret ♪
PSYCHIATRIST KIM SEONG-U
[narrator] Is there an advisable way to break up?
I think that's a crucial discussion.
Breakups are way more important than relationships.
If you have a healthy breakup, it leads to another healthy relationship.
If that happens, people can find love again.
Wait. Who's talking such nonsense?
You asked me and…
As a professional, I was offering my opinion.
A healthy breakup, what is that?
That's what I was just talking about with you.
Step one. You must tell your loved one why you're breaking up with them.
Oh, wow. Man, you're an idiot.
If you tell them, do you think they'll get it?
Even if they don't, it's better to tell them.
Step two. You should break up face-to-face,
not via text or over the phone.
Do it in person and peacefully.
Why did you hit him?
- I broke up with her. - There's more to the story.
I believe we should always tell the people we used to be with
why we want to break up.
You told me you couldn't stop looking at my nostrils,
and when you looked at me, it felt like you were talking to my nostrils!
[Seong-u] What they do next is up to them.
"She was offended
because he would only look at her nostrils when he talked to her."
[girl crying]
[Dong-sik] Why did you say such mean things?
You could've been nice about what you had to say.
But I was nice to her.
Every time I gave her a good reason, she didn't seem to understand.
See? I'm telling you, breakups can never be healthy.
You're ending a relationship with someone you loved dearly.
A breakup is inevitably painful for everyone,
regardless of who breaks up with who.
Mm-hmm.
It's gonna be painful no matter what.
You pretty much just have to move on with the pain.
YOU JUST HAVE TO MOVE ON WITH THE PAIN
[exhales]
I didn't get any sleep last night.
I lay down to sleep.
But I kept getting so angry!
[Seon-yeong] Yes. That's it.
You should get mad at her and promise to take revenge.
- No. No. No, no. Don't take revenge. - [exhales]
[Kyeong-jun] Breakups are out of your control,
and so is the pain from breakups.
But I think ruining your life
'cause you had a bad unlucky relationship,
- is a very foolish move, okay? - Was that Kyeong-jun?
Shut up or I'll kill you. You don't even know Seon-a.
What do you mean?
Mm? That was a fake name, wasn't it?
Ah, come on.
Would you stop telling other people about me?
I'm the only one who looks lame in this interview right now!
Ah! Jeez.
[groans]
- Who else, huh? - Isn't this about Jae-won?
Is there another lame guy in this interview?
If there is, then he should meet Jae-won for a drink.
I was already stabbed in the back when she gave me that fake name of hers.
But this here…
It… it feels like…
[stutters]
…heart was slashed or something.
[grunts]
Are you kidding me? What? What?
She's a friend of Rin-i's? A friend of Rin-i's?
That must mean she knows Kyeong-jun, too!
And she's been… she's been so close all this time,
living her life as if nothing happened.
How could this be, huh? Answer me! How could that be, huh?
How is this even possible?
Oh, damn it.
[grunts]
[screams]
Get out. Stop filming and get out. Get out!
[Jae-won yells]
Right now, get out.
Get out! Stop filming and get out now!
[laughs]
[laughing continues]
Yeah!
Yeah! [chortles]
- You're so fast! - [giggles]
[Rin-i exhales]
[grunts]
[sharp exhale]
- [Eun-o grunts] - [exhales]
- [huffs] - [grunts]
I'm tired.
[humming]
Let's go home, Rin-i.
- Hmm? - Let's go home now. It's so cold.
Eun-o, do this first.
You sit all the time. You should exercise.
- [exhales] - It's really good for your back.
CAN WE… COME CLOSE TO YOU?
[sighs] I told you to leave.
You've just been waiting out here? Ridiculous.
[puffs]
Fine. You know what made me angry, right?
That man.
There was a man with her.
[Eun-o] I'm hungry. Let's go home now.
- [Rin-i pants] - [Eun-o] Let's go.
- Rin-i, let's go home. I'm hungry. - [Rin-i] All right.
- [Eun-o] Come on, I'm hungry. Stop it now. - [Rin-i] What should we eat?
"Think about it."
"How much did my poor body have to endure all this time?"
- [Rin-in panting] - [Kang Geon yawning]
- [book thuds] - [Rin-i] What should we eat?
- [Geon] Eun-o, Eun-o, can you help me up? - [Eun-o] Let's go home.
[Geon] Hey, help me up! Hey, come over here.
- Hey. - [Eun-o] Pick it up yourself.
[Geon] I can't do that right now. Come on, come over here and help me.
[exhales]
It sounded like she was living with him.
She lived with me, too. Why is it that easy for her?
Is dating like playing house? Is it a joke?
Okay, fine. Dating isn't a huge deal, you know.
People break up and people move in together, but…
Look.
She should have ended things with me.
And after ending things with me,
she could have made herself available to date, you know.
[sighs]
Look, Seon-a.
You can't be seeing anybody. If you're seeing someone, then…
Uh… Eh…
[car unlocks]
[grunts]
[Geon] Yup. Hetbahn has the best instant rice.
- Bibigo has the best soup. - Parks are for exercising.
- [both] No. - What?
Why spend money on an expensive gym? Parks have it all.
- No, Rin-i. It was cold there. - Yeah. Let's stop going.
We'll go back in the spring.
Hey. Let's take a moment to think seriously about this.
When do you think we'll be able to get a membership at a nice gym?
[Geon] Hmm…
Probably not in this life.
I did some marketing gigs for hotels, remember?
- And guess how much a membership costs. - I earn 9,000 won an hour.
Working out at the park is good enough for me.
So does that mean that none of us sitting at this table
have a bright future in front of us?
Yeah. Hers is bright, though. Her boyfriend is Choi Kyeong-jun.
Right. He must have a lot of money. I'm sure he's rich.
[inhales deeply]
Wait a minute. You'd better take me seriously right now.
What does Kyeong-jun have to do with this?
[inhales deeply] Let me be serious, too.
Aren't you planning on marrying Kyeong-jun?
I don't want to marry anyone, not even Kyeong-jun.
[phone vibrates]
[clears throat] Yes. Hello?
This is Lee Eun-o of O3.
Yes, that's correct.
A presentation? Today? [gasps]
- This is pretty sudden. - We're going to the movie--
Yes. I can do it. I can totally do it.
O3 is always ready and available.
I'll see you in the afternoon, then. Yes, see you soon.
You, guys. It's happening.
O3 is about to get a lot of work.
[singing] ♪ Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta ♪
Oh, hold up.
Don't you guys think I should treat my skin before I go?
Excuse me.
- Really? - Right now?
Hey, but…
[Geon sighs]
[Geon] Does she really think they're gonna hire her to market that product?
[Rin-i] Will the advertiser even watch this?
[gentle music playing]
[Eun-o] Mm.
Are you done?
[chuckles]
Were you serious when you said you weren't gonna marry Kyeong-jun?
You weren't, right? Does he know?
Kyeong-jun and I never talked about marriage.
But if you don't tell him anything,
- he's going to assume that-- - Hey.
Marriage isn't important to us right now.
[Eun-o] Making a living is.
Hey, Geon, are you even writing these days?
You should have one of these.
Rin-i, don't trust men.
You can just trust me and wait. How does that sound?
Good. I love you.
Hmm. This one is really nice.
But I think, mm…
I'll take that.
Oh, but the one you chose first is currently the most popular model.
That was my impression.
- Mm-hmm. - But still, I'll take this one.
[saleslady] Sure. No problem.
- Can I take it home right away? - [saleslady] Yes, you can.
[light music plays]
[Kyeong-jun sighs] Poor Rin-i.
I should get a bike for her.
- Rin-i. Hey. - Kyeong-jun. I'm glad you're here.
Let's take this to Eun-o's house.
I told you I needed a nightstand. And look what I found!
If we fix it up, it'll look great. Right?
- Open the trunk for me. - Hold on.
So this interior design agency I work with used that for their open house.
- I got to have it. - Ooh! For real?
So I think you can just forget about this junk.
Is that expensive?
- Hello, Mr. Park. - [Jae-won] Hey.
Han-gyeol, where's Kyeong-jun?
He went to the Pangyo site this morning.
Mr. Park. I got the O3 materials over the weekend.
I looked up the agency and most of her projects had good results.
[Han-gyeol] Should I ask her to bid?
It's a small agency, though. Can she handle it?
Mm. Even if big agencies win,
they'll typically assign one employee to the project. It won't be an issue.
And I looked into the opening party
O3 did for an art gallery a couple of months ago.
[Han-gyeol] She made great use of social media.
We were looking for an unknown agency, so this is a great find.
I'll schedule a meeting with her once Mr. Choi returns.
- I'll look over the materials a bit more. - [Han-gyeol] Okay.
You can tell it's expensive, right? Doesn't this look new?
- Three hundred thousand won. - Huh?
- I wouldn't even pay 100,000 for it. - [Kyeong-jun] Hey.
It's imported.
- How much was it? - How much?
- About 1.2 million won. - [gasps]
I got it for free.
- And they said it's around that much. - This?
Really? It was that expensive?
Hey, I take back my offer.
I want 500,000. Final offer.
Oh, no.
[Rin-i] You're missing out on a great deal.
- Look at this beautiful nightstand. Huh? - Hmm?
Forget it. I'm not selling it for any amount.
- [scoffs] - Rin-i, don't sell it to him, huh?
- [Kyeong-jun] That's way too cheap. - What's that?
Oh, he's checking it out.
[phone vibrates]
JAE-WON
Hey, Jae-won.
I'm heading to Pangyo today.
[exhales]
I'm not the Lee Eun-o I once was.
Yeah, you can do it.
[Jae-won] Tell me about Ms. Lee Eun-o.
[scoffs]
You woke me up at 4:00 a.m. just to ask me that?
When you're in Pangyo, you actually go to see Rin-i.
That's not it. There was no one there to receive the materials,
so I needed to be there at 4:00 a.m.
I did drop by to see Rin-i, but it was after I finished my job.
[Kyeong-jun] You can't do this.
You want me to work 9:00 to 5:00 and count my overtime?
Is that better? Huh?
TAILORED PROMOTION STRATEGY
Han-gyeol said this agency looks very good.
So that means you want her to submit a bid?
By the way, why are you asking about Eun-o?
Why did you do that last weekend?
You do realize that you and Rin-i cost us a client.
Shouldn't you have given me some kind of explanation afterwards, huh?
- Sorry. - [Jae-won] Tell me.
So was the client and Lee Eun-o, uh…
engaged to, like… like, you know… Is that it?
I saw Kang Min-su.
He came to Kyeong-jun's firm to build a house.
- Did you ask why he broke up with Eun-o? - [sharp inhale]
Looks like he's got a wife now.
- And she's from the same airline. - What?
Crazy, right?
Their baby is nine months old.
[Rin-i] Eun-o went down to Busan last year.
That means his wife was already pregnant by then.
[spoon clanks]
Then he must have been cheating on her.
- Uh-huh. - [Geon] Is he still in Busan?
- Let's go down to Busan now. - Hey.
Kyeong-jun already beat him up. I poured coke on him, too.
[Rin-i] Sit down.
[exhales]
That's why they ended it.
And that's why Eun-o vanished three months ago.
He made her go down to Busan, so they could be together.
She wanted to spend time together in Busan.
Before he had a transfer to Seoul, where they wanted to get married.
[Kyeong-jun] She even got a job in Busan.
But she suddenly disappeared for three months.
Rin-i was in the UK spending time with her mother.
But she came back for Eun-o.
So at that time…
did you try speaking with that jerk?
We did try to.
But they had broken up by the time we got there.
Oh, right. We went to the hotel where Eun-o was hired.
And then, we…
met a lady who had a job interview with Eun-o.
The hotel decided not to hire Ms. Lee Eun-o and…
I don't think she got the notice 'cause she came anyway.
[sighs]
How could they just cancel her employment so abruptly?
[exhales]
So what about her? Do you know what happened to her?
- Mm… - [Kyeong-jun] Did she…
Did she say she was going somewhere?
- Uh, I don't know. - [exhales]
She seemed really nice.
It would have been nice to be colleagues.
Uh, don't be too worried about her.
She might have taken the chance to go on a long vacation.
- You never know. - [groans]
- [exhales] - Thanks for your help.
[Kyeong-jun] She got rid of her phone.
We talked about reporting her missing. It was just awful.
Rin-i cried every day.
So then, when she finally came back, did she tell you where she was?
She wouldn't even tell us why she broke up with Min-su after.
Can't you imagine how she must have felt?
[Kyeong-jun] Her boyfriend cheated on her.
She lost her new job and she had no place to go.
After that, I felt like she changed a lot.
She used to be innocent. Kind and quiet.
She was innocent, kind, and quiet?
Can handing out flyers to random pedestrians
improve your company's image? What do you think?
Today, I'd like to share with you some methods
that are more effective and direct.
I have with me a few posters from the theater.
This play, How About You?, is very popular in Daehangno these days.
What Do Couples Live For?
This show will probably be running for a while.
A Good Day for an Affair, A Taste of Marriage.
Okay. I'll be showing you these posters again.
Now try to find the difference between them.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
This actress who was just standing there is now holding a bag of ramen.
The title's meaning became How About Ramen?
In this one, she's holding a drink in her hand.
What do you think? The products stick out, right?
This doesn't only apply to posters.
While the actress is delivering her lines, this bag of ramen will be in her hands.
Why? Because she was about to cook it when her boyfriend knocked on the door.
Ding-dong.
"Who is it?"
[imitates door sound]
"Whoa. What brings you here?"
"You need to talk? It's almost three o'clock."
"Ramen? Oh, I felt pretty hungry right before I went to bed."
"Want some? This ramen's good."
"Hold on."
A GOOD DAY FOR AN AFFAIR
"By the way, why are you here? What? You want to break up? Why?"
"You came to tell me at this hour?"
"But why?"
"You've been seeing someone else? Who is it and for how long?"
[scoffs]
"Put yourself in my shoes. How can you possibly be okay with this?"
"How long have you been lying to me?"
Just like this, during a very important scene,
she'll be holding the ramen while she delivers her lines.
I just wonder how that's just not like product placement on TV.
Look, I doubt it will increase our sales that much.
Ah.
This isn't about making big sales. You do it to win people over.
Just think. "A leading food company sponsors the culture industry."
You can improve your brand image at the same time, right?
We can already achieve that by donating some products.
- [chuckles] - [Eun-o] That's another way.
Although you might be somewhat embarrassed to call a donation "sponsorship."
Yes, it will be.
To be honest, our marketing team is capable of this.
[chuckles]
Right. Of course, you are.
But to steal someone else's idea is embarrassing.
Don't you agree?
[sighs, clears throat]
It went better than I thought.
Judging by their reactions, they liked your pitch.
I try to exceed expectations. You can trust me.
[chuckles]
Are you holding job interviews today?
Yes. We're only recruiting two people today.
But a lot of people applied, so interviews will last all day.
[client] Coffee or green tea?
I'll take a green tea, please. Thank you so much.
- [interviewer] Please read this. - Yes, ma'am. Thanks.
[in low voice] "Good afternoon."
"Thank you for seeing me today."
[exhales]
[serene music plays]
"I submitted my application because I feel like I'm a good fit."
[Eun-o] That day,
if I hadn't met Yoon Seon-a,
where would I be now?
[exhales]
Everyone, don't be nervous, okay?
You just…
You just need to be yourself.
Someone will definitely recognize your talents.
- Good luck! - Good luck!
Good luck!
- I'll make it. - [client] Okay.
[sighs]
- [Kyeong-jun] Jae-won. - Mm?
I'll send Eun-o a request to join the bidding.
[clicks tongue, inhales]
She's really good.
Come on, you saw her portfolio.
Oh, right.
We're camping out on her rooftop tomorrow. Do you want to join us?
You gotta.
It's at her place?
Yeah, just stop by her neighborhood like last time. No pressure.
You can talk about the project with her if you come.
[sighs]
Camping out on the roof? It's cold.
Come on. Why do you think naengmyeon is a winter dish?
You eat Pyeongyang naengmyeon in the winter.
It's the same thing.
So it's okay if I join you there?
Of course. Yeah.
Her workspace is shared with a guy friend, anyway.
You know, Geon, the unemployed novelist friend of mine? With him.
[scoffs] Why is she sharing her space with a guy?
Wait, they're living together?
[clears throat] Are they dating?
[scoffs] Nah. They're just close friends.
- Bundle up. It's cold. - Okay.
[chuckles]
See you.
[light music plays]
[exhales]
It's all done.
[fire roars]
- Is it ready? - Yeah.
[Kyeong-jun] It's burning.
[door opens]
Guys, the charcoal is ready. Let's grill the meat.
- [Geon] Okay. - [Rin-i] Okay.
- [Kyeong-jun] I'll take these out. - [Geon] Take these, too. Here.
Kyeong-jun, don't mention that we ran into Min-su.
I'm not stupid. That was awful. Why would I?
She must have been heartbroken. She doesn't even bring up his name.
She has promise rings, though.
She has what?
[rings clink]
There are two rings on her necklace. I'm positive.
Why? You don't think she's still hung up on Min-su.
There's no way, right?
- Nah. - [Rin-in sighs]
They broke up because he cheated on her and knocked up another woman.
[exhales] And she still has the rings?
Then whose are they? They were matching.
[sighs] There's no way.
She didn't get them from Min-su.
She's dating.
- She met a new guy. - [exhales]
Why is she keeping so many secrets from us?
Trust me. There's someone new.
Did she tell you anything? Find out. Come on.
- Why are you so excited? - There's a new guy.
- [Rin-i] Get out. - Bring some liquor out.
- [Rin-i] Don't tell her anything. - [Kyeong-jun] Okay.
- Ooh. - [door closes]
- Okay. Liquor. - [fingers snap]
[beeping]
[exhales]
[Jae-won] Oh, it's so cold.
[grunts] Why is it so cold today?
[puffs, grunts]
Oh, man. I should have bundled up today. Oh, jeez. Huh.
Am I… am I overdressed? Oh…
Damn.
[huffs]
- [Kyeong-jun] Dig in. - Let's eat.
[Geon] Hold on.
- Ta-da! - Oh!
Before we all start eating,
let me share some information about this liquor.
[groans] Come on, just pour it.
- Let's just drink it. - Let's just drink.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
That would be a shame. Let me tell you about this.
This wonderful liquor was created
by mixing 1,200 types of centuries-old extracts.
Do you know how much I paid for it?
- One hundred thousand won. - Who did you buy it from?
I bought it from these two fools! Ha, ha! Ha!
- How much does it go for, then? - [Geon inhales]
This bottle costs about three million won.
- [gasps] - Come here. Come here, you jerk.
You scammer. Come here.
- [Kyeong-jun] Give it back. - [Eun-o] Hey.
- Where did you get that expensive bottle? - [Kyeong-jun] Give it.
- From my cousin. - [Rin-i] From Jae-won.
[Kyeong-jun] My cousin got totally messed up recently because of some girl.
He almost became an alcoholic.
You know, the camera thief?
- Mm. - [Geon groans]
He's such a romantic.
He would get wasted and go to the police station to find her.
So Kyeong-jun took all of his liquor from his house.
- And I bought everything. - For 100,000 won.
If this one costs three million won…
- How much are the others? - Scammer.
- [bottle squeaks open] - Eun-o, I'll let you taste it first.
Oh…
[Kyeong-jun] You jerk.
If that liquor was that expensive, you should have at least told me.
- You're so vicious, man. - You called me a jerk?
Yeah, I did. You big jerk.
- My Rin-i, you want some? - [Kyeong-jun] Hey, hold on. Stop.
Don't call her "my Rin-i".
The only one here who can call her "my Rin-i" is me.
Kyeong-jun's Rin-i, let me pour you a drink.
- Hey, come on, you're spilling it. - Hey…
- Oh. - [Kyeong-jun sighs]
JAE-WON
[Eun-o] Can you even taste this?
Hey, where are you?
You're here? I'm coming.
Hey, over here. Come up.
- Hey. - Is that Jae-won?
I forgot to tell you.
[Kyeong-jun] I invited him. I hope it's okay.
- The liquor. - [Kyeong-jun] Take the stairs.
[tense music playing]
Jae-won!
[anxious breathing]
[Rin-i] Come join us. We just started.
First time meeting my friends, right?
Say hello. [chuckles]
[Geon] Hello, I'm Kang Geon.
- I'm Park Jae-won. Hi. - [chuckles]
- You're handsome. - I've been wanting to meet you.
[chuckles]
[Rin-i] This is my friend, Jae-won.
[Rin-i chortles]
Nice to meet you. I'm Park Jae-won.
[inhales deeply]
Hi.
I was very curious about you, Lee Eun-o.
["Love and Pain" by Lee Su Hyun playing]
[Kyeong-jun] Okay. That's long enough for a handshake.
- What'd you bring? - Wine.
Oh, what? You took off your ring? Where did it go?
Oh, the ring?
I threw it out.
♪ I have no words ♪
'Cause everything about her was fake.
♪ I have no doubts with you ♪
♪ I have no doubts ♪
[song continues in Korean]
Geon, get him a plate.
Okay. I'll go get him one.
♪ Stand by you, wherever you are ♪
- Jae-won, sit down. - [Jae-won] Okay. Thanks.
Yes, sit down.
You must be freezing. You should have layered up more.
It's not that cold. I'm okay.
- Did you drive here? - Mm-hmm.
You should call a cab.
- Isn't it pretty here? - Yeah. It's nice.
- Eun-o, you okay? - Mm-hmm.
[Rin-i chuckles]