THIS DRAMA SERIES IS FICTIONAL, AND IS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY
TO ACTUAL PLACES, PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, SETTINGS AND EVENTS
DECEMBER 2003
MOVING
That's a lot of luggage you've got, it's gonna block the aisle here.
I'm sorry about that.
What would you like?
MENU BEEF SHANK, DONKATSU, GIMBAP
Donkatsu, for one.
It's gonna take awhile to cook it.
I'll wait. That's okay.
Sure, okay. Mm.
An incident is out of the question.
He's surrounded by security.
Yeah, exactly, I think it definitely has to be a coup.
Bongseok.
Your mom is tired.
This way.
That's the entrance. Over there.
Come on in.
Wait, so you're gonna live here all alone, just with your kid?
Yes.
-Uh-- -And I'll pay 30K.
No, 30,000 a month is way too little.
It won't be enough to cover this lease--
I'll pay upfront.
Three years' worth in advance right now. Ten million won.
Oh.
- I have one condition. - What's that?
From now on, don't come in here.
What?
I own this building, why shouldn't I?
Not for long.
One more violation report,
and then you'll lose the entire property, won't you?
-Just give it back, then. -Ah, okay.
All right, three years.
Take good care of it. You really got a bargain.
It's a completely fine building,
but some son of a bitch had to go and report it.
Just a bitch, actually.
Honey, there's a lot of space.
Our house is really big, isn't it, huh?
He seems a little big to carry, huh?
Does he have a condition, or...
You believe he doesn't know?
Know what?
About how you look at him. About what you're saying.
And I looked at him how? What're you talking about?
He's not disabled or...
or what if he was disabled and he heard you say that?
Hey, Mom.
-Where do you want this? -Oh, you got that.
Take that to the fridge.
The cow's feet can be stacked up in the freezer, eh?
Pork, freezer. Cow's feet, fridge.
You got it backwards. Say it again.
Pork, freezer... fridge! Cow's feet, free... freezer!
Hey, Ma, it's weird.
The candy is almost gone. Can I have some, Ma?
Two of them, yeah? You did a great job today, as usual, eh?
Son, you head home now.
Yeah.
See you later!
I'm sorry for earlier.
Why would you apologize?
You're sorry, what for?
You must have misunderstood my stare for something else.
To me, it just seemed that your boy looked a bit
too crammed up back there, you know?
Look, even the way you tied him up is too tight.
Look, look.
Don't you see?
You don't have time to look after yourself now, do you?
It's not just the children.
Mom's have it rough, too.
You have to step back for them to grow.
In the end, mothers can't be selfish, you know?
As they get bigger, you gotta give them some space.
How else will they learn, huh?
Bongseok.
Don't ever forget it.
To keep yourself from floating, you always have to wear this.
Here.
Come on. You try it. Hmm?
There you go.
Here, try again.
You gotta get into the habit.
Left foot, right foot.
It took me forever to learn how to walk.
Left foot.
Every time I tried, I'd start floating,
and would fall.
That's it. There you go, Bongseok.
When she figured out that my floating
was connected to my emotional state,
that's when my mom smiled at me less and less.
You did great, Bongseok.
Hey, you did great, sweetie.
You took more than 20 steps today. There you go.
Such a great job, honey.
When my mother smiled, it made me happy.
And when she'd hug me, it also made me happy.
PRESENT, 2018 NAMSAN DONKATSU
Kim Bongseok!
Get up, Bongseok!
This won't do.
EPISODE 2 BOOYANG: FAMILY SUPPORT, LEVITATION
What kind of dream makes your nose bleed...
Oh, god.
Yeah, you're at that age.
That's good, you're healthy!
Time to eat. Here.
Uh... Whoa, no, that's not it.
Really, I... I just banged my nose, you know.
Right, you just banged it.
-I forget, where was your nose again? -Uh, no, that's not...
I hit my head a bunch and...
and then I also hit my nose on the ceiling.
Also, it's more...
I mean it... Your head goes all the way from your neck up, you know?
So it includes the eyes...
...uh, the nose, ears, and even the face.
I wish you'd try and apply all this knowledge and get good grades.
Except, you might be thinking of the word "hair" when you hear--
Okay, all right. Time to eat.
Wow. I mean, wow, this is a lot of food to eat.
You're floating 'cause you lost too much weight recently.
Eat more.
It's still too much, I think.
So, you want to go to bed tied down?
Eat it all.
Don't scarf it down, chew all your food!
Eat slower!
I'll pack your bag for you, okay?
NAMSAN DONKATSU
Oh, hey! Hey, hey, hey! It's raining! Oh, god.
The sheets are still drying on the roof! Oh, my god!
-Ugh! Oh! Ow! Hey! -Aw, Ma!
God! Why are you even going up the stairs, huh? Go eat!
APRIL 2007
Hey, Ma? Is our home a restaurant now?
Yeah.
I have to earn some money now.
I spent it all to get us this house.
And we need to eat.
Bongseok.
Try reading that from right here.
NAMSAN DONKATSU
Hmm... "Namsan Donkatsu."
Why is it called Namsan Donkatsu?
Namsan donkatsu is the best donkatsu.
Have a great day!
When school was over, I had to come straight home.
I sat in my room for hours, just watching TV.
So, for a kid like me,
Bungaeman was a hero to me.
Hero.
- Hero. - Amazing!
It taught me what a "hero" was.
YANGCHEON CULTURAL CENTER
Someone who can fly as his heart desires.
A hero. That's what a hero is.
Then I thought, maybe I could fly like that, too.
Power! Lightning!
Lightning Power!
I wanted to be a hero, too.
I wanted to become a hero.
Lightning, Lightning, Lightning Power!
Ha!
Kim Taehyun! Kim Taehyun! Kim Taehyun!
Wait, look at him!
- You'll get hurt! - Don't do it!
- Come back down! - He's crazy!
- Be careful! - Get down!
Don't do it!
Lightning! Lightning!
Lightning Power!
Ha!
It's not a big deal.
I guess Bongseok was playing around
a bit dangerously at school.
He jumped so far in fact,
the other kids must have thought he was really flying.
Kids do have quite the imagination.
However, the school rules are strict
about preventing accidents like this from recurring.
I had no choice but to ask you to come in.
I'm so sorry.
The injured child, well, is he okay?
Uh, Bongseok, hey. Will you wait outside?
Your mom and I need to have a talk.
Actually, I'm sorry to say, the boy that fell
is quite heavily injured, in fact.
Oh, god, I'm sorry.
CLOSED TEMPORARILY
NAMSAN DONKATSU
He showed off first.
He can't even fly, but he said he could.
Bongseok. I want you to listen.
Never do that again, understand me?
Why?
Why not? Ma, I could do it.
You said I had this power.
What do you think power is?
Empathy is what real power looks like.
Having the ability to care and understand the emotions of others.
What kind of hero breaks other people's hearts?
Is that what a hero does?
It must have been scary for him, but you showed off.
And you did in front of your friends,
you acted like you were better than him.
Bongseok, what you did wasn't admirable at all.
Hero?
That's not it.
A hero has compassion towards others.
I figured you knew that.
Bongseok!
I'm not letting go!
Mom!
It's okay, I'm right here!
-Mom! - I'm right here! It's okay!
I'm scared!
I'm holding on, honey, I swear!
- Look at Momma! Hold on tight! - Mom!
It's okay, just look at me!
It's okay! I'm not letting go!
It's okay.
Momma's got you. It's okay.
It's all okay.
I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
I'll always protect you, baby. I'm so sorry.
Oh, it's okay. It's all good.
Booyang, to take care of and support.
BOOYANG
Floating, rise into the air.
Thanks to my mom's support,
I didn't float away.
Hello, sir.
You might wanna get out of the rain, huh? Get on.
I'll go.
I'm sorry.
- Transfer valid. - Oh.
You were waiting for that girl to show up from yesterday.
I guess your girlfriend's already gone.
Uh?
Huh? Oh, we're just classmates, is all.
Her uniform wasn't like ours, huh.
"Ours"?
Ah, she just started here.
Oh, yeah?
Just friends at school?
Yeah.
Huh?
APARTMENT FOR SALE
JEON YOUNGSEOK, CODE NAME: BONGPYEONG
"Bongpyeong."
How do you just U-turn in the middle of the...
I just... Everyone okay? I'm sorry about this.
Counting down from ten, let's go!
Ten, nine, eight,
seven,
six, five, four,
three, two, one!
Ding. You two are late. Cleaning duty.
What, I'm a senior.
Yes, I know, you're in my class.
Cut us some slack, would you?
Nope. The rules are the rules.
Yes.
Yeah, that's... that's right.
The rules are the rules.
Yeah. Um,
the small things have to... have to be maintained.
You be quiet.
Hey. That Hollywood stunt was a bit much.
She's probably half your weight, and you go flying like that?
No, I'd say I'm more like a quarter.
What am I, a truck or something? So dramatic, jeez.
Anyway, you're cleaning, so...
What? Aw, Mr. Choi.
I swear I won't be late from now on.
I sprinted all the way here!
- From home? - Yeah.
She did. I watched her from the bus.
I was working out. I started training.
Then you should've been faster to not be late.
Aw, Mr. Choi!
You'd be cleaning anyway because of the dress code.
I was gonna go buy it today, after class.
The uniform isn't the issue, it's what you're wearing over it.
Anyway, cleaning duty.
Go on in, class is starting soon.
Yes, sir.
SECOND-HAND BOOKSTORE BASEMENT FLOOR 1
I didn't order any packages.
Your name. Bongpyeong.
This country's code names are amusing.
Are you a foreigner?
Anyway...
I happened to look into it and...
What was it, Chungcheong-do, Jincheon?
Gangwon-do, Bongpyeong.
Jincheon?
So how did you find us?
Is that a list?
Why us? We're retired.
I don't really know.
I just follow my orders.
You know all about that, don't you?
Aren't I right? Electric man.
You know quite a lot about me.
Is that also on your list?
The list isn't always accurate.
Gotta check for myself.
Check all you like.
Ahh...
AUTOMATIC ELECTRICITY METER
Your son.
I smell, huh?
It's bad?
2019 PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TRACK
Get out.
What?
You're doing PE 'cause of the teacher?
Take a seat. It's still study hall time.
You're fucking kidding me.
Hey.
Do you have your PE uniform with you?
Mm-hm. Well, yeah. It's in my locker. Why?
Can I borrow it?
Right now, my clothes smell from all that running I did.
But it'll look big on you, I think.
That doesn't really matter, though.
You're the only one I know here.
-I appreciate it. -Mm.
Oh,
are there showers around here?
Oh, they're... they're near the stage, the theater.
-Theater, huh? -Yeah.
It's lunchtime, you know.
But um... Yeah.
I-I should eat lunch.
SHOWERS
Hey, Bang Kisoo.
What the hell?
What are you doing here?
I don't think that's your goddamn business.
Oh, you love being the teacher's fucking pet.
Listen up you fucker, if you think that's gonna keep you safe--
Why are you here?
Dang, you're such an irritating asshole.
That's my fucking business, huh? Why?
What are you planning, you son of a bitch, huh?
Hey. Let's do this.
Let's go, motherfucker!
The hell was that, huh?
You call that a punch, you son of a bitch?
Shit.
You fucking bitch.
Just stop it.
You fucking bastard!
I told you to stop!
Did you eat already?
I'm surprised you're able to drink that much water.
Thanks for the uniform. I'll bring it after I wash it.
Mm.
Oh, yeah, what is this?
Oh, that's... Those are my initials.
Your name is KBS?
Are you a broadcasting company?
Our school doesn't... We don't have name tags,
so we put our names on our uniforms.
It's also a pretty good way to keep from losing it.
Okay, Wikipedia.
-Okay, so? -Hmm?
Your name, what is it? I don't know your name yet, you know?
You're being quiet.
You don't want to get close, huh?
No, Huisoo.
It's, um, my name is...
Kim Bongseok. That's it.
Okay. Kim Bongseok.
Bongseok.
Those of you going to after-school classes,
show your pass to Ganghoon.
The rest of you have study hall in here.
Yes, Mr. Choi.
Where's Bang Kisoo?
- I saw him. - Where?
Bang Kisoo said he wasn't feeling well, so he went home early.
- I meant to tell you. - Seriously?
Sorry, sir.
Fine. All right, close out the class.
Attention. Bow.
Thank you very much!
You, too.
-Let's go. -Where?
To clean.
We don't have time. We're seniors.
- A promise is a promise. - How is that a promise?
I mean, it was just an order.
Anyway, I gotta go work out.
You see, this is what I think.
- A promise is-- - Fine, I'll do it. Let's go.
Are you guys doing study hall today?
Ugh, I don't know. We're on cleaning duty.
I was going to ask you to tag along, too.
Where... Where?
Uniform store.
I can go with you.
-Serious? -Yeah.
-You said a promise-- -It's really close, right up front.
We... We can go and come back.
Yeah?
Okay.
Hey, we're coming back anyway. Why are you taking your backpack?
It feels weird if I don't have it with me.
I get anxious.
Fair enough.
DEAD
You still haven't found it out... who's doing this?
I apologize, sir.
We'll take care of it as soon as we identify the culprit.
No.
Just ID who's doing this.
Excuse me?
I'm going to keep a close eye on it.
An electrical surge caused a fire at a second-hand bookstore
in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
After the fire was put out, Mr. Jeon, the owner of the bookstore,
was found dead by the firefighters investigating the scene.
It's unknown if Mr. Jeon's cause of death was directly related to the fire,
and is under review as part of the investigation.
However, the cameras in the immediate vicinity
were also destroyed,
and officials are trying to piece it all together.
The police investigation is ongoing,
and they'll be interviewing any eyewitnesses.
The store owner's body will be transferred to the National Forensic Service
to determine the exact cause of death.
Whoa. That's pretty.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
Excuse me.
I'm getting three types of uniforms, so, I can get a discount, right?
No discount, 210,000 won.
Can I at least get the initials?
No, the dry cleaners can do that for an extra charge.
I think that buying this amount
-should at least-- -No.
The dry cleaner's down there will do that for you.
5,000 won, I think.
To do them all?
No, of course not. It's per initials.
Two PE and one normal uniform, that's about...
That'll be 20K.
So, are you super rich or something?
Oh, this is just... My mom stitched this for me.
Your mom could help out.
My mom's gone. She died when I was young.
I don't think she could have done that, either.
Yours is really skilled.
Oh, she's always been talented with the sewing machine.
Uh, you want me to ask my mom?
Forget it. Don't bother.
How much is it?
God, I'm starving.
Me, too.
I had to skip out on lunch earlier.
Same here.
Why?
Oh. Just 'cause.
Did you not have lunch 'cause you were waiting on me earlier?
Well, you said the only person you know is me.
So you thought... I would be eating alone?
Mm.
Let's make a quick stop.
I'll get you some chicken soup with noodles.
What?
And for your information, this is a big deal,
'cause I don't usually ever treat anyone else.
Okay. Cool.
I'm being serious.
I know. Thanks!
That shithead.
"Attended Jeongwon. Graduate."
Jeongwon School.